rrrrrm FFrpgp' ;f?5? 'f?; f vi"- "fp - ,' ""yT7i'wV!"P -?;Jf,, THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH. MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1890. KITE SHAPED TRACKS Local Horsemen (Jreatly Interested in the Latest Innovation to Make Records. HOMETCOOD PARK MAT HAVE ONE. The Brooklyn and Lonlsrllle Ball Clubs Arrange a Schedule for Their Biff Series. BRUSELL'S IDEA OF A COMPROMISE. Ee Izpetses His Opiiioas Begirihg the BisebiH Sitnition. A question that is sure to be the theme of general discussion among horsemen between now and next spring is the question of "kite-shaped tracks." Recent fast records at Independence have forced the matter be lore the highest authorities on trotting and pacing. The general opinion seems to be that the new-fashioned track is considerably slower than the old-fashioned oval-shaped track. Because of this, some authorities insist that records made recently by Kelson 3nd Jack be discarded. There is, however, no sound reasoning behind this request, any more than there would be to discard the record of Maud S. because she did not trot on a track as slow as tbose on which Dexter, Lady Thome or Goldsmith trotted. The objections, or opposition, to the kite-shaped track are akin to the objections and opposition that have always been urccd against impro-. ments or mnorations. A LOCAL OPKCIOX. Pittsburg horsemen are becom ng mnch in terested in the matter and it may De that if horse racing is successful here a kite shaped track will be built al Homewood Park. An official of that association, speaking on the matter last evening, said: "I am convince that the new-fashioned track is much speedier than the old style of track, but because of that it does not follow that we will adont the new system. Of course, if it becomes general we Mill keep pace with the times, but I don't know whether or not it will become general. I am inclined to think it will. The present track affords a better view than the kite-shaped track and that is a matter for the public Ltnt rccor-ls ate records and I think that the public all like to see the horse that can cover a full mile faster than any other horse. Certainly our association will consider the matter and the public can rest assured that we will not be behind anybods in adopting improvements that the public want and that will make racing better." AX EASTERN AUTHORITY. An authority in the Sportsman sajs: 'The kite-shaped track is the latest "fad" in trotting circles, and ambitious owners whose horses have failed to break records on regulation tracks are hastening to take advantage of the faster track and acquire records for display; I use the word display because the value of the record lies only m its being used for that pur pose. All intelligent men know that the kite-s-baped track has been proved about three sec onds f Ater than the regulation stjle, and there fore records are rated in the same proportion. Mr. C. H. Nelson journeyed from .Maine with bis stable of trotters and drove Nelson over a kite-shaped track to a record or 2:11;. Nelson is a wonderful horse, and I bate often had oc casion to note his praiseworthy performances. In all candor. lmweer. I must count his mile at Hartford in 2:!14 a better performance than his recent 2:11. although I have long believed iiiiu i-apauic ui iniiiui a miie under iavorabie circumstances in 2:12." The Horse and St ble is also discussing the question, aud recently sent on t inquiries regard ing it t leading natrons or the trotting track. The replies are to the following effect: Enh Simmons does not think the kite will ever be popular. Build Doble believes tt will. Marvin never droie over one. but believes them faster than the old tracks. Either 'Moes not believe in tbcm," but thinLs he might have driven Jay-Ej e-See in 2:07 over one. J. J. Conlcy does not favor the kite, nor does Colonel Strader. James Golden believes it unfair to class the records on the kite with tbose mide over the regular track. Omn Hickok thinks the new track four seconds faster than the oval. but doubts their ever becoming popular. He says he could have driven St. Julien in 2:0S on ono of the new courses. 5IK. FASIG S nCYEKTIOX. Mr. Fa-ig naturally favors the kite, as in great measure it is the creation of his clever brain. He says: "I claim it is the fastest form of a track. It is capable of being built on property that may not be properly shaped for the regulation mile track. If built on a rect angular piece of land it will give a large acreage that can be sold or used for other pur poses, like buildings, etc., and, on that account, would make a very desirable form for large fair associatijins. In addition to the increase of snecd to be obtained incident to making one turn instead of tw o. cverv horse in a race, ex cept the pole horse, would trot a -shorter mile' than on the regulation. Assuming the second yo-ition on a track to be six feet from the pole and it is undnubtedl) more than that distance a horse in second position trots, on a regula tion track. 37 7-lU feet further than at the pole. On the Kite-shaped track, in second position, he trots but 22 feet further, making a saving in distance of 15 7-10 feet. This difference applies in the same ratio to all outside pos. lions. It has but one disadvantage that occurs to me, and that is that no beat longer than one mile could be trotted upon it. But for fast time at mile distances it would certainly eclipse any other form. The turn on this track, being longer than the other form, need be thrown un but 1 foot in 12." v SECEETABY BEUKELL IN TOWN. He Giles. His Ideas Kegarding Good Method of Coinpromiie. Frank H. Brunell, Secretary of the Players' League, arrived in the city yesterday and re mains here until this evening. Mr. Brunell is always brimful of confidence, but last evening his cup of confidence was full to overflowing. Not that he was mreof the death of all oppo sition to the P. L.. but be was happy with the thought that his party are stronger to-day than they ever were. And be didn't state his con victions with a flaunting pride, but onlv with a calm, gentlemanly and self-satisfied air! "We do not want to kill tbe National League," said be: notatalL Wo only want to play ball before people who