THE .PITTSBUEG DISPATCH, FKIDAY, JANTJARY 24, 1890. INT ONEWBLDOD G. A. B. Men Opposed to Ad mitting 1he Eldest Son. DISPUTES MIGHT AEISE. The Veteran Organization Was Hade to Dwindle and Die. YIEWS OP LOCAL SOLDIEE LEADERS There was a movement on foot some time ago in the Grand Army to admit the eldest son of each member to the various posts as an active member, and thns infuse new blood into the organization which of necess ity must otherwise die out. The reason for restricting the membership to the eldest son was to make the qualification in such a shape that too much of a flood of new blood should not cause apoplexy at the head. This same proposition, it is said, will be in troduced at the next Department Encamp ment lor recommendation to the National Encampment As the question may arise the opinions of some of the most prominent soldiers in Grand Army circles On the ad visability of such a move were consulted. The universal verdict, with but few excep tions, was against such a change. The only argument urged was in favor of the new blood, which is the very thing not needed in the ranks of the Grand Army. The or ganization is one which is intended to die out as will be seen by the statements of the comrades quoted: SEAS SET AGADiST IT. Major Joserjh F. Denniston, City Treas urer, said when spoken to on the subject: "I am not in favor of such a movement. The Sons of Veterans is a very nice organi zation, and is calculated to perpetuate the memories of the "old boys" when they are gone. It ought to be kept up until the son of the veteran should be as white haired as his father is to-day, bnt to make a sort of entail in the Grand Army honors wonld, I think in the present view, be unwise. The organization ot the Grand Army is unique. No body of men has ever before been gath ered together for such an object, nor is it Sossible to do so in any country but a free Republic The original idea was that it should stick together until it died out from old age, and I think that is the best way to let it decede. R l"I recognize the fact thoroughly that posts are getting weak, both in numbers and in funds, but I think the cure for that is con solidation. Let two or three of the posts which begin to feel through paucity of membership the hall rent, the Adjutant's expenses for postage, etc., growing cumber some get together and make a combination post of the Grand Army. won't lose identity. "Lose their identity? Not necessarily. It is just following out the tactics of the field where we all havebeen. "When a regi ment got decimated in the service it was consolidated with another, and was mustered in without a murmur on the part of officers who lost their rant to some extent by doing so. or that of the men whose only object in the volunteers was to serve their country in her necessity. Begiments, brigaaes and even corps, as in the case of the Second and Third Army Corps, were consolidated, and no objection was raised, so that I think the men who fought together, when they see their ranks thinning, ougnt to 'double up' against death, as they have no other enemy to fear just now, instead of seeking rein forcements from their sons, who have, only life before them." . This statement from Major Denniston, who is regarded as the next Department Com mander, is very significant, and places the Grand Army organization in a light in which it has never yet been viewed by the outside public NOT TO LAST TOO LONG. Harry Bengough, another well-known Grand Army man, was seen on the subject, and he also objected to extending the mem bership qualifications beyond those who fought during the Bebellion. He thought it would make the organization last too long for its own good. He said: "You re member in the early days ot the organiza tion it struck a rock upon which a bad split was made, that of politics. That has now all been eliminated from the order, and to introduce new elements with modern ideas, not bound together by the ties of soldierhood when we had to stick together in front of the rcbs, wonld be to bring In an element of discord. I know Bepnblican fathers who have rabid Demo cratic sons, and Democratic fathers who de plore the fact that their sons know more than they do, as all boys imagine they do, and to introduce snch an element now, even if it only were the eldest son, would be to slay the first born of our great struggle for the Union, the Grand Army, for without the binding ties which hold us to gether and outnumbering ns as we die off it would be impossible to say what wonld re sult I would be decidedly opposed to any such rejuvenation of the Grand Army of the Eepublic" AN ADDITION OF 30,000. There are at present from 48,000 to 60,000 members of the Grand Army in the State of Pennsylvania, and the addition of the eld est son of each soldier would bring in from 30,000 to 35.000 more members, so the logic In either side is very evident On the one side the infusion of younger blood would seem to strengthen the'institution, while on the other, according to the old military maxim of "old men for counsel, young ones for action," it wonld be impossible to say which way the action would tend, as the young men of to-day are not particularly noticeable for taking action on the counsel of their fathers. Some eight other representative . Grand Army men were spoken to, but re-echoed the sentiments expressed by the two quoted. TIX PLATE TARIFF. Secretary Cronemeyer Ready for a DIscus Ian With a Democratic Editor. A local cotemporary, a few days ago, pub lished an article on the American Tinned Plate Association, asserting that it was an organization of a few manufacturers, united for the purpose of increasing the tariff on tinned plate and robbing the people. Among other things, it was said that the association was laboring for an increase of 21J, per cent in the tariff ou tinned plate. V. C. Cronemeyer, secretary of the asso ciation, yesterday sent a letter to the editor of the paper in question, challenging him to a discussion, in the press, ot the general proposition that the tariff on tinned plate ought to be increased. The increase asked by the association is not 21 but 125 per cent Mr. Cronemeyer says he is prepared to maintain that such an increase would benefit the United States and its people. 