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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-09
CYCLONE AT CANTON.
Meadville, Titusville and Other Penn
sylVania Cities Also Suffer.
NO FATALITIES YET REPORTED.
A Returning Excursion Party Narrowly
Escapes Serious Accident.
NEWS CLEANED FROM THREE STATES
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE D1sp ArcH.,

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsP kTcH.i
CANTON, July s.-A terrific cyclone
struck the southern portion of the city at
o'clock this evening, wrecking one house
completely, and badly damaging several
others. The storm was accompanied with
heavy rain and hail. 1t came very unex-
pectedly. and before its approach was
known, it had passed, leaving a path of ruin
in its wake. The greatest damage done was
to the house of Conrad Shode, on Navarro
street. This was new frame structure, all
but completed. The skaters and carpenters
expected to finish the work within the
present week. The wind cut it open as if
it had been cut with knife, leaving moth
ing but few feet of sidewalk and the
foundation. The workmen had left but a
few minutes before, thus luckily escaping
injury.
In the track of the storm, the house of E.
Bachert next suffered. Here the chimney
was blown of, the wind seeming to rise, and
only strike the upper portion of the bu lid
ing. The house of man named Walter. was
the next to feel the fury of the storm. A por-
ton of the roof was taken away, chimneys
nlOHH uOHu, anu Ine mouse was damaged DOID
inside and out. Henry Hulrs place was then
visited, and quick as flash the plastering was
torn from the walls. though strangely enough
there was no other damage done here farther
than scattering furniture and household fix
ings all about. Other damage In the way of
fences and out buildings, and trees blown
down, was reported but not of as serious
nature as the above.
Fortunately the storm passed only over the
southern portion of the city, or the damage
would have been much greater. The oldest
part of this storm was the suddenness with
which it arose, and the wonderful power it
exerted within half minute of time. A great
loss must have been inflicted in the country
beyond, but at this writing no reports are
obtainable.
A special dispatch from Meadville says that
terrific storm of thunder. lightning and rain
visited here about 7:30 this evening. The light
ming played havoc with the electric lights and
telegraph wires, cutting the postal line out en-
tirely.
Trees were blown down in all directions, and
the roads blocked in many places. No fatali-
ties are reported, but the damage must have
been serious.
Dispatches from Oil City say that the
heaviest storm of the year has been prevailing
in that region during the evening. Impossible
to get details of damage.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-09
R0YALIsT INTRIGUEs IN FRANCE.
Efforts to Provoke n Quarrel Between the
Due D'OrIeans and His Finncee.

Efforts to Provoke a Quarrel Between the
Due D'OrIeans and His Finncee.
Mrs. Emily Crawford in London TRUTH
The Comte de Paris speech, delivered at
Sheen House, was an answer to the cry of
alarm raised by lie Monde. lie Monde is an
old-fashioned, religious paper, Royalist as 1t
can be, and for doing everything decently
and in order. believe it was put on to say
what it did by an intimate friend OF the
Comte de Paris. What did it say? you may
ask. That young and turbulent and in
triguing Royalists were egging on the Due
d'Orleans to separate from his father and
set up as an Independent Pretender; that
they were trying to de-Christlanize him. to
plunge him into dissipation and to get him
to break off his engagement with the
Princess Marguerite.
What LIE Monde said was perfectly true.
The noblemen in question are very intrigu-
Ing, fussy, greedy of lucre, and some Of them
have lives Of rather funny pedigrees. Three
OF them were partisans of General Boulanger
while his boom lasted. Two other impulsive
ones, the Due Dues and the Due de
Luynes, are thoroughly honest and have no
settled plan of campaign, but think the
Comte de Paris too correct in his methods.
line others are what LIE Monde says-ln-
triguers: The idea was to obtain the Cars
only daughter for their young pretender,
and for him meanwhile to amuse himself
with young married women. 1t is notorious
that charmer of very high rank followed
him to Switzerland when he was there,
turned up again In Brussels and got up
quite cabal against the Princess Marguer-
ite, who, the caballers complained, proftted
too much by the Due being in prison to pa
rade her engagement which the Comte de
Paris never officially announced until the
other day in answering LIE Monde.
The Princess Marguerite has her mothers
even temper and quiet cheerfulness of dis
position. She takes her inoffensive man.
ners and disposition and her talent for
water-color painting from her father, the
Prince de Joinville, the most popular of
Louis Philippe's sons, in that Kings life
time, and in all respects a man of blameless
life. The Due de Chartres has also good
qualities. He has more engaging qualities
than the Comte de Paris. and afability-a
quality never met with dssoeiated from
a courageous disposition. But he has the
family incapacitv to get out of his small
circle. The D'Orleans have friends, but
keep too ch in their shells ever to be
popular.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-09
THE TEXAS COWBOY.

