WILL BOOM ROWING. Local Amateur Boat Rowers to Or ganize for Xext Season. SCAXDBETT GOES TO WASHINGTON. He TTill Confer With President Young About the Case of Denny Lyons. mCIlER ELMER SMITH IS SIGNED If present intentions are carried out very strong efforts are coing t Ie made by the amateur athletes of Pittsburg to have a Rood amateur row ins: club here next year. It H claimed that therp are more voiing athletes in and about Pittsburg who are inclined to be rower than there ever were, and all that i needed i to encourase thee young men to commence to practice as soon as conven ient. Dr. Childs, of Sewicldey, is proba bly one of the most enthusiastic patron of rowing in the State, and he is of opinion that a number of good men could be brought U'thc front here. During a conversation yctenlav he a:d: "I know that several young men intend to boom boat lowing for all that it is worth in and about I'ittOjurg next spring A few of us are willing to meet as soon as possible and have the matter d!.cnseil. The Three A's I'm sure will help because that power ful organization wants to patronize a boat club as much as it is able. 1 am of the opinion that the association will aid in puttinsr tip a boathouse because its members aro enthusiastic in assisting any leiitimate branch of sport. At any rate an effort will oc made shortly to haean amateur organi zation of boat rowers here that will be uircctly identified with the national organi zation." The Columbia Boat Club, which so long has been the only bona fide representative amateur organization of the kind in this city for some time, also proposes to branch out next spring. It will have some new representatives who will, it is expected, take a prominent part in important races. The Columbia will, it may be stated, hail with pleasure anv new organization that will gite a helping hand in booniingthe good and invigorating sport of boat rowing. GIBBONS THE WINNER. He Defeats Uorren in a Contest of Fortj itlgtit Ilather Tr.m BnuniU, .New OitLr.As, Dec 29. Andy Itowen and Austin Gibbons fought to-night in the new arena of the Metropolitan Club fora purse ol $2,500, the winner to receive $:,0C0 Both men were weighed in at the ring under 113 yioiinds. Gibbons trained for the light at Jt-ty si. Louik, Miss., w here Cai roll, Grillin, ritz-immons, and other noted boxers have trained before. Bow en strange to say, trained himselt at West End, a Mibnib of New Orleans. Both men looked well on entering the ring. Gibbons-is the taller by several audits, while Bow en looked the "typical Gladiator, with shonUleisandche-t "nieasuiemcnt-, of w un derfill dmienisons for such a short man. Jiintin Cai roll. John Grillin. Jim Gibbons and John Kerwin w ere seconds and advisors for the Pattersonian, while Jim Sweeiey, Alf Giatia and Tommy Warren looked a ter Bow en. Prof. John Duffy was cho-ei referee and tho timers were Walter Owen and II. Lobe. The olhcial timer for the club was Theo Paterson. Up to the eignth round tho battle was tame, not a blow being struck in two or three rounds. In the sixth round Gibbons led and nit Bowen hard on the body. In th ninth honors were even, and continued to be so until tho fifteenth round, when Bowen had the best of it. At the en : of the twenty third lound both men were fresh, and neither had the best of the uatt'e Bowen took a good lead in the fortieth jonnd. after some miserably tame work. Gibbons then began to fight well, and knocked Bowen out in the forty-eighth round.. TO AEGUE THE HATIEB. Secretar3 Scandrett Goes to Washington on. the Denny Lons Case, Secretary s.candrett, ot the local ball club, left for Washington last evening tohayea confercHcewi.il President Young relative to the Lyons matter to-day. Mr. Scandrett nnd other officials of the club think there must be a gross misunderstanding about tne case somewhere, aud that the best way to arrive at the facts is to have a personal con ference This is by all means the best step that could be taken at p-esent juncture. Cer tainly it w ill be more potent than pouring outirothy lodoniontades, charging every 3odv with dishonesty and ignorance, if Mr. Scandrett is in possession of facts of of which President Young knows nothing, we may get Lyons, mdon the other hand if President Young has facts of which Mr. Scandiett isnotawaie we all may become convinced that Pittsburg has no claim to Ljons. At any rale it i- better to compare notes. Making howls and charges on ex jiarte statements are often woithless. If we have a just claim to Lons we'll get Iilin in explaining that claim in a gentlemanly w a . President Temple, of the local club.hcaid from Piesident oungon the matter in the isirly part of last week. Mr. Young ex plained that he and Mr Phelps had assigned Lyons to Xew ork by authority given them liv the sixth aud seventh condiuonsadopted at the Indianapolis meetimr. The vital luMton now is. Hid Lvons come within the limits of thc-e conditions" Pi e-irlent Young nmy have evidence to show that he did: if he lists no such evidence then the Pittsburg rtnli lias bevond all donbt w hatever a claim to the services of the rlayer. SOKE VERY "WILD TALK. lf Kennedy Says ome Yery Silly Tilings About Jack 51c nliffe. Chigsgo, Dec. 29. Alf Kennedy, the backer and manager of Billy Myer, the Sfieator Cycione. who delcated Jimmy Can oil at Xew Oiloans last Tuesday, was in Chicago to-night w ith Mycr, and had something to sa icsai-Jing the challenge issued by Jack McAuliffc. "Two days ago McAulifle challenged Myer, it has been stated.'' said Kennedy, "for a side stake of $7,5v0, to which the Xew Or leans Olympic Club added a purse of ?10,OCO. When Psesident Xoci. of the Olympic Club, i ate Onrans. telegraphed the proposition I wired In return as follow: -Time too frhort (February 25), besides McAullffe must pa us torleits due f 1,000) belore we engage inanj fuither business with him. His past conduct has compelled me to ignore lnm. He is only bluffing; there is no torfeit up, and I consider him too much of a squealer to makesrood. Plene accept thanks for jonr gencrouK offet. ' Speaking of the relative merits of Carroll anu McAullffe. Mjer said. "I thinic there is more real pugilism in Cnrroll"-, little finger than m McAuliffc's whole bodj. Carroll made more ofa fight in any one round than McAnliffcdid in all his CI lounds, and Car roll's back did not show that I hud hit bun when he was in the actof backing off and running away Horn me as did McAuIiffe's. Carroll laced'me, McAuliffVi did not." COULDN'T AGEEE. 