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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-19
ORIGIN OF THE BATON.
Lully, the Originator of the Wand, Was
Killed by His Own Invention.

Lully, the originator OF the Wan0, was
Killed by His Own Invention.
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.J
The inventor of the leaders baton, recent
investigators assert. was Lully, the cele-
brated Italian violinist, the composer of the
famous ''Miserere," written for the funeral
of Minister Sequier. Among the ancients
the musical leader beat the time either by
movement of the foot, which was called the
s'pedarius, or by tapping the hollow of the
left hand with the fingers of the right hand.
This was called the "manuductor.
Lully, not knowing how to impart the
sentiment of the measure to his orchestra of
violinists, armed himself with a baton,
which was six feet long With the end of
this he stamped the floor vigorously. One
day, however, he hit, not the floor, but his
foot. He neglected the wound, which was
but slight one at first. Gangrene set in
and caused the masters death on March
%, 1857. Batons of approximate size con-
tinued in existence until the end of the
eighteenth century. Strauss used a baton
as it is used to-day. After his death, which
occurred in 1849, the chief of the violin
lists presented Johann Strauss during one
of his popular Viennese concerts with the
baton of his father in the presence of 5000
spectators. Meyerbeer used baton of
solid silver. That of Fetis was richly
adorned with gold and gems, and Mozart
conducted his chorus concerts at Salzburg,
his native city, with little stick made of
iyory
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-19
OUTRAGES IN CHINA.
MANY wARsHIPs NOW THERE TO EN-
FORCE FOREIGN DEMANDS.
England, France, Germany and the United
States Mean Business - The Chinese
Government Must Settle, or Take .
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Phase of the Affair

England, France, Germany and the United
States Mean Business The Chinese
Government Must Settle, or Take a
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Phase of the Affair.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-The State and
Navy Departments are resting easy about
the Chinese situation to-day. The next
item of interest that is likely to reach the
State Department will in all probability be
the answer from the Chinese Government to
the united demand on the part of foreign
ministers for protection and reparation.
If it is true, as some of the dispatches
have indicated, that the riots and outrages
at Ichang were tacitly countenanced by the
Chinese Government officials, it is held by
some that the answer from the imperial
courtat Peking may be startiingly indie
pendent. Official and private dispatches
seem to agree as to the character of the
Ichang riots and the action of the soldiery
and the inaction of the commanding officers
and those in authority
Even when the British Consulate was
openly attacked and burned not word
was uttered by the Chinese officers to stay
the riot This phase of the affair is consid-
cred very serious here, 1t is taken that the
outrages we're perpetrated with the sanction,
II not Dy Tile OIueIS, VI IHe OulCeIS VI IIle
Chinese forces.
Another view, which is also borne out bv
recent dispatches from Shanghai, is held by
many of our Government officials, and that
is that the soldiers present at the riots, and
who are said to have assisted in the depre-
dations, were Human men, who have par
ticular hatred of foreigners. The regular
Government soldiers who were in the bands
dared not interfere with the Hunanese
troops. Such action, it is claimed would
have precipitated civil war.
Will China risk whipping from Eng
land, Germany, France and the United
States in order to avoid an internal revolu-
ton or will she make her peace with these
outside nations and run her chance with the
Hunanese and dissatisfied elements within
her borders? The Yellow Sea is now filled
with war vessels from every important ma
tion on the globe and more are coming.
Germany has given up dallying with
her old friend, from whom she expected
great favors, and has several vessels ready
to enforce her demands. In addition to her
feet already in China waters France has on
the way thither two men-of-war, England
has her 16 vessels within call, while the
United States is prepared to make a semi
respectable showing.
The United States has now on the Asiatic
stations more than double the naval force
she had two months ago The force has
been augmented by three ships of better
class than those which have been lying in
Chinese waters for the last few years.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-19
THE FIRE RECORD.

