1 THE PZTTSBUR& DISPATCH, THURSDAY, MARCH , 10, 1R92 cut off $117,000 from thattax, and makes the net increase in this year's taxes only 162,800 over last year only one-fourth of a mill on the present valuation. "We made a cut of 54,000 on Chief Bige low's estimate for lighting, and that amount will be made up by using gas in City Hall. Under the Pittsbnre Gas Com pany's charter they are required to furnish 12,500,000 feet of gas each vear free of cost to the city, bat since the electric light has been adopted on the streets the contract has been lost sight of until now. Where Economy Was Practiced. ,rWe cut $17,000 off the "Water Bureau's general estimate and $25,000 off the esti mated cost of a new reservoir site. The $100,000 cut off the parks estimate seemed necessary on account of public opinion, though ft is doubtful if it had not been bet ter to leave it as it was. The $29,000 taken off the Bureau of Highways and Sewers n?ems rather poor policy also; but the $10, 000 taken off the Bureau of Public Property was not needed. It had been intended to build a bridge over Market street connect ing the two market buildings with $8,000 of the money and the other $2,000 was for painting buildings. "There is one item in 3Ir. Bigelow's ap propriation that was not changed and I think if the public understood it there would be no objection to it. The item ap peared as 'property optioned' in his esti mate submitted to Councils and $73,000 was the sum desired. Mr. Bigelow secured options on 35 acres of land east of and ad joining Highland Park two vears ago for that amount. To-day it is worth $112,000 at a conservative figure, and if Councils re luse to approve their purchase, Mr. Bigelow having the options in his own name, can turn the property over and make a clean $40,000 ou it insfde of a month. It will make a valuable addition to Highland Park and no more ground will be needed there alter this." Status of Special Taxation. The ordinance as approved provides in its first section that the city tax shall be levied upon all property taxable for State or county purposes, shall be 12 mills, mak ug allowance lor rural and agricultural property. The East Birmingham special tax is reduced from 1 to five-tenths ot a mill, ML Washington special from three tenths to one-quarter of a mill, and the Tcmperanceville special stands at 1 mill. The business tax reduction is as follows: Upon all poods, wares, merchandise! and articles or trade sold in the city In any man ner reduced from 1 mill to K mill on each dol'ar: upon the actual yearly snips or each person, corporation or firm In the auc tioneering business, from mills to 1 mill on each dollar of wiles upon the gross com mission of all merchandise brokers, real es tate brokors, commission merchants, re duced from 1 mill to 14 mill; upon the gross receipts of express companies electric lhrht, rondnit, gas Inel, telegraph and tele phone companies reduced from 1 mill to mill; upon the gros receipts of per-nns running pool or billiard tables ana tenpin alleys reduced from 20 tn 10 mills. -s belore stated, the distinction which marked liquor dealers at a 10-mill tax is f. iped out and they are assessed at a half mill. Heal estate brokers are added this year to the list oi commiHsion m"n taxed, and corporations are added to the auctioneers' lut, these having been exempt heretofore. The Poor Farm Mcnj Set Aside. The water tax rates of 1891 are adopted for 1892 and no further changes from the old lorm of the ordinance until section 10 is redcneo. it appropriates all raonevs received from the sale of the City Poor Tarm to the purchase of a new lafm and the erection of buildings, and is amended to include the interest received from money paid in on the old farm. The appropriations lorl892are as follows: Department of Public Safety General ex pense, $10 100; Fire Bureau. $309,221 U; I'ohce Bureau, $300,346 54; Electricity Bureau, $30, 000, Health Bureau, $46,162 42; Building and Plumbing Inspector, $8 200; underground system 3olice and fine wires, $10 000; ensine house, Twenty-seventti and Tliirty-tlrst wards, $15 000; engine house, Thirty-nTtli ward. $15,000. Total, $804,100. Department of Public Works Gen eral expense. $10,500; Engineering and Sanejs Bureau. $38,ls0: Highways and Sewera Bnreau. $254,323; Citv Troperty Bureau. $43,913; Water Supply and Distribution Bureau, $475,903; Water As essinent Bureau. $11.5C8: public liahting, S1S7.850; viewers. $20 000. Total, $1,085 SO i. jiepartmentot rnuuo unarmes. $T0,000 Printing; $26,000. contingent fund, $M,000: city election, $1,500; outstanding warrants and excess of expenditures over re ceipts, $322,258 50; finance fund, $20, 000: Judgments, $30 000- interest and tax on city loans, $740,000; salaries, $76,600; advertising delinquent tax liens, $14,000; Boardof Assessors, $18,000: water loan sink ing fund, $90,000: funded street Improvement sinking fund, $49,500; sinking fund. $2,000; water loan sinking fund No. 2, $10,000. re funded City Hall bonds sinking fund. $6,100, and Fifth Avenue Market Houe sinking fund. $100: fire department loan sinking fund, $10,0C0; Improvement bond sinking fund, $124,500: municmal consolidated