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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21

lost the aldermahship of the First ward in
1889. He made a game fight, and many
people felt his mailed hand in the license
court, after the election, and he made fight
against some applicants this spring. He
held the office from 1873, until the time
mentioned.
Squire Cassidy was born at No. II old
st. Clair, now Sixth street. in 1889, and was
educated at parochial school in this city,
and at Loretta, Cambria county. His father,
Henry Cassidy, kept tailor store, and when
young Cassidy left school he became book
keeper for Duffy & Kane. tailors, at No. IA
st. Clair street, and subsequently estab-
lished himself in the commission business
in the Central Hotel building on Third ave-
nue.. He was genial companion and we'll
liked by his intimates. His father died
years ago, and also his two brothers. His
mother is still living, but is seriously ill of
the same disease that caused the death of
the Squire.
The funeral will be from the residence Of
the deceased, No. 81 Third avenue, to-
morrow afternoon, at 2 o'clock. Services
will be held at the Cathedral, and the in
terment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
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TO BE READY TO-DAY.

Attorneys Almost Through With the New
Bills to Pull Pittsburg Out of Her Street
Improvement Trouble-Chtef Brown
Hunting Up the Law on Health and Fire
Bureaus.
The conference of attorneys on the new
street laws was kept up all day yesterday.
The work of getting up the bills has proved
very laborious as every feature of the law
must be very carefully considered in order
that the Supreme Court will not
find any objections to them. As
previously stated in The DISPATCH
the bills will be ready to-day. One will
provide for curative legislation, and an
other for future street improvements. The
meetings of the attorneys have been kept
secret, and none of the participants are
willing to talk much on their progress.
Senator Finn is still in the city and will
remain until the bills are completed, in
order to take them to Harrisburg and secure
their passage as soon as possible. One of
the strong points urged in favor of curative
legislation is the decision of the Supreme
Court in the case of the city OF Chester, one
section of which reads:
"The principle has been repeatedly recog-
nized in this State that when the Leg gisla-
ture has antecedent power to authorize a
tax, it can cure, bv retroactive law, an irreg-
ularity or want of authority in levying it,
though thereby right of action which had
been vested in an individual should be di-
vested"
Chief Brown declines to talk on the point
raised that the duties of the old Board of
Health and Fire Commission were trans
ferred to the Department of Public Safety
contrary to the Constitution. Nevertheless,
the Chief is collecting all the law he can
find on the subject. with the probable object
of having q bill introduced in the Legis-
lature specifying the duties of the bureaus
of fire and health.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21
IN THE SELECT BRANCH.

Late Start Made the Appropriation
ordinance-Mr Keating Answers the
ControIler-The Question of Curative
Legislation-MembersW Who Want to Go
Slowly.
1t was after o'clock when Select Coun-
cll got its turn at the appropriation ordi-
nance. After the first reading of the ordi-
nance, the Chair read the communication
from Controller Morrow. Mr.. Heating then
began a long statement in answer to the
Controller. He said the larger part of the in
crease of S136, 900 in the item of miscellaneous
expense was covered by the money the
Finance Committee expected would be paid
in by the curative legislation to be secured.
AS to the valuation and taxation he said
that the Assessors figures, if all taxes were
collected, would bring in 81, 500, 900, and
the committee only counts on S2,7OU, 600 be-
ing collected, after all generations, lost
taxes, ETC., are accounted for. Mr.. Warm
castle asked q number of questions and Mr..
Heating produced figures to show that these
expectations were we'll founded and were
carried out by the experience of past years.
The Controller thought the estimates for
engineering, water rent and liquor
license were S50,o 600 too high. As
for water rents, which the committee
estimates at 5000, 900, last years receipts
were $500, 900, and S12s, 200 are delinquent,
Of which $50, 900 had been paid yesterday.
Licenses, he thought, would bring more than
last year, as the new act gives all the fee to
the city. Engineering was an uncertain
quantity, and depended on the street work
done. The question of curative legislation
was referred to.
Russia Preferable by One Gentleman.
Mr.. Keating-If the Supreme Court de.
clares such legislation illegal, the best thing,
in my mind, will be to change the form of
government 1 would rather live under the
Gar of Russia, where such questions are
settled without any trouble.
At this point President Ford, who was
suffering from a severe cold, asked Mr..
Heating to take the chair. Mr.. Warm
castle moved to take up the ordinance seri-
atm. Mr.. Robertson objected on the score
of waste of time. He suggested that amend
mems be offered as desired, and not waste
time in reading the entire bill.
Mr. Warmcastle-I never heard of such a
trayesty, The gentleman talks of waste of
time. We are asked to vote away 81, 500, 600
and take no time about it. 1t will not make
any difference in the end, l suppose, but il
should not be considered in such haste. We
don't know how this bill compares with last
year. Mr.. Robertson, venture to say, can't
tell how the price Of fuel this year at The
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ALDERMAN CASSIDY DEAD.

