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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-25
Our P. L. Players Drop Another
Ragged Game TO John Ward and
His Brooklyn Wonders.
MAUI AGAIN IN VERY BAD FORM.
Heckers Extraordinaries Let Themselves
Loose and Score Victory Over
the Boston Team.
4 CONTEST THAT WAS A SURPRISE.
Manager wnrd Makes Few Remarks About Baseball
Affairs in General

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stOn (P. I.).... 5. Cleveland Up. L.).. q
IaIo (P. L.).... 6..New York tP. L.. a
ago (P. L.)... 4. .PhiIadcIphia( II. L. 2
iurg On. L.. g.. Boston IN. L.l...... 3
deIphin(N.L.) 9. Chicago IN. L.).... 5
,kIyn (N. L)... s.. Cincinnati IN. L.).. 1
York CN. L.. J..ClevPIand IN. L,)--. 1
YESTERDAYS ATTENDANCE.
The sun., 1890-01-19
Marvnrd's New Athletic Law.

CAMBRIDGE. Jan 1s.-The students at Har-
ward who have sporting blood in their veins arc
becoming reeoncSd to the thought OF being restricted
to New England for their games They seem to think
that the adoption of the rule will boom Harvard
and Yale and that the interest Of the country at
will bo awakened by the big contests between the two
universities but the other recommendation of the Ath
letic Committee, which says that no one shall be
member Of any university team who Is not candidate
for the A. or B. degree or speca al student in tia
college or Scientific School, ID being vigorously
crltctzed.
Harvard could not really afford to work under such
restriction that s II those most interested TO put
on the diumond or in the boat better third rate
organization Let Harvard to-day out TO put an
eleven on the hed or eight in the boat consisting
only OF men studying for A. b. S. b. and the result
fall back on the law school for assistants particularly
IN the formation OF The football and base bali teams
Harvard to day could not get ii9e base ball
her academic course who could cope with third-raIe
amateurs about Boston
This is fact and any one familiar with affairs in
Cambridge knows It, Perhaps this year the law school
In years back the men who read Blackstone at Austin
Han always had ono or more good men represent
bali line Three OF the hest kckers on the eleven last
rhl were law school men In track athletics also tho
branch schools of tho university have baen very AUG
cesstul developing men 10 with tho athletes OF
The Mott Haven team has annually carried more than
half dozen men who wcre studying for degree In
law, and In this connection 1t might be wo to state
that under the rSt rnlethat relating to the athletic
teams cOnestnR In New England only-the Mott Haven
team Will 20 out or existence after this year the
intercollegiate association should vote to have their
for them TO do.
looks II revolution in college athetcs as far as
Harvard concerned Is look ed for In the future
or1l interest
The sun., 1890-01-19
BERKELEY Athletic Club Election.

The annual election OF the Berkeley Ath-
letic Club was held at their beautiful Lyceum
In West Forty-fourth street last night. and re-
suited in n clean sweep for the regular ticket,
headed by Dr. White, there being no opposi-
ton. The eminent legal light. Joseph H.
Ghoate, was one of the Vice. Presidents elected
The following is the full successful ticket:
~ President John White; Nice-PresidentR Joseph H.
J: Clark Read. Board or GovernorsZG i. Mathew.
R4ccE RRSsE T4% Ch.4s. RssS RS,, fPry srSd
Heads OF Cominittees-Indoor Gyrnnastics Dr. " L.
savage; Outdoor Ath etcE Wendell Baker: Law FEN
ball Prot; /. sevenoak Cricket. VIM. II. Rntty:
knwinE Gan9etpg % and SWIMMING th9S NJ Van sa1t
VIM; H., Chapman; Art A. +. Hummer: Bicycling Cias
A Reed Committee on Admssions-C; T. Mathewsom,
Brooks Dr. VIM. q. lie Boulillier DIR ChGs d. scudder
After the election the members and guests
repaired to the gymnasium. where n Pleasant
evenings entertainment was had by mem bers
and Instructors Of the club.
Prof. Austin, tho boxing instructor of tho
Sydney Smith, the Profe sor's cieVrrness
being especially notable. Messrs. Love,und
and Pierce had three rounds with the single
sticks. both laughable and Interesting
Gymnastic Instructor and his pupil, Hurry
Pettitt. gave exhibitions on the flying rings
& &hoIlzontal and parallel bars that fairly ceetrl-
The feature of tho evening was tho light
weight tug OF war between the berkeley Ath-
letic Cup and the Halsey School which result
90 IN close and exciting pull, the Eerkeleys
Wipning by an INCH. They ara the champion
Amateur Athletic Union championship last
spring.
The sun., 1890-01-19
Field Trials In Lou,.,aua.

