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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-16

The Democratic House should give
the Republican Senate and Mr.. HARRI-
son a wee bit Of tariff teSt-measure
at the very start, just as a sort of feeler.
There is no use framing an elaborate
bill embracing all the schedules, which
would stretch over the whole session
and far into the tall Of 1892 and be GER
tain Of veto in the end.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-16
A CLEVELAND MYSTERY.
Some Guessing as to Who the New Pitcher
For That Club Is.

Some Guessing as to Who the New Pitcher
For That Club Is.
Regarding the signing of pitcher by the
Cleveland club the Cleveland Leader has the
following to say:
There has been considerable conjecture in
local baseball circles as to the pitcher that
the Cleveland club had signed for next
season. One certainly had been signed and
it was currently reported that he was as
good as any in the profession. Owing to
the fact that Manager Tebeau had met Nc
Mahon, of the Baltimores, at one time dur
ing the past season, the impression got
abroad that be had been the man secured.
Such was not the case, although the Cleve-
land club would not be averse to securing
McNIahon's anne to a contract Last
night information was obtained, through
the medium of a private telegram sent from
Chicago, that the Cleveland club had signed
pitcher in one of the Western
clubs of the American Association.
As there was no one in the Colum-
bus or Louisville clubs that Cleveland
particularly wanted, and as Stivetts, of ST.
Louis, had already signed with Boston, the
Milwaukee club was the only one left from
which Cleveland could probably have Sc
cureO Il plUCneT lHCIS Is Ole pitcher III lLC
Milwaukee club universally conceded to be
one of the best young twirlers in the coun-
try He is a man of the most exemplary
habits, and his record the past season has
been such as to cause many people to pre-
dict that he will one day be cassed among
the very best of the country. His name is
Davies, and as Cleveland, during tha sum-
mer, once missed an opportunity to sign
him, the chances appeared that Davies
might be the man.
Secretary Hawley was asked whether such
was the case. Il am sorry" said he, mot
to be able to give any more definite reply
than L have in the past. ! have been asked
| if we had not signed this man and that man,
! and circumstances have compelled me to
make the same answer-that is, not much of
an answer at all. We have signed a new
pitcher and we think he is good one. AT
| the proper time we will give his name. In
Justice to an agreement made with the
PLAYER we are not at liberty to do so at pres
| ent."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-16
A POLITICAL UNION
Now Being Arranged for Between the
Alliance and the K. of L.
KNIGHTS MEETING AT SCRANTON.
A Mysterious Double Tragedy Exciting the
People of Canton.
MINOR NEWS FROM THE THREE STATES


rsPEc1AL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.l
SCRANTON, Oct. 15.-John w. Hayes, Of
Philadelphia, General Secretary and Treas
urer of the Executive Board of the knights
of Labor, and A. w. Wright, of Niagara, a
member of the board, arrived at the Wyo-
ming House last night. This morning Cen
eral Master Workman Powderly came over
from his home on the West Side and met
them at the hotel. They have come here to
attend meeting of the Executive Board
John Devlin, another member of the board,
arrived tonight. The board, which had
held meetings in Toronto, Montreal and Que
bee recently, and was compelled to adjourn
in the last named city on account of the i'll
ness of members of the board, will devote
some time to finishing their reports to the
General Assembly, which meets at Toledo
November TO-
1t is believed, however, that something of
unusual Importance to the knights in this
locality has brought the Executive Board
to Scranton. This region was formerly one
of the Knights greatest strongholds, and
there is an impression abroad that the
board will try to ascertain why the order
has dwindled here. The Knights repre-
sentative in the industrial meeting to be
held at w ashlngton, FeDruary u, VIII also
be considered. This meeting will consist of
farmers and railroad mems organizations,
as well as other organizations.
The General Assembly of the Knights of
Labor, which met in Denver, suggested Il
conference for the framing of platform
that all workingmen can support at the
polls. The farmers who met at Ocala, Fla,
suggested similar course without knowing
that the knights had previously done so.
The farmers named the date as February %,
while the Knights had fixed upon July 29
The knights agreed to change their date to
February %, so that the federation Of in
dustrial and agricultural organizations may
be made strong and harmonious.
Speaking about the order, General Master
Workman Powderly said it was doing WELL
In Canada, which the board recently WIS.,
tied, it is very prosperous and the members
are determined
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-16
TRYING TO ARRANGE MATTERS
Representatives of Yale and Harvard Max
ing Efforts to Fix a Date.

