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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-30
THE READINGS ANSWER
To tho Suit Begun by the Attorney General
Of New Jersey.

To tho Suit Begun by the Attorney General
Of New Jersey.
TRENTON, June 29-John r. Emery and ex-
Chancellor Williamson, counsel for the Port
Reading and Central Railroads, this after
noon fled their answers to the suit brought
by Attorney General Stockton against them
All Of the allegations of the Attorney Gen.
eral IN reference to the illegality of the lease
are denied, their counsel claiming that they
have the right to lease any intersecting rail-
road, whether in or out Of New Jersey, by
the provisions OF a special act of the Legis-
lature of March H. 1854. The allegations OF
the Attorney General that they have entered
into combination to raise the price Of coal
is also denied, and the bill says none of the
railroad corporations own, mine or sell coal.
They claim that ir would be impossible for
them to control the price Of coal or;compe-
tttion, because they do not control all the
railroads in the State. OF the is cities men-
toned by the Attorney General as places
lesse. in only one, Plainfleld, does their road
at all.
The bill claims that the only way in which
they could increase the price of coal would
be to increase the rate, which as common
CARRIERS they can charge ior transporting
1t. This, they say, has not been done since
the lease, and, therefore, they cannot i'm
pose on the inhabitants Of New Jersey. H
the price of coal is raised in the future, it
will be through no act of the railroad corpo-
rations. If they entered into any comb1na-
ton. they would be greatly menaced, be-
cause other mines would ship their coal
over other roads. The answer further saws
in reference to the lease to the Port Reading
that the latter company has all the powers
and as such they had perfect right to make
the lease, irrespective OF who the officers or
stockholders OF the company are or from
what source the moneys for its construction
are provided. The Attorney General will
decide by Thursday II any counter-af -affidayits
are needed, ana II they are not the case will
be argued on July7.
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GLASS MEN DISCHARGED.

Two Wheeling Factories VIII Close Down
The Superintendent Explains.
A special telegram from Wheeling says:
At both factories H and O, the local con-
Germs of the United States Glass
Company, notices have been posted as
follows: Gail glasshouse employees
are hereby notified that their
positions are vacant after July /. Appli-
cations for positions must be made on or
before June 80, [Signed. N. B. Scott,
Superintendent of factory o.
Local officials say this is not q final dis
charge, and that there is no intention to
use non-union men.
Senator N. B. Scott returned Monday
from Washington, where he had been at
tending a meeting of the National Repub.
lican Committee. He was seen yesterday
by a reporter, and asked to explain the
meaning of the notice to the men.
"It's plain English" he replied. "Our
factory will close down on the 3Oth, in ac-
cordance with the rules of the A. F. G. w.
u, and we expect to resume opera tions as
usual alter the six weeks stop.
Although we have an agreement each
with the men, we make no individual con-
tracts with them, and when the fac
are re-hired. The only thing in our
agreement touchfng the point is the
an intention to quit work, or of discharge.
The men who want employment next fire
must make application on or after the Goth
of August. IL may be that some of our pres
ent workmen who have been neglectful or
incompetent will not receive work.
Mr.. Scott admitted that he heard the
rumor regarding the intention of the United
States Glass Company to start the factories
with non-union men, but knew nothing
about it He also expressed ignorance Of
any dissatisfaction among the men.
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cation will be enthusiastically for Gresham.
If Gresham does not take it, he does not
know just which way the delegation will 60,
but personally he would like to see Weaver
get it, and thinks that the other Illinois
delegates feel the same way. He would not
favor Stewart because it would look just
as though they wanted to tap the Nevada
mans barrel, and that is not what they are
after They don't want to nominate man
just because he has a lot of money to throw
into the campaign fund.
DR.. c. w. Lane, of Oakland, CAL. is here
holding two proxies from the First Cslifor-
them will present the name of s. E. Norton,
of Chicago, for first place.
George H. Gibson, one of the editors of
the Nebraska Farmers ANiance thinks the
Independents should take stand on the
tariff, and he has formulated plank for the
platform that he expects Nebraska will
urge upon the convention. This plank
reads:
We demand reciprocity with all nations
which can be induced to open their mar
kets to us for the free interchange of sur
pluses and defensive discriminating tariffs
against those nations which tax our
products, with those nations which dis
criminate against such part of our products
as We can produce ourselves or best dispense
with.
The 15 delegates from Washington were
expected this morning, but failed to arrive,
and are now looked for with the remaining
IS delegates from California and II from
Oregon, who will get in Friday morning.
They join forces at Ogden. The great mass
of local Independents are preparing to
leave for Lincoln tomorrow morning,
where the State Convention will convene at
10 o'clock. On their return they expect to
escort the entire State Convention to this
CITY,
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the infant. as many other foods are known to do.
Nothing else is required TO be taken corrective
with this food, have found is customary and
indispensable with other foods.
I'm my own experience have found that cows
milk must be very thin to be retained by some in
fants and that rich milk will not do but Lactated
Food is as nourisning as the latter and much more
easily digesred than the former.
MY boy, 8 years old, eats ali the Lactated
Food he wants. and we give the baby plenty OF
it,"
Lactated Food is a combination OF the necessary
elements of pure, healthy mothers milk. 1t is .
safe, simple and valuable food for infants, aud .
nutritious diet for invalids All who ir, like It
and thrive upon it and grow healthy and strong.
Every process in the manufacture of Lactated
Food is attended with the most scrupulous care.
There is secret about the article and physician,
snd mothers and all interested are shown through
the factory.
Wheat. barley and oats, together with pure milk
sugar and the addition of salts that are found in
mothers milk go to make up Lactated Food. The
result nutritious product that is prescribed by
the best physicians. Many a mother has saved
large Doctors bill by keeping a supply Of Lactated
Food In the house. and at this time OF the year
especially thousands of infants fed upon MOTH
an ala
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SMALL TALK Of THE rwo CITIES.

