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DECLINING SPORTS.
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Some Seasons Why Their Pop-
' ularily is Decreasing Here.
sSHOBTSTOP ALLEN SIGNED.
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gPhillips Captures the Tromising
Young Man From Ohio.
VAOESS PURCHASES BOB FISHER.
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IHo TT111 Enter Him in General Stake
Races.
GEKERAL SrOETIXG KEWS OP THE DAT
"Wherever two or three local sporting
people are found together the subject ot dis
cussion invariably is about the decline of
sports in this locality. The usual expression
is: "Pittsburg has seen its best sporting
days, and as a city of sports it will never he
inthc front rank again." Together with
this statement, made certainly with earnest
regret by those who make it, is another to the
effect that the decline ot sport has already in
jured business, and ill continue to do so.
From a sporting point of view these state
ments are worthy ot a little comment, because
wbether we are inclined to believe it or not
there are thousands of Pittsburgers directly
and indirectly interested in matters of sport.
It is, doubtless, a fact that sport in almost all
of its branches has declined in Pittsburg dur
ing recent years. Baseball, gun shooting and
probably bicycling are exceptions. But there
was a time when the city was
FAMOUS FOB SCULLERS,
foot runners, boxers, wTestlers and general
sporting men. In all these branches, excepting,
of course, the first named, there has been a re
markable decline. The time was -when there
were numerous good men here in all brandies,
but there is scarcely one in any of them now.
The causes of the decline are an interesting
study because they are not confined to methods
of dishonesty. Thi6 will be discovered if we
consider, and probe a little beneath the surface.
Take, for instance, loot rnnning. If trickery
has knocked it almost into local oblivion, what
has been the cause of the decline of amateur
running? Certainly we cannot argue that fraud
has had anything to do with that. It is true,
nevertheless that amateur foot racing has de
clined: indeed, amateur athletics generally
seem to be less popular here now than thcy
liave been for many years. True, fraud has
caused the declension of professional sprinting,
and the same may be said of rowing, but there
must be another cause that is killing amateur
influence, and the causa seems to be the lack of
interest in the sport. Further, this lack of In
terest undoubtedly has been prompted by the
unpopularity of the kindred professional
branches of sport.
It is not long since there were any amount of
professional rowers m the city. All these men
are in and about the city yet, but they seem to
be no longer rowers.
SPORTIXG PEOrLE TO BLAME.
The same may be said of various other
branches, and the fact stands clearly out that
the members of those particular branches are
to blame themselves for the downfall. Boxing
has not declined of itself, however, because at
two hours' notice the largest building in the
city can be filled wiih an enthusiastic crowd, if
a good honest fistic encounter was announced.
The law, therefore, has vetoed the boxing and
pugilistic bruisers. But the law. undoubtedly,
was invoked by the manner in vliich many of
the contests iu and around the city w ere con
ducted. The poolselling business has also been stopped
by law, not because the public was tired of it.
It is safe to say. however, that had there not
been an old law in existence, which classes
poolselling with the other various forms of
gambling, it would not have been stopped by
any new law that inicht have been passed.
Altogether there seems to be two principal
causes lor the decline of sportB in this city,
viz.. the dishonesty of the people connected
with the sports and the law. The city is cer
tainly no worse for the abolition of prize fight
ing, but whether or not it ii ill beany better
because of the abolition of poolselling is doubt
ful. Thetlesire to speculate is just as great as it
ever was, and as a result what money does not
go to the poolrooms goes to the oil brokers.
This fact oughttoappriselegislators of another
fact, viz: That what the public tires of will die
completely, as in the case of professional scull
ing and sprinting. But what is vetoed without
killing the public desire to sunport it will live.
It may live in another form, no doubt, but its
effects are just the same. Whether or not the
remarkable decline of sports in Pittsburg has
materially affected business may and may not
be true, it is a fact, however, that thousand of
dollars are not now in circulation that would
otherwise have been.
A tour among various people yesterday who
not long ago were rowers, runners aud general
athletes revealed the fact that they have no
intention to continue their sport next 6eason.
The prevailing idea seems to be to become pro
fessional ballplajers. Altogether, It looks as
if Pittsburg's good name in the future annals
of sport depends on the ballplayers sho fends
out.
GOOD SPORT PROMISED.
Great Arrangements SIndc for the Squirrel
Ilill Toannmcnt.
The Squirrel Hill Gun Club will have a big
time to-day if the weather is suitable. The
members have arranged for a tournament that
promises to be one of the best held in this
section for some time. Every preparation has
been made for the comfort of visitors and con
testants. The club hou-e has been heated and
a platform erected for the shooters. There are
about 50 entries, including some of the best
trap shots from Johnstown, Scottdale, Irwin,
Grccnsuurp;, Beaver and the local clubs. Every
contest will be open to all Shooting will com
mence at 10:30 this morning and will continue
all day. The grounds can be reached by way
of the cable cars going to Oakland.
There will be five contests, viz: two prize
contests and three sweepstakes. The entrance
fee for each is 1.
Burdock's Vcntnre.
NewYoek, February 6. John J. Burdock,
the old second baseman of the Boston club, and
of last season's Brooklyn team, will go to Hart
ford in a few days with the intention of organiz
ing a team in that city and entering the new
, Atlantic League. Burdock thinks that his
chances for success aro of the best, as he has
received promises of good backing. He is of
the opinion that he can get Governor Buntley,
Joseph Barber, Mr. Burr aud Senator Hawley
to put up enough money to at least put the
team on a good looting. Burdock is going to
make a big effort to make the club a success.
Billy Holbcrt is also thinking of going to Troy
and' organizing a club up there composed
mainly ot old Metropolitan players.
Another Female lilntch.
Manager Davis, of the London Theater, has
arranged to hold athree-day female pedestrian
contest beginning on the 21st ir.st. The contest
will be for the female championship of Alle
gheny county, and it promises to be just as ex
citing and as" well worth seeing as the previous
successful contests promoted by Mr. Davis.
. There will be nine starters including, of course,
the previous prize winners.
Gnthrio Won.
MONTBEAL, February 6. A prize light for
8100 took place last night at Cote St. Antoine,
between a Canadian and an American, who are
supposed to be Guthrie and Bush. The affair
was kept very quiet, the price of admission be
ing $20. After several hard rounds the Cana
dian was declared the victor.
Bell Boy nt Lexington.
Lextsgtox, Ktm February 6. Bell Boy,
2-3S (3-year-old) record, which sold here last
summer for 500,000. being the highest priced
-rse ever sold at auction in America, has ar-
1 here from California sound and well. Ho
" sold hero week after next along with
in W. T. Woodward's combination
To Fisht in April.
