New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-21
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE WALKING MATCH.

The discussion regarding the late walking contest
among the sporting men yesterday was about the
division of the receipts. The general opinion pre-
vailing was, that although O'Leary had no real
right to any share in the amount realized. yet II
would have been only right 10 allow HIM the
81 900 which the representatives of the other
men had agreed upon. 1t was reported in the
morning that all the money deposited in the Second
National Bank to the account Of the walking ma'ch
had been attached TO abide the result of the actions
for damages arising from the breakdown of the
gallery.
The manager of the match, Mr.. Kelly, denied the
truth of the report and said that the winners had
all drawn their money In reference to the refusal
10 nav the 81 600 to Mr.. O'Leary lie said: "lhey
will find they have made most unpopular
mistake Their action is entirely too narrow
and selfish TO suit the views of this
community. They had a right to tear up the agree
ment whereby each man, irrespective OF lis pace aI
the finish should receive So 600, If they wanted 10,
and the same reasoning applies TO their second
agreement 10 pay OLeary $1,000. IL was also
agreed that was to have received per cent OF tue
gross receipts for managing the walk. lhls pleGge
fhev also broke, and only gave me 81 600, when l
was entitled TO over $4,000. l settled with them
Yesterday lest they sh Juld want TO break TINS oor
and give me 8 ] 900 which would have been OF
piece with their whole action. Harrnans course
has been contemplate. lie wOnld only nave dI 0S1
90 out of his share had OLeary been paid III oOo
Ffty-hvc dollars of the expenses had been pald out
for his sole benefit when lie was broken down. anu
had declared, in the middle Of the night, that ne
rOuld not walk without a band, thinking that one
could not be obtained at that time We got l,utch
baud and il played even against the rules WINE 5no
other men were IN their houses; On me l9ulth ua9
his heart gave out and he said he had been POI
soned Only the assurance of two PHYSICIANS lhat
he was all right and my telling him that he would
receive nearly 5000 if he made 400 miles, got
him again on the track.
"Mr. Walton supported Hartman in his course re-
garding the payment TO OLeary at hIst, Dnt ne Dt-
came ashamed of himself atterwaTd and oheren 10
pay 5000 of the $1,000 out of his own pocket IDS
I declined TO take as OLeary was not seeking
charity. won't be caught managing waking
match again very soon, and would not nave Deen
concerned in this only at this time Of year nothing
is doing in my regular business. snail nave 10
ernlov an attorney in the suits growing out of the
broken gallery and have been advised 10 retain
sufficient OF the receipts to pay Tor the electrc Da
tery 5000; weighing machine, 500 anu loss OF
custom To the owners of them, $40. nave no rear
that shall be held liable in any of these cases"
Late Yesterday O'Leary had not received PACK
the f100 which he deposited before the champion
bet was permit ed to leave England, although me
belt had been delivered over 10 ROWeu, VINO TAXES
the steamer for England on Wednesday,
EFFORTS TO RAISE THE PRICE OF OIL.
CONVENTION or OIL PRODUCERS AND REFINEls AT
THE FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL.
The leading producers Of the Pennsylvania OIL
regions and the refncrs of New-York of Cleveland
md other Western cities, have been holding con-
vention during the past three days at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel The conference called 10 per
feet an arrangement between the reiiners and pro
ducers. IN which the principal producers would
unite with all the rcfners in common with the
Standard Oil Company to advance the price and
limit the production OF oil. . ,
Many of the producers were Wiling TO llrhll the
PRODUCTION to certain extent, contingent upon me
rate of advance in prices; but the views OF
others were so varied that 1t was decided
by the producers TO appoint sub-cOmml'ttHe
EeTtlU l.. II.
Smith VIM. 5. Mcmillan and Joseph l.. GIandtn' To
arrange the details of such arrangement between
the reiiners and producers Late yesterday aIter-
noon the committee conferred Win me IGIncIs,
but the latter could not agree among themselves as
10 the proper course, and the commit ee determneI
TO return 10 the est 10 consult Win ,the etHeIa
producers at Oil City, and 10 wait until the rehners
had come 10 an agreement among themselves, rs 1t
would he inpo.sihle to form a coalition until all
differences had been settled.
notice has been issued by the Executive Com
mittee of the Uulted Pipe Lines of Oil CITY, to the
effect that on and after May / transportation
ch rges will De collected IN advance on All accep1
taurcs issued or "trcshCned" BY the IHltcd
Pipe Lines, also upon all transfer ms loor; or
first hands on and after the above date plpeage
paid instead of unpaid as heretofore. Inc com
mIttee adds that i'll order to accommodate the tradc
exceptions Will be- made this rule i'll cases OF con
tracts for future delivery of ppcaRc unpaid on OIL,
provided such contracts bave been made prior to
the date of this notice.
NEW DESIGNS IN ARMY EQUIPMENTS.
Through the efforts of General Sherman, in De
cemb last there appointed at Washington an
Army Equipment Board, whose duty IT should be
TO inquire into the condition OF the equipments now
possessed by the United States Army, and TO hold
sessions from time to time i'll various cities for the
purpose Of inspecting such improved designs as
should be then presented The board, which con-
sists of General y. A. Miles, General l.. ;. Macken-
Ze General ii. A. Morrow, Major u. Is. Sanford,
Captain j. W. Benham and Major }. 7. Sanger
was in session yesterday at the Army Building
at Houston and Greene-Sts. There were presented
10 the board for consideration yesterday improved
cartridge-boxes, saddles, helmets, and knapsacks,
but what HOS, interested the members of the board
was a water-repelent preparation. presented by
New-York firm. which, 1t is claimed, will render any
fabric impervious to water and it from moths
and mildcw. To-day the subject of helmets and of
new designs for Ornamenting uniforms will be con-
sidercd.
To TRIBUNE reporter yesterday General Nor
row said that all kinds of designs for the whole
range of army equipments were pouring III upoh
tine board. Science had entered into the calcuia-
tons of many inventors and the result was thdt
complete revolution IN the outfit OF the army
seemed imminent. In some respects there was to
be a return 10 comparatively primitive designs.
The cartridge box, he said, would be done away
with, and in It's place the pralrle belt womb De
ad0pied New designs for knapsacks are constructed
so as to be placed directly upon the shoulders OF the
men, where a considerable weight can be carried
with comparative ease General Morrow added
that some form OF helmet was likely To De adopted
and that without attempting to carry out the idea
of an arnOr such worn IN earlier DAYS OF the
worlds history. some form of metallic DreaStplate,
bullet-proof, would prOpably soon come INTO ser
vice IT, indeed, full armor of some kind were not
adopted
WHY A JOG TROT WINS
In the course of a lecture on the " Brain and
~. Ilr | NJ
mentioned as reasons of ROwelPs success and
O'Loary's defeat in the late walking match that
the persons who sent Rowell to this country Sc
lected th.r nnn and drilled him until all the neces-