GETTING MAD AGAIN Our Sluggers Not Feeling Very Gay Because of a Few Difficulties That Meet Them. A FEW WORDS ABOUT M'GUNNIGLE. ilanagcr Mayer, of the Bridgeville County League Team, Slakes a Statement About His Club. ETAN EASILY DEFEATS M'MILLAN. A One-Sided Bittle for the Welter-WeicM Cbunpion ship General fcportiii j ws. testerday's association- oames. Athletic... Baltimore... IJoston Louisville . . . 6 Cincinnati. G .14 St. Louis 2 .10 Columbus..... O .11 Washington 4 '(.rF.CIAL TELEGRAM TO TIIE DISPATCH.! New York, Aug. a The Pittsburg ball team left this morning for Boston, and, to s-ay'the least, the boys were not in the best ot humor. Manager McGunnigle is not jetting along on the best of terms with some of the players, and the team are not one vrhit better than they were when here on their first trip. If the Giants had been in anything like their best form the Pitts lmrgcrs would not have won a game here. Miller's fine on Saturday was a little too M-vere, as the coachers were more to blame than he was. As a result the feeling in the team will probably be worse than it ever was. Manager McGunnigle does not hesi tate to state, or at least imply, that the team have not been managed in the past, and he says he will place them up the list, Yesterday he said to a reporter that he had good pitchers, good fielders and good hit lers, but that nobody had so far gotten the learn down to syt-tematic playing. He mjans to do this, but so far he has not been very successful. Hanlon is playing ft great game, and there Is far more respect among the players for him than for the present manager. SHAKE UP IK THE RACE. As was to be expected, the coming of the "Western teams to the East has resulted in a shake up in the League race. Tho Bostons . and New Yorks are so near each other that the difference of a game lost or won cither nv causes them to change places. For tho past ten days they have been vibrating scroncl v between second and third places, nnd under the preeent condition of affaire it f,wnis likely that they will continue to so vihntte. There have been three other swapplngs about of position. The Brooklyn)), by dint of a little good luck and the encouragement of their soulful admirers, have been enabled to thrust the aspiring Cleveland Dumplings into the -sixth hole, and at the same time the PittshuigJ, by reason of the unusual circum stance ot winning two games In one short, fleeting wees, have mounted once more to tho seenth rung of the ladder, in which proer ss they have relegated the ill-starred Cmcinnatis to the south end of the list. The Philadelphlas, also, have been play ing an excellent game so excellent, in fact, that they compelled proud Anson to suc cumb on three separate and distinct occa sion, thereby conferring a great favor on the citizens of this neighborhood, and llke-v-isc advancing themselves from fifth to fourth position. The Philadelphlans are by no mean out oY the race, and if the gait at w htch thev" are at present playing is contin ued for any length of tlra, it will not be long before they will cause cold chills to creep up the respective spines of Managers Anson, Slutrie and Selee. A COMFORTABLE MARGIN. But, In spite of the three games dropped at Philadelphia, the Chtcagos still occupy front place by a comfortable margin. If, as had been anticipated, tho Bostons had been able to win two out of three from them, they would now be within easy reach of the Giants. As it Is, the heavy responsibility devolves upon the local players of defeat ing Capt. Anson three straight games. For the achievement of this end Rusle's strength has been hoarded, and he will be pitted in two out of three game with tho leaders. Up to this morning the Xew Yorkg had won four games and lost one since beglnn rlng the scries with the Western clubs at the Polo Grounds. One of the Cleveland giincs has been protested and will unques tionably have to be played over again. The decision of Umpires Battin and Pot ors in the ninth inning of the last game -with the Giants wa plainly an unfounded one, and wai the result of an ignorance of the rules combined with a sudden attack of the rattles. Scanners of the percentage tables will therefore carefully bear in mind that the standing of the New Torts Is not m li.it it is cracked up to bo. and that they have in reality won one game less than the number ci edited to them. Unpleasant as this reflection is, every fair-minded crank, if there is such a one, inut acknowledge that the game in ques tion was unrighteously awarded to the Giants at a time when the Clevelands were in a fair way of winning it. It is reported that Manager Mutrio has en gaged two now pitchers. They are supposed to be Coughlin, of the Svracue club, and Barr, of the Buffalos. Coughlin has been ancled tor by the League fishermen for t-ome months, and he wasonly lestrained from ioining one of tho major clubs b reason of the tad-iron cinch which the Syracuse officials had placed on his ser vices. ABOUT PITCHER COUGHLIN-. Ho has proicd hiiiis-olf an excellent liitchcr, in tho Eastern League, but there are Etiinc Manager McGunningle, for instance, who believe that the League, confraternity w ill bo too bpeedy for liim. Pitcher Bob Rarr, of the Buffalos is k veteran, and his abilities are well k-aown. The only wonder is that ho ha not been engaged in some major oi ionization before. It is to be hoped that in case these pitchers, or cither one of them, are engaged by Man ager Mutrie they will come up to expecta tions. Tho pennant cannot fly from the pin nacles of this capital unless Husie receives some assistance other than that afforded by Jleisrs. Mickey "Welch and Long John F-K-tag. It had been hoped that our pitching de partment hnd had its share of suffering, but to cap the climax of nil that has gone before conies the intelligence that Welch has met with yet another interesting event in his family. It is the eleventh interesting event of the kind Welch has experienced. Such occunences, in fact, have been so frequent in the Welch family that tho interest therein, to the veteran twirlcr at least, has w orn off omev. hat at the corners. SATURDAY'S BALL GAMES. The League. At -Vev. York New York 2 2000030000 310 rittsblirg 0 5 0 1001000007 Batteries Kusle and Buckley; Galvin and Ber ber. Vt Boston IJosion 0 0201010 4 Chicago 0 010010103 Batteries Staler and Ganzell; Gumbert and Jlcrrit. At Philadelphia Philadelphia -....0 0 12 5 10 0 00 Cincinnati 0 000001 001 Batteries Espcr and Clements; Badbourne and Kecuan. At Brooklyn ClevlllHl 0 001100002 BrooMvn 1 0 0 1 n 2 0 3 7 Itntttrles Young and Zlminer; Carruthers and Willy. The Association. Columbus. 1: Boston, 7. Louisville, 6; Wash ington, 10. St Louis, 5; Baltimore, 9. Cincin nati, 5: Athletics, 7. To-Iays League Schedule. Pittsburgat Boston. Chicago at New York. Clci eland atPhlla. Cincinnati at Brooklyn, To-Day's Association Scliednle. Athletics at Cincinnati. Boston at Columbus. Baltimore at St. Louis. Waslrtn at LouIs Hie. IJeat the McKeesport. rsrrxiAi. thlegkam to the DtsrATcrr.i TEAi-yETTE, Pa., Aug. 9. The McKeesport team of the Allegheny County League were delcsitcd by the Grays yesterday owing to their Inabhltv to hit Cowan safely. The Our Bovt play here Wednesday. Score: McKiport. 0 0000010 0-1 urat 30030 II 02 -8 ICJIMAUY-Baschlts-Oraja, 12; McKeesport, 3. Struck out By Towan. 11: by Deltz, 7. Batteries Jeannettc, Cowan and Orr; McKeesport, Deltz and Callaglian. Sunday Association Games. At Cincinnati Cincinnati 3 10 10 0 0 0 0-6 Athletics 2 0300000 16 SUJiMAnT Batteries Dwycr and Kelly; Weh lng and MUllgau. Hlte-Clnclnaatt. 