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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
THEY WILL WAIT.
The Pleasant Valley Railway VIII Not
Precipitate n War.

frecipltate n war.
In court routine report yesterday, occurs
the statement that ''from the Citizens Com
pany who leased the old Transverse line to
the Allegheny Traction Company that the
Federal Street and Pleasant Valley line
obtained permission to use the tracks in
question" l. e., the crossing of the Citizens
Traction Cable road at the intersection of
Penn avenue and Ninth street. Attorney
George Wilson filed a motion for an in
junction in behalf of the Citizens Traction
Company to prevent the Federal Street and
Pleasant Valley Company from proceeding
with the work.
Mr.. Graham an official of the Federal
Street and Pleasant Valley Company, made
the following statement yesterday in regard
to the matter. He said: "We have engaged
as counsel to argue against the motion
for an injunction, Colonel w. A. Stone and
D. T. Watson, ESQ.,, and have no uneasi-
ness as to the result.
"The simple fact of the matter is that when
the Citizens Traction Company desired to
put in the cable across our tracks we con-
sented providing that they put in crossing
which would give our cars smooth pas
sage over the cable conduits. AS to our
right to dominate the crossing the records
show it to be indisputable. We grew
weary of asking for proper crossing and of
the promises made, and finally had casting
for the crossing made, and it now lies near
the place. We had intended to put it in
at our own expense, but the legal wrangle
has caused suspension of work. Oh, no.
We will not attempt to lay it until the
courts decide. But there is no doubt that
the decision will favor us"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
MARsHELL, rHE oAsH enocEn,
WIn snve You Mauex.


One Of the sights of Allegheny is the
corner of Ohio and Sandusky streets in the
morning. Prompt at o'clock eight wagons
are backed up to the curb in front of the
store. The men in charge of the loading
are divided up into gangs Of three each,
and then ensues a friendly race to see who
will get his wagon off first It is certainly
one of the liveliest corners in the two cities,
and more groceries are started off before
7:30 than any other store sells during the
entire day.
We have had wonderful boom in bust
ness, and trade has increased 80 per cent
in the last few weeks This increase has
been especially noticeable in our mail order
department. People are beginning to real
ize how easy and convenient it is to mail an
order for groceries and have. it delivered
without worry or bother; and the house
keeper 200 miles away can buy just as
cheaply as the one next door to MS.
We have three men constantly packing
goods for shipment, and weendeaYor to ship
all orders on the day they are received.
But they came in so fast we were not able to
do so during the past week. We have in
creased our force of men till now we have
40 clerks, and hope in the future to ship
everything promptly.
Send for our large weekly price list and
compare prices. 1 Will guarantee to save
you 20 per cent all around on your groceries.
I do not deal in "Jeaders" and / do not
want to get your trade by advertising few
low prices. All my prices are low, and
issue 5000 price lists every week. Give me
a trial; will save you money.
MARsHE1L,
70 3 81 Ohio ST.. cor. Sandusky, Allegheny.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
HOW PEOPLE TALK.
Interesting Bits Of Conversation
Caught Here and There.
MR.. E. S. MORROW'S SIGNATURE.
1t is Appended to City Salary Warrants
Thousands of Times.
STORIES SUGGESTED BIZ PRESENT FACTS

City Controller E. s. Morrow has 60
down again to the dreary monotony by
signing his name an average of 1000 times
week in the public service in addition to
doing it occasionally ON his own account.
He writes his signature at a 500-an-hour
gait, so that he spends 100 hours each year
in this part of his vocation, and he says it
sometimes becomes as monotonous as a
steady diet of quail on toast. Mr.. Morrow's s
pen thus travels about four miles year in
tracing his own signature alone on official
papers.
The legal idea of attaching solemnity to
an instrument under seal may appear alb
surd, now that its original significance no
longer exists, but the absurdity does not
attach to signature, and the legal require
ment that man must attach his own sigma
ture, if able to write, and his mark (X)
duly attested, if unable to write, is wise
one. No matter how many different ways
man may sign his name there is certain
resemblance running through all his
signatures and which may be rec
ognized by an expert and thus
settle grave questions. AS for instance in
the famous "Bond of Friendship" case, ex-
pert testimony decided that it was William
mcOully signature and on Wnlcn de-
pended the ownership of $4,000 of that
estate. When Heron Foster was Provost
Marshal, during the Civil War, he grew
tired attaching his signature and had fac
simile type made of it. The execution was
so perfect that SO out of 100 people would
accept it as Mr.. Herron's signature without
question, but one trial convinced him that it
wouldn't work. He attached it to check on
Holmes & Sons bank, and the bank re-
turned it Immediately, convincing Mr..
Foster that. while it might answer for his
ordinary correspondence, it would not work
in business where question as to genuine
ness might arise. Were type written
signatures allowed, IA forger might work in
calculable injury by stealing the type and
using it on commercial paper. As in the
laying OF brick, labor saving machinery can
nerver take away the drudgery of signing
your name.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
HE WAS TOO LATE.
A BrIdegroom's Father Interviews the Mar.
riage License Clerk.

