aP5-JTlij3TtTfr.-iLSfc:s?5'iiB laUiffi HwHHBBaHilHHHelHHlHlHRIHHHHHHBHifHIHHSiHHHHHHHEflVIH r: iYifSW71 I"w?sif77ra f", rr. THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH. MONDAT. FEBRUARY 6 2, 1891 v N S , The National Board's Plan lo Keform life Ball Players and Ele vate the Game. ; TBDRMAN EXPLAINS THE RULES. The Boys to Undergo a Most Rigid Sjstem of Espionage Both When on and Off the Field. SEW STATE GAME LAWS PROPOSED. Wej Bcstcn Letter DetJj With Biabiuer's Cue Gtsenl Eportog Ntws. TT ?rXOrjO.TELSanXH TO TUB DIBPATCn.l Coltjsibos, O., Feb. L Allen W. Tbur 'inan, President of the American Associa tion, states tbat the National Board, con sisting of J. K. Kodcers, of Philadelphia, L. C. Kranthoff, of Kansas City, and him self have agreed upon a plan which' will elevate players in the profession and in pri vate character in and off the field. Hereto fore the private or personal character of a ball player, however good or unexceptional, had little or no bearing upon the price set for his services, his record on the diamond alone governinc managers. So that it has come to pass that men have been purchased at steep fleares on their rec ords, given in tabulated form in the book, who turned out anything but valuable acquisitions. As a general thins:, with notable exceptions, this class are record plaj ers. That is. They Play for rosition in the guide book, and accept no chances, un less dead sure ones, on the field. "The rule," said Mr. Thurman, "is this: Every month each manager of a club files with onr board a private report containing a lull personal history of every player in his club. This history shall detail his liauits, temperate or the reverse; his obedience, tractability etc.. and hH deportment on the diamond. The record as usual, kept by the official scorers will also be filed. The advantages resulting to the na tional game from the enforcement of this rule, among others, are: First Managers or pro prietors ot clubs desiring information other than the tabulated record of the guide book about any player they may be contemplating signing, can obtain full, complete and reliible information from the National Board, not only as to the plaier's ability on the field, bnt also his personal habits, deportment, etc Second The player has the reciprocal advantage, if he is a qualified and worthy man, of , An Official Send-Oft; which must, in the nature ot the case, enhance his value and enable him to command the high est price paid. Third The player who is a gentleman has this farther advantage, tbat should he become enfeebled, old. too stiff, or Incapacitated in any way from playing further ball, he can draw upon the National Board for a certificate of character, recommendation, or even its influence to help him secure the means of a livelihood. "The National Board has the power of in flicting fines upon managers who fail to report or eive false information in their reports. Be sides, yon see the board also appoints the of ficial scorers and it is not at all improbable that, besides these disinterested officials, there will be present, when the managers least as pect, reporters of the board who w ill notify us Sromptly of any neelect on the manacer'spart. be board cannot be imposed upon. It will, at the outset, take -effectual measures to preveut anything of the Kind." BELONGS TO PITTSBTJEa. That's What President Soden, of Boston, Says About Louis Bierbauer. ICOBRtSrOMJCSCE OF THE DISPATCH. Boston, Feu. L All is serene in the League camp here, and the only question that puzzles the Triumvirs is "Whit players shall we let goT" Kelly was going to Chicago snmejtjimi ago, but it's dollars to nickels that 'velly will wear a Boston umtorm next yer.r. Broutbers was another man the Triumvir had no earthly use for some time ago, but sentiment on this subject has chanced, and don't let anyone be surprised if Broutbers' ame is on the reserve list,which must raach Nick Yonng by February 9. Badbourn couldn't play on another Boston team for neither love nor money, and inow Manager Selee, of the Boston Club, has come forward and declares that the directors will make an etrregious mis take if tbey let Radbourn go. And Selee is right, for Radbourn never pitched better than lat,t year, and with the liveliest ball ever used in the professional arena. Radbourn, however, is one of the sulkiest and most independent players living, and the fact that the Boston Brutberboud club wonld net have hired him for another season shows what a hard man he is for any manager to control. This is an old story though, aud it need not surprise anyone if Radbourn plajs with the Boston League team. The Association team will be known as the Red Stockings, and Arthur Irwin will manage 1L Irwin is bustunc for players, and expects to sign some good men before lone: Thev say here the Association people that the Red Stockings have a cinch on Connie Mack for catcher. The same old stale gag is being paraded belore the public that Mack does not want to go to Pittsburg. This is a very rocky excuse when it is taken into con sideration tbat Mack lost about two months' salary in Buffalo last season in addition to $500 tbat be was foolish enough to invest in stock. If Mack had any objection to going to Pitts burg, there was no need of bis being m such a burry to sign with Mauagcr Hanlon. I think Mace will have to go to Pittsburg as he is still under L,eicue control. In regard to ibe Bierbauer case. President Soden. of the Boston club, has this to say: "Yes, I think that Bierbauer belongs to the Pittsburg club and any League club could jump in and sign Stovey, Larkin or any of the old Athletic players. The Athletics, according to the national agreement, should have sent in their reserve list otplajers last year in Octo tober but this they failed to do." Unless