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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1892-12-14

There was Jail at the cross roads
it was a primitive affair, but solid and
substantial. 1t was dusout in the
side hill, and had a heavy oak door
and great steel hinges and lock. 1t
was plenty strong enough to hold Il
dozen men, all anxious to escape, and
Sam Toms did not try to escape. lie
only sat still in the low, damp, dark.
some room and tried to understand
how it had al happened. 1t must be
drunken drcam-but no, he was
almost sober, and knew where he was
and how aud why he WAS there. But
he could not understand Had Mat
was it really Mat who had given
him up! There must be some mis-
take.
The big strong man finally began to
realize it all. lie lay down on the
bunk and cried himself to sleep, like
a child.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1892-12-14

II must have been about one o'clock
in tho morning when sore one silent
ly cutered the house Of Old Bill Bum,
constable. This some one entered by
the back door, went stcallhily into the
room where Bill aud his wife slept,
rummaged about few minutes, and
then emerged from the house. 1t was
woman, and she had something in
her hand.
Sam Toms was awakened little
after this, by arattling, jlrriDg sound.
lie sprang up, just us the big oaken
doors swung back aud revealed tho
figures OF Il woman and Two sad,lc-
horses.
81 come frye, Sam," said the wo-
man, with sob. al done brung both
ponies an ou' clos. Les go, Sam;
we c'n git 'crost tn rivah befo' maw-
uip'. Come!"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1892-12-14

,vd make YOUR Fowls earn dollars for you. The
point Is that you must be able to detect trouble 10
the Poultry Yard as soon as II appears, and know
how 10 remedy Il. This took Will teach you.
IL tells how TO detect and cure disease to feed toI
sqgs and al so for fattenng which fowls 10 save tof
Breeding purposes; and everything, indeed, you
should know on this subject to make IL pronnoIs.
q ook Publishing House,
ia5 LEONARD 81. N. T. ci1l.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-02
27% Difference
The "Royal" the Strongest and
Purest Baking Powder;

Whether any other baking powder is equal to
"Royal," let the official reports decide. When
the different powders were purchased on the open
market and examined by Prof Chandler, of the
New-York Board of Health, the result showed that
Royal Baking Powder contained twenty-seven
per cent greater strength than any other brand.
When compared in money value, this difference
would be as follows:
If one pound of Royal Baking Powder sells
for 50 cents,
One pound of no other powder is worth over
SO cents
sIf another baking powder is forced upon you
by the grocer in place of the Royal, see that you
are charged the correspondngy lower price.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-02
QUAY's LIPS STILL SEALED.

Philadelphia Reporters Utterly Unable to
Get Onto the Combination.
PHILADELPHIA, April 1.-[Special. J.
Senator Quay slipped into town this morn
ing very quietly, and established reception
rooms in parlors 124 and 125, Continental
Hotel. The boys never found it out until
late in the afternoon. Then they came along
swiftly enough, only to learn that the Sena-
tor was out looking after traction company
interests, with incidental reference to small
city politics in which the leaders want
direction. The Senator strolled up Chest
nut street with State Treasurer Boyer, and
showed defiance to the weather by carrying
instead of wearing his overcoat. About
every other big ward worker in town ap-
peared to be in the Chestnut street swim at
the hour the stroll began, and Mr.. Quay was
kept quite busy recognizing friends.
IT was during this walk also that State
Treasurer Boyer learned definitely that he
was expected to return to the Legislature
again with this years Philadelphia delega-
tion. The Senator did not get back to the
Continental until 4 o'clock, but the late
hour was Just sufficiently early to bring
together the gentlemen he most wanted to
see, and like king on his throne not Q
moment was lost in hearing reports from
those who make up his most trusted TO.
lowers. Nearly all the city leaders an
several from the country Gled. Whei
asked if he had anything to say for publica-
tion Senator Quay replied in his customary
sententious style: "Nothing whatever. My
lips are sealed"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-02
STAGE FAVORITES MATED.

