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THE PITTSBURG. DISPATCH. WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY, 21, 189L
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SETTLIimCBIIPE,
Chief Biuelo-n-'s Bright Plan to Col-
lect Both Toll and Dust From
Street L'ailway Tracks.
ELECTKIC SWEEPERS W1LLBE USED
The Power Which Lishts Will Be Trained
to Cleanse Pittsburg's Thor
oughfares. BKOOHS OX ALL MIDNIGHT COACHES.
tjtcai Kitiitti In to Be CcastrttM for Cltiriig the
Gstteiz.
The question of whether the city shall
own the horses used in the street cleaning
department is about permanently settled by
the latest and one of the most brilliant ideas
erer evolved irom Chief Bigelow's brain.
Electricity will be made to clean the
streets.
The disposal of daily accumulations of
dsstand refuse caused by the enormous
travel over the streets of Pittsburg has be
come one of the most vexing questions to
the Departmeut of Public "Works. Every
night gangs of men go to work at C
o'clock, and remain at work until
that hour in the morning, gather
ins up the dust and dirt carried
into the city from no one knows where. Of
course, on many of the streets, work cannot
be commenced until the street car lin: stops
running. It is now barely possible to have
the ruDbish cleared up by daybreak, when
the travel again commences, because so
many of the streets are crowded by passen
ger railways.
Deposits of Dirt Delajing the Dnquesne.
Tbe Buquesnc Traction Company which
covers nearly all the now unoccupied streets
in tbe central part of the city, will commence
operations about February 15 or possibly
sooner, if there is a thaw. The road is largely
being held back now by the fact
that tbe graveland sand put there by
tbe new paving is frozen fast to the rails,
and to clear the tracks of these
frozen barnacles would require a great deal
of time and an enormous expenditure of
money. It is therefore considered cheaper
to wait and allow nature to perform this
work.
However, this road and the Birmingham
Traction road, when opened, will prevent
the work of street-sweeping being com
menced on any of the down-town streets un
til after midnight. A double force will
then he required to get the great thorough
fares in shape for travel each da v. This
means an additional expense.
It is the desire of the city to own all the
horses used in this department of the city
work. "While the teams are sufficient
for each gang at present, the
number will have to b: doubled
to do tbe same work in half the time. Con
sequently, each team will only need to do
half a day's work, while the cost of mainte
nance will be tbe same as when the horses
worked the full night.
An Idea of the I'rcsent Expense.
The teams hired at present cost ?5 each,
exclusive of the wages of the drivers. Each
pang of street cleaners at present costs the
city SIS a night, and there are over a dozen
t.uch gangs in different parts of the city.
Tbe total cost eacn year for cleaning up the
city dost is away beyond what most Pitts
burgers imagine.
As every item tbisyearhas to be shaved to
thelowest limit in the expenses of the Public
Works Department, in order to have more
money lor needed improvements, the dust
item has to be cut down with the rest
The necessity of economy and some more
rapid method of collecting the dust caused a
consultation yesterday afternson between
several of tbe bosses of the street cleaning
department and Chief Bigelow, at the lat
ter's office. Alter a long discussion it was
decided that the only solution of the
problem was to make electricity do the
work.
From being the winged Mercury, carry
ing messages from continent to continent, to
common, orcinary street sweeper and dust
collector, was an awtul fall for electricity,
bot so Chief Bigelow has decided, and the
life current of the trolley wire must bend to
his will. Thus the same "power which, by its
brilliancy, reveals the existence of filth on
tbe thoroughfares, will be employed to ef
fect its removal.
Now that almost every street in the city is
being covered with a network of trolley
wires, the idea is to ue them to furnish
power to run the sweepers.
Sweepers to Be Attached to Street Cars.
The fitst part of the plan is to have the
Lift car each day on ejeh line run a sweeper
on the rear. This will clear off the tracks
of the mad and leave the dust in the center,
piled up in regular "windrows." For
sweemng along the sides, Chief Bigelow in
tends to nave constructed sweepers that will
be run by a motor similar to those employed
on streetcars.
Tbe present idea, although still some
what embryonic, is about as follows: The
sweepers will be made very much like an
ordinary traction engine, except that elec
tricity from the street car wires will be used
us a motive power. Tbe current will be
brought down by means of a trolley pole,
with an elbow instead of the ordinary
straight bar now used, where the
cars run directly tinder the wires
The pole can be so balanced as
to easily hold the trolley iu place on
the wire. The distance lrom these wires to
the curb is not so great, in any case, as to
prevent this method of introducing the cur
rent into motors from being practicable. The
arrangement for guiding the machine will
be much tbe same as used in the traction en
gines, and will consist of chains which wrap
around a movable front axle, and will be
operated by an ordinary brake wheel.
Reduction in the Cost of Sweep Inc.
Of course, this will only collect the dust,
and it will have to be carted away in the
ordinary way, but the cost, however, of col
lecting the dust will be much reduced, for
the reason that only sufficient current will
be needed in the wires to operate tbe
machines, and the heavy voltace kept np
while the cars are running can be reduced.
Another feature in Javor ot the plan is that
tbe speed can be regulated to as fast or as
slow as is wanted.
Behind tbe entire plan, however, is
another hidden scheme. It is well known
that Controller Morrow has lor some time
been collecting data on street railway
taxation, with a view of levying tribute on
all tbe great passenger railway corporations
in the city. In view of the favor with
which the plan has already been received,
it is expected the ordinance authorizing the
tax will be passed by Councils..
A part of Chief Bigelow's nlan is, there
fore, to have the street railway companies
lurnish tbe power needed to" clean the
streets, as a part of the payment of the tax.
By tbis means the work will not only be
done better and in less time than at present,
but also at scarcely any cost to the city.
Identified as Barney Emerson.
The body of the unknown man killed on
the Baltimore and Ohio Bailroad Monday
night was Identified yesterday as that of
Barney Emerson, a railroad laborer, from
McKeesporL How he met his death is
not known, but it is supposed that it re.
suited from drink, to which he had been ad
dicted. He had no relations in this vicini
ty. He came from Chillicothe, Mo., four
yean ago.
