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SMOKIIGTHEM OUT,
The ladies' Health Protective
Association Employs
Detectives
TO WATCH THE BAILEOADS
Using Soft Coal on Engines Within
the Limits of the City.
UKEARTHIKG AN OLD OEDINAKCE.
A Lonjr List of Violations Presented to
Chief Efcelow.
LEGAL ACTIOX 10 BE TAKEN1 AT OXCE
Tho Ladies' Health Protective Associa
tion is again on the warpath in its fight
against smoke. Jnst a year ago the ladies
turned their batteries on the Pittsburg
Junction Railroad Company, and in less
than a month demonstrated to the officials
the necessity of complying 'with the law
and the economy of using coke for firing
locomotives. Since last May no Junction
engine has. been seen to puff big black vol
umes of smoke as it passed through this
city, thus conclusively demonstrating what
the officials of the road had vigorously de
nied, that locomotives can be successfully
operated with coke and without making
smoke.
The ladies have now turned their atten
tion to the other railroads in the two cities.
Having satisfied themselves and the public
that their demands are not unreasonable or
impracticable, as a year's test has shown,
thej- propose now to compel the other rail
roads to obey the law as the Junction is
doing. There is law in both cities to
prevent railroads from burning bituminous
coal. In this city no one remembers when
the law was ever enforced, but it has been
spasmodically enforced a number of times
in Allegheny.
Discovered an .Anti-Smoke Ordinance.
The ladies have gone about their work in
a systematic, practical way. which they ac
quired in their fight against the Junction
road. They consulted their attorney, and
found that back in the sixties an ordinance
was passed by Councils governing the con
duct of trains within the city limits, one
tectlon of which reads:
No bituminous coal or wood shall he nsed
in the enjlne of any locomotlvo employed in
conducting trains upon any railroad.
The ordinance contains several other im
portant regulations which are respected
about as much as the one quoted and the
penalty clause provides a fine of $50 each
on the company, the conductor and engineer
running a locomotive in violation of any
section of it.
Observing the same line of tactics used in
their previous warfare the ladies have pro
cured evidence against the offending rail
wajs. They employed detectives to spot
engines using bituminous coal and making
smoke within the lity limits on certain
dates.
Detectives Put to Work.
The detectives were stationed at points
along the lines where they had an oppor
tunity of determining the kind of coal used,
the smoke emitted and the numbers of the
locomotives. In some cases the names of
conductors and engineers were secured. A
lecord of the engines thus spotted was kept,
and yesterday a copy of the list was sub
mitted to Chief Bigelow. He has been in
sympathy with the anti-smoke movement
since itsinccption, and has promised the
Health Association to do all in his power
to enforce the law.
The list ot engines using soft coal on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was taken be
tween noon on April 13 and noon on April
15, and is as follows:
Pittburs and Cincinnati engines Xos. 11,
32,21.21:3, 1W, SO, SL 82. 3.0. 5'0. 512, 5H, .115.
51.. 510, 523, 527, 532, 534, 533, 53C, 541, 562, 563. 564,
565, 5SS, 5.'2S, CIO. Oil. 012, 614, 013. C16, 4IB, 478. 483,
44. 40 4 502, 5(3, 1106, 762. 743, 714 717 and
729, Baltimore and Ohio engines Xos. 51,
6i. 132. 153. 522. 7W. 737, 740,
20), 2Xi, 207, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 307, 30S,
3, 311, 313 311, 324, 3J7, 320, 330, 331, 332, 333, 368,
375, 331, 417 452, 470. 471, 476, 4S7. 490. 757. 753, 793.
t, 843, 902 901, 0J7, 905, 911, 1109, 15C0, 1501, 1502,
1503 and 1553
Tlie Panhandle's Smoky Kecord.
On the Panhandle Hailroad the record was
taken on March 16, as follow s: Pittsuunr,
Cincinnati and St. Louis engines Xos. 49,
139, 143, 232, 14, 40, 177, 133, 115, 75. 1009, 190, 84,
bOS, 105, 131. 46, 923. 32, 91, 53, 91, OCS, 51, 26, CS.
27, 50. 69, 127, 650, 59, 232. 503. 93. 53, 94, 33, 141,
49, 118, 239, 59, 140, ISO, 50, 101, 13, 208. 60S, 53,
1000. 36. 135, 190. 50. 259, 163, 126. Gi. 101, 93, 33, 91,
59. 32, 128. 91, 119, 53. 108. 131. 1167. 19, 101. 36. 1009,
31, 69 136, 91, 131. 177. 27, 127, IS, 69, 32, 58. 52, 63,
36, 53 603, 61. 9S, 50, 259, 503. 232, 143. 141. 50. 59, 92,
140, 52, 94, Cite. 110, 135. 13, 163. 126 22, 923, 53, 61,
4S, 'iH, M, 91. 32. 33, 3J. 128. 131, iSi, 11U7, 1U3, 01,
65,1, 69. 31. 133 S. 142. ML 119, and 932, 1009, Mfl.
101 139.94,117.49,143.
JIarcii IB w.is the date the numbers were
taken on the Pennsylvania Raihn.id, the en
pine nnmbeis being I33U, 1239,883,303,1300,
1302, 1006, 437, 1451. 579, 12t.7. 889, 270. 710. 1455,
137, 7-7, 1142. 1172, 579,319 C5?. 1149. 1297. 1164,
lfi., 1452. 1334 1312, 1449, 222, 178, 531, 803. 1369,
1357, 1317, 5s9. 1119, 12S0. 1164, 13.19, 1WW. 589, 1119.
