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THE- ' PITTSBURG DISPATCH, TUESDAY, 'MARCH '- 1M89.
9
THE HEW YALUATM,
With Comparative Figures Showing
." the Increase in Each Ward.
REPOBT OF T1K CITY ASSESSORS.
Any Changes Hereafter Made Will Add to
the Total Sum.
PROGRESS OP THE WOBK OP EETISION
The city assessors submitted their report
of the taxable valuation to Councils yester
day showing the gross valuation, as a result
of the triennial assessment, to be 266,638,
611. There is good reason to expect that
the total will exceed $270,000,000 before the
assessment is finally completed, as manr of
the footings taken trom the ward books were
hurriedly made, and are Inaccurate. In the
Third ward alone a careful count mads last
night after the report had been sent to
Councils showed an increase of over $3,000,
000 above the figures reported.
Besides, there is a large amount of
personal property, such as horses, oows,
machinery, etc., subject to taxation, which
is owned by persons who are not taxed for
real estate and which has not yet been
, added into the column of "personal prop
erty." In the First ward this class of tax
able property amounts, to $140,075; Second
ward, $31,010; Third. $102,100; Fourth, $33,
050; Fifth, $27,685; Sixth, $40,855; Seventh,
$1,575; Eighth, $4,575; Kintb, $1,530;
Tenth, $4,800; Eleventh (one horse),
$S0f Twelfth, $20,890; Thirteenth,
$1,000; Fourteenth, $7,680; Fifteenth, $5,405;
Sixteenth, $16,750; Seventeenth, $25,460;
Eighteenth, $25,460; Nineteenth, $8,180;
Twentieth, $5,220; Twenty-first, $950;
Twenty-second, $9,360; Twenty-third,$6,265;
Twenty-fourth, $2,270; Twenty-filth, 55,700;
Twenty-sixth, $11,005; Twenty-seventh,
$3,870; Twenty-eighth, $3,750; Twenty
ninth, $4,500; Thirtieth, $12,110; Thirty
first. $4,795; Thirty-second, $1,350; Thirty
third, $1,000; Thirty-fourth, $1,100; Thirty
filth, $1,000; Thirty-sixth, $4,850.
Accepted tbe County Figures.
These figures, it might be stated, arc fur
nished by the county assessors and accepted
- by the board, though in most cases they are
considered by them out of proportion to the
to the actual valuations. Accompanying
the tabulated figures submitted by the asses
sors was the lollowicg communication:
Pittsburg, February 29.
To Belect ana Common Councils.
Gkktc.ii! es fe transmit herewith our re
"port upon valuation or property of the city.
In this report hut seven wards are esti
mated, hut done closely, and two of these
I will bo completed and actual figures given
to-morrow. In these estimated wards.where
classification is to prevail, we hav6 included
in our calculations nearly as much territory
not to be "full" or "city" as in the previous
tssesstnent. The puzzling question as to
f
cmssiuoanon nas not jet Dee.t iuiiyaerer
mined upon, and if change is made from,
former action the chance will be in the na
ture of an increase. The wards estimated
are the Third, Ftrth.rourteenth.Elsrhteenth.
Nineteenth, Twentieth and Twenty-'econd.
It is proper to say that from the day we
received the first oounty assessment book,
no time has been lost except from a brief
illness. Terr respectfully,
Fhaivk P. Case, Chief Assessor.
Figures of tbe Assessors.
Tbe tables submitted give the valuation
of property by wards and the total amounts,
but for the purpose of comparison The Dis
patch has taken the totals and tabulated
them with the totals oi 1891. The assessors'
figures are as follows:
Real Estate.
Ward.
Agricult
ural. Personal
Property
Full.
Kural.
12.482.091
134.250
45.850
70,100
62,3)0
27,685
32,745
9,150
6,315
121,131
3,550
3,490
21V713
lb8.655
12,990
72.800
14.892.7C3,
24.706.600
11 SO.iS
3. 414.954
5.6S7.467
3.110.60a
S.334,I23
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7
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10
11
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17
18
19
20
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28
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Totals.
3,090,043
5,228 6281
S. 132,218
i, 33.990
3.293.3.J
3.SS5.S68
B.fca
7.Z86.7J8
1.753, 661
S. 335, 071
152.74.5
141,860
137.800
35,940
56.000
82.0-0
3U.000
12,925
17,355
15.225
17.123
7,640
28 610
14,525
5.9
4.925
3,175
67,000
9,670
4,605
1.7o0
12.150
2,120
29.O.0
5,841,863
8.44,571.!
13,470
2.352,648;
0.423,2061
18,714.683
543,677
3.459.193
943 314
869,637
(.41,811
294.186
2,727.767
601.804
792,414
5,969.
1.9M.017I
5S3.706
34.079
16,200
3.922.714
4,152.076'
3.503,791
2.702,444
5,389,493,
L. 017. 23
1.170.361
2,941.088
62.251
5,457.431
4.412.1J04
21.94oi
!. 451, 484
93.470!
"3.331,5:
3,413,482
2.32),837i
7iS07i
218.734
1,320,217
2.486.094
826,670
1.WJ.2H
1.459.1;:
66,410
1.279.3j0
1.199,375
28.876
3eu,a;
3,000
187.166.S78i
67,530,371
9,960,901
1,950.361
A Comparative Statement.
