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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27
THE RAILWAY INTERESTS.

The Reading will run no moro coal
| through New Jersey by canal.
THE Big Four is the first railroad to estab-
| lish Worlds Fair station at Jackson Park.
THE Grand Trunks rate on wool will be
met by the Central Traffic Association roads.
THE Minnesota and Wisconsin Railroad
| Company has been Incorporated in Minne-
| sofa.
RAILROADS centering in Chicago will try to
| infuse life into a dead-letter law against
| ticket brokers.
Four Union Pacific officials, including ex-
Traffic Manager Mallen, have been indicted
| for cutting rates.
THE lease of the. Chicago, st. Paul and
Kansas City Railroad to the Great Western
Railway Company has been rat1ned
OFFICERS of the Union Pacific Railroad
companv have been indicted at Topeka
for violating the interstate Commerce
law.
THE Reading Railroad Company's monthly
statement shows surplus profit OF $747,4S9.
The same month last year showed deficit
Of $43,6lA The Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company reports oencit OF
$685. 204. In the same month laSt year tnere
was a deficit OF $2l9, 1872.
REPRESENTATIVES of all the leading rail-
ways in the country visited the axle plant.
of the Cambria Iron Company at Johnstown
Yesterday, and then proceeded to Altoona.
Their visit was to inspect the various axle
manufactures OF the country, to determine
upon and adopt the best axle for railroad
purposes.
The City Council OF Fort Dodge, Ia, in re-
fusing to rescind its action in taxing the
watches of railroad men, passed resolution
offering to release anyone affected from pay
ing the 30 cents by the making of an andav1t
that it was too heavy burden. Railroad
men consider this action an insult All
trainmen will likely refuse to pay the tax
and make a test case.
BEGINNING June ], the Chicago and North
western, the Chicago, milwaukee and st. Paul
and the Omaha Railroads will abolish stop
over privileges on their lines and will limit
all tickets to continuous passage. Similar
action will be taken by the Burlington. ana
perhaps the Rock Island Julyl. The chicago
and Alton inaugurated this reform at the
beginning of the year, and was followed oy
the Chicago, st. Paul and Kansas City.
A MEETING of the Elizabethtown, Le1ing-
ton and Big Sandy bondholders will be held
in New York Monday to act on the new
proposition made by the Chesapeake and
Ohio Company. This proposition provides
that the Big Sandy bondholders give up
their interest for ten months, including the
March coupon, which is now unpaid, until
July /, and thereafter scale down the inter-
est from per cent to per cent In return
for which the Chesapeake and Ohio will
guarantee both principal and interest OF the
Big Sandy bonds.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27
GOT AWAY WITH THE CASH.
Boarders and Husband Mourn for Wo
man Who Acted as Their Banker.

Boartlers and Husband Mourn for q wo-
man Who Acted as Their Banker.
After two days hunting, the police have
given up looking in Pittsburg for a woman
who is alleged to have run away with
81, All. The fugitive is Mrs. Augustine
Hermann, the wife of fAndreas Hermann, an
employe of the Black Diamond Steel
Works. Part of the money belonged to the
husband and another part to Ziegmau
Kozakewicz, young Pole who had made
arrangements to get married, and has been
compelled to postpone that event owing to
his loss and the woman's flight.
The woman IS a Pole, and about 40 years
Of age. She has q family of three children,
and has deserted them all. She had also
three boarders. She was the banker of the
house and ostensibly gave all their savings
to Father Janowisky, of St. Stanislaus'
Church. The husband had saved $500;
Kozakewicz, $500; another boarder, $3.50,
and another one, $67.
Last Friday Kozakewicz told Mrs Her
mann that he intended to get married on
Sunday, and asked her for the S400. She
told him she would get it the next day, and
on Saturday he reminded her of it. She
said she would call on Father Janowiskv
and get it. She then disappeared, and
when Kozakewicz asked Father Janowisky
about the money he said the woman hadn't
given him cent. It is thought she has
skipped to Poland.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27
THE BUSINESS WORLD.
Lots of Dead Securities Held by a
Loan and Trust Company Are
DUMPED At RIDICULOUS PRICES.
There Will Be Much Less Cotton Raised
in the South This Year.
FIRES, FAILURES AND RAILWAY NEWS

