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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
Nelson Doud Dies Prom His Injuries and
His Companion Badly Hurt.

Nelson Doud Dies Prom His Injuries and
His Companion Badly Hurt.
Not many accidents occurred yesterday,
but one was fatal, and others injured are ex-
pected to die. The list follows:
DoUD-REEHAN-Nelson Douh, Thomas
Reehan and another all oil we'll rig build
ers were walking on the Panhandle Rail-
road tracks near Willow Grove about 6;S0
last evening, and did not notice an ap-
preaching train. Doud and Reehan were
struck by the engine, but their companion
succeeded in jumping to one side IN time 70
escape. The two injured men were picked
up and brought to the city to be taken to the
West Penn Hospital, The ambulance
about to remove them from the
baggage room at the Union DEPOT Doud
died. Reehan was taken to the hospital and
Doud's body was sent to the morguc. Doud
had been injured internally. He was about
30 years of age. and was working as rig
builder at McDouald's. His home is in Elba,
washington county, o., where he has u
wife and several children. In his pocket he
carried receipt for assessments paid on a
policy in the Knights TempIar and Masonic
Life Indemnity Company. An inquest will
be held to-day. Reehan, who was taken to
I the West Penn Hospital, is in a critical con-
dition. His skull was fractured. and he was
seriously injured otherwise. All three men
worked at Mcdonald.
WENXE-WooDs-Fred Wenke and Thomas
of scaffoId ut the Black Diamond Steel
Works yesterday. The men were engaged
in building the scaffod around a smoke
stack y hen it gave way. They fell TO the
ground with it, a distance of so feet Wenke 5
skull was fractured and his shoulder dislo-
Gated; his injuries are fatal. Woods had
several ribs broken and an arm fractured,
and was hurt internally. The injured men
were removed to their homes.
MCCoNNELL-Thomas Mcconnell, an en-
ploye of the Liberty machine shops. had his
leg crushed by having a roll weighing two
tons fall on it. He is at his homo on Nine
teenth street.
BRowN-John Brown, an employee at the
Larimer stables, was knocked down and run
over by heavy fuel wagon yesterday. Both
legs were broken and he sustained severe
scalp wound. He was removed TO the West
Penn Hospital.
observation-disclosures Mccullough, an en-
ploye of Ritter & Comfy, fell from wagon at
their plant yesterday and suffered frac-
ture of the right thigh.
THoMPsoN-James Thompson had his leg
crushed by an engine at Oliver Bros. & Phil
lips Woods Run mill yesterday. The limb
will have to be amputated. He lives on Nc
Clure avenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
THE RAILROAD VETERANS.
They Elect Officers and Arrange for an
Annual Banquet.

Annual Banquet.
The Veterans Association of the Pitts
burg division of the Pennsylvania Railroad
met yesterday and elected the following
officers: President, Robert Pitcairn; Vice
President, R. w. Turney, Greensburg;
Secretary and Treasurer, John Alldred,
chief clerk to Mr.. Pitcairn. An Executive
Committee was chosen, composed of the fol-
lowing men: j. K. Russell, road foreman of
engines; Edward Pitcairn, trainmaster; j.
G. Stewart, foreman of the Wall shops; B.
M. Watt, Superintendent of the Mononga-
hela division, and Thomas E. Watt, Dis
trict Passenger Agent. Thomas f. Watt
was chosen Chairman of the committee.
The maiden meeting Of the association
was held last April, when 46 men attended.
All present had served 25 years with the
company. Among them was Andrew Car
negie, who is one of the leading members
They expect to have 300 members, and the
railroad experiences of all must date back
to wood fires in engines and cars and slow
travel along the line. The Pittsburg divis-
ion organization is the finest of Its kind in
the country.
''But that is not strange" Mr.. Pitcairn
said. ''The Pittsburg division of the T. r. r. is
first IN everything. 1t was the first in in
Producing air brakes, the block signal and
the Union Switch and Signal. 1t was the
first to change engines to burn coal instead
of wood and it was the first to introduce
steam heat into cars"
The object of the organization is to pro-
mote mutual intercourse and foster iraterpal
feeling among the old employees of the rail-
road. An annual banquet is to be held on
the second Tuesday of April of each year.
The initiation fee is 81 and the annual
dues 81.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
CITY STAGE NOTES.