In the following table is shown a compari
son with last year's valuation and the per
centage of increase as shown by the books
of the assessors. In the wards marked
"estimated" the totals for 1892 are subject
to change the footings, being incomplete.
The loss in the Thirty-third ward results
from the removal of a couple of glassworks
nuui tiiai Hjuuiu me past year.
P s f?
"Ward. : : r
: j f
l..- ...... 9.821.163 '12,617,241 30
...... .......... 10.301.544 14.938.5o3 45
3 ... 19.758,616 I4.776.6X 40
....- 16.644.221 3,304.388 8
. ..... 2,874,661 3.442,639 45,8
..... S.169,805 6.710.212 10
J S.7M.1M 3,119,758 IS
8 ... 3,018.599 3.34I.23S 10
- 4,353,234 5.181.690 20
!? 2.715.302 3,094,198
Jj-j 4,474.786 5.230.116 17
J'-l 4,774.852 5,408.013 6
l-2- 3,402.995 3,902.645
IS.. ...... . 4,687,846 7.295,211 65
14.......... 15,624.607 19,046.017 Estimated
15 ....... ... 4,917,0 5,488.816 13
16....... .. 5,118,216 5,906.693 14
17 . 7,993.535 8.621.876 9
18 - 4.450,153 S.187,554 Estimated
1 8.08S.569 10,837,715 Estimated
20 16.468,948 25,636 098 Estimated
1-1 4.308 091 6,674,542 Estimated
21-S- - 3.3K3.997 5,042,893 r6tlmatea
S2-1 3.671.174 . ,282,f2 Estimated
K-3. 2.776.765 3.3S5.673 Estimated
23 ........ &. 095,400 7.3S9.399 33
24 -.. 3.334,158 4.CJ8 202 19
25 - 4,090,747 6,486,041 32
5" 1693,242 4,456.529 0
2.629,605 2.896.8S9 7
28 2.796.1S9 3,346,447 17
9 2.820 396 3,516.657 26
?0 2,013.287 2.615,571 Estimated
J i.453.88 2,002.694 47
..... Z845.03S 3,716,201
33.......... 1.13S.312 LOil.043 Loss
34 1,302.106 1.471.262 12
35 . 1.206 812 1,496,781 31
3. ...... 1.403. 476 1.671.627 18
Totals... 207.863.197 266.633,611
Considerable surprise was manifested yes
terday over the announcement in TriE Dis
patch that the tax rate this year would be
reduced to 13 mills, but those in a position
to know acknowledged that such was the in
tention of the Finance Committee. The
same authorities also stated that the f 235,
000,000 given by The Dispatch was as
near the actual taxable valuation, making
reductions for discounts, lost taxes and
agricultural and rural classifications, as
could possibly be made until the assessors
have closed up the triennial assessment and
decided the classification question.
The Bevlslon In Three More Wards.
Tb revision made by the assessors In the
ThirdS-Fifth and Twentieth wards, com
pleted yesterday, are given below:
In the Third ward on Fifth avenue, from
Grant street to Scrip alley, reduced from
$1,800 to $1,150 per loot front: from Scrip to
Cherry alleys, from $1,800 to $1,500.
On Grant street, from Sixth avenue to
Strawberry alley, reduced from $550 to $500
per front foot; from Seventh avenue to Oak
alley, 95-foot depths reduced fiom $1,000 to
$850.
.On Smlthfleld street, from Strawbrrry
alieyto Seventh avenue, both sides, 60-foot
depths reduced 10 per cent on a valuation of
$2 SJ0 per front foot.
On
un Montour way, rrom Bixtn to tsevemn
enues, reduced from $200 to $180 per front
Seventh
a
foot.
On Wood street, from Third to Sixth ave
nues. Doth sides reduced 5 per cent on a
valuation of $1,700 per front foot for 80 foot
dentbs.
On Cherry alley, from Sixth to Seventh
avenues, short depths reduced from 10 to
S!60ner front foot; 116 foot depths from $510
to $250. '
On Sixth avenue, from Ohuroh alley to
Smlthfleld street, left side, 240 foot depths
reduced to $2,500 per front foot and 125 foot
depths 11,900-, from Smlthfleld street to
Grant street, left side, sl.100 per foot, 60 foot
deDths fSOO; same, rignt side. 120, 125 and 180
foot depths reduoed to $1,200; 60 foot depths
$700 between Cherry alley and Smlthfleld.
street.
On Diamond sonars- from Masters alley to
Diamond street, 1M foot depths are cut to
$1800, 120 foot depthB to $1700, and 81 root
depths to $1,000 per front foot.
On Diamond sqtlaro the properties of
Henrv Meneellke, Jacob Aichile. Jerry Jones
and Emma L. Metz are reduced from $200 to
$iso per front foot.
The Costs In the Fifth.
In the Fifth ward on Grant street, from
Fifth to Webster avenue reduoed to $S00 per
frpnt foot, lesser depths in proportion, mak
ing even figures.
