V 6 THE PITTSBUKJG- DISPATCH, SUNDAY, .JANTJABY 26, 1890. wv sv fr TV 'if i- i. . Prospects of To-Morrow's Im portant Basetoll Meeting. NEW LEAGUE'S SCHEDULE. Brutality of Football Compared With - Boxing With Soft Gloves. SOME TALK ABOUT THE PUGILISTS The week has not been studded with many events as lar as baseball is concerned. Gradually the opposing forces in the con flict now going on are getting settled down to a fall realization of what there is to cope with ere the battle is over. To all appearances the new League is becoming more solidified; certainly it is obtaining more and more recognition as a league every day. But its opponents are not in active by any means, and although they are not making much outward demonstration at pres ent, Mlcawber like, they maylbe lying back for a crand spring. Itmaytw that the new League will have more difficulties to contend with than is anticipated, and, of course, this maj not be so. Bat according to President Phelps, of the American Association, something in the way of retaliation is to be done on the Brotherhood for its wholesale pilfering of Association and minor league players. How the retaliation will be effected or what will be done I know not, but despite the threat of President Phelps I will not be sur prised if nothing at all is done. Of course, when referring to Mr. Phelps, I mean the Na tional Arbitration Committee, which meets to morrow at New York. Doubtless the great desire of the committee will be to inflict all the penalties possible on the players who have deserted the old organizations. On the right and wrong of these desertions I have already expressed myself, and I have no opinion to change. That the new League is doing a wrong in trying to deplete the rank of organizations other than the National League I firmly be lieve, and it is only natural that the Associa tion, above all others, will endeavorto retaliate. That moral injunction laid down to the human race nearly 2,000 years ago, to the effect that if some aggressor hits us on one cheek to turn the oftier also, has precious little potency now adays. It looks excellent on paper, but I tail to see anybody carrying it out in practice. And it is just so with the baseball factions; their aim is not only to return blow for blow, but to give the return ad ditional force. Well, no doubt efforts will be made and schemes suggested to-morrow with the object of inflicting punishment on the de serters. But the question is: What can be done? the new League is the outcome of an open revolt, and is, therefore, a haven for the revolters and their friends. This means that the most effective way, and perhaps the way, to pumsh deserters is to wreck the new League. - This can only be done by all parties concerned appearing before the public and fighting it out there. Those who gam the public favor to the greatest extent and can continue the battle long enough will be left in possession of the field. That's all there is in it, and this being the case I can see little or nothing for the old organization to gain by doing anything outside of strengthening their forces. w m The Sebedn e Mretlnff. The new League has had a very attractive in ning during the week. The first efforts to frame its maiden schedule have been made, and it is no flattery to say that to all appear ances these efforts have been more successful than even the most sanguine members of the new League anticipated. True the Schedule Committee caused considerable surprise and no little comment by declaring at the last mo ment that the details of the schedule would be kept secret until March. The surprise was prompted by the fact that the committee plainly stated at the comtrencement of their rceeting that the schedule would be made pub lic on Friday This was a very un wise promise to make, because it is something extraordinary to have a baseball schedule before the public in January. Had the members of the committee not been new to the work I don't think that they would have ever thought of absolutely completing a sched ule for the season so soon after New Year's Day. It may be that much of the work will have to be undone. It is a long time between now and next March, that is, there is plenty of time for many things to happen that schedule makers have little or no idea of. We hare also been all along led to believe that the new League would go ahead with its schedule re gardless of the National League or anybody. The folly of such talk is now apparent, and tends to teach us that some of the over-zealous supporters of the new organization can do it consideraole harm. For my part I fully in dorse the opinion of Secretary Scandrett on this matter. Let the new and old clubs play on the same day in the same day. This will, I think, tend to hasten the result of the con flict, because just as sure as we live both parties cannot exist under the presentarrangemcnts. Thesoonerthe question of supremacy is settled the better will it be for baseball and the pleasanter will it be for the people. Warring factions in any department of life give birth to feelings of bitterness and hatred, and certainly this condition of things will mar any amusement of life. The Association. Every true admirer of baseball will regret to see the struggles, the heroic struggles of the American Association for an existence. That young organization has done much to popu larize and develop the game, and now one is nearly convinced that it is its death throes. The National League dealt it a cruel and staggering blow, and now the new League is pilfering every player that can be had from its ranks. On the top of these two very great troubles there is another almost as great and that is in making up a circuit. Without a doubt Von der Abe is shaky and the to-be-or-not-to-be of Syracuse depends on one or two very uncertain things. The dif ficulties of getting into line are so great that really there seems to be very little hope of the Association, as it is intended to be made up, continuing to the end of the season. I am in clined to think that the chances of life of the new League are much better than those of the American Association. However, I would be sorry indeed to see the latter knocked out. What might Have Been. Now that the new League is apparently on a safe footing, and its supporters certain of gTeat success, it may not be out of place to recall an incident in its history which shows how ex tremely near it was dying almost as soon as it was born, and the incident also shows the re markable tenacity and determination of John M. Ward. For what I am now going to relate lam indebted to Mr. F.H. Brunei! During a conversation with him the other day he told me the details of the story. When the first meeting of the new League supporters was held in New York, the fundamental system of organization suggested by the Brotherhood leaders was co-operative in nature, that is all the eight clubs were to be managed as! one pool. This plan, however, was strongly opposed by the capitalists, and what, promised to be a serious breach took place. A discussion that was extremely animated o curred;the more the talk the wider became the breach. Finally the meeting adjourned wi th everybody discouraged. Many made up thuir minds there and then that a new League iras impossible. Ward emerged from the meeting room pale-faced and disheartened. Meeting Brunei!, he said: "It is all oyer; the whole thing has fallen to pieces." Subsequently, Ward, Brunell and Al Johnson adjonrneU to a room, and the first named began racking bis brain to find a way out of the difficulty. "We must try and save ourselves," he said. The en tire night was spent by the trio discussing plans and as daylight dawned Ward remarked, I have it "We can let the capitalists of each club keep their own finances and we can pool the players' profits all around. "Great idea," chorused Brunell and Johnson. Within an hour or so the plan was sufficiently made clear and practicable as to be presented to the meeting of representa tives. This really was the salvation of an ap parently lost cause, as the plan was adopted, and is the one on which the new League will be run. Now, why I mention this, to me, very in teresting incident, is to show 