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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
SOME RARE PLANTS.
Pleasant Evening Spent By the Botanical
Society.


Pleasant Evening Spent BY the Botanical
Society.
The Western Pennsylvania Botanical So
ciety met Last night in the parlors of the
Pittsburg Library Association, DR.. Hamil-
ton presiding, and spent about an hour very
pleasantly.
A number Of very interesting plants were
exhibited, among them the dove, a rare
specimen of the orchid family. Another
was the Australian flame tree,
which must be seen to be appre-
ciated. It grows in Australia as
thickly as the kalmia in the Allegheny
Mountains, and by its vivid color gives the
forests the most intensely brilliant hue. The
specimen exhibited was gotten from Mr..
Frew's conservatory. Another was the
clematis. Mr.. Ferguson, of the new Belle
vue Cemetery, furnished q specimen Of the
hyacinthus canadensis, which grows about
hve feet high. The marble vine, which
bears fruit about the size of a marble and of
marbled appearance, made an interesting
exhibit, as also rare hibiscus.
Or. Hamilton states that if any wealthy
public-spirited men see fit to purchase
Library Hall building and present it to the
Western Pennsylvania Botanical Society
the members will see that it is kept in good
condition, and John d. Shaier, Esq, states
that no legal entanglements will be allowed
to defeat such intention. The society now
has 70 members and interest is growing. 1t
is now at work getting up a herb
arium case, and over 1000 specimens
have been mounted. It will be ready lor
exhibition in about three months Soon
specimens of all the fora of Western Penn
sylvania can be seen at the society's rooms,
and for those conversant with the science
the collection will be very interesting.
The election OF officers for the society will
be held in October.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
THAT PICNIC FIGHT.
Lively Bavarians sued for Selling Liquor
Without License.

Lively Bavarfans Sued for Selling Liquor
Without License.
As result of the riot at Hammels picnic
grove, last Tuesday night, the members of
the Committe of Arrangements of the Bavar-
ian Beneficial Association were arrested
yesterday on the charges of selling liquor
without license and selling to minors. In
spector McKelvey, of the Southside Police
Department, is the prosecutor. In explana-
tion of the case the Inspector stated last
night that they had charged 81 admission,
and given 80 beer checks to each purchaser.
Some of these tickets were sold to minors.
Detective Carrigan was sent after the men,
and arrested Paul Reinhardt, Joseph Raben-
stein, John Schinning and VIM. Wagner.
All gave bail for a hearing before Magis-
trate Brokaw.
When the men were arrested they seemed
to treat the whole affair as a huge joke.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
THEIR QUEER FREAK.
Drunken Men Tie PIanks on al P. Y.
&C. Track to Wreck a Train.
ONE MAKES A FULL CONFESSION
And Says They Did it Out of Pure Cussed-
ness to See q Smash-Up,
BUT NOT A PASSENGER WAS INJURED

On the evening of July 20 a passenger
train on the Monongahela division of the
Pennsylvania road, composed Of three pas
senger cars, combination car and engine,
was going around curve near Lostoca sta
tion at high rate of speed, when the en-
gineer noticed an obstruction in the twilight
lying low on the track at short distance
ahead. He could not discern what it was,
but Immediately shut off the steam, reversed
his engine and jammed the airbrake down,
but the speed was so great that the engine
ran over the obstruction and passed it about
800 yards. The cars were derailed, but no
damage was done or was there anyone hurt.
The crew were all experienced men and
they state that it was the narrowest escape
they ever had. After the passengers and
crew had been satisfied that no damage or
injury had been done. they went to examine
the nature of the snag.
NATURE OF THE sNAG.
1t was found that two planks, 16 feet long,
foot wide and ~ thick had been embedded
into the hill, one plank crossing the other
at an angle and reaching over the entire
line. 1t was the most disastrous position
that they could have been placed in, and it
is miracle that the train was not totally
wrecked and its freight of human beings
hurled into eternity.
As the train leaped the track a wild cry
of CONSERVATION ran through the passengers
1t was supposed that the train had collided
with another with its consequent awful re-
suits. But when the true state of affairs
became known, the passengers were indig-
nant at the dastardly attempt to wreck the
train.
No clue could be ascertained who perpe-
trated the deed, and George Wheatley,
special detective of the railroad company,
began to investigate. For two weeks he
was completely batfled.
HIS Suspicious AROUSED.
Through little information he received
last week he suspected three men, who had
been seen in and around. that locality on
the evening of the accident. The men were
George Gales, John Wilson and Weller
Dowden. He further sifted the matter and
accumulated other evidence which pointed
to these men as the train wreckers. He
then began to trace them, and yesterday his
efforts were crowned with success. He ar
rested, together with Constable Murphy,
John Wilson and Weller Dowden in Alle-
gheny City, and Dowden made full and
complete confession of the crime.
He stated as the only motive for the per-
petration of the crime that sit was merely
drunken freak-a piece of downright he'll
lishness "
Wheatley asked Dowden If any of the pas
sengers should have been thrown out and
injured, would he have gone for doctor.
He answered very firmly: NO"
The men were arraigned before Alderman
Gripp for maliciously injuring a railroad
train. Gales is in West Virginia, and his
arrest is expected TODAY
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
HITLER AND THITHER.
Movements of Pittsburgcrs and Others of
Wide Acquaintance.

