ONLY A SMALL FARM That Is What an Expert From Fay ette County Says Pittsburg Keeds for Paupers. ELLIOT'S THEORY KNOCKED OUT. The Chronic Insane to Ee Transferred to Hospitals as Wards of the Commonwealth, THE PAUPER LAWS TO BE BITISED. Township System to Be Abolished and Outdoor Eelitr Besnlatcd. John T. Carr, Superintendent of the Tayette County Almshouse, a member of the commission chosen to revise the pauper laws of the State and a recognized authority on papers and poor houses, was in Pittsburg on business yesterday. ir. Carr was born in Allegheny, and -Jie hoed cabbage and weeded onions where Recreation Park is now located. He has been in charge of the Payette County Almshouse for many years, and he has made his position the study of his life. He is a close observer and he talks knowingly on the poor and poor farms. He.is positivj in his opposition to large tracts of land for poor farm purposes, and in an interesting talk yesterday he told his reasons for his belief. "The State must assume charge of her in sane," said Mr. Carr. "The commission to revise the laws governing paupers will, among its first acts, make such a recom mendation and will draft a law providing for such a step. All legislation of the last eight years has tended toward the State assuming charge of her insane. In 18S3, the counties of Pennsylvania paid ?3 per week to the insane asylums for keeping their indigent insane. By an act of 1S83 the amount was reduced to 52 per week and the State paid 52 per week for each patient. This amount is paid outside of the regular St3te appropriation. By an act of 1889 the amount paid for each inmate by the county sending them to the asylum was reducel to 51 75, but the State's amount was not re duced. Jsow we propose to relieve the counties entirely by securing legislation that will make all the insane the wards of the State. State Hospitals for fanper Insane. "I say," Mr. Carr went on, "such a bill Trill be prepared, and I am satisfied it will be made a law by the next Legislature. The effect of such legislation is what I am driving at. In Pittsburg, for instanc-, it would take from the care of the city the 2o0 chronic insane patients now under the charge of Chief Elliot. It would also tak: from Mr. Elliot that small army of men with which, he argues, hecan work a large poor farm, and by so doing Chief Elliot's :heory of a large farm would fall to the ground. Experiene; has proven to my mind that paupers ar: positively of no service as farm hands. Thi chronic insane are some better. but in my judgment Chief Elliot conld buy in the Pittsburg markets all the farm and garden products his people consume much cheaper than he can raise them by pauper labor on ground that threatens to cost anywhere from 5200 to SoOO per acre. "When the State takes charge of the in sane, as it surely will, Mr. Elliot's pro posed his farm would have to be worked by hired help. That would be an expensive luxury and no system of management would mal'c it pav." 'What si;e farm would you advise for rittsburg?" was asked. "Under no circumstances should the Pitts burs poor farm consist of more than 100 acres. A farm of 75 acres would answer all purpose. That territory would prevent the closing in of the buildings by other enter prises and it would be plenty of ground to supiily recreation and exercise for the in-mate-. All the garden truck that could be used in the institution could be grown on that amount of laud, and paupers as a rule can be of some service about the garden and potato patches. Tbey are of little, if any, service in any other way, however. "Will Abolish the Township System. "While the new law our commission con templates knocks the props from under Chief Elliot's theory of a large farm t be worked by chronic insane, it will be strictly in harmonv with the Chiefs ideas on the subject. The insane asylums of the State have always persistentlv refused to admit the inane patients of Pittsburg and Phila delphia. In lb$9 Chief Elliot had intro duced into the Legislature a bill reimburs ing Pittsburg for keeping her insane, but the bill was defeated. Then Mr. Elliot at tempted to have the State asylums take charge of the unfortunates, bnt the asylums insisted that thev were overflowing with patients, and refused to receive them. Alle gheny county and all the other counties in the State except Philadelphia have been able to send their insane to the State insti tutions, but they sent them in small num bers. Mr. Elliot wanted to dump his 200 or 300 patients on the asylums all at once, and he was unable to do it." "Will your commission recommend any further change in the poor laws?" fc,Ves. We will adopt the advice ofTnE Dispatch and will draft a bill providing for the abolition of the township system of carine for paupers. The township "system, as we know it, is purely a relic of the darker ages. It is a system that provides for selling the paupers to the highest bid ders. As a rule the highest bidder is as poor as the pauper he buys. He keeps the poor slave in abject poverty and want. The system is damnable and it is a blot upon our State. It is used in Butler, Armstrong, Indiana, Jefferson and other northwestern counties. "We propose to abolish it com pletely and when we do