' THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1890. -it- AWILDMM'S DEEDS Graphic Story of the Mysterious Cap tare of Fire Confederate Soldiers by A MAKIAC OP THE M0UKTAI5S. The Strange Being Whose Mad Antics Caused a Eeign of Terror in Bra'gg's Army. DKITN IKSAKE BI VA CBUEL WODSU. He Kade War Upon the Troopi til Finally Mt a Most HomWe File. rCOERESrOXDESCI Or THE DISPATCH.! Birmingham, Ala., July 3L "Speak inc of thrilling incidents of the late war which nave escaped the historians,' said Captain George Anderson, of this city, to the writer, "did yon ever hear the story of the '"Wild man of the Cumberland Moun tain?' In four days that strange individual succeeded in frightening and demoralizing the officers and men of my company worse than the scream of shot and shell or the sight of a whole brigade of Yankees had ever done. "VThen Bragg's army was falling back through Tennessee, before the battle of Chicamauga, a stand was made at Steveson and Bridgeport, Ala. The two little towns are situated at the foot of the Cumberland mountains, near the banks of the Tennessee river. The enemy were close behind us, so wuen our army went into temporary camp, batteries were placed in position and our rear was well gu irded by scouts and pickets in order to prevent a surprise, and to be pre pared for any sudden advance. My com pany was one of those detailed lor picket duty. "We formed a part nf the outer line of pickets seme three or lour miles in tne rear of the mam army. JL STRUGGLE WITH THE -WILD JIAJT. "I had only 60 men in my company at that time. Oiit-hali of them were on dutv at night, the other half durine the day. The pickets were placed almost 50 varJs apart, as a number of scouts were detailed to watch the enemy in front of us. In placing my men on the picket line I visited each post. Near the center of the line a man was sta tioned at the mouth of a narrow, dark-look-ins ravine, which led up somewhere into the mountains. The post was under a large oak tree, and at ciffbt the spot was so dark a man conld not be seen ten leet away. The first night we vereon duty Andrew Mason, one of the best and bravest men in my corn pan v. was at the post nnder the big tree. "When the pickets were relieved the next morning Mason was missing. His gun was lound on the ground at the post, and there were signs ot a desperate struggle, but Mason could not be found. His gun had cot been discharged, and I thought a small scouting party of the enemy had crept upon him unawares and taken him prisoner. I ordered the scouts in front to keep a close watch for foraging or scouting parties of the enemy, and when the pickets were changed at sundown I cautioned tne man who took the post under the big oak to keep a careful lookout and not get captured. A SECOND PICKET DISAPFEABS. "That night some ot the scouts came in and reported that there was not a blue coat within ten miles of us. The second morn ing the picket under the oik was gone. His gun was there and again there was evidence of a struggle, hut outside of a circle of 20 feet we could discover no foot prints and the man's capture was a mystery. "The mysterious capture of two pickets somewhat alarmed the roen( but the man as signed to the post on the third night did not flinch. He was a strapping young lellow named Brown, as brave as a lion, and when I cautioned him to be watch ml be answered -with a laugh that it would take a whole company to carry him off alive. Next morning Brown was gone. He Had been captured and carried off In the same mys terious manner. By this time my men were alarmed by these mysterious captures and I was almost convinced that the men bad de serted. I determined to put a man on the post that night I conld trust, and make an effort to solve the mystery. STILL ANOTHER DISAPPEARS. "When the hour for relieving the pickets arrived, the dav man on the post at the ravine was missing and his gunfound lying on the ground. This thing was getting de cidedly sensational and I determined to clear up the mystery that night. Calling Sergeant Molton aside I told him of my be lief that the men were deserting and asked him to take the post that night and clear up the mystery of the affair if possible. He readily consented, and I retired to my tent confident that the sergeant would be found at his post the next morning. Imagine my surprise when a lieutenant came to my tent the following morning and informed me that Sergeant Molton was missing. I hurried out to the post and there I lound the sergeant's gun and plenty of evidence that he had not deserted. "Sergeant Molton was a powerful man physically, and his struggle with his captors must have been a desperate one in deed. The ground was torn aud trampled for a space ot SO feet, and there were blood stains everywhere. I tried to trace the men and theircaptain,but the ground every where around was covered with loose stones, and there were no footprints. THE MEN TERRIFIED. When the news of Sergeant Molton's capture spread through the company it caused general alarm. The men swore the place was haunted, and giant ghosts had carrid away our pickets. Idon't be lieve a 'man in my company -would have volunteered to go on that post. I made up my mind I wonld solve the mystery that uight it It cost me half my company. During the day I detailed five men for duty at the oak, and they were not molested, when night came I placed a man there, as usual, telling him I would have an extra guard around the place. Then taking ten picked men, men whose conrage I could rely on, I stationed them at short intervals so as to completely surround the big oak tree where five ot my men bad been so mysteriously captured. My