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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-12
NO MURDER CHARGED.

Informations Made Against Two Men for
Felonious Assault and Battery.
Alderman McMasters said last night that
it was not claimed that any person had died
from poison at Homestead, though it
was charged that several men had
suffered from it Only two informa-
tions were made before McMasters.
They were for felonious assault
and battery against Patrick Gallagher and
Robert Beatty, and were made at the same
time. Gallagher made sworn statements on
which Beatty was arrested. Pat Farrell,
one of the Pinkerton detectives, went
to Harrisburg last night for requisition
papers on which to bring Beatty from
Louisville. The afidavits made By Gala
CHER were taken along as evidence to induce
the Governor to issue the papers What
the statements were could not be learned
last night, the copies being locked up in
Attorney Breck's safe.
Gallagher was never arrested, but has
been about the city where the authorities
could lay their hands on him when wanted.
He was employed at various restaur-
ants around town. L1tely he worked
as a cook at Porter's restaurant, but on
Saturday night suddenly disappeared and
could not be found yesterday One of his
friends said he had gone down the river.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-12
A MIX In ALLEGHENY.

| Republican Political Workers Divided Be-
tween Kennedy and Tyler-Lack OF
Offices Makes Some Enemies for the
Mayor-The Major VIII Support the
Nominee.
Old politicians in Allegheny say there
has never been q contest there like the
present one for the Mayoralty nomination.
Men who have worked in the same harness
for nearly decade, and who have heretofore
represented the party or the section of it
which always comes out on top, are on this
contest divided. OF the several candidates
there are only two who receive consideration
as winners-Mayor Kennedy and Major
Tyler. When they ran against each other
before Mayor Kennedy relied on the Re-
form Association and the numerous friends
of that popular movement for success. The
regular Republican organization supported
him on the day of the primaries, though
prior to that day it had been half-hearted
and inclined more toward Tyler or Braun.
Notwithstanding this solid opposition
Tyler came in a good second.
Now the conditions have changed. While
the Mayor has been in Office he has made
political enemies Those who were his
supporters wanted a reward in the shape of
offices, but there were not enough Offices to
go around: When the appointments were
made both factions were aggrieved. Now
many ofthe Reform Association leaders are
opposed to him, some because they accuse
him of going over to the enemy, and some
because of his appointments The Mayors
friends, however, assert that he will win
easily. George Shiras is managing his
campaign and while admitting the condi-
tions have changed greatly since the last
campaign, he says the taxpayers will vote
for Kennedy almost soiidly. They realize
that great care must be exercised in ex-
pending the proposed bond issue, he says,
and want the Mayor TO carry out the scheme
originated by him:
1yler's friends affect to believe that he
has the fight won. Even his opponents
admit if the primaries took place this
week that the Mayor would be away behind,
but they claim that they have done no work,
that when they get down to busineze the
whole scene will be transformed Tyler
claims to have majority of CITY Councils,
all the really strong men in the Reform As
sociation and nearly all the party workers
in the city in his support and pledged. The
campaign is not personal Neither side is
abusing the other, though both sides are
claiming a victory. Tyler was much dis
turbed yesterday by report that he would
run Independently He says, if defeated, he
Will give the nominee loyal support, as he
pledged himself to the City Committee
The Democrats are talking of Alex.
Wilson and John Wilhelm as their candi-
dates, but are not apparently taking much
interest in the matter.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-12
CLOSER DIED OF FEVER,

