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tackled six weeks ago, and has tasted ever
since for relief. Cause, hernia.
THERE is a shortage of natural gas at
R1airsvflle
A NEW gas gusher has been struck in the
Versailles field.
REV. HOWARD MAcQUEARY says he VIII seek
redress In the civil courts.
AN organized band of horse thieves Is oper-
ating In Westmorelahd county.
IhE puddlers' helpers strike at GreenV1lle
mas Deen declared Off pending settlement.
IHE contract for the construction OF the
new steel plant at New Castle has been let TO
Macintosh. Hemphill & Co., of Pittsburg, for
about $500 900.
WILKEsBARRE hotel keepers expect Scran-
ton TO De SO crowded when the Repuohcan
Convention meets that they are preparing
70 entertain the overflow The two cities are
Is miles apart.
BURGLARS broke open the safe of BALDWIN,
Morgan & Co., at Youngstown, Thursday
night, and secured $l3S in cash and six gold
watches. They failed to find $1,000 which
was slowed away in the safe
SAMUEL MCVEY, a wealthy farmerin Morris
township, Washington county, shot himself
yesterday morning ana died almost in
stantly. 1t is supposed that in a fit of mel
ancholy he pulled the trigger of his revolver.
AT the ere banks near Lebanon Thursday
a car loaded with three tons OF ore was be-
ing taken across a trestling over ravine,
when the supports gave way, and It crashed
down upon a number of men who were at
work below. Henry Smith was instantly
William Shriver had two ribs broken and
his skull crushed
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Results at sheepsbead Bav.

sEEEPsHEAD BAY, Sept. 11-Results Of to-
DAYS races follow:
First raco. mile-Kingston first, Folsom second,
F!avillr third. Time, 1:4s is.
Second racs. seven furlongs-Tcnny first, Mad
stone second. Worth third. Time, 1;27 3-5.
Third race, six furlongs-Tringle first, Rex Sec
ond, Zorng third. Time. l:ll.
Fourth race, one and one-eighth miles-La Tosca
2:os 2-5.
Fifth race one and three-sixteenths miles-Race-
land frsg, Pessaro second, Ban Chief third. Time,
2:c6 3-5.
Sixth race mile-wstterson won, Eric second,
Lady Pulsifer third. Time, 1:444
Entries for tomorrow:
First race. seven-eighths of mile selling-May-
wood. Melonie, los: Pearl Set, 95; Ocypete, Tear
SalOnica. Roquefort; 9s; Inferno, Sir George, lo2;
second race, mile and an eighth, handicap-sen-
orita ITO: Frontenac, los; Worth; los; Russell lO4
Abb. 95: Woodcutter, 100: English Lady, FoNford,
81; Cancan. Kildeer, 80; Virge. 81.
Third race, mile and three-eighths, Mayhower
handicap-Demuth, 100; Judge Morrow. ll9;
Stathmeaih. Ill; Pessara, ll0; Eongford III; Come
TO Taw, 102; Reporter. los.
-Hoey. Canvass Notas 90: Charade, ITO; Prone
made Rex Gainda- King Cadmus, III: Circular
Alcina colt. %: Leonawell Dagonet, lis: Osric,
Silver Fox. Candelabra Necromancy colt 100: Lud-
wig. los; Alonzo. III: Bashford. Lampnghter, n5:
ARA, los: Yorkville Belle Huron. lis: Fred Lee,
ln9: st. Florian, 40; Actor, 100; Wightman, Ia;
Fifth. futurity course-Coxswain, 81: St. John,
Facial b. Tormentor. Major Domo, Ia; English
Lady, 0cypete Ill: FOxford 116; Eclipse, Wood
cutter. Mountain Deer, Bellwood, los: Lavish, 49,;
fearless, FlaNtlla. Lima. Esperanza, QueenstonF
Paliena, los: Sir John, Loantaka. 10; -Arnica S.
sixth, mile heats on turf handicap-C Castaway
H., III; Benedictne. lis; st. Luke, 114: Iceberg
Rover, 10, Richal. 100; 0sric Actor. Wolcott and
Campbell. Alonzo. Alcina colt and Candelabra
Belle. Fred L. NcIewee Dagonet Notus, Hunter,
SilverfoN, Mascot VI. DAILY.
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THE SHORTAGE MANIA.
Appearances Indicate That BraddOck
Has the Ruling Fad.
CITIZENS GROWING SUSPICIOUS.
A Desperate Fight Between a Frantic Mother
and Bull Dog.
MINOR NEWS FROM THE THREE STATES
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE p1srArcH.1

