THE -PITTSBtrak DISPATCH. SATURDAY. 'MARCH'- 21, r I89L pie talk of coming out all right with cura tive legislation, but it it all nonsense. Cur ative legislation is the outgrowth of diseased minds, and the Supreme Court will soon bcitle it. Mr. O'Donnell's motion for 5250,000 had only his vote to lock it, and the original sum was agreed to, Mr. Ferguson alone vpt inc in the negative. The next matter taken up was "schedule A," being a specified statement of appro priation No. 35, for street repairing. The various streets areas follows: Appropriations for Street Paving. Huoiber alley, from Erin street to Kirkpatrick street 5 3,377 50 Duquesno way, from Water street eaatnardly 10,000 00 Valor street, from Duquesne ay eastnardly 10,000 00 Liberty avenue, from Mam street eastwardlv 30,000 00 Market strest, from Water street to Fourth avenue S.I47 50 Cherry aller. from Filth avenuo to Liberty avenue 10,000 00 Stanton avenue, from Uutlcr street southwardly 20,000 00 AVylie avenue, from Fifth atcnueto Tunnel street 6.5S7 50 Seventh avenne, from Liberty avenue to Grant street 9.345 00 VaJip avAnue, from ulton street eastwardly 10,000 00 G.tii.iiiu .iiie, troni Kiixlu aivuue to Strawberry- alley V783 00 East Carson street 15,0110 00 Fourth avenue, from Grant street. castwardlj 4,000 00 Diamond street, trom bniithfield street to Old asenne ,. 10,570 00 Forbes street, from Eradv street east wards ... 55.900 00 Fifth aveuue, from Boquetstreet east wardly. 34.000 00 Butler street 15.000 00 13rad street, frum accond aveuue to Tustui street. 3,4.o 00 Boyd street, from Old avenue to Lo- ru-t street. 7,005 00 hixth avenue, from Old avenue to Wshcatcnne 4,130 00 bixtb avenue, from Smithftcld street to Libertyavenue S.178 00 Halkct btreet wall 27.0U0 00 Third avenue, from bmiibQeld street to Wood street 4.355 00 Wabash avenue, from end ot present pavement to Independent street.... 4,000 00 Logan street 1,500 00 Bailer street (sharnsuurg bridge west) 5,000 00 Slnlheny alley. truM EleventU to Thirteenth streets 2.825 00 Total 5322,078 50 Apuropriation No. 36, for bridges, is ex plained in the schedule as follows: Monongahela river....... 3100,000 Mecley run. Larimer avenue extension. 30,000 Forward avenue 20.000 Total J150.0C0 Mr. King, of the Fourth ward, moved to strikeout the item of $10,000 for paving Dnquesne way, and inserting the same sum to repave Penn avenue from Fifth street uestwardly. The amendment was lost. Mr. Kid?, nothing dismayed, made the same motion in regard to Water street, and was voted down again. Xo changes were made in the schedule. At this point the Chair announced a com munication from Controller Morrow, which he proceeded to read. It was as follows: Controller Morrow's tittle Warning. To the iM-Iect and Common Council: Gentlemen I desire to direct the attention of your honorable bodies especially to the item of miscellaneous receipts and city tax of cur rent year, as reported by the Finance Com mittee in the pending appropriation ordinance. The brief time at co.a:aaad is insufficient to enable me to obtain from the committee an ex planation of the sources of revenue which will bring the m-ccellaneous items to the amount they estimate, wbich is I150.CO0 more than was received last year, and I have no information wbich will lead me to expect any increase in the item whatever. The amount the committee estimates from city tax is based upon an allowance of only 107.003 for discounts, lost taxes and taxes not collectable before tbe end of the fiscal year. This, in my opiuion. guided by roy on n andtne experience of all former Controllers, is not half Fufflcient,espccially as tbe committee estimates the revenue from uncollected taxes of previous years at about the full strength of tbe receipts, thus deprivinc themselves of every margin of safets to make their aggregate estimates cood. Without tbe latter item tbe S107.UOU referred to might pass without comment, but as tbe items water rents, engineennc and liquor licenses are in my opinion 5O,00Q too large. I cannot but form a deficit ou tbe face of tbe bill as reported by tbe committee of bardly Icss tban S3U0.00U. Xmv, as any proposed curative legislation wbich the city may obtain, in relation to the street and sen er assessments may itself beset aside by tbe Supreme Court, thus finally im posing upon her a debt of perhaps $1,500,000. it seems to me unwise to permit now a certain deficiency of so large amount as tbe ordinance before you will make. In this situation.you should sufficiently increase the rate of tax to meet tbe appropriations reported from com mittee, or ele correspondingly cut down the appropriations to a figure which the present rate ot tax will produce. Re'pectfully, ". S. Monitow, Controller. Estimated Receipts All Approved. The Utter was received and filed and esti mated receipts were taken up. They were all approved. The only point raised was by Mr. Ferguson, who ridiculed the estimate of 51,000 for all the street railways, when vehicles, which have to pay 45,000 in licenses, have to get out of the street car way. The ordinance was then taken up in proper form. The ruillage as published in yester day's DisrATClI was approved except the o'd city special tax of 4-10 mills. This was stricken out, as the debt has been paid. The ordinance was passed finally by a vote of 38 ayes to no noes, and Council ad journed. IN THE SELECT BRANCH. A Late Start Made on the Appropriation Oidlnance Mr. Keating Answers the Controller The Otiestion of Curative Legislation Members Who Want to Go Slowly. It was after 4 o'clock when Select Coun cil got its turn at tbe appropriation ordi nance. After the first reading of the ordi nance, the Chair, read tbe communication from Controller Morrow. Mr. Keating then began a long statement in answer to the Controller. He said the larger part of tbe in crease of 136,000 in the item of miscellaneous expense was covered by the money the Finance Committee expected would be paid in by the curative legislation, to be secured. As to the valuation and taxation he said that the Assessor's figures, if all taxes were collected, would bring in 2,800,000, and the committee only counts on 2,700,000 be ing collected, after all exonerations, lost taxes, etc., are accounted for. Mr. Warm-c.