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I The Announcement of the License
The Announcement of the License
, Law Defect Agitates Deal
ers and Attorneys.
At AX OPINION FEOM JUDGE" SLAGLE
Practically Nullifies the Newict.andthe
-Applications T 111 Ee Madeu7nder
Last Tear's Forms.
THE T1EVTS OF THOSE INTERESTED.
JM the rrttsfcursr 3Iemlrs Snrported the Bill When
Before the Legislature.
Judge Slagle, who will be one of the.next
license Court judges, gave it as his opinion
yesterdsy that retail license applicants
must procure their bondsmen in their re
spective wards just as they did last year.
In other words, the Judge construes the
liquor law of 1891 as being no law at all and
in accordance with his opinion Clerk 31c
Gunnigle will have the license applications
jirepared as they were made out last year.
The discovery of the bungling work of the
legislature, an account of which was pub
Jithed exclusively in THE DISPATCH yes
terday, created unbounded confusion among
liquor dealers, both wholesale and retail.
The retail dealers were especially exer
cised. From early morning until the close
of office hours yesterday retail dealers from
every section of the two cities, and from the
boroughs and townships crowded into the of
fice of the Clerk of Courts hunting for in
formation. All of theni had read the law as
it was issued by the State, bat none of them
Lad dreamed but that they could go any
where within the county lines for their
fcondsmen. They are uncertain whether the
bungling amendment killed itself or killed
the law which it was intended to change,
an3 they are not entirely clear whether it
would be worth their while to even make
application for license.
Tlift Atlornpjs Tfl ere Very Busy.
Besides crowding into Clerk McGunnigle's
office the dealers rushed to their lawyers
for some definite information, but the at
torneys were unable to throw much light on
the subject. "It all depends on the judges.
They must rule on the law," was the deci
sion of all the attorneys and the dealers re
turned to their business more confused than
ever.
Clerk McGunnigle was little less troubled
than were the saloon keepers. He had
already ordered printed the blank applica
tions and the blank bonds to be distributed
among the dealers. His order had been
filed by the printer, but the discovery of
the legislative blunder left him uncertain
what to do. Judge Hiring had given him
but little information the day previous.
The judges who will hold License Court
were not on duty yesterday and Jlr. JIc
Gunnigle was compelled to visit Judge
Slagle at his home. The butchered law
was shown the Judge and 1-e ordered that
under the circumstances the applications
anil bonus mut be prepared ?.t tiieywere
Tat year. This official information relieved
Mr. McGunnigle. He returned to his
office, issued another oroVr for blank appli
cations and bonds and says everything will
be in readiuc-s for the liquor license appli
cants at the proper time.
Tlir Intent or the Amendment.
The effort to amend the Brooks high
license jaw wa made at the last session of
the legislature in response to a general de
mand from the saloon keepers of the cities
of the State. The intended amendment was
to allow the license applicant to secure his
bondsmen in any part of the countv in
which his place of business is located, in
stead of being restricted in securing bonds
men in the ward in which the saloon i-
located. In certain wards in all the cities
of the State the property owners do not
live in the ward, and it is al
wavs difficult for the saloon keepers to
satisfy the law in regard to the bondsmen.
They all applauded the amendment.
Jliev were anxiou to secure other charges in
1he law, but wore satisfied with the amend
ment granted them. The amendment which
the Legislature evidently intended to adopt
was considered the most important of many
amendments introduced into the Legislature
and it was chosen for adoption by the com
mittee to which all the amendments to the
Brooks bill were referred. An efTort was
made to have the same amendment passed
by the session of '8!, but all liquor legisla
tion at that session was tabled to giiethe
Brooks law a chance to assert itself.
Thinks It ullifles the Increase.
T. 1). Casey, the Liberty street whole
paler, when seen yesterday contended that
the legiilatie blunder nullified that sec
lion of the new liquor law which increases
the license fee from SoOO to 1,000 and that
if the courts decide that the Brooks law has
not been changed in regard to the location
of the bondsmen they must decide that the
amendment regarding fee must also fall.
Manv other wholesale dealers contend
that the fee feature of the amendment to the
Brooks law has not been affected, and that
it will stand at ?1,000. Discussion among
the wholesalers was decidedly lively yester
day. They, too, consulted their attorneys,
and, while they were not uneasy regarding
Pittsburg, thev are fearful that in other
comities in the State where they have cus
tomers, with the courts always ready to grasp
at any excuse for refusing license, the
legislatie blunder will supply the excuse.
It is certain that the Judge or Judges in
each county in the State must rule on the
question, and should any of them rule
against the license applicants it would be
necessary to carry the case to the Supreme
Court for decision.
The Construction of the Law.
"The Court has no authority or power to
construe the law as the Legislature in
tended to make it, but as they find it in the
statute books," an attorney said yesterdav.
"Who in the world can tell what Bennsyl-
ania's Legislature means, when its mem
bers can't say themselves what they mean.
It is certain that the confusion and' blunder
in the proposed amendment to the Brooks
. .law will create trouble, and if I mistake
not will furnish considerable grist to the
lawvers" mills. The amendment was in
tended to relieve the saloon keepers, but
from indications it will be an expensive
luxury for them."
The Pittsburg members of the Legislature
came in for considerable abuse bv the saloon
keepers vesterday. The Pittsburgmembers J
oi Doin .nouses supported it.
"Our people were too busy looking for
street contracts down in Harrisburg last
session to read the laws they passed," one
saloon keeper said. "We thought we had a
nice thing in the amendment, but now we
find that Mr. Brooks and his bill had better
been left alone."
Central Hotel to Be Itefurnishecl.
The Central Hotel has been leased to
Anderson & Bowan for five years with the
privilege of renting for five more. The
house will now be renovated and refur
nished from attic to cellar. The proprie
tors intend to make a first-class hotel out of
the old stand if first-class stuft will do it.