On Bedford avenue, from Washington
street to Hickory alley reduoed to $125 per
tront foot on both sides, other depths In pro
portion. On Eoss street, from Fifth avenue to High
street, reduced to $450 per front foot.
On Webster avenue, from Grant to Wash
tnjrton streets, a general reduction of 15 per
cent Is made.
On Wylie avenue, from Fifth avenue to
High street, the cut is 10 per cent.
On Chatham street, from Fifth avenue to
Wylie, out to $170 per front foot to corres
pond with valuations in the Seventh ward.
The reductions in the Twentieth ward are
small in comparison w ith the number and
demands of the appeals. On Fenn avenue,
from Pearl to Edmond streets, a reduction
from $75 to $65 per ftont foot; from Randolph
to St. Clair streets, reduced to $150: fiom St.
Clair to Euclid streets, 100-foot depths re
duced to $150, and 200-foot depths to $200;
from Euclid to Beatty streets, 100-foot deptns
$160, and 200-foot depths $210; from Beatty to
W illow streets, reduced to $300 per front
foot; from HUhland to Shady avenue", $900:
from Shaclv to Dennlston avenues, 100-loot
depths $100, and through depths of COO feet
to $140; from Dennlston avenue to Putnam
streets, f 120
In addition to the above reductions on
fenn avenue, Catharine Wehnng, 24x100
feet, betweeT Nejrley and Randolch streets,
gets a reduction to $160: John Addy's
property, at the corner of Highland avenue,
is cut to $500 per front foot; J. McGregor's to
&SC0
On Center avenuo from Roup to Euclid
stiects, lelt side, 150 foot depths, are out to
$75 per foot; from Euclid street to Highland
avenue, left side, to $70; from College avenue
to property of Mary Lanshan, left side, $S0;
fiom Collese avenue to E G. Smith's prop
erty line. $80. A lot 100x160 feet on Center
avenue, between Colleee avenue and Bpahr
street, assessed to the Church of the Sacred
Heart, is cut on" and exempted, being used
for school purposes.
Raspd on Recent Purchases.
On Ellsworth avenue, from Neville to Bid
well streets, right side, 220 foot depths, are
reduced to $125 per front foot, the cut being
based on the recent purchase of Grace 8.
VanVoorhis; on left side of this street 8U
foot depths are all cut rrom $200 to $175 per
front foot. The Shadyside Academy land is
reduced to $2t 000 per acre. O. McCllntock's
land, at the comer of Amberson avenue, Is
fixed at $28,000 an acre.
The teroDerties of J. SI. Schoonmaker,
Thns. C. dentins H. Lee Mason. John R.
McGinley. P. a Knox and H. C. Frick, on
Ellsworth avenue, between Bldwell and
Ambeison avenue, aie reduoed from
$200 to $175 per front foot The. Hays
Guthrie and Bidwell properties are
each reduced the same amount.
M. K. Jloorhead's property is assessed as
follows. One acre, fronting Ellsworth ave
nue, at $30,000 per acre, full taxable valua
tion class: one acre in rear, at $30,000, rural
class; remaining 3 acies and 24 perches,
fronting the Pennsylvania Bailroad, at $10,
000 per acre. Tbe original assessment on
this land was $151,500 and the appeal was for
a valuation oi $51,500.
On Marchand street, from Dennlston ave
nue to Putnam street, a reduction has been
made to $60 per front foot. On Gross street,
fiom Liberty to Ci press streets, 178-foot
depths, aie cut to $70 On Tew street, the
reduction is general to $25 per Iront foot. On
cypress between juatuaa ana uross streets
i educed to $S0. On Scioto street, from Ma
tilda to Fitch and Gross streets, reduced to
$35. On Enfield street, tbe reduction brinas
the figures down to $12 per front foot. At
Ben Venue, depths next the railroad, be
tween Millvale street and the "elbow," are
reduced to $60 per foot. On Summerlea
stioet, 161-foot depths, are cut to $50. On
Howe street, between O'Hara and Bonp
streets, 100 foot depths are marked at $40and
ISS-foot depths at $50; between Denniston
avenue and FInley street, 120-foot depths are
marked at $55 ana other depths in propor
tion. On Can-on street, general reduction to
$40 per iront loot.
On Walnut street, between O'Hara and
Roup stieets, slioit depths are marked at $30
and long depths at $40 per front foot,
A General Reduction.
On Roup street, from Elmer to Walnut
streets, 100-foot depths are marked at $65 and
long depths at $100. On Shakcspeaie street
the reduction is general to $30.
On Bayard street, from Neville to Bldwell
streets, 181 foot depths are reduced to $?5; 253
foot depths to $S5; 2S3 toot depths to $90 per
fiont foot.
On Baum street, left side, from Beattv
stieet to tho end; foot frontage is reduced to
$50, except in the case ot J. P. Slyers and
James C. Rodgers, they to receive rate per
cent reductions.
On Beatty street, left side, from Baum
street to the end, i educed to $40. St. Clair
street, from Friendship avenue to the end,
both sides reduced to $40. Amber street,
both sides, from Friendship avenue to
Mignonnette street, reduced to $50, Negley
avenue, both sides, from Baum to Coral
streets, reduced from 100 to $80 per front
foot.
