BSR r 6 THE GREAT BATTLE, Latest Kcws About the Feeling n Kew Orleans Regarding the Championship Fight. BOTH PARTIES YERY CONFIDENT. The Friends of Fitzsimmons Want to Bet the Contest Mill Sot Last Over Ten Bounds. HAKLO.V ELECTED LOCAL MANAGER. An littratiag Chtllenge From a Iittrtargtr to Ptgilist Dntr QrazL rEPFCIAL TELEGrAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 2s Eiy Okleass, Jan. 10-j Next "Wednes day the Dempsey-Fitzsimmons figbt comes off here before the Olympic Club, and already the city is beginning to look very ranch as it did in the days just preceding the Sullivan-Kilrain match. A large num ber of sporting men have already arrived and looked over the field. Tue battle trill be seen under the most favorable circumstances. The match is held under a city ordinance which allojvs glove ght, so that there is no chance of pc'ice interference. A detail ol 75 police will be present to preserve order. The fight is fixed for 9 P. M. There i of course, not the slightest chance of now calculating its length, but Fitzsimmons' friends are betting that it will be a short fight and offering to wager money that it does not last over ten lonnds. The merits of the two men are still under discussion with no conclusions reached. Fitzsimmons is much the taller, and with the longer reach; but his hips are narrow and his legs ihin, and there are many ulio think tbej cannot carry him through a long fight; moreover, his wind is an unknown quantity, for he has never had a long fight and has gen erally knocked out his man In three or four rounds. He has been training largely for wind, walking and running a great deal and has been at it two weeks longer than Dempsey, and without interruption, whereas the latter stopped his training to rnn no to Dallas and has been present at a number of ex bioitions. lhe match Hill cost the club in all about $20,000. of which J12.ClJUgo for the prizes. The building will hold 543.1)00, so that the club vill make a handsome thing out of it if St can sell all the tickets as it hopes to do. Am profit it may make will be saved for other purses for list fights, purses so large as to attract the best talent in this country or England. George .Lablancbc, w ho gave Uemp sej his only defeat, is on bis h ay to New Or leans, and sap. he will challenge the winner of the Demp&ej -Fitzsiminnns fight. It is an opeu stcrel that the Olympics long ago intended to n itch the winnimf iheDetupscy-Fitzsitnmons fight against led Fritchard, the English cham pion. There are at least a half dozen lLCn here Hbo would like to chal leLge the winner of next Wednesday's fight. Among the matches proposed and tor which it is said tl e Olympics or other clubs here are willing to put up good purses, are be iweenJim Corbett and Charlie .Mitchell; be tween Jimmy Larroll, the lightweight, and Jack McAuliffe; between Bowen and Mc Auliffe and bctneeh Fi zsimmons and Ted i'ritLhard. ArnoDg the arrivals to witness the fight are Boblarrell, Larned Tracey, bteve Brodie and Abe Levy, ot New York, and Jimmie Carroll, of Brooklyn. A telegram has been received from Ed Kearnev advising that he would ar il ve on buudaj w ith a carload of New Yorkers. THE COMING H0KSE SALES. An Opinion That High Prices Trill Continue for W ell Bred Trotters. rFrlCIAt. TELEGBAM TO THE DISPATCH.: Lexctox, Jan. 10. The coming sales of trotters in eu York and Lexington are being discussed at great length by some of the able tnrf writers. One gentleman located in New York Citj, and writing for a syndicate of Western dailies, gives It as his opinion that the prices of trotters nai e been too high, and the approaching sales will show a marked falling off in prices. I have been at some trouble to Interview a number of the leading dealers and breeders here on the subject. The opinion seems to prevail amung well-informed horse men that good individuals well-bred will sell lor more money than similar stock ever told for before, while the medium bred and poorly bred ones will probably go for less. One intel ligent breeder puts it this waj : Jhe tendency is toward the best. The busi ness, in my opinion, has just emerged from its experimental state, although the breeding ot trotters will alwajs be more or less In the nature of experiment. It is becoming more gen- V eralb known that to produce a trotter it is nee fary to breed in trotting lines; that is, if one wishes to lake the least possible mk. The hap hazard breeding of 23 years ago would not be countenanced by the veriest tjro now, for the aimof every wide-awake man in the business is to breed the best. It is this fact that keeps op the prices of richly bred trotters, and I am surprised to see so many of j ou turf writers predicting that the bottom will soon fall out of the trotting horse market. I tell you this is a mistake. When a colt like btern berg in the 2-j car-old form can win $3,000 in stakes and purses and then sell for !15,C00: when a Wilion can ell for 60,000 and earntoO. 009 the first tuo Tears in tbe Ktud. .tnd one of bh 2-year-old daughters bring 510. WW: wLen an Egbert sells for H5 000. earns S15.U00 a year in the stud, and SoO 000 is refnsed fur one of his sons: when a Red Wilkes brings $G0,OD0. earns 3S.G00 a j ear as a stallion, and fires a gelding that sells for $23,000; when a fairly well bred mare that would sell for 1,000 is farmed for S3C0 a year, j ou can tell our reader, that the bottom hasn't quite lallen out of the trotting horse business. No, young man, toe business is here to stay." THE FATHER CONSENTS. Corbett Can Now Arrange to Tight J. J. Peter Jackson for a Purse. SAX FtiAJ Cisco, Jan. 10. Patrick J. Corbett, father of ban Francisco's star heavyw eight, Jim Corbett, has relented, and will now place no obstacle in the way of a meeting between Peter Jacksou acd his son. The letter is as follows: ho much adverse comment has been raised through the positiOT I took regarding my son, James Corbett, meeting Peter Jackson in a box ing match before the California Club, and so many unkind things have been said and insinu ated, that I am constrained to forego raj princi ples for the sake of my son's reputation, as thoroughly adverse as I am to his adopting pugilism as a means of livelihood. I therefore beg leave through your columns to rescind my lormer declaration tbtt be should not meet Jackson and to add my consent for the con summation of the match at