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Bear Fruit in a Suit Bringing
an Alderman to Book.
WJIBE CASSIDY THE MAI,
And His Arrest is to .be Ordered
Upon Judge Stowe's Ruling.
BUHKO YIELDS A STARTLING ECHO
And Dr. Penney, Having Cornered Detec
tiTes, Goes in for Justice.
KO LIMITATION TO BAB HIS BOX'S SUIT
Alderman Cassidy, of the First ward,
will be arrested to-day on a charge of false
arrest and imprisonment The papers have
been drawn up and will be filled this morn
ing, when he will be aske'd to pay 520,000
or stand a trial. During the recent trial of
"William Murdoch (of bunko fame), De
tectives Perkins, Todd and Anderson, on a
suit for damages' entered by Dr. "W. Ii.
Penney, Judge Stowe made use of strong
and well-weighed language on the bench,
and, if it is correct, his view of the case
mav place a number of Aldermen in a bad
box. It was 'Squire Cassidy, though, to
whom he specially referred.
Several very important points were
brought out bearing upon the opinion, or
decision, and they were promptly utilized
by Dr. Penney's attorney, "W. M. Price,
Esq. The suit, which is to be brought to
day, bids fair to be one of the most interest
ing ever tried in the courts of Allegheny
county, because the responsibility of a mag
istrate who issues a warrant was never be
fore brought up here upon just such points.
Attorney Price, who has drawn up the
papers, was seen by a Dispatch reporter
yesterday, and in talking of the case, said:
"Judge Stowe rendered a decision during
the trial in Common Pleas Court Kb. 1 last
week, in the suit of Dr. Penney against
Murdoch, Perkins and others, to the effect
that the warrants upon which the Penneys
were arrested were null and void, and were
illegal.
A STKOKG STATEMENT.
"There was no legal foundation for the
arrests and every one that knowingly han
dled the spurious warrants was guilty of
false arrest "When that suit was brought
'Squire Cassidy was not embraced in it, be
cause we were not aware of the fact that he
was legally responsible until Judge Stowe
gave his decision on the case.
"When 'Squire Cassjdy was placed on
the stand he swore that Mr. Murdoch had
made information against 'Colville and
others,' and that afterward he had inserted
the names of Barnett and the two Penneys.
He issued the warrants for the arrest of the
men on this information.
"If the affidavit to the charge had been
made regularly we could not do anything
on account of limitation. A suit cannot be
brought against an Alderman for an illegal
act after the expiration of six months.
As their was no formal information, the
warrants issued for the two Penneys were
illegal. They were issued by color and not
by virtue cf office, and, therefore, the limi
tation does not applv. "We can now pro
ceed against Cassidy on the same ground
that we did against Perkins. A capias will
be placed in the hands of the Sheriff to
morrow and Cassidy will be arrested. "Wo
would have brought the suit before, but did
not know that the information was illegal
until the recent trial.
A CLINCHES, IF NECESSABY.
"There is another and more important
point that will be brought up, if Cassidy
escapes this suit by reason of limitation.
The statutes provide that limitation does
not begin to run against a right of action
until the disability under which the party
entitled to bring the suit is removed. Dr.
Penney's son, who is still under age, was
also arrested and imprisoned. If the suit
brought by Dr. Penney against 'Squire
Cassidy is ruled out by reason of limita
tion, his son still has a case, because he will
not be of age forseveral months. The papers
in this latter case have also been drawn
up, but will not be presented until young
Penney attains his majority. I think we
have a good case, and if the 'Squire is con
victed it will be a lesson to all other magis
trates who fill out informations and issue
warrants that are not sworn to."
. This is f he case, it will be borne in mind,
in which somebody abstracted the original
affidavit, warrants, etc, from the custody of
the Clerk of Courts long after the documents
had been in evidence in the Penney and
Barnett cases in Criminal Court, though no
body but interested parties''' were supposed
to have access to the papers, and they could
be properly removed only upon the writing
of an authorized receipt
COMPARISONS FAVOR PITTSBURG.
An Exbnnstlve Search Among Police
Records Made by n minister Rev. II.
B. Grose Tells Why We Are Growing:
Better.
In talking of the subject, "Is crime in
creasing? Pittsburg compared with other
cities," the Bev. H. B. Grose, of the Fourth
Avenne Baptist Church,took a most decided
negative stand last evening. In the course
of his remarks he said that crime was in
creasing inmost of the larger cities, and
that Christianity must prevent the secret
crimes,as the law could but punish the open
ones. The ereat cities are no worse in
population than the smaller towns.
In If ew York he considered the exactions
of societyandofclublifetoo great, and though
the police picture is a black one, it is the.
brighter of the two, if compared With the
social picture. Boston shows and acknowl
edges a fearful increase in crime, especially
women drinkers. Philadelphia shows a de
crease in this line, with a generally higher
moral tone. "Wheeling shows a terrible
picture, and the Chief ot Police confesses
himself unable to stem the tide. Chicago
shows a slight general increase, especially
in drinking among women.
In Pittsburg, however, the picture is
more cheerful. He had found a marked
decrease in crime since the Brooks law and
new charter had gone into effect Morality
had increased and women drunkards had
decreased, although the high wages paid
here had been a standing temptation every
Saturday night He considered Pittsburg
s vast workshop, and there was no place
here for the scum of the old world to lie
idle. He found here a more general spirit
to cheerlully obey the laws, more cheerful
willingness to conform to the right and
proper, and a far higher standard of morali
ty among the wealthier classes, than in any
city he had ever known.
A Broken Water Main.
About 8 o'clock last night the water main
on Smallman street, between Twenty-ninth
and Thirtieth streets, bursted. ppuring out
- the water in a manner that threatened to
deluge everything in the neighborhood. A
gang of men were sent ont to repair the
break.
NOTES AND NOTIONS.
Many Matters of Mnch and Little Moment
Tersely Trentcd.
OVEESHOES.
