KliV?;s,vS223a6 mSMKmsimSWSKm "T -E"JW'jajefy-- .; wTy v?5Pi"' ;" JAGIN OUTDONE, A Yery Clever Gang of Crooks Modeled on His Plan Brought to light ONE MEMBER IS AERESTED And 83,000 Worth of Stolen Booty Eecovered by the Police. EICH LACES AKE FOUND IN A LOFT. How a Girl Paved the Way for 'Crooks to Get in TLeir Work. STEELE ASD JOUXSOIvTHAEEAEICH FIJ5D A clew to a gang of thieves that will rival the famous one operated by thatphilanthro pist, "Fagin," of romance, lias leen found in Allegheny. From $2,000 to 53,000 worth of stolen booty has been recovered and is now under a guard of police, and the detective and police officials of Allegheny are wild over the aSair. lary Keiswick, a member and possibly the leader of the gang, 5s under arrest and now in Allegheny Cen tral station. She is a plain, ordinary look ing girl, but a very bright one. She is only 23 years old, and has been in clutches of the law before, but the officers were not able to Drove much against her. Her latest game was doing lionsercrk by the day, and the store of valuables in the rickety old shanty which she called her home, proves how well she succeeded. Modeled Alter Fagln's Famous Gantr. The amount of the plunder leads the Bolice to believe she liad a number of peo ple working with her and that possibly they were not all women. The theory is that there are several men in the gang and that possibly it is constructed much on the same plan as that pursued by Charles Dickens' famous leader of thieves. There is no talk, however, of blasting the memory of that great novelist for giving so many excellent pointers to people with criminal inten tions. The police, at least, believe the girl and her accomplices cju tell much of the many robberies that liave occurred on the Xorth side during the last year or more. Miss ItcKnick has a sister, but there is no proof yet that she is connected with the robberies. Her plan of late has been almost perfect. Siie has been working at cleaning houses, dusting stores and doing other similar work by the dav. In this way she got into u large number ot houses. Of course vhat Etnck. to her was hers. Her idea was that it was better to take care of things herself than let them lay around lor anybody to Eteal or ior the children to lose. 3117 Spotted Honses for Crooks to V.'ork. It was through this habit that she fell. A woman very closely answering her descrip tion did cleaning in a number of houses, which were ery shortly afterward robbed, ffnis link has not yet been clearly estab lished, but the theory in it is that, while she did expert shop litting she paved the way for her pals in trousers to do the heavier work. While pre sumably an itrnorant German girl doing home work, she was in reality getting a complete plan of the house, with the exact location ol the silvemaie and other valu ables as well as incidentally figuring out the e.inicst method of entrance and the quickest route lor escape. She occasionally cleaned stores and this may in part explain the existence of the webs of silk and other valuable materials in her shanty home. It also brings out the idea that they were there througli carefully planned burglaries. In her role ot paving the way she was all right and probably would never have been discovered if she had not yielded to an innate desire to steal indiscriminately. Her success in the other line led her to houses where there were good pickincs tor herself, but not enough to justity a regular aiter-tiight jpb. How She Fell Into the Trap. She worked her little game at the home of Mrs. B. B. Brown, 88 Arch street, Alle gheny. That lady missed a breast pin, a fine watch, some other jewelry and a shawl. As each ot the articles disappeared after a iis.it from the German girl, she became suspicious of her and later several rings and some silverware were missed by people in the house. Mrs. Brown called in the police and Detectives Steele and John sou. After working on the case lor awhile the detectives found the girl had been arrested before for stealing, and had a war rant sworn out ior her. She was followed, and led the detectives to her home in the rear of 2o. 11 Geen street, in the Third ward. The place is little more than a shanty and has a loft in 5r. The next inoe was to get a search warrant, and last night the arrest was made and the woman sent down to the station. Then they started on a search, and in an old shoe partly overed with mildew -was found a watch, and in a comer among some racs were lound several rims. In other odd places they found the other stufTstolen Irora Mr. Brown's residence. Having suc ceeded so well they thought there might be something worth looking at in the lolt and crawled up through a hole in the ceiling. TVe-tltli Hidden Away in .1 Loft Hanged up in a row w ere half a dozen big trunks, every one packed lull and very heavy. One was broken open and in among a mass of ricli old laces and silks they Joand a lot of solid silverware marked witL the initials, "L G." The trunk was filled with silks, velvets, patines laces, ribbons, bits cf jewelry and pieces of silverware. Some had been used and some were brand new. The detectives did not know the value of the laces and oilier stuff, but it us nearly all ot a very fine quality and at a very low estimate they think the plunder is worth about $2,000 ana may amount to much more. Another trunk was broken open and in it were lound more laces, together with line ni-pkins from which the embroidered initial had been picked out. There were also many other fine materials in thii trunk. The others were not opened last night, as the detectives were atraid they might get themselves into trouble if they took the stuff away and were unable to pro duce owners for all of it, so it was left at the shanty under guard until they are ad vised what to do by their superiors. The detectives, however, expect to locate the ownership of much of the stufl to-day and to-moriow. An Interesting Tent at the Jail. Warden McAleese had a wedding at his hotel on the hump yesterday. John Milli gan, a young man Irom Kansas, who recent ly became a resident of this city, was mar- ned to Miss Maggie Brazzle, ot the West lud, by Alderman Madden. Milligan's ljther, a well-to-do farmer, came on to see that the ceremony was performed. The party left the jail together, the groom be ing happy that ne had not to spend a year there as he had expected. Alderman itrann's Crusade Indorsed. The school board of the First ward, Alle gheny, met Friday night and passed a reso lution commending Alderman E. L. Brann, of that ward, in nigh terms for issuing the notice to the proprietors of disreputable houses of the ward to vacate by April 1. .