Pittsburg Dispatch. (Pittsburgh, PA) 1889-11-05 [p...

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Ps fl THEv PITTSBURG-- . DISPATCH, TUESDAY t HG"yE&BER 6.- - 1889. ?K MILLIONS INVOLVED. , A Barlied "Wire and Nail Trnst An Assured Fact. f. OPTIONS ON LOCAL MILLS And'the Eighth Floor of (he Lewis Block for Offices. tKNOWH AS THEFEDERAL STEEL CO. tA Gigantic Combination of Western Wire Manufacturers. WABHBUM & HOUN ABE EXCLUDED William J. Lewis, proprietor of lhe (Lewis block, yesterday care an option to the Federal Steel Company for the whole eighth floor of his building, corner Smith-fiel- d street and Sixth avenue. The Federal Steel Company is the new Barb Wire Trust which was organized in this eity over two weeks ago. The fact that they asked for an option on the rooms indicates that they will aiakelhis city the general headquarters of the combination, and will locate their office here. The work on the organization of the syndicate is still progressing, and a meeting will nrobably be held within the next two veeks. A coherence was held in Chicago last week, and a number of details about the organization of the conmany completed. On Saturday, October 19, The Dispatch exclusively published an acconut of a three days' meeting of a number of barb wire and wire nail manufacturers from all over ihe country in this city. It was known at the time that a company was to be formed 'to purchase the large plants in the United .States and run tbem under one manage-fe- n est. KEPT THE SCHEME QUIET. At the solicitation of those engaged in the formation of the company nothing was said about the gigantic combination. The scheme was written up as a kind of an agreement to advance the price nf finished product so as to enable the manufacturers to toate a small margin of profit. No perma- nent organization was formed at the time. It was given out by those who were interested in the matter ihat the publication would interfere 'with the completion of the organization, and for that reason it was not described as a combi- nation. Since then the syndicate has so far progressed that the details can be given out The Oliver & Eoberts Wire Company, of this city, Carnegie, Phipps & Co., ot Beaver rails, the Gantier Steel Department at Johnstown and the Braddock Wire Com- pany at Braddock are now engaged in taking stock in their plants preparatory to selling out to the new combination. The latter will be known as the Federal Steel Company and will be a chartered corpora-lio- n. A If EW JEESET CHABTEB. It is proposed to have it chartered either binder the lawstif New Jersey or Illinois, hut this point has not yet been settled. Some of those forming the company say the laws of Illinois will give them greater than any other State, while others hold a New Jersey charter would be the hest. la conversation with George T. Oliver yesterday the gentleman stated that they had pnt a price upon their plant and wonid turn it over to the new company. The plan of the latter is to pay either in cash or stock for every large wire mill in the coun- try they wish to control. The Pittsburg concern will go in and take stock in the company. Some of the stockholders who do not favor the combination will be paid cash for what they now own in the companies. As soon as permanent officers are elected the 'company will open offices in this city, and the clerical forces in the other offices will be dispensed with. This matter of economy was the chief cause of the lorma-tio- n of the combination. It is very prob- able that John W. Gates, of St. Louis, Vice President of the Braddock Wire Company, "will be the president. THE TLAUS IX DETAIL. In speaking of the matter yesterday, Mr. George Oliver was loath to give the real na- ture of the combination. When asked if it was not true that he and others in this jTicmity were taking stock to sell out to tthe Federal Steel Company, he said: f "Yes, it is true that there is a scheme on foot to buy up all the large wire plants in tthe country tor the purpose of combining the bnsiness and thjs reduce expenses. We have gone so far as to place a valuation on our mills and will be paid in cash, or we lean take stock in the general concern. The new company for which there will be a 'charter issued in a few days will buy out- right any large concern in the United States wich may be thought advisable to purchase. It is not intended to have all the wire manufacturers in the company, and for that reason a number of the small concerns will he left out. There is sufficient capital (behind the scheme to buy up all the mills in ihe country if necessary. There will be no effort made to squeeze anybody out of the business. NOT FORCIXG ANYBODY. ''Those who do not wish to come in can go Along doing business as usual, and we will Sot meddle with them. It is not our inten- tion to build up a monopoly, but find that it is to the best interest of the bnsiness to go into the combination. When the subject was first broached to our company we re- fused to go in. We were afterward con- vinced that it wonld pay us to do so and are now ready to sell out. We were averse to jroing into any pool. The others showed that it was to our advantage, and as it is a straight business transaction we are going in. I do sot know anything about the other plants about here, but think they will also join." "Will Washburn & Moen, the large con- cern Iiat fought everybody about infringing their, patent, be in the new company?" was asked. "2Jo. Tbey were not asked to come in. It was the intention to confine the combina- tion to Western companies. The concern you mention is in Massachusetts. No, it is not yet settled what the capital stock will he, but it will run into millions. A confer- ence was held in Chicago last week, but this was not determined. HEADQTTABTEBS HEBE. "I do not know whether the headquarters of the company will be here or not, and do not care to speculate on the matter. It is a little premature to sayjthat they will be in this citv, hut I think it would be advantageous to locate their officers here. Since the first meeting was held prices have stiffened con- siderably, but the advance in the price of billets was the main cause." From another source it was learned that there was considerable opposition to the new company, and there is a strong probability that the manufacturers will also form a combination to compete with the large mill owners. It was stated that Washburn & Moen would go in with the others and try to break the Federal company. The small producers of wire and nails who were not taken in the large combination expect that they will be forced to sell their plants to the big concern. It is also understood that the latter have offered them what they con-eid- er a low price for their works. This has been refused and the owners think that sooner or later they will have to accept them. To offset the effect of the Federal combination the small manu- facturers bave.taken the initial steps to form a combined company of their own. tIi.t have pone so far as to make an offer to i' two large Bessemer manufacturers for the latter to Dnua a pianu iacj wiroi u the product of the mills to be used to make irire for some years. ALABMINQ THE TAKMEBS. They Jailed in this and now express an 'Intention and their ability to wort up such a granger sentiment throughout the country as will secure a reduction in the tariff on wire rods at the next session of Congress, and thus defeat the aims of the syndicate to monopolize the barb wire business of the country. They cite the results of their efforts in 1883, when they had the duty on wire rods reduced by "working" the Western farmers. Such a large reduction was then made that they claim they can do it again. The latter information was obtained from a Western jobber who was in the city yester- day. He said if the new Federal svndicate went through there would be a big tariff fight in the West. The farmers will be made to believe that the syndicate will force the price of "wire up, and they would have to pay it or do without this kind of fencing. The builders who use wire nails wonld also also be asked to work against it The job- ber stated that if the tariff agitation was started, the Republican representatives from the West could not stop it. There is in the neighborhood of 200,000 tons of barbed wire manufactured annually. It is worth about $75 pe? ton. EBUPFS AGENT AGAIN. Is He Authorized to Establish a Big New Gun Flanf , or Not f The following telegram, clipped from the Milwaukee Evening TFJscormn, is interest- ing only as showing what different founda- tions there might easily be for the rumors of a week ago, that Krupp was negotiating for an extensive site for manufacturing pur- poses near Pittsburg. The agent of Krupp is here quoted as saying he has "very strong inducements from Pittsburg." The telegram is dated Meuasha. Wis., November 1, and says: UerrKoenigJohan, who represents that he is an agent of Krupp, tbe gunmaker of Essen, Germany, is a gnest of M. JI. Schoetz, and will remain in this citv for several days. His visit ostensibly ix to examine localities with a view of constructing and maintaining a plant in this coun-r- forthe manufacture ot modern guns. He says: "We can see money by locating either at Pennsylvania, where iron and coal are cheap, or in the West where the same inducements are afforded, particularly Wisconsin or Michigan. It is too early to yet determine what will be the ultimate action. I have received very strong inducements from Pittsburg, Pa., but my im- pressions are that Pittsburg is too far East. I admire yonr elegant water power, your railway facilities and the intelligence of your I cannot see why the advantages offered here are not as good as any which can be had in the East." 0DT OF THE ASHES. The Wcstlnghonie Compnny' New Buildi- ng: Will Cost 3100,000. The work of rebuilding the Westinghouse Electric Works, on Garrison alley, which was destroyed by fire some time ago, is rapidly progressing. A large force of workmen is employed on the building, and the contract stipulates its completion within 60 days. Tbe work on the building is to be much stronger than it was formerly. The old wooden beams are being replaced with iron girders, and thus the structure is to be made fireproof as nearly as possible. The com- pany intends to put an additional story on the building, which will be fitted up with entirely new and additional machinery. affording tbe company the opportunity of increasing the capacity and giving a large number of new employes work. The cost of the, improvements is estimated at about $100,000. PEAES0X STILL AT IT. Another Raid on an Allrgrd Gambling: Home In Allegheny. Chief of Police Kirschler and Officer Thornton raided an alleged gambling room on Ohio street, near Madison avenue, Alle- gheny, last night about 1Q:30 o'clock. Only lour men were captured, the balance, among whom was the proprietor, a man named Coppers, escaping. The tables, cards and chips Were also brought to the station house. The arrested men. who gave their names as Gordon Lewis, Andrew Hall, Albert Leon- ard and C. A Wilson, will be given a hear- ing this mornibg. SCALDED IN THE BATH. A Child of Attorney J. B. DfT Badly Burned. Yesterday afternoon the little son of J. B. Duff, Esq., who resides on Barkbeimer street, Sonthside, was painfully scalded. A small bath tub filled with hot water, ia which the child was about to be bathed, was sitting on a footstool. The lit- tle fellow in some way managed to get hold of the tub, upsetting it and spilling the con- tents all over himself. The child was very badly scalded about the face and body. THE KECEPTION. Holders of Tickets to Obtain Badges at the Ladle' Entrance. W. E. Schmertz, Chairman of the Com mittee of Arrangements for the reception at the Monongahela House to- morrow evening, stated yesterday that hold- ers of tickets to the reception must present them at the ladies' entrance on Smithfield street, where they will be given badges. THE COSTS OX MARTIN. Alderman McNully Reversed on the Son-dn- v Working Case. The Wishart Detective Bureau scored another triumph yesterday on an appeal from a conviction for Sunday labor, in Alderman McNulty's court. Detectives Hester and Young were fined for working on Sunday. The decision yesterday puts the costs on John F. Martin. HITHER AiTO THITHER. Movements of Plttabnrccr nnd Others of Wide Acquaintance. District Passenger Agent E. D. Smith, of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, returned yesterday from his trip .to California. The heavy summer excursion business prevented him from getting away sooner. He visited the principal cities of the plains, stopped a few dan in San Francisco, gazed on the wonders of the Yosemite Vallev, and whiffed the perfume of sweet flowers in libs Angeles and San Diego. He was very mnch pleased with the country, but says it doesn't half come up to Pittsburg as a place of residence Councilman O. A. Waggoner, of the Bixteentb ward, was presented yesterday with a very handsome cane. Mr. Charles Stewart, of the Sixteenth ward School Boird. who has just returned from Ireland, brought the cane with him. It has quite a his- tory and many quaint legends are connected with it. Tho wood is nearly petrified, and is said to be 200 years old. Miss Frances Clare Cusack, the "Nun of Kenmare," was expected to arrive at the Home Hotel yesterday. She mlsed a train from Buffalo and wired that she would not ar- rive until this morning. At least a score of people called at the hotel yesterday