Representatives of Yale and Harvard Max
ing Efforts to Fix Date.
CAMBRIDGE. MASS, Oct. 15.-[ Special J.
Whether Harvard is to play Yale and on
what date is one interesting football topic,
and whether she will play Princeton and
when is another.
Nothing has been done about arranging
the game with Yale. Harvard has always
taken the initiative in the matter of ar
rangement, but this year, owing to the fact
that she beat Yale last fall, she feels that
she must wait for an offer or challenge from
the other side. But there is not the slight
est doubt that the game will take place.
Yale could not afford to let the opportunity
slip by of reganing her laurels lost last
wear, even if she had only mediocre team
herself With the fine eleven that she
actually has she is all the more eager to
tackle Harvard.
A prominent member of the Athletic
Committee said to-day that he would give
up prophecy and the right to express an in
telligent opinion forever if Yale did not
play this fall He considered it as good as
settled. A wellknown Yale athlete in the
law school here also expressed himself as
certain that Yale would issue challenge to
the Harvard eleven very soon. As to the
date no one could get far off the track. The
Boston newspapers have placed it as No
vember 81 and laughed in glee over their
wisdom and foresight. In fact, the game
could not conveniently take place on any
other date.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-16
THEIR SECOND ROUND.
Very Interesting Association Football
Games Scheduled for To-Morrow.

Very Interesting Association Football
Games Scheduled for To-Morrow
The second round of games in the COM
petition of the Western Pennsylvania Foot
ball League will be played tomorrow The
Pittsburg team will have as their guests the
Homestead players, who made such close
fight with the McKeesports last Saturday.
The game will take place at Recreation
Park, play commencing at 4 o'clock.
Last Saturday the ground was in a very
rough state, which made combination al
most an impossibility, but several men have
been busy during the week putting it in
first-cass condition, so that everything
promises to be favorable for good exhibi-
ton of the dribbling game.
A great contest will be that between the
McKeesports and McDonalds, which falls
to be played On the ground of the former
McKeesport will do everything in their
power to turn the tables on the champions,
as they have not forgotten that only the
McDonalds stood between them and the
remnant last year.
Bloomfield travel to New Castle to meet
the club of that name. Both are looked
upon as the dark horses in the League, and
it is hard to say who will come out ahead
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-16
TEMPERANCE LADIES AT BRADFORD.
A Number of Important Matters to Come
Before the W. C. T. U. of the state.

BRADFORD, Oct. 15.-[Special. ALI day
the several trains have borne into town
many houghtful-looking ladies, coming
from all parts of the State as delegates to
the seventeenth annual convention of the
w. G. T. U. of the Keystone State Fully
400 lady delegates are already here. The
first regular meeting will be held to-mor-
row, ,and the proceedings promise to be inter-
esting, as some important questions will
come up.
A prominent visiting delegate from the
western end of the State said tonight that
the w. G. T. U. proposes to take unusually
aggressive steps toward extinguishing Satan
in the State this winter, and that the cause
of temperance is to be brought to the front.
The delegate also said that Sabbath observ-
ance, woman suffrage and the reformation of
the press are three objects which will re-
ceive special attention. The President
states that the big split of two years ago is
thoroughly healed over, and the general
condition of the union is good. All the
ladies of the convention came without
escorts of the male persuasion, and they are
very independent in their methods. The
convention will last until next Tuesday.
Tonight several Pittsburg ladies mentioned
arrived and are comfortably quartered with
friends. Among the several notables ex-
pected are Lady Somerset and Hannah
Whitehall Smith, both of London, and Miss
Frances. Willard. Tonight a prayer meet
ing is being held.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-16
RELICS OF THE GREAT DEFEAT
Viewed by Thousands Of Awed Visitors at
Old Fort Recovery, O.

