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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-12
THE SUPREME COURT.
Points at Issue in the Highest State
Tribunal.

Points at Issue in the Highest State
Tribunal.
In the Supreme Court yesterday the case
of Miles G. Feely and wife. Sarah against
A. G. and S. W. Hoover was argued. The
case was appealed from the Clarion county
courts, and the point at issue is the owner
ship of 106 acres of land.
the appeal of the Citizens Fire Insur-
ance Company from judgment in the Com
mon Pleas Court of Westmoreland county,
in an action by R. G. Parker, was argued.
The case is to recover Sic, 900 insurance on a
building and store burned on March Il,
1885.
The case of Margaret B. Fink, appellant,
vs.. George, Andrew, Michael and Christian
Fennel, alienees of Susan Danhouse, ap-
pellees, is an appeal from the Orphans
Court of Westmoreland county. The case
is one involving "a acres of land in Salem
township, Westmoreland county. Mrs.
Fink is the widow of John M. Darehouse,
and wants her share of the property. The
land originally was left By Frederick Dan
house, father of John Danhouse, and the
dispute arises from the mother-in-law hav-
ing disposed of the property.
An argument was heard in the case of
Stanton Black against Leah Row and
others, an appeal from the decree of the
Orphans Court of Westmoreland county.
The suit was controversy over the partition
of the estate of David Clingensmith, de-
ceased.
The argument list of cases from the
counties fixed for this week having been
finished, arguments were heard in couple
of cases from the eastern district.
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THE RIVAL ROADS.
The Allegheny Traction Go. Sues the,
Pleasant Valley Co.
ABOUT OLD TRANSVERSE TRACKS.
The Three Aldermen and the BauJer Gang
We're Indicted.
GENERAL NEWS OF THE COURTS

A bill in equity was filed yesterday by
the Allegheny Traction Company against
the Federal Street and Pleasant Valley
Railway Company. The plaintiffs state
that they have leased from the Citizens
Traction Company portion of the old
Transverse line, which was leased by the
Citizens Company, with right to operate it.
The portion leased by the Allegheny Trac-
tlon Company includes the down town end
OF the Transverse line, also the portion on
Sixth avenue, from Wood to Liberty street,
to Seventh street and down Seventh street
to the Northside bridge. The Pleasant
Valley and Peoples Park Passenger Rail
way Company, since merged into the Fed
eral Street and Pleasant Valley Railway
company, obtained permission from the
Citizens line to run their cars on the tracks
on Seventh street down to the bridge.
The defendants now threaten, it is stated,
to tear up the tracks on Seventh street and
Penn avenue, and relay them in their own
manner, and have already deposited the
material for it on the ground. They never
obtained the permission or consent of the
Allegheny Traction Company for this work,
and an injunction is asked for to restrain
them from proceeding. Messrs. Knox &
Reed are the attorneys for the Allegheny
Traction Company.
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

"No," the officer said, somewhat puzzled.
"Well, sir, the thing has got about among
the men. There is one of them knew me at
home, and he has told the Others NoHthat
it is known TO the men, sooner or later 1t
will be known to the officers, and therefore
thought it better to come and tell you my
self, as captain of my troop"
sit can be nothing discreditable, am
quite sure, Sergeant, I" the officer said, kindly.
"Well, sir, it is discreditable; that is to
say, lie under heavy charge, from which
I am unable to clear myself I have been
tried for it and found not guilty, but I am
sure that if / had been before Scotch jury
it would have been not proven, and LEFT
the court acquitted indeed, but disgracsd
and ruined man."
''What was the charger"
"The charge was murder, Ronald said.
quietly.
Captain TweEtyman started, but replied:
could have thought you guilty for mo-
ment."
IT think that none who knew me inti-
mately believed in my guilt, but / think
that most people who did not so know me
believed me guilty. I dare say you saw
the case in the papers. My real name,
Captain Twentyman, is Ronald Mervyn,
and was captain in the Borderers. was
tried for the murder of my cousin, Margaret
Carne."
.'Good heavens: Is il possible?" Captain
Twentyman exclaimed. "Of course remem-
Der the case perfectly. We saw it in the En-
glish papers somewhere about year ago,
and 1T was general matter Of conversation.
owing, of course, to your being in the
army. I didn't know what to think Of is
then, but now 1 know you, the idea Of Jour
numbering woman seems perfectly ridicu-
lous. Well, is there anything that you
would wish me to do?"
"No, sir; only thought that you ought
to be told. leave it to you to mention it to
others or not. Perhaps you will think It
best to say nothing until the story gets
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-12
RACING BETS In A SLOT.
The Latest Patent Drop-a Nickel That Does
Good Business.

