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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-18
FIFTY OFFERINGS.
Sale of Horses at WOodward's Bring an
Average of ss92.

Sale of Horses at woodward's Bring an
Average Of SS92.
LEXINGTON, February l7.-Woodward's sale
began to-day, there being 5oofferings bringing
S42,O25. an average of $792 Following are the
principal sales:
Barnesy Wilkes b. f., Is, by George Wilkes; D.
p. Afford, Lexington, sS OOO. Speaker Randall,
br. c., 2 by Judge Salisbury; V. G. Cromwell
Lexington, ESQ., Carrie B. br. m, s by Gov
ernor; C. ID. Adams, Lexington, q, 300. Georgia
Girl, b. m, 10 by Almont; K. F. Afford. Paynes,
Ky., $3.50 Nettie salisbury. b. f., 2, by Judge
salisbury; AL Hutchinson. Danville, KY, $50.
Mollie Race, b. m, g. by Barney Wilkes; K. F:
Afford ss65 Lala l. b. f. yearltnE, BY ColSnel s6e
Calendula, b IN. s, by Harold; L. A. Rugsdale,
Young jim; DR.. j. ". MADEIRA, South Elkhart.
Wilkes: I1 ". H. S Garner Win Winchester. Ky. 81. IA ia
Curry Lexington, 500 Annie ". b & by jay
Jumps; j. E. Corrigan, Battle Creek, Mich,
Hawkins, Lexington. Ky, $50. Cheetah On
Ky. q, o25 Detroit So by strathmore; Brown
& Polk, Columbia Tenn, S575. Raven Wilkes, blk
Gieninore Maid. 6f4 by William l.: G j. Adams,
Lexington, e 600. Laud Maud, br m s, by Rock
wood; L; a; Ragsdale o. 600. E1chre, bs s by
Hardy, Z By EliersIie wilkes: same buyer,
$50; Flying Bird, fyearlIng, by Jaybird; W.
H. \ NpctTe, Wi1ehesteT Ky; $50; Pigeon He m
ropole, CHI c 4, by Metropolitan; l., Thomas. Al
ton. KY, $500. Count Kilnesh. br s. by Egbert;
Graves and Taylor, Willismsonsvile, H.. u: COS.
ton, Sss5. Little George, 5 4 By Ferguson
Wilkes: C. J. Jesse, Mound City, Mo-, $40. Will
coin, III, q, los. Royal q ba Garnet wilkes;
strong, macon, Ga, $40.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-18
STALEY HEARD FROM.
The Popular Pitcher Prompts Some Good
Talk From Manager HanIou.

The Popular Pitcher Prompts Some Good
Talk From Manager HanIOu.
Manager Hanlon, of the new local club re-
ceived very encouraging letter from harry
Staley yesterday. Harry is a good, honest fell
low and an excellent player, and any news from
him is always of interest to local baseball ad-
mirers. His letter states that he and Billy
Robinson are at Hot Springs and are working
hard Staley says there are numerous bali
players there from all parts OF the country.
Everyone is trying to get into the best possible
condition, believing that tremendous fight is
TO come Referring to the letter, Manager
Hanlon said;
"a have told Staley to practice quick deliv-
cry and slow ball. These are the only two
points he needs to improve on, and he is young
enough to get them down fine before the season
opens. Robinson will be a valuable coach to
him, and feel sure that Staley will do himself
good. If he learns to get quicker delivery he
will be great pitcher, and have much faith
in him."
Manager Hanlon went on to say that verv
great care will be exercised in securing any
more new men. He said: Il believe in a club
getting along with as few pitchers as possible:
If we look back for few years we'll find
that almost every club that has
won the pennant has done so with about two
pitchers. Take New York with Keefe and
Melch: Chicago with Clarkson and Mccormick:
St Louis with Caruthers and Foutz and King
and Chamberlain. And take Bostons great
achievement with Clarkson and Radbourne.
Clarkson told me that he could always do bet
ter III he was pitching regularly, and good
pitchers can keep going These facts convince
me that all a club needs is at most ABOUT three
really good pitchers. 1t is better for the
pitchers and better for the club Besides, this
will not be wear to carry good men about and
keep them on the benches"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-18
WESTINGHOUSE ATTACKED.
A Rival Says the Pitrsburg Electrician
Hnnhn a nnnrnrnnn MnnnnnlH

