value to the stockholder But it was not
for the benefU ot the city that these lines
were built. The city needs revenue. From
what we now know the taxes will be in
creased. In fact this increase may be such
as to drive manufacturers out of the city.
If manufacturers are driven out there will
not be much use for traction lines. Manu
facturers are of more importance to the city
than traction lines. Members of Council
who are not stockholders in the Duquesne
or Pittsburg Traction companies will hesi
tate to pass this ordinance.
Mr. Magee "Will the gentleman name
some ot the manufacturers driven out by
excessive taxation?
Mr. O'Donnell I have it on the author
ity of manufacturers that if the tax in
creases they will have to move.
Mr. Magee Give the names.
Mr. O'Donnell Carnegie, Phipps & Co.,
of the Union Iron mills. Their largest es
tablishments are outside of the city.
Mr. Magce "Why, they were never in the
city. They couldn't get ground space.
Mr. O'Donnell They were originally in
the city and probably would have been yet.
Mr. Dillon, of the Southside, says high
taxes are driving out 14,000 glass workers.
Mr. Bigham stopped this by demanding
that thev stick to the question. Mr.
O'Donnell then opened a book to read the
law relative to the action of members in
terested in a bill. By mistake he began
the paragraph relative to bribery and a
laugh followed. The motion was then put
and the ordinance became a law. The vote
was 37 aves to 5 noes, and exactly like that
in the first veto except that Mr. Maginnis
rote was added to the affirmative column,
making it 37.
A BATTLE ON THE AUDIT.
Tbe Amended Ordinance Passes Common
Council After Being Hotly Contested-i
Mr. O'Donnell Tries to Block It on a
Technicality and Gets Called Down.
Next to the Mayor's vetoes the final
passage of the amended auditing ordinance
in Common Council was the most important
business of Councils. Like the vetoes, it
threw the larger branch into a fever-heated
light. Chairman Holliday announced it and
then paused for remarks. These were not
long coming. Mr. O'Donnell called atten
tion to the word "momentary" in the first
section and asked what it meant. President
Holliday examinated the printed copies and
replied that the word was a typographical
error; it should be "monetary."
Mr. O'Donnell The ordinance should go
back for reprinting.
President Holliday The original copy,
which I hold in my 'hand and which reads
correctly, is the only one binding the city.
However, I am ready tor the action of
Council.
Mr. O'Donnell I think you should rule
that the bill go back.
President Holliday The Chair will not
do so. Do you make such a motion?
Mr. O'Donnell Yes, but I don't suppose
it will pass. Laughter.
Mr. Bigham I hope this motion will not
pass. There should be no more monkeying
with this matter. It is simply a typo
graphical error, such as may occur any time.
As Mr. O'Donnell predicted, his motion
did not pass, and the ordinance was taken
up. Mr. O'Donnell moved that the amend
ment ofiered by the committee on tbe whole,
placing the audit in the hands of the Con
troller instead of a committee of Councils,
be stricken out.
Ruled Ont of Order.
Mr. Bigham I raise the point of order
that the amendment is not in order.
The Chair The point is well taken.
Mr. O'Donnell That poinMias never be
fore been raised in Councils. My motion is
common in Legislative and Congressional
practice.
The Chair Tou moved to strike out and
insert.
Mr. O'Donnell Only to strike out
The Chair The ordinance being on a
third reading, the Chair rules that it can be
amended only in committee of the w hole.
Mr. O'Donnell To strike out is not to
amend.
The Chair It changes the ordinance and
so i an amendment
Mr. O'Donnell "Will you yield to the
rulings of the Senate or House of Repre
sentatives? The Chair You have the floor. You can
oiler what you please.
Mr. O'Donnell read an extract from the
State Senate records to sustain his position.
"When lie finished the Chair put the ordi
nance on third reading and it parsed. Mr.
O'Donnell took the floor again and began
an appeal.
President Holliday The Chair is in
clined to lose patience. The gentleman at
first favored an auditing ordinance, and now
is doing all in his power against it
Mr. O'Donnell I never favored this or
dinance. The ordinance I favored was en
tirely different, even the title has been
changed. This ordinance wilj likely pass
and I desire to enter my objections: First,
it places the controller in an awkward nosi-
tion.
jvn act oi asseniDiy empowers tne
controller to audit the accounts of the citv.
It does not empower him to go back over
the old account. Some years ago when Mr.