-istle asked a number of questions and Mr. Keating produced figures to snow that these expectations were well founded and were carried out by the experience of past years. The Controller thought the estimates for engineering, water .rent and liquor license were 50,000 too high. As for water rents, which the committee estimates at 600,000, last year's receipts were 520,000, and 129,000 are delinquent, of which 50,000 had been paid yesterday. Licenses, he thought, would bring more than last year, as tbe new act gives all the fee to the city. Engineering was an uncertain quantity, and depended on the street work done. The question of curative legislation was relerred to. llussla Preferable by One Gentleman. Mr. Keating If the Supreme Court de clares such legislation illegal, tbe best thing, in my mind, will be to change the form of government. I would rather live under the Czar of Russia, where such questions are settled without any trouble. At this point President Ford, who was suffering from a severe cold, rsked Mr. Keating to take the chair. Mr. "Warm' castle moved to take up the ordinance seri atim. Mr. Robertson objected on the score of waste of time. He suggested that amend ments be offered as desired, and not waste timj in reading the entire bill. "Mr. Warmcastle I never beard of such a travesty. The gentleman talks of waste of time. We are asked to vote away 4,500,000 and take no time about it. It will not make any difference in the end, 1 suppose, hut it should not be considered in such haste. We don't know how this bill compares with last year. Mr. Robertson, I venture to'say, can't tell how the price ol fuel this year at the Brilliant pumping station compares with last year. Mr. Robertson couldn't Mr. "Warmcastle made a further plea lor hit motion. Mr. Robertson claimed he had been misrepre sented and amendments could be made as the bill was read by the whole. The motion was lost. Chairman Keating directed the clerk to read the bill n second time, and said any member could offer an amendment as the reading progressed, practically a seriatim reading. "When the item of .public parki was reached Mr. "Warmcastle asked what sum was owed for lands bought for the park. The Chair answered $179,000. Mr. "Warmcatle I would like to ask "the object of the 120,000 appropriated for com pletion of paving contracts? For the Benefit of Contractors. Mr. Keating Thai is intended to be ad vanced to the '-contractors who have incom pleted street works on hand, in order that they may go right ahead. It is virtually only a loan as we expect to get all the money back when wc get our curative legis lation. Mr. Treusch moved to amend the repair ing schedule by striking out the Duquesne way item and inserting Seventh street, from Duquesne wav to Liberty street. The amendment was defeated. Then Mr. Treusch moved to strike out the Water street item and insert Penn avenue, from Fifth street, westwardly. Dr. Evans The gentleman had better let these things alone. He voteJ to place these matters in the hands of the Chief of the De partment of Public Works and there is no use now in tugging at the chains he helped to forge. Mr. Treusch I got no chance to talk about this in the committee, and now you say I must not say anything here. Where am I to talk? Dr. Evans Nowhere. Ton are just like the rest of us. The amendment was defeated and the bill went to final passage and was adopted by a vote of 29 ayes to 1 no. Mr. Treush cast the negative vote and Mr. Warmcastle went out be To re his name was called. Mr. Lambie I very much regret the ac tion Councils have taken. In an hour's time this body voted away 4,500,000. Not a man present would buy a house lor a lew thousands with such short consideration. I never saw the ordinance until it came into this meeting and I cannot say I understand or approve of it. Dr. Evans I feel the same way, and though I vote aye it is with regret. At 6 o'clock Select Council adjourned. TO BE READY TO-DAY. Attorneys Almost Through With the New Bills to Pull Pittsburg Oat of Her Street Improvement Trouble Chief Brown Hunting Up the Law on Health and Fire Bureaus. The conference of attorneys on the new street laws was kept up all day yesterday. The work of getting up the bills has proved very laborious as every feature of the law must be very carefully considered in order that the Supreme Court will not find any objections to them. As previously stated in The Dispatch the bills will be ready to-day. One will provide for curative legislation, and an other for future street improvements. The meetings of the attorneys have been kept secret, and none of the participants are willing to talk much on their progress. Senator Flinn is still in the city and will remain until the bills are completed, in order to take them to Harrisburg and secure their passage as soon as possible. One of the strong points urged in favor of curative legislation is the decision of the Supreme Conrt in the case of the city of Chester, one section of which reads: "The principle has been repeatedly recog nized in this State that when the Legisla ture has antecedent power to authorize a tx, it can cure, by retractive law, an irreg ularity or waut of authority in levying it, though thereby a right of action which had been vested in an individual should be di vested." Chief Brown decliues to talk on the point raised that the duties of the old Board of Health and Fire Commission were trans ferred to tbe Department of Public Safety contrary to tbe Constitution. Nevertheless, the Chief is collecting all the law he can find on the subject, with the probable object of having a bill introduced in the Legis lature specifying the duties of the bureaus of fire and health. STOCKTON'S story, "The Cosmic Bean," in THE DISPATCH to-morrow. An entire page Is set apart for younc; people, with this great story as the leading feature. A SLAP AT JEBEY SIMPSON. Joe Cannon Thinks Either Mills or Springer Would Make a Good Speaker. Ex-Congressman Joe Cannon, of Illinois, and Congressman Barwig, of Wisconsin, were on tbe limited last evening, going home. The veteran Cannon was in a merry mood and talked freely. "The Democrats," he said, "have promised earth, sun, moon and stars, and they will have a tough strug gle to deliver the goods. They have guar anteed