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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
SDorrfnn Notes.

THE Cresson and Ebensburs clubs played
Saturday. Score: Cresson, l6; Ebensburg, 4.
THERE is letter in this office for the Secre-
tary of the Eighteenth Ward Football Team.
A DRIVING PARE ASSOCIATION at Jackson
vile. Fla, has been Incorporated with $60, 600
capital.
IT is reported that c. ]. Van Scoten, West.
ern bookmaker, has purchased a 3-year-o old flly.
by Electioneer, for $500
THE stallion Hamdallah Star, by Hamdal-
lah. has been sold for the reported price of
5000 to Andrew Hamilton, of Winona, MINI.
FINAL arrangements have been made for
Margaret to trot in special race with Aller-
ton at the August meeting to be held in Inde-
pendence.
BUDD DoBLE says that AxteI looks more
like race horse now than he did last season,
having heightened and lost some of his bulky
appearance.
A NEW mile record was made at the Padding
ton track, London, on July 29. A. j. McCredy,
of Dublin University, rode mile in I'm, 26 4-5s,
w1ping out all previous records.
THE Pittsburg n. L.. club was sued at Gin
cinnati Saturday for SIS alleged to be due the
Syracuse club for gate receipts at game be-
fore the season opened Manager Hecker paid
the amount to save trouble.
meeting of the League of American Wheel
men, to be be held on August 26 at Niagara
Falls, to create two classes of membership, viz:
amaLeur and professional. in that organization.
This is due mainly to the manner in which rae
ing men who have been declared professionals
and competed such are being reinsUated to
the amateur ranks. Much criticism is going
the rounds in consequence of the proposed
change, and opinions as to whether or not 1t
VIII be beneficial are about evenly divided.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
CHASED BY AN ALLIGATOR,
A Contest That Was Sufficient to Last One
Man n Lifetime.

ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.l
"To hunt a gator or be hunted by one" is
quite difference, as John Highland and
Will Jones say. They were out fishing
with cast net in boat one day recently at
the mouth of Fish creek, which flows into
Tampa Bay, just below Rocky Point, Fla.
Noting big hole near the bank, they cast
their net in, thinking to capture school of
mlllet, but, to their SURPRISE a big gator
came in, thrashing and whaling around in
the Hveliest manner possible. Then fol-
lowed fight that was a circus. The gator
soon had the net in tatters, but the men,
citing mad at this, procured a rope, cast
blight around his head and had him secure.
This rendered the saurian furious, and he
began the battle right we'll. He plunged at
the boat and tried every way to get over the
gunwale. The men had only small paddles
and pole to fight him with, but these they
piled lively, beating him about the eyes and
mouth whenever be tried TO crawl into the
boat. The gator would jump half his
length out OF the water and then rush at the
boat with wide-open mouth.
The men would push the pole into his
gaping mouth and beat him with the pad
dies, and then the brute would back off with
a loud below of rage and anger. Finally
by tremendous sweep OF his tail the gator
tore off half the end of the boat, and it began
to sink. Jones jumped ior land, and catch
ing big cypress tree, managed to crawl ont
safely. Highland was not so fortunate.
Holding one end of the rope in his hand, he
sprang overheard and tried to gain the land,
but the gator pulled away abruptly, and
Highland was flung back into the water
right in front of the enraged and hungry
monster. Seeing MIN thus, the gator, with
a loud roar, plunged toward him with open
jaws. Jones saw his friends peril and jumped
to his rescue, seizing big light wood
knot (Which is as hard as iron and
sharp-pointed) in his hand as he did so.
For half an hour this contest continued,
and gator and men alike were getting
pretty we'll tired out. The men kept shout
ing for help, and after long interval Jones'
boy came along from his home half mile
off. The lad was sent off on The double
quick for rife, and the time he was abb
sent seemed hours to the tired men. When
he returned mis- father took the weapon, and,
aiming carefully at the gator, fired; the
saurian plunged furiously forward as he
felt the bullet, and the rope parted with
snap. AS the saurian started toward them
the rifle spoke again, and the big brute
turned over twice and then lay quiet. The
alligator measured II feet 1 inch in length,
and weighed over 500 pounds.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
A CHICAGO WARRIOR.
He Challenges a Bank President TO Duel
After n Quarrel.

