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i t r r; r If t S f 3 P 2 IT HILL MOT The Grand Jury Specter Rises Up to Haunt Folks, IS SEEN IN ANEW QUARTER, And Though Officially Analyzed, Promises a Resurrection. THE IGNORING OF A PRESENTMENT Where Goods Had Been Abstracted and Were Found Well Bidden. SHERIFF M'CANDLESS TALKS OF IT It came like the tinkle of a fairy bell, very delicate and more suggestive than ex plosive astory that there might be,and prob ably was, more improper influence exerted on the late grand jury than that testified to by Kobert Burns. To get down to the marrow of the con troversy, it is whispered that while the goods of V. H. "Watson, a late Sixth street clothier, were under the jurisdiction of the Sheriff, some of the stock was stolen, and that an information was made before Alder man McMasters and a search warrant issued that disclosed the removed portion hidden in various parts of the building; further, that ten witnesses, or thereabouts, had ap peared before the grand jury and deposed that such was the case, and, notwithstand ing all, the jury returned an ignoramus. It was suggested, but not charged, that some person or persons in, or about, or not very far from, the Sheriffs office, might have been willing that such action should be taken. KOT TO BE DEOPPED. It is also stated that another information will be made, and the caliber of another grand jury measured. None of the people talked to on this side of the question would submit to go on record; but, none the less, they spoke as though positive there was a screw loose somewhere. Freighted with the information a reporter called on Sheriff McCandless and asked him what he had to say, and found him willing to talk; and he reeled off his side of the case with animation. He stated that the goods of W. H. Watson had been taken in charge as stated, but said' that the plaintiffs who were interested in making him account were themselves responsible for any loss that might have been sustained. The Sheriff said that after the store was closed S. A. Johnston, Esq., counsel for an Eastern creditor, and the creditor himself suggested that there was no use of the Sheriff placing a watchman on the premises, they wishing to curtail expenses. Their request was complied with; but subsequently DISSATISFACTION AROSE, and a request was made by the parties in interest, or one of them at least, for per mission to put on guard a detective from a private agency, it being stated that goods were being surreptitiously removed. Shortly afterward a search warrant was issued from Alderman McMasters' office and goods were found hidden in all sorts of odd corners about the building, as though an army ot colossal magpies had been en gaged. As to the insinuation that anybody about the Sheriff's office had been interested in any wav in the action of the Grand Jurv, Sheriff McCandless replied that if they had, he hadn't the least knowledge of it, and he said it very emphatically. One of the aggrieved parties stated that some members ol the grand jury talked as though they knew more ot the case than was likely to come to them in a casual man ner, and it is almost amoral certainty that the matter will be heard of in the future. The leaven is working; and it is probable that hereafter, if jurors are not altogether what Caesar's wife should have been, they will come nearer the standard than some in the past are largely believed to have been. ANOTHER CLEAN SWEEP. The Manchester Hallway Company Elects a New Board of Director. The annual meeting of the Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Railway Com pany was held yesterday in the office of the company, corner Liberty and Market streets. A new President and Board of Directors were elected to supersede the pres ent board. President Atwell, who has been at the head of the company ever since the retire ment of Commodore Kountz, five years ago, has sold out his interest and will retire. John H. Dalzell, of McCulloueh, Dalzell & Co., was elected in his stead. The new Board of Directors is composed of the fol lowing well-known gentlemen: Joshua Rhodes, J. N. Davidson, C. L. Magee and J. D. Nicholson. Commodore Kountz now has no repre sentation whatever on the Board of Di rectors. He still holds his stock, but, out side of that, he has no power to dictate the policy of the road. ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL BANK. The Marine National Ilnnk to Erect a New Building Soon. The Marine National Bank, at the north east corner of Smithfield street and Third avenue, has been crowded for banking facili ties lor some time past and has about de cided to put into operation the plan first thought of three years ago, of putting up a new bank building is the near future, but has not decided yet just the kind of a build ing. However, Cashier Macrum stated to a DISPATCH reporter yesterday that the pre vailing opinion among the officers seemed to be in iavor of a good, substantial bank building. The 25 feet 4 inches fronting on Smithfield does not give body enough for a high building, as the matter of revenue may decide them to provide for business offices in the new building. THE POLICE VINDICATED. At Last They Believe They Hiiro it Clew to borne Cast End Robberies. The East End police have at last got what they deem to be a clew to the many robberies which occurred there lately. Since the robbery in the house of David Hutchinson, on Carson street, of the sum of S517, the police suspected a member of that household as the thief, and they kept him under constant surveillance. Yesterday Mr. Hutchinson came to the police and stated that he had found $500 in the possession of his son, 1G years of age, and that he suspected him to have stolen the money. THE UNIVERSIT1' GYMNASIUM. The Faculty Almost Ready to Decide In Favor of Bnilding It. The faculty of "Western University is hard at work considering the plans of the proposed new buildings. A much debated question is whether there shall be a gymna sium. The indications point to one, as most of the professors, to say nothing of the