0:1 what brittle threads Dig movements sometimes bang, and also what determination can do In saving, 10 all appearances, an entirely lost cause. Had Ward not stuck to the helm through midnight hours, when sleep should have been his lot, there would have been no new league to-day. There is, indeed, much of Pallssy, the potter. In Ward. Borne of you may not know of Palissy. You ought to. Find out; it will do you good. Chancing Opinions. Becently there has been much, in fact very ranch, written and said about the remarkable change of front made by John M. Ward regard ing the reserve rule. Some time ago, as we all know, Mr. Ward wrote a book, in which he ex pressed the opinion that the reserve rule was an excellent thing and that it had contributed to the success of the national game. Becently he has declared himself very emphatically as an opponent of that rule and is just as strong in his denunciations against It as he was at one time for it. Well, this change of opinion has really caused many hard words to be said re garding Ward from the National League mag nates down to the humblest patron of the League games. Now, I am a believer in the reserve rule, that is a reasonable reserve rule, but tor the life of me I cannot see why I have not the right to change my opinion of it entirely if circumstances and' sound rea son warrant It. Human thought is not a fix ture; it is not like one of those wooden repre sentations of Indians that stand lit front of cigar stores in all kinds of weather and remain the same under all circumstances. It is active; and what to any of us may seem all right and logically sound to-day may seem quite the op posite to-morrow. I really think there has been too much made out of what Mr. Ward may have said in a book or a letter years ago. He bas a right to change his opinion to-day if he is satisfied that facts warrant it. I am not defending Mr. Ward. I am only defending tbe principle at issue; and if we scan the lives of 'great men in all walks of literature and science we will find plenty of examples. Why, any body who reads now Macaulay's essay on Gladstone's -Church and State" would never think that the critic was dealing with the radl ical Gladstone of to-day. Anybody who heard the great English Commoner talk on Irish af fairs six or seven years ago could not believe he was the same man to-day. That great econ omist and thinker JobnS. Mill most strenuously supported the old "wage fund theory" and finally discarded it as unsound. And so we might go on and on citing instances of change of opinions in the same mind, but surely these changes do not necessarily mean deliberate dishonesty in the persons whose opinions change. "Falsehoods that we spurn to-day. Were the truths of long ago. Let the dead boughs fall away. Fresher will the living grow." Tbe County Leacne. From now on we may expect to hear some thing now and again about the Allegheny County Leagne. That there will be a league seems to be certain; at least I sincerely trust there will no matter how it maybe constructed. The necessity for some organization into which amateurs or novices can develop their .playing abilities will probably be greater than ever this year. There is a deal to interest ardent patrons of the national game in amateur organizations, and, in truth, they are the sources from which the professional bodies draw their life. Well, I hope we will have our County League as usual; but how it will be made np nobody seems at present to be able to say. I have been informed that it will not consist of more than six cIuds, and most probably only four. Last year I supported the ten-club notion, but I'll do no such thing this year. There is really so little stability about many of these semi professional hall players that it is bard to say what club they will play in next. Conduct of this kind, that is, jumping from one club to an- ower lortrining inducements, was uisgraceiui last year. In an amateur organization honor above all things ought to be the ruling power; the less there is of that virtue depend upon it the less will be tbe chances of success. The ten-club notion or plan was not a success, and I must join with those who favor a league of smaller dimensions. The question will likely be one as to whether tbe league will consist of four or six clubs. Tbe former number is really a comfortable one in appearance, as four clubs certainly ought to get along as nicely together as peas in a pod. But it seems to me that a quartet is too few, and that tbe even half dozen would make a more attractive and profitable organization. There is abundance of material in the locality for six good clubs, and I trust that six will be the number decided on. Worse Than Boxing. On several occasions I have called attention in these reviews to tbe fact that in very many respects there is more brutality in the fashion able football games than in a boxing contest. Of course a certain class of people would no more believe this than that Peter Wilkics took a flying trip to the land of flying men and women. However, such is the fact and I think it can easily be proven. I am now going to mention two or three instances, but before doing so let me say that I don't in any way mean to say anything disparaging of football except to show how it is rough and in some respects more brutal than boxing. I know that the sympathetic young man from the college, and the tender-hearted belle from the seminary, can and do sit and watch with inter est a football match, where eyes are blackened, noses and ribs broken, but these spectatora wouldn't listen to a plea for a contest between two men with huge and harmles gloves on thrAr hands. However, the Britishers are far ahead of us in football, and I have an idea that the game will become extremely popular in this country in a short time. But it must be si torn of its brutal features no matter how the i.'ules have toDe cut or modified. Within a very; few weeks two strong young men have been Allied on the football field in England and In the same county. Rules, either Rugby or otherwise, that will allow this kind of sport ought to be thrown body and soul into oblivion. It is, however, interesting to note what an ancient rame foot ball is, and it is just as interesting to know cen turies igo its brutal features were legislated against just as some people in England to-day want to legislate against them. King James of Scotland has often been laughed, at for not being the wise man be was said to "be, but judg ing from recent events be certainly deserved credit for the act which be pass ed in 1524, that everyone playing football should be fined 50 shillings. This act makes football out to be a very old game, and if it was 'conducted on an any more brutal scale than at present in some instances tbe fine was little en ough.even though shillings were shillings more '.nan 500 years ago. However, I have a hope that as the game be comes popular precautions will be taken against jeopardizing one's neck, nose or limbs. Of course I am aware that one, cannot play football with that same drawing mom tenderness and meekness as one can play croquet, but most certainly it is just as true that the gams of football wasn't originated as a means of dis abling people or killing them outright. The Local Shooters. During the week an effort bas been made to arrange a shooting match between an equal number of members of two local gon clubs. The effort failed, however, and the failure sug gests one or two things. The cause of tbe break-down was a "misunderstanding about the various rules, and also a desire on the part of each club to contest under its own rules, or at least tbe rules ad.opted by it. Shooting has be come extremely popular of late in and about Pittsburg, and n is a pity that there is sucn a diversity of opinion among tbe shooters re garding the rales. Clubs recently organized here have been, organized on an entirely Amer ican basis, but there are other clubs, that at Glenwood, for instance, whose rnles are chiefly based on the 'good old plan of keeping the gun below the elbow until the bird is on the wing. There can "bo much said in behalf of this ven erable tuIi just as there can be strong argu ments advanced in