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2 THE PITTSBUBG; DISPATCH, SATURDAY, 'JULY 27, 1889.

JUSTAMILLMIsNow tie SumExpected to foe

Distributed Next Week

FOE JOHNSTOWN'S BELIEF.

The Commission's Meeting is Called

for Wednesday Next.

POSSIBIEB EASTERN OBSTACLES,

Treasurer Thompson's Individual Yiews

and Inside Facts.

2IH. MAETIK SOT TET EEADX.TO TALE

There was a rumor current yesterday thatseveral members of the Governor's BeliefCommission were opposed to the rapid dis-

tribution of the relief fund in Johnstown.This opposition was reported to come prin-

cipally from the eastern members. W. E.Thompson, Treasurer of the fund, asked onthis very point, said:

"I cannot positively say whether therewill be any opposition by the commissionin regard to placing the money or not; butfor myself, I shall advocate the quickestpossible distribution of the fund. I am ofopinion an opinion formed by a close ttudyof the situation that the sooner the moneyis placed in the hands of the people, thebetter it will be for all parties concerned."Why should we hold it back? The peopleof Johnstown are not children, and they aretired of the sort of 'parental authority thecommission exercises over them, and theywant to regain control of their own business.

A JFOKIUDABLE FEATUKE.

"Another feature to be taken into consid-eration is the fact that many people, know-ing that they are to receive money, are lay-ing back waiting for it. If they had theamount coming to them, and knew thatthey could not obtain any further supplies,they would soon becomeOf course, immediately after the disaster,when the people were paralyzed with theenormity of their loss, there was a need ofsome one to say to them what to do and howto do it; but that day is past the peoplenow are able and willing to take hold forthemselves.

"Up to last night I have distributed about5150,000, and there is $50,000 more inthe vaults of the first NationalBank to commence on"We shall probably put out inthe city about $1,000,000, and in my opin-ion we can't do it any too soon. I admitthat I had serious doubts of the practibilityof so doing a week or so ago; but, after hav-ing been among the people of Johnstown, Ihave become thoroughly convinced thatthev are to be trusted to act for themselves.They are principally of Welch o'r Germanextraction, and are consequently verythrifty.

ON DEPOSIT AT ONCE.

"I was talking to the acting cashier ofthe First National Bank a day or so agoand he remarked that the deposits had in-creased most materially since the commis-sion had begun the distribution. "Why, wehave cashed $5,000 in checks here at ourhome office in the past week. That does notlook much like squandering their money,docs it? And another thing: the people arenearly all educated; we do not find above5 per cent who cannot write their name.They are the same class of saving peopleone meets at the Dollar Savings Bank hereon Saturday afternoon depositing theirsurplus. The Cambria Iron Company willsoon be able to o0er work to nearly as manymen as previous to the. flood. At their endof the town all is life and earnestness. Thesteam is pouring from the furnaces, and thelittle engine darting here and there with itsload of freight. The ruined portion is beingrapidly rebuilt, and will soon be completelyrestored.

"What we should do is to distribute themoney as rapidly as consistent with thor-oughness, deliver the city into the chargeof its citizens and withdraw, with the firmconviction that we have done all that waspossible under the circumstances."

mb. aiAEvnrS. S. Marvin was interviewed on the same

subject, and said: "I am not prepared tomake any statement in regard to the matterat present. The commission will have ameeting at Johnstown on the 31st inst,when, beyond doubt, the question will bediscussed, and upon the evidence broughtiornard I shall advocate the adoption of theplan which seems to be of the most interestto all parties interested,and I have no doubtthat every member of the commission willdo the same. It would be impossible to finda more capable or upright body of men thanthe present Belief Committee, and they willmake no mistake, you may be sure of itThey have only the welfare of the Johns-town citizens at heart."

Messrs. James B. Scott and BeubenMiller, the remaining members of the localcommission, were out of town. Telegramsfor the opinions of Mayor Fitler, of Phila-delphia, and Governor Beaver met withlike results no response.

The reports of extensive frauds in the ob-taining of checks is denied by TieasurerThompson. Many people have made falsestatements to the local committee; but, whenit comes to swearing to the same in theTreasurer's office, they generally weakenand confess the fraud.

INCLUDING THE OTHER JOHNSTOWN.

Contributions for Flood Sufferers From aNamesake of Experience.

Contributionsto the Johnstown relief fundfor Thursday and Friday amounted to 55,-7-

44, making the total $772,519 44. Theitems were:

Employes of the Chicago Wire Spring Com-pany. Lockport, 111.. 161 50; citizens of James-town, N. Y additional,$30S 76; citizens of WestAlexander. Pa- -, additional, $6; citizens of De-troit, additional. $5,27518; collected by theficayune, New Orleans, La., $54.

AFEAID OP PALESTINE FJSTEES.

Local Clergymen Talk of Postponing a'Trlpto the Holy Land.

A meeting of local ministers who con-

templated a trip to Palestine was to havetaken place yesterday, but, owing to theabsence of Dr. D'Has'ee, was adjourned.The object was to discuss the advisability ofpostponing the trip for a month or two, be-

cause fever is very prevalent in the HolyLand during the months of September andOctober.

The Daly Inqaeit.At the Coroner's inquest on John Daly,

who died at the Homeopathic HospitalThursday night, as is alleged, from a blowadministered by John McNally, Sr., W. C.Malone and Angust Bollin testified thatthey saw McNally hit Daly and knock himdown. The inquest was adjourned until to-

day at 11 o'clock.

