gjJs&ESKSS
CHICAGO IX DiffGER.
A Bis; Fire Might Have Wiped Out
The "Whole Town Yesterday. '
WATER TUXXELS SHUT UP BY ICE.
The Citj Goes Unwashed, and faloons Do
t A Knshinjr Business.
BELIEF AT LAST FROM THE FIREBOAT
Chicago, Jan. 2L More cloely even
than in the great conflagration of 1871, the
total destruction of Chicago br fire was
imminent to-day for hours. Though the
menace was the absolute paralysis of the
city's water supply, the danger rai met and
conquered through the fire department.
Over 1,000,000 people went unwashed,
and hundreds of huge industries were
brought to a standstill. The breweries,
oddly enough, were among the chief suf
ferers, hut barrooms did an enormous
trafiic ordinary commerce was disastrously
hampered and domestic operations were
made practically impossible. Elevators in
the Auditorium and othersky scrapers were
motionless
Two miles east from shore out in Lake
Michigan, the city's trio of water supply
crib, several miles apart in a north and
f-outh line, had all three during the night,
despite the cflbri"; of double relays of work
men, been frozen solid in ice.
Th Tunnels Are Wlockrd Up.
The tunnels connecting each crib with the
big pumning stations on hore were each
useless, being choked with ".mchor" ice.
City officials tore irantically about devising
schemes of relief.
Divers were sent out in tugs to the cribs,
but were powerless to pierce the drift. Just
100,000,000 gallons of water, it is estimated,
is what Chicago went without before the
Gordian knot was slashed. It was done by
dispatching the fireboat Yosemite to the
mine crib, with instructions to batter down
the congealed masses with the most power
ful streams she could tnrow. For several
hours no perceptible advantage seemed to
haie been rained1, when suddenly the icy
rampart iu oin" ran gae way and the water
rushed into tl c tunnel with such swiftness
that in 13 minutes she embargo was broken.
One of the feamres of the situation was
the wholesale rush of bewildered house
holders for plumbers, the general impres
sion among residents being that their indi
vidual nater pipes had frozen up.
Krprtltion of the Bis Fire Fosslble.
Fire Marshal Swenie declared to-night
that the surplus supply that could have been
pumped from the mains would have saved
the business center from any ordinary fire,
but that the city was helplesi if a big blaze
hsd started in any of the outlying districts.
His men took a lesson to-day in fighting
fire without water. A number of small fires
brought alarms, but firemen extinguished
the flames with the use of pikes, pickaxes,
blankets and chemicals. The most serious
afiair was at the residence of Isaac Abra
hams, on Indiana avenue. A pail of water
wonld have saved it, but that was lacking
in time and the damage reached several
thousand dollars.
The completeness of the famine and the
far-reaching effects can best be understood
by the statement that freight trains enter
ing the city were in many instances stopped
for lack of water in the switch engine boil
ers, and in the barber shops throughout the
city lather for customers was quite gen
erally provided by melting snow.
31. LAUR THIRSTS FOR GORE.
BE XOT ONLT CHAI.LESCW CONSTANT
BUT CIIOOSI-S PISTOLS.
And He Dictates All tlin Other Arrange
ments for the Dnl The CiuineOtinia
ler Declines Ilerauss His i"iery Foe Had
1Y Jilted Too tons.
Pakis, Jan. 2L M. Lanr, theBoulangist
member of the Chamber of Deputies who
was truck by M. Cons'ans, Minister"of the
Interior, during the stormy scene in the
Chamber Tuesday, determined to seek re
venge. Though he h.-.d telegraphed to M.
Pochefort, the BoulangUt leader, asking
advice, aud thnigh M. Uochefort had re
plied with a message couched in language
insulting to both M. Constans and the
French courts, adiUing M. Laur that, under
the circumstances, he could neither fight nor
sue, the latter declined to heed his leader
snd chese seconds who waited upon M.
Constans las: night as the bearers ot a chal
lenge to fight a duel.
According to the code, the challenged
party has always the risht to select the
weapons, but in this case M. Laur look it
upon himself to choose, not onlv the
weapons, pistols, but wanted to exchange
throe shots w ith M. Constans at a distance
of 20 paces.
When the seconds arrived at the residence
of M. Constans, they were surprised at not
being treated in the manner which gen
erally obtains in like eases. Usually the
representatives of the challenger are re
ceited by the challenged man, who names
to them the gentleman or gentlemen who
will represent hun. In this case Mr. Laur's
seconds were politely informed that 31.
Constans refused to " receive them. The
messenger added that M. Constans had in
structed them to inform M. Laur that he
would not fisht. He had been kept waiting
too long, and he did not intend to be all his
life at the disposal of M. Laur.
"When the seconds informed M. Laur of
the result of their errand, the latter imme
diately wrote a letter to M. Constans, re
peating the insuiting language he had used
in the Chamber of Deputies which led to
the attack upon htm by the Minister.
BAD FIRE OX BROADWAY.