JOHN A. LEHMAN, of Perrysville avenue,
was struck by Perrysviile avenue car
yesterday afternoon, knocked down and
had his arm broken.
PROF. JOHN B. ARBUcKLE. whose departure
recently for the West was caused by ugly
charges by the Ninth ward, Allegheny,
schools, Is now accused of misapproprtating
funds of Arbuckie Lodge, Order OF Solon,
of which he was secretary.
ROBERT BARR, teamster employed by
Booth & Finn, fell from his wagon on
Forbes street yesterday afternoon. The
hind wheel passed over his right foot,
crushing 1t in terrible manner. He was
taken to his home on Ann street.
CHIEF BIaELow received complaints yester-
day that the music at Schenley Park the
previous night was unsatisfactory, the band
only playing few pieces with long intervals
between them. The Chief declares no more
such business will be allowed.
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WOES OF A TRAVELLER.

Some Annoying Experiences Which Over
took Major Mont ooth Before He Got
Away for Europe-His Coachman Mis-
understands His Orders and Causes tho
Trouble.
Major Montooth, the genial and popular
politician, who is now amid ocean on his
wap to Europe, win probably never forget
his experience in getting away from
America After bidding his pc ople kindly
goodby the night he left Pittsburg, he
turned to his coachman and said: Jimmy,
am going abroad for season. will sail
on the City of Chicago. will walk down
town. You can take my trunks TO the sta
tion and have them checked. will meet
you there"
With that the Major sauntered down
street and in due time reached the Union
station where his faithful coachman
awaited his coming. The trunks had been
checked and the checks were turned over to
the Major. Naturally he did not examine
to his train The next morning he arrived
safely in New York. He turned his checks
oyer to the proper official and ordered that
his luggage be transferred to the City Of
Chicago.
"Your trunks are already In the City Of
Chicago" the official explained.
"No. no. They were on the train with
me-" the Major insisted.
But the officer was correct; the Majors
coachman had. misunderstood his orders
Instead of understanding that the Major in
tended going abroad on the City of Chicago
the coachman interpreted his orders to
mean that his master was going to Chicago
city, and accordingly the trunks had been
checked to the great convention town.
The long distance telephone was promptly
called into use, and the Major notified his
sisters in this city of his misfortune, but he
could not wait to have his trunks returned
to him. He promptly visited the New
York stores and purchased trunks and
necessary wearing apparel, which he had
sent to his steamer After making the pur-
chases the Major decided to buy a couple
extra pairs of shoes and two more hats He
decided to carry the hats and shoes to the
steamer. At the Astor House, on his way
to embark, he stopped to talk with
friends He laid his packages down
and then walked away without
them. He did not discover his loss until
his steamer was an hour out. When the
pilot left his steamer to return to New
York, Major Montooth sent back with him
the following message, addressed to his sis
ters in Pittsburg.
81 am away on the City of Chicago hat
less and shoeless."
This message was received in Pittsburg
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THE BUSINESS WORLD.
Crop Prospects West Are for Grains
Generally Fair to Good.
FOR FRUIT NOT QUITE so BRIGHT
Latest Gossip Of the Richmond Terminal
Financial Tangle.
FIRES, FAILURES AND RAILWAY NEWS

