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PITTSBURGH COMMERCIAL xjAiTTk. TilURSDAT SE PTEMJBJhIK So, 1894. 5 WORLD'S KAILWAYS. IlliPiiO 9 lift li Highest of all ia Leavening Power. Latest U.

S. Gov't Wa Can Reduce Your Housekeeping Troubles fine-half By 'A hzrd-vni fsoors. In ord-r to prove hotv tune and labor be sst'ed by the use cf our floors, it is to (oil (ilt'rtim of tie lairs ia th" fact that koast cleaning orce fx'tct a year means ihaJ th: Lame FAMILIES AND Mori" Pi.tburtit-rff Own Tielr Tliua People of Otlitr D. Sept. D.

(Special.) Tlie census burrjiu to-day made public 8n ir.tercttntf bjllctia Rlvsnsf the ownership and rtatistios for Pennsylvania. As tiituul PitldLurgU Wda ail the cities of the Fm cLsss in tiw state in the per-ctae- of citizens owning tliir homes. Aoej-rheny ia a close a-l Philadelphia third. In Pittsburgh, 72.11 per of the home families hUo and 27.6$ per ter.t own their homes; "7M per cent of the home-ownlns: families have incumbrance on their homes and tit 10 per cent own an.l occupy hoiiis tree of incumbrance. Ainjri Vjj finu'ifi, oti the averai', 72 hire, 11 with incumbrance, and 17 without lncurobii Averages for each owiiL-d and irK-imibrer hur.jei.

Incumbrance, value, interest hare for one year, $95; rate of interest, 5.3 per cent. Hi. ai ar inoumberea for SS.61 per must be turned topsy-turvy simply to lake up the carpels in order free them from dust and clean ihe floors. All the oiher soork can done at convenient times daring the year without extra labor cr expense. Let us rail and give you an estimate.

SHUrflAN 414 Wood Street. YOU DON'T PAY You can buy A DOUBLE ROLL cf of A SINGLE ROLL during Salesroom, 83 Gliio Allaglisnj. ATWOOD M'CAFFREY, BRASS FOUNDERS, IR03T PIPE HTTEES ABD HA0HISISI3. Kanufacturers ot tX daljt la Pipe, Fittinir, c4 'or Stearrv, Ci-s, Water and hyiirauiie Vork. Aiken jn pi nl CritcMcw Valves, eit her thre or four trsy, trt Sliil and Hyiiriiiiio Maiiiicsry of ail 'mu(i unaer any Ueilrod prur aud Slop Vat riu lit auie, 1'ipo Work for BnUlna-Milla, Steel-Worka, Blast Ccsl anl Cok Work, etn, proiuptiy furnisiieit and erecitd I'y eipenoooed workman.

Fhosphoilironia (liepuact ilrar.u Casticjt, Coolers, i'uvercs acd CUjder Aotehes suiied promptly. Agents ijt tt.o CuinM-op. Steaui tiiini', wliieh mad in eVory posaibia variety aitbia fii all purposes (team pan can be uei. HQS. 50 TO 60 THIRD AVENUE.

PITTSBURGH. PA. GODDARD, HILL DIAMONDS, WATCHES. CLOCKS ao3 trim JEWELRY. -7 SILKS.

One of most important deals the Silk Department ever made. 100 pieces $1 plain Colored Silks, in neat, fancy weaves 21 inches wide, 65 cents in all the choice shides. Another extraordinary offer is five styles of 2i-ineh WHITE SILKS in neat fancy weaves, at 75 cents any of you who have any immediate or prospective use for fine, wide White Silks and want to get them for little money, will do well to give this early attention. The great sale of 100.QOO yards of 75c, 65e and $1.00 fine imported CASHMERES and HENRIETTAS, 46'inches wide, atoc, in all colors from cardinal to brown is creating the greatest stir this store has seen for many a day. A big lot of all-wool 50-cent French Challis choice styles for house and evening dresses, 25 cents a yard.

Another lot in choice styles both light and dark colorings at 35 cents and yet another lot of Challis in medium and neat styles dark and light colorings so handsome a3 to be worth and in demand at 50c. A table of wide Wool Challis, 25-cent ones, at 15c Please note that these are not French all-wool Challis, but they are great prcperty at 15 cents a yard and property that is worth looking after. New Dress Goods and Suitings Paris Novelties Rich and Elegant Black Dress Goods in choice and plentiful assortments at such prices as will make it doubly interesting for people who want superior dress fabrics. 'New Jackets and Capes trooping in to this big Cloak Room at a wonderful rate a good big stock already that you won't have any trouble to pick a stylish garment from Come and see and learn the prices they're on such a basis as will make the biggest season's business for this Cloak Department it ever had. Jackets at 35 and $0.50 and $7.50, and up even to the 240 ones tnat Hay-unc cair t'ne superior value in.

