PTlnMl mg&mm K 16 I' I A REVIEW OF SPOHTS. Eetrospect of All the Leading Sport ing Events That Dave Taken Place During This Tear. THE EFFECTS OF BASEBALL DEALS. Football Playing Has Jlado Rapid Strides in Tnljlic favor and Its Pros pects Are Bright. A QLAXCB AMOXG THE PUGILISTS Ko ImjKTnaent KUt in Anuricia Stallias Orttt Work by lie AtilrtM. This will bs the 1 .st review of this year in this paper; the last occasion on which we will haTe an opportunity of saying a few words during 1890, and when our next weekly Ulk appears we will have started out on another section of our life's journey. I hope that the journey of all of us in 1891 will be a pleasant and prosperous oiie, and I sincerely wish all my readers a very happy 2scw Year. As I said at the end of last year we may have differed in opinion ve-y much or very little, but without that differ ence probablv our talks would not h-ive been half as interesting. An honest differ ence of opinion is olten a very essential thing to progress. I do trust, though, that if on any occasiou I have written anything that would grate harshly on the feelings of anyone during the expiring year that it will be forgotten, Sporting Features of the Year. Well, now, according to custom, I pro pose taking a retrospective view of the year just ending as far as mat ters of a sporting kind are con cerned. Of course, I aon't mean to say that 3'11 mention every moreorlesi important event. I will only deal witn the most prominent features of each branch ol sport uud tee what the general -effects have been. Leading Baseball Events. The national game, of course, claims our attention first and I think I state the opin ion of everj body when I say that the year 1S90 has been a remarkable one for baseball. Its prestige, its stability and itsgeneral popularity have been at stake. As the year vanishes like a shadow to disappear lorever the battle is lost and won, and, notwith standing the severe ordeal the national giiiue has come through, there is strong reason lor saying that it will now go on to a greater prominence than it yet has seen. Certainly, 1890 will tver be a blot and a blur in the annals of baseball; it will stand out as a black, cheerless and painful spot or break in an otherwise pleasant and joyous journey of many years. Last year at this time the baseball players of America bad dreams o: millions; they were all going by the easiest process imaginable to step up irom the thralldom of a ball player's lite to the luxurious comforts of a biseball magnate. Twelve months ago to-day it was more or less unsafe to state on the public streets that the ball players &nd their enthusiastic supporters were acting foolishly. With the dawn of this year the rcvohers became more enthu siastic than ever and amid the tremendous hurrah of thousands of thoughtless people the Players' League launched on one of the stupidest, one of the most visionary, one of the briefest and one of the most unsuccess ful journeys that anything so pre tention has entered upon during the generation. The opening of the year gave us a pictu.-e of the tiall players and the supporters of their foolish league amid wild excitement, shouting, "Let the wine go roundl" The year ha gone round, not the wine, and the closi- of the year gives us a picture of ball players mournfully sighing over the most miserable failure they liae ever participated in. The year with which we are now parting held out most alluring hopes, and those who were in fluenced by them in baseball were made the veriest fools. It has been a great year in baseball. Effects or the KeroltTliat Failed. It would not be worth while referring to the big event of baseball history during the year if we could not learn something from it. I venture to say that the national game, in the long run, will be all the better, for it has given the malcontents an opportunity to see bow small they are when compared with the rest of the world. After the revolt that failed it will be a very bold ball player who will try nnd start another revolt, and" he will indeed be the ruobt wonderful man in modem history if be gets a dozen good ball players to listen to him. This means tnat the national game can now be carried on with some certainty of stabil ity. There will no't be any attention paid to these voluntary prophets and deliverers flith their wild notions and too-sweet-for-anytbing systems of brotherly love and other nonsense lor a long time to come. It is a happy thought that we mar be free from them lor awhile. Outside of teaching an important lesson to many people, I fail to see what good the revolt that tailed bas done that could not have been done without all the liumbug and conflict of the f. L. Many people, I am aware, won't agree with me in this, but I point out the fact that the Na tional League magnates were ready to re form all baseb.il1 laws and rules that were unreasonably objectionable before the conflict started. This very fact convinces me that scores of ball players identified themselves with the revolt that failed without anything like a clear idea of what they were doing. The events of the latter part of the dying year have