A LACK OFCOURTESY Gets Speaker Crisp in a Hole and Postpones a Yote on the Tariff. BUEEOWS IS DETERMINED To Teacli the Speaker a Lesson for Snubbing Him as He Did. EVIL EFFECTS OF A BAD TEMPER. A Season of Filibustering Opened Up That Hay Not Ind BEFORE THE MAJORITY IS TERT TIRED' ISITCIAI. TELEGRAPHIC LETTER. . Bceeau or The Disimtch, I 1Vasuihoto. D. C. April 5. So little a thing as an unruly temper and a lack of good manners on the part of Speaker Crisp resulted in a waste of the whole of this day by the House at filibus tering. Mr. Crisp has been conspicuous for testiness and bad judgment of late. In his treatment of the free coinage men he began with unparliamentary iavoritism toward them, and ended with a breach of faith for which they have not by any means forgiven him. Sir. Burrows, of Michigan, taught him a lesson to-day which may b of great benefit to him if he lays it to heart. Cntp's blunder was so foolish, so lacking in the simplest of common sense, that his own party criticises him this evening much more severely than do the Republicans. Had he shown the most ordinary courtesy iue from him to one member on the floor of the House the free wool bill would have been passed before the hour of adjournment. As it is the time of its passage depends How not on the act ot tne Speaker or the power of the great Democratic majority, out on the grace of Mr. Burrows and the Republican minority. Shortly Snubbed by the Speaker. It all started Irom a proposition of Mr. McMillin, of Tennessee, who has had charge of the tariff debate on the Demo cratic side, to limit discussion of the first section to one-half hour. Mr. Burrows, lor the Republicans, asked for more time, and while attempting to arrange matters was roughly told by the Speaker that he was out of order. It is usual when an arrangement is to be made in regard to the extent of a debate for the leaders on each side to indulge in an informal colloquy somewhat regardless of rules. Mr. McMillin had stated his Tiew. but when Mr. Burrows, than whom there is not a more gracious or courteous member in the House, attempted to give his reasons for asking more time, .the Speaker almost in sultingly ordered him to take his seat, de claring that there would be no attempt to do business uutil Mr. Burrows was seated. Mr. Burrows, even when insisting on his right, and in which he is upheld generally by membeis on both sides, was calm and respectful, and at the ultimatum of the Speaker he sat down quietly, but with an ironical smile wreathing his face, which boded an uncomfortable day lor the Speaker. Barrows Marts TJp tho Filibuster. Mr. McMillin, willing to be liberal, offered to extend the time of debate to an hour and a quarter. Mr. Burrows moved to amend, making it two hours. This amend ment was defeated, and then, on a call ot the previous question Mr. Burrows, seconded by the jolly Mr. 1'ayne, of KewXork, began to filibuster bv motions to adjourn, to take a recess, that when the House adjourn it ad journ to a certain time in short, all of the dilatory motions which cannot be overridden in the operation of the present rules. On all of the motions a general viva voce vote would be taken. Then w ould come a de mand for a "division" (that is, a rising x ote), then for tellers, and then for the ayes and noes. And thus the time was consumed until the entire day w as wasted, and Mr. McMillin, powerless to accomplish any thing, himself moved an adjournment, which was of course acceptable all round. At times the Republicans refused to vote and then broke the quorum and forced a call of the House. The minority had barely a sufficient numbor of members present to enforce tellers and roll calls, but that num ber sto;d together and did its work admir ably. So Hard Feeling ou .Either Bide. The obstruction was attended with no disorder. Between the t o parties on the floor the utmost of courtesy and good humor marked the whole performance, both sides recognizing that the Speaker's bad temper alona was responsible for the situation. vhile the Republicans began to filibuster solely for the purpose of rebuking the Speaker, a new thought entered into the fight later on. It occurred to the Republic ans that elections take place in Rhode Isl and to-morrow, and that it would be a bit of fine humor to postpone the vote on the first of the tariff bills until after that event, and leave the Democrats of Rhode Island with absolutely nothing to point to in the work of their great majority in the House except the passage of two of three appropriation bills and the defeat of the free coinage