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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-17
ROBBED THE woRsHIPERs
A Peculiar but Pathetic Story From st
rauPs Cathedral.

Peculiar but Pathetic Story From st.
rauPs Cathedral.
Through the vigilance of the sexton at ST.
Paul's Cathedral the police yesterday ap-
pretended female thief, who has been
stealing numerous pocketbooks from wor-
shippers in the sanctuary during the past
two or three months. Within the past
week no less than nine purses were stolen,
and always from women while
a young married woman, who was appar-
emily at her devotions, appropriating the
pocketbook of another lady beside her. The
sexton was not absolutely certain, but as
the case in point was similar in every way
to those previously reported, he followed
the woman home and then reported to the
police.
Inspector McKelvy and Detective Shore
went to the house yesterday. The young
woman at first denied, but finally admitted
the charge. Amid tears she told her story.
She said she was a stranger in the city, her
husband was out of work, they were out of
money, and, owing to her delicate condition
she became respondent One day while at
prayers she could not resist an opportunity
to steal the purse of woman at her side who
had carelessly laid it on the pew. After
that, owing to the carelessness of the wor-
shipers she had many opportunities of
the same kind, and embraced them ALL
She could not tell how much money she
had secured, but it was not large sum.
Several of the stolen pocketbooks were
found in the hodse. Owing TO the circum-
stances the woman's name was suppressed
bv the police, and it is unlikely that any
prosecutions will be made.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-17
THE FIRE RECORD,

Cannes France-The Bagnol forests, coy-
ering district seven miles long and four
miles broad, have been burned
Forty-first Street-An alarm from station
% at oclock was caused by the burning of
some waste paper in a yard on Forty first
street.
Hopewell, Bedford county-Simon Bros.
ca repairing and manufacturing shops, in
Guiding several niue cars, boilers and other
works. Loss, S5 GOO: uninsured.
Rebecca Street-An alarm from station 2l7
the house of W. c. Mcconnell, on Rebecca
street. There was no damage.
Second Avenue-At 1920 p. M. an alarm
from station 81 was caused by a chimney fire
in the house OF John Carroll, No. 1873 Second
avenue. The damage was slight
Greensburg-An incendiary fired the sta.
tionery store of C. L. Bush Saturday morn.
ing, and before it WAS extinguished the
stock and building were damaged s., 500
fully insured.
Saranac Lake, n. Y.-A big fire, set by re-
vergeful railroad men, is blazing in the
Adirondack forest on Little Moore river
near Little Indian Lake, along the line OF
the new Adirondack aud St. Lawrence Rail-
road.
Williamsport Pa.-Fire of unknown origin
destroyed part of tie Knapp block. Losses
Bailey Checker, stationery, &l5,0 600; insur-
ance, $1,000: Will's millinery, loss ia excess
OF insuran nee, which is S., 00O; Dodd Manufact-
uring Company, $500; insurance, $500;
damage to building. about q. .0oa
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-17
THE INSANITY DODGE FAILS
Marietta's Aristocratio Young Forger Il
Convicted on Every Count.

Marietta's Aristocratio Young Forger Is
Convicted on Every Count.
MARIETTA, July 16-[special THE
trial of J. Smith Stowe, JE, the young
forger, ended this evening in verdict of
guilty on all six counts of the Indictment
The case was given to the Jury at o'clock.
But one ballot was required. The defense
was insanity, but expert evidence overcame
that plea.
After the case had been given to the jury
the prisoners aged father, who has paid out
thousands of dollars in times past to extri-
cate the young man from similar scrapes,
and who was his bondsman in this case,
notified the Court that he could do no more
for him, and he was delivered into the Gus
tody of the Sheriff and taken to Jail, having
been perm itted to remain in the elegant
home of his wife's family in the custody of
a special bailiff. The prisoner received the
verdict stoically A motion for a new trial
was Immediately entered, and will be argued
on the 22d.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-17