Capes at S3.50, $0 and $8.50 that are wonders in Cloak production. Fur Capes and Jackets plenty of them, all new, the latest shapes, and all the fashionable Furs, and prices that will tell their own story. Good long wide Black Fur Capes, 5- LEATHER GOODS-There are a great many very big values in this Leather goods stock but next time you're in the store, just notice these Ladles' Combination Books Genuine Lizard with Sterling Silver Corners at $1.00. And, mind you, these are genuine Lizard, not imitation. STERLING SILVER Then, too.

there's this sale of Sterling Sliver with prices so much below level that it will pay you well to look into- About 30 patterns Sugar Spoons and Bon Bon Spoons, each, usual price S2.25- 15 patterns Sterling Silver Butter Knives, full size, full weight, $1.65 each, usually sold at o.00. Then the Tea Spoons, 40 cents each, dozen; 55 cents each, SO dozen; 75 cents each, 8.50 dozen prices that have never been equaled outside this store. HAftDKERCHSEFS Biar value for little mnney is what brings buyers to this store what brings them to this handkerchief department, too- A counter sale to-day of Ladies' Fine All-Linen Embroidered Handkerchiefs elaborately embroidered with scaL loped edges embroidered all round on fine cloth, nice and sheer, 35c, li for $1. About 25 styles. These i)5-cent Handkerchiefs are good a3 any and better than most 50c ones.

A special line also of Ladies' All-Linen Embroidered Handkerchiefs, 25 Cts- 40-cent value. The surprise of the year ia handkerchiefs has been the styles and qualities of LoSiJS' ElTibrD 2f ed Sheer HanifcercfcUt at 22 cents and 15 CSntS, which this store is selling. The assortment was never in better shape. mm (y. Otir new assortments fcr this season surpass in design all previous efforts of tlie manufacturers.

A line of Merveiileaux Satins, black ground with colored swivel figures, $2 goods at $L50 a yard. Another line, eqally as desirable in style, if not quite as fine, at i $1.25 a yard. An exquisite collection of Novel -y Silks for sleeves, waists and garnitures, from $2 to $iQ a yard. DRESS G000 The Correct Styles and Newest Ideas are now in stock, and never before were prices so moderate. New This Week.

A 40 piece lot of American Suitings in neat checks and stripes, regular 45c yard goods, but we are going to sell this lot at 20c. Ladles' Suits. Ladies' Jackets. A choice assortment of the Fall and "Winter styles will be shown for the-first this v.reek. Filth Avenue and Market Street.

I ne nail i line You Get Out of With the jobber, who wants to sell you cheap Eastern Crackers, get clear out, and stay out. You cannot buy gold dollars for les3 than their value; neither can you Swy re Snr fMnr worth. If you want goods that have no superior in quality, and once tasted always inquired for, then buy MARVIN'S SUPERIOR CRACKERS, CAKES AND BREAD. always get them fresh. There 13 very little breakage.

We advertise them for you, and there is more than One Hundred Thousand Families using them constantly. Ask for Marvirfs and take no others. gsis-ao- a RtNUAb 3 rU a World Rsnownsd cj I HATS- 1 rnicEs Derbys Silk Hats $5. and $8. Paulson's 3 None Better Made.

Cj I $2, S3 and $4. 441 Wood St. 31 A. I'FACTIRE ItS. HOGG, Iron S28l FouniSri Company died Rolls and-Rolling -Mill MACHINEHY.

Saii.l nJ F.oiH m1 1'inion? fowler' Kuck -Breakers, UriciUnir Mills for mineral Oa? Valve aoU ji.i ijilni. Sltir? ii. K. ittsburih, I'a. Mrriia McKELSFOnTJROfl-WO'lKS.

W.DewsesVoodConipany Iranch Oifice, 221 WATER 1 ITS liUBOH, PA. THE YENESS MACHINE COMPANY, MBtiuiRotarHrs of JINK AXD SFKCIAt, MACIirXKRV, TOOLS, DROP i'ORCIB ANI HAMMER 1IKS, POriiiRV lilES, MOLDS, METAL, lA'iTEKNS, ete. Spoalal faallitiei for lioinie all kinds ot REl'AiR iiOilK AND JOB UEAit-Cl ama? una rJ3 19 '2id Tumi ar. WILLIAM FISHER. lOUNliEK AiN'Ii MAt'HIMST.

AlADUtiictiuci of suiam BUirlne ud Ititnti ot inacninry, rdiias-mtiL, blait-lurDac and uiar diiuery emstlaui. OiJiiW and wotit i'waaty-tUird, Vwtiuty-'uart'a tud Suuuiuixa su, t'iit tun; a. KILL AhD PAiSTS. RD, BROWX AM SLACK. ii CLINTOCK IRVliiN, Patience SSJ-v PS Interested In Forctsra Wools.

Boston. Sept. American Wool and Cotton Peporter will say to-morrow of the wool tra.Je: Outside of a few large sales the market sim the nth inst. has been quiet Excepting the worsted men, who have taken a considerable amount of territorial wool, manufacturers have shown little disposition to buy domestic stock; ime domestic fleeces have been unusually quiet. Me'ium wools continue strong with no quotable change.

Thf market is steady with a strong under current and a generally cheerful feeling. In terst the part of buyers has been mainly in foreign wools; unusually large sales of Australian have been made. Dealers are rapidly getting acquainted, with the prices and qualities of foreign ftock outside of Australia and can readily adopt themselves to the new order of things. There is a pood deal better feeling in the carpet wool trade and the outlook for the business is better than at any time previously for a year. The sales of the week to pounds domestic, and foreign, making a total of pounds, against a total of 1.933.000 for the previous week, and a total of 3,194,000 for the corresponding week last year.

The sales since January 1, 1894, amount to pounds, against 88,572,100 pounds a year ago. Decision Agraiust Whisky Trust. Chicago, Sept. 19. Judge Gibbons- today sustained the demurrer to the amended plea of the Whisky trust to the information in the quo warranto hied bj' Attorney-General Moloney and directed the attorney-general to prepare a judgment of ouster against the trust.