Viewed by Thousands Of Awed Visitors at
Old Fort Recovery, o.
FORT RECOVERY, O., Oct 15.-[Spscial.
Though the weather was raw and cold
over 10000 visitors gathered here to witness
the second days observance of the fearful
fight of Fort Recovery. The well from
which the soldiers drank is all that remains
to mark the fatal spot. A short time ago
the bones of over 400 soldiers were taken
up and placed in an immense casket, which
is now being viewed BY thousands in the
Christian Church, and about the most inter
esting feature of the three days celebra-
tion will be the placing away tomorrow of
these remains in their final resting. place to
be selected by the Federal Government.
This site will be converted into park and
splendid monument will be erected to the
memory Of the heroes. Another interest
ing feature is rude coffin, which was ex-
humed and is supposed to contain the re-
mains OF brave General Butler.
Senator Sherman was not here, but Hon.
David Baker, of Portland, Ind, at his own
request, made the opening address. Mr..
Baker is the grandson of Benjamin VAN
cleve, who fell in the battle of Fort Re-
covery. Mr.. Baker read the diary of VAN
cleve and also recited the history of General
st. Clair. This afternoon Hon. NJ. E.
Giants, of Troy, o., made the opening ad-
dress, during which he stated that he would
do all in his power in Congress to have an
appropriation made for the erection of a
monument here. General w. H. Gibson
was greeted by perfect storm of applause.
He explained the progress of civilization,
and how during the war with the Indians
Colonel Morrow who served two terms in
Congress, and was twice elected to fill the
Governors chair, was obliged to work on
the farm with his wife and two babes at his
side. Mrs Morrow being instructed to fire
a rifle as preconcerted signal that Indians
were approaching. The venerable speaker
also graphically described how General. st.
Clair, after five Generals had fallen, went
to Washington, matured his plans and
came back to organize an army, falling at
its front. Tonight big campfire concluded
the exercises.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-16
REPORTS At MORRIS PARK.
Dagonet Causes a Surprise by Winning the
Valuable White Plains Stake.

Dagonet Causes a Surprise by Winning the
Valuable White Plains Stake.
NORRIS PARK, Oct. 15.-The New York
Jockey Club concluded its fall meeting and
the racing season this afternoon in perfect
autumn weather.
First race, six furlongs-Sir George made
all the running and won without having
been headed from Lizzie. who beat Tor
mentor. Time, 1:lS14.
Second race, five furlongs-Vernon got
away in front and set rafting pace to the
last furlong post where he relinquished the
lead to Grand Prix. Grand Prix, ridden out,
managed to last long enough to win by a
neck from Alliquippa, who, in whipping
finish, beat Alcalde head for the place.
Time, l:0l.
Third race mile and quarter-Kingmaker
started away with the lead and showed the
way to the stretch. Covington who lad been
lying back with Judge Morrow, then maze
his effort. He took Morrow clear across the
track to the outer rails, where he thought
the going was better. He lost fully 20 lengths
by so doing, and he was never able to catch
kingmaker, in spite of his rush. The latter
won, without having been headed, by
length. The Judge beat Reckon, who trailed
along the stretch ten lengths for the place.
Time, a:l23I.
Fourth race White Plains handicap, value
of stake $4,000 closed with 252 entries, three
quarters of Il mile-There was long and
vexatious delay before the flag went down.
They finally got away after having been at
the post nearly three-quarters of an hour to
q struggling start. st. Florian and 1orkvllle
Belle acted as pacemakers until the stretch
was reached. 1orkville Belle then fell back,
and st. Florian showed the way almost to
the last furlong pole. He was then over
hauled by Wah Jim. When they were within
a few lengths of the finishing line Hamilton
made his effort on Dagonet, and the latter
drew away and won an exciting race by
three parts of a length from Wah Jim, who
beat Rex a neck for the place. Time, 1:l31a.
Mutuals paid S:A so straight for the place.
Fifth race, Pelham Bay handicap, 81 en-
tries: one mile and n quarter-kirllover won
by length from Picknickef, who beat Rus
sell three lengths for the place. The feature
of the race was the desperate struggle be-
tween Russell and PesSara for third place.
The pair finished a nose apart. Time, 2:l2.
Sixth race, heats of six furlongs-Rouque-
fort set the pace in the trSt heat until the
last furlong, when his rider went to pieces,
and Actor came in and won quite handily
by length: RoQuefort second. q head before
Donohue. Time, l:lS. Actor won the sec
ond heat, Roquefort second, two lengths be-
fore Cynosure. Time, 1:34.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-16
LORD HAWKES. TEAM.
A Grand Reception Arranged for the En-
gIish Cricketers at Chicago.