LAFAYETTE, La, Jan. 1S.--Owing to mis-
understanding as to the place of meeting the
trials were not reached this morning till 10
o'clock At that hour however, the running in
the first series OF the all aged stakes WIS con-
tinued. The first pair to compete were
Chance, a celebrated stake winner and Ten
nessee Fob. This hent ended In favor Of
4e The former r. sE. The concluding heat ior nESt
monides, and Hopes Ray, both handled by their
trainer W, Rose. and It resulted in victory
OF gerhaps the hnest Derby ever com;
peted Tor In this country. The successful
dog was purchased few days ago by n. T.
enrolled among tho fine settlers of the Crescent
CITY The runners OF the. Derby had a little
time TO rest before competing for second prize,
and the running l9r the alI-aged stake was re-
Flock Finder, Jr.
The Derby was finally continued by Rowdy
Rod defeating Hopes Bay for second place, and
the judges awarded third prize to the latter as
next in merit, The trials will be contlpued on
Monday, and probably finished on "Wednesday.
The contests OF the coming week will be most
birds plentiful
The sun., 1890-01-19

ST. VINCENT, Mimi, Jan. 49, Some inter-
esting facts were brought to the notice OF tho
County Commissioners at their recent meeting
In regard to an alarming increase of pauper
immigration via the Canadian Pacific, from
the Allan Line OF steamers at Montreal A
family OF ScRndinavians. who recently arrived
Ct Halleck; applied to the authorities Tor the
leprosy have developed In this county among
Shis class OF lmmigranis. Il is intimated that
che eateHmshibcompanes have been sending
undesirable passengers over the boundary
Through this locality on the supposition that
the official fence is lower in this vicinity than
the Kitbon County Commissioners ask the Gus
toms officers to cooperate with them in cor
The sun., 1890-01-19

PUTNAM, Conn, Jan. S-Eloven-year-old
Maruel vose colored boy OF this place. picked
up rusty old pistol tho other morning. which
the children had been playing with for week.
and brandished It, shouting. in dime novel
bandit style. BE CAREFUL" exclaimed his
mothers lit might go off," Huh" shouted
Manuel derIslyely. that old 60 thing go of r.
ounce bit OF lead that was In the weapon
pierced the brain Of Manuel's 4-year- old BROTH
or, who was on the floor building block house,
and the babe fell on his block building. and
died without another breath.
A 4;yenr-old daughter OF James Manning
played Win other midgets ABOUT bonfire they
Mr. M9nhlnRB babe dared the other to run
through tlre." She went through the bonfire
house. She was burned 30 badly she died
within few hours.
The sun., 1890-01-19
GEORGE H. pUGsLEY CAPTURED.
He is Thought to Have Taken Into Can
ada ESQ. 900 Worth OF Live Stock.