&. MONEY FROM THE WEST Being riaced In Eastern Beal Estate and MorteE A Swede Who Came to This Country In the Steerage, but Is Now a Financial Power. While it may seem somewhat anomalous for the West fo send money to the East for mortgage investment, yet it is done, and some of the money that built Kensington came from Minneapolis, and a considerable number of people farther east have gotten help from the same place. The Pittsburg members of the Savings and Loan Association, of Minneapolis, held a meeting on Friday night in the office of W. & Xesbit, on Grant street, Mr. Kesbjt being counsel lor the institution in this vicinity. The organization pays 14 per cent a year to the paid up stockholders and 7 per cent to those who are denominated com mon stockholders, that is, those who pay in by the month. "The meeting was large and expressed satisfaction with the statement of the Secretarv, Hon. Hans. Matson. Mr. Matson is a Swede who grew up with the Iforthwest, and has done more for his countrymen than any other of his nation- alitv. Having come to mis country iu me steerage Mr. Matson learned of the hard ships of immigrants by actual experience and set himself to work to "relieve them. He secured a position on the Board of Im migration,and was one of the Commissioners. He rose from the ranks by hard work, genius and indomitable resolution. He was a Colonel in the Civil War, and subsequently served three terms as Secretary of Minne sota and was Consul General to India under President Garfield. The stockholders of the Minneapolis Sav ings and Loan Association are not only scattered through the United States, but it has a considerable membership in Sweden, Norway, France. Holland and Belgium, and Mr. Matson sails from Portland, Me., on the 24th of next month on a visitation and to urge his propaganda. Mr. Matson is the .tVmy nf n Konir jntitld "The History of an Emigrant," which had a large sale. M'CLURFS MISTAKE. E. W. tlnton Sues the law and Ordea Man ncer and Two of His Assistants for S1.000 Unmakes forTalse Arrest The Defendants Would Accept No Ex planations. Attorney James K. Wallace yesterday filed a suit on behalf of E. W. Linton against Bobert McClure, the Law and Order agent, Henry A. Crooks, a resident of Oakdale, and Frank May, one ofMc Clure's detectives, for $1,000 damages for lalse arrest. Capiases were issued lor the arrest of the defendants and bail required in the sum of $300 each. Linton is a teamster at Oakdale. He states that on January 7, lb92, at Oakdale, while he was at his occupation of teaming, the defendants, withont cause or reason whatever, but tinder pretense that they had a warrant for the plaintiff's arrest, assaulted him and placed handcufis on him, and took him awav from his team and work. They bi ought him to Pittsburg and took him be fore an alderman, where he was discharged, as he was not the man the warrant was for. Linton states that when he was arrested he told them he was not the man the warrant named, and pronosed to establish the fact by persons near, but the defendants would not listen to him and dragged him away. For the shame and disgrace he was put to and the annoyance he suffered Linton wants $1,000 damages. The man lor whom the warrant was issued and for whom Linton was mistaken was charged with illegal liquor selling. Pennsylvania Oil Preferred. Carnegie's Thirty-third street mill, where the Rose luel system is in use.has been using Lima oil. Yesterday a change was made, the Producers' Company having induced the company to use oil from the McDonald field. It is cheaper and is said to be better oil for fuel. The Hall Pump Works, of Allegheny, and several other companies in the two cities have adopted the use of oil. The Producers' Company is makine an effort to have the manufacturers in general adopt the system. A Bis Coal Deal. Yesterday one ol the largest sales of coal land that has been made in Westmoreland county for a long time was consummated. By the sale 3,000 acres, owned by J. M. Guffey, Thomas Irwin and W. B. Howell, were sold to Charles S. Peters, of Xew York, for $100 an acre. The land all lies in Sewickley and North Huntingdon townships. STUMBLED OVER THE STATUTES. Peter Glesx and Joseph Dean were given 30 days for fighting on Second avenue Friday night. Damel Iadiga- was arrested yesterday by Detective Gumbert on a charge of assault and battery preferred by William Craig. Tatbick Kellet was arraigned before Judge JJcKenna jesteiday for dumping gar bage in front of the Trinitj- IS. E. Church and was sent to the woikhousc lor 30 days. TtsTERDiT police headquarters were ad vised that James Foley, an employe of the Solio iron mills, and a fellow employe, en caged in a nelit Friday night, and Foley bad an eye knocked out. Jonx Moonet, Frank Foster, Mike Mell vey, John Madden. Neal Dougherty and Edward Kearus wore arrested on Water street yoteiday for vagrancy and sent to the workhouse lor 90 days. Sam Kitchen, of 31illvale. was sent tojail for ten days yesterday. He ' quarreled with John Bower and attempted to horsewhip him, but was ariestcd before he succeeded. Thomas Reed, or Beaver Falls, was locked