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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-22

$e3l, ,719: nominal assets, $l41, $40; actual as
sets, s43,Ss0. or the liabilities, $ls3,9l are
secured, and SLOT .S01 unsecured.
THE Hugh McCoilum, Jr., Company. Gin
cinnati, plumbers ard dealers in plumbers
supplies, has assigned. Assets and liabili-
disagreement among the stockholders.
An alleged combination among wholesale
drygoods firms for reinstating the old rates
allowed on discounts in sales, fs creating
much excitement in business circles. It Is
understood that the syndicate includes the
New York and Philadelphia houses in the
business. --.-
AT meeting OF the creditors of the Lester
Shoe Company and Lester s Co.. Bingham
ton, n. Y, in Boston Wednesday, the Com
mittee of Investigation reported the total
liabilities to be s52s. 900, with assets nomi-
nally aggregating $2l8 900. An offer of 25 cents
on the dollar was submitted to the meeting.
Final action was not taken.
THE total production OF pig iron in the
United States in the first half of 1892 was
4799 05S gross tons against 4,9l1,76 tons in
the second half Of 1891, decrease of 1l2.7o7
tons Adding the production OF the two
half years. there was production of 7l0,Sl9
gross tons in l2 months, or sos, ll6 tons in e1-
cess Of 1880.
THE pudding department at the mills of
the Crum Creek Iron and Steel Company, in
Ridley township, near Chester, Pa., resumed
operations Wednesday with non-union men,
paying the new Amalgamated scale, Which
Is 81 per ton for wrought scrap and s. per
ton Tor half wrought scrap. A number OF
the old hands returned to work. -.
The molders' strike, which has been in
progress at Hamilton, Ont, since February,
appears to have failed, as tho foundries are
all running with non-union men. Most of
the latter are outsiders. The wages now
paid range from 81 so to 50 per day. instead
of general scale for all hands of 50 So Over
100 union men have left and go are yet in the
city.
A CRISIS is threatened in the Lancashire
cotton trade. The Federation of Master Cot
ton Sptnners recommends that n 10 per cent
reduction be made in the wages Of the oper-
atives, and that mills be run on short time.
1t Is thought that the Amalga mated Associ-
alton OF Operative Cotton Spinners will re-
fuse to accept reduction. in wages, and
that strike or lockout will follow.
The American Wheel orks we're disposed
OF at public sale in Indianapolis Wednesday.
The company had plants in Indianapolis,
Terre Haute, Ft. Wayne, Miamisburg. San
dusky. Sidney and KaIamAzoo Only one
bid was received, that being from d. W.
Minchell, of Terre Haute, who secured the
works at so per cent OF their appraised
value, the purchase price approximating
over 81, 900 900.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-22
SHORT STORIES OF CITY LIFE.

THE condition Of Captain FTnnk C. Cal
houn, who was stabbed by drunken militia
man was reported much better last night,
and a speedy recovery is looked for.
REV. j. A. BALLAHrYNE, Of the Bingham
Street N. Z. Church, will deliver lecture
on "Scenes in Palestine" tonight before the
Epworth League of the Union NJ =. Church,
Allegheny.
DEPUTY SHERIFT JOHN DOYLE yesterday de-
MED he had withdrawn his name from the
office of Prothonotary. He said he was sure
of his nomination.
Miss ALETHA HARMAR, a resident of Phila-
delphia, while making tour of the Court
House yesterday. lost her pocket book con-
Philadelphia and some papers Of value only
to the owner. r..
FOR the benefit Of the Grand Army
veterans who are going to attend the re-
union at Washington, the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad yesterday issued q neat little
guide to- the Capital City, with q map. for
free distribution.
ANDREW MERQUIsER, q widower about l5
years of age, was sent to the Poor Farm by
Chief Elliott yesterday. Merquiser is car
penter, but Is in i'll health and OF late has
not been able to secure work. His landlord
turned him out and he was obliged to apply
for aid. =.
BEN AUSTEN, an ex-constable of O'Hara
township, has entered suit against the Citi-
zens' Traction Company because they re-
fused to recognize a transfer ticket from
their SharDsburg line to the cable line in
Lawrenctville and compelled him to pay an
extra Iare.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-22
NO rLACE LIKE HOME,
Providing You Have One of Haml!ton's
Pianos or Organs.