Tbe Beer Glass urn a Weapon. --

James Hanna, residing in Soho, was heldin $300 bail before Alderman Jones yester-day, to answer to William Henderson, forknocking him down with a beer glass.

THE SWALLOWTAIL 33 Mjand the drinking habit of American swells,are discussed in Dispatch by B.Berry JFall

HITHER AND THITHER.

movements of Plirabargera and Others ofWide Acquaintance.

F. lb Pope, expert electrician of theWestlnghouse Company, returned to his homoin New York last night, accompanied byCharles A. Terry, Esq. When the electricianbecame aware of the presence of a reporter, hesaid: "Well, if yon want anything new. yoncan ot this down: Pittsburg produces nowabout 6,000 horse power of electricity everyday. which is more than is produced by anyother city In the United States, not even ex-cepting New York. Now. yoa did not knowthat, did you T Well, here is another pointer:Your city is better lighted than I haveever seen a city, either In tbe Old or the NewWorld. GoodbyP

Mrs. Cohen, Mrs. Dunlap, .Mrs. Duff,Mrs. Herron, Mrs. Dunlevy and Mrs. McElroyare the ladies on the committee appointed bythe Bociety for the Improvement of the Poorto visit Oakmont this afternoon to view tbenew property the society contemplates pur-chasing there. The good this noble society hasalready done in affording healthful outings topoor little waifs is best evidenced by this needof extending the work.

William Crosby, the genial hotel clerkof tbe Anderson, has been on a vacation fortwo weeVs, and he came back yesterday look-ing as brown as a berry. "I have been at St.Clair Springs," he said, "and had a very nicetime, indeed. It was only too short, that's all.I tell you there is a good deal of fun In it. If aa man can be his own boss, even for twoweeks."

Mr. Bichard Brokaw and wife willspend some weeks in Mercer county. Somepolicemen will not mourn Dick's departure,but some of his friends thins: the Incandescentlamps on Smitbfield street will burn but dimly,and that "sweet prospects, sweet birds andsweet flowers" will all lose their awcetnfesswhen he departs.

John T. Caldwell, Treasurer of thePhiladelphia Company, and J. M. Jackson,President of tho Union Switch and SignalCompany, went to Washington last night onbusiness. Mr. Jackson intends to look up thedetails of that new contract for lighting thebusiness portion of Washington wltb elec-tricity.

Mart Jes'skofoskt, daughter of J. Jlnsko-fosk- y,

of 1622 Penn avenue, had her lingerseriously injured yesterday. Her mother wasusing the wringer, and while the child wasplaying around it,her lingers caucht in tbe cog-wheel, crushing her thumb, which D. H. Hiberbelieves may have to be amputated., D. H. Blasern, of the Midas Criterion,

a distillery organ of Chicago, pasted throughthe Union depot last night on the limited, and,talking about whisky, he said that within tbelast month the best rye bad gone up in price 60

cent owing to the bad crop of cereals usedEer manufacture of that liquor.Mrs. William McCreery and daughter

and Mrs. Judge Ewing spent yesterday inJohnstown. They were much pleased with thework that had been done by the local Ladies'Committee, and surprised at the progress inevery department of the work of building anew Johnstown.

J. O. Brown, Chief of the" Departmentof Public Safety, took tbe train for Harrisburglast night. "There is nothing new under thesun, my boy," he replied to tbe stereotypedinterrogatory of the reporter. "The city isawfully quiet, and I am going East for achange of air."

Mr. E. Gear, of We'llsville, N. Y.,formerly member of the Sixty-fir- Pennsylva-nia Volunteers, and well known as a gallantold soldier, is in the city on business and call-ing on his numerous G. A. It. friends.

Mr. S. Stutz, mining engineer of thiscity, has departed for the Paris Exposition.Before returning Mr. Stutz will visit tbe min-ing regions of the old countries to Investigatethe coal and coke industries.

Charle J. Lang was yesterday electedas tbe successfnl candidate for Colonel Bayne'sappointment at Annapolis, to fill the vacancycaused by tbe death of tbe former cadPt, whowas tbe brother of tbe present candidate.

There will be a meeting of the officers ofthe Hibernian Rifles, Battalion B. ofE., atFlannery's Hall. Frankstown, Allofficers or tbe order are respectfully invitedby Major F. McKnight to attend.

Bev. D. K. Nesbit, formerly pastor ofthe Hazelwood Presbyterian Church, now ofPeoria, I1L, is in the city. Mr. Nesbit officiatedat the luneral of Will Brown, son of Cap-tain Samuel Brown.

J. N. Pew, President of the People'sNatural Oas Company, who has been in Ohiofor the last two days looking up some of hisoil property, returned yesterday.

C. Beringer goes to Chautauqua andNiagara Falls, after which he will sail up thelakes. He takes a considerable number of his '

family and relatives with him.J. M. Barr, an electrician of the "West-

lnghouse Company, went for a two weeks' tripto New York last evening.

A. W. Jones, who is largely identifiedwith iron interests in Youngstown,0., has regis-tered at the Monongahela.

Miss Nan F. Case, of Harrisburg,daughter of City Assessor Case, is visiting herparents on Marlon street.

James "Woodward Clark, of Indiana,Pa., son of Justice Clark, of the SupremeCourt, Is in the city.

