J
climbed.. But Congress had just about
-. vitality enough left to insist that it should
show a tangible capital of at least W.000,000
on naper and this was raked and scraped
together by popular subscription. The sur
plus air in motion over and above this was
put down variously at from 510,000,000 to
$30,000,000 more, according to the credul
itv of the listener and the soothing effect of
the Lake Michigan breath. A large por
tion of the local subscribers believe that the
subscription business was merely a formal
Chicago device a fake for hornswaggling
Congress and were very much surprised
when they were asked to pay up. Indeed,
they were highly indignant, and some
hundreds of them stoutly refused to do so,
alleging that they were asked to subscribe
merely to get the great fair, aud that the
subsequent proceedings interested them no
jnore.
As nearlv as can be ascertained about
$3,000,000 of the 5.000,000 subscribed has
been collected. Probably at least $1,000,000
will prove a financial myth. The city of
Chicago has pledged S5,000,000 in bonds and
is in the market to get the money. How
much of that has been raised I have no
means of knowing, I believe some ?3,000,
000. On the highest authority it can be
btated, however, that the expenditure of
over $10,000,000 has been contracted for and
that fully 510,000,000 more will be required
in cash before the Exposition Company re
alizes a dollar from the great show. The
construction expenes alone are now about
1,000,000 per month.
An Expense Account of $25,000,000.
If there is any deviation from the "esti
mates" It is more likely to be in the direc
tion of more rather than less money. If the
detailed plans are carried to a finish the
probability is that in round figures the sum
total of expenditures for the buildings and
grounds will at the time of opening the gates
approximate 523,000,000. The knowledge
ot this cuts oil all hope of sufficient addi
tional private investment as it is sure to re
sult in loss.
The reason for this enormous expenditure
can be understood only by a personal study
of the work in progress and the magnificent
scope of the plans. The entire scheme is
intensely Chicagoan in dimensions and
grandeur. Palaces rise on the water's edge
like promises to pay. swamps are turned
into (airy gardens an'd scooped out mudholes
are metamorphosed into grand canals.
E erythiug must be deeper and ider and
higher and greater and more elaborately
beautiful than anything that has gone before.
And so. apparently, everything will be. I
happened to be in Paris at a time when the
buildings were being erected lor the late
Exposition, and can say that there is no
comparison between the Paris buildings and
these, either in point of size or beauty of
architecture and ornamentation. In tact,
there is nothing and has been nothing as a
whole wherewith to compare the "World's
I"air buildings and grounds at Chi
cago. I stood on the wide ex
panse of two-inch pine flooring of the
building to be devoted to manufactures
aud liberal arts and tried to imagine some
thing, but I gave it up. All I knew was
here i. a floor covering 32 acres, walls are
rising on the far sides oi it, and that it will
finally be roofed over in one unbroken roof.
Put 25 or 30 city blocks together in a lump
and they might cover that space. The
other buildings are proportionately large.
To give figures is tedious and figures do not
convey the idea it it only apparent to the
eye. It will also be apparent to the legs of
tne thousands who walk around that room
among the exhibits. The elaborate finish,
the ornamental facades, the magnificent
arches, the statuary and gardens and canals
would furnish columns of descriptive ma
terial. When all is done it will be the
wonder and delight ol the visiting world.
It May :inl It May "ot lie Finished.
"Will all this be done in time?
It is hard to belieie it Perhaps if the
money were lying in bank waiting for con
tractors to take it out the thing might be
accomplished between day and night, put
ting two years into one. Some 4,000 men
are at work there, I am told. To all
appearances there were not as many hun
dreds. So vast is the space and so varied
the occupation. To me the work seems but
fairly begun. TIipv will show you in figures,
by weight of iron and feet of lumber placed,
that more than half the worK is complete
but it doesn't bear that appearance. By
act of Congress the dedication ceremonies
must be held October 12, this year, that
being Ihe four hundredth anniversary of the
discovery of America by Columbus. It
would be a great pity if the work were not
then far enough along to reveal all its
grandeur and magnificence. It is then the
work as a whole will be turned over to
the United States. The reception ot ex
hibits will begin the following month.
"When this once sets in there will
be no room for workmen. The les
son of Xew Orleans ought to be
remembered and the ready and expedi
tious handling and placing of exhibits
should be provided for. There will be four
or five times as many exhibits here, and the
proper care ot these involves one of the
delicate and important problems of the
great Fair.
The want-of-cash' snag is an ugly and
dangerous one. It demoralizes the mana
gerial heads, and in place cf harmony you
can go from chief to chief in the Band &
JlcXaliy building and hear little but bick
ering and scandal I would not dare reveal
all I heard and if I did it would take a
page of nonpareil. The autagonism be
tween the national and the local cempany
is bitter and deep-seated. To be sure, they
declare in public that everything is lovely;
but to me they cut into each other right
and left.
A Confidence Ilramifal to Behold.
There will be a combined effort to squeeze
President V. T. Baker, of the company, out
of his seat at the coming corporate election.'
He knows thi, and being a rather sensitive
centleman and desirous of finishing up what
he has begun, he naturally feels somewhat
hurt at the prospect. None of these gen
tlemen appear to entertain any serious
doubts but what Congress will step up and
help Chicago complete the job they have
thns begun. This confidence is beautitul
to behold. They expect the visiting Con
cessional delegation to go back to "Wash
ington with a lull realization of the magni
tude of the work and the neces
sity of immediate Treasury coin to insure
its proper completion. If they insist upon
this it is rather difficult to see how Congress,
Laving gone into the fair business, can get
away from the lull share of the responsi
bility it has itself created and assumed.
