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HITTIJHE BALL
Some Interesting Features of Base
ball Playing of Last Sea
son Pointed Out.
THE METHODS OF BIG HITTERS.
Director Robinson, ef the New Tort Club,
Talks About Jim llutrie
and Connor.
TEE AFFAIRS OF TIIE LOCAL CLUB
Mr. Brush Expresses a Few Oplniocj General
Sporting1 Sews or the Diy.
A correspondent sends tis the following
interesting opinions regarding the methods
of hitting the ball in the national game:
Have von evertnkvn any particularnotice
of the direction the heavy hitters of the
baseball profession usnally send a ball? On
the instant it will seem to yon that the
majority of batsmen, heavy or light, place
the ball in left field. This is in a sense
true, hut not tc such an extent as is genet
ally " believed. For instance, in looking
over trie exploits of all the different bats
nun of the National League it will be found
that out of over 700 times at bat only 32
more hits went to left field than tc center.
"Whether this tendency to left is or is not a
natural re.-.U of the methods of batting it
would really be impossible to say, for the
reason that the excess is not so great as to
justify that conclusion, and then we have
the fact before us that a batsman naturally
desires tlie ball to trend toward the left,
lessening that even if the. hit he short ho
has so much more of an opportunity to
reach first base.
An Interestlnc Qnestlon.
. Again, ir left field hitting is natural, why
is it that the raw batter's hit Roes as a rule
to the rijilit It will be argued that a tecling
of uncertainty results in his hitting latent
the hall. Is it not equally rational that the
uncertainty would cause the batter in his
uneasiness to let go too early? If reduced
to common philosophy, the argument would
be equally and fairly divided on this sul
ject. I.et us take -Anson, of Chicago, as an
example. There are no better or lreer hit
ter living than ho. A-a rule the old man
sends her down to left, in fact, ho scorns to
lave- that sort ol hitting by the members or
In team, lor they, with the exception of
Cliff Carroll, hit to left. Returning to Anson,
one would think that as the most of tlio
Civat Captain's hits go to left, those to cen
tei would come next in order, but no. If
An -on doc not succeed in getting the ball
into left field it will generally co to tho
rifiht. What is the reason for this? Axain
if left-field hittinj: be the natural
method, then it can bo said that the
Jesuit is reached on account of the
position a man tal.es i hile batting. For in-t-tnnce.
in right hand battinc hits will, as a
rule, go to -he left, and a left-hander's to the
nchr Let us -ee how that will work. AVe
intake a- example of the right hand batters
Jim O Uouike, a good one, and 75 per cent
or his hits ill so to lett field. Stovey is also
a uood one: ami the same percentage of his
hit will take to the left. lSut then there arc
1'mi'r, l';efler. Gore. Glasscock, Fred Car
rol and Latham, all firi.t-class batsmen, who
will di-tiibutc their drives over the entire
field. l:ilo other right handers will favor
right fiel I.
The Left Tland Batters.
Then take the lert handers. Ilamilton,
who led the League in batting, sent two
thirds of his down into left field. Clement
another corking left-hander, drove onlv
20 percent or his hits to right, and Sam
Thompson alwavs favors left field although
ii free hittrr in r.l. directions. Heckler as a
rule, hits to left or center. Hanlon iiearl'v
nlways to 1-jtt. ditto John Wood, fluids
Tu-rnan and other hc.ivv hitters -"""-
Xow.le Us take team" hitting The Xew
lorks. comnosed. with the -xcention of
Connor and Ti-rnan, of rijrht hand men hits
neailv a often to the center as to thp loVr
Philadelphia, with Hamilton. Clement! -uid
Thompson, left handers and exceptional
batsmen, usually hits to center, as does also
rittsburg and Cleveland, while , ClnrimiVtl
lavors the riRlit field. As will beoWvc"
those teams that hit to rinht orcenterarc
the least directive so rarn winning g.imes is
concerned while those containing a majorirv
of left field batsmen ai-e generally success-
ritislmrs's Itall Team.
It i well known that rittsburg had tho
heaviest batting team-on paper-in the
count i- at the beginning of the i.ast season
nnd i . w ill be remembered how many games
were lost through hits being stopped hvtho
opposing team's fi"t or second basemen.
Many of tho5e hits were o hot that thpv
could not be fielded cleanlx . in, i... ...
neighborhood of the La-e inadoit poss'lile
to handle the bal" in tilne to
put the runne out. If these
strives had went to left andeqiially as sharn
tlie tim-a uummuuu or shortstop in case of a
lbmu.t-, wouiuhae found it "impossible to
lccotei. the Uall again and cet it across the
Held to retire the lur.ner. Depend upon it
tneie is i-oiuethmg i this, and it would be
w ell if the l'utsbui - plai ers of the past year
areretuiurUlorthc next, that the faculty
oi hitting be let io developed somew a?
f.V11."''.8"1 ,i" "---nsthto make a ate
hit. The lwt batsmen usiiallv meet the
bvl1- , I'"1'4" w:t" a movement of the wrist
which gives them aluiosi complete control
tit the bat, and thus to some extent thor
havetheiiowei io place the Hal!. Tucre'-ire
Juauy who will not admit this assertion, but,
it is correct, nevei theless.
play in Philadelphia. Xow, I don't want to
t hrow you down, but if von will give mo $,
500 a season forthiec years anda personal se
turitv that I will get'the money whether I
can play or not, I will not throw you down.'
"Just fancv the andacitv of the man," con
tinncd Mr. Robinson. "Tho trreat trouble in
the baseball bnslness has alwavs been that
plavera are made too much of. A change
will take place and then tilings won't be o
nice for thess players."
rocn! Itascball Gossip,
It is likely thit another efiort will be mado
to sign Jimmy Galvin to-day. At any rate
he may have a talk with one or two of the
directors, Galvin has a strong desire to re
main in rittsburg, but he insists that he be
fairly dealt with. Ho will leave tomorrow
morniniron a hunting excursion. Directors
Brown, Kerr and O'Xeil will likelv lesve for
Xew York to-morrow to attend the Leasrne
meetinr, where they will meet Manager Mc
Gunnicle. It is oxpected that the Infer has
two cr three new men signed by this time.
S0HE PLAIi? TAIK.
Faddy Slavln Says Some rolnted TTords
Abnnt John Is Snltivnn.
Sitp Toait, Xov. 8. Special The follow
ing letter has been received at the Police Ga
zette ofilco from Frank P. Slavin in regard to
his proposed match with John I Sullivan:
"Lovdox, Oct. 33.
"I learn that John Is Snllivan has again
returned to America ana made statements
that he is willing to arrange a match with
me for $10,000 a side nnd the championship in
June, 1S92 Why don't tho American cham
pion put it oft" till 1S15? He might just as
well, for I do not believe Snllivan has any
idea of ever meeting me in the prize ring,
nnd I don't believe he ever had any inten
tion of doinsr so."
"Sullivan's last statement that ho would
arrange a match in June, to flslit in the fall
ofnextyrar, is onlv another of his excuses
to make tho public believe he is croing to
fight when ho is not. In Xovember, IS92,
Sullivan w ill probably have another excuse,
perhaps that he has retired from the ring.
