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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
FINISHED THEIR SESSIONS.
Approaches Completes It's Work-Au
Appeal on Behalf of the Government

The Board of Viewers on the Herr's Island
Appeal on Behalf of the Government
The Price Thought Too steep.
District Attorney Walter Lyon was asked
yesterday as to the progress made in the
condemnation of land at the Pittsburg ap-
proach of the proposed Herr's Island dam,
to be built by the Government as portion
of the waterway improvement Of the rivers
near Pittsburg.
Mr.. Lyon stated that the viewers who
assessed damages for the Pittsburg approach
had finished their sessions. The following
gentlemen acted as the board: D. B. Oil
yer. W. w. Young and T. c. Lazear. The
property considered belonged to Captain j.
j. Vandercrift. and after consideration
awarded 100000 damages. From this
award Mr.. Lyon appealed on behalf
OF the Government, giving as his
reason the belief that the damages
awarded were partly actual and partly con-
tingent. He insisted on only allowing
actual damages and after some sharp fencing
compromise was arranged by which Cap
tain Vandergrift will receive $780, 900. Mr..
Lyon thus saved Uncle Sam the neat snm of
$4,000.
The Allegheny side will be next consid-
cred. The Board of Viewers has been ap-
pointed in the persons of Messrs. John D.
Shafer, Thomas Rourke and Charles At
we'll. They will meet some time next week
and assess the damages. The city authori-
ties of Allegheny NAV offer some resistance
to the action of the Government viewers.
1t will be remembered that the Allegheny
Committee on Wharves refused to rec
ommend an ordinance to Councils
awarding the land needed to the Govern
ment, the land aforesaid being portion of
Allegheny wharf. The grounds of the re-
fusal were allegations Of injury to the prop
erty of Allegheny citizens resulting from
the erection of the dam. As the same OBJ
jections are being actively agitated at pres
ent some litigation may be INDUCED in.
Colonel Merrill will arrive here shortly and
will rush the erection of the dam as fast as
possible, when the title to the approaches is
made certain.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
CRIMINAL CALENDAR.

The Prisoners In the County jail Who Are
held for Trial MT tho March Term
of Court - Five Chnrges of Murder,
Two Being Against Women.
Warden Berlin last night completed the
Jail calendar for the March term of the
Criminal Court, which opens tomorrow.
The number of prisoners now in Jail await
ing trial at this term is 127. The total num-
Der of cases is 137, and is about the average
for this time of the year. Murder is the
charge against five of the prisoners, two of
them women, as follows: George Coulson,
Alex. KiIlen, Annie Mcclure alias
Sweet, Agnes Taukert, Louis Wagner. Lar
ceny. as usual, heads the list with 40 cases.
The cases of assault and battery of various
kinds are also numerous. The list of illegal
liquor sellers is unusually small, there be-
ing but three cases.
Preparations are being made to try Alex
Killen alone for the murder of Mrs Rudert
at Tarentum on December "a, the officers
working on the case having, for the present,
given up hope of arresting Peter Griffen
and Eggy Conroy. The trial will be an in
teresting one. Another case which will at
tract considerable attention is the charge of
false pretenses against August P. Geisler,
the employment agent. Agnes Tankert
will be tried for the strsngling of her new
born babe. Wagner is the man who is said
to have struck a fellow workman on the
head with hammer at a livery stable in
Minersville.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
THEY CLAIMED TOO MUCH.
The Wheeling Bridge Company Receives a
Backset From the Courts.

The Wheeling Bridge Company Receives a
Backset From the Courts.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArCH.l
WHEELING, W. VA, March IA de-
cision of great deal of Importance to river
and bridge men was handed down in Part
of the Circuit Court, Judge PAUL, this
morning. The decision was upon the appli-
cation of the newly organized Wheeling
Bridge Company for the condemnation of
strip of ground lying a couple of hundred
feet south of the suspension bridge of the
Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Company, on
the island, and used by that company for
the location of guy pier for the support of
their bridge.
The Wheeling and Belmont Company set
up the claim that the land was necessary Tor
the maintenance of their bridge, and further,
that under the rights acquired by the sale of
the old Ebenezer Zane Terry franchise, in
1847, and by subsequent acts of Congress.
and of the Legislatures of Virginia and
West Virginia, they had the exclusive right
to maintain toll bridge within limit of
one-half mile north and south of the exist
ing suspension bridge. The Court decided
to-day that no exclusive right existed, and
dismissed the pleas so far as they bore upon
that right. The matter will likely 60 to the
higher Courts.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
CONSPIRACY CHARGED
Against John Wannmnker and n Number of
Other Philadelphia Merchnnis-S20.000
Damages Asked Because offs
ALLEGED Rovcoff.
ESPECIAL rELEGRAM TO TIE DISPATCH.

