msm mfFsrs yMi, -S.-'j.TSii' THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1892. 1 fc h ES OF POTTERS 130 Per Cent Higher in East Liverpool Than in Eng lish Factories. CHINA MADE IN AMERICA Iieeoming More and More Popular at llio Expense of Its Rivals. BLACK TONGUE IS GETTIKG BAD. leaver Tails Tcoplo Kicking on the In creased Assessments. KEWST SOTfS IE0H KEAUBI TOWNS (SPECIAL TrLEORAK TO TUB n.ISPATTlt.l East Liverpool, Feb. 23. William Burgessj United States Consul at Tunstnl, England lias just made a report, giving tho items ef cost of producing all (trades of pottery in England and the United States, In detail. Democratic campaign speakers last fall made the statement all through this Slate that the American potters did not re ceive higher wages than were paid in Eng land. The table prepared by Consul Bur gess gives the price paid in English potteries and the price paid in Xew Jersey and East; Xiverpeel, as well as Cincinnati, Findlay, Tiffin, "Wheeling and other important places where pottery is tnado in this coun try. The average wages paid Americans ore over 130 per cent higher than the English, and the duty under the McKinlcy bill is 53 per cent on plain white ware tind GO per cent on decorated. The amount of capital required to be locked up in the business differs greatly be tween the two countries. The American potter is both manufacturer and merchant and must carry a large and wcll-asortcd stock to enable him to iship bulk carloads on short holler while the English potters manufacture on orders alone, and the Amor lean who buys abroad docs not expect to receive his order lor four or five mouths, thus placing him in the position of a specu lator should tho market vary within that time. English potters carry an average of 510, 000 worth of ware in stock, whilo tbo aver age American carries from ?o0,000 to ?CO,000 worth, which is constantly boir.g added to or drawn from. The rnto of money interest is from 2t to S per cent, as against 0 or 7 per cent in the United States. Hcccc, in tho investment, including the construction of the plant, tho Finall stock of manufactured goods carried, added to the vast difference in wages paid labor, the English potters are enabled to rompete with the American and still pay the 53 to CO per cent duty. The introduction of the manufacture of Vitreous hotel china, tbin, half thick and thick, at the East Liverpool china works, is cutting down the importation of this class of goods very fast. It is only recently that this grade of goods has been successfully made in this country, and foreigners have been getting their own prices through im porters aud jobbers. Soir, however, Amer ican china, equal to the imported in color, in glazing, in vitrification and in translu cency, is taking the place of the imported article, aud at a much less price. The dec orations are put on over or under the glaze, as desired, and the ware is 'very handsome, rapidly finding a wide sale. KKEESPOET HATTEBS. Possibly a Murder A Sew S10.000 Hotel Danger of landslides. McKeespoet, Feb. 20. Krial. The condition ot Thomas P. Potts, of Mononga hela City, who was seriously hurt at the Opera House alley last Monday night, Is critical, and Joseph Dietrich, who Is charged witii assaulting him, was placed uudcr 53,000 bail for his appearance in court. P. "W. Schmidt, who bought the Xcel & "Wamplcr lot, comer ot Center street and Fifth avenue, will place a fine hotel on the site. The lot cot him 510,000. The hillside fronting Jenny Lind street between Fourteenth and Fifteenth avenues, is still sliding down, and it is feared when the frost leaves the ground an immense amount of the hillside will comedown. Along Walnut siieyt near Fourteenth ave nue in front of the Power property, where a heavy cut"was made when the upper end of "Walnut street was improved, the np pcarauce of the hillside is dangerous, and it is almost certain to slide down with the first thaw. A License War at Johnstown. Johnstown, Feb. 2G. Special The temperance people here to-day held a big meeting and decided to present remon strances to the court against the granting of licenses to every applicant in the city with the exception of five, which are held to be reasonably necessary. As there are 130 ap plicants, the coming temperance campaign promises to be very interesting. They also decided to hold popular meetings every even ing for two weeks until the holding of the license court A Doable Tragedy at Salem. Salem, O., Feb. 2a Spetial Salem was shocked a second time this morning by ihe death of Philip Gcigcr, following so soon after Lizzie Miller's tragic suicide yesterday. East evening Seth Hunt pro cuied a dozen doses of quinine from Dr. Anderson, giving them to Geiccr to coun teract the effect of liquor. Geiger took several doses, although he also took lauda num. He became unconscious and died. An investigation has been ordered. Many believe it to be murder. Ho Smoked Over a Powder Can. SXEUBENVILLE, Feb. 2a Special John Sopnsak, a Hungarian coal miner, has died at Hiltonvale from fatal injuries re ceived several days ago. He tried the ex periment of pouring powder from a can into a hole for blasting while smoking. A spark yetfireto the powder, and his hands were jlown eff and his body bodly burned. Two Arrests for Harboring Eruner. , JOHNSTOWN, Feb. 2a Special Two men named Acker, i father and son, were brought here lrom Latrobe to-day and lodged in jail, charged with being acces sories to the murder of old man Beese by harboring Elmer Bruner. They will be tried after Bruner's trial is over. Warmer Than He Bargained Tor. Johnstown, Feb. 2a SpedaL An unknown Hungarian lay down by a cinder dump last night to keep warm, and a car of molten cinders was emptied over him. The man was frightfully burned, but will likely recover. rifteen Tonne Men Prosecuted for Assault. "Wilmington, Feb. 2a Special In the case of Maggie Butter, the father of the girl will commence prosecution against 15 persons for assault, including several stu dents. Black TongaeHilllng Off OlconJ People. Benovo, Pa., Feb. 2a There are a t"bot cases of "black tongue" near m t