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LOST DYTHE LOBBY,
Tlie World's Fair Appropria
tion Split Because of the
Class of Workers
PAID TO GET THE CASH.
A. Fnnd Thrown Away or Worse on
a Yery Poor Class of People.
PICKIG FOR OLD-TIME HANGERS-ON.
Chairman Gates Criticised for Glrinj: Out
His Own Opinion
AS A EEPOET ON HOMESTEAD AFFAIRS.
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Washington, Aug. 7. Now that the
"World's Fair people hare got what they
could get, and have gone home to spend it
very judiciously, no doubt one may be
permitted, without being liable to the ac
cusation of trying to give the money proj
ect a black eye, to wonder why the mana
gers adopted the tactics they did adopt in
their efforts to get an appropriation
"While members of Congress, newspapers
and newspaper writers, who, lor reasons
known to themselves, opposed the appro
priation, greatly exaggerated the facts in
regard to the employment of lobbyists and
the expenditure ot money for lobbying, it
is yet a fact that a considerable sum was
spent, not only for nice little entertain
ments, but for the services of professional
lobbyists.
It has been stated that abont $10,000 was
subscribed by citizens of Chicago to defray
the exnenses ot the Fair managers and
others who came on from Chicago to engage
in the struggle with Congress. This sum
went but a small distance toward defraying
the actual cost ot the undertaking.
ralmnrnnd UavisNot to Blum.
Of course President Palmer and Director
General Davis cannot be blamed for trying
to make things agreeable for Congressmen
while explaining to them the pecuniary
necessities ot the Fair. It is possible they
expended in this way verv little, if
any, of the amount subscribed. Ex
Senator Palmer is several times
a millionaire, likes in good company, and
is always willing to spend liberally" of his
owl mean. Director General Davis, as it
has been frequently stated, spends much
more than his salary in hi efforts to be per
sonallv as well as officially agreeable to
persons deserving of polite attention and
whose word ot commendation for the great
project is ot value.
Thee gentlemen can hardlv have been
associated with those who connive 1 the
methods that ere finally adopted when it
was discovered that a long, bitter and pos
sibly a winning fight would be made
atrainst the F..ir appropriation in tbe Home.
"Who it was who employed the persons who
haunted the corridors ot tbe Capitol con
stantly in the interests of the Fair is not
definitely known. At least, his or their
identity is too vague to admit of his or
their being named.
A Clieau Cl:in of Lobbyists Kmpoyd.
Certainly, neither Mr. Davis nor Mr.
Palmer could have been guilty of employ
ing the lot ofpettv professional lobbyists,
some of them willing to work for less than
a jf "-layer's wage, who made
.Ti;cA,cir mtwt conspicuous in ine
ork of influencing members. The
mystery of the whole matter
is that not more than one or two of the per
sons so employed could influence anybody,
or, at most, not more than one or two mem
bers each, and those members quite as
likely to be lor the Fair s against it with
out Being influenced at all.
Judgiug from the character of the per
sons employed, with the exception of one
or two already referred to, the distribution
of funds must have been placed in the
hands of some one who deliberately started
out to give a "stake" to a lot ot cheap and
hungry and worthless agents, known as
hangers-on at the capital lor vears, making
their living by what they can pick up by
exalting their influence to some tender
fool who has a claim or other bill before
Congress, and striking members lor loans or
blackmail wnen they fail to find employ
ment at "legitimate" lobbying. Several of
the males whose services were purchased for
little or much tould not be recognized or
tolerated in any wav by old members of
Congress who know them. Their only hope
would be upon newcomers, ot" which the
House is full at this term.
A Sample of the Class Engaged.
One of the women who spent several
weeks working faithfully in the interests of
the fair, as she is said to assert, is an old'
time lobbyist who did a thriving business
years ago, when claims of Southern "Union
ists" lor cotton or other property destroyed
during the war were plenty and popu
lar. She is a woman with an eventlul
history of this sort, and has not only in
fluenced legislation in Congress, but has
also been known to alk boldly into the
rooms of cabinet officers and comptrollers,
and influence decisions upon which de
pended the payment of enormous sums.
Grown passe, she resorted to blackmail,
and became so notorious and
offensive that at one time Congressmen
shunned her as they would a contagion.
She has remained in obscurity for a year or
so, but suddenly a few weeks ago appeared
at the old stand, in the old business, and,
whether she told the truth or not, asserted
that she was employed by the "World's
Fair agents.
I am thoroughly convinced that these
methods and these people defeated the ap
propriation sought in the sundry civil bill,
no matter who devised them and carried
them out. They were unusual and un
dignified, and something more. Had a com
mittee of Chicago citizens, representing
business snterests and social standing, come
on, with Mr. Palmer and Mr. Davis, and
represented what everybody knows is true,
th it the Fair project ha far outgrown the
original conception, largely by the act
and requirements of the" Government,
and that the cost of preparation hat
been, therefore, enormously increased, I
have no doubt the appropriation of 55,000,
000 would have been easily secured. As it
was, the persons who were employed in the
lobby were such as would condemn any
measure advocated by them.
J0DGE GATES CRITICISED
Br Bis Democratic Colleagues for Giving
OcR Ills Opinion on the Homestead In
vestigation Poor Prospects of Any Et
port Ever Being Made.
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"Washington, Aug. 7. Chairman Oates,
of tbe Homestead investigating committee,
is somewhat roughly criticised by Demo
cratic associates for giving his report to
the cress yesterday to be published as his
'personal opinion." It was certainly a
y unusual proceeding, and especially
view of the fact that not one
'Mr. Oates Democratic colleagues
i the sub-committee agreed with his views,
nd that the full Committee on the Judic
ary decided that no report should be made.
Nobody cared for a personal opinion on
the subject "What was wanted, if any
thing was wanted from Congress,
in regard to this purely local affair, was an
official report to Congress, by a committee
.formally appointed to investigate) whether
the employment of a private armed body by
private individuals or corporations is, con
stitutional or legal, that some action might
be taken by Congress, if necessary.
It was also hoped that some suggestion
might be made as to means of effecting a
settlement of wage disputes without a re
sort to arms, and without bloodshed or
evictions, or suffering on the part of either
employer or workmen.
Judge. Oates' Two Discoveries.
Judge Oates, in his long, incomplete and
slipshod "personal opinion," seems to have
made two vital discoveries that the tariff
had not made all wage-workers content and
rich, and thePinkertons had a legal right to
enter Pennsylvania and repair to Homestead
and that the strikers had no right to resist
them. This is the point upon which Judge
Oates' Democratic colleagues radically dis
agreed with him. That is, they thought it
would be bad policy to make such a report
just belore a national campaign.
"Wage-workers, said Mr. Boatner and Mr.
Bynum. are bitterly opposed to tbe Pinker
ton system, and are not disposed to inquire
too nicely into the legal technicalities of
tbe question. Such a report, therefore,
would be used with great force against the
Democratic party in the opening campaign.
Judge Oates is a very obstinate and some
what irascible gentleman. He had written
a report at the request of his sub-committee
colleagues, and he did not propose to have
it buried on account of any politics there
might be in it. Doubtless it is
his sincere personal view, based on the facts
and evidence, but as a report of a Congres
sional investigating committee, or as a
paper of interest to the public, it is not of
the slightest importance.
Poor Prospects for Any Beporr.
