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THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, RIDAT .AWOST. 15. - IS90.
THE CIIUHIPS IN,
GraudTiew Avenue Property Holders
Believed of a Portion of the
Expense Entailed by
GRADIKG AND PAVING THE STEEET.
The Proper Way to go About Obtaining
ImproTements, and Who Has
to Foot the Bills.
ASSESSING BENEFITS AND DAMAGES.
rower of Ccnndla to Order the Construction el
Severs.
The property-owners on Grand-view ave
nue, which is now being graded and payed,
are to be relieved of a portion of the cost of
this work. This avenue, which runs along
the brow of Mt "Washington and Duquesne
Heights, will, when completed, make the
finest drive in the world, the only drawback
being that it has to be reached either by in
cline or by a long and very steep winding
road. The work, which is being done by
Sloan & Co., contractors, -necessitates the
building of a heavy stone retaining wall,
surmounted by an 8-foot iron railing, on the
bluff side 01 the street.
for the greater part of the distance now
being improved, there are building lots on
but one side of the street, the other side con
sisting simply of a falling-off place, where
a man in search of rapid transit, can pre
cipitate himself into Carson street in an in
appreciable number of seconds. He can
also reach his final destination beyond the
grave by the same route and in the same
space of time. For this reason the cost of
the improvement would naturally fall rattier
heavily upon those persons whose property
would be benefited. The contract price of
the work is $74,391, which would necessitate
an assessment of 11 92 per foot front on the
abutting property.
KEDTJC1UQ THE ASSESSMENT.
Unaer the circumstances, and in view of
the fact that the improuement will be a
public benefit, the city will assume 25 per
cent of the cost of the work, thus reducing
the assessment to 7 91 per loot front. For
this relief it is to be presumed that Grand
view property holders are duly grateful.
There are persons in this world who im
agine that the proper way to open a street
is with a crowbar and pick, and that the
quickest way to get the street paved and
sewered is to stand in their doors and an
nounce to the wild, wild winds that "it's an
outrage it hasn't been done before this."
They are wrong. There is a right and
wrong way to do everything, and this maxim
applies as pertinently to street improvements
as to anything else.
A man who wants a street opened and
paved must first get the holders of one-third
of the abutting property, inclusive of his
own, to agree with him. Persuading men
to spend money is a fine art, and if the citi
zen succeeds in doing this he can feel that
he is not cumbering the earth. The Dis
patch never makes a suggestion without
showing how it can be carried out, and
therefore offers the following argument for
the use ot the street opener.
TWO INVINCIBLE AEGUSIENTS.
It injures the dignity of the man with a
Prince Albert coat, and it is only a dig
nified man who wears this style of garment,
to leave his coat tails and perhaps portions
of a more indispensable garment on the
ragged edge of a barbed wire fence while
cutting across lots in the dusk of the even
ing to reach bis home. Again, Alexander
Selkirk, despite his monarchy over every
thing within the horizon's circle, was not in
the same class with the man who can stand
in his front yard and sprinkle the streets
and everything else that comes within
range of his erratic hose. The superlative
complacency of the citizen who floods the
shoes of the Wednesday evening visitor of
his neighbor's pretty daughter, and then
retires to the back yard to snigger, -is some
thing awe-inspiring in its intensity.
Having got his neighbors fixed, a peti
tion and an ordinance prepared for the
street opening and paving, the citizen will
move upon the Councilman from, his ward.
This is an easy matter. A councilman is
only too happy to present an ordinance in
Councils. It sets his name into the news
papers, gives him the appearance of being a
hard-worked public official, and as it is not
necessary that he should deliver a speech
on the matter, it saves him Irom disclosing
his lack of elocutionary talent.
Councils having approved the ordinance
and the contract for the work having been
let by the Department of Awards, the Board
of Viewers takes a hand in the matter, and
charges up each property holder with his or
her share of the expense. Of course there
is generally more or less kicking about the
cost, but the Viewers' report is finally com
pleted, turned over to the City Attorney for
approval. When the work is completed
the report is turned over to the City Treas
urer, and he proceeds to collect, or at least
tries to. Sometimes the Sheriff has to do
the collecting, but whoever does it, the
money-has to be paid.
SHAKING THE RESPONSIBILITY.
Property holders are held responsible for
the entire'eost of the first paving of a street,
except under circumstances such as sur
round the Grandview avenne case. Where
the paving of a street is of greater benefit to
the public at large than it is to the property
holders in the neighborhood, the city can
assume a portion of the indebtedness. The
amount is determined by the Board of
Viewers and the City Attorney.
The repaving of streets is a matter restinc
with the Department of Public Works. If
the residents of a street find the cobble
stones are rising up in their might and over
throwing the unwaryand belated pedestrian
they may make a kick. It annoys a rood
citizen who is returning home late at night
and endeavoring to balance bis plug hat on
the Jim of his left ear, when he falls
over a loose brick and drops his
latch-key and three dozen of assorted oaths.
If the Board of Public Works fails to heed
the complaints of the citizens they may go
into court, and if they can prove that it is
absolutely necessary that the street be re
paved, a mandamus will be issued upon the
chief of the department ordering him to
attend to the work within a specified time.
The usual way.and probably -the best, is to
present an ordinance to Councils ordering
the repaving. This prevents friction and is
not so costly.
In grading and regrading streets the
abutting property-holders may be assessed
benefits or may receive damages, according
to the effect ot the change of grade upon the
property. All the cost, however, must be
borne by the property-holders. Thus,
where the cost of the work would
amount to $5 a foot front, one man might
receive $5 a foot damages, while his next
door neighbor would have to pay $10 a foot
for benefits received.
