?SJ!i?mfWY ' Sf Je-'TSpnB' THE- PITTSBURG- DISPATCH,.' TUESDAY... DECEMBER ..30, ?1890. 4 MAYMTH SCHEME Eil Hard-Room Keepers Fail to Meet Ilogardinsj the Tourney, Imt Are in Favor of It. ANOTHER MEETING "WILL BE HELD. One of the Suspended Wheelmen Rein stated and Others ire Hopeful of Iieturainr to the Told. iFFAIES OF THE LOCAL TALL CLUB. tots or Meaty for Dcnyscy ia Mew York Geatnl Spoxtmg News of tie Diy. The meeting of tbe local billiard room keepers, conened by George Meyers, was to have been bold yesterday at the rooms of Erunswick, B.iikc & Co., but owins to tome unavoidable circumstances only three gen tlemen and Mr. Meyers were at the meeting. The three gentlemen were Messrs. Dodds and representatives from the Monongahela House and the Seventh Avenue Hotel. The meeting was to discuss tbe question of hold ing a billiard tournament in this city for the State championship. Mr. Dodds and tbe other two representa tives had a long conversation on the matter, and they all expressed a strong desire that the proposed tournament should be held. They stated that they would contribute 550 each toward the venture. Mr. Dodds ex pressed bis surprise that after all the talk of some people nobody should be on hand to represent these coot! plajers and have the toun-atnent made a sure go. Alter about an hours' talk on the matter it wasasreed to post pone the meeting until next Monday. A visit was made to the various billiard rooms last cvenin,and out of ten rooms if si ted the keepers of eizhi. exnresseu themselves as ueinc bijlily in favor of the project. Mr. Maron, of the Central Hotel, said: "Why, cer tainly I'm iu witb anything that willbooni billiards, and a tournament will do that.'' Man ager Dm is, of the hi? 1'iltli avenue rooms, was too sick to attend the meeting, but he stated that lie would cerU'mlv aht in any way toward getting up a tournament. Mr Harri son, ot tbe Hotel Anderson, could not attend the uieetmc; but he mil help in the promotion of :i tourney. Ed Morns, of Morris A Kuehne, is hcartil in favor uf the project and his firm will support it. It i. therefore, certain that a bis majority of the room keepers will assist m proinoiins the tourney, aud that means that e mil have one mihiscitN. 'there is, undoubtedlj, abirace for billiards in this city at present, and a tour nament uould certainly be pouular. Xo'hinc could be morelnlercstln:: than to have the State championship played for here Uieu Pitfoburg had tuo or tLree aspirant for the title in tl e contest. One thins is sure, that there will be no peace until the question of who Is the best plajer in Pittsbun; i settled. THE WHEELMEN HOPEFUL. Zimmerman Reinstated and Others Expect tu Get Hack Into the fold. IsEwYoi.K, D-c 23. Chairman Davol, of the League ui American Wheelmen's Racing Board, has, altera thorough investigation into the record of Arthur A. Zimmerman, of the 2Ceu Jersey Athletic Club, from which he was suspended with WilI.e W Windle. charged with hating recend hlo training expenses wnile at Pcona, haN concluded that he was at least, a little hist) in his suspension of Zim merman, and has reinstated him. The rein statement of the Neiv Jersey rider has set the other men wondering w nether any more will be taken back into the fold. From con ter&ations with prominent bictcle men it would appear that the hopes that have been raised by the men charged with like offenses need not be raised Dy tins one reinstatement, as the? will not be dealt with as lenicntl) as Zimmer man. Mr. Davol lalornicd a &u re porter that he was certain, after com iuuuicatimr with Sccrctarj bullivan, of the Amateur Athletic Union, u ho is a member of the ew Jersey Athletic Club, that the latter club had not paid any of Zimmerman's ex penses while, training. The connection of his name with the selling of the Washington race was entirely unauthorized h the Jersey rider, as he was entirely ignorant, much less"guiltt, of acceding to a request to sell the race. The reinstatement of Zimmenran was not caused uj the prominent uthletii "pic, sis many may imagine; tbe WbechncuV K icing itoard found tnat their charges against tins man were a bit prematuie, and so rescinded them. There are strong probabilities that a few more may be re instated, hut a large number will receive the full p. n It). Z.mim.nna", who is a very popular member of the Jcttx.)' Athletic Club. , is cll as among the wheelmen, was overjoyed at the news of Ins reinstatement. There is every indication that at the meeting of the committee of the L. A. W.. A. A. V, and N. A. 1 A. O. on Satur day that an agreement will be arrived at that will preclude anv ; oibilmcs of a clash. be tween the A. A. W. aud Jj. A. V,'.. despite the prospects of such at the outset of the suspen- JACKEOS'S EXCUSE. The Colorod Pnglllst K-vplains 'Wily He Didn't Knock Goddard Out. Peter Jackson, the colored pugilist, makes the following excuse regarding the contest with Goddard: "I was surprised to learn at Honolulu that mj meeting with Goddard had been so repre sented as to make me apiear inferior to that boxer. It is all wrong Alter reaching Syd ney I was asked to box in order that nici-time friends might judge it experience in Califor nia and elsewhere had made any change Jn my style or menu I refused because I wanted to simply enjoy mjself while I was there. My friends were so persistent, however, that I at last consented to box eight rounds with God dard. presuming that they would only be such rounds as two men commonly box without especial preparation. 