Mrs. Margaret Boggs, on Spahr street, gets
a reduction to $30 per front toot.
The oulv reduction on Fifth avenue, In the
Twentieth ward, which appears on the
rerord is that or L. L. Collara, 120x230 feet,
reduced to $12,500.
Appeals From Conntv Valuations. -
The County Commissioners yesterday
heard appeals from the assessments in the
Filth ward, Allegheny, and' Hampton,
Alleppo and Jefferson townships. There
were the usual numbei of appeals of an
ordinary nature. In the Fifth ward, Alle
gheny, the assessors' books showed a slight
increase, and the Commissioners added 25
per cent In Hampton township the as
sessors' increase was 5 per cent, in
Allepptf township 48 per cent and in
Jefferson township 48 3-5 per cent In all
three districts the Commissioners "O. BVd"
the assessors' figures. To-day appeals will
be heard from the Twentv-eighth ward,
Pittsburg. '
HOUSES OK PLAYIHG CAEDS.
Original Significance of the Ornamentation
as Applied in France.
Pearson's Weekly. J
The French are believed to have been the
first people in Europe to use playing cards,
and, as first made, cards were supposed to
represent the different classes of persons in
the kingdom. The hearts were the "choir
men," or ecclesiastics; and early cards of this'
suit have a cope which, in form, somewhat
resembled a heart The figure by us called
a spade was originally a pike head, and typi
fied the nobility and soldiery; the artisans
were represented by a stone tile, now known
as a diamond; while the farmers were sym
bolized by the trefoil or clover leaf, by ui
called club.
The four kings were originally David,
Alexander, Cesar and Charlemagne, repre
senting the four great monarchies, while the
queens were Argine, Esther, Judith and
Pallas, typical of birth, piety, fortitude and
wisdom Argine being an anagram for
Regies. The knaves were either knights or
servants to knights, but which is uncertain,
though the former conjecture is the more
probable, from the fact tbaton cards of an
early date appear the names of famous
tnights. The French cards of the -present
day retain tbe names already mentioned of
the kings and queens, these names being
generally printed on the cards.
In these Days of Epidemic.
Jim I got off the train last night with
my satchel in my hand and almost mistook
a thief for a doctor, i
t Jerry How's that?
Jim He took the grip from me.
ALL ON. ONE SONG.
The Tyrolean Contains a Nightingale
and Very Little Else.
THE SOUDAfi'S SCENIC SPLENDOR.
Merry
Ion Tonson and Mr. Barnes of Ifew
Tork Appear Again.
ALL THB PLATS !IIf TOWS CRITICISED
It is a great gift or accomplishment to be
able to sing a simple song, that really has
precious little sense in it, so that it assumes
the witching similitude of the nightingale's
liquid notes. "The Nightingale" song is
the sweetest thing in "The Tyrolean," the
eomic opera giyen by the Casino Opera
Company at the Duquesne Thea
ter last night. More than that
the song in question is the salvation of the
opera. Without it an excuse for waiting
till the end of act II would be hard to find.
Marion Manola sang "The Nightingale"
when "The Tar and the Tartar" was played
here, and it was thought pretty then. But
the song Miss Marie Tempest sings, is an
other thing altogether. "We are compelled
to suspect Miss Tempest of robbing some
nightingale; of holding up the poor bird
and deliberately stealing from it not only
the melting sweetness of its song, but the
magic of its method. If Miss Tempest did
nothing else, but stand up with her hands in
the pockets of her green velvet knicker
bockers and sing this ballad, she would be
recognized as a great artist.
Miss Tempest's Nightingale.
As a matter ot fact the ingenious manu
facturers ot "The Tyrolean" have almost
succeeded in confining this talented actress
and delightful singer to this one song. She
h ts but one or two other opportunities in
any direction. If it forces her to put all
her soul into "The Nightingale," and to
make staid citizens' eyes brim with tears
they don't know why when she sings it,
perhaps we can forgive Messrs. Carl Zeller
and H. T. Tretbarfor having the impudence
to ofler "The Tvrolean" as a comic opera
or a ooncrete work of any kind.
"The Tyrolean" is said to have a plot It
would be a daring thing to claim to have
discovered it at the first blush, as it were.
The only safe thing to say is that "The
Tyrolean" is something about a girl who
goes into a pavilion alone with a prince and
regrets it The girl is a country post
mistress with a rural swain. The latter sees
her compromising intrigue with the prince
and throws her overboard at once. Then for
no very clear reason at the end of the opera
he takes her back again, and rewards her
with kisses and averse of "The Nightingale
Song." The musio is far better than
plot or libretto. It is light
and very often melodious. The "Eose,"
ong and chorus, and the Tyrolean chorus
in act I are both verv pretty. Baron Weppt'
song, "I Do Not tike Birds!" is a clever
thing, but there are several tedious num
bers in this act, notably the duet for Mr.
Schuetz and Miss Beaudet These two sing
ers have a duet in act II, with the retrain,
"Look Into My Face!" which is graceful
and was well sung, if Mr. Schuetz's strained
and noisy finish be excepted. The libretto
is not remarkable or even intelligible for the
most part
An Odd Article Altogether.