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.1
BRADDoCK, Sept. 11.-No little excite
ment has been occasioned here over the Au-
ditor's report, which shows shortage of
$21 900, and that the citizens will be alive
to their interests is fully demonstrated by
the fact that on every street corner and in
the business houses discussions are heard as
to the probable manner in which it is best to
act to make Council and the Auditors come
together and have the deficiency, if there be
any, made plain. Members of Council are
using plausible theories to extricate them
selves from the difficulty, but the citizens
generally fail to take any stock in it. Phey
want to know what has become of the S63, 500
secured on sewer funds.
1t is the first time in many years that the
people of Braddock have been obliged to
make themselves masters of the situation.
Members of, Council are feeling the shame
attached to the deficit In 1889 Council is
sued bonds to the amount of $63, 500 with
which to build sewers, and the bonds were
purchased by Pittsburg capitalists. The
Auditors report accounts for the $63,500 as
having been received, but in the list OF ex-
penditures the only monies accounted for
are $4l, ,S9S As as having been expended, and
nothing has been shown as to where the re-
manning $2l 900 has been put. Notwithstand-
ing this deficiency, Council accepted the
report of the auditors and ordered that they
be paid for their services.
r. H. Holland, a member of Council from
the Third ward. sets up the claim that the
$2l 600 will be shown up i'll another way, but
there is not single item in the report that
would bear out this assertion. If this should
prove to be the case, then the members OF
the Council would be even more liable, as
the 500, SEQ was borrowed on sewer bonds,and
for the Pittsburg gentlemen who purchased
the bonds this would be rather distasteful.
Council having borrowed money by issuing
bonds for one purpose and using it for
another, would make them all liable for
serious offense. Nothing in the way of con-
ducting the business affairs of the borough
since it was incorporated has stirred up SO
much dissatisfaction, and the members of
Council have just now began to realize the
position in which this transaction has
placed them, and it is probable that they
will issue a special call shortly to arrange
for getting out of it in as easy way as possi-
BILE.
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FOREST CoUNTY's INDUSTRIES.
They are Very Diversified, but the Lumber
Business Leads.

They are Very Diversified, but the Lumber
Business Leads.
TIoNEsTA, Sept. II. - Especial - Forest
county has often been famous for more
than one important industry, such as OIL
producing, bark-peeling, tanning, Doat-
building and farming, but of these the lum-
Der interests have been the most important
and lasting In Howe township two famous
oil fields have had their day-the Balltown
field and the Cooper tract. These are ootn
producing little oil now, but the day OF
crude oil has declined into a very quiet tw1-
light Last spring at the Watson farm,
within two miles of Sheffield junction on
the Pfttsburg and Western Railroad, ana
also in Howe township, quite an otl'heId
with considerable success. The wells are
not gushers but with oil at anything like
decent price the territory is paying one.
Harmony township has also been the scene
of big oil excitement.
As to numbering there are eight townships
In the county and in every one Of them
there is more or less business done in lum-
berfng. In Harmony township the timber
has disappeared almost entirely. By far the
greater part of it in the form of logs or
square timber, or manufactured int boards,
has been hOated down the Allegheny river
on the spring and fall freshets, and has been
sold to dealers in the "city," as Plttsburg has
been familfarly known among lumbermen
since the first raft was RATED and run from
TINS point of the country. A little has been
sold ON this side of PittSburg, and consider
able has run on down the Ohio below Pitts
burg, but Pittsburg itself has been the prin-
cipal market for the lumbermen of this sec
tion operating on the Alleg leny and its two
tributaries, the Clarion river and Tionesta
creek
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MERCY FOR BRADDoCK RIOTERS.
Governor Pattison to Be Asked This Weel
to Commute Their Sentence.

