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THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH, MONDAY,. NOVEMBER 30. 1891.
A CHANGE IS NEEDED,
Sew Rules Required fo Prevent
Foulin? in Amateur Pedes
trian Contests.
THE OPINION OP W: B. CURTIS.
Jimmy Carroll Talks About His Coming
Eattle-TVith Billy Jljer and
the latter's Chances.
STAGG AXD HIS TALE ENGAGEMENT.
A Tnrf True Tint Will Be Worth About $100,000
Central Siortinj Xcws of th: J)ar.
PPECIil. TTLECRAMS TO THE DISrATCFI.l
New York, Xov. 20. The attributed
death of youni; Jlax Clark, the New Jersey
Athletic Club's sprinter, to injuries received
in a fall at the summer cames of the Pastime
Athletic Club on .Tune C. has drawn atten
tion to the frequent fouling inseparable
fim rmall tracks. The winter athletic sea
son is now on. and the cindcrand clay tracks
will he exchanced lor the board flooring of the
nrmories. Tcse armory tracks range from
10 to lfi isps to the mile, and when a dozen
or more eatrer runners come tearing around
the unguarded, slippery turas, all bunched.
is i seldom that a general fouling is averted
and one or more of the sprinters escapes a
larserous fail. At the joint games of the
.American Athletic Club and the Seventy
first llcgiment at the fitter's armory, in the
spring of 18!0, lfi fouis were claimed, and
double that number of runners had been
sent crashing to the floor. A general row
arose through these fouls, and it wound up
in a free fight.
Ontside of young Clark's cae, nothing
more serious has ever been reported than
sprained ankles, contused knees and elbows,
oraipiidng. Hut Dr. Yernooy, the physi
cian who attended the unfortunate Clark, is
nf the opinion that the knee of any runner
striking a fallen man in the abdomen would
he apt to produce a serious, if not fatal, in
jury-
Clark's death was due to perforation
cf the intestines.
Difficult to Opt a Remedy.
It would he difficult to hit upon any
remedy which would put an ellectua! check
Jo the evil of fouling. 'While a great many
of the fouls are accidents, the great speed
around a sharp turn causing a runner to lose
control of himself, there arc many athletes
whose reckless daring through rucks and
around turns makes the percentage of acci
dents higher than it should be. Ciark him-s-clf
was one of the class who took great
rhances in getting through aud around their
fields, regardless of everything but that of
working to the front. One of the most
prominent runners of the JCew ,Ierse3" Ath
letic Club has for years made it a practice
to reach out his arms going around a turn,
and simply sweep the other contestants from
7'is p5th. He has been disqualified many
limes for this flagrant and dangerous foul
ing, but repeats it at the very next games.
There are others as reckless, and it seems as
if some penalty should be embodied in the
athletic rules which would put a stop to
intentional fouling.
"William R. Curtis, when seen yesterday,
said: "I do not know of any way to stop
the fouling except a prohibition against
games on these small tracks, and that could
not very well be made. Lessening the num
ber of men in a heat might do some good,
"it clubs and regiments make a specialty
.ng enormous entry lists for the
i-se of attracting patronage, and, inci
ntally, getting the large entrance fees.
"When vo-j start 20 men on a track which is
about wide enough for four abreast 'some
thing is bound to smash. I would suggest
that in these armory games the events be
made limited handicaps. This would in
sure a reasonable entry list, and there
would not be four times too many runners
iora heat."
What Mr. Curtis Thinks.
Mr. Curtis did not think a law could be
framed to penalize athletes who make a
practice of reckless running and fouling, at
least, not to be enforced satisfactorily. He
thought clubs should reject the entries of
runners that are known to indulge in the
reprehensible practice. Mr. Curtis added
that some allowance should be made for
the excitement of the athletes in a sprint,
when everybody is endeavoring to get to
the front at once.
Secretary Sullivan was very decided on
thv question of punishing athletes guilty of
deliberately fouling. "I would suspend
them for six months for the first offense,
and a year thereafter. One thing T notice,
and that is, that the average referee is not
harsh enough with these athletes who foul,
r nles the athlete fouled makes a protest,
the referee does nothing in the matter, al
though it rray have been a flagrant offense.
Let the referee disqualify every athlete
who fouls, whether a protect is made or not.
This would soon teach the contestants to
he more caiefnL Too innnymen are started
in these armory and small track affairs, and
ihe clubs and official' arc as much to blame
at times as the athletes."
PUGILIST CAKKOLL'S OPINION.
He Sajs That ISilly Myer Is a Dangerous
aian to Tackle.
ItvsT. Lons, Xov. 29. SpeaaL-The rep
icsentat.ve of TnK Dispatch had a long talk
RithJimmie Carroll, who went into actual
training Monday morning last. Carroll wis
not in such good spirits as he was when
training Griffin. In fact, the boyish, jolly
Carroll ha turned into a quiet and very
thoughtful looking man. It may be that he
loe not tancy the hard work, and perhaps
he is thiukingofthe contractile has on hand
s.nd which mest be finished on December 2i.
In speaking ot the coming fight with Myer,
Carroll ail:
"I sec Myer and Kennedy are trying to
make some people believe tnat I am a great
fighter, and that Mer will have a hard
fisht to defeat me. Now, I do not wish tho
public to be hoouwinkcd bv Myer and his
backer, who-scein to be trying to make me
thelavorite, whvnthey feci in their hearts
l hat I am not in it. I know I am old and am
not the man Myer is, and if there is any
thing in vouth being stronger and lasting
longer. Myer has the better of the game.