up in the Twelfth ward police station, Fri day night, on the charge of drunkenness. He was discharged by the Judge.as he plead ed temperate habits. JA'irr.s SIcLACGHXiy, of Lawrenceville, was knocked down and robbed of $C0 by two foot pads early yesterday morning on Water stieet near Ferry. The victim was taken to Central station where his Injuries weie dressed. Charles Fli3n, of Philadelphia, claiming to be baggage master for the Bernhardt Company, was up before Judgo McKenna on the charge of drunkenness, yesteiday, and was dlschaiged, with the proviso that he should leave town. Johit Scholinskt, aged 10, and Vincent Iiimpsic, aged 12, were arrested Friday by Officer Mulholland for picking the pockets of pedestrians on Maikct street. They ad mitted their guilt and were committed to Jail iu default of bail. Hattie BnitsEi.TiNE, coloied, was com raitted tojail yesterday for keeping a disor derly house and selling liquor without a license and on Sunday, at HS Water street. Lizzie Worth, also colored, made the In lormation before Alderman Beilly. Iitspectob McKilvev arrested James Wil son and Thomas Fahey on Market street last night lor hegging fioin pedestrians. Their s stem was not only to request a loan but to demand a gift, and several people complained that the men had caught hold of them and insisted. They had $3 63. Georob Schaffer went to his brother's house, at No. &K Fifth avenue, last night in a drunken condition and kicked up a dis turbance. After knocking his brother down he threw a beer bottle at Mrs. Schaffer, which struck her on the head 'cutting a had gash. The husband crappled with his brother, and both t ere locked up. Mrs. Edward T. Orr, of Cleveland, was ar rested at 15 Second aienuc early yesterday morning for attempting to shoot Effie Jones, whom she acensed of having placed her husband, Dr. Orr. ih tho weikhonse. Orr was arrested for allowing the Jones woman to suppoi t him. Mrs. Orr was released yes terday, and is taking steps to have her hus band lelcased. Robert Hioaias, of Sixteenth street, threw a lighted lamp at his wife ana abused his children Friday night because she refused him 10 cents to buy a drink. She earns her money by washing in a laundry. She testi fies that Hlggins has frequently threatened to kill her. Magistrate McKenna held the case over, and will probably commit Big gins for court. t i . s.sdL-- - -Mi-fiflftii'""! M';L"f Jrf. 5'ECB FLOATING A STREET; . : i . A Row of Three-Story Dwellings Towed Across the Allegheny. THE STRANGEST CARGO EVER SEEN Six Barges Carry a Block of Frame-Bouse as Their freight MAKING A SAVING OF TIME AND MONET HE novelty of moving buildings from one side of the street to the other, ot even" for x;jsquares, has long ceased to be ol in terest. A, new de parture in that line, however, was undertaken by an enterpris ing Lawrenceville firm. An entire row, consisting of six houses, was moved yesterday afternoon in safety from the south side of the Allegheny river to the Pittsburg side. The scene of the transfer was at the foot of Fifty-fifth street. For, the past week preparations have been going on for the moving. There was some doubt as to whether the buildings could be moved with out toppling over. They were Sirst taken off the foundation and turned so as to lie TOWING THE BLOCK crosswise with the river, this being done in the usual way with blocks and jacks. Next half a dozen sand flats were securely lashed together and moored close to the shore. Crossing; the Allegheny River. In each flat three towers of blocks were built to the height of about 18 feet, heavy scantlings were placed from the river bank, and by means of rollers, ropes, pulleys, etc, the entire row was placed in safety ok the block foundation. Everything was in readi ness for moving, and about 6 o'cloclrthe tug boats the Leader and Return steamed up and were attached to the ponderous tow, the Leader in front and the Eeturn pushing, and at fi:45 o'clock the command was given to cast off, and the strange looking craft swung into midstream, riding perfectly smooth and easy.-'. In 15 minutes the landing was made on the oppo site shore in safety, where the craft, .wasjre ccived with cheers by the crowd that lined the shore watching the movement with in terest. - , . , - The cause of the removal was a business venture by Houston Broth- ere. The buildings were the prop erty of the West - Penn Kailroad, the company desiring the ground occupied by the buildings for track room, decided to remove them. Messrs. Houston purchased them and moved them on. to their property on the Pittsunrg side. A. G Houston was seen by aDlSPATCH reporter yesterday. He saidr'The row was comparatively new and sold very cheap. We at first thought the transfer could not be made, but finally concluded to try it. We propose to move the buildings to our property near Butler street, just opposite the Home of the Friendless, and fit them up to rent. There are two more buildings that u e have serured and propose to bring them over in the same way. After they have been renovated and put in shape for tenants it will make a line row that will have cost comparatively a small sum." Saved Both Time and Money. Jlr. Houston was asked if it would not have been cheaper to have torn down the old buildings and hauled them over and then rebuilt them out of the old material. He replied: "No. The cost of movine is considerably less, and besides we have the buildings over now in tact, which is also a great saving in time. The row was built very solidly and if we had taken it apart and put it together again I don't think we would have gotten the same service out of them.". The buildings are about 90 feet long by 20 wide, and presented a queer spectacle to the sightseers. The next move will be to get the houses from their strange foundations to the new site, a distance of nearly 400 yards from the river bank. The Allegheny Val ley