Reigler, a contractor of Coquet street, and
his sons, for a Mr. Fitzpatrick, of Tustin
street, was shaken and cast over on one side
to the dread of Mrs. Conies, of SGG Forbes
street, who occupies the adjacent house.
The new building will have to be recon
structed. If the storm was dangerous in some 'places
it provided amusing features in others. As
for instance when a garment belonging to
the softer sex was blown from some drying
line on a housetop and wafted along Smith
field street until it rested in a particularly
grotesque manner on the umbrella of a
worthy citizen who could not understand
what everyone who looked at him was
smilins at. "When another puff of wind
carried it once more on its travels and a
Eiece of white uuderwear fluttered before
is astonished vision until it stuck on a tel
egraph pole, the worthy citizen understood
and smiled himself.
THE HILL HIT HABD.
An Additional List or Damage to Property
on tlio Eminence.
About ten feet of the tower of the new
Franklin school house, Seventh and Eighth
wards, tras blown down. A number of the
masons who m ere at work had narrow es
capes. Kunkel & Jordan, the contractors
for the stone work, stated that about 20
feet of the tower would have to be torn
down and rebuilt, and they placed their
loss at about 1,500. Part of the root of K.
P. Maxwell's house, at 2Co. 1 Crescent street,
Has blown oft". The damage was about S2o.
A two-story brick house at the corner of
Fulton and Cliff streets, occupied by Peter
Johnson, had the roof taken off. The house
is owned bv William Metcalfe. The damage
was about $1 CO.
On Bedford ancnue and Shaffer street "the
roof of the encinc room of John Lowry &
Co 's brick yard was taken oft. A kiln was
also daniased. The loss as about ?7O0. A
Etablc on Bedford street near Shaffer street,
bcloncinc to J. E. McCormick, a grocer,
was blown down. The damage amounted to
$300 rij ing missels frightened the work
men at Booth & Flinn's terra cotta works
on Bedford avenue. Several were slightly
injured bv falling sticSs and stones
In Soho the stack of the Eliza Furnace was
blown down It carried some telephone
wires with it. In Hnzelwood the trees in
Captain Xixon's orchard were leveled. A
larce number of trees in the neighborhood
were destroved
Damage in the East End was confined to
the trees and gardens many of the laUer
sufTerinc scverelv. At some corner; the
wind wa o violent as to o erturn wagons
and several children were blown some
distance, but without sustaining injury.
"Windows were blown in in some houses,
and those of Sussman's shop were burst in.
The building inspector was around last
night, looking to the safety of damaged
houses.
SOUTHSIDE SUTFEBERS.
The fctorm Left Its Mark on Houses, Trees
and Animals.
Some damage was done by the storm on
the Southside. A portion of the steps up the
hillside at Twenty-seventh street were
blown doun, causing inconvenience to the
residents of the hill in going up and down.
A considerable portion of a lumber pile be
longing to Schuette & Co. was blown and
scattered throush their yards and on the
itreet at the foot of Seventeenth street. The
large shade tree in front of Patrick "Ward's
residence on Fifteenth street was blown
down. Several of the electric lights were
disarranged, but linemen were immediately
put to work repairing the damage, which
was slight. A platform on the roof of the
Twenty-ninth ward school, which ran from
the belfry to the flagstaff, was blown to the
ground.
A horse hitched to agrocerv wagon owned
by .1. TdcDonald became frightened during
the storm, while standins on Carson street,
near South Twenty-seventh street, and ran
oil, upsetting the wason, but not damaging
it to any great extent.
At Ciinuingham's Glass "Works on South
Tttentv-sKth street the wind blew down a
larcc fire wall between the window bouse
ami ilattening room, partially demolishing
the side of the building and "destroying the
day's work of setcral of the men, which h.id
been Ktorcd on that side of the building. Xo
one was hurt, but several narrow escapes
were made.
IT STETJCK ALLEGHENY.
Xlouses TJlown Down and Trees in tlio
l'arks Haill Damaged.
In Allegheny the storm was quite severe
for a time. A frame house iu course of con
struction on East street, near the car sheds,
was completely demolished. It was two
btorics high, boarded up only to the second
floor and had net yet been roofed over. It
wasbeing built by a contractor named Al
lien Armistcad lor Edward Brown. The
contractor's loss will be 300. A similar
pecident occurred at Siiarpsburg, where
a new three-story frame was blow n down.
From every quarter of the citv reports came
in of the falling of trees, particularly on the
line of the I'errvsville road and "on Cali
fornia avenue.
The parks suffered in this wav also where
about a dozen trees were cither blown down
or had limbs broke from them. The stores
along Federal and Ohio streets lost their
awnings in many cases, but no material
damage was done by their falling. Several
stores also reported that transoms and
swivel windows were blown out, and num
erous shoppers made some narrow escapes
by flj iiig glass.
BSOKEIT "WINDOWS AND D00ES.
The Damage Caused by the Storm in the
I.anrcnce Me District, ,
The storm of jesterday aft?rh(ohlid con
siderable damage in the 1'cnn avenue and
Lawrenceville districts, but nothing of an
extensive nature A number of little stores
buffered from having windows broken and
other trifling damases The lower part of
Penn avenue, from Eleventh to Thirty
fourth street, suffered comparatively little.