orders were for everv man to lemain perfectly quiet until he heard a struggle under the tree, then all rush to the relief of the man on the post There was to be no shot tired if it could be avoided. I wanted to capture the mysterious enemy alive. I took a posi tion inside my line of guards and about 50 feet from the tree. "The darkness was intense and the silence oppressive. Not a sound broke the awful stillness until near midnight, when I thought I heard a faint noise among the branches of the big tree. I listened intently, and soon heard plainly the rustling of the branches as though some wild animal was moving about in the tree. IN THE -WILD MAN'S GRASP. "It was probably five minutes after I first heard the rustling among the branches ot the tree when Mme object fell to the ground with a heavy thud. Instantly there was a cry of pain or terror from the sentinel un der the tree, and I shouted to my men to rush forward. As we closed in we could only see two forms struggling as if for life. I ordered my men to seize both, and as quickly as possible I made light. My picket was in the grasp of a giant. A man clothed in rags, with long matted hair and beard, had caught the soldier around the body and pinned his arms to his side. "The strength ot this strange being was that of a giant, and it was several minutes before my ten men conld completely over power him. I built a fire and we dragged him to the light, where he was securely bound. He lay there and glared at ns like a wild beast, but ottered no sound. All efforts to Induce him to talk proved futile. We had solved the mystery of the capture ot our men, but now the question was how would we learn their fate. This wild man of the mountain had no doubt captured all of them, but what had he done with them? He probably lived in some cave In the moun tain and had carried his prisoners there, out we miffht uever find it unless he would guide us. .. HE WOULD NOT TALK. "I wked him again and again what he had done with the men he caught, but re ceived no answer. Then I tried to make him understand by signs what I wanted to know, but he only laughed a wild, unhu., manlike laugh. We remained by the fire under the big oak with our prisoner secure ly bound until daylight Then I promised him his liberty if he would tell what he had done with the men he had captured or guide us to his den. To both propositions he made no replr. I saw the man was a maniac and decided to try strategy to gain the informa tion I wanted. "Placing my men around him with fixed bayonets, I motioned him to go on, but he would not move. The wild man was over six leet high and would weigh probably 250 pounds. His hair and beard were long and unkempt and his clothes were a nmssof rags and tatters. I noticed an ngly looking scar on the top of his head, evidently from a sabre cut, and as I alterwards learned, that was the cause ot his insanity. "Threats, persuasion and force all failing to Induce him to talk or to lead us to his hiding place, I decided to try another plan. Telling my men to let the man go, I ordered them to shoulder arms aud we started back towards camp. The scheme was successful. The moment the wild man realized he was at liberty he dashed off up the narrow ravine. Calling to mr men to follow me I STARTED IN PURSUIT. "It was all we conld do to keep him in sight so great was his speed. He evidently did not suspect that we would follow him, for be never once looked back. Up the narrow ravine he led us a lively chase for a mile or mure. We had been climbing all the way and were near the summit of the Cumberland mountains when the wild man turned aside from the ravine and started to enter a large cave. Then he looked back for the first time and saw ui in pursuit He stood still a moment, then turned and again itiou toward the summit of the mountain. "Ordering two of my men to remain and watch the cave I pushed on with the others in pursuit of the wild man. He ran on probably 300 yards to the edge of a high precipice. There he turned and picking up several large stones hurled tbem at us with great lorce and we dodged the stones and pressed on. Seeing escape cut off the man turned and uttering a wild unearthly cry leaped over the precipice. I thut my eyes as I saw him leap into space. We cauti ously crawled up to the edge of the cliff and looking down we could see the mangled body of the wild man lying on the rocks more than 100 'feet below. There was no chance to reach the body so we turned and retraced our steps to the cave. There we fouud the missing pickets. THE MEN TIED TO STAKES. "The cave was the dwelling place of the wild man, and inside the five men of my company who had (alien into his hands were tied to stakes driven in the ground. They had not been harmed by their wild captor, but bad been without lood and water since their capture and their limbs were stiff and sore where they had been bound. Not one of them expected to escape alive and their joy can be better imagined than described when I cut the cords that bound them. Not one word bad the wild man spoken to any of tbem, but from bis manner and gestures they were ot the opinion that he was saving them for some fiendish torture which his crazed brain would suggest "He had captured the first man by creep ing upon him in the darkness. Alter that his plan was to return to the spot during the night, and, climbing the big oaks, conceal himself among the branches, where he would remain nntil the next night, and then drop on his victim lrom the tree. "A few days later I learned the story of the wild man of the mountains from a resi dent of that locality. His name was Bill Pattou, and before the war he had lived in a