Unexpected Result of a Case of the Grip-A
well-Known Face and Figure That VIII
Be Missed-Conscious to the Last-Brief
Sketch of His Life.
The death of ex-Alderman NJ. F. Cassidy
yesterday morning was a shock to a great
number of people in this city, who have, in
their outgoings and incomings. been tan,ili
with the Squire for the greater part of the
last half century.
Squire Cassidy's death was unexpected.
He had been suffering from in fuenza for
some time, but the case was not supposed to
be serious, Last Saturday he was COM
pelled to go to bed, but on Thursday even
ing the attending physician did not expect
a serious result. Early yesterday morning
Mr.. Cassidy's breathing became heavy, and
at 1880 o'clock he passed away, remaining
conscious nearly TO the last
Squire Cassidy, though stiff Democrat
and usually foremost in political trays, was
very Independent. and finally he came SO
embroied in a tangled political fight that he
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21
GLAD HE'S NEARLY THROUGH.
Collins, the Faster, Now on the Last Day OF
His Task.

Collins, the Faster, Now on the Last Day of
His Task.
Last evening Elmer Collins, the faster,
astonished his physicians by starting on
what he called his final spurt." This
meant a phenomenal change in the condi-
ton of the faster. Declaring that he had
been reserving his vitality for the past three
weeks he requested the loan of pair of
dumbells in order to prove the truth of his
statement The dumbells were sent fol-, aad
to the surprise of his attendant physicians
Collins went through several minutes exer-
else with the instruments. SIN this" said
Surgeon Major Wylie, ''he displayed a re-
serve power that is simply beyond parallel" I"
Collins retired early, to prepare for the
fatigues of to-day. At 10 P. NJ. to-day
Prof. Lyons will announce the close of the
fast, and Manager Davis will present Col
Inns with the remaining half of the prom
ised 81, 900. Collins will then break his fast
upon a light meal of clam juice, milk and
chicken broth. presented by James Piatt
The various physicians and watchers will
then make oath regarding the truth of the
fast. When Collins saw by his watch, last
evening, that the final day of the fast had
begun, he leaped from his seat and executed
a wild pirouette about the platform.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21
NO MEETING HELD
By the Luster Mining Company on Account
of Lack of Quorum.

BY the Luster Mining Company on Accouns
of Lack of a Quorum.
Some 20 or so shareholders of the Luster
Mining Company met at the company's Of
fees in the Bakewell building yesterday,
but no business was transacted, owing to
lack of quorum. The meeting was con-
tinued until the 9th of April, at the same
place. Much has appeared in print regard
ing disaffeetion among some of the share
holders of this company on the score Of mis-
management of the property, for which it il
declared there is no foundation. The laws
OF Mexico provide that certain amount OF
development must be performed yearly, and
the earnings have gone chiefly in this di-
rection. No bona fide offer of purchase of
any portion of the property has been made
to the directory. The increase OF S5O, 900 in
the capital stock is required to further de-
velop the property, and the directors wish
it understood that the fullest information
on these and other points will he fortheom-
ing, if required, on the first Monday in
April.
The meeting lasted about 10 minutes, and
there was no discussion. That there is no
uneasiness in the minds of shareholders
respecting the company's property is
evidenced by the slim attendance.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21
AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE.
Clerks So Badly Worn Ont the Store Had to
Close for fhe Day.