O'Neill voiuuunlygives upBierhauer he has the best of the case by long odds. Thnrman. nor any other man, can ride-over the laws laid donn in the National agreement, and these rules were uot lived up to by the Athletic club. If the American Association claims the right to hold on to men who plajed in the Athletics of 'S3, then tbat organization should pay the back salaries due to the Athletic players of 1S90. As a matter of fact, there is no Athletic club in existence, and if Wagner, the present owner of an Association franchise in Philadelphia, wants to use the name "Athletic" he must purchase the titlo from the owners of ibe old club who threw up the sponge last fall. Charles J. Foley. Doesn't Know of It Yet. rSPECIAt TtlirEUI TO mi dispatch.: Wheelixg, . Va.. Feb. L A report was published in a Pittsburg paper tbat Jcsne Burkett, of this place, had signed with the Pittshurg club, and Mr. Burkett states it is false in every particular. He has been reserved by the New York club and cannot sign until released, and furthermore be says be has never hadau correspondence with Pittsburg; par tlts and cannot understand bow the story started. He has several offers for the coming , season, including the Cleveland National League and Milwankee and Lincoln, of the Western Association. Signed and Released. COLUMBUS. Jan. 3L President Thurman, of the American Association, announces contracts approved: With Philadelphia (American Association club) William Husted. Released BvSvracnse: J. F. Keefe, F. W. Ely. William MrQneery. Contracts and releases after this date must be sent to N.E. Young, of tne National Board of Professional Baseball Associations, Wash ington, D. C Ho'rsOeld'i Side of lb JonatharHorsfield called at this office last evening and made a statement regarding the shooting match between himself and J. Brookes, which ended unsatisfactorily at Homewood Park on Saturday. He said: ".The referee measured tho charge which was found fault with in ray gun. It there was more than an ounce of shot in the gun why, it was bis mis take and not mine. The qucstlou is: Was I to suffer for bis mistake? I say not. That would be a preposterous condition and nobody would tolerate it. That, and tbat alone, is why I re fused to abide by his decision. The matter is very simple, indeed. Had I or my friends measured the charge we wouldn't have said a word. But be measured it himself and wanted me to suffer for bis mistake." A Hard Fought Battle. Four Matjibojt, Iowa. Feb. L Joe Tansy. ol Memphis, Zenik, and John Verier, of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, fought here yesterday. It was a finish fight for a 300 purse. Tansy won in the twenty-seventh round. It was one of the hardest fought battles tbat has ever taken place in this oart ofthe country. Wor ld's defeat was caused by a badly sprained arm. HW GAME LAWS PBOPOSKDl The Herron Bill Gnn Clnb Comes Out With a Sweeping BI1L The Herron Hill Gun Clnb is made up of a number of gentlemen who are hustlers in anything they undertake to do. They are at all times alive to their interests an honor able and humane sportsmen, and also to the interests of the community at large. Thev have determined to make a big effort toward the reformation of the game laws in this State, and to show that they mean business, they have a lawyer now engaged drafting a bill providing for all the desired changes in the laws. The bill will be presented to the Leg islature this session, and there are very strong hopes tbat it will become a law. The bill will provide for some very sweeping changes. One is to make the opening ot the season for killing the various kinds of game uniform. At present the season for one class of game opens on one date, and the season for another kind of game opens on a different day. It is claimed tbat this permits a large amonnt of illegal killing of game, as many people who go to hunt game that is in season shoot other kinds of game that aro not legally in season, thus spoiling tho shooting prospects generally. It a day 1 selected on which all classes of game come into season at once, it is argued tbat the evils above referred to will be abolished. There is much force in the contention. Another provision of the bill is that each dealer who offers game for sale when ont of season m this State must swear that each piece of game thus offered for sale is from another State. It is contended that this requirement mil tend to abolish the illegal shooting of quail anil other game in this State. Poachers, according to the bill, are to be dealt with in an emphatic manner. The bill asks that it be a penal offense for any man to be canght in a field or any bunting place at any time with a ferret in his possession. There is a true sportsmanlike ring abont this provision, and doubtless ail lover of fair and honest field sports will heartily supnort it. The bill gives every inducement to people to try and discover violators of the law. An In former is to be rewarded with half the fine im posed on each mau convicted. It is thought that this will prompt hundreds of people to in terest themselves in seeing that all violators will be brought to justice. As already intimated, the Herron Hill Club has not gone into the matter in a half-hearted way. They mean to go ahead in the prosecu tion ot their programme with all the vigor tbey can command. It seems to be the unanimous opinion of all who are interested in the protec tion of game tbat the present laws must be re formed, and the parties who are now about to ask for the change have confidence that it will be granted. A Valuable Tnrf Guide. We are in receipt of a copy of "Goodwin's Official Turf Guide" for 1890. and it is putting it mildly to say tbat it is one of the best guides tbat this famous firm have issued. It is larger than any of its