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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-30
A PECULIAR WILL DISPUTE.
1t Involves a Question of Charity or Indem
nifty In Relation to the Flood.

1t Involves Question of Charity or Indem-
nifty in Relation to the Flood.
YOUNGSTOWN, Sept. 29-[ Special. Dur
ing an argument before an auditor in regard
to the estate of Mrs. Matilda Doran to-day
a question of peculiar relation to the flood
came up. Arthur Doran, the husband, had
willed house and lot in Cambria to his two
daughters, Anna and Ellen He died be-
fore the flood, which washed the buildings
away. She received 5000 from the Flood
Commissioners for the loss sustained. Mrs.
Doran has since died, but the money re-
ceived remains intact and is in the bank.
There are five heirs to Mrs. Doran's estate,
but the two daughters claim this flood
money as separate bequest.
The claim of their attorney is that the
Flood Commissioners in paying this out did
not consider it as an act of charity, but was
in the nature of an indemnity for the prop
erty lost, and in proof of this he says that
Mrs. Doran was not in need of charity, as
she lived out of the limits of the flood. The
other heirs, through their attorney, claim
that this money was received by their
mother as charitable gift, and that as
heirs of Mrs. Doran they are entitled to q
share of it. H. r. Rose will consider the
question as to whether or not this was called
charity, and will present his report to the
next term of court.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-30
FISHING FOR SHARKS.
After a Good Sized One Is Hooked th'
Angler Is Soon Ready for Help.
Youths Companion.1

After a Good Sized One Is Hooked the
Angler Is Soon Ready for Help.
Youths Companion.l
Arrived at the grounds, the boat comes to
anchor in water not very deep. The floats
are adjusted so that the hook will hang
about six inches from the bottom The
menhaden are cut in two, as the blood very
quickly attracts the sharks, and carefully
placed upon the hooks, the point of each
being well covered. The end of the line is
made fast to something in the boat; and the
sharking begins.
If one is so fortunate as to have anchored
near school of sharks, much activity is
soon noticed among the boats. They begin
to bob up and down, or to move off in the
slow and heavy manner which indicates that
there is a large fish at the hook
Allow the shark to have his own way, and
to play with the hook for q few moments,
in order that you may be sure that he has
had time to get the bleeding fish well into
his mouth. Then give a strong jerk.
If you have hooked him you will soon
know it, for lively scene will follow. The
shark is very gamy fish, and expresses
very vigorously his dislike of changing his
element. If he is of good size, from four to
six feet long, it would probably be impos-
sble for you to get him in alone, and you
will be very glad of one or two more pairs
of hands to take hold with you and if now
it should chance, as it not intrequently
does, that one or two of your companions
should almost at the same moment hook
fish, there will be seen about as much life,
not to say excitement and confusion, on
board as one often witnesses.
The water foams about the boat. Lines
are intertangled, fishermen slip and fall in
their efforts to board the sharks, and the
sharks that may be in already flap about
and snap their rows of white teeth together
in way very suggestive of a lost leg should
you happen to fall overheard. 1 once knew
of a shark, swapping at his captor, to take
off the heel of his boot. A thump on the
head with Delaying pin or large club is
all that will bring the shark to terms.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-30
A NOVEL CONTEST.
Two Local Butchers Sign Articles to Kill |
and Dress Calves. |

Two Local Butchers Sign Articles to Kill
and Dress Calves.
novel contest for $500 a side will take
place at Exposition Park Monday afternoon.
Herman Doernberger and John A. Born.
Each contestant will kill two calves and
dress them ready for market, and the con-
testant doing the best work in the shortest
time will be the winner The contest will
commence at o'clock P. NJ, and If the
weather is fine there will likely be large
crowd present. 1t is q novelty and no mis-
take Following are the articles of agree
ment
Rule1 That there shall be two timekeep-
ers and one judge.
Rule 2. That each contestant shall be al
lowed a second" or "helper."
Rule 8. That the second" shall not touch
the calf after it hangs up until it is finished.
Rule l. That every cut or score" shall
count 10 seconds.
Rule s. That the Judge shall be allowed to
add time for poor work.
Rule Z. That 'time' shall be called by the
judge.
Rule z That time for commencing shall be
after the head is out.
Rule s. That the calves shall be dressed"
fit for market.
Rule 9. That the hide shall be taken of al
together, the met or "call" put on, four
"skewers'' used to skewer up the kidneys
and one skewer for each front leg.
ner.
(Signed) HERMAN DoERNBERGER,
JOHN A. BORN.
Witnesses:
Coz YEAGEER,
EDWARD ZULSTEIN.
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Tri-State Breyities.

