!!Rkai I e "v. ,THE PZTTSBURG- DISPATCH, MONDAY. MARCH 7. 1892. OLIVER JUT OF IT, Pis Kame Wiped Off tlie Xortliside Slate, and An other Substituted. f DATIDSON the delegate Died on to Accompany Witherow to the National Convention. WAEKAKTS FOE PRIMARY BOARDS. Tx-Eenator Uutan Swears Out the In formation in Terson. A STATEMENT FEOM ME. MORRISON The complicated situation in the Twenty third Congressional district over the elec tion of delegates to the Republican National Convention has, at the eleventh hour, been amicably arransed by the selection of Jo teph X. Davidson to accompany Mr. With erow. Mr. Davidson's name was announced yesterday, and it is claimed there will be no opposition to his election. He is a personal friend of both Mr. Witherow andMr. 01ir, and all the delegates who conld be seen yes terday expressed themselves as being satis fied with the choice. The election of delegates in the Twenty third Congressional district has been a mat ter ot national interest since the name of B. T. Jones was first suggested. The first can didates announced were Mr. "Witherow and Mayor Wymau. For various reasons the latter withdiew, and Mr. Witherow was left alone in the field. Mr. Oliver was then spoken of as a candidate, but was not au thoritatively announced until B. P. Jones consented to have his name used. A rientifnl Crop or Candidates. Mr. Henricks was announced a day or so after, and for a short time Witherow and Oliver were matched against Jones and Henricks. The fact that a man of national reputation as Mr. Jones was being opposed created comment all o er the county, and at the instance of friends on both sides it was allowed to become known that all but Mr. "Witherow had withdrawn. It was supposed that Mr. Chalfant had been taken up as the second man, but it was only another political illusion that was after ward replaced by one more sleight-of-hand performance which brought Mr. Oliver to the front and gave the confiding public the belief tLat he had the plum well in hand. In the meantime, Mr. "Witherow put up delegates himself, without the aid ot any second party. His campaign lias been of a year's I'uration, and when the delegates wcie elected Saturday, it was conceded that he would have control of Tuesday's conven tion. His selection of Mr. Davidson, it is aid, was in the interest of harmony. It is claimed now that at no time was there any reason to believe that Mr. Oliver would be tendered the position, and that such a belief was allowed to exist for the purpose of pre Tcrtinc a contest that in the T'Venty-third district means a war to the finish, involving partv disruption and costly expenditure of money. The SewJIan in the rield. When Mr. Davidson appeared as a candi- "Se is sid tohae been received with 'avor by all concerned. He is President of the Second National Bank and is one of the jest-known men in Western Pennsylvania. Although not prominently allied with poli tici.i. s he is a stanch Republican and is friendly to President Harrison. Mr. Witherow and he are very close friends, and in case they are both elected they will work in harmony. The situation in the Second Legislative District in Allegheny was made more inter esting yesterday when Senator Hutau ap peared before Aldermau Schellman and swore out warrants for the arrest of Coun cilman George I. Kudolpu and the election board that held the primaries in the Third precinct ot the Tilth ward. The lormer is cl.arged with conspiracy on the assertion that he advised the election board to pro ceed as it did. The members of the board are Martin Oliver, Judge; James Itouth, Irspector, and Charles Phinney, Clerk. Warrants were placed in the hands of Con stable Koll lor the arrest of the four men. Mr. Hutan explained that he swore out the warrants himclf, because voters in the pre cinct had expressed themselves as being afraid to proceed against Mr. Oliver. The men had not been found last night. It was a day of sensations in the City of Ueform, but was not a marker to what to day will be if Mr. Itutan carries out his present intentions. He was in his home on Sheffield street when seen last night, and liad been busy all day receiving visitors. Investisatins Oilier Chax-grs. "One of them," lis said in as calm a man ner as if speaking of the weather, ''gave me information which, if verified, will lead to the arrest of a leading city official. I will not say anything more about it until the charges are thorougly investigated." It had been generally understood that the police had kept hands off at the primaries Saturday, ana the charges caused much sur prise. ine result at tne convention next Tuesday will probably depend on the outcome of the contest in the Third precinct of the Filth jiard. The precinct is the largest in the district, having 292 votes. Both sides claim hey can win without it, but men whose estimates are more conservative think that on the contest hirges the result. Of the delegates elected, there are 17 Parke-May, 14 Holm.m-Grav and three doubtful. Of the doubtful ones, two are in the T;nth ward and the other, the contested one in the Tilth ward. The Kol-jnan-Gray delegate will be given credentials in the latter precinct, and it is claimed bv the anti-Kutan people that they will get the delegates from the doubtful p'recincts in the Tenth ward. In case they do, the dele gate v ote on organization will be 17 to 17. The election will be by representation, but the organization is by the individual votes of the delegates. If there should be a tie vote no one can foretell the result Under any condition the convention will belivelv, but with the contesting sides equally divided the fight will be of the most sensa tional kind. A Straw on tlie Lesls'ature. The result is not so important to determ ine who will go to the State convention -as in its indication of Senator Rutan's strength in his own campaign. It has been the iatter's fight from first to last and has been as fiercely conducted as if the prize were v aluablc The