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2 THE PITTSBURG POST, SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 189A Fieger, John Crawford, John A. Bell, Some BitS of Gossip whom the labor agitation sometimes GHIflfl J1EEDS NEW YORK GROCERY. fiOTfl SIDES SURE TO VIfl. GflEEJi SCALE IS SETTLED. IS flO PflE.

WORKERS EFFECT A COMPROMISE WITH MAXCFACTCRERS FOR HIGHER WAGES. ADVANCE OF FIVE PER CENT. Tbe Old Role In Force mm to Apprentice. MIXERS' STRIKE AT CREEDMOOR. The conference between the green glass manufacturers and representatives of the Green glass workers league came to an end last night, with both sides apparently well satisfied.

As a result, the workers succeeded in getting an advance of about 5 per cent. The advance affects about 3,000 skilled workmen, and insures the steady employment of more than 10,000 men. The workers did not get what they demanded, nor did they expect it, but relied on a compromise being made. The classification of new ware occupied the time of the conference for nearly three days, and it was not until late yesterday afternoon that the wage question was reached. At the outset the workers asked for an advance of 15 per cent.

During the last two years the workers have been working under a list price, from which was deducted 15 per cent. They asked that the entire reduction be restored. It did not take long for the manufacturers to convince the workers that their de-inand wTould not be granted, and the members were soon discussing the basis of a compromise. The usual arguments of the protracted depression in the glass business and the competition of non-union factories were made by the manufacturers. The workers, on the other hand, maintained that the country was on the eve of an era of great industrial prosperity, and that their claims for an advance were equitable and just.

They argued that it was conceded on all sides that business was getting better, and the prospects for an advance in prices were good. The scale question was dropped for a time, and the apprentice question taker, up. The -manufacturers demanded that the rule allowing 1 apprentice for every 13 blowers be changed so that there would be 1 apprentice for every 10 blowers. The workers stubbornly refused to make any concession on this point whatever, and were not long ia convincing the manufacturers that they meant just what they raid. They claimed that the change of the rule would offer an opening for non-unionists, which was contrary to the fundamental principles of the league.

At this Juncture each side was well lined up on their positions, and after a short discussion a reduction of 10 per cent from the list price. Instead of 13 per cent, was agreed on. This amounts to an advanct of 5 per cent. The conference adjourne: at 10 o'clock, with the best of feeling on both sides. The usual time for starting is September 1, when it is expected that many plants will be put in operation.

There is some dissatisfaction among th? Flint glass workers over the settlement of the prescription scale. It was stated yesterday in flint glass circles that the agreement was only temporary in order to let some of the factories resume operations. President W. J. Smith, of the Flint glass workers union, said that it was highly probable that another conference would be held in December.

The miners employed by the Ohio Pennsylvania coal company in the Creedmoor mine went out on a strike yesterday. Some time ago the mine boss ordered a huckster who was a guest of one of the miners off the company's premises. An altercation ensued, after which the mine boss was arrested for assault and battery. He was held for court. Another charge for carrying concealed weapons and threatening bodily injury will be heard against him before a justice of the peace Monday.

The miners asked for his discharge from the company's employ, which the company refused. The men claim that hucksters are not allowed on the premises because they hurt the business of the company store that was sold to another party some time ago. M. M. Garland, president of the Amalgamated association, went to Toung-s-town, yesterday afternoon, where h.

addressed a meeting of puddlers last night Bafore leaving he said that the puddlers were well pleased with the recent advances made, and the feeling against the association In that vicinity had entirely disappeared. Y. C. T. V.

Election. Special to the Pittsburg Post. BEAVER FALLS, Aug. 2L The Beaver county Women's Christian tem perance union convention closed a two days' session with a highly interesting meeting by the "V's" in the chapel of Geneva college. The convention elected the following oflicers for the ensuing year: President, Mrs.

T. W. McKinney, of New Brighton; vice-president, Mrs. McFarland, of College, Hill; correspond ing secretary. Miss Minnie of College Hill; recording secretary.

Miss Mary McCaw, of New Brighton; treasurer, Mrs. Margaret Davidson, of Beaver. The principal feature of the meeting last night was an address by R. M. Downie on "Juvenile Work." ESS BRASS and J.

B. Hamilton, S. C. Pierce, William B. Kirker and George Lu Walter.

Senator Fllnn, John S. Flannery. Carson Mercer, Joseph Mengea and J. O. Brown were absent.

Senator Flinn is at Saratoga Springs, while Carson Mercer and Joseph E. Menges are at Atlantic City. J. O. Brown was kept away by business, it was announced.

Flannery is out of the city. Of the Quay local leaders Lieutenant Governor Lyon left for Harrisburg; last evening. Hon. W. A.

Stone and Senator Kennedy will leave for there at 4:30 this afternoon. It was not announced when Frank Torrance and VanKirk Scott will go. A large delegation from the Tariff club, which favors the combine, will go to Harrisburg and whoop things up for Hastings, Magee, Martin and others. The delegation will be made up of 125 members besides a band. They will leave at 8:10 Monday evening.

