w 9 A DASH FOBJJBEBTY Made by an "Unwilling Pris oner Who Didn't Want to Go to Jail. BULLETS AGAINST POWDER Detective Zimmerman Is Suddenly Blinded by Bis Captive. A SWIFT SPRINT FOR FREEDOM. Hundreds of Spectators Join in the Pursuit of the Fugitive. riXlLLT EUX DOWN ON BOTD'S HILL The whole tipper end of the downtown district was wild with excitement yesterday afternoon over the escape of a prisoner from the county jail. The escape was neatly carried out, hut freedom was only gained for a short time. Alter a desperate chase the man was captured. The affair caused a stampede in one of the courtrooms when a shot right under the windows caused everybody to rush to see what had hap pened. Five hundred others heard the shot and ran to the rear of the Court House. As many more soon followed. All they could sec was the figure of a fleeing man and a detective chasing him. Hundreds of others followed, and soon over a thousand people had joined in the chase. The prisoner was Harry JL Kelly and he pursuer was Detective Fred Zimmer man, of the Allegheny City force. Kelly is a slick young man about 23 years of age, and lived at C4 River avenue, Allegheny. A serious charge had been preferred against him by Mrs. Sadie Abbot in hphalf of her daughter, who is only 13 yearf old. She lives at 130 Locust street, Allegheny. Didn't Want to Go to Jail. The charge had been made before Alder man McXulty, and Kelly was arrested sev eral days ago and placed in jail to await a hearing. Yesterday Detective Zimmerman took him to Allegheny for a hearing. His case was partially heard, but at the request of Kelly's counsel the case was adjourned until Thursday and the bajl fixed at $1,500. The young fellow pleaded hard witli Detective Zimmerman not to take hira back to jail. He said he would be able to give bail it he only had a chance. The detective consented and took him to half a dozen places in Manchester, but he was not able to find anyone who would trust him to that extent. The detective then brought him over to Pittsburg, but neglected the precau tion to put the handcuffs on him. All went well until the pair arrived at the entrance to the jail on Ross street There are a few steps leading down to the jail entrance. Zimmerman had taken the first step down when Kelly suddenly turned and threw a handful of white powder in the detective's face. His intention was to blind him, but the powder only struck his left eve. Shot at thQiFaBltivo Sprinter. For the moment the detective was dazed, but recovering himself, he drew his revolver and fired at the man, who was sprinting kdownlKoss street. Iiike a professional crook, Kelly broke for the first corner, and before the detective could get a second shot he had turned the corner at Ross and Dia mond streets and placed the granite walls of the jail between himself and his pursuer. It was Zimmermann's first shot that drew the crowd, and, as if by magic, at lea-t 500 people appeared on the scene, while heads were poked out of the Court House win dows and from the low buildings on Diamond street "Stop thief" was the cry, and the crowd soon doubled in number while Detective Zimmerman doubled the corner and emptied another chamber of his revolver at the fugitive, who was then using the Duquesne Traction Company's bridge as a road to libertv. On Old avenue the crowd increased and hundreds joined in the chase. At Shingiss street a man attempted to head od Kelly, sni it is said alo got a handful ot the w hite pow der. It was white, and made no noise, but was just as eflective as if it had forced a bullet bcloie iu The man threw his hand up to his face, staggered to one side, and Kelly only smiled aud darted by at a record breaking pace. Jtun Down on Boyd Dill. Seeing this, anumber of others joined the chaee, but Kelly soon winded them and they fell by the wayside and convenient -water plugs where thev could take a test The onlv man who gained on him was the plucky little detective who is built like a tprinter and yesterday's race brought out all his good point. Kelly suddenly turned np a side street, and the detective and the crow d followed. The people in that locality also turned out, and, in tact, it ivasareene similar to those at tendant upon John Gilpin's famous ride. The man was gone, however, and kept up a good pace" until I5oyd's Hill was reached. Here Detective Zimmerman decided bullets could make better time than his tired legs, and sent two more leaden messengers after the fugitive, who thought it better to obey the call, and came to a dead stop. The de tective covered him with his revolver, and this time put on the iron and made sure tney were carefully locked. The return to the jail was a sort of a triumphal march, and in the absence of any blue banners to wave iu the breeze the prisoner simply discolored the atmosphere jn his passion. At the jail he was surly and liteially had to be thrown through the door. Detective Zimmerman has a badly dis colored eye, but a whole heap of satisfac tion. The only thing that troubles him is to Know where Kelly got the white powder. It must have been given to him by some person to whom he ostensibly went in search of ball. The detective Believes the bail story was simply a setup story to n ablc Kellv to get this powder for the pur pose ot blinding him and regaining his libertv. TAPPIKG THE OSE EEGIONS. Euri-ejlns for a New Railroad Sassested by Great I'lKMbillllrs. Coniderablc speculation has been caused in St. Lawrence countv by the survey and location of a new railroad which is to be built some 14 miles along the Slippery Hock Creek Valley, in St Lawrence county. The survey has been made and active preparations are going on lor the laying of the line, and it is now said that they arc not only to connect with but will be a part of the Ellwood lines. The trunk lines that iio-.v run there are the Pittsburg and West ern, or rather the Baltimore and Ohio; the Lake Eric and the Fort Wayne. The new lice projected from Ellwood" up the Slip pery Rock region will reach the very center of the ore and stone producing regions of the county, and it is believed it will be uted as a feeder for the trunk lines. ZMslcr Appnlnted Agent. L K. Zeigler, for 25 years lreight agent for the Pennsylvania road in Allegheny, lias been