"Under that clause of the Constitution called
"the general welfare" Congress has assumed
a good many prerogatives not consistent
with strict construction and with these pre
cedents it will be easy enough to reconcile
its Constitutional conscience to the loan of
some millions of the public money on the
security of the gate receipts of a butter-and-egg
show. The chief drawback is that the
Federal Treasury is in almost as bad a con
dition just now as the treasury of the
"World's Columbian Exposition Company, of
Chicago.
Charles Tueodoee Mukbay.
Be Beats Big Rescuer. ,
Mike Grahansky, a Pole who lives on
Greenfield avenue, Twenty-third ward, at
tempted suicide last night at his boarding
house by drawing the sharp point of a steel
nail across his throat John Lonahisky, a
fellow boarder, caught him in the act and
stopped him. This angered Grahansky so
that he turned on Lonahisky and beat him
in a terrible manner. Officer Welsh heard
of the affair and arrested both and locked
them up in the Hazelwood station. Gra
hausky's throat was only slightly injured.
Allien Wilson Missing From Home.
Last Thursday morning Alden Wilson,
son of Henry "Wilson, J.3 years old, left the
home of his parents, on Center avenue,
Tenth ward, Allegheny, and went to school
on Observatory Hill. After remaining
there a short time he told his teacher, Miss
Porter, that he was not feeling well, and was
excused. He did not return home, and has
not been seen by his friends since. The pa
rents are greatly troubled, fearing some
thing has happened him.
Bisque or Beef herbs and aromatics
arouses you from that tired feeling.
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The Probable Outcome of the
Approaching Session of
License Court.
LICENSE TO BE GBAKTED
To Places Coming Up to the Require
ments' of the Brooks Law,
IP 2J0 REMONSTRANCE -IS FILED.
Decay of the Catechism Which -Was Such a
Terror in the Past
POSSIBLE ABSENCE OF B. C. .CHRISTY
Bars will be plentiful ihis year and it is
altogether probable that over 1,000 licenses
will be granted in the county. Judges
Slagle and Collier are to preside and, as has
been before stated, they have ruled that all
remonstrances against applicants must be
filed with the Clerk of Courts three days
before the time fixed for the hearings. The
programme indorsed by the Judges now is,
that practically all applications will be
granted, save to those against whom remon
strances have been filed on or before St.
Patrick's Pay.
This was learned yesterday from a lawyer
who stands close to the Judges and who
stated this was the plan mapped out. Said
be: "I have been given to understand that
licenses will be granted by the wholesale
without scarcely the formality of a hearing:.
The fact that no remonstrance is entered
will be deemed sufficient excuse lor issuing
the license.
A lilg Sum Expected In Fees.
"Hearings will only be held where there
is any show of fight. This will mean at
least three-quarters of a million in license
fees. The idea of adopting the Philadel
phia system ot only issuing licenses to all
those who already held license and against
whom there was no complaint; has been
talked of, but will not likely be adopted,
for it would throw out all the new appli
cants. The idea is this year just to grant as
many licecses as can legally be given out.
"Though this is what the liqnormen want
it will prove disastrous to them. Take a
street where there is only one saloon now
and next year there is likely to be five or six.
They must each nay a $1,000 license and
divide up the business1 that formerly went
to the one man. This will mean financial
stress and will cause more kicking than if
fewer licenses were granted. Of course It
is understood that all these men must be
up to the requirements of the Brooks law
and the restaurant feature will have to be
kept up, but there will be none of the
searching quizzing that has heretofore
marked the license courts in this city."
An Increase of the Itevenues.
The increase in licenses in this city and
Allegheny w ill increase the revenue from
this source away beyond the estimate orig
inally made. It will also make a heavy
increase in the receipts of the "Water Bu
reaus, for notwithstanding the fact that a
saloon is a poor place to look for water they
pay a very large proportion of the water
tax, and any large addition to the number
of licensed houses will be readily noticed in
the receipts of the city.
It is even reported that B. C. Christy and
his doomsday book will not be factors in
the coming license court, but this point has
not been thoroughly established. An at
tempt was made to see Mri Christy yester
day but he could not be found at his home.
END OF A CHRISTENING.
Two Italian Grave Diggers Murderously
Attacked by One otThelr Countrymen
He Did Kot Receive an Invitation to the
Italians employed as grave diggers
at the Homewood Cemetery were murder
ously assaulted by one of their countrymen
at their home in the old log house at the
endof Forbes street last night. The house
is occupied by Xick Torka and his young
wife. Frank Bussa boards with him and
both are grave diggers. Across the street
eight or ten other Italians board with an
Italian woman, among them Antonio Bocca.
Torka's if e has a baby two weeks old and
it was christened yesterday, Torka celebrat
ing the event with a half barrel, of cider
which was set up liberally to all callers.
In some way Bocca was slighted in the
invitations, and to get even he imbibed
freely of some whisky he had in the board
ing house. Toward evening he got drunk
and wanted more revenge. "Without
knocking at the door or announcing his
coming in any way he walked into Torka's
house. Torka was'stooping over his baby,
which lay in its mother's lap, when Bocca
jumped forward with a big knife. Mrs.
Torka saw the knife and screamed, and her
husband jumped aside just in time to miss a
blow in the back with the knife, which
caught him back of the right ear, nearly
severing it
Bussa came to, the rescue at this juncture
and grabbed with Bocci, but was cut se
verely on both hands and was nearly scalped
in the encounter. Several other men came
running in then and Bocca fled. The in
jured men, covered with blood, went to the
Fourteenth ward station and told their
story. Inspector "Whitehouse and Detec
tive Sterck and Fitzgerald subsequently
captured Bocca and locked him up. Dr.
Moyer attended the injured men. .He found
five large cuts on Bussa's head, which nearly
severed the scalp.
First Timber Fleet This Spring.
The ice gorge at Parker delayed the lum
ber shipments for several weeks, but as
soon as the river was clear the men com
menced getting out their rafts. The first
fleet of timber this spring from the Clarion
river reached the city yesterday. It was
piloted by W. A. Simpson and seven men.