Ti.p billiard room in the rear of the office
will be raised, and will form part of the
lobby. liven the windows will be torn out
aud everything modern will be put in the
house. The hotel Wis purchased about a
year ago by Kaufmanns, and it was thought
it would be used for a clothing store, but
this change won't be made until the lease
on their present building expires.
IIow the Work of the Board of Assessors Is
I'rogresslnc More Rapidity Expected In
thn Future -Wards That Are Next in
Ordpr.
Yesterday was the first day on-which the
Board of Assessors heard appeals from the
new triennial assessment. Only two ap
peals were filed. The board had only ad
vertised to receive appeals from the Fif
teenth ward, but one of those filed came
from the Twenty-fourth. It is expected
that hereafter the appeals wilL come in
more rapidly, the inclement weather yes
terday being credited with keeping down
the number. Yesterday's appeal from the
Fifteenth ward cama from Mrs. Jj. Kuhn.
She was assessed 53,300 on a lot Xo. 3343
Penn avenue and 52,500 for the dwelling
thereon. She is satisfied with the lot as
sessment, but wants the house reduced to
fl,800, that being the value previously
fixed upon it
Charles Lauz, brick manufacturer of the
Twentv-fourth ward, was assessed for 18,
870. His appeal covers several properties.
He asks to .have the assessment on a two
storv brick dwelling on Carson street, near
South Thirty-fourth street, reduced from
3,500 to 2,500 and a stable in connection
therewith reduced from 250 to 200.
Two lots at the intersection of Carson and
Sarah streets assessed at 2,200 he wants re
duced to 1.050, while two lG-foot lots ad
joining which are assessed at 300, he asks
to be increased to 5G00. Three other lots on
Carson, near South Thirty-fourth street, he
asks to have reduced from ?4,C80 asssed
by the board to 3,750.
The board now has in hand the assess
ments for the Seventh, Xinth, Tenth, Fifth
teenth, Twenty-fourth and Thirtieth wards.
Appeals will be heard from these wards as
follows: Fifteenth ward, until Saturday
next; Twenty-fourth ward, from to-day
until January 4; jSinth and Tenth ward',
from January 2 to 5 inclusive; Seventh
and Thirtieth" wards, from January 5 to 7
Inclusive. The board is sending out tran
scripts giving the detailed assessment for
each property on request of the owners.
Several hundred such requests havealready
been sent out and the assessors desire that
every taxpayer who wants a transcript of
his taxes shall send in his order at once.
STILI. FIGHTING FOB A SAME.
For the Third Time American Mechanics
Try to Change Their Title.
The-third, and what if ill in all probabil
ity be the final attempt to change the name
of the Junior Order United American Me
chanics, is now being made. The voting
among the councils commenced Saturday
night and by the last of the week 150,000
members will have expressed their prefer
ence between the present name and the
Order ot United Americans.
So far the vote has been pretty evenly
divided. Of course, the councils in Penn
sylvania are voting against the change.
Smoky Citv Council, on the Southside,
voted" 88 solid votes for the old name last
night. Pride of the "West Council, in Alle
gheny, Toted on Monday night. There was
a big fight there, the vote being in the
neighborhood of 37 to 22 in favor of the
present name. AH the large councilsand
especially the older ones, that have court
charters, are voting large majorities against
the change. The others are more evenly
divided.
In Ohio the vote so far has been more
than 2 to 1 in favor of the change. In
Illinois where the members have experi
enced the greatest difficulty with the old
name the vote will be almost solid for the
Order of United Americans. Councils in
the East are making a fight against the
West. There i also a fight being made
from some sections against the proposed
change because it is supported by certain
State and national officials.
I5KES SOT AEEESTED YET.
The Blairsvllle People Are Very Determined
to Prosecute ftlm.
Prof. Innes, the Blairsville school princi
pal, is still at large, though the police are
after him and expect to capture hiirf to-day.
Detective Coulson declares his belief that
Innes is being persecuted, but a gentleman
from Blairsville seen last nieht says the de
tective is mistaken. Said he:
"A friend of Innes' received a letter to
day from the fugitive, dated at Chartiers,
in'which he asked that the charges against
him of debauching the morals of his pupils
be withdrawn. But the indignant parents
of the boys who made the astonishing con
fessions refuse to let the matter drop, and
say they desire above all thincs that the
professor be arrested. Blairsville people
blame the Pittsburg police for allowing
Innes to escape to Chicago, where 'they
think he now is. The excitement at Blairs
ville is great, and lormer stanch friends of
the professor have abandoned him en
tirely." Told Ills Story Ton Often.
Yesterday afternoon a well dressed man
called at the Central police station on Dia
mond street, and endeavored to tell Ser
geant Larimer a story of unrequited love,
but the sergeant could not make head or
tail of it and finally put the man out of the
place. He was persistent, however, and
kept coming back until he had been ejected
four times. The sergeant thought the man
was crazy. Last night be again went to the
station. Sergeant Gray was on duty at the
time and believed the man to be on the
verge of delirium tremens and gave the
man a cell. He gave his name as C L.
"Whiteman.
To Consider the Cattle Ordinance.
A sub-Committee of the Public Safety
Committee, having under consideration an
ordinance regulating the driving of cattle
through the streets, will meet to-morrow
afternoon. The ordinance was affirmatively
recommended several months ago, but was
objected to in its present shape, and will be
amended to suit the objectors.
Found Happiness in New Jersey.
Renwick Scott and Miss Xannie MehafTey
were married Christmas at Camden, X. J.
He is the son of A. J. Scott, a Pittsburg
wholesale shoe dealer, and the girl is a resi
dent of Stewart station. Xeither was of
age, and so they skipped and still are wait
ing for the paternal blessing. It has not
come as yet-
TALKS OF TWO CITIES.
Thet.e was a district meeting or the For
eign Missionary Society held nt the Butler
Street il. E. Church yesterday afternoon.
The meeting was well attended, and many
delegates from different parts of Allegheny
county were present. Nothinuof importance
was done.
ConosEn McDowell was notified yesterday
afternoon of the death on Mt. Oliver or
Joseph Alloway Brunner, who was killed
by a tail of slate wliile digging coal. He was
found thcie buried under a pile of slate in
his own mine.