Kailroad will have to be crossed, which will probably be done on Sunday in order not to interfere with the running of trains. TO OVEEC0HE BLOCZADEa The Birmingham Traction Devises a Flan to Keep Its Cars in Motion. The Birmingham Traction Company yes terday secured permission' from the Publie Works Department to lay a cross-over switch on Smithfield street near Diamond street, so that in event of being unable to crossTifth avenue their cars need not be totally stopped, but can cross over to the other track and keep in motion. This line suffers more than any other from delays caused by parades or' blockades on Fifth avenue, and frequently the entire rolling stock is tied up on Smithfield street waiting to cross. By the cross-over switch they will not be able to reach the Union Depot terminal at such times, but their traffic will not be hindered and therewill be less complaint from their patrons' on the Southside. The switch will-be laidin a few days. Dr. B. JLHanua. Eye, ear, nose, and throat diseases exclusively. Office, 730 Penn street, Pittsburg, Pa. , sau hm i WMYff( ' inn- t JToiing Onto the Float. FITTSBTraG DISPATCH,. AN INTERPRETER WANTED. The New Street Act Likely to Go to Court Again The Majority Clause Again a Slumblinc Block Trying to Prevent the Vacation of an Alley. There is an ordinance before Councils which will probably bring the new street act into court again, to get a further trans lation of the clause, "a majority in number and interest," relating to changes or improvements-en streets. .The - ordinance in question provides for the vacation of Mint alle-, from South Sixth street to a point 88 feet west of South Seventh street. The Pittsburg, "Virginia and 'Charleston 'Kail road Company had it presented, their ob ject being to build a large freight depot on their property covering both sides of the alley up to 'the point designated. The alley is 20 feet wide and seldom used. The com pany agrees to make the 88 feet stretch 35 feet"wide and to pave ,'and imprbve it. The opponents to the vacation are owners of small lots fronting' 88 feet on Carson'street at South Seventh and running 'back the same depth to the;.alley, but will not be in terfered with by,the vacation ot the lower end. John Cruwall, one of the owners, is said to be the only person really opposed to the ordinance,' but he has secured 'the names of the three above him to a remon strance against'ifc. When the ordinance came before Common Council it was referred to a sub-committee, which yesterday afternoon considered" it and decided to report it- favorably to Councils notwithstanding that there are fo.ur-signers against and only one for it. There i reason to believe that Councils will pass the ordinance by interpreting the "majority in number and interest" clause, that parties owninsr property on both sides of a street constitute the legal majority on that part o f ACROSS THE BIVER. the street The railroad company, the peti tioner in this case, owns over 1,000 feet of frontage on the alley, including all that directly opposite the remonstrants, having purchased it at high figures during the past five years, looking forward to their new building. The Sixth street end of the alley is on the hillside and would be of no'use to them unless they are allowed to build on it. If the ordinance becomes a law Cornwall declares be will go into court, as he says the railroad company, while owning a majority in interest of the property frontage, is a minority in number and therefore the action of Councils will be illegal. There are many who believe he would be sustained in his position by the. courts. WILKINSBTHG IMPB0VEM.ENT8. Expected to Adopt a Sower System Tbat Will Meet Future Demands ; . At a special-meeting -of the'WilkiiiitDOTg Council last night the report of the "Sewer ige Committee was adopted unanimously." The report recommends the adoption of the separate or AVaring system, and that a 24 inch main sewer be run from the southern boundary of the borough to the outlet at the Monongahela river, with lateral sewers. This will have the capacity to carry off the house and roof drainage of" Brushton, Wil kinslmrg and Edgewood, based on a house being on every 33 feet front, which repre sents a population of 22,500, about three times the present number of inab itants. In this system flush tanks are at the head of all laterals. These flush tanks will require 450 gallons of water a day. The Pennsylvania Water Company has agreed to supply the 130 tanks at the rate of H 60 each. This will be accepted by the board, provided a 30-year contract can be made with the water company. The Waring system will cost 160,000. Next Monday night there will be an ad journed meeting of the Council when the ordinance providing for the submission to the vote of the citizens the proposition to issue bonds to this amount be passed, as all the Councilmen are in favor of it. Nine tenths of the citizens, it was stated last night, will vole for .the building of the sewer, as the present poor drainage has been the cause of much sickness. Dr. Brown, of tne mute scnool, savs ins institution will pay $5,000 toward building the sewer. MANX SUITS ABE PH0MISED. Charges of Francl to Be Filed on Both Sides In Allegheny. According to people from the inside or hoth factions in Allegheny the fun on the Northsido has just commenced, and in formations will be made against many more officials and Councilmen. Both sides have got down to work and many new suits are threatened for this week. Attorney J. Scott Ferguson is- authority for the statement that he has a clear case against Auditor McKirdv, who comes up for a hearing before Alderman Braun to morrow atternoon. It has also been stated tbat Alderman 'Braun would enter suit against William Kennedy, the .Republican nominee for Mayor, for taking city con tracts when he was in Councils, but Mr. Braun denied this last night It was also stated