THE PITTSBTJKG DISPATCH, THURSDAY, APRIL 3. 1S90. ILL RIGHT, A State Board Committee In spects the Asylum. NOTHING FOUND AT FAULT. The System of Receiving Wards for Insane Was Approved. A SATISFACTORY EXAMINATION "Without a word of warning William J. Sawyers, James B. Scott and G. "W. Starr, of the State Board of Charities, dropped in on Dr. Hutchinson at the Dixmont Insane Asylum yesterday, and declared their in tention of investigating the Institution. With them were representatives from the Tarious Pittsburg newspapers. After look ing OTer the hospital for five hours the committee could not find anything that dis pleased them, and said that so far as they could learn everything was satisfactory. "When the party started in Mr. Scott said they would investigate everything they could think of, and asked the reporters to put any questions they desired. In fact, the inspection was made because of the number of rumors which have been circu lated recently about Dixmont. The com mittee also said they would have an investi gation if any of the newspapers would make charges. THE WAKDS EXAMI"KD. They first made a tour of every ward in the different buildings, and every depart ment was found scrupulously neat The laundry and culinary arrangements were also pronounced first class. A large num ber of the patients were interviewed, and most of them declared they were well treated. There were, however, a few of them who told tales of ill-treatment, but when each of the cases were investigated, they proved to be without foundation. There wercnomarks of violence on their bodies, and it was clearly shown lhat they were either violent, or so ill-tempered that they could not get along with any of the other inmates. Mrs. Jackson complained of being illegally confined, and of not receiving proper treatment The doctors said she was in a condition to leave, but that she was so hard to get along with that her husband refused to take charge of her, and there was no place lor her to go to. They said she would be released just as soon as a place could be found for her. "William Franz, of Allegheny, was an other. He has been in Dixmont several times, and was sent there the last time, it is alleped. for trvinc to kill his father. He was so violent that he had to be tied in bed, and that was the burden of his complaint THE MIXNICK EriSODE. The Minnick case was also discussed, and with it came the question of putting all the new arrivals into one ward until the doctors could determine in what department to put them. These wards contain a number of vio lent patients, 3nd has therefore more at tendants than any of the other wards. In the male department this ward is on the first floor, where it can be readily reached from the office, and on the women's side of the house it is on the second floor near the doctors sleeping apartments. All patients when they are received who are pronounced violent, 'or where the character of their malady is unknown, are put into these wards. They only remain there until it can be decided into what ward they can be placed. The average time which patients who are qniet enough to go to another ward remain there is about 24 hours. The doctors said that when a patient was sent there, and marked as being wild by the physicians who issued the certificate, he was put into a wild ward and the doctors send inc him there were indirectly liable for any injuries he might inflict on other patients. SIZIXO THE PATIENTS. "When a patient's character is unknown, the physicians said it was impossible to tell whether he was violent or not by a single examination, and they therefore put him in the ward where there were the most guards, as they could not endanger the lives of milder patients by putting him in a ward with them. They said they intended to move the receiving ward to the second floor, and fit up the first floor as an open ward for mild patients. They said the system of having receiving wards bad been used ever since the institu tion was founded, and there had never been any bad results from it The committee ex pressed their satisfaction with this arrange ment, and approved of the system. In every ward the members of the investi gating committee were beset by inmates who wanted to explain their various hobbies. One woman gave Mr. Starr a big package of closely written paper. She said it was a treatise on the science ot life. She said there was not anything about the subject she did not know. BOOKING TOR A PUBLISHER. She wanted her work published, and said she would have anotherinstallment of it the next time he called. Another case was that of a tall, fine looking man with black hair and beard. He said he had a special ar rangemement with the Deity by which he could mold the future into anything the brain ot man could desire. He could also heal all diseases by a touch of his hand. He said no one had any trouble that he could not turn to happiness. He declared he had calculated within a sixteenth of a second just how long it would take Venus to iall from her present posi tion into the lap ot the sun. He said she would fall inside of a year, and he knew he was just a sixteenth ot a second oft in his calculations. When he finished talk ing he pointed to a little bunch of silver hairs nestling among the black, and said it was the mark of wisdom placed there by God. Another middle-aged man insisted that the party should hear him play an air on the violin. He said the angela had taught it to him in his sleep. One of the women ordered Mr. Sawyer to stop talking sweet to one of the nurses. The woman de clared she was a queen, and did not know why men were allowed to invade her private apartments. The -most amusing incident was when a big German said Mr. Scott was Bismarck, and asked him to have one of the attendants shot LOSING SOME BUSINESS. Feopln Between tbc City ond Enm Liberty Hiding on the Cable Roads. Yesterday the Pennsylvania road with drew the workmen's tickets to East liberty. There were several trains in the morning and evening which these men rode