predecessors, and not a turf event of last year at all worthy of note is omit ted from it. All kinds of useful knowledge pertaining to the turf is found in the guide. It is a wonderful and extremely valuable book. The Application Held Over. Ata meeting of the A. A. TJ. at New lork, Saturday evening, the application of the Alle gheny Athletic Association for membership was considered. Although other clubs were admitted, the Allegheny application was held over. This will be somewhat of a surprise to many people. Sporting Notes. BvAtTMOXT and Belmont, the two champion Gordon setters, are reported to have been pur chased at the stiff price ortLOSO. l'BEFIDEVT O'NEIM. savs that so many baseball magnates bcin? In Chicago at once is the result of liTonotism. It is safe to bet that A. U. Spalding is uot hypnotised. PRESinnxT O'Neill Is giving the Chicago re porters to understand that 1'lttsbnrg needs a eood team anil must have it. 'W lthout a good team, he says, baseballjrlll be dead here. Quite true. IIexky BnTLE. a League pitcher, is organizing a Western League dun In Indianapolis, to be backed bv Dickson and Talbott, the theatrical managers. Several of the old Indlananolls League placers will be In the team, among them beery. McGeacuy and Bassett. "Kxap" McCAKTnVwasln town to attend the I'alo Alto sale during the early part of the week, lie slate that there is no truth in the storv that either a Mexican Jockey or fatsy Dully has" been engaged to ride fortheBrookdale stable, ito rider has been engaged as yet by air. Withers. Sports man. WHEX Itobert Bonner began driving horses in 185G. as a pastime and to rpcuprate his health, there were not 20 horses in the whole country eligible to the 2:3u list, and there was not even one in the 2:3) list or anywhere near It. Think of tbu strides that have been made since then. During 1KW nearly 1.000 horses were added to the 2:30 Hsu Mark Baldwin Is not by any meansconfl'ned to baseball as a means of Ih ellliood. Mark is one ot the most promising artists tbat Is, sign painters in Western lennylvan.a. He bs Just com pleted a big contract for Mr. Hoffman, of Home stead. "M. Baldwin. Artist, "on the corner of one of the maznlficeut signs shows who did the splendid work. A. W. Lawsox. the pitcher, who was with the Boston and l'lltsburg National League clubs, Ibe Wilmington club and other teams last season. Is now doing good work tor the Ocala, i la., clnb. He is interested in the latter team's management. In a game against Jacksonville at Ocala he re tired the opposing team without a hit or a run, the scorebeiniHtoO. P. II. Walsh, of Scranton, Pa., has chal lenged Albert O. Powers to play for the nool championship or America for (ISO or more a side. alsh has posted a forfeit, and Powers, who Is at home, has been notified. Ibe champion will In sist upou playing the match in Chicago. Walsh claims to nave defeated Powers in several minor contests, and Is said to be a careful, steady player. Uoodwiu'S GUIDE shows the elder Lamlev had more mounts than any other Jockey last year. He rode in SH races, closelr followed by Bergen with 791 mounts. Bergen rode the most winners, 179. Othei Jockeys who rode a hundred or more winners were: U.iylor, W: Lamley,124: Hamilton, 123. and Barnes, 113. Jimmy McLaughlin did not ride often, out be landed IX wicuers out of 32 mounts. They are going mighty fast around the stove In California this winter. Here Is what Sam Gamble recently rote to L W. W llllams anent the mark be expects btainboul to get over the Independence kite: "Get vour track In tirst-class order Tor next season. lor when btainboul starts OTer it in 1891 1 think ron wllleea very fast mile; In my opinion your track will pleise him and If he is as good as when our unwelcome raius came and stopped him this fall. 1 know he will make the mark for him overyour track 2:aiJ. Clarke's Horse Jievieto. "I TiiiyK we hac a good batlery in Hemming and Klnslow," said President Bvrne yesterday. 1 know cry little about thein, but they are hlghl) recommended. W ard has not yet signed a contract, but 1 thinR he wilt Inside of a week. 1 see no reason why the two Brooklyn clubs will not consolidate. There Is no doubt in my mind but that the Plarers' League club will fix up tliclr matters all right on Saturday. No matter what happens, we intend to give the New iork cluba big row to hoc to keep up with us." ADisrATCH from Louisville says: President Parsons received a proposition from Von der Uie of fet. Louis, yesterday, offering to trade Second Baseman ltobluson and Outfielder Dnuee for Pete Browning. It was declined. Mr. Parsons said o dy that he would not part with Browning under any consideration, and that he would be lound In a Louisville uniform next season, Jimmy Wolff forwarded a 6lgncd contract to Manager Chap man this morning. It-Is reported thatau attorney is preparing the petition in a suit to throw the club Into the bauds of a receiver. An inquiry among the stockholders of the club this morning, however, failed to denote the name of the com plainant. JuisaE McLaughlin, who next year will ride for Frank fchret. has the reputation of owning this world's goods to the extent of 200,000. Ihe figure or (10. 10 would probably be In excess of what he is worth Garrison, the Jocker, outside his debts is not worth ?10. 000. Taylor, one of the best boys in the saddle, who will ride for Mr. Pierre Lorlllard next season, owns a cozy bouse in Brooklyn and has a modest bank account. Good Judges rate his fortune atKioco. Uavward has a competence butas heis lilinseirvery much reserved in discussing bis property qualifications, his wealth is a matter of coulecture. Good Judges placeit at S40,XI. 