to see her. W. H. Vanderbilt and President Newell, with a number of other officials of the Pitts- burg and Lake Erie Bailway, went over the road yesterday on an inspection tour. When ths special came last night it gave the South-sid- e station the go-b- F. E. Seward, editor of the Coal Trade Journal, hasoeen appointed by the Committee on Permanent Organization of thelnternational Exposition a member of that body, as a coal trade representative. John M. Tiernan, the attorney, who has been the victim of a serious illness for some six weeks, appeared among his friends yesterday and has returned to his old home at the Monon- gahela House. Mr. N. A. Gilbert and wife were at the Monongahela House yesterday. Mr. Gilbert was formerly President of the Cleveland Coun- cil, and is a prominent business man of that city. Captain Thomas Pagan, who went to Chicago the first week in May on a visit, re- turned home last night to rote, and to get clear ot threatened blizzards. . Dr. J. D. Mitchell, of' Philadelphia, is at theJMonongahela Home. B. F. Jones arrived in the city last night from the East, THE SCHENEEI PARK. t Prices of Adjacent Oakland Property Increased 250 Per.Cent. MR. CARNAHAK'S HASTI FLIGHT. Tbe Taxes Must ba Raised One Mill to Pay for the Property; CHIEF BIGELOW'S INDIVIDUAL TBU8T The Schenley Park, as announced in the Sunday Dispatch, is nowan assured fact. Mrs. Schenley last Saturday signed a deed of gift of 300 acres of her property to the city for park purposes, and coupled with it an offer to sell another 100 acres at $1,250 per acre. This property is to-d- regarded as worth nearly $6,000 per acre. Controller Morrow and Chief Bigelow agree in saying that the prices of property in the locality of the proposed park have increased 250 per cent since the announcement of the gilt has been made. The gill and sale of the property leaves Mrs. Schenley without a lot in the Twentjr-secon- d ward, where the park is principally located. Her offer at the price stated has been outbid several times by individuals. The whole tract will cover 415 acres, and the condition under which she offers the ground to the city at $1,250 do not include competition from any other buyer. Controller Morrow said yesterday after- noon: "I'd like to see you purchase any property in the Twenty-secon- d ward just now. You might have had it last week, but to-d- it takes capital to get the ground." Chief Bigelow, of the Department of Public Works, was naturally jubilant over the snecess of his pet scheme. He said: "This has been the dream of my life and is at last a reality. The park will be estab- lished, ana there is not the slightest doubt that tbe necessary appropriations will be made. The park will be within easy access of the city by the cable cars, and its natural advantages I have already spoken of. The main entrance will be nearly opposite tbe Bcllefield church, aud 120 feet wide. I am decidedly now a woman's rights man, as tbe first move made for the beautifying of the city is made by a woman." TAXES MUST BE EAISED. The purchase money must be raised by direct taxation, a mill "added to the regular taxes being sufficient, in the opinion of Chief Bigelow and Controller Morrow, to raise the necessary amount. The money can be paid either in mstallments'or iu cash, as the eity chooses. Both the above mentioned officials think it would be much better to pay spot cash. The first work that can be done toward improving the park will be, after the city has closed np the agreement, the employ- ment of surveyors to get an accurate knowl-edge- of the topography of the land so that plans for laying it oat, constructing paths, roadways and other improvements can be formulated. Until this is done it will be impossible to sav what plans will be carried our, or how much money will be required to improve the park. Mr. Bigelow was asked if it was not prob- able that some public spirited citizens might not take sufficient pride in the city and her new park to contribute something toward its improvement. Some iron manu- facturer, iFwas suggested, might offer to pnt up a neat iron feuce about the park. He thought not, nnd referred to his former opinion that the ladies took the lead in Pittsbnrg progress. SAT THESE WAS SO JOB. Mr. Bigelow said that Mrs. Schenley had received over CO letters from Pittsburg people advising her and urging her not to give the property to the city. Among the numerous reasons offered for their oppo- sition, some of these people wrote Mrs. Schenley that the city officials, intimating Mr. Bigelow particularly, had property near to the proposed park, which they were trying to realize on at her expense. That was why they took snch a deep interest in the scheme. Mr. Bigelow said" that, as far as that statement was concerned, he does not own a foot of ground anywhere near enough to the park to be influenced by its location, nor did be know of any other city official who did. The property around the park had increased in value, however, fully 250 per cent since the time the Schenley Park matter was first agitated. He knew of one tract of 20 acres in that neighborhood that had gone begging before that for $20,000, but for which the owner declined 565,000 a few days ago. Mr Bigelow said further that property in the city everywhere was advancing rapidly in value, to prove which and to show how easy it would be for him to clear a nice big snm himself, he said he had purchased lor the city last summer a few acres of land for which he paid 530,000. There was no money in the Citv Treasury to buy this land, so he pnt it up himself until the city is ready to supply it. Since making the purchase he has refused offers of $120,000 tor that same land, and could have taken it too without any breach of honesty, but there would have been a howl about jobs if he had. The property is still where the city can have it when she pays what it was bought Tor. ANOTHER MAN IHWAKTED. Mr. Bigelow, who mar be regarded aa the father of the park projects in Pittsburg, was so deeply interested in the perfection of tbe scheme that when he learned another person, representing interested parties in Pittsbnrg, had started for Europe to dis- suade Mrs. Schenley from her generous in- tentions he at once notified Mr. Carnahan. This was at midnight, and Mr. Carnahan caught the 3 A. M. train for the East, get- ting the Etruria, the same vessel which the opposition's representative sailed upon. It was a rather remarkable fact that Mr. Bigelow received on the next morning a cablegram from Mrs. Schenley telling v him to hold all negotiations off for tbe present. To this he replied at a cost of $5 75, saying he had no chance to make any arrangements as Mr. Carnahan was then on the ocean. The prompt action of the Chief of the De- partment of Public Works is regarded as all that saved the park for Pittsburg against he work of people wh j aiwagood chance to invest a little money and tried to make use of it. Mr. Carnahan returned from Europe last Saturday evening and he feels as good over the successful outcome of his visit as Chief Bigelow does. THEI TORE BIS WB1STS. An OQcer Reprimanded for Too Tightly nandcnfllag a Prisoner. Last night Constable Altmyer, of Lower St. Clair Township, appeared attheXwenty-eight- h ward lockup, having in charge a prisoner whose hands he had so tightly handcuffed in front of him that the skin had been torn from his wrists. The constable stated the man had been arrested for dis- orderly conduct and he wanted him locked up. Inspector McKelvv, who was at the lockup, was so incensed at the manner in which the prisoner had been handcuffed that he ordered the constable out ot the sta- tion and informed him if he did not go he would lock up both of them. Constable Altmyer thereupon departed with his pris- oner, vowing that heTvould release him and hold the Inspector responsible. TU0 MUCH GAS FOB MM. Fred Eaw Badly Burned by a Natural Gas Explosion. i Fred Baw, an employe in Beynold's fac- tory on Smallman street, was seriously burned yesterday afternoon. Baw went to turn on the natural gas in tbe furnacr. When he applied the light a quantify of gas which had accumulated exploded. He was badly burned about the face and body, and was removed to the West Penn Hospital. His condition He is 47 years of age, and lives in the Sixteenth ward. Fob a disordered liver trySeecbam's Pills.1' Peaks' Soap the purest and best ever made M A BIG BOILEB COKCEBN Will Succeed the Old Dlnnnraetorlng Firm ofD. W. C. Carroll 8s Co. An old established boiler and tank manu- facturing firm has been reconstruct under a new title and with tbe infnsion of new blood. Captain J. W. Porter is associated with other large capitalists in the erection on Penn avenue and Second street of a large and boiler and tank factory. The works are being built for the Carroll-Port- er Boiler and Tank Company. The officers are J. W.Porter, President; J. E. Porter.Secretary and Treasurerjand D.W.C. Carroll General Superintendent The works willover about an acre of ground, the main building being 210 feet long and 81 broad and constructed of iron and wood. Auother building will be 40x200 feet. In every respect tbe works are being built to suit their special purposes, a notable feature being the tower, 70 ieet high intended to house the large steam riveter which will be nearly double the size ot any now in use. The latest and best machinery will be set up, including bending rolls of the unusual length of 21 feet. It Is intended to manu- facture steam boilers, bridges, oil tank cars, oil and water tanks, iron griders, iron and steel rivets and all kinds of sheet iron works. It will take some little time to get all the machinery in place.bnt the riveters, 'rolls, shears, cranes, etc., will be in oper- ation by the beginning of the year 1890. The new company succeeds D. W. C. Carroll & Co. Captain Porter, the Presi- dent, has been engaged in the iron business for a number of years. Mr. Carroll has had much experience in the special linesof man- ufacturing which the new concern will un- dertake. The company will employ 200 men to start with. THE TELLTALE PHOTOGRAPH. A LawrcnceTllle Woman Thinks Her Hus- band Has Eloped. Yesterday afternoon a woman, who gave her name as Mrs. Annie Dunmeyer, of le, called upon Agent Dean, of the Humane Society, and related to him that her husband had run away from her with another woman. The story of the elopement is as follows: About three weeks ago Jo- seph Dunmeyer, who had been in this coun- try about three years, told his wife that he bad lost his position with a certain baker for whom he had been working. He said he desired to go to Dixmont to seek work. Before he left the fatal photograph was discovered She drew from his coat pocket, while he was sleeping, the photograph of a pretty woman. When he awoke she upbraided him for his stray love, and he denied the charge. He demanded the picture, which his wife refused to furnish. According to the story told to Agent Dean by Mrs. Dunmeyer, her hnsband thereupon assaulted her and forcibly tore the photo- graph from her. Last Tuesday Mr. Dun- meyer told his wife that he was going to Dixmont to look for work. She has not heard from him since, and is living upon the charity of the neighbors. She believes that he has gone to Bochester, where the picture which she found was taken, and has eloped with a Bochester woman. Mr. Dean is totally at a lots what action to take. The deserted wife, who has applied to him, is left absolutely destitute. She has two children, one 21 and the other 2 months old. Mrs. Dunmeyer has been in the United States only about 12 mouths, and cannot talk a word of English. THE WRONG J0HS8T0N. Samuel A. Besieged by People Who Wanted Money for Totes. S. A. Johnston, Esq., the Diamond street attorney, is a large man. He wears side whiskers and mustache, and resembles B. H. Johnston, Esq., candidate for District Attorney, though they ?o not otherwise look more alike than two large men ordi- narily dc Evidently somebody had considerable enjoyment yesterday at the expense of the first-name- Every few minutes from morn until even a patriot would call in and ask for funds. Some wanted money for one pur- pose and anothers for another, bnt all were able to assure Mr. Johnston that the expen- diture would conduce to mace his calling and election sure. As ibis particular Johnston wasn't running for tbe office the freqnent interruption wasn't always pleas- ant. He bore it tolerably well, especially when he notic-- d how much pleasure Commissioner Beckert was deriving from reminiscences of the days when he was expected to bny tickets for everything irom a churcn lestivat to a prize-ugn- t. AN ALLEGHENY GIEL MISSING. Strayed Away From Her Homo and Has Not Been Henrd of Since. Inquiry is being made in Allegheny for an girl named Lavinia Boyd, who has been missing since Friday; October 25. The girl's home is not known, but for several months she lived as a domestic at the house of William Greenawalt ,at 14 North Canal street, Allegheny. About a week before her disappearance she went to Father Mollinger, of Troy Hill, for relief from a sickness she then endured. She left ostensibly to return to Mr. Greenawalt's on Friday, tbe 25th, but she has not been heard of since. The girl is affected in a peculiar manner, being at times overcome by faint? ing spells, which leaves her speechless for hours at a time, though not unconscious. ' TUB BITER KIS1NG. A Number of Coal Bom Sent Ont Yesterday and Last Night. The river rose very rapidly yesterday, and