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Telegram-herald., 1889-06-20

Cara s.saassA - IA H.ss AastEes Chaase
al AsAlAs.


Inc cAse of GhFs 3ohnsoa against
Was1ea T. q. Walz,rs ios So gao dam
AZ feg ioIaues fc esa ffan a Eog
sag ordered b. W4lk.as. s4n.e up tss-
tore Jadge Jacksea yesterday 90 a ls.o-
t.oa tog a aew tr.a3
Ths plaintiff case 90. aei - Hon.
j a. flHt. .llelt. sI4ls E.Ilta5- III
Nal.sf fsi.. (. > IA saa4-aat Ia Dl..t sas tHat
pan sasl8-ft bat -a-T l uf 0at ~
PRISON. - hoeus na tae I.4re hsiF.
aas tg4tsi aut ill aDssa. aad a.ts
fsrtaeT expressly lilt'i.h h.t.a H. >tstIic.
IL 4ei uof MAKE say s. .fiereace milsth Q
= 4A>t IS a. t,si of q strap. tHe nitt>il-
u4t.it nas tnc stgla. aud tlie gfi g
practically Tie stllle. ihe puai>nine ~
iu tn., case had b~ta inflicted Is order
0i Use warden, NiO la8 u0 fgat T.
czu>e Sny ggisonsf ga - d0sgcd ia
Tie course 81 tlH liosgins the pI.s nef,
johnson. uac rogriFe.i psuful Mlures,
q shown hY the testimony ot the Iuai.
But ls ie from ,his. "a nea ttal saeuid
IL gfalsted bacaues punishment bad
been uh cgcd craclly and iahansaaiy
A direCt y.olatlou ol tHe >fainte.
Toe rgument toe M Astklas wes
uadr j. 81. ~ Michei. AZ qaoied
tAe f0r lou of tac >istt- l,E nfos Ding
that a llaS ..An 81 tac Qr.,ln sttil it
present Fac alt hs-.n-s al4 sec tl@t
tney 40 iguiIy aamaei. .i "a, pro9t
taat tnk State contemplated h7ss 3
lu pr.,uhs as aa established thing wafil
taC law wa, passed Warden Natk knf,
l- UudeflOok a. assert. was lu n0 way
responsible 90 johnson lor las injuries,
because. lc. tao warden. dd not Hog
htm. H. dd, however, order hm 90
bt iiotged, hat I'D ~ doing nr gave h.-
order "a 30 person Waou uc Judged
thoroughly competent - prop yiy ad-
minister the punishment. II thst peg
SON erred aud tlc prisoner rcceNcd ~
Jgries at h.s hands, not intended ly tne
warden 10 have been sustained ny tle
prisoner. tine warden could not be held
re>pOns. blc for such injuries. Tho
punishment, he claimed, was legal and
legally administered.
Jujgo Jackson decided that john
son Mas entitled 10 new trial. The
Ica>oi4s Ion granting II were that thor,
WAS evidence adduccd AT the tr.al L.
lad icato that the allegation of n brutal
and mnunan punishment might have
been proven To the satisfaction ot tnt
Jury, and that there Was also testimony
tO show that tnc prison physician W.
not DcTmttcd 10 Interfere with tht
officer and stop the whipping, a. he Is
authouzci 70 do hy express statute
when hc thinks the punishment IS be
com NJ TOO severe, and that If the caSt
had gone to the jury TIM
might have tended To convince them of
the intent OF the defendant 10 dc
as alleged; III short, that there
was evidence tending 10 prove the
charge, and the case should have beer
gwen To the jury. Hence the court
erred iii Its pre-elpptory instruction Il
find for the delendcnt. The Judge did
| not presume TO pass upon the legality
OF the tiogging or the authority OF the
warden in ordering it, but ordered q
new ,rial on the ground stated. and gave
the plaintiff time 70 amend the bill Of
complaint III order to make it more
specific.
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-20