Prof. Kane, principal of the Twenty-sev-
enth ward school, has just returned from Paris
He says of the educational exhibit: THE Ameri-
can educational exhibit, as a national exposi-
tion of the work of our schools. is a failure
Some of the schools sent excellent exhibits, but
among them all Pittsburg stands first. Prof
Parks. Superintendent of the American Edu-
catlonal Department. does not hesitate to say
that we will be awarded the gold medal. Very
few of our large cities have sent exhibits. New
are not represented; Boston and Cincinnati sent
good work. The United States however, is be-
hind other nations in exhibits.
Chester n. Krum, an ex-Judge of st.
Louis, passed through the city last night, en-
route to New York. Mr.. Krum is a large man.
affable, and ready to see the humorous side of
humanity as he is to solve knotty questions of
law. He says ST. Louis will get there when it
comes to the Worlds Fair, and can put up as
much money as New York and Chicago COM
bined.
George D. Kelly, of the Con1moner and
Glass Worker, has returned home from a vaca-
tion visit to Atlantic City. He reports having
the legion of Pittsburgers who are at that re-
sort
"A. +. King, one of the oldest brake
men on the Erie and Pittsburg Railroad, left
last night for a two weeks vacation in New
York. Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
N. W. Walker, of the Globe Sewer
Company, is in the city. The company held
meeting in the Germania Savings Bank build
ing to attend to matters of the firm.
-Brainard Rorison, of the indianapolis
Jenney Electric Company, arrived in this city
yesterday to hand in his bid for the Allegheny
City electric light plant.
F. H. Stratten and John Cavanaugh left
for England last Wednesday on the steamer
City of New York. They will be gone for two
months.
Hugo Blanck returned from Buffalo
yesterday, where he attended the convention of
the Societies of MICROSCOPES of America.
Chief Engineer Rice, of the Citizens
Traction and Birmingham cable lines, LETT for
his home in Philadelphia last night.
Judge John M. Gresham. of Union
town. a cousin of Walter @. Gresham, is regis
tered at the Seventh Avenue
Joseph Weeks left for the southern part
of Virginia last night where he has an interest
in iron ore mines.
DIR. J. J. Covert has left the city for
Rice's Landing. He was called away to bury
near relative.
John M. Crumpton, of Philadelphia,
was among the Seventh Avenue guests last
night.
L. Carrier, Jr., of Thirty. third street,
left the city for San Francisco to be mar
ried.
Mr.. William P. Tyler, President of the
Tyler Steel Tube Company. Boston, is in the
city.
p. Fitzpatrick, Chief of Police Of Cam
bria City, is in town, visiting friends.
Robert P. Molten, of Philadelphia, is
guest of the Anderson Hotel.
DIR. Copeland and wife returned from
their vacation trip last night
w. M. Cairnievs, of Melbourne, Aus
tralia. is az the Anderson.
S. Gallinger and A. weyler left for
Atlantic City last night
Isaac Miller and wife, Of Media, are at
the Anderson.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
THE CARSON Settlers STRIKE.