So Say the Attending Physicians and the
Family-Didn't Know Anything About
the Body Being Exhumed-The Grave
Had Not Been Disturbed.
The statement that Charles CLOSER died
from the effects of poison placed in his
food while at work in the Homestead mill
receives little credence from his family.
Last evening his father, Jacob CLOSER,
said: 81 can hardly believe that my son
Charlie was the victim of foul play, al
though such might have been the case. His
symptoms were those of typhoid fever, and
our family physician, DR.. Petit, treated
him for that disease.
"Charlie had been working in the mill
only few weeks. He came home one day
and appeared very sick. We called in DR.
Petit and after thorough examination he
said it was a severe case of typhoid fever.
To-day when 1 heard from one of nv neigh
bors that it was now thought Charlie had
been poisoned and his body had been ex-
humed to Lave q chemical analysis made of
the stomach, was much surprised and
could not believe it possible.
"My daughter went at once to the ALLIE
eheny Cemetery and found the grave Just
as it had been left when Charlie was buried.
She is positive her orothers pooy was not
taken up"
Mrs. CLOSER was greatly excited over the
matter, the revival of her sons death being
a painful subject She expressed the hope
that if there was any doubt of foul play
that the body be exhumed and examined at
once.
Dr. Albert Petit, of SO Ninth street, said:
"Mr. CLOSER was a friend of mine. 1
watched his case closely and would wager
anything have In the world that he died
of typhoid fever. and that he was not
poisoned. He had been sick for a week be-
fore he came from Homestead. He should
have been in bed week sooner His death
occurred on the 18th or 20th day after be-
gan treating him. No poison that he could
have taken would have killed him after
such long time without giving evidences
of it previously. 1 certainly would have
detected any poisoning symptoms TWAS
a typical case of typhoid fever without un-
usual features"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-12
AFRAID OF SUNDAY.
Members of the Citizens Alliance Want to
Meet on Some Other Day.

Members of the Citizens Alliance Want to
Meet on Some Other Day.
The Allegheny branch of the Citizens In
dustrial Alliance last evening held an en-
thusiastic session at 20 Ohio street. The
meeting was presided over by A. NJ. Swartz.
The Chairman, in a lengthy address, laid
down the plans to be followed in the
campaign by the Alliance. He said:
''The organization is open to all and all
are invited to join it. The impression is
abroad that this Alliance is in the interest
of union labor. Such is not the case. Men
who are sincere are admitted whether union
or non-union. It is not our purpose to put
an independent ticket in the field When
the Alliance gets more strength We will
nominate ticket in our ranks"
Interesting addresses were made BY c.
Arbogast, President OF the Pittsburg branch
and by NJ. P. Carrick, Secretary OF the
Allegheny organization.
At the close of the session a number of
the members protested against meeting on
Sunday. They were of the opinion that
success could not attend their efforts at re-
form if they themselves violated Sunday.
A committee was appointed to engage a
hall for meetings during the week.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-12
ABoLIsHING THE SCHOOLS.

Legislators Think the Few Soldiers Or.
phans Can Be Cared for Elsewhere.
The Soldiers Orphan School Commission,
of which Governor Pat:ison is chairman,
meets in Harrisburg next Thursday. 1t
will be the regular meeting and the pro-
posed bill to dispense with the State or
phans schools will be considered. M. B.
Lemon, member of the House from this
city, is member of the commission, and
will attend the session. He says a ma
iority of the commissioners are in favor of
the bill and it will be shaped up for pres
entation as soon as the Legislature opens.
He thinks that the very few soldiers or
phans who require State assistance can be
accommodated with greater benefit to them
selves at the various industrial schools and
by closing the orphan schools entirely the
State will be saved a considerable annual
expense. ..t
Mr. Lemon goes to Harrisburg on
Wednesday night. On Thursday Senator
Neeb and Representatives Lafferty, Culbert-
son, Mackrell, Cotton and Muehlbronner
will follow to arrange for their winter
quarters at the State capital. The party
will return home on Friday night, and
either on Saturday or Monday will hold a
caucus to decide upon leader for the dele
cation and settle upon the candidates it
will support for the various legislative
Offices
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-12
A HAMMERMAN's ROMANCE.
Married Beneath Him, Came to This
Country and Died.

Married Beneath Him, Came to This
Country and Died.
Coroner Mcdowell was notified yester-
day of the death of James Rimmer, a ham,
norman at the steel works of Anderson,
Du Puy g. Co., at McKee's Rocks He
went there in the afternoon, impanelled q
Jury and held an inquest. The testimony
showed that Rimmer had been drinking to
excess for some weeks past, and on Satur-
day night was very drunk. At o'clock
yesterday morning he was found in the open
hearth arch dead. It was evident that his
abuse of himself caused his death, and a
verdict was found attributing it 10 chronic
alcoholism, exposure and neglect. Rimmer
had been employed at the steel works for
about year. He was 38 years of age.
In investigating the case Coroner Nc
Dowell learned that he was a married man,
but had left his wife in England, and it was
said had deserted her there at the instance
of his family He had married beneath his
station and his family would not recognize
her, and rather than be harassed by their
censure longer he left his home and wife
and came to America
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-12
THE CORONER SKEPTICAL.
His of1icial Investigations Throw Discredit
on the Poison Theory.

