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THE PITTSBTJBG- DISPATCH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 189L
CLOSE OMMHESS.
Republicans Will Use the Last
Days to Push the Shipping
Bill Through.
TO ACCOMPLISH THIS END,
All the Appropriation Bills Hanging
Fire Will Be Delayed.
DEMOCRATS WILL RESIST THIS.
a Powerful Lobby Working for the French
Spoliation CUims.
THEIR FIAXS ALL ttXcD FOR SUCCESS
MTCIAI. TKtKORAM TO TUB DISPATCH.!
Vasuis.gto;, Feb. 22. The Republi
cans of tlie Hnuse have determined to pass
tbe shiptiins bill and to delay action on the
appropriation bills until this is accomplished.
A conference of the particular tnends of the
Speaker was held this evening and they
claim that a canvass of the House shows
that the Eepm hems now lack only two of a
quorum and it li said that these lacking
votes can be secured by Tuesday, if neces
sary. Tne Republicans intend to take ad
vantage of the uot that the Democrats will
cot filibuster acainst theappropri .tion bills,
and so a programme has been arranged that
will leave these measures undisposed of
until the shipping and otLer party bills are
parsed.
It is claimed that tbe backward state of
the appropriation bills need caue no alarm,
as in past Congresses these bills have been
much farther behiud than at present, and
et all were enacted into laws. In the
Forty-eighth Congress the deficiency and
sundry civil bills were both parsed within
four days ol tbe end of the session, and both
under a suspension of the rules.
lighting Will Be Brisk.
The House adjourned yesterday in very
bad temper, and its mood on re issembling
to-morrow will have considerable effect on
the course oi legislation duriug this week.
There are a number of important matters
which the mojontv earnestly desire to have
passed upon by tbe House before final ad
journment, and the oraer in which they are
brought up will largely depend on the situ
ation as it is developed from dav to day.
The friends of the shipping bill have been
assured ot the report from the Rules Com
mittee of a special order setting apart one or
two davs earlvin the week for the considera
tion of this measure, but the representatives
m charge of the appropriation bills are in
sisting on riht nf way and the Democrats,
with a lew exceptions, intend to- exert nil
their power to prevent the enactment ot the
shipping bill into law, reiving lor success
partly on the near adjournment 01 Congress
and the apparent necessity of devoting
much of the time to the appropriation bills,
The Bills Awaiting Action.
The postofSce appropriation bill is not
yet cut of the committee c the whole, and
tnc consideration of the agncu'tural and
deficiency bills has not yet begun. In ad
dition to tneve measures there are the copy
right, the Appellate Court and the Indian
depredation bills, which have passed both
houses, but need to be advanced through
the conference stigeot legislation before
they can go upou thr statute book.
The report of the Bium investigation and
the recommendation of impeachment iu the
case ol Judge Bnaman, of Louisiana, are
matters of the highest privilege on which
action of the House is desired.
The silver bill is uot included in the
schedule of business arranged by the major
ity. The silver men are dishejrtened at tbe
prospect for currency legislation during
this Congress, but expect to make one more
effort to compel a vt on the silver bill,
though in order to do so it will be necessary
to make some motion commonly regarded is
not within the purview ot the mles of par
liamentary practice.
The French Spoliation Claims.
Another bill, which it is proposed to pass
as an amendment to the deficiency approba
tion bill, is that for the payment ol the
French spoliation claims. For the past
week there has been an unusually power ul
lobby bard it work in this direction, and
they claim that they have their plans all
fixed to insure the passage of this measure.
The Senate has already snown itself lavor
able, and iu the House it is
claimed that 1T0 members have
pledged themselves to vote for the adoption
of the amendment. The lobbyists " also
claim thtre is no danger to be apprehended
from the Committee on Appropriations, be
cause they have secured promises from the
seven of its members to insert the amend
ment, and calculating on one or two ab
sentees, they thiuk that number will be suf
ficient to carrvit.
The tot.il amount of monev involved in
the payment of these French spoliation
claims has been variously estimated at
from SSO.000,000 to 60,000,000, but it is
only pr poseii t this tune tn appropriate
fl,o00,000 as the entering wedge.
Only Eight Bays Left.
Onlveigbt full working days remain of
the Fi ty-first Corgress, and irotn now on
till tbe -i'.li of March the nroceediugs in
both branches o tnat body will probauly be
marked by the haste that is usual iu the
closing dajs of a short session. The armv
and the loruficatiou are the only appropria
tion bills th .t have become laws.
Tne status ot the remaining appropria
tion bills is .is follows: The naval bill
awaits approval oi the conference Teport bv
the UoU!e; the pension, District of Colum
bia and Military Academy bills are in con
ference; the diulomalic and consular bill is
awaiting an order for conierence by the
House; the sundry civil bill has bee'n re
ported by the Senate committee -nd is on
the Senate calendai; the legislative, execu
tive and judicial appropriation bill and the
Indian appropriation bill are in the Senate
committee, and the postoffice, agricultural
and general deficiency bills await the action
of the House.
Programme of the Senate.
It is expected that the Senate will devote
its time during the week mainly to the ap
propriation bills. These measures and
bimilarlv urgent conference reports on other
appropriation bills are likely to leave but
little time for other subjects provisionally
provided for in tne oider of business ar
ranged by the Republican caucus.
