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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-03
ROBBED OF $4,000.
Lumber Merchant Gardner Falls a
Victim to Train Robbers, Who
HULD HIM UP IN ALLEGHENY CITY.
A Hot Pursuit After the Thief, Who
Escapes Under the Cars.
THE STRUGGLE ON THE REAR PLATFORM

j. K. Gardner, Of the lumber. firm Of
Hall, Gardner & Co., of Ridgeway, was the
victim of an exciting train robbery in Al
legheny last evening, and his pocketbook,
containing over $40, 900 in cash. checks and
notes is now among the has-beens.
Mr.. Gardner had been down to East Liv-
erpool on business, and the Cleveland and
Pittsburg train, due in Allegheny at $50 P.
NJ, on which he returned, was crowded with
people who had been attending the Teemer-
Hanlan boat race. As the train neared
Washington avenue ii itslackened up, num-
Der of persons jumped from their seats, and
several shouted ALLEGHENY" Mr.. Gard
ner being unable to locate the train in dark
ness naturally supposed that it was
running into the depot, and also got
up and walked into the aisle. pre-
paratory to disembarking. At this mo-
ment rush was made and Mr.. Gardner
felt hand pass over his BOSOM. The gen.
tleman had travelled before. and at once
felt for his pocketbook, which he expected
to find in the inside pocket of his vest; but
it wasn't there. Mr.. Gardner looked in his
seat, thinking the book might have dropped
out of his pocket. Not finding it he at
once started for the man he suspected OF
robbing him. The latter. however. had reached
the rear platform, and there Mr.. Gardner
seized him by the shoulder.
What do you want with me?' asked the
thief.
II want you, and I want my pocketbook," ;"
replied Mr.. Gardner.
The thief at once broke away, jumped to the
track, although the train was still running
pretty fast, and Mr.. Gardner followed him.
The thief started on a run back along the
tracks and had gone about 20 yards when the
train stopped. The thief then Owed under
meath the car and escaped.
Mr.. Gardner got aboard of the train, rode
into Allegheny and at once notified the police
of the two cities Of the loss he had sustained
Both detective forces were put to work on the
case and expect to get the thief very shortly.
Mr.. Gardners pockerbook contained $3.50 in
cash, the balance of the SIC, 600 being made up
by checks, notes and draft for 81, 600 from the
Second National Bank of Pittsburg upon a
New York bank. Among the checks were two
drawn by W. L. Smith & Co. in favor of Hall,
Gardner & Co. upon the Potter Bank, of East
Liverpool, for S150 and 81. 900 respectively;
check for $1,000 drawn on the same bank by 8.
c. Williams Co.. and number of notes from
these and other trims ranging from SlU0 to
$500. .s
The firm of Hall, Gardner & Co. is composed
of the victim of the robbery. w. II. Hyne and
the interest of the John G. Hall estate. The
lumber forest Of the firm is IN Elk county, Is
miles from RIdgeway. The firm does a large
business. especially in the neighborhood of
PittshurO
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-03
WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING.
Some Who Travel. Some Who Do Not, and
Others Who Talk.

Some Who Travel. Some Who Do Not, and
Others Who Talk.
-E.W. McKenna, formerly with the Penn
sylyaniaC Company in this city. has been appointed
Assistant General Superintendent of the Mid
die district, embracing the Prairie Du Chen,
Mineral Point. Lacrosse. Wisconsin Valley and
Northern divisions. ana the Milwaukee and
Northern railways. His Office will be located
in Milwaukee.
Captain B. f. Graves and wife, together
with Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Kinney of Adrian,
Mich, are visiting DR.. w. H. Hart OF the East
End. Captain Graves is past adlutant gen.
eral of the q. A. f., Department of Michigan,
and will visit Post tomorrow night.
A. A. jackson, of Boston, Superintend-
ent of 1.-THE New York and New England Rail-
road and formerly superintendent of the low
grade division, Allegheny Valley road, is In
town on business.
Edgar Watt, the London banker, who
has been visiting James p. Witherow, of this
city, left last evening with his family for Mid
dlesDoro, Ky.where he has large iron interests.
Mr.. Julius Frendenberg, wife, and
daughter Selma, returned last night from
four months trip 70 Germany and were
heartily welcomed by their many friends.
Mrs. A. D. Ewing, Miss f. A. Mason,
A. c. Hagan and Misses Molle and Lizzie Ha-
gan, of Uniontown, were in the city yesterday
and registered at the Schlosser.
w. A. Ersemsn, one of the Standard
Oil Company's representatives at Oil City is at
the Seventh Avenue.
United States District Attorney Lyon
left for Scranton last night to prosecute some
post-ofice robbers.
Il. George Kaelber, of the Western
Electric Company, Rochester, n. Y, is at the
Anderson
"A. W. Sloan, of Greensburg, ex-Chair-
man of the Democratic County Committee, is
in town.
DIR. D. G. Foster, of Grafton, returned
yesterday from Philadelphia.
j. M. Girard, of the Mt. Morris oil field,
Is in the city on business
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-03

