FfiiiSS m Wilinerding's Football Play ers to Tackle the Pitts burgs To-day. LOCAL ATHLETIC PROJECT. Efforts to Co Made to Send a Fool ball Team to ths Fair. RESULTS OF GUTTEXBERG RACES. Captain Comistey Declares Himself Re garding the -New Baseball Knles. GEXERAL SPOETISG KEWS OF TnE DAT What promises to be an exceedingly in teresting football game will lake place this afternoon at Exposition Park. The con testing teams will be the local association team and the eleven from Wilmerding. The latter team have not been Ion; organ iied hot they have made quite an excellent rerird since they commenced. There are several well known and good players in the team and they will come here to-day full of confidence. They have beaten somecood teams and to-day's game will give some thing of an idea as to how the Pittsburg te&ni compare with those in the nearby towns. The local team for to-day's game are strong. Pool, one of the half backs, is of the reserve team and he is scheduled to plav to-day 60 as to give him a try with the regulars. The game will commenc at 3 o'clock promptly. The teams will line up as follows: I'tttsturg. Totilun. XWlmtrding. I. Altenell Goal Horton. V. Powell, 3 FnlI n.Pvs J York, (Capt) T. Atteweil. $ FulIBscks j ,U1 J AttewclL J ( Ca'dwelL S. r.uleV. Hair Backs JFarrru. It. 1'ot.l, i I BirKer. K. VaMron,l Krgn. A. Morrall. I I Jones J. Uar.le. r Forwards 4 (I. Halt, i" lirten apt j I Rowans, crooVs. J I Boot. During a conversation last evening Secre tary Matthews jaid: "We want all the local association teams to play us so as to get the public interested in the game. We are figuring on getting a team together to represent Western Pennsylvania at the World's Fair in the association contests. I think we can set as gooda team together in Western Pennsylvania as can be lound in the Tnited States or Canada. Plenty of support is j roinised us to try the venture. SMITE'S MONET IS TJP. His Backer Deposits SoOO for a Go at CIloj nskL John J. Quinn, backer of El Smith, yes terday deposited $300 for Smith to fight Choynski for the largest purse that can be obtained and a perse of 51,000 a side. Dur ing a conversation last evening Mr. Quinn said- 'I have covered the S500 said to be up lor Chovnski to fight Smith mostly to see if tl.e afiair is a bluflf or not We never had any intention of challenging Choynski, but vp arc not atraid of him. It is ioolishness to talk about fighting outside of a club for a fake Nobody will agree to that, and I venture to say that Choynski and Parson Paries will not allow anybody to make a match for tbem. If a purse can be ob tained, however, we can forward our money to the club giving the purse and it can be stakeholder. The sooner a parse is obtained the better. It is useless talking about a contest if a club does not offer a purse. If we lose we do not want a cent" CHAMPION COEBEITS BEQUEST. He Wants a S75.000 1'urse for Mr. Mitchell and Himself. New York. Dec. 30. It transpires that Corbett's manager, Brady, and a repre-si-n'ative of the Crescent City Athletic Club met on Broadway last night and the visitor inquired what purse Corbett would fight Mitchell for. "For as much as he can get," replied Brady. " Well, the Coney Island club has already offered 550,000 for the contest and I suppose il we waut it we will hare to give "53,000," said the Crescent City man. "Well, you might have to no a few pegs higher. Cor btt wants a ?75,000 purse." "Will von sign now?" asked the Kew Orleans matchmaker. "Xo, sir. We will wait awhile," said Brady as they parted. Looks Very Suspicions. Whtelixg, Dec. 30. Some local sports t'ave about made up their minds that the : ve contest between Jimmy Rowan ar-i Smith was a raw fake. One man hunted up Rowan's PittBburg record and found out Lat he had a decided objection to "merit crntests " Smith is a cheap variety actor .t ot work. In substantiation of the charge trat those on the "inside" knew how the hattle was going to result and placed their jis according!, many persons called atten- T id to the fact that Smith got a number of o.vs in on his autagonist during his rush r he final round, and when time was called i 1 1 Ins corner, vet did not respond when i'me u as again called. Was Bound to Win. Trursdav evening Van Heest was ds-ea-ed by Sol Smith in one of the tmfairest .gat on record, according to reports. Smith -peaieclv threw Van Heest down and fell o him On one occasion Smith hit Van 1'eest as the latter was rising. In another i-und Smith not only threw Van Heest (.own, but pressed his knees into Van Heest'sneck. This was in the fourteenth round, when Van Heest became unconscious 1 1 his hesd reneatedly striking the floor. T.ie audience was extremely indignant at an Heest's treatment Tailing Pn; Friers Down. iLnAN-s, Dec 30. Special N'oel, of the Crescent Athletic !s morning that the club man e Kennedy's offer to back st Dick Burge lor a $5,000 hiT favorable considera te club would not go - . t Inland Club lor '! champion re paid look out for et Burge, and Billy Myer. -. CLUB. ISO to I.iqnl- ec:al meet- ie Club last if success- ' !ub of its a sound - sell the bers for is to be me the ' " ie was h ' :alled ' d the "sit ' suit ..Mitrp -ting JBW' f utt ' $ Wastes. irf' tktf th Stfe'.i a- -t- 3 BttQ A.V.f i0 Association on SatnrdaT, February 11, ' ISO, In Mechanics' Hall, Huntlngton.ave uue. One of the feature ot the meeting will be the team races, whioh have been arrauged between Harvard and Yale. Am herst and Dartmouth, Worcester Athletic Club and Suffolk Athletic Club. The snecial races will be as follows: E. L "White, Suffolk Athletic Club Tersus V. H. Allison, Worcester Athletic Club, distance one mile; F. Koive. Suffolk Athletic Clnb versus J. F. Mookley, Dorchester Athletic Club, dis tance SS0 yards. A tug of war contest has been arranged between the Gloucester Ath letic Club and Acorn Athletic of Brooklyn, 2-. Y. ! CALDWELL IN B&D F0KM. lie Started tho Guttenberg Skates Badly anft Disgusted the Spectators. GtrrrnxBEBG Race Track, Dec 30. Special Clear and sunshiny weather pre vailed on the hilltop this afternoon. Starter Caldwell sent the horses away from the post for the firs; nee in a worse style than a wooden man would hare done. This dis heartened the spectators, and many of them refused to bet again until the fields were small enough to guarantee a fair send-of First race, purse $400, for maidens, Jou r and one-half fnrlongs Oliver Twist 110, H. Fenny, first; Nnbocllsh 107, Ilueston, second; Lndv JUllard 92, Coldier, third. An nie W 104. Trophy Hi. Zavilla Ally 94, Giancns 115, Eittie X 99 Prunty 110. and A vola 91, nUo ran. t-iiseo S W. Penny, left at post. Time, :57. Oliver Twist, 6 to 1 and 2 to 1; NaboclUu, 5 to 1 und 2 to 1: Lady Bal lard, 3 to land 8 to 5; Annie W. 7 to land 5 to S.Trophv. 