Providing You Have One of Haml!ton's
Pianos or Organs.
How true this is hundreds of our people can
attest who are enjoying their summer
vacation in this truly rational way. i. e.,
resting at home; but the hundreds of
others who stay at homo who are as yet
SAVE MONEY.
unacquainted with the satisfying joys of
a Decker, or Knabe, or Fischer. or Estey
piano or organ. To them this message is
specially addressed, for what they save
in money (saying nothing of comfort)
by resting at home will almost if not en-
tirely, pay for piano or organ at Ham,
Our M1DsUNMER PRICES.
iltons. We have some elegant and choice
instruments, slightly shopworn, left
over from the busy seasons which we are
selling at less than half their value also
some splendid secondhand instruments.
nearly good as new, OF good leading
makes taken in exchange for our Decker
SAVE MONEY.
and other superior makes which we alone
handle. These pianos have been going
of like 'ice cream and strawberries" at
500. $l25.. $3.50 aud up to $500, real
splendid bargains and on very easy terms.
siO to $25 down and s., $6, So and $40
per month until paid for, fine stool and
cover thrown in. Who would or should
be without one of Hamilton's instru-
ments? All of you cannot go to the sea-
shore or mountains to swelter and shake
SAVE MONEY.
and waste your money, but you can make
the entire family land friends) happy by
securing one Of Hamilton's bargains at
once. We have only about 30 OF 90
OF these special bargains remaining, And
at the present rate they will not remain
very long, so please come early as you
can while there is still great variety to
choose from. We are also constantly
SAVE MONEY.
exchanging pianos of all other styles and
makes for our Decker, Knabe and Fischer
pianos and we arrange easy terms of
payment for any part remaining unpaid.
n n s..
great Hamilton building. 81 and 95 Fifth
avenue, Pittsburg.
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30 FOR HOMESTEAD,
The Carnegie Company Engaging Many
Workmen in Philadelphia.

Workmen in Phi.ad elphia,
PHILADELPHIA. July q. - Workmen
are being engaged in this city to replace the
striking workmen of the Carnegie Steel
Company at Homestead, and for several
days past the Office OF the company has
been besieged by those seeking employment
j. Ogden Hoffman, the agent of the COM
pany in this city, said to-day that while
the company need not advertise for
men, workmen throughout the country, at
tracted by the labor scale of wages at
Homestead, are coming in daily, and all
such as gave evidence of being good skilled
laborers were being employed BY him.
No provisions have been made to trans
port these men to Homestead, and all en-
ployed will. have to get there as
best they can. He declined to
state just how many men he had employed,
but said the number was considerable,
in fact the company had called halt on
him. A specimen of the skilled labor en-
ployed was encountered by the reporter as
he was leaving the Office, and the following
conversation took place:
"Are you going to Homestead to work?"
''Yes, am going to try it,
"What part of the country are you from?"
'T'm just in from Cuba on sailing
vessel"
"Were you ever employed in any iron
and steel works?"
NO ran into Homestead once with
boat load of pig iron."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-22
PEOPLE COMING AND GOING.

The private coach of President McRea,
of the Penn Railway, was attached to the
fast train last night and carried the official
to Philadelphia.
A. Romanof, tourist from St. Peters
burg is staying at the Duquesne while look
ing over the two cities.
Thomas Hampton, of East street, Ale
gheny. left yesterday to spend the summer
at Atlantic City.
T. H. Gamer and sister, Mrs. c. B. How
ard, of Eastern Maryland, are stopping at
the Duquesne.
Mrs E. Griffith and son, of Parker, were
registered at the Seventh Avenue Hotel.
Controller Morrow was one of the e1cur-
sion party to the seashore yesterday.
John J. Scott, of Stevensville was at the
Seventh Avenue Hotel yesterday.
G. Rayburn, of Kittanning, was among
the Seventh Avenue guests.
F. E. Kelly, of Johnstown, was guest
at the st. James yesterday.
A. S. Pierce and wife, of Ian caster, were
at the Schlosser yesterday.
Charles R. Moore, of Morgsnza, was
St. James Hotel guest.
H. S. Mcclure, of Confluence, was at the
Schlosser yesterday.
c. W. Dennison was registered at the
Seventh Avenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-22
THE FIRE RECORD.

