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THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH. .TUESDAY. APRIL-. 21, 189L
equality. That is not tbe question; but he
demanded his rights as a man and a Chris
ti.in. Deypite all the brutality shown to
the colored people, and the fact that they
have been forced to pander to the passions
of Japhet jis long back as history runs, yet
a quarter of a century's freedom had en
abled them to take an honorable place
among the peoples of the earth.
Mr. Jackson, who started tbe discussion
originally, was called on, and said that all
he asserted was ruc-
There were quite a number of ladies
present, and they save their ministerial
brethren very substantial aul and comfort
by way of hearty applause when one of
them made a hit, and the only one present
who didn't seem to take much interest was
a youngster who occasionally reminded his
mamma that he wanted to go home, but he
was excused on account of his tender years.
A considerable number of colored ministers,
from round-about presented themselves and
were given a hand-shake by the ministers of
the 2C-de C. M. C. of H. E.
ARSENIC AND AMMONIA.
Terrible Tear of Iljtlrophobla Causes Mrs.
Virginia Huebner to Commit Snlclde A
tad htory Developed at ine Coroner's
Inquest Yesterday Eiening.
The Coroner's inquest on the suicide of
Mrs. Virginia Huebner, who took arsenic
and ammonia on Sunday, as reported in
yesterday's DisrATCir, was held last night
at her late residence, Xo. 22 Penn avenue.
The testinionj- developed a very sad case.
John llucbner, husband of the deceased,
testified that his wife was Siyears of age. They
liTed together happily, had no children,
and he is employed as a night watchman at
a louuiiry in the Point district. Mr.
Huebner has a large dog which accompanies
In in to tbe foundry, and keeps him company
nunng his watch at night. He has been in
the habit of taking the dog home with him
in the morning, and the animal spent the
day there while his master was sleeping.
One day a few weeks ago the dog got into a
light with another, and Mrs. Huebner, not
. slung to arouse her husband, attempted to
separate the beasts and was bitten on the
band.
The wound was not serious, but Mrs.
Huebner as of a nervous temperament ana
:it once became frightened at the possibility
or hjdronbohia as a result of the injury.
Her Husband iried to quiet her fears, hut
tht dread preyed on her mind sleeping or
wikiug until she became almost prostrated
with nervous excitement. This was her
condition when Mr. Huebuer came down to
his dinner at 1 o'clock Sunday aiternoon.
His wife greeted him pleasantly and alter
he was seated at the table she stepped into
211 adjoining room. A moment later he
heard a peculiar gasping sound and as he
turned round to see irom whence it came
his wife fell into his arm'. He endeavored
to get her to speak, but she could only
whisper, as -she struggled and tore at her
throat, the word "poison."
Mr. Huebner at once ran for assistance.
Mrs. George Free, who lives next door, went
in and forced a draught of milk down the
sufiVring woman's throat, which relieved
her aoruewhat, and when Dr. W. C. Byers
arrived she was able to tell what she had
taken. A quantity of arsenic that had
been kept in the house for killing vermin
had been mixed in a half teacup of aqua
ammonia and the unfortunate woman had
swsulcwed u nearly all. There was sufficient
ol the poison to have killed a dozen persons,
and although every effort was made to save
her the woman died at 9:25 Sunday night.
She gave no reason for taking the poison ex
cept that sne 'as so miserable and would
soon die anyhow."
The testimony of other witnesses all went
to snow that Mr. and Mrs. Huebner lived
very happily together and corroborated tbe
husband s story in every particular. A
verdict of suicide was rendered.
ACCEPTED THE TRUST.
The Fidelity Title and Trust Company Ac
cepts tbe Custody of the City's Sinking
Fund llontlb The Transfer to Be Made
This tVeik.
The Fidelity Title and Trust Company.
yesterday filed with Controller Morrow
their acceptance of the trust of the city's
bonds, imposed by the ordinance providing
for the investment of the staking funds,
passed a few weeks ago. The transfer ot
the bonds will be made this week. AH the
Controller will need to do will be to tabu
late a statement of the bonds delivered to
the trust company for his record and the
company will give him a receipt therelor,
and the whole transaction will not need to
occupy over a half hour's time.
The value of the bonds to be transferred
will be 52.09S.783 C8, including the various
issues oi city bonds which the Controller has
already bought up. Thev range from de
nominations of ?200 and $300 to 5100,000.
The two highest are water loan bonds, one
lor 90,000 and ote for 5100,000. There is
still in ihe city depositories 61,001,529 91 of
sinking fund money uninvested. The Con
troller will invest this as ranidly as he can
to the city's advantage, and the bonds will
be turned over to the Fidelity Company as
rapidly as they are purchased.
The company will teport each month, un
der the new ordinance, to City Councils, of
the bonds in its possession, giving a de
tailed statement of its account with the city.
The Controller will report a statement each
irontn also, and the tno statements must
correspond. This is an arrangement that
tne Controller has been trying to secure for
eight years, and he is highly pleased now
th:.t it is accomplished. He says it will
make blunders or dishonest transactions
with the bonds of the city impossible, which
was not the case previously.
1KD0ESED THE STBEET ACTS.
Allegheny's Lcsisl.itii e Committee Satisfied
W ith Fropo&ed Bills.
The special committee on legislation of
Allegheny Councils met last night to con
sider the street bills now before the Legisla
ture. As all the amendments previously
asked by the committee have been made,
they simply indorsed the bills as amended.
They did not believe any further amend
ments were needed. Tbe main point gained
was in the arranging of the repealing clauses
of tne street acts, so that Allegheny's street
and sewer laws will remain in force.
The bills before the committee last night
were those numbered 32, 264, 265 and 266,
relating to opening and creating new streets,
curative measures as to tbe manner of
making and collecting assessments, a sup
plement to the charter act creating boards,
and that ol regulating municipal liens.
TBA5IFL1KG OK PEIVILEGES.
Will light tho Attempt to Limit the Mem
bership of Sub-Committees.
Another row is brewing over in Alle
gheny. Common Council at its last session
passed a resolution fixing tbe representation
on all sub-committees at two members from
Select Council and six from Common. As
there has not been a meeting of Select Coun
cil to concur in the resolution no sub
committees have yet been appointed, and
will not be until Select Council meets next
month.