Tiffany's tVashrd toy Waves of Flame The
Lincoln Offices Likewise Unfile the
Blaze A Heavy Loss lo the Insurance
Companies
"Ev Yokk, Jan. 21. Shortly before
noon, at a time when upper Broadway was
crowded with shoppers and with business
men going to luncheon, fire broke out in
the basement of the huge five-story stone
front building running from 59 Union
Square. Before the firemen arrived in fact,
before an alarm had been sent in the fire had
extended all through the three cel
lars, and smoke was pouring out of everr
window. The building is situated in tlfe
heart of the fashionable shopping district
of the city. On the left it is flanked
by Tifiany's jewelry house and on the
right by the handsome Lincoln offices.
The lower floor of No. 5 Union Square is
occupied bv Brentanos, importer of books
and fancy goods. The fire seems to have
started in the basement of Schneider &
Campbell's store.
The occupants of the building were
Schneider & Campbell, gas fixtures, bronzes,
etc., who had the ground floor and the base
ment Jeweler O. It, "W. "Worm had one
window in which he exhibited his stock and
desk room in the back. On the next jloor was
Leon Keihnls, importer of French millin
ery and manufacturer of millinery goods.
He also occupied a part of the third floor.
On the fourth floor was Charles E. Bentlev,
dealer in decorative needlework On the
third floor was the stock of Samuel Green,
decorative fancies. The filth floor was un
occumed. The fire had burned itself out in the huge
chimney formed by tb.e stout walls sur
rounding it Tor more than an hour it
beat against them, and then it gave up to
the firemen ui.der the mighty flood of water
poured into the burning building frpm the
Greets.
e most valuable stock in the building
was that of Leon Reihms. He carried be
tween S-'OO.OOO and J2o0,000 worth of millin
ery goods. He recently received an im
mense shipment of wintir nd early
spring goods from Paris and this shipment
by itself was worth a great deal of monev.
It is undoubtedly burned up. His loss, it
was said about the building, would amount
to at least $200,000. Schneider & Campbell
carried a stock valued at about 223,000,
which snflered greatly. They carry nn in
surance of about 5100,000, so that their
real loss will not be over 100,000. O. K.
V. "Worm had -a stock valued at about HO,
000. This will be almost a complete loss.
Brcntano loses almost as much by water as
by fire, about S100.000. .Green had but a
small stock on hand and it was valued at
about 530,000. Identity's stock was valued
at about 530,000. The police think that
5300,000 will cover the whole loss.
JUST LIKE THE CITY.
Increased Valuation 'Will Bring Down the
County Tax Bate Additional Expenses
TVill Not Affect tbeBesnit About Beady
to HearAppcals.
On January 5 the County Commissioners
were sworn in as members of the Board of
Pevision. Since that time they have had a
busy season, and yesterday completed
final arrangements for hearing appeals
from the triennial assessments made
and revised by them according
to tlfe act of 1842. Commissioner
Mercer yesterday gave a statement of
the work "of the board and its intentions
concerning the assessments. He said that,
viewing the revised valuations of the
county fixed by former boards on which the
levy tor county and poor purposes is made,
i? appears that at no time in recent years,
has the taxable property of the county, as
a whole, been assessed or revised as di
rected by law.
At present there are 143 wards, boroughs
and townships in the county. In some of
them as low as a 20 .per cent valuation is
shown, while in others the percentage
ranges between that and 90, taking
as an index for these figures
an average of recorded sales.
The Commissioners in givins the as
sessors their instructions last October de
fined their duties, and furnished each asses
sor with a printed record ot the sales and
prices of property made in their respective
districts dtirine the past two years.
This has been a gnide for the assessors and
in all cases the returns of the assessors have
been more satisfactory than in any
previous triennial assessment. Yet in
the majority of districts the result
is far from being satisfactory and
the Board of Pevision has found it
necessary to increase the assessor's
figures on land and lots from 10 to
100 per cent in many districts. In some
instances the assessors have admitted that
the valuation fixed by the board was not too
high, but too much of an increase over the
old valuation for them to accomplish at one
time.
On account of the limited time allowed
by law for the Board of Pevision to revise
the assessed valuation, hear appeals and
act thereon, and that each taxable whose
individual property is not rated as
directed by law can aid the
Board in the adjustment of valuations, the
commissioners have provided a blank
form containing a statement of the
assessment of the occupation, real
estate, personal property and money
at intere of each individnal. In
making an appeal they are required to name
the price at which they would sell their
property aud swear that this is a full valua
tion. The statement must be vouched for on
or before the day fixed lor hearing appeals
from that district These statements will
be used by the board in passing upon the
valuations, ine adoption ot this system, it
is stated, v. ill aid them very materially, a
under the law they are required to have the
books in the hands of the Treasurer on May
1 for the collection of taxes. Under the
old system they would be unable to get
through with hearing appeals only by that
time.
As it'is, they do not feel certain they
will uve all the books complete at that
time. Commissioner Mercer says the taxa
ble wealth and the number of " taxahles is
greater in some single wards of Pittsburg or
Allegheny than it was in the entire county
in 1834, and the assessors should have at
least eight months instead of, as at present,
from January 15 to May 1 to do their work.