A Rival Says the Pittsburg Electrician
Heads n Dangerous Monopoly.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.I
NEW YORK. February 17.-For nearly
three hours this afternoon there were all
sorts of speeches. and motions, and protests,
and indignant denials, and loud state
ments made in the Mayors office by
persons interested in the building of
subways. The corporation counsel
has decided that the Board of Electrical
Control had to contract with the Standard
Electrical Subway Company. Elihu
Root, for the Manhattan Com
pany, also thought that the Standard
Subway Company was in fair way of be-
coming a dangerous monopoly. "The
Standard Electrical Subway Company, 1
am advised" said MIR. Root, ''is only an
other name for the most power nj of all the
firms interested in the electric lighting
business"
Mr.. Root explained that the Standard
Company is Westinghouse institution and
a part of the United Electric Light and
Power Companies, which controls both
the rights of the Westinghouse, the
United States and the Brush Com
panIes. Mr.. Root went on to say that the
board might as well make a contract with
the Westinghouse Company as with the
Standard Company. -'-'''.'..
The bolrd finally resolved to contract with
the Standard Ior light and power subways,
the terms of the contract to be set
tied at meeting of the board
tomorrow and each electric light
and power company to submit in the mean
time its proposed amendments to the form
of the existing contract.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-18
A ROW IN THE CUSTOM HOUSE.
A Lawyer and n Broker Engage In a Very
Lively Fist Fight.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.I


ESPECIAL TELEeRAM TO THE DIgPATcHJ
NEW YORK, February 1.-THE marble
pavement in the rotunda of the Custom
House just in front of Deputy Collector
Stanwood's desk had crimson spots on it at
5 O'Clock this afternoon. John Regan,
formerly porter, and a lawyer named
Redell, had appeared before the Deputy
Collector and requested to see certain papers.
Mr.. Stanwood declined to show the papers
except to the principal himself and the dis
cussion became pretty loud. Atits height
Broker Irwin leaned against the railing in
front of Mr.. Stanwood's desk and was
jostled by the lawyer. In an instant Twins
temper was up, and glaring at the lawyer
he said: Don't you push me again, and
he followed this with another remark. The
brokers began to gather around the takers
and Redell deliberately pushed Irwin
again.
Quick as fash Irwin struck him full in
the lace, knocking off the lawyers glasses
and raising great racket. Big John Regan
came to what he thought would be the
rescue. He weighs 230 pounds. and struck
Irwin full between the eyes. Irwin then
sailed into Regan. The first blow cut a
great cash in Regan's, forehead and the Sec
ond and third cut his lip and nose and felled
him to the pavement. ALI this time the
brokers sent up great shouts of approval,
and every other man shouted "Hit him
again." Irwin was the conqueror of the
field, the lawyer had fled and the big porter
was knocked out. The trouble grew out of
dispute regarding the payment of draft.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-18
LOOKS LIKE A FORGERY.
Suspicious That Bank Wreckers Signed
Other Mems Names to Checks.


Other Mems Names to Checks.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArCH.i
NEW YORK, February 1.-THE grand
jury of this county started off to-day on the
trail OF the would-be wreckers of the Sixth
National, Equitable and Lenox Hill Banks,
and dire results in the way Of indictments
are likely to result. The testimony of Sieg-
mund T. Meyer, at to-day's hearing in the
Claassen examination before Commissioner
Shields, limited strongly that the people who
were scheming to grab three banks did not
stop at mere check-kiting in their efforts to
accomplish their purpose.
Mr.. Meyer examined several Of the large
checks involved, and declared that he had
not seen them before, and that they, or the
transactions which they represented, were
not entered upon the books of bis business
house, and had not come into the business
in any way. In the case of one check for
$40, 900 Mr.. Meyer testified positively that
neither he nor either of his sons could have
written the iDdorsement.of the firm which
appeared upon its back.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-18
THE AMERICAN WHEELMEN.
Some Interesting Business Transacted q
Their Annual Convention.

Some Interesting Business Transacted at
Their Annual Convention.
NEW YORK, February 1.-THE National As
sembly OF the League of American Wheelmen
met at noon to-day in the Grand Union Hotel.
President Charles H. Luscomb read his annual
address In it he suggested that the assembly
should decide at this meeting whether the mat
ter of procuring better roads should be left to
the national body or to the State divisions. Al
though there was far from unanimity on va
rious subjects. at the election no differences
were manifested. James X Dunn, of Ohio,
was elected President; DR.. W. h. Emory, of
Massachusetts, First Vice President; George
r. Bidwell, of New York, Second Vice Presi-
dent; W. w. Brewster, of Missouri. Treasurer.
The action of the retiring President Charles
LuScomb. of Brooklyn, in removing Isaac h.
Potter from the Committee of Rights and
Privileges, and his efforts to secure State legls-
lation without consulting the State bodies, were
not approved of.
1t was decided to withdraw the support OF the
organization from the Depeyster bill and give
it to the Coggeshall measure. The annual
tournament will be held at Niagara on August
% 26 and q.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-18
CASTLE GARDEN MUST 60.
After April IS Immigrants Will be Landed
in Ea@ Iaraav