1280, 1164, 139, 130L 570, 1449, 742, 1270, 872, 1346,
1317. 1049, 1055. 579, 176 1333 1-55, 1457, 1306, 655,
1317, 210, 1301, 53, 1243. 919, 1376 and 401.
The .Allegheny Vallev list was taken on
April '5. as follows: A. V. K. R. engines Xos.
3, 5, 6. 7,9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 10. 17. IS. 19, 20, 21, 23. 24,
25, 27, 23, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36. 37, 33, 39. 40, 41,
42.44,43,46, 47, 43, 49,50.51,52,53,53,53,57,58.
59, 61. 02, (3 61, 63, 66, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75,
7b, and 7s.
Chief Bigelow Will Take Action.
Chief Bigelow was asked last evening
what he proposed to do with the list pre
sented to him, and replied:
I will look the matter up to-morrow, and.
If the oidinanco is still in lorce, as I believe
It is 1 will lend my assistance to stopping
the smoVo nuisance on the railroads. It will
bo easy to do under that ordinance, for
e ery violation will cost $130, which the city
will set if it is levied. Thci e is no doubt of
the city's right to enforce such a law, for the
Supreme Court his several times decided
that tlie l emulation of the runnlns of rail
road trains within a city's limits is a matter
of police lesulation which any city can
govern. 1 will look the matter up to
morrow. Mrs. John Jf. Oakley, Secretary of the
Ladies' Health Protectee Association, says
the ladies are sanguine of having the smoke
nuisance stopped on all the railroads in the
two cities. A list similar to that presented
to Chief Bigelow is being prepared for the
lines going through Allegheny, and will be
presented to the proper official in that citv
as soon as it is completed. She contiaued":
We do not desire to be nrbitrary, but the
smoke is a nuisance, and the city lawmakers
recognizing it as such, years ago passed
laws to snppicssit. The laws never have
been ohejed as they should be. Several
times the Allegheny officials have been
forced by popular clamor to compel their
enfoi cement, but only for a few months at a
time. However, the proof furnished by the
the Allegheny lines and tlie Junction Rail
road shows that It is not unieasonable to
expect the railroad companies to obey this
l.iw. Our attorney lias looked up the law
caiufullyandassuiesus that the ordinance
we ate proceeding under will hold.
A Flagrant Violator of the Liw.
The Pennsylvania Eallioad is one of the
most flagrant violators of the law, yet every
day they illustrate, by running smoke
less locomotives on Liberty street, that
It Is possible to obey tho law. If jou
observe vou will see that the engines mov
ing on Liberty street below Union station
always burn coke, and In consequence never
ronko any smoke.
Tho smoke caused by tho railroads Is
something wonderful. One locomotive
burning bituminous coal will make as much
smoke almost as a blast furnace. e don't
blame the railroad people so much for fail
ure to obey the laws as those whose duty It
is to enforce them and who do not do so.
But we propose to have the laws enforced if
it is possible, and, as far as Pitts
burg Is concerned, we will have valuable
assistance from Chief Bigelow. He has
given us everv encouragement up to date,
and it was at his suggestion that we secured
the list or offending locomotives. Wo sent
to him to have the law enforced, and he told
us lie could do nothing without evidence.
He has It now and we will produce as much
moro as may be necessiry.
The annual meeting of the Ladies' Health
Protective Association will be held next
"Wednesday at 413 Penn avenue. Mayors
Gourley and Kennedy, Chancellor Holland
and several physicians will deliver addresses
on "Smoke" and "The Proper Disposition
ofGarbage."
THE GIRLS WERE SCARED.
They Left a Burning Building Without
Wattlnc for Hats or Coats Work of a
Boy end a Can or Paint Firs on ew
Grant Street.
A boy and a can of paint started a fire
yesterday afternoon which caused lots of
excitement. The boy was employed in the
wire screen works of Julius Baker & Co.,
on Xew Grant street, and upset a can of
paint near a stove. The paint ignited and
in short time the interior of the establish
ment was a mass of flames.
The building is a two-story brick extend
ing from Uew Grant street to Cherry alley
and is owned by the Schenley estate. The
front part is occupied by Julius Baker &
Co., the rear by the A. I Iteiber Preserv
ing Company and a portion of the upstairs
was occupied as a shoe-upper factorv by J.
D. Chantier & Co. At the time the fire
broke out a number of girls were at work
in the shoe-upper factory, and they rushed
out of the building, leaving their hats and
wraps to the mercy of the flames. There
was a rumor that one girl had failed to get
out of the building, but this proved to be
untrue.
The flames burned very fiercely for
awhile and were not subdued until the in
terior of the building was badly gutted, en
tailing a loss of about 53.000. Mr. Baker's
loss was 51,000, on which there is $500 in
surance in the Armenia company. Mr.
Keiber's loss on building and goods will
amount to about 51,500 and Mr. Chantler's
loss 5500, both of which are partly insured.
AN EXPENSIVE MESSEH6EB.
K. P. Kennedy Comes to Market for Birth
day Dinner Stuff.
