- " LEAVES OF LAUREL. People's Party Delegates Pay a High Tribute of Bespect to THE LATE ALLIANCE PRESIDENT. Colonel Polk Eulogized Ij Some of the Eest Speakers in Omaha. DB. DELAMETEE ALSO KOT FORGOTTEN Omaha, Neb., July 3. The vast as semblage which attended the second day's session of the People's party afforded a striking proof of the respect in which the memory of the late Colonel Polk is held by the supporters of the movement i which he was instrumental in founding. The session was devoted exclusively to the delivery of addressee eulogistic of the dead champion of reform, and expressive of the reverence in which his name is held. Though the speeches contained many inspiring sentences as to the future of the fight in which the Independent party is engaged, the recognition of the loss which the party has sustained in the death of its leader seemed to be the one thought which occupied the minds of the delegates, and rarely was there a departure from a. solemn suence, wnicn gave to me garnering more the air of a church service than of a great National convention. After a prayer by Chaplain Diffenbacher, the opening a'ddres's was delivered by H. L. Loucks, of South Dakota, who has been selected for the Permanent Chairman of the convention. The speech was marked by a sympathy and feeling which caught every member of the vast audience and was re ceived with a silence which bore testimony to the respect in which the memory of the late President of the Farmers' Alliance is held bv those with -whose movement he had been identified. Looked Upon as Another Lincoln. One of the sentences which broke the painful stillness of the gathering was the declaration that the people of the new movement looked to L. Jj. Polk as the Lin coln of an era of freedom. '"Brother Polk," the speaker continued, "was the one man vhose place cannot be filled. He was the me around whom all our hopes centered as bey cau round no other man. It is mete hat we should pay our respects to his nemory. He died a martyr to our cause rom overwork. His kindly spirit looks lown upon this meeting to-day and will re- jiain to guide it till our proceedings are ended." Editor McCune followed. "I knew our lost friend," he said, "and it is a pride and a pleasure to me to be able to say I knew him. To know him was to love him. Those who knew him best loved him best The noble soul, the magnificent brain, the wonderful oratory of li. L. Polk were given to the cause of our movement. He devoted himself to the destruction of sectionalism which had been fostered by these corrupt politicians who ruled this land in the in terest of thee by whom it was robbeJ. The cause'which Colonel Polk led meant free dom jot labor, the triumph of the people; it meant that this country would come bacc to the principles of those who founded it and incorporated in its constitution the prin ciple of government of the people, by the people, and lor tne people. ITonld Have Been Their Candlrtatn. "Had he been here to-morrow," declared the speaker, amid the rousing cheers of the assembly, "he would have been selected to ar your banner alolt. His memory in us with hope', it reminds us of a . Ii.tusbe careful how we discharge i dutv; sewill discharge it as becomes r manhoodjBy keeping in view the exam le of our lMt leader, and by determining that we sbaljRiot lag behind until tne cause which he cfampioned shall be carried to success." - - Mrs.JTld,S9i-WcTrfEafcrp3i(r-a touching tribute to the memory ot the deceased leader. His attitude toward the debauch ery of the present system of Government gained for him persecution and villainous slander. She said he was crucified as the saviors of the people have ever been cruci fied in one form or other. But he is not dead; he never lived till now, and the rec ollections of his deeds will ever act as an inspiration until victory of our cause is proclaimed. General "Weaver was the next speaker. His speech was brief, but summed up in well chosen and pathetic words the public life and deeds of Colonel Polk. He loved his race, he declared, and despite the fact he bed a full knowledge and complete rstanding of the great wroncs under :h the people of this country were suf ag, his faith rose superior to all difficul , and he felt certain of the ultimate nnph certain to come to the movement ich shall free the down-trodden people this nation. A ume That Will Be a Monument. l)he sentence received with the loudest and longest chorus of cheering was a quota tion from the dead Southern reformer: "I am standing now just behind the curtain, and in the full glow of the coming sunset. Behind me are tne shadows of the tract, be fore me lies the dark valley. When I mingle with its dark waters I want to cast one lingering look upon a country whose government is of the people, for the people, and by the people." "The name ot Colone Polk," the speaker concluded, "will remain for ages a monu ment ot power in this country and a great bulwark against