His Official Investigations Throw Discredit
on the Poison Theory.
Coroner Mcdowell declared last night
that the first intimation he had of the case
was on Saturday night A representative
of the Carnegie firm came to see
him in regard to the death of
Isaac Jury. He said Jury had died
rather suddenly and there was good reason
to suppose his death was caused by foul
play. Homestead men had threatened his
life because he had been a witness to the
riot on July G. and had testified against the
strikers before the grand jury and appeared
against Critchlow when he was on trial.
There was an intimation that someone
would be arrested. The Coroner had inves-
tigated Jury's death, and from the evidence
decided it had resulted from pneumonia,
brought on by excessive and continued
drinking.
AS to Glosser's death, the Coroner said
that if such a case had been handled as it
was claimed, it was rather discourteous to
him that he had not been consulted.
'T hardly believe Glosser's remains were
exhumed. A certificate froR the court or
the Coroner Is ne cessary, unless the family
of the deceased have it done. In this case
it must have been the court by yequest OF
the district attorney who would issue such
certificate. As to the statement
that many men were poisoned in the mill
and died of it, am satisfied 1t is untrue.
watched that closely and am satisfied from
cases which came under my notice that
typhoid fever was epidemic at Home
stead"
District Attorney Burleigh' declared last
night. he had never heard of the alleged
poisoning cases, nor of the taking up of
Charles Glosser's body.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-12
LAUGH AT THE STORY.

Very Few Homesteaders Heard of 1t Yes
terday-Supposed to BE an Attempt to
Prejudice the Public for Its Effect on
The Coming Trials.
The report that members of the Advisory
Board and officials of the Amalg amated As
sociation were included in the list of those
who will be charged with having hand in
the alleged poisoning of non-union men did
not produce q ripple of excitement in
Homestead.
When the story was related to number
of the old strikers they laughed at it as
ridiculous, and the opinion was general that
the Carnegie Company's object was to
prejudice the public for its effect on the
coming trials
Robert j. Beatty, the man ARRESTED in
Louisville, is not well known in Home
stead. The average citizen never heard of
him, and a few were found who remem-
bered him slightly. Dave Lynch was dis
covered talking to several men on the cor
ner near the P, V. & c. depot When
asked if he had heard of the poisoning story
he smiled and said he had read about the
arrest of Beatty.
my recollection of Beatty is very indis-
tlQct, ne continued. L remember he
piled to me once as a member of the
Advisory Board to make some kind of
change in his relief order 1 couldn't tell
now whether he looked like a workman or
not, and 1 don't know whether he was en-
ployed in the mill before the strike. L
don't know what evidence the company may
have against him, but any attempt to i'm
plicate members of the Advisory Board or
officials of the Amalgamated Association is
intended TO throw discredit on the men.
The treason charges were brought for this
purpose, and it was expected that the bail
would be put SO high that we couldn't
furnish it. So far as 1 am concerned, nv
home is here, and 1 intend to live in this
town in the future. An innocent man will
not run away, and am ready to meet all
charges made against ME. don't take any
stock in this poison story. It is too
clumsy on its face. I don't believe any
man would be fool enough to mix himself
up in such plot. My great regret is that
the men ever resisted the PInkertons
told them it was mistake and claimed that
if they went home and remained there it
would be impossible for the company to
start the mill Then the firm could have
put the Sheriff, deputies and Pinkertons in>
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-12
DIR. M'CLELLAND'S STORY.
The Sickness Prevailed Even After Pur
Water Was Used

The Sickness Prevailed Even After Pure
Water Was Used.
DR.. j. H. McClelland, Secretary of the
State Board of Health, was seen last night
He visited the Homestead mills to ex.
anime into the cause of the illness there.
Last night, in speaking of it, he said: 'Tn
the examination last summer we attributed
the cause of the sickness to the water.
There was nothing else that we could find
that was not as it should be-
When 1 inspected the place the
men were drinking river water.
This was analvzed and found
to be impure. 1 advised that the men
drink water from the wells in the mill yard.
This was done, but the sickness still kept
up. The men were all afflicted with diar-
rhoea. They were affected much like q per-
son who had drunk croton oil.
81 attended a number of the men who
went from Pittsburg 20 work at Home
stead. T. j. Lane was one of the number,
and The disease wasted him away very
RAPIDLY"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-12
THEIR ANNUAL REPORT.