small cabin upon the mountain and earned a scant livelihood by hunting and fishing. He was a Union man in sentiment and relused to join the Confederate army. One day he was captured by a a squad o'f home guards while he was sell ing some game in Bridgeport and they started with him to the nearest conscripting office. On the way be escaped Irom his captors, after a desperate struggle, in which he received a terrible cut on the head with a saber. He recovered irom the wound, but it left him a maniac. He took to the mountain again and lived in caves, subsist ing on the game he could kill. In his madness be had probably planned a terrible revenge for the wound which destroyed his reason." HEW ORLEANS IH DANGEE. Cartas; Banks Threatening Destruction to Portions of the CI IT. New Orleans, August 1. The caving in of the river bauks, in consequence of the fall of the Mississippi after reaching the highest point ever known, continues as at tractive as ever, and is becoming threaten ing at New Orleans and other points. The caving is caused by the river during high water washing out under the banks, which does not manifest itself, however, until the water Jails. Ugly cavings have occurred at the foot of Sec ond street, in this city, endangering the Illinois Central tracks at the foot of Barracks and Hospital, threatening the gar bage wharf at the Second District levee on the west bank of the river, carrying away the pavement on Front street 'on it and nearly reaching the dwellings at the foot pf Saraparn, Enghein, Seventh, Eighth and other streets. Should it continue the dam age will be very great " So far it seems im possible to stop it Piles have been driven in on the banks of the river, but have had no effect The bank cracks in sections of about 10 by 50'feet, falls into the river and is carried away. Serious caving is reported at several other points on the Mississippi, notably at Pointe Coupe, where it will require the" re moval of the Church of St Francis and a number of houses on new roadi, which are threatened with beine swallowed up by the river, and on the Atchafalaya, where the caving means to destroy important levees. THIS IS THE DAY. Tne Greatest Mark-Down Sale of Men'n Solti Ever Known. To-day will be an exciting day in our great store. We have taken our entire stock of men's suits and, bunched them into four great bargain lots. $6, 18, $10 and $12. The $6 suits were reduced irom $12. The $8 suits reduced from $15. The $10 suits reduced from S20. The $12 suits reduced from $25. These suits can be seen in our large show windows, corner Grant ana Diamond streets. Bemember this mark-down sale takes place to-day. Pittsburg Combination Cloth ing Co., P. O. a X, cor. Grant and Dia mond streets, opposite the Court House. Iiadlra' Wblte Flannel Bloonri nt SI 50. Eeduced to-day from $3 50, $3 and $2 60. Jos. Horne & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. TJSB Walker'a Wax Soap. au2I4,51G,7,8,9,ll,lS14)15 French satines, the very best makes and styles, now 15o a yd. TTSSU HUGUS &HACKE. Cheviot and Madras outing shirts, at James H. Aiken & Co.'s, 100 Fifth ave. A Problem Solved. Every housekeeper who seeks eeonomr and studies the problem practically, will use Walker's Wax Soap. If yon use it xnee, you will always use it. 802,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,13,14,15 TWO VIEWS OF TRADE Bradstreet's and Dan's Mercantile Agencies Review Business. EUROPE DRAINING DS OF OUR GOLD. Iron Men More Confident, Sut'No Change in the Quotations. COKFLICTIKG WESTERN 0E0P EEPOETS rsMOOttM.r01lAlf o WM DTSrAtOB.l New Yobk, August 1. Speolal tele grams to Bradttrett't show no special gains within a week, though there is some varia tion in conditions. The wheat crop has not improved any;'lndlan corn has lost head way owing to dry weather in Eastern Kan sas and Nebraska, where rain is badly needed; but rice promisei the largest crop on record, and cotton crop advices are quite favorable. Our own crop advices from Eastern Kansas to-day are in brief: "Lead ing crops as compared with one year ago: Potatoes, one-fifth; Indian corn, one-fourth; wheat, not quite one-half. Corn and oats are worth twice last year's prices at primary markets; wheat, flax and tame hay, One fourth more, and potatoes three times as much. Bain would help corn and potatoes and double the bean crop. Weather very warm; poor prospects lor rain. Prices ad vancing." Bank clearings at CI cities for the week ended July 31 are $992,442,541, a gain over this week last year of 12.3 per cent. New York City's clearings, which constitute B9.5 per cent of the grand total, are more than those for the like period last year by'11.7 per cent, while at CO other cities the gain is 12.7 per cent COPFEB AND COTTON. Copper, which last week was firm and tending upward at 17 cents per pound for lake, is now dull and weaker. The heaviest consumers appear to have supplied imme diate wants. Visible stocks abroad are .about what they were two years ago, and nearly 40,uuo tons less man one year ago. Baw cotton is off cent, with the bulls in control and practically no opposition owing to the absence of considerable short interest Nebraska merchants a are not buying as freely since the change in the local agricul tural outlook. The reverse is true in Louisi ana, owing to good crop prospects. Iron and raw wool and anthracite are as quiet as heretofore, and are still without prospects of an early change for the better. Hides are stronger than before, and the price is higher. Boots aud shoes naturally feel this, and a good autumn demand has begun at the higher figures. Importations of for eign fabrics have been qnite heavy, and tend to lurther depress woolen goods. Cot ton goods stocks at the Fast are fairly well held, with a prospect of a further advance in brown and bleached sheetings and shirt ings. BIO EXPORTS OP BEEADSTUPFS, Exports of wheat (and flour as wheat) both coasts this week are largertnotwlth standing the falling off on the'Atlantic cosst, San Francisco alone having exported more than 600,000 bushels. The total is 2. 