7 he Backers of Siavin and Sullivan Must ' Meet Xext Monda3-. Jew YouK.Dec.29. The representatives, backers nnd u crowd of admirers of Sl.ivin and Sullivan met at the Jlcrahl ofhee this noon to try to ai range for a fhrht between the two men. Both sides weic willing lo put up their money, but they could not agree. Sullivan has declared that be w ill not fight Siavin in the event of thelatter's losing his fight with Peter Jackson next Mav. The siavin contingent wanted to make the match whether their man won or lot with Jackson, but the sullian men would not agree to that projKisition. The matter was finally settled by Siavin agreeing to cable his backerat Monte Carlo for instructions. The men will meetazain in the Herald office next Monday, bv which time Siavin will have received the instruc tions from his backer. WILL SHOOT AGAIN. Brewer jnd Fulford to Shoot at 100 Birds Kuril Friday Next. Xrw York, Dec. 29 When Captain John T. Brewer challenged I". T. Fulford to shoot him :i 2--bird match at Woodlawn Paik the earlv part ot this month, lie declared lie would lesign the title of champion wing shot of America If defeated. That he was con querec Is known to everybody. It appears, however, that Brewer is still anxious to re trieve his lot laurels, ns the tnlloningdJs- .!. . T I til .W."F. 1.. D. Fulford, of Lock Haven, Pa., nnd uapruin uoun L. Drencr, ui &nc.w.. .. ", are to meet before the traps in this city ou New YtHr' Dav. The conditions ot the match aro 100 live birds per man to be shot at under llmlingham rules with a 30-yard rie, 80 yards boundary. Twelve bore guns will bo used. The stakes are $500 a side. CA.HDIIT AN EASY MASK. Joe McAnllffe Defeats Him In 15 Bounds for n rune or SI.500. Sax Fina Cisco, Dec. 29 Despite a steady downpour of rain 3,000 people gathered at the ew Vigwam to-night to witness the fight betw ecn Patsy Cardiff, of Minneapolis, and Joe McAuliffc, of San Francisco. The Wigwam, which is the headquarters ot the racific Athletic Club, had been tendered for the occasion to the California Club, under whose management the event took place, as the latter club did not consider its own gymnasium largo enough to accom modate all who might desire to witness the contest. The betting on the event was at odds ot 2 to 1 in favor of McAulilfe. as he had the advantago ot several inches in height and was known to weijh nearly 25 pounds more tli.m Cardiff, whose weight was announced by his trainer as IK) pounds. The purse for which the men battled wasSL500, w itli J3j0 for the loser. Mc.ulifl had the best of tho battle lrom start to finish, knocking Cardiff about terri bly. JlcAuliflV won in the fifteenth tound, knocking Cardiff out. THEY SIGNED SMITH. Elmer Signs a rittsburg Contract, but I President Speas Makes an Objection. KImer Smith, tlio pitcher, was signed by the officials of the local club yesterday morning.but there may still Ue some troublo before he is absolutely secured. Manager Buckenborger wired President Speas, of the Kansas City club, asking if he (Speas) had any objection to Smith's signing with tho Pitt-burg club. The Kansas City Fresident replied: Smith is reserved by our club, and we ex pect him to play w Ith ns next eason." But Smith had already beeu Mimed by our magnates. Negotiations are now going on with the object of gettirg Mr. Speas to withdraw his objection. Manager Bncken-b-t per stated yestei day that Mr. Speas told him he could nave any player in the Kansas City club he wanted. Winners at Guttenberg. GcTTESHEno, Dec. 29. The track washeavy to-day. Firt race, set en furlongs Axphon first. Long stride second. 1)111 lia.ri.es third. Time. 1 :333. ieiond race, six furlongs Freezer first. Alarm Becstcond, Nauoclih third. Time, !:23K. Third race. Mt furlongs Paragon first. Prince Ed nani second, liclwood third. Time. 1:1SJ. Fourth race, on" mile and a sixteenth santerer first. Yirgie second. Kciuplaud third. Time. 1::3. Filth race fire furlongs Tormentor first, Eliza second. Toano third. Time. 1:01V sixth race, sccu furlongs Mabel Poraerov first. Count Luda second. Extra third. Time, UXm. A Challenge From Lewis. EntE,Dec. 29. Social "Strangler" Lewis sends a challenge from Cleveland to throw any man in Pennsylvania in 15 minutes or forfeit $10). This challenge stands for Har vey I'aiKer, or tins city, or anyone else. TtasebMI Notes. Tim Behgeii may go to "Kansas CUT. Civility and reason may get Lyons for us, but Insolence and blackguardism w 111 not. The annv of nncniploed ballplayers, already large. Is constantly growing. Scores of good men are out of Jobs. Pr.csiiiEN-T Dav. or the New York club, em phatically states that he put in a claim for Lyons at Indianapolis. The story of anew American Association being organized to compete against the new league Is to the front again. Cinciwati authorities think that the Reds have more claim to Boyle than Pittsburg has to Lyons and there w e are. If we onl5- have patience Messrs. Young and Scandrett mar hive the Lyons matter fully ex plained for us to-day. "FATTr" Ci.INE-Edward is his baptismal name has alrradi been Installed as an umpire on the Wisconsin league's "ffistaff. COLfjintrs mav keep Gus Schmeltzto handle a club In a new league. There Is a great deal of pressure fell there on that Hue, Charlie Fakrell In Pittsburg, Tom Brown In Louisiltlc and Morgan Murphy In CIncinuatl. -Surely the game Is being rcrolutlonized. Lolis Rooms Buowxixo. "the Gladiator." has been Interviewed in Louisville. ''Pete" told a commercial man. "The Cincinnati club was a great collection of bill plnjers and they are a nice set of hovs. too. Cincinnati Is the boss town for ball plaj lug. and the people there always treated me square.' ' MrLWAL'KEK owes Bob Pett't E5 on his last year's ttlary and the checks they cave him have been returned markHl "N G." Bob Is down In the wooden Nutmeg State mourning because he did not Jump the Hrewers when Louls tile offered him KH to do so. The reward of virtue in his case will not pay for tils calllug cards on New Year's Day. TnK new organization will be