last night that suit would be brought against one of the Audit ing Committee leaders for acting as a viewer on the opening of a street while he wa"s a Councilman -and for receiving a bribe of $500. Similar rumors were afloat about a number of the other Councilmen yesterday. Kicked Oat Foley's Kje. William Smith, a Soho iron worker, was arrested yesterday by Detective Sterck on a warrant from Magistrate Gripp's office. He is charged with aggravated assault and battery by James Foley, who is lying at the Mercy Hospital in a critical condition. Both men are employed at Moorhead, Mc Cleane & Co.'s mill, and early yesterday morning they fell out over their work. A quarrel occurred, i.n which Smith knocked Foley down and kicked him in a brutal manner. Smith kicked him in the right eye, almost knocking it out of the socket. The doctors at the hospital say he will lose the sight of the eye. How the Taxes Are Cowing In. City Treasurer Denniston has already collected $289,749 81 in taxes since he re ceived the books from the assessors. Of this amount. $217,112 39 was collected in the past week. This week it is expected the receipts will foot up about $400,000 more. Tax statements have now been issued to everybody and the rush will naturally follow in the coming. week. Bernhardt Goes to Brooklyn, Bernhardt and her company left for Brooklyn in a special train shortly after midnight. The great Sara carries away pleasant recollections of the city, even "if she didnVmake a barrel of money. SUNDAY, MARCH ST. PROUD OF HER TEARS. Sharpsbfarg Gallantly Celebrates Her . Fiftieth AnniYersary. HER MANY INDUSTRIES ON PARADE The Bif Borough. Gailj 'Decorated With Flags and Bunting". GEE1T ENTHUSIASM OF HER CITIZENS With the boom of cannon, the crack and splutter of firecrackers and the lusty shouts of hundreds of proud citizens the fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of Sharps burg was ushered in yesterday. The town presented a very pretty ap pearance. It was a profusion of nags and bunting. From the poorest shop to the grandest business house or residence the', American flag wag floating. So prpfuse were the decora tions in many,instances that it was nearly impossible to see the fronts of the houses. On every hand could be seen "1842-1892." Early in the day ttfe people of the sur rounding towns and many from Pittsburg and Allegheny commenced pouring into the town and by noon 10,000 outsiders were there. This made a population of 15,000 people for Sharpsburg and filled the town almost to overflowing. Many old friend ships were reopened. Men who, perhaps, had spent their boyhood days in Sharps burg came back yesterday for the first time in many years. Good feeling and a desire to en tertain every one was the plan adopted by the town's kind-hearted citizens, and it was a mistake if anyone was slighted. The Great Feature of the Day. The crowning feature of the event was the mammoth parade. It was over six miles in length, and 3,000 men, besides those in the trades display, participated. It was 2 o'clock in the afternoon when the great procession swung into line and moved off. All business had closed down and no one in the town cared for anything else but the parade. It was formed in the following order: Police. Second Brigade Band. Q. A. B. Koblaon. M. D., Chief Marshal. Adjutant, ueneral A. u. 1.1070. Lniei 01 stan, a. j. Heinz. Aids, R. M. Boric, Gcorfe L. Walter, r. J Mc .ucnamara. 3. N. Wagner, Dr. 11. l. intosh, A. M. Chalfant. tieorge T. Lewis. Charles Hletlimlller. Geosfca J. Wmx. L. S. Gibson, Dr. G. il. Keller, R. T. Graham. FIRST riVtSIOK Marshal. Hugh Kennedy. American Mechanics. Knights or tit. ueorge. Amalgamated Association. BbarDsburr Lodrr, I. O O. F Custer Post, G. A. R. Fantastic club, in carriages. Bachelors1 Club of Etna and hlarpstrarg. bharpstmrg Athletic Clnb. SECOND DIVISION. Marshal. W. C. "WeTec. Etna Fire Department. Millvale Fire Department. Pittsburg Fire Department. Allegheny Fire Department. Sharpsburg Fire Department. School children In wagons. TniED nivisiojr. Marshal. James G. Weir. Vehicles and Mounted men from Shaler and O'Hara 'lownshlps. TOURTH DIVISION. Marshal, W. K. Johntlon. M. D., and SO aids, Etna trades display. , Mounted men. FIFTH DIVISION. Marshal, VS. J. F. Saint and SO aids. Sharpsburg trades display. Mounted men. SIXTH DIVISION. Fromlnest citizens and others In carriages and mounted. 1 The trades display was the -finest ever seen, in Western -Pennsylvania. Some, of the prominent exhibitions were: Heinz's Pickle and Preserve Crtmpany, six "-wagons showing goods in large jars: Egley, "Vott &" Co., planing mill display in three wagons; B- J. Douthitt, marble yard work in two wagons; John Grew, grocer, in two wjgons; Henry Felia, plasterer, work in two wag ons; L. Finegold, clothier, and George Wahner's 5-cent store, both neat displays; William Garrett, plumber, work in three wagons; Wm. Green, a miniature bakery in full operation. The crowning feature of the parade in the trades display line was the one made by the Sharpsburg Herald. It had 100 newsboys in line, each carrying pa pers and an umbrella. Exclusively for Home Industries. The merchants of both Pittsburg and Allegheny wanted to have displays in the parade, but the committee decided they would make it exclusively a Sharpsburtr affair in this particular. The only display not belonging in the town was that of Heinz's. The -procession marched oyer the follow ing streets: Main street to borough line, through Matthew Tibby's roadway to Mid dle, to Thirteenth, to North Canal, to Main, to North Main, to Bridge street, to Etna, to Butler, to Freeport, to Bridge, to South Main street, Sharpsburg, to junction of North Main street and disbanded. During the review by the chief marshal Battery B fired a salute of 50 guns from the river bank. It was nearly evening, when the parade had been concluded, but no one seemed to be