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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
A BIG LUMBER LETTING.
Some Large Manufacturing Concerns to be
BlackIisted.

Some Large Manufacturing Concerns to be
BlackIisfed.
An important convention of the Union
Association of Lumber Dealers will be held
in Columbus on the 22d inst. This organi-
zation has membership of over 600 in
Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia,
Ohio and Indiana. Of this number go are
residents of this vicinity, and all have sig
nifed their intention of attending the meet
ing. as their trade here has been injured dur
ing the past year by manufacturers breaking
their agreement
lumber from the producers, and carry large
stocks, on which they pay taxes, and sell to
contractors There are number of what are
termed "scalpers' in this city, who buy from
producers-and sell to contractors, but carry no
stock. At the last session of the association it
was decided to purchase no lumber from manu-
facturers who sold to "scalpers' or contractors
and an agreement to that effect was made. Two
large concerns have violated the agreement
and were promptly put on the black list. Other
manufacturing concerns will likely be black
listed at this session.
Pittsburg interests are well represented in
the association. having two members on the
Board Of Directors. George Waters and
William Wigman. This time they will make
an effort to secure the Presidency, and have
named A. L. Sheafer, President of the South
Pittsburg Planning Mill Company, for that i'm
portant position.
After the business of the convention is trans
acted. the members will accept an invitation
from the Hooking Valley Railroad Company to
an excursion through the lumber regions OF
Michigan,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
TEMPERANCE YOUNG WOMEN.

Proceedings of Their Convention at the
North Avenue Church.
Mrs. W. B. Rhodes presided at the con-
vention of the Young Woman's Christian
Temperance Union Of Allegheny County at
the North Avenue M. E. Church in ALLIE
gheny yesterday. Mrs. Watson, Of the old
er organization. urged the young ladies to pre-
sent petitions to the Legislature, asking for the
passage of the prohibitory amendment. Mrs.
T. D. c. Main urged work among the railroad
men and wanted Bibles and temperance tracts
placed in the caboose cars of all freight trains.
Mrs. DR.. Swift spoke on Social Purity" and
urged that the young ladies instruct the chill
dren under their care how to vote for the pro-
hibitory amendment
In the evening Mrs. Rhodes reviewed the
work Of the past two years. Miss Eta s. Bea-
come denounced the use of tobacco in any
form, and said 1000 people die every year from
its evil effects
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
NEW BELLEVUE ELECTRIC co.
A Pleasant Valley Man Heads q Corpors
Go Farxvard

A Pleasant Valley Man Heads q Corpora
fion to Go Forward.
"Will the electric road to Bellevue be
built?" is question daily asked by the
residents of that borough. Mr.. J. H. Nc
Creery, the original protector, says: II
don't think anything else but that it will be
built"
Yesterday representative of THE DIS
PATCH learned that the option on the
Beaver road held by the original company
had run out, and that a new company Is Delng
organized to purchase the stock and build the
electric road, with Mr.. Roseburg at the head
He is a man of good ability, and one who con-
trolls large amount of stock in the fleasant
Valley Railroad Company.
The price asked for the stock OF the Beaver
road IS $50 per share, there being something
over 500 shares.
1t has been stated that Mr.. Westinghouse
would furnish the rolling stock and dynamos
for controlling interest, but nothing definite
about that is yet known. At all events, 1t now
looks as if the new company would relieve the
original proprietors and build the road. The
residents want it and need it badly.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
AN INCREASE OF $11,OO0.

Directors Appropriate 1851, 900 to Pay
Teachers Salaries.
The subcommittee on teachers salaries
yesterday appropriated s361, 900 for the next
fiscal year, an increase of $1,000 over last
year.
The Oakland School Board reelected VIM.
Holmes; the Mt. Alban Board elected T. n.
Frosh; the Moorhead Board returned Sheriff
McCandless yesterday to represent them in the
Central Board.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
WHICH Is THE QUICKEST?
The Probability of Races ON the Two Cable
Roads.

