THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH. SATURDAY. JANUARY .2, 1892.
THREE NEW LEAGUES.
Great Prospects for Minor Baseball
Organizations This Year.
LOCAL BALL GAME YESTERDAT.
Exciting Football Contest Between
sociation Teams.
As-
CORBETT WANTS TO TIGIIT fMTIX
Amid all the wild and will-o'-the-wisp
stories about the formation of another
American baseball association, it may be
well for those interested in the national
game to know that there are really strong
hopes of three formidable minor leagues
being organized. This ought to be very
cheering to the dozens of ball players who
will be shut out of the new League circles.
Jim Mutrie is as bnsv as a beaver trying
to organize a new Eastern league, and with
every indication of succevs. The following
divpatch lrom New York last evening ex
plain"! how matters stand at present regard
ing the proposed league :
Mulrir Ik Hustling.
"The hutling qualities of .James JIntric,
the late manager of the New York team, are
unlimited. His head is full of schemes and
enterprises. One of these is oecupyine his
attention just at picsent, and is in a fair
way of realization. Ke proposes that the
reorganized Eastern Association shall in
clude Xew York and Philadelphia in its
circuit, together with Albany, Troy, Syra
cuse. Koclicster. ISuHilo andloronto. The
new New York and Philadelphia clubs are
not to couflict with the League organiza
tion, according to Jim's idea.
"Mntne is to have charge of the proposed
club here, which is to be known as the
Metropolitans. He has worked np the
scheme in Philadelphia and has .succeeded
in interesting IX T. Garrison, the well
known mill owner, in it. That gentleman,
it is said, will furnish the money to back the
new Athletics.
"These two teams are. to playgames on the
League cround when the New Yorks and
Philadelphirs are nuay on their trips. They
will aUo pipy Sunday games at "Weehawken
and Gloucester. The League officials are
believed to be in sympathy with the scheme
and may contribute to help start the new
cluhs.
"President John B. Day, of the New
York Club, thinks Mut lie's scheme a good
one, and believes it will succeed if carried
out. He will help it along as far as he can.
"President a D. "White, of the Eastern
Association, savs the addition of New York
and Philadelphia to his organization will
put it on a paying basis."
IVilliaras Hard at Word.
On "Wednesday next there will be a meet
ing in Chicago to try and organizes Central
League, and according to Jimmy Williams,
v ho is the chief promoter of the enture,
the Central League is sure to be a go. Mil
waukee wants to join it and Columbus is
also sure to become a member.
The third league now proposed is the
"Western League, and authorities out in the
noolly West are confident that a very
strong league can be organized among the
Western cities. Altogether, the prospects
are exceedingly bright this year for minor
leagues. There will be plenty of players,
and salaries will not be as high" as they were
last season.
A BASZEfiXL NOVELTY.
Two Teams Flay an Interesting Game Tes
tcrday at Exposition Park.
There was indeed a baseball noveltv yes
terday at Exnosition Park. Two baseball
teams met and played a really interesting
game, and a ball game on New Year's day
is a rarity, indeed. Old timers stated that
such a thing had not taken place in West
ern Pennsylvania before and probably not
in the State. The weather was fine, but the
grounds were in very bad condition. The
opposing teams were the Keystones, colored,
and the Standards, a team " from the South
side. A street parade preceded the game.
About SCO people wers present and they
heartily enjoyed the contes- The Stan
dards won by 8 to r,. Page started in to
pitch for the Keystones and was knocked
out in the fourth inning. Miller replaced
him and he stopped the run getting of the
Standards. Wenke pitched an excellent
game for the Standard! and he was well
supported. Krieg. of the Standards, ran '
bases well, stealing three bases despite the
bail grounds Ed. Morris was referee, and
lie gave satisfaction to both teams. Hits
were very scarce.
ST. PAUL IN LINE.
A Tiall Team Will Be There to Join the
Central Association.
St. Paul, Minx., Jan. 1. Special It
is announced here to-night that John M.
Bennett, the Minneapolis railroad man, has
secured backing to the extent of $100,000
?nd will put a team in St. Paul for the new
Central Association.
Half a dozen St. Panl gentlemen will
take stock to the extent ofS10,000, but Mr.
Bennett will retain a controlling interest.
It is stated that the team will be manaced
by Sam P. Morton, who was to have
handled the Chicago American Association
team.
Mr. Bennett will himself attend the Chi
cago meeting Januarv 7 and will urge that
the monthlj- salarv limit shall not exceed
51,800 or 52.000. He will also favor a single
season of five months, instead of two sea
sons of two and a half months, as arraused
by the big twelve club league.
"WILL FIGHT FOB LYONS.
The h'eirlork Club Ofllcials Stato He will
n.iy There.
Nkiv Yo;:k, Jan. 1. ciW. The
officials of the Xew York club yesterday
received notice from the Pittsburg club
that "Denny" Lyons midc a contract with
Pittsburg, and that therefore he could not
be expected to play in Gotham. The "New
York club will fight for Lyons.
At the peace meeting in Indianapolis,
Ifcw York put in a claim for Lyons and he
was assigned to this citv. Alter this was
done the Pittsburg officials forgot them
sehes so far as to tend out an agent to sicn
Lyons. Manager Powers told a reporter
yesterday that Lyons will plav here. "Of
course," he said", "if the Pittsburg club
wants him we will let him go in exchange
for Catcher FarrelL Otherwise not."
Shooting at Beater Falls.