Akron-Tbe large brick plant OF the Akron
Stoneware Company. Loss, $4,000; insur-.
ance, s20, 900. as
Memphis-The Cottonwood Lumber and
Manufacturing Company's sawmill. Loss
about 500 600; partly insured.
North Conway, N. H.-The Boston and
Maine bridge and treste work over the Saco
river, between here and Conway Center, is
burning.
Zanesville-The brakes lumber yard.
The first people on the ground say that the
fumes of burning oil could be easily distin-
guished. Loss about $4,000 covered by in
Surance.
Freehold, n. 1.-THE livery stables of Sam
uel Forman and E. C. Erickson. Thirty-six
horses were suffocated or burned to death.
The residence of Mrs. Conover, adjoining,
was damaged by water. Loss, $4,000.
Rio Vista, Cal.-The business part of the
town was consumed Wednesday. Odd Eel
lows Hall, Knights of Pythias'. Hall, the
postoff1ce. the office of the Ne,cs the general
merchandise store OF Stern & Co., and q
large number of other buildings, including
Is or 90 dwellings, were also destroyed
Losses estimated at $3.50, 600; insurance sc, ,OOO
Moosup, Conn.-The greater part of the
business section, including the New York and
New England Railroad passenger station and
freight house, Kings Hotel and two stable
buildings, two new dwellings, Hyde's meat
ma rket, the old Masonic Hall building, in
which was A. H. Miller's store an under
takers shop and two other business build
ings.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-22
RAW RECRUITS DISCIPLINED.
Young Men Who Joined a Military Compar
Get More Than They Want,

Young Men Who Joined Military Company
Get More Than They Want.
LIMA, July 21--[Special l-some time ago,
at Celina, a number of young business men
were mustered into Company K, Second
Regiment, to swell the ranks to a sufficient
number to defeat a candidate for one of the
higher offices in the company, with the un-
derstandlng that they would be temporary
members and released as soon as the elec-
tion was over. They did not succeed in de-
eating the man, however, and ut the meet
ing q call was issued for all members to be
present. The new recruits, who did not re-
spOnd, were sent after and brought into
headquarters by detailed squad.
The matter was looked upon as q good Joke
until the same thing was repeated by the
officers in command, when the young gen.
tlemen began to take the matter in a more
serious manner. Yesterday an order was
issued from the regiment neadquarter au-
thoriZing the company officers to place tho
new recruits under arrest and lock them up
unless they report for duty and go into camp
with the regiment next Sunday at Presque
Isle. Those who have got into the difficulty
and who are putting forth every effort to
get out of 1t. are Mont Washburnc, Pat
Schunck, Mike Hemmert, Harry Bryan, W.
b. Armstrong, Frank Touvele (nominee for
County Treasurer) Mack Murlin, j. P
Moore (edftor Celina Densocrdt) and Ed Bry-
son.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-22
BUSINESS BREvITIES.

A CHICAGO paper says: "Not one firm in
the 20 of the Board of Trade is paying ex-
penses.
1T is expected that the Russian Govern
m ent will authorize the export of rye and
bran August l.
THE American Flint Glass Workers In ses-
sion ut Elmira, n. Y, have adjourned to meet
next year at Marion, Ind.
THE Metropolitan Gas Company's entire
plant al Elizabeth. N. j., will be sold by the
Sheriff on August q to satisfy creditors.
GRAND RAPIDS carpenters refused to lay
sidewalks with spikes from the Carnegie
mills. Spikes of a different brand were then
furnished them.
A RECEIVER has been appointed for the
George H. schastry Company, Limited, fur
niture manufacturers of New York. Liza
biltties, $4,000; actual assets, ss5.000.
THE Lackawanna Iron and Steel Com
pany's mills at Wilkesbarre, which have
been idle for six months, will resume opera
tions to-day, giving employment to 500 men.
TIE worthless assets of the vincennes No
tionsl Bank will amount to $l90,000 in round
figures. and officers, directors and stock
holders Will be required to raise $4,000 to
$50 900 to pay on liabilities.
The schedules Of John wesson. New York
jeweler and silversmith, show liabilities Of
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-22
GOMPERS, GAINS HIS POINT.
-Four of his Men to Assist in Heading OF
Contract Laborers.