proven this, and it gives us" good assurance that these players will not be so easily allured and fooled again. Of course I am aware that in some quarters it is claimed the Na tional League was "whipped to Its kuees" when the P. L. foolishly yielded. Nothing can be more foolish and false. We know now, by the admissions ot Bruncll and other P. L. advocates, that their organization was nothing more than a gigantic fraud and de ception when it yielded. It was a hollow mockery, ready to collapse at the first push, and will anybody tell me that iheN. L. people did not know this! The year 1890 saw the P. L. enter the arena, and th: year 1890 saw the P. L. knocked out ol the arena into oblivion. It will stay there. Matters to bo Settled Yet The paragraph I am about to write may be a little divergence from the course laid out in the preceding paragraphs, but I de sire to finish up talking about baseball affairs before introducing anything else. Although the year 1890 has seen the P. L. dead to all intents and purposes, there are many things to settle yet I want to refer to one or two of them here. First let me deal with the new circuit of the American Association; it would be more correct to say proposed new circuits, because nothing defi nite bus been done on the matter jet. For some time past we have been informed by almost everybody who has written on the matter that Chicago would have an Associa tion team. Now I am inclined to think otherwise, and I verily believe that I have very good reasons fur so thinkin. Mr. Spalding is a baseball diplomat ol the first rank, and his latest condition Droves him to be ssch. He has stated that he cer tainly has no objection to an Association team being located in Chicago, but that there must be no Sunday ball playing nor beer drinking. "A Daniel come to judgment," most certainly. What I want to know it this: Of what use is Chicago to the American Association if Sunday sanies and beer-drinking are not allowed. The Asso ciation won't want any such city, and I may not be wide ot the mark if the Association magnates rush to Milwaukee. They want that city; it is not only n Sunday ball town, but it certainly is a beer-drinking town. And it is worthy of notice that Milwaukee is not only an applicant for an Association franchise, but is extremely sanguine of suc cess. It is also worthy of note that Boston is not now so enthusiastic about an Associa tion franchise as it was. Another Unsettled Matter. There is one other matter not yet settled. I refer to Mr. AI. Johnson's case. My readers will remember that I have at various times urged that his claims for compensa tion should be honorably and fairly at tended to. On this point my mind has changed; changed completely, and I will now proceed to state my reasons. Without any justifiable provocation Mr. Johnson has done everything in his power for some time past aud is yet doing everything within hispower to wreck and ruin the work of those gentlemen who so laboriously are getting things iuto shipshape rgaiu. It is not Mr. Johnson's fault that every good step that has been taken has not been retraced; in every way possible he has tried to poison the minds ot players who want to re-establish the old orde of things, and to sow discon tent among the gentlemen who have had money at stake. All these efforts of Mr. Johnson have been without justification, and prompted only by a remarkable inability of judging human nature correctly. Mr. Johnson was offered 529,000 by the National League, and this great oiler was made despite the fact that the National League were not morally, legally, sqcUHv bound; nor were they in any way from a sense of duty com pelled to pay to Mr. Johnson one brown cent. Just cogitate on this fact for a mo ment. Why, Mr. Johnson must have lost his senses. He actually refused this gift ot S29.G00; for gift it was from top to bottom, and a gift from gentlemen whom he had tried his best to ruin in the baseball business. It was as much a gift and blessing as the showers of manna to the Israelites. But he not only spurned this generosity, but has energetically endeavored to ruin every prospect of peace. He cannot now expect to be recognized by National League or National agreement supporters. It it is possible lor Mr. Johnson to spring into existence a new League that will wreck the N L. the sooner we are aware of the fact the better. Let him proceed at once with his work and if he can do what he says he can, he will do us all a favor. National League magnates would like to know of latent powers that are strong enough to ruin strong organizations. I: Mr. Johnson has one let him produce it, and if it is as powerful as he represents it to be, whv be will get all the money he desires to kill it. From a base ball standpoint Mr. Johnson has done a public injury; his financial losses were the consequence of his own defective judement, and as a matterof absolute richttheNational League certainly were not responsible for a cent of it Without doubt Mr. Johnson has been his own executioner, and the idiotic "manifestoes" with which his name is identi fied point unerringly to the fact w Abont Oar Local