Sullivan is a young man -n hen compared to
myself, and many say he is not what he was
when a young man. Billy Myer himself is
something of a fighter, and has won the title
of the "cyclone boxer.'' I have seen him
fight, and I eness I know a fighter when I
see one. Of course, my friends expect me to
do ny best, and, if I know myself, I will
train to the best of my ability, and it any
'idy risks his money ou ine, I can only hope
lie may win.''
Tilde is some talk of Gibbons, who is
'latched to light Andy Bortlon. coming to
1: iv St. Louis to train. The place is a large
.u with ten miles of as pretty shell road as
:t man ever run or walked ou. The regular
training quartern are engaged to the Olym
pic Club at present, but there are plenty of
snod places hereabouts in which to train.
The i-esiuents of tho place would be glad to
sec Gibbons here, as they think he is sure to
"do up' Vndy, and finish hira quicker than
MeAu'ifio did Gibbons.
The weather at this time Is poor for out
!oor work, and it tcils greatly on a man in
tiaining. The rain has been falling since
his morning, and tho boxers will have to
elay indoors.
MOKE ABOUT STAGG.
Sine
Interesting Pointers About the Fa-
mnnt College Football Coaclu
New IUves, Q, Nov. 23. There is a
ncll-founded rumor in college circles that
-Mons-o A. Stagg will not go to Chicago to as
sume charge of the department of athletics
in the new university of wbichlrof. Harper
is the President,
stagg is reported to have said that ho has
received a letter from the authorities of
Yale offering him a similar position in his
alma mater, and that he will probably ac
cept. The faculty have ror sometime been
considering tho prospect of having a spe
cial department in athletics, and some uni
form plan of teaching must be adopted he
fore the new gymnasium is opened next
fall.
Stagg's formal acceptance of the offer
made by the faculty will determine the
course to be pursued. Stagg stands in the
hishest tavor with the corporation, facultv,
graduates and undergraduates of the uni
versity. ' His record in athletics during his
collegiate career while a member of the aca
demic department and theological schools
stands unparalleled. This vearho has de
veloped into a football coach to whom Wal
ter Camp surrenders the palm, for here at
Yalo the snecess of her team on the football
field is'atrributcd to "Stagg's tricks."
Those s-aine tricks he used with an eleven
picked from 46 men and scored against Har
vard with them.
Ho held Yale down to 28 points, and would
have scored had his team had two minutes
more of play.
Old Yale coaches and the players of this
year's team lay all of their laurels at Stagg's
feet and to his ingenuity attribute the vic
tories of the ear.
Even Walter Camp admits that it was
Ptagg who invented most of the tricks and
developed the interference and united team
work donw by Yale.
Stagg was ofl'ci ed $1,800 a year to go to the
new Chicago University, but has stated to
friends that the salary named by Yale is bet
ter than this; at Yale, too, he will, if he ac
cepts, be a member of the faculty.
HE MUST COKE HEBE.
Kred Johnson, the Englishman, Will HaTe
to rVillnw Trire King Rule.
Sw Yot.k. Xov. 29. Special A chal
lenge from Fred Jolmston,. tlic Knprlish
fcitlier-wcislit, to George Dixon, that stated
tnat Johnston would conic to America if
Dixon would not go to England, lias canned
some talk, for the reason that it implies that
Dixon is a little bit afraid to cross the ocean
and meet the UnsliMiman. Tom O'Ronrke,
Dixon's manager, replies to the talk from
the other si-Jo 1)3T saying-
"Dixon went to England to flglit Xnnc
Wallace, the recognized champion in tho
clas and beat him. Thereby Dixon won
the championship of England, and he still
holds it, never since having entered into a
contest tor title or refused to make one. He
dine hack and beat Cal McCarthy for the
championship of America. Everjbody
knott s that, as thev also know of his match
with Abe Willis. Willis was the acknowl
edged champion of Australia and Dixon beat
him w lien the match was made for the cham
pionship of the world. H ho will mv that
l),X,tl Ikis imfr li, nlnnwicf till. fllfnh'ni
to tiie record, to the world's championship?
! ".No challenirer has tho rislit call unou
Pion to fi"ht anyw here but in Dixon"? ow n
; country, 'lliat is a rnle established when
! champions were first made, and hasbjen
ever .since held in respect bv all h'ouest
i aspirants for championship honors. Sup-
j JMJU Ullli-lllll IIIU Uil.lllUlli; l'l(!ll III Jltlb
out 01 uis ou n couniry.w as mere an v reason
why the champion should have paidany
attention to it? If Johnston is sincere and
will flsht in America, let him prove that he
is earnest and put up some money, livery
challenger of a champ'on has done tiiat
before. When that i done we will talk,
unless some other would-be champion coin
lilies with the same requirement ahead of
Johnston, and is accepted as an opponent.
That is all I have to say."
.BIG TUBF EVENTS.
The Trodnce Stakes Kxpecterf to Be Worth
Fnlly ISIOO.OOO
New Youk, Xov. 2!). .Vcfa& Promptly
on titue ."secretary Fellowes is out with the
Coney Inland Jockey Club's usual winter
offeis to turfmen, in tho shape of valuable
stakes to close ou January 2, IrtM Tho Su
buiban and Futurity are naturally the most
interesting of these to the general public,
and the Jockey Club, realizing the great in
terest felt in the Suburban has increased the
value of the prizes. The Suburban is now a
guaranteed stake of $2.0O0, with no dead
lumber in the shape of bundles or valueless
forfeits, and there is likely to be a lirger
entry than ever this year, bome good
horse F.astand Arest are being saved for it,
and already rumor mentions Gascon, last
year's fine 2-vear-old, who did not start this
vear as a Suburban candidate. Likewise
Faithful, a prominent 3-year-old West this
fall-.
