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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-06
WHY HASTINGS CAME HERE.
He Has His Eye on the washingtou County
Primaries.


The meaning of the visit of General
Hastings and r. B. Stone to Pittsburg
leaked out yesterday. The primaries in
Washington county will be held tomorrow,
and delegates will be elected to the State
convention. Washington county will have
three delegates in the State convention, and
lively contest is going on. One set Of
candidates is for Hastings and Montooth,
the other for Delamater. Editor Ernest F.
Acheson, of the Washington Observer, came
to Pittsburg early yesterday morning. and
saw General Hastings. Mr.. Acheson has
no opposition in Washington county for
Congress, and to his friends he said yester-
day that he thought tine delegates to the
State convention would be lor Hastings
r. b. Stone spent a day at Washington this
week, in the interest of his brother, the
Secretary of the Commonwealth, bat re-
ceived, it is said, very little encouragement
The Delamater men in the county are
working hard to secure an uninstructed
delegation.
The county convention will be held in the
Washington town hall, at IL o'clock next
Monday forenoon. Beside electing three
delegates to the State convention, and
naming its candidate for Congress, the con-
yention will nominate State Senator, three
representatives, and county ticket
General Hastings departed Yesterday
afternoon for the East He had another talk
with City Treasurer Denniston about the ar
rangements for June Il.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-06
ARTERIES OF ALLEGHENY,
The Committee on Streets Transncts n
Large Business,

The Committee on Streets Transncts q
Large Business.
Much business was transacted at last
nights meeting of the Allegheny Street
Committee. Ordinances were ordered to be
printed for the grading and paving of Race
alley, Barber street, Sassafras lane, Kerr
street and Mulvey alley; construction Of
sewer on Hamilton street and McFadden
street; changing name of Strickler alley to
Wood street. and regarding and repaving
portions of East Diamond and South Dia-
mond streets. The following contracts were
awarded: Grading Haslage avenue, to w.
E. Howley, at 81 cents per yard; construct
ing sewer on Western avenue, to w. j.
Dunn, at $685.; grading and paving Rhine
street, to Joseph Hastings, at S11, ,4O7 20;
grading and paving Braddock street, to
McNaugher & Son at $3.50; grading and
paving East Ohio street, to Fred Gwinner,
Jr., at S31, 1876 70.
The awarding of the contract for cleaning
and repaving streets and furnishing curb
and gutter stone and rebuilding sewer drops
meeting to secure information from the
Street Commissioners.
An ordinance for the regarding and re-
paving with block stone the streets occupied
by the Pittsburg, Allegheny and Man
chester Passenger Railway line and the
Union Passenger Railway line. which are
not to be repaved by the railway companies
under their agreement with the city, was
read. Mr.. Hartman favored the ordinance,
stating that the city could follow right along
and pave tine sides OF the streets as the rail-
way companies paved its 16 feet between the
rails. 1t was remarked that the work would
cost about $500, 600 and on motion the mat
ter was referred to the City Engineer for an
estimate of the cost
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-06
THE CONTRACT Is MADE.
New Piers VIII Probably be BuIIt for the
sixth Street Bridge.

New Piers VIII Probably be BuIIt for the
sixth Street Bridge.
The Committee from the Sixth Street
Suspension Bridge Company, having in
charge the work of fixing up the contract
with the PIttsburg, Allegheny and Man.
chester road, met yesterday in the Fidelity
building. Mr.. John B. jackson stated
after the meeting that everything had been
satisfactorily arranged with the street
company. The form of contract and terms
were practically agreed to, and the attorneys
were instructed to prepare the papers. Mr..
jackson added that If the contract had not
been made that of course a new suspension
bridge would not be built.
Some plans for the bridge have been pre-
pared. The committee is waiting for an
other engineer to complete his work before
selection of the style of bridge to be built
will be made. Mr.. Jackson said that even
after all the plans are ready it will
take some time before decision is reached.
The bridge will be as wide as Sixth street.
and new piers will have to be built, though
that has not been definitely settled. When
the work is commenced it will be pushed
rapidly, and the bridge people think it
won't be long after the road is completed
before the bridge will be ready. The street
company proposes to relay its tracks, and
put in the electric system which will take
some time,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-06
WORKING ON THE NEW THEATER.
MIR. Prior Says the Tearing Down and kxca-
vnting Will Soon be Done.