The defendant will appeal. Those who soels relief from pain Slid weakness should use Packer's Oimuek 1'oic. PiP.RiiH'ij IIaiu I1-lsh never laiJs to please. Don't leave your money lay around the house where it may be lost or stolen. Pittsburgh Bank for Savings, oO Fourth avenue, is the best place to deposit it.

Four per cent interest paid. ruths rtotteri ne. Don't pay fabaious prices fcr bntter when you can send to Armour 5 Union street, and get butterine that fiiis the bill. FRESH CUT FLOWERS, JOHN R. a MUBDOCH, 108 SHITHFIKLD ST.

Til Tel. 23. pied. CORK EN On Tuesday morning. September 1S54, at 12:35 o'ekek.

at the residence of her sister, Mrs. Thomas Dawson, Nunnrry hill. Alleghenv, Mrs. MARGARET COR KEN, in -the year of her age. Funeral from the residence of her son-in-law, J.

R. Hutchinson, 24'. Federal Allegheny City, to-day 3 p. m. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend.

GREEN On September 1, at 5:30 p. GEORGE son of Matilda and the late George Green, at the residence of his mother, Cobden street, near Incline, Twenty-seventh ward, in the 21st year of his age. Funeral services at reoifafa- I'Mui'feukvT 7:20 p. m. laoi-mect private at Uniondaie Friday, 10 a.

ki. HAY.N'ES On Tuesdav. September IS, 1S94, at 9:30 a. EDWARD 1IAYNKS, in his 7Sth year. Funeral services at the residence of his son-in-law, C.

Kuhn, No. 3C1 Wlnebid-die avenue, East End, on ThuAdayt 20lh inst.) at 2 p. m. Interment private. JOHNSON On Tuesday.

September IS, im. at 12.54 p. MRS. MARIA JOHNSON, at her residence in Blairsvllle. in the 81st year of her age.

Funeral on Thursday at 2 p. KEATING At Emlenton, on Tuesday, September IS, 1S9I, CATHERINE KEATING, widow of John Keating, in the 2d year of her age. Funeral will take place from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. A. C.

Mackm, Emlenton, on Friday morning. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. LINDSAY At the family residence, 352 Pacific East End. on Tuesday evening-, Sept. 18, l.i)4, at 7:20 o'clock.

JOHN H. LINDSAY, son of Samuel, and Sarah S. Lindsay, aged 22 years. Funeral services Friday'. September 21, lSld.

at 2 p. m. 1 riends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. PAULIN Tuesday, September IS, at 10 a. MINN it; c.

daughter or tne late Philip and Monica Paulin, aged 39 years. Funeral from the residence of her brother, Frank Paulin, corner Perrysville and Daisy avs Allegheny, to-day at 8:30 a. m. Requiem mass at 9 a. m.

at the Church of the Annunciation, corner Charles at. and Norwood Allegheny. Interment private. RODGERS On Wednesday, September 13, 1391. at 5:20 a.

WILLIAM BYRNES, beloved son of John and Mary A. Rodgers. Funeral from parents' residence, No. 3 Keatings alley, Pittsburgh, Friday afternoon, September 21, at Friends of the family are invited to attend. STENDER On Tuesday, September 18, 1894, at 3:20 a.

at his residence, 203 South Euclid avenue. WILLIAM L. STENDER, in hli 52d year. Funeral on Thursday, September 20, at 2 p. m.

Friends of tie family are respectfully invited to attend. VEACH On Wednesday. September 19, 1S94. FRANK VEACH, only son of B. F.

Veach, 214 -Sandusky Allegheny. Funeral services at East Hubbard, on Friday at 2 p. m. BJ.PKESKNTLI) ITU F1TTSBCKOH IN 183 INS. GO.

Cf NORTH AMERICA. Assets, Li8- tdjueted B.cj pMd lr WL1L1AM L. JONES, Fourth rr. FLORAL EMBLEMS. Choice Cut Flowers.

A. m. J. MURDOCH, Telephone 429. ill) SuilUifield st.

WORK. A LA ivli STOOlv tiN Act I KiOS LOW CAJll'UtLLi HolilGAN. TIS-7-0 l'l un K. L. TaKe ted car.

Telepiiuue 'I lurty-uliitli ThTS WE, THE PEGFLE GF PiTTSSUBSH Iin, from the bottom of our loyal hearts extend our WARMEST A I) MOST iVEKOME To tiie Thousands of OLD SOLDIfciKS A illKlli KKIKXPS Now beiiiit eaterfaitied lu eurcity. We extend an invitation to cue and all to VISIT Olli OIOIIK, Vou may want to buy articles or ornamental ia the way iraiifl Army Souvenirs. 4.lv-, Hosiery, I'mlerwear, Liwus, Men Furnishing Good. Millinery, Vn, i- urs. Drew Ttimmiu Laces, KmbroiJerles, Etc.

HORNE WARD, 41 FIFTH AV. OfiLY 60 CErsTTS. Cut this out, take it to EDWARDS" PHOTOGRAPH i and 8 SIXTH ST, ps will get Cna Dazas Ph'oirsDlis far 6Q G83tS. otvEiisiup miohj TO UK Mi jr Holli ny ihe Stale teamed lo I'riTalc Cuuiimntric i'until Out if Ky prlf trt Frivate Hunila Cheaper. W.ishlutrton, 1.