Alleged Boycott.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TIE DISPATCH,
PHILADELPHIA, March IA law suit
OF highly interesting character was begun
here to-day against John Wanamaker and
other merchants by Charles Weinman, a
large retail dealer at 927 Market street. Mr..
Weinman brings suit for conspiracy
to injure him in business and IN
fact, to prevent him from carrying on busi-
ness at all. He claims $4,000 damages.
Though Wanamaker is only enc of the
defendants in the suit Mr.. Vein
man charges him with being e1-
tremely instrumental in spreading malic-
ious reports about his (Weinman's) busi-
ness and character, and with being in real
lty the head and front Of the conspiracy.
MIR. Weinman's charge is that the defend
ants in the present suit spread reports about
fraud in his failure and did this with the
intent to injure him. The firms he mentions
as being conspicuous in the matter and
whom he makes defendants are: John
Wanamaker, Amos Hilborn & Co., Trym-
by, Hunt & Co, Philip Schaefer and Groves,
Wilson & Groves. On the first Of the present
year, however, Weinman resumed business
at the old stand himself. He made a settle
ment with his creditors that enabled him to
do this. He seemed to have plenty of money
and ne made all his purchases in spot cash,
asking no credit.
Weinman declares, however, that the
firms mentioned had entered into care
fully arranged conspiracy to prevent
him doing business at all. He says
that these firms caused it to be
made known to all the great
furniture manufacturers in Chicago and
Grand Rapids that they (the Philadelphia
from the manufacturers if the lat
ter sold dollars worth of
goods to Weinman. This conspiracy
was SO firmly formed, Weinman alleges, and
was so effective that he was not able to pur-
chase any furniture at all, save in a round
about and secret fashion.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
ATTACK ON WANAMAKER.
The President of the Western Union Very
Bitter Agniust the Postmaster Gen.
ernl-He Thinks the LATTER Is
EyceedIun His Power.


Bitter Agniust the Postmaster Cen
ernl-He Thinks the Latter Is
Exceeding His Power.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-Dr. Norvin
Green, President of the Western Union
Telegraph Company. to-day continued
his statement respecting the pendin
postal telegraph bill, before the Hous
Committee on Postofices and Post Roads.
Taking up the details of the Postmaster
Generals plan, DR.. Green said that at many
of the postoffices there would not be suffi-
cient telegraph business to pay expenses. 1t
had been suggested that the postmasters at
these offices might learn to work the wires.
But they would not do so, as they were
usually business men and fully en-
ployed in caring for their shops. Then
special corps of operators would have to be
organized in the large cities and they would
have to be placed in rooms separate from
the postofice to preserve the secrecy of the
the messages. Large battery rooms would
have to be procured. and altogether, the
present postofice buildings could not be
made to accommodate the telegraph system.
DIR. Green made a comparison between
our domestic telegraph rates with those in
Europe, showing that for all distances over
said he, the Postmaster General would
establish uniform rate for 1,500 mile dis
tances, a distance over which no single
wire had ever been successfully worked.
The Postmaster General, in his order fix
ing rates for Government business, had
made an order which the Board of Directors
OF the Western Union had decided was
practically an order of confscation of their
business. The doctor became somewhat eX-
cited at this point, and, looking hard at
Postmaster General Wanamaker, who stead
fastly returned the gaze, he exclaimed:
And yet he said he is on first rate terms with
the telegraph companies. He may congratu-
late himself that he can smile and smile, and
murder while he smiles. We propose to con-
trovert that order fixing the rates for Govern
ment messages) in the courts and to demon
strate that it is not one half of the
cost of the service. We have not received a
dollar for that service since last July. We
would not accept the rate. One word more: I
don't know whether l am right. but this is the
way it looks to man up tree. This
is government of the people, by the
people and for the people. In England
and other monarchcal governments, in
Canada. and in the so-called French
Republic, the Cabinet Ministers are members
Of the departments and act as members of the
Legislature. But in constitutional form of
government, as it is here the Executive Legis-
lative and Judicial Departments are made
independent departments. The President may
may be needed. This proposed legislation has
failed to receive his Recommendation, although
submitted in the Postmaster Generals report
before his annual message was sent to Con-
gress. have never heard before that a Cabi-
net Minister may come before committee to
coach it and help his pet schemes through when
they have not been recommended by the Presi-
dent.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE pIspArcH.I