favor of the American As sociation rules. Doubtless the latter aids big scores materially, and many people are misled when the y see a record of 24 birds out of 25. The fact that two barrels have been used, and probably one-half of tbe birds killed with the second carrel, is oiten overiooKeu. un der ot.her rules tbe 24 birds might be redr.ced to 12. However, it is a pity that all the local gun clubs cannot agree on some code nfruliisand have a general sweepstake of say $25 or,$30 per man, each club of course paying the stakes of its own representatives. I think that if a meeting of representatives of the various clubs was called and a code of shooting rules adopted by all a most interesting contest could be arranged and we would then know who was tbe best live pigeon shot in the neigh borhood. Now that tbe question has been "broached enthusiasts of the gun should press it to an issue. The Glenwood shooters are all workingmen and a lot of honest fellows and they are eager to tackle the more fashionable clubs of the city. The only difference of opin ion, or, I may say. impediment to a match is tbe rules. Certainly this difficulty can be re moved. The Poelllsts. The week has been remarkably quiet as far as the leading pugilists have been concerned. With tbe exception of the battle betweenJimmy Carroll, of Brooklyn, and Lucie, there bas been little of moment. Carroll won the battle, but there is not much credit in bis defeating a man nf Lucie's caliber. So far, I have regarded Carroll as somewhat of a failure. He is a pow erful fellow, and Dempsey used to have a high opinion of bim as a pugilist, bnt really, he bas lots to do yet before he can take a front rank. His victory, however, will do him good, as it will pave his way to another battle with a higher class man than Lucie. As Intimated last week in this paper, tbe Dempsey-McCarthy battle has been postponed. Dempsey is in a very discouraging condition, and were he a wise man he would at once retire from pugilism and training. Technically, he could retire cham pion middle-weight of America, and if he is determined to again tackle a good middle weight he mav have to retire without an v exist ing honor of any kind. NowthattheDempsey- I Mcuariny contest nas ucen posironen, we may hear of McCarthy and young Mitchell coming together. They ought to make a good contest, but they have yet to prove that they are in the same class as La Blanche. It still remains a mystery to me why the California magnates won't give Jack Fogarty a chance to knock some of their favorites and instructors out. Certainly the chance will come some day In some way and I will, indeed, be surprised if Fogarty, providing he Is "tit and well." does not pay up some of this back reckoning. Tired of Sullivan. The California Athletic Club has finally thrown up its hands in disgust at John L. Sulli van. That gentleman's pledges, statements, requests, etc, have been so numerous and so extremely conflicting that all the patience of the club directors has been exhausted, and they now wish to hear no more about that very great personage. The great John L.'s latest de mand was the straw that broke the camel's back. The club offered a purse of $15,000 for a glove battle between Jackson and Sullivan, hut the latter at once saw that he could not take off his society glove to 'don another to knock the wind orlifeoutof a-colored man for less than 25,000. Good artists come high and certainly the Bostonian wants to be well paid to knock Australia sky high and send tbe col ored race to oblivion. Why, what is $15,000 to a good man? Sayers. Heenan, Langham. King and Bendlgo altogether fought for about that much money in their lifetime, and why should the California Club insult John Ij. Sullivan, tbe modern pugilistic artist, by offering him such a sum as $15,000? John may get his 25,000 if ho can get it by holding out; it Is his business to do so. His pugilistic career is getting shorter and shorter very rap Idly now. He still has chances to earn a good share of capital, and if he does not make the best of these chances he will be very foolish. But Sullivan claims tho championship, and why he should be in a position to refuse a bona fide offer of a fight for $15,000, puzzles me to a, very great extent. Certainly it must be nowa -days that the championship title is not so;, rounded by any conditions or requirements as it used to be. If it is, Sullivan must come to torms for a reasonable sum, and surely $16, 000 is reasonablo enough. If the old-time condi tions are not present then the title is not w jrth anything at all. It seems to me that the sooner Sullivan meets Jackson the better it will 1 je for the former; that is. if Sullivan Is the better man, and I think he is. As long as the t wo fall to meet in the ring so long will Jackson lave a big following of admirers, who will h- aid him up as the best man in tbe world. 4Ie will get tbe money, and, comparativel i speak ing, Hullivan will be laid aside. If Sulli van knocks Jackson out most certainly the sooner he does it tljo better will It be for his own popularity. Slavln has reappeared on the scene in an interesting way. He point blank refuses to meet Jo e McAuIiff e and, indeed, I would have been snr prised if he had accepted the offer. McAuliff 0 was easily beateu by Jackson and should tl e former and Slavm meet many things might occur to bring about Slavin's defeat, even though he may be the better man. The defeat; would settle Slavin's financial chances in Vila country. If, on the other hand, he meets .Vickson or Sulli van and is defeated, why,thf.re, are always men like McAuliffe to fall barVc on. Slavin is no slouch, either in business o r in the ring, and he has done a very wise businciss stroke in refus ing to meet Joe McAuliffe. fEtnoiE. FOLEY'S LETTEE. The Genial Carry Talks About the False Stories nt Boston What He Thinks Bennett Will Do McKeesport After n, Bostonian. rfPECIALTELEOPU.M TO THE DISPATCTI.t Boston, January 21 There is not a great deal of baseball excitement at present, but there is just as mu.ch lying going on as before the Brotherhood revolt. This due to tbe ar rival home of the. Boston team from Calif ornia, where tbey hav been playing since last No vember. Hard! e Richardson was interviewed at Chicago, and. be jumps on John Clarkson with both feet. "He is a double dealer," says Richardson. "On the way out to California Clarkson attended our meetings, but we got on after a whtto. He had it all fixed to stay with the Triumvirs before leavinsr Boston." Clark son now denies what Richardson says about hV.-n; says most emphatically that he didn't rflgn with the League team until after reaching California. It was never even hinted that Clavkson had signed here, and certainly Mike Kelly would not fly from New York to Frisco t try and corral the great pitcher if he had signed a League contract. Why Clarkson even sejit his terms to the Brotherhood back ers, bn.t they thooght it would be unfair to give Clark-ion the salary he asked. At that time an ag-ent of the League team was in San Fran cisco and offered Clarkson a small lortune to stav with the League. Tne fight now binges on Charlie Bennett, and the. League people are confident of securing his signature. I think myself that Bennett would sooner take bis chances with tbe League, for "he, too, can command a big increase in salary; but Bennett is a "dyed-in-the-wool" Brother hood man, and the League people may find it bard work to sign him. I think Bennett is wait ing to have the Ward case settled before sign ing a contract. The League people still talk about getting Nash and Richardson, also Kelly should they want him. And it is only a few days ago that Richardson gave it out that he would stick to the Brotherhood if he bad to play for $1C a week. Richardson goes off , half cocked at times, so those who know him are not a bit scared about his playing for laborer's wages. He doesn't have to; bis sal ary for the past four years bas been S130 a week for a term of seven months. Brouthers and Richardson signed with De troit for $4,00(1. This was in 1SS6, and their sal aries have been tbe same since then; they also made a little "velvet moneyi n 100, wnen tne Detroits won the championship