Dick Quay was flitting around the cor-ride-rs

of tbe United States Custom House yes-terday.

William Swindell, Councilman of theThird ward, Allegheny, left for the East lastnight.

Corvin Gamble, son of James Gamble,coal merchant, is home on a visit from Mexico.

I. H. Hirsch, of Schamberg's bankingestablishment, left for New York last evening.

United States District Attorney Lyonis at Sunbury, Pa, on court business.

Percy F. Smith is again ontof bed,after three weeks' illness.

DISCUSSING CAMPBELL AGAIN.

Pittsburg's Bottle Blowers Meet and Talkthe Thins; Over.

The local lodge of Pittsburg bottleblowers held a meeting last night at K. ofL. Hall, heard and adopted the report ofdelegates at the recent convention in At-lantic City. President Campbell's actionin behalf of L. A. 3X), in the importationof foreign labor, was discussed. There wasmanifest a feeling among the members ofthe organization to sift the matter through.The meeting was adjourned until August23, when further action will be taken nthe Campbell case.

AS BAD AS POSSIBLE.

That In the Diagnosis of Many TyphoidCase In Hospital.

The number of typhoid casei now in theAllegheny General Hospital is 35. All ofthese are not virulent, but the doctor incharge stated last night 'that several areabout as bad as they can be. One death oc-

curred yesterday, but it is doubtful whethertyphoid was the cause. The influx oftyphoid patients began at the hospital aboutfive weeks ago, and has been steadily in-creasing ever since.

DELIRIOUS AND INJURED.

A Gentleman Who Went Out for a Walkand Landed In n Hospital.

John Flannigan, of 207 Third avenue,went out for a walk on Sunday morning,and the next his relatives heard of him wasthat he was lying at the HomeopathicHospital with a fractured leg. Being some-what delirions he is unable to say how hewas injured, except that the accident hap-pened on Fifth avenue. v

A NEW GLASS FACT0EI

At McKee'a Old Chimney Works' to beOpened About Angnit IS.

"William Schutte, J. S. Felker, JamesHays, John Patterson, E. T. Adams andJoseph McMurtry, directors of the PeerlessLead Glass Company, met last night andarranged to start the old McKee chimneyfactory, on South' Eighteenth street, aboutAugust 15. Tho new company has a capi-talization of 75,000.

Dr. B. M. Hanna. Eye, ear, nose andthroat diseases exclusively. Office, 718 Pennstreet! Pittsburg, Pa. s&sa

M ADA HUTTI? in Dl8-tliA- it

A. ilBliliEl) patch, describes howa Broadway mother acts, and thowt that ap-pearances are sometimes decMJuU

THEY flOST TELL ALL

Hints of a Hidden Hand to be Flayedin tbe Flemon Business.

THE LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE

Eefuses to Hake a Eeport, tut Got. BeaverWill bo All Surrounded.

BET. BENTLEY TALKS ENIGMATICALLY

The colored people held another meetingin the Franklin street schoolhouse lastnightIsaac "Washington presiding, M. K.Holloand Secretary.

Broadax Smith, who saya he isn't rever-

end, made his presence felt for the firsttime in these meetings.

tThe first question presented wax as to the

amount owed the janitor. Mr. Fosterstated that he claimed three nights' pay de-

linquent. Chairman "Washington said hehad paid two nights' rent for the' hall, andbut one was owing, and Mr. Foster was sentto hunt the janitor. Meantime Bevs.Pryor and Smith reported the interviewof the committee sent to Union-tow- n

to confer with Governor Beaver.Mr. Smith refused to be dubbed "Rever-end," but preferred to put himself in thesame class with an Eastern preacher whose

title is D. D. D. D. D. D., decided declinerof the dubious degree of doctor of divinity.Mr. Smith said he'd rather be called Broad-ax. Mr. Smith thonght that sufficienteffort to get money had not been made. Hesaid there were lots of rich white men inthis city who expressed pity and Mr. Smithwanted them to have them express it in dol-

lars and cents. Broadax said it wouldn'tbe any harm

TO WOKK ON SUNDAY,

and let all the preachers in the city wrestlewith their congregations. He expressed anopinion that proper effort, backed withmoney, would save Flemon.

Mr. Foster again insisted that means beraised to send some famous lawyer to SouthCarolina, for Mr. Foster felt in his osseousstructure that Flemon would go back to thePalmetto State.

Mr. "Wright reported that a gentlemannamed Colonel Scott and others had givenhim some cash for the cause, --and ColonelScott had said he would stand with the col-ored people to see that Flemon should .notbe taken back.

A man addressed the Chair and said ifSouth Carolina were civilized it would beall right to allow Flemon to go back, butnot as the case stands. This man rerused togive his name, as he said he lived in theSouth and was a lawverand did not proposeto give his name. He said the Bepublicanparty had done wrong in allowing those

d, perjured wretches to come backto Congress after fighting tour years to de-stroy the Government. This anonymousgentleman said the only way the negroesconld get their rights was to armand fight for them, "If you saythis man shan't go back he willnot be taken. Applause. The coloredpeople must imitate the whites in theirhieher civilization and not in their vices.I am astonished to find men smoking in thishall In the South we tried topray this tyranny down, tried singing itdown, tried voting it down, but now theyproposed

TO FIOHT IT DOTVN.

"It's as much of a pleasure to die for theright as to be born, we must not smoke orchew tobacco, as we cannot afford it. Letus work, save money and get homes and in-fluence."

