,1 MITATORS OF HILL Hustlers for One Allegheny Republican Mayoralty Candidate SEOUBE A SXAP PEIMAEY As Tart of a Concerted Scheme to Deieat the Eeiorm Element. ALDERMAN BRAUN TO THE FRONT. He Das Been Conducting Mayor TTjman's Hearings, and LiUs the Job. O.N'LT TITE DATS N) MAKE THE FIGHT The-fight for Mayor "Wyman's shoes is on. Allegheny it at fever icat, and he candi dates are making a contest such as was never known before. Alderman E. I Braun claims to have drawn the first blood last nieht in the meeting of the Allegheny City Republican Committee. He made one of the mo-t daring poltical couds known in the history of Allegheny county politic, and attempted to drive Kennedy, Tyler and Voegtly to the wall by firing the date of the Republican Mayoralty primaries for Satur day, March 5, and each candidate to put i.p"?100 with the Secretary of the committee before midnight to-morrow. This is the first rout the reformers have recehed, if it can be considered such, though Braun is receiving at least part of the reform support It is claimed on the Sorthside that the fixing of the date means the election of the man who best has his campaign in hand at this time and that now is "Squire Braun. Tho '-quire Has .Been at TVorfc. Ever since Major Wyman's conviction he has been at work on his campaign, and is said to have eery line laid. He is said to have the labor vote with him, and the German element, it is asserted br his friends, is almost solid for the Alderman. "With the primaries next Sat urday it only lea es"five days to make the campaign, and it is boldly announced that Braun's hold cannot be beaten in that length of time. The strangest feature of the proceedings Mas that John E. Henricks, Chairman of the sub-Auditing Committee" and a leader in the reform movement, was the man who presented the resolution fixing the date next Saturdaj. He also assisted in repealing three rules of the committee, which made this procedure possible. MajorKcnnedy's friends made an attempt to stem the .tide, bnt it was useless, and Braun's victory was almost unanimous. Alderman Braun. is a brother of the late Chief Braun and a son of the late Dr. Braun, of the drug firm of Braun & Riter. The 3Ieetlnc of the Committer. The City Committeo met in Common Council chamber with Major A. J. Pente cost in the chair and Charles "W. "Seeb as Secretary. The meeting was orderly at the start, but the members were playing blind man's buffbefore the close. The ball opened with the reading of the rules, and then a jrcneral fight over what ought to be done followed. In the excitement someone de clared the primaries for Mayor should be held next Saturdav when the delegate elec tion was being held. Then John K. Hen ricks followed with a resolution to hold the primaries next Saturday. This raided a howl. Mr. Lang declared it was out of order and in conflict with the rules of the organization, which said they should be held ten day be fore the regular municipal election. Mr. McLoughlm remedied this by offer ing a resolution repealing this rule. Councilman Lone made a plea to delay the primaries a week, longer, but he was ruled out of order. Mr. McLoughlin tnen proceeded to con lince the committee that tie rule had to be repealed in any case. Then a dozen rose to concur with him, but as they all talked together each thought the other was on the other side. Daring all their debate there were hon Is for question end when the ote was taken it went through with a boom. Many Kales to Be Chanced. Mr. Henricks then called attention to the fact that rules lour and five would have to be changed, to make the time for register ing the candidates' names and for making the deposits with the Secretary five days before the election instead of ten days. An attempt was made at discussion, but the yells for question di owned the oratory andthere was a chorus of "ayes." "Carried'" cried the Chairman. "Another Speaker Heed," yelled the mob, and then tl.e Chairman apologized for not calling for the other side, but when he did there was no response. Lowe and John B. Kennedy then made a struggle for the floor. The latter won. He is a repiesentatne of Major William M. Kennedy, and moved to amend Mr. Hen rick's motion to fix the primaries on Satur day. He wanted Friday, March 11, as the date, and in support of it he said: "AVe don't want to connive with any tcheme. AVe have been cursed too long by rings and schemes, until good citizens have not had a chance to ote. I don't know what this move means, but it is indecent iiaste. 2o one can make a campaign in five days." Fflrcl or the Baker Lam. John AVindell took offense at this and a lively scrap followed, after which Mr. Henricks sa'd the primaries would have to be held on that day in order to comply with the 43-day provision in the Baker "ballot law. Mr. Lowe showed that all the pro- is-ions could be carried out and still have the election on the 11th of March, but in fcpite of this the resolution carritd. Monday midnight was then fixed as the close ol the time when the forleits could be placed in the hands of the Secretary. Mr. McLoughlm then offered a resolution that hereafter no ward or suggestion meet ings could be called save by a majority of the members of the City Committee in that ward and no one nominated in any other way shall be given a place on the "regular ticket The meeting then adjourned. It was stated last nicrht that Mayor Voegtly would to-night announce whether he would be a candidate for the unexpired term. It is said that if he comes out it will only brighten Braun's chances, as it will further split up the reform vote. A County Democracy Meeting. A meeting of the County Democracy As Eociation will be held at its headquarters in the Mellon building on Tuesday night next, at which the appoimment ot .Steve Toole to be Alderman ot the First ward will be dis cussed and other business of importance will be disposed of Ex-President Bishop In Pittsburg. Joseph Bishop, of Columbus, ex-President of the Amalgamated Association pf Iron and Steel Workers, wa in Pittsburg jesterday. He was here paying a friendly visit to his friends jn the national office of the association, and looking after some private business matters. ITant to Givo the IVople a Chance. The national ofiiccrs of the Knights f Labor arc in