The prospect is that no report will ever
be made, and that the investigation has
gone as far as it will ever go. The
truth is, most Congressmen think that
both the House and Senate went
oil at half-cock in regard to
the Homeslead investigation. No
sooner had the excitement and alarm
cooled a little than the mass of Senators and
Ilepresentatives concluded that Pennsylva
nia and Homestead could attend to their
own affairs, without assistance from the
National Government Letters written in
plain language, and words spoken still more
plainly from distinguished Pennsylvania
ans and citizens of other States as well
assisted Congressmen to this conclusion.
Thereupon, the House committee made
what is practically a fizzle of the whole
matter, and the Senate committee will op
erate under a new resolution, which does
no.t allude to Homestead or the Pinkertons,
directly or by name at alL
TREASURE IN A TRUNK.
A Counterpart of tbe Frand Attempted
Tpon Sir. Bailey, the Fittsburger, Tried
Upon a New DnTrn Man Alio Without
Success Cohan Conspirators.
New Haven, Aug. 7. Attorney J. P.
Goodhart, of this city, has just unearthed a
surindling scheme of gigantic proportions.
M. Paulet, a retired business man of Mon
treal, received by Cuban mail about June 1
a well-written letter in French. It bore a
Harana postmark and stated that the au
thor, Elroy Bastamantre, had been charged
with an important financial negotiation in
London in 1831, but had been obliged to
leave his trunk, with a false panel in which
was 81,300,000 in drafts upon the Bank of
Eufilaud, in the environs ot Montreal.
M. Paulet was requested to interest him
self in the case to secure tbe trunks and
drafts. He was favorably impressed and
replied, saying he would gladly hear the
Cuban's lull story. Bastamantre replied
that through a conspiracy he had been de
prived temporarily of his monev in Mon
treal, but had hidden it. He could give no
accurate description of the place where tbe
trunk was, and he averted that after leav
ing Montreal he had been kept a prisoner
at Cuba for seven years in default oi a fine
of $2,025 lor political offenses. He needed
just that sum to obtain his freedom. Ac
companying his letter was an official docu
ment containing the record oi his crime and
seutence.
M. Paulet, as he is 60 years old and
feeble, sent his daughter to this city to con
sult Attorney Goodhart in relation to the
matter, and if advisable to go at once to
Cuba and procure the prisoner's release at
almost any cost. Mr. Goodhart has con
ferred with Inspector Byrnes and other
leading detectives in this country and Cuba
about the matter, who unite in pronouncing
the case a fraud. Miss Paulet was loathe
to believe it such and abandoned further in
vestigation of the matter with great reluct
ance. A third letter from the Cuban confirms
Mr. Goodhart's suspicions. The epistle
states that a stay and extension of the pro
ceedings for 30 days has been obtained by
dintot great effort Though the iraud is
manifest, Havana authorities will be placed
in possession of the facts and asked to com
municate further with Mr. Goodhart
DIED LIKE MARTIN BBED.
A Penitentiary Convicts Sets Fire to
His
Bed and Cats His Throat.
Philadelphia, Aug. 7. For the third
time in the past lour months a tragedy has
occurred at the Eastern Penitentiary. Over
whelmed with thought of the cheerless
future before him, James Kodan committed
suicide yesterday afternoon. He set fire to
his mattress and bedding, and, sitting down
deliberately in the midst of the fiames,drew,
a keen-edged Knife across his throat The
cries of the desperate man attracted the at
tention of his keeper, but before the latter
could reach him be had sustained such se
vere injuries that be died in the prison hos
pital a few hours later.
Kodan was a native of Ireland, having
been born in Londonderry 32 vears ago, and
the greater part of his life had been divided
between following the sea and trapping. He
was arrested in Chester county lor house
breaking, larceny and carrying concealed
deadly w eapons. His sentence of two years
and nine months would have expired Hay
26, 1894. At the Coroner's inquest to-day
the prison physician testified the convict
had declared the world had no charms for
him. His future would be a blank, he said,
as no one would recognize a criminal, and
it would be better lor him to beat his brains
out
MES. HABBISOH STILL QUITE ILL,
Though She Has Improved lYonderfalfy
Since ?he Reached Loon Lake.
LoON Lake, Aug. 7. President Har
rison dined to-day in tbe little private din
ing room at his hotel. Lieutenant and
Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Dimmick dined with
him. Mrs. Harrison still takes her meals
at the cottage. Dr. Gardener, the physi
cian who attended Mrs. Harrison upon her
arrival, is no longer here. He has non
been gone several days, but it is understood
that he will return in a lew days.
Mrs. Harrison is still quite ill, although
she has improved in a wonderlul degree
since her arrival here. The President took
a drive with Mrs. Harrison and Mrs.
Parker this morning. They were gone
about an hour.
Snowrtrn Uhs No More to Say.
Philadelphia, Aug. 7. tyeciaZ.
Major General George B. Snowden, divis
ion commander at headquarters, to-day was
asked it he had anything further to say
upon the lams case. "No," answered th;
General, "and I hope there will be no occa
sion of my again speaking to the public
through the newspapers for 16 years." No
official report has been sent to Governor
Pattison , upon the case, and probably
none will be until the troops are withdrawn
from Homestead, when General Snowden
will submit a report covering the whole
matter.
Party Boys Fight for Freedom.
Cincinnati, Aug. 7. This afternoon at
the House of Refuge 40 boys made a break
for liberty. Eleven got away. Four of
these were captured 'lnimeaiatelr. Five
'were captured at Bond Hill to-night, and
Jtwo are still at large. They were armed
frith razors and improvised slung shots.
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ASSAULT ON INIQUITY
In a Model Yankee City by One of
Dr. Parkhurst's Disciples.
LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE FORMED
"Whose Object Ii Not to Tempt People to
Break the Lairs, hat to
SEE THAT REFORMS ARE CARRIED OUT
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TBI DISPATCH.
Norwich, Conn,, Aug. 7. Kev. Dr.
Leonard Woolsey Bacon, ot the Second
Congregational Church, to-day again made
a furious onslaught on iniquity in Norwich.
He advertised his attack and a great crowd
turned out to hear him. Not long ago Dr.
Bacon 'organized a law and order league,
after Dr. Parkhurst's society, and induced
the lately elected Bepublican Mayor, Har
wood, to promulgate a proclamation early
in July, commanding all keepers of dives
and disorderly houses to pack up and leave
town on or before August 1. Some of them
owned property worth many thousands of
dollars, but all closed their doors promptly.
In his pulpit in his stone church on the
hill this forenoon Dr. Bacon gave them a
scathing farewell, and also paid his respects
to city officials, past and present, in a way
that made some of them very nervous.
Among his auditors who were criticised
were ex-Mayor H. H. L. Osgood, a deacon
of the Park Congregational Church, and ex
Consul Buggies, owner of the Burlington
Hotel.
Dr. Bacon's principal helper in his cru
sade, besides the Mayor, is Bector Nelson,
of the fashionable Christ Episcopal Church.
Toleration and Sanction Extended.
Having complimented the present Mayor
on the aggressive step he had taken and his
official predecessors on their policy of
supineness, the doctor said: "You have
the authority to destroy .this evil You
have no authority to tolerate and sanction
it I know you have done this unlawful
and wicked thing through your ex-officers
of this city. You have taken on yourselves
all the shame and guilt, without the pre
tended good that was to come with
it You have extended toleration,
sanction protection to these wretched crim
inals. It 'is not understood that the rela-
tion of the police to this business has been
a not unfriendly one, like that which has
subsisted between the police and the gam
bling business.