appointed agent at the Duquesne ttation to succeed the late Mr. Carpenter. John Grant, who was next in line, takes Mr. Zieglcr's place at the "West Pcnn depot D0NT LIKE HIS PRICE. Reformers unit tho Hunter Faction Both Join to Jnmp on the Police Magistrate Ordinance Major Kennedy' Economie Salaries Are Not Very "Well Received. Allegheny's police magistrate ordinance ii virtually between thedeVil and the deepsea. As was indicated in The Dispatcii yes terday there was some funny work about the ordinance not coming up for action on Thursday night's meeting of Councils. The fact is it got it from both sides. The history of the police magistrate squabble is a queer one, and shows how in politics it makes a difference who is to eat the hay in the man ger. During "Wyman's administration both he and the Hunter faction favored the move while the reformers bitterly opposed it. Finally fate shook the ballot boxes and the reformers were on top. Then came the situation of a few weeks ago with the reformers howling for magistrates and the Hunter faction opposed because their men now stand no snow of getting the positions. But time wore on until it be came threadbare, and an ordinance was pre pared giving the five magistrates" an asgregate salary of about $3,000 a year, the one in the central district to re ceive f 1,200 per annum. Again the Hunter faction opposed, but to no avail, and the thing was cut and dried until Mayor Ken nedy developed a few additional economic ideas. He succeeded in having the ordi nance cut to fit his ideas, which were $1,200 a year for the man at Central station and $25 a year for the others. That was the last straw, and now the reformers have turned on their own measure. They want police magistrates, but not at the Mayor's price, and so they have joined hands with the Hunter people to fight the move unless it is altered to suit their tastes. USED A XOEQTITO BAB. Edward Owens, a Tonne Sonthslder, TJanc Himself Ko Reason Asslsncd. Edward Owens, aged 28, committed suicide by hanging himself at his homt, Ka 3003 Carey alley, South side, yesterday morning. No reason can be assigned for the act as he gave no intimation of his intentions. Owens returned from work at 7 o'clock yesterday morning and about 8 o'clock said he would go to bed and re quested to be awakened at noon. Instead, however, he went to the attic and taking a piece of mosquito bar made a rope out of it, w hich he fastened to the wall and placins the noose around his neck jumped off the window silL About noon one of his brothers went to waken him, and, not finding him in his room, went to the attic, where he discov ered him hanging. Help was summoned and the body cut down. It was quite cold, and he had evidently been dead several hours. The Coroner was notified. LOVESICK AND DESPONDENT. The Xieetsdale Floater Identified as the Body or Grace Stoop. Mrs. "William Stoop, of Keystone street, Eighteenth ward, yesterday identified the body found in the Ohio river at Lectsdale as that of her daughter, Grace, aged 19 years, who has been missing since .November 15 last Mrs. Stoop testified at the inquest that her daughter had disappeared without saying where she was going, after borrow ing 10 cents from her brother, saving she wanted to take a street car ride. They sup posed she had gone to visit relatives some where in Ohio, or possibly to find her lover, who had left the cityashorttimepreviously. The William Gibson, whose card was in her pocket, is thought to be her lover. The girl had worked in Armstrong's cork factory, but having lost her place became despondent and talked of drowning herself. Her family are satisfied she committed sui cide, and the Coroner's jury reached that verdict The remains will be buried in Allegheny Cemetery to-day. TEE BBIDGE IS SAFE. Tho Union FacIOc Structure at Omaha Not Washed Away as Reported. It was reported here on Friday that the Union Pacific Railroad bridge across the Missouri at Omaha, had been washed away in the flood. Yesterday S. C. Milbourne, Traveling Passenger Agent of the road, re ceived a telegram from General Passenger Agent II L. Lomax, stating that the bridge is safe in every particular. Trains are run ning regularlv, and there are no obstruc tions on the line between Council Bluffs and Omaha. The Union Pacific has just put on a fast mail train, leaving Omaha in the evening and reaching Denver the next morning, making the run of 569 miles in 13 hours and 25 minutes. Business men going to Denver can leave Chicago in the even ing, spend the day in Omaha and be in Denver the next morning. WILL BE HEA2D TUESDAY. Attorneys to Areas for Their Respective Charters Before Secretary Harrlty. G. C. Wilson and "W. A. Lewis, attorneys representing the Mt Oliver Inclined Com pany and the proposed new incline at Twenty-first street, will leave to-morrow night for Harrisburg to argue the respective merits of the two companies before Secre tarv of State Harrity. ,-t. r The Mt Oliver Company claims their chartergrants them the right to erect one or more inclined planes between Twelfth and Twenty-seventh streets. If successful in knocking out the new company they will, of course, be compelled to build one at that point. .Wilson represents the Mt. Oliver Company, and Lewis the Grimes-Keeling syndicate. IF you dslr to room or board In the Kat End consult THE DISPATCII To Let rooms and Wanted boarders advertislnir columns. jVIoro adlets thRn any other paper. IN LEGAL DIFFICULTIES. - Zax Joxes has been held for conrt for running a floating; speak-easy on the Alle-shenj- river. Lisdsv Lawsot, of Logan street, claims Daniel Goodhall stole a wagon from him. Goodliall gave ball for a hearing. Jonx Woods' giocory, on tho Brighton road, was entered yesterday and robbed of some cash and a quantity ot candy. Allkx C. IlAOAif, an insurance man of Mill vale, was knocked down and robbed by highwaymen of a gold watch and J80. Detective Bexdkl arrested Scott Lynch last night while he was acting suspiciously about the residence of E. L. .Myers, on Oak land avenue. Kate Flasioaw, of Bell alley, Allegheny, was fined $5 and costs for neglecting her two chlldien. The children were sent to the Home lor the Friendless. Attempts were mado early yesterday morn ing to bunrlarizc No. 13 Old