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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14
VISIONS OF WEALTH.
The Commissioners Report to the
State Show the County Is
WORTH HALF A BILLION DOLLARS.
Pittsburgers Pay Half the Cost Of Running
the County.
FIGURES THAT TELL A GOOD STORY

When the French, English and Indians
INDUCED in a free-for-all fight for the pos
session of this neck of woods they must
have been gifted with remarkable foresight
in addition to the innate delight OF man,
civilized or otherwise, to shed human
blood. But it is hardly probable that they
imagined that within hundred years or SO
what was then part of the great Wilderness
but is now Allegheny county, would be
valued, even by assessors, at nearly $780,
900, OOO
The figures are given by the County Com
missioners in sworn statement forwarded
Affairs, showing the number of taxables,
number of acres of cleared and timber
land, amount at which all real and personal
property are valued and assessed for State
and county purposes in Allegheny county.
The various items are shown by wards in
the cities and by the several assessment
districts in the boroughs and townships.
The Fourteenth Ward in the Lsad.
The largest number of ta1ables is found
in the Fourteenth ward, Pittsburg, where
there are 1927; the largest ward in Allie
gheny is the Second, where there are 4,878
The Sixth ward in McKeesport is the larg-
est in that city, having 1,15S. Braddock
leads the boroughs with 1852. while Miff1in
is the largest township, with 1872. The
smallest ward in PittsbGrg is the Thirty
third, it having but s12 taxables; the Ninth
ward, Allegheny, has but $50; Seventh
ward, McKeesport, 1928; Osborn borough
only has 80, while Sterrett township, with
only SO, is the smallest assessment district
in the county. =
The total number of taxables in the
county is 153, ,636; the amount of cleared
land, 347. 512 acres; timber land 36, 752 acres
A New Estimate Of Dirt Cheap.
The value of all real estate is placed at
S426, 521 ,473. The value of real estate ex-
empt from taxation is s4S, 200, 254: of the
taxable, ,S37s, 321, 219 Total number of orses
and mules in the county is 27,703; their
of cattle over the age of four years is q, 33S,
salaries, emoluments of Office, trades and
occupations is $39, ,636, $40.
The aggregate value of all property tax
able for county purposes is S420, ,663, 1885,
and the aggregate amount Of county tax
assessed is $780, 08. The amount of
money at interest In the county is $50, ,54S,-
400. Total value Of all stages, cabs, ETC., is
S1O3, $50. The aggregate value of all prop
erty in the county taxable for State pur-
poses is $50, ,652, 032, while the State tax
assessed is S242, sos II. The principal items
of the report by districts are as follows:
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To Vhom 1t Nav Concern:

