BXia U THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1892.' 8 hilL&fijk$&i&j'' GAS FUEL CONTEACTS Broken When the Company Turns Off the Supply of the Fluid. AN IMPORTANT TEST SUIT BEGUN. Ill Northwestern Ohio Slialcen bj an Ex plosion of Explosives. KEWST BOTES FEOM KEARBI TOWKS rSFICIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 XJkioxtowu', March 8. A most peculiar case has been entered in the courts here. It is a suit brought by James Hamilton, of Fayette City, against the Fayette City Na tural Gas Company, to recover 510,000 for the death of his wife, which Hamilton alleges i as caused by the willful trespass and negligence of the Gas Company. Hamilton had'a contract with the Gas Company whereby it was to furnish him with gas for domestic use for one year be ginning January 1, 1S9Z. He charges that on January 16, while his wife was ill during one of the coldest snaps of the winter, the company turned oil the gas from his house without .a moment's warning. This, he alleges, was done at the request of the Superintendent of the Fayette City Glass Company in order that the Glass Com pany vould have sufficient gas to run its works. Hamilton also says that he was at work in the mines when the gas was turned off, and that as his children are small there was no one at honie to kindle fires, and that as the gas company had given no warning there w as no means of building a fire. Drs. Mullen aud Eogers, who visited Mrs. Hamilton a short time prior to her death, say that her death was caused by a chiU which resulted from turning off the gai. Gibson Binns, one of the most prominent citizens of the county, is President of the gas company. The case promises to be hot- ' ly contested. Sbonld Hamilton win this suit there are many domestic consumers who will also bring actions lor damages. KOKTHWESTEEN OHIO SHAKEN By tbe Explosion of a Wagon Load of Nitro Glycerlne "ar Fimllay. Fiitolat, March 8. Special. About 1 o'clock this afternoon all Northwestern Ohio as shaken by a terifllo explosion, dis tinctly felt In all the neighboring cities. About two miles west of this city the High Explosive Company had a magazine for the storage of nitre-glycerine, kept for shooting oil wells. Employes had unloaded a wagon load of the explosives in runs not more than an hour before the stuff went off. The cause of the explosion is not known. For tunately, no one was about at the time and no one was hurt. Xot a trace of the build ing nor a splinter of the material is visible. A great hole in the ground in which a house could have been buried marks the spot. The earth had been thrown out on all sides, and hundreds of tons, alter being thrown into the air, had fallen back iuto the hole. All around the trees show tbe poser of the stuff. They were strinped of their limbs, which were scattered in fragments forinany reds around. One huge beech tree had its top taken off and hurled 40 rods into a neigh boring field, where it Tas driven into the ground with one end up. The plate gla of many store fronts was cracked, and at West Trk over 1.00U window lights were broken, doors thrown up and houses rocked. The explosion was seen by several citizens, who say great blue smoke, like steam, arose. Dis patches from Toledo, Cygnet, Bowling Giccn, Mt. Cory, Blnffton and Limaienort that the explosion was plainly felt at those places. THE EDINBORO KOEMAL WRECK. Six Deposed Teachers Refuso to Quit Until They Are Frozen Out. Eeik, Match 8. Special. When the trustees of the Edinboro State Xoruial School dismissed six teachers of the faculty who had sympathized with Prof. Cooper, the deposed Principal, they did not antici pate a conflict, but it came just the same. This morning the dismissed teachers refused to vacate or give up tneir keys. The trustees then directed the engineer to turn off all the steam from the dormitories and elassiooms occupied by the Cooper leichers, and they were frozen out this evoniug. The school will close to-morrow with about a dozen studei-ts. Prof. Waller, Super intendent of State Instruction, has been urged to como at once to Edinboro to view the leek. The trustees are after tbe scalps ol all Cooper sympathizers, and will make an cffoit next to depose Rev. Mr. lloe, pastor or the Presbyterian Church, in which they are leading members and officers. A Primary Election Muddle. STECEEKViLtr, March 8. Special. Sten benville Republicans are wrestling over an election muddle at the primaries last Satur day. There were three candidates for Jus tice. The city and township gave Harry Zimmerman a plurality of 11 votes, and Mingo precinct was. reported by telephone, as giting Robert Love a plurality of one, so that it was accepted that Zimmerman had a plurality of ten. Tuesday evening, however, it was authoritatively reported that Love had a plurality or 21, instead of one, at Mingo, making Love the nominee by ten. To-nlgbt Miilvale, another precinct in the township, came down and demanded that no certificate of nomination be given until Miilvale holds primaries, which will be next Saturday. The matter was referred to the Board of Elections, and it may be that Zim merman will atrain be the nominee. Seeking a Congressional Candidate. -Erjr. March 8. Special. The anti-Flood element in the Bepunlican party in Erie county has been making strenuous efforts to induco W. B. Powell, of Sbadeland, to en ter the contest for the Bepublican nomina tion for Congress. To-day Mr. Powell posi tively declined to accept. Hon. Charles M. Beed to-night declined to enter the race, ho being a candidate for delegate-at-large to the Xational Convention. The only alterna tive left to the anti-Flood element, unless ex-Congressman W. CCulberrson should de cide to enter politics again, is James P. Thomas, of Titusville. Mr. Thomas has been Mayor of Titus villc three terms. Railway Employes In Politics. Toukostowk, March 8. Special. The