Louise Allen. the Kangaroo Dancer, Weds
Willie Collier.
NEW YORK, April News of quiet
marriage between well-known theatrical per-
formers was circulated on the Rialto yester-
day. The news was that William F. Collier,
who is the joint star with Charles Reed in
"Hoss and Hoss," and Miss Louise Allen,
the dancer, were married in this city last
week. Collier is quite young He is
son of Edmund Kean Collier, the tragedian,
and grandnephew of James w. Collier, the
ex-manager, formerly of Shook q Collier
Young Collier began as call boy in Days
Theater, and used to play small parts in
Daly's pieces. He made his first hit as the
stage manager in ''The City Directory" in
which he gave capital imitation of Days
eccentric manners. Then he became one of
the stars in ''Hoss and Hoss." He is good
looking and lively, as well as ambitious. A
year or so ago it was reported that he had
secretly married Jennie Yeamans, but Miss
Yeamans denied the story, and since then
she has become the wife of Charles Dilling-
ham, of Milwaukee.
Louise Allen, Mr.. Golfers bride, comes
Vt family OF dancers. The sisters, Ricca,
ay and Louise, have for many years fig
ed conspicuously in Kiralty ballets and
,ctacles, and last season Louise made
At hit in CDR. Bill" by doing the gro
lue kangaroo dance" after Edith Ken
d, its originator, had returned to Eng
id. Miss Allen travelled with the COM
ny all the season, and atterwald she
,ined the Reed & Collier trouee, in which
she repeated the kangaroo dance" and
added several new terpsichorean move
ments. She is few years older than young
Collier, and is pretty brunette. The mar
riage was strictly private, only the imme-
diate friends and families of the contracting
parties being present
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-02
ALONE WITH DEATH.
The Body of John Petre Lying Un-
attended in a Shanty Boat
WHILE CITY AND COUNTY DISPUTE
As to Which Shall Defray the Cost of the
Pauper's Funeral.
ANOTHER ARGUMENT FOR A MORGUE

John NJ Petre, 46 years old, and single,
died of consumption in Monongahela
river shanty boat, under the Smithfeld
street bridge yesterday morning. He had
no money. He died without medical atten-
tion, and the remains of the dead man
are still in the little floating howell The
Charity Department of Pittsburg wants the
county to bury the man, and the
county insists that the unfortunate
should be buried by the city. Pending the
dispute, death and its victim are locked
together just where they met. There have
been no preparations for burial Even the
undertaken has not been summoned A few
former associates of the dead man have
called at the little boat through curiosity,
but they, too, were poor and unable to
assume the responsibility that both the city
and the county have so far refused to as
sumo. STEPPED in squalor, filth and poverty,
scarcely big enough to contain the mar
row, hard bunk upon which the
dead man lies, John Petre's shanty-
boat and its delicate occupant have shifted
about the Monongahela wharf for years.
Petre was known as a river rat. When in
health he shipped on the Ohio river boats,
but for year he has been sick, and he had
devoted himself to work on the wharf
Petre Never Spoke of Himself
He was mild-mannered, careful man of
good character. All the rivermen knew
Elm to see him, but none of them had ever
become intimate with him. None of them
know when he came to Pittsburg
or where he came from, and none
of them had ever heard him
refer to the family. They only knew him
as Jack Petre. No one ever attempted to
break in upon his seclusion and when want
came to him, he had no friends to serve
him or no one upon whom to call for aid.
The dead man had been confined to his
bunk in his floating house for two weeks
His former associates supplied him with
what he could eat. Yesterday morning he
was much worse. The Department of
Charities was notified and DR.. Mcdonald
of the Third district was ordered
to visit the place, but before
the physician arrived the man had died.
The case was reported by the doctor to the
Department of Charities, and the Depart
ment of Charities notified the Coroner. The
Coroner insisted that the case did not come
within his jurisdiction, and he refused to
issue a certificate of death. The city
authorities concluded that the death certif-
cate should issue from the Coroner's office,
which would place the expense of burial
upon the county, and the Coroner in return
contended that the case belonged to the
city and that the unfortunate man should
be buried at the expense of the city.
The Body Still Awaits Burial.
The dispute was not definitely settled last
night, but the Department Of Charities will
likely take charge of the remains this morn
ing.
1This is truly sad case," Coroner Nc
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-02