HOW SHECURED HIM,
A Toman Enters a Southsldo Saloon and
Asks Her Husband to Drink "With Her
Alderman Belnbauer's Novel Advice to
a Woman Seeking Justice.
Alderman Beinhauer, of the Southside,
has hit on a rather novel plan of re-establishing
domestic felicity in unhappy homes
by curing convivial husbands of drunken
ness. ,
For some time past all the women and
men in the ward and many times from
others wards who do" not live happily,
have been in the habit of seeking the Alder
man's advice. Tiro-thirds of the cases that
people wish to enter for trial at court could
not run the ganntlet of tbe grand jury, so
the Alderman has adopted another plan,
which was unfolded in a conversation with
a woman who last night wished to sue her
husband for support. She had no case nnd
had no grounds either ior chargesof cruelty.
"I'll tell you how to cure him," said the
Alderman. "You just do the same as he
does. If he comes home and smashes furni
ture, yon take a poker and help him. If be
swears, you swear worse than he does. If
he gets drunk, you. go and get drunk, too.
You can stop him that way, for I have eiven
others the same advice, and their husbands
wilted, and things were thereafter all
right.
"A short time ago a woman came to me
and said her husband got drunk and
raised a row at home. I told her to
do the same, and she said she
would. After leaving my office
she saw the barkeeper of the saloon her hus
band frequented, and told him that if she
came into the saloon and asked for drink he
must not stop her, but do as she wanted.
"The next evening she waRed boldly
into thesaloon where her husband and boon
companions were ranged along the bar, and
slid: 'I sav, fellows, it's mighty mean
weather. Have a drink, will yot.? Take
one on me. Bartender, give me a good, stiff
whisky. I want the best.'
"Looking at the men, who stood aghast,
woman said: "What's up, boys? Have a
drink, I say, and she drained the brimming
glass, though it nearly choked her. Her
husband came1 up to her nd said: 'Why,
Mary, why arb you here?' 'I've as much
right as you,"'repIied the woman.
'As a sequel to the story, the man and
wife left the saloon together, and the hus
band took a solemn vow to never touch
liquor agaii. The couple are now living
vtry happily, and it was better than a dozen
lawsuits."
"When toe Alderman finished his tale, the
woman said: "I'll do the same thing, it it
kills me." So some recreant husband must
beware of a scene.
INDIANS TO BT.AMK
They Treacherously Fired ontho Soldiers
at "Wounded Knee.
"W. B. Backns, an Indian agent at Pine
Ridge, is at Sewickley for a few days before
going to Washington to tell what he saw of
the battle at Wounded Knee. He says
General Forsythe formed his men in a tri
angle, but the Indians would not give up
their gnus and asked the men to come and
get them. At their request a squad of 30
soldier was sent in, when the redskins sur
rounded tbem and commenced to lire. For
a few minutes the soldiers on the outside
could not shoot, and saw their fellows mas
sacred, but they soon poured hot shot into
the Indians until they had enough. He
claims the fight was the result of redskin
treachery.
Mr. Backns also says that if Sitting Bull
had not been killed there would have been
a great uprising of Indians in the spring.
K0 BIG 6THHCES K0WADAY5.
Waahinston County Oil Fields Down to a
Steady Production.
A. M. Todd, the Washington lawyer and
oil man, registered at the Monougahela
House last evening. Mr. Todd says the oil
business has gotten down to a steady pro
duction in the connty, but the drillers are
at work all around on the outskirts hoping
to find an extension of the field.
Mr. Todd thinks their hopes will never
be realized, and he believes the great pool
has been drawn off. He has an idea that
another pool will be struck in the south
eastern end of the county where Carnegie is
drilling.
FEICE OF CAEPZTS G0HTG UP.
The Dobson Fire in Philadelphia Will Not
Hart the Trade.
W. S. Walsh, a Philadelphia carpet man
ufacturer, passed through the city last even
ing bound ior Cincinnati. He says the
51,000,000 fire at the Dobson Carpet Works
will not affect the general trade, though it
seriously embarrasses the firm.
The price of carpets has advanced within
the past two months about 10 per cent, and
as" the busy season of tbe trade is approach
ing the tendency will be upward rather
than downward.
THINKS GERADE INSANE.
Colonel Moore Says the Convicted Mur
derer Should Not Be Hon;.
In a party of Pittsburg lawyers who went
to the Supreme Court at Philadelphia last
evening were Colonel W. D. Moore, D. T.
Watson, C. C. Dickey and Thomas F. Pat
terson. Colonel Moore said he was going
over to make a motion in the McAdams di
vorce case and to find out what the court
thought of the Gerade murder case.
Colonel Moore thinks that Gerade was in
sane, though he is getting better now, and
he ought not to be hanged.
THE TOUNGSTOWff BUBKID.
General Manager Patton's Private Car
Almost Totally Destroyed.
The elegant private car "Youngstown," of
General Manager Patton, of the Pitttsburg
and Western Bailroad, was almost totally
destroyed by fire last night, while lying on
the tracks iu the shed at the Baltimore and
Ohio depot. The car had only come out of
the shop a day or two aco, after being laid
up lor three months to be almost entirely re
built. Mr. Patton intended going East at
920 last night, and about 8 o'clock the
porter bnilt a fire iu the stove to get the car
ready for the trip.
Half an hour later Special Officer Mackey
saw tbe whole interior of the car in fames.
A still alarm was sent to No. 2 engine com
pany, and the firemen ran a hose reel down.
They extinguished the fire with little diffi
culty, but the caifhad been ruined and will
have to be rebuilt from the trucks up. Mr.
Pit ton said the loss would be almost total
and would involve 510,000 or $12,000. An
over-heated stove caused the trouble.
Important School Committee Meeting.
The Allegheny School Board Committee
on Teachers and Salaries will meet to-morrow
evening at tbe High School building.
This meeting will be very important, as the
schedule of salaries will be up for consider
ation. f
SHALL SCRAPS OF LOCAL SEWS.