Small Temptation TO Disorderly Conduct
Since Whisky Has Been Banished.
Harper's for July.l
Cowboy life has in the last few years lost
much of its roughness. The cattle barons
have discharged most of the men who drank,
and have frowned so persistently upon
gambling that little of it Is done. Cards
and whisky being put oway, there is small
temptation to disorderly conduct; so it is
only when they reach some large city. and
are not on duty, that they indulge in gen.
uine SPREE On the ranches kept under fence
they have little to do when not on the
drive or in the branding time, the cattle
being all safely enclosed, But they
must take their turns at line riding, which
means close inspection of the fences. and
the repair of all breaks and damages.
Where night overtakes them, there they
sleep, stalking their horses, and rolling
themselves in their blankets. These rides
of inspection take days to accomplish, for
there are ranches in Texas which extend in
a straight line over IS miles. Those
ranches which are not kept under fence
necessitate more work. The boys must then
keep their cattle in sight, and while allow
ing them to Craze in every direction,
III uSL see tJidL uOuc III IuC AduJ
stray beyond the limits of their own par
ticular pastures. 1t Is not life of hard
ship, and pays well enough. Everything
is furnished to them free and of the very
best. and they are paid besides $50 per
month. Each party stays out from two to
three weeks at time; but they take with
them the finest OF camp wagons, with beds
and bedding, cooking utensils, the best Of
groceries of all kinds. and as excellent a
cook as money can employ.
These men are exceedingly chivalrous to
all women; this seems to be a trait born in
them, as much part of their moral nature
as it is of their physical to have small feet,
for it is seldom that genuine Texas cow
boy can be found who has not the distin-
gushing mark OF handsome foot, and his
boots are to him all that the SOM
brero is to Mexican. He will
deny himself many pleasures, he will
go without a coat and be seen in
most dilapidated attire, but his boots must
be of the best and most beautiful make that
the country can afford, high of heel and
curved of instep, fine upper and thin sole,
fitting like glove and showing the hand |
some foot to perfection.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-09
AlRED-HOT ROASTING.
New York People Sweltering and
Sweating Under Old SOl'S Rays.
THERMOMETER AT 100 DEGREES.
Eighteen sunstrokes Result Prom the High
Temperature.
REMARKABLE HEAT In OTHER CITIES
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE p1spArcu.I

ESPECIAL TELBGRAM TO THE DIsPArcu.I
NEW YORK, July 8.-Only twice in the
last 10 years has the weather been hotter in
New York than it was to-day. Hudnut's
record shows that Sunday, July 9, 1876, just
IA years ago, the mercury rose to 101o. The
day before the maximum register was 99o,
and the following week it kept up in the
nineties, climbing on the 18th to 96o, and
on the 18th to 900. That made very hot
week for the town, and the day Of 1olo
seemed worse, probably, than it was because
ofthe prostrating heat of the previous day.
In 1879, on July 16, the maximum OF 1Olo
was again reached.
Since those two days in 1876 and 1879 New
York has not known a day when the mer-
curry got past 900 until to-day, when on
Broadway and other places uptown 1000
was registered.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE.
1t was fortunate that the humidity was
not high, for waves of heat swept down
upon the city with fierce force. Mercury
boiled and struggled in its efforts to get out
of its confning tube; shirt-fronts wIlted and
coitdrs udngleu DrOken-nearLeuly aDOut Tic
heated, oozing necks OF their wearers. The
streets, blistered and dusty, seemed to act in
concert with the sun, both striving to rem
der surface travel impossible.
There were few who ventured to brave
this condition of affairs, but those who did
give their experience as having been
roasted" Even in the upper stories of
high buildings, where there would be
breezes if there were any to be had, en-
ployes almost iishabille leaned over their
tasks, their energy and vitality streaming
out in perspiration from every pore.
LIKE A METAL SEA.
The harbor, as seen from one of these ele-
vations, as far as the eye could reach,
seemed like a sheet of FURNISHED metal,
while Immediately above it line of misty
vapor resembling steam, hung steadily in
the motionless air. Toward the afternoon
there was breeze, but such hot, unsatisfy-
ing breeze that it aggravated rather than
relieved. The thermometer started off at 8
o'clock with the mercury at Is degrees, at
noon it was S915 and at O'Clock 100 degrees.
There have been some prostrations to-day,
but not many, as it is the first day of suffer
ing and people are not yet greatly weak
ened. Eighteen cases Of sunstroke were re-
ported up to midnight.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-09
MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS.
THE TRAP SHOOTERS.
All. Day Tournament Given on the Northside
Clubs Grounds.