-Four of His Men to Assist In Heading OF
Contract Laborers.
NEW YORK, July 21.-t Special l-Super-
intendent of immigration Weber to-day
granted to President Samuel Gompers, of
the American Federation of Labor, the
privilege of placing four of his representa-
tives on Ellis Island to inspect incoming
immigrants. This is practically confess
sion that the Federal authorities are unable
to prevent the importation of contract
laborers to take the places of striking
American workingmen in the iron, glass
and steel mills of Western Pennsylvania,
For a long time sturdy looking Germans,
French and Englishmen have been landed
at Ellis Island, whose appearance would in
dicate that they were skilled laborers aud
not merely farm hands. These have all an.
swered the questions put to them satisfactor-
lily, and been allowed to depart. Their
destination was in nearly every case West
ern Pennsylvania
1t is the intention to pay particular at
tention to the hands of new arrivals, and if
they are hardened from toll and have the
appearance of belonging to men Who worked
in steel and iron mills, they will be de-
tanned and subjected to q searching exami-
nation before they are allowed to depart.
The labor representatives will probably re-
port for duty tomorrow.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-22
A DARK DON QUIX0TE,
Armed With an Ak, a Revolver and
q Pile of Detective Stories,
TERRORtZES THE MOUNTAINEERS
He Vanquishes His Three Pursuers After
. Desperate Fight.
NEwSY NOTES FROM NEARBY TOWNS

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH
UNIoNTowN, July 21.-The inhabitants
of the foothills of the mountains east of
Connellsville are terrorized by the presence
of colored man named Abe Holland, who
has become violen tlv. insane, and who
scouts the woods in search of men, women
and children, all of whom he considers
mortal enemies. His last attack was made
upon old man Stubble, a mountaineer,
whom he almost dispatched with an ak
yesterday. Stubble was saved by two men
who succeeded in frightening Holland
away.
The terrified inhabitants induced Stubble
to file a complaint. He went to Connells-
vile yesterday morning and secured war
rant for Hollands arrest. Accompanied by
Constable Campbell and two policemen he
started for the cabin of the insane negro
They found him standing outside the door,
armed with an ak and a revolver. He i'm
mediately attacke ed them with the Ak. The
officers wrenched this weapon from his
grasp. Holland then drew his revolve and
attempted to shoot, but after hard strug-
gle this was also taken from him. The
negro then became desuerate and fought
like tiger, making the woods resound with
his unearthly yells. Although he was
thrown to the ground repeatedly, he sue
ceeded in rising to his feet before the officers
could handcu1f him. He leaped into the
laurels and underbrush, closely pursued by
the officers, who knocked him down several
times.
Holland finally knocked two of the officers
down with rocks and escaped Almost
every stitch of clothing was torn from his
body in the struggle; even one of his shoes
was torn of. The officers returned and
raided his hut, which contained several fire.
arms cooking utensils and large pile of
detective stories They waited at the hut
several hours for Holland to return but the
negro did not show himself.
Holland has been living in the noun tains
for a number Of years, and until recently
was one of the most peaceable residents of
the section. 1t is not known what has driven
him insane. During the last two weeks he
has visited Connellsville half a dozen times.
and on each occasion he carried the ok and
had big revolver in his belt.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-22
TOO MANY WIVES.
Peculiar Allegation Made by Daughter
Against Her Father "A sharpsburg
Family Man Charged With Having a
NiEe and Children in Ohio

Peculiar Allegation Made by . Daughter
Against Her Father A sharpsburg
Family Man Charged With Having a
Wife and Children in Ohio.
Sharpsburg has new sensation result
ing from peculiar Interpretation of the
laws of society and the married relation by
a recent but popular resident j. M. Pat
terson moved into the town q year ago as
the representative of the Brooks Oil Com
psny, of Cleveland, for Western Pennsyl-
vania, and rented fine house on Main
street. His wife, grown Son and 3-year-
old child were his family, and until few
days ago they were we'll received among the
best people in the town. Patterson made
friends rapidly. and, incidentally, sold con-
siderable oil to business men and manufac-
turers.
Last Tuesday, however, there came q
change over the situation. A stylishly
dressed young lady, claiming to be Patter-
sons daughter, went to Sharpsburg and be-
fore Justice OF the Peace Baird entered q
serious charge against her father and Mrs.
Green. She alleged that her mother, Pat
terson's legal wife, lived at Wellsville. O..
where she has a family of his children and
that he frequently visited her there. The
daughter charged that the Sharpsburg Mrs.
Patterson was really Mrs. Green, who has
family of children of her own and has
lived as Patterson's wife for five years.
When a DISPATCH reporter called at
Mr.. Patterson's home last night Mrs. Pat
terson, or Green, declined to talk. Her son,
however, talked freely. He said that Mr..
Patterson had been arrested at Leetonia, O.,
last Tuesday on a charge of assault entered
Dy a nephew named Smith, who had asked
Patterson for permission to marry one of
his Wellsville daughters and when Patter-
son refused, a fight resulted. Patterson
was released a few hours later, but
his first wife threatened to sue for
Digamy, whereupon, according to the
sons story Patterson made contract
with her by which she received all his
property at Wellsville on condition that
she was not to disturb him any further, and
he was to pay her SIC per month besides
AS the young man states it, Mrs. Patterson
violated the contract bv sending her daugh-
ter to enter another suit against him. The
daughter was accompanied BY the young
man who wants to marry her. Patterson is
not visible to the Sharpsburg police, but
Mrs Green's son declares his intention of
entering suit against young Smith and the
Miss Patterson from Wellsville as soon as
he finds them. He says his mother is a
respectable woman ard entirely blameless
in her relationship with Mr.. Patterson.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-22