1 continued my indul gence in social pleasures aud really had as good time as a man could. When'the time for m exhibit on with Goddard camo I went over to M lbourne a little before the night and KeptuD renewing old acquaintanceships and cementing neT friendships. On the night of the boxing I was lceliug comfortable and far, but on stripping was surprised to note that Goddard showed the most caret nl preparation. He had evidently trained hard.and us m the finest of condition. He at once made a pace that would have soon winded me, and Icon fined myself to scoring clean poluts on him without exerting myself to stop him. As it was he was so much outpointed as to make it ap parent that if it had been a teal light be would hardly ha been "in it" He hit me some hard blows, but so few in comparison with the clean, straight scorching that was done on him as to make the decision of the referee a com plete surpnse to the crowd, even though it could see only Goddard all through tbe affair. A more partisan lot of spectators I never saw, and I am rot anxious to appear belore a Mel bourne crowd again azainst a local man. 1 con sider Goddard an easy game, if we were both in fair condition. I made a mistake with bnu, but shall not repeat it with another. He did not leave a scratch on me. A BAD SET BACK. Tbe Late Questionable Battle at Buffalo In juring the. Sport There. BUFFALO, Dec 20 The worst set-back given to boxing was the match between the unknown and Gorman. The efforts in defense of tbe gang have been very weak. r"or have any of the participants given any explanation which Is at all satisfactory, and if they aro Innocent a wrong course has been pursued. If Murphy was not fleeced it conld be shown easily. There is another thing about the matter that should be remembered. If the light had been on its merits or for tbe gate money thero would hai e been no cause lor the protest now being made. As it is tbo charge has been openly made that thn whole deal was to catch Muiphy for 7,000. It was simply a bunko-steerer's deal. Or course, no one supposes that Murphy can get back his money, but before theaifalns over the ring may learn something about the laws of this btate. it is but a few weeks ago the ring of contractors learned that the conspiracy laws of this btate arc decidedly ample. The same sec tions will cover Murpln's case exactly. If it cau be proien he was duped by tbe gang then tbe indictment should follow. A rilchcr for Uio Phillies. MrLWAtJKlE, Dec. 23. Although all Na tional Leaguo clubs are said to"have agreed to eign no men before January 13, the Philadel phia Clnb some days ago signed Jack Thornton, .... .j- Ji: frti-'fBffF"'""?!-' the crack pitcher of the Milwaukee team. The loral management had tried to fceeplt a secret for the present. The consideration is said to bo 4.000 and the exchange of one or two Phila delphia players, but the local management say thev only got a Philadelphia battery in ex change. TUo battery is understood to bo Vickery and Screiber. THE PHILADELPHIA T20UBLE. Whito Wings Thurman to Visit the Quakers on a Peace mission. Philadelphia, Dec 29. It is safe to say that tbo Athletic Club will not play on the Philadelphia League grounds, no matter who gets tho Philadelphia Association franchise. Tbo Association officers a(o against it. This cither means that the Wagner Brothers will get the franchise in consideration for their Broad and Dauphin street grounds, or else that tho minority stockholders of the Athletic Club will be called upon to fit up new grounds. In reply to the letter from George Morrison Ta)lor, receiver of tho Athletic Club, Mr. Thurman writes that he will be in the city to look after the Association aff lirs after January I. J. J. Snellenburjr will, however, this week make a isit to Columbus. Manager Barnie, of Baltimore, who is aln a member of the Amer ican Association Conference Committee, is, 'tis said, heart and hand In favor or giving the franchise to the Athletics, while the latter also claim to have a good friend of their cause in Brooklj n. But their is trouble brewing in their o a n camp. It is now said that unless William 1". Russell can get a controlling interest m the Athletic Club he will not invest any money in baseball. MAGNATES WILL MEET TO-DAY. ' Messrs. Nimick and Brown to Be Elected Directors of the Xcw Ball Club. There will be a meeting of the local ball club directors to-day to transact business of more or less importance. Two more directors will be elected to make the requisite seven. The two additions will be Messrs. W. A. Nimick and L. li. Brown. Manager Hanlon has resigned from the directorate and his place will be tiled by P. It, Anton. By-laws will be adopted and the meeting will adjourn until next Saturday. At Saturday's meeting Ed Hanlon will be definitely elected manager of tbe club, and the new organization will be given the assets of the two olu clubs in exchange for a certain amount of stock. The club then will be in thorough ship-shape. President O'Neill stated yester day that all differences havo been healed and that everybody connected with the club will from now on pull in the same direction, that is, to get a good team. SPALDING BUYS IT. Tho Players' Club 'Transferred to tho National Club for S25.000. Chicago, Dec 29. President A. G. Spald ing completed an arrangement with Presi dent John Addison for the transfer of all tbe players and property of the Chicago Play ers' League club to the Chicago National League club this afternoon. The considera tion was $25,000 m cash. The transfer will in volve the return of the ex-St. Louis Browns Comiskey, O'Meih Bo)le and King to St, Louis. Mark Baldwin will have to go back to Colum Ims under the national agreement and Captain Anson will decide on the disposition of Duffy, Kyan, barrel. Pleffer, Dw)er.Villiamson,DarI ingand Martson. There is talk that Anson may leaePfeffer and Williamson out in the cold. It is thonzht both grounds will be retained, the games in Chicago being played alternately at each. Lots of Money for Dempsey. New Yoke. Dec 29. Bob Fitzsimnions docs not appear to have many money e J admirers in this city, and the predictions made by some sporting men before his meeting with Demp sey was arranged that ho would be the favorite iuthe betting has not thus far held good. A well-known broker left $l,00u with Billy Ed wards, at the Hoffmann House, to he wagered on Dempsey at etens. Phil 1inch has 5000 which be de-ires to place on tbe same conditions. Jack McAulilTe.wro has consented tolnokafter Dempsey in the ring, will leave for New Or leans on rriday. The Purse Is Too Small. Jim McCoy called at this office last evening, and stated that he cannot think of fighting l'red Wise to a finish for S50. Ho (McCoy) will fight ten rounds for S3", or to a finish for $150. He states that he will meet tbe parties inter ested at this office any night they name to talk the matter over. Jockey Murphy Seriously ID, Lexington, Ky., Dec 29. Isaac Murphy, tbe well-known jockey, is seriously ill at his borne here, having, taken a .violent cold while skating. Ho has never been a well man