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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-26
SMALL SCRAPS OF LOCAL NEWS.

EDWARD LELLY, l3 years old, has been miss.
ing for two days from his home. No. 2SO5 Car.
son street,
SEVEN Butler people left for Lookout Noun
tain last evening, where they intend to invest
money in timber lands.
JOHN c. SHALER, whose death was noticed
in THE DISPATCH yesterday, was not the
father of Fred j. Shaler. as stated.
THE electric light circuit at Sharpsburg was
cut early yesterday morning. supposed to be
done Intentionally by some one unknown. The
break will require IS hours to fix.
POLICE SURGEON DIR. ]. ]. MoYER made his
report to Superintendent Gamble w cir yester-
day. The report shows that 1S9 applicants were
examined for positions on the force last year
and only 70 passed.
\ MEETING of the members of St. Joseph's
Catholic Church, Allegheny. will be held to.
night at Enterprise Hall to discuss a letter
from Bishop Phelan regarding the trouble
caused by Father Kaufman preaching dn
English.
CHARLES GILLESPIE, who lives on South
Seventh street, 1ell in 1T on South Ninth
street yesterday morning. and had to be re.
moved TO the Southside Hospital. He is sub.
feet to epileptic fits and is said to be in q dam
gerous condition at the hospital
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-26
GAS MEN IN TROUBLE.

An Execution for a Large Amount Issued
Against the Pine Run Company for the
Benefit of Creditors-George H. Chalfant
Appointed Trustee.
An execution attachment was issued YES
terday against the Pine Run Gas Company
for S14O,7l6 Sc in favor of George H. Chal-
fant, trustee.
E. NJ. Hukill, the wellknown oil opera
tor, was President, and one of the principal
stockholders of the company. An effort was
made to see him last evening, but he could not
be found. His son, e. NJ. Hukill. Jr., said that
this action was taken by the company to pro-
tect the creditors. At meeting of stockhold-
ers held recently the Board of Directors was
given authority to do as it saw fit in the
affairs of the company. Mr.. Chalfant was
therefore appointed trustee to secure the
creditors, and that explains the execution
taken yesterday. After the creditors have
cured the money due them the stockholders
will come in for their money. 1t is claimed the
company has scme very valuable gas territory,
and the assets will reach pretty high figure.
MIR. Hukill says that this trouble will affect
the company only and the individual stock
holders will not be at all injured. No special
reasons were assigned for the trouble.
For some time the stock of this company has
been very fat on the market, and the brokers
say they have been able to dispose of little
none of it tU financial men. large amount of
it was thrown into the hands of the brokers
for sale, but they say there was no market for
1t at all and it became a drug.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-26
ALLEGHENY'S FLOOD DISTRICT,

Citizens AgitatIng the Subject of Filling in
tho Low Ground Along the River
Front-Some Business Men Think the
Scheme Impracticable.
Now that the people in the districts of
Allegheny recently flooded are recovering
from the effects of the overflow, many are
putting on their thinking caps to devise
some means by which such disasters in the fu-
ture may be averted.
Citizens of the First ward have taken the
lead, and they will hold 4 meeting tonight in
the ward school house to further agitate the
matter The idea of those foremost in
this movement is to work up a
ground all along the river front, not only the
streets but the entire section subject to floods.
While there are many property owners who
favor having something OF this sort done there
are others who are utterly opposed to IL, claim
ing that to fill in this low part of the city
would cost more than the benefit would Justify.
Robert Carson. the Federal street grocer.
said that he could not see where the money
was to come from for the work. Certainly"
said he, ''the property owners could not stand
any shch expense, and certainly the people
who live on the high ground would object to
being taxed for something from which they
would reap no benefit. see no feasible way
to avoid these floods. They only come
about once in eight or ten years, and it is bet
yer 10 take CnanGcS Iudu euIeT upon any Sls-
tenn of alleged improvement that would ruin
the people it is intended to benefit"
w. Z. Beckert the Federal street florist, did
not consider grading up practical scheme.
Speaking for Federal street alone he said that
to fill it up, while it would keep the thorough
fare above water, it would cost an immense
amount of money, ruin property, and yet
water from the sewers would back up into the
cellars.
Some citizens owning property along Rebecca
street want that thoroughfare raised eight feet,
ana say that with a general grading and filling
up property along there would be much more
valuable than is can possibly be made at pres
ent. There are others who think that an en-
bankment along the river front would keep out
the water but acknowledge that il would not
keep the waters from backing in the sewers.
Mayor Wyman is not committed to any scheme,
but is an advocate of thorough agitation, and
giving the people chance of saying what
should be done. The meeting tonight is ex-
pected to be very lively.
The Ladies' Relief Society of Allegheny has
suspended operations at the headquarters in
Haymarket square, and will hereafter carry on
the work from the First Presbyterian Church
on Arch street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-26
SHE JUMPED TWENTY FEET.