The large glas-, pane of the transom of
Engine 1 louse Xo. 15, at Fourteenth street,
Ha-, chattered. The roof of a small frame
house, occupied on Jones avenue and
Teuty-si:xth street, by James Colter, was
blown oil!
On Thirty-sixth street the front doors of
several houses u ere torn off, and a number
of trap doors on the roofs of dwellings in
thciicinity were blown away. At the ar
rcnal quite a number of email trees w ere
blown down, and in the vicinity the win
dows of f-c"ral houses were broken. The
Bloomfield sdiool had many ol its windows
broken.
CAK WINDOWS WEHE BROKEN.
ifclVaync Trains Severely Handled by the
8tonn King.
She storm didn't interfere much with the
Pennsj Ivauia lines. All the through trains,
both F-ast and AVcst, cime in on time
last ciening. A Ft. "Wayne conductor
said that while he was in OrrVille a train on
the AVhteling and Lake Erie pulled into
tin. ikpot that liad been badly used up. The
windows in all the cars were smashed by
hail stones, and the paint was scarred on the
bides where the 'tones, had struck. The
crew rtjiorted that they had encountered a
v. cry sei ere hail storm."
On the Ft. "Wayne road the wires of the
company and the'AVcstcrn Union were torn
dow n. All the roads suffered for telegraphic
lacilities but none so much as the Ft.
AV.iyuc. Gangs of men were put to work at
(i.i(C repairing the lines, and by last even
ing they were in fair shape. Along the
Panhandle the conductors said it rained
Imrd for a half hour, but little damage to
the road was done.
Trinity Oiurcli Wan Damaged.
During the hurricane yesterday afternoon
a piece of one of the stone ornaments on the
front of the Trinity Episcopal Church, Sixth
avenue, was blown down and fell with a crash
on the steps. A number of awnings on
Wood, Liberty and "Water streets were torn
loose and windows in numerous large down
town buildings were broken by the force of
the gale.
OBJECT TO GARBAGE.
Sontliside People Kicking on Taking
All the Refuse of Braddock.
TIIE WATER SUPPLY BAD ENOUGH.
Furnaces Should Be Used by the Towns
Along the River Above.
CITT HEALTH. DEPARTMENT WILL ACT
Braddock Council has passed an ordinance
to place a garbage boat in the Monongahela
river there from which to dump the city's
refuse into the stream. This has caused
much indignation on the Southside, be
cause the people in that section of the city
must ue water drawn from the Mononga
hela, and to have it thus polluted only a few
miles above is not pleasant to contemplate.
For years the denizens of old Birmingham
have entered complaint after complaint
against the water dealt out to them, but
without much avail. They have been com
pelled to accept water, the purity of which
they very much question, but now they are.
up in arms against allowing any more refuse
to be drawn through the water mains into
their houses
For this reason an effort will be made to
stop the scheme to float Braddock's garbage
down the Honongahcla. It is only about
ten miles to Braddock and the people of the
Southside are against having filth dumped
into the river so short a distance above them.
A. complaint will probably be lodged with
the Board of Health immediately, and there
was some talk of taking out an injunction
against th; borough authorities.
The Health Officer "Will Act.
At the City Health Department it was
not known of the action taken by Braddock
Council until a Dispatch representative
called there to ask what action would be
taken. "It is a matter for the Slate Health
Inspector," said Dr. J. Guy McCandless.
"If he does not take action immediately we
will have to do something. "We certainly
can't allow the health of the city to be jeop
ardized in that manner. The water on the
Southside is bad enough as present, and we
cannot allow it to be made any worse by the
refuse from Braddock being dumped into
the river. "Why, it is not over fen miles up
stream, and they would get the full benefit
of it in the water used over there. Some
thing will have to be done, and that at
once."
Superintendent Baker echoed the state
ments of the doctor and added: "ilcKces
port is now dumping its garbage into the
river and we don't want any more of it.
"We have been trying to preveni that, but
they are so far away as to be out of our
limits. However, we will keep pushing
them right along. About a year ago the
Council visited Pittsburg and examined the
garbage furnace with the idea of putting in
one there, but so far nothing has come of it
and the old garbage boat is still in use.
Disease Germs in the "Water.
"Such things as that cause much more
sickness than really comes to the surface,"
continued the Superintendent. ".Refuse
of all kinds is dumped into the river above
us, and if there arc any germs of disease it
is sure to get into the water pipes. They
should be compelled to get a garbage fur
nace at all those places along the rii er and
burn the refuse instead of dumping it into
the stream to float down upon us."
Dr. J. B. ThompsOnof 93G Pcnn avenue,
is State Health Inspector for Pennsylvania.
He was asked last evening what he would
do in this matter, to which he replied:
"I have no power to act unless a complaint
is lodged with me. I would be glad to at
any time receive a complaint. I would
then report to the State Board, and would
then receive instructions what action to
take. Anybody can enter a formal com
plaint. The local health department could
do that, and it is the duty of sonie one there
to attend to such things. The sooner that
is done the better, as it is easier to prevent
than to cure an cviL I did not know that
Braddock had any intention of keeping a
garbage boat, though I knew there was one
in JleKeesport.