want to patron ize us. The expiring season has proven that the public want us, and we are resolved to stay. We certainly only desire to play in cities that have during the season shown beyond a doubt that they desire our presence. Let the Na tional League do the same, and there will soon lie a compromise effected. My idea of a com promise is for each organization to place a club In cities that can support two clubs, and divide the smaller cities, buch as Cleveland, Pittsburg and Indianapolis. We have made our way in the two first-named cities, and our opponents haie lost prestige in them. It is, therefore, fair that our opponents Like their turn and go out and establish themselves in other place, just as we have done. We will not oppose them, buttbey have opposed us. "Buffalo may not be dropped. It is nosi-ibln that our annual meeling. to be held in Pitts burg Anvcuiber 11. will admit another club and made a 10-club league. I don't know what will be done, but it is possible, I say. that Buffalo will not be dropped. It ii in good standing." Mr. Ilrunell went on to say that tbe trouble will be settled if outsiders will only keep their ha- ds off, as tbe P. L. is willing to agree toanutungtbat is really fair. Last evening J'r. Brunell met Manager Hanlon, Secretary Kerr, Pre-idint McCallen and Directors Kerr and Lemn at the Hotel Anderson. TUey dis cus ed next year's plans for the local club. Mr. Brunell staled that already four new players hivebeensirntdby the club (or next season. He added that eveiyclub in the P. L. is anxious to help Manager Hanlon to get a first-class team, and he'll get one. SUNDAY ASSOCIATION GAHE& At Gloucester. Athletics .2 0 0 0 02 bvracOM 1 6 3 2 012 fcUMMAirr Batteries-Sterling and Daliv: Marr and lirlgKs. lilts-Athletics, i; Syracuse, 15. At lolumbus Columbus 1 001 01 306 Toll-do 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 miusiaut Hits Columbus. 13. Errors Colum bus. I. Batteries Gastright and O'Connor, fcmitb and Saie. The Tri-State League. rKCtAL TIirGRAil To THE PtarATCIt.l "Yocjcgstowx, October 12. A meeting of the Tri-State League will be held this week, to close up the affairs of the local club for the season. Taylor, of the local club, has received a proposition to join a league composed or Oil Cay, New Castle, Erie, Bradford, Jamestown, dean, Meadville and Youngstown, bat no ac tion will bt taken until after the meeting of the Tri-State League. It is certain, however, that Youngstown will have a strong team this coining year. AEEAKGED THEIR SERIES, Louisa illo and Brooklyn Clubs Agree to Play for The World's Championship rsrrciAL txlegram to tub disfatch.1 . Louisville. October 12, President Byrne, of Brooklyn, was in town an hour last night, and in conference with Presidenc Parsons and Manager Chapman drew up the following arti cles of agreement for the world's championship series: "It is agreed that the Brooklyn clnb, of the National League, and the Louisville, of the American Association, having won the cham pionships of their respective organizations, will play a series of games, not to exceed nine in number.to decide tbe world's baseball cham pionship. It is also understood that tbe clnb first winnisg a majority of such games shall be entitled to be called the world's champions of 189L The price of admission to all games shall be 50 cents, and admission to grand stand 25 cents extra, and in the case of Louisville, the latter club Is authorized to charge 60 cents for pavlllion seats. The umpires agreed upon to officiate in the world series are John McQuaid, selected by tbe Louisville club, and Weslnv Cnrrv selected bv the Brooklyn club, and it is agreed that in the event of either of said umpires failing to report for duty at any game the urn Dire present shall be and is hereby authorized to umpire said game.- It is also understood and agreed that all games of this series shall be played under and governed by the joint playing rules governing all Na tional agreement clubs." Tbo following is the schedule of games: In Louisville on October 16. 17. 18 and 20; Tuesdav, October 21, to be left open a an open date. In Brooklyn on October 23, 24, 25 and 27. If the ninth game is necessary to decide the scries the place and date will be determined here after, but the above schedule shall be followed precisely as in a regular championship series. It is also understood that thecourtesy of each ground is extended only to the press. BEADY TO DISBAND. The P. L. Players Will Commence to Leave for Their Homes Tc-Day. The local P. I ball club will disband for the season to-day or to-morrow. Tbe players will all be paid off probably this afternoon and dur ing the week those who are notwanted for next seaon will be notified to that effect. The officials of the clnb are squaring up account for tbe season and all debts will be paid off this week. Tbe directors will meet and hear the Secretary's report. It is know n already that the clnb has suffered financial loss, but it is not as great as manv people think. Beckley will leave for bis home to-night or to-morrow night, probably to-night. Visner left for home last evening and Htaley will make bis way homeward on Wednesday. The other players vbine homesare at a distance will leave as soon as they get their business settled. Director O'Neil Kernrns. Director O'Neil returned from New York last evening, where he bad been attending tbe National League meeting. Mr. O'Neill is con fident that a compromise will be effected if the P. L. wants to do the fair thing. He is also certain that the local N.L. Club will be here next year. He went on to state that the N. L. magnates arc all confident of success next year and that tbe meeting was a harmonious one. Youngstown Cyclers In Luck. SPECIAL TEL tC. BAM TO THE DISFATCH.1 YotrjfGSTOWi.