What was the text anyway?
Please don't look back on the street
B. C. Chbistt has gone on a business trip to
Philadelphia.
Wm. A. Stern, of Stern & Silverman, left
for New York last night
The boys at the Duquesne have been rigged
out in smart new braided suits.
The nsual chimney scare chased the fire de
partment out to the Thirty-sixth ward.
Daniel McIneeb was committed to jail for
trial on the charge of illegal liquor selling at
Soho.
Soke people put'on their Sunday behavior as
regularly as their Sunday trowsers, or bonnet,
and take them oft as easily.
The members of the Soutbside Medical
Society will meet to-night at the office of Br.
Thomas, on South Thirteenth street
That superb Masonic Temple looms up a
thing authoritative and beautiful, as if con
scious of the tremendous power behind it
Joseph Lewis is a 10-year-old boy. His
companion pushed him off a board walk on
Jones avenue yesterday, and he broke his lee.
W. CBuet, abrakeman on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, had his arm badly crnshed while
making a coupling at Rankin station yesterday.
Chaplain JIn.i.iG an, of the Western Pen,
conducted jail services yesterday, with the
singing under the direction of Prof. Martin,-of
Allegheny.
Throwing stones in a candy store on Wylie
avenne yesterday afternoon caused John Cooly
to be arrested and locked up in the Eleventh
ward station house.
Virginia Taylor and Henry Washington
disputed so long on Wylie avenne last night
that Virginia's mother got tired of it and bad
them both locked up.
The limited was late last night having been
held by the snow and a broken airbrake. This
is the train that is always on time, according to
the Pullman Company.
Yesterday was one of the days mediaeval
corporations could not extort pennies from
nineteenth century people for the privilege of
walking themselves over a bridge.
The unfortunate man Felona, of Bedford
avenue, who was so badly injured by a prema
ture explosion at a stone qnarry, died at the
"West Penn Hospital yesterday morning.
Bast night looked like a Christmas eve, and
the throngs of well-dressed people going and.
coming indicated a desire to hear at least once
a week what the good ministers had to say.
It's a queer idea of domestic economy that
causes the prudent wife to turn the kitchen
clock halt an hour fast in order to be on time,
and then counts on it being half an hour fast.
President C. H. W. Bche, Samuel Mc
Michael and J. M. Allen, of the Musical Union,
left last night for St Bonis. They are dele
gates to the National League, that meets to
morrow. The Daquesne CInb has made the old, old
mistake of attempting to gild refined gold, and
has smoothed off to flat monotony Medina
stone, only beautiful when in its natural rugged
simplicity.
A MAN whose name was not learned re
ported to the Allegheny police authorities last,
evening that he had been knocked down on'
the railroad bridge. and robbed of a gold watch
and chain.
Magistrate JIcKenna evidently thinks it
wrong for a hansom cab driver to sit inside
his cab insead of on the box, because he fined
Jacob Morris S10 and costs yesterday for driv
ing with a passenger that way.
A chimney canght fire yesterday in the
house of a man named Wharton, near Sawmill
Run; but as Wharton's neighbors "sooted the
action to the word," the (ire was extinguished
before anything else was affected by the flames.
When a mother must sue her daughter for
a Dreach ot domestic discipline, its about time
a return is made to the good old shingle days,
when it was apnlied where it wonld do the most
good. Mothers still have some rights.
How easy it is for a reporter to write down
the figures 3311,571 09, as representing the per
sonal estate only of the late "William Carr; but
bow difficult for even the most imaginative
scribe to realize what eight figures of that sort
meanl
Timely hint to young men The School of
Design has organized a plate club, and will
present decorated earthenware to any member
rash enough to marry. The plates are heavy
and warranted not to break, even if thrown
downstairs on lodge nights.
Thieves jimmied the back door of a Beaver
avenue tobacconist yesterday and stole 810
worth of weed, including small change in the
money drawer. It is hard, very hard on the
dude, to chronicle that the thieves refused to
touch a single cigarette.
Suburbans are sighing for the day, or rather
the night when the electric lights will guide
them on their homeward way, and obviate the
necessity of fumbling in the dark along aline
fence, or stumbling into the same old pool in
order to assure themselves they are on the
right track,
Not all restaurant keepers, hut some res
taurant keepers are paying heavy fines for
serving 'margarine to their customers. They
evidently believe in a noted Latin professor's
etymology of the word restaurant Ilea, a
thing. Taurus, a ball. Therefore a bully
thing. Therefore oleomargarine.
W-ith book in hand and thoughtless eyes,
Turned upward to the realm of skies,
Lovely Murrine wends her way,
To the church at 10 to-day.
With saintly face and mem so meek,
Dotn the girl salvation seek.
Little use. 'twill little cost.
To save a soul that is not lost
A race war that hasn't figured on the
dockets occurred in Allegheny Saturday night
Several white men surrounded three colored
men. and,of course, when a row started, began
to get away with them. Driven to the wall,
one of the colored men drew a razor and made
through the crowd, cutting right and left
The wounds given were slight but the scare
was great.
When a Fifth avenue cable car that never
stops, starts with a sudden lurch: and throws a
young man into a modest girl's lap, breaking
her umbrella in transit hasn't he done enough
to blush most profusely, apologize most ab
jectly, bless his own awkwardness most pro
fanely, offer to purchase a whole umbrella
factory for the fair sufferer, and to see her
home and'kiss her for her mother?
At the dinner table in a fashionable Greens
burg house "Mamma, what is that!" "Edam
cheese," answered the mother. Little 4-year-old
Welty. soliloquizing alond: "What does
that say backward?" This set all the guests to
thinking, but no one answered. The little ras
cal had too good a thing, however, to let it go
by default, and whispered his interpretation ot
it aloud and took his spanking with the air of
one who had earned it
NO PEOSl'ECT OF WAR.
This Is How Captain Steel Sizes Up the
Samoan Situation.