They Argue I'm Vain With Green Hnnds-
The Strikers Think supt. Daley VIII
Mako a Fair Proposition.
The strike of the carbon settlers and line
men Of the Allegheny County Light Com
pany had very little effect last night.
Down town the electric lights were burning,
and the citizen would not know that strike
of the electric employees was in existence.
During the afternoon the strikers, in
parties of five or six, followed the new and
inexperienced carbon settlers about the city,
and at every opportunity surrounded them
and argued with them, almost always in
vain. The new men worked slowly. They
were nervous and feared a fall. At about
8 o'clock last evening one of them came
very nearly having bad fall from a high
stepladder. while he was trying to replace
the carbons in one of the lights in front of
the City Hall. He barely caught himself
after slipping, and frightened the night
janitor of the hall almost out of his boots.
Last night none OF the strikers were to be
seen about the motor house on Virgin alley.
The driver for the company was on hand
with his buggy and a carbon setter. When
ever word came from the police that light
was out, the men drove to the lamp and re-
-placed.the carbons. Between !; ~ ana 6:5O
p. M. seven lights were reported to be out,
at Grant and Water, Grant and Second,
Grant and Sixth, Penn and Thirteenth,
Eighth, between Penn and Duquesne, Penn
and Thirty-frst and Liberty and Tenth. By
9 o'clock all these lights were burning, ex-
cept the one at Grant and Water street.
General Manager Blaxter and Foreman
John Daley drove about the city after dark,
and said that they found only two lights
out.
The strikers express confidence that they
will receive proposition to-day which will
be a practical victory for them. One of the
employees of the company said last night
that no proposition for a settlement would
be made until the return of Superintendent
Robert Daley from Detroit, but he did not
know that proposition would then be
made. Mr.. Daley is expected to arrive
home this morning. The strikers appear to
have considerable confidence in Robert
Daley's fairness. None of the men who
struck have returned to work.
On the Southside three lights were re-
ported out. In Allegheny all lights were
going, and the parks were as brilliant as
ever. The East End also was in good con-
dition, the carbons having been reset by the
chief engineer, the Superintendent of Out
side Construction and the Secretary of the
company.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
AN EXCITING RIDE.
A Southside Doctors Buggy Takes Fire
From a Burning Toby.

A sourhside Doctors Buggy Takes Fire
From a Burning Toby.
DR.. G, j. Rahauser, Southside physi-
clan, had a very exciting buggy ride yester-
day afternoon on Forbes street, because his
clothes caught fire, while he was driving.
The genial doctor related his experience in
the following manner:
ST had just left Ellsworth avenue, crossed
Fifth avenue and got on to Forbes street
when smelled fire. was smoking a toby
at the time, and looking down noticed my
trousers were burning. 1 clapped my hand
on the flame and continued my way, when 1
suddenly saw that the horse blanket was in
flames. In my excitement stopped down
to smother the fire, when the horse got
frightened and ran off. had the hardest
time to keep the animal under control and
the blanket had to burn. After while the
m atting in the bottom Of the buggy was on
fire too, and between the excited horse. the
flaming blanket and my own state of nervous
fear, it took me about half an hour before I
got the fire e1tinguished."
The doctor was not injured by the fire.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
WILL SOON BE READT.

Collector Warmcastle Will Announce His
Appointees Next Week.
Collector Warmcastle will have the list of
his appointments of gaugers and storekeep-
ers ready for announcement by the first of
next week. The appointments in Allegheny
county are nearly all decided upon, but some
of them are subject to change. None of the
new appointees will 90 to work until Sep
tember /, and not all at that time. The Col
lector says that it would not do to change the
entire force at once. A few of the deputies,
and others, whose appointment will really
begin September 1, are now at work studying
the details of their work. 1t was reported
yesterday that Alexander Boreland, of the
Twentieth ward, will be storekeeper, and
James II. Gillespie, of the Fifteenth ward,
a gauger.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
CARPENTERS WILL PARADE.
About 1000 of Them Expect to be Out OF
the Coming Labor Day.

About 1000 Of Them Expect TO be Out on
the Coming Labor Day.
The carpenters of this city have decided
to parade on Labor Day. Alta meeting of
their council committee was appointed to
meet other committees from the different
local unions and make arrangements in
regard to the demonstration. They will
meet in few days, appoint marshals and
arrange the route OF parade. 1t is expected
that about 1000 men will be in line. All
carpenters who refuse to turn out will
be fined about one days wages.
In addition to the picnic Of the coke
workers at Hutton, the marble, slate and
tile workers will picnic at Wildwood on the
same day. The members of Painters
Union No. II will 60 to Hammel's Garden,
and there will be picnics held by various
labor organizations in nearly every grove
surrounding Pittsburg. AT the marble,
slate and tile workers demonstration
speeches will be made on the eight t-hour
question by j. NJ. Kelly and others.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
PLEDGING THEIR SUPPORT.
The American FIints VIII Help the Green
Bottle Blowers.