Kept. 19. In compliance with a. rt-'wiiatlon of. ti.e senate tutu hy Senator Pc-iliirrew, tie oonitrfci'-c b'ts comyiled Bine Jins: thS ownership nf rn.

(roads by frcijsn ernmeiita. This suurinai izer follows: It appears tfc.it ten countries do riot own or operate railways, viz: Columbia, it liritain and Ireland, Mtixk-o. I'ara- Miay, fern. Spain. Switzerland.

Turkey, I'idred Stab-3 an.J iTrusuay. "The ro err.rn'-rits own and operate some of the Argentina, Adstralriida, Ausi ri i-ITunxary, P.r;ii;ll, Canada, laK ot Good Hope, Chili, Denmark, Krancc, Germany, India, Norway, Russia and tifeiitcen. "Th following feovernn, flits own ar 1 practically nil their railways, U. LVypt arid Nicaragua two. ''The fallowing- governments ovn patt of tr.t-i'" railways, but do not operate aby, pi th" present mileage to private n.

ph nis, viz; Greece, Holland andl rr-e. "Ttongh not clatriiJ to accurate, It is believed that the tcrc-zirxf fummary an approximately orrwt state-mmt of trie relation of the various kov-etnincnts to the railways of the world." The relative rates charged for freight end passer ser serviee on the gwernment-owned railroads ami other facta cited in connection with twin, are calculated to afford little encouragement to the novoe.rteB uf eo ernmt nt ownership. A corr-i'-u isori of i 8entrer charges per mite an average in Great Lruai.i of 4.42 cftits for cits tor si-cond ci ami 1.S4 cents for third cla-sa. In Frur.es the average i 3.x cents for 2.8ti cents for second-class, and 2 0s lor thiril cuts. Jn Germany tie ite '') rents for first-class, 2.3- cents Tur K-cmJ class, and cents for third class.

In the Cnited States the average charge ia 2.12 cents. The average charges per ton per mile are follows: In Great Gritain, 2.80 France. 2.25 cents; Germany, l.Gl cents, aui in the United States 1 cent. The interest on CHjMtal invested in the peverai eountriea id ss follows: ITnit'd kinsrdom, 4.1 per cent; France, 3.8 per cent; Germany. 5.1 per cent; Russia, 5.3 per cent; Austria, 3.1 pet cent; Belgium.

4.5 per cult; United States, 3.1 per tent. The vol a.i per cent. The systems of operation of the railroads in different countries ia indicated. The following extracts relate to the prin-cipnl cot'iitrtex: "About five-sixths of the mileage in Australasia belongs to the various colonial Kovernrneiits. These roads were Milt pnncipaliy from moneys derived from larKr loans negotiated by ntrf-iireneral and their value forms one of 'he personal ansets fir the public debt.

In Austria about 40 per cent of the n-tl-whv ffuleaue owned, and about 73 fnr cent if operated by the state. Upon the expiration of charters, not (seeding ninety yp-ir3, the 11 net, lands end huil 1-Icir-j of the compel if- revert to the gov-einment, ut the equipment remains the prirx-rty of the private owners. Before a railway opened it. must be approved by tiif miiiiter of commerce. The tariff's of state roads are fixed by the government; those of the companies are subject to revision the overi.Vncnt every three years, and the vt rn in en has power to rates if tlie net carr.inss exceed 15 per clnr capital.

"About thre-f0iuhV the railway mileage in Belgium ownej nd operated by the state. The roads not owneoJ" the aroverrment -wid. under the term? of i their charters, ultimately revert to it. TUui'way xlT.iirs are tulmlnistered by a fro. rn.n-'-ut department of railways, post-office and telcsraph.

The laws regulate tar.ffa. Kaiiways are exempted from taxation. "in Canada one-tenth of the total miie-a(e of about nirtes Is owned and controlled hy ttie government. For the year l.i2 the operation of the roern-mrit lineg resulted in a loss of over SW.ooO. "At the date by far the larger portion (aboift five-sixths) the French railway system is or-trated by private companies, tompany a definite territory arid being comparatively free from the competition of other lines.

But the railroad properties are ultimately to become thi property of the government. This system 1 a mixed one of state and private ownership. The competition of the private lines compelled the government to lease some of the stare lines to the former. On account of tne necessity for Kreat additional taxation the scheme of nationalisation of the railway system was atmndoned in ISii. "In Germany nearly 90 per cent of the railway mileage is owned by the jrovern-ment.

Under (the law the government is required to manage the railways In the interest of general traiho on a single system. It may cause the construction and equipment of roads and enforce uniform traliic and police regulations. Even the few private railways are controlled by state -boards. "In Great Britain and Ireland the government does not own any of the ra.il-:vays. JThere are stringent regulation provided by law and administered by the railway commission and board of trade.

lines can not be constructed without the sanction of parliament. The act of 3X14 provides that the government should have the right to acquire any railroad constructed alter its date by purchasing the same for sum ec.ual to years' purchase of annual divisible pro-iits. estimated on the average annual jicrts for the thre years preceding the 'ate of purchase. If, however, the average pr I for such three years been It than lil l-er cent ft rid the company tliotiKht the purchan jrice liaf.eU there-ni-firi was inadequate because of the it. lure irosjieits of the property, the matter wns to be referred to arbitration.