The Latest Patent Drop Nickel That Does
Good Business. !,
Chicago Tribune.l
"Who wants the white? Only the white
and black left. Who wants either for 10
cents?"
'I'll take the black" and young man
put down his dime.
"A quarter the dun beats the black, :"
cried another youth.
"Ill 60 you," replied he who had the
black.
A moment later the white horse was sold,
and the man who was manipulating the ma
chine dropped a nickel in the slot, turned
the handle, and the race began.
IL was the noon hour, and about 20 Young
clerks and Office boys stood around the long
table in the basement of the building occu-
pied by the Garden City Billiard Hall on
Madison street, between La Sale and Fifth
avenue. On tine table was one of the latest
"drop-a-nickel-in-the-s devices. It was
miniature race track with four horses on
it in a glass case. Behind it sat a young
man who acted as dealer or starter. A flag
pole was painted on the glass case on the
side nearest him, and the winner of the 40
cent pot-only 30 of which he received-was
the one who had bought the horse that fin
ished nearest the flag without passing it.
The odd nickel was the one that went into
the machine and was won by the proprietor
OF 1t. HIS winnings were sure and appar-
emily pretty large, Judging from the number
of times the horses started in the short time
lat the reporter was present.
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THAT LOUISVILLE BRIDGE,
The Changes Suggested by Rivermen viii
be Carried Ont.

The Changes Suggested by Rivermen VIII
be Carried Out.
At the meeting of the Coal Exchange YES
terday some important matters touching
river interests were discussed.
1t was stated that the alterations to the
new bridge at Louisville, as suggested by
the rivermen, would be carried out. The
portion of the structure spanning the river
will be supported on one pier instead of two,
as originally proposed, thus afording a
wider river channel. A committee com
prising Messrs. George LysIe, l. N. Bunton
and Sam Wood, was appointed to act with
the bridge company in obtaining Govern
mental sanction to the change
Captain John A. Wood brought up a
resolution relative to the proposed closing
of the channel by the erection of the bridge
at Wheeling. Messrs. W. B. Rogers. s. s.
Crump and President Forsyth were ap-
pointed to confer with the attorneys as to
the rights of the company, under its char
ter, to close the main channel of the Ohio.
river men holding that it has no such
power If the lawyers agree that the COM
pany is exceeding its rights the opinion of
the United States Court will be sought in
the premises.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-12
MARITIME EXHIBITS,
Local Iron Men Will be Represented Mt the
Boston Exposition.


The Maritime exhibition to be opened in
Boston on November 4, and to continue for
two months, is attracting considerable atten-
tion among iron men here. The firms of
Carnegie Bros, the Linden Steel Company.
Park Brothers, the Crescent Steel Works
and many others have promised to show how
Pittsburg stands in regard to undertaking
the execution of work for marine purposes.
The Exposition is the outcome Of the agi-
tation for the revival of national marine,
and the question has so far advanced that
the next Congress will be asked to establish
a law for enlarging the navy, subsidizing
ships and protecting American commerce.
The days of wooden ships are long since
past, and since Pittsburg is the largest steel
center in the country. the construction of
vessels of the now generally used steel and
iron, cannot but be question of vital i'm
portance to the iron manufacturers, since
they have the facilities for the execution of
everything that pertains to the structure of
ships second to none in the States. The
building is now in course of erection and
will cost $500, 900.
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Erecting New BuiIdings.

Mrs. Kate Louis yesterday took out a
permit for the erection of two and half
story brick dwelling on Penn avenue, be-
Twentieth ward, to cost $4,000. The st.
james Roman Catholic congregation took
hall, to be built on Main street. between
Carson and Mill streets, Thirty-sixth ward,
to be 5Ox126 feet, and TO cost $1,000. A
permit was issued to b. E. Steff1er for the
erection of two two-story brick dwellings on
Main street, Seventeenth ward, to cost
S. OO0
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-12