The KicaMgua Canal bill is the unfin
ished business in this cate ory, and al
though it will be laid aside to-morrow in
favorof the sundry civil appropriation bills,
efforts may be male thereafter to give
its place to some other measure. Tbe irieuds
ol this measure are confluent that it will re
tain its position as against other miscel
laneous business, until "brought to a final
vote.
VYCHXN IN COUNCIL.
The Present Week in Washington "Will Be
a Bis One for Them.
"Washington, Fell. 22. The present
week iu Wahhingtim will be a notable one
for the women of the country. Two gather
ings, at which matters ol interest to woman
kind will be discussed, are to take place
during the xveek at AJbaugh's Opera
House. The first of thexe gatherings is
the first tnenn'al meeting of the
"Women's National C uncil ot the
United Stites. Its regular rssioi s will
begin tn morrow and will continue Tuesday
and V.diie'la, with two or more .-e-sions
each day. A larsc iiumberot the prominent
vouen ol the country ate here to attend the
meetings of the council, and many subjects
will be discussed. Thirty-five organizations
of women will be reoresented. Preliminary
opening exercises of a religious'nature were
held to-day.
The second gathering occurring during
the week will be the twenty-third annual
convention of the ' National American
"Woman Suffrage Association. This con
vention will begin on Thursday and will
continue until Sunday.
A CHAPTER ON DEBT;
THE CENSUS OFFICE BULLETIN ON NINE
MILLION MORTGAGES.
Alabama and Iowa Contrasted In Mort
gage Indebtedness The Causes Lead
ing to This Class of Debt In Both States
Some Interesting figures Given.
"Washington, Feb. 22. Superintendent
Porter, of the Census Bureau, has just pre
pared an introduction to the bulletin on
private indebtedness of individuals and
corporations of the United States. In it
Mr. Porter says:
The agents of the Census Office have over
hauled the records in every htate and Terri
tory, and we now have on tile in Wasbington,as
a result of their labor, the abstracts ot about
9,000.100 mortgages. According,to tbis report,
tpe total real estate mortgage debt in Alabama
In force Jannarj J, 1SDD. was S39.027.9S3; the total
real estate mortgage debt in Ionaiu lorce Jan
uary 1, 1690. was 5199.034,957. Tbe average
amount of debt to one ot population in Ala
bama nas 26; in Iowa, 101
In 1S89 the number of acres mortgaged in
Alabama was 1,741,420; total number of acres in
the State, 32.9!s5,b00; per cent or acres mort
gaged, O.3. .Number of acres mortgaged in
Iowa, S.340.000; total number of acres in tbe
btate, 3a.o40.000; pr cent of acres mortgaged,
8.1. llie interest charges in Alabama range
from 1 to 40 per cent, and In Iowa from 1 to 20
per cent. Throughout the South and West tbe
contracts of ten states show that the debt is
without interest, or give a lower than tbe true
rate. Tbe averago of mortgages with an
allowance for partial payments is compelled to
be 2.73 years in Alabama and 4.93 years in
By personal inquiry In Alabama, as to the
oujocts in mortgaging real estate, the most
piomlnentones given are: Purchasing money
to Buy otber and,businese,improremems,farm
expenses, family expenses, family supplies,
larui snppi,e3 t0 repay borrowed money, and
litigation and lawyers' fees. In Iowa Pur
chase money, improvements, to buy otber
land. business. farm stock, security
debts, speculation, litigation, Jiving er
experses and undescribed debts. The
counties thus selected, and known in th cen
sus Office as "inqulrv'' counties, were Jefferson
and Green counties. Alabama, and Cass, Craw,
ford. Delaware and Johnson counties, loa.
In Jefferson county. Ala., it was found tne
motive lor 95.M per cent of the indebtedness
was the purchase of the Incumbered and otber
real estate, improvements and business; in
Greene county, Ala, for these purposes, 68 31
per cent: In Cass conntv. la., 91. 13 per cent: in
""' wuuuiy, ia., u:dd per cent; in UeU
ware county. la., SSLSO per cent, and in Johnson
county, la.. 9147 per cent.
In an extract from the report of Mr. Wright,
Chairman of the Committee on Statistics of
the American Economic Association, lie gave
itas his opinion that the result of this Inquiry
will not vary more than 5 or 10 per cent from
aciual truth. I believe the variation will not
reach 5 uer cent and it certainly will not ex
ceed 10 per cent. In computing "the amount
of existing indebtedness in two selected,
or 'inquiry." connties in Alabama, the
total actual debt on January X 18"W. was Sli
952.020, the total computed debt S15.399.220. and
the percentage of error in excess nas 2.99. In
the four selected connties ot Iowa the total
actnal uebt at the same date was ii, 453,117. the
total computed debt. 8.473,105.
The plan will j ield both valuable and accu
rate results and this supposition is fortified
hen it is borne in mind that able statisticians
admit that even if the error should varv from
15 to 20 per cent, the result would still be of
Incalculable value.
FIGHT FOE INGALLS' PLACE.
Hoar and Frye Are in a Spirited One for the
Honor.
rPFKCIAL TELZORA TO THK KlSrATCH.J
"Washington, Feb. 22. The KeDubli
can Senators will hold a caucus, probably
on Tuesday, for the purpose of nominating
a candidate for the office of Presi
dent pro tern to succeed Senator
Ingalls. A very lively canvass
is going on in the interest of Senators Hoar
and Frye, each of whom would be pleased
at the honor of presiding over the Senate in
the absence ot Vice President Morton. Sen
ator Spooner is particularly active in behalf
of Air. Hoar's selection, while the senior
Wisconsin Senator, Mr. Sawyer, champions
the cause of Mr. Frye with equal activity.
