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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
A Free Trip to Europe,

The Queen will give frst-class cabin pas
sage to England and return with 5000 in cash
for expenses, to the person sending the first
correct answer to the following problem:
IF Henry's grandfather was Johns uncle,
what relation would Henry be to John?"
A first-class safety bicycle for the second
correct answer; French music box for the
third; gold watch to each of the next three;
a pair of genuine diamond earrings, in solid
gold setting, to each of the next five; a silk
dress pattern to each of the next ten. To
the person sending the last correct answer
will be given Steinway or Mason & Risch
fine toned upright piano; to the next to the
last a Kodak camera; to each of the next
two, complete lawn tennis outfits; to each
of the next three pair of genuine diamond
earrings, in solid gold setting; to each
of the next five handsome silk dress. pat-
tern, and several other additional prizes
(should there be so many sending in correct
answers). A special prize will be given for
the first correct answer from a reader of the
Pittsburg Dispatch. All answers must be
sent by mail and bear postmark not later
than June 1st Each competitor must in.
close seven q. s. two-cent stamps for sample
copy of the Queen with full particulars and
list of 'lucky" Americans who have pre-
viously won some of the.Queen's valuable
prizes. This popular publication has already
given three free trips to Europe. Send to-
day and address the Canadian Queen, "a"
Toronto, Canada
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
SCHNEIDER ACQUITTED.

Tho Charge Of Selling Liquor to Minors De-
cided Not Proven and the Defendant
Is Discharged - Another Wholesaler
tions Heard.
The continued hearing of Max Schneider,
the Allegheny saloon keeper who was
charged before Alderman McKenna by W.
H. Muncey with selling liquor to minors,
was held yesterday. j. s. Young was the
attorney for the defense and L. P. Stone for
the prosecution. The two boys, NJ. Alex
ander and Thomas Kirkpatrick, to whom it
was alleged that liquor was sold, testified
that they were as yet under age, and that
Muncey had given them money to go into
Schneider's saloon and purchase liquor.
The defense argued that it was not wilful
misdemeanor on the part of the defendant,
as he had repeatedly cautioned his bar
keepers against selling to minors, and that
the boys had misrepresented their ages.
Alderman McKenna could not find sufficient
evidence to warrant him holding Schneider
for court and he was discharged.
The Court yesterday granted wholesale
license to j. L. Able & Co, OF Nos. 145 and
146 Water street. Their application had
been held over for amendment by striking
OUT tne request lOT u cOupouuueIs duu lec-
ti6er's license.
There were two more hearings on liquor
license applications yesterday. Leopold
Einstein, who had been held over, was
given rehearing on an application for a
bottler's license for MiIlvale borough, and
Sylvester A. Shaw, proprietor of the
Homestead Hotel, Homestead, who was sick
when his name was called in the regular
list, was heard. Both applicants seemed to
get through pretty easily.
Thomas j. Keenan,, jackson street, Allie
gheny, on behalf of his brother, James
Keenan,, entered information before Alder
man McMasters yesterday charging Joseph
Blattner, saloon keeper at the corner of
Rebecca street and Allegheny avenue, ALLIE
gheny, with assault and battery and selling
liquor to minors keenan, alleges that
Blattrer sold liquor to his brother, got him
and then, after beating him.
threw him from the saloon. Blattner gave
bail for hearing Monday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
STEEL cRoWDING OUT IRON.
It Is Now Used Almost Exclusively In the
M,rufocturo cf I,;uos

It L. Now Used Almost Exclusively In tho
Manufacture OF Pipes.
"steel is rapidly displacing iron in the
manufacture of pipe and tubing. as we'll
as in other branches of manufacture, -
said George Chalfant, of Spang, Chalfant &
Co., yesterday. Mr.. Chalfant is the man
ager of the Etna Iron Works at Etna bor-
ough, the first establishment in the country
to adopt natural gas for manufacturing pur-
poses, the firm having the product of the
first big well in Butler county piped to
their well in 1876.
cat the price they are producing steel
nowadays" Mr.. Chalfant continued, "it
will soon take the place of iron wherever it
can be used. The other day we received at
our tube works several carloads of steel
plates Is inches wide, cut to the exact
length of 10 feet, all ready for making into
pipe or tubing, at cost of s26 per ton. 1t
would cost us S31 so per ton to produce
iron for the same purpose right there at our
own works, not counting anything for fuel
in the calculation. Even at our own steel
works we could not produce steel at the
same cost, though that is because our works
are not designed for the manufacture of
that kind of steel. The shipment came
from Wheeling. and is good steel Other
kinds of steel is being made and sold
equally cheap, and as it looks now, if the
cheapening of production continues, steel
will be as cheap as halt by the wagon
load"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
THE POLICE WANT HER.
Lucy Lewis Is Mysteriously Missing and
Ugly Charges Are Made.

