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UMPING- GROUND.
"Why Europeans Flock to This
Country Set Forth iu an
Official Ecport.
OCEAX LINES INNOCENT.
Emigration Laws on the Other Side
Are Too Strict for Them.
IIUSSIAX INTOLERANCE A FACTOR.
An Organized Movement by Vliirii England
s Kid of Criminals.
K-C0SYICT3 ARE SEM OYLS IiERS
"Washington", Feb. 7. The members of
the commission uliich Isitcd Europe to in
vestigate the suhjert of immigration to the
Uhiteu Slates hac subnittcl their report
to the Secretary of lie Treasury. Coinniis
tioncrN "tt'e!icr" ami Kcnipster made a joint
reiiort vhich covers, the rever.il pror-cM-lions.
iumUhcJ by the Treasury Dspart
meut, first, as to the "causes which iucite
jmigratioi'-"
Thee they rtate are the superior condi
tions and r.thautajes in the United States
higher wacs, fewer hour3 of l?bor, belter
living, freedom from military duty and bur
densome tavitiou, and regulations involv
ing freedom of movement, personal libcrty
and better opportunities for rising toliigher
tocial le els iu this country; and in Russia
it is due to religious persecution.
They obtained statistics from all the great
transatlantic steamship companies, showing
that more than i0 per cent of immigrants
who land here come upon tickets sent by
lelathes or frienus who preceded them, and
which are pt;rclir.'.eu in this country.
5tcauitlnp Lines Untlor Kestruint.
As to irhethcr steamship companies
stimulate emigration, they report that in
the countries visited by them this is for
bidden by laws m ith severe penaltics,copiss
of which arc appended to the report. The
results of conferences held with steamship
companies at Liverpool aud Bremen are
-iven, in vhich the steamship companies
expressed a determination, to be governed
bvour las, a'id several of the lines have
nlresdr issued circulars requiring all sub
sgents to conform with the new instructions
based upon our laws, which they quote, and
the circulars are appended.
As to the importation of contract labor
ers, thev say the Congressional legislation
which transferred the Immigration Bureau
to Federal oversight, has very largely
lopped the wholesale practice of such
operations, and that it now exists to a very
limited extent. Relative to the systematic
shipment of defcctiic, criminals, insane,
etc., to this country, thev renort that in the
countries ri:tcd tiy them this is not now
done, although there is no doubt it was
done formerly.
I'auxer luiniisrntticin "ot Always Bad.
Concerning pauper immigration they say
that if the standard of pauperism is to be
based unon money possessions when landed,
it would in times past have excluded many
who are now prominent in commercial,
financial and lejislative bodies, and every
way woriby as true American citizens, and
if this standard is now to be adopted it will
exclude those who may become equally de
sirable. The report gives in detail a method by
which fill undesirable emigrants may Je
prevented from cmbjrking, and with no ex
pense to the United States. Uricfly, this is
to hold all steamship atrents and sub-agents
responsiolc lor the cost ot the returned 111
clisibles. The large number of Hebrews emigrating
trom Russia determined a thorough investi
gation of the causes existing in that coun
trv whicii proiluco this outflow, and Com
missioners Weber and Kenipster spent
most of their time there. They given, full
account of the methods pursued, which, if
ontinued, will cause the emigration of a
-HipuUtion numbering 5,003,000 or 7,000,
W0, not only of Hebrews, but of all non
nembers of the orthodox Greek church.
A C?sc Against IJnssian Intolerance.
Thev supplement their report u ith trans
itions of the edicts, ukases and refutations
jrst inviting these people into Russia, then
spelling them, togf tiier with a copy of the
restrictive laws. Thev also show the
pressure brought to bear bv the
Russian Go eminent against Lutherans,
Romanists, Stiludcnists and members
of other religious denominations. Their
conclusions are that the terrible persecu
tions are baed almost entirely upon religi
ous grounds, and must, if continued, drive
out the entire liopnlaticu of the so-called
nn-orthodo-c These conclusions arc based
nn personal examination and conversation
with people ot all classes in the Russian
dominions.
In those countries visited by Commis
sioner Cross hr found that, so lar as the
causes inciting immigration arc concerned,
the same general conditions exist above de
scribed: Cher i opulation, Jark of labor in
the sgrcultural districts, low wages and
the letters describing the better conditions
here, which arc oft.n accomn.-.nied by pre
j aid tickets or money sent by the pioneer
emigrants to the younger people, either
relatives or friends, left behind; and that in
jsome districts in Ireland one sees only old
people, the young persons having all gone
to America.
Tickets Sold on I.0715 Time.
He states that he has personal knowledge
of the fact that in the Northwestern States
tickets are void on six months time and
sent to England and Xorwav for intending
emigrants. In Itaiv, he says that emi
gration is incited to a very large extent by
the tffbrts of the steamship agents who are
everywhere there very active.
Relative to the employment of contract
laborers lor exportation to the United
States, he says he was not srtecessful in find
ing many cases although he is under the
impression that there are individual cases
of persons who return to Europe at the in
stance of em; loyers to bring out operatives.
J n-lanrl Damping Her Convicts On Vs.
Commissioner Cross ays there is a sys
tematic landing on our shores of the con
victs of Great Britain, aud that he has posi
th e prool that from England, Ireland and
Scotland during the last 11 years there has
been a systematic, widespread and thor
oughly organized movement known, en
couraged and patronized by the Government
of Great Britain, for the purpose,
of sending convicts and ex-convicts to
the United States. The passage and money
to keep them while seeking employment
here is furnished directly by the Govern
ment of Great Britain expended through
"discharged 1'risouers Aid Societies,"
which arc provided lor by the "act for the
more cficciive prevention of crime," passed
Augut til, 1871, and amendments thereto;
aci that bv this systematic deportation of
sonvicts aud ex-con icts the numbers under
surveillance have been reduced from 20,OQO
in 1870 to R!,0(K in 18UL
An Aspinivall Carpenter Fulcidrfc,
Coroner McDowell received vrord last
night that Robert JI. Harvey, of Aspinwall,
Ra., a station on the Allegheny Valley Rail
road, had committed suicide iu a house he
had built. His body was found hanging in
one of tnc rooms. His wife had been away
lor a shoit time Ironi Aspinwall and her
husband was missed by the neighbors since
Friday. They made a search with the re
sult stated. He was a carpenter, aged 28
vcars, am1, had been married two months.
Coroner McDowell authorized Deputy "War
den Burtt, of the workhouse, to hold an inquest.
X0T BACKING EGAN.
Sew York taborlnc 3Ien Tliinfc He Should
Talco His Mpdlclno They Do Not Cnro
About slrc:in;r Their Own Business
for Ifipioraatic TiVranjrllns.
Xi:v Yoinc, Ecb. 7. Special At Cen
tral Labor Union meeting to-day Michael
Parnell Cody, delegate of the Housesmiths'
Union, came armed with resolutions de
nouncing "a partisan and Mugwump press"
for not rendering full jnstice to Patrick
Egan, the United States Minister to Chile.