CHICAGO, Oct. ia meeting of the
Chicago Cricket Club was held yesterday
afternoon at KinsIey's to make final ar
rangements for the match with Lord
Hawkes. eleven of English gentlemen on
Friday and Saturday next at Parkside. Dr.
E. R. Ogden presided. The different COM
mittees reported that preparations had been
made for seating large number of specta-
tors both in and outside the clubhouse.
American and English flags in large num-
bers had been secured to decorate the
grounds, and Mr. Smiley had been given
charge of the commissariat department.
The sale of tickets was reported to be going
on fast, and if the weather is fine large at
tendance is expected AT Philadelphia the
ground was filled on the occasion of the
match with the elite of the city, the four
in-hands and other equipages turning out in
style.
AS rule live lords are supposed to be too
lazy to exert the muscles sufficiently to play
cricket, but in this eleven are two noble
lords, one of whom is the master spirit of
the team. 1t is expected that Chicago's
Four Hundred will turn out almost as fully
as they do on Derby Day. The visitors will
probably not arrive until Thursday night,
and they will be driven to the grounds in a
tally-ho on Friday, through Jackson Park,
so as to give them glimpse of the World s
Fair buildings On Saturday night ban
quet will be given the eleven at Kinsley's.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-16
A CauseIess Panic at East Liverpool.

EAST LIVERPOOL, Oct. 15.-[SpeciaL. j.
At the public school house this afternoon a
small boy tainted in the primary depart
ment, and the children, becoming fright
ened, fled the room A colored man pass
ing, saw the rush and tore down street yell
ing ''fire" at the top of his voice. The up
roar raised great crowd in moment, and
the pressure became so great that the heavy
front gates were closed. Then trouble be-
gan with the many mothers of the children
within the school, who began calling for
their infants, and pleading and weeping.
Notwithstanding the assurance that there
was no fire, they refused to be comforted
until the gates were opened, and the. air
cleared enough to make out the forms of a
dozen delighted mothers carrying in their
arms their precious children unharmed
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-16
General Sporting Notes.

TARENTUM races tomorrow.
THE local ball players received their checks
yesterday.
HADDocK won nine out of Il games in which
he pitched.
TURKEY shooting commenced yesterday
for the season.
ED SMITH is going to Denver after fight
with Billy Wood.
ST. LOUIS claims to have signed Fielder
Thomas Mccarthy.
BROOKLYN is reported to have signed
Pitcher Martin Duke.
GOLD HICKORY" CARPENTER is at BuTling-
ton, Ia, where his wife has been seriously Ill.
PETER JACKSON has notified the California
Athletic Club that he will fight SlaV1n Tor
So 0C0.
WHEN rival baseball magnates are trying
to run each other the players are the
gamers.
A FEW of the members of the Heron Hill
Gun Club had some good sport at Brunots
Island yesterday.
jim O'NEILL is honest in his desire for the
fight to continue, because he truly says:
"When they mako settlement our salaries
will be given chop
be secured from Brooklyn except his re-
lease is purchased from that club. The
local club won't do this.
PooR Columbus. Her assassination is on
the docket and she will be put in the grave
ward with Richmond, Toledo, Syracuse,
Rochester, Ridgewood and Pendleton.
THE Browns will now go to Sioux City to
play a series of games with the Corn
Huskers," who are playing tirst-class ball.
AnSon and his colts ran against 4 snag over
there. Tue Western Association champions
played the Chicago team three games for the
championship of the West and the Sioux
City aggregation won, taking two out OF
three games.
JULIAN B. HART is very nervy young
man. He thinks he can induce Hutchison,
Dahlen, Burns and few others to put their
names to Association contracts. Hutch"
and Burns were the only players who re-
fused to yield to the tempter in go,
and it is absu. d to believe that Hart can
succeed where men of the personal popular
ity and magnetism that Addison and Weld
enfeller possessed failed.-1imeS-Stdr.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-16
Tri-State Breyities.

