PULLING THE WOOL
Over the Eyes of the Voters on the
Question of the Tariff.
REPORT OP SPRINGER'S MAJORAT
t
Attacking the Sheep Industry of Several
of the Great -States.
BUREOWS GIVES THE MINORITY. VIEW
"Washington, Feb, 23. The reports of
the majority and minority of the House
Committee on "Ways and Means to accom
pany the Springer wool bill, have been pre
pared and will be presented to the House
to-morrow. The majority report was pre
pared by Mr. Springer and the minority re
report by Mr. Burrows, of Michigan.
The majority report says the McKinley
bill was passed with enormous rates of
duties, many of them prohibitory and all of
them unreasonably high. The report con
tinues: There can be no good reason for maintain
ing such high taxes upon articles which are
so necessary to tho health and comfort of
the people. A peculiar feature of these
rates is that, owing to high rates per pound
and per square yard, added to tho ad valorem
rates, the duties were highest upon the
cheaper grades of goods worn by the masses
of the people and lower upon high-priced
goods worn by those in better circumstances.
Twenty-five per cent was all the protec-
vn that wool manufacturers in 1SCT asked
in order to enable them to compete success
fully with their foreign rivals; but It seems
in the case of woolen goods, as in all others,
the amount of protection required increases
from year to year. As the Industries get
older and better established more protec
tion is demanded.
How the Hates Are Apportioned.
The rates proposed in the bill submitted
are fixed with due regard to the labor, cost
of production and the necessities of con
sumers. The lowest rates are placed upon
goods upon which the least labor has been
bestowed and which are consumed by the
' greatest number of people.
Statistics are printed in support of this
statement In considering the effect of the
act of 1867 on sheep husbandry, the report
says:
In 1SG8 there were 6,730,000 sheep in Ohio; in
JEW there were only 3,943,000 reported, while
in 1891 the number was given at 4,001,000.
Similar results toot plare In all of the other
States east of the Missouri and Mississippi
rivers. The Increase of the number of sheep
in the United States has been in the States
West of those rivers, or in localities where
there was free range upon the public do
main. There were in the whole United
States in 1863 nearly 39,000 000 sheep; at this
time there are only 43,000.000, an increase of
I 439,000 In S4 vearsthe whole Increase being
In sheep on Western ranches.
The wool growers or 1E67 believed that the
imposition of a. high tariff on wool would
secure them control of the home market.
The result proves how greatly they were
mistaken and how ineffectual the law has
been to produce the condition which they
desired. As to its effect on prices, wool has
steadily declined from 1867, when it was
worth 62 cents a pound in currency, to the
present time.
The Kastern Decline of the Industry.
The McKinley act increased the duty on
wool an average of 1 cent a pound. The
result has been a fall in the price of from 2 to
3 cents a pound, instead of a rise in prices.
After 23 j ears of experience, the result has
been a reduction of one-half in the number
of sheep In the States east of the Mississippi
and Missouri livers, and a reduction of one
half in the price of wool.
Xor have the manufacturers of woolen
goods been benefited by the imposition of
jtv;u duties on wool and woolen -goods.
With a high protective tariff on the raw ma
terial, and compensatory and hisli ad va
lorem duties on finished product and pro
Inctx limited to the home market, woolen
manufacturers cannot even hope to Increase
their productions beyond the annual in
creae or population. If the existing law,
imposing an average tax of 91 per
cent on goods composed wholly or
In part of wool when Imported,
does not Increase the price of domestic goods
of like character which do not pay any tax
whatever, then the manufacturer re
ceives no benefit from protective tariffs and
should not object to their repeal, ir do
mestic goods are increased in price bv reason
or duties imposed upon foreign good's of like
character, the extent or nmount or this In
creac is the meisnre of nrotectlon which
manufacturers receive.
The Work of the Shoddy Mills.
Notwithstanding the high protection ac
corded manufacturers of woolen goods, the
quality of suoh goods has deteriorated from
j ear to year since the discovery of machin
ery for converting woolen nigs Into substi
tutes for wooL In 1860 theie was an invested
capital of $123,500, using In raw material $227,
VZ5, employing 29J hands atan annual cost of
&M.124 and with an annual product of $402,
i9JL The shoddy produced In the United
fctates in 1891 will amount to 100,000,000
pounds. The scoured woolprodnced in that
year amounted to only 92,000,000 pounds.
It thus appears that "the high nrotective
tariff on wool, which was enacted with the
avowed purpose ot aiding wool growers, has
forced manufacturers to use a cheapet ma
terial than wool, and the competition which
' now thicatens mostly the wool producers of
the country comes Irom the 94 establish
ments manufacturing shoddy In the United
States, rather than from wool grown in
Australia and South America.
As the American producer of wool cannot
sell abroad at a profit, lie must await the
pleaure or the woolen manufacturers, who
are his sole patrons, and tike such prices as
may be fixed in the home market, which
prices will always be determined by the de
mand and supply.
The Effect of a Protective Tariff.
A high protective tariff on wool has the
- direct effect of limiting the demands ror
American wools, for the reason that under
such tariffs neither domestic wools nor
domestic manufactures of wool can be ex
ported and sold at a profit; and that amount
only of domestic n ool n HI be purchased and
consumed which will be required to mix
w ith the foreign wool which must be used to
produce the required quality and quantity
of 'goods to supply the home market. As
tree sugar has increased the consumption of
sugar In 1891 over 1890 24 per cent, we look
lor at least an equal ineiease in the con
sumption of wool goods ir the bill passes.
It is not unreasonable to assume that lower
duties upon, these articles, as well as a re
duction or more than hair upon all woolen
goods would cause some increase or im
portations, for the reduction of duties would
cheapen the price to consumers and thus
largely increase consumption. Increased
consumption w ould call for increased home
manufacture, as well as the, temporarily at
leat. enlarged Importations; but it is im
possible to estimate accurately the effect
upon revenues of changes in tariff duties.
This we can say with full confidence, that
any reduction of public Income by the
Cat-vage of this bill will be iar more than
alanced by the healthy decrease
in public expenditure now impera
tively demanded by every pub
Jic 'interest. By substituting in air.