The PitrsDurg Association for the Improve
ment Of the Poor Show the Amount OF
Good That Has Been Accomplished Dur
ing the Year. ---s,
The seventeenth anniversary of the Pitts
burg Association for the Improvement OF
the Poor was held last evening in the First
Presbyterian Church. A large number OF
people interested in the work of the assoel-
alton attended Rev. j. D. Mofitt opened
tho exercises with prayer, after which w.
r. Thompson, the Treasurer, read the an
nual reports of Mrs. s. E L. Lippineott,
the Secretary.
The report of the society showed that
during the past year 1851 families applied
for assistance. OF these 1, 297, comprising
4, 833 persons, were materially aided. The
largest number of destitute cases originated
from irregular work or insufficient wages.
Sickness reduced 558 families to want, and
in 535 households occasional aid from the
society supported the members. One
hundred and eighty homes were wrecked BY
intemperance, and % were left destitute by
the Imprisonment of the husband and
father.
The society, although it does not entirely
support any family, has chronic cases on its
list where, through long illness or enteebled
age, help is continuous The society also
made 20, ,915 visits to people in their homes.
The visitors employed by the association
have records of 634 cases where people who
once received aid are now independent. The
Monday night prayer meeting was the
means of inducing 229 children to go to
Sabbath school and 145 to day school. The
diet d:spensary has furnished milk, beef
tea, mutton broth, etc, in 2, ,522 cases.
The report of the Children's Temporary
Home shows that it was open nine months
and in that time 129 children were cared for.
In the report of the Fresh Air Fund
Mission it is claimed that "a adults and 324
children were entertained. There was but
one death. The working women's vaca-
tions" enabled 56 persons to pass a short
time in the country, $50 were given rides
and outings and 900 attended a river excur.
sion. Following the readings of the re-
ports were addresses by Rev. Mr.. Moffitt
and Rev. J. G. White, of st. Andrews E.
P. Church.
The total disbursements for the year end
ing November Is were as follows: War
rants paid bv Treasurer, SIS, ,973 Is; amount
due dealers, S760 SO; cash given for use in
special cases, 81, ,144 81; estimated value of
groceries, etc, 1858 62; estimated value
of donations, not including groceries, cloth
ing and Christmas presents, So, 698 so; do
nations to children's homes, S67 %, making
a grand total of S24, ,497 81. The indebted
ness of the association to the Treasurer is
S235 49, and to dealers, S760 SO, total of
1896, 800
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-12
THE DEMOCRATS WAITING.
Want to Know Who the Republican Candi-
date VIII Be.

Want to Know Who the Republican Candi-
date VIII Be.
One effect of the Republican failure to
agree upon a Mayoralty candidate in this
city has been to worry the Democratic
leaders. They don't know what to expect,
or whom they will have to fight Their
latest charge is that the Republican leaders
have purposely deceived the people all
along, that they arranged from the begin
ming that no candidate should be selected
for the present and that none will be Sc
lected until the convention meets Until
the Republican delegates gather in the con-
vention hall they will not know who they
are to nominate, according to the claims of
the Democrats, and there they will get the
tip and nominate somebody yet unmen-
toned with a great hurrah.
In support of this theory several argu-
ments are used. One is that it is not
customary for the Republican leaders to
wait in an apparently undecided condition
for something to turn up. They generally
know what they want q long time ahead
and they generally get it Three weeks
ago they said they would settle the question
in day or two. They have been saying so
ever since, are saying so now and there
seems no better prospect f its being done
than there was at tine beginning.
Another point mentioned Is that the dele
gates set up by DR.. McCandless are not as
steadfast as they were some time ago. One
was heard to remark on Saturday that he
''would be one of the few to stick to the
Doctor as long as there appeared any show
for him in the convention" Another said
all the McCandless delegates would 20 into
the convention but they would be unin::
structed and free to vote as they pleased.
Republican leaders deny all this and re-
peat that within day or two a candidate
agreeable to the party and taxpayers gener-
talk yesterday about the Mayor Gourley
resolution in the Democratic meeting Satur.
day night. Several Democrats said it
showed the Mayor had great strength and
would result in his Endorsement by the
Democratic organization.
r.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-12
NO POISONED PATIENTS

