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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31

THE servant problem has been discussed
by the leading ladies of Washington. See
THE DISPATCH tomorrow for their
oninions.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31

"sBRowN's Bronchial Troches' are exceIlen,
for the relief of hoarseness sore throat They
are exceedingly etfeetive. .'-Christian W orld,
London. Eng.
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REFERENCE BOARD.
-:
Black men occupy squares
Ito IL; white men squares
Il to 80. Black men al
ways move first.

Checker Headquarters-HomeH Hotel, Duqucsne
way. between Eighth and Ninth streets, and at
Samuel Seeds, s6 Seventh avenue.
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BY calling Hello, 11S6," you can order
the finest ales and beers for your family's
use. IRON CITY BREWING COMPANY.
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HOME TREATMENT.
Additional Evidence by Mail.

Mr.. W. 7. Henshaw, of Prospect, Pa, says:
"For years 1 suffered from catarrh without
being able to find relief. Drs. Copeland and
Blair cured me, treating me by mail"
Mr.. Henry Rose, of Eckhart's Mines. Nd,
says: Il suffered constantly from chronic
catarrh; could get no relief. Drs. Copeland and
Blair cured me entirely at home"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31

DRs. COPELAND & BLAIR treat with success
all curable cases at &c Sixth avenue, Pittsburg
Pa. Office hours, to IL A. M, to p. NJ. and
7to0P. NJ. (Sundays includedl. Specia1tIes-
Catarrh and all diseases of the eye. ear, throat
and lungs chronic diseases Consultation, ST.
Address all mail to DIR. w. n. COPELAND,
66 Sixth avenue Pittsburg Pa ia2lTTSSu
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XXXII.-Zukertort's Openi;
NOTES BY w. STEINITZ.
IA, OxR was much superior,

TaJ QXIN WAS
(b) Black could have maintained the pawn
by "a Xxx, @ g. 25 RxR P, @ Kt s ch; 26 B K B
/. BxP ch; u KxB. QxB; but his @ Kt P would
have remained weak.
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FOR DYSPEPSIA

Distress after Eating,
Stomach Catarrh, Head
ache. Heartburn, and all
forms Of Indigestion.
Prepared from the fruit
Of the Papaya Melon
Tree foundia the tropics.
Druggists sell them.
5-QQ -TTGn
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FIFTEENTH GAME.

THE GUNSBERG- -STEINITZ MA1aH.
The nineteenth game will be publishe&ax the
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G s..

All communications should be addressed to the
Chess Editor, Z. q. Box 463.
The Pittsburg Chess Club meets at the Pittsburg
Library, Penn avenue.
The Allegheny Chess Club meets at DIR. Miller's
Hall, North avenue. every Monday evening.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31
VARIATION 1.
CRITICISM.
CRITICISM.
II there's hole in a. your coats,
rede you tent it;
A chiefs amang YOU takin' notes,
And fifth haIll nront I'll

CRITICISM.
If there's hole in a. your coats,
rede you tent it;
A chiefs amang YOU takin' notes,
And, faith, he'll prent it!
In last Saturdays issue of the Life we have
the following problem by Mr.. Hadden, Cleve-
land, O.:
Black: 5; King. e.
White: H-l8 King, 2.
White to move and win.
1t the editor and his contributor will look
into Lyman's problem book. page 81, problem
No. ~, they will find the same problem, the
only difference, coiors reversed, by William
Reid, Kilmarnock, Scotland. 1t looks like
plagiarism. and the Cleveland expert can only
clear himself OF the charge by statement as to
how he came by the problem.
To the Checker Editor of the Dispatch:
In game No. 80 think 'Archie" should have
won the game at thirty-first move The posi-
tion stands:
Black-4, g. O. II, r. I3,14.
White-lS 49, q %, 28, q, 81.
Black TO move and WIN.
Archie moved 11-l6. and the game was drawn;
but the following play wins for black Il will be
glad to play this position by correspondence
with any of the Pittsburg Club or ]. Maize). 1
claim black win by 14.l7, E-24, etc.
L. ARMSTRONG.
BLYTHsDALE, PA.
We would like to heal" from our Brither
Davie as to this Knockout of his cross Kelso.
Tarentum Tournament.
Our esteemed neighbors commenced their
tournament on January q, and they have
adopted plan somewhat original fo- a tourna-
ment There are eight entries. and they choose
two captains. w. 8. Nesbit and Thomas P.
Pratt, and they choose three each. Mr. Nesbit
chose William G. Fulton, W. w. Calpass and
Fred Anderson; Mr.. Pratt chose D. Il. McCon-
vile, Thomas P. Fleeson and Bert Hunnell
The teams play four games with each of the op-
posing teams. and the two making the best score
In each team play the two best in the other
and the one making the best of all will be the
follows:
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ANTHRACITE COAL DEALERS.