on. The new move has driven them to the cable roads. It is generally believed that the road has made a mistake in abolishing the 64-trip, the 50-trip and 46-trip monthly tickets to East Liberty. In spite of the traction lines the road carried a number of people to Benvenue. Lawrenceville and Shadyside. The advance in rates to these places has sent the business to the cable roads. It is expected that some concessions to these places will soon be made. To Get Uniform Piitols. The police have a grievance. An order, it is said, will shortly be issued to provide the police force with pistols of unilorm make and caliber. Some grumbling is beard on this subject, but Captain Dan Siivis savs if the order is given it will probably be upon the basis of issuing the pistols and charging for it, the amount to be returned when the officer returas'tne weapon. DIM ME. CARNEGIE'S OPINIONS. Hn Furor Either tbe Reservoir or the En.it End Site, and Bfnkcs tMiggestions Tor Branch Bnlldlnct His Letter to tbe Trades. Assembly. The following letter was received in this city yesterday: New Yoke, April 1, 1S90. To Charles F. Warde, Esq., Secretary Trade Assembly of Western Pennsylvania, Box 565, Pittsburg; Fa.: My Dear Sib Thanks for the copy of reso lutions passed by the Trades Assembly of Western Pennsylvania upon the subject of the location of tho library. It is highly gratifying to me that the workingmen should evince so deep an interest in this question; for it is for tho masses ot tho people that tho library Is chiefly intended for the many, not for the few. The question of sites is In tho hands of 21 ot your best citizens no fewer than 9 of these being direct representatives of the people, as members of City Councils and I am sure that they can be coverned in their action by no standard so good as that expressed in one of your resolutions, viz.-: "That the proposed library should be placed in a locality where it will confer the greatest cood to the greatest number." I believe that this is exactly what the commission will seek to insure. I spent a day last week examining the "Pratt Central" and branch libraries of Baltimore, and am satisfied that by means of excellent branches, placed in proper localities, the result your Assembly seoks will be successfully at tained. The benefits ot the library will be brought home to your very doors. It occurred to mo mat we might improve upon the Balti more branch libraries by building second stories upon ours, and fitting them up for meet ings of the clubs anil associations connected with the localities. With branch libraries pro vided for each district, tho commission may feel tbat more latitude can be taken in choosing the site for the main building. I have thoueht a great deal upon the matter, but up to this time must confess that I have come to no clear preference. Each site appears to me to hare advantages and disadvantages. The great lone hills beginmnr at the Union depot divide the population of Pittsburg for along distance, and It can unite again only at the end of these hills. We have much the same problem in New York just now. Central Park divides the population, and it can unito only after the park is passed. People are at a loss to know where to locate public halls, theaters, etc., so that you see the problem is one tbat cannot bs wisely solved without thorough discussion and comparison of sites. Ono point, however, seems clear I speak upon it subject to correction and that is. that tho principal building must go either on the reservoir site before the popnlation divides, or on the East End after the population unites in tbe valley. I was much impressed with tbe ad vantages Of the reservoir site, bntthprn are two objections to that. First, the approaches from the railway station up aro miserable. Second, the smoke from the locomotives which rises in dense volumes wonld darken the library and gallery. Both of these objections might per haps be removed. I was informed that an ordinance exists which prohibits tbe railroad company from bnrning coll within tbe city limits. All these ques tions, you see. require carefnl considera tion at the hands of the commission, and I trust tbat tbe workingmen will share tbe implicit confidence which I have, that it will reach the best nossible decision under the circumstances. Personally, I shall be happy whether tho mam building goes to the reservoir site or to tbe East End, provided a sufficiently largo space can be obtained there. This, however, is not all important Tbe vital point with me is, that in every great congregation of the toilers, whether in Birmingham, Temperancerille. or Lawrenceville, or elsewhere, a free public li brary shall be planted in tbe midst thereof. With renewed thanks. I remain very truly yours. Andrew- Carnegie. SUBURBAN IMPKOVOEKrS. A Town to be Built on the Mornlnsside Road. Electricity is still building up the suburbs. Had Engineer Ilea's advice to the Pennsylvania Bailway Company been followed generally years ago, steam rail ways might have carried the surplus city popnlation out to green fields and pleasant pastures as English railways do the London masses, hut the day seems to have gone bv and within ten years electric cars will be running in every direction from Pittsburg 10 to 20 miles. Mr. C. Yeager stated some time ago that the Pennsylvania Iusurance Company had sold a tract of land on Haight's ruu and the Morningside road to a syndicate for 512,000. He tied a string to the information and would not allow it to be published. Since then a meeting has been held in the office of J. "W. Kinnear, Esq., on Grant street, and the Morningside Land and Imnrovement Company formed. Mr. Kinnear was empowered to get a char ter for in. and it transpires that the company is the purchaser of the land spoken of by Mr. Yeager. The property is in the Eight eenth ward, and was once known as the Garrison property, on which many millions of bricks were once made. The capital stock of the company is 12, 000, divided into 240 shares of $50 each. Among the stockholders