\. Y. Pautlind and party went 10
Hub0r Point yesterday morning FOR
the season.
j. \. Gonzales Is III At the Warwick,
and VIII be- confined 10 MS ropms for
several weeks.
Alderman Rogers is suffering from
niaiaral fever. and = recupcrSt.ug at
MIcatawa Park.
J. J. Emery and wife went 70 Hast
iug> Yesterday % attend the wedding of
Fred SV1uIdiug, Mrs. Emery's brother.
Dr. and Mrs. III. h. Hatch and
dtugntcr Mss Sadie, of Hart, are
visiting Gen. and Mrs. l.. e.. Euthes-
EuuNO A~rlmOntc Appointment x at
tcS-acr ot New York CITY. VIII spend
tne summer the guest OF Nj. aud Ais.
r. NJ DAVIS.
Dr. l.. ID. Wood. who has hccn so
painfully iu since last fail. went TO
Lowell yes.crlay with h's ltlriy for
two-wcc6o visit
Charles G.. Noucmau and Miss
Matilda Lchmaun wiil be- married this
afternoon atthc rCsicncCof the b.idc's
tt.b,r. 80 Ffth-st.
COL. vs.. T. NcGurrIn and James +.
Gsatv leave for Washington. u. C., to-
Ctv t1 attend the National Convention
Ci tac Knights OK -. John.
Nr,. Roberts and daughter. % Hast
ir.-. passed through thc citv last night
orr facir way 20 Bay View. whore they
have tlScn pretty cottage for the
summer.
NJ and Mrs. Porter PERM, of
owrN. are tho guests OF friends 1
tsi- city Nss Matte Perrin. Who has
been visiting her s,stcr. Ms. &. y.
Hodge, returned home last night
". H Breeze Is IN the city for the
rurposc Of attending hls damage slrf
acs ust VIM. a. Powers Tie s still
suffering from the injuries hc cCceFcI
lv bis fall into the area basement 0i
Powers Opera House
Guy Y. g. thompson. o. Boulder.
Col. VINO IS taking posts graduate
course st Yale College. ss visiting Old
fr,uds I'M this ctv. AMI VIII spend the
summer IN the Office of Eau, Barnhart
v Putnam. making hs home at the
residence of Nr. .. A Rail-.
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-20
MARRIED LAST EVENING.
frank -. CAR aad Jc..ts Ees.ssl
I-..---- -

frank "a tlair aad teaste EsAyel,
Infts4 "a Ha.nass
Last evening tfc cIoi4tlses au1 fucnts
Of Frank 81 C.ar and Mss jos
Reayely gathered AT the home of tlc
orile's parents % witness tho Dupla.s
ot t.e happy couple. lAe hrde was
lpportei 10y ues charming sister. 81 $
JUnc, AMI the groom by Leonard
LAWSON. Tie brdal party aTuuge
themselves under q canopy ot smrtx,
ferns ald roses, in the mdst ot which
hung wedding bell Ot inarruerltcs.
a4d tae ceremony was performed aY
tae Ecy. Nr. SIuith. AtLcr tur cerc-
nl0ny Nh aad Mis-. -. C.a.r received
tae hearty congratulations al ue.r
tgiend, and tac whole company tAcu
SAT dpau % q tomttul wedding feast.
Numerous and elegant were tHe prc>-
eat, bestowed by then friends ana rrla-
uvcs. MIR and Mrs. 1t. ,l1lr Wril he at
home 10 their friends AT IL Gold t.
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-20

"
good roof is the main thing; that one
must have, for a rainfall Of only sixty
inches a year is considered "scant' and
forty inches an alarming drought"
1t is n hackncyed subject, but as the
question of suffering is raised Il few facts
may be given. The mercury at Seattle
(modiiled, of course, by the salt water)
rarely rises above 80 degs., and though
ice occasionally forms "as thick as win
dow glass" il is not common. If the
people had been asked TO name a time
when the city could be burned with the
least Inconvenience and suffering, they
must have chosen the time Of the late
hre-when tho rainy season was past
and before the hottest or dryest weather.
Splendid order has been preserved.
The doubtful walls still standing were
destroyed, and the labyrinthinc region
lately covered by frame dwellings viii
be laid out in regular squares and soldly
rebuilt. The extraordinary statement is
made by local dealers that $50, 900, 900 of
outside capital has been offered for in
vestment. Evidently many people have
faith in Seattle.
1t was thought that the population OF
Seattle was %, 1000, and for that number
tho trade was enormous. Washington
probably has moro timber in the forest
than any other equal area of the United
States, and her mineral wealth is great,
SO the future of Seattle was considered
secure.
1t IS often spoken of as very new
country, but in fact it has been tolerably
well known for eighty years and the
SpaniardG realized its value two centuries
ago. 1t is not generally known to tho
present generation that Oregon. includ-
ing Washington and Idaho, was once an
independent region, practically about Is
independent as Texas before its annexa-
ton. but not acknowledged by other ma
tions as Texas was. However, the land
grants and court decisions Of the do
tached state" were allowed 10 stand by
the United States when it took tbs Coun-
try and tcrritorialiZed IL.
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-20
WATER FRONT, SEATTLE.