ALI Day Tournament Given on the Northside
Clubs Grounds.
An all-day trap shooting tournament was
given yesterday on the grounds of the North
side Gun Club, and managed by Messrs. +. F.
Dawson, Elmer E. Shaner and Jim Crow. The
match began at 10 o'clock, and the last shot was
fred at $50. The attendance was good and the
shoot success, though the hign wind pre-
vented high scores being made. The regular
monthly shoot for the Bennett trophy was also
held, and as usual the Heron Hill Clubs team
won it. Following are the scores:
First match. 10 keystones. ENTRANCE 81 "a en-
tries-W. S. King won first with 10: e. E. Shaner
second with 9: Lewis and Mack divided third with
8: Cochran and Richarson divided fourth with T. -
second match, Is Keystones, entrance 81 3D. 70
entries-E. Z. Shaner, Huffman and Lewis divided
first with Il: Cochran, Diepold and A. H. King
divided second with l3; Nair and johnson divided
third with u; W. s. King won fourth with II:
Third match. 10 keystones, entrance 81, % en-
triesLeTi' won sst wi5h vged III F. secona e. b s.
Hiking and Cochran divided third with s; S.
Shaner won fourth with 4
tries-Levis and A. H. King divided first with 10;
W. S. King. Mohler ana MacBrown divided Sec
ond with 8; Huffman won third with 8: Richard
Contest for the Bennett trophies. 80 singles and
Heron Hill team-Q. A. Mcclure, "a H. J.
Lewis "a: W. 5; King, 81; George Cochran 81;
Northside team-W. s. Scott, 80: Dr. Burgoon,
2s: A. H. King, SO; j. G. Huffman, %; Jim Grow,
30 Total 146.
Squirrel Hill teams Shaner, %; A. Jones. I6;
F. z. Dawson, q; MacBrown, 80; Charles Rich
ardson, %. Total I25.
Fifth match 10 keystoues. entrance 81, Is entries
Lewis and Cochran divided first with 10; f E.
Shaner and Simpson divided second with 9; Rich
ardson and Huffman divided third with 8.
Sixth match, Is keystones entrance 81 so, q en-
tries-Cochran won first with "a: (. f. Shaner and
won third With Il; WsmpIer fourth with 8.
Seventh match, pair Revstones, entrance 81. 16
entries-Hufman won first with s: Lewis second
with I; Z. E. Shaner, Ewing and Wampler di-
yided third with 6.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-09
CITY MEN ON FARMS.
All the Romance and Profit Vanish With
a Single Season.

All the Romance and Profit Vanish With
Single Season.
DR.. Talmage in Ladies Home Journal
Just at .his time of the year there is al
ways number of city men who get an itch
ing desire to be farmers-not farmers for
health or pleasure, but farmers for profit.
Now, farming is grand occupation; but to
the average city business man who goes into
it for profit. it holds out nothing but failure.
The city farmer, for example, never consid-
ers, as does the wise and knowing farmer,
that there may be disappointment in crops.
He thinks whatever he soWs will come up
and yield profit.
Even stupid turnip knows a city farmer
as soon as it sees him. Marrowfat peas
fairly rattle in their pods with dersion as he
passes. The fields are glad to impose upon
the novice. Wandering too near the bee
hive with book on honey-making, he gets
stung in three places; his caulif1owers turn
out to be cabbages; the thunder spoils his
milk; the grass-butter, that he dreamed of,
is rancid; the taxes eat up his profits; the
drought consumes his corn; the rust gets in
his wheat; the peaches drop off before they
ripen; the rot strikes the potatoes; expect
ing to surprise his benighted city friends
with present of a few early vegetables, he
accidentally hears that they have had new
potatoes and green peas, and sweet corn for
fortnight; the bay mare runs away with
the box wagon; his rustic gate gets out of
order; his shrubbery is perpetually needing
the shears; the hogs destroy the watermelons
and the gardener runs off with the chamber
maid.
Everything goes wrong and farming is a
failure. 1t always is a failure when a man
knows nothing about it; if man can afford
to make large outlay tor his own amuse-
ment and the health of his family, let him
hasten to his country purchase. But no
sensible man will think to keep business
in town and make farm financially profit
able.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-09
Sporting Notes.

