FILING THEIR KICKS, Appalling dumber of Appeals Taken Prom the City Assessment. TEE ASSESSOES' HAED EOT. Boqnel Street Property-Holders Make a Strong Complaint, and SAY THEY HAVE BEEN JUGGLED. A Suggestion That the Courts Hay Order the Work Done Again. IXORMOUS REDUCTIONS ARE DE1TAXDED The way of the assessor is extremely hard. He is beset on all sides with threats, with importunities, with appeals to court and with appeals for exonerations. Xot withstauding his repeated promises to rectify errors, his statement that all suits against him will he settled amicably to all concerned, and his daily and nightly vigils with the mass of corres-' pondence hearing on his pet triennial assessment, the dissatisfied property owners are continuing to pile up suits in court and the number now awaiting judicial con sideration is appalling-. The prospect for many more grows as the time lor paying taxes grows shorter. Taxpayers don't un derstand the philosophy of the assessor's statement that they can pay their taxes on what they consider au excessive assessment and then get an exoneration from the asses sors and their money hack afterward. A large number of appeals were filed in court yesterday and another batch is iu pro cess of preparation. Among the latter are several from Boquct street, Fourteenth ward. The appellants' side of the story rives them a strong cae, although the Board of Assessors say it is the result of a mistake and will be rectified before the case can come up in court. IJoquet Srtreet People rile Complaint. The complaint of the Boqnet street peo ple is presented by Prof. I. AV. Forner, who is extremely bitter in his denunciation of the way the a"-.esors have conducted their triennial valuation of properties. Prof. Fornerowns 200 feet fronting on Boquet street, by 175 ieet deep. The land is in three parts, one being 12."xl75 feet, as sessed at S10,623, on which is his resi dence, assessed at 51,500. The balance is divided into a lot 75x100 fronting on Boquet street, assessed at ?4,125 and another lot COxlOO fronting on an alley in rear, assessed at 1,600. The alley lot is assessed as usual hut all the rest is classified as full value or built up city property. It is on the classification that Prof. Forner kicks. On both sides of him, across the street froi him and all around him there is property exactly simi lar to his classified as rural. The property of W. A. Shcibler is just below Mr. Forner's. It has a frontage on Boquct street of 125 feet and a depth of 350, is classified as rural and asscsj ed at $19,125, which means that he pays taxes on S1G,100 for an acre lot, while Jlr. Forner pays on ?17,S00 on a little more than a half acre. Ohjfct to TIlis S.vstcui of Classification. Mr. Snook's one lot, situated between the Foruer and Sheibler lots, is assessed as rural, but on the other side of the Sheibler lot Mr. Dacchback has C0xl75 feet classified as full taxable. Just adjoining Daschbark I it, Charles Speer's property, fronting 250 feet on Boquet street and only 175 feet deep, classified as rural, and from the Speer prop erty to Frazier street George Smith and others having property of the same depth as Speer's are classified as full built-up property. East of Mr. Forcer are the propeities of "Willis "Wilniot, James Booth (of Booth & Flinn), Jacob rreibertshauscr and Mr. Johns, all of large irontaie.classificd as full taxable. But directly across Boquet street from Mr. Forner are the properties of Chas. Cnibaestetter and J. Xevin, having front age of 125 feet and depth of 220 feet, smooth, level laud, classified as rural. Ad joining them on the east is a vacant lot, 180x220 feet, of Mrs. Dr. Lamb classified as full built up. Adjoining this on the east again is Joseph Loughrey's three acres, originally assessed a- full taxable, but on his threat to go into court it was changed to the rural class. The Dawson, Eichleay and Semple properties east of Lougrey, having a depth of 375 ieet, have been cut in half under the iiewiy idopted classification rule, and while the trout part is classed as full taxable the rear i made rural. Calls the Board or Assessors Jngfflers. "That." said Prof. Foruer, "shows how our Board of Assessors have juggled the triennial assessment. They assess one nan more than other all things being equal. "Where ia the world will a court countenance sueh work? It 5s not equity, it is not even an apology for fairness. It looks as if a man who conld bring proper influences to bear couid get his property classified as he visbcil. I have called on the assessors re peatedly, in my own case and in behalf of m v neighbors who have been discriminated against, but my appeals have been totally disregarded, and I have now received my notice to come and settle my taxes on the valuation the assessors have seen fit to put on my property. Under this assess ment I pay more taxes than my neighbor who has t nice as much equally valuable property. I don't propose to sub mit to any such treatment. I have placed the matter in my attorney's hands, and several of my neighbors have done likew ise. The appeals to court will be filed earl- next week. If the same inequali ties exist in all parts of the city as in Oak land, there will be hundreds of suits of like character, and I will be surprised if the count doe not strike down the whole assessment and order a new one; such a step would be a hardship on the city, I know, but it would result in more careful work on the part of the assessors and more equity for the people in the future." Many Appeals Taken to Court. The appeals filed in court yesterday azainst the Board of Assessors all claimed icessive valuation, illegal methods on the part of the assessors and in mot cases illegal classification under the new class rule of the board. Among them was the appeal of Mrs. F. C. Myers, whose property at Penn andDallasavcnues, Twenty-second ward, it assessed at 02,100, oi which 540,000 is on the land and $20,000 too high. .lames K. Bell, Crawford street, Eighth ward is tiie next. He is assessed at ?7,G80 it.d thinks a little over half that figure w mid be fair. Kate !., Alice L. and Charles H. Barr, Isabella Barr and E. Z. Smith, guardian of .latucs McG. Barr, heir and devisees of .lohn McGinness, are assessed at 514,521 on the estate in the Eleventh ward, which they consider several thousand dollars too high. Sarali L. Hitchcock, owner of the prop ertv at Fifth avenue and Smithfield st-eet, leaved to the Kaufmann Bros., is assessed at S." 503 per front foot, or 5435,198, on the ground and 593,200 on the buildinc, but claims that 53,000 would be