f'TS -. MY ASK THE COURTS To Make a Rural Classification if Assessors Knock It Out. THE BOARD'S COOESE NOT DECIDED. Fun Is Expected Orer Assessments in the Nineteenth Ward. HOW THE AFPEALS CAME IX YESTERDAY On a number of 'the appeals that have been received by the Cit;' Aisessors Irora owners of large East End rjjsperties 1 ap peared the sent;nca: "We demand that this property be classified as ttsual (or agri cultural) as provided by law." In view of the ttatenient that the ''rural" classification was to be entirely wiped ont by the Assessors, and that the agricultural classification would only bo allowed in a limited few localities, the reason for this formal demand it as not understood until yesterday when it was stated that the Aiken heirs, who own considerable prop erty in the vicinity of Aiken avenue, Shadysiue, were preparing to go to court if certain properties of theirs are not given their 'rural" classification. Kural nrop erty is only assessed on two-thirds of its real value All the appeals, of the Aiken heirs Sled yesterday bore the signifi cant sentence mentioned, and the presump tion is that if they propose to go to court on the matter, others who have made sim ilar demands intend to do likewise. Chief Assessor Case when asked what might be the result if the matter were taken to court said the law was too plain lor any question. Ihe assessors were authorized to classify all property according to their on judgment and if they chose to wipe out the usual class they could do so. "However, the matter is not definitely settled," he con tinued, "and will not be until the board get together and decides it" There was a falling off in the number of appeals filed yesterday, and until some of the other wards begin to come in, it is not expected that the rush of last week will be repeated. The books of the Third and Nineteenth wards were sent in by the Couu ty Commissioners yesterday and clerks are now at work sending out thenotices for them. Values have been consideiably increased in the Xineteenth ward, and an avalanche of appeals is expected Horn the property own ers there. The Seventeenth ward turned in the greatest number of appeals yesterday, the cuts asked lor as a rule b:iiig small com pared with other wards Three transcripts came in marked "perfectly satisfied " One of these was from Mary Meik, assessed "52,340, 50x80 feet on Forty-fourth street; another Ironi Thomas Perrv, assessed ?2,VC0 on 23x100 feet at Forty-fifth street and Penn avenue: the third was John D. Hughes, assessed 56,120 on 25x153 ieet at Butler and Forty-filth streets. Many Appeals From I-awrencevIIIe. E. and J. K. Davison ask tlie following cuts: Lot 30x100, Calvin, near Fortj-secona street, from $1,545 to $1,230: lilxlSJ at Foi ty second and Davison, from $3,577 jo $7,310. W. S. Williams, assessed $19,332 ou 221x06 feet at FUkand Davison streets, asks a cut of $25 per front foot, because that amount would be required to srade it to the street level, and says the county assessors made Each a reduction. John Gieb, assessed SG,40 on 20x100 on Butler street asks a cut to $G,0D0, aii'i s-'ivs lots of the same size can be bought lor $l,VO0 on the same block. C F. Klopler, assessed $2,240 on 2Sxl29 fpet on Hain stieet, asks a cut to$l,9G0; on 47x123 feet lie wants h. cut fm;n sa Tun t..i ..?) l ilartin Streib, assessed $11,910 ontilxl5S feet on Forty-third street with Jour dwelling thereon, asks a cut to $10,000. story frame house and 25xl31-fnot lot onH i orty-Tim street, asks a enrto $1,600, savin,!?: "Forty-first street is the oldest in the Seven teenth ward and the pool est In buildlnzs of modern style anywhere. The house hat ouly three room and was built over 50 cai ago, and Is only an incumbrance to tue'lot." More Demand! for Kedaeed "Values. Among other Seventeenth ward assess ments were the lollowing: John Hulligan, 33x164 feet on Butler street, near Forty eighth, asee.-sed$C 003:appeal,$4,765. Timothy Maloney, 30x123 feet, Foity-third street, $4, 225; appeal, $3,700. Fred Zinsser, 28vl5i ieet, Forty-tuird street, $3,080; appeal, $2,SS0. Iron City Manufacturing Company, 320x100 leer. Home and Hatfield streets, $16,150; appeal, $12,000. Adam ltote. 20x96 feet, Penn avenue, $2,000: appeal, $1,500. Sarah Havis, 24x127 feet, Fortv-fou th street, $1,920; appeal, SI.CjO. Mary a Sands, 26x100 feet, Center and Forty ixth streets. $l,t00; appeal, $1,500. Catharine Keating, 40x100 feet, Sherman streot. $2,400; appeal, $1M0. Jfcirv Walsh. COtlOO xcet, Sherman street, $1,200: appeal, $900. Eliza beth ilaishtnd. 40x.OJ, Butler stieet, near Forty-ninth, $3 000; appeal, $4,000. Laura Al linder, 20100, Butler street, near Fortv-fi! Mi. $S.C00; appeal. $4,001 J. J. Cowling, 25x127 Forty-second street, $1 625; appeal, $1 MJJ. Fiancis Schilling, 20xi5S ieet. Forty-third street. $2,750; appeal, $1.87.) llenry Vncn-, 20xS7 feet. 1'enn avenue, near Forty-second street, $2,000; appeal, $1,600. A. C. P.nker, 35x100, Foi tv-fiith and Hatfield streets, $2,660; appeal, $2,200. Slarv SoelL 20x100 teet, Fortv-flftU street, $1,440: appeal, $1-000. Mary Evans. 26x100 feet. But er andForty-tlfth treets, $8,243; ap peal, $7,300. L. Betz, 20x100, IJutler street, $4,000; appeal, $3,0X1. Thomas Barrett, 64x100 feet, Butler stieet, SI4.0t0; appeal, $12,800. Kobert Stadelman, 20x100 Butler street, $4 600; appeal. $4,000. Kate Berc, 45x100, Bu! lcr street, $10350; appeal. $4,000. James Kerr, 21x100, Butler street, $4,600. appeal, J4,Ct. SI. Sweeney, 29x103, Alam btieet, $2 310. ap peal, $2 000. Joliaiui.i JloUratli, 2010 1. blii-r-inan street, $1,200, appeal, I'M). It. Woelker. 25x100, Jlain street, $1 759; ap peal, $1,250. E. C. Itic.'iards' fiiI08, But ler street, $U,320; anpeal, $10000. Kliza Kinsey, 50x146 feet, Butler. $S.oc0; nppe.il, $6,000. Warren Fisk hetr. 125x122 Teet, .Main street, $10,109, appeal, $8 000. Georse Blair, 20x82, Mam anu Geneva streets, $1,265: an peal, $501 A. stroili. 