Jefferson's well-known pbraso, "economy
for taxation," we shall run no risk of caus
ing a dereat in revenues of the Government,
while lifting a grievous load or taxation
from' some or the plain necessaries of lire.
The Protection Side of the Question.
The minority report says that from both
wool growers and w ool manufacturers there
comes up to this Congress an almost unani
mous sentiment that the law may be per
mitted to stand as it is. Within the year
that has passed since the present law 'was
enacted, the flocks ot the united states
hare increased more than 1,500,000 sheep,
and under any assurance of its permanence
this increase will continue rapidly. The
number of woolen mills in the country
has also increased; great amount of idle
machinery has been started up to supply
the new market created by a curtailment of
f 22,000,000 in the imports of ioreign woolen
goods; old mills long idle have been re
equipped; large numbers of operatives
have been given employment ard new
industries never before sncccsslully under
taken in the United States have been inaug
urated. Xbt only are wool growers and
wool manufacturers encouraged and bene
fited by the law, but the great body oi
people, the consumers, have shared
in these benefits. The people
of the United States find themselves able to
yecure all the woolens they require at n
smaller cost than ever before in their ex
perience. If cheapness is the one thV" -
certainly
nnA tt- A -rfHT5
FRAUD, CRUELTY, MURDER
rrt VCTICED OX IGNORANT foreign
ers IN A LAliOK CAMP.
Sab-Contractor? on Railroad Construction
In New York Exposed Filthy Hots
Filled With Vermin Insufficient Food
Cheated Out of All Their Wages.
Little Falu, If. Y., Feb. 28. Thirteen
poorly clad, half-starved Hungarians have
arrived here from the northern part of the
county, where they had been employed on
that section of' the Adirondack and Iaw
rence Railroad which passes through the
forest. A g6od many of the employes are
Poles and Hungarians, and it is alleged that
they are made to sufter the greatest imposi
tions, as few of them understand the lan
guage and customs of the country. .
One of the first men to reach here and ex
pose the sub-contractors was a foreigner
who stopped at Little Falls last "Wednesday
and begged a night's lodging. - He wore
scant clothing, was nearly starved, and.his
hands and teet were frozen. Thursday night
another sufferer appeared here, Walter
"White, a resident of Lynchburg, "Va. . He
secured work by responding to an advertise
ment in a New York paper for men, a'nd
was engaged by Myers & Cohick to work for
Thomas Bedmond, a sub-contractor for the
Enterprise Construction Company, which
has a contract to build 90 miles of the road.
White wenttoLowvilleand wasconveyed
in the woods to a camp 42 miles on the line
ot the road. The men were promised $1 25
a day and allowed expenses fromNew York.
They were housed like sheep in log huts.
When it rained it was impossible to sleep
owing to the water leaking through the
roof, and the bunks were so dirty and filled
with vermin they were obliged to hang up
their clothes outside and go to bed naked.
The food was insufficient, poorly cooked
and consisted principally of pork and beans
three times a day. They worked from 20 to
COjdays and received no pay for their ser
vices. The contractors names were Dagard,
Landard and Anderson. The last named
weuld go about the works heavily armed,
and would shoot at the laborers on the least
provocation. The men speak broken
English, and claim that one man was shot
through the head and another instantly
killed. HeLwas subseqnentlv buried in the
woods by his murderers. The county offi
cials will probably look into the matter and
punish the men who have caused so much
suffering.
A CRUEL CAPTAIN.
Uncle Sam's Troop In the Role of Des
pots Texans Treated to MocarchuU
Methods Another Court-Martial on the
Army Carpet.
SAJf AXTONIO, Feb. 2a SpeciaL The
sensational charges preferred against Cap
tain John G. Bourke, of the Third Cavalry,
by prominent citizens along the border have
created a stir In military circles here, and
it is believed that a court-martial will be
called -to investigate the matter. A sworn
statement says: T
Various complaints are being made by
many of the best law abiding citizens in
this portion of the State regarding the eon
duct or the troops or the United States Army
and certain persons who claim to be scouts
and guides, that one Captain John G.
Bourke, the commanding officer, has been
especially complained of as having made
promiscuous arrests of good citizens with
out apparent cause, following such arrests
with acts of cruelty and at times practicing
and permitting acts of indignities toward
such persons w hlle held as prisoners; that
houses have been entered at the dead hour
of night, doors torn from (heir hinges
and searched without exhibiting any
warrants: that unless such outrages and
wrongs are put an end to promptly so great
Is the fear and anxiety of the people that
many of them will be forced to leave their
growing crops and starving herds, while
great Injury and immeasurable and irrep
arable damage roust follow to the stock and
agricultural Interests of the county.
Already -theie Is a feeling of unrest, anx
iety and disrespect toward the United States
army. Threats of a most serious character
are being made by the commanding officer
and others, In expectation, no doubt, of ex
torting self-criminating evidence from good
citizens whom I, a Justice or the Peace, be
lieve to be innocent of any crime or partici
pation in the Garza revolution.
THKEE HEW TYPHUS CASES
Develop in New Tork, Directly Caused by
the Sfassllia's Trip.
New York, Feb. 28. Special Three
new cases of typhus fever developed to-day,
one in Bellevue Hospital, one in the quar
antined house, 42 East Twelfth street, and
one in a hitherto unsuspected neighbor
hood, 222 Christie street. All the patients
were taken to the reception hospital.
Henry Dowd, 19 years old, a relative ot the
proprietor of 49 Pike street, where there
have been many cases of the fever, was at
tacked on Saturday, and by some oversight
the ambulance from Gouverneur Hospital.
instead of the ambulance from the Bureau.
of Contagious Diseases, responded. The sur
geon diagnosed Dowd's illness as pneumo
nia, and took him to Belle vne. The Gouv
erneur Hospital ambulance has been fumi
gated and supplied with new bedding and
stretchers.
, Max Morwitz, from 222 Christie street,
contracted the disease, it is supposed, from
his cousin, a passenger on the Massilia. Dr.
Edson ordered that the Christie house be,
added to the list of those under daily ob
servation. The third patient is 8-year-old
Reuben A. Bramowltz. He was taken from
42 East Twelfth street. His father and
three brothers were among the first of the
Massilia's passengers to develop the disease.
BOUND TO DIE IN FEBEUABY.