McCarthy was Mayor and a prominent poli
tician was treasurer, McCarthy intimated
that things were not as thev should be. He
said that if the people would elect him Con
troller he would make investigations. Mc
Carthy was elected Controller and when he
was asked why he did not audit the Treas
urer's books, fie claimed that the act did not
give him the right to do so. I claim this
ordinance confers .on the Controller only
such power as he now has, and councils can
not confer on him any power not given by
the act of Assembly.
As Far Back as tbe Audit Goes.
The Chair You know Mr. Morrow has
been Controller for ten years?
Mr. O'Donnell Yes.
The Chair And the audit goes back for
ten years?
Mr. O'Donnell I claim that this or
diance can't compell the controller to audit
the accounts because the act of assembly
does not so specify his duty. The purpose
of this amendment is to kill the ordinance.
"When it is passed it can't be enforced. I
don't know what possition the controller
will assume, but he can assume that taken
by his predecessor.
Mr. Wright If the controller refuses to
audit the accounts then he must so report to
Councils. When that is done, it is time for
us to take action.
Mr. O'Donnell Don't you know that Mr.
Morrow has been controller lor ten or
twelve vcars?
Mr. YVriSht Yes.
Mr. O ' Donnell Has there been an
audit?
Mr. Wright I don't know. This ordi
nance gives the controller the power to
make an audit
Mr. Donley I always believed the con
troller the proper auditor, and I have no
political reasons to influence me, not to cast
any reflections on the gentlemen from the
Sixteenth ward. Experts are needed for
this work, and I do not think they could be
found in Councils.
The ordinance was put to a rote and
parsed, with 27 affirmatives and 11 negative
votes. The ballot stood:
Ayes Messrs. Auzlocn, Bigham, Brown,
Donley, Delaney, Dunn, Elliott, Ertzman,
Fox, Groetzinger, Hagmater, Jarrett, John
ston, Kellv, King, Lowry, Mason, McEldow
ney, MacGonigle, McGuire, Pitcairn, Shan
non, Taggart, Togt, Wallace, Wright and
President Holliday 27.
Noes Messrs. Ferguson, Flinn, Gallagher,
Lai kin, Metcalfe, McCarthy, O'Connor,
O'Donnell, Pfelfer, Eussell and Stewart U.
10 LEAVE BUSINESS TAX THE SAME.
A Insolation Which Mr. MacGonigle
Tried Hard to Have Passed.
Considerable stir was created in Common
when Mr. MacGonigle offered the following:
WntnEAS, The tendency hss been for a
number of years to saddle all taxation on
real estate,
Resolved, That the Committee on Finance
be requested to make no change in the bus
iness tax for the year 189i .
Mr. Flinn moved to postpone action un
til the next meeting. The hour was late,
the members tired and anxious to get home
HaWJ-MMMtt'wS:9EfeMfe' waiii wa 11 1 11m --r,jir.,nj whuii
and the subject was one that should be care
fully considered.
Mr. Brown hoped the motion would pre
vail. His colleague. Chairman of the Fi
nance Committee, was absent, and the reso
lution should not be considered in his ab
sence. '
Mr. Ferguson asked: "Who is your col
league, that we can't get along without
him?"
Mr. Brown grew a trifle angry, and re
plied: "He is Chairman of the Finance Com
mittee, and he supplies the brains for the
gentleman and a lot of others."
Mr. MacGonigle fought hard for action at
once, saying the appropriation ordinance
would be fixed by the next meeting, but his
resolution went over.
BEGULATIfiQ 8IDEWALK&.
The Bill Fixing Elxs and Style Faases Com
mon Council.
In common the ordinance regulating the
style, description and width of sidewalks
and boardwalks, which had been at the
last meeting made a special order, was
called up. Mr. Magee said it had been
found necessary to have authority to regu
late the sidewalks. This ordinance would
enable the city to compel men who hold
large tracts of land for investment to put
down sidewalks for the use of the people,
and regulate the sidewalks on the main
thoroughfares. It did not affect the small
property owners, who, ns a rule, keep good
sidewalks; it was for the larger tracts.
Mr. Ferguson thought the ordinancedid
not give tbe power required. In the Fifth
teenth ward Thirty-second and Thirty-third
streets are filthy. " Chief Bigelow has tried
to have the property owners fix them and has
failed. On the other hand the ordinance
did give power to stipulate the kind of
pavement to be put down. This left the
people at the mercy of a tew contractors.
He did not like the ordinance as it read.
The ordinance was then passed by a vote
of 37 ayes to 2 noes. Mr. Ferguson and
Mr. Pitcairn cast the negative votes.
Papers Passed Finally.