WAG Oleona. Harry Olson and two members of Charles Clookey's family died lost week, and three others of the family are sick with the disease, Daniel Scchrist, nn employe of Arthur Fish, also died of the disease. BEUIAUTy IN WBESTLING. Tbo Loser Almost Strangled to Death tn a, liout at Bradford. BBADFORD.'Fcb. 2a Special At the "Wagner Opera House here to-night "W. E. Gibbs, of this place, and Dennis Gallagher, of Buffalo, engaged in a wrestling match that camo near ending in a tragedy. Tho match was best tw o in three falls, Gneco Itomau style, strangle hold not barred. The men were in prime condition, and the first bout ended the contest. The strugele lasted 20 minutes, with honors even. Gibbs got a strangle hold on Gallagher, but the BufTalo man, by the exercise ot wonderful strength, broke the hold. In the subsequent effort to obtain a fall, Gallagher got his man by the neck aud tried to place his shoulders upon the carpet. Gibbs squirmed partly off the bad posi tion, and then Gallagher clutched him about the neck witii a hang-hold. "With tho fierceness of an Evan Lenis he squeezed Gibbs' wind-pipe until the latter, with eyes protruding and black in the face, made a guttural sound like the roaring of a bulL He was strangling. "Don't murder him," "foul," "let go of him, and other exclamations came Irom the horrified spectators. Bill Baker, Gibbs' second, attempted to rescue his man from Gallagher's clutches but Referee Atherton held "him back. Galiasher continued his choking until Gibbs became unconscious and lay upon the floor in a nearly lifeless condition. He was carried to his room by two men, and, by working" over him for a long time, the wrestler was resuscitated. The match was awarded to Gallagher, al though he did not throw his man. The strangling of Gibbs was the most brutal spectacle that was ever witnessed on a stage in this citv. Y0TJHGST0WH JOTTINGS- A Colored Pastor Makes a Tricked Prayer More of tho Foy Mystery. Yocxgstown, Feb. 26. Special. Col ored circles are stirred up over an incident which occurred at the A. M. E. Church, where a revival is in progress The Colored Cornet Band gave a masquerade ball which was very successful, nearly all the colored people attending. Bev. Mr. Lee objected to the ball, believing it would interfere with his religious work, and, it is reported, his prayer that night expressed the wish that the floor would give way and leave the maskers in their sins. The band claimed that in the past they had largely aided in sustaining the church. Belatives here have not laid any claim to the body of Thomas Foy, the suicide found hanging near ifiles, aud unless action is taken it will be turned over to a doctor who has claimed it It is asserted by rail road men that the night before Foy was found he was with a party of tramps near the wood.', and that in the morning thev had disappeared, creating a suspicion that a quarrel had occurred, and they had settled, the matter bv a quiet hanging bee. The Republicans of Mahoning county realize that their only hope of the Congres sional nomination coming to this county is by uniting upon a candidate andgiving him their solid delegation in the Congressional Convention. The leading candidates are Judge L. W, King and Judce J. E. John ston, witii J. G. Butler as a dark horse. A movement is now on foot to secure an agree ment of the candidates that the one secur ing the largest number of delegates shall have the entire county delegation. THE BEAVEB VALLEY BTDG2T. A Kick Against Assessments Dr. Scott LcaTes His Old Haunts. Beaver Falls, Feb. 26. Special Owing to the County Commissioners in creasing the valuation on property in this place over the valuation sent in by the As sessors a public meeting is to be called to protest "When the Assessors began their duties they were instructed bassess prop erty at the market value. This, it was sup posed, they did, and now the County Coin missionershave increased the valuatiou 20 per cent in the First ward and 10 per cent m the remaining wards. Dr. Scott, the demented old herb doctor, who has been occupying rooms 'in the Man sion House, one of the old landmarks of Beaver county, and which is now being torn down, and who refused positively to-move, claiming that he had a perpetual lease from the Moravian Indians, lias at last de camped. When the roof was taken from the buildiDg and the plaster fell upon his bed he sadly packed his traps and departed. A BLOODY FAHILY FETJD. An Encounter in Cumberland County Which May End in Murder. SniPPEXSBURG, Pa., Feb. 26. Special Information was received here this even ing of the reported murder of one ot the notorious Moffit brothers, which took place near Doubling Gap Springs, this couuty, last night. The Hurly brothers left Ncwville early in the evening intoxicated, and on the way home, met the Moffit brothers. The men began to quarrel. A fight ensued, when one of the Moffit brothers was dangerously wounded and will probably die. District Attorney Maust will iucstigate and order the arrest of the parties concerned. Trying to Save Murderer Reed. Washington, Pa., Feb.1 26. Special An eflort is being made to have the death sentence recently, pronounced upon Martin Bced, the murderer of Alexander Cliappel, commuted to imprisonment in the peniten tiary for life. Bigger Donaldson, a Pitts burg attorney, who was formerly a chum of Heed's, is especially interested in the case. Mr. Donaldson says quite, a number of Eeed's boyhood friends have contributed money to defray the expenses connected with the move. Tho York Match Factory Sold Out. York. Pa., Feb. 26. The .York Match Company of this city has sold out its plaut at this place to the Diamond Match Com pany, of Chicajo. for 200,000. The plant was valued at 50,000. The works ot the York Match Company were the larccst in the United States outside of the combina tion. Tri-State Brevities. Bissell wishes to become a borough. A 14-viAn-OLD son of H. C. Boggs was acci dentally shot and instantly killed in an Evans City (Pa.) shooting gallery Thursday inorning. Twelve laborers at the Jefferson Iron Works furnace, Stcubenville, quit