A Bridegroom's Father Interviews the Mar.
riage License Clerk.
An old gentleman called at the marriage
license Office yesterday afternoon and in
quired if marriage license had been is
sued to Patrick buddy. He was informed
that Patrick buddy had taken out license
on Friday to marry Miss Lide Lally. Both
parties were from the Thirty-fourth ward.
The man said he was the young mans fatEer
and had learned they were to be married that
evening and he wanted to stop it, The re-
cord showed buddy to have sworn that be
was 81 years of age and was born in Gin
cinnati.
The father said that was lie for the boy
would not be 20 years old until next March
and he was born in Ireland. He added that
he had gone to Father McTighe about the
matter but be said that if the boy had a
license he could not refuse to marry him.
Mr.. buddy said they did not like the lgirl's
family and further that he had a large fam
lily and only the boy to helphim keep them.
He was advised to talk to the boy and if he
would not obey him he could have him ar
rested for perjury. He departed saying that
he would do so and didn't care if his son
would 60 to Jail for what he had done.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
MR.. C. KIMBERLAND,
People Living In West Virginia Wilds Live
Well, and are Huppy.

People Living In West Virginia Wilds Live
Well. and are Happy.
Mr.. c. Kimberland has been doing Marion
county, W. Va. lately, and he says it is
fully as good as the best of Washington
county. The farmers have an abundance of
everything that heart can desire and though
distant from railways do not miss them.
They have an abundance of beef cattle
weighing from 1, 400 to 1000 po unds head,
and though they get but SIC
for them on foot, they manage
to make money raising them. If they see
fit to drive them couple of days they can
do better and the cost OF driving is but
trife. But little grain is raised, as it will
not pay to haul it to market. Hay stacks
dot the entire country, and yeIlow-legged
chickens that would make the mouth of any
circuit rider water can be had for 1871 cents
apiece, and eggs are correspondingly cheap
and squirrels abundant.
Some OF these days the farmers will
awaken to find themselves made very rich
by the advent of railroads and other institu-
tions of the 'evil one," but Mr.. Kimber-
land doubts whether the guileless inhabi-
tants will be made any happier thereby.
There is a vast trade in that section for
Pittsburg business men if they can awaken
in time to secure it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
GEORGE Il. BECKERT.
He Does Not Share in the Canning Factory
Craze.


Craze.
George H. Beckert, of the Diamond
Market, does not share in the rather preva-
lent belief that a canning factory in this
city would pay. He points to the price of
green corn in this market as proof that
there could be no competition with other
points engaged in the business. He does
not, however, decide that it would not pay
to can tomatoes. 1t may be that business
men know their own business best, in gen.
eral way, but it does not always follow.
Ten years ago you could not induce
capitalists to build houses in Pittsburg.
Now there is rush of capital in that direc-
tion. The returns of the average farmer in
Allegheny county is poorer than that in any
other county in Western Pennsylvania. He
has next to no market at all, since the rail-
ways lead from everywhere and foreigners
undersell him. But he has his land and
must pay taxes on it, whether it pay or not,
and he can raise 500 bushels of tomatoes
to the acre on it and not half trv.
These at 25 cents bushel will
pay him better than grain or cattle raising.
Apples grow as we'll on Allegheny county
hills as anywhere else, and yet you cannot
buy gallon of cider vinegar at retail for
lessthan 81 60. 1t is true you get what is called
cider vinegar at retail for 40 cents but the
stuff is fully three-quarters water. By means
of small steam boiler jellies and apple
butter can be made with but littler labor,
and boiler can be purchased for
small amount of money. It is
beginning to dawn on a few people that
brains and some education are necessary to
make successful farmer, but the obscuring
mist hasn't yet left the hilltops. If jellies,
apple butter, etc., were furnished at about
half present prices and they could be, and
with profit, the condition of the poor would
be greatly ameliorated. Their daily bread
adjuncts required to make it palatabie.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
AN OLD CASE RECALLED,
How the Stolen Bonds of n Savings Bank
Were Returned.