the surging tides of hatred and political animosity. May we cherish his memory and may we see that his family, which lost a head and a father, shall be cared for." This reference to the family of the de ceased was received with a response which showed that People's partjr delegates are not unmindful of the services conferred upon them by the man in whose memory the meeting was held. A speech, every word of which was marked by solemnity and earnestness, by Mrs. Lease, of Kansas, was followed by the most eloquent oratory of the day that of Hon. Ignatius Donnelly. "A great man," said Mr. Donnellv, 'has fallen. He has passed from the darkness nto the light He has stepped from the risible into the invisible. He has crossed he dreaded but kindly line which limits the mjsteries of this imperfect life. A inishty tree has (alien In the forest, As fallH on Jlount Avernus The thnnder-omttten oak. Far o'er the craspins forest The plant arms lie spread; . And the pale augurs, mattering low, Gaze on the blasted head! Continuation ot the Simile. "Through the gap in the forest the light falls in a flood, disclosing the vast propor tions of the prone trunk; and amid the shattered limbs we see the fragments of the crushed nests where unobtrusive affections bnilt their humble habitations. AVe erect to-day, over the dust of our dear friend and brother, a monument more durable than brass or marble a monument of affection and honor. His great heart was in his work. Can he find in all the speeches through which his liberated spirit may wander a nobler task than that in which we are engaged? If he move among us, invisible at this moment, he will little regard the honors we pay his memory, for to the en franchised soul all glory is dross; but he sees more clearly than "we can the magni tude of the world-embracing labor upon which we 'have embarked; he sees the vast vista of the future and the uncountable million's of other nations whose faces are to be wreathed in smiles or distorted with agony as we succeed or fail." Mr. Donnelly then touched upon the char acter of Colonel Polk, and wound up his eulogy by calling upon the members of the audience to look to him as their exemplar. A fitting epitaph over the tomb of the de parted leader, he declared, would be the lines of the Quaker poet of Xew England: Lnrire Drained, clear eyed or snch aB he Shall freedom's j oang apostles be. Delegate Gillette, of Iowa, spoke of Dr. Delameter, and Delegate Young, of Wash ington, D. C, added to the tribute already paid to the memory of Colonel Polk. Powd-rly Adds HU Mite. In response to loud calls, T. V. Powderly came forward and added his quota to the expressions of regret and praise spoken of the late Colonel Polk. "So sentiment of mine," he said, "can add one single gem to the crown that now sits upon the brow ot our dead brother. He has been called to a (uoDler sphere; he has gone to that Kingdom beyond the clouds where tongue of calamity cannot reach him, and where the dagger of the assassin cannot touch him. And even his enemies will say of him, now that he has mingled with the dust, the words which they should have said to him in life." Mr. Powderly also referred to the late Dr. Delameter and other leaders in the fight for humanitv in which he took a part that could not fail to bear good fruit Delegate T. E. Dean, of New York, pro posed a resolution to the effect that collec tion boxes should be placed in every Alli ance hall throughout the countrv, for the purpose of receiving 5-rent. subscriptions to lorm a fund out of which the family of Colonel Polk should be protected, to the memory of the man himself on the familv farm in Korth Carolina. The resolution was seconded by Hon. Ignatius Donnelly, who said he wouldhave a direct and strong appeal published in all the Alliance napers of the State. The mo tion was carried by acclamation. To-morrow the resolutions will be formally pre sented, and in it the late Dr. Delameter will probably be included. "With the singing of "Sweet By and By" the gathering dispersed. KATE FOX DEAD. She Wa One or the Sisters Famed for Spirit ItapplncJ How Her Manifestations VI ere Produced Enough to Deceive Any body. New Yoke, July 3. Special Kate Fox Jencken, famous as one of the Fox sisters, the first producers of spirit rap pings, died at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, at 609 Columbus avenue, where she lived with her two sons, Fereinand aged 19, and Henry aged 17. As no physician had attended her, Deputy Coroner Weston was called in. He gave a certificate of death from natural causes. Kate Fox was born in Bath, Canada, in 1839. When she was 8 years old her father, John Fox, took his family to live on a farm he bought near Hvdeville, Wayne county, N. Y. Kate and her sister Margaret, three years older, werp the youngest children of the family. When Kate was about 9 years old the familv was startled bv mvsterions rapnings beard nightly on the floor of one of the bedrooms. One