champague-enough to run us until next July,
so YOU see are prepared for the advance.
William WItherow. Hotel DuQuesne-There
is a very small margin Of profit on champagne
now, and the advance in tariff will necessarily
make an advance to the consumer. AS far
as the regular drinkers of extra dry are con-
cerned il will make no difference. A man that
can afford IT, and he will pay $40 a quart, II
necessary, to get it. A few drinks may be ad-
yanced at our bar. but the increase will not
amount to much. AS there will be no change
in the price of domestic goods, some people
may patronizs home industry in preference to
foreign-made articles.
At the Seventh Avenue it was also stated
the prices would be advanced slightly when the
present stocks are exhausted, but only on the
goods advanced in the tariff schedule.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-03
PREPARED FOR 1T.
ALL THE HOTELS HAVE BIG STOCKS OF
LIQUORS ON HAND.

Champagne Will be Advanced to 81 Per
QuarI-CaIifornia Wines Mry Come Into
General Use-Home Trade May be Ben
Gifted by the Advance.
Regular old champagne drinkers will
have to paw more for their Munm's extra
dry, and the jingle of more silver will be
heard accompanying the pop of bottle of
Pommery Sec. 1t is gratifying to common
people, however, that the price OF beer will
remain the same and the quality and guam
tity of the free lunch will not diminish to any
great extent. Champagne now selling for 81 IS
and So rs for pints and quarts respectively
will jump TO 81 and 81. Brandes and spark
ling wines will also go up, and the theater-goer
''Who goes out to see man" between the acts
and looks at him over pint of Bass ale need
not be surprised if the price of his favorite
beverage goes up with the cork.
A tour of the hotels was made yesterday
and the proprietOrs asked what effect the Nc
Kinley hill would have on the price of liquors.
The first place visited was the Monongahela
House. where Charles Homes, one of the pro-
prietors and partner in the firm of w. n.
Holmes Son, was accosted. Mr.. Holmes
sand:
I'VE took time by the forelock, SO to speak,
and while the bill was being framed we laid in
a big stock of champagne, which / think will
be the only article any change will be made in.
Some of the wholesale liquor dealers are push
ing the price up now. but as We have big
stock on nand we will stick to the old figures
until it runs out Good champagne retails
now at 81 20 per pint and it will be advanced
TO 81 of course other liquors will be effected
and they will cost the jobbers and importers
more, but as far as the consumer is concerned
do not think there will be much change.
j. B. Schlosser proprietor of the Hotel
Schlosser-1t Is pretty nearly time California
wines we're being generally introduced, and the
advance in the tariff will give the home mar
ket an impetus. The prices of imported cham
pagne will have to advance. as there is little
profit in the business now. We sell quarts for
So IS and at a dinner must furnish ice service
etc. After the cost of everything is taken into
consideration there is but small margin of
profit left, and the price must necessarily in
crease People who indulge in champagne
only now and then may object to paying the
increased rate, and then they will buy Califor-
MIA wines. AS far as the epicures are con-
cerned, it will make no differences; they will
drink as much at 81 per quart as they would at
IS 70.
Wiliam H. Crosby, Hotel Anderson-If the
prices go up on US and everybody else makes q
corresponding increase, we will have to do the
same but we will not advance anything until
we are compelled TO. AS tar as the general
trade at the bar is concerned there will be no
increase, and the glasses will not be made any
smaller. The majority of people drink beer.
anyhow, so it will make little difference to them
whether the man that drinks champagne pays
more Tor it or not We have big stock Of
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-03
A SUIT FOR $4,000 DAMAGES
To be Filed To-Day Against Alexander
Bradley and Booth & Finn.