He 10 ThouGht to Have Taken Into Can
ada $4,000 Worth OF Live Stock.
LoCKPoRT DEPOT, Jan. ia telegram
from Chief OF Police Fl. ]. Grassell Of Toronto
to-day announced that he had George H.
Pugsley the notorious Canadian swindler.
formerly Of this city and Rochester. under ar
rest at Goderich. Ont, on Lake Huron. Pugs-
ley was arrested on a warrant sworn out by
ex-Mayor Tracy Becker OF Buffalo. charging
him with taking stolen property into Buffalo.
Mr. Becker represents the firm OF the Charles
Newhall Carriage Company Of New Ha-
ven. Conn. Pugsley secured some $500
worth OF carriages from them. and
after getting them into Canada re-
fused to honor his notes 1t ID thought
that Pugsley has taken into Canada stock
valued at $4,000. and there are a goodly num-
Der Of breeders, OF horses aud "a tie who would
like to get Pugsley on this side OF the line
1t is understood thnt some Rochester people
are also looking for Pugsley, and that an In
dictmen is hanging over him there. Chief OF
Police Griffin. of Fort Erie, Ont. has left for
Goderich to bring .Pugsley to that point. 1t
will be optional with PugsIey whether he will
come to this side or not when brought to Fort
FL ie to stand trial
The sun., 1890-01-19
LITTLE JOSIE sKnINekr.
BFOrts 20 Ffnd Out whether she Really
Die write ths IndeIleate Matter.

Did write ths Indelteate Matter.
A number Of affldavits were obtained yes
tsrdAy hy Lawyer A. T. Carlln bearing on the
case Of Josie NJ. Springer. She is the twelve
year-old girl who was onvicted on Jan. 8, ir
Justice TlRho's court In Brooklyn, Of sending
obscene matter through the mails. Lawyer
Carlln took an appeal, which ls vet to DO argued
before Judge Moore. Meanwhile the girl Is
still prisoner at tho Training school, 80 Liv.
lhRston street. serving out q years sentonce
The indelicate matter was written on
postal cards and addressed to Mrs. Agnes
Reid, who conducts boarding house at
1856 Bridge street. Brooklyn. Josie's mother,
Mrs Anna Maria Springer, q German, has a
boarding house next door at 357. and there hos
been bitter quarrel for years between the
rival landladies. which seems to have had its
origin In certain refuse being dumped from one
repartee. and last October they even came to
blows In q neighborinR butcher shop for which
the sSEGen Ss ScdoSi to tho S that hs
three offensive missiyes were mailed
=, Lawyer Garlin now says be hones TO prove
spiracy The complainant against her was
Anthony Comstock. Two important witnesses
SF aS RSo Saa Ean TSFe b
then @ moved away hr: Wilson sS6isitea lis lis
parlson with the handwriting on the particular
postal card complained Of, and Mrs. Wilson
swore she heard Mrs. Springer. who cannot
write English. threaten to have Josie send
letter TO- Mrs. Reid. using precisely the same
epithet the postal card contained. Mr. Carlin
sion Of vice, was made tool OF by other per-
Mr.. and Mrs, Wilson removed from Mrs.
Springer'g boarding house to APARTMENTS hired
70 whom they are still In arrears Mrs Springer
dSvit that at that time she had q talk with
Mrs. Wilson, who practically admitted, 1t Is
Seged shs. Josie Tas PnoSent Of the charge
Mrs spriqEor hGs also bESSTTght STgst an action
jury. but. the case has never been
heard. and the accused have not been
One OF the afHdayits bearing
on this charge is that Mrs Joja Brena.
She contradicts Mrs. Wilson's tes-
timony as far as 1t relates to her having heard
the alleged threat to have Josie write TO Mrs.
Reid.
p soeS hsi ss YsGo NJ Sbn G s he
For 6oW dd RSn knOS hst Mr ief Rd
had received such a postal card"
Yes" said WILSON, frankly enough. when
seen al5eryard in his 9dsing; in ihe ton lo0r
luced to Mrs. Held BY mutual friend TO ferret
Dut the case. which il In my line and for which
BIO was offered me by her. ! did not know
What the case was III Mrs: Reid told me-"
poke highly yesterday Of tho good behavior Of
Iosie. whom she thought incapable OF using
he language attributed her.
The sun., 1890-01-19
THE IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE

Fitzgerald Wants n Secret Committee to
Audit tho Trensuror's Accounts.
It has Just been discovered that President
Fitzgerald OF the Irish National League has
been trying for some time to secure secret
committee 10 audit the accounts OF the Treas
urer. the Rev. DR.. Charles OReilly Of Detroit,
without submitting them to the national Con-
vention OF that organization. A few days ago
o gentleman enjoying the confidence Of the
League in New York was astonished upon
opening his mail to receive letter which read
about R5 follows:
DEAR SIR! DR.. Reilly has expressed wish that his
demands and have appointed you As one Of the com
wi aS. and urge az R early re.i. IS Dr. oRSy Wishes
most convenient place for tho meeting of the commit
tee. Your expenjss will be paid by the League.
JoRN FiIzGERALp President
JoHS p TuiToS, Secretary.
After consultation with his friends and asso-
ciates in the League. the New York mon re-
fused to act on such an unusual and unauthor-
lied committee, and turned Mr.. Fitzgeralds
letter over to the New York Municipal Council
OF the League, That body immediately sent a
appointment of any such committee. and di-
rected his attention 10 section i've OF the
constitution OF the Irish National League OF
America. which says:
all moneys paid to him by the Secretary on
behalf uf the League. and mako explicit re-
ports thereof annually to convention OF this
The protest also called attention to the fact
that there has been no convention held for
constitution. and urges that one be held with
out delay.
The sun., 1890-01-19
Ar1EMpr TO WRECK 4 BANK.
An AbacondinG Ledger Clerk Makes &
Confession duplicating others.

An AbacondinG Ledger Clerk Makes .
Confession duplicating others.
TORONTO, Ont, Jan. 1s.-The investiga-
tion OF the books Of the Ontario Bank. as far as
, 1t has been made is said to show evidences OF
a conspiracy to wreck that institution. No
compromise will be accented by the bank off,
cials from those customers whose accounts
show a debit balance. and the whole matter
will be ventilated in the Courts.
The checks used to carry out the wrecking
scheme were stolen. It is alleged. from the bank
vaults and destroyed after being cashed. W.
H. Goodwin. the assistant accountant has been
suspended pending the result OF the exam
inntion OF the banks books. He has been
placed under IS. 900 bonds
Brown, tho absconding ledger clerk. is in
Buffalo. He has made n statement regarding
his connection with the recent disclosures and
offered to make ample restitution to tie bank.
He turned over 10 his lawyer the deeds Of
properties valued At s6O.0UO. which were pur-
chased with money that properly belonged 10
the bank. Browns statement is something in
tho nature OF confession. and duplicates
other persons,
The sun., 1890-01-19
Princeton Athletics.

PRINCETON. Jan. 1S.-Unusual interest has
been shown by Princeton ColegeGthS winter in all ath
lstc mausrG and the need of a new Rymn aSium is
greatly felt. and the every available day work
out doors The base bali and lacrosse players have
begun regular practice
About nifty students are trying to organize boxing
club which will be under the supervision Of Trainer
Robinson. with competent instructor from KSw York
AZ y iS aEains college law to box the campus the
rooms viii have TO be ntted up IN the village THE tNo
footballs used In the cham piOnEhiD games with Yale
and Harvard have been handsomely decoTataI nnd
WI be placed among the other IrophleS
preparation for The intercOllegiGte contsstn il viii
MobA4ly W eongofed A fol0Ws Black 'vi (anehcrIi
The fTrBhmAn tug OfWAri team with Granger aS an
eh0F' u working hard, and viii do unusually wen
The sun., 1890-01-19
PRINCEToA's BoTTLED HUMoR.
A Disposition to Rrsurrect tho Old Comic
Paper, the "TiGer."