bill, which was accomplished onlv with the val iant assistance of the Republicans. Yet a more important matter may spring fiom to-day's work. Some of the Republic ans, encouraged by the easy obstruction of to-day, urge upon their party in the House that this would be a good time to force the Democrats to support the cloture, which has been the one thing violently objected to by the Speaker and most of the majority. Trro Coinage 3Ien See a Kay of Light. A continuation of to-day's filibustering would doubtless compel the Committee on Rules to report a special order, with the cloture, to prevent all obstruction and force a vote on the free wool bill. Uo fault could be found with such obstruction, as a con spicuous precedent is furnished by the treatment of the free coinage bill, in which ' the filibustering was led by Democrats. But if the Republicans force the Com mittee on Rules to report the cloture, the free coinage men declare they will them selves filibusteragainst the "gag law," unless the free coinage bill be included with the free wool bill in the operation of the cloture. It is rcallv the most interesting parliamentarj' situation of the session, and the only wav out of it, without the sharpest sort of a fight, is for the Republicans to voluntarily abandon the field after having given the Speaker a lively lesson in polite usuage, and permit the tariff bill to pass. Thev have it in their power at this moment to force the Democrats to petition the Com mittee on Rules to report a special order with the cloture, to secure a vote on the free wool bill, which is just what the Dem ocrats refused to do tor the free coinage bill, and such a petition would give the free coinage men another chance to ob struct the special order and cloture unless their bill be included. The Republicans have not yet decided what they will no. It is probable that ex Speaker Reed will return trom Rhode Island to-night, and he is almost certain to lend his voice to those who wish to drive the Democrats to the wall with their own rules. Morgan Determined in His Coarse. Senator ilorgaa may find it difficult to get his silver resolutions from the calendar, but he seems determined to offer an occa sional amendment to them to afford Sena tors who desire it an opportunity to give their views to the country. An amend ment introduced by him to-day instructing the Committee on Coinage to report' a bill providing for the coinage of gold and silver on equal terms and for the issue of coin certificates for bullion, is for the purpose of forcing the subject again to the front, and with it, if possible, certain Senators who certainly do not seem anxious to commit themselves frankly on this vexed question. It is possible that a combination of the anti-silver Republicans and Democrats may prevent the intrusion of any question which will involve a direct vote on the sil ver question, but if the silver men cia force Hill, Gorman and others to an expres sion of their views by the most persistent teasing they will do it. Every Senator who favors free coinage of silver, or a liberal coinage of it, or a restoration to legitimacy of the debased "In-God-We-Trust' dollar, purposes to speak on the subject as oppor tunity offers. Hill and Gorman in for It. Silver will be dinned in the ears of Hill and Gorman from opening to close of the Senate. They will be surrounded ' con stantly by a fence of silver, and never per mitted to escape until they open their mouths. It is expected that they will, as a last resort, fall back upon the plea, that as the dispute is profound and threatening within their own party it is due to the party to let the Chicago Convention, com posed of the most recently chosen repre sentatives of the party, formulate a silver policy without any utterance of theirs to influence it. But this will not satisfy the silver Senators, who want to smoke them out, and it will not satisfy the friends of Cleveland, who are determined to force Hill, at least, to be as explicit as their great ideal Will the Chinese prohibitory bill which passed the House yesterday pass the Senate, and if so will it be signed by the President? This is a dual question, on which the ayes and noes are about equal. The bill is de nounced as infamous by many members of both parties, and by many who voted for it, but that docs not change the fact that its passage has placed the Senate and the Pres ident in a very uncomfortable position. To defeat or to veto it means the loss of the Pacific coast to the Republicans. Some slight modification may be endured, and it will probably be