54x158. Foi t -third street, $6,b00; appeal, $5,022; uUoSSxlOO'.Fortv fourth street. $31)55: appeal, $2,470, llev.J. G. Brown, 125x215, Fortieth street, $19,M0 on house and lot: appeal, $17,2W; iilso 22x139 Fiek street, $2,610; appeal, $2, WW. 1. M.CJush ing, C4X12S Ieet, Fortv-third street, $7 370: ap peal, $6 4ii0: also 40x130, Alain street. $3 209; appeal, $2,6W A. II. I.rlie, SOtlSO feet, But ler street. ilu.JOO; appeal. $D,000. K. S. Jl.il loch, 21x159, Butler ;ind Forty lourtli streets, with dwelling, $11,597: appeal, rJ.oCO: also ax 160, with dwellmsr Butler street. $9,450, re cently sold for 7,500, amount of appeal. " Ellsworth 1 roperty at Sky Trice. Amonstho Twentieth ward appeals was one from OUer McClintock, now m Chi cago, who is assessed $50,000 on Ia acres at the corner of Kilsnortu and Amburson ave nues. He fixes no definite amount in liU appeal, but tajs: "I consider it excessive and beyond what I think It is worth or would sell for, and at a higher rate than any property has been sold lor ou Amberson or Fllsa orth avenues." Thomas Aiken's heirs appeal on a number ot pioperties as follous: One acre and 87 perches, Ellsworth and Aiken avenues si sessed $4S,lt3; iippeal, $J6,'-W- Lot 1S02;3 Ellsworth and Liiae, afses-eil $37,003; ap.wal, $27,000. Two acres and 11 peiches HalilU street, l)etween L.Iac and 1'itcaini, $41,375 appeal, $15,001 Lot 1)4x173, lUhiiasireet, s sessed $10,L83: appeal, $4.2-19. Lot 122x175 Dahlia street, $13,420; appe.ll, $4,8:0 Lot :C 150 feet, Aiken avenue. $0 650: aprul, $5 000 Murrav Bros, are ussus-Bed $5,000 outWx'5 feet on Pennsylvania ltailniad, tieiirt-'olle -c avenue, and otTer to sell the tract ior$5Jti " Mary Aloik, asseed $2(l,i3i on 212x245 .eel ou Liberty, near O'Hara etteet, apieais lor a cut to $15,090. Among others from the Twentieth ward wero Joseph Wood well, Sr., assessed $85 276 on several low on Walnut and Eiihtnui streets, who appeals for a cut to $U9,7,;. Jeannette C. Aiken, lot 93x175 lect, West minster street, $9 900; appeal, $6,753. li.'.tt..: J. Aiken. 105x153 leer, Aiken avenue, $7,5;9; appeal, JC.030. Margaret Buchcr, 42ii6iui- "Walnnl and O'Hara streets, $AHj: appeal, $1,599. Thomas Arnsnorth, 69x103. on ex press street, $2,7iM; appeal. $1 MX) Catharine Beck, 41x133, Pacific and Fijendniijp :ivo nuet. $2 2H; appeal, $2,hK). D. Jloik. 142215. Cyiessand Arabella stii'0t, $10218; appeal, $2,000. Anna K. Smith. 25x140 feet. Libertv rnd Evaline streets, 2,830; appeal, $2 00. he cause thoe streets arc "nudholes, tinslt to drive over,"' Frank A. Hopper, 51x161 Ieet, Sumuicilra street, $3227; oppeni, $2,.S1. 11. Forsyth, 60x209; Penn Hvrnue, ni.ar LUmoi.d street, 517,100; appeal, $,0CO. ..Ono Man Offers an A ni davit . W. J. Bender, of the Twenty .first ward, is Assessed $2,500 on 43x119 feet on l'arx atenue. In a formal affidavit he asserts the assess ment is exorbitant and appeals for a $1,600 assessment He also objects to $1,200 assessed on 21x119 feet on the same street which he says Is 31 per cent more than It was pre viously assessed and $400 moro than it is worth. The transcript sent to J. P. Pears, showing an assessment of $1,500 on 2;0x4l feet on Aleade street, was returned with tho simple notation: "Has been sold for $1,000." Thomai JL Armstrong makes no objection to assessment on several lots of his, hut on lot 120x120 feet at Lincoln and Shetland ave nues he asks a cut from $10,004 to $7,000. William Grierson's 110x139 root lot is as sessed $12,28S and dwelllnz $3,500. Ills appeal sav: "Property on market three years at $12,000. Will take $12,500 for it now." J. Pressiy Fleming, assessed $4 020 on 65x145 feet, at Lincoln avenue aud Lake street, appeals and savs $2,500 is enough, more would be excessive, aud otters to sell for less money than he paid lor the irronno. P. Murray and bi other are assessed $12,"-50 for 13 acres, on the Allegheuv Valley Kail rosd, near the city lino. Thev s.iy tho amount paid lor this land was $1,100, but It is straight up and down hillside, and not worth $1,000 in full. Mrs. II. Asthalter, three acres, Lincoln avenue, near city line, $.oo') assessed; ap peal, $3 000. P. Hemnev. 50i95 feet, Alonti eello street, $1,250; appeal. $750. Mr. SaUna Poland, 44x120. Komewood avenue, $L00; ap peal, $1,300. J. JI. Denholm, 59x132, Franks town a enuc, $1,500; appeal. $3 500;,also, 152X 100. in rear ot Frankstown avenue. $4,044; ap pal. $2500.. D. Aleik. 50x151, Wlnslow street, $2,190.- appeal, $1,500. II. P. Pears. .14x142, Thomas street. $1,050; appeal, $3240. John Ilmui, 60x200, Lincoln avonue, $6,909; appeal, $1,S00. Center Avenne Values Slirinklug. Tho agent for the Wm. Ward estate. In his appeal from several assessments on Conter avenue, Fulton. Clark and Crawford streets, says in the three years past property has greatly depreciated in that locality for various reasons. On a 40xS0-foot lot on Cen teravenue. near Crawlord street, he asks a cut from $4,200 to $3,500. On 118x76 feet on Fulton streot a cut is asVrd from $15,592 to S11.SI0. On 24x109 feet at Wylie avenue, and Lorau street ho asks a cut from $6,76a to $5,760. H. J. Bailor makes a stron appeal on his property on CI Iff street. He is assessed $19, 200 on one lot 90x263 feet, $S,610 on another piece 72x147, and $2,200 on another 33x16 feet. He values them at $S,640, $3,600 and $10 re spectively. Of the first two pieces ho says the prices are based on the price paid for the Kos-illa Orphan Asvlum a lew months ago hv Charles Donnelly, "which shows that Cliff street property is entitled to 40 per cent reduction instead of 50 per cent in crease as it now stands." He offers the $10 pieco as a gilt to the city, as it is of no use to him. A. B. Bercor asks a cut from $33,203 to $25, 7f0 on 123x90 feet at Fifth avenue and Vino street. Mrs. M. A. Oldshue, assessed $8,073 on 59x76 Fulton street: appeals $5,933. J. II. Friday, 60x73 feet, Wylie avenue, assessed $6,000; appe.il $5,400; also 40t b3, Wvlie avenne, assessed $4 200; appeal $.1 WW. T. It. Todd, 24x 124, Franklin streot. $3,00J; appeal $2,500. John Weber, 20x5S, Webster avenue, $2,600; appeal, $1400. A. Scott. 