"ebraary C Hicbard K. Fox Is
dispatch from the California
miug him that Patsy Car"
"son. of Australia, have
t during April. Thear-
"ir the winner and 500
' played two
"on avenue
dals were
enjoyed
CABIPA'U VICTORIOUS.
lie Downs His Opponents In tho Detroit
DrU Ing Park Association.
Detroit, February 6. The office of the De
troit Driving Club prcsentedan animated scene
last nignt, but as none but the stockholders
were admitted to tho meeting, the proceedings,
as viewed by the interested knot of spectators
who stood outside and gazed in through the
big windows, were solely of the pantomime
order. It was tne great fight over the presi
dency of the club that has been brewing for
weeks and culminated last night, when all par
ties to it donned skin gloves and adjourned to
the office of the club to have it out.
After the committee on credentials had made
its report, F. A Baker inaugurated the fun
with a motion to strike out section 15 of the
by-laws, which it is claimed vests all the powers
of the association in the President Mr. Baker
also made an attack on Mr. Campau's presi
dency, asserting that the latter has usurped all
the powers of the association and continuously
antagonized the board of directors. He as
serted that last year Mr. Campau bad taken
the entire management of the club's affairs on
himself and never consulted the directors. A
voire: "Ho made a success of it."
"No, he didn't," continued Mr. Baker, and
he proceeded to set forth that in 1SS7, before
Mr. Campau had become autocratic, the club
had made a profit of S16.000. while last year,
with the entire management In his hands, the
club could show profits of but S1.SO0. He had
also appointed a secretary who was not a mem
ber of the association, contrary to the rules,
and the speaker intimated that the Secretary
worked one-third of the year for the associa
tion and two-thirds for D. J. Campau. Ho
wound up by saying he thought a change in the
Presidency would no a good thing, and inti
mated that tho reason R. W. Gillett had re
signed the Presidency was because D. J. Cam
pau, who was then Secretary, had usurped
all the powers of tho President
Finally the voting for a board of directors
commenced, and the result was a great victory
for D. J. Campau. He had a higher vote
than anyDody.
HE BOUGHT BOB FISHER.
Frank Van Ness Mnkes a Surprising Pur
chase From Capt. Brown.
Frank Van Ness' mission to this city was not
in vain. He came here to invest in thorough
breds, and though he saw no youngsters to suit
him, he bought Bob Fisher from Captain Sam
Brown. This was somewhat unexpected, as it
has been generally understood that Fisher's
running days were over. Mr. Van Ness saw the
horse at Brownsville yesterday, however, and
thought different. Speaking of his purchase
last evening he said:
"Bob Fisher's only falling was his feet I
examined him closely to-day and satisfied
mjself that they are now all right and I think
I can keep them that way. I take nobody's
word on matters of this kind as I profess to
know something about a horse myself. When
I bought Harry Wilkes everybody laughed at
mo because his feet were so bad. I bought
him, however, and all the continent knows of
the great races I won with him. I will take
Fisher to Kentucky and he will leave for there
to-morrow. I intend to enter him in some of
the stakes not yet closed. Several will not
close for two or three weeks yet I may also
enter him in some handicaps. My intention is
to ultimately put him in the stud.
"I am going through to Kentucky to look at
Blue Wing, but I do not think I will buy him.
I had a notion to do so, Dut I have learned that
his legs are faulty, and I don't want anything
with unsonnd legs. I can manage bad feet
but Injured or faulty legs are different lam
goinr to look at him. however."
Bob Fisher is in his 6th year, and was a
promising younster until he broke down. He
was then transferred to the stud at Browns
ville, where Captain Brown has kept him for
some time. Van Ness left for Lexington last
evening. He refused to say what he paid for
the horse, but intimated that J1.000 was not too
high a guess.
KILRAIX TO SMITH.
Jake Writes a Plain Letter About the
Enslishman's Challenge.
New York, February 6. In regard to the
challenge of Jem Smith, the champion of
England, to fight Jake Kilrain, the champion
of the world, which was recently cabled from
London, England, the following reply was re
ceived at the l'olice Gazette office from Balti
more yesterday:
In regard t- Jem Smith's challenge, I am in
a quandary how to reply, because he does not
stipulate by what rules he will fight, or whether
it is to be "with or without gloves. Charley
Mitchell has challenged Smith, and let them
meet After that contest is decided I will ar
range a match with Smith according to any
rules on fair conditions. I expect a letter from
Charley Mitchell about Smith's challenge, and
when I receive it then I shall know just what
to do. If my match with Sullivan falls
through, or should it end in a draw, I will
go at once to England and arrange
a match with Smith. I should like to
meet Smith 3gain to contest for the Police Ga
zette diamond belt and the championship of
the world. I would rather not meet anvone.
however, until I first face John L. Sullivan, as
I might possibly injure my hands. But hands
or no hands, I mil fight Jem Smith if he puts
his money up with the Police Gazette or Sport
ing .Lc before I meetSuIlivan. I am begin
ning to think that John L. does not mean
square business or fight at all. If he did, why
did he ask for six months, when, to use his oh n
words, "He can beat me if one of his legs was
in the grave ?'' I will allow Sullivan to be a
good man until JulyS, but will then prove to
the public that he is not the man he tries to
make them believe he is. You can cable to
Loudon that I will fight Smith at any time for
an v amount, with or without gloves, any rules,
if I can fix it so that a match with Smith will
not interfere with my meeting John L., as I
would sooner meet Sullivan than any man liv
ing in the prize ring. Respectfully.
Jake Kilbae.
ALLEN IS HIS NAME.
Another Young Shortstop Secured hy tho
Local Club.
Another new plaj er has been secured by the
local club, and great things are expected of
him before the year efids. The young man is
R. G. Allen, of last year's Mansfield, 0., club.
Ho is the young man referred to in yesterday's
Disfatch, and he comes here to ultimately
take tthe place of Rowe, that is, if he develops
as expected. Of course if Rowe changes his
mind and resolves to play here next season,
Allen may be kept for something else.
Ihe new shortstop is about 21 years old, and
is the son of a banker in Marion, O. His is not
only a very exemplary and educated young
matt, but dm excellent work for the Mansfield
team last year. Unfortunately he had his leg
broken some time beforo the season ended, and
he has not played since. His physi
cian, however, states that his 'leg
is as strong as ever, and that
It will not in any way interfere with his ball
playing. Good judges pronounce him one of
the most promising young men in the pro
fession, and Pete MtShannic says that a more
lively man than he is was never seen on the
ball field. Ho is not a record player, but tries
for everything that comes anything near his
way. He wants to learn ball playing, and even
offered to come here for a nominal sum on a
three months' trial. Manager Phillips, how
ever, preferred to sign him for the season. His
salarv is not big, but he is content with it
Dunlap promises to take special pains in teach
ing him, and it may be that Pittsburg will de
velop a good man. He was fifth among the
Tri-State League hitters last year and is a good
base runner. Umpire Barnura also speaks
highly of him. His contract will bo forwarded
to day.