lucy Lewis Is Mysteriously Missing and
Ugly Charges Are Made.
Miss Lucy Lewis, comely maiden of
probably % years of age, is mysteriously
missing from Allegheny. The Allegheny
police have been looking for her since yes
terday. Miss Lewis was formerly an
inmate of the Domestics' Home on
Federal street, Allegheny. When she
left the Home she went to board with Mrs
Henkle, at Federal street and Montgomery
avenue, Allegheny. When Miss Lewis left
the Home it is alleged by Mrs. Rountree,
proprietress of the place, that she began col
fecting money for the concern and has been
so doing ever since without authority. The
Allegheny police were notified. They
called to see the girl at Mrs. Henkle's, but
she was not in. When she returned and
was told that an officer had called
upon her, she left the place and has not
since been seen. She has been heard of,
however, and yesterday Mrs. Rountree dis
covered that the missing girl was operating
in Pittsburg, and was collecting money for
the institution which the institution was
not receiving. The Pittsburg police were
then notified to look out for her.
Mrs. Rountree, when seen last night, said:
''Miss Lewis has been going through the two
cities for month begging for our concern
and then keeping what money she would
get 1 heard of her only to-day and I now
want the police to capture her."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
FOUGHT TO A FINISH.

Two Oil Drillers Engage in . Desperate
Battle-Both Arc In Bed From Their
IpJuries-An Old Feud Breaks Out Dur
ing q Carousal.
James Fox and Albert Steinbrook, oil
we'll drillers, INDUCED in q vicious fight at
Noblestown on Tuesday evening. Both
men are now in bed, and both were dan
gerously hurt. Fox had his left eve
gouged out, while Steinbrook had three
fingers on his left hand 50 badly chewed
that the physicians have determined to
amputate all his fingers at the second
knuckles.
The two men had been drinking together
the evening the fight occurred. Both are
from the upper oil country and their com.
panions, several of whom were present, did
not know that the two men were enemies
and had been for several years The fight
started about paying for the liquor they
were drinking. Both wanted to pay and
finally dispute arose about which
one had the most money. After
discussing the subject for time the two
men clinched in a desperate struggle. Their
companions formed ring about them and
no one was allowed to interfere. The two
rolled over and over, biting, striking and
kicking each other in their bloody battle.
They fought until both were completely ex-
hausted. and when they were separated both
were lying helpless, but Fox had the other
fellows hand in his mouth, while Stein
brook had Fox's right ear in his mouth.
The ear would certainly have been bitten
of, but Steinbrook had no upper teeth.
The oil men who witnessed the battle say
it was one of the most vicious they had ever
seen, and it reminded them Of the old time
oil country battles
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
SHORT WEIGHTS IN COAL

Tho Mayor Orders All the City Scales Cor
rected and New Ones Built.
Mayor Gourley's recently appointed ordi-
nance officer has, among numerous other
things, discovered that majority of the
city weigh scales that have been used for
weighing coal were out of plumb. In
other words they did not weigh prop
erly and, in nearly every instance,
the error in weight was in favor
of the coal dealer and against the consumer
He also found that in the East End, Shady
side, Mt Washington and Glenwood dis
tricts there is inadequate provision for
weighing coal, and dealers were compelled
to drive long distances to get their weights,
thus finding an excuse for guessing on their
sales.
All this being reported to the Mayor, he
consulted Chief Bigelow, and, as a result, he
yesterday began the work of having every
set of scales in the city tested for accuracy
and repaired to make them accurate, and
will at once begin the erection of new ones
in the districts mentioned. Proposals for
the new work can be filed during the next
week.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
OUR POOR MANS SALE,

