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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-03
ESCAPED WITH THE HANDOUTS.
How q Clever Pickpocket Did Up q West
Pennsylvania Brakeman.

How q Clever Pickpocket Did Up q West
Pennsylvania Brakeman.
A request for the Allegheny police to ar
rest a man who was roaming at large with q
pair of handouts fastened to him, was given
to the authorities last night. 1t grew out Of
q pickpocket affair, an arrest and an escape
on a moving West Pennsylvania train yes
terday afternoon. On one Of the accommo-
dation trains coming to the city in the
afternoon a woman suddenly announced
that her pocket had been picked. Special
Officer Natter, one of the officers of the rail
road, was on the train and was at once noti-
dsos ned Of the affair Both the woman's and
young man in the car and Officer
Mateer finally placed him under arrest.
Natter started back to the market car with
his prisoner, first placing handcuf on one
wrist, intending to handcuff him to some-
thing in the car and bring him to Allegheny.
Before reaching the car, however, he de-
cided to 60 back and interview the woman
further. He turned his prisoner over to
Brakeman Shafer, directing him to take the
man to the market car, and started back.
An instant later the prisoner also expressed
a desire to go back and see the woman, say
ing he could convince her he was not the
thief and could set things right.
Brakeman Shafer consented and the two
started on the heels of Mateer. As they were
crossing the platforms between two cars
Shafer suddenly received large fist against
the side of his head. He fell against the
doorway of one car and at the same time the
prisoner with the handouts dangling from
one wrist 1eaped from the train. 1t was not
running at very rapid rate and the man
landed safely and made off.
Officer Mateer got off the train as soon as
he heard of the escape, and started on a
search. 1t was but a short distance from the
city and he could not find the missing man.
he finally went to the Allegheny Mayors
Office and reported the matter to the police,
them to be on the lookout for the
man. No trace of him has yet been found.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-03

the number of ovens in that region before
the year is out.
THE National Tube Works will resume
Monday.
THE furnace employees at sharpsville are
on strike.
WORKERS at the Farm Hill mine have de-
scended |, 500 feet
A COMPANY has been organized to develop
the Ellwood coal fields.
THE National Galvanizing Company's plant
will close for Saturday only.
THE Carnegie plant at Duquesne is on a
run of trails to fill an urgent order.
ROBERTS & Co., at Pencoyd, are erecting a
building for steel blooming mill.
THAT projected steel plant at New Castle
will have a daily capacity of 400 tons.
THERE is demand for miners at wilcox
station on the B. & O., Pittsburg district.
THE United States Tin Plate plant has been
closed down for ten days for general repairs
HOUSES cannot be put up fast enough to
supply the demand at the new town of
Avonmore.
THE semi-monthly payroll at steelton
amounted to s7s,5e0 and was distributed
among 3,95s workmen.
TROUBLE is expected at the Isabella mines
of the Isabella Furnace Company at Blairs-
vile over a proposed reduction in wages.
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND tons of steel will
be required to make the rails necessary for
intended repairs on the B. & o. this season.
THE employees of the Mckinney Hinge
Factory, in Lower Allegheny, enjoyed an
excursion on the steamer Mayfiower yester-
day.
THE Pennsylvania Tube Works Company
IS so well satisfied with tire Smith gas pro-
ducers in use that additional tube furnaces
and eight producers have been ordered.
LAuFMAN & Co., Apollo, Pa, are making 36
boxes of terne plate per day, and count on
getting two more pots in operation 60 days
hence. This firm exhibits the largest terne
plate in the world, 2sx10l inches.
The Allegheny Mining and Development
Company is reported as having authorized
the closing of a contract by its executive
committee for the erection of a rolling mill
and a nail factory at Clifton Forge, Va.
THE Rochester Electric Light Company
has advanced prices at the rate of one-quar-
ter OF a cent per hour for each incandescent
light, ana there is great dissatisfaction
among Rochester merchants in consequence.
A LARGE cargo of nickel has just arrived at
the Homestead mills of Carnegie, Phipps
Co. This is taken as an indication that the
armor for the Government
has stood satisfactory test and work will
be pushed ON that prod uct
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-03
TO STOP THE BRIDGE.