Select Council passed finally the follow
ing papers:
Ordinances for sewers on Garret alley,
Howe street; repealing ordinanze for sower
on part of Mulberry alley; changing name of
part of Greenfield avenue to Wheatland
street: locating Griffin street; locating Au
burn street; locating Victoria street; locat
ing Brooklino street; establishing grade of
Jet alley, grade of Coleman street, grade of
Hoosac street, Denmarsh street; relocating
portion of Greenfield street; locating Alger
street; relocating Irvine stieet; re
establishing grade of Hamilton ave
nue; vacation of Melton street,
of Garfield street, of Morton street, of
Deary street; locating Damn street; sewer
on Pride street: naming Colombo street;
establishing grade of McDevitt street, grade
of Ophelia street, grade of Hamlet street: for
grading, paving and curbing Castlotnan
stieet, of Atlantic avenue; opening Fifry-
lourtn street, opening xiitiuiage street;
sewer on Yale alley; opening of Griffin
streot, Woolslayer alley: grading, paving
and curbing Harcums alley; granted Park
Bro. right to lay switch on Spruce alley;
same to United States Baking Company on
Liberty street, and for the vacation of that
pirc ot Butler street Known as Plum Bun
road.
The Opposition Makes No Fight.
In Common Mr. Pitcairn, from a special
committee, presented the ordinance granting
Park Bros. & Co., the right to lay a switch
on Spruce alley. This ordinance has been
before Councils before. There was some
opposition and the special committee was
appointed to investigate and report affirma
tively. The opposition still existed but no
fight was made and the ordinance passed by
a vote of 25 ayes to 14 noes.
Notes From the Councils.
Mb. O'Doxxell, from tho Committee on
Surveys, presented an ordinance In Common
locating Daum street; passed.
Chief Bioelow's report of contracts
awarded for supplies in building about a
dozen sewers was approved In both
branches.
is Common the report of the Department
of Public Works on award of street improve
ment contracts, as previously published,
was read and the awards approved.
Mr. McGcire, of Common Council, moved
that the Chairman of the Finance Commit-'
tee be directed to report the ordinance or
contract for tbe lease of the Firth Avenue
Maikct at tbe next meeting; passed.
Mr. Wright, from the Committee on Pub
lic Works, presented ordinances in Common
for paving and grading Woolslayer alley
from Thirty-seventh to Thirty-eighth streets,
and Dithrldge street from Fifth avenue to
Forbes street: both of which passed.
The ordinance to vacate Butler street or
Plum Bun road from Hoevler street to Kiver
avenue, was called up in Common. This Is
an old township road now held to be un
necessary by reason of opening Bntlor street
extension. The oidinance was passed.
Chief Elliot's report for January showed:
Receipts, $293 21; expenditures, $12,878 43,
and a balance of $1,054 93, which is all that is
left of the appropriation. The roport of
Cliipf Brown showed an expenditure of
$52,359 31 in all the bureaus, and a balance on
hand oi $678 76.
Is Select a request was received from S.
Hamilton asking that the surplus of $4,000 in
rthe appropriation of the Department of
Charities be donated to the West Penn Hos
pital. It was stated that at least $10,000 had
been expended by that institution in caring
for the indigent poor of Pittsburg in the
past year. The matter was referred to the
Finance Committee.
The bonds of the Chiefs of Departments
were presented. Mr. Bigelow's was the first.
Mr. O'Donnell wanted it read, and this was
done. He said it was a good bond. Mr.
Biselow was good for the money, and the
sureties are good, but it was only a com
mon bond and not the kind the city should
hold. The bond was approved without ob
jection, as were those of Chiefs Brown and
Elliot.
BICE QUAY IK TOWH.
He Says II in Father I Better and Is
Coming North Soon.
Senator Quay's son Dick arrived in Pitts
burg yesterday from Philadelphia. He reg
istered at the Duquesne, and will remain in
Pittsburg lor two days. His recent trip to
Florida, he said, was an enjoyable one. He
has been burned brown by the Southern sun.
His father, he said, was tor a time seriously
sick, but is now greatly improved. He will
not come North for some time.
"The old gentleman had a rather rough
time of it alter we arrived in Florida,"
Dick said, "and we were, of course, some
what alarmed at his condition. He was
much better before I left him. I did not
come away until I was satisfied he was out
of danger. He is yet delicate, but is being
carefully nursed, and he will, I think, be
able to come north within a couple of
weeks."
"Will the Senator be a candidate for re
election?" was asked.
"I really don't know," the young man
answered. He then laughed significantly,
and concluded by saying: "Father has not
yet said what he intends doing. It is sup
posed, however, that he will be a candidate
to succeed himself."
The Central Hotel Closed.