are M. C. Cameron, W. L. Unverzagt, John T. "Wheeler, John A. Graves, Thomas Carde, "W. A. Zahm, George Carde, "William M. Verner, Iiichard Harris and J. "W. Kinnear. THAT MYSTERIOUS BEER. Tbe Witnesses In the Oehling Case Don't Know Who Owned It. Alderman Gripp yesterday gave a hearing to John S. Oehling, on the charge of selling liquor on election day. In tbe License Conrt he had been told his name was on the speak-easy list. He had denied it and the suit followed. Clarence Burleigh looked after the interests of the Department of Public Safety, and James O'Donnell appeared for tbe defend ant. "William Moorhead was the first wit ness. He said Oehling had given him beer on election day in a shed above Alderman Doughty'8 office. He said there were four others there, and one of them was Alderman Doughty. He said Oehling had asked him to take Democratic beer, and he had gone there twice. Tbe witness said Oehling stated he was working for O'Donnell, the Democrat. The shed is about 180 feet from the polls. Michael Cusick and John Buff corrobo rated Moorhead 's testimony. James O'Don nell said that Oehling did not know the beer was there until 10 o'clock in the morn ing. "When the witness was asked by Mr. Burleigh if he did not buy the beer tor cer tain people he relnsed to answer. Coun selor O'Donnell then denied that he had purchased the beer and Alderman Doughty did not know where tbe beer had come from. The defendant was then put on the stand and denied that he had ever sold beer, but admitted to serving it on election day. Alderman Gripp reserved his decision for a few days. V A LEADER IN THE CHURCH. Blabop Foas Favors a Notlonnl Prohibi tion Lnir. Bishop Foss. of the Methodist Church, was at tbe Dnquesne for a short time yesterday. He was returning from a conference meeting in Kansas The Bishop went East last evening. He declined to discuss church matters, but is much impressed with the workings of prohibition in that State. He favors a national amendment, and he hopes to see sucn a law passed. He says the crops are heavy in Kansas, hut the people are poor and many of them think that if they were allowed to sell their grain to the whisky men prices would be better. The Bishop believes that things will adjust themselves in time. A Decoy Duck Turned Loose. Pesquali pellice, one of the Italians captured at Stoops' Ferry, on Monday, was released from jail yesterday. This will give him an opportunity to join his friends, but he will be closely watched, and his movements are expected to reveal some of the secret work being carried on among the Italian laboring colonies in this vicinity. Lucky Candidate for License. John Phillips answered the following questions satisfactorily and was granted license. Do you love music? I do. "What instruments do yon prefer? AH. "Where do you buvyonr musical goods? At Gallinger's, corner Twelfth and Penn streets. "Why? Because theay are the best. Any other rea son? Yes, because his prices are the lowest in the city. Judge, do not forget me. N. Gallinoeb, ihsu 1200 Penn ave. DEFENDING THE IKON. What Leading Manufacturers Say in Defense of Southern Pi". L. A. 300 TO TAKE A SECOND BALLOT Another Conference Failed to Eettlo the OliYer Strike. A GLASS COMPAHT AFTEE A HEW SITE The Dispatch has received a letter from the Tradesman, of Chattanooga, Tenn., in regard to the Southern iron question. Some time ago a dispatch was sent out by the As sociated Press relative to a 2,000-ton order of Southern ore rejected by Carnegie.Phipps & Co., which was claimed to be misleading and a reflection upon the quality of South ern iron. The current issue of the Trades man contains a number of interviews with leading iron manufacturers in which the Southern iron is defended. J. Bowron, of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, of Nashville, says in a general way that Southern iron is not inferior to Northern, bnt admits that it will not take the place in Pittsburg ot JNortnern iron. A STKOITO CLAIM MADE. Lewi3 Colyar, president of three blast fur naces and largely interested in ore opera tions in Chattanooga, thinks the1 Southern ore to be equal to the Northern, and predicts that in the future eieht-tenths of the fur naces will be located in the South, for the reason, as he says, that nowhere in the United States are such inexhaustible beds of coal, ore and limestone lying in such close proximity. At no distant day, he thinks, the States of Virginia, North Caro lina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia and Alabama will form the manufacturing dis trict of the United States, and more likely tbe civilized world. Edward C. Pechin, formerly editor of the Cleveland Iron Review, and one of the best posted iron men in America, says that no brown ores ever yet discovered in America have made Bessemer pig. For certain pur poses, where a strong red short iron is re quired, Southern iron must take a back seat. He predicts that it will not be safe for Southern ironmasters to expend much money for years to come in blast iurnaces. WHAT ME. WEEKS SAYS. Mr. Joseph D. "Weeks, of this city, editor of the Manvfacturer and Iron World, said: "Southern iron is inferior to Northern, in that it contains too mnch phosphorus and too mnch sulphnr to adapt it for use in the manufacture of Bessemer pig iron. South ern irons are best adapted to foundry pur poses. A member of the firm of Carnegie, Phipps & Co. was seen yesterday, and said: "The telegram sent out by the Associated Press was misleading, because it should have read "pig iron" instead of "ore." The iron we ordered was refused because it was not what it was represented to be when bought We received about 300 tons of it, and as soon as we discovered that it was not suitable for our purpose for Bessemer steel we returned it and countermanded the order. The iron had too much sulphur and more phosphorus than we expected or than the contract specified. No Southern iron has been fonnd to be good Bessemer iron. For some purposes, and particularly foundry purposes, it is all right, but