Michael sprang his resolutions on the
meeting within half an hour of adjourn
ment. There was a formidable preamble, in
which he went on to say that Minister Egan
was aa honest man, who, after fighting
against the laud grabbers in Ireiand, came
over to this country and 'was sent to Chile
to re-ist the encroachments thcte of foreign
powers over the sea.
Considerable fun was poked at Cody by
Conkliu, of the Progressive raiutcrs, and
the delegates seemed to enjoy it.
"I toink," said George K. Lloyd, "that
the Central Labor Union atthis time should
nut involve itself in complications with any
foreign poner. "Ve can't afford to go into
diplomatic relations with Chile under our
present conditions. If we get into compli
cations with another republic we don't
know'wherc we may land."
It was decided by reclamation that the
resolution should be referred back to.Mr.
Cody with liberty, if he chose, to refer it
to the building trades sectiou.
COLLIDED ON A EIDIHG.
A Misplaced Sw.toU Causes the Death or
Tin-re C. & A. It. K. Tralnmrn.
Kansas City, Feb. 7. A .wreck oc
curred on the Chicago and Alton Railroad
early this morning. As a result, three men
were killed and much property destroyed.
The limited passenger train from Chicago,
bound for Kansas City, left Centralis be
hind time At Larabee a switch had been
left open and the passenger train dashed
through it and into a stock train. 'When
the train passed the switUi the engineer put
on the airbrake, thus probably saving many
lives. The two engines came together with
such force that they were wedged tightly to
gether. Many cattle were killed.
The fireman and engineer of the stock
train were instantly killed, and the fireman
of the passenger train was so severely in
jured that he died w ithiu an hour. Two
other trainmen were nurt, out not a passen
ger received a scratch. The dead and in
jured arc: Ollie Williston, engineer of the
freight train; Thomss Hindman, his lire
man, and John "N. Kcllcy, fireman of the
passenger train, all killed." The injured are:
Charles Adelman, engineer of the passen
ger train, leg broken; John O. Day, baggage
man, arm broken.
EEAPPEAEAKCE 0? A BLACK GHCSI
That TtrenJy-Kicbt Tears Ago Preceded an
A-nTal Tever Placae.
Caebondjixe, Pa., Feb. 7. SpeciaL
Superstitious people in this city and the
neighborhood and there are many such
among the large mining population are
greatly disturbed over the appearance in
tliis city of what they call a black ghost.
This mysterious apparition has been seen
three times within the past fortnight, each
time just after midnight and in different
parts of town. It is in the form of a iromsn
dressed in black from head to foot Each
time the ghost has been chased, but has
mysteriously disappeared.
Twentv-eight years ago this winter the
same -woman in black, or one with the same
habits, appeared three times, just as this
one has done, and the memorable plague of
black lever, which carried away scores of
men, women and children in Carbondale
and vicinity, followed her appearance. For
this and many other reasons that seam con
clusive to them superstitious people here
and hereabouts are greatly disturbed oyer
this reappearance of the black ghost.
A P2IBC2 LAUDS
With a Small Regiment of Servants After
a Itough Vojace.
Xetv Yoek, Feb. 7. SpecidW Prince
Leopold, of Birstein, did not h'ave an agree
able time on the Horth German Loyd's
steamship Lahn, which arrived to-day, two
days behind her usual time. The Prince re
ceived the best kind of treatment from
Captain Hellcners and the officers of the
Lahn, but the ship was badly treated by the
gale-swept seas.
"While hucking the tall waves on Janu
ary SO a shaft bearing got hot, and the ship
had to stop for seven nours. The bearing
burned out the next day, and the Lahn was
hove to for 13J hours while a new bearing
was put in. She pitched and rolled a good
deal," and two of her second cabin passen
gers were hurt by falls.
Prince Leopold brings with him several
counsellors, a secretary, a doctor and a
smal' regiment of servants. He also has
enough trunks and satchels to fill a small
sized hotel.
THE B.ELIGI0US CIVIL -VVA2.
The .'tate or the Evanzelical Fight In East
ern Pennsylvania Towns.
Readixo, Feb. 7. In many sections of
Eastern Pennsylvania to-day the anti-Bowman
pastors of the Evangelical churches
preached their farewell sermons preparatory
to attending the arnual eastern conference,
which mets in Lebanon on the 18th in
stant. Other pastors deferred preaching
their farewell discourses until next Sun
day. The East Pennsylvania Bowman Con
ference meets in Nornstown the latter part
of this month. The various efforts at rec
onciliation have all failed, and two separate
conferences will be the result.
There were no new developments to-day
in the local church war at Akron. The
Dubs faction held services in the presence
of an officer thismorning and this afternoon,
and a Bowmanite preacher officiated this
evening. The trouble will now be adjusted
in the courts.
Nothing Certain Alioat tho Lite Strikes.
George Elliott, of Denver, an .old gold
miner, was a passenger on the limited last
evening going home. He says the Color
ado people have gone crazy over the strikes
at Crede and "Whipple Creek, but there is
nothing certain as yet about the durability
of either. Everything is on a speculative
basis, and conservative men are not doing
much venturing. The development has not
been sufficient. Miners scrape small holes
in the ground, and if they find yellow stains
they rush off to sell the property at a big
figure to some poor dupe.
Water Tanks Too nich for a Test.
H. G. Eurall, the engineer in charge of
the new compound Baldwin locomotive,
which is to be tested on the Fort Wayne
road, is at the St. James Hotel. He was to
hare made a trip yesterday, but it was
found that the water tanks ot the engine are
too high. Mr. Burall claims he ran"a mile
in 58 seconds on the Philadelphia division
of the Baltimore and Ohio road with the
locomotive. He thinks the monster will do
away with double-headers.
Henry fhiler to Be Bolcased.
Superintendent of Police Henry Muth,
of Allegheny, yesterday stated that he
would to-day release Henry Schiler, who ii
locked up for attempting to kill his son on
Spring Garden avenue. The son is recov
ering, and as the father is 78 rears old and
feeble the relatives do not . wish to prose
cute him. He will be placed in some institution.
THE
AGAISST UNION MEN.
Messengers Explain Why the Adams
Express Co. Discharged Them.
THE MEN HAVE MANY GRIEVANCES
A Great Strike Trcdicted if the Eaihvar
Federation Backs Them.
OPPOSED TO AN IKSDEAKCE SCHEME
Just now the Adams Express Company is
having its inning bowling out the messen
gers at a lively rate. Frequqnt allusions to
the wholesale discharge of the men have
been made in these columns from time to
time, but nothing definite as to the cause of
the trouble has been published. The officeis
cf the company refused to talk, and the dis
charged employes preferred to remain quiet
until they knew where they stood. Yester
day a delegation of messengers explained
their side of the case and the objects of the
Messengers' Brotherhood, which is the bone
of contention.