1t is not often business house has to close
its doors because of having had too much
custom. Such was the case yesterday, how
ever, at Laird's shoe store, No. 433 Wood
street, next door to the Weldin building,
that was destroyed by fire last week. For a
week past there has been fire sale going on
at the store of boots and shoes, slightly soiled
by water. These goods were placed on sale at
a big reduction. and the result was that the
store has been tbronged ever since to such an
extent that the clerks have all been COM
pletely worn out. So badly used up were
they that it was found necessary yesterday
to close the store in order to allow the en-
ployes to get some rest owing to the unpre-
cedented rush. The store will be reopened
this morning at 8 o'clock, when the fire sale
will be resumed and kept up until all the
stock that was in any way touched by the
water has been disposed of. In this con-
nection it may be well to mention that
special bargains in boots and shoes are to be
had just at this time at Laird's Market
street store. where full and complete line
of goods is kept constantly on hands.
A large force of extra nelp at both stores
secured for to-day and all next week. All
goods warranted with privilege to exchange.
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sQUEALED ON HER LOVER.

Bertha Bark Confesses, duplicating o
Pleasant Valley Employe.
A sequel to the robbery of Mrs. Bradley 8
home at Beaver Falls turned up in Allie
gheny yesterday, when 'Squir Piper wired
the Allegheny police to arrest j. b. With
erspoon, stable boss at the Pleasant Valley
car stables In the cellar ofthe Bradley resi-
deuce, Bertha Bark, the domestic of the fami-
ly, was found bound and gagged. She was ar
rested on suspicion and made a confession,
in which she said Witherspoon was her
lover and that the two had planned and ex-
ecuted the robbery. He came there as a
tramp and she admitted him. After dong
the job he bound her TO throw off suspicion.
Detectives Glenn and Johnston arrested
the man at the Pleasant Valley power house
last evening. He denied tine robbery. but
said he went to Beaver Falls that night to
see his wife, who lives there.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21
A SLAP AT JERRY SIMPSON.
Joe Cannon Thinks Either Mills or Syringe
Would Make Good Speaker.

Ex-Congressman Joe Cannon, of Illinois,
and Congressman Barwig, of Wisconsin.
were on the limited last evening, going
home. The veteran Cannon was in a merry
mood and talked freely. THE Democrats, 4"
be said, "have promised earth, sun. moon
and stars, and they will have a tough strug-
gle 10 deliver the goods. They have guar
anteed good times, free trade, free silver and
everything else the cranks wanted. Indeed,
the party has been promised out of sight.
There will be plenty of music in the next
House The Congressman have offered their
constituents so much that one grand scram-
BILE is sure to follow, and the Speaker will
be an object of pity"
Mr.. Cannon spoke we'll of Mills and
Springer. He said Mills had violent
temper, but he bore no ma ice, and the re-
sponsibility of the speakershIp might help
him to curb his impetuous spirit. He was
inclined to believe that Mills would make a
good man, though he added that the Demo-
Gratis would make no mistake in selecting
Springer. When asked if he knew jerry
Simpson, he said: "If the Lord doesn't know
Jerry anv better than do Jerry will be lost
in the last great shuttle 1 never saw him,
but think he is flying above his level"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21
WE MARK GOODS CHEAP
To Sell Them Quick.

To-day we will sell 1000 mems spring
suits and 500 mems spring oyercoats at So
each. Most of these superb garments are OF
our own manufacture. made at our New
York tailor shops. where the most skilled
cutters and best tailors are employed.
In this $S collection you'll find mems
elegant sack and cutaway suits, made from
all-wool cassimeres, worsted, tweeds, twills
and cheviots, plain black or mixed. You'll
see grand line of spring oyercoats, silk
faced or plain. Price S. to-day.
P. C. C. c., PITTsBURa COMBINATION
: CLOTHING COMPANY, corner Grant and
= Diamond streets, opposite the Court House.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21
His Old Age Saved Him.