9: Ath letics 11. Errors-lnclnoatl, 2: Athletics. 2. At St. Louis St. Louis 1 '0 01000002 Baltimore 0 2 1 3 3 0 2 -14 Summary Batteries Fasten, Breltcnstelu I)o le and Seelss: McMahon and Robinson. lilts M. Louis, 4: Baltimore, 10. Errors St. Louis, 6; Baltimore. 2. At Louisville lxiilvllle I 6 0 10 0 0 0 311 Washington t 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 04 SUMNAKi Batteries FlticraM and Calilll; Fltellorg Catev and JleGulrc. Hits-Louisville. 17: Washington, 9. Errors Louisville, 3: Washing ton. 3. At Columbus Columbus . 0 000000000 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 3-30 Summary Batteries Dowse, Ilonahne, Clark andDolan; Murphv, ntiftUntnuanUFnrrell. lilts Columbus, C; Boston, 15. Errors Columbus, 3; Boston, 0, The Association Kecord. w. i r-.c w. l. r.c. Boston 64 30 .CS1 Colnmhus .... 4G 49 .4S4 M. Louis 61 36 .RS Cincinnati ... 42 S2 .447 Baltimore ... 53 37 .589 Washington . 30 69 337 Athletics 47 4? .511 Louisville ...32 67 .323 TIM MAY RETIRE. Eeefe States He May 'ot Sign to Pitch Again This Season. New York, May 9. Considerable has been written or late of the probability of Keefe wearing a Brooklyn uniform. President Byinesaid yesterday: "What do we want Keefe fort Have we not enough pitchers already? Of course I would sign him under certain conditions. If he can show that his arm is all right ho can sign with the Brook lyn club at his own terms. The trouble is that Keefe would probably want a cast-iron contract calling for a big salary without it being known whether he could earn that salary. Young ballplayers are aching to get a chance to show what they can do and that they are worth something. Xow if Keefe would be w illing to jump in and show what he is capable of doing and prove that he is not a back number, he stands in a good way to receive the largest salary paid to any pitcher in the country. But I am not sign ing players on what they nave done in years past; it is what they can do at the present time." Manager Ward said that Keefe told him that he visits the Polo grounds every morn ing to practice and find out conclusively what kind of trim he is in. If he finds that he Is not in flrst-cluss condition he will not sign again this season, but will wait until next year. HAYEK'S SIDE OF IT. The BridgevUle Team Manager Explain! His Club's Position Very Clearly. To the Sporting Editor of The Dispatch: Bbidoeville, Aug. 9. I hereby submit to you the first and only authorized statement In regard to our standing in the County League. It is true that the Bridgeville club had considered the advisability of with drawing from the league. The refusal of tho East End Gyms to appear in Bridgeville caused much dissatisfaction among our patrons of the game and, in fact, threatened to hurt the club so much in a financial way that the directors did not think it advisable to remain and suffer the loss. The reconsideration of this position of the "Gvms" manager, as shown by his card in The Sunday Dispatch of course takes away Bridgevllle's cause of complaint. I therefore accept tho proposition of Mr. Bar bour to play on Wednesday in Bridgeville, the Gymns to receive expenses; but I cer tainly will not allow Bridgeville to be dis criminated against, and I will not put up an extra forfeit if $50 unless the managers of the other clubs do the same,. Bridgeville is a member ot the County League in good standing, and it would be the height of in justice to require us to make such a deposit. I would further say to Mr. Barbour that the expense of the Bridgeville team does not concern him. Also, I emphatically deny that I said the League was run in the inter est of the East End Gyms, but I did sav that thev nad a decided advantage over the other clubs in tbe League in the way of expense. They can put their team in the field in their homo grounds at a cost of practically noth ing, and they play It out of the 20 games at home. However, we have no right to feel grieved over a natural advantage possessed by the Gym club. I have always opposed the cry which arose against tbe East End Gyms run ning the League. I give them the credit of being the most active and useful club in the League. I do not want them to believe that I inspired all tbe articles which they have seen in tbe papers during the past few days. Let us be harmonious and make the League long-lived. C. P. Mater, Manager Bridgeville Club. A Good Contest. rSrECTAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCn.l Greessboro, Aug9. Thegume between the Quicksteps of this city and the Goulds of McKeesport yesterday, was hotly contested, both sides played well. Tbe Quicksteps made a great spurt and won in the ninth on their fine base running and hitting. The feature of the game was the battery work of Jahn and Copeland who had the Goulds at tneir mercy. The score. Quicks 0 0011210 2-7 Goulds 010310100 e KNOCKED MCMILLAN 0TJZ Tom Itran Very Easily Settles the "Washing ton Man in the "Welter-Weight Fight, Kicn-ARDSOX, III., Aug. 9. The fight an nounced for this morning between Tommy Byan, who defeated Danny Keedham at Minneapolis last -winter for the welter weight championship, and William Mo Millen, of Washington, D. C., was fought at Richardson, a milk station 48 miles west of Chicago, on the Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas City road this morning. The fight was onej sided from start to finish. McMlllen, who had been nearly starved in oider to weigh in under 144 pounds, being so weak from his training that he could hardly have fought a school boy. The result of the contest was easily predicted when the two men stripped in the little railroad freight warehouse at Richardson and stepped on the scale. Ryan in excellent condition was in marked con trast to McMillan's overtrained appearance, he having sweat off six pounds in the last day or two. Their weights at 4:20 this morn ing are unknown, as neither balanced the scale which was set at 144 pounds. The seconds were chosen as follows: For Ryan, Jim Hall, the Australian, and Prof. George Siler; for McMillan, Bob Collins and Jim Kuhns. Malachi Hogan was then se lected as referee and at 6:40 A. si. time was called. The fight was for 75 and 25 per cent of gate money and a small side bet, Quoensbery rules, with two-ounce gloves, to a finish. The 6even coaches on thb train probably contained about 350 men at $12 per head. After the usual preliminaries time was called and tho fight was on. Round I They sparred cautiously for an opening when Ryan led for the face with his left, and they "clinched. Breaking Ryan feinted with his right, landing lightly on the jaw and following it with a hard left hander on the mouth. McMillan got in an easy thump on Ryan's ribs, whereupon ltyuu adopted rushing tactlos, getting home ou McMillan's forehead and neck with right and left- The fighting had been rapid, and both men were now somewhat weary. After a pass or two, which did no damage, Ryan mHde a dab at McMillan's jaw, but missed and eluded a return. Ryan got home at close quarters with his right on Mac's small ribs and followed it up with bis left hard on the Jaw. McMillan, while apparently a trifle "rattled," succeeded however In waking Ryan up with a jab under the heart, which made him grunt and catch his breath. It was plain thus early that Ryan had the best of the round, McMillan though taking his punishment well not having sufficient ktrength to make his blows effective. Round 2 This round opened with a lead, cross lead and clinch, Rj an landing a light tap