This excuse he made when I challenged him
in 1SF9, over two years ago.
"The American public should be proud of
a champion HkeSuIlivni. Howinstbccbam
riionship in H2, don't fl;;ht ncaiu until 1SS8.
He fails to defeat CharW Mitchell, who was
not champion at the time, hut had the re
verso end of the argument.
"In 18S) he flshts for the Police Gazette
chamraonship belt nnd $20,000 and it takes
him 70 rounds to defeat Jake Kllrain when
the latter was sick I beat Kilrain easily in
side of ten rounds, and just when I expect
to arrange a match wlvh Sullivan, after wait
ing nearly three years, he desires to post
pone the match for another j-ear
"I intend to make one more trip to Amer
ica, and on my arrival he will cither bo com
pelled to arrange a match or make Mmself
look ridiculous in the eyes of the sporting
public.
"I want no favors, hnt fair play, and will
arrnnso a match for $10,000 a side, the Police
Gazette belt, and agree to fight in the Cali
fornia Athletic Club or tho Pacific Club for
tho largest purse ottered.
"If Sullivan won't fight, I will meet any
pugilist who disputes my claim to the Police
Gazette championship belt, which I hold nnd
intend to defend against all coiners who will
put up jEl.000. I have been asked to go to
an i rannsco to meet tjorhett in tne Cali
fornia Athletic Club. Of course, it would
only be a week or two of training and a few
hard punches, for I should, no doubt, win,
but there is no glorv to be gtiiued by fighting
Corbett, and I do not intend to allow him to
make tho loser's portion or apnrseafterall
his gasconade. Sullivan is a Kreat pugilist,
and he is the only barrier that stands be
tween me and the championship of tho
world. I would sooner allow him tho credit
or defeating me of course, I do not admit
that he can do so, but right the contrary
but I would sooner take chances of defeat
by Sullivan than bother with tho pillo
pusher, Corbett. Fraxk r. Slavix."
Ire gilt-cared tall for the team, and he placed
SMvstts tinder suspension when the team was
greatlvlnneed of his services. McCarthy signed
with Poston some time aito. and when he found
that Von der Ahe knew something of it, and
would possibly refuse to pay hi m his salarv in full,
he was forced to sign another St. Louis contract.
TESTERDAI'S HOTEL ARRIVALS.
SULLIVAN'S PLANS.
lie Wants Pars:in Davies to Join Him in
His Show.
Chicago, Xov 8. SDecial, Jack Harnett,
John L. Sullivan's manager, passed through
Chicago yesterday on his way to engage tal
ent lor the new plaj w hich has been written
lor the champion.
"The big fellow,'" said Barnett, "was never
better in his life. Although the Australian
trip was a financial failure, it has benefited
Sullivan grcatl. Ho seems to be in perlect
health, woighs 50 pounds and has not
touched a drop in three months. As soon as
our contract with Mr. Harrison expires John
will be at liberty to meet Slavin nnd give
him battle. He is confident that he can de
feat the Australian, and when the time
comes tor the content he will be in the best
of condition.
"I havo made Parson Davlcs an offer of
$40d per week and expenses toplav the oppo
site part to tullivan in our new play, but he
has not yet accepted."
Moxoxoahela I). Scnrry, Carbondale; H.
C Hnston, Connellsville; Granville C.
Cunningham, Toronto: Chas. A. Orleans,
Xew Orleans; J. Sullivan and wife, J. n.
Levy. E. C. Oswald, Xew Yok: L. Wachen
heim. Toledo: M. X. A. McCracken, Washing
ton: Eugene Rust, Kansas Citv; F. D. Bntter
"field: Uirloyline: Alfred Darte. .Kingston; E.
F. MeGovern, Wilkesbarre: S. G. Alexander,
Brooklyn: Gen. B. Knine. TTnionton; Geo. F.
Kaiser. Xew Tork; Ja. McAfee, Hugh Mc
Afee. Birmingham: S. C. Melbourne, Phila
delphia. Dcqursxf Frank Lane, Syracuse; W. H.
Tratt. Mt. Vernon: T. W. Phillips and wife,
Xew Castle; Eugene Cowles and wifo, Harry
Dixon, Miss Josephine B. Dixon, Xew York;
Millard F. Hobbs. Wellington: A. F. Genten,
Cnmberland; II. W. nartman. Ellwood: J. K.
F.mmetand wife. Xew York; B. II. Sawyer,
Philadelphia: E. Bard, Baltimore.
. Axdersox H. H. Plunk. W. A. Witte, F. C.
Wright. Sinclair McCoy, E. Stellwngen. Xew
York. J. X. Gow, Hamilton, Ont.: M. Simon,
Xew York; J. W. Wingnte, Silverton: E. P.
EiKtwick, Jr., J. F. Abel, J. A. Shntz, a B.
Ellien, Xew Yoik; II. Kohn, Chicago; J.
Leonard Hoffmann, Baltimore: A. W. Scott,
Toledo: Louis and Sol Whtt. Wheeling: M.
Xathan, Johnstown: Albert Boulller, Xew
York; A. A. Cohn. Cleveland: M. Isenberg,
Johnstown; A. F. Slaughter, C. E. ITowland,
Joiin JCoss, J. II. Cooke, Frnt V. woomer.
Miss Jnlia Stuart, Xew York: William S.
Tart and wife, Franklin, H. L. Montgomery,
Philadelphia: E. L. Blun. A. K. Fletcher, J.
S. Rowe. John Staudr, Hugo II. Leov, L. A.
Mendelon, F. G. Crnndnll, Xew York;
Philip Roscnan, Philadelphia.
SciiLOSSEit Adam Diehl, Baltimore: Dr,
Pan! Curtis, Chagrin Falls- Mason Mitchell,
C. M. McDonald. W. II. McDonald and wife,
H. C. Barnabee and wife. Miss Jessio Bart
l"tt Davis, Edwin W. Hon and wifo. Xew
York: Emll Thieme. Altoona: Benlimin
Stout. GInversville: E. S. Hilllard. Phila
delphia: Miss Flora Finlavson, Xew York.
St. CitArtLv-s James Corcoran, Philadel
phia: F. Osborne, Sewicklev: W. F. Johnson,
Baltimore: E. E. Haves, Morgantown: Har
vey Sickles, Tnnklinnnock: J. A. Wilkes,
Xe'w York: II. W. Brlnklev and wife, Xew
York; S. Hawthorne and wire. Xw York:
William Polev, Wellington; W. C. Uttes and
wife, Ppter Lann and wife. Xew York: W. F.
Bute. Vsinderbilt: J. E. McMnlhe, Grand
Itapids; C II. Mathin, Chicago: L. X. Xotllte,
De'roir. E. A. Armstrong. G. G. Moves, Xew
York: E. Baglev. Boston; C. X. Van Sicker,
Bradford: II. A." Kernttt and wlte, Johns
tow n; Silas Haley, Mbnongahela City; J. H.
Risin", Bradford.