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.I
NEW YORK, March 1.-The danger of a
disastrous food in the Lower Mississippi is
appallingly great, if the opinion Of an emf
nent New York engineer who has thor
ougnly investigated the matter is sound.
Mr.. William L. Elsefer, who for nearly
ten years has made study of the subject as
a civil engineer, has reached some startling
conclusions, which the present situation in
the valley seems to justify. In discussing
the matter with reporter Mr.. Elsefer said
to-day:
"The Mississippi river is gorged for 600
miles from Helena. Ark, to the head of the
passes below New Orleans. The causes of
this gorge are the distractions that have
been placed at a number of points, especially
at Plum Point reach above Memphis, at Lake
Providence reach above Vicksburg, in the
channel OF the river at New Orleans, the
jetties at the mouth, together with other
works in the channel and on the banks.
'The situation at New Orleans to-day is
one of far greater danger than the country
understands, and is matter of greater i'm
portance to the business interests of this
metropolis than most people imagine. The
water at New Orleans is now within about
nine inches of the high water mark of the
flood of 1884, but there has been no food in
any of its tributaries to cause this condition.
The flood now sweeping down the Ohio Val
ley will not reach New Orleans for two
weeks.
''If there should come another rain or
flood in any of the tributaries of the river
within week or two to add to the volume
of the flood, now on its way to the Gull, the
peril to New Orleans and. of all the territory
in the lower valley would be appalling"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
RIVER STATIONARY AT CINCINNATI
| Floods Wash Ont Railroad Tracks and
Cause a Suspension of Business.

Floods Wash Ont Railroad Tracks and
Cause a Suspension of Business.
CINCINNATI, March 1.-The river has
been stationary since o'clock this after
noon. the gauge marking Sc feet II inches.
The weather has been cold. Snow fell ftfully
during the day, so light. however, that this
evening the ground Is not even whitened.
Business on the river front is at standstill
and several boats are waiting at the wharves
unable to leave. At $50 this morning the
w. N. Chancellor, from Portsmouth, arrived
above the Newport bridge. As its smoke
stacks are lower than those of the other
boats it made the attempt and succeeded in
passing under the highest part OF the span
with the small margin Of three inches to
spare.
AT the Grand Central depot all the roads
except two, the Chesapeake and Ohio and
Kentucky Central, have been compelled to
use the temporary depots established by
them few days since. A track which was
to be used for freight storage purposes, was
laid on the embankment at Eighth street
last summer During the night the water
washed out q considerable portion of this
track.
At midnight the river was Sc feet 10T
inches on a stand.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
POSITIONS CREATED.
Changes Made In the Postof1ce to Handle
the Increased Business.


the Increased Business.
Since February q new positions have
been created in the postofice as follows:
Assistant cashier, assistant weigher of
second class matter, three distributors and
one stamper in the letter section of the mail
ing division and dispatcher in the paper
section, one record clerk, one paper dis
tributor, one time clerk and one directory
clerk in the carriers division, one distribu-
tor and one stamper in the box division, one
clerk at the ladies window, one clerk in the
registry, one teller in the money order di-
vision and a superintendent and clerk for
the inquiry division, one night watchman
and a typewriter. Eight of these positions
have been filled with ladies, 13 with men.
All but three being classified positions were
taken from the civil service list.
Very few removals have been made so far.
The three stamp sellers Messrs. Kennedy,
Celia and Barry, were retired yesterday, and
their places were taken by Messrs. Davis,
Balph and Jiles. One letter carrier was re-
moved early in February and one clerk re-
signed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
BY THE BARKING OF A DOG.