Capt. Robert Giay. Of boston, eared
up the Columbia in May. 1892. and Ind
the basis for an American claim. Lewis
and Clarke traversed the region in 1867.
and IN 1911 John Jacob Astors men
founded Astoria. In 1893 the Americans
commenced going overland. and the Iule-
pendent state gave each family 80 laI -
tract that land monopoly grew up.
If one wants 10 find prophecies Of the
future greatness Of Seattle he can find
plenty of them ia thercpor,s of these Old
explorers md settlers. The only trouble
was that they did not know where the
"futurc great city" was 70 be. though ell
were positive one of the biggest cities OF
the world was TO lie in that region. and
it was a psTfcctiy reasonable belief.
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-20

\ ciDmd of boys and young hood
Iun5 induiG'd IN, ar inIprOmptu serc-
u.,de n front OF I WcSb side residence
list evening. - mGsIc offended the
s,ir:;su car of officer NcDnrald, and
he took 4 hand IN the entertainment.
A boy named Brccn was heating time
On thc sldc of nc house with 4 clap.
holrs, and the ,sficcr gave him roe
ia :po patrol wP.,n The howlIng aud
~. 'rr the hoy sct up after hoIng ar-
r,-'vd ulaic u greater ri,Lt. .hsu Ill
:l, r,st ut iho music.
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-20
TOWN TOPICS.

urt -
- So ...-.4..-'- .-.-- at ''''' "a -' 80
't'iA A.'tst'+ @As sisi ls-4 - Ski
'ta'iip fe7leil'f
IT, Pl1li''i .iis,n are - lf'f ing ta-4s H-@
fr Dt4s a iae''tl atfb.Fe.
~ +. Baker has returned fgo0l a
business Mp - the Types Peniusoia
Ihe walls Of tAe new -. Marx
Home ore nearly really for tae root
n. J.. Avery leagcs today - l0.u fsea-
cral Ayers parsy ga tae.E tip -
Alaska.
Eaested thatcK-c.ty ele-k. joan
L, s'.sg Is aboat t. stArta nea Demo
cratic aaDer.
Mf. ana Ms. James Nfaaa are bapBy
1s,.r tha uew ARRIVAL II a bOlaclng
eigetrer aoaad hsv-
r.......,- 49,. rf'......,,,,, l..s . h,.sst
e..11.--5 ~ n. -. ..l.i ~ s~on es
u.saes h. hnta home.
q.n. r.,,er thet e,ao-,e ...s- he.
60. ~, -. ~ rhe p.,frof. ~ irst.-
..-.....-.t PIT F-.v,i 4. .,,,.,rra..t
~, -.
80 - - ',.-..I t.., 10. s,,-,,.-'. :.
-, - 49,. st.,.h.y pi-,....
E'i".h lntyes' OF r.'l' t,i'''iiE .i'e'
3-L%"l co'.i'iy' ''.'s 'i'ell.la',a 4 '''- o''
+fi SOU ~ N''4 VIZ ''''-' ''-.~ - '~
ilc Assault ease OF James iool Vas
p. sfi-d before JUsIicc "ealLAIi Sestei =
dtf- DcCislon "'s rcSet'ed until
ne =.
Mss VIVIAN Quigicy, ~ 2i3 front-5t.
elirriiIned about ih-f,y 0t her younS
isfl.is. inc occa7.oi' "'ins hcI oiA
O-ft"+tf-
Nr. } l.. Reynolds and her hush2nd,
ot - West Fuilon-.t.. we're reloIced
l-st ugat over the advent of a len
i'uA4 upI-
hxalted Grand Ruic- Leach, OF Wash
iugtOn, II. G., has forwarded ID Lloyd
Llc.ce hls commission a District pt-
patty Exalted Og1nd lulCr % tuc Bliss
OF M.CuiStn.
Mas Minnie Whom. of South pri-
son street. has returned from "A four.
we.k,' visit ma Kalamazoo. expecting tO
remain in the city a short time before
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-20