since his peculiar sickness the day he rode the notorious Firenzi race. Sporting Xotes. LOMlOX has 3 bic' cling clubs Mauk Baldwin Is a prominent figure on Broad way lu ew ork it piescnt. Uilli Mil-its has Issued a challenge in which lie oners to liirht any Hsbtwelsut In tbe world, McAulllTe preferred. Dave Oku laughs at the report that lie will not be able to play next season, lie says he will be in line when the time comes. "1'ATHLtt" Ciiadwick is extremelv anxious tliat Pittsburg should have a gooil team next 3 car. He can eee the gcucral good which will re sult. It is estimated that durlnr the last 10 or II rears It. K (ox has spent and Iost(7a,lO0on prize lights aud prize llzhters. strange to say, the business has paid hlui well. Geokgk E. Andrews has written ap article against managers coaching Mr. Andrews should not borrow ti ouLIe over Hie question. Htscoaih iug may be from the lrec stats. Sporting Timet. Fltrn fcUGDEX, the Kacine snrintcr, and Fltz patrick. the oin.-Ic;rped bicyclist. nae been inatchid to race iuMilwaukeelorgUOaslde. Sujr imisio run two miles while Iltznatrlck rides t'.rcc miles '1 HE Detroit wheelmen are so certain that their oily will reciic Uic l.iasuc-i.,eu ot IS)1 that thev are alread) taltlug of tl.itu.. and JulvJ, 3 and 4 have been mentioned as the best tlpie for tbe an nual gathering. - Jack. Cauvev received a letter from Al. .lohn son asking him If he would stick to him at a re duction oi salary. Carney replied that he would stay with Johnsou, hut would not stand any cut In his salarj. lloston Herald. AtTFtt Wiljiot, tho Chicaco eentcr-flelder. Is unleralle years' contract, but under the re trenchment to be nursucd his salary was to have been lowered. He objects to thid aud asks for his release. Cincinnati wants hlra. A DISPATCH from Marshaltown, la., says: Cap tain Anson, wife and children, and illiam fcum'av. the noted ball nlaytrs, arrived to-day to see tlnir relatives and lricnds. Sunday will preach in the Presbyterian church on bunday. Cick Ewing predicts that the Pittsburg team will bemade upas follows next ) ear: ,1'iichcrs, tialvlu, Maley. Haddock and another; catchers, Carroll, Miller, Mack: lullclders. Ilecklev. Wise and other two. not iucludiuir Ward: outfielders, III hK Hanlon, McOeaehy. If Buck Is guessluK right we ml t-lit as well throw up the sponge, as bieeball in l'lttsburg will be a farce. Buck, how ever, is sadl) olE. IX their "private and confidential circular, " Johnson and llrunell notlrv the players that '-al-rcsa wchatc&dvanresof theneccss-trymonov " the question now is, are the advances within grabliniKdWtaucc, or arc tiler still out of sight; and has Albert l.iceander made arrangement, with a safety deposit company lor the inonej's careful keening r Possession Is worth all ihe ad vances you ci cr saw. Spirting Times. BUBLINGIOK'S BIG BLiZE. Property to the Kstlmuted Value of 8200,000 Destroyed. BuKLMfCTOS-, Ia., Dec 29. A fire which started ou tbe fourth floor of -Wyiaau & Hand's furniture aud carpet house com pletely gutted that building, causing a loss on contents of over 8100,000, and on tbe buildin-of about 530,000. The storehouse of lCrucbbaum & Dewein was also gutted, tbe loss being about $30,000. Other losses sustained will probablv bring the amount to 200,000, all ofwhich is about covered by insurauce. A number of per sons were injured by falling walls, but none seriously. ACCEPTED WUH THANKS. Sentenced to Be Hanged, a Murderer Bows to tho Judge. Baltimore, Dec 29. William Blaney, who was couvicted of the murder of his grandmother and aunt ou tbe night of May 2 last, was sentenced to-day by Judge Stew art to be hanged. Tbe Governor fixes the uate of death. Blaney made a low bow when the Judge pronounced the words, '"To be banged by the neck until dead," aud smiled pleasantly at acquaintances as he walked back to the lockup alter sentence. All Embroideries Now In Stock Must Go. Cambric, naii.sook and Swiss embroid eries, in edgings mid inscrtings, now at greatly reduced prices. Fully 5,000 yards to be ijold'at once to make way for new goods. Jos. Hokne & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. ,.,-j. . - Ui is ------n.rrttri'VTffftl'Vrnr- - --' " -; "T4 Tfirt-ffrr r'-'-liAMMV I --.... '. '-, ..; Jto-.: -' .. . -. ' M&iM . ,.-ii ... & ' . ,:?1U, ,J 4Zqg3afgpannnmNMlMLJMttBnmMfnKMnlBB 1 EaEsXitnMCtiBiKaAJBisjSMSiiaKi 'II f uLiujs&t a . yflJMlflffiiitfiiilfffiMM rfaEfcMMMMfcMiflMMBMKKTttqafiafvttaMa CHANGE OF OPINION. 'Force Bill Advocates Are Kow Quito. Sure of Its Passage. FAY0EABLE TURN IN SENTIMENT. Senator Hoar Takes the Floor In Defense of the Measure. TIIE T0S1T10X OP CAMEK0S iXD QUA! trnOM A STAFF COItnKSPONDEKT.l "Washington, Dec. 21). There was a deal of elections bill talk in the precincts of the Senate wing of the Capitol to-day, aud the weight of opinion was certainly favor able to the theory that the bill will be paEsed by the Senate. The vacillation of sentiment in regard to the fate of this measure is some thing almost unique in the aunals of Con gress. Two weeks ago the most earnest ad vocates of the bill could hardly be induced to predict its passage, and yet these advo cates now say they were convinced from the first that it would have nearly if not quite tbe solid Republican support. Mr. Aldrich's action in regard to the cloture amendment to-day, in reporting it and having it laid over, is accepted by both Democrats and Republicans as notice that the proposed change of antiquated rules will be brought up for discussion the moment it becomes apparcut the Republicans have a quorum, and that in some way it will be adopted without prolonged discussion. A Weapon Against Tammany. John I. Davenport, Supervisor of Elec tions iu New York, who was hopeless in re gard to the elections bill a fortnight ago,bas said, within the last few days, that he was now convinced that the bill would become a law. Much of the change of opinion, Mr. Davenport thinks, is due to the fact that Republican Senators who were lukewarm in regard to the measure because of its appar ent sectional charactcr,are at last convinced that it is more important in its application to the North than to the South. It has leaked out that the Democrats care far less for its operation in the South than in New York city, lor they feeldhat it will avail them nothing if