Sidewalks have to be laid and paid for
by the property-holders, and the material
must meet the approval of the Department
of Public Works. If the property-holder
fails to lay-a sidewalk, the department may
have the work done and charge It against
the property.
PUTTING D0W2T SEWEBS.
Ritri mnv bp obtained in the same
annner si street paving, but whenever J
Conncils may deem it a public necessity,
they can order the placing of a sewer on a
public street and assess "the property
holders for it The Department of Public
Works can and has ordered that private
drains be connected with public sewers, and
can also see that lots are properly drained,
in order that pools of stagnant water may
not pollute the neighborhood.
The holders of real estate on leases can
not escape the assessments for street im
provements if the leases have five years to
ran alter the work is done. If the lease
holder refuses to pay, the lease may be sold,
but if it fails to bring enough to satisfy the
claim, then the owner of the lot can be pro
ceeded against for the balance.
It makes no difference who are the owners
of lots upon the street whicn is to be im
proved. They have to pay the assessments.
The term owner is constrned to mean all in
dividuals, all corporations, public, private
and municipal, and religious, benevolent,
literary or other societies or associations.
To obtain the vacation of a public street
or alley 12 freeholders of the vicinity must
petition the Court of Quarter Sessions, set
ting forth their reasons! If, after the mat
ter has been duly advertised, there is not an
insufficient objection, the Court mailorder
the street or alley vacated.
BETWEEN TWO FIRES"
A COUPLE OF DISPOSITIONS TO MAKE
OF A MURDERER.
SbcrlflTMcCandless Ua to Chooie Between
Orders From tbe Governor and the Court
Wlfo Murderer Smith Reported Insane
and Ordered Sent to Dlxmont.
Attorneys Blakely and JIcElroy yester
day presented to Judge Magee the report of
the Commission appointed by Judge White
to inquire into the sanity of J. H. Smith,
the wile murderer, sentenced to be banged
Angust 27. The commission was composed
of J. A. Emory, Esq., Dr. Eobert McCready,
and Dr. Charles Atwell, all of Sewickley.
They reported that 'hey found Smith to be
of unsound mind and unfit for extreme
penal discipline. The report was signed
by Lawyer Emory and Dr. McCready, Djr.
Atwell refusing 'to declare Smith insane,
and not signing it
The lawyers had taken the report to Judge
Collier, who refused to act, taking the
ground, as had District Attorney Johnston,
that under the law and court decisions, the
lunacy proceedings instituted had nothing
to do with capital punishment cases. The
attorneys then hunted up Judge Hagee and
induced him to take their view of the matter.
Contrary to legal custom, the District At
torney had no notice of the filing of the re
port, and was not present to present the
Commonwealth's side of the case, the ac
tion beine taken in Chambers. Judge Magee,
however, received the report and made an
order directing the Sheriff to remove Smith
from the jail to the Dixmont Insane
Asylum, to be detained there until hels re
leased bv order of court for return to jail.
or is discharged.
As the case stands, the Sheriff has two
conflicting orders. One is in the shape of a
death warrant from the Governor of the
Slate, directing him to execute Smith on
August 27. The other is from Judge
Hagee, directing him to take Smith to Dix
mont. No act of Assembly covers the case,
and it now rests with Sheriff HcCandless as
to whether he will obey the County Court or
the Governor of the State. The order of the
Governor is in full force, and has hot been
revoked, and the Sheriff now has the oppor
tunity to stand the Governor aside and take
Smith to Dixmont, under the Court's order.
The point has never been brought up before
in cases of capital punishment
District Attorney Johnston had no notice
of the action of the Court, and yesterday lelt
for the East on a short vacation. The
Sheriff could't be found, so it is not known
just how he proposes to extricate himself
from this peculiar predicament.
MEAT MAY BE EATEK.
A Special Dispensation From Pope I.eo for
It TJno To-Day.
Catholics throughout the Pittsburg diocese
may eat meat'to-day despite the fact that it is
Friday. Por the first time within the recol
lection of the Church the use of flesh meat is
allowed on Friday, except when Christmas
falls on that day. The following order has
been issued by Very Rev. Stephen Wall,
Vicar General of the Diocese:
"The Holy Father, Pope "Geo XIIX, has
granted permission to all Catholics to use
flesh meat on Friday next, August 15, the
feast of the Assumption of the Blessed
Virgin. Thursday, the vigil of the feast is
a fast day. The "Holy Father desires that
the faithful, as a compensation for this in
dulgence, recite the rosary according to his
intention."
The instructions are a little late, and will
make little difference here. The reason the
use of meat is allowed to-day is a desire to
worthily recognize the feast, and on account
of the ravages of cholera and "grip" in
different parts of Europe.
The Feast of the Assumption is a holy day
of obligation, and all Catholics are required
to go to mass the same as on Sundays. It is a
least ir) memory ot the Blessed Virgin being
assumed or taken up into heaven, both body
and soul, alter her dissolution or demise,
which is a pious and well-founded tradition
in the Church.
A FOUB DAYS' PICNIC.
How a Gertnnn Consrecatlon Get a Trip
for Almost Nothing;.
On Honday next, the second annual ex
cursion of the Smithfield Steeet United
Evangelical Protestant Church will be
given under the charge of the pastor,
Bev. Frederick Bnoffi The latter left for
New York last evening, but will return in
time to take the members of his congrega
tion on their four days' trip.
About 75 people "will go on the excursion,
and they will be out from Honday to Fri
day. A year ago the idea suggested itself
to the pastor of the church, to give an oust
ing instead of the nsnal picnic A trip
was made to Put-in-Bay, and it was so suc
cessful that it was decided to have one this
year. The total expense of the four days'
trip will be $10 75 each, which is about as
low as it could possibly be. It includes
boatiug and 'bus rides along Lake Erie.