avenue and No. 81 First avenuo. The thief was scared away before ho secured arythlni;. ilonnis Scott was committed to Jail yester day by Jlagistrato AlcKenna, on a charge of aggravated assault and battery. The suit KI-ohs out of u saloon row In which a man was strucK witu a saltcellar. Jons Locthix. of Lower St Clair township, is In jail awaiting a hearing before Magis trate Succop on charges of disorderly con duct and leloulous assault. His wile and slstor-ln-law, Aunlo Speelman, are the pros ccutilxcs. ALrno:iSE CcxrAcr-D, the Belgian glass worker charged with neglectlnc his family, testified that he had givon his wlfo $7 50 a week since he separated from her. He re fused to pay tho funeral expenses of bis aunt and mother-in-law. lie was discharged upon payment of tho costs. Dr. B. M. IIatcta. Eye, earJ nose and throat diseases exclusively. Office, 720 Fenn street, Pittsburg, Fa. sau Scxtasa. Awsiifos, new and very brilliant at Mamaux & Bon's, 539 Fenn , avenue. Thsa THE FOR CHARITY'S SAKE. Sweet-Faced Women Patiently Sit in Bain and Chilly Blast COLLECTING FOR THE HOSPITALS. ContrilJutlons Almost TlonMo the Amount of Last Year. TWO SWINDLERS PLAY A SHARP GAME Hospital Saturday was observed in Pitts burg and Allegheny yesterday with re ligions zeaL Disagreeable weather did not discourage the kindly women. Lowering clouds and a biting wind that chilled to the very marrow did not stay that noble band of philanthropists who, once a year, take their stand at some prominent street corner, and, with a sign npon which is printed their mission, wait patiently for sweet charity to reward them. From 8 o'clock yesterday morning until after 8 o'clock last night the women of the Hospital Association distributed about the two cities, sat like saints waiting for means to relieve the distress of others. At many points the women sat in pairs and while they chatted of their work aud its results, the newsboy with his hard earned penny and the banker and merchant with their crisp bills came tozether to contribute each his mite for the good of the good cause. Each woman or couple of women are sup plied with a small box and when they quit the field last night each box was liberally lined with cash. The ladies had faced a rain storm that had almost frozen them and they enjoyed a wave of sincere charity that warmed them to the hearts. OBerlncs From tho School Children. On Friday the school children sent their oflerings to the Hospital Association. Each school in the two cities sent a donation, the efforts of the children. A number of lodges sent in contributions. A contribution box was located at each engine house in the two cities, and from this source quite a sum was realized. Each police station in the two cities was supplied with a box and from this direction considerable money was sent in. To-day the Sunday schools and churches will contribute to the fund which will reallv make three days of active work in collecting money for this cause. All the reports of yesterday's work were not handed in last night, but'the managers of the association were entirely satisfied with the day's work and in the delight over their success they forgot the distress at tending their exposure and thought only of the suffering and misery they would relieve with the monev that had been contributed. The shower of "gold that had fallen to them slowly but constantly all day had cheered them and each went to her separate home last night with her benevolent face veiled with sublime content that beamed out like a ray ot warm sunshine. Interest In the Charity Growing. The object of the Saturday and Sunday Hospital Association is to encourage benev olent gifts for hospital purposes. The as sociation has been established in all the large cities in the country and in many of the small towns. In New York the asso ciation has been doing very good work for about 13 yeirs. Considerable work was done bv the local organization last year, but it is ca'lcuIateJ that much more work will be done this year. Last year a little over ?3,000 was raised from all sources aud it is thought that twice that amount will be con tributed this vear. The interest in the organization this year was considerably awakened by the Mayors of the two cities issuing proclamations and asking that the people generally contribute to the fund. The following collections were made at the Pittsburg schools: Moorhead," 519 30; Minersville, ?29 16: "Wickersham, ?14; Thad Stevens, 533 18; Duquesne College, 55 66; Duff's College, 58; Mt Washington, $31; North Fourth ward, $24 78; Howard, $23; Hiland, $46; Hiland sub-district, 511 22; Lincoln, 540; Reming ton. 54 29; Homewood, 513; Sterrett, 524; Liberty No. 1, 536 62; Liberty No. 2, $24 76; Liberty No. 3, 59 98; Pennsylvania Female Collese, $24 05; Bellfield No. 2, 534; Bell field No. 1, 5522; Forbes School, $32; Hum bolt School, Southside, 545. Allegheny schools First ward. $15; second ward, 532 12; North avenue, 532 30; Chestnut street, $19 25; Irwin avenue, $23 02; Perrysville, 529 52. Lodges Sherwood Council, Jr. O. XT. A. M., 55; Hazelwood Lodge, K. of P., 55; AVidman Lodge, I. O. O. F., $5; Zara Coun cil, Jr. O. U. A. M., 55. 1 he Ladles Who Braved the Weather. No report was made from the Southside last night The ladies at work there were Mrs. Mrs. E. Jones, Mrs. Dr. Ertzman, Mrs. Ihmson and aids: Mrs. Miller, Mrs. McMil len, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Cready, Mrs. T. 6. Jones, Mrs. Brice, Mrs. Hammet and Mrs. Lowe. The ladies, theirlocation, and the amount they collected in Pittsburg and Allegheny, are appended: Fifth avenue and Smith field street, Mrs. "Wilson and Mrs. R. H. Jones, 576 86; Fifth avenue and Wood street, Mrs. Montroville, Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Lenhart, 583 31; Fifth avenue and Market street. Mrs. Foster and Mrs. Get man, $92 8G; Sixth avenue and Smithfield street, Mrs. Cramer and Mrs Hough, 540 85; Postoflace, Mrs. Grimm, 563 70; Fourth avenue and Market street, Mrs. Cunningham and Mrs. Gray, $45 51; Union depot, Mrs. Jeannette and Mrs. Freyvogle, 520; Sixth and Penn avenues, Mrs. Ertz man and daughter, 546 38; Carnegie Hall, Alleghenv, Mrs. White and Mrs. Golnier, 553 20; Home of the Friendless, Allegheny, 52; Orphans' Home, Allegheny, 