THE PITTSBURG 'DKPATOH, StATJANnASZ?' 1892? THERPSi LET UP, Kicking on the New Assess ments Growing KoreYig- . orons Every Day. DEFENDS THE ASSESSOBS. A Councilman Says They Are Not So Mnch to Blame as the EXTRAVAGANT CITY OFFICERS. The Growth of the City Jot in Proportion to Its Lxpenses. THE WAEDS THAT APPEALED TESTEEDAT There is no let up in business at the City Assessor's office. The crowds that thronged the place yesterday were just as large and as indignant as those of any day this week I The bulk of the people came from the Twen tieth, Twenty-first and Twenty-third wards. A few appeals came in from the Seven teenth ward, but though this is one of the largest wards in the city the increase there has not been so great as in other sections and not so many appeals are expected. The proposed citizens" meeting to de mand a reduction in the tax millage was discussed everywhere, and the sentiment expressed was strongly in favor of it. Dr. C Evans, Select Councilman from the Twenty-third ward, is in favor of the propo rtion. In speaking of the new assessment yesterday be said: "While the assessors have put the valua tions outrageously high I hardly think they will attempt to maintain their ratings as a rule, and when they make their revisions they will get the values down to about the actual cash values. I don't suppose for a moment they will make an even assessment on all properties at their actual value, bnt they will come as near or nearer than they ever did before. City Officials .More to Blame. "The trouble is not in the Assessor's office, in my estimation, but should be charged to the city officials in extravagant expenses. Take the expenses for ten years, or bec'n at 1880. Then the total valuation as 89,771,000 and the tax rate 21 mills. The total expenditures were 52,480,000, of which 1,090,000 went to the sinking funds and interest. ?8o.000 to the Poor TJoard ard $."542,000 to education, leaving only f 963,000 for running expenses for the entire city. "In 18S7, when the new charter nent into effect, the total valuation had been increased to 118,000,000. The tax rate was 18 mills. The total expanses had been increased to 3.104,000, but $1,624,000 of this was for operating the government and only 51,480, 000 went for sinking funds, interest, poor board, and education. Of course it was ex pected that the new form of government would increase expenses but it is not fair or reasouable to ernect that it would in crease expenses 300 per cent, or that the city's growth from 1&S0 to 1892 would justify an increase of 300 per cent The expenses of this year compared with 1880 show more than that much of an increase. The valua tion was 180.000,000, and with a tax rate of 15 mills, the total expenses were 4,465,000. Bnt you will aserve the Poor Board only gets "90,000, or 5pr cent more than in IbSO. Education only get about 30 per cent more man in lew, yet were is no surer indication oi growth than that fchown bv schools. If tbev show .onlv 30 percent, increase, how can the city's growth! snow jyo per cent, oi growin. uur tax rate this year could be kept down to 12 mills without the least embarrassment or stoppage of improvements, and it should be done." Among the appeals filed yesterday were the follomne: Twentieth ward On a lot 155x141, at Ells worth and Aiken avenues, Mary . Rndd i assessed $11,200. She appeals ror $16,000, and says no sales have been made in that vicin ity at over $100 per front foot. "Thomas Achison, assessed $21,463 for 86x 200, on Aiken avenue, and $2,400 on 45x203 lot on Potter street, asks them reduced to $16, 450 nd $1,850 respectively. . . Reuslmw, asks for a cut from $9,750 to $7,150 on 65 -COO on Jloorewood avenue. Ed waid Groeizmcer, on the same street, as sessed $25 050 for 161x200 feet appeals for $19, 680 The Riding School lot. 152x2Sl, on. Bayard street, is aeed at $16,232. T. E. Hostetter, the owner, appeals for $12,003. Georj;e VF. Baura, assessed $125,000 Tor 5 11 acres, constituting part of Banm's Grove, at Center and Roup streets, fixes the value at $60 000 John G. Holmes asks forji cut from $96,000 to $70 0J0 ou C.S4 acres at Center avenue and Rebecca street Dr. V. H. Winslow asks a cut from $10 000 to-$7,5'J0 tor 100x200 at Aiken avenue and Clavbourne street, and offers to sell the va cant 50 leet of the lot at that rate, $75 per foot. .Tames W. Ba am is assessed $135,503 on 5 42 arres on Rebecca stieet. His figure for it is $60,000. 11. A. Laughlln makes the following ap peals; lot 112x293, Ellsworth and Bidwell. as sessed $23,447. S16.S03: lots 119vl81 and 200x200, Eayaid and Uidwell, ana lot l?8xl81,W?lluig-loi-d and Bld ell, asesel S3M?0, $24,000. n . a. Hamilton aks ror a reduction from $10,375 to $8,M on an 80x300 toot lot on IVmebiddle avenue, -which "he says he paid lor it. Joseph Breil, assessed $60 per front foot on 40x100 feet on Ellsworth avenue, wants it made $50 per foot; on two lots, 20x100 each, on Cypress street, assessed t $45 per foot ho fixes the value at $30 and makes the same re duction on 4Sil00 feet on 0"Hara stieet, as sessed at$J6 per foot. C F. BindHman was assessed $8,500 on a lot, 64x241, at Ellsworth and .Uderon avenues, in !f91 and $16,800 this yeai" He appeals for the old assessment. W. L. King appeals as follows: Lot 100x363, Centeravenueand Bidwell, assessed $20.t85 $16 000. Lot 100x363, i ear of Center avenue," assessed $16 5i2: $1 1,920. Lot 151x172, 'H'alHng fnrd aud Bidwell streets, assessed $10,780; I-i II. K. Toner's appeal on assessments of $o.,50uonlaces at Fifth and Ambcrson aienues :ind 115x100 Tect on Shakespeare street, $1 600, ho asks fora "rural" classifica tion and the assessment made the same as Ills neighbors. li. l. Mason, assessed $28,400 on 137x263 feet on Ellsworth avenue and Bid ell street, ap peals for a cut to $150 per front foot, which he savs projiei ty near him is offei ed for. . 