For the past 43 weeks the members of the
congregation who intended to go on the ex
cursion have been contributing to a common
fund to bear the expenses of the trip. Each
one has put into the fund 25 cents per week,
and the amount is so small that they would
not miss it. Bev. Buoff says the idea of
taking such long congregational trips in this
country is entirely new, 2nd a longer one is
assured for next year.
VDZWIHGr CAIXFOBUIA OH WHKKLS.
Pittsbarser Amazed at the felsbt of the
Golden State' Prodncti.
Hundreds of people visited the train
labeled ."California on Wheels," at the
Baltimore and Ohio station yesterday. Those
in charge are Hajor J. B. Lanck, Passenger
Agent Southern Pacific "Railroad, Mr. S. J.
Matties, Superintendent, and Messrs. H. H.
White, E. J. Franklin, G. D. and G. H.
High and A.' J. Ketchum.
The exhibit will remain in Pittsburg un
til Mondav and then leave for Washington,
D. C, Baltimore and other cities in the
East The exhibit amazes Pittsburgers,
who never had any idea that California
could produce fruit in such large quantities,
as seen on the train. s
Restrained From Infringement.
Judge Acheson, of the United States
Court yesterday, issued an injunction re
straining Struthers, Wells& Co. from com
mitting any further infringement on the en-gine-reversing
patent held by Harmon,
Gibbs & Co., in whose favor the suit for the
infringement on the patent was decided on
Wednesday
Don't fail to see advertisement of excur
sion sale of lots at Wilmerding on Satur
day, August 16. Special trbin leaves Union
station at 120 p. m,
THE QUEEN SMILED
"ffhen Secretary Geo. L. Cake and His
Friend's Raised They: Hats.
S01IE IMPRESSIONS OP BELGIUM.
Tleft'achInists, Strike Developed No Betr
Feature Testcrday.
UNION PAINTERS CONTINUE AT WAE
George L. Cake, Secretary of the Window
Glass Workers' Association, is home from
his trip to Europe. He and B. P. Chew, the
latter of New Jersey, were the American
delegates to the International Convention of
Window Glass Workers, which met in Paris'
last month. They left Pittsburg in company
with W. M. Slicker, President of the Jnter
natioual Association, on July 5. Mr. Cake
returned yesterday to his post of duty. The
convention only lasted four days, and all of
the business was of a routine character, and
of but little importance outside of the organi
zation. There was considerable legislation
of special interest to America, but the exact
nature of it is confined within the Hmits of
the association.
Mr. Cake was seen at his home in Allen
town last night He made some observa
tions while in Europe. "One thing the as
sociation did," said he, "was to compel
Boudiaux to sign the scale. He has the
largest glasshonse at Jumet, a suburb of
Charleroi, and one of the largest in Bel
gium. He is backed by the Government
From September 1 he will rnn a strictly
union shop, and his will be the first union
shop in Belgium. Just now about 33 per
cent of the glass houses in Belgium are
closed down and trade is a little sluggish
owing to a fluctuating market, but the con
dition of the trade for the year will be all
right
LOW -WAGES IN FBAJfCE.
"In Belgium and France the blowers get
fairly good wages, but the other trades are
poorly paid. It is no wonder it is so easy
for American manufacturers to import
workmen from Europe, where there are
nearly three apprentices to every journey
man, and wages are low. The majority of
the workmen in Belgium get from 1 to 3
francs a day, which is 20 to 60 cents per day;
and living is just as high there as it is here.
Good steak sells for 18 cents and boiling
meat at 14 cents per pound.
"The manufacturers there, while not
really opposed to a protective tariff, don't
like the McKinley bill, and one prominent
business man in London asserted to me that
a protective tariff for England was the only
way by which industries could be encour
aged. The McKinley bill increases the
duty on decorated ware from 45 per cent ad
valorem to 10 cents per pound and 50 per
cent ad valorem simply because there is not
much ware made here. There are not many
decorators here, and the trade does not
amount to much in America.
"The Belgians are tired of their Mon
archial Government and are working for
the dethronement of the King. While we
were there, our secretary, Mr. Delwarte,
spoke to 12,000 people in Charleroi on the
Bepublican form of government, and pre
dictions are now beine made in all parts of
the country that before the death of King
Leopold, Belgium will be a Bepublic
SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH FAEMEBS.
"There is a big difference in the tempera
ture of Europe and America. While we
were in Loudon, I read that the thermome
ter was all the way from 94 to
104 in New York, while in London it
was less than 80 in the shade. The farmers
of England know their business. You
don't see farms going to waste there. The
country roads are in first-class condition.
Antwerp was the only place where we found
frame buildings; brick is in almost uni
versal use. The larmers had not commenced
to cut their grain when we were there.
London is full of beggars. In Paris and
Belgium begging is not allowed, but it can
not be prevented then. In England if a
man is but a house renter he can vote, bnt
in Belzium and France a man must be a
property holder betore he can vote."
The party had an opportunity of seeing
and sneaking to the Queen while Her
Majesty was on her way to -a garden party
in Hyde Parke given by the Prince of
Wales. It was on the Monday following
the party's arrival lrom New York. The
three had engaged a carriage, and a consin
of Bill Nye was in the party. A good posi
tion was secured, and when Her Majesty
passed the Pittsburg the Queen bowed and
smiled pleasantly. The party was highly
elated.
Everything about the trip passed off pleas
antly, and the delegates were satisfied with
the treatment they received while there.
NO PASTIME FOB PAIKTEBS.
The War Between (be Illva! Orcanlzntloni
la to be Continued.
It seems that the war between the rival
painters' orgauizations is to be continued.
According to a Brotherhood painter, men
in his order engaged in Morrow's shop on
Penn avenue will strike to-day against the
Kniehts painters, and so the fight will be
prosecuted until one or the other of the
unions obtain possession ot the shop.
