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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-16
THEY MET AGAIN.

A Party That Went West Together Held a
Reunion Yesterday.
A novel reunion was held yesterday at
the elegant residence of Rev. Levi c. Risher
and wife, at Draudsburg. 1t was gather
ing of those who had gone from Pittsburg to
Portland last May in the P. P. car Fresnor
to attend the Presbyterian General Assem-
bly,. Those present were Rev. DR.. Kemler
and wife, Rev. DR.. ellison and wife, DR..
7. D. Davis and wife and Major William B.
Negley, Of the East End; Rev. DR.. Shrom,
Rev. A. A. Mealy and wife, of Pittsburg;
Rev. o. M. Werner, of McKee's Rocks;
Miss Helen Slack, OF Pittsburg; Miss Mag
gle Mcdonald, of Mcdonald; Mrs. Stewart
Scott and Mrs. o. NJ. Miller, of Allegheny;
Mrs. Cordelia G. Barr, of Indiana; Rev.
DR.. Bracom and wife, of Forest Grove; Rev.
j. r. McKallip, of Beaver. Rev. S. S. Gil
son was made Chairman, Rev. j. X. Nc
Kallip Secretary and Rev. o. M. Werner
Treasurer
Rev. Levi Risher made an address, OF
welcome, giving d graphic account Of the
trip across the continent. A response was
made by the Chairman and also by DIR.
Strom and Mrs Barr. At noon a sumptu-
Gus repast was served by Hagans. In the
afternoon several addresses were made and
original poems were read. A perma-
nent organization was effected and another
reunion will be held next September. A
resolution of thanks was passed to Rev.
Levi Rsher and wife.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-16
THE DELEGATES APPOINTED.
Randallites Will Be Well Represented at
the Club Convention.

Randallites Will Be Well Represented at
the Club Convention.
An adjourned meeting of the Randall
Club was held last evening, when the CAM
paign Committee reported that they are
arranging ratification meeting to be held
at the clubhouse in about two weeks.
President S. A.Duncan appointed the fol-
lowing delegates and alternates to
the annual meeting of Democratic
Societies of Pennsylvania to be held at
Scranton, Tuesday, September 20. The
delegates are D. O. Barr, Morrison Foster,
o. X. Gardner, Colonel F. 1. Rutledge, j.
j. McCasker, T, j. Wallace, j. B. McCul-
ley, S. A. Duncan, j. B. r. Streator, Jo-
seph c. Cuneo, G. W. Stevens. Charles B.
Scott, H. A. Orth, Thomas Donahue. j. B.
Mckinley, j. j. McCafrey, H. T.
Morris and A. T. Dennison. The
alternates are F. P. Iams, j. X. Jacobs,
Henry Meyer, w. w. McClelland, J. G.
Vilsack, j. j. O'Learv, james 81. Wallace,
w. A. Kelly, James Powers, John Downey,
Ed Freel, George Hopper, Charles Wolfen-
date, Lee Frasher, A. Clark Bane, j. E
O'Donnell, II. s. Floyd and c. F. Nc
Kenna.
President Duncan announced that he had
made arrangements for tickets at reduced
rates. A meeting of the delegates and
alternates will be held Saturday evening at
8 o'clock.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-16
LIBERTY STREET AGAIN.

Demmler 6 Schencks Store Damaged
More by Water Than Flames.
Between and o'clock last night fire
was discovered in the cellar of the building
624 and 626 Liberty street, occupied as q
tinware store by Demmler & Schenek. An
alarm was turned in from box II. Chief
Humphries, on arriving at the
scene, considered the dangerous To-
cality OF the fire and sent in q
second alarm. The department
got to work in good shape and in short
time the fire was extinguished, not having
been allowed to gain any headway. There
was a vast quantity of water thrown into
the building, so that the loss from water
will exceed that caused by fire.
Mr.. Demmler, one of the members of the
firm, said that S. 900 would about foot up
the total loss, and this is covered by insur-
ance placed in different home companies.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-16
THROUGH THEIR FINGERS.

