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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23
GATH VISITS PITTSBURG.

George Alfred Townsend Inspects the Court
House-He Regrets New York Has
Nothing Like It-Mauy Pieces of Glass
for n Song.
George Alfred Townsend, "Gath," of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, spent yesterday in
Pittsburg at the Duuuesne Hotel. He left
for Chicago last evening over the Baltimore
and Ohio road. Mr.. Townsend said he was
very much interested in architecture, and
having heard so much about the new Court
House as model in its style, he stopped
over to see it.
81 have not been in Pittsburg," he said,
"for a number of years, and then it was
grlmy with dirt, but the change
now is so agreeable. Pittsburg
has become a vigorous place.
1 was much pleased with the new Court
House. 1t comes up to the full measure OF
praise heaped upon it. That building must
have been put up by a man who knew his
business and had some sense, and the court
rooms are CHEEKY and we'll lighted, some
thing that cannot be said for any of the
court rooms in New York: and yet the
architect was hanging around the metropo-
lis, but they didn't use him. Tammany,
with its corruption, would never employ an
honest man of ability.
81 was also over in Allegheny to see
the Carnegie Library. 1t is more impressive
than the one presented by him to the CITY of
Edinburgh, which saw last summer. Car
negie must be a good deal of man. see
his gifts scattered around freely in a number
of places.
Mr.. Townsend bought some glass, and
when the bill was handed to him he was
astonished. 1t was for SIS 80, with 10 per
cent off for cash payment.
"How many pieces do you suppose I
bought for that money!" he asked the re-
porter. "Well, not less than 130; a whole
room Iull; more. indeed, than L have any
use for. This is the cheapest glass town in
the world"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23
A SORELY PUZZLED TEAM.

II Refused 10 Follow Its Dinner Into the
Muddy N1onongnheIa.
While a pair of horses. or rather horse
and mule, were enjoying their noon repast
of peck of oats on the levee just opposite
the Monongahela House, and just south of
the curb, yesterday, they overcame the
inertia of the wagon, in some way, and it
started, rudder first, down the levee.
The animals were tied to it and at
first showed a disposition to follow their
oats, but the one without pride of ancestry
or hope of posterity, true to the instinct in
herited from his parental progenitor, soon
began to think the pace too fast, and point
ing his ears at the southern cross, reared
back on his launches with such force that
his halter strap snapped. The reaction of
the wagon came before the horse could catch
up with the procession and his tether gave
way also. The wagon then, with increasing
velocity, made for the muddy Monongahela
and the tongue passed under coal barge,
leaving the hind wheels and rear part of the
bed alone visible.
The animals heaved a regretful sigh over
the loss of their dinner, but showed no dis
position TO wade for it, and the driver was
left to devise ways and means to get the We
hicle out of the river. 1t was labeled "Col-
win, Atwell s. Co." Though the crowd
sympathized with the distressed driver, the
ludicrous expression on the countenances of
the horse and mule provoked roars of laugh
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23
AT WORK ON THE HOUSES.
A New Steel Plant Going to CharIeroI-
1,5OO Men to Begin Work on the Plnte
Glass Works-snIes of Lots Amounting 9
ospQR Onn

A New Steel Plant Going to CharIeroI-
1,5OO Men to Begin Work on the Plnte
Glass works-saIes of Lots Amounting
TO S2SO.000.
Manager NJ. j. Alexander came down from
Charleroi yesterday afternoon, with the sales
of $3.50, 900 worth OF lots stuffed in his inside
>pocket The little hustler was astonished
at the result, and he smilingly remarked
that the amount would reach $500, 900 before
the end of the month.
"The result has been most remarkable,
he said. Gas soon as the weather clears
up we will turn 1,500 men loose on the
plate glass works. The foundation for the
stock house is finished and they are begin
ming on the brick work. Within the past
week six cellars for houses have been Gug
and two dwellings have already been
erected. expect to see dozen houses up
inside of two weeks. The Lake Erie Rail-
the town marked on it. They propose
to build station at once. The
officials have about made up their minds to
build bridge into the town to secure their
share of the business. Men have gone to
Cincinnati to place the order for the steam
boat that will run the ferry. The boat will
ply across the river and up to Belleyernon
to accommodate the workmen.
"a large steel and iron plant will be
located in the town; Pittsburg capitalists
are interested, but 1 do not care to name
them now. Work on this second industry
will be commenced May l, am provoked
with the slowness of the Pennsylvania road
in not giving us depot facilities. The Lake
Erie is stepping in aud gobbling the busi-
ness. Engineers are now engaged survey
ing the high land fronting the river, and
giving residents view up and down the
stream for eight miles. As soon as the job
is finished the property will be laid out into
1900 lots. These will soon be put on the
market"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23
BROKEN LIMBS AND BONES.
One Days Symposium of Accidents to Legs
Arms, Hands and Feet.