vnting Will Soon be Done.
Thomas w. Prior, business manager and
treasurer of the Chicago Opera House regis
tered at the Anderson yesterday. He came
over from the Windy CITY in the morning
and returned in the evening to look after
some of the details connected with the Du-
quesne Theater. Mr.. Prior said the ''Gov-
ernor," as the boys called David Henderson.
will be here next Tuesday. He thinks the
work of excavation and tearing out will be
fin ished in two weeks SO that they
can commence on the theater proper.
Mr.. Prior stated that the manager
for the house had not been selected,
in fact none of the men to be connected
with the theater have been named. Mr..
Henderson sometime ago thought it would
be necessary to send him here tor the first
year, but he prefers to remain in Chicago
where he is known and where his business
friends are. Mr.. Henderson's brother pre-
fers to be with the companies on the road.
1t transpires now that Mr.. Henderson has
a scheme to have theaters in New York, st.
Louis, Kansas City and some other cities.
The Pittsburg house is intended to be the
connecting link between New York and
Chicago.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-06
A STORY In A BOTTLE.
Ann Kwiatosky's Curious and Pa.
thetic Appeal for Assistance
CAST UP BY THE MONOEGAHELA.
A Woman Chained, Starved and Beaten by
Her Polish Husband.
THE DARK MYSTERY OF COON HOLLOW

Yesterday afternoon; Dave Saunders and
George Hetmann. both urchins OF an am
phibious nature, made curious find. They
were manuevering an extemporlzed ratt
along the south side of the Monongahela,
near the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railway
yards, when ther noticed bottle foat-
ing down stream. The boys urged their
frail craft in pursuit and soon came up with
the bottle, which had struck another walt OF
the river in shape of q piece of driftwood
and had been turned aside from its course.
Hetman fished up the prize. and found it
tightly stoppered with cork. The boys jack
knives, however, were soon produced, and
the bottle opened. In it was found small
roll of paper, wrapped around with por-
tion of rubber, evidently torn from an old
overcoat.
AN APPEAL FOR HELP.
The bows eagerly cut the thread which
was knotted round the roll, and opened the
papers, which looked exactly like fy-leaves
torn from a small book, and were covered
with a wretehed scrawl. The manuscript
contained some execrable spelling, and nei-
ther date nor address of writer was given.
The letter, for such 1t proved to be, ran
thus:
Dere friend, If you pick this out OF the River,
for hevins sake come and help poor tello
creture in Bondige. My Hustind kepeS me
shet up all the time, and Ee is always drunk
and beats me bad, usin me Jest like dog Hal
the Time Pm KEEP tied to log, and ne only
brings me my food when he feels ike IL
think he is mad most of the time He Is gone
a way now SO I'm writin This. and will put 1t
inter a berr bottle and fot it on the Monge-
heeler, lest mere our house, So friend you come
and help poor old woman. you can come
from McKeesport its only four mile. we live
in coon holler arsk for Ann Kwiakosky that's
me Come on a Satterday when Andrees Is In
McKeesport. was born in Lusarn county "a.
my name was Nolan of Irish parens. before l
marrid Andrees whose pole.
A VICTIM OF A FIEND.
They are scars down my bak big as a coperhed
Snaik he always liks me wild cowide. hevn't
eat more than one meal sence yestiday mornin,
near thirty hours ago and often don't get
bite for three DAYS. line to feeble to go away,
and all the nayburs Is Polls an Huns, This is
wrote on leeves from my prarebook but he
won't let me go to church no more. Goodby
have no more paper-ANN KW1ATo SKY
Goodby.
The boys showed their queer find to
Henry Ellis, a workman in the Plttsburg
and Lake Erie yards, who bought it from
them for a nickel. Ellis subsequently
showed 1t to a DISPATCH reporter, and
states that he was about to send it to the
McKeesport authorities.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-06
DIED FROM BURNS.
THE COAL OIL CAN TWICE GETS IN ITS
DEADLY WORK.