good times, free trade, free silver and everything else the cranks wanted. Indeed, the partv has been promised out of sight There will be plenty of music in the next House. The Congressmen have offered their constituents so much that one grand scram ble is sure to follow, and the Speaker will be an object ol pity." Mr. Cannon spoke well of Mills and Springer. He said Mills had a violent temper, hut he bore no malice, and the re sponsibility of the speakership might help him to curb his impetuous spirit. He was inclined to believe that Mills would make a good man, though he added that the Demo crats would make no mistake in selecting Springer. When asked if he knew Jerry Simpson, he said: "If the Lord doesn't know Jerry any better than 1 do Jerry will belost in the last great shuffle. I never saw him, but I think he is flying above bis level." GLAD HE'S HEABLY THROUGH. Collins, the Faster, Now on the Last Day of His Task. Last evening Elmer Collins, the faster, astonished his physicians by starting on what he called his "final spurt." This meant a phenomenal change in the condi tion of the faster. Declaring that he had been reserving his vitality for the past three weeks he requested the loan of a pair of dumbells in order to prove the trnth of his statement. The dumbells were sent for.and to the surprise of his attendant physicians Collins went through several minutes' exer cise with the instruments. "In this," said Surgeon Major Wylie, "he displayed a re serve power that is simply beyond parallel." Collins Tetired early, to prepare for the fatigues of to-day. At 10 p. m. to-day Prof. Lyons will announce the close of the fast, and Manager Davis will present Col lins with the remaining half of the prom ised 1,000. Collins will then break his fast upon a light meal of clam juice, milk and chicken broth, presented by James Piatt. The various physicians and watchers will then make oath regarding the truth of the fast. When Collins saw by his watch, last evening, that the final day of the fast had begun, he leaped from his seat and executed a wild pirouette about the platform. His Old Age Saved Him. Adolph L-eyser, aged G2 years, has been held at the Fourteenth ward police station since last Wednesday for the larceny of a coat supposed to have been stolen from John Dolan, proprietor of the Central Hotel at Vanderbilt, Fayette county. Mr. Dolan arrived at the station house last night and identified the coat; but he said he wonld not prosecute Leyser, owing to his old age. Dk. B. M. Haxna. Eye, ear, nose and throat diseases exclusively. Office, 720 Penn street, Pittsburg, Pa. s&sa BELIEF IN THE LAW; Two Thousand Italians Assemblo in Mass Heeling and Protest AGAINST KEW ORLEANS' METHODS. They Believe Uncle Sam Will Do Their Countrymen Justice. FOREIGN IKTERFEKENCE DENOUNCED There was a mass meeting in New Turner Hall, Forbes street, last evening, but no one would suppose that the 2,000 and more Italians who packed the building were there with feelings excited by the recent affair at New Orleans, for the meeting passed off a quietly as a church festival, and did not last quite an hour. It was called to protest against the lynching of the Italian prisoners tried for the tnurderof Chief Hennessey.and when a few temperate speeches condemna tory of the deed had been passed, the Ital ians quietly dispersed to their homes. The flag of the Societa Fraterna hune from one gallery in friendly rivalry to the Stars and Stripes dependent from the other. When, shortly after 8 o'clock, Mr. J. F. Cnneo rapped for order a sea of sun-tanned visages extending over the hall and filling the galleries looked up at him in quiet but intense expectation of what was to follow. A. Giammartini was Vice President; Telideo Canuti, Secretary, and the -committee of management included Joseph Corda, F. Miraglia, G. Pandolfi, H. Gasser, Joseph Natali, O. Bertoni, A. Ivol and F. Neapol itan. Mr. Cuneo, in assuming the chair, said be had -much pleasure, and was hon ored by being called upon to preside at a mass meeting having ior its object me presentation of a formal protest against the massacre of Italians at New Orleans on the 14th of the month. Object of the Mcetlnc Announced. The Chairman briefly alluded to the history of the affair, and said that speeches would be made calling upon the American Government, in the name of their fellow countrymen at New Orleans, to punish the perpetrators of the massacre. When a pro longed burst of applause which greeted this remark had subsided, Mr. Cuneo called upon the meeting to show that American Italians and Italians in America could as semble in mass meeting and calmly and quietly discuss the resolutions which would be presented for their acceptance. He said that each speaker would be allowed five minutes and be asked attention to what was said. Secretary F. Cauuti then read the min utes of the last meeting, and related the his torv of the events which led upto the af fair of the 14th and the names o'f the vic tims. The Chairman then introduced Luigi Cassaboni, ot Philadelphia, editor ot 11 Vesuvio, whom he said would address them in English, though he was an Italian. Mr. Cassaboui severely deprecated the statement made in a morning paper that the meeting was to be one of vengeance. So far from this being the case, he had only to point to the extreme orderliness which pre vailed to discount any suph idea. The speak er characterized the "massacre as an ont raee, and not only an outrage on humanity and tbe government of New Or leans.but also as a violation of the Constitu tion which gave to every American subject the privilege of a fair trial for any alleged offense against the law." They were Ital ian', he said, by birth, but Americans by choice, and they had unbounded faith in the Government of their adopted country giving them justice in this matter. Allusions to War Deplored. Some of them had been talking of war, and others that pecuniary indemnity should be paid for the massacre of these men, but he deprecated all allusion to war as absurd. A Pittsburg paper had said that Italians were revolutionary, but this was not so. Thev believed in the law and were content to abide by its decision, but they did jsk that when a mob broke the law that it should be punished just as tbey