favor of the bill now pending in Congress which gives the people the poerof electing the United States Sena tors. They have sent a number of petitions praying for its passage to the district head quarters with the demand that all the Knights sign. CURATIVE COLLECTIONS. Thirty Streets Placed In the City Treas urer's Hands for Immediate Settlement a ho rormalltles to Be Compiled With. The Court yesterday confirmed absolute ly and turned oer to the City Treasurer lor collection, the reports of the Board of Viewers on 30 street improvements affected by the curative act. The total cost ot the improvements, as shown by the reports, is $102,296 05, which will be paid by the property owners bene fited. Thus far there have been 57 out of the total of 1 of street improvements affected by. curative legislation confirmed absolutely by the courts and turned over to the City Treasurer for collection. According to the decision on the Boggs avenue case yesterday, it will only be a question of the time required in preparing the reports for formal presenta tion until all the others are confirmed and collections begun. The City Treasurer last week finished sending out the notices to property holders assessed for the 27 improvements that had then been placed in his hands. Under the law those assessed can pay him within 30 days after the reports came into his hands. Alter that they go into the City Attorney's Tiands, and 5 per cent is added for collec tion. Already a number have paid their assessments, and it is expected the money will roll in rapidly hereafter. The list follows: Sewers Fortieth and Butler streets, from a point 20 feet south of J. C. Klrkpatntk's line to Almond allnr, Seventeenth ward. Total assessment $2,E33 56. Liberty and Cen ter n venues and Graham stieet, from Wine blddlc a enue to Two Mile run sower. Twen tieth -nard. Total assessment $10,174 CO. Stanton avenue and Viola alley, from Htch Hiid to Negley avenues. Nineteenth nard. Total assessment $5,790 99. Webster avenue and Kirkpatrlck street, from Perry street to a point 75 feet south of Bedford avenne, Eleventh and Thirteenth waids. Total as sessment $783 15. Conrad stieet, from Penn to LiDertyave nues. Twentieth ward. Total assessment, (i 80i 33. Susquehanna street, from Novelty street to Murtland aenue. Twentv-flrst ward. Total assessment, $577 41. Atlantic avenue, from Penn to Libeity avenues, Twentieth ward. Total assessment. $6,67.1 92. Howard alley and Thirtj -fourth street, tiom a point 300 teet northeast or Thirty-lourth street to Lijronier and Thlrtv-tpurth street. Total assessment, $1,631 01 Ann and Marion streets, from Gist to Forbes street, Sixth and Fourteenth wards. Total, $2,657 12. Penn avenue, from P. K. R. brldse to Kegley inn sewer, Nineteenth and Twentieth wards. Total. $1,277 10. Lincoln avenue, from Mayflower street Tfezlev Run sewer, Twenty-flrst ward. Total $1 134 85. Shetland stieet, from Turrett street to Park aienue, Twenty-flrst ward. Total $1,311 48. Howard street, trom point 50 feet east of Euclid to Beatty streets. Total $3SS 85. Murtland avenne, from Penn avenue to Kelly street, Twenty first ward. Total $15,348 8Jl lienry street, from a noint 300 feet west ol Crait street to Crate street. Total $531 IS. Boquet street, from Sylvan avenne to point 2 JO feet south of Wilmot street. Four teenth ward. Total $619 21. Craig and Forbes streets, from Fifth avenue to Dithridge street. Fourteenth ward. Total $3 327 11. Kirkpatrlck street, from Webster to Wjlie avenues. Eleventh and Thirteenth wards. Total, $2,023 32. Spring a'ley, from Twentv-sixth to Twenty-Seventh streets, Tvi elf th ward. Total, $763 65. Fifth avenue, 1.547 feet, from Shadv avenue to College street, Twentieth ward. Total. $3,039 24. J i. valine street, ba rcet, irom iarnei stieet to Liberty avenne. Twentieth ward. Total, $1,169 67. Sliipton street, 300 feet, from Bed ford to Webster avenues, Eleventh ward. Total. $524 40. Wright's alley. 354 teet, from a point east of South Twenty-tilth street to South Twenty-sixth street, Twenty-fl'th ward. Total, $493 78. Howe street, from Dennlston avenue to connect with sewer on Howe street nt Shady avenue. Total. $503 72. Gradinir Boquet stieet, from Semple to Bates streets, Fourteenth, ward. Total, $5,515. Grading, pavlnir and curbing Vine street, from Boss to Bced streets, Eighth and Eleventh waras, block stone. Total. $4130 30. Calvin street, from Foity-second tn PnMr.fnnrth crT-Ar Seventeenth Ward. Total, $2 215 17. Wharton street, from South 7 xwenty-nrst to soutii i wenty-seconn streets. Twenty-tirth ward. Total, $1,949 Gfl. Grading and curbing Clement allej, from Thirty-eighth to Fortieth streets. Six teenth ward. Total, $1 835 23. Sewer Liberty avenue from Pearl street to Winebiddle avenue. Total, $6,176 M LICENSE COURT PLANS. Judges Collier and Slagls 'Will Surely Bo Upon the Bench A Rutin; That Is of Great Interest to Remonstrants. It has been definitely settled that Judges Collier and Slagle will preside in the License Court this spring. No announce ment has been made, but the books have been prepared for them. One thing definitely decided unon is of paramount in terest, both to applicants for license and to objectors against the granting of the same and that is the rigid determination to strictly construe rule No. 3 regarding the method of proceedure. It reads as ap pended: "AH petitions in favor of and remon strances against the granting of any license shall be in writing and "shall be filed with the clerk at least three days before the time fixed for hearing." According to this rule those who wish to petition for a remonstrance against an ap plicant for a retail license must call on Clerk McGunnegle not later than St Pat rick's Day or lose their day in court. This regulation will not give unalloyed satisfac tion to all, as it will force some people to unmask their batteries in time to allow the enemy to throw up breastworks and some complaint is also made that it is liable to injure some applicants by preventing them from putting in the aiter-disoovered evi dence, but it seems to be the desire of the Judges that proceedings shall not be un necessarilyylefayed, and thesitting of the court prolonged far into the summer season. THE MAIMED OF A DAY. A Short, bnt Serious List of Casualties Be ported