An Il.lnols Woman Keeps Her Word Within
a Few Days.
Decatur, Ili, Feb. 28. Special
Mrs. Abraham Greenfield, who has fasted
for 45 days, refusing to take even liquid
nourishment, died of starvation Friday
night at her home in Mt Zion township.
Two months ago, when in apparent good
health, she told her family and friends that
she would be dead 1 1 February 15, and soon
afterward she refus d to eat, although she
prepared meals and kept at work about the
house until she became so weak that she had
to go to bed.
Her death was apparently painless. Her
friends say that her mind had been unsound
for several months before she formed a resc
tion to die.
TE0UBLE FOLLOWING A SUICIDE.
Attachment Suits Against Toungstown
Iron Manufacturers.
Youngstown, O., Feb. 28. Special J
The First National Bank of Youngstown.
has caused attachments to be issued here
against Pierce, Kelly & Co., iron manu
facturers, of Sharpsvilie, Pa., for 121,000,
and garnishee notice was served upon H. O.
Bonnell, President oi the Mahoning -and
Shenango Dock Companv, and Mvron O.
Wick, of Cartwright, McCurdy & Co.
A similar suit wis also commenced by the
Iron Banking Company against Pierce,
Kelly & Co., and attachment papers were
served. The litigation was precipitated by
the suicide of George D. Kelly.
ALL QUIET AT CEEEDK.
There's Trouble Only IThen tot Purchasers
Attempt to Take Possession. '
Cbeede, Coi, Feb. 28. There is posi
tively no truth in the sensational reports sent
out from here that an attempt had been made
to capture the amount received from the
sale of lands, which janged in the vioinity
of $130,000. r
To-night the town is quiet, and no dem
onstrations ot violence have been made in
any quarter, although disturbances may
arise when purchasers from the State at
tempt to take possession of their lots. "The
Governor and State Land-Byrd left for
Denverthli morning, -
THE
THIRD PARTY LEADER.
Granger Politicians Looking for a
Fresidental Candidate.
EITHER WEAVER OR DONNELLY
Stands a Tery Good Chance, According to
Jerry Simpson's Views.
WATSON, OP GE0KGIA, ENTHUSIASTIC
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. The echoes of
the St. Louis Convention have scarcely died
away ere the rank and file of. the allied in
dustrial organizations have begun to disouss
the possible Presidents! candidates of the
National People's party.
The convention for the nomination of
candidates for President and "Vice President
will not be held until July 4 at Omaha,and,
as both of the other leading parties will
have 'made their nominations by that time,
the People's party will be in a position to
make the strongest possible nominations for
the purpose of carrying the doubtful States,
in which their organizations have mani
fested the greatest strength in the past.
GeneralJames R. Weaver, of Iowa, once
the candidate of the Greenback party for
President; Hon. L. L. Polk, of North
Carolina, now President of the Farmers'
Alliance (National); Hon. Ignatius Don
nelly, of Minnesota; United States Senator
Stanford, of California; T. V. Powderly,
Grand Master of the Knights of Labor;
Hon. Alson G. Streeter, of Illinois, late
candidate of- the F. M. B. A for United
States Senator for Illinois, are a few of
those who 'are now being discussed as
possible Presidental or "Vice Presidental
candidates of the People's party.
Rmpson on, the Probable Candidate.
"In my opinion," said Representative
Jerry Simpson) of Kansas, to-day, "General
Weaver, of Iowa, is most likely to be the
People's party candidate for the Presi
dency. At any rate, he has op to this
time been the man most desired in that
connection. But I would not be surprised
if the sentiment in favor of Ignatius Don
nelly assumed formidable proportions. He
developed great strength out at St. Louis,
and the preamble to the platform which
was written by him is, in my opinion, one
of the most vigorous, and at the same time
most classic, productions of modern liter
ature. The preamble, has won Donnelly
many friends, and he will be a prominent
candidate if he desires the nomination."
"As a matter of fact, I do not .think that
Weaver really cares for the nomination,
although he seems, to be a favorite and is the
man 'most talked,' ot among the Farmers'
.Alliance people. I think there is no ques
tion hut that President Polk, of tHe" Farm
ers' Alliance, will be the candidate lor Vice
President." v
Bepresentative Watson, of Georgia, the
candidate of the People's party Representa
tives in the .House for Speaker, was com
pelled to remain in Washington to look
after the legislative demands of his party,
and did not attend the St Louis Conven
tion. He earnestly approved of all that
was done at St. Louis, however, and thinks
that the various industrial organizations are
now fairly united- on a common platform
and into one political party.
Watson looks for Great Tnincs.
"The result of the St Louis convention,"
said he, "has been a revelation to the old
time politicians of the country. They Have
been predicting for weeks how we were to
meet at St Louis, like Kilkenny cats, and
then go to pieces and retire Democrats; but
not a single one of the predictions has been
realized. With less friction than is en
countered in the usual National Convention
of either of the old parties our people, rep
resenting almost a score of different indus
trial and reform organizations, have met at
St Louis and agreed upon a platform and
declaration of principles which are agree
able to all, and. upon which, the fight will be
conducted all along -the line and in every
State in the Union in the coming campaign.
"I feel greatly encouraged by the fact that
of all these industrial organizations, coming
through from different parts of the country,
each with its favorite plan and principles,
were yet able to be harmonious, to pool
their issues and to make one declaration
common to all which will appeal warmly to
the reform of their country. I regard the
platform as a very strong presentation of
substantially the same pnneiples which
have called these various oaganizations into
existence and npon which we have been
educating the people for the last four or five
years, and it will now command the full
support of the industrial organizations of all
classes.
A Brilliant Campaign Ahead.
"I had myself no doubt that this result
would be reached. Neither have I any
doubt that the Omaha convention will keep
'right in the middle of the road.' We will
have a brilliant campaign, which will bring
the people into a more thorough under
standing of the principles of their Govern
ment and the changes that ought to be
made, than this country has known since
the foundation of the Government
"The Omaha convention will pnt into
official party shape that which was agreed
upon at St. Louis by a convention ot non
partisan organizations. But it follows, as a
logical couclusion, that the campaign put
on foot at Omaha will have to be based sub
stantially upon the platform enunciated at
St. Louis. I take it that the Omaha con
vention will merely reiterate the declara
tions of the St Louis -convention, and that
our platform may be said to be even now
practically before the people.