Bea-v n: Faj.I-s, Jan. 1. Special The
sweepstake shooting tournament held to
day by the Beaver Falls Gun Club, at their
grounds at Geneva Park, was very well
attended, and much interest was manifested
in the res-nit. Fully .WO persons were
present, and over a.OOO" blue rocks were shot
at. Shooters were present from Pittsburg,
"Wheeling, East Lierpool, Xew Brighton,
Rochester, Phillinsbnrg, this citv, and
other places. Mr. Gamble, of Kast Liver
pool, carried off first prize All inall, it
was the most successful event of the kind
ecr held by the club.
Corbett Talks Again.
New Yonrc, Jan.L Jem Corbett, the
young San Francisco pugilist, says that if
his match with Charley Mitchell is declared
off he will challenge Frank Slavin. Should
Slain, however, refuse on account of not
securing sufficient backing, he will take his
place aud fight Jacl:-cn to a finish at the
National Club of London on May 30, 1892.
Tho Shadysides TTon.
A football team made up of college stu
dents at home on their vacations and the
Shadyside Jtam played a Bugby game at
East Libertv Pari: yesterday afternoon.
The students called their team the
Philadelphia There was a good attend
ance, and the game was a good one. The
Philadelphias won by 4 to 0.
FTJLFOED AGAIN "WINS.
He Killed SG Pigeons to Brewer' 04 Skill
ful Bird Gunning.
Hakrisburo, Jan. 1 Special. Cham
pion E. D. I'ulford defeated ex-champion
Captain Jack Brewer in a live bird contest
here to-day. The conditions of the match
were 100 birds each, Hurlingham rules,
purc ?500. The match took place on Island
Park, and was witnessed by 1,500. Ful
ford killed fW birds and Brewer 91. Before
the match pools were selling 100 to 80 in
favor of Fulfoid, but before it closed the
odds were 100 to 00. Brewer took
his dclc.it good naturedly, and said
I'ulford won because he had better
luck. Star birds were used and both gun
ners expressed satisfaction as to their qual
ity. The match was arranged by the Har
risburg Shooting Association, of which Ful
ford is a member. Several times during the
contest Brewer showed signs of uneasiness.
Fulford had the advantage of the best birds
on the first GO, and alter that the conditions
changed in favor of Brewer. Of the four
birds los by Fnlford only one of them was
a clean miss, the other three falling dead
outside of the bounds. Brewer made clean
misses of three. Ke brought his second
barrel into use 51 times with good effect,
while Fnlford shot a second time at 36
birds.
Several times during the match flocks of
pigeons pas'ed over the shooting grounds
and both gunners amused themselves much
and the crowd still more bv killing them in
the air. The first pigeon thus killed was a
stray bird lrom a near by farm. He was
high in the air, and Fulford raised his gun,
took deliberate aim and the bird fell on the
table used by newspaper men. Afterward
a basket of the birds to be ucd in the
match was accidentallv turned oer and 25
of them escaped Both gunners fired into
them, and birds fell inall directions. Those
that escaped the first fire returned to the
scene but kept high in the air not high
enough, however, as only five in all got off
the island with their life. At these shots
both Fulford and Brewer displayed
pheneomenal skill, even more so than at
the trap shooting.
Fulford was fortunate in getting several
birds close inside the boundary. Each time
this occurred Brewer smiled, and once
turned to the reporters and remarked,
"While Fulford is a crack shot and a gen
tleman he has the luck of a pet dog." Ful
ford said to-night that this would probably
be the last match between Brewer and him
self. He thought that futnre victories for
either of" them would depend entirely upon
the quality of birds used, as their skill was
so nearly equal. He expected, however, to
participate very soon in several important
contests, and he would continue to use a
hammer gun. He also said Brewer was
certainly the best shot In the world at light
ing birds and in the skilltul use of his sec
ond barrek If he could use the second bar
rel equal to Brewer he would go to Europe
and shoot.
A GEEAT GAHE.
Tho rittsburjr and JTew Castle Football
Trains P.ay a Tie.
New Casti.e, Jan. L Special A
most exciting Association football game
took place here to-day between the team of
this place and the Pittsburg team. The
contest resulted in a tie, each team scoring
three goals. The playing on both sides was
excellent and the attendance good. Powell
and T. Attewell and Boier plaved ad
mirably for Pittsburg, and Maclean,
Oottcrell and Woods did splendidly for
New Castle. The crowd enjoyed the game
thoroughly and there was great enthusiasm
from start to finish. The teams lined up as
follows:
iltslmrg. Position.
John Smith Goal.
. Powell -nj,.!--
T. Attewell.... f J55-
Sew Castle.
Gray
...J. Maclean
Cotteiell
.1. Attewell. .-1 I Mu-rn
J. Boier f Half-backs. J. Woods
Baldwin ( H. White
E. Waldron ... "1 f G. Woods
O'Brien j Bandall
Waidlo -Forwards. -( O'Leary
Lanjrforth j ) Allen
ilatthews j A. White
Belerce T. Dunn.
.Aitcweu....
MITCHELL AND COBBETT'S MILL
May Take Place in a Hall in I.onjr Island
City.
New York, Jan. 1. Special Sports
around town were highly excited to-day
over the report that there was every
probability of the glove fight be
tween Charley Mitchell and Jem
Corbett being pulled off in Long
Island City on the date selected. It was
said that the Star Athletic Club of Long
Island was to hold the New York State box
ing championships at Puritan Hall, Janu
ary i) and 11, and the event would pave the
way for professional contests
It is well known that Mayor Pat Gleason
has not the slightest antipathy to the
fighters, and, having been debarred from
Jersey City, Gotham and Brooklyn, the
Puritan Hall, which is one of th'e hand
somest boxing places in America, would
just fill the bill it the authorities will allow
the mill to proceed.