Yesterday. There were only three accidents yester day. One was caused by natural gas and the other two by falling scaffolds. Geabiko John Gearine an employe at Cainegle, Phlpps JL Co.'a Thirty-third stieet mill, J esterday aiteinoon, while engaged in doing somo work about the mill, had oc casion to turn ont the natural ga and in doing so there was a sudden flash of jris, which burned him very badly about the head and face. Mr. Gearing -was lemoved to his home on Tliirty-toui th street. Maloy Patrick ifaloy, a laborer em ployed at the Eliza furnace, was brought to the Mercy Hospital last night, buffering from n badly Ji-actured right lea and a e tere scalp wound, which be received by falling from a scaffold at the works. Con.Anr J. C Colinrd, a painter, fell from a scaffold j esterday while painting a house on Bovle fctreet, Allegheny. Ho suffered a fracture of the right thljh. He was re moved to his home on Chestnut street, Alle gheny. Two Deaths to Bo Investigated. Edward Healy, of Connellsville, died at the West Penn Hospital yesterday from ex haustion due to an injury received several days ago, in which he had his leg broken. He was,41 vears of age. The death was re ported to Coroner McDowell. The Coroner was also notified last night of the death of J. "W. Cown.a fireman on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, who fell off his engine at Port Perry last night, and was run over. His body was taken to McKeesport. A l'ittsbnrc Republican Honored. E. If. Eandolph, Secretary of the State League of Republican Clubs and a clerk in the County Controller's office, was notified yesterday of his appointment as Assistant Sergeant at Arms of the National Republi can Concniioc, to be held at Minneapolis in June. Bnrean Pay Bolls Approved. The Committee on Public Safety of Alle gheny met last evening and approved the pay rolls of the several bureaus. A resolution was passed instructing the Superintendent of the fire department to inspect the various sites for a new engine house in the Tenth ward. prsjsssaaa Bffima ITHElPrrTSBUE& ' DISP. AGAINST THEISM Of the Pittsbnrs and Djnquesne Pas-sengerHailway-Lines. TWO VETOES BY MAioRGODELEI To Come Up for Action) at To-MorroT's Meeting of Councils. , NOT ENOUGH PAVING BETWEEN TRACKS Councils will have to act on two oOIayor Gourley's vetoes at to-morrow's meeting. One is already in the hands of President Ford of the Select branch and the other willlie presented before the members -get together. The ordinances in q'tfestio'n are those intended to make more effective the recent traffic arrangements between the Duquesne and Pittsburg Traction Compa nies. ' The first of these, passed finally by Com mon Council at the last-regular meeting, gives the Duquesne Colnpany the right to use Pittsburg traction tracks.--The other gives a similar privilegeto t"he PiUsburg company in reference to the various lines comprising the Duquesne system. . Common Council passed it' finally nt the special meeting lasl Tuesday. "Several members objecteO, but "VT. A. Magee" explained that the plan was for the benefit-of the public alone, and after he spose'no'bodyhad a word to say. In the Bands of the Chairman. - Mayor Gourley vetoed the'first" ordinance two weeks ago. The bill .was a "Select Council one, and since the .veto there, has been no meeting of that body. Chairman Ford has it in his possession. 'The 3 second ordinance, passed last Tuesday, was pre sented to Mayor Gourley yesterday .for his consideration. It is as lollows: An ordinance srantins unto the Pittsburg Traction Company the richt to enter upon occupy and use coitaln streets aii(l huch ways, and to supply motor power to and operate certain passenger and street rail ways. , . Section 1 Be it ordained and encted by the citv of PlttsDurjj in Select and Common Councils assembled, and It is hereby or dained and eracted by the authority of the same, That the Pittsburg Traction Com pany shall have the right and is authorized to enter upon ahy nnd all streets and high ways, or pirts thereof, upon which all or any pai t of the rallw ays of tho Pittsburg, Oakland and East! Liberty Passenger Rail way Comnany, the Central Transit Com pany, the Market Street Railway Company, tho Crai Street. RailwayjCompany, the Du quesne Street Railway Company,, the High land Street Railwav Company, the Larimer Stieet Railway Company, the Wilkinsburg Street Railway Company, the 'Wilkinshurg and Last Liberty Stieet Railway Company, the ,( East nd Street Riil way Comnany, the 'Howe Street' Rail way Company, thel Grant Street Railway company ana tne central rassenger xtaii way Company, or cither -or them, now aie, or hereafter mayjbe constructed, upon'pro curlng tho consent of the said .railways le spectively, and construct, maintain nnd op erate thereon such motors,' cables, elect ric als or other appliances and necessary or convenient apparatus and mechanical fix tures,'by tneanS oC ah Overhead syfetein, cable or otherwise, as ' said traction com pany may at anv time pr times select for the traction or operation ,of cars upon and along all, or any part or jart, pf .the railways of said companies or either of them. Power to .Equip Other Lines. Also with the consent of said railways 're spectively to construct, erect, maintain and use in, uponover and along said streets and highways or parts theieof, as all or n,ny pait or parts of the rail waj s of Sfiid companies or either of them now or hereafter may be constructed, such conduits, cables and ap pliances as the. said company -may deem proper for the application of cable power, and also such posts, poles, supports, or other devices as 11162 said traction, company may from time to time select for the support of any overhead electric System for the tupply of motive power; and also with the consent of said railways respectively to supply-motive power to said railway com panies or eithei of thenj and operate, cars over and alone all or any part or parts of tho railwasof said compauiesor either of them under aid subjecthowever, -to the-provisions of the general ordinance- entitled "A general ordinance relating . to ,.tho on try upon, oyer or under. qr the uo or occu pation ol any street, lane or alley "or 'any part thereof for any purpose by passenger or street railway companies, or by companies operating pas-enger or street railways and providing reasonable resulatioiis"pertainlng thereto lor tho public ' convenience and satety." approved the23th day of February, A D.. 1890 c' J Section 2 That any ordinance or part of ordinance conflicting with the provisions 0 this ordinance be, and the 'same is'hereby repealed so far as the tame 'affects this ordinance. . " " "When Mayor Gourley vas asked about the matter yesterday he said: .'