at noon showed over nine ieet of water in the harbor. The coal men were very busy yester- day afternoon. W. H. Brown Sons sent down three large tows, O'Neill & Co., John A. Wood & Son, and Joseph Walton & Co. two each. So sudden a rise has seldom been known in the river history. The steamer Time left Cincinnati Sunday evening with 21 empty boats, and will arrive here about Saturday. MISS WOLFE SUSTAINED. There U No High School Class at tbe Spring, field This Year. Miss Wolfe, the teacher in the Springfield school, has been sustained by the directors. They have made a thorough investigation and found that there is no material in the school this year for a high school class. The residents of the ward are principally working people. When their children reach the age of 14 or 15 years they are, as a rule, withdrawn from school and com- pelled to work. Tired Eyes. We often hear people speak of their eyes getting tired, as though the retina or nerve that takes the picture does the Seeing was fatigued. Such is not the case. The retina seldom tires. The power of seeing clearly at different distances is called accommoda- tion. This is effected by the action of the cilliary muscle upon the lens which it sur- rounds. When tbe sight is fixed at a dis- tance, say 20 feet, it is nt rest; when we look at objects say one foot the muscle has grasped the lens around its edge, nnd by this pressure made it thicker, so as to con- verge the rays of light on the retina, which would without this action have fallen the retina. The more necessity there is for this accom- modating effort, cither irom naturally far, or mixed sight, or by increased age, which hardens the lens, or contiuuous use over- work, or feeble health the harder the muscle has to work to keep the sight satis- factory, and hence the "tired eyes." Glasses are the only remedy, the proper adjustment of which is a science, and those who value their eyes at their real .worth, appreciate the services of those who' have mastered the subject as has Dr. Sadler, 804 Penn avenue. Sate Monet Buy blankets, comforts, etc., nt Busy Bee Hive, Sixth and Liberty. BIG SATM6 Iff FUEL Successful Experiment Tried in tbe Macbeth Glass-Hons- e. MIXIflG Alfi WITH KAT0EAL GAS. A Kew Field for the Supply of Ore Under Consideration. MAKING POSSIBLE A CUT HWEIGHT8. T An experiment was tried in George A. MacBeth's chimney factory on the South-sid- e yesterday, which is of very great im- portance tp manufacturers who use natural gas. If subsequent trials are as satisfactory, something is promised in the way of saving gas, which will put the meter system in the sbadeand save shut-dow- in mills and factories when the pressure is low. The new invention is very simple. It consists of nothing more than the combina- tion of air with the gas as it issues from the burner, aud bv this combination using a heavy percentage of the oxygen which enters largelj into the constituency of air. The experiment made was with a small, revolv- ing fan on the same shaft that runs the other machinery. A pipe from this con- nected from beneath with a glory hole and ran up to the center of the burner. Hereto- fore it has required the valve wheel on the gas supply pipe to be turned once and a half around to supply enough pres- sure for the glory hole, but yesterday when the air waB turned on the wheel only required to be moved one-four- th of an inch. The usual pressure to a glory hole is one ounce, while yesterday the pressure was a very small fraction of this amount. Mr. William Boot, paymaster for the firm, who is the iqventor or discoverer of this new saving process, said that by put- ting the air in all the burners the pressure in the factory could be reduced to three ounces where 16 to 20 are now required. To-da- y further experiments are to be made and the air supplied to other glory holes and furnaces. Before putting the process in practice and fitting up their factory the firm will see the Philadelphia Company and try to obtain a reduction in gas bills according to the amount used. Mr. Boot could not be seen last night, but it is understood that be al- ready has a patent on the process which pre- vents others from trying it without his. con- sent. If it is a success the value of the invention can readily be seen by all manufacturers, as the cost of a fan and the fittings necessary to snpply the air to the burners would be very cheap and easy to put in. The saving in gas, if anywhere near that predicted, would practically settle the question of shortage and inadequate supply. ORE FROM NEW YORK. A Company to Bring: it Here Valuable lts on the New York Central It May Displace Lake Superior Ore. The increase in the. iron business around Pittsbnrg was never better exemplified than in a meeting held yesterday in H. E. Collins' office, Lewis block, of capitalists to consider the best means of getting magnetic ore to the furnaces at the least possible cost. As the railroads, it was said, generally have discriminated against Pittsburg in tbe mat- ter of Treights until Andrew Carnegie made bis attack on them, the principal subject of discussion yesterday was to secure some eompetition. This is to be afforded by the company op- erating the Benson Iron Ore Mines at Carthage, N. Y. The company claims to have an iron ore vein exposed, 10,000 feet in length and from 5,000 to 6,000 feet in width. It is regarded as the greatest de- posit of magnetic iron ore in tbe world. The niost important point, however, in dis- cussion was the question of freights, which coming over the Lake Erie, Eoad, would, if the arrangements contemplated could be completed, set the ore down in Pittsbnrg cneaper tnin it could be brought irom Lake Superior, and of fully as good a qual- ity. The ore in the Carthage district is of a heavy, red character, very soft and fully as good in the opinion of experts as that from tbe Lake Superior district. The object in forming the Pittsburg company is apparently to save on freights by getting the shipments over the New York Central, Lake Shore and Lake Erie lines, thus form- ing a competitive run with the Pennsyl- vania system. This is the first time an effort has been made to place New York oro on the Pittsburg market, and will be narrowly watched by the furnace men who have long contracts ahead. NO HURRY TO ADTANCE BATES. The Western Associations to Meet and Decide TJpoo Future Rates. The Pittsburg Window Glass Manufac- turers' Association held its usual weekly meeting at the office oi E. C. Schmertz & Co., First avenue, yesterday afternoon. The attendance was small. It was said by a gentleman present that no decision was ar- rived at vrith regard to advancing the price of the product on a level with the last rates made by the Cbambers-McKe- e Company. It was stated that a meeting of the associa- tion and the Western Window Glass Manu- facturers' Association would he called to assemble in about two weeks' time to con- sider the advisability of a further advance. Mr. William Loeffler said that the condi- tion of the trade warranted an advance, and thateven with an additional increase, prices would be lower than they were last winter. Mr. Thomas Wightman was of opinion that a further advance would not injure the market, and gave it as his belief that very many manufacturers had sold three months ahead, whereby, as far as their present busi- ness was concerned, the advance in rates affected them to a very small extent. THE HOLDERS' TROUBLE OYER. Thirty Founders Hnve Yielded to the Dr. mnnds for Increased Wages. Four other founders yesterday conceded the demand ot their molders for an increase of 10 per cent. They are: Mackintosh, Hemphill & Co., whose men will likely go- to work on Wednesday should the damage occasioned by the late explosion be repaired; Sterrit & Thomas, the Pittsbnrg Foundry Company and the McKeesport Machine Company. H. T. Porter & Co., locomotive builders of Lawrenceville, are likely to sign y, as are one or two others. The molders who worked in Einzer & Jones' foundry turned in yesterday morning, the firm having signed the scale, but were not permitted to work. One of the firm said that he no longer had use for all of them. He declared his intention of picking his men in the future. Some 28 firms have so far conceded the de- mand of their men, and the strike is regard- ed as virtually over. Another firm expected to sign to-d- is the Pittsburg Manufactur- ing Company. The most prominent firms still holding out are Jones &Laughlins and the Oliver Iron and Steel Company. MORE IRON RATES ADTANCE. The Volley Fnrnnce Men Will Also Have to ftnnd Tbctr Share. Tbe Youngstown Freight Committee, com- posed of representatives from the railroads running through the Mahoning and Shenan- doah valleys, wjll hold a meeting y at Cleveland, O., to take action on the late advance in iron rates. Tbe new rates were published in The Dispatch on Saturday last. Down With Scarlet Fever. Members of labor organizations, and miners in particular, will regret to hear that George Harris, of the Miners' Association, has just burled one of his sons. Fred, aged 5 yean, who succumbed to as attack of scarlet fever. Four other of Mr. Harris' children are suffering from the same disease, and many letters' of condolence and sympathy daily reach him at his home in Beynoldsville. MINERS WANT AN INCREASE. " If Not Granted, tbe Demand Hay Result Is a General Strike. Several miners who were in the city yes-terd- ar reported that .Stone's McKeesport miners had preferred a demand for an addi- tional cent on the present rate, or a snm of 3 cents per bushel. The firm was to have given an answer yesterday, but it had not been heard irom. A similar demand has been made by Joseph Walton Ss Co.'s West Elizabeth miners, whose present rate ia 2J cents. It is thought a general strike may ensue if tbe increase is not granted. MINISTERS 8TILL UNITED. The Evangelical Ministerial Association. Not Yet Disbanded. The Evangelical Ministerial Assoeiatlon met yesterday afternoon in the Y. M. C. A. building, and discussed the advisability of dissolving the association. After prayer the minutes of. the last meeting were read. Dr. Felton read a paper on "Ministerial Visiting:" After comments were made upon the paper, the question of dissolution was taken np. Dr. Felton favored the continuance of tre association, even under some changes, as it would promote brotherly love among the ministers, and be a power in Pittsburg Protestantism. Bev. J. W. Sproull said that if there was no more interest to be dis- played in the future than there had been in the past, they had better disband. As the association stood it was a failure. Just here Bev. I. N. Hays and Bev. Dr. Boyle had a short wordy war About whether or not tbe association had ever been an auxil- iary of tbe National Evangelical Alliance. Dr. Hays said that it had not, but he was in favor of making it such, and admitting laymen as members. Another minister thought that the asso- ciation was dead, and the best thing that could be done was to give it a decent burial. After more talk it was proposed that the local denominational societies give up their morning meetings one Monday in each month, so that the various ministers could attend the meetings of the Evangelical As- sociation. A motion was carried that three ministers, members of the association, he appointed from each denomination to see the local societies in regard to the above, and another motion to make the time of meeting the last Monday in each month, except July, August and September, was carried. This is looked upon by the minis- ters as a final attempt to save the associa- tion. After some fruitless talk as to the ad- visability of making tbe association a branch of tbe Evangelical Alliance, the meeting adjourned. ALLEGHENY STREET CARS. Difficulties In the M ay of m Control by a Syndicate. Tbe Allegheny street railway pot is again bnbbling, and tbe air is filled with rumors and counter rumors without number. Mr. J. W. Daliell, President of tbe TJhion Line, when asked if that line was to be sold to the Allegheny Traction Company, said: "Not that I know of, and if it was, I think that I would be aware otthe fact. Ot course, I expect that the road will be, in time, either a cable or an electric line, but which I cannot say. It depends altogether on which system proves the best and cheap- est, hut for some time to come horses will furnish our motive power." Another gentleman, who is prominent in stre'et railway circles and who is a stock- holder in the various roads, says that the Allegheny Traction Company, as it now ex- ists, is not much more than a charter. It was formed for the purpose of gaining con- trol of the various Allegheny roads, and making cable roads of them, but it has, as ?et, not accomplished its object, and irnot to, as none of the lines canr be sold without tbe unanimous consent of the stock- holders. This consent, he says, will not be given, and if any of the lower Allegheny lines change their motive power, the change will be made under their present manage- ment. FAILED ON THE CONTRACT. A Bnllder Who Did Not Keep His Agree-me- ot Jailed Yesterday. J. S. Mock, the contractor brought back from Johnstown last week on the charge of obtaining money on false pretenses, was arraigned before 'Squire Burns yesterday. It is charged that he obtained $200 from a Twelfth ward woman- - on contract to erect her a house and failed to fulfill his agree- ment. He had a hearing Wednesday before Alderman Warner on a similar charge, the complainant being Bridget Kenney.of Jones avenue above Twenty-eight- h street. SMYRNA BUGS AT HALF PRICE. Four Sizes Smallest lo Largest $1 75, 82, 83 SO and 85. During this week we will offer extraordi- nary bargains in Smyrna rugs. Tbe $5 rugs are the same the peddlers carry around add sell at $10 to $12. All the rest are sold by the peddlers at a corresponding increase over our price. Edwaed Gboetzinoeb, . tt 627 and 629 Penn avenue, Yes. Wo 1 111 Sell for y about 480 handsome over- coats for men, in imported Kerseys and heavy Chinchillas. The attractive price is 812. If you cast yonr eyes on them one glance will suffice to show you that they are big bargains, worth a great deal more than 12. Make a point to see 'em y. P. C. C. C, cor. Grant and Diamond sts., opp. the new Court House. If Yon Want Ladle.' Skirts Examine our stock, which includes merino at SI and f 1 25, stockinette at $1 and $1 25, knit wool, 51 25, $2, $2 50, $3 50, white, nat- ural, cardinal, natural wool cashmere, $3 25 and $3 75. Hokhe & Ward, 41 Fifth avenue. Ladles' Peasant Clonks, fffedtnm and Heavy Weights, Plain And fancy cloths, with and without vest fronts, all extra value, from $10 to 20. JOS. HOKNE & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. Do yon want a piano or organ? Do you want to"save 50 to 75? Do you want to know how this can be done? For full information write to W. L. Thompson & Co., East Liverpool, O. TT3 B.