-. October 12. At the annual meetingof the Quaker City wheelmen at Salem, the members of the Yonngstown Cycle Club captured most of the prizes. The one mile novice safety was won by L. H. Bannister, with Hughes second. The one mile ordinary was captured by P. H. Stambaugh, who also se cured third in the half-mile ordinarv. The half-mile open safety was awarded to Bannis ter, who also secured first in the one mile open safety. Tbe attendance was large and great interest was taken in the excellent contests. Sporting Notes. DALLAS, the local pacer. was all right again last evenine. A reaper. The men yon name never fought against each other. Becklet and Koblnsonwilljoin Comlskey's ag gregation on theCGth instant. Presipext Btrxe. or the Brooklvn clnb. 6avs he regrets that Cincinnati has gone out of the . L. TnE Amateur Athletics painted Washington red Saturday night. They had a lively and boisterous time. Manager Haxlox Is withholding the names of his new men until their contract for the season expires Secretary Brcxkll Is certainly as hopeful and confident as ourserene Director O'Neil. and that means a ery great deal. SECRETARY IIrl'kell state that he knows for remain that the Pittsburg N. L. Club tried to sell Millet to the Cincinnati N. L. Club. IT Is not unsafe to say that Owen's 100-yard record at Wadilngton on Saturday Is the best that has been made. There are strong doubts about the validity of Johnson's and Bcthunc's. The crack ally Lady Washington, winner of fourl-'vear-oldstakeslii the Vctlhls year. Is in a dying condition lroio tbe effects of a kick in tbe stomach by another horse. tScoggan Brothers val ued her at 110.000. It. s rumored In Philadelphia that another race track will soon be laid out In that vicinity that may compare lavorably with the larger and more popular traces at the North. The site Is that of Lincoln Park, on the Jcrsev shore, six or seven miles south of the Qokar city. The track will be a mile, and hgures like $750,000 are reported to be Its probable cost, buildings and all. blPXLY, 2:10?i, picini, bv feanta Claus, I:I7J. dam bwremess. 214. bv Volunteer, Is only 9 years old and leads at! other stallions at bis age. He has seven trotters and pacers in tbe2:30 list trotters sister V. 5 vears old. 2:18W: Flirt. 1 vears old, "2:C4: Faustlno. 2 vears old. :il: pacers. Cold Leaf. 4 years old. 2:11)4: Adonis. 5 years old, 2: II.S; Lougworth, 4yearsold, 2:19, and Hummer. 1UE distance of the English St. Leger Is a pecul iar one. being 1 tulle 6 furlongs and 132 yards. Un this side of the Atlantic the records for dis tances about this length are Ulldelia. IV miles, at bhecpshead, in 3:01. and Enigma, 1 mile and 7 furlongs at bheepshcad. In Si'jo. one hundred and thirty-two yards is just three-fifths ofa fur long, so that taking these two records as stand ards w e get 3:12 2-5 for about the same time on this side. Memoir won In 3:13 3-3, while Uonovan, last vcar.did It in 3:13. The best performance ever made was In 1SAS, when Lord Calthorpe's Sea breeze ran In 3:11 -i-5. BUEDENED WITH PEOSPEEITY Is the TVay a Railroad Man Sires Up the P. and I E. An experienced railroad man says that the work attempted by the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railway Company is like at tempting to force a 6-inch stream of water through a 4-inch pipe. It has so much bus iness that neither freight nor passenger traffic can be handled properly nor profitably. "While it has more en gines than are needed were the road a double track one, they are kept so steadily employed runping freight trains ont ot the way that they cannot be kept in repair, and yet the sidings are con stantly filled with treight ana the drilling of trains is interminable. Tbe companv, he says, is burdened with prosperity.' and would be better off with less of it. He estimates that the second track cannot be completed for several years, though every mile added gives relief." The season will soon be over, and in the spring' much work already done must be done over again, as the weather in fall, winter and spring is very disintegrating. It is said that -M locomotives are now ei ployed in the construction department. The Metallurgists in Chicago. Chicago, October 12. Members of the Iron and Steel Institute aud ol the Verein Deutcher Einenhuttenlentte began to arrive in this cit to-day. The great body of 500 visiting members of thesetwo great societies will arrive to-morrow by special train from Pittsburg. LOCAL ITEMS. LIMITED, Incidents of a Day in Two Cities Condensed for Beady Beading. AN alarm of fire from box So, fn Allegheny, was sent in about 6:30 o'clock last evening. It was occasioned by a chimney fire in the bonse of Mrs. Adair, at So. 55 Hemlock street. No damage resulted, A little blaze in a gasoline shed at the corner of Liberty avenue and Gross street, be longing to tbe Eist End Light Companv. oc curred yesterday morning. Tbe origin Is un known. AN alarm from box 68 about 12:15, yesterday afternoon, was caused by a chimney fire at No. 1 Mercer street. Eleventh ward. Teettrday's Steamship Arrivals. Btearaer. From. . Arrived. City of Rome. Liverpool "...Sew York. Anranta. Llvernool New York. Alaska Liverpool New York. LaGascoine Havre New York. Apollo. Hull New York. Sldonlan Malaga New York. Colon Colon New York. LaSrtUgne Sew York Harre. THE DYING JUSTICE. No Perceptible Improvement in the Condition of Judge Miller. GROWING WEAKER EVERY HOUR. A Career ot Remarkable Activity Slowly Drawing- to a Close. THE JURIST'S POLITICAL FRIENDS. special txleoram totiii ptsr atcr.: Washington, Oclober 12. Contrary to everyone's expectation, Justice Miller sur vived tbe night of Saturday and was still alive when Sunday's sun set. His wonderful vitality is the theme of general conversation. Everybody is sur prised at it, and the doctors as much so as the unprofessional public There was no improvement, however, in the condition of tbe invalid during these long hours of waiting between life and death. He lay unconscious all the time, breathing heavily and with difficulty and gradually trrowing weaker. The large, massive frame has been absolutely motion less and the pulsations of the heart have been fainter with each beat. His old friend, Prof. Wilson, of the Smithsonian Institu tion, and his wife wait by bis bedside in momentary expectation of tbe eud. His throat is filling fast with the accumulation of mucus which he is powerless to get rid of, and his breath comes in short gasps. ANXIOUS FKIENDS AND RELATIVES. Callers and telegrams continued to arrive at the house throughout tbe day. No word has yet been received from the Justice's daughter, Mrs. Stocking, in Vienna, and it Is not known whether the cablegram an nouncing to