sink ing fund, $7,000; education. $451,640; street re paying (schedule A), $559 500; bridges (sched ule A), $199,000; assessment against city for street improvements. $100,000: nubile parks (schedule A), $307,000: Market House, Sbuth bide, $35,000; total, $4,999,802 50 Estimated Receipts ot the Tear. The estimated receipts for 1892 are as fol lows: City valuation $240, 000,000, which in cludes redaction on account of rural and agricultural properties, less percentage for exonerations, discounts and lost taxes. Estimated 1892. City tax, 12 mills $ 2,880,000 CO Bnsin6s tax 117,500 00 Water rent 640000 00 harves 15000 00 Major's office G5.000 00 Markets 67,000 00 City Gauger 1,000 00 Vehicle license 43,000 00 Street railways 1,000 00 Building Inspector 22000 00 Warrant from State for schools. 183,108 00 Advertising delinquent taxes 14,000 00 Citr Attorney 75 000 00 Outstanding taxes 225,000 CO Liquoi licences .. 400,000 00 Street Improvements refunded.. 150,000 00 .Miscellaneous 99.194 50"! Total $ 4,999,802 50 The Repaying ot Streets. The street repaying schedule provides money for repaying the following streets: Forty-eighth itreet, from Butler street to A. V. K. 11., $3,000; West Carson street, from Point Bridge i estwardly, $15,000; Lincoln avenuft, from Fraukstown avenue north wardly, 510,000; Liberty avenue, from Center avenue wostwardly, $M 000, Forbes street, from end of present i)avniient cistwardly, $12,000, Water -treet. from Smithfield street nestviardly, $20,MX); East Carson street, ironi ilononjraheia Bridge eastwardly, $3,030; Seventh street. from Lib erty avenue to Duauesne way, SS 0C0; Mulberry alley, $3,500: South Highland aenuc from Fenn avenue southwardly, SS.OO-i. Fountain 6tiect,trom Seventh avenue to Grant fctreet, $10,000; Evans alley, from Liberty avenue to Duqnesno way, $5,000; West Carson street, from 2Ionongaltela bridce wetwardly, $5 000; Hogs allej , $750; Stanton a enue. from end of present pave ment eastwardlr, $10 000; Oak alley, from Grant street to Liberty avenue", $1,500; Wvlle avenue, from end of nresent t.ive- ment castwaidly, $15 000. Second avenue, from end or present pavement eastwaidly, $10,000; Hickory alley, $1,000; Grant street, from Seventh avenue southwardly, $1,500; Exchange alley, from Eighth street east, $7,600. Ella street, from Friendship avenue outli, $10,000, Fourth avenue, from Wood to Liberty, $9,000, Spiinc alley, from Eleventh to Spring alley, $7,500; Carson, from South T euty-seventh east, $10 000: Center avenue, from Fulton east, $10,000; Virgin al ley, from Smithfield to Grant. $3,000; Fifth avenue, from Wilkin s east, $2,500: Our alley, fiom Elm to rride,$5,000; Penn annue, Irom Forty-fifth street east, one side. $15,000; Third avenue, Smithfield to Grant, $4 000; Keating alley, Roberts to Devilliers $5,000; Butler sti-eet.$5,000; Youngs allev.$2,000: Penn avenue. Firth street west. $20,000: Cherry alley, Thiid to Fifth uvenue, $4,000, Green field avenue, board walk, $4,000; Duquesne w.iy. Sixth street west, $15,000; Carbon alley, Cassatt to Leddie, $3,000, and Laneery lane. Third to Fourth avenues, $750. Total, $359. 600. DI vtilon or the Park Funds. The park schedule provides $307,000, di vided as follows: Herron Hill Park, $5,000; Bedford Park, $5,000; Highland Park, $105, 000; Schenley Park, 5192,000. In the bridge schedule, which sets aside $199,000 for that purpose, $65,000 is for a bridge over the Pennsylvania Railroad at 3cn Venue, connecting the Sixteenth and Twentieth wards at that point The others are: Monongahela river, $100,000; Sylvan avenue, $3,500; Spencer avenue, $5,000; Greenfield avenue, $25,000; "Wabash avenue, culvert, $500. Fij-urei for the Schools. The school tax provided for the sub-school districts, in addition to the city tax, is as follows, showing the amount required for each school: S o MO 03 School. Wuux Allen Bedford Birmingham.. . Colfax Duquesne. Forbes Franklin Grant Hancock Highland Hoincwood Howard Humboldt Knox Lawrence Liberty Lincoln Luckoy Minersvllle Monongahela. .. Jloorhead Morse ML Albion ML Washington Oakland O'Hara Peebles Ralston Riverside South Spilngfield Steiritt St. Cltir Tlind Stevens... Washington Wickersham Thirty-flm... Twentv-ntntb, 5.5 1.5 2.0 J.7 n 6.0 $8,500 4,500 6000 6,000 3,000 6,000 k'sod 6.600 16,500 20,000 14,000 11,000 2,000 4.0C0 30,000 15,000 B.500 14,000 1.2C0 7,500 Twenty eighth Zid 1st ais.... First .... Sixth 7th and 8th Third .! Fifth Nineteenth.... 1.4 1.8 6.0 21st 2d dis.... Sixteenth Twentv-slxth. Thirtieth Firtoentb Twentieth Twenty-first.. Thirty-fifth... Thirteenth.... Thirty-third.. Eleventh Twenty-fifth.. Eighteenth.... Thirty-second Fourteenth. .. Twelfth Twenty-third. 