The Commissioners say the total valu
ation of the county will be largely
increased. The aggregate valuation
will be more than 5400,000,000 and
will necessitate a reduction of the millaie,
notwithstanding the intention to raise
5300,000 that will not be on the expense
Recount for next year. Of this sum
5233,000 will complete the sinking
fund ot 5800,000, created to liquidate
the bo.'.ded indebtedness caused by build
ing the new Court House. The balance
will be used in erecting and equipping a
light and powerhouse.
The creation of Common Plea? Court No.
3 and other necessary expenses will increase
the annual expenses, hut, they asserted,
county taxes will still be less this year in
niost of districts, than they were last and
in 1893, nith the same valuations and 5300,
000 less to raise, there will be a general
reduction in coimtv taxes.
SPOILS THE PABK PLAN.
As T-ong as War Talk Keeps TJp the Arsenal
Property Can't Be Secured.
Though the war with Chile may never
come the talk about it will have one effect
in Pittsburg. It will seriously interfere
with the plan for securing the use of a part
of the Allegheny Arsenal property for a
puhlic park. Chief Bicejowdjscovefcd this
while in "Washington looting Trp the matter.
He returned yesterday morning with the
conviction that it would not be advisable
just at present to present a bill to Congress,
as there would mrelv be some objections
from some of the. Southern concressmen,
who would argue that the arsenal was
needed at present lor the purpose for which
it was built
Chief Bigelow's observations lead him to
believe that there will be no war with Chile,
and that all troubles will be settled by ar
bitration. AH OAKLAND EPISODE.
ItoVbers Enter a Store Out There and Boldly
Demand Money.
About 10 o'clock last night two roughly
dressed men entered the shoe shop of Adam
Seiph, at Bates and TVard streets, Four
teenth ward. They demanded his money,
and when he refused the robbers pulled
him over the counter and threw him on the
floor. He cried loudly for help, and they
ran away.
In the scuffle the thieves got his silver
TTflten valued of ff'W TUa mMIaa .. !,
Fourteenth ward station were notified, and
are tearcmng lor oeipn s assailants.
Tried to Kill His Fnther.
John Hazlett attended a ball on Wednes
day evening ahd imbibed too freely of the
flowing bowl. Returning late to his home,
No. 1900 Penn avenue, he laid down. Soon
after his father called him to get ready for
work. This made the son mad, and, seizins;
an ax, he chased his father into a room!
The father locked the door and called an
officer. An ofHcer answered, and after a
desperate fight landed the prisoner in the
Twelfth ward station house. He was sent
to the workhouse for 60 days.
Comlns Theatricals.
"Lost in New York," with its special
scenery, sensational plot and a good com
pany, returns to the Harris Theater next
Wi-ek.
The "Two-Headed Boy" has certainly cre
ated wonderful Interest among the people,
Judgimrfrom the crowds who liavoliockea
to see him at the World's Museum Theater,
notwithstanding the Inclement weather. He
has been rc-ensaged for next week.
DIED.
BOW AN On Friday morning, January 22.
at 1:05 o'clock, at her parents' residence. 126
Grace street, Mt. Washington, Miss Mart E.
Kowax.
Notice of funeral in to-morrow's papers.
(AVilkesbarre p'apcrs please copy.
'5CHE
TONIGHT'S CONTEST.
Schaeffer and Slosson Will Meet for
the. Championship.
HISTORY UP THE HANDSOME CUP.
The Milwaukee EallCluh Has Had Quite
Enough ot the League.
MAKER'S CHALLENGE TO SDLLIYAN
rsrEClAL TKLEGEAM TO THE BISPA.TCn.1
Kf.w York, Jan. 21. Before 12 o'clock
to-morrow night it will have been decided
whether Jacob Schaefer will retain posses
sion of the handsome championship balk
line billiard challenge cup. or whether it
will be turned over to his persistent rival,
George E. Slosson, as these two experts
meet in the evening to play their long
talked of match. The occasion will be the
thirty-third time they have come together
in tournaments and matches, and while
Slosson recently polished off Schaefer to the
tune of 800 points to 392 points, there is no
certainty that the match to-morrow night
will end in the same way.'
Slosson has wanted to win the cham
pionship emblem ever since it was
offered. He lost it to Schaefer on De
cember 1, 1890, at Chickering Hall, this
citv, when it was first played for, and in
addition' a stake ot S1.000 and the net box
office receipts. The defeat was a terrible
blow to Slosson, but from that time to this
he has had his mind made up that nothing
hut physical disability would stop him from
trying to win the trophy. The score on
that memorable occasion -nasi Schaefer,
800; Slosson, 609; Sehaefer's average, 1921-41,
and best run, 128; Slosson's best run, 60.
The referee was Maurice Daly, the scorer
Budd Scoficld and the time of the game 3
hours and 40 minutes.
And on this occasion, or immediately
after the game, Schaefer and his friends
ascertained that the cup held just seven
quarts of champagne.