agi tation among railway employes to organize for the purpose of taking political action has taken form, and a call was issued for a meeting to be held to-morrow night, when the Independent Political Railway Club will be organized. The committee circulating petitions favoring the new movement re ported to-day that they had alicady secured nearly 400 signatures. The conditions of memDership are that the applicant must be a railway employe, and it is estimated there t are over 600 in the city, sufficient, if united action is taken, to control tbe munincipal elections. A Distressing Case at West Elizabeth. West Elizabeth, March 8.l8pcciaLA. French womanwas found at Petersburg by Constable Mehaffey this evening dying from mortification of tbe limbs, caused bv scalds received a short time ago. Her name is un known. Her husband is a coal miner with poor wagesand cannot give his family proper attention. The oldest child Is 8 years old. the youngest 2, poorlyclothea and sick Irom neglect. Hypnotize to Be Prosecuted. Cawtok. March a Special Young Tom Xauman, who left home under alleged mes meric influences, has been heard from at Baltimore, where he was arrested upon the requestor his father. He will" likely be re turned and legal action begun against mes merists Kennedy and Flynn, who are charged with using their hypnotic influences on him. Died From a Scratch on Bis Thumb. Axrox, March 8. Special One week ago last Saturday Frank Baldwin, bartender, scratched the ball of his thumb with a broken wine glass. Blood poison soon after ward set In and he died this morning. Bald win was a powerful man, standing 6 feet 5 Inches In his stockings. A Drunkard's IVife's Snlcide. Wilkeebarre, March 8. Mrs. David X Morgan, of Plymouth, committed snlcide this evening by taking a hammock and hanging herself to the door of her bedroom, allowing her feet to rest on the -floor. She became Incensed at her husband while drunk. FOB AND AGAINST THE DEAL. Petitions on Both Sides of the Beading Matter Flowing Into Harrisburg. HAmusBURG, March a Hundreds of peti tions, containing thousands of signatures, were receivedbyGovernorPattlson to-day in the matter of the Beading deal. The peti tions are similar in form and ask a speedy de termination of the proceedings to test the legality of the lease. Governor Pattison this morning received a telegram from C. M. Lewis, of Pottsville, saying that petitions, signed by 28,000 busi ness men, citizens and worklngmen of the anthracite regions had been forwarded to the executive department, submitting that the arrangements to codsolidate the coal interests will largely inure to the material benefit of the people and asking that It be legally determined as speedily as possible. In addition to these there are similar peti tions signed by 40,000 more people, which have been forwarded heretofore and are on file at the executive department. A dispatch from IViiliamsport says: Henry C and Seth T. McCormick, or this city, representing Mathias Arnot, of Elmira, w hoe bill in equity against the several cor porations interested the railroad combina tion was filed here yesterday, appeared be fore Judge Metzgcrthis afternoon and made application for an order of service of the hill upon E. P. Wilbur, Charles Hartshorn, Bobert II. Sayre, John B. Garrett, John R. Fanshawe and W. C. Alderson, of the Lehigh Railroad Compahy: J. Rogers Maxwell, Walter G. Oakman and Samuel Knox, or the Central Railroad Company of Sew Jersey; A. A. McLeod and J. Rogers Maxwell, of the Port Reading Railroad Company,and George S. Harris and S. Sheppard, or the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. The Judge granted the order. BEAVER VALLEY'S BUDGET. Scarlet Fever Closes Schools and Geneva College New Street Car Line. Beaver Falls, March 8. Special To-day Geneva College had to suspend session, owing to the prevalence or scarlet fever among the families of the professors. The public schools in White township, In the same district, have closed from the same cause. A number of pupils in the public schools are ill with the disease, The new branches of Council elected in this place are all Republicans but one. They organized last night. With one or two exceptions the offices at the disposal of Councils have been held by Democrats, and It is now proposed to remove them and sub stitute Republicans. Another electric street car line is pro jected here. The proposed route is from the -station of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Rail road at the foot of Eleventh street, to the new depot of the Fort Wayne Railroad; thence up the hill to Patterson Heights, and thence to Beaver. At a meeting of the Beaver Valley Trac tion company last night it was decided to begin at once the extension of its lines to Wallace Hun, two miles north or here. Tbe Demurrage Trouble Settled. YouHGSTOws.Marcha i)rfal The long fight between the Car Service Associa tion and the iron manufacturers of tbe Mahoning Valley was settled here to-day by a compromise. The trouble arose over rates .of demurrage on cars, the manuractnrers.refuslng to pay, and as a result some of the suits were en tered. To-day the Association made large concessions, while the manufacturers agreed to recognize tbe association hereafter. As a result all suits will be withdrawn. The Inquirer Insurance Case. Harrisburg, March 8 A hearing was had before Deputy Attorney General Stranahan and Insurance Commissioner Luper this afternoon, In the matter or the complaint Rjralnst the Philadelphia Inquirer, for en gaging unlawfully in the accident insurance business by offering $500 to the heirs of any ono who meets death by accident while in E or session of a copy of the Inquirer within 24 ours of date ot issue. It was held under advisement. Brunei's Harborera Not Indicted. JoH:STOw-,March 8. Special The grand jury at Ebensburg to-day did not return a true bill against