2.4 2.5 10 .8-10 2.0 ao 6.0 2.6 1.3 LB V 8,'JOO 9,000 10,000 20,000 3 5D0 12 003 7,000 6,003 1.5110 3,000 4.509 6 003 3.000 10,000 8,003 2.3 4.0 L2 0 2.5 1.9 Ninth & Tenth Thirtv-tourth 4.2 V, 1.0 2.0 .3.0 2.2 1.2 2.8 Second 12th. 2d dlst... 22d,2ddlst.. Twenty-seven Thirty-sixth.. Seventeenth.. Twenty-fo'rth IS WELL AND HEARTY. Robert Blctiraw Is at Home in Allegheny There Was Nothing Mysterious About Bis Movements The Unmoral His Dis appearance Wu False. The rumor from Greensburg to the effect that .Robert McGraw, of Allegheny, had mysteriously disappeared and his friends were anxiously hunting for him is untrue. A Dispatch reporter visited No. 187 South avenue, the address given in the di rectory, last evening, where it was learned that Mr. McGraw had taken up his resi dence with his brother-in-law, John Huck enstein, on Fairmount street, latt Septem ber. A call was then made at Mr. Hucken stein's home, and to the inquiry if Mr. 3Jc Graw was in the young lady who cauie to the door ans7ered yes. Mr. McGraw appeared in a few minutes and upon being shown the article said: "I guess that means me, hut I feel very much alive. Don't you think so?" Mr. McGraw then made the following ex planation: "I was up in that country last week on business and left Mt. Pleasant for Pittsburg on Saturday. Upon arriving at Dawson I concluded to stop over a couple of hours to visit a friend there and he persuaded me to remain over. 1 knew the folks would be anxious, so I dropped them a postal card. Some business matters had arisen that demanded my immediate at tention, and a nfessage was sent to Father May inquiring if he knew where I was. I suppose that is how the rumor got about that I had disappeared. I arrived home on Monday and have been around as usual and cannot see wliv such a storr should be cir culated. As to the ?300, 1 did not have any such sum with me, and am not in the habit of carrying a large amount of monev. I am well known, both in Westmoreland and Fayette counties, and am sorry this absurd story has gotten out, as it will cause my friends needless alarm." TEE PAINED OF A DAY. Testerday Had Its Canal Amonnt of Sad Casualties. There were five accidents yesterday, two caused by kicking horses, one by falling slate, another by a falling scaffold and the fifth by a train. LtMBEit Peter Limber, employed by the Iron City Coal Company, had his les broken at the Sixth street bridse last evening. He was driving a three-horse wagon. The traces on the lead horse became unhitched. He got off to fix the trace, when the horse cave him a viclons kick in the right leg, oreakins It. He was removed to the West Penn Hospital. Butast Carl Bryant, a colored boy em ployed in the slate works at McDonald, was badly hurt yesterday by having a pile of slate topple over on him. He was crushed about the body and less. Ho was brought to the West Penn Hospital. Dobseb Joseph Dorner, a 9-vear-old boy residing with hi parents on McCurd street. Southside, was run over yesterday about 12 o'clock, by a Pittsburg, Virginia and Charles ton train at Twcntj -seventh street and may lose his ri?nt leg. He was Jumping on the train at the time and fell under the wheels. Ho was removed to the Southside Hospital. GAUAGHzn James Gallagher, a carpenter, while at work on u building on Thirteenth street yesteiday" afternoon, fell from a scaffold and was severely injured. He was taken in the patrol wagon to his home on Center avenue, near Charles street. His con dition is serious. Kesslemeter George Kesslemeyer was seriously injured yesterday afternoon by a vicious horse. He was feeding the horse In his stable on East street about 9 o'clock. A noise outside excited the animal, and It reared and broke its halter. Kesslemeyer was kicked In the abdomen and painfully injured. He lives on Milroy street. Latest Move in the Mlllvale Case. Hugh Smith, a young blacksmith of Milivale borough, was arrested yesterday and lodged in jail on a charge made by Delia Cain. She is the girl who is in jail on the charge of murdering her child by strangling it with her garter. Smith, it is alleged, is the father of she murdered child. He was given a hearing last evening before 'Squire Madden, of Milivale, and in default of $1,000 bail, was committed to jail for court STUMBLED OVER THE STATUTES. James Mclhollad, of Twentieth street, wai sent CO days to the workhouse by Masis trate McKenua yesterday for ill-treating his wife. IIexet Deitbick was arrested yesterday afternoon and sent to the Allegheny Central police station on a charge of cruelty to children. It is alleged that he ill-treats his three small children. Mrs. Lioell, who lives at 2113 Smallman btreet, reported at the Twelfth ward police station last ntelit that a cold locket with the initials 'B. M. F.." a small chain and all had been stolen Irom her house. The locket bad the picture of a girl In it. Ixiuis TjAsiver and Mary Goldberg, ar rested at the lake Erie depot Tuesday night while trylnc to elope, were given a hearing before Magistrate Succop yesterday morn- ini. Lasiver was sent 30 davs to the work house, and the girl, who Is only U years old, was turned over to her parents. William Barr was arrested on Market street last night and locked up on two charges. Ho Is charged by Mame Bishop be fore Magistrato Grlpp with malicious mis chief, and Is also sued by Bertha Kennedy before Magistrate Mc&enna with surety of the peace. lie Is held for bearings. A squad of police from the Seventeenth ward police station raided the alledged dis orderly house of Eate Duffy at 3415 Penn avenue yesterday arternoon. Tbe proprie tress Eate Duffy, Bessie Martin and a visi tor, George O'Donell. were captured. They were removed