A Slick Confidence Man Gets Away From
the Police on Habeas Corpus Writ
superintendent O'Mara VIII Try to
Remedy Fault
Rudolph Won Brandt, or "Sheeny Sam,
who was sent to the workhouse last Satur-
day for 80 days, charged with being a
suspicious character, was released yesterday
on a writ of habeas corpus. His release was
secured BY Attorney William Hunter. Won
Brandt had an easy time showing that he
had not acted suspiciously.
After leaving the Court House he started
for the Union depot. He was just board
ing an east bound train when seen by Su-
perintendent O'Mara That official thought
Won Brandt was in the workhouse and was
quietly working up a case against him for
being confidence man. O'Mara arrested
him and locked him up in Central station.
There was no charge against him and he had
to be given his liberty.
The Superintendent was considerably
wrought up over the matter. He says the
fellow is known as "Sheeny Sam" one of
the slickest confidence men and bunko
steerers in the country. Since Saturday
Superintendent O'Mara has been working
up the mans record in other cities, and the
above is what he found. Won Brandt's
scheme is to merge silver and gold, making
it to represent solid gold and then
fool capitalists. He was just getting
rightly started on the investigation of
the mans past life when this unexpected
move was made. 1t is a wonder to the
Superintendent how the fellow secured an
attorney, unless it was done through his
Eastern friends. Saturday he had no
money, but yesterday he was able to put up
S100 forfeit.
The system under which this man was
released is injurious to the workings of the
city police department. This morn
ing Mr.. O'Mara will call on Judge
Kennedy and ask him to notify the depart
ment when such cases come up. If he had
known of this it would have been an easy
manner to have held Won Brandt until the
necessary evidence was gathered.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-16
SENIOR sEGAsTA's POLICY.
He Thinks Long Leases of Party Power Al
Unsuitable for Spain.

He Thinks Long Leases of Party Power Are
Unsuitable for Spain.
MADRID, Sept. ia large meeting Of
the Liberal party was held here to-day, at
which Senior Segasta delivered his long
expected speech, outlining the programme
OF the Liberals. He advocated a stimuli
taneous reform in the economic situation in
Spain and Cuba He favored the conclus-
ion without delay OF commercial treaties;
the adoption of scheme for secondary rail
ways, and the suppression or modification
of the ootroi laws.
He denied the necessity of each party
having long lease of power, and declared
that England's system of long Parliaments
under one Government might not suit Spain,
where the prolonged continuance of party
in Office tended to make slaves of the people.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-16
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ADJOURN.
They Take a Boat Excursion Up the Monor
gahela to Braddock.

They Take a Boat Excursion Up the Monon-
gahela to Braddock.
The County Commissioner Convention
yesterday completed its work and adjourned
to meet at Wilkesbarre one year hence.
The principal thing before the convention
yesterday was the speech of Joseph Weeks.
He talked on the subject of Creating a
Permanent Bureau of Tax Statistics He
said there are two objects of taxation-frst,
to provide an income to meet the expenses
of the body levying the tax; second, to re-
strict or prohibit the production, sale or
use of the article or thing taxed.
Chairman Mercer, of the Executive Com
mittee, made the report on tax revision. He
did not condemn the Baker ballot law as a
whole, but denounced many parts of it. He
favored the abolition of the jury commits
sion and instead have the Sheriff and
County Commissioners do the work. His
report was favorably Endorsed. Several
minor committees made reports also.
In the afternoon the Commissioners were
taken on the City of Pittsburg up the
Monongahela river to Braddock, where they
visited the Edgar Thomson Steel works. The
e1cursionists returned to the city about
o'clock. The Executive Committee or
ganized on the boat. Hon. Jerome B.
Niles, of Tioga, was elected president,
James NJ. North, Of Luzerne, secretary, and
7. c. Martin, of Westmoreland, treasurer.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-16
FIRST MEETING SINCE NAY.

The Historical Society Appeals for the En-
couragement of the People.
The Historical Society held its first meet
ing since May in Carnegie Hall last even
ing. The attendance was small, and Presi-
dent Lambing deplored that Pittsburgers
took so little interest in the history of their
city and State. He said the people have
wealth, intelligence and great historical
field in which to work.
Thomas Harper read an interesting paper
on ''the first steamboat built in Pittsburg. Z"
1t was called the Orleans and built at the
mouth of Sukl's run, near where the B. &
o. depot is erected The Rev. Samuel
Collains will read paper on history of
cholera in this country at the next meet
ing, which promises to be of much interest.
Excellent music will be furnished at the
next meeting of the society.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-16
TWO DRIVERS FIGHT.