called the league" by nlue-tentln of the rranko. The Jf . L ana A. A. of P. B B. clubs, has thus lar found but one rlWn the matter of carrring weight for title. The B. B. R. A. of A. finally resolved itself Into "The Scorer's League." It would be a pretty goo-l time to revive that Dody at Xew York in March. Times Star. Turf Notes. KiMJMiv. th Kentucky Derby winner, has been sent to Xew Orleans to race. Xrw Orleans is to lnve another rare track at Oa'ilaud Park adjoining the Metallic Cemetery. Tin Board of Control Is Illeiv to take a fall -out ofone-two-lliree licttlug, one of the modern abom inations of the turf. Jon. Dcffy. agent of S. S. Brown's stable, has Finrehased two x earliugs from J. A. & A. H. Morris or$l,00CforthepaIr Winter books will be opened early In the new jejir at Louisville on the suburban and Brooklyn 'Handicaps and American Derby of 192. Old Driver, a notable trotter vears ago and the winner oflG7heat In 2:30 or'better, lately died at Calais, Me., where he was used as a road horse. FitrKPOit. 2:V, the onee champion yearling. Is to come F.ast in John Gold-mlth's California string next summer He is said to haie Improved wond rf ully and to be marked as good Tor 2:12 next 6nmincr. Tins year Allerlon trotted 14 miles, from 2:09'$ to 2:12. which averaged 2:10...2. Palo Alto trotted 7 miles better than 2:12, averaging 2:10 flat, and Al lerton's 7 best miles averajred 2:C0.SR. Mnee Aller-ton"s3-xcar-old form he has trolted 5 heats ln2:30 or Itetter. 41 In 2:20 or better. 27 In 2:1 or better,aud J In 2:10 or better. Major P. P Johnston-. President of the Xa t onal Trotting Association and Kentucky Breed ers' Association, is building a perfect mile kite track at Bryant's Matton. near Lexington. lit built it to give Kentucky trotters an equal chance. President Johnston Is a believer in modified tin cup records. Buwons drift Ea6t about a new pacing wonder In San Francisco. He Is a 5-iear-old gelding by Tom Benton out ofa Blackhawk mare who was un dersized as a icarllng rnd given by Jim McCord to Judge Hall, lit: has gone quarters in 30 seconds, but was not up to a mile on account of bad feet, which are daily luiprul lug. W. W. ASTOR. who has always been fond of rac ing and who l,eepa large stud, remarked a few dajsajro: "I shall not go back to raring until there is some bead and tall to affairs. What one club does another undoes: xouhaie no eontroloer Jockejs or trainers, you can't depend upon your help, you can't collect half the stakes von win. If eier tliese thlugsare regulated as the are In Eng land and France I may race." General Sporting Notes. TnrRE Is a letter at this office for Bart J. Doran. X XT j ear promises to be a great one for cy cling. Mitciifi.l says that the onlv man In this country who can defeat him is Siavin. Tom Call AG h x will flglit Cai McCarthy Instead of Johnn Murphy at Xew f Irleaus. A. A . staoo officially announces his acceptance of tne offer of UnUerslty of Chicago. Frank 1 vls Ins a challenge iu stuck for George hlo-son. lftlie latter defeats "The Wizard." srANM'.irnv. the Australian sculler. Is again talkiucof coming to America to row O'Connor. BoRFiT7SIMMOshas been so unsuccessful in Sail rranriscu that he will not return to that city. Tom PniLi.irs au 1 Miss Lillie Costrllo. Brook lyn trick and fane) skaters, ae Issued a broad gauge challenge to any skatiu v couple In the w orld. THE FIEE EEC0KD. At McKenzie, Tenn., $30,000 worth of prop erty in the heart of the town; insurance, $15,000. At Plainficld, Ilk, the business part of the town, consisting chiefly of wooden build ings. Loss, $20,01; partly insuted. In the piotinte of Xew South Wales, Australia, bush fires have swept over a number of districts, causing enormous dam age to crops. Theki: was an alarm from Station 233 shortly after 8 o'clock last night, caused by sinoke getting into a tenement house ou Shadyside. Xo damage was done, as there was no fire. At Corry, C. A. Auer. Sr.'s, large tannery, burned, with a. stock of tanned and green hides, most of which was owned by the Boston Tanning Company. Total loss, $20, 000. Stock well Insured and building partly insured. The Are originated in the baric rooms over tne jurnace. A STARTLING SHOWING The -Result of an Investigation Into the Cost of Government. MORE COMMITTEES, MORE MONEY. Experience of- Congress in Dividing the Care of Financial Bills. THE INCREASE IS MANY MILLIONS rsrrciAL telegram to tiie msr-ATcn.i WASHlxdTOX D. C, Dec. 29. The Democratic majority of the House Com mittee on Rules have not fully decided yet what plan they will propose to the House for the disposition f the appropriation lulls among committees, but it is believed they will lie ready to make a report soon after Congress reconvenes. To aid them in their deliberations they have caused to be and by J. C Courts, clerk of the House Committee on Appropriations, a statistical table showing the history of Gov ernmenti appropriations for the past 18 years. During this time it so happens the money bills were prepared successively by one committee, then bv three committees, and finally by eight different committees. The exhibit thus produced is a most interesting and wonderful aflair in its way, and affords absolutely convincing proof of the conten tion repeatedly urged bv many leading economists among Democrats and Repub licans that the distribution of the money bills among many committees inevitably begets extravagance and wastefulness. Three Periods of Expenditures. The 18 year? covered by the history are divided, 'for convenience of treatment and analysis, into three periods, of six years each" The first period embraces the ap propriations provided by three successive Congresses, the Forty-third, the Forty fourth and the Forty-fifth, when all the appropriation bills were reported from one Committee of tha House. The second period includes the appropriations of the next three Congresses, the Forty-sixth, Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth, dur ing which all the bills except two the acricultiirnl bill and the river aud har bor bill were reported by the Committee On appropriations; and the third and last period extends from the Forty-ninth Con gress to the Fifty-first, inclusive, when the various Appropriation bills were scat tered among