they gain the whole Southern section and lose tbe metropolis by a curtailment of the method of Tammany. Senator McPbersou's declaration the other d.iv in repard to corruption in Philadelphia elections was intended to draw the fire away from New York. It is now believed that the lukewarm Senators have all been in duced to come over to the support ot the bill with the understanding that if it be comes a law, nothing shall be done in it3 application to the South which would to any important degree renew sectional hatred, but that it shall be rigidly operative in Northern cities like New York. Cauierou and Quay's Position. A prominent ?ennylvanian said to-day that while he believed both of the' Pennsyl vania Senators were opposed to the bill as affecting the South, for the reason that they believed it would be inoperative at best and would arouse sectional bitterness without any counterbalancing good, neither of them have at any time seriously iutended to vote against the bill if it came to a vote in the Senate, with anything like the unanimous support ot the Republican side. Now that a new Republican Senator from Idaho has been sworn in, with another to come. within a few days, and both of them supporters of the elections bill, a few Re publicans can be spared if sick or absent on pressing business, as Senator Ingalls is, and any Republican measure will still have suf ficient support to put it through. Indications are not wanting to evidence the purpose of the majority of the Republi can Senators to terminate tbe debate on the elections bill. There will be a determined eliort to adopt tbe cloture rule and to press tbe bill to a speedy determination. Hoar's Defense of tho BilL Senator Hiscock addressed tbe Senate to day on tbe bill, and at the conclusion of bis speech Senator Hoar arose for bis defense ot the measure for which he is sponsor. He rejected and repelled, with all the in dignation which tbe calumny deserved, the aspersion that tbe bill was a partisan meas ure, or that any man who supported it was actuated by partisan purposes. Its sup porters undoubtedly believed it to be true that tbe men who were now deprived of their constitutional rights were deprived of them because of their political opinions. But that the operation of the bill would give one party an advautagc over another he utterly denied. The committee that re ported the bill had merely undertaken to act on the advice of Mr. S. S. Coi and other leading Democrats and to extend the ben eficient system of electoral supervision in forced in New York to other parts of the country. If the pending bill should become a law, and should prove effectual, he said, it would be the last of tbe great measures that had anything of the legal restraint which the changes iu the Constitution had made necessary. Another measure which he had fondly hoped would precede this one would have to follow it. That was a measure to secure lor every child on American soil the education which would fit him to read and understand the Constitution of bis country. "When these two things were brought to pass, the era of the Republic would be real. The struggle for the pending bill was a struggle lor the last step toward establish ing a doctrine to which tbe American people were pledged by their histoiy, their Constitution, their opinions and their interests. An Honor to Bo Abused. Republican Senators charged that, through election practices iu operation in some of tbe Slates, the seats of at least 30 Repre sentatives had been illegally usurped; that tbe Constitution of the United States bad Deen so violated and overthrown that for 14 years a minority had controlled theNational House oi Reprcseutatives aud that for four years the Presidency of tbe United States itself had been held oy a usurper. What had Senators on the other side answered to that? Some of them had seemed to think that their best answer was in rail ing and reviling at the Senator who had charge of the bill. Their abuse had done him (Mr. Uoar)au honor to which he would not have laid claim. It brought him into a company into which be should otherwise have been ton modest to seek admissiou. It was Democrats who had reviled Adams and Sumner aud Seward and Lincoln and Grant. The Senators from Virginia and West Vir ginia (Mr. Daniel and Mr. Keuna) bad but repeated, with far less capacity, what their predecessors bad said to men, the latchets ol whose shoes he (Mr. Hoar) was not worthy to unloose. Without concluding his speech Mr. Hoar yielded to an eiecutive session, and the Senate soon adjourned. Lightnzk. Canadian BEcmaocrry. A Resolution by Senator Carlisle on the Subjctt. Washington, Dec 29. Senator Car lisle to-day introduced a joint resolution, authorizing the President to appoint three commissioners and to invite Canada, to ap poiut the same number, to consider all ques tions affecting tbe commercial relations of the two countries uuder existing treaties, and to recommend to their respective gov ernments such reciprocal legislation as will settle all differences and best tend to pro mote the growth of trade and commerce be tween the two governments. CONTESTED ELECTION CASES. An Effort to Be Hade to Dispose of Them Soon. Washington, Dec. 29. Mr. Rowell, of Illinois, Chairman of the House Committee on Elections, intends during the month of January to secure, if possible, final action "by the House on all the remaining" unde cided election contests. One contest only remains to be dealt with by the Committee that of Eaton vs. Phclan, from the Mem phis, Tenn., district. Though no action has been taken on this case there is a wcll fouuded impression that the majority of the committee will report iu favor of the seat ing of the contestant, Eaton. The cases in question, exclusive of the Pbelan contest, arc those of McGinnis against Alderson from West Virginia, and Goodrich against Bullock from Florida. THE MATTHEWS KILLING. COLD-BLOODED MTJEDEB OF THE MISSIS SIPPI P0STMASTEB. Hl3 Life Was Many Times Threatened Be fore He Was Shot Down From Ambush The Victim's Father Sutlered the Same Fate From Ii Mob. JFROJI A STAFF COBRESPONDKHT.J Washington, Dec. 29. John P. Mat thews, the postmaster at Carrollton, Miss., who was murdered a day or two ago by a young man named McBride, has a brother, J. M. Matthews, living in this city, who