Mr. Isaac Morton moved the appointmentof a committee on resolutions.

Voices What's resolutions?Mr. Morton Resolutions is resolutions.Broadax essayed to make a speech, when

'Mr. Morton attempted to interject, butBroadax said: "You can't say what I wantto say. We want to get up resolutions inthe spirit of the Southern brother who hasjnst spoken. If we don't talk out plainlythese white men at Harrisburg will look atyour committee and ask: 'Where's the restof your niggers?' "

Mr. Morton's motion prevailed, andMessrs. Isaac Morton, B. F. Stewart, Joseph"W Taylor, Bev. P. W. Douse, and tbeSouthern unknown wero appointed the com-mittee. This action smoked the unknownout and induced him to tell his name, andwhen all came out he was found to be Prof.H. M. Rankin, of the Western TennesseeUniversity, Memphis.

When the committee retired a lone and'angry discussion ensued as to the advisability ol tbe a inance uommmee making a retport. Mr. Chilton opposed for reasons he pre-ferred to keep to himself. Amid angry con-troversy and innumerable points of orderBroadax Smith squelched all advocates of areport by stating that there were abundantreasons why the committee should work inthe dark and not expose its aims and giveaway facts to the newspapers.

The question of sending & moral influencecommittee caused a long discussion, butfinally Bevs. Pryor, Bentley, Clinton, J. J.Jones, McMillen and Watson, and LaymenJames Smith and Broaaax Smith were appointed.

THE UNLUCKY THIRTEEN.Bev. Bentley was in trouble regarding

the more or less mythical committee of thir-teen. Mr. Bentley wanted to know whatthe organization is, was or had been. Mr.Foster replied that it was a ghost TheChair was in favor of smoking that com-mittee out. He said the only body knownwas that which meets in the Franklinschoolhouse.

Mr. D. M. Washington said that, so faras he could learn, the "committee ofthirteen" was composed of James Haskins,

'of No. 46 Wilson street. He could not findthat this

POWEEcommittee had done anything. BroadaxSmith, like Betsy Prigg, believes there ain'tno Mrs. Harris. ,

Bev. Bentley said a little gray-haire- d manon one of the newspapers told him-- qf thecommittee. l

Broadax Smith said he had been told toecommittee was mostly composed of blackmen, but had some "ornary" white mem-bers. Cries-Honora-

Broadax Well, you know what I mean,anyhow.

Business was suspended to hear the re-port of receipts for the evening. They were$31 25.

Bev. Bentley I've been urging peaceand regularity, good order, etc., and pray-ing for it, but if Mr. Flemon dies in Pitts-burg I'm one who will assist to give him adecent funeral and build a monument to hismemory. Sensation.

The Resolution Committee reported asfollows:

i BEPOBT OP THE COMMITTEE.Whereas, We, tbe colored people of West-

ern Pennsylvania, having for1 several weekspast had the case of Bev. C'F. Flemon, ofSouth Carolina, under consideration, do pro-claim to the citizens of Pennsylvaniaand the States of tbe Union tbat webelieve tbat tbe charge made againstRev. E. F. Flemon by the State of BoothCarolina for tbe murder of Mr. James Black-wel- l,

of Edgefield county, of said State. Octo-ber 29, 1884, Is false and without foundation,upon which tbey seek by requisition on tbaGovernor of Pennsylvania tbe return "of saidBev. Flemon back to Sooth Carolina to answersaid charge made to him.

Whereas, We further believe that the deathof said James Blaclcwell was tbe result ot apolitical riot In which many were engaged andthat many colored men lost their lives; andfarther, we believe tbat tbe State ot SouthCarolina seeks tbe return of said Flemon fortheipnrpose of Intimidating tbe colored peopleof Edgefield county in the assertion of theirpolitical right": we further petition tbe Gov-ernor of Pennsylvania to use every legal meansto thoroughly Investigate the charge madeagainst Rev. Flemon and the circumstancesleading to th death ot James Blaclcwell beforesurrendering the prisoner to the officials ofBoutn uarouna.

Jfeiolved, That we, the colored citizens cl

Pennsylvania, will use all honorable and lawfulmeans within our power to defend the pris-oner, and would ask all citizensto join us in the issue, that justice may be donetba most bumble citizen, "and especiallythroughout tbe South, where the negro is de-

nied his political and civil rights.Signed by the committee,

B. F. Swtwabt. Secretary.FOE PINANCIAIi SEASONS.

The Chair announced that as Mondaynight was tbe best on which to make collec-tions, it would be the night of meeting here-after. x

As a parting shot, Mr. Foster again de-manded that some lawyer, a rebel Brigadier,be hired to defend Flemon in South Caro-

lina.Sheriff McCandless yesterday received an

order from Governor Beaver asking thatFlemon be held until after Tuesday.Flemon is ordered to appear by counsel atHarrisburg on Tuesday next to make goodthe facts set forth in his petition, and theSheriff of Allegheny county directed to holdhim, Flemon, until a decision is rendered,notice to be given to the Governor of SouthCarolina, who may also be heard in personor by counsel, the hearing to take place at 4o'clock P. M.

ASKING FOR FAVORS.