0KLT A SHALL TACK HAMMER. That East End Fight Mot So Serious as at First Reported. The injuries of Louis Waggoner, who had a fight with John Bond in McNulty's stable, Bast End, yesterday morning, proved less serious than at first reported. Wag goner was hit on the head with a hammer, but it was a small tack hammer, and the plow did but little damage. Last night Constable Daly, of Magistrate Hyndman's office, arrested Waggoner on a charge of felonious assault and battery, and lodged him in jail in default of $1,500 bail. Bond, who was arrested just after the fight and placed in the Nineteenth ward station, was released on bail last night ELECTRICITY FOE THE P., A. & M. The Motive Power to bo Changed Before Jnly, 1691 An Ordinance Decided Upon Last Evening All the Branches of the P., A. & SI. locladed. The sub-Committee of the Allegheny Street Eailway Company, consisting of H. C. Lowe, Arthur Hunter, C. A. Muehlbron ner, C. W. Neeb and ex-ofneiomember J. H. Lindsay, President ot the Select Council, met last evening, with Mr. Lindsay in the chair, to consider the ordinance granting the Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Street Bailway the privilege of changing its motive power. The lobby was full of citizens of the North side, most of whom lived in Woods' Bun or vicinity, who were desirous that the committee and the railway officials should arrive at some satisfactory conclusion where by they would secure rapid transit. Scat tered among the members of the committee were representatives of the railway, promi nent among whom were William J; linn, Colonel W. A. Stone, Alex. Neeper, J. H. Dalzcll, President of the Pittsburg, Alle gheny and Manchester. George B. Hill and William Graham. A number of other Coun oilmen and persons interested in the Pleas ant Valley were also present. Two ordinances were before the committee for consideration. The first was submitted by the representatives ot the railway, and included all the suggestions made by J. B. Henricks, of the Eleventh ward, which were that the company should extend its line to the present terminus of the Union line, and that the Woods' Bun citizens should only be charged 5 cents fare; also that only a single track be used on Bidwell street and Bebecca street, using instead Allegheny avenue. It also gave the com pany the privilege of going up School street to Robinson, and thence along Robinson to Federal street The other ordinance was prepared by the the committee, and gave the company the right to use cable or electric power on all its branches in Allegheny except on Western avenue, and specihed that only a cable line should be used on that thoroughfare. Mr. Lowe objected to the latter clause, as did Mr. Dalzell, who stated that the company had about decided to build an electric road. He also stated that the company was willing to pave between the traces and a foot and a half on each side with block stone, or what ever material Councils might suggest Mr. Muehlbronner asked what proportion of the cost of paying the entire street the road would stand if the city should make such a move. Mr. Plinn replied on behalf ot tne corporation that to pave Between the tracks and a foot and a half on each side would cost the company about $300,000, and it would be hardly fair to ask them to as sume anymore expense. Herbert Du Pny, a resident of Western avenue, asked permission to speak, and stated that nearly every resident of that thoroughfare was opposed to an electric road. He said a prominent officer of the road had told him in the hallway that the company intended to put in a cable road, and that the people on Western avenue did not desire to have iron poles placed in front of their houses. On motion of Mr. Neeb the restrictions in regard to the use of a cable line were stricken ont Sev eral amendments were inserted compell ing the company to replace pipes or sewers which they may displace at their own expense and under the supervision of the City Engineer, also that the work of changing the motive power shall be com menced before July 1, 1890, and finished before July 1, 1891. A clause was also in serted compelling the P., A. & M. and the Pleasant Valley to use the same tracks on Ohio street between Federal street and Union avenne. The ordinance as amended will be reported to the general committee. THE BOTANICAL S0C1ETI. Slembers Discussed the New Academy Hcbeme With Favor. Quite a number of the lovers of Nature's fragile jewels flowers gathered in the ladies' parlor of the Pittsburg Library As sociation last night It was the regular monthly meeting of the Botanical Society of Western Pennsylvania. Mr. William Hamilton, presided over the meeting. Sev eral new specimens were exhibited, among them the cotton plant in full bloom. Bev. Johnson read a paper on the moral aspect of botany. Several new members were elected. The society flourisheth like a green bay tree, it now having about 100 active mem bers. Prof. Mendenhall, Chief of the United States Geological Survey, in a letter to the President of the society, invited the mem bers to the lecture which he will deliver before the Engineers' Society in the Female College on next Monday night The society to-day received a large and very handsome case in which to preserve specimens. The report of the sub-committee on the proposed Academy of Science and An was read and discusse'd. The plans, as already given in The Dispatch, were generally approved. SLW HOUSES G01KG UP. The Bnlldlnsf Inspector Issned FHteen Per mits Yesterday. The Inspector of Buildings yesterday issued permits for the erection of 15 build ings of various kinds, the more important being: To Charles Wittman, for a brick slaugh ter house and three brick three-story dwell ings on Brady, at the corner of Tnstin street to cost $12,000; to A. C. Watkins, for a frame dwelling on O'Hara street, Twen tieth ward, to cost $4,000; to Thomas Loin, for a frame dwelling on Mission street, Twenty-seventh ward, to cost $2,300; to William Geauff, fora brick store and dwell ing on Carson street, Twenty-eighth ward, to cost $2,200. WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING. Some Who Travel, Some Who Do Not, and Others Who Talk. John McNall, son of James McNall, of Imperial, who (John) left his Finley township home nearly a dozen years ago and went to Washington Territory, has spent the last week or two calling on his friends in the city and county. Jonn was quite successful in growing cp with the country. He spent some years as a practical miner, bnt finally concluded to stnd v law. and is now a member of both Wash ington and Oregon bars, and has done well since be hong out his shingle. Jay L. Athey, a leading Democratic politician of Cleveland, is at the Seventh Ave nne Hotel. He belongs to the wing of the party known as the "Kids," who are now in the control in Ohio political affairs. Mr. Athey himself is one ot the youngest politicians of the Bute. Bev. J. H. Barnett of the Second Con gregational Church, Allegheny, who has been absent from home for nearly two weeks, assist ing at a general revival meeting inNanticoke, Fsw, returneerlast night Abner McKinley, brother to Major William MeKmlev. after a brief visit to Yonngstown, passed through the city last even ing on bis return to New York. Captain L. E. Lawrence, U. S. A. for some time located at Bismarck, N. D was at the Seventh