students, favor its erection. THE AGREEMENT SIGNED. A Meeting of the trustees of the Somh Penn Road May bo Called Not Affected by iho Lake Erie Sale. D. Herbert Hostetter said yesterday that the new agreement of the South Penn road had been signed by all the Pittsburgers, with the exception of H. C. Frick and E. M. Ferguson. Those two gentlemen have stated they will be ready to sign next week, and it is expected that the assent of the Vanderbiltt to the scheme will be obtained by that time. Mr. Hoitetter said he would take the same interest in the 5-oad that his father had, and will do everything in his power to see it completed. He stated that there would be a meeting of the stockholders in a few weeks, and the programme of work would then be mapped out. Mr. Hostetter was corroborated in the statement by B. F. Jones and George Shiras, attorney for the stockholders. The new agreement is to pay 20 per cent in cash, to take 10,000,000 of the bonds and to build the road without any water in either stock or bonds. Mr. Jones said last night: The next thing in order Is the calling of a meeting of the trustees of the road. I do not know officially whether the new agreement has been signed or not, but if it has then a meeting must be held. It may be held to-morrow, and it may not be held for months. If the $10,000. 000 in bonds are taken we will tben navo S20, 000,000, or enough to build the road. I do not think that the purchase of the Hostetter In terest in the Lake Erie by the Vanderbilt people will havo anv effect on the South Penn. They have about $2,000,000 paid in the latter, and it is not at all likely that they" will abandon that. President Newell, of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad, held a long conterence with Mr. Thos. M. King, President of the Pittsburg Junction Railroad, last evening, at the Monongahela House. Mr. Newell says that the conference was on busipess connected with the road of which Mr. King is the head. He also said that the buying of the Lake Erie road by the Van derbilts would not have any effect on the government of the road. To-day's election Has been pre-arranged. President King left the city last evening for Baltimore. It is announced in Findlay, O., that the New York, Mahoning and "Western Rail road, which runs through that city from Red Bank, Pa., to Fort Wayne, Ind., and is alreadv partly built, and all under con tract, is being "backed in its latest move ment by the South Pennsylvania and Ohio people, and that Carnegie, Gowan, Jones, Roekafeller and others of that company are furnishing the financial aid for which the Mahoning has long been suffering. It was reported also yesterday that Gen eral Superintendent Holbropk, of the Lake Erie, will lose his office to-day, and Mr. George Griscom, proprietor of the Monon gahela House, will be appointed to that po sition. SHE WAS NOT KILLED. Bridget Died of ExccsMvo Drink, Exposure and Debauchery. Bridget Kelley was found in Nnsser's stable at the head of South Twelfth street yesterday morning with a cut on her head. The policeman who discovered her, at about I o'clock in the morning, found William Hoffman, George Kistner and Joseph Heck along with her. He took the four to the Twenty-eighth ward station house, where the girl, who was 19 years of age, died about 7 o'clock. Drs. W. J. and Ed E. Biggs were called, and made an autopsy, which brought out the fact that the woman had died lrom ex cessive alcoholism, exposure and de bauchery. In the evening the Coroner held an in rust, and 13 witnesses were examined, the jury afterward bringing in a verdict in ac cordance with the physicians' statement This refuted the rumor that the girl had been foully murdered. But Hoffman, Kist ner and Heck will have a hearing this morning before Magistrate" Brokaw on a charge of disorderly conduct. DEMANDING ITS PASSAuE. Old Soldiers Are Poshing Their Claims to bo Recognized. An old soldiers' meeting was held in Common Council chamber last evening to takoxction on the pending State legislation relative to the employment of old soldiers in public offices. The bill as it is now pending applies to State offices onlv. An amendment was proposed to extend fts pro visions to the city and counties of the State. Resolutions were passed demanding the passage of the bill. Mr. John A. Reed left on the 3 a. m. train this morning for Harrisburg, where the bill comes before the House to-day, and Dr. Seip, John A. Reed and A. P. Burch field will appear before the Senate when the bill reaches the higher house. ARRESTED AS A FUGITIVE. A Young Mnn Alleged to Have Been Con cerned in a Murder. Constable Barclay claims a man named Carter Kaufman answers the exact descr'p tion of a man wanted at Richmond, Va., for a murder four months ago. Kaufman was arrested at Sheridan, where he was working and Barclay alleges a knife found in his room tallies with the descrip tion of a knife with which the murder was done. Kaufman's bail was fixed at $2,000, and he will have a bearing Saturday. He is an intelligent-looking young fellow, and dis claims all knowledge of the deed. BAPTIZED BI IMMERSION. A Catholic Priest, Formerly n l'ltuburp Newspaper iilan, Becomes Converted. A telegram from Marlboro, Mass., says Father J.