AT Grand Forks, N. D., last night Henry
Gotzians brick block, including the Opera
House and five stores, suffered $15, 900 dam
age by gasoline explosion fire.
AT Opelika, Ala. Saturday night the
Opelika Hotel. with all outbuildings, burned.
All the guests escaped with their baggage.
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $ll,OGO.
AT Jeannette yesterday morning a portion
of the works of the Gondolo Tanning Works
was consumed. Loss about $4,000, with u
small insurance. The fire originated in the
evaporating department.
Pat Norwich, Conn.,, last night, a fire broke
out in the building of John A. Morgan &
Son, coal and lumber dealers, and the build
ing WAS completely gutted. Loss on lumber,
$40, 1000; on building, $4,000; insured. The
fire is supposed to be of incendiary origin.
AT wellsville, o., yesterday morning, fire
was discovered at the Vulcan brick yards,
and the main building, several outbuildings,
two fat cars and 1900 brick were destroyed.
Loss is estimated at $40 900; insurance, 81 900.
The works were refitted throughout with
new machinery during the past week, which
was also destroyed. Forty men will be
thrown out of employment. The works
will be rebuilt at once.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-19
BLAINE'S HOUSE OPEN.
And the Maine Man Is Expected the
Latter Part of the Week.
ANNUAL REPORT TO BE PREPARED.
The Secretary in Touch With the Affairs of
the Department.
CAPITAL TIDINGs TO BE MORE LIVELY

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.1
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S-The big red
house in Madison Place opposite the Exc
residence, was thrown open from cellar to
garret yesterday and is being aired and
put in order for the Secretarys of State
and his family, who are coming to occupy it
toward the end of the present week. Mr..
Blaine is not entirely we'll, his friends say,
but he is we'll enough and strong enough to
resume his work at the State Department,
and is expected to do so on the day after his
arrival here.
Washington, especially that part of it
that is affected in social and political way
by the doings of the Administration, has
been very dull for several months past, and
some tonic, like the return of Blaine, is
badly needed to tone up the town. 1t is
thought that as soon as the Secretary ar
rives he will take up the work of writing
his annual report. This document must be
prepared within the coming three or four
weeks, and Mr.. Blaine has been away from
the department so long that he will need to
work hard to catch up with the drift of cur
rent business.
The reports that the Secretary has been
all summer absolutely ignorant of what has
been going on in his own department are
not correct. He has been kept posted daily
regarding the details of all the important
questions that have arisen during his long
absence, and, while he has not considered
them all, he knows in general way what has
been going on. As the report will be the
last of the kind that the administration will
have the privilege of submitting before the
Presidential nominations are made, advant-
age will be taken of the fact to make as
strong case before the people as possible.
To this end unusual care will be taken in
the preparation of the report this year, and
Mr.. Blaine will give the work his personal
supervision.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-19
HAD LOTS OF CONFIDENCE.
An Interesting Incident in Heavy Betting
on thn English Turf.

on tho English Turf.
Happier" in the London Sporting and Dram
dfic Ne'cS, narrates the following rather in
tereSting story: Nobody appears TO know
anything of the man who had such a good
win over Common in the st. Leger, but these
are the facts, and they are curious: On the
day Ofthe Eclipse stakes at Sandown, before
the race, some one went up to Mr.. Fry and
asked the price of Common for the Leger
Mr.. Fry, with his familiar air of making a
bit Of n concession, replied. "WeIl, sir I'll
take 10 5" "Nery well.' the stranger an
swered, I'll lay you 5000 to 5000 Mr.. Fry
was trifie staggered, the more so as he did
not know his customer, and he observed
you'll excuse my asking, but are you ac-
CustOmed TO bet such sums?'
The stranger hesitated. No" he an
swercd, Il can't say l am, but" he paused
tor moment and then added, perhaps I'd
better post the money!" saying which he
pulled out his pOcketbooE and produced six
El,o0O notes, which he handed over the rails
Fry. somewhat astouished inquired, "What
name, sire "Oh, never mind the name, 1
know you very well. Ii will be all right
That was all that took place. On the Tues
dav night Nr. Fry'S clerk met the unknown
IN the street at DOncaster. and said to him:
co on II be mp to see your horse win TO NOR
row, l SuPpose?" 4 expect shall. I'm not
quite certain vet was the reply; but he
WAS there. aud after the race presented him.
SELF to Mr. Fry with the remark, 81 think
you owe me Ell.00O' Quite right, SIR the
well-knOwn bOokmaker answered. 81 have
not the money with me, but if you give me
your name check shall be posted tonight.
Very WELL the winner said, ''send it to
such an address'-my informant did not
give the name-"and please send an
open check" Its not very safe to send
such a sum by open check" Mr.. Fry sug-
gcsted Il wish it. if you will kindly do so,''
was the reply. The check was of course
duly sent, and that is the biggest ready
money bet Mr. Fry has ever made.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-19
FROM POVERTY TO WEALTH.
AN INMATE OF A POOR HOUSE TO GET
AN $4,000, 900 ESTATE.