Fred Solomon In the role of a comie old
man has to go outside his lines to make
laughter ana he does make a good deal.
Max Figman and Edwin Stevens, the former
marrelously made up to typify senility, as
two irrelevant pedagogues, break in wildly
upon the dullness oi the play. Eva Daven
port in a mild way is amusing, and Drew
Donaldson reveals an exquisite figure and
verv much too seldom what seems to be a
fine voiee as the Princess Marie. Mr. Schuetz
is not satisfactory, his voice seems
unmanageable and his acquaintance
with' Engligh is not intimate
enough for comic opera purposes. The
genuine Tyrolean quartet sang very well in
act L, and their pretence gave the only
Justification ior the title of the piece un
less the mountain scenery in act L and the
costumes be counted as such. The opera is
mounted beautifully, and the work of the
chorus is another strong feature that we
always expect in Casino company perform
ances. Indeed the rendering of the con
certed numbers is the strongest attraction
"The Tyrolean" offers, always excepting
Miss Tempest and her nightingale.
THE SOUDAN.
The Greatest of Spectacular Melodramas
Makes a Big Hit at the Alvin.
"The Soudan" paid its respects to Pitts
burgers for the first time at the Alvin
Theater last night It has the reputation
of being the 'best spectacular melodrama on
the road, and strange as it may seem, fully
sustains its reputation. It is, at least, the
best thing of the kind that has ever been
seen in the city. There are 13 different
scenes, every one of which is gotten up on
a massive scale, but, so well, are they
handled that there is not a single wait
longer than a minute during the entire per
formance. The orchestra doesnot have an
opportunity to play a single overture, which
is, of course, very hard to bear. Instead,
the audience is treated to the most marvel
ous kind of changing and manipulating
of scenery. Perhaps the finest effect
is the Stone Field Farm in the second
act At first the sky in the back
ground is lit up with all the gorgeous
ness of a summer sunset This changes
to gloom and darkness and finally
storm. The imitation of thunder and
lightning is extremly fine, surpassing even
in snme respects the efforts of the famous
Meininger Company. Another fine scene is
the African camp of the English soldiers at
night and their departure for battle. Then
there is "The Desert Oitv," with its streets
crowded with Arabs, and the attack and
storming of the walls by the military. The
climax is rendered in the concluding scene
of the fourth act which gives a splendid
view of Trafalgar Square, London. The
streets and houses are packed with a mob of
excited and joyous citizens welcoming the
return of the troops from "the war." To
the music of drum-corps and full brass
band company after company of infantry ot
the line, highlanders, gunners,etc., march in
and pass in review. How the scene with its
crowds ot people.is placed in position in such
a short time is almost beyond comprehension.
The story of the play is in the
regular order of the good old style melo
drama. Tears and blood are shed in abund
ance. There are villians, adventurers,
heroes and heroines without number, as
well as a plentiful sprinkling of comedians
who supply good,honest fun. The company
is not above the ordinary, although there
are some fairly good performers in the cast
Forest Bobinson, an old favorite here, has
not much to do, but does what there is to
do welb. Miss Maud Banks plays the un
fortunate wife with all the pathos re
quired. The other parts were distributed
judiciously. The audience took verv kindly
to the performance of Master Walter Lewis
as Dick, a foundling. The little lad
was certainly very clever and has a
bright future before him. Espe
cial credit must be given the
stage manager, Harry Eose, and his assist
ant, J. a Callahan. They bundled all of
the heavy sets without a single hitch, even
if they bad to appear themselves in the
Trafalgar Square scene and show some of
the mob their business. It marred some of
the eflectiveness of the scene, but prevented
what might have been worse, a bad blunder.
World's Mtuenm Theater.
.. The performance of the Elite Specialty
Company at this house is above the average
of -vaudeville entertainments, and Is the
chief attraction here. Master Eddie is a
wonderful boy prestidigitatuer, and assisted
by Prof. Abbott, nil aot " ia Tery amusing.
Kitty Smith's transformation dance is very
pretty, while Williams and Adams'' rapid
changes, the eccentric comedy of James w.
Thompson and the sketch given by Dick
Maek and Emma Colter are other enjoya
ble features. The curio hall is well sup
plied also,
Yoir fOHBOir. '
The Swedish Farcical Drama and Goa Heege
Eeturn to the Byou.
The Bijou contained a very large audience"
last night to welcome back Ous Heege and
company in his highly 'amusing farcical
drama, "Yon. Yonson," which was presented
at this theater about a year ago. Since its
last representation here the piece has un
dergone many changes, which have im
proved it to a marked degree. Mr. Heege's
performance, too, seems to improve with re
peated renditions, and his characterization
of the stoical, impassive Swede is decidedly
clever in every way. His support this year
is an improvement over that of last Miss
Annie Lewis, that clever little -soubrette
who was last seen here with Hallen
and Hart, played the part of Jennie
Morris with a dash and vim that
made her a favorite with the
audience from the start, and her exceed
ingly well executed skirt dance in the last
act won for her a well deserved encore. The
balance of the company were eminently
fitted for their respective roles, and ac
quitted themselves creditably. The Lum
berman's Quartet rendered several vocal se
lections in an artistic manner, and the
scenery, all of which is carried bv the com
pany, added greatly to the effectiveness of
the performance, especially the log jam
scene in the second act
The Harris Theater.