One Days Symposium of Accidents to Legs,
Arms, Hands and Feet.
Last evening William Stroman, an un-
married man, Al years of age, fell from a
table in the dining room of his boarding
house on Matilda street, Sixteenth ward,
and his left leg was broken in two places.
He was taken to the West Penn Hospital.
Charles Keefer, brakeman on the Penn
sylvania Railroad, had his arm crushed
while coupling cars at Scottdale yesterday.
He was brought to the West Penn Hospital.
Patrick Manning, an old man living on
Enoch street, fell from a cable car yester-
day afternoon at the corner of Wylie ave-
nue. and Roberts street, fracturing his right
arm and injuring his back. He was at
tended by DIR. Irwin.
Harry Fahnestock, a young man en-
ployed at McClaren's drugstore, on Penn
avenue, East End, had his right foot
crushed by barrel of oil falling on it yes.
terday afternoon. He was attended by DR..
Dayis.
Michael TooIe, a young millwright in the
Clinton mill, had his hand caught between
a grindstone and the framework around it,
and the member was severely mangled.
A team of frightened horses broke from
car No. "a, of the Birmingham street car
line, yesterday forenoon, ana ran from Fifth
avenue to Second. The driver tried to hold
them, but when he was jerked over the dash
board he concluded to let go. Nobody was
injured.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23

not the most encouraging. At midnight it
is still raining and, TO make matters worse,
there is from two to three feet of snow in
the mountains which is melting rapidly.
The Clarion, Conemaugh, Stony Creek
Kiskimenetas and Kanawah rivers, all
tributaries of the Ohio, are swollen streams,
and they are pouring their waters into the
main river. 1t is anticipated the
water will reach 60 feet at Gin
cinnati. Both local rivers late last
evening were running swiftly. The under
current is very strong Along the Allie
gheny on Duquesne way the lumbermen
were busy moving back their property.
The water is very close to the street, and a
few more feet will bring it into the Boyer
Hotel.
PREPARING FOR A FLOOD.
At Joseph Horne's Penn avenue store
active preparations were being made last
evening for the approaching food. The
manager was present with a large working
force that, early in the evening, removed all
of the valuable goods usually stored in the
basement to a place of safety. 1t is stated
that a 24-foot stage of water will put 1t IN
their cellar, and 20 feet was already regis
tered early in the evening. The manager
was examining up-river kilograms very In
tently.
AT Thomas Carr's cigar store, on Sixth
street, formerly HartzelPs S, considerable an1-
iety was felt, as the store proper is in base
ment-one of the lowest In the vicinity
and the river does not need to reach very
high stage to fill up the establishment.
Some of the numerous mills in the Law
renceville district report that the water is
already in their f1y-wheel pits, but few, if
anv, residences in the vicinity are within
reach of the ordinary food.
AN ANXIOUS CROWD.
At the corner of Wood and Water streets,
about 1920 P. NJ. yesterday, an anxious
crowd was gathered watching the rising of
the river. The Revere Rubber Company,
which has its depot on the corner was busily
at work at the time taking material out of
the cellar and plitting all destructible
stock out of the range of the river, which
the expectations were at that time would
reach between q and 80 feet
The other stores between Wood and
Smithfeld streets upon Water were also
taking precautions against an invasion of
the cellars before morning, and all hands
were at work with trucks and derricks has
tily improvised getting the perishabIe goods
into safer quarters.
ON THE SoUTHSIDE.
The Polish who occupy shanty boats
along the Monongahela river or the South
side began to prepare last night to move.
Those living at the loot of South Twenty
second street were bothered some
by the water, and some OF them
got their furniture into their neighbors'
houses who were farther from the river.
Several of the boats lifted from their foun-
dationS by the water and had to be tied up
to prevent them from floating away.
Others living down toward the Smithfeld
street bridge were put to considerable
trouble and were obliged to make their
boats secure.
At the Davis Island dam, at o'clock
this morning, the stage was reported as
being Is feet with the river rising at the
rate of lilo of a foot per hour.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23
SIX MURDERERS WAITING