The Lucky Woman Is 80 Years Old, and Her
New Found Wealth Is in England-The
Family History Leading Down to the
Inheritance.
BUTTE, MONT, Oct. 18-Mrs- Ann A.
Dodge, an inmate of the poor house of this
city, and so years of age, received notice to-
day that she is the heir to an estate in Eng
land worth SS,0OO,oOO. The story dates back
two centuries, at which time her greatgrand
father, on her mothers side, owned vast
estate near London. His eldest son removed
to America, settling and marrying in Vir-
ginia. Two children, William and Annie,
were born of the marriage, the latter the
wife died, and the two children moved to
Kentucky. Both married, the son dying
without issue, and the daughter, Ann,
married William Coleman. Both died 40
years ago, leaving Mrs. Dodge and a sister,
who moved to Missouri, where Mrs. Dodge's
husband died, 90 years ago.
Five years ago an article appeared in an
English paper telling of the estate and the
lost heirs. and the fact that the estate was
in the hands of a public administrator.
Mrs. Dodge became convinced that it was
her family history that was related. She
laid the case before relative named Ross,
and he went to London to investigate the
matter. He returned an encouraging letter,
but since then nothing was heard from him,
and it is not known where he is.
Then she placed the matter in the hands
of nephew, William T. Coleman, a
wealthy canning manufacturer of San Fran
cisco. Meanwhile she came to Butte to
visit her daughter, Mrs. Charles Ragsdale.
She was taken sick, and, accommodations
not being good at the miners cabin, she
was removed to the poor house. She has
now received letters confirming her right to
the estate, and has forwarded letters, docu-
ments, the family Bible, etc, to prove her
claim.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-19
General Sporting Notes.

THE directors of the local ball club may
meet this evening.
S.-WEsrMoNT. with running mate, paced a
mile at Chicago in 1854 in 2:0I34.
JERRY DENNY and Pitcher Thornton have
both signed Philadelphia contracts.
THE American Association magnates will
have their inning this week at Chicago.
IT is stated that Hallman will desert the
Athletics and play second base for the
PhillieS next year.
SPORTING men who attended the licking
ton races last week say it was the greatest
meeting on record.
"IF had this Cincinnati club now I'd get
on train tonight and come back with three
of the best players the Association has on its
list. n. s. Stern.
ROGER CoNNoR asked 1000 and a three
years contract to go to Chicago, and Mrs
Green's son has cholera morbus in conSe-
quence.-TimeS-Stdr
BILLY BARNIE is in Cincinnati. irving to
sign McPhee, Rhines and Harrington for the
Association, the former for Baltimore and
the two latter for the Athletics.
THE statement and predictions being made
about the great things to be done by the
American Association are identical with
those that were made about the late Pee L.
THE boycott of the college football teams
against playing in Philadelphia, has been
partly revoked, as the Princeton team will
play the University of Pennsylvania there.
23J or better, five of which entered the list
in 1891; he is also the sire of three PAGERS
with records better than 225 KIM Rene
has IL trotters with records of 2:30 or better.
1T is reported that Jacob Rupert, the
millionaire brewer, who owns the Hudson
River Driving Park, at Poughkeepsie, n Y,
will next season have a first-class sta BILE OF
running horses Al. Joyner will De his
trainer.
J. W. ROGERS, who bid on Delusion at Je-
rome Park n day or two ago, never bid up q
horse before. but did SO to get squa re for
similar medicine given him in the Lamp
lighter case. Revenge is sweet sometimes
in racing.
THE trotting association at Columbus. Ind,
has purchased so acres of land adjoining the
driving park, and will at once begin the con-
struction ofa firSt-claSS mile track The
association will spend $4,000 in improving
this park before the spring meeting.
LATHAM had an offer from the Baltimore
club. Holiday has letter from Billy Bar
ME asking tor his terms to play with the
Athletics. McPhee, Mullane, Rhines and
Harrington each received kilograms yester-
day. They were from Julian Z. Hart, of the
Boston Reds, and Christ Won der Abe, of the
st. Louis Browns.-Cincillluti Enquirer.
SPEAKING of the Chicago dream the Times
says: "Ghe entire business seems to be a
affair. The incorporators can
converse with each other through the win
they would not get cold running from one
house to another without an oycrcoat if the
thermometer was below Zero"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-19
A HAWAIIAN CABLE.
BARON DE BAAM TELLS HOW THE
SCHEME Is FEASIBLE.