Club. Before resuming the story of the year's sporting features I want to say a lew words about our local ball club. I am sure everybody at all interested in baseball in and about Pittsburg will feel very happy over the fact that we have gotten our club organized at last Lots of patience was needed to do it, but the work has been ac complished. Our mutual friend, Mr. J. P. O'Neill, has been made President I am glad of that, and so are we all, I think, for there is every indication that ne will inaKe a very good and successful official. That he will work for the club's interests like a Trojan goes without saying, and all that is required is fur the balance of the directors to give their confidence to him and Mana ger Hanlon. The other appointments of officials are all very satisfactory, and I trust that the team of players will be made up satisfactorily. It is to be regretted that there seems more or less trouble ahead regarding the case of Mr. Bumhatn. He evidently still clings to $be notion that he has a claim on the office of manager of the club. I am not going to argue his claims pro or con, but I do trust that the misunder standing which caused the entire trouble will be looked at by Mr. Burnham in a gen erous spirit. He is too able a mau to stoop down so far solely to cause trouble nnd an noyance. By acting generously in the mat ter he has everything to gain. As a man ager he undoubtedly has a brilliant future, and nothing will add more to his fame than acts of forbearance and generosity. Some More Treading Features. To resume our talk on the year's events, the sport that comes next for mention is football. The year has indeed been a re markable one for football, and while there may not have been anv extraordinary hap penings in particular the season, generally speaking, has been, an unusual one. Of course, Harvard's jyictory, after so many defeats, stindsout with a little prominence. But everything in football this year has pointed to the fact that we may ex pect that sport to be more popu lar throughout the United States next year than it has ever been. Association lootball has made a marked impression, and it is safe to Eay that during the last few months of the year it has cained a wider popularity in America than H has during any five years it has been known in the country. Whether or not Association rules will ever supersede the American Bugby rules is not for discussion at present, but I venture to say that recent events in football prove that sooner or later the brutal features of Rugby football will have to be elimi nated. Well, then, football players have had nothing to complain about during the year. Events Among Cricketers. As far as cricket playing bas been con cerned there bas not been mnch to enthuse over in this country.and as far as I have been able to judge the events of the year would seem to say that something must be done toward reviving a national interest in the game. Of course, I am mindful of the fact that this year has seen the commencement of efforts to try and bring cricket playing into greater prominence. I hope these efforts .will be successful, particularly those which aim at the formation of a national league. The principle of a cricket league seems sound enough to take hold of, and the details are the only matters or diffi culties which are dclnyingorganization. The detail:) can all be adjusted if everybody is anxious to have a league. I trust that the work in this respect begun this year will yield good fruit next We have also had ar rangements made this year for the visit of an All-American team of cricketers to visit England duringthe incoming year. This idea also is a good one, but only if the team is to be "all-America" in fact A trip of that kind can do cricket no good nationally if all the team are to be made up of players from one locality. Many leading cities have at least one or two good players, and the selection ot these would certainly give those cities a strong interest in the work ot the team while abroad. By all means the players must be selected Irom as many cities as possible. If this is done the venture can not well have other than a good effect in the United States. If these two cricket ventures to which I have briefly referred, and which have been brought to the front this year are successful next then cricket players will have occasiou to remember 1S90 with ex ceeding pleasure. "Kcmarlmulo Trotting Events. Columns could be filled with very inter esting facts recarding the extraordinary features of the year as far as trotting is con cerned. These facts have been so often and so exhaustively dealt with in the class papers and by such very able writers that it is quite unnecessary for me to more than men tion the chief performances. The record makers are as follows; Yearling record, Freedom, 23S, by Sable Wilkes, 2:18; 2-year-oM paclns record, Manager, 2:16, by Nutwood, 2:18; 4-year-old record, tinned". 2:10, bv Electioneer; stallion record. Nel son. 2:1 by Young Eolfe. 