1.B. Nelej is assessed $26,739 on 234x230 feet In rear ot 1 irt'i avenue at the corner of Amberson He asks for "nirl" rating and the same valuation as his neUrhbois. Ti:. '" assssed $6i,500on 2W acres on Fifth aenue near Bidwell, appeals for a reduction to J40 00J and says: "This prop erty, should be assessed at tiro-thlrjls the rato imposed on the builtup portions or the city as provided by law " Judze Acheson, assessed $5,100 on 65x200 feet on Pucaiin and Dahlia stieets, appeals for a $2,500 ratins, as the streets are not ope1fnoiHeraceptsanassessmentor$17.600 on 110x210 feet on his Ambcrson avenue property. W. 31. McFarland and. I. G. Stevenson ask for a cut irom $2O.EI0 to $4,008 o "3lM jt onHRkeyestiee.,clai.nins that the prop erty has, no stieet, water, as or other Im provements and slio Jld be rated as "rural " .-J1"W,1l;2V,'s.'el'e'1 10 800. asks h c i cnt to ;i,ouuiu jww i.-ci ui Koup anil Walnut btreets.nnd Horn S3.OU0 to $1,500 on WxlX) feet Ull 1, o...,.l. Robert Woods asks for a 1 eduction rm $23,712 to S11.300 on IKxiCO leet on Pinn nue. Frank McKnight paid $3,500 for a 50x150 lot 1 Center avenne, near Uoup rw, and ants it so assessed, the as,mr... ' on wants v..: '' iiurra Cuu-Ie's Warmcnstle is assessed G350nn his50xl001otandSI3.0C0on. his liveryswble at I'enii and. Shaay avenues. HUvtil $30 009 on the ground and $10,000 on the Tweniy-first ward The assessors valuedTit acresof Daniel heafer's,onXelon street b2 tween Fifth avenue and Andei son street t 11,3j6. His value is $4,125 and his appeal bays "3 acres of it Is on steep hillside and al most worthless lor nnypurpose1 A cut from $1,670 to $1,200 is asked bv Frank H. Speer on 55x135 leet on Bennett street from $3,195 to $2,t:75 on 116x120 leet on Jlurtland street. On 2J acres of Joseph Laurent, on Larimer avenue. $30,0C0 is assessed. He places the value nt $15,000, and says the assessors' fig ures are unreasonable because "a portion of the land stands on end and Is almost worth less. The surer Lake Grove property, 6K acres, owned bv Geonre Finlev. on trraiiKi on Fran kstown avenue. Is assessed at $66,000. He asks for a reduction tn MS .50.1. W. A. Hoeveler and E. W. Tabor are as sessed $36,000 for 18 acres at Filth and Lem ington avenues. Their valuation it $14,400. nnd their affidavit reads "$2,000 an aero Is out of reason, as it Is a very unsalable piece ot ground. There is no way to reach it hut an impassable township road. Through It runs a crooked creek which drains a large part of tho East End, and $800 an acre is a oi price for it." John Murtland is assessed $22,400 on IK acres on Lang avenue which be values at $12,000. It. 3. Ward accepts an assessment of $1,800 an acre for two acres on Lexington avenue, but on a lot, 66x180 feet, asks a cut from $L9S0 to $410. E. M. lUurtin asks a cut from $7,000 to $5,000 on a lot 75x144 on Lincoln avenue, and F. E. Doak asks reductions on 9J tiered above Lincoln avenue from $1,000 to $500 an acre. On three acres he asks a cut from $500 to $300 an acre and on 20Ji acres near the river, the assessors valued at $400 an acre he fixes a value of$75 an acre. J. V. Beckitt is assessed at $82,810 on 6.37 acres occupied by his brickyard on the Pennsylvania Railroad. He puts the figures at $40,000. On a piece 115x120 feet on Lincoln avenue and Meadow street, belonging to David Moore, a value of $10,764 is placed; his figure is $8,600. On another piece, 140x100, on Lin coln avenue, the assessors put a value of $10,610; on 1C0S134 on Wmslow street he flgui es $3,200 against the assessors' $8,050. Georee Finley appeals as follows: On 6 acres, Frankstown and Fifth avenues, occu pied as brickyards, assessed $72.000 appeal, $42,000; 5K acres, orchard In rear of above, assessed 33,50O appeal $22,500; 1 acre, Mc Combs street, assessed $7,000 appeal, $3,000; 21 acres, broken untillablo and unproduc tive, assessed $21,000 appeal. $0300. Joseph Spencer is assessed $57,1S3 on Ui acres and $65 ICO on 16 aero on Lincoln avenue, which he values at $10 000 and $12,- 000 respectively, the whole being a dairy laim. Finley Torrens is assessed $57,000 for. four acres on Frankstown avenue; his value is $32,000. Twenty-third ward Samuel S. Brown is asscsscd$110O0 on 33 acres of hillside land, which he values at $3$0, and $46,800 on S3 acres on the Monongahela river, which he values at $9,300. The Schenlev Park Land Company appeals on the valuation of about 200 lots in their plan at an average of 20 per cent less than the assessors' figures, and their appeal states: "Alter abundant advertising we held two public sales, but we could not in duce buyers to come, and only sold 13 lots, principally to stockholders of the company, at much lower figures than your assessments. Since our sale more desirably situated property has come into the market at lower rates,'and the cominc value of ours is problematical." Frank McKnipht offers to sell for $2,500 ten 24x120 foot lots and one 17x120 foo5 lot on Mansion street which the assessors value at $4,021. ' "Evans & Grey protest against an out rageous increase in valuation," is the way their appeal on four acres on Winterburn avenue, assessed at $12,000, reads. "The high est offer ever