The Futurity has also teen raised in value
by increasing the added money to $17,500. It
is confidently expected that this renewal of
the great produce stake to be run in 1S91 ill
be worth fully $100,000. But, then, there ato
the forfeits. If the Board of Control does
not take up the lorfeit question this winter
it will show itself not up to one of the great
questions of the hour In tnrf circles. Why
cannot President Ijxwrence, the fonnder of
the Futarity, take the initiative himself in
this matter of forfeit? Mase the fees all
cash at time of entry. The entry list might
not be so large, but they would be a thou
sand times more satisfactory and winners
would know Just, what they were getting.
I00KS VEBT UNCERTAIN.
Opinion Divided as to Whether or Xot 31c
GnnnigIefWill Return.
There i still considerable doubt existing
relative to the manager of tho local baseball
club for next season. While some of the
directors declare that McGuuniglc will be
here others intimate the contrary-. It is un
derstood, that the directors told Bcchcn
beracr to go ahead and sign players for Pitts
burg, aud if the Association victimized hira
for it the Pittsburg club would take care ot
him. Buckenberger wants to come here, but
he does not sperk very hopefully of getting
heie.
To-day Buckenberger may try and sign
Denny Lyons. Before' he, Buckenberger.
left the city Fridas' evening he spoko highly
of Lyons and also of Raymond, put he pre
ferred the former. lie will also try for a
catcher.
Baseball Notes.
Now that Ehret has been signed the local club
looks a deal better.
Ai. BL'CXEN behger may try and sign Denny
Lyons for the local club.
aitalv Axsox is apparently doing nothlnrto
gel a team togetner for Chicago.
The directors of the local club still maintain
tnat Manager McGunnigle will be kept here.
Ir Buckenberger can only secure a first-class
catcher for Pittsburg tbc team will be in good
shjoc.
Maxacec Chapmax is in a terrible rage about
the New York club getting Jennines and Tavlor
getting Jennings and Taylor'
lroin him.
IX llolhday, Hahlgan and O'Xeil the Cincinnati
club will have one ot the strongest hitting outfields
in the country.
WiTHIxa few davs the Cincinnati team for 1892
will be completed. This will be the third club to be
ready for for the League campaign.
Chaklet Smith, the one time second baseman.
Is spending tins winter about Boston and is trying
toe-itch oinrithoneofthe Association clubs. Pop
finished the season at Omaha, and If he is unable to
do better will no doubt sign to play with Omaha
for another season.
ALL Association players are being signed with
option contracts with the 10-day clause stricken
out. This, it is claimed makes the contract
mutual, and, as Association pfcople claim, must
stand in law. Under the contract a man signed
must be kept a year unless ruined by indiscretions
on his own part.
wAjitii, ui vievmna, is piaying an lndoorgame
of his. own indention. In It the nail is pitched and
hit with the bat. The fielders in thetr regular po
sitions catch the balL make errors and do every
thing that the regulation fielder docs. There Is not
a play actually made on the diamond which cannot
be duplicated in the game, and. to top it alL the
man with the most skill invariably wins.
General Sporting Notes.
TnrnE are several really good swimmers in this
city.
The JGO-J-ard swimming handicap wilt take
place at the atatorlum this evening.
Rivcge. the son of the famous St. Bernard,
rilnliuimon, hasarrhedin this country.
These International tug3 of war are sweeping all
over the land. M. Louis is to have one during
New Year's wecl..
A nisrATCii from San Francisco savs: Patsv
Cardiff, matched to fight .Joe McAullae December
19 in the California rlua, arrh ed here to-day in
good health and -neighing 10 pounds in his
clothes.
Joe J!. RrssEi.L, the hridge inmpcr. has bsnt
despaired orgetting a match out or Ham- Lucerne.
He will jLmnJackTyii-ell. btcve Brodie, or any of
the rracis. from any bridge not under liOfettin
height.
IT Is expected that there will be fully 3.0C0 dog?
entered in the World's Fair bench show. The
various kennel clubs propose to supplement the
already satisfactory premium list by a number of
cry handsome medals.
Football Notes.
Tiilek Is talk of organizing a football team at
ilklnshurg.
The receipts of the big rootball games go to the
colleges of the teams.
The F-ast End IJyms may plav one or two games
before the 3 car closes.
It is highly nn-bable that If the football craze
keeps up we will Ime teams of paid plajera.
Corxell's projected vitlt to Cincinnati Is 08T
No one would shoulder the required guarantee.
A DUMBER of nttsburgcrs who went to see the
"Jale-1'rlnctton game rpturneu home yesterday.
They all spoke highly of Yale's team. ' "
RAILWAY STATISTICS
As Shown in the Annual Report of
the InterrState Commission.
MICHIGAN AHEAD IN NEW ROADS.
Fortj Corporations Operating Half the
. Systems of the Country.
SHE DANGERS TO I1YES OP EMPLOYES
WASHiNGTOS, Nov. 29. There will be
issued this week, from the Statistician's
office of inter-State Commission, the third
annual report on "Statistics of Railways in
the United States." The report gives com
prehensive statistics covering the operations
of 'railways for the year euding June 30,
1S90, and a statement of earnings from
passenger' and freight service, together with
operating expenses and fixed charges for the
nine months ending March 31, 1891. A
marked feature "of this report,-which adds
greatly to the value of its statistics, is the
division of all'statistics into ten territorial
groups, by which the differences in con
ditions of operation in various parts of the
country are clearly brought to notice.
Formerly, all' statistics had been massed
for the entire country, and the averages
deducted have been for all the roads in the
United States.. The comparisons rendered
possible by this report show marked dif
ferences in the different parts of the country.