In the last two weeks most of the Adams
express messengers iu the Western division,
which is under the management of General
Superintendent Weir, have been dropped.
The lemovals have not extended to the
Eistcrn division, which includes the Penn
sylvania roa'd and its branches from Pitts
burg to 2ew York. This city is the head
quarters for the men working on the two
divisions.
The Roads 3Iost JifTecteH.
In the Ft. Wayne, Panhandle and C & P.
roads about 23 messengers have been dis
charged. The names of the C. & P. men
are James O'Neil, J. M. Rockwell, J. F.
Phillips, Fred Chambers, C. H. Fowler and
F. C Littjc. On the Ft. Wayne some of
the men dropped are Messrs. McNally,
Miller, Marker, Russell, Jackson and
Davidson. On the Panhandle are Messrs.
Lorner, Sr. and Jr., Ksovvhon and Cron-in.
The delegation then explained that the
Adams Express Company lias become very
close in the treatment of its employes dur
ing the last few years. Last October a year
ago the wages of messengers were reduced
25 per cent, and since then several cuts have
been made. The average per month paid
messengers now is about 5o.l Baggagemen
on the railroads whoinake the same r.ms re
ceive fully 23 per cent more. Formerly if
au employe was taken sick or injured in an
accident theeipress company continued his
wages while he was idle, but this practice
was stopped about three years since.
To make matters worse, if a messenger
doubled up, that is, made a return trip, ow
ing to the illness of the man who should
have taken his place, he received no pay for
it, and the sick messenger was docked the
time. In this vsay the company got a day's
work for which nothing was paid. Theuiu
the olden times, those better davs for which
the poets sometimes long, each messenger
was compelled to give a bond for 3,000.
But recently Tom Piatt, of New York, with
an eye to the almighty dollar, and other
Adams .Expressmen, organized tne united
States Insurance Company. Instead of giv
ing bonds as before, an order was issued to
the messengers compelling them to pay to
this company 513 per j ear, in return for
which they agreed to bond them for ?3,000
per year.
Objected to Paying for Ponds.
There was considerable crumbling over
this order, as the majority of the men were
backed for the 53,000 by iriends, who
charged them nothing for it aiid the new
wrinkle relieved them of the price of a suit
of clothes annually. However, under the
rule there was no escape for it, and the men
claim that the scheme was nothing more
than a bonus to the company for their jobs.
"Giving a bond for $3,030 to the company
for security was ridiculous, anyhow," said
one of the discharged messengers, "for we
hardly ever made a run without having
from 523,000 to 550,000 in our possession
often the amount reached 5200.000. For
that matter half the time we don't know
how much is on the car, as we are given a
bill for a sealed safe. So you see, if a mes
senger wanted to be dishonest, he could
make a ten-strike anytime he desired, and
the bond of 53,000 would be paltry in com
parison with the loss. Charging us 513 a
year for alleged insurance made us feel sore,
but, as we had become accustomed to'being
squeezed, we made very little complaint."
When the company stopped paying the
wages of men who were sick or injured there
was considerable suffering in the families of
the idle. The other employes were fre
quently called upon to help their suffering
fellows, and as a rule they subscribed liber
ally. About a year ago the Brotherhood of
Messengers was suggested for the purpose
of helping afflicted brethren and improving
the moral" and social condition of its mem
bers. Tliis is the object of the organization
which the Adams Express Company is
making so much fuss about The messengers
declare that there is not an article or clause
in their constitution that alludes to a strike
for the settlement of grievances. The broth
erhood was formed quietly, and it was only
recently that the company became aware of
its existence.
Questions Pat to the Messengers.
Then four or five questions were prepared
by Manager Weir anonymously and fur
nished by him to the route agents, who
handed them to the men for their vrrittcn
replies. The employes did not know from
what source they emanated, but they sus
pected the company. Those who were
frauk enough to answer the fjnestions have
been rewarded by having their official heads
chopped off The queries were these:
"Do you belong to tile brotherhood?"
"Who induced you to join it?"
"Why did you join?"
"WhaJ benefit did you expect to derive?"
"Whicii would you rather do, give up
your job or quit the brotherhood?"
The dues of the brotherhood were fixed
at 510 per year, and many of the men joined
it, because by so doing they would save
considerable money in not paying subscrip
tions. One ot the aims of the union alo
was to provide rooms at the ends of the di
visions for its members, where they could
read the papers and the best books
and current literature of the day.
Superintendent Damsel, who has charge of
the business west of Cincinnati, says the
company has no objection to the Brother
hood, but the men have been given to un
derstand that they were discharged because
they belonged to it. The Adams people
are evidently determined not to employ or
ganized labor. One of their discharged men
is a Mr. Dreisbach, who was a messenger on
the Ohio and Mississippi road. Two years
ago he repulsed a gang of robbers aad saved
the company 550,000, but his heroio service
counts for naught when the officials contem
plate the Brotherhood bugaboo.
Other Companies Not So Hostile.
Most of the messengers in the employ of
the United States, Northern Pacific, South
ern Express, Wells, Fargo and Adams ex
press companies belong to the brotherhood.
The companies, with the exception of the
Adams, have encouraged the organization.
The American Express men have a brother
hood of their own, and when it was started
the company advanced the wages of its em
ployes. In the present fight the American
Express Company comes in for generous
praise in its treatment of its employes. The
Adams men who were dropped laugh at the
stories that they intended to desert in a
short time.to the new companyorganizedby
Ex-President Hoey.
The Messengers' Brotherhood has applied
for membership in the Federation ot Rail
way Employes, and if they are admitted
either the Adams Express Company will
have to take back its men or a gerreral rail
road strike tying up the Pennsylvania is
sure to follow. The messengers are waiting
very anxiously to hear frtmTthe Federation,
and until an auswer is received nothing
will be done. The men are in a very defiant
mood, and if the Federation admits them it
is predicted that the Adams people will
back down, as the railroads will not permit
themselves to be dragged into a general
strike on account of the express business.
PITTSBUEG- DISPATCH.
IDEM GLSliS HUT GUESTS.
Continued From Firs: rage.
among those whose bodies had been re
covered. She was the w ife of a traveling
salesman.
'
DEAD, INJURED, MISSING.
Only One Body Recognized . Ionc XJst
of Dllsslnz Belief That 100 Bodies Are
Smouldering In the Ruins The Register
Not Reliable.
Not ell the persons who engaged rooms
at the hotel last night "registered, nor did
all who registered put down true names for
reasons best know n to themselves. A few
of the names of those written, are:
J". T. Leonard mid Mrs. Leonard, Philadel
phia; II. D. Sonliu, citj; E. F. Lecmloka,
Knpert, Ont.; V. Trafford and wire, New
Itoehcllr: F. A. Clark and wife, Boston; J. C.