All stories circulated by our competitors
and agents of competitors Of the Walter A.
Wood NJ. & R. NJ. Co.. to the effect that the
company is contemplating the abandonment
Of manufacturing at Hoostck Falls, N. T.,
are absolutely and unqualifedly false.
While it is a fact to meet tho demand of
our world wide business We have divided
our United States territory, and are largely
interested in the Walter A. Wood Harvest-
er Company, whose plant is now in proce IS
of construction at St. Paul for the manufac-
ture of the Walter A. Wood machines, for
the territory west of the Mississippi rive,
we have during the last season enlarged our
facilities for the manufac cture of machines
at Hoosick Falls over 80 per cent and are
constantly making improvements and in
Producing labor-saving machinery to enable
us to meet the demands for cur machines
which had outgrown our capacities for pro-
duction. We are now making every day 30
per cent more machines Of every kind than
ever before and will make more machines
this year than in any year before IN the his
tory of the company, and yet are entirely
unable to meet the demands made upon us.
These facts while they refute the stories
circulated in efforts to sell less popular ma
chimes, clearly cate tina those who make
use of them are not able to meet the Walter
A. Wood Company's machines on the test of
merit alone.
We have instructed our general agents to
prosecute anyone circulating libelous stories
in regard to us, where proof Of the fact can
be obtained.
WALTER A. WooD MOVING AND REAPINa
MACHINE COMPANY.
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tory that the report be made in January if
Councils accept il at a later date, which was
done in this case.
Deny That They Were Arbitrary.
1t is admitted that at the time the report
was returned the assessors had not all the
ward duplicates, but they believe it was not
required by law. 1t is denied that no classi-
fcation OF all the property in the city had
been made. On the contrary it is claimed
they endeavored honestly and Justly to
maintain the distinct classification indicated
by the laws, that in no instance was an ar
bltrary assessment, or one through 1avor-
tism or otherwise, made, and that all as
sesSments were made fairly and consistently
with law.
One feature of the suit was charge that
the assessors and City Treasurer had ille-
gally allowed $50, 900 in eIonerations from
the original assessment This is admitted,
except that the right to allow generations
is claimed to be lawfnl 1t is denied that
this right has been abused or illegally eXer-
cised and it is admitted that the city officers
hereafter intend to grant generations where
mistakes have been made and it is neces-
sary.
The charge that the triennial assessment
was not bona fide, and was made excessive
in order to evade tine constitutional limit
fixed for the Indebtedness of the city to en-
able extravagant expenditure of the city's
money by persons having it in charge, is
also fatty contradicted. 1t is alleged no
foundation for such charge exists.
Claim Debt Margin for the City.
AS to the limit of Indebtedness that
is claimed TO be question be-
tween the city and her creditors, but
if necessary in this case they further say
that the constitutional Limitation of debt
Is much below that which cities of the Sec
ond class are authorized under the organic
law of the State to incur As to the
allegation that its acts are illegal and that
it had no legal valid existence under the
law the board makes a denial and
submits the proposition to the Court.
In conclusion the defendants in the suit
raise the point that the Court has no juris-
diction over the Board OF Assessors in so
far as any question of classification is con-
cerned. They claim that the law imposes
upon the board the duty of discriminating
between the properties designated as built
up, rural, agricultural or untillable, and
that no power is conferred upon
any other board to determine this
question of classification, and as
the law confers this discretionary
power upon the Board of Assessors they
cannot be controlled or corrected by the
court. Finally, assuming that all the aver
ments OF the plaintiffs to be true it is
claimed they have an adequate remedy at
law, and therefore Court of Equity should
not take and exercise jurisdiction upon the
subject matter Of the plaintiffs bill. The
court is asked to dismiss the suit at the
plaintiffs cost.
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THE FATEs AGAINST THEM.
Record of tho a ccidents in the Two Cities
Yesterday.

Record of the ccidents in the Two Cities
Yesterday.
Railroads recorded another death in Pitts
burg yesterday. Others were badly in
jured in mills and number suffered from
runaways. This is the list:
WATr.James Watt eyed % years, was
Pennsylvania Railroad yesterday. He was
a bra akeman. and was standing on top of q
freight train, when his head struck a coal
tipple and his skull was fractured. He was
| brought to the city and taken to West Penn
Hospital, where he died about o'clock
He is married. and his home was at Altoona.
he has been boarding at 236 Thirty sixth
street. The body was taken to Fulerton's
undertaking rooms and prepared for burial.
1t will be taken to Altoona to-day for inter-
ment.
ployed at the Mammoth Coke Works, on O
branch of the Baltimore and Ohio had his
leg caught in the machinery and torn or
yesterday forenoon. He was brought to
West Penn Hospital for treatment He can
hardly recover.
BERNIo-Angelo Bernio, employed at
Walkers mill on the Panhandle Railroad.
had his foot crushed under heavy wagon
West Penn Hospital, where it was found
necessary to amputate the injured member.
BowERs-A team of horses attached to
wagon belonging to Charles Breuning, be-
came frightened at an electric car on Centre
avenue, near Morgan street, and ran away.
The driver John Bowers, was thrown out
the hind wheel passed over his back. tnjur-
ing him internally His head was also badly
cut. He was removed to West Penn Hos
pital.
SEIEERr-A Duquesne car struck Seifert's
flower wagon at ! enn and Negley avenues
yesterday morning and killed the horse and
badly injured the driver.
BRArrIGAN-John Brattigan was thrown
from his wagon on Duquesne wav in front of
Hotel Boyer and suffered q compound frac-
ture of his leg.
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BLIND EYES WERE OPENED,
And the Lame Left Clutches Behind
and Leaped as a Hart
MOLLINGER'S WONDERFUL POWER.
Vast Multitudes Kiss the Sacred Relic o
His Patron Saint
HIGH MASS CELEBRATED IN OPEN AIR