It looks as if the warfare would be ex
tended and likely to continue for a time. It
is said that the bnilding trades here de
cided to back up the Brotherhood painters,
and in this event a good .many new build-.,
ings are likely to have their erection inter
fered with. On the other .hand, 'Master
Workman Evans is confident that Carpen
ters' Union 142 will take no part in the
fight '
SEEKLVO TO SETTLE IT.
Blaster Plaiteren and Journeymen Confer
ring Abont Tbelr Differences.
The committee from the Master Plasterers'
Association and Journeymen's Union reas
sembled yesterday and continued their de
bate as to how a settlement of the differences
between them could be effected, without ar
riving at a conclusion. The proposition
advanced by the masters is that the journey
men shall "enter into an agreement with
them not to work for any masters who do
not belong to the association.
The journeymen are willing to agree to
this it the associated masters will agree
to find employment for the disestablished
men. This the masters object to. The con
ference will be continued today.
LOOKING TO LAB0S DAY.
The Building; Trades Council Is Furthering
the Arrangements.
The parade committee of the Building
Trades Council met last night "Replies
were received from a number of prominent
gentlemen consenting to be present and
make addresses on Labor Day. It was re
ported that Superintendent Hamilton had
accorded the privilege of the Allegheny
parks for the day. A request was irsued to
all labor organizations to send committees
to a meeting to be held Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock at No. 537 Smithfield street.
Preumen'a Flcnlc.
Pressmen's Union No. 13 will hold its
annual picnic at Alliquippa, on Saturday,
August 23. The Original Royals will pro
vide the music.
V
Gai Going- Oat. -
Spang, Chalfant & Co. 'a Sharpshurg
Steel Works are working only half time be
cause of a scarcity of natural gas.
The TJse of Non-Union Bricks.
Master Workman Evans yesterday dis
covered that non-union bricks were being
used on the construction of the new
Duquesne Theater, and proposes to prevent
any -more being used. The work already
done has been condemned by the "Building
Inspector, and must be replaced.
KEEP OFF TEE TSACK.
The Citizens Traction Company Will
Test
n Neir Safety Guard To-Day.
The Citizens' Traction Company has be
come alive to the necessity of obviating, as
far as possible, fatal results from accidents
due to its cars colliding with the public, or
from the public inadvertently getting in the
way of the cars. The company has had
fitted to car No. 209 a device, invented by
Mr. William Snee, of Smithfield street,
which is in the direction of modifying the
effects of accidents which may occur. The
arrangement consists of a gridiron guard,
composed of -inch tubing, extending
from side to side of the car, about
three feet and one-half in front,
and having its lowest edge not more than
four inches above the ground. The guard
is fashioned on the plan of a scoop, and in
action would lift a person or animal bodily
off its legs, and receiving it, carry it with
and on it without any possibility of the per
son or animal being run over, as at present.
The scoop can be operated by the gripman
pressing his foot on a ball which counter
poises the weight of the guard. &$8
The car will be run to-day, and volunteers
will be called for from among the employes
of the road to stand in line of the car and
see how it will operate. So far. as could be
ascertained last night, no volunteers had
come forward, the men apparently thinking
that some of the public, proposed to be bene
fited by the invention, should furnish a
practical test of its lifes&ving claims.
M0BE ITEMS CONCEDE.
But Oliver dfc Roberts Fay Off Their Strik
ing iHncliinlsU.
The only feature yesterday in the strike
of the machinists for shorter hours was the
discharge by the firm of the 20 or more
machinists employed in the Oliver & Rob
erts Wire Works. They petitioned on
Monday for a reduction in time, and were
inclined to believe that since the other
branches of the same interests had yielded,
they also would be included in the conces
sion. The men employed by Marshall
Bros., the Samuel Trethnay Manufacturing
Company and the Fischer Foundry Com
pany, of the Southside, will resume work
to-day on a concession of the petition. The
National Tube Works men, the Scaife
Foundry employes, those employed by the
Lewis Foundry and Machine Company and
the Pittsburg Foundry and Iron Company
are still idle.
No chance occurred yesterday in the mat
ter of the Westinghouse strike. To-day is
the regular payday, and those of the em
ployes who will not return to work will be
discharged. The firm threatens an active
policy dating from Monday.
F0LL0WEDUNCLE SAM.
The Patriotic Order Sons of America Pais
In Kevletr Greeted by Crowds nt
Every Tarn A Picnic at Windsor Park
Ends the Day.
The Patriotic Sons of America held their
initial parade in this city yesterday after
noon. The parade, of itself, was not a very
extensive one, yet what it lacked in num
bers was made up in appearance. The gen
eral orders read that the column was to
move at 1:30 sharp, but l&e most parades,
it was 2:30 before the escort corps left the
Mononeahela House corner.
The streets over which the parade passed
were crowded,' with people, who accorded
the marchers a hearty reception. The order
of the parade was as follows:
Squad ot 10 police commanded by Officer John
McClurey.
Prof. T. Davis' Band.
Samnel Hess, of Philadelphia, dressed as
"Undo Sam."
Philadelphia Commandery, acting as escort to
the Chief Marshal, H. 8. Kissick. com-
mandinc 34 men.
Chief Marshal George H.Hawksworth and four
Mounted aids.
Delegates to tho State Camp, numbering S00.
Oliver Band. 24 pieces.
Camp No. 39, of Braddock. commanded by
Theodore Davis. 39 men.
Drnm corps.
Camp No. 3512, commanded by J. P. Woolslaier,
V 50 men.
Elliott McCall Band.
Camp No. 520, commanded by H. C. Sherman,
45 men.
.Drum corps.