For the Action of the Courts, the Hansmnn
or tho Pnrdonfng Board.
The condition of W. II. Smith, the negro
who murdered his wife on Fulton street.
and who has been resting under a sentence
but slightly shorter than those in general
use BY Senator Evarts, is not being much
bettered. The Jail off cials still keep close
watch upon his movements, and the recent
respite given him by the Pardoning Board
appears to give him little satisfaction.
He has five fellow-prisoners in the MUIR
derers' row of the Jail at present, most of
whom are awaiting trial. besides several
who are detained as witnesses in murder
cases. There is George Coulson, accused of
the murder of Arullo Loronzo, December 2,
1889; Lew S. Wagner, who killed man
named Bond with hammer in the East
End; Frank Gurade, who killed his daugh-
ter in Allegheny last week; Nellie Killen,
implicated IN the now famous but unsolved
Tarentum murder mystery, and Agnes
Tuckert, charged with infan5icide in the
neighborhood of Woods Run.
The half dozen candidates for distinction
upon an Allegheny county gallows appear
to be we'll satisfied with their position, with
the exception of Smith, who has almost al
ready felt the halter draw.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23
PROBING A WARD VOTE.
Seven Lawyers Hired to Represent Patter.
son and Black In McKeesport

Seven Lawyers Hired to Represent Patter.
son and Black In McKeesport.
Great interest is manifested at McKees-
port over the investigation of the vote in
the Councilmanic contest in the First ward.
The investigation has been postponed on
three occasions by G. P. Murray, of Pitts
burg, who was appointed commissioner by
the Court, and was instructed to open the
ballot box, count the vote and in
vestigate further, if he sees fit.
The date is now set for Tuesday
afternoon next, and so much interest
has been aroused that no less than seven at
torneys have been engaged on the case. W.
B. Rodgers, E. P. Danglors and T. G. Jones
will appear for James E. Patterson, the
plaintiff
The request for an investigation was made
on the plea that when the election board
counted the ballot, it gave out that Patter-
son defeated DR.. R. j. Black by II of a
majority, but the returns showed that Black
was elected by 100 majority. This was ex-
planned by stating that two more counts
were made and brought about the latter re-
suit. Patterson desires to know what caused
the difference of 1872 votes in the count.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23
CRUSHED BETWEEN BUMPERS.

Another Victim of the Railroad Moloch
Squeezed to Death Between Cars.
A telegram was received at the Coroner's
Office last night, stating that David Kinney,
a brakeman on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railway, aged %, was caught between the
bumpers last night and instantly killed. The
telegram stated that the remains would be
forwarded to Petersburg this morning.
whence they would be shipped to Armstrong
county, the home of the deceased.
Deceased was a single man and leaves o
mother and Two sisters.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23
LOCAL ITEMS. LIMITED.
Incidents of Day in Two Cities Condensed
for Ready Reading.

for Ready Reading.
THE second anniversary meeting of the Nc
All Mission Auxiliary will be held in the Y. M.
c. A. parlor at o'clock on Tuesday, March Is.
An address will be given by the Rev. Mr.. Jones
of the Fifth Avenue NJ. P. Church, and the an
nual reports will be read. All members of the
auxiliary and all interested in the mission are
cordially invited.
ALDERMAN TATEM, of Allegheny held
Martha E. Leftrich for court in $500 bail yes
terday on charge of malicious mischief in
breaking in the door of Mrs. Harriet johnson.
at $50 Jackson street. Both are colored
women.
THERE will be meeting this evening in the
Moorhead building under the auspices of the
Moorhead w. c. T. U. Mr.. Talley Morgan.
editor of the People, from Scranton, will make
the address,
ROBERT CLARK and Robert Seymore have
brought cross suits for assault and battery
against each other. They quarreled over a
board bill, and each one claims the other
struck first.
ACCIDENTAL death was the verdict rem.
dered in the case of Patrick Madigap aged III.
killed by a Traction car on Fifth avenue, near
Barton street, on Friday.
THE annual contest of members of the Senior
Glass, Curry Institute, for the General Ekin
gold medal will be held at the institute Friday
evening.
MAGISTRATE BRoKAw fined John EickIey
the proprietor of the poker room raided Friday
night, SIS and costs. The players paid 81 and
costs.
GEORGE Moss was arrested last evening for
stonine the house OF a fellow Hungarian on
Fifty-second street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23
THE PARTY NOT DEAD.
A Branch of the Prohibition League Formed
In Allegheny County.

