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SECOND PART.
FOOLED
FIGURES
Councils Asked to Remedy a
Defect in the 'Appropria
tion Ordinance.
NATURAL GAS IS TOO HIGH.
A Contract With the Philadelphia
Company Fails of Approval."
SAVING MOSEY ON WATER VALVES.
George Booth and Edward J. Martin Ee
Elected as Citj Clerks.
STOEI OFTHETEHPEEANCEYILLEBEBI
The ad Tent of spring was felt perceptibly
at the meeting of City Councils yesterday
afternoon. The balmy air and the seldom
seen sun overpowered the councilmauic
orators, and as a result of their inertia the
sessions were comparatively brief.
Common Councils was asked by Con
troller Morrow to disentangle a peculiar
mix. "When the appropriation ordinance
was passed the numbers of the different
appropriations were chanced, and as a
result the department clerks and the city
depositaries got into a muddle. "Warrants
were drawn upon one appropriation under
its old number, and this was charged up to
another appropriation on the strength of the
new number. The Controller wanted the
appropriation numbers in the new ordinance
to correspond with the old numbers, and
with his communication presented an
ordinance making the necessary change.
The matter -was referred to the Finance'
Committee.
Object to the Frice of Gag.
The award of contracts for the Depart
ment of Public Works was approved by
both branches of Councils with the excep
tion ot the contract of the Philadelphia
Company to furnish fuel for the "Water
"Works, and the contract of the Ludlow
Company to furnish valves.
Chief Bigelow presented an estimate of the
comparative cost of coal and gas. The bids
for coal were 5J and 7J cents per bushel,
and the consumption is based on the work
done by tuat fuel in 18S3 and from recent
tests, while the comparative cost of the two
fncls is based on the quantity of water
pumped in 1890. The comparison is as fol
lows: Natural gas Brilliant, J0.039 09 Eedford.
S5S1 03; Herron, K113 27; total per moifih,
$6.bS3 39; total cost per year. SS2.O00 oU
Coal Pumping tlie same quantity as above:
Brilliant, per month, $4,930; Bedford, JS70; Her,,
ron. $461 15; cost per month, $G,2Sl 25; addi
tional labor, JiSO: total cost per month, 7,161 25:
total cost per year, 555,935.
George W- "Wilson moved that this con
tract be laid over until the next meeting of
Councils, and the motion was unanimously
adopted.
Took Time to Consider It.
The other award objected to was that of
Talves to the Ludlow Company. The Lud
low valve bid was 582 above the Bennsel
aer Company. The city now uses Ludlow
valves and the chief of the department
thought it inadvisable to change. Mr.
Taggart objected, saying that if this rule
was to hold a change would never be made.
Mr. MacGomgle argued in favor of the
Ludlow valve on the ground of uniformity.
The Chair said that the contract would
amount to over 17,000, and the 582 differ
ence was a very slight percentage. Mr
Taggart claimed that the greater number of
valves in the city were the old Armstrong
pattern. Mr. Itigham read the communica
tion irom the Chief, stating that the Ludlow
valves were altogether in use.
A motion to postpone action was lost, and
Mr. Taggart moved to send it back to the
chief ot the department. This also was lost
and the contract approved, after Mr. Tag
gart had made a hard fight for the Bensel-1-ier
valve, lie claimed it was the best and
denounced as a misrepresentation the state
ment that the Ludlow valve was in univer
sal use in Pittsburg. The vote on the mo
tion to award was 22 ayes to 11 -noes.
"Wanted the Iteport Printed.
The annual report of Controller Morrow
was presented in Select Council and partly
read, but Mr. Keating objected to pro
ceeding further with the readingbecause the
Sguies could not be properly understood un
less the members had a copy of the report
before them. In order to get at the report
properly Mr. Keating moved thatSOO copies
o' the report be printed in pamphlet lorm.
The motion was agreed to.
Controller Morrow's report docs not refer
to the trouble caused to the" city's finances
by the Supreme Court's decision" because it
only covers the year ending January 31,
1691. The Supreme Court decision" was
made since then, and the Controller can,
therefore, take no official cognizance of It in
his annual report
In the Select branch, a resolution refund
ing overpaid taxes to George "W. Tea. ot the
Sixteenth ward, in the amount of $42 42,
was adopted.
Petitions for fire plugs on Buth street and
: t the corner of Hall and Cowan streets,
were presented.
Kesolutions refunding 187 overpaid
taxes to Mrs. Schenley and 36 45 to T. C.
Bibele, were adopted.
The report of Chiei Brown on the letting
o- a contract for the printing of 750 copies of
tie annual report of Department ot Public
h itetv and 500 copies of Bureau of Health
"xsort at 51 82 per page was read,
and the contracts were approved.
3Ien Who Itecelied Contracts.
The contracts made by Chief Bigelow
nere is tollows: Lutnber.'F. K. Gearing;
n mi ware, Logan, Gregg & Co.; cement,
Mm ray Biothcrs and Samuel Garrison;
me gravel nnd sand, Stolzenbach & Pleil;
dank 'raci, "W. H. Giles; granite crosings,
iJuenie & Martinjjstone monuments, Buente
i; Mu-iiu, Ligomer block stone. Booth &
Fium, ii regular cruslred block none,
crushed stone and screening, Sloan & Mc-
Ilvaiue; wooden blocks, F. K. Gearing;
kewcr mm gutter casings. Fisher Foundry
and Machine Compauy; ice, Chautauqua
Lake Ice Company; lamps and lamp posts,
S. Keighley & Co., cast iron water pipe and
special castings, National Foundry and
Pipe orks; pie lead, Pennsylvania .Lead
Company; gate elves, Ludlow Valve Man
utaciurmg Company; ferrules, Standard
Manuiacturing Company; gate boxes, F. K.
Gearing; miscellaneous" castings. "William
ogle & Co., Liru.; iuel Jor pumping
station, Philadelphia Company.
fiie following ordinances were pa'sed
i,..iily: Changing the name of Ellsworth
ntie, between Penn and Center avenues
. -iter avenue; changing Uie name ot
G zier'stieet to Hamilton avenue; chang
ing lb.- name ot Villa street, from Harriet
strict to Penn avenue, to Iinup street.
CITY CLE2KS RE-ELECTED.
George Booth and Edward J. Martin Get
Another Term of Office.
A joint session was held for the purpose
of electing City Clerks. George Booth was
elected City Clerk and Edward J. Martin
Assistant City .Clerk, without opposition.
Their terms run for three years.
After the joint session both branches of
Councils confirmed the election.
A DEBT WIPED OUT.
Controller Morrow Reports on Temper
ancevllle's Separate Indebtedness Its
Obligations as a Borough Almost Extin
guishedOnly 815,000 Still Doe.