Paper, the "TiGer"
PRINCETON, Jan. 1s.-The proposition to
start in Princeton a humorous periodical SINH
lar to the Harvard Lanpoon is Just now the
subject OF good deal of talk among Princeton
students and alumni. There are more mbry-
onic artists in college now than for number
OF years past. and some Of them want to have Il
medium for the circulation Of their pictorial
productions. The plan has so far developed
that the makeup OF the editorial and artistic
Boards for the proposed periodical can be pret-
~ closely. guessed ut. But those who have
tratot Eerodica Ia are e'ss someWRne apSaiIed at
Inc Ir result OF ihsiT calculations. Gale and IT. has
tain number of subscribers among graduates
as wei ms students. The Harrnyd LdmpOOA is
lege standpoint artisticaly and it is argued
that Princeton ought to be able to support
humorous pictorial also. But Harvard has
nearly three times as many pupils in her vari-
Gus schools as Princeton.
nh, Jhe rroJect Is hy NJ means new one in
lftncetnn. AdoHen years ago 1t was talked OF,
ana in 1851 IL humorous pictorial wns actually
started. It was alied tic Iiy.r There wero
pencil in college at the time. and Tor while
tae paper booined. II cartoons ri allied those
BIZ the and a"H1b nd f T wa" at east S
the editors that the paper would paY expenses.
but with the sixth number the IWc' died. 1t
"ho iOb u'ituIul ueulU tlS HlnDkllOn 10 I'o
rungent led 1t to tread upon certain curns on
the toe OF the faculty, and Tor its ambition the
Faculty slew IT,
But .Prncetons desire to he funny in print
and picture did not die with the ligor. In 1855
there was talk OF revvinG the IIger in n modi-
lied shape, and two years later n committee
was appointed to launch The new sheet But
the paper never mhde its appearance.
The plan is how again being largely dis
Gus ssed In the college papers and on tho CAM
pus, The ItTncet0ninn does not favor It ed
itorially, arguing that the support that the
itG nNiG tino ti,,,
to athletics Is not such as to warrant the un-
dertaking; The idea seems TO have, taken
strong hold on the students at large however
and 1t may be regarded MS probable that the
paper will be started 1t is proposed 10 revive
the name OF the Tiger. mass meeting OF the
gramme -
The sun., 1890-01-19
TRE NASnArrANs nAvF a BLOw oUE
hiSsd Programme that wss Enjoysd By
the Members OnIy.

the Members OnIy.
| The Manhattan Athletic Club gave the
hrst OF their series OF winter athletic meetings
last night before q crowd that filled the large
parlor and encroached upon the hall and stair
| way. Boxing. wrestling, and fencing COM
prised the evenings entertainment. The Of
ncials OF The evening were: Referee, Sam. j.
Cornell; judges OF boxing J. L. sullivan and
W. II. Robertson; Judge OF wrestling. W. II,
Robertsoni timers. O. G. Hughes and Geo. A.
AvenY.
The evenings entertainment beRnn with a
clever exhibition OF brondsword fencing be-
tween Prof. Cap do vicl and II. s. Van Bchuick.
a. the end OF the time limit both swordsmen
bud had scored nine points. and they proceeded,
the Professor scoring the. winning noint.
Mpsn Thsn came ni .56 sTrSund c9ptest
cautious sparr!nR Tor an opening, though, there
@ @ q md sWns sVd wHSS TSS s"oSd
EonhI ron Iva was good fight from start to finish
The third and fourth rounds were So tnme
taking the fight. The NTH round almost con-
s hns EaT oHS Il waS SI The S od
iime lree%:And, ian ,easy style, OF which Kelly and
able exponents. The final round was farce
for after a general melee OF two minutes Mo
against the mattresses. aud lay down-knocked
sebHstlan Miller, the "strong man" then
was enthusiastically applauded.
:, Then followed catch as -catch-c can wrest-
ling match between Prof Slattery and H. II.
smith. The lroIessor.wo by leg and neck
hold In minutes and 45 seconds.
Then came the, contest OF the evening. six
rounds between Mike Bent OF the Union Ath-
leli, Club nnd Jack KeatinR of the New Jersey
Athletic Club; Both got to work right away,
provement over his Varuna form, and rushed
shyagely. Heating foored Bent with terrific
each other at the call of time In the second
round, and hurricane fight followed Keat-
Ing had u swinging right. which he kept land
Ing on the Brooklyn man. whose face began to
has Bent q E kspt jabbing the Jersey boy with the
r"siIn heatpg fot In another swE on
and fourth rounds were tame. for the work be-
gan telling on the boys. The nfth and sixth
sS1nds we were savage aaEs but Bent clearly
and the referee ordered another round. Bent
had all the best OF 1t. and was declared the
L. E. Myers and Eugene Van Schaick then
had set.to with the foils, and. to use the YER
pacular, Myers wasn't in it." for the First
Lieutenant disarmed him twice and scored 13
Then came the irrepressible Scottish-Am
can mascots the two diminutive coloIed box
ers, whose exhibition, being new to the club.
fairly convulsed the members.
The wind-up OF tho evenings entertainment
was four-round contest between Pete Trojan
Of the Manhattan Ath etic Club and j. Nc
Mahon OF the West Side a. G.. Mcmahon was
twenty pounds heavier than his opponent and
had Pete at his mercy. but generously refrained
from taking, advantage though he gave some
pretty IRE & hard kn,cks Trolan's cleverness waa
The next entertain ent will take place Sat-
urday evening. Feb 10.
The sun., 1890-01-19
ALMOST CRAEED by PAIN.
epoRaE n. scnAFFORD's HEMARK.
AnLE STORY.