51; Hay market, Allegheny, Mrs. L. Smith aud niece, 526 80; Ft. "Wayne depot, Alleghenv, Mrs. B. A Harris, 528 2L The Hospital Association of Pittsburg and Allegheny now embraces four hospitals covering every branch of medical and surgical science and the general collection is divided up among the four hospitals on the basis of the tree patients they took care of during the preceding year. Charity That Knows No See. All beliefs and shades of opinion are rep resented, and the Christian and agnostic as they contributed to the fund will receive its benefit alike at the hospital to which they are sent should they unfortunately be afflicted. During the past year the asso ciated hospitals cared for 3,370 patients free ot charge, besides operating upon or giving medical aid to 22,960 free dispensary pa tients. The collection in the past has un doubtedly been the means of giving a great impetus to the free hospital service ot the city, since the inception of this move ment just three years ago. Mrs. Jones estimated last night that when all returns are made the collections this year will aggregate 55,300, which she says is beyond all expectation and is decidedly gratifying to the devoted women. That the crook is always with us, even in our most unselfish charity, was proven by two women who went through Oliver's mill, purporting to be collecting for the hospitals. They collected 520 which they have not and will not turn in. Worrying Over the Traction Ordinances. Attorney Carnahan and several directors of the Pittsburg, Allegheny and Man chester Traction Company called on the Mayor yesterday in the interest of the ordi nance, now before His Honor, giving them right of way over Fourth avenue, "Wood, Market and Liberty streets. The Mayor, it is understood, gave them little satisfaction, he not having decided what he will do with either that or the Exchange Railway ordi nance. The, Mayor will probably sign the ordinance ot the'BloomQeld Company. Ladies are greatly benefitted by the uie or Angostura Bitten. PITTSBURG DISPATCH A LITTLE GIRL DROWNED. Two Men Killed on the Rnllroad and Sev eral Persons Injured by "Wnirons -A Workman Has Uolh Lrgs Crashed in a Foundry. " Frances Smith, a girl about 8 years old, was drowned in the Allegheny river at the foot of Pine street, Allegheny, shortly be fore 8 o'clock last night Her body was swept down the stream and has not yet been recovered. She had been playing on the river hank with a few companions and there being a number of large boards scattered along the shore the children took delight in shoving them from the bank. One of the boards that was floating near the shore tempted Frances to step upon it As she did so the piece of timber turned and she was thrown into the river. The water was beyond her depth and the current swept her down the stream before assistance could be secured. Her parents live at 412 Ohio street, the father being a laborer in a mill. Her mother vas pros trated by the news, and became so hysteri cal that she had to receive medical atten tion. Every effort is being exerted bv friends of the family to find the little girl, but up to a late hour last night no trace was found. Several other accidents of a minor charac ter occurred, of which the list follows: Ujjkxown Two colored men were struck by the Philadelphia cxpi ess a few miles f rom Altoona Inst evening. They were thrown over a high embankment. One was kilted Instantly, and the other was so Dadly Injured that he will die. At this writing their names are unknown. , Haset Villlnm Haney, a driver em ployed bv Dougherty Bros., of Bedford ave nue, fell from his wagon yesterday morning on Fountain street. Tile rear wheel passed over his left leg, breaking it below tho knee. He was removed to his home on Wbester avenue. Kracs Deltry John Krausand William Peltry were badlylnjuredby asewer caving In in front of the Centennial building on Fei'ry street HowAiiD William Howard, an old man, bad a fit while riding in a wagon on the New Brighton road yesterday. He fell from his seat, and a wheel broke his leg In two places. Axdekson Charles Anderson was run over by a team of norses at Wood and Dia mond stieets yesterday; be was removed to the Meicy Hospital. Erics Charles Erick, an employe of Gar rison's foundry, had his legs crushed by a heavy casting falling on him yesterday morning. He was removed to his home in St. Clair township. Bboweskt l'etor Browesky, a laborer at the Iiraddock Steel Mill, was brought to the Mercv Hosoit.il last nfcrtat. Ho was suffer ing from a badly burnt ritfht loot and leg.j of hot metal at one of the fui naccs. Williams Edward Williams was knocked from his bics-cle by n Fifth avenue cable car at Dinwiddle street last niglit His head was slightly cut ana his bicycle broken. SB. A. O. EEEW3TEE DEAD, A Prominent Soalhilde Physician and Politician ruMes tT. Dr. A. D. Brewster died at his residence, 1011 Carson street, yesterday afternoon after an illness of several months. Dr. Brewster was a graduate of the Ohio Medical College, completing his education in that institution in 1S70. He was an ex-member of Common Council, and of the Poor Board; he served for six years as a director on the Bedford School Board; he was Treasurer of the Providence Building and Loan Association; member of the South side Medical Society, a member ot the surg ical stafl of the Southside Hospital and a recognized leader in the citizens' reform movement in the Twenty-ninth ward. Dr. Brewster has for a number of years conducted a drugstore on Carton street, from which he dispensed his own medicines. He had a large practice and did quite an ex tensive business. Arrangements have been made for the funeral to take place Tuesday afternoon. The remains will be interred in the Southside Cemetery. TEE ST. LOUIS FLOOD. Railroad Porters Tell Some narrowing Tales Abont the High Water. The express from St. Louis was 30 min utes late on its arrival last evening. The porters and passengers told some harrowing tales of the flood. The porters think the ex press was unable to leave St Louis last evening. About 1,000 feet of the Yandalia Railroad tracks are washed away, and that part of East St Louis below the railroad is badly sub merged. A large gang of men is at work dammjng up