TRIZE DOG AWARDS.
The Colnmbns Bench Show Is Completely
Successful.
rsTZCIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.l
Columbus, February 6. The bench show was
a magnificent success to-day in point of at
tendance. Tho judging wis completed, and
the following w ere among tho prize winners:
Cocker spaniels First, Lady Uabcock, Column
bus.
Challenge collies First Dublin Scott, Chestnut
Hills Vcnnels.
Collies (dogs) First Guelph, Chicago; collies
(bitches), first, Cora H, Chestnut Hills kennels;
collies, puppies under 12 months (bitches), first
Marvel. CiiicaRO.
linlldoes First Champ, Kabajras, Sheffield.
England.
Bull terriers-First imperial Prince, Spring
field.' Challenge fox terriers First Marguerite, Hemp
stead, '. Y.
Fox terriers First Baby Signal, Columbus;
second, Blenipton Coronet, Hempstead, H. Y.
Fox terriers, lirst Tiara, Hempstead. &'. Y.; sec
ond, Lert, Canonsbnrg. l'a. Fox terriers (pup
fics under 12 months), Husky Mark, Lewis Bros.'
ennels.
Black and tan terriers over seven pounds First
Jturtnlo General, Bullalu; second, Mr Wallace,
rittsburg.
Challenge pugs First Cash. Columbus.
Pugs becoml, Douglass II, Cincinnati. Pngs
Oiitcbes), first Peggie 11. West Jefferson. t.
Pugs (puppies under IZ months), first Bradiord,
Knhby II, Cincinnati.
Miscellaneous First Lady Bird, Chestnut Hills
kennels, Philadelphia.
Gnloro Arrives.
New Yobk, February a The steamship
Egypt, which arrived to-day, brought over tho
4-year-old thoroughbred colt Galore, by Galo
pin, dam Lady Maura, she by Macaroni, out of
Noblesso. by Stockton. He was bought by Mr.
Horace Theobald, of Easton & Co., for Mr.
Maxwell, at Nowmarket in December, for 2,000
guineas. It has been in turn guessed that Mr.
Maxwell is a Kentuckian. that he is Mr. Will
iam Astor. and latest that he is Mr. E. D. Mor
gan, of Hempstead. Galore is entered for the
Suburban, and is handicapped at IIS pounds.
It Looks Queer.
London', February 6. It is stated on what is,
considered reliable authority that the arranged
fight between Sullivan and Kilrain will end in
smoke.
Kilrain is expected by the end of the present
month to settle the preliminaries for a match
between himself and Jem Smith, whose back
ers have already met and taken steps in the
matter.
Wants to Resign.
It is understood that Mr. McCarthy is not in
clined to remain President of the Allegheny
County League another year. Inquiries are
now being made as to who the best man will be
to fill the office so ably filled by Mr. McCarthy.
Various names havo been suggested, and it is
likely that a prominent young businessman
will be asked to accept the office-
A Rnce nt Wheeling.
A three-day pedestrian contest has. been ar
ranged to take place at Wheeling, commencing
on the 21st of this month, under the manage
ment of Mr. Birkwalder. There will be about
12 starters, including Cox, Parkersburg; At
wood, Johnstown; McClelland and Ridge, of
this city. Good prizes will be offered.
, Sporting Notes.
Pitcher ViAU has signed with Cincinnati.
It is said that Jerry Denny has been put In
Class B.
It is to be hoped that Allen will turn out a
good one.
Myers and McAuliffe fight on the 15th inst
The betting is evennow.
Billy Dacy easily defeated Jack Costello in
a fight to a finish on Long Island Tuesday
night.
Billy Myers, who is to fightMcAuliffe, had
a great benefit at Streator, I1L, on Tuesday
night
Arqyle, a black gelding 4years old, by
Strathmore, dam by imported Knight of St
George, has been sold for $1,200 by Tom Mc
Dowell to J. C. Twyman, both of Lexington,
Ky.
President Soden, of the Washington club,
says he takes no stock in the Washington
story about Ward. He expects to get AVard,
and will not appoint Mike Kelly Captain until
that question is settled.
Nate McAllisteb is waiting to hear from
Frank Herdic The latter had arranged to
commence an ice trotting meeting at Montreal
on Tuesday last and promised to wire Nate, his
bookkeeper, to go on. The latter thinks the
races have not commenced.
Sullivan's trainer. Jack Hayes, says Sulli
van will go to New Orleans about April 1 to
train for his fight with Kilrain. Hayes, and
probably Jack Dempsey, will go with him.
The fight will probably; take place at Missis
sippi City, but that has not been fully decided.
A joint stock racing association, composed
of horse owners, bookmakers and others con
nected with the turf, is forming in New York
for the purpose of establishing still another
race course near the metropolis. Money has
already been raised for the project and tabout
100 acres of land secured for a track on the line
of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Thb Island Park Trotting Association have
jhst announced tho conditions for the Clay
Stake of $3,000, to be trotted during the spring
meeting, to be held tho thrd week in J une.
Heretofore this stake has been open to the 3:00
class, but it has been changed this year, and
220 trotters alone are eligible. It is expected
tnat tuis will maite tne contest more interest
ing than when it was made for green horses.
At the spring meeting $10,000 will be given in
premiums.
This is the way the Sydney Star described a
ball game betwoen the Chicago and All-Americas:
"At 33 the play commenced by Chicago
batting to the pitching of Tcner. Off the third
ball he got a base hit and took first base on
called balls, i. e.. bails not straight. Brown
followed with a safe base hit and left three
men on bases. Carroll then faced the pitcher,
and hit the ball to pitcher, who sent it on to
first base, and Ward got home, scoring one.
Hanlon lost his life, being put out on third base
one for first inning.
Tom Connobs says the Pittsburg Dispatch
man who denounced the Carkeek-Connors
match as a fake is a romancer. The man, he
says, owes him some money and is his enemy.
"Read the Milwaukee papers," says Tom, "and
see whether they say I was easily beaten, or
whether there was any robbery about the
match." Buffalo Express. If Connors made
the above statement he is telling a deliberate
falsehood. He never loaned the sporting edi
tor of this paper a cent, nor was he ever re
quested to accommodate the writer with money
or any other favor. This should settle the ma
licious slander quoted above. Sporting Edi
tor.! COXTRABAIfD OP WAR.