eight different committees, without unity of responsibility or harmony of method or action. The appropriations known as "perma pent," for the payment of interest ou the nublic debt, sinking fund and kindred mat ters, do not come within the reach of Con gress, and are-not therefore considered as a part of the appropriations now under dis cussion. Startling Slioirlrgfif Figures. The result shown in the table is somewhat startling. The appropriations made by Congress during the first period foot up the total ot ?1,02S,885,939 87, which would give an average of 5171,147,655 04 for each of the six years, exclusive of pensions, the regular annual appropriations ior tne wnoie oi mat term amounted to $823,234,685 87, or ?137, 205,777 64 per year. The sum of the regular annual appropria tions for the next period of six years, trom 18S1 to 18S6 inclusive, was 51,352,284,818 91, or $225,3S0,803 13 each year. This was a total increase for the period of 5325,398, 879 04 over the first period, and an average annual increase of ?54,233,146 50 over its yearly average. Exclusive of pensions, which do not strictly enter into the calcula tion for ithe purposes of the exhibit, the total expenditure during th'e second period was $958,973,512 23, a yearly average of 159,828,918 70, and this was throughout the period 5135,738,846 36 in excess of that ot the preceding period or a yearly excess of 522,623,141 06. How the Big Columns Grow. The total regular expenditures during the last period, from 1887 to 1892 (inclusive fis cal years), was 51,897,985.013 41, or an an nual average of 5316,330,840 56. Without pensions the amount for the whole period was $1,269,410,191 72, or an annual average of $211,568,365 2a "With pensions the ex cess of appropriations in this period over its predecessor was $545,700,224 50, a yearly average of excess of 590,950,037 41. With out counting the pensions, the excess of this last period over the second period was $310,436,079 49, or an average of $51,739, 44G 38 for each year. To anticipate the question whether the startling figures prove anything beyond the fact that the Government expenditures have merely kept pace proportionately with the growth and development of the country, the compilers of the statistical exhibit re sorted to the effective capita method, and the results of-their calculations in this line throw much light on the whole subject, and demonstrate conclusively that the increase set forthcannot be, so explained away. The Fair Way to Estimate. Taking the average population of the country from July I, 1874, to July 1, 1879, to be 43,783,500, the per capita of annual appropriations during the first period was $3 73, without counting pensions, $2 99. Daring the second period, in which the average population of the country is ascer tained, to have been 53,119,797, the per capita, of appropriations for every man, woman and child was ?4 24; with-, out pensions $3 an increase, exclusive of pensions, of 1 cent over the average of the preceding period. But then there were only three committees charged with the preparation of the monev bills. When the bills were scattered among eight commit tees however, in the last period, from-the Forty-ninth to the Fifty-first Congress in clusive, durine which the average popula tion was 60,657,375, the per capita of appro priations rose 5 21, and exclusive of pen sions to S3 48, or a per capita increase of 48 cents, exclusive of pensions. Stated in another form the apparent an nual increase in appropriations exclusive of pensions, on a per capita basis, was 53,311,979, or 31,871,874 for the period of six years after the first separation of the ap propriations bills began, and the 'additional apparent annual increase in appropriations exclusive of pensions, on a per capita basis, after the bills were committed to eight dif ferent committees, was $29,115,540, or 174, 693,240 tor the period of six years. Still Another Means or Increase In addition it should be explained that the average gold value of our currency durine the vears 1875 to 1880 inclusive was 95.05, which would reduce the average an nn&l amount of appropriations, exclusive of pensions, for those fiscal years to 5130, 467,307 29, as compared with the average annual appropriations of 5211,368,365 28 tor the fiscal years 1887 to 1892, and shows a per capita annual increase for the latter over tne former period of 63 cents, or 38,214,140 25 for the nation annually, and $229,284,877 50 for the period of sixjrears. Taking up the various bills one by one. during the same six-year period, for similar analysis, separately, the only ones showing any decrease per capita in the last period under the first period are the Army, the Diplomatic and Consular, the Legislative and the sundry civil bills, and the reasons in each case arc obvious. In the first period the army had just been reduced to the peace footing, and there were a host of outlaying posts all over the Far West and Northwest which had to be supported, while the system of transporta tion by wagons, then in vogue, was ex tremely costly in comparison with trans portation of to-day. Consequently, with a great shrinkage in the. number of military posts to be supported, and great ' lessening of the cost of transporting and subsisting the troops, the amounts of the army bill, computed on the per capita basis," have been reduced. The per capita reduction was 18.94 cents. One 3Iore deduction Accounts I1 or. The 'capita reduction on the Diplomatic and Consular bill is accounted for by the THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH. fact that the law providing appropriations for that service for the fiscal year 1875 con tained an appropriation of 51,929,819 to pay sums awarded to British subjects under the treaty of May 8, 1871, whereby Canadians along the St, Lawrence were compensated for their grievances simultaneously with the payment of the Alabama claims to the United States by Great Britain. The above mentioned tables, with their, interesting results, will be widely read and carefully studied by the many Democrats in the House who are pledged to the prac tice of rigid economy, but who are uncer tain whether or not to support the proposed plans of returning all money bills to the jurisdiction ot the Committee on Appro priations. CRISP A GOOD ALLIANCE MAN. That's Why the Congressmen of That Party Voted for Him. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 29. Special. In this week's issue of the SotUhern Alliance Farmer, Congressman Livineston has au ar ticle three columus in length, explaining the action of the Alliance Congressmen in supporting Crisp for Speaker. It means no step back, he emphatically says, for the Alliance cause. "Every Alliance Congressman entered the Democratic caucus," says he, "and there were salient reasons tor so doing. We were elected and nominated as Democrats, and after the nomination received the votes of Democrats, not Alliance men. We entered the Democratic caucus, and did all in our power to secure the best Democrat possible to serve as Speaker of the Fifty-second Congress. The issue between Mills and Crisp was a clear-cut one. Mills was backed by the old leaders in the Democratic party and the gold-bugs for tariff reform only, and Crisp was backed by a large majority of the new members and the solid Alliance Democratic vote. If Mills had been elected there would have been no reduction in the tariff on the necessities of life and no expansion of the currency, cither by free and unlimited coinage or otherwise Crisp's election plcdees Congress and the rartv to bo'h tariff and financial reform, aud this is the gist of the Ocala demands." .THE PABNELLITES J0LLXFT Over the Election ot Redmond, Their Lead er, for.rarllament. Dublin, Dec. 29. A meeting of the Na tional League was held in this city to-day, with John E. Redmond in the-chair. The members present congratulated themselves and Mr. Kedmond upon his election to rep resent Waterford City in Parliament. Mr. Kedmond. in opening the meeting, declared that the victory in Waterford xras the be ginning of a revival of the trust formerly placed in the Parnellites. The prospects of that section of the Irish Parliamentary party, he said, were now especially bright. William A. Macdonald, M. P., denieda statement that the Parnellite majority in Waterford was due to the Tory vote. Mr. Davitt's defeat, he said, arose from the re sentment the voters entertained on account of his de-ertion of the old party principles. Mr. Kelly, a deputy from Manchester, asked whether Mr. Davitt'would stand up in New York and repeat the declaration recently made by him that he was willing to accept whatever the Liberals were in clined to give Ireland. Mr. Parnell's man tle, he said, could not have fallen on worthier shoulders than those of Mr. Eed- month This statement was received with enthusiastic cheers by the members of the League. WEDDED IN run, WEDDED FOE LIFE. A Young Conple Find They Can't Back Out of a Silly Marriaee. St. Lotns, Dec 29. Judge Wi throw gave his decision to-day in the divorce case of Sarah G. Darrow against Constantine C. Darrow, the young couple from New York who were married on a banter and now wish to be separated. Judge Withrow rules that the marriage cannot be dissolved, and that the parties must remain man and wife.. The young lady, while not yet 16 years old, had several admirers. Among them was Constantine C. Darrow, a law student. Darrow was jealous of his rivals, and it was stated that he challeneed his sweetheart to prove that she was not married to some of the other young men by going to a church and marrying him. She took the banter, it was stated, and they went to an Episco pal church ' at Lockport, N. Y., and were married. The young lady returned to her parents, young Darrow resumed his law studies and nothing was said about the marriaee. Mature reflection seems to have cured the youne people of their fancy. Harrow came West about a year ago. After the departure from the East the minister who performed the ceremony in formed Mrs. Gaskcll, the young lady's mother, and steps were taken to secure a legal separation. A BI0T0TJ3 BtJSSIAN MOB. When Prevented From Lynching a Thief the Crowd Sacks the Town. St. Petersbup.g, Dec 29. A dispatch from Baku, on the west coast of the Caspian Sea, states that a riot occurred there which had its origin in the attempt of a mob to lynch a thief who had been caught red banded in the act of robbing a bazar. The police charged the'mob, who for a time held fast to the prisoner, and a desperate fight between the police nnd the mob followed. The prisoner was finally rescued by the police. The crowd, however, had rapidly gained accessions to their ranks, and in a, short time they turned their attention from the original cause of the trouble and devoted themselves to sacking the shops of the city. The police were absolutely powerless to prevent these outrages bv the mob, and it was found necessary to call out the Cossack troops. The soldiers made short work of the rioters. A lsrge number in th'e crowd were injured, some of them quite severely. TOO MUCH ANTHBACITE. The Pool Decides That It Is Time to Shot Down and Squeeze People. New York, Dec 29. Special At a meeting of the sales agents of the anthracite coal companies to-day it was unanimously decided that the welfare of the trade de mands a mostj, radical restrictive policy. The conclusion reached was that an output of 2,000,000 tons during January, exclnsive of Ontario and Western and" Pennsylvania Eailroad interests, was necessary. Inas much as this is 33 per cent less than the output of January last year, it was decided to submit tne matter to the heads ot the re spective companies for approval, and an adjournment was taken for a week for that 'purpose. The question ot prices was not discussed. A Pension for Mrs. Jrft Davis. Memphis, Dec. 29, At a meeting of prominent ex-Confederates in this city this afternoon a resolution was adopted appoint ing a committee of five to present to the next General Assembly a bill appropriating 51,000 annually as a pension for the use of Mrs. Jefferson Davis. It was further re solved that a committee correspond with the Governors and others, citizens of other Southern States, calling attention to this subject. No Chance for CliarchllL London, Dec 29. An official denial was made this evening of the report that it was probable Lord Kandolph Churchill would be appointed British Ambassador to Kussia. It was stated authoritively there is not the slightest prospect that he