The Controller's annual report, contained
but little not already published, with the
exception of the history of the Temperance
ville indebtedness, which follows:
In ledger "D" is found tho initial charge
against the borough for 54,165 S2, nnder date
of December Si, 1871. for the amount of bonds
against its name, the title of the account being
"Separate indebtedness ot the borough of
Temperanceville." To this is added, January.
31. 1S76, SM.S90 17, being of same character as
the former charge. Thence, until 'January 31,
1SS0, all taxes collected from the borough have
been duly credited to this account
to tho amount . of $37,S26 82, Be
tween these dates the account was
debited In the net sum of $112 S4 for interest,
presumably paid by the city, leaving Its value
SS2.35U 51. At that date the account was closed
into, first, "Bonds navable, Temperanceville,
In the sum of SG0,SM 68, to represent evidence
of indebtedness then outstanding: second,
Temperanceville sinking fund," S1.635 S3, for
excess payments of interest by the city over the
receipts to that time.
In the same ledger is found another account
st led "Bonds payable, borough of Temperance
ville," which is credited December SI, ls74, with
the amount of the borough's indebtedness at
the former mentioned figure. $54,16532, but to
which an offset is made of $4,00975 for Items
not pertaining to her debt, thus bringing down
to the next 3 car a balance of debtol S5u,15oo7
which is subsequently augnmented by 44.
$9017, also mentioned above, thus placing into
tins account a net total of $95,04574 of special
Indebtedness.
Received Back an Excess.
This account was charged off with amounts
of warrants drawn in pavment of the certifi
cates of indebtedness as presented from time
to time until January 31, ISM, to the extent of
$31,807 tS. which, however, is $3,012 63 in excess
of warrants actually drawn for borough in
debtedness embraced in the balance, hence
the account is credited back with this latter
sum as Is proper, and the net balance at the
end of the fiscal year 1879, is shown to be
$60,814 63, exactly the sum closed Into it from
the account styled "Separate indebtedness
borongh of Temperanceville," thus balancing
and closing both of these accounts which are
thenceforth dropped under those names.
The history is continued; first, as a memoran
dum of special indebtedness from this
$63,814 68, to show the outstanding amounts
of certificates of record; second,
through the new account styled "Tem
perancevlile sinking fund," inaugurated as be
fore mentioned, with a deficiency of J1.5S5 S3,
which shows the true transactions of the late
borough with the city.
Pursuing the memoranda of special indebt
edness account we find it reduced in ISSOby
payments of S17.3S9 49; in 1SSL 512.74S 94; 18S2,
$14,619 75; 1SS3, $6,246 84; 1S84, $1,902 69; 1885.
$431 9a and in 18S9. 82,764 41, thereby leaving
an apparent balance of debt outstanding of
that originally stated in 1874, from records of
consolidation, of $921 26.
The Debt Extinguished.
Tbislacconnt, therefore, shows the separate
Indebtedness of Temperanceville to have quite
reached extinction, so far as any of its certifi
cates are known to be ontstasding, and It may
be assumed to be conclnsive as to this fact.
So far as the borough is concerned with its
original debt and original creditors the records
and accounts of this office point with certainty
to that result. . Her relation, however, to the
city of Pittsburg is not shown in tbo account
just referred to, but, as before stated, to the
account which is described as beginning with a
deficiency of $1,535 S3 iu 1880 under the style of
'Tedoeranceville sinking fund." The receints
from special taxes prior to IbSO are accounted
for above, and'from that J ear we trace the
debit and credit or the -borough through the
Temperanceville sinking In ikT account, as uoon
it were coustructively drawn tile warrants to
pay the maturing certificates, without regard
to the adequacy of tho borough reranuo to
meet them, and in this account LaTe since been
placed all said revenues until they
were in 1ES4 credited and held
in a separate account as a matter of greater
convenience. Becinnlns, therefore, with the
debit balance of $1,535 83 on February 1, 1880,
the Temperanceville sinking fund is charged
that year with $17,3S9 49, and in 1S81 witbSlO.
633 43 and $2,379 51, in all $30,138 43, which was
advanced from the water loan sinking fund
uuder the authority of ordinance of Councils,
and for which the said sinlung fuud holds
liable the borough until reimbursed, the
amount being
Treated as an Investment
and so carried among the assets of the water
loan sinking fund. In addition to said charges
the Temperanceville sinking fund stands deb
ited in 1851.1832 and 1883 with $20.866 59, for
warrants drawn directly upon it to retire certifi
catesand is credited with the entire collection
of taxes for the years lbS0.1SSI,18S2 and 1883.
amounting to $5,193 22. $5,748 02, $5,345 20 and
$6,356 SI respectively, thus leaving a balance
debtor on February 1, 1S84. of $30,167 57, at
wblchflgure itjet stands. During 1884 the re
ceipts from special taxes wero $6,383 20,
and atramst same warrants were charged
for $4,902 69 in payment of certificates of
indebtedness, leaving $1,480 51 in excess of re
ceipts of that year, which was transferred to a
new account, st led "Temperanceville surplus
inna,tueoujectoi wnicii is to show excess
and to hold the money, that it eventually can
be credited to the water loan sinking "fund
when the amount of the debt shall have been
reached. This surplus amount will be found
credited with the tax collections, amount
ing in 18S5 to $6,422 10; 1SS6, S4.US0 30; 1887,
1971 30; 1888, $1,777 55: 1WJ, $2,329 ill 1890.
SL.299 86, $56 interest from Investments beiug
included for each of the font years following
lS5U,wbicb. with the balance brought from
1S34, and $56 interest from that year, makes a
total credit to this fuud of $19,641 05. Against
it warrants were drawn in 1885 for $431 90, in
IbSG for $519 40, and in 1SS9 for $2,764 41. in pay
ment of indebtedness, -and in IbS5 for $1,400 lor
4 per cent Improvement bonds, for investment,
leaving a balance at the end of the present
fiscal year of $11,525 34.
Still Owes the City 815,000.
After the ledger balances' shall have been
forwarded to the ensuing year the payments
on the debt during 1835 and 1889 will be charged
to tho sinking fund from the surplns account,
and a sufficient amount of the tax collections
will be charged off the surplus account and
credited to the sinking fund to cause Its bal
ance to rest at tbo amount of the loan author
ized by Councils to be made to the borough
from tue water loan sinking fund before re
ferred to. Said amount is $30,40S 4S, and to
pay it the borough has whatever sum may lie to
credit of tho surplns account, plus the $1,400 of
4 per cent bonds she holds invested in her sink
iug fund. At present, as will be seen, the bor
ongh owes the city, in round figures, $30,000.
and has $15,000 to pay it with.