Property Owners Ask the Court for an
Injunction on Chief Bigelow to Defer
Work on the Park Bridge-It Is Just
About Done.
A bill in equity was filed yesterday in
Common Pleas No. asking for an injunction
to stop the work on the Schenly Park bridge.
The bill was filed by Milton J. Baird against
the city of Pittsburg and E. NJ. Bigelow
Chief Of the Department Of Public Works.
Mr.. Baird states that he is the owner of q
number of lots in the Linden plan, Four
teenth ward, which were purchased from
different owners. An agreement was exc
cuted by the former owners of the lots in
accordance with which in July, 1880, they
laid out Library place as private easement
for the use and accommodation of all the
lots.
On June 2, 1891, the defendants entered
upon and took possession Of lots Nos. and
bridge for the use of the city. Baird pro-
tested and sent written notice to Chief
Bigelow protesting against the work.
Shortly afterward he made an agreement
with Chief BigeloY to sell him the lots at a
price to be settled by arbitrators to be
chosen by both, provided an ordinance was
passed authorizing him to make such an
no no agreement has yet been made, though though the the
plaintiff, it is alleged, has reduced 1t to
writing, and repeatedly requested Chief
Bigelow to sign it. He also has refused to
remove the structure, and the work is going
on to completion. They are also making a
fill from one side to the other, 40 to 80 feet in
width and from six to seven feet high. This,
he says, will cause irreparable damage tosthe
plaintiffs other property. The bridge is to
connect city property and is to be used by
the public.
The court is asked to grant an injunction
restraining the defendants from completing
the bridge, making any fill and from using
the pla1ntiHs property.
1t is probable the Injunction, II granted,
will fail of its purpose, for unless the court
acts very early this morning the bridge in
question will be completed. Chief Biselow
has been hurrying it along in order to have
it finished in time to accommodate the crowds
going to the Fourth of July celebration.
Late last evening there was very little more
to be done on 1t. A night force has been
kept at work all the time and during last
night would almost complete the work.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-03
STORY OF A STRIKE.
How q Stoppage of Work at the OHara
Glass Works, Last Summer, Was Brought
About and Ended - Ono Little Boy

How q Stoppage Of Work at the O'Hafa
Glass Works, Last Summer, Was Brought
About and Ended - Ono Little Boy
Settled 1t.
Captain Anderson, Of the O'Hara Glass
Works. relates story of a strike, for which
probably many q parallel may be found 1t
occurred last summer, at his works, and
was participated in by the boys employed
in the shops. There is a bulletin
board in the factory on which the
men, where they must draw the at
tention of the management to a grievance
or give them notice of anything, are won't to
post their propositions. Captain Anderson
served a notice posted to the effect that If
the boys were not given more wages by
certain time that they would strike.
the committee" The captain said nothing
at the time, but he made quiet but in
effectual efforts to discover who COM
prised "the committee" He cate
all denied any knowledge of the commit
tee." All they did know was that they
understood from the bulletin they were to
Anderson % SC tho thought no u more re- of the matter rat at
the time, attrtbuting the action to a desire
on the part of the boys to find some excuse
for getting holiday. The summer itch"
The time named in the notice came along
in due course, and one morning the factory
was without any boys. They had all quit.
No effort was made to get them back, and
day after day passed without any sign from
the lads. They hung around the corner in
groups, but that was all. But the end came
suddenly and Unexpectedly. Captain Ander-
son was standing in the gateway one day,
when one of the lads left the group and
came down toward him. As he reached the
gateway he called to the Captain in
whisper and without stopping:
"Cap kick me in; kick me in!"
The captain Immediately took the hint,
and, seizing the youngster by the collar,
made a great pretense of capturing the
striker and corraling him in the factory.
This little scene was witnessed by the group
at the corner and seemed to considerably
exercise them. Captain Anderson remained
at the gate. Presently another lad came
down the street and made believe to pass
But he, too, was captured and hustled in. Then
another came along, and another, until the
whole body of young strikers were all once
more busy in the factory, excepting one.
This lad Captain Anderson suspected of
having had something to do with the strike
and he kept him out. He afterward learned
that this boy was the committee" and that
others, seeing the notice, were afraid to say
because they did not know how
many of them were really at the bottom of
1t, and one did not care to run counter to
the action of the others, for fear of being
called scab. So they all struck in obedi-
ence to the mandate of the COMMITTEE"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-03
THAT ROBERTS LETTER.
DR.. Allison's Recollection of the vexed
Matter-The Action of the Board Taken
In Iss6-The Missive Was Sent and Re-
ceived.