272,858 bushels, asainst 1,544,668 bushels last week and 1,572,397 bushels in the last week of July, 1889. The aggregate ex ported July 1 to date is 8,757,776 bushels, against 7,279,694 bushels during July, 1889, and 8,812,871 bushels in July, 1888. The stock market has been irregular on the drain o $6,000,000 gold to Europe and the disturbed condition of European mar kets, owing to the Argentine complications, political and financial. Sugar Trust has risen on the prospects of its reorganization and bull speculation in silver bullion cer tificates is a feature. Business failures reported to Bradstreet's number 131 in the United States this week against 186 last week and 213 this week last year. Canada had 28 this week against 22 last week. The total number of failures in the United States from Januarv 1 to date is 6,200 against 6.859 in a like portion of 1889. WHAT DUN HAS TO SAT. B, G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade says: Merchandise imports are very heavy for four weeks at New York, having exceeded last year's bv 23 per cent, or 8,800,000, and yet the month's imports last year were about $71,800,000. But exports from New York for four weeks have been $2,220,000 less than last year, or nearly 9 per cent, and the month's exports last year from all parts were bnt $52,258,219. These facts indicate a very lieavy excess of im ports for July. The cotton exports for July have been about 18,700 bales, less than last year, and exports ot wheat and flour have ot late been checked by high prices, but tor the month show a gain. v Prices of commodities tend steadily up ward with expectation of abundant money, and have risen half of 1 per cent during the week, and this movement, if prolonged, will tend to cause shipments of gold instead of products. MONET IN GOOD SUPPLT. At almost all the interior money markets the rates have been moderate thus lar and the supply ample, however, and the com plaints of slow collections, though a little more frequent than of late, are compara tively good. The accounts of trade are almost uniformly satisfactory. A slight falling off in some lines at St Louis, and rain is badly needed for crops in the region tributary to Milwaukee, but for the mid summer season the state of business is better than usnal. Exchanges through all Clear ing Houses outside of New York show a gain over last year of 12 per cent SBoston gains little, but reports improving demand for leading articles of trade; wool selling more freely and leather active. Philadelphia observea some decrease in drog business; no change in wool; quiet in chem icals, liquors and tobacco, but improvement in iron. At New Orleans, Savannah and Memphis business is satisfactory for the season, and crop prospects excellent. So at Detroit, St. Louis, Kansas City and Omaha business is good. But in parts of the West there is much apprehension, aud already some depression in business because of in jury to crops by drought and extreme heat. CONFIDENT IRON MEN. The iron business appears rather more confident, though no change can be observed in prices. The wool manufacture changes but little. At Philadelphia and here.no improvement is seen, and Western prices are held too high for manufacturers. The boot and shoe business shows no weakness, aud a large number of buyers at Boston are operating freely at the recent advance in prices, both leather and hides being firm aud higher in price. Fears of injury to wheat and corn are caused by very numerous reports from the central Western States, though estimates of a yield of 100,000,000,000 bushels of wheat in the Dakotas and Minnesota appear well supported by detailed railway reports. The conflicting local accounts and estimates helned speculation to a sharp advance in wheat and corn, but In both reaction has since appeared, and wheat closed 3 cents lower than a week ago, eorn about 5 cents higher and oats unchanged. Heavv West ern packing causes some weakness In pork products, and the fine crop reports from the South help to lower cotton a shade. Oil is ji Utile lower and coffee and raw sugar un changed. WATCHING THE MONEY MARKETS. In general the speculative markets show the influence of anticipated currency ex pansion, but reaction would be natural if outgoes of gold at the rate ol $4,000,000 in a week should continue to overbalance ex pected purchases of Bilver at the rate of 4, 600,000 ounces in 'a month. For sometime to come the monetary outlook will therefore be narrowly watched, on account of its possible influence upon the course of prices. Nervous debility, poor memory, diffi dence, local weakness, pimples,cured by Drj Miles Nervine. Samples free at Jos. 