READ Rudyard Kipling's third Letter on
America in To-Morrow's Dispatch.
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Average. ..n37 Average ..2

The above speaks for itself, and shows the
strength Of the players. But the originality of
our neighbors in their arrangements has it so,
that in the Small rounds. .one of the players max
ing an average of II 81, has to give the place
of honor to two men, that putting both of their
averages together only makes II more than
his. There is something wrong in this, and the
injustice to Mr.. Fulton should be righted, let
previous arrangements be what they may
The tournament will be concluded next
Thursday evening. when full particulars will be
given in THE DISPATCH. If larger cities would
follow the example of Tarentum, it would be
the best education that the checker players
could be given. We hope to hear from others.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-27
A sICKENING SCENE.
Hanged While Unconscious From At
tempted Suicide-Ths Rope Broke.

Hanged While Unconscious From At
tempted Suicide-The Rope Broke.
WAsHINaroN, Pa, Feb. 2G.-Wm. West,
colored, WAS hanged to-day for the murder
of three members of the Church family,
May IA, 1890. The crime was one Of the
most deliberate and thorough ever commit
ted in this section and everything against
the man has been purely circumstantiaI,
yet convincing, West slept until 7:3O this
morning. At $3.50, while the death watchers
were changing, West secured small piece
of iron concealed in his bed and jabbed
himself in the neck. He was rendered un-
conscious. Physicians were Immediately
called in but were unable to restore con-
seriousness up to 2:30 p. m. When he was
hanged his condition had not greatly
changed. He WAS strapped to board and
carried to the scaffold. At 2:33 the trap
was sprung and the rope broke. The mur-
derer WAS in terrible distress and it took
five men to hold him, though he was man
acled. At 2:40 the rope was strung up again
and this time the hanging was successful.
At 2:4o West was pronounced dead. The
hanging and horrible oc currences connect
ed with it created great excitement.
After the rope broke at the first attempt
West was awakened from his stupor by the
shock and realizing what had happened
struggled fearfully to free himself. The
groaninR. writhing man was picked up by
the death watch and carried back to the
eallows and again launched into space.
The fall this time widenea the gashes in his
throat and blood streamed in great Jets
from his neck. His neck WAS not broken,
and he was allowed to hang thirty-fve min-
utes before cut down.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-27
THE RAINS DESCENDED,
And Lower Cslifornia and other sectio
We're Flooded.

And Lower California and other Sections
We're Flooded.
SAN Drgao, CAL, Feb. 2G.-The storm Of
Sunday and Monday was the most severe
ever experienced in this section. Tho dam
age to the railroads leading from this city
IL quite large. and 1t will be a week before
travel can be resumed 90 before the food.
Tho town of Tia Juana, on the Mexi-
can line, was totally washed away, except
tho Russ hotol, which was 80 badly dam
aged a. to be Of no further use. The Otay
river broke its banks and swelled the Tia
Juana river until it Hooded the entire coun-
try. sweeping away stores, houses, cattle
and everything that came in it's path. Two
persons are reported drowned at Tia Juana.
There were no other fatalities reported.
At Ramona twelve inches of water is re-
ported az falling during the storm. On the
Cuyaraaca road several washouts occurred
and the San Diego river bridge Was washed
away. At Ensenada the rain did consider
able damage. The soap works on the En-
senada river were totally washed away, but
no loss Of life is reported, and no damage
was done in San Diego, although consider
able rain fell and the wind attained q ye-
looity Of forty miles per hour.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-27
A FEE EASILY EARNED,