such time as tbe parties coi cerned see fit to ax it. I think that among these who know me and my boy best, it is scarcely necessary to say how unjust are the rumors concerning anv collusion between us tor the purpose of making a bluff at such a match to aud interest to the combination with which he is traveling. AFTEE HTM 'WITH A GTJN. The Sporting Writer Whom Sullivan Struck Terrorizes the Pugilistic Actor. Milwaukee, Jan. 10. Actor Sullivan's drunken reign of terror ends tbe moment some body tells htm that a victim is after him with a "gun." John don't like this article. Last night be was badly scared. He heard that William Dillon, the sporting reporter, whom he had slugged Thursday, was after him with a revolver. The management tried to keep Dillon out of the theater, but he attended the show and guyed the pugilist-actor from a high-priced seat. During the performance Sullivan made a characteristic "speech," In which he stated that be only pushed Dillon with the back of bis band. Ho also said the woman who was stop ping with him was his wife, and he had regis tered her as such at the lioteL Reporter Dillon asked John for his opinion ot the Dempsey-Fitzsimmons contest and re ceived a drive in the jaw. John also whipped a little bell boy at the Plankinton House, where he is stopping with the blonde he regis ters as his wife. Want a Change at Louisville. Louisville, Jan. 10. It was learned to-day that a secret meeting of tbe principal stock holders of the Louisville club was held in President Parson's office yesterday,, and It is eiid to have been an exceedingly lively one. The only information that cojld' be" obtained was that it was a meeting to devise some plans for next season. Some of tbe stockholders are dissatisfied with President Parson's manage ment, and are determined to make a change. A letter rereived from Manacer Chapman states that he has not signed Ely. Manager Chapman says the team will not be taken bouth unless be can secure enough of tbe old players to go by March 5. Ihe Cyclones will open the exhibition season here with St, Paul on Much 29, SO, SL aud April 2. 3 and 4. THEY ABE HOME AGAIN. McAullfle aud Madden Return Expert Opinion on Dempsey's Chances. . New- York, Jan. 10. Joe McAuliffe and Billy Madden arrived home to-day on the Brit annic Notwithstanding tbe thumping Slavin gave him, McAuliffc still thinks he can do any man who walks on two legs, and he wants all the big fighters to know it. too. He was candid enough to acknowledge that Slavin whipped him fairly, but is or the opin ion that a second trial would result differently. "In London there is much interest In the big middle-weight battle," said Madden. Fitz simmons seems to have the call in tbe betting, but Dempsey is well supported. Charley Mitchell has bet a whole lot of money on Jack, and be thinks as I do, that Fitzsimmons will be defeated." "Will j ou look after McAuliffe in case he is ma'ched with Carroll again? ' "I don't know yet what arrangements Jack will make. Let me predict right nuw. though, that Carroll will not last 23 rouuds if they fight." IJave Holland invited McAuliffe and Mad den to accompany him to New Orleans as his guests, but they concluded that the journey just finished was enough for them for awhile. B. H. W. writes as follows regarding the Dempsey-Fitzsimmons fight: "Dempsev trains to 154 pounds strong his tightinc weicht. It Fitzsimmons enters the ring at 151 poundshe will have baa to train down from 170 pounds. Will bo be as strong and fit as Dempsey at that welghtT Ihe five-ounce gloves are in his favor. Dempsey would like skin tight or two-ounce gloves. Fitz has height and reach also in his tavor. Can Deinpse equalize gloves, length and reach, both being strong and fit?" HANL0N IS MANAGES. His Terms Accepted by the Local Magnates and All Is Harmony. Another meeting of the local baseball mag nates was held at ihe Hotel Anderson vestei day afternoon. All the directors except Mr. Ni'mick were present. Manager Hanlonwas also on hand. The most important business transacted was tbe election of Ei Hanlon to manage the team during next season. His terms were accepted without a murmur. Tbe President of the club was instructed to represent the club at the Na-( Lionai .Lieague niueiius on r cuuc.uji wo As sets of the P. L. and N. L. clubs wore voted into the new clnb. and everything was reported as being gloriously satisfactory. A meeting of the Pittsburg Athletic Association will be held on Tuesday, as that organization, which owned the N. L. club, will not dissolve until all its debts are paid. During j esterdav afternoon Manager Hanlon stated that everything looks satisfactory in the East except the little trouble at Brooklyn. There are still strong hopes of signing Ward. Manager Hanlon 'will now start and hustle for good men, and he hopes to get a few. ABE SMITH WON. The Homestead Man Defeats Ed Niklrk In Their 150-Yard Race. Between 200 and 300 local sporting men were at Exposition Park yesterday afternoon to wit ness the 150 yard foot race betweenJAbe Smith, of Homestead, and Ed Ntkirk, or this city. The race was for 150 a side, Tbe track was in a wretched condition, being almost all covered with ice. The betting was lively at even money. When the pistol went oil Smith got well awav, and Nikirk slipped on to his knees, and before he could recover Smith was a little more than three yards ahead. Nikirk settled down and decreased the lead, but he could not catch bmitb, who won bv aoouta yard and a hair. No time was taken. George Smith was referee. Abe binlth called at this office .last evening, and stated that be will not run any more races, and that challenges to him will be useless. A WESTERN INTEB-STATE LEAGUE. Good Prospects for the Better Reorganiza tion of Some Good Clubs. St. Louis, Jan. 10. A. H. Spink, of this city, at the request of several of the ball clubs, has called a meeting of the organization, to be held in Burlington, la., Saturday, January 17. In response to his call, Mr. Spink has received favorable answers from Burlington, Quincy. Evacsvillc, Terre Haute, Davenport, Cedar Rapids. Rockford, Freeport, Peoria, Dubuque, Juliet and other cities, all of which have prom ised to send delegates to the meeting. Good reports have been received from thes i and other points, and it looks now as though tbe Inter-State League will bo reorcanized on a far more substantial