Matter-The Action OF the Board Taken
In 1Ss6-The Missive Was Sent and Re-
ceived.
In the matter of the stray letter Roberts
controversy, treated in THE DISPATCH at
some length yesterday, and upon which con-
f1icting testimony was offered, there is fur
sther light to-day. Rev. DR.. Allison, of the
1esnegs TO what was scten
the committee of the Board of Directors
of the Western Theological Seminary
tSes t In iSI IN Ra 70 S0he og
a chair then vacant in the Seminary. DR..
Roberts was then Secretary of the Presby-
terian Home Mission Board. He is now
President of the Lake Forest University, at
Chicago.
DIR. Allison, in response to the reporters
inquiries, looked grave, but after moments
to was a member Of the board, and of its
committee which WAS endeavoring to fill the
vacant chair. The name of DR.. W. c.
ROBBERS was considered by the committee. in
ani see if he would consider a call.
i believe it was DR.. Thomas A. Robinson, of
Allegheny, whom we asked to write the let
ter for us. He did SO, and addressed the let
ter to DR.. y lillian C. Roberts, at the General
Assembly, then In session No reply, in the
usual order OF events, was received. When
DR. W. c. Roberts was afterward asked about
it he said he had never received such let
ter. If my memory serves me right DR.. W.
c. Roberts told me that he afterward asked
(wrote or asked, 1 forget which,) DR.. W. II.
Roberts for the letter, and that the latter
gentleman told HIM it had been destroyed,
but furnished him with a copy of II.
"Then 1t is clearly established that such
a letter was sent to W. c. and received by
DIR. W. II. Roberts, is it mott" asked the re-
porter.
"Yes, the letter was certainly sent, and
from DR.. Robinson understood that DR.. w.
ii. Roberts received it."
"You are familiar with the story published
in the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette and re-
published in to-day's DISPATCH, with respect
to the use of that letter by DR.. W. c.
Roberts?"
"Yes, but know nothing about that per
sonally, and have no knowledge as to what
was done with the letter other than what
have stated: am very sorry for the pub
licity of such a story"
''Have You ever heard" concluded the re-
porter, "that DIR. William C. Roberts ever
explained how it was that he came to open
the letter."
81 have not" replied the Doctor
"Just one more question. Do you know
whether he has ever denied the intimations
in the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette story
that he used that letter in such a way as to
hurry up the Lane Trustees in their choice,
conveying to them through inadvertence or
other wise that he was wanted at the West
ern Theological Seminary at that time"
81 do not" replied DR.. Allison.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-03

against. the loafers in Allegheny and de-
clares ne Will stop the practice of corner
menced with the Market House gentlemen
of ease and threatens next to attack the
pillars of flesh at the Ft Wayne depot.
Washers in the parks are to share similar
fate.
At noon yesterday Market Constable Lane
commenced the warfare at the Market
House. He was assisted by Officers Kraft
and Gausman. the first man was Adam
Theis, and during the afternoon John Miller,
Alexander Dennis, Henry Richardson, John
Williams and Joseph jackson were brought
in for the same Offense
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-03
To Renters with Power.

Persons engaged in light manufacturing
are directed to the advertisement of commo-
dious rooms to rent in the building IS, "
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 10Ox6O, lighted on all sides and
from central area, with power, electric light,
steam heating and janitor service, s., 500.
6Ox3O, with power, light, steam heating
and janitor service, 81 900.
28x1s, with power, electric light, steam
heating and janitor service, 5000.
Also spaces with power and light and
heat as low as S40O.
Dispatch business Office building, corner
Diamond and Smithfeld, between II and
2. NJ.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-03
DEMOCRATS ON TIE wARrArH.