it will wipe out a criminal practice in Pennsylvania. "When will your commission meet?" "We will have a meeting within four weeks in Harrisburg. We have invited many prominent people to appear before us. Dr. C. C Wiley, of this city, has promised, among others, to attend, and we will not act ignorantly in the matter. Our aim will be to secure the enactment of a law that will protect the unfortunates "as well as those who pay for their keeping. The poor laws of the present are being violated every day, and every county in the State has "a law of its own. The township system is a gross evasion cf the law and there are many other systems practiced in almshouses throughout Pennsylvania that are just as objectionable." The system of granting outdoor relief is one that has caused no'end of annoyance to the poor authorities of Pennsylvania. The system as it is now practiced by most of the counties, is one that is calculated to add more distress to the unfortunates than to re lieve their want. We contemplate correct ing this evil. Fitzslmmons Visited Con TVyatt, Mr. Carr yesterday for the first time saw a photograph of Fitzsimmons, the escaped convict. "That man," said Mr. Carr.point ing to the photograph, "spent the nicht at our house a week ago lat Sunday. There is certainly no mistaking the man. He come to our institution about dusk on Sun day evening. He acted deaf and dumb and niade motions requesting to stay all night. He was brought into my office by one of the attendants, who told me of his condition. I shoved him a pad of paper and a pencil and indicated to him to write his words. He shook his head, indicating to nic that he could not write. He looked intelligent and bright, and his refusal to write excited my suspicion, but, withal, I never thought of Fitzsimmons. I had him sent to supper. While he was eating, one of my sons who talks the sign language came in. I told him of our visitor and I sent him in to talk with the fellow. He returned shortly and said the fellow was not deaf and dumb as he could not talk with his fingers; that fur ther excited mv suspicions, but X did noj; want to turn him out. I sent him to the tramp department in thecellar, and before I went to bed I locked every door leading from the cellar to the other parts of the house. In the morning I gave the fellow his breakfast and ordered him away. Be fore he left he made motions that he wanted to take a bath. That was significant as I never before knew a tramp to ask for a bath. Through my suspicions I noted the fellow's features, closely, and am posi tive now it was Fitzslmmons. He wears probably a month's growth of black beard, which covered his face pretty well. He looked to me much like a Hebrew. I re member his high, broad forehead, his big feet, and I recognize in this picture the features of his face. He had no overcoat, but he was clean and pretty well dressed." The Pittsburg police ofnoials were some what puzzled when they heard Mr. Carr's story. The fact that Cora Wvatt is now living in Uniontown induces tne Pittsburg officers to believe that Fitzsimmons was there to visit the woman, and was making his way as a deaf mute into Greene county, where he is in hiding, and where the same deaf mute was seen on the Tuesday follow ing the night he spent at the Fayette county almshouse. OX TO WASHINGTON. Congressman Dalzell TVI1I I.eave for the Capital'To-Daj He Refuses to Talk on the Sonatorshlp Magee Says He Is for Him. Congressman Dalzell will leave for Wash ington to-day and will be present at the opening of Congress next week. He said yesterday that he had no information of the plans of his party for the comiug session. "We will probably be forced to do as the minority party always does; just sit still and grunt at everything," Mr. Dalzell said. He thinks that Mr. Mills will be chosen Speaktr of the House of Representatives. Mr. Dalrell speaks in the highest terms of Mr. Mills personally, but thinks him of too nervous temperament. "Will you be a candi&Ve for United States Senator?" was asked. "I must decline to talk on that subject," Mr. Dalzell replied. He could not be in duced to g) farther on the subject. .Many oi .Sir. Dalzell s closest iriends sav he wiil not be a candidate for Mr. Quay's seat in the United States Senate. They argue that Mr. Quay and Mr. Magee have reached an understanding whereby Mr. Quay is to be returned to the Senate with out opposition. Mr. Magee denies that snch an arrange ment has been considered by Mr. Quay and himself. "Are yon for Mr. Dalzell for Senator?" was r.ked Mr. Magcc "Yes, sir. If Dalzell is a candidate I am for him," Mr. Magee replied. "Will Mr. Dalzell be a candidate for the Senate?" "That is a matter for Mr. Dalzell to de termine for himself." A WELL DESERVED TKIBUTK. Agent Berrjinan Kindly Remembered by the Humane Society. Yesterday afternoon at their meeting the Board of Managers of the Humane Society they testified to their appreciation of their late assistant agent, James E. Berryman, on his removal from the city, by the pre sentation to him of a purse containing a considerable sum ot" money. Mr. Berryman leaves for California this morning, wherehe goes in the hope that his wife will recover her health. Mrs. Enoch Auranch was elected a