her the condition of her father had been received by her. His other daughter and his granddaughter, Mrs. Touzalin and Miss Lucy Corkhili, will ar rive from Colorado about 2 o'clock on Tues day. All the members of the Supreme Conrt and the Cabinet, who are in town, have been among those personally inquiring about the Justice's condition, and Chief Justice Ful ler has spent the greater part of the day at the side of his friend and associate. He will remain at the bouse until the end. Dr. Lincoln called to see the sick man to-night at 8 o'clock, but, seeing that there was nothing to be done, remained but a lew mo ments. As he was leaving the house he said to your correspondent: "It is nearly over. He cannot live more than an hour or two longer. The end is very near. Only hts remarkable vitality has kept him alive until now. A weaker man would have succumbed long ago." Mrs. Miller is bearing up well, and can not be induced to leave the side of her dying husband. HIS REMARKABLE DILIGENCE. The paralytic stroke of Justice Miller was a surprise to every one in Washington. His constitution has apparently, been one of iron, and he has for years worked more than 12 hours out of "the 24. It was his habit to go into bis office, at his home on Massachusetts avenue, as soon as he had finished bis breakfast in tbe morning, and to work there upon his cases until the Supreme Court met at noon. Daring his whole career as a Supreme Court Justice he missed scarcely a day in attendance upon the Su preme Court when it was sitting, and he worked far into the night writing his opin ions End passing upon cases after his return from tbe Capitol. He said once that he did not believe that there was a set of men in Washington so hard worked as the Judges of the Supreme Court, and he believed that a set of subordinate courts should be insti tuted to relieve it There has been no Judge on the bench for years wno nas done more work tban Justice Miller, and he was one of the best equipped men of the corps of Justices. He wa's a seif-edncated man, and he never bad the ad vantage of college training. Like JusticeJ main &ttA4iA0 I Bradley, he was very fond of mathematics. and he kept up his mathematical studies during his latter years. EDUCATED IN 1AW AND MEDICINE. He started life as a drug clerk and spent three years in making up prescriptions. He then went to a medical school in Kentucky and practiced medicine after he had gotten his diploma, for eight years. He found it impossible for a young doctor to get along without a wife, and he had two children be fore he decided to give up medicine for law. When he began to study law he took up the study of Latin and acquired a thorough knowledge ol the language. He has, how ever, always decried the study of dead lan guages, and he said not long ago that he did not think there was any necessity for a man to waste four years of his life in the studv of dead languages. Said he: "I think that the dead languages are unnecessary and im practical for the average man. They mav do for rich people's sons who will have an independent income aud who are training themselves for a purely literary life. As to boys who have to make their 'way in the world, I think they are useless, and that tbe scientific studies are far more important. Justice Miller has always been a strong Republican. He made his first political speeches when he began to study law, and he was an ardent follower of Henry Clay. CLAY AND BLAINE COMPARED. He knew Henry Clay personally, and at one time, in spcaKing oi mm in comparison YtMth RlninO Mlrl 'Tllolna anil lln . .... with Blame, said: "Blaine and Clay are very much alike. Mr. Blaine has the same courage, tbesamemagneticinnuenceand the same power over meu that Clay had. Their careers have been much similar. Both have been Senators, both have been beaten for the Presidency, both have been Speak ers of the House, and both have held much the same ideas as to political matter. Blaine has great executive ability, and so had Clay. I doubt, however, whether Clay would have made a good President, and still I wonld have liked to see him elected. "I would like for once to see a great polit ical leader in the White House, and I am tired to death of taking characterless men simply because the politicians hate the leaders and cannot consent to see them win the great prize of politics. ,1 would like to say good by for a time to negative Presi dents, and to see how the country would get along under a positive one. Clay might have made a great President, he had that iron will which was characteristic of the public men of his time, and which came out so prominently in John C. Calhoun, Andrew Jackson and Tom Benton. ONE OF OUB GREATEST MEN. "He was, I believe, an honest man, and he was one of tbe most fascinating orators I have ever heard. He was the great pub lic speaker o bis "day, though Daniel Web ster's speeches read much better than his. He was a far better politician than Web ster, and he evcelled him as a party leader. He was the anthor of the protective tariff system, and he was, in my opinion, one of the greatest men we have ever had." Justice Miller was appointed 'by Presi dent Lincoln when the Supreme Court was reorganized in 1862. He had never asked tor any office nor had he been a candidate lor anything before be received his appoint- ment. His nomination was sent in at 9 o'clock on the evening of the adjournment ot Congress for tbe session. It was not re ferred'to a committee, as is tbe usual cus tom, but was unanimously confirmed. Jus tice Miller has always held a high opinion of President Lincoln. Heonce said ot him: "He was the purest, simplest and frankest man X ever knew. He had a great deal more sagacity than the world gave him credit for, and be knew bow to manipulate men. When he talked, he spoke from his heart, yet be could not be induced to talk when he did not want to, and he got his reputation for story telling partly on this account. When he was asked to express an opinion, he wonld turn the conyersation by telling a story, and h often got rid of disa greeable persons in this way." HIS LAST TALfc "WITH LINCOLN. The last time Judge Miller saw President Lincoln was at the inaugural ball at tbe time of his second election. The