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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-23
A STROKE OF LIGHTNING.
IL Came in the Form of Telegram to
Man on n Train.
New York Sun.l

New York sun.l
So long ms women will DO foolish men
will be deceptive. One day | sat behind
couple on an Ohio and Mississippi
train and it wasn't ten minutes before l
discovered that the girl was village
belle who knew nothing of the world and
that her companion was traveller who
saw in her n victim. Several others
noticed them as well, but 1t was hard TO
see how anything could be done. he
professed great admiration for the girl
and she blushingly quered
"But how do know you are not q
married man ,"
ooh, but assure you on my honor
that am not"
"Where do You live?"
"ln Louisville"
"And you have neither wife nor chit
dren 2"
mo"
At that instant the conductor came in
with a telegram and called ont the adj
dress. "Thats for me, )" said the man IN
the seat ahead.
II was handed to him and no was
smiling as he tore it open. Next moment
he fell forward in a FAINT. Half a dozen
of ms, including the girl. read the dis
patch. 1t was dated at indianapolis, and
read o.,
"Your wife and baby burned up Will
the house last night Come at once.
II took rs a quarter of an hour TO brinl
him to. and it was half an hour late
when he left the train. He had forgot
ten the girl who shared his seat, and sh'
was crouched down and crying like
baby,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-23
ruS p7cuvoND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NOVEMBER %, 1890.

employer who sat opposite her ana
Shylock-like demanded the pound OF
flesh will always lie bitter remema-
brance to me. told the man that en9
case was peculiar one, and it seemen
to me an opportunity for mercy as wen
as Justice.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-23
California Tours via the Pennsylvania
Railroad.

hailiotl.
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company,
through its personally-conducted tour
list system, presents four winter and
spring pleasure tours to California. The
special trains conveying the parties Will,
in each case, start from New York, and
the dates OF starting are as follows Tour
No. ], February Z, 1891; NO. :,
March 3D. No. 3, March 26th, and No: 4,
April 1Ith. The special train returning
first party will leave San Francisco for
New York on March 18th ; the second,
April Sd; the third, April 9th, and the
fourth. May 18th. Each tour will pre-
sent different route from the others, as
well as a different route going from that
returning. Tour No. will go South
via Washington, Atlanta, and New Or,
leans. where a break Of the journey Will
be made during tho Mardi Gras iestlyl-
ties. thence via the Southern Pacillc s
Sunset route and San Antonio to san
Francisco, returning via Salt Lake City'
Colorado Springs, Denver, and Chicago.
Tour No. 2 will 90 West via st. Louis,
Kansas City, and the Sante re route 10
San Francisco, returning VIA Salt Lake
City, Denver, Council Bluffs, and CHI
cago. Tour No. will go West TO San
Francisco by same route as No. !, re-
turning via Salt Lake City, Colorado
Springs, Denver, Council Bluffs, ana
Chicago. Tour No. 4 will go West via
Chicago, Council Bluffs, Denver, Colo
RADIO Springs, and Salt Lake City 70 San
Francisco, returning via Portland, Taco
ma, Helena, st. Paul, and Chicago. ON
all the tours breaks OF the journey VIII
occur at certain attractive points on the
line both going and returning.
The parties will travel by o special
train Of Pullman Vestibule Drawing,
room, Sleeping, Dining Smoking. ano
Observation Cars, On exact counterpart
of the celebrated Pennsylvania Limited
in every particular. The tain will be
equipped with ladies' maids, steno
grapher and typewriter, baroer-shoE
and bathrooms for ladies and gentle
men. 1t will present through service
to San Francisco, the like OF when ma
never been enjoyed by any regular ira
weller. :.
The excursion rates, which include
railway fare, double berth, meals e'
route, hotel, Accommodations where
stop-over necessitates, in both directions
side trips 10 San Diego, Riverside. Pasa
dena. Monterey. Santa Barbara, and BAL
Jose, are 1915 for the first, second am
third tours, and $500 for the fourth
! For other side trips through Caiiiorni
special low rates will be made by tn
] local railroads. Each party Will DO con
Quoted by a Tourist Agent and Chape
ron, both experienced IN their probes
I sion.
Itineraries presenting the full detail
r of the tours are in course OF preparation
3 and will be issued at an early day. l.
l the mean time more detailed informstlo
. may be secured by addressing Geors
1 w. Boyd. Assistant Passenger Agen
. philadelphia, Pa, or by addressin
Robert A. Park, passenger agent Soul =
: eastern district, Washington, u. ,
' Persons thinking OF going on any
: these trips will be waited on ny repre-
l sentative Of ths company who vii 9i'
. them all desired information.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-23
lust Like Him.