The second match for the cup took place
on Mav G last, at Central Music Hall, Chi
cago, the challenger being Eugene F. Car
ter. The stakes were the same, 51,000 and
the net door receipts. Schaefer rolled np
800 points while Carter was making 481.
Schaefer's average was 21 2-38 and his best
run 104, while Carter's best run was 111.
.The sefereewas Henry Phines and the
marker Chirles Matthews, both of Chicago.
So the third match is likely to be the
most interesting of the series. One thing
is certain, and that is that both men are in
great form and playing the billiards ot their
live Schaefer isdetermined that Slosson
shall not have the cup, while the latter if of
the opinion that Jacob will be terribly mis
taken. Being in these moods, the public,
in consequence, is likely to see a great ex
hibition from those acknowledged experts
and life long rivals. Slosson's practice
games have been mainly with that level
headed billiardist, Maurice Dalv, while
Schaefer has been plavintr with John T.
Moulds, who is an excellent adviser and a
player of strength and skill.
THE WESTERN LEAGUE.
An Organization Effected and the Prospects
for the. Season Are Good.
Chicago, Jan. 21. Tno Western League of
Baseball Clubs was successfully organized
under the most favorable auspices to-day at
tbo Auditorium. That name was one of the
things decided upon. The delegates present
were: James A. Williams, O. M. Ecans and
G. H. Schmclz, Columbus, O.; J. W. Speas
and L. C. KrauthofT, Kansas City; K. W. Ma
guiro, J. C. Iveison and C. II. Cushman, Mil
waukee; J. A. Hart, as nroxy for John T.
Brush, Indianapolis: H. Hachand F. S. Lar
rabee, representing ore applicant for the
Minneapolis franchise, and II. M. Libby and
L. Harrison, ofthoMortohfactinn, theother;
J. M. Bennett, St. Paul; B. H. Kedlet and D.
Bowe, Omaha; Charles H. Morton, Toledo.
The circuit will be composed of clubs from
the eisbt cities lepresented Kansas City,
MiiTaukee, Columbus, Indianapolis, Minne
apolis, St. Paul, Omaha and Toledo. A com
mittee stnurKled with the claims of the rival
Minneapolis delegations until tills evening
and then took the question unaer advise
ment. It will bo settled at a second meeting
of the oomuiittee to be held within a week.
James A. Williams, of Columbus, was
elected President, Secretary and Treasurer,
nntt I C. KrautholT, of Kansas City, counsel.
The Board of Directors will be composed of
representHtives from Indianapolis,-Toledo,
Minneapolis and Omaha.
Tho divided season was adopted. ' It will
open the latter part of April aud will con
tmuo until about the 1st or October. The
schedule will con-ist of IU cames iu the
first series and 56 in the second. Sunday
games will be plaed everywhere. Tho gate
receipts will be divided equally amonc all
the clubs on holidays. Ten per cent of the
gate receipts will o to the lesorve fund of
tho lengue, to bo in charge of the Finance
Committee. All po-tponed games are to be
plaj ed the following day.
Tlio Princeton Crew.
PnscnTos, N. J., Jan. 21. fecial The
PrmcCoiian. tho college newspaper, issued a
special edition last nighr, the whole space
of i hich was occupied with communications
from prominent alumni whom tho I'rlnce
Ionian had requested to express their views
on the matter of organizing a unlveisity
crew at Princeton. The majority of the
alumni who responded are those who at one
time represented Princoton in athletic con
tests, and their opinion no doubt will have
much weight in the matter. But if sotheio
is but a forlorn hope of a university crew
being organized, for of the ten alumni who
gave c3pres.sion to their opinions only tin ee
favor tho project. These aro Edgar Allen
I'oe, '31: Tracv H. Ilarris, "S6, and J. Madison
Taylor, '76. The two latter, uhen in college,
were members of Princeton crews. The gen
eral verdict of all is that a crew would labor
under many disadvadtacs In training be
cause of the lack of a conveniently near body
of water.
;
They "Will Eight.
If kw Tor.K,"jan. 21. Jack McAuliffe and
Billy Myer have renewed their agreement
to fight before the Olympic Club, at Xow
Orleans, for a $10,000 purse. It was in donbt
whether the match could be pulled off, be
cause of the withdrawal of l)fck Roche as
McAulifle's backer,m the cround that the
latter was not in 'condition, but a warm
friend of McAuliffe (Jere Mahoney) hs
come to the front and offers to back .lack to
any amount up to $10,000. McAnliffe says he
intends to light, and he firmly believes he
can get into condition in time for the fight.
, Qnlte n Xoyel Contest.
(Jnite a novel contest has been arranged
to take place at Harry Davis' Irifth Avenue
Museum. A shaving contest-will tatoplaco
commencing February 1 and continuing six
day. One hundred barbers will contest, in
cluding several female barbers. Any peion
will be shaved by the contestants free of
charge. Prizes will be clven for peedand
general efficiency. The contest is sure to
cause unbounded interest.
Maher TVH1 Fight Sullivan.