Last vening the Central Hotel was closed
for repairs. During the day the guests had
a good deal of sport in registering their
names. One came from "Lonsometown,"
another from "Quitvllle," some from "Last
Day" and others lrom "So Long." Mr.
Bowan says the old house will be in first
class shape when it is opened about May L
The boarders were busy yesterday moving
to the Monongahela and St Charles Hotels.
H. P. Ulam, the genial clerk, will go to
Buffalo for a few days and then return to
assist in superintending the improvements.
A Remarkable Cure or Rheumatism.
Messrs. Cage and Sherman, of Alexander,
Tex., write ns regarding a remarkable
cure of rheumatism there as follows: "The
wife of Mr. .William Pruitt, the postmaster
here, had been bedridden with rheumatism
for set eral years. She could get nothing to
do her any good. We sold her a bottle ot
Chamberlain s Pain Balm and she was com
pletely cured by its use. -We refer anyone
to her to veritv this statement" 60-cent
bottles for sale by druggists. ttssu
NOT ALL DELIGHTED
By the Tidings of the Big In
crease in the Number
of Licenses.
COMIBMED BY COLLtEB.
The Judge Tells How the Coming
Hearings Will Be Conducted.
VIEWS OF THE LEADING DEALERS.
Some of Them ire Afraid There Will Be
Too Huch Competition.
ATTORNEY CHRIST! K0T A FEATURE
Aa indicated exclusively in The Dis
patch yesterday there will be licenses
galore. The list of prospective bars will
be swelled to 1,200 or more. There will be
none of the quiz game, and even B. C.
Christy and his doomsday book will be
among the missing. Jndge Collier, in an
interview yesterday, confirmed the state
ment made by The Dispatch.
"Where no remonstances have been filed
we will grant licenses without a hearing,"
he said. "These remonstrances must be
filed by March 17, and after that date none
will be received. No communication, an
nonymous or otherwise, will be received.
A judicial examination will be conducted,
and we will consider nothing but matters
of record, and evidence heard in court will
be considered. We will consider it contempt
if such letters are sent in. In cases where
remonstances are filed we will have regular
hearings, and we will hear testimony on
both sides. If, however, the court has a
doubt as to whether an applicant is entitled
to a license, it may ask if the man is an
American citizen or whether there is a
necessity for the place. In nearly every
case, however, the application will be taken
as prima facie evidence that the applicant
is entitled to the license."
The Effect on the Business.
Liquor men generally are pleased with
this decision. Some think all can thrive if
the speak-easies are killed. Others say it
will drive the weak ones to the wall and
leave only the cream of the dialers in the
business. It is also declared that if 1,000
licenses are issued in the connty not more
than half of them will be taken out They
all, however, indorse the plan and each
figures out good results from it Matthew
Weiss, in speaking of Judge Collier's in
terpretation of the Brook's law, said:
"It is no more than right that every man
who is a citizen and who is capable of
handling, the business should be given a li
cense the same as in any other business.
There is enough business for all if the
speak-easies are wiped out Pittsburg can
support 600 more salbons. The limited
number of saloons has been the cause of the
speak-easies. There are now between 900
and 1,000 speak-easies in Pittsburg. Some
of them are under the name of clubs, but
they are speak-easies all the same, and they
are doing more to ruin the people and the
saloon business than anything else. The
police cannot say a word against a single
licensed house in" the city. The only trouble
we have is with people who get full in these
speak-easies and then want to create dis
turbance in legitimate saloons. It is here
that the speak-easies take care of a class of
people the saloon men do not want to
handle.
One 'Ward That Is Well Supplied.
"Just to show how numerous these speak
easies are, in one ward in the Southside
there are 42. Nearly all of them are called
clubs, and on Sunday each one of these
clubs uses more beer than many of the
licensed saloons sell in a week. Speak
easies are much frequented by boys and old
men. They drink more than they would in
a saloon. They are willing to drink a
poorer quality than they otherwise would
because stolen fruits are always sweeter. The
boys get drunk and then the fathers blame
it on the saloons.
"If the trade that should go to the
saloons only goes to them there will be
money enough for all. People in the
suburbs will be as well able to pay the
51,000 license as those down town. Their
expenses are not as heavy, and matters will
even np. The Brooks law is the best thing
we have had yet It has refined the liquor
business."