to the Seventeenth ward police station. Officer Cross yesterday afternoon, ob served J. E. Bennlnger, of Butler county, in company with John Grezor on Fifth avenue near Wylie avenue. Benninger was in toxicated and the officer, thinking Gregor's actions suspicious, arrested both. Ben ninRer was locaed. up on a charge of drunk enness and Gregoras a suspicious character. Paul Sarak and Peter Eraus were given heariugs before Magistrate Gripp last even ing, Sarak on a charge of assault and battery preferred by Eraus, and Erans on a charge of disorderly conduct preferred by Mary Sarak. Tbe suits were the result of a fight In Sob a Sarak was committed to Jail in default of $303 ball for court, and Eraus was dis charged. Both are mill workers. toncklns' Soap ' Will be served hot at our store every day this week. Call and taste these celebrated soups. , Komr & Beo., 6113 Penn avenue. HARRISONATTACKED By Congressman "W. A. Stone, "Who Is Very Indignant ' Because of the APPOINTMENT OF MILLEB. He Thinks That Senator Quay Will Soon Be on the Warpath. THE DALZELL HUSTLERS HAPPT Since One of Their Number Secured the Collectorship. ALLEGHENI DEMOCEATS FOR KENNEDY Congressman "W. A, Stone returned to Washington last evening. He expressed himself as very much disappointed over the appointment of George Miller as Collector of Internal Bevenue. In tact, the Colonel is feeling sore, and while he continues in his present state of mind President Harri son need not look to him for any favors. "I feel very badly," he continued. 'T think Mr. Graham was entitled to the office. He was backed by the old soldiers and was indorsed by every bank in Pittsburg besides any number of business men. His ability and fitness were conceded by everybody. I have nothing against George Miller; he is a good fellow and I congratulate him on his success. We made the fight and lost, and have nothing left to do but to make the best of it" "Was Senator Quay interested to any great extent in the appointmont?" Quay Most Deeply Interested. "He certainly was," the Colonel replied, "most deeply interested. The office he- longed to him, and it was taken from his very doorstep. It is a Senatorial appoint ment for Western Pennsylvania. It indi cates that Senator Quay's indorsement has no special weight with the Administration, and it leaves the Senator under no obliga tions to the President The latter certainly can't expect any support from the Senator in his fight for the Presidental renomina tion. Another thing the old soldiers of Pennsylvania have nothing to thank Presi dent Harrison for. He has ignored them on every occasion. I do not say that he has done it intentionally, but it looks that way." "How about the Senatorial struggle?" he was asked. Bnsy With Bis Own Fl-ht. "I have nothing to say on that subject," the Colonel replied. "It is not my fight. I am a candidate for re-eleotion, and have plenty to do to mind my own business and look after my affairs. It is time enough, anyhow, to talk aboat it when the Legisla ture meets." Colonel Stone said he expeoted to appear shortly before the Immigration Committee in support of his bill restricting the influx from foreign shores. He said he had no ob jection to people who were physically and morally all right, but he is opposed to im migrants who are not allowed to remain in their own countries. Thero is still plenty of room in the States for good people, and the time has come when only respectable candidates for citizenship are 'wanted. The Colonel added that Congressmen expressed themselves favorable toward the bill, and he thinks it will be passed. MILLER'S APPOINTMENT. The Popular Plttsbnrger Duly Named as Collector of Internal Revenue The Dalzell People Pleased A Sketch of the New Collector. The appointment of George W. Miller as Collector of Internal Bevenne, announced yesterday, was especially gratifying to the Dalzell people of Pittsburg. They accept it as an evidence that President Harrison has decided to bestow upon Mr. Dalzell the power and force of the Federal patronage in Pennsyl vania. The newly-appointed Collector Collector George W. iKller. was born in the old stone tavern, in New Haven, jus,t across the Youghiogheny river from Connellsville, in 1850. A vear later he came with his family to Pittsburg. He was educated in the public schools. At the age oi 15 years he was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. He afterward became a passenger brakeman and was promoted to passenger conductor before he reached his majority. A couple of years later he was made assistant depot master, which position he held during the disastrous railroad riots of 1877. As a boy and as a man he has always enjoyed tbe happy faculty of making and keeping friends, and when tiie rioters were wrecking and ruining the railroad property, and when all other railroad officials had been driven from the scene, Mr. Miller was allowed to move trains at his will and during the entire trouble he was the only official allowed in the freight yard. An Incident of the Blot. He moved all the trains that left the Pittsburg vards during the trouble and he was conspicuous in bringing together the strikers and the railroad