work Thursday because of a i eduction in tiio prico paid lor unloading ore cars. SuFEniifTEnmajT Dcrr, of tho Wallace Ban field Iron Mill, at Ironchilc, O., discharged all Ins miners Thursday. Tliey refused to work with three non-union men.und wercpaid off. New men arc taking their places. Yesterday rooming Night Officer Douds, of Beaver Falls, saw two men looking into the window of a leedstore, and heoidered ! K 1I1WJ I thdm to inovo on. Tho larger man Jumped upon tho officer and threw him down, and then stabbed atlilm. Tho officer woio an under coat, an overcoat and nnothcr of heavy rubber, which saved his life, as the knilo failed to reach tho body. Atter "trill ing once the tcllows ran attar. Douds emptied bis l o vol ver after them," but lalled to hit them. GOWNS for tonne and old described by competent fashion writers In THIS 1)13 PATCU to-morrow. Ocean'Steamsliip Arrivals. Steamer. Trivc , Siberian , UecDdam America baalc ,. Llbe t. Where From. Destination. ....Bremen New York. ....New York Gla&jrow. .. ..New York.. ......Bonlugne. ....Bremen Baltimore. ....New York........ontbampton. ....lnew York Eremeruaren. TROTTERS IN RUSSIA. Joe Heideger Writes an Interesting Letter About Them. LATEST ABOUT FITZ AND MAHER. Connie Mack Offers to Compromise 'With the Local Club. STEINITZ LEiDS IJf THE OIIESS MATCH The thousands of patrons of trotters and trotting races are always interested in hear ing anything of a news kind from Joo Heideger, who left this city some time ago for Germany. The sporting editor of this paper received a letter from Joe yesterday, and like all of Joseph's letters, it contained lots of very interesting and instructive news about the trotters in Eastern Europe. When the ex-Pittsburger wrote the letter in question he was among the Russians in Moscow, but there is no evidence that the famine was at all marring his pleasure. He was having a high did time and was scoring great successes. The trotting races there were on ice tracks and that was not al together palatable to Joseph. His letter is as follows: "I am now in Moscow and it is a great place. Trotting has taken a great hold here and there is plentv of money in the busi ness when a man has anything like a good horse. I am trotting horses here on the ice among the Bussians and it is cold, awfully and terribly cold. One of my horses was badly frozen and it will take months before . the horse is well enongh to trot again. Our American horses can't stand the cold here half as well as the Russian horses. The latter can stand the weather no matter how freezing it is, and they will trot in great style. They can go heats of two and three miles "without any blankets. They have no boots on; nor are any check" reins used, and thev have on only common road shoes. But despite all this thev can all go the mile in from 2:25 to 2:35, and never make a skip. These horses really surprise me, and Americans who heve never seen them will hardly believe they are such useful animals. "I have some Russian hirses now in my stable, and I have many a good laugh at them. A driver behind them has to sit with a slack line, and baste away at them with the whip from wire to wire. .No judgment- is required to drive them, as they are all pure gaited trotters, and you cannot drive them to a break. They are more natural trotters than our American horses, but they are very roughly built One of these Rus sian horses would just be the thing for Watson Taylor to go round the pumpkin fairs with." With one of them Watson could give the boys the laugh. I have just won three races, and been twice 'second, so that I cannot complain." When Joe wrote the letter he was on the point of going to Italy for a trip, and he ex pects to be in America next year. STEINITZ LEADS ONCE M0BE. He Defeats the Itasstan Chess Master In a Great Game. HAVANA, Feb. 26. Special After a struggle which lasted for nearly seven hours the Russian master had to -acknowledge defeat and to cede the lead to the Bo hemian Caisar once more. The Zukertort opening, which the Austro-American adopted for the third consecutive time, is highly congenial with his style. On the other hand, Tschigorin nevefcould do him self full jnstice in a close opening, although he vastly improved in his line of play in thetwentieth game of the present match. Steinitz, playing for nothing but positiou, gradually obtained atnajoritv which, prom ised a certain victory. Tschigorin mainly sought salvation in a counter attack. At one time he set an ingenious trap which would have yielded him a harrasslng attack or at least a draw by perpetual check, but Steinitz declined to be caught After recess the Russian had to beat retreat at every point, and notwithstanding his stout defense he had to resign after 49" moves. The score of the contest at present is as follows: Steinitz 0 ddldlOOdOlOllOlOl Old 19. Tschi-iorin 1 ddOdOlldlOlOOlOl 0 1 0 d 0-S. Steinitz, 9; Tschigorin, 8; drawn, 5. C0NHIE MACK HEABD FB0M. He Makes a Bcasonable Proposition to tho Club for Tills Season. A letter was received yesterday from Connie Mack by President Temple, of the local ball club. The contents of the letter show that Connie is aware of , the altered condition of things, and he -writes in a manly and reasonable spirit Last year, ho points out, he received 3,500, and he is re quired to sign for 2,500 this year. This he claims is not fair and argues a reduction of 51,000 is unreasonable. He oilers to meet the club halfway and submit to a reduction of J500 this year. In his letter he says: "I recognize the fact that the salaries of ball players will have to come down. I also recognize the tart that not one of the other plavers were reduced this year. Therefore, I think it a little unjust that I should be the only ono to be pulled down, and my cut such a big one." Slosson Is Anxious. New York, Feb. 26. George F. Slosson is very anxioirs to have another contest at billiards with Schaefer, and to bring back the championship trophy to this city. He issued the following challenge Wednesday night: New Yobk, February 21. Erunswlck-Ualte-Collendcr Company: (jEMLKiiex I heioby challenge the