'The richest -white Jockevln this country Is Billy Donohue. who or late has not ridden vcy much. He is probably worth 151 000. Xlu lleeK'fpoit. SECRETABY H0BLE ACTIVE. Paying Close Attention to Work In the Pen sion Bureau. "WASHniGTom Feb. 1. Secretary Noble is taking active measures to expedlete the adjudication of claims in the Pension Bureau, particular attention being given to those cases which are not represented by at torneys, and to cases, which, for one reason or auother, have been pending to the Bureau for a long time. In this matter the Secre tary is receiving the earnest co-operation and assistance of Commissioner Banm. During the last year or so several of the States, by their respective Legislatures, have designated an officer to come to "Wash ington and make an examination of ail pending claims ot ex-soldiers of their re spective States with a view to securing the needed evidence to bring them to a final ex amination. J. G. Bennett & Co, Leading Hitters and Furriers, Corner "Wood street ad Fifth nyenuc THE NEW TAX SYSTEM That Is Proposed for tho Present One in Allegheny Conntj. SCOPE OP THE NESB1TT MEASURE. A Aleeting of County Members to Farther Consider the Bill. ISEQDALITIES OP RURAL- TAXATION rBOlI A BTAFF COBRESrO NDKJJT.I Haubisbubg, Feb. 1. The Allegheny county members of the Legislature held an other meeting-here on Tuesday evening to further consider the bill introduced in the House by Hop. J. "W. Nesbitt, establishing a Board of Tax Revision iu Allegheny county. The committee, which has been going over the bill to get a more definite idea of the plan, will make its report. This committee is composed of Messrs. Nesbitt, E. E. Cotton and D. E. Jones, It met on Tuesday evening and made a number of changes in the proposed law. The bill is properly in , the hands, of the Ways and Means Committee, but that body is courte ously awaiting the action of the borne dele gation. This is a most important matter for tax payers in Allegheny connty, outside of the two cities. It is a movement toward the equalization of assessments, and would re sult in increased revenues to the county treasury. .M r. .Nesbitt says the . necessity for some improvement over the present method of assessing and collecting taxes in Allegheny county outside the cities is what suggested the bill. It is needed on account of the gross inequalities which exist. Struck a Popular Chord. In this statement Mr. Nesbitt seemed to strike a popular chord at last Tuesday's meeting of the county delegation. "Whether they all believed in the particular plan laid down in this bill or not, tbey all seemed to agree that there should be correction of the notorious inequalities of rural assessments. And it also appeared to be a unanimous opinion tbat the Board of County Commis sioners, with their present powers and re sources, their limited clerical force and the faulty system of ward and township assess ors, could not possibly remedy matters. "The inequalities of our assessment at home are startling;" said Mr. Nesbitt to me this week. "Take Mifflin township, for instance. Its total valuation, according to the last assessment, is $2,800,000. In that township the plant of Carnesie. Phipps & Co. alone is valued at $3,500,000, while other manufacturing plants there are worth at least 82,000,000 more. The property in Mifflin township in the vicinity of McKees port is selling at $3,500 an acre, and at the low assessment it is not paying its share of the taxes. "Pittsburg itself is another illustration of this. It is assessed at about $75,000,000 more for city purposes than for county pur poses. Somo Very Striking Differences. "Many of the townships in Allegheny connty are absurdly different in their figures," continued Mr. Nesbitt. "The land in two adjoining townships is of the same value, and yet on account of the imag inary township line I know of differences of from $10 to $20 per acre in the assessed val uation. Collier and South Fayette town ships are an example of this. Property in the one is assessed at from $10 to $15 per acre lower than in the others. "The Jvaluations in Collier and Robinson township on the other side range in differ ence just about the same decree. Why should the township line make all this difference ? Of course it is the different methods of the township assessors in arriv ing at the estimates upon which they base their assessments." Corroborating what Mr. Nesbitt says about the inequalities and the inability of the present system to obviate them in Alle gheny county, a clause in the circular is sued since the introduction of this bill bv the Commissioners ol Allegheny county is of interest. It says: Cause oT the Inequalities. Inequalities have heretofore prevailed, to wit: The valuation in some districts is not more than 50 per cent of the real value, while in others they run CO, 80 and 100 per cent of the real value. This is owing altogether to the fact tbat the Board of Revision has not in this county sufficient time to revise and adjust the returns of the different Boards of Assessors; and if the Boards of Assessors will follow closely and to the letter the instruction given under the different acts of Assembly, it will obviate the necessity of the Board of Revision increasing the retnrn made by any Board of Assessors, which certainly will be done when it appears that the returns are not in conformity with the acts of Assembly and the Information furnished. ' Mr. Nesbitt's bill would transfer all the taxing duties from the hands of the County Commissioners to the new Board of Re vision. He says he thinks the new system would not cost the county more than $15,000 to $20,000 additional to what the collection of taxes now cost. If this bill is not passed, he believes the salaries of the County Com missioners and their (clerical force should be increased. The plan proposed is the same that is now in iorce in Philadelphia county. Stofiel. PERHAPS FOR PRESIDENT. POSSIBLE