THE 'Uur Boys play two games at Greensburg
Friday and Saturday.
J.B C.-The scores on June 30 were: Pittsburg
(P. L.). 10; Boston II. L.) 2; New York IN. L.
Z; Pittsburg IN. L.) 4.
THE G. Mohns would like to arrange games with
the Young Americans, the Ed Hanlons and Beltz-
Woolslayer's alley, city.
The Black Stockings would like to hear from all
1s-year-old boys teams, the Al Brantners
+. Miller, Keystone Bridge Works, city.
C. P. MAYER, manager of the Bridgeyilles. will
be at this office Friday afternoon to arrange
want dates with the Bridgeyilles can see Mr..
Mayer at that time.
THE Twentieth Street Stars defeated the Little
Locals at Homestead yesterday by score of q to
Is. The Stars would like TO arrange a game with
the Fayette Juniors and all l4-year-od clubs. Ad
dress j. Birch, 1904 Fox street. Southsde.
GAME of ball was played at Cycle Park yester
day between Wainwright's and Eberhardt &
Ober's mines. resulting in victory for the former
p5y SS tn1 breWery nine in Pennsyivania. Address
John Larpy, s5 Rebecca street. Allegheny.
.'RoDDY" CA CAREY who played on on the New York
death in an Akron, o., hospital. He was signed
released and left without funds, The Mansfield
team, where he played last season, raised purse
and sent it TO pay for caring for him.
THE well-known trotters Axtell and Jersey
Wilkes have been assessed at S. 0OU and So 0OO re-
spectivey. The Farmers Alliance is not salts
sac 600 in the stud the past season, and that SIS 900
is his fair cash value. AXtell's owners threatened
10 move him from Terre Haute if the assessment
was made high.
HARRY WILKES mile at Hartford in 2:16 was
subject of general conversation. He was piIoted
by Scott Quintin, who had never driven the
marvellous little veteran before, and he much
pleased with him. He is quite confident that
Harry could have trotted close to 2:14 The Sire
Bros have indeed two strings to their bow for the
free. for-all classes with Harry Wilkes and his
distinguish female relative, Rosalind Wilkes,
2I4k, whom General Turner has in good condi-
tion and ready for the fray.
JOE ARDNER hasn't been playing good ball for
the Cleveland National League Club, aud the
local management has been on long hunt for
STRENGTHENING material. The hunt has about
reach its termination, and that material has been
found in Second Baseman Lyons, of the Dayton
Tri-StateLeague team. The deal,for the man hasn't
been closed by any means. but 1t likely will be-
The situation is this: Cleveland has made an offer
for the man, and chances are that he will fill a
Cleveland uniform in a few days.-PLdin Dealer
REGARDING the reported amalgamation of the
American Association and Brotherhood, for
which Buck Ewing is alleged to be authority,
President Phelps said: 'sIhere can be possibly no
truth in the report, the inconsistency of such
scheme is apparent on its face. From the latest
adyices that have from the East am assured of
the prosperity of all the clubs. and know from
an authentic source that they are making money
and are well satisfied. The Association would mot
entertain the proposition for one moment.''
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-09
KILLED BY A THUNDERBOLT,
The Deadly Current Strikes a Young Man
Mt Erie

ESPECIAL TELKeRAM TO THE DISPATCH,
ERIE, July s.-Willam Smith, single man
2l years of age, was struck by lightning and in
stantly killed ABOUT 8 o'clock this evening at
his parents home. west of the city limits.
A sister standing beside him was stunned,
but not seriously hurt The house was badly
wrecked.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-09
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SUMMER HINTS.

Exchanged
Do not tax the system with any excesses.
Avoid draughts (whether of air or ice uater)
when perspiring profusely.
Remember that the heat is debilitating in
effect and that the life forces must be sustained.
Draw moderately on the water cooler. Drink
slowly, in small quantities and not frequently.
Remember that when perspiring you are
liable to catch chill by sudden change of tenn.
Perature. A summer cold is more annoying
than a winter one
When you feel the weakening effect of the
heat, take a drink of pure whiskey in water. IL
is wonderful what healtnful and sustaining
effect it viii have.
Remember that only pure whiskey should'un
der any circumstances be used. The whiskey
which has the highest standing and best recon-
mendations is Duffys Pure Malt. WE'D
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-09
TRI-STATE LEAGUE.