The Amerlcus club, the Quay organization here, will not attend in a body. "Dick" Quay was in town yesterday, and to friends he expressed the utmost confidence his father would win his fight. Senator William Flinn Is now with his family at Saratoga, but will attend the Bepublican state convention next Wednesday. It was rumored here yesterday that he was ill, but his brother Philip soon ascertained by telegram that he is at present in, good health. The colored people of Braddock will hold a meeting next Wednesday evening to take up the question of the Schenley park Casino discrimination.

Some able race advocates from abroad will be present- Rev. Dr. Logan is at the head of the movement. The M. S.

Quay Republican club, of Beaver, will leave for Harrisburg Tuesday night. There will be 75 persons in the party. NEXT YEAR AT SCRANTON. Wliere Christian Entleavorers Will Meet McCrory Re-Elected. Special to The Pittsburg Post.

ERIE, Aug. 24. The sunrise prayer meetings which opened the third day'3 convention of the Chistian Endeavor, were attended by increased anaiences, The threatening skies of the early morn ing broke at 9 o'clock and the rain fell continuously till 2 o'clock. Rev. H.

E. Wieand, of Clarion, con ducted the discussions on the work of the convention. An open parliament on "Good Citizenship" was conducted by Rev. J. A.

Pondthaler, of Indianapolis. The abuses of the Sunday by picnic and excursion was the theme of general discussion. The committee on place of next meeting reported in favor of Soranton. The town of Allentown had put in a strong claim, but fell down on the accommodations. The following officers were elected: President, Rev.

J. T. McCrory, D. Pittsburg; secretary, George McDonald, Altoona; treasurer, H. J.

Raymore, Erie; superintendent junior work, Miss Cordelia Jamison, Beltzhoover; superintendent of mission work. Rev. W. L. Hinman, Colum bia; superintendent of good citizenship, fwev.

a. ii. fauput, Ph.iaaelphia; vice- preiaents. Rev. Charles Roais, Philadel phia; Rev.

George B. Stewart, D. Harrisburg; Rev. J. F.

Harania, Altoona; Rev. J. W. Giasgon, Beaver Falls; W. be-rguson, Philadelphia; John T.

Ball, Honesdale; John E. Potter, Pittsburg; Mis? i. 31. aeuij-er, uiiam-port; Rev. J.

Betis. Shickshinny; Rev. W. H. Stubblebinp Scranton; Rev.

J. R. Lamb, California; Rev. Dr. S.

Frew3, York; Rev. W. Tracey, Philadelphia: Rev. J. Bprsr Kwn.

Harrisburg; Rev. Wallace McMulIen, Philadelphia; J. Henry Stanff, Pittsburg; Rev. a. Alason, Spnngooro.

Crawford county. ine atternpon was given up to the Junior rally. Pittsburg trains had brought in oOO Juniors, and these, with the Juniors of Erie, paraded amid the showers, and held their rally in the Cen tral Presbyterian church. Miss Gertrude Evans, of Erie, presided over the con vention. Harold Xieneff, of Philadelphia, cieuverea tne address of welcome.

Bertha Russell, cf Erie, tallied about the girls in church, and Don Battles, of Mill Creek, about boys in church. Rev. J. T. McCrory, made the address of the oc casion.

The rally song by the Allegheny county Juniors wa3 particularly inspir ing. The song service to-night was attended by 5,000 people. The principal address to-night was made by Rev. J. W.

Smith, cf Warren, on the subject of "Temperance." Wilmer W. MacEIese, of West Chester, discussed "Christian Endeavor in Its Relation to Young Men and the Coming of the Kingdom." Sunday morning sunrise prayer-meetings will open the program to-morrow. Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, of Philadelphia, will conduct the evangelic services Sunday evening.

The resolutions, which were adopted today, opened with a declaration of thanks to the Almighty; a renewal of th? pledge to Jesu3 Christ; thanks to the city of Erie, to the pastors and citizens of Erie, to the newspapers of Erie and to President McCrory and other oflicers for their faithful labors. The selection of Scranton as the next meeting place was indorsed, as was the organ, the "Keystone Herald," and ths convention was pledged to prevent a shortage in the finances of the state work for the coming year. The principal resolution was the following: Resolved, That we reaffirm our loyalty and adherence to the principles of the united society, by which we are bound to Jesus Christ, and to each other, and are pledged to work for Christ and the church. That we also urge a faithful continuance of the work so clearly marked out along Christian Endeavor lines. First, the Junior C.

E. societies; second, missionary extension, and third, especially, the work good citizenship by which the splendid success of the past year may be carried forward to greater success until the saloon and corruption In municipal, state and national politics and government be overcome and suppressed, and temperance and righteous government shall prevail. A PIANO GOOD FOR SEVERAL GEX-ERATIOXS. Such la the Great Orchestra Piaao. The general complaint is that the Pianos of the regular old style of make wear out too soon, no matter what they cost.

