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THE PITTSBURGr ' DISPATCH, FRIDAY APRIL 29; 1892.
MONEY JNP0CKET.
Seduction in the Assessments
for tlio Thirty-Third
Street Sewer.
7,000 LOADS LIGHTENED.
The City at Large Will Have to Bear
a Portion of the Expense.
EFFECT OF THE NEW STREET ACT.
Kearlj Two Thousand Acres Drained hj the
improvement
A LONG JOB FOE A BOAED OP YIEWEES
The assessment for the great Thirty-third
street sewer which was begun in 1889 and
finished in the early part of last year, was
completed by the clerks in the Board of
Vieners' office yesterday. The report
covers nearly 200 pages of closely written
legal cap and interests more people, in the
telling way of the pocketbook, than any
other single improvement ever made in this
city. About 7,000 different properties are
assessed to pay for it.
The Thirty-third street sewer is the
largest in the city. It traverses nearly 2J4
miles of the best residence portion of the
city and drains a territory of nearly 2,000
acres. Beginning at the foot of Thirty
third street, it rnns to Sknnk Hollow,
through which the Pennsylvania Bailroad
enters the business part of the city, and
then proceeds eastwaruly along the course
of an old creek which formerly carried off
the sewage it now conducts to the Alle
gheny river.
Draining a Large Area.
It passes up through Ben Venue, Shady
side, Roup and the built-up portion of Bast
Liberty to Shady avenue, where it is con
tinued on in many complicated ramifications
like the veins in a living body. But while
the main sewer only runs from the Thirty
third street to Shady avenue, the whole
territory drained by it is assessed for its cost.
The total cost estimated by the Board of
Viewers before it was begun was 5305,000,
and in this estimate the assessment
was fixed at 52 86 per front foot
on property directly connected with
the main sewer, and 60 cents per foot front
on property drained, but not directly at
tached. The completed assessment reduces
the cost on directly connected property to
52 13 per foot front and to the others 50
cents. The total cost assessed by the new
' Board of Viewers is 5256,091 61, being
548,908 39 less than the preliminary assess
ment. The drainage area or watershed assessed
for the sewer is bounded by Thirty-third
street on the west, Shady avenue on the
east. Black street on the north and the top
of the hill in the Twenty-second ward, over
looking Fifth avenue, on the south.
The Cost of tho Work.
"What is known as the watershed drainage,
or that property drained but not directly
connected with the main sewer, is assessed
for 5200.187 of the total cost, and at the
rate ol 50 cents per foot front, any owner of
a 50-foot lot on Ellsworth, Aiken, Center or
Amberson avenues, Howe, Koup, Lilac or
Ivy streets, or any of tho numerous other
streets within that territory, will have to
pav an assessment of 525 as his share,
smaller or larger lots in the same propor
tion. The balance of the total cost will be
assessed on the directly connected property.
The improvement laws of 1887 and 1889,
under which this sewer was contested for.
which have since been annulled, provided
that every feature of cost connected with
any work done should be assessed as part of
the improvement, but the new law and the
curative legislation under which it is as
sessed and will be paid for provide that the
cost of surveying, viewing, printing and
advertisinc shall be borne br the
city. This makes a reduction
of 510,156 on the preliminary
estimate alone. The balance comes from
the cost of the work. The old viewers esti
mated that 5,217 icct of brick and stone
sewer, the largest part of it, would cost
525 50 per foot, but the contract price was
only 519 50. For the 2,075 feet of 7-foot
sewer their estimate was 524 per loot, but
the cost was only 22 50.
A Few aitscalcnlatlms Matt?.
For the 2.919 feet of 6-foot sewer they
estimated 522 50 per foot, but it cost only
517 50, and so on down to the 2l-foot size
the errors were the same, the only over cal
culation being on the iron castings, on
which 580 each was estimated for 28 drops
which cost $150 each, and 550 each on 37
manholes which actually cost 125 each.
The Board of Viewers which had this
assessment in charge were appointed last
August, and since that time have performed
an immense amount of work, although it is
believed that the old fixed board, with their
knowledge of the work, gained by years of
experience, could have finished it in nearly
half the time. The present Board consists
ot Messrs. R. H. Lee, S. H. French and R,
T. Hunt, and, although they have been
drawing 55 per day each for every dav put
in on this work, they express satisfaction at
its completion.
The city's viewers have now finished up
and presented to the court all but 13 of the
improvements aflected by the curative leg
islation, aud these will be turned over early
next month, the viewers being now at work
on them. The report of the viewers on the
big sewer will be filed in court on the 11th
rl May, afterwhich interested persons will
have 30 days in which to file exceptions.
A CEIPPLES' BECEPIION.
A reculiar Event to Occur on the Southside
To-XJcht.
A novel reception and ball will be given
to-night in the Birmingham Turner Hall,
Jane street, Southside, by the Southside
Cripples' Athletic Club. The club num
bers ten members, all residents of the
Southside. Every member is crippled.
Some have only one leg, others short legs,
some but one arm, some are hunchbacks
and so on, making an oddly assorted col
lection of maimed and deformed hu
manity. Several of the members of
the club are crippled to such an extent that
they arc unable to cam a livelihood, while
others manage to get some kind of employ
ment and make both ends meet. They have
decided, however, to give the reception and
ball for their own benefit, and it will come
olF to-night.