JOSEPH FBICK'S WILL,
The Testament of the Dead Anarchist Filed
Yesterday.
The will of the late Joseph Frick, the well
known Anarchist, was filed yesterday lor
probate. The instrument was written in
German and is dated September 15, 1890.
Mr. Frick first recites that he is in his 77th
year and lived at 73 Spring Garden avenue,
Allegheny. He directs that his body be
cremated and the ashes interred in lot 16, of
Minersville Cemetery. Xo religions ser
vices were to be held -at the burial.
He held a poliey for 165 in the Metropoli
tan Life Insurance Company of Hew York,
the proceeds ol which were to be applied to
bis luneral expenses. Of what was left 25
was given to Henry Bower. His books re
lating to the Internati&nal Workingmen's
Association were to be turned over to the
association. The balance of his estate is
given to his sons Charles, Mark and Al
brecht. Paying the Depositors. "
The Fidelity Title and Trust Compauy
paid the first installment on moneys due the
Lawrence Bank depositors yesterday. About
15,003 was paid across the counter in cash,
but the greater amount was issued in checks,
regarding the value of which the officials
said they could form no estimate.
Notice to Retail Milliners
Iu Pittsburg and adjoining towns. Mr. W.
D. Clanse will be at the Hotel Anderson
April 13, 14, 15, with a full Hue of samples
and pattern hats. Please call.
A 1111 ON Stetens & Co.,
Cleveland, O.
THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH.
DUMB BRUTES SUFFER.
Humane Agents Tell aiStoryof Revolting
Scenes In the Hardscrabble Mines at
Brady Horses and Moles Covered "With
Sulphur Sores and Bruises.
General Agent O'Brien and Assistant
Agent Berryman, of the Humane Society,
yesterday returned from East Brady, Pa.,
where they had been investigating a crnelty
complaint made against the owners of the
Hardserabble Mines, sitnated near that
town. The complaint made to the Humane
Society was that the mnles and horses used
in the mines were subjected to the 'most
wanton cruelty by the people.
The result of the investigation was The
discovery of eight mules and one horse,
which, it is said, were suffering terribly
iromcmeny and neglect. The mules had
been worked in the mine where there was
much sulphur, and, not being well cared
for, contracted a disease which covers the
body and limbs with large and painful
sores. Agent O'Brien says he was
told that a woman had been in
charge of, the mnles until a
short time ago. She, it is said
did not have the ability to control the men
who were driving mules, and for this reason
they were neglected. Out of ten mules that
were used in the mines only two were fit for
use. One of the mules had been suffering
from large sores on its shoulder and in some
places it is said mortification had set in;
another was covered by one mass of sores,
and still another, which had the hip bone
thrown put of place, had also large pieces of
flesh torn from its back by either rubbing
against the roof of the mine or haying them
torn out some other way. The only horse
about the place was in as bad a condition as
some of the mules, and had its knee broken.
The other animals were all suffering more or
less from neglect, and it is the opinion of
the Humane agents tnat the majority of the
animals will die.
The mines have been closed down for
about a week, and C. F. Hartwell, the
superintendent, has been endeavoring to
have the animals cured. A new stable boss
has been placed in charge and better care is
taken of the animals. The Humane agents
went to the mines with the intention of
prosecuting the persons responsible for the
condition they found the animals in, but
learning that every effort was being made
to remedy the matter, they were severely
reprimanded and told what would follow
should such cruelty occur again.
IDAHO "WANTS WAXES.
How Uncle Sam Could Improve the Land
by Irrigation.
W. A. Cqughanour, of Fayette, Idaho,
returned home yesterday oyer the Union
Pacific road. He has been in the East for
the last two months, telling mining stock.
Mr. Conghanour formerly lived in Belle
vernon, and is now one of the owners of the
Gold Hill mine.
He states that the population of Idaho is
80,000, and they expect to see the number
increase since the Territory has become
a State. At one time Idaho was a
fine grazing country, but the business
has been overdone. Too many sheep were
turned loose, and as they ruin the ground
for grass purposes grazing has declined, and
the people have" turned thetf attention to
mining gold and silver. "What the land
needs is irrigation. The only water supply
is the Snake river, but the stream rum
through tremendous lava beds, and in many
places has cut its bed 600 feet be
low the level of the land. On
either side are rolling prairies that
could easily 'be converted into fine fields
if the Government would dam the river and
turn the water through ditches oyer the soil.
The land is now sold to settlers for Si 25
per acre, but nobody wants it, even at that
price. Mr. Conghanour claims if the coun
try was irrigated that the Government could
recoup the expense in the increased value
oi the land.
GUARDING BABNUM'S GHATS.
The Tomb Is Closely Watched and His Body
Will Not Be Disturbed
Bbidgepoet, April 13. The rumor
sent out from here to the effect that an at
tempt has been made to steal the remains of
the late P. T. Barnum is simply a "fake."
Ever since the burial there have been special
policemen on guard at the grave, and every
precaution taken against even the stealing
of a flower from the tomb. The vault in
which the great showman is, buried is cov
ered with a heavy stone weighing several
tons,which would be impossible to remove
except with a heavy derrick. The tomb is
bing closely watched and no chance will be
given to desecrate the grays of the deceased
for some time to come. J
The will of the old shjowman has been
admitted to probate, and there will be no
contest over it Mrs. Barnum aud the
other heirs have all signed' a waiver and the
document will take the UjSUal course with
out opposition. Dr. L DeVer Warner and
Charles B. Brothwell hav been named by
the Probate Court as appraisers, these men
having been named in this connection by
the deceased previous to his death.
WORKING FOB; GL0BY.
How a Touth Tried to Get Fame and Cash at
One Fell SwAop.
EocHESTEB, April 13.( The limitedj ex
press on the Hew York Central was signaled
at midnight Saturday' twjo miles east of
Batavia by a boy with a lalntern wrapped in
red flannel. The boy wasl James Prentice,
aged 16 years, and he warned the engineer of
a pile of railroad ties which he said was on
the track a short distance ahead.
The boy's story did not hang together
very well, and, the trainmen being suspi
cious, he was brought to Eocfcester after the
obstruction on the track had Seen removed,
and heUnally confessed that fie had placed
the ties on the trace and flagged the train in
hopes of obtaining a reward. He said that
he had been told by a tramp tuat he could
get $500 or JC00 in that way. The boy was
to divide the reward with the tramp, al
though the latter refused to assistin the job
on the pretext that he would aroiise suspi
cion if found in the vicinity whenUhe train
stopped.
A PABTTNG TESTIMONIAL.