district in w hieh Paike and May arc running is the one in which henator Rutan is running for the Legisla ture and if he wins in this fight, his own nomination will, it is claimed, be made easy. In case he loses, however, his friends claim the defeat will be due to a fight made on Mr Parke in tbe second ward on personal grounds. The candidates for delegate in the Third precinct of the Filth ward were' James Neillie for Parke and May, and John Ditt Jner lor Holman and Gray. Thev will both appear before the convention. The Rutah people think Mr. Henderson, who will be temporary chairman, will not recognize either until the contest is decided. Mr. Henderson is known as a reformer, but is considered fair, and the fripnds of Holman and Gray think he will admit Dittmer. The returns in the Mayoraltv contest were not taken out of the postoffice bv Sec retary Xeeb yesterday. They will be counted by the city committee this evening. The election was so decisive that no one I - went to the trouble yesterday to get tbe figures. A Statement irom Morrison. Treasurer-elect John Morrison said yester day that there is absolutely no grounds for the charges made against him by Senator Rutan. "I do not even know who are the candi datesfor delegates to the State convention," he said. "I am taking absolutely no part in Allegheny politics, and don't know what my brother is doing. I am not accountable for his actions and do not know whether or not he was running as a delegate for Holman and Gray. The intimation that I gave instructions to the State de positories for any political purpose has no foundation at alll I do not know anything about the bill he speaks of, and io not know what he refers to in that part of his interview. "I have always been afraid of Senator Rutan and made one of my hardest political fights-when running as a delegate for him when he was opposed by Senator Neeb. Mr. Rutan should not lorsret that when he first ran for the Senate, I was a candidate inyselt and withdrew in his interest. I was chairman of the convention that nominated him and have always been friend ly to him. He aided me to be appointed Clerk of the House of Repre sentatives, but I do not think he deserves the entire credit I do not understand why Mr. Rutan attacks me, for he certainly has no cause to do so. I am sorry to have to reply to what he says, but his intimations are so strong that I think it is necessary." Mr. Morrison will move his family to near Philadelphia in about a week. He will then be able to go home more fre quently than if living in Allegheny county. He will return to his home at Bellevue as soon as nis term as State Treasurer expires. Tiff IN MEXICO. Superintendent Adsit Savs the Method of Extra ctinc the Metal Is Too Expensive. Silas Adsit, of Durango. registered at the Monongahela House yesterday. He is superintendent of the Pittsburg'and Mexi can Tin Mining Company, and expects to spend a week here before he returns. Mr. Adsit said they are 225 miles from a railroad, but C. P. Huntington expects to have the international system extended to Durango by next September. This will bring them within 100 miles of the iron horse. At present the tin com pany is not doing much above the ground. It takes Si) to buy 150 pounds of corn, and it costs more to feed the cattle than the men. The rate for transporting 300 pounds, which is considered a wagon load, is $5. Under the circumstances the tin company is oper ating under the surface, but little is being done above ground. Mr. Adsit thinks the tin deposit is ex tensive, though he admits the business is speculative to a certain extent Their method of extracting the tin is expensive. Too much ot the metal is lost in the slar. The company has ordered new machinery to correct this evil. They shipped 45,000 pounds of tin last year, and Mr. Adsit claims they were the first company to send a carload of tin into the States from Mexi can soil. Mr. Adsit laughed when asked about Garza. He says he never heard of the out law in Mexico, but read about the fellow in the American papers. He thinks the al leged revolution exists only in the minds of the reporters. SOUS DELEGATES AEE I VS. Tlie Machinery Trade Conference To-Dy Promises to be or Great Interest. About ten delegates arc expected to meet at the St. Charles Hotel to-day to confer about forming the machinery constructors, federation. These delegates will represent 25,000 workmen engaged in the various pur suits that contribute in producing machinery. The delegates who arrived yesterday were John A. Penton, President o"f the Interna tional Brotherhood of Machinery bidders, Daniel Schants, -who represents the com- bined machinery trades of Chicigo, and DanielBell.of the Foundrv Trades' Council of New York. T. J. JIcGonnell, the gen eral President, lives in Pittsburg, so does Thomas Wisdom, who will be present. A circular was issued stating the objects to be attained in the proposed federation. The delegates are expected to frame the constitution and by-laws and outline a gen eral plan of action. Then the scheme will be submitted to the various organizations interested for their approval. B. & O. Farting in an Electric Plant. The Baltimore and Ohio road is now con structing one of the largest private electric plants in the city to light the depot and yards to Glenwood, including the shops in the latter place. The building is 80x30 feet. There will be t o 80-horse power engines and five dynamos. The system is the Thomson-Houston. This is something the Balti more and Ohio has needed for a long time. The plant will be ready for operation in 30 days. The company is also building an iron building, 125x23 feet, near the Panhandle bridge, to be used as a depot for the United States Express Company. The yard master will have an office upstairs. The Host Under Arrest. Thomas Jlooney was arrested Saturday night by Detective Kelly on a charge of felonious assault and battery, preferred be fore Alderman Succop by John Hogue. Mooncy lives on "West Carson street near the Point bridge. Friday evening he had a little party at his home and Hogue was one of the guests. Beer ttowediireely and things were progressing merrily, when a nuarrcl arose between Monti pv nnrl TTnmia I Words led to blows, and Hogue alleges that Moonev struck him on the head with a beer glass. Jlooney gave ?500 bail lor a hearing to-day. BIC Gas TTell at Saw Mill Ban. A gas well has been struck in the West End, near the city limits on the Plank road. The well is owned by a corporation, of which J. T. Fox and J. L. Swearer are the chief stockholders. A 'light flow of gas was discovered at a depth of 2,200 feet. At a depth of 2,485 feet a flow of gas with 900 pounds rock pressure was discovered. The well was cased and a cap pnt on. Agents from the Philadelphia Company have been down to see the well, and are " negotiating for the purchase of it Robert Preston's "War Record. James Loughrey, the attendant at the public morgue, looked up the record of the old soldier Robert Preston yesterday, who was found dead in the rear of 17 Shingiss street last Friday, and whose body is still at the morene unclaimed. Bates history says Preston enlisted in Company C, Sixty third Pennsylvania Volunteers on August 1, 1861. and was discharged by reason of sickness on December 15, 1862. Nothing is known of his friends. 0-s0 taYOUR TENANTS If not satisfactory can bo promptly replaced by better ones, through the medinm of THE KIS PATCH ADLETS 4 3 i valuation, ana nnaer tne JMTtne . ezoaera-1 Wednesday. . " ; ERROR IN ESTIMATES. " "' ' Difference Between Erpec!ed,andAc tual Receipts of the City. CAUSES OP THE DEFICIENCIES. More Cases Going Into Court on tbe . . Classificatiori'Rule, OPINIONS OF A LEADING ATTORNEI Some interesting figures for the consider ation ot the Finance Committee and for Councilmcn, in connection with the appro priation ordinance, are found in" a compari son of the estimated receipts of theViiy for the past fiscal year and tbe actual receipts, as shown by the books of - the .Controller's office. The summing up of' the actual re ceipts in this form was completed on Satur day by the Controller for the use of the Finance Committee. It shows that last year's committee overestihialejTthe receipts by J3G0.490 44, and appropriated 54,464, US9 Gl, when they had only (4,104,490 12 at their disposal. The difference . between these sums represents the deficiency resulting from the error, and which must be provided in this yesyr's estimates. NPart of this will be covered by the 5130.000 ad vanced by last year's ordinance to provide for contingencies arising "from a negative court decision on curative 'legislation, but fortunately it was not needed and will.be returned this year by the" property ' holders for whose benefit it was advanced. The Flgnres (or It. The figures, showing how the results agreed with the Finance Committee's esti mates last year, are here given: ' Estimated Receipts. City tar, 15 mills, on a citv valuation $180, 000,000, which In cludes reduction on - account of rural and agricultural properties, less per centage forexoner- Actnal Receipts, ati n n s, discounts and lost taxes $2,700,000 00 Business tax 233,000 00 Water rent 600,00100 Wharves 15OUO00 Mayoi's office 77,000 00 12,501,690 47 241,563 35 565 101 74 15,008 25 61,047 45 51,239 11 1.W8 12 43328 17 100 00 13,016 35 Maikets 5J.C00 00 Citv causer. 2.0UO 00 Vehicle license 1500100 Street railways 1,000 0J Building Inspector.. 15,0)0 00 Engineering 10,000 00 Warrant Irom btato for schools 77,703 00 Advertising U e 1 i u- qucnt taxes 13,000 00 City Attorney SO, 000 00 Outstanding taxes... 310,000 00 Liquor licenses 80000 0 Miscellaneous 181.2& 61 77,243 31 9.537 CO 50,000 00 330 897 23 76,052 35 62.939 21 $4,lCi,959 61 $4,101,490 12 A glance at the figures shows that the errors made were on Doth sides' of the ac count. Some items were slightly underes timated, while others were greatly exagger ated, the preponderance being on the latter side. In the item of water rents, though considerably under the estimate, tbe actual receipts showed a healthy increase over last years revenues irom tnat department. When this item was fixed at 1600,000 last year it occasioned surprise,-there being-no apparent reason for such a heavy increase in revenue from that source. The, explana tion for the Mayor's office revenues not coming up to the mark' is the decreased number ot arrests and raids on disorderly houses. In 1800 the Mavor's office turned in a larger revenue than last year. Proceedings to Recover the Difference. The item "street railways" shows the small revenue the city received last year from those corporations. Only ?1,000 "had been) expected, but the receipts fell short J800, The Controller says, however, ,that proceedings are under way to secure at least a portion ot the 5oW. No one seems to understand why the City Engineer's office was put down' last year for 510,000. Under the new 'street laws the operation of that department is en tirely at the city's expense, and instead of property holders paying for' the surveys made for street improvements which were formerly a revenue, that work is now pnid for out of the city treasury, and the office vields no returns. Tlie bulk of the receipts from the City Attorney's office comes from the payment of Penn avenue compromise bonds. This office is expected to .yield larger returns this year, owing to the re sumption ot street 'improvements ,and the collections under the curativeact. Amount of Miscellaneous Revenue. The greatest error was made, in the item specified as miscellaneous. What revenues the committee had in view as part ot this item no one seems able to tell now. The sources from which the revenues forming the 562,939 21 were derived were as follows: Bureau of Police, $17,022 M; Unrrau of Fire, $619 22; Bureau of Health, $1,783 22;f water Minply. $122; higbwavs and sewers, $302 20; engineering ami surveys, $45; miscellaneous receipts, $908 65: switch and scale licenses, $3,056 25; printing (private) ntdinances. $270: vendors' 'licenses $9,lb7 70: fines fiom aldermen, $81 90: city weigh hcales, $2,639 86; rents, $1,602 60; Depaitmentof Charities, $10,148 17; water for new buildinzs, $9,595 90; tux on peddlers, $74 CO; total, $62,93.) 