"In less than a vear from now the oppo
sition will come that will test the quality
of your citizenship. By that time, as the
city election draws near, the present
Mayor, if he does his dutv as he has be
gunand T befieve by the grace of
God he will will no longer be the
generally popular citizen that he seems
lo be. fliere will have grown up a violent
and cunning opposition to his administra
tionnot in one party, but in both, dex
terously using the secret party machinery
of both" parties to set back the city govern
ment into the old ruts and make it again the
accomplice of the social sinner and the
gambler.
Politicians' Tricks to Be Expected.
"You know the trick by which yon have
been fooled year after year. It is going to
be represented to you that these tremen
dous questions of life-and-death interest to
the homes and families of this city are
somehow entangled with the question of
protection, lree coinage, of the seal fish
eries, of Democracy or Republicanism, and
that, of course, the less must give way to
the greater, and vou must vote the regular
ticket."
In conclusion the doctor admitted the
fight is not won, but said the Law and
Order League is going to battle with the
evil in question in whatever form it may
take. "It is possible to conqner it, and,
he added, "it is possible even to close the
Buckingham House bar(a swell local hotel),
even though its owner were ten times a
Christian and a hundred times a member ot
the Broadway church."
The congregation was invited to sign a
paper indorsing the mayor's act, copies of
which were at either end of the sanctuary.
Dr. Bacon preached a sermon on a similar
topic to the women of Norwich, to-night
OEOEGE BOBTAO'S STATEMENT.
The Imprisoned Brother of One of the Cal
ifornia Robbers Tells Ills Story.
ViSALiA,CAL.,Aug. 7. The man known
as George Sontag, who was arrested here
Friday for complicity in the train robbery,
says:
My name Is George Conant. My step
father's name was Sontag, and my brother
John always bore that name. I, however,
have Invariably registered myself Conant.
My home Is at Uankato, Minn., where I was
born and where my wife and children are.
Last year I came to California and returned
to Minnesota this year. I came out to work
some mining propertv with my brother,
Clark: Mooie and Chris Evans, though I have
been a railroad man and a frescoer and dec
orator by trade.
I came down from the mine at Dnnlap last
Monday morning. I rode a horse Into
VIsallo, On Tuesday i went to Fresno and
retained on the morning train the train
that was robbed above Fiesno. I was at
Fresno waiting for that tialn to come in.
The mine up on Samson flat was lumped by
ChrislSvans, and I went up there to see if it
was all right. Chris said nsscssment work
had not been done on it I told a detective,
who questioned me everything I knew. I
said 1 had n revolver, but no other
aims. I never had any other. Whenlcauie
down from the mine then- wore two men with
me. One was named Young, I think. He
has a ranch up on the mountain. The other
was a young fellow who works up there.
The morning I got here after the robbery my
"brother, drove Mr. Evans In from the mine.
They reached Evans' house at 8 or 9 o'clock.
The night I spent in Fresno before the rob
bery I roomed with a chap I met in the park
there. He seemed to be an American and
said he was n "pin shak"-a man who hauls
freight to the depot I don't think my
brother has been to Fresno since Sunday,
when lie brought mv trunk down from there.
If they find me guilty of train robbery they
can hang me up.
SHOT 0VEK A BABY CABEIAGE.
A Jealous Columbus Sailor M orders on the
Street His Sweetheart.
Columbus, Aug. 7. "Look out there,
little one," cried a boyish-appearing young
man to the occupant of a baby carriage as
he pointed a big revolver just over its head
toward a woman trundling tbe vehicle. His
exclamation was followed by the sharp
crack ot the gun, and the woman fell dead
just behind the babe she was accompanying.
Such was the act ot a jealous lover at North
Colnmbns yesterday evening. The mur
derer was James Cameron, a French Cana
dian, 19 years old. His victim was Mary
Smith, the divorced wife of Isaac Sho wai
ter. She was nearly ten years older thaa
her boy lover, but sprightly and unusually
pretty.
Bight years ago she parted from her hus
band. She lived with her sister, Mrs.Eliza
beth Green. Cameron had been her lover
lor nearly a year. Last week he asked her
to marry him, and she rejected him, adding
the galling information that she would soon
be wedded to Thomas Cliker. Cameron
warned her that if she did not marry him he
would kill her. Cameron coolly walked to
his boarding place near by, put on his coat
and started away. He " was caught by
some bystanders and compelled to give
up his gun, after which, lor .some un
accountable reason, they released him,
and he left the city before an officer ar
rived. Kansas Corn Killed by Drouth.
Topeka, Aug. 7. Since issuing his regu
lar July crop report Secretary Mohler,
of the State Board of Agriculture, has
received advices that a large part of the
corn crop in the central and western
parts ot tbe State is in so critical a condi
tion that it will turn ont a nearly complete
failure unlets copious rains fall' withtn'48
hours.
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AN ODD HONEYMOON.
Managrsasfrlce Arrested for Assault on His
Bride at a Hotel After a Few Bottles or
Wine They Quarreled and He Struck
Her Rl Hard.
New York, Aug. 7. Special. There
was a cry of "murder" in the Manhattan
Beach Hotel at 3 o'clock this morning. It
was a woman's cry, and it came from room
221, on the second floor. The room had
been assigned for the night to "Mr. and
Mrs E. D. Price, New York' according to
the register. Mr. and Mrs. Price had ar
rived at the hotel early in the afternoon and
dined on the broad porch facing the sea.
Several bottles of champagne helped di
gestion to wait on appetite, and by the time
the meal was ended Mr. and Mrs. Price ap
peared to be on the best ot terms. Price is
a well-known theatrical manager of middle,
age. The woman was a tall brunette and
seemed no older than 26 years. Both were
dressed in'the height offashion.
The lights had been out for two hours or
more, and there were none awake at the
hotel but the night clerk and the watch
man when the cry ot "murder" rang through
tbe silent hallway. The hotel people found
Mrs. Price in her night robes lying across
the bed. Her hair was disheveled and her
cheeks were red. Her left arm lay across
the pillows, which were stained with blood
that flowed from a cut on the back of the
woman's hand.
Price, who had opened the door for the
detectives, stood quietly by, with an open
penknife in his right hand. He, too, was
in his night-clothes. "He has tried to kill
me," gasped Mrs. Price, as the detective
entered. "Arrest him, or he will murder
me in my bed. Look at my hand."
There had been a dispute, and Mr. Price
had struck Mrs. Price in the face with his
clenched fist Price was arrested. The
woman had a black eye in court to-day,
but refused to make a complaint, and Price
was let of! with a fine of $10.
Price began his career as a manager by
introducing Mansfield to the American
public as "Prince Karl," in the Madison
Square Theater, about six years ago. He
brought out Mrs. Leslie Carter when she
began starring. He savs he was married to
this woman last Tuesday and they were
spending their honeymoon at Manhattan.
ONE SPOT UNSEARCHED,
Which Will Be Thoroughly Explored In
the linrrfen Mansion To-Day.
Fall River, Mass., Aug. 7. In look
ing over the Borden mansion for a possible
clew to the double murder, one place was
left unstarched yesterday by the police,
but to-night the officers said there was not
the slightest danger of any change in the
surroundings by leaving the mattter over.