Ii the resolution shall then pass it is
almost certain that some of the chairmen
will ignore it. The charter ordinance gives
them tho right to appoint their sub-committees
R'-d it has always been the custom for
the cnairmen to appoint as many as they
please. They do not think Councils have
any right to dictate.
PAID FOB HIS MASHING.
A Bnflklo Drummer Fined S50 for Insult
ing Two Ladles.
The police are hot alter the mashers and
corner loafers. Caspar BotesSi, a Buffalo
drummer, insulted two ladies in the Lake
Erie depot Judge Succop fined him $50
and costs. He paid it and left town.
Clem Baer was arrested for corner loafing
by Officer Hanna on Webster avenue yes
terday aiternoon.
KIDS M JOT WATEIL
Children Who Got Into Trouble and
Kept the Police of Two Cities
Tery Busy Yesterday,
FRED AUSTIN SHOT IN THE HEAD.
His Assailant Knns A-way, and When Cap
tared Says He Couldn't Help
the Shooting,
TOONGSTERS WHO STOLE DYNAMITE.
A Girl Wlo Acted Mysteriously ud Told t Very
Struge Etcry.
The younger generation contributed its
quota to keeping the police busy yesterday.
Freddie Austin and Willie Bates were
having a good time yesterday evening on
Diamond street and Cherry alley. It has
not yet been determined whether they were
suppressing the savage Sioux or preparing
for an Italian invasion, bnt a revolver load
ed with gunpowder and ball figured in the
proceedings. Freddie, who is 9 years old,
was running down Cherry alley at full
speed, when Willie, who is six years older,
thought he saw the enemy approaching, and
let go. Little Freddie caught the charge in
his face, and the bullet penetrated the nose
and entered the cheek.
Freddie screamed and Willie ran. The
injured boy was picked up-and carried into
his home, 2Co. 89 Diamond street, a doctor
summoned and the police notified. It was
Jound that the charge had lodged in Fred
die's nasal bone, and no serious results are
anticipated.
Claimed It Was an Accident.
Detective McTighe was put on the case,
but could not find Willie, who was not at
his home, Ho. 83 Diamond street. Later in
the evening he returned and was raptured.
He claimed he threw the pistol away, but
it could not be found where he had indi
cated. Bates declared the shooting was en
tirely accidental, but he was locked up un
til the case is investigated.
For some time past the workmen blasting
along the line of the Ft. Wayne road at
Superior station have missed quantities of
dynamite and blasting powder. No one
could understand how the explosives were
being taken until yesterday, when three
Polish boys, who had been carrying dinners
to some of the workmen, were seen acting
snspiciously and were followed by one of the
bosses. He told his suspicions to a police
man and they followed the boys. The
youngsters beaded for 'the Ohio Connecting
bridge and stopped at the foot of one of the
land piers. The officer then arrested tbe
boys, and on each one was found a stick of
dynamite. A search showed a box bnilt at
the foot of tbe pier and in it was found 27
sticks of tbe dangerous explosive as well as
about ten pounds of rock powder.
Refused to State Their Object.
Tbe boys declared they did not intend to
blow np the bridge but could give no ex
planation as to why they should steal such
peculiar material. Their names were
George Kofitky, Kossuth Lorenz, Johan
Toltriclc. As the company did not wish to
prosecute and ou account of the vouth of
the boys thev were released. The eldest was
scarcely 17 vears old.
Alfred Yerdman, a ten-vear-old boy,
whose parents live at 272 Eo'binson street,
Allegheny, was loeked up in Central Sta
tion last night tor begging on tbe street and
telling a pitilnl tale, which proved a false
one. He approached a pedestrian and asked
for alms, at the same time saying that his
parents were dead and he bad no home.
The listener took him to the station, the boy
meanwhile protesting against going there.
As soon as the Sergeant saw him, how
ever, he knew the boy, as he had been there
only yesterday morning. He ran away
from home last Friday, but was found by
the police, and Agent Dean turned him
over to his parents yesterday. He ran away
again yesterday, and when brought into the
station last night his head was all cut as if
he had been in a fight. He said a boy had
hit him with a piece of glass. He will
likely be sent to Morganza to-day.
Striking; Matches to Find a Man.
Annie Neville, a young girl, was arrested
early vesterday morning by Officer Cox, ou
Second avenue, on complaint ot a Mrs. Mc
Knight, who said the girl had been in the
rear of her house striking matches and she
was afraid the girl would set fire to the
place as it had been burned mysteriously
once before. The girl could not give any
good reason for being about tbe place at the
hearing before Judge Hyndman, further
than that she was looking for a man. She
was lined 510 and costs, which a friend paid
lor her.
George Wolf, with a number of com
panions, was playing on Forbes street, near
Lawn street, yesterday afternoon, when
Willie Hanna picked up a large tin can
and threw it at Woir. The can struck him
on tbe side of the head, cutting a terrible
gash. He was picked up and carried into a
house nearby.
SHALL SCRAPS OF LOCAL NEWS.
At tbe quarterly meeting of the IT. F. Minis
ters' Synod, on Ninth street, yesterday morn
ing, the new officials were formally installed.
They were: Rev. K. M. Russell, D. D.. Chair
man, and Rev. J. McD. Harvey, Secretary. A
paper was read by llev. W. S. Nevin. ot Ve
rona, the subject being. "How Best to Culti
vate. Christian Beneficence and Charitable Giv
ing." ThiJ alarm of fire from station 49 about 7
o'clock last evening, was occasioned by a fire
on the roof ot Totten's foundry. Tenty-foortb
street and Allegheny Valley Railroad, which
caught from the cupola.
A Polish bridal party walked from the
house to tho chnrch on Fifteenth street on the
Soutusido yesterday. Several barrels of beer
awaited their return..
The Southwest Pennsylvania Oil and Gas
Pipe Line Company offers the borough of Cor
aonolis 500 to be allowed to go through it, bnt
the borough lathers say 52,600 or go around.
AT a meeting of the Knoxville borough
school directors last evening, Miss Armstrong
was elected a teacher to fill a vacancy and Miss
Bingey was chosen a substitute.
Coroner McDowell, was notified last night
that an Italian bad died suddenly yesterday at
the workhouse. His name was not given. The
luquest will be held this morning.