Avenue Hotel yesteraay. The members of the Swedish Ladies' Concert Company, ten in number, are stopping at the St. Charles Hotel. Mr. J. E. Umbstaetter was a passenger on the lias train last night He will be absent in .New York a few days. Senator W. H. Playford, one of the most prominent lawyers of Unlontown, is at the Hotel Dnquesne. Mrs. Hngh McMahon and Mrs. Stew art, of New Cumberland, W. Va are at the Seventh Avenne. Mr. H. C. Phillips, the oil dealer of New Castle, is at the Seventh Avenue Hotel. A. Kitz, of New Tort, a fire brick manufacturer, is at the Hotel Dnquesne. Dr. A. W. Crawford, of Emlenton, Pa., is at the Seventh Avenue Hotel. E. H. Culbertson, of the Emlenton Kcwi, was in the city yesterday. AN ELECTRIC DISPLAY Flashes of Lightning Startle Cnrions People on the Streets. THE EESULT OF BROKEN WIRES. Another Stron? Argument in Favor of the Underground Sjstem. ALL CITY PR0PERTI MOST BE PAID FOR That the people of Pittsburg have a sub stantial respect for the power of electricity was demonstrated on two occasions yester day. Two accidents occurred on the Pleas ant Valley road that filled the curious by standers with fear and trembling, whether there was any reason for it or not About 5 o'clock last evening one. of the new electric cars ran off the track at the corner of Sixth avenue and Smithfied street The trolley was pulled awry, bnt still main tained its grip on the overhead wire. The flashes of lightning that filled the air were something to look at, and the crowd of 600 or more that soon gathered, stood back at a respectable distance. If a bold man ven tured too far, or was liable to step on the rails, another excited citizen grabbed him by the coat tails and pulled him back, "Keep off the rails," "take no chances," were the yells from the peonle. The conductor, who must have been an expert electrician, took a piece of insulated wire, shaved down the ends, and then placed one end on the rail and the other on the car axle. A circnit was formed, and when the lever was tnrned the car shot across the street its floundering struggles. After bobbing back and forward for some time it was finally put on the rails. It was a small occurrence, bnt while it lasted the bystanders were thoroughly terrified. One of the most peculiar calls that ever came in to police headquarters was that which recorded itself on the patrol box in strument about 9a.il yesterday. "Doc" Montgomery, who was in charge at the time, saw some smoke issuing from the glass case, and thinking that some one was on the other side of the table blowing smoke in his face, at once started up to investigate. His in vestigations were summary, considering the weatherwhich has prevailed tor the last three days and when he found that he and the burning instrument were the only two occupants of the room he felt a little nerv ous. He rushed to the telephone, and with the usual discrimination displayed by him when playing upon that calliope, struck the plugs all right for 1137, not knowing at the same time that the doing so might cost him his life. Bat to risk his life on duty was one of the cardinal principles of Standish Montgomery's life, as evident by the leg he left on the field of battle. SOMETHING WAS WBOXO. The response was slow, and while the machinery was being consnmed Standish Montgomery sent word upstairs to the Electric Bureau that things were wrong, and Morris Mead was soon on the scene. He at once saw the cause of the burning, and in a few moments located it at the corner of Sixth avenue and Smithfield street It seemed that a telephone wire which was being drawn out was allowed to sag by the workmen and touched the wires of the Pleasant Valley Railroad Company, burning out not alone the patrol box system in City hall, but also box 11 fire alarm and several others which are now being lo cated. The fire did not call an alarm from the City Hall, but it called forth a great deal of discussion on the question of dead wires, already so fully treated in The Dispatch, and the probability of trouble arising from the overhead wires of the Pleasant Valley Baiiroad Company. Chief Bigelow, of the Department of Pnblic Works, was asked what he thought of the matter and replied: "It has not yet been officially brought to my knowledge. but I know that a telephone wire was al lowed to sag and touched a wire, probably of the Pleasant Valley line, with the result of one of the men lying down on the roof where he was stationed in stretching the wire. I don't know how long he laid down, nor do I know why he laid down, but t do know that if there is any possibility of dam age to the property of the city over or under the streets I shall hold the party inflicting the damage accountable. The wire which did the damage was, as far as I know now, a telephone wire, and I cannot say who will be the responsible party, as the touching of a wire in the hands of two men to a station ary wire is a wide open question." A POINTED QUESTION. "Will you order the Pleasant Valley wires underground?" "That is bard to say. Supposing two men should strap a tie on the Pennsylvania Baiiroad in front of the limited train and throw it from the track, would it be fair to abolish the Pennsylvania Baiiroad? I have got to investigate the matter further, and as I have no official reports on the subject yet I cannot say what will be done. I have, however, found out where the fault origin ated, and the men of the telephone company are at present out making good the damage occasioned, so I think there will be no trouble as to repairs. Chief Brown, of the Department of Pub lic Safety was asked if he knew that some of his paraphernalia in the Inspector's of fice was destroyed by the crossing of a wire on Sixth and Smithfield, and he said he did, bnt that tbe electric indicator would have to be paid for by the people who destroyed it. The whole system was again in working order, as he had provided for all snch contingencies, and should another indicator be burned out a fresh one would take its place, but every one of the instru ments would be paid for by the people own ing the intrusive electricity. "We have no money to spare," said Chief Brown, "in this department for experiments in electric work on the part of either railroad lines, light lines or telephone lines." TELEPHONE PEOPLE AT FAULT. Mr. A. H. Chadbourne, the agent of the Spragne Electric Bailway and Motor Com pany, who has been here from Philadelphia for some time superintending the construc tion and initial operations of the Pleasant Valley line, was asked last evening what be thought of the wire accident He said: "It was clearly the fault of the telephone com pany. If their wires were properly looked after they would not fall on the trolley wire. Onr company had nothing to do with mak ing the law of gravitation, and if