fair valuation ppr foot front and that the building should liot be valued above 575,000. John Bindley appeals for rural classifica tion of his residence property on Fifth.near Aiken avenue, Twenty-second ward, and also asks for a reduction in the valuation which the assessors have fixed at 541,470. Enormons Keductions Asked For. Mrs. N. F. Bradley asks for jural valua tion and reduction from $27,550 to 518,550 on her property on Dallas avenue, Twenty second ward. H. a Frick asks for cut from 588,000 to 552,500 on his property at Penn and Home wood avenues. Isaac Kaufmann makes a big cut in his appeal. On Central Hotel property, Smith field street from Second to Third avenues, he is assessed 5382,500, and 530,000 on the building: on lots on Second avenue, below Smithfield street he is assessed at 511,250. The total assessment is 5426,750, but he places a value of 5350,000 on the whole. Margaret J. Morris, assessed 534,360 on property on Penn avenue, Twenty-first ward, appeals for a valuation of "518,504. The other appellants are: Republic Iron Works.' Twenty-fifth ward; Mrs. Clara C. McClintoek, residence property at Aiken and Ellsworth avenues. Twentieth ward; Mrs. Harriet Sti$tton, residence property on Highland avenue, Twentieth ward; James Lyon, Squirrel Htll; Florence C. Ximick, Twenty-second ward; James Mc Kay, residence property on Amberson av enue, Twentieth ward. It is understood another large batch of appeals will be filed in court early next week in addition to those referred to by Prof. Forner. STOLEN BY AN ACTRESS. A Two-Year-Old Child Abducted From Its Mother by a Variety Actress of Question able Respectability Easer Search Being Made for Her. A kidnaping story with most sensational features was obtained yesterday from the office of the anti-Cruelty Society. On Fri day afternoon a young woman named Grace Corless, living in Lawrenceville, called at the office of the society on Penn avenue, to seek their aid in recovering her 2-year-old child. The little one, she said, had been stolen from her about eight months ago by a Mrs. Richardson. Mrs. Corless stated that Mrs. Richardson was an actress play ing in beer gardens and low-class theaters. She had taken a fancy to the child, and ob taining possession of it she eluded the mother ever since. Mrs. Corless finally determined to evoke the aid of the society. She said that after gettiug the child Mrs. Richardson went to Steubenville. Some time later a man named Duffy wrote to her and said Mrs. Richardson was living with him in Steuben ville and advised her to take the child home, as the man was abusing it. Mrs. Corless made preparations to go, out iust as she was about to start she learned that Mrs. Richardson had been seen in a museum in Pittsburg. She finally got trace of her here, but only to learn that she had gone to Chicago. She had told a tale of borrow at the office ot the Depart ment of Charities in Allegheny and ob tained a pass to Chicago. It was at this juncture that Mrs. Corless applied to the Anti-Cruelty Society. Secretary Dorente at once telegraphed to the Chicago police. From them he learned yesterday that the woman had left Chicago in company with an actor named Payne, taking the child with them. It was not known where they had gone, but the Chi cago officials said they would endeavor to learn and would send all information ob tainable. In the meanwhile the society is also making vigorous search for the woman and child. DISAPPEARED IN LIVERPOOL. Two Yoanc FIttsbarc Girls Lost in an English Seaport. There is a mystery attached to the disap pearance of two German girls, Lizzie Stier lfn and Annie Sedle, whose case was re ported to the police yesterday. One of the girls is the daughter and the other the sister of Mrs. "William Stierlin, of 700 Xorton street, and were en rorte from Reinfall Seminary, where they had been attending school, to their home in this city. The vojing girts have been traced as far as Liverpool, from whence they were to sail for America upon the steamer the City of Paris. In the English cities all traces are lost. Mrs. Stier lin received from them word that they were to sail upon the 23d of last month. " Since that time nothing has been heard from them. The girls are prematurely developed, and their relatives are greatly worried over their disappearance, as they fear the girls have not fallen into the best hands. AH0THEB- HOMESTEAD VICTIM DIES,. While a Third Slakes a Courageous Fight for lafe. Chief of Police Shields, of Homestead, a victim of the converting mill disaster, died last night at 6 o'clock. This afternoon at 2 o'clock the Ancient Order of Hi bernians and the Robert Emerson Literary Society, of Homestead, will meet to take action on his death. Hj was a member of both. His remains will be interred in Johnstown to-morrow, snd the body will be taken there on the last line this evening. Arthur McGurk, another victim, is now hovering between life and death, and L-ay die to-day. Mr. McGurk is a man of giant stature and constitution. He is bravely fighting death and firmly asserts that he will recover. He is a very popular young man in Homestead and his bravery L: the talk of the town. TWO BIG CITIES IB BKIEF. Tue Xoithside IIeptasonh4jwlll meet to morrow night. Three membSrs will be in stalled. The East liberty car sheds of the Citi zens' Traction Company aie to be enlarged and Impioved Rev. A. Williaxs will bold services for denf mutes in tile chapel of Trinity Chuicli this morning and afternoon. Charters were sranted tho Kivcrdale Pifsbytenan Church, of Shousctown, and the Oakmont Athletic Club. Jack Jones was knocked off tho Birming ham track at Twelfth street by one or tho cars. He was slightly bruised. At the Bureau of Health last week 18 cases of diphtheria and 19 cases of scarlatina were reported from different paits of the city. A verdict of death from consumption was returned in tho case of John JI. Petre, who died in bis shanty boat near the Sirth street bridge. The Allegheny County Bar Association has adopted a resolution recommending that the cruiser now in course of construc tion bo named "The City of Pittsburg." The Bar Association was yestei day pre sented with an oil portrait of the late Rich ard II. Johnston by J. J. JIMer. jr. A. Wood ward accepted it on behalf of tueassocia tiTn. The Committee on Text Books of tho Cen tral Boaidof Education met yesterday af ternoon and recommended the adoption of last year's textbooks with the addition of Heed's languages and a supplementary work in grammar. AViixiasi JIcAnx, a laborer employed at the Elba Iron Works at Frankstown, bad