Rev. John W. O'Connell Remember
His Congregation Before Lcavln:
A meeting of the congregation
Peter's Pro-Cathedral, Allegheny, was
In the Episcopal residence,Sherman ays;
Allegheny. The object of the meeting
to present a valuable purse to Bey. John
W. O'Connell, who is about to leave St.
Peter's, where he has officiated dnring ten
years, for the Southside parish of St.
Mary's. The presentation was made by
Mr. Thomas Curran, after which the ladies
ot the congregation, through Mrs. C. G.
Dixon, presented Father O'Connell with a
handsome secretaire.
Father O'Connell responded gracefully,
and the proceedings closed with an enjoy
able lunch st the residence of C. 6. Dixon,
on Sherman avenue. '
WATES WORKS OWNEBS.
The Question of Meter to Bo Discussed at
the Annual Meeting.
A crowd of "Wjestern gentlemen owning
water works passed through the city yester
day for Philadelphia to attend the annual
meeting of. the American Water Works
Association. 4.
Mr. Donahue, of Davenport, said the
question of water meters, notes, securities
and pressure records would he thoroughly
discuiicd.
(id by
of St.
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PITTSBURG, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1891.
MAT BE A NECESSITY
To Place the Library at the Part for
Want of a Downtown Site.
MR. HUDSON GIVES HIS VIEWS
On the Inadvisability of Spending a Large
Sum of Money on Location.
COMMITTEE MEETS THIB AFTERNOON
The Building Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Carnegie Library will meet
this afternoon at 2 o'clock in the office of
James B. Scott, Second avenue. A meeting
was prevented yesterday von account of some
members of the committee having to attend
the session of Councils. ,
The question of a site for the central
bnilding will be one of the most- important
ones to be acted upon. James F. Hudson,
who has been known to favor a downtown
location, said in this connection .yesterday:
"I want to say that I am as strongly
as ever convinced that a site within
easy walking distance of the center of com
munication should be the first consideration,
if it can be secured. But I have always
admitted that when thorough Investigation
has proved that a downtown location cannot
be secured at a cost that will not absolutely
cripple the building fnnd necessity of, going
farther out would have to be conceded.
Looking for a Downtown S lto.
"The supporters of the downtown idea
cannot take the attitude that the entire en
terprise shall stop because the site cannot be
found down town. After considerable effort
to develop the possibility of a downtown
site I am beginning to reach the point of
confessing that I am unable to present one
within the necessary limits of cost, that I
can take my stand in favor of or opposed to
the park Bite,"
"What are your ideal on the limits of
reasonable cost?"
"They are rather indefinite, bntjeertain
limitations are quite evident. We could,
of conrse, spend the entire $1,000,000 in
purchasing a site on Fifth avenue, between
Smithfield and Market, the size of the Alle
gheny site, but that would leave us with
no mondy foribnildings. Even $300,000 for
a site within easy walking distance of the
business center would necessitate a reduc
tion of the building appropriation. Suppose
that the estimate for local libraries was re
duced to $200,000 and that for main build
ings to $500,000. With the general agree
ment that the art galleries and museum
must go where they will have room for ex
tension, this would result in having two
main buildingB, with a fund that
would make one or both of them in
ferior in size and accommodations
to the Allegheny bnilding. I have thought
that $200,000 or $250,000 for a downtown
site of commanding advantages, or $150,000
to $200,000 for one that might be made to
do, I could stand upon the principle that
the investment of such a sum would pay in
the increased usefulness of the buildings.
But in view of the fact that no site of either
sort has yet been found, the supporters of
the downtown idea are in lack of ground to
stand on" ,
Besult of a Bigld Searoh.
"Have efforts been made to find a site of
that sort?"
"That fi just what I was coming to. The
complaint was made inone of the city pa
pers the other day that the park site was
urged without any adequate investigation
of the possibility of 'getting a downtown
site. I was under that impression myself
until recently. But 1 have been mak
ing some investigations, and I find
that not only most of the
sites which I looked into had
been previously investigated by the Chair
man of the Executive Committee, but that
manv others, which I would not rezard as
practicable, were investigated by bis author-
ny. he result of his work will doubtless
be given in his report. The result of my
efforts is that rfith an earnest desire to find
a downtown location, aud after careful pri
vate inquiry into the possibilities of obtain
ing several, I have not found one that I can
take my stand on. There is one which I
have always thought would be an ideal loca
tion, but it would cost at least $100,000. Of
all the others there seems to be no possi
bility of buying the ground needed at a
price that would not be greater than it is
worth for tte purposes.
"Well, is not the question practically
settled, anyhow, in favor of the park en
trance?" "I do not think it it quite fair to say
that, although the tendency of events is
strongly in that direction. Bnt if those who
think with me, that a central locatibn is all
important, do not succeed in establishing
the iact that a downtown site can be ob
tained ai a reasonable cost, before the 'next
meeting of the board, it will -be settled.
The question is still open, One of my ob
jects in expressing my own views in this
way is to say to those who wish to see the
main library located downtown, that, if
they know of any practicable sites, now is
the time to bring them forward.
Only Wants an Opportunity.
"If anyone cau tell where a site that
meets the requirements can be had, and can
show bow it can be got, I can promise that
it will be fairly reported to the Board of
Trustees. I think if there is such a site,
-the property-holders in the vicinity who
would be benefitted by the building of the
library there, outfit to secure the necessary
options and buy them iu in the next few
days. If something of that sort is not done
before the anal action, the board will be re
stricted to the choice between the Bedfoid
basin and the park 'entrance.' With that
alternative there is not much doubt as to the
result."
"Well, this looks as if, you were .prelty
nearly ready to accept the park site, doesn't
it?" asked the interviewer.
"Not exactly that, but something like it
I am just as strong as ever in my preference
for a dowtown location, if it caa'be had. If
anyone can show how a good site of that
sort can be got, I am on that side. But
when I come to the point of being unable to
find such a site my sell, and if before ths
final settlement of the question no one else
can produce one, I propose to acknowledge
the fact and accept the situation with as
good grace as possible.
Importance of the District Libraries.
"There is one 'direction" concluded Mr.
Hudson, "in which those who are urgent
about bringing the library advantages close
to the people can find compensation, if the
downtown location is defeated. That is in
fvthe enlargement and scope of the local
libraries. I do not think that the public
generally comprehends fhe'im porta nee of
lhis feature. The understanding, though
not definitely made, is that there shall be
really creditable libraries in the various
quartersiof the city; but the plan may go
beyond that. As between the downtown
site and this park site there will be a saving
in the cost of ground and in the economy of
constructingVhe main buildings together, as
compared wfith a division of them, of not
less than $3001000 nnd perhaps $100,000.