An Ohio Politician Presages the Result Of
the Coming Campaign.
Hon. M. M. Eppstein, Secretary Of the Fin
lay Brewing Company, Toledo, o., is stop
ping ut the Anderson. Mr.. Eppstein is
Chairman of the Democratic Central Com
mittee of Lucas county, and represents his
ward in the Councils. He says that Gov
ernOr Campbell will be the nominee of the
Cleveland Convention.
Governor Campbell" he said yesterday,
'is entitled to a denomination, because he Is
one of the grandest Governors we ever had,
being fearless and honest and administering
the affairs of the State for the whole people
irrespective of party. The State is being Or
ganized by the Democrats such as it never
has been, and the prospects are that although
Ohio is Republican State Governor Camp
bell Will be elected and we shall carry the
Legislature. While there seems to be some
disturbance in our party as to the choice Of
a candidate, L predict that all differences
will be smoothed over at the convention
and we shall go into the campaign solid as
one man for pure Democracy"
Mr.. Eppsten says there are thousands Of
good Republicans in the State who are tired
of the Mckinley bill and the protective tariff
and that these will vote the Democratic
ticket.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-03
STUCK FOR THREE DOLLARS.
A Little Scheme That Was Worked on
Some Southsiders.

Quite a number of southside people were
Yesterday made the victims of slick little
scheme. As result they are out of pocket
Just s. each. The scheme is not a new one
by any means, but it worked very success
fully About 70 citizens, principally men of
family were presented with a neat little ex-
press package by an express messenger, and
at the same time handed a receipt for $3
which they accepted and paid without a
murmur The boxes, when opened, were
found to contain small packages of powders
and three tiny boxes of pills, together with
a lot of printed matter explaining the use Of
the medicine. In no case was the box re-
fused and the messenger, on receiving the
money, would take a hasty departure, not
wanting to see the box opened. The most
singular part of the affair is that none of
those receiving the packages had ever
ordered them.
The printed matter showed that the con-
tents were put up by L. s. Franklin, and the
boxes expressed from Marshall, Mich, by L.
d. Page & Co. How these people ever got
the names of the Southsiders to whom they
shipped the goods was a mystery. Captain
Stewart got hold of one of the boxes and had
the contents examined by a druggist. The
powders were principally bitter aloes, while
the pills were made of phosphorus. just
what will be done in the matter has not yet
been determined.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-03
LITTLE LOCALS OF INTEREST.

DIR. j. ID. THOMAS, of South Thirteenth
street, and DIR. Harry O'Connor, of Mount
Oliver, will take charge Of the surgical cases
at the Southside Hospital for the next three
months, while Drs. J. d. Chris and c. G..
hersman, of Carson street, will attend to
the medical department.
The following teachers have been elected
for the ensuing term in the Thirteenth ward,
Allegheny: Principal, syl Stotler: teach
ers, Misses Jessie F. Scott, Maggie Mckin-
ney, Eugenie Maynard, Maggie n. Clark,
LYDIA Maynard, Leona Albright and Alice p.
Carney.
THE Pittsburg Traction Company is get
ting ready for Fourth of. July at Schenley
Park. Yesterday IL opened, graded, fenced
and tanbarked Pierre street, which will lead
TO the new bridge. This was done in order
to compete with Its rival, the Duquesne line.
OWNERS of dogs in the West End will be
given until July IS to procure license.
After that time all dogs without a license
will be taken to the pound in the Thirteenth
ward Owners of dogs in that locality can
procure license at No. police station.
THERE was a delay of half an hour on the
Birmingham Traction line early last even
ing, caused by the power giving ont. The de-
feet was remedied but a large number of
people were inconvenienced by the stop
page OF travel.
THE fuse of car No. 80, on the Pittsburg
and Birmingham Traction line, burned out
near Jne approach TO the Sul1CnuelQ street
bridge about noon yesterday, causing de-
lay of half an hour.
MOUNT Troy car Ne. 90 yesterday morning
caught fire from the burning out of its
motor in front of the postof1ce. Nobody
was injured, but the car was badly used up.
THE Camping Club, of the Southside, met
last night and adopted suitable resolutions
on the death of their former President Will
lam Barr, who died recently.
THE Pittsburg and Birmingham Traction
cars killed two dogs yesterday, one at the
Lake Erie depot and one at Fifteenth street.
The Allegheny Committee on Charities
met last night and approved bills amount
ing to 81 ,189
AT an Allegheny wedding on Market street
Wednesday night gang of boys stole a keg
Of beer.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-03
CHEAP RAILROAD RIDES.
A Pittsburg Road Almost Rival to Those
OF Hungary.