of tbe world from St. Louis. There has been talk in League circles that the two richest Brotherhood backers in this city were weakening. John C. Haynes is now in the South; so is Charlie Corey, the other millionaire backer. The latter is on a hunting trip which will extend to Japan, so it is not likely that he will be home for eight or ten months. I don't blame these men for going away to seek rest; they have certainly heard more baseball yarns within the past few months than they ever dreamed of. There is quite a warfare going on in this part of the country between the Atlantic Associa tion and New England League. Worcester, Lowell and Haitford have withdrawn from the Atlantic and with Providence and other cities will get up a New England cir cuit, where the traveling expenses will not be so heavy. New Haven is flying for high game, and they labor under tbe idea that the New England League is not speedy enough for them. New Haven has always been a "moss agate town" until last Tear, when it proved the best paying town in the Atlantic Association, Worcester is about the best ball town in the country for the size of tbe place. The popula tion is over 80,000 and the citv is very rich. Manager Torreyson, of McKeesport, wants to engage Nick Wise, who was with tbe Boston team in 18S8. Wise is a big, strapping fellow, a fine catcher and a hard hitter. Wise wants $150 a month more money than the Tri-State League can pay. If Wise had any push about him he would be in tbe League to-dday. Handled by a good manager he would develop into one of the finest battingcatchers in the country. Wbat is Nimick going to do with the 20 play ers he has signedT I hope most of the young stersincluding "Ducky" Hemp are good pe destrians. Boston has signed a very strong player in Tucker, bnt tbe man bas a very bad record as a contract jumper. Another strong man, Stearns, of Kansas City, refuses to be sold to Boston. He has a good position in Kansas City, and will not leave it for an uncertainty. Chabi.es J. Foley. HOTFS MISTAKE. The Famous Dramatic Author Sleets La Blanche Very Unexpectedly. Charles H- Hoyt, the dramatic author, tells a good story regarding how be first met George La Blanche, the Marine, who defeated Demp sey lately. Mr. Hoyt says: "I and a friend took each a chair at a four-seated table in Bangor. I hadn't had myself extended, that Is my feet extended from the chair a minute, until my shoes were covered with mua from the feet of a man oppo site, whose feet I thought big enough at the time to cover the table and all of us present, Greeny,' I said, -you don't want your feet 'to go into the other room. Do your' " Hoyt is a thin man with a voice a little thicker than himself, but impressive in its way. Again he said: "In ow, young man, keep your plow shares off my feet. I've only shoes on." In the meantime, the man accosted bad swal lowed about three pounds of roast beef. He said, after his mouth was empty: "Do you want to insult me, sirT If your feet weren't on mine, you wouldn't know mine was there. But I'll see you when we get out." Little Hoyt replied: "Certainly, sir; you are the man I want to see, you congealed bowl of broth." At the hotel counter tbe clerk drew the at tention of Mr. Hoyt to the name of George La Blanche, and remarked; That's the gentleman close behind yon. He's the Marine." Mr. Hoyt looked round and left a $20 bill to settle for everything, and subsequently by postal card asked tbe hotel people to forward bis baggage to the depot. Mr. Hoyt later on sent La Blanche a gorgeous picture of himself (La Blanche), with the inscription: "Few of us are what we appear to be. Be kind to me when I'm alone." At present Hoyt and the Marine are great friends. Knocked Mitchell Ont. rsraciAL txxeokax to this dispatch. 1 Dallas, Tex., January 25. Tom Monaghan, of Pittsburg, and Jimmie Mitchell, of Phila delphia, fought to a finish here last night with two ounce gloves, in tbe rooms of tbe Young Men's Athletic Club, for a purse of $750. The fighting was fast and furious, but Mitchell was not in first-class condition, and was knocked out in tbe seventh round. Gamberi's Case. The latest about the Gumbert controversy is that Gumbert is pledged by promise to play for Captain Anson, of the Chicago, next season. Of course Gumbert nails this as a deliberate lie and he manfully claims that he is conscience free to play for any party or club who will make an honorable contract with him. BKEEDING TEOTTERS. Cain Gires Some Interesting Facts About the Business. SOME FAMOUS BROOD MAKES. Col. Pepper Bays Another Farm for His Kace Horses. POINTERS ABOUT THE GEEAT BELM0ST fSKECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DISPATCH. XiExraGTON,K.Y., January 25. Although there has been little news from the trotting horse world given to the public during the past week, there has been no lull in the business. Trades of more or less magnitude are consummated every day, but in many instances these transactions are kept from the public. In the case of stallions chang ing hands, however, there is never any secrecy, nd as one writer has facetiously said recently, they always bring $10,000 and over. It is a credit, however, to this won derful interest that the sharks which in times past infested the business have either sought other pursuits or fresher fields. The result is the trotting horse men of Kentucky to day represent the highest class of citizens. Among the members may be found the states man, who has bis brood mares, and who finds much pleasure in watching the develop ment of the youngsters he as bred; then the emment lawyer, the noted doctor and even the gifted divine own trotting young sters of more or less royal breeding. In some instances the capitalist has given np bis other enterprises and put all his money Into tbe lucrative business of breeding the trotting horse. To-day the trotter is handled and trained by men whose word is as good as their bond, and although all of them are not rich men, they would scorn to practice the least de ception oil a customer in a horse trade. This showing is wonderful when it is remembered that 40 years ago tbe trotting horse was vir tually an unknown animal in this State. In this year of our Lord he is ereater than Ken tucky's greatest sons. Even the able Beck has his foes, tbe jovial Blackburn his traducers, the silver-tongued Breckinridge his slanderers, and tbe Star-Eyed Goddess of Re form his opponents, but every man, woman and child in Kentucky pays homage to her MaudS, herAxtelland her Jay-Eye-See. Truly the trotter has made such inroads on the affections of the people of this Commonwealth that his future is no longer a matter of doubt, although the breeding of this popular horse is virtually in its infancy. GEEAT BROOD MAEES. The mares at Woodburn stui, which will be mated to the celebrated trotting sires at that place, number 50. Among them are tbe fol lowing noted as the dams of 230 performers: Allie West, 226, dam of Altamura, 2:30: Bicara, dam of Pancoast, 221, and Monte Carlo, 9; Clatora, dam of Clallnda, 2:2o and General Turner. 230; Dahlia, dam of Darien, 221K: Dacla, 22 and Darenant. 2:29; Even tide, dam of Everinond, 2:2414, and Erin, 224; Miss Russell, dam of Maud S. 2.-08; Russia, 228; Nutwood, 2:16 and Cora Belmont, 224: Lizzie Witherspoon, dam of Fannie Wither spoon, 2:16; Mary Belle, dam of Puella, 229; aiosa, aam 01 imam, z:a, anajuosicora, zao$; Nectarine, dam of Persica, 221; Nutuia, dam of Maudlen, 225; Primrose, dam of Redwald. 22S& and Icbi Ban. 22S, Rosebush, dam of Chichester, 225; Tulip, dam of Ulva, 227; Vara, dam of Vatican, 2:2 and Yolande, dam of Yuba, 224, and Yazoo, 227. The oldest mare on the place is Dahlia, she now turning into her 28th year. Miss Russell is 28 years old, and is in foal this season to King Wilkes. 