They registered at the St. James. The
party returned last evening, and expect to
bring down another fleet next week if the
water is high enough. The men say the
run of lumber this spring will be a good.
one. J.nere was plenty ot snow during the
winter, and it was an easy matter to haul
the trees to the streams. Last spring the
timber run to the Pittsburg market was
light, owing to the scarcity of snow. The
forests in the upper counties have been cut
away from the rivers, and it costs consider
ably more than in former years to'jShip the
lumber to market.
Broke TJp a Gams of Craps.
A crowd of about 50 young men and boys
were "shooting craps" Vcsterday in the
rear of the'Hamilton Hotel,, on Penn ave
nue, when the police ttere otified. Offi
cers McTighe, Robinson, Bendcl and Mar
tin O'Mara went down to the plat ? and cap
tured seven of them. The crowd scattered
in great baste, leaving V on the ground
where the stakes were piled up. The" pris
oners were locked up in Central station
under assumed names and will have a hear
ing before Magistrate McKenna to-daj
The large majority of the crowd were oil-'
lookers, about 20 being engaged in the
game.
BaiB Place In Barrlty's Office.
William Foley, son of Patrick Foley, has
been appointed clerk in Secretary Harrity's
omce at iiarnsDurg.
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THE
CAUGHT A BOLD BURGLAR.
Charles Smith, a Colored House-Breaker,
Held for Court His Favorite Method
"Was to Break In 'Windows Much Plun
der Fonnd at Ills Home.
Charles Smith, colored, was arrested at
an early hour yesterday morning and locked
up in the Seventeenth ward police station
as a suspicious character. A week ago
Saturday night a large window in the front
of L Joseph's gents' furnishing store, at
Forty-fifth and Butler streets, was broken
and the contents of the window shirts, col
lars, cuffs, neckties, etc were carried off
Since that time the police in
that district have been watching
for the man who did it. Saturday even
ing Officer Maber noticed a negro
loafing around the window. Upon making
his rounds about 2 o'clock yesterday morn
ing he saw the window had been broken
again and the contents carried ofE Officer
Maher reported the fact at the police sta
tion, and Captain Brophy with Officer "Wag
goner started out to find who had done-it.
They got sieht of a colored man who
answered the description giren,by Officer
Malier, standing in front of the store. Upon
seeing the officers 'he started to run, but
after a short chase was captured by Maher
at the corner of Smallman street. The man
showed fight, drew an ugly knife, and made
a slash at Officer Tilaher, cutting him on the
arm.
He was soon disarmed and taken to the
station. lie gave 'lis name as Charles
Smith, and said he boarded with his brother
at 108 Forty-fifth street A search warrant
was procured, the house searched and
nearly all the stolen goods recovered. They
were identified by Mr. Josephs. James
Smith, the brother, was also arrested
on a charge of receiving stolen
goods. Mr. Josephs entered informa
tion against Charles Smith for larceny
and be was given a hearing yesterday be
fore Alderman Leslie and held in $500 bail
for cnurt.
He was also wanted on a charge of assault
and battery preferred before Alderman
Leslie by Edward Scott, who alleged that
during a quarrel at Forty-third street,
Smith drew a knife and attempted to stab
him. Smith claims to have traveled all
over the world, is a good singer,, and plays
on the banjo. Letters from various sweet
hearts were found on his person. His
brother will be given a hearing to-day.
HOT A "WKECK YET.
The Architect Denies That the xfew Post
office Is Sinking.
The report that the new postoffice build
ing is slowly sinking bobs up every now
and then, much to the amusement of Archi
tect Pattison. Some months ago, in un
loading a lot of heavy radiators, three of
the front stone steps were broken. These
were replaced last week by the contractor.
The impression got abroad that the stones
had sagged, but 'this was a mistake. From
this incident the rumor started that the
building was sinking, and Assistant Post
master Edwards, who is fond of a joke, re
marked that the big pile of stone was sure
to collapse.
About two months ago Mr. Pattison went
over the building very carefully, and he
said the walls were not out of place the
width of a knife blade. The report
caused a number oi people to stop
yesterday and look at the building.
Men were noticed sighting along
the first layer of stones on the foundation.
To the eye the line looked as straight as if
it had been drawn on paper with a ruler.
Old timers know how long ex-Architect
Malone was employed driving piles before
a stone was put in the foundation. The
story goes that he forced the piles down to
China. Mr. Malone has often said that he
would stake his reputation that there is not
a more substantial building in Pittsburg
than the new postoffice.
HEAD ASTONISHES FEIENDS.
A Telephone Call rrom Buffalo Which
Snrprlsed the Elstenrrs.
Few Pittsburgers are aware that it is pos
sible to telephone to Buffalo, X. X., a dis
tance of 263 miles, and do it satisfactorily,
but such is the case, owing to the recent
completion of a long-distance line to that
and intermediate cities. An illustration of
the perfection of the system was afforded
the employes of the Bureau of Electricity
in the bell tower at City Hall on Saturday
night Superintendent Morris Mead, of
that bureau, was in Buffalo last week,
attending a convention of the National
Electric Light Association. On Saturday
evening the telephone in the' fire alarm
office rang and Henry Augloch answered,
and was surprised to hear Superintendent
Mead's voice, so clear and plain that it ap
peared he was only' a few squares away.
Augloch, supposing Mead had returned,
asked when he had arrived.
"Oh, I've been here several days," came
the reply.
"Why, where are you?" queried Augloch.
"At Buffalo, "H. Y.," came the answer,
"and I leave here for Sew York to-night"
The conversation was kept up for half an
hour and Superintendent Mead was given a
full report of the affairs of his bureau as
satisfactorily as if he had been at his own
office.