Mrs. McCulIouSh's Attempt to Escape
From Officers Sent to Arrest Her.
Lieutenant Orth and Officer Adair, of the Sew
enteenth ward police station, started yesterday
afternoon to arrest Mrs. Mccullough, against
whom an Information had been made by
Captain Brophy, charging her with selling
liquor without license and on Sunday. She
lives on Plumber alley, near Forty-eighth
street. and when the officers arrived they found
the doors locked. They saw her in the second
story, however and knocked on the door.
Mrs. Mccullough became frightened fearing
that an entrance was being forced, and in her
hurry to escape, sprang from window at the
rear end of the house, a distance of about 70
feet. She sprained her right ankle SO severely
that shs was unable to walk, and cried out for
helm. The officers had her removed to the sta
tion where she received every attention. A
hearing will be held to-day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-26
AFTER NINE YEARS
James Ward Will Have to Answer
for an Almost Forgotten Crime.
BRUTAL MURDER OF ELLEN MEANS.
He will Be Arrested on His Release From
the Penitentiary,
WHEREHEI is SERVING AN11-YEAR TERM

James W. Ward will be released from
the Western Penitentiary at o'clock Sat
urday after seclusion of nine long years
within the gray walls of that institution.
He will be free man. but that freedom will
only exist long enough Tor County Detective
Harry Beltzhoover to again place him under
arrest on a charge of murder.
Yesterday Coroner Heber Mcdowell
signed warrant for his arrest for the mur-
1t will be remembered the story of this
crime was recalled some time ago
by Coroner Mcdowell. Wards victims
were the two Means sisters, Phoebe and
Ellen The former was 81 years old and the
latter was SO. They lived near Parnassus,
Franklin township, Westmoreland county
in house by themselves.
Murdered in the Night.
Shortly after midnight on the morning of
November 13, 1881, James w. Ward en-
tered the house as robber, it being sup
posed that the old ladies had considerable
money concealed there. The women were
awakened. They tried to give an alarm, but
were beaten down with club by Ward
Phoebe Means was lett dead in the house and
the sister was supposed to be dying.
Ellen Means recovered sufficiently to be
moved to the home of Mrs. MacLean, in Ale
gheny, where she died from the result of her
injuries on February IL, 1872 Previous to her
death, however, she had identified Ward as the
man who murdered her sister. The day she
died the courts of Westmoreland county had
found Ward guilty of murder in the second
degree, and the same month he was sentenced
to IL years in the penitentiary. His behavior,
however, has removed two years from his SEN
tence, AID hence his release ON Saturday.
Justice Waiting for Means.
On February IA, 1852, Coroner William H.
Hope, of Allegheny county, commenced the in
quest into the death OF Ellen Means. DIR. H.
X. Beatty, of Allegheny, and a physician from
Westmoreland county made post mortem ex-
animation, and found that her death was caused
by her ribs and part of her lungs being
crushed in by blow from James W. Ward.
Since then the matter has slept, but
Wards term was almost expired Coroner Nc
Dowell few weeks ago laid the information in
his possession before the Coroner and District
Attorney of Westmoreland county. Z con-
Sultatlon has been held IN the matter since
that time and yesterday it eliminated in
visit of District Attorney e. H. Gregg,of West
moreland county. to Pittsburg. He held con-
ference with the Coroner and District Attorney
Johnston yesterday afternoon and it WAS de-
cided that criminal proceedings should be jill
stituted in Pittsburg. On the authority of the
verdict rendered by Coroner Hope the COM
mitment was issued. The grand jury meets on
Monday and it Is expected the Means murder
case will be among the first on the list. Attor-
ney Gregg, of Greensburg. will assist District
Attorney Johnston in the prosecution of the
case.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-26
PEOPLE WHO COME AND 60.