Charlie Hayes, y little 6-ycar 0ll
lad. a survivor oi the Joanstown tloDt
passed through the city yca;crdy morn
Ing on hls way to Kent CITY. Wh,jc hc
VIII reside with hls grandmother. lie
had come from JOhnstoNn alone a.i
was mot here hy ha grandmother. He
Is = bright little fellow and .a;d. II Ilcrc
was mort'u 10000 mems Killed IN tlc
ilooi. Ny papa was lost and tAcy
never found my little brother who was
drowned too" lie could not tell Ipw
he had been saved lronI thu be.r!'ls
DISASTER
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-20
POSTMASTER CRANDALL.
Arsumeut for setting Aside the yeriic
ID LIE IurN

Argument for setting Aside the Verdict
Of the Jury.
Judge Jackson, yesterday. heard
the argument IN the case of
the Government against ChaS. -.
trandail. Crandall Was postmaster at
Biz Rapids, hic office being IN i rented
building. In making out his quarterly
voucher Tor rent money, he put IN 4
larger amount than the rental actually
paid. and kept the surplus. He was
caught at the trick, tried and CON
vlctcd. 4 stay OF proceedings was
granted, and ho Is now trying TO have
the verdict set aside.
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-20
utrh school c.,nmenc-,n.,,,

The High school graduating csrrci7.s
wi.l bc held As usual upon Friday. Juno
=, and not ON the 9th rs 2uuovucrd.
Prof. Charles VI. Gaylcy. OF Ar1 ..rl.. A..
has chosen a IN, subject for las si-
dress, Cubs, Marbles and Mo- aa
old title to what VIII Uniolhtcd =
prove an interesting adir, Rev.
Kerr T.. upper has consented o. de-
liver the address 90 the graduating
class The pupils of the liIeh >cupol
VIII s,ng as uIs bccu tnc CUSTOM Ivc
some wears lt-L
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-20
A GANG OF TRAMPS.
Three of Them Sent To Jail. One Let or,
and one Pleads Not Guilty.

Michael Murray got ten days, James
Watson, seven days, Tom Foley, five
days, and Charles Castle WAS lot oil on
promise To leave the city, 10y Justice
Nestiall yesterday. They were gang
OF tramps caught at the south yards
Samuel Ellsworth, another one Of the
same crowd, pleaded not guilty, and
had his trial set down for tomorrow.
lie J. the same man who caused the
arrest o. George Sleight for making
threats a few weeks ago.
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-20

Thc Board Of Public Works arc in
cart sponEence WITH landscape gar-
t-rer rels 80 t0 tbe Improvements In
J nsrk A. the grounds are
nrsrv .o~ the possibilities fer obtain
uetureSQl leness are rmted. 4
sal r-1 'avu vnd.1- walks. plenty ot
srrfr ana fountain cr Two con Prise
tcat can he dome
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-20

r.,r rapd, vi The free kundcEgsrf,o
W.T. ian. ~ exhibition at Iialtman's
li.i! $fu.daY afternoon, IN order 10
r.a.. ti,- prhu, an idea of the wOuIcr-
t. gty,.r.- made by them, 'uld ct tine
t-.ir.ii e.. .AE prai>cWorthy charity. i
~f.:tt .,s' ,1i,.lnn fee of - cents VIII t.
cut...d lof tie hcuclit of the school.
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-20

: n E.ohc has purchased an inter-
ct "a tnc Ya"lro Dn'rh, and ir,- as.
.uuut tir cdItof,np. Nh iachr-I3
,.cU cnucr Ecrc, bat Is an cxpeiuuccI
lo,-ullai lie has been four tunes
sf,lId the world, j. Uuiv"l,l.y
r.a.14!c. and proposes to Inius. The
pap wltu now lIlc and vigU.
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-20
DIR. HOYT ARRAIGNED.

We Pleads Not Guilty, aud is Adsnitted to
.:ail.
Or. william f. HOyt, tue alleged
abortonlst, was arralgncd IN the
superior court yesterday, and pleaded
not guilty, after which tie was released
on ms present bond.
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-20
GASOLINE EXPLOSION.
Fire Experiment Called Cat by tn
ENglus.ou os n stove.