&B. Very choice bargain lot new black silk drapery net, striped and figured at 1, worth 1 50. Bogos & Buhl. Ladles' Swiss Ribbed Wool Drawers, Just received. All sizes in white and natural. Hobne & Ward, 41 Fifth avenue. Don't be misled. 8tick to the old relia- ble Wainwright's beer. All dealers keep it 5525 is their telephone number. Tusu Go to Groelzinger's great sale of carpets, carpet remnants and rngs, beginning 627 and 629 Penn avenue. tt Nothing contributes mora toward a sound digestion than tbe use of Angostura Bitters. What is the best thirst quencher? F. & V.'s Pilsner beer. All dealers. Cabinet photos, 1 per doz. Lies' Pop- ular Gillery. 10 and 12 Sixth si. xrsu HAS HE TW WIVES? The Peculiar Case That is Agitating the Gossips of Baltimore. A WIFE'S lETTE&S ONABSWERED. Superintendent Jatveett Says His Servant is a Bigamist. THE WIFE SUBSTANTIATES HER CLAIM. The Tthirty-thir- d ward has been torn up for some time over s case of alleged bigamy, the material portions of which ars thus re- lated by Mr. J. W. Fawcett, Superintend- ent of the Pitisbnrg Harbor Company's landing, above the Point bridge: Eight years ago, last February, a young man applied to Mr. Fawcett for employment, and securing it, worked for Mr. Fawcett until last Anril with. out any special incident occurring. For a long tine he kept company with a girl in the Thirty-fourt- h ward, and married her on tbe 20th of last May, Father Mcxigne penorming tne ceremony, ilr. Fawcett was not satisfied with some phases of the man's conduct. His name is Samuel Kelly, and their business connection iceased when he married the girl. Last month Mr. Fawcett got a letter from a woman in Balti- more, who said she was Kelly's wife. Some three weeks ago, shortly before the re ceipt ot tne letter irom Baltimore. Kelly called at tbe Fawcett resi- dence, and, calling Mrs. Fawcett out. said he must go away. Mr. Fawcett bought him a ticket to Baltimore and since then the girl he married has been missing. Some people think she has followed Kelly, while others indignantly deny it Mrs. Fawcett states that she and her husband want to tell all they know and place themselves straight on the record. A Z.ETTEB 7BOU HIS 'WIFE.' The following letter, which Fawcett read to Kelly, seems to have precipitated his re- moval. It war written to Fawcett and Kelly disappeared the day following: Baltikobk, October 19, 18S9. Mr. Kelly: Deab Sir I will take the time to write you these few lines to let yon know that your son and myself still live, and I want to know what you intend to do for your child. I bave sup- - him eigbt years, and he is now a very argeboyand it takes a great deal money to support him. I sent a dispatch to yonr super- intendent, bnt received no answer. I went to See your brother, and he told me the best thing I could do was to send a dis- patch, and I did so, which I have told yon. and now I have taken tbe time and trouble to write to you, and must receive an answer immedi- ately and let me know what you intend to do. Now, if yon don't send a answer as soon as pos- sible I will dispatch to tbe Cblet of Police, then I will be sure tn receive a answer, as you have neglected it Write immediately and oblige your wife, Mfia. Lizznt Kelly. P. 8. Direct Mrs. Lizzie Kelly. No. 1720 Frederick avenue, Baltimore City, Md. The Fawcett family, having taken an in- terest in Kellv were somewhat angered at the turn affairs had taken. They expressed their opinionrof Ma somewhat freely and as this stirred up some of the people of the ward to a great extent, there is MUCH ANOKT DISCUSSION'. The Fawcetts decided to inquire into the case more folly and have since maintained a considerable correspon- dence with the Baltimore woman. Mrs. Fawcett also states that she had an examination made of the marriage license list of this countv and satisfied herself as to the proceedings at mis en a oi ins line, xo snostantiate her story the Baltimore lady sent a record ot her marriage with Kelly at St. Thomas' Church, Woodbury. Mr. Fawcettstatesthat he has heard that Kellv was in Baltimore and also that he was fn Brooklyn. Its would not have said anything about tbe matter publicly had it not been that it became necessary for him- self ana wife to speak out in self justification. He U Ifat-tB- o nfao. ' Ttia ..urns ... tT . S. AVtflfJf ... - w.mm ..i. ..rain w .u. ...c.a bujuu others as one of tne paen arrested in a' poker raid Sunday night. Some have confounded the name with M. Arnfeld, a respectable young Hebrew of the city, and it has caused him no little annoyance. He is not the man who was arrested. Coal Moving by Ri II . The Pittsburg and Western road is now getting out coaHa fairly good shape. The shipment of slack has been resumed and is foing on well. Operators are encouraged to that they wiITbe able to fulfill their contracts with the lake trade before tbe close of navigation. BIBER iEABTDN, Special Bargains THB5WEEK1 A few of many Dress Goods bargains h All-Wo- Henriettas at 60c. All-Wo- Serges at 60c h All-Wo-ol Extra Fine Henriettas at $100. All-Wo- French Bearetz at $1 091 All-Wo- Boyal Cords at SI 00. L Extra Serge at 85c. We aim to offer at all times the cholcestprod-net-s of foreign looms In BLACK DBES3 GOODS In Silk Warn Cashmeres, Henriettas, eta We carry several popular lines so that our custom- ers bave a wfde range of choice as to shade, weight, finish and price. FRENCH: DBESS GOODS. Our stock of medium price foreign dress fabrics was never moro complete, embracing many and choice effects In pretty combination and pattern dresses. SPECIAL VALUES at our Sflk Counter. We offer on very close margin a large purchase of reliable Black Silks. We name as unusual good value grades at SI 00, II 25. ALL BILK SU3AHS Full line of colorings, at 40c 65c, 73c, 85c. Stripe Silks in new effects 75c High novelties in Silks, Persian effects, etc. at Jl SO to S3 60. OUR CLOAK DEPABTMENT. We call special attention to our very large and complete assortment of Ladies, Misses and Children's Cloaks and Wraps. Our Stock was never more caref ally selected, and we believe we. can salt every taste and every pocket. As our variety Is almost endless, we ask all buyers ot cloaks to gireonrstecka careful examination. " BIBER & EASTQN. 505 and 507 MARKET STREET u -- 3FLI.RNITIIRE E. J.:H01pR &C0, 61, 68 and 65 wert twenty-thh1- d st, Hew yobk. LABGEST EXHIBrr OF ARTISTIC FURNITURE IN AMERICA Ten Show Rooms filled with the latest pro. dnctlons I the Furnltaro and Upholstery Art ftom the. recognized manufacturing cen- ters of the world. Novelties of London production. Novelties ot Paris production. k Novelties of Vienna prodaettea. Our own Importation. Novelties of American prodaeWen, taelaaMac those ot our owa manufacture. Visiters to New York are cordially iarited teT call and exacalae our seeefc sad prises. The central leMa of oar. esUMlshment makes it Mrs asesssfrssBi an parts or tne our. if iw tssh THK DBEXfcb RKCEPrHWE Many People Who Wool Invitations Will bo Dlnoppololed. K. Miss Kate Drexel.-wh- o is to be received into the convent of St. Mary of Mercyqn Webster avenue. Thursday morning, -- has decided to take the name of 8t. Catherine and will be known as Sister Catherine. 'Jit is stated that her first assignment will bejw a nurse in the Mercy Hospital, on Sleven on street She will also be sent to the young ladies' academy at St. Xaviers.rk eonw'lerable skirmishing being done by persons who wish to attend' e recephon, for invitations, but they will be sadly disappointed. The affair will be ' very exclusive. Outside ot her family and ' near friends none bnt thtf clergy wiU.be present. ArchbishopByan.of Philadelphia, -- and Bishop O'Conner, of Omaha, advuer, will arrive in the city to- - morrow evening. The lormer will preach f the sermon of tbe new postulant. A telegram from Philadelphia last night , stated that relatives of Miss Kate Drexel say that from what they know of herinten- - tlon She Will not return In ih world sflif taking the white veil, bnt will eontihuTiffl her novitiate until she becomes a fall'mema DprnftliA am3i Tk. - -- . s.L"V -- -- -- - - -- ... j.uc story pnoicu ia moi ;- - ..urn jTKuourg is annuo in this partipular, as it is in its other refers ?,uk" "" 7"ug woman's cloister lue,-aa- t iuw u uuv s roaTemnu one. 2 vft BPK BOWS BY A TRA1K. . J& Narrow Kscspo of" asoothildf Party FroMsE a Railroad Wreck. - lf A number of Sonthsiders who went to tW jj-ra.- i.. pany at onarpsDurg in a waeon last - : : r .' -- v nigbt had a very narrow escape. After the v uaucs wvj ncic returning nome ana just as ' they were about to cross tbe Pittsburg- and Western tracks a train wasseen approaching. ' Two of the men jumped out and Just suc- ceeded in getting the horse off the track, when the train dashed by, striking one ot wheels' of the wagon bnt doing no particular damage. The ladies who were iof the wagon at the time, became so badlv frightened that one of them. Miss Laura Kencel, who lives on Carson streets, between South S'venth and Eighth street, jumped out and si stained injuries that hare since confined her to the house. To Get Early TWIns. ' The Kandall Club win have a specials-wir- e run into their clubhouse on Sixth a've-s- V. nue to-d- to receive election returns this'?' evening. 'Hjt m About Linings, Skirts, Cloak Room Items: .inR HflRNR xm Jb" J PENN- - AVENUE? STORES, PiTiaauno. Tuesday, November avian" '' Even If of least Importance linings "ars'stm- - 'j& ot considerable importance In connection, with Dress Goods. - .&" t What for linings there's a long list of them. A few: ' A good standard Cambricat...., 5c The best Berlin Foulard Cambricat. 7o Agood gray Drilling at go' 1 French Cambrics, 28 inches wide. at. .10c ' Percallnea. 38 inches wide, at. .... .36c Imported EogUshPercaIioesat......25eaBd30a Good Una Sllidasat .:.J0a1 Gray Mixed Hair Cloth, Besvat. .350 Finer and strongerwltb each rise, at 12J$o to 25c? Satlne Waist Lining at ascaadrs' Printed "Satlnes and .Fancy Waist Unin Fine materials for lining costing as muck" Dress Goods, Included In what we have left na-- f mentioned. There's UtHe tbe imitator can't Imitate. FewS Dress Goods turned out under favoring stars! that arenotimltated In cheap fabrics Imitated! In stand-of- f looks. A closer look, a casual fselA or at any rate the wear, shows up thei Bnt In most It's not necessary even to wear! to And it out. One line of goods of the few never Imitated.! and that in wearing tbe best you never meet a ' cheap imitation These distinctively English., Serge Cloths, In dead blacks and grape blues. Why are they not imitated it doesn't matterJi These elegant goods. 52, 51 and 56 inches wide,-- , range In price from J2 23 to 18 S a yard. they are wen worth it. PV Tii Ladles' Underskirt Deparsnsst eiisrles store. Seven of the kinds tor all sizes, excellent, good, warm and sorrleeoWsii, skirts, that would stand many words bffaVerJg able comment: SiSm SATIN-Ss- tin and Wool sad SsttiMjsST Italian Cloth. fS to $18. X" MORES E The old fasWeeed, ever-we- ing.! , . 8ATINE Choice colorings, fl 88. ALPACAS And the good old Lusterine. IS 50 and $3. WOOL In good coloriBgs, 91 X to K GERMAN COTTON-Go- od sad strong. TSe . sndfL BEERSUOKER-Goo- d. clear patterns, oat- - season prices, 1 price, 1 50. , f i - .Mr. A word f n a general way4 about our stock of Traveling Bags; Complotanow.bot new goods. coming: , u No Imitation. ' Nothing is imitation herW Real within and real without-Wh- at U grain Is the real cowhide. What Is alligator Is Wreal alligator. w Th niniVVnMi kAf m w f?MiratfUw J . ... ,, .' values are the strongest card. Quality prleeiKW the combination for values. Always the best values ana always the most stylish goods. A few specials: Ladles' Peasant Cloaks, medium and heavy-weight- s, plain and fancy cloths, with and with- out vest fronts, extra value, 10 to S3X Three special bargain lots of Una Imported. Cloth Newmarkets, In plain sad fancy color-- , f lngs,8,tl0and-15- . Finest Silk Seal Plush Jackets. Jiuaty.s4 stylish, rolling collars. Sealskin and nnttnti Lamb trimmed, at Interesting prices. V- -?) job; hdrne iw -- ; JJ knnIatenue storm 4-- m a if i f'Ja.&M