2:21 ; 4-year-old stallion record, Allerton, 2:13, by Jay Bird,,21X; pacing stallion record, Boy Wilkes, 2:08' by Adrian Wilkes; trotting race 'record, Palo Alto, 2:13, in third heat, by Electioneer; pacing race record, Hal Pointer, 2:09"; trotting team record, Belle Hamlin and Justing, 2:13. In addi tion to these great achievements the average gain of speed has been remarkable. When the year opened, for instance, the 4-year-old record was 2:16. During the year that mark has been beaten by Sunol, Margarets, Aller ton, Nancy Hanks and Alabaster. But trotting stock bas also increased in value in a wonderlul way, and the high pricesjiaid for well bred horses during the year will cause 1890 not to be forgotten very readily by patrons ot the track. Altogether trotting and everything conneeted with it has had a remarkably good year. Pugilistic AflUlrs. The year has not been a remarkable one for pugilists and pugilism. The modern method of prize fighting, viz.: with big cloves, has not developed anything very wonderful while it has given to Us many frauds. Not a man of note has been thoroughly developed, that is, he has not been thoroughly tested. Bowers, as alight weight fighter, bas come well to the front, but he has not proven himself a first class man yet, as his encounter with Carroll will show. Amontr our heavy-weights it yet re maius to be seen whether or notCorbett is in the front ranks or th'at he can hold his own in a "finish" battle with men who hare proven themselves good ones. To a very great -extent the measure of two heavy-weights has been found. 1 refer to Joe McAuliffe and Peter Jackson. The former really made such a miserable show against Slaviu that there is much force in the statement made by some authorities, that the affair was either a ''fake" or that McAuliffe is a veritable "duffer." I don't think it was a "fake," and I am inclined to think that McAuliffe is of very little use as a pugilist. At any rate the encounter be tween himself and Slavin will not add any lustre to 1890. Whichever way we look back at it we can only see it as a very rank affair. We have also found out during the year that Peter Jackson is not the terror that John L. Sullivan was. Many people argued that Jackson was even better than John L., but Jackson's contest with God dard has proven quite the contrary. Good nutnoritics.in Australia tell us that Jack son was certainly "bested" by Goddard, but whether this is true, or not, the fact re mains that Jackson failed to accomplish the task he undertook. He essayed to stop God dard in eicht rounds and miserably tailed, aud here let me remark that failing to do what he uudertook to do there was no fairness at all in declaring the affair a draw. To all intents and purposes Goddard was the winner. There 'could be no draw, because Goddard had to be knocked out in eight rounds for Jackson to win. Goddard fought tile eight rounds and, therefore, Jackson must have lost. I have just referred to Corbett, and I want to add a few words regarding him. When he first began his pugilistic career he deleated Joe Choynski after a desperate battle. During this year the latter has downed withont much trouble some promi nent men in Australia. This is certainly very flattering to Corbett. George Dixon has been the busiest of our feather-weights, and while I don't believe that his contest with Nunc Wallace added much to his fame, it certainly proved that Wallace is below par as a fighter. It was a tame contest, sur rounded with suspicion. No Scientific Improvement No matter how we look at the pugilistic records of the year we fail to find any remarkable pugilistic achievement of a bona fide kind. Certainly we find no proof of the improvement of pugilistic science. As I have remarked, we do not altogether know yet what Corbett can do, but beyond a doubt, no Mace has appeared, nor has anybody ot Dempsey's class as a boxer come to the front The money-making method of club fights may operate against the de velopment of good scientific boxing. Be that as it may, we have pro duced no wonders this year, while, generally speaking, club or prize fights are not so much in repute at the close of the year as they were at the beginning. An other feature worthy o note is that during the year the attention of national law-makers has been more attracted toward club prize fights than has ever been in previous years, Fightinc clubs have been closed by law and have been reopened by law, and it is safe to say that impressions made on law-makers during this year will eventually result in having rigid limits applied to the profes sional clubs. Many things point iu this di rection. Professional and Amateur Scullers. There has been much to excite and interest in boat rowing during the year and I may venture to say that there has been some im provement in this branch of sport. Un fortunately the improvement has not been with us either among our best amateurs or best professionals. We still' have Mr. Psotta as our amateur champion and Messrs. Teemer, Gaudaur, O'Counor and Hanlan are still our professional representatives. As far as sculling in America has been con cerned the year has been a remarkably bad one. There has not been the least indica tion of improvement and not the remotest sign of the appearance of some new and good