The ladies' organization connected with
the Birmingham Turners held a reception
in their hall on Sarah street, last night.
There was u large attendance and the affair
passed off smoothly and pleasantly.
A little daughter of John Newton, aged
4 years, was burned at her home in Knox
villo, by turning a kettle of hot water over
on her. She was badly scalded about the
face and hands, but she will lecover.
TOLICE LlEOTEXAXT GEORGE SCHAFrER fell
in a hole in one of the Soho mills Monday,
and besides spraining his leg badly was
otherw ise injured. The inj urles wrill lay him
off duty for some days.
The "Q" Club, composed of "Episcopal
preachers, met at the Seventh Avenue
yesterday afternoon to discuss religious
subjects. Arter tho aisousblon they had a
banquet.
The congregation of the Southside Presby
terian Church held an entertainment and
supper lust night. Several hundred people
were served lunch in the lecture room.
No action was taken on the Qreensburg
wolf-hunt at the Humane Society meeting
yesterday.
Quay Says That He Is for Blaine
First, Last and All the Time.
THE SENATOR'S IDEA OP RUTAN.
B. F. Jones Formally Announces His Candi
dacy for National Delegate.
MOVEMENTS OF LOCAL POLITICIANS
Senator M. 8. Quay and his son Dick ar
rived in Pittsburg from Beaver yesterday.
The went directly to the Hotel Duquesne
and were assigned to parlors B and C. They
brought up the river with them distressing
weather, but the elements were not violent
enough to protect them from the flood of
callers that swept flown upon them before
they had got comfortably arranged in their
apartments. Politicians of high and low
degree, among them former friends and
former foes, seemed to -have heard the
general alarm: "Quay's in town" and
with one accord they seemed to hurry to the
hotel for an audience with the great politi
cal Kris Kringle. ,
The keepers of Mr. Quay's political con
science were there. Those who would will
ingly hold any office from a Township
Road Supervisor to Internal Revenue Col
lector of the Pittsburg district came in to
'just see the old man," and others who
would gladly go into a scramble for any
crumb that might fall from the Senator's
generous political table called to register
afresh their undying allegiance to the silent
statesman. The hotel elevator leading
from the street to parlor B, where the chief
held his council of war, wearily groaned out
its disapproval of politicians generallv, and
the porters and office boys were fairly ex
hausted announcing the presence of the
anxious, aspiring visitors.
'o Indorsement for Keed'f Place.
Senator Quay was improved in health.
His rest at home had revived him", and he
good naturedly received all who came to
visit him. Some of his visitor? jgered
about his parlors all the afternr i. They
acted as assistants at the gener -ception.
Others came and went without dela. To a
Dispatch reporter Senator Quay talked
freely. He declared his high regard and
personal friendship for ex-Judge Fetternwn,
and he paid a rather glowing tribute to ex
Senator Rutan's political shrewdness. Mr
Quay is not the silent Senator any longer.
He talks without restraint.
"Who will be appointed to succeed Judge
Reed?" was asked.
"I don't know," the Senator replied.
"Have you indorsed anyone for the
place?"
".No, I have not I feel very kindly to
Judge Fettermacn, but several of my friends
have announced themselves for the place.
Crumrine, of Washington, Grier, of Butler,
and Buffington, of Armstrong, are all
friends of mine, but I have always felt a
friendship for Mr. Fetterman.
"Is Jack Robinson in earnest in his can
didacy for the United States Senate?"
"Well, I hardly know. I have seen Jack
but once since he announced himself, and
then we were too busy to talk of the Senator
ship. Jack was after a postoffice in his dis
trict. I think if Jack is a candidate he will
be able to beat Mr. Dalzell."
"Have you been watching our local poli
tics?" ttas asked.
"No, I have not," the Senator replied.
Then T. H. Baird Patterson, who was in the
room, said: "A mill man told me yesterday
that Senator Rutan was not in it, over in
Allegheny."
Quay's Opinion of Kntan.
Senator Quay smiled for the first time
during the interview. He shifted his head
to windward and laughingly remarked:
"Don't be too sure about that. Rutan will
be found in many a wood pile in Allegheny'
before the election is over."
Senator Quay's long political association
with Senator Rutan no doubt enables him
to talk knowingly of Mr. Rutan's political
methods.
"Is it true that you are for General Alger
as second choice for President?"
"I have no second choice. I am forBlaine
for President."
"Will Blaine be a candidate for the
place?"
"I think not. I believe, however, if the
convention unanimously nominates him he
will accept."
"Is there any likelihood of the convention
nominating Mr. Blaine unanimously?" -
"Mr. Blaine is wonderfully popular. I
don't know what the convention will do,
however."
SenatorQuay will return to Beaverto-day.
He will come to Pittsburg again to-morrow.
FEHL IS THE APPKAISEE.
Commissioners Weir and Mercer Get To
gether on tho Appointment.
The County Commissioners yesterday
afternoon elected Harry Fehl Mercantile
Tax Appraiser for 18!)2. There was only
one ballot, Commissioners Weir and Mercer
both voting for Fehl. Commissioner Boyle
gave B. J. Kearney, an Eleventh ward
Democrat, a complimentary vote. Emory
Thompson, of McKeesport, had been a
candidate for the place until the publication
of the particulars of the fight was with
drawn yesterday morning after a confer
ence with landing politicians in Chief
Brown's office. C L. Magee was present
at the conference but refused to take sides
with either candidate.
This released Commissioner Mercer from
obligation to Thompson's friends and he
agreed to support Fehl. Thompson's friends
allege that he was promised the place for 1893
if he would withdraw, but this is denied by
the other side who say that no such deal
was suggested. The appointment of Fehl
gives satisfaction, as he is well-fitted for the
position. ,
McKenna on the JTiles-Clark Contest.
"The contest between Jiles and Clark for
a place on the State Central Committee 'is
growing decidedly interesting," Charles F.
