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I THE CRITIC'S REVIEW.
Volumes That Cast Some Light Upon
the Dark Continent.
3JHKEE NOTABLE PRODUCTIONS,
Written Ij Persons Who Should Know
Whereof They Speak.
SHE POIKTS OP GENERAL INTEREST
In these days, -when so much light and
Borne of it of an unpleasantly lurid quality
is heinc cast into the gloom of "darkest
Africa," books about that mysterious
continent are snre to find plenty of interested
readers. Adventures are always attractive,
and in Africa the journals of the explorer
seem to be crammed with adventures of the
most thrilling kind. There is so much to
tell about, so many wild people to inter
view, so many queer customs to narrate, so
many strange sights to describe, that the
visitor to that great country comes back
with a story which has no end, and for
which we have no desire to have an end.
Since the days of Leo Africanus, the Arab,
who reported that tbe people of the Soudan
light fires under their bedsteads at night
to keep them warm, all sorts of marvelous
tales have been told about the Africans, and
have been received with incredulity, and
then afterward most of them have been
lound out to be even less wonderful than
the truth.
Here ore three booksabout Africa. One is
the biography of one of the first great travel
ers in that then undiscovered country. An
other is au account of the adventures of a
newspaper man who went out to lind Stanley.
And the third was written by one of Stan
ley's companions, a man who was here in
town a month or so ago, and who knows
more than he wishes he did about all that
horrible Major Barttelot business which we
have to read about just now in the papers,
i.
One of the things which they show in
London at the "Stanley and African
Exhibition," besides the hideous idols,
and the sheaves of poisoned ar
rows, and the "trophies" of lances
and battle axes, and Bishop Hannington's
coffee pot, and Gordon's letters, and Arab
slave, whips and yokes and collars, and Dr.
Livingstone's 'orks and teaspoons, and
shoes, and Mr. Stanley's cap, which you see
in the pictures, and his knife and water
bottle, and the compass which he carried
when he found Livingstone one among
the hundreds of remarkable sights which
ODe sees who turns out of Regent street into
Africa, as represented in the Victoiia gal
lery, is a great pair of horns, which once
adorned the stout head of an African buffalo.
The buffalo carried the horns even more for
use than for beauty, and he made such vig
orous use of them one day in the year 18S3
that he nearly put an end to the life ot Mr.
Joseph Thompson, who unluckily hap
pened to get in the way of these
enterprising weapons of offense. It
was the buffalo which died on that
occasion, fortunately for Mr. Joseph
Thompson and lor us. For here is a book
written by that traveler himself, a biography
of Mnng"o Park. "Mungo Park and the
Uiger" is the title of the book. Dodd,
Mead & Co. are the American publishers.
J. E. "Weldin & Co. are the Pittsburg book
sellers. This is the latest volume in the
"Great Explorers" series, several install
ments of which I have already noticed in
this column.
"The Stanley and African Exhibition" is
rich in relics of Mungo Park. His watch is
there, and a metrical version of the Psalms
of David which he carried, and letters which
he wrote and sketches which be made and
his last journal. Park is on his way to find
out the termination of the Niger. Behind
him are months of exposure, and sickness
and peril and miraculous escapes and
rlblo rwivations; before him is a
journey of some thousands ot miles
along a great river with sunken rocks I
along the bottom, and dangerous rapids, and
banks lined with savage people armed with
poisoned arrows. Park has a little handful
of brave men in a rotten boat. He writes:
"My dear friend, Mr. Anderson, and like
wise Mr. Scott, are both dead, but, though
all the Europeans who are with me should
die, and though I were myself half dead, I
wonld still proceed, and if I could not suc
ceed in the object of ray journey, I would at
least die on the Niger."
Yon stop and look a long time at those
determined words traced on that common
bit of paper, and try to realize the circum
stances amid which they were written.
Mungo Park did die on "the Niger. The
treacherous and violent river, and the
treacherous and hostile savages made a set
at him both together, and that was the end
of his extraordinary career. But you do
not think so much of his death as of his life,
when you read that journal ol his. It is all
there in a sentence.
Joseph Thompson had a good subject as
signed him when he sat down to write the
li:e of Mungo Park, and he has done well
with it. It is more interesting than Rider
Haggard.this little book of wild experiences
and hairbreadth escapes.
Park was a Scotchman. That accounts
for that metrical version of the Psalms ol
David which he bore about with him. That
accounts for the queer name he had. Mungo
was a Scotch saint in the days long ago.
The cathedral at Glasgow is named in his
Jionor. He was one of seveial eccentric
e lints of that lime of whom it is related
that they were wont, even in winter, to
v-ade out into the icy waters of
t c nearest river, and there, up to their
necks in the cold stream, recite in a
loud voice the whole ol David's Psalms,
from No. 1 straight on to No. 100,
without stopping. Mungo Park had his
share of standing up to his neck in rivers
o." which the good saint had never dreamed,
and he endnred privations and distresses
which would have frightened the hearts of
the majority of tne dwellers upon this
planet, even of the saints.
Here it is all set down in most readable
shape in Joseph Thompson's boot, with a
preface anda supplement which tell the story
of the Niger river lrom the beginning to the
present, and from its source to the great sea.
One of the most remarkable facts in the
book is the perfect indifference which
Mungo Park had about the slave trade. It
was going on in all its horror. The white
gowned and turbaned Arab was
t'le same emissary of the devil
in Africa then that he is now.
And Parle saw the worst of it And he
s u his own countrymen busy at it, bunding
ont nuns and gin with one hand and drag
ging in slaves with the other, and so doubly
cursing that misfortunate country. And
yet Park rather thought that the slave trade
was a good thing! "When the slaves in the
chain gang fell in exhaustion and were
whipped up into line, and finally casting
theraselTes upon the earth refused to go
further, and had to have their throats cut.
Park "walked on ahead," not wishing to
see it done, but apparently considering that
it was not such a very dreadful thing to do.
And that was only a hundred years ago!
II.
Park was followed by Livingstone, 2nd
Livingstone was found by Stanley, and then
Stanley was lost. Weeks and months
passed by and nobody heard a
word from Stanley. He had gone
to fiud that bespectacled German
schoolmaster who had eularged his chair
for some semi-civilized sort of throne, and
putting down his rod had taken up a scep
ter and then had got into trouble, out of
which Stanley had adventured to help him.