After April IS Immigrants VIII be Landed
in New Jersey.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcR.i
NEW YORK, February 17.-Collector Err
hardt received this morning Secretary Win
dom's formal notification to the Commits
sioners of Emigration that on and after
April 18, Castle Garden will cease to be the
landing place of Immigrants. Secretary Win
dom requested to have the letter personally
delivered to President Ridgeway, of the
Emigration Board. AS announced in The
DISPATCH last week, the Secretary of the
Treasury has practically decided to use
BedIoe's Island, N. j., as a landing place
for immigrants.
The strong opposition of military men to
the use of Governors Island is given as the
reason why, and federal patronage is useful
on New Jersey, too. The tone of the talk,
of all the emigration Commissioners indi-
Gates that they are going to fight the Treas
ury Department to the last ditch before
they surrender.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-18
A LIBERAL SYNDICATE.
Capitalists Supposed TO Represent Tam.
many Hall Oher More Than Its Worth
for Ferry stock-Some Mystery
Rahiud rha Gnhame

many Hall OfIer More Than Its Worth
for Ferry stOck-SOms Mystery
Behind the Scheme.
ESPECIAL TELEeRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.l
NEW. YORK, February 17.-When the
Board of Directors of the Union Ferry
Company met this morning there was pre-
sent a representative Of the law firm Of
Platt & Bowers. He had come to lay be-
fore the board a proposition looking toward
the purchase of the company's property and
franchises by a syndicate. There was
something mysterious about this and
the majority of the directors were at
q loss to understand his offer to buy all the
stock he could get at 5000 net share. The
Union Ferry Company has been in exist
ence 40 years. 1t runs the Fulton, Wall,
Catherine, South and Hamilton ferries. Its
capital is 81, 900, 900 in 10000 shares. The
stock has been held at 165, and lately at 167.
The inventory Of the property would make it
worth Just about 165. It would not how
ever, be worth any more than that, and the
price offered by Mr.. Platt set the directors
to thinking.
Cornelius Zabriski has been the largest
holder of stock, which has been very largely
scattered. He held until to-day 455 shares.
The Kings County Fire Insurance Com
pany, OF Williamsburg, is another of the
large holders. Whatsthe directors wanted
to Know and could not learn definitely was
the composition of the syndicate and its
purpose. After their meeting they piled
Mr.. Platt with questions, but he smiled
suavely and said practically nothing.
81 have been told" said Director De
Grauw, "that this syndicate is composed of
persons pretty near to the Sinking Fund
Commission. understand that the parties
holding the largest in the syndicate are very
close unto Tammany Hall. The scheme, as
1 understand it. is to remove the present
tax, which is about $125, 900 yearly, decrease
the expenses, and in that way make the
thing pay"
''No; that is not true," said Mr.. Platt
"We think there is money in the ferries as
they are at present. We don't think that
you people have been running them prop
erly. 1t is our opinion that you have been
running them in the interest of the city of
Brooklyn altogether, and without any re-
gard to the stockholders. We think we can
make the ferries pay by running them to
make money"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-18
BUCK WOULDN'T YIELD.
Ewing Refuses Big Offer From President
]. B. Day.

Ewing Refuses Big Offer From President
]. B. Day.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcE,
CINCINNATI, February T.-Captaiu Ewing
has turned aside from generous offer to re-
join his old club. 1t was an offer better than
the Brotherhood has made, but as missionaries.
President John B. Day and Joseph Gordon will
have to rank their Cincinnati trip as fruitless
one. They came, saw, but failed to conquer,
The New Workers arrived last evening and a
trusty ''cabby'' was given the mission to seek
and find Captain Ewing, but it was not until
this afternoon that the coveted player called
at the Grand Hotel in response to their request
Mr.. Day kept very quiet and refused to see
callers Later in the afternoon Captain Ewing
was more communicative To th query "WelI,
old man, where are your" he replied:
with the Brotherhood. will stick until all
the rest come tramping back before 1 yield
Danny Richardson and Roger Coanor have
promised to come back ifssI show them the way
but can't do it. hate to see John B. Day out
He ought to be with us. It's this way be wants
me, and I'd like to see him in the PLAYERS
League. We may not succeed, but I've got a
five years contract and that satisfies me. I've
got enough money to live on for few years"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-18
LATEST FROM NICARAGUA.