They First Collide and One Knocks Out the
Others Left Eye.
Charles Esseck, teamster, entered suit
before Alderman To ole yesterday charging
Daniel Logan, driver for Oliver, Nc
Clintock & Co., with aggravated assault
and battery. He alleges that yesterday he
and Logan were driving in opposite direc-
tions on Forbes street and got too near to-
gether when a collision resulted. Hot
words followed and Logan struck him twice
with bull whip, the first blow raising a
large welt on the neck, the other cutting
cash in his cheek and putting out his LETT
eye.
Esseck was sorry looking object as he
presented himself at the Alderman's Office.
A warrant was placed in the hands of Con-
stable Carr. Logan, it is expected, will be
arrested this morning.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-16
TURNED THE TABLES.

A Saloon Keeper Threatened With Trouble
Charges Blackmail.
There is sensational suit pending before
Alderman Madden, of the Thirty-fourth
ward. Joseph Carr, Of Carr Bros, the
well-known Liberty street restsurateurs,
is the defendant in one case on q serious
charge made by Joseph Gall, father Of
Belle Gall, popular young lady of the
West End. The hearing has been fixed 70,
next Tuesday
Yesterday Mr.. Carr made an information
before Alderman McMasters against Belle
Gall and Andrew Smelzer, charging them
with conspiracy and blackmail. Smelzer il
now in jail, but the young lady has not vet
been arrested.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-16

badly sprained, chin bruised, and com
platned of several injuries about body.
Probably fatally hurt.
GEORGE ". HENDERSON, 51H West State
street, cut on arm.
JOHN and DANIEL CLARK, brothers, 675 East
Naughten street, badly bruised, but no
bones broken.
IKE MERKLE bruised about limbs.
d. A. ARMSTRONG, 10l North Front, ankle
dislocated He is a guard at the peniten-
tiary, from Pike county.
Not less than dozen other persons, the
extent of whose injuries could not be
learned, were dragged out of the wreck
badly cut and bruised, but able to go home
with the assistance of friends.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-16
The Water Too Hard.

While the residents of Allegheny City
are kicking for pure water, the ladies of
Sewickley are petitioning the Borough
Council to abandon the use of we'll water
with which Sewickley is supplied, on the
ground that the water is too hard to wash
with. At the Council meeting last evening
the members voted against the petition,
claiming that the water cannot be too pure
now, washing or no washing.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-16
THE EAST OHIO CONFERENCE.
Numerous Changes Made In the .Classifica-
ton of the Clergy.


STEUBENvILLE, Sept 15.-[Specsd J.
At the second days session of the East
Ohio Methodist Episcopal Conference, T
NJ. Dart and D. Hungsley were placed
upon the superannuated list. j. R. Sesson
was granted location certificate. A. M
Billingsley and A. R. Custer were left
without an appointment, to attend school:
E. II. Yingling and j. j. jackson, who had
been circuit riders for 40 years, and N. U
Worthington, after As years work, were
placed on the list also.
DR.. j. S. Breckenridge made plea for
the Methodist Hospital at Brooklyn, after
which the conference resolved to endow one
bed. Silas NJ. Pergey, Robert F. Sears and
William S. T. Culp were advanced to dea-
cons of the first class. Harry b Allen, w.
G. Lemon, Robert H. Finch, Robert b.
Van Forsan, s. f. Wood, j. Q. Randall,
W. L. Askew, j. B. England, n. E. Hull
bert, ]. E bort, H. M. Conway, j. L.
Neely were advanced to travelling descons,
second class A. G. Siedfeld and E. E
Whitaker were elected elders
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-16
Looking Up Rairer's Record.

The police are in communication with
Eastern cities to ascertain the record or
Frank Rainer, the Pullman porter arrested
here the other day while pawning stolen
diamond. Word was received from Chicago
yesterday that the diamond had been stolen
from Miss Charlotte Fayman, of Columbia,
Ind. She lost considerable other valuable
jewelry which has not been found.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-16
WILL STUDY The BALLOT LAW.

The ConKling Club to Erect Voting Booths
on the Southside.
The senior members of the Conkling Club.
of the Southside, met last night and elected
Councilman James E. Finn, John Hennes-
sey and Richard Watkins delegates to the
State Convention to be held in Williams
port, Pa, on September %. Arrangements
were also made at the meeting to locate
election booths on he-Southside two weeks
previous to the election for the purpose of
instructing the voters in the Baker ballot
system. A committee will be appointed to
impart the instruction and the booths will
be kept open at all hours of the day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-16
Mail Box Thieves In Detroit.