| formerly a bra akeman on the Cleveland and
Pittsburg Railroad, who lost a leg at Wells
vile some months since, entered suit Friday
| for $40 600.
MoD-NALD-George Mooney, the negro
who escaped from Jail at Washington, Pa,
with Martin Reed, the murderer, was caught
by constable in a boarding house. After a
terrific struggle Mooney broke away and
escaped.
GIBBONS GLADE (near Un1ontown)-Two
men stopped Jesse Knox, mill owner and
justice Of the peace, to ask the way at a
cross roads. on the top OF the mountain,
Friday evening. While he was showing
and threw his arms around Knox. Then
the three proceeded to rob him OF $40 con-
cealed in his shoes.
UNIoNTowN-Jesse Guzman, while practic-
ing Friday with flobert rifle, was dared by
Mary fenSer, aged II, to shoot at her, say
ing his gun would not shoot half SO far The
girl was some distance from Guzman who
Instantly turned and shot. The ball entered
the girls right side, and she will die. Guz-
man says he did not think the rifle would
carry SO far, and the girl exonerates him.
GREESsBURG-A horse belonging to Joseph
Dfebold, a Jeannette grocer. ran of Friday
evening and dashed iuto Mckee Bros glass
factory and directly into one of the large
furnaces. where woEkmen were putting in a
fuel gas producer. The animal dropped ten
feet to the bottom of the furnace, leaving
the splintered cart at the narrow entrance,
fortunately without injuring either the
men or horse.
CoNNELLsv1LLr-A part Of the programme
OF the coming summer meeting Of the Ohio
Institute of Mining Eng comprises an
excursion to the Connellsville coke regions.
On August the party will visit Leisenring
Nos. and 8, Juniata and Trotter and will
go to Uniontown to spend the night. On
august they will go to Oliver No. ], Leith.
Redstone and Fremont Nos. l and O. In the
evening they will 20 10 UniOntown, where
they will meet mining engineers of the coke
region.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-17
READY TO HARNESS NIAGARA.
The New Power Company Organizes and
Elects Its Officers.

The New Power Company Organizes and
Elects Its Officers.
NIAGARA FALLS, July 16.-[Special. J.
A meeting of the Canadian Niagara Power
Company, incorporated, was held at the
Clifton House, Niagara Falls, Ont, this
morning. at which the following were
present: Edward ID. Adams, Francis L.
Stetson, Edward A. Wicker, I. r. Cheney,
Edward Winslow, William b. Rankin, OF
New York; Colonel A. d. Shaw, of Water
town, \. Y, and John G. Scott,
J, d. Irwin, and c. j. Elliott, of Toronto.
The meeting was held for the purpose of
organizing the company by the election of
officers and directors. This was done BY
the election of the following directors:
Colonel A. d. Shaw, Francis L. Stetson,
William B. Rankin, j. ID. Irwin and Mr..
Holman. The officers elected were as fol-
lows: President, Albert ID. Shaw; Vice
President, Francis Lynde Stetson; Secre-
tary and Treasurer, William E Rankin.
These officers will also constitute the
Executive Committee of the directors.
The ouly matter outside of the organ
ization of the company that took place
at the meeting was the company ac-
quiring, by purchase, the lease from the
Canadian Park Commissioners, of the right
TO construct tunnel under it. Formerly
this lease was held by Messrs Shaw, Ran
kin and Stetson. There is no probability
of work commencing this fall on the new
tunnel
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-17
HOME RULES THE ISSUE.