Gnttcnbnrjj Races.
GrrrTESnoitG, Jan. 1. The track was in
good condition and the attendance large.
Kiist race, five furloiiRS-Mabelle, first:
Comet, second; Houston, third. Time, 1:02.
Second race, six furlongs Macic, flrit;
Kingdom, second; St. Tancras, third. Time,
1:1.
Third race, six and a half fuiloncs Uan co
cas, llrM: JIauel, sccoDd; Autocrat, thud.
Time, 1.22J.
Fourth nice, tinee furlongs Money Box
filly, first; Maud r filly, second: Postmaster,
third. Time, .3
Fittti race, 0110 mile and ft balf Sir Kae,
fir-,t: Virgic. becond; Telephone, third. Time,
2.39.
sixth race, seven furlongs Sparling, first;
Firefly, secoad; Gcoige II, third. Time, 1.31.
Turf Notes.
JimsiyLsMbly, the Jockey, is likely to be
lciuntatcd to-d.iy.
James Howe, the well-known trainer, will
succeed Mr. Caldw ell as starter at Guttcn
burg. The question to-he or not-tobe of the
Guttenburg tracks will bu au important one
to-daj .
With the openin of tho regular Eastern
racing reason at Brooklyn the SpvnX of Vie
jflmcs' weekly lacing calendar will be issued
as a daily sporting paper.
Cuius Smith, the Kendall stable plunder,
is stilt in the west, and, actinz on superfine
introicatinu lrom Uuttenburg. is baid to
occasionally hit tho Covington pool-rooms.
Dave Gideov. having nominated bis colts
for many ot the big stake races next season,
has gone to Em opu to spend some of the
money lio won on His Highness and Meiry
Monarch last season.
There are at least two first-class jockeys
who will stic'.c to GutteiiDui-u, and they will
bo s-idly niicd on the legitimate tracks.
They 111 e George Taylorand Martv Bergen,
nnu nicy nave uiauo no secret 01 tlicir in
tentions. Tiil racing firm of J. A. & A. II. Morris
has never had a stable so full of good
horses as at tho present time. Among them
aieovorfitty jeailings that will be two-yeai-olds
next season, and some of them are
said to becltnkeis.
SrCitKTAET Brewster, of the "Washington
rjik Club, thinks that the Board of Con
trol'!" action against winter racing is a step
in the rlirlit direction, but hardly bioad
enough, 111 that the Guttenberg officials and
bookmakers are not included in the resolu
tion and that the Western and Southern ter
ritorial lines should have been extended so
as to include St. Louis, where a lew reputa
Die owners and trainers aie.
Baseball Notes.
A Pathos They wore "White, Broutners,
Iiicbardson and iton e.
"Old Uickort" (.'Ahfjteb lias been pro
nounced good enough lor Kansas City.
Cubt "Welch, tho great center fielder. Is at
East Liverpool, and is threatened with con
sumption. Sirnsu.ii young players are trying to secure
engagements with Billy Harrington's South
ern League.
Axsox lias signed Connie "D. Murphy, a
catcher of" the Illinois-Iowa League, to catch
for the Chicago club.
Tim Keepe, who is wintering at Somer
ville. Mass., exercises dailv and expects to
bo in piime condition when the season
opens.
Solicitor Phelt-s savs that Tom Brown
was given to Louisville in good faith,
and timt, much as ho dislikes it, lie must
play there.
Dkxvek will bave baseball even if the
Western freeres out that Colorado town..
The Rocky Mountain League is a possibility
in that event. v
Tom Bnowx savs ho would sooner retire
from baseball uHojjcther than ro to the
Louisville club. He is not to bo blained for
this. Boston Jlerald.
The Milwaukee baseball people are puz
zled to know why the Columbus clnl) should
pet$lS,0C0outofthc Indianapolis deal and
Milwaukee but $6,000.
President Sode-, of tho Boston club, was
at his place of business vesterday for tho
first tune for a week past. lie has been
wrestling with thegiip.
Wju-teb IJcitchax will probably manage a
New Knfrlsnd League club in Providence, It.
I and "Billv" McGuunigle will have charge
of another one in Lowell, Mass.
Geouge II. Williams, of Chicago, says that
he certainly has nothing to do with any al
leged United Association; knows nothing
about and will not have anything to do with
baseball at all.
TnEKE is a feeling In omo qunrters that
tho Chicago club got decidedly left at In
dianapolis; hut if Anson docsn'tland on his
feet as uMial next spiing the baseball woild
at large will be greatly disappointed.
Moiioax 3IURFHT was in the city yesterday.
As was to be imagined, he does not want to
go to Cincinnati, and does not proposo to go
there if H can be helped. He wants to re
main In the Last, and nothing would jilease
him more than to play In Boston. lie pro
tested most earnestly against being com
pelled to go anywhere against his will.
Boston Herald.
General Sporting Notes.
William 0'Coxok, the oarsman, is in New
York.
New Orleans is to have a tug or war tour
nament. Van IlEESTand Georcre Dixon have been
matched to flcht for $2,500 a side.
Bobbie Vikt, the little shoemaker ped.,
seems to have dropped out of the world of
Bport.