Trice and wife, city; L. C. and JIis. Taylor,
Newaik, N. J.;S. Lester and wife. Boston;
J. K. Smith mill wile, Springncld, JIas.:
John Paikcrson and wire, Gicat Neck, L. I.;
Mr. McICce and wife, Nowllayen; CM. White
and wife, Njaek, N. Y.f J. C. Williams and
wife, Albany: 11. O. Warren nnd wife.Xyncl:;
R. Mnrrong and wife, Boston; John Thomp
son and ife, city; Thomas Gould and wiff ,
citv; J?. It. Jaiehiel and w ife, citj ; Mr. Whito
aud wife, Chicago; Mr. Falknor, wife and
daughter, Connecticut.
Those known to be dead, whose bodies
were recovered, were not all identified. In
fact, only one was identified w ith any de
gree ofpositivencss; this was believed to he
H. C. Levy, of the firm of Levr, Strauss &
Freeman, clothiers, 011 Broadway. The
body was ba'dly burned and disfigured. The
other four are the bodies of two men and
two women. It is feared that a search of
the vast smoking pile of debris.in the ceHar
of the hotel will reveal many ghastly finds.
It was reported at a late hour that no less
than 100 people were still unaccounted for.
The dead, missing and injured are reported
as follows:
The dead: v -
Unknown woman, 40 years old, frntsBrfed
skull and slightly burned. Sho i supposed
to lmvo jumped fiom 11 window and killed
hor-elf. Body at morgue.
Unknown woman, about 2S, good-looking,
lUlit complexion, wore an abundance of
Jewelry- Barned and suffocated. Body at
mor-riie.
Unknown man, about 35 years old, dark
brown hair, J ump:d lrom window. Head
smashed 111 pieces. Smooth face, about 5
feet 9 incites in height, vreiched about ISO
pounds, woie linen night shirt and tiou
scrs. Body at morgue.
Unknow n man, good-looking, nbont 43 years
old, had on striped silk undeiahirr, Hunt
hi own stripes. EvidentlyaHebiew. Body
at morgue.
Henry C. Levy, of the firm of Levy, Strauss
.t rieoman, ) isroauway. wiiuie-aiu
clothiers; iitentifled by his brother, U. J.
Levy, at the morgue.
The injured are:
Claienco W. Klein, 39 years old, single.
lawjer. Hazletou Pa.; suffocated and
binned. Injuries not fatal. Takoni to
Bellcvnc Hospital.
Walter L.Yates, CO years old, clothier of
Philadelphia, condition serious; burns and
contusion. Bullevue Ilospital.
Mrs. Isabella Meares, wife of the proprietor.
Inj lines not seilous, .will recover. Taken
to Bellevue Ilospital.
Herbert H vrding, engineer of the Hotel
I'oyal, fatally burned while tryiug to
lescue a woman. Several -ribs broken.
Taken to hospital.
The missing are:
William E. Armstrong, Thomas Kennedy,
' Charles Close.
The rescued:
W. G.Buchanin, C. S. Sonbr,
liupcrl Lament, . ('. Kramer.
E. B. Reynolds and n Ife, C. Co k'.mni.
E. n. Allen,
O. Seplcr.
C. White.
W. II. Scott and-wlfe,
G. S. McGec,
Mrs. J. Titus,
I'. Taylor,
E. G. IIdrdinj.
Laugdon tmllh,
James E. Corey,
Mrs.S. Knip. of Chicago.
II. P. Tompkins.
W. C.
Pcarcc.
Further inquiries were made during the
evening at the West Thirtieth street police
station for the following, who are among
the missing: Kate Reilly, Elizabeth Don
ahue, Maggie Guilder, May Ryan and
Susie Smith, chambermaids; Annie Cuin
mings, Mrs. Van Nordeu, William McLeane,
luiu wjiu uiiu j. .. vLurjiuY. .tt.iuuii utuerg
inquired after were Mr and Mrs. Lockhart,
permanent guests of the hotel, who came
from Scotland on a visit to this country.
Mr, Lockhart was described as an elderly
man and wealthy, and his wife is a young
woman who has been an invalid for some
time past. They occupied rooms on the
fourth floor.
SAVED BY AN UMBRELLA.
A Valuable Hint for People "Who May Bo
Canght In a Fire Trap Graphic Narra
tive of a Cool-Beaded Salesman. TVho
Made a Novel scape.
There was not even a rope fire escape in
the room on the second floor which Felix
Kraemer, a salesman for Steinway & Sons,
of New York, occupied and had not it been
for Mr. Kraemor's experience at hotel fires
and an umbrella he probably would be num
bered among the victims. He said:
Had I not had a (jtvonjj uuibreMa I should
either have heen burned or killed in Jumping.
I have been burned out at hotels tin ee times
now. I was burned out at n hotel at War
lensburg, Mo., and also at Ellsworth, Kan.,
and I learned something about how to act
when at a flie on those two occasions.
At the lire at Warronsburga gnest escaped
by using an open umbrella to ease his fliaht
from an upper story window. I never forgot
the way in which be escaped, and since that
time I have always been provided with a
strong umbrella for an emergency like that
which preented itself" this morning. As
scon as L reached tho window on the third
floor I openod my strong umbrella quickly,
and carefully put the shawl strap ovor It so
as to prevent it lroin turning inside
out. Then I made a leap. I did not go sail
ing gracefully out. Into the air and land
lightly on thecround beneath, but I landed
without any broken limbs and am all right
now. The umbrella partially turned inside
out Just beforo I reached the ground, and I
got something of a jar, but I should think
myself lucky if I had escaped with a broken
lesr. for 1 never before saw a fire burn so
fiercely as the one which consumed tho
hotel.
I ran into the office as soon as I reached
the ground.. I was the first person to get
out of tne hotel, nnd I cannot imagine how
any of the other guests got out alive. I saw
Mr. Hears and the night clerk In the office.
"For God's sake," I said, "why don't you
turn. in tho Hie alarm." I went to thp (Jed
ney House, tegistered, secured a suit of
clothes which did not fit me and returned to
the fire. Even at that time the fire depart
ment had not arrived, and men,
women and children were at the windows
screaming for some one to save them.
I saw two or three people jump from the
windows. It was ten minutes after I le
turned to tho flro before a ladder was raised
to any of tho windows. I heaid thcro were
mote than lCOpeoplo In the house when I got
out, and I cannot understand how more than
20 of them escaped with their lives. It will
bo a difficult mntter to convinco me that
many of them were not roasted. There was
a court in the rear of-thc hotel, and many of
the windows of tho Inside rooms overlooked
It. Heio I believe dozens of people lost their
lives.
DBOPPED STOEY BY ST0EY.
Jlow One Guest .Escaped by Sheer Grit,
Muscle and Good .Luck.
Jersey City, N. J.. Feb. 7. Justin M.