The Probability Of Races ON the Two Cable
Roads.
The indications point to lively competi-
tion for East End traffic, when the Citizens
Traction Railway gets under full headway.
At present each of the ten East End cars
makes the trip between Frankstown avenue and
Sixth street in 4O minutes. Twenty-Five min
utes Of this time is consumed west of the
forks of the road" where the cars must 20
slow enough to travel between 35 horse-cars
from Lawrenceville The other Is minutes is
required east of the ''forks," where the cable
runs faster. When the Lawrenceville horse
cars are Withdrawn all the cables will be put
on fast time and the trip to the East End re-
duced to 80 minutes.
The Fifth avenue cable cars now make the
trip in 40 minutes. occasionally when traffic Is
light reducing this to 35 minutes.
The terminus of both lines being close to-
gether, both in town and in the East End, the
companies will compete for the same business
lying in the heart Of East Liberty.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
OPERATORS WILL NOT REPLY.

Coke Producers Utterly Ignore the Letter
From the Wage Workers.
The coke operators have not made any
reply to the letter from the workers, pub
lished in this paper yesterday, asking for
conference. Some operators seem to favor
ignoring the letter entirely until the price of
coke is advanced.
The present wages will therefore, continue
until February at least unless the workers
committee orders a shutdown.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
ALLEGHENY'S POOR.
Important Work of the Bonrd During the
Year Just Ended.

Important Work of the Bonrd During the
Year Just Ended.
The annual meeting of the Allegheny
Poor Board was held last night, and the
reports of the officers for the year were read.
Superintendent Rolshouse's report showed:
There were 261 inmates in the home on Decem-
Der 81, 1857, ISL admitted during the year, born:
total At. There were 81 deaths and 12s were dis
charged leaving 262 in the home on December 81
1883. In the insane department there were a
males and 80 females on December 81, 1887. During
the year Is males and Is females were admitted,
making total of 50 males and 65 females. During
the year there died, were discharged transferred
13 males and Il females, leaving in the department
December 81, 1888, IS males and 50 females.
The total valuation of stock, furniture, ma
chnery etc., at the home is So 634 79 The product
Of the farm last year is valued at S5, 2sS
The reports of the district physicians were
also received. DR.. Robertson, of the Eastern
district, reported LOLA professional visits and
III Office consultations. Also births and IL
deaths.
DIR. Crombie of the Western district, re-
ported 996 professional visits and 44 office con-
sultations; also Il deaths.
DR.. McIlroy, physician at large, reported 915
visits, go consultations, births and deaths.
A meeting of the board will be held Thurs
day evening to discuss the charter question
with their solicitor, D. NJ. Alston.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
APPLYING FOR LICENSES.
But Few Saloon Keepers Move Yet-Seck.
Ing Petition Signers.

Dut rev Saloon heepers HfoEe 1ct-Seck'
Ing Petition Siguers.
Only a few applications for liquor IL
censes have yet been filed in the Office of
Clerk of Courts. The business will not begin
regularly until next month. Even then the
majority of applications will be held back until
the last two days
A saloon keeper in one ward will delay NOV
ing until he sees what kind of petitions the
other liquor dealers in his ward submit. Every
effort is being made by those saloon keepers
who are applying for renewal of their license
to have exactly the same signers on their ap-
plications and the same sureties on their bonds.
They are extremely particular about this, and
one reason why so few applications have been
filed is that considerable time is being spent by
the applicants in looking up and getting the
old signers to again put their names to the
necessary papers.
The saloon keepers have become cute. In
stead of applying to lawyers for help they
are making careful copies of their papers of
last year. and are acting as their own attor-
news.
There are numerous instances throughout
the city where saloon in neighborhood
which has been well weeded out by the Judges
has done less business since the high license
law went into effect than before, when the
number of saloons was much greater. This is
a curious and apparently inexplicable law. In
the central and business sections of the city
nearly all of the saloons which are licensed
have been doing better business than ever
before, and many of them have increased their
trade 400 and 500 per cent, but from reports this
has not been the experience of saloons in other
parts Of the city.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
Still At 1t.

The great auction sale of drygoods at M.
Fires is still continued from day to day.
What at first seemed doubtful to some Of
our readers is now a positive, settled fact,
and Mr.. Fire has resolved on closing out
his entire and very large stock at auction,
and if you want to get your drygoods at
about half their original cost, don't delay,
and supply your wants at NJ. Fires, No. 1O2
Federal st., Allegheny.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
JOURNALIST AND REPORTER.
Assessors Who Think the Former q Chear
Calling Than tho Latter.