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MILLIONS INVOLVED.

,A Barlied "Wire and Nail TrnstAn Assured Fact.

f. OPTIONS ON LOCAL MILLS

And'the Eighth Floor of (he Lewis

Block for Offices.

tKNOWH AS THEFEDERAL STEEL CO.

tA Gigantic Combination of Western Wire

Manufacturers.

WABHBUM & HOUN ABE EXCLUDED

William J. Lewis, proprietor of lhe(Lewis block, yesterday care an option tothe Federal Steel Company for the wholeeighth floor of his building, corner Smith-fiel- d

street and Sixth avenue. The FederalSteel Company is the new Barb Wire Trustwhich was organized in this eity over twoweeks ago. The fact that they asked for anoption on the rooms indicates that they willaiakelhis city the general headquarters ofthe combination, and will locate their office

here. The work on the organization of thesyndicate is still progressing, and a meetingwill nrobably be held within the next twoveeks. A coherence was held in Chicagolast week, and a number of details aboutthe organization of the conmany completed.

On Saturday, October 19, The Dispatchexclusively published an acconut of a threedays' meeting of a number of barb wireand wire nail manufacturers from all overihe country in this city. It was known atthe time that a company was to be formed'to purchase the large plants in the United.States and run tbem under one manage-fe- n

est.KEPT THE SCHEME QUIET.

At the solicitation of those engaged in theformation of the company nothing was saidabout the gigantic combination. Thescheme was written up as a kind of anagreement to advance the price nf finishedproduct so as to enable the manufacturers totoate a small margin of profit. No perma-nent organization was formed at thetime. It was given out by thosewho were interested in the matterihat the publication would interfere 'withthe completion of the organization, and forthat reason it was not described as a combi-nation. Since then the syndicate has so farprogressed that the details can be givenout

The Oliver & Eoberts Wire Company, ofthis city, Carnegie, Phipps & Co., ot Beaverrails, the Gantier Steel Department atJohnstown and the Braddock Wire Com-

pany at Braddock are now engaged intaking stock in their plants preparatory toselling out to the new combination. Thelatter will be known as the Federal SteelCompany and will be a chartered corpora-lio- n.

A IfEW JEESET CHABTEB.

It is proposed to have it chartered eitherbinder the lawstif New Jersey or Illinois,hut this point has not yet been settled.Some of those forming the company say thelaws of Illinois will give them greater

than any other State, while othershold a New Jersey charter would be thehest. la conversation with George T. Oliveryesterday the gentleman stated that theyhad pnt a price upon their plant and wonidturn it over to the new company. Theplan of the latter is to pay either in cash orstock for every large wire mill in the coun-try they wish to control. The Pittsburgconcern will go in and take stock in thecompany. Some of the stockholders who donot favor the combination will be paid cashfor what they now own in the companies.

As soon as permanent officers are electedthe 'company will open offices in this city,and the clerical forces in the other officeswill be dispensed with. This matter ofeconomy was the chief cause of the lorma-tio- n

of the combination. It is very prob-able that John W. Gates, of St. Louis, VicePresident of the Braddock Wire Company,

"will be the president.THE TLAUS IX DETAIL.

In speaking of the matter yesterday, Mr.George Oliver was loath to give the real na-

ture of the combination. When asked if itwas not true that he and others in this

jTicmity were taking stock to sell out totthe Federal Steel Company, he said:f "Yes, it is true that there is a scheme onfoot to buy up all the large wire plants in

tthe country tor the purpose of combiningthe bnsiness and thjs reduce expenses. Wehave gone so far as to place a valuation onour mills and will be paid in cash, or welean take stock in the general concern. Thenew company for which there will be a'charter issued in a few days will buy out-right any large concern in the UnitedStates wich may be thought advisable topurchase. It is not intended to have all thewire manufacturers in the company, and forthat reason a number of the small concernswill he left out. There is sufficient capital

(behind the scheme to buy up all the mills inihe country if necessary. There will be noeffort made to squeeze anybody out of thebusiness.

NOT FORCIXG ANYBODY.''Those who do not wish to come in can go

Along doing business as usual, and we willSot meddle with them. It is not our inten-tion to build up a monopoly, but find thatit is to the best interest of the bnsiness to gointo the combination. When the subjectwas first broached to our company we re-

fused to go in. We were afterward con-vinced that it wonld pay us to do so and arenow ready to sell out. We were averse tojroing into any pool. The others showedthat it was to our advantage, and as it is astraight business transaction we are goingin. I do sot know anything about theother plants about here, but think they willalso join."

"Will Washburn & Moen, the large con-

cern Iiat fought everybody about infringingtheir, patent, be in the new company?" wasasked.

"2Jo. Tbey were not asked to come in.It was the intention to confine the combina-tion to Western companies. The concernyou mention is in Massachusetts. No, it isnot yet settled what the capital stock willhe, but it will run into millions. A confer-ence was held in Chicago last week, but thiswas not determined.

HEADQTTABTEBS HEBE.

"I do not know whether the headquartersof the company will be here or not, and do notcare to speculate on the matter. It is a littlepremature to sayjthat they will be in thiscitv, hut I think it would be advantageousto locate their officers here. Since the firstmeeting was held prices have stiffened con-

siderably, but the advance in the price ofbillets was the main cause."

From another source it was learned thatthere was considerable opposition to the newcompany, and there is a strong probabilitythat the manufacturers will also form acombination to compete with the large millowners. It was stated that Washburn &Moen would go in with the others and tryto break the Federal company. The smallproducers of wire and nails who were nottaken in the large combination expect thatthey will be forced to sell their plants tothe big concern. It is also understood thatthe latter have offered them what they con-eid- er

a low price for their works.This has been refused and the ownersthink that sooner or later they willhave to accept them. To offset the effect ofthe Federal combination the small manu-

facturers bave.taken the initial steps toform a combined company of their own.tIi.t have pone so far as to make an offer to

i' two large Bessemer manufacturers for thelatter to Dnua a pianu iacj wiroi uthe product of the mills to be used to make

irire for some years.ALABMINQ THE TAKMEBS.

They Jailed in this and now express an'Intention and their ability to wort up such

a granger sentiment throughout the countryas will secure a reduction in the tariff onwire rods at the next session of Congress,and thus defeat the aims of the syndicate tomonopolize the barb wire business of thecountry. They cite the results of their effortsin 1883, when they had the duty on wirerods reduced by "working" the Westernfarmers. Such a large reduction was thenmade that they claim they can do it again.

The latter information was obtained froma Western jobber who was in the city yester-day. He said if the new Federal svndicatewent through there would be a big tarifffight in the West. The farmers will bemade to believe that the syndicate will forcethe price of "wire up, and they would haveto pay it or do without this kind of fencing.The builders who use wire nails wonld alsoalso be asked to work against it The job-ber stated that if the tariff agitation wasstarted, the Republican representativesfrom the West could not stop it.

There is in the neighborhood of 200,000tons of barbed wire manufactured annually.It is worth about $75 pe? ton.

EBUPFS AGENT AGAIN.

Is He Authorized to Establish a Big NewGun Flanf , or Not f

The following telegram, clipped from theMilwaukee Evening TFJscormn, is interest-

ing only as showing what different founda-

tions there might easily be for the rumors ofa week ago, that Krupp was negotiating foran extensive site for manufacturing pur-

poses near Pittsburg. The agent of Kruppis here quoted as saying he has "very stronginducements from Pittsburg." The telegramis dated Meuasha. Wis., November 1, andsays:

UerrKoenigJohan, who represents that heis an agent of Krupp, tbe gunmaker of Essen,Germany, is a gnest of M. JI. Schoetz, and willremain in this citv for several days. His visitostensibly ix to examine localities with a viewof constructing and maintaining a plant in thiscoun-r- forthe manufacture ot modern guns.He says:

"We can see money by locating either atPennsylvania, where iron and coal are cheap,or in the West where the same inducements areafforded, particularly Wisconsin or Michigan.It is too early to yet determine what will be theultimate action. I have received very stronginducements from Pittsburg, Pa., but my im-

pressions are that Pittsburg is too far East. Iadmire yonr elegant water power, your railwayfacilities and the intelligence of your

I cannot see why the advantagesoffered here are not as good as any which canbe had in the East."

0DT OF THE ASHES.

The Wcstlnghonie Compnny' New Buildi-

ng: Will Cost 3100,000.The work of rebuilding the Westinghouse

Electric Works, on Garrison alley, whichwas destroyed by fire some time ago, israpidly progressing. A large force ofworkmen is employed on the building, andthe contract stipulates its completion within60 days.

Tbe work on the building is to be muchstronger than it was formerly. The oldwooden beams are being replaced with irongirders, and thus the structure is to be madefireproof as nearly as possible. The com-

pany intends to put an additional story onthe building, which will be fitted up withentirely new and additional machinery.affording tbe company the opportunity ofincreasing the capacity and giving a largenumber of new employes work. The cost ofthe, improvements is estimated at about$100,000.

PEAES0X STILL AT IT.

Another Raid on an Allrgrd Gambling:

Home In Allegheny.Chief of Police Kirschler and Officer

Thornton raided an alleged gambling roomon Ohio street, near Madison avenue, Alle-

gheny, last night about 1Q:30 o'clock. Onlylour men were captured, the balance, amongwhom was the proprietor, a man namedCoppers, escaping. The tables, cards andchips Were also brought to the station house.The arrested men. who gave their names asGordon Lewis, Andrew Hall, Albert Leon-ard and C. A Wilson, will be given a hear-ing this mornibg.

SCALDED IN THE BATH.

A Child of Attorney J. B.DfT Badly Burned.

Yesterday afternoon the littleson of J. B. Duff, Esq., who resides on

Barkbeimer street, Sonthside, was painfullyscalded. A small bath tub filled with hotwater, ia which the child was about to bebathed, was sitting on a footstool. The lit-

tle fellow in some way managed to get holdof the tub, upsetting it and spilling the con-

tents all over himself. The child was verybadly scalded about the face and body.

THE KECEPTION.

Holders of Tickets to Obtain Badges at theLadle' Entrance.

W. E. Schmertz, Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements for the

reception at the Monongahela House to-

morrow evening, stated yesterday that hold-ers of tickets to the reception must presentthem at the ladies' entrance on Smithfieldstreet, where they will be given badges.

THE COSTS OX MARTIN.

Alderman McNully Reversed on the Son-dn- v

Working Case.The Wishart Detective Bureau scored

another triumph yesterday on an appealfrom a conviction for Sunday labor, inAlderman McNulty's court. DetectivesHester and Young were fined for workingon Sunday. The decision yesterday putsthe costs on John F. Martin.

HITHER AiTO THITHER.

Movements of Plttabnrccr nnd Others ofWide Acquaintance.

District Passenger Agent E. D. Smith,of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, returnedyesterday from his trip .to California. Theheavy summer excursion business preventedhim from getting away sooner. He visited theprincipal cities of the plains, stopped a fewdan in San Francisco, gazed on the wonders ofthe Yosemite Vallev, and whiffed the perfumeof sweet flowers in libs Angeles and San Diego.He was very mnch pleased with the country,but says it doesn't half come up to Pittsburgas a place of residence

Councilman O. A. Waggoner, of theBixteentb ward, was presented yesterday witha very handsome cane. Mr.Charles Stewart, of the Sixteenth ward SchoolBoird. who has just returned from Ireland,brought the cane with him. It has quite a his-tory and many quaint legends are connectedwith it. Tho wood is nearly petrified, and issaid to be 200 years old.

Miss Frances Clare Cusack, the "Nunof Kenmare," was expected to arrive at theHome Hotel yesterday. She mlsed a trainfrom Buffalo and wired that she would not ar-rive until this morning. At least a score ofpeople called at the hotel yesterday to see her.

W. H. Vanderbilt and President Newell,with a number of other officials of the Pitts-burg and Lake Erie Bailway, went over theroad yesterday on an inspection tour. Whenths special came last night it gave the South-sid- e

station the go-b-

F. E. Seward, editor of the Coal TradeJournal, hasoeen appointed by the Committeeon Permanent Organization of thelnternationalExposition a member of that body, as a coaltrade representative.

John M. Tiernan, the attorney, who hasbeen the victim of a serious illness for some sixweeks, appeared among his friends yesterdayand has returned to his old home at the Monon-gahela House.

Mr. N. A. Gilbert and wife were at theMonongahela House yesterday. Mr. Gilbertwas formerly President of the Cleveland Coun-cil, and is a prominent business man of thatcity.

Captain Thomas Pagan, who went toChicago the first week in May on a visit, re-

turned home last night to rote, and to get clearot threatened blizzards. .

Dr. J. D. Mitchell, of' Philadelphia, isat theJMonongahela Home.

B. F. Jones arrived in the city lastnight from the East,

THE SCHENEEI PARK.t

Prices of Adjacent Oakland PropertyIncreased 250 Per.Cent.

MR. CARNAHAK'S HASTI FLIGHT.

Tbe Taxes Must ba Raised One Mill to Pay

for the Property;

CHIEF BIGELOW'S INDIVIDUAL TBU8T

The Schenley Park, as announced in theSunday Dispatch, is nowan assured fact.Mrs. Schenley last Saturday signed a deedof gift of 300 acres of her property to thecity for park purposes, and coupled with itan offer to sell another 100 acres at $1,250 peracre. This property is to-d- regarded asworth nearly $6,000 per acre. ControllerMorrow and Chief Bigelow agree in sayingthat the prices of property in the locality ofthe proposed park have increased 250 percent since the announcement of the gilt hasbeen made.