A LADIES' Auxiliary, U. v. L., has been or
ganized at West Bridgewater.
The trial of Major Brown, of New Castle,
for, assaulting Editor Leslie, has been set
tied.
CONSTABLE MUFFLEY, of Bell township,
Westmoreland county, has been arrested,
charged with keeping speakeasy, and has
given bail. He claims that he is the victim
of a blackmailing scheme.
Two highway robbers, one giving his name
as James Hanlon, of Homestead, attempted
unsuccessfully to hold up Samuel Thomas in
McKeesport early yesterday. Hanlon was
captured, but his pal escaped.
A REMARKABLE confession of three murders
committed seven years ago was made by
John Gerock on his deathbed at Shamokin
Monday. He and Charles Ward murdered a
Pole name Oscar Olack for-robbery and his
brother who was making too searching in
vestigation. They spread the report that
the brothers had returned to Poland. After
ward the murderers killed peddler and
robbed him of $l30.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-30
OLD PENN ATHLETES.
Interesting Pointers About the University
of Pennsylvania Football Team.

interesting HOlnbers ABOUT tne university
of Pennsylvania Football Team.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29.-On Thursday Mt 10
A. NJ. another summer vacation will have be-
come thing of the past, for at that hour
"Old Penn" will throw open wide her por-
tails and welcome to her midst her 1900 fol-
lowers. But her athletes are the ones to call
attention to. This being the football season
it claims the first attention. When Captain
Edgar NJ. Church, 50, arrived in Philadel-
pha on Monday the first thing he did was
10 post q notice in the dressing rooms of the
team TO repor5 on the University grounds
for preliminary practice on the following
Thursday. Not many turned up and they
were mainly new men. However they were
put right TO work to see what they are made
Of OF last years team Thayer. Church,
Camp, Vail, Adams, Thornton, Griff1ths and
HowSer Will return. Darragh, the big hrst
bascman, has signified his intention of try
ing for the team, and he ought to make a
strong guard.
Sypher, a law student who played on the
team four years ago, will also be a candidate.
just now no one seems willing to undertake
the management of the team. y. ID. Whit
ing, who has managed the baseball team for
three years, and who would make n very
efficient manager, was wanted for the place,
but he declined. Captain Church Is acting
manager now, and is making many dates for
games.
Among the entries for this year are: King,
eN-pitcher of Princeton, and Kalboch, from
UrSinus College, also a twirler; Abbott Ber-
gen, Bayne Leiper, Davis and Carmody.
Field and track athletics are something the
University has quite neglected of late years.
For the last two years Swarthmore has won
the championship cup of the State Inter
collegiate Athletic Association. There is no
excuse for this. Pennsylvania has men
enough to supply her baseball teams and
still make n creditable showing on the track
Although the University had strong crew
last year, it is deemed best to drop rowing
from the roll of sports fora year or so.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-30
General Sportinp Notes,

OLD SPORT will likely pitch in to-day's local
game.
ANsoN's hold OF the pennant does not look
SO firm now.
HANLoN's errors yesterday were Of the
most eNcusable kind.
THE Bostons and New Yorks will play two
games this afternoon.
THERE is a marked absence of brotherly
love in the Cincinnati team.
RAIN prevented the Association games at
Washington and Philadelphia yesterday.
To-DAY's game at Exposition Park will be
the last championship contest in Pittsburg
this year.
HARRY CULT of Etna, and j. v. Gessner, of
the Twcnty-fourth ward, will run foot rilce
of 100 yards on the Southside Saturday, for
$780,
THERE will be q meeting of the Pittsburg
Football Club this evening at the Natato-
rum rooms, Duquesne way, at 1880 sharp.
A full attendance is requested.
JOE Young offers to run Dan Crowley of
the Labelle Steel Works, foot race of from
one to three miles for $50 or 800 a side.
Young will be ut this office this evening, be-
tween 8 and 9 O'Clock, prepared to make q
match.
THE Rutgers College football team, which
is being trained by Captain Brett, will open
the team from that college. They have a
number of challenges on hand, and hope to
give a a good account of themselves.
THE Ormsby Hill Gun Club will hold live
bird shoot on Saturday next on its grounds,
head of Thirty-fourth street, SouthSide
Shooting will begin at 2 P. NJ. sharp. Bo-
gardus rules to govern. All local shooters
are respectfully invited. The club has made
arrangements to have a large number of
birds on hand and good time is expected.
On Saturday last the Wilmerding Ath-
letics and the Jeanette Grays crossed bats
on the grounds of the latter The game re-
suited in a victory for the Wilmerdfng Ath-
letics by the score of to 2. The feature of
the game was the fine pitching of West, who
struck out Ii men, and gave the Jeannettes
played the Jeannettes at every point and
therefore won the game.
A SPECIAL from Boston says: Mike Kelly
was sued to-day for Il days board at the In
ternational Hotel, but he easily satisfied the
court that he had paid his bill, and he was
discharged. 1t seems that the former man.
ager of the hotel had been arrested on the
charge of embezZlcment, but it was not
known how much money he had stolen or
what guests had paid. A charge was found
against Kelly's name for II days, and he was
asked to settle. He declared that he had
paid the former manager, and refused to pay
n second time. In court to-day he testified:
That's right. lodged there about II days,
paid Reagan $40 on my return from Balti-
more, $25 for the room and sl5 for some meals
l had during my stay at the hotel" After
argument by both lawyers Judge Ely said:
ENTER Judgment for the defendant" Kelly
went off pleased with the decision, it being
his first case in our courts, and "Kel'' thinks
that Judge Ely would make good umpire.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-30
$l2, SIS and $l8.