St. Jamfs J. J. Wood. E. H. Wilson, Co
shocton; G. R. Lensing. Lancaster; J. M. Hill
nnd wife. Walla Walla; William Leonard,
Youngstown; II. J. Lends, Williamsport: II.
Chamleon, McDonald: Hrnry Wilbur,
Wilkcsbarre: C Patterson. Reading: H. J.
Howard. Tolcd": George Elder. East Brady;
Fred Lamlev, Esst Concord: Horton Gillis,
Shaprin; T. J. King and wife, Perrvsville: A.
A. McCov, Traverse Citv; G. R. De Haven,
Bntler: James 31. Emerv, Bakerstown: Hni'h
Pnterson, Ada: T. W. Burke, Dennison: n.
Hughes nnd wife. Washington; H. S. Will
iams, Lima; D. E. Biddell, Hollidaysburg;
Joseph Thomas, Chnrle'-oi.
SrvExrn Avexitf J. F. Ross, Clarion: J. S.
riliott, Chicago; P. W. Turtle. Geneva: J. A.
Wpbb, Columbus: Jncoh Black. Oil Citv: C.
W.Strickler,3It. Pleasant; E. D.Willis. Oil
Cit ; J. E. Svkes, Coshocton: A. L. Gilbert,
Indiana; W.'W. Perry. Erie; O. H. Wilson,
Coshocton: C. J. Miller, St. Louis; E. L. Mum
ford Providence; Bernard Able, Titnsville;
O. II. Swartout. Cleveland: C. F. Purdill,
Xew York: 3tiss Vance Gnicr, Dennison;
S. J. Wirick, T. W. Parker, TJpner Sandnsky:
Samuel Jones, Bellevernon: Alex Cameron,
Buffalo: C. B. Smith, M. 31. Ilessberg. Xew
York:X. W. Williams, Philadelphia: T. H.
Baker, Cleveland; J. J. Wickham, Beaver,
Central W. P. Atkinson, Erie: John Gra
ham, Washington: Thomas Mansell. Youngs
town; J. A. Riehl, Dayton; E. W. Keeler,
Indianapolis; L. W. Worden, Oil Citv: Frank
Dean. Thomas McCartney. Xew York: V. P.
Weinman. St. Joe: R. L. Jones, 3tiss Ida 31.
Baughman, Jeannette: II. A. Wilkin, Cali
fornia; Stephen 3fadden, John Pierce. Phila
delphia: E.P.Hulms, Robert Grau, Columbus;
W. B. Bratt, San Francisco.
PUTT AND HIS PULL
Unable to Overcome Warner Miller's
Schemes to Get Revenge.
FASSETT MADE THE COLLECTOR
Much Against the Will and Desire of tlie
Administration.
is the humiliating spectacle now confront
ing the Eepublicans of the State.
HOW TITE MILLER IDEA WAS ACTED 05
"WAKTS TO WITHDEAW.
S. T. Ttrush Thinks the Lcagno Should Go It
Alone for Awhile.
Is.thasapoi.is. Xov S. ISiKCiaL John T.
Brush will nttend the Xational Baseball
League meeting m Xew York next week. He
taVB the subjects of the greatest importance
to act upon will lc the relations of the
Xational League to the minor organizations
under the national agiccmeiu nnd to the
Western Association as a major party to tho
agreement. Continuing he said:
"In my judgment the Xational Lcagne
should for the pi esent, withdraw from the
llianee with the Western Ass-ociatloii nnd
all major organi7ations until such time as
all major organization are willing to unite
in ar agreement that w ill respect contracting
and tc-nitor'al rights. The League in offei -ing
protection to minor organisations, with
the Amcucan Association in the attitude of
a pirate, is badly hniHlicanped in the fight.
W hile the Nation.il Leagun has always stood
fora national iigreemcnt, ha fought lor it,
lias pcnI vat sums of moil y to perpetuate
It, it is not to our interest to longer continue
to offer thih protection to minor organiza
tions, v. hen it icults inn permanent benefit
to the organization with which we are at
war. So, until after this battle has been
fought to a finish. I am in lavornf branding
alone In the Xational League, tree to go tor
Flayers wheiever our inteiests require,
o'.dlngoiirseltes aloof fiom all entangling
alliances with any other baseball organiza
tion." Iniegard to Rusie's descrtiin the genial
president said it was a matter beyond Presi
dent Day's, control. He told Itusic plainly
that he could not pay him his demands, and
Ruslo consequently accepted Chicago's offer.
Concluding, he said: "I don't know hi,
salarv. but ho told me that Chicago oHeied
him $7,W0."
E0GEK CONNOE'S KZEVE.
The Stallion Championship.
Will the stallion championship again
change hands this season is at present an
exceedinglv open question. On Xovembcr
3, at Stockton, Cal., Palo Alio lowered his
record to 2.W and finished so strong that
observers were sanguine that in his next
effort he Till captnrc'the stallion throne. He
went to the quart-r pole in .22 seconds, to
the half in 1:01 and to the three-quarter pole
in 1:0GJ At this point he broke, but catch
ing quickly came home strong, getting to
the wire in 2:M;. Can Allerton reduce his
recoid of 2:094 this season isnnotherabsorb
ing question. The climate is in lavor of the
famous Californian, for while he will in all
probability have three or four weeks of good
weather iii which to make the effort the sea
son at Independence is practically closed.
C W. Williams is a man or great determina
tion, but at this time of year the weather of
Iovia is against him, and it is haidly prob
able that the gallant Allerton will be able to
reduce his record. Spmt of the Times.
Mr.
DM
Bobinson Tells How the Player
Xot Wont to Act Manly.
F. II. Robinson, one of the directors of the
New York ball club, was in the citySatur
tlay, and, during a conversation regarding
the affairs or the club, said:
"We could not possibly bear with 3Iutrie
any longer. We have warned himandgiven
him all tho chances possible, and still lie did
come up to his contract. Why, not long be
fore the fceason closed, he had no less than
eight pitchers signed, and they were all be
ing paid. He paid $?00 for Barr when the
club that lUrr belonged to was burst. Mutrie
iia ruined himseif.
"Roger Connor has acted In the meanest
manner possible. Only a few days ago tho
man walked up to Mr. Day and myseir and
itmiai ked to Mr. Dav: -I almost think it a
ehnmc to look you In tho face because of the
w ay I have t eatcd vou, Mr. Day. I was one
who tried to throw you down, but I'll never
do it again. I have been offered J1P0O to
General Sporting Xotes.
T.r.tiAXE nnd Crool, of Columbus, have signed
with New York.
The directors of the local ball club may have a
tittle conference to-day.
"-T. Louis has signed Second Baseman Xichol
son, resened by Sloax City.
TiIEr.r. will certalnlv be lots of new faces on the
Xew Vork tt am next year.
HAr.itv Wriuht has signed T. M. Golden, of
Canton. O.. a rising joung player.
riTciiF.n Xichols looVs out for his tobacco es
tablishment In Kansas CHy during the winter.
Dave Ginr.os seems to havn had rnoiija or
Bergen, Judging, by his ecgagcmcut'or Fitzpatrlck
for KC "
It was rumored last evening that Fred Pfenv-r
was In town looking after players, but lie could noti
uc lotmu.