officers after the trouble was ended. He enjoyed the confi dence of his employers and his associates while in the railroad service and even yet he enjoys their esteem and support Before retiring from tbe services of the railroad company Mr. Miller was located for a timed at Wall station', where he first demanded the attention ot politicians by delivering to all conventions the delegates from his district The leaders of both par ties found it necessary to see the new col lector before the delegates of the district were named. At the Head of a Bureau. Three years ago Mr. Miller was appointed Superintendent of the Bureau of Water As sessments. About two years ago he was made Secretary or the Bepublican County Committee, both of which positions he now holds. He has awife and 11 children living at his comfortable home near Torrens sta tion. His oldest son is a passenger con ductor on tbe Pennsylvania Railroad, while his youngest child is a bright prattler, of 2 years. The collectorship pays $4,500 year. Last night Collector Miller received con gratulations from Hon. John Dalzell, B. A. Fulton Lyon, James S. Henry, of Washing ton, and from many other prominent poli ticians from all over the country. The scramble for George W. Miller's place as Superintendent of Water Assess ments has already begun. Several appli cants have already filed their claims for the Eosition. Ex-Mayor McCallin, Robert A. indsay and Eli Hormeoutt are among the leading candidates. E. M. Bigelow, Chief of the Department of Publio Works, will make the appointment as the office is in his department The place pays $2,400 a year. . . KENHEDY dSOBSED. ' The Allegheny Democrats Will Hot Oppose the Beform Candidate for Mayor. The Democrats in Allegheny will not have a candidate for Mayor in the coming election. The, City Committee met last night and indorsed William M. Kennedy, the Bepublican candidate. The meeting was held in Common Council chamber. John Huckenstein, Chairman of the City Committee, presided. There was a fnll at tendance of the committee, arid considerable interest was taken in the business. Hugh Booney, of the Fourth ward, made a motion to indorse Mr. Kennedy, and John Hood, of the Ninth ward, put in an amend meat, carrying with it an expression that it was the sense of the committee, that it would be inexpedient at this time for the Democrats to put up a. candidate. The amendment prevailed, as did also the motion to indorse the Bepublican nominee. Several members of the committee ex pressed themselves, as believing that there would not even be an independent candidate against Kennedy, and he will therefore have smooth sailing. WILL MAKE CAB WHEELS. The 1'lttsbarc Car Company Will B In Operation In Eight Weeks. The negotiations for the purchase of the Iron City Manufacturing Company's plant, corner Home and Forty-sixth-and-one-half streets, have been completed, and in the fnture the (oncern will bs known 'as the Pittsburg Car Company. The new company is composed of Buffalo and local capitalists who will manufacture car wheels exclu sively. For the present the Pittsburg works will beconsidered as a branch ot the Buffalo Car Wheel Company. P. H. Griffin. T. Guilford Smith, Charles Y. Slocum and Bobert J. Mercur, the Buf falo contingent, registered at the Duquesne yesterday. Mr. Griffin said the plant would be enlarged, and they would spend considerable money in (making improve ments. The company expects to be turning out car wneeis in irom six to eight weeks. He added that it would not be a large or small plant, but in time he hopes the busi ness will grow to an extensive scale. Tbe Buffalo Oar Wheel Wotks have a reputa tion all over the country. Mr. Griffin pi a heavy stockholder, and will have a big in terest in the Pittsburg plant. It is strange that thafcar wheel -business has been neglected in.' Pittsburg. Several firms engaged in their (manufacture here at various times, but thhy went into bank ruptcy. The new conlpany is well backed financially, and have tJie experience of the Buffalo people in the management. A COMBINATION PB0P0SEL i la the Flint B ttl Trade Similar to the United States Glaus Company. William Elliott Smith, of Alton, 111., was yesterday registered at the Monon gahela House. He was hers on business connected with the glass trade, in which he is interested. It was j reported about the city yesterday that Mr. Smith's business in Pittsburg was to takethe preliminary steps toward the formation of the flint bottle manufacturers in a company similar to the United States Company. He was seen last night and said: , "There has been sojae talk of this move, but my business in Pittsburg to-day was not in connection with it. There has never been anything done iii tbe matter more than talk. I cannot say there e er will he a com bination formed. If (there is, it will com prise about 40 bottle "norks." Factory Inspector Watcborn Here. Factory Inspector; Watchorn is in the city and is making (a tour of the State. To-day he and Deputy Inspector Baker will begin an inspection of the local fac tories. He came h(ere from Philadelphia, and with one exception everything was found in good shape there. ,' Oliver's 31111 Shuts