How a Lobbyist Got ~ 900 for Five Min
utes' Work.
A good story is told about the capitol of
the easy way in which an ex-member of the
house recently earned n handsome fee. says
the Washington Herald. TIE ex-member
in question now devotes himself mostly to
guiding Alright the votes Of sitting members
on bills in which he is not in one way or an
other interested. Not long ago the repre-
sentatives of national association of
government employees, who want congress
to do something for their relief. came to
Washington to urge the passage Of bill in
their interest. The government employees
in question deserve that something should
be done for them. But the best bills re-
guire intelligent pushing to get them
through congress nowadays, and the repre-
sentative of the Government Employees as
sociation seems to have quickly discovered
that they would need some one to plead
their case before the committee which had
their bill in charge. The ex member in
question ran across them and somehow
convinced them that he was the man they
wanted. So they engaged him to appear
before the committee, and on the proper
day he did 30. At the appointed moment
he appeared III the committee room. drew
from his pocket half sheet Of letter pa
per, on which he had scribbled his plea for
the employees bill. and read to tho follow
ing effect: ''Mr. Chairman and gentlemen
Of the committee. / know that you know
that this a good bill. These clerks are
very deserving class Of men. and this bill |
ought TO pass. am confident
that the honorable gentlemen of
your committee will give it due considera-
tion. and do what you can to help these |
men out. So. hoping that your honorable |
com mittee will take favorable action on the |
bill N soon AZ possible. will not take up |,
any more of the time of the committee, but |
leave the matter in your hands," 30 say |
ing the ex- member bowed politely to the |
committee. put back the half sheet of letter |
paper in his pocket. picked up his hat. and |
walked ont His speech occupied less than |
half minute in delivery. and altogether !
his work in bshalf Of the bill! did not take |
more than five minutes of his time. The ex- |
members fee for this feat in lobbying was
$1,000.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-27
THE DAY In CONGRESS-.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-In the senate the
legislative, executive and judicial appropri-
alton bills were reported by Allison, who
gave notice that he will ask the senate to
consider them AZ soon as the sundry civil
bill shall have been disposed Of. That bill
WAS then taken up and its consideration re-
sumed under the fve-minute rule. Ali
amendments reported from the committee
Oh appropriations having been disposed of,
the bill was passed. The house amendment
to the direct tax Bill was presented and was
laid on the table. Among the papers pre-
sented and referred were numerous protests
from the northwest portion OF Nebraska
against the neglect of the government in
the matter of disarming hostile Sioux, and
asking protection from Indian depredations.
Shoup was appointed on the committee on
territories in place of Pierce, excused.
While the senate WAS discussing the sundry
civil bill Sanders offered as new section
an amendment providing for the purchase
OF fifteen million ounces of silver, and tho
issue of treasury notes thereon: but Ed
munds raised point of order. which was
sustained. The legislative bill was dis
cussed but finally laid aside aud the con-
ference report on the military academy ap-
preparation bill agreed to. The chair laid
the Nicaragua canal bill before the senate.
but Paddock insisted on the pure food bill.
A. no quorum was present the senate, at
9:45. adjourned.
The house met at 10 this morning, there
being less than twenty five members pres
ent. The senate bill was passed for the re-
lief of the assignees of the late John koach.
The house then proceeded in committee of
the whole to general debate on the shipping
bill. which consumed the day. At the even
ing session the house in committee of the
whole took up tho general deficiency
bill which was finally passed.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-27
MAssAcRED THE HELPLEsa
Civilized Methods of Wsr Not Followed
by the Insurgents.

Civilized Methods Of Wsr Not Followed
by the Insurgents.
BUENos AYREs, Feb. 26.-Additional ad-
vices received here from Chill state that
the bombardment Of Iquique by the in
surgents resulted in great loss of life and
heavy damage to property. After the
surrender of the city the rebels entered and
attacked the stores and residences on the
six principal squares and completely
wrecked them. The buildings afforded
shelter for large number of women
and children, but the insurgents, needless
Of the rules governing civilized warfare,
gave them no chance to escape and pur-
sued their work of destruction. regardless
Of the endeavors of the helpless occupants
to seek place of safety. It is known that
200 women and children perished in the
ruins of the sacked buildings.
The insurgents seized the custom house and
then pillsged all the principal houses in the
city.
After Gen. Soto. commander of the gov
ernment forces, surrendered the city, the
rebel leaders landed more troops from their
vessels for the purpose of holding the place
and dispatched force into the country
with the object of meeting and engaging
the government troops.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-27
-StsyMg-
S|EyBRVARB