Ur in Chicago they are already figuring on
200.C00 wheelmen in line in tho gieat bicjelo
parade in '03.
Kentucky has given $3 to tho Hichwav
Improvement Association. Pennsylvania
division gave $50.
Chioaoo sportsmen intend to issue a chal
lenge tor Jimmy Elliot to shoot either
Brew cr or Fullord.
Dflvosico, the grent New York restaura
teur, will nrobablv be brought to trial for
selling woodcocks last July and August, out
of season.
Harry Brooks, the veteran pedestrian,
who has walked against Dan, O'Leary and
other old-timers, is ill and destitute in
Brooklyn.
The Duqucsne Kennel Club has issued a
number of handsome New Year's cards le
mmding people that the show is to bo held
next llarch.
Jim JIcGinxis has been challenged by
George Iiig, of Dayton O., lora catch-as-catch-can
match lor $23 a side and two
thirds of the gate receipts.
Quails have been plentiful in tho central
part of Illinois this year, and, owiiisr to the
numerous slsns, -No hunting on this farm,"
the crop lelt over is the largest ever known.
Ir any matter of Interest to cyclers was
overlooked by tho Christmas Referee it has
not yet been discovered. The number is
attractively gotten up, handsomely lllus
tiatcd and complete in every w ay.
There is every prosnect for some very
interesting live-bird races to be shot at Burn
side during next week. J. A. It. Elliott, of
Kansas Citv. Mo : Jack "Wimston, of St.
Louis, Mo.; Fraud Farnialee, or Om-iha, Neb.;
C W. Budd, of-Des Moines, la.; Tom
Marshall, of Kelthsburg, 111., and seveial
other crack live-bird shots from different
parts of the country aro expected here. And
none of them need lear but what they will
get all the individual matches they wisli for.
Walter Camtbell. the Philadelphia light
weight, who be-it Mike Cushinjr in a lour
ronndgo on Monday nMit. is about to take
np his residence in San Francisco. There is
consumption in his family, and Walter savs
be Is goimr to take no chances. Joe Karlv
and Tom Callashan, who seconded Cutln'nlr
against Campbell, agree In savins that Cnsh
nig had better -.tick to flihting, and let
four-round exhibitions ko, especially when
he is so "fat and steaming'' as ho was on
Monday.
The University of Pennsylvania is already
ai ranging exhibition games for next season.
Thirteen contests have been scheduled-elht
of which are to be played on the home
gronnd. The games witn other college
teams are as follows: With Dartmoutb.April
13 and 11, Ynlo on Easter Monday, '"eorge
town Slay i, Lafayette May T.Lchigh May 11,
University ot Michigan May 21 and Lehigh,
second game, on Hay 28. Tho nips away
from home, as already planned, include
matches with Lafavctte at Laston April '.0,
Georgetown at Washington r.nl 27. I.nhU-h
at Bethlehem April 30 and May 18.
EBAL ATTA3 OF ROSES.
A Barrel or Rose Leavps Required to Make
Half an Ounce of It.
at. TjOuis GIobe-Democrat.3
The atUr of roses is supposed to be a
peculiar oriental production, but I saw the
other day a small bottle of genuine attar
made in St. Louis county by two ladies, in
whose yard there grew an immense quantitv
of roses. Early in the spring they conceived
the idea of manufacturing some of the attar.
They gathered all the roses they could find
on the place, and followed the method de
scribed in books of Eastern travel.
They were somewhat discouraged at find
ing how little attar could be made from so
large a quantity of roses. It took, in fact,
about a barrel of rose leaves to make less
than half an ounce of the attar, but it is
genuine, as fragrant as the oriental product,
and made them very proud of the suc
cess. The genuine product sell for from 10
to too an ounce, but theirs is not for sale.
OVERWORK killed I'lnmb and many
more of America's brightest lights. Car
penter's startling facts on Ill's subject will
bo a feature of THE DISPATCH to-morrow.
"WHY HE QUIT FBEHCH WINE.
A Traveler Sees It Pressed Out With Bare
Feet at Bordeaux.
During a European tour last summer,
says JL D. Spires in the St. Louis Globe
Democrat, I visited a vineyard near Uor
deaux, and in going into the house where
the grapes were being pressed I was very
much surprised to see a shabby, not over
clean individual pull off his shoes and
stockings, roll up his trousers and get into
a large trough to tread the grapes.
"Do they not Mash tlTeir feet?" I in
quired. "Oh, sometimes," was the careless an
swer, "but it is not necessary at all; in fact,
some winegrowers think that the wine is
improved by treading with the bare feet."
Since then I have "swora off" on French
wines.
Ocean Steamship Arrival!.
Steamer.
"Werkendam.
llrl tannic...
Illinois
bchit-'dam
Xivuda
Where From.
....KewYoik..
...New York..
,... New "York..
...Itotteriljm .
... Iiltcrpool...
Destination.
.....London,
.....London.
....I.oudon.
....Ii.i'ttmorc.
.... New York.
STORY for younr folks by Majorlo Itich
oxdson in Tim DISPATCH to-morrow.
Sending Money In Gormmy.
-There is one detail in connection with the
German Postoflice that forces itself on the
admiration of the foreigner. If you de
sirs to send money you hand in the sum at
the postoffice with a post card costing 5
cents, which you address to your corre
spondent with details of the suni sent, and
receive a receipt in exchange. But you
need write no letter, send no postal "order
or receipt, nor trouble your correspondent
to go to the post office. The postman de
livers to your correspondent at his house or
office your post card, and in return for half
of it hands him at once in cash the sum of
money sent.