on McMillan's mouth on the break. Stc Millau led the right, Rjnn eluded, nnd, re turning again, received a hard whack in the ribs. Then Ryan, atter feinting with the left, planted a solid blow squarely on Mc Millan's nose, causing It to bleed freely. Rjnn now began to lorce matters, nnd in his eagerness laid himself open to McMillan's right, which collided with his neck. Ryan, dazed for an instant, lell heavily backward, and it was feared ho was done. At seven seconds Rvan regained his feet, and ap peared little the worse for the blow which so nearly lost him the fight. He went in now for revenge, driving McMillan all over the ring with last and furious blows, twice fell inz him to the floor. In the third round Ryan soon knocked Mc Millan out. Only one or two knock down blows wero needed until ho was knocked senseless. The Big Western Race. CniCAOO, Aug. 9. The entries for the $10, 000 race, which is to be run at Garfield Park August 22, did not close yesterday as was at first nnnounced. Instead, Saturday, August 15, has been set as tho day for closing. This change was made at request of certain ou tiers of high class racers who desire more time to look into tho conditions of the big race. The race, however,is nowise affected by the above change, and weather and track permitting, the most notable equine battle in the West will be decided at Garfield Park on August 2i The association assures the public that either Kingston or Longstreet, Tenny, Marlon C and Michael will start with Racine, Verge D'Or, Kingman, Ban Chief and Eon as their companions. Other starters are also probable. Something Is Up, Sure. f SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TBI DISPATCn.l Chtcismati, Aug. 9. Something is up. Seven clubs of the American Association have requested Edward Renau to resign the presidency of the club at Pendleton. He was nt the game this afternoon, but refused to be interviewed. In his paper to-day, Secretary Johnson, of the Cincinnati club, declares "the American Association officials may protest as much as they please, but thelrclub will be removed from Cincinnati beforo the season closes. When Manager Barnle was here he was burstlnir with sensa tions which ho couldn't keep to himsolf. He declared, that the Association had already secured Ward, Connor and Dannie Richard son for nextjseason, and that capitalists had been found to back teams to play cheap ball in Brooklyn, Chicago and Pittsburg next season." To Grenadier Island. The members of the Pittsburg Bod and Gnu Club left for Grenadier Island, Ont., on Saturday. The club is one of the most prominent in Western Pennsylvania and the summer excursions of its members are lookod upon with general interest. The trip wfll last about four or five weeks nnd by the time that this week is expired all the, members of the club will be at the camp. General Sporting Notes. THE Scwlcklcy Grays defeated the Emsworth team Saturday by 6 to 4. J. R, L. The local ball team have won an extra inning game this season. GtrrllECKER Is already advocating the organiza tion of an Indiana league for '92. The Eclipse team, of Swlssvale, defeated the E. Serbs .on Saturday by the moderate scoreof 81 to 17. If the Brldgnille and East End Gym County League teams play on Wednesday the contest will be a great one. Eiteljoro Is going to skip back to Omaha. Col umbus is about read to let Dad" Clarke take the same line of march. I T turns out that the trouble with Montana Is a enrb. This will necessitate areful handling ou the part of Matt Byrnes to overcome serious results. "What does Julian B. Hart do?" was asked ofa gentleman from Boston last night. "I believe he is a bookkeeper in a shooting gallery,1' was the re sponse TnE Our Bovs play at Jrinnettc Wednesday and Johnstown FrldaT and Saturday. Thev would like to hear from anr team In Western Pennsylvania, especially E. E. Gyms and Unlontown. TnE talent generally "pooh-pooh" the reportof Tennys setback In training and say that the set back11 given the snavback at the heels of Long street is about all.that'is the matter with Tenny. A dumber, of noted cripples have followed the good example of Flrenzl and Senorlta and will soon return to the course. Fltz Jameb and Senorlta are two cases hi point, both of these well-known per formers being again In moderate work. THE manager orthe Our Boys team states the team at Fayette Citr. Friday, which beat his team were not all Fayette City plajers. Tener and Cargo. ofCharlerol. were their battery, and there were also fourothcr players from other teams. In short the mnnarcr states that his team blared agilnst a picked nine.' There Is considerable mutiny" going on among thcplajersof the Cincinnati League team. Jerry Harrington was fined (100 and sent home from Bos ton for Insubordination. Both he and Captain Latham have been at sword's polnta all season, and instead of sinking personalities and working for the welfare of the club they have grown more bitter. "Willie McGill's older brother Thomas, when seen yesterday in reference to the former's sudden departure for Chicago because President Von der Ahe had Imposed a fine on him for looking too deep Into the flowing bowl said that he would UBe his Influence to have the hotheaded Willie rejotn the Browns, which be will In all probability do In a few days. .St. Ijaxils Republic. During the week, at his retreat at Cresson Springs, President Kramer gave a decision which throws a cloud upon Baltimore's title to one victory over Columbus. Van Ualtren was given a base by balls while the bags were full. Instead of running to first Van strolled to the bench while the mau with tbe winning tally walked home. The claim that Van Haltren was out because he did not be come a base runner was not allowed by Umpire Davis. Th play was described to the President and he ruled that the umpire was wrong. Colum bus' protest will go to the Board of Directors for settlement In tbe tail. There is every prospect that the game which the New Yorks won the other day from the Clevelands, by a wrong decision of Umpires Powers and Battin, will be thrown out. The game has been protested, and President Nick Young will announce a decision In all probability in a few days. Vice President Howe, of the Cleveland Club, said to a reporter yesterday: "The decision, from all accounts, was erroneons, and as a consequence the game has been Srotested. I was not there at the time, and so aptaln Tebean sent In the protest. He did per fectly rieht. Another thins. President Youne was not there at the time. He and I were walking on the ground when the decision was announced. BAD drivers make bad horses. Ahorse cannot be6crcamed at and cursed wltnont becoming less valuable In every particular. To reach the highest degree, of value the animal should be pertectlr fentle and reliable, but If It expects every moment bat, It" Is In harness to be scolded and strucK It will be in a constant state of nervousness, and in Its ex citement liable, through fear, to do something which Is not expected, it is possible to train a horse to be governed by speaking to him. almost as completely as to train a child, and when thus trained the horBe reaches Its highest value. When a horse Is soothed by the gentle words of his driver, and we have seen him calmed down from great ex citement by no other means. It may be fairly con cluded that tne man who has such power over him Is a humane man and a sensible one. Horseman. MTJEDEBED HIS FATHER. A Touth Shoots Because He "Was Pushed Downstairs Into the Yard. Ciuciknati, Aug. 9. About 8 o'clock this