New York, Jan. 2L Billy Madden called at
the office or tho Clipper to-day and presented
a ccitlfied check for $5,000 as a deposit for
$10,030, t hich he wished to back Peter Mnher
for against John L. Sullivan, The Clipper
refused to bold the stakes and Madden und
his friends left to go to the IForfd office to
deposit the money. Charley Johnson was
not present.
The Pool Tourney.
The results of Al Powers' pool tourney
games yesterday were: Hohman beat G. S.
McDonald by nine points: T. S. McDonald
beat Elpern bv ten points. Hoy now leads,
having won flvo games and lost one. To
day's games are: Hoy versus G. S. Mc
Donald; Wehner versus Williams. The first
game starts at 7.30 this evening.
Jack Frost Stopped Them.
GrnTEKBuno, Jan. 21. On account of the
frozen condition or the track the races on
this com se scheduled for to-day aro post
poned till to-morrow. Thepubllshed entries
stand.
Handle Ferloasly III.
Stkactse, Jan. 2L Special Al Bandle,
of Cincinnati, tho cz-champlon wing shot of
America, is critically ill at the Hotel Burn;,
PITTSBURG DISPATGHifERI
lnthiscitv. Bundle arrived hero last Sun
day to accept a position with the Lefeyre
Axms Comnany. The attending physician
; does not offer much hope of his patient's re-coven-.
Bandlo nad a record ot klllinz 100
live birds in a match in Cincinnati in Jcsi.
MILWAUKEE'S PLAN&
Mr.
Ivcrsen Says Hint CInb Won't Join
the New league.
Milwaukee, Jan. 21. Special. Mr. U. J.
C Iversen, acting President of the Milwau
kee Baseball Club, saidlast nisrlittuat there
was no truth in the story that Milwaukee In
tended buying tho Lonfsviilo franchise and
joinini tlio 12-cluu league. He had no idea,
wheie the story' started unless it jiras
through "Williams, of Chicago, purchasing
an interest in the Louisville club. At the
time or the Indianapolis meeting Iversen
and Wjlliams, being in the s-.imo boat, were
much together. It tv as possible, ilr. Iversen
tkohjrht, that it might have been supposed
that Williams' purchase was in tho interest
of Milwaukee. "We have had quite enough
or tho Leairuo," said Mr. Iversen. "We pur
chased the Cincinnati franchise in good
i.utiiiincJ were shamefiillynunseaaitei ward.
".Iilankee has made nn hpplication to
join the Western Leaeue, and will do so.
That, I Ruess, will settle all these ru
mois. I do not doubt that Louis
ville would be glad to sell out if a fancy
price could be obtained. The clnb.is weak,
lint it will probablygct through the season.
We don't want tlie franchise at any price.
Tho next timB Milwaukee goes Into t)e
League the franchise will have to bo do
nated. We havo had enough ot investing
our money In such tilings."
It is believed here; however, that certain
person not connected with the MilwanUee
club would like to obtain a place in the Na
tional Leatrne, and that they may haveot
feredthe Louisville club a price to get out
The 'Milwaukee club people, however, say
that they have the teiritorial light to this
city, and will represent it tuis season'in tho
Western Association.
SIDD0NS SHOCKS OUT WABBEff.
Vicious Upper Cuts or the Victor Blet by
Skillful Dacklns In Mno Bounds.
New ORLEAits, Jan. 31. Tommy Warren
was knocked out In the ninth round ly
George Siddons to-nhjht in the feather
ueiaht five-ounce glove contest for a nurse
of $1,500, of w hich $S0O goes to the loser.
Both men were well trained.
"Warren was the aggressor in the first few
rounds, cctting in some lively work on his
opponent's stomach. In tho fourth round
Siddon's upper cut tactics besan to be
effective, t wero met for a time bv skill
ful ducking by Warren. The victor's finish-
Baseball Notes.
Mahaqek Buckwbeeoeb still has great
faith in the local club getting Lyons.
All the players of the local club residing
in this city are working hard every day.
Herv Bovle. the ex-pitcher is now a fire
man on the Big Four, running into Peoria.
A vr-nv larce number of people laush at
the threat of Pfetfer to retiie from baseball.
Billt McLkait, the ex-umpire and old
time puzllist. has one of tho blsget classes
in span ins and one at the finest exhibition
rooms in the Quaker city.
Ball players should at once make their
minds tip to sivo every cent possible this
year. No advance money and many reduced
salaries aro ahead and cannot be avoided.
Chadwick says: "Tho double championship
season of 18D2 will be a great attraction if
only for its-novelty. It will just double the
interest in the championship campaign of
the coming season."
Charles Bvrne says of the schedule: "The
double championship season will prevail,
and I think it will be a success. There will
bean equal distribution of all the plums,
and I think everyone w ill be satisfled."
The PITT3BURO Dispatch very sensibly ob
serves that the loss of Grimm is not likely to
be particularly harmful to that organiza
tion. As the Pittsburg club stands to-day it
has one or the best Intlelds that ever played
upon a ball Held and why under tho sun
there should be so much eomplnlnini is n
matterpast all flndlngour, Cleveland Leader.