Mr. Frye was formerly Chairman of the
Committee ou Rules and framed the rules at
present in operation in the Senate. Mr.
Hoar's candidacy has canted considerable
feeling among Senators, growing chiefly out
of the bad blood stirred up in the recent
discussion of the force bill, and his dis
astrous management of that measure.
A EUPEEME C0UET EULE
That 1$ "Agitating Lawyers In All Parts of
the Countrj.
"Washington, Feb. 22. An important
change in its rule, which the United States
Supreme Court made before adjourning for
February is attracting a great deal of at
tention from lawyers through the coun
try. The effect of the modifica
tions of the rules made by the court is to
compel the docketing of each case brought
before it within 30 days from the time the
appeal is taken from tbe decision of the
lower court. All appeals, writs of error
and citations must be made returnable to
the Supreme Court by the lower courts
within this period of 30 days, or they will
be dismissed.
Heretofore many months might intervene
between an appeal and its docketing on the
records of the court, advantage being taken
of this privilege in cases where the principal
object ot the appeal was to delay a final de
cision. HE WILL NOT EETaACT.
Dr. McGlynn Still Remains as Defiant as
Ever of Church Authorities,
SfFriAI. TLLEOKAM TOTH DISPATC1LI
New York, Feb.22. At the rnii-poverty
meeting in Cooper Union to-night, Dr. Mc
Glynn said: "I was excommunicated for
preaching doctrines into which, a Cardinal
told me, the Catholic authorities had never
even cximined. I would see them all burn
ing, auu myself on top ot the heap, before I
would retr.ict one word of what I said. Has
the Pope so identified himself with God that
he is beyond the pale of criticism? Must
we wail until he is dead before we can criti
cise him?"
Oddities From the Mails.
Concord Monitor.
Not long ago a letter came through this
postoffice addressed to "Lard Mills, N. H."
which found its proper destination at Oil
Mills, N. H. A letter addressed to "Roast
Pig, Mass.," was deciphered by the Boston
mail clerks to be intended for Dedbani, and
there it was delivered to tbeperson for whom
it was intended.
Sailing Under False Colors.
Philadelphia Becord.3
Two little Eighth ward girls were prepar
ing valentines for the mail "Horrors!"
exclaimed one, "here'B 6 cents marked on
this, and I haven't a bit of rubberl"
"That's nothing," replied her worldly-wise
companion, "can't you put a 2 before
the 5?"
How Rich Alen Argue.
Boston Traveller.
A wealthy man was asked uot long ago to
bubicribe to a worthy, charity. "I should
like to contribute," said he, "but I have
$600,000 in the h ink not earning a cent, and
I really can't afford it"
A Great bonrco of Annoyance.
Elmlra Uszettc
There are three things that beat a drum
for noise one is a small boy and tbe other
tun are drum sticks.
Special To Let I.Uts This Morning.
LOST ON THE BOCKS.
Wrect of the Ship Elizabeth on the
Coast of California.
EIGHTEEN OP THE CREWDK0WSED.
The
Captain's Wife and Two Children
Among- the Survivors.
UNSUCCESSFUL WORK OP LIFE SAVEES
San Feancisco, Feb. 22. The ship
Elizabeth, ot New York, went ashore last
night on the rocks at North Head. She
had a crew of 20 men on board, the Cap
tain, two mates, the cook and 16 sailors.
The latest reports show that tbe Captain
and 17 men were drowned.
The details of the wreck are bard to ob
tain, as the point where the ship went on
the rocks is inaccessible by sea and to
reach it by land a climb of several miles
over the mountains is necessary. The place
is called the Tennessee Cove, and is four
miles north of the entrance to the harbor on
the Marine county shore. The story of the
wreck, as told by one of the survivors, is
as follows:
Trying to Make Port.
The vessel was sighted at port early yes
terday afternoon, and Captain Colcord de
cided to sail iu. The wind was blowing a
furious gale from the southwest, and finally
tbe tug March came to tbe Elizabeth's as
sistance. Tbe men say assistance was re
fused because of exorbitant charges asked
by the tug. The tug Alert then made fast
to the Elizabeth, but her hawser broke, and
the ship drifted before the wind toward the
shore. Just as the second hawser was made
fast she struck the rocks. Then Captain
Colcord lowered the boat to take his wife
and children off. As the boat struck the
water it capsized, throwing three sailors,
James Laiken, George Hanna and Brant
Johnson, into the water. They clung to the
bottom of the boat, and were picked up by
the tug.
The captain's fimilv were then lowered
in another boat and taken to the tug by the
mate and two seamen. The boat returned
to tbe ship and its occupants perished with
the rest ot tne snip s crew. The tug was
unable to get the ship and late at night re
turned to port, leaving the vessel to its fate.
Early this morning the tug went to the
scene of the wreck, and found thatnothiug
was left of the Elizabeth. She had gone to
pieces during the night as soon as the wreck
was reported last night
A Life Saver Drowned.
Tne Fort Pine life-saving crew, com
manded by Captain Henry, started in a life
boat for the-wreck. They were being towed
by the tug, when Captain Henry was washed
overboard by a big wave and drowned. The
life boat could not get near enough to the
wreck and returned to the station. About
midnight last night the life crew was taken
across the bay on a tug, and started over the
mountains to Tennessee Cove with wickets,
ropes and other apparatus. No report has
been received from them, and it is not
known if any of the men were rescued.