changed to admit Chinese men who will in no way interfere with American laborers. Hard on Senate and President. It would seem as though a revival of the present law upon its expiration ought to be satisfactory. At least it should give the Democrats no basis for party criticism, as it was a Democratic measure. All the same, the Geary bill has given the Senate ma jority and the President a bad turn. The extreme anti-Chinese members declare it would be a good thing to break off inter course with China, provoke the dismissal of all citizens ot the United States from that country, and then ship for home all the Chinese in America. There are only about 1,000 Americans in China, and there are about 30,000 Chinese in America. The commerce between the two countries amounts to only abont 520,000,000 a year. So there does not seem to be much for this country to lose by a quarrel. A "Western Democrat sat in a downtown club last evening. He had voted for the Chinese immigration bill. The conversa tion turned on the subject, and he was roundly criticised for his vote. He listened to a tirade asrainst the demacrocrism of the supporters of the measure for a time, with out a word in his ou n defense. "When his critics grew tired he quietly asked: "By the by, what is the bill? I voted for it, but I have not the least idea what it provides." Toted With Ills Colonel. This is a reminder of a vote the other day cast by Private John Allen, of Mississippi. Comiug into the House at the close of a roll call, several members shouted ont to him to vote. Promptly he stepped forward and said: "Mr. Speaker, how did Colonel Moore vote on this question?" The inquiry was unusual, but the Speaker informed him that Colonel Moore had voted aye. "Then I vote aye," said the joker. "I don't know what the bill is, but Moore was my colonel in the Confederate army, and he never led me where there was any danger, and so I'll stick to him." TWO WHEELING MURDERS. A Baker, After a Quarrel, Shoots His TV ire Dead and Wounds Her Sister Hit Sponge Wouldn't Kiss Him A Shanty Boat Tragedy "Wheeling, April 5. Spuria!. Shortly after 2 o'clock this morning "William Maier, a German baker living in the second story of No. 1409 "Woods street, shot his wife Marie, a beautiful young woman, killing her instantly. Pour shots were fired, all taking effect, and any one of the wounds would have been fatal. Katie Yoho, aged 12, Mrs. Maier's sister, was also shot in the right hand. Maier escaped, throwing his revolver away as he ran, and though the officers have scoured the city and country, he has not been caught. He was last seen at day light walking toward Pittsburg, as he went through Elm Grove. The inquest was post poned until to-morrow, owing to the serious condition of the child, the only eye-witness. Maier had often threatened to kill his wife, and had purchased two revolvers for that purpose. This morning, his sister-in-law says, he asked Marie to kiss him after a quarrel, in which he abused her roughly, and when she refused he drew the pistol and began to shoot. The pistol was a 38 caliber bull dog, and was purchased last night for 52. Early this morning Ed Kunkel and an nnknown man got into a fight in a hot house. The unknown suddenly drew a kuift and cut Kunkel's throat from ear to ear. The murderer escaped. HEW Y0BK POLICE WBATHY. They Bonndly Denounce the Innnendos of the Grand Jary Foreman. HewTork, Aprils. The interview with Henry M. Taber, foreman of the March grand jury, caused something of a sensation in police circles. That a foreman "of a grand'jury should come out flat-footed with the statement that "there is at least 57,000, 000 collected annually from the keepers ot gambling dens, saloons, concert halls and houses ot ill repute and distributed among the members of the Police Department," fell like a bomb in times ot peace. Inspec tor "Williams wzxed wroth over the implied and direct charges. He said: It Is all nonsense that anv man in this city can be intimidated through fear of the po lice to withhold facts trom a grand jury. If rfiero is bribery or con nption, why don't tho grandjury indict, instead of tin owing out Innuendoes? I am willing to stand an in dictment, as 1 can provo my innocence at any time. 1-et them como right out and give us a chance to vindicate ourselves. No body's life will be lu danger, not even Tuber's. Chief Inspector Byrnes said this morning: "Anyuan who would make the statements attributed to Mr. Taber is a'fit subject for a lunatic asylum." Inspector Storrs had this to say: "I have not seen any of that 57, 000,000 yet, but, as