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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-27

PUBLIC BUILDINGS WHICH SETTLED.
This theory seemed to find strong con-
frmation in our experience with the Gus
tom House and the county building, both
massive stone structures four stories in
height, which have settled so much and so
uneyenly that each is in a measure unsafe.
The former especially is in very unsatis-
factory condition. Every once in while
the breaking of column or pillar or the
bulging out of wall gives its inmates a
scare. Under the Government building is
a massive foundation of cement so built as
to form single slab covering the entire
surface upon which the building stands
And under the county building is founda-
tion of piling.
Both proved unsatisfactory; the varying
weights resting upon different parts of the
monolithic foundation of the government
building caused the bed of cement to crack
and break into pieces and parts of it settled
more than others. In the county building
the piling did not prevent similar uneven
settlements of the various parts of the build
ing, though the results have not been SO
bad as in the former case.
In the light of these two experiments the
use of piling alone and the use of cement
alone were both cast aside by architects and
the cement and steel foundations which
have become so marked feature of Chi
cago's architecture, were adopted in their
place. These consist in most instances of a
bed of square timbers, usually oak, upon
which is laid bed of cement-usually i'm
ported Portland cement-and upon this is
laid crossed tiers of steel rails or steel
beams, the spaces between being filled in
with cement, and upon these are placed a
number of steel columns by which the main
part of the weight of the building is sup
ported.
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SOME FOUNDATIONS THAT STAND.

In this way has been built the founda-
tions of the history Tacoma building, the
History Owing's building, the 13-story
Women's Temple, the 16-story Monodnock
building and the Masonic building, which is
to have 10 stories in all. In each instance
the utmost care was taken to have the foun-
dations and the supporting columns so ar
ranged as not to exceed the safety limit of
pressure per square foot of surface and,
perhaps, in every one of the instances
named, the architects would have gone
higher into the clouds had they dared.
Mr.. Adler, in this series of papers, has
come to the conclusion that, in discarding
the pile driver, the Chicago architects, him
self included, have made a great mistake
He found that in the case of the great grain
elevators, pile-driven foundations had
proved capable of sustaining constantly
varying weights without any appreciable
settling, even where the pressure per square
foot of surface was greatly in excess of 200
pounds.
Taking hint from these facts he con-
structed a foundation of piling for
the massive tower of the new
on Taylor street in this city and
with the most satisfactory results, there
being no settling whatever. And in con-
structing the foundations of the new Ger
man Theater building on Randolph street,
which is to be II stories high, he is to re-
introduce pile driving as foundation for
business buildings. He attributes the fail
ure in the case of the county building to
the fact that the pile driving was not done
properly, nor deep enough nor frequent
enough. In the case of the German Theater
building the piles will be driven so feet
down until their points touch a stratum of
hard blue clay which they cannot be forced
through.
PILNG IS AGAIN TO BE TRIED.
They will be placed as closely together as
it is possible to get them They will be
placed not only under the walls, but over
the entire lot. They will then be cut off
and a bed of cement with crossed tiers of
steel rails placed on top as the immediate
foundation upon which the steel columns
supporting the building shall rest With
such a foundation Mr.. Adler is con-
fdent 40-story structure can
be built with perfect safety-so far as
foundation is concerned-but there are other
factors such as resistance to lateral pressure
by the wind which must be taken into con-
sideration.
The latest new thing in the construction
of Office buildings here is the use of alum
mum in the hard wood and furnishing, and
in the first four floors of the new Monod-
mock building it was given trial The
substitute for steel here costs about 81 per
pound, and with workmanship will cost the
builders about $1,000.
Another novelty is the use of the first
four floors of the new 10-story fair building
while the other six stories are in process Of
construction.
AS each story was finished temporary
tar roof was put over it, under which the
plasterers, gas filters, electricians, cabinet
makers and painters put the finishing
touches on the lower floors of the building
while the structural ironworkers were set
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DITTSBURG AND WESTERN RAILWAY
L Trains (Ct'l Stand'd time). Leave. Arrive.
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LIKE A MAN.