UOfOTnOr TO DC taSkeu luS Nvcch
to Commute Their Sentence.
BRADDoCK, Sspt 11.-[Special ANDREW
10th, alias Todt, George Rusznok and
George SZabol the three Braddock Slavs,
will not hang If the interference of promi-
nent citizens of Braddock and vicinity in
their behalf will avail. RusZnok, SZabol and
10th are the three Slavs now~in jail, under
sentence of death, charged with the murder
of Foreman Michael Quinn in the riot last
New Years Day at the Carnegie blast fur
mace plant at Braddock, and awaiting the
action of Governor Pattison in their behalf.
Petitions are being assiduonsly circulated in
Braddock and vicinity, and are in the hands
of five or six prominent citizens. Constable
William Z. Shearer, of Braddock borough,
alone has almost 400 names on his petition
and other petitioners have proportionate
list. These petitions are to be presented to
the Governor probably next week, when he
will be asked to commute the death sentence
to that of life imprisonment.
Scarcely an intelligent person among the
26, 900 inhabitants of Braddock and vicinity
dock citizens favor the hanging of all MUIR
derers, but in this case they believe a line
should be drawn. The arguments in defense
of the SlavS, are that the Strong national
prejudice in this country against the race
their poverty and unfriendliness had much
to do with the finding of the Jury Aside
from the claims of alibis, doubles, etc, it is
argued that the condemned men did not
mediate murder and that had they been
only Eng1ish-speaking desperadoes they
would have been acquitted.
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SUMMARY,
The Butler Races.

BUTLER, Sept. n.-[Specidl There was an
other great crowd at the races to-day. The
free-for-al race for a purse of $500 was fin
ished this morning, Berryman's Monroe Bris-
ter winning in three straight heats, while
Titley's King Brister was a good second, and
Mac the Butler horse which recently paced
a match for $1,000 with Vespasian at Home
wood, took third place. Time. 2:32, 2:29. go.
The 2:3C trot for Butler county horses was
won by Wolford's Vespasian, Jr., in three
heats, Painters Revenue second and Moor
heads Eon w third Time 2:5S, 2:56, 2:5S
1t required five heats TO decide the 22S
trot, which was very exciting. MILESTONE
n Pittsburg horse, owned by S. Ulrich, won
the first two heats, while Ashby, owned by
B. Mutton, of Kittanning, took the last three,
after q hard fight. Wallace, Jr., was dis
tanced in the last heat and thus shut out
OF third place. Best time, 234
The 2:40 pace was the last race of the fair
series Itwas decided in four heats Steich-
ner's Laura Bell, a Butler horse, capturing
the first prize, Scott's Ramsey B second and
Schreibers Red Hal third. Time, 2:42, 24l,
2:4O, 2:S5.
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READY FOR DARRIN.
E. C. McC1elland Returns From the East
After Winning Fifteen First, One Sec
ond and Two Third Prizes-To Begin
Training Next Monday.

Training Next Monday.
E. C. McClelland the Pittsburg long dis
tanee runner, returned yesterday from the
East, where he has been exceedingly sue
cessful in the Caledonian sports Mac will
go into training Monday for his three-mile
race with Harry Darrin, which takes place
at Exposition Park September 26. The
stakes are $3.50 a side, the winner to take IS
per cent. of the gate money and the loser to
be satisfied with the remainder. The arti-
cles for the race have been signed and are
now in the possession of The DISPATCH
McClelland is looking well. except that the
great amount of running he has done the
past few weeks has left him little thin. He
says, however, that he will be in good shape
in few days. 81 am in good health" said
he, "and never was running better in my
life. l have every confidence in my ability
to win the coming race. commence train
ing Monday, and when the time for the race
comes on Will be in better shape than L have
been for the majority of my races"
McClellands success in the East has put
him in excellent spirits He has made a
good record for himself and received many
high compliments while East for his ability
as a runner and the care he takes In keeping
himself in condition. His record on the
August 10 he visited Philadelphia, where
he won the five-mile race and took third in
the mile race.
On the 18th he won the mile race and halt
mile race. On the Goth he took first in the
mile and half mile and second in the quarter
mile race.
August q he went to Boston, where he
won the five mile and the one mile races.
August % he was again in Wilkesbarre,
where he won the half mile, the mile and
five mile races.
September he attended the games in New
York. There he won the mile, the three
mile and five mile races.
September he visited the Philadelphia
games and succeeded in going first in the
mile and five mile races and third in the half
mile race.
"I had pretty tough row to hoe in some
of those races" said McClelland. "There
were some good men in the New York races,
but succeeded in tipping them my heels.
tussle. In the races there 1 had to buck
against Grant, Cox, Case, Howaith, Priddy
and some other good runners. l had to
hustle, but landed winner. am very we'll
satisfied with my work in the East. / beat
some mighty good men, though was not
always pushed to my utmost speed to do it.
l am going to Wheeling this afternoon on
business and will return Monday. Then
will turn in and train for my race with
Darrin. don't think will have as much
trouble defeating him as have had in whip
ping some of the other men 1 have gone
against"
1t is said that confidence is half the battle.
If so McClelland is prepared to defeat the
Both are good men, and the winner is bound
to have hard tussle. 1t Will be good race,
one OF the best had in Pittsburg for some
time
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ONE ENJOYS