CHICAGO, June 29.-This weeks Farm
Ss1vics viii have the following crop sum-
mary:
SPRING wHEAT-In Illinois all OF the spring
wheat is in fair TO good condition, mostly
good. The same is true OF Michigan. Kansas. 8.
Iowa. Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Do
kotas In Nebraska only per cent Of the
correspondents report good; one-half of the
remainder reporting fair. and the rest poor.
OArs-1n Illinois oats are reported in fair
to good condition; in Indiana. Ohio, Michigan
and Kentucky, only to l6 per cent Of the
correspondents report the condition as
poor, while in Missouri the stand is good
but not 80 favorable as the States mentioned.
The outlook in Kansas is slightly below that
of Missouri. and Nebraska falls below
third report the crop in good condition, the
rest reporting fair with one exception. In
Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Dakotas, the
crop is In fine shape as general thing.
WINTER WHEAT-In Illinois winter wheat
is generally in fine shape. Two-thirds of
the counties report the crop an average or
above, all of the others reporting fair. The
same is true OF Indiana and Ohio. except
about IL per cent in the two States that re-
port poor. Only one In ten of the CORES
pohdents In Michigan report poor, the others
especially fine, while in Missouri only Is per
cent report the outlook as bad. In Kansas,
Nebraska and Iowa the crop is reported at
from fair to above an average. In Wiscon-
sin 20 per cent report the crop an average,
or above the same number report fair and
the remainder poor.
FRUIT-The prospects for fruit in Illinois
are very poor. The same conditions prevail
in Indiana and Ohio In Michigan less than
one-th1rd report the fruit crop an average or
above; an equal number report IL from to
20 per cent below average, and the others
poor. In Wisconsin and the Dakotas the
outlook is good generally, while in Min.
nesota 1t is in fair to good condition in three
fourths of the counties.
A dispatch from Wilmington, DEL, saysi
The Clayton Call Of to-day's date prints crop
estimates furnished by /. N. Mills, special
agent of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad; e. P. Stacey, Superin-
tendent of the Baltimore and Delaware Bay
Railroad, and also from the Baltimore and
Eastern Shore Railroad. All agree that the
crop will be almost q total failure, and there
will hardly be enough peaches for canning
purposes. The estimates give about 40O,0 900
baskets as the crop of the Peninsula, but the
peaches are still dropping from the trees,
and it may be that at the time the fruit gen.
orally ripens there will be none left. There
is also scarcity of small fruit, such as
gooseberries, blackberries, raspberries and
whortleberries. and the apple crop will be
0XtromolV short
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RAILWAY INTERESTS.