night Kate Fox imitated the rappings by snapping her fingers. The raps responded with the same manner of sounds. The raps told the age of each member of the family, giving one rap for each year. The familv moved to Rochester and the raps followed. In November, 1849, the two sisters appeared in a public halL Commit tees reported that they were unable to explain the sounds. In May of the next year the two girls came to New York and the manifestations became the subject of much discussion. Spirit mediums sprang up all over the country. Kate Fox married D. A. Jencken, an Englishman, 20 years ago. He died four years later. Margaret Fox was persuaded to eive un "spirit mediumship" bv Dr. Kane,thc Arctic exployer,to whom she once said she had been married, but Kate Fox kept it up long after she had been eclipsed by greater spiritualistic lignts. Four years ago Margaret Fox, who lives in this city, sent for a reporter and ex plained to" him that a peculiar looseness of the ankle joint enabled her, by a slight movement of the ankle, to produce loud sounds which she declared were the so-called spirit rappincs. In June, 1888, when Mrs. Jencken lived in East Eighty-fourth street, near Lexing ton avenue, neighbors complained to Mr. Gerry's society that she was neglecting her children. The society took the two Doyi awayfrom her and kept ihem at its rooms' tor about two months, when Mrs. Jen'eken got them back. ' CHA.tJTATIO.TJA. BEGINS IK BAIN. An Interesting Lectors and a Musical Trei t the First MUnrday. Chautauqua, July 2. Special. Chau tauqua week closed as it began, nnder a rain cloud, but the assembly starts out brighter than usual notwithstanding wind and rain. The attendance is quite large, all things considered, and the programme offered is very entertaining. To-day Rev. E. N. Packard gave his second lecture of the series. This afternoon he entertained quite a large assembly at the Hall of Phi losophy talking about "Evangeline; the Story and Poem." In the tragic ta'e of the separation of the heroine from her husband, Mr. Packard found the lesson that it is a bad idea to attempt to be neutral or serve two masters. Iu America to-day it is necessary for the welfare of all that those who come to us from other coun tries should throw off the old allegiance and become true citizens of the Republic This evening Mr. I. V. Flagler gave a musical lecture, taking for his subject "John Sebastian Bach." Miss Margaret Gaetz, of Chicago, sang. She has a voice remarkable for its clear, sweet tones and great range. Monday all Chautauqna will celebrate the nation's birthday in a fitting manner. Wfiiln tlia em11 linri hava t)i.ii fiM.M.V. ers. the older visitors will listen to patriotic addresses, in the evening there will be a grand display of fireworks. THE PUPILS AEE CHANGING. The St ranee Effect of Temperament Upon the Visionary Organs. The pupils of the eyes are constantly changing under various physical states and the passions of the mind, says a writer in the Magazine of Art This is well seen in the case of a highly sensitive child brought into the presence of strangers, when the rapid oscillations of the pupils indicate the various mental changes which he or she it undergoing, such as strong alarm alter nating with confidence. I have little doubt that the eyes of animals in like manner ex press their feelings. Iu mv parrot this is markedly the case. "When the pupils are contracted she is an gry, and will snap'and bite at anyone ap proaching her cage; but directly an amiable mood comes on the pupils become widely dilated, and she allows herself to be scratched or otherwise fondled. The size of the pupils is an exact gauge of her temper. The Toungrst Newspaper Man. Master John Stone, editor and owner of the Daily Huttter, "published in Henderson, N. G, is only 13 years of age, and is there fore the youngest editor in the United Slates, says the Philadelphia Prets. He writes his own editorials and sets his own type, he has several hundred subscribers and from the proceeds of his paper he sup ports a widowed mother. If young Stone lives long enough he will make his mark in journalism. A Trick That railed. It is said that a certain Bradford lady whose husband got into the habit of coming home tipsy every night resolved lo' try fright on him for a cure. She dressed np in Satanic masquerade and met him in the moonlight. "Come to me, I am the devil," she said in low, sepulchral tones. " 'S that so?" he replied. "Shake, old hoy, 'm yer brother-in-law. I married your sister." Ccran Mnumnhlp Arriva'a. Steamer. 