Sol SMITH RUSSELL will be the attra ction at
the Alvin Theater next week, presenting
for the first time in Pittsburg his new play
by Edward E. Kidder, entitled Peaceful
Valley" The play has been highly praised,
and Mr.. Russell is q comedian OF singular
Charm and ability.
AGNES HUNTINGTON, in Captain Therese''
and "Paul Jones,' will be the radical change
of bill at the Duquesne Theater next week.
Miss Huntington's rich contralto voice and
her graceful personality have made her a
favorite in Pittsburg. The new opera by
Planquette is said to be merry and tune
full.
ON Friday afternoon, February 5, the Elks
will give their fourteenth annual benefit at
the Grand Opera House. 1t will include all
the attractions in the city. On Tuesday
afternoon, at 2 o'clock, they will auction of
the seats at the house. Those not sold will
be placed in the box Office for ticket holders
who do not care to attend the sale.
LIFE in old Salem, in the days when
bigotry and superstition obscured the
nobler traits of the Puritan character, is
pictured in "The WITCH" which Marie
Hubert Frohman will produce at the Grand
Opera House next week. Miss Frohman
has never played here before, but she is said
to be beautiful oman and a clever ac-
treSS.
NEXT week something unusual for a
museum attraction Will be at the World $
Museum, in the person of a graduate ot the
Royal Institute of England executing with
astonishing rapidity and fauftless detail fine
oil paintings. Fred II. Devine is the artist.
Friday afternoon Mr.. Devine will give each
lady visitor a handsome oil painting as a
souvenir.
"MR. POTTER oF Texas" comes TO the Bijou
next week with cast and scenic accessories
which promises exceedingly well. 1t would
be hard to find stronger array of talent in
the leaders of any organization than is con-
tanned in Joseph Wheelock, Jeffreys Lewis.
Frank Aiken, Maurice Drew and May Haines,
all of whom have been seen in Pittsburg to
good advantage. 1t is but fair to suppose
that "Mr. Potter of Texas" will prove a treat
to tleater-COerS
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
THE SILVER QUESTION
For the First Time Really Taken Up
by the Present Congress.
A WORLDS FAIR INVESTIGATION
To Be Recommended to the Housesin Order
to Straighten Matters.
SOME OF WASHINGT0N'S LIVE NEWS

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 27.-The first
hearing OF this Congress on the silver ques-
tion took place this morning before the
House Committee on Coinage, Weights and
Measures, Mr. Leech, the Director of the
Mint, being examined. The inquiries OF
the free coinage men related chiefly to
whether or not the fall in the prices of sill
yer and the worlds commodities had not
been practically contemporaneouss consider
ing the question for series of years and
unaffected by any special crop condition.;
also as to whether or not the present policy
under which even the silver notes were re-
deemed in gold if desired, did not have the
effect OF enhancing the value of gold and
keeping the two metals apart. Mr.. Leech
was of the opinion that supply and demand
for silver alone regulated its prices.
Mr.. Williams, of Massachusetts,, an anti
free coinage member, directed his inquiries
with the view of showing that under tree
coinage other nations would send their
silver here, and that single important
nation could seriously impair our standing
by draining gold from the United States
and DESTROYING confidence in the ability of
this country to make good its promise to re-
deem in gold
Mr.. Leech favored an international agree
ment as the best mode of solution of the
question.
Mr.. Leech, having spoken of lndia's
large balance of trade, Mr.. MeKeighan, OF
Nebraska, asked if that instead of showing
prosperity on the part of India, did not
show that India sold so cheaply that other
countries preferred to buy of her rather
than to sell to her, when Mr.. Leech re-
sponded that large trade balance was gen.
orally thought good thing for country.
Mr.. McKeighan then propounded this
question, which was not satisfactorily an
swered: "Why, then. after 1885, when the
United States had one of its largest trade
balances, did we have to cushion the beams
OF our cars to carry tramps on?"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
THE FIRE RECORD.