"Not half the men who are granted will
ever take out a license," said John Newell
last night "Plenty of them apply in the
hope that if they get licenses some brewer
or wholesale dealer will set them up in busi
ness. A thiid of the applicants are not
worth 10 cents. I know one fellow who is
fitting up a place on Smithfield street and
he hasn't got money enough to put up as
a forfeit for his natural gas meter. There
are a whole lot of people who don't have
auy idea of the expense of running a saloon,
and they will find there is not a fortune in
it"
When James Piatt was asked about his
views, he said: "If a thousand licenses are
taken out in Pittsburg there will be 500
Sheriffs sales within the first six months.
I don't believe there will be. half that num
ber taken out Lots of those applicants
don't know what they are there for. I
guess they only apply for the fun there is
in it"
Expects a Chanje of Heart.
Tom Wallace also declares that not more
than half of the licenses will ever be taken
out He says if three or lour are granted
close together, one man will take out a
license and the others will not risk their
1,000 fee. He does not believe that in the
end the number of licenses will be very
materially increased.
When F. X. Woog was interviewed, he
said: "I believe this is the only just
method. The $1,000 fee will.drive all those
to the wall who are not competent and only
the good ones will be left The saloons are
all under the police surveillance and the
business will regulate itself. The law pro
vides for the revoking of licenses and those
who do not observe it will be weeded out I
believe this will be the best thing that has
ever happened to the liquor business in
Pittsburg."
George Mashey was slow to believe that
the Court had indicated to anyone anything
in relation to the number of licenses to be
granted for the coming year, adding: "If,
however, it has been decided to issne a
thousand or more licenses we must be con
tent Everybody is, of coarse, anxious to
get a license, and one man has the same
right to apply to the court as another. If
1,000 licenses are granted we will do just as
we did before the Brooks' law, when Pitts
burg alone had 2,800 saloons." ,
Judge White Talks About the Licenses.
Judge White left for St Augustine last
evening to spend the month of March. He
was glad to he relieved of the License Court
grind, and said if the Judges would follow
the rules already laid down that the pnblio
could pretty nearly gauge how many licenses
would be granted. He added that he had
been roundly abused for his interpretation
of the Brooks law, but the people are begin
ning to see that certain principles have
been established. The Judge still believes
that a liberal number of saloons scattered
over the country is better than limiting the
places where booze is sold.
AlL lovers of delicacies nse Angostura
Bitters to secure a good digestion. TT8SU
THEY TIRED OF STRIKING.
The Second Avenue Street Car Striker De
clare Their Troubles at an End and Then
Disband District Officers Are Mot
Happy Pver the Result.
The almost forgotten strike on the Second
avenue street car line was brought to an
end in an unusual manner Sunday night
The strike neyer was very vigorous, ex
cept for a short time just after the start
The inaugurating of the trouble on the
Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Trac
tion Company's road so soon after this one's
inception caused interest to lag. Soon the
ban, which had been placed on the
Second avenue line commenced to loose its
grip, and the road was steadily winning
Dacfc its old share ot the patronage, xnis
disheartened the strikers and they wanted
to declare the strike off, but they did not
get the sanction of the district officers, for
fear in calling it off the Pittsburg, Alle
gheny and Manchester strike miht be lost
a thing which occurred quite a long time
ago.
On Sunday the Second Avenue Street Car
Assembly met and determined to finish the
thing themselves. To do this it takes a
tw-thirds majority of the membership, but
that number was not present by three. This
little drawback was easily overcome by
casting three proxy votes, and the strike
was declared oft When this was done the
assembly decided to go out of business and
battle for a living outside the union lines.
All the paraphernalia were boxed up and
sent into the district office with the promise
that they could evermore remain there.
District Master Workman Dempsey was
asked to be present, bnt for some reason he
did not go. Yesterday he said the action of
the Assembly was unlawful. Although he
was quite mad about the affair he had to
swallow it, as tbe Assembly's action was
permanent
HZ MAT COME HOME.
John Jarrett Resigns, It la Said, to Accept
an Office Here.
John Jarrett, Consul to Birmingham, has
tendered his resignation and will in all
probability take his old position as Secre
tary of the American Tin Plate Associa
tion, with headquarters in Pittsburg. The
news was a great surprise to the labor peo-
le of Pittsburg. They all claim they never
ad an intimation of it.
It will be remembered that when the tin
plate manufacturers met in Pittsburg last
week, a committee was appointed to confer
with the sheet iron manufacturers and have
the two interests combined, as they are so
closely identified. In this event it would
be necessary to have a good, live man, who
could devote his entire time to looking after
the interests. The present Secretary
of the tin plate manufacturers, Clarence
Britton, is a bright, active young man, but
he has not the time to devote to the position,
as he has to look after his interests in
Cleveland.
With these facts taken into consideration
it is altogether probable Mr. Jarrett will
take this position, and no- better man could
be found to fill this position.