-P. Daly.a Roman Catholic priest, was baptized in the Baptist Church last night. It is said that Daly was at one time em ployed on Pittsburg newspapers and then went to Buffalo to edit the Fifteenth Amend ment. He married a Methodist lady, but accepted the baptism by immersion. Enor mous crowds flocked about the church dur ing the ceremony. GUARDING THEIR INTERESTS. Councilman Wngncr Goes to Harrisburg to Look After a Bill. Councilman O. A. "Wagner went to Har risburg last evening to look after the inter ests ot the bill tolicense stationary engineers, which is now in the hands of a committee. The bill provides for the examination of engineers and for the inspection of boilers. It Is likely to become a law. The object of the measure is to prevent incompetent men taking charge of engines. The bill will be voted on in about two weeks. To Make $'200,000 Reach Around. Joseph Dick, "William Volkmann, M. J. Hogan and G. A. Fries, members of the City Councils of Canton, O., are in the city hunting for information relative to stree't improvements. Canton expects to put about 5200,000 on her streets this year, and has sent out this commission to visit different cities. For Stealing a Lot of Waste. S. A. Scheffler, a special detective for thi P. R. R., entered suit yesterday before 'Squire Dougherty against John Coran and Edward O'Shca for the larceny of a lot of waste from the journals of freight cars. The defendants were arrested and held for a hearing to-day. Off for Hnrrlsbnrs. Messrs. George Shiras, Fred Edwards, of Braddock; James Bulger, James Richards and Robert Berry left for Harrisburg, last evening, to attend to their various duties at the State capital. TO BE OVERTIMED. The Gigantic and Complete Fuel dev olution at the Vesuvius. MINERS TO RESIST THE REDUCTION Nearly All the Coke Works to Shut Down Two Days This Week. INTERESTING BUDGET OP LABOR NEWS Steps are about to be taken by Mr. John Moorhead, owner of the Vesuvius Iron "Works at Sharpsburg, to remodel all the furnaces in the mill and consume coal gas only. "When he did this with regard to one of his furnaces last summer The Dispatch mentioned the fact as a significant one. Occupants of two rows of tenement houses situated on the mill property have all been notified to vacate. These houses will then all be torn down, and on the site thereof a large force of men will be put to work build ing a mammoth coal gas retort. The Moorhead contractwlth the Philadel phia Natural Gas Company will expire the first of next month. Then the entire mill plant will be shut down until the necessary repairs and changes can be made, including a new squeezer in place of the old one. There is a lar-e vacant space opposite the works, between the river and the "West Penn Railroad, and it is upon this that an entire new puddling department ot 20 double furnaces and fi set of three high muck trains will be erected. This is equiv alent to an entire new mill, so far as the capacity for making raw iron is concerned. The object of Mr. Moorhead in making the latter extensive improvement is to have enough puddling furnaces in his mill to turn out about 140 tons a day, which is just about enough to supply the finishing rolls on double turn. The puddling department now has 31 furnaces, averaging about 65 tons, and, added to this, 80 tons a day was the average amount bought in the last six months of 1688. The cost to make all these improvements will be about $40,000. So far as using coal gas is concerned the cost is estimated at not over $2 a ton net. That includes the puddling, heating furnaces and boilers. The two new double puddling furnaces average, from a donble turn, 10,600 pounds, or about five gross tons, in order to make which it requires 130 bush els of slack for the supply of the gas; that is, to make a heat of 3,000 for about 18 hours, during the time of work, and about one-sixth as much for the time intervening between turns, to keep the furnaces hot. Two single puddling furnaces seldom pro duce more than 5,000 pounds cf muck bar, and require more gas than a double furnace, which seldom turns out less than 5,300 pounds. Besides, there are other savings ou the side of the firm in making these changes. The natural gas company has more than doubled its charges. It is learned that the charges, beginning with 1889, are $4 a net ton, which is even more than the cost of coal and handling and removing the ashes, and it is estimated to be double the cost of coal gas. The movememts of Mr. Moorhead are watched with great interest by four large firms who own coal mines, and it will not be surprising to see some of them make a similar move. MILLKftS FOR PITTSBURG. The Jobbers in Glassware in the City on Their Annual Tisit. For the past few days the rotunda of the Monongahela House has somewhat resembled a glassware exchange. At pi esent there are about 25 jobbers in that commodity from all parts of the United States who are here on their annual visit to the city to purchase their new stocks for the coming year. The buyers of the largest Eastern houses and the jobbers from the "West and South meet the Pittsburg manufacturers and leave theirorders. The latter are so large that they are divided up among the Pittsburg manu facturers, and everybody is enabled to getfa slice of the business. The aggregate money value of the glass ware bought by these men dnring the month of January .amounts to several million dol lars. There are so many different kinds, styles, designs, shapes and sizes of glassware that the largest buyers would rather come to the Pittsburg manufacturers to see their stocks tnan buy from the drummers. The latter do not carry samples, but have photographs of the ware which are exhibited. A great many jobbers object to picking their stocks and purchasing lrom photographs. SHUT OFF THE COKE. ConncIIsTillo Works, With One Exception, Will Close Down Two Days. The indications are that the majority of the coke works in the Connellsville region, with the exception of those of the Frick Company, will further shut off the supply this week by shutting down two days. Last week each firm in the region, according to an agreement made at the last meeting of the producers in this city, shut down one day, but this was found to give but slight relief. The large operators think the depressed condition of the market is the reaction fol lowing the unusual activity during the months of Kovember and December. COAL MING DOSSES. The Annual Examination for Certificates Now Being Held. The annual examination of the coal mine bosses, for the Seventh bituminous district, which includes all of Allegheny county, parts of Washington, Fayette, Westmore land and Butler counties, is being held in Labor Hall. About 75 applicants were on hand yesterday, and the examination will take three or four days. , The examination is being conducted this year by Joseph Blake, Inspector; August Steiner "and Robert Hartley, of this city. The