He Challenges a Bank President to a Duel
After n Quarrel.
LITTLE ROCK, August 10.-Captain H.
T. Coffee, capitalist of Chicago, sent to h.
G. Allis, of Little Rock, the following COM
munication:
H. G. Allis, sir: Touching the matter of diff
ferences between us, ask that you fix a time
and place where we can finally end them.
This will be handed you by my friend, Mr.. W.
A. Perry, who will act for me in arranging
details. Respectfully,
H. T. COFFIN.
The above was last night handed to Mr.
AIlIs. who is President OF the First National
Bank and President of the street railway
company, by W. A. Perry, well-known
attorney of Memphis. Several days since,
local newspaper published considerable
correspondence of decidedly personal
nature, which had its origin in a local
paper. Allis accused Colonel Jones OF
being a trickster. Jones came back
at him with batch of letters on the
subject and one from Captain Coffee
corroborating his (Jones) side of the story.
Mr.. Allis then distributed dodger through
out the city, replying to Judge Jones in
which this language was used: $50 far as
Colonel Coffee is concerned, admit that it
is in keeping with his conduct throughout
They (Jones and Coffee belong together
by nature"
This reused Captain Cofee's ire, which
found its outlet In his letter to Allis, which
the latter read in the presence of Perry and
stated that he declined to answer it. Thus
the matter stands.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
ARATTLESNAKE A MINE.
An Oil Driller Opens a Den Of the
Reptiles With a Torpedo
AND HUNDREDS RUN AROUND HIM.
Two Men Nearly Killed in a Row Among
Drunken Colored Miners.
NOTES OF EVENTS IN THREE STATES
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH,

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrsPATcH.l
FRANKLIN, August 10.-Last evening a
young man employed by A. G. Harper, in
exploding torpedoes in oil wells, met with
an experience that he is not likely to soon
forget He had torpedoed well in the Gallo
way district, and, as is usual, took the can
that had contained the glycerine, into the
woods back of the Galena Oil Works, for
the purpose of exploding the small amount
of fluid that had been left in it. He built
fire, and placed the can on il, and in
few minutes the can exploded with terrific
force. Hardly had the sound of the explo-
sion died away before the young man was
alarmed by a Kissing sound coming from the
fire, or rather, where the fre had been. He
went to investigate, and found that he had
wakened up a den of rattlesnakes, fully
hundred in number, and of all sizes. The first
thing he knew he was surrounded by the
reptiles.
The snakes which are all blind at this sea-
son, as they are shedding their SKINS flew
about like lightning, kissing furiously, and
shaking their rattles and sinking their tangs
into the shrubbery and each other, and in fact
into anything they ran against. A large num-
Der of them had been killed by the explosion,
one of them having ten rattles. The man
astily fed, and afterward returned with
number of citizens, but only few of the
snakes were found, and these were promptly
killed. The stencil arising from the dead was
something awful, and could not be endured by
any one for any length of time. There is no
doubt of the truth of the story, as the young
man is very reliable and temperate and besides
they brought a number of snakes to show about
the town.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11

THERE is a building boom in Braddock
started by the recent fire.
MRS. A. c. WEAVER, of Braddock, sister of
Paymaster Lapsley, of the Edgar Thomson
works. is deae.
POSTMASTER GENERAL WANAMAKER has
assured Braddock that it soon will have a new
postofice building.
MISS RAINEs, daughter of Adolphus Raines,
of Rainsburg, was burned to death from at
tempting to start fire with oil.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is
putting its tracks along the township road at
Brinton, which was declared by jury to be q
nuisance. but reversed by Judge Stowe.
PRESIDENT ALF M. THOMSON, of the Hun
tington wv. Val National Bank, has COM
menced suit against NJ. c. Dimmick, lately
cashier, for $4,000 damages for alleged damag-
ing statements
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
THE LIFE AT SEASIDE RESORTS,
People Seek the Coast Line so as to Breathe
n Purer, Fresher Air.

People Seek the Coast Line SO ns to Breathe
Purer, Fresher Air.
Harper's Weekly.]
Like unto the dead cities of Holland, can
there be decayed watering places? Comes
there that ebb-tide of fashion which, after a
time receding, leaves a resort once thronged
high, dry, stranded, and deserted? The dis
coverv of the seaside by the meanest gentle
man in Europe-for the Prince Regent Gre
ated Brighton-may be put down as one of
the few creditable things George ~. ever
did. 1t took France years before she fully
appreciated what were the advantages Of a
sea coast and salt water bathing as health
restoratives. Exigencies OF climate made
us. long before the Revolution, seek the
coast line so as to breathe, purer, fresher
air, More than century ago Long Branch
attracted the Philadelphian, and that was
when Philadelphia was the great city of the
country.
We are too young yet to have any of our
seaside resorts taking on signs OF decadence.
Some OF them may change in character, but
that is all. 1t is the question of transporta-
ton which settles the important question as
to whether the seaside resort shall be sought
by the million or not No year passes that
railroad companies do not make the coast
line their objective point; and by their en-
terprise people with little means can take
their health-giving buffets with the break
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
L1NcoLN's SCHOOL DAYS.
A Close Student In School Hours and q
Hard Worker In the Evenings.
Harnar,a Ynnnn PeonIe