David and Stephen Ackers, charged with hiding Elmer Brnner and being accessories alter the fact of the mur der of old man Reese. Trout Fry for Lock Haven. Lock Haves, Pa., March a Forty-two thousand trout fry from the State batching Tionse at Corry were distributed to-day in the tributaries of McEllmttan creek, one or the favorite trouting streams of this county. Tri-State Brevities. The four big window glass factories In Bellaire are trying to combine. Cumberland county Republicans elected a Hairison delegate to Minneapolis. In the Beaver County Agricultural Society election the old officers were beaten. Pittsburg capitalists will assist in build ing two railroad bridges to span the Ohio at Wheeling. Charles Wall, the wi'e murderer, was banged in the Jail yard In Tunkhannock yes terday, the gallows used belngtbaton which "Red-Nose Mike" paid the death penalty. The residence of Hess W. Christie, ex Register and Recorder of Butler county, and a well-known oil man, was fold by Sheriff Brown to John Berg, the baifker, for $27,000. Miss Jennie Farrex, of Altoona, was the unwilling recipient of an embarrassing gift on a train Monday n. baby, which the giver requested the younglady to hold a moment, and then disappeared. The child was turned over to tbe Greensburg authorities. Burglar "Cader" Ross, captured at New Brighton Monday night by Detectives Brown, Marshall and Lazarus, had a drill and powder in his possesssion. lie is wanted tor burglarv at New Castle, Mahoningtown, Evans City, Salem, O.. New Warerford, O., Minerva, Sharon and Cleveland, and is sus pected of many other jobs. A Test ot Mew Machinery. The machinery to be used in generating power lor the new electric branch of the Central Traction Company on Center ave nue, was tested yesterday at the Westing house Electric works on Garrison alley and proved an entire success. The dynamos in use on the other lines require a speed ot 1,303 revolutions a minute but this one pro duces the same amount of power with 300 revolutions a minute. The machinery is built with extraordinary compactness and as no belts are used the vexations cessation of power caused by belts slipping on-the rapidly revolving pulleys is entirely obvi ated. Columbns CInb Officers. The Columbus Club held its annual meet ing last night. There -was a good attend ance and the officers' reports showed the organization to be in a nourishing condi tion. The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Hugh F. McGrady; First Vice President, John Farrell; Second, I. Vilsack; Third, P. Haberman, Jr.; Record ing Secretary, W. H. Griffin; Corresponding Secretary, John O'Brien; Treasurer, T. J. Fitzpatnck; Board of Managers, Jeremiah Diinlevy, Jr., John Kelly, J. A. McCor mick, John C. Beilly, Kev. Morgan M. Shecdy, J. L. Gloninger and J. X. Wolfe. Appeals From County Valuations. The Commissioners yesterday heard ap peals from the assessments in the Second and Seventeenth wards, Pittsburg. There were but few appeals from the Second ward, but quite a number from the Seventeenth ward, where the Commissioners bad added 30 per cent to the assessor's retifrns. None were of special importance. EXCURSION TO WASHINGTON, D. C Via the E. & O. B. R., To-morrow, Thursday, March 10. Bound trip, ?9 and tickets good for ten days, and valid for trip to Baltimore. Trains leave B. & 0. station, Pittsburg, at 8 A. M. and 9:20 P. sr. Parlor cars on day train and sleeping cars on night train. Pennsylvania Recognizes Merit. According to the Insurance Commis sioner's report the Equitable has written twice as much assurance as any. other com pany in Pennsylvania during "189L More than- any other two companies combined.' This speaks for itself. Edward A. Woods, Manager, S16 Market sireet,Pittsburg.- WANT TO SIGN DENNY. The local Baseball Directors Decide to Give Jerry a Try. FARRELL FOR THE OUTFIELD. Buffalo Sports Offer a Pane of $25,000 for Sullivan and Mitchell. GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OP THE DAI Manager Buckenberger stated yesterday that the directors ol the club have decided to sign Jerry Denny if suitable terms can be made. During a conversation the man ager said: "If Denny will sign at a reasonable figure we will have him and play him at third. If he comes here we will play Farrell in left field, but we do not by that mean to release CorkhilL We will keep the latter as it may be necessary to use Farrell as an extra man. Miller is not in good condition and is sick at present He cannot train as he ought to and we may need Farrell behind the bat. I have been caught before by having too few men to start out with. One season at Columbus I had a great team and three of my best players got injured in the first two or three games. As a result we only won two games out of ten and certainly we could have won seven of the games at least had we had an extra man or so. This time we propose to have a man or two to spare. Farrell is a good infielder and outfielder and also a good catcher. If Dennv can play in anything like his best form he will do all right at third." With the exception of Miller, all the players at home are in excellent condition. Word has been received from Farrell, and he will be here on the-29th or 30th inst. at the latest He is said to be in good con dition and is quite willing to play in any position the manager desires him. He thinks well of the prospects of the team. If Miller is not in condition at the opening of the season Farrell will go behind the bat, and hustling Harry Stevens says he is a winner in any position. Charley King, who is to jjitch for the New York team, got permission yesterday to exercise in -.the niarket house. He weighs 204 pounds and wants to get down to about 180 before he leaves for 'New York on the 19th inst King says Pittsburg has a good team and he is anxious to get into good form to face the local men when the Giants come here. Work