men. Dishonest transactions have certainly laid prolessional rowing very, very low. The year has decisively shown that our amateur champion, Mr. Psotta is far behind the amateur champion of England. I had the pleasure ot seeing our representa tive contest for the big prize at Henley, and. Mr. Kennedy squarely-defeated him. Mr. Kennedy is interior to either Gardiner or Nicholl-, so that shows Mr. Psotta to be a long way behind. Probably one of the best sculling races there has been for years took place this year between Messrs. Gardiner aud Nickalls for the Wingfield sculls. The latter, wha was a 3-to-l favorite, was de feated after one of the most desperate races ever seen. Of course, there have been scores ot other events aquatic, but, generally speakinc, there was nothing extraordinary about them. During the year Australia has sent another wonderful sculler, John McLean, to the front and he holds undisputed sway. He has defeated both Stansbury and Kemp quite easily and they both claimed the championship. Of course, I am aware that some authorities claim that McLean is not yet the world's champion, but this contention is entirely based on a very flimsy technical objection. At present I merely assert that McLean bas defeated the best rowers in the world and I hail him as champion. But while Austra lia has been developing her oarsmen during the year ours have been standing still, I almost might say going backward. O'Con nor in Australia was a rank failure, and it is unfortunate that the close of the year leaves us very small hopes for aquatic suc cess during the incoming year. Athletics in General. It is impossible to condense into a news paper review of one number all that ought to be said regarding all tbe interesting sporting events of the Tear. I find that I am filling up my space so fast that I will have to conclude with a few general re marks. This year has been one of the great est on record for amateur athletics, aud I am very proud of it. In almost every branch of athletic sport something wonderfnl has been done. I have only space to deal with one or two leatures. The most notable, probably, has been the achievement of Mr. Owen, of Detroit, who reduced the amateur sprinting record for 100 yards to 9 4-5 seconds. That, indeed, was a remarkable performance and causes many of us to remember J1890. Of course, we have to be content with'the state ment that Owen's record only equalled others made by Bethuneaud Johnson. But' nobody can pteveut my accepting Mr. Owen's record as the roost cenuine ol the lot; In THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH. deed, I am still of the opinion that it is the only genuine one. But while Mr. Owen has established a record beyond a doubt a very large number of amateur athletes have increased the average speed for many distance's, and the fact that during tbe year Luther Carey claimed to have run 100 yards in 9 seconds is another propf of the increased quality of foot racing. We have every reason to hope that the approaching year will find amateur athletes even more remarkable than they have been this year. During the year clubs have become more like "stables" than they have ever been; that is, tbe system of "keep ing" men for certain events has become more general. This may not be a hopeful sign. Regarding the professionals 1 have not much to say. The pick of our runners are mostly in England now, and if they are not there they are trying more or less to swindle the public here. Locally, foot rac ing has, to a very great extent, regained public favor. We have had some excellent foot racing, in Pittsburg during lhe year and some of the contestants have established an international reputation. The races between Peter Priddy and E. C. McClelland have attracted a world-wide at tention to Pittsburg. The former has re cently suffered a very great loss, but after time lias worn 'down a little the sad memo ries of the affair it is to be hoped that he will be able to uphold the reputation of Pitts burg even better than he has done this year. The events ol this year have proven that there is a great future for foot racing in Pittsburg if contestants and their backers will only deal honestly with the public. , Pkingle. A NEW STJBMAEINE VESSEL. A Detroit Firm Making an Improvement on the Torpedo Boat DETnoiT, Dec. 27. The Detroit Boat Company is constructing a submarine craft of which great things are expected. The vessel is 40 feet long, 9 feet beam and 14 ftet depth of hold. The mechauism is somewhat similar to that of the submarine torpedo boat Electric storage batteries will be used for storing oxygen, giving light and furnish ing motive power. The improvement over the torpedo beat is claimed in the buoyancy of the craft, which will come to the surface as soon as the electric motor is stopped, whereas the ma chinery of the torpedo poatmust be working to bring it to the surface of the water. Be side a screw-wheel at the stern, there will be two wheels on either side of the new craft Turning an electric switch will cause the boat to rise or plunge deeper in the water. It is being built as a pleasure craft, but if it proves successful