Koouan, of Jersey City Heights, was one of
the guests of the Hotel Royal las,t night,and
tells the following story of his escape:
I was detained in Now York quite late and
decided to stay over night at the Royal. I
registered and was assigned to a room on tho
fourth floor. My window overlooked Sixth
avenue. About 3 o'clock this morning I was
awakened bysmoko in the room. I Jumped
out of bed and, slipping on my tiousers,
opened the door ot the rc-om. A burst of
namo poured In from tho corridor and I
slammed the door shut tn a hurry. Inext
opened the window and yelled for help.
Somebody in the street called back:
"Wait a minute and we'll put np a ladder."
I waited until I saw the bed I had just left
all ablaze, then 1 climbed out of the window
and hung to the ledgo with my hands. I
balanced myself carefully and dronped. By
sheergood fortnne 1 wns able to "catch the
ledge of the window below and hold on with
ray hands. I could hear tbbcron dcheorinjr,
but did not get excited at all. Once more I
dropped from the third story to tho second
story window ledge, and as I pulled myself
together,! felt the ladder the firemen wero
MONDAY. FEBRUARY. 8.
putting up. I slid down the ladder nnd
reached tho street where I collapsed. The
strain was too much lor mo.
Somebody carried me to a real estate
offlce-and lrom there I wns taken f Niehol's
duig stoie. There were 'a lot of Injured
people In tho drug store and five or six
bodies of dead people. I escaped unhurt
with tho exception of a cut oa my left arm,
but the shock was desperate.
F0EQEEY AHD PAILTJEE.
The Ingenious bnt Unsuccessful Methods
of an Oregon Swindler.
Portland, Ore., Feb. 7. A warrant
was issued last night for the arrest of Ezra
D. Durand. President of the Durand Organ
and Piano Company, of this city, on a
charge of forgery. Dnrand left the city last
Friday evening, and his present whereabouts
are unknown. Durand came to this city
about ten years ago from St. Louis. 'Two
years ago he organized the Durand Organ
and Piano Company, with a capital of 100,
000. This was afterward increased to 5200,
000. In payment for stock in this company he
would take a promissory note. This note,
it is stated, he would 'immediately sell or
keep as collateral to borrow money on. In
this manner he is said to have raised about
5200,000, with which he speculated in real
estate. He did not realize on his specula
tions as he anticipated, and in order to raise
more money he mortgaged everythins, and,
it is charged, issued forged " notes, the
amount of which is not yet known. A few
days ago attachment stiits were begun by
third jiarties, into whose hands the stock
holders' notes had fallen. This precipitated
a crisis. The loss will fall heavily on stock
holders, some of whom will lose all they
possess.
A Y0UBG FOEGEE'S IASI CHA.HC2.
His RrlatlTes to Take Up His Spnrlous Pa
per If Ho Waives His Heirship.
Marietta, Feb. 7. Special. The
Stowe sensation, in which ayoung'man
named J. Smith Stowe is accused of forg
ing his relatives' names on notes, to-day
took a new turn. The father and brother
of the forger now declare their willingness
to take up all his spurious paper extant,
provided the victims would enter into an
agrcemcirtnot to prosecute him, amounting
in all to' upward of 50,000. Some ot the
victims of the forzerics have already an
nounced their willingness to compromise,
and it is believed that all will do so. .
One other condition attaches to the prop
osition, and that is tha'i J. Smith Stowe,
who is now' a fugitive from justice, shall
waive all claims upon the estate of his
father, which there is little doubt of his
doing if he can thereby escape the peniten
tiary, whicii awaits him otherwise. The
elder Stowe has already spent from $20,
000 to 523,000 on his wayward son, and the
brothers haye also paid considerable from
time to time to keep him from justice.
CONVICTED BY AH 0VEEC0AT.
Tho Supposed itlurdcrcr of His Common
Iiaw "VTife Protests Innocencr.
Chicago, Feb. 7. George Painter must
hang for the murder of Alice Martin, other
wise known as Alice Painter, his common
law wife. The jury was out all night
Painter, v ho np to this time had appeared
perfectly cool, turned pale, and a tremor
shook his jraine.
The crime for which Painter was con
victed occurred May 11. The woman was
proved to be of immoral character, and the
story told by the prisoner was that ho went
home late on the night of the murder and
found her dead on the floor of their bed
room, where she had evidently been beaten
to death with a club. Painter maintained
throughout the trial that the deed must
haye been committed by some one of the
woman's numerous caller's, and showed that
she had saved his life by nursing him
through a contagious fever. The chief evi
dence against him was an overcoat stained
with blood.
BOLD CHICAGO FOOTPADS
Attack a Chinaman on a Car at a Crowded
Corner, bnt Are foiled. "
Chicago, Feb. 7. A peculiar 'tragedy,
in which a would-be robber was the victim,
occurred here to-night. On one of the most
prominent corners in the city, Madison
and La Salle streets, a gang of desper
ate footpads attempted to rob an inoffensive
Chinaman on the rear platform of a Madi
son street cable car. Detective Norton had
been watching'and interfered in the China
man's bcbalt. but succeeded in arresting
only one of the crooks. The rest escaped
by flight
While taking his prisoner to the station
the officer was viciously assaulted by one
of the gang, George Williams, who had
followed them, with the butt of a pistol.
Norton was almost stunned by the blow,
but he turned, drew his revolver and- fired
at Williams, who fell to the sidewalk
mortally wounded.
THE MILITARY HELPLESS.
Mississippi's Governor Can't Send Troops
to Prevrnt a Lynching.
Jackson,, Miss., Feb, 7. Governor
Stone received a telegram this afternoon
from N. S. Walker, Sheriff of Claiborne
county, Miss., stating that two men ware
about to be mobbed at Martin, and that he
was unable to protect them, and asking the
Governor to send troops to him and a mili
tary company at once.
Tho Governor tried and failed 10 get
transportation for troops, and wired the
Sherifl he could not get the transportation
in time to relieve him.
MILITIA SHOW THEIB GEIT.
Tennessee Miners ITiro Upon Them and a
Harmless Fusillade Enjuts.
KnoxyilIiE, Feb. 7. There was really
no fight at Coal Creek last night, the cause
of the alarm being the surrounding of the
militia camp by many miners who opened
aa indiscriminate firing, hoping 'to put the
soldiers to flight.
They were disappointed, however, as the
troops feturned the fire and the miners dis
persed. Several hundred shots were fired,
nut no one was hurt.
The Cleveland Street Man Now Free.
Seattle, Wash., Feb. 7. Charles R.
Hammond, of Cleveland street (London)
notoriety, who has been in jail here on a
charge of grand larceny for over a year, has
been pardoned by Governor Ferry. Ham
mond was sentenced in December, 1890, to
two years in the penitentiary. Since then
it has been proved he was not guilty and
that the charge was a trumped up one.
Xoals Myers Was the Winner.
Through an error in the types yesterday
it was made to appear that Htury Meyers,
of Hotel Anderson, won the ptize in the
shaving contest at Harry Davis" Museum.
The real winner was Louis Myri,'wlio
works for Josh. H. Mast in the St. J5 avojai
building. Louis Myers will leave to-uay
for Philadelphia, where he will take part ill
another contest.