Two thousand weary watchers greeted the
dawn of st. Anthony's Day on Troy Hill.
The healing powers of the bones of the
great saint and the wonderful cures per-
formed by Father Mollinger had gone out
to the world. Great multitudes had
come from afar to kneel before the
shrines of the saints, to kiss the golden vases
that held the remains OF a most holy man,
to receive a benediction from the venerable
priest and to go away cured of their infirmi-
ties. As the blind, the lame and the halt
were brought to Christ of old, so yesterday
the infrm from every State Of this great
nation and even from Australia they came
to bow in prayer in that holy place and re-
ceive the blessing of the great healer.
Yesterday was the annual pilgrimage to
the church Of the Most Holy Name and st.
Anthony's Chapel, the Mecca of the infirm.
1t was like day of a great fair. Gay
booths lined the streets and men in wagons
furnished food for the hundreds that could
not be accommodated otherwise. Pave
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14
ORANGEMEN IN TOWN.
Delegates Arriving in Force From
All Parts of the Country.
BLACK KNIGHTS In SESSION.
The Society Making Rapid Gains in Mem
bership.
OFFICERS FOR THE COMING YEAR
OFFICERS FOR THE COMING YEA

Each train entering the city brings in
delegates to the Orangemen's convention,
which is expected to be the largest ever
held in the annals of the society.
The delegates come from every part of
the country, and are rapidly overcrowding
the hotels. Beneath the awnings of the
principal hotel, last night the Orangemen
were assembled in small gatherings, or else
viewing the city from their carriages. The
delegates are of all Sizes, ages and aspects,
ranging from the handsome, athletic grand
master to the more unfortunately endowed
physically, who have but their ready Celtic
wit and jolly good nature to win friends
upon.
About the Seventh Avenue Hotel, their
Pittsburg headquarters they have put sort
of new life into 1t and their merry laugh is
heard throughout the breezy corridors at all
and untoward times.
The Royal Chapter of Black knights, an
auxiliary of the order, held their meeting
yesterday as prelude to the annual meet
ing of the order.
The Chapter in Session.
AT $50 o'clock Grand Master Sir W. ].
Kyle called the meeting to order, and after
the reading of the minutes the committees
were appointed for attending to the busi-
ness of the chapter.
The reading of the Treasurer's report fol-
lowed and showed the chapter to be in
most excellent financial condition and
steadily progressing.
The Secretary report was next read and
adopted. The report was to the effect that
the membership of the chapter had in
creased fully so per cent within the last
II months and the total membership reach
ing the 10000 mark.
Annual Election Of Oficers.
The following officers for the ensuing
year were elected: Grand Master, John
Marshall, of Philadelphia; Deputy Grand
Masters, Henry Robinson, j. W. Sewell
and Thomas Thompson; Grand Register,
William Dawson, of Boston; Deputy
Grand Registers, NJ. A. Ross. of Boston,
and William Chambers, of Philadelphia;
Grand Treasurer, Robert G. Paden;
Deputy Grand Treasurer, James Caldwell;
Grand Lecturer, w. j. Hamilton, of New
York; Deputy Grand Lecturers, E. M. L
McLoud, Quincy, Mass, and Samuel Cald-
well, of Chicago; Grand Chaplains, r. C.
Knox, Boston, and H. H. johnson, Pitts
burg; Grand Censor. Hugh Wilson; Deputy
Grand Censors, William Cook and R.
B. NIcMillen; Grand Standard Bearers,
s. j. Topping and Thomas Thompson; Grand
Pursuivant, Gerge Heron, Deputy Grand
Pursuivants, G. C. Seaburg and H. McLena-
CHAN; Grand Committee Of Seven, w. j.
Lees, Joseph Walton, Henry McLenaghan,
John Dawson, Robert Heron, Samuel Nc
Cartney and James Chambers.
At the conclusion of the election business
concerning the secret work of the order was
transacted. To-day the first session of the
Loyal Orange Association will be held.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14

W. R. Thompson, Treasurer of the Titus
Vile and Oil City relief fund, received the
following contributions yesterday: Will
lam Birch, 81; Dilworth. Bros, 500; John
Dimling, $40; George Dimling, s.; Germa-
MIA Lodge 500, F. A. NJ, s25; Emma A.
Mckee. $50; Elizabeth Lloyd, $50: E. NJ,
81; w. NJ. H., 81; Leader Publishing Com
pany, 500; George N. Munroe. $40; j. j.
Mcclure, S.; E. C. Rozenzie, s5; c. " and
wife, 81; William Linhart, s5; E. Quinn,
500; j. E and G. p, 81; cash, 81; box col
lection at Leader office, s43 35; Mrs. Alfred
J. Rankin, IS; country, IS; W., IS; G., SO;
G. M. G., 81; North Avenue M. E Church,
$56 63. This makes total of $50, 291 SO
received
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14
TIE SUN ovERsTEPs HIMSELF.
lie Gives Pittsburgers the Hottest Day ol
the Year.