The Elizabeth was a wooden ship, built
at New Castle, Me., in 1882, and was of
1,775 tons. She was owned by A. Hall, of
New York, and commanded by Captain
James Colcord. She was 120 days out from
New York, and carried a cargo of assorted
merchandise consigned to "Williams, Doni
mond & Co. For 36 hours the wind has
been blowing a furious gale, and is increas
ing in violence every hour. Much damage
has been done to the shipping in the harbor.
At the same time the Elizabeth struck yes
terday the British ship split her bottom, but
got out and started ofl to sea.
FEDERATION IS UEGED.
Kansas City Kallroad Employes Favor a
Closer Brotherhood.
Kansas City, Feb. 22. Representatives
of all the various organizations of all
the railroads centering in Kansas City
met here to-day lor the purpose of obtaining
an expression of opinion on the questions of
federation. Three hundred and fifty dele
gates were present representing the Brother
hood of Railway Conductors, the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, the Brother
hood of Trainmen, the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen, the SwUchmen's
Mutual Aid Association and the Brother
hood of Railway Telegraphers.
After several speeches a rising vote of
those in favor of federation was called for.
Every delegate arose to his feet amid much
enthusiasm. Resolutions were adopted
condemning the attempt of various State
Legislatures to reduce railway passenger
and freight rate; favoring that party which
promises the most to tbe laboring men, and
urging the federation of all railway em
ployes. This is the first of a series of meet
ings to be held throughout tbe country for
the same purpose. President Gonipers, of
the American Federation of Labor, says it
is the beginning of the greatest labor move
ment ever inaugurated.
STRUGGLE 0VE3 A BRIDGE.
Contest Over the Control of the Bis Struct
ure at Memphis.
Memphis, Feb. 22. There promises to
be a lively time in the Legislative Council
at the next special meeting to be held to
morrow. It is all because of the differences
between the local attorneys of the two great
railway systems as to the right of the city
to grant exclusive rights of way over cer
tain streets to be used as approaches to the
great bridge now in course of construction
across the Mississippi river.
Mr. E. F. Adams, attorney for tbe bridge
company, appeared before the Council at
the last meeting and asked the grant, claim
ing the bridge company is a distinct and
separate corporation Irom the Kansas City,
Memphis and Birmingham Railway,- or
Nettleton system, commonly supposed to be
tbe party most interested in the bridge en
terprise. Attorney David Poston, of the
Memphis and Charleston Railway, imme
diately entered a vigorous protest against
bestowing any such powers on the bridge
company, claiming that it would virtually
result in the absolute destruction of Mem
phis commerce and give the Kansas City
road absolute control of all business west of
the Mississippi. This is the point of the
fight
COATING FOE SHIPS' BOTTOMS.
Japanese Lacquer to Be Tested By This
Government.
San Feancisco, Febf 22. There ar
rived from Japan by the steamer China, two
packages addressed to the United States
Navy Department, Washington, D. C. It
was learned that the contents of these cases
were four piates of iron and steel, each four
feet square. These plates are covered with
three coats of anti-fouling and anti-corrosive
lacquer. They will be subjected to a test of
submergence in salt water for three months
in order to ascertain whether the process can
be applied to ships of white squadron.
It is said by those who have seen the
Japanese steel war ships having this lacquer
on. their bottoms instead of tbe usual paint,
that the plates were protected and that the
lacquer coating was perfectly smooth and
unbroken. The bottom of the. warship
Ninwakan was coated with this lacquer for
nine months. "When she was docked it was
found that her plates were in excellent con
dition and not the least particle of grass or
barnacles was found.
His Average Was Good.
Mnnsey's Weekly.
"Why, you poor malarial mortal, you I I
thought you told me your average health
was good?"
"So I did. I run to chills one dav and
fever tue next The average is normal."
THE CZARAND KAISER.
Continued from First Page.
ing at Carrick-ou-Sbannon, the capital of
County Leitrim, to-day. The Parnell
sympathizers, who were out in large force,
refused to listen to speeches and finally
charged upon and demolished the platform
which had been erected for the speakers'
accommodation.- Among the prominent
members of the anti-Parnell faction present
were Messrs. Healy, Jordan and Matthew
Kenney.
International Skating Match.
Christiana The International Skating
Tournament was concluded here to-day.
The first contest, which took place last Sun
day, was won by Hagen, the "Worwich
champion. Tbe second contest took place
to-day, and Hagen covered the distance
(one mile) in 2 minutes 67.15 seconds, and
Cormick, the Canadian champion, in 2
minutes 34 2-5 seconds. Hagen won the
third contest, distance three miles, in 9
minutes IS seconds, Cormick's time being
9 minutes 38 seconds. Hagen was awarded
600 kroner and a gold medal.
Dockers Charge Bad Faith.
London The dockers' committee have
issued a manifesto charging the Shipping
Federation with committing breaches of
faith and with desiring to bring about an
other severe struggle between labor and cap
ital. The unfon men are ndvised by the
committee not to strike until a thorough or
ganizattonhad been effected.
tVorkingmen "Want the Ballot
Bbussels The Belgian Council of In
dustry, composed of masters and workmen,
have sent a memorial to the Government,
asking it to avert a general strike by extend
ing the right of suffrage.
HANGED BY LYNCHERS.
TWO NEGE0ES STRUNG UP FOB MUE
DEEING A STOREKEEPER.