The Cnrondolct, Bound for Hnytl, Seized
by the United State.
rSriCIAL TELEGRAM TO TUB DISPATCH. 1
New Xoek, February 6. Minister Pres
ton, General Contreras and Vice Consul
Singleton were all smiles yesterday. At
last the United States Government had in
terfered with the sailing of a vessel which,
according to Legitime's representations,
was laden with contraband of war. The
vessel was the steamer Carondelet, belong
ing to C. Mallory & Co., and chartered by
an unknown party. The published charter
of the steamer reads: "Time charter at $150
a day." The vessel is really chartered by
the Dominican Consul, Mr. Julia, and he
is said to be the representative of Mr. Han
stedt, of Jimcnes & Handstedt, No. 5 South
"William street
District Attornev Stephen A. "Walker
had such a lot of affidavits laid before him
yesterday morning to the effect that the
Carondelet had aboard of her contraband
of war that he libeled the vessel at once.
She had been cleared by Collector Magoue,
but Mr. Walker did not know it when he
gave the libel papers to United States
Marshal George H. Holmes. There were
many vessels lying in the inner harbor and
an extended search was necessary before the
Carondelet was found with steam up and
ready to sail at a moment's notice. The
Marshal and his deputies drew alongside
and formally announced that they seized
the vessel in the name of the United States
Government. Captain William Evans was
ashore, but First Officer James H. Connor
quietly submitted to the inevitable. The
marshal found an overseer and nine steve
dores on the steamer, and regarding this as
evidence that the Carondelet was going to
take further cargo of a contraband nature
aboard, he took all these men off the ship
and landed them at Pier 4, North river.
Marshal Holmes said he would have had
the ship brought to the city and tied her up
to some dock only for the "fact that she had
explosives aboard, and he thought it safer
to leave her where she was. The cargo was
all stowed, and the vessel was very high
out of water, being only partly loaded, the
intention being to have, her stop at Newport
News and take on 1,000 tons of coal.
HARRISON A JuURXALIST
The Young Man Will Rnn Another Paper la
t Montana.
Helena, Most., February 6. Eussell
B. Harrison, President of the Journal Pub
lishing Company and son of the President
elect, to-day bought out the entire plant,
material and good will of the Record, a
morning Republican paper started during
the recent campaign. The Record was bad
ly in debt and on the verge of bankruptcy
when the purchase was made.
Harrison assumes all mortgages of the
concern, amounting to about 59,000, and
will continue publication of the paper,
which will in the future be issued from the
Journal office. Harrison being the owner
of the morning Associated Press franchise,
will improve the Record by adding this re
port The paper will be made the leading
publication of Montana.
NO MORE "WHITE CAPS.
A Stringent Law Agninst Them Passes tho
Indiana Senate.
Special Teleeram to The Dispatch. T"w
Indianapolis, February 6. A bill has
passed the Indiana Senate which declares that
the White Cap outlaws are riotous conspira
tors, and whenever convicted of assisting in
the lynching of any person, they shall be pun
ished by imprisonment for from 2 to 14 vears.
It is expected that the bill will pass the "other
branch of the Legislature within a few days,
and will then be a law. The prosecuting attor
neys think that it mil enable them to suppress
tho operations of the midnight marauders.
lie Will Confer.
Washington. February 6. Secretary Bay
ard has notified the German Minister at Wash
ington that this Government accepts the prop
osition for a resumption at Berlin of the con
ference began in Washington in 1SS7, in regard
to Samoa.
BOTH. ABE BOUNCED.
The Famous Police Inspector and
Captain Are Fired Until the
TIMES' CHARGES ARE DISPROVED.
Tha Accused Assert That Their Dismissal
Was Animated by
PURELY POLITICAL REASONS ONLY.
They Were Offered Jfnll Pay to Resign Until After
the Kcxt Election.
Mayor Koche last night suspended In
spector Bonfield and Captain Schaack, the
prime movers in the arrest and hanging of
the Chicago Anarchists. This action was
brought about by the charges of corruption
preferred by the Times. Bonfield claims
that they were fired at the instance of the
disorderly element, and lor merely political
reasons. He makes &ome serious charges in
rebuttal.
CHICAGO, February C Inspector Bon
field and Captain Schaack were to-night
indefinitely suspended from office. Bon
field and Schaack are the officials whom
the Chicago Times has been charging with
corruption in office, the specifications being
that the pair were virtually in leagne with
gamblers, saloon keepers, thieves and tho
demi-monde. The first result of the charges
was the immediate filing of libel suits
against the Times, and these suits were
added to daily until the total amount of
damages asked from the newspaper by the
officers and others is nearly 51,500,000.
Suspended in company with the Inspector
and Captain is Detective Loewenstein, the
officer who after a terrible hand-to-hand
struggle succeeded in arresting Anarchist
Louis Lingg. The suspension order is
signed by Mayor Koche,who was nominated
by the Republicans in the excitement fol
lowing the Haymarket affair and elected on
an anti-Bed Flag platform.
the keason why.
The Mayor disclaims any intention of de
termining by his action whether the accusa
tions are true or not. The ground for the
suspension is stated to be precautionary, or
iu the Mayor's own language: "That the
efficiency of the police system be not im
paired." The courts, the Mayor states,
have declined to expedite the trial of the
cases which would prove or disprove the
charges.
Suspension is ordered "Until ample time
has been given for a judicial determination
of the matter or the charges have been dis
proved." Mr. Bonfield was not at all upset
when a reporter addressed him as "Ex-In
spector, ne was cool ana smuea as cor
dial a welcome as if the reporter was one of
his old operatives.
The veteran talked coolly, but bitterly.
He said: "I have known for a long time
that a pressure has been brought to bear
upon the Mayor to remove me for political
reasons.. For days I have been receiving
calls from men high in Bepublican councils
who have urged as areason for my retirement
the antagonism of the Anarchists, gamblers
and the divekeepers to the administration.
A POLITICAL PROPOSITION.
"I was told that if I would consent to
retire I would be retained on the salary list;
that I would not be removed; merely retired
on pay. It was represented that this was a
move in the interest of the party.
"I replied," said Mr. Bonfield grimly,
"that if the party had su,nk so low that it
required my sacrifice in order to get the
patronage of the Socialists, the gamblers,
the divekeepers and crooks, it ought to go
down. I informed these men that attacked
as .1 had been I could not and would not
resign with or without pay, or with any
amount of pay."