The principal features of the report folloir:
The railwav mileage in tho United States
June 30, 1S93, was 163,597.03 miles; the ilici ease
brought into operation during the year was
6,030.60. Michigan shows the largest increase
in railway mileage during the year, being
439.08 miles, ami Georgia conies next, with
an increase of 437.U4 miles. The total length
of track for the United States, including all
tracks, sidlngsand spuis, is 299,060.67 miles.
dumber of Railway Corporations.
The number of railway corporations June
30, 18U0, was 1,797. Of these 87 arc classed as
private loads, with a total mileage of 816
miles. Xine hundred and twenty-seven of
these corporations are operating companies
and 705 aie subsidiary companies that is to
say, the mileage which tney own fs leased to
other companies for the purnose of opera
tion. Twenty-twocompanies" rcpresentiniia
mileage of 1,6(6.10 miles, have been reorgan
ized during the year, and 51 companies, rep
resenting a mileage of ,U05.87 miles, have
merged their corporate existence into other
corporations. Fifty companies, represent
ing a nnleaso of "6,190.04 miles, have
been consolidated with other companies.
Thus S.101.91 miles of line have, during the
3'ear, disapjieaied as independent com
panies Forty railway corporations operate 77,
S72.KS miles of line, or 47.51 per cent of total
mileage. The. average length of lino for
these 10 roads is nearly 2,000 miles. There
are 74 companies in the United States whoso
gross incomes is $837,000,000, out or a total
gross i:yome of all railways in the country
o!" 1,051 77,032: that is to say, 74 railway cor
j orations receive 80 per cent of the total
amount p,ud by the people in tuo united
fctates for railway service.
LTlio totn iinuiDcroi locomotives in tne
f lnited5tatesisi9J2S, of wjuch 8.384 are pas-
sengLT locomotives and 10,141 are lor freight.
ft 111 sfiows 10 freight locomotives and live
passenger locomotives for each 100 miles of
operated line. The number or cars used on
the railways or the United States is 1,164,13S,
or which 26 511 are in the passenger service.
The number of ca$. per 100 miles of line is
744. The number of tons of freight carried
one mile per freight engine is 4,721,627, and
the. number of passengers carried one mile
per passenger engine is 1,413,14:. Figures of
this sort measure the-econoniy or transpor
tation bv rail. The number ot locomotives
fitted with train brake is 20,16i and the
number fitted with automatic couplers 055.
The number of cars fitted with train brake
is l'2i,S41, and the number of cars fitted witli
automatic couplers is 114,363. When com
pared with the total number of locomotives
and cars it appears that much remains to be
done in the matter of train brakes and auto
matic couplers.
Many More' Railroad Men Employed.
The total number of men employed on the
railways of the United States is 740,301, being
an increase of 45,553 over the number em
ployed in 1S89. The average number of men
employed per 100 miles of line 6n all roads is
476. In the Xew England States the average
number per 100 niilpi or line is 716; in the
Middle States it is 1,167; in the States of Vir
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and
part of West Virginia it is 3f: and in various
sections of the Western States the number
ranges. trom 250 to32Sper 100 miles or line.
These tizures indicate the increased density
of traffic in the Eastern and Middle States.
The J5G.404.O6 miles of line which is made
the bis or statistics in this report is repre
sented bv railway capital to the amount or
$9, 459,444,172, which is equivalent to $60,481 per
anile of line. Assuming that the remaining
mileage is capitalized at the same rate, tho
total capitalization of railway property in
the United States would be $9,594,483,400. The
increase in railway capital for the year end
ing June 30. 1890, o-ier railway capital for tho
previous vear is $144.26S,798; of this amount
250.003.000atlcastisdue to increase in capi
talization on lines already in existence. The
proportion or railway capital represented
by stock is 48 82 par cent of the total railway
capital. Tho capitalization of railway prop
erty is largely in excess of its market value.
The number of passengers carried bv the
railways or the United States during the
year was 492,430,S65. The number of pas
senger miles that is to say, the aggregate
number of miles traveled by. all passengers
was 11,817,785.617. This shows an average
journey of 24 06 miles per passenger. Pas
senger train mileage for the same period
w.19 2S5,575,804, showing tho average number
of passengers carried in a train to be 41.
Freight Ttnslness for a Vear.
The number of tons of freight carried by
the railroads of the United. States during
the year was 636,441,617; the number of tons
carried one mile was 76,207,047,I9S. This
shows the average earned per ton to have
been 119.74 miles. Freight train mileage was
435,170,812, showing the average number ot
tons per train to have been 174.05.
The revenue perpassengerpermile of line
for all the railways in the United States was
2.167 centst the average cost of carrying one
passenger a mile was 1.917 cents. The reve
nue for carrying a ton of freight one mile
was .941 cents; the cost of carrying a ton of
freight one mile was .604 cents. The revenue
fiomapassenge-train run one mile on all
railways in the United States was $L0S.041;
the cost of running apassenger train one
mile was 80 984 cents. The revenue from a
freicht train running one mile was $1.65.434;
the average cost of tunning a freight train
one mile was $1.05.711. These figures show
the margin from which railways must
secure their nrofit in the business "of truns
portingpassengersand freight. The revenue
per ton per mile and per passenger per mile
differs greatly in the various sections of the
country. The lowest receipts per ton per
mile are in the States of Indiana, Michigan
and Ohio. The highest rate of revenue is
lonnd on the I'acinc slope, it being 1.651
cents. The lowe
weh
passenger one mile are found in the New
England States, being 1.912 cents. The high
est receipts for carrying a passenger one
mile are found in Louisiana. Texas and New
Mexico, being 2.5S3 cents. These figures rep
resent the average of charges, and not rates
on any particular commodity or for any par
ticular trip.