DETROIT, Sept 15.-The postofice au.
thorities have number of special detectives
looking for mail box robbers. Seventeen
boxes were pried open Tuesday night, and
several were rifed last night A man in
woman's clothing was detected in the act
of opening box last night and was chased,
but escaped.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-16

NEO. c. LEAPOLD
" LADIES' TAHOE AND DRESSMAKER,
Takes pleasure in announcing that he will
be at the Hotel Anderson, Pittsburg, Mon
day Tuesday and Wednesday, September
10, 20 and 2l, 1892, where he will show very
fine assortment of cloths and dress mate
rails of his own Importation for fall and
winter wear. Will be prepared to take
measures and guarantee fitting and style
superior to any previous season. 1914 Chest
nut street, Philadelphia.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-16
Arrested on Suspicion,

Charles Mills was arrested on Smithfeld
street yesterday afternoon by Detective Nc
Tighe, and locked up as q suspicious char
scter. The prisoner was unable to account
for two pairs OF shoes he hal with him.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-16
AUCTION SALES.
AUCTION SALE.
FINE FURNITURE, CARPETS, VI

PIANO, ETC.
FRIDAY, September 16. at 10 o'clock at the
rooms of the Henry Auction Company, "A and
26 Ninth St., $50 coo worth of fine furniture
consigned for sale at once; chamber suites in
oak and walnut with French mirrors and
Tennessee marble wardrobes, chinonier
desks, bookcases, sideboards, ext. tables,
chairs, china closets, lounges, fine parlor
suites upholstered in brocatelle, tapestry,
plush and hair cIoth; fine upright piano, cost
$3.50, almost new; clocks, pictures tables, cur
tains, ETC.; elegant carpets for rooms, halls
and stairs; oilclOth, rugs. etc.: sale positive.
HENRY Al CTION COMPANY, Auctioneers.
A SSIGNEE'S SALE-THE PROPERTY,
IN No. Congress street, 7th ward, Pitts
burg, Pa 80 teeJ front and extending back
SO feet to Elm street, on which is erected a
two-story frame dwelling and frame stable,
will be offered at public auction on SATUR-
DAY, September "a. 1892, at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
on the premises. This property is well situ-
ated, being less than half square from Gen.
tral traction railway, and within five min
utes of Postoffice, Court House, etc. Terms
of sale: One-fourth cash on delivery of deed;
residue of purchase money in three yearly
payments, secured by bond and mortgage,
with the right to pay and discharge the lien
at the pleasure of the purchaser.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-16
Another Worlds Fair Rumpus.

CHICAGO. Sept. 10. Dion Geraldine,
superintendent of Construction of the
Worlds Fair grounds, resigned to-day. 1t
is stated that he had some differences with
his chief, Architect Burnhsm.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-16

priest of protection he felt himself un-
worthy to say anything on that subject.
He humorously alluded to the disastrous
Republican campaign in New York State
last year, saying there was plenty of en-
thusiasm then, but somehow it did not get
out of the air into the ballot box. 1--WE
were right then and we are right now, said
he. "What the Democratic party has done
and what the Republican party has done
in the past entities the Republican party to
every vote this fall"
The speaker urged earnest and untiring
work in the cause of Republicanism. He
referred to the Maine elections, and when
he mentioned Blaine's name he was greeted
with vociferous applause. Continuing, the
speaker said he believed the Republican
party would carry the State of New York,
and he would call few witnesses from the
Democratic party to prove the truth Cf his
assertion. He did not believe the
$4,000 Democratic Union veterans would
ever give Grover Cleveland another chance
to write veto messages with his envenomed
pen. He believed the Republicans should
win, because the Republican party was ab-
solutely united, and because our Democratic
friends were handicapped by the general
prosperity of the country, and in that con-
nection he referred to the Peck report as an
evidence OF tnat prosperity he next pro-
ceeded to brief discussion of the tariff
question, and closed by again predicting
Republican success.
Independent Leaders Get a Roast.
Hon. John NJ. Thurston, of Nebraska,
said that every leader of the so-called In
dependent party of the United States had
been failure in some other political party.
He congratulated the convention on the
success of its meeting, and closed by re-
questing every young man present to vote
for the party of protection.
Charles Morris, mulatto from Kentucky,
was the last speaker. He referred to the
debt of gratitude he owed the Republican
party, and then proceeded to rehearse the
record OF Grover Cleveland. He made sew
eral telling hits and was frequently sp-
plauded
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
THE REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION TO HARRISON.