Terrible Experience Of Two Girls In Light.
Ing Fires With Kerosene-Ope I, Dead
and the Other Can't Live-suddeu pentb
ofa Tenmster's Wife.
A 12-vear-old German girl whose name
could not be learned, but who lives on Mag.
nolia street, was fatally burned yesterday.
Her mother is sick with typhoid fever, and
the girl used kerosene to hasten the kitchen
fire. An explosion followed, and she rushed
into the street in q ames where the fire was
soon put out by passing men. The sick
mother was SO frightened by the sight that
she sprang out of bed and rushed into the
street. The girl is not expected to live.
Nora Daily. girl q years old. who lived
with her brother-in-law, John Stock, at the
corner of Francis street and Center avenue,
died in terrible agony at the Mercy Hos
pital from an oil can explosion, which oc-
Cured in the afternoon. The girl under
took to relight fire which she supposed had
gone out, and used the oil can to aid her.
She was frightfullv burned.
John Williams, brakeman on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, had his right hand
crushed while making coupling at Glen
wood yesterday. He was attended by DR..
Weaver.
Thomas McCabe, an old man living on
Cliff street. fell down flight of stairs at his
home yesterday. breaking his right arm and
dislocating his shoulder blade.
Samuel Hamburg, aged months. died
at the Homeopathic Hospital at o'clock
yesterday afternoon from the effects of
burns received last Monday evening at the
home OF his parents, 76 Wilson street. The
child's mother had poured oil in the stove,
and her clothing catching fire, she caught
up the child to run out of the room. She
died the next day.
The Coroner was notified Yesterday that
Mrs. Natter, wife of a teamster, had died
suddenly at her home in the rear of 123
Madison avenue, Allegheny. She pre-
pared her husbands breakfast, and ten
minutes later he had gone to the stable to
attend to his horses, when he was notified
of her death by one of the children.
Yesterday afternoon a 9-year-old boy
named Paddy Burke fell over an embank-
ment in the rear of Mill Row, in Woods
run, and sustained internal injuries which
may cause his death. The injured lad was
taken to his home in Mill Row.
Mr.. McKee's horse took fright in Alle-
geny, last evening, and smashed the buggy
before it was caught.
Patrick McGulre, laborer employed at
the Edgar Thomson Steel Works, was
brought to the Mercy Hospital yesterday
afternoon suffering from fracture Of the
left thigh. which he received by large cog
wheel falling on him.
Albert Crusky, aged % years, was terribly
scalded yesterday by the accidental over
turning of a kettle of hot water, at his
home, on Twenty-eighth street. He was
taken to West Penn Hospital.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-06
Importnnt Notice.

Pittsburg N Natatorium, the finest establish
ment of its kind in the q nited States, now
open. Turkish, Russian, needle, medicated,
vapor, electric, private tub baths and mag
nifcent swimming pool. None but expert
enced manipulators. male and female. The
most expert swimming instructors in the
country. Swimming pool emptied and
thoroughly cleaned out every Monday and
Thursday, besides which over 5000 gallons
OF salt water are pumped in the pool every
hour night and day. Baths open from A.
M. to 9 P. M, Sundays A. NJ. to noon.
Ladies' days Tuesdays from A. M. to 2 P.
NJ and Fridays A. M. to 6 P. M.
For school children only, Saturday morn
ing, from 9 to O'Clock. The str1ctest care
taken by the management to exclude all OBJ
jectionable persons, both male and female.
A mode; establishment in every respect is
the expressed opinion of all who patronize
this popular resort.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-06
BOILER MANUFACTURERS MEETING.
A Call Issued By the Secretary for q Gooi
Catherine.

A Call Issued By the Secretary for q Good
Gathering.
A circular has been issued by A. T.
Douthett, Secretary, to the American Boiler
Manufacturers of the United States and
Canada for the third annual meeting to take
place in New York beginning July 1. The
meeting will be one of great importance, as
questions of a national character will be
discussed, in which the insurance will be
leading topic.
All representative manufacturers of
America and Canada are expected to be
present. Hon. Levi P. Morton has signifed
his intention to be present, and will address
the association on the manufacturing indus
tries of the United States. No pains will
be spared by the general committee to make
the event success, and they will insure
delightful time to all the boiler manutactur-
ers who will attend.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-06
MINERS STILL IN DEMAND.

Another Conference ON the Dead Work
scule to be Held To- Day.
w. P. Rend, the Chicago coal man, was
at the Anderson yesterday. Mr.. Rend said
that miners were becoming more plentiful.
and he now had almost as many men as he
wanted. He has been importing miners
from other places.
The conference over the miners dead work
scale will be held to-day in this city. John
B. Rae, the head of the United Mine
Workers, with the efficient Secretary of the
organization, Robert Watchorn, it was
stated, would arrive in town to attend the
conference. It seems the local miners off,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-06
swITCHMEN ARE SATISFIED.
Vice Grand Master John Downev Speaks of
the Success of His Work.