Accidents on Railroads.
The total number of persons reported by
railways as killed during the year was
6 320, and the total number reported as in
jured -nai2,03l. Of the total number killed
2.131 were employes. 285 passengers and 3 5S1
were classed as "other persons." In these
latter figures are included the large number
of sdicides. Of the total number- injured
22,390 were employe, 2,UL passengers, be
sides 4,200 unclassified. Ir tne number of
employe killed be assigned to the total
number it appears that 1 death occurs for
every 306 men employed on the railways, and
1 injury occurs for every 33 men employed.
The largestnumberof casualties occur to men
engaged directly in handling trains. Thus
whilo trainmen represent but IS per cent of
the total number of employes, the casualties
sustained by them account for 5S per cent of
total casualties. A passenger riding contin
uously at the rate of 30 miles per hour miht
expect Immunity from death by railway ac
cident for TTT03 years, but an engineer a
brakeman or a conductor, under the same
conditions, is liable to a fatal accident at tho
expiration of 4J years. The moat fnmmn
accident to which railway employes are lia-
uiu. xeuivs uuui coupling ana uncoupling
cars. The total number of casualties thai
can be traced to this source are 8,210 of
which 309 were fatal. '
Ocean Steamship Arrivals.
Steamer. Where From. Destination.
Moravia New lork London
Minnesota Baltimore London
Belgenlahd , Philadelphia LondonJ-
Bourgogne New York.
navre,
cw York
New York
JfewYork
Aiiroma Liverpool.
Champagne ..... .IIa re
Fenian Monarch London...
THIS WEATHER.
.
For Western PenntyU
vania, Wtit Virginia and
Ohio: Slightly warmer,
light,variaUe Kinds, gener
qj'j fair Monday; warmer
and fair Tuesday.
Pittsburg, Nov. 29. The United States Weath
er Bureau officer in this city furnishes the following!
Kov. S9, 1300. Xov. i9, 1891.
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TKAIPBRATUKE AND nAIKFAIX.
Maximum iem 28 IRangp 7
Minimum torn 21 Precipitation 5
Jleau tcm 2-I.5
RIVER NEWS AND NOTES.
EoniSTillo Items The Stage or Water and
the Movements of Boats.
rSPECIAT. TFLEGRAMS TO THE DIFPATCH.1
LOUISVILLE, ov. 29. Business dull. Weather
cold and cloudy. Itivcr rising, with 10 feet 8
inches in the canal. 8 feet on the falls an! 20 feet B
inches at the foot of the locks. The Hescue and
tow passed here on the way to Tittslmrg. De
partures For Xew Orleans, Oolden Rule: Cincin
nati, Fleetwood; Memphis, Buckeye State.
What Tipper Ganges Show.
StOHGAXTOWjr River 5 feet and falling. Snow
ing. Thermometer .11 at i p. si.
Bkowxsvii.le lm er B feet 2 iDches and falling.
Snowing. Thermometer 21 at 4 p. M.
VAKitEN Itiver 4.9 feet. Uoudv and colJ.
The News From Tielow.
Wheeling River II feet and stationary. De
parted Ben Hnr, Pittsburg: Lizzie Bav, Pitts
burg: Xcrstone Mate. Pittsburg: Courier. Fark
ereburg; Congo. Cincinnati. Cloudy and cool.
Cincin-n ATI Kii cr 21 feet? Inches and rising.
Clear and cold.
SlEMrms Arrived Feni He-old. St. Louis:
Louis UoucL and barges passed down. River 3
feet B Inches and rising. Clear aud cold.
VICKSBL-Rfi -RKcr rising. Clear and cold.
Down Natchez.
I fcw orlfaxs Clear ami cold. Arrived Ilenrv
l.ourevand bargcf, St. Loui.
Cairo Arrived Thoalrta, Xew Madrid : Trisliie,
Plum Point; State of Kansas, M. Louis; New
South, Cincinnati; Mv Choice. St. I,onl: K. M.
Norton, St. Louis; City of SaTannah. atchez.
Departed City or New Orleans, New Orleans;
Frlsbie, Rosaca; Golden Rod. Ol.io;PIte. Paducah:
Fred Nel!i. Ohio; state of Kansas. Cincinnati:
Cltv ot'Saiannah, St. Louis. Klvcr 14 feet aud
naing. iiear aim coia.
PEOPLE WHO COME AND GO.
H. M. Aubrey. Henry Pauly and "W. C.
Bobards, three Texas iron men, put up at
the Duquesne yesterday. Texas is a Dig
State and there are, many towns in it, but
plain Texas is all that appeared on the regis
ter. Fred Seaman, a Sheffield iron man is
also at the hotel.
George M. 3Iatheson,!of Hew York, Presi
dent of the American Iron Works at Young
town, was a passenger on the limited last
evening for St. Louis. He says the iron
business is much better than it is reported.
His plant at Youngstown is well supplied
witn orders.
Captain G. H." Lampson in charge of
United States fish car No. 2, reached Pitts
burg last evening from, the West. He had
on board a lot of bass and catfish taken from
the Quincy river that will be put in the
hatcheries at Washington.
J. K. Beeson, of TJniontown, was in the
pity yesterday on his way home from the
Yale-Princeton game. He is a Yale man of
'07 and was as chipper as a boy over the re
cent victory of his alma mater."
C. O. "Waite, President of the Hocking
Valley road, and his wire registered at the
Anderson yesterday. Mr. Waite came hero
to consult" with the Pennsylvania officials
about the coal business.