IFnlIUIrlIIUIf
He certainly wasn't handsome, but he
had loving heart. ,n,
He bought his adored one birthday
present of pug that broke down all the
rspal standards OF ugliress and set up
one OF its own.
The gift went right to the affections OF
the gushing maiden >,
"Oh. thank you, James, thank you,
she warbled. cts Just Ike you SO II
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-23
One Touch Of Nature.

Leopold 1 say, now, Algy, lend me a
dollah, won't ye? I'd like to give arms
10 that blind fellah. feel so sorwy tor
blind men, yeknow.
Algernon: SO do I. me boy. We
don't wealize what an affection it Il
never to see the twees and woses. and all
that, ye know.
Leopold: And fawncy selecting twou-
sers when you're blind.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-23

TIT UNDERGROUND SYSTEMS
are double-tracked, and they extend
over what is called an "outer" and an
sinner circle" connecting, with one
exception, all the railway lines OF the
metropolis, and running into the
Suburbs above ground-in many direc-
tions. The construction and extension
Of the underground railways OF London
have been the results Of a series OF en-
cheering achievements second TO none
IN daring, in skill and importance OF any
known in the century. The lines have
been built beneath crowded streets with
out disturbing the surface they have
crossed above and beneath sewers and
gas and water mains they have tus-
Dellod under blocks Of commercial build
,ngs and private dwellings they
burrow under the entire length OF the
Victoria embankment, pass within the
precincts of the Temple. beneath palaces
and bridges and parks and gardens
within few feet OF the Houses OF Par
lament, under the walls OF 81 Mar
garet's church (Archdeacon Farrars y,
within the enclosure OF Westminster Alb
hey. and almost under the abbey itself
The tunnels are sometimes semi-circuial
brick arches. and in other places made
with vertical brick walls, supporting
transverse iron girders about eight fee
epart, the spaces being filed with shall
low brick arches This fat-roo
method obtains all along the ON
bankment, where much OF the lin
Is laid with the ballast resting on six
inch layers Of tan, TO prevent noise ans
vibration, Trains Run 10 each direction
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-23

4
case was peculiar one, and 1t seemeu
to me an opportunity for mercy as wei
as justice.
TWO HEARTS A COMPARISON.
"You had better decide" told him,
"not 10 prosecute this poor fellow. ne
has never before been accused OF any
crime. He has worked faithfully ior
you for many years. He is deserving
OF some consideration from your HANDS,
and this woman. his wife, who was strong
enough not to allow him to commit this
great crime, is deserving OF his presence
and support in her declining years.
"Ihe woman thanked me very CRATE
fully, and had hardly done so when her
husbands employer arose and IN an an
gry tone said that he would not for q
moment stop the prosecution. de was
determined TO make an example OF TINS
man. Nothing could change his MIND.
He insisted that prisons were for just
such persons as he, and that the sooner
he was placed there the better.
81 allowed him to talk in this way Tor
perhaps ten minutes. Then | told him
that / had carefully listened TO all he
had said, and that he had not changed
my opinion one bit.
81 don't believe" said to him en-
phatically, "that this man intended to
commit q crime. As Judge, / am en-
powered to suspend sentence. ishall call
this man up in court tomorrow; shall
tell him have investigated the matter
thoroughly, and shall suspend sentence
in his case. Meantime, sir, | bid you
remember that some day the tables may
be turned and you may be anxious to
have some one plead in your defence as
eloquently as this poor woman has Tor
her husband.
"Now this is the strangest part OF
the story. The man was brought be-
fore me the next morning and withdrew
his plea of guilty. L suspended
sentence in his case. Some good
people that / knew obtained
enough money to allow his daughter to
secure her musical education, and she IS
now well known in New York's best
musical circles. I obtained q position
for her father as purser on one OF the
outgoing steamships. and he IS az hon
est as the day is long and as faithful as
man can be for the service l rendered
him, while his employer, who was 80
bitter against him, has been brought up
in another court in this city for fradu-
lent practices, and narrowly escaped
State prison for his crime"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-23