MEANING OF THE CLEAN SWEEP IB" STATE OFFICES. Fattison May Be Slaking an Effort to Con trol the Delegation to the Democratic National Convention of 1893 The Gos sip of the Capital. rrnoM A STAir cobbesfoxdxxt.i Habeisbueg, Feb. L Governor Patti son is believed by a good many persons to be a candidate in earnest for the Presidency in 1S92. Considerable significance attaches to the clean sweep now being made in the State Department by Mr. Harrity, Patti son's Secretary of the Commonwealth. It is being done nnder the direction of the Governor. Not a single Republican clerk or deprty is to be left in the offices of the Governor, Secretary ot the Commonwealth, Adjutant General or At torney General and Insurance Department. Two 'and three of these are replaced by Democrats each day. As rapidly as the terms of the more important officials, ap pointed by Governor Beaver for a period of years, expires, they too win be ousted and their places given to the unterrified. Nu secret is made of this. Secretary Harrity has let his intentions be well known. "The meaning of all this," remarked a far-sighted politician to whom I was talk ing, "is that Pattison is reaching out for the Pennsylvania delegatiou to the Demo cratic National Convention. By judiciously distributing this patronage he can please most all, if not all, elements and factions of his party. -LhinK: wnat largely increased patronage he would have had at his disposal had the Democratic scheme iu the Senate at the beginning of the session this year succeeded. That, you remember, was to hold over the appointments! of Beaver until Pattisoa took hold and then refuse to confirm tbem. The secret of that conspiracy was to throw out as many of Beaver's ap pointments as possible and aid Pattison's Prciidental plans. But bad management spoiled tbat. Yet as it is, the public ii al ready commenting upon what a vast change is noticeable in Pattison's two administra tions. They used to say he was not a full fledged Democrat because be did not sur round himself with Democratic forces. He is certainly not open to that charge this time, for the clean sweep was commenced at the beginning and goes on." Another man, a member of the Senate, said Pattison devoted some attention in bis inaugural address to the need. of civil Mr- vice in the State Department at Harrishurg. A bill for the purpose has since been intro duced in the Legislature, and he thinks if it would go through it will further stregthen the Governor's hold on the Democracy in Pennsylvania. These things are what you hear quietly talked about in Harrisburg during the Saturday and Sunday recesses of the Legislature. NEW COBNTY BOAD LAW. It Will Bo Presented to tho Honse in a Few Days. rrnoM a staff conaEsroxDxnT.i HarrisbuIiG, Feb. 1. The county road law, which will be presented in the House this week, will provide for the appropria tion of about $1,000,000 by the1 State to the building of permanent roads. This, it is said by the Legislators, who have talced to the framers of the bill, will be distributed to the townships in a manner similar to the distribution of the public school appropria tion. This is to be given with the hope that townships will contribute Irom their local taxes additional money forfpermanent macad amizing. For this purpose the bill will probably permit townships to borrow money up to the constitutional debt limit. In each township three supervisors are to be chosen, who will serve without pay. Tbey in turn employ a foreman, or several foreman, at, say $1 50 per day, to oversee .the gangs of road laborers. In each county an engineer will be elected ta.pass upon the road work in all the townships. Owing to the revision not yet being complete, the com mission will not make the full text of the bill public for some days yet SEIZED BY VENEZUELANS'. A British Bark Captured and All Explana tions Befused Her Captain. Net York, Feb. 1. The steamer Andes (British), Captain Evans, from Trinidad, January 24, arrived here to-day bringing as passengers the captain and crew of ten men of the British bark Lydia Peschau, seized by the Venezuelan Government Oc tober 16. The captain reports that being sick and unconscious he was taken ashore in a small fishing vessel to the hospital at Trinidad, and that while the bark was beat ing around in charge of the mate he became short of water and put into the Margarita Island, and before anchoring sent a boat ashore asking for water. About 50 soldiers rowed out in small boats, eight of whom were sent aboard the bark, took the mate and second mate ashore and kept them there, leaving no one on board who could take the vessel to sea. They supplied the bark with food and treated the men gener ally well, but stripped the vessel of sails and took the captain's clothes, watch and jewelry. On November 9 the captain chartered the steamer Muriel to go to Margarita Island and tow the bark up, but when they reached the island the authorities refused to give the vessel up, offering no cause whatever. On the 16th all the sailors were sent to Laguayra tothe British Consul. On the 22d the cap tain again visited the vessel in accordance with orders from the Governor of Trinidad and the Venezuelan Consul there, but they still refused to give up the vessel. The En glish Governor then ordered the captain to proceed to New York, as it would take at least three months to settle the matter. The bark was bound from Wilmington, N. C, to Trinidad with a load of yellow pine lumber. TWO BEPOBTS ON BATJIL One Will Exonerate Him and the Other Will Castigate Him. rSrXCIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Washington, Feb. 1. The Committee on Invalid Pensions of the House, which has been investigating Pension Commis sioner Raum, will make its report early next week. The testimony taken covers