Low Prices VIII Reign Supreme in Our
vell-LIshted Basement To-Day and
saturday-P. c. C. c., Ciothicrs, Corner
Grant and Diamond Streets.
Boys pleated or plain suits. light or
dark patterns, poor mans price. ......$ S2
Boys fine dress suits, siZes4 to a. regu-
lar price So and 81, go Friday and Sat-
urday at........ ....................... 70
Boys long pants suits, sizes l3 to 10,
worth &C. poor mans price e...... 90
Boys mixed worsted pants at............ -
Boys striped cashmere pants, Il styles, -
at 80 and. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. A
One lot boys short pants suits, worth So,
poor mans price. Observation-Disclosures. l 2S
zoo pairs mems cheviot pants at only. l Is
Two lots mems worsted suits, all sizes,
black cords, Friday and Saturday.. 20
Mems mixed cheviot suits and striped
cashmere suits poor mans price. 80. 4 25
Mems plain black cheviot suits and
fancy worsteds worth $40 and $12 Fri
day and Satur day ay........................ 90
One Thousand pairs mems worsted pants
Mems plain tan and brown snits, also also
stylish brown blocks, worth sl2, poor
mans price,. ce.......................... 5 90
500 special grade cashmere suits, mix
lures, plaids and checks, Friday and
saturday ......-................... W
w Wen 5 SUITS at w
Zoo men suitS at.. .................: D w
And remember all these goods can be OBJ
tanned in our well-lighted basement Friday
and Saturday. p. c. C. c., Clothiers,
Corner Grant and Diamond streets.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
LEFT MILLIONS BEHIND.

The VIII Of Sarah p. Hitchcock Filed fol
Probate-John Liggetts Children Ars
the Heirs-she Owned the Smithfield
Street Front From Fifth Avenue tc
Diamond Street. -.
The will of the late Mrs. Sarah P. Hitch
cock was fled for probate yesterday. 1t
is dated April 2, 1879, and had codicil
added last year. Mrs. Hitchcock was one
of the wealthiest property owners in Pitts
burg and was reported to be worth several
million dollars. The most valuable piece of
property she held was the block on Smith
field street from Fifth avenue to Diamond
street. She owned a half interest in the
entire frontage between those two streets.
The place Is now occupied by Kaufman
Bros, the McElveen Furniture Company
and the saloons of Matt Weiss and James
Piatt The property has frontage of
about 400 feet and is $50 feet deep. 1t is
valued at So, 900 per front foot.
Mrs Hitchcock first bequeaths her entire
estate in trust to her brother, John Liggett,
and his heirs and assigns He is to have
the management of it, except actual posses
sion or partition of it, collect the rents, pay
are to be divided among the children
of her brother, John Liggett,
namely, Elizabeth McP. Thomas and
John, Francis R., Augustus G. and Will
lam Liggett, and her step-daughter, Mrs.
Mary Kate Hancock. Each is to get one
seventh of the rents during their lives, and
at their deaths their shares go to their chill
dren for life and their children after them.
None of the rents are to be paid over until
the youngest child of John Liggett becomes
q years Of age. The shares are not trans
ferable nor to be liable for debt or execu-
tion. A $1,000 bond of the Ashtabula and
Pittsburg Railroad is given each to Mary
Gamble, cousin of the testator, Miss Eliza
Milligan and Elizabeth McCleary.
The trustee, or trustees, are not to receive
over per cent for handling the estate. By
a codicil Marcus w. Woodward is added as
a trustee with John Liggett. A second
codicil, dated September 9, 1891, provides
that when the trust ceases, which would be
when the grandchildren of the present life
heirs come into possession, the estate is to
divided among the heirs as they would have
received the rents had the trust continued.
Her articles of jewelry are also divided
among the children of her brother. One
clause provides that should any of her heirs
contest the will, the share Of the ones SO
contesting is to be merged into the shares o.
the others and the contestants get nothing.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
LOOKING FOR A SNAP.