morning Charles Xieman, aged 20, shot and instantly killed George Nieman, his father. George Nieman is a cobbler. He had been divorced from his wife, but still lived in the same house with her and her children. He had frequent quarels with his divorced wife and family, and this morn ing's tragedy was the culmination of one of these disputes. He had come downstairs a little after the boys had risen and while they were yet dressing and demanded that the door be opened, which -was done. Just ljefore he opened the door, the son Charles took a loaded revolver from the mantel and put it in his pocket so that his father might not get it. The old man en tered the room, began to abuse his bon and filially assaulted him. The boy's mother in terfered, but was roughly pushed aside by her divorced husband, and she fell to the floor in a swoon. The old man then pushed his son out of the room and backed him down stairs. At the foot of these stairs is a yard. As soon as he reached the bottom of the steps Charles stepped back and drawing the revolver fired, killing his father in stantly. The boy was arrested and his father's body .was taken to the morgue. The boy takes his arrest very quietly. COLONELS EIGHT A DUEL. Mexican Officers Fight "With Swords Until One Ilecoxnes Exhausted City of Mexico, Aug. 9. A duel was fonght at Piedad, near here, Thursday morning, between Colonels Francisco Nevoa and Manuel Blanco. The duel was brought about by a dispute, the two colonels using language to each other of the harshest na ture, ifevoa had for his Eeconds General Flores and Colonel Eodrigo Valdes, and Bianco was supported by Deputies Fran cisco Romero, a celebrated duelist, and An tonio Tovar, the author of the dueling code of Mexico. The arms chosen were swords. The. assaults after the signal for attack was given were ten. In "these ten assaults Blanco was wounded in the right arm, again in the throat and was laid out by a thrustin the liver, he only giving up after becoming so weak that he could not stand, when the seconds ordered the duel to come to a close. Xevga had several scratches, none, however, worth mentioning. In view of the fact that President Diazforbade duel ing in the arniv by a special decree some months ago it Is probable that the Colonels will be placed under arrest and punished. A SUSPICIOUS EIEE. Max nart and Ills Foreman Are Thought to Have Started It. Isfecial telegram to the DisrATcn. Philadelphia, Aug. 9. A fire, sup posed to have been the malicious work of the proprietor, occurred in the pantaloon factory of Max Hart this morning. Hart and his foreman, Adolph Burnside, are now under "the care of Lieutenant Burke, at the Fourth district station house, pending au investigation by the fire marshal. The loss is estimated by the department' at 51,500, but the proprietor claims he has lost stock alone to the value of $8,000. The story of the fire, as related by those on the spot at the time of the,occurrence, gives it a very suspicious appearance. MINISTERS WILL MEET. Eussian and French Cabinet Officers to Have a Talk Abont THB ATTITUDE OP THB DREIBUND. The Withdrawal of the Princely Pretend ers' Proscription. THEY MUST OBEY AND CANNOT COMMAND Paris, Aug. 9. M. Eibot, French Min ister of Foreign Affairs, will go to Lau sanne at the end of this month on a vaca tion, during which he will meet, either at Lausanne or at Luzerne, the Bussian Foreign Minister, M. De Giers, who is also about to make a holiday sojourn in Switzer land. The meeting is the subject . of much speculation, apart from the Franco-Bussian military entente already partially eflectcd. M. Eibot, according to a diplomatic report, will seize the chance to consult with M. De Giei on the menacing attitude of Dreibund Zollvcrein toward both France and Bussia. Yesterday evening's North Qerman Gazette frankly avows what the French foreign office has long suspected-'-that the ultimate object of Germany in promoting a European Commercial League was the conclusion of tariff conveutions with all States outside of Europe. A semi-official communication in the Forth German Gazette repudiates any design to isolate France or to interfere with Eus sian commerce, but the palpable result of the Zollverein in placing the parties to the compact in an advantageous position for the negotiation of commercial treaties with for eign States is dwelt upon. PRINCES CAN OBEY, BUT NOT COMMAND. If M. Eibot succeeds through his confer ence with M. De Giers in effecting an 'economic entente between the two countries it will greatly add to the repute of both statesmen. M. Constans, Minister of Commerce, in a speech at Argententeuil upheld the with drawal of the proscription of princely pre tenders. He said the Bepublic was open to all, but that newcomers must obey and not command. Eeferring to the workmen's., pension bill he said he believed that the plan could be carried out. In regardto the military forces of the country he said that France naa louna many mimarus oi iranta for the reorganization of the army, and he had no doubt that she could find many more. The army, he added, must be strong in order to make the nation respected by other Eowers. In conclusion, he announced that e would introduce in the Chamber a hill for the organization of a credit agricole. PREPARING A FAIR PANORAMA. A "Chicago Fair Panorama" is preparing in which the French.fine arts commissioner is interested. The subject is the fall of Yorktown. Augusta Holmes, the composer of the music for the commemorative fete of the Exposition of 1889, is writing a musical composition for the Chicago Fair. Commissioner Butterworth, after a few days with his colleagues in Switzerland, will return to Paris to meet Prof. Ives. Messrs. Butterworth and Lindsay will go from Frankfort to Zurich and thence to Geneva and Vienna. All the commis sioners will afterward meet in Cologne and will go thence to Brussels, Antwerp and The Hague. Thev will reach London Sep tember 1, and will sail from Southampton September 5. The idea of visiting St. Pe tersburg and Eome has been abandoned, Tinder advice, owing to the fact that the Government officials at both of those cities are absent at this period of the year. Mr. Eeid, the American Minister, will go to La Bourboule mineral springs for three weeks. William Fullerton, a young American, a graduate of Harvard, replaces M. De Blo witz as the working head of the Paris office of the London Times. M. J)e Blowitz con tinues his special contributions. Mr. Ful lerton has been connected with the Times staff for two years. SOCIALISTS TO BE EDUCATED. Six Schools Opened "With Applications Fr m Four Thousand Laborers. Berlin, Aug. 9. Herr Liebknecht to day opened six schools for training Social istic laborers. The object is to give a sound and practical education. Four thousand applications were made for admission, but the schools can accom modate only 1,000 persons. Efforts will he made to open other schools. Heceptlon to Geographers. Berne, Aug. 9. The Mayor of this city gave an official reception to-day to the dele gates to the International Geographical Congress. Among the delegates present are Sir. Stout, of New York; Prince Henry of Orleans, and Prince Eoland Bonaparte. British Ships Demand Compensation. London, Aug. 9. The owners of the ships Strathearn, Birdston and other British vessels demand compensation from the Chilean Government for harboring refugees during the attack of the Congressional forces on Piasgua. Halmaceda "Wants to End the "War. Madrid, Aug. 9. The Impartial says it learns that President Balmaceda, of