20x69. Webster ave nue, $2,400; appeal, $1,000. II. E. White, 20x90, Filth avenue, near Vine, $5,00J: appeal, $4 500. Kobeit English. 30x62 feet, Webster avenue, $4,200: appeal, $2,000. L. D. Zeusschmidt, 24x 109, Wj lie avenue. $6 7oS: appeal, $5 760. E. Sanders. 25x47, Bedford avenue, $1,375; ap peal. $1,000. Homer Wright, 33x265 feet. Cliff street, $7 600; appeal, $4,750. Ellis Will iams, 20x84, Fulton stioot, $2,637; appeal, $2,200. J. Greenwalt, assessed $9,600 on 20x100 feet, Wylio avenuo below High street, Fifth ward, asks for a cut to $3,000. Gioetzincor & Keineman.in the Thirteenth w ard, ask tor cuts as follow s: From $9,729 to $6,000 on 37x130 on Brcieton avenue; from $7,913 to $4,950 on 2 acres and 11 pel dies on Millwood street; from $L73i to $1,080 on ISx 13o feet Brereton avenue: Horn $3,534 to $2,200 on 110x130 on Millwood street; lrom $3,136 to $1.9S0 on Brereton avenue: from $2,640 to $769 on 142x70 on Flavian street; from $1,518 to $90 ou 06x93 feet on Flavian street. Conrad l'upp, Twenty-seventh ward, as sessed $5,025 on 3 1-3 acres on Bafkhammer street, nppe.ils for $4,500. A. J. Fmdle heirs. Tlnrty-fonrth ward, as sessed $4,630 on 33x262 feet on Carson street, appeal for a $3 070 valuation. P. Folev, Thirty-sixth ward, assessed $4 500 on 60x90 feet Wabash avenue, usks a cut to $3,000. Alto on 40x120 feet on Main street, assessed at $4,000, his alue is $2,600. TAXPAYERS PE0TEST AGAIN. Stone Front Police Stations and Parks Xot a Necessity. The taxpayers ot the Twenty-fifth ward held a meeting last evening in the Sarah street scboolheuse to take action against the increased tax. The meeting was called to order by Chairman V. T. PowelL John E. Cook and AV. S, Jones were elected sec retaries. George Walker was called upon to state the object of the meeting. He was followed by several speakers, who all con demned the increased taxation. They were William Waite, William C. Burtt, AT. McCorab, M. Doney, Thomas O'Shecl, Leonard Kaufield, William Haramett, Charles Breitwieser and Alderman Beinhauer. The Committee on Resolutions presented a lengthy set of resolutions, which were read and adopted. The resolutions opened by condemning the heavy taxation, which it is claimed was caused by building stone-front police stations, improving an unnecessary and useless park and other on just appropriations. It was then resolved, "that we condemn as ruinous and almost criminal cxtravaganee, the contemplated ex penditure of nearly fo00,000 toward Schen lcy Park improvements, and that we heartily indorse the action of the Council men who voted foriin auditing committee, and strongly condemn the actions of those who voted against it That it is our wish that our Councilmen vote against the extravagant appropriations asked for, andto the best of their ability use every fair and honorable means to counteract the extravagant outlay of money which has characterized the actions of Councils the past few days." William Waite was then nominated as candidate for Select Council and Henry Eiler for Common. Mr. Eiler made an effort to answer the call for a speech and fell into a fainting fit. He was carried out and soon revivd. He has been il for some" time past. The taxpayers then formed a permanent organization. Few Kcks on County Values. The County Commissioners as the Board of Itevision yesterday heard appeals from assessments made in Mansfield, Oak mont and Chartiers boroughs. The board had made an increase over the assessments made by the assessors in all three districts. There was the usual number of ordinary appeals, but none of special interest. To day appeals will be heard from the First and Second wards of Scwickley and the three wards of Tarentum. Examination of Mine Bosses. The examination of candidates for the po sition of mining boss in the various mines in the Scenth bituminous district, is being held in the Court House. There are 30 ap plicants. Roger Hartley, James Blick and A. Stcinncr are conducting the examina tion. From Hotel Dellone. Air. C W. Keed, proprictoj of the Hotel Dellone, Omaha, one of the finest new and modern hotels in the West, says of Cham berlain's Cough Bemedy: "We have used it in our family for years with the most satisfactory result, especially for our children, for colds and croup. It can be depended upon; besides it is pleasant to take and seems to bo free from chloroform and the oily substances' put into many cough mixtures." 25 cent, 50 cent and SI bottles lor sale by druggists. ttsu Stocking Bargains Before Stock-Taklnp. Children's fine cashmere hose, plain and ribbed. 33 cents, reduced from ",r, cents and ?1; at 30 cents, reduced from 75 cents and f I. Indies' fine fleece-lined hose, 29 cents, reduced from 73 cents; ladies' cashmere hose, double soles, 50 cents, rednced from 73 cents and 1. A. G. C-VMW1KH- & Sons.25 and 27 Filth av. Wf. are sole agents in Ohio and Pennsyl vania for lignomen, the new interior decora tion. Come and tec it. John S. Bohehts, 710-721 Liberty street, head of Wood. MTh If your grocer docs not keep Minnehaha flour, and will not gt it for you, write to Arbuckles & Co. unci they will tell, von the name ot the grocer nearest you who does keep it. . . . .iU'iymMML-Jiilidtij:.. '.: -;"ief .hlrW-sfes TEB PITTSBTJKG THE SILYER QUESTION for the First Time .Really Taken Up by the Present Congress. A WORLD'S FAIR INTESTKUTION To Be Eecommended to the Houswin Order to Straighten Matters. SOME OF WASHINGTON'S LIVE NEWS WASnTjfGTOir, D. a, Jan. 27. The first hearing ot this Congress on the silver ques tion took place this morning before the House Committee on Coinage, "Weights and Measures, Mr. Leeoh, the Director of the Mint, being examined. The irqmries of the free coinage men related chiefly to whether or not the fall in the prices of sil ver and the world's commodities had not been practically contemporaneous consider ing the question for a series of years and unaffected by any special crpp condition; also as to whether or not thq