Marie "Wainwright and her leading people
will spend ;the week at the Monongahela
Houses
Frank "Woog, the hotel man, went East
last evening.
Fittsbnrgers at the Metropolis.
New Youk, Nov. 29. Specia'. The follow
ing Fittsburgcrs legistered at Xew York
hotels to-day: J. A. Bower, Westminster;
S. B. Barns, Union Square; W. H. Child?,
Hoffman House; A. n. Collins, International:
H. B. DeCamp, Grand Union; L. B. Fitzol,
Metropolitan: JI. Hall, Continental: B. Han
ley. Eaile's Hotel; B. B. Kerr, Hotel Imperial;
E. C. Long. Astor House; J. G. MacConnell,
St. James: J. Y. Marsh, Astor House; O.
Miller, Hotel Normandle; E. G. Stucky, Con
tinental: O. H. Wharton, Marlborough; Mrs.
Wilson, Everett House.
THE FIKE REC0KD.
' A chimn'ey flre in the house of John Honey,
at No. 69 Pride street, caused an alarm from
box 52 about 10. o'clock resterday morning.
No damage.
A kettle of pitch in the machine depart
ment of the Pittsburg Brass Foundry, Kob
iuson street, Allegheny, caught flre yester
day morning and ignited some surrounding
wood work. An alarm was sent in from box
93 and the blaze was extinguished, the loss
being about $25.
At Escanaba, Mich., yesterday morning,
fire started in the big grain elevator owned
by the "Soo" Railroad, which, together with
150,000 bushels of grain, were quickly de
stroyed. The flames communicated to the
flour sheds, docks and coal pits. There
were 10,000 barrels of flour in the sheds, and
on the docks were 40,000 tons of coal owned
by the Lehigh Valley and Pioneer Com
panies, all or which were destroyed. Losses
may exceed $250,000.
A large portion of the business
section of Tracy, Minn., is in ashes from a
flre which broke out yesterday morning
in the Hughes building. The wind was blow
ing a gale. Facilities were inadequate. All
the buildings between Third and Fourth
streets except the State Bank were de
stroyed. The buildings burned were: K. E.
Hughes' general shoe store and residence, J.
llartigan's saloon, H, C. Heine's shoe store. J.
B. Waugh'8 hotel, Braun's restaurant, Gibb's
Hotel, D. Stafford's hardware store, G.
Peterson's tailor shop. O. L. Partridge's
gejieiai siuitj uuu 1. vcii general score.
Several smaller losses aie included and a
number of families are without homes.
Every hotel in the plnco is gone. There aie
suspicions of incendiarism, but nothing
definite is known. It is impossible to esti
mate the loss at present.
Stabbed a Boy In the Back.
Early yesterday morning Andrew Wil
son, a baker, stabbed James McClurey, a
boatman aped 18 years, twice in the back
and cut him on the left hand. The wounds
arenot'ofa serious character. Both men
boarded at the bouse of Mrs. JIalley, 46
Franklin street, Allegheny, and became in
volved in a quarrel over some trivial mat
ter. A fight ensued and Wilson drew a
good-size'd penknife and plunged it twice
into the back of McClurey just below the
right shoulder and then cut him on the left
hand. "Wilson was arrested.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
I DARK FOR ENGLAND.
The Financial Situation There Is Far
From Being 'Pleasant.
NO ONE HAS MONEY TO SPEND
Now That the American Tourists Hare Be
tnrned to Their Homes.
M0BE TROUBLE EXPECTED AT AM TIME
LONDON, Xov. 29. The EeraWs corres
pondent cables as lollojvs: It cannot be
denied that business is in a very bad state
here, and there is no prospect .of its getting
better. Imports and exports alike are fall
ing off. The great staple industries of the
country are suffeng severely and enter
prise seems to be dead. Even the book
publishing season is uncommonly dull for
the time of year. Nobody has any money
to spend jiow that Americans have gone
home. ""
Consols are only a trifle above 93, and all
of Mr. CJoschen's devices cannot push them
higher. Lord Salisbury snd the President
of the Board of Trade have plainly warned
the nation during the past week that the
commercial future is to be regarded with
much anxiety.
Reasons for the Unllness.
"So wonder then the people fly from the
Stock Exchange aud that no more new com
panies are beta)' brought out. What is the
reason of all this? First, the adverse in
fluence of hostile tarifls, which gradually
are drawing an iron line round English
industries and preventing their develop
ment. Xcxt tbc Baring collapse, which
undermined half the city and left the
other half afraid to call its soul
its own. But there is always the Bank of
England in the background. So there is,
and it is a pity it was ever induced to come
into the foreground. Jlost people now see
and admit that it would have been far bet
ter to have let the Barings go than for the
Bank of England to have departed from its
old traditions and its safe line of business
for the purpose of propping up a private
firm, which had been guilty of the greatest
imprudence and folly.
It can only be done for a time. "Yes,"
is the reply I sometimes hear, "but how
could the Bank of England, as a Govern
ment institution, refuse to help the Barings
when the Barings had helped it ? How was
that?" Tn this way: "Vhen 3lr. Gosehen
brought forward his scheme for the con
version of the national debt it was neces
sary to get the support of the great bank
ers and brokers or it could never have been
carried through. A previous .Chancellor of
the Exchequer had failed to "square" the
city. Mr. Gosehen did it only by giving a
commission to the bankers," and they in
turn did everything in their power to force
customers to exchange old consols for new.
Otherwise the Government must have re
deemed them at par. '
The First UIow to the Raring.