Work on the Caunl Progressing syslemntI.
caIIy and Satisfactorily.
NEW YORK, February T.-Mr. A. g.
Menocal, chief engineer of the Nicaragua
Canal Construction Company, arrived here
on the steamer Hondo, from Greytown.
Concerning the work in Nicaragua, Mr..
Menocal says that it is progressing syste-
mat1cally and satisfactorily, and as rapidly
as the nature ofthe task and the engineer
ing plans will permit. The telegraph line
is finished to Castillo Viejo, where it is to
connect with the Nicaraguan Government
works, which, when complete, will estab-
lish telegraphic communication between
the east and west coasts.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-18
MOUNTED KNIGHTS.

Members of PittpburE Commandery No. 1
Organizing Detachment.
Arrangements are being made to form a
mounted detachment in Pittsburg Com
msndery No. 1, knights Templar. This
commandery numbers over 500 members,
and is ranked among the largest and finest
equipped in the United States. About 30
members are at present taking part in the
movement, and by the time the organiza-
tion of the detachment has been effected it
will number about 100.
Philadelphia has an entire mounted COM
mandery, while the only commandery in
the country having a mounted detachment
is California No. 1. The success of the
affair is already assured by the interest
manifested.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-18
REVELRY AND REJOICING.
Annual Visit of His Royal Highuess Rex In
New Orleans.

Annual Visit of Hi. Royal HiEhness Rex In
New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, February 7.-At 8
o'clock this afternoon His Most Gracious
Highness Rex, whose annual visit is made
the occasion of such unrestricted revelry and
rejoicing, disembarked from the royal feet
at the head of Boulevard Canal. His
Majesty appeared in his gorgeously beauti-
Iul costume, accompanied by gay retinue
of cOurtiers. Since early morn the thorough
fares have been thrOnged by His MajestY's
beloved subjects, and their ranks are aug
mented by thousands of strangers.
On all sides His Majesty is received with
studied obeisance, and his presence made
the signal for loud and prolonged acclaim.
The ovation given to him to-day in point of
grandeur far surpassed alls similar demon
strations with which Rex has been received
since his first triumphal entry in the city.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-18
FLAYED BY MASKED MEN.
A wife Beater whipped Unrl He Became

UnconSciouss
NEwTowN, CONN. February 17.-John
Campbell, of this place, was fayed last
night by four masked men, anu is suffering
badly to-day. Campbell has been in the
habit of beating his wife. Neighbors say
they often heard Campbell beating his wife.
On Sunday afternoon he struck her on the
head with a blunt instrument, making q
dangerous scalp wound. MrsSCampbell fed
to a neighbours house.
Late last night four citizens, disguised
and masked, entered Csmpbell's house aud
dragged him to the street. Campbell's
night dress was torn of, and in a nude con-
dition he was lashed to telegraph pole.
The men then whipped him with rawhides
until he became unconscious. The mans
back and limbs were covered with welts.
He was carried back to his house and placed
in bed. His cries aroused the neighbors
and brought crowd to the scene, but whe
they found Campbell was being whipped no
resistance was offered.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-18
An Eurerpri.InR Pirr.burrer.

WASHINGTON, PA, February H.-E. W.
Hagen, of Pittsburg who recently purchased
the Mt. Holly farm, near the County Home, is
now engaged in improving it. He has saw
yer at work cutting lumber for fences and
half-mile regulation track has been laid out.
Mr.. Hagen on Saturday returned from Ken
tucky, where he purchased eight standard
bred horses, viz: Dividend, 1854, a brown colt;
Natalie, bay fliy: Nesbit brown hlly; Miota,
bay flly; Sister Hagen, chestnut mare; Hi
hernia. black flly and Belle NJ, brown mare,
They will he brought to the Mt. Holy stock
farm about April l.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-18
The Fight is on.