President was talking to Charles Sumner, when Jus tice Miller came up. He turned to him with great cordiality, and said, "How are Justices and their gowns?" Judge Miller replied that they were all right, and pres ently. Lincoln went on, "Miller, you were brought up on a farm." "Yes," replied the Judge. "Well," said President Lincoln, "you have seen the breakiug of land and tbe burning up of timber in a clearing. You have seen the heavy bark fall off from a halt-decayed log, while out from under the bark would come great winged ants, which would waddle off with the funniest kind of clumsy kind of dignity. Do you know. Judge, I,never see one of you Justices with your gowns on but I think of one of those ants which we used to see on the farm in clearing." Judge Miller believed in the wearing ol the silk gown, and he' told President Lin coln that he thought the Justices were very well compared to the industrious ant. Justice Miller was very simple in his habits. I have often seen him riding out lo the Capitoi and back- in the street cars and the Z5-cent heroics, and x nave seen him pass up the fares for colored washer women and laboring men again and again. He would talk to any one, and though he was a stickler for the Court, he was a plain, common sense everyday-man outside of it. A LONG, HONORABLE CAREER. Dnring his long career of 28 years on the bencb, covering a time in which there has been mnch corrnption in office, there has never been a whisper of scandal concerning him. He has never speculated upon his information received as a Justice of the Su preme Court, and though be has received more than $250,000 in salaries from Uncle Sam, he has not worked the machine at both ends and made a fortune out of it. The Judges are very scrupulous in per mitting any knowledge concerning their de cisions to get out before hand, and Judge Miller said not long ago: "I am incliued to think very highly of the purity of the American Dencli. we decided cases last year which would have enabled any mem ber of the court, by taking advantage of the views he had of the majority of Judges, by hinting them to his wife or to some con fidential friend, to have made $1,000,000. But you will find noneot the Judges a cent richer from such a sonrce, and no whisper of tnat kind has ever been heard. All kinds of schemes are planned by speculators to find out what the court is going to do before hand, but I am glad to say that there is no instance on record of a Justice of the Supreme Court violating the trust he has sworn to keep inviolate." The Justice Rapidly Sinking. Washington, October 13. At 1 o'clock Justice Miller was sinking rapidly and his breathing had become more difficult. It is hardly possible at times to tell whether he is dead or alive, so feeble is his respiration. KNOTS TO UNTANGLE. MATTERS COMING BEFORE THE OCTOBER TERM OF THE SUPREME COURT. The Constitutionality of Electrocution to be Considered Liquor Laws of Various States Among the Important Cases The Original Package Question. Washington, October 12. The Oc tober term of the United States Supreme Court will begin to-morrow morning. The familiar face of its oldest member, Justice Miller, will be missing. Tbe session will be brief, A few pieliminary motions will be received, unless the death of Judge Miller, as is generally expected, ocenrs before the court convenes, in which case au adjournment will be at once taken, ont of respect to the memory ot the Justice. A dozen or more cases, which had been ar gued at the last term, still remain to be de cided, but no opinions will be handed down in any of them to-morrow, and it will prob ably be two weeks Deiore tne court an nounces any decisions. The most important of the case's which come over from the last farm a-A tltA hptOTAPH C,ttraAn miTlinff corporations, involving the construction of ... . some very important mining questions. The coming term of the conrt, it is ex pected, will be a busy one. A number of interesting cases will be pressed for hearing, Notice has already been given that an effort will be made to impeach tbe constitution ality of the New ork electrocution law, on the ground ot its being a cruel and unusual punishment. The Japanese, Jugigo, is the man in whose behalf this point will be raised. Another case which will attract at tention will be an appeal brought here to secure the release ot one of the Chicago Anarchists now in prison under a heavy sentence. The liquor laws of various States, how ever, will furnish the largest number of cases of general interest. The Court will early be given an opportunity to reaffirm the doctrines laid down in the o-iginal pack age decision. After the Court's opinion in the Iowa case, three dealers were arrested for opening "original package" houses in Kansas. They were arrested and convicted in a State Court, and the question now to be decided is as to tbe legality ol the order of one of the United States Judges declaring their arrest contrary to law. From Vermont comes another case arising under prohibi tion statutes, and other States, it is thought, will contribute their quota toward swelling the list of this class of suits. NEWS FE0M THREE STATES. Brief Items Culled From Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Vlrginia. Peof. Urauam, of Ligonier, Pa., raised 15 large pumpkins on one vine this season. William Bisslek. who was burned in the gas explosion near Youngstown Friday night, died the next day. The school desk factory of John Lough lin at Sidner, O., burned yesterday. Loss, $25,000; insurance. $21,000. Tramp dogs are making great havoc among sheep at Bradenville, Pa., in some instances killing entire flocks. THE Dnquesne Tube Works, at McKees pnrt, will increase Its plant and erect a number of additional buildings. While lying drunk on tbe track, Joseph Davis was run over and killed by a train at Toronto. W. Va., yesterday. A Bteubenville clay digger was run over, mangled and killed by a train yesterday. He leaves a wife and six cbileren. A LARGE stock barn belonging to R, G. Lamberton, at Franklin, burned Saturday morning. The valuable trotters were saved. Saturday evening, Lewis, a 13-ye.ir-oId son of Harvey Iseman, of Butler, while ont hunting fell from tbe top of a tree, 40 feet, and may diet