McKenna said yesterday. "It is is a won
derful political mix-up too. The lion and
lamb are chasing each other through the
district and the politcal kangaroo keeps
dodging through the underbrush picking up
everything the other animals overlook. It
demonstrates one thing," Mr. McKenna
concluded, "if the Democrats would fight
their common enemy as viciously and vigor
ously as they fight among themselves, then
Allegheny county would certainly be Demo
cratic." McKinley Preparing His Inangnral Speech.
Mrs. William" McKinley, Jr. passed
through, the city last evening bound for
New York. C. M. Bowsel, the newly
appointed chief executive clerk, accom
panied her as far as this city. Mr. Bowsel
will return this morning. He says the
Major is recovering from his illness very
rapidly, and has commenced to prepare his
inaugural speech. He will be all right by
January 11 when the inauguration takes '
place. W. B. Gartrell, of Marietta, hag
been appointed assistant executive clerk.
A Candidate for Alderman.
A. E. Johnson, Alderman of Knoxville
borough, has recently resigned; with a view
to emigrating to California. Among the
candidates for his position is Matt W.
Boyce, tipstave of the Court House. Mr.
Boyce was for four years in the Union
service under Colonel Kowley.
Democrats Are for Kerr.
The announcement of 'Marshall Wright's
candidacy for Chairman of the Democratic
State Central Committee was a surprise to
the Pittsburg Democrats. Chairman Kerr
The Battle for Deleeate on the Northside
Now Decidedly Interesting.
B. F. Jones at noon yesterday formally
announced his candidacy for delegate to the
Republican National Convention. Mr.
Jones is for Blaine for President if the Sec
retary is a candidate. If Blaine is not a
candidate Mr. Jones, while he refuses to ex
press himself, will likely be for Harrison.
With Mr. Jones' announcement opens
what promises to be one of the hottest dele
gate fight in the history of Allegheny. The
friends of the exVNational Chairman have
promised him positively that he will he
elected. Harry Oliver has not yet said
whether he will enter the field against Mr.
Jones, or whether he will run with Mr.
Jones against Witherow, Henricks, Wier
and others. Mr. Witherow's campaign has
been going on for two years. His delegates
have been chosen with care aud considera
tion, and he is confident of success. Mr.
Oliver's candidacy would mean a fight be
tween him and Mr. Jones for the second
place, with enough of the other candidates
in the contest to make it decidedly interest
ing. Mayor Wyman's friends announced yes
terday that the Mayor had reconsidered his
determination to stay out of the race for
national delegate. He believes that with
Jones, Oliver and the others in the field he
can be elected.
JUDGE EAERT WHITE ON QUAY.
Be Asks for Information Concerning the
ISeaver Smtesmau.
Judge Harry White, of Indiana, Pa.,
who is a candidate for the nomination of
Snpreme Judge of Pennsylvania, was in
Pittsburg recently. While passing along
Smithfield street he met an admirer of Sen
tor Quay. "What's new?" the Judge asked,
after shaking hands. "Nothing new," the
other replied. "Quay's in town," he then
added in the way of correcting himself.
"Quay. Quay," Judge White replied
slowly. "Quay," he went on; "It appears
to me I have heard that name before. What
does he do?" the Judge asked without evi
dencing even the suspicion of a smile.
"He's a former," the other replied.
"A fornier," the Judge went on; "what
does he form?"
"Political committees, as a rule," Mr.
Quay's friend answered. The two walked
away in different directions.
GE0BGE B. HILL'S WAGEB.
He Pays It by a Banquet to Members of the
Buckskin CInb.
George B. Hill gave the members of the
Buckskin Club a banqnet at the Duquesne
last evening. It was in payment of a wager
that he lost that J. N. Davidson would not
kill a bear during the summer outing of
the club in Canada. Mr. Davidson shot
bruin, and had a humorous affidavit taken
in Toronto as proof. The affidavit was ac
cepted by Mr. Hill, and it caused consider
able langhterwhen read at the festive board
last evening-
The menu was-printed on buckskin, orna
mented with a picture of one of these noble
animals. The club is composed of 15 mem
bers, 11 living in Allegheny, and the other
four reside in Canada. Among those pres
ent were Dr. Voight, John H. Dalzell, Dr.
Herron, C. A. Carpenter, J. N. Davidson
and others.
A Traction Condnctor's Trouble.
R. C. Sell, conductor of car No. 229 of
tile Citizens Traction road, had a hearing
before Alderman Donovan yesterday on a
charge of assault and battery preferred by
Dennis O'Conners. O'Conners is an old
man. On Christmas Day he hoarded the
car at Twelfth street to go to East Eiberty.
The car was full and he stood, holding on
to a strap. The conductor passing through
to collect fares, ordered him aside. He did
not comply quick enough to said Suit, who
stopped the car at Fifteenth street and
threw him off in the mud. O'Conners fell
and cut his head besides being covered with
mud. Sell was held in 5500 bail for atrial
by court
Insane, Bnt Without a Bomb.
A man named Val. Hauser is in the
Twenty-eight ward station house. He is
thought to be partially insane. He came
up the river yesterday and went directly to
the office of Dr. Wood, on Sarah street,
Southside, where he acted in a manner that
indicated unsoundness. He has friends in
Alleutown and Dr. .Wood endeavored to get
the man to go to them, but he persisted in
lingering around the office. The doctor
finally notified the police and had him re
moved to the station house.
A Toll-Taker's Vigorous Methods.
Henry Blume-was arrested yesterday on
a charge of assault and battery preferred by
Karl Kctzner before Alderman Donovan.
Rlutne is toll-taker at the Sixteenth street
bridge. On Christmas Day Ketzner, who
had a quarterly ticket, started across the
bridge. Blume stopped him and demanded
toll. He refused, "and a quarrel resulted.
Blume knocked Ketzner down and beat
him. Blume gave 5300 bail for a hearing
Thursday.
PEEPING IHH0TJGH PRISON BABS.
Kobert K. TJooLiTTLE had a hearing before
Alderman Donovan yesterdav on a charge
of larceny. The plaintiff Is Dan McAleese.