Tnz Western Pennsylvania Botanical Society
meets to-morrow night in the Academy of
Science Building. A paper will be read on the.
travels of Peter Kaluu
Tbe funeral of Albert S. Sergeant will occur
to-morrow afternoon. Deceased was a .well
known resident of Hazelwood, and died at
Utsalady. Washington, on January 1L
Physicians at Mercy Hospital say Miss
Nee is only nattering with epilepsy, and has
never been afflicted with hydrophobia,
SThe collections at the delinquent tax office
tor the past month amounted to 131,000.
Holiday goods in shape of diamonds,
watches, jewelry and musical instruments
arriving daily. Largest line of music
boxes. GALLISOEE'S,
amsu 1200 Penu avenue, 1200.
LONATICS.L0CKEDTO.
Six Unfortunates Taken Care" of by
the Police oi Both Cities.
SOME OP THEIR. ODD DELUSIOKS.
A Curbstone Prophet Who Has a Panacea
for'the Politicians.
COBBING A BIG MAN OP HIS STEEXGTfl
The keen winter air of the past 24 hours,
which seemed to carry health only in its
bracing blasts, must have held in it some
thing which affected the mental caliber of
at least six people of this locality.
David Adams, John Maneese and Paul
Laitzko were prisoners in the Allegheny
lockup last night on charges of insanity;
Jacob M. Neesley, ot 344 Beaver
avenue, was picked up on Madison avenue
and brought home, as evidently demented;
Mrs. Annie Carter was sent to Dlxmont,
and Patrick McGinley was sent to jail for
acting strangely at the Cathedral.
David Adams, or "Prophet Davy," as
he is called, is a well-known character in
Allegheny. He is a -jobbing -contractor,
who is very much given to mate impromptu
addresses on political and religious subjects
to passers-by. He lives on Kilbuck street,
where his wife and daughter, the latter of
whom is described as being very pretty, did
their best to keep his eccentricities within
bounds and, incidentally, doors.
He Hax a Core for Officeholders.
Davy was at the corner of Bobinson street
yesterday afternoon, holding forth in his
usual style to a miscellaneous, but amused,
audience, when Officer Livingstone invited
him to take a breathiDg spell in the City
Hall. Among his hallucinations is that of
supposing himself to be Jesus Christ, and
last night in his cell he desired that some
political officeholder might be brought to
him, so that be misht touch him with his
hand and cleanse him from all evil.
This is no new eccentricity of Adams. He
has been known to be more or less crazy for
some time, his insanity frequently taking
the form of prophetic utterances regarding
the weather and politics, which were in
variably fulfilled. But latterly Chief
Mnrphy has concluded that tbe public were
entitled to a share of the sidewalk usually
usurped by Adams as a meeting place, and
instructed the officers to cause a cessation of
tbe annoyance. His case will be inquired
info this morning.
John Maneese is the name of a second
demented man. He is a big, strong fellow,
seeminslv well able to take care of himseif.
but bis strength failed before the delusion
that his relatives, with whom he lived
on Sturgeon street, had entered into
a conspiracy to kill him.
Persuaded to Inspect a Iockup Cell.
Maueese's relatives became at length
alraid that his insanity might take a violent
form, and decided it was best to have him
confined for investigation. He was induced
to take a walk to tin Mayor's office yester
day afternoon by a couple of yonng lady
relatives, whom he was in tbe habit of fol
lowing, and there Chiet Murphy persuaded
him to inspect the interior ol a cell. Passing
in he saw Adams, and made, no objection,
remarking that it was all right, as there was
only himself, tbe Chief and Christ there.
Paul Laitzko, a Pole, who knows naught
of English, was found by Officer Davis at
Jack's Bun station yesterday. He annoyed
the station agent very much and caused
great trepidation among the waiting passen
gers by bii actions. The opinion there
formed was that the man had escaped from
a lunatic asylum. At the lockup the man
could not be induced to give the least ac
count of himsell, and all that could be as
certained concerning him was his name.
The Mayor will try to loosen his tongue
tbis morning.
A Demented Woman Taken to Dlxmont.
Mrs. Annie Carter, who is partly insane,
has been at the Twenty-ei&htti ward station
for the last two days. Yesterday Special
Officer Carrigan toot her to Dixmont.
Patrick McGinley attracted a large crowd
at St. Paul's Cathedral yesterday morning
by walking up and down in front of tbe
building for over an hour. He refused to
speak to anyone. When he was approached
by an officer he took refuge in the church
and relused to come out. He was then ar
rested by Constable McQuarr, hut the
Central station authorities relused to re
ceive an insane man.
He was released and went away, but re
turned again last night, when Agent Dean,
of the Anti-Cruelty Society, had him ar
rested and placed in jail on a charge of dis
orderly conduct. It is against the rules to
admit insane persons to the jail, but as tbe
charge was disorderly conduct the man's
condition was not discovered until after he
was committed.
TBAHFED FE0M KENTUCKY.
Mary Bradford and Her Hoy Walk All the
Way to Plttsbnrc
Mary Bradford, a typical Southern
"Cracker," with a 10-year-old boy and a
huee dog, appeared at the Central station
last night and appealed ior help. Mrs.
Bradford stated that her home was in Pres
tonburc, Ky., where they were formerly
possessed of a fine farm. About five years
ngo her husband died, and since that time
fortune has not smiled upon her, and she
lost per farm.
Four weeks ago she started to walk to this
city, where, she says, she has relatives liv
ing, and got as tar as Wheeling, and the
Mayor of that city gave her a pass here.
The woman, who has all the characteristics
of tbe Cracker, and the boy, a bright little
fellow, were furnished with lodgings for the
night.
HAD A PRETTY ST0ET.
It Failed to Hold Water, However, and
Now a Cell Holds Him.
Nathaniel Heal last night applied to the
officers at Central police station for a night's
lodging. When questioned as to bow he
came to be in such straightened circum
stances, he said that be had been working in
tbe citv until two weeks ago, when he lost
bis position. Yesterday morning, he says,
his boarding house mistress' went back on
him, and that put him without a place to
sleep.
Inspector McAleese then put a few ques
tions to JSeal, which be could not answer
very clearly. This resulted in his being
locked up, and a charge of vagrancy en
tered against him. .
A WATCH THICK EXPLAINED.
How John Kemmler, of the Southside,
Fooled Some of His Friends.
John Kemmler, the Southside jeweler,
yesterday met a friend who asked the.time.