Vice Grand Master John Downev Speaks of
tho Success of His Work.
John Downey, Vice Grand Master of the
Switchmen's Association, registered at the
Schlosser yesterday. Mr.. Downey is on his
return from a tour through the East in
structing the lodges about the changes
made in the constitution. At the time of
the trouble in Pittsburg few months ago,
the changes in the constitution were ratified
here. Mr.. Downey stopped over to see
some of his people here. and will leave for
Chicago this morning. He is a shrewd lit
tie fellow with good guard over his
tongue, and he never says anything of inn
portance about his work or organization,
''They say our association was not recog-
nized by the railroads here" he began.
"but that doesn't make any difference. /
only know that the men got material ad-
vance in wages, and that is what we worked
for. We are not standing ON technicalities.
AT present the railroad men are quiet and
satisfied with their pay; at least no COM
plants have been made. It is our business
to keep TO ourselves what we intend to do.
and the men are trained not to give away
any state secrets. The general of an army
couldn't afford to post his enemy"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-06
IT WAS QUITE WARM ENOUGH.

Much Suffering, but Only One Death Re.
suits From Yesterdays Heat.
Old Sol kept up his gait yesterday, and
succeeded in registering 80 degrees. The re-
suit of this was 10 drive many persons to
drink. Some drank ice water, others lem
onade, but the appearance Of downtown ss-
looms would indicate that the majority were
satisfied with lager. The heat caused much
suffering in iron mills and glasshouses, but
the air was comparatively refreshing, and
but one death from heat was recorded. A
little shower in the evening cooled the air
considerably.
Joseph Koepfel, an employe at Moorhead
& Mechanics mill, dropped from excessive
heat and exhaustion about noon. He was
sent to the West Penn Hospital in an am
bulance, where he died two hours later.
Koepfel was 26 years of age, unmarried and
lived with his parents on Tustin, near Mil
tenberger street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-06
NOT STARTED IN A SALOON.
The Founder of an Oil City Presbyterian
Church Corrects n Widespread Story
How an Unfortunate Barrel of Cider


Church Corrects n Widespread Story
How an Unfortunate Barrel of Cider
Grew Into GroEgery.
Mr.. William 81. Ewing, the veteran pc
troleum operator, corrects the story going
the rounds for years past that he started in
a drinking saloon the movement that built
the first Presbyterian church in Oil City.
Mr.. Ewing says the meeting was not in
saloon. but in the general store of Hud.
Williams, and the story of its being in a
saloon grew out of the fact that a barrel of
cider had been left at the store for delivery
TO some customer.
Mr.. Ewing says that one evening the at.
tention of himself and some other oil men
terian men and women holding prayer
meeting in the second story OF dilapidated'
old building. Hewa not member of the
church, but his mother had been an ardent
Presbyterian, and the meeting aroused
memories of his youth and her solicitude
for his spiritual welfare. Under the infu-
ence of these recollections, he said
to his associates: "Let US raise
money to build church for
these poor people"
The idea took. He wrote check for ST.
900, and others followed suit until 5000
were on the board. The donation was gladly
received, and the recipients had a church
building erected on Cottage Hill. They
overreached themselves, however, and
hadn't money to clear the structure OF debt,
and Mr.. Ewing and the remainder Of the
original contributors started another move
ment which liquidated the debt.
The embellished story that has foated
around was that the Methodists had secured
a church building, and that in saloon Mr..
Ewing had remarked: TITS blanked
shame to allow the Methodists to have
things all their own way; let's raise money
and build Presbyterian church"
1t is a fact, however, that religious and
philanthropic work was frequently trans
acted very largely in saloons, in the oil
country, in the eos.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-06
A HEAVY DEATH RATE.

The Mortunry Report for May Largely
Above the Average.
Death, the grim reaper, had an extra edge
put on his scythe for Pittsburgers during
May, the death rate for that month being
higher than for ten years past. There were
443 deaths against 324 for the corresponding
month of last year. OF the total mortality
100, or 43 per cent, were of children under
years of age, and OF this number 123 were
less than 1 year. One hundred and hfty-
nine cases OF infectious diseases were re-
ported, from which 81 deaths resulted.
There were 124 deaths from diseases of
the respiratory organs; diseases of the
nervous system, 45; consumption, So; ty-
phoid fever, 20; diphtheris, IA. Thirty
eight deaths were due 20 violent causes.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-06
REUNION OF THE FIFEs.