Both Doolittlo and McAleese are grocers at
Groveton. McAleese claimed that he or
dered a box of canned tomatoes and also
one of canned corn, and that Doolittle took
the goods from the dppot and sold them.
Doolittlo was held in $300 bail for a trial by
court.
Alex. Walker was arrested by Officer
Miller last night and locked up in the
Twelfth ward police station. Tho charge
nealnsthim islarceny.fiom the person. On
Christmas day he jtot into aqnarrel with a
man in a Penn avenue poolroom, and in tho
course of the fight took a gold watch from
him.
Eowakd Coffee and Stephen Ilalphln were
arrested yesterday on a charge of disorderly
conduct, preferred bv II. C. Weir before Al
derman Burns. The defendantx havo been
In the hnbtt of loafing around Weir's house
ntSSCresson street, and acting disorderly.
They gave $300 ball for a hearing Thursday.
Charles Caiw, of Dresden, O., was given a
hearing before Alderman Giipp yesterday
on a charge of larceny, preferred by Mrs.
Minnie Joyce, who alleges he stole two
watches from her store on Old avenue. He
was held for court.
Joun Halleqa was given a hearing before
Alderman Bennny. of Allegheny, yesterday
and committed to jail for 19 days on n charge
of cruelty to his child, a little boy, whom he
compelled to drink beer.
Stast Chesky was committed to jail last
night by Alderman Wainer on a charge of
suretv1 of tho peace preferred by Martha
Nimburg. Ho will be given a hearing to
morrow. John Brown, a resident of Liberty street,
near Ohio street, Allegheny, was arrested
last night on complaint of hismotbdr. She
alleged he was beating and abusing her.
Bridget Von IIeistek entered suit before
Alderman Donovnn yesterday ugainst John
Clink for attempted assanlt. Clark gave
$500 bail for a hearing Thursday.
John Dierst, charged with assaulting his
landlady on South Twenty-first sheet on
Christmas night was held for court yester
day. Thomas Gannon was given a hearing yes
terday before' Alderman Gripp on a charge
of horse stealing and held for court.
John. Tietro, of Woods' Kan, was locked)
up yesterday for beating his wife's face wttli
u hobnail shoe.
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To the Trade.
If you wish to purchase one or a hundred
barrels of whisky in bond or tax paid of
any of the well-known Monongahela Val
ley ryes or ICentucky bourbons or fine
blended goods, call on the William H.
Holmes Company, 153 First avenue and 120.
Water street, distillers of "Holmes' Best"
and "Holmes' Old Economy." vrrsu
For the Legislature Making Trespass
on Eailways a Misdemeanor.
A REGIMENT HAS BEEN KILLED
On
the Steam Highways of Allegheny
County in the Past Five Years.
FEATURES OP THE COKOXER'S REPORT
Coroner Heber .McDowell will appear
before the next Legislature with a bill mak
ing it misdemeanor, punishable by fine or
imprisonment, for persons to trespass on a
railroad. He will ask the other Coroners
of the State to join with him. This will be
the main recommendation in his report this
year.
Few people who note each day the list of
deaths on railways think ever of the aggre
gate Within the year just past 230 were
so killed in Allegheny county, and within
the period of the last five years the rail
roads, through death's door, have mustered
out a regiment of men and left behind a
whole brigade of weeping widows and help
less orphans to this cold world's charity.
Of this number of killed over 70 rest in un
known graves. And me than this, a
thousand others within the year were in
jured and some were maimed for life.
During the vea'r the Pennsylvania road
claimed 53 victims. The Panhandle stood
next with 36, and the Baltimore and Ohio
killed 34. The deaths on the other roads
were, Ft. Wivynt, 14; West Penn, 14; Pitts
burg, Virginia and Charleston, 15; Lake
Erie, 15; Pittsburg, McKeesport and
Youghiogheny, 7; Pittsburg and Western,
11; Allegheny Valley, 10;. Cleveland and
Pittsburg, 2; and on the private roads at
mills, 18. Taking the deaths in months, 21
fell in January, and the same in February.
March saw 6 victims and April 11. For
May, June and July, it was respectively 10,
17 and 23. In August there were 10 deaths,
and in September there was one death every
day and two left over. Twenty-two died in
October, but November swelled the number
1, and this month there have been 28.
Railways Cause Onc-Fourlli the Deaths.
Inside the five yeara there have been
4,052 deaths from various causes which ren
dered a coroner's inquest necessary aud
one-fourth of them was caused by the rail
roads. Of the deaths this year two and one
third were emploves of the road and over
half the entire number were persons who
were walking on the tracks and there were
many employes among this number.
During the year many safeguards to life
have been added by thn railroads. Many of
the grade crossing dangers have been reme
died by the various roads. The Pennsyl
vania Railroad is now constructing a hand
some overhead bridge at Boup station. This
death-trap is well remembered by the tragic
deaths of Richard Wray and Officer Thomas
Chidlow. The bridge at Center avenue has
also been a great safeguard, and the Corouer
hopes for a further extension of the work.
He has several times recommended further
precautions at Wilkinsburg, where a large
number of people have been killed. There
should be gates there, on acccunt of the im
mense number of people that are handled at
that station. At Union station, with all
the thonsands that'pass through them every
day not one was killed in all the year, and
last year only one child was killed there.
But One Collision in tho Year.
A remarkable fact was that there was
only one collision, that at Whitmcr station,
.where but one was killed. The only pas
senger killed on a train was Clara
Fleming, of Washington, Pa., who was hit
by a stone that rolled down from the hill
side near the Point Bridge. Many passen
gers, however, havo been killed just as they
got off trains. Perhaps one ot the worst
cAses was that of Naucy O'Freel, Father
Sheedy's housekeeper. She was an old
lady, and at the time she alighted at the
Point Bridge station of the Panhandle, a
train was due irom the opposite direction.
The noise of the leaving train drowned that
of the coming, and as she turned the second
train killed her. The Coroner recom
mended a watchman there and also that
people should only be allowed to get off on
one side as is done on traction cars.