Tins .would permit the construction
of the music hall Which only has a standing
in the project, if Khe fund will cover it. It
will also be fair to urge that a portion of
this saving be devoted to enlarging the ac
commodations and increasing the import
ance of the local libraries in quarters where
the population will Uustily it. The Brad
dock building can bel taken as a favorable
example of the local literary; but, under this
plan, it is quite possible that such populous
sections as Lawrcncevllle and Birmingham
could have fiue library! buildings with per
haps 50 per cent grealertcapacity than the
Braddock buildiug.
such insti-
tutions' distributed accordlil
to copulation
through the different quarters of the city,
and a good library'and reading room in the
business center of the city as a part of the
plan; in any event, I think there will be no
room for the idea that this institution ij not
intended forthe benefit of the masses."
RAN INTM SLIDE.
A Passenger Train Wrecked Below Beaver,
Injuring the Engineer and Fireman
Travelers Shaken TJp bnt None Seri
ously Hurt How It AH Occurred.
Passenger train No. 41, which left this
city at 12:05 o'clock yesterday morning, ran
into a landslide at Yanport, below Beaver,
and was badly wrecked. The engineer and
fireman were both severely injured, and
other of the train hands sustained more 6r
less injury. No passengers were hurt be
yond a few bruises and general shaking up.
Accounts regarding the nature of the mis
hap differ. The official report received at
the general superintendent's office here has
it that the train ran into a landslide, over
turning the engine and baggage car but,
though derailing the rest of the train, leav
ing them standing on the track. The en
gineer, George Leibtag, of Wellsville, O.,
and, the fireman, W, H. Brown, of Alle
gheny, were injured. No other train hands
nor any passengers were reported as injnred.
Another account has it that a large tree
was precipitated onto the track by the land
slideltand the train, rnnning into it, was
hurled about in all directions, the cars
being thrown down the embankment, while
the engine was imbedded in the bank. It
is improbable that the train was so badly
wrecked, as were it so, many more people
must have been injured. Fireman Brown is
at the West Penn Hospital and very badly
burned. The doctors could not say yester
day whether he would recover. Engineer
Leibtag was conveyed to his home, suffer
ing with a broken leg. The passengers
were transferred at Beaver and sent West
over the Fort Wayne road yesterday
morning.
THE TEACHER8 INTERESTED
In the Work of tho Hospital Saturday and
Sunday Association.
The regular meeting of the Ladies'
Branch of the Hospital Saturday and Sun
day Association was held yesterday at the
Free Dispensary building. The attendance
yesterday was larger than that of any pre
viousjneeting. The Committee on Districts
reported that Pittsbnrg had been divided
into 80 working districts, 5 of which were on
the Southside. Two ladies will be assigned
to each of the districts, and by the time that
everything is in good working order it will
take above 200 women to perform the nec
essary work of the association.
The committee appointed to see the school
directors of the different wards in regard to
taking up the penny collections in the pub
lic schools on the last Friday of May
reported that they had been granted permis
sion in 14 wards of the city to take up the
collections. A number of city school teach
ers have become interested in the work, and
the association is being aided very mnch.
A meeting of the Hospital Saturday and
Sunday Association and the ladies' branch
of the same will he held at the chapel of the
Homeopathic Hospital on next Monday
evening to consider the advisability of
changing the date for taking up the collec
tions in the churohes.
ME. HAHPION'a BODY HOME.
The Bar Association Will Hold a Meeting
This Afternoon.
The body of John H. Hampton accom
panied by members of the family and rela
tives arrived yesterday morning from Lake-1
wood. It was taken to the residence on
North avenue. In the party who traveled
in Manager Fugh'si private car were Mrs.
Hampton, her sou and daughter, Beceiver
W. W. Barnes, of the Allegheny Valley, a
son-in-law, William Scott and C. W. Eobb.
A meeting of the Bar Association will be
held this afternoon. The interment will
take place in Allegheny Cemetery. Dr.
White, of St. Andrew's Church, assisted by
Bey. Mr. Fox, of the Lincoln Avenue.Pres
byterian Church, will conduct the funeral
services.
. When the Supreme Court opened at Phil
adelphia yesterday morning, Hon. Wayne
MacVeagh made an announcement of John
Hampton's death, paying a high tribute to
the ability of the deceased. Chief Justice
Paxson spoke a few words of praise of Mr.
Hampton and ordered a minute entered of
the proceedings.
ENGLAND'S LOSS 0TJE GAIN.
Territory as Largo as Bhode Island Given
to This Country.
San Feancisco, April 13. A mistake
which cost the British Government a piece
of territory about as large as the State ol
Bhode Island, has just come to light. En
sign Edward Moole, Jr., of the United
States Navy, and connected with the Coast
and Geodetic Surrey, is authority for the
statement that the. iren monuments at
Blaine, Washington, and for many miles
east of there, are 360 yards north of the
forty-ninth parallel, which shonld ba the
proper boundary. He says the mistake
was discovered three years ago, while he
he was on the coast survey steamer, and has
never been officially reported at Washing
ton. He says the mistake was probably
made in 1852 by surveyors in Northern
Montana. It was trifling at first, but kept
widening out until it covers 350 yards at the
Straits ol Georgia.
GIBS0K HAB A GOOD 6ASE.
It Will Bo Hard to Prove Criminality Upon
tho Whisky Trust's Secretary.
Chicago, April 13. Thb, Federal Grand
Jury this afternoon again took up the in
vestigation into the charge that George J.
Gibson, Secretary of the Whisky trust, con
spired to destroy the opposition Shufeldt
distillery with dynamite. Superintendent
Tubbs, of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, was examined as to certain tele
grams which are said to have passed between
Gibson and President Greenhut of the trust
aud Government Ganger De War.
District Attorney Milchrist says thatthe
statute under which an indictment against
Gibson is sought is very weak, and that it is
doubtful whether a conviction could be se
cured under it in case an indictment was
found.
THE CONNECTICUT MIX
The Case Will Be Taken to the Superior
Court on Qno.Warranto.
New Haves', April 13. An important
move in the political contest between the
Democrats and Eepubljcans, it is expected,
will be made before Judge Prentice in the
Superior C6urt in the shape of quo war
ranto proceedings. Two cases are expected,
one by Governor Morris against Governor
Bulkeley, in which the former will demand
to know why he should be longer kept out
of the Gubernatorial chair.
The 'second case will be that of Dr.
Alsop, of Middletown, the' Democratic"
Lieutenant GAvernbr, against General Mer
wln, who, iu Republican opinion, is law.
fully at present the Lieutenant Governor of
the Stale. A great deal of interest centers in
the proposed movement.
Warned by White Cap.
Silas Diuiond, nu old gentleman living at
Oakmont, has received two White Cap no
tices within the past ten days, ordering him
to get out of town at once and take his fam
ily with him. The origin of the notes is un
known. Mr. Dimqnd is 70 years of age. ,
KEPT HIM HUSTLING.