tired. On every hand came the one opinion that the parade bad been a success and had surpassed anything ever held in either Pittsburg or Allegheny. The only thin? that haDDened to mar the parade were two accidents. A little iO-year-old son of Mrs. Glass was run over by a car riage and had his leg broken The other was not so serious. One of the members of Battery B had his face slightly burned with powder. There was nothing in particular to enter tain the visitors list sight, bnt everybody seemed to be enjoying themselves. The town looked very pretty with its gaudy clothing, and its streets never were so lively. The prettiest things to be seen were the two big atches. The Central Trac tion Company had placed 60 incandescent lights on each of them. They were so ar ranged that the light from them had a yery beautiful effect. , BEHOVING CENTRAL STATION. The Last Sunday Morning Hearlne; to Be Held In tlie Old Bnildinj To-Day. Magistrate Gripp will preside over the last Sunday morning hearing in the old Diamond alley police station this morning. Xext Sunday the scene of that weekly inci dent ot criminal life will have been trans ferred to the new Central station on Oak alley. The transfer is to be made next Thursday night. The interior of the new quarters is practically com pleted now, but it will re quire several days to put on the finishing touches and get the 28 cells ready for lodg ers. The old church building has been ad mirably arranged for its new use, and the handling of prisoners will be a simple mat ter there as compared with the old building. Instead of being taken through the court room, prisoners will be landed at a special door and conducted directly into the prison room. The women will liave cells away from the men and will not be seen bv the men when taken in, as formerly. The detention cells, for persons whoare simply held on suspicion and not as crimi nals, are neatly fitted np, and will be much pleasanter, though equally as secure, as the others. The large yard surrounding the station is being paved with asphalt, and will make an excellent drill ground for the policemen, as well as securing privacy from crowds when such privacy is desirable. The old station is being dismantled, half of the cells being already torn down, and the building will be entirely vacated by the police department by the timf the new lessees are ready to take charge on April 1. f . ' '" w 18WL OPPOSED TO THE LEASE. Business Hen Will Watch the Action or Councils on the Market House Proposi tionStrong; Remonstrances to Be Pre sented To-Day Vetoes From the Mayor. The last regular meeting of the present City Councils will be held to-morrow, and it is probable the session will have some in teresting features. The most important matter to be considered, as far as could be definitely learned' yesterday, will be the lease oi the Fifth Avenue Market House to the Eighteenth Regi ment and Battery B. The business men and property holders who have been opposing the lease will be on hand numer ously, and they will present remonstrances, signed .by -all the pronerty holders for squares around the market house, asking Councils not to approvetbe lease and stat ing their objections to haying that valuable property given away for armory purposes. A member of Councils boastfully in formed one of the remonstrants yesterday that despite all the remonstrances and all the opposition they could muster, including Mayor Gourley, the -lease would be ap proved by Councils, and that would be the only thing necessary, as under an ordi nance passed by Councils in 1890, Chief Bigelow has the "right to make a lease to the military companies, subject to the ap proval of Councils. As the opponents to the scheme have been counting largely on the Mayor's .veto of any resolution or ordinance conveying the lease, the informa tion that no such document was necessary caused considerable discussion and did not lessen their opposition. A number of gentlemen of means in that locality have determined that if Councils will not protect them in the matter they will put up all the money necessary to fight it out in the courts, and will ask for an injunction to restrain the city from executing the lease as soon as it is approved by Councils. They take great comfort from the pronounced ar gument in their favor by Attorney W. J. Howard, who was quoted in an interview Friday as saying that a lease snch as is pro posed would be an illegal outrage, which no court would sustain. It is generally expected that the Mayor will have one or two veto messages to Coun cils, one against the new sidewalk ordi nance and the other against the Armstrong alley vacation in the Twenty-first ward. Some friends of the latter ordinance called on His Honor yesterday and urged their case so strongly that the Mayor went ont to examine into the matter himself last even ing. He declines to say what he proposes to do about it There is much speculation as to whether the sidewalk ordinance is to be vetoed or not, but the Mayor himself will give no inkling as to what his course will be. A QUIHTET 0E ACCIDENT! One Man Killed and Fonr Fersons Injared Is Yesterday's Total. One man was killed on the railroad and the usual rapid transit accident occurs. Several minor accidents reported; none of a serious nature. The list follows. Powell A train on the Pittsburg, Vir ginia and Charleston Kailroad ran over a man at Thompson station about 8 o'clock last nizlit. and besides cutting the man's bead off mangled tlie body until the feat ures are nearly unrecognizable. The body was later brought to the city and taken to the morgue. On the collar of the shirt was the name, "W. l'owell," and In the pocket of the vest was a railroad ticket from West Brownsville to Cochran. He looked like a workingman, about 35 to 10 yeais of age, and was dressed in domes ot a nieuium quality. Blumm Andrew Blumm, a younj; man em ployed at