7 to 1 and 5 to 2; Zavilla Ally, 10 to 1 and 4 to 1; Ulaucus, 12 to 1 and 5 to 1; Kittle N, 1(1 to 1 ami 4 to 1; Prunty, 15 to 1 and 6 to 2; Avola, 15 to 1 and C to 1; Frisco, 103 to 1 and 39 to L second race, conditions same as first race, that event having been divided iinsholu 302, T. Flynn, firs': Caracus 93, Y. Flvnn, second; itose Dance 104, Stewart, third. Ethel Poul 1C4. Lar.renska 99 Nattie Hamil ton filly 93. Vexation 112, Maggie C 100, Elizabeth 97 and Lnsotta 102, also ran. Time, :5fl. Mosholu. 10 to 1 and 1 to 1; Ca: aens, 2u to 1 and 7tol; Koe Dance. 8 to S and 3 to S; Ethel Poole, GO to 1 and 27 to 1; Laurenska. 5 to 1 and 8 to 6; Nattie Hamil ton. 6 to 1 and 2 to 1; Vexation, 5 to 2 and even: Maggie C, 100 to 1 and SO to 1; Eliza beth, 30 to 1 and 10 to 1; LasotU, 40 to 1 ana 12toL Third race purse 7400, winner to be sold, five fnrlonzs Anne Elizabeth 101, Leigh, first: Clotho 1 8, Merrick, second; Panbnndle 94. third. I. O. V. PS, Hob Arthur 91, Mamie 11 B 105. Belle D 8. Miss Olive 113, and Cold Stream 97, also ran. Time, 1:12. Anne Eliz abeth, 5 to 2 and 4 to 5; Clotho, even and 1 to 2: Panhandle. 15 to 1 and 5 to 1; L O. TJ., 4 to 1 and S to 5: Bob Arthur, SO to land 10 to 1; Mamie B B, 1U0 to 1 and 30 to 1: Belle D, 50 to 1 and 20 to 1; Miss Olive, 23 to 1 and 6 to 1; Cold Stream, 23 to 1 and 6 to L Fourth race, purse $300, winner to be sold, one mile Mabeile 112, Martin, flrt; San downe 90, Griflin, second; Mohican 108, third. Kirkover 112, and Greenwich 113. also ran. lime. 1:13. Mabeile, 7 to 10 and 2 to 5: San downe, 7 to 1 and S to 5; Mohican, 13 to 5 and 2 to 5; Kirkover, 7 to 1 and 2 to 1; Greenwich, 30 to 1 and 6 to 1. Fifth race, purse $400, foV beaten horses, one mile Imerno 107. Martin, first; Prince Howard 107. Marshall, second; Maggie K 104, Wrplanck, third Snotover 107, Elect 107, Bio. 107, and Illspent 1C7 also ran. Time, 1:44K. Inferno. 9 to 5 and 2 to 5; Prince How aru,7 to 5 and 1 to 3; Magjie K, 100 to land 20 to 1; Shotover, 100 to land 20 to 1: Elect, 100 to 1 and 25 to 1; ltiot. 3 to 1 and 6 to 5; Ill spent, 50 to 1 and 15 to L Sixth race, purse $400, winner to be sold, six and a hair lurlonzs Dr. Helmnth 108, 11. Penny, first; Brussels 108, Suedeker, second; Belief 110, Li'igh, third. Sweetbreml 114, Jul la L S9, Rightaway 94, Lncy ClarE 109, and Deceitful 77 also ran. Time, 124. Dr. Hel lnutli, 5 to 1 and 2 to 1; BrusjeW, 7 to 5 and 3 to 5: Belief, 10 to land 4 to 1; Sueetbiead, 6 to 1 and 2 to 1; Julia L, 2 to 1 and 4 to 5; Eight away, 10 to 1 and 4 to 1; Lucy Clark, 30 to 1 and 8 to 1: Deceitful, 30 to 1 and 8 to L To-Day's Gnttcnberg Card. Louisville, Dec 30. 5rfof. The following pools were sold here this evening on to-morrow's races at Guttenberg: First race, three-fourths of a mile, maid ensFancy colt 110, Susie Fuller.gclaing.llO, $5; Lady Hi Ban, 107, $5: l'ostinaid 107, $3; Eph 100, Heads-or-Tails 109, $5; Indigo 100, Sport 100. $10: others, $2 each. Second race, flve-eishths of a mile, selling Kunnine Bird. 111. $3; Krikana 110, $10; Ben jamin 109. $10: Bob Sutherland 105, $3; Clotho 102, $10; Bon Voyage $100, $3; Mabel Glenn 100, $10. Third raco, one and one-fourth miles, sell ing Prince Fortunatus 120, $10: Laures'.nn 115, Joe Courtney. 110, $5: Experience 110, $8; Headlight 105 $3: Bulfiuch 100, Signature 100, Early Dawn KO, Adelina 97, others $2 eaoh. Fourth raco, one-half mile, handicap Beldemonio 116, $15. Flattery 110, $10: Lester 107, $3: Saunterer 104, $5: Trinity 102, $3: Fred Len 100, $2; Aptil Fool 90. $5; Plav-or-Pay 100, $3: Uncertainty, 66, $2: Fidget SO, $3. Filth race, five and one-half furlongs Helen 106, $10; Lady Mary 103, $10; Bocket97, $5: Harlequin S7, $5; Culpepper 97, Levee fllly 97. field $2. Sixth raep.sevcn-eiglithq of a mile,selling Ju;urtha 123, St. Jamo 114. $3; Harry Alonzo 112. $3: Air Plant 108: Lithbert 107. $5: Allen Bane 107. $10: Slander 102, nazelhurst 101, $5; Mayor B 99, $5; Hyaclntbe 95, others $2 each. ABOUT PLUNGES EMIIH. Causes That Led to His Collapse as a Turf Speculator. New Yoek, Dec 30. There are stories from the West afloat among racing men here to the effect that Chris Smith, owner of the Kendall stables and the most des perate man on the turf, is "broke" and that his stable of horses will have to be sold to meet his indebtedness. This in spite of the fact that his stable, which cost him about 33,000 to run during the season, won about 80,000 in stakes and purses. The principal winners were Yo Tambien, 537, 420; Van Buren, 58,480, Ceverton, 57,345; Dolly McCone, 55,460; Maid Marian, 54.805, and Queen Enid, 52,12a Smith now has 20 horses in his stable, having recentlv sold Queen Enid and one other to parties who will race them at Gloucester track. Smith has operated in the West almost exclusively and is a sample of the gambler, pure and simple, that ntcing has produced. He is but SG years old and is a native of Painesville, O., though he was brought up jn Oil City, where his father struck oil while Chris was a lad. Chris got his gamb ling instincts from association with the oil sharpers who were making and losing for tunes heavily during the height of the oil excitement, and when he was about 20 years old he began backing horses for a living, and he has kept at' it ever since, with all sorts of varying fottunes,such as are sure to overtake the man who plays as he does. His transactions in the pool rooms and bet ting on last election are said to have aggre gated about 54,000,000. At one time last fall Smith was "broke" and saw ruin staring him in the face. But that day one of John Huffman's horses won a purse of 5400 and the trainer made a present of the purse to Smith, who bad always been a liberal employer. He went at the came the following day and in a week was the possessor of 540,000 "iu cash. Uow he is again without a dollar, owes 5150,000, is barred out of most of the Western pool rooms and will probably have to part with his stable, which