The American FIints VIII Help the Green
Bottle Blowers.
President William Smith, of the Ameri-
can Flint Glass Workers Association, has
returned home from the East, where he had
q private conference with Master Workman
Cofey, of D. A. 149, Knights of Labor, in
regard to the green bottle blowers trouble.
In speaking OF the conference, Mr.. Smith
said he made the following agreement:
The American fints will do everything
in their power to help the bottle men. They
will not fiji any green bottle orders, and the
bottle blowers agree not to work any nom
union molds. None of the flints will make
any molds to be worked in non-union green
houses.
The struggle in the East will probably be
bitter one, although there is no trouble
anticipated here. The wage conference in
regard to the scale, however, has not yet
been called, and the factories should start
about September 1.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
THE STEUBENvILLE BRIDGE.

Tho Temporary Piers Gave Way and De-
layed Trains.
Some of the false piers and scaffolding of
the Panhandle bridge at Steubenville,
which is being double tracked, went down
last night, necessitating all of the Western
trains west of that point coming into the
city via the Cleveland and Pittsburg and
the Fort Wayne. No. 6, due at 6:55 P. M,
was about an hour late. The Limited, fast
line and No. left via the Fort Wayne
Superintendent Miller, of the Panhandle,
said last night that the break would be re-
paired by this morning and that no serious
damage was done.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
TO ADVANCE IRON RATES.

Railroad Men Going TO the Meeting to be
Held In Chicago To- Day.
George E. McCague, General agent of
the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
Railroad in this city, and S. Woodside,
of the New York. Lake Erie and Western
road, left yesterday for Chicago to attend
the meeting of the Iron Committee of the
Central Traffic Association, to be held
there to-day. The object of the meeting is
to advance west bound iron rates. The ad-
vance will be about 10 per cent and will
take effect about September 9.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
A BAKER MISSES BREAD.

Four Little Boys Are Alleged to Have
Been the Thieves.
John Heide, baker on Mt. Oliver, yes
terday entered suit before Alderman Flach
charging four boys, Frank Smith, John
Heide, Harry Better and John Bruckner,
with larceny. He alleged that they frequent
ly stole bread and cakes from his wagon, an
moving him considerably.
An additional charge of malicious mis-
chief was lodged against Smith by August
Bauer, who accused him Of throwing stones
at his wagon. In default of bail the boys
were committed to Jail for hearing this
evening.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
CHAMBERS HIS HOBBY.
A Bohemian Veterinary Surgeon Offers TO
Cure Russ Horse.

A Bohemian Veterinary Surgeon Offers 70
Cure Russ Horse.
7. Burner, of No. SO Voegtly street, Al
legheny, has written letter to Governor
Beaver asking permission to attempt the
cure of Bugler John Russ horse, afflicted
with glanders. Mr.. Bruner says that he
can cure glanders and can prevent its
spread among horses. Bruner has been
in America only two months.
He is from Bohemia, and says that he
cured many horses in the old country. He
claims to be regular veterinary surgeon,
but says his cure is not known by other
veterinarians in Germany or Austria. He
has wife and several small children, and
is anxious to show what he can do. For
that reason he offers to treat the Harris
burg.horse at his own expense. He says he
can cure glanders without fail.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
For AlIbright's Benefit.

An entertainment was given at Salisbury
Hall, Southside, last night for the benefit of
F. w. Albright. The latter was a mem
Der of the Hilltop Relief Committee, which
went to Johnstown to assist the flood
sufferers. Mr.. Albright lost foot in an
accident on the railroad, near Johnstown,
and the proceeds of last nights benefit were
given to him.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
THE CHARTER RECEIVED.
A Meeting of the Musicians to Go Into the
X. of Il.