pie of the Northwest and the cities OF the
East-everywhere that the grain trade con-
cerned American citizens.
The bill was passed without division. II
provides that when the President shall be
satisfied that the passage through any canal
or lock connected with the navigation OF
the ST. Lawrence river, the great lakes or
the waterways connecting the same OF any
vessels of the United States or OF
to any port of the United States is pro-
hibted or is made dificult or burdensome
by the imposition of tolls or otherwise,
which he shall deem to be reciprocally un-
just and unreasonable, he shall have the
power to suspend the right of free passage
through the ST. Mary's Falls Canal, 50 far
as it relates to vessels owned BY the sub
jects of the Government discriminating
against the United States.
Rushod Over to the Senate.
The sponsors of the bill lost no time after
its passage, but hurried it through the
hands Of the engrossing clerks and had 1t
sent over to the Senate.
The action of the House was by no means
as hasty as might appear, for even in the
last Democratic administration the diplo-
matte officers of the Government had begun
cessity of doing something in the
nature of retaliation to meet the continued
discrimination of the Canadians against
American commerce. As the President has
recommended the legislation there can be
no doubt of action upon the bill when
it reaches him. Moreover, it is
only the first step in retaliation
on the part of this Government for
if it tails of its purpose it may be followed
up by the enactment of other pending bills
that are much more stringent in terms-for
instance, cutting off the immensely valua-
BILE privilege now enjoyed by the Canadians
of shipping goods through the United
States in bond and without the payment of
duty and imposing discriminating duties
against European and Chinese imports en-
terine the United States via Canada
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-22
A SALTY BUBBLE BURSTS,

One OF the Stockh ,lders Of . Non-Paying
Kansas Well Refuses to Pay Up.
BEVERLY, MASS, July 2L-Some time ago
citizens OF Boston, Lynn, Salem and Beverly
secured control Of the Crystal Salt Mining
Company of Kingman, for s15O,Oc0. The
agent, A. E. Smith, represented that the
mine would pay big dividends from the
start, and that it is in q section where 1t
could supply the market, which included
the whole Northwest.
The dividends not forthcoming, Austin
Whitcomb, a stockholder, went West to ex-
anime the company's property. He found
that the mine was not paying expenses; that
there were several salt mines in the vicinity
in full operation, any one of which could
furnish all the salt needed in the country.
Mr.. Whitcomb, on his return, gave up his
stock, which he had paid for with notes, but
Smith refused to receive it. The notes went
to protest and the agent has brought suit to
recover,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-22
RETALIATION ON CANADA.

The House Hurriedly Passes the Bill to
Bring the Kanucks TO Tcrms-Hus,led
Over to the House and Sure to Pass and
BE Signed at Once.
WASHINGTON, July 2l.-The most i'm
portaut legislation passed by the House to-
day was the bill to enforce reciprocal COM
mercial relations between the United States
and Canada. The President has sent
two messages to Congress on the SUBJ
Ject, and to-day the House passed the
measure without division and sent it at
once to the Senate. 1t was laid before that
body just before adjournment and placed
on the calendar This promptness indicates
that Congress is very much in earnest in
this matter, that the President will be
heartily supported and the great interest
involved protected.
When the bill was called up in the House
Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, said that the Presi-
dent had in two messages called the atten-
tion of Congress to the fact that, notwith-
standing treaty rights, American citi-
zens were Disseminated against in the
matter Of transportation through the
Welland, ST. Lawrence and other
canals A rebate was accorded to
Canadian vessels which was not accorded to
American vessels. This bill was designed
to require that this discrimination should
be abolished and that the treaty rights of
American citizens should be preserved.
A BIZ Of Interest Everywhere.
Mr.. HIT, OF Illinois, said the pending
bill was one that deeply concerned the peo-