OF Hungary.
Considerable has been said about Hun.
garian railways making dividends working
under the zone system and carrying some
classes of passengers GO miles for cents.
This latter class, of course, is understood to
be far down on the scale. But it Is not gen.
orally known that there is in the United
States a railway company that carries pas
sengers 162 miles for Is cents, o rate almost
as low as that of Hungary, and gives them
first-class passage instead of third fourth or
fifth, everything being provided, at the
price mentioned, except sfeepers and draw
ing room oars The first named is not
II seded, as the company does not run any
passenger trains between sundown and
sunup.
The company in question is the Pittsburg,
CHARTERS and Yoghiogheny Railway. 70
ride on a monthly Communication ticket from
Pittsburg to McKee's Rocks costs So 10. but
if you btiy ticket to Patterson station, on
the Steubenville pike, three miles farther.
you get it for So 25, "a trips being allowed
during the month, or l62 miles riding for the
extra Is cents. This isn't quite so cheap as
in Hungary, but your ticket entities you to
ride in as good a car as the nobility itself can
command. And there is nothing plebeian
about the company, as it does not run any
trains for men who must answer at O'Clock
roll call, the first train arriving in the CITY at
sos A. M. and the last leaving at 5:35 P. NJ
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-03
AT THE DOOR OF DEATH.
An Old Lady Liable to Be the Victim Of a
Speak-Easy Fuss.

An Old Lady Liabie 10 be the victim OF q
Speak-Easy Fuss.
Mrs. Mary O'Bffen, an old lady who lives
at the corner of Twenty-eighth street and
Spruce alley, is in a critical condition at the
West Penn Hospital. She has been there
for over week, suffering from internal
injuries and a slight concussion of the
brain, superinduced by being thrown
downstairs at her home, on June 8,
by man named, it is said, George Albert
Lee A raid was made by the police on the
house of Mrs. O'Brien, on the date men,
toned. The house, it was claimed, was
speak k-easy. Several persons were arrested
and given n hearing on the following morn
ing among them daughter of Mrs O'Brien,
who was sent to the wOrkhouse.
Mrs. O'Brien was about 10 years old, and
appeared to be so sick that she was not ar
rested at the time. 1t was afterward learned
that she had been thrown downstairs at her
house by a colored man, and had suffered in
juries of which she did not speak. When her
condition became known she was removed
to the West Penn Hospital Yesterday she
became SO weak and low that priest was
called, and administered the last rites.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-03
sTEINwAY, CONovER, OPERA,
The Most Popular Pianos.

These three are the most celebrated and
trustworthy pianos of our time. The Stein
way requires no praise at our hands. Its
superiority is fully established. The Con-
over is the next great piano. 1t needs no
praise, either, for to hear and see it is to
love and to buy it. Then comes the charm
ing Opera piano, of which make there are
thousands in the best families of Pittsbrrg
and neighborhood. A splendid fresh stock
just arrived at HI. Kleber & Bro. s, 506
Wood street, and which will be sold at but
a small advance over cost and on accommo-
dating terms. The Kleber Bros. are pre-
ferred by the big majority of piano pur-
chasers, because of the splendid reputation
for honest dealing and unfailing musical
judgment Old pianos and organs taken in
exchange.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-03
SEPARATED BY JEALOUSY.
A Founding Cast Adrift Because Its Foster
Father Loved 1t.

Yesterday Robert Cluley, of the Depart
ment of Charities, took Georgia Phillips,
aged II years, to the Concordia Orphanage.
The boy first came into the charge of the
city six years ago. His father had died and
his mother was living as a domestic at
Twelfth and Liberty streets. She was dying
of consumption and was sent to the City
Farm. Before she went she made Examiner
Hoffman, promise to take care of her child.
The babe was given into a family where
there were no children. The foster father
lavished everything on the child, until
finally his wife became jealous of the
band for not paying her proper attention
The case was settled on condition that the
child should go. Yesterday, when the man
brought it back to the Department of Chari-
ties, Mr.. Holman said it was the most sor-
rowful parting he had ever seen. The man
insisted that he be allowed to pay for the
boys support.