222U. Her 2-year-old colt by Electioneer, who will do bis first stud service this year, has been appropriately named Re-election. Like his dam, his color is gray, and he resembles ber in other ways; in fact, be Is more like her than any foal she ever dropped. Afrer remaining in tbe stud for several seasons he will be handled and driven to a record. He is highly prized at Woodburn and will never be sold, as only re cently his owner refused to set a Drice on him. For the last few days a friend of the well known poolseller, Cowry, who was Ira E. Bride's partner last year, has been stopping in Lexington. He says Lowry cleared no less than $70,000 last year, although, he commenced tbe season with only $3,000. His profits were principally derived from his commissions, but he also struck several "good things" during his Toucds which paid him handsomely. He is now at his home in Pittsburg, but will be with Bride again this year. The most successful meeting he attended last season was that of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders' Asso ciation, when during its five days' trotting he sold $500,000 worth of pools. Lowry is only 30 years old and his career promises to be fully as successful as tbat of either Dr. Underwood, or the late lamented Bob Cathcart. A NOTED FARM. The noted Brooks farm, in Woodford county, adjoining that of the Nantura stud, has been sold at auction to Colonel R. P. Pepper, the Frankfort trotting horse breeder, for $45,285. The farm consists of 400 acres. Byron McClel land, the well known trainer and thoroughbred owner, was tbe contending bidder. This is one of the finest farms in the famous county of Woodford, and it is probable Colonel Pepper will take his noted South Elkhorn stud there. Last year one 3-year-old, two 4-year-olds, two sucklings and one yearling, the get of Lord Russell, were sold at Woodbnrn stud. They brought an average of $2,800. Since tbe brother of Maud S entered the stud, those of his get sold at his home place have brought an average of over $2,500. Lord Russell is 9 years old, and has been in the stud for the past seven years. His highest priced youngster brought $5,800. The following facts in relation to the dead stallion Belmont will be of no little interest to those who own his sons and daughters, or in fact any of his offspring: He bad 32 perform ers in the 230 list, the best of which are Fred Arthur, 2:15; Nutwood, 2:18; Wedgewood, 2:19, and Vucing, 2:1 Twenty-nine of his sons have sired 87 performers in 220 or better, of which these are the best: Belmont Boy 205; Felix, 2:1 Dawn, 2:19: Woodnut, 2:16; Maggie E, 2:19: Favonia, 2:15: Conway, 2:18: De Barry, 2:19Si: Fugue, 2:19: Wickopee, 2:17, and Junemont, 2:18. His daugh ters have also made a name as producers, 20 220 performers being out of Belmont mares. In the second generation he is also showing up, Vasco (sire of Ed Rosewa ter, 2-year-old pacing recoru, 220) and Com bat (sire of Brown, 2:18, and Williams, 220), both being his grandsons. When Belmont died last November he was 25 years old. He was in the stud 20 years. Two of his sons, Nutwood and Wedgewood, sold for 322,000 and $25,000 re spectively. SOME BIO INVESTMENTS. The Kentucky Central Railroad is distribut ing a map which shows up the breeding farms in the Bluegrass section of this State, and of tho 141 establishments on tbe map, tbe trotter is bred at 106. Tbe average size of these places is about 300 acres, and estimating this land at the low price of $100 per acre, it shows that $318,000 is invested in land in this section for the purpose of broeding tbe trotting horse. On these 106 farms the average number of trotters is 50, and estimating them at the averago value of $900, the trotting horses in the few counties which comprise tbe blue grass belt, one worth at least $468,000. As this belt is but a small part of Kentucky's breeding area, it is safe to say that, counting horses and land, there must be fully $5,000,000 invested in tne ironing oreeumg interest, n o one branch of any other business can make such a showing in Kentucky. Nancy Lee, the dam of the unbeaten Nancy Hanks, who was purchased last week by S. Gambel, of San Francisco, for a little over $8,000, bas been shipped to her new home. She is foal to Onward, Bire of Hour!, 2:17, and It is said this year she will be bred to the great StambouL She is now 11 years old, and has had four foals that lived to be raised. One is Nancy Hanks, another Lady Boon by Hambletonian Mambrino, who was put to breeding, while the others are a 2-year-old and a yearling by Robert McGregor and Onward respectively. Only throe brood mares of trotting blood in tne history of breeding have sold for more money than Nancy Lee, they being Alma Mater, $15,000; Regina Victoria, $9,000, and So-So $8,500. The owner of Minnie Wilkes, 3-year-old record last season 228, writes here that he be lieves she will give her sire King Wilkes, as much renown this year as did the flying Oliver K. 2.16, in 1886. He says she is capable of beating 220 npon almost any occasion, and be is of the opinion that when well conditioned this year she will make a hard slap at tbe best 4-year-old record. She will be campaigned througb the grand circuit. The managers of Hickory Grove Farm, in their announcement of that place, claim two faster stallions (Phallos 203 and Brown 2:18) than any other farm, have evidently forgotten Palo Alto stnd In California, where 202. and Piedmont 2:17, are doing service.;Classing pacing stallions with those of trotting lines, Cecllian Park, Danville, Ky shows up well with Don Fizarro, champion 3-year-old pacing stallion, record 2:14, and C. F. Clay 208. Gambetta Wilkes 226 (sire of Don Pizarro), is also owned at this farm. At the Kirk Covington 8tud,;tn this county, are also two faster stallions than at Hickory Grove, they being Bonnie McGregor 2:13 and his sire Robert McGregor, 2:17. Cain. The Nashville Spring; Meeting. Hashvilie, Tenn., January 25. The stakes for the spring meeting of the WestsldePark club, which closed January 15, have filled ex ceptionally well. Tbe entries number 60 in the Ivy Leaf stakes, for 2-year-old fillies, four furlongs; 58 in the Trial for 2-year-olds, five furlongs; 86 In the Duncan Hotel stakes, for all ages, one mile; 54 In the Nevada stakes for 3-year-old fillies, one mile; 66 In the Maxwell House handicap for 3-year-olds and upward, nine furlongs. The $2,u00 sweepstakes to be run in 1891 closed with 25 en tries, and the Brood Mares sweepstakes to be run in 1892 closed with 53 entries. In the $2,000 to be run this spring there are 51 eligible to start, and in tbe Brood Mares sweepstakes to be run at tbe same time, 47 are eligible. All the best horses in the West are entered for tbe spring meeting. Spokane and Proctor Knott being in the Duncan Hotel stakes and Maxwell House handicap. SOME GEEAT DOGS. Interesting; News Abont tbe Many Prize Winners nt Canonsbnrg. Borne splendid Pittsburg dogs are to be en tered in tbe Eastern bench shows, and, as a rule, the younger dogs are rather preferred by the owners, though many older dogs are of such established reputation tbat a prize is a fore gone conclusion. Should a kennel show ever again be held in Pittsburg there are some youngsters that have just rounded up their first fall's work, that will have a word to say when it comes to a distribution of prizes. A short visit to the Mt. Washington kennels at Canons burg, owned by S. L. Boggs. and under tbe careful management of clever Joe Lewis, Is productive of much pleasure to the true lover of good dogs. There are some 50 dogs in tbe kennel, and 20 of the best ones will be entered if a show is given. Of the youngsters, a score swarm about the enclosure though some are conspicuous for their points. The English setter. Fan Lewis, owned by Joe, is a clever, dashing bitch, said to be the fastest and one of the best, and two well known Pittsburg sports shot 60 quail over her In something less than four hours. Another English setter. Countess Nellie Quirner, owned by Harry Gaither, of Pittsburg, is the making of a dog worthy of be.' sire and dam (Count Noble and the Southern prize winner, Nellie Quirner), as tbe pup, now hardly a yaar old, did some great work last fall. Among the older dogs. Champion Paul Glad stone is of course conspicuous in beautv and record. He is owned by S. L. Boggs, of Pitts burg, and bas a list of remarkable victories in field trials to bis credit. The famous English setter, Brandon, owned by J. O, H. Denny, of Pittsburg, is also a noble looking dog, and looks every inch the prize winner he is, as he has carried off at least half a dozen great stakes from equally