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIe SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. NEW YORK, ~
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A VERY sHREwD HoRsETH1EF.
But His Smartness Didn't Save Him From a
Quick Trip to the Pen

CLARKsBURe, w. VA, Sept. n.-[Speciat. +
Loudly Stoker, who was sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary for horse stealing
yesterday, was detected under peculiar cir
cumstances On Friday of last week Stoker
was in front of the fair grounds when man
named Williams, of Ten-Mile, drove up and,
hitching pair of horses outside, went in to
see the races AS soon as Williams was out
of sight Stoker unhitched one of the horses
and took it over to the trading market,
traded it for an old plug and $40 to boot.
He turned the old wreck out and fed with
the $40.
The police found the old horse astray and
took charge of it. When Williams missed
his horse he was shown the old one, but
failed to identify it. The police then turned
it astray and followed it "a miles in the
country to a man named Hodge, where
Williams horse was found Hodge told how
he had traded, and described the thief so
clearly that the police located him on Mon
day. He was indicted by the grand jury
Tuesday, and brought up for trial yester-
day, when he pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced to the penitentiaTy, to which place
he was taken tonight.
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General Sporting Notes,

and Conlin and Gray and Bryce will be the bat
teries.
THE Western Football League will meet next
Schlosser to arrange schedule and other matters
for the coming season.
Mr. GEORGE MACPHERSON, of this city received
a telepram last night from his brother Alex for
merly of this city, now captain of the Chicago
Chicago in the field all day, scoring 4fs Chi
cago will bat to-day. This is the biggest ever
made in the State by irst-class teams
MANAGER MAYER, of the Bridgevilles, writes to
this Office asking why William LEM, of the Our
Bows. will not GO to Bridgeville to play a game.
ssHas not the management ut BrldgeviIe given
good treatment to all visiting clubs?'' he asks
?.Manager LEM will please explain. as we do not
wish to be placed in bad light. We would Just as
soon play in the city Is Mr.. Lenz will find grounds
advertising and balls. will play at home and we
find grounds advertising and balls. Give take or
shut up,,' Manager LEM says the reason the Our
Bows do not care To Bridgeville is because they
would arrive too lat in the afternoon.
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THE WEATHER.
Comparative Temperature
>x~>$>>~A

PITTsBURG. Sept. 1.-THE United States Weather
Bureau officer in this city furnishes the following:
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THE FIRE RECORD.

AT Amherst Mass, yesterday morning the
Mount Pleasant House, Mrs, W. F. Buhlman,
proprietor, burned, with the barns adioin-
ing. Loss, about $50 0C0; insurance, $4,000.
AT Albany early yesterday morning, the
large factory and carpenter shop of Thomas
Stevens was destroyed. A group of firemen
in the rear of the factory were caught by a
falling WALL and Fireman Luby was, crushed
to death. The other f1remen had narrow
escapes. The loss, 81, 600; insurance, $4,000.
AT Birmingham, Conn.,, yesterday morn
ing the mill of the Derby Rubber Company
burned down. The mill was leased by q
rubber company of Trenton, n. j., and
had been idle nine months while being
repaired. One hundred tons of stock were
destroyed. Total loss, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000
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MUTINoUs MILITIAMEN.
A Quarrel That May Destroy the National
Guard of West Virginia.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Sept. n.-[Specidll i
The encampment of the National Guard Of
West Virginia, which began at Gipsy Grove
over week ago, broke up in a row yester-
day, caused by an order given by the COM
manding general that Company X should re-
main after the brigade had left and clean
up the camp. The men claim that they did
not enlist to do scavenger work and refused
to obey the order.
Lieutenant Camden Sommers sided with
his men and gave up his sword, and the or
derly sergeant of the company expressed
the views of the company in terms far from
polite. There has been great dissatisfaction
among the men during the whole encamp-
ment and it is not unlikely but that the sew
eral companies will disband upon reaching
home and that this will be the last encamp-
ment.
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The League Record.
National League Schedule.
ASSOCIATION GAMES.