John Wjxsox, risht-of.way attorney and
civil engineer on the Ft. Wayno Railway, is ly
ing with a savage case ot grip at bis home in
Coraopolis.
Treasurer Denniston is still sending out
receipts Tor the March installment of taxes.
Between J2.500.000 and SS.000,000 was paid in.
Sprikg street cleaning has commenced, and
an additional force of men has been put to work
to fix up Schenley Park.
Officer Ross Horisox says that John Rorit
son. who committed suicide on Sunday, is no
related to him.
Lotus Beggito, a member of Eagle Engine
Company, has developed a remarkable talent
for oil painting.
Thirty-nine fire alarms havebeen turned in
already this month. The majority of tho fires
were trifling.
John H. Hampton Jeft no will and his
widow will apply for letters of administration
to-day.
Repairing.
Watch and jewelry repairing, lowest
prices, at Gallinger's, 1200 Penn aye.
Overcomes "spring fever" Iron City
beer. Families supplied, direct. Telephone
18& , . ""'...
ROASTED THE TAX BILL.
Taggart's Kovenne Effort Severely Sat Down
ou In the Chamber of Commerce A Re
quest for Slore Ship Canal Commission
Reports More Money JThan Usual.
The Chamber of Commerce held its regu
lar session at the old Thawmansion on Fifth
street. At the opening the Auditing Com
mittee reported that there was $2,514 40 in
the treasury. The balanca last year was
only $1,978 80. The increase was largely
explained by the fact that the Chamber had
not been paying rent since the firo at the
Germania Bank building.
After some other routine business had
been transacted Captain Herbert, in the
absence of Chairman George H. Anderson,
reported the action of tbe Committee on
Legislation on tbe Taggart tax bill, known
as House bill 210. The report was as
follows:
The Committee on Legislation, to whom
was referred the proposed act of Assembly
to provide for the collection of revenue for
local purposes by the taxation of real estate,
nersonal property and corporate property,
find that in our opinion tbe bill in question
is unnecessary, inquisitorial, impolitic and
unjust to workers of raw material, and is in
contravention of the Constitution of the
United States and of tbe State of Pennsyl
vania, We, therefore, recommend that the Cham
ber of Commerce protest against the passage
of said bill, and further that the subject be
referred to the Committee of Manufacturers
for their action on the bill.
The report passed unanimously with
scarcely any discussion and copies of the
report were ordered printed and seat to the
members of the Legislature.
Colonel T. P. Boberts then submitted a
resolution requesting the Legislature to
print an edition of 3,000 copies ot the report
the of Eric Ship Canal Commission for dis
tribution. The resolution was unanimously
carried.
At the close of the meeting Chairman
Miller announced the names of the new
Committee on Commercial Relations with
the South American Republics. They were:
H. K. Porter, John F. Dravo and John
Bindley.
CAUGHT THE LAST ONE.
ran Dover, the Only Remaining Member
of the Fitzsimmons Gang Known to the
Detectives, Is Arrested in Philadelphia
He Was in tho Schmidt Robbery.
Daniel F. Dever, the eighth member of
the Fitzsimmons gang, was arrested yester
day. He was the last member against
whom the detectives have any positive evi
dence. Dever was connected with the fam
ous Schmidt jewelry robbery at Homestead.
The arrest was made in Philadelphia yes
terday by Detectives Miller and Tate, of
that city, under the direction of Chief De
tective Woods.
Eariy last winter Daniel Dever appeared
in Homestead and was given employment
by Mr. Frankshaw, of the Prudential In
surance Company. The day Dever arrived
there Joe Williams, w bo has been arrested
in Ohio, as a memberof the gang, introduced
bim to Mr. Shaw, of Homestead, and
secured boarding tor bim at Mr. Shaw's
house. During his entire stay in Home
stead Williams, Dever, Fitzsimmons and
several others were almost inseparable com-
panions.but evidence against the others has
not yet been obtained.
On the day of the Schmidt robbery Mr.
Shaw demanded five weeks' board which
was due him from Dever. Mr. Frankshaw
gave Dever a not? to the superintendent in
Pittsburg and paid his car fare. The man
came to Pittsburg, secured $5 and theu
disappeared. , Alter that hour he had suffi
cient time to return to Homestead and take
part in the robbery.
Another bit of evidenqe against him was
found when Williams was arrested, "I
hear they have arrested poor Dever, too."
At that time noouesavethe detectives knew
of Dever's connection with the crime.
Dever is a member of a good family and his
parents live at Frankford, a fashionable
suburb of Philadelphia. Detective Mui-phy
will go for him to-day. ' ' '
Of this famous gang which caused the
death of Detective Gilkinson, Fitzsimmons
and his wife are in jail for his murder. The
two Clarks and Cora Wyatt are held as ac
cessories, and Williams and Laura Snow
den are resting under charges ot robbery.
THE DEATH BATE DECREASING.
Pittsburg In Better Shape, bnt Allegheny
Tet Suffers a Little.
The total number of deaths in Pittsburg
last week ws 196, against 244 the previous
week. Good weather is responsible for the
decrease. So far this week there have been
41 deaths seported. On Sunday there were
21 deaths, 4 of which were caused by spotted
fever, B by pneumonia, 2 by grip and 1
irom meningitis, Yesterday up to 6 o'clock
20 deaths were recorded. Meningitis caused
1, spotted 'ever 2, pneumonia 3 and grip 2.
In Allegheny last week there was an .in
crease of G deaths, the number being 88.
Pneumonia caused 21 of the deaths. There
were 21 deaths of infants under 1 year of
age.
Two new cases of grip were received at
the Southside Hospital last night Frank
Luma and Charles Bugas are tbe names of
the victims. Their condition is not yet
serious.
The temperature was somewhat cooler
yesterday thnn that of Sunday, although
the sun shone brightly all day. At day
break the mercury stood at 49, but by noon
it was induced to touch the register at G7.
At 6 o'clock the greatest beat of the day,
73, was reached, but at 8 o'clock the mer
cury had fallen to 69.
FOUNDED THE PEDDLES.
A Woman's Novel Method of Paying; Her
Brother's Debts.
L. Lielienthal, a house-to-house peddler,
had a rather rough experience yesterday
afternoon with an angry woman and a stove
iron. A young man living on Browns
ville aVenue owed Lielienthal for
some goods and being out that
way he determined to drop in and collect.
