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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
THE TAULBEE SHOOTING.
Witnesses Describe Kincaid's Talk and Ac-
tions After the Shooting.


tions After the Shooting.
WASHINGTON. March 25-The taking of the
testimony in the Kincaid case was begun IN
the Criminal Court to-day. The first witness
called by the prosecution was Samuel Donel-
son, of Tennessee, who was formerly Door
keeper of the House of Representatives and
who was with Taubee at the time of the shoot
ing He testified that TaulDee and he were
standing on the steps leading to the House
restaurant when his (witness') attention was
called to a loud noise and the remark: .'Taul-
hee, you can see me now" As witness turned,
Kincaid fired. Kincaid was about five feet
from Taulbee when he fired. On cross exam
ination the defense attempted to break down
the strength OF the witness testimony by striv-
ing 10 show that he was lobbyist before Con-
gress.
Clarence P. Lowell, of Boston. testified that
he was descending the stairway when the shoot
ing occurred. He thought there was one other
person present. He was near the person who
fired the shot when he gave himself up to the
police officer. The officer asked: "Who shot
the man?' The man who haG fired the shot
replied: II shot him: he insulted me this
morning" James w. Jones. of the Capitol
police force, saw Taulbee and Donaldson stand
ing against the wall. Kincaid was there and
said he had done the shooting.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
RULES FOR GOOD FRIDAY.

How Business Will BE Curtailed Mt the
Postoffice To-Morrow.
Tomorrow being Good Friday, legal holi-
day, the following rules will be observed at
the postoffice: Six-trip carriers will make three
deliveries, at I. 8 ard 1880 o'clock A. NJ. Three
trip carriers will make two deliveries. at A. n.
and 1870 AM, and the carriers window will be
open all day.
Foot and cart collectors will make the regular
collections; all mails will be received and
dispatched as usual. and SPECIAL delivery of
letters will be attended to as on other days.
One stamp window will be open until noon.
after which, stamps. etc, will be sold at tho
general delivery window, which will remain
open all day and night. Money order and
registry offices will be closed all DAY.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
MRS. SARAH PEARSON DEAD.

The Mother of Allesheny's Ex-Mayor Passes
Away at Ripe Old Age.
Mrs. Sarah Pearson, aged 73. and mother of
Ex-Mayor Pearson, of Allegheny, died at her
house at 26l Arch street, last evening. Mrs.
Pearson was the relict of the late Richard P
Pearson who died about five years ago. Ever
since her husbands doath. to whom she was
much devoted Mrs. Pearson has been grad
ually failing in health.
The deceased leaves three sons-the Ex-
Mayor, John and George, both well-known Cit
izens of Indianapolis and two daughters both
of whom are married. Arrangements have not
yet been completed for the funeral.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
LIME DEALERS COMBINE.
A Scheme to Confine the Bulk of the Trade
to Local Wholesale Men.

A Scheme to Confine the Bulk of the Trade
to Local Wholesale Men.
The wholesale lime dealers are to form pro-
tective association. A preliminary meeting
for the purpose of organizing was held in the
Builders Exchange a few days ago, and an
other will be held shortly when the permanent
organization will be effected.
1t Is proposed that each member shall put up
forfeit of 500. which money remains in the
treasury without interest. But at any time a
member may withdraw and get his money back.
The manufacturers and wholesale supply
dealers throughout the State of Ohio have also
formed a combination, by which they pledge
themselves to sell to the Pittsburg combIna-
tion dealers with margin of 5 per cent of for
cash. The Ohio and Pennsylvania dealers will
sell to all outside concerns at the rate of only
l per cent off. So that the Pittsburg dealer
when outside of the trust can buy as cheap at
home as he can from the dealers In Ohio. But
by belonging to the union. he gains the 4 per
cent additional in buying from the Northwest
ern Ohio Lime Company at Toledo through
whom all orders are filled. The next meeting
of the supply dealers here will be held on Mon
day night, April Z, and thereafter the first
Monday Of each month.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
ANOTHER SLIGHT REDUCTION,
Employees of Carnegie, Phlpps & Co. Wi
Soon Get Cut in Wages.