mem ber of the Eociety. Complaints were read which accused East End butchers of crueltv to the calves, sheep and other animals which they unload from railroad cars and crowd into small wagons. General Agent O'Brien was instructed to investigate the matter at once. Secretary Davidson reported the follow ing contributions during the week: J. W. Paul, 525; a B. Smvthe, 55; John B. Jack son, 510; W. B. Fo'rd, 52; Boggs & Buhl, 510; K, A. Havs, 55; Mrs. G. A. Steiner, 52; Mrs. Charles II. Hertzel, $1; Mrs. Samuel A. AVcrtheimer, 51; Mrs. A. Guc kenheimer, 51; 3trs. Samuel Floersheim, 51: Mrs. Enoch Ilaucb, 51, or a total of 509. FREFEBRED DEATH TO LIFE. A Wealthy Farmer of Baldwin Township Commits Snicide. Frederick Abbott, a wealthy farmer of Baldwin township, near Castle Shannon, died Monday afternoon. On investigating the case yesterday Coroner McDowell found death to have resulted from ateaspoonful of arsenic taken with suicidal intent. Abbott has been drinking lately, .and a few days ago, while drunk, attempted to strike his wife. His sons, George and Herman, in terfered and pushed him off. Saturday morning he went before 'Squire Barr and made informution against his sons for as sault and battery. At the time set for the hearing yesterday the prosecutor was dead. The Coroner began an inquest yesterday and examined a few witnesses. According to them Abbott took the poison early in the morning and died about 4 o'clock" in the afternoon. He said he felt miserable and did not want to live. Abbott was 5a years of age and owned five farms. He was worth about 580,000. Robert Patterson's Handsome Gift. Robert Patterson, of McKeesport, who recently sold 54 acres of land at Duquesne to Andrew Carnegie to be used in making the extension of the Allegheny Bessemer Steel works, has presented to the First Presbyterian Church of Duquesne a cen trally located site for a new church building, and also 510,000 to be used towards building the edifice. The congregation will arrange at once to have a new building to cost 520. 000 erected as soon as possible. Gone to the Grand Lodge Sleeting. The Grand Lodge of Masons meeis in Philadelphia this week. About 50 members from Allegheny county will be in at tendance. They started to the Quaker City Monday morning. A large crowd went last evening. In the party ,were noticed Post master McKeah, the Grand Deacon; W. W. Colville, Prof. Slack, the singer; William Wright, Abraham Tintsman, of Turtle Creek; James Johnston and others. The Price of Property Too High. The Seventh Avenue Hotel will not be enlarged for the present, at least, and from surface indications the scheme will fall through. The prices of adjacent property have been pushed up to such an extent as to appall the syndicate formed to make the necessary purchases. The matter has been postponed for a week, and unless the prop erty owners are more reasonable, the en largement idea will be abandoned. Sale of a Southside Street Railway. The Pittsburg, Knoxville and St. Clair Electric Railway, rights, franchises, road bed, eta, was sold by Auctioneer Smithson yesterday at the suit of the receiver, to Murray Vcrner, for 52,500, subject to a mortgage of 560,000 and receiver's certifi cates amounting to 518,000, 578,000 in all making the price of the road 580,500. ' Gallinger, Jeweler, Still at the old stand, 1200 Penn avenue. Call and see him. THE PZTTSBTIRGr 'DISPATCH, WEDNESDAY, POWER OF PEMIES. The Equalization of Fares Gives tlie Duquesne the Best of It. STORY OP A BIG DEAB EXPLODED. Mayor Gonrley Denies Crookedness West End Franchises. in MAT HATE TRANSFERS ON ALL LIXES The popularity and convenience of the Duquesne road and the power of 2 cents as a drawing attraction were shown yesterday by the traffic of the two lines interested in "traffic arrangement" Where heretofore the Fifth avenue cars were crowded and Duquesne cars next thing to empty, yester day the conditions were reversed. It was a common thing to see 40 to CO passengers on a little Duquesne car and very few or none at all on the larger cars of the cable road going in the same direction. Coming in on the electric line yesterday people would be seen standing on the corners waiting for a car, but seeing them already crowded, would turn and walk up to Fifth avenue for a cable car, where they were always sure of a seat. The largest load carried by sn electric car yesterday was 82 passengers, another carried 78 and over 60 were carried in several instances. The Duquesne man agement put a new schedule into effect from Craig street to the city, which is five min utes longer than the old one. Transfer tickets are being printed for use of the Fifth avenue line's passengers to Wilkinsburg, and will be readr to-day. The new connection, by which Wilbinsburg pas sengers are to be transferred at South High land avenue, will be ready to-day. Wllbinsbnrg Transfers for AH Lines. It was announced yesterday that there would be a traffic arrangement by which passengers on the Citizens' Traction road were to be carried to Wilkinsburg on the Duquesne line at a 7-ccnt fare, and that a similar arrangement was to be made for the Highland and Center avenue branches. C. L. Mageo was asked what truth there was in this statement, but he denied