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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
THREE EYES BETWEEN THREE.

Squire McNeirney's Attaches Have Each
Lost One of Their Visual Organs.
Alderman McNeirney seems to be threatened
with an incubus of one.eyed personal attaches.
His constable, John 6. Rodgers, who is famil-
iarly known in the ward as "Jack the Ripper"
is an old soldier who has but one eye since he
returned from the service of his country in
1855 The loss of the optic, however, does not
prevent Jack from doing excellent service and
spotting evil doers.
The 'Squires buggy horse is minus one eye,
having lost it in an operation, and yesterday
the 'Squire's favorite dog had an eye gouged
out by piece of board falling on his head
while shed was being pulled out. The
Squire said that he nearly lost an eye himself
last year by being tossed out of a wagon when
returning from a picnic The team backed
into creek and upset the party.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
DIVIDENDS FROM SCHOOLS

Wo uld Rather Lengthen the Term Than
Improve the Roads.
Notwithstanding the savage attack of the
English Tories on the tree school system. there
are. strange as it may seem to a Tory. people in
this country who think the free school more
important than good roads. Though eminent
authority states that nations degree of civlli-
zation can be gauged by the comparative excel
lence of its highways, S. B. Kennedy. of Cora
opolis, opposes the borrowing of money to fix
instead of eight months school in each year.
Mr.. Kennedy says that the oil material haul
ers will destroy any roads the borough can
build, SO that work. on them is a waste of
money, ana less than tenth of the amount
necessary to fix the streets. he says. will give
two months more school. from which there is
some prospect of a dividend.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
SMALL SCRAPS OF LOCAL NEWS.

A GAS explosion in the saloon of Fred Fresh,
at 433 ithfeld street, caused $40 damage
yesterday.
MAYOR WYMAN's wife is recovering from
severe attack of the grip. She has been i'll for
the past five weeks.
LOCAL dealers report that the great demand
for bananas has drained the market and in
creased the price from so cents to 81 25 and
81 so per bunch.
THE Coroner's jury in the case of William
Beck, of Allegheny, who shot himself Tues
day morning, rendered a verdict yesterday Of
death by suicide.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
THE CITY WILL NOT SUFFER.

Very Little Municipal Building Will Be
Stopped by the Strike.
The city will not suffer very heavily by the
builders strike. About the only work OF any
consequence to be stopped is the Southside
Market House, which was recently destroyed
by fire. Chief bigelow has plans all made for
a new structure, but the strike will put stop
to it. The city has no other work of any i'm
portance on hand in the building line.
As a result Chief Bigelow. OF the Department
of Public Works, is not at all anxious about
the outcome of the strike. Mayor Gourley
said he regarded the situation as very serious,
from a business standpoint. '1Sf
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
A SUIT FOR DAMAGES.

The Street Car Accident on the sharRsburg
Line to Be Ventilated In Court.
! !. G. Cooke. the car driver on the Citizens
Traction Company's cars on the Sharpsburg
line. who was charged at the suit of Pat O'Don.
nell with causing injury to his wife by starting
his car while she was getting of, has been dis.
charged by Alderman McNcirney for lack of
evidence TO sustain the accusation
The accident occurred on the 1lth instant;
and Mrs. O,Donnell is reported to- be still iii
from the occurrence. 1t is said Mr.. ODonnell
g about to enter acivil suit for damages against
the company.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
THE ANNUAL GATHERING.
knights Tempiar Expecting q Great Cele-
bration at Erie.

bration at Erie.
Pittsburg Knights Templar are making ex-
tensive preparations for the annual conclave
of the Grand Commandery of Pennsylvania at
Erie. The ceremonies will continue three days,
beginning Tuesday. May 26. The local COM
manderies anticipate making a big showing
Allegheny. Ascalon and Tancred Communicates
have already completed all arrangements for
the trip. Others will be ready ID few days.
Pittsburg will be represented by 200 Sir
Knights. many of whom will be accompanied
by LADIES. They will leave May 25 in special
train on the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad,
headed by the Second Brigade Band. The band
is equipped with new uniforms and is making
special preparations for the occasion.
Big delegations are expected from all parts of
the State. Headquarters will be at the Reed
House in Erie. The conclave will open with
parade on the afternoon Of May 26. with from
I, 600 to 5000 men in line. In the evening re-
ception will be given to visiting delegates and
their ladies and all members of the Masonic
Order
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
FLAMING MILLS TO CLOSE DOWN.
A Lockout Threatened Which Will Lay Off
About 1,5OO Men,