you see, I am waiting for it to come along." Delegates to Fast Liverpool Elected. At the annual meeting of the Mononga hela Presbyterian Society, held in the Fourth IT. P. Church last night, Miss Minnie Mazet and Mr. Robert Littell each read a paper on "What Constitutes a Suc cessful Young People's Meeting," after which the following officers were elected: Dr. J. A. Calhoun, President; Rev. J. M. Race and Miss Mabel Hunter, Vice Presi dents; Miss Belle McKinley, Recording Secretary; Executive Committee, Rev. J. M. Henry, Miss Agnes Johnston, Miss Lou Graff, Louis Milligan and D. T. Reed. Dr. J. A Calhoun and Miss Jennie Turner were elected delegates to the convention at Bast Liverpool, May 19. Graduating: Dresses. Time coming-ielose now. Don't delay pur chasing your dresses. All the beautiful noelty weaves in white, cream and pearl, albatross, Henriettas and lansdowns: lowest prices. Jos. IIokue & Co. 'a Penn Avenue Stores. FIRST OF US' KIND; The Baker Ballot System Stands the .Test at McKee's Hocks, but IT CAN BE BEATEN BY HEELERS Totes Eeceived as Fast as Under the Old Flan of Casting Them. SPECIMENS SPOIL THE GOOD EFFECTS HE newBakerballot law was tested at McKee's Rocks yes terday. This young borough had the honor of holding the first election in the State under this adaptation of the Australian ballot sys tem. The gay and festive sticker is a thing of the past and the heeler can no longer hold his Vic tim up to the win. dow while he casts his vote. The new system proved its efficacy to handle oil the bal lots as fast as the politicians can get then! fixed up. Men can be voted as fast under this law as under the old, but the man who inserted INTERIOR OF THE the "specimen" ballot clause in the Baker act saved the occupation of the ward heeler. He does as well under the new as he did with the old save that he has been trans ported to a new potato patch. He is shut out in the cold but he is able to do busi ness, the only difference being that he can not stand at a man's shoulder when he makes up his ticket Mnst Place Soma Faith In the Voter. The heeler simply takes the specimen ballot and marks the names on it for his victim. Then the voter is given the official ballot and passes into one ot the booths and puts marks on it corresponding with those on the specimen ballot The only difference between the two ballots is that one is printed on pink paper and the official one on white. The only real drawback is that the heeler cannot be certain that the voter follows instructions, yet a man who has been "convinced" is not likely to change while walking ten feet The votes were cast at a restaurant near the bridge. The room is about 16x18 feet, with a full glass front, so that all the opera tions were open to public inspection. About six feet from the door the guard rail is placed. In this space the voters enter first and call out their names. Not more than ten voters are allowed in this space at one time, together with such peace officers as may want to be present and one watchman from each political party. It is here the specimen ballots are given out Passing Behind the Kali. "When the voter enters he calls his name, and as soon as it is decided he is entitled to a vote he passes behind the guard rail, which is really a chain stretched on posts, and is within the sacred voting place. Then he is given an official ballot, and at once retires to one of the booths. There were 15 of them yesterday. These booths are simply stalls, and the voter stands with his back to the crowd. In the rear of the booth is a little shelf on which to mark the ticket and a place on it for a lead pencil and a candle. The one side is open and the voter is alnays in full view of the people outside. He folds up his ticket and hands it to the man at the ballot box, who was formerly kuown 'as the "majority in spector," but now as the "ballot box clerk." The clerk numbers the ballot and then pastes the corner down over it and drops it in the box. The box is a big cedar affair with a Yale lock, and when the polls are closed the slot in the top is closed by a spring from the in3ide. Noneof the regular ballots may be taken from within the guard rail upon a penalty of $1,000 fine and imprisonment The booths are hinged together, so that each one can be folded up and stored away with out very much labor. Not a Very Good Test. The fight at Mckee's Rocks was hardly a fair one in which to test the law, for it was so badly mixed up that it is a question as to whether the tickets were proper. It was a fight between a reformation of the morals of the town