would be if they were guilty of such an outrage. The meet ing didn't ask for anything more than this. F. Dooarelli followed in a historical illu sion to the chivalry which characterized the Italian nation, and drew a contrast with the treatment accorded to his countrymen at New Orleans. A. Depsodesis came next in a few terse comments, in which he said that he was intimately acquainted with the Italians of Pittsburg and Allegheny, and he could say that they had no sympathy with secret organizations such as the Mafia. Nev ertheless, they could not but demand' retri bution for the inhuman treatment accorded their countrymen at New Orleans. Angelo Ivol, editor of H Progresso Italiano Americano, of New York City, came next. He said what they desired to do was to ask Mr. Blaine to punish the mob who had perpetrated the New Orleans out rage. The flays of lynch law had passed, and such actiou was inexcusable. F. Descalzi said that they were there to protest against the outrage. The mob had broken the laws of New Orleans and the Government of Louisiaua showed no dispo sition to punish it. They were there in mass meeting to protest against the brutality of that mob and to express tbe opinion that the Government of the United States should intervene and be appealed to to punish the offenders. They had now done all they could in the matter and'they could noldo more. An Address Made in English. F. Canuti next addressed the meeting in English. He deprecated the false reports purporting to lie signed by the Mafia and sent out ironi New Orleans, and said that secret societies ot that kind did not exist to the extent mentioned in .the papers. He said that there was no reason to suppose that the victims of the massacre belonged to the Mafia or any other society. It was rather the other way. What would men who were husbands and fathers have to do with such societies; as men who had families to sup port and a character to sustain tbey would be anything but affiliated with such people. Messrs. Perladi and Bacciglieri concluded tbe addresses in similar sentiments, the former throwing such vigoroas action and intense feeling as roused the hitherto quiet audience into a prolonged shout of appre ciative applause. The Chairman then read the follow ing resolution in English, the secre tary having previous read it in Italian: We, natives of Italy and naturalized Amer icans at 1'lttsburg, Allegheny and snrronnd ings, in mass meeting assembled, with deep anguisb and sadness for tbe atrocious need which happened on the 11th inst. at New Or leans, La., when 11 countrymen of ours were murdered, Resolve, unanimously. That the said deed Is barbarous, inhuman and horrible: that it will remain for tbe city of Now Orleans a disgrace ful, abominable blot on tbe history of hu manity. That the local authorities were partly re sponsible for the misdeed. They knew that the outrage Has possible. They had notice of it in the cowardly attempt of one who shortly after the arrest tired against the prisoners. They have, therefore, tacitly approved tbe massacre. That the horrible stain impressed by tbe deed will remain forever disgraceful to the civiliza tion of this great people if the instigators ot the crime are not severely punished. Unanimity on the llesolution. Chairman Cnneo then put the resolution, and asced that all who were in favor of its adoption should answer "Yes." Before he had well concluded one prolonged chorus of of "Si 1" (yes) sweft over the hall andzhook the Italian flag and American ensign tfhich floated from opposite balconies. Mr. Cuneo then said that the object of the meeting bad been accomplished, and he re quested that they would all depart at once quietly and in silence to their homes, as be fitted men who had approved of law abiding methods in place of rhdical means of re taliation. And then as one man, the, big crowd faced- around, and with cries of "Viva Cnneo," "Viva 1' Italia" and "Viva 1' America," passed out of tbe hall and went peace I ally homewards to the astonish ment of a good many people, and especially to the lour of the finest members of Chief Brown's force, who had been detailed to preserve order. ,H0T A UNIT OH APPBOVAL. Jndgo Tardco Says the Best Teople of New Orleans Condemn tbe Mob. Thomas B. Kerr, formerly patent lawyer of the Westinghouse Electric Company, passed through the city last evening bound for New York from New Orleans. He was there arguing a case before the United States Court when the mob tilled the Italian prisoners. Mr. Kerr said he never saw such a crowd of men work so orderly without a break. The excitement was intense, but it was not visible. Some of the best and most respect able people were in the mob, but the ma; jority were' wnrkingmen. Thre was an absence of negroes and boys, and it was too early in the morning for them to get drunk. The mob is ready and quick to answer any argument against the killing. The people claim that the outside world is una ,ble to judge of their conduct, and only those who have lived for years in the city can understand the situation. When Polizzi was hung he was dressed in his night cloth ing, and part was torn off. One of the men placed his coat around the body with the remark that they wanted no indecency. Mr. Kerr said when be bade tbe Circuit Court officials goodby, Judge Pardee told him to tell his friends in the North that the best citizene of New Orleans did not ap prove the work of the mob. He talked also with a number of prominent lawyers, and they expressed the same opinion. ALDERMAN CASS1DY DEAD. Unexpected Kesult of a Case of the Grip A Well-Known Face and Ficnre That Will Bo Misted Conscious to the Last Brief Sketch of His Life. The death of ex-Alderman M. F. Cassidy yesterday morning was a shock to a great number of people in this city, who have, in their outgoings and incomings, been iamjliar with the 'Squire for the greater part of the last half century. 