A woman came to the door and stated that
the young debtor was out, but she was his
siter and wanted to know what the busi
ness was.
"Well, he owes me ?2 75," said Lielien
thal, "and I want to collect"
He was sorry be spoke, for just at that
moment he noticed she held a big iron poker
in her hand, but it was too late lor the un
lucky peddler, and belore he could dodge
out the gate the poker whistled through the
air, settling just above his left eye and
leaving an ugly wound.
. Lielienthal remarked later.looking out from
under a big patch of plaster, "That's the
most disagreeable method of paying a debt I
ever heard of."
FEAST OF THE PASS0VEB.
To Begin To-Morrow and Bo Celebrated
for Over a Week.
Congregation "Tree of Life," corner
Fourth and Boss, will celebrate the Feast
of the Passover, from to-morrow evening un
til Thursday evening of next week. This is
the memorial feast of Israel's departure
from Egypt, the first declaration of inde
pendence, the first emancipation proclama
tion in history, the first attempt in the au
nals of man to establish and organize a free'
nation on the natural basis of justice and
equality, with the law to govern and God
alone to be King.
Divine service will be held in tbe syna
gogue of tne above congregation, to-morrow
evening at 630 o'clock; Thursday at 8:30
o'clock A. 21. and 6:30 p. u., and Friday at
8:30 Jl.hl, On Thursday morning an En
glish sermon will be delivered by Rev. S.
F. Salinger, of Louisville, Ky., a well
known and eloquent clergyman.
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY ptectl best
moquette carpets in Hartford & Smith's
makes, at a price, at Welly's, 120 Federal
street, 65, 67, 69 and 71 Pari: way. tts
IT HAS GONE UNDER.
Manufacturers of Patent Me'dicines
Cannot Maintain a Trust,
STATUTES ARK AGAINST THEM.
Contracting1 Stonemasons Ycte to Lockout
Their Employes.
MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIAL ITEMS
The proposed combination of the manu
facturers of proprietary medicines and
wholesale druzgists against department
stores and other dealers who cut the prices
of these medicines has proved a failure.
The promoters of the scheme have discov
ered that they could not operate the coupon
plan without coming in contact with the
national anti-trust law, and the plan was
therefore dropped. Tbey also found
that several States have special statutes
that would be violated by the operation of
the system. It is reported that the organi
zation had secHred the indorsement of the
required number of manufacturers, and the
plan was to have been submitted to the rcr
tail trade for their approval, when it is said
a legal opinion that had been secured,
stopped all proceedings. The legal advisor
reported that it would be impossible fo
maintain any scheme by which several man
ufacturers combine for the mutual mainte
nance of tbe prices of their several commodi
ties. A Maker Sets His Own Price.
Any plan to maintain prices for which a
success of hope can be entertained must be
one in which an individual manufacturer
seeks to maintain the price of his own man
ufactures alone. Further, it is given out
that a manufacturer may control the price
of his goods. He may refuse to manufac
ture and he may refuse to sell save at such
prices as shall be satisfactory to bim. If he
cannot maintain his retail prices his whole
sale prices must suffer, and he therefore has
tbe right to insist upon tbe maintenance of
a retail price for the purpose of sustaining
the wholesale price.
For these reasons those at the head of the
combine concluded that, as the plan forbade
the sale by wholesale dealers to retailers on
a "prohibited list," and prevented a retailer
from receiving a rebate in case he did not
maintain the designated price, it was not a
safe one with which to be identified.
A call was made at the wholesale estab
lishment of George A. Kelly & Co. yester
day, but Mr. Kelly is absent from the city.
He was closely identified with the scheme,
and while he leared all along that the plan
was not one of tbe safest, he hoped some
thing could be done to check the cutting of
prices on this class of goods. From another
druggist it was learned that tbe effort in
this direction will not be dropped entirely.
Still in Hopes of Some Schemes.
"The manufacturers are' in earnest," he
said, "and they will not stop here. Some
plan will be thought out very shortly, and
an effort will be made to operate it In the
meantime, three or four of the manufac
tures will proceed with the coupon plan, as
individuals, as has been suggested, and
from it may be gained seme pointers for a
more feasible scheme."
Mr. May, of Fleishman & Co., when
seen, said: "I heard iast Saturday that the
combination was a failure and we are pre
paring to celebrate our victory by hoisting
nags over our drug department. We de
feated this scheme in 1881 and have done so
again. I knew it could not be a success.
Outside of its legal aspects it was not a
practical plan. For instance: If I have
money to pay for a certain article, the man
who has it for sale will sell every time and
he may be in as manv combinations as can
be raised, he will sell anyway. I had men
to tell me that, and the only line of goods
we had any trouble with at all was Hood's
Sarsaparilla. We finally got all we wanted
of the goods'and C. L Hood & Co. were at
the head of the combination." '
NEW BAILEOAD IDEA.
A Western line Has an Industrial Man to
Fnrnlsh Information.
Lonis Jackson, Industrial Commissioner
for the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul
road, registered at the Anderson yesterday.
His business is new in railroading, and he
is conversant with the water power, re
sources and advantages of the territory
through which the lines rnn. Mr. Jackson
says tbe country is rich in irou, lumber and
hemlock bark, and offers a good opening
for settlers.
"The West is not like the East," he said.
"Here the railroads run from town to town,
but in the West we must build the lines
first, and theu the immigrant agents locate
industrious Germans and Swedes in tbe
country. They do the rest Next fall
we Trill send an agent to Finland
and Korway to bring over at least' S00 fam
ilies to settle in the lumber regions ot Mich
igan. A man's opportunities are limited in
the East, but beyond the Mississippi a small
capital will go a long way. We want the
mechanic wlio basu't much money to start
industries where competition is not keen."
The idea of an industrial commissioner to
preach the merits of the West originated
with Vice President E. P.tBipley. The
management has been left to Mr. Jackson.
A HOT METAL BOTJTE.