A committee, numbering seven, of prom
inent citizens of the Southside, has taken
charge of the arrangements, and it is pre
dicted that the affair will be as successful as
it is unusual.
10 BE HEAED HEXT WEEK.
The Famous Printers' Injunction Case
Scheduled in the Supreme Court.
The case of Murdoch, Kerr & Co. versus
Eugene "Walker et al will come up in the
Supreme Court next week. This is the
printers' injunction suit, which has grown
so notable in labor circles.
The lawyers for the printers are "W. C
Stillwagen and D. F. Patterson, and they
will go to Philadelphia the first of the
week. If the case is lost in the State
Court, the American Federation of Labor
will furnish money to take it to the United
States Courts.
A TALE OF DULCET TONES.
A Short History ot Italian VnND and
ths Quick Retribution Following the
Wi-raklng of II How Dreams, Groani
and riddles Became Mixed.
The close, warm friendship that has ex
isted for soma time past between John
Gilko and John Micko is a somber thing of
the past. The two Johns have fallen out,
and fallen out quite desperately at that.
In years sgone the two Johns were tanned
and warmed under the same sun In Italian
climes, and by the affinity of native thought
were drawn together as only genial
souls can be. They coiled, twisted and
writhed their Italian tongues and said they
would live together. They did. But it was
not for long. For when John Gilko looked
upon the worldly possessions of John Micko
a pained look came into his liquid dark
eyes. John Gilko did not speak, but he
thought and looked appealingly at John
Micko. John Micko had a violin. This
was the caue of John Gilko's sorrow. But
John Micko loved his instrument as only
an inspired soul can, and he was resolved to
keep it.
After a hard day's toil in Pittsburg's
busv hive, John Micko drew his beloved
fiddle from its place beneath the bed, and
with loving hand drew the bow with tender,
dnlcet quavers across the squeaky strings,
while hejdreamed of his sunnr home and
John Gilko groaned. Night after night
this continued, Micko dreaming and Gilko
gioaning. The latter at last coined a
scheme of dire revenge. His habit of
groaning was displaced a lew nights ago by
a happy, joyous smile. Micko was unsus
picious and imagined himself a master who
soothed John Gilko's savage breast. Gilko
bided his time. At last it came. Gilko's
opportunity -had arrived. Micko was away
irom home, ana with a strange, de
moniac gleam in his eve the treacherous
Gilko drew forth the violin. He brought a
large stone into the room, and then, hum
ming a Sicillian vendetta dirge, raised the
violin in his strong brown hands and, with
a frightful scream of joy, dashed the hated
instrument upon the stone. That was all.
He had had his revenge. His outraged
hearing would no more be troubled by the
squeaking:. But last night he began pay
ing the forfeit, for Micko had him arrested
charged with malicious mischief. The two
Johns' friendship has terminated, as also
has the existence of the violin.
LOOKING FOR A SNAP.
A Tonne 3Ian Breaks Into the Cent-a-Word
Colnma With an .Advertisement for a
Position as Son-In-Law in a Wealthy
Family.
The native modesty, restless energy, care
less disregard for details and a profound be
lief in the possibilities of a limited capital,
all characteristic of the American of to-day,
came to the front in the business office of
The Dispatch yesterday. A young man
of regular features, medium height, broad
shoulders and neat dress pushed his way
through the crowd at the cent-a-word col
umn counter and presented the following
advertisement:
WAXTED-Posltlon as son-in-law In a wealthy
larally: references exchanged. Address 1.
F. A., Dispatch office.
The advertiser paid his cent-a-word with
a business-like air, declined to enter into
conversation and walked away.
The modesty of the young roan was dis
played in part by his refusal to talk and in
a greater degree by the wording of his ad
vertisement. He does not demand a wife,
although that is implied, nor does he insist
upon a mother-in-law. He leaves these
trifling details to adjust themselves. He
simply makes the modest request that he be
adopted into a wealthy family as a son-in-law.
He might have asked, and at the
same advertising rates, for a dozen wives, or
he might have insisted upon marrying into
the Astor, Vanderbilt or Gould families ;
at the same rate of a cent-a-word he could
have declared his preference for a
blonde or brunette, or insisted
upon some particular shade of political and
religious views. The.enterprising advertiser
might have stipulated the amount of prop
erty, real estate and personal, that would
meet his views, or the number and char
acter of the ancestors of the family that
might desire to ally itself with him. He
might have done all of these things, but he
didn't. He simply invested 15 cents and
retired with the calm consciousness that
within a few weeks he would be that de
sirable appendage of a wealthy family a
tractable and contented son-in-law.
THE POLICE WANT HEE.
.ucy Lewis Is Mysteriously Mlssinz
and
Egly Charges Are Made.
Miss Lucy Lewis, a comely maiden of
probably 22 years of age, is mysteriously
missing from Allegheny. The Allegheny
police have been looking for her since yes
terday. Miss Lewis was formerly an
inmate of the Domestics' Home on
Federal street, Alleghcnv. "When she
lett the Home she went to board with Mrs.