'Fleming -fcSoa's, Market it. B BAGALEY'S OPINION OF THE PARTIAL REVIVAL OF THE SOUTH PENN PROJECT. He Tuliika ilio Pennsylvania Company Is Backing the Kccem Operations The SlirrlfTa Sale Did Not Chaneo the Owner- hip of (lie Bond. ISFKCIAI. TSLXOBAMTO TUB DISPATCH.! Bedford Springs, August 1. The rep-, resentatlve of The Dispatch asked Mr. Balph Bagaley, of Pittsburg, who with his family is now quartered at the Springs Hotel, for his opinion as to the recent movements of engineering corps on the line of the old Sonth Penn Railroad. Mr. Bagaley said: "Of course, none but those interested know just what those movements mean. The may mean the completion of approximately our old line to Pittsburg or far enough westward to form a junction with the existing Pennsylvania Railroad system, perhaps in the neighborhood or Mount Pleasant. At one time, while the South Penn matters were still hot, the New York members said that the Pennsylvania Pailroad people had offered $300,000 per annnm or 5 per cent 'on $6,000,000 for that portion of the line from Mount Dallas to Newville, providing It were a completed railroad. My own opinion is that the present movements are in the direction of completing this portion ot the line, as it would turn the present large coal tonnage from West Vireinia which nowperlorce passes over the Huntington antl Broad Top Eailroad. down over the Bedford and Bridgeport to Mt. Dallas, thence over the new line referred to, and thence over the Cumberland Valley line all of which are, of course, in the Pennsylvania Eailroad interest Assuming that this line were completed, it is then quite reasonable to be lieve that at some time in the future the line might be extended westward to Mc Keesport or Mt. Pleasant, thus forming a new short line eastward and westward. Such a line would be a good thine tor Bed ford, as the run from Pittsburg would hardly exceed 120 miles, and could be made easily In four hours. The old South Penn line was only 90 miles." "What do vou interpret the recent Sheriffs sale to "George F. Baer to mean?" queried the reporter. "Nothing beyond protecting the corpora tion irom claims or judgments," said Mr. Bagaley. "Do you not think that the sale changed the ownership?" "I do not." A BATTLE WITH A BLACKSNAKE. A Hooaler Nearly btrnncled br Berpeat Six Feet in Lenslh. Martinstille, Ind., August L E. M. Baldwin, an estimable citizen hre, was out fishing a day or so agi with some friends from Indianapolis. He was walking along the water's edge, in quest of a place to fish, when he had to pass nnder the overhanging boughs of a buckeye tree. When just under these he felt something drop on his shoulder. Thinking it a dead limb, he passed on through the tall norse weeds, nor did he notice that the "dead limb" was a real live blacksnake until it began to tighten its coils about his arm and swish its tail angrily about his face and hiss. Dropping his min now tail and other paraphernalia, he en deavored to throw the reptile off, but with out success. It brought a second coil about his neck, and he was beginning to gasp for breath be fore be thought of a heavy clasnknife he had luckily brought with him. With his disengaged right hand he succeeded in get ting the knife open and amputated the head of his snakeshlp a few inches back of the ears. Not a moment too soon either, for the snake had already bitten him three times on the hand, and Baldwin was getting groggy. The autopsy held by Baldwin and his Indianapolis friends disclosed the fact that the snak-, stood 6 leet 4 inches in his stockings, and measured 9 inches around the waist The bite ot a blacksnake not being very poisonous, Eben sustained no lurther injury than a severe scare and a slightly sore hand. HEW SCHOOL FUBNITURE 0EDEBED. Two Schools lo Hnve Deikannd Seats Made oT Beautiful Wood. The Birmingham School Board and the Third Ward school, Allegheny, placed con tracts yesterday with Mr. Stick Hamilton. 110 Water street, agent for the Favorite Desk and Seating Company, of Cleveland, O., for 1,200 desks for the public schools in these districts. The desks are made of stained and unstained birch wood, composed of strips one-eighth of an inch thick, ce mented together. They are two feet in width, with seats acting on automatic hinges, which may be lightened or loosened at will. The wood is cut from revolving logs, which brinzs out a beautiful cross grain on the surface. When put in position there is about 12J or 13 inches between the edge of the desks and the back of the seats. The seats are provided with curved bottoms, which enable the pupils to sit in comfortable positions without assuming cramped attitudes. A FATE SIBEEIAN EXILE Arrives la TliU Country, Where She Will Await Her Imorlioned Husband. New York, August 1. Annie Batman, a 21-year-old Russian, arrived here yester day on the steamship Obdam. At the Barge Office she confessed to having been sent some five years ago to Siberia for a political of fense, from where she was pardoned five months ago. During her exile a son was born to her, and when she landed yesterday the boy, now three years old, accompanied her. Her husband, who was imprisoned with her, will come here in a few months. In her story of life in Siberia she tells some terrible tales. Her husband was a young physician of fair wealth, but all his posses sions were seized by the Government She intends going to Wichita, Kas. WE MAY GET EATN S001T, Yesterday's Weather Tlrree Decrees Cooler Than That of Thursday. Yesterday's weather, though very enerva ting, was not so hot as that ot Thursday by 3, but there was a vast amount oi humidity in the atmosphere, which made an ill-tempered person feel ugly enough to whip his mother. It is some comfort to learn from the Weather Bureau people that Jupiter is half incliued to send some rain. The fore casts yesterday were for rain last night, but at midnight the stars were shining in all quarters ol the sky observable. Another week of aridity will destroy most of the local corn crop, beyond possibility ot doubt That on bottom lands may survive, but the hills are baked so that even burdock weeds begin to look sickly. There will be enough left for bitters, however. The maxi mum temperature yesterday was 90. W0EE FOB THE C0B0HEB. Two Bndden Denllii Iiast Night to be In vestigated