LITTLE LOCAL HAPP.ENIHGS.
The police have been investigating the
causes of recent downtown flies, and find
that with onlv a few cxecptiors ther woie
star'dlbv natural ana. cuief Btown says
the bst fire department in thf world would
ho of little uvuil in u citv-u here peoplo aie
so caiele's about heating apparatus.
A slight w reck occurred on the Panhandle
blidge jesterday morninr. Travel on the
west.bound track was delayed for five
hours. The rear brakeman was slightly in
jured by flying timbers, but was able to con
tinue on his run.
El-mer Dixojf was severely injured last
evening while coasting down Lonn street.
Wbilo ciossvnjr Fifth avenue car.Xo. lGrnn
into him, injurinc his head and hack. He
was removed to his home In a patiol wagon.
Joirx Kellt, aged 65 yeaif, had his skull
fractured last night by being run into by a
sled on Fiftv-secoiul street. On account of
bis age his recovery is doubtful. Tho police
ha-v o stopped all coasting in the vicinity.
Vx the suit of IV. J. Langflott and wife
against tho Pittsburg and Lake Erie Kail
rojd Company to recover for land taken bv
the defrnclant.a verdict was given yesteiday
for $4,861 5D for the plalntlfls.
C A. Kessedt, under tho influence of
liquor, fell through the window of a Market
street business house. He was only slightly
injured. Ho - as arrested and will be made
to pay for the window.
Kev. George Homes, rector of Calvary
Protestant Episcopal Chuich, will lecture
Monday evening to the E.ist Liberty branch
ot the Y. M. C A. on "Life in a Mediaeval
Monastery."
Jomr ScntjMACH, an employe of tbo Iron
City Carbon Works, bad his leg fractured
i este: day by a heavy casting fallins on him.
He was removed to his homo in Allegheny.
AaiEEToof colored politicians was held
last evening in the Franklin school house in
tho interest of C. L. Green, candidate for
Common Council in the Eighth ward.
The Whitney-Mockridgo Concert Cotnpnny
will .give a musical entoitainmont fnOld
City Hall this evening under the auspices of"
the Y. M. C. A.
Last evening Clinton Davidson had his
e; fractured while coasting by being run.
into uy another sled. He was removed to
his home.
TIKE BEC0BD,
TnE house occupied by Albert Koehler and
family, at Emsw orth, was destroyed by fire
eai 1 v esterdjy morning. The building was
owned by James Irwin, of Laurel, and wcis,
v.ilued at t'i 000, on which there was no in
surance. The family had a narrow escape
Horn being burned to death.
At Columbia, Mo., tho Columbia Milling
Company's mill, the Adams Wagon Com
pany, the McAllister Lumber Company,
Conger Bros.' laundry. Gluar's liverv tnble
and several small stores. Loss, $90,003; in-
iiXewToik the sir-story factory build
ing, Xos. 493 to 600 Cherry street. Damage,
$20,000. About 100 people were at work when
the fire broke out, and there was a panic,
but all finally escaped without injury.
A shout fire occurred at the residence of
Thbmas Wilson, Xo. 99 East Diamond street,
about I o'clock yeterdav morning, caused
by an overheated stovepipe. It was extin
guished w ith a Babcock.
A slight flro bioke out in Duffy's-Hotel,
corner of Webster and Grant streets, but
nflacAiiusunuc'j uciulo I1UUU UltmHZO WAS I
done. Loss by fire and water over $200: coy- '
ered by insurance.
At New York, 39 horses were destroyed by
a. flro which broke out in the basement of
George Darby's livery and boarding stable,
on Broadway. Loss, $0,000.
The residence of John A. Crawford at Xo.
39jtiver avenue, Allegheny, was destroyed
by flro at 2 o'clock yester'day mornin". Tho
loss -was $1,500.
At Franklin, Ky., Cedar Bluff Colleee'for
Women. The 60 inmates were unharmed.
At Ohio City, O., almost the entire village
Loss, $33,000.
'Highest of all in Leavening.Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
'-JANUARYS
"VVhat a blessed thing is memory!
How it brings up the pleasures of the
past, and hides its unpleasantnesses!
You recall your childhood days, do
you not, and wish they would return?
You remember the pleasant associa
tions, while the unpleasant ones are
forgotten. Perhaps to your mind
comes the face of some friend. It
was once a pale, sad face. It showed
marks of pain, lines of care. It
seemed to be looking into the here
after, the unknown future. And then
you recalled how it brightened, how
it recovered its rosy hue, how it be
came a picture of happiness and joy.
Do you remember these things?
Many people do, and gladly tell how
the health returned, how happiness
came back, how the world seemed
bright. They tell how they were once
weak, nerveless, perhaps in pain, cer
tainly unhappy. They tell of -sleepless
nights, restless days, -untouched
food, unstrung nerves. And then
they tell how they became happy,
healthy and strong once more. You
have heard it often in the past, have
you notf You nave hearo. people
describe how they were cured and
kept in health? You certainly can
remember what it is that has so helped
people in America.' If not, listen to
what Mrs .Annie Jenness Miller, who
is known universally as the great
dress reformer, says: ' "Six years
ago, when suffering from mental care
and overwork, I received the most
pronounced benefit from the use of
that great medicine, Warner's Safe
Cure." Ah, now you remember.