The South Is for Groycr.
Jerry Baxter, of Tennessee, passed
through 'the city last evening bound for
Washington. He was the Democratic can
didate for Governor in the last election, but
was swamped by the Alliance wave. In
giving his political views, he said: "Hill,
by his extreme selfishness and snap judg
ment, has endangered the prospects ot the
party. He has turned down the Cleveland
people in New York without giving them a
hearing, and now it is apparent to every
body that neither Hill nor Cleveland can be
nominated. Tennessee and Georgia are for
Cleveland;, and I believe the solid South
will support him. There is some talk of
the Southern States uniting on Carlisle, but
so far nothing has been done."
15. & O. Engineers Said to be Dissatisfied.
Second Vice President, Thomas M. King,
of the Baltimore and Ohio road, went to
'Philadelphia last evening. Mr. King had
been in the city during the day. It was
rumored yesterday that the engineers on
the Pittsburg division had some grievances,
and they would hold a meeting here this
week. Mr. King said he had been at the
offices of the company, but he hadn't
heard that any of the men were dissatisfied.
If there is any trouble, he said he couldn't
imagine what it was and he scouted the
report. E. A. Watson, Superintendent of
Motive Power, was registered at-the
Monongahela House. When asked about
the rumor, he remarked that he hadn't
heard of it before.
Bisque of Beef herbs and aromatics
sends you out bright in the morning.
YOUR
TENANTS
If not satisfactory can be
promptly replaced by better
ones, through the medium of
,THE
IDISPATCH
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FIXED AT 13 MILLS.
That Will Be the Tai Rate on a Val
uation of $235,000,000.
SOME ESTIMATES WILL BE CUT,
As Even the Increased Eatings Will Not
Hake Ends Meet.
THE 0BDINAXCE WILL KOW BE PUSHED
As a result of the dissatisfaction over the
increased valuations on city property it has
been finally decided to fix the tax rate this
year at 13 mills, or two mills less than last
year. It had been originally intended to
maintain the same rate as last year, not
withstanding the increased revenue it
would bring as a result of the jump in taxa
ble valuations. When the estimated ex
penditures of the various city departments
were presented and showed such an increase
over last year, it became evident that the
old millage must either be retained or the
department expenses cut down, because the
most liberal estimate of the tax receipts
based on'the increased valuation could not
be made to more than cover the cost of run
ning the city government for the year even
at 15 mills.
An appropriation of over 5400,000 had
been asked for to impfCve the parks, bnt
the demand from the citizens' movement
has been to spend less on parks and go
slower with their improvements instead of
trying to complete them in a few years.
The Plan Proposed by Keating.
Even Select Councilman Keating, who is
probably as much interested in beauti
fying the parks as Chief Bigelow,
himself, suggested as a plan for improving
them that bonds be issued and money'
enough raised to carry the improvements to
a finish as quickly as possible, the bonds to
be made payable by the next generation,
which will participate in the comfort and
enjoyment of the parks as much as the'
present Mr. Keating did not press his
scheme, however, and it passed without
serious consideration, leaving the question
still unsettled.
xilmen, reformers and otherwise, secured
their majorities by a pledge to their con
stituents to oppose allowing the appropria
tions asked tor this rear. Among them
rere a number of men who were up for re
election, and who will have a chance to vote
on the matter. Then there are a number of
men who are passing out of Councils who are
disgruntled because they were not re-elected,
The Mayor has made it known that he
will veto an appropriation bill calling for
a lo-mlll tax rate. It is claimed there could
not be mustered the three-fifths Tote of the
membership in each branch to pass the or
dinance over the veto. t
With this condition existing there is
nothing left to do but to cut down the mill
age by cutting the appropriations. Where
the cuts are to be made is not known, but
it is understood that both the Public Works
and Safety Departments will sutler, par
ticularly the former.
The Total Valuation or the City.
The taxable valuation of the city under
the new triennial assessment will be reported
to-day. and it is expected to reach, if
not exceed, f235.000.000. A 13-mill tax
rate on this amount, making reduction for
rural property, discounts and lost taxes,
would yield more than a 15-roill tax did last
year on a valuation of $210,000,000. The
new law giving the city 5900 on each "retail
liquor license granted in the city, and the
prospect of there' being a larger number
granted than any year since the Brooks law
went into effect, guarantees a revenue
sufficient to cover the increased expenses re
quired by the city's growth in the past
year. '
The sub-Committee of Finance having In
charge the appropriation ordinance has
been in frequent consultation ever since its
appointment and it is understood that as
soon as the taxable valuation is
reported will be in shape to report to the
General Finance Committee. It is then
proposed that as soon as the Finance Com
mittee adopts the report a special meeting
of Councils will be called to consider the
report as an ordinance. It is expected this
wili be done during the present week, as it
is desired to get the millage fixed so that
the tax books can be placed in the City
Treasurer's hands as early as possible in or
der to secure those who wish an oppor
tunity to give the five per cent discount
allowed when the first and second install
ments of taxes are paid during the month of
March.
ALL MARKED REFUSED.
Practically No Change Made in the Prop
erty Valuations In the Third Ward
The Difference Between the Figures of
Owners and Assessors.
A glimpse was secured yesterday of the
appeals from Third ward property holders
against the Board of Assessors' valuations.
Nearly every one was marked "refused,"
except in a few cases where reductions were
asked on building valuations. Except in a
few peculiar cases, no reductions Jiave been
allowed on ground assessments in the entire
ward as far as could be ascertained from the
appeal papers. Not one reduction was al
lowed on the ground valuations of Fifth
avenue property between Grant and Market
streets, and as the assessors say they
are under the actual cash values instead of
being 40 per cent above as claimed by marfy
of the appellants there is not likely to be
any changes made. A number of the
property holders were seen yesterday, but
they declined to talk for publication, say
ingthey had stated their objections to the
increased valuations when they filed their
appeals, and were not prepared to say
whether they would carry the matter into
court or nofc The assessed valuation of
Fifth avenue lots thus decided by the Board,
and the valuations fixed by the owners when
they filed their appeals, is given below:
Assessed Filed by
Valuation. Owners.