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE pIsPATcH.l
NEW YORK, April 26.-Men with great
faith in human nature and with surplus
cash assisted j. Edward Simmons, re-
ceiver of the American Loan and Trust
Company, to get rid of some Of the old
securities which the officers of that company
had foisted upon it. An idea of the manner
in which President o. D. Baldwin managed
the company's affairs may be gathered from
the fact that 80 blocks of securities, whose
face value was 81, ,o35, $50, were sold to-day
for SAG, ,491, and yet it was generally ad-
mitted that the auctioneer had obtained
very good prices
The only security in the entire lot that
was sure of repaying the investor, was the
81, 600 Union Pacific bond, which brought
the market price, s1,05a Some of the
prices were amusing, because, although
small, the were far in excess of the actual
value of the securities, which should have
gone to the waste paper man. Such, for
instance, we're the three 81, 900 bonds Of the
City Water Company, of Belleville, ILL.,,
due in 1906, which brought 50 90; seven Of
the same due in 1888, which brought 81
apiece; 600 shares of the Old Dominion Min
ing and Railroad Company, par value, $780,
600, price s.; 1928 shares of the American
Graphic Company, defunct, which went for
50, and $50 shares of the City Water Works
Company, of Lawrence, Kan, par value
So, 200, price $50.
Some of the stocks brought reasonable
prices, but shrewd persons said the buyers
were taking big chances. Mr.. Simmons
said the securities sold were the collateral
deposited by. persons who had received
loans from the obliging President, and who
have since failed to repay these loans. He
still has some securities obtained in this
way, but the owners have promised to re-
deem them.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27
sEvENTY-THREE YEARS OLD.

A Great Gath ering of Odd Fellows in Pitts
-bnrg-The Degree of Cnivslry Conferred
on Fifty-Two Members-A Ball Follows
/ the Anniversary Celebration.
Over 2, 900 people crowded the Auditorium
last night to witness the ceremonies attend
ant upon the seventy-third anniversary of
Odd Fellowship in America. Members OF
the l. O. o. F. poured in from all quarters
yesterday. Major General j. B. Nicholson,
who is also Past Grand Sire of the order in
America, was one of the first arrivals. He
was accompanied by William A. Witherup
and j. B. Muller. They held an informal
reception there Yesterday.
The great ceremony was last night when
the Decoration of Chivalry was conferred on
IL members of the Daughters Of Rebekah
Decoration Of Chivalry consists of three
degrees: First, the Grand Decoration Of
Chivalry conferred by the Commander of
Patriarchs upon Chevaliers; second, Grand
Decoration of Chivalry conferred by Com
manders Of Departments as Chevaliers, and
third, the Grand Decoration Of ChivalrY
conferred on ladies'
The comforting the Decoration of Chivalry
was done by Major General j. B. Nichol-
son, assisted by full complement of staff
officers, and Cantons Pittsburg, No 19,
Captain A. Ackerman, Lieutenant F. r. G.
Perrin, Ensign, H. s. Foight; Canton
Altoona, No. "a, Captain w. E. Long,
Lieutenant H. A. Hoffman,, Ensign G. w.
Blair; Canton Allegheny, No. 80, Captain
c. E. Means, Lieutenant A. J. Potter,
Ensign William N. Stevens.
A supper followed the ceremony and q
ball followed that Captain Charles E.
Means was master of ceremonies. Lieuten-
ant Colonel s. W. Jeffries was Chairman of
the general committee; Captain A. A. Ack-
erman, of music; Lieutenant F. R. G, Per-
rim, of reception.
The Brotherhood of Odd Fellows is said
to have originated among the Praetorian
Guards during the reign Of Titus, A. D. 30,
and that its name was suggested by the EN-
peror himself, who called them Odd Fellows
because they knew each other by night.
Thomas Wildey, Of Baltimore, first intro
duced the order in America. There are now
1000, 900 members
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27

will go into voluntary liquidation, trans
ferrirg its business to the Alabama National
Bank.
The 2Ainch department Of the National
Tube Works at McKeesport, which has been
idle for six months, was put in operation
yesterday.
THE assignment Of John H. Kingsbury,
banker, of Brook Port, N. Y. amounts to
about ss5 600 ut present. There are no indi.
cations that the depositors will get back
their money.
FIVE hundred employees Of the Paterson
Coal Company at Mt. Carmel are on strike,
the result of the refusal of the company to
pay s2O. 900 due the miners for work done dur
ing the past two months.
EX-SENATOR WARNER MILLER is s'swinging
around the circle, of the boards of trade of
the country, in behalf Of his pet scheme, the
Nicaragua canal He will labor principally
in cities on the Pacific and Gulf coasts.
AT sharpsville, Pa, Monday. the Mabel
furnace went out of blast. and on May the
SharpsvilIe furnace will be blown out owing
to the large amount Of pig iron on hand.
This will leave but two furnaces in blast in
this place.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27
SEARCHING FOR STRANDED PIRArEa
The Cruiser Boston Finds No Traces OF the
Crew of the TalIita.