Green Bottle Blowers Desirous of the Win-dow Glass Men' If TheyShould Strike The Matter Not Yet Set-

tled.A joint conference was held in Philadel-

phia the other day between committees ofDistrict Assemblies Nos; 119 and 143 of theGreen Bottle Blowers and a committee ofL. A. No. 300, Window Glass Workers.The object of the green bottle blowers wasto induce the window glass men to act inharmony with them during a strike. Thefact of the matter is that the green bottleblowers have lost a Uvr factories out West,and, of course,are anxious to get them back.

The conference was attended by a commit-tee from L. A. 300, composed of JosephBiggins, William Wallace and Emil Gon-tier- e.

After discussion the green glsssworkers presented the following paper:

"Whereas, We consider It inconsistent forone department of trade to assist any corpora-tion to subordinate another department oftrade where both are members of the K. of L;therefore.

Resolved. That the joint committees of D.A.'s 119 and 113 request K A 300 to deter mak-ln- e

contracts for tbe coming season with tbemanufacturers who operate nod-unio-n bottlefactories in connection with union window fac-tories, until such manufacturers agree to oper-ate their bottle factories according to tbe regu-lations of the Knights of Labor.

Then the discussion was continued, andthe committees exchanged their views as towhat factories were meant. At the close ofthe meeting the green bottle blowers passeda resolution that they would assist the win-dow glass workers whenever they had anystrike by paying them benefits, and in re-

turn they expect the same it they shouldhappen to be in any strike.

This conference is, so far, of some import-ance because the ereen bottle blowers werethe first who urged an investigation into thecharges against President Campbell and L.A. 300 for importing foreign glass workers.

What will be done in the matter by thewindow glass men cannot be stated. Thecommittee will refer the question to the Ex-ecutive Council of the Window GlassWorkers' Association.

PLASTERERS WANT

Tbey Object to Having Lathing Done by In-

capable Bovs or Others.,It was stated by one "of the members of

the Plasterers' Beneficial and ProtectiveAssociation, of Pittsburg, yesterday after-noon that on tbe 1st of August all theplasterers of this city will strike, unless thecontractors allow them to do lathing as wellas plastering.

This matter came tinder discussion at theNational Plasters' Convention in St Paul,Minn. Delegates from all over the countrycomplained that lathing is at present notonly done by but a good dealor tbe wore is also done by boys, Who get$2 CO, while the plasterer makes (3 CO. Aresolution was passed that any branch ofthe association desiring to strike to fight thisquestion might do-so-', end that they wouldbe supported. There are about 400 plasterersin the city, and thqy are determined tostrike next week unless they are given lathing as well as plastering.

A number of them sav that on account ofthe work being done by boys plastering ismade not only difficult, but is dorc so badlythat the safety of the bouse is affected.

SEWEB P PE TBUST.

The Smaller Mnnnfac carers Burst ItbyUn-deraelll- ni

thoTrnst.The Sewer Pipe T. ust, which was formed

last spring by the lai est sewer pipe manu-facturers of this couitry at the Hotel An-derson, is said to have burst, and the priceof sewer pipe is now reported to be lowerthan ever. As a reason for this change thefact is cited that the Globe Sewer PipeCompany, the head of the trust, failed totake in some of the smaller concerns. Theresult has been these little fellows have un-dersold them , to s ich an extent that thetrust could not com- - ete.

A NEW AIL GAUGE.

It Pats Pittsburg Din: infactareraon an EqualFootlnc V Ilh Wheeling.

The new nail gati ;e, made by the Amal-gamated Association some time ago, pre-sents many advuftages to Pittsburg nailmanufacturers. Jit enables them to competewith Wheeling nail men, which they couldnot do formerly, as Amalgamated menworked cheaper in Wheeling than here.

This will probably prompt the Pittsburgnail men to resume work as soon as possible.

Walton's Mines la Operation.All the mines of Joseph Walton & Co.,

in the Second pool of the Monongahelariver, started up yesterday, the miners

cents per bushel. Thisisone-quarte- T

ot a cent less than is paid in theThird and Fourth pools, and the manufacturers are congratulating themselves.

They Met at Last.Superintendent M. L. Malone, of the newovernment Building, and Messrs. J. B.cott. John H. Ricketson and William Mc

Clelland! of the Building Committee of theChamber of Commerce, met yesterday after- -.

oon rcjauvc mj ujb assiuuicufc oi roomsone officials. The meetinstwas adjourned

until next wees.

A Ijarce Pipe Contract.M. Byers, the wionght iron pipe manu

facturer, yesterday secured a contract forlaviag 15 miles of pipe for a gas company inBluilou, Ind. The pipe is to be 16 inchesin dihmeter.

Colorado, Rocky Dlonnmln and PacificCoast Excursion. .

Ticklets over the Union Pacific Railroad.via Council Bluffs and Omaha or KansasCity, are now on sale by all ticket agents.Excursions to Denver, Colorado Springs,Pueblo Vind Trinidad, Col.; Cheyenne, Wyo.;Helena and Butte, Mon.; Ogden and SaltLake City, Utah; to the resorts of Idaho;San Franfcisco and Los Angeles, Cal.; Port-land, Ore.f Tacoma and Spokane Falls, W.T. Excepting to Spokane Falls, first andsecond cla3s ticketsoneway areonsale to allpoints named above; also to Salem andOlympia, OVre.; Seattli , Walla Walla andother points in Washington Ter. Trains ofthe Union Pftcifio Railroad are equippedwith Pullman buffet sleeping cars, Pullmantourist cars (ok second-clas- s passengers, freereclining chaiv cars rind through coaches;also dining cars to Denver.