over 500 pages of printed matter. Chairman Morrill says that the majority can make but one re port, and that is to exonerate General Raum from the serious charge of having used his official position to further the schemes of a refrigerator company of which he is the President. Mr. Morrill says that of course to a suspicinui man there was reason to think that Geoeral Raum had acted in a corrupt manner, but out of all the testi mony that had been taken there had not been found one single word of damaging evidence. The minority report, however, will be a very severe arraignment of Commissioner Raum, charging him with running the refrigerator company and the Pension Bureau as a joint mutual benefit concern and with having used his personal efforts and his influence as a public official to at tempt to defeat the re-election ot Representa tive Cooper, who has been the chief prosecutor in the investigation. GOOD CHANCE FOB TRADE. A Brazilian Merchant Says American Goods Are Wanted There. Washington, Feb. 1. The Bureau of the American Republics has received a let ter Irom a leading merchant in Brazil, who writes as follows: "Almost eyerything made in America is good for this country. Glassware is wanted badly, particularly big tumblers, water sets and small liquor glasses, knives and forks, all kinds of tinware, hardware, tools and notions of every kind, cotton sheeting, prints and cheap light-weight woolen goods. In fact, I can only say that I do not know what will not sell. We want paper and stationery of every kind, varnishes, felt shoes, wnodenwaie, gloves and blank books. "We have recently had the largest ship ment of manufactures from the United Stales ever landed here, aud although prices charged were outrageous, they met with a wonderfully qnick sale. Blaine's reciprocity idea will lead to increased busi ness with us. It is a splendid notion, and if Blaine can carry it out both countries will have a good deal to thank him for." THE P. & W. TBANSFEB. Owners to Be Given Representation in the B. & O. Directorship. Baltimore, Feb. 1. The American will print the following to-morrow anent the control of the Pittsburg and Western Bail road by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company: "As a matter of protection to the big block of Baltimore and Ohio stock taken by the owners of the Pittsburg and Western in exchange for their control of that system, thev will be given representation in the Baltimore and Ohio Board of Di rectors. They cannot possibly get con trol of the Pittsburg aud Western for two years at the least; should tbey aspire to do so, without the consent of the present managers, because President Mayer holds control of more than a majority of the new and old issues of common and preferred stock under the scheme he arranged last summer, when he secured the trusteeship tor about 110,000 shares." DESTROYED BY FIRE. A Foundry on the Southside Burned After Midnight. Shortly after midnight a fire broke out in the foundry of Friend, Hoffstadt & Co., on the Southside, near the Point bridge, aud the building was burned down. The loss will reach SS.000, and it is partially, covered by insurance. It is supposed the fire originated from the spark of a passing engine on the Lake Erie road, though there were stoves in the build ing. The structure was 60x90 feet. Tbe firm made light castings. Special (To Let Lists To-Day. Do Too Intend to Move? Rooms and houses eligibly situated are ad vertised in The Dispatch to-day. Special To-Let lists Mondays and Thursdays. jy Special To Let Lists To-Day. AN EXPOSITION SNAG. $15,000,000 Will Be hequired lo Seo the World's Fair Through. POPULAR SUBSCRIPTIONS SHORT. Kongh Estimates From the Departments Anything bat Kosy. TRYING TO EA1SE T1IE KEEDED CASH Chicago, Feb. 1. A local paper prints the following sensational developments "in the affairs of the World's Columbian Expo sition: Nothing less than $15,000,000 will meet the necessities of the directors of the World's Columbian Exposition. This is the report that will be made by Ferd. W. Peck, chairman of the Finance Committee, and Otto Young, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, some time this week. The estimate of expenditures for the World's Fair that these committees have prepared will astonish the directors. At the last meeting of the Executive Com mittee it was ordered that a budget be pre pared showing the probable expenditures that would be required before the Exposition closes. The resolution calling1 for this bud get was introduced after Director General Davis bad sent in a statement that six de partments must be organized at once. The estimated expense of -the smallest of these departments was $12,000 per annum. With half a dozen more departments to organize and nntold expenditures contemplated in other directions, the Executive Committee .decided that it was of primary importance to get the financial bearing of tne exposi tion. Estimates of the Departments. Each of the departments was instructed to prepare a budget estimating tbe amount that would be necessary to carry them through the exposition and past the time of closing up all the business ol the fair. As the reso lution was only adopted Wednesday, the estimates were hastily prepared, and some of them may fall far short of the amounts re quired. " Some of them may exceed the amounts required. A lengthy conference was held yesterdav, at the conclusion of which the joint commit tee decided to recommend that nothing less than 515,000,000 wonld meet the require ments of the exposition. A large part of this must be available for use before a dollar is received at tbe gates. This puts the directors in an awkward posi tion. At the utmost hut 510.600,000 will be at their disposition before May 1, 1893. This estimate is based upon the supposition