Qualifications for the Coming Man.
"As to who the candidates of the People's
party will be, I really cannot say, but I
think the candidate for the Presidency will
be some' man who has been well Identified
with this great revolt against the existing
state of affairs; some man who has made
sacrifices tor it, who is known for the
fidelity with which he has served
in this cause; and I think it is
quite, unnecessary that such a man should
have a barrel. I think the only question
should be, Is he ldentihed with us; is he a
man 'of good standing, and is he a man of
ability, fitted to lead a campaign as a Presi
dental candidate?
"I do .not think that our success depends
on the amount of boodle that we can put
into the campaign. We are not a party of
boodle and corruption. I believe thatour
plan of campaign would be to appeal
straight and frankly to the sense and con
science of the people and to avoid, as far as
possible, the machine methods of the boodle
politicians against whom we have raised
ims revolt.
i
A CALIFORNIA BANK'S TB0UBLE.
Comptroller X-acey Refuses to Allow a San
Dleco, Institution to Receive.
San Diego, Cal., Feb. 28. Word was
receif ed yesterday from Comptroller Lacey
at Washington, that the California National
Bank would not be allowed to resume. An
attachment on a suit for (8,000 was filed by
Receiver Pauly yesterday against the San
Diego Daily JSun on a note help by the Cali
fornia National Bank. Walter C. Smith,
formerly proprietor of the Sun, and for a
long time editor, was appointed temporary
receiver. An attachment for 190,000 was
also filed by the receiver of the hank against
the real estate of the San Diego Railway
Company.
CEAMP'S BIO WAS 3CTXL, ..
His Xew Plant the Only One That Can Bnlld
and Fit at Cruiser,
PHTLADEtPHlA, Feb. 2a Within six
weeks' time the shipbuilding firm of Will
iam Cramp & Sons will have completed the
i i ii. vi i. iu
my.piauv uuio country opauicoi" uuu
HTTSPUEG DISPATCH,
ing, equipping, fitting out and arming war
vessels.
Tha capacity of the gun factory now in
course of construction will be ten pieces of
ordnance a month, ranging in caliber from
1 to 5 inches. Projectiles will also be
manufactured.
PROP. ANDERSON TALKS.
BE PERSISTS V A GENrUSAI, DENIAL'
OF CBIMINAUTY.
Jennie McClelland Not Dangerously 111,
According: to His Statement He Says
She Is Good, and Thinks She "Was Fright
ened Into Making; the Charges.
Greensbubg, Feb. 28. Special. J. M.
Anderson, late principal of the Kensington
schools, and committed to jail charged with
a serious crime by pretty Jennie McClel
land, one of his teachers, was seen in the
prison here to-night By the dim light of
an old lamp, the professor was seen sitting
on the iron couch, the very picture of dis
tress. Anderson is a tall, . slender man,
aged about 30 years, and is so greatly de
jected he did not care to talk much about
the afiair: but was firm in a general denial
of any criminal offense.
"No man in my profession," he said,
"stood higher than I did one month ago.
Now my character and reputation are
ruined, and if it were not for the young
lady I would not offer any defense in the
court tit all: but she is pure as snow, and I
will fight the charges for the sake of her
good name to the bitter end."
In reply to a rather pertinent and proba
bly Impertinent question as to why the girl
made the charges against him, the professor
said that the girl was not dangerously sick,
and that the medicine given her was not for
the purpose designated by Dr. Parks, the
family physician. The girl, he said, was
only slightiv indisposed, and he believed
the doctor (Parks) frightened her into mak
ing the charge.
The medicine given the girl was got from
Dr. E. E. Patton, who had explained to the
magistrate that it was not very dangerous
and not designed for anv criminal purpose.
Why she was given medicine at all he re
fused to state. He says, however, the girl
will recover, as she was never seriously ill.
Her parents now live at Smith's Ferry,
though'they lived for some time in Alle
gheny. A BIG FIEE IK BROOKLYK.
One of the Burned Bulldlnss the Property
of Joseph'Jefferson.
New York, Feb. 2a About 1 o'clock
this afternoon fire was discovered in the
cellar of the large clothing house of Smith,
Gray, & Co., at Fulton street, Flatbush ave
nue and Nevins street, Brooklyn. At 4:30
o'clock: the building was destroyed. There
was a clock tower ou the Fulton street side
that rose to a height oi 196 feet from the
street This fell with a terrific crash, strik
ing the south track of the -Kings County
Flevated Bailroad and carrying down about
50 feet of the track. A part of the station
platform was also destroved.
The loss to the railroad is about $10,000.
The building where the fire originated was
owned by Millard Smith and W. G. Ban
dolph, principals of the firm of Smith, Gray
& Co., who also constituted the
firm of ..the Fnlton & Flatbush
Storage Company. The building was
valued at 200,000 and was insured for
$175,000. The stock of Smith, Gray & Co.
was insured for $150,000, which is consider
able less than its value. The storage part
of the building was divided into 400 rooms,
300 of which were occupied. The loss here
will reach $200,000, largelv covered by in
surance. The fire extended to a three
story building on Nevins street, owned by
Joseph Jefferson, the actor, and occupied as
a boarding and livery stable. This was
completely gutted, entailing a loss of
$40,000. Five other contiguous buildings
were damaged about $20,000.
PEOPLE COMING AND G0IHG.
M. H. Danziger went to New York last
night
Margaret Mather and her company went
to Cincinnati last evening.
Mrs. G. W. Mason, of Meadville, is among
the guests at the Schlosser.
L. S. Good, of Wheeling, and Arthur E.
Berry, of Farmlngton, aro stopping at the
Anderson.
D. C Painter, President of the C & P.
road, passed thiough the city last evening
en route to New York.
J. W. Waltz, of Baltimore, put up at the
Anderson last evening. He was formerly a
prominent baseball man.
M. J. Kinney and wife, of Astoria, and
Gns Heege, the Swedish actor, are registered
at tho Seventh Avenue Hotel.
