Heir wail of woe,
etail lipor Dealers "Want
More Protection for
Their Business,
M) MEET TO TALK IT OYER
.torney Harron Employed to Test
the 10-31111 Ordinance
SDGUAED DEALERS' INTERESTS,
Prominent Saloon Man Talks Plainly to
His Felloes.
ILL APPEAL FfiOM TUB TEX-MILL TAX
The Retail Liauor Dealers Association
t yesterday afternoon in the County De
Tracy's rooms in the Mellon building,
e attendance was large. Several new
mbers were elected. Ex-Senator O'Xeil,
esidcnt of the association, presided. It
s decided to hare regular monthly meet
;s. John Marron, .Esq., has been re
ned as the attorney for the association.
was instructed to examine all the laws
;ulatin the sale of liquor by retail and
11 be expected to guard carefully the in
ests of the raloon men.
The muddle in the proposed amendment
the Brooks high license law, enlarging
j territory in which bondsmen may be
jen, was discussed at length. The mein
rsvere wide apart in their opinion on
: subject. They discussed the matter from
its standpoints. Xot a few of them
;ued that the failure of the one amend
nt killed the amendment providing for
increased license fee, while others coll
ided that the error in the date of the
endment did not interfere 111111 its cf
t as the court has already ruled that the
cnt of the Legislature could be accepted
good law. Others argued that the error
the one amendment did not affect
operation of the other amendment.
e whole question was referred to the
orney, with the request that he get an
inion from the Allegheny License Court
1 report on the subject at the next mect-
of the association."
Will Jfot Qo to Supreme Court.
'We will not have the matter taken into
Supicme Court for a decision," Presi-
lt O'Xeil said last night. "We will be
itent with a decision from our own court,
1 we will be guided by such decision."
The effort of the association to suppress
J abolish clubs and spcak-easies will be
.-erned by the advice of their attorney.
is likely that suit will be brought azainst
s of the clubs and the case will be carried
ough the courts for a final decision.
?hc. decision of Judge Pennypacker,
Philadelphia, in which it
? held that clubs must, be
insed, was also liberally discussed, but it
t decided to await the action of Phila-
phia saloon keepeis in that case before
local association moves in the matter.
Vttorney Marron was also instructed to
t the city ordinance requiring saloon
pers to pay 10 mills on their annual
.iness into the city treasury. Many of
saloon keepers have already paid the
required by the ordinance, but others,
i among them the largest saloon keepers
3ie city,' ha.b pi.'!v"J'. refused UJ ,,a5
10 mills assessment Their eases have
n placed in the hands of the Delinquent
i Collector, and unless they can have
ordinance repealed or declared
onstitutional the Delinquent Tax
lector has notified them that he must
ler the law governing his office proceed
inst them. Mr. Morrow says he will at
e devote himself to inquiring into this
inance and its constitutionality, and if
delinquents must pay he will notify
m to do so at once.
Tuiqnor Uasiness riaced Under a Kan.
"With unlicensed clubs and vpeak-easies
irishiug all around us, with the State in
ising the license fee from S."03 to 1,000,
with the city imposing a special tax of
nills on us, it is certainly high time that
organize and act together for -elf-tection."
a Tifth avenue saloon keeper
I at the meeting yesterday. "If our
iness is not lesitimate then the State
uld abolish us aU If our business is ie
mate, then the State should guarantee
is the same protection for the same price
t is given otne business men. The drv
ds merchant, for instance, is assessed by
tncils one mill on his annual business,
goes on day after day without interfer
e from an; body. Our saloon next door
ssessed ten mills on our annual bui
4. Our rights and privileges are
;dged st every turn, and we dare not
atveare not threatened with the
.. e do not ask any special privileges
our business, but we do ask that we he
ced on an equal footing with other lcgit
tc business men."
his speech vas vignrouK applauded,
the motion requiring their attorney to
a judicial decUion on the ordinance was
sed unaniraouslj A special meeting ot
association will be held in two weeks to
r the attorney s report on the question.
treasury ot the organization is well
d, and it is prepared for a Mgorous cam
in against the laws that are so obnoxious
t.
THE OLD BOAHD WINS.
Etlon Tellers Ilefubo to Givo Oat Hie
uinber of Votes Polled,
he result of the 12-position Society
ting was announced j estcrday. A de
ed vtatcni'-nt of the vote would not he
jn out. It was stated that the old
rd had been elected by a large majority
.rger than last year; that the ainend
it providing for the custody of the clec
papers had been carried, while that
riding for the rotary system that is, to
ct one-third of the board each ear in
.tion had been defeated,
he refusal of the board to give out the
iberof otcs polled was the cause of
.Idcrable comment and hard feeling
nff the reform clement. It was claimed
Hue opposition had gained such strength
the old board was afraid to make
Down for fear in another vear they
id be defeated. "When aLed whv
igs were kept under cover, A. F. Keat
paid he did not knew why such a course
been taken. He thought it all right,
ever, aud that no trouble would re-
Got Homesick and Skipped.
imcs Curtland, an employe of S amncl
lurling, an Kast Knd contractor, has
l missiug since Monday. He was sent
he store on that evening taking a 10
to make some purchas-cs, and since then
not been seen. Curtlaad came from
m, O., about six months ago and his
lover thinks thathe probably got home-
nnd seizing the fint opportunity went
ic.
Ho Followed His Chief. .
1m. Lindsey, who for six years n as g&n
Lbookkeeper in the internal revenue
cJSf this district, resigned his position
Collector Warmcastle was removed.
'Jjiudtcy Vi ill goiuto business in this
OLD WINTER AGAIN.
A Good Bed or Snow- Makes Fine Sleigh
ing nundredt of KIcs Ont Colder
Weather Predicted Traction Car Em
ployes Find It Hardly to Their Taste,
Yesterday was an old-time winter day,
with plenty of snow and ice and an atmos
phere which none but an Arctic explorer
could feel warm in. Though a little sloppy
at midday the air of morning and evening
was cold and bracing, and when the wind
got a good sweep it cut like a knife. About
six inches of snow fell, and the streets were
white There was just enough to afford
good sleighing and not seriously obstruct
traffic.