The Cruiser Boston Finds No Traces OF the
Crew of the Tahita.
SAN DIEGO. CAL, April 26-The United
States cruiser Boston arrived at this port
to-day. Since leaving Callao January q,
she has been steaming slowly up the coast
After her arrival in Mexican waters she re-
ceived orders to search the Revilla Giodo
islands for shipwrecked sailors, supposed to
have been lost somewhere in that group.
1t was near them that last September the
brig Tahita was found floating bottoms side
up, ard it was supposed that some Of the
sailors might have made landing upon the
islands.
The Tahita was said to have been q pirate
and SLAYER, and was loaded down with ma
tiyes from Samoan and other islands who
were being taken from the west coast Of
Mexico to work on sugar and coffee planta-
tions. The crew and slaves were all lost.
The Boston made a thorough search of these
islands, but found no trace of any living
human being. The island of Socorro was
circumnavigated and searched, but nothing
but sheep and sea birds were found The
islands of San Benedicto, Clarion and Roca
Partida were searched, but found to be
desolate
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27
A MOVING DAY IDYL.
Thomas McGrady Is Struck Over the Head
With a Bed-Slat. .,.C

Thomas McGrady Is Struck Over the. Head
With a Bed-Slat. ~
Thomas McGrady, 10 years old, liv.
ing on Jones avenue above Twenty.
eighth street, was hit over the head with a
bed-slat by David Bruner yesterday after
noon and badly hurt
Bruner lives on Jones avenue above
Twenty-eighth street and McGrady lives
right below him on the same street. Be-
tween the two houses is deep ravine. Yes
terday Bruner was moving from his home
on Jones avenue to the West End. On
account of the ravine, he was unable to get
the moving wagon up in front Of the house,
and drove it up in front of the McGradys'
house. Then he carried his furniture down
and leaned it up against the fence, at
McGrady's house until he could load it.
McGrady ordered Bruner to quit piling his
furniture there. Bruner did not see fit to
take McGrady's advice, and the latter be-
came angry and began throwing the furni-
ture down into the ravine. Bruner called
on him to desist, but he did not mind him.
Bruner picked up bed-slat, and coming up
behind McGrady dealt him blow over the
head that knocked him down.
McGrady was taken to the West Penn
Hospital. An examination showed that,
besides having bad scalp wound, his collar
bone was broken. The police were looking
for Bruner last evening, but he has not been
captured.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27
DRESSED FOR HER SUICIDE.

The Unfortunate Woman Biames No One,
But Couldn't Stand Her Troubles
BRIDGEToN, n. j., April 26-Mrs Ham
nah Danzenbaker, who had lived with the
family OF Captain Samuel Perry for some
time past, went down in the cellar this
morning and hanged herself to joist with a
rope. Before doing so she had combed her
hair with great care and arranged herself
in her best clothes In the bosom of her
dress was the following note:
No one but me to blame. / can't stand It
any longer. just send for my sister, Ellen.
Be sure and take the cabinet in my room
My things are all there. HANNAH.
The date on the note shows she had con-
templated suicide two davs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27
TO EXHIBIT OR NOT TO EXHIBIT
Is the Question Confronting the America
Library Association.

Is the Question Confronting the American
Library Association.
NEW YORK, April 26.-The Fourteenth
annual conference of the American Library
Association will be held at the Laurel
House, Lakewood, N. j., May 16 to 10; at
Baltimore, May &c, and at Washington,
May 81.
One subject of exceptional interest to
come before the conference is whether the
association shall make an exhibit at the
Worlds Fair next year. The problem
of defraying the expenses is in a
fair way toward solution, and the only
condition now required tor making an ex-
hibit that shall not only show the develop
ment of American libraries, but also give q
graphic object lesson and incentive toward
establishing free public libraries, is an
agreement as to the details of the exhibit
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27
LESS COTTON THIS SEASON.
The Acreage Throughout the South Largely
Decreased, and Conditions Bad,