it, snyiug: "There has been no serious talk about a transfer to Wilkinsburg with the Citizens' line, but we have a contract with them that whenever they desire to put it into effect we must give the benefit of transfers on our Larimer avenue, Highland avenue and Cen ter avenue branches. That contract was made when we secured from them the priv ilege of crossing their tracks on Penn ave nue for our Larimer avenue branch. The Duquesne line stands ready to keep its share of the contract whenever the Citizens' Traction Company desires. Another story reported yesterday was that the Pittsburg Traction Company had agreed to a deal with the Duquesne Com pany in consideration for the grant of ex clusive franchises of a Pittsburg and West End street railway. It was stated that the largest Pittsburg stockholder in the Fifth avenue line was also one of the largest in the West End Company, and that he was so anxious to get the franchises for the latter that he In fluenced Elkins and" Widener to consent to at deal with the Duquesne to get them, it being understood that C. L. Magee, Senator Flinn and other Duquesne magnates were in a position to secure the West End fran chises from Councils if they desired. Mayor Gourley was reported to be investigating the story. Denials of Any West End Deal. Ko names were mentioned, but it is known that Thomas Bigelow is the largest Pittsbnrg stockholder in the Fifth avenue line. He, with three others, Messrs. Burns, Beilly and Callery, own the West End line, it is said, and therefore he seems to have been the man referred to in the report. C. L. Magee positively denies that tbere is a word of truth in the report, and says the West End line has no connection with the Duquesne in any sense, and he did not believe it had any with the Fifth avenue company. .Mayor Gonrley was asked last night what he knew of the matter. He said: "I don't believe there is any trnth in the story. Knowing the men in the West End line as I do, my opinion is that they acting honorably." "Is it true you are investigating this story and if you find any foundation for it, will vclothe West End railway ordinance?" "I have nothing to say about those ordinances at present. I was over the territory yesterday included in the fran chises and was surprised to see how populous it was. I will take no further action in thei matter until I have heard both sides of the question fully presented. I am to have a consultation "with Mr. Callery and several others to-morrow. Nominated Their Officers. At a meeting of the County Democracy last night the following officers were nomi nated to be elected in January to serve for the ensuing year: President, W. J. Bren nen; Vice Presidents, E. S. Kennedy, D. J. Bovle, M. J. McConville, Herman Handel, William A. Simms, Thomas Mullen; Treas urer, J. L. McShanc; Financial Secretary, Harry Beltzhoover; Recording Secretary, A. A. Campbell, Correspending Secretary, Charles W. Bradley; Sergeant at Arms, John Tobin; Directors, W. J. Breiinen, J. M. Guffey. G. T. Kafterty, C. C. Wylie, W. H. Reed, James Atwell. Resolutions of condolence were passed on the death of A. H. Rowand, Sr. A committee was ap pointed to arrange for an entertainment January 8. Knocking Ont Kentucky Bourbon. "Monongahela whisky is slowly gaining a foothold in Southern and Western mar kets," said IraB. Duncan yesterday. "Even in old Kentucky, where bourbon reigns supreme, the Pittsburg liquor is received favorably. The Western people like our whiskies" very much. The superiority of the local whisky over other brands is due to the storage. The warehouses here are heated and the liquor acs in half the time. Then the Pittsburg distillers never go over the mash the second time. The Southern men do this, and get a better yield to the bushel, but the whisky is not as "good. The demand for bonded stuff at present is verv good, but the retail whisky trade is slow." local Sportsmen Return. Superintendent McKnigl, of Schenley Park, returned yesterday from a hunting expedition through Kansas. His party, Mr. McKnight says, was remarkably successful, and they brought home an abundance of game. POINTS 0K LOCAL MATTERS. Police Supzbiktindest Weib yesterday re ceived a letter from Jennie McKenzle, 18 years old, of Titnsvlile, asking Information about her mother, Jlrs. Honora McCormick McKcnzie. The latter had livedlntbe lower portion of Pittsburg, she said, under the name of Josephine McKonzie, and had been sent once to the workhouse. Jons M. IIaumel, General Agent or the Keystone Brewing Company, was last night tendered a banquet by the members of the browing company. He was also presented withagold-hcaded cane. Mr. Haumel has severed his connection with the brewing firm. Word came from Richmond, Va., last night that Dufflcld Prince, Agent of the Emma .Inch Opera Company, who got Into tUolian3of the law in Pittsburg recently for stealing a bicycle In Baltimore, was arrested there, having jumped his bail. The wagon men of the Fourteenth ward station were yesterday presented with a silver mounted whip by Joseph Loughrey & Son with a card on which was written, "for best appearance on inspection day." The Taxpayers' Protcctlvo Association, of the Twenty-ninth ward, held a large and enthusiast!: meeting at