for many others it is a failure. ANOTHER BALLOT NEEDED. Tbe Window Glass Workers Must Tote Again on tbe Presidency The result of the vote for the Presidency of the "Window Glass "Workers' Association will be officially announced at the meeting of L. A. 300 to-night. The substance of it is that thero has been no election, and an other ballot will be ordered. "Wallace, the New Jersey candidate, and John P. Slicker, will be dropped on the next ballot and the figh-. will be between Patrick Clarey and John P. Eberbart. For the past two days there have ben some very startling rumors afloat, to the effect that an effort was being made to defeat Clarey by counting him out. The reported resignation of Secretary Cake is regarded as an indication that Clarey is the winning man, provided he is given a square deal. The rumors, of conrse, come from anti Campbell men, and although severalof them were seen yesterday, none of them would venture to say anything beyond the asser tion that thsy had heard the reports re ferred to. There is one thing about the election that everybody don't seem to understand. On last Friday evening it was given ont that Secretary Cake had been instructed to tabu late the vote for the benefit of the council, which was to have held a special meeting to-night, so as to be able to report to-morrow night. It is now stated that the council met last Saturday night and counted the vote. In fact, the law governing the elec tion provided that the vote should he counted at the regular meeting of the coun cil preceding the meeting of L. A. 300. A CONFERENCE HELD. Oliver Bros. & Phillips Fail to Effect an Agreement With Their Men. There was a conference between the firm of Oliver Bros. & Phillips and their Mill Committee, together with the officials of the Amalgamated Association. The conference was held in the office of the firm on the Southside and lasted nearly all afternoon. Neither side was willing to make any concessions, and as a consequence the strike is no nearer settled than it was two weeks ago. Several of the persons interested in the strike were seen last night They said that it was impossible to arrive at any agreement. The firm seems to be determined that the dis charged men shall not be reinstated, while the strikers still maintain that unless the firm comes to their terms the other mills will be called out The steel works of the South Fifteenth street mill was to have resumed operations to-morrow, but it is stated now that unless the strike is settled the men will not go back to work until Monday, and possibly not then. THE NEW TANK NOT COMPLETED. James A. Chambers Snys It Will Not be Started for Ten Days. James A. Chambers returned from Jean netto yesterday, where he had been for sev eral days. In speaking of the new tank fnrnace in the course ot construction at Jeannette, Mr. Chambers said he could not tell when it would be ready to go into operation. They had expected to start it in a few days, but the work has progressed so slowly that it is thought now that it will not be ready for ten days. THE PUNXSCTAWNEI STRIKE. Latest Information ns to tbe State of Affairs nt Adrian. A communication from one of the locked out strikers at Punxsntawney says the strike continues. There are over 600 men in the field and they are as firm as the day when they went out The statement made in the daily papers to the effect tbat there are 450 ovens in full blast is not denied, but it is stated that only 22 cars of coke are shipped per day. Looking for n New Site. The Canton Glass Company, whose fac tory was destroyed by fire recently, had representatives at Lancaster, O., this week examining property there, it is said, with a view to locating a new plant there. in 1 nrmWmmmxmiiimm HE CHANGED COLOK. The Peculiar Dlsense Tbat Afflicts II. T. Knnkr, tbe Cathedral Orgnnlit He De scribes His Fesllngi, and Speculates as to tho G'nuse. Mr. H. T. Knake, the popular organist of St. Paul's Cathedral, is suffering from a peculiar disease. The skin has been grad ually changing color for nearly a year, un til now it is a very dark yellow. He re sembles a Spaniard of the darker type, and Mr. Knake used to be of fair complexion. Only the gentleman's hands, arms, face, neck and feet are affected. His hands are yellow, while the color deepens on the fin gers until above the joints they almost be come black. His breast, back and limbs are still white. "Last July my friends began to notice a change in my color," said Mr. Knake yes terday. "I never observed it myself, and was disposed at first to treat the affair lightly. But people kept on calling my at tention to my face. In September I met a friend on Diamond street who told me 1 was rapidly changing into a Mexican. Others advised me to try and stop the discolora tion, and at last I found that the trouble was deep enough to seek medical aid. The last time I was ont was six weeks ago, and then the trip to town was-so fatiguing that I had to consent to take a rest indoors.- The confinement- is enervating, and I have lost flesh in that way, but otherwise I am in fair health. I have a good appetite and I sleep well. As you see I simplv lie around on the sofas, and am not actually confined to bed. I understand there are rumors that I have what is called black jaundice. My physician, Dr. Bingamon, does not say it is that though. He never told me it was jaundice, so I do not know what you could call my disease, You misht see the doctor." The renorter called on Dr. Bin?amon. but the physician absolutely refused to talk about Mr. Knake's case, on the ground tbat newspapers have no right to invade the re lations between physician and patient. He refused to say what was the matter with Mr. Knake, simply remarking that the gentle man was getting well, and that his disease was an unusual one. Mr. Knake's position at the Cathedral organ will be filled temporarily at the Easter services. BACK FROM MEXICO. Tbe General Passenger Agents Were Roy ally Entertained In Mexico. General Passenger Agent A. E. Clark, of the Lake Erie road, returned yesterday from the annual meeting of passenger agents in Mexico. Mr. Clark gives a glowing ac count of the trip. There were 160 in the party, and they occupied 13 Pullman cars, traveling in luxurious style. Mr. Clark was much pleased with the Mexican Central road. He said it was the best line they passed over sonth of Sf. Louis. The Mexicans exerted themselves to enter tain the agents. President Diaz received them at his home and presided at the ban quet. He declared he would have felt badly, indeed, if the passenger men had left the city without calling on him. Mr. Clark says he is a progressive man, with plenty of good common sense. 