E. P. Kennedy, the brilliant young law
yer of TJniontown, wa in Pittsburg yester
day. "Before leain home yesterday,"
Mr. Kennedy began, "my friend Titlow
asked me to send him up something for a
birthday dinner. Titlow runs the "West
End Hotel, you know. He told me to use
my own judgment. I didn't bring much
money with me, so I jnst shipped the stuff
'C O. D.' I expect he will be compelled
to go to Cork when the goods arrive. Here
is what I shipped him. One barrel of new
potatoes, one half bushel ot sweet peas, a
box of oranges, four turkeys, four pairs of
snipe, eight ducks, a box of lettuce, a pack
age of new onions and a bushel of nuts. I
concluded that anything else he may need
for the dinner he can buv at home. Of
course I don't expect he will ever send me
to market again, but the fact that I live at
his hotel wilt probably explain my con
duct." TEE BOOM BANQUET,
President Kelly, of the Chamber of Com
merce, Appoints a Committees
President George A. Kelly, of the Cham
ber of Commerce, acting upon instructions
received at the last meeting of the Chamber,
yesterday appointed as a Committee on
Arrancements of the proposed banquet:
T. P. Roberts, Chairman; J. H. Bicketson,
Charles W. Batchelor, John B. Jackson,
James B. Scott. Morrison Foster, Reuben
Miller, John Bindley, George H. Ander
son, John F. Dravo. IV. D. "Wood, H. a
Frick. Robert Pitcairn, John W. Chalfant
and "V. P. De Armitt.
The committee will hold a meeting next
Monday in the Chamber of Commerce
rooms, in the Germania Bank building.
ALL CLASSES PSESENT
At the Bl-Chloride of Gold Lecture Last
Night.
Bev. H. "W. Davis, of Charleston, 111., an
official lecturer of the Associated Bi-Chlor-ide
of Gold Clubs, lectured in the Smith
field Methodist Church last night There
were several hundred people present, rep
resenting many different classes. Many of
his hearers were Keely converts.
Bev. Mr. Davis stated that since 1880
70,000 people had been cured. About 95
per cent of this number were permanently
cured. During this time 60 institutes have
been started, and at present are all in a
flourishing condition. He used many illus
trations to show how well the treatment is
working.
GOT TEE OLD MAN'B BLESSING.
The Tonng Arabs Who Eloped Make Peace
With the Girl' Father.
Charles Curran, the peddler who eloped
with a 14-year-old Arabian girl a few days
ago, was brought back from Steubenville
yesterday, where he had been arrested. He
was accompanied by the girl, whom he had
married in Steubenville.
The couple were confronted with the girl's
father, on whose complaint the police had
procured Curran's arrest, and explanations
entered into. The girl said that she loved
her husband and did not want to part from
him, and finally the father granted his for
giveness Curran was then released, and
the three departed on good terms.
CHAEGED WITH CONSPIRACY.
magistrate Grlpp Reserve Bis Decision In
the Keed-Kel'y Case.
James Kelly, Margaret Kelly, Victor
Kelly and Phyllis Eisman had a hearing be
fore Alderman Gripp yesterday on a charge
of conspiracy preferred by Frank C Beed.
Beed alleged that the lour defendants had
him arrested and taken before Alderman
McKenna on a bogus charge. Alderman
McKenna could not find sufficient evidence
to hold Beed and he was discharged. Alder
man Gripp withheld his decision until to
day. Smokers on tile P., A.&lkl.
Tcstcrday afternoon the Pittsburg, Alle
gheny and Manchester Traction Company
put trailers on the AVestern avenue branch
for the accomodation of smokers. This
innovation was hailed with delight by the
patrons ot the road. Smoking cars will be
put on all the branches in the near future.
LOCAL EVENTS OF MINOR MOMENT.
Tbei-.e was one new case of diphtheria and
one of scarlatina reported to the Bureau of
Health ycsteiday.
Am O'.d Folks Concert will be given this
evcuins in the Liberty School Hall for tho
benefit of the Church of the Covenant.
Acgcst Killer will lecture this evening in
Turner Hall, James street, Southside, on
"The Application of tho Steel Square iu Me
chanic. The Veterans' Association of tho Pennsyl
vania Hailroad held its annual meeting and
banquet at tho Monongaliela House last
e enlng.
Damel HatSwobth, employed at Oliver's
Tenth street mill, was overcome by a lit last
nislit, and was taken to his home on South
blxteeuth street.
Misses Maggie i)ola:t, of New York, and
Thcrese Kirpchild, of Fittsburz, took tho
vows or tho Holv Habitat tho Home of the
Good Shepherd, Troy Hill, yesterday.
ArxTiTioxls being circulated by William
Slater, of Mt. Washington, secure signa
tm ci asking for the grading and paving of
Virginia avenue, from Wyoming to Kenr
sarse. Only a few moro signatures are
needed.
THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH, FRIDAY.
AFTER OPIUM . DEN'S..
Bevenne Officers, Looking for Illicit
Manufacturers,
FAIL TO FIND AKT IN PITTSBURG.
Iaundrymen Badly Frightened tut Are Not
Lair Breakers.
THE M'KIJJLEI LAW IS OFTEN ETADED
There is no opium manufactured in Pitts
burr. This fact has been demonstrated by
officers of the Internal Revenue Service,
who last night made a tour of the Chinese
laundries and Chinese resorts of Pittsburg
in search of such manufactories, but were
unable to find any of them.
Since the Revenue officers returned to this
city from Somerset they have been locating
the Chinese resorts, and last night they
paid a visit to all of them. They found at
several of the resorts small quantities of
raw opium, and at several other places they
found quantities of the manufactured arti
cle. Thev also found a few of
the lanndrymen lying about on lounges,
benches and upon the floor leisurely enjoy
ing their pipes, but they found no dens or
joints as they expected they would. Fully
a dozen places were visited, and the offi
cers finally abandoned their hunt without
discovering what was to their minds the
slightest irregularity. The investigation
will be continued, however, probably on
Saturday night."
Making Their Own Opium.
"Since the enactment- of the McKinley
bill," one of the Government officers ex
plained, "the Internal Revenue Depart
ment has been kept busy guarding against
the Illicit manufacture of opium by the
Chinamen. Raw opium is admitted to this
country free and its manufacture is taxed
just the same as the manufacture of whisky.