7. p. O'Conuor Thinks Gladstone Will
Send tho HiIl Three Times to the House
Of Lords Before Appea'ins to tho Coun-
try-One Man One Vote.
LONDON, July 1T P. O'Connor in his
paper, the Sunday Sun, to-day says:
The elections are practically over. The
opposition have a majority, not so large as
some expected, but still a substantial ma
jority, which in the days of Palmerston
would be regarded q gigantic The question
now is whether MI. Gladstone can carry his
measure and hold out long enough. Our
own impression is that he can and ought.
He is steadily and immutably bound TO hold
two things: First, not to allow himself to be
forced on the country until he has reformed
the whole system of registration. Second,
not to allow his hand to be forced in the
House of Lords.
The differences of opinion Of the different
sections OF the Liberal and Irish parties in
regard to details of the home rule scheme
can be imagined, but there is none on the
question of one man one vote, which Mr..
Gladstone should carry. Even some Union
lists would find it difficult to oppose the pro-
posal, although most of the Unionists are
really rank Conservatives and have lost
what little trace of Liberalism they ever
had. There is more real sympathy for the
progress of democratic demands felt by
many Tories than by some Uniontsts.
Yet the differences of temperaments and
interests would make it possible that we
would not find solid Unionist party ar
rayed against US on Liberal proposals out
side of home rule. The idea, indeed, pre-
walls In some quarters that Mr.. Gladstone
will go be ore the country after one defeat
OF the home rule scheme by the House of
Lords. Our own impression is that he will
send his home rule bill at least three times
to the House OF Lords.
The supreme interest of the Liberal party
during the remaining years of the struggle
is to mature pubic opinion and to arouse
the passions of the people again st the House
OF Lords. There is no cry to which the
masses wonld respond SO promptly or so
hercely as "Down with the House OF Lords"
The UnionIsts are already busy about MIR.
GiaIstone's difficulty in getting the Nation
alists to hang up the question of home rule
until he has dealt with the one man one vote
ISSUE This bill should be confined to the
fewest clauses and words possible. No such
difficulty will arise. The two bills can run
side by side, each taking alternate rights;
and In the same way the home rule bill
could accompany every other Government
measure.
The Tories may force US to another appeal
to the country before the question of home
rule is settled. II we then have the one
man vote we can sweep the counties. The
Tory threats that the House of Lords will
not pass the one man one vote measure is
OF no more Importance than the bugbear of
civil war. In Ulster both are what is called
In an American campaign, '1ying." As to
hanging up the question of home rule, Mr..
Gladstone thinks, speaks. acts, lives; there
lore he will not allow it to be postponed for
q single second.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-17
HOW TO CLIMB a STAIR.
Chaufauqua Women solemn'y Discuss This
,Momenious Question. 1sa


CHAUTAUoUA, July 16.-[ Special 1-The
things which trouble women most at Chau-
tauqua seems to be how to get up and down
stairs easiest, that is if the questions asked
of Mrs. Bishop in her question box to-day
can be taken as criterion. Fully q dozen
people wanted to know something about
that question. One of the best suggestions
which came from the audience was that 'tan
elevator is good for going upstairs. and as
for coming down, great many people fall
down annually"
Other questions asked we're: 'tHow to
stand at perfect repose." ''Whether people
should walk up hill on tip toe or on the
whole foot" Mrs Bishop could see no
reason for levity in any of the questions,
but answered all in very methodical
manner.
Lovers of dramatic readings were given q
genuine treat this afternoon, Mr.. Locke
Richardson giving Dickens Christmas
Carols" Mr.. Richardson proved even bet
ter in this than in ''King Lear" which SO
pleased his audience the other evening.
Prof. Seaman, President Star and DR..
Harper finished their counsels to-day on
Ancient Greece, Anthropology and Job.
All these lectures have been we'll attended
and proved very instructive and interest.
ing. The newspaper and magazine writers
met this week aud formed the Chautauqua
Writers Club. The second meeting was
held this evening, at which 10 names were
enrolled The object is to hold receptions
and literary meetings during the season.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-17
NEW YORK'S LABOR UNION.
Considerable Display of Feeling nc q Meet
ing Last Night-SamuoI Gompers Ex-
poets to Be Called an Anarchist-The
R-so,utions That We're Adopted.

Considerable Display of Feeling at q Meet.
ing Last Nieht-samuoI Gompers Ex-
poets to Be Called an Anarchist-Thc
Resolutions That Were Adopted.
NEW YORK, July 16.-[Special THE
The Central Labor Unions mass meeting at
Union square this evening to protest
against the employment of the Pinkerton
men to protect the Carnegie plant at Home
stead, Pa, numbered between 5000 and
1000 people. The Electric Workmen's 8
Union, an organization affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor, bore aloft a
picture of an electric chair under which
was an inscription to the effect that it was
meant for the capital side of the contro-
versy. On one of the transparencies, evil
IDENTIFY new one, were the words: I'm
God and Pinkerton We Trust"
Samuel Gompers began by SAYING that
their brothers and comrades at Homestead
were sleeping under the muskets and can
mons of the troops of Pennsylvania. After
cheered, he continued: "Some Ne9 York
papers will find it worth while to write
ME down as an Anarchist. 1 am conser-
vative, but will defend my life, my home,
my country, with my life if necessary"
As Mr.. Gompers concluded his remarks
another labor delegation came along bear
ing banner with the strange device,
'tAtter four years fighting we are yet
alive" The Chairman submitted resolu-
tions denouncing the Pinkerton '.invasion''
at Homestead and the action of the COM
pany generally. One of the resolutions
passed by acclamation read as follows:
Resolved, By the workingmen of New
York, in mass meeting assembled, to heart
lily endorse the action of the steel workers
OF Homestead as being well worthy of the
great traditions of freedom-loving people
and as being in strict accordance with the
basic principles of our country's free insti-
lie, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-17
A MANIA FOR BUYING,
ARISING EITHER FROM DEMENTIA OR
PURE KNAvE:Y,