Captain Steel, Cramp's representative,
had this to say on the Samoan situation last
evening:
See here, reporter, what do you fellows mean
by starting a war scare? But now that you
have done it what do you suppose would hap
pen on the other side if war should be declared
against Germany? Simply this: The great
iron-clads of France wonld defend us against
the Teutonic navy, which is weak anyhow; in
three weeks an army of Yankees would be
walking arm in arm with Frenchmen through
the towns and villages of Germany, drinking
beer and wine ana having a perfect picnic
Bismarck in despair would shoot himself, the
young Emperor, distracted at the loss of his
possessions, wonld commit suicide. The Ger
man depotism would be wiped out and in its
stead a magnificent republic would rear its
head. Under cover of the noise and confusion
Russia would steal into India, and it is difficult
to tell what the end would be. .
Next to England, France has the finest navy
in the world. The German navy consists of a
lot of antedated tubs. No, in the face of such a
future Bismarck has no heart for war, and
German ships are not blowing up the Nipsic in
Samoa. The French are aching for just such
an opportunity to recover Alsace and Loraine
and get even with their German enemies.
IN AN ASHPIT.
Two Boys Put Into a stupor by the Inhala
tion of Gas. u
James and Thomas Fannon, two boys
aged 9 and 13 years, were arrested in Shoen
berger's mill yesterday, where they had
been loafing since Thursday. They were
found in the ashpit and when taken ont
into the cold air thev were overcome by the
gas which they had inhaled in the pit.
They were taken to the Homeopathic Hos
pital for treatment
Babby's Tbicophebotts fastens the hair
where having a tendency to fall out; renews
its growth. 21
THE
THE MODERN CRUSOE.
Mr. Mclntyre Lives for More Than
Four Years the Only White Man
OK ALONE SOUTH PACIFIC ISLAND.
He Becomes the Ward of the King, hut
Sighs Daily for a Sail.
HIS PIPE LINE AKD A BESUBRECTIOtf
Mr. Dan. F. A. Mclntyre, who furnished
The Dispatch with an interesting de
scription of the Samoan Islands and the na
tives, has had some remarkable' experiences
on the eas during his life. He has spent a
good part of his days whaling in the Arctic
Ocean'and hunting the sperm whale in the
South Pacific seas. Some of the pages from
his life read like a romance. Mr. Mcln
tyre's ship was once wrecked on a coral reef,
and he was the only man of the crew who was
saved. His companions were washed up on
the rocky beach of the Marquesas Islands
and killed. Mr. Mclntyre still bears an
ugly scar over his right eye that he received
during the storm, and, when he came to his
senses, he found himself lying on the rocky
shore with a group of natives bending over
him. Here he remained for 4 years, the
only white man on the island, when he was
picked up by a French man-of-war. Be
lating his experience yesterday he said:
THE SEW CRUSOE'S STOBJT.
The Marquesas group on which I found my
self consists of 16 islands, 12 of which are inhab
ited. The greatest distance between any of
them is about 40 miles. The natives, away back
in those times, passed from one island to the
other in big canoe3 and small sail boats. Dur
ing certain seasons of the year the Pacific was
stormy; but the natives were well acquainted
with the weather, and knew when to venture.
The islands are located in latitude 9 south of
the equator.
The people belong to the Malay class, having
dark, straight hair and swarthy complexions.
Like the Fiji Islanders, they are very tall and
muscular, plenty of them measuring seven
feet in height I never, before or since, saw
such powerful fellows. They are rather bright
men, and live, like the Samoans, on the fruits
of the islands that grow in abundance without
much cultivation. Wild hogs and sea fowls
were the only game to be hunted; in fact there
were no other animals on the islands. The
natives spent most of their time in taking life
easy, occasionally hunting and fishing.
My life for four and one-half years among
these people was pleasant taking it altogether.
The first six months I could scarcely endure it
If I had been imprisoned in a cell I could not
have led a more miserable existence. Say
after day I climbed the highest mountains, and
sat for hours scanning the horizon, looking
for a sail; but none appeared. The people
were friendly, and tried to console me in their
uncouth way. I appreciated their kindness,
and, after awhile, learned enough of their
language to be able to converse with them.
THE KING'S MARKED MAN.
Life then became less unbearable, and I pre
pared myself to wait for a vessel to come along.
The King of the island made me a namesake
of his, and I lived with him for the first year.
When I found I wonld have to stay for some
time, I built a bouse, and, to amuse myself, I
was in the habit of going into the forest and
pulling up young orange and lemon trees to
plant about my home.
The King tattooed his name on my leg, which
nwde me a privileged character, and equal
to one of his relatives. If I broke any of their
laws I was not punished, and the King would
not allow any ot his people to insult me or
treat me rudelj. In this respect I mnstsay
that I was greatly admired by all the natives.
They have a vast deal of respect for a white
man, and many of them envied my white skin.
The natives were all tattooed. It is a painful
process, but they stand it without flinching.
When a boy reaebes the age of 9 they begin
the operation. First they tattoo him around
the eyes, and wait until that heals up so
he can see. Then they begin around the
mouth, and also give that a chance to heal so
lie can eat before tbey go further. Afterward
by degrees they continue the work until the
whole body is covered with marks and emblems
of various kinds. Each one represents some
thing. Tbey use an ink of a 'pale-blue color,
made by boiling a certain nut that grows on
the islands. They take a pearl shell and rub it
on a stone with sand and water until it is very
sharp. The edge is then nicked, and the pearl
knife is fastened into a reed. In working they
strike the reed, which drives the shell into the
flesh, and the rebound pulls itout again. Some
times they sharpen the bones of animals and
men, and use them to puncture the skin.
HOW HE ENDED A TVAE.