The scene in the East End last night was
a merry one. Every available horse and
sleigh was pressed into service, and at 7
o'clock not a livery stable in town had a
vehicle on runners to spare. All the best
driving streets were full of fast horses out
for a spin, while a score of heavy double
sleds took parties of pleasure-seekers out
the suburban roads. Pittshurgers seldom
get a chance at such slcijhing, and the fun
was kept up until long after midnight.
Signal Service Observer Stewart ob
served that it was going to get colder when
asked about the weather. To prove the as
sertion he took down a spider-trodden map
that said it was 12 below zero in certain
parts of Minnesota the night before, and
that at Yankton the mercury was "yanked"
down to 2 minun. At Des Moines and
Omaha he said the thermometer had stopped
at 7ero, and on this side of the Mississippi
had gone higher. Putting these facts to
gether from a Department of Agriculture
standpoint, Mr. Stewart thought it was safe
to gamble that the cold wave would travel
eastward, and that the right wing would
swdbp down on Pittsburg Thursday night.
In the meantime the cold, according to his
prediction, will increase, and at the same
rate, it is safe to believe, the gas will de
crease. The great change in the temperature was
exceptionally severe on the motormen and
conductors of the Duqtiesne electric road.
The men are exposed, and as a consequence
many of them contracted colds and other
kindred troubles. A number of them had
to quit work last night, and it was a hard
task getting enough men to run the cars.
EEALISM IB THE PLAY.
A Man TVitUn Tit Ac; a Timely Tart at the
Drqoesiio Theater.
There was a new actor introduced at the
Duquesne Theater last night, a Pittsburg
man named John Dean, of Chatham street,
who kept his place in the audience and
brought down the house with a little acting
in real life. The scene occurred just
when the Gossoon, while incog, was
h.ving a world of enjoyment by
holding Annabd in his arms to protect
her from the Gossoon, who, he alleged,
was in a fit nearbv. The situation is sup
posed to be one of supreme happiness to
the joung 'Squire, who is telling lies about
himself", and last night as he stole a kiss
from the unconscious irirl he was protecting,
the audience was startled to see Dcau reel
over in a genuine fit. The ushers carried
him out quickly and as he reached the
door, Annabc1 acting on schedule time with
out regird to the player who was not on the
salary roll, "came to "
"Where is he?" she asked.
"Who?" said the Goswon.
"The man with the fit," continued Anna
hcl, and, before the -audience realized the
situation, the voung 'Squire, sticking to his
lines, answered:
"Oh, he's gone away."
The answer was correct both in play and,
reality. uoan was removed to 31ercy Hos
pital, liis wile was with him at the thea
ter aud accompanied him there.
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SEDUCTION OF SCHOOL TA.
It ivill lie but Hair of UuK Tear's In
: Ye:
Allegheny. S
At a meeting of the Allegheny Board of
eciiooi controllers lasynight the Finance
Committee reported ,"un opinion from W. 15.
P.odcers on the "'hjject of school taxes. He
held that classification of school districts is
unconstitutional, and the tax should be
made on a seneral plan. He also gave in
structions as to the proper method of levy
ing and collecting school taxes.
The committee estimated next year's ex
penses at $215,440. It is recommended that
a 2-miIl tax be levied as well as the mini
mum occupation tax; also, that Councils
levy such millage as will bring in $15,000
for High school purposes. This tax levy is
but halt of that of last year.
Jafce CableVTins His Fight.
Jake Cable, of the Xorthside, has cot a
favorable finding from the Supreme Court
in his suit against his uncle Henry Cable.
This was J. D. Watson's first case to reach
the Supreme tribunal, and he is probably as
well pleased as the plaintiff' himselt At
torney George D. Uiddle was one of the
counsel for the plaintiff. The history of the
suit was published in The Dispatch at
the time of the argument last fall. A deed
of trust for a considerable body of land had
been made to Jacob Cable and his brother,
but the brother is dead. The deed had been
signed by the wire of the grantor, but,
though he was a party to the making, by
some oersight he had neglected to sign it
himself. It was proposed by plaintiff's
counsel to prove intention, but the lower
court refused to allow it, and non-suited
them. The Supreme Court rules the testi
mony admissible, and orders the case back
lor trial.
Russians Collecting Food in America.
Henri Jansen and JohanOrowitz, of Mos
cow, and John Shebowski, a Polish mer
chant, passed through the city last evening
bound for Minneapolis. They were inclined
to be reticent, but admitted that the famine
in Russia was becoming more serious every
day. The peasants are starving and threaten
to use force in procuring food. The recent
adulterations of flour with chalk, which
were discovered by the Czar's officers, have
made the people furious. Though the Czar
claims the Government has enough lor all,
Mr. Orowitz said that contributions of food
from other countries are very acceptable.
They hinted that they were on a begging
mission, and will probably visit some of
the wealthy millers in the Northwest. A
cargo of flour has already been collected in
the United States for the starving Russians.
Fast Fnd Robbers Held for Conrt.
Robert Kichardson and George Scott, the
two young men who were arrested for bur
glar3' and who are thought to be the East
End burglars, were given a hearing before
Magistrate McKenna yesterday on the
charge of robbing the residence of John
Ha7lett at Oakland on Sew Year's night.
Both men were held for court trial. The
police officials have decided that at present
they will not prosecute Coates, the third
man arrested for the charge, as he is ex
pected to furnish valuable information in
the case. Coates is the ex-Pinkerton de
tective in the case.
Trouble In a New Texas Church.
There is trouble in the .Presbyterian
Church at New Texas, in Plum township.
The pastor's son, M. H. Anderson, and G.
31. Hamilton, leader of the choir, had a
fistic encounter in the church over a per
sonal matter on the night of December 26,
which caused a sensation, several ladies
fainting. No blood was spilled, but the
church session is investigating the matter.
One of the offending members may be sus
pended, and the congregation is divided on
account of the affair.