Our watch bargains are attracting general at
tention.
LADIES' SOLID GOLD UUNrlNG- CASE
WATCH, Elgin movement f2l.5)' stem-Wina
and sot:
LADIES GOLD-FlLLED WATCd ,2i years casel'
Dueber -or Fahy, WalthRm or kigin move
rnant. steu-wi nj and set, tiS15;
LADIES GOLD-FILLED WATCH d5 years case /,
watham or Egin movement, siem-wind ana
GENTLgNFNs sOLID-GoID WATCH, hunt
ine-case, stem-wind and set, Wsltham or hlsln
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-23

Soc tho differences. And w0 buy from nc bes'
house IN tho country, VINO have y standard ropa-
fntion for reliability. But NO hEge taken on mo
fancy prices and that's why you are deceived
by would-be reliable merchants telling You thas
orr goods are no good, and that we don't KNOW
ANYTHING. Perhaps We don't know much' Out
We nre able not 10 know too mucn. ...,..,,
GENTLEMENiS GOLD-FILLBD WATCHES,
Wal,ham movement, stsm-wlnd ana SGT, hunt
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-23
yI,FNYF9SFF MIDLAND RAILWAY

TENNESSEE MIDLAND RAILWAY
A COMPANY-Annual meeting OF stocs h9l a,
- Noftra he hsreby given that, as provided ~
me bylaws, the regular annual moenng on we
49, 6oIters OF tho Tennessee Midland Railway
Company for the election OF officers sni inc
transartion Of such oiher business as may prop.
80 10 brought before the meeting, will DO held
Al me compsny's once 10 Memphis, Tenn, az ~
o'ciock NJ, on WEDNESDAY, the 81 day OF De-
cember, 1890 The ,rsnsier-books WIZ IeilSlh
closed from O'Clock 7. 81. Wednesday, NoYeh-
her 2Gth. IN Thursday. December !, l55O.
W. RIO. l. TRAY LOk, secretary.
MEMPHIS, TENN, November /, 1880. an,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-23
JOINl 30 n J
WANTED, LADIESAND GENTLE

w MEN TO send thptr FADED on solLhD
CLOTHING 20 BE- CLEANED OK DrkD. Wo dyc
or ci.an mo rno-t delicate shade OF fsDr1 oid
clothes Tnado new. We repair sad 1emoles
men, clothing, A specially In mourning soods
We nay expre-sags both ways Write for par
,,euiar. and price list Keep your money la tho
sogtn. ladies' dresses dyei without Iipp,ny'
McEWRNis STEAM ~ E-WOkhs AND CLbAN.
mo EsrABLlsHMENT, sSsnyine, Tenn,
Mention this paper. DC z'-"'ou~t
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-23
Lo.r, sr.AYED. AND yoUxD.

r OST. ON BROAD BETWEEN
4 st.,h 81 Antiaou- or on Nadi-on OF Pine.
Sls IN BILLS. Finder viii receive rosari "
leaving ~ AZ go Pine street no <rh
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-23

Offices are legion. III loNoWs liia1 tho
SUPPLY OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT
~ This wonderful London Is to be classed
ooong tbe greatest business under
takings Of the age. Thirty years ago
there were twenty gas companies II,
London. Amalgamation has reduced
the number TO three. The returns Of
the three companies for the year 1857
show that the amount of capital invested
in their undertakings is el4,350, o9b'
The receipts of the three companies were,
in 1889. q .4OS, 1913, Of which 81, 800, 224
came from gas sales TO consumers
| e2l0.42 from receipts for pubic lght
inc. ESQ. $40 from rents OF metars and
stoves. el.149,257 from the sale Of re-
s;duals obtained from the carbonizatior
~ the coal used for the production o.
cos and Gl7.74l from miscellaneous
sonrces." The companies paid for Goa
IN 1850. 81. 593, 800. The cost OF labor
came 10 e44S, SS4, being an increase o
eTI 200 over the cost Of the previous
wear. This increase in the labor cost Is
nearly all accounted Tor by the changes
in working the retorthouses during Tho
iast ,bres or four months OF the year,
tro,r twelye-hour to eight-hour shifts
xiv wears ago the quantity OF coal car
honized by the leading gas company wa
/ 500. 900 tons per annum' ms Il, IA
now increased TO 1,75O, OOO tons III
tota, annual quantity of gas made by tn
company and distributed 70 tne puol
has risen from Is, 600, 0OO,O00 cuoic lee
10 nearly $4,000, GOO. 900. The creates
DAVIS consumption, which curing u
winter of lSS2-'S3 was 9o,OOV Uo0, wa
last winter upward Of 0o,ooo,ooO
cnb;c feet and on that one day the quar-
, tity of coal used was 10, LAG tons or
, the rate OF nearly 40 tons per hoa a
The price OF gas, which IN 1888 was o.
%. per 900 cubic feet. has been r
anced 10 2s. Cd. land in the case OF u
public street lamps to "a I'd. per IN
cubic feet, and the impulse thus give
. 10 the consumption OF gas ior cooAn
and many other purposes proceeds ~
: checked. The ], zoo miles OF mains the
, Laid in the company districts have pee
: extended 10 nearly 1850 miles. oo ~
I consumers, who in 1888 were 100. wv
number, have now grown 70 2oo,oo
I The $1,000 public street lamps tn'
: lighted by the company have increas'
q by about ., ZOO. In place OF the IL loo
motive engines in use at tho bek'on 81
4 tion "A are now required, and ~ work.
. complete tho comparison the animal
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-15
VARIATION Q.
N-a ~ is 2S-25 -S-m ss4
''-H ''-H ''-'' - 4'-l' mi. 5s55s EsI'e
CHECKER GOSSIP.