A Talk With Cyrus W. Fields Associate in
Atlantic Cable Laying-A Cable En-
tirely Across the Pacific Is Not Practical
BILE at Present.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 1S.-Baron de
Baam, we'll known as one of the most pro-
gressive of French noblemen of wealth, is
now at the Palace Hotel. His name is one
familiar to Americans, for he was associated
with Cyrus w. Field in the years
of trouble and disappointment that
were finally frightened by the
successful laying of the first Atlantic cable.
He never lost his courage, even when
everything was black and the whole world
was deriding the men who were 'foolish
enough to try to put string across the
ocean" In the final victory he shared al
most equally with Field both the financial
gain and the glory.
The Baron said yesterday that the prin-
cipal elements to be considered in cable lay
ing were weight and strength. Under ordi-
nary conditions the question of diameter in
cluded both of these, and, consequently, in
considering whether it was possible to lay a
certain stretch of cable, it was first neces-
sary to decide how thick it would have to
be to hold together. As for laying a cable
across the Pacific, Baron de Baam
pooh-poohed the idea. In the first place
it would be many, many years
before such a line would pay, from the very
fact that at present the oriental countries
were sparsely settled with men likely to
send cablegrams. 1t was true, nations were
interested and ought to be willing to pay
for such a work, but even so cheaper way
to get instantaneous communication with
America and Europe could easily be found.
Again, it was practically impossible to lay
a cable such an enormous distance without
break, because its weight would be SO
great.
1t would be possible to cross the Pacific
with cable if stops could be made at
islands on the way. There ought to be no
trouble in laying cable to the Hawaiian
islands, and from that group to some other,
and so on across. Such short stretches
would permit the use of a cable of small
diameter and weight, which could be
purchased for a reasonable price A
project is now on foot to cross the Atlantic
in a similar way, going to the Azores and
then to the Bermudas before touching the
United States. In this way the work can
be done for the comparatively small sum of
81 800, 200.
On being questioned further about the
possibility of laying a cable to the Ha-
waiian Islands, the Baron said he knew lit
tie about the physical difficulties in the
way, but that depth of sea made little diff
ference and the distance was not great.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-19
LINCOLN CONTROLLED BY sPooKs.
Medium Now Claims the Martyred Presi-
dent Was a Spiritualist.

WHITE PLAINS, n. Y, Oct 1s.-In a
work entitled "Was Abraham Lincoln a
Spiritualist?" Mrs. Nettie Colburn Nav
nard, of this city, makes some startling
claims in regard to Mr.. Lincoln's belief in
supernatural communications. She states
that in the latter part of 1862, when she was
ayoung girl and already gaining a reputa-
tion as medium, she was in Washington
and became acquainted with Mrs. Lincoln
and a number of other persons of promi-
nence, who were attendants upon her
seances, ami through this means she came
in contact with the President.
Mrs. Lincoln induced her husband to at
tend one of Miss Colburn's seances, and on
that occasion he was warned through the un
conscious medium not to postpone his issu-
ance of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Those present were surprised and asked
Mr.. Lincoln if any pressure had been
brought to bear to secure the deferment of
the proclamation, and he replied that there
had been pressure of the strongest kind.
He was much impressed by the incident,
and the proclamation was shortly issued
Mrs Lincoln obtained Miss Colburn clerk
ship and she rmained in Washington. fire.
quently giving seances.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-19
BALTIMoRE'S GOOD PROSPECTS.
Tho Outlook Excellent for Weeks First
Class Horse Racing.