telephone wires are carelessly attended to and get old and broken, they are liable to fall un the street railway wire. We will guarantee that the trolley wire will not fall up on the telephone wires. More than that a current of 500 volts will not hurt a man. It will not even knock a horse down. Any person posted on electric matters knows that There might be some unpleasantness connected with a current of that force, but I am willing to take it any time for a con sideration." . Mr. Chadbourne said farther: "The operation of the Pleasant Valley system has proven to oe very satisfactory to the com pany, not simply in the things that the pub lic sees, but in all its workings. The little annoyance caused by the trolley wheel jumping the wire at crossings will not last long. It is about ended now. You cannot make anything that will operate perfectly at the start You can say that the Spragne Company will put two other electric street railway plants into this city, but at this time I cannot reveal the names of the companies with whom we are dealing. Eastern capi talists are interested in both." WIRES MUST GO UNDER. Manager Jackson, of the Standard Under ground Cable Company, said: "Under grsunding wires is bound to come in re sponse to the pnblic demands. Within a few years I am convinced that all the big cities will be rid of overhead wires. The change has mnch to recommend it to the publio mind. Economy in repairs, accessibility of buildings in case of fires, sightliness of pub lic thoroughfares, and minimization of dan ger from contact with wires, are powerful arguments in favor of the subway system. It is beyond all question a success'as a system. No intelligent man denies its perfect feasi bility. Nearly every city which has a com plicated system of overhead wires is dis cussing the problem with as much interest as is manifested in Pittsburg. The improve ment has got to come. "In regard to clearing the streets of wires, do the insurance companies exhibit much interest in the underground system, Mr. Jackson?" "The insurance interests are singularly apathetic in regard to making it possible for fire departments to work unhampered by overhead wires. I'll give you a little inci dent to illustrate my point. A patentee of a fire retardent, a paint which when applied to wood seems to render it impossible for fire to burn any further than the actual point of contact, came to me in New York recently and complained that insurance companies discouraged his invention, tear ing the people would cease to insure. If the insurance interests would come to the front as advocates of underground wire systems it would give the movement a great impetus." MK. GRAHAM ISN'T SCAEED. In speaking of the electric wire incident of last evening, Mr. W. H. Graham, Secre tary of the Pleasant Valley line, said: "Of course there was danger in that wire for any one ioolish enough to touch it. So there is danger for anyone who stands in front of a railway train. Bnt what I cannot under stand is that so much excitement can be created about a matter which common sense should teach one to believe quite ordinary. So far in the entire electric history of Alle gheny county but one fatality has been caused bv that acency. So far as danger to the pnblic is concerned there are 179 electric railways in America, several of them in use for a number of years, but there has never been a death directly chargeable to elec tricity as a motor. Our cars are safer than any other system, for the reversal of the cur rent will stop them while a gripman on a cable car is throwing off the grip. All im provements bring danger in their train. The public clamors for rapid transit andthe same prejudices we shall overcome are those which assailed our forefathers when steam cars were inaugurated." SLOW RELIEF FOR BRAKEMEN. Injured PIttsbara; and Western Employes Get ' Mo Assistance From Doctors. James Shick, a brakeman on the Pitts burg and Western, had the fingers of his right hand smashed while coupling cars in the Allegheny yards last evening about 8 o'clock. He visited half a score of doctors' offices, but those whom he found refused to render him any assistance, stating as a reason that the Pittsburg and Western re fused to pay for surgical services rendered to its employes. Two hours after hewas in jured he was piloted to the Allegheny Gen eral Hospital, where his injuries were at tended to by the resident phvsician. The physicians are all aware of the railroad's position in this respect, and tbe first ques tion they ask a mangled railroad employe is: "Are you a Pittsburg and Western man?" The employes of the road do not blame the physicians so much as tbey do the rail road officials, who will not pay for medical attendance unless the injured 'employe first goes through a lot of red tape to get an order, and in many cases the injured man would have an excellent opportunity to bleed to death before the order could be pro cured. In this case the brakeman walked about the street for twohours with a mangled hand before he could find a good Samaritan who would dress the injured member. COMMITTEE MEETS TO-DAL Stats Board ot Health Will be Asked to Abate the Schlndery. The Councilmanic committee, to which was referred the Beck's run schindery mat ter, will meet this afternoon. Although the Southsiders have complained somewhat about the slow progress made by the com mittee, the latter have not been idle. Con siderable data has been collected as to the evil effects the schindery has on the health of the Southside, and the law bearing on the matter. It is pretty well understood that the schin dery jeopardizes the health of the commun ity, and the citizens have become so exer cieed over the matter that they will not let it rest until the so-called nuisance is abated. The committee will reeommend a resolution to Councils demanding that the State Board of Health abolish the schindery, it being out of the city's jurisdiction. THE EAGLES WILL ELI. The Knights of the Golden Bird Will Hover Over Pittsburg;. The General Committee of the Knights of the Golden Eagle to make preparations for the reception of the delegates of the Select Castle of the World, which meets in Pitts burg, May 27, assembled at Maltby Hall last night with 67 castles represented. Heber McDowell, D. P. C, of Allegheny Castle 131, was elected as Chief Marshal of the parade, which will include some 15,000 to 20,000 men in line. Coroner McDowell will appoint his staff and aids next week. Benton Patterson, D. D. G. P. C, is Chairman of the General Beception Committee, and Dr. E. T. White Secretary of the General Committee on Entertainment HE SHOT DOGS. The Humane Society Will Prosecute a Young; Slan Whose Aversion Is Canine. Assistant Agent Berryman, of the Hu mane Society, says that he will to-day make an information against