'Squire Cassidy's death was unexpected. He bad been suffering from in fluenza for some time, but the case was not supposed to be serious. Last Saturday he was com pelled to go to bed, but on Thursday even ing the attending physician did not expect a serious result. Early yesterday morning Mr. Cassidy's breathing became heavy, and at 10:30 o'clock he passed away, remaining conscious nearly to the last 'Squire Cassidy, though a stiff Democrat and usually foremost in political frays, was very independent, and finally he came so embroiled in a tangled political fight that he The Late Alderman. lost the aldermanship of the First ward in 1889. He made a game fight, and many people felt his mailed band in the license court, after the election, and he made a fight against some applicants this spring. He held the office from 1873, until the time mentioned. 'Squire Cassidy was born at No. 17 old St Clair, now Sixth street, in 1839, and was educated at a parochial school in this city, and at Loretta, Cambria county. His father, Henry Cassidy.kept a tailor store, and when young Cassidy left school he became book keeper for Duffy & Kane, tailors, at No. 11 St Clair street, and subsequently estab lished himself in the commission business in the Central Hotel building on Third ave nue. He was a genial companion and well liked by his intimates. His father died years ago, and also his two brothers. His mother is still living, but is seriously ill of the same disease that caused the death of the 'Squire. The funeral will be from the residence of the deceased, No. 94 Third avenue, to morrow alternoon, at 2 o'clock. Services will be held at the Cathedral, and the in terment will be in St Mary's Cemetery. GOSSIPY cable letters will prove enter taining reading for all. Get to-morrow's bin DISPATCH. ENDING THEIR TROUBLES, S. T. Ilarvcy Takes Bat Poison and Dies At tempted Solcldo of J. S. Mackey, Who Jumped Off the Seventh Street Bridge Benjamin Bell in a Critical Condition. S. T. Harvey, whose home was at No. 44 Dinwiddie street, died at an early hour yes terday morning from the effects of a dose of poison. About a year ago Harvey moved with his young wife to Dinwiddie street He had been married only a short time to a young lady of Allegheny. They rented out several rooms to young men friends of Mr. Harvey and lived in comfort and happiness until' a few weeks ago when the young couple had some difficulty. It culminated Wednesday in Mrs. Harvey leaving the house and going to her mother's home. Becoming despondent at the situation of affairs, Harvey secured a box of "rough on rats" and took" the greater part of it. At 4 o'clock he went into convulsions, and a phvsician was summoned. But the poison had done its work, and Harvey died a few hours later. His wife was notified and ar rived in time to be present as he died. Tbe Coroner will hold an inquest at 11 o'clock this morning. J. S. Mackey, a horseshoer residing in Wilkinsbnrg, attempted to commit suicide vesterday afternoon by jumping from the Seventh street bridge. About 2 o'clock Mackey, while under the influence of liquorwalked out on the bridge to near the center, when he climbed over the railing and dropped into the water. Though a large and heavy man he did not sink after coming up tbe first time, his overcoat spreading out and floating him along. He floated down as far as the Sixth street bridge, where some men rowed out in a skiff and drew him from the water. He was almost unconscious hut soon re vived. He was taken in charge by Officer McEvoy, who took him to Central station, where he was locked up on a charge of drunkenness. Mackey is a Scotchman about 48 years of age. His story was that some time ago he deeded his property over to his wife. After he had done so disagreements occurred and finally resulted .in a separation. About six months ago she sued him for a divorce. Since then Mackey, worried by his- do mestic troubles, has been drinking heavily, and yesterday while intoxicated attempted to end his life. His wife with their five children is now living in Emswortb. Benjamin Bell, tbe East End plasterer who attempted suicide Thursday night by cutting his throat with a razor, was in a low condition last evening at the Mercy Hos pital. This is not, however, owing to the self-rnflieted wound itself, but to pneumonia, which has set in. Bell spoke to the physi cians yesterday in regard to his attempt at suicide, for which he expressed sorrow, and could not tell what prompted him to make tbe attempt, except that be was suffering from the grip. FOUND 0NA GRAVE. A Western Man Suicides From Grief Over the Loss of His Wife. THE BODY C0YERED WITH SNOW. Its Whereabouts Kevealed in a Dream to His Sister, Nellie. THE JI0THER KEFDSED TO LOOK AT Hill A young girl with a singularly attractive face, but wearing a very saddened expres sion, sat in the Union depot yesterday after noon, waiting for a Western train. She was arrayed in a dress of deep black, and was so preoccupied with her sorrowful reflections as to be unmindful of tbe busy world about her. She was accompanied by a young fel low, and from the many points of resem blance between them' it was apparent he tfas a brother. The boy was restless and chafed under the delay. He paced up and down the depot, and fre quently wandered ont to see the trains' ar rive and depart, at the same time keeping his sister posted on the snail-like movements of the clock. The girl's name was Nellie Hendricks, and she bailed from New Hampshire. She was going West again to settle up the estate of her oldest brother, having a few days ago seen the bodies of himself and wife depos ited in an Eastern grave. She was taking the younger brother with her to help in tbe work. The dead one had met his fate by his own hand, under peculiarly distressing cir cumstances, and tbe poor sister had not yet recovered from the shock. A It oman co in Xteal Life. Six years since George Hendricks with his young wife went West and located on a ranch some miles in the interior of Wyo ming from .Rawlins station, on the Union Pacific road. He thrived in the cattle busi ness, and every fall came East to sell off his stock. Last August his wife died, and feeling very lonesome in the wilderness he sent for his sister Nellie to keep him com pany. Nellie gladly, and willingly re sponded, and went to spend tbe winter with her brother on the ranch. She found him on her arrival waiting for her at Kawlins statioo, but he was sad and de jected. He tried to smile, but like a sun beam chased by a black cloud, it passed away into a look of despair. The sister tried to cheer upiier brother, but the loss of his wife