It was necessary to keep up the price
about par and this was done by the bankers
noiaing wen togetner. xne .Barings were
conspicuous in this. They bought immense
blocks of consols and held them until the
first heavy blow fell upon them. This was
the notice of the Russian Government
of its intentions of the withdrawal
of cash balances from their custody.
Then the Barings were obliged to sell the
consols to the tune of nearly 8,000,000,
and of course prices fell. Consols never
recovered, neither have the Barings, and
now South American stocks are at sixes
and the Bank of England must make good
its guarantee to the Barings. Of course it
can do that, but its prestige is badly in
jured. At this moment another -great drain is
being quietly aud insidiously prepared.
The movement has begun in Russia, but
will not stop there. According to my in
formation the United States will shortly
take a hand in it, and then we shall see
some curious things. At present the stock
of bullion in the Bank of England cellars is
below what it was last year and likely to
remain so. The withdrawal of any large
sums now must cause a sensation" in the
citv. Amid all this uncertainty American
railroads of the better class alone remain
unshaken. The market has taken the course
I foretold weeks ago. AH foreign securities
are neglected, and if Englishmen continue
to hold their consols it is because they can
not get out of them or there should be a
mnch larger rush for American investments
than we see even now.
DIV0ECED WHILE YOU WAIT.
It Only Requires Fifty-Seven Seconds
of
Tour Time In Texas.
Galvlston, Tex., Nov. 29. Sirs. Mattie
Brooks obtained a divorce from William
Brooks in the District Court here yesterday
in exactly 57 seconds. The defendant failed
to appear, the wife's petition was read and
one witness was examined. The time con
sumed by the proceedings was taken by ex
City Attorney George P. Finley.
A Znln Princess Stolen In Jersey.
New York, Nov. 29. Special A week
ago to-night a comely colored girl of 17,
known as ''Princess Sara," disappeared
from the residence of Mrs. Frederick Dance,
in Schraalenburg. N. J., ami it is thought a
colored admirer named Iteuty Dennis has
stolen her heart and beguiled her away to
married life. When she was 2 years old
Mr. and Mrs. Dance, who were then jour
neying in Zululand, took her away from the
scene of a battlefield upon whicli many
hundreds bad lost tbeir lives, and her
father, together with all his kindred, had
been captured by a rival chief and brought
her up as a member of tbeir family.
More People Sign the Pledge.
John J. Moore, the temperance leader,
whose "T.I. G." buttons have attracted, con
siderable attention, was the principal
speaker at the meeting of Golden Circle Di
vision, Sons of Temperance, in Moorhead
Hall, last night. Twenty-seven persons
signed the pledge and had their coats orna
mented with the. button. The Golden Cir
cle will have a necktie social in Moorhead
Hall this evening.
Defending; His Client's Secrets.
Sachamejjto, Nov. 29. Hon. C. N. Fox, ex
Judge of the Supreme Court, has appeared
before Judge Catlln In answer to the cita
tion directing him to show cause why ho
should not be punished for contempt for re
fusing to answer a question propounded by
the Sacramento gland Jury as to who had
paid him a fee of $500 tor appearing as coun
sel for J. B. Jones in the inquiry that is be
ing made by a committee of the last Legis
lature. Fox stated to tho Court when the
matter came up that ho considered he was
bound by oath not to answer that question,
and that it would bo answeicd by others
now under snupoena. Ho asked lor a contin
uance that he might prepaie his answer.
Judge Catlin said he did not agree with Fox
in his opinion regarding his obligations, but
granted him a continuance to next Wednesday-
Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
B&ktag
Powder
Do not go traveling without a bottle of
Salvation Oil. It cures a bruise at once. 25c
1
Is better than cure. The nasty grip is sure
to, visit us again this winter, and many doc
tors' bills may be saved if proper precau
tions are taken. A pure stimulant is almost
certain to ward olT the disease, and in the
case of aged persons it becomes absolutely
necessary at this season. Klein's famous
"Silver Age" , and "Duquesne" Eye
"Whiskies are sold under sworn guarantee-of
purity, the former at 51 50 and the latter at
51 25 per full quart. As you value your
health use no other. Goods shipped any
where. MAX KLEIN,
82 FEDERAL ST., ALLEGHENY.
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We make more porous
plasters than all other
makers in this country
combined, because the
public appreciate the mer
it that exists in our goods.
BENSON'S is the only me
dicinal plaster for house
hold use, all others being
' weak imitations. Get the
Genuine.
3VO OTHER
Leaves a Deucate and Lasting Odor
For sale 3y all Drag and Fancy Goods Dealers or t J
unable to procure this tvonderfal Map send
25c In D tamps and receive a cake by return mail.
JAS. S. KIRK St CO., Chicago.
SFECIAT.r-Shannon Be'llsWaltz (the popular
Society Waltz) sent FREE to anyone sending tu
three wraooers of Shandon Bells Soap.
WANTED Everybody to
know that Pickering, the
house furnisher, will sell
$io worth of goods on credit
for $i down, and 50 cents a
week. PICKERING, corner
Tenth street and Penn avenue.
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T0lLtSl'AP
IE HE FORGOTTEN THE Wl."
This is one of the funny catch phrases in the amusing farce of "ane."
WE have not forgotten the baby; in fact, a visit to our INFANTS'
DEPARTMENT (on first floor) will show that we have well provided
for that most important member of the household the BABY.
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Infants' Slips, 25c, 38c, 50c, 59c,
69c, 75c.
Infants' Dresses, $1, 1.25, $1.50,
gi.75, $2, 2.50 to $5.
Infants' Robes, 2.50, 2.75, $3,
583.50 to $j.