Dowen said last night. 'Petre, however,
died of slow consumption, and is not, there
fore, subject for the Coroner. As UNDER
stand it the Department Of Charities
was more anxious to have the re-
mains of the dead man taken
away from their present dingy homo
then they were to have the county assume
the expense of burial. If I am correct in
my understanding this case demonstrates
better than anything can say the burning
need OF public morgue for Pittsburg and
Allegheny county. This man was poor.
Death found him without friends and when
the end came there was no one to smooth
his pillow or dampen his parched lips.
There was no minister to console him and
no prayer to light his way into the great
beyond There was nothing about him but
cruel want and when the life
escaped from the sckening place the body
was compelled to remain there. We have
no place to take it now but to the grave.
The burial would seem more decent if the
dead man could be removed to respectable
morgue from which the funeral could take
place
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-02
CHANGES IN ARMOR PLATE.
Only Slight Alteration in the Curvature of
Certain Kinds.

WASHINGTON, April 1-[SpeciG. THE
statement has appeared in print that the
Navy Department has authorized the ac-
ceptance of belt arnor for the battle ships
Indiana, Massachusetts and Oregon, from
the firm Of Carnegie, Phipps & Co., without
its being shaped, the firm having stated the
impracticabiiity of shaping heavy 1S-inch
armor plates hardened as they are on one
side by the celebrated Harvey process. This
would give the impression that those ves-
sells are to be finished ION the square," to
look like cigar boxes on the edge. The fact
is that the alteration is but slight one, the
vertical curvature in certain of the side
armed plates being omitted, while the Ion
gitudinal curve is left.
The curves aft of the bows and forward of
the stern cannot be dispensed with, but the
vessels will be rather more "wall"-sided
than was originally intended by the designs
OF the Bureau of Construction. In other
words, the upper part of the plates, in the
center of the vessels at least, will follow the
bend below, and lie like straight-up-and-
down bulwark above. 1t will make very
little difference in the appearance of the
vessels.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-02
TA-RA-RA SUNG In COURT.

The Spectators Attempt to Join in the
Chorus-An English Firm Wanted an
Injunction on a Song America Knew
Over Twenty Years Ago.
rBY CABLE TO THE D1sPArcHl
LONDON, April 1.-The court presided
over by Justice Sir James Stirling to-day
had before it motion by Sheard s. Co.
to restrain Hart, Patton and others from
publishing the latest popular song, known
by its refrain, a-ra-boom-de-ay."
The piece has been running the music
halls like wildfre, and the hearing of the
case brought large crowd to court to-day.
The plaintiffs sought to show that Lottie
Collins, a concert hall favorite, secured the
song in America, and that they had bought
it Of her. They then had it rewritten and
reproduced it from the new words and
score.
Afidavits in support of their claims were
read from Clement Scott, the eminent
critic, Prof MacFarron, the composer and
Others. Afidavits taken in America were
presented by the defendants, declaring that
the song had been sung in the United States
as early rs 1878, and Florence Moore's affi-
davit stated that she had sung the song in
the United States in 1884.
When counsel, with his dry, legal voice.
read the words of the original song,
with illusions to "Tuxedo" and other local
American hits, the spectators roared, and
there was an attempt to join in at the cho-
rus, which was sternly repressed by the
court
The Judge held that the plaintiffs had not
proved the title to the song, and refused to
grant this motion to restrain others from
publishing it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-02
NEARLY OVERCOME By GAS
Narrow Escape of Three Men From Death
in the Capitol Building.


WASHINGTON, April 1.-Henry W.
Taylor, Lawrence Mills and NedfordFitzsim-
mons, employees at the Capitol building
were nearly asphyxiated to-day, by escap-
ing gas. Fitzsimmons and Mills had gone
into cavity below flight of stairs leading
to the building to connect lateral gas pipe
with the main pipe. They neglected to
turn off the gas at the stopcock of the main
pipe before uncapplng it, and as result,
when the cap came off the gas rushed out in
such volume as to entirely overcome Fitz-
simmons Mills, who was further away
from the pipe than Fitzsimmons, was not
so badly affected as he, and rushed out into
a corridor of the building and gave the
alarm.
Henry W. Taylor, the assistant engineer
at the House end of the Capitol, and c. p.
Glynn, heard Mills cries and rushed into
the hole to rescue Fitzsimmons Taylor
reached the man first. He had dragged
Fitzsmmons but short distance, however,
before he too fell almost helpless Just
above the spot where the two men fell is an
iron grating, and Taylor retained sufficient
consciousness to rap on it to attract atten-
tion. The grating was quickly broken and
the two men were taken ont. They were in
a very bad condition but bv the liberal use
of stimulants they gradually regained con-
sciousness and were sent home. Mills also
required considerable attention before he
was restored to his normal condition.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-02