is the strongest in the "West, with the exception of Marcus Daly's, and is said to be worth 5125,000. Corrigan Gains a Point. Chicago, Dec 30. The cases against Edward Corrigan and the Hawthorne race track are proving remarkably barren of re sults in the way of suppression, the end aimed at. To-day two cases were dismissed, the principal witnes, Sanford A. Birdsell, tailing to appear. Had Birdsell come into court he would have been arrested for al leged conspiracy, the complainant being a horse owner named Williams, who, at Birdsell's instance, was taken into custody by mistake during one ot the police raids on Hawthorne. Big Pnrso ror Trotters. BOSTON, Dec 30. David H. Blanchard, of Boston, has decided to give a 510,000 pnrse, divided 55,000, 52,500, 51,500 and 51,000, open to all trotting stallions of the 2:12 class for a race at Mystic Park Septem ber 13, 1893. Gaolic Athletic Games. Chicago, Dec 30. The New York Gaelic Association to-day challenged the Illinois Gaelic Association to a series of championship athletio games next summer. It is proposed that half the series be played a't KidgewooJ, . Brooklyn, and the other half at or near the World's Fair grounds, Chicago. It is possible that an- interna tional Gaelic championships series may follow. TO BEVIVfi SCULLING. James A. St. John Slakes an Interesting; proposition to the Bowers. James A. St John, of rowing fame, hat sent the following letter to the leading newspapers: "I recognize the fact that there are a great many fast scullers for half a mile, beside many who can go a mile at top speed. "Now, I propose giving or getting up a sweepstake race for the half-mile, mile and three-mile distances, so that there will be a chance for three sculling championships, I will offer suitable emblems, which may be held bv the winners of these events until they are defeated. The principal condition I will make is that the holder qt the cha'ai pionshin shall be open to a challenge at his particular distance twice during the rowing season, and tor an amount not exceeding 51,000 a side. "My idea is to have the first race a sweep stake, say of 6100, lrom each entry in the two short distances, and 5500 in the three mile event The profits of the gate receipts could also be divided, so that the first three men to finish in each race would receive a wart "All three events could be decided on one day, and I feel confident that there would be a good list of competitors and a splendid attendance Of course, if there were many entries, hea's would have to be rowed, but I think one day wonld be sufficient. "Let the management of the champion ship races be placed in the hands of com petent men who enjov the confidence of both the scullers aud 'the public; let the scullers row on their merits, and I believe that shell aquatics will once more enjoy the popularity that it should enjoy." COMISREY'S OPINION. He Favors the Idea of Pnttlnj the Pitcher Back rive Feet. CDrcnrirATI, Dec 30. ISneeial Cap tain Comiskey to-day declared himself in favor of putting the pitcher back five feet. He had a long conference with Mr. Brush, and as the latter is a member of the Rules Committee, it is certain that Mr. Brush will favor the change indorsed by Comis key. It is considered certain that the only change of importance in the baseball play ing rules will be that ot putting the pitcher back. Captain Comiskey also scored the um pires severely for not strictly enforcing the playing rules. Comiskey contends that there are many rules which are almost daily violated, simplv because the umpires haven't the nerve to enforce them. What Nick Young Says. "Washinoton-, Dec 30. ISpecuil' Dur ing an interview to-day President Young, of the Baseball League, said Jhat in all probability the Chicago, Louisville, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Baltimore teams would play Sunday games next season. General sportlnj Notes. Salmon forfeited his $25 which was up for. him to run Freeborn a 100-yard race. D.ck Buroe has dismissed Benton, his manager, and will now manage himsell. Charleston has signed It men, and the Pea Gulls have their feathers all ruffled and are ready for business. According to rumor Jere Dnnn is to be the manager of the proposed new athletic clnb near New Tork. As soon as the weather moderates a team match will take placo between the members ot the Uerron Hill and the Pittsburg Gun Clubs. Charles Mauet. right half-back of the T. M. C. A. team at Columbus, Ind., had an arm broken in a football tame yesterday. Inter nal injuries are feared. Robt's officials deny the story of early closing, and thiee stake events are to bo opened, one to be run in January, one in February and one iu Starch. There is a new pug in Chicago Ilarry Stout who enils under the nickname of "Buttermilk Bill." Bill knocked out a stock yards unknown In 11 rounds several even ings ago. CnATTAitoooA now has Ave on the list: Ryan, first base; Selbark, catcher; Nevlns, pitcher; Le Rett, third baseman, and Fecnrd, lett Hold. Gus Schmelz U after hustling youngsters, and he'has not overlooked bud ding borne talent. OUTSIDE BOYS AT 2I0BGANZA. Judgo Martin, at New Castle, Says the Townships Blast Foot the Ullls. Newcastle, Dcc30. SfnaZ. Judge J. Norman Martin has rendered a decision which aflects every county in Western Pennsylvania, and also ever county sending minors to the Allegheny County Eeform School. The decision was given in the case of the county of Lawrence against the town ship of Big Bun, and is a test case. About three years ago young Orville Moore was tried for borne offense and sentenced to the Eeform School at Mor ganza, Allegheny eounty. After his term bad expired, the County Commissioners attempted to collect the bill for the main tenance of the boy at the farm from the school authorities of the township where the boy had lived. The poor authorities, also, refused to pay the bill, onthe ground that young Moore had been sent to Mor ganza on sentence of court, and, therefore, the whole county is liable, and not the township. Nearly every township in the county, and the city of New Castle as well, have boys in the Eeform School under cir cumstances mnch the same. Judge Martin decided that the 'township in which the minor had a residence is responsible, and not the county. THE FIGHT FOE S0MEBBY. Pennsylvania and Indiana Officials Dis pute Over Iron Hall