The gill and sale of the property leavesMrs. Schenley without a lot in the Twentjr-secon- d

ward, where the park is principallylocated. Her offer at the price stated hasbeen outbid several times by individuals.The whole tract will cover 415 acres, andthe condition under which she offers theground to the city at $1,250 do not includecompetition from any other buyer.

Controller Morrow said yesterday after-noon: "I'd like to see you purchase anyproperty in the Twenty-secon- d ward justnow. You might have had it last week,but to-d- it takes capital to get theground."

Chief Bigelow, of the Department ofPublic Works, was naturally jubilant overthe snecess of his pet scheme. He said:"This has been the dream of my life and isat last a reality. The park will be estab-lished, ana there is not the slightest doubtthat tbe necessary appropriations will bemade. The park will be within easy accessof the city by the cable cars, and its naturaladvantages I have already spoken of. Themain entrance will be nearly opposite tbeBcllefield church, aud 120 feet wide. I amdecidedly now a woman's rights man, as tbefirst move made for the beautifying of thecity is made by a woman."

TAXES MUST BE EAISED.

The purchase money must be raised bydirect taxation, a mill "added to the regulartaxes being sufficient, in the opinion ofChief Bigelow and Controller Morrow, toraise the necessary amount. The money canbe paid either in mstallments'or iu cash, asthe eity chooses. Both the above mentionedofficials think it would be much better topay spot cash.

The first work that can be done towardimproving the park will be, after the cityhas closed np the agreement, the employ-ment of surveyors to get an accurate knowl-edge- of

the topography of the land so thatplans for laying it oat, constructing paths,roadways and other improvements can beformulated. Until this is done it will beimpossible to sav what plans will be carriedour, or how much money will be requiredto improve the park.

Mr. Bigelow was asked if it was not prob-able that some public spirited citizensmight not take sufficient pride in the cityand her new park to contribute somethingtoward its improvement. Some iron manu-facturer, iFwas suggested, might offer to pntup a neat iron feuce about the park. Hethought not, nnd referred to his formeropinion that the ladies took the lead inPittsbnrg progress.

SAT THESE WAS SO JOB.

Mr. Bigelow said that Mrs. Schenley hadreceived over CO letters from Pittsburgpeople advising her and urging her not togive the property to the city. Among thenumerous reasons offered for their oppo-sition, some of these people wrote Mrs.Schenley that the city officials, intimatingMr. Bigelow particularly, had propertynear to the proposed park, which they weretrying to realize on at her expense. Thatwas why they took snch a deep interest inthe scheme. Mr. Bigelow said" that, as faras that statement was concerned, he doesnot own a foot of ground anywhere nearenough to the park to be influenced by itslocation, nor did be know of any other cityofficial who did. The property around thepark had increased in value, however, fully250 per cent since the time the SchenleyPark matter was first agitated. He knewof one tract of 20 acres in that neighborhoodthat had gone begging before that for$20,000, but for which the owner declined565,000 a few days ago.

Mr Bigelow said further that property inthe city everywhere was advancing rapidlyin value, to prove which and to show howeasy it would be for him to clear a nice bigsnm himself, he said he had purchased lorthe city last summer a few acres of land forwhich he paid 530,000. There was no moneyin the Citv Treasury to buy this land, so hepnt it up himself until the city is ready tosupply it. Since making the purchase hehas refused offers of $120,000 tor that sameland, and could have taken it too withoutany breach of honesty, but there would havebeen a howl about jobs if he had. Theproperty is still where the city can have itwhen she pays what it was bought Tor.

ANOTHER MAN IHWAKTED.Mr. Bigelow, who mar be regarded aa the

father of the park projects in Pittsburg,was so deeply interested in the perfection oftbe scheme that when he learned anotherperson, representing interested parties inPittsbnrg, had started for Europe to dis-suade Mrs. Schenley from her generous in-

tentions he at once notified Mr. Carnahan.This was at midnight, and Mr. Carnahancaught the 3 A. M. train for the East, get-

ting the Etruria, the same vessel which theopposition's representative sailed upon.

It was a rather remarkable fact that Mr.Bigelow received on the next morning acablegram from Mrs. Schenley telling v himto hold all negotiations off for tbe present.To this he replied at a cost of $5 75, sayinghe had no chance to make any arrangementsas Mr. Carnahan was then on the ocean.The prompt action of the Chief of the De-

partment of Public Works is regarded as allthat saved the park for Pittsburg againsthe work of people wh j aiwagood chance to

invest a little money and tried to make useof it. Mr. Carnahan returned from Europelast Saturday evening and he feels as goodover the successful outcome of his visit asChief Bigelow does.

THEI TORE BIS WB1STS.

An OQcer Reprimanded for Too Tightlynandcnfllag a Prisoner.

Last night Constable Altmyer, of LowerSt. Clair Township, appeared attheXwenty-eight- h

ward lockup, having in charge aprisoner whose hands he had so tightlyhandcuffed in front of him that the skin hadbeen torn from his wrists. The constablestated the man had been arrested for dis-orderly conduct and he wanted him lockedup. Inspector McKelvv, who was at thelockup, was so incensed at the manner inwhich the prisoner had been handcuffedthat he ordered the constable out ot the sta-tion and informed him if he did not gohe would lock up both of them. ConstableAltmyer thereupon departed with his pris-oner, vowing that heTvould release him andhold the Inspector responsible.

TU0 MUCH GAS FOB MM.

Fred Eaw Badly Burned by a Natural GasExplosion. i

Fred Baw, an employe in Beynold's fac-

tory on Smallman street, was seriouslyburned yesterday afternoon. Baw went toturn on the natural gas in tbe furnacr.When he applied the light a quantify of gaswhich had accumulated exploded. He wasbadly burned about the face and body, andwas removed to the West Penn Hospital.His condition He is 47 years ofage, and lives in the Sixteenth ward.

Fob a disordered liver trySeecbam's Pills.1'Peaks' Soap the purest and best ever made

M

A BIG BOILEB COKCEBN

Will Succeed the Old Dlnnnraetorlng FirmofD. W. C. Carroll 8s Co.

An old established boiler and tank manu-facturing firm has been reconstruct under anew title and with tbe infnsion of newblood. Captain J. W. Porter is associatedwith other large capitalists in the erectionon Penn avenue and Second street of alarge and boiler and tankfactory. The works are being built for theCarroll-Port- er Boiler and Tank Company.The officers are J. W.Porter, President; J. E.Porter.Secretary and Treasurerjand D.W.C.Carroll General Superintendent The workswillover about an acre of ground, themain building being 210 feet long and 81broad and constructed of iron and wood.Auother building will be 40x200 feet. Inevery respect tbe works are being built tosuit their special purposes, a notable featurebeing the tower, 70 ieet high intended tohouse the large steam riveter which will benearly double the size ot any now in use.The latest and best machinery will be setup, including bending rolls of the unusuallength of 21 feet. It Is intended to manu-facture steam boilers, bridges, oil tank cars,oil and water tanks, iron griders, iron andsteel rivets and all kinds of sheet ironworks. It will take some little time to getall the machinery in place.bnt the riveters,'rolls, shears, cranes, etc., will be in oper-ation by the beginning of the year 1890.

The new company succeeds D. W. C.Carroll & Co. Captain Porter, the Presi-dent, has been engaged in the iron businessfor a number of years. Mr. Carroll has hadmuch experience in the special linesof man-ufacturing which the new concern will un-

dertake. The company will employ 200 mento start with.

THE TELLTALE PHOTOGRAPH.

A LawrcnceTllle Woman Thinks Her Hus-band Has Eloped.

Yesterday afternoon a woman, who gaveher name as Mrs. Annie Dunmeyer, of le,

called upon Agent Dean, of theHumane Society, and related to him thather husband had run away from her withanother woman. The story of the elopementis as follows: About three weeks ago Jo-seph Dunmeyer, who had been in this coun-try about three years, told his wife that hebad lost his position with a certain bakerfor whom he had been working. He saidhe desired to go to Dixmont to seek work.Before he left the fatal photographwas discovered She drew from hiscoat pocket, while he was sleeping, thephotograph of a pretty woman. When heawoke she upbraided him for his stray love,and he denied the charge. He demandedthe picture, which his wife refused to furnish.According to the story told to Agent Deanby Mrs. Dunmeyer, her hnsband thereuponassaulted her and forcibly tore the photo-graph from her. Last Tuesday Mr. Dun-meyer told his wife that he was going toDixmont to look for work. She has notheard from him since, and is living uponthe charity of the neighbors. She believesthat he has gone to Bochester, where thepicture which she found was taken, and haseloped with a Bochester woman.

Mr. Dean is totally at a lots what actionto take. The deserted wife, who has appliedto him, is left absolutely destitute. She hastwo children, one 21 and the other 2 monthsold. Mrs. Dunmeyer has been in theUnited States only about 12 mouths, andcannot talk a word of English.

THE WRONG J0HS8T0N.

Samuel A. Besieged by People Who WantedMoney for Totes.

S. A. Johnston, Esq., the Diamond streetattorney, is a large man. He wears sidewhiskers and mustache, and resembles B.H. Johnston, Esq., candidate for DistrictAttorney, though they ?o not otherwiselook more alike than two large men ordi-

narily dc Evidently somebody hadconsiderable enjoyment yesterday atthe expense of the first-name-

Every few minutes from morn untileven a patriot would call in and ask forfunds. Some wanted money for one pur-pose and anothers for another, bnt all wereable to assure Mr. Johnston that the expen-diture would conduce to mace his callingand election sure. As ibis particularJohnston wasn't running for tbe office thefreqnent interruption wasn't always pleas-ant. He bore it tolerably well, especiallywhen he notic-- d how much pleasure

Commissioner Beckert was derivingfrom reminiscences of the days when hewas expected to bny tickets for everythingirom a churcn lestivat to a prize-ugn- t.

AN ALLEGHENY GIEL MISSING.

Strayed Away From Her Homo and HasNot Been Henrd of Since.

Inquiry is being made in Allegheny foran girl named Lavinia Boyd,who has been missing since Friday; October25. The girl's home is not known, but forseveral months she lived as a domestic atthe house of William Greenawalt ,at 14North Canal street, Allegheny. About aweek before her disappearance she went toFather Mollinger, of Troy Hill, for relieffrom a sickness she then endured. She leftostensibly to return to Mr. Greenawalt's onFriday, tbe 25th, but she has not been heardof since. The girl is affected in a peculiarmanner, being at times overcome by faint?ing spells, which leaves her speechless forhours at a time, though not unconscious.

' TUB BITER KIS1NG.

A Number of Coal Bom Sent Ont Yesterdayand Last Night.

The river rose very rapidly yesterday, andat noon showed over nine ieet of water in theharbor. The coal men were very busy yester-day afternoon. W. H. Brown Sons sentdown three large tows, O'Neill & Co., JohnA. Wood & Son, and Joseph Walton & Co.two each. So sudden a rise has seldom beenknown in the river history. The steamerTime left Cincinnati Sunday evening with21 empty boats, and will arrive here aboutSaturday.

MISS WOLFE SUSTAINED.

There U No High School Class at tbe Spring,field This Year.

Miss Wolfe, the teacher in the Springfieldschool, has been sustained by the directors.They have made a thorough investigationand found that there is no material in theschool this year for a high school class.The residents of the ward are principallyworking people. When their childrenreach the age of 14 or 15 years they are, asa rule, withdrawn from school and com-pelled to work.

Tired Eyes.We often hear people speak of their eyes

getting tired, as though the retina or nervethat takes the picture does the Seeing wasfatigued. Such is not the case. The retinaseldom tires. The power of seeing clearlyat different distances is called accommoda-tion. This is effected by the action of thecilliary muscle upon the lens which it sur-rounds. When tbe sight is fixed at a dis-tance, say 20 feet, it is nt rest; when we lookat objects say one foot the muscle hasgrasped the lens around its edge, nnd bythis pressure made it thicker, so as to con-verge the rays of light on the retina, whichwould without this action have fallen

the retina.The more necessity there is for this accom-

modating effort, cither irom naturally far,or mixed sight, or by increased age, whichhardens the lens, or contiuuous use over-work, or feeble health the harder themuscle has to work to keep the sight satis-factory, and hence the "tired eyes." Glassesare the only remedy, the proper adjustmentof which is a science, and those who valuetheir eyes at their real .worth, appreciate theservices of those who' have mastered thesubject as has Dr. Sadler, 804 Penn avenue.