footing than heretofore. CHALLENGE TO GHAUT. A Very Definite Offer to the Pugilist of Beaver Falls. A local sporting man called at this office last evening and lelt the following interesting chal lenge: "An unknown of Pittsburg can be matched to fight Elmer Grant, of Beaver Falls, to a fin ish with two-ounce or skin gloves, Quensberry rules to govern, for not less tban JoOO a side. Business only is meant by this challenge, as Grant has already declared his willingness to light anv man in Western Pennsylvania. II Grant will name a date of meeting a represen tative of the unknown will meet him at The Dispatch office to sign articles. The un known will fight at catch weight." GOING LIKE HOT CASES. Many Seats Sold for the Coming Dempsey Fitzsimmons Fight. New Obleajs, Jan. 10. Already 700 tickets at 10 each have been sold for the Dempsey Fitzsimmons prize fight. Applications by tele graph for seats are continually omtng in. " " Arrangements for the accommodation of spectators have been finished, and the fighting ring and arena aro tbe most complete ever erected in this country. Dempsey will arrive here from Galveston Monday, and Fitzsim mons from Bay St. Louis Tuesday. The Athletic Franchise. Philadelphia. Jan. 10. J. Earl Wagner has presented his claim for the local American Associatiou franchise to Allen W. Thurman, Chairman of the Association Conference Com mittee. The latter arrived in this city late last evening and registered at the Lafayette Hotel. There Mr. Wagner and Frank Elliott, also a stockholder in the Philadelphia Players' club, found htm. When seen by a reporter Mr. 1 bur man said: "I am here to listen, not to talk. I shall hear all that Mr. Wagner has to say this evening and to-morrow. I will give George Morrison Taylor, who represents the minority stockholders of tho Athletic club, a hearing. Four applications for the 1'bilidelpbia Associa tion franchise have been received. Iwant to hear all of their claims and then I shall give tbe f ranehbe to tbe one who, in my judgment, will be the best man for the American Asso ciation." Shooting at Glenwood. There was some interesting shooting contests at Glenwood yesterday. Tw o sweepstakes and a match were shot off. The results were as follows: bwcepstake at five live pigeons John Brown first with 5 straight; 3. B. Horner second with 4:F. Fisleytbird.2. Sueepstake at five live pigeons John Ward, 5; Markcy. 4, Weise, 3. Bennett, 2. Match at five blue rocks Weise, ; John Ward, John Brown and George Simpson each 3; Mar Ley and Gaub each 2; Bower aud Horner each 1; 1 igley, a Big Offer, if True. New York, Jan. 10. It is stated on excel lent authority that the Boston triumvirs Soden, Conant and Billings, have offered Mr. Prince, through their lawyers, $10,000 in cold cash to give up bis club and grounds In Boston, and tbat Mr. Prince is sew considering tbls offer rather favorably. It seems that Prince has been gradually buying up the tock in the Boston Players' League club until now he holds tbe controlling Interest. If he accepts the Boston League club's offer it will effectually block tbe Association's chances for getting a franchise in Boston. Threatens to Make Trouble. New Tore, Jan. 10. Albert L. Johnson, the Cleveland Brotherhood leader and President of the Cincinnati club, came into town yesterday, and registered at tbe St. James JioteU John son was asked to-night what be thought df tbe yarn tbat the American Association Intended combining with tbe remnant of the Players' League if tbe National League refnsed the As sociation rlubs in Boston and Chicago. He said: '1 don't want to talk because people may think I am bluffing, bat I'll say this: I have not been treated fairly by tbe League andl am going to give tbem all tbe trouble I can." Champion Dogs in Town. John A. Logan, Jr-'s kennel of. fox terriers. nine is number, passedthioogh the city, last J fr" THE evening en route to New Orleans. They were In charge of H. F. Peck, and'tbey will be shown at the principal Southern exhibitions. Among the terriers were tbe famous champion Blenton Volunteer: champion Richmond Crack ana Brilliant. Mr. Peck also took the famous Vennel of Irish setters, owned by W. L. Wash ington, of this city. Among the latter are champion Ruby Qlenmore; champion Klldare and WInne IL Local Interest In the Fight. Local' Interest in the Dempsey-Fitzsimmons battle was exceedingly great yesterday. Bet ting in the city was quite lively, and it will not be a surprise it Dempsey is a strong favorite here before Wednesday. There Is $25 at this office to back Dempsey at even money. Welgand Makes Some Offers. The following challenge was left at this office last evening: "Hearing that Charles Brown offers to give me one yard start in a 100-yard race, I am willing to run him on these terms if he ill put up a f orMt in Tim Dispatch office. I will run him for 50 or, 100 a side. I will also run him 50 yards on eveu terms, or I will run Joseph Ufiorge. of Latrobe. 100 jards. "Geokoe WeIgand." Prlddy Makes an Offer. Peter Priddy stated last evening that be is willing to join a sweepstake with Darrin and Myers, -providing the race is one mile. Ho will put np 1.000 to run in May next, as the weather can be relied on then, and that date will give all three men plenty of time to get into con dition. Toledo Means to Fight. Toledo, O., Jan. 10 That Toledo intends to remain In tbe American Association and not be eucbred out of her franchise, is shown by the tact that Hon. Frank H. Hurd has been re tained bv President Ketcham to represent the club at tbe New York meeting next n eek. .Sporting Notes. If Jake Bccklcy Is asked to sign for 12,000 there will be bomo fun. Ueokge Munsov has signed toaet as Secretary for Von dcr Alie this year. lUitr.ER and Sir tiny Hecker were looking after their unpaid salaries yesterday. EGLisn papers received last evening state that Harper won the Sheffield Christmas handicap. ABOUT the stpidest thine that local sprinters and their backers can do Is to arrange races lor this time of year. C. A. F. (I) He is a New Zeclander. (1) No definite news about ihe result has readied this country yet. IT Is likely that Mr. W. A. Nlmlck will ac company President O'Nell to the National League meeting. IT is stated that Manager WatMns. of the St. Paul Club, has signed "Kid" lilldwln. tbe catcher, for next season. Jimmy Galviv, the "Old bport," has engaged lo sen