| A Young Man Breaks Into the Cent-a- Word
Column With an Advertisement for q
Position as Son-in-Law In q Wealthy
Family.
The native modesty, restless energy, care
less disregard for details and q profound be-
lief in the possibilities of limited capital,
all characteristic of the American of to-day,
came to the front in the business Office of
THE DISPATCH yesterday. A young man
of regular features, medium height, broad
shoulders and neat dress pushed his way
through the crowd at the cent-a-word col
umn counter and presented the following
advertisement:
| WANTED-Position son-in-law in . wealthy
F. A., Dispatch ONCE
The advertiser paid his cent-a-word with
business-like air, declined to enter into
conversation and walked away
The modesty of the young man was dis
played in part by his refusal to talk and in
a greater degree by the wording of his ad-
vertisement He does not demand wife,
although that is implied, nor does he insist
upon a mother-in-law. He leaves these
trifling details to adjust themselves. He
adopted into wealthy family as a son-in-
law. He might have asked, and at the
same advertising rates, for dozen wives, or
he might have insisted upon marrying into
the Astor, Vanderbil. or Gould families;
at the same rate of cent-a-word he could
have declared his preference for a
blonde or brunette, or insisted
upon some particular shade of political and
religious views. The ,enterprising advertiser
might have stipulated the amount of prop
erty, real estate and personal, that would
1, Il
acter of the ancestors of the family that
might desire to ally itself with him. He
might have done all of these things, but he
didn't. He simply invested Is cents and
retired with the calm consciousness that
within a few weeks he would be that de-
sirable appendage of wealthy family-a
tractable and contented son-in-law.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
no PLACE TO STAY.
The License Court Causes Trouble to a
Party From Michigan.

The License Court Ccuses Trouble to a
Party From Michigan.
There was a very tired party of people on
the Southside last night who searched long
and vigorously for a place to rest their
weary bodies, but were unable to find any
shelter outside of the station house. The
party consisted of John Warner with his
wife and son, and John Jacobs, wife and
three children. They came from Michigan
in search of relative named
Charles Miller for whom they
searched for four hours, but were
unable to find. The party then started to
hunt lodgings and tried every hotel, only to
be turned off with the excuse that the place
was full. Tired and weary they were finally
piloted to the Twenty-eighth ward station,
where they were given comfortable quarters
in the hospital department by Inspector
Kelly.
The Inspector said last night that he had
stated in License Court that there were not
enough houses on the Southside to accom-
modate the public, and this proves his state
ment
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
AN EXODUS OF ANARCHISTS

Suggested as tho Proper Thing by an
Anonymous Correspondent.
Among Mayor Gourley's mail yesterday
was the following letter:
PITTsBURG, April %.
Honorable and Dear Sir:
Would 1t not be very wise thing for Your
Honor to notify tho police to make a
thorough investigation OF che city, North
and South sides for all tho Anarchists, and
insist on their leaving the city forth
with? You see the Immense amount
of depredations in other places by them,
and they should not be allowed to remain
in either city. They are here and have been
holding their secret meetings, which Is O
barefaced outra ge; the next thing we will
have will be some of our municipal build
ings blown up or the banks. They should
not be allowed the least foothold. 1t is a
poor thing to lock the stable after the horse
is stolen. do hope Your Honor will move
in this matter before it is too late as some
of them have been very outspoken. and
they are all foreigners and, of course, aliens.
Our officers have been too lenient with
those murderers, for such they are. as they
DO not value life. Hoping to hear of you
giving them your attention, remain one of
your well wishers. Am sorry that your
term of office did not last for another term.
CITIZEN.
The Mayor will pay no attention to the
communication. as it is anonymous.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
A TALE OF DULCET TONES.