Jurisdiction' Philadelphia, Dec 30. District At torney Graham announces his intention to go to Harrisburg to fight the Indiaua au thorities who are oil the way with requisi tion papers for Supreme President Somerby and the other Iron Hall officials. The offense with which they are charged is a misdemeanor, and the man cannot be ar retted without a warrant, which cannot be issued until Governor Pattison grants requi sition papers. The argument which the District Attor ney will use is that the offenses were com mitted in thTs city and should be tried here. Joseph Gladding, C H. Baker and J. P. Eckerslev, the Iron Hall officials who'were indicted in Indiauapolis fortaking 5200,000 of the order's funds, were arrested here this evening on a warrant sworn out by State Bank Examiner Krnmfhaar, charging them with conspiracy in this State to di vert that moncyto their own use FEDERATION FLAN EEP0KTED, But the Itailroad Brotherhood Representa tives Still Fall to Agree. Cedar Eapids, L., Dec 30. Another day has passed, and the representatives of the railroad trainmen in session here are no nearer to an agreement than they were Jast night. The committee of fire then ap pointed to draft a pliu of federation re ported this morning in favor of system fed eration. The employes of any railroad sys tem may decide lor themselves upon a union and it will bind them alone. This plan has been discussed the entire day, section by section and lrom every pos sible standpoint. At one time it was thought an agreement wonld be 'easily reached to-night, but new difficulties came up, leaving tbem apparently but little nearer together than at first. Sr ven Killed In a Mexican Wreck. Crr of Mexico, Dec 30. Seven persons were killed and 29 wounded in the recent wreck on the Mexican Southern Bailroad. iTHE'MOZART CONCERT. Highly Successful Rendition the Messiah at Old City Hal!.- of THE QUARTETTE EEALLY FINE, And the Orchestra and Chorus Both Heard to Good I fleet A REVIEW OP THE EVENING'S MUSIC Every seat in the Old City Hall was taken last night at the Mozart Club's fourth annual performance of Handel's "Mes siah." The concert was interesting for several reasons. ' First, it introduced tbe best quartet that Pittsburg has ever heard in this production; secondly, the enlarged chorus and orchestra filled the gap that marred previous occasions, and thirdly, the existence of a noteworthy harmony during the whole evening had an unusually visible eQect upon the audience, which allowed no number to be rendered without liberal ap plause. The chorus did some splendid work in every particular; the sopranos aud the altos sang feelingly and with great purity, and were ably supported by the men's voices. Every number was rendered with a concen trated force and agreeable softuess rarely found in a musical bodv of this kind. It is gratifiying to know that Pittsburg, when the occasion demands it, can muster 35 such able instrumentalists as composed the or chestra last night Its execution in sub dued passages was very refined and it attained, considering its size, a real dynamic effect in the forcible crescendoes. Mrs. Bishop a Great Success. The greatest interest, of course, centered in the soloists. Mrs. Genevra Johnstone Bishop, ot Chicago, sang tbe soprano part. She has been heard here before and, if pos sible, added to the favorable impression al ready created. Lately there has been a great deal of newspaper discussion about tbe Windy City becoming the seat of art and letters in America. If Chicago has many literateurs and singers of the class to which Mrs. Jobnstone-Bishop belongs the ques tion of that city's aesthetic superiority seems only to be a matter of time This la'iy is without doubt one of the best oratorio singers before the American pub lic to-day. Her voice is remarkably rich and pure: its freshness is rare and welcome, and her execution accurate to a marked de gree She sings with a wonderful amount of spirit and. expression, and her vocal en durance is nearly inexhaustible The high range of her voice was particularly pleasing in the air, "Come Unto Him All Ye That Labor." The orchestra's gentle accompaniment pro duced the impression of a sweet bird's melodious singing on a quiet summer night with solt zephyrs watting, carrying hopes of peace and good will to all "who are heavily laden." After her rendering of the number the especially musical audience was notably swayed. Mr. DuflVs First Appearance. The part in "Messiah" that to the singer contains the most gratifying opportunities is that of the basso. ' In that Mr. Carl Dufft was heard for the first time last nizht. He is a genuinely artistic oratorio singer and proved himself worthy of the reputation he has acquired in New York. With a voice lull aud round, a pronounced sympathetic ring and a thoronghly cleat enunciation he captivated his auditors with his first rendi tion and carried them with him the rest of the evening. He is possessed of a com manding presence and aided by an intelli gent interpretation, he seems well adapted tor choral purposes. Mr. Albert Lester King received a hearty welcome when he sani; the opening recita tive of "The Messiah." The part allotted to the tenor in this oratorio does not give many chances for the display of his full vocal abilities; enough, however, was heard of Mr. Lester King to fully prove thatt his voice is sweet and carefully trained, his delivery graceful and refined and his whole performance as musicianly as the work re quires. A Pleasant Musical Surprise. An agreeable surprite was manifest at the hearing of Miss Olive FrcmstaJt. This young lady's career lB-as vet very brief, but it is nevertheless markedly successful. She has a winning and sweet ap pearance that almost prejudices one in her favor before she sings. That is not to say, however, that her success is due more to her looks than her voice, but merely im plies that it would almost be im possible to think of her render ing any notes that were not artistic ally true or feelingly impressive As is the case with the tenor, the contralto range in "The Messiah" is very limited. Miss Fremstadt's mellow and repriful voice has an agreeable quality and telling power; her style is finished, and her whole delivery reflects the inner feeling of the singer to such a degree that it is sincerely to be hoped that Pittsburg will soon have an opportunity