cigars lor tne nrm ot v. t uuerion s w of this city. J ceni s is a hustler. JIM JIcCOY and Fred V Isc met at this offlee last evening and deflultelyatrrcid to box ten rounds on Monaay evening, the Mth Inst., forsiOO. FnNK TrjnxKR will he one of the nromlnent yonng drivers on the trotting turf In 1891. His earlT training and education have fitted him for the business. Jimmt Faulkner, the wrestler, and others in terested in the recent "fike" fight -it Huffalo. have been irrested for "aiding and abetting in a prize fight." George Miller, the local ball player, was miking arrangements last evening to leive for New Orleans earlv this morning to witness the Deinp&ey-Htzslinmons battle. LET the nnbllc get rcidv forhae'iall statements anddcnlnls. It wa stated jestordnv thst Hurke has heen signed by the new clnb. The President ot the new club emphatically denies this A tev-rouvd glove contest took place atMc Jvee's Kocts lat evening hetwc en J. "Rogers, of Lawrcncevllle. and an nnVnown of McKre's Rocks for t purse of (50. The unknown won after a good battle. C.J. Hanlin In replv to a suggestion that Nancy Hanks honked with Pelle Hamlin should trot a mile inncn faster than 2.12. savs that Nancv Hanks is i wonderful trotter, but he doubts if there would be any advantage gained bv so doing. 1'nii.CETOX Coli.vge will probably plare th r same nine, with one exception, in the field nexl season that faced Yale last June. McMillan, '91. who plavei) right field last summer. Is the onlv member of the team who has not returned to col lege. APTFB considerable tronble a match has been arranged between lommv Kellv. the 'Harlem feplder." and Kranfc Donovan to box ten rounds with five-ounce gloves for a parse orS500i on Jan narv 16, at the Knickerbocker Athletic Club, or Hoboken. WALTER BURNRAM is 111 town. He has not been treated vcrv well bv the PlrMmrg Clnb. which made two distinct o tiers to him to manage the Uam. and then engaged Ned Hanlon. Burn ham Is one of the nest managers in the country, and would be a valuable man for a Le&gne or As sociation dub. 2tu lork Herald, A NUMBER of well-known professionals, who are now In the cllv. Including Bug Holllday, Hilly Jotcc, Jim Davis 1'atTebeau. Al lelicau, .Tact O'Connor. Jack Brenuan. Harrv Dooms. Frank Pears and Jim Hall will give a misqnendc ball haturdav evening. January 10. at the Natatorjum Hall, 'lhcy will give several elegant prizes for best costumes: alo an elegant souvenir to each lady attending. St. Louit Republic. Toehowhow little work a trotter that has his speed wants when the object to be accomplished is merely one fast mile. It may be said that previ ous to his mire lu 2:16 as a 4-vear-old at Lexing ton. Mgemark was driven but three miles in 2.iD or better, and that after a large season in the stud. Before he left Boston, Edgemark went a mile and repeat In 2.10. 227. and after reaching Lexington trotted a mite In 2:19s4. starting two davs later to heattliat mark, which he did very handsomely by doing the distance in 2:16. SALTATOR Is evidently enjoying his new qnar tersatKaucheDel Paso and has already gained 60 or 70 pounds In weight since his arrival; last w eek he turned the scale at an even I?uoo. Mr, Slacker savs that tbe first mare bred to him will probably be Miss IVoodrord. Mic slipped two foals about nine weeks ago by Sir Moilred. with the double inliision of Glencoc blood backed up tbe fashionable Voltlgeur strain and a grand racing pedigree on both sides, the result of this union should be a race horse sure, whether he takes after sire or Aim. Breeder and Sportsman. The offer of "Bob" Fitzsimmons. the Aus tralian, who Is matched to fight Jack Dempsev, to run any man In America a distance of 10 miles for tl.axt Is more than likely to result in a match at his own terms. Johnnv Keating, the cx-feather-welght champion of Jersey City, will back Jimmy Larklns for (1.000 against lilin, and will make ltdonblcthe amount if Mtzslmraons is desirous. Iarklus. It will be remembered, used to represent the Scottish-America n Athletic Clnb in ncarlv every foot race orany importance, and has won a large number of prizes for bis per formances on the cinder path. THE HEW JAPANESE lOHISTEB, He and His Suite in Chicago ,En Route to the National Capital.' Chicago, Jan. 10. Gozo Tateno, tbe new Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo tentiary from the Empire of Japan, accom panied by his family and Secretary,Kakayama, arrived here to-day. The party will leave to-morrow evening for Washington. Mr. Tateno's name is familiar to Americans, from the actlvitv be displayed in entertaining ex-President Grant during the latter's visit tn Japan. The new Minister was appointed in November last. LEGAL DIFFICnjLTIES ONLY. No Other Causes Existed for the Dissolu tion of the Big Trust. Chicago, Jan. 10. Director Lewis Miller, of tbe late American Harvester Association, de clares that there is no truth in the assertion that its disbandnnment was tbe result of dis sension or withdrawals. He si)s there was perfect harmony in tbe company throughout: that no company with drew, and that the only cause for dissolving the company was the legal complication which rendered its existence infeasible. THE WITCH OF PRAGUE. To Commercial Travelers,. Freight Shippers aud the Traveling Publio Generally! On and'after Tuesday, Jan nary 20, 1891, ticket agents at the larger cities and at principal points on the Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburg, will sell One Thousand Mile Tickets, good for one year from date ot purchase, at 2 cents per mile or for S20 each. These tickets will be hon ored on all passenger trains of all divisions of the entire Pennsylvania System West of Pittsburir, including the Vandalia jLine, the Cin cinnati and Muskingum Valley, the Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Kail roads." The above is the only kind jof mileage ticket which will be sold hereafter by the Pennsylvania Lines. E. A. FOBD, Gen'l PaBsencer Agent. J. G. Bennett 3 Co, Leading Halters and Farriers, Corner Wood street and Fifth avenue. pgrB SffVtygWJ PITTSBURG DISPATCH, , HE STOLE A MARCH.' Congressman Scran ton Gets Ahead of Bis Slow Colleague. REVENUE OFFICERS ARE REMOVED. Preparations for William West's Execution insProgress. AN ADOPTED OHIO CHILD ABDDCTED nsr-ECIAL TXLEOAX TO TnB PISPATCH.1 Wilkesbareii, Jan. 10. For some time the location of