AT Elizabethporr, N. J., Borne, Scrymser
& Co.'s lubricating oil manufacturing plant,
caused by an explosion of one of the stills.
The blazing oil fioated out on the surface of
Staten Island sound and endangered the tug
boats which had steamed to the scene to be
of assistance. The Staten Island meadows
we're fired and ignited the trestle of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad bridge. Whafves
for 45O feet were burned. Forty thousand
new barrels, many thousands of barrels of
manufactured oil and six immense stills
were destroyed. Loss aggregates $500, 600,
partly insured.
AT Albany, the French Church of the As
sumption, the pastors house (damaged),
and frame buildings occupied by nine COL
ored families. Total loss, $50 900; on church.
$40, coo; insurance on church, So 600.
AT Meridian, Miss, the machine shop of
the Queen and Crescent Railroad. Loss,
SIS, co., fully insured.
Ar Chicago, d. W. Ryan's cooperase fac
tory damaged $4,000.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
MUSGRAVE'S BURNT SKELETON.
1t Confronts Him in Court at Terre Haute
and Will Likely Convict Him of Swind-
ling Insurance Companies - Strong
Testimony in the Log Cabin Case.

It Confronts Him in Court at Terre Haute
and Will Likely Convict Him of Swind-
ling Insurance Companies - Strong
Testimony in the Log Cabin Case.
TERRE HAUTE, Jan. 27.-The prosecu-
tion is greatly pleased tonight with the
prospect of convicting Bob Musgrave for
conspiracy to obtain money by false pre-
lenses The defense has made persistent
effort to save him by interposing technicali-
ties of law, but the judge having invariably
ruled against them some strong testimony
was presented to the jury to-day.
A.George Mackey, of the Chicago Office Of
the United States Mutual Accident As
sociation, testified to Mr.. Musgrave taking
out policy for $1,000 August II, 1891.
Charles Howard, of Joseph L. Dietz & Co.,
Chicago, told how Musgrave, whom he had
met at the Office of common friend, asked
to be permitted to receive his mail at the
firms office, receiving letters there ad-
dressed in his own name and that of ''T. B.
Burnham," whom he represented as a
friend. Witness received and receipted for
the box containing the skeleton, as after
ward developed, and which was burned in
the log cabin near here.
H. d. Moore. of Parsons & Co., of st.
Louis, told about the correspondence with
'T. B. Burnham" and the sale of the
skeleton and shipment of the latter. Farm
ers living near the log cabin testified to
finding the bones in the burned cabin,
where Musgrave had been seen the night
before by several Terre Hauteans who had
been taken there by Charley Trout, now
under indictment jointly with Musgrave.
These citizens were also on the stand.
Fred Markle, Musgrave's brother-in-law,
was on the witness stand when court ad-
iourned He testified to the manner in
which Musgrave and Trout prevailed on
him to lend the former the 5000 his wife had
saved for a rainy day, and how Trout and
Musgrave admitted to him after the fire
that the scheme was to get insurance money.
Musgrave had $685. 900 insurance in all
S15,O 900 IN the company named above, the
remainder being in companies whose names
are withheld by those acquainted with the
facts
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
TAXPAYERS PROTEST AGAIN.
Stone Front Police Stations and Parks Not
Necessity.


Necessity.
The taxpavers of the Twenty-fifth ward
held a meeting last evening in the Sarah
street schoolhouse to take action against
the increased tax. The meeting was called
to order by Chairman w. T. Powell. John
E. Cook and w. S. Jones were elected sec
retaries. George Walker was called upon
to state the object of the meeting. He was
followed by several speakers, who all con-
demned the increased taxation. They were
William Waite, William c. Burtt, NJ
McComb, NJ. Downey, Thomas O'Sheel,
Leonard Kaufeld, William Hammett,
Charles Breitwieser and Alderman
Beinhsuer. The Committee on Resolutions
presented lengthy set of resolutions, which
were read and adopted. The resolutions
opened by condemning the heavy taxation,
which it is claimed was caused by building
stone-front police stations, improving an
unnecessary and useless park aud other un-
Just appropriations. 1t was then resolved,
''that we condemn as ruinous and almost
criminal extravaganza, the contemplated e1-
Denditure of nearly $500, 600 toward Schen-
lev Park improvements, and that We
heartily indorsc the action of the Council
men who voted for an auditing committee,
and strongly condemn the actions of
those who voted against it That it
is our wish that our Councilmen vote
against the eItravagant appropriations
asked for, and to the best of their ability
use every fair and honorable means to
coanteraet the e1travagant outlay of money
which has characterized the actions of
Councils the past few DAYS"
William Waite was then nominated as
candidate for Select Council and Henry
Eiler for Common. Mr. Eler made an
effort to answer the call for speech and
fell into a fainting fit. He was carried out
and soon revived. He has heen i'll for
some time past. The taxpayers then formed
permanent organization.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
HARvARD'S ASTRONOMICAL PARTY
Getting Along Nicely and Doing Some Good
Work in Peru.