He Gives PittsburEcrs the Hottest Day of
the Year.
Yesterday was the hottest day of the
year aud the suffering endured by human
ity and animals was excessive. Without
there was slight breeze but in the
offices, stores and hotels, the
heat was oppressive and at times
almost unbearable. Upon the Seventh
street bridge the temperature at 1:15 o'clock
was go in the shade. The weather man re-
ported the highest temperature to be 900 at
the same hour. The difference is attribut-
able to the thickness of the shelter box
where the instrument is kept
Yesterday was hard day on the mill
men. While none of the mills are reported
as having shut down on account of the heat,
most of the works on the Southside had
their forces greatly reduced by men quit
ting. A Pole named Woslinsky, employed
ct Dilworth, Porter & Co. s mill, was
overcome and mad to be removed to the
Southside Hospital. Several others stopped
work fearing that the same fate would be
theirs
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Big Figures for Taxpayers.

The recapitulation shows there are 81, 1874
taxables in Pittsburg, 2s,91O in Allegheny.
6,012 in McKeesport, 1926 in the bor-
oughs and 81, ,294 in the townships. The
value of all real estate, taxable and exempt,
is: Pittsburg, $219, ,623. 739; Allegheny, $780,
795, 1866; McKeesport, 81, ,399, 3S1; boroughs,
$37, ,403, 724; townships, SIC, 299, 264; the ag-
gregate value of all property taxable for
3e5; McKeesport, 81, 752. .466; Doroughs,
$40, 143, ,154; townships, S73, 3,339,S07. The
county tax is paid as follows: Pittsburg,
S377, ,61s 70; Allegheny, $137, ,631 20; Nc
Keesport, $22, ,316 so; boroughs, $40, ,250 "a;
townships, $12S, ,344 73. The cleared land
in the county is estimated at 347, ,512, and
timber lands at Sc, 752 acres
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14
CUT RATES TO CHICAGO.

The Delegates TO the Democratic Conven-
tion May Travel Cheap.
Delegates to the Democratic Conven-
ton in Chicago will be given a rate of 81 so
for the round trip by the Pennsylvania
Railroad. Yesterday a number of officials
of the road arrived in the city from Chicago
and registered at the Monongahela House
The party consisted of President S. B.
Roberts, John B. Green, Third Vice Presi-
dent Charles E. Pugh, General Manager W.
Ii. Brown, Chief Engineer; Thomas Will
Jams, Jr, j. NJ Harding, T. William
Roberts. Isaac Roberts and p Pennington
The party will return to Philadelphia this
morning.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14
Arrested for Breaking His Leg.

Joseph Young, the attorney, who fell
down stairs in the Lake Erie depot on Sat-
urday and had his shoulder fractured and
hip injured, is doing nicely at the South
side Hospital The hospital authorities are
very indignant at the treatment he received
from the police He was locked up in the
Twentieth ward station all night on charge
of drunkenness. The hospital officials say
that ii he had been removed to the hospital
on the night of the accident his chances of
recovery would have been better As it is,
if Mr.. Young RECEIVERS he will likely make
it interesting for those concerned in his
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14

Three small Hebrew boys were arrested
at Sixth street and Penn avenue last night
by Officer McAvoy, who alleges they are
runaways and have been in that vicinity for
three nights. The boys are all and 10
years of age and named Ruben Silverstein,
Fred Aston and Morris Cohen, and their
homes are on Fifth avenue and Chatham
street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14
A Campaign Marching Club.

Members of the ConkliDg Club, of the
Southside, organized a campaign marching
club with IS members and the following Off
GERS: D. L. S. Mcdonald, Captain; John
A. Bonheijo, First Lieutenant; John
Weber, Second Lieutenant; d. c. William,
Sergeant 1t is intended to spend 81, 900 on
uniforms, and the club will be one of the
best equipped that will figure in the cam
paign
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14
CoIored Voters to Ratifv,

R. W. Scott, President of the Colored
Voters League, and Ajax Jones, President
of the Don Cameron Club, have called a
joint meeting of the two organizations, to
be held Thursday night in the Franklin
school, to ratify the nomination of Har-
rison and Reid. There will be no limit to
the enthusiasm and eloquence.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14
SCHOOL BOARDS ORGANIZED.
The Old Corps of Teachers Reelected in
the Twelfth Ward