Another cause of death to passengers are
the poorly lighted stations. Two ladies
have lately been killed at Sewickley from
this cause, and at the inquest on Mary Con
nor, killed there on December 16, the jury
recommended that the station be better
lighted and that a comfortable station be
erected on the south side of the track.
In talking of deaths on railways yes'.erday
Coroner McDowell said: "One thing that
Jnay be said for the railroads is that people
go out of their way to walk on railroad
tracks. Une was tne case ot a McKeesport
man, who went a square out of his way to
walk on the track because the street was
muddy. Just as he reached the rear of his
home he was struck by an engine and in
stantly killed. There are scores of others,
such as the two men who were killed Christ
mas at Copeland. I believe there should be
an act to make it a misdemeanor to walk on
a railway track.
Will Ask the Other Coroners to Help.
"It would be a charity to pass such a law
and would leave fewer widows and orphans
on the bounty of the State. There is such
a law in England. It is right, for now when
quick trains follow each other the delay
caused by the grinding up of one hapless
traveler may be enough to cause another
train to crash into the other one. It should
be passed for the sake of the other lives the
foolishness of one person will endanger. I
will prepare such a bill and will ask the
other coroners of the State to help.
"The President in his last message and the
one before said more were killed by rail
roads now than there fell by rebel bullets in
the war; and it is true. Most of all, each
freight car shonld be inspected before it is
placed in a train. The brake rod and wheel
kill more than anything else. When the
engineer whistles for down brakes the men
take hold of the wheel. The nut is
either loose or ofl, and .when the weight is
thrown the wheel jumps ofi and tho man is
pitched between the cars. Then there's bnt"
a wheel still dangling on the rod, and the
missing brakeman lies mangled by the track.
There is no one on whom responsibility can
be placed. Every part of a steamer is ex
amined by the" Government, and, with this
appalling death rate on land, why can't this
surveillance he extended to the railways?"
8erlons!y Injured by a Runaway Male.
Robert Gray, son of the pit boss at the
Moon Run mines, was so badly injured
yesterday that Dr. Oustot had doubts of his
recovery. A mule attached to a pit car
became unruly and started to run, and
young Gray wa thrown down and a pit
wagon drawn over him.
Galllnger, Jeweler,
Still at the old stand, 1200 Penn avenue.
Call and see him.
THE ALLEGHENY BRANGH OFFICE
OF THE DISPATCH AT
107 FEDERAL ST.
Is open every day except Sunday nntil 9 F.
BL Advertisements will ba received op to
that hoar for insertion the next morulnj; at
regular rates.
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A Oaring Highway Bobbery In the Early
Evening Close to Little Washington's
Police Headquarters The Victim an
Express Agent The Sum 8700.
Washington, Pa., Dec 29. &erial.
The most daring highway robbery ever cora
mittedin Washington occurred to-night.
At 8:50 o'clock James A. Agnew, agent of
the Adams Express Company, was sand
bagged as he was leaving his office and
robbed of 5700. Two men made the assault,
both of whom escaped.
The office is in the rear of the Town Hall
building, just off the public square. Many
valuable packages and much money are re
ceived every day. '.those which come in on
late trains and have to be kept over night,
are placed in a large safe in the drugstore
of Dr. George W. Roberts, close by. This
evening a large number of packages, con
taining'in the aggregate 52,100, were re
ceived. Mr. Agnew had placed the most of
these in this safe and was leaving the office
with the remainder, eight packages which
contained 5700, when he was met at the door
and assaulted.
,The alarm was given within a minute,
bnt botli men had disappeared down'a dark
alley. One officer was in police headquar
ters just adjoining, and another officer was
on the main street within 100 feet of the
spot. Mr. Agnew described the man who
struck him as rather under the medium
size, heavy set, with a light mustache and
without an overcoat- Chief Orr has re
ceived a telegram from Conductor Drake,
of the Baltimore and Ohio 9 o'clock train,
stating that two men answering Agnew's
description had left his train at Taylors
town. These men, no doubt, ire the robbers.
ABBOTT DID HOT GO.
Not Harrying to Washington .Because
of
the Tronble With Chile.
It was reported yesterday afternoon that
Chairman Abbott, of Carnegie, Phipps &
Co., had received a telegram from the Navy
Department to come to Washington on the
first train. Secretary Tracy wanted to see
him about hurrying up orders for armor and
deck plate, in view of impending war with
Chile. Mr. Abbott may have received such
a telegram, but he didn't go to Washington
last night
Amemberof the firm said they had re
ceived no instructions to rush the orders
for plate. Mr. Abbott frequently goes to
Washington to confer about the work. The
plate for the Monterey is in an unfinished
condition and the firmfias not been told to
ship it without the usual tests. The pro
tected deck plates for the New York have
been shipped as fast as completed.
A VEEDICT P0SSD3LE TO-DAY.
Arguments of the Attorneys and
the
Jndge's Charge la the Graves Trial.
Denver, Dec. 29. The attorneys made
their closing speeches in the Barnaby trial
to-day, and the case will go to the jury to
morrow. Judge Riiing's charge says:
You ought to commence the investigation
of the case with the presumption that the
defendant is innocent, and you should act
upon this presumption throughout your
consideration of the evidence unlcss'thU
presumption of innocence Is overcome by a
proof of guilt so strong, credible and con
clusive as to convince yonr minds beyond
reasonable doubt of his guilt. Then you
ouuht to acquit him. You mu-t wholly di
rejpird anything which you may have heard
betoro you were accepted as jurors, and you
must not allow any feellnjrs of fear or favor
or any expressions either in lavor or against
the defendant, to influence you in any de
gree, and yonr verdict must bo based solely
on tho evidenco in tho case.
SMUGGLED LOTTERY TICKETS.
