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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
ANOTHER VIOLENT DEATH.
The Most Serious of Yesterdays Accidents
Was the Killing of Railroader.

The Most Serious of Yesterdays Accidents
Was the Killing of Railroader.
David Fitzgerald, a Pittsburg, Virginia and
Charleston brakeman, was run over and
killed yesterday. Other accidents were of
minor consequence. The list is as follows:
FITzGERALD-David Fitzgerald, 80 years of
age was run down and killed on the P. V. &
c. road last evening, near Duquesne. He
was employed by the railroad as a switch
man A freight train was coming down tive
south track and the passenger train. - 5
going the other way. For some reason 'e
tried to cross the railroad, and was hit h d.
the passenger train. His head was crusheu.
The body was taken to the home of his
brother-in-law, on Lebanon street, South
side.
HoGAN-E. Hogan, of Hogan, Evans & Co.,
of the Southside, was severely injured yes
terday by jumping off a Birmingham elec-
trio car, while in motion at South Twenty
second and Carson streets. He was in car
No. % and neglected to notify the conductor
that he wanted to get off at South Twenty
second street. When the street was reached
Mr.. Hogan attempted to alight. He was
thrown violently to the ground sustaining
broken shoulder blade and bruises about the
body. 1t was reported that the conductor of
the car was the cause of the accident. Police
Officer Brown investigated the matter and
exonerated him.
BUcKLEY-James Buckley, employed at
Carnegie Phipps & Co.'S Twenty ninth street
mill, had his left foot badly crushed by
piece of iron falling on it yesterday. He was
removed to his home at the corner of
Twenty ninth street and Mulberry alley.
SMITH-Albert Smith, of South Twenty
first street. received severe scalp wound
yesterday by being caught between a wagon
and passing street car on the Birmingham
line at South Twenty-second street.
FRANzE-Willie Frame, aged years, fell
broke his arm in two places. He was re-
moved to his home at No. l53 Perry street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
Snap Shots at Local Affairs,

WALTY REA died yesterday in the ALE.
gheny Pesthouse from erysipelas. He had
only been there one week.
THERE was to have been a meeting of the
Allegheny Surveys Committee last night,
but quorum could not be secured.
ALLBGHENY's mortuary report for last
week shows a total of Al deaths, 26 of the
number being under years of age. Cholera
infantum was the prevailing disease.
A SPECIAL train of members of the Catholic
Mutual Benefit Association left for Kingston
Yesterday over the Allegheny Valley road.
The annual meeting is being held there.
Mrs. JOHN THoRINGroN was sent to City
Farm yesterday. She was married just six
months ago in Braddock, and in less than
five months her husband had disappeared.
THE downtown cable on the Wylie avenue
cable line broke about o'clock last evening
near the Tunnel street power house.
Travel was suspended about one hour and 80
minutes.
SQUIRE WALKER, of Williamsburg, held an
inquest yesterday on the body of Thomas
Reilly, who was killed on Sunday by falling
downstairs. A verdict of accidental death
was rendered.
o. B. UPTON, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
brakeman, and Vina Keifer, of Clarion
county, were united in marriage yesterday
by Alderman King, of the Southside, at the
Office of the Alderman.
In consequence of trouble caused by West
ern Union wires crossing them, the patrol
and fire wires of the West End will be put
under ground. The roundsmen have had
trouble in reporting for some time.
MRS. SARAH A. MCKEE, the widow of the
late Samuel A. Mckee, Captain in the One
Hundred and Fifty-fifth Pennsylvania Vol
unteers. is lying seriously ill from nervous
prostration at the home of her son-in-law,
A. c. Heron, of Heron HILL
"KING's Handbook of the United States" a
comprehensive volume containing a concise
history of the country, embelliShed with
nearly 1000 illustrations and having a COM
pIete atlas of the United States, has been
issued from the press of the Moses King Cor
poration, of Buffalo.
AT meeting of the Board of Trustees of
the Western University of Pennsylvania, in
MAY, j. f. Keeler was elected Professor of
Astro-physics inthe University and Director
of the Allegheny Observatory. Mr.. f. Very
is associated with MI. Keeler as Adjunct
Professor of Astronomy.
THE sale of seats for the summer opera
season will begin at the Duquesne Theater
tomorrow morning at 9 O'Clock. The new
cooling machine was tried at the theater
yesterday and worked admirably The
Garrow Opera Company will arrive in the
city this morning from New York and con-
clude the final preparations and rehearssls
for the opening Saturday evening.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
HELD UP BY THE LAW.