Our investigations have developed that
many of the "ingenious lanndrymen in the
larger cities of the country have been man
ufacturing their own opium to their own
financial advantage and to the disadvantage
of the Government. In New York, Phila
delphia, Boston and m3ny Eastern
cities, where investigations were made,
several illicit manufactories were found
and much of the manufai tured article was
confiscated. But few arrests have been
made, but in all cases the guilty men were
warned against their practices, which
seemed to be sufficient, as the Chinamen as
a rule are easily impressed with the author
ity of a United States officer."
Scared the Chinese Lanndrymen.
"When the three officers visited the Pitts
burg Chinamen last night an unusual
amount of alarm was evidenced by the Mon
golians, and while their places were being
examined they chattered incoherently
among themselves,and it was with difficulty
they were made to understand the officers'
mission. After two or three places had
been visited a delegation of Chinamen
started out in advance of the officers, and
lrom that, on until the tour was completed
the places open had been prepared for In
spection, but not a few of them had been
rinsed nn.
"Why do you go to these places at night?"
was asked one of the officers.
"Because the Chinamen, like moonshiners,
do most of their devilment at night. They
seem to feel some protection from the dark
ness. They know they are not allowed to
manufacture opium and when they do
any work of that kind, they always select
the night for their operations."
A DEAD MAN'S MONEY
Canses the Arrest ot an Italian Employ
ment Agent.
James Aburto, an Italian employment
ugent, who does business on Grant street,
was given a hearing before Alderman
Means last night. He is charged with lar
ceny by bailee by James Haley, ol Home
wood. Mr. Haley testified that about four
months ago Aburto employed his brother
Michael and sent him down to Bel
laire, O., to work at a coal works. The
man started, but on the way down on the
boat he met with an accident and was
drowned. The body was found and after an
inquest was held the body was buried with-,
out word being sent to the brother.
An article in the Bellaire paper
gave the account of the accident and stated
that Haley had in his possession a large sum
of money which was supposed to be in his
trunk. Aburto sent for the trunk and had
it shipped to Pittsburg, to Mrs. Mary Wat
son, in his care. The trunk came and
Aburto opened it
Aburto testified that he received a pack
age by express from the Coroner, but it did
not contain any money. The 'Squire held
him under 5500 'bail for court.
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING
Is the Arsnment of the Opponents of the
Garbage Ordinance.
The ordinance authorizing R. B. Brown,
W. A. Hoevler and C. Trautman to gather
all the garbage in the eity and convey it to
Brunot's Island in flatboats seems to have
opposition. Chief Brown objects to it be
cause, in return for all the privileges it
grants, no provision for any return to the
city is made. He thinks it should require
the company to place sufficient wagons in
service to haul all the garbage in the city
to its own boats, and it should guarantee to
lisul the municipal garbage, street clean
ings, etc., free of cost.
The Chief conferred with" Mayor Gourley
on the matter yesterday, and the Mayor
has asked for the ordinance to give it his
consideration to-day.
AN OHIO If AN TALES POLITICS.
He Thinks Neither Cleveland Nor Hill Will
Make the Riffle.
rHon. E. B. Eshelman.editor of the Wayne
County Democrat, of Wooster, O., was a
passenger on the last line last night for
Washington.
Mr. Eshelman was a member of the Ohio
Legislature in 1874 and has mingled in poli
tics considerably. He thinks that neither
Cleveland nor Hill will receive the nomina
tion and that Campbell is not a probability
for either first or second place. Chairman
Bryce, said he, 'is a good man and might be
a possibility.
"As to Hill and Cleveland," said Mr.Esh
elman, "1 think Senator Hill has a much
better chance than Cleveland."
Edmunds Will Come Back.
Detective Dcmmel left yesterday for
Washington, D. CL, to bring back James
Edmunds, colored, who is wanted here on a
charge of larceny. About a week ago Ed
munds cut out the pocket of Lee Kaiser on
Grantstrect and stole about 550. He left
the city, but w as located in Washington
and arrested. The Pittsburg police were
notified of his arrest and Detective Demmel
started after him. When arrested Edmunds
gave the police a hard fight.
Tire Escape Mast Be fat Up.
Deputy Factory Inspector Baker is after
the owners of high buildings who do not
have any fire escapes. Within the past two
or three weeks he has ordered about 40 fire
escapes put up on different buildings.
The Bhr Saw Arrives.
The big saw to be used in the Armour
slate mill at Homestead has arrived. It
cost $40,000, and weighs 160 tons. The saw
runs horizontally, is lyi feet wide and 1
inch thick.
DISAPPOINTED CRANKS.
Bain Prevents the Opening of the Baseball
. Season Here A Great Gathering; fit
Enthusiasts All the Hotels Crowded
Recollections of Galvln.
There was any quantity of weather yes
terday, but no ball game nnd the actions
of Dame Nature was an awful com
mentary on her opinion of the national
game. It was all tears until nearly 6 o'clock
when it was too late to commence and then
she smiled until dark. In spite of
this the city was crowded yesterday
with baseball cranks from all
over Western Pennsylvania and Eastern
Ohio. They were cranks especially on the
opening game, and would sooner miss
church for a whole rear than miss an open
ing game. In hotel corridors the ever
present drummer was crowded out while
the lovers of the sphere told reminiscences
of how Galvin "slugged her over the fence
In '77," or Big Babe Anson slid from sec
ond to third. The local cranks were wild
as usual, and if it had not rained at least
10,000 people would have witnessed the
opening game.