LINE n WRNs
81 have been taking two bottles of Hoods
Sarsaparilla for weakness and no appetite.
With great pleasure will say that l think
It has done me much good because am now
able to eat like man." j. G. CHURCHILL,
Richardson Hotel, Monmouth, Ill.
81 highly recommend Hoods Sarsarparilla
L. REID, school for the Deaf, Omaha Get
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Ny answer is that in nine cases out ten it
is for purposes of humbug, pure and simple,
and 1t Is done by the promoters of compan-
les in the beginning Of their careers to in
spire confidence and TO attract business, and
it Is kept up to crafty vanity and love of
uOtorietv Of men who like to see their names
in print. In the tenth case the directors
are few in number, and, being large stock
holders, they take real interest IN the
company's affairs, whereas ia the other nine
their functions are limited, as | have de-
scribel.
Still, considering that, however wrongly.
the public does lregard the list of directors
Of a company as a sort of guarantee of its
honest and able management, ] shall not be
sorry if the American Loan and Trust catas-
,rophe and the others like it should frighten
men from allowing themselves to be elected
directors Of corporations as easily as they
do now. Most boards are far too numerous.
There are not enough capable business men
in the community who have time to spare
from their own affairs to attend to those of
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-11-18
Meeting of Supervisors.

The Supervisors OF the county held meet
ing at the county Poor house on Tuesday of
last week. Mr.. r. B. Hundley, the present
superintendent OF the Poor, having resigned.
his resignation to go into effect on the first of
January next. from quite number of appli-
cants for the position, the Supervisors recon-
mended for appointment by the court, at the
November term, Mr.. Preston I. Swartzel.
A committee consisting OF Messrs Fulcher.
Burdett, and Bumgardner was appointed to
take an inventory of the property to be trans
ferred from the present superintendent OF the
Poor to the new appolntoe, Expense accounts
to the amount of ST. l32, 81 were allowed.
The report OF the Treasurer. J. N Mcfarland
was approved by tae committee of examina-
lion consisting of Joseph d. Waddel and VIM
A. Burnett. L. shows os anco in the treasu>
cy OF SS.670.S0. from which n number of war
rents are to be paid.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-11-18
Two Fires whitman -Four.

There were two fires in this city last Satur-
d ay morning within an hour. At o'clock it
was found that the flames were bursting from
the roof OF frame two-story dwelling near the
Entrance Gate 10 the w. L. Asylum. the prop.
erty of the B. & o. Railroad Company, and oc-
cupie1 by two colored families, that OF John
Kenney in the upper story, and Janet Taper
and her thr ee children in tina lower story. AT
the time of the fire no one was in the upper
story, and consequently the fire got good
start before 1t was discovered. The property
of Kenney was burned inf1icting loss of sev-
eral hundred dollars. Janet Taper's property
was saved. The damage to the building, about
$1,000, is fully covered by insurance.
Before the firemen left the fire mentioned
above, another alarm was sounded. when 1T
was discovered that a small frame dwelling
on Fayette street near Main street, the prop
erty Of Mrs. Gus Gar Der, and occupied by Pat
tie Washington. an aged colored woman, was
on fire. The firemen reached there soon as
possible and saved the building from being
destroyed. The damage by fire and water will
amount to several hundred dallars. The build
ing was not insured.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-11-18
MARRIAGES.


q Ass1E-HINTON.-At st. PauPs church, Pc
tersburg, Va, Wednesday, Nov. 18th. Mr..
Frank Aubrey Massie. treasurer of the Char
lottesville Land Company, was married to
Miss Nellie Louise Hinton, a daughter OF
Capt. e. o. Hinton, of Petersburg.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Der Is, 1891, near At
ton, John M. Hall and Matte l.. Lane.
Observation-Disclosures Is. 1891. near At
ton. VIM. Baker and Willie s. Lane.
MILLER-PAINTEK.-N II, 1891, near
Lotion, VIM. ]. Miller and Sarah Ann Palm
ter.
TINSLEY-CHANDLER Is, 1891,
In Stanton, James A. Tinsley and Annie
Chandler, both of Augusta.
CLISE-WEAST.-N Der 18TH 1891 near
Snendun, j c. Cline, OF Rockingham. and
Laura A. Weast, of Augusta.
MAUPIN-CHILDRES IL, 1891,
in stanton, by Rev. w. @. Huliihen, Rich
ard Maupin and Mary F. Childress. both OF
Augusta.
HINDE-KIUD AT Washington D. g, Nov.
10th, HGgh, eldest sol Of Brigade Surgeon
binde. ofthe British Army, to Mary Olivia,
Youngest daughter OF Captain R. M. Kidd, of
Buchanan. No cards.-Buchandn Standard.
The groom is the editor of the Staunton Daily
Nei0s. We tender him our cordial congratula-
tions.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-11-18
Personal.