The eight-hour cry is being taken up by the
planning mill hands. who have asked for the
short day and 50 cents an hour. AS reported in
yesterdays DISPATCH, the owners have uuanI-
mously refused both demands, and about 500
men will be locked out tomorrow There is
said to be no unanimity among the men in this
trade. and it is believed that many of them
will resume work on the conditions laid down
by the bosses -t.
Mr.. Evans. of Evans Cunningham Jones
said yesterday that he understood from men,
bers OF the association that their men had as.
sured them they would work on the terms
mentioned. Mr.. Evans believed that if a few
of the men went back they would all return,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
HOPE IT WILL SOON BE OVER.
Architects Say the Strike Will Spoil Very
Promising Outlook.

Promising Outlook.
Pittsburg architects find that the strike will
affect business and that very seriously The
majority of them say they do not expect the
strike to last more than few days and there
fore its effects viii not be SO disastrous j, L.
Beatty said that last year was the biggest ever
known in building in Pittsburg, but if the strike
lasts any length of time there will be a great
falling off. He said tha. a large nmber of peo-
pie are waiting to see how the strike turns out
before making any attempt 90 build. This will
greatly delay matters even if the strike doesn't
last long. Ii it Is a short strike, 1t is Mr..
BeatIy's opinion that this will be good year
for the building interests.
The strike is most inopportune," said Super
intendent Russell, of Longfellow, Alden &
Harlow's office. Had the men tried this move
last year they could have won it because it was
great year for building and the contractors
had great deal on their hands. Now 1t is
different. There is not nearly 50 much build
ing to be done and that will prove a factor in
the decision of the strike OF course, it will
injure business but don't believe it will last
long enough 10 do much damage"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
SOME sOUTHsIDE VIEWS
Business Men Agree That the Strike VIII
Depress Trade

Louis Kimmel, of South Fourteenth street.
said yesterday: ut looks as if it will be long
struggle. Both sides seem determined, and it is
hard to say which will win. had intended Dur
chasing two new carriages this spring. but will
not do so now, as will need the cash for other
purposes should the strike last any length of
time"
q. F. Torch. Carson street, thinks it will be
bad for the business men oil the Southside.
Miller Bros. agree that it will in all probabil.
ity bring business TO a standstilI until there is
settlement one way or the other.
J. J. Freund thinks it will be hard fight. If
q very long one, it will be severe blow to
business on that side of the river
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
THE GRIP In ENGLAND.
Startling Increase In the Number of Deaths
in Sheffield.

Startling Increase In the Number of Deaths
in Sheffield.
rBY DUNLAP's CABLE coMPANY.l
SHEFFIELD, April 29.-The Inhabitants OF
the town have been startled by the publication
of official returns of deaths from the influenza.
There has been general impression that the
present epidemic was of a mild nature COM
pared with that of last year. but it now appears
that most of the deaths are due to influenza.
During one week last year when the epidemic
was at its height there were IA Deaths and this
number was regarded with amazement; but
last week So deaths were reported from this
cause. ,,-.
In addition there were II fatal cases Of bron-
chits and E-of pneumonia. The death rate
has risen to the alarming number of 81 per
check the epidemic, as large portion of the
population is suffering from the complaint.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
Ro0FERS TO QUIT WORK.