The O'Hara School Board of the Twelfth
ward has reorganized by electing J. H.
Armstrong, President; John Paisley, Sec
retary, vice j. d. Little; and J. B. Nobbs
Treasurer, vice DR. ]. j. Green. The Spring
field board reorganized as follows: President,
Charles Sheers; Secretary, j. c. Boos;
Treasurer, r. S. Smith. John Hunter was
elected a new member of the board. In both
districts the old corps of teachers were re-
elected.
At meeting of the School Board of
West Newton Prof d. S Sutman was re-
elected principal with the following list Of
teachers: First ward, No Z, Prof i. W.
Hoenshel No G. Miss Frank Moore; No
), Miss Madce Hamilton; No. 4, Miss Hut
ton: No 3, Miss Margaret Rankin; No. 2,
Miss Ida Lawson; No. 1, Miss Sada
Samson. Second ward. Prof 7. j. Cum
mings, principal: No. 8, Miss Ella McLain;
No. ?, Miss Lizzie Kuhns; No. l, I6a Gal
larher
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14

DR.. j. Guy McCaudless, city physician,
stated yesterday that the seven patients in
the pesthouse suffering from smallpox are
all doing nicely and will recover. Miss
Cora Harris, the teacher of the Duquesne
College. who was recently taken with the
disease, had been vaccinated prior to. her
illness, and on this account her attack is
very light and she will recover.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14
Promised to Do Better Hereafter.

Toby kurtz, who was charged with as
sault and battery by his wife, Mary Kurtz,
had hearing before Magistrate Succop last
night. The trouble which resulted in the
suit was claimed to be due to Mr.. Kurtz's
intemperate habits. Upon his promise to
do better, sign the pledge for year and the
payment Of costs, Mrs. Kurtz withdrew the
charge against her husband.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14
Mrs. II. C. Fricx Badly Scared.

A Duquesne traction car struck Fl. G.
Frick's carriage on Frankstown avenue, at
Park avenue, last night. The hind wheel
was torn from the axle, ard Mrs. Frick,
with several ladies who occupied the car
riage, were badly frightened.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14
Cut Glass for Weddings,

A beautiful assortment in our blue room.
New shapes, new cuttings-exclusive de.
signs. We have every article made in cut
glass; deep. bold, rich cutting-pure and
brilliant as diamond.
+. P. ROBERTS & Sons,
Trsu Fifth avenue and Market street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14
Senator Rutan Better.

Ex-senator Rutan, who has been sick at
his home in Allegheny, was said by his
physicians to be much better last night.
The announcement that he was about to die
was denied by his attendants.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14
Two More Oleom,resrin. Victim.

Alderman Waite, of Troy Hill, yesterday
held w. c. Slowing and Albert Braun for
court for selling oleomargarine in the ALLIE
gheny market. The informations were
made by James M. Anderson, of Herr's
Island.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14

That has ever been in Pittsburg will be our
Ian ntern parade June Is. Don't fail to see it.
If you ride q wheel be in it,
PITTsBURG CYCLE Co.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14
The Biggest Thing on " heels

That has ever been in Pittsburg will be our
lantern parade June ls. Don't fail to see it,
If You ride q wheel be in it.
PITTsBURG CYCLE Co.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14

IF you have failed to rent your rooms
after three or four weeks advertising else
where, give THE DISPATCH cent-a-word
adIet. 1t has secured tenants for m my ad-
YerfiserR
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14
Don't Wait

Until the last minute before placing your
order for decorations, as the chances are
you will have little to select from, as the de-
mand is beyond our expectations.
PITrsBURG CYCLE Co.
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AN ASTRONOMICAL CLUB
To Have the Free Use of n Fine Observator
and Telescope.

Wanted-A few more gentlemen and ladies
to join our astronomical club. The free use
of . five-tbousand dollar t$5,0O0) observatory
outfit is offered to the members for the prac-
tical study of the grand and sublime science.
Those only connected with intellectual and
professional pursuits are asked to send their
address to HENRY BERGER,
Observatory Hill,
Allegheny, Pa.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14
Volksbrau.

Pure lager beer, made from hops and malt,
without particle of adulteration. just the
drink for hot weather. Bottled OF ON tap.
Manufactured by Eberhardt & Ober.