preyed so on his mind thtft to re lieve his sorrow be took to drinking. lie kept the bug juice in big jugs in the cellar until he discovered that Nellie was pouring it away as fast almost as he brought it borne. He then hid it in a hay stack and other un suspected places. Neliie reasoned with him in vain, but he went from bad to worse. One day he disappeared and she never saw him alive again. She looked and watched for his coming, and the farm hands scoured the country for miles around with out finding a trace of the missing brother. A heavy snow had fallen in tbe meantime, and everybody felt snre be must be dead. Even Nellie no longer could escape the terrible conclusion. Dream With a Terrible Meaning. About a week after his disappearance she had a dream. She thought she saw her brother lying on the grave of his wife with a bullet hole in his temple. The phantasm was so real as to awake her and she sat up trembling. She tried to sleep again, but the horrible picture was constantly before her. Next morning she was up bricht and early, and putting on snow shoes, she went with two of the hands to the grave of the wife. It was on a little knoll not iar irom the house, tine ordered the men to clear away the snow, and there snre enough was the body of her brother George. A revolver lay by bis side, and the ground was covered with frozen'blood. His sorrow had driven him to suicide, and he had committed the rash act over the last resting place of the one he loved best Nellie fainted at the sight, but the men rubbed her face and temples with snow and she soon recovered physical strength, and with it her composure. The body was well preserved, and she decided to take both wife and husband home to New Hampshire for burial. The bodies passed through Pitts burg several weeks ago, but it was one ot the many things that are bound to escape the vigilance of reporters. Turned Against Hor Dead Son. The mother is a Christian woman of the old school, with a fanatical turn of mind, and when she heard how ber son died she refused to look atbis face, and objected to tbe body being brought into the house. She declared he was a had man and had gone to hades. The minister and other ladies in the chnrch reasoned with her. and she finally consented to take in the body, but she would not look at tbe face of her son. Husband and wife were buried side by side in tbe old family lot. The funeral was a very large one. Yesterday Nellie, with her younger brother, passed through the city on tbe way to the ranch. They intend to sell the property and return to tbe East She is a bright girl, about 23 years old, and her sudden trial has aroused all the latent powers within her. She was a little hyster ical at times as she told the story, but she is a brave girl and it is safe to say will accom plish her work. Her father is dead, and she now being the oldest felt it her duty to settle up the estate. CAItrENTEU tells some good stories about famous men in THE DISPATCH to' morrow. SQUEALED ON HEB I0VEB. Bertha Bark Confesses, Implicating a Pheasant Valley Employe. A sequel to the robbery of Mrs. Bradley's home at Beaver Falls turned up in Alle gheny yesterday, when 'Squir Piper wired the Allegheny police to arrest J. H. With erspoon, stable boss at the Pleasant Valley car stables. In the cellar of the Bradley resi dence,Bertba Bark, the domestic of the fami ly, was found bound and gagged. She was ar rested on suspicion and made a confession, in which she said Witberspoon was her lover and tint the two had planned and ex ecuted the robbery. He came there as a tramp and sbe admitted him. After doing the job he bound her to throw off suspicion. Detectives Glenn and Johnston arrested the man at the Pleasant Valley powerhouse last evening. He denied the robbery, but said he went to Beaver Falls that night to see his wife, who lives" there. LOCATING THE BEAVE DAM. United States Engineers Making the Keces sari Surveys. Engineers are at work making the sur veys to locate the Beaver dam. The river men think the safest place is at Vanport, a little below Beaver. The dam will proba bly be built at a point near the Beaver Poor Farm. Captain Martin, of the Davis Island dam, has immediate supervision of the work. It will be built after the pattern of tbe Davis dam, but will not be so expensive. As soon as tbe location is determined work will be commenced. Wanted to Be a Plnkerton. Charles Zimmer was arrested in Alle gheny yesterday by Officer Speer on the charge of impersonating an officer. Zim mer is alleged to have called on several "business men and collected money from them, representing himself as a private watchman. ( BEAL ESTATE. rNSTJKANCE. Myor GaUlnger, Toder law building, corner Fifth and WyHe avenuw. Telephone, 1707v. Take elevator.- J THEY WILLN0T ACCEPT. Itev. Dr. J. K. HcClurkia Notifies the Wash ington U. P. Congregation That He Re fuses the Pastorate Itev, air. Siangan Does Not Go to OU City. Since the death of Dr. J. K. Johnston, the pastorate of the Washington, Pa., U. P. congregation has been vacant, and the peo ple do not know where to look' for a candi date. , They expected that Dr. John K. lie Clurkin, professor of theology in tbe K. P. Seminary in Allegheny would accept the call, but he last night notified the congrega tion that he wonld not. This is regarded as further confirmation of the report already published that the pro fessor had decided to resign in consequence of his disagreement with ministers on the question of voting. It was also learned yesterday that Rev. O. B. Milligan had changed bis mind and will not accept the pastorate of the Second Congregational Church in Oil City. He has given no reason for refusing to accept tbe mission, and it was understood he had acquiesced. Bev. Mr. Milligan is a candi date for the Washington U. P. Church, and he may possibly take it FOUND HE WAS WANTED. A Sonthsider Who Has to Take a Little Trip to Beaver. John Jordan, ot South Twenty-seventh street, heard that he was wanted by the police, and" called at the Twenty-eighth ward station last evening to find out about it He learned that a warrant for bis arrest had been issued in Beaver county, and that the constable was looking for him. He gave bail for his appearance in the morning, when he will be taken to Beaver to