BEISNHAKDT'S way or living makes her
delicate as a lily, but strong as Diana. See
to-morrow's twenty-pace DISPATCH.
A FAMOUS FAILURE.!
The Graff-Bennett Fiasco in Pitts
burg Is iTow Recalled by a
SUIT BROUGHT IN STEUBENVILLE.
An Old Resident of a West Virginia Town
Falls Into a Grate.
NEWST K0IES FEOJl XEAKBT TOWNS
rpPITTAL TELERRK TO THE niSrtTCII.l
Steubenville, Jan. L A suit brought
up here to-day recalls again the Graff, Ben
nett & Co. failure in Pittsburg some time
ago. Charles H.Spaulding and L.J.C.Dren-
nen, administrators of the estate of the late
David Spaulding, the pioneer iron manu
facturer, brought suit to-day against the
Kational Exchange Bank to compel a re
assignment of interests that the Spaulding
Iron Company had in the trusts of Graff,
Bennett & Co.'s creditors, which interest
had been transfered to the bankas collateral
security upon a loan of $12,5C0 made by Mr.
S Spaulding for the iron company, but
which has since been paid in full.
At the time of the failure ot Graff, Ben
nett & Co., the Spaulding Iron Company,
of Brilliant, O., was one of the heaviest
creditors, to the amount of 544,000. They,
along with other creditors representing
over $300,000, pooled their issues and
bought in the Graff-Bennett mills from
John H. Bailey, trustee. Thev have since
paid off smaller creditors, and at present
hold a mortgage for 5400,000 against the
mill.
It was at a meeting of the Graff-Bennett
creditors, held in Pittsburg on the 18th of
last month, that Mr. Spaulding contracted
a cold which resulted in his death. It is
learned here now that the Graff-Bennett
creditors concluded to incorporate and put
in considerable money for capital stock, to
run the mill until the iron business im
proves, before selling.
Previous to the failure of the Spaulding
Iron Company in 1889 the company had
borrowed one-tenth from the bank on their
capital stock. Mr. Spaulding also indorsed
notes for the company, leaving the 512,500
oitne liran-iiennett trust stock as collateral.
He has since paid off these notes, and his
administrators hold that his estate is en
titled to the collateral. David Spaulding
left an estate, consisting of property in
this city and Southern iron lands, estimated
to be worth S150.000. John McFeely, re
ceiver of the iron company, is also made a
party defendant to join with the the plain
tiffs in the suit.
A MANIAC AT BAT.
He Resists a Whole Crowd or Men Before
He Is Forced Into a Cell.
Rochester, Pa., Jan. 1. Special.
Officer Lazarus placed a man in the lock-up
yesterday afternoon who did not show in
appearance what remarkable streneth he
displayed. The man was of medium height,
smooth-faced, slender and gentle. He re
mained in the lock-up over night and gave
no indication of his identity, showing at
times a tinge of insanity, or perhaps some
great crime was bearing on his mind.
This morning the mysterious stranger,
who had been found sitting on the river
bank, said he was a Catholic, and Jlev.
Father Bauer was sent for. To him the
stranger said his name was Patrick Morris,
and that he came from County Galway,
Ireland. Nothing further could be learned,
and the man was returned to his cell, which
he finally entered after many protests. This
afternoon a physician was called, who pro
nounced the man insane. An effort "was
made then to have the men re-enter his cell,
but he objected, and the officers were con
fronted by a desperate maniac. A fearful
struggle ensued which lasted for half an
hour. A crowd soon gathered, and as many
men as could crowd around the insane man,
tried to force him into his cell, but he was
too strong and held them all at bay, many
of the men being bruised. Finally he was
decoyed into a private room, where he was
seized from behind and bound. He will be
taken to Dixmont in the morning.
THE GBIP IK A P00EH0UBE.
Sad
Ravaseg of the Bla'ady in More Than
One Nsarby Town.
Hollidaysburg, Jan. 1. Special
The grip is making sad inroads among the
inmates of the Blair County Almshouse.
Four men have died there from the disease
within the past few weeks, and the majority
of the inmates are under the care of phy
sicians. The little village of Beverly, south of
Zanesville, O., is suffering from the ravages
of the grip to a greater extent than most of
its neighbors. Three of the four practicing
physicians are ill, and many of the resi
dents are without medical aid.
A New Deal for Murderer Dean.
Bedford, Jan. L Special. The last
official act of Judge Baer before retiring to
make way for Judge Longenecker, was the
granting of anew trial to John Dean, who
was convicted of murder in the first degree at
the November sc-sions for the murder of
Jack Carson in Everett. After Judge Baer
had rendered his decision, by consent of
District Attorney Pennell, Dean pleaded
guilty, the understanding being that in
view of the character of the evidence the
tillage was to nv tne grade 01 the crime.
The Judije then sentenced Dean to the
"Western Penitentiary for 11 years and 10
months.
An Old Man Talis Into a Grate.
Pap.kbrsbdkg, Jan. 1. Special Late
last night, in Kanawha county, "Watson
"Williams, an aged man, was burned to
death in his own house. He and his wife,
also well advanced in years, live alone.
She was ill, and in attempting to assist her,
he fell into an open grate and was badly
burned. He died soon after. The shock
in seeing her husband dying caused the
death of the old lady. They were know n
far and wide. They always refused help
from anyone.
The Evingelical'sTrnco Ended.