present policy under which even the silver notes were re deemed in gold if desired, did not have the effect of enhancing the value of gold and keeping tho two metals apart. Mr. Leech was of the opinion that supply and demand for silver alone regulated its prices. Mr. Williams, of Massachusetts, an anti free coinage member, directed his inquiries with the viev of showing that under free coinage other nations would send their silver here, and that a single important nation conld seriously impair our standing by draining gold from the United States and destroying confidence in the ability of this country to make good its promise to re deem in gold. Mr. eech favored an international agree ment as tho best mode of solution of the question. Mr. Leech, having spoken of India's large balance of trade, Mr. McKeighan, of Nebraska, asked if that, instead of showing prosperity on the part of India, did not show that India sold so cheaply that other countries preferred to buy of her rather than to sell to her, when Mr. Leech re sponded that & large trade balance was gen erally thought a. good thing for a country. Mr. 'McKeighan then propounded this question, which was not satisfactorily an swered: "Why, then, after 1885, when the United States had one of its largest trade balances, did we have to cushion the beams ot our cars to carry tramps on?" TIME SAVING FOE BUSY ME5. Projects Afoot for Faster Malls Between Sew York, and Chicago. Washington, D. C, Jan. 22. The at tention of Second Assistant Post master General Bell was to-day called to a telegram from 2Jew York stating that Vice President Webb, of the New York Central Eailroad, had ex pressed a willingness to put on a fast mail train, to leave New York at 4:30 o'clock each afternoon .and arrive in Chicago at 10 o'clock the next morning. Mr. Bell said the Government was willingana anxious to enter into any fair and consistent arrange ment with the New York Central which would result in expediting the transit of mails between the East and Chicago and the far West. It would be a realization of a hope he had long entertained. He thought, however, that the proposed hour of departure from New York, 4:30 P. M., was too early by an honr and a half. The great bulk of New York business mail would not be ready earlier than 6 o'clock. The hour of departure from New York and arrival in Chicago would necessitate a run nine time for the whole distance, including stops, of about 52 miles an hour. Such a service would not only result in a great savinc of time in the delivery of the mails at Chicago, but the saving at far Western points would be even greater than at Chi cago. In some instances a saying of at lest 12 hours could be effected. THE WOELD'S PAIE IH0.TJIEY. TilcCreary's Resolution to Be Reported at Once to the Houne. Washington. D., C, Jan. 27. The House Committee on the World's Pair to day took up forcon'ideration the resolution offered in the House by representative Mc Creary, looking to an investigation by the World's Fair Committee as to whether the act providing for the World's Fair has been complied with, and what amount of money has been expended by the United States Government and the legality and necessity of such expenditure; also, what additional money is necessary to be expended by the Government in thematter. The committee, after some discussion, decided to report the resolution to the House. The provisions of Mr. McCreary's resolu tion are different from that agreed upon by the House Appropriations Committee in several respects. The most important of these is that the Appropriations Committee resolution proposes to inquire into the ex penditure of all the money raised for the Exposition, while Mr. McCreary's resolu tion provides for an investigation into the expenditure of the money appropriated by the Government Neither resolution has as yet been reported to the House. If the Appropriations Committee resolution is called up first the World's Fair Committee will offer its resolution as a substitute, aud insist upon its consideration. LYNCHEE6' CASES OH APPEAL. Wind Up of a Celebrated Texas Case In the V. S. Supremo Court. Washington, D. O., Jan. 27.j The United States Supreme Court to-day con cluded the hearing of the ease arising out of the attempt of citizens of Young county, Tex., to take lrom a posse and lynch the four Marlow brothers,under arrest on a charge of being horse thieves. Seven citizens of Young county were tried by the United States District Court for the murder of, two of the prisoners. Three of them, named Logan, Wallace and Wagoner, were convicted of conspiracy, fined $3,000 each, sentenced to ten years imprisonment in the penitentiary and disfranchised. The ense came here on appeal. Solicitor Gen eral Taft represented tho Government, and Ex-Attorney General Garland the three men. National Board of Trade Meeting. Washington, D. C , Jan. 2". The Na tional Board of Trade convened to-day at the Shoreman, for its twenty-second annual meeting. The session of the board will continue through three days and during that time several subjects of interest will be considered. Among them the uniform ity of commercial laws, improvements of public highways, the Torrey bankruptcy bill, amendments to the interstate commerce act, improvement of the great lakes, and the Mississippi river; the Erie canal, its en largement and maintenance by the general Government, and silver legislation. Coasjderlns Antl-Opilon Bills. Washington, P. C, Jan. 27. Next Wednesday the House Committee on Agri- "cultnre will begin the consideration of the anti-option bills now before it A number of communications expressing, desires to be heard upon tho bills haye been received by the committee lrom boards of trade nntl farmers' organizations. In compliance with these requests the committee has determined to allot one week, beginning next Wednes day, for the hearing of argnnients, before taking action on the propositions involved in the bills. McUccspprt and Washington