Frank L Frayne, Jr., in a new play,
The Boy' Banger," filled this house to
overflowing twice yesterday. The play is
not one of the best ot its class. Its plot is
incongruous and impossible. During its
elucidation opportunity is afforded several
clever varietv people for some really good
work. May Russell's musical aot is one of
these bits. Young Frayne's rifle shooting
is his best work on the stage. His acting is
not in it with his marksmanship. The
special scenery of the play is very good.
Sir, Barnes of New York.
"Mr. Barnes of New York," the enter
taining dramatization of Mr. Gunters pop
ular novel, was once more presented before
a' large audience last night at the Grand
Opera House. The company is a very
(airly balanced one, and the production as
a whole is adequate. The audience took a
deep interest in the adventures of Mr.Sarnes
and appreciated especially the acting of
Miss Wheeler.
Davis' 91 useum Theater.
The De Gray Brothers astonished some
big audiences with exhibitions of their hyp
notio power yesterday. The younger
brother is the medium, and appears to be
entirely at the mercy of the other's will.
The Esquimaux in their queer " national
costume, and Batchelor's dog circus, be
sides a theatrical entertainment, are also
to be seen here.
Barry Williams' Academy.
The variety portion of the programme
given at this house before a large audience
last night by the George Dixon Company is
good enough in its way, but the sporting
features are the strongest, and a notice of
them will be found in the sporting columns
of this paper.
Dramatic Notes.
Jack Sattford, business manager for Rhea,
is at the Duquesne Hotel preparing for the
engagement of his star at tho Alvin Theater
next week.
A veet good performance of "The Hunch
back" was given in the Wllkinshurg Opera
House last evening. The cast was well bal
anced, although the chief interest naturally
centered in the Julia, charmingly plaved by
Mrs. Dr. Simpson, a lady wno is well and
fAVOiablv knnwn in PittRhnri? as ft readftp.
I ThU was the first time she had essayed the
part or Julia, Dut tier perrormance proved
that she had given it careful study. Sue was
coquettish and powerful by turns as the ac
tion of the piece demands, and may he said
to have achieved a veritable triumph. J. C.
Eober, as Master Waiter, was satisfactory, as
he always is, whatever he plays.
NEW CHANCE FOB FABMEBS.
No Reason Why Sunflowers May Not Be
Profitably Grown Here.
In return for the corn which Unple Sam
proposes to teach the Eussiaus how to eat,
it is seriously suggested that we shall adopt
a few hints from them respecting the use
fulness of the sunflower. There are regions
in the West which might be most profita
bly utilized for the cultivation of this plant,
which has been found so valuable for food
purposes in the empire of the Czar that
760,000 acres in that country are annually
planted with it Two kindsthere are chiefly
one which bears small seeds, used for
making oil, while the other produces big
seeds, which are consumed in enormous
quantities by the common people in the
same way that peanuts are eaten here, ex
cept that they are devoured raw.
There is hardly another plant in the
world which serves so manv uses, every part
of it being valuable for one purpose or an
other. The oil is so nutritious and agreeable
in flavor that in Eussia it has to a great ex
tent superceded all other vegetable oils. It
is obtained by passing the seeds beneath
millstones, so as to crush the shells, sitting
them to separate the kernels, and finally
pressing the latter in bags of horsehair
cloth. The cakes left after the oil has been
expressed are excellent fodder for cattle.
The shells are employed for heating, special
ovens being made to burn them in, while
the stalks have almost replaced firewood,
being gathered and dried in stacks in the
fields. A ton of the latter is ob
tained from each acre cultivated.
They make a very hot and quick
fire. The seedcups are utilized as food for
sheep. A big one, when ripe, will yield
2,000 seeds. The largest and finest seed
cups are selected in the autumn and hung
by their stalks in a dry place. In the fol
lowing spring the seeds are shaken out of
them and dried in ovens for planting. At
harvest time the flowers are gathered as
fast as they are ripe and spread upon the
ground to dry. Then the seeds are beaten
out of them with a small stick by, whipping
each cup. Finally the seeds are dried in
the sun or in kilns and are sorted by means
of screens into different sizes.
An acre planted with sunflowers yields
2,000 pounds ot seeds, from which 250
pounds of oil may be obtained. Ten million
quarts ot this oil are produced by Eussian
mills. Who knows that the time" may not
yet come when small boyB in this country
will gobble sunflower seeds at the circus
just as they now consume the festive and
odoriferous goober.
PBOFIT IN HAZELNUTS.
They Are Palatable and a Valuable
OI
Can Be Extracted From Them.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
It is strange that hazelnuts are not grown
in this country as a regular crop. Few
nuts are more profitable, and from a single
acre as much as 3,000 pounds have been
gathered. They sell well for eating, and
even if they did not, one of the best oils for
painting purposes known to the trade is
extracted from the hazelnut, and so, if
there were no demand for them for table
use or for the occasional eater, they would
still be profitable as a mercantile product
In favorable positions, even when unculti
vated, the bush produces very large nuts
and in great abundance, and with cultiva
tion there is certainly a great deal of money
in hazelnuts.