2L As far as could be learned, this is about the usual revenue from the sources com prising what is known an "Miscellaneous." The Police Bureau furnished more than was ever credited to it before, owing to the en forcement of the dog tax last v ear, and on account of the show and peddler's 'license business being turned over to that bureau last year by the Mayor. " , Another point is to be raised on the class ification rule of the Board of Assessors and they will no doubt be takeninto court on it A prominent East End attorney who de clines to allow the use of his name, but who has been prominent in municipal affairs for many years, declares that unless the assessors grant his demand in the assess ment of his property he will fight them in the courts. A Contest Ssemi Certain. As the assessors have stated their deter mination to stick to their new classification rule, and as they cannot grant these demands without breaking that rule, there is little doubt but the question will "be raised. To use the gentleman sc language: "I don't see how the court can sustain such an absurd scheme as this Philadelphia plan the assessors hare adopted. Under it they become partitioners of every man's property they see fit to divide. Where they get their law for this course I am at a loss to know. They asked the city at torney for an opinion on the matter and he gave them the law governing til em. His opinion was backed up by other attorneys with whom they consulted. ' Then they proceed to disregard all the good advice thev got, and take up this nonsensical Philadelphia idea. Their duties in the matter ot classification are clear enough if they wish to be governed by a, common sense interpretation of the law. "In my own case I propose to question the right of the assessors to make any changes in the classification after they have niea tneir report to councils. 'j. lie law re- 3 iiires that they shall report to Councils in anuary of each year the taxable valuation of tbe city, and on the figures embraced in that report the tax levy shall be made, and the year's appropriations made. Our"A sessors presented their report last Monday. A Technical Point Raised. "They have no right to present another or to amend that already submitted, and under the law the classiheatinn of property included in that report cannot be changed for this year's assessment Tlie assessors liad no right to designate the valuations of several wards as 'estimated, 'and Councils should have returned the report to them for completion. But since Councils, failed in their duty they cannot legally wait tor' and take other figures as the basis or the tax levy. It must be made on. a 1266,000,000 I irAlMnMAn .! nnila. Ia la. 41, & kw .... . I tions for rural and agricultural property must be allowed as the assessors reported it in the several wards. "The argument made by Major Negley in The Dispatch against tlie assessors' clas sification rule is a good one. -The classifica tion of large residence grounds as 'built up property because it fronts on a street that has gas lamps, a water pipe and an oc 'casional visit trom a policeman is as absurd as tbe general proposition to divide a man's property into lots and assess themin the autocratic way the assessors have indicated. The whole question ot classification is one of ujf. Take a house built upon a lot which is used only in connection with it, for outbuildings or similar purposes, that I should say is 'built up' or full taxable.. Property Which I Kara!. "Take the other extreme a tract used for garden, nursery, dairy, pasture or other agricultural purposes is undoubtedly to be classed as agricultural. Between these two comes the rural, and it should not be diffi cult to distinguish. A large residence prop erty, used only for the pleasure, comfort, or convenience of the occupants, for a .flower garden, a lawn or an embellishment to the residence, no matter whether it fronts on a street with , city facilities or a mud road, it is rural property and should be so assessed. I know of instances where prop erty that has been used for agricultural pur poses and could not be used or 'sold ior other purposes, has been taxed at considera bly more than it yielded. Under this rule part of it will b'e assessed even higher, rated as 'built up, full taxable property. "This same property was assessed at $2,000 an acre three years ago, but nhen the matt er was called to the attention of the courts the valuation was reduced to 5500 an acre for taxable purposes. The same thing will be done again, in spite of all the rules the assessors may adopt Instead of pay ing so much atteutiou to hoisting property values it would be better for our city officials to pay more to keeping down ex penses. If they would only do that the taxes would be so low that we would not -have these disputes and apneals to court for -" 1"V HUNGAEIANS BADLY SLASHES. They Use Knives Very Free.lv in a Hand-to-Band encounter. Early yesterday morning Louis Graso liski, a Hungarian, appeared at the Twenty eighth ward station in acoudition that indi cated that he had been seriously handled. Grasoliski had a cut on his nose, one on his wrist and another in the'side, all of which were bleeding very freely. To the police Grasoliski reported that at 12:30 o'clock, as he was passing along the Welsh road on his way home, be was attacked by three men, and his condition was the result of the en counter. He could give but little informa tion as to the assault or his assailants, and was positive that the purpose of the attack ing party was not for robbery. Acting Inspector Kelly and Captain Stewart started to w ork on the case at once, and after ,sonie investigation thev discov ered another man named