famous competitors. The coint ers, too, are a clean cut, racy looking set of dogs, equal to any work a hunter may put them to. A pretty squad of five beagles is especially attractive. They are Owned by F. F. David son, of Allegheny, and he says he will back them against any pacs in the country. In addition to these the cute pugs and King Charles spaniels, owned by B. F. Wilson, Pitts burg, make an attractive picture, and alto gether, the dogs, kennel, feed and management may be taken as a perfect pattern for a well regulated household. Lewis will soon start on the Eastern circuit, and will take with him ten dogs, of which he is so proud, and whose utility and beauty he has so strengthened. They are three handsome Irish setters owned by the Kildare kennels, of Pittsburg. One is Champion Laura B, the best in America; Ruby Glenmore, winner of two first prizes, and Darby One (imported, and win ner of first nnze in Cork. Ireland!. Ha will also take the pointer bitch, Liberia Girl (by Robert le Diablo); also Countess Nellie, three beagles, Cricket, Ross W, Banner Queen (a famous beagle); Jack Splinter (imported fox terrier) and two other fox terrier prize winners; also a splendid Italian greyhound. With this famous bunch, and a trainer who knows every dog's disposition as if it were hu man, some precious Eastern prizes may be ex pected to fall this way, as tbe Canonsburg kennel dogs are owned almost entirely by Pitts burgers. AMONG THE EUNNEES. The Winners of Yesterday's Four Events at New Orlenns. New Orleans, January 25. Weather partly cloudy and pleasant; good attendance; fast track. First race, selling, six furlongs Nine starters: Kecluse, 94, 15 to 1; Bonnie rUng 100, 5; Mod a P 101. 20; Vice Regent 108, 15; Neva 0 107, 10: Carl ton 109, 4; Tommy R.100, 7; Llda L. 101. 5 to 2; a to-, beloffllo.2. Bonnie Kin? took the lead at the start, bnt at the half Llda L was a length In front and held first place until near the finish, Bkobe loff winning by half a length, Llda L second, Bonnie King third. Tommy K. Carlton, Kecluse, Neva C Vice Begent and Mona P as named. Time 1:15. Hecondrace, selling, nine-sixteenths of a mile Eiftht Btarters: Merry Girl H 6 to 1; Secret 106, 4; Lilly Lochtel 108, 20: Marchbarn 103. 20; Mollle Hardy 103. 8; Jim Keed 108, 8; Nlctel Plate 100, 15: Colonel Cox 112, 1. When the dag fell Nickel Plate pulled ont of the bunch. Secret second, Locbiel third: at the half they were strung ont, the order belne Nickel Plate. Lilly Lochfel. Se cret, colonel uox. iim jteea, Hardy. JUarchbnrn and Merry lilrl. On the turn Lilly Locbiel went to the front and came first Into the stretch, but soon died away, Secret coming In an easy winner by two lengths, with Cox second, a neck ahead of Reed third. Marchburn. Merry Ctrl, Molly Hardy, Lilly Lochlel and Nickel Plate finishing as named. Time 56. Third race, five fnrlongs, sellinir, there were 13 horses at the post Sorrel Al SO, 10 to 1; Florlne 82, 8; Nellie Foster 95. 15: Gabe C 85, 100; Pete Willis 109, 8: Revival 97, 5: Donovan 99, 3; Passion 102, 3; Lottie F 105, 10; Jessie J 110. 20: Vatican 111, 12; Creole 115, 2; Panama 113, 8. At the start Donovan was in front, Revival second at tbe half. Passion toO second place, on the tnrn Passion ana Dono van were on even turns. Passion ontfootlng him down the stretch, winning by a neck, Donovan second, a neck In front of Creole third, Florlne, Vatican, Sorrel Al. Pete Willis, Kevival, Panama, Jessie J, Nellie Foster and Lottie F same order. Time, 1:02)4 Fourth race, handicap, seven fnrlongs, seven came to the post Cora L 109, 6tol; Bertha 1C6, 1; Colonel Gore 103, 5 to 2; Buckler 103, 8 to 1: Prltch ettioo, lOtol; Harry Ireland 100, 10 to I: Metal SO, 6 to 1. All got off well together, Bertha being slightly In front, Ireland second. Prltchett third, but at the quarter Prltchett hnl a eood lead. Colonel Gore, Ireland, Cora L, Bertha, Buckler and Metal in the same order named. At the half Cora L was in front, Prltchett second. Gore third. On tbe tnrn Frltchett went to tbe front, coming first Into the stretch, bnt Gore soon overhauled him, and came In winner by half a length, Ireland second.a length In front of Prltchett third, Berths, Buckler, Metal and Cora L as placed. Time, 1:23J. Racing again Tuesday. ENGLISH SP0ETS. Mitchell a Biff Favorite Over the Old-Tlmei Jem Mace. tBT CABLE TO THB DISPATCH.1 London, January 25. Copyright. I Slavln is not disposed to make any matches except with Sullivan or Jackson. He thinks there would be no credit for him in meeting Joe McAuliffe or Kilraln. The Australian has no mind now except for a barmaid, whom be is shortly to marry. He wears a faultless hat, light kid gloves, patent-leather boots, sucks a gold-headed stick, smokes a good cigar, and is rapidly becoming a dude. The Pelican Club, by reinstating tbe old committee this week and stifling all discus sion on the Bruges conspiracy on a point of order, bas whitewashed the whole of the dis reputable Smith gang. Tbe Pelicans assert tbey will not support nor recognize any further prize fights, except such as are conducted in accordance with English law, that is to say, boxing exhibitions; Mitchell Is a favorite at 2 to 1 on him for the forthcoming match with Jem Mace, bnt owing to the refusal of the police to provide men to keep order there is great difficulty in getting a suitable place for bringing off the mill, and there is a possibility of its falling through on tbat account. Sam Baxter, who was regarded as by far the best man in England at bis weight, bas been beaten in Australia by Cast Iron Burgess in a glove contest to a finish. So details have been cabled, but It is conjectured Baxter must have been knocked out by an unlucky blow. Gnttenburg Winners. rSrECIAI. TELEGEAM TO THB DISPATCH. 1 GOTtenburg, January 25. It threatened snow this afternoon here, but none fell during the races. The crowd was as large as usual, with the track in good condition, but a trifle bard. The results are as follows: First race, one mile Duff first, 8 to 1 and S to I: Top Sawyer second, 12 to 1 and 5 to 1; Harwood third, 4 to 1 and 6 to 5. Time, 1:45M. Second race, seven furlongs Arizona first, 5 to : and 2 to 1 : He second, 4 to 1 and 7 to 5; Landseer third. 12 to 1 and 5 to 1. Time, 1:30W. Third race, one mile and an eighth Van first, S to -1 and 2 to 1; Hamlet second, 8 to land 8 to S; Drumstick third. 3 to 1 and 4 to S. Time, 1 :S7. Fourth race, live furlongs Red Kim first, 8 to 5 and 1 to 2; Elmstone second, 7 to 2 and 6 to t: Lady Agnes third, SO to 1 and 20 to 1. Time, 1:02. H Fifth race, 6lx and one-half furlongs-Steve Jerome first, 3 to 1 and even; Kedlight second, 3 to land even; Benefit third,' IS tol and Stol. Time, UOM. Sixth race, seven fnrlongf Bela first, Fountain eecond, Bothwell third. Time. l:31M. Betting Bela 5 tol, Bothwell 8 to 1, Fountain 2 SO to L Baxter Knocked Ont, riEW Yoek, January 25. The following cablegram has been received, here to-day: T.nHDON. January 24. The International crlre fight for 500 between Jem Burgess, tbe llght- weieht champion of Sydney, Kew South Wales, nil Ham Baxter, the xier, me tignt-w ebt-welght champion of fo-dav In Voler'a Gvm- England, was decided ngli lila naiinm, Sydney. The men fought at 9 stone 4 pounds. Hundreds of pounds were wsgered on the result of the battle, and the Anstrallanshacked Burgess heavily at 7 to i, and the English cham pion had plenty of sunporters The battle was lought according to the Police Gazette rules. Two ounce gloves were used. In the opening or the fight Baxter had the best of the fighting, but Burgess proved the hardest hitter and was In the best -condition, and finally knocked out the English champion. The match was arranged on November 17. Foley received one-third of the gate money. John Cohen, Burgess' backer, won 3,000. ATsnraoir, CARROLL'S MISSION. The Big Catcher Quietly Disappears From the City. AFTER ST. LOUIS' BIG MEU. 8taley Will Be Made a Definite and Good Offer. POINTERS ABOUT THE STAB PLAIEES. Let nobody think that the new League people are asleep. Despite all codes of morality, rules of ring and the rules of other combats, the new League people are determined to be in the swim. It may be a surprise to some people that Fred