William Schenttie, of Wilbert's lane, Mt Washing, ton, who is said to have shot and maimed a large number of dogs in that neighborhood. The case on which the Humane Agent will bring suit is1 the wounding of a dog last Sunday. The poor brute crawled out of the yard into the road, where it was compelled to lie down in the mnd and water. It Jay there until Tuesday, when the cold froze its legs faht to the rood. In this plight it was discovered and subsequently killed to end its suffering. P0ST0FFICE POSITIONS. Sixty Applications on File for Employment Under Undo Sam. The civil service examination for positions as clerks and letter carriers in the Pittsburg Posioffice will take place on Tuesday, Feb ruary 4. AH applications must be filed with the secretaiy of the Local Board of Ex aminers not later than Saturday, the 25th inst Alreadv there are about 60 applica tions on file. Mr. J. B. McCalley, cashier of the postoffice, is the secretary, and Col. T. J. Hudson and Stephen Collins are the other members of the board. LOCAL ITEMS, LIMITED. Incidents of a Day In Two Cities Condensed for Bendy Readlnc. Ed Feiel, the expressman and former de tective, had a dispute with one of the non union carbon setters working for the Allegheny County Light Company yesterday. Friel, it is claimed, told the man that he did not know his business. The employe proceeded to demon strate that bo did, and punched. Mr. Friel. Matthew Akkut, 27 years of age. em ployed as a brakeman on the Allegheny Valley Baiiroad, was struct by a train while standing on the railroad track at Forty-second street lastnicht Ho was injured internally and had his collar bone broken. Curtiss McQuillan and Edward Holland, yesterday, received a verdict for S150 in their suit against Alfied Duff to recover for a horse sold to Duff. The Board of Viewers yesterday held final meetings on the assessments for sewers on u'iwra, nowe ana oammenea street. GETTING OUT TICKETS The Twelfth Ward School' Fight an Object of Great Interest. THE EIGHTEENTH WARD PRIMARY. Mr. Dwyer Treats It Airily and Bays Mr. Bracken is Young. ABEBSTS BEP0RTED NEVERTHELESS In political circles yesterday was a very busy day. The distribution of tickets for Saturday's primaries was the chief occupa tion of the retainers of the different candi dates, and that it was well done is best evi denced by the fact that before 6 p. sr. yes terday every ticket was issued for the can didates who have opposition, and the ma jority of the tickets for those who have none. All question of opposition to H. I. Gour ley lor Mayor is now settled by the fact that everybody in the Bepublican ranks has set tled down to work, and seem determined to make his calling ana election sure. There will be some lively contests for Council manic and Aldermanic elections in differ ent wards, bnt on the whole tbe feeling seems to be that the successful candidate will be well supported. The contests where they occur are at the least good-humored. One of the most interesting fights, made so by a mere accident, is that for member of the School Board in the Twelfth ward. There are now some 13 candidates in the field with several districts to hear from. As there are only two to elect from the O'Hara School District, a review of the field is rather interesting. The report was circulated some time ago that John J. Davis, Assistant Citv Control ler, the present President of th'e School Board of tbe Twelfth ward, was not a can didate for re-election. Yesterday he was waited on by a delegation of citizens from the ward requesting him to reconsider his determination. He replied that he had not intended to be a candidate, ou account of bis duties limiting his time to so small a compass, and, in fact, was unwilling to put his name in the list.but on the earnest solici tation of so many friends would reconsider his determination. He is, therefore, in the race. LIST OP CANDIDATES. The other candidates on the Bepublican ticket are: J. H. Armstrong, real estate agent; John Torley, roll turner; John Lit tell, laundryman; J. O. Beybnrn, P. B. B. Inspector; Robert Newell, of the Sheriff's office; William Welsh and Chas. Hifield, of the Westinghouse Airbrake Company; Johu Paisley and Evan Davis, of the Fire Bureau, and John Lauman, ot Twenty-fifth street, is one of the most prominently men tioned candidates. The Democratic aspirants so far as heard from are: Bobert Lidcll, Patrick Burns and James Mason. Mr. M. C. Dwyer, when asked last night about the alleged complications in the Eighteenth ward, in which it was insinuated, if not directly charged, that Mr, Frank Bracken had been done up in the Third dis trict, replied that the stories published were utterly false, and wonld be admitted to be so when people had cooled down. Mr. Dwyer said the trouble was a sort of a friendly one gotten up as much to brine out the Democratic vote as anything else. He also stated that unnsual interest was taken in the contest owing to the unusually bad condition of streets and roads in the ward (there was an indignation meeting on the road question last night), and the people were worked up more than usual. He stated that there wasn't mnch margin either way politically, but expressed no fear of being able to make the riffle. ME. DWYEB'S JFIGTJBES. Mr. Dwyer thus gives the vote at the primaries, and says it-can be proven correct: Dwyer. Lydon, Bracken. First district 37 4 61 95 Second district 93 li 6 Third district 45 95 S8 Total 180 la7 1ST Mr. Dwyer says this result cannot be changed by any system of figuring known. He also states that he never yet ran for office in the ward that he did not get there by a safe majority, and that if outsiders were not interesting themselves he and his fellow aspirants would not know there was a quarrel, though they might have felt some what warmed up during the preliminary contest Said he: "T think a great deal of both Messrs. Lydon and Bracken, and also of Mr. Bracken's father, but some people are tryingjto influence Mr. Bracken against me, some of them working for the fun of the thing and others in earnest,. Mr. Bracken is young in politics, and does not under stand as much as he will if he follows it for a while. He went over the ward and made a canvass, and you see, almost every one he solicited for support promised it Had he been a veteran he would have dis counted some of these promises, bnt instead he pinned his faith to them, hence his dis appointment You can see that my plural ity is a safe one to work on, and that Mr. Bracken did not carry the second district, as published." Though Mr. Dwyer held that the whole matter was somewhat of the Pickwickian order, yet shortly after midnight came a telephone message stating that two men had been arrested, and that two more per sons would be before morning. The owner of the voice said