Infants' Cambric Skirts, plain and
trimmed, 50c, 75c, $1, S1.25,
gi.50 to $3.
Infants' Flannel Skirts, plain, 75c,
Si, 51.25.
Infants' Flannel Skirts, embroidery,
1.50, 51.89, $2, 52.25, 52.50, 53
Infants' Flannel Barrow Coats, 75c,
$1, 51.50
Infants' Flannel Bands, 25c, 30c,
Infants' Knit Bands, 50c. '
Infants' Knit Shirts, 25c, 38c, 50c,
to 60c.
Infants' Linen Shirts, 15c, 20c, 25c,
to 35c
Infants' Knit Sacques, 25c, 50c,
75c, 5i, 51.25, 5i.5 52
Infants' Flannel Sacques, 50c, 75c,
89c, '$1, 51.25, 51.50, 52, 52.50.
Infants' Flannel Shawls, 75c, $1,
51.25,51.50, 52, 52.50, 53,53-75-Infants'
Hand-Knit Bootees, i24c,
15c, 20c, 25c, 30c, 35c, 45c,
Socto 60c.
Infants' Kid Shoes, 50c to 75c.
Infants' Bibs, 5c, 10c, 12c, 15c, 18c.
Infants' Fine Quilted Bibs, 25c, 30c,
35c38c. 45c 5c. 6SC 75c i
Infants' Rubber Diapers, 25c.
Infants' Rubber Sheeting, 65c.
Infants' Silk Caps, 45c, 50c, 75c,
5i, 51.25, 5if5o, 51.69, 52,
52.75.
Infants' Cashmere Caps, 50c, 75c,
5i, 51.50.
Infants' Long Cloaks, cream and
tan, 5i-75 S2-25 2.75, 53.
53.50, 54 to 59.5.
Infants' Short Coats, 52, 52.75, $3
53-98, 54-5 to 57-
FLOS
P. S. Holiday opening on
Dolls, ToysGames and Christmas
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UNCOMMON
PRICES
We have an abundant
stock of finest goods to
make to measure.
How many merchant
tailors, think you, in this
city can say we have over
one thousand styles of
goods to show you in stock,
and not an unreliable qual
ity at any price?
We show you the finest
fabrics, the latest styles
and the choicest mixtures
for everybody, and you
can't make a mistake ,
about getting a dependable
price. Pay a low" price for
your clothing made to or
der, and get the best
We only expect you to
take from us thoroughly
satisfactory fit and work
manship. mmiw
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39 SIXTH ST.
Hotel Anderson Block.
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Food products, water, urinary deposits
pathological growths, altered documents
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Infants' Brushes, '25c, 38c, 63c.
Infants' Combs, 10c, 15c.
Infants' Puffs, 15c, 25c, 35c, 45c,
50c.
Puff Boxes, 25c, 50c, 63c, 75c, 5i,
51.25 up.
Opaline Powder, 10c.
Violette Powder, 20c.
Jacque Rose Powder, 20c.
Mennen's Talcum, 20c.
(Complete) 53, 54.65.
(Celluloid) 50c.
Cream of Roses, 1 7c.
Violet Water Soap, 1 7c.
Violet Toilet Soap, 17c.
Camelia, 18c.
Lavender Water, 45c, 98c.
White Rose, 45c, 98c.
Violet Water, 45c, 98c.
Florida Water, 25c, 50c, 56c.
BAILEY'S TEETHING RINGS,
Ten Cents.
504, 506 and 508
ST.
Wednesday, December
2.
Specialties.
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SEW ADVERTISE MENTS-
STICK FAST.
STICK TO' PRINCIPLE.
SPECIAL
SALE
HOME
t MADE
'i Owcoats
JACKSON'S
I b Are SI Mil
To the theory that it is better
to start in with a low figure
than to be compelled to re
ductions after trying to get a,
high price. Our Special Sale
for this week will distance
anything ever attempted in
this community.
HOME-MADE OVERCOAT!!.
Maybe a meaningless term
to some people, but it has a
world of meaning to others.
In the first place these goods
are made right here at home
by men living in our own
community, making and
spending'their earnings right
here.
Secondly, being made un
der our own supervision, are
made much (better than gar
ments made in sweat shops.
No matter how low a price
we mark' on our garments
that garment is warranted
and sold under our guarantee:
J
WE
GUARANTEE
TOKEEPINJIEPAIR '
FREE OF CHARGE FOR
ONE YEAR ANY SUIT OR
OVERCOAT COSTING
$10 OR MORE.
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$10, $12, $15 or $18
Will buy choice overcoats
made up of Kerseys, Meltons,
Cheviots, Chinchillas, Beav
ers, Diagonals. Yes, an
endless variety of styles, all
new, fashionable goods made
up for this season.
We Also Make Clothing to
Measure.
Prices in our Tailoring
Department are moderate;
within the reach of all; no
fancy prices. Suits made to
order as low as $?o; Trousers
made to order from $5;
Overcoats to measure from
$18. A thousand and one
styles to select from.
IN OUR HATS.
We have often told you
that most of the best-dressed
men in our town wear our
hats. Satisfy yourself as to
the truth of this assertion.
Look into the hats of your,
friends. You'll find our Star
with the name of Jacksons
"in it Correct styles and
popular prices bring them
to us.
MEN'S FURNISHINGS.
This department is filled
with the newest novelties in
fashion. Our line of Neck
wear is superb. Our stock
of fine Dress Shirts must be
seen to be appreciated. Low
est popular prices in every
department. Stick, stick to ,
Clothiers, Tailors, Hatters
and Furnishers,
954 AND 956 LIBERTY ST.
STAR CORNER.
Mail orders filled promptly.
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