Short History OF italian Vengeance and
this Quick Retribu.ion Following the
wreaking Of It-How Dreams, Groans
and Fiddles Became Mixed.
The close. warm friendship that has ex-
listed for some time past between John
Gilko and John Micko is a somber thing of
the past. The two Johns have fallen out,
and fallen out quite desperately at that
In years agone the two Johns were tanned
and warmed under the same sun in italian
were drawn together as only genial
souls can be. They coiled. twisted and
writhed their italian tongues and said they
would live together They did. But it was
not for long. For when John Gilko looked
upon the worldly possessions of John Micko
panied look came into his liquid dark
eyes. John Gilko did not speak, but he
thought and looked appealingly at John
Micko. John Micko had violin. This
was the cause of John Gilko's sorrow. But
John Micko loved his instrument as only
an inspired soul can, and he was resolved to
keep it.
After a hard days toll in Pittsburg's
busy hive, John Micko drew his beloved
fiddle from its place beneath the bed, and
with loving hand drew the bow with tender,
dulcet quavers across the squeaky strings,
while he;dreamed of his sunny home and
John Gilko groaned. Night after night
this continued, Micko dreaming and Gilko
gloaning. The latter at last coined q
scheme of dire revenge. His habit of
groaning was displaced few nights ago by
a happy, joyous smile. Micko was unsus-
picious and imagined himself master who
soothed John Gilko's savage breast. Gilko
bided his time. At last it came. Gilko's
opportunity had arrived. Micko was away
from home, and with a strange, de-
moniac gleam in his eve the treacherous
Gilko drew forth the violin. He brought
large stone into the room, and then, hum
ming Sicillian vendetta dirge, raised the
violin in his strong brown hands and, with
a frightf1l scream of joy, dashed the hated
instrument upon the stone. That was all.
He had had his revenge. His outraged
hearing would no more be troubled by the
squeakings. But last night he began pay
ing the forfeit, for Micko had him arrested
charged with malicious mischief The two
Johns friendship has terminated, as also
has the existence of the violin.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
GOING TO THE FAIR.
Six Allegheny City Boys Start for the
Columbian Exposition,
BUT TWO FELL BY THE WAYSIDE,
While Willie Roberts and Three Compan-
ions Went to Jail.
THE LADS WANTED TO BE IN TINE

THE DISPATCH last night received a
telegram from Massillon, O., saying: Four
boys, whose ages range from 13 TO 16 years
and stated their destination to be the
Worlds Fair, were taken from Ft Wayne
freight train this afternoon and placed in
the city prison. They gave their names as
! Oscar Hartness, William Robertson, Harry
McCrobey and William Gilroy, all of ALLIE
gheny City. Young Robertson gave his
fathers name and address as Alexander
Robertson, 159 Federal street, and Marshal
Hagan telegraphed to him for instructions.
A visit to Mr. Robertson's home late last
night corroborated the telegram. The
parents are not wasting many tears over the
affair, however, and say that their boy can
come home at his own sweet will. While
they regard the matter as great breach of
obedience on Willie's part, they are also
able to see the amusing side of the affair.
This is the mothers story.
Willie Want ed More Money.
"Willie is our oldest boy, being 16 years
of age. He has been working in Parks
printing Office for So so a week, but for some
time he thought that was not money enough
for boy Of his ability. he thinks
there are but few boys who
can kick job press with the same grace
and swittness she. There has been SO much
talk about the Worlds Fair, and, of course,
a good share of it reaced Willie's ears. Of
late have heard him express desire to at
tend the exhibition, but I did not think he
would execute his wishes so soon.
''He came home for supper at the usual
time Wednesday evening, and as soon as he
had eaten said ne was going down to the
Ft. Wayne depot He had hardly gone
came here and asked for him. told them
where he had gone, and they started on
run. I did not think anything more
of the matter until this morning,
when went to his room to waken him.
There was Willie's bed undisturbed. 1t
worried me, but then I thought maybe he
had stayed at the Office.
Two Dropped by the wayside.
'Nothing was heard from the boy un-
til this evening at supper, when
his younger brother told his story.
He said he saw Frank Gleason and another
boy named Barker, who live near here.
They, too, had been members Of this party
of tourists en- route for Chicago. but before
they had gotten very far the jolting of the
train threw them off and the con-
ductor would not wait for them.
The pair got back to the
city this afternoon and told my son. They
also said there was only IS among the whole
crowd, and they had 50 so of it. They
gave nv son to understand that the whole
six of them had scheme they intended to
work at the Fair which would be very remun-
erative. He wanted to know what it was,
L,,s Ill IT,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
Tho Side of the House Fell Out.

Mrs. Ellen Reed, who lives at Ga Martin
street, Allegheny, was very badly fright
ened by portion of her house tumbling
down yesterday. On the lot adjoining Mrs.
Reeds property McClurg & Co. are excav-
ating for foundation for large cracker
works. The foundation wall of the Reed
house was undermined causing part of the
wall to fall out.