But Stanley seemed to have fallen into as
sore straits si Emin. At any rate, nothing
was to be learned about either of them.
At this juncture, and during this lull
and silence, it occurred to the New York
IToWo! that there was an opportunity here
lor a journalistic enterprise which might
rival that which had first introduced Stan
ley into fame. They would send a man
to find Stanley. The man they chose was
Mr. Thomas Stevens, who had already seen
a good deal of the world by going entirely
around it barring the oceans on a bicycle.
They selected Mr. Stevens and sent him ont
to Zanzibar, with plenty of money in his
pocket, with a Hawkeye camera under one
arm and a Kodak under the other, and with
a stout heart and a good courage.
And what Mr. Stevens saw, and what
strange places he visited, and the adven
tures he had, and what he accomplished, is
written here in "Scouting for Stanley,"
(Cassell Publishing Co.. J. K. "Weldin Ss
Co.,) and illustrated with engravings of the
snap shots which the adventurer himself
made.
Mr. Stevens did not discover Stanley. He
spent six months hunting for him in Masai
land, while Stanley was somewhere else.
And he treasured np a newspaper man's
journal full of information about those
regions, which he has here set down in order.
Stanley finaliv discovered himself, sending
letters" to Zanzibar, and Mr. Stevens,
and Mr. "Vizetelly, representing the New
York Herald, had quite a race to get first
hold ol the explorer's hand a race which
Mr. Stevens won. There they sat down iu
an African jungle, the newspaper reporter
and the explorer, and the German school
master, and Mr. Stevens told what had hap
pened in the world during the three years
that had been spent beyond the reach of
the postman or the telegraph.
Mr. Stevens saw more of the slave trade
than he did of Stanley. He tells us some
thing about the better side of it. All of it
is not of the devil, he thinks. The slaves
are better off in their new homes if they
ever get there. The trouble is that a good
many never get there. The worst of the
slave business is the long, weary, aud often
fatal, journey across the deserts and through
the forests, carrying ivory. Mr. Stevens has
his theorv about the best way to put an end
to it all. " The chief purpose of the slave
trade is not slaves, but ivory. "What the
Arabs are after is ivory piano keys. Build
railroads; make easy and cheap transporta
tion; then slave driving will be too expen
sive to keep up. The steam engine will
liberate the slaves.
III.
Mr. Herbert Ward, who writes the third
of the African books, which make up this
week's reading, belonged to the unfortunate
rear guard, whose distresses are common
propertv and general information just now.
Air. Ward has little to say about the misad
ventures of that ill-fated company. He was
set by Stanlev under Major Barttelnt;he
was afellow officer and companion of Will
iam Bonney, who has recently emphasized
the truth of Stanley's comments npon that
commander's conduct, and who affirms
that Major Barttelot was insane.
But he keeps discreet silence. He
was absent ou an errand to the
coast at the time of the assassination of Bart
telot, and when he returned Stanley had al
ready appeared upon the scene and taken the
survivors of the company with him. Mr.
Ward knows what the chapters were in that
grim tragedy of the rear guard, and who
was in the right and who was in the wrong.
But he does not tell us.
"Five Years With the Congo Cannibals"
(Robert Bonner's Son) is the title of his
book, and describes it very well. Mungo
Park did his work along the Niger, Thomas
Stevens scouted for Stanley in the East, set
ting out from Zanzibar. Now here is a
book about that great river of the West,
south of the Nicer and more important than
even that great stream the Congo, the
Upper and Lower Congo.
Mr. Ward tells us about everything
geography, mythology, queer customs and
queer dresses, dances and dangers, idols and
elephants. To arrive after a weary day at
the borders of an unknown village, to be
received with wonder by tbe inhabitants
clad in their best breech-clouts, to be in
vited to supper and offered a savory dish of
white and green caterpillars served on fresh
leaves, to sleep in the midst of a regiment
of enthusiastic mosquitoes, to be wakened
by the drumming ot tom-toms and the sing
ing and dancing of savages, and toget up
in the morning to hunt a leopard; is the
sort of thing which delights the soul of Mr.
Herbert Ward, and the reading of it in his
entertaining hook will delight all readers
who share in the sympathies of
The Critic.
KIPLING'S great serial story, now running
exclusively In tlie Sunday edition of THE
DISPATCH, Is the literary sensation of the
day. The second Installment, together with
a synopsis of the first, will appear to-morrow.
A Mammoth Newspaper containing 103 col
umns. Twenty-four Pages.
A MTYETI TJP MESS.
New Complications in the Nebraska Politi
cal Situation.
LlNCOliir, November 14. A sensation is
going the rounds of political circles, to the
effect that a number of towns in Nebraska
have lailrd to comply with the provisions
of the registration act of 1889, which re
quires that every city of the second class or
above having 2,500 inhabitants or more
shall be required to register all voters before
the election is held.
On the face of the returns the Democrats
have the Governor, Republicans the other
State officers and the Independents the Leg
islature, before whom contests will have to
be tried. If the towns which failed to com
ply with the terms of the act are thrown out,
no man can tell who is elected.
No Electric Cars Before Spring.
The Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester
Traction Company's line will not be in
operation by electricity before next spring.
The roadbed on Rebecca street is yet unfin
ished, and Ohio and Federal streets have
jnst been commenced. No more poles will
be put up this winter.
AVOID all risk with a stubborn cough by
using at once Dr. D. Jayne's Expectorant,
a sure remedy for all coughs and colds, and
well calculated to exert a beneficial influence
on the lungs aud throat.
Refreshment and invigorating quali
ties are found in the fine beer brewed by the
Iron City Brewing Comtiany.
Ladies' long wraps, extraordinary bar
gains, newmarkets, ulsters, etc., that were
$15 to ?30 now $5 and, $10 each.
TTSSU HtJGUS & HACKE,
ladles Handkerchiefs.
Our assortment of ladies' hemstitch, em
broidered handkerchiefs for the holidays, is
now complete. Price from ISc to $2 each at
The People's Store.
Gkeat sale of granite ironware. To close
a large lot we offer special inducements.
Tea and coffee pots from 50c up and all other
goods in proportion. Come everyone to
Beizenstein's, 118 and 150 Federal St., Alle
gheny. For the Holidays.
100 dozen gents' initial, all linen hand
kerchiefs (1 inch border and 2 inch initial),
25c, at The People's Store.