'Where From. Destination. La Bourgorne..:.Havre.. ....NewYofk. ....New York. ....Klnsale. ....Uueenstown. ....Oaeenstown. ....Havret ....Southampton. Vhaltlo .Hainhnre Auranla.. New York...... Lord Gough. Philadelphia.. Aiasica acit lone.... LaTouralne New York...., Ems Bremen , THE PITTSBURG THE LEAGUE. TOO BIG. Eastern Authorities Discuss the Pros pects of the Twelve-Club Plan. THE BALTIMORES IN THE CITT. Warren Sports Find a Wrestler to Match, gainst Ed Eeilly. GENERAL SPORTING NEWi OP THE DAT Cincinnati 3 LooUTllle 4 Washlncton O St Louts 2 New Yobk, July 3. Now that the first half of the baseball Reason is about ended, baseball cranks and all people interested in the game are talking about the 12-club League. Opinions are divided as to its worth, but there is a very strong feeling against it in the East. Large numbers of Eastern people have never taken kindly to it, and good authorities claim that the four Association clnbs admitted will always be a handicap on the others. That a majority of the magnates look upon the 12-club League as a failure is very evi dent. Those who are opposed to it are the old League men, who have never turned from the old principles of the organization, but who have always been opposed to Sun day games, the open sale of beer on the grounds and the like. The former members of the Association and a few others who were largely instrumental in the scheme to bring about the consolidation of the two organizations last winter are not complain ing. Thus the organization is divided against itself, but the agreement drawn' up by the members at Indianapolis is such as to prevent the alteration of the present plans without a serious eruption and the liability of a series ot lawsuits. The out come ot snch a move would almost certainly ruin baseball. Nobody Can Help Bis Neighbor. At present the clubs are just hanging to gether and can scarcely stand many more blows. Some of the magnates favor a fight, Fnr tlinv caTr that tlirA fn inn mnh ennti- ment and not enough common sense at the bottom of the present combination. None 01 me ciuos is muring uiouey euuugu 10 bolster up weaker comrades, and it would only be putting off the evil day to tempor ize until all the weaker clubs are bankrupt. The old National League was a compact organization, and each club retaining the big end of its own receipts, some of the clubs made money. The American Asso ciation also made money, or, at least, paid its way and kept np its existence while friendly relations existed between the two organizations. The 12-club League, by following the ex ample of the Boston club and reducing ex penses, may last the season out, but the chances are that the stronger clubs will be weaned of the incubus they have assumed in the shape of the four Association clubs. Captain Anson has already declared the 12 club League is a delusion and a snare. A Pittsburg magnate declared a month ago that the League was loaded down with four clubs that never would pay expenses. The Boston people have pretty much the League idea, and all will be ready to admit, sooner or later, that the present League is too unwieldy and carries too many invalid clubs. Has Greatly Increased Expanses. President Byrne, of Brooklyn, and all the Association contingent, including John T. Brush, of Cincinnati, declare that the season has been so backward that the new scheme has not been given a fair test. They do not hesitate to say that the 12 club scheme has greatly increased individual club expenses. The continual changing about has been a great expense, and as the attendance in some of the cities has not been sufficient to pay the way of the teams, the clubs have been compelled to put out money continnally, This serious strain has caused the re duction of the players' salaries. All the high priced men Have had to suffer, and with few exceptions they have agreed to the reductions. They see that the crowds are not large enough to enable the clubs to keep up their present rates and live throughout the season. Unless there is a rapid revival of the in terest in the game the magnates hint at another move that will come heavily on the players. The exact nature of it is not known, but that they may have to con tribute part of their salaries toward defray ing railroad and traveling expenses, which have heretofore been free, seems likely. The salary question is also receiving con siderable attention in all the minor leagues, several of which are in a serious financial condition. Some of them have found it necessary, even with limited salary lists, to drop some of the non-playing clubs and to distribute the players' among the weaker clubs. . Lonlsvllle, 4 St. Lonls, 2. Louisville, July a The borne team won a great game here to-day from the Browns by hitting Getzein hard. Healv pitched a fine game. There were about 4,000 people pres ent. Score: LOUISVILLE n B P A E ST. LOUIS. K B P A E Brown, m... 1 Weaver, C. 0 Pfeffer. 2.... 0 Jennings, a. 1 Grim. 1 1 Dowse, c.... 0 Viau, r 0 Kuclrae, 3... 1 Healy, p..... 0, 2 3 0 1 S 3 1 2 2 10 I 2 1 4 1 2 2 0 0 d! Gleason, i. 1 Carutbers, 1. 1 Werden, 1.. 0 Glasscock, s. 0 Brodle, m... 0 Brelt'steln. r 0 Pinckiiey, 3. 0 Moran, c... 0 Uetzeln, p.. 0 0 2 2 3 1 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 1 1 0 c Toul 4 13 .7 12 2 Total 2 5 2715 1 Louisville 0 21 1000004 St. Louis I OOUOO010 2 bUMMART rarned runs Louisville. 