The body of Stanley Bird, a glass blower, was fonnd horribly mangled near the depot at Lazearville, W. Va.. yesterday. He was last seen trying to board a freight train. A hbavt rainstorm yesterday flooded the streets of Wheeling, washed away tbe B. fc O. Railroad track. nd by breaking a gas main left an entire ward in darkness. Frederick D. Keiohley. Mine Insnector of the TJniontown district, has resigned, and will be succeeded by William Duncan, of Bnena Vista. Constable Piper, of McKeesport, subpoe naed about one dozen uitnesse who will be taken to Pittsburg to-day to testify in the case ot Emma Whitney against ex-Policeman Charles'Parker for alleged assault. BY sawing through tbe boiler iron xoof of their cell. Max Gebr, awaiting trial for bur glary, and Marvin Waid, for selling liquor with out a license, escaped from the Crawford county jail Saturday night. Uehr threatened to murder any ot the other prisoners who dared to squeal on them before they got away. Now Glass Factory. Mr. William Cannon is about to erect a green glass sactorj at Greenfield, 20 miles from Indianapolis. Headache, neuralgta, dizziness, ner vousness, spasms, sleeplessness, cored by Dr. Miles' Nervine. Samples free at Jos. Firming Ss Son's, Market st, m FOUR LIVES ABE LOST In the Bnrninjj of a Lodging Honse Fire Trap in Chicago. HOW LODGERS MET THEIR DEATH. It is Not Known How Many Inmates the House Contained. PERHAPS OTHER BODIES WILL BE FOUND Chicago, October 12. Shortly after 2 o'clock this morning Putnam's European Hotel at 163 aud 165 East Adams street was burned, and four persons lost their lives. MRS. MINNIE ROBINSON, killedby jump ing Irom a window. TOM DOWLER, a barber, burned to a crisp. H. K. SAMS, formerly a Plnkerton attache, burned to death. EDWARD PEYTON, colored, porter, suffo cated. The cause of the fire is still unknown. Tbe house is lighted by gas and the proprie tor insists that there was no lamp in the hall! The fire originated in and was con fined to the top floor. The Joss is about 53,000. Tom Dowler left his room and entered tbe flaming hall to meet his death. One of tbe windows opened directly on the fire escape, and his roommate made his escape easily. Presence of mind wonld have saved his life as well as that of H. K.Sams, who had a room directly across the hall. Mr. Robin son descended the fire escape, carrying bis infant. His wife did not follow him from their room along the hall to the room in front of which was the fire escape. Tbe dense smoke and flames made her lose com mand ot her senses. THE BUILDING RESEMBLES A FIEE TEAP. The balls are narrow and crooked, and the narrow stairway is in the center of the structure. A very little fire was sufficient to make enough smoke to render the halls impassible. When the firemen reached the hotel, the upper floor W3S ablaze. So rapidly had the fire spread that the marshal thought a a second alarm was necessary. With the increased forces, the fire was quickly put out. The smoke . was still dense, and the members of the engine company had great difficulty in searching the rooms on the npper floors. Two firemen managed to force their way into some of these rooms. In each ot three tbey found the dead body ol a man. The first was th of a white man. He was at once taken to the morgue on Monroe stfeet. Hardly had the patrol wagon left with this body when the firemen came down the stair way carrying the body of a negro. His body was partly burned, but it was evident tbat death wjs due to strangulation. He was car.ied to the sidewalk and laid out for a moment for identification. Ed. Peyton, the victim, had been a gen eral utility man about the hotel. A short time after Peyton's body was carried out the firemen found another body in tbe building. It was that of a white man and was burned almost beyond recognition. The hotel was one of those houses where NO BEGISTEE WAS KEPT, and no questions asked. On this acconnt it wai next to impossible to find out how many people were in the hotel, or to tell who they were. Mrs. Putnam, the land lady, did not know, nor was she able to tell tbe names or occupations of any of her roomers. There were 32 bed chambers in the hotel, and as near as Mrs. Putnam could remember, they were nearly all occupied. When the men and women who had sought escape by way of the iron ladder on the front of the building reached the first floor they found that the fire escape ended there. A man who had reached the end first hung there, while abgve him, shrieking and struggling as best tliev conld, hung a number oi frightened women. Several came near falling off, but the prompt arrival ot the fire laddies soon relieved them. Mrs. Bobinson died at the county hospital at 4:10 Sunday morning. Strange to relate, tbe woman made the tragic descent to the stone sidewalk without receiving any broken bones or displacement of either of her limbs. She was burned almost to a crisp over nearly her entire body. A NOTED JDIVINE DEAD. REV. LOYAL YOUNG DEPARTS THIS LIFE AT THE AGE OF 84. A Noted Clergyman and Author Gone Thirty-Five Years Pastor of the Butler Presbyterian Church An Active Worker in Old Age. 16FECIAI. TZLEORAU TO THI DISPATCH. 1 Butleb, October 12. Bev. Loyal Young, D. D., one of the oldest and most reverend ministers of the Presbyterian Cburch in 'Western Pennsylvania, died at his home in this place on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, after a protracted illness from heart disease. Dr. Young was born in Charle mont, Mass., July 1, 1806, and was therefore in his 85th year. When a child his parents removed to West Virgini-i. He graduated at Jefferson College in 1827, and a terward studied divinity in the Western Theological Seminary. He was ordained and installed pastor of the Butler congregation December 4, 1833, and continued to be its pastor until the year 1867, nearly 35 years, and was greatly bel ved by a united congregation during hio entire pastorate. From 1868 to 1875, he was pastor of the chnrches at French Creek and Buchanan, in West Virginia, the settlement in which his childhood had been spent He w pas tor ot the Parkersburg church from 1875 to 1880, and of a charge which embraced the congregations o Winfield, Point Fle.isant and Ple.isant Flats, W. Va., from 1880 to" 