To-night or to-morrow this particular spot
will be searched. To-day City Marshal
Hillard submitted to a long interview. Of
the spots oi blood said to have been found
on an ax in the custody of tbe police last
night, he slid:
I don't know whether these spots were
blood or iron rust There is nothing In the
Westport clue. 1 sent a man to chase it down
to prove It to myself. At this uioiuont I can
say there i nothing toconnectany members
ot the family with the mutderer. We can
reach a certain point, but irom thence for
ward things will not match, and we can't
make them. If yon would ask me if I
have anything really new In this whole case,
I would say no: but of course you know I
have a great many things In band. Any tiling
may happen at any moment
The police guard has been kept up around
the house all dav, and crowds of visitors
have swarmed about the locality.
HANGED IN AN OUTHOUSE.
The Sad Snlclde of an Iowa Woman at an
Atlantic City Motel.
Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. 7. Mrs.
Thomas Early, wife of a prominent com
mission merchant engaged in business in
Chicago but residing at Dubuque, la.,
committed suicide at a late hour
to-night in the rear yard of a
Pennsylvania avenue boarding house.
The couple had come from the West and
arrived in this city last evening. Mrs. Early
was a sufferer irom nervous prostration and
had been brought here by her husband with
the hope of finding relief. About 10:30 to
night they had retired to their room, and,
after seeing his wife safely in bed, Mr.
Early left the room for a few moments. On
returning be found the window open and
his wife missing.
The alarm was given, and after half an
hour's search one of the guests found her
hanging in an outhouse. A towel which
had been torn into strips, tied together and
looped, formed the means of destruction.
Mrs. Earlv, according to her husband, has
been a sufferer lor some time from nervous
prostration.
CLOUDS COME AT CALL,
A Firm of Bain Tt izards Apparently Pro
dace n Copious Shower.
Ft. Scott, Kan., Aug. 7. The Good
land Bain Company, which was organized
last winter to make rain after the Melbourne
plan, commenced operations yesterday
under a contract with farmers of the county
to cause a fall ot rain oi half an inch over
600 square miles, the compensation being
51.000.
The clouds gathered southwest and com
menced moving in this direction. At
midnight a copious rain was falling. Skep
tical people say the natural conditions
would have brought rain anywav, and that
the farmers might just as well have saved
their $1,000.
- PEOPLE C0HIHO AND GOING.
J. G. Anderson, of Tyrone, is at the Du
quesne. George P. Farley, a Chicago politician, is
putting up at the Central Hotel.
P. S. Hovis, of Butler, and A. Apple, of
Cincinnati, are stopping at the Anderson.
Lloyd Smith, of Greensburg, and M. C.
Smith, of San Diego, were at the St James
last evening.
J. C Boose, the floor walker for Rosen
banm, left for Put-in-Bay last night to spend
several weeks.
J. E. DuBou, of DuBois, and H. C
Burket, of Banning, ate registered at the
Seventh Avenue Hotel.
K. S. Stone and wife, of "Washington,
and J. Fierce, or Douglass station, are regis
tered at the St Charles.
George Enelish, who had been visiting
his brother. Dr. English, for several days,
returned to New York last evening.
Miss Sadie McAlpin, of 407 Bebecca
street, is at Chautauqua, and Miss Lizzie
Clugson, of Cataaaqua, N. Y.,is visiting her
aunt, Airs. Jane McAlpin, of Rebecca street
Congressman I.' H. Goodnich, of the
Thlid Kentucky district, is visiting the Bev
Mr. Maskay. Mr. Goodnich was renomi
nated unanimously last spring for his third
term.
rittsbnrgirs in New York.
New York; Aug. 7. Special The follow
ing Plttsburgera are registered here: J. L.
Anderson, Sturtevant: Mrs. M. C. Acheson
Astor Honse; J. Thiines, Astor House; .,
Miller, Astor House; J. N. Shannon, Astor
Houre; E. T. Beach, Cosmopolitan; W. B.
Fleming, Cosmopolitan; E. J. and W.
Brown, Continental; A. E. Carrer,
Continental; J. Donaldson, Interna
tional: B. H. Evans, Hoffman House
W. H. Griffln, Hotel Glenham; W. E. Base,'
Glenham; G. W. Habn, Mettopolltan; W.
Wnlkinshaw, Metropolitan; WR. Hirscb,
Earle's Hotel; Mrs. It Johnson, Brunswick;
Mrs. P. Lloyd, Brunswick; E. J. Wlnslow,
Brunswick; E. J. Long; St Denis; E. B. Mll
ler.St. Denis Hotel; C F. Nieman, Westmin
ster; G. H. Welshons. Westminster; J. H.
Sneer, St. James; J. E. oteadman, Gedney
House; J. Strasuurger, Union Square; J. J.
and W. Warwick, Everett.
Ocean Mrumshlp Arrivals.
Steamer. Where From. Destination.
Ethiopia Glasgow New York
France London. .., New York
Coltc Liverpool.?;. New York
British i'rince Liverpool Philadelphia
Minnesota , Philadelphia..... London
tm I New York Southampton
LaGascogne New York Havre
Catamta Liverpool Boston
British lrlflcejs..l'hllaaelpMa Quecnstown
. . ' :. ; .. i. -Stjff.-tei: l
JOHN L'S TRAINING.
Programme of Work That the Pugil
ist Daily Goes Through.
HE IS IN GOOD CONDITION.
Baseball Magnates Plssatisfled About the
Twelve Club Plan.
GESEBAL SPORTING NEWS OP THE DAT
LOUISVILLE 7 St. Lord 1
tSFZCIAL TELEGAM TO TBE DISPATCB1
" Long Bbanch, Aug. 7. As there have
been so many conflicting reports about John
L. Sullivan's condition in""training a well
known authority on iporting matters visited
here to-day and sends out the following
account of his visit:
Ke reports as to the big fellow's good
condition that have been received have
been overdrawn. He looks to be in great
form, and, barring a badly blistered heel,
he is. The greatest source of wonder to
those who have seen him within the last
few days is what has become of the
"corporation," which was so noticeable
even when he left for Bay Head. It's
gone; that's certain that is, the greater
portion of it.
Another favorable condition about the
big Bostonian is the appearante of his" skin.
Except where the sun has turned him brown
bis cuticle is of a light pink, clear and glow
ing. We have all been told of what Sullivan
eats, and as the menu varies but little it is
scarcely worth while elaborating on that
point "Weak tea, chops, steak, stale bread
and very few vegetables comprise his bill
of tare. The breakfast hour is 7 o'clock,
two hours after he tosses off tbe bedcovers
and stretches himself into wakefulness.
Lot ot Very Hooch Walking.
Those two hours are spent in walking
walking over the rough but picturesque
Shinuecock Hills, accompanied by Casey
and Ashton. The party does about 10 miles
before breakfast, a proceeding which, as an
appetizer, beats cocktails all hollow. The
route is generally to the lighthouse and re
turn, and on the way, if you are enough of
a pedestrian to accompany him, the big
fellow will point out the various points of
interest to yon, tell yon who lives in that
pretty little cottage over there, or that
Austin Corbin owns most of the land here
abouts. The blistered heel interfered somewhat
with the walks yesterday, however. John
has been bothered with them almost ever
since he began walking, but hitherto they
have been trifling. The one on his left foot
they always come on the same foot now,
however, is worse than tbe rest It is an
inch square and tbe foot is raw and swol
len. It is painful, too, but despite that he
took his walk Tuesday morning.
He started away with a decided limp,
like a "spavined horse,' 'as he put it, but the
limp soon wore away, and ere long he and
Ashton were striding along at a brisk clip.
John L. has had hard luck with that loot;
not long ago a mosquito bite was rubbed
and irritated until it developed into a boil,.
and now hardly has that gone when an un
comfortable blister comes.