A Kansas Merchant Loads On Warehouses
With Goods Valued at e143, 900 With
out Paying = Cent for Them-An As
siGnment When Bills Fall Due.
ST. LOUIS, July 16-A most remarkable
state of affairs, either the result of disor-
dered brain or the deliberate swindling of q
bold knave of Lawrence, Kan, has been re-
vealed here by proceedings taken by local
firms to secure their just dues. To make a
long story short, last April W. h. Pendle-
ton, up to that time fairly prosperous
produce dealer, decided to open a wholesale
grocery house at Lawrence.
Armed with commercial agency rating
based on his former business and what is
now alleged to be false statement of his
finances, Pendleton made tourSof the
country, purchasing his stock. He bought
OF dealers in New York, Baltimore, Chi
cago, ST. Louis and elsewhere stock which
it is now learned aggreated more than $143,-
abled him to obtain so days credit on
everything he bought In all he made pur-
chases from 27T wholesalers and importers.
Returning to Lawrence, he soon began to
receive his goods, which he stored in the
warehouse of his father-in-iaw, Theodore
Poehler. Soon the bills came due, and in
short time, payment failing, an assignee
was appointed, who found but SIS, 900 Of the
s143,0 900 purchased in Lawrence. He, how
ever, traced several carloads which had been
sold for cash at less than the prices at which
Pendleton had obtained the goods. So far
the entire amount has not been accounted
for, but enough is known to cast grave sus-
picion.
An instance of Pendleton's methods is
shown in the case of Baltimore firm, from
whom he secured $4,000 cigars of one brand
and then 30, 900 more on the plea that they
were selling remarkably fast, putting in an
application for third lot Just before the
crash came. The assignee found the entire
loo, 900 cigars in warehouses when he took
charge,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-17
ELKINs SOON TO RETIRE
To Accept . Unanimous Nomination for
Governor OF West Virginia.

To Accept . Unanimous Nomination for
Governor OF West Virginia.
WHEELING, W. VA, July 16.-[ [Specia,. ]
1t now looks as if there might be an
other vacancy in President Harrison's Cab
met about the 1st of August The West
Virginia Republican State Convention will
meet August 8, and Secretary of War
Elkins will be rendered the nomination for
Governor by acclamation. This has been
tn e programme for months, and the senti-
ment of the party in the State unanimously
supports it. Mr.. Elkins has not said he
will not accept, neither has he declared
that he would.
Party leaders say the nomination will be
made by acclamation and that the Secretary
will accept The fact that he has remained
silent until within three weeks of the con-
vention confirms the general belief that he
will not forbid the use of his name, He is
regarded as the strongest candidate the Re-
publicans could name, and all the candi-
dates will withdraw if it is understood on
the day of the convention that he will ac-
cept This they declare openly.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-17
The CENTURY CLUB DEAD,
Close Of the Career of q Noted American
EstabIishment in London.
Try CABLE To THE DISPATCH1