Washington Camp 293, commanded by D. Hugo,
100 men.
After passing over some of the principal
streets the parade brought ud at the Monon
gahela wharf where the marchers with their
lady friends boarded the steamer Mayflower
and proceeded to Windsor Park, where the
day was spent in festivities.
FOB THE CATHOLIC C0NGEESS.
A Scheme to Organize Societies in Every
Congregation In tbo Diocese.
A meeting was held yesterday to further
the arrangements for the German Catholic
Congress next month in the rooms of the St.
Charles Literary Society on Penn avenue.
Among the priests present were Fathers
Otten, Langst and Wilhms, of the Order of
the Holy Ghost; Lentch, of, the Bedemp
tionist Order; Leo, of the Carmelite; Greg
ory, of the Benedictine Order; Bernard and
Wendelm, of the Passionist Monastery, and
Fathers Goebel, Fisher and Vogt, of the
Southside, and a committee representing
St Mary's, of Allegheny and Sharpsburg;
StMichael's and St. Joseph's, on the South
side; St. Anthony's, Troy Hill; St Martin's,
West End, and the Pittsburg Catholic
Casino.
Bev. Father Otten, who occupied the
chair, will introduce an important move in
the coming congress. He thinks a literary
society among the yonng men should be
formed in every congregation. As Presi
dent of the St. Aloysius Literary Society at
Sharpsburg, he purchased property add
built a fine hall at a cost of over 4,000, and
on which there is now but a small debt re
maining. He is now about to form a large
society among the young men of his congre
gation at Tarentum.
BT"TXDL"JG UP THE CITY.
Over 87,000,000 Worth of New Homes
Erected Within a Year.
The Building Inspectors have compiled a
table showing the number and value of
buildings for which permits have been issued
between and including August 1, 1889, and
July 31, 1800. It shows a large increase
over last year and is as follows:
No. of
buildings. Value.
August 1SS9. 845 S6S9.817
September 335 714.022
October 2S9 579,085
November 221 860,103
December 211 401,114
January, 1S90 171 808,385
February. 154 183,139
March 233 433,037
April 435 848,057
Aliysa S 724, ls
June 854 1,090,623
July. 328 813,866
8,374 S7.138.400
A GREAT TIME EXPECTED.
St. Peter's Schoolhouse Corner Stone to Be
Lalti nt Tarentum.
At 3 o'clock next Sunday afternoon the
corner stone will be laid to the new school
house of the St Peter's Church, Tarentum,
of which Bev. Father Otten. C. B. G., is
pastor. The very 3ev. Father S. Wall,
Yicar General of the diocese, in the absence
ol Bishop Phelan, has appointed the very
Bev. Father Foster, C. S. G.( Provincial of
the Order of the Holy Ghost in this county,
to perform the ceremony.
The services will be the grandest ever
held in Tarentum. A special train will
leave Allegheny at 12:30, and at the depot
in Tarentum the procession will move,
Tieaded by the Belgian Brass Band,
TRYING AflEW TACE.
The Dnqaesne and Pleasant Valley
Companies Lock Horns.
SCENES IN ALLEGHENY COUNCILS.
Pittsburg's Corporation Grasping for
Brighton Soad Bights.
CODKCILMAH COCHBAKE'S SE5BAT10N
Another chapter in the fight between the
Duquesne Traction Company and the Pleas
ant Valley Company for the Brighton road
was commenced last night The scene was
in Common Council chamber, and Bichard
Millard, of the Eleventh ward, played the
leading role. On the call of wards he
rose and presented an ordinance
granting the right of way to
the Jackson Street .Railway Company.
He followed this with one for the Bellevue
and Pittsburg Street Railway Company over
the Brighton road. When the third ordin
ance was offered, granting rights to the Fre
mont Street Railway Company, President
Hunter saw at once the connecting' link
which gave an entrance to the Brighton
road, and his eyebrows tried to clinib up
toward tho part of his hair. Even Secretary
Graham moved uneasily in his seat in the
rear of the room. The ordinance was re
ferred to the Street Railway Committee.
It was the latest scheme of the Duquesne
Traction Company through the P., A. & M.
to cut into the territory of the Pleasant
Valley Company. The facts in the fight are
these: The Brighton road is owned by
private parties who favor the Duqnesne
Traction Company and do not wish to con
nect with the Pleasant Valley.
WHEEE THE CONTEST IS.
The trouble has been that the Pleasant
Valley held the territory between the Pitts
burg, Allegheny and Manchester and the
Brighton road. At the last session of
Conncils a resolution was introduced pro
hibiting any street railway company from
holding exclusive rieht of way over Irwin
avenue, Monterey, Jackson and Fremont
streets. President Hunter left the chair to
make a speech against it and the resolution
was beaten by lour votes. The matter was
allowed to rest until last night, when the
new ordinances were introduced to ac
complish the same result.
The new connection is proposed to be
made as follows: The first ordinance grants
to the Bellevue and Pittsburg Street Bail
way Company the right to build and
operate either a cable or electric railway
over the Brighton, The route of the Fre
mont street railway starts at the intersection
of the Brighton road with Allegheny ave
nue and Ford street. Then down Ford
street to Belief alley; thence down Relief
alley diagonally across Washington avenue
to Marquis alley, down Marquis alley to
Jackson street.
The Jackson Street Railway Company's
route starts at trie west end of Jackson
street, thence along Jackson street tq Fre
mont street, to Pennsylvania avenue, to Ir
win avenue, and the connecting link with
the P., A. & M. is made on Western avenue
and Ohio street.
All the ordinances contained exactly the
same minor provisions, and were built on
the style of the original Duquesne Traction
Company's resolutions. When Mr. Mil
lard, who introduced them was asked who
was at the back of the companies, he said it
was the P., A. & M.