The Posse Gnardlng .Them Overpowered
After a Sharp Fight Two of the Lynchers
Wounded The Bodies Biddled With
Bullets While Hanging In Mid-Air.
WKCMX. TEIEGSUUC TO TBS DUrATCH.1
Bbunswick, Ga., Feb. 22. A mob of
150 men lynched two negroes last night at
Dant's Swamp, about five miles from Bruns
wick. The negroes were "Wesley Lewis and
Henry Jackson. They had been tried in the
morning at Sterling, on the EaBt Tennessee
Railroad, for the murder of C. Jordan, and
were found guilty. The following posse
guarded the prisoners, who were being re
turned to the county jail at Brunswick:
Editor S. E. "Whetman, of the 2'tmes; Em
mett Taylor, E. I. Douglas. George Krauss,
L. Merrifield, Senator Thomas Land, and
Thomas Merrifield, of the fire department.
The posse had traveled from Sterling to
within five miles of Brunswick, when the
mob surrounded them and ordered "bands
up." As this order was not obeyed, they
opened fire on the posse, who returned it,
wounding two of the lynchers. The mob
overpowered the guards and took their
weapons from "them. The negroes were
seized, bound together and carried up the
road about 200 yards. After being secured
to a live oak tree, they were allowed to pray
for three minutes, when the wagon upon
which they were standing was driven away
and they were left dangling in the air. The
bodies were afterward riddled with bullets.
None of the posse was injured, although
their prisoners were riddled with rifle balls
and buckshot
The crime for which the negroes were
lynched was committed on Friday afternoon
abont 4 o'clock. The two negroes entered
the store of C. Jordan, ot Sterling, and
while alone attacked the old man with a
club and killed him. They were caught
abon( an hour after the deed.
EATING A DINNER BACKWARD.
A Novel Wager Won In a Novel Way In a
Windy City Restaurant
Chicago Tribune.!
Two men went into a restaurant on Adams
street yesterday and sat down at a table pre
sided over by a solemn, gloomy-looking
functionary in black.
One of the two merely ordered mutton
chops and a cup of coffee, but the otber
looked carefully through the bill of fare,
laid it down, reflected a few moments, and
said:
"Bring me a bunch of toothpicks."
" "Yes, sah."
They were brought, and the solemn waiter
stood at his elbow, looking off into vacancy
while the man picked his teeth.
Another careful inspection of the bill of
fare resulted in the order:
"Bring me some ice cream."
The ice cream was brought and disposed
of in a leisurely way, the bill of fare was ex
amined again from top to bottom, laid down
as before and cogitated upon, and an order
for lemon cream pie was given to the solemn
waiter.
The pie was brought and eaten in the
same calm, methodical way, the bill of fare
studied again, and an order given for stewed
peas and sliced encumbers.
The imperturbable waiter stood respect
fully by while these were slowly devoured.
"You may bring me some roast beef and
brown potatoes," announced tbe guest, after
another prolonged study of the bill of fare.
"Yes, sah."
These were brought and laid before him
and he ate them with great deliberation,
after which the bill of fare was subjected to
another scrutiny.
"Some bread and butter, if you please."
"Yes, sah."
"While the bread and butter were being
slowly absorbed the melancholy waiter
stood motionless, looking off into vacancy as
beforj.
"I think'I'll take a bowl of tomato soup,"
said the guest, after another exhaustive
perusal of the printed slip.
"Yes. sah."
The. waiter brought the soup and stood
like a' statue of gloom until it was dis
posed of.
Once more the bill of fare was brought
into requisition.
"Now bring me half a dozen Blue Points
on the half shell."
"Yes, sah."
"Hold on 1 Yon needn't do if," ex
claimed the gnest "I give it up. My
friend here offered to bet me that there was
a waiter at this restaurant that wouldn't
bat his eye if I should eat a square meal
wrong end loremost, and I took him up.
I'm out 55, but I've learned something."
"Yes, sah," remarked the funereal
waiter, and as the two guests picked np
their checks and made their way to the
cashier's desk he stood erect, with folded
arms, looking solemnly away into the
fathomless depths of space.
GET DBUNK ONCE A WEEK
Extremity to Which a Doctor Goes In Pre
scribing Change.
Illustrated News or tne World.
A prescription -popular with doctors is a
"complete change." They tell us to get ou
of the groove in which every one of us is,
more or less, working (even those who only
play), and try a new mode ot life altogether.
It need not be better, nor even a more whole
some one.
"If you get drunk once a week for a week
it would be a good thing for yon," said an
eminent member of the faculty the other
day, to perhupAthe most respectable of men
but it must be an entirely different life.
New scenes, new company, new climate, are
all component parts of the medicine recom
mended. The fact of tbe remedies proposed
being, in nine cases out of ten, out of reach
of the patient does not at all binder the pre
scription being given, but what it does
hinder is its being taken.
Special To let Lists This Morning.
Special To'iet Lists This Morning.
WILL MAKE IT LIVELY
Spalding Advises League Clubs to
Sign Association flayers.
CLEVELAND TO MAKE AN EFFORT.
Schedule of Dates Arranged for the Natural
Gas Trotting Circo.it.
GEXEEAL SP0ETISG SEWS OF THE DAI
During tbe next few days baseball mat
ters will be extremely lively in many parts
ot the conutry, if the present intentions of
various magnates are carried out. Efforts
will be made by various League representa
tives to sign all the star players of the Asso
ciation that can be secured. As a resnlt we
may, likely have a repetition of relegating
baseball to the courts. Of course, all this
trouble is being courted by the Association.