'Continuing, Mr. Clark said: "In some respects I was both disappointed and pleased with Mexico. "What they need the most is peace, and the railroads will bring that. Hitherto a rebellion could break out in a distant part of the country, and it would take two months to get troops there. "With the railroads they could be put in the field in a few davs and quell any insurrection." The agents sat down to eight banquets on the trip. At Anstin thev were entertained in princely style. The Governor of Texas presided at t(je feast in that city. The an nual meeting didn't amount to much. The agents met, elected officers and then ad journed. A meeting of general passenger agents was held in Chicago yesterday to fix rates. It was decided to issue harvest exenrsion tickets on April 22 and Mav 20. THE WATER ASSESSMENTS. Work Commenced for 1S90 and a IIousc-to-House Inspection Ordered. The Bureau of "Water Assessments yester day started to make assessments for 1890. Fourteen men were sent out to make a house-to-house canvass of the entire city, each man being supplied with a neat little badge, upon which is inscribed "Deputy Water Assessor." The deputies have in structions to note carefully where water contrivances are nsed that allow a waste. The deputies are all experienced men and, as Assistant Superintendent Dines remarked yesterday, those who desire to be properly assessed will do well to furnish the deputies all the information asked for. THE BAEDER SOLD OUT. King, Upton & Co. Secnre Control of tbe Glue Factory. The remainder of the property of the Baeder Glue Company, at Springdale, was sold by the Sheriff yesterday morning. "With the previous sale, the amount realized has been about $26,000. The factory be longed to the Pittsburg Glue Company, who had leased it to the Baeder. Yesterday the Pittsburg Company bought in the lease, and sold the plant to George Upton, representing the King-Upton Glue Company, ot Boston. The price paid was $iuu,wu. TWO CLKYER INDIANS. Redskins Who Were Shrewd Enouch to Keep Tbeir Months .'hat. The Supreme Judge and a Senatorofthe Creek nation of Indians from the Indian Territory, passed through the city last evening, en route to "Washington. Both men were intelligent, and they said their business was strictly private. It was not about land, and they felt tbat politics were so warm in the Territory that they were afraid to talk. The Cherokees are still holding the strip, and from present indica tions they will continue to do so. SHAHTi BOATMEN ARRESTED. Mayor Pearson Will Give Them a Hearing This Morning. Four shanty boat dwellers were arrested yesterday by Mayor Pearson's officers with out any trouble. They were John Gabel, Levi Jones and Daniel and Amos Mahugh. They will be given a hearing this morning. Gabel put up a forfeit for his appearance, and gave notice at the same time that he would be present, pay his fine under protest and appeal the case to court. Mayor Pear son said last night that he intended fining them all, and they all could appeal if they wanted to. The Mayor issued warrants last night for the arrest of five more of the same kind. WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING. Some Who Travel, Soino Who Do Not, and Others Wbo Talk. B. S. Davis, Jr., formerly of Pittsburg, writes his hrotber. Captain Davis, the book seller, from Lonisville that he stood on the root of Seelbaek's Hotel, jnst three doors out of the track of tbe cvclone, and watched the work of destruction. He says it was awful. George J. Gould, a son of Jay Gould, was a passenger on the cast-bonnd train last evening. He was coming from St Louis, where ho had been loosing after his fatber's railroad interests. He thoueht the prospects for busi ness were very bright Jacob Kumm, of the Portland and Ore gon Navigation Company, is stopping at the Schlosser. Mr. Kumm has come to Pittsburg to bay iron supplies. He fays railroads are being rapidly built In the great Northwest Captain W. W. O'Neil went to Lonis ville last evening to see his children, and to help bis son get ont two' tows of coal to go to New Orleans. He will return Monday. J. H. Leinberger, of Buffalo, joint agent of tbe Weighing and Inspection Bureau, was in Pittsburg on one of his regular trips yesterday. " -Xl -- r--r-mrTii-iS-.ini- r -mmr-r.nr ! J TS ZZZZ ' S amTrTmrmea " - --..,-.:- -- ssssgBMHIIIIIglllgF fJJJ STfiUCK WITH A CLUB. Stoops' Ferry Comes to the Front With Another Lively Shindig. A DISPUTE OVER A LITTLE CHANGE Besalt3 in a Slight Mishap to Mr. Charles Dally in the Gloaming;. HE EEFUSED TO FIGHT WITH A WOMAN There seems to be something malignant in the air abont Stoops' Ferry these days, bnt whether it is the vapor from the Italio Corsican vendetta or from something else is not definitely known. There was another battle down there the latter part of last week which, like the murderous Italian row, was a long time getting to the surface. It seems likely to have much to do with un settling the structure of society lor some time to come, and may get into both secnlar and ecclesiastical courts ere long. One morning last week a woman named Douglass had an altercation with the young lady who sells tickets for the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Bailway Company. Mrs. Dong lass, it seems, was not satisfied with the change given her, and was giving her views freely when Mr. Charles A. Dally, of