For rates oftare, maps or any Informationcall on or adtiress H. E. Passavant, orThos. 8. SpeaV, T., F. & P. Agts., 400Wood st., P.ittslVurg, Pa.

JULIAN HA fraORNE'SSMMnatina start. "2.1 utenant JCouUa," uHU be

jmblUhed compute .dispatch.

WHICH IS THE SILOAM

Two Factions of a Congregation Claim

to be the Original.

AN INTERESTING CHDRCH FIGHT.

Tbe Pastor and Trustees Disagree OverSome Missing Funds.

PROCEEDINGS TO CLAIM BUPREHACT

An advertisement appeared in a Pittsburgpaper yesterday warning all persons againstnegotiating with parties representing theSiioam Baptist Church, East Liberty, orsoliciting money on the church property.An information was found to have beenmade before Alderman Gripp the first weekin May against B. Jones, Joseph Douglass,J. J. Crawford and John. Chase, charged byJohn Lightfoot with having taken the keysof' the Sunday school of the church, ofwhich they had been official members, andsuing for the return of somo books, etc

Further seaich led the Teporter to thehome of Bev. W. Duvall, colored, pastor ofthe church, on Breckenridge avenue. Mrs.Duvall called Sister Phillips, a member ofthe church, into the house, and the follow-ing allegations went forth, as if on thebreeze:

THE MONET ADBIFZ.The Siioam Colored Baptist Church, nntil

about a year ago, had been prosperous andrepresented a congregation of 140 zealousChristian workers, who took every meansin their power to advance the cause of re-

ligion and build up the church. They wor-

shiped in the rear of Libetty Hall, EastEnd. About the time stated they decidedthat, with combined efforts, they would tryto build a church of their own. Option" wasobtained on a little plat on Hiland avenue,and each Sunday a collection was takenand the amount donated toward the churchand the amount yet needed to pay for tbeland, announced. Bev. Mr. Duvall was onthe Board of Trustees and had assisted inthe financial matters.

Soon a cloud hovered over the little con-

gregation. A day of reckoning came, andofficers of the chnrch tried to balance ac-

counts of the amount paid in and that onhand.

BOT1I DEFICIT AND MUDDLE.There was a deficit. There was an awful

mix. A member of the church, accordingto the ladies interviewed, accused the pastor,at church board meetings, of being responsi-ble for the missing money, about 100.

The preacher brought counter charges,and the congregation split Twenty-fiv- e

left the church and rented Armory Hall,East End, and "set out for themselves."The reporter was told, by tbe ladies inter-viewed and several others, that the partymaking the accusations against Mr. Duvallwas arrested on information of Mr. Duvallbefore Alderman Gripp, and was now out onbail, but the Alderman's clerk could notfind the information last night, and did notknow whether such a case had gone to courtor not.

After the faction had left the church theremaining members excommunicated thedissenters and claimed to be the originalSiioam Church, while the faction claimthey are the original chnrch and the othersthe faction. The faction tried to get pos-session of some of the property, and, accord-ing to allegations of Mr. Lightfoot in theinformation cited,

CABBIED OJT THE SETSto the Sunday school room and some of the.books and money. The case is now await-in- ?

court.The lastchapter in the 1 i ttl e dram a was

the faction published the noticementioned elsewhere with a view of re-straining the congregation from making anyimprovements on the land or claiming it astheirs. B. Jones, a member of the faction,said its members claimed to be the onlySiioam church, and the whole matter wouldhave to rest nntil the meeting of the Baptistassociation in September, which would de-cide the question. Until then they wouldmaintain their position as the original andonly Siioam congregation.

On tbe other hand, Bev. Duvall was scur-rying around yesterday hunting his lawyerto maintain the standard of the faction, stillclinging to their old quarters.

RATES TO BE YERI LOW.

The Railroads Ready to Join Hands Withthe Exposition.

Passenger agents of railroads centering inPittsburg met the managers of the Exposi-tion yesterday regarding excursion ratesduring the Exposition. The agents agreedto take an interest in Pittsburg and the Ex-position, and offered to make tbe lowestrates ever made for Pittsburg.

Well advertised excursions will be runoften. Just what the rates will oe neitherthe railroad people nor the Exposition man-agers will say, but Manager Johnston saysthe rate is so low that it will be cheaper torconntry folk to come to Pittsburg than tostay at Home. Everything is harmoniousbetween the railroads and the society tomake the Exposition a success.

A HOME INSTITUTION.

Some Points of Interest About tbe WesternUniversity.

Friends of the Western University, which,by the way, will compare favorably with anyother seat of learning in the country, will bepleased to learn that Science Hall will befinished by September 1. Its opening meansa pleasant surprise to the public, who willdoubtless be delighted at the forward stridesmade by this home institution. Tbe main'building will be ready for occupancy byDecember 31. Among other departments itwill contain is a fine gymnasium. Mechanic-al and electrical engineering will be a newfeature introduced under the direction ofProf. Charles Volnoy Kerr. Every appli-ance needed for the practical exposition ofthese sciences will be supplied. All theold classes and features of the universityare retained, and many new ones added!.The examinations take place September 3and 4. Term begins September S.

Catalogues will be ready for distributionearly next week. Call or send for one.