Employees of Carnegie, PhIpps & Co. Will
Soon Get Cut in Wages.
The quarterly adjustment of the Homestead
steel scale will be made within the next few
days. The indications are that the men will
be obliged to submit to another slight reduc-
tion. Since July. 1885, employees in the con-
verting blooming, 23nch, cogging beam
and plate mills and the open hearth
departments of the Homestead works
have been working under sliding
scale. The base of this scale is blllets at S25 a
ton, below which wages shall not 60. Probably
at no time since the scale went into effect has
billets sold so low as during the last three
months. Prices were quoted on the very bot
tom figures part of the time and are not much
in excess of that at present.
The settlement was reached at the first of
the year on a basis of $27 ton. The basis for
the next three months cannot be above S26
which will make reduction in present wages,
of about per cent. The sliding scale agree
ment, however, is entirely satisfactory to the
men. who believe it is the most equitable wage
arrangement that has yet been agreed upon By
employer and employe.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
THE NEW ORLEANS FLAG INSULT.
A Report Submitted to Mayor Shakespeare
OH the Italian Incident

NEW ORLEANS, March 25.-In obedience to
orders issued by Mayor Shakespeare to investi-
gate the flag incident, upon the acquittal of
the Itatians, the following report has been
made by the officers of the Third and Harbor
precincts:
"About o'clock Friday evening. the 11th, n
crow1 of 40 or so Italians congregated on the
leyee. Three of them, named Guiesseppi
Leperic, A. Lancetta and: Romano Barchielone,
the latter brother-in-law of James Caruso,
indicted as one OF the assassius of Chief Hen
nessey, entered shanty at that place and took
therefrom a number of flags. among them an
American flag. Peter Corales, the keeper Of
the shanty, made no effort to prevent the men
from taking the flag.
Con flagstaff attached to this shanty Lep-
eric, Lancetta and Barchielone hoisted the
flags. the Italian at the top and the American
turned upside down belo~ it. The affair
created considerable excitement and a crowd
soon gathered"
The names and addresses of large number
of witnesses are appended to the report.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
FIGURING ON LIGHTS.
Milwaukee Aldermen Inspecting Pittsburg's
Street IlIuminations.

A committee of the Board of Aldermen of
Milwaukee, Wis, came to this city yesterday
on tour of inspection Of city lighting. The
committee is composed of Messrs.IF. c. Lorenz,
John Guerin, James Koran, E. G. Cowdry and
Frank Niezorowski. The cause of the excur-
sion is that fuel gas company, desiring privi-
leges in Milwaukee, has claimed that it could
light the town better and cheaper than it is
now lighted. At present Milwaukee is lighted
by coal gas and electricity. They pay sll2 80
per year for each 1000 candle power electric
light about SIS per lamp more than Pittsburg
pays, and their lighting bill is nearlyas heavy
as Pittsburg'S, while they have not half as
much light.
The committee made a tour of the city yes
terday and were astonished at the number of
lights in the lower part OF the city. They seem
to think that electricity is the only light, and
their report will probably shut out the new
fuel company.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
BIBER K EAIT0N.
SPECIAL OFFERING
THIS WEEK.
Our Own Importation of
T rarch, German and English
DRE56 FABRICS,

Embracing new weaves, new combinations
and new colorings.
Special values in English Suitings, in
quiet line effects, adapted for tailor made
suits, at 50 to $40 80 for full pattern.
Our line OF Rich Plaid Suitings, 38 to AZ
inch width, at 75c to 81 25, cannot fail to
interest you.
One case extra fine all-wool French Foule
Serges, 55-inch, in all the choice new spring
shades, such as wood browns, corn yellow,
new blues, delicate grays, etc., price 81 per
yard.
Black Satin-faced Serges, 40-inch, in
woven polka dots. figures and stripes, at 81
per yard. These are extra value, being
strictly all wool, and adapted on account of
weight to early spring wear.
A FEW CHOICE GRAY GOODS.
4O-inch Gray Fouie Serges in five different
shades. at 75e and Soc. These are very fine,
all-wool French fabrics, and worthy your
attention.
41-inch Gray Herring Bone Stripe Suiting
in medium weight, very effective spring
dress fabric. 81 per yard.
See our choice assortment India Printed
Polka Dot Silks at 60c. These embrace the
newest spring colorings, and are genuine
bargain.
Special display of Black Silk Grenadines,
in staple weaves and high novelties.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
ALA WENT EAST.