Lncastkr, Jan. 1. Special Rev. A.
B. Saylor, the anti-Bowmanite pastor of the
Evangelical Church at Tcrre Hill, has
been notified by the trustees to desist from
officiating, the trustees recognizing C. K.
Fehr, the Bowmanite appointee. The two
factions have heretofore been occupying the
church on alternate Sundays. The anti
Bowmanites v, ill appeal to the courts.
Greene County's Judicial Candidate.
"Waynesburo, Jan. 1. Special. At a
meeting of the Greene County Bar Associa
tion to-day it was unanimously lesolved to
present the name of S. D. S. Walton, of
this place, for appointment to the United
States District Judgeship for the Western
district of Pennsylvania, to fill the place
made vacant bv the resignation of Jud"c
Reed.
THE year jmt begun will produce no
eqnal to Mark Twain's "American Claim
ant," which begins in THE DISPATCH to
morrow. Jerry Simpson's Transformation.
Washington l'ost.1
Representative Jerry Simpson has a great
deal of fun poked at him, because, us the
jokers say, hedoes not wear any socks. The
story can be shown to Be without foundation
by the testimony of a reporter who called I
upon him at his boarding house the other !
night. When Mr. Simpson responded to
the call he wore a beautiful smoking jacket,
lisle thread boe, and embroidered slippers,
and still they call him Sockless Jerry.
THE TE ITHEB.
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For West Virginia,
Western Fennf'frania ami
Ohio: llain. changing in
West Ohio to mote, South
test Octet, Cold Ware by
Sunday morning.
The trough-like dppiesslon which ex
tended fiom Texas to Lake Superior Friday
night was concentrating Its energy over
Lake Michigan last night, causine gales and
heavy rains or snow in the Lake regions.
A dealing condition of great magnitude
and very low temperature has developed
over Manitoba. Winnipeg leported a tem
perature of 20 to-night. Itain or now has
fallen in tho lake lesions, the Ohio and Mis
sissippi Valleys. The temperature has
fallen in the Missouri and Uppev Missi-sippl
Valleys and the Southwest. It has gener
ally risen elsewhere. Kain may be expected
in the Atlantic States and the Lower Lake
region, and snow, followed by clearing, in
the Upper Mississippi Valley. The temper
ature will generally fall westwaidof tho
Mississippi Valley.
TEMrF.RATURE AXD RAIXriLL.
rrrrsEURO, Jan. 1. The Unite! Stites Weather
Bureau officer in this citv furnishes the following:
8 A. M Z
Maximum temp.,
Mhtimnm temp..
Mean temn
Ratine
12M 48
2r.it 51
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Tree
PEOPLE COMING AND GOING.
H. A. Pevear, of Lynn. President of the
Thomson-Houston Electric Companv, is at
tho Anderson. He came here to meet his
wife and see his son, who Is located in the
citv. Mr. and Mrs. Pevear Intend to leave
to-dav for Chattanooga. Mr. Pevear is very
wealthy, and has a magnificent country seat
neir Shirley, Mass. He had little to say
about tho electric business, which, he
thinks, is only In Its Infancy.
Among the passengers for Philadelphia
last evening weio R. L. Mai tin, Supeiintend
ent of the Falrchance Furnace Company;
Jack Irwin, the violinist; W. S. Mathews,
official stenographer of Common Pleas Xo.
3, and United states District Attorney
Walter Lyon.
W. D. McLaughlin, manager of the Steu
benvlllo Opera House, and F. J. Blackburn,
William Sehacferand II. M. Lowe, employes
In the postoftlce, came to town yesterday to
see "slnbad" nttlie Duqnesne, They took
dinner at the Monongahela House.
S. S. Pinkerton, the oil broker, and "W.
H. Hartman, of Ellwood, were among tho
passengers on tho limited for Chicago last
evening.
C. E. Heydrick, of Franklin, went to
Philadelphia last evenintr to take the oath
of office to-day. He will soon be a full
fledged Justice of the Supreme Court.
J. E. H. Kelley, formerly manager of
the Monongaheln House, but now one of the
piopriotors of the Kent Hotel at Lakewood,
is in the city visiting friends.
George Gillespie, of Philadelphia, the
father-in-law of H. P. Ford, returned homo
last ovonlng. Ho had been visiting his son-in-law
during the holidays.
Mrs. Virginia Knox Montercole regis
tered at the Duqnesne yesteiday. She came
hero to eat her Xew Year's dinner with her
mother and uncle.
P. H. "Walz, Superintendent of the
Frugality Coal Company, went home last
evening. Frugality is on the Cresson and
Coalpoit road.
F. J. Le Moyne, of "Washington, a grand
son of the man who revived cremation, was
at the Mononzahela House yesterday.
S. E. "Wclker. of Leetonia, Superintend
ent of the Cherry Valley Iron Woiks,
stopped at the Anderson yesterday.
H. C. Cupit, of the Biltimore World, a
new paper recently started there, was at the
Anderson yesterday.
Aaron French, of the French Spring
Works, left for Chicago on the limited last
evening.
D. C. Irish, the owner of the Penn
building, registered at the Duquesne last
evening.
Colonel James B. R. Streator, of "Wash
ington, put up at the Schlosserlast evening.
Miss Lulu Orcott, the daughter of Captain
Orcott, is visiting frienus in Cleveland.
S. L. Mestrezat, a prominent TJniontown
law yer, was in the city yesterday.
"W. P. and Samuel De Armitt went to
New York last evening.