Mrs. Joseph Speck, the wife of a wealthy
St Louis merchant, was a passenger on the
Eastern express for Washington lost even
ing. Harry "Northwood, a Martin's Ferrv glass
manufacturer, and Fled McKee, of "Wash
ington, are stopping at the Jionongaliela
House.
Frank Boblnson, of the Carbon Iron
Works, returned to New Yoik last evening.
He says the firm is making good progress
with fts improvements.
J. J. Rosenthal, a New York theatrical
man, and Henry W. Andrews, Jr., and wife
are stopping at the Ouquesne. Mr. Bosenthal
is managing the Little Tycoon Company.
W. K Guffy started for St Augustine i
last evening to stay for six weeks. lie has
fully recovered Horn his recent severe at
tack of illness, but he is afraid of tho llarch
weather in this climate.
Bev. Dr. Mackintosh, who so ably as
sisted Rev. Mr. ilacguiro .during the past
three weeks at the Fifth Avenue M. E.
Cliuich revival, has made manv Irlends dur
ing his slay. The Doctor leaves for his
home in St Louis to-night
Colonel Norman M. Smith left for Phila
delphia last evening. He disposed of the
Adjutant Generalship by saying that nil tho
candidates are good .men, and any of them
nonl.-l he satisfactory to him. Only the
Democrats in the Guard stand any show at
all.
Max Ihmsen, who is in advance of
Joseph Ha worth, was in the city yesterday
hound for New York. He says thevliave
had a very prosperous senson, and Mr. Ha
worth Is satisfied with the results. This
week he will visit some of the large towns
In Ohio and next Monday a few In New
York.
A B. Cram, formerly a well known
newspaper writer of Pittsburg, arrived in
this city yesterday morning from Toledo, O.,
with the remains of his S months old baby,
which he had interred in the Soutlislde
cemetery. Mr. Crum is now an editorial
writer on the- Toledo Daily Commercial. He
left last evening for Oil City.
Flttsbureers In New Tork.
New York, Feb. 23. The following Pitts
burgers are registered at New York hotels:
D. P. Black, Hoffman; Miss Debold, St
Denis; E. J. Detrick, Westminster; W. V.
Getty, Astor House; E. V. Goodchild, Mor
touHonse; H. H. Lecingsturs, Astor House;
A. Eegsate, Astor House; J. G. Lyon, Hotel
Imperial; II. T. McAfee, St. James Hotel:
Mrs. K. J. McPherson, Metropolitan: II. Mil
ler and wife, Coleman House: K. V. Mlssler
and wife, Albemarle: J. C. Newmyer, Metro-
golltan; J. W. Ports, Colonnade Hotel; J.
aussberger. Union Square; A. L Scott, Mur
ray iiiu: airs. j. a. speer, winasor; w.c
Temple, Hotel Imperial; Mrs. O. Welsser, St
Denis; D. W. Wightman, Astor House: J. H.
Lockhart, Firth Avenue; Mrs. J. W. Lock
hart, Filth Avenue; W. L. Mellon, Firth
Avenne.
Oeean Steamship Arrivals.
Steamer. Where From. Destination.
Bohemia new Tork Hamburg
Bnaetla Hamburg..
New York
DIED.
BITTER On Sunday, February 28, 1892, at
his residence, Sandy Creek, Jacob Bit
ted, Sr., in his 71st year.
Funeral sorvices on Tuesday at 10 a. x.
Friends of the family are respectfully in
vited to attend.
Of all the blessings beneath the skies,
Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup, I chiefly prize.
All the new shades of green in beautiful
patterns at John S. Boberts' Wall Paper
Store, at 719 and 721 Liberty street (head of
wooaj. Jim
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MONDAY, FEBKUAKY '29,
GETTING IT EIGHT.
Baseball' Magnates in ,New
Fixing Dates ol Games.
York
.OFFICERS OF THE, NEW LEAGUE.
Fitzsimmons and Maher's Battle,
Opinions About the Result.
TVith
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OP THE DAT
rritCIAL TELEGRAM TO THE OMPATCn.
New Yohk, Feb. 28. The great schedule
committee has had their "sit" They are
Charles H. Byrne, James Hart, Christ Von
der Ahe. They have made a schedule to
suit themselves. The committee has suc
ceeded in keeping to itself all knowledge-of
the schedule beyond two or three general
features, consequently any comments on it
must arise fronj mere conjecture.
No Sunday games will be scheduled, but
any club desiring to arrange a champion
ship game on that day will be permitted to
do so. Five of the 12 clubs will probably
consent to play Sunday games, which is to
be regretted, but it was a concession on the
part of the old National League that had to
be made in order to effect a consolidation
of all elements.
The New Officers.
When it comes to the election of new
officers for the League there is likely to be
some opposition to Mr. Young's re-election
as Secretary. He has until recently been a
very popular man in baseball affairs, but he
has incurred the enmity of a number of the
magnates through the assignment of play
ers, a job which fell to Zach Phelps, of
Louisville, and himself. In most eases
where there was any dissatisfaction the
trouble was overcome, but in the cases of
Tom Brown, Fred Pfeffer and Dan Jtichard
son there teems to be no possibility of a
pcaceini settlement oi the Question.
Undoubtedly some attempt will be made
to npset some of the assignments, but ail
efforts in that direction will be thrown'
away, for the committee was given full
Sower at the time it was appointed, and its
ecisions are final.
The New York club seems to have either
forgotten or is bound to ignore this granted
power to the committee, lor it has kept up a
great and useless crv over the assignment of
Richardson to the Washington club. Fred
Pfefler and Tom Brown, while they have
the sympathy of many friends, may as well
make the best of the lot that has befallen
them, for the disposition made of them by
the committee will stand, unless they are
altered through some private deal.
Still righting.
President Day says he will contest on the
ground that by reason of the option clause
in Bichardson's contract be was practically
under contract with the New York club on
December 5, and that the agreement was
that all players under contract with a club
on December 5 should remain with that
club. Mr. Day, therefore, claims that the
Committee on Players had no right to
award Richardson to Washington.
There is a very general impression that
such a move as that contemplated by Presi
dent Day will be a useless expenditure of
energy, as League officials all over the coun
try have announced that they will not listen
to any proposal looking to the overturning
of the committee's assignments. The rea
son is that where one case is reopened a
score of others would spring up, the result
being that the League would be thrown into
a worse turmoil than was the condition
previous to the settlement
The new contracts which the players will
he called upon to sign will contain many
new but simple clauses that will hind the
men to the managers 12 months in the year.