sons were killed outright, and several are
so badly injured that they cannot live.
The killed are: Herschel Cupp, William
BARLEY, DIR. ID. d. Godfrey and an infant
child of John Blake. The fatally wounded
are: A little girl blown from second story
window of hotel $50 feet, badly crushed;
Mrs. G. A. Robbins, skull fractured by fly
ing timbers; Elmer Haine, internally in
jured; Mrs. Walter Mooney, side crushed;
Alice Thornton, George Conelius and wife,
badly crushed.
South Haven suffered severely from the
storm, both in the way of material damage
and in the number of lives lost. The house
of John Moorhouse was leveled to the
ground and MooIhouse and one child were
killed, other members of the family escap-
ing. John Burmaster's house was crushed
like an eggshell and the whole family killed
in an instant. They are John Burmaster,
wife and three children. Mrs Frank Shep-
pard was killed by flying timbers, sustain
ing fracture of the skull
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-02
PROPOSALS
FOR
Bridge Superstrueture and Masonry.

OFFICE OF COUNTY CoNTRoLLER,)
PIrTsBURG, Pa, April 2, 1892.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office until O'Clock P. NJ SATURDAY, April
g. 1892 for the superstructure and masony Of
six wrought iron through plate-glrder nigh
way bridges, and for the construction OF two
stone arch bridges, located as follows:
No. 2, over Plum creek, at Gerlock's.
Bridge 80 feet extreme length; static load,
$50 pounds per lineal loot
No. 8, over Plum creek, at Unity Church.
Bridge, 80 feet extreme length; static load,
200 pounds per lineal foot
No. 5, over Cunningham run, at Fl. SnftZer's.
Bridge, 305 feet extreme length; static
load, 700 pounds per lineal foot.
No. 6, over HUNS run, at Grier's.
Bridge. SO feet extreme length; static load,
720 pounds per lineal foot
No; Z, over Bull creek above schoolhouse
Bridge SO feet extreme length; static load.
$50 pounds per lineal foot.
No. s, over Turtle creek, at Berry's ford
Bridge GA feet extreme length; static load,
900 pounds per lineal foot.
Live load for all bridges, 1000 pounds per
lineal foot.
All skew bridges.
All to De built in accordance with plans
and specifications on file IN County Engin-
GERS Office.
No. /, over Bull creek, at Tarentum.
Stone arch bridge, 40 feet span. semicircu-
lar arch.
No. 4, over Gillespie run. Stone arch
Also for placing heavy stone rfp-rap
around piers of Neville Island bridge.
Bridge contractors should examine the
sites for themselves, to ascertain their pecTl-
liarites, the extent OF false work required,
etc., before bidding.
MASONRY.
The approximate quantity of masonry is
about 5000 cubic yards, and must be OF good
quality and conform to specifications.
Bids to be by the cubic yard, in place, price
to include excavation, pumping, snoring,
coffer-dams, centering, etc.
Contractors must visit the sites of pro-
posed bridges before submitting bid.
The county will furnish the cement loaded
Pittsburg or Allegheny, the contractor to
pay the freight.
All bids must be addressed to the County
Commissioners, and indorsed proposals for
bridge superstructure," "bridge masonry"
or "rip-raping," as the case may be, each pro-
posal to be accompanied by bidders bond,
with two sufficient sureties, in the sum OF
not less than 80 per cent of the amount OF
the bid. Bidders must bid for each bridge
lot as whole.
Bids for bridge No. must be addressed in
separate envelopes to the Commissioners OF
Westmoreland and Allegheny counties.
The right to reject any or all bids is re-
served.
The party to whom the contract is awarded
shall give bond, with two sufficient sureties,
in double the amount of the contract, for
the faithful performance of said contract.
Plans may be seen and specifications and
forms of bond obtained at the office of
Charles Davis, County Engineer, after Mon
day, April T. 1892, JAMES A. GRIER,
ap2-95 County Controller.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-02
ASHAMED OF SLEEP WALKING.
A Niagara Falls Widow Tries Hard to
Horsewhip q Newsdealer.