his letter acknowledging such authorship un-
der circumstances of which any other. man
would be ashamed, ana when he says In that
letter that it never occurred to him that any,
thing said could be construed into reflection
upon you personally and politically, and that
nothing was more remote from my intention,
yet he has once, twice, thrice renewed the
charge, each time more extensively and each
time, as his nature is. under cover.
In conclusion of this branch of the subject
desire to say that any man who states, or intl-
mates, that was influenced in my call OF the
extra session of the Legislature. in 1884 by any
other consideration than that of obedlence TO
my oath under the Constitution, is a liar and
also coward, unless he makes his charges
directly to me and over his own name.
Ine pretext upon which these assaults nave
Deen based is my connection, official and per-
sonal, with the Planters and Mechanics BANK
OF the city of Petersburg.
am sure the officers OF the bank will testify
as to the legitimacy of my transaction there
with, and that the trustees Messrs. X. Gillian
and w. b. Mc1lwalne, who now have the
matters of the institution in charge, Will certty
that have withheld no assets, proposed no
compromise, interposed no objection. but belng
a victim of circumstances, have done what
could. Could other people say the same Win
truth, the condition of the State and other
creditors OF this bank might not be SO BAD
PEOPLE IN GLASS HOUSES.
1t is an old saying, and worthy of all accept
ance, that people who live in glass houses
should not throw stones. General Malone had
a son who owed the bank many thousands OF
dollars without one cent of personal or col
lateral security therefor, and not a dollar OF
that debt has ever been paid. On the contrary,
in time to prevent legal seizure of his sons as
sets General Malone obtained from him
deed, which forever excludes the State OF
Virginia or any other creditor of the bank
from making reclamation of one cent of the
many thousands of dollars involved. have
paid all that had in discharge of debt which
acknowledged and / am still paying, and
shall continue to hold myself bound until it is
discharged.
This paper is written with no feeling Of
malice, nor desire to injure any one; but there
is point in the life of every man at which
patience under persecution ceases to be
virtue, and that point have reached. What
have here said is personal, and l wish it to be
divorced, as far as possible, from any political
significance. That am opposed to General
Malone for the Governorship is well known,
but should not have obtruded upon the public
my personal complaint against him in order to
accomplish his political defeat / could have
continued, for that matter, to suspend my per-
sonal resentment, and even, if necessary, offer
it up as sacrifice on the altar of party duty.
But he recognizes no generosity; he mistakes
for cowardice: and he has at last
forced me to the occasion when the issue must
be made, man to man.
WILLIAM E. CAMERON.
PETERSBURG, VA, October. 1889.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-12
BAUDER's GANG INDICTED.
The Grand Jury Returns the Three Alder
men Also.


The grand jury yesterday, after making
its return to Court, adjourned until next
Thursday, when they will consider some
postponed cases and adjourn sine die. Yes
terday they returned true bills for con-
spiracy against the Bauder gang. Those
indicted were John D. Bauder, Lowry j.
Bender, james Doyle, John Dougherty, F.
B. Stoner, William Nagle, Alderman w.
M. Maneese, Alderman D. r. Callen,
Alderman David Doughty and "Reddy''
Mccall. True bills were returned against
Mrs. Hettie M. Garfield and DR.. H. E.
Campbell for conspiracy TO defraud. It is
alleged that they represented to the Mutual
Accident Association that Mrs. Garfeld's
husband, who held an accident policy on his
life for $4,000, had died from injuries re-
ceived in the accident at the Federal street
crossing, when his death was due to con-
sumption; Henry Bowman, Daniel Sal
vincci, keeping adisorderly house, W. .Cegie-
liski, selling liquor without license and
on Sunday; John Melville, selling liquor
without a license.
The following bills were ignored: Emil
Dorner, aggravated assault and battery;
Louis Fritsch, assault and battery; c. Mar
tin, conspiracy to defraud.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
GEORGE FoRREsTER's DEATH.