Sickness Among Children,
Especially infants, is prevalent more or less
at all times, but is largely avoided by giv-
oocL The moat successful and reliable of
ajl is the Gail Borden "Karle" Brand Con-
densed Hilk, Your grocer keeps it.
BIGGER A CANDIDATE.
Allegheny Reformers Will Run Him
for City Controller.
A LIVELY POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
JTcKirdy to Challenge Mnrphy for the
letter's Fat Office.
BEENXEN HAS K0 HOPE TOR HAEM0XY
Politics in Allegheny are looming up
again with the forecast of as hard a fight
next April as the year previous when the
city entered the second class. The officers
to be elected arc Controller, Treasurer and
City Solicitor. The reformers expect to be
rewarded for the good work they have been
doing, and in a quiet way they have been
putting up candidates. No one has been
announced, but it can be stated authorita
tively that the greatest effort of the reform
element will be to have Auditor-Bigger
succeed Controller Brown.
Mr. Bigger will not state that he is a can
didate on account of the fact that he does
not want the present investigation to be
given a political aspect. He will not make
an active canvass, but the reform members
of Councils will do the work for him, and
on the vote they expect to see what the feel
ing is with regard to the audit. Controller
Brown is held partly responsible for his
failure to hold city officials in line, and on
this issue will be waged the opposition
against him. He has claimed that he . did
not have enough clerks to audit the accpunts
of all the officials, and that, therefore, the
fault was with Councils. No one ''accuses
him with dishonesty, but the claim will be
made that on account of alleged carelessness
he should be superceded. H
Tticser's Titness for the Place.
Mr. Bigger was not well known in Alle
gheny until he was engaged by the Audit
ing Committee. His businets is that of an
expert accountant. One argfument in favor
of his election will be that he is familiar
with the city's books an3 could step into
office and be "right at hom,t. The election of
a controller will be nftade by the present
Councils, and both reform and anti-reform
people are hard at (Vork to get strength.
City Clerk Dilworth will also be a candi
date for the place. It will be a hard
strusgle on both sides, with about equal
chances for each. ,
Citv Solicitor EhAhinstone's nosition will
probably be contested for bv C H. Dahl
mger, O. D. Thontpson and A." Alston, with
a probability of sime new man entering the
field. The reformers have not decided to
support any part icular one. If Mr. Elphin
stone goes afterAVvmau, Pearson and Mur
phy with enough vicor they may not put
any person up against him," but in cae ho
allows things to lag they threaten to
bring ont al man who lias not been
mentioned. Mr. Dahlingerisstronc with the
consenative members of Councils, but there
is a question whether he is eligible on ac
count of beilug a member of Councils. His
friends clain he is. Mr. Alston has been a
candidate tfor the office twice and hopes to
have the rflum fall on his, side of the fence
this time. 1 Mr. Thompson was to have been
Assistant ICity Solicitor, but the ax of the
reforrnrfs cut him off the salary rolls. He
is topular and will get a good following.
Jne contest will probably narrow down to
two, however, with the reformers on one
side and the Hunter-Wvman faction on the
other.
Macierran JSxperted to Win Easily.
Treasurer Macfarran will probably be re
elected without contest. He is so popular
that it would be almost impossible to form
a combination that would defeat him. His
books have been examined and found to
have only one mistake, and that a difference
of $5 in the city's favor.
The present Council members are also be
ing buttonholed by candidates to become
heads of the departments. The election
will take place next January. "When the
present charter was adopted it was intended
by the city officials to have the chiefs hold
oilice four - ears, as is done in Pittsburg,
but that plan, as well as many others, was
knocked in the head by the Committee of
Fifty and the term limited totwojears.
The amendment was made the night
salaries were slashed last spring,
and was written on one of the
celebrated slips carried by seven members of
Selett Council. The reformers at that time
realized they could not defeat Chief Mur
phy, so they cut down his term with the in
tention of knocking him out in two years.
The man they have selected to do it is John
McKirdy, one of the expert accountants en
gaged by the auditors. McICirdyand Mur
phy represent the two extreme factions in
Allegheny, both are hard fighters and from
now on each one will lay all the wires
within reach to get votes.
An effort is being made to have ex-Councilman
McAfee come out for Chief of the
Department of Public "Works. Chief Ehlers
will be a cm di date for re-election. It is
hardly probable that any one will oppose
Chief Grubhs of the Department of Chari
ties. THE BULL WILL STAND.
Allegheny Comity In Entitled to Five Mem
bers of the State Committee.
Chairman Brcnnen said yesterday that
there would be no trouble in the State Com
mittee over the five members elected from
.Allegheny county. He says the State
Committee amended its rules providing for
the additional members from Philadelphia,
Schuylkill and Allegheny counties at his
sucgesiion. If the proposed change in the
rules was not.acted upon at the State Con
vention it was the Chairman's fault, and
would not affect the changed rule of the
Committee.
It is intimated that the Harrity people
are endeavoring to create trouble over the
additional member of the State Committee,
but Chairman Brennen savs the members
from Allegheny county will be looked after
and none of them will be thrown out of the
meeting.
Mr. Brcnnen says there is no hope of har
mony among the State Democracy. "We
might as well talk of the near aporoach of
the millennium as to talk of the politicians
gettirg together. We are as nearly united
as the Republican party and we may fight
through the campaigns, but we are well
together on election days. It is utterly im
possible for organizations to keep together
either in business or politics. Why," con
cluded Mr. Brennen, "there is not a busi
ness firm in Pittsburg that is not continually
at war and how can we hone to have the
great Democratic organization act in har
mony when private firms are unable to do
it"
Fetterman's Rackors Holdinc Back.
The committee appointed by the Bar
Association to go to Washington in behalf
of ex-Judge Eetterman in his campaign for
Judge Heed's place on the United States
District Bench has as yet been unable to
get together and have not decided when
they will go to the National Capital. In
the mean time the friends of Joseph Buf
fington, of Kittanning, are industriously at
work and are claiming succes. Tiie whole
case has been considerably complicated by
the candidacy for the -position of S. A.
Davenport, of Erie, Pa. Mr. Davenport is
the recognized leader of the Erie bar. He
is 55 years old and is wealthy. He is said
to have strong political backing behind him.