winner of thoSchaefer-Iies match, to be played in Chicago March 19 next, to play for tho cup emblematic of the championship of the world and $500 a side, according to the rule governing such contests. My deposit of $230, made with Mr. Tioescher. of your Arm, on the evening of February 10, still holds good as a forfeit, nud Is an evitlenco of the slncer iry of this challenge, l'espcctfiilly, Geohoe F. Slossojt. A Clab for Iturllnjton. Burlington, Io., Feb. 2a Burlington has concluded that she will have base ball this year, and made a decisive move to night. W. S. McCaull,- Secretary of the Illinois-Iowa- League, dropped down on Burlington to-day, and at a meeting this evening an organization was formed. The street railnav people and Chris Bonn, Damocratic candidate for Mayor, offered to run a club themselves, but a dozen other influential business men joined the com pany. The street car company furnishes ground free and puts up one-half the money to back the club. Boarda9 Meets His Match. Virginia, III.. Feb. 26. Special Captain A. H. Bogardus, of Lincoln, 111., the crack shot, was defeated here to-dav by . ,, - ,. , .. , , , eorSe awwroai. oi mis cuy, wuo nas ocen attracting a good deal ot attention ot late by his wonderful trap-shooting. Rcxroat's score sheet shows 92 birds killed to the Captain's 83, out of a possible 100. The Captain's best record to-day was 18 straight, while Rexroat killed 42 without a miss Bnda Victorious Oskaloosa, Feb. 26. In a 1,000 malch between Budd of Des Moines, and Marshal, of Kcithsburg, at 100 live birds, Budd killed 96 and Marshal 90 birds. The best record j was Budd's 35 straight Prize Flchters Balded. Chicago, Feb. 2a Sol Van Praag, a member of the Illinois Legislature, and or I State street saloon-keeper arranged lo'havc I a prize fight in his saloon early this morn ing. Just as the principals had entered the ring the police raided the place, and the two pugilists and 50 spectators are under arrest GOSSIP ABOUT THE BATTLE. Great Domnnd for Seats to Seo the Contest Between Maherand Fitzslmmons Both Men In Good Condition Slavln and Mitchell's Opponent! Tho Australian's Training. 2JF.W" Orleans, Feb. 26. Special. The interest in the Mahcr-Fitzsimmons fight is increasing. All the boxes were disposed of last week and the orders for reserved.seats are being received daily by mail and tele graph. 'The seating capacity of the Olympic Amphitheater was increased. The report tiiat Jack Dempsey, Fitz's last opponent, would visit the city to witness the contest is unfounded, as he is at his home in Port land, Ore., suffering with malaria. Frank Slavin and Charley Mitchell will nrrive on Sunday, and both report themselves in splendid form and eager for the fray. The two men chosen to oppose them are also placing themselves in condition to try their hardest to earn the very liberal purse of fered by the enterprising Olympics should they succeed in slaying the required four rounds. Maher will go quietly to Wciman's, at Carroll ton, upon his arrival and it is said will not be seen in public until he enters the Olympic Club ring. .He is evidently anxious to avoid notice and Madden tele graphs that Maher and lie will reach here Sunday. They will make two stops on the road, at Washington and some other place, so that Maher will not be fatigued by the journev. A delegation of Galway men, now good citizens of New Orleans, will receive Maher and see him safely quartered. The reports from Fitzsimmons continue favorable. He sleeps well and is still grow ing stronger and heavier, and yesterday sprinted for six miles and had a four-round bout with Jimmie Carroll, in which the lat ter did not land a blow. Arthur TJphani, the middle weight, has received an offer to meet Fred Woods, of Philadelphia before the Occidental Club, San Francisco, about the end of March for 1,000. TJpnam would gladly go if he could getaway from St Bernard 'in time. MAHER ALL BIGHT. He Starts for New Orleans and Is In Tiptop Shape to Meet FItz. Washington, D. C., Feb. 26. Peter Maher, who is to try conclusions with Bob Fitzsimmons before the Olympic Club of New Orleans, March 2, left his training quarters at East Hampton, N. Y., Wednes day and arrived in Washington yesterday morning with his backer and trainer, Billy Madden, and Jack Fallon, his sparring partner. They were evidently anxious to keep their presence in the capital city a se cret, for they went at once to a modest ho tel and refnsed to see anyone. Later in the day they took a long walk, and finally brought up at the Washington Monument, where Maher limbered himself up a bit by running up the long stairway, 520 feet When he arrived at the landing he was not perceptibly fatigued, and rode down the elevator and triecf it over. The party, after visiting the principal points of interest about the city, left last night at 11 o'clock for New Orleans. They will stop off at Mobile. Before going, Madden said: "To show how Maher is rated in New York, here are a few bets made Wednesday: James Wakely bet 1,000 with Dink Davis on Maher, Phil Lynch bet Dink Davis 1,500. He also took the Maher end." GREAT LOCAL ENTHUSIASM, Betting on the HI; Battle. Becoming Very Lively Among the Sports. Local interest in the Fitzsimmons-Mahcr fighj is getting toa high pitch and betting on the result is becoming brisk. The Fitz simmons supporters are holding out for a point of odds and Maher backers yesterday offered to bet any amount of money at evens. The probability is that Maher money will become so strong as to force the odds on the Irish champion as far as local betting is concerned. If 5 to 4rere offered on Maher there would be some lively bet ting. , Many local admirers of the fistic sport are.incliped to think that the amount of money at stake will induce the principals and their backers to "fix" things aud this is deterring speculation to some extent RYAN AND NEEDHAM. A Great Battle Expected and Lively Betting on the Besnlt. New Orleans, Feb. 26. The change of date for the Ryan-Needham contest from March 2 to February 29 by the management of the Metropolitan Club, meets with favor among the sporting