Mr. Bonfield stopped talking for a min
ute, and the reporter suggested that it
seemed strange lor tne juayor to taice up
charges after once refusing to do so. "Why,
I was told," said the Inspector, "that if I
would withdraw until after the election for
Mavor I would be reinstated in my present
position, I refused to even consider it."
A NEWSPAPER CHOWS.
The Times to-morrow will say: The Dolice
department primarily, and the law-loving citi
zens of Chicago, can find in tho Mayor's action
much cause for congratulation. Bonfield,
Schaack and Loewenstein are no longer in con
trol of the Chicago police force. Tardiness
has marked their dismissal, but after all it was
only the deferment of the inevitable. Bon
field, Schaack and Loewenstein will make
room for other and better men.
At the bar of public opinion they have been
tried and the verdict has no uncertain sound.
In the contest which has resulted in the official
decapitation of this triumvirato, the Times has
been the instrument only of the people, and it
modestlv bows to the greatness of the victory
achieved in behalf of the public The battle
was neither begun nor urged in the interest of
any political party. Tho Times Is of no party.
HE QUIT HIS ETIL WAYS.
A Burglar Is Converted While on His Wny
to Break Into a House.
fSrECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISrATCn.l
New Yoke, February 6. The Rev. Dr.
Inglehart, of the Central Methodist Church
in Newark, related the following story to a
few Newark newspaper men to-day: For
some weeks he has been conducting a series
of spirited revival meetings in his church,
and he says they have been exceedingly
fruitful. Recently, at the close of one of
the meetings he noticed a young and pow
erfully built stranger in one of the seats
after the others had gone. The stranger ap
proached as soon as he caught Dr. Inglehart's
eye and asked to be allowed to talk to him
for a few minutes. The clergyman told him
he would be at liberty in a half hour, and
after he was through with a business meet
ing he found the man waiting for him.
They walked together toward the clergy
man's house, and he had to urge the
stranger to speak.
Finally the latter blurted out: "I am a
burglar. YeS, I am a burglar, and I came
from New York to break into a house here
to-night. Why I went into yonr church I
do not know, but what you said to-night
has impressed me so that I want to lead a
better life. . I think I have found peace, but
I want to "talk to you. I think it is my
duty to confess to some good man. That's
the reason I waited for yon." To show his
sincerity, the burglar unbuttoned hid coat,
and, getting out a jimmy and a heavy re
volver, asked the clergyman to takethcm,
as he thoroughly intended to give up his
bad ways.
Dr. Inglehart reluctantly took the tool
and weapon, and he has them yet. He then
talked more freely to the young man, and
learning his history, he interested himself
in his case. At the young man's request he
wrote to his parents, and received from them
a kinHly and well-written letter, begging
him to send their boy home. The young
man was sent home and Mr. Inglehart is
certain of his reformation.
KEGR0J5S IN SERIOUS DANGER.
Ono is Already Lynched nnd Others Proba
bly Will be.
Summitt, Miss., February G. Mrs.
Sallic Gordon's house, in Amite county, 12
miles from here, was visited by three ne
groes during a heavy rain storm. They
made a brutal attack upon the inmates.
One negro has been canght and was imme
diately dispatched.
The others are at large, but fivery effort is
being made to catch them. The negro who
was caught is supposed to have made a con
fession implicating a number of others.
EUEOPE'SOFEEEIM
TO THE READING PUBLIC IN HAPPY
AND FREE AMERICA
Franz Joseph to Ills People German Yarns
From Samoa How Paris Escaped a
Blood Bath Rudolf's Demlso
Still a Live Topic on
the Continent. t
Vienna, February 6. Emperor Francis
Joseph, in an autograph letter to Premier
Von Taafe, orders that publicity be given to
the following proclamation:
"ToMyl'eoplo:
"Overwhelmed with deep grief, I humbly bow
my head before the inscrutable decree of
Divine Providence, appealing with my people
to the Almighty to give me strength so that I
may not falter in the conscientious perform
ance of my duties as Emperor, but may keep
before my eyes that course of steadfast ad
herence which assures for tho commonweal
the blessings of peace. It has been a consola
tion to me during these days of bitter woo to
know that I was upheld by the heartfelt sym
pathy of my people, of which I have received
from all sides' the most touching tokens.
It is with profoundest gratitude that I
feel how the bond of mutual love and
faithfulness uniting me and' my house
with all tho people of tho Empire only gains
strength and security in times of such great
affliction."
Tho proclamation further expresses the
heartfelt thanks of the Emperor and Empress
and their sorely stricken daughter-in-law for
the sympathy accorded them, and concludes by
asking God's help in future and the co-operation
of Austrian subjects with their ruler to
secure the welfare of their fatherland.
Mourning Under Difficulties.
At Meran, where the priests refused to offi
ciate at a requiem mass for rfudolf, the whole
populace went into the church and sang a re
quiem service without accompaniment or bell
ringing. At Laibacha crowds smashed tho
bishop's windows and forced the sexton to ring
the bells. Several arrest were made.
Tell Tills to tho Marines.
The Hamburger Correspondent publishes a
letter, signed "Otto Hierich," which gives an
account of recent events in Samoa from the
German point of view. The letter says that
the whole fight in Samoa occurred on German
private property. The writer asserts that the
United States steamer Nipsic supplied the
"rebels" with ammunition through Captain
Leary, of the United States steamer Adams,
and he deplores tho fact that all efforts of tho
German Consul to stop the sale of war mu
ttons to natives have proved futile.
His Offlco Must Pay.
Mr. Henry White, Secretary of the American
Legation, at London, whose country residence
was recently entered by burglars and robbed
of a quantitv of valuable jewelry, has offered a
reward of 500 poands for the recovery of the
stolen property.
A Dig at Bismarck and Salisbury.
The London Daily ATews, commenting on the
Samoan situation, says: "Prince Bismarck has
disregarded his obligations to Great Britain in
the most flagrant way, and Cunt Herbert Bis
marck's ostentatious friendliness for America
is inadequate to recompense us or our Austra
lian colonies. A policy of subservience to Ger
many which procures us no appreciable ad
vantages is neither a triumph of diplomatic
skill nor a solace to national pnue.
Mnst Shield First Families.
The Fester Lloyd says: "We are in receipt
of information regarding the immediate cause
of the Meyerling tragedy that we have every
reason to behove authentic, but we do not pub
lish it because it touches very delicate and
Eurely private matters, and we think that the
rst family in the land has some claim to the
consideration which in similar cases is not de
nied to the lowest"
Another Franco-German Incident.