Bag punching follows the morning meal,
and here is where the big fellow reduces
weight As he plays a careless tattoo upon
the leather sphere the perspiration streams
off in chunks. For about 30 minutes, gen
erally, he doesn't give the bag a second's
rest, now hitting it a series of quick, light
taps, and then giving it such a powerful
smash as to almost send it crashing through
the' ceiling. If Corbett ever gets one of
thoie on the point of the jaw, well hut
Corbett says he won't get one on the jaw or
anywhere else. "His right hand might as
well be cut off as far as landing on me is
concerned," says Jim.
John L. a Wonderful Skipper.
Bope-skipping is one of Sullivan's favor
ite pastimes and he can give cards and
spades to all the soubrettes and serio-comics
in the profession at that amusement He
went it 649 times the other day without a
slip or pause, now and then varying his
step from both feet together to a sort of jig
movement This exercise is lor the legs.
Sullivan is said to have small legs. His
lower limbs taper more than Corbett's and
look smaller below the knee. At the hip
they appear larger.
While Sullivan is bag-pounding and rope
dancing in the barn back ot Canoe Place
Inn, people from the country around, and
city people who come on yachts to see him,
crowd in on him, blocking up the door and
keeping out the air, but he doesn't mind it;
he says it helps him to perspire more ireelv.
Sullivan's mode of entrance and exit to the
barn is by means of an iron ladder, which
he skips up and down like a sailor.
After he has been soused with several
buckets of water, been rubbed down, an
ointed with witch hazel, fed and told a few
stories for John L. is no mean raconteur
he takes another jaunt cross-country, and on
his return tosses a huge ball called a medi
cine ball, probably because medicine is su
perfluous when it is used. This latter in
strument is a leather-covered sphere weigh
ing several pounds and about a loot through.
Sullivan handles it as if it were a tennis
ball, throwing it overhand, between his legs,
alternating with each hand separately and
then with both, and in all imaginable ways.
Another rubdown and it is supper time.
After sufficient time has elapsed the party
puts down to PeconicBay in a ronboat, and
John L. takes his daily plunge. This is one
of the things he lives for. He is an ex
cellent swimmer and can claim undisputed
superiority over his rival in that respect.
By 8 o'clock it is as quiet about the quaint
old Long Island tavern as it is at 4 a. m. in
most places, and by 9:30 the lights are all
out and everybody sleeps.
Lonlsvlllr, 7 St Lonla, 1.
St. Louis, Aug. 7. Very poor work In the
third and fourth innings bv Gleafon gave
Louisville io-day's game. Weather hot; at
tendance 6,000. Score:
ST. LOUIS B B F A ElLOUISVILLE R B P A E
Gorctn
Ulasscock, -Carroll,
1....
Werden. 1...
Car'thers. r.
Crooks. 3....
Brodle. 2....
Gleason, p..
BucLlcy, c.
Mor.in, c...
0 1
2 2
1 1
0 12
2 0
Dooms, r...
Taylor. 1....
Weiver, m..
Pfencr. 2....
Basaett. 3....
Jennings. . .
wnistier. i..
Grim, r
Clausen, p...
Total 7 8 27 IS t
Total .
1 S 24 9 2
St. Loots 0 010000001
Lonlsville 0 0250000-7
SUMMARY Earned mm St. Louis, 0: Louisville.
2. Two-base hits Carroll. Weaver. Home run
Pfeffer. Stolen bases (.rooks, 1; Whlsller. 1.
Double plays Glasscock and Werden. First base
on balls-Off Clausen. 7: off Gleason, 4. Struck out
By Gleason. ; by Clausen, 1. Time of game
One hour and 45 minutes. Umpire McQuald.
The League KecorL
rr
.737
.684
.611
.BOO
.53!
.526
T.
Cleveland
Boston
New York....
lirooUju
Baltimore
Philadelphia..
Cincinnati ..
Cblearo
Washington
9 10
8 11 .421
8 12 .400
Plltsburz 7 11
.389
.a'.o
LOUlSTllie Id
St. Louis..
0 14 .300
Saturday' League Games.
At Pittsburg-
Pittsburg. t 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cleveland S 0 0 0 10 1
n1
5
Uatterles-Ehret and Miller; Cuppr and Zliamer.
At Chicago V
Cincinnati 1 0000000O-1
Chicago 0 1002003 6
Batteries Mnllane and Vangbni Gnmbert and
Elttrldge,
At Hew York
HewYork I 0 10 0 110 27
Baltimore 0 200040006
Batteries Busle and Doyle; McMaJion, Cobb
and Kobinson.
At Philadelphia
Philadelphia 0 0400010"C-5
Washington 0 010000001
Batterlcs-Keefe and Cross; Jones and Dcrger.
At St. Lonls "
st Loots...: ;..;...i o.o i o 1 o o c t
- i sj.
S 4
j
30fcW:!',N;c"', .
Lonlsrllle 0 000000202
Batteries Breltenstela and Buckley; Strattoa
and Grim.
At Brooklyn
Boston .-. n 0 2 2 14 0 2 0-11
Brooklyn 0 000000000
Batterles-Stlrltts and Ganzell; 'Stein, Kennedy
andKlnslow.
To-TJay's League Scbndnte.
Cleveland at Pittsbunr, Cincinnati at Chi
cago, New Xorfe at Philadelphia, Boston at
Washington, Brooklyn at Baltimore.
DISSATISFIED MAGNATES.
Some Kicking Developing; Regarding the
Twe'.ve-Clnb League System. .
Kbw York, Aug. 7. fecial. The pennant
struggle is creating dissatisfaction among
the magnates. Those whose teams have
failed to get a leading position In the race
are not pleased with the results, and are
talking of the prospects of a dissolution or
the present big League. Others claim that
there is no reason for tbe breaking up of
the present circuit, and that next year It
will be stronger thai ever.
If the League is divided it Is likely that the
Association will be recognized and that
two eight club organizations will again he
in tbe field. It Is claimed by one of the
magnates that twelve clubs are too many
for one organization. There are too many
tall-enders. One-half of the clubs must be
almost constantly traveling and this Is very
expensive over a circuit to long as the
present one. Thinkr of the Brooklyn club
traveling more than three tho- sand miles
with fourteen players and a manager, as
they did on the last Western trip. Then
there aio no open dates in which to play off
nostponed games, and two games a dav are
often necessary at one admission another
losing feature.
, Up to the time when the two organi
zations began fighting each other and
practicing piracy cm each other's players
the game nas Immensely popular and Doth
organizations made money. Hnrmonv can
be kept up in two rival organizations if they
will adopt an honest, ii on-clad national
agreement, tespecting not only each other's
rights to players, but territorial rights also.
Tbe question of salary and general relation
ship of players and club owners can be
satisfactorily arranged whenever the club
owners act honestly with one another.
Praises Pittsburg.
"Do yon know what city is the greatest
baseball center of them nil, bar nonet"
asked Chris. Von der Ahe of the writer dur
ing his brief sojourn here this week. "Pitts
burg," was the response he gave to his own
query. '-If that city should ever strike a
winning combination they would lay out
the league on bu crowd". Tbe people who
love baseball are of the best class. Why the
average admission through tbe quarter gate
do not run over 325 a day. They have the
finest grand stand audiences to be found on
the circuit Ttmes-Slar.
A New Pitcher for the Brown.