fraternity and their friends, and there is a large demand for tickets. Maher and his backers, and seconds have expressed their wish to attend. The audience to witness this great welter weight contest will .contain more noted sporting men than ever congregated at a rinusiue m tins uit' j.jie cuuue oi uaie makes no differencewith the principals, as it saves them two days' hard work, and as both men have been down to weight for some days no material difference or annoy ance is felt by either men. Excitement over this contest is becoming more generally noticeable, and much money is being wagered on the result, the betting beiug about even. When the Chicago con tingent nrrives, however, Ryan stock may go up, but there is etery reason to believe the Frisco boys will be "only too willing to accept Pools were sold to-day with odds a little in Ncedbam's favor. W0EK ON THE SCHEDULE. Fittsburg Not One of the First Clubs With Homo Games. New Yore, Feb. 26. Special The baseball League Schedule Committee will meet again, and expect to agreo on a schedule to be presented to the League on J Tuesday. The only thing definitely known about the schedule is that the season will open the second week in April, and the first games will be played in St. Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville, Washington, " Baltimore and Philadelphia, and an effort will be made to keep the teams circling around atx those points until the balmy zephyrs chase the blizzards away from Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburg, Boston, Brooklyn and New York. The schedule .will call for a double chamdionship series. The clubs that will plav Sunday games are St. Louis, Louisville, "Vashington, Bal timore, Cincinnati and Pittsburg. The other six clubs will not play. The regular League meeting willbegin Monday, with a meeting of the National Agreement Com mittee, and Tuesday the entire League will be represented at a meeting in which the schedule, rules and other "matters will be considered. Results at Gattenbnrg. Guttenburg, N. J., Feb. 2a Tho track was in good condition to-day. First nice, six and one-half furlongs For est King lirst. Bias second, J B third. Time, 1:24K. Second race, flvo furlongs Disappoint ment first, Arthur Davis second, Vandal third. Time, 1:11. Third raco, six and one-half fmlongs Blitzen first, Brooklyn second, Panhandle third. Time, 1.33. Fourth nice, lour and one-half furlonss Mulligan flrst, Mollio Davis second, Twx Lips third. Time, l:'Jl-S. Fifth race, live lurlongs Azrael first, Xeedinool second, Alma T third. Time, 17. Sixth race, seven furlonzs Algernon first; Lonsstrido second, Saudstono third. Time, l:X. . Keys Bock wood Scarfs at 50c to-day. HANNAcn,-30 Sixth street. .1-, - '. - "."-'.,. ' ' .. - I- . . -- l . . -i -.. '-..,. -i. ,JJ M-"'t., ., -j.Mil -I. - ' I A ELIC -OF MASONRY. The Oldest Original Minute Book in AmericaJJrousrht to Light. CURIOUS OLDEN-TIME CUSTOMS. The Transactions of the Lodge at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia. AN INTERESTING HISTORICAL FIND JIedia, Pa., Feb. 26. A historical find of more than ordinary importance has bsen made near here. Among a number of old books and papers, resurrected from their long-forgotten resting place in the altic of an old country house in Delaware county, where they had lain undisturbed for almost a century, was a leather-covered folio blank book, vhich upon examination proved to be one of the long-lost records of the Masonic lodge which was held at the Tun Tavern, on Water street, in Philadelphia, during the early decades of tho last century. ' The contents of the book consist of 106 closely-written pages, setting forth all their proceedings, and, in addition, recording the names of every candidate, member and visitor who was present or advanced at the various meetings. In fact, it is the first minute book of the lodge, and covers the period from June 2S, 1749, to July 2, 1755, when the lodge changed its meeting place to the newlv erected Freemason's Hall, in Norris (Lodge) alleys The importance o'f this old relic will be recognized when it is stated that heretofore nothing whatever has been known of the official or social workings of the Masonic Brethren who flourished in Pennsylvania under the dispensation from the Grand Lodge of All England, extending from 1730 until tee decade prior to the Revolution, when, on account of political differences, application was made by sundry brethren in Philadelphia to the rival Grand Lodge in England, known as the "Ancient York Masons," for permission to hold lodges in Pennsylvania under their authority. Origin of the Pennsylvania Grand Bodge. In Tesponse-to these applications two or three lodges were warranted about 1759-60, either by the Grand Mastet or the Grand Lodge. It is lrom these lodges ot tne -A. x. M. that the present Grand Lodge of Penn sylvania had its origin.' As the majority ot the members of the first Provincial Grand Lodge, working under the "Grand Lodge of All England," were politi cally inclined toward the Crown, that branch of Masonry rapidly declined in the troublous times immediately preceding the Revolution, the patriot brethren affiliating with the new lodges of the AjY. M. rite. Thus the absolute absence of all records was always accounted for by the supposition that they were either carried away by their Loy alist custodians in their flight from the country, or else were destroyed during the war. In the year 1881 the first scrap of authen tic information, outsido of th'e announce ments in Franklin's paper, was found. This was an old account book, known as "Liber B," and now in possession of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, which gives the names and. accounts ofj tho 19 members who composed St. John's Lodge in Philadelphia, the first Masonic lodge in America. It was this lodge which a few vears afterward re solved itself into a Provincial Grand Lodge. It covers the period from June 24, 1731, to 1738, and settles the claim of Pennsyl vania's priority in Freemasonry in Amer ica. But, independent of this great fact and the names of the 19 members, it