Formerly they were only required to play
about seven months and a half out of the
12. Then advance money was given to
players when they requested it, and salaries
were paid semi-monthly during the playing
season. In the future advance monev will
'be optional with the respective club di
rectors, and salaries win be paid in month
ly installments. In this way the players
will be under the jnrisdiction of the club
they sign with all the year round. The
contracts will also call for a number of
other concessions from the players, many
ot which refer to deportment
AT MEW OELEABS.
Different Opinions as to the Besnlt'of the
Big Battle Tuesday.
New Obleaks, Feb. 28. All the big sport
ing people are arriving here now. Charley
Johnston, of Brooklyn, the backer of John
L. Sullivan, has arrived here from Hot
Springs. He takes a neutral position at
present between Fitzsimmons and Maber.
"I am inclined to believe," said he, "that
vMahcr is a pretty good man, but of course
he has done nothing yet to give us a line on
his pugilistic capabilities. Of one thins,
however, I am satisfied, he is a pnnisher. I
never saw Fitz perform, but I am convinced
that he can fight, and fight well. He is go
ing out of his class this time, and he may be
sorry for it"
"Should Maher win would you cover the
$5,000 that was posted when bis challenge to
Sullivan came out?" was asked.
"It would be decidedly out of the question
to talk about that just now," replied Johns
ton. "Let him beat Fitz first" Steve Bro
dle, who has been present at every fight
here, Is on hand, and talks very stiong of
Maher. He was present at the Fitzsimmons.
Dempsey fight, nnd while he has a big
opinion of the Australian, thinks that Maher
i too bij and stiong for him. Edward
Kearney, the horse and carriage dealer of
New York, is also here. He i a strong Fitz
simmons man and has $1,000 on him. He
wants to invest $3,000 more in the same way.
Dan Murphy, or Bostonis also here with a
lar ;e amount to bet on Fitzsimmons.
The Chicagoans are already quite numer
ous. Most of them are betting on Ryan and
Fitzsimmons. Both Uyan and Needham
have stopped training. Needham will now
confine himself to walkinsr. and Kvan can
keep at weight by punching the bag an hour
or so eacn aay. j.acK .mince, wno is training
Ryan, has received a telegram stating that u
tialn full of Memphis sports would be
S resent to see the fight. Tho betting iu
emphis and Chicago is in favor of Ryan,
while In St. Paul and San Francisco Need
ham is the favorite. Ryan, whose friends
are legion in the city, is in receipt of a tele
gram irom Tom Housman, who la his man
ager, to tho effect that plenty of Chicago
money will be here by Sunday morning.
Ryan said he knew Ills friends wonld not
forsako him. "Betting changed slightly In
his favor to-day.
NEW CASTLE'S KICK.
A Club That Grumbles and Does Not Fut
Up a Dollar.
New Castle, Pa., Feb. 28. The New Castle
football team has received a challenge from
the Pittsburg football club offering to play a
game for $250 a. side. The team here has not
decided as yet to accept the challenge. The
members seem to think that they were not
used right by the Pittsburg's in one or two
games.and f rpm the fact that the Athletic and
Cricket Association has been refused admis
sion to the Cricket Association of Western
Pennsylvania, it is quite likely that New
Castle will pay no attention to Pittsburg's
challenge. The home team will play in
Youngstown next Saturday.
The baseball club connected with the Ath
letic Association has been Invited to become
a member of the Eastern ana Western Base
ball Association, which is being formed by
clubs in Erie, Olean, Bradford, Jamestown,
Dunkirk, Canton, Youngstown, Akron and
Meadville. A meeting or representatives of
these cities will be held in Meadville, March
9, and New Castle will likely seud a member
of the Athletic Association.
Joe Mulvey feigns.
Philadelphia, Feb. 23. Third Baseman
Mulvey signed with Philadelphia to-day.
The team is now made up with the excep
tion of such experimental players as may
be taken in from time to time. The players
will start for Florida on Sunday night
Made It Close Enough.
Saw Fbawcisco, Feb. 27. The score of the
bioyclo race at the end of the sixth day In
miles and laps: Aohlnger, 7H.6; Wood,'55.6;
Hobb, 755 8: l.mb, 75L6; Prince. 723.2; Stae,
619; Howell, 601; O'Flunugan, 550.L
The Magnates' Meeting.
New Toss:, Feb. 28. The club owners of
3892.
the National League and Home of th& less
fortunate owners of the smaller.leagues are
alteudy arriving in the city to attend the
annual spring convention of the League, to
be held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel next
week. Several informal conferences were
held to-night. The most important work to
be done is the adoption of a playing schedule
for the season. The schedule will come up
for adoption on Tuesday or Wednesday.
BTEIHITZ STILL THE CHAMPION.
The Auitro-American Wins the Last of the
Chess Series In Cuba.
Havana, Feb. 28. Special. The great
chess contest la over. The Austro- American
has added a new leaf to his laurel wreath,
and once more has upheld his title as cham
pion of the world. When play began this
afternoon there was much, excitement.
Stelnitz, too, bad lost his coolness, as was
shown by his pacing up and down the room
while it was his opponent's turn to play.
The Russian opened the twenty-thlrd game
of the match by advancing his king's pawn
two squares, which he followed up bv P K
II 4 as soon as Stelnitz made reply, PKt
Steinltz took the offered pawn amid Intense
excitement
The Russian played for all he waa worth.
He rapidly developed his pieces, and soon
Steinltz' game was hemmed In. On the
twenty-eighth move Tschlgorin's win was o,
foregone conclusion. Steinltz defended
himself in his difficult position as well as he
could, but when Tschlgoiln brought his
second rook Into play tho veteran seemed
unable to ward off tho deadly blow. On the
thirtieth move tne strain told upon the
Junior master. Tscblgorln broke down with
a fearful blunder, which lost him the came
and match on the thirty-second move. Thus
ended one of the most interesting and im
portant contests In the history of chess.
General Sporting Notes.
There are letters here for Harry Stevens.