GEORGE ZoPs, of Allentown, charge
| Charles Keifer with assault and battery.
Zops says Keifer hit him with pipe.
HARRISON COLE, of Baldwin township, was
| fined $40 and costs yesterday by Alderman
McGeTy, for shooting his neighbor's dog.
THOMAS PERRY, of Twenty-ninth street, is
in the Twelfth ward lookup. His wife says
he beat her and then made her sit on a hot
stove.
DIR. SMAKowsKY was sent to Jail yesterday
in default of 81, 900 bail to answer a charge of
attempting to assault young girl in Law
renceville.
JOHN AYERS, arrested by Officer Brown ten
days ago. on a charge of enticing small girls
away from their homes was discharged by
Alderman Succop yesterday.
ANNIE COLLINS and Kate Really were placed
in the Twelfth ward station. The prisoners
were very drunk, and were having hilari-
ous time on Twenty-eighth street.
THE alleged disorderly house of Rachel
Mcdonald, 50 High street, was raided last
night and the proprietress and three vis-
tors arrested and lodged in Central station
CHARLES BARGE and Charley RouIey were
sent 80 days to the workhouse yesterday as
Migrants. They had been picked up on sus-
picion of having been connected with an
East End robbery.
JOHN BRANTFoRD was sued before Alder
man Braun, of Allegheny, last night by
James Cummins, who charges him with as
sault and battery in hitting MIN on the head
with a pair of tongs.
JOSEPH CARROLL, of Brownsville avenue,
was arrested yesterday on charge of
cruelty to children, preferred by Samuel
O'Brien, agent of the Humane Society, be-
fore Alderman King.
G. W. HosTRAcK, who formerly acted as an
agent in selling pictures for Aufrecht, the
photographer, and disappeared, taking with
him some pictures, was arrested yesterday
and locked up by Detective McTighe.
EMMA NElDERNooK and Phillip Denny were
committed to Jail last night by Justice of
the Peace johnson, of Knoxville on a seri-
GUS charge. Constable w. Best is the prose-
cutor. There will be hearing on the 23d.
HARRY DowNALD, 16-year-old boy, was az
rested yesterday by Officer Paisley while
trying to rob a drunken man named j.
Nickel on Twelfth street. Both the boy and
man were placed in the Twelfth ward sta
ton.
HERMAN SCHULTZ, JR, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Schultz were each held for court
Yesterday on charges of assault and battery
preferred by George Lehner. They were
also fined $40 and costs apiece for malicious
trespass.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
To Renters With Power.

Persons engaged in light manufacturing
are directed to the advertisement of commo-
dious rooms to rent in the building IS, II
and 70 Diamond street, with power, electric
light, an elevator and janitor service in
cluded in rental
Great economy and better facilities than
can be had elsewhere. Central situation.
Following are some of the rooms:
About 10Ox60, lighted on all sides and
from central area, with power, electric light,
steam heating and janitor service, $4,000.
6Ox3O, with power, light, steam heating
and janitor service, $1,000
2Sx1S, with power, electric light, steam
heating and janitor service, $500.
Also spaces with power and light and
heat as low as S400.
Apply to John T. Shields, second story
Dispatch business Office building, corner
Diamond and Smithfeld, between II and 4
P NJ.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
Low COTTON TIE RATES,


Coupled With a Light Tariff is Giving the
Makers a Good Year.
''The railroad business to the Southwest
is dead,' said S. P. Kennedy, of the Cotton
Belt route yesterday. "Outside of cotton
ties, scarcely any traffic is moving from this
territory. The roads have cut the tie rate to
30 cents, and there is no money in the bust
ness. The greatest fools on earth are rail
road men. Last year the rate was from rs to
80 cents, and that is low enough.
"This ought to be a great year for the tie
makers. The new tariff has gone into effect,
and virtually gives them a monopoly of the
American trade. They are shipping great
to Texas at loss. 1 don't know how long
the fight will continue"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
Uniontown Men Still Unpaid.

Contrary to expectations no one was paid
Off at the steel mill at Uniontown on Satur-
day, except those now engaged in making
repairs. When an employe presented his
time he was asked to show papers from a
Justice of the Peace or the Prothonotary
showing the claim not to have been entered
up, or, if entered, showing that the claim
had been satisfied. Those who presented
their checks were not expecting this, and
therefore were not paid. 1t is expected,
however, that all will be paid this week.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
they did not like the eating room furnished
them
IT Is FIGHT AT sTEELToN.