the Bedford sub district school building last evening, and talked against the bond Issue. MILLS AND HATCH COMBINING. It the Texan Is Elected Speaker, the Mls sourlan Will Be the leader or the House and Vice Versa Western Presl dental Candidate Wanted. Delegations to boom Mills, Hatch and McMillin for Speaker passed through the city last evening bound for Washington. Among the Congressmen were "Silver Dol lar" Bland, Norton and Burns, of Missouri, who will vote for Hatch, and Price.of Louis iana, who is a McMillin man. The Mills people were ex-State Treasurer Salmon, W. A. Nichols, assistant door keeper- of the Fiftieth Congress, and J. P. Fisher, an Austin lawyer, all of Texas. Mr. Bland for some reason or other was as dry as a chip, and apparently not in a good humor. He has been claimed by Sp ringer, but he will line up for Hatch, evidently with some reluctance. He said the Missouri delegation would stick to their man to the end. On the contrary, Congress-, man Burns stated that a common feeling existed between Mills and Hatch, and that if the former can't be elected then the Texan's forces will turn in for the Mis sourian. In case Mills is the Speaker, Hatch will be the next Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and leader of the Honse. If Hatch should win out, then Mills would get his old job of ripping up the tariff from a free trade standpoint. This is the understanding between the delegations. Bland remarked with some sarcasm that Mills and Crisp each cla med 100 votes on the first ballot, but he wondered where they would find the members. Mr. Bland savs free silver is the leading question in the West, and the people have no further use for Cleveland on account of his views on this subject. He adds that the West.wants a Western man for President, but the people are not fixed in their choice. Bland will insist on a radical free silver bill being introduced and passed. He thinks Campbell would have been elected, or at least would have made a better showing, if he had kept to the platform of his party. Mr. Bland is not afraid that the Democrats can't handle the next House to the satisfac tion ot the people, and thus elect a Demo cratic successor to President Harrison. Mr. Nichols of Texas, said his people wanted to see Mills be the Speaker, as the State had never been honored with the position before. In his country, Cleveland retainer some of his popularity, but there is a strong feeling in favor of a Western candidate. Senator-elect Palmer, of Illinois, can have the Texas delegation if he wants it. Mr. Nichols says Palmer is looming up,. ana ne ininKS ne i; aneaa oi sucn men as Boies and Gray in the race for Presidental honors. Congressman Price, of Louisiana, was re turning from St Louis, where he attended the fnneral of his wife's mother. He said he was not in touch with his colleagues, and he didn't know how they would vote, hut he is for McMillin. He regards him as the best parliamentarian in the House and a level-headed man. He said the South con ceded the clerkship to the North, and per sonally he would do all he could for State Chairman Kerr, of Pennsylvania. He thinks Mr. Kerr will be elected. BETTER LEGISLATORS WANTED. Ex-Senator Lee Says the Oil Men Won't Be Deceived Again. Ex-Senator J. W. Lee, of Franklin, wa in the city yesterday. Mr. Lee is still President of the Oil Producers' Association, and since the Burdick bill was killed in the last Legislature the oil men have been on the warpath. "I think," said Mr. Lee, "that the next Legislature will have some good men in it. At least the Senate will be better than it has been. The last House was more decent than the Senate, but then Both bodiejs vary. The Legislature goes by spasms, but the people are determined that only the best men shall be elected. I know this is true of the oil country. We have been deceived often enough, but it won't happen again." Mr. Lee says the people are pleased with the appointment of Chris Heydrick to suc ceed Jhdge Clark. Humphrey D. Tate,who is the Governor's private secretary, worked in Heydrick's office for a number of rears. At one time Mr. Heydrick was, afflicted with weak eyes, and then Mr. Tate was his right hand man. This fact may explain how the appointment of Judge Heydrick was made. OVERTURNED THE LAMP. A Party of Merry-Makers Lands Finally in Central Station. There was an uproar in Jennie Foster's house, rear of No. 25 High street, last night It was chiefly attributed to a large quantity of liquor which a party of Jen nie's friends were helping to get away with. Excitement became so high about midnight that a lamp was overturned and the house set on fire. The blaze was extinguished without the necessity of an alarm. But in the mean time several officers had been attracted by the noise and pounced down on the merry makers just as they got the blaze out. Jen nie Foster, one other woman and two men were arrested and taken to Central station. Jennie was fined 525 and costs last Sunday for a similar offense. Dismissing a Swttch Privilege." At a meeting of the Committee on Public Works yesterday afternoon the petition of Park Bros., asking for a switch privilege on Spiuce alley, from Thirty-secoud street to 300 feet below Thirty-first street, was