Now you recall how many people you
have heard say this same thing. Now
you recollect how much you have
heard of this great Cure. Now you
are ready to admit that memory is
usually pleasing, that the highest
pleasure comes from perfect health,
and that this great remedy has done
more to produce and prolong health
than any other discovery ever known
in the entire history of .the whole
world.
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B. & B.
Remnant Sale To-Day
ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
About a hundred brass finished,
plush covered, extensible curtain
poles, that were $2.25 each,
50 CENTS.
BOGGS&BUHL,
ALLEGHE.W.
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THK "WEATHER.
For Western Pennsylvania,
Virginia and Ohio:
Generally Fair and Warmer;
South Winds.
The clearing condition has remained sta
tionary in the Plateau reaion, increasing in
magnitude. A ridue of hish pressure ex
tends from the Plateau region through
Tesa3 to Xorth Carolina. The storm has
developed from Alberta to the north of
Lako Superior. A Chinook wind of consid
erable violence is blowing in the Northwest,
cansing very hizh temperature.
Light rain has fallen in the Xorthwest and
tho Lower Lake region. The temperature
has risen in all districts, except a slight fall
in Floiida and Texas. Light rain may be
expected in the extreme Southwest. A gen
eral rise in temperature is anticipated over
the whole country.
temperatube axd nAixrALL.
n. m.
1!:m....
2 P. M.
8 r. ST.
8 P. M.
101
25
Mveltnum temp 30
Minimum temp 14
Mean temp 22
Itangc 1 16
I'rcc 0
RIVER NEWS AND NOTES.
Louisville Itemn The Stage or Water and
tho Movements of Hoats.'
rFPTCIAI, TELEGRAMS TO TOE DISPATCH. 1
Louisville. Jan, 21. Business dull. Weather
clear and moderate. The rher Is falling. -with 10
feet C Inches on the falls, 12 fret 10 Inches in the
canal and 34 feet and 7 inches below. The Guiding
fatarleaes for Xcw Orleans next Sunday. Thu
Charlie SlcDouald went down yesterday. The
Guiding btar is d( talncd by ice at Golconda and
will be up to-morrow.
The Tell City arrived and departed to EvansTllle.
The Little Fred and Tom Dorfsn orth arrived and
departed to Pittsburg. The Tatter, with a tow of
toal down, and empties up. The Cltv of Madison
arrived and departed to Cincinnati. The other de
partures were Sliuler, for Carrollton, and Big
bandy, for Cincinnati.
What tipper Gances Show.
Allegheny Junction Blver 5 feet 10 Inches
and falling. Clear and cold.
MOBGAJfTOWN Blver (i feet 10 Inches and falling.
Clear. Thermometer 26 at 4 P. M.
Brownsville Kivi r 8 feet 9 Inches and falling.
Clear. Thermometer 25 at 5 P. M.
Warren' Ith er 1.1 lect. Clear and cold.
The News From Below.
Whceling Blvcr 10 feet 4 inches and station
ary. Departed Scotia, for Pittsburg; Courier,
Parkcrsburg: Hudson. Ananus: 11. K. Bedford,
after discharging all her freight at W heeling, de
parted for Marietta to lay up until the ice rans
out. Clear and cold. .
Memphis The Golden Itule passed up to dn-
i:lear and cool. '
Cairo Arrived Cherokee. Memphis. Blver 27
feet and rising. Clear and moderating.
PAKKEnsBUno Ohio 11 feet 7 Inches and falling.
Little Kanawha falling, bharp. heavy ice In the
Ohio. Ben Hur took to the bank. Congo up and
Hudson down.
CLSCrsNATI River 31 reet It Inches and falling.
Clear aud cold. Departed Kej stone 'Mate, to
Pittsburg.
Ocean Steamship Arrlva's.
Steamer. Where From. Destination.
Sucvla New York Hamburg.
Spaarndam New York London.
I'avonia .....Liverpool .....Boston.
Havel Bremen Sew York.
Bhaetla Hamburg...". New York.
Wyoming Liverpool .New York.
Mississippi London New York.
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NO FALSE ALARM !
In ours, but a REALISTIC SCENE of genuine, unheard-of
bargains. NO FICTITIOUS QUOTATIONS PUT IN
PRINT for the unthinking to nibble at The announcement of
this special
SALE
Was first made known to the public last Sunday through all the
leading newspapers. Last Monday morning the building was
crowded vith ladies, gentlemen and children, 11 taking ad-
vantage of the
REDUCTION
From the already marked-down price. The administrators in
sist upon an immediate settlement, consequently every Overcoat;
Suit of Clothes and Pantaloons will be SACRIFICED at the
UNION CLOTHING CORNER
EISNER & PHILLIPS,
FIFTH AVENUE iND WOOD. STREET.