Work in Peru.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS, Jan. 27.-[Special I
"A little more than year ago the second
expedition from Harvard was sent to make
astronomical observations in South
America. The first was under the direction
of S j. Bailey, and was very sue
cesstul. Prof. VIM. H. Pickering
was in charge of the second, and
with several assistants, he left Cambridge
in December 1890. A site about three miles
northwest of Arequipa, in Peru, was Sc
lected, and station established. 1t is more
than 5000 feet above the sea level, and is
especially advantageous on account of the
remarkable steadiness of air and the clear
ness of the sky.
The Bache telescope was mounted, and
during the year 1924 photographs have been
taken The 13-inch Equatorial. the largest
refracting telescope in the southern hernis-
phere, was also mounted, and although as
yet no photographs have been taken with
it, the expectation is that great results will
be obtained eventually.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
Beat q Hotel Out of SO.

A stranger did the Keystone Hotel out of
Sc yesterday. After registering he asked a
son of Nick Snyder, the proprietor, to
change him 500 note. The boy hadn't
the money, and agreed to loan the fellow
the above sum, taking his pocketbook as
security. The bill was worthless. He is
supposed to be the man who has victimized
several Lawrenceville merchants.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
National Board of Trade Meeting.

WASHINGTON, D. G, Jan. 27.-The Ma
tional Board of Trade convened to-day at
the Shoreman, for its twenty-seeond annual
meeting. The session Of the board will
continue through three days and during
that time several subjects of interest will
be considered. Among them the uniform
public highways, the Torrey bankruptcy
bill, amendments to the interstate commerce
act, improvement of the great lakes, and
the Mississippi river: the Erie canal, its en-
largement and maintenance by the general
Government, and silver legislation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
Considering Anti-opiion Bills.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 27-Next
"Wednesday the House Committee on Agri-
culture will begin the consideration of the
anti-option bills now before If. A number
of communications expressing. desires to be
heard upon the bills have been received by
the committee from boards of trade and
farmers organizations In compliance with
these requests the committee has determined
to allot one week. beginning next Wcdnes-
day, for the hearing of arguments, before
taking action on the propositions involved
in the bills.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
STUMBLED ON THE STATUTES.

JAMES E. MARSHALL, a driver on the Spring
Garden street car line, was committed to
Jail yesterday on the charge of desertion
and non-support.
CHARLES MALONE. Amelia Brown and Amy
Reif were arrested last night and sent to the
Eleventh Ward Police station to answer the
charge of disorderly conduct. They were
acting disorderly at the house of Hannah
Brown, 147 Webster avenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
Few Kicks on County vaIues.

The County Commissioners as the Board
of Revision yesterday heard appeals
from assessments made in Mansfield, Oak
mont and CHARTERS boroughs. The board
had made an increase over the assessments
made by the assessors in all three districts.
There was the usual number of ordinary
appeals, but none of special interest. To-
day appeals will be heard from the First
and Second wards of Sewickley and the three
wards of Tarentum.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
Went Out and Forgot to Come Back

Abraham Framer was arrested Yesterday
afternoon on the charge of false pretense.
The charge was preferred by David Rosen-
thai, of No. so Wylie avenue. 1t is alleged
Framer, who was clerk in Rosen thai 3
clothing store, took $3.50 worth of goods out
for inspection, and he failed to return
either the goods or money. The affair, it is
alleged, took place three months ago, and
Framer left the city. He returned yester-
day and was arrested. He was sent to iail
for hearing before Alderman Reilly.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
From Hotel Deiloue.