Martin Benedict, who lives on Josephine street, had also been in the assault and had a cut on his face that extended trom bis nose three inches along the left check. Benedict's version of the cutting 'was somewhat different from that told by the first man. Benedict stated that there was a partv of five men together and they got into a fight, during which the cut ting was done. Both the men were very ret icent, and would give the police but little information. The officers made a still fur ther investigation of the matter, and are ot the opinion that the row occurred in some boarding house and the parties are keeping the matter quiet for fear of further trouble. PATH'S DOB WAS SICE, And She Had a Regular Physician to Feel His Pulse and Give Him Mefilclne. While Patti was at the Duquesne her favorite dog was sick, but the canine did not lack for the best medical attention. The diva has outlined for him a daily bill of fare which is rigidly followed. One day Jip gets sweetbreads, on the next calves' brains, then mutton chops and so on down through the scale of meat delicacies. A physician called on the dog retrularly, and administered to him pills and physic as he required it. Singers, as a rule, have not the most equable tempers, but the scrvauts around the hotel give Patti a fair send-on; She was in a very bad humor vrhen she arrived, but the train was five hours late, and most anybody is liable to be irritated under such circumstances. She telegraphed that she wanted the temperature of her room to be 60, but her arrival was so uncertain that it was hard to maintain this degree of heat However, Patti didn't get mad and take a run on Smithfield street, as Mme. Lehman did a few v ears ago, when she gave Mana ger Locke a foot race on Liberty avenue. Pattlson Is for Cleveland. Isadore Coblenz and his son, Gershon Coblenz, of New Yprk, left for Washington last evening. Mr. Coblenz takes consider able interest in Democratic' politics on the Nortliside. He thinks the report that Pjt tlson has made a deal with Hill is untrue. He says nobody who knows the Governor vrould believe such a rumor for a minute. Pattison is a Cleveland man, not because he is drawn to Grover personally, but lie believes in the principles the ex-president represents. Mr. Coblenz adds that he is a Cleveland man, and will work for his re nomination. He regrets that Pattison is associated with Harrity, and he believes the two are wide apart However, he does not condemn the Governor for making a blunder in an appointment. Dragged Intn the Cable Vault. John Whitter, a young man from Law renceville, had a very narrow escape from being killed at the Citizens' Traction Com pany's car shed at East Liberty yesterday afternoon. About 4 o'clock Whitter started through the car shed from Penn avenue. A car was just leaving the examining vault, and the young man was running hard to catch it In doing this he overlooked the opening between the tracks leading to the vault, and tell headlong into the vault He struck the cable and was carried along a short distance and thrown against one of the revolving pullevs. The young man was badly shaken up, his head and hands' were Cut in several places, and his clothes ruined. He was removed to his home on Butler street Hied From His Injuries. ' Milton Ziegler died at the West Penn Hospital yesterday morning from injuries re ceived on the morning ot the 23d of last month. Ziegler was the companion of Will iam Dewarand Alice Gaskell, who were in stantly killed on the Pennsylvania Bail road at Hawkins station on the date named while tbe three were returning home irom a ball. Ziegler has been at the hospital ever since and at no time had be been suffi ciently conscious to tell anything of the ac cident The immediate cause ot death was a fracture of the skull. He was 21 years old and a machinist An inquest will be held to-day. Satan Secured. The illness of Miss Marlowe will not close the Grand Opera House this week, after all. By great effort Manager Wilt has secured Miss Bose Osborne and her company, who will appear to-night and during the week in Sardou's melodrama, "Satan." Miss Osborne is said to be astage beauty as well as an artiste, and the com pany comes,well recommended. Went Insane In tbe Workhouse." Fergie Heinz was brought down from the workhouse on Saturday and taken to the In sane department ot the City Home by an or der of court. He had just completed a five months' sentence for the larceny of a lot 'of fruit from the Pennsylvania) depot on Lib. riv Rfrt IT tioAflm w!nlil. luH. . XY .J X - TWO MORE MYSTERIES. .Bedyofa Babe Found at Millvale and a Han in the Monongahela. A GIEL ARRESTED ON SUSPICION. The Coroner Now Hard at Work Investigat ing Both Cases. S0HE FEATDEES THAT ARE PECULIAR Celia Eane, a girl of 18, is confined in Millvale prison, under suspicion of murder ing an infant child. The little town of Millvale, two miles above Allegheny on the West Penn Bail road, was yesterday aroused from its usual Sunday quietude by the announcement that a body of a male baby had been found in the rear of the home of Celia Kane. The body was discovered by a neighbor, who secured the services of several men and removed it They at once notified Coroner McDowell. He went to the scene and made an investigation of the case. To a Dispatch reporter last night he said: The Views of the Coroner. "This is one of the worst cases I have ever had to deal with. The child was greatly decomposed, but it was a well formed babe. The indications showed that it had received the proper med ical attention, although it was very voting. Upon investigation Idiscovered ithad been murdered. This was shown conclusively from the fact that a strip of muslin was wound tightly around its neck three times and its tongue was protruding from its mouth. There can be no doubt but that it died by strangulation. "It was hard work to get a clew to pro ceed on in finding the offending party. The place vrhere the babe was found is in the rear