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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-02
NOT MUCH WORK DONE
The Baseball Magnates Meet and Ar
range to Do Something To-Day.
MR.. DAYS CASE Is : SQUELCHED.
The East Ind Gyms are Honored by the A.
AT. Governors.
NEEDHAM WINS A LIVELY BATTLE

s,erkcrAL TELEGRAM TO THE DTsPArIH.t
NEW YORK, March 1.-The first meeting
of the National League and American As
sociation of professional baseball clubs,
began to-day at the Fifth Avenue. Hotel
The rival League and-Association magnates,
who less than year ago were clutching
each others throats, clasped hands cordially.
National agreement committee, John l.
Rogers, Zach Phelps and N. E. Young
went into session early in the morn
ing and did not finish till late
in the evening. The committee had
taken the old National agreement and the
Rogers plan as a basis to work upon, and
some radical changes were made. The
minors will be charged for protection to
players at the rate of S150 for clubs in Glass
A, composed of the Western League and
Eastern Association, and S75 for clubs of
Glass B, composed of all other minor organ
izations. In regard to the drafting privilege.
the proposal is to give the major League
the privilege of drafting from the .minors
during period between October and Feb
ruary l. In Class A the drafting is placed
at 81 900, and $500 for Glass B clubs. The
minor leagues have the right of presenting
a reserve list on or before October l.
Instead of bond as formerly, each
league will be compelled to furnish writ
ten agreement that it will live up to all the
obligations OF the agreement. 1t was $50
o'clock when the League went into its first
formal session.
The meeting was short one, and ad-
journed at IL o'clock until 2 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. The only business
transacted was the appointment of Com
mi:tee of five, consisting of Messrs Byrne,
Day, Elliott, Stucky and Howe, to go over
the national agreement as completed by the
original committee and put it in shape for
presentation at the League meeting to-mor-
row. Colonel Rogers was careful to explain
that this move was in no way antagonistic
to the new agreement
The Richardson matter was brought up by
President Day, and a warm discussion fol-
lowed, but the preponderance Of sentiment
favored sustaining the action of the Com
mittec on players.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-02
TALES OF The TWO CITIES

THE Chicago limited was delayed six hours
yesterday morning by a freight wreck near
Lima.
THE report of the business done in thelet-
ter department of the postof1ce for Fe6ru-
ary shows an increase over February of 1891
of Sc, 3s4 IA.
THE semi-monthly report Of the Associa.
tion for the Improvement of the Poor shows
there we're "a new applicants, COZ families
visited and 497 families aided.
THE sale of seats for Mr.. E. S. Wizards en-
gagement at the Duquesne next week will
open Thursday morning. "The Middleman"
and "Judah" will be the attractions.
The Young Peoples Branch of Presby-
terian Missions will hold its regular month
ly meeting at 9 P. M. to-day in the chapel of
the First Presbyterian church, Wood street.
THE Disability Board met yesterday and
favorably considered the cases of William j.
Harper and Henry Pf1uger, of No. Engine
Company, injured some time ago while on
duty. Payments were ordered to be made to
them. Gray's report showed
q balance in the fund of Sic, l99 63. Only $50
was paid out during February.
THE friends of William Harrington report
ed to the police last night that he had been
strangely missing from his home, No. 5S
Bluff street. since last Monday afternoon.
They said he was 80 years Of age and quite
feeble, was paralyzed on one side and
walked with q cane. He is an old soldier
and came here from Dayton last September.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-02
COLLIDED WITH THE LAW.

JOHN ALcoRN was arrested yesterday
morning on a charge OF cruelty and neglect
preferred by Agent O'Erien, of the Humane
society.
The Lawrenceville police are hunting for
William Miller, who is accused of stealing
$50 from some boarders at 1913 Penn avenue,
and sl3 from his mother.
E. NJ. TREcK was committed to jail yester-
day by Mayor Tilbrook, OF McKeesport, on
a charge of larceny from the person pre-
ferred by James Meehan.
JAMES McTIeHE seems to be an unfortun-
ate individual. McTighe was released from
the workhouse yesterday after serving 80
days sentence, only to be rearrested on
charge of surety of the peace and is at pres.
ent q prisoner in the Allegheny lookup.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-02
EASY FOR NEEDHAM.
He Knocks Jack Burke Out in Ten Rounds
at New Orleans