Boys Find an Unconscious Woman Under an
Office on the Southside.
The attention of some boys playing near
the Office of the Barchfeld Quarry Com
pany, at the head of South Thirty-third
street, was attracted yesterday afternoon by
the barking of dog. A woman was found
lying under the Office in an unconscious
condition. She was thinly clad, and seemed
as though she had been exposed to the cold
for a couple Of days. She was removed to the
Southside Hospital, where she was still un-
conscious at a late hour last night.
Police Captain Stewart stated he believed
the woman to be Mrs. Rinehart Huber,
whose husband inquired at the police station
about week ago to have the police take
charge of her.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
NEAR TOWN NOTES.

]. B. F1soUs, Is years old. died at Leech-
burg. Pa, yesterday of the grip.
The Syear-old daughter Of Harry Kimple,
of Leechburg, Pa. swallowed an ounce of
laudanum yesterday. Physicians saved her
life by five hours hard work.
A LITTLE lS-months-old child of Richard
Mitchell, of Mutual, Pa, procured a box of
large quantity. The little one died shortly
after,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
Don't Pay

Soc for black brilliantines that we sell at
SOC, or Toe for our 49c. No, our 79c quality
is on sale in many stores at 81 25. No firm
in either city attempts to meet our prices on
black dress goods of any description. Heavy
bordered, all-wool nuns yelling at SOC; we
have seen this quality from other firms at
81. The black henrietta at 69c, which we
guarantee to match any 81 one elsewhere, is
again on sale. Bring samples for compari-
son. THORNTON Bros,
1923 Federal st., Allegheny.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
BAR ASSOCIATION MEETING.
New Officers Elected and Number of New
Members Admitted.

New Officers Elected and a Number of New
Members Admitted.
The regular monthly meeting OF the Bar
Association was held yesterday, and the an
nuai election of officers for the ensuing year
was held, resulting in the choice as follows:
President, S. A. McClung; Vice President,
NJ. A. Woodward; Secretary, E. Y. Breck;
Treasurer, w. S. Pier; Executive Commit
tee, E. w. Smith, Lewis McMuIlin, W. K.
Shras, R. D. Wilson and E. q. Smith.
The following were elected to membership:
Hon. E. 81. Stowe, John R. HARRISON, W.
G. Anderson, J. N. White, S. B. Donald
Son, W. NJ. Watson and j. S. Robb. Propo-
sitions for mem bership were made from L.
c. Barton. George P. Murray, J. W. Kin
near and George w. Wurzell.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
MANY ABSENT MEMBERS

Prevent the Consideration of the Feather.
stone. Cate Election Contest.
WASH lNGToN, March LIN the House
to-day Mr.. Houk, OF Tennessee, called up
the contested election case of Featherstone
versus Cate. from the First district of Ar
kansas. The opening sp eech in support Of
the claims of the contestant was made by
Mr.. Hanger, Of Wisconsin.
AT the conclusion Of Mr.. hangers speech
Mr.. Cultivate, of Ohio, took the floor, but
in view of the small attendance of members
moved an adjournment, which motion was
agreed to-yeas, ia; nays, 1o7.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02

Fine cotton half hose 19c, formerly 35c;
29c, formerly 75c. Fine mems half hose
29c, formerly SOC; Soc, formerly SOC; 50c,
formerly 81 90. Ties (tecks and four-in-
hands, 29c, formerly SOC; SOC, formerly 81 90;
75c, formerly 81 25 Underwear, night
robes, hdkfs, suspenders. gloves, etc., all
marked at similar reductions.
A. G. CAMPBELL & Sons, 10 Penn ave.
q Fifth ave. after April l.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
Evansville Hopes for the Best.

EVANSVILLE, IND, March 1.-The river
here still continues to rise, but the rate has
decreased to half an inch an hour The
gauge at P. NJ. marked 1875 large. River
men predict that the rise will not exceed A
feet There are no reports of serious dam
age as yet.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
FROST AT NEW ORLEANS.

Truck Farmers Are Heavy Sufferers BY the
Cold Snap.
NEW ORLEANS, La, March 1.-The
weather this morning was the coolest of the
season throughout Louisiana and the greater
part of Mississippi, the mercury at all points
outside of this city going below 80 and
doing great damage to cane, corn, vegeta-
bles, etc.
The truck farmers along the Illinois Cen,
trail Railroad between this city and jackson
are heavy sufferers, the freeze having
blighted their prospects for early vegetables
and fruits. The indications are that the
mercury will 60 still lower.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
Murderer Smith Not YET Immersed.