GEORGE FORRESTER'S DEATH.
Ronald Meryyn led SO active life for
some months after the departure OF Mr..
Armstrong and his daughter, that he had
little time to spend in thought, and it was
only by seizing odd minutes between the in
teryals ofwork that he could manage to
send home a budget at all proportionate in
size to that which he regularly received.
When the courier came up with the En-
elish mails there had. been stern fighting,
for although the British force was raised by
the arrival of reinforcements from India
and England TO over 5000 men, with sew
eral batteries Of artillery, it was with the
greatest difficulty that it gradually won its
way into the Kafir stronghold. Several
times the troops were so hardly pressed by
the enemy that they could scarcely claim q
victory, and large number of officers and
men tell. The Cape Mounted Rifles formed
part of every expedition into the Amatolas,
and had their full share of fighting. Ronald
had several times distinguished himself,
especially in the fight in the Water Kloof
Valley, when Colonel Fordyce, Of the
Seventy-fourth, and Carey and Gordon, two
officers of the same regiment, were killed,
together with several Of their men, while
attacking the enemy in the bush. He was
aware now that his secret was known to the
men. He had fancied that searching and
inquisitive glances were directed toward
him, and that there was change in the de-
meanor Of certain men of his troop, these
being without exception the idlest and worst
soldiers. 1t was Sergeant Menzies who first
spoke to him on the subject 1t was after
hard days march when, having picketed
their horses and eaten their hastily cooked
rations, the two non-eommissioned officers
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HER MOTHER WAS DEAD.
AVolume in the Teardrops of an Old Man
Who Sent q Message.

AVoIume in the Teardrops of an Old Man
Who Sent q Message.
Lewiston Journal.l
He was bent with years and he wore an
old hat and blue checked gingham shirt.
In his left hand he carried clay pipe, stem
upward, and he put both hands on the
counter at the Journal Office at 1 P. M. Tues
day, and said in trembling voice:
"Send telegram to Jane Crosby, Water
vile, Jane, come home. Your-your
mothers dead;'" and then big tear coursed
over the old mans face and fingered in the
wrinkles Of his cheek, until wiped away by
a hard hand. Once or twice he tried to face
the thought and then to repeat the message,
and then he turned away.
1t seemed like the breaking of brave old
heart at the utterance of word. In the
glimpse of the rough face was the vision OF
the ending of home, the death of a life, the
finish of a mutual fighting of the faith. The
reporter showed him the way into the tele-
graph Office and stood by when the message
was sent.
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What Lawyers Have Done.

A VERDICT for the defendants was given
yesterday in the suit of Rebecca Clark against
John and Annie Frances, for damages for
slander.
IN the suits Of Mary and Thomas Kilroy
against the Union Gas Company, of McKees-
port, for damages for injuries to property by a
gas explosion. verdicts were taken by consent
Yesterday giving Mary Kilroy $3.50, and Thomas
Kilroy S275.
GRAFT. BENNETT & Co.. yesterday entered
suit against William B. Neal to recover 81, III
on promisory note. The suit is for use of J..
w. Friend, j. M. Bailey and James Pickands,
to whom the note has been assigned by As
signee Bailey.
To-DAY's trial list is as follows in the Grim
inal Court: Commonwealth VS. Jane Crowthers,
John Thompson, J. j. McGirr. Ollie Wilson,
Margaret Keefe, Henry Quay, A. A. Beard, /.
n. Cochran, George Berger, Mike Rafferty,, w.
A. McClintock, Joseph Nig1e.
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PLANS FOR THE ORGAN CASE.
Chairman J. b. Scott Receives the Desis
for the Carnegie Library

Chairman ). b. Scott Receives the Design
for the Carnegie Library.
The firm Of Hilborne F. Roosevelt & Co.,
contractors for the magnificent organ in
Carnegie Music Hall, Allegheny, are push.
ing the erection of the instrument with all
possible speed. The contract calls for its
completion by January l, and, if possible,
the organ will be in place and ready for use
considerably before the time indicated.
Chairman j. B. Scott, of the Carnegie
Commission, received yesterday the plan of
the case of the new organ. Although a
very handsome plan, there were several
changes made by Mr.. Scott, in order to
make the general design harmonize more
completely with the style of the interior of
music hall. The revised plan was forwarded
to New York last night and work will i'm
mediately begin upon it. The Roosevelts
seem disposed to exert themselves to make
the instrument worthy of its setting.
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w I1JIAM L. OA-H11kO4V
PETERSBURG, VA, October. 1889.
ALLENDORF'S CAPTURE.
The Pittsburg EmbezzIer Caught Upon a
Pacific Coast Steamer - He Had
Almost Escaped Across the
Dominion Line.


ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE pIsPATCH.l
OTTAWA, ONT, October ia gentle
man who has just returned from British
Columbia, and who happened to be on the
steamer George W. Elder when Fred Allen
dorf, the Pittsburg embezzler, was run down
by Detective McKinpon, states that it was
by the merest accident that Allendorf was
cantured. Among the passengers who
boarded the steamer at Tacoma was a we'll
dressed young gentleman. apparently travel
ing for pleasure, and with just the trap
pings of a sport about him. He purchased
his ticket on the boat, giving his name as
Erred Allen" of Chicago.
His anxiety to know how long before the
boat would start, and his apparent eager
ness to be of, made him somewhat conspic-
uous among the other passengers. Before
Seattle was reached he had retired to his
stateroom, and when the boat reached the
wharf was sound asleep. Hardly had the
steamer, which was to leave almost imme-
diately for Alaska, been made fast when
she was boarded by police officer and De-
tective McKinnon, of Pittsburg. The lat
ter informed the Captain of the boat that he
was in search of young man named Fred
Allendorf, wanted in Pittsburg for embez-
element of $4,000.
The description given corresponded ex-
actly with the young man from Chicago,
and feeling pretty sure he had run down his
game, the detective entared the stateroom to
find him no other than the person he was
after. Allendorf made no denial of the
charge, expressed no surprise at being cap
tured, and consented to leave the steamer
and accompany Detective Mckinnon east
to Pittsburg. Allendorf had been in Vic
toria, British Columbia, but short time
before, to which place he had been tracked
by McKinnon, who only arrived in Vic
toria during the last week in September to
find he had left for Washington Territory.
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iDout: Then you can say you are aware
4 oI ~.
Yes, l think that would be the best.
Captain Twentyman said, after thinking IL
over. II remember that thought before
when read the account OF that trial that
you were either one OF the most lucky or
one OF the most unfortunate men in the
world. / see now that it was the latter"
A few days later, an hour or two before
the column was about to march, flag
hoisted at the postofice tent told the camp
that the mail had arrived, and orderlies
| from each corps at once hurried there. As
| they brought the bags out they were emptied
| on, the ground. Some of the sergeants set to
| work to sort the letters, while the officers
stood round and picked out their own as
| they lay on the grass
Here, Blunt, here's one for you," Ser
| geant Menzies said, when Ronald came IN.
Ronald took the letter, and, sauntering
away a short distance, threw himself on tie
, ground and opened it. After reading the
first line or two he leaped to his feet again,
took few steps up and down, with his
breath coming fast and his hands twitching.
Then he stood suddenly still, took of his
cap, bent his head, put his hand over his
eyes, and stood for few minutes without
moving. When he put hiscap on again his
face was wet with tears. his hands were
trembling SO tnas Wnen ne TOOK the letter
again he could scarce read it A sudden
exclamation broke from him as he came
upon the name OF Forester. The letter was
SO long tnat the trumpets were sounding by
the time ne nad nnisned. be folded II and
put 1t In ms tunic, and then strobe back with
head erect to the spot where the men Of his
troop were saddling their horses As ne
passed on among them = sudden impulse
seizeo MN, anu ne seoPPeq Oelore one oi the
men ana toucneu nm on sns shoulder.
fou VHlaln, ne sal1, you nave neen
accusing me oI murusr. lou are murderer
yourself
Inc man Iace paleo snooeniy.
know you, ueorgs Z fofrester5 Ronald
went On, anu Anor sIas you are Ruii'y.
! Lou nave 70 saan1 sle woman VINO once
1oVed you tnas 1 40 nos a. once
nand you over 70 sne froToss Mar
snal 70 oe sens Engiano Ior Elai,
D9t lor ner sans w VI a; le: yon escape
MaAe eoL.ssson an- III 1,sn =, snu 'neh Eo
your way WEI you Wni' anu 10 sealcn
snan De maus loa you, II you 40 not 20
morrow you SNAIL Ds AZ tue nanos Oh tne
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AGAINST HER WILL.

Mrs. Maggie Berry Says She Was Confined
In the Columbus Home.
Mrs. Maggie Berry, of zoos Frederick
street, now comes forward and says she, too,
was sent to the Columbus Home by Alder
man Hartman, against her will, at the in
stance of her uncle, Mr.. Wsssaman, who
made complaint against her. AS usual,
there was man in the case whom the uncle
didn't like. She claims her mother was
sick at the time in st. Mary's Hospital.
This happened three years ago when she
was Miss Maggie Herbst. She says she was
kept at the home two months, and almost
starved. The food was very bads> Alder
man Hartman denies all knowledge of the
case,