Balldlnc. Washington, D. a, Jan. 27. Benator Quay to-day introduced billi appropriating j .?. DISPATCH," THURSDAY, $100,000 for a public building at McKees port, and $60,000 for a public building at Washington, Pa. Territories That Want to Bo States. Washington, p. C, Jan. 27. Tho con sideration of the bills providing for the admission into the Union of the several ter ritories was begun to-day bv the House Committee on Territories, Delegate Joseph, of New Mexico, starting the ball rolling by an argument in behalf of the bill for the admission of New Mexico. YELLOW JACK'S HARVEST. .death swiftly roixows feyjsk contbactkd in brazil. A Portion or a Ship's Crew Harried to Davy Jones' Locker The Commander Wanted to Die on Shore, and Was Barely Gratified A Steaminc; Sepulchre Arrives at New York. New Yoke, Jan. 27. iS;pdal The British steamship Marcia arrived to-day from fever-stricken Brazilian ports in com mand of second officer Alexander Eobert son, her original commander, Captain Thomas B. Metcalf, having died on Decem ber 9, at San Paulo, a suburb of Santos, and her chief officer, Andrew Smith, who suc ceeded to the command, haying succumbed to the fever on.December 17. The Marcia was chartered byj the United States and Brazil mail line to "load freight originally intended for the steamship Ad vance. She arrived at Santos on November 20. Her,crew went ashore against the ad vice of Captain Metcalf. Fireman Alex ander McDonald, an Englishman, aged 30, was taken sick after his return from the stricken city on December 5, and was fonnd dead in his berth the next morning. Captain Metcalf and Second Engineer Ernst Hicks became ill on December 7. The cap tain went to the hospital at San Paulo for treatment, and died there on December 9. Hicks recovered aboard ship, phief Offieer Smith assumed command and reorganized the ship's company. The vessel left Santos on December 14, when third Engineer John Anderson fell sick. He died on December 16, between Santos and Victoria, and was buried at sea with all his clothing. Acting Captain Smith was the next victim of the disease. He expressed a wish to be taken to the hos pital at Victoria, where the Marcia arrived on December 17. He died while the attend ants at the hospital were taking him through the doorway on a stretcher. Captain Met calf was 45 years old. He leaves a wife and two children in Sunderland, England. THE EAILE0AD VETEBAHS. They Elect Officers and Arrance for an Annual Banquet The Veterans' Association of the Pitts burg division of the Pennsylvania Eailroad met yesterday and elected the following officers: President, Bobert Pitcairn; Vice President, It. W. Turney, Greensburg; Secretary and Treasurer, John Alldred, chief clerk to Mr. Pitcairn. An Executive Committee was chosen, composed of the fol lowing men: J. K. Russell, road foreman of engines; Edward Pitcairn, trainmaster; J. G. Stewart, foreman of the Wall shops; B. M. Watt, Superintendent of the Mononga hela division, and Thomas E. Watt, Dis trict Passenger Agent Thomas E. Watt was chosen Chairman of the committee. The maiden meeting of the association was held last April, when 46 men- attended. All present had served 25 years with the company. Among them was Andrew Car negie, who is one of the leading members. They expect to have 300 members, and the railroad experiences of all must date back to wood fires in engines and cars and slow travel along the line.' The Pittsburg divis ion organization is the finest of its kind in the country. "But that is not strange," Mr. Pitcairn said. "ThePittshurgdivision oftheP.E.B-is first in everything. It was the first in in-., troducing air brakes, the block signal and the Union witch and Signal. It was the first to change engines to burn coal instead of wood and it was the first to introduce steam heat into cars." The object of the organization is to pro mote mutual intercourse and foster fraternal feeling among the old employes of the rail road. An annual banquet is to be held on the second Tuesday of April of each year. The initiation fee is $1 and the annual dues $1. HAEVAED'S ASTE0U0MICAL PASTY Getting Alone Nic-ly and Dolus Some Good Work In Peru. CAMBEIDGE, MASSy Jan. 27. Special. A little more than a year ago the second expedition from Harvard was sent to make astronomical observations in South America. The first was under tho direction of S. J. Bailey, and was very suc cessful. Prof. Wm. H. Pickering was in charge of the second, and with several assistants, he left Cambridge in December 1890. A site about three miles northwest of Areqnipa, in Peru, was se lected, and a station established. It is more than 8,000 feet above the sea level, and is especially advantageous on account of the remarkable steadiness of air and the clear ness of the sky. The Bachc telescope was mounted, and during the year 1224 photographs have been taken. The 13-inch Equatorial, the largest refracting telescope in the southern hemis phere, was also mounted, nnd although as yet no photographs have been taken "with it, the expectation U that great results will be obtained eventually. Went Out and Forj;ot to Corns Back. Abraham Framor was arrested yesterday afternoon on the charge of false pretense. The charge was 'preferred by David Rosen thal, of No. 30 Wylie avenue. It is alleged Framer, who -was a clerk in Rosenthal's clothing store, took $150 worth of goods out for inspection, and he failed to return either the goods or money. The affair, ft is alleged, took place three months ago, and Framer left the city. He returned yester day and was arrested. He was sent to jail for a hearing before Alderman Reilly. Bravery In War Tardily Rewarded. Chicago, Jan. 27. In the prcsenoe of the army officer of the Department or the Missouri stationed at headquarters here, General Miles to-day presented Captain Frank D. Baldwin with a bronze medal awarded him by Congress for conspicuous bravery in two engagements during the late war. Tho New Xork World's Fair Bill. Albany, Jan. 27. The Senate Finanoe Committee has decided to report fayorably without amendment Cantor's bill appro priating $300,000 for this State's exhibit at the World's Fair. Dnquesnc Agnes Jlnntinston, Sale of seats opens to-day. If you want to paper your store ceiling come"nnd look at that elegant design, No. 2,912. I have it in all colors. John S, Roberts, 719-721 Liberty street, head of Wood. Mlh tock-Taltins Bargains la Trimming!1- 100 pieces atf widths, colors and styles, at half price. All this season's goods; now is the time to buy. A. G. CAiirBELi, &Son s,25 and27Fifth ay. DIED. NOBLE On Wednesday. January 27, at 6 r. m., Lizzie Clanet, wife of William SI. Noble, at their residence, 4417 Davison street, Seventeenth ward, in herCTth year. Interment will take place BiTuriDAT, 80th lost, at 1:80 P, V. Frlemliof tUe family are rwpeotfully Invited to attend. i y nir n r 1 1 n n imTrrn i -iinn mnra irri ii wiimni r...