HOI VEST PB0BABLE,
A Report Conies From Wheeling Predict
ing Trouble in the Amalgamated.
A report comes from Wheeling to the ef
fect that the rollers and puddlers of that
city will withdraw from the Amalgamated
Association and again enter the folds of the
Sons of Vulcan. It further says nine-tenths
of the puddlers in the Ohio Valley will
join them and together the number would
be swelled to 10,000 seceders.
The Amalgamation officials of Pittsburg
langh at the report and say there is no truth
in it. Assistant President Garland said he
made a trip through that district last week
and found everything 'moving along
smoothly.
It is admitted by other Amalgamated men
that there is some little dissatisfaction
among some of the men down through the
valley owing to some trouble growing out
of the last convention.
C0L0SED PTODLEBS' DISSATISFIED.
The Vesuvius Mill May Again Go on a
Strike.
Owing to the dullness of the iron and
steel business there may be a cut in the
wages of the puddlers in the Vesuvius mill
of Sharpsburg. The mill has been employ
ing colored workmen and running non
union since the strike.
When these men went to work last August
there was no agreement made, but a sort of
an understanding was given them that they
would be promised steady work as long as it
was possible.
If the reduction is made, it will probably
be a 15 per cent one. This would mean a
cut from 55 50 to $4 75 per ton-
Some Sew Charters.
The following charters were issned
yesterday: The Smith-Burdenold Glass
Company, of Pittsburg; capital, 575,000; in
corporators, Charles N. S. Burdenold,
Courte L. Smith and James B, Brown, of
Allegheny City; James P. Smith and
George Eeed Sullivan, ot Pittsburg. The
New Castle Steel and Tin Plate Company,
of Lawrence county; capital $150,000; di
rectors, Georee Greer, John Stevenson, Jr.,
W. S. Foltz, J. P. H. Cunningham, of New
Castle, and J. W. Cunningham, of Pitts
burg. The Girard Building and Loan As
sociation, oi Erie connty; capital, $1,000,
000. Salesmen's Sick Fund.
The salesmen of the Knights of Labor
will meet on Thursday night to form a bene
ficial society. The scheme is to form a sick
benefit fund, which will pay (7 50 a week
to ailing members. They had first intended
to organize a social club, but they aban
doned that for the present scheme.
The Typothrtce'a Journal.
The Typothetic of Pittsburg have Issued a
monthly, paper in its interest It is christ
ened The Tfpothetce. An effort will be made
to have the paper accepted by the United
Typohetce as its official organ.
Suit to Recover 25 Cents.
There was a peculiar hearing before Mag
istrate Succop last evening and one that
created considerable interest. A few nights
ago Benjamin Kirschmeier and a number
of his friends went into Pat Devlin's
saloon, on Washington street, and ordered
drinks to the amount of 25 cents and ten
dered in payment a, 60-cent piece. In the
eonfusion, he claimed, he did not get his
change, and brought suit against John An
derson, the bartender, te recover a quarter.
Both were represented at the hearing by
attorneys. Several witnesses were exam
ined and jndgment given for the defendant
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THEY ABE THE
Host Satisfactory, Always.
THREE IN THE RACE.
Braun, Tyler and .Kennedy Form
ally Enter the Mayoralty Contest
A MEETING OP THE REFORMERS.
Organized Action to Be Taken in Behalf
of Their Candidate.
MAM PROMINENT CITIZENS PRESENT
Major William M. Kennedy, Alderman
Braun and Major Tyler yesterday deposited
$100 each and gave notice to Secretary
Neeb, of the Allegheny Bepnblican City
Committee, that they would be candidates
at the primaries next Saturday for the
Mayoralty nomination. At midnight, at
which time all notices of candidacy were re
. quired to be in, no further names had been
received. The three-cornered fight was
started with full force yesterday, and it is
predicted that the week will see as lively
campaigning as has ever been known on the
Northside.
The campaign of Major Kennedy was
formally opened with a meeting of over 100
prominent citizens at 51 North Diamond
street last night Every man looked as if he
was going into the campaign as vigorously as
if his own political future hinged on the re
sult While the meeting was in progress
Alderman Braun was out hustling with the
same persistency he has shown since the
day his name was announced.
Harvey Henderson as Fresldlng Officer.
The meeting on North Diamond street was
opened with Attorney Harvey Henderson
in the chair. Bichard Armstrong acted as
secretary. He will be continued as secre
tary during the campaign. Mr. Henderson
announced the following committees:
Executive J. B. Benrfcks, Chairman,
Charles Hetzel, Hugh H. StaufTer, John
Bothwell, John Oliver, Jesse McGeary,
Henry Albrecbt, David Davis, Samuel C.