Blankets We have all erades, from
the lowest to very finest, in medium prices,
from $5 00 to 57 50 a pair; our values are
uneqnaled. Hdgus & Hacks.
TTSSU
Taney Work.
Hand painted silk, ladies' fringed ends,
colors pink, yellow, blue and cream, only
85c, at The People's Store.
Chrysanthemums.
The finest in the city at N. Patterson's, 41
Sixth avenue, opposite Trinity Church.
Oitk lines of silk velvets at original prices,
$1 00, ?1 25, ?1 50, S2 00. $3 00 and $4 00.
in colorings and qualities that cannot be ex
celled. Huous Ss Backs.
TTSSU
Umbrellas.
100 guaranteed silk serge, 26-inch um
brellas, beautilul assortment of handles, silk
case, only 2 50, at Tbe People's Store.
Pike neckwear. The most complete line
m the city always in stock at Jamei H.
Aiken & Co,'f, 100 Fifth aye,
OBJECTS TO CHANGE.
A Stockholder Wants the Union Passenger-Line
to Remain as It Is.
SUIT TO DECLAKE VOID ITS LEASE
To (he Pittsburg-, Allegheny and Manchester
Traction Company.
PAWNBROKER CASES NOLLE PR0SSED
A bill in equity was filed yesterday by
W. W. Martin, guardian of George McC.
Kountz, against J. W. Dalzell, President,
and C. C. McCallum, W. J. Martin, J. O.
Wilson, F. M. Magce. F. C. Hutchinson
and W. B. Rhodes, directors of the Pitts
burg Union Passenger Eailway Company,
the Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester
Traction Company, and Booth & Elinn,
contractors. Kountz, it is stated, is the
owner of ten shares of stock in the Pitts
burg Union Railway Company. That com
pany has endeavored without authority of law,
it is asserted. In the act under which it Is incor.
poratcd, to lease its line to the Pittsburg, Alle
gheny and Manchester Traction Company, and
the defendants aro now engaged in tearing np
the rails and changing it to adapt it to use by
the traction company.
The plaintiff did not consent to the alteration
of the motive power of the road or to its lease,
and the directors proceeded without authority
of law or the consent of the stockholders. The
directors have also refused to give tho plaintiff
any Information or allow him to obtain any
knowledge as to the contract or tho terms upon
which it was made, and he believes the terms
were not advantageous to tbo stockholders.
Plaintiff asks that an injnnction be issued to
restrain the defendants from making any
alteration of the road or its equipments, and to
prevent them from making any lease to tho
Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Traction
Company; also that the Court decree that what
ever leases of such nature have been made are
null and void, and that tbey annul tho contract
with Booth & Fliuo, who aro doing the work of
altering the line.
THE PAWNBROKERS ESCAPE.
Judge White Allows Them to Do Business
in tho New Way.
K. Witkowski. one of the pawnbrokers prose
cuted some timeaga by the Department of
Public Safety at the request of Judge White
for receiving stolen goods, was called for trial
yesterday. After looking over tbe pipers in
tho case. Judge White stated that he under
stood since the pawnbrokers bad been Indicted
a new ordinance had been enacted by City
Councils which regulated their business so that
it could be earned on in a decent manner, and
he understood that the Department of Public
Safety would be satisfied not to press the case,
and he would grant a nolle pros If the defend
ants would pay the cost. This was agreed to.
The pawnbrokers indicted were N. DeBoy,
Emanuel DeRoy, Isaac Gelder, K. Witkowski
and Leo Weil.
IH CRIMINAL COURT.
Several Convictions Before Judge White
Testerday and Two Acquittals.
Following are the convictions in Criminal
Court yesterday: Peter Gillespie, assault and
battery; Henry Schmerle, aggravated assault
and battery; S. A. Camp, stealing from an em
ployer. Albert Schaflint and Treat Crldge were
acquitted of aggravated assault and battery.
The jurv Is out in the case of William and
Caroline Run', charged with selling liquor with
out a license, on Sunday and to minors.
Charters Applied For.
An application was filed yesterday for a
charter for the Botanical Society of Western
Pennsylvania. The directors of the society
are William Hamilton. G. Guttenberg, A
Koeing, J. D. Sbaf er and J. W. Caldwell. An
application was also tiled for a charter for the
Pittsburg Progressive Association. Tho
trustees are W. P. McElroy, E. W. Morrow
and R. J. Fulton.
To-Day's Trial lists.
Criminal Court Commonwealth vs John
McKinney, Thomas Bnrke, James McQ ill, Mary
McGill. Isabella Rogers, Fat Tobin.
Court News in Brief.
In the suit of M. Mabl against H. Browarsky,
an action on an account, a verdict was given
plaintiff yesterday for $12L
Ixtbe suit of Joel Martin against W. C.
Hopper, an action on a contract, a verdict was
given yesterday for the defendant.
In tbe suit of tho executor of J. B. Morgan
against A A Milligan, an action nn an account,
a verdict was given plaintiff for S30.
A. Hats, Jr., yesterday received a verdict for
$550 in his snit against the Jefferson Gas Com
pany for damages for a right of way taken.
Tun suits of S. M. and J. R. McMabon
against the Equitable Gas Company for dam
ages for a right of way taken, is on trial before
Judge Stowe.
The defendants seenred a verdict In the case
of Joseph Kopper against the Olivor S Rob
erts Wire Company, Limited, a suit to recover
for injuries in the mill.
In tne United States CIrcnit Court yesterday,
the case ot Mead & Co. against Wallace fc Cots
is on trial. Tbe suit is to recover a balance
claimed to be due for a lot of lumber sold.
CLARA MORRIS kept a diary when she
was 13 years of age. It has just been found
at Cleveland, and extracts from it will ap
pear in TIIE DISPATCH to-morrow. It is
an interesting record of her first ventures on
the stage. Twenty-four Pages.
A WARH RECEPTION PROMISED.
Arrangements Completed for the Non
Partisan W. C. T. TJ. Convention.
A meeting was held yesterday afternoon
in the Fourth U. P. Church, Allegheny, of
the arrangement committee, having in
charge the preparations for the National
convention of the Kon-Partisan W. C. T.
U., which meets ou Wednesday morning.
Nearly all of the arrangements had been
made for the convention at the previous
meeting, so that ot yesterday was devoted
entirely to adding the finishing touches to
what had previously been done. Complete
arrangements have been made for a hos
pitable reception of the delegates, many of
whom will be accommodated at private
houses and some at tbe Home Hotel. Com
mittees will be stationed at the various rail
road depots to receive tbe delegates all day
Tuesday and Wednesday morning.