Mr. Kemmler pulled a very small watch
out of his pocket, and, alter looking at it,
made a move of his hand when the watch
disappeared as if by magic.
An explanation was required, and the
watch was again brought to licht. It was
made entirely of aluminum, and apparently
as licht as a feather. It was attached to the
inside of Mr. Kemmler's vest pocket by a
rubber band, which accounted for its sudden
disappearance. -.
The Newport Club's New Officers.
The members of the Newport Club at their
regular meeting in their 'club rooms, on
Penn avenue, after regular business was
disposed of, elected officers as follows:
President, H. Kaye; Vice President, Louis
Tomer; Treasurer, W. G. Actair; Secretary,
Samuel . Marks. Tbis club will hold its
annual reception at Lafayette Hall on Feb
ruary 10. i
FOUR TIMESJN A DAY
Was the Allegheny fire Department Called
Out Three Fires and One That Didn't
Pan Ont Hard Luck of aoor Working
GUI.
The Allegheny Fire Department was
called out on four alarms yesterday, be
tween 3 a. 21. and 10 o'clock at night.
At 3 o'clock in the morning John
Huckenstein's workhouse on Nunnery Hill
caught fire and blazed away to the extent of
-5300 worth of damage before being brought
under. A hired girl in the house at the
time escaped iu demi-toilette, but was not so
much concerned at losing her sleep as at
parting with a cool $100, the saving ot
many years, which she had hidden in her
room. In the usual commotion incidental
to a fire, a dog which was chained in the
house was overlooked, and roasted to death.
His howls arc described as being fearful to
listen to, and the whole neighborhood was
aroused by the noise.
The next alarm sent in was owing to a pile
of paper on the third floor of 71 Federal
street, catching fire. It was soon extinguish
ed without appreciable los
An hour later the department again
turned out, but tbis time on a false alarm.
A team belonging to Eberhart & Ober ran
away and came in contact with box 2. The
door falling open dropped on the hook and
sent in the alarm.
The third and last alarm was sent in at 9:30
o'clock. The fire broke out at 38 Kilbuck
street, occupied by the Pittsbnrg and West
ern road as a repair shop. The house is a
two-story wooden building, the top floor of
which is used an upholstering department
ana tne lower as a trimming,, shop. The
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aatnnge was about t-UU.
WEST VIRGINIANS IN TROUBLE,
They Are Suspected of Tapping the Till of
the Itandall Club.
Solomon Bilheimer and Jacob Bilheimer,
two colored men, were locked up in tbe Cen
tral station last night as suspicious persons.
Solomon was a porter at the Kan
dall Club rooms until a tew weeks ago, and
Jacon has also been holding a similar posi
tion in the same club. On Monday last a
closet id the Baudall Club rooms was
broken into by some person, and a box con
taining (23 was stolen.
It is alleged that the two Bilheimer
brothers know something of the case, and
tbey were locked up in Central station until
a further investigation of the matter could
be made. The two came to Pittsburg from
Virginia a short time ago.
THREE IMPOSTANT OFFICES
For Which There Is Expected to Be No
Opposition.
A meeting of the Republican County Com
mittee will be held in Common Council
chamber Saturday afternoon to fix the num
ber oi conventions for the selection of a can
didate for Prothonotary, Associate Judge of
the Orphans' Court and Jury Commissioner.
One convention will probably be held for
all thret offices, as no opposition has been
developed for any of tbem.
Prothonotary Bradley and Judge Over will
doubtless succeed themselves, and Archie
Berry, of the Eighth ward, will have no op
position ior jury commissioner. The pri
maries will be held on the first Saturday in
June.
THE DIVISION OF WAEDS
Will Be Considered by a Committee of
Alleghenians To-Nlght.
The committee appointed by the Alle
gheny Councils to consider the matter of the
division of the wards will meet to take
action to-night. Chief Engineer Eblers
will be present at the meeting, and describe
in what manner the wards can be divided.
Tbe question will be raised whether
Councils has the power to divide the wards,
whether authority should he obtained from
the court. City Attorney Elnblnstone gives
it as his opinion that the wards cannot be
disturbed within a-year. r J
Bank Officers Fleeted.
The following directors were elected at
the Workingman's Savings Bank, of Alle
gheny, vesterdav: John A. Herman, H. A.
Neeb, E. J. FlecK, G. C. Dellinbacb. B.
Stotz, M. Schaffner, Ch. Zies, William Zol
ler and Frederick Werner.
PEOPLE WHO COME AND GO.
Ernest F. Acheson, editor of the Wash
ington Observer, went to Harrlsburg last even
ing to attend the annual meeting of tbe State
Editorial Association,. The principal business
will be to arrange for the summer excursion.
He was anxious to know if his nnrle. Judge
Acheson, had been promoted to Judge Mc
Kennan's shoes.
L N. Bumpstead, of Boston, one of tbe
directors of the Wesunghouse Electric Com
nany, returned East last evening. Afew weeks
ago be said the company had plenty of money
totideltover its difficulties, but last night he
refused to say anything abouttho concern.
K. H. Cochran, President of the Wheel
ing Bridge and Terminal Company, and W. H.
Picking. Traveling Passenger Acent of the
Baltimore and Ohio road at Somerset, are stop
ping at the Monongabela House.
B. F. Pennington, manager of the
Anchor Rubber Company, departed yesterday
morning for tbe home of his parents, at Wey
mouth, Mass. He expects to be absent about
ten days.
Chairman W. L. Abbott, of Carnegie,
Phipps & Co., left for Chicago last evening on
tbe limited. He said be bad nothing new to
offer and his business was private.
Among the Eastern passengers on the
Pennsylvania road last evening were Simon
Beymer, John Newell, H. H. Westinghouse and
J. P. Witherow.
Mr. Cohebran, of Parkersburg, W. Va.,
Is stopping at the Home Hotel. He is a promi
nent representative of the oil business of West
Virginia.
C. P. Moore, an iron manufacturer of
Cardiff. Tenn., and E. T. Ash, a Chicago news
paper man, are registered at the Monongahela
House.