Cn-ter tt is law, however, th irovemment as not to tase br inches or of old lines constructed after the Mate of the urless it tool; th vl.i.l; system, if the company it to d.i so. This law, so far as it relates to the Kovcrnnient acuiition of rail-ho'Ij has never been upon. veirs latr (in 17) a by ihe government to 3 on ihe subject stitet. -Ve are of th-' opinion tliat ii is liicx; at to subvert the jM.iicy which has Ii'therto been at'cpied of ingr th ma-Hiuction and ma na vemeui or railways free enterprise of the people, under mii cranlii parliament may think to Impose for the general welfare t-f th" public' "Italy has trie.l ticth st tie and private rrllrori.is, ami has come to the con-c-i'rliii th.it it is not aivantatffuus for trie to own and operate the ruil-v i vs. The result -is a reorg lnlzati jii the whole railwav sy.i-nis.

Under the present sjst.m piivntc cornparifs cp' rate the stat rcaC under contract with tne Kovi-rnrnent. The coitracs run for sixty yea th" tcovt-rntnent or the jiipmies haviiic tne prion to terntin it. thein at the vi 1 of ol fony years Upon two yenra' notice. "In lUw-ia the is st.it -d to own iiiiU ti 40 p'r ceut of the lalUvj. Ne.irly all of th" r.ni-vnys owr-e'l by private have receive "Oin t-ie vt nm 'fit.

Th state is I is of tcii. fid all divid-ii 's, nnct be by lie- an i.pprov-.l by In "Vt n- in. "It is i h-tt In the ihe states i-iive tiled owrtr.sliip in it Ifrniteii way a rcii.l a) ci J.1 hut disposed nf it. for i h-i-'l a siui'lar r-wtis railroat. but fciimt it exje.iient to it in private c-unpany lVrnsvltT.n'n te.1 A rn 1 1 road frfim Philndclphla to Columbia, scld Jc tts, Michigan Jid otior rt.itvs tried tic experiment wltle.tilt "U'i ft.s." The hittrsttte commerce la any tie aiuii on tlila STit-ct, the rept rt un Xiurn exlstitn; soun-is of irifijrzn-niou.

Pre purl ok far Colli Weather. Ifenry Knrglram and Vfiiand Griffiths vcre committed j-kil yesterday by in a of steul-1? coal Jrciii BaPirn.re fe Oh at lui'lt! by L'electivo WllAPPED IN GLOOM. PIlTSmRfiH IlCRIKn IN FOG, SMOKK AXTt MLSU.UV. Klcotrlc l.iabis Harneil AH Mornlnsr-Tractiuiii Cars Keep Their Hend-lilibut llarnlng-Tlie Like a Wet Sponge. Artificial lights burned dimly "through the gloom which covered the city until noon yesterday.

It was one cf those soggy, daik days which but few sections of country other than this can produce and would have done credit: to a London fog. It was foggy, clcjudy, smoky and damp in addition to the fine drizzle of rain which fell all morning. Never in the memory of the oldest inhabitants was it any darker or drearier la Pittsburgh. Some of them remembered days in the '50s and '40s and 'Sua when the light3 burned dim and low all day long, but they were no worse, if as bad as this. Downtown all the stores burned can or electric lights all morning.

The cable cars and electric cars kept their headlights burning until after 10 o'clock and even then the constant clang of gongs was necessary to warn pedestrians. The humidity was so great that the lights looked dim and ghostly through the heavy A great pall of smoke hung over the city and drifted out over the country for miles around. A 7 o'clock it -began to rain. The rain came in a fine dispiriting drizzle and seemed always on the point of giving up the struggle. About 10 o'clock it plucked up courage and by noon quite a respectable shower had fallen.

Several times after that hour little showers occurred and by o'clock last evening .24 inches had been deposited in the ram gauge on the government building. Just after 8 o'cloc-K it began raining in earnest. Then for several hours it came down In a steady stream, which will materially raise the report for this morning. The prospects for a raise in the river are very bright, but it will not be heavy enough to iet out all the coal. About 12,000.000 bushels of coal are lying in the harbor awaiting shipment.

The coai men are confident oi" r-ttiiig out Ail the lighter barges on this rise. At upriver points it was raising rapidly yesterday. At Free-port at 8 o'clock yesterday morning the river was 2.5 feet. At 5 p. m.

it whs 3.3 with a heavy rain falling. Lock No. 4 showed 6.2 at 8 a. m. and t.4 at a p.

with heavy rains. Parkers Landing showed 1.6 feet at a. m. and 2.2 feet at 5 p. with steady rains.

At fl o'clock yesterday morning the marks below Davis island dam showed 3.5. At 5 p. m. they showed i feet and rising rapidly. The maximum temperature yesterday was t.6 at 2 p.

m. At o'clock last evening it was 63. The relative humidity for the clay was yl per cent and the air seemed like a soaking sponge. The rain so far this mow.li has eclipsed the records for July and August. To-uay it is expected to be clear, with no decided change in temperature.

New York had the heaviest ram yesterday in the country. Four inches of water fell there from a. m. to 8 p. m.

It stopped ihe cable and electric cars, h.wded cellars and paralyzed business generally. Such a fall is remarkable and is almost unprecedented for the eastern district. Aeeiilenfn on tiie Uijc 4. The vicissitudes of life are many aaid datvtrers unseen and unknown strroumi us continually. BIG WEBER, WH KB LOCK, LINDlvl AN A XI) STUY-VKSANT aie not quite paraleil lines, but when taken as a system are unrivaled hi their particular sphere.