DIR. T. M. Brockerhof returned yester-
day from a six months visit IN Europe. He is
not as sangulne of the value of Koch lymph as
arc many of the physicians who have visited
the Old World since the discovery.
Colonel r. R. Marshall, proprietor of
the Loskamp House at Washington, was in the
CITY YESTERDAY. He formerly lived in Columbus
and knows Editor Elliott who killed Osborne
he says he is bad man.
Rev. Thomas Sproull, D. D., who is
very sick at his home in Allegheny, was re-
ported no better yesterday. His recovery Is
doubtful, as he is IS years of age.
S. f. Luty, the Assistant Secretary of
the American Timed Plate Association, is
seriously ill at his home in Allegheny.
j. NJ. Mcdonald, of Youngstown, and
w. D. McKeefrey and wife, of Leetonia, are
registered at the Duquesne.
e. f. Jackman left for st. Augustine
last evening. He expects to stay for some
time if he likes the climate.
j. NJ. Keely. travelling agent of the
State Line Steamship Company, is visiting
Captain J. ]. Mccormick.
Fred Hodges, of the Frank Robbins
Railroad Show, is in town and the guest of Ben
Cullen, of the Duquesne.
&C. M. Derickson, of Mercer, and Hon.
Seventh Avenue Hotel.
F. H. Tristan, Central Passenger
Agent of the Wabash road, started for St
Louis last evening.
j. Linn, Chinese engineer, is at the
Duquesne. He will inspect local industries
before he leaves
j. Wand, w. G. Rose, of Sharon. and
]. c. Mckinney, Of Titusville, are at the An
derson.
-Ex-Solicitor General George H. jerks
is in the city attending to legal business.
Colonel j. w. Echols and Bishop
Whitehead went East last evening.
George Mason, of Washington, is regis
tered at the Monongahela House.
Joshua Rhodes and II. Sellers Mckee
went to New York last evening.
j. c. Duff the operatic manager, is at
the Monongahela House.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-26
PEOPLE WHO WERE HURT.
Comparatively Small List, but Two of the
Injured Nav Die,

Comparatively Small List, but Two of the
Injured May Die.
The list of accidents yesterday was not large,
but two of the injured are believed to have
been hurt so badly that they may die.
SToKES-Mrs Mary Stokes, of No. 300 Robin
son street. Allegheny tried to liven up the
household fire by pouring oil on it. Her face
was badly burned.
SANDERs-While William Sanders was
crossing the tracks at Woods Run station he
was struck by an engine and badly hurt.
BULGER-Hugh Bulger attempted to board
freight train at Braddock, and is now in the
West Penn Hospital suffering from concus-
sion of the brain and other injuries
KoSACK-While helping to unload car at
Shoenberger's mill, John KOsack had piece of
steel forced into his thigh, inicting serious in
juries.
VoLKMAN-Henry Volkman, who lives in
Sharpsburg, fell from horse yesterday while
riding along Butler street, near Forty-eighth
street. He suffered internal I'M urieS that may
result fatally.
SKILEs-Herman Skiles. an employe at the
Solar Iron Works, had his right foot severely
crushed by an ingot.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-26
WAS ROBBED OF HIS JAG.

Two Men Steal Keg of Beer and Escape the
Police.
About o'clock last night ]. c. Baker was
going along Tannehill street with keg of beer
on his shoulder. when he was attacked by two
men who abused him and then took the keg.
He reported the matter to the police and
shortly afterward ]. F. Fletcher and another
man were found in stable on Fountain street
drinking the beer. They were arrested.
Fletcher fought. but his companion submitted
Quietly and they were walked along until Grant
street was reached, when the quiet party sud
denly took flight and escaped. Fletcher was
landed in Central st2tion.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-26
s0ME RESTRICTIONS NEEDED.

Mr.. Marshall Favors One Continuous Ses-
sion of Court.
Thomas NJ. Marshall and several other
lawyers went to Harrisburg last evening to ap-
pear before the Judiciary Committee and give
information about the bill to provide Allegheny
county with another court and judge. Mr..
Marshall had not made up his mind what he
would do. He said he heard a good lawyer
declare in emphatic language that another
court was not necessary, as there were seven
kinds of criminal law, and nine would not help
matters,
Mr.. Marshall was afraid a third Common
Pleas Court would be in violation of the Con-
stitution, which allows Allegheny county only
two. Mr.. Marshall would like to see another
court established with certain restrictions. He
favorS one session with no adjournment for
dinner. In New York the courts convene from
II o'clock until 8 and he says they do more
work in four hours than is done here in six.
He would also limit the discussions on ques-
tons of evidence to three n inutes.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-26
coRAoPOLIs COUNCIL ORGANIZED.
Lively Times Expected, Despite the Posses
sion of a Good Worl<inp Majority