of three houses, which are all con nected. Upon investigation I found that Celia Kane lived with her married sister in ode of the houses. From the gossip gleaned irom the crowd my suspicions'were aroused in this direction. "I sought the girl and tried to get some definite information, but her talk was rambling, she said she had left her home in January, because she was ill. Further than this she refused to talk. An effort was made to find out where she had gone and who the physician was, but she stoutly refused to go into detail. I thought the signs all pointed strongly toward her as the perpetrator of the deed so I ordered her arrest She took it very calmly. I have also ordered an autopsy of the dead body and an inquest will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock." Another Mysterious Case. The Coronet1 also had his attention called to another case yesterday, which is, too, rather mvsterious. Yesterday some men were boat riding on the river at Braddock. When passing the foot of Fifth street, they discovered the body of a man floating ou the water. They secured it and re moved it to an undertaker's rooms. The body was horribly disfigured and showed signs that it had Iain in the water for quite n while. He was not recognizable, but several letters were lound on his person, which it is thought will prove his identity. One of the letters bore the name of George Dchsiraovics, which is thought to be the drowned man's name. The letter seemed to be written by his wife and was dated December 27, 1891, at Aus tria Hungary. The other letter, written in answer to this, was dated January 13, 1892, at Walls, and it is supposed he met his death about this time as the let ter had never been mailed. A ticket marked "218, Walls, McNak" was also found in his pocket. It is thought that this last thing will fully identify him. 'As yet no cluehas''been discovered which will explain how Dehsimovics met his death. All day yesterday was spent in hunting in formation, but up to a late hour last night nothing had been turned up. The Coroner has hopes that he may be able to solve the mystery to-day. An inquest will be held after an investigation has been made at Braddocks and Walls. Fonnd His Man In a Station Celt Inspector of Police McKelvey discovered Thomas Grogan at the Twelfth ward police station yesterday. The police of the down town district had been looking for him. He is alleged to have been ah accomplice of Eddie Steele, who was arrested Satur day night for stealing a pocketbook con taining $9 from Mrs. Harrington, of the West .nd, while she was going home on a street car. Grogan was arrested some hours after the occurrence foracting disorderly on Penn avenue. He was put in the Twelfth ward station, and in the morning fined ?2j and costs, but he could not raise the amount, and was held over long enough to allow Inspector McKelvey to order his detention. Novel Ground for False Pretense, George Moorhead was arrested Saturday on a charge of false pretense, preferred by Anna Bingham. Both live in Bloomfield. Mrs. Bingham claims that Moorhead repre sented himself to be a real estate agent, and took her to a house on Garfield av enue and offered to rent it to her. She paid him a month's rent in advance and moved in. Since she has learned that Moorhead did notrhave authority to rent the house. Moor head was held in $500 bail for a hearing Monday. Bobbed His lt-nefactor. Dennis J. Quirk, a one-armed peddler, was arrested jeslerday afternoon as a sus picious character by Officer McEvoy on complaint of S. P. Mackie. The latter claims that he met Quirk Saturday night and the peddler told him he had no place to sleep. Mackie took him to his own room in a lodging house on Fourth avenue below Market street. When he awoke ves terdav morning he fonnd that Quirk and $5 were both missing. A IMIrsnnrger Movlnc Up. A. J. MacDonald has been made mana ger of the Wellington House, in Chicago. About six months ago Mac qmt the Schlos ser and went to the Windy City to make his fortune in a new field. In a "very short time he was advanced from night clerk to his present position. He was a clerk for several years at the Duquesne, and has many friends in Pittsburg who are glad1 to hear of his success. , COLLIDED WITH THE LAW. William CAjrar, of Homewood, was ar rested yesterday for chasing children on their way home from Sunday schoot Lieutexaxt Gallat closeda speakeasy yesterday kept by John Fintelborg a,t Twelfth and Pike stieets. Tho nioprfetor and four men found In the place were locked up in the Twelfth vv aid station. A Squad of police from tho Twelfth ward police station raideda disorderly house ou Pike street yesterday afternoon aud suc ceeded in ariestlng the pioprirtor. Hairy Dippenhach and one visitor. Mich.iel Mur rav. Several kegs of beer and glasses were found in the bouse, indicating that a regular speakeasy vras in operation there. Michael Bckdock and Joseph Bernard, brothers-in-law, are both in tbe Twenty eighth ward station for disorderly conduct. Bernard claims that lie went to church yes terday morning and nn 'Ills return homo found Burdock bad locked tlie door on him and refused him admittance. The 'result of this was a row, which ended in the arrest of both men. Thomas Joxxa, William Sussla and James Smith were arrested yesterday morning by Captain McLaughlin at Sobo and lodged in the Fourteenth ward station ax suspicious persons.