gives no insight into the Masonic life ,of the order. The volume which has now come to light is the book of proceedings of the "Masons' Lodge, held at the Tun Tavern, in' Water Street," and contains many curi ous entries, not the least of which is the invariable close of each proceedings with the announcement, "Ten O'clock, ve Lodge Closed," a custom which might well be fol lowed by the brethren ot the present day. ' The First Entry in tho Book. The first entry in the book is dated "WednesdaTi 28th June, 1749 present, Bro. Griffin, Mr. Eeily, S. W., Shee, J. W. Members present, Bros. Corfe Arstidale Mullan Wright Eve Foster. Visiting Brethren, Brs. Murray Alsop Gantonv and Duglap." The business ot the lodge consisted of electing a Tyler aud a commit tee to amend the by-laws, after which a number of gentlemen were proposed for initiation, together with recommendations for passing and raising others, a separate ballot being taken in each case. Another curious feature was that the lodge always met in the E. A. Degree, and occasionally admitted visitors who were not Freemasons. Thus in the proceedings of August 12, 1752, among the visitors appears the entry: ,'Saml. Austin, not a brother." .That matters at this early day did not always run smoothly is shown under date of August C, 1749, when a ballot was held "whether or no three of the leading mem bers should be continued or excluded from the lodge," after which the Secretary was ordered to "raise" their names off the book as members. Three .weeks later a petition was sent to Beniamin Franklin. Prov. Gr. Master, to grant a "deputation" under his sanction. Charges of Irregular Practices. Early in September the Master, being ac cused by several membeas of some irregular "practices, contrary to the dignity of the chair." is asked in open lodge to clear up the charges bv the next regular meeting. This he succeeded in doing nt the lodge September 27, 1749 "agreeable to the mem bers." After this episode matters went on in harmony, and at the'lodge December 19, 1749, it was agreed by the majority, to cele brate St John's Day by a diuner at the Tun Tavern, at 10 o'clock, and "each Mason to bring his wife or partner to a dance at night, the expense of which to be left to the majority of the members after the dinner is over." The expense of this celebration, as shown by the next minutes, was 23 17s 5d, and 20 shillings were voted to the serv vants of the tavern. Several cases are noted where members were imprisoned for debt, application being made to the lodge to release them from durance vile the most interesting case be ing that of Brother Smith, in 1753. Six pounds were voted for his relief, but did not prove sufficient, when the Master offered to advance 10 for the brother's relief, pro vided he gave hrs watch and books and se curity "upon condition the lodge, when in cash," pay him and take the watch and books, if" thev be not redeemed by Smith; to which the iodge agreed, and the things to be left with the lodge in pledge." Regulations of Olden Time Expenses. Another entry in a different vein, in forms us that "The questions being put how we, as Masons, ought to be regulated in re spect of our expenses .at a regular lodge night, and a ballot being made, agreed that no member shnll be obliged to spend more 2 shillings and sixpence during lodge hours without his consent, und not to depart pay ing less than 2 shillings aud sixpence." "It being proposed that no liquor be called for in lodge n'ours but by the consent ot the masters and wardens, a ballot- being made, passed in the affirmative; but so that nothing be understood to the contrary of each brother's spending 2 shillings and six pence." There are numerous entries showing that officers were entered, passed and raised in one night during tho exciting French and Indian troubles." Thus the lodge flourished, and when the proposed Free Masons' Hall, in JSqrris al ley, was nearing completion, the question was put on St, John's Day, December 27, 1754, "whether or not the'lodge shall be re moved to ye lodge lately erected;" the brethren to a man voted in the negative. The Greatest Gala Bay of Modern Masons. The next six months, however, broaght about a change of mind, and the last miuute in the old register sets forth: "At a lodse held ve 27th June. 1755. at 6 o'clock in ye morning, the lodge opened and I choze all the old officers for ye ensuing six months, and adjourned to the Lodge Hall in order to join the procession appointed for this" day." This occasion was perhaps the greatest gala day of the "Modern" Masons. There were 130 brethren in line, who marched to Christ Church where Brother William Smith preached the first of his Masonic ser mons, wnlcii have since Decome historic. With the dedication of the ':New Lodge" the minutes cease, and it may well be in ferred that from thence on the lodge changed its meeting place from- the Tun tavern to the Freemasons' Hall until the troubles in cident to the Revolution suppressed the aristocratic "Moderns," when the patriotic brethren almost to a man affiliated with the more patriotic Ancients, and laid the foun dation of our present R. W. Grand Lodge and its hundreds of subordinate lodges. PEOPLE COMING AND GOING. Carl Alberte, the advance man for Rice's Evangeline Company, is nt the Central. Misses Jennie and Sadie Samuels went to Now York last ovening to visit friends. W. L. Elkins, Jr., of Philadelphia, was a passenger, on the limited last evening bouud lor Chicago, i E. B. Lemmon, an Idaho miner, and D. K. Gamble? of Washington, aro legistered at the'Duquesne. Thomas Kerr, the New York attorney of the Westinghouse Electric Company.