Henkle, at Federal street and Montgomery
avenue, Allegheny. "When Miss Lewis left
the Home it is alleged by Mrs. Bountree,
proprietress of the place, that she began col
lecting money for the concern and has been
so doing ever since without authority. The
Allegheny police were notified. They
called to see the girl at Mrs. Henkle's, but
she was not in. "When she returned and
as told that au officer had called
upon her, she left the place and has not
since been seen. She has been heard of,
however, and yesterday Mrs. Bountree dis
covered that the missing girl was operating
in Pittsburg, and was collecting money for
the institution which the institution was
not receiving. The Pittsburg police were
then notified to look out for her.
Mrs. Bountree, when seen last night,said:
"Miss Lewis has been going through the two
cities for a month begging for our concern
and then keeping what money she w ould
get I heard of her only to-day and I now
want the police to capture her."
WANTED THE CHILD TO DHIHt
A Widower With His Fire-Tear-Old
Boy
Tonrs the Saloons
"William Diamond was arrested in a
saloon on Penn avenue last night for drunk
enness. Diamond had his 5-year-old boy
with him, whom he was trying to force to
drink a glass of wine.
Diamond left his boarding house at
Thirty-third street yesterday morning, tak
ing the boy and saying he was going to see
his relations in Ohio. He is a widower, and
the boy has been living with him. He had
been dragging the little fellow around all
day from saloon to saloon.
A Free Trip to Europe.
The Queen will give a first-class cabin pas
sage to England and return with 5200 in cash
for expenses, to the person sending the first
correct answer to the following problem:
"If Henry's grandfather was John's uncle,
what relation would Henry be to John?"
A first-class safety bicycle lor the second
correct answer; a French music box for the
third; a gold watch to each of the next three;
a pair ot genuine diamond earrings, in solid
gold setting, to each of the next five; a silk
dress pattern to each of the next ten. To
the person sending the last correct answer
will be given a Steinway or Mason & Kisch
fine toned uprignt piano; to the next to the
last a Kodak camera; to each of the next
two, complete lawn tennis outfits; to each
of the next three a pair of genuine diamond
earrings, in solid gold setting; to each
of the next five a handsome silk dress pat
tern, and several other additional prizes
(should there be so many sending in correct
answers). A special jrfze will be given for
the first correct answer from a reader of the
Pittsburg Dispatch. All answers must be
sent by mail and bear postmark not later
than June 1st. Each competitor must in
close seven IT. S. two-cent stamps for sample
copy of the Queen with full particulars and
list of "lucky" Americans who have pre
viously won some of the-Qneen's valuable
prizes. This popular publication has already
given three free trips to Europe. Send to
day and address the Canadian Queen, "A,"
Toronto, Canada.
WILL TEST THE LAW.
Allegheny Democrats Want the High
est Court to Pass on the
NEW BAKER ELECTION MEASURE.
Toter Deprived of'llis Constitutional
Eight ITsy Create Trouble.
1IAT0E KENNEDY MAI BE UNSEATED
John Huckenstein, Chairman of the
Democratic City Committee, of Allegheny,
and Lee Fresher and Alex "Wilson, Demo
cratic leaders ot that city, have decided to
test the constitutionality of tho Baker ballot
law, and to make the test they have decided
to secure the arrest of Bobert "Wilson, who
acted as Judge of Eleotion in the Sixth
precint of the Eleventh jrard, Allegheny, at
the mayoralty election in that city on Tues
day last They will also arrest one of the
Judges of Election in the lower part of Al
legheny. "W. J. Brennen has been retained
as the attorney in the case, and it is pro
posed to go through to the Supreme Conrt
to get a decision on the constitutionally of
the point raised by them.
The point raised by the Allegheny Demo
crats was originally raised by Chauncey F.
Black, who also suggested the test that is to
be made.
At the Allegheny election on Tuesday
Alex. "Wilson was refused the right to vote
as he desired. Lee Frasher was allowed to
vote just as "Wilson wished to. In explain
ing why he was refused a vote, Mr. "Wilson
said last night: "I merely wanted to exer
cise my Constitutional right, which allows
me to sign my ballot and have some other
voter go with me to the polls and attest or
witness my signature.
No Party Feeling In the Suit.
"That right was denied me by Bobert
"Wilson, who was acting as judge of elec
tion. Understand me, there is no feeling
against "Wilson. "We merely want to test
the law. Section 4 article 8 of the Consti
tution of the State says:
"Any elector may writo his name upon his
ticket, or cause the samo to be written
thereon, and attested by a citizen of the dis
trict." "The Baker law expressly provides that
it shall be unlawful to carry printed tickets
out of the polling place," Lee Frasher said
last night. "In the case of Alex. "Wilson
he was not allowed to tako his witness into
the voting booth with him aud how there
fore could the ballot be sicrned
and attested when the voter cannot
take the ballot away from the
polls or is allowed to take his witness into
the booth with him? "We have consulted
several constitutional lawyers, and in all
cases we have been assured that the Baker
law certainly conflicts with the Constitu
tion, which, if true, demands that we act in
the matter now before the question is
raised in some important election that
might cause serious trouble to either or
both of the political powers."
? At first it was decided to test the legality
of Major Kennedy's election as Mayor of
Allegheny, and in that way test the consti
tutionality of the law, but for the reason
that Major Kennedy had no opposition, and
would have been elected by one legal vote,
the Democrats therefore decided to make
the test in an easier way, and will go after
the election officers.