The natives on the different islands were
hostile to each other, and most of the time
were at war. The King wonld never allow me
to mix up in any of their fights. He held me
in too sacred a light Once I was captured by
a neighboring tribe. They knew by the tattoo
on my leg that I belonged to their enemy, and
tbey decided to tattoo me all over. They
started on my lower limbs; bnt the pain was so
great that I could scarcely stand it It
seems some French missionaries had
visited the island 40 years before,
and, failing to Christianize the
natives they left One of tne old men, had
learned from them to talk a litlo French, and
in that language I begged him to go to my
King and Inform him of my plight This he
did, when my master made peace with his ene
mies and I was released. If they had disfigured
my face I don't believe I should ever have come
back to America.
When the French ship came along I boarded
it and went with them to the Island Obatite,
where a number of Europeans live. There I re
mained for two years before I returned to San
Francisco. The French man-of-war was mak
ing soundings and surveys, for the purpose of
locating a naval station. Since then I have
learned that they established a coaling station
on the island where I spent four and a half
years of my life.
Mr. Mclntyre's story of how heastonished
the natives with an engineering feat on the
Marquesas Island, where he was so long a
castaway, is very good. They had, from
time immemorial, been in the habit of carry
ing all their drinkingwater from springs away
on an eminence in the background of the
principal settlement In that tropical clime
this was quite a task, yet they could con
ceive of no way to improve upon it First
convincing the King that he had a much
better plan, Mclntyre was granted the
necessary assistance, and succeeded in con
structing a sort of bamboo pipe line from
the springs to the settlement, so that the
natives thereafter got their drinking water
without any labor whatever. It was a great
scientific triumph) to their notion.
BETUBN AND EEVtELATION.
"When Mr. Mclntyre came back to Pitts
burg he found it so greatly changed that
the old familiar city was new to him.
Finally, however, by diligent inquiry, he
located his brother, a liquor dealer, in the
eastern part of the city. One day he went
out, ordered a glass of beer at his brother's
bar, and, without making himself known,
engaged in conversation with the gentle
man. "You had a brother Dan?" said he.
"Yes," was the reply, "but he was
drowned in the Pacific ocean went down
with his ship a good many .years ago."
"Bnt," was the rejoinder of the returned
Dan, "I met a fellow, not so very long ago,
either, who claimed he had recently seen
your brother Dan, and that Dan had a great
story of how he had lived, 'a castaway for
years, with savages on an island."
"Impossible! He's dead poor Dan,"
was the retort
"But do you think you'd know Dan, if
you saw him?"
"Yes, indeed! Add 20 years more to each
of our lives, and I'm sure I'd still be able to
recognize my brother Dan, if I could only
see him alive again, in any part of the
world, or under any circumstances."
"But years have already passed, and Dan
has changed a good deal since you saw
him."
"He might have changed if he'd lived
but I'd know him anyhow: sure as you're
born."
"Well, then, John, I am Dan Mclntyre,
your brother, and I'm not drowned. Here
I lira; look me over closely and you'll seel"
Recognition really followed very soon;
and the liquor dealer became a counter
jumper and embraced the brother, seem
ingly returned from an oceanic grave to
life.
Bewabe of spurious goods I Get only the
genuine Salvation Oil. It kills pain. 25 cts.
PITTSBURG DISPATCH, -'
VAGS AND VAGARIES.
The Snbbnth Morning Session at Central
Metes Jastlce toSoventeen Jndso Grlpp
ns a Corn Doctor.
"For one sinner that repenteth" began
His Honor, as a text for the morning ses
sion at Central; but he was interrupted by
Bob, who said: "They never repent," and
this seemed to be pretty nearly true.
Ed Bassford fell into the station Saturday
evening and wanted a charge entered against
himself. Metz encountered his breath and
made it "drunk." Eddy acknowledged the
corn juice and went up for two days on his
own recognizances. ,
John Smith had an awfnl lot of trouble
on the Tenth street bridge. One man
claimed he was held up, and another he'was
knocked down. John was turbulent, and
didn't care to enter a cell because the sheets
weren't properly aired. They choked him
until he couldn't tell the difference between
a sheet and an oak plank, and he won't
trouble the police on that beat for 30 days.
James Farr admitted being full, and said
he would apologize to the wrong woman for
going into the wrong house. Bnt he had
forgotten what hard names, he called the
officer and how wickedly he struck at him
58 40.
Dude and Maggie Cassel became involved
in a scrapping match on Fifth avenue, and
Maggie held her own so well that she whs
discharged. Dude lingered.
A wagon full of corn; several men full of
the extract; hard -words, blows and flying
corncobs form a tough puzzle for Gripp's
entanglement; but it is probable the parties
to blame were sorted out as fit subjects for
the corn doctor or they wouldn't have paid
their fines so quicklv.
Messrs. Fox and Bradley, with some
friends, started to do up the town, and
Bradley was the first man done. He raised
a row on Third avenue, and claimed to have
been robbed. If Fox pays a fine he will es
cape the usual sentence.
The vagaries of drink were beautifully
illustrated by Charles Simmons Saturday.
Nothing in the world but booze would
prompt a man to lie prone on the pavement
on "Webster avenue, and how dismally for
half an hour to an audience of 50 people
without even changing the key of his dis
cordant strain. Eosey expostulated, and
dnring the ensuing conversation the offi
cer's nice new gum coat was torn off, while
Simmons received a few gentle hints of
muscular authority. After Gripp was
through with him, the gentleman had some
thing to howl for. In all, 17 cases were
handled.
A SUICIDE'S BODY FOUND,
Bnt His Hands and Feet Are Bound, Pre
senting a Strange Case.
The body of Jacob Sorg, of Allegheny,
who has been missing from his home on
Beaver avenue ince the 22d of last month,
was tound in the Ohio river, at the foot of
Greenwood street, yesterday morning.- It
will be remembered that on the morning
following the day on which Sorg disap
peared, his coat, hat and cane were found
on the wharf boat of the Manchester ferry;
His brother, who is assistant superintend
ent of the Pittsburg, Allegheny and Man
chester Bailway Company, identified the
clothing, and said he believed his brother
had committed suicide, as he was insane.