his right foot almost cut off yestcidaybv the slutting engine. He was taken to Mercy Hosnitnl, where the foot was amputated. He lives at Soho. Detective Fitzgerald, who lias been on special duty in the Second, or East End, dis tiict for the past four months, will hereafter be found In the First, or downtown, district, having been restored to his old front office place yesteiday. A petition was sent to Mayor Gourley yesterday signed by commission men who claim their business is injured by, people who bring produce to the city by boat, and sell it on the Monongabela wharf. They want tho practice stopped. We Care Rnptnrn Ho matter of how long standing. "Write for testimonials, etc. Hollensworth's Sure Cure for Rupture. Sold by S. J. Hollens worth & Co., No. 22 Lake street, Owgo, Tioga county, U. Y. Price, 51 per bottle; by mail, f 1 15. HELD FOR UXORICIDE. John Timothy's Wife Dies Under Sus picions Circumstances. THE BODY COVERED WITH BRUISES. Her Husband Suspected of Inflietinsa Total Beating. ANOTHER TRAGEDY ON THE S0UTH6IDE John Timothy, of 61 South Sixteenth street, is a prisoner at the Twenty-eighth vard station with the charge of wife mur der entered against him. Acting Inspector Kelly was notified yes terday that Sirs. Timothy had died on Fri day under suspicious circumstances. Ee at once proceeded to investigate the case. A Sirs. Evans, who had help prepare the body for burial, told the Inspector that she thought Mrs. Timothy's death was due to violence as her body was bruised in a horrible manner. The Coroner was immediately notified and Coroner's Clerk Grant Miller was sent to investigate the case. The body had been removed to the residence of the deceased's son, David Timothy, on Concord alley, at the head of Twenty-seventh street. Miller, accom panied by Dr. Kerr, the attending physi cian, went to the house, where an examina tion was made, and Mr. MiUer at pnee de cided to order the arrest of John Timothy. In the meantime, however, Officer Smith had heard of the case and arrested Timothy on Thirteenth street Arrested Before for Beatlnc His Wife. Timothy is well known to the police officials, having been arrested on numerous occasions for beating his wife. About two years ago he was held for court for beating his wife with a club, but when the case came up she refused to testify against him and he was let of! with the costs, for which he served 30 days in the county jail, not haying the money to pay them. Timothy was seen at the station last night. He said that his wife had fallen down stairs six weeks ago to-day and that she had a bucket ot hot water in her hand at the time and re ceived the injuries from which she died. He acknowledged having abused her in the past, but said he had not struck her for over two years. On the Monday after she tell down stairs she worked for Mrs. Miranda on Bing ham street, and attempted to do so the day following, out was compelled to go home, Timothy said he was aged 53 years, was married in 1863, and had two sons and a daughter living. He is a puddler, but has not been able 'to work since last November, bavins been injured by an accident. He denied striking his wife or injuring her in any wav. Mrs. Miranda said Mrs. Timothy had worked for her about the time mentioned by Timothy, but did not remember hearing her complain or even mention falling down stairs. A few days afterward Timothy had called for his wife's spectacles she had left there, hut did not say she was sick, and Mrs. Miranda heard noth ing more from her until last night, when she was tola she was aeaa. Covered XTith Frightful Bruises. The Coroner arrived at 10 o'clock and at once" impaneled a jury, and Drs. Arnholt, Kerr and Kirk made an examination of the dead woman's body, which revealed a num ber of horrible bruises. Inquiries among members of the family developed that Tim othy and his wife had had a quarrel some weeks ago. The son, David Timothy, testified that he had not hear until last Thursday that his mother was sick. He knew Dr. Kerr was attending her, but was not cognizant of the lact that she had been injured. Since her death, however, a sister told him that the mother had told her, that the father had assaulted her some weeks "ago by kicking her in the abdomen, but she had requested that nothing be said about it until after her death. "Witness had accused his father of it during the day, hut the latter denied it Dr. Kerr testified that when he first saw the woman she was suffering with acute in flammation. He surmised that something was wrong, and asked her if she had ever been hurt, but she made no reply. Tho Hnsband 'Was Always Present. He said that every time he called thehus b&nd vt as present, and he never had an op portunity to make a proper examination for fear of exciting tne husband's suspi cions. Dr. M. A. Arnholt, after examining the body, gave his opinion that the wounds on the abdomen and other parts of the body must have been the result of abuse, but that the only proper way to learn the direct cause of death would be to hold an autopsy. The Coroner then ordered the detention of the husband until a post mortem can be held. This will bs done at 8 o'clock this morning. The inquest will be completed Monday morning at 10 o'clock. The funeral of Mrs. Timothy, the mur dered woman, will take place to-day at 2 o'clock from her son's residence. Said to Abuse His Wire. A case of alleged cruelty was reported to the Anti-Cruelty Society yesterday. It was stated that Mrs. Barbara Miller, living in Brushton, is being constantly abused by her husband, who desires to get possession of her money. She is about 40 years of age, and had been married before. She owned some property which she sold, putting the money in thebank in her own name. Her present husband desires to get possession of it, it is charged, and to that end heats and abuses her. Cleared Oat of the Ward. The officers of Alderman Braun's office, First ward, Allegheny, made a circuit of that ward yesterday to see ho w far the order of the Alderman had been complied with in reference to the disorderly houses being vacated by April L The investigation showed that only a few places were occu pied. Those remaining said they wonld leave on Monday; that they would have gone before but could not secure moving facilities. CALLED IN THE POLICE. Frajtk Covi.it was arrested last night by Officer Jlolmn at Frankstown for beating his wlte. William Richards was sent SO days to the workhouse yesteiday for kissing women on the street Martix Dobait and Thomas Richards, 003-s, were ai rested for tripping a drunken man on