A Niagara Falls Widow Tries Hard to
Horsewhip a Newsdealer.
LoCKPoRT, N. Y, April 1.-[Special J.
Mrs. Alice Shurray, of Niagara Falls, was
discovered walking in her sleep at the New
York Central station, last night. She was
clad in night dress. The night watchman
locked her in the stationmaster' room and
summoned the night telegraph operator.
When they returned she had awakened and
told the men who she was The operator
gave her coats and blankets and took her
to her home on First street. She is young
and handsome widow, with property.
The story other somnambulism soon became
known. The Buffalo papers to-day pub
lished an account of it, and Mrs. Shurray
was angry. She heard that John Doherty,
the Niagara Falls newsdealer, was at one
time correspondent of the Buffalo papers.
Armed with whip she raided Doherty's
newsroom to-day, cornered him, and began
beating him on the head and shoulders.
Doherty wrenched the whip out OF her
hand. He denied having anything to do
with the publication, and she finally ac-
cepted his explanation. She is still after
the newspaper men and threatens to horse
whip the one who caused the publication.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-02
AMEs STATES HIS POSITION.
He Considers Elmselt as Good a Republican
as AM High Tariff dherent.

as Any High Tariff Adherent.
Boston, April I. -tSpecial. - Ex-
Governor Ames will be candidate for del
egate at large before the Republican conven-
tion. He says:
1 understand that my name was con-
sidered by the State central committee, but
was rejected because, in the opinion of the
committee, 1 was not sound on the tariff
question. As that statement has gone forth,
am willing to go before the State Conven-
tion as a candidate, that 1 may ascertain
how large proportion of delegates are with
me in my views on the tariff. Prominent
Representatives have assured me that they
agree with me, and many of those who left
the Republican party on the tariff issue have
said to me that if the party should indorse
my stand on the question they would be
pleased to leave their Democratic associa-
tions and return to the Republican party. 1
do not believe in making the party any
smaller than it is. If a man is to be read
out of the party because he does not believe
IN every line of the Mckinley
bill, because he believes in free iron
ore and ample duties on pig iron
and is opposed to prohibitive duties, then
the Republican party will soon be small
enough.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-02
PRINTERS OPPOSED TO sINGERLY.
The Philadelphia leaders Office Fight Car
ried Into the Political Arena.

The Philadelphia leaders Office Fight Car
ried Into the Political Arena.
HARRISBURG, April 1.-[SpeciaL 1.-The
union printers OF Pennsylvania will pre-
vent, if possible, the selection of William
NJ. Singerly, of the Philadelphia Record, by
the State Democratic Convention as dele
gate to the National Democratic Conven-
ton at Chicago. Petitions protesting
against the election of Mr.. Singerly are be-
ing circulated in every city and town in the
State in which there is typographical
union, and these petitions will be presented
to the convention.
The objections to Mr.. Singerly are that
he has put himself in a position antagon-
istic to organized labor; he has deprived
nearly 100 Philadelphia union printers on
his paper of situations and filled their
places with non-union men and boys, and
by his action he has cast contempt on the
claims of the Democratic party to be the
friend of the workingmen.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-02
FIRED HIS BOARDING HOUSE.

Lodser Leaves : fter Soaking His Room
With Oil and Applyin Match.
PHILADELPHIA, April 1.-Early this
morning Wilmer Mullen, boarder, sat
urated the stair carpet from the front door
to the fourth floor of his boarding house
with kerosene oil, and soaking the bed in
his room on the fourth floor with the same
infammable fluid, set the bed on fire with a
lamp. He then left the house and its 15
sleeping inmates to their fate.
The discovery Of the fire by neighbor
and the prompt arrival Of the fire depart
ment prevented the flames from spreading
beyond Mullen's room. Mullen was ar
rested and committed to prison without
bail. He was sober at the time he set the
room afre, and before the magistrate re-
fused to say what motive had prompted
him.