is going briskly along at the grounds, and if the weather keeps favorable the park will soon be in splendid condition. TO GET THEM TOGETHER. Williams Will Meet Sullivan and Mitchell Regarding the Proposed Fight. New Orleans, March 8. Special Olym pic Club has already forwarded the pre liminary articles of agreement to Sullivan and Mitchell for the $25,000 fight to take place this fall, but to make assurance doubly suie will send on Captain Williams, the club's matchmaker, this week to see the two men and complete negotiations with them. It is probable, therefore, that all the terms will be arranged as to date, etc., within a week. The chances are that a match be tween Bob Fltzsimmons and Ted Pritch aid will not come off for some time, the English middle-weight having con sented to make a match with Johnny O'Brien. Fltzsimmons. who is here, is very anxious to meet Pritchard, but thinks fc would be well to postpone the affair Until next Mardi Gras. .The Sullivan-Mitchell fight coming in the fall, it would bo unwise, he savs, to have another fight so close upon its heels. The objection to a fight in ten weeks is that it would fall dnring the hot season, and when so many people are out of town. Fltzsimmons and Carroll give a sparring exhibition here Thursday and leave for New York Saturday. Fltzsimmons wants to give a performance in New York lor Maher's ben efit, as he thinks the Irishman ha been badlv treated by his backers. Fltzsimmons is suffering from rheumatism and a sprained thumb. CHALLENGES M'LAUGHLUJ. W. M. Dodds, of This City, After the State Billiard Championship. There is to be another billiard contest for the State championship. It will be remem bered that Edward McLaughlin won the Stroup trophy In this city some time ago, and also tbe title of State cbampiou. If be holds it another year it will become his own property. But the Pittsburg veteran, Mr. Dodds, has come to the front and challenged . Mr. .McLaughlin to play for the tropy and title and $150 a side. Yesterday Mr. Dodds handed to George Meyer, representative of the Brunswick and Iiulkc Company in this city, the following challenge and a torfelt of $75. "I hereby challenge Edward McLaughlin for the championship of Pennsylvania and the John C. Stroup trophy, according to adopted by the contestants at the Pittsburg tournament, for the State cham pionship at 11-inch balk-line billiards. "Williax M. Doons." Mr. Dodds' courage must be admired, and it is to be hoped that 'Mr. McLaughlin will plav In this city. He was notified of the challenge last evening and requested to have the contest take place here. WILEINSBUBG ALL BIGHT. A Meeting ot the Athletic Club to Elect the Officials. There will be an important meeting of the Wilkinsburg Athletic Club to-morrow. Offi cers for the baseball club will be chosen and other business relating to the cricket team and athletic contests transacted. It is likely that S. H. Thompson will be eiected presi dent and Mr. Carshadden vice president Frank Miller will be appointed manager of the ball team. Speaking of the athletic club in general yesterday Mr. Miller said: "We are getting along in great style. We'll have a good baseball team for the County League, and we expect to make a good fight for the pen nant. Our cricket team will also be among tbe best in the proposed league. Messrs. Childs and George Macphersou are looking after our cricket affairs, and that means we'll be all right. We are going to apply for membership in the A. A. U., and then we will have athletic sports." ANOTHER BIG FUESE. Buffalo Comes to the Front With S35,000 for the Fighters. Butpalo, March 8. Special A syndicate of sporting men of this city have subscribed a purse of $23,000 which they will offer for a .battle between Sullivan and Mitchell or Sullivan and Slavin. The feeling here is strongly in tavor. of Mitchell as far as the present controversy between him and Sulli van is concerned. To-day both Slavin and Mitchell declare that matters have gone so far Sullivan must flight Tor one of the big purses offered or re til o from public view. Mitchell is confi dent that Sui: "i cannot defeat him. Results at Guttenbnrg. GcTTESBuno, March 8. The track was in bad condition to-day. The attendanco was very slim. First race, lire furlongs Martyr first Ballard second. Craft third. Time, 1:08V- Second race, six furlongs Miss Belle first Porter second. King Hazcn third. Time, 1 :25. Third race, one mile and a quarter J B first Sandstone second. Oro third. Time, i:VH. Fourth race, five rnrlongs Panwsy ilrst, Bal larat second. Little Fred third. Time, li07. Fifth race, one mile Woodcutter first, BUtzen second. Text third. Time. l:52i. sixth race, seven furlongs Neptuuus first. Van second. Cascade third. Time, 1-Mii. Brooklyn Beats the Tampas. Ocala, Fla., March 8. Special The Brooklyn Baseball Clnb defeated tbe Tam pas in a seven inning game here to-day. The playing of tbe Tampas was poor. Tbe score by innings: ' Brooklyn 0 12 0 8 3 211 Tampa , .0 110 0 0 02 Denver Smith Won. Ottawa, March 8. Special. Tbe middle weights Ed Smith, alias "Denver" Smith, and "Budge" Beaucaire, of Montreal, met at an early hour in a garret In the city of Hull, across tho river from here. The light. I was a short one, Beaucaire being settled in the third round. MUST GET IN LINE, Flayers Who Do Not Sign at Once VTill Get Badly Left New York, March a Special. Appar ently a large number ot ball players through out the country delayed signing contracts with the expectation that something would occur at tbe League meeting to put them in a position where they could increase their demands, but the unanimity of action of tbe League clubs has dispelled tbe illusion, and there appears to be a stampede or players to get under cover. Tom Daly, the crack catcher of the Brook lyns, came to terms yesterday with Presi dent Byrne, and will start to-day to Join the