taken up first Several property holders were present and opposed the petition and pre sented a remonstrance signed by about a dozen people against it. Mr. Heck said it would prevent hia ap proach to his stable. Superintendent Hill, of the mill, said the firm wanted the track to remove ashes by rail from the works. After a short disenssion the matter was finally affirmatively recommended. A num ber of petitions and ordinances for sewers and street paving were also affirmatively recommended. May Be an All-Winter Job. Commissioner John D. Shafer and repre sentatives of Messrs. Stayton and Wyraan spent yesterday examining ballots, but had not arrived at anything definite last even ing. Mr. Bennett stated that the result so far showed things very nearly as straight as a string, or words to that effect, while a man supposed to represent the other side dissented, but no news came out of the dis cussion. It' looks like an all-winter job. An OH Refinery at Coraopolls. A petroleum refinery building is being erected in Coraopolis, the stonework hav ing been commenced. It was said to be long to Mellon Bros., but when called on at their office on Smithfield street, yesterday they stated that the refinery was not their project; that the only interest they had in it was to supply crude oil to it They re fused to state who was behind the project, or atjeast a gentleman who spoke for them did. sssss4sOsssO-s0-$$ ON THE N0RTHSIDE. For the convenience of advertisers, DISPATCH has established THE A BRANCH OFFICE AT 107 FEDERAL ST., ALLEGHENY, Where advertisements will be received up to O P. M., for insertion the next morning. The new office will be kept open everyday except Sunday. O DECEMBER .2, 1891 HUNS ARE RULED OUT. Allegheny Pnblic Safety Committee Tables a Complaint. NO PK0TECTI0N FOB FOREIGNERS. Earah Jane McConnell's Letter Buried in a Pigeon Hole. i CHIEF MURTHX TO BE PEACEMAKER No Hungarian need apply for protection to the Public Safety Committee of Alle gheny. At a meeting of the committee last night the complaint of Sarah Jane McCon nell, with regard to a Hungarian house that was raided last June, was laid on the table, and to add insult to injury, one of the mem bers sarcastically remarked that he did not snppose any one of the men arrested was a citizen, and he did not see why they should be protected. The discussion on international law was started by the calling up of the letter ad dressed to Dr. Gilliford, of the Auditing Committee, in which Sarah Jane McConnell," the owner ot a house which she rented to Hungarians, charged that the occupants had been arrested without cause. It was also claimed that a young woman's death had been caused by an unwarranted raid on an other Hungarian house. Schad Roosted. Not Flanked. Just as the letter was about to be read, Mr. Schad raised the point that it was not signed. Chairman Drum ruled that the signed communication accompanying it was sufficient, and continning said he did did not care how humble the petitioners were they had the rizht to be heard. He thought the charge that the police were re sponsible for the woman's death, was enough to warrant an investigation. He said it was doubtful whether the police have a right to make summary arrests, and sug gested that the City Solicitor's opinion on the question be secured. Peter Born responded with a great deal of animation that he knew where 13 or 13 Hungarians live in one house. He did not suppose any of them or the men arrested at the house m question were citizens, and he therefore did not see why the communica tion should be considered. Besides, he thought the proper course was to enter charges against individual officers before a court of justice. He did not see why the Committee on Public Safety should be bur dened with snch work. "That is what we are here for; to receive the complaints of citizens," interposed Mr. Drum. Hungarians Have no Bights. "But they are not citizens," broke in Mr. Born. "As far as their police protection goes they have the same rights as citizens," answered Mr. Drum. Mr. Schad claimed that the citizens of the Eighth ward would appear before the com mittee and prove that the foreigners in the neighborhood deserved arrest. Mr. Simon wanted the matter referred to the sub Police committee, and made a motion to that effect. It was defeated by a vote of 7 to 3. Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs. Drum. Harbison and Simon; in the negative, Ober, Schad, Peter Born, F. Goettman, Jr., McGeary, Stacy and John A. Born. The pay of Thomas G. Sample. Clerk of the Fire Department, was withheld, it be ing claimed that he received 530 per month for clerkinz and 575 as a member of Engine Company No. 3 and that he had not done any work nor been in 'attendance at the engine house. The resolution from Common Council in structing Chief Murphy to enforce friendly relations between Chief Jones and his assistant, John Hunter, was referred to Chief Murphy with instructions to report his success at the next meeting- TTJESDAY'S AMBULANCE CALLS. Two Deaths and Four Injured the Total Number Injured Yesterday. One man was killed on the railroad and a boy was killed on the Pittsburg Traction line. There were four minor accidents, none of a serious nature. This