Down. Olivers' Woods' Run Mill yesterday "shut down Its puddling) department and threw 200 men out of employment The shut down was caused by the dullness of trade and the necessity pf repairs. The mill will probably start Monday. They Dlu Not Federate. Tbe machinery tirades delegates who were in Pittsburg failedto do business on account of several of their Wmber not appearing. Yesterday they left town and indefinitely postponed the lonaation of tbe federation. WILL 3HT THE BILLS. New Castle Authorities Object to Paying Allegheny Cckunty for Children Kept. A telegram Worn Kew Castle states that yesterday morning Poor Director Long, of that city, received a bill amounting -to nearly ?6,O0O from the Commissioners of Allegheny couaty, for the expense of main taining childreli since 1885. City Solicitor Burns, of Ne Castle, says the city Trill not pay this hill until forced by the law to do so. He sav-s the majority of tbe children was placed Yfx the refuge by order of the courts ot Laurence county for punishment for offenses, (and tlfc city need not pay the bilL It is stated that there are some nice points in law involved, and as orders have been given 'from Allegheny to collect the bill, the case! will gn to court The- Law rence County Commissioners' attorney has sent out several bills to parents of children now in the refuge. County Commissioner Boyle said last night that there must be some mistake in the information received from New Castle and knew iiothing about such a bill being presented arid did not know what it re ferred to. Berttba Wants Her Watch, Bertha Kelnnedy appeared before Alder man McKenma yesterday and swore out a warrant agaiqst Edward Burke for larceny. 'The defendant is employed by tbe Burrell Improvement Company, and was qnite a friend of the. plaintiff. She lives on Mar ket street, and he was a frequent visitor there. During one of his visits, she alleges, he took her Vvatch, valued at 550, and went off. She supposed he was only in 'fun, bat when she assted for the watch he told her he did not hiave it She asked for it sev eral times sit different intervals, bat he never produced it Burke was held in $500 bail for a heating Saturday. Held fox: Court on One Charge, Mayor Voeitly gave Lewis Enderlein a hearing last tight and held him for court on one charge and continued the hearing until Mondayt March 21, in the other. Enderlein is Uhe man who is thought to have committed! several petty robberies in Allegheny recantly. He is charged with stealing a saddle and bridle from George Shoudle, and it was upon this charge he was held for con: it is also charged that B. Leitzinger. but tbe ha took: S95 fro: evidence was not lear and the Mayor held tbe case over more evidence, untli 1 the officers could get Another Victory for Cleveland's. On March 4 the contract for supplying the United States Army with baking pow der was. again awarded to tbe Cleveland Baking Powder Comfcany. This makes tbe sixth consecutive ohdir for Cleveland's Baking Powder from 4he .Government, and now'tbe proposals spedify that baking pow der ocered must be "in quality equal to uieveiano. s. ana speaks volumes. commendation that A BIG PLANT BURNED. George Duncan & Sons' Glass Factory Destroyed by Fire. THE LOSS IS GREATEST ON STOCK. It Is Snpposed to Bare Canght From the Gas Producer. WHERE THE INSURANCE .WAS PLACED George Duncan & Sons' glasshouse, known as factory D of the United States Glass Company, was burned to the ground yesterday afternoon at a loss of about 1150,000. The plant was one of the largest in the city, located on Sarah street, South side, and extending from Tenth to Eleventh streets. It inaluded the glass works proper and a large packing house. The works were devoted principally to tbe manufacture of tableware, an immense stock of which was on hand. The destruction Of thh caused the big end of the loss. The fire was discovered at 1:15 o'clock, when the men were returning from dinner to work. It took but a moment for the flames to spread over the dry woodwork of the structure. Three alarms were sent in and half a dozen companies were soon on cTG Pari of the Burning Victory. the scene. Considerable delay in getting enough water gave the fire still better headway and all the buildings were in flames in an exceptionally brief time. To Save Surrounding Property. Most of the efforts of the firemen were put forth to save the surrounding property. This was difficult owing to the fact that a number of tenement houses, occupied by employes of the works, were built up close about It It looked for a time as though several of them would go, and tbe people moved out their goods. The flames, how ever, were kept confined to the works. During the fire a great deal of excitement was created by an explosion of a quantity of nitrate stored in the cellar of the ware house. Tbe concussion knocked down the walls of the building and several people narrowly escaped being crashed under them. The fire burned until 4 o'clock. The origin of the fire is not exactly known, though there is good reason to be lieve it started in the gas producer. This was an apparatus for the manufacture of gas to supply the plant It is sup posed that the producer was overtaxed and the escaping fuel ignited, irom the pots near it. The buildings were large briok structures owned by George Duncan & Sons, and had been leased to the United States Glass Company. Nearly Covered by Insurance. 