This objection, however, entirely done away vith by the inventions and new additions contained in tha inimitable Orchestra or Crown Pianos. These attachments produce a perfect imitation of the grand concert harp, the mandolin, banjo, cythera, and at the same time protect and preserve the original freshness and sweetness of tone for several generations, so that were the attachments used all the time the instrument would prove to be almost indestructible. After twenty years' experience as a piano manufacturer, the maker, Mr. G. P.

Bent, succeeded in producing this musical wonder, and he challenges all manufacturers get up an instrument which can at all come up in durability and staunchness to his wonderful Orchestra or Crown Pianos. Moreover, the price is no higher than that asked for an ordinary good instrument, while the Orchestra does away with the sameness and monotony chargeable to the old style. Call at H. Kleber 503 Wood and enjoy a genuine musical treat. au24-25 In Atlantic City "The Daily and Sunday Post" Is for sale every afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the depots, hotels and on the "Boardwalk." Jy2-ttssu-2m throws up to the surface.

He Is a 'so cialist; one of the most extreme and foolish kind of socialists, who seems never to have thought about socialism or to know what kind of a revolution it is which he proposes. He lost jhls seat at this last, general election. The very radieal worklngman's constitu ency of West Ham had had enough of him. He comes here, he tells us, at the re quest of the Chicago Labor day committee, and he was welcomed on land ing by David Heimerduiges, of the Central labor federation, and Adolph Jablinowskl, of the Socialist-Labor party. Everybody can Judge for him self as to what extent they represent the workingmen of America.

All care to say i3 that Keir Hardie does not represent the workingmen of Eng land. The Germans are continuing their oelebratlons of German victories and German unity. The French retort, rather childishly, by publishing accounts of German cruelties. If the Germans rejoin with full narratives of French cruelties what will be gained? Again It is said that the sultan has rejected the English proposals as to reforms In Armenia. This seems but a repetition of a former story.

Lord Salisbury, In any case, must soon act. GEORGE W. SMALLEY. BIMETALLISM IN ENGLAND. Mr.

BalfonrJs Reply Settles tbe Matter for the Present. (Copyrighted, 1E95, by Associated Press.) LONDON, Aug. 4. There has not been much stir in the world of politics during the past week. An exception, however, should be noted in the reply made on Thursday, in the house, by the first lord of the treasury, the Rt.

Hon. A. J. Balfour, to Sir John Leng, Liberal, member for Dundee, who asked whether he would advise the government to invite an in ternational monetary conference. air, Balfour sad: "I am.

and have always been. In favor of an international agreement; but I have not the right to pledge my colleagues. and I do not believe that an international agreement will result from an inter national conference." This reply caused much satisfaction among the supporters of the gold cur rency, especially In Berlin, and caused the "National Zeitung" to say: "He has burst the bubble which Ger man bimetalllsts blew from the votes in the reichstag and Prussian diet. Un doubtedly Mr. Balfour's statements will put an end to the deliberations of the federal governments on the question.

Only noisy agitators believe that action is possible without England's co-opera tion. The "Daily News" this morning says: "Mr. Balfour's answer disposes of bi metallism so far as this government Is concerned, and we are heartily glad of It, because we believe that bimetallism spells 'RUIN' for the great creditor coun try of the world." In bimetallic ciroles, however, another complexion ia put on the matter. The officials of the Bimetallic league especially dwell on the fact that Mr. Bal four's remarks referred to an immediate conference, and it is claimed that as a matter of fact his reply reveals the expectance upon the part of the government that a successful conference can subse quently be arranged.

The Bimetallic It ague officials therefore declare them stives pleased with the answer of the first lord of the treasury. The "Westminster Gazette" this after noon, discussing the silver question in America, says: "The final vote of the Ohio democratic state convention against free silver cannot fail to have material bearing, whatever may be the outcome of the controversy on this question." MET DEATH TOGETHER. An Iowa Travelinfc Man and Wife Cuauiit Suicide In Boston. BOSTON, Aug. 21.

Employes of the American house, this city, found the bodies of Lewis Hammond, supposed to have been a commercial traveler of Des Moines, and his wife, Kate, about 4 o'clock this afternoon in room 319, which they had occupied since Monday last. There Is every indication that both committed suicide by taking chloral. A letter written by Hammond stated that both he and his wife had been tak ing chloral for several days, and that Mrs. Hammond died Wednesday morning. He continued to take the drug, and resolved to end his life.

The letter was written Friday morning. A card, numbered 50,399, tssuea by tne lowa state traveling men association, was found in one of Ham mor.d's pockets. Hammond was almost penniless. The police believe that their straitened circumstances led both to commit suicide. The Friends Yearly Special to Tha Pittsburg Post.

MT. PLEASANT, Aug. 21 At the Friends' annual meeting to-day letters were read from the women's meetings of London, and the Dublin yearly meetings. In these letters great sympathy was expressed with American Friends in their ef forts to promote peace and arbitration, and for the part the young people's societies of the church are taking in the Christian citizen movement. Each day from to 10 a.

m. a devotional meeting i3 held for the giving of personal testimony, and hun dreds take part every morning. Delcgrates for Northumberland. S. XT3URY.

Aug. 24. Lawyers Har ry S. Ivnignt, of naury; Lincoln S. Walters, of ilL Carniel, and J.