was the late Republican candidate for Congress against General Hooker. Mr. Matthews to- -day reeeived a telegram from Carrollton giving the following particulars: "John was murdered by a mob. He had been notified by a dozen men that a mob was going to kill him ihat day. He saw the men tfith their guns and he got a rifle. When he did this tbe Sheriff arrested him and placed him under bonds. John pointed three men out to the Sheriff aud asked him to arrest them aud protect his lite. The Sheriff refused. It was a plot and all were in it. John told Lloyd (a young man working for him) he thought they would kill him before night. He stayed at the postofnee until his second din ner bell rang, when he said he would go to dinner. They begged him not to go, but he said he would. When he reached the hotel steps, McBride, who was still in bis drug store, shot him down with a shotgun, killing him instantly. "Not satisfied with this, McBride fired five shots at him from a revolver after he was dead. The mob then began dancing and shouting around the body with the most vile abuse and curses. John had received several anonymous letters, telling him be must leave the town. The murderer goes free and all because they must have the postoffice at Carrollton." "My brother," said Mr. Matthews, "was only 21 years old. He was a bright, intelli gent boy. He was appointed postmaster several months ago at Carrollton, and while there, have been a number of threats at his life, I did not think anything would come ot it. He was tbe first Republican postmaster to take tlie Carrollton office lor many years, and it was freely said that no Republican should hold the office. Carroll ton is Senator George's borne." Mr. Matthews, the dead man, comes of an old family in Mississippi. In 1883 his father was shot down by a mob at Hazel hurst, Miss. CIVIL SERVICE APPOINTMENTS. The Commission Denies Some of TVana- lnaker's Recent Statements. IFROII A STAFF CORr.ESPOJJDENT.1 Washington; Dec. 29. The Civil Ser vice Commission has addressed a letter to the President in reply to tbe annual report of the Postmaster General, in which Mr. Wanamaker said that the civil service ex amination ought to be improved by being rendered more difficult. In its letter the commission points out the fact that it has many times asked high officials of the Post office Department for suggestions as to the improvement of these examinations, and has also asked the Postmaster General himself, aud that tbe officials have never been able to give them any suggestions. This report, they say, is the first intimation they have received of the Postoffice Dep irtmenthavmg anything whatever to suggest. The Postmaster General's statement that from, one-third to one-fourth of the men furnished by tbe commission through tbe rjilway mail servic. examination have no: proved satisractory is denied by th. com mission in it letter, which shows that more thau nine-tenths ot these men are still kept in tbe service and the commissioners express surprise that their work is not satisfactory. CANADIAN CUSTOMS FBADDS. The Government Losses Will Not Be So Largo as Stated. Washington, Dec. 29. Secretary Win dom to-day received the report ot Special Agent Whitehead iu regard to alleged frauds.in the matterof goods shipped from Canada, but he relused to disclose the char acter of its contents, for the reason that it applied solely to the Consular, aud did not reflect in the slightest upon the Treasury customs service. He had therefore referred the report to the Secretary of State for such action as he thougnt necessary. It was learned at the State Department that tbe report of Dr. St. Clair, of the Consular Bureau, who conducted the investigation in behalf of that department, had not yet been submitted and that nothing would be made public in. regard to tbe resultsot tbe investi gation in advance oi its receipt. It'is now said that the 'published reports in regard to the matter are greatly exagger ated, and that while irregularities were lound in the Consular service, as recently administered in Canada, the resultant losses to tbe Government through undervaluation or otherwise, are nothing like the amount stated, viz.: 51,000,000. IDAHO'S PIBST SENATOR. . Governor Shoup Sworn In as a Member of the Senate. IFROM A STAVT C0EUESP0NDENT.3 Washington, Dec. 29. When ex-Governor Sboup, of Idaho, presented his cre dentials and was sworn in as Senator this morning, the unusual occurrence was pre sented of a Senator certifying to his own credentials. The occasion for this Pooh Bah performance on tbe part of the new Senator lay iu the fact that at the time of his election he was Governor of the State, and under the law it was his duty to pass of ficially upon his own election and certify tbe .'act lo the United States Senate.. Senator Shoup was assigned to a seat on the extreme outer aisle on the Republican side. He is a man of fine personal address, weighing nearly 300 poundsiullysix feetiu heignt and bald-headed. A close-cropped silvery mustache gives him a Frenchy ap pearance. His colleague. Senator-elect Mc Conuell, did not appear, he not having yet arrived in. the city. Both the new Senators are tree coinage advocates. Brown's Nomination Confirmed. Washington, Dec. 2D. The Senate to day confirmed the nomination of Henry B. Brown, of Michigan, to be Associate Justice ot the United States Supreme Court. THEY WANTED MARGINS. Philadelphia Brokers Could Not Get Them Onlck Faiough and Assigned. Philadelphia, Dec. 29. Gerlach & Hartjies, bankers and , stock brokers, have made au assignment. The firm does a large commission business on the Stock Ex change. ' They, are rated at from 8100,000 to $150, 000. Mr. Gerlach is a member ot the New York Stock Exchange. Tbe failure is said to be due to their inability to get margins from their customers quickly enough. Help yourself to get rid of tbat cough or cold, or any Asthmatic or throat trouble by using Dr. D. Jayne's Expectorant. Wcddlnc Bines. Large assortment, low prices, at HaucVs Jewelry Store, No. 295 Fifth avenue. . xusd KEGULATING LIQUOR Representative Fow Has a Substitute for the Iirooks Law READY FOR THE LEGISLATURE. It Calls for Many Changes and a Different License Court. COLD WATEE PEOPLE WILL OPPOSE IT rerrciAt telioeam to tiie dispatcim . Philadelphia, Dec. 