4.St 4,uuts, 1. Two-base hits Viau. Brown. ITeffcr, Kuelino, Healy, Dowse. Werden. stolen bases Weaver. Jen nings, Xuehne. Grim, Caruthers. (lassrock. Double plays Pfeffer to Grim to Jennings, First base on halls Off Healy. 3. Struck ont Brown, Dowse 2, Viau. Breltensteln. Passed balls Dowi 2. Tim. of game One hour and 85 minutes. Umpire ney. Cincinnati, 3 Washington, O. CnrcnraATi, July 8. The TVashingtons were outflelded and their errors were costly, while the Beds bunched their hits and gave almost perfect support to taullane. a Cin cinnati man acted aa umpire. Attendance. 4,000. Score: CINCIKMATI B B r A X WASU'QT'Jf K B T A I McPhee, 2... 0 Latham. 3... 0 O'Neill. 1.... 0 Holllday, r.. 1 Brown'g. m. 1 (Uimlskey, 1. 0 bmtth. 0 Vaughn, c... 0 Muhane, p.. 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 a 0 IS 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 McGulte, c. 0 0 5 2 1 n Dowd, 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 Hov, m 0 2 0. 0 0 0 Larkln. r... 0 2 0 0 0 0 Mllltgan l. 0 0 11 0 0 0 Puffcel 0 0 2 10 1 Rlch'son, 2. 0 0 3 3 0 0 Duryea, p... 0 0 2 5 0 0 Koblnson, 3. 0 0 1 4 unson, s. 0 0 1 4 s Total. 3 6 27 17 11 Total 0 4 24 20 4 Cincinnati 0 0000120 3 Washington 0 00 0000000 8UMMART Earned rnns-CInclnnatl, 1. Two base hits Hollldav. Browning, fatolen bases Holllday, Smith, Vaughn. Double play Smith. McPhee. Comlskey. Hit bv pltchei ball ByMul lane, 2 Struck out By Mullane. 4: bv Duryea, 4 lime of game-One hour and 20 minutes, tmnlre Blttman. Saturday's League Games. At Pittsburg Pittsburg. 0 0002000 02 Mew York .....0 1 '0 00002 3 Batteries Eli ret and Mack; King and Boyle. At Cincinnati Cincinnati 0 0102202 7 Washington ......J 10010000-5 Batteries-Chamberlain, Dwyer and Vaughn; Elllen and MllUgan. ' At Louisville Louisville 1021000004 Philadelphia 4 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 10 Batterfes-Hemmlng and Grim; Esper and Cross. At St. Louis St. Louis 0 0000000 11 Brooklyn .,..0 00000311 5 Batteries Gleason and Buckley; Haddock and Dally. At Cleveland Cleveland 0 11000O0O 2 Boston 0 4000000 4 Batteries Young and O'Connor; Staley and Ben nett. The Western League. At Kansas City- Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Columbus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 At Omaha Omaha 0 10 5 0 0 Toledo 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 -1 06 0-1 To-Day's League Schedule. Baltimore at Pittsburg; Boston at Cincin nati; Brooklyn at Louisville; New York at DISPATCH. MONDAY, Chicago; Philadelphia at St. Louis; Washing ton at Cleveland. Morning and afternoon games at eaoh city. The Lratne Record. w t. Bolton.... 47 18 Philadelphia.. 41 24 Brooklyn 40 24 Cincinnati .... S3 "S Cleveland 32 29 Pittsburg 32 35 rr PC .418 .4U .438 .413 .403 .2T0 .723 Chlcaro 27 83 Washington .. 30 38 New York 28 35 St. Louis 26 37 LouliTllle 27 40 Baltimore .... 17 48 .631 .625 SSI .5CS .478 TO-DiY'S HOME GAMES. Tiro Interesting Contests Expected Between the linltlmorps and Our Slnzgen. If the weather Is all right to-day there will be two interesting games nt Exposition Park, between the local, and Baltimore teams. The morning Rams will commence at 10 o'clock, and the afternoon game at 3 o'clock. t The local pitcher will likely he Baldwin and Terry, and MoMahon and Foreman will probably be the pitchers for the visitors. Manager Hani on has his team in rnuoh bet ter condition than when theyplayed here on Decoration Day, at-d the locals will have to play good ball to win. If the weather is fine the attendance is expected to be great. Pnnday Western League Gam rs. At Milwaukee Milwaukee 0 1 1 Indianapolis 1 0 0 At Minneapolis Minneapolis .10 0 Ft. Warne, 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0-8 13 i 0 0 0 1-7 12 Slonmonth 1'ark Entries. New York, July 3. Following are the en tries for the opening day at Monmouth Park to-morrow: 1 First race. sweepstakes, fhree-fotirth mile King ston 127. Correction. Judge Morrow 117, Addle. RagnalOl, Picnicker lis. Phonograph 101, sir Mat thew 106, Crocus 101. Second race, the Independence stakes. for2-year-olds. three-fourth mlle-Slr Francis, AJax 122, Sir Richard 113, Elslno cnlt, 113, Shelnv Tuttlc, FancT colt. Little Mid 108, Experiment 105. Lovelace 1:3, Comanche, 133, Spartan 113, The Baron, Ondavra, BMIadcuarcolt. unicorn 103. Third race. Fourth of July handicap, first divis ion, one mile Montana 121. Tournament 114. Mad stone 113. Reckon 103, Demuth 100, Faulty 106, Nel lie Bly 106. , Fourth race, the Ocean stakes, one mile and an elfthth-Lonntrect 12: Montana, 127; Ozrlc, 114: Entre. 109: fair Matthew, 109. Firth race, the 1 ourth of .Julv handicap, second division, onomlle Nero, 118: Oloamlnsr. 114; Kll dcer. 112: Fred Taral, 110: Mount Vernon. 106: Ozrlc 105: Candelabra, 97:Glencornp, CO; Livonia, IIS: Maywln, 113: Sir Matthew, 110; lampa, 103; Alonzo, 106: White Rose. 98: Wyandotte colt, 95. Sixth race, sweepstakes, seven furlongs Arab, 110: Mr. Sass. 103; Volunteer, 103; Soho. 104; Tenny son. 99; Dr. 