Mr. GnficT Hopes to Knock Oat Barritr.
J. M. Guffey, who is hustling to repre
sent the Pennsylvania Democracy on the
National Committee, went East last even
ing. He said he was on a business mission,
but while in Philadelphia he hoped to put
in a few good licks where they will count
He is very confident that he will knock Mr.
Harrity into a cocked hat
A BABY BUSKED TO DEATH.
An Old Alan Is Fatally Injured by a Tr..ln
Other Accidents.
There were six accidents yesterday. Two
of them were fatal, while the others were
more or less severe.
tVAr.n Tuesday afternoon Jtrs. Holmes
Ward, of Castle Shannon, left her three chil
dren in cbargo of the house while she went
to Knoxvillc to visit a sick sister. In her
absence a4-yeaiold daughter went up to
the second story unobserved,, and while
plavimt around the flic her clothing became
Icnlted and she was so badly uuined that
sho died a few hours inter.
Randolph Thomas Randolph, an employe
of Cirnegie, Phipps & Co., was struck by tlio
Buffalo express at 1'ifty .fifth stieet early
yesterday morninjj. lie was removed to the
West Penn Hospital, where ho died at 10
o'clock yesterday morning. "
Bendiek Henry ISendier, a resident of
Chartters, while walking alonjr the bluff
above the Pittsburg and Lake Erie tracks,
slipped and fell to the track 30 feet below.
Ho was removed to his home, where ft was
discovered he had broken a leg and sus
tained other minorlnjuries.
TnoMAS Willie Thomas, aged 5 years, was
badly mjuied yesterday afternoon while
coasting on Dinwiddie street. His sled ran
against a lamp ppst, fracturing his right leg
and cutting his head.
VoscAMr Joh'n Voseamp, an old man who
lives rn Vine street, was brought to the
Mercy Hospital yesteiduy suffering fioma
fractuioofthre right leg, which he received
by falling down a flight of stairs-lcadlng
from the lioue to the rear yard.
WnioHT William Wright was thrown out
of a sle.igh on Highland avenue last night
and slightly inj tiled. The noise run off and
completely demolished the sleigh and cut
Use badly.
"fVEV. MR. MACQUEABY WILL MABBY.
The Treacher Kicked Ont by the Episcopal
Church Finds a Bride In Virginia.
Rev. Howard MacQueary, who was expel
led from the Episcopal Church for heresy, w as
at the Monongahela House yesterday. He
said he was on a sentimental mission, and
was going to Harrisonburg, Va., to marry
the daughter of Judge Harris. He left for
the place over the B. & O. road last eveninc
The youne man now has charge of the
TJniversalist Church in Saginaw, Mich.
He is firmer in his beliefs than ever, and
said he wouldu't be honest with himself if
he were to retract.
"I am nicely situated," he continued,
"and have no regrets. My superiors in the
Church thought I had blundered seriously
when I put my icws into a book. I
had studied the subject for 11 years
tinder them, and it wonid be strange if a
man in that time wouldn't come to some
conclusions. If I had had any reason to
think that the Episcopal faith would he
modified in a short time, I never should
have taken the step I did. They thought
because I was young I was impulsive and
didn't know what I was talkine about, but
I did. I reaffirm now what I did a few
years ago as my belief."
The preacher smiled good-naturedly when
he spoke of his intended bride. She is a
beautiful gill, the daughter of educated and
influential parents, and the fact that her
husband-to-be is an expelled heretic has
had no dampening effect on her love for
him.
May Go North to Bnnt for Feary.
Dr. Benjamin Sharp, of the Philadelphia
Academy of Sciences, was on the limited
last evening going to St. Paul, where he
will lecture on "Greely and the Arctic Re
gions." The doctor was with the academy
expedition that explored Greenland last
summer. They were as fariiorth as latitude
77 40'. He is now thinking of joining the
party that will be sent out shortly to bunt
up Lieutenant Peary and his followers.
Mr. Sharp says that Arctic explorations
don t pay, and it the money wasted in this
way was spent in the West-some good' would
be accomplished. Going North helped
Greely, lor he was raised from a lieutenant
to a general. The scientific discoveries
made are not worth the expenditure of life
and money. He n as surprised to find con
siderable ' flora in the laud of snow. Gulls,
e der ducks and the little auk abound in
great numbers.
Whit's Afraid of an Indian TJprlnlng.
John Hailey, of Boise City, Idaho, was a
passenger on the Eastern expiess last even
ing bound for New York. He is a rancher.
Mr. Hailey says the outlying settlers are
very much worried over the strange actions
of the Blackfoot Indians in ihat section.
They have taken to dancing, and some
fraud is w ith them who claims to be the new
Messiah. In the last few wceics the bucks
have kent away from the towns, and this is
a sure sign of trouble. The settlers fear a
general Indian uprising in the spring, and
there are enough reds in the Northwest to
make it hot for the whites in the sparsely
settled districts. The Indians arc stealing
cattle, and Mr. Hailey would like to see
them wiped off the earth.
'hort Chat With Deacon Burdette.
Robert J. Burdette, the humorist, was at
the Seventh Avenue Hotel yesterday. The
deacon has an engagement to lecture in Du
JJois to-night, and he likes Pittsburg so well
that he thoueht he would stop oyer for the
day. The humorist has returned to -his
syndicate work for newspapers. He says he
likes writine much better than gadding the
country and delivering funny speeches. He
then related several pleasant incidents in
which his young son figured. He said the
boy called bim the old man. Bob is very
much afraid that he will make a critic. He
wants him to follow in the footsteps of his
father.
Homewood Cemetery Company's Officers.
At the annual meeting of the corporators
of the Homewood Cemetery yesterday the
following officers were elected for 1892:
William Rea, President; W. A. Shaw,
Treasurer; W. R.Andersou, Secretary; Will
iam Rea, Alex. Nimick, Thomas Wight
man, James Abel, Alex. Murdock, E. M.
Bieelow and W. IC Woodwcll, Managers.