29. Notwith standing the announcement made, appar ently by authority, that there' is to be no radical change in tbe Brooks law, Legis lator John H. Fow, of this city, proposes to intioduce a bill on the opening day of the coming session of the Legislature, which, if passed, will make a number of changes in the present liquor statutes. It is entitled, "An act to consolidate the licensing of whole salers, retailers, compounders, brewers, rectifiers and bottlers." According to this act, licenses are to be granted to citizens of this State, but they must be citizens of the United States as well. The retailers will be allowed to sell in quantities not exceeding one gallon. Wholesalers can sell spirituous and vinous liquors in quantities of one gallon and over, but nothing less. They cannot sejl less than five gallons of malt or brewed liquors, but bottlers may sell the latter two beverages in quantities "down to one gallon. The brewers are also restricted to five gallons as the minimum which they may sell. No wholesaler, compounder, bottler, rectifier, manufacturer or brewer shall allow any thing to be drank on the premises. New Form of License Court. All liceuses are to be granted by a license court, to be composed, in every county in the State, of the County Commissioners and two commissioners appointed by tbe court. The latter may be either learned or unlearned in the law. "This," Mr. Fow says, "makes a license court, three members of which will be elected by the people and two to be appointed by the court.ind there fore it will always be iu tbe power, either of the people or tbe court, to make a change if tbe license court does not act right." All petitions, remonstrances or letters in the nature ot remonstrances shall be sworn to aud filed for record in the case, and the License Court shall not consider as evidence any anonymous communication. The ap plicant shall have the right to be repre sented by counsel and also the right to cross-examine all parties remonstrating against him. The Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions shall still continue to be tne Clerk of the License Court. Little Change in Present Eules. Nearly all tbe rules in reference to the form of the petition and in regard to tbe filing of the same are retained'iu Mr. Fob's bill. The bondsmen may be two reputable freeholders of the county, instead of being confined to the ward or township, as at present. This license court shall have the same discretion and power in granting licenses as the present courts, and cau re fuse them whenever, iu tbe opinion of the majority of the court, the same is not neces sary, and tbe party asking for the same is not fit to be intrusted with a license, and shall, when a license is refused on the re quest of the applicant, file their reasons for not granting it. The court shall have power to revoke any license on any facts proven before them tbat would show them that the law has been vio lated and sball transfer license3rom person to person, whenever, in their judgment, the same should be done. Wnenever a rule is taken to revoke a man's license, he must have five days' notice and a copy of the affi davit on which the rule, was granted. The Cost of Licenses. Regarding the cost of licenses, the bill provides that all wholesaler?, brewers, com pounders, distillers and rectifiers shall pay 51, TOU per annum; oottierc m cities ot the first, second o.- third class, S2S0, and $100 in all other cities, boroughs and townships; retailers in cities of the first, second or third class, $500, except where it is shown by the mercantile appraiser's returns that their receipts are over 15,000 per year. They then shall pay $1,000 and the license money so paid shall be divided, as under the present law. Section 17 of the Brooks law. which has been tbe most obnoxious section of tbat act, will be struck from Mr. Fow's bill. This section is the one which prevents any one with or without a license irom treating his friends on election day or Sunday, even at his own table. "To say," said Mr. Fow, "that a man cannot have a bottle of winein his own house and give it to a friend on Sun day or election day is the veriest nonsense." The Prohlhltlonlsts Will Oppose It. Some of the other sections of the present bill are chanced where it is necessary to meet the decision ot tbe different courts of the Commonwealth. A few of the minor portions ot the present act will be used in tbe new bill as tbey now stand. The mem bers'of the Prohibition party organization in this city are opposed to any change in tbe existing laws regulating sales of liquors, which shall take away from judges tbe control of granting the licenses. The Prohibition City Committee has adopted resolutions to thai effect and enter ed their "emphatic protest against the at tempt now being made to strip the courts of their power in granting licenses aud to lodge such power in an excise commission. Any change in the existing laws, which shall have in view the reliet of the judges from the more arduous labors in connection with the License Court, will receive onr ap proval, provided the conclusive and final decision of all applications for license shall rest alone with the court." Proposed Brooks Law Amendment. Embodied iu the resolutions is a recom mendation to the Legislature, advocating the passage of tbe following amendment to the Brooks law: Judges each year shall have power to appoint three nersons. who shall hear alj applications for license, with powerto send lor and examine witnesses. Tbat such persons so appointed, after hearing all applications and all testimony pertinent thereto, sball report to the judges such persons and places, as in their judgment should aud should not bo licensed. Tbat the judges shall thereupon examine such report and connrm it in whole or in part, bygraiitin orrelusingsuch applications for license as in their judgment they shall deem proper under existing laws. These persons shall hoappointed yearly, to he removable at pleasure; to be the incumbents ot no other office, nor to he en gaged directly or Indirectly in the liquor traffic, and to recelvo an adequate salary. Families supplied direct with finest lager beer by Iron City Brewing Company. Order by mail or telephone 1186. Tihssa Solid Gold Spectacles and Eye Glasses At S3 50 per