They are at the top in all
that goes to make a faultless,
fashionable suit, and at the
bottom in the matter of price,
and, like the good candidates,
they'll redeem every pledge
that is made in their behalf
Should, however, anything
go wrong on them in one
year we repair them free of
charge.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-30
Jobnstown Shows It's Gratitude.

JoHNsTowN, Sept 29.-[Special 1.-The
question of calling memorial meeting to
take action upon the deaths of William Nc
Creery, of Pittsburg, and William H.
Kemble, of Philadelphia, is being agitated
here, owing to the prominent part they took
in the relief of the people here at the time
of the great disaster, Mr.. Kemble advanc-
ing to Governor Beaver 100000 for there-
lief of the people, not receiving the money
back from the State for two years. Hon.
Edward T. N1cNeelis is at the head of the
movement, the plan being to prepare a
suitable memorial upon their work. The
meeting will probably be called for Friday
evening. Mr.. McNeelis is now in Pitts
burg with the Iroquois club
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-30
A Child in the Bottom of a Well.

F1NDLAY, Sept. 23.-[Soecia1. IA 3-year-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-30
SCHOOLS OF SINGING sHAD.
The Wonderful Fish Have Appeared in
Lower Delaware.

Baltimore Americana
The singing shad has been seen and heard
in Lower Delaware Bay. 1t hasn't been
seen in large quantities, of course, for the
appearance of this odd fish in these waters
is rare occurrence. They come in schools,
emitting musical notes as they swim along.
The sounds they make are soft and some
thing like those of an eolian horn. This
sound cannot be made with any effect ex-
cept when the shad travel in schools. The
singing of single shad is too feeble to be
heard above the ripple of the water.
Only an expert fisherman can tell when
he has caught one of the inny songsters.
Old fishermen regard the musical shad as
prizes, and do not send them to market un-
less thev are paid very high price for
them. 1t is estimated that they travel in
schools of about 500 Their singing is
pleasant at first, but soon grows monot-
onous, owing to the fact that it is a constant
repetition of the same few sounds. Whether
many of these peculiar fish ever go up the
Delaware or move on New York and mingle
with the plain everyday Hudson River
shad is not known. They lose their identity
when they get in with other fish, and it is
doubtful if they ever sing alone.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-30
Foresaw Hi. Own Death.

NEWARK, Sept. 29.-[Spectal. Twenty
five feet of sewer trench caved in here at
noon, burying Wilson McCreary, Timothy
Murphy and Edward Burrows under five
tons of earth. The trench was fully ten
feet deep, but score of rescuers went to
work at once and succeeded, after hard
labor, in bringing Burrows to the surface
alive, but McCreary and Murphy were both
dead when found. Before going to work
this morning Murphy had premonition of
death, and told several people he was going
to be killed to-day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-30
Our Candidate.