New Furnaces for the Carnegles.
Duquesne, Feb. 7. It is stated on good
authority that early in the spring the Car
negies will begin their four blast furnaces
on the tract ot land recentiypurchased from
the Pattersons.
Special attention given to the interior
decorating of public buildings, halls and
churches. I have a large assortment of de
signs made for this purpose.
John S. Roberts,
719 and 721 Liberty street, head of Wood.
MTll
special Acni Auyertiseinents JLO-uay. 1
Home-seekers can certainly find in them I
the houses they require, J
1892.
GETTING INTO LINE. I
Baseball People Anticipating the
Opening Day and Are Active.
THE NEW SCHEDULE HOW EEADY.
Gossip About Tnrf Events and Prospects of
the Big ITandicaps.
GEXEFwAL SPOETIXG NEWS OP THE DAT.
rSTF-CIAI, TZLIC.n All TO THE DISPATCIt.1
New York, Feb. 7.' Everybody inter
ested in baseball seems to be anticipating
the opening of tho season of 1892. Players
are beingnotified about reporting, and there
is a definite demand that players all report
in condition. Great things are expected
during this year, and the championship
season will open April 14.
The schedule for the season has been com
pleted, and is nestling quictly'in President
Byrnes' safe at Eastern Park. There it
will remain until the meeting of the mag
nates is held in March. The place and ex
act date of this meeting have not been an
nounced, but will likely take place in this
city early next month. It will not be much
less important tiiau the one recently held in
Indianapolis. Some of the law-makers of
the dianond are .anticipating it with even
greater interest, as they have personal ac
counts to settle. The New York directors'!
think that Pre ident Young has not dealt as
fairly with them in the distribution of
players and the assignment of committees
as they deserve, and President Young'may
come to a similarconclusion alter he has en
countered President Day.
Pittsburg Club's Complaint.
President Temper, of Pittsburg, has ex
pressed his dissatisfaction with Mr.
Young's rulings in the Grimm and Lyons
cases, and unless his temper cools during
the next few weeks the meeting of the base
ball men promises to be exceedingly excit
ing. After these little differences have
been righted the magnates will pick flaws
in the schedule, the new national agree
ment and the revised playing rules.
The Schedule Cornmittee has done its
work conscientiously, and has tried to suit
everybody. The result of this will be that
everyone will be dissatisfied. Naturally,
the clubs representing smaller cities were
anxious to play the New Yorks, Bostons
and Chicagos on'holidays. This, of -course,
could not be granted. New York asked to
have Anson's team play here on Decoration
day and the Cincinnatis on Labor day. The
club also requested to be sent to St. Louis
on July 4. Other plums were ordered by
tbe Giants and their rivals, and a3 there
are not enough to go round some one must
go without picked dates.
As to the national agreement, there seems
to be no doubt whatever but that a regular
cyclone will strike it if it is the same that
Director RoeeYs gave out for publication
recently. Scarcely anybody but the Phila
delphia lawyer who drew it seems to favor
it. Its unjust demandsof the minor leagues
has called forth condemnation from all parts
of the country. It was for the purpose of
getting an expression of opinion, Mr.
Bogers says, that the agreement was made
public He, now knows better than he
could have otherwise learned what is
wanted, and by the time the proposed agree
ment is submitted to tne .League lor adop
tion it will have been so revised as to meet
all the essential requirements.
About Selling Beer.
The League has always been opposed to
Sunday games and the open sale ot beer and
other intoxicants on the grounds of its
clubs. While the League has been opposed
to these things, the rules have not always
been enforced, nor will tley be this season.
The privilege has already been officially
granted to some of the clubs to play ball ou
Sunday, and others have protested against
such games. TheXeague will nevertheless
allow Sunday ball games this season. Wilf
it also" allow the sale' of liquors openly on
its grounds, or willit entorce the rules
against it to the letter? That is a question
that is agitating not a few of those in power.
The "drys" represented by Chicago,
Cleveland, Pittsburg, Baltimore, Wash
ington, Bo'ston and Philadelphia do
not think that the patrons ot the na
tional game should be given an opportunity
to sip the "foaming" at a ball game.
The "wet" contingent hacked up by St.
Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati, New York
and Brooklyn think it is absolutely neces
sary that the cranks should dally with beer
glasses in order to keep up the interest in
the game. Despite the plaints of the
"deacons" of the League, no attempt has
ever been made to suppress the traffic. The
privilege which has been accorded certain
clubs in this respect can be accounted for
from the fact that these cities are "payers,"
in the parlance of the magnates, and
if teams should be expelled for allowing
liquor selling not as many dollars would
jingle ih the pockets of the "deacons." The
Chicago club has always been opposed to
intemperance and the restrictions placed on
subjects connected in a way with distilleries
or breweries are very strong.
IHTEEESTING TUB? GOSSIP.
Eastern Horsemen Becoming Very Busy
Since the Handicap "Weights Appeared.
New York, Feb. 7 Special. Eastern
horsemen are becoming active since the
weights for the big handicaps have been
published.
The 3-year-old hnndicaps aro attracting
much attention, and most of the crack
2-year-oidsof 1891 are entered. Tho first im
portant 3-year-old race will bo the Fort Ham
ilton handicap. ,HIs Highness is the top
weisht, being asked to carry 121 pounds.
He concedes two pounds to St. Florian,
four to Victory, six to Yorkvllle Belle and
seven to Dagonet. Lamplighter is In at IH
pounds, and Ludwig will carry 112 pounds
should John Dale decide to start the speedy
colt.
The public will always look with favor on
"Billy" Lakoland's entries, lor that con
scientious trainer is noted for nlways hav
ing his horses in the pink of condition. How
ever, eight pounds Is a lot for Viotory to
concede to a horse like Ludwig. If it re
solves intd a question of training, Lake
land's horse will have many followers.
"Old liones" Baceland is asked to carry
the top weight, 127 pounds, in the Metropoli
tan handicap, one mile and one furlong, to
be run a.t Morns Park In June. Poet Scout
and Judge Morrow are each five pounds be
low him, while Key del Key will go to the
post carrying 120 pounds.
Tristan has been tieated easily" by the
handicapper, and theie are those who be
lieve that Tristan can carry the 110 pounds
to tho front, should he be in good condition.
That fast Ally, Sally McClelland Is In It at
111, Keclarc 110, Ambulance 113 and Cast
away IL 103.
In the Brooklyn handicap Longstreet has
tho honor of being at the top weight, con
ceding pounds to Tenny, Kmgstuu, Eon,
Baceland, Loantaka, Judge Morrow and a
host of others. It seems to be generally
thought that the race will be won by one of
tne lignter weignieu norses. jur. iawrence,
of the Coney Island Jockey Club, considers
Longstreet three pounds better than Tenny,
but puts the swayback and Tenny on tho
same level 120 pounds in tne Suburban.,
Interesting Turf" Tables.