applicants for the positions are exam ined in everything pertaining to practical mining. None but practical miners can be given certificates by the Examining Board. X0 TROUBLE EXISTING. An Officer of the Printers Says Things aro Harmonious. An officer of the L. A. 1G30, Knights of Labor.printers, denied the statementthat the local islosinghalfofits members. Thefactof the matter is that the falling off within the past month has been less than one-eleventh of the entire membership, which is within one or two of 250. The cause of some of the members with drawing was the objection to paying a death benefit assessment. Others moved out of the city, and the new printers who too: their cases here have not yet joined the Knights of Labor, although they are mem bers of Typographical Union No, 7. FURNACES CLOSE DOWN. Work at Imaghlin Si Co.'n Will bo Suspend ed for About Ten Days. Two of the three blast furnaces owned by Laughlin & Co., at Soho, were blown out of blast yesterday morning. The accident was caused by the lining in both of them falling in. This leaves bnt one furnace running, the other new one not being finished yet. The closing down of the two furnaces will cause a suspension of work at toe mill for about ten days. The furnaces will be relined as soon as they cool off. Wi T4 THE PITTSBTJKG- DISPATCH, ' COAL MINERS' REDUCTION. A Great Many Have Given Notice They Will Not Accept It A bbutdown Until Spring Preferable. A great many of tho "miners along the Monongahela river yesterday gave notice to their employers that they would not accept the reduction of a cent per bushel in the cost of mining. They claim a great many of the operators are violating their agreements as to the wages to be paid, and will allow the mines to stand idle. The reduction was agreed upon at a meet ing Of every operator along the river, in the office of Wood & Co. A great many of the operators who employ the most men wanted to make the reduction to 2 cents instead of 1. The smaller dealers were in the ma jority, and were satisfied to pay the latter figure. Nearly allot them say they do not care whether the men go to work or not, as the Southern markets are all overstocked, and there is a great amount of loaded craft still lying at the mines. A member of the firm of Bisher & Co. said yesterday: 1 do not think that there will bo any trouble and I have bet a box of good cigars that onr men will be at work Inside of two weeks. The present prico we are getting for our coal will not allow us to pay mora than the figure agreed upon. In the First, Second and Third pools we want the coal mined for 2 cents. In tho Fourth pool the price will be Tyi, as there has always been K cent per bushel difference between that district and the others. Those figures furnished by J ohn Conway that a miner cannot make more than $316 per year Is away off and are ridiculous. A great many of them mil make close onto $1,000 in a year. A good miner can dig enough coal in a day to rakc$2 50orS2 75. Any kind of a digger at all can make $2 per day. All the mines have been Idle sinco the shut down wasordered, December 1; but I think they -Rill bo working within a few weeks at the most. The coal miners of the upper Wood's Run section of the pool say they will not accept the one-quarter-cent reduction. They claim this suspension was for no other purpose than to reduce their wages. If this be true, the operators' scheme has sadly miscarried, as the miners seem determined to retain the old price 2$ cents per bushel. While this suspension has, doubtless, benefited the Kanawha miners, it has great ly injured the miners and operators of the llonongahela valley. . A NEW SPIKE MILL. Dliwortb,Porter & Co., Building nu Addition to Their Works. Dilworth, Porter & Co., have let the con tract for the erection of a one-story iron-clad spike mill 48x150 feet, on the river bank be tween South Fourth and Fifth streets. The building will cost $2,200 and is being erected to accommodate the large growth of the business. A number of the new spike machines will be put in, and employment furnished to an additional number of men. AN OLD CITIZEN DUNG. The Serious Illness of John Evnns nt His Onklnnd Home. His many friends will learn with regret of the dangerous illness of John Evans, late of the firm of Evans, Dalzell & Co. Mr. Evans has been ill for a long time, and until a short time ago it was thought he was in a fair way of recovery; but, having a relapse, he has been sinking, and last night all hopes were given up, and his friends notified. Mr. Evans has resided on Oakland avenue for a number of years, and probably there is no man in the city who was more highly esteemed. When he was at the head of the firm bis workmen always looked upon him as a father. His consideration toward them, and his solicitude for their welfare was only equal to his kindness toward all who had the pleasure and privilege of coming in con tact with him. AMM0N DENIES IT. He Never Bought Any Railroad Stock for n IM l!b urn Syndicate. A correspondent of The Dispatch at Coshocton, O., telegraphed last night that 'Squire Ammon, of this city, had bought 1,263 shares of Panhandle Bailroad stock at that place for a Pittsburg syndicate. When a reporter for this paper called upon the 'Squire last night and asked him for an explanation, or even verification, of that report, he positively denied it. "I was at Coshocton," he said, "to estab lish an agency for the M. & M. Insurance Company, and there were a good many peo ple who had a lot of stock to sell, but I did not buy any, and certainly not for a syndi cate: in fact, I never dealt in stocks on a partnership plan at all." A BIG CROWD EXPECTED To Attend the Meeting in tho Interest of tbe Exposition, A meeting in the interest of the Exposi tion Society in Old City Hall to-r.ight promises to be a large affair. Since the boom was started, last Tuesday night, the Exposition Directors have held three uieet iugs, and the May Festival Committee one meeting. In all the spare time between these gatherings the sub-committees have been scouring the two cities to