the Internal Revenue Offices has been tbe subject of much contention between Congressman Osborne, ot this city, and Scranton, of Scranton. The matter took an abrupt turn last night, when all books, stamps, etc., were removed from the office in this city and shipped on the first train to Scranton, before tho friends of Osborne, wbo is in Washington, were out of bed. The affair bas caused great excitement In this city, and will certainly lead to a bitter controversy between the two Congressmen. WEST WILL HANG IN EEBHTJAET. Preparations Already Being Hade for tho Execution. riTXCIAI, TXLEGKA1C TO THX CMPATOa.t Washington, Pa.. Jan. 10. William West, the condemned niurderer, will be executed Thursday, February C6. No official notice has jet' been received bv the Sheriff. West will doubtless be made aware of the affair this evening, and all who know him well say tbat it will not affect bim in tbe least. The County Commissioners will meet on Monday, when it will be decided tihetber or no a death-watch will be appointed. Tne reading of the deatb warrant is not looked for until Monday. Uarpenter Bumgartner. who erected the scaffold on which Clark and Taylor, tbe Greene county murderers, were successfully executed at Waynesburg. recently, bas made application to the bburiff for the erection of the scaffold to be used for the banging of West, and Ms re quest win prooaniy ue granted, n uas not yet been decided whether theexecution will or will not take place within the walls of the jail or in the jail yard. PB0M0TEBS WILL THY AGAIN. English Syndicates Still Anxious for the Ma honing Mills. lErXCIAtt TELEGRAM TO TUE DISFATCIM Youngstown, Jan. 10. Messrs. Parker and Godfrey, the promoters of the scheme to sell tbe iron mills of the Mahoning Valley to an .Lnglish syndicate, which received a set-back, it was claimed, by reason of the result of the elections in November, are again in the city in the interest of the scheme. Mr. Parker has a letter from an English cor respondent, saying that if tbe properties are as represented and otherwise desirable, the syn dicate stands ready to purchase them at the figures named. In pursuance of this, Mr. Par ker is now soliciting options, to expire April 30, and has met with good success. Mr. Parker is a sou of the gentleman for whom Parker's Landing, Pa , was named, and has bad consid erable experience in promoting purchases for English syndicates. A MARK FOB CRIMINALS. The Latest of a Number of Raids Upon a Lebanon Railroad Depot. t SPECIAL TKEOBAU TO THE DISPATCH. Lebanon, Jan. 10. The temporary depot of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad at Annvlllo was entered by robbers last night with drawn revolvers. They covered both the telegraph operators, and demanded that tbey hand over tbe money in the safe. One of the operators succeeded in gaining the door, and was fired after by th robbers without being hurt. The noise led to the robbers' hasty re treat. Tbey secured onl JS. This depot has been tbe subject of a dozen at tacks by robbers and incendiaries within the last few years. Several weeks ago the depot proper was burned by incendiaries. AN ATJ0PIED CHILD ABDUCTED. A Man and a Woman Take,, Her From a - - School House.'' VPICIAIi TEI.rU Hill TO THE DISPATCH.! YoujtGSTOWN, Jan. 10. Miss Lula Hawkins, U years old, was adopted three years ago from the Fairmount Children's Home, by Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins, well-to-do farmers living at Ber lin, this county. While the child was at a country school house yesterday, near home, she was abducted by a man apd woman. The alarm was given, but no information regarding the couple or tbe child has been obtained. Officers believe tbat the father of the child, who deserted her when she was placed in tbe home, is the abductor. At one time ho lived in Cleveland, but bis present residence is unknown. A SENSATION AT ERIE. The Defense in a False Arrest Case Make Some Startling Statements. PSrECIAt. TILED UAH TO TUE DISPATCH.I Erie, Jan. 10. The case of Mrs. Julia E. Dnnu versus Ezra Cooper, the Union City mil lionaire, for $100,000, for false arrest and im prisonment, took a highly sensational turn to day. The defense was that Cooper bad nothing to do with ber arrest, but that it was done by Benson, ot the United State secret detective service, who i now in the madhouse. Tbis afternoon the defense set out to justify the arrest of Mrs. Dunn on tbe ground of for gery, and called two witnesses wbo swore tbat she had told tbem tbat she had forged Ezra Cooper's name to a note for 312,000. It is thought Monday's session, will be attended by some exceedingly sensational developments. DRAGGING FOB A CORPSE. McKeesport People Fear They Have Been Drinking Tainted Water. tSrECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPXTm.I McKeesport, Jan. 10 People here have the idea that tbey are drinking water from a reservoir in which the dead body of a mnn lies. John Gummerson disappeared a few days ago. and when last seen he was sitting on tbe edge ot the reservoir. An order has been issued to have the place dragged for the body. Tue man was of Swedish descent and was very well off. A PASIOB'S FAITHFUL FLOCK. They Stick To Him Although He Has Been Expelled by the Synod. SPECIAL TEL3G KAM TO THE UISPATTnl McKeesport. Jan. 10. The pretty little Covenanter R. P. Church is closed, and will remain so. Ihe cocgrecatlon is in sympathy with tbe Rev. Mr. bampson. tbe pastor who was expelled from tbe pulpit at tbe recent meeting of the synod. The members have decided to lock up tbe building and attend services at other places of worship. . A TICKET OFFICE ROBBERY. The Thieves Escapc.but Officers Are In Hot Pursuit. ISPECIAC TXLEQBAM TO THE DISPATCH. '. Greekville, Jan. 10. The Nypano ticket office here was broken Into this morning whle the agent was at breakfast, and a large sum of money was taken. The thief was detected on golng outrad was Snrsued, but up to latest accounijFbas not een captured. The pursuit is still oiug on. JUMPED FBOM A MOVING TRAIN. An Ohio Lad Killed While Performing a Foolhardy Act. SPECIAL TXLEGKAK TO TUB D1SPATCB.I Youngstown, Jan. 10. Charles Graves,aged IS years, while riding ou a Lake Shore train, attempted to jump off near Latimer, last night, strikiug on his head and shoulders ana crush log his life out. The remains were taken to his home at Ver non, Trumbull countp. Went