Householder & Jones' stair nnild mg sbop, Twenty-sixth street and Fenn avenue, had his Jawbone broken yesterday by ueing struck by a piece of wood thrown from the circular saw. He was taken to the West Penn Hospital for treatment. Zf.if.l James Zelel, employed at the Pltts bursr Forge Works, had his hand so badly crushed yesterday that three of his lingers bad to be amputated. Krcsb Robert Krnse. aged TO years, an employe of the Allegheny Street Depart ment, was struck by a Manchester caryes terday afternoon while working on Beaver avenue, Allegheny. Ho wai severely cut about tne neaa. rntroi wagon ao. re moved him to his home. 29 Warner street. Piskirtos C. C. Plnkerton, a boy, was thrown a horse on Market street, near Adam street, Allegheny, yesterday afternoon. He suffered a sllzht fracture of the skull. The boy lives on West Market street. BOSEBEBBY GOT OFF EAST. The Teacher Who Made Two Hoys Chew Soap Fined SIO and Costa. C. E. Boseberry, the teacher of school No. 2, Ohio township, was fined $10 and costs at a bearing held before Alderman McNulty yesterday afternoon. He was prosecuted by A. H. Grubbs, the father of Newton B. Grubbs, aged 13 years. Mr. Grubbs claimed the teacher compelled his son to eat soap, from the effects of which the boy became sick and was confined to bed for a week. Boseberry admitted all of the allegations. 'j-lie testimony was in substauce that young Grubbs and Leet Skiles,a companion, were chewing gum while studying in the class room. The teacher became so aggra vated that he ordered the two boys to the front of the room, where they were forced to chew gum for 15 minutes. The teacher' then took the gum from them and mixed it with soap, and made the boys chew it. Grubbs became very ill while chewing and tried to cease, rie was prevented in tnis object by Boseberry, who held a st-ick and struck him over the legs with it when he would stop. Cancht With the Plunder. Detective Bobinson caught a thief in the act of carrying off his plunder at midnight. N. Coleman, a clothing dealer, of Market street, in closing his store last night found a pair of trousers placea in a rear door in such a way as to prevent its being locked, and thus allowing the door to be opened from the outside. He notified'.Da tective Bobinson, who watched for the thief, and about midnight he caught Jacob Juhs, a clerk in the store, walking" off with seven pairs of trousers in a bundle. Fuhs tried to throw them away when caught, but-they were recovered and the goods and. the thief were locked up in Central station. Southside Singers Will Orsanlze. There is some talk of a Welsh singing society on the Southside to be organized as a branch of the city chorns to take part in the great Welsh Eisteddfod at the World's Fair, which is to last two weeks. The Southside branch, if it is started, will have about 200 members. Bare Opportunity for Ladle. J. J. McKenna, ladies' tailor, 36 East Twenty-third street, New York, will be at the Hotel Anderson on Monday and Tues day, March 28 and 29. He will have samples anil designs of the latest importation of ladies' tailor-made suits, jackets.ulsters and riding habits. A call solicited. All orders promptly attended to. Why Is It? ,- Why is it that the cash drygoods store is the busiest store in either city? It's because the people object to paying" regular retail prices; our system of cutting every regular price made elsewhere is the Inducement, the great drawing card that crowds contin ually Thornton Bros.' cash store, Allegheny. - THE ALLEeHENY BRANCH OFFICE OF THE DISPATCH AT 107 FEDERALIST. Is open every day except Sunday until OP. M. Advertisements will be received np to that honr for Insertion the aext Bsorninx at regular rates. -' A QUESTION OF TIME Now Agitating Many Saloonkeepers . of Allegheny Connty. VAGUE POINT IN THE BROOKS LAW. Liquor Dealers Want the Opening and Closing- Hoars Fixed. A RULING TO BE ASKED FROM THE COURT How early and how long shall the saloons of Pittsburg be opened is the one question that is now being discussed by saloon men and others interested in saloons in Pitts burg. On this important and, to the saloon people,decidedly interesting point the law is said to be vague, and.no rule has been established for the guidance of the saloon keepers. In several of the cities in the State the saloons are kept open all night, notably in Harrisburg. In Washington, D. C, where they have a law similar somewhat to the Brooks high license law, tbey have special licenses for all-night houses, while in many towns in Pennsylvania the saloons are, by order of Court, close!! anywhere from T o'clock in the evening until mid night, and not opened until 6 o'clock in the morning. B. C. Christy, who has become more or less famous for bis opposition to license ap plicants, says he will endeavor to get a ruling from the Allegheny County Court on this question, and if the Court declines to make such a ruling he says he will pros ecute some one and test the case in the Su preme Court. Attorney William Hnnter, with a party of other lawyers, were discussing the mat ter last night "I don't know what Mr. Christy means," Mr. Hunter said. "It is certainly not the talk of an attorney. The Brooks law says nothing on the subject. It does not indicate when the sa loons shall open. The license law of 1867 and the act of 1872 provided, one of them for the hour of closing and the other for the hour of opening, but both these acts were repealed by the Brooks act, which leaves the opening and closing with the Court. Again, how in the world wonld Mr. Christy prosecute a saloon keeper without law on the subject. There is no record kept in License Court, and certainly Mr. Christy would not go to the Supreme Court without a case when be knows he cannot make a case in the lower court. Probably the gen tleman contemplates going to the Supreme Court to compel the lower court to make a ruling to suit