ne Tells = Reporter How His Rrain Al.
uAost Gave way Through cntarrh, and
How ne Was Permanently Cared ny
Drs. Mccoy and WIldman-An Tor Fivo
OoiIarN
In gem OF nat At a77 West o9d st lives NJ George
4 BoraTord aad his wife. hr. Bcrahord IL the super.
intsndsnt for the Lamson Store RorViee Company
whose once 10 ~ 30 West 18th bk Mr. scfanord is well
Known among The large re,a stores Of this city where
the LAmson cash railway syStsm IN largely used Mr.
seranord told a reporter the following story
Last MAY was stricken with peculiar Illness the
chief chRfArteriucs Of vhch were dull pain across
my foTshsad, over my Syss and shnrn stinHn0 pam
ON the left side OF my hea These pAinA continued IN.
tiI August and got worse and worse driven
Grassy with pAly aud went to doctor anu got reict
for about mouth Then the pains came back TIth two.
fold vIedf and I was NrnOtt ptbAtrAted, MY brain
seemed to become Affected, Matters of business thaI
should have remembered lfotao ana eouu nel recall
At my old home AZ AlbGpy In shSr, TIM dslt re
caught trs,h cYd and my old trouble SAT- ShIta.rn re-
| had iust 90 much rehh that my condition became
alarming read pd tho marvellous cures enected bH
DrR NoCoy And MildmAn.
The sun., 1890-01-19
BRoOENLYN.



Il had good deal of experience with tie
Australian ballot system in Canada" said a
former Canada politician who is now n resident
OF Now York. "and can say from my own
knowledge that 1t protects the politician WHO
wants TO buy votes good deal more than it
does he ballot box. We found that it increases
tue dilncuity OF buying votes Just enough 10
make Inc proceeding littlc more intergs Ing.
~ All you need beforehand Is one copy OF to
3finclal fincl ballot for each polling place. Ne never
nhu any tIouRle In getting us many as we need.
eH. aahd, until human nature changes good
would he any difficulty in doing the same any
Where else The man who has u polling place
IN charge has his men spotted beforehand and
N good many cases. the arrangements
all made. He Keeps his officiai bal
lot ready arked In his pocket and
hangs :, around In the neighborhood Of
MS polliGg place and sees his men before
they go In. The man who receives II puts it in
MS pocket. gets ballot from the official STAYS
the proper time in the booth. where he puts
tno fresh ballot In his pocket and takes out Ils
marEed one The latter Il deposited In tie
Dox and the other transferred 10 the posses
sion OF the man around the corner. who knows
absolutely that he has got what he paid lnr,
which Is good deal more than any politician
can pc Sule OF under the ordinary plan. THIS
can Dc kept up all day long, ana as much bus-
CANDIDATE ever stands 10 need Of / tell You a
ceLnnninger scheme viii have to he invented
they want to- 1900 'O~ -