R. P. Kennedy, of Uniontown, was one
of the prominent baseball visitors. He is
at the Schlosser. Fifteen jears ago he
stopped here on his way from collese and
had seen Pittsburg's own Jimmy (lift the
ball over the fence. As he watched the
ball the fever struck him, and it has never
left him. With him Christmas is a Sunday
school picnic compared with the opening
game, and he has not missed one since then.
He said yesterday he would Stay here for a
week but what he would see the opening.
During the earlv part.of the day there were
showers every few minntes, and messages
as to the condition of the field at Exposition
Park were watched as anxiously as bulletins
from a national convention, and the hearers
were as nervous as though the' fate of the
country hung on the result. At
noon the parade that was to form
the triumphal march toward the pen
nant began to form on Seventh avenue.
There were a number of open carriages for
the clubs and officials, followed by 700
newsboys dressed in tin horns and healthy
voices. Then came a pouring rain and the
opening had to be postnoned until to-day.
Chief of Police. Robert McNichols, of
Wheeling, and his lieutenant. George W.
Gans, were also among the disappointed
sports.
PAINTING THE TOWN.
Two Toons Men Whose Career Was Sud
denly Cut Short.
Charles A. Crow and George Simmons,
well dressed and rather good-looking young
men, were arrested last night and locked up
in the Central station, charted with being
suspicious characters, by Detectives Fitz
gerald and McTighe. It is alleged that the
prisoners are in the city for the purpose of
working a confidence game. Their scheme
is in the china painting or ivory type line,
and they were on their way to good busi
ness when the officers landed them.
Themenwerelocatedat the Fourth Avenue
Hotel and had advertised for people desir
ous of making from $3 to $5 per day in their
own homes. This bait was easily taken by
women who called on the prisoners and
were first charged $2 for an outfit, 53 for the
lessons and then the firm guaranteed to get
them enough work so that 55 per day could
easily be made. Just how many victims
were secured is a hard matter to say; the
hotel people state their place was fairly be
sieged all day.
Both men gave their homes at Cleveland,
O. Crow said he had no regular occupa
tion and Simmons registered as a butcher.
LEARNING NEW IBICES.
Welchmasters Being; Sworn In by the Mayor
and Filing Bonds.
Several city weighmasters called at Con
troller Morrow's office yesterday, and filed
their bonds as Mayor Gourley ordered the
day before. Many more are expected to
day. It is not known how many persons
are deputized as weighmasters in the city.
Every coal dealer has a commission, but
how many other than coal dealers is a ques
tion. The Ordinance Officer says there
must be several hundred, but the accurate
number will not be known until the bonds
are all filed.
In addition to filing bonds weighmasters
must be sworn in by the Mayor. In his an
nouncement calling attention to the law on
this subject Wednesday, the Mayor inad
vertently neglected to say anything about
this feature of it, but he says he will insist
on the enforcement of it, and all who act as
weighmasters must not only file bonds
but must swear to faithfully perform their
duties.
BOTH ON ONE TRAIN,
Tot One Traveler Telegraphed to Another
and Did Not Meet.
W. H. Fedder, a former Pittsburger, but
now a resident of .Akron, O., arrived in the
city yesterday on a business trip. Upon
arriving at his hotel he was v'ery much sur
prised to find awaiting him a telegram from
a friend to the effect that he was on a cer
tain train bound for this city, and would
meet him here.
"What mystifies me," said Mr. Fedder,
"is that I was on the same train, and did
not sec my friend either en route or at the
station. He must have missed the train
when he got off to send me the message.
However, I guess he will turn up, and we
will investigate as to which one is to blame
for not discovering the other's presence on
the train."
HE JUST IMAGINED IX
John Hoffman Only Fancied That His Work
Was Not Satisfactory.
Coroner McDowell held an inquest yes
terday on the death of John Hoffman, who
shot himself at his home on Chelsea street,
on Wednesday evening. A verdict of sui
cide was rendered.
It was proven at the inquest that while
Hoffman imagined that he was being criti
cised by his superiors in the mil), and that
he was in danger of discharge, that he was
on the' most friendly terms with them, that
his work was perfectly satisfactory and that
there had been no thought or suggestion of
his discharge.
Michael Kurtz Mysteriously Disappears.
The police were notified yesterday of the
disappearance of Henry Kurtz, a heater
employed in Zug's mil!. He left his home,
No. 3014 Penn avenue, Wednesday morn
ing to go to work and has not been seen
since.
Ex-Collector Warmcajtle's New Business
Early next month Samuel D. Warmcastle
will become a partner in the T. H. Nevin
White Lead Company, of Allegheny. He
will succeed the late Major William Gibbs,
of Sewickley, as Treasurer of the concern.
GOT INTO LEGAL DIFFICULTIES.
Valestiae Osschowaska Is charged with
beating his IS year-old daughter with a
poker.
Chaiu.es Surra and James Carr, of Fortieth
street, aro charged with assault and batteiy
by W. Loney.
Albert Mercer, a boy, was arrested by
Officer Ludwlg for loafing on the corner of
Kim street end Fifth avenue.
Frask Aikex was fined $10 and costs yes
terday by Mayor Vocfttly for putting John
Irwin out of Chief Murphy's ofSce.
Edward Carroll, a 9-year-old newsboy, was
arrested in Allegheny charged with tin ow
ing a brick at James Cummiuss when he re
fused to buy a paper.
Max Howesbler and Louis McClann, of
No. 37 Gibbon street, were arrested last
night for fighting on Wylie avenue. Tne
officer alleged that the light arose over a
shirt.