CALLED IT A GOBBLE.
President Hunter would only say it was a
move against the Pleasant Valley Company,
but Secretary Graham was willing to come
out stronger- He said:
'It is simply another move of the Du
quesne Traction Company to gobble some of
our territory and also take the Brighton,
Toad. I know the owners of the Brighton
road want to join with the Duquesne Trac
tion Company, and do not want to work
under the Pleasant Valley, and of conrse we
don't want to permit such a union. Unless
we can control the Brighton road we will
haye to put up with a rival road that will
parallel our line clear to Bellevue."
"What will the Pleasant Valley Com
pany do in the matter?" was asked.
Mr. Graham put on a grave look and
quietly remarked: "It is easy to introduce
ordinances."
After the excitement over the street rail
ways had subsided and the members be
came sober over listening to an almost end
less list of resolutions and remonstrances,
Mr. Staufler created another wave of mirth.
He offered a resolution requesting the super
intendent of gas to light the old gas and
gasoline lamps in order to aid the light
towers in breaking the darkness. Without
a murmur of dissent the resolution was
adopted.
Ordinances wee passed finally for the
grading, paving and curbing ot" Brabec
street, Race alley, Relief alley and Sassafras
lane, construction of sewers on Litbgow
avenue, Terrace avenue and Garrison street
A resolution was adopted letting to B. F.
Long the contract for the construction of
new asphalt walks in the parts at $1 19 per
square yard.
The resolution for letting the contract to
the Allegheny Heating Company for
furnishing natural gas to the Water De
partment at $25,000 failed for want Of a
legal majority and was laid over.
SENT BACK AGAIN.
Select Council Not Satisfied With the Park
Committee's Work. I
In Select Councils the fun commenced
when Mr. Kennedy, ot the Park Committee,
called up the ordinance relative to entering
into a contract with Carson & McElwain for
the excavation on Monument Hill at the
rate of $1 7 per cubic yard.
Mr. Cochrane objected on the gronnd that
it was too high and that the work could be
done for ?1 per cubic yard. Bids for this
contract had been let twice and Mr. Coch
rane intimated that the three bids put in at
the last letting were practically from one
firm. The result was that the ordinance
was again relerred back to the committee
and they were instructed to advertise the
third time lor bids.
The ordinance authorizing the re-Burfac-ing
of the park pavements was passed
finally and the action of Common Council
in regard to lights was concurred in.
Mr. Lare offered a "resolution asking that
the Allegheny Turnver'ein Association be
exempted from taxes. Mr. Henricks asked
that the Gas Committee be instructed to
erect 10 additional electric light towers and
100 mast arms, altogether 150 additional
lights. He proposed that 50 of the lights be
placed on the towers and the other hundred
be scattered in various parts ot the city on
mast arms.
Mr. Henricks also introduced a resolu
tion requiring the Street Railway Commit
tee to report an ordinance granting the
Perry Street Railway Company the right to
lay only one track on Green, Williams and
East streets.
A large number of ordinances were passed
and among them that of the Pennsylvania
Coaling Company, on which there was not a
dissenting vote.
CAVAIBY VETS TO REUNITE.
Tbo Fourth Pennsylvania Survivors to Come
Together an Grand Army Day.
The executive committee of the Fourth
Pennsylvania Cavalry met last evening in
the Seventh Avenue Hotel to arrange for a
reunion by the regiment next fall.
It was decided to hold the feast on Grand
Army day, and committees on programme,
entertainment, etc., were appointed. Dr.
C. P. Seip is Chairman and W. H. Colling
wood. of Bissell & Co., Secretarv of the
.committee.
RAILROAD RATES REDUCED.
Tho Pennsylvania Company to Issue a Special
Tariff for" Seven or More Persons It Is
a, Virtual Restoration of the Old The
atrical Rate.
General Passenger AgentE. A. Ford, of
the Pennsylvania Company, yesterday sent
out a circular to the effect that commencing
August 18, 1890, the sale of so-called "oneway-party-rate"
tickets will be resumed
under the following regulations and condi
tions: The tickets are to be sold only to
parties of not less than seven persons travel
ing together, and one ticket should be used
for the entire party. They are to be sold
only for passage one way and must not De
filled for the round trip under any circum
stances. They will be good for continuous
passage only, and must he stamped and
limit punched for the date upon which they
are to be used. 'These tickets may be sold
t the rates named, 2 cents per mile, per
capita, to any party of seven or more per
sons. They wili be open to the public, and
not confined exclusively to theatrical
troupes, baseball clubs, minstrel troupes,
and parties of that kind.
He also savs to ticket agents: "In ticket
ing theatrical and other show companies, if
such company should have an advance agent
who travels ahead, you should Issue a regn
lar ticket at full tariff rate; give him receipt
for the amount paid, to be leit by him with
the manager of the company, and when the
company is ticketed, the difference between
the fare paid by the agent and the two-cent-per-mile
rate, should be deducted from the
total fares. Ho deduction should be allowed
for fare paid by advance agents unless the
receipt given them is presented at the time
the ticket for the company is purchased.
Before giving such receipt to advance agent
you should require him to identify himself
as an advance agent of the show company.
"Theatrical and other show companies,
numbering seven persons or less, including
the advance agent, to obtain the 2-cent rate
will have to pay not less than eight fares,
regardless of the number of persons in the
company, provided the agent travels ahead;
because a ticket cannot be sold at that rate
for a less number than seven persons. The
form ot ticket is purely local, and can be
used only in ticketing parties between
points where yon sell local ticket?."
The restoration of the party rate is prac
tically a return to the old theatrical rate
in vogue before the Inter-State Commerce
Commission began to do business. The
Pennsylvania Company has strictly ad
hered to the letter of the law, and only con
sented to the reduction alter the other lines
bad been persistently making the special
rates.