Mr. Carnegie Goes Into the Railroad Busi
ness in Earnest
Andrew Carnegie and H. C.'Frick, dur
ing the former's recent visit, spent so much
time walking between Duquesne and points
below that people were kept guessing as to
what the scheme was. It now seems they
were looking into the project of building a
double track road from McKcesport to the
Braddock and Homestead plants, to cost
nearly 51,000,000, and be known as the
"Mot Metal Koute. It is to begin at Du
quesne steel plant, and will parallel the
Monongahela river to a point opposite Port
Perry, where the river will be bridged to
reach the Edgar Thomson plant, and Irom
there it will rnn to the Homestead plant, a
distance of 6 miles in all.
The line will be used almost entirely for
running bot metal from one plant to tbe
other. Surveyors are now at work locating
the line. It is to be bin It immediately, and.
it is estimated will pay for itself in two
years. s
HIGH LAKE BATES.
Freight Agents Expect a Reduction Eater In
the Season. a
The local freight agents met at the Lake
Shore office to arrange rates for lake points
between Cleveland and Lake Superior. Like
the tariffs to St. Paul points these rates are
much higher than those in force last season.
They will go Into effect April 27.
One of the agents explained that the rates
are always stiffened at the opening of navi
gation, but later on during the summer the
starch is knocked out of them. As compe
tition increases they are expected to drop a
peg or two.
Resigned Ills New Position.
John P. Edwards, who succeeded George
Carter, as general manager at the Sligo mill
of Phillips, Nimick & Co., less than a
month ago, has already resigned bis posi
tion. For the last four years he was man
ager at the Elba Iron Works, and he was
the first President ot the old Sons of Vulcan
oyer 30 years ago, and among the few re
maining of those who organized tbe labor
organization among the iron workers in this
country.
One of the Striken Now at the Farm.
Paul Tadjik, a Hungarian miner from
West Newton, was brought to the Depart
ment of Charities -yesterday. He was too
sick to be sent to Greensburg and so was
taken to the Poor Farm. The Westmore
land authorities will be requested to pay for
his support.
ASK1KG FINANCIAL .AID.
Committees Soliciting Money for
the
JSvlctedNlners-
Committees have been sent to the city
from the coke region to solicit financial aid
for the evicted strikers in the Connellsville
region. John Burns and Andrew Koschik,
the first two persons evicted at West Leisen-
I ring, were with a, committee that arrived
here yesterday. They held credentials
signed by Master Workman Peter Wise,
with the seal of Union No. 1827 attached,
authorizing them to collect for their un
fortunate co-laborers. '
They called at The Dispatch office for
the purpose of making arrangements to have
donations intended for them left in tbe care
of the industrial editor. They report that
tbey are sadly in need of funds. The strike
and subsequent eviction has been in the
nature of a calamity to (hem and many of
the families are without the means to pro
vide shelter.
HE IS MANAGER NOW.
Andrew Lee, an Eastern Pnddler, Receives
a Deserving Promotion. fMHM
Andrew Lee has just assumed the man
agement of the puddling department in the
Kensington mill of Lloyd Sons & Co. Mr.
Lee has been looked upon as one of the
leading lights of the Amalgamated Associa
tion. For the last 10 years he constantly
and with great satis action represented
the Eastern district He was at one time
spoken of as the successor to President John
Jarrett, instead of Mr. Weihe.
Mr. Lee is among the smallestand lightest
puddlers ever seen in any mill in Pittsburg,
being lets than five leet high and weighs
little more than 100 pounds. He came here
from Philadelphia less than a year ago and
since has been working at the puddling
furnace in the Wayne mill of Brown & Co.,
at Tenth street.
LOCKED OUT INSTEAD.
Stone Masons Will Be Forced to Leave
Their Work To-Day.
Instead of the stoue masons striking yes
terday, their employers met last nigfTt and
resolved unanimously on the subject of
locking the men out. The trouble started
yesterday at tbe new building of the Provi
dence Mission in Allegheny, where the con
tract for the stone work is held by one man
and that of tbe brick work by another.
Some non-union men were wheeling
bricks, and objections were raised against
them. The stone masons were called out
and they quit work. The stone contractor
claimed he had been unfairly-treated and
laid his complaint before the contractors last
nizht, and it was decided to stop all work
done by any member of the association un
til the disputed point is settled.
WEI EISUME TO-DAY.
The Edgar Thomson Steel Works to Start
After a Nine Weeks' Kest.
There was great rejoicing in Braddock
yesterday over the announcement that the
Edgar Thomson steel works would resume
operations to-day. The- news reached the
men through notice posted np for those who
are on day turn to report at the worts at the
usual hour.
The order does not only cause a general
good feeling among the workingmen, but
among the merchants there is a uiarkedde
gree of satisfaction. Superintendent
Schwab said the resumption would take
effect in all departments; that they will not
1 want for coke, and that everything is ex
pected to go on smoothly with the orders
they have on hand to fill.
Industrial Items.
A carload of immigrants passed through
the city yesterday bound for Cloveland.
Lindsay & McCtjtsheon'sS mill will make
cotton ties to-day for the first time in ten years.
,The Pittsburg Electrical Club will shortly
apply for admission into the Academy of
Sciences.
A SCARCITY of orders In the puddling de
partment of Olivers' South Fifteenth street
mills has caused an indefinite shutdown.
The programmes for the June convention of
the Amalgamated Association containing all
recommendations on the scale have been sent
to the various sub-lodges.
Work will be commenced on the BraddocK
and Turtle Creek Street Railway to-day. The
track will be started at Rankin, and 125 men
will push the road to completion.
IT has been discovered that the report to tho
effect that the Pennsylvania Railway 'had
placed an order for 40,000 tons of rails was
a canard. No snch order has been given.
MAY SPOIL HIS SIGHT.
Tony Malzer Badly Cut With a Beer Glass
in a Quarrel.
Officer Peoples arrested two men at Elev
enth and Liberty street?, last night, one of
whom, a German named Tony Malzer, was
cut about the face, and the other, an Irish
man, who had his finger cut, and who was
accused by Malzer of hitting him with a
beer glass. The Irishman refused to give
his name. Both men were locked up. The
injuries of both men were caused by a quar
rel, in which the German was hit in the
face with a beer glasi, which broke and
imbedded small particles of glass in and
about his right eye, making a very danger
ous wound.
Police Surgeon. Moyer was sent for and
worked an hour in extricating the glass, but
the man's sight may have been destroyed.
BEV. MB. PITTS' WATCH.