made was $2,000 an acre. VTe complain airainst any but an agricultural f-class'flcation, because it has never been nseaiorany otner pnrpose. we also pro test against discrimination in favor of neighbors, in that the acres in the same plot owned bv Miss Blanche Lytleand imme diatcly adjoining ours have been assessed as agricultural and ours have not. We also protest that the Lvtle property is assessed lower than ours. Evans & Grey have no city improvements and think $1,000 an acre hicn enough for tax purposes." J. F. Edmundson uas a grievance against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. His ten lots, 24x113 feet each, at Blair and Lytlo srreets, are assessed at $6,060, but he says he only paid $500 each lor them, and they have depreciated in value since, oing to the ob struction orthe property by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. He has four 24x110 lots on Blair street, four of same size on Lytle stieet assessed at $2,880 and $2,112 lespect ively, and he says the same cause has re duced the value to $400 each. Other appeals in the Twenty-third ward are as follows: Hill Burgwin,8 acres on Second avenue, assessed, $38,000; appeal, $72,000: m ncies, Hazel wood avenue, 337,320: appeal, $29,000. Ross Johnston estate, 131x124 feet on Glcstor street, assessed, $3,956; ap peal, $3 000; 75x1.0 feet, Elizabeth street, $2,200; appeal, $1,800; 145x120. Eltzabethstreet, $4,0"6; appeal, $3600; 132x122 on Blair street, $3,111; appeal, $2,000; 255x238, Second avenne and Me'anchon stieet, $16,833: appeal, $10,000: 100x120, Lytle street, $3,075; appeal, S2.0C0; Zi acres Johnston avenue, $10,225: appeal, $9,050. a C. Will, lot 216xlC4 Adams street and Svlvan avenue, $64,800, appeal, 4,000. Robert Robinson, 15SxlO0 feet; jiazeiwoou n venue anu ivtie screac, $7,uu: appeal, $5,000. S. S. and Harry Brown, 1 ftvits, ccuuuu nvcjiuu lu river, 91 000 appeal, $500; frame sawmill, $10,000, appeal $1,000. Simon Johnston estate. 3 acres, Second avenue, $28,700: appeal, $12,0. JL E. Johns ton estate. 4sjtf acres, Sugar Hill, $24,307; ap peal, $10,000; also a large number of other properties wiMi similar reductions asked. Blair estat", 15 lots 25x100 each. Second ave nue, $15,000; appeal,$12,o00. Alice B. Laughlin, 5acies, Second avenne and Lauglin street, $50,000; appeal, $10,000. Wilson & Frew, assessed $29,858 on 4J acres on Bedford avenue, Thirteenth ward, value it at $20,000. On another tract of 15 3 perches, assessed at $7,693, they place a value of $5 500. Grace Malone, assessed $3,700 on 19x100 lot Xo. 1423 Penn avenue, appeals fora reduc tion to $4,700. On Xo. 1421, 17x100, assessed at 5.100, her value is $3,500. The Alexander Mcllvaino heirs' lot.SOx 100, on Fulton street, Eighth ward.jissessed at $6,500, fix Its valuo at $3,000, which they will sell it for, withSCO additional foV tho biick house thereon. C E. Ramsey, assessed $9,600 for 48x265 Cliff street, values the lot at $5,760, and a lot 32 v265, assessed at $0,400, lie values at $3,840. The People's Savings Bank in the fceven teeniii ward appeal trom $6,143 assessed on 146xlOS feet, divided into seven lots, on Forty-fifth street, and offer to sell the whole at $iO0 per lot, which they think a fair valua tion. Arthur Kirkpatrick asks a cut from $1,680 to $1.5C0 on lot 24x100 on Forty-fifth street. Other appeals from this ward were for trifling chances. The Citizens' Traction rnmnnnr annaile for the fnllowingreductionsin the Sixteenth ward: On 72x100 feet, Penn avenue above Thirty-third street, from $10,080 to $8,640; on G4xlC0.fcet, irom $9,030 to $7,745; on 17x100 "eel on Liberty street, from $1,575 to $1,313; on 71x100 leet, Liberty street, irom $3t58 to $3,262; on stone power house, $5C09 to $40,000. Cancer Cured. The Hutchison Cancer Hospital, Sewick lev, Pa., still continue to successfully treat all kinds of cancer by the nitihod as adopted by the late Dr. Jotin Hutchison, of Alle gheny, Pa. The hospital has been filled to its utmost capacity, and the cases cured have been a wonder, even to the medical profession. A few of the cases recently discharged from the hospital cured are those ol James S. Carothers, West Hewton, Pa., cancer of me lace; lurs. x. a. tiailou, .Louisville, O., cancer of the breast; Mr. Joseph Eider, Fallowfield, Pa., cancer of the lace; B. la McGowan, Ifew Brighton, Pa., cancer of the face, and C. S. Young, Cookport, Pa., The cancers are all removed without the use of the knife. The cure is comparative ly painless, and when at all possible, cure is guaranteed. For further information, ad dress The Hutchison Cancer Hospital, Se wickley, Pa. Tnwrhsu Thronshlo. California Without Change of Can. The Iron Mountain Boute, popularly known as the True Southern Winter Line, are now running Pullman palace sleeping cars daily between St. Louis, Los Angeles and San "Francisco without change. Passen gers taking this route pass through Arkan sas, Texas, EewMexico, Arizonaand South ern California, thereby avoiding all danger of snow blockades, blizzards and high alti tudes, and pass through a climate as warm and genial as our Northern summer. Extremely low round trip tickets via this popular route of sunshine and flowers, with the privilege of returning via a differ ent route without extra charge, can be pro- cureu ar an couppn ticket ounces. a or rates, routes, time tables, mans, de scriptive pamphlets and full information address a H. Thompson. Central Passenger Aeent Missouri "Pacific Bailway and Iron Mountain Boute, 1119 Liberty street, Pitts burg, JfB. TTSU 