Close of the Career of q Noted American
Establishment in London.
rBY CABLE TO THE DIsPArcH.1
LONDON, July 16.-[ Copyright 1.-THE
Century Club, once the temporary home Of
the better clas of Americans who visit Lon
don, died of 1nanition to-day, and with its
demise perishes almost all hops of support
ing a distinctively American club here.
The Century Club membership was largely
composed of the old American Club, which
was amalgamated with it five years ago.
The membership list of 1891 contained the
names of Cornelius and w. K. Vanderbilt,
William and William Waldorf Astor,
William NJ. Evarts, James R. Osgood,
Chauncey M. Depew, c. P. Huntington, j.
B. Haggin, George w. Childs, W. II. Hum
newell, Chester Allan Arthur, Judge Ed
ward Patterson, J. Pierpont Morgan, Brad
lev Martin, w. B. McVickar, Bret Harte,
j.. McNeill Whistler, Minister Lincoln,
Consul General New, Henry White,
First Secretary of the United States
Legation, and Major Post and
Lieutenant Commander Emory, respective
ly military and naval attaches of our lega-
tion, as we'll as most other distinguished
Americans who are in the habit of visiting
London. Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Thornton,
ex-Ambassador to the United States from
England, was Chairman, and at that time
the club was known as 1.-The Millionaires'
Club, and the cuisine was one of the best
in London.
The decline of the club began when Du-
rant, who was pupil of Napoleon Ill
chef, left because he was offered bigger
salary than the Century would pay, to be-
come steward of the Tivoli restaurant,
year ago one of the best in the town, now
closed because it could not be made fnan-
cial success Afterward the committee,
without calling meeting of the members,
assessed them for debt under which the
club lay. Eighty members resigned within
a week, as a protest against this high
handed proceeding, and very soon
after the committee closed the
dining room without notifying
the members, and there were score more
of designations. Since then the club has
been practically dead, and it was no un-
usual thing tor the last few months for
solitary member to enter and find the serv-
ants sitting about the rooms reading the
periodicals. The club was closed by a COM
mittee with the same disregard for men,
bers as was evinced by the former official
actions. Nobody knew until they called
to-day and found the doors closed that their
club, for which they had paid dues until
next January, had collapsed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-17
Garments to repair should send
them to us now, not later. Fur
work can be done CHEAPER
NOW THAN IN FALL.
THE INDIANS DAY.
How Il Was Observed at tho fennsylvanis
uqus-Rspresentatives of Many
Tribes Present-Iudian Orators Uphold
the Rights of Tn 'fr Race

How It was Observed at the Pennsy!yanfa
Chautauqus-Rsprese of Many
Tribes Present-Indian Orators Uphold
the Rights of Tn fr Race.
MI. GRETNA, July 16.-[ Special THE
first week of the Pennsylvania Chautauqua
closed to-day. Next weeks programme, as
arranged, presents some good speakers and
entertainments From what can be learned,
the Third Brigade will stay here for some
days yet, or until it is thought advisable to
send them on to Pittsburg or disband the
camp.
This was Indian Day at the Chautauqua,
and the Indians of the Carlisle Training
School attracted many curious visitors.
Captain Pratt, principal of the school, had
the Indians in charge. They were accom-
panied by their famous Indian band, led by
Reuben Wolf, ll-fedged Sioux. During
the day this band rendered some very good
m usic, giving a special concert in the after
noon. Many tribes were represented,
principally the Sioux, Apaches, Cheyenne,
Kiowa, Seneca, Comanche and Chippewa.
In the morning Mrs Amelia s. Quinton,
President of the National Women's Indian
Association, gave a very interesting talk on
her seven months experience among nearly
all the Indian tribes of the United States.
Rev. Mosley Fl. Williams, Secretary of the
American Sunday School Union, also spoke
in the morning on THE Development of
tine Sunday School," and portrayed its his
tory from Biblical ages down to the present
time. In the afternoon Hon. Herbert
Welsh, Secretary of the National Indian
Rights Association,s spoke to the Chantauqua
on the success and object of the society he
represented. He was followed BY two In
dians-Richard Davis, a Cheyenne, %
years OF age, whose Indian name is
Wyacy, and Reuben Wolf, Sioux.
Their subject was 'Our Immediate
Citizenship in the United States"
Their speeches were original, well deliv-
cred, and received vigorous applause. A
special act of Congress was favored, giving
al Indians unlimited citizenship and equal
rights with other American citizens.
Captain Pratt, of the Carlisle Indian
School, followed. He severely scored
the remarks of the Secretary of
the Indian Rights Association, say
ing it would be far better for the
Indians had the Indian Department of the
Government never existed He also favored
immediate and equal citizenship for the In
dian, because he deserved it in every way.
Tomorrow Sunday will be rigidly OBJ
served at Chautauqua. No trains will be
run, and the gates will be closed all day.
There will be several devotional exercises.