May Invalldite the Mayor's Election.
The announcement that the test is to be
made has alarmed Mayor Kennedv and his
friends. If the Baker law is decided to be
unconstitutional then Major Kennedy's
election is illegal and he will, of necessity,
be unseated and his office will be declared
vacant
Mayor Kennedy will be inaugurated at
noon on Monday. Should the Allegheny
Democrats be sustained in their ap
peal from the election officers, the
Mayor will be unseated and Coun
cils will bo again called upon
to elect for a short time at least a suc
cessor to Mayor Voegtly. who will retire
at noon on "Monday. The election under
the circumstances wbnld probably be held
under the old election laws.
The official count of the vote for Mavor
in Allegheny was made yesterday. The
Beturning Board was comp'osed of Judges
Ewing, Kennedy and Stowe and Clerks A.
J. McQuitty, Burt Edwards and "W. B.
Kirker. Mayor-elect Kennedy, the only
candidate, received 2,474 votes." There were
29 other persons voted for, each receiving
from one to four votes. Among them were
ex-Mayor "Wyman, 2 votes; E. L. Braun, 2
votes; Lee Frazier, 4 votes, and Alex Wil
son, 2 votes.
KO PLACE TO STAY.
The License Conrt Censes Trouble to a
Party Prom Michigan.
There was a very tired party of people on
the Southside last night who searched long
and vigorously for a place to rest their
weary bodies, but were unable to find any
shelter ontside of the station house. The
party consisted of John Warner with his
wife and son, and John Jacobs, wife and
three children. They came from Michigan
in search of a relative named
Charles Miller for whom they
searched for four hours, but were
unable to find. The party then started to
hunt lodgings and tried every hotel, onlv to
be turned ofi with the excuse that the place
was full. Tired and weary they were finally
piloted to the Twenty-eighth ward station,
where they were given comfortable quarters
In the hospital department by Inspector
Kelly.
The Inspector said last night that he had
stated in License Court that there were not
enough houses on the Southside to accom
modate the public, and this proves bis state
ment BUINED BY THE LA WHENCE BARE.
A lTidow'a Kest-Esc Went in tho Crash and
She Is Penniless.
Secretary Dorente, of ie Anti-Cruelty
Society, yesterday investigated the case of
Mrs. Beese and her four children, who live
on Penn avenue, near Forty-fifth street.
The mother was partly paralyzed as were
two of the children. The rooms were neat
and clean, and everything was tidy, but. the
family were greatly in need of food. Mrs.
Beese stated that she had had some money,
about $700, but had lost it all in the Law
rence bank failure, and that she could not
beg. The Department of Charities was
notified.
The Side of the House Fell Out.
Mrs. Ellen Beed, who lives at 64 Martin
street, Allegheny, was very badly fright
ened by a portion of her house tumbling
down yesterday. On the lot adjoining Mrs.
Bced's property McClurg & Co. are excav
ating for a foundation tor a large cracker
works. The- foundation wall of the Beed
honse was undermined causing part of the
wall to fall out
8:50 P. M.
SATURDAYS
Is the latest moment at which small
advertisements will bo rcceivedat the
For Insertion In the '
SUNDAY DISPATCH.
On week days the office will remain
open until 9 r. u. as usual.
LEFT BULLIONS BEHIND.
The Will of Sarah P. Hitchcock Filed for
Probate John Ucsett's Children Are
the Heirs She Owned the Smlthfield
Street Front From Firth Avenuo to
Diamond Street.
The will of the late Mrs. Sarah P. Hitch
cock was filed for probate yesterday. It
is dated April 2, 1879, and had a codicil
added last year. Mrs. Hitchcock was ono
of the wealthiest property owners in Pitts
burg and was reported to be worth several
million dollars. The most valuable piece of
property she held was tfie block on Smith
field street from Fifth avenue to Diamond
street She owned a half interest in the
entire frontage between those two streets.
The place is now occupied by Kaufmann
Bros., the McElveen Furniture Company
and the saloons of Matt Weiss and James
Piatt The property has a Irontaee of
about 400 feet and is 150 feet deep. It is
valued at ?5,000 per front foot
Mrs. Hitchcock first bequeaths her entire
estate in trust to her brother, John Liggett,
and his heirs and assigns. He is to have
the management of it, except actual posses
sion or partition of it, collect the rents, pay
taxes, etc. The net proceeds from the estate
are to be divided among the children
of her brother, John Liggett,
namely, Elizabeth McP. Thomas and
John, Francis K., Augustus G. and Will
iam Litrgett, and her step-daughter, Mrs.
Mary Kate Hancock. Each is to get one
seventh of the rents during their lives, and
nt their deaths their shares go to their chil
dren for life and their children after them.
None of the rents are to be paid over until
the youngest child of John Liggett becomes
21 years of age. The shares are not trans
ferable nor to be liable for debt or execu
tion. A 1,000 bond of the Ashtabula and
Pittsburg llailroaa' is given each to Mary
Gamble, a cousin of the testator, Miss Eliza
Milligan and Elizabeth McCIeary.
The trustee, or trustees, are not to receive
over 3 per cent for handling the estate. By
a codicil Marcus W. Woodward is added as
a trustee with John Liggett A second
codicil, dated September 9, 1891, provides
that when the trust ceases, which would be
when the grandchildren of the present life
heirs come into possession, the estate is to
divided among the heirs as they would have
received the rents had the trust continued.