835 Soils SB Pants To order at Pitcaira's, 424 Wood street. -8&Sf . " Worth Triple file Money. '"Monday, we place on sale, 500 men's chin chilla overcoats at the wonderful low .price of 55 each. It's an offer we make especially for a rattling to overcoat sale. Each gar ment is worth three times the price we ask. P. C C C, Clothiers, corner Grant and Diamond streets. Bargains. Clearance sale trouserings, suitings and overcoats at Pitcairn's, 4?4 wood street. A COMING COUNTRY. Tiews of a Pittsburger on .the Out look for U. S. of Colombia. PBODUCTS WORTfi CONSIDERING. Congressmen Expecting Some lively Times in the House, TERSE TALKS OK TABIOUS SUBJECTS People who have been shivering, shaking, sneezing, snorting and raging against the late unpleasant weather will be inclined to sing, though it must be through their noses the first verse ot a popular church song, "There's a land that is fairer than this." "When they hear P. Ingoldsby tell of the climate and other delights of the United States of Columbia, where yon can get any iemperature you like, from torrid to frigid from the sea coast to the snow line, 22,000 feet above. If the weather at one altitude doesn't suit, you can move up or down without expatri ating yourself. Mr. Ingoldsby, who is interested with several firms in furnishing steamboats, planing, mill and other machinery to the Colombians, came home last week, it being his eleventh voyage. He has spent 13 years in Colombia. He has just completed two steamboats for the Bio Magdalen a. Worse Roads Than fennsylvanla: "But Colombia is even worse off for wagon roads than Pennsylvania, in fact,, it hasn't any to speak of," said Mr. Ingoldsby yester day. "After imports, whether of machinery or other goods, are sent by rail to Baran quilla and from there by steamer to Hinda, they are packed on the backs of mules, men and women and forwarded to Bogota. A mule cargo is 250 pounds while that for a man or woman is but 125 pounds and is called a half cargo. There are narrow passes, where the cargoes di vided half and half and hanging over both sides of a mule, will not pass, and here the human -animals get their em ployment Mule freighting is much less ex pensive than human, for while a mule car ries 250 pounds, one man can manage a train of 25 or 30 of them. "Cafthagena is a very old and interesting city and its cathedral contains immense wealth in decorations. The pulpit is of marble and formed in mosaic, inlaid with precious stones. The great wall, 30 to 50 feet high, built to keep the Buccaneers out, is still retained and will be, as it is now a protection against the occasional tidal waves that would destroy the city were the wall removed. The city also still maintains the ancient gates built for defense. Much ground within the walls is occupied by plazas, or public parks, and numerous shade trees and sparkling fountains make it a de licious place to sleep away care during, the heat of the day. Lire Is Fall of Pleasures. "The Spanish population is friendly, hospitable and devoted to pleasure and whiles away life in an increasing round of balls, social parties and bull fights. Though almpst exclusively Catholic, all religions are tolerated and the public schools main tained by the (jovernment are quite good. Dr. Kafael Nuenz is President of the Ee public, and as the Presidental term is now six years and the department Governors are appointed by the President,the country is not so subject to the revolutions that formerly distracted it. Colombians know nothing of civil service reform. It is thought the present President will be re-elected. The Colom biaus do not consider themselves .isolated, as they are visited by the ships of two lines from Hew York, the Boyal Mail of London and Liverpool, the "West India and Pacific Mail steamers, German steamers from Berlin and Hamburg, and theFrench line from Havre. Colombia's exports of hides, rubber, gold, silver, ivory, nuts, dye woods and coffee are legal tender all oyer the civilized world. 7he Climatels Healthful. "Colombia, though lying under the equatof, is as healthy as Pennsylvania. I had 150 men working under me and they were rarely sick, though some people who take poor care of themselves are sick of fever much of the time. The country, clear np to the snow line, is densely clothed with fine cabinet woids, and the supply is prac tically inexhaustible. Colombians do not trouble themselves with the affairs of their neighbors, and scarcely even discuss Bra zilian and Chilean troubles. Colombia is a country with which trade relations may be cultivated with profit, and it lies at our doors." HELPED HTM IN THE IAW. Justice Bradley Was Proud That He Had Once Been a Reporter. Justice Bradley, of the "United States Supreme Court, who died on Friday, was proud that in his early days he had been a reporter. Mr. Bradley often said his newspaper training proVed invaluable to l.im in the practice of It made hira a good Judge the law. of human nature and sharpened his wits. Whenever the Judge came to Pittsburg he was alwavs glad to see the interviewer, and he never hesitated, like other members of the non partisan judiciary, to express himself freely on legal and politioal subjects. The fact that he was a judge did not prevent him from giving his opinion whenever it was asked. Justice Bradley was a hard worker and the employe in the TJniied States Court room here say he was usually the first man around in the moraine and the last to leave at night. The justice had many warm per sonal friends in this