piir, regular price $3, at HatfCh's, No. 295Ftith avenue. tusu Moke Pilsner beer is sold each year by the Iron City Brewing Company. Order by mail or telephone 1186. nhssu Black Silks The best values ever of fered are those Faille FrancaUe and peau de soies we now show at Si, $1 25 and SI 50 a yard. Hughs & Hacke. TTSSU Read our "clearance sale ad" the big gest reductions in lur-trimmed long coats ever heard of. Jos. Hokne & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. Fine bed blankets, all wool country blankets, S3 50, S4 gi 60, 85, ?5 CO. S6 Saxony blantets $7 and SB; luxurious blanket", S10 to S30; useful comforts, G5 cents to 4; luxuriant eiderdown, S4 50 to Campbell & Dick, Fifth avenue. Read our "clearance sale ad" the big gest reductionin fur-trimmed longcoats ever heard of. Jos. Hoenk & Co.'s ' Penn Avenue Stores. wW ' Xmlfl THE WEATHER. Fob Westehn Pennsyl vania and West Vir ginia: Faik. Southerly Winds, Slight Changes in Tempekatuke. Fob Ohio : Warmer, Fair, Southerly Winds. riTTSBURQ, Dec. 29, 1S90. The United States Signal Service officer ia this city furnishes tho louowm;: Time. Tlil-r. Ther. .. :t .. at .. ii .. 17 .. 17.5 8.00 A. M 31 10:00 a. M 11.00A. M 55 12.00 M 35 SlOQP. r. 34 5:00r. II 31 8 -00 P. 31. Mixlmnm temp. Minimum temp.. RanKi- Mean xemp. Snowfall WJ SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN. Snow Continues to Fall In 31any of the - States. Tho storm over Manitoba on Sunday moved rapidly eastward and was central in the St. Lawrence valley yesterday with slightly in creased energy. Another storm of slight in tensity was developinz In tho extreme Northwest- Snow was falling iu New England aud New York and west to Minnesota. It was warmer iu all sections, except in Minnesota and Northern Michigan, whore tbo temperature fell 25 degrees. The high pressure area moved southward to the South Atlantic and Gulf States. Fair weather prevailed south of the 40th parallel. AN ANCIENT SINNER. HE IS ONE OF THE W0EST CE00KS IN THE COUHTBY. His Record a Celebrated One In Criminal History Still Plying His Confidence Games at the Age of 70 Albert Victor Ward's Career of Crime. Kansas City, Dec. 29. Albert Victor Ward, the old man arrested in this city by Detective Hayes last week, and now in jail on four charges of practicing confidence games, has been identified. He is not a wealthy horse-breeder of Kentucky out on air unfortunate spree, bat is one of tbe most noted and dangerous check-raisers and all-around crooks that this country has ever known. He is a man now probably 70 years old, and over half of tbat time has been spent in the penitentiary in nearly half the States in the Union. His pictures are in the rogue's gallery of every principal police station of the country. Ward had but recently been released from the Ohio penitentiary at Columbus, where he was sent for cutting a female fortune teller of Cincinnati. Inspector Byrnes, of New York, in his book on criminals, devotes a whole chapter to Ward, whom he desig nates as the most skillful and dangerous check-raisei aud confidence man in the country. Ward is a native of Indianapolis. His correct name is the one he always gives, and he is believed to be a descendant of one of the three celebrated Ward families of Kentucky. Albert "Victor is thought to be one of two brothers who went to the bad years ago, one of them being a fugitive from justice for a murder he committed early in the fifties, and the other following suit not long after ward by committing a forgery. This latter one, it is claimed, is- the aged and gray haired man now in jail here. His preliminary trial will take place next Saturday. The identification of Ward is wholly due to a suggestion" from a reporter, who thought he recognized in Ward the old confidence swindler sent to prison from Cincinnati about two years ago and who imparted his belief to Chief of Po lice Speers. AN INJURED DOCTOR. HE EECOVEES $2,000 S10LEH FE0M HIM BY AN ALLEGED WIFE. Tbe Proves Her Story and Is Acquitted, To gether With a Female Frpnd Con Ironted Iy a Garnishee on an Old Judg ment A Safe Robbery Case. Philadelphia, Dec. 20. Kate Make peace, or Mrs. Dr. John Montsomery, was acquitted to-day, without even a fight, in the new Court House of the charge of steal ing $2,095 from the doctor, who, she claims, is her husband Miss Lizzie Anderson, ber triend, was also acquitted of receiving stolen goods. This is the case oi al leged safe robbery, a few days ago, in which Dr. Montgomery charged Kate Makepeace ot burglarizing his safe and taking 2,095. Miss Makepeace, or Mrs. Montgomery, admitted having had tbe safe opened during the doctor's absence and taking tbe money, part of which she had handed over to her friend, Miss Anderson, who is a buxom and attractive dressmaker. Miss Makepeace, who has lived with the doctor for the past 13 years, claimed to be his wife, and stated tbat she had been so recognized by him, although no marriage ceremony had ever occurred. Miss Make peace, or Mrs. Montgomery, Miss Ander son and over 20 witnesses snrrounded their counsel, Moses Stevenson and Thomas B. Price, while the doc tor, in picturesque black sidewbiskers, white hair and green spectacles, gathered with the police. District Attorney Graham abandoned tbe case, on the ground that there could be no larceny by a wife irom a husband. The bill a?.iinit Miss Anderson was also submitted, and verdict of not guilty taken. Mr. Stev enson satisfied "Sir. Graham, through Isaac Lobb and his two daughters, of Cliltou Heights, and other witnesses, tbat Dr. Mont gomery and Miss Makepeace had boarded at tbe "former's house as Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Montgomery, and George Cowan, of Clifton, showed the same state of facts. ' When Dr. Montgomery made a demand for the return of his money he ran against an unexpected snag in the shape of a garni shee against 5843, being the principal and interest of an old jit'Igment against him, bearine the date of 1878. About $2,000 was returned to him. For best values in blankets of all kinds come to The People's Store, Fifth avenue. Pittsburg and Like Erie Itallroad Kxcurslon Kates. On December 21, 25 and 31 and January 1 excursion tickets will be sold at rate of one lare and one-tbird between all stations ou this line; to all points on the N. Y., I,'. E. & W E. R. between Salamanra, Cleve land and Davton, inclusive; to all points ou the L. S. Ss'il. S. K. ! between Erie and YouDgntnwn, and between Cleveland and Toledo, inclusive; also to .Franklin and Oil City. Tickets will bf sold locally to all noints on the P., McK. & Y. and McK. & B. V. divisions from December 24 until January 1, inclusive. All tickets will be good until Januarys, inclusive, for return passage. 