Le Paris publishes an article attacking Count
Von Munster, the German Ambassador, for re
fusing to grant a passport to the Surgeon
Major of the Ninetieth Regiment of French
infantry on the application of that officer for
permission to visit Strasbourg to see his
mother, who was dying. Colonel Senar, com
mander of tho Ninetieth, has consequently
issued an order of the day, commenting in
severe terms upon the action of the Germans
in relation to the passport regulations. The
Liberti says disciplinarian measures will be
taken against Colonel Senar on account of his
order,.
'
Rudolf Wmited'n. Divorce.
A dispatch to the Frankfort Zeitung from
Rome says: "In January Rudolf addressed
himself direct to the Pope without his father's
knowledge to ask assistance in obtaining a di
vorce and authority to marry again. The Pope
sent the letter to the Emperor, and the result
was a serious explanation between the father
and the son, which probably unhinged the lat
ter." j
Funeral Bouquets Plentiful.
A Vienna dispatch state3 that 835 wreaths
were carried from the Hofburc to the Capu
chin's Church yesterday. Some difficulty was
experienced in preventing people from pluck
ing flowers as mementoes.
Stcphnnle Still Loyal.
Four days before his death Prince Rudolf
wrote In his usual manner to Dr. Giertonner,
the well known naturalist of St. Gall, Switzer
land, asking various questions relating to
Alpine birds. The Princess Stephanie has
promised to learn Hungarian to enable her the
better to assist in the completion of her hus
band's book. The next issue will contain sev
eral letters and manuscripts from Rudolf's
pen, in which he relates numerous personal
reminiscences.
A Chance for the Eagle to Scream.
Later advices say that the American Con
sulate at Ching Kiang Koo was looted by the
mob, that the European concession was fired,
and that the foreigners were fleeing over the
hills for their lives.
Pendleton III but Working-.
The report that Judge Lambert Tree, United
States Minister to Russia, is acting as the rep
resentative of Mr. Geo. H. Pendleton, the
American Minister here, is without foundation.
Mr. Pendleton, though ailing, is constantly at
work. He has not been required to call at the
Foreign Office for somo time.
Says Germnny Lost a Friend.
The Vienna Fremdenblall to-day has a long
article attesting the early friendship of the lato
Crown Prince Rndolf for the present Emperor
of Germany, and the fact that Rudolf was ono
of the most effective supporters of the states
men on both 6ides in tho cementing of Austro
Gcrman alliance. The paper says that the ef
forts of the French and Panslavist journals to
represent to the contrary in order to sow dis
trust between the two nations will miss their
aim.
Tho Young Eloper Returns to SInminn.
r Miss Wilcox, who recently eloped with Dr.
Sellon, has returned to her parents at Nice. Dr .
Sellon has been placed in custody prior to his
appearance before the correctional tribunal.
Did Not Wnnt to Bnthe in Blood.
It is said that on tho night of Boulanger's
election Premier Floquet proposed to the
Cabinet that General Boulanger bo arrested as
a conspirer against the Republic A majority
of the members agreed to this, but M. De Frey
cinet, Miuister of War, protested, exclaiming
"Why do you want to drown yourselves
in blood?" The matter was then
dropped. The Paris correspondent of the
London Times says ho believes the story is
trne, although it is certain that it will be
denied. The Bonlangist, General Riu, has
been ordered to keep hi3 room for a fortnignt
for making a reference to politics in a speech
at a banquet. The report that General Bou
langer had applied to the Pope for a divorce is
denied. It is stated that he will continue hl3
suit In thetParis courts.
Swears by tho Diphtheria Germ.
M. Pasteur is confident of the efficacy of his
diphtheria discovery.
An Infallible System.
London Globe.l
There is a gambler at Monte Carlo who
has an infallible "system. He plays roul
ette, and this is how he does it. "He works
away for ten minutes at a board covered
w ith little pins with vnrious colored heads;
then makes a calculation in figures, and
finally invests 5 francs on the red." A great
deal of trouble, it may be said, for so small
a stake! But then the system is infallible
he never wins.
ONE DOLLAR A BEAD.
Continued from First Page.
was received from the Governor nomina
ting George B. Snowden to be Brigadier
General and John F. Hartranft to be Major
General of the National Guard, who were
confirmed.
A BIFT IN THE CLOUDS.
Allegheny City Thinks She Is Safely Fixed
In the Third Class Tho Inter
municipal Bill Still Threat
ens Danacr.
trKOM A STAFF COERESrONPENT.
Harbisbueg, February 6. The dark
clouds that have been gathering thickly
over Allegheny's municipal legislation at
the State Capital broke apart slightly to
day when "W. B. Eodgers, who for 18 years
was Solicitor of the city, arrived on the
Lscene. Mr. Eodgers talked to some of the
Allegheny Representatives, and this after
noon went before the Municipal Corpora
tions Committee of the Senate to give the
members the benefit of his views and make
some very important suggestions.
Mr. Eodgers' theory is that the decision
of the Supreme Court on the case of Savage
and the city of Reading simply upset the
constitutionality of the clause making it
optional with cities whether they accepted
more than the first 14 sections of the act.
The conclusion from this was that the whole
act would fall if it came to a test, but what
little is known concerning the recent re
versal by the Supreme Court of the former
decision seems to leave the act of 1874 in
tact and in good working order. Assuming
such to be the case, Mr. Rodger said it left
Allegheny in good shape tor the present.
Had the optional clanse of the act of 1874
been finally decided unconstitutional, leav
ing the rest of the act operative, its provi
sions would have been forced on Allegheny,
which had never accepted more than the 14
sections she was forced to take in common
withfOther cities. Allegheny is therefore
left as she desires to be, unless the inter
municipal bill passes.
Mr. Eodgers' first proposition to the com
mittee was that the various third-class cities
content themselves for the present with the
act of 1874 and let the inter-municipal bill
fall There were vigorous objections to this,
however, from cities that organized under
the act of 1887, one, at least, of which had
never accepted the act of 1874.
This proposition was negatived andllr.
Eodgers then made two other propositions,
which were accepted. The first was that an
amendment be made to the municipal bill
making the acceptance of its provisions
optional. The other was an amendment
striking out that provision of the Dill which
repeals the special charters and laws of the
cities to be governed by the provisions of
the bill.
Senator Eutan indorsed this way out of
the dilemma, and with these amendments
made Allegheny will not be forced to accept
the inter-municipal bill until she has an op
portunity to further consider what is for her
best interest. "Without these amendments
she has forced on her the new legislation for
third-class cities.
There is much uncertainty yet, though,
as to just what is the decision of the Su
preme Court Its effect on the particular
case of Savage and the city of Reading is
well understood, but until the opinion is
filed its constitutional effect is not
apparent, and may be different from
Mr. Eodgers' theory of it. The justi
ces, it is said, refuse to make any state
ment other than that from the Bench, and
one gentleman said he believed the Court;
had put the matter in its present uncertain
shape to be in a position to knock out the
act of 1874 in case the inter-municipal bill
passed.