A "Way to Prevent the Nuisance.
"The city has power to prevent putting
rarbaie into the streams within a certain
distance, but I am not sure whether Brad
dock is within the limit or not. There is a
State law that gives a city that right, and
Pittsburg officials should look into the mat
ter at once. If the limit is this side of
Braddock a complaint could be lodged
against the borough officials and the matter
be stopped in that way. The city officials
certainly should act in thu matter as it is
one of great importance. Deposits of garb
age in the river at Braddock will pollute the
water which'is used by Southside families,
and is liable to cause a great deal of sick
ness in the hot weather when much water is
used."
Dr. G. G. Ilahauser, of the Southside, in
speaking of the question, said: "Well, we
have been drinking schindcry soup and ani
mated beef tea for some time past and a little
more added to it will not do much harm.
But, seriously speaking, I think it should
be stopped if possible. This thing of drink
ing polluted water that is not fit to wash in,
let alone drink, is about played out and
something must be done very soon to remedy
it."
Chris Borner thought it an outrage on the
community, and there should be some way to
compel the water company to furnish the
consumers with pure water.
Doesn't "Want Monongahela MnUigatawney.
"Wc have jto pay for it, and they should
furnish the simon-pure article, and not the
Monongahela mulligatawney furnished at
present," he, declared.
"There should be some wav to stop these
nAnrtla Vnm nnllnfin. tliA atvAomc " rai
said J
f bWr.W AAV... KW.A...AUB, fcUU OfciVMMi3
THE
Alderman Succop. "There are nearly 80,000
people depending.on the Monongahela river
for drinking and cooking purposes, and to
put this additional filth into the Stream will
make it unbearable.''
Henry Miller, the furniture man, thought
that some sort of an injunction should be
gotten out against the borough of Braddock
to prevent the carrying out of the provisions
of the ordinance.
County Commissioner Mercer It is a
very bad thing. We might look up the
manner of the ancients particularly where
the large cities bordered on small .streams
and find where they received their supply,
and follow in their footsteps, as it were.
Dr. .E. A. Mundorpf, who has on more
than one occasion analyzed the Monongahela
river water, was indignant at -the news.
"Why, sir," said he, "in the past six weeks
a score of patients in the Southside Hospital'
have been afflicted with chronic diarrhcea,
all brought about by the water furnished
the Southside, which is not fit, in my esti
mation, for cooking purposes. And this
has been going on for years, and if Brad
dock adds its iota, there is no doubt but
what an epidemic will ensue and the per
centage of mortality will be increased,
Press J?oom New Dispatch Building, Showing
especially when the water is low in the
stream.
Jfow Contaminated "With Organic Matters.
"I unhesitatingly assert that the water
from the Monongahela river is so con
taminated w ith organic matter that even at
its purest period, it will not quench the
thirst. If this is the present condition
when there is a large volume in the channel,
no 'competent physician, who is familiar
with the impurities, would advice his
patients to use it during the summer. The
Southaide water has been analyzed many
times, and the results have unvan
ably proved it to be unfit for
household and drinking use. One chemist
who did not reside in this city made an
analysis of the water and he did not hesitate
to publish under his name that in his opin
ion it was criminal for any one in authority
to urge the use of Monongahela river water
as a drinking fluid. There is not a surgeon
in Allegheny county who could be per
suaded to use Monongahela river water in
the cleansing of even a slight wound with
out taking extra precaution to render it
antiseptic
"There is not a member of the medical
profession of the Southside, whose opinion
is of any value in the matter that has not
expressed his disapproval of the presence of
the dangerous contaminations that are per
mitted to remain inNit, notwithstanding it
has gone through ths alleged clearing pro
cess of the eastern and western reservoirs.
That I have been the subject of attack by
prominent manufacturers is undoubtedly for
the stand I took some years ago."
F0BBES TEACHEBS ELECTED.
Tho Sixth Ward School Board Organizes for
the Comimr Year.
The School Board of the Forbes sub-district,
Sixth ward, met last night, and reor
ganized by electing Dr. "W. F. Barclay,
President; Hugh Adams, Treasurer; and
"William Martin, Secretary. All of them
have been serving in these positions. The
corps of teachers for the ensuing year
were also elected. Miss Jennie C. Simpson,
who has just completed her first year as
principal, was re-elected.
Miss Amanda McKinley was retained as
assistant principal, with the following
teachers: Emma I. "Wallace, MI A. Mac
Faddeu, Ida M. Connelly, Jennie A. Hope,
Martha H. MeMaster, Josie A Scott, Emma
Lipton, Kate P. Nicholson, Mamie A.
Cowan, M. Agnes Dickson, Annie Dolan,
Emma D. Hunter, Louisa Loomis, Laura C.
Kacan. Belle Doughertv, Annie E. McCaf-
frev. Marrtrie Thomas. Birdie McCutrhenn.
Sadie Garuom, Lizzie Van Der Hoven, Anna
MeMaster, Jean E, Myers; floating teacher,
Maria S. Moffat; drawing teacher, Sue G.