The secretary reported that 560,000 had been
realized last year from the sale of lots, an
increase of one-half over the previous year.
Another Charge Against McConnetl.
Another suit was entered yesterday
against George T. McConnell, the default
ing Treasurer of the Model Building and
Loan Association. Embezzlement was the
charge, and the suit was entered on behalf
of the association. The hearing on the new
charge has not been set Dr. R. M. Sands
last nisht withdrew the charges he had pre
ferred, McConncll's attorney having set
tled the doctor's claim. This amounted to
about 55()0. The total of McConneU's
shortage is still estimated at between 511,
000 and 512,000.
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Fawned Bis Companion's Clothes.
James Connelly and Pat McHale painted
the town the other night. Connelly claims
after they had gone to bed at their board
ing house, McHale got up and took Con
nelly'smoney and some clothes which he
pawned. The outfit was discovered in F.
Sbupeimky's shop, and the latter identi
fied McHale. He was arrested, charged
with larceny.
Bropped Bead in His Borne.
John Hermitt, aged 40 years, dropped
dead at his home on Thirty-ninth street
last evening. He was an employe of the
Pittsburg Bridge Company, and had just re
turned home from nork. The Coroner will
hold an inquest "
Not So Blgh aft Kxpected.
The triennial assessment for Allegheny
has been completely figured up and shows a
valuation bomewhat below that expected.
The results are as follows: City, 562,301,
475; suburban, 510,209,975; total, 573,595,
450; taxable, 569,659,775.
Fabst Bine Blbbon Beer. v
Parties wishing to get the Blue Ribbon
should not be deceived by dealers who are
handling cheaper and inferior grades. None
genuine without toe Diue riboon.
Pabst Brewing Co.
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WORKING OB A BLUFF.
Chief Bigelow Explains How He
Made People La' Pavements.
CONTENTS OP THE NEW ORDINANCE.
Sidewalks Must Be laid Under Same Kegri
lations as Streets.
A MAJORITY CAN DECIDE ON MATERIAL
One of the most important street im
provement ordinances proposed since the
Supreme Court .knocked out the general
street legislation of 1889 was considered
yesterday afternoon by the sub-Committee
on Highways, and the meeting was one of
the liveliest held for months. The ordi
nance was presented several months ago in
blank, only the title appearing, which read:
"An ordinance designating the kind and
quality of sidewalk, the kind and quality
and the setting of curbstone, laying of side
walk and fixing the width and regulating
the construction and repair of the same."
When the blank ordinance was referred
to the Public Works Committee Common
Councilman Wright objected to following a
frequent custom of recommending it to
Councils in that form and allowing the City
Engineer of Chief of Public Works to fill
in the contents. This action delayed the
document, and it was only last week made
ready for consideration and referred to the
sub-committee. When the committee met
yesterday afternoon Chief Bigelow was
present and said:
Chief Bigelow Poses as a Bluffer.
"This bill has been prepared by the City
Attorney, with the assistance of the City
Engineer and myself, and is made according
to the new street laws. Make any altera
tion in it you deem proper, but not con
flicting with that act. There are six differ
ent kinds of pavement included in it. If
you want others put them in to make the
ordinance as fair and as complete as possi
ble. We have no law for sidewalks, have
had none for a year, and complaints are
coming in from all quarters about sidewalks
out of repair, but we cannot do anything
to better them until we have a law such as
this."
Dr. C. Evans How, then, have you been
serving me and others with notices, and
compelling us to put down sidewalks the
past summer?
Chief Bieelow Simply by a bluff We
have not had a particle of "authority to do
it, but have bluffed people this year into
putting down miles and miles of side
walks. Dr. Evans But suppose they had refused
to be bluffed ?
Chief Bigelow If they had, the matter
would have ended there. We could not
have compelled them. I can say, however,
that our bluffing has not cost the citv a
ceht, and we have many miles of good side
walks on account of it.
Mr. Bigelow's statement caused much sur
prise to the committee, and a good deal of
amusement at the expense of Dr. Evans,
who had been "bluffed" into laying con
siderable sidewalk. The ordinance was
taken up and considered by sections.
The first action places all sidewalks,
curbing, boardwalk laying under the super
vision and direction of the Pnbfie Works
Department, and fixes the width of side
walks on 20, 24, 40, and 45 foot streets, at 3,
5, 9, and 10 feet respectively, and one-fifth
ot the street width on streets ot widths
other than the abote. Boardwalks shall be
four feet wide.
Can Only Use Certain Materials.
The second section provides thatwhen
streets hae smooth pavements, as asphalt,
regular block stone or paving brick, the
sidewalks must be paved with flagstone,
artificial or granolithic stone or asphalt;
nndra streets paved with cobble or irregu
lar block stone the sidewalks must be flag
stone or brick. The third section prescribes
the manner of preparing a foundation for
the six kinds of sidewalks mentioned and
nearly all the balance of the bill gives the
standard specifications for preparing and
laying them.
The general provisions of the ordinance
give the Chief of Public Works power to
determine the width of sidewalks to secure
uniformity. He is authorized to notify
abutting property owners to lay or repair
sidewalks and if they fail within 20 days he
may do the work and make the owner pay
tor it, as under the old law.
As the consideration of the hill pro
gressed Mr. Ferguson and Dr. Evans ob
jected to many ot its provisions, Mr. Fergu
son frequently getting highly excited, and
rising from his chair. Chief Bigelow ex
plained among other things that the side
walk ordinance was subject to the general
street law, and under it, on new streets, a
majority in number and interest of the in
terested owners could fix the material used
by designating the kind they desired in a
petition to Councils. After three hours of
wrangling an explanation the ordinance
was given an affirmative recommendation
without amendment.
Gene Bnclc to Boston and Kepentance.
Inspector McCausland and Detective
Henderson, of Boston, started for that city
last night having in custody Mrs. Chenery,
the pretty young cashier of the Massachu
setts Shoe Company, who was arrested here
a few days ago. The Inspector S3id Mrs.