The cause of his insanity is attributed to a
fall while a driver on the Manchester road
over a year ago, when his sknll was
fractured.
The body was found lodged against sev
eral barges by a boy named John Kress,
who pulled it out of the water. It was then
discovered that the hands and feet of the
deceased were bound, which gave rise to
the report that he had been murdered. The
binding, however, was very insecure, and it
is believed was done by himself. His
watch and some money were in his pockets
when the body was found.
The corpse was taken to Lowrie's under
taking rooms on Beaver avenue, where
Coroner McDowell held an inquest. The
jury returned a verdict of "death bydrown-J
luu nuuc luuvtiut; uiiucr aucuabivu ui lilts
mind."
The deceased was 35 years of age and
leaves a wife and live children.
IN DE. T. G. HERRON'S HEM0RI.
The Allegheny General Hospital Staff Adopts
Fit Resolutions.
At a meeting of the staff of Allegheny
General Hospital, called to take action upon
the death of Thomas G. Herron, M. D.' the
following resolutions, signed by President
"W. S. Foster, M. D., and Secretary H. K.
Beatty, M. D., were adopted and ordered to
be spread upon the minutes:
No member of the hospital staff had more
friends and fewer enemies than Dr. Thomas G.
Herron. Genial, courteous and kindly in mien
and address, he was always warmly welcomed
by everyone with whom lie came in contact
Endowed with an exceedingly modest and dif
fident disposition, he seldom received credit for
the rare professional knowledge and skill which
his intimate friends knew him to possess.
Industrious, patient and painstaking, he
solved the mysteries of disease and diagnosed
obscure cases with astonishing accuracy. A
well-stored mind, combined with rare ana
lytical powers, enabled him to arrive at correct
conclusions with remarkable facility.
We mourn his death in the beginning of an
honorable and useful career, as the loss ot a
personal friend whom we highly esteemed, and
as a useful and honorable member of the hos
pital staff.
QUARTS OP BLOOD.
Barney Turner, of Soho, Cat on the Head
With a Beer Bottle.
Barney Turney was brought to Central
station about 11 p'clock last night covered
with blood, which was spurting from an
ugly gash in his forehead He said he had
been in the house of Mrs. Quinney, on Old
avenue, during the evening.v As he was
leaving the house some one threw a beer
bottle at him, striking him on the head. He
said that Mrs. Quinney threw the bottle,
but the latter accused Annie Pearson, an
other inmate of the house, with committing;
the act,
Turney was found by Officer Maxwell,
and had bled a couple of quarts before taken
to the station house. Dr. Moyer dressed
the wound and said it might prove serious.
The women will probably be arrested. Tur
ney boards at Soho and works as a laborer
on the new B. & O. depot.
CAPTAIN HILL'S FUNERAL.
A Popnlar Member of the Fourteenth Regi
ment Baricd "Tcslcrdny.
Captain E. S. Hill, of Company K, Four
teenth Begiment, who died last Friday at
his home, in Mansfield, from typhoid pneu
monia, was buried yesterday afternoon. The
funeral services were held at the Presby
terian Church, and were conducted by Bev.
J. M. Duff.
The deceased was a member of the Jr. O.
TJ. A. M. and Order ot Foresters at that
place, and both lodges attended the iune'ral
in a body. A special train took down about
150 members of the Fourteenth Begiment
from this city.
Captain Hill was 30 years of age, and had
been married abont a year. He was em
ployed as a clerk in Alexander Waldie's
hardware store, and was one of ihe most
popular yonng meu in Chartiers borough.
A Mysterious Fire.
"While Mrs. Stougbton, who lives on But
ler street, near Thirty-fifth street, was in
church yesterday her house caught fire.
Mr. Oschenhart, her next neighbor, saw the
smoke, and breaking open the door he dis
covered a bed on fire, and a bureau drawer
was burning. How.tbe fire originated is a
mystery.
Killed and Injured.
On Saturday evening' two women named
Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Bose were walking on
the Pennsylvania tracks near Manor sta
tion. The limited came along and struck
both women, killing Mrs, Bose and. badly'
injuring Mrs. Lee. , "
MONDAY, 7 MAEOHr 11,
his oprous TIEWS.
A Flint Glass Manufacturer Predicts
a General Shut Down
UNLESS CRYSTAL TRADE REVIVES.
The Inexpensive Product of Free Plants
the Chief Bugbear.
AN OPEN WINTER AND PROHIBITION
"If things do not improve in the flint
glass trade within the next 20 to 25 days, I
think half the glass houses in the country
will be compelled to shut down," ominous
ly remarked one of the oldest glass manu
facturers on the Southside yesterday after
noon, and when the gentleman was request
ed to give some reasons for such.an as
sertion, he said:
"It is quite true, for never in my recol
lection has the flint glass trade been in such
an unsatisfactory', condition as just at
present There are a number of causes
which bear directly upon the issue. To
begin with, I ought to say that prices never
were so low as they are now. "When you
can buy a dozen of goblets on a Pittsburg
sidewalk for 23 cents, you may be sure that
there is not much money in them for tbe
manufacturer.
UNDOUBTED OVEB-FBODUCTION.'
"Then again, there are'a great many more
factories in the business now than there
were last year. The people in Ohio, who
are going into the business without any
purchase of sites, or other starting expenses,
can sell very cheap at first on that account,
and they keep prices low.
"Bat the jobbers are also holding off, for
various reasons. They expect glass to get
even cheaper than it is, because last year,
when the strike was on, they bought table
ware very reasonably from the houses at
work, and of course they hope on account
of additional competition, to be able yet to
buy cheaper.
"But our -open winter this year has also
damaged the business considerably, because,
for muddy roads the farmer could not set
into town and buy his requirements in the
line of tableware! Tbe weather has also
stopped the peddling trade, and there is a
great deal of that done, ordinarily, nowa
days. But a wagon loaded with glassware
wouldn't get very far into the country with
the roads in the condition they are now.