secure an immense meeting for to-night. It is expected that the hall will be crowded to its greatest capacity. Colonel Bayne, Judge White and Major W. C. Moreland will be among the speakers. GET OUT OP THE WAT. Allegheny Teamsters Mnst Givo tbo Patrol Wagons the Right of Way. The drivers of thc patrol wagons in Alle gheny City have become tired of wearing out their arms pulling the alarm gong to make teamsters drive off the track at their approach. They had an ordinance introduced to the Police Committee Inst night making the penalty $50 for the violation of a law com pelling them to turn off the track. This will not include the United States mail wagons, the fire department vehicles, and hospital ambulances. A ITOdEYlIOON INTERRUPTED. Mr. Newman is Snld to Hnvo Endowed Il!melf With Other's Goods. The honeymoon of a Hebrew named Harrv Newman was interrupted by an arrest on a charge of larceny by a tailor named Herman Moses. , It seems, according to Moses, that New raan wore a handsome new suit to the wed dincr on Sunday, which he tried to keen, and this Moses wouldn't allow, as, he said, it hadn't been paid for. He will have an op portunity to explain. For maliciously Smashing Windows. Maud Standway was arrested yesterday on a warrant issued by Alderman Porter for malicious mischief. The prosecutor, Louis Brand, alleges that the defendant smashed the windows in the prosecutor's house on Liberty street. Burst by tho Cold. The cold weather is said to be the cause of the bursting of a large plate-glass win dow in Peter Young's picture store window on Wood street early this morning. The loss will be about $160. The glass was in sured. Fonnd Dead. Ah unknown man was found dead near the entrance of a coal tunnel near Sbalers ville, Thirty-fifth ward, last evening. Heart disease is supposed to have been the cause of his death. He was a puddler in Painter's mill, and resided in the Thirty-filth ward. On tbo Toboggan Again. Nearly 500 persons enjoyed themselves on the Recreation Park Toboggan Slide yes terday alternoon and evening. The shutes were in first-class condition and were as fast as greased lightning. 7,jSWr -TJS' TUESDAY, JANUARY s22, THE COW AMD EDITOR Two Subjects That Came Into a Pro hibition Discussion in Time. A N0VKL MEANS OP RAISING FUNDS Practical Ways of Looking at the Question That Confront All. ALLEGHENY TO BE DISTE1CTED BI THEM The sale of a cow by a lady member of the Prohibition party to President Hershber ger, and two rival editors booming their re spective papers were the most interesting events at the afternoon session of the Tem perance Convention which was held in the Moorhead building yesterday. Several speeches were made on the proposed Consti tutional amendment. President T. P. Hershberger, of the West End, opened the session with an appeal for money for campaign purposes. He sub scribed $100 at the head of the list, and an other $100 was soon added. The money did not roll in very fast, and the lady member of the party and the President began a dis cussion relative to the merits of a certain member of the bovine tribe which the latter had purchased from the former for the sum of 550. Mr. Hershberger thought he had the best of his bargain, and the lady said she had another cow, equally good, which she would sell to him for ?50 and donate the money to the party. "Send her up," was the laconic reply of President Hershberger. Mrs. Matchettwill pay $50 to the party fund when the cow is sent up. The work of collecting funds was then continued, until over 700 was raised. rUITING IT PRACTICALLY. Mr. William Price made an address on the plan for carrying forward the Constitu tional amendment campaign. He said if the liquor people believed that the amend ment would be adopted it would never pass the Legislature. He advised the temperance , people to go into the fight, not as a party or a political organization, but as an ally, and ivork to be a winner. The appointing of a committee to meet similar committees from other organizations was recommended by the speaker. All the committees, he thought, should be put un der one head, and the fight should be made in this manner. He said there are many men who will join hands with the temper ance people if they carry on the fight not as a party or an organization, but as men. The speaker said the greatest danger lay in the probability of their winning, but having their vote counted out. The placing of a member of their side of the question on the board was also advised. He said there were 21,000 temperance workers in the State, and it required 470,000 more voters to carry the question. "Broadax" Smith had wandered into the meeting. He wanted an intelligent man to frame a set of resolutions, requesting that the negroes of the State be enlisted in the work. He made a rambling address on the subject under discussion. Mrs. "Broadaxe" Smith replied to him. He only remarked;. "Oh! Becky, I know you," and then sail down. . A QUESTION OF ORGANS. J. A. McConnell, Bev. Mr. Gillfillan and J. Swoger made addresses. Mr. Smith interrupted the lattergentleman by request ing him not to forget the Broadax while he was booming his own paper. Key. J. B. Turner and a number of others made re marks on the subject of Constitutional amendment. Chairman Hersberger stated that the Pro hibition party was $11,000 in debt, $300 of which will be due on Wednesday. The appointment of a Conference Com mittee was decided upon, and Messrs. J. A. McConnell, William Price, W. W. Grier, H. L. Castle and Mrs. Bryce were chosen. At the morning session addresses were made by T. P. Hershberger, Key. Messrs. Munden and Melhorn. A Committee on Besolutions was appointed. A report was made by the committee in the afternoon, in dorsing the adoption of the prohibitory amendment. State Chairman A. A. Stevens, who was expected, did not come. He sent a letter of regret, which was read to the convention. WHAT THEY RESOLVED UPON. The Committee on Besolutions at yester day's convention reported as follows: Whereas, We, the Prohibitionists of Alle gheny county, in convention assembled, hav ing