To-Bay. John Bothwell, of No. 7 Oyster alley, Allegheny, died suddenly at his residence last evening. The case was reported by Dr. Eobison and Coroner McDowell will in vestigate the case to-day. Edward Vill, living on Four Mile run, near Forward avenue, expired suddenly at 720 last night. The case was reported to the Coroner and will be investigated to-day. SlO-Cbildrea'a White Drew" 85. In 12 and 14 years' sizes reduced from $10 to $5 each. Jos. Horne & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. Special bargains throughout our entire dress goods department this week. TTS3U HUGUS & HACKS. Sashes and belts, at James H. Aiken & Co.'s, 100 Fifth ave. SEEKING SUBLET) MHLI0HS. Search for a Iinraa Amount of Treasure In a Punken Steamer. San Francisco, Augnst L it was learned to-day that the schooner, Mary F. Anderson, which left here a few days ago for Crescent City, really started on a treas ure hunting expedition to aeonre $2,000,000 that lies at the bottom of the Pacific in the wreck of the Ill-fated Brother Jonathan, which was lost many yean ago on the coast, somewhere in the vicinity of Crescent City. The expedition has been gotten up by Peter Gee, a well-known capitalist of this city. Considerable expense was gone fnto fitting out the schooner, about $20,000 having been laid out Two divers and a complete diving apparatus were engaged and everything necessary (or the expedition in case the hopes oi Capitalist Gee are realized. Pro visions were put on board enough to provide for the wants of the crew of a large ship. The Brother Jonathan piled between this port and the North until she was lost, about 14 years ago. She was bound hence front Victoria, and her commander, Captain Wolf, and a large number of her passengers, perished with her. It was known that she had considerable treasure on board, and sev eral expeditions similar to that of the Mary Anderson have been made, but the position of the wreck was never located, Gee has made several .trips to the scene,- all of which have been unsuccessful. He says now, though, that he has located the ship, and that he will recover the treasure, which amounts to about $2,000,000. The treasure is mostly gold coin and currency, the gold being packed In Iron boxes, and the cur rency encased in canvas bags covered with oil skin. Location of Kenyan Mllltnry Academy. It is at Gambler, O., noted for healthful ness and beauty, on a hill top 1,100 feet above sea level. It is one of the oldest and most successful training schools west of the Alleghenies. Summer weight black dress goods at prices greatly under value. ttssu HuotJS & Hacks. Marriage License Graated Yesterday. Kime. KeildHnea. j Adolph Raehlnsky. Pittsburg ( Dora Scuwart Pittsburg I Michael Golden , Homestead I Maggie Duffy Homestead (Joseph W. blmpton l'ittsbnrg ( Hannah E. siiauk Braddock township 5 Peter Slkovits Walls station ! Julika Vrancilcuz Walls station I Peter Johovlc Plttsbnrg Barbara ltadovic Pittsburg I Jotnes Grant Plttsbarg I Annie Grant Pittsburg DIED. BERLIN On Friday, August 1, at 935 P. ir., Henry Berlin, of 117 Bluff street, In the 12d year of his ago. Notice of the funeral hereafter. BRO WN-On Thursday, July 81, at 11 o'clock p. 31., Alice, daughter of Robert and Hattie Brown, aged 2 months 13 days. Funeral from the residence of her parents, 622 Second avenne. on Saturday, August 2, at 2 o'clock F. M. Friends ot the family are re spectfully Invited to attend. DEELY At Brady's Bend, Pa., on Thurs day. Julv 31, 1890. John H., brother of Daniel and William Ueely. ' Funeral from Union station on arrival of 1 o'clock train Saturday, August 2. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery. FISHER At Atlantic City. July 29, Freddie, second son of Frederick and Alice Fisher, aced 15 years. Funeral services at residence of bis father, on Homewood avenue, at 2 o'clock Satubdat. Interment private. HASTINGS-Suddenly, at 10:10 P. Jr., July 81, Mart Ferguson, wife of John Hastings, In the (SOtb year of her age. Funeral service from her late residence, 15 Ledlio street on Saturday, at i o'clock. H TJLM E On Friday, Aognst 1. at 830 A. ST., Ann Hclme, wife of the late George Hulnie, lnher"2djear. Funeral from her late residence, 45S Forbes street, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. JOHNSON At Mansfield, Pa., on Thurs day, July 31, 1890, MARY J., wife of E. O. John son, aired 39 years. Funeral from Methodist Obnrcb, on Satub dat. August 2, at 230 P. M. KREBS On Thursday evening, July 31, 1890, Jean Kkebs. daughter of Loraine and the late William Krehs. Funeral services at the residence of her mother, No. 392 River avenue, Allegheny City, this (Saturday) afternoon, at 4 o'clock. Interment private. MADDEN On Thursday morning, at 9 o'clock, Sadie E. Madden (nee Hughes), aged 23 years, t moutns, 27 days. Funeral from residence of her brother, Thomas F. Hushes, 674 Fifth avenue, on Saturday morning, at 9 o'clock. Friends of the family are respectfully Invited to attend. Youngstown, O., Chicago, 111., and Streator, 111., papers please Copy. MULLIGAN On Friday, August L. 1890, at 6 p. m.. ELLEN, relict of the late Bartholomew MuUigan, aged 92 years. Funeral from residence of her son-in-law, Martin Carroll, Solar street, Fourteenth ward, on Sunday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. Friends of the family are Invited to attend. 2 McDOWELL-On Thursday, Jnly 31. 1890, at 4 a. it., Sarah Hodgson, wife of the late James McDowell, in the t6tb year of her age. Funeral from her late residence. No. 242 Main street West End, on Saturday, Augnst 2, at 2 o'clock. Friends of the family aro re spectfully invited to attend. 