Her articles of jewelry are also divided
among the children of her brother. One
clause provides that should any of her heirs
contest the will, the share of the ones so
contesting is to be merged into the shares of
the others and the contestants get nothing.
FOUGHT TO A FINISH.
Two Oil Drillers Encage in a Desperate
Battle Both Are In Bed From Their
Injuries An Old Fend Breaks Oat Dar
ing a Carousal.
James Fox and Albert Stcinbrook, oil
well drillers, indulged in a vicious fight at
Koblestown ou Tuesday evening. Both
men are now in bed, and both were dan
gerously hurt Fox had his left eye
gouged out, while Steinbrook had three
fingers on his left hand so badly chewed
that the physicians have determined to
amputate all his fingers at the second
knuckles.
The two men had been drinking together
the evening the fight occurred. Both are
from the upper oil country and their com
panions, several of whom were present, did
not know that the two men were enemies
and had been for several years. The fight
started about paying for the liquor they
were driuking. Both wanted to pay and
finally a dispute arose about which
one had the most money. Alter
discussing the subject for a time the two
men clinched in a desperate struggle. Their
companions formed a ring about them and
no one was allowed to interfere. The two
rolled over and over, biting, striking and
kicking each other in their bloody battle.
They fought until both were completely ex
hausted, and when they were separated'both
were lying helpless, but Fox had the other
fellow s hand in his mouth, while Stein
brook had Fox's right ear in his month.
The ear would certainly have been bitten
ofi, but Steinbrook had no upper teeth.
The oil men who witnessed the battle say
it was one of the most vicious they had ever
seen, and it reminded them of the old time
oil country battles.
AN EXODUS OF ANAECHISTS
Suggested as tho Proper Thing by an
Anonymous Correspondent
Among Mayor Gourley's mail yesterday
was the following letter:
FlTTSBUEQ, April 20.
Honorable and Dear Sir:
Would It not bo a very wise thing for Your
Honor to notify tho police to nrnlco a
thorough Investigation of (tho oltv, North
and South sides fur all tho Anaroliists, and
Insist on their leaving the city lorth
wltliT Yon see the Immense amount
of depredations In other places by them,
and they should not be allowed to remain
In either city. They aro here and have been
holding their secret meeting", which is a
barefaced outrases the next thin? we will
have will be some of our municipal build
ings blown up or tho banks. They shotiM
not be allowed tho least foothold. It Is a
poor thing to lock the stable after tho horse
is stolen. I do hope Your Honor will movo
in this matter before it is too late, as somo
of them harci been very outspoken, and
they aro all foreiRnoi s and, of course, aliens.
Our officers have been too lenient with
those murderers, lor such they aro. as they
do not value life. Hoping to hear of yon
giving thorn your attention, I remain one of
your well wishers. Am soirv that your
term of office did not last for another term.
Citizek.
The Mayor will pay no attention to the
communication, as it is anonymous.
SHOE! WEIGHTS IS COAL.
Tho Mayor Orders All the City Scales Cor
rected and New Ones Bnllr.
Mayor Gourley's recently appointed ordi
nance officer has, among numerous other
things, discovered th.it a majority of the
city weigh scales that have been used for
weighing coal were out of plumb. In
other words they did not weigh prop
erly and, in nearly every instance,
the error in weight was in favor
of the coal dealer and against the consumer.
He also found that in the Eat End, Shady
side, Mt Washington and Glenwood dis
tricts there is inadequate provision for
weighing coal, and dealers were compelled
to drive long distances to get their weights,
thus finding au excuse for guessing on their
sales.
All this being reported to the Mayor, he
consulted Chief Bigelow, and, as a result, he
yesterday began the work of haying every
set of scales in the city tested for accuracy
and repaired to make them accurate, and
will at once begin the erection ot new ones
in the districts mentioned. Proposals for
the new work can be filed during the next
week.
HOW IT WAS SETTLED.
XovlIIo Station Will Now Bo Called Fast
Bellevae.
The business and resident portions of
Bellevue have been indulging in a friendly
scrap for the last few days. The trouble
arises from an attempt to have the name of
the station changed.
There are two stations on the Pittsburg,
Ft Wayne and Chicago road where the peo
ple of Bellevue can get off. Neville is
nearest to the resident portion of the town,
and Bellevue is at the upper and in the
business section. On Monday the people
at Neville asked Superintendent Starr, of the
railroad, to change that depot to Bellevue
When the business men heard of this there
was a great kick. A petition signed by 200
citizens of Bellevue proper was sent into the
company, and it had the desired cflcet.
Neville will now be called East Bellevue
and the other station will hold its old name.
THE PEOPLE'S STORE, FIFTH AYE.
One Day Only To-Day.
We offer a big lot of lace curtain ends at
15 and 25o. Only two prices. Come early or
there may be none left
Camfdell & Dick.
GOING TO THE FAIR.
Six Allegheny City Boys Start for the
Columbian Exposition,
BUT TWO PELL BY THE WAYSIDE,
While Willie Fobcrts and Three Compan
ions Went to Jail.