The papers in a suit for damages will be filed
this morning in the Prothonotary's Office by
Alex. NJ. Watson, Arch H. Rowand and ]. D.
Watson, as Attorneys for George Little, who is
the plaintiff in the complaint. The defendants
named in the statement are Alexander Brad
ley, the wealthy iron master and inancier. and
Booth & Finn. the contractors already too
well known to fame to need further particular
ity of Identification. The amount sued for is
$4,000 1t seems that Mr.. Little, who is a pri-
vate watchman out Center avenue, while walk
ing along the sidewalk of that thorouGhfare on
the evening of September 2 last suddenly STUN
bled and fell into the open trench that had
been dug some time during the day across the
sidewalk for the purpose of laying some gas or
water pine into a row of Mr. Bradley's houses.
Mr.. Little was badly hurt. sustaining
injuries to his left leg and shoulder that
are feared will disable him, more or less,
for life. He further claims that the contract
ors named above, who had the work in hand,
failed either to cover the dangerous trench
with boards, or to have lantern displayed to
warn passengers of the excavation. In addi-
ton to that, he states that neither Mr.. Bradley
nor the contracting firm had complied with the
city ordinance requiring persons to first take
out permits to open streets aud Sidewalks for
the purpose of making gas or water connec-
tions with the street mains.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-03
COST OF MORE ELECTRICITY.

Allegheny GINS Committee Considering the
Extension OF the Light Plant.
The Allegheny Gas Committee, at its meeting
last night, opened the bid of the Westinghouse
Electric Company for placing 100 new mast
arms throughout the city. The bid was: Mast
arms, Is feet long. SIS each; 100 arc lamps, 81
500; furnishing and erecting wires and poles.
500 per mile; erecting lamps and mast arms,
sl2 per lamp; operating the extension of plant
until expiration of the trial period. 81 so per
lamp. This contract to be made part of the
original contract. 1t was decided to request
the City Solicitor to submit an opinion as to
plant would unfavorably affect the original
contract.
The bill of the Scaife Foundry and Machine
Company to erect in the power house one six
ton travelling crane and two other cranes for
81 800 was afffrmatively returned to Councils,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-03
Country Cousins Who Take Their Time TO
See tho Sirhts,

Country Cousins Who Take Their Time to
See tho Sights.
"It takes our country cousins some time to
see the elephant" said Detective Shore last
evening. II was at the Union depot to-day
looking for a runaway boy with light suit,
straw hat and dark blue eyes, and ran against
one who answered the description. 1 began
talking to him, and he said he had come to
town with dad so knew he wasn't the boy
wanted. unless dad, had also run away. The
boy said they had come to town to visit the Ex-
position, but dad was busy all the afternoon,
and tbey had deferred their visit until to-mor-
row. They want ted to spend the whole day at
the SHOW"
detective. ..to see the number Of persons who
take advantage OF the reduced railroad rates
during the Exposition to come to Pittsburg on
business, and large amount of money must be
brought to the city in this way. stood near
the ticket taker at the gate. In about an hour
last evening at least 80 persons presented ex-
cursion tickets to which the Exposition coupon
was still attached, showing they had not visited
the big show" e.,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-03
SAVED BY A RUBBER BAND.
A Property Holder Who Tried to Escape
ou m Technfcnlity.


"Yes," said city official yesterday, "a simple
rubber band once saved the city of Pittsburg
1857. It was some years ago, just after the
Board of Viewers had been made permanent
institution. The law provided that all orii-
nances for street improvements should be re-
ferred to this board, and by it returned to
Councils with the boards report attached to it.
We had just paved downtown alley, and one
property holder was assessed 1857, He did not
deny the Justice of the assessment, but simply
declared that he would not pay it If he could
get out of 1t. The case was tried before Judge
Ewing, and it was soon apparent that the
plaintiffs cause was based simply upon the
technicality that the viewers report was not
attached to the ordinance. I was witness and
testified that the report and the ordinance were
returned to Councils folded within each other,
and rubber band around both.
THAT will do,' said Judge Ewing. that little
rubber band just saves the city. The plaintiff
is non-suited.' 80
"You may rest assured that after that the
viewers report and the ordinance were firmly
riveted together. We took no more chances on
rubber bands"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-03
WILL RECEIVE PATTISON.
Parade Of Marching Clubs to Escort Him
to Old City Hall.