'Ihe loss is estimated roughly at 5150,000; the insurance at $134,000. The latter is dis tributed among a large number of compan ies. Among these are the Home, 56,000; Northern, 57,500; Eoyal, 55,000; American, 54,000; Westchester, 52,000; the Fire As sociation of Philadelphia; the Lancaster Company, the North American Company, the Allemannia Company, the Germania Company and others. The fire will throw out of employment 225 .men and 30 girls who worked in the factory. Nearly all afternoon the cars on the Birmingham line were blocked by sec tions of hose across the tracks, causing con siderable inconvenience. Martin Prenter, superintendent of the Monongahela Water Compauy, denied the report of lack of water. He said: 'There could be nodifference in the supply at first from what it was later on. The reservoir was full when the fire started with the valves leading to it wide open. Not a valve was turned by any employe of the water company. At 5 o clock, four hoars after tbe engines began to throw water, only two inches of water had been lost in the reser voir." Never Intended to Build a Hotel. The tenants of the Smith property, corner Liberty and Sixth street, have not been notified to vacate as reported. It was rumored that Captain E. Y. Breck had drawn up the papers for the proposed hotel, but when he was appealed to for informa tion last evening, he promptly knocked the life out of the whole scheme. So far as he knows, a hotel will not be built He sug gested to Luther Smith, one of the heirs, about three weeks ago, that a hotel on the site would be a paying investment Mr. Smith replied that he had made up his mind to put up a five-story building for offices. He had figured out the cost, and concluded he could make more monev out of an office-building than a hotel. This is about all that the hotel talk amounts to. It was suggested if the new building would be high enough that a bridge could be built across from the Anderson, and the upper floors could be used as annex to this house. However, this is only a suggestion and rests there. PEOPLE C0KIHG AHD G0THG. Joseph Craig went evening. to New York last George T. Oliver left for Chicago on the limited last evening. W. L. Elkins, Jr., of Philadelphia, was at the Duquesne yesterday. George Caffe, of Paris, and Hugh Laugh lin, of East Palestine, are af the Anderson. C. L. Walker, of Butler, and J. B. Smith man, of Oil City, are stopping at the Du quesne. E. M. Richardson, of New Castle, and Bobert Euhn, of Ligonicr, are registered at the Monongahela House. J. T. Gorsucb, a Zanesville flint glass manufacturer, returned home last evening. Ho denied that tbe flint men are thinking of forming a combination. ' Mrs. James A. Garfield passed through the city last evening bound fdr Washington. She wag accompanied by her maid. Mrs. Garfield di esses In deep black, and has aged considerably since the tragic shooting of her husband. Her face now hears little re semblance to the photographs taken ten years ago. FltUburcers in New York. New Tokk, . March 9 Special. The fol lowing Pittsburgers are registered at Now York hotels: H. L. Alien, Westminster; T. H. Bakewell, Grand; E. M. Butz, Holland House: W. C. Bernard), Hotel Imperial; W. C. Groetzlnger, Imperial; J. Kennedy, Everett House; N. 1". McComb, Aston N. P. McComb, West minster; W. M. McGill, Continental; L. P. Welnm in. Grand Union; il. 8. -Clark, Sturte vant; ST. Feuchtwanger, Nonnandte; J. E. Hirsch, BelTidere.' J. a. Wattles, Westmins ter; E.RHannon, Firth Avenue; ft VT. Hub hard, Tilth Avenue. - lf - .1 -T AS0IHEB KANCHESTEB BBAHOE. The Mlllrale, Etna and Sharpsbors; Street Railway Company Gets a Charter. A charter was issued yesterday to the Milivale, Etna and Sharpsburg Street Bail way Company, with a single track 12 miles long. The capital stock is $300,000. The line begins in Allegheny at Chestnut and Liberty streets, thence by Liberty to East Ohio, thence to city line, thence by Alle gheny and Bntler plank road to Bridge street, in Milivale, to Grant avenue, to Lin coln, to Allegheny and Butler plank road, through Shaler township to Etna, by plank read to Freeport road, to Briggs street, to and across bridge to Main street, Sharps burg, to Sixth street, to Clay street, to Thir teenth street, to Middle, to triangle line with the right in Milivale, to proceed from the intersection of Bridge street and plank road by tbe plank road to Shaler township, returning by the same route, thus forming a complete circuit. The President is J. X. Davidson and the directors are John H. Dalzell, Joshua Bhodes, George B. Hill and G. W. Hender son. Of the 6,000 shares George B.HU1 ownes 5,960 shares. The road will be oper erated as a branch of the Manchester. A Serlons Cutting Affair. Thomas Tobin is at the Homeopathic Hospital suffering from knife wounds on the thigh and leg received in a fight at Miss Bertha White's house, First avenue and Ferry street, late Tuesday night Some time