BALTIMORE, Oct lS-[Specidl. 1.-The Balti-
more Jockey Clubs fall meeting will begin
tomorrow and last six davs During
this period no less than SIS 200 Will be hung
mp in stakes and purses, and all signs point
10 renewal of racing interests at Baltimore
For many years in the seventies" and
eighties the famous Pimlico course wit
messed some Of the best racing of that day,
but the diSbandment of the Maryland
Jockey Club caused the fortunes of the old
track to decline. The newly organized Bal
timOre Jockey Club promises TO revive turf
Interests in the Monumental City, especially
aS well known and practical men are at the
holm OF management. Among the stables
ina will lie represent ut Baltimore next
Wecl5 are those ofP. Lorillard w b. Jennings
>. IiylanG, FoIhall Keene, S s Brown, W
Jennings, J. I. Williams, z. Brown. J. 4
SeayTuve W -IIendrie !. P. Dawes, G. OK.
F. {. MCDewee, ID. 7. Pulsifer, W c. Daly
Empire Stables. J. r. Ress q. T. Leach f.
Taylor and Others, including a division
from Gloucester.
After the conclusion of the Baltimore
meeting most OF the stables there will ship
10 the Jennings course, Washington. where
the Washington Jockey Club will hold q ten
day meeting. 1t will begin On Monday. Oc-
toDer 2j, and last to November ). Some S23-
600 in purses and stakes will be hung up and
races for all classes of horses including
Jumpers, be given. Secretary Thomas NJ
Draney, of the Washington Jockey Club. is
well known to horsemen, as are all of the
other officials, and a successful race meeting
at the Capitol City looks assured.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-19
DRIVING OUT AN EVIL SPIRIT.
A Chinese Performance at Which the joss
Did Remarkable Things.

As a class, Chinese "sperrits" are much
more practical and sensible than their
American cousins Night before last we
were fortunate enough to witness per-
formance on a large scale, says William E.
S. Fales in letter from China. A wealthy
boatman engaged boss-medium to drive
away certain devil, which had been worry
ing the family several months, and to cure
his wife of sprained ankle and his brother
of bilious fever. The necessary financial
arrangements were made and the night men,
toned set apart for the solemn event
We arrived early at o'clock in the even
ing. The establishment consisted of series
of houses built about q quadrangle. The
boatman and the No. wife lived in one
building, wives 2 and and several concu-
bines in the rest. The quadrangle had been
swept and cleaned and was brilliantly il
Illuminated with colored Chinese lanterns and
powerful kerosene lamps. During the day the
priest had sent carpenters and assistants to
the place and had converted the main room
of the middle house into church. At
about 7:30 the booming of heavy gong an
nounced the arrival of the priest and his
assistants. The priests set up a chant,
rhythmic and beautiful. 1t was sung not in
the funny falsetto with which coolies WOO
the divine muse, but in manly baritone
deep from the chest. After 20 bars the song
ceased the outer and inner gates were
thrown wide open and GLOSS" was brought
in. He was not an imposing parsonage in
any way, being nothing more or less than
very well made and handsomely dressed doll.
The music grew wilder and weirder and we
noticed that the four porters were becom-
ing mesmerized, hvpnotized or whatever it
may be called. They began to totter, then
stagger and then to rush to and fro never
losing their grasp upon the chair. At one
point the chair drove into an archway and
hurled porter against a column with so
much force as to cut piece of flesh from his
leg half as large as mans hand. At another
pole pinned a bystander to the wall by
his shoulder with such power as to make the
blood squirt out. In the meantime five
priests with strips of burning paper covered
with prayers darted here and there throw
ing the flames into every nook and corner
Suddenly the music ceased, the chair
stopped its mad antics, the gates were
opened and the devil was exercised. He
had been hurled, beaten and burned away
and would never return during his remain
ing diabolic tareer. The priest kindly
showed us the book he had made
from "Joss" dictation The communi-
cations were simple and wise
For the sprained ankle, it recommended a
warm poultice and some liniment; for the
bilious fever, strong cathartic and a low
diet: for any future devils, who might de-
sire to visit the place, treatment of white
wash and scrubbing, which, considering the
condition of some of the rooms, was advice
worthy of Solomon.