Case; floating teacher, Anna S. Negley;
Second avenue, Margaret Geiger. Henry J.
Fries was elected janitor.
MET "WITH INSTANT DEATH.
Clarence Kinder Killed by a Passenger
Train on the Panhandle.
Clarence Kinder, aged 25 years, a painter
by trade and a stranger in this cityj was
struck by a train on the Panhandle Bail
road at Try street crossing about 10:30
o'clock last night and instantly killed.
Kinder came to the city a few days ago, and
has been looking for work, boarding at the
corner of Grant street and First avenue.
Last night he and "William Hill were
standing between the tracks nearTry street.
Both men were slightly intoxicated. A
freight train, west-bound, passed them just
as an east-bound passenger train came along.
Kinder evidently did not observe the pas
senger train, for he stepped right on the
track in front of it
He was struck and thrown fully 30 feet
Life was extinct when he was picked up.
The body was removed to the morgue, and
an inquest will be held this morning. Kin
der is supposed to have relatives living at
Franklin, Pa.
A Baby's Narrow Escape.
J "Captain Mercer's baby had a narrow es
cape yesterday during the storm. The child
was sleeping on a bed, and Mrs. Mercer had
just picked it up when a shutter came
crashing through the window and was
smashed to pieces on the bed where the
baby had been lying. They live on Cliff
street .
lie Sued the Butcher.
Joseph Luderbacker, a butcher of Sharps
burg, will have a hearing to-day before Al
derman McKenna to answer a charge of
assault- and battery made by Thomas Sedg
wick, conductor on the Citizens' Traction
line. It is claimed the butcher knocked
the conductor down in a dispute about the
fare.
Irge Snpply of Educators.
Applications for positions in the High
School faculty are now coming at the rate
of about eight a day. The total number of
applicants is 60. Yesterday two more per
sons filed their application for the principal
ship, which makes the total number three
for that oosition. The nresent members of
the faculty have not yet put in applications.
PITTSBIIRQ ' DISPATCH,
MAM SWEET YOKES
To Add the Charm of Melody to the
Fourth of July Celebration,
LOCATIONS TO BE DECIDED TO-DAY.
Hott the Glorious Fourth Was Honored in
Centennial Tear.
UNIQUE PROGRAMME OF THE AFFAIR
As the Fourth of July comes nearer the
reparations for the great celebration at
Schenley Park are assuming definite shape.
Nothing but a sudden stop of the subscrip
tions can spoil the prospect. Mayor Gour
leyand Chief Bigelow held a conference
with Mr. Carl Retter in the Mayor's
office yesterday afternoon, which resulted
the Tiro Improved Son Machines in Operation.
in a satisfactory arrangement being
made by which the May festival chorus of
400 voices will give a concert at the park.
This is considered one of the best attrac
tions secured for the occasion and is ex
pected to draw thousands of music lovers to
the park. Mr. Better will have the chorus
drilled in some special selections and will
probably introduce a few local soloists on
the programme.
Other arrangements for the celebration
are being made as rapidly as possible.
Chief Bigelow will take the Mayor out to
Schenley Park to-day, if the weather is
propitious, and they will select locations
for the music and speakers' stands, the
ground for the athletic events, and probably
decide where the lunch stands will be
placed. The latter feature of the affair will
be given more attention .this year than it
was last Fourth. Then the booths were
located at random and were generally man
aged by persons who had such a small stock
of eatables that by noon they were sold out
and the crowds were either compelled to co
I hungry or go home. ,
Mast Furnish Plenty to Eat
It is the intention this year to let the
lunch stand privilege only to those who are
now in the business and who can guarantee
to keep a good supply Of food on liand for
the entire dav. The privileges will be sold
at a reasonable figure and limited to a
reasonable number. The lemonade, ice
cream and other stands will be subject to
the same restrictions.
Manager 'Melarker has partially com
pleted the list of athletic events to be con
tested and it will be readjr for publication
in a few days. The list will be large and
vjiriod nnd will inMndeMftvpnilbievcle races.
No professional athletes will be allowed to
enter, as was the case last year. Only ama
teurs against whom there is no objection be
ing allowed to enter for any of the contests.
This restriction will likely result in an in
terest being taken in the affair by the var
ious well-known organizations about the
two cities, one well-known organization
having already offered to assist.
Chief Bigelow said yesterday a new how
dah had been made for Gusky, the elephant.
A platform will be built near the elephant's
quarters and, under the care of its keeper,
the children will be allowed to enjoy the
novelty of free rides on the good-natured
animal's back.
Since the elephant has been at the park it
has been receiving daily lessons in the vari
ous branches of animal education. Chief
Biirelow vesterdav described how he had
seen the big animal mount an upturned bale
of hay at the bidding of the keeper
and go through the giddy mazes ol the
waltz like an old-timer in a circus ring. It
has proved quite apt at learning and will
lie down promptlv on command. Gusky
will prove no small attraction for the chil
dren at the park.
May Yet Ixjso the Fireworks.