-was In tho city yesterday. Judge P. C. Young and J. S. Bowman, a tax inquisitor of New Lisbon, registered at the Anderson last evening. John Pott, traveling passenger agent of tho Chicaso. Milwaukee and St. Paul road arrived in the city yesterday. Russell H. Conwell. a prominent Baptist picacherand lectnrer, of Philadelphia, was at the Slonongahela House yesterday. Father McTighe returned from Philadel phia on the limited Inst evening. He at tended tho consecration of Dr. Ilorsman as Bishop of the Cleveland diocese. J. C. Whitla and wife headed a party of 35 people from Beavor Falls last evening. They registered at the Monongahela House and took in "Sinbad" at tho Duquesno Theater. Louis Arrington, President of the Green Bottle Workers, registered at tho Central Hotel last evening. Uo lives nt Masslllon and was on his way homo from a visit to Washington. Ho says affairs are quiet in the association. C. E. Tapping, of New York, general manager of tho United States Expres Com- Sany, W. II. Snyder, of Newark; and A. A. ishop. a route agent of Washington, were at the Monongahela House yesterday. They intended to some local details preparatory to taking 'possession of the Pittabun? and Western road March L George W. Burnham, manager of the old Indianapolis Baseball Club; F. A. Morroll, of Brooklyn, the man who sold tho small cars to the Manchester line, and Captain Jesse M. Baker, of Media, registered at tho Anderson yesterdav. Mr. Burnham is now selling car wheels for a Hoosier company, and is glad ho is out of the baseball business. Pittsburgers in New York. New York, Feb. 20. ISpectal Tho follow ing Pittsburgora aro registered at Now York hotels: W. , A. Bennett, ICarlo's: C II. Cameron, Imperial: W. Campbell, Metropoli tan; J. Dunlovy, Jr., Hotel Imperial; F. G. Uarding, Sturtevant; C. G. Hussey, Astor House; W. Loofller, Hotel Imperial; J. Mar ion, Grand Hotel; K. J. McKay, Fifth Avenue Hotel: C. I. McKce, Westminster; H. S. McKee, Fifth Avenno Hotel; A. Mertes, International; Miss M. A. Fainter, Fifth Avenue: J. N. Parsons, Inter national: D. G. Stewnrt, St. Jnmes Hotel: W. Stewart, Windsor Hotel; E. M.Aiken. West minster; W. 1. Dermitt. Holland House; J. Dunlevy, St. James Hotel: W. K. Evans, HotTman House; J. W. Gillette, F. IC. Kabler, Hotel Imperial: F. Oppenheimer, Metropoli tan; II. D. Thompson, Imperial. DOINGS OF THE POLICE. Albert Dcsn and A. Simcox, who were, supposed to have burglarized the pool room of Charles Davis, on Carson street, were tried by Magistrate Snccop last night and discharged. Jons McCormack was committed to Jail yesterday by Alderman Iilchards for a hear ing on a charge of assault and battery pre ferred by Mary Conuely, who alleges that McCormack knocked her down. James Wilsos will bo given a hearing be fore Alderman McMasters to-day to answer a charge of assault arid battery. Thomas A. HotTman made the information, alleging that ho was knocked down and severely beaten by the defendant. John Kinscn and Frank Moran, charged with the larceny of about 400 pounds of tal low, a lot of knives and batchers' tools from tbe shop of Christian Born, at Carson and Twcnty-flfth streets, had a hearing before Alderman Snccop last night, and wero held lor court. Jons' Eeillt was arrested iu Allegheny yesterday. He is charzed by Detective Glenn with enticing Dora and Katie Luttlnger from their home at Bennett station, ihe girls said they had ran awav because their father was cruel to them. Tho officer claims that BeUly had misused the eldest. J. A. Elliott entei cd suit before Alder man Warner yesterday charging Joseph Loll with fraudulently disposing of goods. Elliott is an agent for the Adams Tarnishing Company. Ho alleges ho sold Loll two hang ing lamps on tho installment plan. He called several times to collect, but Loll put him off lrom time to time, nud finally Elliott decided to take tho lamps away, but was un able to find them. Alderman Kiso had an interesting hear-i ing before him yesterday afternoon. It v, as the outcome of a small-sized riot back ot Mansfield about two weeks ago. Mike Zukes, John Petrofsky, Victor Petrofsky and William Biskot wore beforo tho 'Sqniro charged with assault and battery, and Bis ket was charged with aggravated assault and battery. John Pollinger and Mike Mor ris wero the prosecutors. William Manchester entered suit before Alderman Warner yesterday, charging Henry Quartz with larceny by bailee. It seems Quartz had a team of horses but no wagdn. Manchester had a wagon valued nt $80. This wagon he rented to Quartz for $2 60 a week. For several weeks things wero all right, but Quartz began to got 'behind in his weekly payments. Finally Manchester determined to go nud get his wagon, but be discovered Quartz hausold it, so he brought suit. SOME IITIL THINGS 0? INTEREST; Inside of tbreo weeks Charles Brosky, a Penn avenue saloonkeeper, lost 'his three children by diphtheria. Michael Welsh, a laborer at the Keystono Mill, had his right .foot crushed yesterday by a largo steel plato falling on it. The directors of the Excelsior Express" Company presented David li. Warden, the night manager, with a silver tea set yester day. W. B. Thompson, Treasurer of tho Russian famine fund, received yesterday a check for $10 to aid the sufferers. Tho contribution is from "Cash." Word was received in Allogheny yester day that Dr.-Gcorge Spanglcr, a well-known dentist on Monterey stroot, was dying in Donvor, Col. His father left yesterday to takocaioof him. The Eyangolical Alliance of Pittsburg, Allegheny and vicinity will meet in Y. M. C. A. hall on Monday at 10.30 A. M. Kev. Dr. Chambers, of Boston, will give his illustrated lcctuio on "Banyan's Pilgrim Progress." "The Liquor Business the Great Evil of the Nineteenth Century" will be discussed on Sundav evening at 27 Federal stieet, Al legheny. " Saloon keepersand others respect fully invited to give their 6ido or the ques tion, y The first social meeting of the Pittsburg and Allegheny Baptist Union, composed of the Baptist Chuichesot Pittsburg and Alle gheny lor city mission work, will be held in the Thirty-seventh Street Baptiss.Church, Thursday evening, Maich 3. The Primary Teachers' Union will meet at tho Second Presbyterian Church, at the corner of Penn avenue and Seventh street, Saturday at 1 p. m. Tho lesson for the com ing Saturday wilt he taught and discussed. AU interested in primary woik aro invited. Catherine Brown, 33 years old, wife of John Brown, tbe man who led the rescuing partyanto tho Hill farm mine last winter, was found dead at her homo in Glenwood early yesterday morning. The deceased has for some timo been a sufferer from heart trouble and it is supposed that is what caused her death. An inqneat will-bo held to-day. FASHIONS In silks for spring wear In THE DISPATCH to-morrow. - . r-j i , r NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. MANLY PURITY AND BEAUTY CUTICURA REMEDIES inspires confidence. They are absolutely pure and agreeable to tho most sensitive. They afford immediate relief in the most distressing of itching and burning eczemas, and other itching, scaly, and crusted skin and scalp diseases. 