Thirty Prohibitionists met in the Moor
head building yesterday and formed branch
of the State Prohibition Party League. j.
A Mcconnell was elected County Chair
man, with power to appoint Secretaries.
The object OF the League is to work in har-
mony with the party by securing the names
of Prohibition voters and sending them in
to headquarters. Mr.. Talley Morgan. Presi-
dent of the League, was present. In aspeech
he said:
1t is useless to expect prohibition through
any of the old political parties. Non-partisan
prohibition is not prohibition. You must get
political machinery. Our work must be done
after the political campaigns, when all heated
feeling has subsided and when we can bring
good influence to bear on the voters. All per-
sons over Is years of age are asked to join the
League which IN nowise conflicts with the
Prohibition party but is only auxiliary to it.
1t costs 25 cents to join the League, or S.
will secure a life membership. A number
Joined the local branch yesterday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23
HONESTY THE BEST POLICY,

The Driver for an Oyster Firm Studies
This Text in Jail To-Day.
Sidney Finley was very much intoxicated
last night as he meandered into the County
Jail, accompanied by Thomas Murphy, of
Judge Gripp's Office. He is charged with
stealing from his employer, Gledhill, the
oyster dealer, and was held by Judge Gripp
last night in default of $500 bail for a future
hearing.
The information was made on the 9th of
last month, and the arrest was made very
cleverly by Constable Murphy about P. NJ.
yesterday. The amount involved is not
above S35.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23
THAT AWFUL SRUT-IN.

Some Producers Now Kicking Vigorously
Against Cheap Petroleum.
The low price of petroleum, combined
with the efforts of the Standard Oil Com
pany to secure and shut in territory in
Pennsylvania so as to effectually control
what business the shut-in movement did not
kill, has set the producers on their hind
feet again, and they are talking up an in
dependent pipe line to the seaboard. 1t
Is reported that Craig & Satterfeld, and
other Muldoons who can control millions, will
construct the line if producers will guaran-
tee 5000 barrels of oil a day to send through
it, and some producers think they can guar
antee twice that amount.
The project includes the erection of a
number of refneries at the seaboard, and 7.
w. Phillips is spoken of as probable presi-
dent OF the proposed company.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23
1T HAD THE EAR MARKS,
But Many TrustfuI People Swallowed the
Story Entire.

But Many Trustfui People Swallowed the
Story Entire.
Newsdealers have lately been overrun
with applications for q certain New York
newspaper of the Goth instant, and after
that issue had all been sold the newspaper
Offices have been infested by callers for it on
the exchange list. They did not as rule
tell why they wanted that particular issue.
but an explanation is at length furnished:
Some time ago Rochester,
N. Y, patent medicin vender
gave with each bottle Of his nostrum
sold pamphlet bearing special number.
The purchaser was instructed to keep his
eye on the number and compare it with
list to be published in the New York paper
on March 20, and the list would show the
successful numbers in drawing in which
So, 900 was to be distributed in sums of $25
and upwards among the purchasers.
Of course it was a swindle, but evidently
there were many people who bit keenly.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23
MR.. BENNEY INDORSES 1T,

He Favors the International Copyright Bill
Now Pending.
Mr.. James W. Benney, of the Allegheny
library, received during the week copy OF
the international copyright bill now pend
ing in both Houses of Congress, with the re-
quest that he indorse it, and return to tie
Secretary of theAmerican Copyright League,
Mr.. Robert Underwood johnson, at New
York.
Mr.. Benney complied with elacrity as he
is firm believer in the provisions of the
bill. and says, "Brain work in literature
should be protected on an equality with
brain work in patent appliances and an in
ternational copyright law will afford the
like protection"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23
She Wns Locked Up,

Mrs. Sarah Bush was locked up in the
Allegheny station last night on complaint
of her husband, who stated to Mayor Pear
son that she was continually drunk at their
home, in the rear Of % East Pearl street.
Mr.. Bush alleges that in the past few days
his wife sold a sewing machine worth $40
for 81. and So castor for 30 cents, all for
the purpose of getting whisky.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23
CONTRACTING PLASTERERS
Agree That Nine Hours Shall Constitute
Days Work Until July.