Chile, and the leaders of the Chilean insurgents have appealed to the Spanish government to act as arbitrator and end the war. TOO WICKED FOB UNCLE SAM. A Western Town Declines to Have a Di vorced Man for Postmaster. Concordia, Kan., Aug. 9. For the last few days this city has been greatly excited over rumors concerning a divorce and mar riage of Postmaster Taylor, of Superior. Last night an indignation meeting was called that the whole matter might be made public. Over 600 of the best citizens at tended this meeting at the Briges Opera House, and Mayor Cotton was called upon to preside. The facts are briefly as follows: On July 16, Mr. Taylor and ivife started for California. Mr. Taylor was to accom pany his wife to Denver. The arrival of the Taylors had been preceded by D. A. Baxter, who engaged rooms at a respectable house for Mrs. Taylor and her four children. Shortly after Mr. Taylor arrived in Den ver he, with Baxter and a stranger, visited a honse of ill-repute, and on the next day a complaint was filed by lawyer McCabe for Mrs. Taylor, asking for a divorce from her husband. Taylor waived all defense, and on July 22 a divorce was granted. On the next morning Mrs. Taylor, with her children, boarded the train for Califor nia. Mr. Tavlor lost no time returning to Wy more, Neb., and from there took the tram for Marvville, Kan., where he was married to Miss'LaJvrence July 27, after which Mr. Taylor, with his new-made wife, returned to Superior to conduct the postoffice for Uncle Sam. The citizens gave expression to their indignation at the mass-meeting by passing this resolution: Itesolved, That in view of the scandalous proceedings of Superior's postmaster, Victor Taylor, we do most respectfully and earnestly ask his Excellency, President Harrison, to at once remove Victor Tnylor lroni the position of postmaster of Superior. AH0THEB C0BNEB STONE LAID. St. John's Lutheran Church "Will Soon Bo Lifting Its Spire Upward. rsrrciAL telegram to TnE dispatch.i McKeesp6rt, Aug. 9. The corner stone of the St John Lutheran Church, on Nintli avenue, Eev. J. C. Eupp, pastor, was laid with appropriate ceremonies to-day. The edifice will be very pretty, but small, and erected in the rear ot the lot in order to al I erected in the rear ox the lot in order to al-1 body has not yet been recovered. j meni 0f is Heavy guns. j,e Villars, ot 13 j lately occurs . , ow the erection of a larger church building (in the luture. ' The foundations are completed, and to morrow work will begin on the brick work. The Eev. Dr. Passavant, of Pittsburg, pre sided at the services to-day, which were very interesting and attracted a large crowd. SHOT WHILE SEINING. TnE MIDNIGHT CAFTORE OF AN OHIO FISH AND GAME WARDEN. A Fisherman Breaks a Lantern Over His "Head and Sets Fire to the Grass In the Battle One of the Marauders Was Wounded. Datton, O., Aug. 9. State Deputy Game Warden L. K. Buntain, of this city, fatally shot David Mcllvain, who he caught with four others seining in the river near Harshmanville about midnight. Buntain had heard that a party had gone up the river to seine, contrary to State law, and at the request of Ben F. Seitner, member of the County Fish and Game Protective Soci ety, who accompanied him, he went to the spot, both being disguised. Four miles up the river they came upon the party in the act of drawingthe seine, and Buntain, stepping into view, said: "Hello, boys, we got here just in time to see you make a haul." Instantly one of the fishermen struck Buntain a hea'vv blow in the left eye with a stone. David Mcllvain, who was in the river with the seine, drew his revolver and began shooting at Buntain and Seitner. Another of the fishermen also pulled his revolver. Then Buntain fired twice at Mcllvain, hitting him in the arm and sending a second bullet through his body just below the heart, the ball ranging from the left side to the right. One of the fishermen struck Seitner over the head with a lantern, bursting the lantern and setting fire to the grass, light ing np the scene. This gave the officers command of the situation. Buntain com pelled the four men to bring the wounded Mcllvain to the bank, then range in line in the light of the fire until he identified all: John Hazell, David Await, James Percy, William Eichardson and the wounded man Mcllvain. Buntain took the seine and otherproperty and the party brought Mcllvain to town. Buntain lmmediatelv called at the police office to give himself up, but as he was a" State officer and did the shooting in self defense, as admitted by the wounded man, no arrest was made, nor have the fishermen been arrested. Cyrus Osborn, ex-President of the State Fish Commission, called at the police office to say that the County Fish and Game Pro tective Association will stand by Buntain. A BIG POSTAL UNION. Delecates From Almost Erery Country at The Vienna Congress. Washington, Aug. 9. Captain Brooks, Superintendent of Foreign Mails, has just returned from Vienna where he was in at tendance as a delegate to the International Postal Convention. There were he says delegates present from every civilized country except Sfatal and the Transvaal. He believes that by the time of the next convention, which meets here in 1897, every civilized country will be in the Postal Union. The principal event of the Vienna convention was the admission of the Australian coun tries. They agreed to come in on October 1 this year, provided the international postal rates were not reduced. They claimed they could not stand a reduction. The present rate between this country and Aus tralia is 12 cents and from that country to this the rate is 6 pence a half ounce. This country will at once reduce the rate to 5 cents. Australia may keep its rate at 10 cents, bnt it is likely it will reduce it nt once to 5 cents. Another matter of interest is the change in the size of sample packages of mer chandise which may be sent through the mails to and from countries in the union. The present treaty limits such packages to 3x4x2 inches. The new treaty increases the limit to 12x8x4 inches. Yet another measure of public interest is included in the new treaty. That is a clause requiring each country in the union, after July 1, 1892, to issue a double postal card for the foreign service. A double postal card for foreign use will cost 4 cents. HE WHIPPED THE CB0WD. They Turned the Tables and He Barely Escaped Hanging to a Lamp Post. ST. Louis, Aug. 9. Daniel Burman stopped at the house of Michael Becker at a late hour last night, where a number of people were gathered for a social purpose, and, being belligerently inclined, offered to whip any person present. The challenge was followed by blows from the whip Bur man carried in his band upon the head and shoulders of a number of those present. So many persons seemed unwilling to re ceive punishment that it required a squad of police to rescue Burman from the hands of what soon became a mob, whose inten tion was a lynching, for he was being dragged to the nearest lamp post by the mob, several of whom were clubbing and hitting him in the face and on the body with their fists. Burman was badly hurt, but will recover. DEATH OF EDIT0B CB0ASDALE. HoOccnpled a Nnmber of Prominent Posi tions During His Life. rSFECTAI. TKLEUIIAM TO THE DISPATCII.1 New York, Aug. 9. Wiliiam T. Croas dale, editor of the Standard, the weekly paper established by Henry George, died to day at MernewoldPark, Sullivan county, of peritonitis. He was born in Sew Castle county, Delaware, in March, 1844. His parents were Quakers, whose ancestors