him." The subject is likely to be discussed in court before the licenses for this year are entirely disposed of. When Brooks, the author of the Brooks high license law, was in'Pittsburg recently, be said to a Dispatch reporter that his bill did not contemplate the regulation of hours for a saloon. That, he said, should be fixed by a city or borough ordinance. AIX OUR CUSTOMERS ASTONISHED. The Wonderful Values Offered at Our Glo rious Special Sale of Man's Spring; Salts at 87 CO and SIO Surprise Our Fatrons Bale Continues Monday P. C C. C, Clothiers. Nowhere in this town on Saturday could you have found such an enthusiastic crowd of good-natured people as thronged our stores. We are in the midst of the greatest sale of spring suits and spring overcoats ever offered to the public, and the reasons we can caus3 such a sensation are nu merous. We are on the "hill" and haven't the high rents and large expenses of down town would-be competitors. We can afford to sell clothing at 33 per cent less than any clothing house in this town. And our im mense trade Saturday proves we are leading tbem all. The superior quality and excel lence of the goods ottered tell their own tale and the low prices sell the goods. Persua sion' U utterly out of the question. For Monday's sale we have styles and patterns at $7 60 and 510 that few will be able to re sist. Superb, fresh and perfectly made spring suits and overcoats, better than cus tom made, and we positively guarantee that these prices cannot be duplicated in this city for equals quality and value. Take your choice Monday of about 5,000 men's spring suits and overcoats at $7 50 and $10, worth from 515 to 520. P. C. C C, Pittsburg Cosibhtatioit Clothijto CoMPA2r, corner Grant and Diamond streets. 10,000 Square Feet of Moslc Not less than six large floors filled to the brim with musical instruments of every de scriptionand the very best and most de sirable of their kind at that ! Can any music store in the land beat this? The Messrs. H. Kleber & Bra, 506 Wood street, have for nearly 50 years supplied al most exclusively the musical wants of West ern Pennsylvania. They have secured the sole agency for the best pianos and organs and band instruments and sheet music in the country. The Sfeinway and the Con over and the Opera pianos are admitted the .very best in tneir respective order, while the great Vocalion church organs and the 7-octave piano-organs are the wonder of the S resent generation. Add to this that the essrs. Kleber & Bra are- the only music firm who have been brought up to music from infancy, and it is no wonder that the people place more reliance upon their say-so .and their choice than in the representations of any other house. Stylish Suitings, Trouserings and overcoatings, at Pitcairn's, 434 Wood street. Seed Oats. Choice seed oats. Daniel McCaffrey, 238 and 240 Fifth avenue. If your complaint is want of appetite.try Angostura Bitters bctorc meals. ttssu HUGUS&HACKE Grenadines . and Laces. We are now exhibiting the largest assortment of Black All-Silk and Silk and Wool Grenadines ever shown by us; manychoicedesignsthatwillnotbe duplicated; prices range from $1 TO $3.50 PER YARD. We specially mention a line of 23 inch All-Silk Striped Grenadines at $1 A YARD. New Patterns about 50 pieces of Black Silk Drapery Nets, 48 inches wide, $1.50, $2, $2.50 and $3 PER YARD. Extra Values. Our stock of Novelty Dress Flounc ings is replete with choice and new designs in Chantilly, Hand-Run Spanish and Marquise Laces. Embroidered Mousseline De Soie, Black Grounds with colored figures, in handsome no city designs. An attractive line of Black Em broidered Orepe Du Chine in large and small-designs. Cor., Fifth Ave. and Market St. I mmTMr r ' '' ' $ BIBER & BAST0N. SPECrAlJ OFFERING XS O0B. Silk Department . A VERY COMPLETE LINB 0 WASH SILKS. 24-lnch at 75o. Si-inch at 860; PLAIN PONGEE SILKS In Light Shades, 35c, 6O0, 70c PRINTED INDIA SILKS, In very wide range) of choice, at 50c, 76c, $1 and up. BLACK ARMITRE SILKS, $1, $1 30, $1 50. BLACK RHADEMAS, 65c, 70C.-75C. Extra 24-inch $1 and 91 121-3. BLACK JERSEY SILKS, Very Soft and Lustrous, 91, 91 25 and up. BLACK CRYSTAL SILKS, Superior Grade, 91 37 1-2. BLACK AND COLORED MOIRE, 50c, 65c, 85c, 91 and up. BIBER & EASTON, 60S AND 507 MARKET 82. mh3T- The Largest Retail Grocer Stores In the State. The Largest Satan Grocer Trade la, tne State. MARSHELL, THE CASH GROCER, WILL SAVE YOU MONEY. BARGAINS FOR SCRUBBING TIME. Rosin Soap, 15 bars, 25e. Standard Soap; 9 bars, 25c German Mottled Soap, 6 bars (6 lbs.) 25c Best Wax Soap; 7 ban, 25& Scouring Soap, 7 large cakes, 25o, Lye, 4 boxes, 25c. Potash, 4 balls, 25c 2-Hoop Wooden Pails, 10: eaeh, Ammonia, 3 bottles, 25c Gold Dust Washing Powder, 4 lbs., 25a. Here is a list to delight the heart of any good housewife. They are not cheap goods run in for an "ad," but our best goods (none better made). Send for our large Weekly-Price List and order by mail. Orders amounting to $io, outside of sugar, packed and shipped free of charge to any point within 200 miles. MARSHELL, 34 and 25 Diamond Square, PITTSBURG. Corner Ohio and Sandusky Streets, ALLEGHENY. mhS7-a ' CARPETS. The Largest Stock, The Lowest Prices. Moqnetie Carpets at 75c, $1, $1.24 Body Brussels at 90c, $1, $L25. Tapestry Brussels at BOc, 60c, 75c. Ingrains at 25c, 30c,'3oc, 40c, 50c and 65c WINDOW SHADES. 5,000 shades in all(coIors, mounted on spring rollers ready to hang, at 25c Each. FUR RUGS. Large size, in "Wolf, Tor, Bear, Black Goat and Chinese Goat, same as nave al ways sold at $5 and higher, for $2.50 Each. ,LACE CURTAINS. The largest stock eTer brought toPitta onrg, onr own importation, at 75c to $50 a Pair. EDWARD GR0ETZINGER, 627 AND 629 PENN AVENUE. mnI7-TTwa ENGRAVED WEDDING INVITATIONS. CALLING CAUDS, XT W. V. DEBUITT & CO, 407 Grant street and 38 Sixth amu. faT-rasa
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