Mellor Hocne. 30x2-10 f 60,000 $120,000
C. lleyran lielrf. 20x210 100.000 80.000
MaJuncJtGray, SOxlon 36,000 24,000
J. Morton for A. Morton heirs.
WixlM 213.333 172,(W)
Mrs. A. Black, 20x120 80,000 60,000
Mrs. Catherine Ourdar. 24x120 S5.onn 7n sm
Geo. K. White estate. 25x1ft! 115,000 9i(
Wattles A Sheaffer, 20Xxl20 S2.O0O B5,e
A. V. Holmes, 54x60 154,400 124,!
l'ossiel A Reese, 243x140 120,375 SO.!
Plus P. Keller, 15x100 M,00 48,8
Samuel Hamilton, 30x240 150,000 200,1
Samuel Hamilton, 8-lory building. 92,500 200.C
Freemason Halt. 70x123... 2SVO0 210.1
llorganstem & merman1. 101x3).. 205,232 164, C
Adam Relneman, 23VX172 100,875 85.5
Allegheny Itatlonal Bank, 25x140... 105,000 10U.C
Central Hank, 25x140 105,000 84,0
Mrs. Jane bawyer, 30x120 120,000
G. W. bchmldt, 30x240 150,000 130.C
W. K. Schmertz, 23!iXH0. 88.700 96.8
W". K.Scumert7,2ax!0JVlrglna'v.. 22.400 9ti.t
S. 1.. G. W. 4 J. P. Ileed, 3xL. lai.Olfl 96,0
bheppard heirs, 19x93X 72,200' 55.0
John Rodgers. 13x120 72,000 (con
Louis Relneman. 25x50 5U,500 47,6
James Phelan, 40x30 87.400 55,2
W. W. Patrick. 15X35 28,950 25,0
Pittsburg Opera House Co., 85KX120 341,332 273.0
O. McCllntock, 25X240 127,500 102,0
Paul II. Hucke, 20x80, (corner).... 101,030 70,0
Paul H. Hacke, 40x100 156,000 120,0
Thomas 11. Hutchinson, 20x30.... 46,700 38.0
N. II. Hogg, 15x35 US, 500 10,0
Methodist Board of Publication,
20X115 3S.C00 27.6
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It is wonderful the beautiful effects to be
had in very low-priced wallpaper. Most of
the designs are is sets, such as only the
very, wealthy could afford a few years ago.
Call and se'e them- at John S." Boberts',
719 and 721 Liberty street (head of Wood).
MTh
Spring opening of dress goods. Bead
our ad to-day. Jos. Horne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
PITTSBTJEGr DISPATCH;'
'.MONDA
.' --acit-t-
FEBRUARY',
magistrates-courts. .
Very Little or a Startling Nature In the
Begalar Sunday Morning Police Hear
ings Saturday Night Victims Disposed
of in Various Ways.
Magistrate McKenna bad the largest of
the Sunday police hearings, having 28 cases
at the Twelfth ward station. John Smith
and William Shubosky, charged with dis
orderly conduct, each paid a fine of $10 and
costs. William Barmetheler stationed
himself at Twenty-eighth street Saturday
night and made insulting remarks to pebble
passing. He was retired to Claremont for
30 davs. T. O'Biley, charged with abusing
his wife and family, was fined $20 and costs.
He asked for time and the fine was remitted
and his 'case was held over. Phillip Mc-
Guire got into a fight in Bine's saloon on
Sixth street Saturday night" He was
whipped, arrested and sent to Claremont
tor 30 days. Frank Kelly, with a bottle of
whisky and an ugly temper, was fined$5
and costs for fighting at Ninth street with
Clara Denning. The woman was sent 30
days to the workhouse. Mike. Mullan and
Bobert Horrigan, withont homes, friends or
money, were given 30 days each to the
workhouse. David Jones was arrested in a
house On Penn avenue for assaulting two
women. He fought the officer also and was
nned va and costs. John JUcJNeiiy -was
fined $10 and costs for acting disorderly on
Second avenue at an early hour yesterday
morning; John Gallagher tried to break
into a boarding house, No. 9 Decatur street,
and besides damaging the front door scared
the inmates ot Uhe house badly. He was
let off with a fine of $3 and costs.
There were 20 prisoners before Magistrate
Gripp at Central station. Most of them
were ordinary cases arrested tor drunken
ness, and light fines or short jail sentences
were imposed. Bridget McMorris, one of
these, requested, however, to be sent to the
workhouse, and was given 30 days. Maggie
Adams was given a like sentence for im
proper conduct Mary Casey went to jail
for ten days having created a furore in
Strawberry alley by bombarding her house
with her queens'ware. Mike Nagle will be
released when Mrs. Casey is,' as he was sent
to the Bame place for "the same length of
time for interfering with an officer. Christ
Pastofe paid the only heavy fine, $50 and
costs, for hitting a woman, at No. 199 First
avenue.
Magistrate Gripp disposed of ten cases
at the Fourteenth Vard police station and
eighth at the.Nineteenth ward station. At
the Fourteenth ward, Christ Iesen was
fined $10 and cost for abusing his wife and
children. Mike Bolin paid $10 and costs
for fighting at a Polish wedding ou Bates
street Saturday night Joshua Yates,
colored, was fined $5 and costs for trying to
kick in the door of the Shadyside railway
station, ace other cases were common
drunks. At the Nineteenth ward station
Mike Creigjiton forfeited $30 for creating a
disturbance on car No. .16, on the Wilkins
burg branch, Saturday night He broke
several windows and frightened the lady
passengers badly.