settled in Pennsylvania in 1682. Mr. Croasdale was educated at the Friends' Academy in Wilmington. He came to this city in 1886 and became man aging editor of the mr and atterwara an editorial writer on that paper. Mr. Croas dale supported Henry George for Mayor in 1886, and in the following year was Chair man of the Committee on Credentials of the United Labor Convention at Syracuse. DETEHMINED TO DIE A Woman Takes Paris Green and Cuts Her self "With a Razor. Eipon, Wis., Aug. 9. Mrs. William Drager, of this place, took three ounces of paris green early this morning, then she went to an outhouse and laid her stomach open with a razor. She followed this cut with three or four more slashes reaching into tho vitals through the aperture in the stomach. She lived four hours. She had quarreled with her husband a few days before. DIED FB0M HIS INJUBIES. His Assailants Arrested and Charged With Murdering nim. SrECIAL TELEGRAM TO Till DISPATCH. Huntington, Aug. 9. About two weeks ago William Childrey, of this city, was struck on the head with an iron bolt by Thomas Scott, who was arrested and fined for assault and battery. Childrey died last evening, and an au topsy showed he had suffered a fractured skull. Scott was rearrested and now stands trial for murder. . DBAGGED OUT BY THE UHDEBT0W. Unfortunate Death of a Woman at an Oregon Seaside Resort. Astoria, Ore., Aug. 9. Mrs. Parker, wife of P. W. Parker, proprietor of the Horning Adorian, was drowned at Clatsop beach this afternoon while bathing.- She was in company of two others who were carried off their feet by a strong under tow, but thev managed to reach shore. The body has not yet been recovered. A EEVOLT M CHINA. Secret Societies Organized to Over throw the Eeigning Dynasty. STEPS TO PROTECT FOREIGNERS. Recent Outrages Believed to Be tlie Fore runner of Revolution. ME VICEROY'S AMBITIOUS PROJECTS New York, Aug. 9. The Herald to-day prints the following from its special cor respondent at Shanghai, China: Events in China are rapidly going from bad to worse. Grave disorders and serious uprisings have broken out in the principal open ports of the Yangtse Kiang. As you are already aware, the scene of the first re volts took place at Woo-Hoo, bnt the dis patches to the London Time on the subject were inaccurate. Since then the blaze of straw has become a conflagration. The numerous secret societies, and among them the all powerful Kolaghwei, have thrown themselves heart and soul into a movement directed toward the overthrow of the present dynasty. I am in possession of a thousand details of the metods of action of this extraordinary association, which I shall make the subject of another letter. The Kolaghwei has found a most favorable field of action in the Yangtse Kiang country, because the distress and misery there are terrible. The drought has destroyed the harvests and the people there are on the verge of starvation and dying off by the hundred thousand. The surviving wretches, instigated by hunger and want of every kind, are burning, robbing and murdering on every side, so they naturally become the unconscious agents of the leaders of the revolution. among the soldiers. All soldiers who have served their time in an army organized in regiments and brigades are now ready to obey any orders emanating from he Kolaghwei. All these people have nothing to lose, but everything to gain. Mandarins of the highest rank and at least two viceroys are connected with the movement. This Chinese socialism is dif ferent from that of Western Europe, but has certain points of similarity to nihilism. Governors of provinces, provincial func tionaries, officials of every rank, down to the most insignificant employes, and almost the whole of the literary classes are joined together with the common object of overthrowing the present Government and reigning dynasty. In Eussia the peasant workman and the lowest classes are not, as a rule, implicated in nihilism, but remain loyal to the Czar; butin Chinathe ignorant, starving masses become docile agents of the Kolaghwei, who remain in the background secretly directing and fomenting the move ment. As you already know, the American mis sionary, Mr. Argent, and the English Cus tom Mouse official, Mr. Green, were assas sinated at Wusueh. Their heads were crushed between large stones and their mangled bodies were kneade'd into a jelly. The river boat arrived in time to save the women and children. Do you snppose that the British authorities, the Consuls who represent England and who should protect the lives of Europeans in danger, gave themselves any anxiety abont such a slight affair? They neglected to take any meas ures of precaution for other persons, but looked out pretty carefully for themselves. A CONSUL'S ESCAPE. At Woo-Hoo, for instance, the English Consul, who, according to the inaccurate dispatch sent to the London Times, was said to be "wounded," in reality was in a state of absolute despair. He. however. managed to escape by disguising himself as a Chinaman, and went to a place of safety without troubling his head about the European women and children in peril. As to the British fleet, which is pretty strong now in Chinese waters, it was alto gether invisible and only put in an appear ance when the emeute was all over Ad miral Richards was, in fact, cruising to ward Japan. On the other hand, the United States snip Palos and the French cruiser L'Inconstant were on hand, and at Kukiang acted in friendly co-operation They cleared their decks for action and threatened to bombard the town if the rioters moved a step. The commander of L'Incon stant, Captaine de Fregate de Jonquieres, watch in hand, fixed the hour for the Taotai of Kukiang himself to bring the entire European population missionaries, nuns, orphans, women and children into the "Bund," in default of which the two men-of-war would open fire and reduce the town to ashes. All the guns were loaded and pointed. Mitrailleuses, Hotchkiss, quick firing and machine guns were placed in the tops and "to quarters" was sounded on both the ships. Singularly enough, in the London Times dispatches L'Inconstant was referred to as an English man-of-war. These good relations and perfect under standing between the United States and French naval officers are everywhere ap parent, especially at Shanghai, where the Palos and Le Villars almost fraternize. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT SIDE. Every one asks, What was the Chinese fleet doing? It is an open secret that just before the outbreak the all powerful Li Hung Chang, surnamed "the Chinese Bis marck," who, among other important-func-tions.fulhlls that of Chief of the Admiralty, sent a fleet off to the north to execute the grand naval maneuvers. It is the great Li Hung Chang, in fact, who holds the fate of the Empire in the palm of his hands. He is V iceroy oi i. eiciuii. Pekin is situated in his territory, and is at his mercy. His bodyguard alone com prises 10,000 splendidly armed and equipped veteran soldiers. Admiral Tzing, who com mands the fleet, is his near relative. Li Hung Chung, Viceroy of Canton, including tht nrnvinces of Ouane-Toun? and Quantr- See, is his brother. The Viceroy of Szech uen is his devoted servant and ame damnee, who owes him everything he possesses in the world. LI HUNG CHANG'S POSSESSIONS. Li Hung Chang's relatives, friends and, devoted adherents occupy important posts scattered through the length and breadth of the vast Empire. All the money from the provinces comes to him. His private fortune is enormous. He is absolute