and its continuance as at present, as well as the revi val of the old fight about the incorporation of the borough. The anti reform siieand the building of a new borough faction were represented by "Will iam Zalklnd and the opposite side by O. Q-. Schultz. Both are good men, the former be ing a large contractor and the latter mana ger of the bridge works there. The former candidate had -secured the indorsement of both the old parties and then had the Tax , Reform Association, a branch of the" citi- -wfM TaVdng to the Independent Voter. zens' movement, indorse five of the mem bers of the regular ticket. "While both the Republican and Demo cratic tickets are exactly right, the citizens' ticket is too long,- and if an "X'' were marked at the head of the column indicating a vote for all the names in that column the voter would be disfranchised because of having voted for more than one person for a single office. May Disfranchise Many Voters. Another feature of the system of a cross marked in the square to the right of the party name indicating a vote for all the can didates of that party is that voters will find names in other columns that they wish to vote for and this will make the ballot invalid. For that reason many ballots cast will have to be thrown out. This system also gives rise to many oppor tunities for disfranchising voters that could not be found under the old law. The bitter fight in this borough also caused much delay yesterday by the in numerable challenges. No one has a right to challenge a vote but the election board and the watchers, and each side contested nearly every vote. After the first votes were east the ma chinery began to move smoothly and ballots were received as fast as under the old system. There were not over 12 of the booths occupied at any one time and most of the time only two or three of them were in use. There were about COO votes polled. 'Squire Bryan, of the Clerk of Courts' of fice, who earlier in the day thought the sys tem was too slow, said last evening that it worked all right He said everybody was satisfied with it except a few who were too ignorant to understand its workings. But Little Trouble to Tote. There were very few who could not make out their ballots and were allowed to call in an elector to assist them. As proof of how well the system was understood or probably how well the heelers' instructions were fol- POLLING PLACE. loweJ, only three ballots were spoiled yes terday. Both candidates, Zalklnd and Schultz, paid they were satisfied with the new law and believed it would work all right. At the same time they denied the fight was made on the reformation of the borough, but rather on the old trouble about the erec tion of a borough. The election was watched closely by a large number of politicians in order to get pointers. The Commissioners of Arm- Depositing the Blanket Ballot. strong county were there yesterday, as also was the Election Board of the borouzh of Rankin. The next election to be held nn der this system is the one for Mayor in Al legheny on the 26th of this month. The election in the borough of Rankin is on May 3. The visitors were very anxious about the cost The booths and ballot box at McKee's Rocks cost 563. WON'T AKBITBATE EVEBYTHINO. The British Government Not Prepared tq Pat the Principle to Practice. London, April 5. In the House of Commons to-day Henry Laboucbire asked whether, in view of the fact that the Amer ican Congress had authorized President Harrison to conclude treaties with other powers providing for the arbitration of dis puted questions, the Government intended to communicate with the United States with the view to the negotiation of surh a treaty between Great Britain and the United States. J. "W. Lowther, Parliamentary Secretary of the Foreign Office, replied that on Augusts 1883, Mr. Gladstone, then the Prime Minister, in replying to a similar question, said he was not prepared to do anything 'of the sort. Although he held the same opinion as Mr. Gladstone on this subject, the Government did not desire to give such an abrupt statement of its views. The Government, Mr. Lowther added, had shown itself not to be averse to referring to arbitration several disputes that had arisen with foreign countries, but there are questions, such as those involving terri torial and other sovereign rights, that the Government could not pledge itself before hand to submit to arbitration. ROOMS to let In desirable locations, ad vertised in Wednesday's DISPATCH Watch for. them In the Cent-a-Word Col umn. Shoplifters at Work on the Sonthsido. Mary