WE. Allen. Esq, Commemorative Aitor-
ney of Allegheny county, will be married In
Charlottesville to -day-Wednesday-to MISS
Lucia Sterling.
Mr.. Chas E. Bear, of Roanoke. was in our
City yesterday.
Miss Hattie Cox. daughter Of Mr.. ]. G. Cox,
of Lewisburg w. Va, is on q visit to relatives
in Waynesboro.'
The shenandoah Valley" of NoY. 18th says:
Mrs. Walker Kingan and three children left
here New Markell Saturday for Mt. Scion,
where they will spend week after which they
expect TO visit relatives in Staubton''
Rev. Job Turner Missionary for Deaf-mutes,
arrived here Monday evening after an absence
of two months. Last week he paid visit to
the Institution for the education Of the d. D.,
and the Blind at Cedar Spring. S. c., Where
Miss Maggie King, of this city. is teacher OF
whom he reports as doing well.
On Sunday night, during the eclipse of the
moon, he held a service at Charlotte, NC. He
left there at 7.40 a. m. Monday, and arrived
here at 645 p. m. of same day. AS usual, he is
In good health and looking we'll.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-11-18
Programme of the Great Temperance
Convention TO BE Held in Richmond.
December 18th and 18th. 1891.
THuRSpAY 18th.


IL A. M.-Enroilment and organization.
3P. M.-Rsport of Committee on Literature.
Committee-J. R. Miller, r. Y. Zachary, James
L. Bodley. James E. Schoolfield. George w.
Hewxhurst.
P. M.-Ths Effect CT the Saloon Upon the
Material Prosperity of the State, Committee =
Major Jed Hotchkiss, Captain Charles E. Vaw-
ter, Colonel Thomas Whitehead.
FRIDAY.
0A.M.-Report of Com m ittee on Legislation
Hon. John E. Massey Judge John l.. Cochran.
Mejor SamuelsB. Woods. Hon. ]. N. Stubs
ard Mr.. E. M. Stratton.
3P. M.-Miscellaneaus business.
P. M.-Report of Committee on Relation of
the Church to The Cause of Temperance. Prof
Ormond Sto1e. Rev. II. B. Lee, Prof. w. w.
Smith, Rev. Jabez Hall. d. D.. Rt Rev. A. Van
De Vyver, Rev. ]. Felix. d. D., Mrs. W. 81.
Pleasants.
Speech by Rev. II. NJ. Wharton, Of Baltimore.
Hundreds Of letters have been received from
all parts of the State endorsing the Convention
plan. The idea is to find common ground OF
action for all temperance workers and SO move
on it against the common enemy. Prominent
men everywhere have caught hold. Legisla-
ture in session at the time .of Convention
meeting. Special railroad rates. Free enter
tainment. Every church and temperance
society IN the State invited to send a delegate.
Hundreds of delegates expected. Those who
wish free entertainment must write to Joseph
H. Shepherd. Auditors Office. Richmond. at
least one week beforehand, and. If possible.
earlier. For persons wishing to pay their own
way. rates at hotel already secured at sl.50 per
day. including carriage to and from depot.
For any further Information. address secre-
tary.
JOHN E. MASSEY.
Chairman.
j. r. Moffett,
Secretary.
North Danville, Va.
Nov l8-4L
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-11-18
DEATHS

his residence near Staunton
Thursday evening. Nov. 18th, Mr.. Washing
ton GrOoms, aged go years. Interment at Mt.
Sidney Saturday.
HANNAH.-At her residencenear Mt. Scion,
Thursday. Nov. 18th, Mrs. John Hannah
aged 60 years. Interment on Friday at Messy
Creek.
Salem Roanoke county. Nov.
18th, Mrs. Laura Shanks, wife of Mr.. ]. H.
Shsnks, aged q years. She was a daughter
county, where her remains were buried on
last Monday, Rev. j Fl. Taylor officiating.
WAGONER.-October 90. 1891, at Lipscomb. A
L.. Wagner, aged 63 years.
HANNA.-November Is. 1891, near Mt. Solon.
Mrs. John Hanna. aged 60 years.
WARN ICK.-Novemb Der IL, 1891, in Staunton.
Mrs. c. NJ. Warwics. aged Is years.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-11-18
AucedOte of John HI. PeytOn.

remember MI. Peyto1's personal appearance
and manners we'll. He made great Impression
on me as youth, and never knew any man
who had more OF what Edmund Burke styled
the chastity OF honor which felt stain like
wound. His h lmanity and sense of right were
deeply aroused in a case which occurred in
Bath Co. in 1912 In which a man for speculative
purposes sought to take the person and prop
erty of a girl OF weak mind from the custody
OF her brothers. He was represented by John
W. peterborough, afterwards U. 8. Judge for
Western Virginia. Mr.. Peyton appeared for
the girl and her brothers and in opposition to
the proposition made by peterborough
client delivered an impromptu speech in
which the mean, selfish, cruel ands avaricious
nature of the proposition was SO clearly and
nerciIessly exposed that peterborough did
not even attempt to reply. and the presiding
Judge E. S. Duncan, half.brother OF Judge
j Allen decd instantly decided that the custo
dy of the girl and her property should remain
in the hands of her brothers. II was evident
that Mr.. PeyIOn's high snd genera Is Uature
was filled with Indignation at what he regard
ed as a most stro,lous proposition, and he
spoke with an animation, warmth and energy
probably never exceeded In any other effort of
his long and distin gushed professional career.
SENEX,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-11-18
Union Meeting of the Y. M. C. A.