Assessors Who Think the Former q Cheaper
Calling Than the Latter.
Delinquent Tax Collector Ford tells some
stories regarding the vagaries Of assessments
that equal any found in other departments
of this kind. For instance, where men are
assessed in two or more places the Judgment Of
the various Assessors is an interesting study in
social science. Mr.. Ford states that a news
paper man was caught in two districts. In the
one his calling was given as Journalist" In
the other he was rated as reporter" and his
occupation put 5, 900 higher than he was rated
as Journalist"
1t would seem that the first Assessor was
either man of keen penetration or else did
not know the nature of the mans business.
Three brothers lived in the Eleventh ward,
and moved into the Thirteenth and we're as.
sessed each twice in each ward When Ia
notices rained down upon them, they were as
founded and thought they had best come TO
the delinquent office at once. So one of them
bore down on Mr. Ford and began piling down
postal cards as though dealing out a hand Of
whist. 1t was explained, but when the. three
sets Of assessments came to be compared it was
found that no two of them agreed in fixing the
value Of the occupations, though they were
not out Of the ordinary callings pursued in this
section.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
ANOTHER COAL OUTLET.

The Beach Creek Road to be Connected With
the B., r. g. p. in the Spring.
A local railroad man, who returned
yesterday from q trip through Clear
field county, stated that the people
along the line of the Beach Creek
road expect to see the line extended to some
point on the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg
Road, possibly Punxsutawney. The contracts
for the work have already been let and opera
tions will be started in the spring.
The Beach Creek road extends from Jersey
Shore to Gazzam. and runs through masnif-
cent coal field. The Vanderbilts are anxious
to secure the northwestern outlet for their
coal. and connecting the Beach Creek with the
B. r. & P, will give them line through to
Buffalo. There is some talk of pushing the
Beach Creek road from Gazzam to Pittsburg
but the information is not definite.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
BADLY BUTCHERED Up.
A Colored Man Who Tried to Steal Ride,
but Failed.

An unknown colored man tried, at $50
yesterday afternoon, to steal ride on an
east-bound freight coming up the Ft Wayne
Railway at Neville station. Slipping, he fell
under the wheels, So that one leg was cut of,
as well as the foot on the other leg. His arms
were also badly broken up, and he was brought
to the city hospital, as it was thought he must
die.
His name, as learned last evening, is Charles
Cleneran; he came from Louisville, and both
legs had to be amputated at the West Penn
Hospital
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
THE HUSBAND PROTECTED.
A Novel Question Which is Just Now In.
fnrasfinu I,oUvor.

@A A'S'SA %"Soshvh an vaot 4Nu" An
teresting Lawyers.
A young attorney on Diamond street is
perplexed. Among the new laws enacted
within the past few years is one which per.
mits married women to carry on business in
their own right and name, just as though
she were single and responsible to herself
alone. A certain married woman has been
doing this Her husband recently intertered,
sold some of her goods and pocketed the pro-
ceeds. She went to the rising young attorney
and wanted to sue her hubby for larceny.
"Can a husband be convicted of larceny after
stealing from his wife?" is the question that
has haunted the thoughtful disciple of Black
stone ever since. He dreams about it at night,
and asks everybody he meets during the day.
time. The filing of the papers is delayed until
this query is answered.
Lawyers interviewed by him hold various
views. Some say the husband was thief and
could be so proven. Oilers feel positive that
such suit would never hold water. Among
the latter class Is William M. Stevenson, ESQ.
He says the law referred to is only an enabling
act and does not change the old common law.
Under the common law such a charge would
not be recognized, and, of course, it could
hardly be sustained by the new enactment.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
A FAMILY OF PENSIONERS.
A Woman and Eight Children Want Some Of
Uncle Sans Surplus.