PRESiiEXT.IiMltAr,T. of the Chicago League
cluh. islnfs"rif having the League play bandar
games in the West.
II. o. Pr.iCE. tli- well known poolseller, has fold
out his Cleveland business and Is now in thl citv--
Harry Is looking well.
THE 1:30 llt now contains two vcarllngs, and
th-re re three tuo-iear-olds In the 2:C011stand
three three-year-olds In the 2Z15 list. "
nLECTIOM:Elt now has .Inst 90 1:31 performers
tS new ones this season. Nine more untried THcc
tloneers have been sent to Stockton to r.-ei-ii e a little
work in order to "get inside tile circle.,,
Ksi-EK has a grirvanre agiinst the Philadelphia
club He alleges that at the opening of the season
he was promised 5-.O0 extra If his woik proved
tatisfactory. Which lie has not received.
ltAOijirxDr.. the name of the Cc? a rewlteh win
ner. Is the old fcaxon for "a lorn Month. " The
Duke of rtesnfort's colt Is a grandson of that great
su,ci,-tii9rkt:i, niiuiiB-uunr w unui:r S in AUSiraiUl.
SlD.v has put 11 trotters and pacers In the list
this) ear. and hi dhfonila the season is not et at
an en'l. When it is eon-ldered that Sidney Is onlv
ten j ears old this showing is certainly a remarkable
one.
Tommv Suan-.vox. the vonngest bookmaker on
th" block in America, ai-d oneoftliestnlghtest. Is
etid toin-srsO-Kinlieadon the season. This after
tb- III lurk he lias had with his racing stables, is a
remarkable showing.
Mi:. Jami's,ai.wy, tlm retiring turfman, still
retains his Kentucky breeding larm and the
thoroughbreds on It. l'or tlie future Instead of
raring his young JInelietlis aed Linden, he will
hold an annual xt-.irlltig sale.
TTIC Wellington Pott says: "A manager for tlio
local rlub forret j-nr has not vet been selected,
and if r. certain plater be secured lie wjll be. tlie
player-manager, and will Ik- a strong man for the
place. There will be no ha, Te In going arter men.
as was done last season, and only good players are
wanted."
Auiov, the California I-vear-old trotting won
der. showed such an casj mile in 2:-l latclv that his
admirers claim hels Hit- twerof anvof hlsareln
the country. Monlnrs not excepted. The2:Cl mile 4
was mane miaer putting up euiiottions lor nearly
tltrwholeof tlie last quarter. His rccurdisZilSJU.
Monbars' I:1S.
THE heaviest w Inning Western stable were: Ed
Corrlgau, ya. 112: J. M. Brown i Co., H2.757;
Kastiu .t Larahic. ?11M.": Basliford Mauor, 'JS.3i::
W. It. Laudemau, ?2-sftO:.J. T. Williams, ".3,oa:
.1. .M. Young .(Co., SS.215: Ruddy Bros.. 21,45:
W. It. Lctrher. f21,2m: Ireland Bros.. 8I-I.20I: W.
Mnlkrj. is.iu; Avondalu stable, ?:7,SW; Hluivar
"51-ible. 12,5b3.
bEsoaiTA and Marr Stou- are quite the cracks of
thelre'assat their ashlngton meeting. Thrnr
mer's two successive deleats of Mratlimeath and
.1 udge Jlorrow, and tlie litter's mile iu l:tt'i. were
meritorious j-crfonnances. Senoiila's '-bowed1'
tendon does not seem to atTert 1-er racing mucli,
whllo Marjland Jenulngs1 liancho del I'ao bied
ti!lr(loedat Urzvesend last fall bow good she
'was,
Catciieb BoTle savs that ComUkey and Yon der
Ahe did not talk to each other two months last sea
son. According to llovie. Chris was continually
Interfering in the management of the team auil
engaging piavers without Comley' approval.
-I- i-T-it-' -i-i--. 1 " i --. v" - ie v-i riir-
Pittsburgers in Xew Tork.
Xew Yoke. Xov. 8. Special. The follow
ing Pittsburgers registered at Xew York
hotels to-day: P. Alldred, Astor House; H.
Apfelbaum, Union Fqnare; T. X. Barber, St.
Denis Hotel: R. n. Campe, Hotel Imperial;
H. C. Dnnlip. Westminster; K. M. Edwards,
St. Cloud Hotel; J.. I Halev, Hotel Imperial;
X. A. Hemphill, Gilsev House: W. P. Keil,
Astor House; b. B Lurkin. Astor nonse: A.
S. SI. Morgan and wife. Imperial; J. Xealc
and wife. Imp-rial: Mrs. S. L. SUoomaker,
Brunswick, L. C. Scott, Metropolitan; T. F.
Snell, St. Cloud Hotel: Mrs. W. P. Wood,
Brunswick.
People Coming nnd Going.
George Ii, Kaine, a TJniontown lawyer,
was in the city yesterday.
Harrv Darlington, wife and daughter
left for"Xew York last night.
J. IC-Emmett and his company arrived in
the city last evening from Columbus.
Frank JIobinon, of the Carbon Iron
Works, went to Xuw York last evening.
Frank Lane, of Syracuse, one of the lead
ing men in the edge tool trust, is stopping
at the Ditqnesne.
T. "W. Phillips and wife, of New Castle.
and several members of the Bostonians, are
stopping at the Duquesne.
The family of Col. "W. A. Stone went to
Xew "i ork last evenine to spend a few weeks
before the opening of Congress.
Jl. Ij. A. McCracken, a well-known
Washington lawyer and politician, was at
the Monongahela House yesterday.
JL Gow, a prominent Canadian poli
tician from Hamilton, took breakfast at the
Anderson jeslcrday. He was on his way
home from the East.
J. Jlorrow Arnold, confidential man for
Captain Sam Brown and manager of the
Monongahela House, will leave to-day with
a party of river men for a tht ee weeks' hunt
ing trip in Arkansas.
Joseph Vennsbush and Edward Klein,
two German wine merchants from Bankon,
are stopping at tlie Schlosscr. They say this
year's vintage is good, but lower prices for
wines are not predicted.
J. E. H. Kelly, formerly manager of the
Monongahela House, but now proprietor of
the Kent House, Lnfcewood. is vlsitlnc
friends in the city. Ho says he enjoyed his
siay along iakq unautauqua very mucn.
jur. Jiciiy win go ooutu Dciore
Lakcwood.
returning to
THE COOPEE-HEWITT WOEES BOLD.
Papers Signed and the New Proprietors to
Get Possession In January.