St. Louis, Aug. 7. Chris von Der Ahe,
President of the St. Lonls Ba-eball Associa
tion, has secured still another pitcher. This
time It Is young Haw ley, who has been
pitching for the Maroon", of Ft. Smith, Ark.
The Diamond.
BnouTBEES still takes his periodical vacations.
Walter Bbodie makes quite a second baseman
for tne Browns.
II AIO n. the new third-baseman, will Join the
Browns In this city to-morrow.
The Our Boys play at Parker Thursday. They
would like to make dates for to-morrow and
Vt ednesday.
A bet of f 100 against $75 was made yesterday that
the Colts would not win half or the present series of
home games.
Armour, the late outfielder of the Toledo club,
has heen signed by the Our Boys club. He Is a
great player.
THE Clevclands and the local team will play again
this afternoon and Esper and Clarksou will likely
he the pitchers.
31 r. Von der Ahe has signed Pitcher Hawley,
of the Fort Smith (Ark.) club, and he will report
for duty In a lew days.
Alderman- Ciiilds and "Bid" McPhee are
keeping up an even pace as the heaviest batting
second basemen of the League.
IF It were left to the Boston crowds whether
Duntlngaud sacrificing should be abolished or no.
It would be safe to say that both or these features
would be retained In base-ball by a large majority.
Buck Ewisg laid off and wasn't missed, says the
Sporting Life. In fact without him the team
maved steadier ball and was Just as suecessrulas If
he had been on hand. Verily, the 18P0 chickens are
coming home to the fallen New York Idol.
"Kid" Cross made a funny home run In Thurs
day's game between the Phillies and Brooklyns. In
the ninth Inning he lilt a high fly to left field, which
Poutz gazed at until It passed over his head. He
then chascl ltplcked It up and threw It past Cor
coran. John Ward stopned It and threw to the
plate, hut Klnslow failed to cover the plate ana
Cross gets a "homer."
Speakixg of Buck Ewlng's return to first base to
fill a one day's engagement, the New York Herald
says: "He fielded all rlglit but his eyes were glass,
lone was a 14-15 puzzle to him, and when he
struck out the bleachers were so rude as to laugh.
Yes. they did a sort of a sardonic yawp. There
was a time when Buck's return to the nine after a
two weeks lay off would have been greeted with
salvos of applause. Yesterday he was greeted with
a scries of sfghs. Such are the ups and downs of
a sporting life."
A CEICKETEE SUICIDES.
Charged With Causing Defeat He Blows
Oat Bis Brain.
Halitaz, Ang. 6. Special F. Dickey,
who is a memberof theOttawa Cricket Club,
which Is playing here against the Philadel
phia team, committed suicide In this city
this morning. Mr. Dickey was staying at
tho Queen's Hotel and retired early last
night. Early this morning the hotel clerk
was startled by the sonnd ot two shots com
ing irom his room. The yonng man was
fonnd lying on his bed with two bullet
wounds in his head. He died two hours
afterward.
He bowled in the second match of the se
ries, that with Halllax, and acquitted him
self creditably. He went on a spree in the.
evening, unu uis uuu wns vuuaiumuuiy
weakened In thoir luture play. Thev charged
their poor success in the contest lor the Hal
ifax cup upon him. This drove Dickey to
despair. Tho dead man was a brother of A.
B. Dickey, M. V. for Cumberland, and a son
of Senator Dickey.
Brlehton Beach Card.
Louisville, Aug. 7. Special The follow
ing pools weie sold heio last evening on to
morrow's races at Brighton Beach:
First race, mile and an eighth selling Long
dance 114. tlO; John Cavanaugh 112, 130 : handstoue
103, 5: Sluggard 106. Mabel Iromeror9: field 13.
Second race, fire-eighths of a rall- Morella 129,
S50: Sandowne 111, Snort 111, Sue Uyder colt 98.
Ingot 93. Margery coll 98, Once JuorePS. Freelind
98, Foam 98. Faithful 95. Kusenood flllv 95, Ini
preratlce ally 95, Lizzie V. filly 95 : field J0.
Third race, six and one-half furlongs. selling
Airtight 119, : Mayor B. 113. John Winkle 113.
f 0;Vcrherna 111. 11$: Laughing Water 111, S10;
Mart 110, Ion 110. S,: Excelleiiza flllv 108, '111 read
away 105, Sj: Mattle Hamilton ally 105: field SI.
Fourth race, one mile Willie L. 1C5. S3; George
W. 105. t5: Lo I'anto 105, S12: Alrshait 105, u;
Frnnteuac 105, f25: Lizzie 100, f-'O.
Filth race, seven furlongs, selling Onward 112,
30; Jack Rose 102, fI7: India Bubber 102. fa: Cyno
sure 102. $i; Castaway II. 102, Firefly 86, S12;
Hlmlex9 Boger92, Billet Doux colt 91. S3; Case
nova 90, S3: field $3.
blxth race, six and one-half furlongs Little Jake
112, tl: Foxiord 112. (15; Daniel 112. V. Tioga 112.
JayOuelH2, Dlckerson 112, (25; Nubian 112, DaUy
Woodruff 105, Vera 107, Hlppona 107, Ella 107, (15;
Lurar 107. Zampost 107, Bunnlng Bird 105, Ctuchet
100, (12; field (II.
The TrI-State Shoot.
East Liverpool, Ang. 7. Special Great
Interest is being centered in tbe grandcri
otate sweepstake shoot which takes place
at Gardner's Park here August 11, Mer
chants' picnic day. The shoot is promoted
by the East Liverpool Gun Club. There
will be eight events, the entrance for each
ranging from 50 cents to $2. Keystone targots
will be used. I. N. Crable, Ea-it Liverpool,
will give all information concerning the
shoot.
Snrpper Garrison III.
Asbury Pare, Aug. 7. "Snapper" Garrison,
the well-known jockey, is lying dangerously
ill in tbe Scarhoro Hotel, Long Branch. His
family Is at bis bedside.
Mlscnllaneoua Sporting Notes.
Pacing Dlrect's mark Is 2:08.
On the 11th Instant there will be a great bicycle
tournament at East Liverpool.
TnE Philadelphia Amateur Swimming Club has
resolved to establish 23 life memberships at a each.
THERE are 44 cycling clubs in Chic 'go. Twenty
seven are located In clubhouses, and half of that
number either occupy clubhous.s built for them or
will do so In tbe near future.
TnE Parker Grey Base Ball Club will play at
New Bethlehem to-day. Brookvllle Tuesday,
Clarion Wednesday, returning home Thursday to
play the Our Boys, of Pittsburg,
It Is said that tbe promoters of the State bicycle
meet at Springfield lost considerable money, and
there Is now talk of a tournament In the rail by the
aid of which they hope to reimburse themselves.
Charlie Wilson, the most useful and practical
trainer In Great Britain, says that Zimmerman Is
as fine a racing man as ever fell under his observa
tion. And Wilson has handled Osmond, Kurnlval
and all the lights of cycledom which Her Majesty's
kingdom has afforded In six years. ,.
CTCLINO Is picking op In California, for It Is ob
served that during the month or September there
are six raco meets scheduled to take place in the
State. The meet at San Jose will be the most Im
portant of these, since Waller broke the 24-hour
record, and since the introduction of the pneumatic
and tne consequent lowering of the mile record in
this State by about is or 20 seconds, everyone 1
eager for the honors of the race track.
hMBBBBiill llfflll1 llll !' ilifcTfTH?'- Klffl'raslPirVir-i'iVii -Pi -'--nnTrBsifiH'WinTr--:?fT iflglttwnJTftrHW'sslM
SIMMONS NOT EXPELLED.