and arbitrary. He is untrammeled by the slightest control, and all the resources of the Empire are at his disposal. What does the dynasty weigh in the balance against this experienced statesman and general? Up to the present time he has not signi fied anv positive intention to overturn the dvnasty, but he has most certainly done nothing to defend it against the present revolutionists. The rebels have already caused the nomi nal rulers at Pekin to become estranged from the European powers, who might otherwise protect them, but who, on the contrary, are sure to demand from the im perial Government heavy indemnities. At Shanghai there is intense excitement in the foreign settlement and in the French con cessions. There is here a large settlement of English and an important American colony; there are Germans, P.ussians, Jap anese, etc. FOR SELF-PROTECTION. All the consuls, presided over by their doyen (M. Wagner, the French Consul),are arranging for the defense of the reservation. A call has been made for volunteers, arms are distributed, and a military police, com prising men who have served in the army.is formed "into a corps d'elite of home guards. English and French volunteers and German mobiles are drilling day and night. The men-of-war of all nationalities are ready to take part in the defease of Shang hai when an attack shnll be made. La Triomphantc, flying the AdoiraJ's pennant, is in the harbor with 450 blue jackets on board. She is an ironclad and has an arma ment of 15 heavy guns. Le Villars, of 15 guns, with 270 men. is also In the harbor. The United States ship Alliance- is anchored near .Lie viiiars. a sponisniour gun cruiser, with 120 men, is also on hand. Her Majesty's ships the Bedpole and Swift, the former with six guns and T5 men and the latter with five euns and 93 men, are ready for any emergency. Italy is rep resented by the Voltnrno, of eight guns anu 182 men. Japan has the Yamata. with seven guns and 130 men, In good order and eager for the fray. Two Russian cruisers, the Koreyetz and Mandjour,came recently from Nagasaki, made a short stay at Shanghai and proceeded up the Yangtse river to join the United States ship Palos, the Alacrity. Admiral Richards, flagship, and the French gunboats La Vipere and L' Aspic. AMERICAN APATHY. Admiral Richards is most severely criti cised by the local English press here for his apathy during the recent outbreak. It is now understood that all the vessels will act in concert in case of an attack, and will, if the necessity arises, land marines and blue jackets to act in conjunction with the volunteers at Shanghai or any acessible ports on the Yangtse, such as Tchang, Han kow, Ku Kiang, Wuhu, Njanking, Chin kiang, etc The revolutionists have posted placards on the shops of the native cities and towns and on those of all the European conces sions, even in Shanghai, annonncing tbe town will be burned and pillaged. The taotai, of Shanghai, has replied to this by posters stating that every rebel captured shall have his head chopped off. It is relatively calm here now, but this cannot last. It is feared that the quarterly examinations at Nankin will be made a pre text fo- a general outbreak. At the lowest estimate 30,000 students will assemble in the ancient capital of China on this occa sion. Each student brings with him a serv ant. All the merchants collect there, and upward of 100,000 able-bodied men will thus be in Nankin in addition to the normal population. These examinations begin the first week in September, and it is the liter ati who constitute the most dangerous ele ment of the Kalaohwei; the hotbed of it is in the province of Hunan. THE "WEATHER. For Western Pennsy, and Ohio: Generally Fair, Except Local Sains or 1 'h.tnrlnwtnrm in th ATftM - V I) . .it... r.. r. ci-.. &n z-aZLTtZr.: $ Southvxsterly Winds,Fearly Stationary Temperature, but Becoming Cooler Monday Fight. For West Virginia: Continued Warm, SoidJtwcsterly Winds; Fair Weather. Comparative Temperature. PrrrsncRG, Aug. 9. -The United States "Weather Barcaa officer In this city famishes the following: O Avg. 9, 1830. Aug. 9, 1S91. O 8 am 74 8 am TT 10 AH ... 10 am ... 11 AM ... 11 AK ... 12 Jt 79 12 M ... -- -- 2 pm 85 2VX ... -- -- 5rx ... 3 pm ... A 8 PM 76 8 PM 84 -- -- O O o o $ TEMPEBATCBE ASD RAINFALL. Maximum tem SIlRang-e . 25 Mlolmam tem S? (Rainfall Mean tem 60 EIVER NEWS AND NOTES. Business Becomes Doll. With the Water Rising at the Lower Stations. rSFyiAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.I LOUISVILLE, Aug. 8. Business dull. "Weather clear. Klver rising at 7 o'clock to-night with feet 9 Inches on the fall. 6 feet 1 Inch in the canal and 10 feet 4 Inches below. The BncHeye State for Memphis came down with amoilel tow from Cin cinnati. The Fleetwood left for Cincinnati. "What the Upper Gauges Show. Warbex Blvcr 8-10 of a foot, stationary. Weather clear and warm. MonOANTOWK Btver 4 feet and stationary. "Weather clear. Thermometer 92 at 4 P. M. Brownsville niver4 leet 3 Inches and falling. "Weather clear. Thermometer 86 at 4 P. M. The Mews From Below. Wheeling Rlver6 feet and failing. Departed Courier. Parkersburg. 4 P. M. : Kerstonc tate. nttsburg. noon; Batchelor. Cincinnati, 8 A. .: Lime Bar. rittsbnrg. 7 A. M. Weather clar. Cincinnati Blrer 11 feet and rising. Fair and wnrrn. VicKSBCRG River rising. Pawed down Future, City and barges, 9 A.M. Up City of Provideme, 8 A. M. Arrived Arkansas City. S P. M. CXEAEING HOUSE EXCHANGES. rittsbnrg Still Hangs on to the Eighth Place In the Long 1.1st. Bostos", Aug. 9. The following table compiled from dispatches to the Fast from the Clearing Houses of the cities named shows the gross exchanges for last week with rates per cent, of increase or decrease as against the amounts of corresponding week in 1890. Week ending August 8, 1891: Inc. Dec. New York JM7.306.SM .... 18.0 Boston 95.0S0.415 1.09 .... Chicago 82.G,000 .... 34.5 Philadelphia &S.0M.K74 .... 7.2 tit. Louis 22.S96.010, 3.6 San Francisco 18.008.730 4.9 Baltimore W498.S21 17.2 .... PltUburg 12.024.031 .... 16.1 Kpw Orleans fi.877.608 4.2 .... Cincinnati 11,392,300 .... 4.7 Kansas atr 8.149.099 .... 18.8 Louisville 8.497.574 13.03 Buffalo 9.848.928 27.2 Minneapolis 6,498,075 3.13 Milwaukee 6,373.703 .... 11.09 Providence 4.740,000 11.03 Detroit 6.MS.SM .... 7.07 Cleveland 5,104,408 12.08 Omaha 5,399.823 3.07 .... Denver 5,216,061 .... 3.09 St. Paul 4,287.040 .... 13.02 Indianapolis 3.993,320 102.04 Galveston 3,471.375 361.08 Columbus 3.918.200 3.01 Memphis 1,389.068 .... 17.00 Duluth 1.970.612 .... 12.07 Dallas 1.351.030 19.05 .... Hartford 2.082,249 l.W .... Richmond 2,540.178 12.04 ' .. Nashville 1.890, 460 .... 23.02 Portland. Ore 1,857.197 13.6 Salt Lake City "... 1,780.703 26.2 .... Washington 1.740.781 3.U) .... St. Joseph 1,465,074 .. 13.05 Peoria... 1,740,181 4.02 .... Springfield 1.1S0.O0I .... 4.08 KoChMter 1,850,422 20.01 .... New Haven 1,355.195 6.02 .... Worcester 1,086.419 l.W .... Portland. Me 1,246,487 8.07 .... Syracuse 901,414 13.02 Birmingham 321,349 .... 27.00 Lincoln 557.772 3.05 New Bedford 413,799 .... 10.06 Montreal, Can 9.238.350 .... 0.02 Halifax. N.S 1,326,240 .... 