ENClvs.ou az n stove.
4 ,,.ll alarm of lire was turned IN at
3:ll p. m. yesterday, caused by the ex-
rloslon of Il gasoline stove in the resi-
dc32a OF Charles Alden of - ScrIbncr.
May Youugman, - domestic, wasqulte Sc
vcccly burned about TIE lace and arms.
The damage amounted Ia $40, covered
b. ,nsllraurP
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-20

same site an Am
erica il Is often
by the same gen
eration) before
they get one that
viii stuck. and
this Is peculiarly
true of the iaci
hc coast. lum
Der Is very cheap
the clim2te Is de
hciously III lid.
there Is really 30
need Of thick
walls as far as
comfort IS con
cerned d-the man
W h . h q ; L . |
"made his pile
is in too big Il
hurry, and the
man who has l.
100 luLF. II u
almost impossible
10 make plain t.
an eastern llail
how very easy II
is % make ones
self comfortable
in Oregon an q
WasbipV VfOD \
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-20

WAsHiseroS, Ju8e zO--For Mlehl-
ga Fs.l. Stationary temperature.
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-20

The following program VIII hc rcn
dcrcJ ~ "a fine band uaicr tnc dIrDc
l0u ol Prot. Crls. smith toi4v. tuc
90 . h. $50. from thr ia.coi.y 20 llog; g..
the Star tllUIiug II8a-a.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-04
In THE DITCH.
Inspector Lnyton's Study of the Evolution
of Labor.

Inspector Lnyton's Study of the Evolution
of Labor.
'sDid you ever study the evolution of
labor?" observed Robert D. Layton, In
spector Of immigration, last night. "Some
80 years ago, in the South, the colored man
was the worker. and to-day he is supplanted
by the white man and the logic of events.
The South is being modernized. Take the
labor element in the North 80 years ago and
you would find in the canals, the bitches,
the foundations of public buildings, and
generally in the field of the pick, shovel and
spade, the Irishman. He has evolved from
the ditch to the police force, the Council
chamber, the Legislature and to places
where his ability entities him to go. His
place in the ditch was filled by Italians, who
to-day are working in great numbers and
with industry, but who are climbing out of
the ditch and gaining positions as business
men, and, forgetting the slavery OF their
homes, rise superior to their original condi-
ton.
''The Huns and the Poles have come here
as hewers of wood and drawers of water and
a monthly pay, and are still in the ditch,
but are beginning to be ruled out, and now
the question in my mind is how long will it
be before the next nationality will take its
place in the laboring class. In fact, how
long will 1t be before the American will get
into the ditch?''
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-04
CHANGES IN THE MILLS.
A Number of Promotions Made in Pittsburg
md Nearby Places.

Number of Promotions Made in Pfttsburg
md Nearby Places.
A number of miscellaneous changes have
recently been made in mills here and else
where.
John Miskel, First Vice President of the
sixth district of the Amalgamateds sAssocia-
tion at Youngstown, has resumed charge of
the pudding department of eight double
furnaces in the Maumee Iron Works at
Toledo. Henry ketler, heater at one of
the bar roll furnaces in the Vesuvius mill
at Sharpsburg, has commenced heating for
the bar rolls in the same works. Thorn as
Evans, puddler in the Elba Iron Works
at Frankstown, has been made manager of
the pudding department. General Mana
ger Veners, of the Keystone Iron Works,
has given entire charge of the train OF bar
rolls to his main roller, George Green,
whose assistant roller is now William
Keller.
Daniel Griffin, at one time manager of
the pudding department in the Old Supe-
rior mill, which is not in existence now, is
manager of the same department in the
Kittanning mill. Richard H. Jones, who
had been manager Of the pudding depart
ment in the mill at Kittanning for seven
years, and in 1888 was Mercantile Appraiser
in this county, is now manager of the pud-
ding department in the Clinton mill on the
Southside.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-04
BLACK AND WHITE.
A Young White Man Takes Out n License
TO Marry a Colored Girl.

Young White Man Takes Out a License
TO Marry a Colored Girl.
Yesterday marriage license was granted
to Thomas Sherman Drenning. white, and
Ella McCullagh, colored, both of Home
wood. This is the second case of license
being granted in Allegheny county to a
white man and negro woman. Miss Nc
Cullagh did not apply for the license in
person, but her father and Drenning went
to the office together. Dreaming is about "a
years of age, and rather good looking. His
family is very respectable and well known
about Homewood. The prospective bride
is about Is years of age, and is but slightly
eolored. She is hali-breed, her mother
being white woman of Irish descent.
Drenning's relatives are in the deepest dis
treSs about the marriage. An attempt was
made to see Drenning last night. but he was
visiting at the house OF his future father-in-
law, and would not appear. His sisters
were, however, seen, and stated that he has
been coerced into this marriage by the girls
father.
Some of the neighbors were interviewed,
and some queer stories were elected. Com
plications in Chicago were limited at by Miss
Dreaming.
Sherman Dreaming is said to be young
man who is easily led, and easily frightened.
The neighbors all say that he has been
cowed by the threats of McCullagh into
marrying the girl.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-04