city. In his early youth his parents died, but he fortunately fell into the hands of a kindly disposed man who sent him to college. His record in life shows whether his benefactor made a mis take or not GOOD TABLEWABE SALES. The Ajrents Are Very Much Pleased With the Prospects for Business. A. W Boggs, the representative of the United States Glass Company, went to Cadiz yesterday to spend Sunday at his old home. He says the tableware agents at the Monongahela House have been doing well since the opening. The jobbers are in a good humor and buying freely. A conven tion of the tableware jobbers will bj held here Feoruary" 3 and 4, when the largest sales are expected to be made. The middle men report that business is good, and there is a demand for glassware. Mr. Boggs thinks the sales will be larger this season than they have been for several years. "If goods can't be sold this year," he con tinued, "then there is no use trying V sell at all. .The crops have been large, and there is an abundant supply of everything. The glass men are offering several new lines this year that can't be overlooked. The jobbers are impressed with the designs as soon as they see them. The United States Glass Company has new features." LIVELY IDUS EXPECTEtt Mr. Stone Saya There Will Be Music When the House Bales Are Adopted.' Congressman C. W. Stone, pf Warren, was in the city yesterday attending to private business. He returned to Washing ton last evening. He says Congress is not doing anything, and they are sitting around waiting for Crisp to Tecover. The coinage and election committees are at work, but until the new rules are adopted business will be at a standstill. Mr. Stone thinks there -will be some music on Monday and Tuesday when the rules will be considered. Mills is showing an ugly temper, and, the Bepuhlicans like to see it. ' , "If Mills introduces a separate tariff Jbill," continued Mr. Stone, "it will be turned down in committee. However, the Texan is popular, and will make lots of trouble. The impression is growing that Harrison will be renominated. The. Con gressman feel that the President will do nothing rash iff the Chilean affair, and they are not worrying much about it." BATHES TOUGH OR INGALLS, But the Kansas Man Enjoyed a Joke at the Expense of Himself. It is not often that ex-Senator Ingalls meets his match. A Pittsburg gentleman was in a "Washington streetcar shortly after the Alliance Legislature had snowed under the fiery Kansan. Ingalls entered, and met a lady with whom he was well acquainted. They were soon engaged in a lively con versation, and in the course of his remarks the Senator said that all roads lead to the Capitol. The lady thought for a second, and then, raising her dark eyebrows, an swered archly: "But not this year, I be lieve, Mr. Ingalls.".' The Senator is as quick to catch a point as make one, and he replied gaily, "No, that is so. Not this year, some other year, perhaps." ' Grip Srlvlne People to California. "The passenger business to California at present has not "been so heavy for several years," said T. M. Orr, commercial agent of the Santa Fe road yesterday. "We find it necessary to run two sections on all our through trains. The season this winter is very delightful in Southern California. Scarcely any rain has fallen. The grip is driving a creat many people out of the two cities and they are seeking a warmer climate for the winter." Contlnned Popularity. The .Pennsylvania Lines continue to be the popular line with the theatrical combi nations and they are handling great volumes of this travel this season from all over their vast system both east and west of Pitts burg. Their most complete train schedule which went into effect several months ago has proven, beyond a doubt, the best ever given the public, and to fully comply with the wishes of the professional people, as well as the general public As the trains are now arranged passengers who are compelled to travel long distances are not obliged to use the day trains, but can take one of the fast night trains and arrive at their desti nation in due time the following day for business. This is especially appreciated by the theatrical people, as it will give most companies an all-day rest before the per formance in the evening. We give a list of companies handled by the Pennsylvania Lines during last week, collected by our reporter ou his usual round Saturday afternoon, viz.: Out of Pittsburg Dr. Bill. 15 people, to Cincinnati, O.; Niobe, 17 people, to Phila delphia; Still Alarm, 20 people, to Philadel phia; One of the Finest, 12 people, to Colum bus, O. Into Pittsburg Old Jed Pronty, 15 peo ple, from Columbus; Tar and Tartar, 60 people, from Youngstown, O.; TonyFarrell, 15 people, from Chicago; Lost in New York, 14 people, from Washington, D. C. Passing Through Eich'ard Mansfield, 33 people, unjeago to f nuadelphis; .Rime. Mod jeska, 22 people, New York to Zanesyille; Williams Specialty Company, 21 people, Indianapolis to New York. Total, 241 Do Ton Eat? Dear customer, will yon kindly lend me your eve for a few minutes? lam interested in thislittle story; ycu will be. more than mashed on it if you are going to continue to ,EAT. There is abundant supply of everything in the line of groceries; no famine, no scarcity, but, dear reader, get out your pen cil and figure how ridiculously low-priced these goods are when vou consider that all 'goods must be first-elast oryour moneyWiU" oe cneermuy reiunoed. , I will give with all regular (510) orders and upward the benefit ot the following prices: 17 cans Boston baked beans. $1 00 25 lbs granulated sugar. 