-.. . - -... -...-. .-. -. . ..- -.. , . ..-,...,.. JANUARY -98. 189a AIRSHIP MAN AGAIN. Mr. Pennington and His Hobby Bob Up Serenely at Washington. HE IS AS CONFIDENT AS EVEE That He Has Solved the Problem So JTanj Hundreds Have Wasted LIVES AND BIG FORTUNES TO MASTER fSrECIAL TKLEGBAK TO THE UISPA.TCn.1 Washington, D. C, Jan. 27. H. J. Pennington, the inventor of the famous air ship that bears his name, is in the city. For the past nine years he has been engaged'in studying the problem ot aerial navigation, and is confident that he has solved it Mr. Pennington to-day talked to a DlSPATCn reporter. He said that a company com prising some of the wealthiest and most progressive citizens of Chicago had been organized with a paid up capital of 30,000, 000 to build the airships. "We are engaged in constructing several small ones," he said, "at our.works atMt. Carmel, I1L, and ere long will proceed to manufacture a ship with which to cross the Atlantic and capable of carrying 00 passen gers. The last will require about a year to complete. As soon as it is finished I will cross the ocean in it. In fact it is perfectly feasible to travel in it all over the globe. Two Hundred Miles an Hour. "We will be able to go through the at mosphere at the rate of 200 miles an hour. A man can go to sleep in If ew Yort and wake up in London. There is hardly any limit to the uses to which it can be put. A farmer living 100 miles from a city could load up a" lot of garden truck, carry it to market, and fly home all in two hours' time. The mails could be carried from New i'orK to Chicago in five hours. Freight and all kinds of articles could be let down into buildings by means of chutes connect ing with the roots. Carrying the mails will be one of the prime uses of the air ship." "What is your ship to be built of?" "Aluminum, that marvelous metal whose peculiar properties make it specially adapted to aerial machines. It is as light as water, or nearly so. A sheet of the metal will float, though a solid chunk will sink. The buoyancy chamber, car, propel ler, engine, and entire machine will be made of aluminum." It Goes Asainst the Wind. Mr. Pennington's machine will fly against the wind, and thereby solve a problem that has hitherto baffled all inventors. The en tire scientific world has become interested in his .experiments, and he has had corre spondence with several leading F.uropean Governments about his airship. He says that Maxim, the famous inventor of im proved guns, is at work on a flying ma chine, in which he is essaying to imitate nature, taking a bird as his model. Mr. Pennington thinks that Maxim will suc ceed to a limited extent only, though he does not doubt his ability to produce a ma chine that will navigate the air. So far from injuring the business of rail roads, Mr. Pennington is sure that they will be called on to do more traffic than ever. Tho telegraph did not cause people to cease writing letters. He contends that his air ship will be infinitely safer from accidents than railroad or steamship locomotion, and travel will be greatly cheapened, -seeing that no roadbed will have to be kept up and no wear and tear of machinery. MUSGRAVE'S BURNT SKELETON. It Confronts BIm In Court at Tcrre Haute and Will IJkely Convict Him or Swind ling Insurance Companies Strong Testimony In the Tos Cabin Case. Tebhb Haute, Jan. 27. The -prosecution is greatly pleased to-night with the prospect of convicting Bob Mnsgrave for conspiracy to obtain money by false pre tenses. The defense has made a persistent effort to save him by interposing technicali ties of law, but the judge having invariably ruled against them, some strong testimony was presented to the jury to-day. A.George Mackey, of the Chicago office of the United States Mutual Accident As sociation, testified to Mr. Musgrave taking out a policy for $5,000 August 17, 1891. Charles Howard, of Joseph L. Dictz & Co., Chicago, told how Musgrave, whom he had met at the office of a common friend, asked to be permitted to receive his mail at the firm's office, receiving letters there ad dressed in his own name and that of "T. B. Burnham," whom he represented as a friend. Witness received and receipted for the box containing the skeleton, as after ward developed, and which was burned in the log cabin near here. H. D. Moore, of Parsons & Co., of St. Louis, told about the correspondence with "T. B. Burnham" and the sale of the skeleton and shipment of the latter. Farm ers living near the log cabin testified to finding the bones in the burned cabin, where Musgrave had been seen the night before by several Terrc Hauteans who had been taken there by Charley Trout, now under indictment jointly with Musgrave. These citizens were alio on the stand. Fred Markle, Musgravc's brother-in-law, was on the witness stand when court ad journed. He testified to the manner in which Musgrave and Trout prevailed on him to lend the formorthe 5200 his wife had sived for a rainy day, and how Trout and Musgrave' admitted to him after the fire that the scheme was to get insurance money. Musgrave had ?35,000 insurance iu all 515,000 in the