restot the team at, Ocala, Fla. Mr. Byrne also received a telegram from Mike Griffin, accepting terras and asking if he should come to New York before going South. He was directed to start at once tor Florida. Joyce, who is now at Hot Springs will start for Ocala in a few days. There are still two obstinate men on the Brooklyn list, Had dock and Corcoran. Haddock oame to New York last Thursday, and had a talk with Messrs. Byrne and Abell. It amounted to nothing,, for the reason that the player de manded a two or three years' contract Ho was informed that no such contracts had been signed by any of the other players of the team, and he would not be accorded that privilege. In the case of Corcoran there is some mystery attached. All efforts to reach him by mail or telegraph have railed. Re ferring to the cases of Haddock and Cor coran, Mr. Byrne said: "Unless they sign forthwith, the terms now offered to them will be withdrawn. We do not propose to stand any loolishness in this matter." There is only one kicker In the New York ramp, and that is Rulc. He objects to the liberal terms offered by the club, and seems to be under the impression that the local directors should make good in cash the gromises of the defunct Chicago Association lub. Manager Powers is now working industri ously to get an experienced catcher, and will doubtless land one before many days. He has secured in Dan Murphy one of the best young blood catchers in the country. Arthur Clarke will not be used. Murphy caught for Troy last season, and Powers regards him as a very promising man. He is not only a good backstop, but a swirt, accurate thrower and fair hitter. Powers ieels that with Boyle, Murphy, and one more experienced man New York will be all rignt behind the bat All the New York players, except Rusie, Boyle, Fuller, Lyons, and Ewing, will report in New Yoik Match IS- They .will go from here to Richmond. Manager Jack Chapman, of the Louisville Club.loft for that city yesterday. He is much pleaded with Louisville's schedule allot ments. ITEMS FEOM BEAVEB FALLS. Attorneys Support the Noble Art and Gunning Is Much Talked Of, Beaver Falls, Pa., March 8. Special. The attorneys of the Beaver county bar and ha number of other professional gentlemen have organized a class and engaged Bert Doran, late of Pittsburg, to give them les sons in the manly art. Several gentlemen who have heard of Doran in Pittsburg say he isn't thought much of there by the sports. Tho Spring Chicken Gun Club, of this place, will hold a sweepstake shoot at bine rocks ou their grounds, at Geneva Park, Saturday next. Thepiojector consolidating nil the gun clubs of this valley, leasing grounds, and a club houso, has fallen through owing to dis agreement as to location. Beaver Valley gun clubs will be well rep resented at tlie livo bird shooting match at Exposition Park, Pittsburg, Wednesday, March 16,a numberof the ciack shots having signified their intention of taking part in the performance. The scheme inaugurated some time ago by Messrs. Boyle and Elverson, of New Brighton, to lease the hunting privileges on J,S00 acres of gionnd in this county, near Darlington, and to convert the same into a game preserve, is taking definite shape. The land in question lies on each side of the Little Beaver, and will includo the nulling as well as the hunting privileges. Tho stream will be well stocked with bass and game fish, as well as the woods on either side with feathered game. A meeting of the prominent gentlemen inteiestcd will soon be called for organization. ANOTHER CRICKET CLUB. r Pittsburg Can Support More Than One FIrstClass Team. To the Sporting Editor of The Dispatch: In view of the proposed Cricket League which is about to be organized in Western Pennsylvania, a movement is at present on foot to lorni a new club in the city. There is every reason to believe that Pitt3burg has the material to support more than one first-class team in the city and we are pleased to stato that from present indications another club will be formed within the next week or ten days which will be able to take a prominent posi tion in the proposed league. Messrs. Fred Gamble and George Mncpherson, although both members of tho Pittsburg Ciicket Club,-are taking an active part in getting the new venture in shape, and have called a meeting for that pnrpose in the Hotel Schlosser next Saturdny night at 8 o'clock. All interested in tbe game are cordially in vited to attend the meeting. It is absolutely necessary that the club be organized at once; as a li.eoting of the clubs intending to join the league will be beld next week. It is expected that grounds will be seenred near Ben Venue station. In all likelihood the league will be com posed ot six clubsWns follows: Pittsburg, first and second teams, which will go under the names of nomewood and Wilkinsburg, along with the New Castle, East Liverpool, Allegheny Thistles and the new organiza tion whichill receive its name later on. LONDON 8F0ETS WEBB INTEEESTED. Carroll Advises Delaying the Pritchard Fltzdmmons light a Year. New Obleass, March 8. The news cabled from London last night that Ted Pritchard was willing to tight Fltzsimmons in America in ten weeks, caused much interest among bportingmen and the general public here. The negotiations lor a match between Sulli van and Mitchell may interfere somewhat with a fight between Pritchard and Fitzsim moiK. but if the big match is made the middle-weights will surely meet next tall, if not sooner. Jimmy Carroll speaking for Fltzsimmons said to-day: "Bob is ready to meet Pritchard at any time. He will talk business and make a match whenever he is ready, but it is my judgment that it would be profitable to waite until next Mardi Gras. The Sullivan-Mitchell fight will take place in the fall and it will not do to have another fight so soon upon its heels; The objection to a fight in ten weeks is