'Wilcox. Dr. Ross. 107: Anna B 108; Fremont, 104;Rapldan. 101:Doncster. 97, Seven Lh race, sweepstakes, for 2-year-olds live and a half furlonus Pprrler. Jouet, 111; Rlght away, ill ; Mendacity, 108; Unicorn. Ill; Little Mid, St. Lonls Jockey Club Races. St. Louis, Jnlv 3 The St. Louis Jockey Club paid out $192,440 in stakes and purses during the 48 davs' racing that w.is carried onat the Fair grounds. In the thirtr days of the spi inj meeting there were 1,418 stiut crs in 179 races, nn average of 8 starters per race. In the 18 days of the summer meet ing there were 1,097 starters in 112 races, an averace of over nine per race. J. J. Maf fertv lends the list of winning owners with $3,774. The Charter Oak stables come next with 8,04O, the Woodland Park stables bringing up the rear with $25. Horse Racing at Braddock. Braddock, Julv 3. Special. If the weather permits the horsemen of this place will have a great day to-morrow, as they have arranged for some very good races to be held at Union Paik. There will be a 3.00 race for a purse of $123 and a pace Tor $50 and $25. There will alo be a mixed race for a purse of $50, $30 and $20, and a running race for a purse of $25, $15 and $10; OPPOSED TO OUISIDEES. Complaint Abont Schenley Park Contests Being Open to All Amatenra. The following letter, which fuily explains itself, was received at this offloa last even ing: Sporting Editor of The Dispatch: The localathletes areqnlte indignant over the action or the Athletlo Committee of the Schenley Park Sports in allowing the crack athletes from other cities who competed In the 3-A meet to enter in the Fourth of July events. With snch opponents the local men will stand no Show at all. Thev were Mrnn 'to understand that the events wore to be open to local men only, and the- action of the committee at this late day of entering the fast Detioit men and others equally as good will put a damper on tho growing feel Inx here in favor o amateur sports. A protest will be entered against these men competing. Tho authorities should take the matter in hand, and give our prom ising athletes a chance of competing among themselves. In the future it will be difficult to get the local men ont if thev know thoy are to buck against champions and have no handicaps. Home Talemt. Pittsburg, July 2. Will Fight Dixon Again. New York, July 3. J. Ridgeway Griffith, a well-known sportsman, saw Fred Johnson fight George Dixon last Monday night, and thinks that Johnson is still a great pugilist, and can defeat the coloied lad at heavier weight. Griffith, in company with Johnson and Ben Rowland, visited tho llluxtraUS News office yesterday afternoon and to d Mr. Lumley that bo would post $530 and make n match for Johnson to fight Dixon at 120 pounds. Mr-Lumlev said that hohndie ceived a letter from Johnny Van Heest, the clever Chicago feather-weight, to the effect that he was piepnredto meet anybody in the orld at 118-120 ponn'ls. Johnson said that ho would meet Van Heest at 120 pounds, and weigh in at 1 o'clock on tho day of the contest. Griffith announced that ho was prepared to back Johnson for from $2,000 to $5,000 a side. Found a Man for Bcllly. Wahhew, Pa., July 3. Special. Companv I, Sixteenth Regiment, N. G. P., has a 130 uound man they will match against Wrest ler Reilly, of yonr citv, catch-as-catcn-can, best two in three, pnisa of $75, winner to take all. Will give Relllv $25 for expenses nnd must bet not less than $100 a side np to $250 a side, the contest to take place within tn o weeks from this date. Editor of the Warren jtfirror holds $50 to be covered as a guarantee, Reilly to weigh 130 pounds or thtee pounds either way. Reilly is requested to answer at once. Beat the American Record. Kikgston, Out., July 3. A 25-mile road race of the Canadian Wheelmen's Associa tion vesteiday resulted in W. Carman.of the Toronto Bicycle Clnh, winning In 1 hour 10 minutes and 6 seconds. The American rec ord is 1 hour 15 minutes and 45 seconds. The Diamond. CLARKSOJt may go to Washington. DICKT JOHNSTON has been released by Elmlra. Clabkson finished the season of S4 with Chi cago. He Joined Boston In IMS. Jonx Ewuro thinks he may be able to pitch for the Giants during the second championship season. L? our sluggers can only win two to-day and the Clevelands lose two, how close matters will be get ting. Our big hitters are requested to do spme hitting to-day. Hits are never out of place. 