Rev. Bishop I. W. JoyceWill preach at Valley Camp grounds at1050 A. M., Sunday, July 28. Train leavesUnion station (via Allegheny Valley K.B.) at 8.45 a. M., arriving at camp groundsin time for morning service. Train leavingat 12:40 r. si. arrives at camp grounds intime for afternoon service. Keturning trainsleave camp ground at 6JS0 P. M. and oneafter evening service. 3

Use "Una" flour finest spring patent inthe world. "Golden Wedding" the best ofbread flours. "Duquesne" has no equal asa pastry flour. Homing's "Ivory," gem ofall family flours.

Half-Rat- e Hnrvest Excursions West,August 6 and 20, via the "Wabash Line."For full information write Jo or ca on HB. Minor, passenger agent, corner Seventhavenue and. Smithfield street, Pittsburg, Pa.

iREAL ESTATE SAYINGS BANK. IJ3

401 fimithfleld Street, eor. Fourth Avenne.Capital, $100,000. Surplus, 45,000.

Deposits of $1 and upward received andinterest allowed at 4 per cent. XZS

THE ADIR0NDACKS tn'to-mono-

Dispatch by Kamera, who tells of the jollityand freedom of a summer camp in the mou-ntain.

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LOCAL ITEMS, LIMITIID.

Incidents of a Day la Two Cities CondensedforrReady Reading--.

Mobk than 2,000 tickets have already beensold for tbe Cathedral picnio at Silver LakeGrove to-d-

Thk ParK Avenue Presbyterian Church,East End, has been undergoing some repairsand improvements.

Yestebdat was the fifteenth anniversary ofButchers' Bun flood, where 112 people of Alle-gheny were drowned.

Yxs tekday th e Society for the Improvementof the Poor sent CO children, several of them.sick babies, to Oakmont for two weeks.

Over 1.000 Pennsylvania Railroad loadedcoat cars are detained at Cleveland and Ashta-bula owing to tbe tie-u- p of Lake Superiorboats. ,

The police have recovered tbe pocketbookstolen from a young lady by newsboys at thepost office on Wednesday. Inspector McAleesehas tbe purse.

TDK burning of some old clothes in a garretoccupied by BIcbard Allen on Mulberry alley,caused an alarm to be rnng from box 64 at 8o'clock last evening. -

EEroEE Alderman Lehrman yesterday Mrs.Delia Howard charged her mother-in-la- Mrs.Kate Howard, wjtb disorderly conduct. Causeof suit, family quarrels.

Officek Peunei, yesterday arrested JamesJohnston and John Bates, boys, for stealing aride on Fort Wavne freight cars. AldermanTate committed them for five days.

'A chain gave way and a large stone fell attbe new Government building yesterday.break-in- g

a e on one of the projecting cornersnear tbe top and necessitating its removal.

John Basexan, employed at the UnionFoundry, Preble avenue, Allegheny, bad hisshoulder blade broken and suffered slight in-

ternal Injuries by railing from a scaffold yester-day.

M rs. Ellen Musfht, an old lady living onBedford avenne. near Elm street, fell downaflicbtof stairs at her home yesterday, injur-ing her back and dislocating ber right shoul-der.

A stili, alarm was sent In yesterday morn-ing to Engine Company No. 11 tor a slight fireIn a flue at tbe residence of J. W. Taylor, onEllsworth avenue. Very little damage wasdone.

Av ter Melissa Batch, of MonongahelaCity, bad fallen and dislocated a hip in thiscity Thursday, she walked several squares to adoctor's office a most painful ordeal and hadtbe fracture reduced.

On Mat Walton's Monongahela Valley farmhe plowed up a gold-hdte- d sword tbe otherday, bearing the name of William Crawford,who was burned by Indians on the spot awayback In seventeen hundred and

Oeoroe WmcAN, who opposes tbe openingof California avenue, Allegheny, until MayorPearson has signed the ordinance, is alleged tohave arrayed two bulldogs and a gun beforeCity Engineer Ehlers' eyes when he tried tosurvey Witman's property Thursday.

Both Secretary Cake and Executive Council-man Conaway, of tbe Window Glass Workers'Association, scout tbe idea tbat PresidentCampbell Is at all under tbe Influence of anyparticular manufacturer, as has been allegedwith regard to his relations toward JamesChambers, of tbe Jeannctte tank glass fur-naces.

Of the 18,632 pupils enrolled in Allegheny'sschools last year, 10,782, on the average, attend-ed, at a cost per capita to the city of it 11. Withsums received from the State and all othersources, for all purpose., Allegheny school off-icials handled last year 5358,667 12, and kept abalance on hand of 110,863 79. In teachers'salaries there were paid out 1159,907 37. Thevalue of the school property Is $1,359,144 66.

Imported Port.1828 Imperial Oporto Port, full quarts.$3 001669 Mackenzie Port, full quarts 2 SO

Fine Old White Port, full quarts 2 00London Dock Port, full quarts 2 00Burgundy Port, full quarts 1 60Fine Old Spanish Port, full quarts.... 1 00

For sale by G. "W. Schmidt, 95 and 97Fifth ave.

Ester Organs,Drawing room style,

With all the new automatic improvements.. These render access to the inside of the.organ possible without a screwdriver ortools of any sort, and are peculiar to theEstey Organ.

Call at Hamilton'sMusic House, 91 and 93 Fifth avenue.