Yesterday's subscriptions to the fund
were rather disappointing, as much more
was expected. The Mayor suggested that
no further effort be made to raise money,
but to use what was now on hand for the
celebration, leaving out the fireworks dis
play. Mr. Bigelow, however, is confident
that the public-spirited people will not
allow the fireworks display to go by default
for want of the few hundred dollars'now
needed to make it a great success,
and at his suggestion the effort to secure the'
necessarv funds will be continued. It is
hoped, however, that subscriptions will
come in rapidly for the nest fewdays, as" the
fireworks contractors cannot furnish the (roods
unless they have at least three weeks to get
out the order.
Yesterday's contributions were as follows:
Scobie & Parker, 510; Frank Klein, 55;
John M. Irwin & Son, 510; C. B. Deshon,
55; G. W. Schmidt, 550; J. IC Lanahan, 510;
John Herman, ?5; J. Homan, 55; Henry
Studenroth, 52; Lins Passetti, 55; C. J.
Finkleburg, 55; total, 5112. Previously re
ported, 52,309 50. . Cash on hand, 52,421 50.
In connection with the present movement
for a big celebration of the nation's day of
rejoicing, many of the older residents will
remember the. first demonstration of any
importance given in this city. It was in
18i6 in honor of the centennial of American
Independence and was considered an affair
of unprecedented importance in Pittsburg.
Controller Morrow's Reminiscences.
Controller Morrow, who was then City
Clerk, has a couple of papers in his posses
sion which he prizes very highly. One is a
printed letter addressed to the various
school boards and churches as follows:
City Clerk's Orpict )
Pittsburg, June 28, 1876. j
Sirs At a meeting of Councils held June
26 it was resolved that the school anil church
boards be requested to ring tho several bells
under their respective charge from tho hour
of 12 o'clock midnight of July 34 to 1 o'clock
A. M. of July I, in honor of the one hundredth
anniversary of American Independence.
Will your board please accede to the re
quest? Very respectfully yours,
E. S. Morrow. City Clerk.
It was .the intention to hold the celebra
tion at Linden Grove, but a heavy storm
prevented it, and the affair was postponed
until the following evening, when a trreat
crowd assembled in the opera house to hear J
tSDAT,
patriotic addresses and songs. .Controller
Morrow has,a copy of the programme for
the evening, which wasas follows:
Continuation of the centennial Fourth of
July exercise's in the PlttsburgOpera
House.
Owing to the inclemency of the weather at
Linden Grove, which interfered with the
regular order, the Centennial Committee
has accepted the kind invitation of J.
2f ewton Gotthold, 'Esq., who has tendered
the use of the opera house on Wednesday,
July 5, 1870, Rt 8 o'clock r. sc., free of charce,
when the remainder of the exercises will bo
continued.
, OBDEB OF THE EXEBCISES.
Music .'............Great 'Western Band
Trof. B. Weis, Leader.
Prayer ;; Kev. S. R. Frazier
Centennial oration
Hon. John M. Kirkpatrlck
Song "Star Spangled Banner"
The United Singing Societies
Beading of the Peclaration of Inde
pendence. ..J. Newton Gotthold, Esq.
National Hymn "America"
The United Singing Societies
Poem , .J. Newton Gotthold, Esq.
Song "The Singer's Hymn," German,
.The United Singing Societies
Music ...Great Western Band
Benediction.
SCRAPING CITY COFFERS.
The Committee an Surveys or Allegheny
Hold an Important Meeting Sewers
That Hao Been Broken Down A Good
Chance to Increase Taxation.
The Sub-Committee on Surveys of the
Allegheny Department of Public "Works
met last night and considered a vast amount
of routine business relating to the opening,
locating and grading of streets. The most
important business done was the confirming
of the viewers' report on ;the opening of a
40-foot street from Concord to O'Hara
street, and of a street from Chestnut street
to the Allegheny river. In making their
report, the viewers said that the property
would be benefited to the extent of about
57,000, but that the estimated cost of open
ing these streets would be 5160,000.
The purpose of the view is in accordance
with an ordinance introduced in Councils
on March 17, 1890, for the opening of a
street under which a" sewer could be built.
Thp original sewer that drained the district
wBsfevthe flood -of 1874 occurred has become
clogged up or has fallen in, and it is inade
quate to carry off the water as fast as it ac
cumulates. Chief Ehlers said to the committee that
the residents of the district were in greater
danger from floods than they were when the
flood of 1874 occurred. The committee con
firmed the report and recommended the
building ffthesewer. City Solicitor El
phinstone said it would cost the city 5150,
000, and that there was no money to pay for
it. It would theh have to be done by is
suing bonds, which required a vote of the
people, or an increase of 3 mills on the tax
levy equal to 50 per cent of the city millage.
The committee, however,-sent the report
with the original ordinance to Councils for
final action.
In the matter of the grading of Federal
street extension, that will cost 5500,000 if
laid out according to the prepared plans, the
committee deferred to the wishes of Colonel
Andrews, who nas present, apd will meet to
go over the ground with that gentleman on
Friday afternoon of next week. Colonel
Andrews stated that he had ideas of his
own on the opening and grading of Federal
lane, and on the widening of Perrysvillc
avenue, all of which he could make clear to
the committee on the ground.
A GIRL'S PmABIE PLIGHT.