They Have Been Refused an Increase of 80
Gents q Day.
Another trade which will 20 out tomorrow
for an increase of wages is the gravel and
slate roofers The men have asked for an in
crease of so cents-they now receive Sand
the bosses have given them positive refusal.
There are about 10 firms in the business, EN-.
ploying about l50 men.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
DON'T WANT CLEVELAND.
Colonel Helm in the City Looking for Heirs
to Vast Estate

to a Vast Estate
Colonel W. W. Helm, the Louisville lawyer,
registered at the Seventh Avenue Hotel yes
terday. He has been sick for a year, but has
returned, TO his task of hunting up the heirs to
a tract of 100000 acres of land In West Vir.
ginia and Kentucky. Some of the heirs live in
Pittsburg, but the Colonel says they don't want
to be known for the present. He recently un-
earrhed the heirs to the Fenwick estate in vir-
ginia, which includes $4,000 acres. The courts
will soon order n sale of the land, and the pro-
ceeds will be divided among the ~ claimants
AS Tor politics the Colonel said ne did not
think Cleveland had committed himself on the
silver question. but the impression is general in
the South that he has too many enemies in
New York to be elected PresidenG The Ken
tuckians want Southern or Western man Sc
lected
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
FOR BAD ALLEGHENIANs.
The Station House at Woods Run Is Near
ly Ready For Guests.

" Ready FOr Guests.
Allegheny City is to have new police station
in a few days. The old lookup used many
years ago, connected with the Lincoln Engine
House, on Kerr street near Preble avenue, is
about ready for its first occupant, as but lit
tie paint and whirewash is all that is needed for
its completion.
Carpenters have been putting it in shape for
use and hereafter all prisoners arrested in tRe
there. The station will be in charge of the
firemen at the Lincoln Engine House, which IS
in the same building. One. lieutenant and
eight patrolmen will report there for duty at
night Instead of reporting at the City Han.
This is an innovation of Superintendent Muth's
who believes that the new move will enable the
men TO get out OH their beats an hour earlier
than at present.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
FORMED AN ASSOCIATION,
Retail Dealers of the Southside Break Away
From the knights of Labor

fSetalI DeaIerS Oh ING S0utnSIue bTeAK Away
From the knights of Labor.
The business men of the Southside held a
meeting last evening in J. ]. Freund's store.
The principal business to come before the
meeting was the report of the committee from
the Knights of Labor, who were to endeavor to
have all the dealers of the Southside sign the
agreement to close at 6 o'clock. The commit
tee failed to report, and the statesmen present
were requested to leave.
1t was decided to form an association, and II
were obtained last evening. A CON-
mittee was appointed to solicit nen bers, and
after the organization is completed the ques-
tion of early closing will be discussed thor
oughly. The next meeting will be on Tuesday
next
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
THE FRENCH ARE JEALOUS.

They Object to the United States Securing q
Coaling Station in Rayti.
PARIS, April Ex-senator Isaac has given
notice that he will question the Government
in regard to Hayti, especially as to the sig
nifcance of the dispatch of an American
squadron to Port au Prince.
Senator Isaac is opposed to the idea of the
United States acquiring the mole at st. Mich
olas as coaling station, as the possession of
this place by the American Government he
claims, would menace the independence of the
Antilles
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30

The Prettiest Cotton Stuffs-Brandenburg's.
Soft as silk, dark and light grounds. with
beautiful color printings. and only 20 cents
yard. Jos. HORNE q Co.,
609-621 Penn avenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30

How's this? Friday has been set apart by
SaIler & Co., Smithfield and Diamond
streets, as workingman's day. Tomorrow
we will whoop'er up by selling mems S3
working suits Tor 81 so. Come early.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
Killed for Humanlty,s sake.

Agent Bergman yesterday killed COW at
Thirty-eight street and Penn avenue. The COW
was very fat, and when being driven to
slaughter house became exhausted. 1t fell on
the street and lay there two days before it was
killed by the Humane Agent.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30

SPECIAL bargain in fine black silk gloves.
All sizes at 33 cents. worth 65 cents; at
Rosenbaum & Co.'S.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30

SALooNKEEPERs will increase trade by
handling the pure beer produced by the
Iron City Brewery. Orders promptly filed.
Phone 11S6.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30

LINoLEUMs at prices not to be found in
any other store in either city, at Welty's,
100 Federal street, 65, 81, SO and II Park
way. IT'S.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30

HUNDREDS of rolls oil cloth from s0c per
yard to the best grades, at Welty's, 120 Fed
eral street. IS, 81, SO and II Park way.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30

LACE CURTAINS at any price you may
want, at Welty's, 120 Federal street, IS, 81,
SO and II Park way. IT'S
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30

THIRSTY people all praise Iron City
Brewery's beer. Saloonists are quick to
discover this fact. Telephone 1186.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
Plumbers Make No Demands.