The handful of Republican politicians
who are trying to fix up some com bina-
ton to prevent the denomination of
President Harrison are very busy these
days. Their time is short, and as they
have q big job on their hands it be-
hooves them to be very active. Hence
we find them scurrying hither and
thither, making appointments to meet
one another. holding secret conferences
and giving out mysterious information
in quantities just large enough, as they
think. to whet the public appetite for
more and create profound interest in
their movements.
While the Journal does not deny the
right of these gentlemen to oppose the
denomination of President Harrison it
also claims the right to question their
motives and to arraign them for dis
loyalty to Republican principles. They
claim to be acting in the interest of the
Republican party. If they would sub
stantiate this claim let them cite one
principle of the party that has not been
faithfully and ably represented by Presi-
dent Harrison or one public act of his
that calls for his reputation by the
party. Let them show in what respect
the interests of the party or of the
country have not been well served by
him or how they would be promoted by
defeating his denomination. Let them
cite one instance in which the President
has failed to do his utmost to carry out
the promises and pledges of the party
and to keep faith with the people that
elected him. They cannot do it.
These men are not acting in the inter-
ests of the Republican party. They are
acting in their own interests. Their
opposition to President Harrison is not
based on motives Of public or PARTY
welfare, but on personal and selfish mo-
tives. They are opposed to his renomi-
nation because they have not been able
to control him and run his administra-
ton. They are not opposed to him be-
cause he is weak, but because he is
strong. They are not opposed to him
because he is unpopular, but because no
is popular enough to refuse to be die
tated to by them. When the people
made Benjamin Harrison President they
expected him to be so in fact as we'll as
in name. That, too. is what he expected.
He would have been false to his oath of
Office if he had not administered the
government according to his sense of
duty and right. He would have been
false to his oath of office If he had put
himself in the hands of any political
cabal or any set of party bosses. and al
lowed his administration to be shaped
and run by them. The people did not
elect them President, and they did not
elect Benjamin Harrison President to be
run by them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10

Torrance of contracts made by preceding
Con crosses. and new Congresses, elected
fresh from the people. will find no money
left in the treasury with which to grant
any new appropriations for the necessary
support of the governments.
The New York World, also, is alarmed
at the extravaganza of the present
House. Its issue of Sunday contains
double-leaded editorial under the cap
tion of HALT" in which it is intimated
that the Democratic members of the
House are either crazy or have submit
ted themselves to the control of political
imbeciles. "For days in succession"
says the World, with a majority of $50,
they permitted their quorum to be
broken by horse-race. As though the
faithlessness of inattention to duty were
not bad enough, they reassembled in
force, only to enter upon carnival OF
extravaganza" The article concludes
by saying that if there is not an instant
halt and complete about-face in the
House, the Chicago convention may as
we'll not meet.
1t is a tough Congress when Demo-
cratic papers are forced to rebuke it in
thi vigorous fashion, but 1t is simply a
typical Democratic body.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
WANT BETTER FARE.
Training School Nurses Revolt Against the
Quality and Food Furnished Them.

erecislt 90 the Indianapolis Journal
DETROIT. Mich. May p Thirty-fivs
nurses in the training school of Grace Hos.
pital. an institution founded and sup.
ported by United States Senator Mcmillan.
quantity of the food furnished them by the
hospital managers. The discomfort has
been growing for several weeks. and was
openly manifested at a meeting of the
training-school board Saturday. The
board comprises DIR. r. c. Olin. DR.. c. p.
Sterling. Cleveland Hunt and Mrs. A. EFF.
White. Miss Rosa Simmons, who was
chosen as spokesman for the nurses,
appeared before the board and in
vigorous terms set forth their griev-
ances. The board was taken COM
pletely by surprise. Miss Simmons
enumerated several instances in which
the nurses considered that yhey had been
shamefully treated, In regard I'd the hos
pital bill of fare she said that fresh vege-
meat was generally very poor in quality
and far too brief in quantity. There was
too much mutton stow and too little roast
beef. Cream was unheard of. while the
milk served was SO blue that it seemed to
be out of health, but there was super.
abundance of beans. This fashionable
Boston wand was served in every concciv.
able form and on every occasion. Flabby
sansages were served an July and over
none. unless they buy il out of their own
weekly allowance of 50. The board asserts
that the fault lies with the cooks. and will
order an Investigation. 1t Is thought thae
when the matter reaches the ears of Sena-
tor McMihan. who is now in Washington,
immediate steps will be taken TO correct
the abuses.