Two Parties of Pennsy Officials Leav e
in Private Cars.
Quite number of Pennsy officials went east
ward last night. Auditor John w. Renner,
General Counsel ]. I. Brooks and other office
went to Harrisburg In private car attached to
No. g. willis General Manager James Wood,
Freight Agent William Stewart and Messrs.
DenDson and Gray journeved in the same train
in another private car to Philadelphia.
The two parties left different sections.
The first went to Philadelphia on business con-
nected with the road. while the Harrisburg
party went to the capital regarding certain
legislation affecting this end of the company's
lines.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26

Pittsburg. Pa,
Thursday. March Is, 1884
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
PEOPLE WHO COME AND 60.

Irwin Mcfarland. one of Indiana s
foremost merchants, accompanied by Misses
Clara and Nan Mcfarland. were guests of the
ST. James yesterday The ladies have resided
in San Francisco for some time. and the party
left for the Pacific coast last night
The Rev. Thomas Marshall, of Chicago,
is at the Seventh Avenue. He is the Field
Secretary and general superintendent of the
Board OF Foreign Missions He will speak this
evening in DR.. Fox's church. Allegheny, on the
subject of Foreign MIssions.'
Edward A. Emerson, Mayor of Titus
yille was at the Anderson yesterday. He re-.
ported nothing out of the common in oil
circles.
Mrs. Olivia Scott, of Larimer avenue.
and her daughter. Miss Ella, left on the fast
line last evening for short visit to New York
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
Special Offers To-Day in Ladies' Spring
.IacEefS

Special Offers To-Day in Ladies' Spring
Jackets.
A stylish. strictly ali-wool blazer. in grays,
tans and blues, at s. each.
Novelty all-wool English cloth REFERS,
tans and grays, at Sc so each.
Fine English check REFERS, full roll col
lar faced with plain cloth, in tans. at 81
each.
Novelty all-wool Bourette check REFER,
stylish roll collar, tans and grays, at 81 so
each.
Knickerbocker cloth REFER, tlnsel cord
edge, loop and ornaments, brown and tan
mixtures. ut IS so each.
These are offered to-day rs extraordinary
values. See them on first floor of cloak de-
partment. Jos. HORNE s. Co.'S
Penn Avenue Stores.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
TELL TALE BONDS.
One OF the Freeport Robbers Supposed to
BE in Custody at Wheeling.

John Mooney. supposed TO be one of the men
connected with the recent robbery of the Free
port bank is under arrest at Wheeling. In
spector McAleese yesterday received word from
Chief of Police Delbrugge. of Wheeling. that
Mooney had $50 United States bond in his
possession. The Inspector sent back descrip-
ton of the bonds stolen from the Freeport
bank.
Mooney is known as one of the most accom-
piShed safe blowers in the country. He is
wanted in Ashtabula, O., for shooting an Off
Ger and in W ellsburg, Va, tor similar oifense.
Inspector McAleese feels positive he was con-
nected with the Freeport robbery.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
EXAMINING BALLOT-B0XEs,

Slow Progress in the Craig-Stewart Elec-
tion Contest Hearings.
The Craig-Stewart contest for seat in Con-
gress from the Twenty-fourth district was fur
ther heard yesterday by Attorney Andrew
Fisher at No. l6l Fifth avenue 1t is ques-
tion of examination Of balotboxes and is
about as interesting to an outsider as is the
Westminster Confession of Faith to an Armin-
ian. There is just one thing that this contest
has brought out, ana that has been so plainly
as to impel, one would think, a respectful bear
ing for the Australian system of voting, Or the
creation of a school for the teaching of election
officers their duty.
1t must astonish an average election board
itself to find out how stupid it is. But this
ignorance of the law is a big thing for roosters.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
THREE SMALL FIRES.