that Mr. Lyden was talk ing, which would make it appear that for a friendly contest there is considerable of a demonstration on foot. A DEMENTED SOUTflSIDER. The Iioss of a Contract In Germany Drives a Man to Insanity. Jacob Simmon, well known on the South side and a prominent member of the South side Turn Verein, was placed in the Twenty-eighth ward station house last night for an examination into hisj sanity. The un fortunate man was once a well-to-do resi dent of Germany. He had the contract for the erection ot a bridge and employed 200 men. The structure was swept away by a rise in the river, within a few davs ot the time it was to have been taken off hfs hands, and he suffered a heavy loss. Although he regained himself in some de gree he brooded over the matter, and it is charged with being responsible for his loss of mind. His sons took him to the station house and asked that their father be locked up- FOR POOR GIRLS. Mr. McMahon, of the Home Hotel, Receives nn Annuity to be Expended for Them. Superintendent William McMahon, of the Home Hotel, received yesterday notifi cation from a prominent business man of this city that he could draw on him for $500 annually, to buy clothing and to care for the poor girls of Pittsburg. Mr. McMahon said that this ceneious offer was inspired by the policy adopted by the late William Thaw, who every vear gave him large sums of money to provide clothing for poor girls. Tbo Supply a Little Stronger. The supply of natural gas was somewhat better yesterday. 'The Bepnblic and Amer ican Iron Works, J. Painter & Sons, and Singer, Nimick & Co.'s mills have snflered the worst, and have been put to much incon venience. The people on the hills still com plain abont a scarcity of gas, bnt in other sections of the city the supply was reported as being a little stronger. Killed by a Train. Bichard O'Bonrke, aged 37 years, was in stantly killed at Homestead last evening by a passenger train. O'Bonrke, who was a mill worker, was on his way to work when he was struck by1 the train. The deceased was tingle and boarded ia Homestead. CAUGHT WITH DECOTS. A Postal Clerk Arrested With Rifled Brgls tered Honey Packages. W. D. Lane, a postal clerk on the Pan handle Baiiroad, was arrested at the Union depot last night, as he left his car after making a run from St Louis, by Postoffice Inspector A. B, Holmes, of Cincinnati. Lane is charged with stealing registered money packages to the amount of $425. He would admit having stolen only three pack ages that were found on him last night, al though the inspector says that he knows that Lane got one letter containing 225 on November 26 last Lane is an old employe in the service, but was dismissed over a year ago and re instated as a sub last June. He has been filling the places of sick and disabled men ever since, running between this city and St Louis. His home is at Indianapolis. Letters containing money were missed with great regularity, and, the attention of In spector Holmes being called to the matter, he began an investigation. Three weeks ago he noticed that losses were reported on each trip made by the crew of which Lane was a member. There were eight men in the crew, and as they worked in a section of the car not more than 12 feet long and were all at work at the same time, it was difficult to locate the man who was doing the steal ing. Finally, however, Lane was suspected. Yesterday morning at Eichmond, Ind., two decoy letters were placed where they would pass through his hands. One was a ''throw off," a letter that shonld have gone on another line, and the other a regular through package. Lane turned up the throw-off let ter, which, under ordinary circumstances, he conld have taken without much fear of detection, but he took the through letter and two other registered packages. He had opened the decoy letter and taken the money from it before he was arrested, but the envelope and the other two packages were found on him when he was searched. Inspector Holmes, after searching the prisoner thoroughly, turned him over to the city police officials, and he was placed in Central station for the night The Inspector had not made np his mind last night whether to take Lane back to Ohio or Indiana for trial, as it was in those States his thefts were committed. RIOTOUS RAILROADERS. They Dare No Urgent Need of Shoes In Jail, Even In Cold Weather. J. McLoughlin, John Brown and Charles Snyder spent last night in jail. They are said to be employes of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Bailway Company. The charge against them, as told at Chartiers station, is that they went into the shoestore of a man named Steetle, near the railway station, and proceeded to help themselves to his stock. According to tbe story told they evidently had a heavy load on board, for when Steetle ob jected to the summary removal of his goods without pay, the intruders turned on him and gave him a severe beating, erecting a cornice over his eye and knocking him round the premises as though he were a shinny ball. Mrs. Steetle, coming to her husband's rescue, was also roughly handled. At length the racket attracted general at tention, and a constable came on the scene, but the blood of the trio was up, and they attempted to do him up as they had done Mr. and Mrs. Steetle. The constable sum moned a posse comitatns, one of which was Colonel Al Yonng, who is considerable of a knocker himself when roused, though of a peace-loving disposition. The rioters were overpowered and taken before 'Squire Schultz, who committed them until the mat ter can be investigated. AN UNFORTUNATE MISSTEP. A Fall Got nn Innocent Man Into a Peck of Trouble Last Night. Sergeant McCnrry, of the Thirtieth ward station house, thought he had captured one of the Tarentum murderers last night While on his way from work, he noticed a man fall on the steps of the Panhandle depot and drop a lot of jewelry, He placed the man, nnder arrest Inspector McKelvy ordered him to be conveyed to the Twenty eighth ward station house, where an inves tigation was made. The man had about as much jewelry, con sisting of watches, ladies' pins of all de scriptions and other small trinkets, as he conld well carry. He gave the name of John Jones, and said he was the proprietor of a jewelry store ont the Panhandle road. He told a straightforward story, and showed bills for tbe goods he had in his possession, and which he had purchased at various es tablishments. TRIBUTE TO MR. THAW. Resolutions of Sorrow Adopted by the West ern Seamen's Friend Society. Mr. William McMahon, of the Home Hotel, yesterday received from Cleveland a set of resolutions adopted at the annual meeting of the Western Seamen's Friend Society, December 16, 1889, expressing sor row at the death of William Thaw. For over 40 years Mr. Thaw was a director, a