Pittsburg at Brooklyn. Gin natl at Boston.
Cleveland at New York. Chicago at Phila.
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AM0THER's DESPERATE FIGHT.
She Saves Her Child From Being Killed b
Vicious Bull Dog.


NEW CASTLE, PA, Sept. 11.-[Special.] This
morning the 6-year-old child of Wesley
Gormley, living four miles from this city,
started for a neighbor's, and had just en-
tered the gate when he was attacked by a
savage bull dog. The brute seized the child
by the leg, when the mother, hearing the
boys screams, ran to his assistance. Then
began n fearful fight between the maddened
beast and the fninting but fearless mother.
Finding all efforts to release her child were
fruitless, Mrs. Gormley deliberately kneeled
down and choked the beast until his jaws
relaxed. Her tired arms then released
their clutch on the dogs throat, when the
brute seized the child again.
With no help in sight the mother again
choked the dog until his fangs parted, when
she thrust her arm into his mouth, and
though her arm was torn frightfully, ,grasped
the dogs tongue, at the same time pushing
her screaming child behind her. The brave
woman held the frantic brute thus until as
sisUance arrived, when she tainted, after
satisfying herself that her little boy was
safe. The boy has IL wounds on his leg,
while the mothers hand was frightfully
mang1ed.
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A Balloon on Fire.

MEANWHILE, Sept n-[Speciat. 1.-The Coch-
rantown fair closed to-day with an aggre-
gate attendance during the two principal
days of 16, 900 people. The balloon ascension
to-day came nearly resulting in a tragedy.
The parachute had been attached, and Miss
May Graham, of Cleveland, stood strapped
to the bar ready to have the lines cast off,
when the balloon caught fire. The men
holding the guy lines let go, and the balloon
shot upward. Miss Graham, however, did
not lose her presence of mind, and pulled
the release line in time to save herself.
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Not All of the Refugees Penniless.

NEW YORK, Sept. lit is thought by
many that by no means are all of the He
brew refugees coming to these shores in
such financial straits as they would have the
immigration officials believe. One of them
was questioned by an inspector at the Land
ing Bureau yesterday as to the contents of
a leathern bag which he carried The young
man confded to the official that the con-
tents were valuable, and to support the as
sertion finally opened the bag, revealing
$4,000 in s., SO and $40 gold pieces.
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Trial Bicycle Heats.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Sept. 1.-THE trial
heats in the bicycle races took place this
morning.
First heat, one mile safety. $40 class-E. A. Nc
Duffie first, Hafadon second. T. Taylor third,
Time, 2:52.
Second heat-Dorntge first Palmer second, Hall
third. Time, 2:E is.
Third heat-Graves first G. NJ. Murphy second,
Carman third. Time, 2:41,
The starters In the final viii be E. A. McDufie
Haradon, Taylor, Dorntge, Palmer, Hall, Graves,
c. NJ Murphy and Carman.
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place, which resulted in her death the 4tn Oh
last month. was taken up in court this AFTER
noon Many doctors from distance are
present at the trial. The counsel for the
defense will try to prove that DR.. Walker
treated the dead girl for q tumor The
testimony of the experts who held the posi-
mortem is that Lida Lawrence came to her
death from the effects of a criminal opera
tion, and there was no evidence that any
tumOr existed
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The News From Below.

WHEELING-River feet inches and fall
ing. Departed-Ben Hur. Pa1kersburg; Allen,
Pittsburg; Batchellor, Cincinnati. Clear.
EvANSyILLE-River feet inch and falling.
CfNc1NNAT1-River feet inches and rising.
Fair and warm.
MEMPHIs-No arrivals departures. River 8
CAIRo-Departed-E NJ. Norton. st.. Louis.
River 1917 feet and falling Weather clear and
pleasant.
VICKsBURG-River falling slowly. Passed up
Gilmore and bar2es; City of Vicksburg. st. Louis.
ST LoUIs-Arrived-Cit of Sheffield. Tennessee
river. Departed - Cherokee, Memphis; City of
Monroe, Natchez. River feet inches. Weather
hot and clear.