Carroll has left the city left the city in a very mysterious way. Under ordinary circum stances such a mysterious, and, it may be said, ordinary departure would never have been noticed. But he left on a mission of baseball, and that makes Carroll's mission an interesting one to Pittsburg. PRIVATE ARRANGEMENT. Manager Hanlon and Mr. Carroll arranged on Friday tbat the latter shonld go to St. Louis. Carroll left for St, Louis, and accord ing to schedule time he should have been there last night. However, he bas a commission to try and catch a pitcher or two there, and par ticularly to try and see how "Tip" O'Neill can be secured. There are many things in St. Louis, and Carroll's leaving Pittsburg for there immediately after the meeting of the magnates mipht mean consolation to Phelns. The latter is sure that St, Louis will have a club, but it may not be taken for granted tbat Carroll's visit to St Louis means that the lat ter city will have that honor destined for Pitts burg a shining light in tbe new League. According to rumors, no confidences, Car roll has cone to St. Louis to do business for the Pittsburg;club. Whether he brings back Von der Ahe as president of the new local club or not, cannot be known until Carroll re turns. It may be that one or two good men of St. Louis will sign their names to follow CarrolL WILI SEE STALET. Fred Carroll will also call at Quincy, UL, where he expects to meet Harry 8taley. Tbe latter will sign, and. it is expected, readily. However, where Staley's band goes so does his heart, and be is young at that. Altogether Carrolls's trip is mysterious, but his mission is not unknown here, what he aims at other people may have been aiming at be fore. However, he has plenty of young blood to meet where be has gone, and he may, by a stroke of fortune, lay hold of a "corker." Tbe old club directors did not hold a meeting yesterday. Mr, Converse did not arrive. A meeting will be held this week. BROTHERHOOD H00S. They Are Alleged to be Out for Cincinnati Players. CnJCETNATX, January 25. It is reliably stated here that the Brotherhood is making a strenuous effort to sign Cincinnati's star battery, Keenan and Dnryea. Tbe former is wanted for Boston and the latter is to be assigned to Brooklyn. Keenan received a letter from New York in which he was offered a big salary to play with tbe Brotherhood club in Boston. The salary offered him is said to be $1,000 in excess of what he agreed to play for with the Cincinnati club. Keenan will probably accept the offer. Keenan is a good catclier.and President Stern would like to have him with the Cincinnati club next season, but he says he will not pay him the salary he demands, which is far in ex cess of that paid to the other catchers in the team. Tbe club as it stands is well fortified with catchers, and it is not at all likely tbat the management will come to Keenan's terms. Spaldlnc Didn't Come. The local baseball cranks were somewhat dis appointed yesterday because President Spald ing, of tbe Chicago League club, did not ar rive. There were many to meet him. Among others was Pete McShannic The latter said: ".Now I am not here to say other than I am a baU player. I want to know bow we smaller people are going to be protected. The old or ganization, I suppose, will look after us; but I'm in tbe obotqgraph business, and I want Ualvin and The Dispatch man to come to our place, 2S0M Smallman street, any time." McClelland Wins. The 21-hour race at the East End finished last evening, and the results were as follows: Miles. Sheridan 119 Keere 12S Bhanl 125 JUcCaffrev, J 165 McClelland 175 Slebert 170 Mason. 146 McCatTrey. H ."..158 Slebert left the track at 10:30 P. M. Miss Aggie Harvey beat Miss Evans three laps in the five-mile race for a 25 nurse. KELLIE'S KAPID FACE. She Pnsses Altoonn Without Getting; Ont of Her Berth. S. L. Cowie, the Pennsylvania Bailroad conductor who had charge of the train which whirled Nellie BIy from Pittsburg to Al- toona, returned to this cit last evening. He also had the honor of conducting the Pan Americans on their railroad trip around Pittsburg and as far east as Altoona. Speaking of his trip yesterday morning, he said: "Nellie greeted all the new trainmen after pulling out of the Union station, and then went to her berth to catch a little sleep be fore getting into New York. We only stopped once, and that was at Johnstown. We pulled into Altoona at 6:50. Nellie was still asleep, and although there was a large crowd on the platform to meet her she did not get up. A dining car was put on the train at Altoona, and she could get breakfast at any time before reaching Har risburg." THBI TEAR A HOUSE DOWff. Robert Brown In Custody and Awaiting; Cadiz's Chief. Eobert Brown, a colored man, who is wanted in Cadiz, was arrested in this city yesterday and locked np in the Central station. The charge against Brown is, that he in company with half a dozen others, while intoxicated; literally pulled down a man's house. Chief of Police John C. Bay less, of Cadiz, was notified of the arrest, and arrived here last night to take charge of the prisoner, who will betaken back to-day. fehe Geta a Plnno. Mrs. T. D. Carroll, of 89 Irwin avenue, Allegheny, wife of Mr. T. D. Carroll, of the Associated Press, was the winner of a piano drawn by an Allegheny clnb yesterday. She has been a member but two weeks. A Small Fire. A still alarm was sent to engine com pany No. 8, on Highland avenue, about 9 o'clock: last night, for a small fire in the house of George Baker, No. 249 Denniston avenue. The fire was caused by a lamp ex ploding. The carpet and the floor were slightly burned. Elgbt-Oollnr Men'e Salt Sale. You'll all be at our great store on Mon day. That is, everyone who wants a very fine suit of clothes at a very low price. Our figure for to-morrow is $8, and it gives you your choice of one hundred different styles of men's suits. There are worsted suits and cassimeres and diagonals and cheviots and corkscrews but we haven't space to men tion all. Just put this down on your list eight-dollar men's suit sale to-morrow at tbe P. C. C. C, cor. Grant and Diamond sts., opp. the new Court House. Free Art Exhibition. The new -styles rnoquette carpets now open at Groetxlnger's Carpet Palace, 627 and 629 Penn avenue, make an exhibition that it will pay to see. Borders to match all patterns. Cold Spell Good lor Six Weeks. Anderson gas-saving burner; cheapest and best. 82 Fourth avenue. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. uwm. Do yon suffer from a drill, heavy pain or oppression in the stomach shortly after eating, accompanied by a forma tion of gas and a belching of wind? Does your stomach become tender or painful nnder pressure, and feel cold, as if it contained a lump of ice, or one was being held against it? Is your breath offensive, and do you experi ence an ugly, bitter, slimy taste in the mouth, especially in 'the morning? Do you often have- headaches, and are you troubled with dizziness at times? Do you suffer from palpitation, or a CATARRH OF In some cases the skin becomes hot and dry, particularly the feet and hands; in others, again, the feet and hand3 are cold, and there is great heat in the body and head. Sometimes there are sharp pains, front and back, under the shoulders, and there may be chronic diarrhea. The tongue is usual ly coated, and often there is nausea and vomiting after meals. The appetite is variable, generaUy poor, and there is often an excessive flow of saliva. The patient suffers from an increased fever during the night, frequently perspires while asleep and is troubled with "heartburn." GeneraUy the face is flushed or the skin becomes sallow, and sometimes there is a dry, hacking cough, while the voice is hoarse and husky. Not all of the foregoing symptoms are present in every case. The mora complicated the disease has become, the greater the number and diversity of symptoms. Generally the Hver is torpid and many times the kidneys more or less involved. It is in the cure of this distressing malady that Dr. Pierce's Golden Med ical Discovery has acquired world-wide fame. No matter what stage the dis-1 SYMPTOMS OV CATAKRH. Headache, obstruction of nose, discharges falling into throat, sometimes