THE LADS WANTED TO BE IN TIME
The Dispatch last night received a
telegram from Massillon, O., saying: Four
boys, whose ages range from 13 to 16 years
and stated their destination to be the
World's Fair, were taken from a Ft Wayne
freight train this afternoon and placed in
the city prison. They gave their names as
Oscar Hartness, William Robertson, Harry
McCrobey and William Gilroy, all of Alle
gheny City. Young Bobertson gave his
father's name and address as Alexander
Bobertson, 159 Federal street, and Marshal
Hagan telegraphed to him for instructions.
A visit to Mr. Bobertson's home late last
night corroborated the telegram. The
parents arc not wasting many tears over the
affair, however, and say that their boy can
come home at his own sweet will. While
they regard the matter as a great breach of
obedience on Willie's part, they are also
able to see the amusing sidb ot the affair.
This is the mother's story.
Willie Wanted More Money.
"Willie is our oldest boy, being 10 years
of age. He has been working in Park's
printing office for 2 SO a week,but for some
time he thought that was not money enough
for a boy of his ability. He thinks1
there are but few boys who
can kick a job press with the same grace
and swiftness a she. There has been so much
talk about the World's Fair, and, of course,
a good share of it reaced Willie's ears. Of
late I have heard him express a desire to at
tend the exhibition, but I did not think he
would execute his wishes so soon.
"He came home for supper at the usual
tlmo Wednesdav evening, and as soon as he
had eaten said ne was going down to the
Ft. Wavne depot He had hardly gone
until Harry McCrobey and anoth'er boy
came here and asked for him. I told them
where he had gone, and they started on a
run. I did not think anything more
of the matter until this morning,
when I went to his room to waken him.
There was Willie's bed undisturbed. It
worried me, but then I thought maybe he
had stayed at the office.
Two Dropped by the Wayilde.
"Nothing was heard from the boy un
til this evening at supper, when
his younger brother told his story.
He said he raw Frank Gleason and another
boy named Barker, who live near here.
They, too, had been memberi of this party
of tourists en route for Chicago, but before
thev had gotten very far the jolting of the
train threw them off and the con
ductor would not wait for them.
The pair got back to the
city this afternoon and told my son. They
also said there was onlv f 5 among the whole
crowd, and they had $2 60 of it They
gave my son to understand that the whole
six of them had a scheme they intended to
work at the Fair which would be very remun
erative. He wanted to know what it was,
but they would not tell. The boys were
very much crestfallen that they had not
been able to go on to Chicago and share in
the profits ot the enterprise.
Bnt "Willie Went to Jail.
"Another amusing thing about the affair
is that this is Hartness' and Gilroy's second
attempt to reach this supposed Mecca. About
two weeks ago they made an attempt to get
to Chicago, but when but 30 miles on their
journey, the conductor was heartless enough
to put them ofi the train. Willie
hoard of this and he aunonnced that they
did not understand the ropes of successful
freight car riding. He made all sorts of
brags of what he would do under similar
circumstances. The only difference is that
our Willie went to jail.
"When Mr. Bobertsou received the tele
gram he at first thought he would send for
the bov, but he has now changed his mind.
We will let him alone. He can either go
on to Chicago and work out his gilt-edged
scheme or walk home. As to the other boys,
we do not know their parents, so we cannot
inform them."
OCR TOOK MASTS SALE.
low Prices Will Kelgn Supreme In Onr
TTell-Iil-hted Basement To-Day and
Saturday P. C. C. C, Clothiers, Corner
Grant aud Diamond Streets.
Boys' Dleated or plain suits, light or
dark patterns, poor man's price $ 82
Boys' line dress suits, sizes! to 3, resru
lur price $3 and Jl, go Friday and Sat
urday at 1 78
Boys' long pants suits, sizes 13 to 19,
worth tfi, poor man's price 2 90
Boys' mixed woisted pants at...
Boys' stilpcil cassimero pants, 1 styles,
at 33 an
47
Ono lot boys' short pants suits, worth $3.
poor man's price 128
00 pairs men's cheviot pants at onlv.... 1 15
T o lots men's worsted suits, nil sizes,
black cords, Friday and Saturday. 3 20
Men's mixed cheviot suits and striped
cassimere suits, poor man's prico i 23
lien's plain black cheviot snits and
fancy worsteds, worth $10 and J12, Fri
day And Saturday 5 90
Ono thousand pairs men's worsted pants
lit only SO
Men's plain tan and brown suits, also
stylish blown blocks, worth $12, poor
man's price. 5 90
500 special , crado cassimere suits, mix
tures, plaids and checks, Friday and
Saturday 4 90
200 men's suits at 4 00
250 men's suits nt i 5 00
Andicmomber all these goods can be ob
tained in our well-lighted basement Friday
aud Saturday. 1. C. C. C, Clothiers,
Corner Grant and Diamond sticcts.
He Made a Tnlnable Mistake.
A well-known gentleman who is troubled
with absent-mindedness, while traveling on
a P. & I. E. train, got off at the wrong
station. He notiend thinlts looked unfa
miliar, but couldn't size up tho condition
until ho asked u bystander, who Informed
him ho was at Aliqulppa, tho bustling new
manufacturing town." While waltlnir on
another train he nosed around and picked
up some valuable information that con
vinced him it was tho safest and best place
for an investment ho ever saw. Two of the
large works aro almost ready to run, and the
bin tin-plate mill has staked out its location.