Two delegates will come all the way from
California. They are Mrs. Wheelock, Pres
ident of the union of that State, and Mrs.
Blake.
ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN.
Camlnettl Probably Elected in tho Second
California District.
San Francisco, November li Com
plete official returns have been received
from all counties in the Second Congres
sional district except Merced, and the re
sult shows: Blanchard, Republican, 17,620;
Caminetti, Democrat, 17,054; Camlnetti's
pluralitv, 34.
The official returns will probably not be
received from Merced county for several
days, but unofficial returns from 14. out of 22
precincts in that county, which were re
ceived last week, gave Caminetti 127 plu
rality. BENG0UGH GETTING POINTERS.
In Making Appointments He Will Give Old
Soldiers tho Preference.
W. H. Suelniire, pension agent of Phila
delphia, is a visitor in the city, tbe guest of
H. H. Bengough, whom he is voluntarily
instructing in his new duties. Mr. Shel
mire has been in the pension office at Phila
delphia for 19 years, barring three days
under Cleveland's administration when he
was bounced but reinstated because the
office could not get along without him.
Mr. Uengough has not yet made all his
appointments. He will give old soldiers
the preference, especially those in needy
circumstances.
Cbout, whooping cough and bronchitis im
mediately relieved by Sbllon's Core, Bold by
Jos, Fleming & Hon, 112 Market it,
THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER
AU communications should be addressed to the
Chess Editor, r O. Box 433.
The Pittsburg Chess Club meets at the Pittsburg
Library. Penn avenue.
Tbe Allegheny Chess Club meets at Dr. Miller' s
Hall, North avenue, every Monday evening.
Second prise in Problem Tourney Mo. lot Mew
York Ban n Fret 1
PROBLEM NO. ML
BT REV. J. J1ESPERSEK.
Black: 9 pieces.
White: 7 Pieces.
White mates in three moves.
END GAME NO. 7.
by Hoawrrz.
Black: 3 pieces.
i.
azm
m mm
m
yrA v'mt wa . rtwrt.
mm tm smti wm
IP W3 WB &
m H H m
m urn mm m
Wm. ....... mm. ... tm fm
White: d pieces.
White to play and win.
This End Game shonld be studied In connec
tion with End Game No. 8.
SOLUTIONS.
The key to Problem No. 7 is Q to Q, 2; to
Problem No, 8 Kt to Q B 4. If K x Q. Kt. Q, Kt
3ch. If K x K Kt. B B 7. IflCK.S.KtxK
B P. If Kt moves, KuKBPcli. If P B 4,
Kt(K4)Q2. If P Kt4,BB7cb. lfP.Q6,
Q x P cb.
End game No. i llti. RQ2ch: 2KB1. K
R8;3RxP,P Kt7ch:4KB 2,RQ,8;5RB
3 ch. K R 7; 6 K x R. P Kt 8 (Q) ch; 7K Q 2, Q
KR8.
CORRECTION.
In Problem No. 11 there should be a White
Bishop at K Kt 1. Wo take the utmost care to
have the diagrams coirect, and hope our first
mistake will be our last one. We will renew
our offer at an early date.
CORRESPONDENCE.
J. B. M., Wellsville. O. In view of tbe fact
that you correctly located the absent piece and
sent in tbe first correct solution, we send you a
copy of Bronson's Chess Journal.
The following brilliant ending occurred in
the second game of the match between Guns
berg and Tschigorin, played at Havana, Janu
ary 3, 1S80.
Position after White's 35 R K R 1.
Black Tschigorin.
White Gunsberg.
The continuation was: 35xx, RxBP:S6Qx
R,Q,Q7cb: 37 KKtl. B B7ch; 38 K B 1. Kt
Q 5: 3D B x Kt, Q x R cb; 40 K K 2, R x R; 41 B
xB. QxB;42PKKt5: Q KB 8ch;and white
resigns.
Vni EVANS' GAMBIT DECLINED.
Played in Berlin, 1ES0, between Dr. Tarrasch
(nhite) and S. Winawer (black). Dr. Tarrasch
being then 18 years of age. Score from London
Chess Monthly.
WUITE.
WniTE. BLACK.
18. KK3 It KKtl
1. ! K 4
5. KtKB3
a. B B -1
4. P(JKt4
s. Castles
6. PQB4
1. PKtS
8. l'Q4
9. Kt x P
10. Kt Q 1! 3
11. BKt5
12. KtQS
13. 1! X Kt
17. P K B4
18. Kt II S
19. It It 3
Kt Kt 3
urn
KKt2
Hill
BK J
Q B 6 (a)
M. KtxB
21. KtK5
22. KtxP
23. PB5
a x JJ
St. P X Kt
!5. KK1
QK6ch
BxP
1$ x 1" ch
Kt 4 ch
28. Q K 1
27. KxB
28. K Kl
J 1 x P
14. Kt X B
15. BQ5
29. Kt K 8 Cb Ci K 4
ju, ads, male.
ix. aitroco piano.
Played In the Vienna Tonrnament, 1SSZ,
between Mr. Bird (white) and Captain Mac
kensie (black).
BLACK.
PK4
WHITE. BLACK.
21. P (Jl Kt (Bl) X
KP
22. PxP PxP
23. Kt(B4)xKP(J B2
24. KtQl(c) KKt3
25. Kt IU Q IS Ktl
B3
Kt 113
. HIIUUI JtAH
17. Jit IH
23. P IH
q p. Ktl
KKKi
KBl
KtK5
31). QxKt
KxKt
UK2
OKI
KKtl
KKQKti
KxKt
KK1
PK4
OO 131
n. yxBPfdi
j. r jiu
33. Q Q(J en
34. KtEG
3.1. Ktxlt
Jfl. P Iff
V. OOl
38. 1 K4
39. PK4and wlus.
1NOTE3.
(a) "I first played this move as an experi
ment in 181S. but did not adopt it with any con
fidence until 1874. It Is to this day considered
to be opposed to the true theory of tbe open
ing." Bird.
And it certainly Is. In the hands, however,
ot an attacKing plaver who is strongm the mid
game, it leads to a lively partie.
(b) An oversight.
c) The play of tbe knights Is very fine.