Plttslmrgers in New York.
New Yokk, Jan. 1. Special. The follow
inz Pittsburgers registered at New Yoik
hotels to-day: W. P. Blake, Hoffman; G. II.
Blaster, Hoffman House: II. A. Boyd, St.
Denis Hotel; Miss Cooper, Windsor Hotel;
W. B. Ewing, Morton Houe; II. M. Ham
biiiht, Murray Hill;M-ss L M. Jerems', Cole
man: T. J. Keenan, Jr., Astor House; A. G.
Leivis.Sweeney's Hotel: J. Ludle? Sweeney's
Hotel: C. G. Masee, Astor House; T. McClint
oct, Metropolitan; E. W. Parqnv, Hoffman
House: R. Sereeant, Hoffman Houe: J. S.
Van Voorhls, Westminster; J. Walker, Wind
sor Hotel.
SPECIAI, cable servlen for THE DIS
PATCH to-morrow. All the news of all the
world.
RIVER NEWS AND NOTES.
"What Upper Giujjes Show.
Allfgiiexy JUJ.CTIOV River 8 feet 6 laches
and filling. Cloudy and plea&ant.
JIorgvntow KlverGfi-et 2 inches and falling.
Cli"ir. Thfnnomcter45 at4 r. M.
ni:owxsviLi.E Kicr 8 feet 6 inches and
falling. Clouds. Thermometer 37 at 5 F. M.
Warren- Hirer 1.8 feet. Cloudy and mild.
Thn New From Below.
"Wheeling Rlier J2 feet G inches and falling.
Dcpirted Congo, Pittsburg, Ben Hur, Tarkers
hnrg. Cloudy.
PAnKtRSBfno-Ohio riier 1 Tcet ami falling.
Little Kanawha falling. Courier up for Wheeling.
ClNCINNATI-KUer IS ftetll Inches and falling.
Fairanrl cool. Departed-Andes
Memphis Arrh cd John A. Wood, from New
Orleans. Departed H. 31. Hoxie. New Orleans.
Itlveris feet and rising. Cloudy and cool.
New Orleans Departed-S. L. Wood and tow,
Pittsburg: Mary Houston, Cincinnati.
I.OUISVILLE-Klver on stand: 11 feet 3 Inches In
canal. 8 Itct 11 Inches on talk, Si lcet at foot of
locks. No business. Cloudy.
A FBEE USE OF STATE FUNDS.
The Princely Way In "Which Michigan's Ex
Secrelnry Squandered Money.
Lahsino, Mich., Jan. 1. The committee
appointed to investieate the conduct of ex
Secietaryof Stnte Soper made an exhaus
tive lepoit this morning, finding that
Soper had distiibuted contrary to law
912 volumes costing tho State $1,
C13. He made purchases of fold
ing beds, springs, mattresses, rugs, towel,
blankets, typewriters and defcs to the
amount of $021, all of which Is declaied
unnecessary and extravagant. There is
practically no evidence showing that lie
has profited personally by these purchases
or the distribution of the books. Thei e are
but few letters found showing that State
funds Inwo been miMinnronrlated. bnt the
committee sav that soper took away with
him at least 500 letters of that character, and
say the amount of misappropriation can
ne er bo determined.
Soper bought 16,f00 pound1; of papcrat a
co-t to the State of $J,112 to, which
will not be used until after the Legislature
ot loOJ meets. Ho took $200 for expenses
or the trip - to the Upper Penin
sula as member of tho Mate Board
of Equalization, while other members
dievLut$J3 10. He charged and was wrong
fully allowed compensation while
upon business of tho Stale. It is said theie
is nothing in the rosult of the im estigation
upon which to biso a probably successful
criminal pi om cation.
A GKKAT DRIVE
In the I'rlce of Men's Overcoats-SG 30 for
One To-Duy.
Here is a chance that no one can afford to
overlook. Your choice ot 500 men's blue or
black or twilled cheviot overcoats, eassi
mere cloth lined and silk velvet collar,
only $6 00. This is the way we make re
ductions from ?15 to ?G DO.
1. C. C. C., Pittsburg Combination Cloth
ing Company, corner Grant and Diamond
streets, opposite the Court House.' Open
to-night until 10 o'clock.
New Indin Silks.
This season's printed India silks to-day
at the unusifUl price ot 50c a yard.
J OS. HOBNE. Si CO. 'S
Penn Avenue Stores.
NEW ADVEKTI5EMENTS.
THE PEOPLE'S STOKE,,
FIFTH AVENUE, PITTSBURG.
ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE KM ON!
Great Bargains in AH Departments!
AH Winter Goods must positively be cleared
stock-taking on January 31.
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The early buyer gets the biggest bargains!
Come and investigate for yourself.
CAMPBELL a DICK,
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EVENING SESSIONS. Young men and women have splendid facili
ties afforded them for making profitable use of their evenings, by taking
up some of the useful branches taught at Duffs College.
For particulars apply at the College Office, 49 Fifth avenue.
de81-27
CLOSING
Being about to close out ourbusiness we offer for sale our entire stock
of PIANOS and ORGANS at greatly reduced prices. We have a large
stock, including a full assortment of the celebrated
CHIGKERING & SONS' PIANOS.
ECHOLS &
146 FEDERAL ST., ALLEGHENY.
Btl$
NO OTEOEK
Leaves aDeucate and Lastino Odob
For sale ay all Bros and Fancy Goods Dealers or II
unable to procure this wonderful Roup send
25c In stamps and receive a cake by return mall.