Agent
of the I-onlslana and
Mexican
Lotteries in Tronbjc
Ottatva, Ont., Dec. 29. The Govern
ment has made .in important seizure of
Louisiana and Mexican lottery tickets at
Montreal for having been smuggled into
Canada, such articles being dutiable. The
man from whom they were seized is named
Lemay. He pleaded that he was simply a
sub-ajent for a Montreal tobacconist, who
was general agent ior the whole city.
A long list of persons in Montreal,
chiefly tobacco and cigar dealers who acted
as sub-agents, has been secured, and inter
esting developments are expected.
PEOPLE COMING AHD GOING.
W. B. Lupton went to Virginia last even
ing to look aftor a slate quarrv In which he
Is interested. It Is located about 90 miles
from Richmond. Mr. Lupton says the finest
varieties of rooting slate are found in the
State. Bo thinks it is a great place ior
young men.
A' freight train separated near Bolivar
early yesterday morning, and the two sec
tions cominsr together wrecked four cars.
The through tralno from the East were de
layed two hours. Xobody was hurt.
J. J. Spearman, the Sharon furnace man'
was at the Seventh Avonue Hotel yesterday.
He is growing weary waiting for the rail
roads to reduce tho rates on pig iron and
coke.
D. McPherson, of Memphis, accompanied
by his daughter, SnsioB. .McPherson and her
teacher. Miss W. W. Dudley, registered at
the Duquesne last evening.
Mrs. J. Stanley Brown arrived from
Cleveland to visit friends in Allegheny. She
was Mollie Garfield, the beautiful daughter
ol the dead President.
President Monsonat, of the Cleveland.
Akron and Columbus road, passed through
tho city last evening bound for Xe w York.
Daniel O'Day, President of the Stapdard
Oil Companv, was in the city yesterday. He
went to Buffalo lust evening.
AL Johnson, of Cleveland, was at the
Union depot for a short time last night en
ronte to Washington.
H. S. Richardson, of New York, is visit
ing hts brother. Manager Richardson, of tho
Monongahela House.
C. A Egley, commercial agent of the
Queen and Crescent route, Is In the city
hustling for freight. ,
W. P. Rend, the coal man, has returned
from Chicago, and Is once moreat the
Monongahela House.
J. K. Becker, Chief Engineer of the Pan
handle, went to Chicago on the limited last
evening.
Miss Marv Moorhead was among the pas
sengers forifow York last evening.
James Whitcomb Riley registered at the
Anderson yesterday.
Mojor Kay left for New York last even
ing. A Prominent Iron Man Fonnd Dead.
Lm-iSTOWir, Pa., Dec. 2D. A. H. Lee, man
ager or the Lojjan Iron and Steel Works at
Locan, near this place, was found dead in an
adjacent creek this morning. The cause is
unknown. Mr. Lee was widely Known 'in
the iron and steel trade throughout the
country.
rostponed Auction Sale
Of horses at the Citizens' "Traction Com-
Eany's stables, Lawrenceville. Only 75
ead left. Anybody desiring a bargain
shonld not fail to attend this sale. This is
the last dav.
ELEGANT
CHRISTMAS GOODS
AT
E. P. ROBERTS & SONS',
JEWELERS, .
COR. FIFTH AVE. AXD MAliKET ST.
Tho handsomest stock of
JEWELS, "SILVER & BRIC-A-BRA
In the City.
Visit Art Boom. Open Evenings.
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PROTECTION WANTED.
The East End Agitated by Robberies
and Knmors of Bobberies.
EIGHT TRAMPS IN Off SUSPICION
rolice
Officials Believe the
Have Been fiaggerated.
Eeports
THE NECESSITY OP JIODXTED POLICE
Reports of robberies of dwellings and of
people on the highways have been coming
in with alarming frequency for the past two
months, and people in the East End where
the depredations are most common are be
ginning to feel uneasy. In fact few men in
that part of the city who are compelled to
be on the streets late at night care to go out
nnarmed. The police officials maintain
that many of the reported robberies never
occurred and that many of those which
have occurred were greatly exaggerated.
But allowing this to be true, there have
been too many, and the East End people
are alarmed, not knowing when they will
suffer at the hands of the marauders whom
the police seem powerless to apprehend.
Two robberies were reported yesterday
morning, both from the East End. One oc
curred at the residence of John Neeley, on
Riverview avenue, Eighteenth ward.
According to Nceley's story, he
was awakened about 1 o'clock yes
terday morning by a man's hand
passing over his face. As he'w as abont to
jump from his bed the man struck at him
with a sandbag, but missed him, and the
weapon struck the headboard of the bed,
splitting it in several pieces. Neeley then
drew a revolver from under his pillow and
began to fire, and he claims he saw two
men run out the door and down the stairs.
He rain to a rear window and fired again as
the thieves emerged from the door below.
Several Shots Were Exchanged.
They returned the fire exchanging several
shots, none of which took effect though
Neeley declares he hit one- of the burglars
and that he found a trail of blood leading
from his yard to the roadwayafter daylight
Entrance to the house was secured by cut
ting a panel ont of a rear door. Neeley
claims that the thieves secured several hun
dred dollars worth of stuff from the lower
part of his house before awakening him, be
sides 5105 in cash and a check for 5200 on
the Merchants and Mechanics' Bank. He
could give no description of the men as
owing to the darkness he could only discern
their forms.
The other case reported was that of John
Best, of Homewood, who alleges that on
his wav home late Monday night he was as
saulted on FransTstown avenue near Beck
ett's brickyard, and relieved of a package
containing a new suit ot clothes. Best re
ported the matter to the police. He says
his assailants were colored men, but could
give no description of them.
A gentleman called at this office last
night and reported that at an early hour
yesterday morning he had been followed a
long distance on Hilaud avenue by two col
ored men, who were evidently about to as
sault him when a policeman appeared and
they ran down a by street and disappeared.
Superintendent Weir was asked last nizht
what steps were being taken by the police
buieau to stop the frequency of East End
robberies.
Two Thousand Officers Required.
"What eau we do." was his reply. "It
would require 2,000 policemen to cover that
part of the city effectually enough to prevent
robberies entirely. When a thief wants to
commit a robbery he can do it out in the
rural districts in spite of us, though we can
generally capture the man afterwards.