Lively Times Expected, Despite the Posses
sion of a Good Working Majority.
Coraopolis Council has organized for the year
and the band is already playing in key higher
than has yet been struck in that delectable
town of attrition. There seems, however, to be
no fear of deadlock in the Councn such as
paralyzed all business last year, as he Council
has clear working majority of four To two.
A sensation was created OH Monday night
when Burgess Kendall announced the Street
Committee membership, A member called
out MIR. Chairman. you have lost your mem
oranda. have you not?" and it is said that sub
scQuent proceedings were as lively as on the
night four years ago, when the opponents to
the regular Republicans nominated Demo-
cratic ticket and then re-christened it ''Citi-
zens." A regular cake walk was inaugurated
that night and the shindy has never ceased
from that day to this. The village may be de-
pended upon for another year to keep step to
the music of stirring events.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-26
Fine Guitars and Mandolins.

Among low-priced guitars and mandolins
none can be compared with the following
American makes:
The Lakeside-antique oak-S7 so.
The Lakeside-antiuue oak, bound-S8 so.
The Arion-mahogany- 80.
The Keystone-rosewood-
The Conservatory Standard-rosewood-
SIS
The Conservatory Concert-rosewood-
S1S
The American mandOlins ats9, $40 so and
$14.
If you want the best make of guitars and
mandolins, buy one of the celebrated WASH
burns-unequaled in tone and durability.
All ofthe above makes are warranted. They
can be had only at H. Kleber & Bro. IS, No.
506 Wood street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-26
DAVID GREGG CENsURED.
Finding of the Coroner's jury in the Cas-
of Homer Ramlack.

Finding of the Coroner's jury in the Case
of Homer Ramlack.
Yesterday afternoon Coroner Heber Nc
Dowell completed the inquest in the case Of
Homer A. Ramlack, who was killed by the
falling walls of the Excelsior building at
Lacock and Federal streets. Allegheny. on
Tuesday. The evidence produced showed that
the walls were crooked and have been threaten
ing to fall ever since the fire on January IA
David Gregg the owner, admitted that Mayor
Wyman had told him to take the walls down,
but said no notice had been served on him
officially.
An extract from the verdict rendered is as fol-
lows: From the evidence the jury finds that
said building was being torn down by one
George Eagan in workmanlike and proper
manner and that said George Eagan was in no
wise to blame, but we severely censure David
Gregg, owner of said Excelsior building, for
allowing such walls to stand for such length
of time. they being dangerous to public life
and travel"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-26
BOOM IN BUILDING.
Considerable Money Being Expended in the

Considerable Money Being Expended in the
Erection of Homes.
1t would appear that though business seems
to have become somewhat dull in commercial
circles, that the enervation has not reached the
rank and file of the population. W. ]. Weixel,
who is a director in two prominent building
and loan associations, states that both have
more applications for money from people
who want to build houses than can be accom-
modated, ard he states that this is the general
situation, as far as these institutions are con-
cerned
AS long as people of moderate means continue
to put money into circulation there cannot be
any deep-seated trouble, especially as this
money is expended for betterments and not in
speculation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-26
SILKS.

We have many special values
to offer in addition to the mag
nificent assortmentS of all the
very latest and richest silk fab
RIGS in plains or novelties. Our
Silks will always be found the
lowest in price Offering the
best goods produced at the
very lowest prices has devel-
oped our Silk business to enor.
nous proportions.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-26
THOUGHT IT WAS A BABY,

A Practical Joke Played on Mrs. John Har-
ley, of the Southside.
Mrs. John Harley. who lives at 1928 Sarah
street, was made the victim of q practical joke
last night. which she did not at all admire.
About 10 o'clock she was surprised to find on
the stoop of her house . package which she
supposed contained the body of an infant. She
took the aforesaid package in her house and
inlng ITS contents. She then sent for DR.. Hers
man, surprising such person was necessary to
investigate the matter, and also called in Pa
rrolman Brown, of the police force, to witness
anything that might occur. DR.. Hersman was
not long in reaching the house and undoing the
package he found a sack filled with mud.
Officer Brown took charge of the package.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-26
OPPOSED TO ENCRoAcHMENTs.