for years endeavored by all honest means to secure statutory and Constitutional prohi bition; and Whereas, The present ontlook and promises betoken tbe submission of Constitutional amendment by the present Legislature looking to the prohibition of tho liquor traffic m the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; therefore, be it Resolved, That, while the Prohibition party will labor for State Constitutional amendment or for any temperance movement looking to the protection of the home and society's best interest, we will steadfastly as a party ork for national prohibition and the party back of it to enforce the law. Resolved, That we indorse the call of our National Chairman, Lemuel Dickey, for a National Conference to be held Februarv 12 and 14, 1SS9. at Louisville, Kj.: also the call of our State Chairman, A. H. Stephens, for a general conference of the Prohibitionists of our State, to be held at Harrisburg February 5,1889. Resolved, That funds being one of the first necessities for successfully carrying on onr great work, therefore all persons interested in the cause are urgently requested to subscribe now or send forward to our Treasurer as liberal subscriptions as possible. INDORSED BY MINISTERS. All the Ecclesiastical Bodies in Favor of the Amendment. At yesterday's general meeting of the Ministerial Association the first action taken was, in response to a Constitutional amend ment circular, to formally indorse the great movement for reform. This Association, the Methodist, Presbyterian and United Presbyterian Associations, each appointed two representatives to the committee, which will meet next Monday afternoon on Ninth street. TO DISTRICT THE CITY. All Allegheny Temperance Orsnnlzations to Work In That Way. A joint mass meeting of the Constitu tional Amendment Association and the Women's Christian Temperance Union will be held in the Fourth U. P. Church, Alle gheny, on Monday evening, Jannftry 28, for the purpose of districting the city'and ap pointing persons to circulate petitions in the interests of Constitutional amendment. A WESTERN ECCLESIAST. Bishop O'Connor, of Omaha, East to Attend n Wedding Anniversary. Bishop O'Connor, of Omaha, a brother of the first bishop ever appointed over the Pittsburg diocese, was in the city last even ing, en route home. He had been to Phila delphia to officiate at the marriage of a wealthy lady. Bishop O'Connor has been lo:ated in Omaha tor 12 years. Ffve bishops now have charge of a territory over which he once had control. Father Wall spent an hour or so in the Uniou depot in his company. To Cnst Ills Bailor. , Hon. J. B. Jones lelt on the Eastern ex press last evening for Harrisburg to vote on the Constitutional amendment measure. He said be and all other Republican Bepre sentatives would vote in favor of submitting the question to the people. Opened for n Month. The Charity Fair and Bazaar of Post 128, G. A. B., was auspiciously opened at the Coliseum, on Federal street, last night, and will be continued for a month. t 1889. BRITISH-AMERICANS. National Offlcers ot tho Association Organ Ize a New Lodge In Lnwrenccvillc Tbe New Leaders Elected. Mr. James Dell, President of Branch No. 2, British-American Association, assisted by National Secretary Mr. J. Henry Williams, of Philadelphia, editor of the British American, organized Branch No. 15 of the order at the Lawrence Bank building last evening with 57 charter members. The principal address was made by Mr. Williams, who stated ' the objects of the order. He said: "There. are in this country 2,000,000 of British men who are eligible to citizenship, and we desire to naturalize these people in order that they may have the honor of American citizens of exercising the rights of suffrage. They are a class of people who by birth and tradition are law abiding. "We believe that good feeling should exist between these two greatest nations of the earth, and one of our objects is to use our influence as an association to this end, and in behalf of good government. In a country like ours, There the people are the sovereign power, every citizen should use his best efforts for the promotion of good govern ment by the selection of proper people for office. No form of government can be pro ductive of good unless those who are to administer the affairs are honest and un selfish. Bev. William Thompson, of St. James Episcopal Church followed with some strong remarks on the subject of naturalizing the British subjects. The following-named officers were elected: President. Mr. Harry Kay; Vice Presi dent, Mr. John Kcnworthy; Secretary, Mr. A. W. Stewart; Treasurer, Mr. William Gladhill: Sergeant-at-arms, Mr. It. Hy slop; Delegate to National Association, Mr. John Kenworthy. A FATAL PRACTICAL JOKE. The Sodden Denth of n Veteran at tbe Eric Soldiers' Home. rSFEqiAL TKLEOBAM TO THE DISPATCn.l Erie, January 21. As the inmates of Soldiers and Sailors' Home were being seated at their evening meal to-day a singu lar fatality occurred. John McQuinlan, who came from Philadelphia, and who was full of pranks, palled the chair from under Lewis Baichler, of Mahoney City. The veterans enjoyed the joke for a second, but were horror stricken to find the blood gush from his mouth and ears. The fall had burst a blood vessel, and before relief could reach him he died at the scene of the practi cal but ghastly joke. McQninlan gave himself up, and is in jail awaiting the ac tion of the grand jury. He is on the verge of distraction, he and the victim being bosom friends. PITTSBURG JUNCTION. The Annnnt Meeting of the Short Line Rail road .Yesterday. At the annnal meeting of the Pittsburg Junction Bailroad Company yesterday, the annual reports for the year showed that the receipts from freight were $195,235 72, from passengers and miscellaneous $0,077 42. The total operating expenses were $48,675 66. The net earnings were $152,637 48. The net surplus January 1 was $46,409 50. The number of loaded cars hauled over the line were 96,774. The election resulted as fol lows: President. T. M. King; Directors. J. W. Cbal fant; C