Allegheny Got Two Little Blazes and the
Old City One Yesterday.
Van alarm from box II about 12:40 yesterday
afternoon, was caused by small fire in the rag
shop of John Gibson. on Stobo street. Loss
slight.
An alarm was turned in from box 81. in Alle-
gheny, at 9:30 last night, for a chimney fire in a
house on Charles street A still alarm of IRE
was answered by the Friendship Engine COM
pany, Allegheny, yesterday afternoon. for a
small chimney fire in Isabella court, off Boyle
street. No damage was done.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
A VERY STORMY VOYAGE.
Atlantic Iceberg's Seen Farther South Than
Ever Before Reported.

NEW YORK, March 25-The steamer Gale
donian. which arrived here to-day from Medit-
terranean ports, had very rough voyage On
the night of March II she struck a "norther" !"
A big sea was soon running and before long
the decks were swept by the waves. The
wheelhouse was smashed and the helmsman
injured. The sea knocked down several of the
italian immigrants, injuring some of them Sc
verely. The second officer, who was on the
bridge, was knocked of to the deck and was
badly hurt
On March 20 the Caledonian passed an ice
berg so feet high and 500 feet long, in latitude
400 49, longitude 49o 36. This ice was far south
of any hitherto reported.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
NEW INDUSTRIES IN THE SOUTH.
Railroad Building Not the Least Evidence
of Progress There.

of Progress There.
CHATTANOOGA, March "a report of new
industries established in tine Southern States
during the first three months of 1891 shows
total of S53, against s57 in the corresponding
period of 1890, and 6l2 in the correspor ding per-
iod of 1889. The figures for the quarter show
a healthful and steady growth in the South's
material development
The extraordinary activity in railroad build
ing in the South is shown by the fact that dur
ing the three months % new railroad compau-
les were incorporated-l3 in Virginia, IL in
North Carolina, IL in Georgia, 10 in Alabama,
each in West Virginia Texas and South Car
oIna, and II in Tennessee. Present indications
point to continued activity in the Southern
States in all industrial branches, and the en-
suing year gives more hattering promise of
substantial development in manufacturing
growth than any previous year, most crafty
ing feature of this being the diversified char
acter of the new industries.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
HELD UP AND ROBBED.
Joseph Britain Has an Ugly Experience
Near the Yellow Row.

Near the Yellow Row.
Joseph Britain, mlddle-aged Englishman,
was held up and robbed of 4 valuable gold
watch in an alleyway off Second avenue near
the Yellow Row about o'clock last night.
Britain had been in the vicinity calling on
some friends and had imbibed freely OF the
amber fluid. He went out on the street. when
he was hailed by young man who called him
by name. Britain followed the fellow into the
alley, where he was suddenly attacked, struck,
knocked down, kicked and robbed Of his watch
and a small sum of money
He gathered himself up at once and reported
the matter to Detectives Robinson and Fitz
gerald, who few minutes later arrested Will
lam Cromley, of Tifin, o., upon whom the
watch was found. Cromley was placed IN Gen.
trail station, where he acknowledged the rob-
berry.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
EEARLY TOUCHED THE TORPEDO.
Narrow Escape of the DrilIers at the
O'Brien's Folly Wells.

O'Brien's Folly Wells.
Mr.. O'Brien and his partners, owners of the
Folly" wells at CHARTERS. were IN a
considerable stew for day or two this week.
The nitrO-glycerine man had put an S0-quart
shot in their No. well, the best one in the
roup. She had the pneumonia, and they
waHied to get the parafine out of her lungs
The shooter said the torpedo had done its
work, but the owners could see no indications
OF IL 1ney let the tools down within 80 feet of
the torpedo, ana then, fortunately took the
alarm and drew them out again, and took
measurement, which showed that the charge
had not gone off.
They then sent for the shooter and he sent
down squib, which caused the explosion de-
sired anu since then they have been busy clean
ing out the debris. Had the tools gone down
there would have been mix-up which would
have destroyed the well beyond redemption.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26

The striking corkworkers held meeting IN
the Grand Central Rink yesterday afternoon.
The Vigilance Committee reported that there
we're not so many members at work as there
was on Tuesday. Master Workman Landers
reported that there were 90 IN all at work. and
not more than 20 of these were union people.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
A FORTUNE TO SAVE HER SON.