Sharon, interfered, and called her attention to the fact that shewaspreventingthepnblic from being served. He suggested that she had better state her grievance at head quarters instead of wrangling with the girl. THEY HAD A FEW WOEDS. It is alleged that some words passed be tween Mr. Dally and Mrs. Douglass at the time, but on his part it left no serions im pression. On Saturday night, however, in the eloamimr. as Mr. Dally was wending bis way toward Sharon, he was called by a woman. He says he thought it was Mrs. Samuel Meanor, and he responded by going jnto the yard of her residence or thereabouts. "When he came within reach ing distance of the woman she let fly at him with a club about three feet long. For an instant the milky way didn't seem more than fonr feet from him, and it was variegated by rainbows and other pris-matic-huea figures. He recovered almost instantly, and before the woman could get a second blow at him, had thrown out skirm ishers and prevented further hostilities. There were two men on the road awaiting until bis interview should close, bnt they had not expected anv row. Mr. Dally was glad, however, that they were not far off, as he says he heard voices in an outbuilding very close by, and sus pected that their owners were not there in his interest. HO DESIBE TO FIOHT A "WOMAN. Mr. Dally told the woman that he did not care to fight a woman, bnt tbat if she had any men about there to support her, he might talk to them. His gallantry revolted at the species of combat offered him; hut he felt able to "beard the lion in his aen, the Douglass in his hall." There was no fur ther demonstration at the time, but Mr. Dally says he thinks Mrs. Douglass' retinue was there, either with intent to do him up, or to serve as witnesses in the event of his strik ing Mrs. Douglass. Since the date of the battle a story bas been circulated to the effect that Mrs. Doug lass bad been promised a new dress in case she should "do" Dally up. It is also insin uated that the battle may have grown out of Mr. Daily's opposition to the granting of a liquor selling license to the only appli cant in Moon townshtp. Mr. Dally was at first averse to talking about the matter, but he finally said that if a contest were forced the pent-up limits of Stoops' Ferry would not contain it. ANOTHER BIG PRIZE. A Well Said to bo Considerably Larger Than That on Jndg-e Over's I'lncc. Scarcely anyone traveling over the Pitts burg and Lake Erie Bailroad fails to notice a honse on a high hill opposite Coraopohs, and apparently hanging over Hayesville, on the Ft. "Wayne Bailway. It looks as though it almost touched the sky, trsd stran gers specnlate as to how the inhabitants ever get up to it That house is located but a few rods from the big oil gusher struck on Tuesday night on the farm ot Captain J. L. Bhodes. It is difficult to tell at present just how large tbe well is, some saying it is a 200 barreler, others 500 and some 1,000. Oil men say it is a good well beyond a donbt, though John B. Harbison, Esq., one of the owners, did not desert his office yesterday while the reports of its immense spouting were coming in. The well is owned by the Ashborne Oil Company. As the largest well in that section so far has not done over 100 barrels a day no special arrangements had been made to take care of the grease, and a considera ble amount was lost before the tanks could be connected with the well. The company originally expected to get gas, but the"sub stitute is very agreeable. The well on Judge Over's place near by is much better, says an eye witness, than has been reported. In this connection it is pertinent to state that a strong effort is being made to keep back intelligence re garding oil production in this county. Some time ago some one said the Ferree well at Coraopolis was making but 15 barrels a day. The trnth was that she was then making 15 inches in the tank each day. The Tate well in the Chartiers field was re ported as making but 35 barrels a day. The fact was that she was pumping that much each hour. The working barrel became clogged with sand and was taken out, and the owners themselves have no well-defined idea of what the production may be. BIGELOW'S FIRST VICTIM. A Chinnmnn Wbo Wants to G,et Ills Cellar Entrance Improved. - Lee Bach, a Chinaman, about 5 feet 2 inches in height, but with a very excited expression of countenance for a Celestial, rushed into Central station last night and demanded justice. He was the first victim of Chief Bigelow's action against areaways and steps. He runs a laundry at No. 457 Fifth avenue, and wanted to improve the entrance to his basement place of business by placing new stone steps and otherwise improving the approaches. The landlord, he stated, would not allow him to do so, and said that the cellarways would have to be abolished. The China man, who appears to be more intelligent than the average of his class, asked why a man should object to tbe improvement of his own property. He was very much dis anpointed when informed that 'the case in point was n civil, not a criminal one, and he would have to wait until morning to get legal advice and the proper tribunal to pre sent it before. THE KNIFE AS AN ARBITER. A Discussion Wbicb Narrowly Escnped'a Fntnl Termination. "William E. Jackson, an employe on the steamer Hudson, got into a dispute about G p. M. yesterday with Joseph Lewis, both colored. The argument waxed warm, and finally, there being no official referee pres ent, Jackson cut Lewis deeply on tbe left breast with a white-handled pocket knife, which was afterward found in the boot of tbe man accused of the cutting. The slash was nine inches in length, and stretched across the left breast some few inches beneath the nipple. The injured man was taken to the Homeopathic Hos pital, where the doctors stated that, al though two arteries were cut, the results would not be necessarily fatal. Special Official Sterck arrested Jackson as he was trying to escape, and put him in the Central station, where the knife with which the cutting was done was found in the prisoner's bootleg by Sergeant Robert Gray. MOVING THE MORGUE. One of tbe Most Peculiar Features of tbe April Exodns. It is not very often that the dead move, unless the increase of popnlation demands an encroachment upon old graveyards, but last evening the public morgue removed its headauarters from Fourth avenue to the corner of Grant and "Webster. There were two "subjects" on hand at the time and paying no rent, nor having any responsi bility for street improvements, they were resigned to tbeir fate and utterly oblivions of the fact that the millage might be raised nex year by the Finance Committee, as both .