member of the board of counselors and vice president of tbe society. He sustained tbe Bethel cause with liberal gilts. The resolu tions were signed by John D. Chambers and E. C. Pope, of Cleveland. Mr. McMahon, the third member of the committee, will sign the resolutions to-day and transmit them to Mrs. Thaw. Ryan Makes a Confession. J. E. By an, arrested at the Baltimore and Ohio depot Wednesday evening with his stepdaughter, Hettie Marti, will be taken to Greensburg this morning. He asked to be tried in Westmoreland county. He, yes terday, made a confession of his" crime to Su perintendent Dean and Secretary Dorente, of the Anti-Cruelty Society, and promised to plead guilty when brought to trial. The girl will probably be sent to Morganza. Mr. Steflen Resigned. Charles Steffen, Jr., of the Sixth ward, Allegheny, lias tendered his resignation as a representative of that ward in Common Council on account of his contemplated re moval from the ward, and the vacancy caused by his resignation will be filled, probably, by the only Councilmanic elec tion, for which Mayor Pearson will issue a proclamation. Slight Blaze In Allegheny. The building'on West Diamond street, Allegheny, occupied by J. S. Moore, took fire last evening from a defective flue. The Columbia Fire Company was called out and extinguished the blaze with Babcocks'. A Child's Sudden Death. A little child of Thomas Hughes, No. 3429 Liberty street, died suddenly last even ing without medical attention. The Coroner was advised and will investigate this morn ing. Special Bargains To-Day. Velveteen : Full width, plain colored velveteens at 25c a yard; reduced from 50c. Jos. Hoene & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. Bio Monet Saved. Comforts, blankets, winter underwear, newmarkets, girls' cloaks, dresses, etc., this week at half price, at Bee Hive, Sixth and Liberty. There is greater demand every year for the unexcelled ale and porter made by tbe Iron City Brewing Co. All first-class bars keep them ou draught Look at the bargains we offer In muslin and merino underwear, corsets and woolen goods. ROSENBATJM & CO. The finest beverages are Z. Wainwright & Co.' ale. Sept by all dealers, yrrau. WILL NOTEMIGBATE. Colored Citizens Very Well Satisfied Where They Are. BUTLER'S BILL IS DEH0U5CED. Sharp Statistical Statements Hade bj Col ored Men of Mark. AMERICAN CITIZENS AGAINST CONGO Common Council chamber last night pre sented an unwonted sight Every Council manic chair was filled by a colored man from Afric's darkest ebony as shown by Broadax Smith, who with spectacles on forehead kept an eye upon the proceedings, to the young man who, with straight hair and a brunette complexion, leaned back in a chair at the rear of the room and wished to make himself seem a spectator instead of a participant. The subject of the meeting's consideration was the bill recently introduced by Senator Butler to appropriate $200 each to send tbe negroes of the United States to the Congo, where they belonged. This was taken as an open insult to the race, and from the colored gentleman who, with spectacles on nose, perused the ordinances on the desk where he sat, with the books upside down, to James C. Delpby and J. M. F. Foster, who made very bright addresses, all agreed that such a scheme of wholesale expatriation was unworthy of the history of a great country. Ajax Jones, the well-known colored orator, was placed in the chair and James C. Delphy made secretary of the meeting, and tbe resolutions adopted and the speeches made might be studied with profit by some of the city fathers whose chairs were filled last night by their colored fellow citizens. One of the points made by James C. Delphy in his speech, was the charge of ingratitude upon the South as represented by Senator Butler. He said: MB. DELPHY'S EFFOET. "When they were fighting against the Union the men and women who worked withont pay, worked as the mules did, for their keepwent down on their knees and prayed for 'good old Marsr to return,' and worked for his wife and children to keep them, yes, and misgnidedly fonght for them, but the colored race cannot be longer con trolled by itrnorance." Bichard Keys was given the floor and proceeded to denounce Senators Butler and Morgan and the Democracy, He referred to broken promises made to the negro, his persecutions in the South, how he fought for the Union when Butler and Morgan were traitors in the Southern Confederacy, "and now," he added, "they want us to quit the country." Mr. Keys gave Senator But ler many hard names, winding up with call ing him a "thief" and saying to put that down, and if there was any prosecution he lived at No. 42 Crawford street He had no use for Democrats, and related a story to show how the Democrat of the North could change his coat, but not his voice. They all wanted to send the negro to Congo. James M. Foster said he was against the bill that bad been introduced because it will ventilate the question. Deterring to the assertion that the negro was all consump tion and no prodnction he quoted statistics from the census of 1880 to show the com parison between the colored population and the foreign population of this country. In 1880 the foreign popnlation amounted to 6.679,943 and the .colored population 6,580, 793. PBOPEBTY OP NEGE0E3. In the State of South Carolina the negro has produced property since the war of $15,000,000 in spite of all his drawbacks, and in Alabama $10,000,000 in real estate. There were 28,338 insane foreigners and 6,522 insane negroes, 17,023 blind foreigners and 15,635 blind negroes, all supported on public charity, showing that the negro was less a charge than white foreigners. After an address from Broadax, Smith a Committee on Resolutions was appointed, consisting of James C. Delphy, G. O. Mossett, J. M. F. Foster. S..T. Lindsay, Bcuben Lewis and James T. Drexton. They reported the following, which were adopted: We, the colored citizens of Allegheny county, do hereby enter onr protest against tbe measnre proposed by Senator Butler, of South Carolina, to ancronriate S5.000.000 of nnbllo money to export colored American citizens to the Congo Free State. We further declare that as an effort is being made inMlssissinni to send a memorial to Con gress askine that body to pass an amendment to the Constitution repealing tbe fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, that Congress should at once proceed to make tbe necessary legislative appropriation to enforce the same. We are strictly in favor of a thorough system of public schools, believing that free institu tions must have virtue and intelligence as their foundation, and wo declare in favor of Senator Blair's educational bill and urge upon Congress the necessity of its passage. The thanks and congratulations of this as sembly are