M. Whit-mer, postmaster at Urbana, were named as deleg-ates to the Republican state con vention from Northumoerland county this afternoon. They were appointed bv Lloyd T. Bohrbach, of this city, candidate for nomination of state treasurer. This power was aeiegatea to turn by tne county con vention.

The delegates refuse to make any statement as to now taey stand on the factional fight. Close of Mt. Gretna' Fair. Special to the Pittsburg Post. LEBANON, Aug.

the Mt. Gretua exposition closed. It was a uccesE in every sense of the term, havi'itr been the largest of its kind ever held In this state. The exhibitors were busy all day in packing and shipping their goods home. The premiums awarded on fruit implements and poultry foot up several thousand dollars.

Cholera's Ravages in Japan. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. Consul- General Mclvor, of Kanagawu, Japan, in a dispatch dated July 23, Informs the department that tha total number of deaths from cholera in Japan during 1S95 up to July 19 was 4.SG4, the number of cases being 7,991. In the previous year there were only 814 deaths.

DESTROYED BY FIRH. At Boston, the oil refining works of Frank L. Young. Loss, The loss by the fire in Cleveland early yesterday morning did not exceed $100,000. The' Williamson block was destroyed, but the Cuwahoga block, although oa fire sev eral times, was saved.

The total loss by the burning of the Air Line hotel, and the damage to the Central hotel, at Toledo, was 55.000. Only one man, Daniel McCarty, of White Haven, lost his life in the Air Line hotel. of People and Amongr the loiterers in the lobby of the Seventh Avenue last night were Revenue Collector E. A. Bigler, J.

Preslv Fleming and State Senator William Dun- lap, of Beaver. The erroup was deeply interested in the political rumpus. It seemed to be the unanimous opinion that it would be a good play for the state Democratic convention to nom inate only three, or at most four, candidates for the superior court, and that by so doing- there would be a good chance of electing at least two of them, and perhaps all of them. "If we nominate, only three." said Mr. Bigler, "the dis gruntled Republicans will vote for them if they are good men.

In addition they will get a good many votes from thosa thinking men who believe that minority parties should have a representation in all courts of last resort. The only thing that I see which would militate against such a play would be the number of candidates that would be entered." The difference in the methods of trav eling between Continental Europe and the United States was well illustrated at Union station last night when the "limited" came in. In the St. Louis car were Mr. Anhauser, of the Anhausor- Busch brewing firm, and hi3 family, and a number of Germans, who were on their way to the southwest.

The Anhausers were comfortably ensconced in their seats, with, only a few hand-bags scattered about, but the Germans had their seats piled high with traveling wraps, comforts and heavy rugs and pillows, so much so that it was impossible to set in the seats with comfort. The former looked cosy and comfortable, and tna latter weary, oppressed and the opposite of comfortable. In the opinion of an electrical expert electricity will not be available for furnishing power to locomotives for trains under present methods of applying it. This ia F. B.

Babt, at present here on business, representing one of Chicago's largest elec trical concerns. He does net think a per feet method of locomotion will be discov ered until the necessity of having a special contrivance in front of every train of ears is done away with. He eays a train of railroad cars should be run the same as a train of street cars, and an advance must be made on the trolley system before it will become practicable. Cards are out announcing the marriaere on Thursday evening. September 5, of Miss Mary Hutchinson Kolbecker, daughter of Mrs.

Agnes Kolbecker, to Wm. T. Kerr, Junior past state couacilor of the Jr. O. A.

M. The ceremony will take place at 5 p. m. at the Grant street Reformed Pres byterian church. Thomas Dalzoll.

the well-known news agent at the Ft. Wayne depot In Alle gheny, Is making a European tour, and writing to a friend from Portrush, Ireland, he says that the rush of tourists to back to America is so great that he had great dlfiiculty getting a berth on an American liner, by which he will leave Southampton, England, on Sep tember 7. He thinks the great European evil Is the indiscriminate tipping, and says American tourists are expected to give money to every functionary that looks at them deferentially. Police Inspector William McKelvey was on duty yesterday for the first time In a week. He caught a severe cold in the storm ot last Sunday night and was threatened with fever, but felt much im proved yesterday.

Mrs. C. Weisser and Miss Debold left last night for eastern dry goods and millinery markets. The lecture of General John P. Gordon, United States senator from Georgia, at the A-l ln theater Tuesday evening, under the auspices of Encampment N'o.

1, Lr. V. will no doubt be largely patronized. The subject of the lecture will be "The Last Days of the Confederacy." W. H.

Herwig, assistant superintendent of tho National rolling mills, and Hon. James E. Andre, mayor of Mclveesport, left mst night for Boston. B. E.

Arons, the jeweler, went to Buffalo last night, where he will remain a fw days, returning with his family. Mr. Arons has bought what ho calls a "farm" a few miles out of Buffalo, on tho Lake Shore, and which he has char acteristically named Aarondale. MORE TYPHOID FEVER. Tea 'ew Case of the Disease Were Reported Yesterday.