Were Returned.
Disorderly conduct is charge which, like
suspicious character" covers a multitude
of sins in the public blotter. In looking
over the records last night disorderly-con-
duct case preferred in Philadelphia was
found to give q ciew to Southside bank
robbery.
1t was in 1872, before the Southside was
taken into the city of Pittsburg. The Iron
and Glass Savings Bank was located at 1908
Carson street. The Office ran back from
Carson street to a small alley in the rear
On pleasant Thursday afternoon in July a
man went into the alley in the rear, climbed
through an open window, and, going to the
safe while the bank clerks were busy in the
front Office, took away bonds worth S21, 900
and 500 in postage stamps which were de-
posted there by the then postmaster, Philip
Hoerr, now one of the City Assessors,
The loss was not discovered until the fol-
lowing Friday, when a large reward was
Offered by the bank for the recovery of the
stolen property. Philip Demmel, now a
special officer on the police force, but then
constable of the borough of Birmingham,
received letter about ten days after the
robbery from Police Captain Burke, of
Philadelphia, asking if any bonds were
missing. Demmel at once replied, relating
the story as told above, and, after some cor
respondence, went to Philadelphia with the
necessary papers to arrest the bank robber.
Some days before the correspondence had
commenced a man had been arrested on a
charge OF disorderly conduct on information
of woman living with them at the time.
When searched at the Genital station in
Philadelphia, one of the missing bonds was
found in his possession. Constable Dunn
NELL traced the bonds to New York, where
they had been sent for hypothecation as
well as the stamps The thief was brought
to Pittsburg, and under promise of interces-
sion for clemency on the part OF the officer,
sent for and returned both the bonds and
the stamps.
The woman who caused his arrest was
heart-broken over the result of ner dis
orderly conduct charge, and died few
years ago. She was known as one of the
beauties of Philadelphia, but never recov-
cred the shock which the arrest of her lover
and his conviction for bank robbery occa-
stoned her. He was sent to the penitentiary
for three years, the mitigation of the SEN
tence being secured by the return of the
property.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
WONDERFUL WEEK THIS.

At 81. Kieber & Bros. 500 Wood Street
1t really seems as if the entire city and
country was bent on buying their pianos and
organs at H. Kleber & Bros on Wood
street. Seven pianos day is the brilliant
record Of this old and trusted music house.
The people know that the Klebers' have
the monopoly Of all the best, most eele-
brated and most desirable instruments,
ranging in price from S225 to 81, 800.
A full warranty for eignt wears is given
with each piano and organ. Purchasers are
absolutely safe in dealing at Klebers', for
they (Klebers) take the smallest profits
and offer the very best assortment of instru-
ments in their spacious warerooms, 506
Wood street-five big floors of which are
filled up with the great Steinway pianos,
the wonderful Conover pianos and the popu-
lar and lovely Opera pianos and Emerson
and Gabler pianos.
Then they offer the phenomenal Vocation
church organs and the famous Burdett or
gans.
Kleber 8 Bro. 3 store is the center Of at
traction for all music loving and music
buying people, and to say 'I've bought my
piano at Klebers' is sure guaranty that
the purchaser has got the best instrument in
the market, and at lower price and easier
payments than can be had elsewhere.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
THE SOUTHsIDE HOSPITAL.
Its Promoters Say Lot Will be Bought
Enemies to the Contrary.