GREETED BY A LARGE AUDIENCE.
Successful Opening; of lbs Theatrical Sen
son at the Bijou.
Whether it was due to the opening night,
or the attraction, the management of the
Bijou must heve felt satisfied with the house
that greeted the initial performance of the
season, last evening. So great, indeed, was
the demand for accommodations, that the
managers felt constrained to yield to the
first comers the seats customarily held in
reserve for the press on first nights. Cleve
land's minstrels are old favorites in Pitts
burg, and the names of Billy Rice, Willis
Sweatham, Banks and Thatcher on the bill,
was sufficient assurance of an enjoyable en
tertainment The audience had time to admire Mr.
Carroll's pretty drop scene before the plush
curtains were drawn aside to the opening
bars of the "brown diamonds," disclosing
to view the "reception." The scene was a
pretty one, and tne minstrels, gorgeously
arrayed in medieval costume, seemed to
have some other business there than to crack
old jokes in new attire, and startle, while
amusing the audience; with some novel uses
to which the English tongue may by
stretching it be put The exhibitions of
the Lohengrin Knights were watched with
attention, and the performance of the Im
perial Japanese troupe commanded much
applanse.
TENTH WABB KICKERS.
Allesneny Citizens Think tbe Fleasnnt Val
ley Fares are Exorbitant.
The citizensof the Tenth ward, Allegheny,
are entering vigorous protests against the
Pleasant Valley Company for charging 10
cents fare to the end of the Perrysville line.
The distance is only four miles and 10 cents
is deemed exorbitant fare.
It is claimed people are being driven away
from that quarter of the city on this account.
The property, it is alleged, is also being de
preciated in value on that account. The re
sult of tbe traction road in reducing tbe fare
to the East End to 5 cents is pointed to by
the citizens as an inducement for the Pleas
ant Vallev company to reduce the fare. The
citizens claim that as it is cheaper to operate
an electric road than a cable road, the com
pany has no excuse for charging such a fare.
LAST WEEK'S DEATH BOIL.
Summer DIsenses End I.Ives All Over tho
City.
During the week ending Saturday there
were 128 deaths in the city' as compared to
78 for the corresponding time last year. The
leading causes were diarrhea, with 17
deaths, of which 14 were of the choleraic
type; typhoid fever, 11; consumption, 7;
pneumonia, 4; croup, 3; simple cholera, 2.
Of the diseases incidental to infancy there
were 17 deaths.
Of the entire number 60 were under 5
vears of age, and of these 40 were less than
1 vear. The East End had 51 deaths; Old
City, 31; Southside, 31.
To-Dny and To-Morrow
We will give the people of Pittsburg and
vicinity a great benefit, by selling first-class
clothing lower than was ever known. To
the famous 56 suits we have added eight
more styles in stripes and checks, cut either
in sack or three or four-button cutaway
frock. Think of it a first-class cassimere
suit for ?6. These suits are really cheap at
512. We will also offer to-day and to-morrow
2,000 men's pants, in neat stripes and'
check's, for the ridiculous low price of $1 25.
Samples of these grand bargains you will
see in our Grant street sideshow window.
Pittsbuko Combination Clothing-
CO., P. C. C. C, cor. Grant and Diamond
sts., opp. (he Court House.
Extra Early fall styles of hats are now
ready for sale; prices ranging from $1 25 to
52 50.
Important to Visitors to Washington, D. C.
During the recent excursions to Atlantic
City and Washington large numbers of
Pittsburg people stopped at the Belvedere
while in Washington nnd expressed them
selves as highly pleased with the accommo
dations. The Belvedere is without doubt
the best house in Washington for the price.
All excursionists and others visiting the
national capital and wishing first-class ac
commodations at a reasonable price should
not fail to stop at the Belvedere.
An Extra Servant.
Walker's Wax Soap is equal to an extra
servant in the honse. It costs no more than
common soaps, and goes twice as far, and by
using it you save a servant's expense.
Ask your grocer for Walker's Wax Soap.
aull.13,14,15
Ladles' Suit Parlor
Challi gowns at half price.
Pabcels & Jones,
29 Filth ave.
Greatest bargain yetl Misses' Jersey
blouses 50c, reduced from ?1 75 at Bosen
baum & Co.'s.
Gentlemen See the new 25o French
nnbleached half hose. Best valne.
Jos. House & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
The Curry University Office
Is open from 8 a. m. to 8 p. M. daily for the
registration of students. D
PEEACHERIN PBISOH.
Midnight Arrest of a New York Con
gregationalist Minister,
CHAKGED WITH FALSE PRETENSE.
Bis Mother's Deathbed Bequest Lands Him
in Central Station.
BETBAIED BI ABEOTHER'S STATEMEKT
False pretense was the serious charge on
which Rev. R. H. McCready, a Congrega
tional minister from New York, was ar
rested last night shortly after 11 o'clock.
Magistrate Gripp issued the warrant
The prisoner was placed in
Central station. The information bad
been entered by E. E. Duff, teller of the
People's National Bank, of this city, and
as the police officials would not allow the
prisoner to be interviewed, and as Magis
trate Gripp could not be found, tbe facts
obtained in regard to the case were of a
meager description.
It was learned, however, that the mother
of the prisoner, Mrs. Margaret Armstrong,
had been buried yesterday morning from
the home of her niece, Mrs. Archibald
Eitchie, at No. 210 Washington avenue,
Allegheny. Bev. Mr. McCready had come
from New York to attend the funeral, and
while here had attended to some business
relating to her estate in Woods' Run. This
business, as described by bim to an officer at
the station, and which resulted, he claims,
in his arrest, was as follows:
A deathbed bequest.