Nstr York, Xov. 8. Spend!. Accord
ing to a member of the American Board of
directors of the Coopar-Hewitt Iron "Works,
a sale has taken place whereby a syndicate,
consisting mainly of Englishmen, takes
possession on January 1, of all the
iron mills, mines, furnaces and wire works
now controlled by Edward Cooper and
Abram S. Hewitt. Mr. Cooper, when
questioned about tho matter to-night, wrote
out a short statement for the newspapers,
which read:
Some months since, on tho application of
a lcsponsiblo American gentleman, w-o
named a price at which we would sell to
111m our iron worics, consisting or the works
or tlie Xew .Ter.sey Steel and Iron Company,
the Trenton Iron Company, at Trenton, arid
the Durham Iron woiks at Durham, Fa. If
lie buys them, he can, of course, make any
disposition of them lie sees fit. But we havo
no negotiations witli any English syndi
cate. Mr. Cooper added thatthe sale hadnot yet
taken place. It is understood that the
"responsible American gentleman" is Sena
tor Jones, ot Nevada. The member ol the
Board of Directors of the Cooper-Hewitt
works who first gave the information, said
to-day:
Tapers havo already been signed, and Jan
uary 1. 1391, the new owners will take pos
sesion. Senator Jones and Colonel North,
tlie nitrate king, are among tlie purchasers.
It was through Mr. Jones thut the sale was
effected. The prlco is $5,O0O,l'OO, and the pay
ment will cover a period of 2a years. Messrs.
Cooper and Hewitt will be represented In
the new concern by Charles E. Hewitt a
nephew of Abram &. Hewitt. '
Ocean Steamship Arrivals.
Steamer. Where From. Destination.
La Brctagae Havre Xew York
Uinbria LtTcrpool New York"
Rngia Hamburg New York!
Augusta Victoria Hamburg New York
Columbia New York- Hamburg "
Blinetla Xew York Hamburg.
cythla Liverpool Boston.
Helgenlanil Antwerp Philadelphia.
llrttl-li Princess Liverpool Philadelphia,
Dresden Baltimore London
blaronla Baltimore London.
Bothnia N.-w York London.
Arizona Niw York London
Novar-cotla Baltimore Liverpool.
Roman Koston Liverpool.
Uascogne New York Havre.
Arizona New York Qneenstown
British Princess Philadelphia.. ..Quceiistown'
tiothia H-imbtirg 2-ew York "
IWit-lii'-." ...:: st-r 1 1- v-wYrk.
rSPECIAI. TELEGBAM TO TIIE DISPATCn.1
New York, Nov. a The Republican
revolt against J. Sloat Fassett and his as
sociates on the Piatt ticket has occupied
the politicians since election day. The
defection of Warner Miller's friends, the
slashing course pursued by James J. Bclden,
.and the. conduct of Henry G. Burleigh,
Titus Sheard, George IJ. Sloan, and their
satellites were fully understood when the
returns from the upper counties were re
ceived at Republican headquarters on elec
tion night Until these returns began to
come in there was rejoicing. "When their
import was fully understood there was bad
language. The Piatt people had been taken
in and done for by the "Hungry Joes" and
the "Grand Central Petes" of the Repub
lican party of the State.
Just why the Piatt people had put any
confidence in the half-breeds is beyond the
comprehension of many. This revolt was
practically planned from the hour that
President Harrison arrived in "Washington
to be inaugurated. Warner Miller had
been defeated for Governor, fe believed
that he had stood in the breach, and, al
though he had fallen "outside the breast
works," he nevertheless thought that his
old colleague in the Senate, Benjamin
Harrison, should give him a place either in
the Cabinet or one of equal national renown.
miller's Itepngnanco to Piatt.
The President thought otherwise, and
Miller learned, or thought he had learned,
that Thomas C Piatt represented the Ad
ministration in New York- State. He be
lieved that Piatt had cut him in the guber
natorial fight, in order to aid the election of
Harrison.
Platl and his friends have denied this em-
phaticallr, time and time acain. It is
charged that Miller in that race disagreed
with Piatt and all of the shrewd thinkers in
the Republican party by his speeches and
atti tide on the liquor question. The Miller
idea that Piatt had obtained all the federal
patronage in New York State under the
Harrison Administration cannot be sub
stantiated. J. Sloat Fassett was Piatt's candidate for
Collector. The President declined to ap
point him, saying that he was too young for
the place. Colonel Joel B. Erhardt was
Piatt's second choice. He was practically
forced upon Piatt. Surveyor Lyon also was
practically forced upon Piatt. So was Naval
Officer Willis, and eo also was Appraiser Mar
velle W. Cooper. Inneitherof these appoint
ments did Piatt obtain his first choice. The
only appointment which can be considered
a right-down Piatt appointment is that of
Postmaster Cornelius Van Cott. President
Harrison went tnrther than this, and re
fused to appoint Piatt Secretary of the
Treasury.
Disastrous Itesnlts of Harrison's Work.
The result of his policy in practically
ignoring Piatt was disastrous. He did not
satisfy Piatt or his friends, and he had
snubbed outright Miller and his friends.
Great friction followed these appointments.
There is not a merchant in this town, Dem
ocrat or Republican, who will not say if
he will tell the truth that under such a
policy the administration of federal affairs
in this city to business men gave small sat
isfaction. It was turmoil and trouble all
the way through. Finally Collector Er
'hardt sent in his resignation to Washing
ton. He would not be dictated to by Piatt
Then Fassett got the place.
Going back to the hour when the Presi
dent refused to appoint Fassett Collector, it
is known that the Piatt wing of the party
determined at that hour to nominate Fas
sett for Governor in 1891. Step by step he
was put forward as the. bright young cham
pion of the Republican party in the State.
One of these steps consisted in the Piatt in
vestigation of the Democratic party in New
York City. Senator Francis Hendricks,
now Collector, was Chairman of the "Fas
sett" Investigating Committee, but Senator
Fassett was put forward as the big man of
the committee to attack the Tammauy
tiger.
Miller's Friends Jealous of Fassett.
The Miller people, it would appear,
thought that Fassett was g&ining altogether
too much prominence. They decided to get
together and attempt to stem the tide. On
December 14, 1890, there was a great gather
ing of Miller's friends in the Windsor
Hotel. Piatt was not invited to the confer
ence, and neither was a single friend of his
present. It was decided at that conference
to issue a manifesto against Piatt, the Re
publican boss of the State. The manifesto
was to be against his management of Repub
lican affairs. The manifesto was drawn up,
and was to have been circulated through the
State. James J. Belden, though, counseled
a different course, and the manifesto was
suppressed.
The Miller people at that conference
came out openly and said they were not
partial to Fassett be,canse of his close rela
tions with Piatt. Ex-Senator Piatt and his
friends knew all about the conference at the
Windsor, but thev were not disturbed.
Ex-Senator Miilcr talked freely with re
porters about the situation. It was an open
attack of the Miller men on Piatt and his
friends.
Piatt Xot at All Disturbed.
Platfat that time cave expression to sar
castic remarks ou the conferences. He was
not disturbed by them. They ended with
out the adoption of anv specific lines of
policy to be adopted by tlie Miller party.
The w inter jiassed, and spring came, and
summer was ushered in, and those confer
ences at the Windsor w ere forgotten. All
the Republicans in the Piatt camp had but
one song, and that was of the beautiful har
mony existing in the Republican partv in
the State. The boom for Fassett was" ap
parently spontaneous. It is now believed
that it was prearranged.