to hear the young lad v in something that will do her -greater credit than "The Messiah." Considering the perfection of the quar tet, the success of the chorus and the merit ot the orchestra, Mr. McCollum, the leader, and everyone else concerned, should derive great encouragement lrom last night's pro duction. MUEDEEED FOB HER HONEY. AtonelyTVidotv Landlady Killed With Her Own Breadknlfe. New York, Dec 30. Some time last night thieves killed Mn, Annette Ahren in her home. Her throat was cut from ear to car with her own bread knife. Mrs. Abern was a widow. She owned the house in which she lived and another in Brooklyn. It was her habit to collect the rents ot both houses. The confusion in which her room was found indicates that robbery was the motive. The door to her rooms had been broken in. Every place where money might be concealed had been gone over thoroughly. A "WOMAN'S PAGE that will please and Interest every lady reader in THE DIS PATCH to-morrow. FOUND FB0ZEN TO DEATH. , An Ased Nantlcoke Man Perishes While Sitting Under a Tree. WilkesbAkre, Dec 30. John L Alex ander, at one time one of the most prom inent men in Nanticoke, was fonnd early this morning near the Allen coal breaker, sitting at the loot of a tree, frozen to death. He was somewhat addicted to drink and while in a drunken stupor he died. He wis 60 years of age. "" T ADVERT! FOB TIE SUNDAY DISPATCH Should be handed in at the East Liberty Branch Office Not later tban 8:30 o'clock Saturday evening. And at the ALLEGHENY BRANCH OFFICE 3e fore 8.50 t. x. Other wise thoy will ho too lato to classify TAKEN FOR A RUBE. Marshal Dye, of Marietta, O., Outwits Green Goods Men and Recovers S1,000 They Had Taken From a Farmer Offered Two Other Similar Jobs. Pabkeksbtoo, W. Va., Dec 30. Spe cial X citizen ot this section -who was bitten early in tbe month to the tune of $1,000 by green goods operators in New York, engaged the services of Marshal Dye, ot Marietta, to help him recover his good money. Dye lett home one day last week without advertising his destination, and he has just passed through this city on his return trip with the $1,000 in his possession. He placed himself in communication with the green goods men, and about ten days ago he met one of them by appointment at Grafton. The Marshal had the makeup of a country "Babe," and ifwas so artistioilly done that he was never suspected of play ing a part until be got where he could un cover. He went lrom Grafton to New York with the "dealer," whom he met at the former plaoe, an ostensible deal having been made wherebv Dye was to buy 1,000 worth ot the goods. From New York the dealer took him to a place in Jersey, onlv a short distance from the city, and made him his guest at a fine .country place, where, after the usual "jollying," two other men were introduced as the real sellers of the stuff. Dye relates that they were elcgau t fel lows', and they offered "him a great deal. Showing him'an Immense roll ot what was manifestlv genuine currency, they offered to give him $28,000,of the same kind for S1.0J0 in eond uionev. Dye had had a de tective follow theiii to the place, aud had arranged that if he was unable to handle the game alone he would signal the detec tive lor assistance, wnen tne aeai was seemingly on the verge of consummation within the house, Dye said." 'A thousand dollars is a lot of money. I'd rather get it than give it. You took $1,000 lrom a man at such a time and place (naming the party for whom he was at work), and no before I go you'll pay me back that money or I'll blow the Lead off your stool pigeon." The gang ere surprised, but not scared, and Dve had to stand them off with a pistol while he called the detective to bis assist ance, or, as he says, they wonld have killed him. When the other officer came in the fellows weakened and cheerfully turned over the money demanded. The detective from New York then wanted to make a case against the men, but this was the one thing the man who had sent Dye on the errand wished to avoid. So the New York officer's objections to compounding a felony had to be overcome in the usual way, and alto gether tbe trip was an expensive one But the Marshal brought back a pretty fsir share of his employer's $1,000, and he said he was hardlv in the State betnre two other men approached him to undertake the same sort ot a job tor them. FIGHT IN A COURTROOM. Two Prominent Attorneys Pass the Lie and Then Go at Each Other The Judge Fines Doth or Them One of the Lawyers Was a Counsel In the Celebrated Sharon Case. San Francisco, Dec 30. Special Judge Hebhard's courtroom was the scene of a disgraceful affray ,-day, when two prominent attorneys, ex-Judge O. F. Evans and Charles F. Hanlon, exchanged the lie and indulged in a rongh-and-tumble fight The Judge fined them ?o00 each, with five days in jail, but remitted the imprisonment penalty when they apologized. The trouble grew out of the litigation over the Donohue estate. Evans objected to Hsnlon's bill of costs, but the latter de clared that Evans had agreed to allow this bill and pav a penalty of $500 his client had incurred forVlisobeying a court order. Evans flatly asserted that he had made no such promise, whereupon Haulan shouted: "You are a liar." Evans, who is the larger man, immediate ly struck out, but Hanlon dodged, and in a moment the two men "mixed things," to useaslueging term Neither got in any 'effective blows before they 'were separated. The Judge then read them a lecture and imposed fines and imprisonment, but he had not the nerve to insist upon their re moval to jail. Evans, who is a Virginian, played a con spicuous part in the Sharon case as one of Senator's counsel. Hanlon is young, but has a large practice, being counsel for the rich Donohue estate and many large cor porations. It was the liveliest fight ever seen in a local courtroom since Sarah Al tiiea insulted Justice Field and Judge Terry came to her rescue to prevent her ar rest. KILLED UNDER THE WATER. Peculiar Fatal Accident to a Diver In the North ISiver While Driving a Cartridce Ho Explodes Another Ills Neck Broken by the Lxploslon. New York, Dec 30. ria?. Adonirm II. Fairchiid, a diver of 30 years' experience in many parts of the world, was killed to-day, 35 feet below the surface of the North river. The Dock Department has been making ready at the loot of Fulton street tor the