As the train pulled up ho met a party of en
thusiastic men and discovered they had
purchased 12 lots between them. That was
yesterday's record. A largo lumber yard
had also located there, which will cheapen
and expedite house building. Lots nvcr&zo
$303 apiece. Flans can be seen at tho office
or tho AHquippj Steel Company, room 30,
AVestlngliou3 building. Don't mils the
public salo tomorrow. Trains leave the P.
& L. E. station at 7, 9 and 10-55 city time.
"Watch Contest Between 3 and 3 To-iray.
Ladies.wltncss the winding up and sealing
of gold watch in Sailer Co.'s window, cor
ner Smlthfield and Diamond streets, to-day.
1'ut in your guess.
THE PEOPLE'S STORE, FIFTH AVE,
In Clonk Department To-Day.
A big lino of stockinotte Jackets. We'vo
divided them into two lots, This is bow
they go:
$3 and $4 qnalitv nt $1 90.
$1 50 unci J5 quality at $3 90.
Campbell & Dick.
Don't fail to seo onr complete line of
sprinsnnd summer underwear.
James il. Aikex & Co., ICO Fifth avenue.
Sumatra gems mounted In rlnss, studs,
onri-in3 and plus. See them at Stclnxnann's,
105 Federal street. wr.su
The People's Store, Fifth Avenue.
All our lines of Jackets that are broken In
sizes will be on sale to-dav nt one-half-price.
CAxrnzlL & Dick.
Gold Watch Will Be Wound To-Day
In Sailer & Co.'s window, corner Smlthfield
and .Diamond streets, between 2 and 3
o'clock. Ladies, come and put in yourguess.
SCHNEIDER ACQUITTED.
The Charge of fielline Liquor to Minora De
cided Not Proven and the Defendant
Is Dlscharsrd Another Wholesaler
Granted License Two JSIoro .Applica
tions Heard.
The continued hearing of Max Schneider,
the Allegheny saloon keeper who was
charged before Alderman McKenna by W.
H. Mnncey with selling liquor to minors,
was held yesterday. J. S. Young was"the
attorney for the defense and L. P. Stone for
the prosecution. The two boys, M. Alex
ander and Thomas Kirkpatrick, to whom it
was alleged that liquor was sold, testified
that they were as yet under age, and that
Muneey had given them money to go into
Schneider's saloon and purchase Jiqnor.
The defense argued that it was not a wilTul
misdemeanor on the part of the defendant,
as he had repeatedly cautioned his bar
keepers against selling to minors, and that
the boys had misrepresented their ages.
Alderman McKenna could not find sufficient
evidence to warrant him holding Schneider
for court and he was discharged.
The Court yesterday granted a wholesale
license to J. L. Able & Co., of Nos. 145 and
146 Water street. Their application' had
been held over for amendment by striking
out the request for a compounders and rec
tifier's license.
There were two more hearings on liquor
license applications yesterday. Leopold
Einstein, who had been held over, was
given a rehearing on an application for a
bottler's license for Millvale borough, and
Sylvester A. Shaw, proprietor of the
Homestead Hotel, Homestead, who was sick
when his name was called in the regular
list, was heard. Both applicants seemed to
get through pretty easily. .
Thomas J. Keenan, Jackson street, Alle
gheny, on behalf ot his brother, James
Keenan, entered information before Alder
man McMasters yesterday charging Joseph
Blattner, a saloon keeper at the corner of
Rebecca street and Allegheny avenue, Alle
gheny, with assault and battery and selling
liquor to minors. Keenan alleges that
Blattrer sold liquor to his brother, got him
intoxicated, and then, after beating him,
threw him from the saloon. Blattner gave
bail for a hearing Monday. ,
STEEL CEOWDINQ OUT 1B0H.
It Is Now Used Almost Exclusively In the
Manufacture of Pipes.
"Steel is rapidly displacing iron in the
manufacture of pipe and tubing, as well
as in other branches of manufacture,"
said George Cbalfant, of Spang, Cbalfant &
Co., yesterday. Mr. Chalfant is the man
ager of the Etna Iron Works at Etna bor
ough, the' first establishment in the country
to adopt natural gas for manufacturing pur
poses, the firm having the product of the
first big well in Butler county piped to
their well In 1876.
"At the price they are producing steel
nowadays," Mr. Chalfant continued, "it
will soon take the place of iron wherever it
can be used. The other day wc received at
our tube works several carloads of steel
Jilates 15 inches wide, cut to the exact
ength of 19 feet, all ready for making into
pipe or tubing, at & cost of $26 per ton. It
would cost us $31 50 per ton to produce
iron for the same purpose right there at our
own works, not counting anything tor fuel
in the calculation. Even at our own steel
works we could not produce steel at the
same cost, though that is because our works
are not designed for the manufacture of
that kind of steel. The shipment came
from Wheeling, and is good steel. Other
kinds of steel is being made and sold
equally cheap, and as it looks now, if the
cheapening of production continues, steel
will be as cheap as halt by the wagon
load."
HATE yon noticed the To Let Booms cent
a word advertising columns ol the Dally and
Sunday Diipatcb?