A Close Stndent In School Hours and q
Hard Worker In the Evenings.
Harper's Young People.1
Little Abe was first sent to school when he
was about years of age. His father had
never received any "book learnin'," as edu-
cation was termed among such people, and
it was with difficulty that he could write his
own name. One day, about four weeks after
Abe had been sent to school, his father asked
the teacher: "How's Abe getting along?"
The teacher replied that he was doing we'll,
he wouldn't ask to have better boy. He
had only one book, an old spelling-book
During the school hours he was attentive to
MS task, and at nj ght he would study over
the lesson he had been engaged upon during
the day; the highest ambition of his life at
this time was to learn to read He believed
that II he could only read as well as his
mother. who read the Bible aloud to the
family every day, the whole world of knowl-
edge would be opened to him, and in this
conjecture he was about right. As the old
Baptist minister told him one day: when
you can read, you've got something that
nobody can get away from you."
In the Kentucky home there were but
three books in the family-the Bible, cat
echism, and the spelling book which Abe
Lincoln studied. He had not been long in
Indiana before he had read the Pilgrims
Progress" his father borrowing it from a
friend who lived 20 miles away. He was
very fond OF reading "Esop's Fables"
copy of which came in his way. A young
man taught him to write. AS writing paper
OF any kind was very scarce and expensive,
Abe used to practice his writing exercises
with bits of chalk or burnt stick on slabs
and trunks OF trees. Sometimes he would
trace out his name with sharp stick on the
bare ground. When, finally, he was able
to write letters, he was called to do the cor
respondence of many of his neighbors, for
very few grown persons in that region could
write even simple letter.
As Abe Lincoln grew older he became a
great reader, and read all the books he
could borrow. Once he borrowed of his
school teacher "Life of Washington"
HIS mother happened to put il on a certain
shell, and, the rain coming through the
roof, the book was badly damaged Abe
took 1t back to the schoolmaster, and ar
ranged to purchase it of him, paying tor it
by three days hard work in the cornfield;
and ne was entirely satisfied with the bar
gain at that. AT the age of 18 his library
consisted OF the Life of franklin" "Plu-
tarch's Lives" the Bible, the spelling book,
'A1sop's Fables" "Pilgrim's Progress.
and the lives OF Washington and Henry
Clay. A boy might have a much larger
private library than this, but he could
scarcely find an equal number of books bet
ter calculated to impart wholesome lessons
as to correct living and right thinking.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
A WILD CAREER.
The Stormy Time West Virginian Has
Been Experiencing.

The Stormy Time West Virginian Has
Been Experiencing.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.I
WHEELING, August 10-John Henry BARS
den, who killed Robert Irons in Buckhannon
county, Va, and who afterward figured with
two of his brothers in a terrible fight with
officers on the Kentucky side of the Big Sandy,
In which Braisden's brothers were killed, has
escaped from Jail in Virginia. after a narrow
escape from being lynched, and is now back in
West Virginia. After killing Irons, Bairsden
fed to West Virginia, where he found another
man living with his wife. He got part of his
relatives and went to attack the man, but was
met by Sheriff and posse.
Two desperate encounters followed and Jim
and John Bairsden were killed and John Henry
was only captured after being desperately
wounded. He was taken to Russell county. Va,
where mob was organized to lynch him, and
the authorities took him by night to Tazewell
county. He then escaped from the jail there.
In the fight in which his brothers were killed.
Winchester ball struck Bairsden IN the breast
but was stopped by the cylinder of a beautiful
silver-mounted navy revolver, thus saving his
life. Bairsden has sent this pistol with the
shattered cylinder to Major J. G. Anderson, of
this city, as relic.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
NEW SOCIETIES ADMITTED.

Not included in totals: no Clearing House az
this time last year.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
A NEWSPAPER FAIRY STORY.
Rumors of a Syndicate Being Formed to
Boom Grover Cleveland.