Sterling Silverware is synony.
NOUS with elegance. Wherever
you find one you usually find the
other. It is sought after more and
moro as the world grows older.
The silversnniths of to-day produce
handsomer things than were ever
thought of twenty-five years ago,
and for much less money. Ma.
chinery and improved methods
have wrought the change. Once
the silversnith was an artist in
the highest sense OF the word.
Now the artist knows nothing of
the hammer or blowpipe. He SIM
ply designs his work and turns it
over TO the virtual silversrnith, a
mere workman, and a thousand
duplicate patterns are made for the
delight of as many uses at price
never possible under the old re-
girne.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-27
HAPPILY EXAGGERATED.
Devastation Around Los Angeles Not as
Great as Feared

Devastation Around Los Angeles Not as
Great A. Feared.
Los ANGELES, CAL, Fob. 26.-Reports con-
tinue to come in from the surrounding
country and give further details of the
devastation caused by the recent floods
Az these reports are doubtless exaggerated.
1t is impossible to give an estimate of the
losses, but the aggregate amount will
be considerable. It is now thought
that only four lives have been lost, those of
tho Wells family at Duarte, and Seyerano
Lourene, near Wilmington. Lourene's
and Wells bodies have been recovered, but
the other two are missing. At San Gabriel
the river formerly passed down east of
town, but now it is flowing west of the
town. and is 100 feet wide. The county
bridge at San Gabriel has been car,
ried away and house swept down
near Downey's. From the Ten Mile house
to the ocean there is vast body of water
covering an area of ten miles wide and if
teen miles long. Charles Watts. supposed
to have been drowned near Downey's has
turned up all right. The Santa Fe road to
San Diego IL in bad condition and may not
be opened for week.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-27
RACED ELEVEN HOURS.
Destructive Fire in the Minneapolis LuR
ber Exchange building.

Destructive Fire In the Minneapolis Lum-
ber Exchange Building.
MISsEAroLIs, Feb. 26.--Ihs fire in the
Clare-Speaker paint works Shich started
last night ragged for eleven hours. The fire
caught in the upper floor OF the Lumber
Exchange, a twelve story building, which
was claimed to be hreproof. and burned
forcely. Water did not reach above the
were nearly powerless.
st. Paul WAS called upon for aid and re-
sponded with two engines. The IL ermom1
eter was below zero and the intense cold re-
tsrded the firemen a great deal, IN the hose
kept freezing and bursting. Occasionally
from the walls ON the upper floors there
came shower Of rock followed by loud
report. This noise WIS caused by the
bursting Of stone. For time these fol-
lowed in rapid succession and grew less
irequsnt only to increase in number
hot at some particular points. Firsmen
succeeded in combining TO the four upper
stories of the Lumber exchange the flames.
which IL was thought nc one time would
certainly consume the entire building. The
after the fiEe. The wallis, 40 high ~ the
hoss could throw wster, were covered foot
thick with les and the sidewalks we're piled
from Ave TO eight feet high with ice and
snow formed from the water.
The total loss foots mp $4,000. divided
N follows: Lumber exchange, 475. 900, in
surance. 5000: Russell building. S2O. 1000.
insurance not known; Robinson building.
5000, fully insured; Clsse-Speaker. stock
and plant. $4,000. Insurance.. 600; II. B.
Gardner Il Co, $4,000, insurance, $1,000;
Lumber exchange tenants, $4,000. inssr
aues, $1,000.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-27
A Quartette Of Butte Toughs Lodged
in Jail in That Wicked
City.
They Worked a Gentleman Under
the Influence for Sixty
Dollars.
Awfni Scenes MT the Hanging Of VIM. West
At Washington, Ps.-He Attempts
Suicide.