1885. Admonished bv the infirmities o age, he returned to a home in Wushington, Pa., nnd in about two years returned to Butler, the scene of his earliest labors, and strong est attachments. In this community there was no man more generally esteemed by peo ple of all denomin itions, and the sympa thv of the entire community will rest with his surviving family. Dr.Young, besiiles being nn able, earnest, and success ul pre.tcher, was a well-known author, and his books have formed valuable 'contributions to the literary of the church. Among tbe books .be has published are: "A Commentary on Ecclesias'es," "Hidden Treasures." "Interview With Insuired -Men," "Communion," and "From Dawn to Dare. xnis last named is a portion of his diary from the time he entered college un til within two weeks of his death. In addi tion to these bonks, he had just completed, ready for tbe press, a commentary of the Book of Proverbs which was indorsed by as high an authority as that ot Spurgeon. He co'ntinued in active work in tbe ministry until within a lew weeks of his death, and was at the time ol his death Moderator ot the Butler Presbytery. Dr. Young was married in 1832 to a daughter of the Bev. Eobert Johnston, a well-known divine o Western Pennsyl vania, she died about three years ago. There are now in the family sevon sons and tone daughter, all of whom are living. Two of the sons, is. H. Young and J. W. Young, are minister of the gospel. The funeral will take place Irom the Presbyterian Churcb.in thisjjlace, on Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. ONE 07 0tm VISIT0ES BOBBED. The Police DepaVtment Promptly Arrest the Thief and Tteturns the Property. The diamond bracelet found in tbe pos session ot John Qolns, a colored porter st tbe Monongahela House, was identified yes terday by Mrs. Davltf Evans, of Llanellv, South Wales, one of the guests at the hotel, whose husband Is a tiaplate manu actu er, and who has been attending tbe conventiou here. 1 The bracelet was turn edovef to her by Detective Bendel, and Goins will have a searing mis morning. HUNTING SPEAKEASIES. SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL SUNDAY RAIDS MADE BY THE POLICE. Mrs. Coyle, Her Numerous Boarders and Her Care for Their Comfort Mrs. Hays and Her Wet Grocery Mrs. Qulnn Gets Into Trouble Again. Inspector McAleese started ont several officers in citizens' clothing to look tor speakeasies yesterday, and they were suc cessful. Mrs. Coyle, who lives at No. 518 Second avenue and 12 men were arrested at one raid. Mrs. Coyle has been in tbe toiis thrice be fore, and now her case will be taken to court. Six quarter barrels and four kegs of beer, and lour gallon jugs of whisky were found in the house. Mrs. Coyle asserted that tbe men fouud in the house were her boarders, and that the liquor was for their consumption. Mrs. Coyle is said to own seven or eight brick houses. She is not popular with her neighbors of tbe Yellow Bow, and as she drove away in the patrol wagon they greeted her with derisive cheers. Mrs. Mary Hays keeps a grocery store at No. 36 Webster avenue. Tbe police sus pected that she wss doing a big business in wet goods, and arrested her and two men. She had a large stocs: of liqnor, including 22 cases of beer. The officers purchased drink from Mrs. Hays before arresting her. Mrs. Quinn, who lives at the corner of Dinwiddie street and Our allev, has served nine months for keeping a speakeasy. She was gathered in yesterday together with two men who were in the place. Mrs. Quinn had been testing her stock yesterday and was very drunk. Inspector McKelvy ordered a raid on the SDeakensy of Mary Voelker, at the corner of South Twelfth and Mnriel streets, yesterday morning. The proprietress aud lour visit ors were arrested. Lieutenant Holmes and several officers made a raid last evening on the bouse of Mrs. O'Brien, at the corner of Thirtieth and Smallman streets. The house, it was claimed, was a disorderly one. Three col ored men aud a white woman were arrested. They were sent to the Twelfth ward police station. At an early hour yesterday morning the police of tbe Twellth ward made a raid on an alleged disorderly house kept by Albert Bird, on Penn avenue, near Twenty-eighth street. The proprietor and three men were arrested. They will be given a hearing this morning before Magistrate McEenna. STEEL MAKERS TO CONFER. Government to Obtain the Views of Experts on Ship Plates. A conference ot steel makers and ship builders with the Secretary of the Navy is to be held at the Navy Department next Thursday. Among the steel prodncing firms that will be represented are the follow ing: Carnegie. Phipps & Co., of Pittsburg; Park Bros. & Co., Pittsburg; Linden Steel Company, Pittsburg; Oliver Iron and Steel Company, Pittsburg; Bethlehem Iron Works, Bethlehem, Pa.; Midvale Steel Company, Philadelphia; Phcenix Iron Works, Phcenix, Fa.; Stembeig & Sons, Beading, Pa.; Pennsylvania Steel Com pany, Steelton; Chester Boiling Mill Com pany, Chester, Pa.; Standard Steel Cast ing Company, Tbnrlow, Pa.; Solid Steel Company, Alliance, O.. Pacific Boiling Mills, San Francisco, and the Nashua Steel Company, of Nashua, N. H. Among the ship-building firms represented will be the William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Companv, Philadelphia; the Union Iron Works, San Francisco; the Columbian Iron Works, Baltimore; the Quintnrd Iron Works, New York; the Bath Iron Works, ot Bath, Me.; Harrison Lor ing, Boston; S. L. Moore & Sons, Eliza bethport, N. J., and the Virginia Locomo tive Works, of Richmond. The object, as announced, is for tbe pur pose of expediting tbe delivery of steel for the new ships, though the need of snch urgency is confessedly a problem to tbe gen eral public. It is possible that the Annap olis experiments have a direet bearing on the matter, and the quality of the steel to be usedniay be the principal theme of the dis cussion. As there is no apparent national emergency and no indications of interna tional rupture to justiiy such a special gathering, it may be inferred that the con ference is ior tbe purposes of efficient pro duction rather tban a menacing aud aus picious haste. PITTSBURG IK SEVENTH PLACE. Her Position in the Financial World From Clearing House Returns. Bostok, October 12. The following table, compiled from dispatches from the Clear ing Houses of the cities named, shows the gross exchanges for last week, with rates per cent of increase or decrease as against the si mil ir amounts for the corresponding week in 1889: inc. Dee. New York 82g,4o8.SS1 0.04 Itoston 10.1, KM, (S3 3.00 Chlcaeo 89,740,000 5.08 l'blladelplila 75.G6A8S0 3.03 St. Louis 22.3Gl.9oO 3.09 ban Francisco IS. 33.5,573 10.02 l'ltubnre 15,-Kt,M.! 10.0S Baltimore 15.33S.S4S 19.00 Cincinnati 13.804.500 13.01 Kansas Citv. 10..XW.W0 .... 