Rumors of Syndicate Being Formed to
Boom Grover Cleveland.
ESPECIAL, TELEGRAM TO THE D1sPArcH.l
CH ICAGo. August 10.-The unexpected
return of Melville E. Stone from Euroue
the other day is directly responsible for a
welI-founded rumor that he has
placed himself at the head of syndi-
cate, which has in view the publica-
tion of a penny morning newspaper in
seven of the largest cities of the United
States. Mr.. Stone was the founder OF
successful penny paper in Chicago, and until
he retired, about year ago, was its active
editor. Mr.. Stone is an ardent admirer
of Grover Cleveland. While he was at the
head of Chicago newspaper he was one of
Cleveland's stanchest supporters. He still
believes in Cleveland.
The story is that he has found some men
to share his views, and that these men have
practically banded themselves together and
formed 3 Cleveland party. They have re-
solved to organize a Cleveland newspaper
syndicate. 1t is claimed that the promoters
of the enterprise have agreed to subscribe
81, 900, 900 toward making it a success.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
AN ANNUAL EXCURSION.
The Ticket Agents Make Convention Work
Pleasant Thing.

The Ticket Agents Make Convention Work
n Pleasant Thing.
CHICAGO, August 10.-The International
Association of Railway Ticket Agents left
the Chicago and Alton depot this evening
on their annual excursion to the mountains.
General Passenger Agents James Charlton
and E. L. Lomax. of the Chicago and
Alton and Union Pacific, respectively, took
special charge of the party. A special time
card has been issued giving the excursion
party the right of way over all other trains,
which should land them at Kansas City at
$50 tomorrow morning. The run to Den
yer will be made by 7:30 on Tuesday morn
ing, where convention work will be the or
der of business FOR several days.
All the principal mountain resorts will
be visited, including Salt Lake and Gar
field Beach. The party will leave Denver
August Is for Chicago via st. Louis and
Springfield, reaching here on the night of
August 81. About $50 ladies and gentle
men compose the happy party from Chicago,
to be increased by large accesslons from
st. Louis, Kansas City and Topeka.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
A CELESTIAL COMPLIMENT,
One of the Secretaries of the Chinese En-
bnssy Not Very Slow.

One of the Secretaries of the Chinese En-
bnssy Not Very Slow.
Washington Post,1
One of the secretaries of the Chinese EN-
bassy in Washington has shown himself apt
in the art of compliment.
He was introduced to lady, who, among
other questions, asked him, "What virtue
do you most highly prize in your women?"
''The virtue of domesticity," was the re-
ply.
'Then you do not like your women to
move in society much?" she questioned.
"Not at all. Our law even recognizes
cause for divorce when a woman-pardon
me, madame-is inquisitive and taiks-
tive"
Then I should be in danger of being
divorced if I lived in Chana?" smilingly
asked the lady.
"The very day that nv country would
have the luck to possess a womanly being
like you," replied the gallant son of the
heavenly realm, "every cause of divorce
would be removed from the world"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
GODS MUSIC.

Since ever the world was fashioned,
Water, and air. and sod.
A music of divers meaning
Has flowed from the hand of God.
In valley, and gorge. and upland,
On stormy mountain height.
He makes Him harp of the forest,
He sweeps the chords with might.
He puts forth His hand to the ocean,
He speaks and the waters flow
Now in a chorus of thunder,
Now in cadence low.
He touches the waving flower bells,
He plays on the woodland streams
A tender song-like mother
Sings 10 her child in dreams.
But the music divinest and dearest,
Since ever the years began.
Is the manifold passionate music
He draws from the heart of Mani
Temple Bar,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
National League Games Saturday.
National League Record.
ASSOCIATION GAMES.

At ST. Louis
st. Louis. ....-.-.2 1 0 Ola
Brooklyn. ...............1 o o 0 o.
SUMMARY-Hits, St. Louis II: Brooklyn, z.
Errors. ST. Louis, 2: Brooklyn. 9: Batteries, Hart
and Wells: Mccullough, PITT and Bowes.
At Columbus
Columbus. 3 o OO1 o-6
Rochester. 80 o o %
SUMMARY-Hits, Rochester, z: Columbus. 6.
Errors, Columbus, 3: Rochester, 9. Batteries,
GaEtright and O'ConnOr; Titcomb and Mcclure.
At Toledo
Toledo. 20 O.o12 o-7
Athletics. ............-..S 0 0-6
SUAIMARY-Hits. Toledo, Z: Athletics, Z. Err
rors Toledo 4: Athletics, s. Batteries Healy
and Nelch: Hughes, Seward and Baldwin.
At Louisville
Louisville .............0 Is
Syracuse 1895. ............0 ] 90 2 O-5
SUMMARY-Hits, Louisville, II: Syracuse IL.
Errors, Louisville, 5; Syracuse, /. Batteries
Jones, Ehret and Ryan; Keefe, Briggs and Burke.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
THE PITTsBURGER WON.