The baptism of William Smith, the COL
ored man who is confined at the Jail con-
demned to hang. did not take place yester-
day. Warden Berlin said that the minister
who is to perform the ceremony, Rev. Mr..
Pryor, is to notify him when he wishes to
do so and had not signified his intention of
doing it yesterday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
To be Sent Home for Burial.

The body of Edward Hart, the young
painter who was killed by being struck by
Baltimore and Ohio train at Braddock on
Friday night, will be shipped to the house
of his parents to-day. 1t has been learned
that his parents reside in New Martins
burg, W. Va,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
IT Is Safd

That boys between the ages of and IA wear
out more suits of clothing than men do. and,
to meet the great demand for durable bows
suits, we offer number of styles at 81 rs,
and 50 80. Bring the boys along tomorrow.
P. c. G. c., cor. Grant and Diamond sts.,
opp. the new Court House.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
A Carpenter's Fall.

j. Walker, carpenter of % years, fell
from building on Flfty-fourth street yes
terday afternoon, while making repairs on
the roof. He was injured internally, and
was taken in an unconscious condition to
his home on Fifty-frst street. His condi-
tion is very serious.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02

Early yesterday morning Mayor Mccall
lin signed the appropriation ordinance.
The document, however, did not become a
law until o'clock in the afternoon, when
Clerk William McCleary artested it by af-
fixing his signature.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
NO CONCLUSION REACHED.
The Montana Senatorial Controversy Still In
the Hands of the Committee.

t"o HI"Hus VI tHe OoHHIttet'
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections took
up the Montana Senatorial controversy for
consideration to-day. Several hours were
devoted to discussing some of the legal
questions invol we'd, but no conclusion was
reached. In fact, the members of the COM
mittee had but just received the printed
copies of the arguments made by Messrs.
Paine and jerks two weeks ago and had had
neither time nor opportunity to study them.
AS to the questions of fact in the case the
members Of the committee knew little or
nothing, and Chairman Hoar and Mr.. Gray
were appointed a subcommittee to collect
the facts and report to the committee at
meeting to be held next Saturday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
BE PHenared

To see the most marvellous bargains in mems
spring overcoats at $40 you ever saw. They
are offered for sale Monday. ALI the new
shades, silk faced and satin sleeve lining,
$40. P. G. c. c.,
Cor. Grant and Diamond sts., opp. the new
Court House.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
NEW ORLEANS PERIL.
A Prominent Engineer Says the City
is in Great Danger and
MAY BE WIPED OUT BY THE FLOOD.
Cincinnati Still Wrapped in the Chilly
Embraces of the Ohio.
TRAINS UNABLE TO ENTER THE CITY.
Great Loss and Suffering reported, Caused by
Swollen Rivers

Engineer Elseffer, of New York, saws that
New Orleans is in danger of being wiped out
by the food, and that the peril will not be
past for several days. Cincinnati is still
suffering from too much water, and much
misery is reported along the raging rivers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
High Tides at New Jersey.

EGG HARBoR, N. j., March 1.-Heavy
wind storms have caused unusually high
tides here. Sea Isle City is submerged. and
at Clarktown the citizens are fleeing to the
highlands for safety. The trains on several
lines have to run over the meadows with the
greatest caution.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
Run Over by His Engine.

Henry Cooper, the fireman on the dinkey
engine of Carnegie's Thirty-third street
mill, fell under his engine, yesterday, and
had one of his legs crushed in such a
manner that amputation was necessitated.
The injured man is in the West Penn
Hospital.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
Don't Pay 10 Cents

For Bedding Bros. silk thread when you
can buy it from US at &c, or &c for Clark's o.
n. T. when our price is &c. Don't pay Soc
for Belongs knitting silk, as our price is
29c. The cash store.
THORNTON Bros,
12s Federal ST., Allegheny, Pa.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02

MANY Pittsburgers that have heard this
wonderful child, Otto Hegner, in the East
can hardly find words to express their
astonishment at such infantine genius and
precocity. Go to Kleber's for seats, Mon
day morning, 9 o'clock.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
For Old and YounR.

New spring clothing for old and young in
bright designs and varied assortment is
what we now show. Mems spring overcoats
and suits grand specially at SO.
P. c. c. c., cor. Grand and Diamond sts.,
ODD the new Court House.