Over a Trestle. piriCIAL TELIQBAlt TO TBI DISPATCH. I Cbablkston, Jan. 10. A train of JI coal cars and a passenger coach went over a trestle on the Cabin Creek Railroad to-day. Conduc tor Irvine and several passengers were hurt, but by almost a miracle no one was killed. Caught In the Belting. -SPXCIAL TU.EPBAX TO TUX DISPATCH.! Homestead, Jan. 10. Charles Davis, an em. SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, ploye of Carnegie, Phipps & Co , was instantly killed this afternoon by beingcangbt in the belting. His kinsf olkare all in Wales. TrI-State Brevities. The Hill Farm mine has been sealed np for the season. Mrs. Polly Motee fell dead in her pew at an Allentown funeral Friday. Heart failure. The First Presbyterian Church of Hunting don is torn np by an effort to introduce tbe pew-renting system. POSTMA3TEB SAMUBI, RATLTFF, of CaSS- ville. W. Va.. shot and killed W. J. Fraier Fri day night during a quarrel. Morrison Foster, of Allegheny, has se cured a valid title to valuable property in Youngstown after a litigation of 25 years. Rev. John A. Peters, of Danville, Pa., has accepted the Presidencv of tbe collegiate de partment of tho Heidelberg University at Tiffin, O. Trouble between the rival factions of the Lancaster Seventh-Day Adventist Church has broken out anew and will again be dragged into tbe courts. The farmers of Westmoreland county will hold an Institute at Mt. Pleasant, January 13. Westmoreland and Fayette farmers will meet jointly at Connellsville, January 18 and 17. Several notorious gambling houses have been running in lull blast In Altoona lately. The owner of tbe Scbenck block bas been prosecuted for knowingly renting property for gambling purposes by J. C. Cassldy, who al leges tbat an employe lost 800 intrusted to him in the dive. LATE BBWS IN BRIEF. Central Illinois bas a water famine. Queen Victoria contributed 200 to the Irish relief fund. The Illinois snowstorm, jnst ended, was the the largest for years. Several Colorado mines hT6 been sold to an English syndicate. Five Russian smugglers broke through the ice on tbe Prussian frontier and were drowned. The Sugar Trust receivership has been an nulled at New York and a reorganization will take place. The report from Arkansas that Colonel Robert Crockett was dead is premature. The Colonel is improving. Turkey has refused Russia's request for the extradition of Prints Nakashidze, who is ac cused of Nihilist intrigues. The English generally approve of Secretaiy Baine's proposition that a Joint committee visit Alaska and investigate affairs. A Spokane Falls posse is waging war against a band of horse thieves. In one skirm ish the Sherls and one robber was wounded. Five safe blowers were caught wbile work ing at a Chicago safe containing valuable dia monds Friday. One made a break for liberty and escaped. The two Alaskan explorers sent out by Mrs. Frank Leslie. Wells and Price, probably per ished, as diligent inquiry among natives give no clew to them. A motion to abandon the Lake Front as part of the Y orftl's Fair site was considered by the local directors. A vote on tbe motion was postponed tillTuesday. Portugal and tbe United States will be in vited by Spain to be represented on the com mittee having in charge tbe proposed Columbus Quarto-Centennial Celebration. Postmaster Seabold, of Williams' Bridge, N. Y., was attacked In his office by six Italians, whose motive is supposed to have been rob bery. The postmaster gave tbe gang a lively fight and succeeded in driving them off. TAKEN CASE OF BY THE POLICE. Dasiel Coppeejian will have a hearing be fore Magistrate Foley, of Woods' Run, on Tuesday, charged with severely beating Will iam J. Cartwrlght. William Robinson was held for court yes terday by magistrate Leslie, for assaulting and beating his stepson. The wife of the de fendant made the information. Mrs. Annie StiHBiESEB was held for a further hearing j esterday by Alderman Hart man, having been charged by Mary Burton witn using proiane language. Fkank Hartzex, of No. U Clark street, was committed to jail by Alderman Richards, in default of bail for a trial, on a charge of as' sault and battery, preferred by James Green. Joseph Rosekbubglr was before Magis trate Succop yesterday, charged wift running a speak-easy on Pius street. Decision withheld until to-morrow, pending lurtner investigation. J. M. Gordon and William Saunders, were committed to jail by Magistrate Hyndman, last night, for trial on a charge of larceny preferred by Inspector Whltehonse. They stole several overcoats iroui w . a. lugnes' lumDer yaro. Andrew Andreas was fined ?1 and costs by Alderman Beinbauer for disorderly conduct. Akeli Libatcb. who lives' at llll May street. Southside, charged tbe accused with having attempted to put himself and wife out of their nouse. George Smith and Anna Smith his wife were before Magistrate Succop charged with disorderly conduct at tbe ball of tbe Iron City Athletic Club, held at the West End Rink. Fri day night, and which was stopped by the police. Q1U11U WOS UUCU CO BUU UU9M BUU U13 WHO U1S' missed. f E0PLE WHO COME AND GO. Business Manager Wemyss Henderson, of tbe Duquesne Theatre, will leave for tbe East to-night, to join the Bluebeard Company, of which he is tbe proprietor. . S. Amtnon and wife, of London, and A. W. Loefner. of Massillon, are Hopping at the Seventh Avenue Hotel. E. Njuman, a business man of Liege, Belgium, registered at tbe Monongabela House yesterday. H. E. Waddell, of Wheeling, and William Bannister, of New Bedford, are at the Anderson. F. H. Siegfried and J. Norman Martin, of New Castle, are at tbe Duquesne. George Westingbou.se, Jr., left for New York last eveningsin bis special car. H. E. Haley, of Warren, is registered at the Schlosser. SMALL SCRAPS' OF LOCAL NEWS. W. D. Mathews, of Thomas A. Armstrong Council No 291. O. U. A. M., was last night elected Marshal ot the Senior division of Amer ican Mechanics for Washington's Birthday parade. An alarm from box 62, in Allegheny, at 11 o'clock last night was caused by a slight, tire in a rag shed on Bradduck street. Little damage. John W. Moseland will conduct tbe tem perance exercises at tbo M. E. Church on Re becra street, Allegheny, to-night. Allegheny's Committee of Fifty was not organized yesterday, as tbe list is not com pleted. ' Controller Brown, of Allegheny, paid out $47,000 to tho city employes