1 00 20-ib box London layer raisins 1 25 20-lb box Muscatel raisins. 1 20 18 lbs good cooking raisins 1 00 17 lbs boneless codfish l 00 7 lbs roasted coffee Cfresh eroundl 1 no fi lbs white clover honey (strained).... 1 00 50 bars family soap 1 00 Weigh yourgoods family scales 1 95 30 bars soap (5 cents size) 1 60 5 lbs tea (in all varieties) l 00 3 lbs 50c tea (all varieties) 1 00 4 sacks good grade family flour 5 00 4 sacks best Minnesota flour 5 8CI 35 lbs rolled oats l 00 6 lbs dried Lima beans '... 25 6 cans concentrated lye. 25 1 gallon New Orleans molasses 29 5lbs currants 25 31bsBio coffee. 50 6-foot step ladder, complete 98 1 clothes horse (4 wing's, 6 feet) 85 2-lb can best baking powder in United States for , 20 1 box mold tobies 69 1 lb good smoking tobacco 17 1 lb choice chewin? tobacco 19 Apples, per can 5 Golden pumpkin, per can 7 California white cherries, per can 14 California Bartlett pears, per can 17 California black cherries, per can 13 Finest sugar ham, per pound 82 Goods delivered to all parts of two cities. To parties living out of tfie city will prepay freight on all orders of $10 and upward. Send for price list before ordering. Jas. J. Weldow, No. 201 Market street, corner Second ave nue, Pittsburg. Grip Gets the Blame, But in a great many cases it is not the grip, but impure, unwholesome food that is re sponsible for sickness. Crackers, for in stance, that have been transported a long distance and stored in damp, moldy ware houses are very apt to breed disease. The way to avoid this is to buy only fresh, wholesome crackers, made right here in Pittsburg. That's tbe kind Marvin's are. Don't be fooled into buying crackers or cakes that are said to be "just as good." Insist on having Marvin's and you may be sure of having the purest, the freshest, the best in the market wssu Stonlncton Une Steamers. The steamer New Hampshire, the second of two twin steamers being built for the Stonington Line, at Wilmington, Del., was launched at Harlan & Hollingsworth'syard on January 16. The steamer Maine, the sister ship of the New Hampshire, was launched on October 31 last, and is now well along toward completion. As the first propellers to be pnt into serv ice or. Long Island Sound, these vessels are exciting much interest among shipping ""-"I a Air..u mat, 11 SUCCeSBIUl, they will bring about a revolution in Sound travel from the- old-fashioned side-wheeler to tne more modern propeller. - For' the Children. "In buying a cough medicine for chil dren," says H. A. Walker, a prominent druggist of Ogden, Utah, "never be afraid to buy Chamberlain's Cough Eemedy. There is no danger from it and relief is al ways sure to follow. I particularly recom mend ChamberlaFn's because I have found it to be safe and reliable." 25 and 50-cent bottles for sale by druggists. txsu Newi New! Kew! Dress trimmings at Beining & Wilds', 710 Penn avenue. We have tbe best coods and .lowest prices. All the ladies tell us we nave tne Dest line of trimmings in the city. Miort Time Only. Your picture free and handsomely framed fiven away with every dozen. Cabinets 1 y Hendricks & Co., No. 68 Federal- street, Allegheny. CHILES ADVANTAGE. The,UnitedState3 Might Not Be Suc , cessful In Case of War. ENGLAND WOULD BE UNFRIENDLY. Dr. Kardyz Thinks War Vessels Already Eeen Offered. Have CniLEANS.WOULD GO TO THE MOUNTAINS Dr. Nardyz, the Italian physician in Pittsburg, who speaks the Spanish language fluently and has traveled extensively in. Chile,. thinks the United States will have a big job on hands if it attempts to thrash that country into line. He believes Eng land will secretly oppose the United States and that warships have already been placed at the disposal of the Chileans.. "Americans do not understand the people of Chile, or their fighting qualities," said Dr. Nardyz. "They are a half Indian, half Spanish class, who have as much hardship as the Indians of America, and love fighting more than their homes or their cities. The United States might be able to take Valparaiso, but that would only drive .the natives back into the mountains, where all the able-bodied men of this country could not take them. The mountains are not .more than 20 miles from Valparaiso, and if the United States navy would appear in sufficient force to take the city, I think from my knowledge of the people, they would desert their capital and form in the country. If they would do tljat, and the United States would send troops alter them, 25 or 30 natives could hold a regiment at bay. Plenty or Outside Aid at Hand. - "There is a'doubt, however, whether the United States could take Valparaiso. The wealthy people in Chile are English, French and Germans, who have great influence in .their native countries and would get sup port for Chile. England depends on that country for its raw wool supply, and would consequently aid it if there was any trouble with the United States. I have "informa tion to the effect that the English Govern ment has in an indirect way nlaced 23 war 'vessels at the disposal of the Chilean Gov ernment, and if that is so the new United States pavy would have difficulty in hold ing its own. "The fact should not be lost sight of that In case of war it would be this country that would be the aggressive party. It would be difficult to get volunteers to go into a South American climate in case it was de cided to carry the war into the interior, and in no other way can the United States be