that every dollar of the popular subscription of 55,600,000 will be paid. In semi-confidential conversation tbe directors admit that fully 12 per cent of the popular subscription will not be paid. Tbat estimate would leave 51,928,000, in addition to 55,000.000 to be derived from the sale of city bonds. There is an apparent deficiency of 55,072,000 be tween tbe possible visible results and the necessary expenditures. A Hard Frohlem to Solve. How to provide lor this delinquency is a problem that must be solved by the direc tory. The situation is further complicated by the stnbborn fact that no part ot the rev enue to be derived from the sale of citv bonds can be used until 53,000,000 of tbe popular subscription has been paid to Treasurer Seebuerger. The ten buildings to be built by tbe Board of Architects will cost 5T.000.000, and all the time we will be paying large amounts for the maintenance of tbe departments and for the sustenance of the representatives in foreign countries. "How then is the money to be raised?" was asked. "That is the question that the directors must settle. It has been suggested that we bond the gate receipts for 55.000,000. I do not think tbe proposition will be approved. It smacks too much of mortgaging a patri otic enterprise." Solicitors have been out for several weeks with but moderate success. The Ways and Means Committee will begin next week to sue delinquent stockholders. THE WEEK7S C1EABAHCES. Statement of the Clearing Honse of the Larger Cities. Boston, Feb. 1. The following table, compiled from dispatches from the man agers of the Clearing Houses of the cities named, shows the gross exchanges for last week with rates per cent of increase or de crease as against the amqunts for the cor responding week in 1890: inc. Dec. NewYort S383,:51,e .... 23.5 Boston 8i,G73,7al .... 12.8 Chicago 71.790,0111 15.4 Philadelphia 19.6.1!U7 .... 13.8 lit. Louis 19.0SVJ53 .... 3.6 San Francisco IS,C31,980 22.0 Baltimore 13.890.33S .... 7.5 New Orleans. 14.411,079 .... 0.8 Cincinnati 12.611.200 4.1 .... rittsburir 13.042,911 .... 4.8 Kansas CUT 7,554 114 .... e.3 Hultillo 7.300.6C0 4.4 Milwaukee 6,075,000 lo.l Louisville n,255,3S9 .... 30.7 Galveston 5.533,490 18.M Minneapolis. 5,042,721 42.8 hroviaence 5,02'.,no 6.1 Detroit 4,882.235 9 0 Cleveland 4.3..6.M2 .... 0.6 Omaha 4 IfVjSO .... 10.2 Denver S. 105,370 .... 11.7 ht. l'aul 3 .S7.50S ... 10.8 Indianapolis 3.676.13) 37.0 COlumhus 2,S47,6U 3.3 Memphis 2.5M (2 .... 23.4 Dallas 2,248,771 41.6 .... Duluth l,C7J.S8i .... 23.3 Portland. Ore 1,644,402 38.8 Washington 1.4S7.337 9.9 Hartford 1.738.015 8.9 Nashville 1.234 233 0.1 .... KiClllnond 1,8..6,394 5.5 I'eorla O.S45,t)37 3.1.1 M. Joseph 3.4Jl.s;4 17,8 Portland. Me. 933 637 .... 5.9 Worcester 1.032,311 .... 0.6 Mew Haven 1,187.790 7.1 bpnnRlleld 1,039,911 .... 11.3 ton Worth 1,899,119 2.7 beittle 1,117,045 57.0 Tacomi 1,011,381 98.3 HIOUT City...: 838,690 7.5 Norfolk 3,080, W8 39.2 Syracuse 632,500 16 8 Wllhlt.l 628.470 ... 25.6 Lowell 020,5.16 .... S.3 Wilmington 771,703 .... 1.4 SKIPPED WITH THE MONET. The Manager of a New Orleans Jewelry Company Among the, Missing. New Orleans, Feb. 1. E. B. Kogers, who since tbe first of January has been managing the Orleans Watch and Jewelry Company concern, started in March last by Chicago parties, absconded yesterday, taking with him all the stock of the store and about $10,000 in money, that had been paid in by' 500 subscribers to the watch-club schemes organized by the company. J. C. Ashton, of Chicago, is said to be tbe gen eral director, with branches at San Antonio, Dallas and Houston. Tex. ifieumaii ViTfRTfflTIi ORflLCrf Cured f by CO! Btttor thin Tea and Coffee for ih N Van Houten's Cocoa "Largest Sale in the World" Askyourarocerferlt,takenoother. 63 MttttMWMW m nii'jf. m mw ;,QBLD' Sfji "jjfif THE WEATHER Fob Western Pennstlvan ia: Decidedly Colder North westerly Winds, Fair, Except Local Snows Along the Lake Shore. Cold Waye. For Ohio: Decidedly. Colder and Northerly Winds, Fair, Except Local Snows Along the-Lake Shore. Cold Wave. For West Virginia: Decidedly Colder, Northwesterly Winds, Fair With a Cold Wave. SPECIAL WEATHEB B ULLETXrT. The Coldest Weather, of the Season in the Northwest. rPBEPABED FOB TUB DISrATCH.1 The storms in the Mississippi Valley united and moved northeast and the joint storm was central yesterday in Maine, without having greatly increased in energy. Heavy rain fell in the Eastern lake region, Pennsylvania. New York and New England. It was snowing in the northern lake region and in the St. Lawrence Valley. Tho cold wave lowered the tempera ture to 20 at Alpena, Mich. The fall increased with the distance west. At Colgarz, in Mani toba, 36 celow zero was recorded, the coldest weather of thi3 season. The high barometer area, w nicn appeared in Manitoba on Saturday, had made rapid progress East. It was forclnc the stormy condition out of the lake region and producing fair weather in all sections west of Lake Michigan. Elver Telegrams, rSFZCIAI. TXXXQBAM TO THB DISrATCH.I Bbownsville Kiver 14 feet 6 Inches and ris ing. Weather cloudy. Thermometer, 47 at 4 P.M. , Moboaktows Kiver 8 feet and stationary. Weather cloudy. Thermometer. 42 at 4 r. u. WAitBEN Klver 5 feet 4 Inches and rlslnc. Weather cold, with light rain. Wheeling Klver 23 feet 9 inches and rising. Weather cloudy and cool. ViCKSBURG-Kiver falling. MEMFills-Klvcr 19 feet and rising. Weather clear and cool. Louisville Klver rislna; 12 feet in canal. 