Smallman street. The Coroner's jury yesterday exonerated Officer Sulllv.m from all blame in shooting Jamos . JIcGiffen at liraddock. Peter Sisccs, who was arrested with John Olthe on a charge of counterfeiting, was civen a hearing before U. S. Commissioner HcCandlcss to-day, and discharged. The rcpoi t of Police Sergeant Beck, of tho Twelfth ward station, for tho month of March, shows a total of 46S arrests. Of these cases 05 were men, 43 women, 20 boys and 3 girls. Aldermajt Scccop yesterday held John Smith for court on a charge of aggravated assault and battery. Smith is tho colored porter who beat Conductor Morrison- on a Panhandle train Thursday night JoHy EKisr, Chicago; Martin Malone, Cleve land; Thomas Richards, Bnluth; John Mc Carthy, Sacramento, and James Driscoll, of Austin, Tex., were sent 30 days to the work house yesterday. They were picked up in the Tower ond of tonnund could not give a good account or themselves. Frank Smith, of Soho, was given a hearing before Alderman Gripp yesterday on a charge of aggravated assault and "battery, preferred by Thomas Doyle, who alleged tiiat Smith assaulted him at I6orebead, Mc Cleane & Co.'s iron mill last Tuesday week, and almost kicked his right eye out. Alder man Uripp held Smith under $1,000 bail for court , ?m iml' IBM i M ( mWW1 'MWI mm' W '"'"iIWWBwWiiw IP " ' PH wwp'iim mi 1 1 , r i ' "'WHl li W1 iiiiipiiiimwiiulp ' nim '. ' iimi !! n m i T,r' "-. - .- , --scm WW PITTSBURG- EVERYTHING READY. Sir Knlehts Antlclpatlnc Delightful Times While Upon Their Eastern Pilgrimage The Committee Has Arranjod for tne Entertainments Which will Bo Unsur passed for Elegance. The committee in charge has completed all arrangements for the pilgrimage of Pitts burg Commandery No. 1, K. T., to attend the thirty-ninth annual conclave of the Grand Commandery of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia, May 24 and 25. The Knights and their ladies will leave on the second section of the limited at 7 o'clock, Monday morning, May 23, arriving in Philadelphia at 5 o'clock in the evening. The train will be composed of two Eastlake coaches, two parlor cars, three buffet car3 and the bag gage car. Hotel accommodations and head quarters have been secured at the Hotel La fayette on Broad and Chestnut streets. t On the evening of May 23 the Sir Knights and ladies of Pittsburg Commandery will tender a reception to their Masonic brethern of Philadelphiaand the visiting Sir Knights and ladies in the parlors of the hotel. Prom the interest taken in the reception, it is ex pected to outdo the one given bythemat the Monongahela House a year ago, which was one of the finest ever given in the State. Tuesday forenoon the parade and review will take place. The afternoon vvill be de voted to visiting interesting parts of the city, including the Masonic Temple, which is the finest edifice of its kind in the world. Tuesday evening they will attend the soiree and ball at the Acad emy of Music, Broad and Locust streets. Only Sir Knights in full Templar uniform, without swords and accompanied by their ladies, will be admitted. "Wednesday the Commandery will leave Philadelphia for Baltimore, Norfolk, Fortress Monroe, Richmond and "Washing ton and return. A rate of 514 for the round trip has been secured. The committee has had to increase the accommodations, owing to the large number who have signified their intention ot going, oyer 200 names having already been sent in to the secre tary. WRECKED ON SOHO HILL. A Street Car Collides With One of Booth Fllnn's Wagons Several People Are Injured The Manchester Line lias an Accident Also. Abont 9 o'clock yesterday morning car No. 10, on the Dnquesne lines,collided with one of Booth & Piinn's wagons on Soho hill. "When the car made the curve at Craft's avenue, the motorman saw the wagon about 100 yards ahead of him. His car was running fast and the track was slippery. He signaled the driver of the wagon " to get off tne track, but the man paid no attention. An effort was then made to stop the car, but the brakes would not work and the collision came. The wagon was completely demol ished and the driver was thrown to the ground, seriously injured. "When the wagon was struck the horses broke loose and started down the hill on a dead run. No one on the car was hurt, and it was not stopped until Moultrie street was reachd. No. 10 was closely followed by car 33. The passengers in this car were mostly women, and when they saw the collision a small panic followed. They started for the door all at the same time, and some of the men on the platform had to jump to save being pushed off Mrs. Tool, of Morgan avenue, was the most frantic woman on the car. She run shrieking on to the platform and in her haste to get off jumped backward, lighting on her head. She cut a huge gash and was otherwise seriously injured. The Pittsbure, Allegheny and Manches ter street car line also had a collision yes terday. As a Beaver avenue car turned onto Federal slreet it run into two wagons. The driver of One was thrown to the ground and badly hurt. The other man escaped, but three of the horses were seriously in jured. The car was wrecked considerably. PURE NATTJBAL GAS EXES. A New Tork Claim That It Is Mixed With Artificial Gas Branded as Absurd. It is strange what queer ideas people in the East form about gas. Pred E. Saward, of the Coal Trade Journal, while testifying before the New York Senate Committee yesterday about the effect the Beading com bination will have on the price ot coal, said if the rates vere pushed up 50 cents per ton there would be a gen eral demand for oil and gas stoves. He added that manufactured gas is now being fed through the natural gas pipes of Pittsburg, but people did not know it Here was a revelation, and J. K. McGinley was hunted up at once to see it it was true. Mr. McGinley is now manacing the Alle gheny Heating Company, and he is one of the best posted men on gas in this section. He laughed at the idea and said it was absurd, very ridiculous, indeed. Manufac tured cas is'not forced into the natural gas pipes in Pittsburg. It can't be done. TROUBLE AT A F00I BACE. Tho Police Interfere In- Time to Prevent ome Blood-Letting. The Southside police prevented a possible shooting affair lost night, resulting from a referee's decision in a foot race. Two men named Freeborn and Callahan ran 100 yards at the foot of South Thirty-fourth street for a purse of 5100. The race was close and the referee announced that he would name the w inner next Tuesday. The friends of Free born yelled robber and said their man had won it