Jane Miller is a prisoner at the Twenty-eighth ward station on a charge of shoplifting.' She was noticed acting sus piciously in Bernardi's store on Carson street and was watched closely. Just as she was about to leave the store, one of the clerks lifted her shawl and discovered a blazer hidden underneath. Acting Inspector Kelly happened to be passing by and was called in. He at once placed the woman under arrest. She gave her residence as Brownsville. Von Moltke a Tolerant Religionist. ' London, April 5. Another volume of the works of the late Count von Moltke has been issued. It includes a youthful novel, "Two Friends," and "Thoughts of Comfort Regarding Earthly Life and Re liance on Eternal Life, in which von Moltke shows himself a believer iu future life of the most tolerant type, admitting the efficiency of prayer, whether Christian, Buddhist or Mohammedan. ' BROWN CLAIMED A WINNER By Hli Friends Slagle Will Ban Who Cast the Illegal Vote? Charted by Each Side to tho Other Allegheny's Misery Growing. Everybody in Allegheny yesterday was talking abont the fracas which occurred in the Councilmamo caucus of the previous night The bitterness which existed be tween the two factions in Council is, if pos sible, more bitter than before that meeting, and the fight will be continued more vigor ously than ever. It is claimed on one side and admitted on the other that Slagle will loom upas a candidate for Controller to morrow night, but his supporters are not sanguine of success. Controller Brown's friends, however, predict his re-election with a degree of confidence that is convinc ing, whether well grounded or not The most important topio of discussion last night was as to who had cast the illegal ballot in the caucus. Both sides claimed the other was lesponslble for it The Brown men claimed they had a man who saw the illegal vote cast by a Slagle sup porter, and they tell how it was done. They say he folded one tioket up into a wad, carried it with an unfolded ticket in the palm of his hand and droppod it into the hat By this rnse it was unnoticed in passing into the hat and being entirely separated from the other could not be de tected in the count The Brown teller, Mr. Kennedy, says there were no folded tickets in the hat over which he presided, but that there were several in the hat held by Mr. Simen, of the Slagle side. The Brown men further contend that they were sure of 35 votes, every one of which would have stayed until davlight without wavering, and consequently tney had no object in casting any illegal votes, and that the Slagle men, realizing they were defeated, sought to cast bad odor on the proceedings by voting the illegal ballot and charging it to the other side. Dr. Gilliford, Simon Drum and Council man Paulin all claim the yote must have come from the Brown side. Mr. Paulin's views covered all when he said: "We have our suspicions, but we will not name any one yet. Mr. Slagle will be supported by ill his friends Thursday night and they will all take the opportunity to place themselves on record. There were 13 votes in the cau cus after the bolt which had been pledged to Mr. Slagle, though he only got three, and two others wer hot cast. "We expect to get some of those votes when it comes to an open ballot, and if we can hold our cau cus votes besides, we will win." Notwithstanding all the claims and counter-claims the indications are that Mr. Brown will be re-elected without difficulty. A Palling Off in Police Receipts. The police magistrates' report for March to the Mayor shows a total in cash receipts from fines, etc., of 53,846 70. Of this amount Magistrate Gripp turned in 11,068 60; Mo Kenna, $1,287 35; Leslie, $496 35; Hynd man, $330 25, and Succop, 711 15. A total of 1,252 arrests were made. In the same month last year there were 195 less in the number of arrests and the receipts were 55,135 80. THE SIMPLEST WAY Is the best way. Wisdom, judgment, caution must determine for you what is the best way. There are easy ways to do a great many hard things. There are easy ways of making money. Let your wisdom suggest that you investigate the new town of ALIQUIPPA! Let your caution prompt you to discover whether the claims for a new town are true. Let your judgment say whether a town that has a big steel works, a big shovel works on the ground, a big tinplate mill already projected, and other factories asking for locations, will not prove a rich invest ment at the low price asked for choice lots. Plans and particulars can be obtained at the office of the ALIQUIPPA STEEL CO., Room 30, Westinghouse