Adolph Leyser, aged 62 years, has been
held at the Fourteenth ward police station
since last Wednesday for the larceny of a
coat supposed to have been stolen from John
Dolan, proprietor of the Central Hotel at
Vanderbilt, Fayette county. Mr.. Dolan
arrived at the station house last night ana
identified the coat; but he said he would
not prosecute Leyser, owing to his old age.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21
Beautiful Small House To Let,

That two-story brick house, No. Grant
avenue, Allegheny, to let at reasonable
price. 1t has six rooms, bathroom, marble
nantels, both gasses and nice yard in rear.
The healthiest and most desirable location
in Allegheny. Accessible by two lines OF
street cars, and only 10 minutes walk from
Pittsburg. Inquire at Kleber's music store,
BOG Wood street.
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FOUND HE WAS WANTED.

A Southsider Who Has to Take a Little Trip
to Beaver.
John Jordan, OF South Twenty-seventh
street, heard that he was wanted by the
police, and called at the Twenty eighth
ward station last evening to find out about
it. He learned that a warrant for his arrest
had been issued in Beaver county, and that
the constable was looking for him.
He gave bail for his appearance in the
morning, when he will be taken to Beaver
to answer a serious charge.
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GIVE ATTENTION, PLEASE.
Do You Want a Bargain?

If you do, go into Ham;lton's music store,
81 and 90 Fifth avenue, for in addition to
the large stock of new pianos and organs
being sold, he has a large stock of second
hand squares, upright pianos and organs Of
every style and make; he trades in so many
every week that they accumulate very fast,
and 10 dispose of them must be sold at prices
offered for them. Don't be without music in
the home when you can get good Instru'
ment for S15 and upward at s. Hamilton's 5,
81 and 90 Fifth avenue.
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Wanted to Be a Pinkerton,

Charles q INNER was arrested in ALE
gheny yesterday by Officer Speer on the
charge of impersonating an officer. Zim-
mer is alleged to have called on several
business men and collected money from
them, representing himself as private
xatchman.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21
LOCATING THE BEAVER DAM.

United States Engineers Making the Neces-
sary Surveys.
Engineers are at work making the sur
veys to locate the Beaver dam. The river
men think the safes. place is at Vanport, a
little below Beaver. The dam will proba-
bly, be built at point near the Beaver Poor
Farm.
Captain Martin, Of the Davis Island dam,
has immediate supervision of the work. II
will be built after the pattern OF the Davis
dam, but will not be SO expensive. As
soon as the location is determined work will
be commenced.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21
Feels Sure of His Case.

j. c. Mckinney, the Titus1ille oil man,
was at the Anderson yesterday. He thinks
he has sure case against Barney Forst and
C. D. Greenley for conspiracy and false pre-
lenses. He says he will push the charges to
the extreme, He has the stub book, he
claims, which shows how the job was ar
ranoed
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21

LIFE in the South Seas Is an exquisite
poem, according to Robert Louis Stevenson.
Another of his charming letters in THE
DISPATCH tomorrow.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21

ment of good many people. and especially
to the four of the finest members of Chief
Browns force, who had been detailed to
preserYe order.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21

FINE neckwear for Easter. The largest,
most varied, and most complete line ever
offered in this city.
JAMES 81. AIKEN & Co..
100 Fifth avenue
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21

STOCKTON'S story, "The Cosmic Bean"
in THE DISPATCH tomorrow. An entire
page is set apart for young people, with this
| great story as the leading feature.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21
J1G. H1RNE K E1.,
6oo-6z1 PENN AVENUE.
OFFICIAL-PITTsBURG.

OFFICE OF THE CITT TREASURER
MUNICIPAL HALL, SMITHFIELD ST. Z
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT ALL
IN owners (wherher resident or nonresident
of the city of Pittsburg) of drays, carts, wagons
carriages. buggies ETC., to pay their licenses as
this office forthwith
All licenses not paid on or before the first
Monday in March, 1881, will be placed in the
hands of vehicle officer for collection subject
to collection fee of so cents on each license.
And all persons peglecting to pay on or before
first Monday in May, 1891, will be subject to a
penalty double the amount of the licenses, TO be
recovered before the proper legal authority OF
said city. The old metal plates Of last year
must be returned at the time licenses are taken
out, or % cents additional will be charged on
the license
Rates of license: Each one-borss vehicle, 81;
each two-horse vehicle, $40; each four-horse
vehicle, 3l2; each four-horse hack, Sl5; omni-
buses and timber wheels. drawn Dy TWO
horses, $40.
One extra dollar will be charged for each ad-
ditional horse used in above specified vehicles
J., #, DENNISTON
fe6Sl-D City Treasures !
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21

frequency In Western Pennsylvania Inter-
esting facts In THE DISPATCH tomorrow.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21