Sheriff Keller Refuses to Furnish Deputies
Until Trouble Occurs.
Trouble is anticipated at Steelton to-
morrow if the Pennsylvania Steel Works
officials still refuse to sign the Amalgamated
scale. President Bent yesterday applied to
the Sheriff of Dauphin county for posse of
deputies to protect the works, but Sheriff
Keller refused to grant the request, stating
that he had no authority to act until there
was some disorderly, overt act, or riot or
mob law was attempted.
Burgess Heagy, of Steelton, issued proc
lamation closing all saloons in the town at
last midnight and to have them remain
closed for 4S hours, or until the threatened
trouble is over. The open hearth furnaces
are to be banked to-day and this looks like
a fight on the part of the management.
President Weihe will go to Steelton to-day
or Tomorrow.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
WAsHINGT0N's sIGNET RING
Found on a Sandbar in the Middle of the
Monongahe1a River.

curious signet ring has been found on a
bar in the Monongahela river, between the
Smithfield street bridge and the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad bridge, which is thought to
have belonged to George Washington. 1t is
heavily lined with gold, where the initials
&c. w" are still legible. The outside is of
cast iron. The seal part is octagonaI in
shape and bears a crown and shield. 1t is q
very large ring. 1t is we'll known that
Washington had large hands. In the gold
lining is the figure 49," indicating the num-
Harry Wickes, paper hanger and painter,
in 1888. Mr. Wickes is now dead and the
ring has come into the possession of his
brother, Jesse Wickes, of 154 Fourth ave-
nue.. The Wickes are an English family.
They are quiet people and have never said
much about the ring or brought it to the at
tention of the public. 1t is only through
the Intervention of friend, A. P. Bowser,
of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad,
that these particulars were learned yester-
day and the ring exhibited to a DISPATCH re-
porter.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
WILL TRY 1T ALONE.

Machine Hands Vote to Leave the Car
penters' Brotherhood.
Local union 5O6, composed of machine
hands, met last night and considered the
matter of forming an independent organiza-
ton. In order to do this in peaceable
manner a special dispensation will be neces-
sary. This will be asked for but if it is not
granted the men will leave the Brotherhood
of carpenters anyway.
1t is claimed now that they never derived
any benefit from being members and were
only identified with the recent strike in the
hope that the eight-hour movement would
win and they would ride in along with the
victors. AS soon as arrangements can be
completed the new organization will be
formed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
WILL CONFER THIS WEEK.

An Early Attempt to BE Made to Settle the
Tableware Scale.
A conference between the American Flint
Glass Workers Committee and the manu-
facturers will be held some time during the
present week, and as the terms upon which
the hitch occurred at the May meeting have
been modified, it is believed satisfactory
agreement will be reached without any
difficulty.
President Smith said yesterdag the asso-
citation could offer no objection to the pro-
posed plan of the new tableware company
to consolidate the mold shops. He thinks
the outlook for the trade this year is bright,
and predicts harmony between manufac-
turers and the organization.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
Pittsburgers Want the Plant.

There is now some prospect that the New
Castle Asphalt Block Works, which en-
ployed over 100 hands, but has been idle for
over year, will be started again in a few
days Booth & Finn are trying to secure
control Of the plant, which was erected only
five years ago, and is perfectly equipped. 1t
is said there are orders for 100000 paving
blocks ready to be given to the people who
start the plant.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
ARRESTED AT THE DEPOT.

John Daily, of Etna, Must Answer Several
Charges of Larceny.
John Campbell and Depot Officer Grady
arrested John Daily shortly after midnight
on Sunday at the Union station. He was
taken to the Central station, and charges
of larceny made against him. Campbell and
Daily live IN Etna. During the day Camp
bell claims that Daily entered his house
while he was absent, and took $50 from a
trunk and as much more from the trunk of
his sister.
When Campbell grabbed Daily, the latter
pulled a revolver and threatened to shoot
him. He had ticket for Chicago.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
JUST LIKE A WILDERNESS.
A Deer Running Loose in the Nineteenth
and Twenty-First Wards.