Building, NINTH AND PENN AVE. 435 MARKET ANOTHER GLASSHOUSE FIRE. Cunninghams St Co,' Packing; Room and Warehouse Darned last Nlsjht-Cansed by the New Gas Fnrnaee The to OOO Delay to Electric Cars Obviated. About 8 o'clock last evening the packing room and warehouse of Cunninghams & Co.'s bottle works on Mary street, be-' tween Twenty-filth and Twenty-sixth streets, Southside, was discovered on fire. An alarm was turned in lrom box 154, but when the department arrived the buildings were one mass of flames. Assistant Chief Stewart at once called out two more districts. By hard work the firemen succeeded in confining the fire to the pack ing room and warehouse. Two males that were stabled in a portion of the warehouse were rescued with difficulty. The loss will reach 515,000, which is fully covered by in surance. The greatest loss will be on the finished stock Btored in the warerooms. The fire is supposed to have started from the new gas generator. The buildings de stroyed were of frame and were valued at about 5700. John Schmidt, who resides on Edwards alley, across irom where the fire was raging, has been sick for the past ten weeks. Owing to the closeness of the fire he was removed to a neighbor's. In the excitement his wife was seized with hysterics and lost con sciousness, and at last report had not recov ered her senses. Assistant Superintendent M. E. McCas key, of the Birmingham Traction Railroad, inaugurated an innovation that will prove of great convenience to the traveling pub lic. Heretofore during a fire the cars in the vicinity have been blockaded. This has been overcome by Mr. McCaskey by introducing what is termed a "hose jumper. ' It consists of two wooden bridges Aat rest upon the rails ot the track. The bridges are covered with light iron bars. Over this the cars can pass, niches being cut beneath the bridges through which the nose runs. The hose jumper was put into use last night for the first time in Pitts burg and proved a success. Until it arrived 13 cars were blocked. Several hose jumpers will always be in readiness in wagons to answer fire alarms at different stations along the Birmingham Traction Railway route. AH TOBUC0ES3JUX APPLICANT For License Attempts to End Ills life With a Knife and Hatchet. John Gilroy, a groceryman in the "West End, near the Point bridge, attempted sui cide about noon yesterday by striking him self on the head with a hatchet and slash ing his throat with a knife. Gilroy has been conducting a small grocery store and applied for a license, but was refused. About noon yesterday Gilroy went to the cellar, ostensibly to cut some wood. His unusually long absence caused some inquiry to be make for him. He was discovered in a pool of blood with a deep gash on his forehead, where he had struck himself with the hatchet, and a slight cut in his throat Dr. Miller was at once summoned aud the injuries were dressed. At a late hour last night Gilroy was resting easily, but the at tending physician said that his injuries were of such a nature that recovery was impos sible. apl-32 Tnwrsn BEAUTY AND GRANDEUR. EASTER J. THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY. ALL HUE INVITED. We will devote these three days to showing our French Patterns and our own designs. STREET. 437 ap8 CHOICE PBOPEET1E3. FOR SALE. . 9 per cent net investmentin l new hrick dwellings, 9 rooms and attlo each, lot 56x122 feet, one square from electric line. (K-131.) BLACK & BAIED, ap-3-25-wssu Trs No. 95 Fourth or. TnOB SALE CHOICE RESIDENCE LOCATION, 50x122 to alley, WILKINSBURG. Sewer, stone walks and large maple trees on corner near electric line and P. R. Ii-t only $50 per foot. HOFFMAN & BALDEIDGE, Wilkinsbnrg, opposite depot ap5-6 PKOPOSAX5. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS SEALED proposals will he received by the un dersigned until April 13,1892, for furnishing materials and labor for relaying the tracks of the Pittsburg ana West End Street Hall way Company. Plans and specifications can he seen at tho office of tho engineer, S. L. Tone, 103 Fourth ay. The company reserves the right to reject any and all bids. J. C. REIXLY. President, April 4, 1892. 