the Government will be requested to consider its adoption as a tor pedo boat Mildness, purity and strength are the qualities of our "Mountain Dew" rye. For .family or medicinal use it stands unex celled. Full quart bottles $1 00. Cases containing one dozen bottles $10. Orders by mail or telephone promptly attended to. T. D. Casey & Co., 971 Liberty street, wsa Corner of Tenth. Pablob suits and easv chairs reuphol stered. Haugh & Keenan, Su 33 Water street Fine Umbrellas. All the latest patterns. Special low prices this week on fine goods. Hauch's Jewelry Store, Tusu 295 Fifth avenue. Black Goods Three special grades of English cheviots, 46-iuch wide, at 75c, $1 and 81 25 a yard, regularly worth $1, $1 25 and $1 50. Huotjs & Hacke. TZSSU Mtrsio boxes Improved, patented.guar anteed. Get manufacturers' new reduced price list Gatjtschi, 1030 Chestnut,Pbila. Throat diseases commence with a conch, cold or sore throat. "'Brown' Bronchial Troches" rrlve immediate relief. Sold only In boxes, l'rlce 23 cu. RAFTER IT WON'T BE DULL. The battle for the biggest business ever done in Pittsburg by any house in our line has been fought and won. The curtain went down on Christmas Eve on one of the MOST MAGNIFICENT MERCANTILE VICTORIES Ever achieved. We are satisfied, gratified, pleased, but not content. Like Caesar, we are after the other worlds not yet conquered, the other customers yet to be won. The stage is already set, the scenes shifted, and the curtain risen on a Of what's left after the thousands of articles you have lately transplanted from our store to your homes. m SHOES. Shoes share in the general shav ing down of prices. To attempt to quote all the special lines in which reductions have been made would consume more space than, we have to devote to this entire advertisement. Take one illustration and let it suffice, as an example of the whole. Shoes that we've been selling all along at $2 50, now go for $1 98. Remember, you buy nothing but a reliable ar ticle here, no matter what the price. WE ARE VERY THANKFUL BOYS' REEFERS Tc-state that you have almost entirely cleaned us out of Fancy Goods. In Blue and Brown Chinchilla from $3 50 to $$, and some great bargains We always tell the truth, and we certainly have not a large assortment in large boys' Overcoats (sizes 13 to 18 years). Prices now run from now to show you. Take away what's left at cost and less than cost. " S3 50 to $10. And you can't match them at the price. GUSKY'S 300 TO 400 MARKET ST. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 28. A MERITED PROMOTION. Major and Brevet lieutenant Colonel James Forney to Step Up Higher in the Marine Corps He is tho Son of the Late John W. Forney. In a letter to a relative in this city, one of the junior officers in the United States Marine Corps states that one of Pennsyl vania's sons quite likely is destined to re: ceive a well-merited promotion. During the coming month the retirement of Colonel Charles G. McCauley, Colonel Commandant of tbe United States Marine Corps, takes place, and it becomes the duty of the Presi dent to appoint his successor from the field officers of the line of that corps. ' The Penn&ylvanian referred to as in the line of promotion is Major aud Brevet Lien tenant Colonel James Forney, who, by the probable retirement of Lieutenant Colonel Houston, will be the third ranking field officer of the Marine Corps. Colonel Forney is the son of the late John W. Forney, of the Philadelphia Press, Secretary to the United States Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives, etc. He is now in his 47th year, and although comparatively young at the time of the Ee-. bellion he took an active part from the very beginning, and in this connection it may be interesting to note some of the. engagements in which he won advancement by virtue of hard fighting. While doing duty in the West Gulf Squadron he participated in the capture of Forts .Jackson and St Philip and the city of New Orleans. The official reports of that time state that "Lieutenant James Forney, commanding marines, had two guns assigned him, and with his men fought most gallantly." Acting under or ders from Admiral Farragut he went ashore and hoisted the flair on the Custom House ot the city, the first flag hoisted there, and returned with the Confederate flag from the Custom House, which he delivered to Cap tain Craven, commanding the Brooklyn. For the capture of New Orleans he was brevetteda Captain and while with the West Gulf Squadron he was in many of the battles in that vicinity and at Brazos de Santiago cut out and captured four vessels laden with valuable drugs, from under the rebel batteries. When Jubal Early was threatening Washington in July 'G4. Cap tain Forney appeared at Havre de Grace, Md., with a splendid battallion ot marines and by demonstrating on the rebel rear and fliuks forced Eirly to fall back. This brought him brevet of Lieutenant Colonel and he was afterward brevetted Major "for gallant and meritorious services in the action with the savages at Formosa, June 13 '67." Afterwards he was engaged iu active service in the colored riots at Phila delphia, October 11, '70 