Visit Onr Clilfdren'a Salt Department ToDny ,

And see the surprisingly low prices on the--'entire stock of children's and misses' sum-mer dresses. Jos. Hokne & Co.'s

i Penn Avenue Stores.

SANlTABruM and Water Cure. The onlyEastern institution in which mud baths aregiven. Steam-heatin- g and electric lights.Baths, massage and electricity by trainedmanipulators. Address John S. Marshall,M. D., Green Spring, O.

Notice.Notice is hereby given that on Saturday,

Jnly 27, at 10 a."m., there will be disposedof at pnblie sale 200 bags of rice. Sale willtake place at West Penn freight station,corner of Sandnsky street and Church ave-nue, Allegheny City.

Good Hosiery la Chenp Here."Fastblacks," fancy stripes, boot patterns,

in cotton and lisle thread, also in pure suk,Jos. Hoene & Co.'s

Penn Avenue Stores.

100 Pieces American challis, 6jo ayard, most likely the last good assortmentobtainable this season.

tts Hugus & Hacks.

No buffet should be without a bottle ofAngostura" Bitters, the South. Americanappetizer.

Men's Enclish linen collars.Jaxes H. Aiken & Co., 100 Fifth ave.

HAREMS OF WYW '&?&Carpenter' "t letter in Dispatch, inwhich he detcribet the life of the fair pritonen.

WE INTEND

REMODELING OUR STORES.

To do so requires closing In Angust

rather than remove stock during build-

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SELL AT A SACEB7ICB

All Wash Dress Goods,

All Wool Dress Goods,

All SUk Goods, ,

All House Furnishing Goods,

Trimmings.

Hosiery,

Gloves and

Underwear.

Children's Suits and Wraps.

Ladles' and Misses' Suits and Wraps,

Mantles, Jackets, Shawls.

BIBEfU.EASTDN,

,606 AND 607 MARKET ST.

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A MUSICIAN 02T A STOCK FAEJL

John Vosel Takes to Ohio to Raise FanHorsea for the Tori!

John Vogel, well known in musical cir-

cles, is establishing a very fine stock farmat Salineville, O. He has bought 80 acresof land there, and has erected and equippedsplendid stables, to be used entirely for thebreeding of trotting horses. Already quitea number of noted pedigree have ieea'purchaied and stabled; among otherRhapsody, whose aire has a record of2i9;also Blue Ridge, Pannonia Standard (un- -registered), sired by the great Aberdeen; jand Agnes "V, Fanny Hawkeye, Belle V," "and many horses of lesser note.

Some of the finest Wilkes and Hamble--.tonian blood are already included in tho --

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A GAI QUARTET.

Four Allegheny Boys Start to Paint thaTown a Uttlo Brighter. , ' '

John Blair, residing on Nunnery Hill,'forgot to lock his trunk, containing $20, yes-- a --

terday. His nephews, John and HarryBlair, discovered the wealth, and, acenma-- c nlatins it, started out to have a good time.Meeting two companions, Thomas and .Alexander Jarvis, they repaired to a res "

tanrant, and ordered the best in the house.They then purchased a set of revolvers andbaseball caps, when they were arrested by .Officer Eichenlaub, and taken to the Alle-ghen- y

station.Mr. Blair refused to proseoate, and they"

were discharged by Chief Glenn. ,

HIS ASM PULLED OUT.

Frightful Injury SnOcrrd by a Worker In sFelt Factory.

Adolph Glutzof 242 River avenne, Alle-gheny, while engaged vesterday cleaning,from under the rolls at De Long & French ,"

hair felt factory on Concord street, had his"left arm pulled from its socket. He was .promptly attended by Drs. McCready andPhilips, and, frightful as is his injury, willrecover.

JULIAN HAWTHORNE'S ?;cinatina ttory, "Lieutenant Louisa," will bapublished complete In DISPATCH.

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--PENN AVENUE STOREi

MID-SUMME- R SALE.

Our prices on summer goods now are

the lowest ever known. A look through

the store will convince you of this fact.

To-da- y 100 pieces more of the extra

fine Scotch Ginghams at 25a

100 pieces more of the finest Amerl-- "

can Ginghams at 15c

100 pieces more of the cotton Challis

we are selling so cheaply.

M ore of tbe Printed lawns at Ec; siJart

large lot of fine French Printed

Batistes at 10c and 12&

The 60c Woolen Dress Goods which

ws are selling at 25c are on a special

table in center of store.

Nearby are the new French Challis,

nearly 200 patterns, dark and light

colorings. Cream White Wool Challia

at 25c.

Stylish Woolen Fabrics for traveling

dresses at very low prices 60c a yard

and upward.

The fancy Scotch and French Flan-

nels all reduced. Good goods at 25c,

60c and 75c

In the way of Muslin Underwear and

Dressing Hacques our stock is unusually

complete and large.

In the Suit Boom our entire stock ot

Ladles' and Children's Summer Dresses "

at very low prices. Also great bargains

in Coats and Jackets. All sorts of

Tntveling Wraps, Waterproofs, Dust--

We havo made still further reduc-

tions is our large collection of Printed

India Silks, both in short lengths and

full dress patterns. Our bargains m

funcy plaid and stripe Silks are the best

offered.

Full lines of Black Suks for Summer

wear at very close prices.

Our Notion Department is filled with .

odds and ends useful for travelers'

use. Brushes of all kinds. Traveling

Bags, Chatelaine Bags, etc

The completeness of our stock will

surprise yon largest In all depart

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