Another gentleman asserted that when off
the Bench, Justices of the Supreme Court
had said the Constitution did not contem
plate any division of cities into classes, but
instead a general law applicable to all.
leaving them to a very large extent free to
legislate for themselves. In this case the
status of all cities is in constant peril.
DISLIKE TI1E CHANGE.
Opposition to tho Appointment of Female
Physicians in State Lunatic Asylums.
IFB03I A STAFF COHEESFOXDEXT.l
Haeeisbubo, February C Ex-Senator
Chalfant, ex-Representative Jenkins, of
"Wyoming, and D. M. Boyd, of the Board of
Trustees of the Danville State Lunatic Hos
pital, are here to oppose bills before the
Legislature which they say would effect a
radical change in the medical and adminis
trative management of the State lunatic hos
pitals for the insane, and would be to their
disadvantage. One of these bills provides
for the appointment of female physicians in
the female insane departments, and the other
proposes that the Board of Trustees consist
of one person from each of the counties in the
district in which the hospital may belocated,
to be appointed by the County Commission
ers, and one person from each city of the
third class in the district.
The trustees of State lunatic hospitals are
now appointed by the Governor without re
gard to their political affiliations. The Dan
ville trustees passed a resolution unanimous
ly asking the Legislature to make no altera
tion affecting the control or management of
that institution.
ALIi KINDS OP BILLS
Introduced By tho Stnto Legislators in
Both nouses Yesterday.
rEPKCIAL TELEQKAM TO THE DISPATCH.
Haerisbtjeo, February 6. In the Senate
to-day bills were introduced as follows:
Requiring corporations to pay bonus on their
increase of capital stock instead of on amount
paid in.
Prohibiting tho sale of tobacco to persons
under 16 years old, under a penalty of $300 and
imprisonment not exceeding two months.
In the House the following bills were in
troduced: Prohibiting the erection of building3 fronting
onsstreets not less than 30 feet wide.
Appropriating 56,000 for a building for the
Children's Aid Society of Grcensburg.
Appropriating S30.000 for furnisliing and
maintaining the State Hospital for injured
persons of the middle coal fields.
Authorizing tho Governor to appoint bitu
minous mining boards, instead of the courts.
Imposing a flue of $10 for disorderly conduct
in townships.
To provide for tho separate assessment of
land values and the exemption ot improve
ments and personal property from taxation.
Providing a fine of KOO with removal from
office of school directors for violating the act
authorizing them to purchase school books out
of the district fund.
TWO SIDES OP THE QUESTION.
An Argument Against tho Corporation Stock
Tax Quickly Refuted.
FBOM A STAFF COMIKSPOXDEXT.3
Hareisbukg, February 0. Two East
ern manufacturers appeared before the
Ways and Means Committee this afternoon
to protest against the capital stock tax on
manufacturing corporations. They said
they paid all the-locul taxes imposed on in
vidual manufacturers, and that as they
were compelled to buy and sell in the same
markets the additional capital stock tax
would handicap them seriously.
Against this a member of the committee
placed the statement that the corporation
was only liable for debt to the extent of its
corporate property, while an individual
manufacturer was "liable for every cent of
indebtedness.
Soldiers' Homo Appropriation Approved.
IFBOM A STAFF CORT.ESrOJtDEXT.
Harrisbubg, February 6. The Appro
priations Committee to-day approved the
appropriation for the Soldiers' Home at
Erie, and gave the Home for the Friendless
at the same place 85,000. The appropriation
asked for the Hamet Hospital at Erie was
negatived.
Henry Gcorce at Harrlubnrg.
CFBOIt A STAFF COEKISFONDENT.l
.Haebisbtjeg, February 6. Henry
JNEW ADVERT) SfcSiENTSJ
TH i rWPWS i ST0R,
531 and 533 Wood St., Pittsburg.
EEMOVAL SALE.
Dress Goods Department.
Have yon got all the Dress Good3that you want at our hitherto unknown Reduced PricesT
We rather think not. You want still to save mote money by.purchasing from us. Come along
There's lots left for you or any of -your friends that you may choose to bring along. So don't
delay, as they won't last long. We will now interest you with a few of the GENERAL CUTS
IN OUR PRICES:
Tricots, 54-inch, All Shades, prices were 81, now 69a
Tricots, 54-inch, All Colors, prices were 75c, now 59a
Plaids, 40-inch, All-Wool, prices were 50c, now 39c.
Henriettas, 46-inch, All-Wool, prices were 81, now 68a
Plaids, 42-inch, Ail-Wool, prices were 81, now 69c.
Plaids, 54-inch, All-Wool, prices were 81 25, now 75o.
Plaids, 54-inch, in Cloth, prices were 81, now 59c.
Arlington Suitings, All-Wool, prices were 81 50, now 75a
Fine Checks and Extra Fine Wool, prices were 81, now 59a
Cashmeres, All-Wool, prices were 50c, now 39a
Cashmeres, 40-inch, All-Wool, now 44c.
Dress Goods, 36-inch, prices were 25c, now 19c.
Plaid Dress Goods, prices were 15c, now 10c. .
A Good Assortment of Colored Dress Goods at 21c and 26c.
Black Dress Fabrics in all the various weaves, from lowest to
finest grades. So now for Bargains in Dress Goods.
CAMPBELL & DICK.
fe2-TTS
George will appear before the Jndiciary
General Committee next week to advocate
the Australian svstem of voting. The
kKniehts of Labor Legislative Committee
Uias established headquarters in the Patriot
building, and is laboring witn its prelim
inary work.
AKGDMENTS AGAINST M0N0P0LI.
The Junction Railway Wnnts a Chance to
Get In nnd Out of Pittsburg.
FB03I A STAFF COEBESPOXDEST.l
Habrisbubg, February 6. The Kail
road Committee heard arguments to-day on
the bill introduced mainly for the purpose
of permitting the Junction Kailway to cross
the property of the Allegheny Valley Bail
road. There were six speakers in favor of
the measure, the first being "W. B. Eodgers,
attorney for the Baltimore and Ohio, Pitts
burg.and "Western and Junction Eailways.
His partner, John McCleaves, was the fifth
speaker, and the sixth and last was Presi
dent Callery , of the Pittsburg and Western
Kailway. The second and third speakers
were "William Mctcalf and Campbell B.
Herron, Pittsburg, manufacturers, and the
fourth was Thomas M. King, ex-Vice Presi
dent of the Baltimore and Ohio, who is
President of the Junction Kailway.