The ear is abused hourly, daily, and while no violent or immediate accident may happen, yet it is best to be on the safe side and particularly when it is easy to have correct tone and harmonies instead of poor, rattly, discordant sounds emitted from cheap, trashy, gew-gawed boxes, misnamed pianos. No accidents to the ear, eye or any of the dtilcate sensibilities will occur if you select a WEBER, WHEELOCK. LINDE-MAN or STEVES ANT PIANO. Our stock is the largest in the state, all varieties of wood, mahogany, oak, ash, walnut, ebony, rosewood, in all styles of cases, continually on hand. We sell the famous FARRAND VOTEY and PALACE ORGANS, and the Kreatest musical instrument of the age, the AEOLIAN.

Our prices are reasonable and easy terms will be arranged if desired. We would be pleased to have vou verify our statements by a personal caii. EN RICKS MUSIC Limited. 101 and 103 Fifth av. I.ocul "Wan tu" Cosf Only Qaa tent Word.

Try Them. MARRIAGE I1AXS. The following licenses the register yesterday: John Gabler Mary Rice Michael O'Meally Bridget Nolan Allison A. Hamilton Maude JicLh Nssbit John Oeffner Augusta Hartun John P. Huckestein Katie Ebert John C.

Hoffman Mary E. Smith Albert C. Raeder Seiina R. Lentz Andrew Rettinger Mary George King Lizzie Kenneweg Joseph Och Maria Reszner James Freney Mary Ruberry K. Keer.an, Mary L.

Frederick Llppoid Mary Moeilur were issued by Sharpsbui'g Sharpsburg Braddock Pittsburgh Apollo Apollo Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Alleghenv Allegheny- Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Alieirberv Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Allegheny Allegheny Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh M'CULLCsjBH SFAR8LER. ai-luiiim litK-iarii, Sixth t'urry UniveisHy W. II. L'pftuitleT, itia 1 hi nd'jliiiiia. AIi rpeoiui nuu luodc-s actumi prcmiecs.

TTfcs Cider Vinegar, Made under onr oro from "apple cider." Free from any adulteration. Also make a specialty Pure piccs for PICKLING SEASON. CEC. K. STEVEhSCN Fine Groceries msd I)eiicncies Tor the Talk Sixth Oppo.

Trinity IJCr iipi FbiYdefh I--k--TTlili WAR PRICES FOR ii IR 54 5 any Paper ia our store for the price our Great Clearance Sale. Warehouse. 14, 16. 1H, SO SandneVj IU 9el. Ii Tha Atlantic Refining Company, Pittsburgh Department, riTTSHUHCS t'A.

rWlieelfnT W. Va. CnDibortan.i, Mi. Branah Altoona. l'a.

Johnsiowo, Fa. Otfioea, Kajrcrntcwn, K3, Fredericli. Mil. ICaptisU Citr Oil c. REFIHERS GF PETROLEUM.

We make a pcciilty ofriitwvrr.i?-th tiTi-stia trade witu the finest brands of oils, caphthas and tiia: caa aifttic pcvral'ain. To tUi Sfrvi ra we tli-j b-sl service of ih aatdt-otjuiprrod reficerio la 11 wo-iU. Our RFFINED OH. DLPARTJflEHT OCVw you water white iaO3 vect, rnrae wmm I if ttt, atacdard whiU ilO teat, Oslo ie.r; tt, water white Ohio li-vat tsst, camadiae ir Hj ra teat, olite ISO3 fi- test. -Our Lubricating OH Department Invite fpscial attutioa to Capitol clin ler -ini I-ildoindo enjiiria oil as l9r.g taa mo3t est lat-ncaaU tor tuj spestai to wcicrt t'n; ar applied.

We also r.ffir gplotf.e, dynamo anl tnaoliir.arf oil, Si mineral neal, teutral olla, wool tock. paraiSo oils and wax, black oil cl all tba dilforeat eoid Unu, vulre, cylinder, Rioe, a'nal and car oils. Mica ailfxra -u, robing mill Arctls cupiiise. If yoa 6ad it more convenient ou mar oriat frorji any or our branch erices, from which dt liTi-nea wiii ba made. The Atlantic Refining Company, PITTS MJliH DKTARTMENT.

Corner Duqussne way Eighth iti Pittsburgh, Pa. a PURE CLQ RYE WHISKIES From $1 to $1.50 Per Quart. California Pcrts, Skerries, EIj At 5Cc a Guart THE CHLY UGEHSEO STORE IN fcurctror to H. f. sua u-u ou, ALU- Unl.l1 i b.OLLSALi5 a AitXjUi.

113 Federal Street, AilenbonT. Fa. Llmtn3UtHl TXn STKAMSIIirS. ANCHOR imi Cnif-etl Strft- Mail St.am..hip Sal! from New York rry r-alurda Glasgow via Londonderry bate forSaif.iu By S. S.

CITY OF sH and i Othbb STSiair.s, C'abia, 43 and u.i vivrd, ecvurdin to aud locatiua. KiouuifiD Ticket at rvhiiice.1 Secood Cail2, Slesrae Outward, il 1 v. lrafts at binnnt Curmit Kt Hoc it of taar and nth -r lrfi.Muii.iu.arp!y to HLKHbUSuN RKOTH BKs. 7 Iwllnir OreeD.jV. or J.