Coroner McDowell Disposes of a Num
ber of Important Case?.
DRAWS DEEPER INTO THE MESHES.
More Circumstantial Evidence Produced
Against Anderson.
THE GAS COMPANY HELD KESPONSIBbE
The Coroner was probably the busiest
man in Pittsburg yesterday. Six important
cases were examined by him outside of the
usual routine of the office wor The
greater part of the afternoon was taken up
in investigating the mystery surrounding
the murder of John Gunsaulis. More cir
cumstantial evidence was brought out and
the coils tightened abonl Holmes Anderson,
the sniped. The Braddock explosion was
taken up and the blame fixed upon the
Philadelphia Company. A complete in
vestigation was made into the Allegheny
infanticide case, and three inquests were
held on minor cases. "
The principal case was that of the murder
or John Gunsaulis, at West Liberty, on the
night of April 6. All the testimony ad
duced has simply been of a circumstantial
character, but it begins to narrow closely
about Holmes Anderson, the man under ar
rest for the crime. One important witness
who found the pocketbook that belonged to
Gunsaulis, and five silver dollars, near the
scene of the murder, could' not be present.
He had broken his leg and went to some
friends, taking the purse with him. Yester
day he could not be found.
More Work for the Doteotives.
Beside this, 'County Detective Beltz
hoover said, he was not quite ready to give
the result of his inquiries,and therefore only
a few witnesses were heard, after which the
inquest was continued until Thursday
afternoon.
W. E. Knolson first took the stand. He
lives at West Liberty. On the evening of
the murder be met a man on the hfll just
above the falls, going toward West Liberty,
at 7:10 0,'clock. He identified Anderson as
the man. At the schoolhonse he met an
other man, but could give no description of
him, save that he was about 6 feet 9 inches
in height, of medinm build, and wore a
black overcoat.
Charles Bosenfelt, who is only 14 years
old, when put on the stand said he lived be
side the honse of "Granny" McFarJaud,
which was about ISO yards distant from the
falls. He was in Mrs. McFarlaud's house
shortly before 8:30 that night and when be
came out' he saw a man standing by the
window and recognized him as Holmes
Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Moore were
in the honse. When he went home he told
his mother about having seen the man and
said he thought he was Mr. Anderson.
Charles Weeser, the husband of the
woman at whose house Anderson went to
dry clothes, related the same story told by
his wife. He could see the man's olothes
were wet. Anderson explained this by
saying he had fallen off a train into the
river.
"Is there a river anywhere near there?"
asked the Coroner
Could Hau Found a Blver.
"No, sir," replied the witness, "but he
could havfound one if he had walked far
enough." f -x
The witness said it was 10 o'clock when
Anderson was there, at he did not know
whether his clock was right. He noticed
that the man was shivering and verr nerv
ous., M r
Casper Trost lives in West LiBerty, but
had been visiting his uncle in Beltzhoover
borough. At 10:40 he met Anderson op
Washington avenue, at the lower end ol
Beltzhoover. He was positive Anderson
was the man.
Mrs. Charlotte Bosenfelt, the mother of
the boy witness, corroborated bis testimony.
After her Mrs. Ellen McMulger testified
that she had heard three shots fired shortly
after 10 o'clock. She was positive of two
having been fired and thought she heard
the third. She liyes jnst below the falls.
Free B. Gunsaulis was recalled to the
stand and described the kind or a pocket
book his brother carried. It answered the
description of the pocketbook fonnd at West
Liberty. Ho also said be had been unable
to find the man from whom his brother was
to have gotten the 51,250.
No Statement Made by the Prisoner.
The prisoner was then asked H he wished
to make a'statement, but he refused, and
asked that Mike Gardner be called. That
gentleman stated that he lived in the Thirty
first ward, Pittsburg, on Beltzhoover ave
nue. On that Sunday night Anderson
called at bis place. A man who bad cone
out before he came in had said it was 10
o'clock. He gave Anderson a bottle of
beer, and told biin to burry and drink it,
because it was after 10 o'clock, but Ander
son said it was 1030. He told the witness
he had been in West Liberty and had been
drinking beer there.
Detective Beltzhoover was called, but he
said be was not ready to make a statement.
For that reason the inquest was continued.
Another case before the Coroner that at
tracted a great deal of attention was the in
quest into the canse of the death of the
Hungarians killed at the gas explosion at
Braddock on April 6. The names of the
dead men are Joseph Besko, John Sikerak
and John Honuovsky. The Philadelphia
Company wes severely censured for gross
negligence.
John Ether, the owner of the house, testi
fied that on the site now occupied by the
tenerneut bouse there stood formerly an old
house, which was destroyed by fire iu 1890.
The tenement house contained 1C rooms aud
was heated altogether by cbal. The old
surface pipes, however, which had been
used for the object of heating the former
house with gas, still remained running into
the cellar of the new house. On the day
before the explosion the witness had made
a call at the tenement. H received no
complaints from the tenants, but his wife
declared she could smell ga; when he
heard of the accident next day, he suspected
it was an explosion and wen( immediately
to the cellar, where he found gas leaking.
It wa3 coming from the pipe used before
the fire in July, 1890. The witness stated
that the pipe belonged lo the Philadelphia
Company, and that an employe of the com
pany had promised to see that the pipe was
iu good shape.
Shut-Off Places Not Examined.
Michael O'Herron, of the Philadelphia
Company, said the compauy bad a connec
tion from the main to the curb, nnd thut
Mr. Esher had one from the curb to the
house. After the fire last July the company
cut off the supply at the curb. Witness
said that on April C, Monday, one of the
employes of the company went and turned
oil the gas. The company makes no exam
ination of places shut ofi".
Thomas Barrett, another employe of the
Philadelphia Company, testilied that two
days before the accident iu the Esher tene
ment he had turned off the gits ou St. Clair
street, where the building was lointod. He
remembered ditinctlvof turning the gs
off Irom the. Esher house. He had fuuml
three stops open in the buildiiig.
George Kroney said lie hud seen some
id. i ii turn the gas off niter the explosion.
He h id heard it escaping. F. Hildebrick
saw the gas burning utter the explosion and
lie.inl It cm, me truui the pipe.
The jury, alter u few moments' discu'siou,
returned a verdict attributing the accident
to negligence uu the part of the Philadel
phia Gas Company.
Tho Alleghenylnfanticldo Case.
Beside attending to .this worK the infanti
cide case in Allegheny was investigated and
an inquest wilt be held to-day. The facts
developed were the same as published yes
terday. All the evidence goes to show that
Katharine Volkenac was the murderess and
Morris Chorenio her accomplice.