Bktti.xo od the lights will begin Ju earnest to
day. Shadvside Academy athletes want to "do"
some contests.
Manager Buckembfbgir will leave the city to
day to attend the New York meeting.
The Terence Murphy Club, Southslde, has some
promising athletes on Its roll or membership.
The Brooklyn plavers are sensibly accepting con
tracts at reduced salaries. They know their busi
ness and are glad they are alive and out of the wet.
Jox Loubeck. one or Denver's last year's
catchers, Is trapping out in the mountains. Ibe
Omaha B says that so far lie has trapped a great
many coyote, skunk, mink and muskrat, but nary
a contract,
THE WEATHEK. -
lor Western Pennsylvania:
Threatening 'Weather and
Sain or Snow, ProbaUy
Heavy; Slightly Warmer;
South Winds; Much Colder
and Probably Fair Tuesday,
Except Snoxs Along the Lake
Shore.
For West Tirginia: Threat
ening Weather and Rain or Snow, Probably
Eeavy; South, Later Shifting to Horthwcst,
Winds; Colder and Fair -Tuesday.
For Ohio: Threatening Weather With Fain or
Snow, Probably Heavy; Winds Shifting to Colder
Northwest, With a' Moderate Cold Wave in Ohio;
Probably Fair Tuesday, Except Light Snows
Along the Lake Shore. ,
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temperature and rainfall.
8 A. U 36 Maximum temp 47
12 M 40 Minimum temp S4
2 p. M 44 Mesa temp 40.3
sr.K 41 Range - Vt
8 P. M Z! Free Trace
RIVER NEWS AND NOTES.
Louisville Items The Stage of Water and
the Movements ot Boats.
JrTCTAI, TELEGRAM TO TKTC DISPATCHS.t
Louisville. Feb. 28 Weather rainy. The
river Is falling slowly, with 8 feet 9 Inches on tne
falls, 11 feet in the canal and 25 feet below. Cap
tains S. Crnmp, of Pittsburg, Is In the city. De
pirture Big Sandy for Cincinnati, and Euckcje
State for Memphis.
What Upper Ganges Show.
MONOASTOWif River 4 feet 7 inches anAtatlon
arv. Raining. Thermometer, 88 at 4 P. M.
BnoWHSVILLX River S feet 3 Inches and station
ary. Ratnlns. Thermometer. 30 at 4 P. M. '
Wabbzn River 4.6 feet. Clear hnd cold.
The News From Below. '
PAHXIKSBCB.G Ohio 13 feet and fal'ln?. Down.
Congo: up. Andes. Frank Gllmore down with
coal. Raining.
Whieliso River 11 feet and faille. Departed
Scotia. Cincinnati; Ben Hur, Plttsbmg: Lizzie
Bav. Pittsburg: Conro. Cincinnati; Keystone btate.
filtsnurg: uonner. .rarKersourft. naming.
Memphis Rivera feet and rising,
Cloudy and
cool
Jirff Orleasr-Partlv clondv and nleasant.
Cincinnati River 23 feet 10 inches and falling.
Ram and cool.
THE FIEE BECOBU
At Burlington, la., the Daily Bawkeye
building. Lobs, $32,000. The Hawkeye will
not miss an issue.
At New York, Patterson & Co.'s marble
works, the Braumeller Company's upright
piano factory and adjoining property.
Total losTetween $500,000 and 1750,000.
At Detroit fire last night partially de
stroyed the storage warehouse 119 to 129
Woodbrldge street, west, owned by Luther
Beecher and occupied by the Bagley Tobac
co Companv, whose stock was damaged
about $20,000; Insured. The Lambrle ele
vator was totally destroyed. Loss, J25.000:
Eartlally insured. Damage to Beecher
nilding not great.
At Wheeling, Donaldson, Lewis & Co.'s
carriage factory and repair shops, including
50 bnggies and carriages belonging to
customer. Loss on contents 'of building
from $12,000 to $14,000; on building, $4,000.
While the fire was in progress a wall fell,
cat rying with it a ladder on which were two
firemen, Eugene Muhleman and John
Wilson. Muhleman was very seriously
injured nnd Wilson was badly bruised.
At Cincinnati a fire Saturday night at the
Hamilton and Dayton depot destroyed two
express cars and two postal cars, together
with a storage shed used by the United
States Express Companv. The loss of the
cars and shed is insignificant. Tho loss of
express goods lsbelleved to be small, though
tho amount Is not known definitely. The
destruction of letters in the mall car is" the
most serious. At least ode largo sack full
of letters was burned. They were destined
to'go to Toledo and Detroit and beyond, as
well as to bo distributed to the Intervening
cross lines on the C, H. & D. Railway. Loss
on cars and shed, about $3,000: loss to the
express company, nearly the same.
This 'young lady examines the
young scholar. '
"Johnnie, where is Carlsbad?"
"Part of it in every drugstore in
the United States."
"How do you make that out?"
"The Carlsbad Sprudel Salts and
the Waters are."
"What have they done for you,
that you know so much about them?"
"Why, they have cured papa of his
dyspepsia, and in the place of a cross
father they have given me a kind and
loving parent."
Dyspepsia, will spoil the most an
gelic temperament Too much bile
inactivity of the liver will start it.
Try the Carlsbad Sprudel Salts or
use "the imported Carlsbad Waters.
A standard, a never-failing remedy.
The genuine have the signature of
"Eisner & Mendelson Co., Sole
'Agents, New York," on every bottle.
MEW ADVEBTISEMTNTS.
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Bff2!Ps
WILL CURT
Scurry and Scorbutic Affections, Pirn-1
i pies and Blotches on tho Skin. Bad
pies and Blotches on tho Skin, Bad
Legs, Ulcers, nounas, etc.
j The cause of all these complaints is float-' !
a ing in the blood a long tuae before they
i break out on the body. , i
J a uui was vi diseases requires tnat nne '
blOOd beTmwerfn!lvnii1 rtrrvlnr,l,.q.i '
' upon, in order to cleanse it from all tne !
, morbtd humors. It Is of no use to heal the
1 1 sore ty outward applications.
iBKclai'sPiiis wiliCme tiese Affictta
Of all druggists. Price 25 cents a box.