DIR. B. NJ. HANNA. Eye, ear, nose and
throat diseases exclusively. Office, 720 Penn
street, Pittsburg, Pa sSSsu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21

GOSSIPY cable letters will prove enter
tanning reading for all. Get to-morrow's
big DISPATCH.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21

CARPENTER tells some good stories
about famous men in THE DISPATCH to-
morrow.
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b. q b.

Unmatched mems white shirts three for
So. Gents furnishings. Saturday.
BoGGs & BUHL.
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REAL ESTATE. INSURANCE.
Myer Gallinger,

Yoder law building, corner Fifth and Wylie
avenues Telephone, 17o7, Take elevator.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21

ELEGANT new blazers, REFERS, jackets and
suits, just opened at Rosenbaum 8 Co.'s.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21

Highest Novelties in Millinery,
Jackets, suits and neckwear at Rosenbauu
& Co. s opening to-day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21

The Peoples Store, Fifth Avenue.
See our display ad to-day.
CAMPBELL 3 DICK,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21

ALL lovers of delicacies use Angostura
Bitters to secure good digestion. TTssu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21

USE o'Keefe's 20. K" Shoe Blacking.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21

New spring stock of
Mems Hosiery,
Mems Suspenders,
Mems Gloves and Handker.
chiefs,
Boys "Star" Percale Waists
Our 81 Unlaundered
White Shirt
Has no equal
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21

The Leading Pittsburg, Pa.
JlG. HlRNE K El. s
PENN AVE. STORES.
OPENING
OF MEMS
EASTER NECKWEAR
TODAY.
We open to-day our complete spring
importations of two
ENGLISH NECXWEAR,
J. H. Buckingham & Co.
Welsch, Margetson & &Co.
With another now in the Pitts
burg Custom House ready to
be taken out of bond. With
these three immense lines of
fine Neckwear, supplemented
by complete lines from all the
best American manufacturers,
more than half dozen, we are
confident that We are affording
the gentlemen of these cities
the widest choice from, ,-the
largest assortments to be found
in any Mems Furnishings stock
in the country. Few, if any,
houses in this country control
as many of the best makes of
Mems Neckwear.
OF the styles there is no end.
Plains from white to black,
spots, stripes and checks in
black and white and in endless
combinations of pattern and
color. Fancy Silks, Indias,
Foulards and Satins. Ascots
and Four-in- Hands, reversible
or one-sided Tecks and Puffs
in entirely new shapes. New
English Dress Bows in all
colors, and in white and in
black.
A special display of fine
Windsor Ties, over 125 dozens,
coming extra long and wide, in
all materials and all colors, in
myriad designs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21

Moderate Prices.
Suits to order $25. and pants IS and up
ward at Pitcairn's, 434 Wood street.
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THE ERA
SPECIAL SALES
CONTINUES AT
EDWARD
GROETZINGER'S
THIS WEEK.
TAPESTRY BRUSSELS
WITH THE TIDE.
AoO AoAo AaPSosAy DiASoSAo OoA-
pets. consisting of three grades,
about 20 different styles in each
grade, at % PER CENT LESS
THAN PRESENT PRICES:
At SOC, sold at Csc.
At 65c, sold at Soc.
At Toe, sold at 81.
These goods were bought last fall,
h. ro1ic fraeblu anapaH
Like our other Special Carpet Bar
gains, the above patterns were not
reproduced this spring.
Special Ingram Sale
Will continue for . few days
longer:
80 pieces at SOC, sold at 45c.
30 pieces at 40c, sold at 60c.
100 pieces at 60c and 65c, sold at
S5c. This lot is best Lowell
extra supers.
The Place for Bargains
IS AT
627 and 629 Penn AY.
FAll goods iobbed at lowest
Eastern prices.
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