would obtain the embassy to Kussia. After Jay Gould's Daughter. New York, Dec 29. Special. An other crank has been heard from. He has concocted a scheme to kidnap Jay Gould's -daughter, and has "written letters asking his acquaintances to join him in. the attempt. The police are after him. Vtep" Wednesday; DECEMBER ' FORAKER IS FIGURING And Ho Sums Up Enough Votes to Make Him a Senator. BRIBERY CHARGES FORGOTTEN. Chairman Uahn .Still Satisfied That Sher man Can't Be Beaten. HARD FEELING CAUSED AT MARIETTA rSPKCIAL TELEOIIAM TO TIIE DISPATCH.l Columbus, O., Dec 29. The city is rapidly fillingup with politicians and members-elect of the Legislature, and every one who is supposed to have any influence has been called to lend a helping hand in the Senatorial contest. The charges of proposed bribery which were eminent yesterday are being displaced by the loud claims and ar guments of those who think their man should be chosen. Mr, Griflin, of Toledo, hangs to his claim that there is nothing in the story that he was approached, and the whole affair has been left to him and Mr: Brown, of Toledo, to settle among themselves the question of veracity. Brown claims he can prove Griffin had been approached, and the matter stands in that shape. There was a little stir to-day over a ru mor that Ferd Easterlies had been made an offer to swing the Columbus Trades Assem bly for Sherman, in the way of an indorse ment. Foraker resolutions had been pend ing before that body and were defeated last night by a strong majority. Mr. Basterdcs is out to-nisht in a strong denial that he had been offered anything to ue his influ ence for Sherman, and so the matter stands.. Latest Estimates by Both Sides. The matter of estimates, with appended lists of members, was entered into with a zest by the friecd of Mr. Foraker, to-day, anil two of the organs of the ex-Governor created considerable merriment by their quiet tips as to how it was to be. The open declarations ot many members, as well as the pronounced sentiments of others.though not publicly announced, supported by the voice of constituencies have drawn lines so that there are but few members who can justly be declared as doubtful. Chairman Hahn gracefully declined to furnish a list, and laughed at the estimate as presumed to emanate from Foraker sources. He says: "They concede us 43, and kindly take all the doubtful and those who have not expressed themselves. Well, we have committals lrom more than a ma jority of members, and, as we have good reason to know, we will get a big share of the others. We are satisfied with the situa tion, and don't think it necessary to sub ject some of Mr. Sherman's friends to per secution and annoyance" Little Doubt as to the Senate. There does not appear to be much of a question about the position occupied by the members of the Senate. The followers qf Mr. -Foraker, in an estimate published to day, concede 12 to Mr. Sherman, and in clude in their list Messrs. Eawlings. Spen cer and Parker. The latter belong to the Cuyahoga county delegation, and while Parker is considered doubtful by the friends of Mr. Sherman, they have the positive as surance ot Mr. Spencer, who was elected as a Sherman man. He has repeatedly de clared his intention to vote for the Senator, and that he intends to support the choice of nine-tenths of his constituency. It is such absurd claims as this that show the shallow ness of the candidacy and boasted boom of Mr. Foraker. Eoraker's friends are confidentially claim ng that Senator Itawlings, of ClarKe, is with them. Advices received to-day furnished foundation for a rumor about the hotels that the Senator from Clarke was about to throw off the yoke coupling him with McGrew for Speaker, and that he would vote as the sentiment of his con stituency was demanding. MK Itawliugs has other constituencies beside Clarke to represent. Seven-eighths of the voters of Madison and Campaign are urging him to declare for Sherman, and fully three-fourths of Clarke have evinced the same senti ments. Those who know Bawlings have every reason to think he will not willfully disobey the wishes of those who honored him with his seat In the Senate. How the Forakerites Are Figuring. The Foraker estimate gives Mr. Sherman 31 in the House and takes the balance. To do this and secure barely enough votes to elect him, they have appropriated every member who has not declared over signature or in widespread,unmistakable interview to bo lor Sherman. They don't even believe Mr. Sherman will get four out of the many members who have not expressed them selves. In this "Just-suffiicient-to-elect-Governor-Foraker list" appear the names .of Kepresentativcs Dickes, Pudney and Porter, who have declared for Senator Sher man, and Axline,Daugherty, Allen, Kcssin ger, Lutz and others who are known to favor Mr. Sherman, and whose constituen cies are demanding them to vote for him. Aspccial from Alliance says: The Sher man supporters here are elated over the statement of Representative Thomas, .made at Navarre to-day. He has all along been cla-sed among the supporters of Foraker. He now states that he is not pledged to any of the candidates, and although he has had a favorable leaning toward Foraker, he will endeavor to follow the wishes of his con stituents on this question. As nine-tenths of the Republican voters in the county are 'strong Sherman advocates, it can be stated with a degree of assurance that Bepresenta tive Thomas will vote for Sherman. Hard Feellnt; Engendered at marietta. A special to The Dispatch from Marietta savs: The factional feud wit&in the Republican party of this community, 'which has been growing in intensity ever since the late election, was brought to an issue to-day when the Sherman followers secured written expressions of sentiment. ..while the Foraker people held on election. Accordingly, we t aye to-ntgnt two sets oi opinions, as follows: ' Written declarations so far, for Sherman, 480; for Foraker, 83. By ballot 300 votes were cast, a majority for Foraker, but his managers do not claim it as an expression. The vote was taKen at oniy one piace in tue city, and was conducted entirely by Foraker men. Much bitterness was manifested throughout the day bv both sides. A Dispatch special from Steubenville says that