Were Received at the Hospitals From
Homestead for Treatment.
Superintendent Slack, of the Homeo-
pathic Hospital, said last night: 1--WE
have had number of men here from Home
stead with various diseases, but am abso-
lutely certain that none were suffering
from poisoning. One man died from q
severe attack of cholera morbus in August
We also had several cases of typhoid lever
from there, but no poisoning, am sure.
Superintendent Cowan, of the West Penn
Hospital, was absent, but the physician in
charge was sure they had no such cases
from Homestead.
Dr. Dunlevy, of the Allegheny General
Hospital, said that they had not received
any such patients from Homestead.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-12
WALKED TO CLEVELAND.

Patrick Kelly's Aged Wife Died in Pitts
burg Last Tuesday.
Patrick Kelly, an old man, reached Cleye-
land on Saturday, having walked all the
way from Pittsburg. He was sent to the
Mems Home in that city, and was provided
with food and clothing. The old man said
he lived in Jersey City. He has two sons
and daughter married in Chicago, and he
and his wife were on their way to see them
when the old lady died in Pittsburg last
Tuesday. He was given q pass as far as
Sandusky
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-12
Slightly Used Squares and "Uprights"
At Crock Bottom" Prices,

Our unusually heavy Christmas trade has
brought to our warerooms large num-
ber OF secondhand pianos and organs,
taken in exchange for new Instruments.
We are Offering them to Christmas bar.
gain seekers at"rock-bottom" prices and
on easy payments. Give your family a
piano or organ for Christmas. Here is
your chance. These pianos have been
restrung, highly repolished and finished.
and are. in fact, superior to many brands
of cheap new pianos now In the market.
member, easy payments taken. II you
cannot como, write us. Open evenings
until 8 O clock until the 25th.
MELLoR & HoENE, Founded 1881,
Warerooms, " Fifth avenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-12

side, and it would have been seen what
they could accomplish"
SIS there much suffering in the town?'
was asked.
eyes, a great deal Many of the men
made small salaries and used all their
money to keep their families. Some OF
them were in want a week after the strike
commenced. Their clothes have been worn
out, and they need others badly to keep
them warm"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-12
Thousands
of
PdtfeIns

And all of the choicest of the
seasons new goods. The ex-
traordinary popularity of our
great Christmas Dress Pattern
Sale is entirely due to the fact
that the quality and kind of
goods we put into them is the
very best. We are not in the
scramble to put the LOWEST
PRICE on the patterns, but we
promise the best value you ever
bought in all your life in Dress
Goods. Thousands have al
ready verified this promise.
Here is a partial list of the
prices:
Plain Black and Colored CASH
meres AT S1.5o AND S2.oo
PER PATTERN.
Fancy Imported Striped Chev-
lots and Plaids AT 81 PER
PATTERN.
Fancy Scotch Mixture and
Stripes and Plain Cheviots
AT 81 SO PER PATTERN.
CamePs Hairs, in Stripes and
Mixtures, choice colors, AT
s. PER PATTERN.
Large variety of imported French
Plaids and Cords AT 81 PER
PATTERN.
Fine imported Broadcloths, in
most fashionable shades, AT
S. PER PATTERN.
ALL IN NEAT BO XES,
Several very large recent purch ases
are just put on sale this morning.
1000 yards of Novelty Came rs Hairs,
black grounds and colored grounds
with black and white stripes and
plaids, 40 inches wide at SOC a yard.
These are regular 81 and 81 25 quality
goods.
2,5OO yards of Navy Blue and Black
Striped CamePs Hair Suitings, 42
inches wide, at zoe a yard. Have
been sold as bargains at Toe sri
heavyweight, strong, wool Serge
Plaids, in variety of patterns,
choice colors, AZ inches wide, at 600
q yard. They have been offered this
season as good 81 quality.
Lupin's French Cashmeres, extra heavy,
superior in fabric, finish and dye, 46
inches wide, have never sold under
81 25 Are made Christmas Dress
Goods leader at 81 a yard. Fully
forty shades to pick from.
3S-inch all-wool Cashmeres, in % fash
ionable colors, at SOC a yard. Were
never below CSC.