Each succeeding day brings Us sad story of the increasing number and virulence of typhoid fever cases. Men versed in health say typhoid fever is just at thSs of yer especially to be guarded Balnst, and what has transpired within the pNt few days proves this to be true. The from warm to cool between day and night In this part of the year have th-j effect of promulgating the ailment. The bureau of health yesterday reported 10 new eas. one each in the Kiehfh.

Kleventh. Twelfth, two each in the Thir- fnth. Twenty-fifth and three in the Thir- ty-slxth warl-i; right nciv cases of scarla tina, one ear-h In the Fifth and Twentv- f'ist, and throe each in the Kishteenth find Thlrty-Mxtii wards; and live new of diphtheria, one each In the Seventh, Twflflh an.l Fourteenth, and two in tho Eighteenth Heavy Kitln nt Malvern, Kprlo.l to th I'ltisburic Post. MADVKKN, 0., Aug. 21.

The lartrpst rain that b3 fell hern for yeurs occur red thi efU-rnoon. The rain came up wih a terrific wind storm, uplifting trpfis and doing other damage. The corn crop 1" ta valloy suffered considerably. LOCU. XB1VS IN A XI TSIIELL.

A r- i A Pto -i -t- I barrla of apples for his prisoners from an unknown donor. Mik) Coracnsch, of 393 River av(mi was wikii an epileptic tit yr jstcrday on the Sixteenth street bridge, and It is thought it will result fatally. James Corcthers notified Controller Gourley yestcriay to have of water coupon bonds ready for him by to-mor-row. The controller wired for 100 more books of water coupon bonds. James Fox, a war veteran, 77 years home is in Lexington, is stranded in Pittsburg.

He wants to get York, but the department 0, charities yesterday refused to give him ary Harry Sauers, of 160 East Allegheny, reported to the police yesterday morning that thieves had entered his house rjurinsr the night end tole $0 from a roll of $10S, and then destroyed his wife's new bonnet. Mike Gardner, of the Southside, has been accused by Humane Agent O'Brien, of cruelty to his li-year-old daughter, whom he in alleged to have beaten because she wouid not give him the money she earned as a domestic. A veridct of death from arsenical poisoning was rendered by a coroner's jury yesterday in the case of Joseph Lusky, the 6-year-old Polish boy, who died in Laugh-Uns' row, Souihside, as the result of playing with old cans. Car No. 42, of the Troy hill branch of tho Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester company, ran into a wagon near East street yesterday afternoon, and the driver, Nicholas Battervick.

was thrown to the street. He was badly injured, and taken to his home on Spring hill. A man named Watkins, from near Butler, was committed to jail by Alderman Jacob L. KIsesser, of Etna, ber-ause ha hired a horse and buggy from Alderman Jacob Wililams and forgot to return them. He claims to have been drugged and robbed, so that he did not know what he was uoins.

"WAX.TER I.TOX SPEAKS FOR THE PEOPLE, AXD C. I. MAGEE FOR TUB COMBINH. EACH IS VERY CONFIDENT. Tm.m Delegate JHeetinaf at Republican Hcadaaartera.

CLOSING DAYS' OF A GREAT WAR. The round-up of the Quay-Combine fight Is being: watched with the most Intense Interest by nearly everybody in politics, and by many out of that game. There Is just enough uncertainty about the result to Intensify that Interest. After to-day the storm center will be at Harrisburg. After to-morrow night there will scarcely be one local leader of Importance on either side left in the two cities.

The Quay and combine leaders each stoutly maintain that their side will win. Lieutenant-Governor "Walter Lyon calmly and deliberately made this assertion in his office yesterday to a "Post" reporter: will win this fight. I think Senator Quay's majority will be not less than 35, and it will be anywhere from that up. I said early in the campaign that we would have a good majority, and I stick to that assertion. I am satis03d that even with the roll made up by Chairman Gilkeson we will win." Mr.

Lyon, when questioned about what action the state committee would take at its meeting on Monday looking to the deposition of B. F. Gilkeson from the chairmanship, said he did not know. C. L.

Magee, on the other hand, was Just as confident the combine would be on top. Speaking in regard to the alleged movement to depose Gilkeson from the committee chairmanship, he intimated that those who premeditated it would find they were fighting men, apd not children. Congressman an ardent supporter of Quay, was found in his office, and again, on the eve of the crucial clash, expressed the belief that Quay would vanquish his adversaries. He looked on the result of the fight for the temporary chairmanship as being most important. He said it was necessary for the combine people to keep on asserting they were going to win in order to hold doubtful counties.

Senator Arthur Kennedy said he believed Quay would ba a winner. He polnred out as ona indication of this the fact that Quay had called a caucus of his supporters for Tuesday night at Harrisburg. The move was a significant one, indicating Quay's confidence In hi3 own strength. Senator Kennedy said frankly he believed Gilkeson ought to be deposed from the state chairmanship, although he did not know what would be done. While at the depot last night Mr.