John B.Dallas, a Philadelphia Council
man and Iron manufacturer, was in the city
yesterday. He is slated for the City Treasurer
ship. J. A. Huston, Commercial Agent of the
Union Pacific road, left for New York jester
day morning on railroad business.
Dr. W. H. Sturgeon, of Uniontown, is
at the Seventh Avenue Hotel.
A. .George Weil, the trust attorney, was
a passenger for Chicago.
John Warner, a merchant of Amster
dam, is at the Anderson.
PICK-UPS BY THE B0TODEBS.
Nellie Rodgebs will answer Friday to tbe
charge of selling liquor without a license.
Sabah Connors will appear to-day before
Alderman MeMasters on a charge of assault
and battery.
JOHN Gill, of Sharpsburg, was committed
to jail yesterday for a tnal at court on a charge
of assault and battery.
John Civil, of.Forward township, was sent
to jail yesterday to answer at court to the
charge of surety of the peace.
Thomas Madden charges John Donahue
with assault and battery; and Alderman King
will decide It to-morrow evening
At the Twelfth Ward Station yesterday five
offenders were committed to jail, one dis
charged and ten sent to the workhouse.
Joseph Vogel, charged with larceny by
Michael Newbarger, whose wife and $300 dis
appeared some time since, was discharged by
Alderman, Succop last night for want of any
evidence.
Thomas Mcpherson charges James Pole
with aggravated assault and battery. Pole
went to McPherson's bouse to pay a bill and
they got into a dispute over the amount. Jlc
Pherson alleges that Pole hit him over the bead'
with a club.
Michael CAVenauoh went to Henry Cam
bell's bouse on Laurel street to collect tbe
rent. Tbey got into a dispute and CambeU
claims Cavenaugh knocked him down and took'
his watch.-A suit for larceny and assault and
battery U the result.
INCREASE OF STOCK;
Forty Thousand Shares of Preferred
to Bo Issued by the
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC PEOPLE.
The President and Treasurer Still at Work
in Keir Tort.
LOCAL CREDITORS COMING UP KICELI
From advices froui Mr. Westinghouse in
New York, it was learned yesterday the
issne of preferred stock in the Electric and
Manufacturing Company will be 40,000
shares, and not 30,000, as originally intended.
This will give tbe company 51,000,000 to go
on with when tbe stock is all placed. Mr.
Westinghouse is still iu New York, but will
arrive here to-morrow morning.
The members ot the local creditors' com
mittee were busy again, yesterday, in
seeking to place preferred stock in creditors'
hands as against some portion of their
claims. In this regard, Charles A. Wolfe,
Secretary of the committee, said:
"I have no report from other members of
the committee, but I can say that my per
sonal ellorts to-day were fairly successful.
I find that the general disposition among
tbe creditors here is to make such arrange
ments as will best assist the company iu its
difficulties. Indeed, I found more than-one
creditor who declared his willingness to
wipe the account from his books and begin
anew.
Confidence in the Preferred Stock.
"I believe that there is a general feeling
that the issue of the preferred stock will
serve to tide the company over its embar
rassment. There is not more than $150,000
of unsecured claims here, and I think tbe
holders are, in general, anxions to do what
they can to help out Mr. AVestiuchouse."
Mr. Lemuel Bannister, Vice President of
the Electric and Manufacturing Company,
expressed himself as pleased with the outlook.
"Everything is proceeding very smoothly,"
he said in the evening, "and I expect that
a day or two will see tbe aflairs ot the com
pany in a more promising condition. We
have frequent dispatches from Mr. West
inghouse, and in one just received he says
he is meeting with success in placing the
preferred stock. He has now placed 24,500
shares in the East.conditional on 30,000 being
sold, and he has decided to issue 10,000
more, or 40,000 altogether. I canuot say
how much of the stock has been placed
locally, as I have no report from the com
mittee having that matter in charge. Tbe
chairman was here not long ago, but he
preferred to hold over his report until
Thursday next. Mr. Westinghouse ex
pected to arrive to-morrow. We look for
him oil Thursday without fail."
John K. McGinley, in a few moments con
versation, said that the issue of tbe prefer
red stock would relieve the company from
its embarrassment.
No Necessity for a Receiver.
"The first thins that occurs to the mind
of the average creditor," he said, "in such
cases as this, is that a reeciver must be ap
pointed. I am aware that a section of the
creditors ot the company are of the opinion
that such is the proper course to pursue, but
I apprehend that there will not be any ne
cessity ior it. Tbe creditors are mostly act
ing with great leniency; and to-day we had
a notification from one whose claim approx
imates $5,000 that he would take preferred
stock to tbe loll amount. The liabilities of
the company lange in the neighborhood of
53,000,000. and tbe bulk of this amount is
secured by tbe personal collateral of Mr.
Westinghouse."
"Including his airbrake stock?"
"Yes, Mr. Westinghouse has pledged his
airbrake stock for a considerable portion of
the liabilities. I am unable to sav what the
creditors' committee is doing or how much ,
stock it has succeeded'in placing."
The feeling in the highest and most dis
interested circles was not unanimous as to
the probability of the company pulling
through the crisis. Some very prominent
men seen by TnE DlSPATCir reporter could
not he induced to express a hopeful feeling
of any prolonged benefit resulting from a
tiding over of the present difficulty, even if
the placing of the preferred stock was quite
successful. But that Mr. Westinghouse
might be successful in pulling through was
the general hope expressed.
Sir. "Westinghouse Not a Sick Alan.
It was freely rumored yesterday that Mr.
Westinghouse had been taken suddenly ill.
The report was investigated by the New
York correspondent of The Dispatch,
who replies as follows: Inquiry was made
at the Windsor Hotel, this evening, as to
tbe reported illness of George Westing
bouse. Mr. Westinghouse himself came
down to the office and asked: "Do I look
ill?" The reporter was compelled to ac
knowledge that there was no healthier look
ing man in the hotel corridor. Mr. West
inghouse said he was not ill, had not been
ill, and that he never felt better.
SHE DECEIVED HIM.
A Pretty Braddoclc Hoy .Loses His Heart and
Money on Old Avenue.
A good-looking boy just budding into
manhood laid his beardless face against the
polished rails at Central station last night
and asked for lodging. He said he had
come down from Braddock to attend one of
the theaters, have a general big time
and buy a package of cigarettes.