B. Herron, Jame Callery, Jacob Painter. Jr.. Reuben Miller. William Metcalf. W. L. Vankirk, William Vankirk, A. E. W. Painter, C. L. Fitzhugh, Charles F. Mayer and William F. Frick. RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS. A Junk Store Keeper's Place Raided for n ' Quantity of Plunder. Joseph Goldberg, a junk shop keeper, was arrested yesterday on the charge of receiv ing stolen goods. The police made a raid on his place and captured a large quantity of lead pipe, brass valves, stopcocks and brass fixtures. . It was also alleged that he bought 500 pounds of stuff from the boy James Lyons, who was arrested last Saturday for tearing the pipe and water fixtures from two vacant houses on Fifth avenue. Goldberg is held in 1,000 bail for court. TO GO TO CANADA. Lemon, tbo Bnnkoed, Will Testify Against the Supposed Bankoer. Mr. Lemon, the man who was bunkoed out of $10,000 in a room on Pearl street, Allegheny, one day during the County Cen tennial festivities, will leave for Canada to day, to testify against the man Aldrich, who was arrested there on the charge of stealing Lemon's money. Scrap Iron Thieves. John Drodcy and William O'Hern were arrested by Officer Bhall, of the Pittsburg and Western Bailroad, early yesterday morning, charged with stealing tons of scrap iron, castings etc., from a number of mill yards along the Allegheny river. Passing Coanterfelt Money. Charles Fry and Albert Bingman, of Allegheny, were arrested last night by De tective Eichcnlaub on suspicion of passing a counterfeit silver dollar on an East street storekeepei a few weeks ago. Not nn Uncionded Title. Patrick McClellan had an extra coat in his possession last night, and, in the esti mation of Officer Bobert Denniston, Patrick did not prove an nnclonded title, so he was locked np in the Central station for exam ination. LOCAL ITEMS, LIMITED. Incidents of a Say in Two Cities Condensed for Ready Reading. G. A, R. Post 128 will open a fair at its hall on the 9th of next month. Some fellow broke into A. Trautman's cigar factory and stole 1,700 tobies valued at 17. The Tippecanoe Club have issued a very neat invitation for their bal masqne on next Friday evening. Bedford school contributed $27 15 for the relief of the sufferers from the Wood street disaster. William Trudy, Superintendent of the Sharpsville Railroad, at Sharpsville, was in the city yesterday. Edwakd Cuff, employed at Oliver Bros. & Phillips', was badly injured by an iron bar puncturing his leg. Dr. Hieth was called to attend Mrs. James Brennan who slipped on the icy pavement yes terday and fractured her ankle. The Republican Executive Committee of the Twenty-eighth ward wilt meet on Wednesday to arrange for a suggestion meeting. To-morrow will be tho last day upon which the City Board of Assessors will hear appeals from the Third, Fifth and Twenty-second wards. The Allegheny school teachers of steps four, five, six and seven will meet in the Fourth ward school nextSaturdaymorning and discuss educational problems. The Chinese Village Company two gentle men, one lady and two little children passed thronsh the Union station yesterday morning. The Celestial "kids" attracted most attention. As the average wearing time of cables on new traction railroads is only eight or ten months, the Pittsburg Traction Company has three new spools of cable on hand, to be ready for any emergency in the near future. Henry FETTEnixc and,two other Law renceville hoys were yesterday arrested for violent snowballing, and the former was sent by Magistrate Brush to jiil for ten days. Chief ISrown's officers won't permit the dangerous sport. Is order to goto Italy and cultivate his splendid baritone for tbe operatic stage, Mr. Charles Corcoran, the Fifth avenue jeweler, will close out his business in about two months. Campanini has praised him highly as a gentle man with "jewels In bis throat." WILL THE XEWSIES GET IT? That Grand Benefit, With Prima Donna; In It, a Little Shaky. Mr. Harry Venn, who collected nearly $200 on the sale of tickets for the proposed concert to benefit the Pittsburg Newsboys' Home on Wednesday next, and who went to New York ostensibly to engage for the concert such talent as Mme. Theresa Her bert, Paul Xalich, Levy, the cornetist, and Bev. T. DeWitt Talmage, seems to be having trouble to get an extra $100 from Pittsburg with which to pay the fares of the artists here. There are so many con tradictory situations connected with the event, that the concert may not materialize. In this connection the management of the Newsboys' Home request that the following be published: The performance for the benefit of the News boys' Home, advertised to take place at the Grand Central Rink to-morrow evening, will probably not come off. Secretary Kerr, Vice Presidents Hazlett and Keenan. and Sui.erin tendent Druitt and other of the Home officials, who were seen yeuerday, disclaim all knowledge of or responsibility for the alleged benefit which has, it seems, been engineered by parties In no wise connected with tbe Home orits man agement. While the aoove officials have no charees to make in connection with the affair, they have reasons to believe that tho attrac tions advertised for Wednesday evening will not be heard, and desire to make a voluntary statement to that effect in order that no friend of the Home may purchase tickets under a mis apprehension. TilE $100,000 LIMITATION. Its Removal From tbe Allegheny High School Building Fond Is Urged. The committee of Allegheny Councilmen and citizens, appointed to go to Harrisburg in the interests of second-class legislation for their city, and consisting of Captain Martin, John A. Stevenson, James Hunter, Samuel Watson, John Francis, Jr., and City Solicitor Elphinstone, left yesterday. "With them went Mr. Richard Scandrett and Prof. Dodds, of the Allegheny High School, to work in the interests of several educational bills concerning Allegheny. Principal among these bills is one remov ing the 100,000 limitation to the high school bnilding lund, which is liable to cause much trouble in the near future, if not