Lvon said that great pressure was being brought to bear on Senator Quay to drop Judges Wlliard and Orlady from the number of men who are likely to receive the nomination for superior court, and that it was possible that Judge John Stewart, of Franklin county, and Judge Davenport, of Erie, would be named in their stead. This, it was stated, would give the court an excellent geographical representation, and bring to the bench men who have not in any way lowered the dignity of the ermine. Judges Rice, lcKham and Beaver, Mr. Lyon thought, would be nominated without question, as all three of them had maintained a strict neutrality in the contest. "When "The Post' stated this morning that the four delegates from Northampton eountv.

might vote for Quay," said a gentleman well acquainted with the situation last night, "it spoke more truth than many here will at this time be willing to admit. The combine has been credited with these delegates all along, and word was sent I. 1 i ui mai uicjr iu ceen so instructed. During the past few days quite a hubbub has been raised in Northampton county by the declaration of two of the delegates that they had not been instructed to vote for Gilkeson. and the admission of this fact as true by the Easton 'Free a Hastings organ.

It appears the dele- i -1 uli vi omy io suDserve best the interests of Judge Reeder, of the superior court, who is a candidal for renomination, and several of the dels-gates now contend that if they can best insure trie renormnaiinn nf by voting for Quav it is their uiiuuiiuuiia, so io ao. unner, one of the delegates openly avows his intention to vote for Quay, and makes no secret that he was called to Philadelphia by Quay about a week ago. The next day thl3 same delegate paid a visit to the only delegate of Monroe county, who thus far has been on the fence. In Easton, the home of Judge Reeder and of General Frank Reeder, hi3 brother, who is secretary of the commonwealth, it is not believed that either will break from Quay, whose friends they have so long been, and the opinion i3 freely expressed that! if the senator should get into such a plight that he needed the Northampton delegates to save him from defeat, he undoubtedly have them. Another thing that gives color to the story is the opposition of the Reeders to the re-nomination of Harrison for the presidency, and by helping Quay to get control of the Pennsylvania delegates they would make double sure of being able to withhold support from the Indiana statesman.

When Harrison was nominated the first time at Chicago, Frank Reeder. at the instance of Quay, was appointed one of the committee to carry the news to Indianapolis. After Harrison had gotten into the white house, and General Reeder called to see him. the story goes, he pretended not to know that he had ever met the handsome Pennsylva-nian. Reeder afterward declined an office offered him by Harrison." The meeting of the combine part of the Allegheny county delegation to the Re publican state convention yesterday afternoon at Republican headquarters, was without special significance, inasmuch as no important action was taken.

Tha delegates were in secret session not over 10 minutes, and whea they adjourned Delegate Robert Ostermaier announced that the only business of importance transacted was the agreement to rendezvous at the Commonwealth hotel, at Harrisburg on Tuesday forenoon at 11 o'clock, and tht discussion of some details as to how the delegates shall go. They will not go In a body, but will ge individually and In groups. The avowed Quay dele- jumiaiii-vjv prnar lytm, senator Kennedy, Frank Torrance and VanKirk Scott were noticeably absent. Morris Einstein, whose position is an enigma, was on hand, but was not In the room when the meeting was fei progress. He went into the room before the meeting was caned to order, and then left and stood out on.

the pavsmeat talking to a friend whila the short meeting was in progress. Wfeen "Post" reporter approached him for the yurpost ot ascertaining whether he had gotten own ff the fence, he adfdkly concealed his intentions, saying that his decision would not be made known until the aooveatton met on next Wednesday. Those present at the meeting were C. L. Magee, DalaeU.

Philip S. Flinn. George M. tab Bwtnham, Robert Oster-OMUor, Henry JJaU. A.

C. Robertson, James 9, Kioto, Jaoob Rlna, Fred K. HE DIED AT THE RESIDENCE OF HIS SISTER IX BELLEVIB LAST MIDNIGHT. HAD BEEN ILL FOR MONTHS, He Was Widely Known in Bnaineas and in Politics. A TELEPHONE COMPANY OFFICIAL, Henry Metzger, vice-president and general superintendent of the Bell telephone company, of western Pennsylvania, died about 12 o'clock last night at the residence of his sister, Mrs.

William Hart-man, at Bellevue. He had been sick since last February, and for some weeks past it was generally known there was little hope of his recovery, so that the announcement of his death will not be a great surprise. Henry Metzger was a native of Pittsburg, and was 53 years old. In his earlier days he was extensively engaged in the oil business. He entered politics, and was a member of city councils in the early 70s, retiring to become mayor's clerk, under W.

C. McCarthy's second term. Ha was not asrain in pplitics actively until two years ago, when he was again elected to common council from the Fourth ward, he being a member at the time" of hia death. After he retired from the position of mayor's clerk he entered the Bell teiepnone company a3 superintendent, al most at the beginning of its operations mere ne remained ever since, and his executive ability was largely displayed in the Immense spread of the telephone business in the western part of this state, eastern Ohio and West Virginia. He was aifeo nnancia.iy interested in other en terprises, and accumulated a comfortable fortune.