An interesting series of experiments
weio recently made by two Swedish astron
omeis Llnstrom and Tromholt By means
of a network of electric currents between
two mountains, they succeeded In producing
several artificial aurora.
FIRST TORT DEFEAT.
Liberals Win Their First Parliament
ary Victory by Two Totes.
6LADST0SE IS BACK IN LONDON,.
Tries of Distress Cominsr From Austria is
Well Is Russia.
SOME POINTS IN TON MOLTKE'S BOOK
London, Feb. 29. Mr. and Mrs. Glad
stone returned to-day from France. Bingu
larly enough, his arrival was signaled by
the firstParliamentary victory the Liberals
won in this session. It was not won over
the Government, it is true, but it was
cained over the party which controls the
Government '
.In the House of Commons to-day the bill
promoted by the London County Council,
proposing to connect the tramways of
South, and North London, was op
posed by the 'Conservatives as putting
in practice the socialistic principle
held by the majority of the council.
The Liberals supported the bill. After a
long debate the measure passed its second
reading by a vote of 160 to 158. The an
nouncement of the vote was greeted with
opposition cheers, though it was not a Gov
ernment defeat.
The division was conducted with the
keenest interest
There was a whip out on each side.'. The
result was tantamount to a Liberal victory.
Eeplying to a question, the Eight Hon.
James Lowtho, Parliamentary Secretary of
the Foreign Office, s'tated that the Govern
ment had not yet received a copy of the re
port furnished to the American authorities
by the United States Emigration Commis
sion. He said, however, that the statement
contained in the report to the effect that
during the last eleven years there had been
an organized movement in Great Britain
to send such convicts to the United States,
was a repetition of an allegation made in
1889 by the United States Commission on
Emigration, It was then shown to the
United States Government that the state
ment was devoid of foundation.
While the questions were proceeding,
Mr. Gladstone entered the House from be
hind the Speaker's chair. As soon as he
was seen he was greeted with a hearty
cheer.
Sir William Harcourt made a speech at
the Liberal Club to-night He said he had
snatched a moment from his duties in the
House, happy in the knowledge that the
opposition had just beaten the Govern
ment by a majority of two. Cheers..
The Liberals had the joy of welcom
ing to the House their commander in chief,
cheers, who had returned, full of life,
strength and hope. Never had an army a
more experienced and trained leader. Never
bad a leader a more courageous or a more
disciplined force. These faots assured them
of success in the coming National struggle.
Cheers.
V01T MOLTSS'S LETTEB.
Some Specimen Passaee Illustrating
His
Military Genius.
Xondos-, Feb. 29. The first volume of
Const Von Mpltke's war correspondence is
of interest chiefly to students of military
tactics. The volume contains 146 letters re
lating to the Danish War of 1864. The
foresight of Von Moltke was shown as early
as 1863, when writing to Von Eoon of the
necessity of a plan of concentration so the
army would be ready to meet tbe -French.
He said the plan ought to be based upon the
solid co-operation of the whole of South
west Germany, especially Bavaria.
The development of the plans discloses
the fact that he attached the greatest im
portance to the general international situa
tion. He wrote to King William in Janu
ary, 1864, that should Saxony and Hanover,
as then seemed possible, join Denmark, the
seat of war would be transferred, and a fresh
mobilization would be necessary. Amongst
Von Moltke's characteristic phrases occur
the following, in letters to General Blumen
thal: "For goodness sake, dont make ex
tensive reports on events about to happen;"
and ".in, "make history; leave the" writ
ing ot it to others. Take Alsen and 6,000
pairs of boots, and all other sins you ever
committed will be forgiven you."
Reciprocity With France in Sight.
Paris, Feb. 29. Minister Eeid and M.
Jules Eoche, Minister of Commerce, to-day
arrived at a definite agreement for the es
tablishment of a commercial treaty between
Highest of all in Leavening Power.
miss.
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
DIAMONDS! GENUINE DIAMONDS !
One pair Kemline Diamond Eardrops, weight
wito. une pair genuine iiiamona .ftarar
1175. One cenulne Diamond Pendant.
170: now only W5. One genuine Diamond Stud, weight 4 carats, original cost, $450; now
only $300. One genuine Diamond Stud, weight i carats, original cost, 1185; now only f lis.
We will guarantee aU the above goods absolutely clear from any imnerfections.
SMIT'S,
France and the United States. M. Boebe
will, on Thursday next, introduce a bill
in the Chamber of Deputies to ratify the
agreement
SI8TBZSS ALL 0Y2B ETO0P2.
Not in Knssia and Germany Alone, but Also
In Austria.
Viejrta, Feb. 29. The authorities of
f his city have at last been compelled to rec
ognize the urgency of the situation among
the poor, and now permit the Socialist re
lief committee to circulate appeals,hitherto
prohibited, for donations. The distribution
was attended, with some 'turbulent scenes,
which were repressed by the police. It is
estfmated that 6,000 shoemakers, 3,000 car
penters, 1,600 metal workers, 7,000 stone
workers and 2,300 unskilled laborers are out
of work. As an alleged result of the Mc
Kinley law 12,000 pearl workers were
thrown out of employment, and are now
classed as unskilled workmen. The Aus
trian laws prevent embracing a new trade
without serving new apprenticeships, which
is impossible in the case of adults burdened
with families.