11.2 on falls, 28.S feet at foot of canal. Weather cloudy. Cincinnat River 38 feet 8 Inches and rising. "Yi eather clear and cold. CAiBO-lUver 28 feet 8 Inches. Weather;cool and fair. Chronic Cough Now. For if you do not It may become con sumptive. For Consumption, Scrofula, General Debility and Wasting Diseases, there is nothing Ilka SCOTT'S FfflULSION Of Pure Cod Liver Oil and HYPOPHOSPHITES Of TiIttio and Soda. It la almost as palatable as milt. Far better than other so-called Emulsions. A wonderful flesh producer. Scott's Emulsion There are poor Imitations. Get tlie genuine. arwFSu We make more porous plasters than all other makers in this country combined, because the publlo appreciate the mer it that exists in our goods. BENSON'S is the only me dicinal plaster for house hold use, all others being weak imitations. Get tho Genuine. fe2-M-89 MEN'S FURNISHINGS. This the most Complete Depart ment in this City. Manufacturing Clothiers,Tailors, Hat ters and Men's Furnishers. 954 AND 956 LIBERTY ST. STAB CORSEB. el5. OIL TVEIX SUPPLIES. AJAX ENGINES AND C0RRY BOILERS. We have made and sold the following "Ajax" engines in 1390: Number of 8x12,. ...'. 477 Number of 9x12, 530 Number of 10x12, .... 169 Number of 10x12,. . 76 Number of 11x12, .... 80 Total, 1,332 If anything was needed to prove this machinery to be the oil man's favorite and the best in the oil field, these figures are all that is necessary. We sold nearly 400 Corry boilers in the same time, making over 1,600 pieces as the year's output. The "Ajax" engine is the strongest, quickest and most economical engine ever built, and the Corry boiler is the largest, strongest, best con structed and most economical boiler in the field. We now have a large stock of all sizes of engines and boilers, together with engine and boiler parts and fittings in warehouse in Pittsburg, and can supply that vicinity and the southwest more promptly than any other manu facturer. My Pittsburg office is 421 and 422 Bissell Block, and after office hours you can find me at the Seventh Avenue Hotel Offices and warehouses . Butler, Pa.; Pittsburg, Pa., and Washington, Pa. Always write or telegraph to JAMES M, LAMBING, Corry, Pa. YaS-18-D SEW ADVERTISEMENTS. RED-HOT IN MEN'S wsm PRICES THAT TALK FOR THEMSELVES: ST A A Men's Cassimere Overcoats, ten shades, well mada, Jjj and trimmed,, velvet collar or plain, only $5. Sr A Men's Cassimere Suits, neat patterns, sacks of l)ttl cutaways, only $6.50. Men's Pants in checks, stripes and mixtures, only r)l.jU $1 50. PITTSBDRG COMBINATION CLOTHING COMPANY, COR. GRANT AND DIAMOND STS., OPP. THE COURT HOUSE. OPEN SATURDAY UNTIL 10 P. M. AN AFTER STOCK-TAKING SALE! Beginning Monday, February 2. Having thoroughly overhauled our stocks', we find a number of things that need cleaning up, so we give you an opportunity to secure some great bargains. This sale cannot last many days, as the goods will go rapidly at THE PRICES. 60 pieces All-wool Empress Clotb and Cashmeres, side-bordered goods, 33 inches wide were 75c and $1, to go at 39c; all good spring colorings. 30 pieces All-wool Doable-width. Plaids, were 75c, to go at 50c 70 pieces Donegal Cheviot Suitings, all wool, doable width, to go at 59c. 50 pieces Printed India Silks, very wide, a few black and white figures among them; regular $1 quality to go at G9e. Wonderful bargains in Black Dress Goods. 70 pairs of Common Sense Corsets reduced from SI, $1 25 and $1 50 down to 75o a pair. A beautiful line of dark-colored Cballies to go at 7c. 20c Sateens to go at lljc. A few more of tbe $18 Newmarkets and Jackets at $4 90 each. New invoice of Ginghams, Sateens, Bretonne Cloths, Challres and Cheviots. 12c a yard for beautiful Ginghams. KM.BLE & SU, 35 Fifth Oil. WELL. SUPPLIES. ARTESIAN WELLS For household and mechanical purposes. Prices on application. DAKKAGH PJJRE WATER CO., ja31-43 D 107 First ar.. rittabnrg. IRELAND & HUGHES, F0RGEAND WACH1NE SHOP AND MANUFACTURERS OF- Oil and Artesian Well Drilling and Fishing Tools, Corner Twenty-first Street, and A. V. R. R. Telephone No. 1Z& PITTSBUKG, PA. jal-3-D MANUFACTURERS OF TUBING, CASING, LINE PIPE, STEAM PIPE ' -AND- BOILEETTJBES W. S. WATSON, AGENT, OFFICE; 108 FOURTH AVE., PITTSBURG-, PA Works at Oil City, Pa. Correspondence Solicited. Prices on Application. de31-23-5WP ProlectYour Horse. Horeeahoelngbe-lnicm(Htlmport-autoperatlon.lt Is necessarr tbat all shoers should un derstand the con struction ana aji rases of the fuot. I The want, ot iDUWKUv ...... sklllorshoclngof-' ten generate many uncases, such as corns. quarter and cen ler crack, irnlch are Terr annoy (lTenroad, track and Interrerlsrhorsf. I alsomannfactnrc a HOOJC OINXMEMT, irnar anteed to keen horses lectin rood eonaltlon. 1 n E AVIClluuu -v fcj yuvticr lectin voa cuauitiuui Andrew Pafenbach. Mio-ra-mrr 01 City hk d. mi . -ryH HPriAll miJr 1 iff'JcoaivvcsoP'OiAMwroi fljnf ---. .--..- T. 1 HI m h i -amu tnis. . w 'lllREAFOfStMM.ESSTCBE 1 XIJl. .. .-.io rITVf Bl M pa 7 II fc!T,SS,"'Ssawrr BARGAINS 1 PITS ja30-M Avenue. lel-115 ALTERATION BALE ALL THIS WEEK. On account of the alterations in our CLOAK AND CURTAIN ROOM It will necessitate us closing it for several weeks, and we will offer our entire line of . COATS, JACKETS, SHAWLS, FURS, CURTAINS, PORTIERES, ETC., At a sacrifice below actual cost. SEE WHAT. WE -OFFER. One lot of Jackets at 95c, former prices (4 and 4 CO. One lot of Jackets, $1 SO, former prices S and $G. One lot Cheviot Reefers at ?3 75, former price ?6 50. One lot of Ladies' fine S12 and $15 Jack ets, with and without vests, $7 50. All our imported Diagonal, Cheviot and Fur-Trimmed Jackets ai J15, former prices 522, 525 and 530. One lot 512 and 515 Plush Jackets at 7. ONE LOT NEWMARKETS At 51 00. Another lot at 52, and still another lot at f3 These goods cost irom 57 to 520. 1,500 Pairs of Lace Curtains must be told so if you want a bargain in Curtains come early. 50c Kn"" ' 50c A PAIR. OUCtOSlo. A PAIR. A large lot ot Portieres will be offered r gardlessofcest. Furs at 22s on the 51. MRS. C. WEISSEFU t -' 435 MARKET ST. 437 '!: jias-xwr - 4 - , - -f I " 1
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