Mr. Metzger was a prominent Mason, a member of the Duquesne club, a director in the chambe of commerce and was an official in other institutions. He was never His surviving relatives are his sister, Mrs. Hartman, at whose residence he died; a brother, Martin, liv ing at Eeaver Fails, and another brother. Edward.

arrangements have yet been maue ror tne funeral. THE FRENCH APOLOGIZED. OlEelal Statement of the Cruiser Castlne's Visit to Taniatnve. WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.

Acting Sec retary McAdoo, in view of what has been published concerning the refusal of the Castine to salute the French at Tama tave, Madagascar, decided to make the facts in the case public. Commander Perry informed the navy department some time ago that he did not salute the French Rag at Tamatave because of the naval regulations and of our treaty with Madagascar, by which we had recognized that government as controlling the entire island, and that as there was no represen tative of the native government on shore at Tamatave, he could not salute that government, and hence fired no salute whatever. There was a misunderstanding between the French authorities on shore and the officers of the Castine as to granting pratique. When the flrst boat from the Cas tine landed, the French military authorities on shore, with a great deal of es-citement, attfnipted to prevent the officers from approaching or speaking with Mr. Wetter, our consul, and his party, saying that pratique had not been given, although Captain Perry had been so informed early in the day.

The French officers on shore became very much excited and oruered all the Americans to meir boats, one of them shoving Paymaster Dent toward the boat, and calling on the gendarmes to drive off the Americans as in truders. During the Incident there was much excitement on the part cf the French representatives, and what migtit have been serious trouble was avert! only by the coolness and good judgment of Ensign George R. Evans and Paymaster Dent. Commander Perry promptly demanded ample and full apologies both to his officers and to his country for this in cident. The French representatives came aboard the Ca tir.e the next day.

and mado full aal unreserved apologies for their misbehavolr. Afterward an apology satisfactory to the consul was offered an I ac cepted by him. This closed the incident. PARIS, Aug. 24.

Newton B. Eustl. secretary of the United States embassy. accompanied by H. A.

Alexander, mi American lawyer, left Paris ii-ntefct for Ciairvaux prison, for the purp- of paying a visit to ex-Consul Waiier, who is serving his sentence In that Liftittitioa. ON M7. WASHINGTON. Plttftunrjr Knights Trmplnr Re warded With u. Snen'stiirm, Special to The rif.tl,ura- Post.

FAB TAX IIOUSK, X. Aug. 21- Pitt-sburg coninifiuJery ii-l Friday mornirifj at 6 o'clock, whf-re carriages were in waltirp to convey thrn to Chateau Frontonac, where shortly afterward they were joined by Detroit coin-mandery, escorting Hugh MaoCiirdy. rand ma3ter of the Grand Enrampmwt of the United States of Knights Templar. and the friendship begnn at Detroit, during the pilgrimage to the world's fair, and later during the Pennsylvania state conclave In Pittsburjt, last y(ar, wai renewed, and the two comma will travel together to Jloston.

Through the courtesy oi toioni uson, tbo nir knights and ladles wore permitted to visit the fort and witness inspection and smard mount of the Royal Canadian artillery. At 2 o'clock the drill corps of Detroit commandery gave an exhibition Templar drill. Fabyan was reached this antl the members of the combined prty hb- eended Jit Washington by the "cotf-wheel railroad," and were rewarded a snovr-torm. This afternoon "is spent in driving to Crav.iord Notch and Jit. Willard.

Uurneil HI ui! Confl, LANCASTER, Ausr. tubman, a ion of ths lat John M. Slffhaaa, pleaJdd suilty to in court to-5ay. Sentence was deferred. Stetiman optraiei a large citj.tr manufactory at Rohrerstovn, the buil linjr being: owned by his wife.

Early one morning he went to the factory, st-t it on tire at several different places and Uien told a neighbor whit he had done and requested to be locked up. To the Republican State1 Convention Via l'puisy 1 va Railroad. For the Republican state convention, to be huid at Harrisburg, Wednesday. August 28, the Pennsylvania railroad will sell excursion tickets August 27 and 8, good to return until August 29, at one fare for the round trip, from all important points in Pennsylvania. Ample accommodations will be made to accommodate ths travel to and return.

On convention day, August 2S, in addition to the very complete regular service, after close of the convention a special train wili leave Harrisburg and run to Altoona, stopping at principal stations. The regtilar train service from Harrisburg at night wili afford accommodations for Pittsburg travel arid' points in west-era Pennsylvania- JSOTHI.XG SHORT OF A SHOW OP FORCE WILL MAKE THE CELESTIALS STOP MURDERS. FRANCE AND RUSSIA'S POWER. They Hake the Plg-talla Do Whatever They Demand of Them. LITTLE HOPE FOB BIMETALLISM.

Special to The Pittsburg Post. NEW YORK, Aug. 24. The Chinese question has this week reached a point at which the United States government will probably have to take some positive action. Mr.

Denby, who is American minister in China, has had a good reputation and 10 years" experience. He seems, nevertheless, In the present case, supine. He apparently acquiesced In, if he did not direct, the surrender of the American part of the inquiry as to the massacres into the hands of a British consul. He acquiesced in the comparative inactivity of our admiral at a time when the least that couid be expected was the dispatch of the whole available American fleet to the port nearest the scene of the disaster. Whatever may be said on these points, it is clear that Mr.