tenderad Senators Hoar and Blair and others for their able and intelligent oppo sition to Senator Butler's emigration bill. A CLAIM FOR BIG DAMAGES. A Pennsylvania Stntnte Not Favorably Ee gnrded by a New York Jndg-e. New Tobk, January 23. Judge Ingra ham, ot the Supreme Court, passed upon one phase of a snit brought by Andrew Lang don & Co., coal dealers of Buffalo, against the New York, Lake Erie and "Western Baiiroad Company to recover $2,613,000 damages for unjust discrimination in. freight rates. The plaintiffs have been miners and shippers of coal since 1885, and have shipped on the defendants' lines. They claim cer tain concessions on the public rates of trans portation were made to the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company ami the Hillside Coal and Iron Company which were not ex tended to them. They also claim that the Hillside Company is controlled by defend ants and is a device to cover up its unlaw-. fnl ownership and operation of coal lands In Pennsylvania. Owing to this state of affairs, Langdon & Co. assert thev have lost $506,189 45, and as under the laws of Pennsylvania they are entitled to treble that amount, with costs, they nor want the amount named. On a demurrer to the complaint being presented which set forth that the court had no juris diction. Judge Ingraham to-day sustained the demurrer, but gave the plaintiffs leave to amend the complaint. The Judge holds that the Pennsylvania statute is a penal one and not enforceable in this State. Trying; to Sell a Diamond. Samuel Hutchinson, claiming Columbus, O., as his home, was arrested yesterday by Detective Coulson. He was trying to sell a diamond, and in his pockets were fonnd several stones and some pawn tickets. He told a straight story, bnt he will be held until it can he investigated. ImpuritiEB in Hie Liver. 'When the Liver is crowded or clotted with a mass of impurities, its action be comes slow and difficult. Pleurisy, Headache, Pain in Side, Tired Feeling and General Weakness ensues, result ing. If unchecked, in BBOKEN DOWN SYSTEMa When yon have these symptoms, try a few doses of the genuine DR. C McLANE'S Celebrated Liver Pills. Price, 25 cent-. Bold byall dragcists, and prepared only by Fleming Bros., Pittsburg. Pa. Beware of counterfeits made in Ut. Louis. JvlO-KWT ALLEGHENY TAIES. Treasurer Dfacferron Gives the Amount! Levied and Collected for 1SS9. Treasurer Macferron, of Allegheny City, made out his report yesterday of the taxes levied and paid in by the city of Allegheny for the year 1889. Below will be found the amount paid, the discount, errors and exon erations allowed, and the total tax levied ia each ward : Errors Trans. Amount raid. ana Dis counts. to Collec Exon- Total Tax tors. er'ons i.eviea. 194.268 31 848.000 90 a 9,99s S 13 05 1109.092 80 100, VHJ9 U 95.443 84 91693 70 96.023 47 76.660 54 7,784 ZZ 4,646 73 4,959 71 4,803 29 1,729 0 1,373 28 1. 077 75 1,537 95 1,051 63 1,043 96 886 30 18,903 X140 12,135 32,762 9.57S 3. 973 XM 3.694 6.177 6,312 4,705 2.425 U Ti 87 24 415 39 iso,m is 115,33 30 117,208 97 113,89 0 90,260 63 33,15110 25.304 69 23,587 67 30,377 00 30,140 30 24,619 IS 19,309 71 96 54 293 52 53 59 Z7.745 71 21.722 19 25,539 08 6 50 33 45 ZZ.9I4 29 22.661 96 18,972 93 16,023 33 122 24 54 92 788 94 1776,725 55t38,261 64HC7,574 3111444 IS'924.00S 65 The principal items of the taxes will bo found in the table below: Ward. City. Water. Poor. First. 8 37,329 82 8 16.967 00 8 5,572 04 econ"l 57.539 43 40.060 71 8.589 34 Third. 34.745 99 23.362 32 5,186 28 Joorth 36.925 60 24,449 45 5,51199 J,"! 37.402 89 21,027 64 S.583 M glxtn-.v 71,10872 18,535 34 4,044 87 .nth 8.203 64 9,013 96 1,225 59 S,""1 6.331 50 5,039 15 945 23 ,n" 6.684 07 7.613 34 997 78 Tenth.... a.4;n 3i j c j-gg 09 Eleventh 9.418 S3 1,436 49 1,406 43 Twelfth S.3S7 27 4,992 72 804 59 Thirteenth 4.630 69 4.&59 31 69173 Tots' 1280.197 26 8131,901 85 841.824 6S WABD. School HlKh building School. School First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh.... , Eighth , Ninth , Tenth Eleventh.... Twelfth Thirteenth.. Total S 13.237 01 7,244 17 17,172 15 10.371 37 8,263 17 8,374 54 10,116 29 3.553 53 4,724 92 4.439 55 4.125 15 4,217 74 4.42213 3,11123 1,394 72 2,15140 1,219 84 1,330 70 1,393 24 1,014 04 307 93 233 91 249 93 318 35 352 80 202 37 174 83 23.137 921 17.114 23! 13.133 21 18.423 30 13,3144 4 044 31 3.113 32 3.292 42 4, SSI 60 2,64 04 2,281 12 133,019 14S 90,183 99II10,431 03 In addition to the above there was assessed $18,490 23 for business tax, $10, 481 08for sinking fund and $5,141 21 for sewer tax. JDS. HDRNE k HL'B PENN AVENUE STORES. Pittsbtxbo, Friday, January 24, 1890, There is plenty of news at the store to-day-plenty to make Friday a very busy day. News that errery frugal buyer in these cities should know. News about things to wear, things for the table, things for decorating and beautify inc your homes. News for to-day only, because the bargains to-day may not be here to tell about to-morrow. Come to-day. There is an elegant garment in onr Cloak Boom window. It is a magnificent neplua ultra quality Alaska Seal Skis Newmarket, richly trirnsaed with Sea Otter, a rare and ex pensive fur. The regular price of this garment is STOOL It is to be sold at a "January" price. These January prices on Seal goods ara really mid-summer prices. Will not be lower in July. Seduced prices Mantles, $75 and up. Beduced prices Jackets, JS5 and np. Reduced prices Walking Coats, $100 and up. Beduced prices Newmarkets, 133 and up. The genuine Alaska Seal Skin, best London dye, every garment new this season. A very poor plan lor you to put off buying a Seal Skin. They will never be so cheap again. That Embroidery sale in the center ot the, store is such a success it will be continued tha balance of the week. Had Intended to coo. tinue it in the regular department, but with, the new goods now in there isn't room enough to accommodate the two sets of buyers. Soma ot the grandest Embroidery bargains yon ever saw. In the new goods, the most beautiful goods and best value we have ever shown. Our 13 50 Broadcloths are now S3, Onr 12 Broadcloths are now SI SO. Our Broadcloths are the finest Imported Cloths, soft and pleasant to the touch and ara imported by ourselves, and received by ns through the Pittsburg Custom House. They recognize no rivals in V e harsn, stiff stuffs that are no more than Yankee imitations of tha genuine. BABGAIN CLOAKINGS. Half price and less: best Enslish goods, latest styles; full lines Astrakhans, colors and blacks, and elegant Matelasses, Brocades for carriage and evening wraps. New line, 600 yards, five choice designs, iO inch imported fancy black cloths, at 60o a yard, worth JX. Beautiful goods, wonderful value. JDS. HDRNE & CD, wSp" 609-631 PENN AYE. Ja3
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