A Deer Running Loose in the Nineteenth
and Twenty-First Wards.
A deer belonging to the Sohenley Park Zoo
escaped last Saturday evening and has been
roaming among the hills of the Nineteenth
and Twenty-first wards ever since. The
animal was presented to Chief Bigelow by
Ira Brainerd, of Highland avenue, who had
it in captivity in his residence grounds. Mr..
Brainerd and his family went away last
week before the deer had been transferred
to the park and the next day some boys
made raid on the apple trees about the
place leaving the gates open.
The deer took advantage of the oppor-
tunity to escape, and has been behaving in a
very disorderly manner ever since if reports
are true. Chief Bigelow offers q reward to
anyone who will capture and return the deer
to No. rs Frankstown avenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
W. W. sPEER SUED FOR ASSAULT.
Mr.. Goettman Claims He Kicked Him in the
Bachelors Club Fight.

warrant was issued last night by Alder
man Braun for the arrest of Major William
Speer, the great iron master of Allegheny
and ex- Chairman of the Councilmanic Com
mittee on Police. He is charged by George
Goettman, a brother of Councilman Goett-
man, of the Fifth ward, with assault and
battery.
The suit has grown out of the sensation
caused bv Mr.. Goettman being thrown from
the Bachelors Club on Saturday night. Mr.
Speer was a member of the firing party and
received black eye during the fight Mr..
Goettman, however, claims that Mr.. Speer
kicked him.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
NEW BRIDGE COMPANY.
A Second Structure for Passengers to Sp
the Youghiogbeny.

A Second Structure for Passengers to Span
the Youghiogbeny.
The Port View bridge, in course of con-
struction over the Yough river at Nc
Keesport, is not the only bridge to be built
over that river this year. The need of a
passenger bridge at Suffers, one of the most
important mining towns between Connells-
vile and McKeesport, has long been felt,
and capitalists have decided to build a
bridge at that point to cost in the neighbor-
hood of $780, ,000 The company has been
e ham. A Y T. @ McCune, e a. T. Cornell. J. i.
Douglass and j. A. McCune. The company
will apply for a charter at once.
The Port View bridge will be thrown open
the latter part of August and will be located
at the mouth of Douglass run.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
CHANGED THE PRESCRIPTION.
A Fifth Avenue Father Wants Damages
From Druggist.


From Druggist.
A rather unusual suit was in course of
preparation yesterday by Attorney John
Marion. 1t is brought in Common Pleas
Court No. l. The plaintiff is Martin Joyce
and the defendant James L. Mcconnell, of
James L. Mcconnell & Co., Fifth avenue
druggists. One of Joyce's children was
sick with some throat trouble. DR.. Barclay
prescribed for the child and when the medi-
cine was exhausted the bottle was returned
to be refilled. Plaintiff alleges that the
druggist sent medicine in another bottle.
Some of the contents of the second bottle
were given to the child and it Is said that it
became violently sick and its skin turned
black. The plaintiff further sets forth that
when the bottle was sent back for eXplana-
tion the druggist took it and held on to it,
but admitted to another physician that the
contents of the second bottle were not the
same as the first.
The child eventually recovered, but the
suit is brought, nevertheless, on the ground
that druggist has no right to change a
prescription without doctors order, and
damages are asked for the injury alleged to
have been done by the change.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
Here's the Record:

Over
1000 Decker Bros,
$1,000 Knabe,
$4,000 Fischer pianos sold and in actual
use.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
All Our SO and S12

Mems suits will be sold to-day for six dol
lars and ninety cents CSC 90). You car
have either sack or cutaway style. Twenty
five different patterns.
P. C. c. c., Pittsburg Combination Cloth.
ing Company, corner Grant and Diamond
streets.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21

James Gallagher got into a fight with his
father-in-law at = Enoch street, Eleventh
ward, last night In the scuffle a lamp was
upset which set fire to the floor and some
bedclothes. Engine Company No. was
sent for and eNtiEguished the fire with
Babcock. 4 warrant was issued for Gala
Eher's arrest, John Whiteman. his father-in-
law, charging him with assault and battery.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
Chief Hague's misapplications of language
HAD HER SON ARRESTED.
A Southside Mother Charges Her Boy With
Assaulting Her.