successful. Some people imagine that if Valparaiso was taken the Government would come to time, but whoever talks that way does not understand the nature of the native Chilean. He is dogmatic, bullheaded, and has no regard whatever for property. Foreigners have control of the entire wealth, and the Chileans would look upon the destruction of Valparaiso with no more regard than would the Spaniards on the loss of.Gibralter. They are not-financially interested and the Chileans on the coast would look upon refuge in the mountains as an exciting diversion of little consequence. Could Not Starve Them Out. "They could geCsupplics through Peru, and in fact they would need few supplies. The Spanish in that country live on what the day brings forth. Every man is a warrior, and while they usually fight each other, all would combine against a foreign foe. "The belief that Chile is far in advance of other South American countries is due to the fact that so many traders from abroad have settled there. They retain their citizenship in their native countries, and would, of course, have to be protected. yhe natives would go back into the mount-, afns,'the foreigners would stav on tEe coast uuuer luieruuuuuai protection ana tne United States navy would find itself in Chilean waters without an enemy in the seaport towns and no one within reach from whom a proper apology for the Baltimore outrage could be demanded. The experience would be about the same as that of Napoleon when he went to take Moscow' in 1812. He found the city deserted and in flames and the enemy just as strong in another part of Bussia. "The Chileans would sooner fight than eat and the new Bepublic's popularity will be insured if it laughs at the" United States! The people are used to war all the time and would just as soon keep up a conflict with tne united mates lor nve or six years as be at war among themselves." yjust sit down and think of the many bar gains offered you this week at Thompson's New York Grocery: 16 quarts navy beans 1 51 00 8 cans condensed milk. i 00 10 packages best gelatine l 00 30 bars o-cent wax soap i 00 30 bars 5-cent floating soap. l 00 12 cans fine sugar corn '. 88 12cans string "beans 65 12 cans good peas 65 12 cans blackberries 73 in cans standard tomatoes (3-lbcans) . . 88 12 cans pumpkin (3-lb cans) 50 12 cans good table peaches (3-Ibcans). 1 15 12 cans Bartlett pears (3-lb cans) 1 50 12 cans green gage plums (3-lbcans).. 1 70 16 lbs London layer raisins 1 00 18 lbs loose muscatel raisins 1 00 20 lbs Valencia raisins '. 1 00 20 lbs English currants 1 00 20 lbs Turkey prunes 1 00 20 lbs California evaporated peaches. . 1 00 20 lbs. dried blackberries.... j 1 00 50 bars best scouring soap , 1 00 24 lbs new Lima beans....... 1 00 10 lbs dessicated cocoanut . 100 5 lbs pure cocoa . 1 00 4 stcks choice amber flour (guaran teed) 5 00 Extra snear-cured shoulders, per lb. . . 6 25 lbs white sugar 1 00 Goods delivered free to all parts of both cities. To those living out of the city we will prepay freight on all orders of 510 and. upward to any station or landing within 100 miles of Pittsburg. Send tor price list. M. U. Thompson, 311 Market street, directly opposite Gusky's entrance. What We Have Got. don't profess to have the largest We bakery in the world, although we hav tho Mr i rls biggest and best equipped in the State, but we do claim to turn out the freshest, purest, best crackers and cakes to be found in the land. Don't buy crackers made at a distance, shipped here and stored in musty ware houses; they're not wholesome. Maryin's are- baked fresh every morning and sent at once to customers. "We have no big ware housesno use for them. It's all we can do to bake crackers and cakes fast enough to fill orders. Marvin' crackers and cakes are what you want. You can get them from, your grocer. wssn . . IT PLEASES THE PEOPLE ' A SYSTEM OF FEEE DlSTBTBlITION OF MERCHANDISE Inaucoxated by Kanfmanns It Is Filling Jhe Jlammoth Stores With Purchasers Very Satisfactory tp All.Cdncerned. Kaufman ns' store has been an unusually busy place during the past six days and no wonder for this firm are again giving their many patrons the benefit, of their free dis tribution system, which is the most success ful advertising plan eyer originated and carried oat by this well-known house. From 9 o'clock, last Monday morning until j.u ociock last evening no less than io,wv worth of merchandise was actually given away. The system of distribution is a very simple one. and there is ho doubt as to the Wairness of the method, as the operations of inose connected wnn its management are in full view of the customers themselves. At the termination of each five minutes during the day Miss Kate McKee, the time keeper presses an electric button, which rings a large gong in the entrance of the es tablishment.. The first purchase money which reaches. Miss Maggie Beilstein, the cashier, after this signal, is returned .to the purchaser and a happy customer leaves the store. It makes no difference whether the amount is 50 cents or ?50 it is refunded as cheerfully as it is taken. Miss McKee, the timekeeper, regulates the ringing of the gong by a stop watch, which indicates fractions ot a second. It is impossible for any body to tell who will be the luckv purchaser, nor can there be any collusion between the time keeper and cashier. By actual count thpre are given away under this five-minute rule, 108 purchases during the hours from 9 A. SI. to 6 p. M. Yesterday, owing to the fact that the store was kept open