Join; Baca, or Fifty-first street, entered the
Seventeenth ward station last evening to
complain about some boys raising a dis
turbance about his house. He became too
boisterous to suit the serceant. and was
locked up on a charge of disorderly conduct.
APRIL 22, 1R92,
REALTY ON THE JUMP.
Property Valne3 All Over the County
" Bapidly Increasing.
CHIEF ELLIOT ON POOR FARMS.
Agricultural Lands Being Gobbled Dp for
1 own Sites.
CARNEGIE INVESTING IS PITTSBURG
Pittsburg property and, in fact, property
all over Allegheny county, is away on the
boom. Inside the last year and a half the
fronts on all the three rivers have more than
doubled in valne. This increase in value is
not local, but extends for at least 30 miles
in all directions.
Controller Morrow said yesterday tha It
was surprising the jumps realty had been
taking lately. He said he had thought it
would come to an end, but Andrew Car
negie had said that anyone who held prop
erty on any of the downtown streets had one
of the best investments in the country.
"In fact," continued the Controller, "Mr.
Carnegie Is quietly buying property all
over Pittsburg and holding it as an in
vestment. He is even paying the high
values now asked in the belief that it will
in a few years greatly advance in price, and
Mr. Carnegie seldom makes mistakes. Peo
ple who only a few years ago did the same
thing in New York have grown wealthy,
and the fact that men like Carnegie buy
real estate for investment here is a great
compliment to the worth of the city."
Tlie Experience of Chief Elliot.
Chief Elliot, of the Department of Chari
ties, touched on the same matter yesterday,
though more applicable to the county in
general. Speaking of the great increase In
values since he started on his hunt for poor
farm's, he said: "I saw that real estate all
over the counjy was going up and if the
people who do not know anything about
poor Arms had left the matter alone the
city would have had the benefit of
it. I don't know where we are to
get a farm now and, in short,
I am disgusted. I acted for the city's best
interests and was attacked from all sides. I
am willing to put up $1,000 or f3,000, to be
given to anyone who will prove crookedness
in any of the poor farm transactions. Talk
about J60O or $800 an acre for the Stewart
farm, the finest piece of land in Western
Pennsylvania. The city would not see it,
but jl private corporation did, and the
owners of Kensington .will make fortunes
out of it. The big Chambers glass plant is
going up there, and anyone who would offer
tsou an acre tor it now wouia De tauguea at.
Just above the Stewart farm Patent Attor
ney Bakewell owned just 40 acres, and a
short time ago he got a check from the Ken
sington people for $60,000 for its
A Good Real Estate Speculation.
''I tell vou," continued the Chief, "if the
city had fought the Stewart farm it would
have made half a million on it in IS years.
I knew the place was bound to become val
uable. Its value as a town site was appre
ciated ten years ago by such men as Thomas
A. Scott, afterward President of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company; Colonel Will
iam Phillips, President of the Allegheny
Valley; Edgar Thomson and John Scott.
In 1876 they offered $1,200 an acre for this
land. It, with a large part of Kensington,
was then known as the Crawford farm. It
was refused them then at that price, and
anyone with good common sense could
see it was a bargain at $800. An
other fact that made it valuable was, that
when the Allegheny Valley road was given
the right of way through there it was stipu
lated that every train run over the road
should stop there. This fact made it un
usually valuable, but the city lost it all
because some people who did not know any
thing about it howled 'roDDery.
Good Sites for Manufacturers.
"The next best place was the Wiley farm,
and the city lost it the same war. It has
more than doubled in value. As an illus
tration, as I have tramped all over the hills
and valleys hunting farms, people often
come to me to ask about the best manu
facturing sites. One man asked me a few
days ago and I told him the Stewart arm
was but that was now a part of Kensington.
The next best place was the Wiley farm and
1 sent him to see William Glew. He re
ferred him to the present owners and this
morning I met the man and asked him if
had found a site. He replied, 'I offered
$140,000 for 90 acres of the Wiley farm and
the man just laughed at me.' That is the
way it goes, though. The city could have
had the entire farm for $600 an acre.
Plenty of Coal for the Poor.
"Now we are offered the Lee farm for $300
an acre. It is underlaid with coal, and yet
people say it is a big price.- In the case of
the Hays estate, coal men, such as Stone &
Fawcett, testified in court that coal
lands here are worth $1,000 an
acre for the coal alone, yet here
we. are offered surface and all for $300, $700
less than what the coal alone is worth. It
the committee of Councils will go and look
over that farm they will be satisfied it is a
bargain.
"Away back in 1836, when the whole of
Pittsburg was confined to the portion of the
city below Grant street, it bought the Poor
Farm of 149 acres at Homestead for $11,000.
In 1890 it was sold for 5166,000. Now lots
are being sold there for $50 a front foot. If
the city needed 149 acres then it is nonsense
to say we need a smaller farm now. Prop
erty is constantly on the rise, and it is not
likely a farm will be offered as cheap again
unless it is land that is not suited. Some of
the farms I visited I would not take as a
fif't and pav the taxes. My experience has
ecn that the poorer the land the more ex
orbitant .the prices. I don't know where we
will get a Poor Farm now."
THAT L.1XE HOUSE.
P. C. C. C, Clothiers, Corner Grant and
Diamond Streets.
They all call us that live clothing houe,
and we havo earned the title. Wo'll make
things hum this Friday nnd Saturday with
bargains -In men's suits, boys' suits and
pants. Our stoclc is lor the people. Once
you trado with us you aro always our cus
tomer. Read Friday and Saturday's special
price list.
Enterprise works wonders. Low prices for
good clothing draw the crowds. Fifty extra
salesmen to serve your wants to-day and to
morrow. Come, study these prices well.