NEW YORK CENTRAL directors have de-
clared the regular quarterly dividend OF N
per cent.
THE Trunk Line Association at New York
has referred to Com missioner Goddard the
question of a reduction of q part Of the
tariff on Mississippi river traffic.
WESTERN railroads are not agreed as to
what course should be adopted by them in
view Of the sweeping reduction in freight
rates from New York to Kansas City by way
of Savannah and Memphis.
THE New York and New England Railroad
Company has given s25, COO 900 consc lidated
mortgage to the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company, of New York. 1t is for 80 years,
payable in gold, with interest at per cent.
THE United States Circuit Court at Bir-
mingham, Ala. has issued q decree in the
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad
appointing Henry Fink and {. NJ. Nc
Ghee receivers.
A NEW railroad will be built from Belle
fonte to White Deer, on the Reading Rail-
road. opposite Watsontown. 1t will be about
70 miles long and will be opera ted by the
Reading as competitor OF the PennsyIva-
mia from BellefOnte.
THE Boston and Maine Railroad will issue
bonds not to exceed 81 SOC, 900 with which to
refund the 81, 500, oc0 debt at per cent which
is now paying per cent. and which natures
IN January. Inc OCnef mllllOn Is TO De used
to improve the road.
TARIFFS were issued to-day, to take effect
July s, reducing the rate on wool in sacks
from St. Paul to the seaboard by way of
Chicago from 70 cents to IS cents per 100
pounds. This was done to meet the latest
reduction made by the 500 line.
THE total number of miles Of new railroad
built in the United States in the first half OF
this year is l. 100 miles. This is 500 miles less
than was built in the first half OF 1891, and
Indicates probable total for the year Of
less than 5000 miles. This number Of miles
is in fact. less than has been built in the
first half of any year since 1885, The fndica-
tions are decidedly against any improve
ment.
A GIGANTIC railway scheme is on foot by
which the Delaware, Lackawanna and West.
ern will control a large share of northwest
ern traffic. About two years ago the Lacla-
wanna secured the Green Bay and Winona
Railroad and several small roads south of
Wincna, MINI. This summer it is said
line will be built from Winona to St. Paul
and Minneapolis, thus having q direct line
from these cities TO Green Bay. The Toledo.
Ann Arbor and North Michigan Railroad
will have line to Kewaunee In full opera
tion as soon as the line of terry boats has
been constructed. The Toledo, Ann Arbor
and Lackawanna, by building a line from
Kewaunee to Green Bay the two roads will
have between st. Paul and Toledo the short
est possible route.
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BUSINESS BREvIr1Es.

HOME RULE prospects are depressing Irish
securities.
GOLD coin to the amount of 100000 has
| been ordered at New York for shipment to
Canada.
| THE United States Wire and Cable Com
pany. Schenectady. N. T.. with capital OF
sloo0,oOOi was incorporated yesterday.
THE Penn Iron Works in Lancaster will
shut down this evening for a mouth. Three
hundred hands are thrown out Of work.
THE new White Star line steamer Bovio.
intended for the live stock transatlantic
trade. has been safely launched at Belfast.
THE International Exhibition Association
was Incorporated in Newark, N. j., Tuesday,
to take charge OF the Worlds Fair exhibits.
THE Presidents retaliation message has
raised q commotion among the Lake Superior
ports which would be most seriously affect
ed by it.
NEW YORK sales agents Of anthracite coal
have advanced prices agafn-about so cents
a ton. Western consumers must stand q
raise of 25 cents ton.
The United States Circuit Court at Boise
City Idaho, heard arguments in the Cpur
d d'Alene injunction case yesterday. A de-
cision is expected Friday.
CHARTERED yesterday; Hollidaysburg Elec-
trio Light and Power Company, Of Blair
county, capital. $23, 900; Carnegie Land and
Loan Association, of Pittsburg, capital. slCo.-
900; Air Gas Stove Company. of Reading,
capital, $4,000.
EXECUTIONS for sums aggregating $4,000
we're issued yesterday against Gustans Raj
ston and Isaac Buzby. the large wholesale
grocers of Altoona, and their establishment
has passed into the hands Of the Sheriff.
Liabilities rated at s25, 900; assets, $4,000.
THE latest developments regarding the
Goshen IN. ~ National Bank are more
hopeful. Cashier Murrays indebtedness
will probably cause q loss of S23 900, and the
shrinkage in securities Of s. 900 more. It is
now thought q Is per cent assessments on
stock will put the bank on its feet
THE long expected circular of the Granite
Manufacturers' Association, pledgtng pro-
lection to all cutters who leave the union
and begin work. was posted in all sheds at
Barre, VT, yesterday. The circular Contains
the names OF every member Of the New
England Association, 3sl in number.
WILLIAM f. MoRRELL began suit in Chicago
yesterday to recover $50, 900 damages from
the Home Life Insurance Company, Of New
York, for which he was the general agent. A
in his place. He claims the amount named
for commissions and money invested.
THE H. o. Bernard Manufacturing Com
pany, importers and manufacturers Of straw
goods, New York ard Westboro, Mass, is re-
ported in financial difficulties. shippman
Toplitz has obtained an attachments against
there will be enough assets to pay every
body II they are not sacrifoed. Liabilities
estimated at about $1500oo, including secured
claims.
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Citi.ens vouch tor wrifrsn's Character.
CONSUMERS FOOT THE BILL.
Result Of ths Sugar Rebate Allowed by the
Big Trust.