clearly, but Callahan's friends up held the referee. . The two sides wrangled about it and some knives and pistols were shown, and in the melee, lasting half an hour, the police were apprized of the trouble, but as they came in sight of the warring factions the crowd scat tered and no arrests were made. 0000 PLACE FOR TRAMPS. Only 630 of These People Accommodated in Allegheny Since February. From February 2 to yesterday 630 persons have been accommodated with lodging at the Allegheny Central police station. None of them, however, were under any charge. All had some tale of woe to tell and were classified as tramps or vagrants. The per son who completed the number G30 came in at 10:30 o'clock last night. His name is Charles flagen, aged 48 years, an Austrian, and has living in his native land a wife and two daughters. Three years ago he left Austria to seek a fortune in America. He reached California, played in bad luck and left there for Chicago. He worked there as a machinist but could not secure steady employment. About a month ago he left that city and worked his way to Allegheny. LAST MEETING IN THE OLD HALL. The Washington Association of the Jr. O. TJ. A. 31. Preparing to Move. The Washington Association of the Jr. O. TJ. A. M. held its last meeting last night in Sailer's HalL Next week they will take possession of their new head quarters. No. 611 Smithfield street. They will occupy the second and third floors, and .have them handsomely fitted up. Assembly, reading, reception and smoking rooms and library have been arranged. On April 27 they will give a dramatic entertainment at Turner Hall for the benefit of the library. On Monday, April 4, the association will visit Pride of the North Council; Tuesday, April 12, Vine Cliff Council; Wednesday, April 20, Gas City Council, and on Thurs day, April 28, Lincoln Council. Db. B. M.HANNA. Eye, ear, nose and throat diseases exclusively. Office, 720 Penn street, Pittsburg, Pa. ssu i. milium 1 1 1 1 ii ii i ij ii nfiVM' THgST Wrtir If1 ' rm'frw 'TTTMr'BPFiFl.VrMTlBMiiBBMWBMFrWMMBI BffiSMWMPTfrygawyfKflfi JEff BmtMr? TWTBrnttMw frr 'J'mFSmMSTmimiWMKrWKmKMlmiMi M lllMHRMWSfTrTTlTi1W8BllnlM& MMfflMHKrTfTTTllBlrryTPrTTTiTrTTWBIM DISPATCH, SUNDAY,. 'APRIL 3 189a - SUNDAY,. A SPRING SATURDAY. Happy Crowds Throng Down-Town Streets of Both Cities. FAIR FACES AND PRETTI DRESSES. Winter Wraps Discarded and Warm Weather Costumes Donned. ALLEGHENY AWAKES FROM SLUMBER Balmy spring dropped in to stay yester day, with the same old delicious ways that have characterized her advent for the last several thousand years or so. She came in softly and modestly, and with a maidenly little zephyr chased away the frowns and cares stern old winter invariably leaves with mankind. All the afternoon as the zephyrs played merrily through the narrow streets and in the treetops, when there were any treetops, the people, happy and joyous, because woolens could be discarded, because seal sacques could be laid away in cedar presses, because overcoats could be sent to "uncles," and because spring had really come, took their "dream of a bonnet" from its pasteboard box, or the ones did who couldn't wait for Easter, and prepared to go forth upon the busy streets to see what somebody else wore, and, of course, to enjoy the weather. AU the long delightful afternoon the people, or the female half of them, wandered back and forth and then again in search of the newest and very swellest suit. Beauty Promenading the Avenues. There were many of these latter and they were both new and swelL Some were in lavender, with an attractive setting of a tiny bonnet and a very attractive face. Some were in gray, some were in a modest and at the same time a very striking brown. All faces seemed fair, fairer than at other times on account of the suits and, of course, on account of the weather. Some of the peo ple who did not wear their latest and newest suits on account of Lenten obliga tions or on account of not having any of these latest and newest, went to the matinee or staid at home, where "one was not wear ied to death." The warm, delightful sun rays broadened and lengthened and length ened and broadened again, and then night came. And such a night. So calm and serene and peaceful that the dormant wind per mitted the odors of perfume, and the odors of tobies, and the odors of beer and the odors of spring as well as those of sooty smoke and frying steak, and sizzling onions and antiquated garbage piles, and black sticky drains and countless other odors to mingle and mix in one conglomerate odor that one would be very apt to apostrophize had it been any other'but the first spring Saturday. A Jovial Saturday Night Crowd. And with the night came the otherpeople. Not in quartets, nor in tens, nor in fifties, but in a crowd a careless, joyous, merry crowd. Beady one moment to laugh at the mendicant, who tells a deplorable tale of hardships and trials, and the next to take him in and pay for a big juicy supper. The crowd was good natured and did not swear as much as usual. When they re ceived a poke in the shortest rib they laughed. When their toes were stepped upon they laughed. When they were appealed A max fiom Pittsburg, giving tho name of Joseph Ostaidy, was arrested in Chicago yesterday. Tlie police hei 0 think It is East erly, who is wanted in connection with tho Tarentuin robbery committed last Thursday night. to for aid, they laughed. When they were crowded so they couldn't move, they laughed. They laughed at the dogs in the street":. They laughed at the little-big fat boy at the museum. They laughed at each other. They laughed at themselves. All was laughter and merriment, for it was the first night of spring and Sturday night at that. They came from all points, all places, all ways and streets and alleys. They came from their dreary abodes in gruesome cellars. They came from heated kitchens and from plain little sitting rooms, and cozy parlors, and handsome homes and even Maid Gwen dolyn, inspired by the gracious spring, deigned to leave her bewitching boudoir for a short promenade upon the plebeian Saturday night. Ont Simply for a Careless Tims. Nobody knew what anybody else was go ing to ,do. They didn't care either. The weather was too pleasant to think. They knew what they were going to do and did it. They went with the crowd. Some of them sheared off, however, and did various other lazy or foolish thinss. The very, very fat man with the very red face, wiped from his shining brow the long congealed beads of perspiration. The cigarette-smoking, carnation-bedecked youth stood in a line upon