The people clamor around
our candidate. twas hardly
necessary topIace our Home
made $40 Cheviot Suits in
nomination, because theywere
already running like wildhre.
The quality of these suits is
unquestionable, SO that all
parties can unite upon them.
They are SO popular that
nomination is equal to cleo
ton. 1t is easy enough to
part with money, but it isn't
so easy to get it back again.
When you let your dollars
60, let them go for some
thing which you would just
as soon have as the money
itself, ora little sooner. Elect
our store for your purchases;
youwill get your fullmoney's
worth, and if your purchase
is not satisfactory your full
purchase money is ready for
you assoon as you return the
goods uninjured. Equally
strong candidates are our own
make Tan Bark" Suits i'm
Meltons, Cheviots, Home
sD,1ns and Cassimeres at
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-30
A GIANT AND STILL GROWING.
Maryland Has r Sixteen-Year-O1dB Boy whs
Is Feet 4 lie Inches High.

Maryland Has Sixteen-Year-O1d Boy Who
Is 6 Feet lie Inches High.
Baltimore Sun.1
Allegheny can boast of perhaps one of
the largest boys of his age to be found in
the State. His name is William W. Wittig,
and he resides with his parents in Frost
burg. He is little over 16 years and 8
months old. For the past two years he has
been growing at the rate of one-half an
inch per month. His height is 6 feet Az
inches, and he weighs 1S6 pounds. He
wears No. ~ hat and No. II shoe. His
hand measures 13H inches around the
knuckles when closed. His chest measure
is a and his waist Al inches.
He has always enjoyed excellent health,
and possesses an appetite which would
alarm most people, as it calls for about
what would satisfy three ordinary laboring
people at each meal He lifts $50 pounds
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-30
THE WEATHER.

For Western Pennsylvania:
Fair ,cedther, slight changes
in temperature, rd1'idHe
ucincls, lcdrDler Thursday.
For Ohio: Clear, 'rinds
shifting to sO'fthedstly;
ud1mer in northeast, Sta
ondrytenspsrdt1re in south
east.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-30
Winners at Gravesend.

GRAvEsEND RACE TRACK, Sept. 29-Follow-
ing were the results of the races here to-
day:
First race. one miIe-Madstone first Craftsman
second, Mary Stone third. Time 1:43.
Second race, mile and half-Banquet first. Sir
John second. Can Can third, Time, 2:i2,
Fourth race. six furlOngs..Lord Harry first DIR.
Hasbrouck second, Sirocco third. Time, l;l4l%
Fifth race, six furlongs-King Mac first Zorlipp
second, Actor third. Time /, 81.
Sixth race, mile and one-siXteenth-John Cava-
naugh first, The Sheriff second, Kimberly third
Time, lt1lH.
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'one man ont when winning made.
Pitfsburg.- .--.......-..-. 0 d O O o o o. G
Cincinnati ---.-....-..-... o . q o l.
SUMMARY Earned runs-Pittsburg. g. Cncin-
natl. =. Two-hase hits-Becklcy, Halligan. Har-
nngton. Ihrcc-lnsc hits-ShUgart ,: Reilly pitts
burg. McPhce. Total bases on hitS-Pittsburg.
u: Cincinnati, II. Sacrifice hits-HanlOu, Reilly
ulUsburgD. lailigan, smith, Crane. First base on
rrprs-Pltlsburg. >: Cincinnati. .. First base on
halls-BprbaUer. Miller Ianon, Latham. >: Hol-
Nd1N. Kelly ltmcinnatl). smith. Double plays
Crane. McPhec and Kccnan. Stolen bases-Han-
Ion, .; Reilly tPittshUrgl. McPhee. Reilly (Cincin-
natl .: smith. Struck out--Shugart, Miller Cork
hill Maui, Baldwin, >; HalgaE, Keenan,, 2; Har-
nngtoh, 2; Hit by pitched hall-Corkhill, Reilly
lCin.1. Wild pitch-Baldwin. Left bases
PIushurg. &: Cincinnati, ). Time of game-One
hoGr ana y minutes. Umpire-Hurst.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-30
WHAT A WOMAN CAN DO.
A Cynical Doctor Dismisses an Anxious
Lover With Some Statistics.