and in assisting the Revenue Officers to break up the whiskey distilleries in the same city. In June, 1872, he organized, drilled and equipped in two weeks' time an organizition known as the "Grant Men Club," over 4,000 strong, who took an active part in the cam paign that nominated Grant for President He has since been conspicuous iu various duties and won warm commendation (or con duct while commanding troops in the labor riots of '77, and has been aliened to sea and When baby was sick, we, gave her Castorfa, When she was a Child, shecriedforCastoria, When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, When she had Childremshe gave them Castoria aoMT-invrsn AMUSE51EST ADVERTISE MENTS usually appearing en this page will foe found to day on the Fourteenth page. no2-117 THE OROUGH AND IN There has been a great tumble in prices from the already lowest ever quoted by any reputable house to still lower ones. The motto that has shown most conspicuously on our banner this season has been THE LOWEST PRICKS FOR BEST QUALITY. In both Suits and .Overcoats we have still a pretty large stock left, and we don't mean to carry them over. We mean to make you carry them. How will we do it? Price. We will sell you as fine a Suit or Overcoat now at $10 as you could have bought ot us a short time ago at 15. We may not have every size in every line, but what's that to you so long as we have your size. And we have, and in something that will suit you both in the goods and in the price. ' Anybody can make' a dollar, but not everybody can save one. The wise save where the foolish waste. It is a simple waste of money to buy anything in the way of underwear, hosiery, gloves, or in fact any ar ticle in our mammoth furnishing stock without first getting our prices All remnants ot lines, broken lots, odd lots and articles in which we have only certain sizes left will now go for what they will bring. In fine underwear we have made some very deep cuts in price, for it is too late in the season to fill the sizes in, and we don't expect to get regular prices unless we have a full line of sizes. IN OUR BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S STOCK! The whole stock gone carefully over and reduced to the lowest possible limit. Thousands of Children's Suits and Overcoats at prices that you'll be only too glad to pay when you examine the goods. In LONG-PANT SUITS you'll find between $3 and $8 an immense assortment of very desirable goods. ' 1390. land duties and is now in command of the Murine Barracks at Mare Island Navy Yard. . HOME BOTE FOB ALASKA. Tbe Territory Sends a Man to tho Capital to Ask for Redress. Washington', Dec. 27. Captain James Carroll, ot Sitka, Alaska, is in the city. Captain Carroll was chosen by the Territo rial Convention held at Juneau in October, to represent the Territory as a delegate in Congress, provided that body should see fit to srrant it the right of representation. The Captain said the country undoubtedly needed a representative in Congress, but if that body deuTeA it to the people there were other things which it should grant as a matter of simple justice to relieve the people of grievances which were last growing in tolerable. He said all the Congressmen with whom he had talked seemed very fa vorable to granting the requests in tbe memorial. Borne Down Ylth Infirmities, Age finds its surest solace in tho benignant tonic aid afforded by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which counteracts rheumatic and mal.inal tendencies, relieves growing inactivity ot the kidnejs. and is tbo finest remedy extant for disorders of the stnmacn.-liver and bowels. Nervousness, too with which old people aro very apt to bo afflicted, is promptly relieved by t MR. W. H. SCHLUIYIPF, SE WICKLEY, PA., MEMBER OP THE WELL-KNOWN FAMILY OF THAT NAME, PROMINENT IN THE BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY BUSINESS, TESTIFIF3 TO THE SKILL OF DR. BYERS IN CDRINO HIM OF A TROUBLESOME AFFECTION. Mr. Scblumpf had been afflicted with ca tarrhal, neuralgic and stomach trouble for a long time, which always became greatly ag gravated every spring. The shooting pain be tween the eyes and throueh temples to back of bead at times became unbearable, and crusts were constantly forming in nostrils, causing dryness in back part of nose, the throat, tongue and mouth. Lartro fissures formed in tongue, becoming so painful that cbewlnzand swallow ing were performed with difficulty. Dyspeptic symptoms, such as bloating and rifting after meals, bad taste in month, lossof appetite, eta. etc.. set in, making life miserable. jar. IT. H. Schlumvf, Sewtckley, Pa. After five months' continuous treatment by Dr. Byers all the uncleastnt symptoms com plained of by Mr. Schlumpf were removed, and he says: "I am glad to state that Dr. Byers has cured me entirely of all my troubles and 1 never felt better in my lire. Out of gratitude to him and desire lobe of service to others I make this statement freely and unreservedly. My advice to everyone similarly afflicted is by all means consult Dr. Byeis before giving up all hope." A patient's grateful appreciation of his work is often as agreeable to a physician as the re ceipt ot his fee. Mr. Schlumpf has sent meat least a bait dozen patients wbo In their turn have sent others, so this is sufficient evidence of my honest and conscientious work, and as good work always pavs, patients can expect to receive a continuation of my best endeavors in their behalf. TREATMENT S3 A MONTH, MEDICINE IN CLUDED. Office of Dr. Byers, established 1885, No. 421 Penn av. Specialties: Catarrh, all nervous, blonii and SKin diseases, all chronic disease. Hours. 