Grler, C. W. Dahlinger, George Budolph,
John Hetzel, Arthur Schondelmyer, W.W.
Nesbit,S. G. Fanlin.Fred Sulss, John Vaulner,
Dr. B. H. Gilllford, John E. Windlo.
Finance Charles Simon, Chairman, Theo
dore Sproul, Georee Sulras, third: Charles
Lewis, George Bothwell, John Hood.
After the routine business Councilman
Nesbit created a ripple of excitement by
proposing that a polling school be estab
lished in Kennedy headquarters to educate
the people with regard to the intricacies of
the Australian system, from the fact that
the first fight will be at the primaries.
However, the suggestion was considered out
of place. Bothwell wanted a circular letter
issued to toll the voters just why they
should support Kennedy. The matter was
referred to the Executive Committee.
The proceedings were getting a little, dull
and some one called on Bobert McAfee for
a speech. Mr. McAfee is from the Woods'
Bun district where every person works,
and, therefore, recommended that the work
ing men be interested in the campaign. "It
is the people who don't wear boiled shirts,"
he said, "who are in a majority. There
may not be any of that class ot people in
the Second ward, but we have them in our
end of town, and they should be recognized."
Special Efforts for the Toilers.
James Bradlev said the Second ward
wonld be heard lrom when the returns were
counted, and if other wards do as well, Ken
nedy will be so far ahead that his competi
tors will never appear on the field again.
Councilman Henricks agreed with Mr. Mc
Afee, and as Chairman of the Executive
Committ.ee invited the workingmen of the
city to call at headquarters. He called on
Mr. Marshall, a business partner of Mr.
Kennedy, to make a speech. He thought
no other man was better acquainted with
the candidate and none would be more in
terested in the result
Mr. Marshall believed it very evident
that the city of Allegheny wants some
change. He thought the Important thin? to
do in the campaign would be to go around
and see the people who are afraid of .wet
ting their shoes on primary day. "If the
people in Allegheny who are always com
plaining," he said, "would turn out at the
primaries and elections we would have a
better class office holders."
Mr. Henricks called Mr. Marshall's at
tention to a rumor that has been circulated
to the effect that Marshall, Kennedy & Co.
employ "scab" labor. Mr. Marshall said it
was untrue: that the firm never had any
trouble with its employes, and that during
the carpenters' strike they requested and
secured the delay of some work they had
given out in contract in order that there
might not be any trouble about it with or
ganized labor. He said it was a right of
laboring men to organize, and that the firm
of Marshall, Kennedy & Co. never chal
lenged that right In concluding, Mr.
Marshall said it was useleis for him to
speak of the honesty of Mr. Kennedy, who,
everyone knew, is "as straight as a rule."
Another Meeting Thursday Night.
Conncilman Drum congratulated the
forces of Mr. Kennedy on being composed
of the most representative men in the city.
He thought it was a reunion ol the lambs
and the lions, and he wanted them to meet
again. At his suggestion it was decided to
have another meeting at the same place
Thursday night It was also recommended
that meetings be held in the different wards,
and one was arranged for to-night in the
North avenue, Second ward, schoolhouse.
Among those present last night' were
Chief Grubbs, Chief HetzeJ, Samuel Grier,
George ShirasIIL, James Bradley, Conn
cilman Cruickshank, Councilman Lowe, Dr.
Gilliiord, N. H. StaufTer, Councilman Hen
ricks, Mr. Hirsch, Mr. Simon, Mr. Both
well, Chairman Parke, and many other
Councilmen and prominent citizens.
The Democrats of Allegheny City have
decided to put a candidate in the field for
Mayor. Chairman Huckenstein, of the
Committee, said yesterday that he Will call
the City Committee to meet on Wednesday
evening at Common Council chamber. Alle
gheny City hall, to name the candidate.
Alex Wilson and Lee Prosher have already
been mentioned for the place, but both say
they are unwilling to make the fight
A New Name .Mentioned.
A number of the leading Democrats of
41A finrtrll CM 1a Iiqwa nrrrraoarl T-Turim "Rolrnii
of the Eighth ward, who, they say, can poll
the solid Democratic vote of the city.
Baker is a blacksmith, and he has always
been an earnest Democrat He would be
saiisfactory, it is said, to the reform ele
ment, and a strong effort is being made to
have him enter the fight
Allegheny City has a Bepnblican majority
of about 3,000 votes. The full vote of the
party is seldom brought out, and in several
of the wards there is not, as a rule, a Demo
cratic vote cast It is argued that Baker
could bring out every Democratic vote in
the citv. It is highly probable that an In
dependent Republican candidate will be in
the field before the election, which has
greatly encouraged the Democrats, and will
guide them in making their nomination.