HALF SALES AND AN EXPEDIENT.'
"A friend of mine, who is also in the bus
iness, said that he was only selling half of
his production; and there are lots like him.
Now such a thing cannot be continued long.
Even Sellers McKee is going to use one of
his furnaces out at Jeannette for the manu
facture of chimneys. Of conrse he has al
ways sold them; but he has never before
made any himself, and I donbt whether he
would commence it now, it the bad table
ware and Hint glass trade were not the fanlt
ofit"
"Has the proposed prohibition amend
ment anything to do with it?"
"Well, I guess it has. A good many of
the jobbers are holding off on that account.
They refuse to overload themselves with a
lot of stock for the barroom trade until tbey
.find ont how the amendment will be voted
for. But, prohibition or no prohibition,
some kind of eood fortune will have to fall
to the trade or else there will he a sad de
pression before long."
RAW MATERIAL TOO LOW.
That Is What Embarrasses Some Iron and
Steel MillsThe Carnegles Go Right on,
Thongh--Too Much Slack Iron.
Some of the best posted men In labor cir
cles claim that the present evident tendency
among some of the manufacturers, to de
crease their output, or shut down altogether,
is only assumed for the, sake of its influence
touching the formation of the new iron and
steel scale, to be formulated this spring.
The best evidence of this, they contend; is
furnished by such firms as those of which
Carnegie is the head center, who have
seemingly disposed permanently -of their
differences with labor,-1 and who are now
turning out a much larger product than
ever before and finding a ready market
for it, of course.
Mr. J. A. Leishman, chairman of Carnegie
Bros. & Co., said, to a Dispatch man, a
a few days ago: "There is no appreciable
falling off in business with us. There is,
however, the embarrassment of very low
prices for raw material. Buyers are numer
ous enough; but no one cares, really, to sell
raw material at such low rates as prevail.
This will soon pass over, though, in a man
ner satisfactory to all concerned."
There are now about 15,000, tons of raw
muck iron on stock, at four mills more
than has been in this city at all the mills in
the last six years besides what is piled up
at a number of other works, making a total
of at least 20,000 tons.
But the remarkable falling off in the out
put altogether amounts to about 300 tons a
day, anil a number of mills are run very ir
regularly. The greatest drop is at the mill
of J. Painter & Sons. Out of 67 puddling
furnaces that were on double turn during
last montb, 37 are now idle, and.30 are on six
heats, making a difference of 'nearly a 100
tons in one mill. In the Sligo mill tbe
volume is not more than one-third the mill's
capacity, and in the mill of Lindsay & Mc
Cutcheon both puddling departments of 41
furnaces are on single tnrn.
A verv remarkable ran is at the Keystone
mill. Since the first ot last month the fin
ishing departments have been idle. The
firm bought about 2,000 tons of muck iron,
with a yiew of doing a large business for
the spring trade. The puddlers were
changed from a double to a single turn;
still adding to the stock of muck iron,
which is about 4,000 tons more than has
been there for a great many years.
At the Elba iron mill the outlook can not
be put down as very encouraging. The 30
puddling furnaces are still on double turn,
but half of the mack iron is pnt in stock.
The Vesuvius mill of Moorhead, Bro. &
Co., has been idle in the puddling depart
ment for some time, but the finishing rolls
are being set in motion one train after
another.
DRAWING THE REINS.
The Musical Union Meets and Transacts'
Some Important Business.
At a meeting of the Musicians' Union
yesterday the principal business transacted
was the considering of plans for the train
ing schools and lecture bureau presented by
Prof. Buhe. The plans were thoroughly
discussed and finally approved.
Prof. Buhe will present them to the na
tional League in St Louis, ind if they are
approved a school will he established
in Pittsburg to train musicians,
and each local will be given three lec
turers, under the direction of the League.
A committee reported they had succeeded
in getting a union band engaged in the
place of a Southside non-union band.
The application for a reinstatement by
four members or part of the Oreat "Western
Band in the Opera House were received,
and a committee was appointed to notify
the Casino Museum Band not to play with
one Markowitz, as he had been expelled. It
is said some non-union members of the
Bijou will be looked into this week.
WHO WILL WANT MUSh
Idleness for 100 Employes at the' Jones it
Laagbllns' mill.
The wire nail factory of the Jones &
Laughlins' American Iron "Works, South
side, was stopped last Saturday, to remain
idle for a whole week. The firm
claims that the spring trade, for which or
ders are usually received by March 1, has
not come in yet, and work is therefore very
scarce at present
There are about 100 employes usually oc
cupied in this department who are laid off.
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FACTS AB0U1 ORANGES. ,
How the Yellow Fever Scare Injared the
Trade People Afraid to Eat .Them Pe
culiarities of tbe Fever.
Mr. D. Hicks.'aii orange grower of WaP
do, Fla., is in the city, at the Bed Lion
Hotel. ,
In a short talk about the orange trade
yesterday, he said: "The orange crop this
year is a very large one. I have a tree in
my back yard that yielded 40 boxes of the
fruit alone. The boxes will hold from 200
to 96 oranges apiece. The "indications" for
another big crop this year are quite good.
"When the crop is heavy-the oranges are
usually small, and vice versa, very large
when the output is not large.
"For a time the yellow fever scare
injured the sale" of oranges. People
were skeptical enough to believe that they
might contract the fever by eating them. I
never knew of a case that was caught in this
manner. Beside the yellow fever was con
fined to the marshy districts in the south of
Florida and along the coast, places where
few oranges are raised. The orange produc
ing country is around thecenter of the State.
"After all the yellow fever is not such
a deadly scourge. The death rate
is about one in ten. It produces
more fright than- anything else. The
Spaniards have become used to the
periodical appearance of disease, and they
pay no attention to it. It seems to infect
certain parts of the State only. I lived
through it last summer, and I never was
attacked. Persons who contract the fever
seem to think thev- are burning up, but
they hardly ever die while in this stage.