Tnrned Ont of Home by Her Father With
No Place to Find Shelter.
Officer Ben Clark, of 'Allegheny, picked
up a pretty little girl on East Diamond
street fibout 11 o'clock last night, who said
she had no home and did not know where to
go. She told the officer that her father was
"Spanish Bob," otherwise Bobert Gray,
and that he had many times told her to
leave the house. This she did some
months ago, and secured work as
a domestic The lady with whom
she lived closed her house yesterday and
moved to the country for the summer, and
she was thus thrown out on the street. She
did not believe her father had a home, and
anyway was afraid to live with him if he
had. Her mother died two years ago, and
the only one of her relatives she knows any
thing -of is a step-brother, whom she thinks
works at Homestead.
The child said she was 14 years old. .Her
father is w;ell known by the Allegheny po
lice. He is believed to have left the city,
however, as he has not been seen for several
months.
The little girl was clean and neatly
dressed,(and was given a comfortable bed
in the hospital department at the station by
Captain Agnew.
BUMPED THE WE0NG MAH.
A Drunken Pretender Bronght to His
Senses by a Bight Hander.
A gay young man who pretended to be
drunk came to grief on Smithfield street
last evening in a most summary manner,
and to the satisfaction of everybody who
saw it. He was one of these reckless fellows
who invite punishment, and he got it
straight from the shoulder and on his big
jaw.
His game was to suddenly fall against
pedestrians as he passed tneni and then
stagger afray as it he couldn't help it.
Marc than one unsuspecting man picked
himself up in the gutter, and wondered
what struck him. "While two of his victims
who had been used up in succession were
discussing the impudence of the alleged in
ebriate, they saw him buck up against the
wrong man. He met his Waterloo as he
tried the dodge on one who had evidently
been watching him. A big hand shot out
suddenly, followed by a boot, and the chap
lay sprawling in the mire of the street. A
few vigorous kicks brought him io his senses
and the victims fell on each other's neck
and gave several wild whoops of delirious
joy.
Unexcelled for flavor Iron City
Brewery's Pilsner Beer. On tap in first
class bars.
JUNE '4 1891: v , t ' ,; .
A JUDICIAL JUMBLE.
Democrats Arguing About Making
Nominations for Judges.
A CIRCULAR THAT CAUSED DOUBT
To Enter the Mind of a Candidate for Com
mon Pleas No. 3.
THE POWER TO NOMINATE QUESTIONED
Chairman V. J. Brennen, of the Demo
cratic County Committee, has issued
a circular letter calling for a convention on
next Tuesday at which, among other things,
"a judge" will be nominated. The ques
tion now agitating the minds of the unfor
tified is what kind of a judge is- wanted.
Judges are to be elected for the Orphans'
Court and for Common Pleas Xo. 3. For
which of these courts the nomination is to
be made the circular saith not. There is
quite a nice little fight now on over the
nomination for Common Pleas No. 3. "Will
iam A. Sipe is a candidate for judicial
honors and will, if possible, force the nom
ination on next Tuesday.
"It looks like a game of hide and seek,"
said Mr. Sipe, referring to the circular. "It
looks like a little scheme, but I am going to
be prepared. I will be in the convention
next Tuesday and have my delegates there
and will do my best to get the nomination'.
There is a scheme on to put this nomination
off until August, but I can't see the neces
sity for it. Some claim the convention will
not have the powerto make the nominations.
I hold that the convention can nominate
men for whatever offices there are to be filled.
Power of the Convention.
"The convention has unlimited power,"
he continued. "It comes direct from the
people. When it assembles on Tuesday it
will have the power to nominate men to fill
offices that have been created since it was
called as well as' those vacated by the expi
ration of another man's term. I don't see
why the circular should merely say, 'a
judge,' unless it means a Common Pleas
judge. There are no candidates for Or-
Ehans' Court, and Judge Over will probably
ave no opposition. I have been a candidate
since before the appointments by the Gov
ernor, and will be prepared to push my
claims."
On this same question Chairman "W. J.
Brennen said: "The only thing that can
come up in the convention is the advisabil
ity of indorsing Governor Pattison's judi
ciary appointments. "W. A. Sipe is a can
didate for judge, and his friends seem bent
upon pushing him through the convention.
The question which arises is whether the
convention has power to nominate a candi
date for the, judgeship. "We hold that it
has not, but some seem to think it can be
done, and it will have to be settled on Tues
day. Mr. Brennen's Explanation of It
"It has been the rule for nominations for
the Democratic ticket to be made on the
first Tuesday after the last Saturday in
August,',' continued Mr. Brennen. "That
rule can only be changed by a vote of the
County Committee. In February the com
mittee met and called a convention for
next Tuesday for the nomination of a ticket
to fill vacancies to expire by close of the
terms of those in office. Nothing was done
about the judges for Common Pleas No. 3
because the court was not created until
some weeks'latcr.
"Now we hold that no nominations can
be made for those offices until the regularly
specified date comes around. A call could
not be made for a convention to nominate
men for offices which were not created. "We
hold that the committee called a convention
for the other offices, and nominations for
those only can be made."