- The Miller men and the Belden men said
never a word. In fact, they all praised
Fassett to the skies. They landed him as
the young champion who was to defeat the
Democracy of New York State. But any
bodv who knows the inside history of the
Rochester convention knows that this was
the line of policy agreed upon at the Wind
sor Hotel conferences. The Miller men
were to boom Fassett and then stab him.
Then came the question of selecting the
candidate for Lieutenant Governor. George
Sloan, it is emphatically stated, promised
last spring if Fassett was nominated to run
as Lieutenant Governor on the ticket. But
Sloan now declined, so did General Wads
worth. Wndworth and Sloan Clearly Switched
It i3 beyond dispute that Wadsworth and
Sloan were warned off from the ticket bv
Burleigh and Belden and the other anti
Platt Republicans.
au mis is preliminary to tne story of the
last week of the campaign. The? treachery
of the Miller men iv;is made plain after a
tour through the Miller counties. Miller
men and Belden men openly boasted to him
that they would knife Fass'ett to kill Piatt
The criticisms of the Piatt men on the
Miller and Belden people is that they acted
like sneaks. t John Kelly, when he" bolted
the nomination of Lucius Robinson at Syra
cuse, came ont openly in the convention
and announced his determination to do so.
His bold stand on that occasion has been
contrasted in the last few days with the
conduct of the halfbreeds who went to
Rochester, patted young Fasjett on the
back, and returned to their cross-roads and
started the machinerj- to knife him as no
other candidate for Governor has been
knifed sirce Pcrpfary Fol-er's time. This
JOHNSTOWN DEMOCEATS FALL OUT.
Members of the Irlqnols Club Called to
Account for Knifing Linton.
Johnstowx, Nov. a Special There
is trouble brewing in the ranks of the
Democracy here as a result of the recent
elections. Colonel Linton, the Democratic
candidate for Judge, was knifed by a por
tion of the leading Democrats on account of
a personal grievance. Among those op
posed to him were members of the Iriquois
Club, the leading Democratic organization
of the county. As the rules of the club call
for all members to give honest and faithful
support to the ticket these members are to
be called to account. Complaint has been
entered aeatnst a number of them, includ
ing Mayor Rose. James J. Milligan, pro
prietor of the Mansion House, William
Thomas, a leading brewer, a prominent
liquor merchant, P. S. Fisher and others.
These gentlemen will all be given a hear
ing by a committee from the club, and it is
more than likely that they will all be
asked to resign.
Another phase of the fight is the prom
ise by Linton's friends that they will prose
cute "many Democratic members who are in
the liquor business for selling on Sunday.
Linton himself does not encourage these
severe measures, but his friends are deter
mined to carry them out, and there will be
music in camp next week.
TIMOROUS VILLAGERS
Too Frightened to Enter a House
Where an Old Man Lies Dead,
BUT THEY NOTIFY THE CORONER.
It Is Supposed the Yictim Was Murdered
for His Hoardings.
'FHISC0 WILL PAY THE FABE3.
Inducements for tho Xational Convention!
the Golden Gate Offers.
Sax Fkancisco, Nov. a The second
meeting of citizens to endeavor to secure
the holding of the next year's National
Convention in San Francisco was held last
night. The Finance Committee reported
nearly 512,000 subscribed already, and
promised a large increase in a few days.
The Transportation Committee reported
that the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany had agreed to guarantee a round trip
rate"of?50 from Chicago and equi-distant
points to San Francisco during the con
vention. M. H. De Young, the California member
of the Republican National Committee,
stated he believed San Francisco could
secure the conventions by offering to pay
transportation of delegates to the con
vention, not including alternates. He
thought money for this could be easily
raised. The chair appointed a committee
to accompany Mr. De Young to Washing
ton to pnsh the claims on the Republican
Committee, which meets there in two weeks
to fix the place of the meeting for the Re
publican Convention.
NEWSY NOTES FROM NBAEDT TOWNS
Plumb's Boom Broken OffShor.
TOPEKA, Kait., Nov. 8. Special.' The
Executive Committee of the Republican
League sent dispatches last night to party
leaders all over the State, requesting them
to attend a conference here to-morrow.
The object of the conference is to shape the
campaign of 1892. It is claimed that the
new clubs will be organized in the interest
of Blaine and McKinley. The Knights of
Reciprocity and the Leastte clubs will unite
on this ticket, and the League is convinced
that a better organization can be effected by
building around the Plumed Knight. The
Plumb newspapers in the State, which have
been booming the senior Senator for the
second place, nave all stopped short. Sena
tor Plumb will attend the conference here
to-morrow.
rSPTCTAt. TEUORAM TO TIIE DIBPATCH.1
Scrautos-, Nov. 8. The little village of
Nayaug, ten miles south of this city, along
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
tracks, was thrown into excitement this
evening by the discovery of the dead body
of Eric Anderson, an aged Swede, in his
own house on the outskirts of the 'own.
Anderson had lived alone in that house for
15 years, and, it is supposed, accumulated
considerable property, which many held
was secreted about .his premises.
For the past eight days Anderson has
been missed from the grocery store and the
country tavern he was in the habit of fre
quenting. When a friend called ot his
house the door was found to be locked.
Then it was supposed that the old man had
chosen to absent himself from home for
some unaccountable reason.
Yesterday afternoon the cronies of An
derson grew alarmed and proposed to inves
tigate. One of them passed around to the
side of the house and peeped throneh a win
dow into the living room. He was horrified
to see the body of Anderson on the floor
with his ghastly face upturned. Word of
this unexpected find spread through the vil
lage like wildfire, and tho entire population
of the town quickly collected.
All were too frightened to venture inside
the house, nnd word was sent to Coroner
Gardener. The message stated that there
were suspicions of foul play nnd that inves
tigation was imperative. No trains were
running, and as a visit to Xayaus to-night
would make necessary a 30-mile drive over a
dangerons mountain road.the Coroner decid
ed to postpone the investigation until to
morrow morning, when ho will try to ascer
tain whether or not Anderson was mur
dered for his hoardings.
NEW ADVEHTISEMEjrrS.
-&.T L-A-TIIMIIEIRS.
PREPARING FOB A CHILE RECEPTION.
Navy Yard Forces Work Day and Night and
Sunday on Two Big Warship.
New York, Nov. a The Brooklyn
Navy Yard to-day presented an appearance
of activity witnessed for the first time since
the exciting times of the Rebellion. The
hum and din of busy workmen on the war
vessels Miantonomah and Atlanta dis
turbed the Sabbath stillness. Workmen
have been busy night and day for the past
week in preparing the two vessels for
speedy service at sea. Yesterday tlie work
of preparation was continued, it being the
first Sunday since the late war that such a
thing has occurred.
The navy yard authorities denied the
rumored sinking of the United States war
vessel Baltimore at Valparaiso. It was
said that the officers and crew of the Balti
more exercised the same vigilance as in war
times, and the torpedo nets about the vessel
would save her from sudden attack. The
unusual bustle and activity at the navy
yard is said not to be due to the reported
sinking of the Baltimore, but it is conceded
that the strained relations between this
country and Chile has caused the Govern
ment much anxiety to get all its war ves
sels ready for any possible contingency.
Bad Liquor Causes it Trasedy.