Chenery had taken 5350, one day's receipts
of the store, and quietly skipped out. She
had never been guilty of any improper con
duct before, as far as the firm knew, but
from remarks dropped by the officers it was
evident that she had an accomplice in the
store whom she expected to join here later.
City Ball Turned Into a Bofpllal.
There is quite a'hospital list of city offi
cials. Chief Brown and Police Superin
tendent Weir are both laid up with severe
colds, Mayor Gourley is similarly afflicted,
though not confined to his home, and. Con
troller Morrow was in such shape last even
ing that it is doubtful it he will be able to
get out to-day. In addition Chief Clerk
Crosby Gray, of the Public Safety Depart
mentis under the weather, and "a number
of clerks and minor officials at City Hall
are either laid up or likely to be. Bad
colds and a mild form of grip are the gen
eral complaints.
George Bougherty Again In Custody.
George Dougherty was arrested by a
constable in Alderman Reilly's office
yesterday, on an old charge of felonious
assault preferred by his wife several months
ago. He disappeared at that time but
showed up yesterday to enter suit against
another man. He was started over to jail
but on the way knocked the constable down
and ran off The constable chased him to
Allegheny before le-capturing him, by
which time a dozen police and a crowd of
people were in pursuit. Doucherty fought
hard but was finally landed in jaiL
Strandrd and tTithont Friend.
Earnest Meister, a German lad, 10 years
old, is at Klein's Hotel, Seventh avenue and
Grant street, in an unpleasant predicament.
He arrived here a week ago, fresh from the
old country, expecting to make his home
with a relative. But to his dismay he
found the relative serving a term in 'jail.
The case will be reporte3 to the authorities,
who will endeavor to find the boy a home.
Not the Wheeling Gas Company.
It is the Natural Gas Company of West
Virginia, thatiis unable to carry out its con
tract with the City of Wheeling, owing to
a scarcity of the fuel, and not the Wheel
ing Natural Gas Company, as reported in
this paper yesterday. The names of the
two companies were confused.
BABEED OUT THE PEOPLE.
Lively Times at the Citizens' Committee
Meeting In West Bellevue.
The proposed investigation of the actions
of West Bellevue borough hut night was a
fluke. As was stated yesterday the citizens
were" to meet In Black's Hall and proceed
in a body to the meeting and demand an
open investigation. At 7:30 sharp there
were all told about 25 citizens present, and
led by the gallant 'Squire Ross, about 15 in
dignant citizens started np the hill to the town
hall. On arriving there a much chillier re
ception was receive'd than expected. Officer
Miller was on duty at the door, and de
nied admittance to each and everyone,
'Squire Ross included. After some parley
the entire force retreated to the hall again.
Just then N. W. Shafer arrived and said,
"Come along, boys, I'll get yon in," and
the weary tramp up the hill was again un
dergone. But the same result awaited' the
weary plodders.
"I am instructed," said Officer Miller,
"to admit no one but members of the In
vestigating Committee and Councils."
Back to the hall went the crowd, and
after some little time had been spent in
talk, D. B. Stevenson, a member of the
committee, arrived and stated they were
ready to proceed with the investigation,
and that a committee of three citizens were
requested to be present, and that no one
else w ould be admitted. 'About 9:30 Dr.
Bell appeared and stated that they had
waited some time for the citizens' commit
tee, and finally gave up. Then a solit
occurred in the committee. Messrs. Bell,
Shafer and Garroway declined to have
anything fnrther to do with the investiga
tion and adjourned sine die. The other
three members, Messrs Stevenson, Barr and
McGill proceeded with the investigation
and were still in session at midnight. An
other meeting of citizens is anticipated, as
the popular cry seems to be the demand for
an open meeting, which was denied them
last evening.
Another Freight Agents' Pow-TVow.
The Pittsburg committee of freight agents
will meet to-day to compare the Western
classification with the one of lait year to
correct errors and make any chanzes neces
sary. No word has yet been received from
the iron committee of the Central Traffic
Association about reducing the rates on pig
iron. The furnace men virtually gave up
the fight when the matter was referred to
the Chicago people. They knew that meant
a lot of rtd tape and a refusal in the end.
Box cars continue to be a scarce article.
The local rends have plenty of traffic, but
agents of Western lines are complaining of
dull business.
Bid Not Speak III or McKee'j Rocks.
Miss Smith, a member of Bev. Mr. Pax
ton's congregation at McKee's Rocks, called
at The Dispatch office yesterday, and
s'ated that she was certain Mr. Paxton's re
marks at the meeting of the Monongahela
Presbytery had either beep garbled or mis
understood bv the reporters, as she did not
believe Mr. Paxton would talk as reported
respecting the town and she had his word
for it that he did not, or at least that what
he did say had been greatly amplified. Miss
Smith also stated that Mr. Paxton felt as
much interest in the prosperity of McKee's
Rocks as any other citizen thereof.
Resolutions.
At a meeting of the Columbus Club, of
Pittsburg, Pa., held Wednesday, January
6, it was resolved:
Recognizing that the issues of life and
death are not of man's directing, we bow in
reverence under the affliction that has come
to us in the death of our fellow member,
Christopher G. Dixon.
AVe mourn for him as a personal friend,
and as a generous and popular member of
the Colunlbns Club, whose loss will be long
felt in the social intercourse of the associa
tion, and in its business interests.
A man of generous instincts and habits,
his purse was always open to the cry of dis
tress, and his voice prompt and decided in
the condemnation of injustice. Of singular
purity of thought, he never failed to re
prove indecent words. A man of strict
honesty, his business transactions were
irreproachable. A man of genial, social
qualities, his companionship was full of
pleasure to his associates; "None knew him
but to love him, none named him but to
praise." Stanch in his friendships, he was
therein always faithful.
Firm in his convictions as to the truth of
the religious belief in which he lived and
died, he passed his days in a consistent ob
servance of the tenchings of the Roman
Catholic Church, but in all charity toward
those of other beliefs, endeavoring by his
daily walk and conversation to render visi
ble the beauty and truth of the Church of
his boyhood, his manhood and his death.
AVe mourn him as a man, and cherish bis
memory as a member of our association,
whose place therein will be long unfilled.