Its Promoters Say a Lot VIII be Bought
Enemies to the Contrary.
A site for the Southside hospital has not
yet been chosen. A member of the board
stated last night that estimates were being
taken on various properties, and that real
estate agents were examining titles and
other features that required careful in
spection He stated that it was of the utmost
importance to start right, and that no move
ment would be made until well settled upon.
The conversation drlfted to the charges
made that the hospital is maintained as an
advertising scheme for the benefit of few
doctors. A director who refused to talk
except on condition that his name was not
mentioned said: ''The trouble is that some
people cannot get into the organization, and
they are dissatisfied and make trouble in
consequence. There are good doctors on
the Southside who are not in the organiza-
tion, and it is not our purpose to reflect
upon them, but some people have rushed
into print and their statements are tissue
of falsehoods. The statement that physi-
clans are dropping off the various staffs is
not true. These doctors are sacrificing their
time for the good of the hospital and they
are not doing it grudgingly."
DIR. J. M. Duff, when asked about the
matter, stated that a lot would be purchased
as soon as one was found that would suit,
and further said: 'I consider the publica-
ton regarding our hospital and its manage
ment beneath my notice, and do not care to
express any further opinion regarding it."
All spoken to concurred in stating that
the Southside hospital enterprise was not in
any danger of premature death.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
work to bother about fine distinctions in the
domain of Pooh-bahism.
EDMOND EIFFEL.

Tho Son Of the Celebrdfed Tower Builder
Having a Look Around.
Messieurs Edmond Eifel and Alfonso
Gre, of Paris, France. are staying at the
Seventh Avenue. Monsieur Eifel is SON
of the celebrated engineer whose name is
connected with the lofty tower at the Expo
sition, and with Monsieur Gre has been on
a lengthy tour through the States. The
latter gentleman is an engineer and the
former is a student in the same pro-
fession. Since their arrival in this
country in July they have made an ex-
tended pilgrimage through Northern New
York and Canada, have visited Victoria,
B. c., and San Francisco and came through
yesterday from Chicago. They displayed
professional interest in the many large
bridges they saw, and said that those of
Pittsburg were not behind hand in point OF
design and serviccebility. They had not
heard anything of the proposed tower at New
York, but M. Eiffel said that tower on
the same design as that of his fathers would
be erected at Athens, Greece, but ON
smaller scale. The tourists paid glowing
tribute to the comforts of American railroad
travelling and marvelled at the activity and
keenness for business which they witnessed
on every side. Mon. Gre remarked that
after all, America was peopIed BY Eu-'
ropeans who had greater facilities
for the exercise and exertion OF
their natural abilities in the States than
in the parent country. As they leave for
Europe in few days they doubt whether
they can devote time to an examination of
some of our prominent industries. They
seemed much interested in the natural gas,
which they had not before met with
Among the places they visited where the
Pullman car shops at Pullman, and they
said they received a few hints in the more
practical part of their profession while
there. M. Gre had just come in from
stroll round the city, and he said that the
crowds of sightseers and brisk appearance
of everything reminded him of Paris
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
WESLEY S. GUFFEY.

He Gives a Theory for the Present Shortage
of Natural Gas.
Yves. S. Guffey, speaking about the nat
ural gas shortage. says: "No matter how
great quantity of goods you have on hand
you cannot deliver them without adequate
transportation facilities. This great in
crease of consumption has not been taken
into account and provided for by sufficient
pipe line capacity. Now there was the
Southwest lines which had only an S-inch
main for about one-third of the road, the
other portions being 10 and u inch. 1t ran
short because the 8-inch line could not sup
ply the number of consumers. When the
Uniontown end was sold to the Uniontown
Gas Fuel Companythere was found sufficient
gas for all along the region originally sup
piled through SO miles of pipe"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
Electricitx a. Applied 20 suEssr,

Becomes more important every year. The
most progressive surgeons In this country
use electrical apparatus such as has been
shown by DR.. Waite, of New York, at the
Exposition, for surgical operations. These
mechanisms have attracted unusual atten-
ton by their beauty and rarity. DR.. Waite
yesterday informed reporter that he had
supplied electrical apparatus to Drs. Nc
Cam, Jos. Dickson, <. o. Werdsr, Lippln-
Haworth, Of Hazelwood; DIR. Harris, of
New Castle; DR.. Sloan, of Salineyille, o.;
DIR. Russell, of Canonsburg, and to the
West Penn Hospital.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
A RUNAWAY HORSE.
Mr.. Fairbush and a Lady Thrown Out an,
Badly Bruised.