Position after White's 24 Kt Q, 4.
Ill
sb4 wwa vima wsa.t
wm Km m: m
mi mi h m
Z4V.A-.M-V a 4Vj44V4: W"fV KfWfrWTt
mktwk wm mm
vjyys iaozMm vZz0jai 4'.
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(d) Mr. Bird thinks that Q, x R p is here
stronger.
CHESS NEWS.
The tournament of tbePranklln Chess Club,
of Philadelphia, began on Monday, November
10, with nine entrants, nauielt D. M. Martinez,
Charles S. Martinez. J. P. Morgan. A. K. Rob
lnson, W. Penn Shipley, John Welsh Sonne.
M. Morgan, H. Volght and C. Smyth.
Tbe match between the Franklin C. C, Phila
delphia, and the Manhattan C. C. has been post
poned to January 1,1891. .
The handicap tourney of tbe New York Chess
Club resulted as follows: First prise, E. Del
mar, first class; second prize. Major M. Han
ham, first class; third prize, Mr. Ford, second
class.
The match between Steinltz and Gunsberg
begins on December 1.
For tbe terms of tbe problem tourney by the
Illustrated American address the Chess Editor
Bible House. Astor Placs. N. Y. '
In tbe Steinitz-Tschieorm match thufailnw.
Ing moves have been made since our last tssuei
arasi uamoii, wnin jm, b; u SX, Hao,
mm mm wm
y fUl Jm Wx&
II LJBL.fi
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fPlip Us! Ill WB
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BLACK.
PK4
KtQB3
Bit 4
BKtS
PQ3
l'Ul(4
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I'xP
KtKB3
Castles
KtKt3
KtK4
PxB
PxKt
KB)
WHITE.
1. P1S4
2. Kt K B 3 Kt Q
3. B B4 l'llt
4. P B3 Kt 1!
5. I'M Kt4(a)lIK(3
6. P Ol 1 Q3
7. PQK4 PQK4
8. PKtS KtK2
9. Kt 1!3 KtKt3
10. B K3 P IU (b)
11. PxP PxP
12. U.K13 Bxli
13. BxP ch K K2
14. PxB Kt Bt
15. BB4 Kt(Ul)Q2
16. t'asKB OK Ktl
17. QQl fillM
IS. (J 112 B K 3
10. lixB KtiB
20. KtB4 KtB4
i$i n
, Jtffti. H4H
PQB3: 12B K2,BQB2. Two Kts. defense,
11 x x. Kt. Q 4: 12 K. R i, B Q, 8; 13 Kt. Kt. 1,
PKB4:14PQBS.
This general disinclination of great players to
risk the result of important contests npon tbe
analysis promulgated by so-called authorities
shows that they emphatically prefer to rely
upon their own judgment, and particularly that
tbey fear to commit themselves to lines of play
designated as best by writers whose powers of
analysis and discrimination in regard to strate
gic priaclples tbey may very properly consider
as inferior to their own.
Tbe analyst devotes himself exclusively to the
consideration of detail; the player seeks to
grasp the true idea of tbe play. The analyst
aims at the brilliant and accurate demonstra
tion of a proposition without recard to the
trath of the latter, but the player delves among
amass of fallacies for the "sole purpose of es
tablishingthe correctness of tbe original propo
sition, well knowing that, f It Is false, the
work of the analyst falls to the ground!, and
that, if the fundamental idea be trne, its subse
quent development Is merely mechanical.
Motion Herald.
THE GAME OF DRAUGHTS.
CONDUCTED BT J. B. FEEGTJSON.
REFERENCE BOARD.
Black men occupy squares
1 to 12; white men squares
21 to 32, Black men al
ways more flnt.
Checker Headquarters Home Hotel, Duquesne
way. between KlRlith and Ninth streets, and at
Samuel Seeds', 93 Seventh avenue.
TO COBKESPOHDENTS.
Positions, Problems, Games, and Che-ker News
will at all times be welcome. AU communications
to be addressed Feun avenue, East End, Pitts
burg, Pa.
V. H. TTSOK-Yours received. We expect
some one to come forward.
Jobem JUiZE-Your valuable ilSS. came to
band. Accept our thanks.
W. H. II. a. Your letter received; postal to
you. Pleae send ut the two problems you hsve
flnl.hed and you will greatly obllze us. We will
publish your problem next week, lor which you
offer such a valuable prize for best solution.
PEOBLEM 270. 9.
By Joseph Maize, McDonald, Pa.
Black.
White.
White to move and what result T
We will give for the best solutlun to the above
problem a copy of Freeman vs. Barker's match
games. Tbe solutions will be sent to Mr. Maize.
and we will send tbe book to the one he decides as
best. We bope our many readers will jet to work
ou this flue end fame and send us tbe results of
their study. This will stand open for two weeks.
rBOBLEJI so. 10.
By W. H. H. Btuart.
Black.
White.
White to move and draw.
GAME no. 11.
By Jsmes Lees, Scotland.
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11-15 19-10 11-18 27-18 10-14 2218
23-18 14-23 21-17 10-18 18 S 14-17
8-11 20-19 18-23 17-13.1 S-I4 18-l'j
27-23 7-14 19-1. 8-11 22-27 Drawn
4-8 24-20 2-7 13-6 7-10
23-19 14-18 31-27 1-10 27-24
10-14 22-15 6-10 25-22 19-23
VAWATIOK 1.
Drawn
J. Lees.
VARIATION 2.
9-13 I 6-10 I 3 8 111-20 118-15 I Drawn
25-21 21 IT 20-16 I I j.Lees,
(). We have nowjour problem Ho. 7 by Oor.
Willie, who gives the following play in Toronto
Mail:
17-14 11-61 22-17 I 25-22 28-24 I
8-11 29-25 9-13 6 9 7-10
25-22 al9-23.2
all 15 5-11 2327 27-31 18-23 2329
IS 2 28-24 -16 28-24 15-11
9-1S 3- 7 12-19 31-27 7-16
2-9 3228 24-15 21-20 20-11 Black
wins.
(A)
23-26
30-2J
11-15
13-2
9-27
32-23
3- 8 I 5-80 I
2 9 1 28-24 Drawn.
Tbe doctor says variation A Is a beautiful
stroke, but white can draw easily, where as he
thinks the U 15 move a certain win. We know
Mr. Lees as an excellent analyst he has pos
sibly overlooked Willie's move.