Parade Of Marching Clubs to Escort Him
to Old City Hall.
The Randall Club held an important meeting
at the clubhouse, Duquesne way. last night.
The question of revising the constitution sue
ceeded in drawing large attendance. After
siderable discussion the new constitution
was adopted. The club completed arrange
ments for Ex-Governor Pattison's reception to-
morrow evening. Orders were issued to the
members to appear in regulation uniform at the
clubhouse at 7 p NJ. The club will proceed in
body, headed by the Great Western Band to
the Monongahela House to escort the candi-
date to Old City Hall, where the mass meeting
will be held. Several other clubs will partici-
pate In the parade. Among them will be the
County Democracy, McClelland and Grover
Cleveland Clubs. A novel feature of the dem
onstratfon will be the turning out OF the Patti
son Cosored Club. AN organization composed of
200 prominent colored citizens of the hill wards.
At the meeting last night 81 new members
were admitted, and As applications for member
ship was considered
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-03
THURSDAYS ACCIDENT RECORD.
A Few Minor Mishnps Reported In the Tv


Cities Yesterday.
John Scott, employed at the Black Diamond
Steel Works, had his left leg broken yesterday
by an ingot falling on ir. .-.
Miss Annie Victor, young lady living near
Uniontown, was seriously injured last evening
while getting off train at Stewards station, on
the Pennsylvania Railroad. She attempted to
alipht while the train was in motion and fell
Both her ankles were badly crushed.
A large fywheel at Howe. Brown q Com
pany's mill, Seventeenth street, burst at 10
O'clock last night. Henly Morris, puddler,
was struck on the left leg by piece OF the
wheel and suffered severe cut.
George Carper, an employe at Shoenberger's 8
mill, fell from ladder at the mill yesterday.
He suffered fracture OF the thigh.
A yard brakeman named Hook was run
down by a passenger train in the Union depot
yard, last night, and seriously injured about
the back
Joseph Mike had his back sprained and leg
broken by falling off stone wall at Carson and
South Twenty-seventh streets, yesterday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-03
A soUTHsIDE COMBINATION
To Prevent Further Park Purchases Until
They Get Free Bridges.

To Prevent Further Park Purchases Until
They Get Free Bridges.
Southside councilmen are talking of holding
a meeting to organize solid opposition to the
purchase of the Schenley Park entrance until
the Southside is given free bridges and other
needed improvements. Councilman Kirk o.
Bingham says: Heretofore Southside coun-
cimen have not stuck together. If they had
we should have had free bridges long ago. Our
people think other parts of the city are getting
more than their share and know some of our
councilmen are sorry they ever accepted Mr.
Carnegie's offer. 1t not only increases city
taxes $4,000 year 20 maintain it. but they are
trying to place it out at Schenley Park, where
none but East End residents can get at it.. The
Southsiders think the library should be located
down town, where it would be handy for every
body"
A prominent city official says the opposition
does not amount to anyt hing. as the Sonthside
has but l3 members in Select and IA in Common
Council, and are not united: He further said
that the Southside receives annually IN public
improvements more than 1t pays in taxes
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-03
TO BE TEsTIMONIALIZED.
A Meeting of William Martins Friends &
be Held on Saturday Night.

be Held on Saturday Night.
A meeting of the friends of William Martin.
in the amalgama.ed association and out of it,
will assemble in the hall of Central Lodge No.
8, corner of Fourth avenue and Wood street,
on Saturday evening at o'clock, to present
that gentleman with a testimonial. 1t is
spontaneous affair; no invitations have been
issued. and all Mr.. Martins friends are ex-
pected to be present
Samuel Gompers, President Of the American
Federation of Labor. will arrive on Saturday
Mcclure will be present if possible, and Secre-
tary Chris Evans, William Smith. William ].
Dillon and other members of the federation
will attend.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-03
WAITING FOR CARS.

How Glass Shipments to the West Are De.
layed by the Famine.
The car famine is seriously interfering with
the traffic on Western roads. A local agent
said yesterday he could ship ten carloads OF
glass from the Southside at once If he only had
the cars.
He has been using furniture cars for this
purpose. The minimum of 10000 pounds al
of them.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-03
HIS HONOR WENT TO BED EARLY.
Mayor Gourley is Very Tired of the Pool
Fnrm Complication.