Nine hundred men's sack and cutawav
suits, neat plaids and pincbecks, also C00
double breasted suits in this lot and u line
of plain black suitings, 1 egular price, Sll; o ir
special price Is $7, wortli $14.
About 430 suits lefc over from our sieat
Tuesday sale, solid value at SIS plain black
cheviots, bound or plain, elegant vicunas
and silk mixtures In this lot our price $9 80,
worth $18.
Here Is a great valuo for you. As I wrlto
this our floorwalker has isued the order.
All the $20 and $22 men's sack and cutaway
suits, including the finest imuorted sultinss
and rich shades for spring wear, go on Fri
day and Saturday at $11 75, woith $22.
Make a bolt for our store if you want a suit
of clothes, equal to ineichant tailois'mako
such as would cost you $30. .Now whipemds,
le garge, globo woolens and finest vicunas.
Our price is $13;" regular piico, $25.
Call on us at once. ,
r. a a a. clothiers,
Corner Grant and Diamond streets.
The Fair Enchantress
Or "How Sho Won Men's Hearts" Is full of
sparkling passages that please jou. Who
was &he? Well, oriefly, sle was a queen of
most excellent dtgnity who never did any
thing wrong, but by her faithful service
to her subjects won them every one. Her
name was Camellia, the Queen of Flonr, the
noblest bread baker in tho world. Ask your
grocer to send you a copy of her llfo in a
nlf T i 1 1 n'oiten inn
sack.
AW I lit yti kuau j r us
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Sloan & vo.'s Grand Excursion
To Norfolk, Ya., via Washington, D.
G,
leaves 8 a. m. - April 26. For full particulars
cail or address Sloan A Co., No. 127 Fourth
avenue.
The grenftest spring nnd summer beverage
Is the Iron City Brewing Company's lager
uecc
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DON'T WANT EXPERTS;
Councilman O'Donnell's Auditing Kesoln
tion Turned Down by the Finance Com
mittee President Hollidmjr's Ordinance
Goes ThrourhGl vine' the Auditors a
Chance.
Councilman O'Donnell's resolution for
expert auditors was turned down by the
Finance Committee yesterday and. Presi
dent Holliday's ordinance, creating n Joint
standing auditing committee was favorably
acted upon. The Finance Committee met
to organize and W. A. Magee was for the
fourth time re-elected Chairman. He was
not present and President Ford presided."
The audit bills were taken up first. Mr.
Holliday's ordinance was given the right of
way; but was amended by Mr. MacGonigle's
motion by striking out the .words limiting
the audit to 1888.
In support of his amendment - Mr. Mae
Gonigle said: "The only detect I see in
that bill is its limitation. If the ordinance
is passed in that form it will look, a' if
Ccnncils desired to cover up something that
might have transpired prior to 1888. I
don't believe there is any'such disposition.
Leave the committee unrestricted as to the
time they may go back, and if they find
necessary to run back to 1880, or for that
matter to 1870, there will be nothing to pre
vent it."
Mr-King seconded the motion, saylntr:
"The auditors may find an item in the
accounts which they will have to traee back
several years earlier than 1888. If this
amendment is not adopted they will not
feel it incumbent upon them to (lo s.o and
the audit therefore may be worthless when
done." .
There was no dissent and the amendment
prevailed: Mr. O'Donnell's 'resolution
was negatived without discussion.
An ordinance for the purchase of. 28.807
acres of land from the People's Savings
Bank as an addition to Highland Park for
$58,104 30. and ordinances tor the purchase
of lots from Margret A. Crebbs, O. M. Ir
win, George D. McEIvaine, John A. Me
Kelvv, K. M. Bigelow, T. W. Gale and R.
M. Bailey, costing $4,375 for all, were af
firmatively recommended.
An ordinance relating to taxing peddlers
and requiring them to wear badges was re
ferred to a sub-committee.
KOBE WOEK FOB THE DOCTORS.
Motes From the Diaries of Physicians In
the Two Cities.
There were an even half dozen of acci
dents reported in the two cities yesterday.
None of them will be fataL The list is as
follows:
Harcov Miss Sarah Harcom, of Cantor
alley, Eleventh ward, fell down a flight of
stairs at her home last evening and broke
her left leg- at the knee. Xo. 2 patrol re
moved her to the Homeopathic Hospital.
Fisher George Fisher, employed? at Car
ncele's Thirty-third street mill, had his foot
crushed yestorday by a piloof iron falling
on him. He was taken to his home in Mill
vale. ' '
Gaske Fred Gaske was taken to tho West
Fenn Hospital yesterday with a Droken Its,
received In a mill at JIcKeesport, wflero he
was employed.
Edelbcth Mrs. Mary Edelouth, aged 65
rears, fell from a stepladder at her home.
Twenty-seventh and Smallman streets, yes
terday and had several of her ribs broken.
Smith While driving a milk wason on
Forbes street, Sobo, yesterday morning Miss
Clara Smith was struck by a Dnquesne car
nnd Injured Internally. Her home Is on
Bouquet street.
Crozer Bert Crozer received a severe
scalp wound vesterday by boiu struck Dy
an Allegheny Valley train.
HAT GOODWIN GETTIHG 700B.
He Says He Can't Pay His Wlf 9 Her S75 a
Week Alimony.
New York, April 21. SpedaLJ Nat
Goodwin, the actor, says the past season has
been so bad that he cannot afford to pay his
wife the $75 a week alimonv- awarded io her
by Judge Lawrence. Mr. Goodwin has ap
plied to the courts for relief. His wife has
been living in Mr. Goodwin's West End
avenue house, which she claims is her prop
erty. Goodwin has tried unsuccessfully
several times to get possession of the
house.