the warm weather when tbe city is dull. "if a match is made for next year tbe Olympic Club will enlarge its arena, and there will be room for 15,000 people. More than that number will want to see tbe fight But we are leady to talk fight with Pritch ard at any time, as Fltzsimmons wants to meet tbe Englishman. He won't offer any serious objections as to the time for the match." .PHILADELPHIA BASEBALL, y Agreements Made for the Support or Two Professional Teams. ' Philadelphia, March 8. Philadelphia will have two professional baseball clubs the coming season, ana the chances are that both will be under the protection of tbe national agreement. The charter of the Athletic clnb has been purchased by a num ber of gentlemen who have -entered into negotiations with the Philadelphia club people with a view of securing their assent to the location of an Eastern League club in this city. Messrs. Rich and Rogers are not averse to the scheme, providing that its promoters are willing to obligate themselves not to do anything that will in any way redound to the disadvantage of clubs a party to tho na tional agreement. This the backers of the proposed clnb are willing to agree to. and the chances are that Mr. White, of tbe East ern Association, will present at to-morrow's meeting or that body the application or the Athletic club of Philadelphia with the full sanction of the Philadelphia clnb with all the territorial rights that that sanction im plies. The new club has excellent financial backing, and it is believed that its admission to the Eastern League will go a great way in strengthening that organization. t CHABLIE MITCHELL IS AGGRIEVED. Be and Slavin Want Sullivan to Cover Their Money and Talk Less. Buffalo, N.Y., 'March 8. Charley Mitchell and Frank P. blavln were seen tills morning by a representative of the Associated Press, and asked their Intentions in regard to Sulli van's reply to Mitchell's ultimatum; Mitch ell seemed non-plussed and asked the'ln- terriewer a to -the 'best course. pos-J sible. "My ultimatum presented mv case precisely," ho said. "My money. is np and now waiting for Sullivan to put up his 'money. I am ready to' fight Sullivan at any time. There is no reason why this news paper talk should be continued. I am de termined to fight." Slavin said: "Let Sullivan- put up the money. Mine is posted." The pugilists left Buffalo for Toronto to day, BUFFALO WILL MAKE BIG BIDS. Patronage Invited by Large Stakes and Small Entrance Fees. Bcmtalo, March 8. Special.' The Buffalo Park Association intends to make this year's Grand Circnit meeting greater than ever. The past few years the purses have aggregated " about $35,000, but for tho meeting that will take place August 2, 3, and 5 of this year the associa tion will hang np $50,000. Three stakes will form the features or the meeting and will in clude a fJLOOO state for 237 class trottero. A $5,000 stake for 2.-23 class trotters and a $3,000 for 2r27 class pacers. In previous years the entrance fees to the Buffalo stakes have been 20 per cent of the purse, but in these stakes which will be guaranteed, only 5 per cent will be charged entries except those winning a part of the purse, from which an additional 5 per cent will be deducted. Secretary Haw ley says a great effort will be made to have Buffalo's meeting rar superior to anything on tboir circuit line. lie says the driving park will be finer than any other as it will be graced by a new grand stand. The committee in charge of the new stand is composed by C. W. Miller. W. E. Woolley and Edward S. Hawlev, and the last named says it will cost $20,000. It will be constructed principally of iron and its architecture will be similar to the mag nificent grand stand at Monmouth Park. MIDDLB STATE LEAGUE MATTEE8. The Blinois League and the Western League Interests Clash. Columbus, MarchS. Special The follow ing contracts were approved by President Williams to-day: Harry O'Day, second base man, of tbe old Milwaukee club; John Wads worth, pitcher, of the San Francisco club; Ed Hayes, catcher, of Worcester, Mass., recommended TJmpre Goffrey and James Handiboe, a pitcher; W. H.Merritt, last year a catcher with Anson; James Wolf, fielder of the Louisville team; w. F. Andreas, an out fielder, accepted terms. Joseph (Red) Mack wired that he had signed a contract to cover second base for the New Yorks next season. There is some trouble about Bieckentidge, Corbett aud several other players of tbe Illinois League who bad been reserved by that organiza tion, but afterward signed Western League contracts. President Williams says the men will not be surrendered, as the reserve rule was knocked out by the Indianapolis combination. COSTLY TS0TIEBS. Miller and Sibley Sell Three Horses for the Nice Sum of 827,000. Fbaickli3, March 8. Special Miller & Sibley have sold to Mr. J. Malcomb Forbes, of Boston, a 2-year-old and a yearling filly by St. Bel for $10,000 and $5,000 respectively. The 2-year-old is out of a Nutwood mare, and the dam or the yearling is by Sultan. Miller & Sibley have also sold to A. Smith McCann, of Lexington. Ky., the Elec tioneer stallion May Kiug,2:23X, price $12,000. General Sporting Notes. There Is a letter at this office for James Border, the ball player. Coxstaxt Reader: John L. Snlllvan was in the Highlands, Boston. Exglish authorities think that Badd Is the best of the American sprinters. Dexxy will do for Pittsburg if he can show any thing like his old-time form. IT looks as ir Tom Brown will go to Louisville and Proffer to Chicago, after all the talk. A BILL to legalize bookmafclng in Canada will be introduced in tbe Parliament at Ottawa shortly. Jack Fallon says that botn Fltzsimmons and Maher are quitters. Fitz would soo make Fallon quit. Harhy Stevens will have pictures of all the leading ball players and managers on the local score cards. llAitnr Stkvexs Is having considerable