GAME NO. 12-CEUTEB,
Flayed at the Home Hotel, between George
W.Tracy and Joseph Maize, of McDonald, Pa.
MAIZE'S MOVE:
11-15 26-22 6- 9 21-17 5-30 7-10
23-19 11-15 27-23 15-19 15-10 24-27
8-11 28-24 18-27 22-15 38 31-24
2217 9-13 32-16 13-23 107 20-27b
15-18 30-20 9-18 2518 8-11 Black
19-15 12-10 16-IIa 2-7 72 wins
10-19 24-20 718 112 11-1G by
24- 8 1G-19 20-11 19-24 2- 7 first
4-11 17-14 1-6 29 16-20 posl-
Hon.
(a) In the International match between England
and Scotland 28-23 was played here
(b) We will Klvea copy of 'Hint's Synopsis of
Drauxbte Openings" to any checker player among
THE Dispatch compositors as a prize for the best
play showing the win ror black. Mr. Samuel
beeds, of 96 Seventh avenue, will be the Jndae.
Tbe book will be left there for two weeks. Mow,
boys, yon have a cbance to caln one of tbe finest
works on tbe same or checkers ever published.
SOLUTIONS TO OUR PBOBLEMS.
No. 1 By James Wylie, champion of the
world. Black men on 3, kings 11, 19 and 27.
White men on 12 and 20, kings 1 and Z White
to play and black to win.
16 6 15 1 S 13-17 2732
27-23 23-18 1714 51 37 19-23
6-10 2-6 5-1 6-9 17-14 32-28
23-18 17-13 9- 5 19-15 2 6 610
10 8 9-5 26 98 14-18 28-24
18-14 18-14 11-18 117 7-10 10-15
8-1 5-1 6-10 14 9 18-23 Black
J4-17 14-9 18-23 72 10-15 wins.
16 62 1014 913 23-27
19-23 1317 23-19 lS-11 15-19
PROBLEM NO. 2.
By i. B. Ferguson. Black men on 7, 12, 13. 22.
King 23. White men 11, 15, 18, 20, king 87 Black
to move and draw.
22-25 125-30 13028 126-22 122-18 12319
8-3 I 3-10 1 15-11 1 18-15 1 14- 9 1 Drawn
PROBLEM NO. 8.
By G. D. Cberrnw. Black to move and win.
Black men, 6, 6, 9. 11, 13 and 22. White men. 13.
17,20, 21. 27 and 32. '
It wa discovered after the problem had gone
to press tbat it was only a draw.
PROBLEM NO. fi.
By J. H. Jones. White to move and win.
Black men fi, fl. 14, 19 and 2L White men 13.
22, 2 SO. king 1L
22-18
14-23
15-10
6-15
11-27
5-9
2523
27-31
26-23
127-31
23-19
31-27
White
wins.
1924.2
14-18
19-23
3I-2S
9-M.l24-27
VARIATION 1.
9-13 122-18 113-17.3130-28 121-ii 127-31
W. wins.
VARIATION 2.
123-17 114-18 Ill-IO 123-27 128-2
I t
535
15,
VABIATION 3.
1S-23 1S-1J 2225 8-4 25-23 31-28
27-31 17-22 11 8 29-25 8-11 23-27
13-17 15-11 25-29 4-8 22-18 28-23
White
winl.
CHECKEB GOSSIP.
Mr. J. Moir, the well-known Scottish expert,
will be in Pittsburg In abont 10 days. He is
touring this country with Lambeth's Select
Scottish Choir." When In America before he
defeated C. F. Barker, ex-champion of Amer
ica, by the score of 4 wins to 0, the rest drawn.
When Champion Reed was in Scotland Moir's
score with him was Reed 2, Moir 2, the balance
drawn. We will endeavor to meet him so as to
arrange tbat the Dlayers may have tho oppor
tunity of playing a few games with him.
The local match between Messrs. George and
Luceire. of 20 games, wus concluded at tbe
Home Hotel Wednesday evening, with George
as the victor, by the score or George 9 wins;
Luceire 5 wins 0 draws. Georcehas Bbown con
clnsively that he is Mr. Luceire's superior as a
player, and It proves this fact, which we have
always held, that a book player with a moder
ate amount of Judgment walks off with tbe
non-hook players. We hope Mr. Luceire will
eet down ta the study of the book, and we are
confident his play will improve. While we were
watching tbo games Mr. Luceire played move
for move, of an old book loss, known for about
100 years. By studying published play you
escape these pitfalls.
We hope, as the timo limit of SO days of G. D.
Sharrow's challenge to play any resident of the
city Is about to close, that some knigbt will ap
pear to do battle with tho challenger. We
would like to see some Ivanhos or Black
Knight appear in tbe ranks, as we are confident
a very appropriate emblem of tho city's cham
pionship win be forthcoming that will be
worthy at all times to bo played for. Some
have signified to us their willingnesss to con
tribute to tbe emblematic prize. We now only
require our knieht: we trust ere another week
tbat there may be sonio one to borald.
The match going on at 96 Seventh avenue be
tween KissIcokandRnssell now stands: Kiss
Icok 17 wins, Russell 15 wins, with every pros
pect of KiSBicok an easy winner.
LATE HEWS IN BKIEF.
Portugal will impose a high dnty upon
flour.
Tbe Indian Messiah excitement seems to be
Subsiding,
Roman Catholics aro suffering from Gov
ernment persecution in Western Russia.
MM. Deronlede and Lagnerre, the Parisian
duelists, have been released lrom prison.
Frederick Coggeswell. a Chicaco furnltnre
dealer, has failed for $40,000: assets about thj
same.
A large London financial house, with South
American business, has failed for about 1.
039,000. The Werthelmer business building at San
Francisco burned Thursday night. Loss about
8200,000.
A passeneer train ran into the rear of a
market train on the Lone Island Railroad yes
terday morniner, during a fog, injuring six per
sons. R.M. Wamzer&Co., sewing machine and
!".mp manufacturers, at Hamilton, have called
a meeting of their creditors. Liabilities abont
S200.W0.
H. H. Wheeler (Dem.) has been elected to
Congress from the Ninth Michigan district, in
stead of B. M. Cutcheon (Rep.), as previously
reported.
The Coroner's Jury Bitting on the Southern
Pacific accident in Oregon returned a verdict
of criminal negligence against the railroad
company tor maintaining an unsafe bridge.