- It is alleged by tbe. Captain that the .prisoners are tramps, and yestenUy moruina they visited the collars of Hugh Pagan And seveial nelRhbors, on Second avenue, near Brady street. -and robbed them of all thexSundav eatables. When the officer . .rrMted'themthey were" bosy .preparing l their breakfast at Robinson's coke works. I TALK 07 A HITCH IB THE DIAL. B. A O. People Wonder Why the P. A tv. Has Not Seen Transferred, , The impression is growing among local railroad men that there is some hitch in the deal about the transfer of the Pittsburg aud Western road to the B. & O. "Nobody out side of a few of the leading officials of the B. & O. know anything about the plans of the company for the future. March 1 was the time fixed for the B. & O. to take possession, but from all outward appearances this has not occurred. When Second Vice President Thomas M. King was here a week ago he said he was not sure about tbe date when the transfer would be made. He had read the papers, but couldn't remem ber the time fixed. Scarcely anything has been done to improve the Pittsburg and Western, and the Baltimore and Ohio peo ple who know anything about the road say it can't be put into shape for fast trains be fore next fall. A Baltimore and Ohio man said yester day: "I am puzzled about the Pittsburg and Western deal. We are all in the dark and none of the local officials on either road know anything about it I don't think the purchase has been annulled, but I am convinced from' what I hear and see that there is a hitch somewhere. I understand that the Drexel, Morgan syndicate will con trol the road until May 1, when the five year contract with then will expire. They started in to wreck the line, and almost succeeded in doing it. It may be possible that the Pittsburg and Western people can't deliver .the goods at present, but I hardly think it is true. Superintendent Patton says he can make 60 miles an honr on the road, but I wouldn't like to be on the traiu. The road bed is not in good condition. There are patches of first class track but the entire line needs to be ballasted. The frost won't be out ol the ground for another month, and it may be that the B. & O. peo ple are waiting until that occurs before they begin their improvements. It was their in tention to greatly improve the road. I don't expect to see thronzh trains run by way of Pittsburg until next fall, and that is earl enough." THE FOfJB GIEL, SHE DIDN'T KNOW. She Was a Southside Domestic and Blew Oat the Gt. Mary Sandel is a 16-year-old German girl who has only been in the country for a short time and worked for William Udick, of South Twelfth street, as a domestic for one day. At 9 o'clock on Saturday night Mary retired to bed after carefully blowing out the gas. About 2 o'clock Sunday morn ing Mr. Udick became conscious of escaping gas, and forced the door to the girl's room open. The girl was found lying in bed un conscious and tbe room filled with gas. Dr. Donan was at once summoned, and applied proper restoratives. The girl re mained in an unconscious state until noon yesterday, vrhen she revived. The discov ery of the escaping' gas was made just in the nick of time. Had a half-hour more elapsed, the girl would have been dead. THREE HAT? SALE In Oar Basement Bargain Department A Great Low Priced Sale for Working men P. C. C. C, Clothiers. All the following bargains can be found in our well-lighted basement Hundreds ot men's cassimcre suits and pants at won derful low prices. Also boys' suits, boys' waists and other goods. A treat for the public. P. C. C. a, Clothiers. 1,500 men's cassimere suits, also fancy worsteds, plain black cheviots, narrow wales, checks and plaids, made in sack or cutaway style, value $12, at to 90. 500 bovs' pleated and plain suits at $1 22 and SI 8(X 500 boys' long pants suits at $2 75 nnd S3 90. Boys' knee pants at 24c and 36c. Bovs' all wool regular 51 25 pants at 53c. 900 pairs of men's cassimere, worsted and mixed cheviot pants at $1 20 and 1 40. 190 pairs of men's plain black and blue pants and wale pat terns, value 4, at ?2 15. We are closing out our boys' waist department. Your' choice of any waistTfnr 33c. A big lide of men's single vests from suits, coats and pants sold at 55c, 89c and fl 30. Sale lasts three days in our well lighted basemeut P. C. C. C, Clothiers, corner Grant and Diamond streets. A Startling Discovery. The terms given by us for this month ought induce many purchases for April delivery of goods. We store all goods with out charge, and all bills date from delivery of goods. A 20 per cent discount for spot cash; a 10 per cent discount for 60 days settlement; six months time allowed on all bills up to $50; one vear's time allowed on all bills from $50 to 8100. We sell every thing to furnish the house, and are pioneers of low prices. Hopper Bros. & Co., 307 Wood street. M House Hunters Find rent lists interesting reading, for them in to-day's Dispatch. Look EXCURSION TO WASHIKGTOX, J. C, Via the B. & O. B. B., Next Thnrsday, March 10. Bound trip, $9, and tickets good for ten day and valid tor trip to Baltimore. Trains leave B. &"0. station, Pittsburg, at 8 A. M. and 9:20 p. SI. Parlor cars on day train and sleeping cars on night train. If You Are looking for a Honse Do not fail to examine the special to-let lists in to-day's Dispatch. Changeable Silks. See our chameleon, rongeant, cenelope and ombrette silks, a lull line of colora SI 25 a vard. The sale of these fine new silks is confined to us exclusively by tbe manufacturers. Jos. Horjte & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. Tou'ee looking well. Yes, I'm taking Bisque of Beet herbs and aromatics. Great sale of embroideries at less than half-price to-day. Bead our "ad." Jos. Hobxe & Co. 