. "Thp ordinances resemble each 'orther ex-" actly, except that each, grants new pbwerto' the other company." - "Did you not veto the former one?" was asked. .' " . "Yes." "Will you veto the other?" ' " l! Not Prepared o Talk of It. "I am not prepared to make any, state ment." ' "You say the ordinances are alike. Then would not the objections "to the one hold good with the other as well?." "The a; hole matter will be made public at Monday's meeting of Councils, ",replied His Honor. "Until then X'do not consider it proper for me to talk about it." "" "what are your grpunds Xor vetoing the J "That, too," replied the Mayor, "will re main a private matter till Councils meet." Chairman Ford, ol Select Council, de, clined to submit thetMajorsTeto,'uow in his possession, for publication till it comes regularly before Co'nhcilt, ' Notwithstanding' the refusa1 of "parties most interested to divulge the' objections ot the Mayor it was learned from an outside source yesterday that the fault lies princi pally with the Duqutsno Traction Company. The ordinance granting it rights ot way required that wherever" tracks were laid the company should pave between and one foot on each side of its rallf , As yet this has not been done on all the streets used by the company. It is argued that these ordinances repeal the old ones. By th-ir passage Coun cils ratify the consolidation of'the Pitts burg and Duquesne lines, anil at the same time relieve the latter from the requirement of paving between tracks.' A Temporary Home Provided for.Her. The Anti-Cruelty Societyiyesterday took charge of Katie MdMichalex, the girl picked up on Penn avenne by-'Officer Thompson, Friday night. ( Secretary Dorente states that some months ago the so ciety prosecuted the child's fatbe'r npon complaint ot the mother, '.and the hearing developed that the father was the better -of the two. Mr. McMichales and his wife do not live together, and' she had. the two youngest girls whom he offered to take and provide for. He did take them and, kept them until they leif Friday night upon bis threatening to place them in an;orpIian asylum. The little girl says that she and her sister were abused by the father and she does not want to return to hint, and if she must return to either father or mother' she nants to go to the latter. The question of abuse will be investigated. . - - Allegheny Boys rlay n Joke. The boys in the vicinity of tbeFt. Wayne bridge across Lacock street, Allegheny, have practiced a joke oflate'that has caused considerable comment abd has excited the fears of the female portion of fhepeople in that vicinity. Early in the evening the boys would lower from the hridget a figure resembling minutely that of man, and the act was so realistic that reports ot tuic.de were current Officer Alexander, however, revealed the "fake" and jvill attempt to find 4he perpetrators to-day. Dr. B. M.HAJftfA. Eye,f ear, -nose and throat diseases exclusively. Office, 720 Penn street, Pittsburg, Va. - jssu THE P0ST0FFICE SINKING. New Steps Belnj; Placed to the Main En- trance and the 'ffliole Bnlldlnc; to Bs Thoronch'y Tested. The new-old postoffice building, which is not yet entirely finished and which has been occupied only since October last, is sinking aud while the top of the structure is being polished with the finishing touches the great stone steps to the main entrance are being torn out and new ones on more substantial foundations are being -substituted. The steps had sunk about an inch and the architect is fearful that the whole building is also sinking. Three new steps were placed in position yesterday and the whole building will be examined at once to test its stability. Assistant Postmaster Edwards said yes terday that while there were now evidences of the building sinking, the fact that the steps were already giving away was suffi cient to warrant a thorough investigation into the condition of the building. SUSTAINED THE VIEWERS. The Bogs Avenue Protesters Tall to Gain Their Point, Judge White yesterday dismissed the ex ception to and confirmed the report of the Board of Viewers in the matter of the im provement of Boggs and Allen avenues. The Court says: "The -iewers re port that they gave proper notices, and heard all parties that ap peared before them, and also gave notice when the report was ready and heard I all exceptions presented. The Court ha3 puwer iu exercise a suunu uisureuuu. xiie mere filing of testimony does not necessi tate the reference back of the report or the taking of testimony. If that construction should be given to the act all street assess ments would be suspended indefinitely. "If valid objections appear on the face of the report the court must take notice of them. Where "the exception"! are based on allegations of fact outside of the report, there should be some sufficient evidence presented to the court to induce the court to withhold a confirmation of the report. It does not appear from the exceptions that any of the exceptants appeared before the viewers. If they did, they had a fnll hear ing, tor the viewers report that they gave a full hearing to all exceptants. ' We have no evidence before us that the report of the viewers as to damages and benefits is not correct." A BI0T0US POLE Trjs to Kill Bis Wire With a Hatchet and Terrorizes the Neighborhood. The vicinity of the Eighteenth ward known as "Irishtown," was thrown into a wild state of excitement last evening by a man named Joseph Vogal.an Hungarian or a Pole, who made an attack on his wife, pitched her down a flight of stairs and an nounced his determination to kill her. The murderous deed was to be executed with a hatchet, which he possessed himself of, but in the meantime his wife took to flight and alarmed the neighbors. A bevy of them proceeded to Vogal's house, but he put them all oat by a flourish of his weapon, and the same