coming of the In man u s, which will begin to sail from there in the latter part of February. Fairchild, taking nith him a pail con taining eight cartridges, descended to drive them into the holes that were drilled for them last week. After he had been gone a moment or two another diver heard a slight sound as of a stone dropping on the tar end of the pier. He signaled to Fairchild, but got no answer. He signaled again, and as there as still no answer, lie ordered the men to pull Fairchild up, but he was dead. In a few minutes they brought up the pail and wooden rammer. In the pail were four of the six cartridges unexplodcd. It must have been that Fairchild drove in one cart ridge and exploded the other accidentally. The rammer, driven back against his body, struck the iron collar of his diving snit and threw it against his chin so violently that his neck wa broken. The other divers were of the opinion that the force ot the explosion must have bunt the valves of his heart. They say that snch things have happened tinder similar circum stances. A SCHOOL FOB SHALL E0QUES. Boys and Girls Learn to Steal in an Insti tution In Paris. London Dxilv.News.1 In Paris there still exist schools of crime such as that conducted by Fagin, aud the dummy figure with bells from the pockets of which the young pupils have to steal purses and handkerchiefs without making a noise of ringing are still in use A young pickpocket, who aroused suspicion because he was spending mouey very freely, and who was found to have onlv recently stolen a purse containing C0f. from a lady in an omnibus, has been interviewed on the sub ject in the prison of La Petite ltoquettc. This precions young rascal described how his father had carefully taught him.to pick ladies' pockets. "I only, pick ladies' pockets," he said. "That is easier tban picking men's. With gentlemen it is more difficult to do the trick without their feel ing your hand on them." His '"papa" and he, 'be said, used to travel together in om nibuses from the Palais Boyal to the Bas tile. That was not so good a "pitch," he exclaimed, as the omnibuses from Made line to the Bastile, bnt these latter were already worke i by "old Mother G.," who, it seems, claimed, and successfully asserted, exclusive privileges' with regard to the portable property of passengers on that route. The interviewer, after leiving the lad, found himself minus a handkerchief and a halfpenny, which' he had purposely left in his tail "pocket- as an experiment to see whether he could' be relieved of them with out his knowledge, UilEtfVEK 7-e-rWCrTY "? -.(Q IIVTM t & 0 1 7 (k bod ?y --- o Yfl-VAls oiiuiHomi. J$mQUHp ISXS'X AX ATION. "" CLOOTLI8S. TABTI.T CLOUDT. lCLO0DT. jpVRAIK. SSOW. Arrow flies with wlnil. First flpire? at station Indicate temperstnrp; next flfrarrs Indicate change In temperature: and flfrurei underneath, If any.lndlcate amount of raln lall or melted snow in hundreths of an Inch daring past 12 hours: T Indicates trace of precipitation; Isobars, or solid blact lines, pass through polnti of equal pressure; ifotherms, or dotted Hues, equal temperature storms generally more rrom West to Katt In atmospheric waves, of which the crests are FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA FOR WEST YIROINTA AND OHIO Wkatbib Cokditiows The storm which was central in Northwest Texas this morning has moved slightly southeast and is now central In Southeast Texas, with threatening weather and rain In the Lower Mississippi Valley and rain or snow in Oklahoma. Indian Territory and New Mexico. Generally fair weather prevails elsewhere, except in the Up per Lake region and Wisconsin, where snow has fallen. The temperature has risen rapidly in tho Lower Mississippi Valley, in the Ohio Valley and in the regions nf the Alleghenies. It has fallen 10 In Northwestern Texas, Now Mexico and Sonthern Colorado. A second storm is rapidly developing in the extreme Northwest, where the temperature has risen from 20 to 50. All reports are missing from.the Pacific coast region. Signals are displayed on the Gulf coast from Corpus Christl to Pensacola. Pittsburg. Dec 30 -The Local Forecast Official of the Weather Bnroan furnishes, the following: BAROKimm 8 A. ., 80.56; 2 P. Jr., 30.45; P.M., SO 41. Relative Humiditt 8 a. m., 79: 2.P. K. 93; 8 P. M., 53. Precipitation past 24 hours, from 8 p. ., .00. Temperature-8 A. M., 11; 12X..13: 2 P. m., 17; 5 p. v., 23; 8 P.M., 22. Highest, 27; lowest, 7; average, 17, which is 17 below the normal. INITIATED IN A GRAVEYARD. Ghastly Maneuvers Attendant Upon a Col lege Society's Franks The Victim's Nerves Subjected to a Severe Test The Tonth Made to Dig In a Cemetery While Blindfelded. Boston, Dee 30. Special Very little has been heard about the Harvard "Dickey" Clnbintiiation since theexpose of some of the cruelties imposed upon candidates for mem bership. But they are still conduoted with a view to putting the candidate's nerve to a hard test. A few nights ago a candidate was initiated in a Brookline graveyard. He was first conducted to the graveyard by a committee. He was blindfolded, gagged and bound hand and foot, and had a halter around his neck, the end of which was tied to a tombstone. When the initiators ar rived he was almost frozen. The new-comers put their victim throngh a course of ghastly maneuvers. After making some bloodcurdling remarks about the punishment that was sure to be in flicted on any person who should betray the secrets of the society, one fellow untied the cord that bound the candidate, while the other placed a spade in his hands and in a sepulchral voice ordered him to dig. He silently obeyed, and while he was thus en gaged one of his companions took some ob jects from a bag and put them in the ground, whence the candidate picked them up, being informed that they were portions ot a dead body. Like a man in a trance he performed the different tasks that were as signed to him, and did not utter a word or a murmur during the trying ordeaL Having remained about an hour In the graveyard, the students dragged their vic tim to a carriage, were driven back to Bos ton, and then the would-be D. IC . man, still blindfolded and gagged, was placed on the front platform of a Cambridge electric car and conducted back to Cambridge PEEFTJMES OF THE E03E. How the Sweet Essences Are Distilled In a Golden line. Blackwood's Magazine We