The greatest danger results when the patient
appears to be getting well. . Then it is that
he may suddenly die, when the fever ap
parently has spent its force. This a strange
peculiarity of yellow jack that I do not
understand. The disease is soon over. It
never lasts more than a week, and in that
time the patient either dies or recovers
quickly." .
CAN THEY GET HIM BACK?
Tho Thompson Band After the Alleged
Eloper, George Shorts.
Nothing has yet been heard from George
Shorts, the Allegheny musician, who was
alleged to have eloped with his wife's
cousin, Miss Mollie Sarver, on Monday
last. It was ascertained yesterday that the
S. S. D. Thompson Band, of which organi
zation he was the business manager, will
make an attempt to bring him back. If
they discover his whereabouts they will
send a detective after him. When they get
him back, they say, they will have restitu
tion, or else prosecute him for embezzle
ment, and his wife will make an informa
tion against him for desertion, if not elope
ment ,
He has many warm friends among the
members of the band, who are trying to
shield him notwithstanding the fact that he
ran away with the band money. The other
members, however, are greatly incensed,
and vow vengeance upon him.
On Friday Mr. Sarver, the father of the
gone girl, called upon Mayor Pearson, of
Allegheny, for the latter's advice as to the
method to be pursued to bring back his
daughter. The police of Eastern cities have
been notified to be on the lookout for the
pair.
A YERY SAD RECOGNITION.
His Two Sons Recognize a Dead Man ns
Their Father, James McHenry.
Two sons of James McHenry, of Alle
gheny, yesterday morning identified the re
mains of the man who dropped dead on
Penn avenue Saturday afternoon as those
of their father. One of tbe sons is Thomas
McHenry, the Allegheny druggist They,
did not know where their father was
Saturday night, and only learned of his
death when they recognized the description
of the unknown in the Sunday papers.
Deceased was 66 years of age, a carpenter
by occupation, and lived at 180 Jackson
street. Death was caused by apoplexy. The
Coroner will hold an inquest this morning.
Who Knows Mr. Smith ?
Chief of Police Kirschler, of Allegheny,
has received a postal card from the Chief
of Police of Zanesville, asking if Charles
"W. Smith is wanted in this section for bur
glary. The man is held in the Zanesville
jail.
Admired Universally.
The famous corn palace train from Sioux
City arrived here yesterday morning, and
laid over at the B. & O. depot until the aft
ernoon. It was the center of attraction, and
crowds of people admired the corn decora
tions. FURNITURE! FURNITURE!
Henry Bcrger.
Intending buyers of furniture would do
well by making their selections now before
the spring rush in business and while all the
new designs in furniture are on our floors to
make selections from. "We will hold goods
from 30 to 60 days, free of charge, for onr
patrons, who cannot'get their houses ready
to ha va them delivered now.
Henet Beegee,
642 and 614 Liberty ave., cor. Sixth ave.
Spring Styles Infants and Children's De
partment. Bobes, coats, jackets, dresses to-day.
JOS. HOBNE & CO. S
Penn Avenue Stores.
Dress Goods
And elegant assortment of novelties in
plaids, checks and stripes new spring
colors, at SOc per yard.
irwTsu Hugus & Hacke.
Printed Bengnllnes, $2 00 Quality, at 73
Cents, To-Day.
Beautiful goods for tea gowns and sum
mer dresses the most fashionable fabric,
and only 76c. Jos. Horne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Dress Goodi.
See our Hne of black and white effects at
60c per yard 44 inches wide; nothing to
equal these in this citv.
irvYESu 'Hugus & Hacke.
Latest Styles Children's Hats
At our millinery opening to-morrow.
Jos. Horne & Co.'s .
Penn Avenne Stores.
Cloak Department.
Novelty styles in imported long wraps,
lace circulars, embroidered fichus, mantles,
etc. All the newest spring shapes of ladies'
overgarments. Hugus & Hacke.
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Spring Styles Infants' and Children's De
partment. Bobes, coats, jackets, dresses to-day.
JOS. HOENE'& CO. S
Penn Avenue Stores.
Onr First Millinery Opening Spring 1880.
To-morrow, "Wednesday and Thursday,
over 100 imported pattern' bonnets and hats.
JOS. HOBNE & CO.'S
Penn Avenue Stores.
High Class Paris and New York Millinery
At our first spring millinery opening to
morrow. Jos. Hoene & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Our First Millinery Opening Spring 1SS9.
To-morrow, "Wednesday and Thursday,
over 100 imported pattern bonnets and bats.
Jos. Hobne Ss Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
OarFIrst'Mltllnery Opening Spring 18S9.
To-morrow, "Wednesday and Thursday,
over 100 imported pattern bonnets and hats.
Jos. Hobne & Co.'s
t Penn Avenne Stores.
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TWO BIG CONTRACTS
Iron Men Are Looking to the Government
to Steady Their Trade.
Biter & Conly, the Pittsburg contractors,
secured two big iron contracts last week.
-This firm will build the new Globe refinery
at rnuaaeipnia. The contract calls for 12
stills and foar large tanks.
They will also put up two iron bnildings
for tne "Westinghouse Electric Light Com
pany in St Louis. All the iron for these
contracts will "be made in Pittsburg. It will
be distributed around among the various
iron firms.
Mr. Biter went to Chicago last night
He thinks the outlook for the iron business
isnot good, and he hopes the Government
will continue the Democratic policy of mak
ing improvements, building Vessels and re
pairing coast defenses. Mr. Biter said that
Mr. "Whitney's expenditures in the Navy
Department and the liberal appropriations
made in other branches of the Government
had a tendency to steady trade. It didn't
boom the iron business, but it had the effect
to keep the industry in an even condition.