is the list: Unknowit An unknown man was struck by a passenger train on the Panhandle Rail road, near Greggs station, yesterday morn ing and killed. His remains were found on the track and Drought to the morgue. He was about 60 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches in height, bald and with gray side whiskers. Ha was evidently an Irish laborer. Welch Michael Welch, aged 10 years, was run over by car No. 21 of the Pittsbunr Traction line about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon and Injured so badly that he died about 4 o'clock at the Mercy Hospital. The boy bad been riding on a wagon and jumped off and ran across tlio street In front of car 21 that was approaching in the opposite di rection. McElhoy William McElroy, driver for No. 2 patrol wagon, had his right arm badly sprained and was otherwise injured yester day afternoon, by beiug thrown from his seat at Center avenue and Fulton street, while answering a call at Wylie avenue and Washington street. Williams Thomas VilHams, a brakeman on the Allegheny Valley Railroad, had his hand mashed between two cars yesterday, and was removed to the West Penn Hos pital. Michaels James Michaels, an employe of Shoenberger's mill, had his foot crushed vesterday by a piece of iron falline on It. He was removed to his home on Twenty first street, where medical aid was sum moned. Stales Joseph Stalen, an employe of Jones & Laughlins, bad his hand almost amputated by being caught in the shears yesteidnvmornimr. He was removed to the Southside Hospital. Monthly Meeting of the Q Club. The "Q" Club, composed of Episcopal clergymen who meet monthly to question each other about theological matters, con vened at the Seventh Avenue Hotel last evening. Dr. A. W. Arundel, the new rector of Trinity, was present, and his name was proposed for membership. Dr. White presided at the meeting. They closed with a banquet Two Slight Wrecks Delay Trains. A broken truck on a freight car nearMas sillon delayed the limited two hours yes terday morning. Engine No. 578 pn the Panhandle ran into a mine car at Dravos burg. Two men were on it at the time, but they escaped by jumping. The pilot of the locomotive was torn off. PICKJHGS FE0M THE POLICE. Albeht Wajkiss is in jail on a charge of burglary preferred by I. Jones before 'Squire William L. Douglas, of Boston. Jacob Davis was sent to jail by Alderman Iteilly yesterday afternoon for trial at court on charge of surety of the peace, proferred oy u. wiiitorsKia. IVhili Dr. Mahneke was in his office. No. fiOCSPenn avenue, his horse and buggy were taken from in front. Up to a lato hour last night the police had not recovered the lis. Robert Hiohax is under $300 bail for court trial. He is charged with desertion by hia wife, who claims she is not only left without support, but also has been threatened with a razor. J. P. Hall, theattorney who wassentenced to Jail lor one year for embezzlement, yes terday finished bis sentence, and was re moved to the workhonse to serve two years for forging the Recorder's name to a mort gage. 'Squire Maddes, of Millvale, yesterday fined John Borkovitch $5 and costs for dis orderly conduct on suit of Mary Paulako vlteh. She also entered suit on the same charge against her husband; but they made up before the bearing. Cosstabli: Macket, of Alderman McNler ney's office, took Michael and John Stavich magle, brothers, to jail last night on charges of felonious assault and battery with intent to kill, preferred by Peter Trowisch. It is alleged that the defendants, while attend ing a christening at Etna lost Sunday, drew knives and cut Mrs. Trowisch in numerous places. They were committed In default of 11,000 for a hearing next Monday. ESTIMATES FOB NEXT YEAR. Allegheny School Controllers Preparing for the Coming Tax Levy. At the regular meeting of the Allegheny Board of School Controllers last night the various committees submitted estimates of expenses for the ensuing year, on which to base the tax levy. They were as follows: Teachers salaries, 5204,000; library, 53,820;, High School, 54,800; Board of Controllers, 52,820, making a total of 5215,440. The Committee on Teachers and Salaries recommended that the present salaries be adopted for next year. The resolution to increase the salary of the drawing teacher from 5800 to 51,000, which had been laid over at the previous meeting, was defeated by a vote of 20'nays to 19 ayes. A resolution was adopted to secure legal advice on methods of levying and collecting school taxes. A resolution was adopted asking Councils to allow free water for public school build ings. Mr. Francis presented an amendment to the rules providing that the apportion ment of teachers in the schools shall be one for every 43 pupils on the average daily enrollment, instead of one teacher to every 43 pupils in average at tendance. It will be acted on at the next meeting. Tis will probably mean 40 or 50 more teachers. The report of City Super intendent Morrow for November showed a total enrollment of 13,:03 pupils, with an average attendance of 11,006. The follow ing new teachers were elected in the warti schools: L Second ward Miss S. Annie McCormick, vice Martha A. McDonald, resigned; Anna T. Morrison, .vice Nora