MIR. McShane, of Houston q McShaue, said
yesterday that he lad heard Of no strike talk
among the plumbers. Their work would be
retarded by the carpenters going out, and
business generally would be upset
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30

ADD 20 drops of Angostura Bitters to
every glass Of impure water you drink.
rTSSu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
BISHOP BOWMAN SUSTAINED.

Iowa Courts Settle Contest for the Possess
sion of n Church.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia. April "a decision
was rendered to-day in the District Court
whereby the actions of Bishop Bowman, of the
Evangelical Church. were sustained, and the
rival faction in the Des Moines conference de.
feated.
The case was a contest over the possession of
a church.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30

would touch any orders from men who would
oppose the sentiment of their general Gus
toners.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
Repairing.

Repairing.
Watch and jewelry repairing, lowest
prices, at Gallinger's, 1900 Penn ave.
The record-union., 1891-02-08

it must be carried by the very doors of
one OF our largest insane asylums, that
could have been enlarged if there had
been need for it. 1t knows that Ukiah is
remote, and that its fortune in securing
the asylum will be more profitable to the
the place than to the State.
Now instead of tapping the treasury
anew to erect still another asylum, why
not set apart wing of the new building,
since we must have it, for the treatment
OF the inebriates who become burdens to
the State, eitherin our almshouses or our
insane asylums? What is there startling
or 'cooP' in that simple and economic
proposition? Will the Call inform us what
there is in the treatment of inebriates,
that is below the level of the treatment of
other insane people, SO many of whom,
by the way, come to their sad estate by
indulgence in drink?
The record-union., 1891-02-08

JESSE SELIGMAN, a well-known New
York financier, thus speaks in the North
american, Reuien0 of the free coinage of
silver, and the effect Of such a policy:
'"The effect of q change of standard on
enterprises in course Of execution, on
established business, on investments-in
fact, on all industry-is most disastrous.
Such a change defeats every reasonable
expectation formed before it took place.
Merchants that have bound themselves
to make large payments in other coun-
tries, and therefore in gold, receive silver
from those that owe them, and so cannot
pay their debts; or, if they can, then
only at immense loss. But this is only
the beginning. The failure of one mer-
chant means the failure of others, his
creditors; mercantile failures, the stop
page of factories, mean laborers and me-
chanics thrown out of employment, re-
duced wages to those remaining, and, to
crown all, decreased purchasing power
of those reduced wages. Prices of COM
modities rise rapidly; wages but slowly.
Let it not be forgotten what such a con-
dition means; translated into daily news
paper reports, it reads, distrust; failure
upon failure of commercial houses, of
banks, of factories; Generalization;
panic: then hard times; utter stagnation
and dizziness, and, accompanying all
this, suffering and hardship"
The record-union., 1891-02-08
THE BOOK QUESTION.

When the Assembly re-considered the
vote by which the bill passed directing
the State Board of Education to omit from
the cost of school books, when fixing
their price, all items of compilation, COM
position, illustration and electrotyping. it
did wise thing. The bill as we have al
ready shown, contravenes constitutional
mandates. For it is provided in the or
ganic Act that the textbooks shall be
sold at cost. Now if a part of the cost can
be omitted in fixing the price, by logical
sequence the whole can be omitted, and
thus the entire constitutional scheme
broken down. The Assembly took this
view of it.
We wish again to call the attention of
the Legislature to the danger of tinkering
with the State school book system, for
there are several bills which propose to
NEEDLE with it in way that we think
would prove disastrous to the whole
scheme. 1t is too early as yet to judge
the system by severely critical standards.
The enterprise is but five years old. 1t
has just begun to get settled in its opera
tons. Nothing will SO menace its sue
cess as frequent disturbance. Its enemies,
the private publishers, would not now
have it abandoned if they could. 1t
would be to abandon success. They
would wreck it by unsettling its opera
lions and thus making it a failure. Their
hand is plainly seen in the lobby. 1t
would not be difficult to place ones
hands upon the shoulders of the guilty
and exclaim, Behold the men
1t is shameful that this should be pos
sible. 1t is shameful that the State
should have so few friends to defend its
best interests; shameful beyond ex-
preston that the columns of the press,
posing as the exponent of public opinion,
can be hired for base gold, through
which to assault unfairly, untruthfully
and cowardly, a system that common de-
cency would accord fair trial.
The record-union., 1891-02-08
PUT ON THE BRAKES.