The Annual Union Meeting of the Y. M. G.
A. was held last Sunday night in the First
Presbyterian Church. AS usual on such occa-
sions that spacious church was filled. Short
addresses were made by j. N. Mcfarland.
President of the ASSOCIATION, q. M. McIlhany.
member of the State Executive Committee.
Rev. DR.. Halves of the Second Presby terrain
church, Rev. J. T. Williams, of the M. E.
Church South, II. F. Shealy of the Lutheran
church, and Rev. DR.. D. K. Mcfarland of the
First Presbyterian church. The report of Tay-
Ior Mccoy, the General Secretary of the Staun-
ton Association. was very full. setting forth in
good style. the work accomplished and the
benefits conferred by the Association socially,
intellectually, spiritually, and ply sically, and
the good effects in removing denominational
prejudices, and bringing all christians to work
In harmony for the salvation of souls.
Since the LIST of May last, there have been
1897, an average OF I05 per day. to visit the AS
ISOLATION Building. There are $500 volumes
in the Association Library, and papers of all
kinds received daily for the use ofthemembers
and visitors.
Since the 1st of September, there have been
79I visits, an average of Is per day, to the
gymnasium.
Since the first Of May there has been an ats
tendance at the religious meetings of the Asso-
citation 1855 persons.
From this elaborate report we make the fol-
lowing extract
The membership of the Association today is
26o. Sixty of these are boys in the Junior de-
partment. There are seventy-five sustaining
members included. who have given 81 200 for
the support of this work since January LIST.
there have beeu just fifty new members receiv-
ed. Now that new and reduced rates have
been adopted for membership, we hope to
have three hundred members on the roll by
January 1st.
word about the junior department. This
Is a branch of the Association for boys between
Ii and Is years of age. who are given the use
of certain parts of the building between GER
tain hours of the day. If there is any father
here who is the happy possessor of boy of
that critical age, we say the best thing you can
do for him is to give him q membership In this
junior department Look over the names OF
the sixty boys on our roll, and for good cbarac-
ter, for poiiteness for the best in their studies
for the best gymnasts, the best baseball and
boys. we will put them up against any set of
boys in town. II the boys of your family are
not on that roll, you should see to 1t that they
are put on it. The boys have two rooms, they
have the use of the gymnasium, and of the
bath, they have a library of their own of IT'S
volumes, and they subscribe for five of the
best boys papers. There is a Bible class of
meeting for boys at O'Clock led by one of
their number. at the meeting this afternoon
there were 80 boys present. They have bust
ness NJ Getting once mouth A committee of
which Mr.. Lightuer is chairman have full con-
troll of ali the affairs of the department."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-11-18
Decision fn the HarrisOnburg Land and
Improvement Company Case.

The trial in the case of the Harrisonburg
Land and Improvement Company against the
stockholders. G. G. Jordan. Asher Ayres, and
Geo. ]. Porter, which was commenced in the
Circuit Court of this county on last Friday af-
ternoon. was concluded at II O'Clock yesterday,
when 1t was submitted to the jury without
argument,who decided In favor of the Compa-
ny. The defence claimed that the facts were
not as represented in the prospectus, and for
that reason declined to pay for the stock for
which they had subscribed. This case excited
a good deal of interest and large number Of
witnesses were examined, and many specta-
tors attended the trial.
The counsel for the plaintiff were Winfield
Liggett OF Harrisonburg, and r. P. Bell. of
Staunton; and for the defendants, James B.
stephenson, Of Harrisonburg. and JAS Bnm-
gardner, OF Staunton.
At the trial specimens of the minerals con-
tanned on the lands of the Company were ex-
hibited. including lead, coal, black marble. and
iron ore. The amount involved is between
81, 500 and 1000. Jordan and Ayres each sub
scribed for ten shares and Porter for five shares
at slCO per share Of the capital stock.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-11-18

MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF THE VALLEY
R,R. Coon Monday the 10th annual meet
ing OF the stockholders Of the Valley r. r. Co.,
was held in the Office of j. & j. L. Bum gard
ner, The report of the President and Board
was adopted. The receipts as compared with
the expenditures shows that the road is doing
very wel-the receipts for the year ended last
June being $50 .47005 expenses sll7.2Si .23-ex-
cess of receipts over expenses Si2.lS5.S2.
The officers elected for the ensuing year are
Chas. F. Mayer. President; W. Fl. Uams
Secretary and Treasurer; j. j. Allen, W. A
Anderson, Henry Duval. Osman Latrohe, H.
Crawford Black "a new member), and Chas. f.
MAYER. Board of Directors.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-11-18
Grane, E.na~s of e.o.a re,auiars.