removed. CELEBRATING THE HUNDRED IEAKS. Arrangements Being Completed by the Washington Committee. At last night's general meeting of the Committee on Washington's Centennial Anniversay it was decided to ask the min isters to hold special services April 30. G. E. Keppel was appointed Press Agent, and sub-committees on all arrangements were formed. All official bodies and associations will be asked to co-operate. A petition was prepared to send to the Legislature,reminding them of the day, and asked that it be declared a public holiday. Senator Ingails will be asked to be 'the orator of the occasion, and Governor Beaver and all State officials will be invited, as will also all Congressmen in tbe State west of Harrisburg. Trade Prospects Good? Well, we should say so, at Hamilton's piano and organ salesrooms; at any rate, their clearance sale preparatory to taking stock February 1, is bringing the people in who are taking advantage of the low prices and easy terms. Everything in stock comes under the general reduction, Decker Bros., Knabe,Fiscber and other pianos, Estey and Story and Clark organs, ail of which are well known here and elsewhere, and the purchaser of a $20 organ receives the same courteous attention as the buyer of a $500 piano. They have made so many trade sales and taken so many square pianos in exchange that they are getting crowded for room. Among the squares are Decker Bros., Knabe, Steinway, Bradbury, Check ering and others. You can get them at your own price and terms. Go in now and be convinced of what we say. S. HAMXLT02T, 01 and 93 Fifth avenue. Wanted a Situation By a thorouehly experienced plumber and gas-fitter. I will furnish responsible firms with a record of my experience in the em ploy of firms in this city, covering a period of 16 years, and in one of the leading cities out of here for a period of four years. No firms under the compliment of thePlumbers' Association need apply, as I am a non-union man and always will be Address X, Dis patch office. On, YES Ladies' bucle jerseys, 50c; cali co wrappers, 50c to $1; cashmere wrappers, $2 75 up; striped newmarkets, $2 to $7; jack ets, $1 to $5; girls' winter dresses, 50c to $5; Gretchen coats, $1 50 to $6; blankets, 50c up; comforts, 39c to $2; cold weather underwear and infants' goods at half regular prices. Busy Bee Hive, cor. Sixth and Liberty. $10 for a $20 Ulster or Raglan In this cloakroom to-day. This is a special cnance, as our stoct: is entirety too targe. This week mnst reduce it. JOS. HORNE & CO.'S Penn avenue Stores. All end and dress lengths will be closed out during the mornings at about half origi nal prices. Hugus & Hacke. ITS -1 Use Eosalia Flour, Whitmyre & Co. Use Eosalia Flour. Whitmyre & Co. Try Marvin's spiced fruitcake. Your grocer keeps it. All persons afflicted with dyspepsia find immediate relief by using Angostura Bit ters. DIBBDLUTIDN NDTICE. I have this day sold all my interest in the Arm of HEARD, BIBER & EASTON to my late partners, who will continue the business, assuming all liabilities and interests connected therewith. JAMES B. HEABD. The above notice explains the neces sity of an immediate reduction and closing out of all surplus stock, which must be converted into money at once. . We have made striking changes in prices in all departments TO EFFECT SPEEDY SALES. BIBER A EASTDN, 503 AND 507 MARKET STREET. ja5-TTS3u AFTER ELEGTBIC P0IKTEES. A New York Delegation Comes toFUlsbnrg and Examines Its Electric Works A Favorable Verdict. The alternating current of the Westing house Electric. Company was yesterday sub raitted to the critical examination of 13 gentlemen from New York. The delegation was composed of Mr. G. M. Coit, President of the Board of Underwriters of New York, nine of the prominent members of the same body, ana Mr. Hugh Bonner, Assistant Chief of the New York Fire Department, and Mr. J. Elliott Smith, Chief Electrician of that organization. These gentlemen had come here at ths invitation of Mr. Westinghouse, for the fol lowing purpose: In the rules of the Board of Underwriters of New York city, upon electric lighting, there is no provision made for the alternating current, the system used by Mr. Westinghouse, and, under the pres ent rules, the Fire Underwriters could bar that system from being introduced in New York. The Board of Underwriters, how ever, will hold a meeting the first week of February for the purpose of modifying their rules, and the gentlemen who were here yeJ terdavwill then state what they think- of the alternating system. A decision of ap proval or rejection of the alternating current will be given. The entire party were shown over the Westinghouse Electric Company's factory on Garrison alley, and then they went to the Allegheny County Light Company. After their visit of inspection was over and several of the gentlemen were asked what they thought about the alternating current in comparison with the direct one, they expressed their conviction in favor of the superiority ot the Pittsburg electric sys tem over anything they had ever seen. SOME OP THE FINEST. New York Electricians Examine the Pitii. burg Fire Department. A Professor William Smith, SaperinteWent of Electricity in the New York Fire De partment, with 15 electricians en route to Chicago, inspected the Pittsburg department yesterday. They favor underground wires, and are using them in New York, where all public institutions are supplied with alarm boxes. JDS. HDRNE k CD.'B PENN AVENUE STORES. OUR GREAT SALE GREAT SALE ' '" GREAT SALE LADIES' WINTER WRAPS LADIES' WINTER WRAPS this week: Ladles' Cloth Ulsters and Raglans at $5 each. Ladies' fine Baglans and Ulsters and Newmarkets at S10 each. Ladies' Peasant Cloaks at $10 each. Fine For Trimmed Newmsrxets, quilted linings, at $20 each. These are the greatest bargains ever offered in any Cloak Room. Tbe entire stock must be sold, and we know these prices will do it. Come to the Cloak Boom this week. , Complete stock of fine Seal Plata Garments, Coats, Jackets, Wraps and Ulsters, also reduced this week. JDS. HDRNE X ED.'B PENN AVENUE STORES. ;J ji22-rrs &