77 Diamond St. ap5-20 NOTICE TO CEMENT DEALERS I Omci or Coujitk Coxtrolmb, 1 Pittsbtoq, Pa., April 2, 1893. Sealed proposals will be received at this office until 3 o'clock P. M., SATURDAY, April 9, 1892, for furnishing the cement neces sary for the construction and repair of county structures for the ensuing season. Any of the following brands of cement will ho considered: Norton's cement. New York and Rosendalo cement and Hoffman's cement. Amount needed, about 2,000 barrels. Iiltl9 must be by tho barrel. loaded on cars at any depot in the cities of Pittsburg and Allegheny that the County Engineer may direct. Each proposal to be accompanied by a, bidder's bond in the sum of $1,500, exe cuted by the holder as principal and two respofjpible persons as sureties. The party to whom the contract is awarded shall give bond, with two sufficient sureties, in double the amount of the contract for too faithful performance of said contract. The Commissioners reserve the right to re ject any or all bids. For further information inquire at the office of the County Engineer. JAS. A. GRIER, ap2 9fl County Controller. PROPOSALS -FOR- .Bridge Superstructure and Masonry. Office of Cottstt CoxTROLLEn, 1 PiiTSBintO, Pa., April 2, 1892. Sealed proposals will he received at tni3 office until 3 o'clock r. M. SATURDAY. Auril 9, 1892, for the superstructure and raasony of six wrought iron through plate-girder high way bridges, and for the construction of two stone arch bridges, located as follows: No. 2, over Plum erect, at Gerlock's. Bridgo, S3 feet extreme length; static load, 750 pounds per lineal loot. No. S, oyer Plum creek, at Unity Church. Bridge, 30 feet extreme length; static load, 700 pounds per lineal foot. No. 5, oyer Cunningham's run, at II. Snltzer's. Bridge, 30.5 feet extreme length; statio load, 7C0 pounds per lineal foot. No. 6, over Hums ran, at Grier'3. Bridge. S3 feet extreme length; static load, 720 pounds per lineal foot. No. 7, over Bull creek, above schoolhouso No. 3. Bridge, 30 feet extreme length; static load. 780 pounds per lineal foot. No. 8, over Turtle creek, at Berry's ford ing. Bridge, CI feet extreme length; static load, 990 pounds per lineal foot. Live lend for all bridges, 2,000 pounds per lineal foot. All skew bridges. All to De built in nccordance with plana and specifications on fllo in County Engin eer's office. No. 1, over Bull creek, at Tarentnm. Stone arch bridge, 10 feet span. Semicircu lar arch. No. 4, over Gillespie run. Stone arch bridge, 10 feet span. Semicircular arch Also for placing heavy stone rip-rap around piers of Neville Island bridge. Bridgo contractors should examine the sites for themselves, to ascertain their pecu liarities, the extent ot false wort required, etc, beforo bidding. MASONRY. The approximate quantity of masonry is about 3,000 cubic yards, and must bo of good quality and conform to specifications. Bids to be by the cnbic yard, in place, price to include excavation, pumping, shoring, coffer-dams, centering, etc Contractors must visit the sites of pro poned bridges before submitting a bid. The county will furnish the cement loaded on cars at any railroad depot in the cities of Pittsburg or Allegheny, tho contractor to pav the freight. All bids must bo addressed to tho County Commissioners, and indorsed "proposals for bridge superstructure," "Bridge m-sonry" or "rip-rapine," as tho case may be.oach pro posal to be accompanied by a bidder's bond, with two sufficient sureties, in the sum of not less than 50 per cent of the amount of the bid. Bidders muse bid for each bridgo separately, and may, in addition, bid for the lot as a whole. Bids for bridge No. 8 mnst be addressed In separate envelopes to the Commissioners of Westmoreland and Allegheny counties. Tho light to reject any or all bids is re served. Theparty to whom the contract is awarded shall give bond, with two sufficient sureties, in double the amount of the contract, for the faithful performance of said contract. Plans may be seen and specifications and forms of bond obtained at tho office of Charles Davis, County Engineer, after 3Ion- 1,1IAI1C9 ASM V .9, SVJI day, April t, 1S92. OAJla A. U1UK, npz 'jo County Controller. LADIES', MEN'S -AND- CHILDREN'S SPHHE IIGHT ill We have just opened com plete new stocks in all the various lines, in fabrics and weights suitable for spring and early summer wear. WOOL, CASHMERE, MERINO, COTTON, SILK. JOS. HOME & CITS PEMN AVENUE ST03E3L ap&CI McNAUGHER & CC, CONTRACTORS FOR Paving sidewalks, roadways, yards, mills, stables and cellar floors with cement, stone, bricfc.concrote and Are brick. Curbstone furnished and set. 43 Federal sfc, Allegheny City, Pa. ap3-!!iD XTNFEBJIENTED GRAPE JUICE. A delicious beverage with all the medic inal properties of the grape, absolutely fre of alcohol. In quart Dottles. GEO. K. STEVENSON & CO., Sixth ay. Ja8-atw I ; .WV ..l'.'jL4. jL i."S) suss!! i..-.fJ-jt!5.k4riut.i,i',JJrJJ . ,.,. -... t.i -,.. ,. --... , ' . 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