the outer edge of the sidewalks, with well developed hopes of " having langishing-eyed damsels stopping and talking to them individually. Numerous ot these languishinc-eved damsels with an active fluttering about their immatured little hearts gratified these hopes and filled the youth with silly little nothings and pride. The long-haired, bewhi&kered man ambled into the barbershop to be shaven and shorn. The sad-eyed "Ma" with numerous of her progeny and cqnally numerous bundles and oaiKets hurried homeward. The beys from the mills lounged into poolrooms and saloons. The boys'from the stores had preceded them. The peddlers were In their element and in the crowd. '" Some Fragments of Street Talk, Everybody had something or other to say. Sometimes to one another, sometimes to themselves. The drift of their sayings was lost; their fragments were caught. '"Get off my toe', ha ha, do you think 1" "Who is that handsome fellow who spoke to 1" "'No, sir, it cost 140 and I paid for !" "Now, Sue, you know I didn't speak to that ," "and you know you spent that money foolishly, for " "we got in a speak-easy and drank four qnarts ," "Oh, yes, I'll be there, too. You know how I love the church and," "How many are going" "shoes, and one of the dizziest" "JElijah, Andrew Jackson, came here, I will give you the best spank ing when " "Kcally, Jack, I mean to be dead straight, but " and then they all be came confused and indistinct. They are going home. Not willingly, but then be cause somebody will be pleased. All thanks due to the weather. It is such de lightful weather that Swipeey, the news boy, says to Skinny, the bootblack, as they watch the crowds thin out. "Ain't dis de out o' sightenesttweder yer ever seed?" Soon the streets are deserted. The day and night are ot the misty but delightful past. Only the distant cry of a night reveller is heard mingling with the far-off sound of the clanging bell of the retreating cable car. AU Allegheny City Tnrns Oat. From its usual Sunday quietude Alle gheny was awakened last night by the advent of spring. Federal street, from the river to Ohio street, was one mass of humanity, and much of the mass was very pretty, so much so that it would Dear a second glance. Dressed in the gay clothes of spring Allegheny's young folks whiled away the time promenading. AH evening a steady stream of people poured down Federal street and across the bridge. The parties going over to Alle gheny .seemed to be just as large. .As the evening grew older the crowd diminished some, but far into the night little parties of two could be seen slowly promenading across the bridges or stopping to bend over the railing to lis ten to what the wild waves were saying. The Allegheny parks held their spring opening last night and the attendance was large. Gay pleasure seekers could be seen going in every direction and all the seats in the quiet nooks were occupied. MISSIHO FOB A WEEK. Mrs. Catharine Klinefelter Fear Her Son Has Met With Foal Play. A case of mysterious disappearance with fears of foul play, was reported to the Anti Cruelly Society yesterday. Mrs. Catharine Klinefelter, living at No. 163 East street, Allegheny, called to ask the .aid of the society in finding her son, aged 21 years. She said that he left home a week ago, and has not been heard of sine. He had been visiting a woman living on Genrst alley. A married man had aho been going,to see her. The night before he left home for the last time Klinefelter was at. the woman's house, where he met his rival who assaulted him, and threw him ont of the house. The next night when Klinefelter left home he was coing back to the woman's house to seek an ex planation of his treatment As he went out of the house he said to his mother, "If you don't see me again you'll known what has happened." He ,has not been seen since, and his mother fears he has met with foul play. The young man's father went to the woman's house, but she claimed she knew nothing about him. The married man in the case, it is stated, has also not been seen for some time. Agent Fisher, ot the society, is in vestigating the affair. THEY WILL ALL BE THERE. The Amerlcus Clnb Banquet Will Be Well Attended by Gnests. At the Americus Club meeting last night, W. S. Brown presiding, the sale of seats for the banquet, to be given at the Monongahela House, April 27, took place and an un usually large number of plates was sold. More 'enthusiasm is being displayed by the members in this affair than at any former banquet given, and the fears arc that there will not be enough plates to go around. A larger number of prominent guests are also expected than before. The club was presented with a full set of Smull's Legislative Hand Books by a member. One new member was elected and several applications received. Going Back to the Railroad. Since the Pennsylvania road reduced its fare to Wilkinsburg a big increase in the business is noticeable. The people object to the transfer at East Liberty on the Du quesne line. This had been provided for, but the courts blocked the scheme. The Duquesne will make an effort to lower the time to Wilkinsburg. The Fennsy officials are gratified over the result so far. Bis Arm Amputatrd. Bob?rt McCntcheon was knocked down and seriously injured by a Duquesne trac tion car at the corner of Boss and Diamond streets last night. His arm was so badly lacerated that it had to be amputated at the Homeopathic Hospital where he was taken. He is a laborer, 34 years old and resides on North Hiland avenue. A Clergyman in Jail. Bev. J. T. Underwood, of Elizabeth, Pa., was brought to the jail at midnight Friday last and locked up on a charge of desertion preferred by his wife before 'Squire Shoef, of Elizabeth. Bev. Mr. Underwood has for some time been figuring prominently in the newspapers relative to his escapades and troubles with his wife. Tonng McGrlfflu Bnrled. John F. McGriffin was buried from the the morgue yesterday afternoon, where religious services were held. The inter ment took place in Uniondale Cemetery. McGriffin was the young man who was fatally shot while trying to escape Police man Sullivan, of Braddock, and who died on Friday at the West Penn Hospital. Fay Bay for the Veterans. To-morrow will be pay day for the war pensioners of the Western district or Penn sylvania, and some 4.500 veterans will flock to the pension office in the Government building during the day to have their old hearts warmed by the welcome check. ' BANDSOMEIA" KEMODKLED. The Misfit Parlors Renovated, Enlarged and Improved A Permanent and Popu lar Institution. While Pittsburg's