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Red, Rough, and Oily Skin, ttZfi5u512 children are prevented and cured by that greatest of all Slcin Purifiers and Beactifiers, the celebrated Cuticura Soap, Incomparably superior to all other slcin and complexion soaps, while riralliag In delicacy and surpassing in purity the most expensive of toilet and nursery soaps. THE WEATHER. For TTesi Virginia, Ohio and Western Pennsylvania: Colder North winds; fair weather, except cloudiness and light snows along the lake shore; co'jjer and fair Sunday. m TEMPERATURE AM) RAINFALL. Sl. 39 Maximum temp 45 Minimum temp 37 Mean temp CO Range 7 Prec 12 M, 42 2 P. M 5P. 31 45 8F.11 EDWAKO ATKINSON on bread baking in THE DISPATCH to-morrow. RIVER NEWS AND NOTES. LonlSTillo Items Tho Stage or Water and Ills aiovements of Boats. J fPECIAL TELEGRAMS TO THE DLSPATOT.1 Louisville, Feb. M. Busiaess good. Weather clear and cool. Tbe rrrer is rising slowlr, with B feet 2 Indies on the falls. 11 feet 6 Inches in the canal and 27 feet 2 inches .below. The Guiding Star departed for New Orleans at noon. The Mariner, Barret and Dare Wood left for rittsburg with tows of empties. The Charlie Brown de parted for Cincinnati with a tow of empties. The Bnckere State, from Memphis to Cincinnati. Is due. The Joe Wllllairs. with empties, is due here to-nlzht from New Orleans. The John K. Speed, while landing here, struck her wheel and was delajed half adaT. The txcel and tow pased down on her war to Memphis. The ;harley McDonald and tow got In this morning. TheFrisbie and tow arrived this morning and gassed on down to Plum Point. Departures Big andv. Cincinnati: City of Owensnoro, EvansTllIe: Bl(r Kanawha, Carrollton, and Falls Cltr, Ken tucky river. A I'lttsburg Towboat Sinks. The lowboat Mariner and a tow of empties, while being assisted up by tho Charley Clark, sunk in the canal this afternoon at 5:30 r. M. Shewas com ing up from Carlo bound for Pittsburg. It is not known how she sprung a leak, but she Is supposed to have struck the walls of tbe canal. There are 11 feet 4 Inches of water in the canal. She can be T4l.n1 and rpTialred with a nrohahle loss of S4.0OD. bho was the property ofW. H. Browns' Sons, of steel hulL and Is valued at J.T.5,000. Tho boat is Anostnew, having heen re built from the old Alexander Swift. She was lengthened and and made but two or three trips. Her hatehes are on. with but one exception, aud she can easily be raised. I'llicDurg. nun naa What Cpper Ganges Show. ALLEGITENY Junction Klver 12 feet 1 inch and foiling. Cloudv and cool. No Ice. Moroantown Klver 4 reel 6 1 uches and station ary. Cloudy. Thermometer 42 at 4 r. M. Brownsville Itlver 4 feet 9 Inches and sta tionary. Cloudy. Thermometer 37 at 5 p.m. Warren Elver 4. 1 feet. Cloudy and mild. The News From Below. WHEELING Elver 14 feet and falling. De partedCongo, Pittsburg; Ben Hur. Parkersburg. Clear aad pleasant. Parkersburo Ohio IS feet and falling. Courier up for Wheeling. Cincinnati Klver 23 feet 10 inches and falling. Departed Andes. Pittsburg. .Cloudy and cool. JlEMPnis Depirted City ot Cairo forbt, Louis. The Arkansas City. down, is expected about inld nletit. Klver 24 feet 1 inch and rlilng. Clear aud coot. New Orleans Partly cloudy and cool. Arrived City of St. Louis frp n gt. Louis. THS PIEE EEC0KD. The alarm from box 307 at 4:30 o'clock yes terday afternoon was false. At Elizabethport. N. J., tho plant of the Union Oil Cloth Company. Loss, $40,000; in sured. At Lakin, Kan., four of tho principal busi ness houses, including the Advocate news paper office. At Ely, near D ninth, the lire which has been raging for tho last four days in the Chandler mine, on the Verfcilllon rnnqc, has been extinguished. Loss, $23,090. Ono man lost his life while fighting the flames. The lower levels of the mino are filled with water, and it will tako two weeks to get into shapa for raising ore. 200 dozen sprin? scarfs on sale to-day at SO cents. No such value in town. Ho not tail to see them. Hannacb, 30 Sixth street. DIED. LAUBER On Friday,-February 23, 1802, at 6.33 P. M.. Adam" Lauber, aged 53 years 11 months and S days. Funeral service at the residence of bis son-in-law, John RoesslerJ 318 Atwood street, Oakland, on Scsdat, February 23, at 2:30 p.m. Funeral private nt a later hour. 2 REES On Friday. February 2G, 1892. Ern est Morton, son of X. S. and Annie J. Bees, in the 19th j ear or his age. Notice of funeral hereafter. Port.ige county, O.. papers please copy. Bicycles have dia mond frames of weld less steel tubing, but with this approved shape improved upon. 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"It a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operation of digestion and nu trition" and by a careful application of the fine properties of wcll-rflected Cocoa. Mr. Eppshas provided our breakfast tables with a delicately Savored beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills. It Is by the ludlcious use of sucn articles of diet that a constitution may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every ten dency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies art floating around us ready to attack wherever there fgiireak point. We may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping onrselves -well fortified with pur blood and a properly nourished frame." Cixii Smtee Gazette. Made simplr with boiling water or milk. Sohf onlr In half-pound tins, by grocers. labctled thus: JAMES ETPS &. CO.. Homojopathlc Chemlsti, London. 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