the water to prevent more damage being done. The only road open into St Louis is the 0. & M-, and all trains are running over its tracks. The porters last evening declared that the water in the river is within 6 feet of the top of the big bridge. A large number of engines and cars are buried under the water. Scraped by a PrrJ?ctlng Hoard. The smoking car of the limited was badly scraped by a projecting board in the yards at Harrisburg yesterday. The passengers were scared, but nobody was hurt EH0ST STORIES OF IW0 CnTES. Tux opening ball of the summer scries for 1KB will be given Thursday evening in the Cyclorama Auditorium, Allegheny. The summer schedule of the Pennsylvania road goes into effect to-dny. There Is no change in the running of through trains. Eigut cares of diphtheria and three cases of scarlatina were reported to the Bureau of Health yesterday from various parts of the city. The suits against D. W. C. Carroll, in which F. K. Liggett issued executions a few days since, are said to have been amicably ad Justed. The Washington Association or the Jr. O. U. A. M. will hold a mock Presidental con vention in Lafayette Hull on Saturday even ing, June 4. A Second avesde traction wire fell at Soho and two horses belonging to Louis Leback received a severe shock. Tho driver's wrist was burned. Ernest Lewis, IB years old, has dls appeared from his homo, No. 2712 Carson street He Is slightly demented, and I ears are felt for his safety. CniEP Biqelow will to-morrow open li7 proposals for $5 -treet Improvement con tract", many of them for street repaying, tho time on which closed yesterday. Ernest Lines, the young man who disap peared from his employer's residence on the Southside a few days ago, was located at So il ickley on Friday, and le turned yesterday. Bev. George Baker will fill the pulpit of the Fourth Avenue Baptist Church to-day In the absence of the pastor, Mr. Apple garth, who is attending conference in Phila delphia. The voters of Copeland and Shady Park presented a rjetltlon yesterday asking for two polling places. At present thero are 600 voters and they aro compelled to walk to XoithBraddock. Ciiarles Anderson, the boy who wa3 run over by a wagon at the corner of Wood and Diamond street", yesterday morning, was not injmod as badly as roportea. Ilia right leg was seveiely uruUed above tho knee. Charles Gifber, of Lawiencevlllo, who has been missing several days since having' trouble with a daughter of Police Lieutenant Orth, has been located at Cincinnati, having eloped with Annie Snyder, of Lawreuceville, whom he married at Cincinnati. Lieutenant Orth has made a chiminal charge against Gleber. Major Denniston returned yesterday from New York, where he had gono to con sult a famous surgeon with regard to the Malor's crippled log. Tho surgeon informed the Major to his gi eat satisfaction that an other uinpuiauuu wiiiuui un iiouessarv ana that the pain and trouble will be removed by simoly treating the nerves. The treatment will begin at once. JIollie Lyons, aged 18, who ran" away from her home In the Eighteenth ward last week, was found yesterday Dy the police In a miser able hovel In the rear of 8223 Ponn avenue, with a family named Sample, whoso children were taken irom them recently on account of the drunken habits of the. parents. Tho girl fell down stairs a few days ago and, re ceiving no medical attention, jttiijft serious condition. C . , SUNDAY, MAY 22, CAN'T FIND ITS PEER. Ex-Conncilman Keating Eloquently Eulogizes the East End. HAS HO EQUAL IN THE COUNTRY. Pittsburg's Handsome Residences and Bright Newspapers THE W0KDER OF THE UNITED BTATES During the indignation period consequent o the recent trienuial assessment several gentlemen made the statement that high city taxes would stop the erection of fine residence buildings within the city limits and compel those who contemplate the erection of such to look for sites in the suburbs. But more recent developments faU to support this statement' Instead of diminishing inquires after large residence grounds in the choice sec tions of the city seem to be growing every day, and bona fide purchases are being made, the purchasers in most cases declar ing their intention to erect palatial homes for their own families. Many of these are Allegheny men who have become tired of that city for a variety of reasons, and feel ing satisfied that the East End is and will continue to be the residence quarter of Pittsburg, have decided they could do no better than to enjoy a home amid its comforts, conveniences and natural attractions. Bnildlnc Palaces for Homes. Among the recent purchases by Alle gheny men reported is that of William G. Parke, who within a few days paid 5100,000 tor the residence and grounds of Aaron French, at Penn and Linden avenues, and, it is said, will tear down the old building and erect in its place a magnifi cent residence. J. Q. Stephen son purchased a residence place on Penn avenue, near to the French prop erty, for $40,000. A number of Pittsburg men have also bought in this favored sec tion recently. John B. Jackson paid 550,000 for a tract adj'oining the French property on Penn avenue, and proposes erecting a home there; Albert Wilson, the druggist, paid 547,000 for a lot 176x800 feet at the corner of Penn and Dallas avenues and Henry Curry, of the Carnegie firm, has closed a deal for the Burger property, on Homewood avenue, for 548,000. A large number of persons moved to the Er.st End from Allegheny as teuants this year, but thev are only tenants on trial and if tbey like that locality many of them will be owners of fine properties upon which they will lavish thousands in improvements inside of another year. Frond of Ills Own Town. A. F. Keating has been traveling about among the large cities of the country a good deal recently, and yesterday, in a con versation, compared this city with others that he had visited. His remarks were in teresting: "If there is any city in the country that has a finer residence section than the East Eud," he said, "I would go a long distance to see it. I have traveled around a good deal lately and visited many cities, but the more I got around the better satisfied I became with our own city. Nowhere I have been have I seen handsomer streets, more beautiful