At Mansfield
Mansfield ................. o / o o s-e
Wheeling. ................ o.
SUMMARY--Batteries. Bishop and F1ack Zeigler
and Lytle. Hits, Mansfield. IL; Wheeling 6,
Errors Mansfield 5; Wheeling. ..
CANTON. July S-The splendid pitching of
Smith saved the game for the home team this
afternoon and delighted the $50 visitors pres
ent The fielding Of the local club was fear
fully amateurish. but they had little chance to
show their skill in this direction McKeesport
making but one hit off Smiths erratic curves.
Score:
Canton. o o o o.
McKeesport ..............O o o o 2 o O.
sUMMARY--Hits. Canton, s. McKeesport l.
Earned runs, Canton, 3. Two-base hit, Westlake
Stolen bases Canton, 6; McKeesport, a. Double
play. Shoup and Lanser. Bases balls off
smith, 5: of Milbee 2. Struck out, by Smith s:
by Mlbee, 10. Passed ball. Hart. Batteries
Smith and Hart; Milbee and Cote.
At Dayton
Dayton. o-1O
Youngstown. ...--..-.....4 o o 0 o l. 9
SUMMARY-Earned runs-Dayton. 2: Youngs-
town, & Hits-Dayton. Il: Youngstown, IL. Err
rors-Dayton. 3; Youngstown, Z. Batteries
Flannigan and Cuppy; Williams. Doty and
Porter.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-09
NEWS QUICKLY READ
Gathered From Every Source and Brief
and Pointedly Told.

Gathered From Every Source and Briefly
and Point tedly Told.
LORD RosEBERY has resigned from the
London County Council.
OWING to the prevalence of cholera in
Valencia, all mails arriving at Marseilles from
Spain are disinfected.
In the French Chamber of Deputies the Gov
ernment asked credit for the purpose OF
granting bounties to Portuguese shipping.
WORD has been received in Chicago that w.
M woodside. the bicyclist, is dead, he having
snccumbed to yellow fever few days ago at
the Brazilian port of Rio de Janeiro.
THE United States man-of-war Saratoga,
while leaving Plymouth, struck on Duke Rock.
but backed off within few minutes and came
to anchor. The damage is trifiing.
GOVERNOR hill has declined the invitation
of the Executive Board of the Texas Bar Asso-
citation to deliver the annual address before the
association at Galveston on August next
e. G. PsoTTA, the American amateur scull-
ing champion, competed with G. E. b. Ken
nedy in the first heat for the diamond sculIs at
the Henley regatta yesterday. Kennedy won
the heat by four lengths.
THE Berlin correspondent of the London
Times declares that Baron Wissman has inti-
mated his intention to resign if the Govern
ment adheres to the contemplated changes IN
the administration of Africa, which he con-
siders unfaVoraole to his pretensions.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-09
CoNNoRs QUICKLY BEATEN.
He and Ike Weir Have n Short But Very
Lively Battle.


BUFFALO, July s.-The Erie County Athletic
Club rooms were crowded tonight with nearly
ZOO people to witness the Weir-Connors fight.
There were to be "A three-minute rounds. The
men fought with skin-tight gloves for 81, $50,
81 500 to the winner. Jack Ashton was referee.
The seconds of Connors were Mike Quinn. of
New YORK, and George Brintell, of Buffalo, and
Tommy Warren, or New York, and Ed Smith,
OF Denver. were behind Weir.
First round-Connors had the longest reach and
Weir seemed likely to fall an easy victim. Con-
nors went for Weir, who whirled and clinched.
spelling the professors attack. Then he gave
some ugly blows on the body, one in the face and
took a smash on the nose. That's good, ~ said
Weir, smiling and backing toward mis- corner.
Conuors began rush. He did not finish it.
Weir went at him suddenly hammer and tongs,
punching him in the face and ribs. and Con-
nors recovered and let up lefthander, the
Spider ducked and the glove slid up his back.
ConnoTs only got in one telling blow in this
round.
Hot sparring occupied them in the second and
the bell rang just as Connors received ugly
smash on the nose.
Third round-Welr was playful, Connors mad.
Connors followed up feint rush by Weir with an
ugly attack, which Weir ducked SO quickly that he
went into the ropes. second later he planted
his hot left on COnnors' eye This rushing, hitting
was repeated three times. Then Weir made
double feint with his left and cross countered
with his right on Connors' jaw. AS he went back
Connors fell like log and never really recovered,
though he was put up again.
The match money was awarded 70 Weir.