yesterday. Owen McCally U charged with assaulting and robbing Samuel Col well. SHE WANTED HEB HUSBAND. ' When He Refnsed to Return Home, She Threw a Teakettle at Him. Mrs. Mary Cregar, a resident of Sidney street, Sontbside, was arrested last night and, locked np in the Fourteenth ward police station on a charge of disorderly con duct. According to the story told to the police it appears that Mrs. Cregar's husband had deserted ber some time ago, and went to board at Mrs. Bridget Hannigan's house on Mnrphy street. Hearing that her bnsband was at Mrs. Hannigan's she went tbere to try and get him to go back home. Cregar refused to go, and Mrs. Cregar, it is alleged, picked up ajteakettle on the stove near by and threw it at him. She failed to hit ber husband and the teakettle went through a door into a room where a number of other boarders: were. They wereconsider ably frightened by tbe occurrence .ind con cluded to call the police, who took Mrs. Cregan in charge. A CHTJBCH QTJABBEL IN COTJBT. A' Chicago Jndge Enjoins a Presbytery From Controlling a Church. Chicago, Jan. 10. The trouble in the Presbyterian CEnrch at Englewood has broken oat anew, and this morning Jndge Sbeppard issued an injunction against the Presbytery of Chicago, restraints it from installing a pastor in the church, and also restraining Rev. John De Witt, its ap pointee, ronr occupying the pulpit Tbe complainants are members of the society of the church, and claim that the Presbytery lias no- jurisdiction or control over the church, it being a wholly inde pendent body. ' 189L Fob Westebs pennsyx.va itia, West Virginia and Ohio: Threatening Weath eb and Rain ob Snow, Winds Shifting jo Northeasterly, Sta tionary Tempekatube, Except in Southwestern Pennsylvania, Coij eb. PITTSBURG, Jan. 10. The United States Signal Service officer in this city furnishes tne louowin Time. Ther. Ther. iiKIA.11, 8-OOP. M. Maximum temp,... 43 Minimum temp..... 23 Rangp 10 Mean temp 33 Rainfall lOlOOA. JI II 00 A. M 33 32-03 JI. O LOOP. M. 1 S0P. U 42 Trace. SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN. Light Snow and Bain Falls in Some of the Western States. rrEIPAEID r OK THE DISPATCH. 1 The storm central in tbe Onlf on Friday re mained nearly stationary in tbat region yester day. Light rains continued in the States touching the Gulf and also on the South Atlantic coast. Light snows fell in Illinois aud in the lower Lake region. Elsewhere the weather was fair. Another lowbarometer area appeared north ot Minnesota. Over the eastern slope of tbe Rocky Mountain region tbere was an area of abnormally high barometer, accom P "A RACE WITH DEATH!" Among the nameless heroes, none are more worthy of martyrdom than he who rode down the valley of the Conemaugh, warning the peoole ahead of the Johnstown flood: Mounted on a powerful horse, faster and faster went the rider, but the flood was " swiftly gaining, until it caught the un lucky horseman and swept on, grinding, crushing, annihilating both weak and strong. In the same way is disease lurk ing near, like unto the sword of Damocles, ready to fall, without warning, on its victim, who allows his system to become clogged up, and his blood poisoned, and there by his health endangered. To eradicate all poisons from the system, no matter what their name or nature, and save yourself a spell of malarial, typhoid or bilious fever, or eruptions, swellings, tu STILL - W THE WEATHER. A yo- t-S. ruT .?- ANI LAYING ALL CARPETS FREE OF CHARGE And will continue to do so the remainder of this month. Also Lace Curtains and Window Shades hung, if you desire them. Now is your time. This week we received nearly 500 pieces, all new goods and ele gant designs, ALL AT THE OLD PRICES. Odd Dressers ! Odd Washstands ! Odd Beds ! 500 Odd Bed room, Dining Room and Kitchen Chairs at your .own price. Tnese goods must be moved this week without fail. You will find them bar gains. BEDROOM SUITES! PARLOR SUITES! "DININGr ROOM FURNITURE !" New and elegant goods ! Perfect designs ! Lowest prices ! Remember.'we are. the only house in this city who make our spe cialty the furnishing of houses in a complete and comfortable manner. Cash or Easy Payments. HOPPER BROS. & CO, 307 WOOD STREET, 307 NEAR FOURTH AVE. flSole Agents for the Davis Sewing Machine. y CmCHESTER'8 EN6U8H, rtTlTWRONMi tup offteiMlLlNB erttuiNP TaiIIm. ufe nmrriit ftp Clfeliu&w'. hm. u.14 with Mn. rihhnn T.L..1. All pun in putetxaid boiei, plat wrappers, duritnu eoaaterfelu. at Draituti, or mint 4. la tumpt for ptrUetfan, teathaoaUli, n4 "Keller fr Ladtu," flutter, bjrttira Kail Soli by aU Local Vracssts. panied by temperatures ringing from zero in some places to 10 below in others, with fair weather. Tbere was a decided rise in tempera ture la the Ohio Valley the Lake region. River Telegrams. rSFXCIAL TE&XOBAMSTO TBE DISFATCB.l ALLeouexy Juxctiox Hirer s feet and sta tionary. Weather clomlr andralulnir. UAiBO-lilver 31,9 feet and rising. Weather cloudy and cool. Louisville Klver filling fast: 15 feet tn canal: 12 feet S Inches on falls, and TO feet at foot of locks. Business Rood. Weather still sultry and cloudy, threatening rain. JUEurms Itlver rose 6 Inches. Weather damp and disagreeable Cincinnati KlTer 30 feet I Inches and falling. Bain and cold. ViCKSBuno Klver rising. Llcht rains. All steamers delayed by fo;. A NEW STEAMBOAT LINK Regular Vessels to PryBetween Chattanooga and St. Louis. Chattanooga, Jan., 10. Arrangements have been made for a-regular service of steam ers between Chattanooga and St. Louis, a result of tbe opening tif tbe mussel shoals. Tbe first steamer, the property of the Tennessee River Transportation Company, leaves Chattanooga qu tbe 20th of tbe present month for Rlrerton. AhL, below the mussel sboals, wbere transfer is made with tbe St. Louis and Tennesee Packet line. Steamers will ply regularly between tbe two cities. THE MISSING THANEM0BE. It Turns Up In Fort After Being Given Up for Lost. New York; Jan. la The British steamship Tbaaemore, of the Johnston Line, which sailed from Baltimore on NovemDer 26 for London, with a cargo ot cattle, has been towed into Bahia, Brazil, by tbe British steamship Al liance. The Thanemore was bulletined at tbe Mari time Exchange as missing when she had been out iO days. She was doubtless disabled in the cyclone that swept tbe North Atlantic on De cember L C mors and kindred' disfigurements, keep the liy,er and, "kidneys healthy and vigorous, by the use of Dr. Pierce's Golden- Medical Discov ery. Unlike the .sarsaparillas, that ate said to be good for the blood in March, April and May, the "Golden Medical.. Discovery" works equally well all the year round. It's the only blood-purifier 'sold, through druggists, absolutely on trial T Tour money returned if it doesn't do exactly as recommended. It's a concentrated vegetable ex tract, and the cheapest blood -purifier and liver invigorator sold, through druggists, no matter how many doses are offered for a dollar, because you only pay for the good. you get. Can you ask more? "World's Dispensary Medical As sociation, Proprietors, No. 