Mr. McCready has a sister, Anna Mc
Cready, who has been an inmate of the
Danville Insane Asylum, of Danville, Pa.,
since August 4, 1888, and he has been try
ing to pay for her keeping there. He has
also a brother, I. W. McCready, who resides
at Mansfield, Pa. When Mrs. Armstrong's
condition became serious, her son, the pris
oner, was notified and came on from New
York at once, and knowing she was the pos
sessor of a sum of money which she desired
to go for her daughter's benefit he induced
her to give him an order on the People's
Savings Bank, where it was deposited, for
the amount
He did not present the order until yester
day afternoon after tbe funeral. When the
order was presented, Mr. Duff, the teller at
the bank, remarked that if Mrs. Armstrong
was alive the order was all right, but if not
it was not a legal paper and the bank could
not honor it.
The case-was of such urgent nature that
on his sister's account Mr. McCready was
desirous of getting the amount named in the
order, viz: 5319, that he desired, as he says,
to stretch his conscience a little and say
nothing. His silence was accepted as a
statement and tbe money was handed over
to him.
beteated by his bbotheb.
Soon afterward, he says, his brother, I.
W. McCready, who had just returned from
Atlantic City, called at the bank after the
money, and when he learned that it had
been taken out told of his mother's decease.
Acting under the law Mr. Duff, the bank
teller, then entered suit lor false pretenses,
and Mr. McCready's arrest followed.
Mr. McCready says he is the regularly
appointed guardian or committee lor his
sister Anna, and he feels that he has com
mitted no sin in attempting to secure for
her the money that she was entitled to and
which her mother desired to go to her. He
says he was aware that there might be a dis
pute over the matter, but while he knew his
sister would ultimately get the money, the
administrators of his mother's estate would
take a year to settle it up, and his sister
would be kept out of the money that long
when she urgently needed it
"
Will Start To-Day.
The new Knoxyillo incline will begin
regular operations this morning for the ac
commodation of the public. Several trial
trips were made yesterday, and everything
proved satisfactory.
SO CniTlflM e"-oted to the social
i Oi fUI I lull evenu, current news
and business interests of the Southside. issued
byTHEDlSPATCB.vHll be unusually inter
esting to-morrow.
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A JnJBDEBOTJS ATTACK.
Mrs. WHIInm Porter Almost Beaten t
Death by a Burglar.
Captain Brophy visited the house of Mrs.
William Porter, on Stanton avenue, near
the Allegheny Cemetery, and found that
lady in a very precarious condition, suffer
ing from at attack made upon her Satur
day night by an unknown man who entered
the house with the intention of committing
a theft Mrs. Porter states that she was
coming down stairs after putting her baby
to bed, when she encountered a burly man
at the foot of the stairs, who took a lamp
which Mrs. Porter held in her hand and de
manded her money. She told tbernffian
that she had none and he thereupon knocked
her down and kicked her fiercely, then
made bis escape. Her husband returned
about two hours later and found her lying
upon the floor. She related the story ol
the attack to her husband and then became
unconscious and has remained in a comatosa
state ever since.
Captain Brophy did not make the matter
public until last night in hopes that the
lady's assailant might be aprebended, but
thus far the police have secured no cl ew.
It is feared by the attending physician that
her injuries will prove fatal.
UELS0K GOZ'S HIST0BY.
Relative! Deny They Refused to Bury tho
Remain.
The burial of Kelson B. Goe yesterday,
who died at Dixmont, was the last chapter
In the history of a life that was short but
full of sadness. Goe was a member of a
family which for four generations has been
honored and respected in Westmoreland
county. When a child his mother and
father died and, with several brothers and
sisters he was taken to the home of his
grandmother, near Greensburg.
One boy was wayward, and when old
enough to care for himself, left bis grand
mother's home. He was heard from only at
rare intervals until after the death
of the grandmother. Then he returned
to tbn homestead and induced Kel
son, the young man who was buried yester
day, to go with him. The relatives of tho
dead man deny that they refused to bury
the remains.
FmSBUBQ, Friday, August 15, 1S80.
JDS. HDRNE I CO. "3
PENN AVE. STORES.
The more you need the bet
ter your fortune at such prices
as you find here.
ANDERSON'S FINEST GMHAIS.
The handsome goods that
sold always at 40c and 45 c a
yard are now only 20c a yard.
Those, the finest sorts, and
still a large choice for you,
that sold at 50c and 60c a
yard, are now only 25c a yard.
Other very choice Ging
hams, genuine Scotch makes,
that sold at 25c and upward,
nowat.i-5c a yard.
FRENCH SATEENS.
The choice patterns and
colorings and excellent cloths,
that sold at 30c, are now only
i2ca yard.
The finest sorts that were
low enough priced at 37jc
are now only 15c a yard.
The 15c Satines are now
only 8c a yard good colors
and good patterns.
IN DRESS GOODS,
As common as in wash goods,
are such bargains as
42-inch all-wool Imported
Plaids (that were $1 25),
now at 50c
42-inch Imported all-wool
Combination Suitings (that
were $1 25), are now 50c
And regular 50c quality
English style stripes are
now 37jc
Many lots of goods that
ranged in the neighbor
hood of 50c a yard (more
and less) are now 50c
You are wise if you come
soon, while your choice is less
circumscribed than it will be.
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A homely economy you can
practice buying from a large
center table of Tapestry sam
ples pieces large enough for
upholstering chairs 15c, 25c
and 50c a piece not one-third
value.
A new line of Half Hose in
the Gents' Department; regular-made,
fine gauge, un-
bleached Balbriggan at 25c a
pair.
AH Neglige Shirts at greatly
reduced prices.
JDS. HDRNE I CD.,
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