tactics were resorted to when the citizens were reinferced by a crowd of about 20 more, men and bovs. Vogal became bolder with his success, and took to the street, and the citizens fled in terror. One of them, Phillip Ditmer, ran to Alderman McNierney's office and swore out a charge of surety of the peace against "Vogal, and Constable Mackey proceeded to serve the warrant. With the proper amount of firmness he overpowered the desperate fellow, disarmed him and brought him into the county jail, where he will be kept until to-morrow for a hearing. The onlv person he injured was his wife, whom he threw down the stairs, but who was not seriously hurt. HASTINGS GOES TO JAIL. A Sentence of Eicjht Months and a Fine of Six Cents! "The sentence of the Court is that you pay a fine of G ceuts and undergo an im prisonment in the county jail for eight months." Thus Judge Porter wound up the now celebrated case of ex-Market Clerk Hastings, of Allegheny. The defendant, ac companied by his son and nephew, appeared in the court room at 10 o'clock. All the at torneys in the case were present- Mr. Marshall made a touching appeal for mercy in behalf of his client, and even City Solic itor Elphinstone joined in asking the Court to be as lenient as it could reasonably be. Before Judge Porter passed sentence he commented at some length on the loose manner in which the financial accounts of Allegheny have been kept for some time. He said he was satisfied as to the guilt of the defendant, and he could be fined $4,000 and imprisoned 24 years, but the circum stances are such that there was no wiltul or premeditated theft.' The Court believed the cose one where leniency should be shown, and yet sentence could not be sus pended, because of the example to others. Sentenced was then, passed as noted, and everybody seemed satisfied with it. THE SENATORIAL FIGHT. Dalzell's Frlonds Are Active, While Quay's Followers are Confident. The Quar-Dalzell fight for United States Senator"is just now attracting general inter est among the Republican politicians. The Dalzell headquarters have been opened tor a week and much work has been done in the direction of distributing literature and arranging for or ganization. Iteport of work being done in -various counties have been received and the campaign has been fairly started. As yet a president for the Pittsburg end of the" Dalzell organization has not been chosen. The delay in the Federal appoint ment, supposed to be controlled by Mr. Dalzell, has been chepking the progress of his campaign somewhat. The Quay people hae not been idle dur ing the week, and combinations far reach ing have been formed. The followers of he Beaver statesman are confident that he will win the fight if he decides to be a candidate for the place. There is now a suspicion that Senator Quay will not be a candidate tor re election. EKGINEEE CAEEOLL'S HARD LUCK. He Has Executions r.ntered Against Him for S12.000. Two executions 'were issued yesterday against D. W. C. Carroll. The Union Na tional Bank of Pittsburg issued an execu tion against him for (9,379 89, and the Mechanics' National Bank one for f2, 969 85. Mr. Carroll is a mechanical engineer and has his office at 9( Fourth avenue. Outside ot this fact it has been impossible to obtain any information concerning him. A call was made at the Schlosser last night, but the gentleman refused to be seen. Gave His Friends a Banquet. After Joseph BufSngton was sworn in yesterday, as District Judge,'he adjourned with his Kittanning friends to the Monon gahela House, where a banquet was served a la ordinaire. Among those present Overe, Judge Calvin Raybura, ex-Judge James Neale, Representative S. B. Coch rane, Ross Reynolds, Rush jVullerton and Other Kittanning people. , i Held for Helping; Braner. David Arcor and his son, who were ar rested Thursday charged with complicity with Elmer Bruner in the Ebensburg mur der, are still in the Cambria county jail. Arcor first arrested Bruner and delivered him over to the police at City Hall. The eflort to connect Arcor with the crime, it is said by the Pittsburg police, will not succeed. Jt t I FKOM DEATH'S .JAWS. Engineer Malian Escapes and Tells His Story of the Wreck. CAN'T SEE HOW ANYONE IS ALIVE. Do Says the Accident Was Not the TTork of Train Wreckers. ' IXTIRYIEWS WITH HEN OP MANY1IISDS Edward Mahan, the B. & O. engineer who it as thrown with his engine, oyer a precipice about 80 feet high, at t the long trestle work, near Whitehall station, on the Wheeling division, last Saturday night, who was horribly crushed and man gled by the fall, was yesterday taken from the Homeopathic Hospital to his home in Glenwood. He has improved rapidly and his physicians say he has now paswd the danger line. Mahan was the engineer who brought into Pittsburg the first train over the Baltimore and Ohio road. He had been in several accidents be fore, but he thinks his escape from a horri ble and awful death in the wild plunge of his engine last Saturday night was simply maivelous. Before leaving the hospital yesterday Mahan told for the first time his story ol the remarkable accident. He said: "We were rounding the curve to the approach of the long trestle under a fair head of steam and at an ordinary rate of speed. My fireman aud myself both seemed to see the obstruc tion on the track at the same time and both yelled 'Stop.' Not" tho Work of Wreelcers. "The obstruction was a huge stone that I think had of its own accord rolled down from the embankment to the left of the track coming north. I take no stock in the supposition that the stone was placed on the track to wreck us, although it was in the right place to do the most damage. I reversed my engine promptly, but before the reverse acted we struck the large stone with full force. There was a great crash, as though the cars were piling up over us, aud the engine seemed to plunge into the air. In the plunge it kicked up behind and struck the embankment to the rigTit of the track with the cow-catcher pointed downward like a plow. That is all I remember about it. '.'When the engine struck the embank ment I was lifted offmy seat and was thrown through my engine cab right over the em bankment and down into the great gulch below. I have an indefinite recollection of my flight through space, but I felt