until 10 P. M., cash was returned to 156 persons. A complete list of each day's fortunate patrons at KaufmaunV last week, Is published ex clusively in The Dispatch this morning and will be found on the eighth page. A member of the firm in conversation with a Dispatch reporter yesterday, said that "while it was an expensive way of advertising yet he was satisfied that in the long run it paid the I utiu. j.w it xs a uusiness venture, wuicu, though costly at first, pays us by attracting innusanas 01 ouyers which tends largely to reduce the stock of fall and winter goods. "This reduction in stock," h'e said, '.'means a saving to us of about $2,000 in in surance and 55,000 in interest, besides giv ing us plenty of room for new spring goods and enabling us to lay in an- entirely new and fresh stock next fall." Beginning with to-morrow morning at five minutes after 9 o'clock the free distri bution will continue every- five minutes until 6 o'clock in the evening each day, and on Saturday evening until 10 o'clock. The interest that is taken in ,this novel mode of drawing people to this popular house is well illustrated, not only "by the throngs on the several floors, but by the crowds that stand about the cashier's wjn(iow and watch the lucky cash receiver as it pops from the tube. If they have not already tried their luce tne temptation is too great tor them to resist, and they forthwit,h,proceed,to make a purchase. It is amusing to see some who watch the timekeeper" closely, and when they think they have just time to make a purchase and have their' cash reach the office as the bell rings, rush to a counter and buy something, no matter what- And sometimes they "get there," too.- Still, all havean equal chance for, as stated above, nothing could be more fair than this system of free distribution. SLASHING, SLAUGHTERING, You'll scarcely be able to hold, your breath when we tell you that we have cut the prices on our Home-Made Overcoats from $2Q to $15, from $18 to $13.56, and from $15 to $12 and from $12 to io. we nave given our-l. customers a good many op portunities, but this is the first time we have made such wholesale work of it as that If you've been waiting for bargains now is your chance, as we intend to clear out every Overcoat in our house if a low, reduced price will do it TROUSERS ARE NOT SPARED THE KNIFE. We have- cu prices' most mercilessly in our Pants Department A'bout' 500 pairs of fine pants left over from suits have been marked down to -AND- Every pair worth 'double these prices, butwehavetheni surplus, and must selL Now is your golden opportunity. SWEEPING REDUCTIONS ! 2.50, $3.00, 3.50 iiiOO Clothiers, Tailors, Hatters and Furnishers, 954-and 956 Liberty St- ' JaM-lTTwn- KEW ADVERTISEMENTS. mm, The Popular 427 "WOOID STREET. A NOTABLE DROP IN THE PRICE OF IDE-TO-lBEiiBBS! (For the Balance of the Month Only.) To keep our full force of tailors employed during January and Febru ary, and to 'dispose of our large stock of woolens, which comprises all the latest novelties 111 Checks, Plaids, Stripes, plain and neat effects, smooth and rough faced Overcoatings, we will take orders for the balance of the month for ANY SUIT OR OVERCOAT IN OUR STOCK AT $20. ANT PAIR OF PANTS IN OUR STOCI AT $5.- -i2F&r':f,syy7Zi4f& J frsssssssysvsss" This sale includes all of our 25, 28, $30 and 35 Suits and Over coats, any of which we will make to order for $20. Also all of our $6, 7, $& and $9 Pants, any of which we will make to order for 5. Many of the goods offered in this sale are suitable for ANY SEASON, for BUSINESS or EVENING WEAR. WILDBERG, STERN k CO., The Popular Priced Tailors, ,427'WOOD 1a24 5tf STILL KEEPING UP THE TURMOIL. For this week only -tre will sell a LADY'S 14-KAIMT SOLID GOLD WATCH, with ELGIN" OK HAMPDEN MOVEMENT, guar anteed for time for two years," at the exceedingly low price of $20.00 and. warranted as represented or money refunded. K.SMIT. A p DO NOT ASK YOU TO BELIEVE THAT V V I we -are selling goods below cost I I DOESN'T follow that a thing is cheap because you I I happen to pay a small price for it Other things must be taken into consideration. There isn't a dealer be tween Maine PARLOR Cheaper than we do, and they're doing pretty well when they can match our figures, but we never lose sight of the fact that a bad article injures both buyer and seller. Noth ing can come much nearer to suiting you both as to quality and price than our line of Parlor Suits in Rug, Tapes tries and Plushes. Prices from $40 up to $400. PICKERING 'Here is a grand chance for a good and pay ing investment in buying lots and building houses, either to rent or sell, at KENSINGTON Houses can be sold as soon as finished and 'best tenants can be had at all times. SPECIAL TO BUILDERS INVESTORS The rapid growth in population has made a scarcity of houses. More are wanted immedi ately for homes' and business purposes, and they can be rented or sold to good advantage. Visit Kensington and' be convinced of this oppor tunity. Free railroad tickets given there and return. TIE BUHRELL IMPHOVEMEHT CO., , - NO. U FOURTH AVENUE. Pittsburg, Pa.' stem k ci., Priced Tailors, STEEET-42 7. Sale Aeent for Chemical Diamonds, COB. LIBERTY AND SMITUFllftj) AND 311 SMITHFIELD ST. Mail orders promptly attended to. i.i21-TTS3a and California who sells Fur nit u r e any SUITS! THE HOUSEFURNISHER, Cgr. Tenth St. & Penn Ave, ja2t-sa .. i3 . ' ?Sa 4 1 H 1 T A t - 1 " UiHi V -mm && fe 9 -. -. . mm, Jim I", f IV 'tfl'tTlTT 1 -
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