On the 1st of December. the 24th session Of
the Grand Lodge of the Good Templars of Vir-
giuia will be opened in Suffolk, in which the
Lodge of this city will furnish the followin ing
delegates:-Rev. ]. I. Williams, delegate from
District Lodge No. o. with o. Fl. Butcher as
alternate; Mrs. a. s. Woodhouse, Grand Vice
Tempar OF the Grand Lodge; Maj. j. w. New
ton. Chairman OF the Finance Committee Of
the Grand Lodge; Mayor "a. Fl. Fultz, Past
Representative. and a. S. Woodhouse, dele
gate. with Geo. H. Steinbock alternate
Ia the State there are ITO lodges with SOCK
members.
II. d Shepherd. of Chatham, is the present
Grand Chief Templar aud George w. Hawk
hurst of Falls Church, is Grand Secretary.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-11-18

SUICIDE OF THE EX-TREAsURER OF CAR.
ROLL CoUNTY.-Philip Beamer, who had
been previous to the recent election Treas
urer of Carroll county for many years COM
mitted suicide oa Monday.
At 10 o'clock he drove in to Hillsville
with his SOD, and stopping in the street got
out and stepped behind the buggy. Piac-
ing pistol to his left eye he fred, killing
himself instantly.
His being behind in his accounts is SUP
posed to be the cause.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-11-18
Frederick Warde at the Opera House
, Ta-Nirnf

M. Frederick Warde, the able and deserved
ly popular actor, supported by o good COM
pany, Will give rendition of the exceedingly
interesting play entitled the "Mountebank, -
in which the chief character, "Belpheger, the
Nor ntebauk," will be acted by Mr.. Warde.
This romantic play has never been acted here,
and 1t will be treat to Our citizens. Fred
erick Warde is well and very fayorably known
here. and the simple announcement that he is
to appear is sufficient 10 ensure large au-
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-11-18

KILLED NECK BROKEN .-About nine
o clock Sunday morning as Mr. Robert Hill.
1en was riding through Sperry vile, his
morse threw bin, breaking DIS neck and
X ling him Instantly. Hs leavea wife
s,.ns was riding behind him at tho time,
"a was no. s..riOualy i1urt wheo thrown.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-11-18

What's better for a wound than Salvation
Oil? Echo answers: what" We answer:
Nothing $50 say we alliof US. SO say we alp
Only 25 cents.
A poor unfortunate in Milwaukee is said to
have sneezed himself to death. Alas! poor
creature. living in the light OF the nineteenth
century and never heard of DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup. Well. this is more than Egyptian dark
neSsi
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-11-18
HEEDDLEBROOK.

NOTICE-Gentiemen. the cool weather is
drawing near and 1t is very important that
you should take your overcoats and heavy
suits to the STATE DYE WORKS, and have
them cleaned, dyed, and put in order for the
coming winter season. Mr.. Caffray guarant tees
all his work and his prices are quite moderate.
oct 2l.5ts
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-11-18

ENLARGEMENT OF THE M. E. CHURCH
SoUTH.-Every few years the Methodists have
been enlarging and improving their church,
and on Monday night OF last week. at meet
ing of the Quarterly Conference, it was decid-
ed to again enlarge and improve it by an adj
dition OF 20 feet in the rear, at a supposed cost
of six or seven thousand dollars. and appoint
ed committee to take charge of it composed
OF Messrs B. T. Bagby. J. W. Bodey, Reeves
Gait, S. K. Davis. r. L. Stratton, j, A. Fauver
and J. W. Splitter.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-11-18

LocAL-OP rIoN ELECTION IN PASTURES DI9
TRIcr-Iu accordance with the petition Of the
r, qusite nlmber OF 7otsrs of Pastures Distric',
the county Judge has ordered an election to he
hell in ttiat Distr ct on the 10Th OF December
on tbs question of licensing the sale Of spiritl
Gus liquors.
The precincts embraced in that District are
Churchyiile, De, rfiell, Lebanon Springs, But
falo Gap and Craigsyllla. There can be but
little, If any, doubt that the vote Will De
against license.