A curious case turned up in the Pension
Office Yesterday. There appeared nine pen
sioners who wanted to draw some of Uncle
Sans surplus. These pensioners were Mrs.
Mary Lynn, Of Mapleton Depot, Huntingdon
county, Pa, and her eight children. ranging
from to l6 years Of age.
Under the law each child belonging to a
soldier who died from injuries or disease con.
tracted during the war is entitled to pension
of 81 per month, or s24 dollars per year. When
he or she reaches the age of l6 years the pen
sion is cut off. This is in addition to the pen.
sion received by the widow of the soldier.
The most curious feature about the case is
that the clerks at the office were bothered for
a long time to determine whether or not the
youngest child came within the law. Its father,
Henry Lyon, died July 10. 1887, and the last
child was not born until January S, lSSS. 1t was
decided to allow the child a pension.
The limit of time allowed for the oldest
child's pension expired few weeks ago and he
will not get any. The youngest child's pension
will not expire until January a. 1904 The
widow gets sl2 month.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
A BRAVE ALLEGHENY WOMAN

Captures Daring Burglar, but is Quite Un-
able to Hold Him.
About o'clock last evening a burglar en-
tered the residence of J.W. Morrow, No. ITO
Rebecca street, Allegheny, but was de-
tected before he secured any booty. He en-
tered the building from the rear, on Shields
street, by climbing onto the roof of the kitchen
and passing through the second story window.
Mrs. Morrow heard a noise in the room, and,
upon running up stairs, discovered the man
trying to escape. Instead of fsinting, the lady
attempted to capture tie burglar, and seized
him by the foot as he was climbing through the
window and screamed for help, but the man
was too strong for her, and succeeded in get.
ting away
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
secretary David.on,. Wife nv,n,.

The wife of Samuel Davidson, Secretary Of
the Humane Society, was in a dying condition
yesterday. She is about 20 years of age, and
has been suffering for several weeks from
typhoid fever. Owing to her old and enfeebled
condition, it is not likely she can recover. She
is the mother of Samuel Davidson Jr., of the
postoffice.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
A CLEVER RUSE.

How the Dispatch Found Man FOR tho
Pension Authorities
On Sunday last statement was published
in this paper that the authorities Of the
pension Office wished the address of 8. I.
Baird, of Company F, One Hundred and
Thirty-ninth Regiment Pennsylvania volun-
teers. Mr.. Baird is a resident of Clearheld,
and on the following afternoon the pension
agent heard from him.
Mr.. Baird thought his pension had been in
creased; but he was only wanted to sign a
voucher. Captain Bsrckley had his address,
but adopted this ruse to bring him to the ofics
in hurry
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
BECAUSE LIMPY CONFESSED

He and Three Other Toughs Were Locked
Up as Sneak Thieves.
William Cunningham, Frank Knoland,
William Boyle and Martin. better known
as ''Limpy," Mcmahon, lads about IA years
Of age, were arrested yesterday and locked up
on "Limpy's" confession that they had stolen
lot of spoons, pocketbooks, pipes, Bibles and
other trinkets from the store of D. P Collins
on Federal street, Allegheny, yesterday morn
ing, when Collins was not looking. Ginning
ham had tried to sell some of the pipes to a
Sixth street saloonist.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
THE JEANETTE GAS COMPANY.

A New $4,000 Corporation to Heat the
Growing Little City.
The Jeanette Gas Company, capital s25,0O0
was chartered yesterday, to produce natural
gas in Salem, Penn and Hempfeld townships,
Westmoreland county The stockholders are
John NJ. Kennedy William s. Jones and James
A. Chambers, of Pittsburg; H. Sellers Mckee,
Of Allegheny, and Horace Magee and Richard
McLay, of Philadelphia.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
Two Small AIleubenv Fir.

Sparks set fire to the roof of James Halls
mush factory, at the corner ef Sedgwick street
and Grant alley, Allegheny. about 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. An alarm was turned in
from box 16 and the blaze was extinguished
with loss of $50. About o'clock an alarm
fire in the cupboard of house on Modoc
alley,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
A NEW SYSTEM