From our own sadness our hearts go out
to his wife and children in their bereave
ment, by whom he was so deeply and
rightly beloved; not with the expectatiou
that the poor words of customary condo
lence can dry their tears, but in the hope
that this expression by his friends and asso
ciates, of tiie esteem aud love in which he
was held by them, and their sorrow in his
loss, may in after years, as well as now, be
a sincere testimony of his worth as a man,
his faithfulness as a friend, and of his irre
proachable, life. Fkank a. Hopper,
J. A. McCokmick,
H.. F. McGkadv,
Fkank P. Smith,
T. J. Fitzpatrick,
T. D. Casev, Chairman. Committee.
P. J. McNuLTY, Secretary.
To the Saloon and Private Trade.
As the season is now at hand for ale and
porter, the Straub Brewing Company take
pleasure in announcing to the saloon and
private trade that they are prepared to fill
all orders promptly. AVe also claim that
our celebrated brands of "Pilsener" and
"Munich" lager beer cannot be excelled by
any brewers.of the States. We guarantee
our beer to be four and one-half months old
and all our goods are made of the very best
quality of hops and malt. Ask the saloon
trade for it or telephone No. 5038.
The Straub Brewing Co.
Corner Main street and Liberty avenue.
ITS
Max O'Rell Coming.
Mons. Paul Blouet (Max O'Rell) will
give, in English, one of his characteristic
ally witty talks on Saturday evening next,
at 8 o'clock, in Carnegie Hall, on "America
as Seen Through French Glasses." A pleas
ant evening is anticipated by his numer
ous friends, as Mons. Blouet writes that he
is feeling in "particularly good form."
Tickets may be had at Klebers' music store,
AVood street; Hamilton'!, music store, Fifth
avenue; Kenniawr Hotel, Shady lane;
Kuhn's confectionery, Penn avenue, East
Liberty, at Rankin's'drug store,Sixth street,
and from Superintendent AVaddington, at
Carnegie Library.
Special Bargains in Fnrs.
Lidies fur capes, in cape seal, coney,
monkey and astrakhan, at greatly reduced
prices: also, muffs, boas and children's fur
sets. Closing out cheap at H. J. Lvnch's,
438-440 Market street. ihssu
Catarrh can be cured surely, safely and
pleasantly by Piso's Remedy. It cures
when all else fails. All druggists. 50
cents. Th
IMvid & John Anderson,, Glasgow, Scot
land, Make the celebrated Anderson ginghams
that you see in our wash goods department
to-day. Come and see them.
Jos. Horne & Co.,
. ' i 607-621 Penn avenue.
Underwear Bepartment.
Winter underwear for ladies, gents and
children in scarlet, camel's hair, natural
wool and merino. Closing out cheap at H,
J. Lynch', 438-140 Market street.
Thssu
IP your
complaint is want of appetite, try
Angostur:
Bitters peiore meals. . ttssv
CBAZED WITH PAI5.
Mra, Knoedler Cnta Her Throat With
Razor, and Bles Soon Arterward.
3Irs. Annie E. Knoedler committed sui
cide early last evening by cnttingher throat
with a razor at herhome, 100 Fayette street,
Allegheny. She had been an acute sufferer
from neuralgia for years. Lately she suffered
more than usual, and for the last two or
three days acted as if she were slightly de
ranged. Every attention was shown her,
but without any appreciable effect. About
5:30 o'clock in the afternoon she was in the
dining room with her children, her husband
not having returned from work. The chil
dren with the exception of Henry, a 5-vear-old
boy, shortly after left the room. AVhile
they were absent Mrs. Knoedle toffk a razor
from a cupboard and drew the blade across
her throat, almost severing the jugular
vein. She died shortly afterward.
Mrs. Knoedler was 33 years old and the
mother of five children. It is thought she
whs crazed with the pain.
Galllnger, Jeweler,
Still at the old stand, 1200 Penn avenue.
Call and sec him.
Handsome Dividend!.
The United Life Insurance Association of
New York City have just paid throuch their
Resident Manager, Mr. J. AV. Dihue. of
this city, 510,000 (ten thousand dollars) of
tontine or clnb insurance upon the death of
one of its members. The proofs of death
were submitted to the company DeceiuberlO,
and the prompt payment is appreciated, as
shown by the following:
We. the undersigned, hereby acknowledge
the receipt of sixteen hundred and sixtv-six
dollars and sixty-six cents ($1,666 60), Daid
to each of us, the said sums being in full
payment and satisfaction of the several
amounts due us as members of Tontine
Assignment No-168 of the United Life In
surance Association, payable upon the
death of Laban J. Hooper, deceased, a
member of said assignment.
AVe take this method of expressing our
complete satisfaction and thanks for the
Erompt manner in which said association
as paid said claims in full.
Johk Patterson,
Treasurer Peerless Lead Glass Go.
Jas. F. Hays,
Secretary Peerless Lead Glass Co.
Thos. Evans,
Treasurer of Thos. Evans Co.
Jjro. D. CnERRY,
of AVolff Lane & Co.
Harry P. Pears,
of AVm. G. Johnston & 6o.
Pittsbttbg, January 5, 1892.
SPECIAL SELECT EXCURSION TO THE
SOUTB,
Under the Management of the Marble City
Land and Furnace Company,
Will leave Pittsburg at 7:20 a. ar. via the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, January 19,
for Sylacauga, Ala., via Cincinnati; Queen
and Crescent Railroad by way of Chatta
nooga and Birmingham. Excursion tickets
will be sold at half rate; tickets good for 40
days.
For full information call at the office of J.
C. Jamison & Co., 133 Frankstown avenue,
East End; or J. A. Shannon, No. 90 Fourth
avenue; or AV. AV. Acheson at office of Jas.
AV. Drape ic Co.. No. 313 Wood street, be
tween the hours of 10 and 12 A. 31.
Season of 1802 Anderson Ginghams
To-Day
On exhibition in our wash goods depart
ment. Yon are invited to be present. -'No
cards. Jos. Horne & Co.,
607-621 Penn avenue.