company named above, the remainder being in companies whose names are withheld by those acquainted with the facts. EDWIN AEN0LD KNOCKED OUT. Arced by Illnrss and a Doctor to Cancal All of His Encasements. KEVv- York, Jan. 27. tyetfaZ. Sir Ed win Arnold has had to cancel all his en gagements, including his readings at Daly's Theater.j He" visited his manager, Major rond, to-day prepawsd, he said, to fill his engagements. .Half an hour later Dr. Garraany, his physician, vetoed this ar rangement. He said that Sir Fdwin was too weak, his pulse was not normal and his voice could not bear the strain of reading. This may prevent Sjr Edwin from appear ing before an American audience again this season. Beat a Hotel Out or SO. A stranger did the Keystone Hotel out of 6 yesterday. After registering he asked a son of Nick Snyder, the proprietor, to change him a 5100 note. The boy hadn't the money, and agreed to loan the fellow the above sura, taking his pocketbook as security. The bill was worthless. He is supposed to be the man who has victimized several Lawrenceville merchants. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. m ABSOLUTELY PURE i STRUCK BT A TBAIN. Nelson Dond Dies I'rom His Injuries and His Companion Badly Hurt. Not many accidents occurred yesterday, but one was fatal, and others injured are ex pected to die. The list follows: Doud Rixhak Kelson Doud, Thomai Reelian and another, all oil well riz build ers, were walking on the Pan Iian die Kail road tracks near Willow Grove about 6:10 last evening, and did not notice an ap proaching train. Doud and Keehan wore struck by tho engine, but their companion succeeded in jumping to one side in time to escape. The two injured men were picked up and brought to the city to be taken to the West Fenn Hospital. The ambulance was sent for, but as they were about to remove them from the baggage room at the Union deoot Doud died. Iteelian was taken to the hospital and Doud's bodv was sent to the morgue. Doud had been injured internally. 1Ih was about 35 years of age, and was working as a rig builder at McDonald's. His home IsTJn Elba, Washington county, O., whero he has a wito and several children. In ills pocket ho carried a receipt for assessments paid on a nolicy in the Knights Templar and Masonic Life Indemnity Company. An Inquest will ho held to-day. Beelian, who was taken to the West Penn Hospital, is In a ciitic.il con dition. His skull was fractured, and he was seriouslv Injured otherwise. All three men worked at McDonald. AVenxk Woods Fred Wenke and Thomas Woods were seriously injnred by tho falling of a scaffold at the Black Diamond Steol Works yesterday. Tho men were engaged in building the scaffold aronnd a smoke stack n hon It gave way. They fell to the ground with It, a distance of COfeot. Wcnke'a skull was fractured and his shoulder dislo cated; his injuries a-o fatal. Woods had several ribs broken and an arm fractured, and was hurt internally. The Injured men were removed to their homes. JIcCoukkll Thomas McConuell, an em ploye of the Liberty machine shop, had hU leg crushed by having a roll weighing two tons fall on It. He is at hU homo on Nine teenth street. Bkowk John Brown, an employe at the Larimer stables, was knocked down and rnu over by a heavy fuel wagon yesterday. Both less were broken and ho sustained a severo scalp wound. He was removed to the West Penn Hospital. McCuLLotron Thomas McCullough, an em ploye ofKiter&Conly, fell from a wagon at their plant yesterday and suffered a irae ture ot the right thigh. Thompson James Thompson had his log crushed by an engine at Oliver Bios. & Phil lips' Woods Bun mill yesterday. Tho limb will have to be amputated. He lives on 11c Clure avenue. CITY STAGE N0TE3. Sol Smith Russell will be the attraction at the Alvin Theater next week, presenting for tho first time in Pittsburg his new play by Edward E. Kidder, entitled "Peaceful valley." The play has been highly nraised, aud Mr. Kusell is a comedian oi singular charm and ability. AoNiS Hustikotoj, in "Captain Tlierese" and "Paul Jones," will be the radical change or bill at the Duquesno Theater next week. Miss Huntington's rich contralto voice and her graceful personality have made her a favorite in Pittsburg. The new opera by Planquetto is said to be merry and tune ful. On Friday afternoon, February 5, the Elks will give their fourteenth annual benefit at tho Grand Opera House. It will include all the attractions in the city. On Tnesday afternoon, nt 2 o'clock, they will auction off tho seats at the house. Those not sold will ho placed in the box ofllce for ticket holders who do not care to attend the sale. Life In old Salem, in the dajs when bigotry and superstition obscured the nobler tialts of tho Puritan character, is pictured in "The Witch," which 3Iarie Hubert Frohman wtll produce at the Grand Opera House next week. Miss Frohman has never played hero before, but she is said to be a beautiful woman aud a clever ac tress, i Next weel: something unusual for a museum attraction will bo at the World's Museum, In the person of a graduate of the Koyal Institute of England executing with astonishing rapidity and faultless detail flno oil paintings. Fied H. Devino Is the artist. Friday afternoon Mr. Devino will give each lady 'Visitor a handsome oil painting as a souvenir. "Mb. 1'otteb o Texas" comes to the Bijou next week with a cast and scenio accessories w liicli promises exceedingly well. It n ould be hard to find a stronger array of talent in the leaders of any organization than is con tained in Joseph Wheelock, Jeffreys Lewis. Frank Aiken, Maurice Drew and May Ilalnes, all or whom have been seen in Pittsburg to good advantage. It Is but fair tosuopose that "Mr. Potter of Texas" will prove a'treat to theater-goers. WEDNESDAY'S MIH0B WHISPEBIHGS. TnE gas gave ont at noon yesterday at tho Grant street public school and in conse quence school was adjourned. The meeting which was called for last evening for tho purpose of organizing an East End choral