Adopted at Carne gie's New Wire Mill ut
Beaver Falls.
The employees of Carnegie, Phipps & Co. s
wire mill, formerly the Hartman Steel Com
pany, at Beaver Falls, have been notified
that a brief shutdown will be made in
order to change the machinery As soon as the
proposed changes are made a new system will
be adopted by the company which will reduce
the force very considerably.
All the employees who do not wish to work
under the new system have been notified that
they will be paid off in full by applying at the
office. The workmen claim that the change
will result in reduction of wages, but this is
denied by the firm, who say the men will make
as much as before.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
THE DUTY ON FLINT GLASS.
and Workers Do Not Want
. ilfaennhaH

Manufacturers and Workers Do Not Want
II Disturbed.
W. j. Smith, President of the American
Flint Glass Workers Union, left yesterday
for Washington, where be will represent
that organization before the Senate Tariff
Committee. Several Pittsburg manufac-
turers will also be present and protest
against the duty mentioned in the bill on flint
glass. The bill changes the duty from an ad
valorem to specific, which is equivalent to
big reduction. sufficient to allow he importa-
tion of certain goods that are made here.
The glass manufacturers and the workers are
perfectly satisfied with the tariff on flint glass
as it now stands, and are unwilling to have it
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
AFTER RICH MINERALS.

Americans Purchase Large Grant of Land
From Brazil.
A party of New York, Pittsburg and
Washington capitalists have purchased be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 acres of land from
the Brazilian Government The price paid
was, or is to be, $1,000, 900. The object is to
open up valuable diamond anu gold fields on
the Amazon river.
The company will send an exploring party to
the land. This party will include expert miners,
sappers and scientists
Peusion Agent Barclay is a member of the
company.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
No Road to be Built.

A few civil engineers surveying a side track
for dairy at Sewickley led to the rumor that
a road was to be built around Allegheny from
the Ft Wayne to Freeport on the West Penn
The report is denied by Pennsylvania officials.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
A New Year,

Housekeepers, turn over new leaf and
use the best -four in the market-Rosalia-
manufactured exclusively by Whitmyre &
Co., Thirty-eighth street and Allegheny
Valley Railroad.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05

In ladies', gents and children's scarlet,
merino, camels hair and natural wool un-
ierwear, to close balance Of stock before our
annual inventory. Fl. j. LYNCH'S,
wSSu 438 and 40 Market street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
CRUSHED BY A CAR.
A Little Colored Boy Killed on Federal
Street. Allegheny.

Street. Allegheny.
Daniel S. Dougherty, a4-year-old colored
boy, was instantly killed about 8 o'clock last
evening by being run over by short line car
No. @. on Federal street. Allegheny. The boy
lived at No. 60 Boyle street, and was visiting his
aunt, who lives at No. 70 Federal street. He
was on his way across the street with his
cousin, and ran into mule attached to the car,
and was knocked down. The driver, w. J.
McKissock, put on the brakes, but could not
stop the car IN time, and the little one was
crushed to DEATH
The body was taken home, and Coroner Nc
Dowell will hold an inquest this morning. The
driver gave himself up to the police authori-
ties, and Superintendent Cotton furnished bail
for his appearance at the inquest.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
Insane nnd Free for n Time,

John O'Malley. an inmate of the insane de-
partment Of the City Farm. escaped yesterday
afternoon and came to the city. He was ar
rested on the corner of Seventh and Carson
streets last evening. He will be sent back to
the City Farm to day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
MR.. TAYLOR CENSURED.
He is Accused by Secretary Reisfar of
Changing Certificates.

Changing Certificates.
The High School Committee met in the
Central Board rooms last night. Principal
Woods reported an average attendance of 646
pupils for December.
The committee appropriated $500 for the
use of the High School to provide for fuel, re-.
pairs stationery, etc., and s., ,S6Ofor tho Normal
School.
On motion of Major Hartzell. Principal Tay.
lor, of the South School, was censured for
tampering, as alleged, with the records of the
late examination, and copy was ordered to be
sent to the local board. Principal Taylor was
accused of marking out the name of the school
and inserting the words private pupils" in
three certificates. 507, 511 and $50. The name of
the school was ordered to be replaced, and the
pupils will have to submit to another examina.
tiOn
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-05
The Queen of FIours

Is a new brand, "Rosalia, manufactured by
Whitmyre & Co., Thirty-eighth street and
Allegheny Valley Railroad. Try it and be
convinced that it is -four of most excellent
quality.