Ladlrs' Watch Contest To-Day,
Between 2 and 3 o'clock this afternoon, at
Sailer & Co.'s, corner Suiltbflrld and Dia
mond streets. Lady guessing nearest tlmo
it stops will be presented with it.
HUGUS&HA'CKE
WASH GOODS.
A grand line of beautiful New
Printed Fabrics shown now in this
department
ioo pieces of Wool Finished
Challie, French designs, 40 styles,
worth ioc, at 5c a yard.
Princess Cashmere, Bedford
Cords, Tiji Cloths, Edinboro
Cords, etc., over 100 choice new
styles, fast colors, 120 a yard.
Flannelettes in new colorings
and patterns, ioc, i2c, 15c and
25c a yard.
French Broche Sateens, light
and dark grounds, choice printings,
one of the most effective fabrics shown
this season, 40c a yard.
An extensive line of Imported
Mulls, Organdies and Dimities,
all new goods, and this season's
choicest patterns and colorings.
All-Wool French Challis, in
a most beautiful collection of large
and small designs, both light and dark
colors.
A SPECIAL LINE 20 patterns
marked this week 50c a yard.
SPECIAL.
LACES.
We will open this week new Black
Drapery Nets and Dress Flounc
ings, the very latest novelty designs
shown for this season. Prices from
$1.25 to $3 per yard.
Cor. Fifth Ave. and Market SU
ap2i-3JWTS
LADIES'
LASTING .
PRUNELLA
OR
SERGE CLOTH
SLIPPERS '
AT 50c, 75c AND $1
AT
SIMEN'S, -78
OHIO, ST.,
ALLEGHENY.
PA.
STORE. CLOSES
AT 6 P. M.,
EXCEPT
SATURDAY.
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A Fund for Palpal' Defense.
Chairman John M. Clark, of the Palpus
fund committee, with several other mem
bers of the committee, met at the Franklin
school honse last night The members pres
ent reported to Treasurer Scott that they
had collected 57 GO for the fund, with sev
eral other members ot the committee to hear
from. The meeting was then adjourned
until next Thursday evening.
BoatnttaLat,
Nearly one thousand adlcts under To It
Booms and Wanted Boarders for the month
endlns April 24, In th cent a word adver
tising columns of THE DISPATCH.
The Leading
Dry Goods Uousi.
PlttSburs. Pa,
Friday, April 29, VOL '
jos. he & co:s
PENN AVE. STORES.
GREAT BARGAIN PURCHASE
OF CHOICE NEW
SPRING
DRESS GOODS
OK
SALE TO-DAY.
A fortunate deal with one of the
largest jobbing houses in the country
puts these fine Dress Goods in your
hands at an average of less than half
their actual value. Don't fail to
come to-day the biggest BARGAIN
SALE of DRESS GOODS ever held
in these cities.
Note the Prices:
AT 25c 36-inch All-Wool Stripe and
Check Suitings, in, a variety of
styles, full assortments of colors
all regularly 75c goods.
AT 25c 44-inch Wool Plaid, Check
and Stripe Suitings, in choice styles
and shades, worth regularly 75c a
yard.
AT 37 1-2c 36-inch All-Wool Chev
iot Mixtures, in tans, grays and
browns, made to sell for 50c.
AT 40c 36-inch All-Wool Cheveron
and Diagonal Mixtures, in light
shades of tan and gray would not
ordinarily sell under 65c
AT 50c 4 -inch All-Wool Cheviot
Boucles, all good shades for spring,
made this season for a good sala
ble 75 c line.
AT 50c 39-inch All-Wool Fancy
Jacquard Cheverons and Jacquard
Cord Effects, in light colorings
regular 75c value.
AT 50c 40-inch All-Wool Whip
cord Vigones, in grays, tans and
browns regular value $1.
AT 50c 40-inch All-Wool English
Stripe Suitings, in light Spring
shades regular value 75c.
AJ 75c5o-inch All-Wool English
Stripes, Plaids and Checks, 10 dif
ferent styles, ail regular J 1.25
quality.
Ay 15c Tine French All-Wool Crc
pons, in the very choicest new
Spring shades for street wear reg
ular $ 1 quality.
AT 75c 42-inch Tufted Vigoreaux
Suitings, 42 inches, in choice light
shades of gray and tan regular
value 1.50.
ALSO, AT $1 PER YARD,
About 159 Piocos
FANCY NOVELTY
SUITINGS
Of assorted styles, all-wool, from 4s
to 44 inches wide, consisting of Chev-
eron Stripes, Fancy Stripes, Zigzag
Effects, Tufted Vigoreaux, Jacquard
Checks, Stripes and Cheverons, Fancy
Beiges and many others, all new and
fashionable, in the choicest Spring
shades. The regular value of these
goods is $1.50, Si. 75 and $2. To
be sold by us at the uniform price of
$1 per yard.
JOS. H0RNE & CO.,
607-621 PE)IN A7ENUE.
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SILVER ")
PLATED I
DRLraGTEASETS-
SILVER J
Onr now stock Iiqnlto larRe. Tho hape
nnd forms are ontlrolr new and the chasing
in tho Empire nnd Kococco designs very
rich. Wo show over 60 styles plain or fancy.
We sell any odd piece dosircd. A pleasure
to acquaint you with styles and prices.
E. P. ROBERTS & SONS,
JUFXII AVE. AND MARKET ST.
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