Magistrate Succop disposed of 15 cases at
the Twenty-eighth, ward station. Annie
McGill, for keeping a disorderly house and
abusing her child, was sent to the work
house for 30 days. W. A. Tedford was ar
rested for wanting to whip any person liv
ing on the Southside. The prisoner at first
claimed he hjd been robbed of $50 and a
gold watch, and afterward got badly mixed
up in his story. He was sent up for 30
days. Joseph Kenkesky and Charles Ketz,
for Indulging in a free-for-all' fight, -were
each fined $5 and costs.
M0EE IHD0ESEMENIS FOB BEATJrT.
Henrlcks Says Kennedy Is Satisfied With
the Date or the Primaries.
Yesterday the Troy Hill Mamnerchor,
the Troy Hill Turn Vcrein and
the Marine Club passed resolutions indors
ing Alderman Braun for Mayor. In fact,
there was considerable talk all over Alle
gheny yesterday about the coup Mr. Braun
had made in the city committee. The
supporters of Major Kennedy expressed
much dissatisfaction. The only man who
really seemed pleased was John B. Hen
ricks, who asserts that the early primaries
will suit Mr.'Kennedy. Last night he said:
"I was requested, after consultation with
Major Kennedy's friends, to present that
date, and as it seemed agreeable to the
friends of other candidates the date was
accepted almost unanimously. As the
names of all the candidates have been before
the public for some time and almost a whole
week elapses yet before the primaries,
the public will have time to choose. The
primaries for national and State delegates
occur next Saturday and the Election
Boards can act as well for the Major's nom
ination, thus saving the cost of another
election. The friends of Major Kennedy
who are conducting his canvass would have 1
been satisfied with any other date if chosen
and there was no disagreement and dissatis
faction over the one selected."
ONLY 3 AD BOOKKEEPING.
No Defalcation Discovered In the Allecheny ,
Heating Company.
A rumor has been circulated to the effect
that an employe of the Allegheny Heating
Company was short in his accounts. Presi
dent McGinley stated last niiht that the
company is having some trouble straighten-
ing out the books, but that there is no
shortage.
The trouble, he stated, is caused By the
fact that some payments were not properly
credited, and when bills are sent to cus
tomers the latter produce receipts to show
that payments have already been made.
The inference of the patrons then is that
some one has stolen the money, wnen in
fact it is provided for by a fund that had
accumulated in envelopes marked "over
payments." The system of keeping the
books has been entirely changed.
Firebugs in Dnqaesne.
McKeesport, Feb. 28. Special An
attempt was made last night to burn the
Charles Du ney brick block, in Tuquesn,
opposite the Downey hotel. A hole was
bored in the door, through which oil
was poured. "The- oil was fired, but
blaze was extinguished in time by
watchman. The firebugs are unknown.
the
the
PIQKED UP BY THE P0IICK.
William Brown was arrested last night
by Officer Barr and locked up in the
Eleventh ward station for breaklnsr a win
dow in the storeroom of W. C. Black, on
Wylie avenue.
Morkis Eaoait, who hoards on South Nine
teenth street, reported to the polico last
night that somo oneenteied his room, and
walked oft with a dress coat Saturday. The
police will investigate.
Ikbpector oi Police Sol CocLsoir, recently
appointed. Is to have control of the South
side district, and will take charge March 1.
In the meantime Detective Richard Kelly is
acting as Inspector of tljat district.
JohsKenxak was given 60 days to tho
workhouse by Magistrate Leslio yesterday
morning. Kennan was arrested Saturday
with a roll of calico taken from In front of
J.Nixon's drygoods store, at Fifty-second
and Butler stieets. Kennan claimed he was
drunk.
TALES OF THE TWO CITIES.
Jakes Howard, an employe of the Alle
gheny Street Department, fell in a fit yester
day. His recovery is doubtful.
There is a very dangerousholo on Twenty
seventh street, near Penn avonuo, wheio
the street has caved into a sewer.
Oaklahd Lodge No. 421, K. of P., will hold
an open meeting memorial service on the
death of Dr. JIcKlbben, this eveninsln the
lodge room, Fifth avenue and Stevenson
street.
A gospel temperance meeting was held
last night in Moorhead Hall, -which was
largely attended. Mrs. J. II. Foster pre
sided and addresses -were mado by W. T.
Powell, J.'Bebout, W. Cassey and Mrs. K. H.
Jones.
Bisque of Beef herbs and aromatics
tones the stomach, sweetens the breath.
J.fe-'
-29 1892.
hAP YEAR'S ElfcffTS
Taken Advantage of by Allegheny
Girls, Making Already ai
INCREASE -OP 100 MAEEIAVtES.
fair Ones Who Applj for the Kec
larr
License Themselves.
SOME YJ3BY INTERESTING INCIDENTS'
If Allegheny county gills continue takil
advantage of leap year at the rate thi
have started another new year will find
as free from old maids as Ireland is
snakes. Captain Heber, the genial ma
riage license cleric, wno Knows as muc!
about Cupid's darts as Cunid does himself,
has found that the gentler sex has I
Cupid's quiver and with lv slain more
hearts thanrTime's book has ever shown in
equal space before. The record of one day
less than two months proves that leap year
leads its predecessor with 100 more mar
riages and twice as many happy hearts.
The price for a marriage license is the
same as in '91. The manner of getting"
them is exactly similar. There has been no
tax placed on old bachelors; no penalty for
being an old-maid. Ministers are no more
anxious to join in wedlock than they were
a year ago, and all other known conditions
being the same, it seems like fact and can
only be accounted for by the assumption
that the increase in marriages is due to 1892
being leap year; that Allegheny county
girls are hustlers who believe in proposing
early in their every fourth year opportu
nity. It has been suggested that the lack
of natural gas has made courtship a burden
to the young man who has to carry In the
coal, but the proposition is looked upon
with suspicion.