profuse, watery, and acrid, at others, thick, tenacious, mucous, purulent, bloody and putrid : eyes weak, ruiTlng in ears deafness, difficulty of clearing throat, expectoration of offensive matter; breath offensive; smell and taste impaired, and general debility. Only a few of these symptoms likely to be present at once. Thousands of cases wwnl. in rTieiiTnTit.1nn nnd pnd In the irrave. By its mild, soothing, antiseptic cleansing; cures the worst cases. Only 50 cents. Sold DELAIS ABE DANGEE0ES. Tbe Lack ot Notification Ferbnps Prevented the Tarentum Murderer' Arrest. A telegramirom Portland, Me., in yes dav's Dispatch announced that after two lodgers had been entertained in the police station and turned loose the day before, pos sibly with a meal of breakfast bacon under their belts and a roast pullet from the nearest henhouse in prospect, the authorities were informed that their guests might have been the missing Tarentum murderers. A .description of the missing criminals',' the telegram" 'continues, was forwarded on Friday afternoon. Considering that tbe murder is over four weeks old, the police authorities were asked if they had forwarded the description at so late a'date. Assistant Superintendent O'Kara said that bis bureau had had nothing to do with the matter from the beginning. When he was asked if it was not a little late to for ward descriptions of murderers at large for over three weeks he declined to give an opinion, and said that having nothing to do with the case officially he would have nothing to do with it in opinions. The prevailing opinion in the city now is that the descriptions of tbe murderers have not yet been furnished to the various police headquarters, and the tenor of telegrams re ceived indicate that the Portland authorities had to ask for tbe descriptions before they were sent. ready: to go to prison. An Escaped Outlaw Returns and Give Hlm elf Up for Trial. rSriCIAt, TKLBPBAM TO THX DISPATCII.1 BEnrosD, Pa., January 25. John Oy ler, one of the Harrison township gang of outlaws, several of whom were convicted of numerous robberies and are all serving terms, with the exception of Oyler who ran away while out on bail awaiting a motion pending a new trial, returned to-day and gave himself up to the Sheriff. Oyler said that he-had been on the anxious list every day since he escaped, thinking that every person who approached him was an officer of the law. The worry and the desire to see his wife and child got the better of him, and he con cluded to serve his term in the penitentiary, and lead a better life. Caught at Work. While strolling through the Allegheny Market House about 7:30 o'clock last even ing. Detectives Murphy and McClure, of police' headquarters, saw two pickpockets in the act of inserting their fingers into an old lady's pocket. They were quickly seized, and when arraigned said that they had just come in from Chicago, and gave their names as Bobert Brown and Jerry Murphy. De tective Murphy says that he has seen them before and that they are old "crooks." In m, Critical Condition. Katie Miller, a domestic, who was so se verely burned yesterday by her clothes catching fire while at work in the home of William Elton, on Wilson avenue, Alle gheny, was removed to the Allegheny Gen eral Hospital last evening. Her condition is critical, , Arrested for Assault. W. M. Hijdorfer was arrested yesterday on a change of assault and battery. Tbe in formation was made before Mayor Pearson by George Chessman, of Federal street,-who alleges the defendant knocked him down on Spring Garden avenue. A False Call. The patrol box at the corner of Second avenue and Bates street was broken open, last night, and a wagon call sent in. When the patrol wagon reached the box the men found the broken box and no one around. Tried lo End Bli Life. Henry McQuaide, of West Carson street, attempted to commitsnicide yesterday morn ing by drawing a razor across his throat. He had been drinking for some time. He is now in-the' Homeopathic Hospital. New Carpets Mow Open. The largest stock of carpets ever brought to Pittsburg and most beautiful designs ever shown. are now on exhibition at Edward Groetzinjer's, 627 and 629 Penn avenue. trembling or fluttering sensation in the region of the heart? Do you suffer from constipation? Do you feel dull, languid, listless, and low-spirited, or hypochondrical? Are you easily fa tigued and disinclined to take exer cise? Do you suffer from drowsiness after meals, and is your sleep unre freshing? If you have all or any considerable) number of these symptoms, you are suffering from what is usually misun derstood and taken to be dyspepsia, but which is really THE STOMACH. ease has reached, it wHl subdue it, if taken according to directions for a rea sonable length of time. One or two of Dr. Pierce's PeUets taken with the "Discovery" will add to its efficacy in case the liver is very torpid and the bowels constipated. The "Golden Medical Discovery" ia the only medicine guaranteed to benefit or cure in every case of Catarrh of the Stomach, or money paid- for it will be promptly refunded. The "Dis covery" acts specifically npon the af fected lining membranes of the stom ach, subduing the morbid conditions existing therein and preventing their degenerating into ulceration or possi bly cancerous disease. It contains no alcohol to inebriate ; no sugar or syrup to ferment and further derange diges tion. As wonderful in its curative re sults as it is peculiar in its chemical composition. It stands alone incom parable as a remedy for the above described, distressing and dangerous malady which afflicts so many of our people in all stations of life. WOBLD'3 DlSPENSABT MEDICAL AS SOCIATION, Manufacturers, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, K T. "Jh' h' hi M75 for an incurable case of (HnaaaiaaMMHBM Catlrrh in the Head by the proprietors of DR. SAGE'S CATARRH REMEDY. and health? properties. Dr. Sage's Remedy by druggists everywhere. Tor Western Jfen tylvania, light rain. touthuieiterly winds, flight changes in temi ' peraiure. For Ohio, threatening weather. il Mi mtn, soMtixcesterty U f . .... winds; warmer in southern portion, sta tionary temperature in northern portion. For West Virginia, light showers, southwest' erly winds, slight changes in temperature. PrrrsBTmo, January 25, 18901 The United States Signal Service omceria this city furnishes the following: Jl&ai THE WEATHER. KWEWflJ W&$ au. lniw If in 'II 13 lnr Maximum temp.... 48 Minimum leniD... 20 Mean temp 33 Kange .. 23 Kalnfall 09 Klver at 3:20 r. X., 8.8 feet, hours. a fill of 1.2 In U THE GOOD MME AND REPUTATION THAT OUR PURE EIGHT-YEAR-OLD EXPOBT NOW ENJOYS IS TO US VERY GRATI FYING. It is eagerly sought for by all who wish a good and pure whisky for family and medicinal purposes. 1TISONE OFTHE VERY FE WWHISKIES THAT POSSESSES POSITIVE MERIT. Old Exnort is neatly out up in Full Quart Bottles, and securely packed in cases to insure transportation in any quantity purchasers may desire. Full Quarts $1, or $10 per doz. Our California Wines are Per fectly Pure, Free from injurious ingredients, pleasant and beneficial to take. Try them and you will ba convinced of their merit. Pull Quarts 50c, or 85 per doz. Job. FlEming I 5nn, DRUGGISTS, PITTSBURG. PA. These goods sent to any point, C. O. D., to all persons, except those of known intemperate habits and minors. a28-TTSSu TAKEN THE GRIP. It is not the prevalent epidemio commonly known as La Grippe, bat a good old-time grip. sack, as you will observe, and in which bis good ; and loving wife, for convenience sake, has packed his old snlt and directed him to take tbe old economical route to his friend SICK SON, the Tailor, whose facilities, as everybody.' knows, are unsurpassed for cleaning. repairlrucX and patting in eood shape your worn earmentsi ' 65 FIFTH AVE., cor. Wood St. TelephouoJ ' IS5S. JaBpi DEAF ,3S??lM4HTEAD NOISES r in- 'nab. It. Sneowrol when all remedial fad. Writ or call for ;neu UiOniMOQ BOOK f!U DWUHUI OT . lllftCUJ 853 Broadwa, ear. Uta St, Snr York. No acuta. noi34l-TTsainrk Time. Ther. 8:03.1. v.. ,.... 11 32:00 X .........44 1:00 P. M 2:00 r. M 47 1:00 r. M .-OOP. M 42
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