~ w...s--..--- <.--...z,. <..-...-.-- ~
49, u :. = = q, ~. : z '--
nas'acss % 9L>IvV,V@4 lar sHr-
Railroads Need r1e Dr1E<-
The annual meeting Of TIE Weslio<houss
Airbrake COMPANY was held s< tie 1or<1
1, A11.-L co. -4-1- ~ -
- w f''''-ct' @'''
CALDWELL treasurer, read statement of
receipts and expenditures for the year end
ing July 81, 1859. and financial statement
showing the condition OF the company A
ts.+ 80. I.
AN election was neid ior fresI1enn vice
President and seven directors The judges
were Messrs. John B. Reno, A. T. Eora1d
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-04
BOOMING GENERAL HASTINGS.


Mr.. Calvin Wells Rather. Favors the
Adjutant Generals Candidacy.
Mr.. Calvin Wells, owner of the Phila-
delphia Press, was requested to give his
views upon the political prospects of Gen.
eral D. II. Hastings, who shows an inclina-
tion to be Governor. Mr.. Wells said: ST
am inclined to believe that Mayor Filters
open espousal of General Hastings
candidacy will count for a good deal in
political circles. Mr.. Filter has two and a
half years to serve as Mayor of Philadel-
phia and if he attracts strength as readily
in the next year as he has in the past con-
slider that his influence will be of real value
to General Hastings. I regard the General
as an excellent candidate and 1 would like
10 see him nominated. But State politics
are getting into chaotic condition and the
promised active renewal of the old fight
between Magee and Quay complicates the
situation somewhat. But all that will not
detract from General Hastings many ele-
ments of strength"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-04
NOTHING DEVELOPED YET.
Captain O'NeilI Says the Negotiations Are
Still Going on for the River Mines-The
Kanawha Region May be Bought.

Captain O'Nelli says the Negotiations Are
still Going on for the River Mines-The
Kanawha Region May be Bought.
In regard to the reported sale of the Mo-
nongahela river coal interests to syndicate
of Eastern capitalists, Captain O'Neill, one
of the largest coal operators on the river,
said:
''It is useless to deny any further the fact
that negotiations have been going on for the
purchase of our works. understand there
was something published to-day to the eff
feet that the negotiations have come to a
standstill on account of the Pittsburg men
wanting too much money. I think this re-
port emanated from person who does not
wish to sell. 1 think that nearly every
operator who has been approached wants to
sell out, and would do 80 at fair price.
The sharp competition that exists among
the large operators has cut down the selling
price to such an extent that nobody is max
ing money. If one company had contro, of
all the mines and craft, they could advance
the price just high enough to make some
money tor themselves. OF course it would
be to their interest to buy the mines in the
Kanawha Valley to shut out that competi-
ton. I should not be surprised that they
are trying to do this If 1 was in the syn
dicate that is about the first thing would
want to do.
SIT is likely that something will be devel-
oped this week. The negotiations are still
going on as fast as possible, but so far every
thing that has been done is wind"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-04
IMPROVING THE STREETS.
A Number of Betterments for Allegheny
Thoroughfares.

A Number of Betrerments for Allegheny
Thoroughfares.
The Allegheny Surveys Committee met
last night and disposed of a number of
papers. On the ordinance opening Kirk
patrick street the subcommittee recon-
mended that the street commissioners re-
move distractions on the street, and their
report was granted. The ordinance widen
ing Observatory avenue to a 60-foot street
was laid over, as the authorities of the
Western University object. The action on
the petition establishing the grade of Nc
Donald way, in the Eleventh ward, sub
mitting profile OF the grade and recon-
mending it was approved. Petitions for
the grading of an alley in the Eleventh
ward, extending Clyde street, establishing
the grade of West Market street, Ninth
ward, and Saw Mill alley, Fourth and
Eighth wards, and for opening 24-foot
alley south of Gallagher street, Second
ward. were referred to the City Engineer to
prepare plans.