Result Of ths Sugar Rebate Allowed by the
Big Trust.
The Wholesale Grocers' Association, as
foreshadowed by THE DISPATCH three
months ago, has secured. a concession from
the Sugar Trust by which retailers must
pay regulation price for the sweet COM
modify, and the burden of the change will
fall on the consumer. After July 1 whole
salers must pay ~ cents pound for sugar
to the refners or the trust, and the member
ship of each wholesaler in the association is
equivalent to an affidavit that he will not
sell under any circumstances below that
rate. At the end of each month each whole
sale grocer must make sworn statement
that he has kept this agreement to the
letter and will thereupon receive from the
trust q rebate of one-eighth cent per pound
on the sugar he has purchased.
All but few Wholesalers in this city
have Joined the association, one of whom is
7. c. Jenkins, his explanation being that it
is simply cooperation extended by whole
salers to the trust for the imitation of prices
It is predicted that after month or two of
the regime the trust will put up prices an
other eighth cent per pound to cover the re-
bate allowed wholesalers, so that the con-
sumer will after all pay the rebate beside
paying higher price generally for his
sugar.
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FATHER sHEEDY's NEW CHURCH.

The Old One Being Torn Down and Hand.
some New One VIII Take Its Place.
The St. Mary of Mercy Church at Third
avenue and Ferry street, better known as
Father Sheedy's Church, is being rapidly
torn down. On November it will be COM
pleted, and on that day will be formally
orened new temple of religion of larger
dimensions proportionate to the growing
size of the congregation, handsome in ap-
pearance and costing $4,000. This is the
one congregation west of Grant street
which has been growing in the past ten
years, and its growth has been such that
more room is required, though even the
new church W ill not be large.
1t will be Of brick, stone trimmings,
Gothic style and 50x7S feet in dimensions.
The chapel will seat 450 people. A hand
some memorial window will .adorn the
Third avenue front and the main tower will
be IS feet high. While the building opera
tions are in progress the congregation will
meet in Duquesne Hall, nearby which be-
longs to the church.
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TIRED OF PROHIBITION.

Iowa Republicans Fail in an Attempt to
Have Their Convention eclare for
licensing Liquor Traflc-Not tho Right
Time to Force the Issue.
DEs MONIES. la, June 29.-The Re
publican State Convention completed its
labors early this evening after warm fight
over the prohibition question, caused by
the presentation of a minority report de-
claring that the present prohibitory law is
not effectual throughout the entire State
and favoring the authorization of counties
to license liquor traffic The convention
nominated the following: W. F. McFar-
land for Secretary of State, G. G. Mccarthy
for Auditor, w. Beesan for Treasurer of
State, and Attorney General Stone was re-
nominated.
The Resolutions Committee reported. The
majority report enthusiastically ratified the
nomination of Harrison and Reid; heartily
commends the Republican national plat
form, and says:
While We unhesitatingly ratify and in
dorse that platform in all its parts. we point
tariff issue, the silver problem, the temper
ance question and its demands for pure
and untrammeled ballot
Before vote was taken on the adoption
of the platform as read NJ. W. French, of
Davenport, read the following minority re-
port:
The Republican party, pursuant to what
was the expressed wish OF a majority of the
citizens of the State passed q prokibitory
liquor law, and true to its pledges has given
1t full, fair and long trial; the last three
elections demonstrated that this law Is no
longer favored by the majority, and it is a
matter of common knowledge that this law
is not effectual throughout the entire State,
therefore. in compliance with the wishes OF
the people, the Republican party favors q
carefully guarded faw which will leave pro-
hibition the general rule, but permit coun-
ties where the present law is imperative
and the maj ority SO desire, to tax and regu-
late the traffic, reducing as much as possible
the evils following therefrom, thus remov-
ing the curse of free whisky; such law to
provide for a minimum tax of not less than
81, 600, and such other restraints and regula-
tions as may be desirable.
This created intense excitement all over
house The Prohibition Republicans were
not the only ones opposed to the minority
report, but many of those who do not favor
prohibition opposed it on the ground that
the present year was not the proper time
for this question to be brought up, as
neither Governor nor Legislature is to be
elected
A substitute was moved which declared
in effect that the Republican party should
take no step backward on the prohibitory
question. This was also opposed, and both
the minority report and the substitute were
finally tabled and the platform adopted as
read. The convention then adjourned.