PmLLIFSBUIMJ. CEKTEB CotTRTT, NOV. 8.
Special. Alexander, Frank and Andy
Campbell, three brothers, attended a Hun
garian wedding at Pardee mines Saturday
night and got drunk on their way home.
They stopped at Flynn's Hotel at the Mor
risdale mines and got more liquor. Thev
left and after a whilo came back. Pat
Flynn, tho landlord, heard them comingnnd
locked the doors. Tho Campbells broke the
door open, and being ic fused nny more
liquor became abusive. FIvnn drew a re
volver and shot Frank and Andy Campbell.
Frank was wounded sltehtlv on the top of
the scalp, but Andv was hit in the neck, the
pnllet lodzing in the base of tho brain, and
he will die. Flynn so far has eluded arrest.
A Queer marriage Contract.
CtAiursBtmo, Nov. 8. Special. EH Rey
nolds, an eccentric character of Hackers'
Run, this county, yesterday presented a con
tract for record in the County Clerk's office
which recited "that In consideration of a
marriage about to be solemnized," the pros
pective bride agreed that should she become
a widow she would remain so for tho re
mainderofherlife. solemnly pledging hcr
Belf never to remarry. After seeing the re
markable doenment properly recorded, and
procuring a certified copy, Re vn olds took
out a marriage license and returned home,
wiiere he was married to-day. Reynolds
told the Clerk he had a horror of stop-fathers.
Activity In tho Vallejjoo Yard.
Vaixejoe, Cai,Nov. 8. There ia great
activity in the navy yard. Machinists were
at work all day to-day, Sunday, on the
Mohican, and will work again to-night.
Telegrams have been received in the yard
urging the putting of the vessels in readi
ness for sea at once. All the available
workmen on the lists have been sent for,
and 1,000 men will be at work in a few days.
The Pennsylvania Farmers' Alliance.
nAHntSBtmo, Nov. 8. Special The State
Council of the Farmers' Alliance of Pennsyl
vania will convene in tho hall of the House
of Representatives Tuesday morning, and
remain in session several days. There will
be between SO and 100 delegates in attend
ance. Plans will be laid ont for n more thor
ough organization in Pennsylvania. Dele
Kates will be elected to tho Nationat Al
liance Convention, which meets at Indian
apolis next week. Colonel L. L. Polk
National President, is expected here Tues
day, and will address a publio meeting in
the evening.
This Fire and Explosion Have Made Some
PEERLESS BARGAINS!
$150,000 WORTH OF
DRYGOODS and CARPETS
HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY
TAINTED WITH SMOKE.
ALL WILL BE SOLD AT A
GREAT SACRIFICE T
The clouds of smoke that poured into our building have left our magnificent stock of
Fall Goods with a slight odor of smoke, and in consequence we have cut prices 50 per
cent in many instances. Note the following SACRIFICE PRICES :
10,000 yards Cochran's well-known 10-wire Tapestry Carpets are now
65c a yard.
500 Ladies' and Misses' Jackets and Wraps cut to $1.25, $3, $5 and up.
800 pairs Blankets, were $15 and $18 perfect, but slightly smell of
smoke are $6, $7 and $8.
1,500 pairs Children's Hosiery at 4c a pair.
Choice 50c Dress Goods that smell of smoke are now 25c a yard.
12,000 yards Dress Goods at 3c a yard.
2,800 yards Dress Goods at 6 l-2c a yard.
Besides hundreds of other equally choice bargains.
To see the crowds of visitors that fill these stores it is not difficult to understand that
something out of the ordinary is going on. In the Carpet and Lace Curtain Departments
many rare bargains nre shown also. Good Curtains are offered as low as 50c a pair. Tho
finest grades have met with about same reductions. If you want to make your money do
double its usual work, don't fail to calk
138 and 140 Federal St., 45 and 46
S. Diamond, Allegheny, Pa.
T. M. LATIMER,
An KmhezzlittgRallroid Contrac'or.
Pakkissbuko, Nov. 8. Special. Clarence
E. Packard, a prominent railroad contrac
tor of Caldwell, W. Vn., was arrested yester
day charged with embezzling property
worth $3,500. Detective Ryan, of Cincinnntf,
made tho arrest upon a ivarrent sworn out
by II. P. McKeown, who claims that ho pur
chased 13.500 worth of machinery and never
paid for it. Packard is now enpaced on con
tracts with the Chesapeake and Ohio Kail-road.
Chile Inclined to Be Friendly.
Valparaiso, Nov. 8. The Chilean Gov
ernment is seeking a friendly solntion of
the difficulty with the United States over
the Baltimore sailor incident.
BOYS DRUNK ON FBEE WHISKY.
Sad
Effects of a Wrrck in the Bourbon
Whisky State.
CATTI,ETTSnano,KY.,Nov.a Special.
A wreck on the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
road. 34 miles north of here, this morning,
at 0 o'clock, caused much trouble. A
northbound freight from the Newport News
and Mississippi Valley Railroad was stand
ing on the track, just beyond the curve,
when a through freight train on the Chesa
peake and Ohio came un and ran headlonc
into the rear end of the train', mashing the
caboose into splinters and badly damaging
four other cars, one car consisting of an oil
tank, two loaded with car wheels and the
fourth with Bourbon whisky. This car was
so badly demolished that half the barrels
were burst open.
A crowd was attracted by the wreck, and,
to make the matter worse, men nnd boys
could be seen upon the grounds with buck
ets and bottles.nlliug them with the whisky
which was running out. Later the car was i
moved to this place and placed under the
care of the station agent, but what had been
obtained from the broken barrels was suffi
cient to make a portion of the crowd drunk.
Young boys were seen staggering under the
influence.
Pittsbnrc Capital in a New Field.
New Castle, Nov. 8. Special The Clin
ton Coal and Coke Company is about to open
a six-foot bed of coal in big Befver town
ship, this county. Tho coal is of excellont
quality and the bed extends over a large
area, including a portion of Beaver conntv.
Both Pittsburg and local capitalists are in
terested in the venture, and early in tho
spring nearly 200 miners will be pnt to work.
A Strange Poultry Disease.
Wapakoiteta, Nov. 8. Special A
peculiar disease is ragimr among the chick
ens in this locality which puzzles all the
chicken fanciers within a radius of CO miles.
The fowl first become blind, their heads
swell to an enormous size and within 10
hours they are dead. Hundreds or fine birds
have been lost within the past 10 days.
for years occurred shortly before noon Sun
day. The store room and warehouse of the
J. H. McLalu Machine Works took fire on
the inside and was a mass of flames when,
discovered. The building was filled with
the finished products of tho company, to
gether with stock supplies and raw material
or the Canton Steam Pump Company. The
McXain company manufactured hot-water
heaters and feed mills. The latter were of
the Victory pattern, and almost the entire
output of the company was taken by the
Staverand Abbott Manufacturing Company.