Thomas Collins Arrested Under Suspicion
That He Has It
Thomas Collins was arrested yesterday on
suspicion of having in his possession a gold
watch that was stolen from Rev. Mr. Pitts,
of the East End, on the night of February
15.
Two men, Malley and McBride, were ar
rested at the time, and subsequently con
victed and sentenced to 18 months in the
workbonse, hut a third person to the attack
escaped with the victim's watch, and has
not been captured, unless Collins is the
man.
PICKED UP BY THE POLICE.
IhvziE Lavender, a white woman, and
George Brook's, a colored man, were inmates of
the Twelfth ward station Ian night Tho pair
were arrested on Jones avenue, where they
were drunk and had been holding high carnival
all afternoon. Tbey will have a bearing this
morning.
JIrs. Thomas short callea at Alderman
King's office last evening and wanted to enter
suit against a gang of men, which she said
loafed at Snntb First and Carson streets, for
attacking her husband while on his way home
from work. The matter was reported to the
police.
A QUIET little poker game was raided at 13
Ross street last night and six men arrested.
They were taKen to Central station, and the
usual list of -John Smiths" and "William
llrowns" entered on the docket. Tbe proprie
tor of the place escaped.
John Burns was sent to jail by Alderman
Succop yesterday for trial at court on a charge
of having stolen 65 boxes of clears from a
freight car m the Pittsburg, Virginia and
Charleston Railroad yards.
Nicholas Bayse and Wallace Radclifle
were lodged In jail last evening, in default of
bail, for a hearing before United States Commis
sioner McCandless on a charge of counterfeit
ing a silver dollar.
PniLlP Salm is in jail awaiting a hearing
bofo'ro Alderman Hartman on Saturday on
charces made against him by Catherine Salm.
He was committed In default of 52,000 bait
Daniel Dougherty, of Clay alley, was
committed to jail last night by Alderman
Richards for assaulting Jackson Welsh with
the butt end of a large wagon whip.
Frank Ghent, who has just served a sen
tence in tbe county workhouse, was committed
to jail yesterday on a chargo of having stolon
810 from a drunken man.
Thomas Taylor, against whom criminal
charge have been preferred by .Broadax
Smith, was held for court in (2,000 bail jester- i
aay.
FRIENDS NO LONGER
The Baby Show Breaks Up the Affec
tion Between Two Families.
TROUBLE BETWEEN N0S. 25 AKD 26.
Neighborly Lore Could, Sot Stand the
Strain of Kivalry.
HEATED WOEDS FOLLOWED BI A CLINCH
The baby show is over, but it has left its
scars behind. Friendships have been shat
tered, communities disrupted, neighbors look
askance at each other, and children refuse to
make mud pies out of the same puddle.
The blighting breatb of the baby show has
withered the flowers of spontaneous affection
which bloom iu the spring, when urban
housewives seek advice as to summer
dresses and rural matrons boil soap in a
common kettle and harmony.
The s.tddest of these incidents was brought
to light yesterday. Nos. 25 and 26 at the
baby show are neighbors in a pretty little
suburb. Their vine-embowered cottages
nestle side by side, their little ones played
together and ever and anon threatened to
"tell ma" about each other's delinquencies.
Tbe heads of the respective households would
borrow chewing tobacco from each other,
and iu the summer evenings would sit out
side their doors and, with their chairs tilted
back, agree beatifically in declaring that
every man not of their political belief was
an inhuman traitor.
Longing for a Paradise on Earth.
They gave each other good advice as to
the best crops to sow in their little gardens,
praised each other's children, and mourned
in common the fall of Adam, which com
pelled them to earn their food by the sweat
of their brow when they might just as well
be living on a coral-girt island in the In
dian Ocean, with bread-fruit, pineapples
and other tropical and high-priced lruit
right to their bands, the only labor neces
sary being to shake a tree or two belore,
meal time.
Thus the two families lived, as harmon
iously as the two monks in(the fable, who
mourned that they could not qnarrel as
other folks did. But a serpent entered this
Eden. . The baby show was originated, and
each mother insisted, with a mental reserva
tion, that tbe other one's youngest olive
branch could not lail to secure first prize.
Then, again, it was their duty to aid their
husbands, and the prize offered was a large
one, and would materially assist in keeping
up the building and loan association pay
ments. Fortified with this virtuous resolve
and a jag oi maternal pride, these good
women sank their identities under the num
bers 25 and 25.
Every morning while the show lasted Kos.
25 and 26 would travel to town together,
paying each other's fare and commenting
on tbe unfortunate fate of other women
whose babes were not in it that is, in the
show. They borrowed each other's baby
clothes, sat side by side on the raised dais,
and lent each other paregoric and moral sup
port in doses to suit tbe occasion.
And Then the Trouble Commenced.
The show closed on Saturday night, and
Kos. 25 and 26 went to their respective
homes, each confident of victory, and laid
awake all night thinking how they could
best condole with their next-door neighbor
on her defeat.
Early yesterday morning two copies of
The Dispatch were purchased, one by
each mother, and the list oi prizes was
eagerly scanned. No. 26's baby had won
tbe first prize, but she had beeu sure of it
all the time. No. 25 had also been sure of
it, but she wasn't in the list at all. There
was something wrong somewhere, she wasn't
quite sure where, but she thought it was'
next door. Next door she went, and there
made a statement in terse, but pointed
language, which" scared the- little dickie
birds out of tbe vines which embowered the
cottage. Then she left
The husband of No. 26 returned at noon.
His wife told him what bad happened, and
he went next door to deliver an oration.
No. 23's husband was also at home. There
were a few brief words, a clinch, a choice
assortment of screams, and the doors of the
two cottages shut witbji bang which nearly
shook down the vines.
When the Montagues and Capulets want
to see a real, genuine, dyed-in-the-wool
feud, they should go to the neighborhood
wherein reside No. 26, the prize-winner, and
her one-time bosom friend, No. 25.
YESTEBDATS ACCIDENT BECOBD.
A Young Married Man Killed on the Road
at Wllmerding.