Cynical Doctor BUSINESSES an Anxious
Lover With Some Statistics.
New York SUM-
Said the cynical doctor to the worried
lover, who consulted him about the woman
he feared was too fragile for this world:
Fragile? Ever test her fragility and that
of ali delicate, dainty womankind? Unless
she is hopeless invalid she will eat one
pound of beef, mutton or some other flesh
every day. That is 565 pounds of flesh
year, and in the 60 years she will doubtless
live she will thus consume q, 900 pounds of
meat She will in the same time consume
81, 700 pounds of bread and vegetables She
will drink by the time she is ready for your
touching inscription on her monument 175
hogsheads OF water, tea, coffee and wine.
These figures do not include the 800 pounds
of butter, the four hogsheads of sugar, and
the Lord only knows how many hundred
weight of oysters, ice cream and candy.
Think of your affinity in connection with
these figures and don't worry about her
being fragile.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-30
Women Who Love the Weed.
Philadelphia Telegraph

Those who rave with increasing bitter
ness against women who smoke, and who
declare the habit to be ill-bred and fast,
have no idea of the women they are con-
demning The Expresses of Russia and
Austria, the Queen of Italy and the Queen
Regent of Spain, as we'll as their Maiesties
of Portugal, Roumania and Servia and the
Countess of Paris are all ardent lovers of
tobacco, of which they are also thoroughly
good Judges. Perhaps the most inveterate
smoker among the royal ladies is the EN-
press OF Austria, who consumes from 80 to 40
cigarettes day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-30
Chief Justice FuIler's Daughter Ill.

PARKERsBURG, Sept. 29-[SpeciaL i
Chief Justice Fuller. of the United States
Supreme Court, was expected here to-day
to sit with Judge jackson, of the District
Court, to try some important cases, but
wired that he was prevented by the serious
illness of his daughter, who is down with
typhoid fever. AS a consequence the
Fisher will case and the case of c. P. Hum
ington, receiver, against J. P. Laidly and
the Central Land Company against j. P
Laidley, were continued.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-30
2:4O stallion class. trotting-
Results at Laconia.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 29-Following were the
results of the races at Iatonia today:
First race one mile-Fatrick first Van Zant Sec
ond John & third. Time. 1:474.
Second race, mile and so yards-Declared off,
Third race, five furlongs-Madden first, W Sec
ond Judge Hughes third. Time, los.
Fourth race, mile and one-sixteentb-
Archer first, Eli second, Marion third. Time,
I:51t.
Filth race. four and one-half furlongs-Torrent
first, Empress Frederick second, Allie w third
Time, :5gl%.
Sixth race, five furlongs-Wadsworth first Old
Pepper second, Alary third. Time, I:054
Seventh race, four and one-half furlongs-ZooIeI
first, Comether second Celebrity third. Time ;5sN
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old daughter of James seiger, an employes
of the Bell pottery. fell to the bottom of
45-foot well this morning, where there were
five feet of water The mother ran to the
scene, and could faintIy see her little
daughter clinging to the pump stock.
feebly holding her head above the water.
The child saw anxious faces peering down
and lisped, 'Me wants out" A big basket
was lowered and the brave girl climbed IN,
landing safely a minute after. She was
slightly bruised.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-30

MCKEEsPoRTr Sept. %. -[SpeciaI.1 - The
shooting match betweet Frank Weiskercher,
one of the best local marksmen and George
Grow, of Reynoldton. a crack shot, took
place here at o'clock to-day. Each man
shot at eight live birds. at a rise of 81 and q
fall of GO yards for 500 a side. The match
was won by the Mckeesport sport, who
killed seven to his opponents four birds.
There was a large crowd present, and con-
siderable money changed hands on the re-
suit Weiskercher killed six of his birds
stralqlt
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liminaries until they get the consent of both
men, but they seem to feel confident of sue
cess in this direction. As the programme
has been mapped out so. far, the match will
take place about next April, and on some
Saturday afternoon. Tickets of admission
will be sold at a popular price, not yet de-
termined on: They may cost $40 and s5, as
at the McAuliffe-Gibbons go, or they may be
purchased at even lower prices-ss and $4 or
IS and ss. 1t has been figured out roughly
that with ring platform in the center of
the grounds and seats put up where the
present stage stands, as we'll as in the open
spaces adjoining the grand stand, thus form
ing complete circle of seats, from q, 600 to
$1,000 persons can be accommodated. 1fit is
found, on q more careful survey, that as
many can be admitted the smallest prices
mentioned will probably rule.
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The Association Record.
The McKeesporters Won.

To-Day's Association Schedule.
Athletics at Baltimore. Washington at Boston.
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A Convict Inventor in Luck.

YOUNGSTOWN, Sept. 29.-[Special. IA
young man named Hungerford, whose par
ents live at Seceder Corners, three miles
north of here, and who is convict in the
peuitentiary, has received check for 81, 700
from Cincinnati firm for the right to man
ufacture buggy spring inveated by him
during his incarceration. Hungerford was
sent up from Ashtabula county for five
years for forgery, and his sentence has
nearly expired. He has secured patents on
several valuable inventions while doing
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