no pain aud I have no recollection of stopping. I fell as I understand it upon made ground which had been carted around the first pier of the trestle. "Of course I have not been ont there since, bnt I know the place and from what they tell me I can sen just where I landed. They tell me I was picked up about SO feet from where the engine stopped alter its headlong plunge down, into the ravine. I was light, you see, and the sudden jolt threw me out into the air while the engine fell a dead weight. Peculiarities or the Escape. "As I understand the accident, I can't reason how .a single passenger es caped. By its own force the train would have run down the grade for miles, and I cannot understand just how the train kept the track when the tender broke away and tumbled over the trestle. The airbrakes operating, no doubt threw the tender off, but it was certainly miraculous that the train did not go with it. Such an accident is not known to rail roaders. I was the only one really hurt, and here I am getting well. While no one who knows anything about the place or who was on the train can under stand how even one life was saved, the greater wonder is Tiow all escaped and only one was hurt. It was the closest call ait engineer ever had. and no other train load ot people are likely to ever again get off without even a scratch in such an acci dent in such a place. "It was an experience no one need court. The awful shock,tbe shrill noise of escaping steam, the flashing of fire from the tracks and the crash of the ponderous machinery and cars went out on the night air like a death rush, but we all escaped and we will be all right in a few days." ' SYMPATHY FOE STEWABT. Mr. Acheson Speaks of Brennen's Tactics in Conducting the Case. E. F. Acheson, of Washington, who is a candidate for Congress in the Twenty-fourth district, -was in the city yesterday. He thinks that the unseating of Andy Stewart was an outrageous proceeding. "I just had a talk with John Bobb about the affair," he said, "and I was surprised at some of the things he told me. Brennen learned that in ICnoxvillc the election board was not sworn in before 10 o'clock in the morning. Under the order to examine the ballot boxes he found up to that hour that 25 Bepublican votes had been cast and 39 Democrats. He threw out the 25 Bepublicans and retained the 39 Demo cratic. If the Bepublican votes were ille gal, so were the Democratic This is a sample of how the Craig side of the case was conducted. Why the votes of men like Colonel Chill Ha'zzard and Dr. Howland, of Monongahela City, were thrown out, because they had neglected to register, everybody knows they are reputable citizens and entitled to a vote. They had cast their ballots for Stewart. . "It made Craig feel very sore when he discovered he was running behind Pattison iu Allegheny county. He thought he ought to have made the same showing as the Governor, and this is what led him to cry fraud. Delamater, yon know, only had a majority of 2,000, while the normal Be publican majority is nearly 17,000. Stewart ran on the later basis. I think a man must feel queer to hold a seat in Congress under such circumstance". The district is Be publican by long odds." A very Pleasant Winter Voyage. Mr. W. Flaccus returned home yesterday from Germany, via Italy. He sailed from Genoa February 10, by steamer Werra, ar riving in New York on 21st inst. Mr. Flaccus reports a most delightful mid-winter voyage, and the only one of fourteen across the Atlantic made without seeing any fog, or without hearing the fos whistle once Cominc; through the Mediterranean and the first six days were almost cloudless. The scenery of the coast of France, Spain and Alrica,'with the snow-clad mountain's in the background, plainly visible from deck'steamers, is magnificent. Mr. Flaccus was induced to come this way by reading the letter of Murat Halstead, "published in The DlSPATCHdeseribing this route. Boles Can't Carry Iowa. John Aiken, an Iowa politician of some note, was in the city yesterday for a short time on his way home from New York. He is a Bepublican, and he hopes the Demo crats will nominate Boies for President. He says Iowa is still Bepublican, and it was not the party but prohibition that was defeated in the last election. He savs Boies could never carry Iowa in a Presidental contest, aud he would like to see the Democrats fall into the trap. Mr. Aiken believes that the Democrats will name a Western man. He hasn't much use for Ben Harrison. .Aerial Ladders Not a Howllnc Snco'ss. F. 8. Seagrave, a Detroit hook and lad der builder, is at the St. James Hotel. He expects to supply Sharpsburg with what fire material the borough heeds. Mr. Sea grave says the aerial ladders are not a suc cess. They can't be used to any great jJuu i Ulnpiia 'iirn jm-'i3iTinTlg''3MrBFTBTM""3 height without supports, and in most cities their use is not allowed beyond the second or third story. Mr. Seagrave says there is a strong dem'and for a substantial but-cheap ladder that can be left to its fate in the flames if the firemen are unable to remove it from a burning building. He claims the fire escapes are imperfect, and architects and builders are loth to adopt any new idea. The latest scheme suggested is a hydraulic elevator on the outside of a building, but the apparatus is complicated. As the escapes are put up now, the fire usually bursts through the windows and cuts off the passageway. It has also been found that women and" children are unable to walk down the spiral stairways. This problem is j-et to be solved. BELIEVES IS FLYING XACHINES. Chief Elliot 8jt That method of Naviga tion It Possible. Chief Elliot believes that flying machines area possibility, and that within the first quarter of the next century we will travel through the air. Said he: "The wonderful advancement made, even in the last 20 years, justifies this belief. Book at the inventions of the past ten years, and within the next five there will be even more than in the whole ot the last decade. I see no reason why a mechanism could not be made so perfect that wc could travel through the air. "About 15 years ago an electrician work ing here told me that, though it might come alter his death, people in Pittsburg would be able to converse with friends in New York, and it is