residence grounds, more elegant residences or so many of them as one finds by a ride over the traction .lines through the East End. I don't believe there is a city in the country that can excel it "I have been acreoably surprised to note the superiority of Pittsburg over other cities in.the matter of street cleaning. In New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore the ap propriations for street cleaning are several times larger than Pittsburg makes, yet I found paved streets in the best parts of those cities that you could not duplicate anywhere in Pittsburg for dirt, and all their streets were much worse than ours. This was particularly true of New York and Baltimore, and the streets were not only dirty but they were in a condition that would not be tolerated here. The Evolution of tho Eut End. "The development of the East End has been a wonder to me," continued Mr. Keat ing, "and I think Ed Bigelow is entitled to credit for it fully as much as rapid transit. Seven vears ago, when Mr. Bigelow assumed control of the East End, its population was insignificant as compared with now, there was not a sewer in it, there were only a half dozen paved streets and it had the largest death rate of any section of the city. To-day it has an, almost perfect sewer system on nearly every street, there are many miles ot beautiful paved streets, it is the healthiest part of the city, and the population 13 as great if not greater than any other section. "All this has been done without adding 1 cent to the city debt, in fact, the debt has been decreased 52,000.000 in that time. No other city in the country has such a record. Those who continually rail against the gov ernment ot this city on account of alleged extravaeance arc certainly not posted. They cannot have given unbiased consideration to the facts here as compared with other cities. Pittsburg's debt was 515,000, 000 at one time, and all but 514,500,000 of it was entered into not by City Councils but by vote of the pe pie. To-day our debt is smaller than in almost any other large city, our tax rate is lower on the average an'd our city is developing as fast as any in the conn try, aud a good deal faster than most of them. . n Argnment forlllgh Taxes. "If our taxes are large in tl.e aggregate it only proves one thing that I have in my experience. "Whenever a city's taxes are stiff there you find vigor and prosperity. It seldom fails and it applies to other organi zations than cities. Take churches for in stance. Show me a church that has en dowments enough to keep it up without taxation on its membership and I will show you a slow, dragging useless congregation. A poor congregation with a big debt is al ways vigorous and successful. The same is true of cities. "Another thing I noticed'concluded the ex-Councilman, "was that Pittsburg's news papers are better than in other cities. I used to think our papers were dull here sometimes, but take it all back now. I pent two weeks in Philadelphia recently and I made up my mind, after studying closely the character of the best papers in that citv, that Pittsburg excelled them all. Baltimore, Boston and Washington were even worse than Phila delphia in the character and contents of their papers. On inquiring I learned that in all these cities they employ more men on their papers than in Pittshurg, but for some reason, which I can't understand, their labors are lees satisfactory to the readers. The people of those cities appreciate this fact, too, and speak highly of Pittsburg's press." HUNDREDS ot rooms rented every week by advertising In lbs cent a word "To Let rooms" advertising columns of THE Dls I'ATCU. Buoixe Is a safo, suro and absolute de stroyer or roaches, bedbugs and all Insects. 25 cts. 8:50 P. M. ' SATURDAYS Is the latest momont at which small advertlsaments will be receivod at the For Insertion in the SUNDAY DISPATCH. . On, weekday M)e offlce will remain open' until r.'ic'as turaot 3892. HOI THE SUIT HE B0UQHT. D. CHoolIgan Has Pawnbroker Snssman Arrested on a Charge of Larcnny. D. O'Hooligan, a workman, complained to Superintendent of Police O'Mara last night that Louis Sussman, the "Wylie ave nue pawnbroker, had swindled him in a bargain for a suit of clothes. He said he went to Sussman's store to bny a suit He selected a coat aud vest, and asked to have them wrapped up. He also wanted a pair of trousers for which he had to go to the back part ot the store. After he made his purchases he took his bundles and went home, hut on opening them found it did not contain the clothes he bonght He went back to the store and wanted the mistake rectified, but he says Mr. Sussman only laughed at him. Superintendent O'Mara sent Detective Bobinson to the store with O'Hooligan, but they got little satisfaction, and the Superin tendent then had an information made acrainst Sussman before Alderman Mc Kenna. The latter made the charge one of larceny, and on ft Sussman was arrested. He gave bail in 5500 for a hearing on Tues day. . Superintendent O'Mara was very angry, and said if the charge against Sussman was sustained he would have his license re voked. A SEW SHINING INDUSTEY. Pittsburg's Evoltltlon Toward Becomlns a Fnll-Flf d;. d Metropolis. Pittsburg is becoming more metropolitan in her ways every day. A new and wel come industry sprung up yesterday in the form of a permanent bootblack stand on Smithfield street, with soft luxuriously cushioned seats, fans and other welcome accouterments that will please the heart of the lounger far more than plain words can tell. The zealous little bootblack, in his first evolution toward becoming a million aire or a roulette roller, has established this welcome stand, and now the itinerant "blacks," who carry their kit with them, will have another opportunity for becoming jealous. The metropolises of the East and West can smile at Pittsburg no more. It has a permanent bootblack stand. ONE 0? FIIZPATKICK'S FEIEND3 Thinks He Shonld Have Had the Same dhow Given Other Murderers. A friend of Patrick Fitzpatrick, the mur derer, who is to be hung Tuesday, called at The Disfatcii office last night He had prepared a list of a number of men who had committed murder in the past eight years in Allegheny county. He said all these men were under the influence of liquor at the time they committed their crimes. On this account they were not hung. He thinks the same leniency should have been shown to Fitzpatrick. The list is as follows: Ed Slattery, James Kane, Paddy McGraw, John Robinson, John Kane, Hess ("Bloody") Abernethy, Policemen Charles Jones and Evans. A GOLD CUBE TALK. Colonel Nate A, Reed, the Western Jour nalist and Editor to I.