answer, a serious charge. LIFE In the Sooth Seas is an exquisite poem, according to Robert Louis Stevenson. Another of his charming letters in THE DISPATCH to-morrow. . AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE, Clerks So Badly Worn Ont the Store Had to Close for the Day. It is not often a business househas to close its doors because of having bad too much custom. Such was the case yesterdav, how ever, at Laird's shoe store. No. 433 Wood street, next door to the Weldin building, that was destroyed by fire last week. For a week past there has been a fire sale going on at the store of boots and shoes, slightly soiled by water. Tbesegoods were placedon sale at a big reduction, and the result wa's that the store has been thronged ever since to such an extent that the clerks have all been com pletely worn nut. So badly used up were they that it was found necessary yesterday to close the store in order to allow the em ployes to get some rest owing to tbe unpre cedented rush. The store will be reopened this morning at 8 o'clock, when the fire sale will be resumed and kept up until all the stock that was in any way touched by the water has been disposed of. In this con nection it may be well to mention that special bargains in boots and shoet are to be had just at this time at Laird's Market street store, where a full and complete line of goods is kept constantly on hands. A large force of extra help at both stores secured for to-day and all next week. All goods warranted with privilege to exchange. WE MARK GOODS CHEAP To Sell Them Quick. To-day we will sell 1,000 men's sprine suits and COO men's spring overcoats at $8 each. Most of these superb garments are of our own manufacture, made at our New York tailor shops, where tbe most skilled cutters and best tailors are employed. In this $8 collection you'll find men's elegant sack and cutaway suits, made from all-wool cassimeres, worsted, tweeds, twills and cheviots, plain black or mixed. You'll see a grand line of spring overcoats, silk faced or plain. Price $8 to-day. P. C. C. 0., Pittsbubgii Combination Clothing Company, corner Grant .and Diamond streets, opposite the Court House. GIVE ATTENTION, PLEASE. Do Ton Want a BarsainT If you do, eo into Hamilton's music store, 91 and 93 Fifth avenue, lor in addition to the large stock of new pianos and organs being sold, he has a large stock of second hand squares, upright pianos and organs of every style and make; he trades in so many every week that they accumulate very fust, and to dispose of them must be sold at prices offered ior-them. Don't be withont music in the home when you can get a good instru ment lor SIC and upward at S. Hamilton's, 91 and 93 Fifth avenne. Beautiful Small Honse To Let That two-story brick house, No. 4 Grant avenue, Allegheny, to let at reasonable price. It has six rooms, bathroom, marble mantels, both gasses and nice yard in rear. The healthiest and most desirable location in Allegheny. Accessible by two lines of street cars, and only 15 minutes' walk from Pittsburg. Inquire at Kleber's music store, 606 Wood street B.AB. Unmatched men's while shirts three for $2. Gents' furnishings. Saturday. Bogos & Buhl. Fink neckwear for Easter. The largest, most varied, and most complete line ever offered in this citv. James H. Aiken & Co., 100 Fifth avenne. The People's Store, Fifth Avenue. See our display ad to-day. Campbell & Dick. Highest Novelties in Millinery, Jackets, suits and neckwear at Bosenbanm' & Co.'s opening to-day. All lovers of delicacies use Angostura Bitters to secure a good digestion, ttssu Moderate Prices. Suits to order $25, and pants 6 and up ward at Pitcairn's, 434 Wood street Elegant new blazers, reefersjackets and suits, just opened at Bosenbanm & Co.'s.. Use O'Keefe's "O. K." Shoo Blacking. WALL :-: PAPER. CHOICE NEW DESIGHS LINCRUSTA- WALTON IN STOCK. J. KERWIN MILLER & CO., S43 SM1THFIELD ST. CALL AND SEE OUR LINE OF ME DIUM AND LOW PRICED PAPERS. ARTISTIC IN DESIGN, BEAUTIFUL IN COLOR. Iel7-71-TTS u. & s. New Spring Hosiery and Uijderwear. LATEST STYLES. , BEST GOODS, LOWEST PRICES. ULRICH & SPENCER, SPECIALTIES IN Hosiery and Underwear, For Men, Women and Children. 642 Penn Avenue. BhU-TZS MAY HAVE TO PAY ROYALTY. A Jamestown Company Threatens to Sue the City Patents Claimed to Be In fringed by a Rival Company In Fitting Up the Controller's Safe. The County Commissioners yesterday awarded the contract to furnish 1260 rolling shelves and abont 900 compressing files for the Prothonotary's office to the Feton Me tallic Manufacturing Company, of James town. The cost of the job will be 54,695. H. N. Booz, the company's representa tive, was at the Anderson yesterday. He said his company fitted up the office of the Conrt Honse with shelves and files, hut about the time the work was finished the Office Specialty Manufacturing Company, of Bochester, filed an interference suit against his firm for alleged infringement ot patents on a hand-hold and perpendicular roller. On March G the patent examiner decided that the patents of the Jamestown compaqy were valid. Now comes the rnb, and some liw snits are liable to follow, tbe city being among the nnmber of sufferers. In the meantime the Office Specialty Com pany fitted up the vault in Controller Mor row's office, and they also did some work for the Marine National Bank of Com merce, as well as odd jobs here and there throughout the city and in adjacent counties. Mr. Booz said that his company intended to .collect royalty from the city and tbe other local victims. If the royalty is not paid on demand, suits to re cover will be instituted and based on the patent examiner's decision. He remarked that the other company had used their patents in work done for Washington county, but as the officials had recently given his firm a large order, this connty would not be asked to pay royalty. BIBLICAL names occur in remarkable frequency in Western Pennsylvania. Inter estinc facts In THE DISPATCH to-morrow. Feels Snre of His Case. J. C. McKlnuey, the Titus ille oilman, was at the Anderson yesterday. He thinks he has a .sure case against Barney Forst and C. D. Greenley for conspiracy and false pre tenses. He says he will push the charges to the extreme. He has the stub book, he claims, which shows how the job