Three men were run down by trains yes
terday, and one was killed, while another is
expected to die. Xhe other accidents of the
dav were very painful. Here is the list:
AIcWilliams Thomas H. McWilliams was
struck bv a train at Wilmerding yesterday, and
jlled an hour later from his injuries. He was
24 years old and employed at the Westingbouse
works. He was a young married man, having
a bride of a year, living In a cozy home on Ivy
street. Kast End. His parents resfile at his
former home in Ashtabula, Ohio, where be will
be taken for burial thts morning.
Peterson William Peterson fell off a Penn
avenue car, cutting his head and spraining an
ankle.
Simmons John Simmons had his right foot
badly bnrned at tbe Edgar Thomson Steel
Works.
Becker Little Eddie Becker, of Copnjand
station, fell from a moving freight train and
his foot crushed. It was necessary to ampu
tate It
Reedy E. E. Reedy, a Lake Erie conductor,
was run over Iy his train in the yards. His
left arm was cut off and he received very seri
ous bruises.
Fork Lonis Fork, a tramp, wis struck by a
shifter on the Pittsburg, MoKeesport and
Youghlngbeny Railroad about 5 o'clock yester
day afternoon. He was badly hurt
Stringer Amns Stringer cut his face and
arm in jumping off a Penn avenue car.
A Record Breaker.
The men's suits we are selling for 57 beat
anything ever offered in this country.
Think of it Fine light and dark-colored
cheviot or cassimere suits, cut and made in
the bes't of style, either in sack or stylish
cutaways, at $7. For choice. we also include
the famous black cheviot suits. All go to
day for 57. Don't hesitate one moment, but
come direct to us for a new suit
P. C. C. C, Pittsbukg Combination
Clothing Company, corner Grant and
Diamond streets, op p. the Conrt House.
In Popular Favor !J
Ladies' cloth top button shoes at (2 and
$2 50. Misses' cloth top button shoes at
SI 75. Children's cloth top button shoes at
SI 50. Child's cloth top buttou shoes at 90c
and $1 25. Best fitting, best wearing. At
G. D. Simcn's, 78 Ohio street, Allegheny,
Pa.
Linoleums at prices not to be found in
anv other store in either city, atWeltv's,
120 Federal street, 65, 67, 63 and 71 Park
way. . TTS
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Mothers, Before Too Late, Bring
The little ones to Aufrecht's Elite Gallery,
516 Market street, and have them photo
graphed. Prices lowest. Work fine.
The People's Store, Fifth Avenue.
Elegant figured silk grenadines on sale
to-day at 87 cents.
Campbell & Dick.
Mannion'S 51 spectacles fitted by an ex
pert and guaranteed.
its 67 Fifth atenue.
Seed Oats.
Strictly choice Michigan seed oats for sale.
Daniel McCaffrey, htj, grain and feed,
No. 238 and 240 Fifth avenue. Telephone
No. 283.
Hundreds of rolls oil cloth from 20c per
yard to the best grades, at Welty's, 120 Fed
eral street. Go, 67, 69 and 71 Park way.
ITS'
MORE COMBINE TALK.
Rumors of the Placing of Duqnesne Trac
tion Bonds and Consolidation With the
nttsburg Traction Company Significant
Statement ot President William H.
Kemble.
A rumor was abroad yesterday afternoon
to the effect that all the Duquesne Traction
bonds had been placed in Philadelphia by
Drexel, Morgan & Co. The mention of the
latter company in connection with the
placing of the bonds led to the belief
that the much talked of consolida
tion of the Duquesne and Pittsburg
Traction companies had at last been con
summated. Most of the Dnquesne people
being out of the city, no definite inlorma
tion could be gained on the subject. Chief
J. O. Brown said be had not heard anything
about the bond being placed. Tbe follow
ing telegram was received last night from
the Philadelphia correspondent of The
Dispatch:
President WilfiarnH. Kemble. or the Traction
Company, was very emphatic in his declaration
late this afternoon tbat the reported negotia
tions between tbe Dnquesne Traction Coru
Eanynfittsburg and the Philadelphia com
ination were entirely beyond his knowledge.
Tbe rumor reached thi town just as the stock
board was ready to adjourn. It came in the
shape of a dispatch from the Iron City, stating
tbat all the Dnquesne Company's bonds had
been placed by Drexel. Morgan & Co., ana that
inch a move indicated a consolidation nf the
Pittsburg enterprise with the Wldener-Elkins-Kerable
syndicate. Mr. Wldener Is sick in bed
and Mr. Elkins had left his office by tbe timo
the rumor became known on Third street
Mr. Kemhle was getting Into his carriage, bnt
found time enough to say to a Dispatch re
porter: "Tnat's the first I've heard ot it Yon tan
say that no negotiations are pending between
the Philadelphia Traction Company and the
Duquesne Company, ot Pittsburg. There is
nothing I could tell you that would indicate
tbe probability of consolidation. No, I re
peat there are no negotiations now going on."
"And haven't there been any?"
The horses had started on a trot np Walnut
street as Mr. Kemble leaned out of his carriage
to reply:
'That's an entirely different thing. Jnst say
there are no negotiations now in progress 'be
tween the corporations."
Several well-known brokers on the street de
nied all knowledge of tbe alleged deal, though
tacitly admitting that uch a movement had
been previously contemplated and was in all
likelihood still in view.
A WABNING TO AGENTS.
To Extend the Time on Limited Tickets Is
Said to Be Against the law.
A circular has been sent out by the Balti
more and Ohio road to its agents warning
them not to extend the time on limited
tickets, as one of their men had been arrest
ed by a detective of the Inter-State Commis
sion on the ground that it is a violation of
the law. The Commissioners claim
that, as the ticket has been sold
at a low raje in consideration of tbe
limit in time, it- is a discrimination
against the passenger who buys a first-class
ticket at a higher rale, which is always good
for passage. It has been suspected for some
time that a detective is gadding abont the
country, but the Baltimore and Ohio
agent is the first victim.
There is not a road in tbe country that
will refuse to extend time on tickets, and it
is a question whether courts will sustain
lines if they refuse to carry a passenger
after the limit on his ticket has expired.
Money tus been paid for a ride between two
given points, and many railroad men be
lieve that the holder of the ticket can claim
it. He has put up something fonothing,
which is not equitable. ,
Angostura Bitters are ihemosteffica
eious stimulant to excite the appetite.