The leading clement of that organization
are spoiling for a "go," and it will be a
great pity, indeed, if they are not amply ac
commodated. A. G. Spalding has advised
the officinls of the Cleveland League Club
to sign every Association player it wants,
whether the players be under contract or
only held by reservation. Referring to this
advice the Plain Dealer says:
"The Cleveland club will immediately pro
ceed to act upon the Chicago man's advice,
and even now there is a deal bu whereby an
Association player wbo has already signed with
the Association will also sign a Cleveland con
tract Tbe Cleveland magnates claim, and. in
fact the decision of the National Board in effect
so holds, tbat the Association cannot enforce
its contracts with placers, as tbe Association
contracts as a member of the national agree
ment Legally, if a contract is broken in one
particular, it falls to tbe ground.
"Several more telegrams from Association
men, signed and unsigned, arrived at baseball
headquarters yesterday. By Monday one. at
least, will be signed. He is a good one, and is
not an outfielder.
"Secretary Hawley says that now Cleveland
stands a good show of getting Buckley, as New
York will not want him."
If the programme is carried out there will.
Indeed, be some fun, and thosewbohave urged,
bv inuenclo and otherwise, on this trouble will
likely be well satisfied of it before it is done.
But if there is to be a free-f or-all-and-help-your-self
attack on tbe Association, it is safe to say
tbat our own J. Palmer and Manager Hanlon
will not be left out in tbe cold. Indeed, it was
stated in tbe city last night that books are al
ready out for one or two good Association
players to play in Pittsburg. Probably it will
only require a very sbort time to convince tbe
rabid leaders of the Association of tbe error of
their ways.
Rumors are In circulation in varions places to
the effect that Association representatives are
trying to patch matters up with tbe League.
There can only be one dignified method of
"patching." Tbat is to purge baseball of tbose
persons wbo ever and anon are creating strife
without any justifiable cause.
TWO GBEAT CHESS PLAYEES.
Some Interesting Peculiarities of the Ex
perts Stelnitz and Gansberg.
Two of the most successf nl players of chess
are Steimtz and Gunsberg.
Stelnitz is a broad, thick-set man, tnnch be
low the middle height, with a full beard of a
tawny color, and, owing to a lameness from
which he suffers, his constant companion is a
stoat cane, which he uses to assist him in bis
perambulations. Gunsberg is abont the middle
beight with a closely-clipped beard, and time
has began to make early ravages on bis crop of
hair, which is fast receding and leaving him
bald.
After some little nrogrets is made In the
game both players settle don n into a condition
of apparent composure. Daring the intervals
in which bis opponent studies tbe moves each
player will get up and take a few turns around
the room by way of exercise and relief. Gnus
berg, a more active man than the older player,
is the one Who most freanentlv takes this form
of relaxation, and more tban once after making
amove be will jump up and leave tbe room.
Steinitz's favorite attitude over tbe beard is
to lean forward with both arms upon tbe table
supporting him; in fact, tbis maybe said to be
his almost invariable position when at play,
although occasionally be will rise and stand in
a side attitude, again leaning slightly over tbe
board.
Gunsberg, on the contrary, appears to pre
fer leaning back in bis chair, but when he
seems to be at a critical point be will draw
forward and also earnestly bend over the
board, resting one elbow on tbe table and sup
porting his head, very often covering his chin
and month with tbe supporting band. Ho
wears sDectacles when playing, and his head is
sometimes turned so that it appears to be look
in': altogether away from the board, whereas
in reality be is closely studying tho position.
On the table is a tray for the reception of tbe
ashes of the ever-constant Steimtz cigar. Both
the players may be met now and again at the
British Chess Club in Covent Garden, where
some of the best players in the kingdom as
semble. One of the best players among the
members ot Parliament is Mr. George Newnes,
of Tit-Bits renown, who is financially as
sociated with the British Chess Club, and was
instrumental in making it tbe success it is.
A LOCAL LEAGUE.
An Amatenr Manager Suggests That a
Meeting Be Called at Once.
The managers and backers of what are called
the local amateur ball clubs are moving very
slowly this year. So far few, if any, teams have
been organized, and many patrons of tbe game
are beginning to think tbat we are not going to
have our usual number of "amateur scraps"
next season, A gentleman who has been con
nected with tbe class of clubs referred to for a
number of years was in this office last evening
and be takes a very hopeful view uf tbe pros
pects. During a conversation be said:
"We will have our usual number of amateur
clubs when tbe season opens, and they will bo
of a better quality than last year. I think we
will have a larger number of good plajers to
select from, as tbe minor leagues will get a con
siderable number of players from tbe major
leagues. Tbis will leavo numerous players who
were in the minor leagues last year out in tho
cold.
"Of course managers seem a little slow in
coming to the front, but tboy are waiting to
see how matters develop. There is a strong
desire to organize a local league, and if we aro
to have one tbe sooner we get together and
discusi tbe question the better. There will be
no difficulty in getting four or six clubs into
sucb a league, and it might be well for some
body to take tbe initiative and call a meeting
tbrough tbe -columns of The Dispatch. If
such a meeting were called I think there wonld
be a good attendance and we wonld all get to
know exactly what the prospects of organizing
a league are. I trust that this suggestion will
be acted on at once."
NAIUBAL GAS CIRCUIT.