The acreage Throughout the South Largely
Decreased, and Conditions Bad.
CHICAGO, April 26-The extreme low price
Of cotton and the agitation of reduced acre
age having attracted so much attention
lately, an association of Chicago business
men authorized W. o. Hoffman, editor of
The Chicago Markets, to procure an accurate
and reliable report on the acreage planted
for 1892. Mr.. Hoffman mailed a circular let
ter of inquiry April 9 to the leading mer-
chant in every town containing so or more
population in the States of Texas, Louisiana,
Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia,
North Carolina, South Carolina and Ten
nessee, requesting that at least ten reliable
planters be interviewed in each locality as
to their planting for this year.
"A total of l9H replies, received up to date
from every county and almost every town
ship in the cotton belt fFlorida. and the In
dian Territory alone excepted), report eS-
1856 plant ters interviewed, and a summary of
all replies received gives an average reduc-
tion in acreage over the entire cotton belt of
2e1a per cent; that 40 per cent less fertilizers
have been used; that planting is two to
three weeks late: that the season is cold, wet
and rainy, and the ground in much worse
condition than at the corresponding time
last year. This result is regarded as accur.
ate. and indicates largely decreased pro-
duction Of cotton for this season.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27
BUSINESS BREvITIES.

Ice still obstructs navigation at the head
of Lake Superior;
The Credit Indemnity Company, of New
York, has assigned without preferences.
THE Kinney Distilling Company at Nash
vile has assigned. Debts $l5S, ,3S4; assets,
$ll377s
THE bakers strike ut Detroit has begun
earlier than anticipated, the men finding
that their bosses were arranging to import
labor.
The Durham miners now on a strike have
passed resolution in favor of working uni
formly eight hours o day. five days ia the
week. --,;t i.
TIE Birmingham, Ala, National Bank
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27
Bevees Giving Way.

VIcKsBURG, MISS, April 26-Informa-
tion reached here tonight of the dangerous
conditions of the levees at Sterling,
Ark. The bank is caving rapidly, and
it is feared the levees will soon
cave in. The river is now within
some 80 or 40 feet of the levee and
caving rapidly. There is but little funds in
sight to pay for the emergency work. The
Tensas basin, the Fifth Levee Board and the
State Board have been asked to assist.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27
VETOED BY A MURDER
An Old Man Kills Bis Step-Daushter to Pre-
vent Her Leaving Home.

An Old Man Kills Bis Step Daughter to Pre-
vent Her Leaving Home.
BATAVIA, N. Y, April 26.-E. H. Stone
and N. B. Wickware were riding near Peter
Trunsky's farm, near this village, yester-
day. when they were met by woman,
whose hair was blowing in all directions,
who exclaimed: "My daughter; he's muir
dered her 70
Both men followed her to her home. She
said her daughter, Mrs Truax, who was
married, wanted to go to housekeeping by
herself, but the girls steptather was
determined that she should not, and
threatened to kill her if she did. Yes
terday she attempted to leave, when Mr.
Truax struck her in the forehead with an
ak. When picked up she was conscious
and is still alive. A search was made for
Trua1, who had sworn to end his own life.
He was found in a stable yard, face down.
ward, with his throat cut from ear to ear.
The old man was 55 years of age.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27
THE TORIES IN NO HURRY.

Mr.. Ba1four Says the Dissolution Of Parlia-
ment Is Remote and Uncertain.
LONDON, April 26.-In the House of
Commons to-day, Henry Labouchere asked
Mr. Balfour, the Government leader,
whether in the event of the dissolution of
Parliament between September and Decem-
Der. the Government contemplated the in
PRODUCTION Of bill to enable all persons
who are qualified after July to vote, and
thus enfranchise many who, though legally
qualified, were not yet on the voting
register
Mr.. Balfour said that dissolution was re-
mote and uncertain. The Government did
not think it necessary to take any of the
steps suggested by Mr.. Labouchere.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27
A SUFFRAGE MEETING CAPTURED.
Malcontents Make Raid on a Meetin
Presided Over by Lady Nixie.