Mayor Gourley Is very 11red oil tne foor
Fnrm Complication.
Mayor Gourley had a conference yesterday
with Controller Morrow and w. W. Thomson.
ESQ.,, attorney for Mr.. Staub the man who is
fighting the Poor Farm sale. His Honor, in
view of the fact that the city will be a heavy
loser in interest on the purchase money mort
gage by the delay in consummating the deed
occasioned by the appeal to the Supreme
Court wanted the appellants bond for the
nominal sum of $500 increased to $50, The
interview was long and apparently unsatisfac-
tory to the Mayor, and he went home shortly
after, and at 6:30P. M. was in bed. Inquiry at
his residence elected the Information that the
Mayor was not sick but was not well enough to
talk about the Poor Farm.
There was some talk in City Hall yesterday
about the probability of a mandamus being
asked for to compel the Mayor to sign the
deed, but such action is improbable, and it is
very doubtful if the courts would consider the
application.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-03
DEATH OF MRS. VOEGTLY.
A Well Known Aged Allegheny Lady Passes
Quietly Away.

n wen. huoWn AReu AIegueny Laoy taBses
Quietly Away.
Shortly after 8 o'clock last evening Mrs.
Elizabeth Voegtly, nee Steiner, widow of the
late Matthias Voegtly, who died in 1884 and aunt
Of N H. Voegtly. ex-member of the Legisla-
ture. died at the family residence foot of Troy
Hill road. She was a remarkable woman and
is the last of the original Voegtly family that
settled in Allegheny City. She came to this
country from Switzerland in 1881 and married
Matthias Voegtly August 8, 1882 They had no
children. On the 9Th of August, 1852, they
celebrated their golden wedding.
Since her husbands death Mrs. Voegtly has
almost always kept her bed. She was stout
and resolute and despite many physical all
ments she bore up under pain bravely until
death relieved her at the age of 86 years.
She was a member of the First German Evan
gelicaI Church of Allegheny, known as Voegt-
ly's Church.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-03
COTS WERE AT A PREMIUM.

Every Hotel in the City Packed From Base
ment to Attic.
Hundreds of strangers swarmed into the city
last night, and as result every hotel was
packed from basement to attic. At the Mo-
nongahela, Seventh Avenue and dAnderson peo-
pie were turned away, it being impossible at
the Seventh Avenue to accommodate some of
them, even with cots.
All the depots were also pretty we'll crowded
last night with people going to and from their
homes and the city. The Exposition and the
races were responsible for the large influx Of
visitors
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-03
A TIMELY IMPROVEMENT.
The Much.Abused Brownsville Road Being
Paved With Ligonier Block.

Paved With Lgonier Block.
The Brownsville Road Company is now max
ing an improvement that will be the source of
much satisfaction among Southslders The
road between the tracks of the electric road is
being paved with fire brick and Ligonier block.
The work has already been completed from
Mt. Oliver to South View Place. and material
is on the ground for the remainder OF the road.
The improvement will cost about SIC, 900.
The liverymen on the Southside are greatly
pleased with the movement on the part of the
company. Last winter the road was In such
condition that scarcely q funeral got up the
hill without getting stuck in the mud. There
has been a great deal of complaint recently
against the company the most Of which seems
to have been unwarranted inasmuch as the
Improvement has been in progress for several
weeks.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-03
HAPPY DURING THE DAY.
A Chicago Man Who 10 Lost In PittsburE
After O'Clock p M,

After 6 O'Clock p. M.
A young business man from Chicago who re-
Gently located here had this to say about Pitts
burg yesterday: "How 1 like this city during
the business hours, but after 6 o'clock in the
evening it is torture. The people work hard all
day, and retire to their homes as soon as It gets
dark. am social brute. and like sociability:
The places Of legitimate amusement at small
cost are lacking, and this state Of affairs should
be changed. ,.s..
Chicago and Pittsburg have many things in
common. 1 believe prefer Pittsburg during
business hours, but give me the Windy City in
the evening""
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-03
Alarm Daily.

There is no organ of the body the welfare
of which is so persistently neglected as the
eye; although sounding symptoms of alarm
daily. Before it is too late consult Prof.
Little, the expert opticiau, now at our store.
Consultation free.
GEO. w. BIeGs q Co., Jewellers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-03
UNDER THE NEW ACT.
A Chan 70 in the Methods Of the Board of
Viewers.

The Board of Viewers went out on the ground
yesterday to receive claims for damages by the
grading, paving and curbing of Alder, Broad,
Twenty-second and Railroad streets and Cor
den alley
Before the street act of 1889 was passed own
ers of property were required to file claim
for damages by grade or otherwise in Councils
within 80 days after the paving of street was
completed. Under the new act. however, the
holders on q newly paved street of the day they
will come around, and then go to the street and
meet those who wish to claim damages, and
receive the amount and cause for claim.