BKENHEN BIBIEES BACK.
He Says E. F. Acheton Was Delighted With
CoL Stewart's Fate.
"I see Ernest F. Acheson, who is a can
didate for Congress' in the Tirenty-fonrth
district, reflects rather severely upon the
methods I employed in the Craig-Stewart
Congressional contest," Attorney W. J.
Brennen said yesterday. "It may be a lit
tle painful to Mr. Acheson for .me to tell
the truth about that contest. To begin with,
my methods were approved by Congress,
and in my efforts in the contest I tonnd no
one so anxious to have Stewart unseated as
was Mr. Acheson himself. Mr. Crate, who
got the seat, was not a' whit better
pleased with the result than was E. P. Ache
son. Mr. Acheson, it is well known, bad
entered into a deal with Senator, Quay to
be a candidate for Congress in that district
before Colonel Stewart was unseated, and
before it was thought he would be unseated.
Had Stewart been successful in his contest
he would have claimed a second term.
'Aoheson was against Stewart at the elec
tion and he was against him in the contest,
and, notwithstanding his abuse, I know he
loves me for unseating the affable Colonel
and giving him a clean field for Congress. "-
FOUGHT THE OFFICER.
Constable Murphy Has a Tough Experlenoe
In Arresting Charles Walker.
Charles Walker had a hearing before Al
derman Gripp yesterday on a charge of em
bezzlement preferred by Bobert McCor
mack. McCormack owns an electrical sup
ply depot in the Maeder building and em
ployed Walker as a collector. Hc:alleged
that Walker collected various amounts
which he failed to turn in. Walker' was
held in $300 bail for a trial by court.
Constable T. Murphy had an experience
while arresting Walker that he is not likely
to forget He went to Walker's heme in
Swissvale and asked for him. 'His mother
who answered the call replied that he Was
not at home. However, Murphy did not
believe this, and pushed his way in. Just
as he got in the front door, he saw a man
run out the back door and across the rail
road track. The man's mother immediately
shut the door and Murphy was unableto
get out. After a little parleying she let
him out and he started after the man. He
caught him on the top of the hill above the
Pennsylvania Bailroad tracks after a bard
run and brought him back -to the station
house at Swissvale. Here he found the
man's mother, brother and sisters. As soon
as he brought his prisoner up onto the plat
form the mother struck at him, the others
followed and a general fight ensued. Mur
phy held on to his prisoner and managed to
drive his assailants off, bnt not before he
was badly beaten and his clothes torn. He
put the handcuffs on his prisoner, who was
fighting as hard as the rest, and threw him
to the platform and held him until the train
for the city arrived, and he was taken on
board. The man fought hard all the way to
the city. '
ABEESTED AND RELEASED.
The Mother of Tlllle Oswald Goes to Cleve
land After Her Daughter.
Tillie Oswald, who eloped last Saturday
with William Bray, a colored man, was
arrested in Cleveland yesterday. The step
father of the girl decided to go and bring
her home, but a telegram received here an
hour later stated that she had been released
on a habeas corpus, became there was no
charge against her. The message also stated
the girl declared her intention of marrying
Bray, which ceremony had not yet been
performed.
Last night Mrs. Mary Tragesser, the girl's
mother, started tor Cleveland to endeavor
to have her return home with her. She
only knew that her daughter had been ar
rested and not of her subsequent release.
The girl told the Cleveland authorities she
expected to become a mother shortly, and
that Bray was the father of her unborn
child.
COLUMBUS HOHOSEB.
The Students of Holy Ghost College Fay
Him Homage.
An entertainment was given in Old City
Hall last night in honor of Christopher
Columbus by the students of Holy Ghost
College. The programme consisted oi a
number of musical selections by the stu
dents, and was olosedby Bev. John T.
Murphy, President of the college, in a
lectuie on "Christopher Columbus."
Bev. Murphy told the story of America's
discoverer in a nicely painted way, which
won him the admiration of his large
audience.
For Famine-Stricken Busslans.
William E. Thompson & Co. reported
the following contributions to the Russian
famine relief fnnd yesterday: Mrs. Will
iam B. Thompson, $50; Thomas McDonald,
$25; John P. D., $5; Felix B. Brunot, $25;
Crafton Presbyterian Church, $22; Mt
Pisgah Presbyterian Church, $15.
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Huck and Damask Towels. Spe
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