Pittsburg Coal Exchange Condemns Senate
Bills Nos. "a and 30.
The Pittsburg Coal Exchange held its regular
meeting yesterday morning and it was largely
attended, owing to the interest taken IN the bills
now before the Legislature. The following reso-
luton was adopted:
Resolved, That in the opinion of this body
bills Nos. 81 and 35, Senate file session Of 1891
now pending before the Legislature of Pennsyl-
yania are highly prejudicial to the river inter-
esis of the city of Pirtsburg and vicinity and
ought not to become laws.
Then follows description of the encroach.
ments along the wharves of both rivers as
published'in THE DISPATCH two weeks ago.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-26
UNDER THE JUGGERNAUT CAR.
A Romantic italian Throws Himself Under
a Moving Train.


Moving Train.
Sylvester Rometti, an Italian boy Of Is, was
run over and instantly killed by an accommo-
dation train on the Pennsylvania Railroad at
Ben Venue station yesterday afternoon 1T 4:3O,
and from all that can be learned his death was
a deliberate suicide.
The train had rounded the curve at consider
able speed and was fast approaching the cul-
vert over the junction Railroad when the boy
was suddenly seen by the engineer to step out
from the hillside and lie down across the rails
with his hands over his face. There was not
sufficient time to reverse the lever before the
engine passed over the prostrate form, and the
whole train passed over the body, manging 1t
horribly.
The body was gathered up and brought to
the morgue, where it has been identified as
Sylvester Rometti. who lived with a number of
other Italians in Skunk Hollow, near Ben
Venue He was a laborer, and was recently
employed laying pipe for the Pittsburg Gas
Company. No cause for his suicide could be
learned. The Coroner will hold an inquest
this morning.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-26
COLLINS CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS.
He Puts in Another Day on a Diet of Cough
Lozenges and Water.

Lozenges and Water.
At 10 o'clock this evening Elmer Collins will
enter upon the eighth day and one
hundred and sixth-eghih hour of his
fast. He is still confident of success. and
curiously enough, looks even better than he
did at the outset of his undertaking. The
bilious appearance that he then wore has en-
tirely disappeared, and beyond a gradually
increasing thinness, the faster has all the APP
pearance of being as sound in body as he Is in
mind.
Collins spent quieJ night. and did no. rise
until lilo A. NJ. Between midnight and noon
he drank II ounces of water. DR.. McDonalas
usual u o'clock examination resulted as fol-
lows: Weight, l34 pounds; temperature $500;
respiration, 10; pulse. IS. This showed loss Of
only half pound since Wednesday. Between
noon and midnight the subject took l3H ounces
of water. During the entire day he ate six
cough lozenges. which relieved his cold very
efectually
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-26
PUTTING HIN ON HIS FEET.

Kings Daughters Give Scottdale Man an
Artificial Limb.
4 band of the Kings Daughters, OF ALE
gheny, purchased an artificial limb recently for
George Pepa, who had one of his legs crushed
about four months ago in coal mine At Scott
dale. He has been at the hospital since that
time, and is now about ready to leave tho
hospital
That he might be better able to travel this
world through, the Kings Daughters donated
him another leg and a letter which accom-.
panied the gift yesterday, written by the
society's President, Mrs. ]. b. Scott, carried
with it the hope that it would literally and
actually put him on his feet again."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-26
ACCUSED OF NEGLIGENCE.
The Proprietors of the Schlosser Sued for
$4,000 Damages.

S25, 700 Damages.
Mrs. Mary McHugh yesterday entered suit
against John B. Schlosser and G. c. Deller-
back. propretors of the Hotel Schlosser, for
s25, coo damages for the death of her husband
A. b. McHugh. Mrs. McHugh states that her
husband was guest at the hotel from January
80. 1891, to February2 On the latter day he
became sick and asked to be taken to a hOspi-
tai. MIR. Schlosser. she asserts, disregarding his
duties. ordered the attendants to eject Nc
Hugh from the hotel. They did so and he was
sick until the attention of the police was at
tracted to him. They put him in patrol
wagon and took him to Central station where
he died few minutes afterwards of valvuar
disease of the heart.
His DEATH she alleges. was caused by the un-
lawful acts of the defendants and their ser
wants, and she asks for S25. 600 damages for her
self and four children.