'except when made by the other fellows. It Is safe to bet that Jerry narrlngton will be with the Reds when the flag falls on the start for the second championship series. THE Favette City team and the Silver Kings to day, lhe former team plav the Jcaunettes to-morrow and the Homesteads on Thursday. Providence has gone heavily Into the decapita tion business. Pitcher Knauss Is the last heavy salaried man to go. Barr has been en gaged. The appeal of the New York club aga Inst the de cision of Umpire Macullar. who gave the Pitts burg club the forfeited game against New York. nas not Dcen susiaineu aj me rieajcue directors. Tile Baltimore team arrived In the city lasteven lng. accompanied by Vice President John Walz, Manager Hanlou Is confident ol winning to-day. He says that McMahan and Cobb will be the pitch ers. AxsON watched McGraw's every movement In three games he played at Baltimore. Juy before the old man left town he was asked wha t he thought of the youngster. His answer was: "He's a won der." Tow Mullane has come to the concluslon'that he Is not built for a left-handed batter. He is not a left-handed thrower, but for ears he has been batting left-handed. He never got anv force on his left-handed blows. From now ot he will bat rlgbt-hanaed. Miscellaneous Sporting Motes. Tnr.RE will be lots of sports in and about the city to-day. No. 5 of Goodwin Bros.' Qffictal Twf Guide Is out, and it Is as usual, a real guide to turf matters. The value of the stakes alone to be run for at the Sandown Park, England, on July 15 and IS will be about $125,000. A. B. George, the English runner, has had his entry rejected bv the LoriUard Athletic Club games because it came too late. The Amateur Athletic Union and the League of American Wheelmen will both hold their annual championship meetings at Chicago next year, dur ing the progress of the World's Fair. Tns dividing line between amateur and profes sional cycling Is becoming so Indistinct-as to be almost iRdistemable by tne average layman. At some of the Western meets such prizes were offered as "merchandise" to a certain cash value, "the same to be selected by the winner." George Taylor Is the latest and best acquisi tion to the already strong team of bicycle riders that the Manhattan Athlnic CInb has to represent lt;upon the path. Taylor Is a coming man and formerly rode for the Springfield Bicycle Club. He was won over on the circuit at Buffalo by Money- JULY 4, 1892. FIRST OF FIREWORKS. The Origin of the Delight of Both Young and Old America. METHODS OP MANUFACTURE K0W. Some Displays That Secured a World Wide Reputation. COMPOSITION OP DIFFiEENT PJEES It matters very little in the long run to the nineteenth century small hoy when, how or where fireworks wero first made and of what they are made now. But the fact remains that the despised heathen Chinese first made them and used them, and that civilized com munities did not know of them until the fourteenth "century. The skyrocket was first invented toward the closh of the ninth century, and at that time was used, so 'it is said, in India and China in war. That was long before the invention of gunpowder. Fireworks first .became known in Europe in 1360, when the Italians in Florence man aged to make some. The first spectacle of fireworks was in 1588. Lord Macaulay says that a great display of fireworks was made in England in 1697 to celebrate the peace of Byswick. The fire works, he said, cost no less than 12,000, or 60,000, which was an immense sum of money in those days, and a sum an ordinary Government or country would hesitate upon before spending in these great days of millionaires. A very fine display of fireworks was let off from a magnificent building in the Green Park, London, in November, 1748, to celebrate the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle. A Magnificent Display of rircworks. The next fine display history records is the elegant one they had in Paris, on May 31, 1770, m honor of the marriage of the Dauphin, who was Louis XYX in embryo. The French, in their intense enjoyment, got up such a fine crowd and snch an elegant panic that nearly 1,000 persons were killed. Some of them were pushed into the river, and some died ot shook and suffocation in the crowd. Then came Sir "William Congreve. He turned his attention to the improvement of scy-rockets in lo'Ji. laey nan previously been made with paper cases, and the guide sticks were made long and attached to the side of the base of the excitable part of the machine. He did away with paper cases and substituted sheet iron. He made the guide stick shorter and attached it at the center. He was not 'in the business for the fun of it, and he im proved them so much that he used them with wonderful success at the Siege of Bou logne and the Battle of Leipsic, and it is said that he increased the range of the six pounder rocket from 600 to 2,000 yards. Sir William Congreve exhibited his rockets to great advantage on August 1. 