It is claimed that Mr. Sipe wants more
than one man nominated for judge so that
he will get on the ticket. Party managers
think they can elect a judge if only one
nomination is made, but say the result is
doubtful if two or three names are placed on
the ticket. This will furnish the meat of
the discussion at the convention.
NOT "WELL TTHDEBSTOOD.
Considerable Conjecture as to "What tho
Diamond Street Ordinance Means.
There was considerable talk yesterday
over the fact that on Tuesday afternoon the
Committee on Public Works affirmatively
recommended an ordinance repealing the
ordinance for the widening of Diamond
street It was introduced in Select Council
in March by Councilman Keating in blank
form and referred to the committee. No
body seemed to know just what it meant,
and its author, Mr. Keating, could not be
seen. Chief Bigelow, of the Department of
Public Works, is one of the perplexed
Earties. When asked about it yesterday,
e said:
VI cannot understand why the ordinance
was presented or what it means. Its pass
age at least will be a useless procedure,
since the ordinance it proposes to repeal is
already dead. The Supreme Court decision
on the street laws killed all previous en
actments made with reference to the widen
ing of Diamond street."
Chief Brown, in speaking of the matter,
said: "I do not know anything about the
ordinance! My opinion is that it was intro
duced simply to get entirely out of the way
the ordinance killed by the Supreme Court.
The latter, though useless, is still on the
records with nothing to show, why it was
not carried out. This ordinance is doubt
less to remedy that defect."
THE LOST JUEOE FOUND.
Patrick O'Donnell Locked Up in Central
Station for Drunkenness.
Patrick O'Donnell, the juror who went
out of the Criminal Court at noon yester
day and did not show up afterward, causing
the case of John Bolden, on trial for lar
ceny, to go over, was discovered lastven
ing in the Central station. O'Donnell's
non-appearance in court was evidently due
to his penchant for the flowing bowl.
During the afternoon he was picked up
by the police and locked up in Central sta
tion on the charge of drunkenness. When
it was discovered that he was the juror who
was wanted in court he was turned over to
Tipstaff Negley. The latter locked him up
in the jail until this morning on the at
tachment issued by Judge Slagle.
WANTED FOE GBAND LABCENY.
The Michigan Kid and His Comrade Ar
rested on Word JFrom Cincinnati.
A telegram to Inspector McAleese last
evening from Chief of Police Dietsch, of
Cincinnati? O., requested the' arrest of
Charles Boycr and Charles Meyer alias the
Michigan Kid, wanted at Cincinnati for
grand larceny. The men came in on the
Baltimore and Ohio Bailroad at 9 o'clock,
and were captured at the depot.
They had a trunk in which some stolen,
goods "were supposed to be secreted, but'
nothing that looked suspicions was found in
it. Chief Dietsch was so informed by tele
graph last night. The men are still under
arrest. '
Italians Like This City.
A batch of 310 German and Italian immi
grants arrived here yesterday. Of the num
ber 59 Italians remained here; the others
went West. Inspector Layton concluded
one of the Italians was a pauper; and he
held him until his friends would guarantee
to support him. Mr. Layton savs that last
month 1,808 immigrants, mostly Italians,
stopped in Pittsburg.
WlX Price's
Half hose and underwear for this season of
the year. 47 Sixth St. .
f:
E DISORDERLY HOUSES.
Police of the First District Make a Number
6t Balds on Disreputable Places The
Victims Will Have to Answor This Morn
ing. The docket atCentral station last night
contained a long list of people charged with
keeping Or visiting disorderly houses. The
police of the First district swooped down
on five of these places yesterday and their
raids resnlted in quite a number of captives.
Captain TJnterbaum andLientenantLewis
last night arrested Daisy Moore, the colored
proprietress of No. 32 Bedford avenue,
charged with keeping a disorderly house.
Four young white cirls found in the house
were taken with her to the Central station.
The girls admitted that they had been regu
larlv occunvinir rooms at the house, which
was a resort for a very tough element of
colored people. They disgusted the matron
and officers at the station by kissing and
fondling their "mother," as they called the
filthy old colored woman known as Daisy
Moore. The latter has been arrested and
fined repeatedly for the same offense with
which she is now charged. She bears any
thing but an enviable reputation with the
police.
The house of Mrs. Kennedy, No. 58 Bluff
street, was also raided. The woman and
her three daughters were taken to Central
station. They have all served terms in the
workhouse for conducting a disorderly
house on the Southside. Changing their
location did not prove a great success to
them.
Dick Enoch was arrested by Detective
Kobinson yesterday on warrants charging
him with keeping a disorderly house at No.
211 Grant street Enoch has been arrested
on the same charge before.
Florence Thornton, colored, of No. 113
Grant street, and Madge Carson, also col
ored, of No. 156 Water street, were ar
rested yesterday afternoon on charges of
maintaining disorderly houses. One colored
woman was found in Madge Carson's house
and she was arrested, too. During the
evening Jack Havey, a white man, the al
leged lover of Miss Carson, came to see her
at the station, and Inspector McAleese
locked him up also as a vagrant.
Inspector McAleese has made informa
tions against all these parties, and they will
have aliearing this morning.
EESISTED THE OFFICEES.
Charles Brown Arrested While Giving Mol
lle Bernard a Beating.