Goodwin will ask the court next week
either to compel Mrs. Goodwin to vacate
the house, so that it may be rented, or else
to reduce her alimony greatly.
Burned by a Gas Exp!pion.
An explosion of gas at Phillips' Glass
Works yesterday seriously burned Philip
Nixon and two other men slightly. Nixon,
who is a natural gas inspector, was exam
ining the gas apparatus when the explosion
occurred. He was taken to his home, 1104
Bingham street. When seen last nignt'the
flesh had peeled off both arms from the
elbows down.
Music Free.
Send for a copy of cur new Thematic Cata
logue, containing clippings from the -most
pleasing and popular vocal nnd instrumental
music, and a copy of-a beautiful song free.
Send 2-cent stamp lor postace. Address H.
B. Easier, 3713 Butler street, Pittsburg, 1'j.
Hosiery Bargains.
Six hundred dozen ladies' balbriggan.
striped or tan hose, 12c a pair, worth 18c;
300 dozen gents' striped full regular socks,
lie, worth 20c, at Kosenbaum & Co. '3.
HUGUS&HACKE
LADIES'
CLOAKS.
Our assortments comprise the latest
in styles, the finest in qualities and
most attractive values ever offered.
Ladies' Capes, black and colored,
in all the latest novelties and variety
of materials, from $ 7 upward.
Cheviot Cloth Ulsters, with
deep military cape in Black, Navy
and mixed colored materials, from
Jio and upward.
Ladies' Cheviot 'Tailor-Made
Reefers, well bound and finished,
black only; value $7.50; at $5 each.
Ladies' Jackets, in. black and all
the most worn colors, greatest value
ever offered at $6.
Ladies' extra fine Imported Coats
in all the latest novelties, samples
of the best manufacturers, from $ 20
to $45 each.
An extensive line of handsome
Embroidered Cashmere Fichus, all
prices-from 3.50 to very finest.
Ladies' Mackintoshes, a com
plete line of the best styles in all re
liable qualities.
Second floor. Take elevator.
Cor. Fifth Ave. and Market St
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AFTER
EASTER
WEDDINGS
ARE IN
SEASON
We havo prepared a most attractive collec
tion of goods for the tredding season now
opening. The latest designs in Sterling
."liver Teaware and Chests of Spoons, etc.
The display of rare Potter', Cut G'ass, Bric-a-Brac,
Lamps, etc., in our Uew Art Depart
ment is specially entertaining. Our stock is
so extensive that a selection can be made
quite readily.
E. P. ROBERTS & SONS,
FTH AVE. AND JIABKET S1V
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NEW ADVEKTISES1ENTS.
The Leading
Dry Goods House.
rittsburr, Pa
Friday, April 23, 1393.
JOS. HUE & CIL'S
PENN AVE. STORES.
. CONTINUATION OP OUR
m
Enormously Successful
INDIA
SILK
SALE!
Another large Purchase Just Received
and Put on Sale To-day at Prices
That Will Make Astoundingly Quick
Sales.
This purchase consists entirely of
choice, new, seasonable and fashion
able goods,
The Very Latest Style Printings, Not
Old and Out-of-Date Styles That
Are Dear at Any Price.
The cloths are of the best quality
ever sold for the money.
Our new purchase on Sale
At 45c a Yard
Embraces about 50 pieces (2,500
yards) of extra choice Printed India
Silks, in all the leading and most de
sirable colors, with unusually good
Louis XIV. Milles Fleures Patterns
and Colors. The cloth is of extra
fine quality, pure silk, full 22 inches
wide, and, just think, the price only
45c a yard actual value 75c a yard.
ALSO
At 50c Per Yard
100 pieces, about 6,000 yards,
PRINTED INDIA SILKS, in light,
dark and black grounds, in choice,
neat designs, regular value 75c per
yard.
At 65c a Yard,
75 pieces, about 4,500 yards, of high
quality PRINTED INDIA SILKS,
full 24 and 27 inches wide, in a large
variety of 2, 3 and 4 tone printings,
the choicest designs, entirely new
and fashionable; regular price $1.
At 75c a Yard,
75pieces, abo'ut 4,500 yards, full 27
inches wide PRINTED INDIA
SILKS, every one this season's de
signs, the choicest printings, in 2 and
3 toned printings; regular value $1.
At $1 Per Yard,
100 pieces, about 6,000 yards, high
class PRINTED INDIA SILKS, 24
and 27 inches wide, an extra fine
quality, printing as choice as can be
seen in any $2 Silks, in elaborate and
entirely new designs, in black, white
and colored grounds, in small, me
dium and large figures, would be
considered remarkably cheap at
S1.25.
. We would again state that
these are all choice new
goods, of this season's make
and styles, not one old piece in
the entire purchase, and per
fect in every respect
Without doubt this is the
greatest offering in India Silks
ever made in these stores.
JOS. H0RNE & CO.,
607-621 PENN AYi
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IT'S WORTH WEB
To consider the immense values that
SIMEN
Is giving in girls' shoes at prices that
will more than please you. Here is
a misses' fine cloth-top dongola,
foxed, patent leather tips, at $1 50,
sizes 11 to 2, that would be cheap at
$ 1 75. Now, here is the shoe of the
season cloth top patent leather fox
ing, sizes 11 to 2, at $2, considered
cheap at $2 50, only $2; and then
here's a fine dongola, patent, tips at
$1 and one at $1 25, and you see a
better quality at $1 50.
You see the point. Why not grasp
it at
SIMEN'S,
78 OHIO ST., ALLEGHENY, PA.
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