Ainfer, resigned; Lida Borden, additional teacher. Ninth ward Mary H. Hardy, additional teacher. Tenth ward Blanche Thornburg, ad ditional teacher. Twelfth ward Miss Marshall, additional teacher. Thirteenth ward Lizzie McKee, ad ditional teacher. Didn't Squeal on His Pals. It has been reported that John Britton was the person Who told Warden Wright of the attempt to escape from the penitentiary. Mr. Britton emphatically denies this. He says he was released from the penitentiary on Thanksgiving, bnt did not tell of the plan to escape. Yesterday he went before Alderman Beilly and made an affidavit to that effect. TWENTY CHRISTMAS PIANOS Sold Already at H. Kleber Bro.'s, 50G Wood Street. The Christmas pianos sold already at H. Kleber & Bro.'s, 506 Wood stree't, are: Four Steinways, five Conovers, three Gablers, six Operas, one Lowrie & Haines, besides half a dozen of organs, inclnsive of one Vocation chnrch organ. In addition to all these the Messrs. Kleber & Bro. have disposed of some of the choicest music boxes, mandolins, organcttes, guitars, banjos, music folios and an infinite variety of music books and musical novelties of every description. The superiority of Klebers' mnsical merchandise and their splendid reputation for honest and honor able dealings have attracted to their store by far the biggest share of the music trade of these cities and surroundings. People know that every article bought at Klebers' must necessarily be the very best of their kind; they know, further, that the Klebers have been educated to, the music business from childhood up, unlike many others who have drifted into it accidentally, and who are totally unable to tell a good piano from a bad one or a sharp from a flat Don't run any risks by dealing at such places, but call at Klebers' at once and get the full value of your money. Mackintosh Coat Makes a very sensible and useful present. We keep the best made. See our fan display. Will, Pijice, 17 Sixth street. Sdlk initial handkerchiefs for holiday presents. James H. AikIt & Co., 100 Fifth avenue. The Farmers' Deposit National Bank Invite the public to call ,and examine their new safe deposit vaults. Information con cerning the renting of boxes and deposit of. valuables cheerfully given. MW7 We pack, haul, store, ship, alter, repair, refinish and reupholster furniture. Haugh & Keenan, 33 Water street "WFSU See JamesvH. Aiken & Co.'s novelties in men's fine neckwear, 100 Fifth ave. Will Price, The leading men's furnisher, for fine em- broidered silk night shirts. See our fan display. 47 Sixth Street. The Farmers' Deposit National Bank Invite the public to call and examine their new safe deposit vaults. Information con cerning the renting of boxes and deposit of valuables cheerfully given. mwf Fine neckwear for holiday presents. James H. Aiken & Co., 100 Fifth ave. Christmas Opening AT E. P. ROBERTS & SONS. JEWELS. GOLD. :-: SILVER. BRIC-A-BRAC. Exhibition of Marble Statuary. Visitors Welcome. FIFTH AVE. AND MARKET ST. de2-xw Hugus & Hacke Commence this week their ANNUAL INVENTORY ap HOLIDAY SALE. This sale offers unusual induce- ments to HOLIDAY purchasers, as GREAT REDUCTIONS have been made in all our various departments. Special:' 200 pieces SCOTCH ZEPHYR GINGHAMS, very desirable styles and colorings, regular 25c quality, for the nejet 30 days the price will be i6ca yard. Ladies' Jackets: AT 26 EACH we offer the BEST VALUE ever shown in this market. AT $10 EACH a line of ASTRA-KHAN-TRlMMED JACKETS that everywhere else is.sold at $15. Cor. Fifth Ave. and Market St. no29-Mwrsn Special Meeting of Select Connell. A special meeting of Select Council has been called for to-morrow afternoon by President Ford to consider the resolution relating to the payment of the election, boards for the election next Tuesday. This was passed in Common Council on Monday, but Select adjourned before it was reached. TheLeadhW Flttsunnr, Pa, Dry Goods House. "Wednesday, Dec J, 1391. JOS. IIEKOT PEM-'AVEHUE ST0E31 HOLIDAY BARGAINS -IN- BLACK SILKS! We offer to-day, and will continue to offer-during the season, very un usual values in best Lyons Silks, Gros drains, Peau de Soie, Faille Francaisse, Satin Duchesse, Satin Rhadame. 24'inches wide: $4.00 Quality at $3.50. $3-5 Quality at $3.00. $2.50 Quality at $2.00. 22iINCHES WIDEAT $1.50 AND $1.25 A YARD. .Special values in 24-inch Gros Grains.at 90c and $1 a yard. A very complete and choice collection- of-Xyons Dress Brocades, $5, 4, tzt $2-5 $2 a yard- Black-Antique and Pekin Antique Silks, the new weaves, 2.50 and $2 a yard. CHRISTMAS LINENS. Extra values jn Hemstitched Sets (1 Cloth and 12 Napkins), 5, $6, $T-5,$9 and 5io per set. And in Plain Damask Sets in boxes, 3.50 to $6 per set. Lunch Cloths, Tray Covers, Side board Scarfs, D'Oyleys and Squares, in new and choice designs. And Linens of every description and grade besides. JOS. H0RNE & CO., 607-621 Penn Avenue. dc3 HOLIDAY UMBRELLAS. Our reputation as an Um brella House is so well known that nothing remains to be said about our stock, quality and prices. The Latest Novelties Are now in, and we invite your inspection to our GRAND DISPLAY : 'So3 -or- XMAS UMBRELLAS. 435 MARKET ST. 437. nooOorwj i ti fc't.
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