Charles Brown and George Schmidt got
drunk yesterday afternoon and then went to
call oh 3Iollie Bernard at No. 24 Old ave
nue. While there Brown quarreled with
the girl, and, seizing her by the throat, was
beating her severely, when her screams at
tracted Officer Roach to her assistance.
He arrested Brown and was taking him
out of the house when Schmidt attempted a
rescue. With Officer Devlin's assistance
both men were arrested and taken to Cen
tral station. .
Probably Fatally Burned.
Michael Bogan was thrown into a vat of
molten metal at the Lucy furnace Tuesday
evening and was probably fatally burned.
He was scuffling with John McCoy over the
possession of some tools, and James Mc
Quirk tried to part them, when Bogan was
pushed into the vat.
' The legal fight over the Philadelphia
City Treasurv is not any more interesting
than Sailer & Co.'s Friday workingman's
sales are to the workingmen of Pittsburg.
56 suits for 53 50 to-morrow, corner Smith
field and Diamond streets.
Men's Furnishings.
50 doz. men's genuine French balbrfogan
underwear 52 per suit, regular price, 52 50.
A. G. Campbell & Sons, 27 Fifth avenue.
Add 20 drops of Angostura Bitters to
every glass of impure water you drink.
xrssu
Will Price
Excels all others as to variety and quantity
in neckwear. 47 Sixth St.
Lace Cuktaius at any price you may
want, at Welty's, 120 Federal street, 05, 67,
69 and 71 Park way. tts
BIBER & EAST0N.
JUNE BARGAINSI
FINEST FRENCH
DRESS FABRICS
TO GO AT AN
ACTUAL LOSS.
A LINE OF
40-INCH FRENCH CAMEL HAIR
Materials, just bought, at
50c ON A $1.
These are soft, rich and really ele
gant. They were cheap at $2 per
yard. The price this week is
$i Per Yard!
6 TO 7 YARDS A FULL DRESS.
BIBER & EASTON,
505 and 507 Market St.
mySl-TTSsu
u. & s.
YOU wiXl want
gome Spring Hosiery and Underwear for
yourseliorthechlldren. Whynotgotothecx
cluslve dealer, where, you can get Just what
you want without any trouble, and at price
that will convince you are very reasonable?
ULRICH &SPENCER,
Specialties in Hosiery and Underwear,
542 PENN AVE.
Open on Saturday Evenings.
Je3-TT3
KEff ADTEBTISESIESTS.
1
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Jos: Home & Co.'s
PENN AYE. STORES.
SILK GRENADINES
HERE IN OUR
Black Silk Department,
At prices that it will pay you to com
pare with any to be seen, and you
will be glad to secure THESE.
I
FIGURED AND STRIPED
GRENADINES
AT 50c.
Brocade and Ball Spot and Dot
GRENADINES
AT 60c.
Lace Effect and Brocade
GRENADINES
AT 75c.
Satin Stripe
GRENADINES
AT 85c AND $1.
BLACK GRENADINES
In fancy colored stripe novelties at
$1 25, the usual price $2 50.
, High qualities in Pure Sewing Silk,
Plain Mesh Black Silk Grenadines.
Special values this week, here, in
Black Canton Crepes,
Plain and Brocaded.
BLACK INDIA SILKS,
Extra in width and quality.
Best bargains we have ever offered in
BLACK SURAH SILKS.
OUR GREAT JUNE
SALE
Wash Dress Goods''
Still
the leading attraction.
In the big crowds daily in attend
ance there's lots of human nature.
For instance, the following conversa
tion took place during the heavy rain
storm of yesterday, between two
strangers from the couutry, who had
never been in our store before:
"Say, Bill, if they do this
kind of a rushing biz on a
wet day, what kind must hey do
when it's dry"
COME AND SEE.
Jos. Home & Co.,
609-621 PENN AVENUE.
Jci
OUR REMNANTS
FINE CARPETS
ARE GOING FAST.
"We must have the'room, as our new stcck
of goods will he coming along in a few
weeks.
400 yards 3Ioiuette Temnants, 6 to 25 yards
long, at Toe, 83c and $L Borders to match.
TOO yards Moqnette remnants In pieces long
enough for any size room, at $110 these
gbods are -n orth $1 CO to $1 T5 per yard.
800 yards Axminster and Gobelin Carpets,
that havo been selling at $3 50, reduced to
$1 25 a yard. These are not remnants, but
patterns which will not appear again.
330 yard3 Velvet Carpets at SOc per yard, reg
ular price $123.
900 yards Wilton-hack Velvets at $1, worth'
Jl 50; t 1th borders to match.
50 pieces best quality Tapestry Brussels
" with borders, at TJc a yard, w ortii . '
EDWARD ;
GR0ETZIN.GER,
627 and 629 Penn Ave.
mySl-Tissn
THE
Warm Air Furn
ao
HAH" .r""' and
lini l 1 LIU 1 1 Wrought Steel Sanies -
f,J
Cinderella Ranges and S toves. ,. .i
fiend for catalogue. Estimates' furnished.-'
J. C. BAETLETT,-
aplS-Trs 803 Wood St., Pittsburg.