Denby has failed to enforce the views of his government upon the Chinese government. It is after he has done his best that Pekin is said to have appointed, as imperial high commissioner to investigate the Ku-Cheng outrages, the viceroy Li Ping who himself instigated the Cheng-Tu riots, and ia a leading man among those of the Chinese, probably the great majority, who would kill or expel all foreigners. There is, happily, a counter report that LI Ping Is to be degraded, but there would be nothing new in China degrading a high official with one hand and promoting him with the other. The general evidence, however, all tends In one direction. China does not mean to conceds a real investigation.

English pressure has thus far availed no more than American. It is the Russian minister who is said to be supreme in Pekin. It is the French who have wrung from the Chinese an indemnity for the outrages on French missionaries at Szechuen. The French and Russians go hand in hand in China as elsewhere. Neither for England nor for us is the spectacle of their precedence an agreeable one.

Nor can either cf us afford to see our interests compromised by Franco-Russian diplomacy in the far east. The appointment of Lord Wolseley as commander-in-chief of the British army is a wise and strong act done against the wish and influence of the queen. Public opinion looks on Lord "Wolseley as the best man, and public opinion is queen. Tha Duke of Cambridge resigns in obedience to tha same voice which names Lord Wolseiey as sue cessor. He has been in many respects an excellent commander-in-chief.

His knowledge is great, and his industry and his devotion to duty. His mistake has beer, to set himself ag-ainst mill tary reforms which had become Indis pensable. That is why he has to go. Both the queen and Lord Salisbury have finally surrendered their personal prepossessions, and neneerorth a new spirit incarnated in Lord Wolseiey takes possession of the British army. Mr.

Gladstone seldom allows many- days to pass without a deliverance on some subject of concern to England, or to some other quarter of that civilized world to which he is so fond of ap pealing. This week it is the United States to which he addresses a brief encyclical. This is a position which he has often assumed, and now assumed again with reference to the United States in the attitude proper to the puipit. lie has often preached to us on our heretical views of free trade. Heretical, in his mouth, meaning views which differ from his.

He Is preach- ng again. He tells U3 we ought to adopt free trde. His audience on this occasion seems to have consisted of ex- Postmaster James and his daughters. and Mr. Quintard, of New York.

The sermon was delivered during a garden party at Hawarden. The preacher was host, and his hearers were his guests. If we adopt free trade we shall, in Sir. Gladstone's opinion, attain to the highest position in the world, and we shall not injure England, though it Is obvious that if our position is the highest England's cannot be higher than next to the highest. The accepted free trade dogma in England is that if the United States adopt free trade we shall wrest from England that commercial supremacy which she now enjoys.

Tdr. Gladstone may not think it would injure England to lose her commercial supremacy. Most Englishmen think tha contrary. Mr. Gladstone, however, as he has often before now proved, is capable of applying mora! views to commercial questions.

He thinks, and he has said, that it is good for England to be "disciplined." Her sins, especially her sins to Ireland, which, after being blind to them for 50 years, he suddenly perceived in 1SS6, are thus to be burnt and urged away. To lose her commercial supremacy and to surrender it to the United States may be one part of her penance. We idolize Mr. Gladstone in this country and idealize him. He has lined us.

whether he likes us or not, it is improbable that the United States will alter her fiscal polley in order to oblige him. or that we base any Amtric-jin policy whatever on the opinion of any Englishman, however eminent. Keir Hardie, who arrived on the Campania yesterday, calls himself president of the independent labor party in England. That party, and his leadership of it, exist largely in Mr. Hardie's imagination.

He was a member of the last parliament, and he had ample opportunity to show what stuff was in him. He was a failure from the beginning to the end. The house of commons takes a very tolerant view of its own members, and ability or character is sure of recognition. Such men, for example, as Mr. Sexton and Mr.

Healy, and cne or two other Irish members, are accepted at their full value. They are listened to. They, have a place in the house. So has John Burns, who is in some matters quite as violent as Mr. Healy.

But Keir Hardie has shown little ability, little mastery of his own subject, no power of leadership, and even his sincerity is questionable. He Is one of those noisy and empty politicians i UP. Every statement and dem- Constrate its truthfulness 3 that's my way of doing busi- ness. Orders delivered tree any-J where In the two cities. ri pounds Rolled .1100 20 packages Cream 1 00 3 5 pounds best Chewing To- 5 bacco 1 00 nalrao-ae fnrn Starph 1 00 fl 10 pounds Black Pepper 1 00 10 pounds Ground Ginger 1 00 60 bags Table Salt 1 00 75 pounds Washing Soda 1 00 7l 10 rounds New York Cream 5 Chees 1 00 5 10 cans Good Salmon 1 00 a oeautirui girt witn every iu order; one-halt the present with 25 A orders.

wrttc. irrYB WTs-nr rpins t.tst Freight paid to any station or fi landing within 200 miles of Pitts- burg on all $10 orders or over (meats included). I J. E. KENNELLY, 3 1 Market Pittsburg.

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