Its Dates of Trotting Meetings Fixed and
Good Purses Arranged.
rvrrciAt. ttliokam to tub diepatcbm
tlHA. Feb. 22. The Natural Gas trotting
circuit has just been completed here by a meet
ing of the representatives of the nine different
towns and cities interested. J. C. Lineman was
elected President and P. C. Calvery Secretary.
The following scbsdnle. was adopted: Erie, May
27 to 29; Bellevne. O.. June 3 tn 5; Bowling
Green, June 9 to 12; Fnstoria, June 17 to 19;
Mansfield, Jnne 24 to 26: Marion, July 1 to 4;
Lima, July 7 to 10; Fort Wayne, Ind., July 14 to
17; Warsaw, July 21 to 24.
The purses offered will aggregate $30,000. .T.
C. Calvert was made General Secretary in order
to arrange details for tbe cntiro circuit He Is
also secretary of the Limi Driving Club.
Der Boss is Jubilant
CtNCWiiATl, Feb. 22. Chris Von der Ahe,
President of tbe St Louis Browns, was in the
city a short time yesterday morning and called
on President Louis Kramer. He was In a
jubilant frame of mind over tbe result of the
American Association's last break, and pre
dicted tbat the younger body would be success
ful. He asserted that the Association ought
to have taken snch a step long ago; that If it
had it wonld be in far better condition to-day.
It is quite likely that a meetlngof the Ameri
can Association will be held in this city next
Wednesday. At tbat time the books and pa
pers of the deposed President Thurman will
be turned over to President Kramer, of this
city. .
On a Sound Basis.
New YORK. Feb. 22. Charles Parsons, the
well-known .English sporting man. Writes to
picbard K. Fox that the National Club, an op
position clnb to the Ormonde and Pelican clubs,
bas been organized on a sound basis, and tbat
iu the future they will offer big purses for
champion pugilists to contend for. Lord Lons
dale is tbe President and George Piesse Is one
of tbe provisional committee. Tbe club bas
leaned Evans' Music Hall, In Covent Garden,
and when it is fitted up, it will be one of the
best sporting clubhouses in England. The
.gymnasium will seat over 2,000 spectators, and
under the direction of Lord Lonsdale, the club
Is certain of success.
Will Train Him at Homewood.
The celebrated trotting stallion Wabash,
owned by Boyle & Gilmore, of Union to it n. will
be brought to Homewood shortly to be gotten
into condition for tbe approaching season.
Pete Brown, tbe well-known trainer, will bare
charge of tho horse. It is anticipated that
Wabash will make a mark below the twenties
before next August.
Will Wrestle at Franklin.
rurnriAi. tkleokam to tub oisrATnt.i
Franklin, Feb. 22. A wrestling match has
been arranged between Connors, of Pittsburg,
and Gallagher, of Buffalo, to take place in this
city Tuesday, March 10. The match will be
for 300. catcb-as-iatcn-can, best two in three
falls to win. Connors will. go Into training in
this city at once.
Sporting Notes.
. Haslox will try to sign Jimmy Togsrty to
iay. The great billiard tonniament at Syracuse com
mences tnls evening.
Ins Allegheny Athletic Assocatlon has been
admitted a member of the A. A. U.
Tim latest abont John M. Ward is tbat be and
Mrs. Ward bave become reconciled.
Gitirrix and bhlndle bave not slened with Bal
timore, 'i bey are anxious to Join the League.
IT It reported that the teasne wants to buy Al
Johnson's interest in the Cincinnati iall clnb.
ABETorsiCO tofleoissald to have been made
that UurllDKton beats Tennytbe first time tbey
meet.
JiOW it is rumored that Billy Harnle is mak!n
most strenuous efforts to secure peace" with tbe
League.
IT is probable that a battle will be arranged be
tween Fred Johnson, or London, and Jimmy
Larkln, of Nework, to fight at 122 pounds be
lore the Pelican Club.
jAcr McAULimsays: "If Austin Gibbons is
anxious to amnge a match, all he bas to do is to
post fOuO fbrreit and I will sign articles for as big
money as Gibbons chooses."
Kd Coerioan thinks that four or five horses In
the Suburban should beat his four-year-old colt
Klley, and be may be declared. FIrenzl Is the
Western man's choice for the Suburban.
IUcbard K. Fox announces In this Issue of the
Podce Gazette that he wilt give ?20O to the first
person who can select the horses as they flnl.h
Urst second and third in the Brooklyn handicap.
AL JonNsox was much surprised veterday
when he learned that Tebean had signed with th
Cleveland club. He had made the claim to bave
RltfnPfl him linrfft v,c h.nln,a rf ltla thit h mi.
1 leased Latham to the Boston Ked Stockings.
Bob Fitzsimmons was introduced to Domlnlck
McCaffrey .Monday. Fltz, after greeting Doml
nlck pleasantly, raised his bat and on seeing the
head of the boxlug Instructor, said: "rou are
like nivself got no balr on your forehead. You
will have to have a spider painted ud there to
keep the flies off.'-
A remakkablk feature or the Brasfleld sale in
Kentucky was the disposal or Jiaronsteln. a
saberbiy bred son of Baron Wilkes. John Madden
bought him fur flCCO. and within three hours bad
booked 40 mares to tbe horse at ?1C0 eatb, thus
paving the purchase price. This was nevei done
at an auction sale before.