3.07 'Houston 2.1-,yx) Toronto, Can 5,741,380 Not Included in totals. In comparison with the previous week the total exchanges increased $76,307,111, or 8.02 per cent, and outside of New York the exchanges increased 44,948,336, or 11 per cent. THE FIRE RECORD. Fire Satnrday night destroyed the large pattern works of Sherlock, Elmer & Sher lock, at Canton, entailing heavy losses, which are . Dut partially covered -by in surance. The flouring mill of A. P. Klstler, of Car roll, Fairfield county, burned yesterday morning with a loss of $20,000. Four thousand bushels of wheat were burned. The fire was Incendiary. FnoHsiNit Hall, a large and handsome structure owned by the Frohslnn Sing ing Society, of Altoonn, was almost totally consumed by Are yesterday morning. The uuilding, together with a fine library and costlv stage 'settings, was made a total wreck. They were valued at about $12,000, and held an Insurance ot about one-half that amount. The lire was ot Incendiary origin, and only one of the many that have lately occurred there. CHASINSAMDEDBRER. Hundreds of Men Still Out Hunting the Ohio Desperado. HE DASHES AMONG HIS PUESUERS, But Eludes Them Again and Buries Himself in a Dense Forest. PLANNING TO SMOKE HIJ1 OUT TO-DAT rSPZCTALTELEGBAlI.TO THE DISPATCH. 1 Lima, O., Ang. 9. The people of Co Inmbns Grove are still in a wild state of ex citement over the bank robbery and mur der. Last night at 7 o'clock, when the sun went down, fully 1,000 men were scouring through the corn fields, wheat fields and meadows lying between Bluffton, Beaver Dam, West Cairo and Columbus Grove, but the robber was still at liberty. The closest watch was kept up all night long, and traces of the desperado were found at in tervals. William Vandermark, the good oJ( fanner who was the innocent victim of one' of the murderer's bullets, died at 3 o'clock1 this morning at his home near Vaughan ville, five miles west of Columbus Grove. He was surrounded by his family. It was a very touching; scene at his bedside. Hun dreds of his neighbors and friends drove to the family homestead to-day to condole with the family. His death is deeply de plored, and has had the effect of putting re newed vigor into the determined men who are in pursuit of his murderer. THE CASHIER'S CONDITION. Cashier Jlnples has rested comfortably all day to-day and will speedily recover if not set back. He received many messages from outside friends to-day. He hopes to beable to be at his desk in the bank to-morrow. Officers Hugh Patton, Jack Stockton and Charley Rooney returned home this even ing. They say theynever saw such an ex cited populace. They declare there are 1,300 men out after the murderer; that they drove through cornfields with buggies; tore fences down and broke down wide rows of corn in their eagerness to overhanl the robber. Sheriff Williamson, ot Putnam, was on the gronnd early with a big force of deputies, but from lack of organization the pursuers are more like a mob than sensible men. The desperado is a fleet runner. He stop ped at George Baily's farmhouse to obtain a drink of water, and at several houses be tween Beaver Dam and Bluffton. THE MUKDEREIt'S BOLDNESS. At Frank Freet's house a large posse of men was waiting for him. He dashed out of a com field right among the crowd. Freet leveled his gun, but he dashed into the woods and was soon lost to view. He was again surrounded in Tom Wilkinson's woods, hut his nerve did not fail him, and he dashed out into the open country. He ran across a gang of men about nine miles southeast of there employed by the Standard Oil Company, in laying a new oil line to pump oil from Finley to their re finery in this city. These men had no knowledge of the robbery. He asked for something to eat and the men divided lunch with him. He still wears the same clothe that he had on at Columbus Grove. Pat Boyle, the foreman of the gang, described him exactly as Cashier Maple did. He claimed he was on the road to Bluffton look ing for work. A FRIGHTENED FAMILY. He called at the farm house owned by Mrs. Bippert, who was sick in bed. He rushed into the house with his murderous revolvers in each hand. Her two daughters went into hysterics and Mrs. Itippert had an attaok'of heart trouble. It is feared she will die from the shock. He stole a valu able blooded more from the field on the farm of DaTid GraftoD, about 4 o'clock this afternoon, and at 7 o'clock to-night he was seen gome in the direction of Ada. It is bellevedby many that he belongs to the Marvin Kuhn gang of horje thieves, and that he is trying to reach Prospect, O., by way of Marion. The farm of Grafton is located along a side track of the Lake Erie and Western Railroad. It was sup- Sosed that by this time he is secreted in a ense forest lying about halfway between Ada and Bluffton. The last man who saw him was Asa Battle, living southeast of Blufiton. "WIIX SMOKE HIM OUT. William Maple, the brother of the cashier, has a large nnmber of good men close on his trail, but will be unable to smoke him out before morning. Maple declares he will capture him dead or alive. John T. ITorris is anxious to engage in the chase. Norris' theory is that he is an escaped convict from Michigan City, Ind., but the theory that he is one of Marvin Knhn's pals finds most believers. Whoever he is, he has displayed wonder ful nerve and endurance and has made a wonderful chapter in the criminal history of Ohio. The excitement increases as the hours go by. Several officers leave here in the morning at early sunrise. VINDICATING HIMSELF. Ex-Bank Examiner Drew Makes a State ment of His "Work "With Keystone. rSPECIAL TELEGHAX TO THE DISPATCn.l Philadelphia, Ang. 9. Ex-Bank Ex aminer William P. Drew to-night forwarded to Secretary Foster a detailed account of his work in connection with the Keystone National Bank. The statement is in vind- cation of himself and deals with the 0iJ tion of Comptroller Lacey in asking" for his resignation, owing to his omission in his January report of the condition of the Keystone Bank, in connection with the Clearing House loan. Mr. Drew says it was an oversight in transcribing and cal culated in itself to greatly mislead. He was not aware of the omission until June 23, when he received his papers in the case, but the Clearing House loan cer tificates were liabilities of an extraordinary nature, and ,known to the Comptroller's office to have been issued to the Keystone National Bank in November, 1890, and to have been greatly increased in amount in December following by reason ofa "run" on the bank. His January report, 3Ir. Drew says, was marked "preliminary," in timating that a fuHer and more trustworthy report was to follow, and which did follow with the omitted item in fulL The state ment further comments upon the fact that the omission was not disco ered until five months had passed, and that the unsatis factory condition of trje Keystone and Spring Garden Banks was called to the at tention of the Comptroller in 1889. FOUR YOTJ50 PEOPLE DROWNED. They Were Sailing When a Squall Struck Their Little Boat, Milwaukee, Aug. 9. Four young peo-t pie, children of prominent business men, were drowned at Lake Pewaukee, 20 miles from here, to-day. They were out in a small sail boat with other young people. A squall struck the boat, capsizing it. It sunk almost immediately, leaving seven persons struggling in the water. The names of the drowned are: Albert and Emma Barth, Martha Kindling and Clara Siegjer. Their ages ranged from 13 to 20 years. The young people had been spending a few days at Lake Pewaukee, which is a favorite resort forMilwaukeeans. Wash Dress Goods, PRICE. Come and see what nice styles we have in Anderson's best and Finest American ginghams and The finest French satines, At 15 cents. Jos. Horse & Co.s Penn Avenue Stores. - -5 'l iud 1 .i..ii ' 'r.iitt i . j-.1lrflMaa 1 H P ... IIIIIW-i "I I in i , wm- -,t,-o-i,- ,-j, - ri .. r- i
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