J. Mct'OKMlCK, tsjmiWt-. field ao.ls STEAMSHIP TICKETS toaiid" fr- r.r Eu rope, drai'is, moiiy orders, tabis- transfers. at Ne- York late; Mit Schambcr? Volk.abla.tt buii lu.j' fit Smithtield ft. The rbiest agency in Pittsburgh.

KstabllHhm lXSlRAXCR HOME INSURANCE GQ. Of NEW YORK. QSH CIPSTtL 5 USHWSETS, 9,323, S. ER0WN. Afitm.

FOUKTll AV. iTBK. TOliS AUO INSlliAr-Ct. lna'sciurers an. MercJufisIsi-rarica Ca.

417 Wood I'ittnlmrjrt, Fa I apiiil, Jwly lUKKtrrOBS-lf. JHatctielcr, John W. 1-halfant. A. B.

W. Fairter, Koten Lea, M. W. Vi alm, John Wiiaou. A.

M. HyM-, Janiae J. K. l'iur. John Thutnpsoc.

Jh F. i ait.F, SmlU; Willtam T. Adtir K.Tfir; jas I.itU- Aifistant Secrslart Aasust Ammort, oS I LIQUORS: I- cr.t ot ttitir value. In Allegheny, 73.10 per cent of the home families hire end Ji6.SH per cent own their hoiuts; ofi.21 per cent of the homeowners have incumbrance on their homes, and 63 7'J per cent own and occupy homes free of incumbrance. Anionic families, on the average, 73 hire.

1j own with incumbrance, and 17 without incumbrance. Averages for each ownei and incumVjered home: Incumbrance, value, St.b'Jl; interest charge for one year, $10-; rate of interest, 5.8'j per cent. Homes are incumbered for 87.6s per cent of their value. In Philadelphia, 77,24 per cent of the home families hire and 22.76 per cent own their hrimea; 28.71 per cent of the home-owninK families have incumbrance on their homes arid 61.23 per cent own and occupy homes free of Incumbrance. Among 3') families, on the average, 77 hire, 9 own with incumbrance, and li wilhuut inL ambiance.

Averaees for each owned and incumbered home: Incumbrance, value, interest charge for one year, HVi; i ate of interest, f.l per cent. Homes are incumbered for 50.S1 per cent of their value. Home values in Philadelphia- do not always include land values, because the land ott which a dwelling stands is frequently not cvned by the owner of the dweiilng; hence i le ground rent system in that city mak the values of owned homes lower thar. would be if the same person owned both lard and dwelling and -which has a like effect upon the amount of the incumbrance. There are 41 cities in the state in the clas of those having a population of to lyO.OOW, and in these t.l.SJ per cent of the home families hue and per cent own their homes, and of the home-owning families 33.

4 per cent own with incumbrance and fH.4 per cent own free of incumbrance. In 100 home families, on the average, are found 02 that hire their hornet, that own with incumbrance, -urni 25 that own without incumbrance. Tne liens on the ow ned homes are 4U.15 per cent of the' value of those subject to lien. Several averages show that the rate of interest is 5.79 per cent; value of each owned and incumbered home, lien oa the same, and yearly interest on each home, $7t. Of the cities in Western Pennsylvania of this class, the following: statistics are ln-tereotini: AKoomi, 1,422 families own their own homes, 1.2U7 partly own and 3.2G5 rent; Beaver Falls, 400 families own, 104 partly own and rent; Bradford.

1,061 families own, 146 partly own and 1,1 Gl rent; Brad-dock, 3i9 families own, 157 partly own and rent; Butler, 407 families own. 348 partly own and hK7 rent; Krie, 2.6.tS families own, 1,049 portly own and 4.313 rent; Johnstown, 1,127 families -own, 2 partly own and 2.452 rent; MeKeesport, families own. 754 own and rent; Meadvilie, 612 families own, IS partly own and 1.S20 rent; New Castle, 7t50 families own, 320 partly own and rent; Oil Citv, 674 families own, 43ti partly own and l.Otil rent; Trtusville, 721 families own, 13ir partly own and SO? rent. In regard to farms the conclusion is that 25. Vi per cent of the farm families hire and 74.21 per cent own the farms cultivated by them; that 27.41 per cent of the farm-owning own subject to incumbrance and 72.5'j per cent own free of Incumbrance.

Among bio farm families 2'1 hire their farms, 20 own with incumbrance 51 without incumbrance. On the ewHred farms there are liens amounting to evhieh Is 4'05 per cent of their value and Jcin'sr driVrt at the average rate of 5.4? p-cr cent, making the average annual interest charges to each family. Kach owned and incumbered farm on the averane is worth and is subject to a deM of S1.710. The corresyoncir facts for homes are that 64.i)6 per cent of tlie me families hire and 55.il per cert own their homes; that of the home-owning families 69. 3S per cent own free of incumbrance and 20.62 per cent with incumbrance.

In 100 home families on the average 64 hire their homes. 11 own with incumbrance and 25 without incutnhrance. The debt on owned homes aggregates or 43.14 per cent of their value, and bears interest at the average rate of 5.r.2 per cent, so that the annual amount of interest to each home averages $S1. An average 'debt of $1,473 incumbers each home, which has the average value of 416. FITTSliU RGU'S HEALTH.

Heath Rnte for I. nut Week Contagious Disease Reported. "fho Pittsburgh mortuary report for last week shows the number of deaths to have been a decrease of four from the corresponding week of lSt'3. and an annual death rate of 9.15 per 1,000. Thirty-nine were under 1 year of age, 16 from 1 to 10 and 5 from SO to 90; 5 died of old age, 26 of diseases of the digestive system, of which 10 were of cholera infantum, 8 of enteritis.