9 till 4, 7 till 8. Sundays, forenoon only. de'JO-ssa COMPLETE W'll? yR. BATTLE AT MEN'S CLOTHING, IN FURNISHINGS. ORDERS BY MAIL. CAREFULLY J AMD PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO, NEW ADYEKTISEJIENTS. "Well. I won't male that Thousand Dollars, fcnt I will make enough in BATiEgsonmy&hoestopay mo for mj trouble. Wolff'sAQMEBIacking Is tbe ml'jHnd tint left lie (mUo-bA"' A& or Kk-Eon, A will Stain Old jnrw fuhniturc Tarnish willStain Guisft and Chinawarc at the wiu. Stain Tihwarc same wiu. Stain your Old basket time will Stain Babvs Coach and rAM set TMmouaif A PAINT THAT OHr TTr 7. wolff & bandolph. phudei&hia. 'JO.K' tBDOISl To Celebrate the Closing Year AND MAKE THIXGS LIVELY GENERALLY, We've made a big cut in a good many odds and ends prloy to taking stock in January; also that it willgiveus morespaca to freshen up our stock for the spring; good, shrewd buyers know that the only time to get a bargain is between seasons. Now we are offering some decided bargains in Odd Bedroom Suits, that is, if you think of getting anything in that line. It would do you well to see; also Odd Beds, Dressers and Washstands,' separate pieces of Parlor Furniture, etc, A lot of short-length Carpets at about one-half the regular cash price, or most any price, to get .room for our new spring stock. We might term this our annual clearing-up sale, and, as an inducement for people to buy now, there should ba something offered considerable better than the ordinary. Call and get some of our prices for this and next week, and you'll never regret reading this ad. We furnish a house com plete or any part of it We sell for cash or our easy terms system, of which we are the originators in this neck o' the woods. The Davis Sewing Machine, of which we are the sola agents, we are offering $20 lower than ever was purchased. A positive guarantee given for five years for its durability. HOPPER BROS. PIONEERS OF 30 7 "VsTOOID STBBK NEAR FOURTH AVE. GUSKY'S. CLEAN - UP SALE! So t 300 TO 400 MEW APTERTTSKMKNT& ITfiB New Perfumes Freeman'sHIAWATHA EetUWc-4. a rare combination that pleases everyone. The most aeitqnnui i errume ever proaucea. iry it. .FREEMAN'S FACE PflWDEB. Medicated. Free 3 tfromPoisons.APeriectBeautifier.DruggiiU.TiiiS I OnXarketSLt7IeiiilnrJ.!ton,4lf;Xoreh,,113,Tor-2 I Grant bUi Ortmtli i. 301: UcOuin's. cor. (th: On Cntr Z ) atb.: KosriM's, io, Schwtltr',lM; Oa.WjMAT.:J pj.oci,ia; scnucfimantri, MS, stacx? w., wr. -I Pulton, On Peon Are.: Elmmel i. Co . Ml: HUbert, , 1331; HcCuUouxli'f, U00; Stackr 1T1, i-1m M01)2 Ato.: Ke,nr.,161,Stokei7'i S; SchMfri, S80: Hulfs, Z 310; Plnkelpearl'i, 5, alto lUtUson At, and SSd 8C j McConnel u Co., cor. Vine On Prtnkrtown Atc: ? blnfi,Mi; HradeTton'-.SWjOTi Smithflsld Btl Efxcn g 9 JeSoo,11; Donneaiio rbannacT, sis; J. Krrr jr.. MI; ( run Mraou; niegtii, ion, utnatni, mi irDcn-w, ( M129: QrsTi. 2333H: bttlcr t Zeilar.z831: Mttrto'f . . 2909; Grelnclaen'B, 14S W. , Koch't, cor. 11th; On Butler: j 'unn, Kui;iiarrwic i.Wi.unnm: jtot)iromT7'i, 4 192, Swearer!, cor. Wabaab Ave,; Kmanael'a, ITT U at.; WMU m KeUenberser. 1 Polton; Emanuel i. Authes, 33 4th Ato. ; W. L. Becx'a, I Harron, alao SU St. I opp. 13th Ward School ; Archor Kenwdy Co., Liberty an4 'tb:Dambrun's.SShnoh: Charteaer!. to Waanlacton g kAT.;Potter'a.ll21 Sarah St.. alto SI Arllnrton At.: JZoallra, 19th aod Sarah ; Troth's, 4J Amanda Ave. ; if ' Mcuanaj 'a, 4717 uoertT ato.; Jtaueomayera, iv iaxi f J mer A.? BamOton'a, Walnut and BeilefonU; Saw- - worn' iDaneine Meifcma; IX ILL tan EST CITY. ' On Federal St.: Heck's 71 alw 14; EHwnbata, 111; V( ; unaea'rnarmaciecor.umo,aiaoi9 jfeaer at.; uni Ceb8CcaSt.:BlJteDba.ach'a.eS:Keelj'a 400; On BaaWa aATe.iFlock'l,111;DtC0'a,2U,OnOtta O. T.Bartn('i, g . 1X3; P.H. Iffsrt,i;z,Olameer'af IS4, Essen Son, tS9, lOrnhba a Co., 8 Laeock; Mania ', McClnro At,;j v. iiaorms'i, us janiaia;roner', waanincen ats. 4 I and Fremont, Steltz'i, UT Penn Ato. ; Armor'aJT Taylor; 4 )LirTXi, Aica ana jacsaon; jaasfoiaa, iowry; a ) Smart's. 1$ Anderson; In Etna: Schnltts, 169 Boiler, j 1 Wholesale: W. J. GllmoraJk Co. : A. C. Henderson: L. H. 1 I Harris umg cat u. a. neiiey vo.) uonwans, ium- ta I wnjfiiT to unerry. ocl4-t-wa LOW PRICES, 307 IN HATS. It's the same story. A chance to hat yourself below the low prices you have been paying us all the season. Plush Caps and Toboggans at just fifty cents on the dollar. This is the very nick of time to buy these goods and to wear them. If you don't own a Seal Cap now's the time to get one. Our prices won't stand in your-way now. M HO, TJSKY'S, MARKET ST. , -
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