The Murder Trial of A1phonse J. Stephnia
Eogins in New York.
NEW YORK. March 25.-The trial of AL
phonse ]. Stephnia for.the murder of Clinton
G. Reynolds, whom he shot down in his office,
began to-day.
The trial promises to be an interesting one,
and it is announced that the prisoners mother
will spend $40, OO0 to defend her son.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
SOME STRANGE SIGNS,

Hint Tor GrammaticaI Experts Hunting
Queer Specimens of English.
Instead of coming specimens of false syntax
for class exercise, il gram mar makers were to
take an hours tramp along the streets an1 COPY
all the signs and homemade advertisements
they could secure a list of more unique blum
ders than they could possibly devise in a week
Two specimens will suffice:
A Liberty street dealer advertises Patient
lady's kitchen cabinett' for sale.
Not long since book seller put out a card
announcing that he possessed stock of 'Flex-
ible-backed teachers Bibles"
He saw bis mistake when asked where the
"flexible-backed teachers" could be found.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
CAPTAIN CRAPS INTEREST

In the Firm of Park & Co. to Be Dis
posed of.
A petition was presented in the Orphans
Court yesterday by James ]. Donnell, j..
Painter, Jr., William G. Park and David E.
Park, executors of the estate Of the late r, C..
Gray, asking permission to sell the interest of
the deceased in the firm of Park & Co., the
iron manufacturers. The interest has already
been appraised by the court after the report
of an appraiser had been excepted to. and the
Court fixed the amount at $685. l79 So This
the executors desired to sell by agreement with
the heirs of Captain Gray, and the Court Issued
a decree ordering the publication of the pro-
posed sale to be inserted in an official paper for
period of three weeks and return Of the Pc
tition to the Court on April Is.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
Astronomer Brashear,s Close Call.

Prof. John A. Brashear, the eminent astrono-
mer of Allegheny, is just recovering from a
severe attack of the grip. which at one tim e
threatened to prove fatal. He was delIrous for
two days, but yesterday his physician, DR.. Haz-
zard. said he had 80 far recovered that he was
out of all immediate danger.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
FOOLED BY ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Chickens Who Wondered why the Shades
of Night Did Not Fall

A well-known Carson steeet merchant, by
way of advertising for Easter, has fixed up one
of his show windows as chicken COOP and
placed therein q number of fine chikens, and
has also scattered around in the shavings a
number of colored eggs. The chickens don't
seem to understand why it does not get dark,
as the electric light was shining brightly late
hour last night and they were wandering aronnd
in a dazed sort of manner waiting for the
shades of night to fall.
1t brought to mind the mean farmer who
put in an electric light in his chicken coop SO
the hens would not lose any time laying eggs
when the prices were up.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
Seven Dollars Buys One.

Special for to-day. We offer 1000 men s
fine cashmere sack and cutaway suits at 81
each.
PC. C. c., PITTSBURG COMBINATION
CLOTHING COMPANY, corner Grant and
Diamond streets.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
Fell Into the River,

About O'Clock last evening Timothy Nc
Cune, while intoxicated, walked out on a barge
at the foot of Sixteenth street, and fell INTO the
river James Nolan, a millman, saved McCune
from drowning,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
WANTED CHEAP COAL.

Italian Women Who Make a Practice of
Stealing Fuel.
Gustine Borlingi and Victoria Borlinsi had a
hearing before Alderman Hyndman last even
ing on charges of stealing coal from Torrens
station yards, preferred by Special Agent
Hampton Houchton, of the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
The women were fined $40 and costs as much
for a meditated assault the brakemen
who interfered with them. for one of the
women drew a knife when arrested, as for the
theft. Mr.. Houghton said that ihefts of coal
were very frequent, and were becoming sys-
tematic.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26

IHAvE used DR.. Jayne's medicines for
several years, and find the Expectorant a
good medicine for coughs and colds. 1 used
it In my family for whooping cough, and
must say it is the best medicine I ever used.
Mr. I. r. Perrin. Wellman, Ia, August
Is, 1890,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
Notice Carefully.

Hendricks s. Co. give you IL elegant cab
Inets for 81. Photographs are exactly as
advertised. Don't put off until too late,
but come at once. 6S Federal street, Allie
gheny. IT'S
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
Finished Their Work,

The sheet mill committee adjourned yester.
day evening after being in session for three
days Their work is completed and will be sent
out by the Secretary as soon as possible for the
information OF the local lodges