The fire cuts oft tho supplv of these cutters
for tho season. The bulldlnc was completc
lv filled, and the loss to tho McLain com
pany, including buildine. is nbont $40 000: in
surance about half. The pnmp company
Mistuins n loss of about S10.0CO. The flames
communicated to tlio lumber yards of the
Harvard Surcicai and Dental Chair Com
pany, inflicting great loss. The McLaiu
company will rebuild tho wareroom at onco
and the plnnt of tho company will ho worked
to Its fnll capacity to replenish the stock as
soon as possible. The orison or the fire is a
mystery. The members of the company are
disnosod to suspect incendiarism, but tlio
general belief Is that it Has caused by spon
taneous combusti;i.
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Comparative Temperature.
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Bureau olUcer In this city furnUhes the following!.
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LIGHTNING AT LOUISVILLE
Grler for a Tar-and-Feather Mob.
L.EWI3BUUO, VT. Va., Nov. 8. Special.
Boatright McClung, W. A. McClung, Walker
llcClung, Joseph O. Odell and Charles Mans
flield, five of the mob who tarred and
feathered Miss Flnyd.Martin, or this county,
lnst week, are under arrest. Several of the
others have fled from tho countv.
FIRE RECORD.
PATTISOK'S PROCLAMATION.
The Governor Urges AU Classes to Da Their
Vtmost for tho World's Fair.
Hakkisburg, Nov. 8. Special Gov
ernor Pattison will to-morrow issue a
proclamation calling upon all the citizens
of the Commonwealth, without distinction
of race or creed, to do their utmost to make
the "World's Fair at Chicago a success.
The proclamation is addressed to railroad
and transportation companies, to all manu
facturers and commercial corporations, to
all religious, educational, historical,
scientific and other associations, nnd, in
fact, to all classes professional, mechani
cal or commercial.
DIED.
McELWAIN Suddenlv, November 7, 1801,
at Aurora, III., Andrew II., son of John and
Catharine McElwaln, of Logan's Ferry, aged
33 years.
Notice of funeral in evening papers.
McGOWN At his residence, No. 78 Con
gress street, on Sunday,' November 8, 1891, at
11:50 p. M., FnATrxtm McGowx, in the 72d
year of his age.
X"tte of funeral berenfter.
An alarm was turned in from box 18 about
8 o'clock last night, caused by n lot of straw
catching Are in the residence of Thomas
Itcnzan on Canton street. No damage was
done.
A small chimney blaze at the residence of
Mrs. Meyers, on the Southside Diamond.yes-
terday, was the cause or afire alarm from
station 13(1 at 2:45 P. m. Damage amounted to
almost nothing.
Esokce Comrany No. 7 responded to a still
alarm about 6 o'clock last evening to 2415
Penn avenue, caused by tho explosion ot a
lamp. The fire was extinguished before any
damage was done.
At Dayton, nt Saturday midnight, fire
damnced John Keilman & Co.'s flax mill, ut
terly rulninc the machinery and material.
The firm hid Deen In the business only three
months, havins miccoedeil Favno & Co. Loss
estimated $30,000; fairly insured.
At Beaver Dam, near Lima, O., Saturday
night, tho large four-story steam flouring
mill, owned by J. A.Leutherman,was totally
destroyed, with a largo quantity of wheat.
The Are also badlv damaged several othr
buildings. Loss, $15,000; considerable insur
ance. A defective fine set Arc to the kitchen roof
of tho house of John McGinlcy, Jackson
street, Allegheny, yesterday morning at JO
o'clock. A still alarm was sent in to the
Friendship Company, nnd the department
soon ' extinguished the blaze. The loss was
about $25.
Ok the mountain sides at Bencon Falls,
Conn., forest Ares have been raging, killing
nearly 100 horses. Tho Ares are from young
timber lands and are threatening soveml
farmhouses and the buildings at High Bock
Grove. The situation is alarmine. Yester
day morning a special train of 30 men wis
sent from Waterbury. Thoy worked all
day fighting the Aames.
At Terry, Miss., yesterday a Are broke out
in the cotton shed nt the' railroad depot on
the Illinois Central Railroad, and burned
tlie depot nnd a largo quantity of cotton, as
well as evory business house in the town ex
cept the stores of Dr. Jowens and W. K.
Davis. The hotel and some residences wera
also destroyed. Terry is a fine busineis
point, shipping a largo quantity of cotton,
having "omo 15 business houses and about
500 inhabitants.
Titrnmst disastrous flr Canton h had
Kindles a DIsastrons Fire In the Board or
Tradn Xlnlldlng.
Louisville, Nov. S. In a thunder storm
at 5 o'clock this morning lightning set fire
to the Board of Trade building and partially
destroyed it. The loss will be from ?35,000
to $50,OOC. The fifth and sixth stories were
totally burned, and the third and fourth
deluged with water. The fourth and fifth
floors were occupied by the Western Union
Telegraph Company for operating room,
offices and batteries.
Lightning struck the rack of wires on top
of tlie building, and at once flames broke
out. The fire department wasqnick at hand
with the new fire-tower, and in an hour had
the fire under control. The AVesfern Union
lo;es 7,000 batteries and its whole outfit of
instruments. Total loss, $10,000. Manager
Charles Smith at once telegraphed for new
instruments, and to-night 34 are in opera
tion. The sixth floor consisted of new and
unoccupied offices. On the third floor w.is
the main Board of Trade Asscmblv room
just completed at a heavy expense, and is
heavily damaged by water. The loss on the
building is estimated at from 525,000 to S35,
000 and is fully insured. The Western
Union is not insured here. The burned
portion of the building i ill be rebuilt at
once.
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RIVER NEWS AND NOTES.
In the excavation for a dam ne3r
Ottawa, 111., tho remains of a stone roadway
have been found. Tho part disclosed is
about fifty feet in Icnjth, each slab being
about twelve feet In length, one to three feet
in widtn, nnd about two inches in thickness.
The breaks had been filled with cobble
stones, laid in regular courses.
Louisville Items The Sta;e or Water and! ,
tho Movements of Boats.
rsPECTAL TELEGRAM TO TnE DISPATCJT.1
Louisville, Nov. 8. Business dull. Weather
warn, with occasional showers. Blver rising,
with 16JC inches on the falls, Sttet 8 inches In tho
canal and 4 fret 6 Inches at the foot of the locKs.
The heavr rainfall of laH night eDconraRCd the
hopes or a sreclv rise In the river. Captain Joha
Wliisate armed herefrom Pitisbur? to-day. De
parturesFor Cincinnati. tli City of Carrollton.
What TJjvier Gauges Show.
MOROASTOWX Blver 4 feet and stationary.
Clear. Thermometer 3-V at 5 p. M.
llROWxsviLLE Bi er4 feet t inches and stltioa
arv. Clear. Thermometer 61 atl r. M.
Wakrex River O.S feet below low water mark.
Fair and warm.
4li Tfetrs Trom Below.
WnsiLixo River 2 feet 1 inch and stationary.
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Cixcixf ATI Elver 5 feet and stationary. Clouay
and cool.
SlKJii'Hls No boats. Rtver 1 foot 1 Inch sod
stationary. Warm: hard rain to-day.
Brazil's State Railroads Leaied.
Kio Janeiro, :Sov. S. A Government
decree just issued orders a lease of the State
railways for 33 years at a gold rental, half
of which is. payable in advance.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
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