trouble In getting the pictures of the local players to put on the score cards. VAX IIaltren will report In Baltimore this week and take charge or the team. The team will not make a Southern trip, but will practice at home. TniBTY-SIX stallions, with records rangingrrom 2:00 to 2:30, are standing at Favette county. Ky. Thirteen or them are In the 2:20 list, and eight or them have records better than 2:18. The roan pacer B B, tnat created a sensation in 1800 by lapping Hal Pointer out a mile In 2:0M,'. has been bougbt by a Boston horseman aud hereafter will be usejl wholly as a driving horse. VoxDEBlIOBSTlstheonly b-iseball bicker who has been seven consecutive years In baseball and never played a winning season financially. He has lost a little over S6O.00O In that time. Cox RIOKDAN and John O'Brien have signed articles to. box in June, at the National Clnb, Lon don, for a purse or JEW) to winner, 100 to loser, 3 to each for training expenses. Peter Jackson posted 100 for Illordan's appearance In the ring. THE pacer Indianapolis Boy, 2-.21H. that daring the earlv part of last season was about the most unreliable horse on the Western tnrf, but that afterward became comparatively well behaved. Is to be driven next season by Mat Maloney. It is claimed that Mat can hold him down. Teteb WIMMEB thinks that Senorlta has re turned to her 3-j ear-old form. If he Is correct tn his Judgment sBc should prove a great ractor la the Western handicaps this vear, for in licr best form she Is but little short ora high class performer. In such work as she has so far done at Mobile she has pleased Wlmmer greatly. RIVER NEWS AND NOTES. Lonlsvillo Items The Stage of Water and the Movements of Boats. fCTTrTAL TKLEGEAMS TO THE DISPATCH.! LOUISVILLE. March 8. Business dull. Weather cloudy and cold. The river Is railing slowly, with 7ftet"2lncheson the falls, 9 feet 6 Inches In the canal and 18 feet 6 inches below. The Harry Brown arrived from New Orleans at noon to-day. and will get away for Pittsburg to-morrow morn ing. The Henrietta arrived from Cairo at noon, and will leave for Cincinnati to-night. The John Bar ret passed up last night for Cincinnati. The State of Kansas is due from New Orleans for Cincinnati. Departures Fleetwood, for Cincinnati; Big Kanawha, for Carrollton: Falls City, for Ken tucky river; City oflmens&oro, for Evansville. What Upper Ganges Show. Allxghexy Juxctiox River 7 feet Llnch and rising. Raining. MOKGAXTOWN Biver 7 feet and stationary. WA-tflmf nlnnHr. Thprmnmeter 4fi at 4 P. M. BaowxsviLLE-River 9 feet2 inches and station ary. Kalnlng. Thermometer 43 at 5 p. M. WaeueX Rler2.3 feet. Weather mild; light rain. The News From Below. Evansville Blver 17 feet 9 Inches and falling. Cloudy. New Souta passed down at 10 o'clock last WHEELIXG River 12 feet and rising. Departed Keystone State. Cincinnati: Hudson. Pittsburg; Bedford. Pittsburg: Courier. Parkershurg. Pakkeksbuhg Ohlois feet ud rising: Little Kananha risiug. Keystone State down: Joe N Ixon up with empties. Heavy rains to-day and still raining. MEMPHIS Departed Mary Houston.Clnclnnatl: Golden Knle. New Orleans; H. H. Hoxle. Jew Or leans: Misery, down: Ohio, for Cincinnati. Klvcr 18 feet 4 inches and falling. Clear and cool. ST. Locis-Arrlved Alice Brown. Cairo: Ar kansas City, Natcher: Sidney Dillon. Cairo: United States nagboat 31. H. Comb. Lower Mississippi. Departed-Arkansas City. .Natchez; Sidney Dillon, Cairo; Alice Brown, Cairo. Elver 14 feet 1 inch and rising rapidly. Clear ana mild. CAIBO-Arrived-H. F. Frisbe, below. River 23.4 and falling. Clearand cool. ... CIXUINXATI River 21 feet 6 Inches and rising. Departed-State of Missouri. New Orleans; Congo, Pittsburg. Cloudy and cool. SOAP A LAUNDRY SOAP, PURE AND SAMTA1Y. BEST 70S iMwai HwsthtM Us KIRKS THE WEaTHEK. For Western JPermtyl vania: Fair During the greater Fortiori of Wednes day; West Winds. For Ohio: Generally Fair; Wednesday West Winds and Warmer in Northern Portion, Cooler Thursday, With Bam by Thursday morning. For West Virginia: Fait Wednesday; West Winds. TEMPZSATUBZ AXD BAUrPALL- 8 A. K.. 12 K 2 P. M., br.u.. 8 r. II.. Maximum temp...... 47 Mtnlmnm temp. 38 Mean temp.. '. 42.? Range 0 Free. 34 THE FIBE BECOBD. At TVilkesbarre, the large planing millof Jones, Bergen A Co. Loss, $10,000. At Canton, O., Danner & Wolf's shoe store. Loss. 6,000; Insured. Origin unknown. At Rock Hill, 8. C, the Cochrane cotton I seed oil mill and fertilizer works. Loss, $60,070; insurance, $51,000. At Pueblo, Col., the Dexter stables, man aged by Mansfield & Pollard, with 23 horses. Origin probably incendiary. Insurance small. The house of J. B. Garrison, oh TVylle ave nue, was damaged to the extent of $100 by a fire resulting from a defective flue. No. 5 engine company extinguished the blaze on a still alarm. PROPOSALS. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS SEALED proposals will be received until MARCH 20, 1892, for the proposed addition to tbe Thirteenth ward, Minersville. Sub-district school building No. S, Thirty-third street. Plans and specifications can be seen at the office of Joseph Stillbnrg, architect, No. 20 Fifth avenue, eity. The board re serves tbe right to reject any or all bids. Proposals to be addressed ip Alf. Lawton. becretary, No. 732 Wylle avenne, city. By order of the board. CHRIST. GKISLEB, President. Attest: ALF. LAWTON, Secre tary; nih6 2G 'BANK STATEMEMS. . EPORTOFTHE CONDITION OF THE Anchor Savings Bank of Pittsburg, State of Pennsylvania, at the close of busi ness 'February 29, 1892. RESOURCES. Cash on hand and deposited with banks or bankers SISS,297 53 Call loans npon collaterals 3,400 00 Time loans upon collaterals and notes discounted 167 888 01 Loans npon bonds undmortgages.. 26 300 00 Investment securities 17.C3J 39 Real estate 22,493 87 Miscellaneous assets 0,161 31 $430,578 17 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid In $ 50,000 00 Surplusfund : 23100 09 Undivided profits 3.813 28 Deposits suDject to check. 