The proposed battle between Mcbride and
Tommy Danforth has been declared of by the
hackers of the former. The President of the
Young Mems Athletic Club at New Orleans
has failed to forwardMcBride's railroad ticket,
as agreed upon. It should have been here on
Saturday, so that Mcbride could have been in
New Orleans yesterday, according to the arti-
cles of agreement. OLeary is reported as say
ing that he will fight Mcbride at catchweight
Mcbride will accommodate O'Leary at any
weight for 81, 600 side.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-18
ESPECIAL rrI1eaAM TO rH1 DISPATCH. /


NEW YORK, February 7.-The steamer
Finance arrived from Rio de Janeiro to-day,
having on board, among other passengers,
S6 Germans, who had formed part of a
colony of about 160 emigrants taken out
from this port last November on the AL
lance, of the same line, to settle on land
near Maranham. The colony was organized
by a man named D. Adler, who had been in
Brazil, and had selected land there, and OBJ
tanned from the Government concessions
under which he was able to offer to pay the
expenses of emigrants to Brazil, to give
each one seven acres Of cleared land, with a
frame house, farming utensils and 80 milreis
in cash per month for eight months.
STORIES OF woFUL HARDsHIPs.
The returning party told ,wOful tale of
their experiences in Brazil. The land upon
which they were put, they said, was utterly
unfit for habitation, let alone cultivation,
all sand and water. The houses were mere
shelters of thatched palms, letting the rain
through in streams during the almost con-
tinued showers. They were shipped back
to the United States after being made to
sign a paper promising to say nothing about
their treatment
They admitted that the 80 reis per month
had been paid them regularly, and that that
was sufficient to keep them and their fami-
lies from starving. They also admitted that
they were told. when they expressed dissatis-
faction with their land, that they would be
taken to Rio de Janeiro and allowed to try
their luck there if they chose. Some of the
colonists, they said, still remained, and pro-
posed to stick it out.
THEY EXPECTED TOO MUCH.
i. Captain F. G. Baker, of the Finance, dis
credited the story told by the colonists. He
said that the trouble was that the men had
gone down there expecting to have ready
made farms given to them. The men who
had come back were the drones of the col
ony, Captain Baker said, and as soon as it
became certain that they would not work
they had been sent back.
The steamer Bessel, from Para, also ar
rived to-day. Captain Thompson said that
the people continued to be dissatisfied over
the long time to which the Government had
postponed the elections: The Para papers
also refer to the decree of the Central Gov
ernment looking to the establishment of
three banks of issue, one in Rio de Janeiro,
one in Bahia and one in Porto Allegro.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-18
River TeleEram..

River TeleGrams.
ESPECIAL TELEGEAAs TO THE DIsPArcR.V
BRowNsvILLE-RiYer II feet inches and
falling. Weather cloudy. Thermometer $40 at
6 p. NJ ti..s --. ..
River feet 6 inches and
falling. Weather cloudy. Thermometer 800 at
4R.N. ...-
WARREN-River 42lO feet and falling.
Weather clear and cool.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-18
A Chance to Buy Fine TrOtIing stock.

To be sold at private sale, at $50 Union
avenue, McKeesport, Pa, the following
horses, all OF which are standard bred and
registered: One trotting stallion, Duuboyne,
foaled 1887 by Eugene Wilkes, 1888, dam
Mambrino Queen bY Mambrino King, 1879;
two brood mares, heavy in foal, Maud 7
and Cora w, one 10. one IL years old; also,
two colts, Dueraul s and McKeesport Belle,
rising year old. Tussu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-18
Tbrourh Rates to be wIrhdrawn.

NEW YoRK, February ia special
meeting of the General Trunk Line Freight
Commission, was held this morning at the
commissioners Office, No. 346 Broadway. to
discuss the subject Of rates from the sea-
board to the Northwest In order to avoid
difficulties, it was decided TO withdraw all
through rates to ST. Paul and 60 back to the
old rates to Chicago.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-18
BLOCH BROTHERS INDICTED.
| Prominent WheeIinA Firm Charged With
Violating Revenue Laws.

A Prominent WheelinA Firm Charged With
Violating Revenue Laws.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.l
PARKERsBURG, February 17.-Bloch
Bros, manufacturers of "Mail Pouch" to-
bacco, running large tobacco factory in
Wheeling, have been indicted for VIOLA
ton of the. internal revenue laws,
by the grand jury of the United
States Court, which recently held
forth in Parkersburg. The Government
claims that, they have been putting up
tobacco in packages, which they repre-
sented as holding IL ounces and on which
they put the 12-ounce internal revenue
stamp, which in fact contained from IA to 15
ounces.
As they have been manufacturing this
tobacco for several years in packages, the
Government claims to have been swindled
out of large sum of money.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-18
thinner Declare. HIm.eIf.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcHY
CLEVELAND. February I7.-Catcher thinner,
of the League club. ended all discussion as to
which organization he would play with next
summer by calling at League headquarters to-
day for the remainder of his advance money
and announcing that he was in the League to
stick. II have no reason for taking any other
course" was the statement made to THE DIS
PATCH correspondent In an interview, Al
johnson said that he would not undertake to
hold thinner by legal proceedings, but would
at once open Negotiations for another catcher.