Mrs. Marie Bush yesterday caused the ar.
rest of her stepson, John Bush, by making
informations before Alderman Hartman
charging him with felonious assault and
larceny. These people live in a shanty boat
at the foot of South Thirtieth street. Mrs
Bush alleges that her stepson threw large
stick at her and stole about So worth OF
kindling wood from neighbor. The Alder
man will hold hearings in these cases this
week.
Mrs Bush is the widow of Frank Bush. a
Pole who dropped dead under mysterious
circumstances while visiting friends at Will
iamsburg about eight weeks ago, and it was
discovered shortly after that his death had
been caused by drinking too much elder
berry wine.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
Only a Moonlight Night Needed.

The invitation cards for the Randall Clubs
fete champetre at Silver Lake Grove to-m6r-
row afternoon and evening are nearly all
gone. In speaking of the affair yesterday T.
OLeary, Jr., said: "Only fine night is
needed to insure complete success. Gov
ernors Campbell and Fleming are sure to
be with uS "
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
Stabbed With a Penknife.

A cutting affair took place early yesterday
morning in an alley OFF Lacock street, Allie
gheny, in which Hugh Weir received two
thrusts from penknife, one in the stomach
and one in the side, but neither of them in
rhe least dangerous, so it is said. His assail-
ant was William Graham, with whom he
had a quarrel, but just Whit about could not
be learned. No arrests were made.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
FLOODING THE MINES.

An Attempt to Extinguish the Fire at the
Clements Plant.
The work of flooding the Clements mines
near Morgantown, W. Va, which have been
on fire nearly two months was commenced
Saturday.
All the miners and coke men have been
idle since the fire started and the COM
pany's loss is very heavy. They had all the
orders they could fill during the summer.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
NEVER RECEIVED A CHECK.
Ex-State Treasurer Livsey Denies Any Con-
nection With John Bardsley.

Ex-State Treasurer Livsey, when asked
yesterday about the story that he had re-
ceived a check for $500 for certain kind
nesses'' to John Bardsley, the convicted
treasurer of Philadelphia, said:
81 cannot understand how my name came
to appear on the stub of Bardsley's bank
book l am positive that he never sent me
q check. No, l have no statement to make:
never received check from Mr.. Bardsley,
and the entry that appears in the book, so
far as am concerned, is false, without even
q shadow of truth.n
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
FATHER KEARNEY's FUNERAL
Attended by Eighty-Five Priests and 6
Great Crowd of People.


The funeral of Father Jerome Kearney
was held yesterday morning, services be-
ginning at st. Bridget's Church at 9 o'clock.
The ceremony was under the direction of j.
F. Regis Canevin. Father Graham, of Irwin,
a nephew of the deceased, celebrated the
funeral mass, with Father Tobin as deacon
and Father Doyle sub-deacon.
In accordance with the wishes of the de-
ceased the sermon was dispensed with
Bishop Phelan pronounced the benediction.
In addition to a large crowd of people IS
priests from all parts of Western Pennsyl-
vania were present 1nterment took place
in st. Marv'S Cemetery.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
HURT BY THE STRIKES.

A Michigan Lumberman Complains About
the Bad Trade.
H. D. Buffers, q lumberman from Rud-
dington, Mich, was at the Union depot last
evening bound for New York. He deplored
the bad condition of the trade, and said it
was all due to the building strikes. He was
afraid that if the present destruction of tim
Der continued much longer in his State
it would be necessary next year to bring
lumber into Michigan. The forests are
being cut away so rapidly that the supply
will soon be exhausted.
The strike here he said, greatly injured
his business and had bad effect on the
trade in other places. He seemed to think
the traffic in lumber was going to the dogs
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
Ran Into a Planning Mill.

A team belonging to a Southside livery
man named Ward ran off on Howard street,
Allegheny, yesterday afternoon, and rushed
into Crush's planning mill, on North avenue,
q the mouth OF Howard street. The carriage
was smashed and the horses were badly in
iUred in the machinery. The driver escaped
with q few slight scratches.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21

yesterday afternoon, in the Passionist mon
astery, on Mt. oliver, to three young clerical
students, John Kilgore, of Cincinnati, and
John McGarvey and Francis Cuneen, both of
New York. These students will leave here
this week, for the Passionist monastery at
st. Louis, where they will study philosophy,
and then prepare themselves to be ordained
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
NOTICE,


To-day and tomorrow is your last chance
to buy a piano at cost. Don't miss this
great opportunity. Pianos from S25 up
ward. Organs S15 and upward.
Store open evenings.
ECHoLs, MCMURRAY & Co.,
123 Sandusky street, Allegheny.