now being done. In New York Prof. Denton, of Stevens' University, told me a man could think a hole through an inch board. I did not believe it until I saw it. A band was fastened about a man's head. Wires were run from the baud. The man was given a problem to work. The electricity generated in the -man's brain operated a little engine and gimlet that in a short time bored clear through." DULL LEON BUSINESS. Freight Men Think the Manufacturers Are Trying to Work the Bonds. "The glass manufacturers are doing a lively business," remarked a freight agent yesterday, "but the iron men are complain ing of slow trade. I had a chat with several this morning, and they said they could get plenty of orders, but the prices offered for manufactured articles are too low. There is no profit in the business at present rates. My opinion is that the iron men arS playing another shrewd trick on the railroads to get better rates. This is about the time of the year when the iron traffic is made up. East season the manufacturers made a poor mouth and convinced the agents that the business was dull. The result was that manufactured articles of iron were pat in the fourth and fifth classes. Now they want a lower rate, and by working the same tactics they are liable to get it. The iron schedule will be ready some time in Alarcn." Railroad men think the lake to Detroit will be open by March 10, and the first boat will run on that date. The ice in the upper lakes shows no signs of breaking up, but they may be free for navigation by April 10. Ont of the Hanaa of the Becelver. The reorganization of the Allegheny Val ley road has been completed, and the line will pass out of the hands of the receiver March 1. W. H. Barnes, who was the re ceiver, is the Presicent of the new com pany, and he issued a circular yesterday retaining the present officials of the road. They are David McCargo, General Superin tendent; James P. Anderson, General Pas senger Agent; Thomas B. Bobinson, Treas urer; E. P. Bates, General Freight Agent, and T. F. Brown, Auditor. North Tracks for Passenger Trains. Notices were posted in the Union depot last evening requesting passengers between Wilkinsbnrg and Stewart station, going east, to take the north side of the track. This change is made because most of the stations are on that side, and it will prevent people from 'crossing the tracks in boarding the trains. A number of passengers have been maimed and killed at stations in re cent years. The Pennsylvania road is try ing to reduce the danger to the minimum. ContrlDutlon to the Bassian Sufferers. The following contributions to the Bussian famine fund were received by William B. Thompson, the Treasurer, yesterdar: O. G. Miller, 55; Mrs. James Marshall, J25; A. B. Speer, $10; "Margret," ?2; Mrs. Will iam B. Thompson, ?50; John McDonald, $25; John T. D., ?5j Hon. Felix B. Bru not, 525. In Memorlam. Death has invaded the happy home of Mr. and Mrs. William Hogan, ot Cato street, Pittsburg. This respectable and in teresting family removed some months since from the city of Bradford, Pa., where they were well known. Their eldest daughter, Miss Mary Jane, was stricken with pneu monia about five vjeeks since, and February 19, at 5 o'clock P. M., breathed her last. She was well known in the upper oil coun try by a large circle of friends, and her un timely death will be mourned by many with whom she came in contact, as she was ot a kindly disposition, and many a silent and fervent prayer will be oflered for the quiet repose of her soul. She was the head and soul of the family circle ves, iu fact, the flower, and they deeplv feel the loss. She was in her 23d year at the time of herdeath. She bore her sickness with the firmness and fortitude of an old-time Christian, true at all times to her religious convictions; was" conscious to the lost and resunea to ner fate; received the last sad rites of mother church, of which she was a conspicuous and honored member. Mr. and Mrs. Hogan and family take this opportunity of thanking their "many friends and neighbors for the many acts of kindness and courtesies shown them in the hour cf trouble. Bradford papers are kindly requested to copy this notice, as the deceased lady was well aud favorably known in that city. H. KLECEIt BBO., So. COO Wood Street, Pittsburg, Pa., Agents for tho Wonderful Vocallon Church Organs. An f 800 Vocalion guaranteed the equal of a $2,500 pipe organ. The most marvelous invention of the age. Write for catalogues. Also agents for the celebrated Steinway, ,Conover aud Operapianos. Musical instru ments of every description. Everything iu the musical line at lowest prices. lovely Little Honscs for Kent. One or two of those cozy six-room brick houses on Grant avenue, near Bcbecca street, Allegheny, for rent Marble man tels, both gases," bathroom, nice back yard, etc. The cleanest and healthiest locality in the two cities, combining town and coun try. Bent moderate. Inquire at Klebers' Music Store, COS Wood street. Eisqtje or Beep herbs and aromatics for the stomach's sake. Try it - If your complaint is want of appetite.try Angostura Bitters before meals. xrsr THE ALLEGHENY BRANCH OFFICE OF THE DISPATCH AT 107 FEDERAL ST. Is open every day except Sunday nntll 0 P. M. Advertisements will he received up to that hoar for insertion the next morning at regular rates. -- DECIDING ON JUDGES Proves to Be a Very Difficult Task, Even for the Lawyers. OPPOSITION TO THE SCHEME, And Threatened Disruption of the Organiza tion Uecently Formed. A CHARGE OP PEACTICAL POLITICS 'The organization of Allegheny county lawyers formed recently to suggest suitable candidates trom its own membership for places on the county, State or national benches, is just now threatened with dis ruption. The first effort at endorsement of candidates has proven a failure, and it is alleged by many attorneys that the whole arrangement is a scheme that has, to some extent at least, fallen into the hands of professional politicians. It is claimed that of the members of the committee having the affair in charge there is but one reliable Bepubli can. This, it is claimed, gives unfair repre sentation, and it is now asserted that the or ganization will be dissolved before another eflort at indorsement is made. When the assbciation was formed a few weeks