Altkea, Francois, Tiles, Meyers, Morrison
And other celebrated New York milliners,
represented by the latest productions in
bonnets and hats, at our millinery opening
to-morrow. Jos. Hobne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
CHICKERING CLEARANCE SALE.
Want to Get Rid of Them.
A choice lot of Chickering pianos, both
new and second-hand, for sale at H. Kleber
& Bros., 506 "Wood street. The new ones
have all the latest improvements, of that
make, such as they are, and they will, be
sold at actnal wholesale cost The second
hand ones have been put in good condition,
and are as good as the new ones. They will
be offered at a ruinously low figure. This1
is a rare chance, and purchasers must call
soon to avail themselves of the offer.
P. S. Chickering's own full warranty
for five years, signed by themselves and
guaranteeing satisfaction and quality, will
accompany each Chickering piano sold
by us.
Spring Styles Infants and Children's De
partment. Bobes, coats, jackets, dresses to-day.
Jos. Hobne, & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Wash Goods.
An immense assortment of American
sateens, Etoile du Nords, English percales,
Drap deVenice, etc., etc. Your choice at the
uniform price of 12o per yard.
irwrsu Hugus & Hacke.
A Flower Garden and Lovely Feathers
All the Paris novelties, to-morrow at our
millinery opening.
Jos. Hoene & Co.'s
Penn avenue Stores.
Fine French Challls.
600 pieces to select from in light, medium
and dark colorings; certainly nothing to
equal this line ever shown here before.
srwrsu Hugus & Hacke.
High Class Farts and New York Millinery
At our first spring millinery opening to
morrow.
il os. tlOBNE CO.'S
Penn Avenue Stores.
Glass Tnblng All Sizes,
Lard oil burners all kinds, railroad lant
ernsbest makes, at Craighead's, 615 Smith
field street.
Onr First Millinery Opening Spring 1SS9.
To-morrow, "Wednesday and Thursday,
over 100 imported pattern bonnets and hats.
Jos. Hobne & Co.-s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Ornnges, Oranges, Oranges.
Choice fresh oranges direct from the cele
brated orchard of Thomas Bakewell & Sons,
Biverside, Cal. Just arrived. Call and
examine this fine fruit
Head, Carson & Co.,
805 Liberty street
Oar First Millinery Opening Spring 1SS9.
To.morrow, Wednesday and Thursday,
over 100 imported pattern bonnets and hats.
Jos. HObne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
High Class Paris and New York Millinery
At our first spring millinery opening to
morrow. Jos. Hobne & Co.s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Ask your grocer for Elberon creamery;
the finest Elgin butter.
Scott, Poth & Co.,
"Wholesale agents,First and SmitMeld sts.
High Class Paris and New York Millinery
At our first spring millinery opening to
morrow. Jos. Hobne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
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A WOMAN'S COMPLAINT
Often is Ob, My Back, or how uncom
fortable these Corsets are, they Nearly
Kill Me.
"We can show Corsets, and only ask
you to try them, that we are sure will
give you relief. We give particular at
tention to this line of goods. Prices
EOc, 73c, $1, SI 25 up to $5.
- Our. SOc, 75c and $1 Kid Gloves can't
be excelled.
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109 Federal Street,
Allegheny.
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SPRING FANCIES NOW; .
First onenlne of Milliner itvle fat.'' 'fflj
18S9 this Tuesday. Wednesday and ,
Thursday. Over 100 Paris Patterns oa ' "
exhibition. - ' i-
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Bonnets, Toques, Walking Hats''
Bare novelties in Flowers, Feathers
and Ribbons. Latest styles in Chil
dren's Hats in lars;e assortment .
indlTsilks.
. Still another bargain lot the third
and best of all finest styles, choice
shades, extra good in quality, black
and white, white and black, and me
dium and light colored grounds, 27
inches wide, at 75c a yard.
Also, one lot Printed Bengallnes im
ported to sell at $2 our price 75c The
best-wearing Silks made Printed Jer
sey or Tricots, Jl quality at 75c New
fancy striped Snrah Silks forcombi- .
nation costumes at 75c, $1 and 31 25 a
yard. Elegant Paris Brocaded Satins,
finest fabrics woven, just opened
from the Custom House. t
Special bargain values in Black
Gros Grain Silks this week, at 85c, U
(24-lnch),3125ayard.
Largest Dress Goods Stock.
Broadcloths.in spring shades at (125,
$1 50, $2 and $2 50 a yard, finest goods.
60-inch French Costume Serges, beaut;-
ful colorings, U1 65 a yard. 7-1 wide
Serge Suitings, 32 and 32 50 a yard. En
glish Tailor Suitings, 51 and 56-inch, la
single suit patterns, in the neatest and
most effective styles. Wool Henrietta
Cloths, 43 inches wide, 21 shades, at 80a
a yard perfect in finish. Silk Warp f
Henrietta Cloths, beautiful colorings, .
$1, 31 25 and 31 60 a yard. New fancy
Jacquard Wool Suitings, only 50c a
yard. Also stylish Plaids and Stripes in
the new colorings.
NEW FRENCHDRESS ROBES
a 1' Empire and Directoire designs,
dark and light shades, richest and hand
somest effects shown for this season.
Exclusive styles, shown only in this
Dress Goods Department.
French Printed Challies, best quality,
over 100 separate designs, 35c and 50c a
yard, dark, medium and light colorings,
very latest patterns.
Lots of bargains in Ginghams and
Batines, Cotton Challies, Chintzes and
Prints. By all meats visit this Wash
Drsss Goods Department.
THE CLOAK ROOM
shows the very choicest specimens of
Ladies' Spring Wraps, Peasant Cloaks,
Ulsters, Jackets, all prices, black and
colors.
OPENING DISPLAY IN IN
FANTS' AND CHILDREN'S
CLOAK DEPARTMENT. v
Spring 'stock of Lace Curtains and
new styles In Heavy Curtains now1
ready. Largest variety of patterns.
Prices that please close buyers.
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