New York Depot, 365 Onal St. 40
'V-Wftt)t.m.t
B. & B.
PRINTED INDIA SILKS
AT 60 CENTS A YARD
that's not a remarkably low
price for Printed Indias, but it's
a wonderfully low price for this
kind this quality and these
styles wide, too, they measure
fyll 24 inches, every fraction
of it If you are interested in
Indias you'll be interested in
these, and you'll save" 10, 15,
maybe 25, cents a yard that's
worth considering you make
the saving and get the right
thing besides.
PLAIN BLACK GENUINE
IMPORTED JAPANESE
HABUTAIS 85c A YARD
there's a cloth that mostwomen
and most merchants would con
sider good value at $1.25 a
yard, but; to be strictly safe,
we'll say phenomenal value at
$1 a yard you buy it here to
day at 85c a yard 28 inches
wide.
WE HA.VE A WIDER
PLAIN BLACK JAPANESE
HABUTAI 37 inches wide
too wide almost at least it's
too wide for us, it doesn't han
dle easy at the Silk Counter.
When we sell this lot we won't
have it again on account of the
width there's a good bit of
good cloth in a yard of this
it's said to be worth $2 a yard
you can buy it here, while this
lot lasts, at $1.25 a yard.
1 - 1
1
We have a line of Figured
Changeable India Silk at 85c a
yard, and don't think their like
can be bought anywhere for less
than a dollar a yard.
BOGGS & BUHL,
ALLEGHENY.'
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THE DREADED "QRIPPE."
ncurp AND CURE.
A BENSON'S PLASTER
placed oyer the Chest and
another one between the
Shoulders Insures not only
Immediate relief, but Quick
est cure for those Muscular
Paln3 that accompany the
Grippe; all Rheumatic Pains.
Sass away like magic Weal
iB BENSON'S Plasters pre
Tents tho Grippe durlnK a
contagion. It Is the only true
medicinal porous plaster. It
Is not a nostrum lnanysense.
Indorsed by oyer 3,000 Physi
cians and Drujrelsts. Don t
allow Commercial Druggists
to palm oil cheap substi
tutions. Get the genuine
BENSON'S and you will not
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A LAUNDRY SOAP, PURE AHD SANITARY.
BIST SOB
Giniril HcusthsM Ust.
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NETT ADTKBTMESIENTS.
A' NEW LINE
-OF
LACES!
Every lady should see our Spring
importation of beautiful new Laces
just opened. Nothing finer has ever
been shown in this city. We invite
the most critical inspection of these
goods. A comparison of prices will
convince anyone that the values of
fered are of the trade enlivening kind:
Point de Irelande, in black, white and
ecru.
Point de Gene, in black, white and ecru,
Point de Paris, in white and cream.
Black nnd Cream Chontilly, in all widths,
from 10c to $21
Linen Hand-made Torchons, 340 patterns)
from 4c to 50c
Orientals in white, ecru and two-toned.
narrow and demi-flonncinjr.
Valenciennes, narrow, wide and demU
flouncings.
NEW VEILINGS.
Highest novelties in Veilings, such as
Tuxedos, Fancy Jets, Grenadines and Sew
ing &ilks.
WHITE GOODS !
Special bargains are offered in White
Goods this week bargains that are sure to
bring economical housekeepers out way:
Hemstitched Lawns, nice goods, at 15c
18c, 25c, 30c, 40c, 50c.
Cambric Tuckings, 38c, 50c, 60c, 75c, $L
Plaid Nainsooks, 8c, 10c, 12c, 15c to 2oc
India Linens, 10c, 15c. 20c, 25c, 30c, 35c.
Dotted Swisses, 25c, 30c, 35c, 40c
Apronettes, 12c, 15c, 18c, 22c tc25c
TABLE LINENS. .
If yon need anything in this line come
and see us before purchasing. AYe promise
to save you money, and stand ready to make
our promise good:
Damask Table Linen at 45c, 60c, 62c, 65c,
75c, H8c Napkins to match.
Fine Linen Towels, large sizes, 12fc, 20c,
25c extra line ones at 35c, 48c and 75c
Full lines of new Pillow Shams from 50a
a pair np. Be snre to see them.
A grand line of Aprons, 12c to ?1 bar
gains, every one of them.
JpNew Spring Jackets, Wrap
pers and Tea Gowns at extremely low
prices.
510-518 Market St.
KEECH
Offers the Opportunity
If You Do the Rest'
Furniture, carpets, rugs, draperies in
short, everything that goes to make the
home cozr and comfortable can be bought
at KEEC'H'S this week at
Money Saving Prices.
We make no exaggerated statements, but
keep faith with the public at all times.
That's why the tide of trade in the house
furnishing line turns toward KEECH'S.
Oar prices, invariably reasonable, are down
to bed rock just now. The quality of 'the
goods is always dependable no shoddy en
ters here. Doing business in this way wo
not only make customers,
WE KEEP THEM.
KEECH
CASH CEEDIT.
923-927 PENN AVE,
(NEAR NIHTH STEEET.)
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HOTELS.
RIGGS HOUSE,
WASIII2fcTOX, D. C,
Reopened,
Under-new management; refnrnlihed and
redecorated In flrst-class style: table be3t In
the city. BIGGS HOUSE CO.,
G. DkWITT, Proprietors.
Treasurer. fe2&60-jrwr
STURTEVANT HOUSE,
XEW YORK.
American plan S3 50 to $3 50 per day.
European plan $1 00 per day upward.
THE STUETEVANT HOUSE
Is the most central In the city; near all elei
vated roads, street car lines, principal
places of amusement and large retail stores.
All the comforts of home with the addi
tional conveniences of the metropolis is of
fered our guests.
THE STUETEVANT HOUSE.
Broadway, 28th and 29th st3., New Yorker.
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Kodiler's InstallinentHonse,
HP Sl'Xth St. 2d Floor,
I f HEN'S & BOYS
CL0MG ON CREDIT,
(Beady-Made & to Order.)
Ladies' Cloaks & Jackets
Watches & Jewelry,
ON
INSTALLMENTS.
Ca3h Prlcas-WithoutSecnrlty
TCVUCin.. tUt .1..mmTnt m,TlllflflM
must be DaSddoirnt the balance in small
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