Frllz Simmons Still a Sonthslde Turner
The Case May Come Up Again Mach
Dissatisfaction In the Order as the Matter
Now Stands.
The case of Fritz Simmons, of the Sonth
slde, who was arrested some time ago lor
distributing anarchistic circulars, was con
sidered by the Southside Turners at their
regular meeting yesterday. Tbe fact that
Simmons entertained such views excited
much comment among the Turners lest
some reflection should be cast npon their
organization.
When bis case was brought up there was
little discussion, and It was soon disposed
of. He was neither suspended nor expelled
and still holds full membership In the
order. The resolutions recently adopted
bv the Chicago Tnrners were indorsed.
These resolutions condemned anarchism
and took the stand that the order of Turn
ers would not permit its members to be
come disciples or Herr Most It was under
stood that a formal vote was taken on the
case, and that his adherents were In the
majority.
It as also learned that Simmons made a
statement nf bis views, and retracted what
be had stated when arrested. Ill-s statement
was raid to amount almost to an apology
and while bo claimed to have belonged to
the Anarchists, he now disclaims them.
There seems to be much dissatisfaction at
tne decision, and the cose will likely be
brought up again next Sunday. D. S. Mc
Donald In speaking of the meeting said:
"While I did not nttend it I have heard what
was done. You must understand that all
the proceedings are in German, and even
whem I am there I cannot understand all
that Is said. I think there has been some
rather peculiar work done with regard to
this case. Yesterday the friends or Sim
mons circulated the report that nothing
would be dune at to-day's meeting, and even
hinted that the English-speaking members
might as well not attend. When the cate
was brought up the members present who
did not speak or understand German were
lelt In ignorance of the proceeding",
and hardly knew what was being
done. After tbe meeting an explana
tion wus demanded, and tbe simple
answer made tb.it he was still a member.
Now there are about 400 of tbe 700 members
who are English-speaking nnd not kindly
inclined toward Simmons, if it comes to u
test Several members have already spoken
to me ubont sending In a petition to the
President for a reconsideration of this case.
As the matter now stands, many threaten to
withdraw from the order nnless there is a
better understanding among the members
than at present."
It is claimed that Simmons' case was not
fully considered yesterday because not
enough time had intervened from the time
the charge was entered. Simmons is also
being given every opportunity to retain his
membership, as he stands high in the order,
and personally is liked by the other mem
bers. Many ot the mem her-s said last even
ing that he had not broken any of tbe laws
of the constitution and could not be ex
pelled. HEK DEATH A M.YSTEEY.
Isabella Cawthorn Is Found Dead in a
Hammock.
Isabella Cawthorn. tho three-months-old
daughter of Mary and John Cawthorn, was
fannd dead in a hammock at tbe home of
her parent", No. 3018 Mnlberry alloy, at 1
o'clock yesterday morning. Her death is
shrouded in mystery, and after the circum
stances bad been reported to Coroner Slc
Dowell be decided to hold an investigation.
Saturday night, Cawthorn, who U a mill
worker, invited several of bis Iriends to hU
home where be had a keg of beer. Toward
midnight the crowd became boisterous and
Officer Brady Thompson bad to be called In
to quell the disturbance. When the. officer
wentintothe house the child was sleeping
in tbe hammock and several men were en
gaged in a scuffle about the room. The
house was cleared ont and tbe parents were
rebuked by the policemen lor neglecting
their child.
Nothing more was beard from the house
until yesterday morning, when Mrs. Caw
thorn informed the officer that the child
had died sometime during the night. Mrs.
Cawthorn claims that the child died at 4
o'clock, while the husband positively fixes
the time at 7. Both of the parents were very
much under tbe influence of liquor when
they made known the death of the infant.
Informations were lodged against both
Cawtborn and his wife by the Anti-Cruelty
Society on Saturday, charging them with
abusing and neglecting their three umall
childien. The parents are under bonds for
thoir appearance this week.
The coroner will jiew the body of-the
dead child to-day.
AH ELECIEIC ITJTJNTAIH
To Be Presented to and Erected in Schen
ley Park.
An electric (fountain, similar to tbe one
exhibited at the Exposition two years ago,
is to be made one of the attractions or
Schenley Park. An official of the Pittsburg
Traction Company, which Is to bear tbe ex
pense, is now in tbe East arranging for its
erection. It is to cost $15,000, will bo several
times larger and grander than that shown
at the Exposition and even larger than the
one In the Chicago park, wbicb was erected
by Yerkes, the Chicago street railway mag
nate, as an inducement for patronage on his
lines.
It is said Chief Bigelow before leaving for
Europo consented to the placing of one of
these beautiful fountains In Schenley, pro
vided it did not costless than $25 000. As it
wonld draw thousands to the park every
night it would be exhibited tbe company
gladly accepted the proposition.
The electric fountain In Chicago was for
years a great magnet drawing such crowds
that the park commissioners finally stopped
its exbioitlon because tbe throngs of people
were too large to be controlled and tramped
down the gi as, flowers and tbe park rules
generally until it became a nuisance. Tbe
conditions at Schenley Park arc entirely
different, there being no"keepon"thegrass"
regulations nnd If the fountain is introduced
there will Le nothing to prevent its being
enjoyed by the people.
C0LTJMBDS COLEMAN DEAD.
He Passes Away Suddenly at Midnight at
the Age or 73 Years.
Columbus Coleman, a brother of William
Coleman, died suddenly at midnight at his
home In Edgewootl. lie was 73 yean old. It
is understood that Mr. Coieuinn. who has
been ill for some time, got np to take a dose
of medicine. He got hold of the wrong bot
tle, and soon alterward passed away.
Sinco the death of his brother, bo was
very wealthy, Mr. Coleman Ins managed
tbe estate. It Is one of the largest in the
city, and in the list of properties li included
tbe Grand Opera House. Tho trustees ot
the estate are W. i' McCook and Messrs.
Miller and DonnellvT The heirs are tiriuci-
his
nephew, is living In Paris.
Investigating a Baby's Dentil.
Coroner McDowell will to-day investigate
the circumstances or the death of a child 48
hours old, which occurred on Saturday at its
parents' home on South Thirteenth street.
The mother, Mrs. Jane Stayer, made a state
ment ycsteiday to tne effect that she knew
of no cause for tho child's death. She had
been attended by a midwife when the child
was born, being unable to pay lor a doctor's
services. Mrs. Stayer also said sho had been
desertettby her hmbjnd some months ao
and wns nearly starved, and it is probaDte
the child died of inanition.
No Trouble Expected at Steub-nvlllr.
The repairs on tho rolls of tho Jefferson
Iron Woiks, at Stoubenville, will be com
pleted Wednesday, when the rolls and the
nail machines will resume operation. There
will be no trouble over the dlgnlng- of the
scale.
The U ater Kant Ont.
The Pleasant Valley road was tied np for
two hours and a half yesturday afternoon.
The water supply gave ont, and It took the
company that length of time to replenish tbe
supply.
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Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
0
222iJ
MTH
ABSOLUTELY PURE
THE WEATHER.
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tylvanla and Wes(
Virginia: Fair,
FcUoused by Show
crt Honday Night;
Warmer Sovtheatt
Windt.
For Ohio: Show
crs at Lake Sta
tions Monday and
by Monday Eight;
In Eemamtntj TOrilons
Warmer ioutheatt Winds.