The place where this man Best was robbed
is one of the lonliest places in the city and
tcKproperly cover that section, Homewood,
would require as many police as we have
in the Whole Second district. We arfe doing,
all we possiblv ca.i but there is a limit to
what we are able to do with the number of
men we have."
Inspector Whitehouse, who has charge of
the East End district, said: "We are using
every eflort to put a stop to the robberies
in our district. Many that have been re
ported were grossly exaggerated, and some
never took place at all. I believe the re
cent robberies were the work of tramp1!,
though there is reason to suspect a number
of colored men ont here whom we are
watching closelv. I have given orders for
the arrest of all tramps in this part of the
city. We arrested eight of th.s. clas at
Beckett's brickyard in Homewood to-day.
Four of them are colored men, and they
may be the ones who assaulted Best."
The Inspector was asked why the two
mounted! police in the East End had been
discontinued.
"Because of the mud," wj& the reply.
"In the winter season horses cannot travel
fast enough through the deep mud on the
unpaved streets tobe.of any real service.
On the paved streets the men on foot can
get aiong well enough. What we need in
the-East End is about 100 more patrolmen
and about 25 mounted police. With such
a force we could cover that section pretty
effectually, and in view of the rapid way ih
which the East End is building up it will
not be long untilitwill need as many police
men in proportion to territory as are now
employed down town."
In the Trimming Department Feather
Boas 120 fine French boas at i price.
Thee are finest goods and must not'be con
fused with cheap trashy stuff often offered.
Also feather collarettes now 7Cc each.
Jos. Horke & Co.,
607-621 Penn avenue.
Postponed Auction Sale
Of horses at the Citizens Traction Com
pany's stables, Lawrcnceville. Only 75
head left. Anybody desiring a bargain
should not fail to attend this sale. This is
the last dav.
Hjjgus & Hacke.
All previous offerings supplemented
by others even greater for this LAST
WEEK of our
INVENTORY SALE.
BLACK GOODS.
All wool French Serge, 40 in.
wide, at 50c ayard, usual 65c quality.
All wool Henrietta, 46 in. wide, at
75c a yard; a very-decided bargain.
All wool French Serge, 50 in.
wide, at $1 a yard; was considered
extra value heretofore at Si. 25.
COLORED DRESS GOODS.
All our regul.j- $ 1 to S3 French,
English and Scotch Novelty Dress
Goods have been subjected to a gen
eral MARK DOWN, to yz the
price being taken from each piece.
Plushes at 75c a yard. All the
balance of our 24 in. wide Silk
Plushes; prices heretofore $1.25,
Si. 50 and $2.
CLOAK DEPARTMENT.
The very low prices afwhich all
garments in this department, cloth
plush and seal, will be marked this
'week should materially reduce the
collection before we talce stock.
Cor. Fifth Ave. and Market St.
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The :LeadInir PHtsborsr. Pa..
Dry Goods House. Wednesday, ijec. 20, 1891
JOS. HOME & CW.
PENN AVENUE STORES.'
THREE BIG DEPARTMENTS
Full of
BIG BARGAINS.
The Cotton Wash Goods, ..
The Flannels and
The Cloak Room
Are now offering inducements that
no careful buyer can afford to over
look.
The prices are
From Js to
Less than former prices, and
on first-class, desirable and season
ble goods. Here are some of ther
COTTON WASH GOODS.
6c Light-colored Prints, 4c
12KC Jtood style Ginghams, 7a.
32Kc double-width Suitings, 3a.
Jos Lawns and Delaines, 8c.
15o Cotton Camel's Hairs, 10c.
15c 'ancy Flannelettes, 10c.
23s American Ginghams, 10c and TSbip.
ac bcotch Ginghams, 10c and UJiC.
25c English Chintzes, 12c.
S7o Twilled Cotton Sarahs, 12e.
10c finest Scotch Ginghams, 15c
FLANNELS.
15s Outing Flannels (32 inches), 10a.
!0c Stripe Scotch Flannels, ISc.
45c Dark Stripe Flannels. 35c
70c Stripe French Flannels, 35c.
75s French Printed Flannels, 4Sc
5c French Printed Flannels, 43c
All Country Flannels
Now at reduced prices.
All-Wool Flannel Skirt Patterns
(.Zji and 3j yards of material) at
75 c and 85 c per pattern.
JACKETS AND
LONG GARMENTS.
Bargains in this department is no
new feature with us. You have often
seen bargains here before, but you
have never seen anything better or as
good as what we now offer.
PRICES:
Novelty Fur-Trimmed Jackets:
From $75 to $50.
From $65 to $50.
From $70 to US.
From $58 to 445.
From $42 to i3. '
A lot of light and dark Tan and
Gray Cheviot Jackets, that were ex
tra value at $12, reduced to $9.
Novelty London Coats, extremely
stylish, that were S28, 30 and 35,
reduced to $20 and 25.
Fine high-class novelty Cloth Jack
ets, Cheviots, Bourettes, Diagonals,
Kerseys, etc., of which we have but
1 or 2 of each size, all have had $15
to 25 taken off each price-
Also all Black Jackets, plain or""
fur-trimmed, are greatly reduced in
price. All the latest cloths and cuts.
CLOTH CAPES,
Colors and Black,
AH latest shapes and cloths,
That were $10 now $3.
That were $12 now $10.
That n ere $15 now $12.
That were $1S now $15.
That were $.'2 now 120.
That were $21-now J20.
LONG GARMENTS.
We make special mention of the
fact that to-day we offer all those
handsome garments which were sold
as a great bargain during the season
at the (reduced) prices, 58 to S30,
are now all $5, $6-50 and $S.
Take advantage of these special
prices at this season of the year.
Goods gc out very fast. Early
comers get the choice.
JOS. H0RNE & CO.,
607-621 PENN AYE.
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Stock-TaMng
For a Few Days.
1
Watch
for a
from us later
in the week.
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