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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.
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FINE STATIONERY,
ENGRAVING AND PRINTING.
W. V. DERMITT & CO.,
W SIXTH AVENUE.
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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.
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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,
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BIBER & EAST0N.
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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.
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