Mr.. Fairbush and a Lady Thrown Out and
Badly Bruised.
Last evening Henry Fairbush, Of the
Southside, was driving along Penn avenue
in company with lady, when nearing
Twelfth street the bit loosened from the
horses mouth, the animal reared and then
started madly down the avenue. The light
buggy rolled to and fro like boatin
troubled waters. At Sixteenth street the
horse gave turn to the right, the vehicle
struck the lsmppost at the corner, twisting
it into most fantastic shape. The occu-
pants were thrown out and severely bruised.
The horse disengaged himself from the
buggy and rushed up Liberty street. where
he was captured at Twenty y-sixth street very
little injured.
The lady fell into swoon, but she was
able to return home about an hour after the
accident occurred.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
HITLER AND THITHER.
Movements of Piffsburgers and Others of
Wide Acquaintance.

WIDE AcQunlntances
Bernhard Remark and his two SONS,
Peter B. and Jacob of the Southside, have just
returned from Europe from four months
tour after travelling throughout the principal
points in Germany, they took in the Paris Ex-
position. Mr.. Remark says that many changes
have taken place at his old home in the past
five years, but admits that his mother country
is at least 80 years behind the age compared
with America.
President Campbell, of the Window
Glass Workers Association, returned from the
East yesterday. He said that all the wage
differences have been satisfactorily settled in
the Eastern and Northern districts. The fac
tories which intend going into operation will be
at work in a few weeks time.
w. D. Patterson, Superintendent of
the Cleveland Workhouse, and who formerly
occupied the same position at Elmira and
Claremont is staying at the Anderson.
Burr Mcintosh is now playing with the
Arthur Rehan Company. Burr was at the
Union depot yesterday en- route to Titusville.
He says he has made the hit of his life.
Willis j. Rulings, the oil operator of
Oil City, is guest at the Monongahels.
W. P. Rend, of Chicago, is guest
at the Anderson.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
two very Long Isurney..

There were shipped last week by Mesrs.
J. Kevan & Co., No. IL Sixth street, this
city, two White sewing machines to points
thousands Of miles distant. One of these
was forwarded to Rev. E. E. Fife, at
Jhelum. Punjab, British India; and the
second was sent to the Rev. VIM. M. Nichol,
Mansoorah, Egypt.
A short time ago the firm sent one of the
White sewing machines to Japanl These
are of course very notable cases, but the
great majority Of these excellent sewing
machines, sold only by J. Kevan g Co., 60
into families in Allegheny county, where
their splendid qualities make them more
valued as time passes. Those who know
them best do not wonder that the White
sewing machines received the highest
honors and the gold medal at the Paris Ex-
position for ''the best family sewing ma
chine"
See advertisement on the twelfth page of
this paper.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
PERMITS ISSUED.

Few More Fine Buildings to be Erected
In PittsburE.
At the Building Inspectors Office yester-
day Leonard Rauwolf took out permit for
the erection of three-story brick store and
dwelling.at 1896 Penn avenue, Twentieth
ward. to be 20x103 feet and to cost SIC, 900. A
permit was issued to E. M. Hill for two two
story brick dwellings, 26x36 feet each, on
Margaretta street, Nineteenth ward, to cost
SIC, 900. Sarah j. Jamison took out per-
Collins avenue, Nineteenth ward, to cost
$500.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13

Mrs. Hanlon, the mother of Mollie Han
Ion, who disappeared from her home on
Jones avenue, can give no reason for her
conduct. She says she rebuked her daugh-
ter for familiarity with railroad men, and
she thinks she got mad ana left on that ac-
count. The mother has searched the sta
tions to Greensburg, but has found no trace
Of her,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
For Monday

We name S14 sale of mems fine imported
melton and kersey overcoats, and we mean
to include all our finest $22, $25 and $50
garments. Many of them are silk lined,
some are silk faced, and they come In all
the new and fashionable shades. S14 -four
teen dollars) takes your choice tomorrow,
and remember it's an offer not to be
missed.
P. C. c. c., cor. Grant and Diamond sts.,
OPP. the new Court House.