Mayor Gouriey Is Admitted as q Delegnte
on His Wife's Credentials.
Mayor Gourley was the orator Of the day
at the reunion of the Fife family, at Boice
station yesterday. Between 500 and 600
descendants of John and William Fife, the
founders of the family in this county, were
present. Mayor Gourley is related to the
family through his wife, who was Miss
Fife.
The programme consisted of dinner, music
by the Philharmonic Society, prayer by
Rev. c. W. Wycof, and addresses by Rev.
Joseph Vance, D. D.. of Chester, Pa, Rev.
N. Il. G. Fife, of Fremont, Neb.; Mayor
Gourley and others of the family.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-06
PLUMBERS SPECIAL MEETING.
Talk on the Apprentice System, Over Which
the Recent Hitch Occurred

Talk on the Apprentice System, Over Which
the Recent Hitch Occurred.
At q meeting OF Twin City Association,
No. 4 Journeymen Plumbers, last night. the
question of joining the General Association
of Steam and Gas Filters was discussed at
some length, but no definite action was
taken.
the special meeting, stated that matter of
Importance was to be settled, but vigorous
efforts to discover just what this important
matter was, availed nothing. as all who at
tended the meeting were adverse to giving
anything for publication. The supposition
is that rules were adopted governing ap-
prenticss, but no one could be found who
would confirm this.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-06
Speakers for To- Morrow's Meeting.

1t is announced that at the mass meeting
to be held in Allegheny tomorrow evening
to consider the nomination of Colonel Stone,
Hon. B. f. Jones will preside and A. NJ.
Byers will be Chairman of the Committee
on Resolutions. Among the speakers will
be Hon. Thomas NJ. Marshall, John s.
Robb and J. A. McClpng. An effort is
being made to secure Carnegie Hall for the
meeting
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-06
GAVE IT UP IN DISGUST.

An Allegheny Councilman Resigns n Com.
mittee Chnirmnnship.
No quorum was present at last nights
meeting of the Allegheny Committee on
Wooden Buildings. Chairman Striepecke
grew indignant at the non-attendance of the
members, and handed in his resignation.
There has been no meeting of the COM
mittee since the organization of the new
Councils, though numerous calls have been
issued.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-06
Making q New Chimney Scale.

The conference between the glass manu-
facturers' and workers committees on the
new lamp chimney scale was held yester-
day at the office of the American Flint Glass
Workers Union. After making a number
OF changes the conference was adjourned for
two weeks. A number of new moves" will
be made in the list, but they will not be of
any consequence.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-06
SLEPT FOR A WHOLE DAY.

MIR. Neeb Goes to the Country and Gets a
Good Rest.
John n. Neeb, nominee for State Senator
in the Forty-second district, went to the
house of friend in the country on Wednes-
day morning and took good rest. He
slept nearly "a hours. Yesterday he was
back at his desk as fresh as before the cam
paign opened.
Councilman A. W. jackson, of the
Eighth ward of Allegheny, said yesterday
that the credentials which Louis Haas pre-
sented to the Senatorial convention on Tues
day were genuine and signed by Mr. Jack
son with his own hand. Haas, had he not
been ruled out, would have cast Ill votes
for Rutah.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-06
A sURE-ENoUGH POSTMASTER.

Nominated by the President for the Second
Time, After Having Been Confirmed.
kilograms from Washington state that
the President has nominated D. L. S. Nicely
as postmaster at Sewickley. The peculiar
feature of the Presidents action lies in the
fact that he nominated Mr.. Neely for this
Office some time ago, and the nomination
was confirmed by the Senate ten days since.
The President also nominated Christopher
Sheets for postmaster at Braddock. There
is no opposition to either of these gentlemen,
and they will both be confirmed, Mr.. Neely
for the second time, as the Senate is not
likely to reverse itself.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-06
An Ou,ing for the children.

The Duouesne (First ward) School Board
was reorganized last night by the election
of the following officers: President, j. J.
Maloney; Secretary, NJ. j. Mcmahon; Treas
urer, Thomas Murray. The board decided
to give an outing to the pupils and their
parents. at Aliquipps, on July /. The
teachers will be elected at the next meeting.