the present Senatorial fight played an important part in the Republican nomi nation for Representative last May, when Samuel B. Taylor, of Toronto, and General Robert Love, of that city, were candidates. .Mr. Tavlor declared for Sherman, while Love was a warm admirer of Foraker, hav ing stumped the county in his behalf in 1889. It was during the heat of the contest inr Representative the sensational Gaso-way-Line letters appeared, which were ,in the main responsiDie ior tne defeat ot Love, 'xhe latter with ms menas have been working quietly on the anony mous letters, and to-dav charccd that the 'letters were concocted and sprung by the Sherman crowd, and that tney appeareu a few days after the visit of'a prominent State politician and supporter of Sherman. The letters made it appear that Gasoway suffered through the efforts of Love, and, as the former had many friends in Steuben ville, they labored hard for Love's defeat, which they finally accomplished. Now the friends of Love claim he was made the vic tim of a political conspiracy engineered by the Sherman men. Governor Foraker, contrary to expecta tions, arrived in the citv to-night, and the Hamilton county delegation will follow to morrow morning. It is understood the in tention is to take things by storm and stam pede the Sherman forced A. L. Conzer also came in to-night, and is at the Foraker headquarters to stay" through the fight. One by One tho Slmses Fall. Shubuta, Miss., Dec 29. Sunday about 3 o'clock in the morning John Sims, Bob's brother, was taken from jail at Bailee Ala., W ' 1891' and hanged by a dozen men. Sims pro tested that he was innocent and had done nothing to deserve such a horrible fate. THE WEATHER. COLD jf or Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio: -, Generally Hair ana vomer; Wat Winds. -Fair Thurs day. TEMPERATURE XSU RAINFALL. Pittsburg, Dec.S. The United Mates 'Weather Bureau officer In this city lurnishes the following: 8 A. M 47IMaxlmum temp 50 12 M 60 Minimum temp, Sr.M 43Mean temo Sr. M 43 Range 8P. M 3si'rec .17 .43., RIVER NEWS AND NOTES. loalsvllle Items Tho Stage of Water and the Movements ot Boats. fsr-TCIAL TKLF.GRAMSTO TltEmSPATrH.I Louisville. Dec. M.-Buslness good. 'Weather clear artcr a bard rain. Klver rising, with 7 feet 6 inches on Jhe falls, 0 feet 10 Inches In the canal and IS feet 6 Inches below. The Ohio is duo to-morrow-from Memphis. A beavv fog last night and sinoke this morning drtalncd .ill the boats. Pilots George and Baruevlleales came home on the Marlncranrt tow. Kreil I.lttrell eamc up as pilot on Kief 1 awl tow. Departures Fleetwood, for Cincinnati: Shcrlev. lor Carr llton: City of Owensboro, for Evans'ville; Falls City, for Kentucky river. Whnt Upppr Ginjres Show. Allkoiiexv Junction- River 11 feet 3 Inches and falling. Halning. Mono ufTOWN River 6 feet Inches and falling.. Raining. Thermometer 46 .it 4 r. r. . , , Bnows;svii,i.E-Hlver8 feet 9 Inches and falling. Balnlng. Thermometers)0 ntSr. M. , Warkem Klver 4 feet. Mild, with light rain. The Xrm From Below. EVAXRVILLE-KIver 17 feet 2 Inches and falling. Clear. Thermometer 45. Cairo Nn arrivals or departures. Klver 20.3 feet and rising. Fair and cool. ... CINCINNATI River S4 feet 6 inches and rising. Fair and cool. Departed- Congo. Pittsburg. Memphis Departed-New South. Cincinnati: PtatcorMtsiourl, for St. Louis. Klver 13 feet 1 Inch and ruing. Clear, and cool. Nf.w Orleans Clear and cool. Arrived and depirted-Heiver and tow. Pittsburg. Arrived Henrv l.owrev and barges, St. Louis. Wheeling Klver is feet and falling. Departed Bedford. Pittsburg: Hudson. Pittsburg; Conrlrr. Parkcrsburg; Keystone State. Cincinnati. Cloudy. Picked Up on the Levee. Tire marks show 10 feet and falling slowly. The r.nterprlse Is due at Cincinnati to-day. The Sam Hrown arrived yesterday with empties. The Hudson will be the Cincinnati packet to day. The H. K. Bedford will leave at noon to-day for Parkcrsburg. Tiie Belle McGowan Is due to-morrow with empties from Cincinnati. The Dick Fulton passed Memphis yesterday In good shape bound for Xew Orleans. THE J. S. Xeellcft yesterday to meet the Frank Gilmore and arrlst her with her empties. THERE will be a meeting or the local exchange at 10 o'clock this morning. A committee will be appointed to attend the meeting of United btates Engineers on next Tuesiliy. where the plans for the new bridge will be presented for discussion and approved. Ocean Me.im.ihip Arrivals. Steamer. Danla Where From. New York.... New York..., New York..., Destination. ..London. ..London. ..Boulogne. ..Glasgow. ..Antwerp. ..Boston. ..Philadelphia. ..New York. ..New York. ..New York. ..New York. ..New York. ..New York. ..New York. Spain Edam State of Nebraska Noordland , Cephalonla Minnesota , New York... New York..., Liverpool..., London .Liverpool .... .Hamburg...., .Rotterdam... .Copenhagen. .Klu Janeiro .. ..Glasgow , .Liverpool ... Auranta ... Moravia ... Obdam Thingvalla. t'aptia , Furncssla .. Kunlc LAST NIGHT'S WIRE WAIFS. A mistake in train orders caused a col lision yesterday between two Hannibal and St Joseph fieisht trains near Chlllicotne, Ma. in which three trainmen were Killed. one or two otljers fatally injured. The wreck caught Are and many head of live BtocK were siowiy roastea. A ssow slide near Leadville, Col., killed ono man and injured a number of others. Several cabins were demolished. Heavy rains for the last three days have swollen the Willamette river and Uneaten to flood Portland, Ore. Postponed Auction Sale Of horses at the Citizens' Traction Com pany's stables, Lawrenceville. Only 75 head left. Anybody desiring a bargain should not fail to attend this sale. This is the lost day. ItCuresColis,Cougbs.SorThroat,Crrari,Iaflaea sa,VhoopingCongli,BranehitisntlAsthma. Acer tua tun Sat Coasomption la firtt lUfcs, and tnre rclfl Sn advanced stages. rMatooca. You will see tha excellent effect after taking the first dose. Sold fcdaalarsflTervAcxo. Large boulea, SO caau aod SL00. de.:4-22-TWThs A Happy New Year to all. Max Klein presents compliments of the season to his numerous patrons and desires to inform them that his stock of choice wines and liquors is more varied and extensive than ever. Come and see rare old brands that no other house in the State can show you. Select something fine for your friends on New Year's. MAX KLEIN, 82 FEDERAL, ST., AIXEGHENY. de2i " All she lacks of beauty is a little plumpness." This is a frequent thought, and a wholesome one. All of a baby's beauty is due to fat, and nearly all ofa woman's we know it as curves and dimples. What plumpness has to do with health is told in a little book on careful living; sent free. Would you rather Tbe healthy or beautiful? "Both" is the proper answer. Scott & Bowne, Chemists, 131 South 5th Avenue, New York. Your druggist keeps Scott's Emulsion of cod-liver oil all drugzuti everywhere do. ft. W&fo. ?' mar", : lM"?