good dressers nro fond of high art clothing they aro equally desir ous of saving inoucy fn tlielv purchases. Tho writer was nevor moro thoroughly im pressed with this luot than whan he 'called on Mr. Levy, tho genial proprlotor of the Mbflt Clothing Parloro, Ko. S16 Smlthfleld street. The iateiior of this place of busi ness, which has always presented an attract ive appearance, has for some timo been in tho hands of decorators and paper hangers nndnow assumes an aspect which makes the word "narlors," us applied to the firm's title, appropriate Indeed. It is seldom one sees sucli a presentable combination of gold, silver and bronze decorations in ceilinir ef fects, which, together with the wall-sized mlrrois, impresses one with the inct that the firm has certainly spared no pains or ex pense to make each of the four floors of their building an attractive place to visit. Tho latest improved elevator servico is in vogue. The Misfit Clothing Tailors are to bo congratulated upon their successful busi ness career in tho city, which, while extend ing over but a comparatively few years, in sures their beins a permanent business fix ture. The improvements refened to above are but a natural outcome of an earnest ef fort to please, accompanied by nn immense four-floored stock of lashionable tailor-made garments at ready-made prices, presided over by buyers of Judgment and a gentle manly lorco of salesmen, who take pleasure In exerting every endeavor to please all. THE USUAL EASTER BUSH In Kaufmanns' Merchant Tailoring De partment Has set In. but, owing to the extraordinary pieparations made, all orders left last week und the hundred more which are sure to be left this week will be filled before Easter Sunday. The suits we aro now making to order at $30, $35 and $40 are the very acme of the mer chant tailor's art and skill. The materials are the finest and choicest English, Scotch and French spring woolen", the trimminzs used are the best, tho make, fit and finish nro perfection perlected. Other first-class merchant tailors charge 50 per cent more for the same identical suits. By the way, try onr new tiouser cutter. Ho is a dandy: His Inimitable cut lias already "-caught on" Immensely, and the measures for pantaloons. Prices. $0, $3 and J 9IU. ILACFXAAHS. What is more refreshing than a good night's sleep? But yon can't in a bed full of bedbugs. Bugine will clean them out effect ually, ii ceuts at all dealers. Wnpnck, haul, stoi-o, ship, alter, repair, re finish and reupholster furniture. Hacgh Klexax, S3 Water street. wsu The most efficacious stimulant to excit the appetite is Angostura Bitters. TTSSXJ THE CAHPET-LATING SEASON Is at Hand Ton Will Need a New One, Sore. The line of carpets wo show this spring was never approached by any house w est of Sew York. The prices, are tho lowest for many years. There is a large demand Just now, but our stock is ample to satisfy all demands upon it. Aloquettes commence at 73c. Body brussels commence at 90c. Tapestry brussels commence at 50c Ingrains commence nt 25c. Lace curtains commence at 75s a pair. China mattings commence at $5 a roll. Large size fur rugs at $2 SO. These rugs went out by the thousand last week, und at tho present rate they will not last long. They me worth $5 and sell at that price everywhere. EnwAiiD GnoCTzraoEB, xusa 627 and 639 Penn avenue.- . Don't Neglect This. Ifyou aro going to clean house soon, yon will, of course, need new paper for some of the 100ms. W. 11. Barker, ot No. 803 Market street, wishes to unload his large stock be fore retiring from business. He lias marked everything down. Stylish Saltings, Trouserings ail overcoatings at Pltcalm's, 431 Wood street. I HUNTING HER LOYER. Pretty Mary Walch Crosses the Atlan - -tic to Be Married, Bat FAILS TO FIND HER BETROTHED. A German Love Romance Tnrns to Tragedy in This Country. WANDERINGS OP A FAITHFUL MAIDEN Tl.e pathetic tale of a fruitless search for a loved one, bitter disappointments, stern trials and finally poverty was disclosed yesterday in an appeal for aid made to the Department of Charities. Mary Walch, a pretty German girl of 18 years, appeared before Examiner Hoff man in a state of intense mental agitation, and appealed to him for assistance in find ing her two nncles, Jacob Schott and John Michael Schott, of Butler county. She did not ask for financial aid, and upon being pressed for her history she brokedown and sobbed. "I am so lonesome, so lonesome; please find my uncles for me." Mi'is Walch is stopping at the Central .Hotel, Carson street, kept by John Shaffer, where she told her story. Until a year ago she lived with her widowed mother and two older brothers upon a farm in Alsace Lorraine. Her mother owned considerable property, and Mary was given a good educa tion. In a neighboring village dwelt a young, mechanic to whom Mary was de votedly attached. To Build a Nest In tho New World. Affairs did not go very well with the young man, and he finally decided to come to America. Both he and Mary were bent upon marrying, and crossing the sea together, but the counsel of Mrs. Walch prevailed and the young man left his loved one, promising to send for her as soon as he conld provide for her. The cor respondence between them was continued and everything seemed propitious for a happy future for both. A year ago the younz man sent for his fiancee, and she started over alone. The young man was not at the landing when the vessel bearing Mary arrived in port. For tunately she had considerable money and the assistance of a fellow countryman who had been in America before. The medium of the advertising columns in the New York papers were used, and for weeks the sorrowing girl, hoping almost acainst hope, remained in the great metropolis. Then a friend of the missing lover appeared and informed Mary that her sweet heart had been lying ill in a hospital, and upon his recovery vainly at tempted to find his intended bride. Her mother simply knew she had arrived in New York and the young man searched for her and upon failing to locate her. con cluded she had gone elsewhere and he went to Chicago. Wandering in Ssareh of Her Lover. To the latter city Mary immediately re paired and spent her time and little remain ing money in another vain search. Two weeks ago she learned the missing one was in this city and came on here. With do money save a few dollars she had much difficulty in gettiug along, but finally drifted to the Central Hotel, where she spent her last cent, and upon telling her pathetic story to Mr. and Mr. Shafer, the latter offered to give her work about the hotel until