2 MoTIGHE-On Friday, August i, 1890, James McTighe, aged 57 years. Funeral from his late residence, rear of 280 Thirty-ninth street, Sunday, at 330 p. M. Ser vices at St, John's Church, Thirty-second street, at 4 p. M. Friends are Invited. 2 PATTERSON On Thursday, July 31, 1890, at 1 A. m., Marion Patterson, aged 86. Funeral services at his late residence. No. S3 Corry street, Allegheny, on Saturday after noon, at 2 o'clock. Members of Fort Pitt Council No. 220. Jr. O. U. A. M., and sister councils, resuectfully requested to attend. 2 PEDLEY On Thursday, July 31, at fi:40 p. m., James Pedlet, aged 67 years, 11 months and IS da s. Funeral Saturday, August 2, at 2 p. u., at H. W. Thomas' residence, 2407 Sarah street, Soutlislde, city. Friends of the family are re spectfully invited to attend. REILLY On Friday, Augnst 1. 1890. at 4:20 p. M.. Ella Jenetta, daughter ot Robert G. and Ella Reilly, aged 3 years 6 months 7 da vs. Funeral from the parents' residence, 88 Plks street, on Saturday at 4 p. m. Friends of the family are resoectf ully Invited to attend. ROBINSON At Rest On Friday morning, Augnst L 1!90. at 10 o'clock, at SharpsDurg, Pa., Mrs. R. A. Robinson, nee Allle Gustice, Funeral service at Buena Vista M. E.Church, on Sabbath afternoon at 3 o'clock. Inter ment private. STRASBURGER On Friday evening, August 1, 1890, at 5 o'clock, Peter, son of Louis and Kate Strasburger, aged 24 years and 4 months. Funeral will take place from the residence ot his parents, near 2005 Penn avenue, on Sun day afternoon, at 2 o'clock. Friends of tho family are respectfully invited to attend. STEWART On Friday, August I,at 12 noon, 1890, Tuomas Stewart, eldest son of Josephine and the late John M.Stewart, at his home. Atwood avenue, Uharticrs township, aged 29 years. Funeral on Sunday, August 3, at 2 o'clock, from the family residence. Friends of the family are respectfully invited. 2 JAMES ARCHIBALD & BRO.. LIVERY AND SALE STABLKS, OS and 93 Second avenue, between Wood and Smitb&eld streets. Carriages for funerals, ti. Carriages for operas,parties,etc,at the lowest rates. All new carriages. Telephone communication, in j 6-C0 TT3 T)EPIIESENTKU JN PrrTSBUKU IN UJU. it ASSETS . S9J071,69833. Insurance Co. of North America. tosses adjusted and paid by WILLIAM L JONES. 84 Fourth avenue. ia20-s2-D WESTJEKX JUSVRAJfCE CO. OF PITTBBURG. Assets (448,80187 NO. 411 WOOD STREET. ALEXANDER NIM1CK, President. JOHN B. JACKSON. Vice President fe22-26.TT3 WM. P. HERBERT. Secretary. StC. FULI. I LU n. rsrsr Elegant sets, fine CHUT, viuuzea L PHILLIPS. 80b jrcnii tc, maces or wait. Onen Sundays. repairs sets while you tnhB-MS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Straw MattingSr KNOCKED DOWN. We to-day offer the great est bargains of the year in these coolest, cleanest, cheapest, covering for floors. If you have not yet bought, there are dollars to save on every roll. The whole stock goes into the rush. Full assortment of patterns and every pattern in good quantity. "Viceroy," finest mailing (jolntless), down from 60s to 45a per yard. "Pagoda," extra heavy mattings, down from 40c to 30o per yard. "Crown" Mattings (jointless), down from 60c to 25c per yard. XXX Mattings (Jointless), down from 35o to 25c per yard. Mattings at $12 per rail are now $10. Mattings at $8 per roll are now $7. Mattings at 58 per roll are now 55. Mattings at $5 per roll are now $4. Extra quality fins white Japanese Mat tings, upon which are embroidered qnalnt designs In variegated colorst are now down from ?26 to $16 per roll. Our Fancy Mattings, in dark colon, whioh have heen nnequaled all season at $4 per roll, (40 yards, or 10 cents a yard) we now offer at the remarkable price of EARLY CLOSING. Until September i our store will close at i o'clock Satur days and on other days at 5 P. M. O.McClintock&Co. 33 FIFTH AVE. jyl2-TTS GREATEST CLEARANCE SHIRT SALE. -OF- THE SEASON Commencing Angust 1, we will begin a grand clearing-out sale of our regular line of Men's LATJNDRIED stock Shirts, which are so well known to the trade for ex cellence in every particular that goes to make up good shirts. The sizes to be closed out range from 15K to 18. The redactions are as follows: Plain Shield Front White Laundried Shirts, closed front, open back, the $1 grades at 75 cents; the $1 50 grades at $1 25; the $1 75 grades at ?1 50. Embroidered bosomj, open front, $2 grade for $1 50. All-over embroidered bosoms, open front, $2 grade for $1 50. All-over embroidered bosoms, open front and back, $3 25 grades for $2 50. Plaited Fronts, some open back, closed front; some both open back and front; $1 75 grade for $1 25. The above includes the lines of White Shirts. Then we have a lot of Colored Percales, made open back, closed front, with two col lars and one pair of cuffs, the price of which was $1 50; we make these at 75 cent each, the collars and culls alone being worth more than 75 cents. Then we have a lot of Boys' Fancy Per cales, the $1 and $1 25 grades to go at 75 cents each, the $1 50 grades at $1. In Men's Flannel Shirts we have made reductions all along the line; a big lot of extra good $2 grade marked to $1 50. We have several big bargains in Boys' Waists. A lot of Flannel Bicycle and Blouse Waists, the $1 25 and $1 50 quali ties marked down to $1. A lot of Brooklyn Knitting Company's fall regular made striped Jersey Waists, the best wearing waist that has ever been produced, which we sold at $3 50, marked down to $1 50. This lot of goods together form a range of bargains that is worthy of your attention, and you will do well to come promptly, in order that yon may seenre what yon want before the lines are too badly broken. HORNE & WARD 41 FIFTH AVE. aul-D JAS. MNEEL & BRO, BOILERS PLATE