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. T. MAKING RED CR0S8 11 Diamond Bm - Tli. a1 8fK ar tad rttlakU Pin tor nA. jftMUil Diamond Brmd ln.Re4 and did actania ..IihII.A. EetUMS SttbttltKtlMU amA. tmUHjkmM. ch.chtiii vmmtfiffijga&agfi: ' i ' delM W-VJ Ja? TWO STARTLING CASES- Mrs. Mangold, of Butler, and Mr. Mahan, ofSh'arpsburg," Escape an Inevitable Doom. THEIR TESTIMONY. IJrobibl y one of tbe most thrlTing towns of its size in Pennsylvania is Batter, tbe count? sent of Batter county, a pleasant place of about 7,500 inhabitant.'. Mr. Mangold, an indnstrtous and well to-do mercaant, is well Known anil respected by all Batlerites. His wire. Mrs. Anna Mangold, is charniinc ladr, and bas many friends. KecenU ly tbe writer bad tbe pleasure of an interneW witb Mrs. Mangold, dannz whicb sbe recited brief history of a portion of ber life, interest? in to a decree, and tbe conclusion of whictt seemed truly wonderful. "Some time aj;o," cays Mrs. Mangold, "I con. traded a cold: nothing alarmintr about tbat, bat ere I recorered from Its effects I cauzbe another and tben another, until I bad a cold all the time. My bead and nose would be stopped up so I could hardly breathe. There was a con stant rumbling and buzzing in mr ears, whicb later on affected my hearing. Soon a severs cougb set In. I would raise great quantities of offensive matter. Mrs. Anna Mangold. Butler. Butler Co.. Pa. "As mr tronble grew worse sharp pains would take me In the breast and rejion of the heart, shooting through under tbe shunlder blades. Nlehtsueats came'on and weakened mc fear fully. My appetite Lontinued good, but every thing I ate seemed to d.agrce with me. I suffered almost constantly witb spells of terri ble neuralgic pain in my stomach, which would invariably bo lollowed by diarrhoea ana a sen sation of nauea and faint'icss. My sleep was re&tlcrss and broken by bid dreams aud night mare, and did me no good. I would arise in the morning feeling more- tired tban tbe night before. I tried many things to get relief, but all in vain. My wble sytem was undermined by tho disease I finally grew so weak I was un able to walk. In short, I was as near dead as It was possible to be and still live. I was in this condition when my attention was attracted to Srs. Coneland and. Blair. I decided to call on tbem. I did so, and finding their charges so Terr reasonable began their treatment. "Wnat was the result? Very surprising to me, I assure you. I began to improve almost at once. My svmptoras gradually left me, until to-day I am like a different person entirely. I feel better than I bave in five years. I gained 31 pounds In two months under tbelr splendid care. It is certain, without a doubr, they saved, my life, and I cannot find words to express my gratitude." J Mrs. Mangold lives, as stated, in Batter. Pa.; wbere this statement can be readily verified lot person or Dy letter. 1 SNATCHED FROM THE GRAVE. The Terrible Situation From Which Timothy Mahan Was Rescued by Mr? j Dr. Copeland and Blair. Mr. Timothy Maban. Eighteenth street Sharpsburg, who is employed in Bros, glass works, says: Kor tbe past four years I was badly affected, with catarrh, so badly that I tbougbt it would1 finally bring m to my grave. 1 had almost half a dozen different doctors, but they couldn't find out what was, wrong with mc. My head and nuse was stopped up. Sharp pains over eyes and through my temples. My throat con stantly filling with mucus. Night sweats and palnltation of the heart. My appetite waspoor and 1 could not rest uigbts. I began treatment witb llrs. Copeland and Blair. I am a well man to-day, all my symptoms are gone. I gladly recommend these eminent specialists, for tbey saved me." Special Indorsements. Following are given a few of Pittsburg's; prominent citizens who have treated with Srs. Copeland and Blair and freely add their recoml mendatlons: Mr. J. S. Moore, 121 and 123 Fifth avenue. Mr. Miller, 121 and 1.3 Fifth avenue. Mr. Samuel Crawford, witb Hugus 4 Hacks, dryitoods house. Mr. R. M. Anderson, of tbe Sheriff's office. Mr. John G. Frailer. 5710 ICirkwood street. HOME TREAT31ENT. Additional Evidence Dy Mall. Mr. W. T. Henshaw, of Frossect, Pa., saysi "For years I so tiered from catarrh without being able to find relief. Drs. Copeland and Blair cured me. treating roe by mail' Mr. Henry Rose, of ckh art's Mines. Md., says: "I suffered constantly from chroma catarrb;could get no relief. Drs. Copeland and Blair cured me entirely at home." Des. Copeland &. Blaie treat with saceeis all curable cases at 60 Sixth avenue, Pittsburg. Fa. Otfice hours. 'J to 11 A. jr.. 2 to o P. 31. and 7 to 3 P.M. (Sundays included). Specialties Catarrh and all diseases of tbe eye. ear, throat and lungs, cbronic dlseae. Consultation. JL Address all mail to DR. W. H. COPELAND, 66 Sixth avenue. Pittsburg. Fa. jall-Tussu YOU Shall have exactly what you want, and pay only a fair price for it "When you want a PUKE, WELL-AGED WHISKY, Ask for OLD EXPORT at JOS.FLEMING&SON'S, Wholesale and Retail Druggists, 412 Market Street, Cor. Diamond, PITTSBURG, PA. Full quarts, 81 each, or six for 85, jat-TTSSU EXCUSE ME, CHILLY. ,gg?iPt5 nsSr Give me a lift with tbls top coat of nine. I always have tronble getting It on, and I mar bave to get a new one.. "Nonsense." Snow, all tbat coat wants is new sleeve linings, and by sending it to Dickson, the Tailor, 65 Fifth av.. corner wood St.. second floor. you can get nice mobair or silk lining and save tba price of a coat. Thanks. Snow, happy tbougbt. Good,. day. Mr. Dickson carries tbe largest and bestc assortment of sleeve lining la tbe city.. TeL IMS. 1 4 , i t 4 Jfl J.&4.V., aSjfrri.t.- IMsBHIHIIIIH!iHnHNVHsllllftM5 m7!BssmiMsm