after the affair Officers Smith and Peo ples found Tobin in Hazel's lodging house on Water street almost exhausted from loss of blood. Bertha White, Barney Henierle, H. H. Minnick and Joseph Fox were locked up on suspicion of having had a hand in tht cutting. A bloody knife was found in the woman's trunk. A NEW MUSICAL INVENTION. Is It an Organ or a FlanoT All the objections to a parlor organ are at last done away with by this new invention. It has seven full octaves fas many keys as the Stein way grands) and looks exactly like a fine upright piano. There are no stops in view nor any unsightly bellows pedals, but tbe instrument is worked by two pedals ex actly like thoso on a piano, and a 6-year-old child is able to work them with ease. The delicacy and variety of its tones are wonderful, and the touch so light and quick that the most difficult piano pieces can be executed thereon without difficulty. It is a marvelous improvement on the common parlor organ, and has created a great sensa tion in musical circles. The price is not higher than that of the ordinary organ. H. Kleber & Bra, 506 Wood street, are the sole agents, and they invite all, whether pur chasers or not, to call and Bee it Kleber & Bro. are selling these wonderful instru ments as fast as the manufacturers can fur nish them. House Decoration. Wall paper, mouldings, relief decora tions, house, sign and fresco painting. Stotjghton & Stttleit, 101 Market street. Great Handkerchief Bargains. 150 dozen ladies' fine white embroidered linen handkerchiefs 12c, formerly 25c, at 26o formerly 50c, at 35c formerly 75c. A G. Campbell & Sons, 27 Fifth av. If you are going to paper your home, see these beautiful designs controlled by John a Boberts, 719 and 721 Liberty street (Head of Wood.) MTh If your complaint is want of appetite, try Angostura Bitters before meals. ttssu1 BisqtTE of Beef herbs and aromatics, a spring medicine that renovates tbe system. BIBER & EASTON. SILKS FOR YOU. A VERY ATTRACTIVE EXHIBIT. BLACiC ARMURE SILKS, $i, $1.30 $1.50. BLACK RHADEMAS, 65c, 70c, 75. Extra 24-inch $1 and $1.124. BLACK JERSEY SILKS, Very soft and lustrous, $i, 1.25 and up. BLACK CRYSTAL SILKS, Superior grade, 1.37. BLACK AND COLORED MOIRE," 50c, 65c, 85c, $1 and up. 0 A VERY COMPLETE LINE OF WASH SILKS. 24-inch at 75c. j 31-inch at 85c. PLAIN PONGEE SILKS, In light shades, 35c, 50c, 75c PRINTED INDIA SILKS, In very wide range of choice at 50c, 75c, 1 and up. BIBER & EASTON, 505 AND 507 MAEKET SH mhlO-TTssa THE If Warm Air Furnaces and Wrought steel Ran pros. CINDERELLA RANGES AND STOVE3. GAS ItANGES AND BROILERS, J. C. BARTLETT. oe3-Trs SC3 Wood streat l'ittsburg. Fa ENGRAVED WEDDING INVITATIONS, CALLING CARDS, ETC. W. V. DER1IITT S CO.. 407 Grant street and 39 Sixth avenue. fe7-TTSsu WALL PAPER. Just receired special designs for smoking Eooms", Private Billiard Booms and Club Booms, J. KERWIN MILLER & CO., t - b43 Nmithtie flSL. Pittsuu-nr. Ha. mnl-a&Tia. jonr ADVKKxisrratTHfTi. TbelAadlnr Dry Goods House. Kttsbnr?; Pa, Thursday, March 10, ISSS. JOS. HflRi & COS PEM AVENUE STORE! - OUR GREAT SALE. OF HIGH CLASS FANCY SCOTCH .. GINGHAMS 4 AT HALF PRICE Will be continued to-day. Our announcement of this great sale in yesterday's papers brought one of the largest crowds of buyers ever seen in our popular Wash Goods De partment, and proved one of the most successful sales ever held in our stores. Notwithstanding the enor mous sale the assortment still remains unbroken, and ladies who attend the sale to-day will buy these high class fancy Scotch Ginghams at exactly one-half what the goods are worth. PRICES: 2,500 YARDS At 25c a Yard Regular Price, 50 cents. 2,500 YARDS At 30c a Yard. Regular Price, 60 cents. 2,000 YARDS At 35c a Yard. Regular Price, 65 cents to 75 cents a yard. THE ABOVE ARE ALL EX TRA WIDE FRQM 32 TO 43 INCHES WIDE. THE ASSORTMENT INCLUDES: Small andXarge Checks, Small and Large Plaids, Narrow, Wide and Hair Line Stripes, Grecian Side Borders, Brochets, Woven Figures, Jacquard Effects, Bourettes And Fancy Stripes with embroid ered figures in all the best and most desirable colors and combinations, and at the prices named, viz: 25,30, 35e PER YARD. They are unquestionably RE MARKABLE VALUES. Come this morning and see them without fail. JOS. HORNE & CO., 607-621 PENN ATS. XnhlO THE LARGEST LINE OF CARPETS West of New York now on Exhibition AT EDWARD GROETZINGER'S, 627 AND 629 PENN AVENUE. During the past week we received a lot of new styles in fine carpetings, and the assortment is now complete. We have in stock patterns which can not be found in any other Pittsburg house. Prices are lower now than at any n time for five years, but manufacturers ' have advanced goods for future de- livery. Our entire stock will go at the low prices, no matter what a new line., 1 costs. 1 Our LACE CURTAIN stock was never so full. All grades, finest to cheapest. 4 We have also opened a large line of China Mattings of our own im- portation. ? Parties who expect to move or re- T furnish their houses "should call now Sj before the rush begins. j-ji JA11 goods jobbed at lowest Eastern prices,, k A. .1 . EMMmz&-&
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