1814, when England celebrated the general peace and the centennary 01 the accession to the throne of the Brunswick family. The next great display occurred on Sep tember 8, 1831, when William IV. ascended the throne of Great Britain. Nearly 10,000 was spent to celebrate the peace with Bus sia on May 29, 1856. There were other large displays in England, and a lot of men and women managed to have their heads blown off. The Composition of Sky Rockets. Bockets are now built of paper cylindrical cases filled with a composition of nitre, charcoal and sulphur, which is like gun powder, except that the ingredients are compounded for a slower rate of combus tion. If the rockets are to be used in war the cases are made of wrought iron. Bockets to be nsed in war have their heads surmounted by a solid shot. If they are meant just for explosion or incen diary effect the head is surmounted by a shell or case shot, with a fuse attached. The fuse is ignited by the flame of the composition. The base" of the case is per-' forated by one or more vents for the escape of the gas generated, and sometimes with a screw hoie into which the guide stick is fattened. The rocket is set in motion by the "re action ot a rapid stream ot gas espaping through the vents and impinging against particles ot the air, although the reaction of the escaping gas would cause it to move 'so in a vacuum." The chief ingredients of all fireworks are gunpowder ami its ingredients. Iron and steel filings and cast Iron borings, free from rust, are used to increase the brightness of the display and produce the Chinese fire. When the rocket explodes up in the air the bright and vari-colored sparks are produced by these filings as they ignite in the oxy gen. Secrets of Producing Colored Lights. Copper filings and copper salts are used to produce greenish tints. A fine blue is made with zinc filings. A light greenish tint with much smoke is made out of sul phuret of antimony. Amber, resin and common salt protected from dampness pro duce a yellow fire. Salts of strontia make a red light. A green light is also made by the salts of barium. The ordinary rocket used on the day we celebrate is made ol various compositions packed in tubes rolled tightly round a cylin drical core. The match by which the rocket is exploded is placed iu a cavity at the bot tom. The movement of the rocket would be irregular if it were not for the guide stick, uhich is made very light, so that it does not retard the flight of the rocket when the gases come out and hit the ground with all their might and send the rocket up into the air for all that it is worth. "We always fry ours ig Cottolepe." Our Meat, Fish, Oysters, Saratoga Chips, Eggs,Dough nuts, Vegetables, etc. Like most other people, our folks formerly used lard for all such purposes. WherTit disagreed with any of the family (which it often did,) we said it was "too rich." We finally tried COTTOLENE and not one of us has had an attack of "richness" since. We further found that, unlike lard, Cottolene had no un. pleasant odor when cooking, and lastly Mother's favorite and conservative cooking au- thority came out and gave it a big recommendation which clinched the matter. So that's why we always fry ours h Cottolene. Sold by all grocers. , N.K. FAIRBANKS CO., CHICAGO. . PITTSBURGH' AGENTS: F. SELLERS & CO. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. SS1 LAIRD receives large invoices of footwear daily through out the entire season direct from the best manufacturers. Consequently, v- WHEN OTHER STORES ARE DULL AND STOCK DEPLETE L l! IDS -ARE- Busy and Stock Complete. July Bargains Incomparable. LAIRD'S Stores show the largest and most complete line of Ladies', Misses' and Children's Cloth Top Shoes. They are most seasonable, tasty and comfortable. Fine Cloth Top, Spring Heels," Misses' and Children's, 99c, $1.25, $1.50, $2. LAIRD'S Stores show an immense assortment of Low-Cut Shoes, Ox fords, Sandals and Summer Ties. Every bize, every width and every length. Lace Uxfords, tipped or plain, Over 150 styles, 99c, $ 11.25,1.50, $2, $3. LA IRD'S Kangaroo Shoes and are warranted to be the best for the Stock very large. Finest Calf or Kangaroo, Lace, Congress, Tip or Plain, $2.18, $2.50, $2.90, $3.90. LAIRD'S Stores show this without goreing, AT $1.50 AND $2. -4 f It Jl fll t' AVx VACATION SHOES for Boys and Girls, Ladies and Gentlemen adapted to every purpose boating, batting, tennis, seaside or mountain., I 1 l BBBBBBBBBBBBallislbikjt- 'HtMsVBsBn JsHB9s&sttsiskissiikV Boys' or-Youths Bals Or Buttons (warranted), 99c, $1.24, $1.48, $2. RED GOAT AND TAN. SHOES. . IAROE INVOICES OUST OPENED. CLOTH-TOP GOODS IK ABUNDANCE. W. M. LAIRD, Wholesale and Retail Dealer, 433-435W00D STREET AND 40B-4QB-410 MARKET STREET. ' Wholesale Department Over Our Wood St Retail Store. DEALERS SUPPLIED THIS INK IS MANUFACTURED J. HARPER BONNELL CO., S mySO SHOE STORES Fine Cloth Top Boots, . Patent Tips, latest styles, $1.50, $2, $2.50 to $4. Gents' Summer Ties, Kangaroo, Patent Leather, Dongola, $2.90, I3.90, $5. Patent Leather Shoes for Gentlemen money ever offered. Prices very low. FinestTCalf, Patent Leather or Kangaroo Bluchers, $2.90, $3, tS, 16. elegant Seamless Low-Cut Shoe, with or I 1. - AT $3.50 AND $4. Wheelmen's and Baseball Shoes, Canvas or Leather, 74c, 99c, $1.25 to $4. AT LOWEST PRICES. Jyi-Kwi-ia - 7 - D s5Si unrsW UCUDJ lur hU(3 UUlUklMUU,
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