stopped before a hahn to look at a distillery and rosefield, and were wel comed by the proprietor, who was also landlord of the inn. Seats were put for us behind the brazier, where it was not a little warm, and soon minature cups of coffee were presented to us by his rosy cheeked wife. In lront of a long shed six large cal drons stood over the brazier, and into these vessels about 100 worth of roses were put with warm water. The iron tubes throngh which the vapor escapes passed hrough a long tin receptacle shaped like a trough, which was filled with cold water, and below which large glass bottles stood to receive the first distilifttion. These distillations are necessay before the oil of the rose appears. We were shown a small bottle into which the essences just distilled had been poured. The color is a rich, deep gold, and the smell is strong, subtle and penetrating, pleasant lor the first instant, but soon producing a sense ot giddiness aud Depression in the head. It affects everything near it, and the perfume clings tenaciously even in open air. The proprietors arc! secured from being cheated, as the peasants cannot endure the perfume they themselves manufacture, and make no use of it whatever. It is sealed up in leaden bottles and sent to the great perfume emporiums In London and Paris, and a thousand different seen trench have a their essence a few drops of this rich, thick oil Tho Drawback to Joe. Washington News. Joseph Joflerson reduced himself to a political impossibility when he caught more fish than Mr. Cleveland did one day last summer. Highest of all in Leavening Power. u3 a&a. tsa ssb as szs s& ag lag ,,-rs" & sSjkS?? 3 ABSOLUTELY PURE marked "High" and the oval trough, or depres sion "Low." These waves move Eastward on an average or BOO miles per da v. High winds, rain or (if cold enough) snow.South erly winds, and conscqtisnt'r high temperature, usually precede Lows" across the country. When Hie "Low"pnsses Kat ofa place ths wind changes to North, bringing lower temperature, clearing sUes, and often cold waves and Northers. The high area brings sunshine. Occasional Rain or Snmc; &mt Wind; Warmer. Local Rail; Variable Winds; Warmer. RIVER NEWS AND NOTES. Ohio Navigation Is Practically Closed From Pittsburg to Louisville. ISPECIAl, TELEGRAMS TO THE DISFATCIl. CISCIXNATt Dec. . Navigation of the Ohio river is practically closed from Pittsburg to Louis ville. A dispatch from Portsmouth. O.. says the river closed thereat! A. V. Another fromjlays vllle Ky., siys the river I- closed three miles above that place, and navigation entirely sus pended. The Louisville mall line steamer arrived this morning and exprcK to start out this afternoon. This is tbe only bdat running here. Unlrst in early rise in temperature comes, or a heavy rain, the cloMng will lontlnne some lime, owing to the comparatively low stage of water. The Situation at Louisville. Louisville, Dec. 30. Business dull. Weather moderating. Hirer falling, with 3 feet on the falls, 5 feet 4 niches in the canal and 7 feet 6 inches below. The Ilarry Brown Is laid up in the canal with a hlg tow of empties. 1 here Is little change in tho situation on the river. The fee la running somewhat heavier than yesterday. The fcrfytioats Btarted In as usual this moinlng. but on orthtna lost herTiidder. The Fleetwood gut Id a Utile late from Cincinnati this m ruing. She sustained nor injury of consequence and left on the return trip this afternoon. What Upper Ciuge Show. ALLEOflEXT Jtxxcriox- -River closed. Cloudy and cold. WABREW-River 0 S feet. Cle ar and cold. AtORUANTOWN Klver elosed. Clear. Ther- mometcr. 21" at-fp. M. .HitowxsviLLK kiveM feet S Inches and sta tionary; clear. Thermometer. K at 5 p.m. The News From Below. Wheeling River 3 feet 10 Inches and sta tionary. Thermometer, 16.' CixciXSATI-Itiver 7 feet 6 lncl.es and falling. No boats. Fair and cool. Items From the Wharf. Captain Jons M. Drxov was Iu town yesterday from C'alliornla. Commodore g. TV. C. Joiixston returned from New Yorfc City yesterday. TnE Little Bill wa breaking ice at tne Tide Coal Company's lauding yesterday. Tun Ire In the river at the second pool 1 reported to be live inches thick, in the ihlrd six inches, and in the fourth seven inches thick. Stage or water at Davis Island dam, 3.4 fret. River rising. Captain H. M. Hodgson, applicant for hull inspector, was In town, sesterday. front Webster. CAPTAIXS Jasov D. Cl'xni; and George W. ThomDson had their master' licenses, nua Captain Thomas N. Jones had his pilot license renewed yesterday. Ocean Steamship Arrivals. Steamer. From. To. Lahn Bremen New Tork. Manhassctt Bristol JewYork. rean Amsterdam New York. Ch cago Citv Bristol New York. Rlelimnnd 11 III London. 1 NVwYork. Indiana Liverpool l.cwcs. Ottoman Boston Klusalp. Rhynland Antwerp Ntw York. IJreroerhavch New York Antwerp. Columbian Boston Klna!e. DIED. HOLLINGStVORTII CH Friday, Dece-n-her .'0, 183i at 11:57 P. M.. CuniRTOPiinn Webb Hollikoswortb, aged 7? years, 1 month and 13 days. Funeral from Ills son-in-law's residence, Jlr.G. Frank, 210 Brownsville nvennc, Sotitli side, on MotDAr, January 2, at 2 p. x. Friends of the faiuilv respectfully invited to attend. 3 Mrs. Prcst mi's Will Dnomi-d. LouiSYlLLi:, lite. SO. The contest over the will ot the late Mrs. Margaret Preston, who left property valued a' 5150,000 to the Catholic Church, came to an end in the county oonrt this aftprnoon, the Judge de ciiline that he had no jurisdiction, and the case will have to be brought before the Trimble county court. Tlii3,is a point in favor of the cofitesliuir relatives who were out oil without a cent. The Eeading Case in tlio Cinrt' Hands. WrLLlAMSPOKT, Dec. 30. The case of Matthias Arnold ersus the Itoading Com bine was argued before Jtidzc Metzger to dav. The case i now in the hands of the court, and the first ieiral opinion in litis case of national interest, it .is expected, will 'be rendered -bv President Jiide Metzjc-, of thi county. Latest U. S. Gov't Report ra W H A . 