-sf them were more interested in another resurrection. There were probably about 600 people col lected yesterday afternoon around the old public morgue building while Superintend ent John McKindley got out the remains of the morgue record and of the Italian who was smashed in the skull at Stoops' Ferry some two weeks ago. The only thing left in the morgue proper last night was the telephone, which is gen erally considered to be a ht subject foran in quest, as it is, next to a drowned man, abont tbe most difficult thing to raise in Pitts burg. A boy was left to watch the spas modic breathings of the telephone box, and the morgue on Fourth avenue is now a thing of the past. OAKLET SMILES SERENELY. Bucket Shops May Get tbe Qnotntlons, bnt They Will be Late. John X. Oakley, the broker, smiled se renely as he listened to the sonnd of his ticker yesterday. Mr. Oakley was abont the only broker in the city who had the Chicago quotations. "I am a member of the stock board," he said, "and they couldn't shut me out. Be sides I have my own line. I haven't seen any of the others to-day, but if they are at all sharp I suppose they can easily get quotations. The move of the Chicago Board of Trade was a good one, and the article in The Dispatch this morning produced a sensation among the bucket shop brokers. Getting the quotations'on the out side had become a great nuisance.and it was time to stop the practice. Men were betting on tbe boards, and the bnsiness actually amounted to more than what was bought and sold. There is a vast deal of money in vested in bucket shops, as much I should say as is tied up in tbe whisky business,and it is greater than the Government itself. Though the tickers were removed yester day the bucket shop men were not without the quotations. They bought them second hand from the men who own leased wires. There is nothing in the contract with the "Western Union to prevent it. Ladles, Take Notice. The place to send your lace curtains, blankets, ingrain carpets and lambrequins to be cleaned; wagons will call at any part of the citv. Chas. Pfeifeb, Tbs 443 Smithfield and 100 Federal st. A Free Flower Show. On Saturday, April 5, we will give a free flower show. Come and see it. Orders placed within ten days will be entitled to a discount of 10 per cent. The B. A. Elliott Co., 54 Sixth st, Pittsburg. Men's Furnishings for Easter. Our special opening of men's neckwear to-day. Gentlemen, we keep yon at the front of the styles. Jos. Hobne & Co.'s Penn Aveuue Stores. Cabinet photos SI per dozen, prompt de livery. Crayons, eta , at low prices. Lies' Galleet, ttsu 10 and 12 Sixth st. Easter Millinery Opening; at Tbe People's Store. The most elegant and extensive exposition of pattern hats and bonnets ever opened in the citv. Campbell & Dick. Special display of Easter neckwear at "Will Price's, 47 Sixth st. Lace Curtains A lot of 500 pairs from 82 to 10 per pair. Designs new 3nd values exceptional. Hugus ts Hacke. TTSSn Easter in the Cloak Roams. Beautiful Easter novelties in jackets. See them. Jos. Hokne & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. Nothing so new and dressy for Easter as a fancy vest. Go to "Will Price. Ladles' Salt Parlor. Street dresses in great variety and ultra fashionable styles. Parcels & Jones', tts 29 Fifth ave. For the greatest display of Easter neck wear go to "Will Price, 47 Sixth st. Foreign and American Sheet music no matter where or by whom published at half price at Geo. Kappel's, 77 Fifth avenne. ihs Ladies' Jackets A choice line of the latest London shapes in all the most popu lar fabrics. Hugus & Hacke. TTSSU The largest assortment of fancv vests can be had at Will Price's. Jordnn's Easter opening of hats and bonnets Thurs day to Saturday, April 3-5. Prices reason able. 705 Penn avenue. Photogrnplis. Hendricks & Co., Photographers. No. 68 Federal St., Allegheny, give one dozen good photographs for 31. Examine their work. Ladies are greatly benefited by the use of Angostura Bitters, the South American tonic. CARPETS! CARPETS! CARPETS! CURTAINSTCURTAINS! CURTAINS! WALL PAPER! WALL PAPERl WALL PAPER! Three important items at this season of the year. Our stock of Curtains everything new and desirable. We make and lay Carpets. "Wo hane yonr Curtains, and do your Papering, in a thoroughly workmanlike and artistic manner. See our goods. Get our prices. Order early. PUSEY4 KERR, 116 AND 118 FEDERAL STREET, ALLEGHENY, PA. mhl-XTS PULLMAN GETS THE JOB. Tbe Dnquesne Traction Company Lets a Contract far 100 Cars. Yesterday the Dnquesne Traction Com pany let the contract for its cars to the Pull man Car Company. Mr. C. L. Pullman, who is at the head of the street railway de partment, arrived here in the morning and registered at the Anderson Hotel. Mr. Pullman said that the cars wonld be double trucked, and made in snch a manner that when the storage battery system comes into general nse it can be applied to them. The wheels will be the Allen steel tire spoked ones. They are lighter than the solid wheels. There will be no smoking apartments. Mr. Pullman says the company did not appear to take kindly to the idea. The in tention is to pnt smoking cars on in the morning and evening. The contract calls for the delivery of all the cars by August 15. They will be built on the style of the present cable cars. "When Superintendent George W. Elkins, of the Fifth avenue line, was told that