Mr.. c. W. Reed, proprietor of the Hotel
Dellone. Omaha, one of the finest new and
modern hotels in tie West, says of CHAM
berlain's Cough Remedy:
'We have used it in our family for years
with the most satisfactory result, especially
for our children, for colds and croup 1t
can be depended upon; besides it is pleasant
to take and seems to be free from ehloroform
and the oily substances put into many
cough mixtures" % cent, so cent and 81
bottles for sale by druggists TTsu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
Territories That Want to Be States

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 27.-The con-
sideration of the bills providing for the
admission into the Union of the several ter
ritories was begun to-day by the House
Committee on Territories, Delegate Joseph,
of New Mexico, starting the ball rolling by
an argument in behalf of the bill for the
admission of New Mexico.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
bravery in War TartliIy r ,wsrded

CHICAGO, Jan. 2.-I1 the presence of
the army officers of the Department of the
Missouri stationed at headquarters here,
General Miles to-day presented Captain
Frank ID. Baldwin with a bronze medal
awarded him by Congress for conspicuous
bravery in two engagements during the late
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
EDWIN ARNOLD KNOCKED OUT.
Bsrced by Illness and a Doctor to Cancel
Al of His ENGAGEMENTS.

BDrced by Illness and q Doctor to Cancel
All of His engagements.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-[ Special. l-Sir Ed
win Arnold has had to cancel all his en-
gagements, including his readings at Daly's
Theater., He visited his manager, Major
Pond, to-day prepared, he said, to fill his
engagements. Half an hour later Dr.
Garmany, his physician, vetoed this ar
rangement. He said that Sir Edwin was
too weak, his pulse was not normal and his
voice could not bear the strain of reading.
This may prevent Sir Edwin from appear
ing before an American audience again this
season,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
LYNCHERs' CASES ON APPEAL
Wind Up of Celebrated Texas Case in the
q. S. Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 27.-The
United States Supreme Court to-day con-
cluded the hearing of the case arising out of
the attempt of citizens of Young county,
Tex, to take from posse and lynch the
four NARROW brothers, under arrest on a
charge of being horse thieves.
Seven citizens of Young county we're tried
by the United States District Court for the
murder of two of the prisoners. Three of
them, named Logan, Wallace and Wagner,
were convicted of conspiracy, fined 5000
each, sentenced to ten years Imprisonment
in the penitentiary and disfranchised. The
eral Taft represented the Government, and
Ex-Attorney General Garland the three
men.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
Examination of Mine Bosses.

The examination of candidates for the Do
sition of mining boss in the various mines
in the Seventh bituminous district, is being
held in the Court House. There are 80 an
plicants. Roger Hartley, James Blick and
A. STEINER are conducting the examina-
tion
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
Stocking Bargains Before s.ock-Taking.

Children's fine cashmere hose, plain and
ribbed, :5j cents, reduced from 75 cents and
81; at SO cents, reduced from 70 cents and
81. Ladies' fine heece-lined hose, 80 cents,
reduced from 75 cents; ladies' cashmere
hose, double soles, 80 cents, reduced from 70
cents and 81
\. q. CAMPBELL & SoNs, % and q Fifth av.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
DIED.

NOBLE-On Wednesday, January 27, at 6
P. NJ, LIZZIE CLANCY, wife of William NJ
street. Seventeenth ward, in her 9Th year
Interment will take place SATURDAY, apth
inst, at t,so r. ". Friends Of the family are
respectfully invited to attend.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
Duquesne-Agnes Huntington.
Sale of seats opens to-day.

If you want to paper your store ceiling
come and look at that elegant design, No
2,912. 1 have it in all colors.
JOHN s. ROBERTS,
719-721 Liberty street, head of Wood.
MTh
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28

stock-TakinE Bargains In Trimmings.
100 pieces, all widths, colors and styles,
at half price. All this seasons goods; now
is the time to buy.
A. G. CAMPBELL q Son S, % and q Fifth ay.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28

If your grocer does not keep Minnehahs
-four, and will not get it for you, write to
Arbuckles & Co. and they will tell you the
name of the grocer nearest you who does
keep it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
The New York Worlds Fair R;JJ

ALBANY, Jan. 27.-The Senate Finance
Committee has decided to report favorably
without amendment Cantor's bill appro-
priating S3O0,0OO for this States exhibit at
the Worlds Fair.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28

WE are sole agents in Ohio and Penpsyl-
vania for lignomen, the new interior decora.
tion. Come and see it,
JOHN S. ROBERTS,
1921 Liberty street, head OF Wood.
DITh
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28

s1OO, 600 for public building at McKees-
port, and 100000 for public building at
Washington, Pa.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28

McKcesport and Washington Buildings.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. Ex-senator
Quay to-day introduced bills appropriating
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28

W. J. Bender, of the Twenty first ward, is
assessed 6, 800 on 49xll9 feet on PARK avenue.