ago, one of the rules adopted for its government provided tbat the votes cast for the various candidates should be held as an inviolable secret, and that under no condition should there be any wire palling or political practices allowed. Besalt al the Tint Ballot The total number of votes cast for Su preme Judge was 2o9, of which one candi date had 155, another 95 and another 9. The last name was, therefore, dropped from the second ballot under the rules. The total number of votes cast for Judge of the Common Pleas was 248, of which number E. H. Stowe had 244, scattering 4. A ma jority in number of the members of the bar not having voted for Judge Stowe another ballot is necessary under the rules. Tickets for the second ballot were dis tributed vesterday and the voting will close at 10 a. M. March 4, if there be any voting. "The whole scheme, if carried ont fairly and honestly would no doubt bring out a free and full expression of the preferences of the lawyers tor the various candidates for Judge," a prominent attorney said yes terday, "but low down politics are allowed to creep into the system and the organiza tion cannot stand. For instance, in the re cent contest a paper was circulated solicit ing signatures to a petition in favor of one of the candidates and these signatures I have been informed are counted as votes. That of course does not reflect the real senti ment of the lawyers and does, not mean any thing. The Hole of Secrecy Violated. "Besides, it was understood and was pro vided for by a rule that the workings of the scheme should be secret, yet there has been no secrecy about the first ballot taken. The vote each candidate received has been announced by means of a circular, and is being nsed as an argument in favor of the candidate receiving the highest number of votes. "All this is political jobbery, and indi cates to my mind that the promoters of the scheme are actuated by selfish motives and are prompted by disappointment Many lawyers have therefore decided to have nothing to do with the scheme, and a great majority ot them have decided not to recog nize the organization by casting their votes for either of the candidates. Raising a-Legal Subscription. The people of Seville Island seem very much determined that the man who was charged with the burning of the Clineman property four or five years, ago shall be. punished, and are quietly raising a sub scription to advance the civil proceedings entered against him for damages, he having been acquitted on the criminal charge. They seem to think that they are as much interested as the man who suffered by the burning. Thornton Bros., Allegheny. At the Cosh Store 6,000 yards all linen, hand-made torchon lace, two to five inches wide, Sc and 10c a yard, for Monday. Bisque of Beef herbs and aromatics sends you out bright in the morning. BIBER & EAST0N. SPECIAL SALE HOUSEKEEPING GOODS THIS WEEK. NEW LINEK DAMASKS. CHENILLE COVEES. bHEETi;, GS AJJD faHIETIXGS Extra grade 72-inch table damask 65c PER YARD. Full Bleached 68-inch Table Da masks At 75c,-Worth 90c Extra heavy All Linen Cream Da mask AT 40c, Would be cheap at 45 c The best crash in the country At 5c, 6 l-4c, 8c, 10c, and 12 l-2c. Huck and Damask Towels. Spe cial grades ' At121-2c, 15c, 25c, Handsome Chenille Covers, with heavy fringe, $1,37 1-2, $2,00, $2.25. Many cases of Sheetings and Shirtings offered by yard or piece at WHOLESALE VALUES. $2.50 WhiteCrochet Quilts At $i.oo and $1.25. These are extra value. BIBER & EAST0N, 505 AND 507 MAEKET STL felS-TTSStt . ENGRAVED WEDDISG INVITATION'S, CAIXIXG CAEDS, ETC. TV. V. DEEMITT 4 CO, 107 Grant street.. Xe7-rrssa NEW ADVERTISEMENTS' MARSHELL, THE CASH GROCER, WILL SAVE YOU MONEY. We have just received a new lot of JELLIES AND PRESERVES 20-POUND PAILS. , These packages proved very popu lar. Almost any family can use a 20 -lb. pail. They proved so very popular that the first lot only lasted 3 or 4 days. We will still sell you A 20-lb. Pail of Fine Jelly for 65c. A 20-lb. "Pail of Choice ' Pceservesfor $1.35. These prices are lower than yon. have ever had such goods offered be fore. The quality of the goods is first class. You can buy no better. There is not a wholesale grocer in the State who will offer the goods at anywhere near such prices. The re tail grocers are simply not in it at all. .' Send for our large Weekly Price List and order by mail. When it comes to multiplying, your penny, invested in a postal, will 1 knock the spots out of the mustard I seed. MARSHELL, Corner Ohio and Sandusky Streets, ALLEGHENY. 24 and 25 Diamond Square, PITTSBURG. felB-sn M0QUETTES HAVE THE FLOOR! -AND- Our Prices Will Keep Them There, 100 Rolls Moquette Carpets at 750 a yard, new styles, sold everywhere at $1. 1,000 Rolls Moquette Carpets, the . best made, entirely new styles and colors, at S1.25 a yard. w ' '500 Rolls best quality Velvet" Car pet at $1 a yard, sold last season at 51.25. Borders to match all tha above. EDWARD GR0ETZINGER, 627 AND 629 PENN AVENUE. X-'All goods jobbed at the low est Eastern prices. fe2S-TT33a HUGUS & HACKE. WILL OPEN THIS WEEK THE FIRST Importation of Choice and EiclnsiYe Styles of LADIES' WRAPS, CAPES, JACKETS and LONG GARMENTS. An unusually good assortment of LADIES' MACKINTOSHES, in Navy and Black, all the new and de sirable styles. WINTER CLOAKS at prices to induce you to buy now even for next winter. $10 JACKETS AT $5. These are Cheviot Cloths, good shapes and well finished. Wonderful reductions in all ' FUR GARMENTS. Three ALASKA SEAL JACKETS, very best quality, 27-in. length, two 38-in. and one 40-in. bust measure. The price has been $225, NOW 55175 EACH. FOUR ALASKA SEAL JACK ETS, same extra quality, 30-in. length; one 32-in., two 38-in. and one 40-in. bust. Reduced from reg ular price, 5250, to J?20o EACH. SEAL DOLMANS Two plain, sizes 32 and 42-inch, and 3 Lynx Trimmed, sizes 34, 40 and 44-inch bust; extra fine quality; were $"250 each, a choice NOW AT S175. 'One GREY KRIMMER JACKET, 27-in. length, 34 bu&t, was J? 75, now ?5- ONE ASTRAKHAN. JACKET, 27-in. length, 36-in. bust, was $&St, marked now S50. Our remaining stock of Fur Shoul der and Military Capes at equally great reductions. Cor. Fifth Ave. and MarketSt. fe23-U!TTS '. I ., j ..jj'. .y JilKT V.
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