the Dnquesne had contracted for 100 cars, he knitted his brows, and said he couldn't see what they wonld do with so many. NEW WRAPS. NEW "WRAPS. NEW JACKETS. NEW JACKETS. NEW SILKMANTLES. NEW SILKMANTLES. NEW SHORT CAPES. NEW SHORT CAPES. AT S3 CO An extra grade Stockinet Jacket in full line sizes. AT S3 00 Scotch Cheviot Jacket. A very jaunty stylish garment. AT $9 00 Extra grade Diagonal Jacket, bound all round, with two rows braid on lappel, pockets, etc. This is a very stylish garment. AT 510 00 Shoulder Capes in heavy corded silk with solid braid shoulder, t lined with silk, ribbon bows, sasb, etc Very showy. AT S3 00 Very fine Ottaman Cloth Mantle, with long tab fronts, very nicely trimmed with lace and gimp. AT $U 00 A novelty In Mantle shape, light weight, diagonal, handsomely and elaborately braided, heavy fringe, etc This garment will bs very popular. AT $10 00 Ottoman Silk Shoulder Cape, pro fusely trimmed with jet, lace, barb fronts, etc A very striking effect. AT S3 00 English Broadcloth Shoulder Capes, with satin ribbons, etc. See onr window display, giving a few hints of what we offer. BIBER & EASTON, 505 and 507 MARKET STREET. P. 8. A fall and complete line of Children's and Misses' Suits, la wash and wool materials, at popular prices. apl-TTSSU SPRINE STYLEB. CARPETS. CARPETS. CARPETS. EDWARD ERDETZINEER CARPETS. CARPETS. CARPETS. THE LARGEST EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE WEST OF HEW YORK CITY. CARPETS! IMMENSE STOCK. Largest and finest se- CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS lection ever shown in this city, consisting of CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS t:io cnoicrst nronuc tlons of both foreign and American manu CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS tacturers. , Fall lines ROYAL WILTONS. GOBELINS, AXMI.NSTERS, MOQUETTEH. VELVETS. 2.000 Rolls BODY BRUSSELS. CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARfETS CARPETS From SI per yard un.ail CARPETS CARPETS entirely new ucsigns. with borders to match. 5.000 Rolls TAPESTRY BRUSSELS. CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS From JO cents per yard un all choice new CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS styles just out of loom. Complete assortment CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS 01 incriun a-i-jja. Cottage, Kac and HemD Carpets. Linoleum, Corticln" un t-ioins And Rags. LACE CURTAINS AND TURCOMAN CURTAINS! CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPE1S CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS Our own direct impor tation. CARPETS An early visit of In CARPETS spection win in? are to oar customers a choice of patterns and enable them to havo orders filled before tbe busy CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS season sets in. S3-All goods Jobbed at tne lowest eastern prices. E. GROErZINGER, 627 and 629 Penn ave. mh22-TTS3U KEW ADVERTISEMENTS. JDB. HDRNE i CD.'B PENN AVE. STORES. Pittsburg, rnnrsday, April 3, 1S Revelations right along, every day anrinjt this Millinery Opening. Here's one from A beautiful V1RUT. black shirred net hat, with top trimming of shaded lilacs from brown to ecru soft side bow of Chan tillylace. Remember, you see here the very styles tbat are just now appearing in the depart ments of the best and most renowned Paris, London ajd New York milliners, and all styles that can be seen no where else in this city. Well-known names are: LONDON Halsey, Carter, Higgins. PARIS-Virot. Lonise, Heitz-Boyer, Thurn. . And New York artists of as great renown. MOURNING MILLINERY A SPECIALTY. We have a complete stock of Moarnmg Toqaes, Bonnets. Turbans and Round Hats. Special order work given onr best attention. PARASOLS. A day like yesterday mast saggest Parasol not for immediate use, to be sure, but as a re minder of Sol's increasing potency. Tbe pick caught the swell tide of buyers, because the novelties cannot be duplicated. If you want something tbat not everybody will have coma early. The "Opening" up the Children's Department was a grand success. Bring the little misses to daythe last opening day. Silks and Dress Goods come in for a good share of this wonderful spring business. In Silks and Dress Goods "Openings" are daily almost hourly, occurrence here. , JDS: HORNE & CD., 600-621 PENN AVE. P3 TIT MAY, SONS & CO.. Fino DYEING AND CLEANING. 6 Sixth Avenue. mbl&SO-TTS Pittsbnre. Pa. KE-jORTS. THE CHALFONTE. ATLANTIC CITY. On the beach. North Carolina ave.; unob structed ocean view; salt water baths in tha house: elevator: now nnen. feMH-D E. ROBERTS & SONS. BROWN'S MILLS-IN-THE-PINES Elegantly famished new hotel now open; sun parlors, open wood fires, electric lights, ele vator; 30 miles from Philadelphia via Penna. R. R. For room3, circulars, address P- S. ATTICK. Mgr mhl!l51-D Brown's Mills P P.. N. J. EASIDE HOUSE. ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. OPEN ALL THE YEAR. Much improved; new sun parlors; hot sea water haths in the honse: elovator. etc mh6-G3-TTSu CHARLES EVANS. 0 CEAN HOUSE. ATLANTIC CITY, NOW OPEN Under the old management. ieZ7-!W-TTS REID 4 BECKWITH. THE ELDREDGE. 18 SOUTH CAROLINA ave., Atlantic City. N. J. Three minutes to depot or beach: large, well ventilated rooms, single or eu suite, with all modern improve ments. Terms, SI SO to $2 per day, S3 to 812 per week. MRS. E. J. ELDREDGE fe4-"l-TTS "THE EOSCOBEL," Kentucky ave near tbe beach, Atlantic City. Beautiful new hotel. nei. ah mouern lmprove MRS. A. E. MARION. ments. mb23.25-TTS Formerly of the Layton. ITOTEL LAFAYF.TTR J-L CAPE MAY, N. J. Accommodates S00 guests: open all the year omnibus and sea water baths free to guests the finest summer and winter resort on tha coast: house within 50 feet of the surf. mhO-p JAMES & STEFFNER. rPHE ARLINGTON. "' X OCEAN GROVE. N. J. Accommodations and appointments first. WrMayTl"1- AcC0m"" 330. mh5-p 'M. P. DOLBEY. Prop. HAUDON HALL, ATLANTIC CITY. N. J, LEEDS &LIPPISCOIX, ROBT. J. PEACOCK. Clerk. feH
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