Tho following tables will be of interest to
all turfmen. SInco I8S5 the leading winning
owners of American thoroughbreds have
been aa follows:
Horses
Owners. started. First. Won.
1885, P. LotlUard...: SS Si t 93,32)
1880, DwverBros Si S4 208,140
1S37, DwycrBros 17 Si 1K.2B7
1888. J. B. Uaggln 43 01 i:4.74S
1S89, DwverBros 33 US 157.013
18U1, A. Belmont 2! aj 161.810
1891. M. V. Dwyer Ill 102 164.1S0
The premier winning sires for the same years
have been:
Produce
Horses. started. First. Won.
188 Virgil 52 ( 71.318
lastl. Uleiiehr 4.V 1:0 lut.03)
1897, Ulenelg 57 100 118.WJO
1883, Ulenelg C2 U) 12;.o
1889. Ha) mi d'Or., 49 115 131.322
1890. St. Blaise..... 27 41 ba,UJ0
13J1, Longfellow 79 219 177,1197
Satisfied "With Tenny.
Krw York, Fob. 7. SpetiaL Tenayls
etnhlAd At Morris Fftrlr. and hla trstfnpi-
"Snlp" Donovan, Is satisfied with the sway-j
hack. Ills ankles look well nnd are cool
without a particle of beat. He is not so
gross as ac this time last year, so it will not
requite a gieut ileal of work to have htm fit
for tl e races. Them is a possitile chance
that Tenny will be bred to some choleely
brea mare's tills spring, a expert horsemen
say that it would not injure hi-, chances in
the least, bnt would bo more likely to ben
efit kirn.
The ThLstles A'so Willing'.
Chicago, Feb. V. Spretal. Tho Thistles
have decided to visit Pittsburg April 16, and
the return match will probably be played in
Chicaao Sfay 1. These games will be for 12
silver medals. A.visit lrom tho Pittsburg
team will do much toward advancing foot
ball hero.
General Spnrtlnx Notes.
MA3aoei: rtAimY 'Weight's wife died on Fri
day at 1'lilladelpliU.
EMLt-VTOV A cannot recall his discarded card
under the circumstances.
With Rulc Klnsr and Ewlnjr Sew Tork ex
pects to put up a good jramc In the box.
TircKE will tic a meeting of the proposed nty
Baseball Leasuo at this olhcc to-morrow evening.
Sltocir. late of UieWashliiKton. Is novr cllziblc
to play Willi any club that may need his scr?lccs.
GronoB Sloso:t thlnls that beli-iefer wilt not
have a walk over by any liiUn in pitying Iv Is.
Little Geni Snedckcr. who rides at the (Jut. is
one or the ivivt'hlest jockevaoii tho turf to-day,
being worth Sft.OCO.
President Vovdeh aiik dcnlrs the pnliilshcd
st-tteMeiits that Hrst Baseman litnlcl i-tearns. of
Kansas City, had signed wltli Hie Uro n's.
I'njtiPEST Haut denies the renort that he will
v.Mt Louisville to perfect the rte-il for the frschangc
of Pfefler and V Iliuut for Brown jnd Canavan.
Wax rJhr.v. the Montana Kid. wants a jw with
anv l.'iO-ponnd man In j racrlraI"or foOti a side.
He prefers Johnny Kcagtn. the 115-ponud cham
pion. "William ncnPELL Johnson; champion swim
mer of America. wantsaa)0-yird race with J. J.
McGec. or Him Maahattau Athletic Club, for from
50 tufjOOasidc.
Tire sporting editor of this paper his received an
Invitation to attend a meeting of sportlnc; editors at
the lUustratnl .rws otnee to-morrow to fonnnlnte
a new scale of weight for boxlug and pugilistic
contests.
THE -stockholders of the Buffalo Driving Park
for tliecomlng year are: U.J. Hamlin. Charlei y.
Uiinlnr, Gerhard Lang. Franklin I.re, Harry
Hamlin. IV. Ftfgar Wooller, Abraham K. Pcrrcn,
Charles W. Miller and Edwards. Ilawley.
A itEVi val of ante-post lwttlng Is In prospect. It
Is understood that there will Ik: at least three liooks
open in New York on the Kreoklvn and Suliurh-in
handicaps, while Waddcll ft Hurt, or Louisville,
will lav airalnst the horses In the same events, and
In addition may open a hook on the American
Derby.
THE following Yale men arc entered in the Boston
AtMctIc Assoelatlon games to be held February 13:
J. K. Good. 'M. In the -to-yard novice and 20-Tard
dash: W. S. Wavnc.Jr.. 13. In the -'0-yard and
SM-vard dashes: 11. "W. Allen. '94. in the 40 and
STO-yard dahes. and S. bcov Hie, 'SO. ill the half
mile and mile runs.
A cable from London savs; J3tedm-in. the Kn
gllsh miTeil-wrct;ingrliamploii. signed jrllcleat
Bradford last evening to wrestle best three ont of
Ave falls with Duncan Boss, of PliilKlelphla. the
champion of America. The mateh will bi for the
championship of the world .mil XJW, and will take
place at lsraaionl on the Iltu lust.
THE PIBE BECOEDL
An alarm was turned in early yesterday
mornimr for a slisrhtfiro In the billiard room
at HI Beaver avenne, Allegheny.
An alarm from box 24 lat night was
caused by a slight fire in tho house of Will
iam ltanreys on Lincoln avenue. The dam
age was slight.
At Toledo. John Kolting's fish and ice
nouses and Walter Brown's slaughter house.
Keltitig's lo9,$S.C00: Brown's, $13,000; former
partly, latter fully insured.
Tbe weather board front of a pool room,
241 Beaver avenue, Allegheny, caught fire
about 3 o'clock yesterday mornintr. The flro
department 'responded from alarms'). The
damaso was slight; the origin of the fire not
known.
At Sharon, a planing mill owned by A.
WIshart & Son, early yesterday mornlns.
The blaze was discovered about midnight,
and although the fire department turned
out quickly it conld not master the flames.
A great deal of Inmber. a barn and a house,
which were Ignited by the sparks, were
saved. Loss over $10,t00, including $1,2CU
worth of tools belonging to employes: no in
surance. At Haughville, Ind., near Indianapolis,
the large iron works of Uaugh, Ketcham &
Co. The company is engaged solely In tho
manufacture or architectural iron work,
and is one of the most noted establishments
of its kind in the country. Most of the Gov
ernment work is done here, the company at
the present time haviujr in the courso of
construction a large amount of mate-Ial for
the Government bnilding at the World's
Fair. Loss $1."0,000; insurance 173,000.
Plttsbnrtiers In New York.
New York, Feb. 7. .Special. Tho follow
ing Pittsburgers aro registered at New York
hotels: IL Bayley, Gilsey House; S. Berk
man, Earle's .Hotel; J. B. Briggs, Grand
Union; A. Chambers, Fifth Avenue; J. A.