Mr.. ]. Moir, the well-known Scottish expert,
will be in Pittsburg in about 10 days. He is
touring this country with Lambeth's Select
Scottish Choir" When in America before he
defeated z. f. Barker, ex-champon of Amer
ica, by the score of wins to O. the rest drawn.
When Champion Reed was in Scotland Moir $
score with him was Reed 2, Moir 2, the balance
drawn. We will endeavor to meet him 80 as to
arrange tnat the players may have the oppor-
tunity OF playing few games with him.
The local match between Messrs. George and
Lucelre. OF 70 games, Was concluded at the
Home Hotel Wednesday evening, with George
as the victor, by the score of George wins;
Luceire wins draws. George has shown con-
clusively that he is Mr.. Luceire's superior as a
player, and 1t proves this fact. which we have
always held, that a book player with moder-
non-book players. We hope Mr.. Luceire will
get down 70 the study of the book, and we are
confident his play will improve. While we were
watching the games Mr. Luceire played move
for move of an old book loss, known for about
IOo years. BY studying published play You
escape these pitfalls.
We hope, as the time limit of 80 days of G. D.
Snarrows cnalienge to play any resident of the
city is about to close. that some knight will ap-
pear to do battle with the challenger. We
would like to see some Ivanhoe or Black
knight appear in the ranks as we are confident
very appropriate emb blem of the city's cham
pionship will be forthcoming that will be
worthy at all times to be played for. Some
have signif1ed to US their willingness to con-
tribute to the emblematic prize We now only
require our knight; we trust ere another week
that there may be some one to herald.
The match going on at 96 Seventh avenue be-
tween kissicok and Russell now stands: Kiss
icok II wins, Russell 15 wins, with every pros
pect OF kisslcok an easy winner.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-15
OBJECTS TO CHANGE.
A Stakeholder Wants the Union Pas
senger Line to Remain as 1t Is.
SUIT TO DECLARE VOID ITS LEASE
To the Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester
Traction Company.
PAwNBROKER CASES NOLLE PROSSED

A bill in equity was filed yesterday by
W. W. Martin, guardian of George McC.
Kountz, against j. W. Dalzell, President,
and c. G. McCallum, W. j. Martin, j. q.
Wilson, F. NJ. Magee, F. c. Hutchinson
and W. B. Rhodes, directors OF the Pitts
burg Union Passenger Railway Company,
the Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester
Traction Company, and Booth & Finn,
contractors. Kountz, it is stated, is the
owner of ten shares of stock in the Pitts
burg Union Railway Company. That COM
pany has endeavored without authority of law.
1t is asserted in the act under which it is incor-
porated, to lease its line to the Pittsburg, Allie
Cheny and Manchester Traction Company, and
the defendants are now engaged In tearing up
the rails and changing it to adapt 1t TO use py
the traction company.
The plaintiff did not consent to the alteration
of the motive power of the road or to Its lease,
and the directors proceeded without authority
of law or the consent of the stockholders. Inc
directors have also refused to give the plafntif
apy information or allow him to obtain any
knowledge as to the contract or the terms upon
which it was made and he believes the terms
were not advantageous to the stockholders.
Plaintiff asks that an injunction be issued TO
restrain the defendants from making any
alteration of the road or its equipments, and to
prevent them from making any lease TO the
Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Traction
Company; also that the Court decree that what
ever leases of such nature have been made are
null and void, and that they annul the contract
with Booth q Finn, who are doing the work OF
alrerino the line
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-15
Court News in Brief.