0.01 Milwaukee 9,583,000 87.07 .... JtUffalO 9.354.521 234.03 .... New Orleans. 10,i.'9u841 .02 .... Galveston 9.234.745 142.2 Louisville. 8.767, 170 12.00 Detroit 6.948.045 12.01 .... llluneapolls 9.0r,02I 27.05 .... Cleveland 6.131 9JS 43.06 .... Denver 4.961.931 15.00 .... Omana 5.347.00 26.03 .... St. I'aul 4.413.308 .... . 1'rovicience 5,503.009 .... 0.09 Columbus 3,694 ICO 19.05 .... Dulutll 2,277.;0 A6.C5 .... Dallas 3,153.253 43.01 .... Portland. Ore, 2,292.690 19.02 .... Ktc'imnnd 2,658,054 21.03 .... Indlananolis 4.533.651 II8.U i'ortuortll 1,982,861 210.4 1'eoria 1.981,615 36.00 .... Hartrord 2.091,373 6 05 .... Washington 2.C53.731 98 C3 .... St. Joscpll I.4bK.21S 1.08 .... .Memphis 2,325.348 3.00 .... Portland, lie. 1,415.479 15.07 .... Worcester 1. 326.00 8.09 .. New Haven 1.455 986 9 CO .... Spriniraeld 1.373,563 7.07 .... Norfolk 1,685.128 C6.CS .... Seittle 1,491,379 17.04 .... Tacoma 1.102.419 44.04 .... Bloux City 1.050,544 46.09 ... Montreal 9,786,006 .... 7.05 "Salt Lake City 1.583.171 Houston 5,111.283 Total S1,333,365.3S4 4.05 .... Outside New York 504,906,515 11.08 .... "Not included in totals: no Clearing Houses at this time last year. SUKDAY MOBBING HEABTHGS. Many Persons "Who Paid for Their Saturday Night Fun. Six common cases appeared before Magis trate Succop at the Thirty-sixth ward station yesterday. Mayor Wtkah wrestled with 29 wrong doers in Allegheny yesterday. Fourteen of the prisoners were fined for making too mnch noise at two drinking parties. Magistrate Gripp tried 40 cases at "tbe Central station yesterday morning. They were of the usual character. Five were sent to tbe workhouse. Magistrate Hyndman tried five cases at the Fourteenth ward station yesterday. Mrs. Mary Lynch, charged with running a speak easy in Scotch Bottom was fined ?o0 and two visitors So apiece. Nine cases were tried by Magistrate Leslie yesterday at tbe Seventeenth nard station. Mrs. Mary Broker, oi Harrison streer, was sent to the workhouse for SO da) s for cutting ner husband on the hand. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. TIKIE made from FIRST-CLASS materials, light and dark colors, silk-faced or plain, stylishly cut and can't be duplicated elsewhere for double the money. Pittsburg Combination Clothing Company, p jH Pi jPf COR. GRANT AND DIAMOND STS., OPPOSITE 'THE COURT HOUSE. TsV f,iT'L THE WEATHER. Foe "Western Pennsti TANiAr Slightly "Warmer, Southern "Winds, Threat ening "Weather and Bain. "West Virginia: Increasing Cloudi ness and Kain, Southwesterly "Winds, Stationary Temperature. Ohio: Cloudiness, Kainy "Weather, Southerly Winds, Warmer in South ern Parts, Stationary Temperature. PlTTSBURO, October 12. 1890. The United States Signal Service officer in this citjbiurnisbes the following: Time. Tlier. Ther. 30 A.M. 51 10:00 A. X 11.00A. U 12:00 M 53 2:00 P. M. SiOOP. X 56 8:00 P.M. 56 Maximum temp.... 59 Minimum temp. .... 52 Mean temp 55.5 Range - 2 Rainfall 5 SPECIAL WEATHEE BULLETIN. A Storm of Considerable Dimensions Form ing In the North and West. IFBEPAKED FOB THE DISPATCH. A storm of considerable dimensions was forming rapidly in the States West of the Mississippi to-day. Its center covered tbe greater part of South Dakota, Iowa. Wiscon sin and Nebraska, and its influence was felt as far sonth as tbe Gulf of Mexico, north into British America and east over the Central States almost to the Atlantic Tbe area covered all tbe Northwest States and Upper Lake reelons, and reached south to Texas. Tbe heaviest rain fell in tbe Indian Territory; Fort Sill bad 221 inches in U hours. . Blver Telegrams. BROWNSVILLE River 9 feet 2 inches and rising-. Weather cloud jr. Thermometer 64" at 4 P. M. " Wakbex River 9.10 foot and station ary. Weather root and light rain. C1SCWXA1 1 Rlverl7 feet and falling. Weather clear and hot. ew OBLEASS-Blver on stand; 8 feet. Weather clear and hot. There are many white soaps, each represented to be " "just as good as the Ivory." They are not, but like all counterfeits, they lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities of the genuine. Ask for Ivory Soap and insist upon havincr It. 'Tis sold everywhere. noJ-101-MWS OUR PRIDE OF EGYPT, I.ERYOE AND DISPATCH, 5-CENT CIGARS, ) Are selling immensely. The demand is greater than the supply. Order promptly by mail, as we are behind in onr orders 160,000. First Come, First Served. L.G0LDSMIT&BR0. Leading Jobbers in Tobacco, Cigars, Pipes, Etc., 705 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. Sole Agents for TICKLER PLUG TO i BACCO, ani-nwi J T r i sio OVERCOAT In America is sold by THE P. C. C. C. They are all talking about it, and are deeply inter ested. AVe give you the best value in 0YERC0ATS AT $10 In Pittsburg. It's a broad staterrent to make, but we mean it and can prove" it You call and be the judge. We are head quarters for Overcoats. Our Sio Overcoats are orlO-jtr HE WAS VTELZ HEELED. The Son of a Newark, N. J., Architect Cap tured "Wliile Knnning Away. Augustus Eichorn, ased 14 years, was ar rested on board the ast line, at the Union station, at midnight, by Lieutenant Eobert Denniston. The lad ran away from home and was on his way to Chicago' He is the son of a well-known architect of If ewart, N. J., and was arrested by or der of Chief o Police Hopper, of that city. Young Eichorn had $74 40 and a ticket to Chicago, and said he ran away on acconnt of being tired being at home and needed a change. He will probably be sent back to day. Going Right Ahead. The grading of California avenue is being rnsbed throngh at a rapid rate, and soon that thoroughfare will be one of tbe best equipped leading out ol Allegheny. 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