Athletics cost the Harvard boys Just 32,378
last year. William Hooner, the treasurer. In bis
report states that tbe expenditures were divided
thus: Freshmen baseball nine, S3C6: Freshmen
Boat Club, $2,069: Freshmen football eleven, 727;
Athletic Association. 2,826: Baseball Association,
17,423; Boat Club.J9.')J: Cricket Club,?.: Cycling
Association. ?s;; iootball Association, f9,0U;
Lawn Tennis Association, $607.
Fob Western Pennsyl
vania: "Variable Winds,
Fair Monday, Slightly
"Warmer by Tuesday.
For Ohio and "West
Virginia: w a b m e b,
Southerly "Winds, Fair "Weather.
PrrrsBtmo, Feb. 22.
The United States Signal Service officer in
this city furnishes the following:
Time. Tber. Ther.
$.00 A. H. 3 S.-0OF. K. 38
IOiOOa. M Maximum temp.... 40
11.00a. m Minimum temp..... 32
12:00 M..... 33 Range... s
2.00p.m. Meantemp 33
tmr.U Kalnrall
SPECIAL WEATHSS BUIXETDJ.
A Cold "Wave From the Northwest Is
Moving Steadily Eastward.
PREPARED FOR TUB DISFATCBM
The storm center passed to the mouth of the
St Lawrence yesterday, attended by severe
gales along the North Atlantic, and winds of
30 miles an hour on the New Englana coast A
dense fogbank continued in the morning from
Rhode Island to Nova Scotia, bnt was dissi
pated in the latter part of the day. It was
snowing In Michigan, Northern Ohio, Penn
sylvania, New York, Maine and Canada. Bam
fell in the South Atlantic States. West of
Ohio it was clear, except in Montana and the
Dakotas, where it was cloudy and threatening,
because another depression was forming lu
Western Montana. The temperature was
below zero in all the country to the West and
North of Michigan. The coldest places were
Moorhead, Minn., 2S below zero, and St Vin
cent, 24 below. The cold wave was steadily
moving East and Sontb.
Elver Telegrams.
ItrlCIAI. TM.BOBAM8 TO THE DISPATCJT.l
Warrex KiverS feet and 1 tenth and falling.
Weather cloudy and cold.
MORdAXTOW.N Klver 14 feet 3 Inches and fall
ing. Weather clear. Thermometer. 43 at 4 r. M.
BBOWNsviLLE Itiver 19 feet 4 Inches and ris
ing. Weather clear. Thermometer, 47 at 4
i-. II.
L0U1SVILI.E-J!lver26fect4 Inches in canal, 21
feet. on falls and rising. Weather clear and
pleJsant.
Wheeling River 30 feet and stationary.
eather clear and cold.
CIXCINNATI Klver 54 feet 7 Inches and rising
1 Inch un hour. Weather fair and cold. Naviga
tion closed.
Cairo Klver 4.1 feet and seven-tenths. Weather
mild ana clear.
ViCKSBUBG-Klver rising slowly. Weather
clear and cool.
MBUPHIS-Klver 32 feet. Weather cloudy and
cold.
GERMS OT THE CHEESE.
Blder Haggard's Advice as to the Bind of
the Dutch Product
Illustrated News of tbe World.
Mr. Eider Haggard in one of his novels
makes a certain person advise another tbat
be should never eat tbe rind of Butch
cheese. "I know," adds the adviser; and
what is left unsaid after that laconic declar
ation leads to the belief tbat there must be
something peculiarly nasty about the outer
investment oi the comestible in question.
The Royal Academy of Science at Amster
dam has been concerning itself over a cer
tain affection to which tbe beloved natural
project appears. to be subject This malady
of the cheese is called "blue illness," and
there is also an analogous trouble wbicb. it
.appear affects glue, and is called "black
glue.
Once again, the ailments are traceable to
the ever-present germ. The germ in ques
tion is a bacterium, whicn, is a dainty
feeder, in that it can alone live where it is
supplied with nitrogenous matter, and this
tood, of course, the casein of cheese and tbe
gelatin of glue duly afford. It develops a
dark-blue coloring matter, and a dark
brown pigment as well.
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Help a man ont of aholeonce and he may
forget you when he is out, but be will not
fail to call ou you the nqxt time he falls in.
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Another Fhao Fat Upon the Contest Over
Hll Will.
Helena, Mont., Feb. 22. Important
actions have jnst been taken by the contest
ants for the millions left by Banker Dayis,
of Butte, which will precipitate another
fight over the preliminaries. Contestant
Henry A. Boot filed a petition in tbe Dis
trict Court of Silver Bow connty asking for
tbe revocation of the order appointing John
A. Davis administrator on the grounds tbat
he has failed to file the required bond of
25,000,000; that he has offered for probate a
will 'which names him as sole legatee,
wbicb instrument contestants claim to be a
forgery, and that he has procured an assign
ment from Jeff Davis, of Iowa, an alleged
illegitimate son of tbe late banker, of all bis
claim in the estate.
The contestants propose to push this mat
ter to the bitter end. Henry Boot and
Maria Cummings filed a further petition
asking (or the removal of Special Adminis
trator James Talbot, whom, thev allege, is a
witness on behalf of John A. Davis in cer
tain matters to come up in court latT. Mon
day last notice was given by counsel for
John A. Davis that the testimony of J. C.
Sconce, the only living witness to the al
leged will, would be taken at Bloomfield,
la., by a commission, and bnt five days
were allowed for filing cross interrogatories.
-Colonel Ingersoll and Nathaniel Miles Dre
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sent them, by wire to Helena, maKing a dis
patch of over8.000 words, which is now filed
in the District'Court at Butte.
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