The expenses of the Murphy Mahoney
Senatorial contest have been reported to
the Senate to be $S,S7S 80, or S., 1888 80 to Mr..
Murphy, and 1854 40 to Senator Ma
honey. Evidently it is more beneficial
to be contestant in the claim for Sena-
torial seat than to win it; equally it would
appear to be better for the States purse to
provide that whoever claims seat in
the Senate may take take it, than to foot
the bin Of the respondent.
1t is simply outrageous that the State
should be thus punished in the determine
alton ofsuch contest. At this rate it
will be better to throw open the treasury
and convert it into a public grabbing.
There never should have been such bill
of costs piled up as is represented by the
bills referred to.
If the Senate will put its foot upon this
enormous bill and crush the moneyed
life out of it, it will serve aS warming for
all others who pile up costs in the hope to
make the State foot the bill. 1t is in
credible that either of the parties
to the contest should have incurred
such expense as the bill claims. If it was
done, they had not authority for it, and
should be given to understand as much.
There is no obligation upon the State to
pay either party. Custom may be said to
have given some shadow of warrant for
the claims. But it is time to go face about
and march in the opposite direction. The
reasonable witness fees of the respondent
for service by witnesses before the Senate
Committee, it is perhaps well enough to
pay. Beyond that there should be no
recognition of the bill.
The contestants in all these cases 90
into the struggle with their eyes open,
and should abide the consequences. The
person. whose claim to a seat is affirmed by
the legislative body, alone should have
any consideration at its hands,.
If the Senate foots the bills rendered, it
must be prepared to go before the people
in preparation for sackcloth and ashes.
To snatch nearly $4,000 out of the State
stronghold under cover of such contest
as that referred to, will be an act for
which the Senate of California can make
no satisfactory excuse to the people.
The record-union., 1891-02-08
GA COOL PROPOSITION.
The San Francisco Call saws.

Our attention has been turned to the REC
oRD-UNIoN'S proposition to turn sshalf of the
Mendocino Insane Asylum" into q home for
drunkards. The same paper also states that
it is proposed to turn over half of the South
ern California Insane Asylum for similar
purpose. The REcoRD-UNIoN, however, does
not favor taking the southern institution for
such purpose, as the climate is not so cool as
that of Mendocino. A cool proposition is it
not, to take our insane asy1ums for such a
purpose? Inc public would not be much sur
prised If the next proposition would be to
settle pensions upon drunkards and ex-con-
victs.
We are surprised at the Call. The ex-
preston we quote is unworthy of it, and
if it is not already ashamed of it, it will
be. 1t is evident that our contemporary
has spoken in haste upon very import
ant matter.
The Call cannot be unaware of the sue
cess that has attended the Inebriate
Asylum in New York State. It must
know that inebriety that enslaves its
victims is properly to be treated as dis
ease. 1t is so much submersion of the will
that it is phase of insanity and fire.
quently terminates in incurable lunacy.
To suggest that in the new insane asy-
lum at Ukiah, which is as yet uncom-
pleted and will not be ready for
occupancy for a year to come, there
shall be a department for the treat
ment of the victims of alcoholism, is not
preposterous, but reasonable. Upon that
proposition the RECORD UNION is pre-
pared to go before the people.
The Call is well aware that the order
ing of an asylum at Ukiah was out
rageous extravaganza; that it represents
in part the 1ooting of the State Treasury
set on foot by the Legislature of 1889; it
knows that the location was i'll chosen
for the asylum, because patients taken to