-s3-s fjB&flEB:,-?. t".,ivx ; iii'"' GREETING 1 , f .f"" XEW ADVERTISEMENTS. I- ' A STARTLING SENSATION - CAUSED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR SALE. THE PUBLIC EXCITED Ever since the startling announcement was made to the public that we would make a Reduction From the Lowest Marked Pric'e, caused by the DEATH OF OUR The Final Decision MORE WILL BE TAKEN OFF Every article in Men's, Youths', Boys' and Children's Clothing,' as the heirs of our late partner demand an immediate settlement. Here's a Golden Harvest! THE ADVICE IS, PATRONIZE THE UNION CLOTHING HOUSE, EISNER & PHILLIPS, COR FIFTH AVENUE AND "WOOD STREET. de30-wy LEADING STYLES IN QUEENSWARE. Ladies will find at Keech's an unsurpassed line of Queensware new styles, odd shapes and handsome decoration, from medium to fine quality. Compare our prices on all kinds of Housefurnishings with those of other dealers. Keech will save you 25 per cent in every department. Cash or Credit. Special reductions this week in CARPETS and CURTAINS. KEECH CASH 823, 925, 927 PENN AYE., - NEAR NINTH STREET. OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS. CLOSING OUT SALE. Being about to close out our business we offer for sale our entire stock ' of PIANOS and ORGANS at greatly reduced prices. We have a largo stock, including a full assortment of the celebrated CHICKERING & SONS' PIANOS. ECHOLS & GASf 146 FEDERAL ST., ALLEGHENY. PERFECTLY PURE. on is specially commended to or Weak Stomach. Delicate and Nutritious. r STEAMERS AND EXCURSIONS. TTrilUE STAR I.I.VK Tf Vor Qneonstrtvrn anil Liverpool. Royal anl United btatc Mall steamer. M.ijcallc. Dec. 30, spm.ltrltaiiulc. .Tan. "5, 2pm Germanic, Jan. 0. 11 a raj.MaJetlv Feb. 3. 10 a m Adriatic. Jan. l2pm iHrnnanic, Keh. 10, 2 p ra "TVutonlc.Jan3).l0:'amlTetitonlc. Feb. 17. Sam From Wlilte Mar doefc. root or West Tenia .t.. New York. Second cabin on tliesp stramrrs. Saloon rates, $50and-iipwanl. Second cabin fT aud 510. Hicur- eion lichen on isTurauie lernu. sieeruKC aiuuivi to old conntry. 520. White Star droits payable on demand in allths principal hanks throiiebout (Jreat llrltiln. Apply to JOHN J. McCOUMIUK. so .md -wl Smlthfiela st.. l'lttsbiirc. or II. MArrLAXU KEKjEY.Uen eral Aseut, a Broadway. New VorL. dc9-D ROVAT. MAIL STEAMSHIPS. GLASGOW TO PHILADELPHIA, Via Derry and Ualnuy. The moat direct loute lrom Scotland and NortUai.d Middle of Ireland. ACCOMMODATIONS UNSURPASSED. Intermediate, $30. Steerage, $19. CXflTr) Service nr LINE S bTEAMSIUi'S. NEW YORK AND GLASGOW. Via London every Fnrtnfjrlit. Jan. 7, State of California, 3 a. jr. Jan. 23, State or Nebraska, 8 a. m. CABIX. $10. Second cla. Aio. Steernse, $W. Applv to J. .1. McCOKMICK, 639 Smlthfleld streot, Pittsburg. no25-33-D ANCHOR LINE Steamer Leave Now York Eiery Saturday For Glasgow via Londonderry. Kates forbaloou Passage" MO ami upward, accord ing to accommodation and location or room. Second Cihtn. M0. streraire. Jl"). MEDITERRANEAN "-EnVICEs NETWORK TO GIBRALTAR AND NAPLES: &. S. BollvlT. Wednesday. Dec. 3, Jr. M. Canit passage, (no to JlPo. Passenjtcrs boo'cd at through rates to or from any city In Great Britain or on the Continent. Drafts on London Sold at LoTrent Itatev Book of Information, tour and sailing llsu fur nished 011 application to Agents. HENDERSON BROTHERS, 7 Bowling Green. N. Y., or J. McCOKMICK, Knand -lot hinlthlielrt St.; A. D. SCORER & b(. -113 SinlthDeld st.. I'ltts bnrc: F. M.sE.Ml-LE, 110 Federal St., Allegheny. nolB-lI-atWP Off ii' A MR. PHILLIPS. is That Another CREDIT de30-Jtw ELL CO., LUTES, dc23-ll coa sufferers from Indigestion, STEAMERS AND .EXCURSIONS; riUVARD LINE-NEW YORK AND LIVER j TOOL VIA yUEENbTOWN-From Pier 40, North Rlrer: Fast exprcw mail service. Auranta, Jan. 16:30 a.m. lEtrurla. Jan.30. 5:33a.m Bothnia. Jan. v. I p. m. AuranU, Feb. 6, I p. m. Umbrla, Jan. 16. 7 a. in. Bothnia, Feb. 10. 2 p. m. Gallia, Jan. 53. lOp.mUinbria, Feb.13. 5:30a.m. Cabin passage (60 and upward, according to lo cation: second cabin $35. Steerage tickets to and from all parts of Europe) at verv low rales. For freight aud nassagpapplr to the companr'a oRlce. 4 Bowline Green. New Yorfc. VERN'ON" II. HKOTVN .fcCO.. General Agents, or CHARLES P. SMITH. Third ar. aud Wood St.. Agent for J'ltts burg. Pa. dea-D Jforddeutscher Lloyd Steamship Company. Fast Line ot Express Steamers. New York to Southampton (London), Bremen. SPRING SAILINGS, 1KC Elder. Pat., April 51 Elbe. Wed.. May J J Havel, Tucs., April 5 Alter. Sat.. May, n Ems. Sat.. April 9 Trave, Tues., Slay 14 Lalui, Tnes., April i: Elder. Sat., May U !-aaIe. Sat.. April Wllarel, Tues., May 31 Spree, Tues., April 19'Ems. Sat.. June 4 Kibe, TVed., April 3l,Lahn, Tues., June 7 Aller. Sat.. Aprlia Saale, Satr, June 11 Trave, Tues.. April 36 Spree, Tues., June 14 Eider. Sat.. April a) Elbe. Wed.. June IS Havel, Tucs.. May 3 Aller. Sat.. Jane IS Ems . Sat.. May 7 Trave, Tues., Junn 2t Lahu, 'Tues., May 10 E'der. Sat.. June S Saale. Sat.. May 14 1 Havel, Tues., June 3 Spree. Tues.. May 17,Ems. Sat., July 3 Time from New York to Southampton. dav,; From Southampton 10 Bremen.:4or JO hours. From Southampton toLondou. by Southwestern Railway Co.. 2'4 hours. Trains cverv hour In thesmnmer season. Railwav carriages for London await pas sengers In Southampton Docks on arrival or press steamers from New York. These steamers are well known for their speed, comfortand excellent cuisine. MAX SCHAMBERG i CO.. tt Smlthfleld St.. LOUIS MOSEK. 618 bmlthfleld st.. Agents for Pittsburg. de3-50-D r BM SHE POrtTrpTS FRE JOHN C. JHAYN5S&7?e SL BOSTON fr Mass. - ie2W3 11 fib1 B rJZ-WlA ' m 1A- n my- f-.V
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