"Jack tbe Hair Cutter," of Detroit, left an
other victim minus her tresses Thursday nigl t.
Tho young lady awoke while the fellow' was la
the act of cutting her hair. He sprang through
tne aoor ana escapea.
The bill locating tbe capital of Oklahoma
at Kingfisher was signed bv Sneaker Daniels
Thursday. Before that action the Speaker bad
een votea out oi nis cnair ana men reinstated
during the tumultous excitement.
Charles Terry, who smuggled opium while
in the revenue service a few years ago, snr
rendered to officers at Seattle Wednesday. He
professed conversion under Evangelist Moody's
preaching, and will plead guilty to all indict
ments against mm.
MIXIAN SPENCER has written a series
of letters for TIDE DISPATCH descrlblngher
Tour of Europe on Foot, Tho first letter will
appear to-morrow morning. A Mammoth
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OFFICIAL PITTSBURG.
TTIEWERS' REPORT
On tbe opening of Collins street, from Hoeveler
street to Btanton avenue.
To tho Select and Common Councils of the city
ofiPIttsbnrg:
The undersigned. Viewers of Street Improve
ments in the city of Pittsburg, appointed by the
Court of Common Picas of Allegheny county
and authorized by an ordinance passed on the
28th day of October. A. D., 18S9.acopy of which
is hereto attached, to apprai-e the damagessns
tained in opening of Collins street from
Hoeveler. street to Stanton avenue, in the city
of Pittsburg, and mike an assessment therefor
nnder tbo provisions of and in accordance with
an act of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsilvania, entitled. "An act relating to
streets and sewers in tbe clues ot the second
class," approved the 16tn day of May, A. D..
1889, respectfully report:
Thar, Having been first duly sworn and quali
fied according to law. they proceeded in the
manner and according to the directions of said
act to discharge the duties or their appoint
ments: and having given the notices required
by said act they viewed tho premises and
Heard all the allagiticns and ridcnce of tbo
several parties claiming damage, and after
full coniideralion thereof, lind that no owner
of pronerty has sustained any damage bv rea
son ol said Improvement; that, after ascertain
ing tbe whole amount of costs, they made an
assessment of the same npon the properties
benefited by said improvement, and caused a
plan to be made, and prepared a statement as
required by said act and having given to the
owner uf each lot ten days' notico of the time
and place of ineettntr. tbey met on the 21st day
of October, A. D. IKK), at the office ol the Board
of Viewers, in the city or Pittsburg, beard all
complaints and evidence, and alter full consid
eration thereof, present tbo following report,
showing tbeamount eacb property holderis en
titled to pay as the proper portion of said cost
EXPENSES.
Printing ordinance and notices 40 00
Printing viewers' report 22 25
Making plan and ferring notices,.,..,, so og
K
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VV 1 -.A " f
l DID
V i
J0IK
jff A PAINT THAT o
mSf cam srM rttmo
SQN
OFKICTAL-P1TTSBTJRG.
Viewers' time.,
166 23
207
207
229
229
23
6 3i
623
4 44
423
2 14
214
2 14
423
214
423
1 SO
10 79
3 8-t
1S8J
283
1153
3 11
533
13 31
16 83
ASSESSED.
Collins avenue, east side, from floeT-
eler to Rtantnn
Justus D. Boggs, 27. SO feet............
Jvva aiay liouanu. t, ou ieei.
2. Cunningham, 30 feet..........
Anna M. Weaver. SO feet
D.J. Kennedy, 30 feet.. ...... .........
Sarah T. Jamison, 83.07 feet.
Edward M. Laveen, 69, 133.20 feet
Airred L. Watkins, 63.20 feet
Edward M. Laveen, 56 feet.....
William A. Watklns. 23 feet
Ed. M. Laveen, 23 feet
Airred L. Watkins or W. F. Fnedline
23 1eet
Ed. M. Laveen. 58 feet -
Alfred I Watkins or Mrs. P. K. Wilt,
-r-,,?-.. -.-............
Ed. M. Laveen, hi feet
Alfred L. Watkins, 17, 20.19 feet
Margaret McUlaren, 141.13 feet
Alfred L. Watkins, SO. 100 feet
Mary P. Dilworth, 22a08 feet
Collins avenue, west side
Cora Crum, 37. 162 feot
Mrs. Sarah Cassel, loL55feet
J. H. Cassel. heir. 459 feet
Ira F. Bralnerd, 70, 4G.63 feet
Mrs. Louisa Hamilton.l7L 199 92feet..
Mrs. Louisa Hamilton, 220.03 feet .....
S165 23
Respectfully submitted.
EDWARD JAY ALLEN, t
DANIEL WENKE. Viewers.
TIMOTHY O'LEARY. Je. )
FITTSBURQ. October 21. 1690.
TTIEWERS REPORT
On tbe opening of Lowell street from Lincoln
avenne to Renfrew street
To Select and Common Councils of the city of
Pittsburg:
Tbe undersigned Viewers of street improve
ments in the city of Pittsburg, appointed by
tbe court of Common Fleas of Allegheny
county and authorized by an ordinance passed
on the first day of August, A.D., 1SS3, a copy
of which is hereto attached, to appraise the
damages sustained in tbe opening uf Lowell
street from Lincoln avenue to Renfrew street,
in the city of Pittsbnrg, and make an assess
ment therefor under the provisions of and in
accordance with an act of Assemblrof the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled.
"An act authorizing and directing Councils of
cities of tbe second class to provide for the ini-
Erovcment of streets, lanes, alleys aud publio
ighways, sewers and sidewalks, requiring
plans of streets, providing for tbe appointment
of a Board of Viewers of street improvements,
prescribing their duties, granting appeals to
Councils and court providing for tbe assess
ment and collection of damages and benefits,
authorizing the nse of private property and
providing for filing lelns. and regnlatintr pro
ceedings thereon, and prohibiting the nse of
public streets, without authority of Councils,"
approved the 14:h day of June, A. D. 18S7, re
spectfully report:
That having been Erst duly sworn and quali
fied according to law, tbey proceeded in the
manner and according to tnc directions of said
act, to discharge the duties of their apnomt
ments: and bavmg given the notices required
by said act they viewed the premises and neard
all tbe allegations and evidence of the several
parties claiming damages, and after fnll con
sideration thereof made a true and conscion
able appraisement of tbe same; that after
ascertaining the whole amount of damages,
they made an assessment of the same npon the
properties benefited by said improvement and
caused a plot to be made, and prepared a state
ment as required by said act and having given
to tho owner of eacb lot ten days' notice of the
time and place of meeting, they met on the 3d
day of November, A. D. 1W0, at the office of
the Board of Viewers, iu tbe city of Pittsburg,
heard all complaints and evidence presented,
and after full consideration thereof, do find
that the following named owners of property
will sustain damages for which they are en
titled to compensation, eacb tor tbe amount
set opposite bis name, respectively, viz.:
DAMAGES.