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SPECIAL SALE THIS WEEK
LACECURTAINS
Nottingham,
Irish Pointe,
Swiss Tambourd
Benaissance, Etc
Our stock of Lace Curtains will amply repay
your examination. We show Nottingham Cur
tains, lmrery effective, patterns, at 85c and 31 a
pair.
Our variety at SI 25 and 12 50 a pair embraces
some real bargains.
Irish Point Curtains at 55, 5 50, J6. S7up
to S18.
Real Swiss Cnrtains at $8 to 818 many of
them of exquisite design.
8illc Curtains, in beautiful effects, from $5
to $20.
WHITE BED" SPREADS,
SPECIAL VALUES,
At 75c, 85c, 5l: ?1 25.
SPRING HALF HOSE.
Gents' Half Hose, in Merino, Cotton and
Lisle Thread, In fast black, fancy stripes and
solid colors. These are the perfection of foot
wear, being very shanely and of several weights;
suitable for spring and summer wear. Exam
ine our choice lines at 25c
JUST RECEIVED.
The balance of our importation of English
Snltings, rich French plaids, India tiilks and
CballU.
All-wool and Silk and Wool Novelties for
combination dress. Pattern dresses iu rich
embroidered pinels, with sleeve and .neck
decorations, at $12 to 513.
GENTSMVEAR.
Our Gents' Furnishing Department is very
complete In the spring lines of Underwear,
Hosiery, Shirts, Collars, Cutis, Suspenders, etc.
We carry only most reliable, makes, while our
prices are always moderate.
SPRING UNDERWEAR.
Lightweight Wool, Lisle and Merino Under
wear. Our line tor men, women and children
is now very complete from low to finest grades.
PARASOLS.
All the new and nobby things as to sbape,
covers, colors and bandies now ready for your
inspection.
Misses' Parasols, 50c, Toe and SI.
Fancv Coarhing Parasols. 32 75 to S3.
Black Cnachiuc Parasols, with choice handles
and tips. 21-inch. $2 75 and no.
28 and 28-inch Hun Umbrellas, from 7 to 810,
in almost endless variety. ,
BIBER ilASTDN.
505 and 507 MARKET STREET.
aplS-TTSSn
WRY PAT MORE?
We are selling Fast Black Imported SOX at
25c, worth 35c
Men's French Balbrlggan Underwear at 75o
each. WHY PAY MORE?
ULRICH &SPENCER,
SPECIALTIES IN
Hosiery and Underwear,
For Men, Women and Children.
642 Penn Avenue.
Open Saturday evening. ap21-rrs
WALL:-: PAPER.
GOOD DESIGNS, 4 and 5c
WHITE AND GOLD, 8c
Eeceived to-day the best 10c and
15c gold papers in the city; also, the
best wide borders, 18 inches, 20o
and 25c; 9-inch, 15c; 6-incb, 10c
J. KERWIN MILLER & CO.,
. 543 SMITHPIELD ST.
PITTSBURG. au7.17.TTS
Horsewhipped Her Defamer.
Miss Wilma Schuck, daughter of Charlei
Schuck, of tbe Brighton road, and organist
at St Leo's Cathclic Church, gave John
Kaylor, an employe at the Verner mills, a,
lashing with a horsewhip for circulating in
jurious storie.8 about her.
The Leading
Dry Goods House.
Pittsburg. Pa..
Tuesday. April 21, 1881
JDS. HDRNE h CD.:S
PENN AVE. STORES.
WHITEG00DS.
The largest and most complete,
assortments ever offered, and 'at thr
LOWEST PRICES.
Mnsooks,
Cambrics,
India Linens,
Lawns,
Dimities and- Batistes
At fully 20 PER CENT UNDER
RULING PRICES.
Our stock is unusually .large and
embraces all grades of white goods
from the cheapest to the finest
qualities, in stripes, checks, plaids,
polkadots and innumerable fancy
designs.
Note the following
Especially Cheap Lots:
NAINSOOKS:
27 to 32 inches wide, in stripes and
Cheeks,atl0c,12c,15c,20cand25c a yard.
CAMBRICS (Soft Finish):
Genuine English goods, direct from the
celebrated looms of Jones Brothers,
Manchester, England, 3S inches wiJe.
20,25c and 30c per yard. These are the
genuine goods, and "Jones' cambrics"
are household words tbe world over.
INDIA LINENS:
The best and most reliable mates only,
at 10c, 12Jc 15c, 20c. 25c and up to 50c a
" yard: much under their regular prices.
VICTORIA LAWNS:
32 to 36 inches wide, 8c, 10c, 12Xc, 15c,
20c, 25c up to 4oc a yard.
LINEN, LAWNS':
33 Inches wide. 40c, 50c, 60c. 70c, 75c a
yard. These are exceptionally fine and
great value for the money.
1
INDIA DIMITIES:
The best make, in small and medlnm.
checks and stripes, 32 to Si inches wide,
25c, 35c and 60c a yard; much under"
ruling prices.
In addition to the above we offer
at especially attractive prices tb.13
week an enormous stock of
LACES.
In Torchon, Medicis, Oriental,
Pointe de Gene and innumerable
new fancy Laces for trimming
White Goods.
Also
Hamonrg EmoroMerles and Insertlnss
From the narrowest to the widest
widths made, all at prices that will
pay you to make your selections in
our stores this week.
- DON'T FAIL
To inspect our enormous stock
of White Goods and compare our
prices. Sale begins this morning.
JDS. HDRNE & CD.,
600-621 PENN AVE.
anZl
IF YDU WANT
A GOOD AND CHEAP
SUMMER
-S-CARPET-SH
Get a Boll of Our
CHINA MATTING.
6,000 Bolls China Matting, our
own Direct Importation, in Plain
."White, Fancy and Damask, in all
the latest weaves, from ?6 to ?20 a
roll of 40 yards.
100 Bolls Hemp Carpet at 12f
lents a yard.
100 Bolls Cottage Carpet at 18 to
25 cents a yard.
100 Bolls Ingrain Carpet at 31 to
40 cents a yard.
500 Rolls Lowell and Hartford'
Ingrains best quality, all wool, at
CO to G5 cents a yard.
EDWARD
GROETZIHGER,
627 and 629 Penn Ave.
All goods jobbed at lowest Eastern .
prices. aplS-rrsaV '
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