He had seen the show and met a
prettv girl who took him np on Old avenue
and then left him. Soon after she departed he
realized he was $T 50 short iu his accounts.
In fact, bis whole capital, including cigar
ette money, was gone. He could not get
home, and therefore asked to be allowed to
stay all night.
Inspector McAleese thought he was too
precious an innocent to be allowed on the
streets, and locked him up.
KILLED TWO HOESES.
Steps of the limited Cars Torn Off In a
Collision With a Team.
When the limited arrived last evening, 30
minutes late, the steps on several of the
cars were torn off. It was such a
peculiar accident that more than one
inquired how it happened. A
drunken driver of a beer wagon near Mt.
Jov was responsible for tbe damaze. When
the gates were down at tbe crossing, he un-v
dertoolc to drive over the tract. The train
was running 55 miles per hour, and struck
the horses, killing them 'instantly.
The body of one of the animals was thrown
to one side of the track, grazing the cars and
taking off the projecting steps.
The driver was sobered by the shock, but
outside of a few scratches he was not hurt.
ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.
A BlaJrsville Miner Charged With Usinjr
Illonoy Belonging to a Lawyer.
Constable Billings, ot Alderman Mc
Nulty's office, brought a prisoner to the Al
legheny lockup last night from Blairsville,
Pa. The prisoner's name is James M.
Story, and he is charged with embezz'ement
by B. J. Jennings, a patent solicitor of Al
legheny. It is alleged that he acted as an agent for
some parties, clients of the prosecutor, and
after securing a device made way with it, as
well as a little money collected in tbe, sale
of it -Story is a coal mider, and was at
work when arrested. He will have n beam
ing to-day.
Look for special "To Let" lists in The
Dispatch Mondays and Thursdays.
Laoer Beeb Nourishing, refreshing.
Trr ours. Iron City Brewery, 'Phone 1
llOO. '
l KILLED ANDINJURED. , ,
A Long LUt of Accidents That Occurred
Yesterday James Doran, a Steamboat
Fireman, Drowned in the Monongahela
Mishaps of a Minor Nature.
Yesterday's cbapterof accidents was quite
long, and included mishaps of every sort.
The icy pavements lead in numbers, but the
river claimed a victim, a steamboat fireman,
who was drowned in the Monongabela. The
list follows:
James Dobaw James Doran. a fireman on
the steamboat W. D. Woods, fell overboard at
tbe foot of Market street yesterday morning
and was drowned. The body was recovered
lasteveningandisnowatthe Morgue. Doran
was a young man and lived on Second avenue.
Bo far as could be learned he bad no friends
here, bnt has a brother In Chicago.
Pzteb liAOTXCK By a fall into a pit at D.1I
worth & Cc's Southside mill yesterday, Peter
Lamneck's breast bone was crushed and he will
probably die.
John Norton John Norton, an Allegheny
fireman, was thrown from his seat on tbe car
riage while making a run yesterday, and suf
fered a severe shoulder wound.
Eddie Houoees Edule Kodgers. aged 12,
suffered a severe rcalp wound yesterday by a
fall on tho ice on Webster avenue.
Mrs. Gii.Iv Mrs. GUI. an aged Southside
lady, suffered a broken arm yesterday by a fall,
on the Ice.
ALBERT Matek Albert Mayer had his leg
broken esterday by falling on tbe ice.
Harrt Arthurs Harry Arthurs, of Bell
Tille, tried to catch a train yesterday and fell,
sustaining quite severe injuries.
Albert Grant Albert Grant, colored, bad
his right leg broken yesterday while wrestling
with an unknown.
August JIatbon August Maybon suffered
a fractured sknll by falling from a scaffuld at
ShneuberKer's Sixteenth street mill yesterday.
John BUBKAW John Burkaw. of tbe Soutu
side, sprained his anklo at Oliver's Twelfth
street mill.
Ciiaklks HOPF31AN Charles Hoffman, of
the Southside, bad his foot smashed by Iron
falling on it.
A COEPOEATION'S TB0UBLES.
An Extensive Strike on the Chicago and
Erie Kailroad.
Chioaoo, Jan. 20. The Chicago and
Erie Bailroad has a serious strike on its
hands. The strikers are the conductors and
dispatchers, and it was planned to extend all
along tbe road irom Chicago to Salamanca,
N. Y. To-day a committee of four, repre
senting the Order of Railway Conductors,
arrived from Huntington, Ind., and went
into conference here with the company's
officials. The results were unsatisfactory to
the committee, nnd they departed, leaving
an ultimatum addressed to General Manager
A. M. Tucker, which, in eflect, was a notice
of an immediate strike.
The conductors demanded tbe reinstate
ment of Conductor W. C. Scott, who, about
a month ago, it is alleged, gave orders,
which, if carried out, would have resulted
in a collision. The mistake is said to have
been discovered in time to prevent an acci
dent and Scott was suspended.
PETEOLEUM IK THE SOUTH.
Citizens of Memphis Strike It Bich in
Northern Alabama.
Memphis, Jan. 20. A great stroke of
fortnue has come to several citizens of
Memphis who have for five months been
drilling for oil in Northern Alabama.
They purchased 51 squaro miles, comprising
the whole of Mountain Valleyand begun
work.
At the depth of 1,596 feet, in the Trenton
strata, a 25-barrel well has been struck, pro
ducing a heavy green oil, 33 per cent supe
rior to the average product of Pennsylvania.
An analysis of the oil, as brought from the
well, gives the following results: Specific
gravity, 0.831; rigoline, gasoline, benzine,
etc., -16 per cent; lubricating oil, 12 per
cent; residue contains vaseline, paraffine
and heavy oils. Preparation lor the drill
ing of another well has been commenced,
and the worr. will be actively pushed.
HAY APPEAL TO THE POPE.
Extraordinary Mandamus Proceedings In
the Catholic Church.
St. Louis, Jan. 20. Father D. M. J.
Hines, of Pierce City, Mo., the excommuni
cated Catholic priest who still performs all
the functions of a prelate, has addressed the
Very Eev. Archbishop Kenrick, of St.