J. C.Dick 1230 no
Printing ordinances and notices 40 Oil
Printing Viewers' report 25 w
Making plan and serving notices 15 li)
Viewers' time SI 00
511100
ASSESSED.
Lowell, east sl -.! Lincoln to Renfrew .
David Fleming, 23 , 36 .40 fo-t SS (8
Mrs. A. Zli:l,fJ. lUu.- iu.i 6 6)
David Onsler, ii feet 3 25
Wm. W. Young. 31 feet 4 IB
Wm. H. Finley. 29 feet 3 77
Randolph Peale. 25.04 feet 3 25
F. Eicbildinger. 3iI2feet. 4 16
C. Kable. 23. 25 feet 2 W
T. X. King. 27. SO feet 3 51
Walter M. Rope. 50, 100.25 ieet 6 50
J. C. Dick, 325. 293 II feet 42 65
J. C. Dick. 338,003 12 feet 43 95
J. Fleming, 33, 100 feet 4 29
John McClaren. 0 feet b 50
J. Hillenbrand. 23 feet 3 2
Lewis Reiser. 25 feet.. ........ ........ 3 25
Lawrence Brown, 25 feet 3 25
IL Stockey. 50 Tcet 6 SO
L. Miller. 25 feet 3 25
William Miller, 25 feet 3 25
Lillle Belle Black. 23 feet 3 25
J. B. Hvndman. 25 feet 3 23
Lowell street west side
Mary Ewing, 14X53 feet 18 60
David Fleming. 183,229 Ieet 21 45
David Fleming. 242. 220 feet 31 47
E. W. Imhoff.tt). 100.25 feet 6 50
Clara J. Rutlese. SO. 1C0.23 feet 6 50
J. C. Dick, 323, 298.14 feet 42 65
J. C. Dick. 338. 308.12 feet 43 95
James McGurk. 50. ICOfeet 6 50
J.imesllannan,25feet 3 25
Henry Aul,25feet 3 25
Lillie E. Robinson. 30 feet 3 80
Ernest Robinson, 23 feet 2 60
C. F. Ynnda. 22 feet 2 ta
W. D. Holt 23 feet 3 M
A. Htacke. 50 feet 6 50
May Wormley, 25 feet 3 25
Esther Stonghton. 25 feet 3 25
Ernest Robinson, 25 feet 3 25
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KeSTiflrtf nltv cntmltta,l
EDWARD JAY ALLEN.
IlAKIRt. WKVTTfcT
' l-VIew
'lowers.
TIMOTHYO'LEARY. Jr..
PITTSBURG, November 3, 1890. nolo-M
O'o. 155.1
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
construction of a sewer 011 Craig street
from Center avenna to south line of the Aspm
wall property.
Section I Be it ordained and enacted by
the city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common
Councils assembled, and it is hereby ordained
and enacted by the authority or the same. That
the Chief of tbe Department or Public Works
be and is hereby authorized and directed to
advertiso in accordance wiih the acts of As
sembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
and the ordinances of the said city of Pitts
burg relating tbercto and regulating the same,
for proposals for the construction ot a pipe
sewer 15 inches In diameter on Craig street,
commencing at tbe south line of the Aspin
wall property: thence along Craig street to a
counec ion witb a sewer on Center avenue,
the contract therefor to be let in tbe manner
directed by the said acts of Assembly and or
dinances. Tbe cost and expense of the same
to be assessed and collected in accordance
with the provisions of an acF of Assembly of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled
"An act relating to streets ana sewers in cities
of the second class," approved tne 16th dat ot
Mar, A. D. 1889.
bection 2 Tbat any ordinance or part of or
dinance conflicting with the provisions of this
ordinance be and tbe same is hereby repealed
so far as tbe same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils
tins 27tb day of October. A- D. 189a
H. P. FORD, President, of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. BOOTH. Clerk of Select Coun
cil. GEO. L. HOLL1DAY. President of Com
mon CounciL Attest: E. J. MARTIN, Clerk
of Common CounciL
Mayor's Office. October 30. 1SS0. Approved:
H. I. GOURLEY, Mayor. Attest: ROBERT
OSTERMAIER, Mayor's Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book. vol. 7. page
561. 6th day of November A. D.lSOa I
AN ORDINANCE-ESTABLISHING THE
grade of Bayard street, from Craig street
to Neville street
Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun
cils assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
the grade of the north enrb of Bayard street
from Craig street to Neville street be and tbe
same shall be established as follows, to wit:
Beginning on the east curb of Crai" street at
an elevation of 217.95 feet: thence fallln" at the
rate of 2.933 feet per 100 feet for a distance of
561.53 feet to the west curb of Neville street at
an elevation of 201.474 feet
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE
grade of Zouave street from Center
avenue to Bayard street
Section I Be it ordained and enacted bv the
city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun
cils assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by tbe authority of the same. That the
grado of the west curb of Zouave street from
Center avenne to Bayard street be and the
same shall be established as follows, to wit:
Beginning on the sontli enrb of Center avenne
at an elevation of 217.53 feet: thence falling at
the rate or .928 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 800.62 feet to tbe north curb of Bayard street
at an elevation of 210.12 feet
AS ORDINANCE RELiOCAII-vG MID-
x DLE street from Bedford avenue to Ridgo
Street
Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by tha
city of Pittsburg; in Select and Common Coun
cils assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tbat
Middle street, from Bedford avenue to Ridge
street, be and the same Is hereby relocated as
followr, to wit: Tbo center line shall begin at
a point ou the ceniftr line of Bedford avonue at
a distance of lS3.b3 feet west of tbe center line
of Cbauncey street; thence deflecting to tha
right 102 52' in a southeaster! direction a dls- ,
tance of abont 520.00 feet to Ridge street, and
the said Middle street shall be of a width ol
forty (40) feet,