The arguments covered a wide range, in
cluding the justice of the principle involved
in the grant of eminent domain to one com
pany over the property of another not neces
sary to the conduct of the corporate business
of the latter. The needs of the manufac
turers and the general public in the par
ticular case of the Junction Kailway were
gone into at length and it was made quite
plain to the committee how, without some
such bill, the existing railroads entering
Pittsburg can and do control all the ap
proaches to and exits from the city. A
strong appeal was made to the committee to
take action that would prevent monopoly of
the transportation business of important
cities. Mr. McCleaves made the strong
point that Pennsylvania is the only State,
as far as he knows, that does not permit
what the bill aims at.
CONYICFS COUNTENANCES
Tobe Photographed nnd Kept for Identifica
tion Some Bills Killed.
rFSOJI A STAFF COISKESFONDmrr.J
HAeeisbtjeg, February G. The Senate
Judiciary Committee, to-day took favorable
action on Senator Butan's bill for the iden
tification of habitual criminals, requiring
photographs of convicts to be kept in pris
ons as well as a history of the crimes they
are known to have committed.
The committee decided to report nega
tively the bills introduced by Senator Broivta
and prepared by a committee selected by the
County Commissioners' State Convention,
with the idea that they would tend to a
large reduction of the costs of the several
counties, in some of them from $10,000 to
$15,000 annually. One of these bills pro
posed the repeal of the act of 1887, relative
to witness and District Attorney fees, which
law, it was maintained by the County Com
missioners, not only increased the pay of
witnesses but greatly added tothe costs of
counties by encouraging a multiplication of
indictments. The other bill of Senator
Brown sought to repeal a section in the law
of 1791, which, it is alleged, enables the
imposition of unreasonahle costs on the
counties.
SOME GO AND S0JIE DON'T.
Bills for Stationary Engineers and Dressed
Meat Negatived Others Approved.
frnOM A STAFF COuKESrO.VDEXT.l
Habkisburg, February 6. The Ju
diciary General Committee negatived for
the second time Mr. Eichard's bill for the
examining and licensing of stationary en
gineers, and also negatived a bill which i3
an exact copy.of the Grangers' meat bill.
Hon. Henry Hall's marriage license bill
will be favorably reported with an amend
ment permitting the required oath tobe
made before a magistrate as well as a justice
of the peace. Mr. Gallagher's bill for the
examination of miners was amended to ap
ply to the bituminous as well as the anthra
cite regions.
Dickens nnd a CIcrgymnn.
Says James Payn in the Independent:
"Dickens used to tell a story of meeting
with a clergyman in a railway train, who
held forth 'to his fellow passengers ever so
long upon the novelist's private failings.
"Dickens is an atheist, sir, as I happen
to know; he is also a gambler, and I regret
to say drinks," and so on. "Dear me, now
sad. Have you ever seen him drunk?"
asked Dickens. "Well, not exactly drunk;
no, but certainly overtaken by liquor."
"Have you ever seen him sober?" "Well,
that is too much to say. Oh, ves, I have
seen him sober." "Often?" "Yes, often."
"No, sir, only once. You see him now for
the first time." (Curtain.)
A man in San Francisco during a pro
longed debauch, having spent all his money,
became so frantic for more whisky that he
signed a paper that directed tnat his body,
after death, should be given to a fellow who
promised to treat him to a glass of "lirewater"
if the thirsty ono would make the aforesaid
bequest.
Our little girl when but three weeks old
broke out with eczema. Wo tried the prescrip
tion from several good doctors, but without
any special bcnellr. We tried S. S. S., and by
the time one bottle was gone, her bead began
to heal, and by the time she had taken six bot
tles sho was completely cured. Now she has a
full and heavy head ot hair a robust, healthy
child. I feel it but my duty to maKe this state
ment. H. T. SHOBE, Rich Hill, Mo.
43-Send for our Books on Blood and Skin Dis
eases and Advice to Sufferers, mailed free.
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THE WEATHER.
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diminishing in force
and becoming varia
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For West Virginia
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this city furnishes the following.
The United States Signal Service officer in,
nme. a tier.
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Minimum temp...... 8
ffancn a
Precipitation
Trace. .-
Elver at 5 p. M., 5.1 feet, a fall of 0.3 feet Is tha
last H hours.
River Telegrams.
rSPECTAI. TELEGRAM TO THK OISPATCH.t
Moegantows- River 5 feet and stationary.
Weather cloudy. Thermometer 16 at i P. at.
Beowusviixe River 6 feet and falling.
Weather clear. Thermometer 12 at 7 p. si.
Warrek River 2 feet 1-10 inches and fall
lng. Weather cloudy and jery cold.
CANADA COAL DEALERS.
They Want Rnllroad Kate Chanced to Af
feet American Competition.
Ottawa, February 6. Eepresentations
have been made to the Government by tha
Montreal coal dealers, to the effect that their
trade will be ruined by the continnance of
.the recent 50 per cent increase in the freight
rates made by the Intercolonial Eailroad
Company. The' increase has already
caused a suspension of operations
and the throwing out ot work of 1,100 men
at the Spring Hill mine in Kova Scotia.
Competition with American dealers is now
said to be impossible.
The opposition policy for this session is
outlined in the following resolntion of
which Sir Eichard Cartwright gave notice
to-night: .
That it has become a matter of extreme ira-
Eortance to the well being of the people of tho
lotninlon that the Government and Parlia
ment of Canada should have tho power of
negotiating commercial treaties with foreizn
powers, and that an humble address ba
presented to Her Majesty praying thai
she will empower her representative,
the Governor General of Canada, to enter, bv
agent or representative of Canada, into direct
communication with any foreign States for tho
purpose of negotiating commercial arrange
ments tending to the advantage of Canada,
subject to the prior consent or subsequent ap
proval of the parliament of Canada signified by
an act.
What is said to be the first and only
daily newspaper published in America by a
colored man is Editor B. T. Harvey's new
daily at Columbus, Ga. Mr. Harvey is a grad
uate of the Tuskegee Normal School at Tuske
gee. Ala.
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Wholesale and retail druggists and dealers In
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The choicest varieties of California wines, such
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Owing to the late decision of Judge Menard,
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or liquors of any kind C. O. D., we will have to
decline all C. O. V. orders in the future. All
orders for wines or liquors will have to be ac
companied hy the cash, P. O. order or draft.
JOSEPH FLEMING &-S0N,
(Successor to Joseph Fleming),
DRUGGISTS,
412 Market st, Pittsburg, Pa.
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CnAnusTowir, Mass.
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