JAS. S. KIRK St CO., Chicago.
SPECIAI Shandon BellaWaltz (tho popular
Bocletr Waltz) sent FREE to anyone sending u
three wrappers of Shandon Bells Soap.
'T DELAY!
DO IT NOW! BUY! BUY!
Better opportunity will never come! Bet
ter values will never bo trlvon! Our ini-nien-e
stock ot MERCHANT TAILOlt-MADE
OVERCOATS
MUST MOVE RAPIDLY.
$23 Merchant Tallor-mudc Overcoats will
now be sold for
eio.
$30 Merchant Tailor-made Overcoats will
now be sold for
S12.
$10 Merchant Tailor-mado Overcoats will
now he sold for
S15-
Tailoi-inade
$50 Merchant Tailoi-inade Overcoats will
now he sold for
S18.
Yon can get any quality, size, weight or
length made up by the pick of the profes
sion, and we assure you a perfect tit.
Overcoat department on third floor. '
Take elevator.
JxZf-": -ZZZ??
'-iS-XS''5-. Vgfftfcj
Opposite City Hall.
ja2-TTsn
ihTABLl.SHED ISTlr.
BLACK GIN
KJDNEYS,
!; Is a relief and sure cure for
the Urinarv Organs, Gravel
lBiaSBgp?nnd Chronic Catarrh of the
'agjagy Bladder,
'-r. Tho MTiw-Ptoinoeli Hitters
ai o a sui e cure for Dyspepsia,
trade vauk Liver Complaint and every
species of Indigestion.
Wild Churry'roiiic, themost popular prep
aration for cuiii of Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis
and lung troubles.
Either or the above, Slper bottle, or 6 for
IX If vour drucgist does not handle these
goods write to V M. F. ZOELLKIt, sole M'fr,
Pittsburg, Pa. Ja2-37-TTs '
TSow Is tne nest euun lor planting and
Srunlng trees, laying ont of lawns and tak
lgchargoof workgcnerally: also draining.
Herman Helm
LANDSCAPE GARDENER,
ILLSWOBTa. A.V, Shadyslde, Pittsburg.
manai
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out previous to our
LADIES' CLOAKS AND JACKETS,
MISSES' WRAPS AND JACKETS,
FUR CAPES AND MUFFS,
LADIES' AND MISSES' SUITS,
MILLINERY,
SILKS,
DRESS GOODS,
FLANNELS AND BLANKETS,
UNDERWEAR,
LINENS, MUSLINS and CALICOES,
CARPETS AND CURTAINS.
81, 83, 85, 87 AND 89
FIFTH AVENUE.
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"SiVoMiKjli "sSsacfiUtg,
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OUT SALE.
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CASWELL CO., LUTED,
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BULLETIN.
I would like to inform everybody that 1
sell Klrkoline at 20c a package. 5 pounds in a
package. This is the bet washing ponder
yet discovered. It makes good soap and
will not chap the hands, and comes only 4o
per pound. Remember, you pay 12c and 13c
for other soap powders. Try a package and
my word for it you will use no other.
We have new California Prnnes3 pounds
for 25c. Pure Buckwheat, 8 pounds for 23c
Mixed Buckwheat, 10 pounds for 25s. Wo
sell 3 pounds Boneless Codfish fnr25c; 3 cans
California Apricots for JOc; 3 cans finest To
matoes for 25c: Oneida Community Corn per
can lCc; fine Vastiza Currants 10c per pound;
line Patras Currants, 4 pounds for 25c; 4
Crown Ondara Raisins, 10c per pound; fine
Florida Oranges, 20c per dozen; line S. S. S.
layer Figs, 2 pounds for 25c. These aro the
finest figs wo ever had; they are sold every
where at 20c per pound. Come before they
are all gone. Fine Kvaporated Raspberries
5 pounds for $1. This is the biggest bargain
you ever saw; don't miss it, thoy will soon
be all gone. I would be blameworthy If I
omitted to remind you of our Vancleof
Flour. I bad the whitest and sweetest bis
cuits to my supper thU evening I ever saw.
If you have not had Vancleef Flour try one
sack and my word tor it yon will use no
other. I have the finest 50c Celon Assam.
Tea In the State. This is a new thing in the
tea lino and all the old country tea drinkers
should take note. It will make you sing in
your bed. If you want cheap teas, 3 pounds
for $L etc., this is tbe place: if you want the
finest imported this Is the place, too. Jordan
Shell Almonds only 50c per pound. The best
Coffee Is Momaja. only at McKee's; Oneida
Community Succotash, 16c: Oneida Lima
Beans, ISc; Sweet English Peas, 20c; French
Peas,ilnest,at 23c; French Peas, fine, at 22c.
or 5 cans for $1; good for IS c per can.
Get up clubs and buy $30 worth and get
5 per cent discount.
Freight paid on $10 and upward to any sta
tion within 100 miles.
JOSEPH M'KEB,
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36 OHIO ST.. Allegheny.
Cactus Blood Cure.
BETTER THAN SARSAPARILLA.
Tones up your system and gives
you an appetite that a lumberman
might envy.
Cures dyspepsia, stomach troubles,
constipation, and liver or kidney dis
eases. In addition to this it cures
all skin affections and thejnore vio
lent blood troubles.
Effects are immediate and cures
permanent.
Sold by JOSEPH FLKMIXG & SOX, Dru?
gists, 112 Market St., Pittsburg. selO-rrs
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