In the case of John L. E. Kalstock a ver
dict of heart failure was rendered. He
dropped dead at his residence, 93 Page
street, on Saturday.
Apoplexy was 'discovered to be the cause
of the death of H. Garber. He resided at
331 Charters street, Alleghenyand was
found dead iu his bed there on Siturday.
In the case of the infant child of A. F.
Wibmes, which was found dea'd in its
cradle at the home of its parents, on Devil
liers street Sunday morning, the Coroner
'found that it died from natural causes.
THE SUGAR TRUST AGAIN.
COMBINATION OF REFINEES TO BOYCOTT
THE TOEEIGN ARTICLE.
An Agreement With Wholesale Grocersby
'Which the Production Will Be Limited
The Profit the Refiners Want Under
This Restriction.
New yOEK, April , 13. Eeports have
been enrrent for some days on the sugar
market at the foot of Wall street that a
combination had been formed between the
Sugar Trust, all the Eastern refiners and the
Wholesale Grocers' Association to acquire
complete control of the sugar trade. It is
known that negotiations have been pending
between the independent refiners, the Sugar
Trust a. d the wholesale dealers to handle
all the sngar refined in this country, and to
boycott the refined sugars of foreign coun
tries. So far the deal has resulted only in
an association of refiners.
It is stated to-day that Claus Spreckels,
E. C. Knight, Harrison & Frazer, and all
the independent sugar refiners, have entered
into an agreement with the trust to work in
harmony with its managers, and to produce
only their pro rata share of the entire pro
duction, which will be limited to the sales
made in advance by the wholesale grocers.
One of the largest sugar dealers in the city
said in reference" to this agreement: "The
refiners are now making a profit of only one
fifth cent per ponnd on the sugar bandied
by them. They are restricted to this profit
because at three-eighths cent per pound
between the cost of refined and the selling
price, foreign beet sugar would come to the
market in such quantities as to prevent the
placing of the product of the American
refineries. To-day telegrams have been re
ceived asking for quotations on German
beet sngar, and that article, favored as it is
by a high bounty to the producer Irom the
German Government, is looming up
promptly as a menace to the refining busi
ness here. Of this German granulated
sugar, 10,050 bags, of 224 pounds eaeh, have
arrived at New Orleans, and 25 bags, of 224
pounds each, and 25 casks, of 1,900 pounds
eaeh, have arrived at New York.
"There will be no attempt to boycott it,
however, but the individual refiners and the
trust, acting together, will take whatever
steps they deem necessary to prevent it or
any other foreign refined sugar finding a
market here. The deal made is one similar
to that formed in the tobacco trade. The
Western Association of Wholesale Grocers
is not in it, but the wholesale grocers of the
Middle States and the Eastern States have
joined with the refiners to such an extent as to
become the exclusive agents of their refined
sugars. The report is untrne that any ar
rangement exists in the Western States be
tween grocers and refiners. At the East
the wholesale grocers have had arrangement
among themselves for the last two years for
the sale of refined sugars, and are simply
extending it at the present time.
THE LADY FATE MANAGERS.
Miss Conzlns Still Insists Upon Her Bights
as Secretary.
Chicago, April 13. MissPhcebeConzins'
trouble with the Executive Committee of
the Board of Lsdy Managers over her claim
to the position of Seoretary to the Executive
Committee of that board has been taken offi
cial cognizance of by the National Commis
sion. President Palrner,now in Florida, is en
deavoring to arrange by telegraph for a
meeting of the Board of Control some time
this week to take action in the matter.
A little flutter was created in the office of
the World's Fair Lady Managers this morn
ing, when Miss Cora D. Payne, one of
the members of the board, from Kentucky,
appeared and announced herself as Mrs. A.
C. Jackson. Miss Payne took a leave of
absence last week and improved the time by
getting married. Mr. Jackson is a sten
ographer and a resident of Chicago.
WAS AGAINST PROHIBITION.
The Tough Experience of a Constable In an
Iowa Town.
Burlington, Ia., April 13. An open
revolt against the prohibitory law occurred
in this city to-day. A county constable
named Green, who has been a searcher in
connection with a Justice Court at Medi
apolis, came to Burlington, and with three
deputies began to search the place of one
Hirchberc
Before he had finished reading his war
rant he was snrrounded by an organized
bundof about 40 well-known liquor dealers,
who administered a terrible beating to him.
Green's skull was fractured, his nose broken
and one eye nearly destroyed. His deputies
deserted Him at the first blow and escaped
from the crowd.
DUG THROUGH A WALL.
How Four Wyoming Prisoners Escaped
From a Jail.
Eapid CITY, S. D .April 13. Four
prisoners in the Penningtoa county jail dug
through the heavy brick wall and escaped
last night. The delivery was accomplished
while the prisoners were in the corridor
after supper. Lovett, the noted Wyoming
horse thief, was one of the prisoners. He
had been at large, evading the authorities for
three years and was but recently captured.
Sheriff Wilson is in hot pursuit and has
offered a reward for a recapture. The names
of the prisoners are Lovett. Allbnght and
Johnson, horse thieves, and Bell, charged
with assault with a deadly weapon.
SHORT ON PINE AND OAK,
But Major Greenland Says Too Much Hem
lock Is on the Market.
Major AV. W. Greenland returned to
Clarion last evening. He says that 'too
many runs of hemlock have been brought to
Pittsburg, nnd the market is slightly over
stocked. The stock ot pine and oak is
short.
The Major says that builders are waiting
for Mny 1, to see what will be done about
the eight-hour movement, nnd this leaves
ihe lumber market a little depressed. The
output of stuff speaks well for the season.
Owing to the small sales,the wharves are be
coming badly crowded, and this hampers
tliu raltsuien in their work.
Ran Away From I"ord City.
Dick Ford, 10 years old, of Ford City,
disappeared from his home in.that place oi
the first of this month, since which time
nothing has been heard from him. Since
his absence his aunt, to whom he was much
attached, lias been badly burned by an ex
plosion of natural gas, while his mother is
much worried about him. It Is thought
that lie left home because the family pro
posed to move lo the'eountry, against which
he had a strong antipathy.
The Best for 82.
Very fine glazed dougola kid button shoes
for ladies; smootn insoles. No nails; n
tacks; flexible soles, at G. D. Simen's, 78
Ohio street, Allegheny. Pa. ttf
PAGES 9 TO 12.
DELIVERED THE DEED
Mrs. Schenley Sends Documents Cos
firming Her Gift of the
SITE FOR A BLIND INSTITUTION
The Property Is Talned at One Hundred
Thousand Dollars.