Chamber", Fifth Avenue; W. C. Coffin, St.
Denis Hotel; F. G. Hardins, Gedneyllonse;
II. J. Jnrgh, Sweeney's Hotel; J. Kaufman,
Metropolitan: W. S. Lowry, Metropolitan: J.
G. Lyon, Holland House: E. L. Maxwell,
Brunswick; II. S. McKoe, Hotel Imperial; It.
D. Mettall. Marlborough: L. B. StillwcILMur
ray Hill; E. M. Woods, bt. Denis Hotel.
Ocean Steamship Arrivals.
Steamer. 'Where From. Destination.
Rhvnland Antwerj JScw York.
Wvomlng New York Queenstown.
Lydlan Monarch ewY'ork London.
OCR SPECIAL SALE OF INDIA SIXES
Goes Bight on This "Week.
There are also seme extraordinary big
bargains in black Silks which you ought to
see to-day. Jos. Horne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
A Very fortunate Hosiery Purchase.
We purchased the entire sample line of
hosiery for children's, ladies, and men. of a
large commission house and will place them
on sale Monday, February 8, at one-quarter
their value; the prices are 15c, 19c, 25c, 35c,
50c, 75c, and $1; this includes cotton, cash
mere, lisle and silk; finest goods made.
A. G. Campbell & Sons, 25 and27 Fifth av.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
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THE WEATHEK.
For Western PennxTO. y
nla and Ohio: Cloudy "
Weather and Han, Turning
Into Snow, Except GemraHy
Fair tn Soutliern Qkhf
Windt Stifling to Deeidc&y'
Colder Korthwest Winds; a
Cold Wave; Colder mil
Cloudy Tuesday.
RIVER NEWS AND NOTES.
Lonlsvllle Items The Stagro of "Water and
thoIovemenfs of Eoats.
TTflAL TFLEBHAUS TO THE nPATTI.J
Louisville. Feb. 7. Weather clear and wirm.
River stationary, with 6 feet 3 Inches on the fills. S
feet 7 Inches In Hie canal and 18 feet below. TSa
Tell City came in with a good trip from Kvansrille.
The Xew South pissed down from Cincinnati to
Memphis. The Iron Age. with a tow- fro-ii St. -Loui,
pissed np to I'lttsbnrg. 'I be only departure
was the Fleetwood for Cincinnati.
What Upper Ganges Show. .? 'r
Moroaxtown River 4 feet Inches and sta-. i
tlonarr. Clear. Thermomettr 42 at 4 1. M. . -a
Brownsville River 4 reet 11 inches aad"
rising. Clondr. Thermometer 4 at 4 P. JI
W ABKES-iaver Z feet, i air aud uil'.d. t ,at
j"9'
Th Stos Froni Below.
"Wheeling River 9 feet and stationary. De-is
pirteil Kevstone Slate. Pittsburg: Courier. Park-,
ershitrg: Congo. Cincinnati: Beu liar. Parkers
burg. Warm winds. -
JlEMI-HIs Departed BuekeTc St-vte. Cincinnati t
she n as delavcd by last night's storia. River. IS ,.
feet and tailing. CIcarand eool. I
Cixcinvati River 2: feet 3 incnes and rising."
Departed-state-of Missouri, Jro Orleans. J'air
and cool.
Jiew Orleans Pa- tly clondy and warm. Ar"
rlvcd-GuidingStar, Cincinnati.
CEISP LOCAL PAEAGEAPHS.
Edward Downs bad his foot crushed at the,
Linden steel works yesterday. He lives oa .
faouth Thirtieth street.
James &hari Willie Schaffer and Thomas
Carson were arrested yesterday for throw
ing stones at a church.
A Hcnoabian, whose name could not be)
learned, received a severe scalp wound in
Jumping from aDuquesne car la3t evening.
Two freight trains collided on the Ft. '
Wayne Koad, near Sherman avenue, at
Saturday midnight. Eighteen cara were
wrecked, but no lives were lost.
Thomas Griffith, a laborer employed at ;
the Eliza furnaces, Frankstown, had his
right foot crushed yesterday morning by a
lump ofiron ore falling on it. He was taken
to Mercy Hospital.
Sneak thieves entered the residence of W. ,
C. Hall, on Ellsworth avenue, hist night,
while tne family were absent at church, andX'7
stole a lot of eatables. The rear cellar door
was left open through which the thieves en
tered. At 11:10 o'clock Saturday night twode
tatchea freight cars that were being shifted
at the Washington avenue junction on -tho
Ft. Wayne Riilroad collided. Both cars
wero but slishtiy damaged. Neither of the
brakeincnWas injured.
Car No. 23 on the Wilkinsburg branch of
tho Dnqnesne traction road struck a beggy
driven by William Beck, near Mnrtland ave
nue yesterday afternoon. Both hind wheels
were smashed, and the bngsy badly
wrecked. The dnv er escaped uninjured.
Mrs. Scott Crooks, widow of Lientcnanc
Crooks who died while? serving under Mayor
Fulton, was appointed by Chief Brown
Saturday to the matronship of the Nine
teenth ward police station. The vacancy
was caused by Mrs. Mary Dugan resigning
on acconnt of bei health tailing. Mrs.
Crooks will go on duty this mornir.
John Kenney was arrested la?jjht on a
charge of disorderly conduct and locked up
in tho Eleventh ward station. It is alleged
that Kenney went to tho houe of Bridget
Welsh in Clay alley, and because she refused,
to open the door he smashed in the window
and climbed into the house, where lo
amnsed himself by breaking up the furni
ture. Ranrnin Gloves. Bargain fans.
10 dozen double silk gauze fans, hand
painted, with fine Japanese case 1 25,
formerly 53 and J4. 25 dozen fine cashmere
gloves, black only, 25c, reduced from J50&
A, G. Campbell & Sons.25 and 27I"if than. ;
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DOK'T fail to come and see that magnlfi-
cent 30-inch freize, the Egyptian Lotus de
sign. One of the most effective wall decor
ations ever brought out
John S. Roberts,
719 and 721 Liberty street, head of "Wood.
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To Let lists Advertised In To-Daj's DUpitclu
"So more convenient arrangement for the
benefit of persons seeking a new location
can be devised than the regular publication
in The Dispatch of such excellent and
j varied lists of houses and rooms for rent in
both cities.
Select Your Future Home
From some of tboe houses described in the
varied and extensive lists advertised this
morning in The Dispatch's To Let columns.
The largest line of room moulding ever
brought to the city at John S. Eoberts" new
stored 719 and 72i Liberty street, head of
"Wood Meet. Mih
Mondays and Thursdays are special rent
days. Consult The Dispatch's to let columns'
on those days before deciding on your new '
location.
I have received within the past week
several new designs in "Lignomur," tha
latest and most effective wall decoration.
John S. Roberts,
719 nnd 721 Liberty street, head of AVood.
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signal of DANGER."
FOSTER, MILBURN & CO."
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