she could accumulate enough to pay her passage back home, she at last giv ing up the search. Mr. Shafer said: "I am perfectly willing to do all I can for the poor girl and willing she should remain with us until she makes sufficient money to get back home. She wrote to her mother for money and is daily expecting it. She has a splendid wardrobe and that tells the tale, to me at least, that she does not come from the- poorer olass of ?eop!e. She is an innocent little thing and don't believe she knows what evil is." BVASHIOS'S I. TEST EDICTS IN Trimmed Hats as Seen In Kaafmanns' Mil linery Department. The trimmed hat display at this now nnl vei sally acknowledged leading millinery bazar of Pittsburg is particularly fascinat ing. It embrace's every odd and unique mil linery thought with which Paris, as arbiter of fashion, Is Just now surprising and de lighting us. It is a veritable collection of gems, secured only through the most pains taking personal search and care. Along side the French hats we will show a myriad hat beauties of our own designing, every one of which will prove that we are leaders in originality, artistic taste and economic prices. In untrimmed hat and bare frames we shown seemtngtv inexhanstible variety of new styles, and the same applies with equal strength to all trimmings in general and flowers inparticular. KAtwMAxs', Third floor, front: fourelevaiore. Postscript We are now ready to make exact copies of our French pattern hats for half the Parisian prices, while tho pattern hats themselves ore now ofTored at cost, leaving duty and fro'gnt out of thfl question. KAUTMAM3S'. Carpet Sale ! Carpet Sale ! J. H. Kunkel & Bro , 137-1349 Penn avenue, corner Fourteenth and Pcnu. will continue to offer the coming week: '25c ingrain car pet at 19c: heavy two-ply 40 carpet at 23c: better grade; 43c goods, at 39c: tho regular C5c grade 43c and the best all-wool 75c carpet nt 53c. In tape3try brnssels good 60c brnssels 42c: BSa brussol at 50c: regnlar 80c brussels at KSc: $1 brnssels at 80c. Same proportionate prices In lace curtains, wall paper and oil cloths. J. H. Kosxzl & Eeo. ENGRAVED WEDDING INVITATIONS, CALLING CARDS, ETC. W. T. DERHITT CO.. 407 Grant street an 39 Sixth avenue. fe7-TTSSu SPRING -:- STYLES CARPETS. BEAD PKICES: Moquette Carpets at 75c, ?1. 1.25. Body Brussels 90c, ?1,$1.25. Tapestry Brussels 50c, COe, 75c Ingrains 25c, 30c, 35c, 40c, 50c and 60c LARGE FUR RUGS In Wolf, Fox, Bear, Black Goat and Chinese Goat; large enough for hearth; always sold at 5, now they will go at $2.50. LACE CURTAINS. Every grade, cheapest to finest; our own importation. Come and see thenovelties we are showing. CHINA MATTINGS. We havfe just received 2,000 rolls of China Mattings, all latest weaves and color ings, at $5 a Roll Up. Over 200 styles to select from. Each roll coutains 40 yards. EDWARD GROETZINGER,- 627 AND 629 PENN AVENUE. apS-TTSsa NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. MARS HELL, THE CASH GROCER, WILL SAVE YOU MONEY. The 2 st of April has slipped past and a good many of you have slipped your moorings. It will take you some time to get your proper bearings. But you need not be worried so far as groceries are concerned. It would be difficult to find a place in Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio or West Virginia where you would not be within easy reach of MARSHELL. OUR CITY AGENTS ARE East End John Warren. South Side, Sharpsburg, Bennett and Etna, John Young and William Vonderahe. Lawrenceville. Manchester and Woods' Run, Wylle avenue and Oakland Adam Brockie. OUR OUTSIDE AGENCIES ARE Altoona TV. L. Ganlt, 1101 Fourteenth St. McKeesport J. A. ifoon,919 Walnut street. Scottaale M. J. Bishop Mulberry street, corner High. Connellsville M. J. Bishop, Apple street, S doors from Pittsburg. Braddock.Brinton and Irwfn B.B.Warren. Johnstown John McCurdy. If families living in any of these districts will kindly send their ad dress to us or notify our agent, he will call on them regularly for their orders. If you do not live in any of these districts, drop us- a postal card with your name and address. We will mail you our large Weekly Price List. Orders amounting to 10, without counting sugar, delivered, freight paid, at any station within 200 miles. Give us a trial. We will save you 20 per cent. MARSHELL, Corner Ohio and Sandusky Streets, ALLEGHENY. 24 and 25 Diamond Sauare, PITTSBURG. ap3-su BIBER & EAST0N. CHALLIES. Exquisite Colorings Gorgeous Designs Almost Unlimited Variety. CHALLIES. AT 5c. A great variety of pretty Challies at 5c. AT 20c. We offer choice Wool Challies in light and medium grounds at 20c These are in delicate floral designs and perfect copies of the finest French Goods. AT 50c, 55c and 60c. Our line of extra fine Imported Challies at 50c and 60c invites your special attention. These come in the delicate cream grounds with rare flowers in all their natural colorings, from the modest violet to the gorgeous chrysanthemum. The navy and black grounds give you a very wide range of choice, some being chaste in their simplicity, while others are prodigal in coloring. CHALONS TISSUE. This is a new cloth, similar to a Challie, and comes in very effective colorings. We offer these at 8c WASH SURAHS. These are a fine Cotton Fabric in light grounds, with pretty stripes, re sembling closely the Wash Silks. We offer them at I2j4c. BIBER & EASTO&v 05 AND 507 UAEKET ST. ap3-TTS3TX SECOND FLOOR TAKE ELEVATOR CLOAK DEPARTMENT. HUGUS&HACKE All the very latest and MOST DESIR ABLE STYLES of LADES' JACKETS, WRAPS, CAPES, UEWMARKETS, etc., will be found here in great assortment. We particularly mention new lines of Ladies' Capes which we have just received, that are very attractive, made of the newest fabrics, in Tans, Grays and Black, prices 7.50,8.50, $g and 10. The collection of La dies' Jackets surpasses anything we have ever shown, all' the new DESIRA BLE STYLES A3.D MATERIALS; Black and Colors, and at very moderate prices. Two lines of SPECIAL VALUE: Black Reefer Jackets at $5. Light Colored Jackets at $6. The regular retail price is $10 each Some handsome Imported Novel ties in carriage and street wraps, new this week. In LADIES' LOHa GARMENTS our as sortments are unequaled. NEW STYLES in medium and light-weight materials opening almost daily. In Ladies' Mackintoshes we offer the most complete assortments possi ble to be had. Extra values from $10 to 25 each. Cor. Fifth Ave, and Market St, apSoiWTM : mm, - ' ?. Jittvv- -.-- . ii.iiHrTS mimmWrnmmmmmiml mMmmmWmmmWmmmmmmimWmmmmmmmmmmmm
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