353,724 6 Due to other banks and bankers 15 f 3 Miscellaneous liaoillties... 25 00 J430.578 17 A report in detail of above securities has been made to tbe Superintendent of Bank ing. State of Pennsylvania, County or Alle gheny, ss.: I, Robert J. Stonev; Cashier of the above named corporation, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, to the best of my knowledge and belief. ROBT. J. STONET, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 5th day of March, 1892. THOMAS M. BROWN, Notary Public Correct Attest: JOHN KELLY, A. V. J. WATTERSON, JAMES H. SCOTT, mh6-94 Directors. EESOBT .HOTELS. Atlantic City. HOTEL IMPERIAL. ATLANTIC CITT.N. J Maryland ave., facing the ocean. Capacity 200. Electric bells, large solarium, grate fires. Every home comfort. 2 to $3 per day, 310 to $18 per week. G. W. KENDRICK. mh5-7Gws HOTEX-, WILTSHIRE, Virginia avenue, near ocean. A new winter house. Largo bay-window moms, giving fine view or the ocean. Heated by steam and open grate. Open all the year. fe23-DSu D. W. CHANDLER. HOTEL WELLINGTON. Osean End or Kentucky avenue, Atlantic City, N. J. M. A. 4 H. S. MILNOE. Circnlars at Dispatch office. fe27-95 THE HOTEL STICKNEY, Atlantic City, N. J., one bundled feet from ocean, Kentucky ave.; steam heated, elec tric bell, sun parlors, etc. $2 to$2 50 nerday; $9 to $12 per week. L. V. STICKNET. mhl-38-D THE SEASIDE. Open all the year. All conveniences, including sea water, baths in the house and covered walk to the beach. fe25-46-D CHARLES EVANS. THE CHALFONTE, ATLANTIC CITT. Directly on the Beach. Sea water baths in house. Opens January 30, 1892. jaa-34-D C. ROBERTS X SONS. .THE IRVINGTON, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. Filtered water used lor all purpose. fe23-55 CHAMBERS & HOOPE3. THE WAVERLY, ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. Opens Feb. 6. Under new management. Comfortable steam heat, snn parlors and excellent table Jail-128 HOTELS. RIGGS HOUSE, WASHINGTON, D, O, Reopened, Under new management; refurnished and redecorated in first-class style: table best ill the eity. RIGGS HOUSE CO., G. DeWITT, Proprietors. Treasurer. fe26-60-Mwr STURTEVANT HOUSE. new yore: American plan $2 50 to $3 50 per day. European plan $1 00 per day upward. THE STURTEVANT HOUSE is the most central in the city; near all ele vated roads, street car lines, principal places of amusement and large retail stores. All the comforts of home with tbe addi tional conveniences of tbo metropolis is of fered our guests. THE STURTEVANT HOUSE. Broadway, 28th and 29th sts., New York.NY. ja27-29-HWT "WANTED BUSINESS MANAGER. We want a thorough-going business man, 25 to 40 veats of age, to assist in establishing a branch-house business in Baltimore, Md.; one for Lansing, Mich.; a salary or $70 to $90 per month guaranteed to tbe right man; a capital of $600 required on part of applicant; must be a fair correspondent; fall of busi ness; business will bear closest investiga tion. .Call or address, giving age and occu pation. Rooms 45, 46 and 47, Eisner building. feJS AKTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHS 10 SIXTH STREET. Cabinets, $2 to U per dozec; petites, tl psj dozen. Telephone 1751. anS-73-innM GEORGE C.LEUPOLD. Ladies' Tailor and Dressmaker, 1614 CHESTNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA, Takes pleasure in announcing that he will be at the Hotel Anderson, March 7, 8, 9, with a fine assortment of cloths and dress mai terials of his own importation for spring garments. mhG-32 TTN1TABIAN PUBLICATIONS FREE J Address Misalaary Lyman, W Oakland 84Bue,Pimirarfr' Jal4 lis NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. , , , , ,, ii-i-fc , -i - - j-LXjaj.f''"W'"Vi'''"'rMifw'V"IOOsWef B. i B. WE HAVE TO SELL A big lot of Dress Goods to keep a large selection of the newest and best and we have to sell them fast and to sell them fast we've got to sell them close. Selling them close and fast and lots of them makes a pretty active and satisfactory Dress Goods business here it's satisfac tory to the purchasers be cause they know they're sure to get something good and stylish, and not have to pay too much for it JACQUARDS Plain Jac quards, Bedford Cord Jac quards and Camel's Hair Jacquards are about as satis factory fabrics as one can in vest in this season. We have a line of Jacquard Cain Spot Bedford Cords, 42 inches wide, -85 c a yard. Wave Line Jacquar4 Camel Hair, 42 inches wide, $1.00 a yard. Wave Line Bedford Cord, with small Jacquard de sign, 40 inch, $1.00. .Gradu ated Bedford Cords, 42 inches, $1.00. Mixed Bed ford Cords, 42 inches, 75a Plain Bedford Cords, 50 inch, $1.00. WOOL CREPE DE CHENE That's not the" name the maker put- on it; but it's so much like the lovely, cHnging silk fabric we know so well, that we call them Crepe de Chenes all the new shades 36 inches, 75c. A similar fabric, with an almost invisible check, is 40 inches wide, $1.00. If you like a plain material, and want to buy one for lit tle money, see the line 44 inch SERGES at 60c TWO-TONED EN GLISH SERGE There's something nice and refined about these English Serges, and there are lots of peo' pie will buy them as soon as they know where they are. We have a nice line of them, 50 inches wide, $1.25 a yard. BROADCLOTHS or FACEDCLOTHS You know what these are, but perhaps you don't know how fine these dollar ones are, and what a wonderful line of choice shades, 50-inch, $1.00 a yard. We think there's- some thing remarkable about the line of COLORED CASH MERES we are offering at 65 Gents a Yard. They are 46 inches wide, fine Henri etta finish, and as good as lots of stores sell for a dollar. See if they're not BOGGS & BUHL, ALLEGHENY. i 4ft 10 1 1 1 ' r . k ..-rt..ftrgAi.4) v. ,.;j.fe.-u s aifciijfc.. ssteg&j
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