Sate Monet Buy blankets, comforts,etc., nt Busy Bee Hive, Sixth and Liberty.

BIG SATM6 Iff FUEL

Successful Experiment Tried in tbeMacbeth Glass-Hons- e.

MIXIflG Alfi WITH KAT0EAL GAS.

A Kew Field for the Supply of Ore

Under Consideration.

MAKING POSSIBLE A CUT HWEIGHT8.

TAn experiment was tried in George A.

MacBeth's chimney factory on the South-sid- eyesterday, which is of very great im-

portance tp manufacturers who use naturalgas. If subsequent trials are as satisfactory,something is promised in the way of savinggas, which will put the meter system in thesbadeand save shut-dow- in mills andfactories when the pressure is low.

The new invention is very simple. Itconsists of nothing more than the combina-tion of air with the gas as it issues from theburner, aud bv this combination using aheavy percentage of the oxygen which enterslargelj into the constituency of air. Theexperiment made was with a small, revolv-ing fan on the same shaft that runs theother machinery. A pipe from this con-nected from beneath with a glory hole andran up to the center of the burner. Hereto-fore it has required the valve wheel on thegas supply pipe to be turned once and ahalf around to supply enough pres-sure for the glory hole, but yesterdaywhen the air waB turned on the wheel onlyrequired to be moved one-four- th of an inch.The usual pressure to a glory hole is oneounce, while yesterday the pressure was avery small fraction of this amount.

Mr. William Boot, paymaster for thefirm, who is the iqventor or discoverer ofthis new saving process, said that by put-ting the air in all the burners the pressurein the factory could be reduced to threeounces where 16 to 20 are now required.To-da- y further experiments are to be madeand the air supplied to other glory holes andfurnaces.

Before putting the process in practice andfitting up their factory the firm will see thePhiladelphia Company and try to obtain areduction in gas bills according to theamount used. Mr. Boot could not be seenlast night, but it is understood that be al-

ready has a patent on the process which pre-vents others from trying it without his. con-sent.

If it is a success the value of the inventioncan readily be seen by all manufacturers, asthe cost of a fan and the fittings necessary tosnpply the air to the burners would be verycheap and easy to put in. The saving in gas,if anywhere near that predicted, wouldpractically settle the question of shortageand inadequate supply.

ORE FROM NEW YORK.

A Company to Bring: it Here Valuable lts

on the New York Central It MayDisplace Lake Superior Ore.

The increase in the. iron business aroundPittsbnrg was never better exemplified thanin a meeting held yesterday in H. E. Collins'office, Lewis block, of capitalists to considerthe best means of getting magnetic ore tothe furnaces at the least possible cost. Asthe railroads, it was said, generally havediscriminated against Pittsburg in tbe mat-ter of Treights until Andrew Carnegie madebis attack on them, the principal subject ofdiscussion yesterday was to secure someeompetition.

This is to be afforded by the company op-erating the Benson Iron Ore Mines atCarthage, N. Y. The company claims tohave an iron ore vein exposed, 10,000 feetin length and from 5,000 to 6,000 feet inwidth. It is regarded as the greatest de-posit of magnetic iron ore in tbe world.The niost important point, however, in dis-cussion was the question of freights, whichcoming over the Lake Erie, Eoad, would, ifthe arrangements contemplated could becompleted, set the ore down in Pittsbnrgcneaper tnin it could be brought iromLake Superior, and of fully as good a qual-ity. The ore in the Carthage district isof a heavy, red character, very soft andfully as good in the opinion of experts asthat from tbe Lake Superior district. Theobject in forming the Pittsburg company isapparently to save on freights by gettingthe shipments over the New York Central,Lake Shore and Lake Erie lines, thus form-ing a competitive run with the Pennsyl-vania system. This is the first time an efforthas been made to place New York oro onthe Pittsburg market, and will be narrowlywatched by the furnace men who have longcontracts ahead.

NO HURRY TO ADTANCE BATES.

The Western Associations to Meet andDecide TJpoo Future Rates.

The Pittsburg Window Glass Manufac-turers' Association held its usual weeklymeeting at the office oi E. C. Schmertz &Co., First avenue, yesterday afternoon.The attendance was small. It was said by agentleman present that no decision was ar-rived at vrith regard to advancing the priceof the product on a level with the last ratesmade by the Cbambers-McKe- e Company.It was stated that a meeting of the associa-tion and the Western Window Glass Manu-facturers' Association would he called toassemble in about two weeks' time to con-sider the advisability of a further advance.

Mr. William Loeffler said that the condi-tion of the trade warranted an advance, andthateven with an additional increase, priceswould be lower than they were last winter.Mr. Thomas Wightman was of opinion thata further advance would not injure themarket, and gave it as his belief that verymany manufacturers had sold three monthsahead, whereby, as far as their present busi-ness was concerned, the advance in ratesaffected them to a very small extent.

THE HOLDERS' TROUBLE OYER.

Thirty Founders Hnve Yielded to the Dr.mnnds for Increased Wages.

Four other founders yesterday concededthe demand ot their molders for an increaseof 10 per cent. They are: Mackintosh,Hemphill & Co., whose men will likely go-

to work on Wednesday should the damageoccasioned by the late explosion be repaired;Sterrit & Thomas, the Pittsbnrg FoundryCompany and the McKeesport MachineCompany. H. T. Porter & Co., locomotivebuilders of Lawrenceville, are likely tosign y, as are one or two others. Themolders who worked in Einzer & Jones'foundry turned in yesterday morning, thefirm having signed the scale, but were notpermitted to work. One of the firm saidthat he no longer had use for all of them.He declared his intention of picking hismen in the future.

Some 28 firms have so far conceded the de-

mand of their men, and the strike is regard-ed as virtually over. Another firm expectedto sign to-d- is the Pittsburg Manufactur-ing Company. The most prominent firmsstill holding out are Jones &Laughlins andthe Oliver Iron and Steel Company.

MORE IRON RATES ADTANCE.

The Volley Fnrnnce Men Will Also Have toftnnd Tbctr Share.

Tbe Youngstown Freight Committee, com-

posed of representatives from the railroadsrunning through the Mahoning and Shenan-doah valleys, wjll hold a meeting y atCleveland, O., to take action on the lateadvance in iron rates. Tbe new rates werepublished in The Dispatch on Saturdaylast.

Down With Scarlet Fever.Members of labor organizations, and

miners in particular, will regret to hear thatGeorge Harris, of the Miners'Association, has just burled one of his sons.

Fred, aged 5 yean, who succumbed to asattack of scarlet fever. Four other of Mr.Harris' children are suffering from the samedisease, and many letters' of condolence andsympathy daily reach him at his home inBeynoldsville.

MINERS WANT AN INCREASE. "

If Not Granted, tbe Demand Hay Result Is aGeneral Strike.

Several miners who were in the city yes-terd- ar

reported that .Stone's McKeesportminers had preferred a demand for an addi-tional cent on the present rate, or a snm of 3cents per bushel. The firm was to havegiven an answer yesterday, but it had notbeen heard irom. A similar demand hasbeen made by Joseph Walton Ss Co.'s WestElizabeth miners, whose present rate ia2J cents. It is thought a general strikemay ensue if tbe increase is not granted.

MINISTERS 8TILL UNITED.

The Evangelical Ministerial Association. NotYet Disbanded.

The Evangelical Ministerial Assoeiatlonmet yesterday afternoon in the Y. M. C. A.building, and discussed the advisability ofdissolving the association. After prayerthe minutes of. the last meeting were read.Dr. Felton read a paper on "MinisterialVisiting:" After comments were madeupon the paper, the question of dissolutionwas taken np.

Dr. Felton favored the continuance oftre association, even under some changes,as it would promote brotherly love amongthe ministers, and be a power in PittsburgProtestantism. Bev. J. W. Sproull saidthat if there was no more interest to be dis-played in the future than there had been inthe past, they had better disband. As theassociation stood it was a failure. Justhere Bev. I. N. Hays and Bev. Dr. Boylehad a short wordy war About whether ornot tbe association had ever been an auxil-iary of tbe National Evangelical Alliance.Dr. Hays said that it had not, but he wasin favor of making it such, and admittinglaymen as members.

Another minister thought that the asso-ciation was dead, and the best thing thatcould be done was to give it a decent burial.After more talk it was proposed that thelocal denominational societies give up theirmorning meetings one Monday in eachmonth, so that the various ministers couldattend the meetings of the Evangelical As-sociation. A motion was carried that threeministers, members of the association, heappointed from each denomination to seethe local societies in regard to the above,and another motion to make the time ofmeeting the last Monday in each month,except July, August and September, wascarried. This is looked upon by the minis-ters as a final attempt to save the associa-tion. After some fruitless talk as to the ad-visability of making tbe association abranch of tbe Evangelical Alliance, themeeting adjourned.

ALLEGHENY STREET CARS.

Difficulties In the M ay of m Control by aSyndicate.

Tbe Allegheny street railway pot is againbnbbling, and tbe air is filled with rumorsand counter rumors without number. Mr.J. W. Daliell, President of tbe TJhion Line,when asked if that line was to be sold to theAllegheny Traction Company, said:

"Not that I know of, and if it was, Ithink that I would be aware otthe fact. Otcourse, I expect that the road will be, intime, either a cable or an electric line, butwhich I cannot say. It depends altogetheron which system proves the best and cheap-est, hut for some time to come horses willfurnish our motive power."

Another gentleman, who is prominent instre'et railway circles and who is a stock-holder in the various roads, says that theAllegheny Traction Company, as it now ex-ists, is not much more than a charter. Itwas formed for the purpose ofgaining con-trol of the various Allegheny roads, andmaking cable roads of them, but it has, as?et, not accomplished its object, and irnot

to, as none of the lines canr be soldwithout tbe unanimous consent of the stock-holders. This consent, he says, will not begiven, and if any of the lower Alleghenylines change their motive power, the changewill be made under their present manage-ment.

FAILED ON THE CONTRACT.

A Bnllder Who Did Not Keep His Agree-me- ot

Jailed Yesterday.J. S. Mock, the contractor brought back

from Johnstown last week on the charge ofobtaining money on false pretenses, wasarraigned before 'Squire Burns yesterday.It is charged that he obtained $200 from aTwelfth ward woman- - on contract to erecther a house and failed to fulfill his agree-ment. He had a hearing Wednesday beforeAlderman Warner on a similar charge, thecomplainant being Bridget Kenney.of Jonesavenue above Twenty-eight- h street.

SMYRNA BUGS AT HALF PRICE.

Four Sizes Smallest lo Largest $1 75,82, 83 SO and 85.

During this week we will offer extraordi-nary bargains in Smyrna rugs.

Tbe $5 rugs are the same the peddlerscarry around add sell at $10 to $12.

All the rest are sold by the peddlers at acorresponding increase over our price.

Edwaed Gboetzinoeb, .

tt 627 and 629 Penn avenue,

Yes. Wo 1 111

Sell for y about 480 handsome over-coats for men, in imported Kerseys andheavy Chinchillas. The attractive price is812. If you cast yonr eyes on them oneglance will suffice to show you that they arebig bargains, worth a great deal more than12. Make a point to see 'em y.

P. C. C. C, cor. Grant and Diamond sts.,opp. the new Court House.

IfYon Want Ladle.' SkirtsExamine our stock, which includes merinoat SI and f1 25, stockinette at $1 and $1 25,knit wool, 51 25, $2, $2 50, $3 50, white, nat-

ural, cardinal, natural wool cashmere, $3 25and $3 75.

Hokhe & Ward, 41 Fifth avenue.

Ladles' Peasant Clonks, fffedtnm and HeavyWeights, Plain

And fancy cloths, with and without vestfronts, all extra value, from $10 to 20.

JOS. HOKNE & Co.'sPenn Avenue Stores.

Do yon want a piano or organ?Do you want to"save 50 to 75?Do you want to know how this can be

done?For full information write to W. L.

Thompson & Co., East Liverpool, O. TT3

B.&B.Very choice bargain lot new black silk

drapery net, striped and figured at 1, worth1 50. Bogos & Buhl.

Ladles' Swiss Ribbed Wool Drawers,

Just received. All sizes in white andnatural.

Hobne & Ward, 41 Fifth avenue.