Louis, a letter which asks the Archbishop
to summon Bishop Hogan, of Kansas City,
to appear and show cause why his order of
excommunication against Father Hines
shonld not be annulled.
The mandamus proceedings were begun
December 15, and unless the Archbishop,
who is the mediitor and the only one who
can afford relief, takes some action in the
case, Father Hines will take it to Borne, and
claim recognition as a Catholic priest and
demand a hearing. This is one ot the most
remarkable cases in tbe annals of the gov
ernment of the Catholic Church in this
country, and has no precedent.
A BAILEOAD UHDEE THE HAMMER.
It Is Sold to Cincinnati, Hamilton and Day
ton Stockholders.
Dayton, Jan. 20. By order of court, B.
D. Marshall, as receiver, to-day sold the
Dayton, Fort Wayne and Chicago Bailway
at auction ior $1,454,000 -cash, to Eugene
Zimmerman, of Cincinnati, and C. W.
Fairbanks, oT Indianapolis, who repre
sented tbe owners of a majority of the Cin
cinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Bailway
stock.
Ninety-six miles of the road, from here to
Delpbos', O.. is narrow gauge, and 163 miles,
to Ironton, O., i standard gnage.
SXTtTBAGE FOB WOMEN.
Alliance Men in Kansas Practically Solid In
Its Eavor.
Topeka, Jan. 20. A bill was introduced
into tbe House to-day to confer the right of
suffrage upon women.
The Alliance members are practically
unanimous on the question of woman suf
frage. Two Horses Burned to Death.
The cooper shop and stable of the William
Tann Brewing Company were partially de
stroyed by fire between 12 and 1 o'clock this
morning. Two horses were bnrned to death.
The loss to the buildines will not exceed
(1,200. The origin of the fire is unknown.
PIANOS AND ORGANS.
Musical Goods of Every Description
Are now being sold at S. Hamilton's Fifth
.-.venue music store at tbe lowest prices ever
beard of. Bemember, Hamilton's is the
only place in the city where you, can tret the
great Estey organs. Decker Bros'., Knabe
& Fischer pianos. We also have a great
stock of second-hand organs and upright
and square pianos. Tbev must be sold.
Come in and make us an offer for them.
Many of them are as good as new.
S. Hamilton's,
91 and 93 Fifth avenue.
Odds and Ends Prom the Curtain Boom.
On the large tables in tbe center of the
stores, at about half price and even less, a
large Iotoi Hindustani tidies, andbrocatelle
silk and tapestry furniture coverings very
choice goods. Come early, the prices will
close them out. to-day sure.
Jos. Hobnb & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
White China
For amateur decorating. Onr annual clear
ance sale is now on. We offer special bar
gains to close all our odds and ends for a
few days only. Many things at less than
half price. Come early. ,
Chas. Beizeusteiit,
152, 154 and 150 Federal st.
Tet O'Keefe's "O K" shoe blacking. It
is the finest made. "O K." "O K."
Pilsnebbeer is an excellent brew. All
jgoodbaro. Ieo:t Citt Bbewzby.
ALL IS HARMONIOUS.
Prosperity Attends the Followers of
Father Henrici
IN HIS LITTLE COLONY AT ECONOMY.
Eighty-Sixth Anniversary to Be Celebrated
on Februarv 15.
A NUMBEE TO BrJ TAKEN 1KT0 THE FOLD
An old adage says: "In industry and
economy there is wealth," but to literally
fit a little hamlet down the Ohio it should
read, "Jn Economy there is industry and
wealth."
That interesting little colony of Germans
noted for frugality, piety and strength of
purpose, has had a most prosperous year,
and on the 15th of next month will celebrate
its eighty-sixth anniversary with more
than usual ceremony, because of that pros
perity. The feature ot tbe work of tbe past
year was the erection of an immense saw
mill, ten tioiesas large as anyheretofore
owned by the colony, and the largest mill this
side of the mountains. This immense
mill will probably not be started until after
tbe annual meeting is held, though it is
now about ready for work. The timber is
mostly brought to Economy from Warren
county, where the Harmonites own an im
mense tract ot splendid timber land. They
also have a couple of mills there, but tbe
most of tbe work, especially on the finer
lumber, is to be done at tbe new mills.
The new mill is fitted out with the most
improved machinery. Its engine is fitted
out for natural gas, of which there is still a
good supply in that locality. When the
mill gets started it will be kept going at all
times, as there is always a good demand for
the material turned ont.
English as She Is Not Spoken
Father Henrici has been sick for some
time, until within the past conple of weeks,
but he has so far recovered as to be able to
take a trip to Pittsburg, which be did yes
terday. Thus when a Dispatch reporter
visited the colony yesterday afternoon it
was practically without a head. But that
did not stop tbe work, as half the
streets of the little bamlet were passed
over before a man was found, and he was
busily engaged in carrying water. His En
glish was such that no one bnt a born Ger
man could talk with him. In fact, during
a half day's sojourn there, mare men were
found who could not master tbe language of
the country than those who could. All con
versation is carried on in German, and
there is scarcely ever any necessity for En
glish. Harmonites aro ahont as easy to interview
as is the Czar of Bussia, and a conversation,
except on business, is one of the impossibili-'
ties. One of the men was met on tbe street,
near the sawmill. He wore the regulation
Fanueil Hall hat, and his beard was cut in
tbe style of tbe Ctcsars. He appeared
kindly disposed, and an attempt was made
to hold a conversation with him. Knowing
the partiality of tbe Harmonites for
theology, a few questions tbat nould draw a
preacher into a two-column speech, were
thrown out as sort of a feeler, but the
follower of Father Henrici was as non
communicative as a turtle after his shell
has been bumped.
They Don't Train With the Alliance.
This failure was rather disconcerting, so
it was decided to handle him without cloves
and the undressed kids were modestly re
moved. A second glance at the subject
seemed inspiring and the question of the
power of the Farmers' Alliance was taken
up by the reporter. He was compelled to
keep a good hold on it, however, as tbe
Economite felt rather inclined to drop it.
He appeared not to have heard of the great
combination of "hayseed and chin whiskers"
that has grown to be suchra factor in
politics.