In the suit of NJ. Mahl against H. Browarsky,
an action on an account, verdict was given
plaintiff yesterday for SILL
In the suit of Joel Martin against W. c.
Hopper an action on a contract, a verdict was
given yesterday for the defendant.
In the suit of the executor of ]. B. Morgan
against A. A Milligan, an action on an account
a verdict was given plaintiff for $50.
A. HAYS, Jr., yesterday received a verdict for
$3.50 in his suit against the Jefferson Gas Com
pany for damages for right of way taken.
THE suits of S. N. and ]. R. McMahon
against the Equitable Gas Company for dam.
ages for right of way taken, is on trial before
Judge Stowe.
THE defendants secured a verdict in the case
of Joseph Hopper against the Oliver Rob-
erts Wire Company, Limited, a suit to recover
for injuries in the mill.
In the United States Circuit Court yesterday
the case of Mead & Co. against Wallace & Cote
is on trial. The suit is to recover a balance
claimed to be due for lot of lumber sold.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-15
THE PAwNBRoKERs ESCAPE.

Judge White Allows Them to Do Business
in the New Way.
K. witkowski. one of the pawnbrokers prose-
cuted some time ago by the Department of
Public Safety at the request of Judge White
for receiving stolen goods, was called for trial
yesterday After looking over the papers in
the case Judge White stated that he under
stood since the pawnbrokers had been indicted
a new ordinance had been enacted by City
Councils which regulated their business SO that
it could be carried on in decent manner, and
he understood that the Department of Public
Safety would be satisfied not to press the case
and he would grant a nolle pros If the defend
ants would pay the costs This was agreed to.
The pawnbrokers indicted were n. DeRoy,
Emanuel DeRoy, Isaac Gelder, K. Witkowski
and Leo We'll.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-15
CHESS NEWS

The tournament of the Franklin Chess Club
of Philadelphia, began on Monday, November
10, with nine entrants, nameiA d. NJ Martinez
Charles s. Martinez. ]. P: Morgan. A. K Rob-
inson, w. Penn Shipley. John Welsh Young
M. Morgan, 81. Voight and G. Smyth.
The match between the Franklin C. C.. Phila.
delphia, and the Manhattan g. q. has been post
poned to January ], 1891.
The handicap tourney of the New York Chess
Club resulted as follows: First prize, E. Del
mar, first class; second prize, Major NJ. Han
ham, first class; third prize, Mr.. Ford, second
class.
The match between Steinitz and Gunsberg
begins on December l.
For the terms of the problem tourney by the
illustrated AnseTiodn address the Chess Editor
Bible House. Astor Place, N. Y.
In the Steinitz- Tschigorin match the follow.
ing moves have been made since our last issue.
Evans Gambit 10 Q & Kt 8; II Kk q 3 q
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-15
OFFICIAL-PITTSBURG.
VIEWERS REPORT

VIEWERS REPORT
On the opening of Collins street, from Hoeveler
street to stanton avenue
To the Select and Common Councils of the city
of Pittsburg:
The undersigned. Viewers of Street Improve
ments in the city of Pittsburg. appo1nt ed by the
Court of Common Pleas OF Allegheny county
and authorized by an ordinance passed on the
2Srh day of October a. D., 1889. copy of which
is hereto attached. to appraise the damages sus-
tanned in opening or COLLINS street, from
Hoeycler street to Stanton avenue in the city
of Pittsburc and make an assessment therefor
under the provisions Of and in accordance with
an act of Assembly Of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, entitled, An act relating 10
class" approved the 10Th day of May, A. D.,
1889, respectfully report:
Thai. having been first duly sworn and quail
fed according to law. they proceeded in the
manner and according to the directions Of said
act to discharge the duties of their appoint
ments: and having given the notices required
by said act they viewed the premises and
heard all the allegations and evidence Of the
several parties claiming damages. and after
full consideration thereof, find that no owner
of property has sustained any damage bY rea-
son of said Improvements; that, after ascertain
ing the whole amount OF costs, they made an
assessment of the same upon the properties
benefited by said improvement, and caused q
plan to be made, and prepared a statement as
required by said act, and having given to the
owner of each lot ten days notice OF the time
of October A. D. 1890. at the office Of the Board
Of Viewers in the city of Pittsburg. heard all
complaints and evidence, and after full consid-
Grafton thereof, present the following report,
showing the amount each property holder is en-
titled to pay as the proper portion OF said cost.
EXPENSES.
Printing ordinance and notices....... 40 90
Printing viewers eport............... % rs
Making plan and serving notices....., 20 %