The barometer Is above tbe normal over
tho Atlantic coast and GuIfStates and West
ern Montana. Elsewhere It Is below the
normaL A storm of moderate energy is
central over South Dakota, and will proba
bly move slowly eastward. Tbe tempera
ture has fallen slightly along the Middle
Atlantic and New England coasts and In the)
Xorthwest. It has risen In tbe central val
leys and the Lake regions.
Bain has fallen In the South Atlantic and
Fast Guir States, and showers have occurred
In tbe Middle Missouri and extreme TJpner
Mississippi Valley. Slightly warmer
weather is indicated for tbe Middle Atlantic
States. In the extreme Upper Mississippi
Valley and the Western Lake region cloudy
weather with showers and local storms U
indicated.
Comparative Temperature.
prrrsBURO, Ang. 6. The Local Forecast Official
of the Weather Bureau in this city furnlsnes the
following:
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Aug. 5. DU,
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SAM 68
11AM ...
12K ...
M 87
8rn ...
tnt 81
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Aug. e, im.
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JAM 64
11AM ...
12M 79
2PM 83
5pm 83
8pm 80
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TXMFgRATCRIC AID RAIXrALL.
Maximum temp 84.01 Range ..28.0
Minimum temp 63.0 Prec W
Mean temp 72,0
RIVER NEWS AND NOTES-
Louisville Items The Stage of "Water and
tht Mov-mrnt of Boats.
fSPXCIAL TXLXORAMS TO THX DISPATOW.l
Louisville. Aug. 7. Weather clear and warm.
River rising, with 3 feet 4 inches on the falls and
feet 8 Inches In tl.e canal. Departures-For Cln
Clnnatl, Fleetwood; for Evansvllle. J. T. Khea.
What Upper Ganges Show.
Wabbxm River 0.S feet Clear and warm.
Moboantown Hirer 5 feet and stationary.
Clear. Thermometer 8S at 4 r. M.
Beowhsvilli Kler 4 feet 11 Inches and lilt
ing. Clear. Thermometer 83 at 4 r. M.
The News From Below. '
Wheeling Departed H. K- Bedford, Pitts
burg; Courier. Parkersburg; Lizzie Bay, Pitts'
burg. Clear and warm.
Memphis Klver falling: 14 feet 1 Inch. Arrived
Cheroker. St. Louis.
Vicxsburo River falling. Up-City of Hick
man. Heavy rain; hot.
CKf civsati River 10 feet 10 inchrs and station
ary. Clear and warm.
ST. I.ODis Arrlved-rity of New Orleans, from
New Orleans: City of I'roTlrtence. from Natchez.
River IS feet 4 Inches and falling. Clear and hot.
Echoes From th L-vee.
TliE Voyager is doing some won. In the pool.
The Crescent la at the head of tbe Merrlman.
The Ed Roberts Is laid up opposite Sewlckley.
AnUMBEBof yachts were out la the riverlast
evening.
The Courier has stopped running on account of
the water.
STAGE of water below Davis Island dam t feet.
River falling.
The I. N. Bunton Is to have a new wheel pat in
and her boilers replaced by new ones.
Tn Bedford. Captain Greene, has stopped run
ning between Wheeling and Pittsburg.
THE repairs on the Germania at Brownsville are
about completed. She had a new wheel put In.
TnE Princess and Two Brothers were the only
boats to pass through the Davis Dam locks yester
day. THEjlmWoodlsat Raccoon being treated to
new coat of paint to supply that burned off re
cently. THE A Jam Jacobs came In last night and will
leave for Morgantown and way points to-day at I
o'clock.
Alex He:?derso:t. of the Cincinnati wharf
boat, returned yesterday from a trt p down the
Ohio. He reports the river business dull.
THE Mink No. 2 has had her pilot house lowered.
She has been at the Ninth street bridge for soma
time, but dropped down the river yesterday and is
now at Churches docks.
STEriiE R. Johnson, delivery clerk on the
Cincinnati wharfboat. went to Cincinnati last
evening. He will not return for several weeks.
OX2 of the Western Dredge Company's boats
was at work in the Monongahela river, opposite
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station Saturday
cleaning the channel.
Captain William Bookhrt, pilot on the
Hudson, has gone to Cincinnati to act as pilot o n
one of the Big Sandy steamers plying between
Cincinnati and Pomeroy till navigation begins
again on tbe Upper Ohio.
THIS time last year the Cincinnati packets were
running, and drove a lively trade. The low water
forced the boats to lay np sooner than usual this
year. It now looks as though no packets will be
running to Cincinnati for some months. The wfter
registered 3 feet yesterday, but that Is only 2 feet la
the channel.
Duft's Bab has been the common sticking place
fnrtlmlmateun and down the river this season.
As a consequence the bed has been badly torn up
and made wor. As It now Is. Ills very lumpy,
and will require a" deal or work to restore It to a
good condition. More tronble has been experi
enced at this point than any place along the river
between here and Cincinnati.
THE following boats were at the wharf yester
day: The brotla. Paclflc Fred Wilson. Iron
Duke. Iron Age. Iron Sides, W. W. o'Mell. Jos.
W Gould. Acorn. Charley Hook. Joseph Walton.
Clifton. Lnd Keefer. John F. Walton. Smoky
Citr, Beaver. L N. Bunton. Diamond. Twilight.
J. M. Bowell. C W. Batchelor, Maggie. Joseph
Walton, City of Pittsburg and J. M.Gusky.
THE snagboat Woodruff, that lias been at Cincin
nati for some time past, has taken on supplies and
Is expected to get to work within a few days. The
condition or the rivers abont I'lttshurg Is such as to
demand her attention. The low water makes It
possible to do the best wors at this time, and the
efforts of the coal men of thlscltv should be re
warded bv having her sent up here to remove some
of the worst obstructions In the river bed.
Extensive repairs hare been going on for soma
time at Lock No. 3. They will soon be completed.
A coffer dam was put In and the locks pumped dry.
This was made Imperative from the nature of the
repairs, as It had been found that the large Iron
gates were too heavy and cumbersome and were
doing much Injury to themasonrv. These gates
had been made In this city some time
ago. They were thought to be an improvement at
the time. Experience has proved them otherwise,
and they are to be removed and replaced by
wooden ones, which cannot only be handled easier
and quicker, bat no not loosen and weaken tha
walls.
THE FIBE BEC0ED.
Joplln, Ma Tbe Joriln White Lead.
Works, the large't concern of the kind in
Missouri. Loss, $200,000: partly insured.
Ottumwa, la. Tho plant of the Kerr Ven
tilated Barrel Works. Tne fire originated
in the drying kiln. Losj, $75,000; insurance,
$29,000.
Buffalo, N. D. The Northern Paclflo eleva
tor was struck by lightning and burned to
the ground with 10,000 bushels of wheat.
Loss, $25,000.
Alliance, Neb. The postofflce, the build
In" of the Alliance Timet, the Norton bloclc
and flvo other business buildings. Loss,
$30,000; lully insured.
Cassandaa, Pa.-Mr3. M. Leap'sgeneral
store. Loss. $6,000; insurance, W.500. It U
thought the store was robbed and tuon fired.
There have been several fires In the vicinity
of Cassandara recently.
Mattoon, IIL During a severe rain and
electric storm Alshulers 4 Co. s large dry
goods store was discovered to be on fire. It
was damaged to the extent of $40,000 on
buSdlng" stock and adjoining buildings.
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