BUTTE, Feb. 2G:-lSpeciai. III. +. j..
Miles, J. II. Smith, J. n. Stewart, alias
"English Bill" and Charles smith, alias
James Murphy, we're arrested and lodged
in jAil here this evening on charge Of film.
famming Thomas Mcfarland, Of Bear
mouth, ont OF go on the train that left
this city for Garrison at eight o'clock this
morning. mcfarland was slightly under
the influence Of liquor before he left the
city and the finn Hammers knowing this.
followed him to the depot and
took passage on the same train.
On the way to Gnrrison, one
Of the men produced knife having a
spring blade. and while handling it engaged
Mcfarland in conversation, while the other
three got him to bet his money that he could
open the blade. Mcfarland bet, and Of
course lost. At Garrison the men bought
Silver Bow junction two of them were
placed under arrest by Deputy Sheriff Sam
Porter and brought to this city and lodged
in jail. The other two were arrested on
their arrival at the depot, telegram hav-
ing been sent ahead.
III answer to telegram to
Chief Of Police g. G. Munroe.
of Seattle, sent by Ed. Carroll, chief Of
police Of this city, this evening in regard to
Miles, it was learned that Miles was
wanted at Snohomish, WASH, for assault
with deadly weapon short time ago.
English Bill,' it is said, is one OF the st.
Louis diamond robbers who, after doing q
500 job. turned states evidence and
sent his pals to the penitentiary for ten
years while he himself got of with light
sentence. The quartette is only portion
of Boston Charley's gang, who have been
working passenger trains for the last six
months.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-27
HOW TO TREAT WASHERS.
Some Experiences by LOdies Vile Hsv
Met the Species.

Some Experiences by LOdies Vile Have
Met the Species.
ALBANY, N. Y. Feb. 2G.--Ihe other day
to be from several different cities were
gathered together in San Francisco par
lor, and their talk fell upon the funny ex
periences they had had with the genus
masher. One was an artist from Boston,
and she told how she was making her way
through the winding streets Of the West
end Of the Hub one stormy night. The
wind was blowing gale and the rain WAS
coming down in torrents, and she WAS be-
ginning to wonder II she would ever get
home, when voice at her elbow said:
Good evening miss. may see you homer
She stified her impulse to run and also her
i'm pulse to poke him into the sewer. and
turned upon him relieved and grateful
face, as she replied modestly and polite
ly: "Thank you. very much. sir. II
y on will be 80 good az to carry my umbrella
and help nie along little, I'll be ever 80
m uch Obliged" He looked ut her quickly.
just bit surprised and shame-faced, and
then he offered his arm and took her UNI
brella and conducted her to her own door
as carefully and as considerably az her
own brother could have done. Then he
bowed politely and said: miss, allow me
to thank you for the lesson you have taught
nj tonight. needed it. Good night"
A woman with golden hair, a beautifuI farm
and quiet, self-reliant manner told an ex.
perience she once had in New York. biggest
and wickedest of all American cities. It
was in the dav time, and q Inasher had per-
secuted her for block or more, managing
to pass and repass her and speak to her
each time. She had ignored him utterly,
pretending that she had not seen or
heard him, when he came up
claimed in an aRoniZed tone: MADAM.
are you SO cruel that you will not give me
at least moments attention." She looked
at him composedly as she replied: III you
are very anxious can spare you that much
time. 1t would take me about that long to
turn you over to policeman" Whereat
he vanished SO quickly down a side street
that she could scarcely see which way he
had gone. Then pretty girl from Canada
told how she had once been pursued by q
half-drunken officer in her majesty's army
until she had suddenly turned upon him
and pushed him over an embsnkment into
a muddy road, where he landed on his
hands and knees and face. And another
girl-a Chicago girl-told about breaking
parasOl over masher's head one bright
ceiyed by express another quite as elegan
as the one she had broken. 1t was accom-
panied by a manly, unsigned note which
thanked her for the blow and said that it
had caused him to resolve to mend his man
ners.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-27
1T THAWED.


Another Disaster Added TOT Long List at
Spokane.
spoKANE FALLS, Feb. 26.--ISpecial. IA
terrific explosion occurred at TAO o'clock
this morning. Workmen were getting
ready for blast In the Main str Get sewer
In front OF the Columbia hotel. Giant
powder WAS being used and workmen were
thawing II out by fro. II thawed and ex-
ploded with terrific force, blowing three of
tho workmen down the embankment, dis
lance OF twenty feet, injuring them severe
ly. Pedestrians block distant were
thrown to the ground by the force OF tho
explosion, many of them receiving bruises.
Every window in the Columbia hotel was
shattered. and guests in tho Office fell 10
tho floor. Houses for = quarter Of
mile were Jared and shattered.
No less than fifty people have been killed
OF severely wounded in this city within the
past year by the careless handling Of DOW
der. The worst explosion was last 5eptem-
bsr, when fifteen men were killed and az
many more wounded.