Tbe conversation flitted from one tonic to
another like the sneech of an after-dinner
orator. The tariff was mentioned by the
reporter but that did not prove interesting.
The crops were considered entirely out of
season, and the gooirsleigbiug in tbe valley
was talked of. Thus the interviewer skill
fully led up to the more interesting topic,
but the interviewed wouldn't follow, so for
the sake of harmony it was given np as one
of the things best left undone.
From people who are not members of the
association, and who said they knew nothing
about it, it was learned tbat there will be
quite a number of new members taken in at
the February meeting. Last year 20 were
taken in, among them being several married
people, and the colony now has a member
ship of about GO. Including those em
ployed by the society, the village has a pop
ulation of between 300 and 400.
The habits or economy have taken posses
sion of everything in sight of the village.
Even the station agent is infected. Yester
day afternoon a raw breeze was blowing up
the Ohio, and as the fire was low in tbe
stove, it was none too warm. Quite a num
ber of persons were waiting to take the
train, and were compelled to keep bundled
up. However, the station agent was unter-
Hugus & Hacke
As new goods are arriving now
almost daily, we offer to close
quickly all now remaining o pre
vious assortments at prices even
less than heretofore quoted.
EXCEPTIONAL BARGAINS IN
Black and Colored Silks,
Printed India Silks,
Novelty Silks,
Black and Colored Dress Goods,
Table Linens,
Napkins,nad Towels,
Lace Curtains and Portieres,
Seal Jackets Wraps and Capes.
NEW GOODS NOW OPENED.
Printed India Silks at $i and
$i 25 a yard.
India Silk Dress Patterns, a hand
some line, our confined, styles, 25
and $45 a pattern.
Printed Crepe Du Chene, colored
and black grounds, gi 50 to $2 50
a yard.
Plain Crepe Du Chene, 32 dif
ferent colorings, all new and fash
ionable shades for street and evenT
ing wear, excellent quality, at 85c a
yard.
Dress Goods, Plaids, Stripes and
Mixed Cheviot Suitings, entirely
new effects, $1 25 to $2 a yard.
Paris Robes, with elegant cor
sages, collar and cuff trimmings, $35
each.
American Zephyr Ginghams,
beautiful new designs and color
ings, three grades, i2c, 15c and
25 c a yard, x
A specially- desirable line of
Fancy Flannels at 40c a yard.
Cor. Fifth Ave. & Market St
jalS-jrtroa
rifled, and eight times in rapid succession
he left the door open for fear closing it too
often would wear ont the hinge.
Don't Enjoy the Joke.
The citizens of JLawrenceville are again"
agitated. This time it is on account of a
number of young men of that neighborhood
passing by the houses of those who are asleep,
and by knocking on the door awakening
everv person who mieht be in the house.
The Leading
Dry Goods House.
Pittsburg, Pa
Wednesday, Jan. a, 1SSL
JOB. HORNED CD. 'S ;.
PENN AVE. STORES.
THE
SEVENTEENTH (17th) DAY-
Of our great
JANUARY
CLEARANCE
SALES,
And yet no limit to the numerous bargain I
being offered throughout the entire stores!
To-day two large tables in the center of .
the stores will be given up to the sale of
odds and ends from the
CURTAIN ROOM,
Tidies, Lambrequins, India
Drapery Silks, Remnants
of Tapestry, eta.etc, -
In large quantities, at mast attractive prices.
The following leading items are worthy ot
special consideration:
One lot of about
200 HINDUSTANI'
TIDIES,
In rich colorings and most attractive de
signs, regular price $1 50, now reduced '
75c each.
ONE I.ASGE LOT FEfE
SILK BROCATELLE
-AND-
TAPESTRY
FURNITURE
COVERINGS,
From 24 inches square to 1 yards square,
very choice goods, all desirable colorings
and elegant patterns, reduced to ahont one
half and less former prices.
One lot of
CHENILLE
LAMBREQUINS
In rich and desirable colorings and designs,
reduced to $1 50 each, and one lot reduced
to $2 75 each.
One large lot of remnants of high colored
India Drapery Silks, suitable for Scarfs,
Tidies, Lamp Shades, Sash Curtains, etc.,
etc., at greatlv reduced prices.
IN THE CTJBTA1N KOOJI we still
offer a large aud elegant stock of
NOTTINGHAM
-AND-
CLUNY CURTAINS--
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At the following greatly reduced prices: '
Nottingham Lace Curtains, Z4 yds. Ions;,
66 in. wide at $2 CO, rednced from S3 00
GO in. wide at 3 00, reduced from 4 00
72 in. wide at 3 OU, reduced from 4 00
0 in. wide at 3 SO, reduced from i 73
60 in. wide at 4 00, reduced from SOU
72 in. wide at 5 00. reduced from 17 00
All the best values ever seen in fine Not
tingham Lice Curtains.
Cluny Curtains, 3 yds. Long,
48 in. Wide,
t 5 00 a pair reduced from $ 7 50
7 00 a ualr reduced from 10 00
12 00 a pair reduced from IS 00
Also great bargains in Heavy Chenille
Curtains, etc., iully one-third under regular
prices.
SPECIAL.
Our entire stock of Chenille Table Covers
now rednced to the following exceptionally
low prices:
4-4. 70c
5-J, SL
64, SI 20, SI 25, H SO, $2, (2 25.
8-4, S3 25, 1, ft 50.
10-1. sa
12,57 50.
All being fully one-third under last
month's prices.
Onr customers and friends shonld not
neglect to take immediate advantage of this
grand opportunity, as it is seldom that so
favorable a chance to buy goods of such supe
rior qualities at these low prices is met with.
JDS. HDRNE I CD.,
609-621 PENN AVENUE.
ja21
UMBRELLA SALE
OJT NEXT
Friday and Saturday
9
FOR TWO DAYS ONLY,"v
Fast Black Umbrellas, fancy handles,Ti$T
60c, regular 51 goods. - k
$2 Umbrellas at 75e. - ,. -
$3 Umbrellas at $l,and $1 25. '
H Umbrellas at $1 75. ;
J5 Umbrellas at $2 25. J
Eememher, these prices for 3 dayi .'- t,
only next Friday and Saturday. ,7"
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