-ctnro To-Daj. Colonel Nate A. Heed, the eminent "West ern journalist and editor of the Banner of Oold, arrived in the city last night from Chicago and is being entertained by Major S. E. Moore. During his brief stay in the city Colonel Beed will lecture at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon npon the bi-cnloriae ot gold cure in the rooms of theBi-Chloride of Gold Club, at No. 148 Third avenue. That the lecture will be entertaining goes without saying, as the Colonel has a uide reputa tion as a platform speaker, auunis tnorougn acquaintance with the gold cure ably fits him for the eminence ot lecturing upon the topic. HOT C0NFEBRIHQ WITH HAEEI30S. C L. Ma gee's E istern Trip Was Not a Vomica! One. C. L. Magee was asked yesterday if It was true that he had been East to confer with the Harrison managers. He laughed as he replied, "I went East on business, did not see any politicians and did not talk either Harrison or anti-Harrison talk while I was an ay. This is a good time of the year for political fakes." A Boy Takes a Fit and Canses a Riot Charles Maginn, while standing at Fifth avenue and Dinwiddie street last evening, was seized with a fit, andin his paroxysm caught a passerby by the throat The gen tleman, not understanding the sitnation, dealt the boy a blow in the face, knocking him down, whereupon a number of the in nocent victim's friends who were standing near came to the rescue, and a general row resulted before explanations were made, during which there were several knock downs. The boy was finally taken home and no arrests n'ere made. Faid the Paper Hangers. Samuel McElhaney and Thomas Hogan were arrested yesterday by Detectives Iiob inson and Fitzgerald on charges of false pretense made by J. K. Miller & Co. The two men had papered the house of Ida Howe at 408 Ferry street last week for which the firm sent her a bill amounting to 5103.94, Miss Howe paid the amount to McElhaney, who signed a receipt for it, and when a collector we'nt for the money yesterday she produced it. Hogan is thought to have shared with McElhaney in the proceeding. Demented and Awny From nome. A telegram was received by Superintend ent O'Mara last night from East Brady, asking him if inquiry was being made here ior a woman about 30 years old and a child of 1 vear, who had been picked up there on Friday. The woman is demented, is well dressed and has auburn hair, and although she will not tell her name says her home is in this cily. It is possible she has wan dered away, but the police have no report of such a case. Mononcahcla House for Sale; Captain Sam Brown returned from the East last eveuing. He said he was too busy to talk about the Mouongahela House, but anybody can have it who will pay his price. He seemed surprised that the report of a deal with J. M. Montgomery had been pub lished. The general opinion is that Mr. Montgomery has bought the hotel, but the papers have not been signed. Fnshlnc; the Electric Bailroad. The electric line running from Beaver Falls to Ellwood City is being rapidly pushedjo completion. The return current wire has been finished, and within a short time cars will be running over the road. This is the first railroad in the State which runs electric airs over a standard gauge track, "and will probably be only a begin ning of an era in electric railroad traffic Fooled the I'ollce but Caajht at Last. Zara Jones has been fooling the police of Pittsburg and Sharpsburg by running a shanty boat speak-easy for several weeks, but was yesterdav arrested and held for court by Magistrate Leslie for selling liquor without license and on Sunday. The police have been after Jones lor some time, but whenever they went after him would find his boat in the middle of the river. Tho Ilair-Frlce Carprts At Groetzlnger's last wook made a lively trade. Many went out and many still re main. We don't want them, and you do. Come in and look at tho stock and you are sure to become a buyer. Bead advertisement on second page. 627 and 629 Penn avenue. Excursion 'to Ohio Fyle On Decoration Dav, Monday, May 80. Special train will leave B. & O. B. K, depot at 8:10 Ju x. Bate l CO the round trip. NEW ASYLUM NEEDED. A Slate School for Feeble-Minded Children Suggested to Be ERECTED AT OR NEAR PITTSBURG. A Becommendation to Be Presented to the Next legislature. 0NLT OSE SOW IX 1HE COMMONTTEALTII A movement is on foot here for the estab lishment of an additional State School for feeble-minded children in "Western Penn sylvania near Pittsburg. The State Medical Society adopted a resolution at its ses sion a lew days ago indorsing the project and appointed a committee to have the matter presented to the Legislature and ask that the new school or asylum be located near Pittsburg so as to take care of the large class of those un fortunates in this end of the State. One of the gentlemen interested in the movement said yesterday that Senators John Neeb and William Flinn were to b asked to look after the matter. Dr. Kerins, who was the author of the resolution in the State Medical Society, ii Superintendent of the Elwin Asylum and School for feebleminded children at Elwin, Delaware county. The Only One In thi State. This is the only school of the kind in the State and is located IU miles from Phila delphia. On the 1st of October, last year, there were Soo inmates, while there is no.t accommodations for near that number. Of tliis number 525 are boys and 332 are girls. At this institution there is one main building where all the pupils are quartered and that there are three school buildings for the three different grades into which the school is divided according to intelligence. It is intended to build the new school on about the same plan, and the buildings will cost in the neighborhood of 1250,000, exclu sive of the ground. The trouble with the Elivin School is that besides being