Many shocking cases of "sweating" were
brought to light A blaoksmith who re
ceived 16 pence for making 1,000 screws or
nuts, earned 6 shillings and '8 penoe weekly
and paid out 3 shillings and 3 pence for rent
and a yearly tax to the Government of 16
shillings and 8 pence. Five years ago he
earned three times as much tor the same
amount of work. In another case a sweater
paid 5 pence for the making of a dozen
brushes. Manv similar cases are told of
cases of parents and children engaged in
ceaseless toil earning an aggregate of S to 7
shillings weekly, and of widows, with chil
dren in a worse plight, earning 6 pence
daily. The fact that women work as labor
ers in the building and other trades makes
unskilled labor valueless. The poor seldom
taste meat, even horse flesh, which is sold
at 3 or 4 pence per pound, and fuel is very
dear. The cellar dwellings are often loath
some dungeons, only separated from the
sewers by a few bricks.
UBS. SIDDALS' A8BAIXAHI 15 C0TJET.
The Story of Her Adventure In the Com
partment Car With an Evangelist
London-, Feb. 29. John Goodall, an
evangelist, was arraigned to-day on the
charge of having committed on January 12
an assault which resulted in grievous bodily
harm, on Mrs. Mary Ann Siddals. When
the prisoner was confronted with Mrs. Sid
dals, she Immediately identified him as the
man who had been in the compartment of
the car with her. They were the only occu
pants of the compartment, and the man
engaged her in conversation. He finally
insulted her, which she declined to listen
to, and he then assaulted her. She strug
gled desperately to escape.
Finding herself overpowered she man
aged to force open the door of the compart
ment and reach the footboard of the carriage.
Here, clasping the nyl with one hand, she
signaled with the other for help, but, of.
course, it was impossible for those beside
the track who saw her to render any aid, as
the train was running at a high rate of
speed. Mrs. Siddals says that shortly after
reaching the footboard she became so
nervous that she lost her hold and fell, re
membering nothing more, ne strucK the
ground with great violence,and it was feared
that she would never recover from her
injuries.
Flashes From Afar.
Famine prevails in Northern Hungary.
Tosquix rebels are submitting to the
French authority.
M. Cox3taxs is furious because he Is left
out of the new Frenoh ministry.
II. Muroh's French commercial expedition
in Africa tailed to reach Lake Tchad, owing
to Arabic slave raids.
A crazt shoemaKer in Broadswortb,
named Eevell, butchered his four children
and then attempted suicide. He may die
yet
At a bye-election in Poitiers, France, tho
seat in the Chamber of Deputies formerly
held by a Republican was won by a Conserv
ative. Pbhtce Gaxitzin, Governor of Poltava,
Eussia, has been dismissed from office be
cause of his failure to suppress nihilism in
his district
The St Petersburg Senate Is preparing a
law prohibiting naturalization as Russian
citizens of anyone unable to speak the Rus
sian language. Tbe measure 13 believed to
be aimed at tbe Germans.
Plttibnrjjers In New York.
New Toitsi Feb. 29. The following Pitts
burgers are registered at New York hotels:
A. Abrama, Metropolitan; Mrs. F.
M. Aiken, Bartholdi; M. H. San
zlger, Marlborough ; D. Ferguson,
Metropolitan: J. Fink, Metropolitan; M.
Fink, Metropolitan; C. J. Carrey, Astor; Miss
A. N. Giogun, Bartholdi; M. M. Lorenz. Ira-
Senal; O. MUler, Hotel Xorinandle; v. A.
imick, Stui tevant: W. A. Nimick. Hotel Im
peiial; W. D. Shipley, Metiopolitan; H.H.
Thompson, W. Walkowski, Metropolitan;
8. T. White, Westminster; C. Winters,
Tremont Hotel; S. Cohon, Union Square; T.
S. Full wood, Bai tholdt: T. Goodwin, Hotel
Imperial; B. H. Heine, Hotel Imrjerial: S. A.
Hemphill, Hoffman: Mrs. A. E. Moses,
Sturtevant; G. F. Smitn, Astor House.
Latest U. S. Gov't Report
iwmlvi
3 1-33 carats, original cost, MOO. now only
drops, weight 3K 1-16 1-32, original cost J280; now only.
, "Fleur-de-Lis," encrusted with pearls, original cost,
COR. LIBERTY AND SMITHFIELD,
AND 311 SMITHFIELD' ST.
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The price of Wolff's Acme Blading ia
20c. a bottle, and it is cheap at that. It
costs more to fill a bottle with Acme Black
ing than other liquid Dressings cost com
plete for the market, including fancy boxes,
artistic stoppers, and other paraphernalia.
We tell the Blocking -nof the package.
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cheaper if possible, but find ourselves un
able to do so owing to its present cost of
making, we hold a prize of
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to any one who furnishes a formula ena
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retailer can profitably sell it at 10c a bottle.
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could not give a correct idea. Pik-Bon.
is the name of the only plaint which makes
plain white glass look like colored glass.
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