"Where the Credit Is Placed.
To the girls, thinks Captain Heber, be
longs the credit of having brought about at
least 100 of the 926 marriages which have
occurred in Allegheny county since the
new year was ushered in. "When the books
were closed on February 27, 1891, there
were only 826 to that year's credit, and the
years being similar with regard to all other
things but a woman's privilege,, there are
scarcely any but the unsuccessful who will
challenge the conclusion of the marriage
license clerk.
Captain Heber, when seen by the re
porter, was facing a beardless, blushing boy
of 18 or 19, who stood with his prospective
father-in-law a stern old gentleman, with
a sort of I've-got-you-now look on his face
both waiting for the license that would
bring them into closer relationship. As the
document was finished the young man
reached in his pocket, jingled some coin,
but evidently didn't know how to ask the
prioe which the Commonwealth in its
wisdom has fixed as the penalty tor wanting
to get married. It was a desperate moment,
but to save the victim from asking "What's
the damage?" or "How many wheels?" the
accommodating Captain carelessly re
marked: "It will cost you one dollar."
The boy looked relieved. He tarried a mo
ment behind the old man as the two left the
room, and was jocularly asked if it was to
be a leap year marriage.
' The Tonne Han's Confession.
"Well, yes," he replied with a stammer.
"That is she asked me, and I was mighty
glad she had the sand, because I hadn't."
"That old gentleman is to be your father-in-law?"
Yes."
"He seems satisfied."
"You bet," was the proud answer. I'm
onto him. He put Sally up to askin' me
because it was leap year, aud now he thinks
he's mighty cute, but "
"Hurrv up, Sam," was the authoritative
command that broke off the conversation
with'a snap that indicated anything but a
Eleasant future for Sam in his dealings with
is papa-in-Iaw.
Leap year etiquette in this case was not
carried to its full extent. It is now claimed
by fashionable people outside of Pittsburg's
upper 40.000 that the girl who has enough
courage to propose should get the marriage
license, pay for it, settle with the preacher
and buy the beer for the serenade. Expenses
later on are to be borne, of course, by the.
victim. The first girl to start the custom in"
America's most enterprising city was alady
of debatable age, who at one time in a Pitts
burg school room taught young ideas how
to shoot. Her name is familiar to
many. It 5s not known just how
the leap vear proposal came about, but that
the ex-school teacher was the first to grapple
the subject was made evident by the fact
that she came after the marriage license,
got it and paid for it It had been a dull
day when Captain HeberVlady customer
came into the office. She had passed the
blushing stage of existence. On such an
important occasion, she, of course, wore a
red dress. Her hair was banged, sbe wore
Martha Washington earrings, carried an
antje-Bevolutionary umbrella and didn't
chew gum.
"I want a license," was all she said
except to answer the stereotyped questions.
When the thing was finished and the
price had been paid she turned to the clerk
with a fierce look and asked:
One Thine She Wanted to Know.
"How long can I keep this before I marry
ths man I am going to marry?"
When the question was answered the
young lady lefttleaving behind nothing but
a doubt as to whether or not she had as
good a grasp as a hangman's noose on the
man she "was going to marry."
But it isn't only the girls of long ago who
take advantage of leap year and carry the
matter into the marriage license office.
Some enterprising maidens, of more tender
years, determine to row the boat themselves,
but none with more strategy than a bright
young miss of just 21, who last week
secured a license to marry her
lover ' of just 22. She was as pretty
as a novelist's dream and as modest as a
violet. Of course she blushed when she
asked for the license and it is just as easily
guessed that she couldn't find her pocket
book when the time came to pay for the
legal document At length, however, the
ordeal was over, the big white envelope
was laid away carefully in the pocket that
never was. or will be found by any but
feminine hands.
Some Information for George.
"It's over," sighed the clerk as he
thought how bashful the young man must
have been who would wait until such
beauty would propose. There was just a
little bit of regret as the official realized he
might never sec his fair visitor again, and
he felt a great throb of joy in his heart
when he saw she was goingto ask a ques
tion. "Will this be printed in The Dis
patch?" was the query.
"Yes, ma'am," was the obliging reply.
"Are you sure?"
"Of course; but why are you so anxious?"
"Oh, nothing; only George won't know
about it until I show him our names in the
paper," said the little lady, with a smile
and a blush that ought to Dring George or
any other man to his kees in a moment. It
took the clerk ten minute&after the girl had
left to study out the problem, and then the
thought suddenly dawned on his bewildered
brain that her leap year proposal would be
the marriage license. '
"It was a woman's way, and wasn't it a
good one?" said a bystander. "What man
could refuse to marry a girl after she had
gone to the trouble of getting the license,
bad paid for it, and had even oeen sure that
it would be printed ?"
Spring opening of dress goods. Bead
our ad to-day.. Jos. Horne & Co.'s
Penn. Avenue Stores.
Bisque of Beef herbs and aromatics for
the stomach's sake. Try it.
1 - Vs
EL0PED withamlored man.
An Elzhteen-Tear-Old "White Girl leaves
Town "With a Dark lover Supposed to
Have Gone to Cleveland The Police
After Her.
Miss Tillie Oswald, a pretty white girl of
18, eloped Saturday evening with William
Bays, colored. Such is the story told by the
girl's step-father, Charles Tragresser, who
called at police headquarters yesterday to
ask the aid of the authorities in getting
back the girl, supposed now to be in Cleve
land with her dark lover.
Mr. Fragresser lives on Mt Oliver near
the postoffice and is employed in Phillips
foundry, Sonth Twenty-ninth street Bays
has beenVorking in a brickyard near there
and living in Knoxville. He and Mr.