3& e i-iri. iisr ra is s !SJ -r M i. ME2 Cn -iTgCTAtS SS- Si-1 i5W wjfvg 3 s b Catarrhal Troubles Resulting 'in Chronii Bronchitis, Astlma, .Nervous Pros- t v tration an! GeneralDeljility. Tbe Form of Catarrh That Affects Coal Ulcers, Stonecutters, Brassworkers.i Noilers.Sawmskera, Etc. Jir. Patrlci a O'Connell's Ca3e. Althonsh chronic catarrh in this climate Is nearly always caused bv neglected colds, occasionally the exciting cause is traced to Irritating particles of dnst and exposure ta foul air, as of coal mines, factories, otc. This form of catarrh is dne to particles of nne Mist being carried in the air, Inspired, inhaled from the mote-laden atmosphere in shops, mines, factories, etc., and to which stonecutters, cntlers. coal miners, brass, worters, nailers', sawmakers, eta, are lia ble. This at times so afreets the system that the patient, before he isanare of it, suffers from almost total nervous prostration and debil ity, dne to deploted and vitiated blood, as well as the local trouble caused by tbe Irri tating pattlcle3 of dust fiyina in the air, and needs carefnl and general constitutional treatment as well as treatment directed to the local ailment. Tho following statement of Mr. Patricfc O'Connell. a coal miner by occupation, re aiding at Irwin, Pa., illustrates the effect of cold weatkerand the frequent accessions of colds upon a rer-on wlio svstem Is peculi arly susceptible to sncli attack', made so by his occtiratlon, workins for hours in a damn and illy ventilated mine, breathing; foul air filled with irritating p.irtlcles of coal dusr, and being shut out all day irora the htaltlx plving raj s of the bright sunlight. DOWN IX A COAL MINE: The Dangers and Diseases Incidental to m Life Therein Statement or Sir. Patrick O'Conn-H. "Jly trouble has existed for several years,'? says Mr. O'Connell. "broushton by workins in water and the exposure incidental to my occtiDatfon, that of a miner. "Durine tho summer 1 would usually feel middling well, up to this last summer, but as) soon as winter set in, 1 wonld begin to congh. It was a tight, racking cou-b, that would make me soro and ache all over. During tba spring of 1K)1 and 1892 I lost considerable time by beinc; unable to work, but when Bummor came on I felt quite good, all but this summer, as I said before. My cough, seemed to han.r by me all the last summer, and as soon as cold weather set In, it became 2It. Patrick O'Connell. Jrwtn, Pa. so aggravated, I felt seriously alarmed, par ticulurly ns other Symplons set in, such asi a peculiar tightness across my chest, wlilclV prevented drawint; a fnll breath, accom paniedby a wheezing sonnd and shortness of breath, headache, general weakness, with, a tired, sore and aching feeling all over. particularly in my legs, with gradual loss oc flesh and strength, niht sweats, etc. "At last 1 decidetl to consult Drs. Cope land.Hall and llyers.as I had read and heard, so mnch o: their wonderful success in curing cases similar to mine. They gave me a thorough examinition and a month's sup ply of niodfcine to taka home, and assured me that If I wonld follow their inntructions closely I would soon be better. They saia my t.oublo was chronic bronchitis, brought on by exposure in the damn mines, and was fast (lrlftinz into asthma, ni was evidenced, by my wheezing and difficult breathing,. Tueir medicine seemed to go right to tho very spot, as it soon stopped my cough, and. the other symptoms have also entirely dls.' appeared. I am improving in strength and' flesh right along, and able to do a full day's work without any trouble. I gladly recom mend their system of treatment to my fel low workers and everyone afflicted as X was." Sow Is the time to stop that con;h. Now Is the time to relieve that difficulty of! breathing, and check that tendency to lung trouble. It is bronchial catarrh now. It may be consumption In the spring. nOLTDAT OFFICE HOURS. The Office Honra Monday, December 26 and Monday, January 3, Will Be From 9 A. M. Till 11 A. M and 2 P. 31. Till B P. ST. No Evening Hoars. For tbe accommodation of these who de sire to take udvantagonf tho cheat) excur sion rates to visit the office for consultation nnd treatment, and also those employed during the usual working hours, Drs. Cope land, Hall and Brers will keep their office; open on Mondav, December 26, and January 2 as usual, excepting no evening hours. Tlielr aim is always to serve and accotnmoi date the public at the least possible expense, nnd time these efforts are appreciated is at tested by the large patronage bestowed upon them. ' THE rrVE-DOLLAK KATE. Aro Ton Paying a El;li-Priced Spcclalljj S5 a Visit and Getting No Better? Drs. Copt-lana, Hall and Byers Are Curio? Cases Similar to Tonrs They Can Probably Cnre Ton Go and See Them S5 a Month for Treatment and Med icines Until Cured. "The idea of treating all diseases for $3 St month," said a lady patient. "Why, It's a, splendid thing. I know hundreds of people who have been depriving themselves of the medical attention tliey need becanso they cannot afford to pay from SI to J5 a visit to doctors and then boy their own medicines iu addition. 83 Five Dollars a Month Don't Pay More. This offer Is to all, and no one suffering from a chronic disetse should fail to take advantage of it. Procrastination in tbe matter or health is a had thing tor the sys tem and for tho pockctbook, too, in tho long run. -Five dollars :i montn is very little to pay. Don't Pay More. Perhaps yon are nnder the treatment of a Dhvsician who is charging you Hteen nrices and doing you no good. Suven-eighttis of the nation ts of Drs. CopclancLHall und Byers have been vainly seeking relief Irran other Sliy.sicians. somo of them Daid $5 a visit, ow tney pay S3 a month tor treatment and medicines. Don't Pay More. Catarrh Attacks All Mncous Membranes, It Affects the .Ears, Eyes, Nose, Throat Bronchial Tubes, Langs, Stomach, Bowels, Kidneys, Bladder the Whole Mucous Tract, Cure Diseases of These Organs by Kemov ing the Cause. Drs. Copeland, Hull and Byers treat sne cossfullv all curable ensea at 66 Sixth ave nue, Pittsburg, Fa. Office hours, 9 to 11 A. . 2 to 5 r. H. unci 7 to 9 r. m. Sundavs, 10 i. x. to t. m. Specialties Catarrh and all dis eases of tho eye, ear, throat and lungs; dys pepsia cured; nervous diseases cured; skis diteases cured. Many cases treated successfully by msiU Send 2-cent stamp for question blank. Address all mall to DISS. COFKLAND, HALL & BYERS, M Sixth avenue. Pittsburg, 1. $5 A MONTH ALL DISEASF.S TP.EATED AT THE UNI FORM KATE OF $5 A MONTH. REMEM BER, THIS INCLUDES CONSULTATION. EXAMINATION, TREATMENT AND MKD IUINE FOU ALL DISEASES AND ALL PA TIKNZd. deSU'. I 7 t
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