A Meeting of the Musicians to Go Into the
X. of i.
The charter for the new local Assembly of
knights of Labor musicians has been
received in this city from general head
quarters in Philadelphia. The new
local will be known as 1888, and is at
tached to D. A. No. 8. All the members
of the assembly are members of the Great
Western Band against whose engagement at
the Exposition, the Trades Council have
made protest.
Several of the delegates to the Council
stated yesterday that the protest isn't a
marker to the howl that will be raised about
organizing the men into the Knights.
A meeting of the members Of the ALLIE
gheny County Musical Union will be held
this morning at 10 o'clock to organize all
their members into the new local assembly.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
A VOICE OF CAUTION,

The southside People Warned Against the
Banana Peels.
Inspector McKelvey, of the Southside
district, has received numerous complaints
lately about the sidewalks being Uttered
with banana peelings and other rubbish,
causing many persons to fall.
Yesterday he procured q number of
printed copies of the ordinance relating to
the subject, and distributed them among the
grocers and fruit dealers about whose places
of business the annoyance was most fire.
quently met with, csutioning them to see
that it was observed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
AN lNCORRiGIBLE YOUTH.

His Father Has Him Are sfed for Running
Away Fro m Home.
George Sparmer, about 15 years of age, is
in the Allegheny loc kup on a charge of in
corrigibility, made by the father of the boy,
who lives on Fountain street, Allegheny,
who says that his son ran away from home
some time ago.
Henry Miller, of Howard street, Allie
gheny, will have a hearing this morning
before Deputy Mayor McKelvy on a charge
of desertion, preferred by his wife.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
A Fire ON Penn Avenue.

Yesterday evening in the upper back room
of Mrs. Mollie Brooks house. 2619 Penn
avenue, lamp that was sitting on the
dressing table exploded. The oil fell over
the bed clothes and became ignited. The
room was soon in flames. A police officer
noticed the smoke coming from the room
and notified the parties, and through the
combined efforts of the policeman and house.
hold destructive fire was averted. The
damage is very light
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
With nm Iron Bar.

Yesterday Daniel StembeI charged Mich
ael Fem and John Salinsky with assault
and battery before Alderman Succop. He
alleged that the defendants hit him with, q
bar of iron in the Sligo mill. They were
arrested and gave bail for hearing Satur-
day. The defendants will enter cross suits
TODAY,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23

R. S. Parker, of Anderson street, ALLIE
gheny, will have hearing this afternoon
before Alderman Succop, of the southside,
on . charge Of felonious assault and pointing
firearms, on oath of his wife, Kate Parker.
It is alleged that on Monday evening Parker
had trouble with his wife, during which he
threatened to shoot her with revolver.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
SPECIAL G. A. Il. TRAIN

To Milwaukee Without Change, Win Pitts.
burg and Western Railway,
Will leave Allegheny 12:40 P. NJ, Central
time, Sunday, August 25, with day coaches
and Pullman sleepers, and run through
solid, arriving in Chicago 6:55. Milwaukee
1890 A. M, Monday. Rate S11; Chicago
and return 50. Secure sleeping car tickets
at once.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23

Last Excursion 10 Atlantic City, Via the
Picturesque b. & O. r. r.,
Via Washington, Baltimore and Philadel-
phia. Thursday, Aug. 20, 1889. Tickets
good to stop at Washington City returning.
Rate, SO for the round trip, tickets good
for 10 days. Trains with Pullman parlor
and sleeping cars will leave depot at A.
M. and 9:20 P. M. Excursion tickets will
be honored from Philadelphia to Atlantic
City on any regular train Of the Reading
route from pier z, foot of Chestnut street,
Aug. 30 only. For detailed information
address or apply to E. d. Smith, Division
Passenger Agent, cor. Fifth ave. and Wood
St, Pittsburg.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
A Delicious Drink.

Iron City beer, brewed only by Frauen-
helm & Vilsack, is refreshing and health
ful beverage. It is pure, wholesome and
nutritious: Try it, and you will always use
it. Telephone 1856
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
0'RIIey Robbed on Pike Street.

Patrick O'Riley was robbed at the corner
of Pike and Fourteenth streets yesterday
morning about o'clock by three men. BE
was knocked down with club, and his
pockets were rifed and 81 taken from him.
No arrests were made.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
A Boy Kicked BIZ a Horse

Silas Prosser, aged II years. while driv-
ing, fell from his wagon at the corner of
Carson and South Thirteenth streets, yester-
day afternoon. He fell at the heels of the
horse which kicked him, breaking his leg.