A PLUM at Leechburg is blooming for the
second time this season.
MRS JANE SCHooLCRAFT, q Kanawha county,
w. Va. widow, has just married her eighth
husband. Her first wedding took place 20
years ago.
NOAH ADAIR, one of the most notorious
moonshiners of West Virginia, the SLAYER of
five men, is now in jnil at Charleston, w. Va.
He was captured in Virginia.
A BIG Four passener train crashed into
some freight cars on the main track ut White
sulphur Springs, o., Wednesday evening
wrecking the locomotives and hve cars, but
seriously inj juring no one.
d. W. Young came to Leechburg all the
way from Bucyrus to see the old flag of the
One Hundred and Thirty-ninth PennsyI-
vania Regiment He was its bearer through Il
MANY n battle and had not seen it since. the
war He carried back with him a piece of
the tattercd relic.
SAMUEL LoUGHNER, miner at Claridge,
Westmoreland county,. was badly injured
Yesterday morning by being run over by Il
trip. One of his legs was crushed to a pulp,
and he sustained internal injuries. Samuel
Parsons, another miner, who WIS with him,
was also badly hurt.
THE gun whose forging for the Govern
ment was witnessed several days ago by
Secretary Tracy and Commodore Folger, at
the Bethlehem Iron works, Is to be II l3-inch
tube AZ feet long, and is destined for use on
one of the new battle ships. IL will be the
greatest steel gun ever made in America.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-16
NEW OFFICERS OF THE LEGION.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Also Chooses Its Off
cials for the Year at Reading.

The Ladies Auxiliary Also Chooses Its Om-
cials for the Year at Reading.
READING, Oct. 15.-[SpeciaL. AT the
meeting of the National Union Veteran
Legion Encampnent this morning the fol-
lowing officers were elected: National
Commander, JosephE Palmer, New York;
Senior Vice Commander, D. E. Coon, San
Diego, Cal; Junior Vice National Com
msnder, John F. Brady, Washington;
Quartermaster General, Frank L. Blair, of
Petoskey, Mich; Chaplain in Chief, Rev.
John A. Danks, Allegheny; Inspector Gen.
eral, James R. Ross, Indianapolis; Execu-
tive Council, NJ. NJ. Murphy, Mt. Vernon,
O.; J. R. Grubb, Camden, N. j.; j.
P Boyer, Philadelphia; George Thomp-
son, Indiana; A. NJ. Bay, Mis-
souri,. The newly elected officers
were installed by Past Commander Miller,
after which the encampment adjourned to
meet at Indianapolis next year. This after
companied by their wives, took trip over
the Mount Penn gravity road and stopped
at the tower, which is 1900 feet above the
sea.
The National Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Union Veteran Legion elected officers as
follows: President, Mrs. Mary E. Beighel,
Altoona; Vice Presidents, Mrs. o. G. Rose,
New Castle, and Mrs. n. c. Glass, Reading;
Treasurer, Mrs. Sadie Coon. Altoona; In
spector, Mrs. Henrietta Wheeler, Allie
gheny; Chaplain, Mrs. Cynthia Chapman,
Bradford Secretary, Julia NJ. johnson,
Altoona; Installing Officer, Mrs. S. J. Hus-
ton. Newark; Counsellor, Mrs. McIlyain,
Bridgewater.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-16
Tried to Wreck a Train

FINDLAY, Oct. 15.-[Special. IA bold at
tempt to wreck train was made this morn
ing on the Nickel Plate Railroad between
Stewartsville and Arcadia, in this county.
Two pieces of iron had been placed between
the rails in such manner as to throw the
engine off the track. Ifthe obstruction had
not been discovered by Peter Williams, a
farmer, terrible accident would have hap
pened, as it was in dangerous place He
notified the agent at Stewartsville, who
held the trains until the iron could be re-
moved. 1t is supposed that someone had a
grievance against the company and took
this plan of getting even. An investigation
will follow,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-16
HONORED THEIR CHAMPIONS.
The East End Gyms rendered a Splendid
Banquet by Their Friends.

The East End GYMS rendered a Splendid
Banquet by Their Friends.
An elegant banquet was rendered the
baseball team of the East End Gymnastic
Club last evening at the Hotel Duquesne.
The ball team, as is well known,
won the County League pennant this year,
and as result the Gymnastic Club mem
bers and friends are proud of them. The
banquet rendered them proved this beyond
all doubt, as it was one of the first-class
kind. About 60 members of the club and
friends were present.
Before the report was commenced with,
Mr.. w. S. Atterbury called upon the sport
ing editor of this paper to present the BAN
ner in the absence of A. G. Pratt, the donor.
The presentation was made and as the even
ing progressed exceedingly interesting
speeches were made by President Barbour,
of the ball team, Mr.. Atterbury, Prot
Kirchner, Tom Fullwood, A. G. Crafty and
Messrs. Vincent, Edwards and others
Really an interesting and humorous even
ing was spent. The history of the club was
fully gone into and it has very fattering
history indeed, having made remarkable
progress during the last five years.