AND 8HEET-IROH WORK. PATENT SHEET IRON ANNKALINa BOXE& With an Increased capacity and bydraulla machinery we are, prepared to furnish aU work in our line cheaper and better than by the old methods. Repairing and general machine work. Twenty-alnUiHm and Allegheny Vafc 17 tuuiroau. no-io-xxa X & ir3' ' KSW ADTEMttSBMBKTS. DANZIGER'S MEN'S FURNISHINGS. Friday and Saturday, BARGAIN DAYS! i ATTRACTION NO. 1. Men's French Cloth , Outing Shirts, handsome styles, tforth i 25, for Friday and Saturday 49c each. ATTRACTION NO. 2. Men's Night Robes, fine cambric and elegantly embroidered with silk, worth $i 25, for Friday and Saturday 59c each. ATTRACTION NO. 3. The Mother's Friend Shirt Waist in French Percale, Cheviot and Flannelette, regular price $1, for Friday and Saturday 49c each. The Mather's Friend does away entire ly with the sewing on of buttons. It Is supplied with an adjustable belt, which is easily taken off when the waist is washed ; the buttons are riveted on the belt, con sequently cannot be torn off, either in wearing, washing or Ironing. ATTRACTION NO. 4. Prices cut exactly in two on all ot our Men's Neckwear, viz., Wincisor3, Tecks and Four-in-Hands, Washable Ties 5c each; six for 25c. JBSTStores open till 10 p. m. Sat urdays. DANZIGER'S, "Always the Cheapest" Sixth St. and Penn Ave. aul PRICES DIVE DEEPER. If crothing that's worth much does that, its a wonder. The generosity (?) of the prices ought to rejoice you. First, they go down to "unheard-of" prices. Then, a new crop makes a deeper plunge. It looks as if the clothing business had taken to "auctioneer" shop methods. The prices mayn't be any lower now than they ought to be. That depends on what kind of clothing it is. It must, at any rate, have been mo n strously high before. We couldn't pursue such tactics with our make. It's a mere matter of a small profit with us on the cloth, plus the work put on it That's the true basis of a low price. All clothing that has real value fixes prices so. We can't hack and hack at our prices. If it's forclearingup broken lots, our prices are lower. A full assortment of Thin Goods: at fairest prices. Merchant tailoring of first order: 2,000 styles of goods. c-o Wanamaker & Brown, Cor. Sixth St. and Penn Ave. CarABLISHED U7U BLACK GIN ron TBJC KtDNEYS Is a relief and sure cure for the Urinary Organs, Gravel and Cnronlc Catarrh of the Uladder. The Swiss Stomich Bltisrs are a sure cure for Dyspepsia, Liver ComDlaint and everv Trade MAXKspecies or Indigestion. Wild Cherry Tonic, the most popular prepar ation for cure of Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis and Lune Troubles.- Either of the above, SI per bottle, or JS for $3. If your drnegist does nof handle these eood3 write to WM. F. ZOELLER. Sole Mil.. ocS-71-TTS Pittsbure. Pa. DRUNKENNESS LIQUOR HABIT. IN ILL THE WOULD THESE IS BCT ONE CCEE. DR. HAINES' GOLDEN SPECIFIC, It can be el vm In a cap or coffee or tea. or In articles of food, wltbontthe knowledge of the pa tient, II npces.ary. It Is absolutely harmless and will effect a permanent and speedr cure, whether the patient it a moderate drinker or an alcoholic wreck. IT JJEVElt KAILS. It operate to quietly and with such certainty that the patient undergoes no Inconvenience, and ere he Is aware. hU complete reformation Is effected. J page boos irce. .v uv uau oi A.J. KAN KIN, Sixth Jind Penn it., Plttttmrir; Z. HOLUEN 4 CO., S Federal St.. Allegheny, Trade applied by Qtfi. A. JULLY CO.. ou.. u.n. SACUlia UKUtf uv. myl4-4-ns foir M-laif i NEW ADVERTlSEMBKTii B, HERE OUTING FLANNELS io CENTS. Much finer quality than price in dicates. Color combinations good. Some so-called Outing Flannels at io cents are such poor cloth and poorer styles that we wish you to see this ioo-piece purchase and great bargain offering. They are good and fine and nice enough to make Outing Dresses to be worn for "roughing it," traveling or forv Tennis Dresses at any seaside or mountain resort. Equal bargains in fine SCOTCH UNSHRINKABLE FLANNELS 25c and 35c Some of these have been 50 and 60-cent goods but this is our Bargain Season, and they must go. SILK STRIPE FLANNELS, And handsome goods, 50 to 65 cents. These are only about 10 to 15 cents a yard less than regular prices. REMNANT SALE. Bargains continue to-day and evening. BOGGS&BUHL, ALLEGHENY. an2 TOO HOT! To write long advertisements about our ele gant array of Merchant Tailor Made Pan taloons, suffice to . say we are not going to hold on to them if (I PRICES CUT JkIT FIGURE.1 II $2 0 takes apair that was made upforti $3 takes a pair that wa3 made up for Z0. $4 takes a pair that was made up for $8. (5 takes a pair that was made up for J10. $6 takes a pair that was made up tot $12. We have a few nobby suits that we will sell for $10, $12, $15. , "Were originally made up for double th amount we ask for them. Open this evening until 11 o'clook. ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE Misfit Clothing Parlors 516 SMITHFIELD ST., Opposite City Hall. FOR GENTLEMEN! Special sale of Flannel Shirts,' Crape and Silk Stripe Shirts, former price $3 50 and $4, all to be sold to-day AT $2 EACH. 100 eross Strinsr Ties reduced &B. t -. . a nriTuw '- P. K. Ties, Four-in-Hand and Tecks, 5c EACH, or 6 FOR 25c. - 50 dozen Night Shirts reduced to 75c. ( Fleishman & Co., 504:, 506 and 508 Market St. au3' BIG REDUCTIONS On Men's LO W SHOES and on . Tan - Colored r Goods of all kinds. Prices reduced $i and $2 on each pair. Must be sold . to make room for fall goods. Come early and J secure big bargains. Open Saturdays until jh P. M, 401 Wood Street, jjU-ll-rrs WAGNER'S, f Corner Fourth Avsaa,' ' ssK
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