Days Work Until July.
At a meeting Of the Contracting Plaster
ers' Association, of the Southside, in the
Office of Alderman Flach, who is Secretary,
it was agreed last night by a unanimous
vote that hereafter no contracts shall be
taken by the lump. The price for the
Southside proper was fixed at % cents per
yard and all contracts must be accepted at
that rate and per square yard only.
Every contracting plasterer on the South
side signed the agreement which contains a
clause stipulating that the penalty for a
violation shall be expulsion with the publ
cation of the name of the contractor, so
expelled in all the newspapers. The asso-
citation also received the assurance from the
journeymen, that at least until July 1, nine
hours will constitute a days work.
Secretary Flach stated that the rates es-
tablished will not increase the cost of build
ing, but the method of making a contract
will prevent much of the dishonesty that Is
practieed upon inexperienced persons by
fraudulent contractors.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23
SUPERINTENDENT FAUX home.

The Toledo Convention of Gns Engineers
Was Big Success.
]. A. Faux, Superintendent of the South
side Gas Works, returned yesterday from the
convention of gas engineers, which met last
week in Toledo, o.
The convention. which was big success,
lasted three days and the reports showed
that the gas business generally is booming
In few cities in the country is there such a
drawback, as in Pittsburg, owing to the ex-
tensive use of natural gas as an illuminant,
although even here the business is increas-
ing,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23
Remodelinz sale.

On account of remodeling we will offer for
the next 20 days our complete line of decor
ated table and toilet ware, fancy odd pieces
for table use; also our immense stock of
handsome ornaments at greatly reduced
prices. A call will convince you that this
is bona fide sale.
CHAs. REIZENsTEIN,
152. 154 and 156 Federal, Allegheny.
TTSSu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23

A magnificent square grand Decker Bros. ,
piano, in perfect order, of excellent tone
and splendidly finished case. A 5000 instru-
ment will be sold, fully warranted, Tor 1925,
including handsome cover and stool. A rare
bargain at the music store of
j. M. HOFFMAN, & Co.,
537 Smithfeld street.
Also fine upright piano a. 5000. Sohmer
pianos, Colby pianos and Hallet & Gums
ton pianos at the most reasonable prices.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23
Special! Special!

For this week only:
California apricots, 15c per can.
California asparagus, 18c per can.
Cocoa-Theta. Drop in and get cup of
this delicious beverage. No charge.
WIN. HAsLAGE & Son,
Is Diamond (Market square),
Pittsburg.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23
E. G. Hays & Co.'s Special Offer of Pianos
and Organs.

To make room for spring stock we offer
the following at great sacrifice:
1 Steinway & Sons piano, new style,
good as new. .S225
1 Chickering & Sons piano, new style,
coed as new. 1876
1 Sohmer piano, new style, good as new. 100
1 Hardman piano, new style. good as
new. ..................... 180
Kranich & Bach piano, new style,
good as new. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 175
1 Shomacker piano, new style, good as
new. ............. ............ $50
1 Grovestein & Fuller piano, new style,
good as new. ..................... 135
1 Haines Bros. piano, new style, good as
new. .......... 125
1 Wheelock piano, new style, good as
new. .............. 1l5
1 Chickering & Sons piano, old style. IS
1 Dunham piano, old style. .......... 35
l Minis & Clark piano, old style ... 25
1 Wilcox & White organ, nearly new. 40
Estey, nearly new. 80
1 Palace. nearly new. "A
Cornish (piano case). AZ
Cottage Queen. ............... 29
1 Burdette. ........... ............. q
1 Shoninger. Observation-Disclosures. %
Must be sold this week. Call at once and
get a selection. E. G. HAYS & Co.,
Is Fifth ave.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23
FOR GENTLEMEN:

We have just placed on sale very large and
choice assortment of Gents Outing Shirts,
made up from French Flannel, Madras and
Zephyrs. These are all in choice new patterns,
perfect shape and workmanship. at 81, 81 81,
u 5O and up; See our window display.
about as good as can be made. We offer Col
lars at 15c and 1Sc and Cuffs at 25c. These are
in every respect equal to goods sold at 20c, 25c
and 55c.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23

For finely cut, neat-dtting suit leave
your order with Walter Anderson, 700
Smithfeld street, whose stock of English
suitings and Scotch tweeds is the finest in
the market; imported exclusively for his
trade. su