MaIcontents Make a Raid on q Meeting
Presided Over by Lady Nixie.
LONDON, April 26-Lady Florence
Dixie presided at meeting in st. James
Hall this evening, in support of Sir Albert
Rollit's woman suffrage bill The speakers
were much annoyed by noisy minority,
was speaking, the platform was stormed by
the malcontents. The reporters table and
the platform rails were demolished and
free fight ensued, which after 20 minutes,
ended in a victory for the malcontents
They then placed their own leader in the
chair and carried resolution, declaring
that Sir Albert Rollit's partial measure is
unworthy of support, and that full female
franchise ought to be given.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27
A Squeeze on the Citizens, Traction

1t was reported yesterday that the fran
chises asked for the Schenley Park and the
Liberty Avenue Street Railway lines in
Mondays Council meeting is a scheme on
the part of the Pittsburg Traction syndicate
to force the Citizens line into its combina-
tion. Those interested in the proposed new
lines deny the report, and the Citizens
officials declare that the new lines would
benefit instead of iniure them.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27
Largest Amphibians Of To-Day,

Three specimens of the great Japanese
salamander have just been added to the col
lection of the London Geological Society.
This creature is a relic of the days when
nevis and frogs grew to size which quite
shames their puny descendants of to-day.
The scientific name of these giant frogs, it
may be interesting to know, is nothing less
than Megalobatrachus. It is the largest
amphibian creature now in existence.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27
AUSTRALIA WANTS TO EXHIBIT.

She Must Have Separate Building or She
Won't Take Part at ALL
CHICAGO, April 26-Director General
Davis, of the Worlds Fair, to-day received
telegram from the United States Consul
at Melbourne, asking that Australia be
allowed to erect a building on the Fair
grounds, and declaring that unless psrmis-
sion be given no exhibit can be made. A
division of the exhibit, the Consul declares,
will be fatal to proper showing of the
colony's resources.
1t is probable that the general rule laid
down by the Exposition authorities will be
departed from, and that Australia will be
allotted a portion of ground.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27
Us. Rolling Stock Affairs

CHICAGO, April 8-Judges Gresham and
Blodgett, sitting together in the Federal
Court, to-day granted leave to Orvis Bros. &
Co. tn file an intervening petition in the suit
Of William Brander against the United
States Rolling Stock Company. Brander's
suit was to foreclose the consolidated mort
gage against the company, the holders Of
part English capitalists. The attempt to
Ioreclose was resisted by the holders of re-
ceivers' certificates, who alleged that
Branders' suit was a collusive one, and that
the intention was to foreciose and then re-
organize the company at the expense of
certificate holders.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27
oieo Sellers May Evade the Law,

CHICAGO, April 26-The decision of the
United States Supreme Court, exempting
wholesale oleomargarine dealers from the
penalty for failure to make monthly reports
of their sales and keep books of accounts, is
likely to create great deal of confusion in
internal revenue offices. Under the de-
cision. the officials here say oleomargarine
manufacturers will be able to organize
Wholesale houses and sell the oleomarSarine
to anyone without making reports to the
internal revenue office. -
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27

The Stock Clearing House Is a Go.
NEW YORK, April 26.-The governors of the
New York Stock Exchange at their meeting
to-day adopted the plan presented by the
special committee for the establishment of a
clearing house. A com1nittee was appointed
with full power to proceed with the details
Of the plan without further authority from
the clearing house, and it is expected that
the clearing house will be in full operation
by the middle of May. Tomorrow the Stock
Exchange and all the other exchanges will
close at noon, in accordance with the law
passed by the State Legislature, making the
occasion of the laying OF the corner stone Of
Grants monument a half holiday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27
No Particulars of the Death.
Bank President Under Arrest.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, WIS, April 26-In
answer to telegram from Sheriff Kennedy,
of West Superior, the Chief of police last
night arrested Mr.. Cadwall, President of
the Superior Nation nal Bank, who came to
this city late in the night, as he claimed, to
consult legal counsel over his and Cashier
HalIowelPs reported large shortage.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27
AIutheran Convention.

The spring convention Of the Pittsburg
Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
commenced in Memorial Church, Allegheny,
Yesterday. The officers elected are Presi-
dent, Rev. E. F. Knauss; Secretary, Rev. F.
Bosart; Treasurer, Rev. F. @. Lemcke. In
the afternoon Rev. j. H. Kitzmiller de-
liyered an address
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27

NEW BRIGHTON, Pa, April 26.-[Specidi] J.
The large Dithridge Flint Glass Company's
works were closed to-day by the Sheriff
The suit was forced by the First National
Bank, of this place.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-27
A Tunnel Caves in on a Train.

DENVER, Col, April 26-Early this
morning tunnel No. 2, on the Midland rail-
road, three miles above Colorado City,
caved in on the engine of freight train.
Dave Byron, the engineer, was crushed and
mangled frightfully and is dead. The fire.
man was fatally injured. The engine was
badly wrecked.