society has been postponed for one week. The local assembly of the National Slavonic Society held its third annual ball last night at Allegheny Turner Hall.on South Canal street. The dally report of the Bureau of Health for yesterday shows 5 new cases of scarla tina aud 6 new cases of diphtheria. They nie not confined to any particular part of the city. CAB.ISon tho Wylio avenue lino strnck and badly damaged a wagon of Daniel Stein on Wylio avenuo near Fulton street last evening. The driver was thrown from his seat, but was not Injured. The Republicans of tho Sixteenth ward held a meeting in their building on -Main street Tuesday night, for the purpose of nominating ward officers. Rober Wanptt was nominated for Select Council and H. M. Myers for Common. A. W. Ahbhabt rop'orted to the police yes terday that he had been followed to his home on Rural street the previous night by siv men and assaulted just as ho was enter ing his own gate. He could give no descrip tion of the men, but thought they wero bnrglars. THE FIEE BEC0ED. At Elizabetiiport, N. J., Borne, Scrymser Co.'s lubricating oil manufacturing plant, caused by an explosion of one of the stills. The blazing oil floated out on the surface of Staten Island sound and endangered the tug boats which had steamed to tho scene to be of assistance. The Staten Island meadows were fired and ignited the trestle of the Bal timore and Ohio Railroad bridge. Wharves for 450 feet were Durned. JB'ortv thousand new barrels, many thousands of barrels of manufactured oil and six immense stills wero destroyed. Loss aggregates $300,000, partly insured. At Albany, the French Church of tho As sumption, tho paatpr's houso (damaged), and framo buildings occupied by nine col ored families. Total lo, $30 000; on church, $10,000; insurance on church, $6 O00. At Meridian, Miss., the machine shop of the Qncen and Crescent Railioad. Loss, $75,C00; fully insured. At Chicago, D. W. Ryan's cooperage fac tory damaged $30,000. STUMBLED ON THE STATUTES. James E. Mabsiiall, a driver on the Spring Garden street car line, was committed to jail yesterday on the charge of desertion and non-support. Chables Malose, Amolla Brown and Amy Reif were arrested last night and sent to the Eleventh Ward Police station to answer the charge of disorderly conduct. They weie acting disorderly at the house of Hannah Blown, 147 Webster avenue. bwder Baking 9 NEW ADVEETISEJIENTS. THE PEOPLE'S 5FDRE Fifth Avenue, Pittsburg. For the last few days before stock taking we make some special values in No men's shoes. Only shoes for ladies, misses, children and boys. These few items will repay investiga tion. GO AT $4. FRENCH KID. HAND SEWED, HAND TURN, HAND WELT. All Sizes and All Widths. All of them go. You take your choice of any S5 shoe in our stock for 4 for a few days only. LADIES' PEBBLE BUTTON SHOE. Heel and Spring Keel, $1.50 Reduced to $1.18, All Sizes and Widths. BROKEN SIZES A Ig lot of broken sizes in shoea of all kinds. j WERE $2.50, $3 AND $3.50. We put them all on one table and offer them at the one price of $1.58 a pair. LADIES' AMD ASSES' RUBBER BOOTS, . (pi, tplaO. Good qualities, perfect protection from mud and dampness. CAMPBELL k DICK, 81, 13, 85, 87 AKD 89 FIFTH AVE. jnSSfrs The Most Eflective Tonic In LA GRIPPE IS DDCRO'S ALIMENTARY ELIXIR. This preparation strikes at the seat of tlia evil by restoring quickly and effectually the nutritive functions of thedebiHtatedsystem. Sold by All Bmspists. E. FOCGEItA & CO., Agents for V. S., 26, 2S and 30 "ortli lTHlinm it,S.T, ja2U-Ths W. L. S3 SB-TOE CrfiTiEr THE BEST SHOE IN THE WOHLD FOR THE HONE1? It Is a tcamle-is shoe, with no tacln or T7ax threaJ to hurt the feet; mails ot tho best nr.o ralr. stylish and eaur, and became tec vtake morn thorn of IhU prodc than any other manufacturer. It equals hand tewed shoescostlngr from SWU to JiOO. CC 0(1 Genuiuo Iland-scnred, thoflnestcalt Vli shea erer offered for (3.U); equals irenca Imported shoes whlcn cost from tSM to JK.00. $ 00 Ilaml-Srvrcrf Welt Shoe, nne calf. ?'. s:yllsn,comfortlaaad durable. The best hoe ever offered at this price ; same grade as cos torn-made shoes costlcz from SCO!) to $9.00. EQ SO l'ollco Hhoej Farmers. Railroad Men VWa andLetterCarrlersall wearthem: flnecalf, eamless, smootb Inside, bcary three soles, exten sion edce. One pair will wearayean q 30 flno calf) do better shoe ever offered at 9ii this price; one trial will convince those who want a shoe for comfort and scrrtce. CO 23 and Si. 00 Workineman's shors ! are very strong and durable. Thoso who baTe clren them a trial will wear no otber mae. Qnve) S'J.OO and S1.75 school shoes an, DUJr S worn bythe boys eTery where: tbeys&U on their merits, as the Increasing sales show. R es.rli'nc 53.00 Ilnnd-seired shoe, best kVaCCU ICO Dongols. vcrystyllsh; equalsirenca Imported shoes costingfrom 31.0U to 5il. Ladies' tf.SO, Si.00 nud $1.75 shoe tit Hisses are the bestflneUoisola. styli'Iinnddnrable. Caution. See that AV. I,. Douglas' name anl price are stain pea on tae uoiiura ox eaca saoe. TAKE KO SDnSTITIITE! Tnslrt on local atlTertl.ed dealers npplylacr yo!i. "W. 1,. W O U JLtAri, Brockton, Mass. oI4 b7 V. Cartcr.71 Fifth avenue:.!. X. Frnlirinr.SM I'lft.i avenue; II. .J. & U. 31. Iing; 4."i01 Hutier tri.et. I'liuourg. jiiiirv uosvr. -o. iutj mitral street; E. G. llullman. So. Ti Kcbiccs street. Allegheny. JS5-S1-TTS KoeMer'sInstallnientHouseJ f m9 Sixth St. 2d Floor, 1 MEN'S & BOYS' CLOW ON CREDIT, (Ready-Hade & to Order. ) Ladies' Gioaks & Jackets Watches & Jewelry, on . AT Cash Pric6s-Withcmt Security! TERMS: Ose-tclnl of tiie amount pareeaKtl mesffbo ralddairc; thekilmro in small? weeltly or monthly paynnnta. Business i tnnsacted rtrictlr confidential. Open dally, from 6 A. JL till 9 P. tt. Satur-1 oysiui ii r.H. QHOE WHYIS THE DOUGLAS 1 IS miM iiw" mii wm hi rjtm.mmi 'xx mestnorstr vjogm 1 lBiSfcB:SH Trr-.;---..-- m-...:.. 'rmK'TrrrTi " " - - - - - i--i i i t ir fnr - . -T. rw fcl-
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