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And they are better than the ones you get elsewhere at 50c
each. The manufacturers, before taking stock, closed to us a
lot of odds and ends at half price. Here they are :
at 50c.
$1.00 li Me at i33c.
$150 But lilt Me at 8Sc.
$2.00 Hit la at
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These are positive facts.
M ;mt 1 1 S fp p?9M
435 MARKET
JaI0-wy
Russell Sage, the well-known
financier, writes:
"506 Fifth Avenue,
New York City, Dec. 20, 1890.
"For the last twenty years I have been
using Allcock's Porous Plasters. They have
repeatedly cured me of rheumatic pains, and pains
in my side and. back; and, whenever I have a cold,
one on my chest and one on my back speedily
relieve me. My family are never without them."
Beware of imitations, and do not be deceived by
misrepresentation. Ask for ALLCOCK'S, and let no
solicitation or explanation induce you to accept a substitute.
SIX BARGAIN DAYS THIS WEEK.
And everything in our stock included.' We must make room for spring
stock and WILL SACRIFICE everything this week. We offer unprece
dented bargains in every department.
CARPETS, ' QCEBXSVVARtt,
CURTAINS, I CUTIERY,
:pURIimjIUB, "' PICTURES.
Everything for Home or Office Furnishment at a guaranteed saving of
25 per cent. Come and name your price.
KEECH,
CASH
23, 925, 927 PENN AVE.. - NEAR OTNTESTRESt
OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS.
NEW 'ADVERTISEMENTS.
OF BOYS AND CHILDREN'S
SUITS AND OVERCOATS
OP-
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KEEP IIP
TIE EXCITEMENT!
NIGHT SHIRTS
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THREE FOR' $1.00,
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STREET. 437,
CREDIT
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The Leading
Drygoods House.
Pittsbnnr. Pa..- l '
Friday, Jan. 22, 1891
JOS, HOHNE i CO.'S1
PENN AVE. STORES. '
SPECIAL SALE FINE WOOL
White, Gray, t.;
Plaid and Plain Red
BLANKETS
AND
EDTTQN IN D01IHILLED
COMFORTS
At Unusually Low Prices '
TO-DAY. ,:
ALL REDUCED READ:
WHITE BLANKETS,
Full size, best makes, that must
be quickly closed out these prices
will do it:
The $4 00 Blankets are now $3 00.
The 75 Blankets are now $3 75.
The $ 50 Blankets are now $5 00.
Tho $8 CO Blankets are now $6 50. '
The $10 00 Blankets aro now $7 50.
The ill 00 Blankets are now $3 00.
Some of these are a little soiled,
none the worse for it, but they have!
been out on the counter.
GRAY BLANKETS:
That were $1 35 are now $1 00.
1 hat were Jl 65 are now $1 25.
That were $3 00 are now$l 50.
That were $2 75 aro now $1 00.
That were $4 00 are now $3 00.
That were $5 50 are now $4 CO.
PLAIN RED BLANKETS:
3.25 ones reduced to S2.50.
S4.00 ones reduced to S3.00.
5.50 ones reduced to 54.00. '
PLAID BLANKETS:
lieduced from $3 50 to H 00.
Itednced from $6 50 to $4 50.
ltednced from $9 to to $7 00.
You cannot fail to find most ex
traordinary values in these Blankets
they represent our big stocks, our
best goods, and the reductions in the
prices, exactly as represented, are
very unusual even at this season of
year.
COMFORTS:
We will offer to-day the best value
in $ 1 Cotton Comforts (chintz or
satine-covered) ever put on sale.
Their equal never sells under $ 1.25
and $1.50 each at any time of year.
Also, special values in finer Cotton
Comforts:
Regnlar $2 00 one going at SI 50.
Eesnl.ir $2 75 one going at32 OX
Regular $4 75 and $5 ones KOinz at $2 75.
Single bed Down Comforts, worth
54.50, reduced to 53.50. ,
Full bed Down Comforts, worth"
59.50, reduced to 57-
Full bed Down Comforts, covered,
with best French Satine, worth 5n,
reduced to 58.50.
A few Silk-covered Down Com
forts closing out at greatly reduced
prices.
JOS. HORNE & GO.,
607-621 PENN AVE.
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B. & B.
BLANKETS.
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Good White Country BLANKETS,
S2.5B II Pi.
Extra good and fine White
Wool Country BLANKETS,
All-
S3.ll A PI.
Full size, good, heavy SCARLET
BLANKETS (not quite all wool), .
503 A PAIR.
Elegant fancy border WHITE
BLANKETS and high-cost SOILED :
BLANKETS for little money.
TO-DAY
SEMI-ANNUAL
REMNANT SALE.
BOGGS & BUHL
ALLEGHENY.
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FIRST ANNUAL
CLEARANCE IE. '
Now is your chance. We have a
quantity of heavy goods for winter
left on hand, and we must close them'
out before March 1 in order to make
room for our enormous spring .stock.
A full line of Rubbers from 25c Jo
5i.oo. -1
A complete line of Ladies' Shoes
at 51.50, 52, 52.50 and 53 alwaysi
on hand. )
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