ALL C0NTE0TEESI K0W SET AT EE3J
The deed for the site upon which the new
institute for the education of the blind is to
be located, and which was donated by Mrs,
Schenley, has been received by the Board
of Directors of that concern, and is now ia
the hands of ColonelW.A-Herron. Through
its receipt all controversy is settled and tha
managers can get' down to business with no
fears of the rumored threat on Mrs,
Schenley's part to withdraw the gift being
carried into effect.
Mrs. Schenley not only intended all along;
to make her offer good, but gave the board
of managers the privilege of selecting the
site. She simply carried out the wishes of
the people at the head of the enterprise
when she selected the valuable piece of
property located at the corner of Bayard
and St. Pierre streets, and her generous gift
maes possible the growth and successful
progress of the enterprise. The preamble to
the deed, written by Mrs. Schenley herself
is a carefully worded document, and shows
in what high regard she holds the people of
Pittsburg, among whom she spent the early
years of her life. It reads as follows:
Advantages of Such Institutions.
Whereas, It has been demonstrated by full
trial and successful experiment in the insti
tutions established for the education and main
tenance of the blind, which, in the United
States of America are generally carried on and
conducted under corporate management, that
tho blind are not only capable of acquir
ing by means of manual training, aided by
suitable machinery, tools, implements and
other needful appliances and accessories, suob.
skill as to enable tbem to exerrise profitably
many trades and mccbanidal occupations and
a:so of attaining great proficiency in the arts
and sciences by oral instruction with such aids
and accessories, by which means many de-
E rived of the sense of sight have been enabled
y their own efforts to secure an independent
livelihood, and humanity and Christian chanty,
as well as tho best interests of society, impera
tively call for the establishment of proper insti
tutions for the eancatlon, instruction, training
In the various trades and maintenance of the
blind, and,
Whereas, Certain good people of the city of
Pittsburg. State of Pennsylvania, aforesaid, a
city in which the earlier part of my life was
passed, have recently associated themselves
together and become incorporated nndr the
name and style of the Western Pennsylvania
Institution forthe Blind, the purpose of the
institution being to provide for the education
and maintenance of the blind, which is, in my
judgment, a most commendable charity, in tba
furtherance of which, prompted by the consid
erations above stated and my own personal de--sire
to promote the welfare of the people of Pitts
burg and vicinity, I wish to aid and assist. And
Wbereas.it is represented to me that tho
land hereinafter described would be suitable,
both in locality and extent, for the buildings
and other requirements of the said institution,
I do' hereby grant, bequeath, release, convey
and conUrm, eta
The Deed Acknowledged In lfrance.
The deed is acknowledged before tha
United States Consul at Cannes, Francs.
The Board of Directors have prepared a
minute expressing their gratefulness for tba
munificent gift, -which will be prepared inja
suitable manner in a few days and sent to
Mrs. Schenley. It is as follows:
The Board of Directors ot the Western Penn
sylvania Institution for the Blind uesire to
place on record their appreciation of the gener
ous sift made by Mrs. Scuenieyof 51-11) acres
of land fronting on Bayard street, Bellefield.
They feel that they cannot adequately express
In words their sense of how great and how use
ful a gift this will be. They are profoundly
grateful that Mrs. Schenley has so kindly con
sidered the recommendation of this board as to
location, and has acceded to their request to
give the piece of land she has now designated,
for otherwise so eligible and advan tasoous a sits
could hardly have been secured by us, even
had wo bad money to buy. as public opinion
would not baye justified the school In Its in
fancy in makinz such a purchase. Bnt this
gift makes a large growth oossible, and much
more than this, makes it probable. Mrs.
Hchenley. by thl3 generous gift, has nobly sec
onded Miss Jane Holmes in her generous
foundation, and her act will encourage every
one who is interested in the institution.
The Hoard cccngnize their increased obliga
tion, by reason of this gift, to use their utmost
endeavor wisely and firmly to plant this school
and provide for its zrowth. Tbey make ac
knowledgment of this gift with gratitude,
direct this minute to be placed on their records
and instruct their President and Secretary to
have the same engrossed and sent, with the re
spects and thanks of the Board, to Mrs. Schen
loy.
Ilow the Gift Was Made.
Secretary P. F. Smith was seen yesterday
afternoon m regard to the receipt of tba
deed and he said: "Two years ago Mrs.
Schenley agreed to make us this 'gift, but
she was told that it was too valuable apiece
of property to give away. Her next move
was to present 10 acres that the city authori
ties had their eyes on for a park entrance.
A member of our own board wrote to Mrs.
Schenley and told her he thought he ought
to sell the property lor tbat purpose. She
never gave up the idea of making the dona
tion. "Mr. A. M. Marshall and myself went to
Indianapolis and Columbus aud inspected
the institntions at those places. We found
them within five minutes' walk of the cen
ter of the city and also learned tbat it was
necessary to have level giound,near the street
cars and with sli the conveniences possible,
owing to the care required by the children.
We laid our information before Mrs. Schen- .
ley and it was indorsed by Dr. Campbell,
of Norwood, Eng., who is acknowl
edged to be the most proficient
blind educator in Great Britain. In
the meantime Colonel Herron was xnada
the agent for the Schenley estate, and
through him Mrs. Schenley, after express
ing confidence in the board, 'directed us to
select our own site. Accordingly we took
the Bellefield property, for whicbfwe haya
just received the deed."
Mr. Smith laid particular stress on tha
fact that, notwithstanding all' the contro
versy over the donation, Mrs. Schenley '
neve'r intimated an intention qf withdraw
ing the gift. From another source it was
learned that the gift is valued at $100,000.
GENEBALBAOZ VHY SICK.
The Pension Commissioner Unable to LeaT9
His Hotel at Chicago.
Chicago, April 13. General Green B,
Baum, United States Commissioner of Pen
sions, is seriously ill at the Grand Pacifio
Hotel. Physicians are constautly in at
tendance. The General has been ailing for
several weeks with a disagreeable cold and
the symptoms of la grippe. A feeling of
debility prompted Mr. Baum to take his
iurlugh, with the hope that a rest in Chi
cago, where he has business interests, wonld
recuperate his health. Testerday atternoon
the symptoms were serious, bnt not alarm
ing. To-dav, however, Mr. Baum is very
ill.
Had it not been for the illness General
Ilium would have returned to Washington
sever.il days ago, as he intended, so as to
quiet the people who circulated the story
that he had resigned his position as Com
missioner of Pensions.
II. & O. Time Meeting.
Division Passenger Asent E. D. Smith. I
and Superintendent Holbrook returned.
Irom Baltimore yesterday, where they at- t
tended a time meeting. The summer sched- ,'
ule of the road will go into effect May 10"
and Mr. Smith states tbat a better arrange-'
ment for the thr6ugh trains from Pittsburg
was never made before. Some desirabla
changes in the mnuiug card are promised,?
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