Tragresser formerly worked together and
when the latter was hurt some time ago and
confined to his home, the colored man made
it sn excuse for coming to the home and
meeting the girl. A few days ago the eirl
made inquiries of an acquaintance as to the
"iMmeoftrainsgoingtoClevelaud,andtbemar-
Stie of. Ohio. When asked why she
wanted to know she replied:
"xoii will hear something next weelc
Saturday night she left the house and has
ot returand. Tragesser instituted an ln
uiry for his daughter yesterday, and con-
uded she had gone with Hays. At the
ke Brie depot it was learned that a coi
ned man answering Bays' description pur-
ea ticsets ior uieveiana and lett on the
train Saturday night Last night a tel-
am was sent to the Cleveland police by
erintendect O'Mara asking that the eirl
found and detained.
IN immense variety of plain Incrrain
ers in all shades. Your attention is
tcially called to our many shades of
u. John S. Bobeets.
od 721 Liberty street (head of Wood).
MTh
arE op Beep herbs
and aromatics
will
pick you up after grip.
1892
BRINfGS
BEAUTIFUL
CUT GLASS
DESIGNS.
i
The patterns this season are exceptionally
rich in deep bold cuttings. Prices are more
moderate, too. Excellent styles In CarafiVs
at $5, $6 and $8; Tumblers nt $10, $15 and $20
dozen; Salad Bowls at $6, $10 and $15, and a
host of novelties in Sherbet and Ice Cream
Sets, Berry Bowls, Wine Sets, Pitchers, Fin
ger Bowls, etc.
We devote one entire room to the display
of Cut Glass.
E. P. ROBERTS & SONS,
I'lFTH AVE. AND MABKET ST.
Ie26-2WT
LACE
CURTAINS:
Every
Curtain
a
-Bargain
This Week. '
43S MARKET ST. 437
Ie23-MWT
HUGUS & HACKE
WILL OPEN THIS WEEK
THE FIRST
Importation of Choice and Exclusive
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 411
.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 $ 2 25, NOW $175
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, 250, to $200 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 $ 175.
One GRE Y KRIMMER JACKET,
27-in. length, 34 bust, was $75, now
ONE ASTRAKHAN JACKET,
27-in. length, 36-in. bust, was $85,
marked now 50.
Our remaining stock of Fur Shoul
der and Military Capes at equally
great reductions.
Cor. Fifth Ave. and Market Si.
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NEW ADVEETaSEMENTS
The Leading
Dry Goods House.
Pittsburx, Pa
Monday, reb.29,1891.
HOME k COS
PENN AYEHTFB SI0RE1
FIRST SPRING OPENING.
DRESS
.GOODS ,
TO-DAY
MONDAY, 29th FEBRUARY,.
TO-DAY.
Undoubtedly the largest and finest,
most varied and most attractive col
lection of Fine Fabrics ever before
gathered in this far-famed Dress
Goods Department.
Our own direct importations, show
ing complete and full representations
of the best productions of the most
renowned makers of
FRANCE,
ENGLAND,
SCOTLAND,
GERMANY.
the rare novelties-
Leaders
are the
among
Crepe Directoire,
Drap Fontaine,
Crepon Creole,
Pompadour a Soie,
Lainage Fontainbleau,
Croise Royale,
Crepon Louis XIY.
These represent such a variety of
novelties that detailed description is
impossible. Come to-day and see
for yourselves.
HERE ARE ALSO
The LANGHOLMS A neat check
ground with stripe of mottled
cord, three colors.
The DALKEITHS A cheviot weave
with jacquarded wheel patterns,
four colors.
The GLENALMONDS A new and
novel cheveron effect.
The FETTERCAIRNS A new di
agonal, five colors.
The GLENCOES A striped cheviot
mixture with soft downy surface,
three colors.
The DALMALLYS An ombre
cheviot, with irregular blocks of
white, three colors.
TheTWEEDIMIERES A fine-, close
woven melange, broken check
, effect, five colors.
The PEBS Close-woven mixture,
homespua effect, five colors.
The SCOTCH NATURALS The
natural undyed wool in 5 styles
of diagonals, cheviots and fancy
weaves.
CREP0NS.
This already popular fabric will
show great improvements in the pro
ductions for the spring season, and
show, also, an almost limitless variety
of ideas at medium or popular prices.
Crepons plain, Crepons combined
with Bedford Cords, in alternating
stripes; Crepons in pleats of various
widths; Crepons crinkled; Crepons
with neat to most elaborate designs in
slf-colored jacquard figures, scrolls
and flowers.
BEDFORD CORDS. .
Popular especially for their quality
of clinginess, a strict requirement for
the fashionable spring gowns. They
show, also, a bewildering variety of
novel notions. Plain Cords in various
sizes and various degrees of round
ness and fullness, Jacquarded Plain
Cords, plain and Jacquarded Ser
pentine Cords, Bedford Cords with
silk embroidered figures, Bedford
Cord silk embroidered robes.
VIG0REAUX SUITINGS,
In plain mixtures, in stripes, in Jac
quard weaves, in woven and em
broidered spots and figures and in
cheverons.
Melange Suitings,.
In striking novelty effects of tufted
figures and spots.
Engtish'Suitings,
In an unusually largt variety of en
tirely new styles and colors.
A noticeable fact in Dress Goods
this season is that they come almost
universally in the medium shades,
neither running to extreme somber
ness or loudness.
The following are some of the lead
ing new shades:
LILAC CLAIRE,
JASSEUR,
FRONTIGNAM,
BLONDINE,
OURAL,
MADERE,
CHAMOIS,
NICKEL,
All represented in this wonderfully
complete department-
J0S.H0RNE&CQ.,
607-621 PENH AYS. i
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