7 of gastro enteritis and 3 of slmt.de diarrhoea; 7 died of typhoid fever, ii of pneumonia, 3 of diphtheria, 2 of apoplexy, 4 of consumption, and 8 of violent causes. Two new cases of diphtheria 'were reported to the bureau of health yesterday, one from the Seventeenth and one from the rst wards, and two new cases of scarlatina, one from the Twenty-third and one. from the Twenty-fifth wards. Three new cases of typhoid fever were also reported, one from the Fourteenth and two from the Sixteenth wards. Lost nn Arm jiihI Leg.

Matthew King, an old employe of the Southwest Pennsylvania- railroad, was run down by a shifting engine at Ever-son yesterday while walking- the t-ack. Hi3 left ami and leg -were ground off. He was taken to the hospital at Con-netlssriite. King is 05 years of age. Owing-to ai-i it is not thought he will recover.

King one of the oldest employes of the Southwest branch, and was knov along the entire road. Mu for Pother Wall. Solemn high mass of requlum will be celebrated in St. Peter's pro cathedral at 3 olclnck this morning for the repose of the poul of the late Father Wall. A special choir wilil sing the miss for the dead.

This is the "Month's mind" mass, and is sung one month after the death of the person for vhom it is intended. It wid be a most interesting event, as it will be celebrated with the full ritual of the church. Mo4' Til liernnole Coming. A model of Mi.ser.' tabernacle is now oh its way to city from St. Louis.

It will be on exhibition In Schenley park on October 4. Two hundred and four young in en will be selected as bearers for the mar.imoih model, and the Boys, brigade guards of the two cities will camp about it in tents and act ns guards while i mpci sonatinrr the twelve trihes of Israel. high GRADE WORK. ENGRAVED WEDDING WOHK. CALLING t'AKl'S.

E5I BOSSKU STA1TOV. KH Y. W. V. EH hi I IT 1 r'titrrs.

Stationer. Publisher, Ni iiK.KT, nmJiviiUH. AHtSEMEhTS. GRAfO OPERA TO-MIOiii' Haclon lir-i' FASTASMA. Ileserved Seat, 25r, 5e, 75c.

Matinee Next week Maria Tarary English lraud Oiera Corapany. MEW OHAriO OPEBA-HO XKXT AV Matinees Weuncsday and Saturday. THE filAKIE TAVAR tlt VM) ENGLISH OPERA 10. Tlie largest, and ii.ost complete operatic lu America. l'n-lrt Direction Jilt.

CHAS. H. VII ATT A -BHltClMT ARRAY OF ARTISTS Granil Chorus ami Orchestra RKPKKTOIREt 51on.iav, IL, TROVATORE: Tuesday, CARMEN; Wlns.1ay, matinee, BO-HEillAN Weclnestiay nitrht, double bill, CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA. L' AO-LI ACCI: Thursday. LOHENGRIN; Friday, FAUST; Saturday matinee, MARTHA; Saturday nip-ht, TAXN-HAEUSER.

Scale of pri. es for this en-g-asrement only: Reserved seats, ic. 11 and $1 50. Wednesday matinee, 25c, 5ix r'ic. Sale of teat3 and boxes Thursday WffiTHlR PERWTTiNG THE Siege of Vicksburg.

VILL EE CIVEN Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20, 21 and 22. Great Special Display of Fireworks Rewrved SeaU at Hatoilion's and at the Wa-ront-tte Office at Schenley Park. DUQUESNE FITTSIU'KGHS LEA1I1.SU TH CATER. Kv.rin-.r3 This Hon's "A TeYnperancs Town." HTnVt'.

A 'I'TTUTl Next Show." Tft-HAY (lor ext Week) 1 SEATS OH SALE The Passins: For Show AT TIIK PitlsburKli'is OUQUESfJE jjcaainij Theater. ALYJN THEATER T'JIS WEF.K. MR. EDWARD HARRiQAN a. ud his N( Yrlt Coiapan in "Ii LILLY AND THE 40'," Sept.

Mario in lvr.aroite." s-sTl-! eT Every F.v.-i'lug. fc5 SaJ JJ ami SsU AlaU. Ki-iiaM! vannejsi iu "The Circus Clown." Nf-xt neek Ko'wrt Jlnnu-ll in riwrtoi re. Ji IC ATFJi. Kverv aftemwn and ereninr.

Mr. and Mrs. M. E. lianiey "A WILD COOSE, CHAS1." FKICLS-IO, SO, 30.

Next Modern Heroine." WILUAUK i NIGHT Matitiw? Tn--f1, aud Saturday. Tlie World's -liamii'un Feather Weight, GEORGE DlXOil 4 HIS VAUDEVILLE COSIPAST IlRROR lAZE Open Park entrauce from 9 a. in. to 11 J. in.

BASEBALL EXPOSITION FAEX. PITTSBURGH VS. HEW YORK. Oam called at 3:30. ROBERT LEVIN, OeaieriB FINCH'i COLDEH WEDDING RYE WHISKY.

Liiju.ir for Umilr aud mediolnal pi jx.e a Ni. 138 attf FiliiUi.sU, Fa. Tlcjhoia 217a. finw-tf auU "For Kefcta" Our Fr SnW-" GGSSBUHL, ALLEGHENY. II in Kevalt, Tll.