Excursion to Washington, D. C,
Via the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
Thursday, January 14. Ronnd trip tiekets
?9, and good for ten davs. Trains leave B.
& O. station at 8 a. "a. and 9:20 p. ai.
Through parlor cars on the morning train
and-sleepers on the night train.
Immense Bargains
In winter dress goods, French serges, bed
ford cords, wool cashmeres, plaids, camel's
hair suitings, broadcloths and embroidered
robes, at H. J. Lynch's, 438-440 Market
street. Thssu
Season of 1893 AnJerson Ginghams
To-Bay
On exhibition in our wash goods depart
ment. You are invited to be present.
No cards. Jos. Horne & Co.,
007-621 Penn Avenue.
Our cravons, ?3 50, and best cabinets 51
per dozen." Auprecht's,
xrr Only Gallery, 77 Fifth avenue.
BIBER & EAST0N.
JANUARY, 1892.
FRENCH DRESS GOODS!
AMERICAN DRESS GOODS!
Do you want Dress Fabrics?
Do you want Velvets or Plushes?
Do you want Silks?
Do not rail to compare our mark-down for
January. Many lota 50c on tile dollar.
Warm Flannel Skirts, Quilted Satin Skirts,
Striped Cotton Skii tings. Wool Skirtings by
the yard. All at reduced prices.
CLOAK BARGAINS
-FOR-
WOMEN, MISSES AND CHILDREN.
STRIKING REDUCTIONS!
All garments in our Cloak Booms now
offered as genuine bargains.
Black Cheviot Kefers were $7. now $4.
Stripcil Cheviot Jackets Were $11, now $3.
Black Cheviot Keefers, a very great seller,
full Astrakhan roll, were $16, now $11.
Black Cheviot Garments, satin lined, full
Astrakhan roll, weic$S3. now $13.
Tan Cheviot Garments, satin lined, Mine
trimmed, were $a0, now $18.
Black Cheviot Garment", trimmed in
Ki lmmer fur, were $15. now $10.
intirc Cloak stock on a similar basis.
JANUARY
SPECIAL SALE
-OF-
HOUSEKEEPING GOODS
Linen Table T) imasks 25c, 30c, 40c, 50c.
Ilnofc Towels, extra values, Se, 10c, 12c up
to 25c.
lied, white and fancy Wool Blankets now
marked to very low nsure.
Some slightly soiled Blankets, odd seta
Lace Curtains, Ton els mid Napkins fn
Droken dozens, at price that must let them
out quickly.
BIBER & EAST0N,
505 AUD 50T MAEKET SH
Ja2-TT8SU
ENGRAVED
Wedding Invitations, Calling Cards, Etc.
W. V. DERMITT & CO.,
107 Grata street.
no20-TT33U.
JTETV ADVERTISEMENTS.
The Leading Pittsbnrz, Pa.,
JDry Goods House. Thursday, Jan. 7, 1893. t
JOS. HI! & CITS
PENN AVENUE STORES.
FOURTH DAY
-OF OUR-
.GREAT JANUARY SALE.
TO-DAY
There will be a special sale of
LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S
WINTER HOSIERY.
The low prices will astonish the
keenest buyers, considering the quali
ties that we will give for the money.
No such excellent values have ever
before been offered at any of our
special sales.
At 35c Per Pair.
ioo dozen Ladies' Fast Black
Cashmere Hose, extra fine quality,
with French feet, all sizes. These
are worth 6oc a pair.
At 50c Per Pair.
35 dozen of Ladies' Heavy Ribbed,
Fast Black Cashmere Hose, best
quality English make, reduced
from $i a pair.
At 50c a Pair.
50 dozen Ladies' Black Cashmere
Hose, extra fine quality, French
feet, double sole and double heel
and toe, warranted fast black;
would be good value at 75c.
At 50c Per Pair.
25 dozen Ladies' Extra Heavy
Fleece-Lined Cotton Hose, fast
colors, in Navy, Seal, Brown and
Ecru; reduced from 85c.
At 75c a Pair.
25 dozen Ladies' Cashmere Hose,
out sizes, best qualities, black aud
colors. These are English goods
and reduced from $1.50.
At 50c a Pair.
About 100 dozen Ladies' Extra
Fine Fast Black Cotton Hose, extra
high spliced double heel and double
sole and toe. These are our regu
lar 75c and 85c qualities.
At 50c a Pair.
A lot of Ladies' Fancy Lisle Thread
Hose, finest qualities, sold former
ly as high as $2. 25.
CHILDREN'S HOSIERY.
At 35c Per Pair.
75 dozen Infants' Black Cashmere
Hose, fine quality, in and full
lengths, ribbed and plain. These are
regular 50c and 65c qualities; will be sold
3 pairs for SI.
At 25c a Pair.
About 50 dozen Jlisses Fast Black Wool
Hose, ribbed, double knee, heel and toe,
full line of sizes, usually considered ex
cellent value at 40c.
At 25c a Pair.
About 100 dozen Boys Heavy and Extra
strong Fast Black Cotton, Kibbed Stock
ings, especially adapted for school wear,
all sizes from G to 10. These are cheap
at 40c
The above goods will be found displayed
on the counter at the Hosiery Department,
together with several larse lots of Ladies'
and Children's Cashmere Gloves, Fur
Topped Gloves, Fur-Lined Mittens, and
odds and ends in Heavy "Winter Gloves, at
prices that will make a complete clearance.
JOS. HORNE & Ct
607-621 PENN AVE.
p. S. For Bargains in Ladies'
and Children's Underwear see the
Post and Gazette.
Ja7
WE HAVE TAKEN STOCK
ARE READY FOR YOU.
During the first week of 1892
we will offer the greatest
bargains in
CARPETS
Ever heard of in this city.
In taking stock we found a
good many short lengths in all
grades, and all such will go at
abdut one-half usual prices.
Parties who expect to buy
one or more carpets the com
ing spring should take advant
age of this opportunity.
EDWARD
GR0ETZINGER,
627 AND 629 PENN AVENUE.
JoJ-TTSsn.
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