Local Lightweight Finds a Chicagoan
An Easy Victim.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.I
BUTTE, Mont, August 1O.-At o'clock this
morning a prize fight took place at a road
house few miles from this city between Joe
Hogan. of Pittsburg, and Jim Dougherty. of
Chicago, ligntweights. In the first round
Dougherty showed signs of weakening and fell
easily. He arose in response to the howls of
his hackers, only to be again knocked off his
feet. His nose bled profusely.
In the second round he lodged Hogan's
blows, struck out. wildly and without effect,
and was soon forced to the ropes He then
grappled with his antagonist in a blind attempt
to avoid punishment. Hogan threw him TO the
child and made a weak attempt to stand. but
was again knocked down. He was unable to
rise, and the referee called the fight and
awarded il to Hogan.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
THE FIGHTING QUALITY.
Negroes Drink Whisky and Then Beat n Man
Nearly to Death.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.J
FAIRMoNT. w. VA, August 10.-Fifteen
Guinea negroes came to town tonight from
Barbour county. and were going to the Beech
wood mines on the F. M. and P. R. R., to draw
coke and work in the mines at that place for
Hutchinson Brothers.
At the depot about IL o'clock they became
very boisterous and assaulted Will Black, beat
ing him with whisky bottles and fracturing his
skull. Wesley Fisher interfered for the pro-
lection of Black, whereupon one of the crowd
drew revolver and fired at Fisher the ball
striking him IN the breast, lodging near the
shoulder. The wounds of both Black and
Fisher are very serious. After the trouble the
negroes fed toward Grafton. Sergeant Nor
gan with posse of citizens went in pursuit of
them, and they will be under arrest before
morning no doubt
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
Death of Mrs. Carharine Beiisteiu,

Nearing 6 o'clock last evening the spirit
of Catharine Beilstein passed peacefully
away. She was the honored mother of j. f.
Beilstein, President of the Allegheny
County Butchers Association, Theodore and
George Beilstein. Approaching four score
years, Mrs. Beilstein gathered about her
numberless friends who held her in high
asteem
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
MINOR POLICE ITEMS.
A Large Batch of Drunks and DisorderIies
Disposed of.

n AhrsO OIL trunks and Dt8Orderlfeg
Disposed Of
MAGISTRATE GRIPP disposed of four COM
mon cases at the Nineteenth ward station yes
terday morning.
JOHN HERwIcKER, a Hungarian, was ar
rested by Officer Crekesa last night for inter-
fering with an officer while making an arrest.
OLIVER McGRAw and Jennie Wilson were
arrested by Officer Haas yesterday afternoon
for acting in a disorderly manner on the hill
side above Bates street.
MAYOR WYMAN, of Allegheny, last night
released Frank McEwsn, boy who was com
mitted to jail yesterday for 10 days. The re-
lease was made at the request Of the boys
mother. who is a widow and whose only sup
port is her son.
AT the Twelfth ward police station hearing
yesterday morning Magistrate McKenna dis
posed of 70 cases. Fifteen of these we're fined
S. and costs for corner losfng, and 2l sent 80
days each TO the workhouse on charges Of dis
orderly conduct. There were 10 cases 1t the
Seventeenth ward station.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING.

Some Who Travel. Some Who Do Not, and
Others Who Talk.
-Emmons Blaine and his wife walked up
and down the depot platform last evening
while the limited was having its engines
changed. They had been in the East, and
were returning home to Chicago.
Among the Eastern passengers last even
ing was ex-Mayor Allen. of St. Louis. He is
one of the owners of the Southern Hotel.
james A. Mckee, clerk to Police Magis-
trate McKenna, has returned from a trip to
Atlantic City.
John Eaton, President of the Oil Well
Supply Company, went East last evening"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11

Secretary Golden, of the Pioneer Council,
Not Allowed TO Resign.
The American Federation of Catholic So
cieties, Pioneer Diocesan Council, held an
Introductory session to its regular quarterly
meeting in its hall, No. 1916 Penn avenue,
last night. Aside from the presentation of
a number of credentials from hitherto uni
Identified societies but little business was
transacted.
Corresponding Secretary William A.
Golden. Esq. formally rendered his resig-
nation, but 1T was not accepted. The next
meeting will be held on Sunday evening,
August 24s