23,-4,30,31 IKOK CITY beer is a very popular brew. Unexcelled lor 'purity and nourishment. Physicians recommend it. .ah dealers Keep it. TTbSSU J. G. Bennett & Co, Leading Hatters and Furriers, Corner Wood street and Fifth avenue. t3o NEW ADVKBTlSEarENTS. CLEARANCE SALE BEGIITS 'TO-D.A-" TH - PEOPLES - STOW, FIFTH AVENUE, PITTSBURG. COME NOW FOR BARGAINS.. Here are a few of interest lo you. Plenty of others to tell you about. It ivill xay you to come a long distance. DBBSS GOODS. Over 100 pieces Half Wool Dress Goods, good styles and colors, at 10c, down from 12 l-2c and 15a 20 pieces 36-inch Fine "Wool Tricots at 25c. worth 37 l-2c. Lot of 52-inch Cloth in grays and browns, to be given away at 25c. Over 75 pieces Plaids and Stripes, 38 inches wide, nearly all wool, all at 20c, worth 35c to 45c. 15 pieces AU-Wool Plain Color Cloths, 36 inches wide, 29c. worth Oc. About 150 pieces All-Wool Cashmeres, all colors, at 39c, worth 58c. About 110 pieces All-Wool Plaids and Stripes, 39c, marked down from 50c. Lot 54-inch Home Spuns, all wool, 68c, marked down from 85c ver 50 pieces of Black and White Dress Goods, 46 inches wide, at 39c. marked down from 50c. Fine Imported Novelties, choicest styles, worth 81 50 to 82 25, now 81 to 81 50. FLJLisrnsrELs. 70 pieces 32-inch Ail-Wool Country Flannels, Plaids, Stripes, eta, all at 25c, marked down from 33c. 25 pieces All-Wool Country Flannels, at 20c, marked down from 25c. 40 pieces Fine All-Wool Plaid Flannels at 25c, worth 33a About 120 pieces Finest German All-Wool Flannels" in Plaids, Stripes, etc., for Ladies' Wrappers and Children's Wear, at 31c, worth 50c. CLOAKS, WRAPS AND JACKETS, Both Misses' and Ladies', All Marked Down. About 80 Jackets at 84 75, were About 28 Jackets at 810 OO, were About 75 Newmarkets at 8 4 75, About 50 Newmarkets at 8 7 50, About 45 Newmarkets at 810 OO, We have still a large and choice stock of over 2,000 garments, the Newest and Best Styles (some just in this week) in Jackets and Wraps. To make this store undoubtedly the BEST PLACE for you to do your shopping, we have marked even these from 81 to 85 less than regular price. BARGAINS NOW IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. CAMPBELL & DICK. SPECIAL 2,000 pounds Knitting Yarn in Black, Cardinal and all the best colors, 60 cents per pound, 5 cents per skein; marked down from 90c. 1 eSO-TTS. YZSTEEDAYS MISHAPS. Men Who Are SniDTerlnc Trom Their Several 3Ilsfortunes. While tbe lnt ot accidents was short yester .day. is included a couple of ,men who may not recover from their mishaps. Tbe details fof low: J AXES Spesceb By a fall caused by a slip on the ico yesteruay, James Spencer broke his wrist. . John Wagnee John Wagner tried to carry a barrel ot pickle3 to the second floor at tbe market honse yesterday, and as a result of a failure he is lying at Jlercy Hospital suffering f mm verv severe Injnne. John SnAFFEn While lifting a heavy box on a wagon at No. 10 federal street, Allegheny, vesterday morning. John Shaffer slipned and fell, the box fallins on his stomach. He Is se verely injured internally. Kiver Telegrams. fSPEClAI. TELEGRAMS 10 THE DISFATCB.l WABHEN-KlTer frozen. Weather cloudy and cold. Ilr.owssnLr.E-lilvcr feet I Inches and fill ing. Weather cloudy, rhennoineter, 35 at 5 r. M. MORG ustown River 6 feet and stationary. Weather cloudy. Thermometer, 33 at 4 r. M. OAIBO-lMver 13-3 feet and rising. Weather clear and mild. i.VA!BVTLLE KlferEfeet 9 Inches and rising. cathcr clear- Louisville River rlslnjr: liB In canal: 10.5 on fallaind30.8atfootofcanal. Weather clear and tnoiv melting fast. Allirhest Jicriov River 5 feet S Inches and-falllns. Weather cloudy and cold. LUNCH cloths (hemstitched and fringed), sideboard and dressing case covers, table center pieces, etc., all now at materially re duced prices. Htrctrs & Hacke. ttssu More Pilsner beer is sold each year by tbe Iron City Brewing Company. Order by mail or telephone 1186. TThSSU TAKE Tutt's Pills, The first doe often astonishes tho Invalid, glvinz elasticity of mind, bouyancy of body, GOOD DIGESTION, regular bowels and solid flesh. Price. 25c de30-Trssa SfflllC GLOVE CO, Has gained the Leadership by making Honest Gloves and Mit tens. Every Saranac Glove or Mitten is stamped O A ( WARRANTED SarAnaC btjox: Every Glove, which bears our stamp, is guaranteed exactly as represented. Saranac Glove Co., Littleton, N. H dPl-TTS ESTABLISHED 1870. BLACK GIN FOB TIIE KIDNEYS, Is a relief and 'are enre lor the Urinary OrcSn, Gravel and Chronic Catarrh oi tbe Bladder. The Swiss Stomaeh Bitters are a sure euro for DvoeDiia. trade JtAEK Liver Complaint and every specie of indie"iiinn. Wild Cherry Tonic. ihemot popular prepa ration for cure oLCoulis, Colds, Bronchitis and Lung troubles. Eltber of tbe above, $1 per bottle, or S far IS If Your drneslst does not handle these coods write lo WM. F. ZOELLEB, SoleJMTr de0-66-TTS tntaburg, fa. 4Eki Ji fe-qgljpg5gEifep' -AT- were were were 8 7 OO to SIO OO 820 OO to 825 OO 8 7 50 to 810 OO 812 OO to 315 OO 816 OO to 820 OO OLD Export Whisky, Bottled only by ourselves at the age of 8 years old. We are the sole owners and proprietors of this cele brated brand of whisky. We guarantee the superior qual ity and absolute purity of every drop of whisky sold by us under this brand. We make a specialty of bottling our thoroughly matured Old Ex port, which we put up in case3 containing one-half and one dozen Full Quart Bottles, for shipment. One full quart One Dollar. By the case, SIO per dozen. O. O. D. orders promptly shipped, JOS. FLEMING & SON, No. 412 Market Street, PITTSBURG, PA.. Wholesale and Retail Druggists. de2S-TTS3tt AT 516 olTHFIELD SI, OPPOSITE CITY" HALL, You can buy a Merchant Tallor-Mada SUIT OB ' OVERCOAT FOR $12 Tbat was made up for ' $30. de28-TTSSU FLORAL EMBLEMS. ORCHIDS AN0 ROSES OF RARE BEAUTY A. 31. & JT. B. 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