's Penn Avenue Stores. SPECIAL MUSLIN SALE . This Week. LOOK FOR OUR LIST OF PRICES IN THIS " PAPER ON WEDNESDAY 435 MARKET. ST. 437 i UNIVERSAL DEMAND For KightCars in the One City Sec tion Still Without Them. THE CENTRAL'S ELECTRIC 'LIKE Soon to Be jn Operation, and the Patrons I Want Improved Seiricc EXCELLENT 'PROSPECTS OP SUCCESS The contractor in charge announces that to-day the overhead wires for the electric system ot the Central Traction Company will be completed. The tracks have been laid for some time, and as soon as the power machinery is entirely ready the new line will be placed in operation. This will probably occur by the first of April, and the near approach of the event has aroused a great deal of interest in the territory af fected, from Washington street to Herron Hill. This is largely caused by the fact that this region is now practically the only im portant section of the two cities which is not reached by night cars. When tbe ques tion of all-nignt transportation was being agitated on all sides, the Central officials stated that they would be very glad to meet the popular demand, but that it was impos sible to run the cable 24 hours, and that the grade on Wylie avenue above Fulton was too steep for horse cars. All these diffi culties are removed by the electric route, and the peoDle are eagerly waiting for the improved service. The Need or the Service. Ex-Sheriff McCandless, in speaking of the subject, said: "Night cars should cer tainly be put on as soon as the electric line is opened, and I feel certain the company uill look at it in the right light. One car would be sufficient, if properly handled, as the round trip could be made in three quarters of an hour or less. It is not a question of the actual revenue derived Irom the night service alone. Men whose work and business oblige them to reach home between midnight and daylight settle where they can get the proper facili ties. They and their families and friends use the lines in daytime, as well as night, and the results are certain to be profitable." Principal C. B. Wood, of the High School, said: "Night cars will be a great aid in tbe development of this district, which was retarded lor years by the diffi culty of access. Such a service could not fail to be a benefit to a large number of people and a sound investment for the Central Traction Company. Councilman McEldowney, of the Thir teenth ward, Chief J. O." Brown, S. A. Duncan, President of the Randall Club, and Coroner McDowell all expressed similar views. The latter said: "I know of a number of people who would use the night cars. They would frequently be of service to me, as I am often obliged to remain at 'my work after the regular cars have ceased running." An KconomIc.il Plan Proposed. .Another gentleman interested in the matter said last night: "If the question of electric power-presents any serious obstacle it could easily De solved. "The Central and Duquesne cars use the same tracks down town, the wires connecting at Grant street. The Duquesne's special all-night plant furnishes a great sufficiency of power for another car or two, and as the two com panies have been on very amicable terms a satisfactory arrancement could easily be effected. The ordinances passed for the Dnquesne Company especially authorize contracts of this kind, and there could be no difficulty on that score," Some of the citizens interested Lave con sulted George L" Whitney and T. A. Gilles pie, officers of the Central Traction Com pany, and have received assurances that the question of night cars will be considered, with good prospects of a favorable result. Many of the leading stockholders of the company are also heavy property-holders in the territory affected, and therefore particu larly interested in its development Thus the outlook for the popular demand being met is now considered excellent Very Interesting to Kenter. The.to let advertisements at this time of year are of great interest The Dispatch's columns are the best HUGUS & HACKH. Select Summer Dresses Now. GOODS AND STYLES OF SUPERIOR EXCELLENCE. An immense variety, both of CHOICE NOVELTIES and PLAIN FABRICS, in the NEW and POPU LAR WEAVES. Very desirable NEW STYLES" in ALL-WOOL CHEVIOT, CAMEL'S HAIR and HOMESPUN EFFECTS, 50c a yard. A grand assortment of MIX TURES, comprising CREPONS, BORDURES, JACQUARD VIG OUREUX, BEDFORD CORDS and CHEVRONS, all prices, 75c to $2.50 a yard. RAYE, FAUTAINE, PLISSE and CROCODILE, CREPONS all qualities and styles of this very fash ionable fabric. Twilled back BROADCLOTHS, 52 inches wide, full line of new color ings, from $1 to the very finest FRENCH MAKES at $4 per yard. Many SPECIAL NOVELTIES that will be found in no other house hereabouts. ' , We will open "this week, a line of High Novelty French Robes, the latest Parisian idea for handsome DINNER and STREET DRESSES. Cloak Department New lines" of Ladies' Jackets, Wraps, Capes and Long Garments continue to arrive almost daily. Cor. Fifth Ave. and Market St. mhS-xwrsw 1892 BRINGS BEAUTIFUL ' CUT GLASS DESIGNS. The patterns this season aro exceptionally rich in deep bold cuttings. Prices are more moderate, too. ' Excellent styles In Caraffm at $5, $8 and $8: Tumblers at $10, $15 and $30 dozen; Salad Bowls nt $6. $10 and $15, and a host of novelties in Sherbet and Ice-Cream Sets, Berry Bowls, Wine Sets, Fitchcrs, 1'ln ger Bowl, etc We devote one entire room to the display of Cut Glass. E. P. . ROBERTS & SONS, -nrrHAVK,A2aXABKITST. tf ' " j" -i-i - f IM KZW ADVraXOTMXSTS. The Leading Dry Goods House. Pittsburg. Pa Monday, March 7, Ml JOS. HOENE & CO.'S PZM AVENUE STORE! GREAT SALE-, -OF- HAMBURG EMBROIDERIES -AND- FL0UNCINGS, Manufactured by Messrs. Steiger & Co., St Gail, Switzerland, (In liquidation.) Bought at the GREAT AUCTION SALE -OF- Messrs. Field, Chapman 8c Fenner, New York. This enormous purchase of EMBROIDERIES and FLOUNCINGS, comprising OVER 15,000 YARDS, Will be put on sale This morning, Monday, At 8 o'clock sharp, at PRICES LESS THAN ONE-HALF ACTUAL VALUE, Owing to the extraordinarily Low Prices at which they will be sold, and the great rush there must necessarily be for these goods, for convenience THEY WILL BE PUT UP AND SOLD ONLY IN STRIPS OF i YARDS. The prices will be 25c, 35c, - - - 40c, 50c, . 65c, 75c And $1 Per Strip (Of 4 Yards Full), Being all Less than One-Half the Regur iar Prices by the yard. ALSO, 500 YARDS SWISS FLOUNCINGS, 45 inches deep, very fine, hand some embroidery, in new de signs, with deep hemstitched flounce, AT 50c A YARD, REGULAR PRICE $1. AND 500 YARDS. AT $1 A YARD, REGULAR PRICE $2. This will be the GREAT EST EMBROIDERY SALE ever held in these stores, and you cannot afford to miss it JOS. H0RNE & CU, 607-621 FSNK 172." Hi. 1 I m . j? . ' , ,:-, . 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