a State institution, it is supported by private patients and subscriptions so that children from anywhere can be admitted. The idea of the new school is to make it exclusively a State institution, but to receive pay pa tients from this State only. CandidatPS for Admission In Fittsbarc. When Chief Elliot was asked forhis views on the subject yesterday he said: "The idea is a good one and should be carried out Dr. Kerins is a brizht man, and knows what he is talking about. His school is badly overcrowded, and some thing will have to be done very soon to re lieve that institution. The school ought to be located near here in order to take care of the big number of children of that kind here. We already have a number ot feeble-minded children from this city that are supported by this department There are others that should be there, but we are unable to gain admission for them owing to the overcrowded condition of the school at Elwin. There are also many such children wandering at large upon the streets who ought to be placed in such an institution to teach them cleanlircss, if lor nothingel.se. There are a'so a large num ber ot children in the school from this section that are paid for pri vately. Such a school will have to be built as soon as it is possible to get the measures through the Legislature, and it ought to be as near Pittsburg as possible, as this is a central point and the cost ot sending children here will be le than at almost any other point iu Western Penn sylvania." Bed Ttocm rarnlsUInff. Wc have over 100 dilTerent patterns of dec orated chamber sets to choose from, at prices from S2 up. Cavitt 1'ollock A Co., 935 Penn avenne. A few doors Irom Ninth street. MARS HELL, THE CASH GROCER, WILL SAVE YOU MONEY. According to our poets, Winter frequently lingers in the lap of Spring. We are afraid the naughty girl en joys it, too, for now old Winter has deserted her, she is doing the "linger ing" act herself and is flirting out rageously with Summer. We don't know what can be done to chase her off, unless we get after her with the overworked old "Blue Laws." If the L. & O. don't scare her, we fear she is beyond hope. Go, she must, and as she goes the flies will come. Are you ready for them ? OUR 35c SCREEN DOORS Proved a great hit. They only had one fault, there was not enough of them. We expected them to last all week, and they only lasted 4 days. We are going to offer you another bargain. ADJUSTABLE WINDOW SCREENS. All Sizes 20c Each. We have not laid aside a few dozen screens to sell at this price". Remem ber, Any Window Screen in Our Stores 20c. If you cannot come to our stores send your order by mail. Give the width of your window. If you send us a $10 order for groceries, we will deliver both groceries and screens at your depot free of charge. If you order screens alone we will have to charge you freight, but even then you will save CO per cent Thess Are Not Flimsy Made Screens. They are strong, well made, with hardwood frames. They will fit on the outside of the win dow, so it can be raised or lowered without removing the screen. They are sold all over town at 50s each. Send for our lar;e Weekly Price List and tee our other bargains. MARSHELL, Corner Ohio and Sandusky Streets, ALLEGHENY. 24 and 25 Diamond Square, PITTSBURG. my23 FINE STATIONERY, ENGRAVING AND PRINTING. W. V. DERMITT & CO., W SIXTH AVENUE. apJTMtt One More Week! SHORT LENGTHS 07- CARPETSI FOR LESS THAN HALF What They Would Cost Cut from Full Rolls of the Same Goods. W pieces of Moquette and Ax minster Carpets, 15 to 40 yards in length, at 75c and $1 a yard. Best quality Velvet Carpet, in 15 to 30-yard lengths, at 75e a yard. 100 pieces Body Brussels, In 8 to 50-yard lengths, at 50 to 80 cents. 250 pieces Tapestry Brussels, 10 to 50-yard lengths, at 652 a yard. 200 pieces Ingrain Carpet, 18 to 30-yard lengths, at 20c, 25c, 30c, 35c, 45c and 50c a yard. A large lot of short-length 3-Plyi at 62Jc a yard. 500 short lengths Moquette, Body Brussels and Tapestry Brussels Car pets, suitable for hearth rugs, front of washstands or at doors, at 10 to 75 cents per piece. We also have a lot of full rolls of differ ent grades of Carpets, patterns which will not be duplicated, and place them on sale at greatly reduced prices. Ask to see them. SPECIAI. 250 pairs of Silk Curtains in all leading colors, never sold for less than $16 a pair, will go ior 9 a pair. EDWARD GR0ETZINGER, 627 AND 629 PENN AVE. myig-TTssa HUGUS&HACKE UPHOLSTERY DEPARTMENT. Headquarters for Lace Curtains. Curtains for country houses. Curtains for seaside cottages. Curtains for city houses. Prices were never so low; patterns and colors were never so good. Nottingham Lace Curtains from 75 c to J 10 per pair. Irish Point Lace Curtains from $4 to t-S Pcr Pa'r Swiss Tamboured Lace Curtains from 5 to $30 per pair. Novelty Snowflake Curtains from S3.50 to 36-50 per pair. Silk Gauze Curtains from 5 to 12.50 per pair. Chenille Portieres, Our own special patterns, plain and dado, fringe top and bottom, all the new colors, $4 to $16 per pair. A new line of English Cretones, fast colors, handsome designs and colorings, 35c a yard. We continue to offer the same ex cellent values in Brass and Iron Bedsteads, Bedding, etc., etc. See our White Enameled Iron Canopy Bedstead, which we offer complete with wire springs and mat tress, at $20 each. Cotton and Silk Draperies, Tapes tries, Fringes, Screens, etc., in large assortment and at popular prices. Cor. Fifth Ave. and Market St, my2i-uwi BIBER & EAST0N. WASH DRESS GOODS. Exquisite Colorings, Gorgeous De signs, Delicate Sprays, Spots, Stripes, Etc. MANY THOUSANDS OF YARDS FOR YOUR SELECTION. Edinburgh Cords, 12c. India Cashmere Satines, 10c. Canton Crepes, 15c. Voila Laine, 18c. Printed Battiste, 10c. Shantong Pongee, I2Kc India Novelties, 15c. Llama Cloths,c. 12 Printed Dimities, 12c, English Cheviots, 30-inch for Shirts and Waists, 20c. Beautiful Crinkles, 25c. " 36-inch Printed Muslins, 6c. All the above are 24 to 36-inch width. Light, medium and dark grounds. A PERFECT EXPOSITION OF SUMMER DRESS FABRICS. AT NEW LOW PBICB3. BIBER & EAST0N, MS AND 607 ilAEKET 3T. jnj2S-TtM 1 f -f J . .Sajfawi, ft." X -. e&, LatJSG&t. ? ii., jfijaSteaaeiat
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