Don't be misled. 8tick to the old relia-ble Wainwright's beer. All dealers keep it5525 is their telephone number. Tusu

Go to Groelzinger's great sale of carpets,carpet remnants and rngs, beginning627 and 629 Penn avenue. tt

Nothing contributes mora toward asound digestion than tbe use of AngosturaBitters.

What is the best thirst quencher?F. & V.'s Pilsner beer. All dealers.

Cabinet photos, 1 per doz. Lies' Pop-ular Gillery. 10 and 12 Sixth si. xrsu

HAS HE TW WIVES?

The Peculiar Case That is Agitatingthe Gossips of Baltimore.

A WIFE'S lETTE&S ONABSWERED.

Superintendent Jatveett Says His Servantis a Bigamist.

THE WIFE SUBSTANTIATES HER CLAIM.

The Tthirty-thir- d ward has been torn upfor some time over s case of alleged bigamy,the material portions of which ars thus re-

lated by Mr. J. W. Fawcett, Superintend-ent of the Pitisbnrg Harbor Company'slanding, above the Point bridge:

Eight years ago, last February, a youngman applied to Mr. Fawcett foremployment, and securing it, worked forMr. Fawcett until last Anril with.out any special incident occurring.For a long tine he kept companywith a girl in the Thirty-fourt- h ward, andmarried her on tbe 20th of last May, FatherMcxigne penorming tne ceremony, ilr.Fawcett was not satisfied with some phasesof the man's conduct. His name is SamuelKelly, and their business connection iceasedwhen he married the girl. Last month Mr.Fawcett got a letter from a woman in Balti-more, who said she was Kelly's wife. Somethree weeks ago, shortly before the receipt ot tne letter irom Baltimore.Kelly called at tbe Fawcett resi-dence, and, calling Mrs. Fawcett out.said he must go away. Mr. Fawcett boughthim a ticket to Baltimore and since thenthe girl he married has been missing. Somepeople think she has followed Kelly, whileothers indignantly deny it Mrs. Fawcettstates that she and her husband want to tellall they know and place themselves straighton the record.

A Z.ETTEB 7BOU HIS 'WIFE.'The following letter, which Fawcett read

to Kelly, seems to have precipitated his re-moval. It war written to Fawcett andKelly disappeared the day following:

Baltikobk, October 19, 18S9.Mr. Kelly:

Deab Sir I will take the time to write youthese few lines to let yon know that your sonand myself still live, and I want to know whatyou intend to do for your child. I bave sup- -

him eigbt years, and he is now a veryargeboyand it takes a great deal money to

support him. I sent a dispatch to yonr super-intendent, bnt received no answer. I wentto See your brother, and he told methe best thing I could do was to send a dis-patch, and I did so, which I have told yon. andnow I have taken tbe time and trouble to writeto you, and must receive an answer immedi-ately and let me know what you intend to do.Now, if yon don't send a answer as soon as pos-sible I will dispatch to tbe Cblet of Police, thenI will be sure tn receive a answer, as you haveneglected it Write immediately and obligeyour wife, Mfia. Lizznt Kelly.

P. 8. Direct Mrs. Lizzie Kelly. No. 1720Frederick avenue, Baltimore City, Md.

The Fawcett family, having taken an in-terest in Kellv were somewhat angered atthe turn affairs had taken. They expressedtheir opinionrof Ma somewhat freely andas this stirred up some of the people of theward to a great extent, there is

MUCH ANOKT DISCUSSION'.The Fawcetts decided to inquire into

the case more folly and have sincemaintained a considerable correspon-dence with the Baltimore woman.Mrs. Fawcett also states thatshe had an examination madeof the marriage license list of this countvand satisfied herself as to the proceedings atmis en a oi ins line, xo snostantiate herstory the Baltimore lady sent a record other marriage with Kelly at St. Thomas'Church, Woodbury.

Mr. Fawcettstatesthat he has heard thatKellv was in Baltimore and also that hewas fn Brooklyn. Its would not have saidanything about tbe matter publicly had itnot been that it became necessary for him-self ana wife to speak out in selfjustification.

He U Ifat-tB- o nfao.' Ttia ..urns ...tT .S. AVtflfJf... - w.mm..i. ..rain w .u. ...c.a bujuuothers as one of tne paen arrested in a' pokerraid Sunday night. Some have confoundedthe name with M. Arnfeld, a respectableyoung Hebrew of the city, and it has causedhim no little annoyance. He is not theman who was arrested.

Coal Moving by Ri II .The Pittsburg and Western road is now

getting out coaHa fairly good shape. Theshipment of slack has been resumed and isfoing on well. Operators are encouraged to

that they wiITbe able to fulfill theircontracts with the lake trade before tbe closeof navigation.

BIBER iEABTDN,

Special BargainsTHB5WEEK1

A few of many Dress Goods bargainsh All-Wo- Henriettas at 60c.

All-Wo- Serges at 60ch All-Wo-ol Extra Fine Henriettas at

$100.All-Wo- French Bearetz at $1 091All-Wo- Boyal Cords at SI 00.

L Extra Serge at 85c.

We aim to offer at all times the cholcestprod-net-sof foreign looms In

BLACK DBES3 GOODSIn Silk Warn Cashmeres, Henriettas, eta Wecarry several popular lines so that our custom-ers bave a wfde range of choice as to shade,weight, finish and price.

FRENCH: DBESS GOODS.Our stock of medium price foreign dress

fabrics was never moro complete, embracingmany and choice effects In pretty combinationand pattern dresses.

SPECIAL VALUES at our Sflk Counter.We offer on very close margin a large purchaseof reliable Black Silks. We name as unusualgood value grades at SI 00, II 25.

ALL BILK SU3AHS Full line of colorings,at 40c 65c, 73c, 85c.

Stripe Silks in new effects 75cHigh novelties in Silks, Persian effects, etc.

at Jl SO to S3 60.

OUR CLOAK DEPABTMENT.We call special attention to our very large

and complete assortment of Ladies, Misses andChildren's Cloaks and Wraps.

Our Stock was never more carefally selected,and we believe we. can salt every taste andevery pocket. As our variety Is almost endless,we ask all buyers ot cloaks to gireonrsteckacareful examination. "

BIBER & EASTQN.

505 and 507 MARKET STREETu

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E. J.:H01pR &C0,61, 68 and 65 wert twenty-thh1- d st,

Hew yobk.

LABGEST EXHIBrr OF

ARTISTIC FURNITURE IN AMERICA

Ten Show Rooms filled with the latest pro.dnctlons I the Furnltaro and UpholsteryArt ftom the. recognized manufacturing cen-ters of the world.

Novelties of London production.Novelties ot Paris production. k

Novelties of Vienna prodaettea.Our own Importation.Novelties of American prodaeWen, taelaaMac

those ot our owa manufacture.Visiters to New York are cordially iarited teT

call and exacalae our seeefc sad prises. Thecentral leMa of oar. esUMlshment

makes it Mrs asesssfrssBian parts or tne our. if iw tssh

THK DBEXfcb RKCEPrHWE

Many People Who Wool Invitations Will boDlnoppololed. K.

Miss Kate Drexel.-wh- o is to be receivedinto the convent of St. Mary of MercyqnWebster avenue. Thursday morning, -- hasdecided to take the name of 8t. Catherineand will be known as Sister Catherine. 'Jitis stated that her first assignment will bejwa nurse in the Mercy Hospital, on Slevenon street She will also be sent to theyoung ladies' academy at St. Xaviers.rk

eonw'lerable skirmishingbeing done by persons who wish to attend'

e recephon, for invitations, but they willbe sadly disappointed. The affair will be 'very exclusive. Outside ot her family and 'near friends none bnt thtf clergy wiU.bepresent. ArchbishopByan.of Philadelphia, --and Bishop O'Conner, of Omaha,

advuer, will arrive in the city to--morrow evening. The lormer will preach fthe sermon of tbe new postulant.

A telegram from Philadelphia last night ,stated that relatives of Miss Kate Drexelsay that from what they know of herinten- -tlon She Will not return In ih world sfliftaking the white veil, bnt will eontihuTifflher novitiate until she becomes a fall'memaDprnftliA am3i Tk. - -- . s.L"V-- -- -- - - -- ... j.uc story pnoicu ia moi

;- - ..urn jTKuourg is annuoin this partipular, as it is in its other refers?,uk" " " 7"ug woman's cloister lue,-aa- t

iuw u uuv s roaTemnu one. 2 vft

BPK BOWS BY A TRA1K. . J&Narrow Kscspo of" asoothildf Party FroMsE

a Railroad Wreck. - lfA number of Sonthsiders who went to tWjj-ra.- i..pany at onarpsDurg in a waeon last-: : r .' --vnigbt had a very narrow escape. After the v

uaucs wvj ncic returning nome ana just as 'they were about to cross tbe Pittsburg- andWestern tracks a train wasseen approaching. 'Two of the men jumped out and Just suc-ceeded in getting the horse off the track,when the train dashed by, striking one otwheels' of the wagon bnt doing no particulardamage. The ladies who were iof the wagonat the time, became so badlv frightened thatone of them. Miss Laura Kencel, who liveson Carson streets, between South S'venthand Eighth street, jumped out and si stainedinjuries that hare since confined her to thehouse.

To Get Early TWIns. 'The Kandall Club win have a specials-wir- e

run into their clubhouse on Sixth a've-s- V.

nue to-d- to receive election returns this'?'evening. 'Hjt

mAbout Linings, Skirts, Cloak Room Items:

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Jb" JPENN- - AVENUE? STORES,

PiTiaauno. Tuesday, November avian" ''Even If of least Importance linings "ars'stm- - 'j&

ot considerable importance In connection, withDress Goods. - .&"

tWhat for linings there's a long list of them.

A few:'A good standard Cambricat...., 5c

The best Berlin Foulard Cambricat. 7oAgood gray Drilling at go' 1

French Cambrics, 28 inches wide. at. .10c '

Percallnea. 38 inches wide, at. .... .36cImported EogUshPercaIioesat......25eaBd30aGood Una Sllidasat .:.J0a1Gray Mixed Hair Cloth, Besvat. .350Finer and strongerwltb each rise, at 12J$o to 25c?Satlne Waist Lining at ascaadrs'Printed "Satlnes and .Fancy Waist Unin

Fine materials for lining costing as muck"Dress Goods, Included In what we have left na--fmentioned.

There's UtHe tbe imitator can't Imitate. FewSDress Goods turned out under favoring stars!that arenotimltated In cheap fabrics Imitated!In stand-of- f looks. A closer look, a casual fselAor at any rate the wear, shows up theiBnt In most It's not necessary even to wear!to And it out.

One line of goods of the few never Imitated.!and that in wearing tbe best you never meet a '

cheap imitation These distinctively English.,Serge Cloths, In dead blacks and grape blues.Why are they not imitated it doesn't matterJi

These elegant goods. 52, 51 and 56 inches wide,-- ,

range In price from J2 23 to 18 S a yard.they are wen worth it.

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Ladles' Underskirt Deparsnsst eiisrlesstore. Seven of the kinds torall sizes, excellent, good, warm and sorrleeoWsii,skirts, that would stand many words bffaVerJgable comment: SiSm

SATIN-Ss- tin and Wool sad SsttiMjsSTItalian Cloth. fS to $18. X"

MORES E The old fasWeeed, ever-we-

ing.! , .8ATINE Choice colorings, fl 88.ALPACAS And the good old Lusterine.

IS 50 and $3.WOOL In good coloriBgs, 91 X to KGERMAN COTTON-Go- od sad strong. TSe .

sndfLBEERSUOKER-Goo- d. clear patterns, oat- -

season prices, 1 price, 1 50.

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A word fn a general way4 about our stock ofTraveling Bags; Complotanow.bot new goods.coming: , u

No Imitation. 'Nothing is imitation herWReal within and real without-Wh- at

U grain Is the real cowhide.What Is alligator IsWreal alligator.

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values are the strongest card. Quality prleeiKWthe combination for values. Always the bestvalues ana always the most stylish goods.

A few specials:Ladles' Peasant Cloaks, medium and heavy-weight- s,

plain and fancy cloths, with and with-

out vest fronts, extra value, 10 to S3X

Three special bargain lots of Una Imported.Cloth Newmarkets, In plain sad fancy color--,

flngs,8,tl0and-15- .

Finest Silk Seal Plush Jackets. Jiuaty.s4stylish, rolling collars. Sealskin and nnttntiLamb trimmed, at Interesting prices. V- -?)

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