was ar ranged. THE ERA -or- SPECIAL SALES CONTINUES AT EDWARD GROETZIHGER'S THIS WEEK. TAPESTRY BRUSSELS GO OUT WITH THE TIDE. 100 rolls Tapestry Brussels Car pets, consisting of three grades, about 20 different styles in each grade, at 25 PER CENT LESS THAN PRESENT PRICES: At 50c, sold at 65c. At 65c, sold at 85c. At 75c, sold at $1. These goods were bought last fall,, and the rolls are freshly opened. Like our other Special Carpet Bar gains, the above patterns were not reproduced this spring. Special Ingrain Sale Will continue for a few dayi longer: BO pieces at 30c, sold at 45c 50 pieces at 40c, sold at 60c 100 pieces at 60c and 65c, sold at 85c. This lot is best Lowell extra supers. The Place for Bargains IS AT 627 and 629 Penn Ay. E3?A11 goods jobbed at lowest Eastern prices. rahlS-rrsaa BiBER i EASTDN. MEDIUM WEIGHT BPRINE.WRAPB -AXD- JAEKETB ! New Shapes in Jackets. Ladles' Jackets, tight fitting to tbe waist, with full skirt. Tight fitting Jackets in French Diagonals. Wide Wale Cheviots, Clay Worst eds, etc Tbese are perfect In shape and work manship, and ranging from $3 to 315. Close fitting Reefers and .Blazers in Cheviots and Plain All-wool Cloths, tailor-made, cloth or nilk facings, handsome buttons or braid orna ments, IS ranging from 15 to 115. AT J4 oO A very showy Cloth Blazer with braided collar, sleeves and pockets. AT t5Refer Jacket, in black and colors, neatly made with wide collar, cloth facings, etc Also a very attractive Black Jersey Jacket, revere fronts, with effective braid trimming and stitching. AT tS Medium weiebt Ladies' Blazer, in black and colors, handsomely embroidered in silk and gold. We snow several other equally attractive garments atffi. AT 57 A very Jaunty Reefer Jacket, in fine twilled cloth, with wide collar, silk embroid ered fronts, silk facings, etc " AT IS A Stylish Jacket In extra fine mate rial, with elaborate braiding. This garment is especially pretty in the new shades Coachman Drabs. AT S9 AUD $10 An almost endless variety ot fine tailor-made garments, embracing many new Ideas as to shape of collar and use of trimming, (tltcbinc, etc AT tii OP TO S20-We ofTer hundreds of Foreign and Domestic Wraps and Jackets, in fancy novelties and fine staple blacks, perfect in shape and elegant in finish and material. BIBER I EASTDN, Sos and 507 MARKET STREET. mhlt-TTJaa HO MEETING HELD J JSj the Luster Mlninc Company on Account of Lack of a Quorum. Some SO or so shareholders of tbe Luster Mining Company met at the company's ef fices in the Bakewell building yesterday, but no business was transacted, owing to lack of a quorum. The meeting was con tinued until the 6th of April, at the same place. Jluch has appeared in print regard ing disaffection anion; some of the share holders of this company on the score of mis management of the property, for which it ia declared there is no foundation. Tbe law of Jlexico provide that a certain amount of development must be performed yearly, and the earninzs have gone chiefly in this di rection. No bona fide offer of purchase of any portion of the property has been made to the directory. The increase ot $50,000 in tbe capital stock is required to further de velop the property, and the directors wish, it understood that the fullest information on these and other points will be forthcom ing, if required, on tbe first Monday ia April. Tbe meeting lasted abont 15 minutes, and there was no discussion. That there is no uneasiness in the minds of shareholders respecting tbe company's property is evidenced hy the slim attendance. The Leading Dry Goods House. Fittsburr. Pa Saturday, March 21. 189L JDS. HDRNE i EEL'S PENN AVE. STORES. OPENING or men's EASTER NECKWEAR TO-DAY. We open to-day our complete spring importations of two makes of EHGLISH HECKWEAR, I J. H. Buckingham & Co. and Welsch, Margetson &'Co. With another now in the Pitts burg Custom House ready to be taken out of bond. With these three immense lines of fine Neckwear, ' supplemented by complete lines from all the best American manufacturers, more than a half dozen, we are confident that we are affording the gentlemen of these cities . the , widest choice from -tha largest assortments to be found in any Men's Furnishings stock in the country. Few, if any, houses in this country control as many of the best makes of Men's Neckwear. Ot the styles there is no end. Plains from white to black, spots, stripes and checks in black and white and in endless combinations of pattern and color. Fancy Silks, Indias, Foulards and Satins. Ascots and Four-in-Hands, rerersible or one-sided. Tecks and Puffs in entirely new shapes. New English Dress Bows in all colors, and in white and in black. A special display of fine Windsor Ties, over 125 dozens, coming extra long and wide, in all materials and all colors, in 'myriad designs. New spring stock of Men's Hosiery, Men's Suspenders, Men's Gloves and Handker chiefs, Boys' "Star" Percale Waists. Our $i Unlaundered White Shirt Has no equal. .'it JDS. HDRNE S LTL.28 .-at j -sew. 6o9-6?i PENN AVENUE. mh21 OFiTCIAL-PrrTSBTJKG. OrncEorTHE citttreasubeii, i Mosicjfai. Hall, SstrrnTiELD St. ( NOTICK IS HEREBY; OWES THAT ALL, owners (whether resident or non-resident of the cltyof Fittsbnrgjof drays, carts, wagons, carriages, bugcies, etc, to pay their licenses at this office forthwith. All licenses not paid on or before the first Monday In March, 1891, will be placed in the ' hands of vehicle officer for collection, snbject to collection fee of 50 cents, on each license. And all persons neglecting to pay on or before first Monday in May, 1H31, will be subject to a penalty double the amount of the licenses, to be recovered before the proper legal authority, ot -said city. The old metal plates of last year must be returned at the time licenses are taken,',, out, or 25 cents additional will be charged on , the license. Rates of license: Each one-borse vehicle, SB; " each two-horse vehicle, 110; each four-horse, vehicle. 112; each four-borse hack, 115; omul-" busses and timber wheels, drawn by two, horses, 110. " . , One extra dollar will be charged for each ad-," ditlonal horse used in above specified vehicle.' letfl-D City Tieuuresr? J, ,:i:-j: ?& , atoi.--'"-i:i1- fSsSSS, BHSSasS
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