He Knocks Jack Burke Out in Ten Rounds
at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS March IA meager assem-
blage of sports congregated in the Metropoli-
tan Club rooms tonight to witness the
welter-weight fight between Needham and
Jack Burke, the latter taking the place of
Tommy Ryan, who was sill suffering
acutely. The disappointment manifested
throughout the city last night because of
the postporenIent Of the Ryan-Needham
match. was still apparent in the crowd
present. Burke had consented to take Ryan's
place about l o'clock this morning, and
President Cooper hastily made arrange
mentS to have the contest come on tonight.
Jack Burke is tho boxing instructor of the
Young Mems Club where he also put Tommy
Ryan in condition. He is well-6uilt young
follow of good manners and good address,
fairly clever as q boxing instructor and with
a good string of victories tackled on to his
career. He Is in very good condition having
trained himself in training Ryan in the hope
OF being taken on as an emergency or Tor
fight. Ncedham is in irst-class condition,
ruddy of face and elastic of form. He was
seconded by Mike Connolly, the Utica Giant;
Tom Manning, OF San Francisco, and Hogan,
of Chicago. The gloves weighed at $50 were
of the regulation weight. President Cooper
made an address and was cheered. Prof.
Duffy acted as referee.
The fight was q rattling one. Needham
had all the bcst of it and knocked Burke out
in the tenth round. There was tolerably
good boxing by both men.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-02
YOUNGSTOWN J0rTINGS

A Ripper. Bill for City Government
Drafted-Unsuccessful Bank Kobbers.
YOUNGSTOWN, o., March IL Special. J.
Secret session of the City Council has re-
suited in the drafting of "ripper" bill that
will be forwarded to Representative John
K. Davis 1t is modelled after the Federal
bill governing Cleveland, providing for the
election of a Mayor to serve for one term of
three years, who, with the concurrence of
Colncil, shall appoint heads of departments
for the city and fix their salaries Every
thing is to be subordinate to the Council.
Under the bill the tax levy must not be
more than 2 mills on the dollar which the
sponsors of the bill claim will result in a
saving OF Sos, 600 to the city. The Mayor is
to receive a salary OF s., 500, and all fees are
to be turned into the city treasury. The
object of the bill is to oust the present
Board of City Commissioners The bill
further provides that no city officer or EN-
ploye shall attend any political meeting in
any capacity.
Burg .ars visited the Hubbard Bank, at
Hubbard, early this morning, entering by
prying open window. They cut through
the partition wall until they struck the
steel Lining of the vault, and, failing to
make any impression upon it, left the place.
They attempted to force an oak door to
reach the front of the vault, but were un-
successful. This is the second attempt to
rob the bank
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-02
THE COUNTY LEAGUE
Braddock's Crack Club Wants to Have the
Place of Chartiers' Club.

Braddock's Crack Cub Wants to Have the
Place of CHARTERS Club.
BRADDocK, March l.--lSpecio'. 1.-The Young
American Baseball Club, of Braddock, which
made such leading showing last season
among the best amateur clubs of the west
ern part of the State, has already applied
for the place in the County League that may
be made vacant by the resignation of the
CHARTERS club. The directors of the Young
Americans are now almost dead sure of
getting the enclosed grounds they want,
part of the Union Driving Park at Bessemer,
owned by William j. Mckinney, the we'll.
known horseman, and of which they
thought they had tight cinch at the close
of last season.
An important meeting Of the directors and
members of the club will be held to-
morrow evening ut Braddock to talk up
the question of moment-enciosed grounds:
other matters OF interest to the club, and
especially to lay plans for the orga anization
of an athletic club. John Dick, better
known as "Scotch Jack, :" one of the directors,
is the protector of the scheme. He is we'll
to-do. has been the backer monetarily, and
a director of the Young Americans since its
organization seven years ago. He Is we'll
known hereabouts, and was quite active in
sporting circles a couple years ago. AS John
Dick said yesterday to the writer: The
new athletic association is going to be a sure
thing, and we are going to have it after the
plan of the East End Gymnastic Club"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-02
OTHER BEAVER VALLEY NEWS
Geneva College Victoriou. in the Tax Suit
Lots of Gas-A New Facfo-y

Geneva College Victorious in the Tax Suit
Lots of Gas-A New Facto-y.
BEAVER FALLS, March L-[special. i
The case of the county of Beaver versus
the Geneva College TO determine whether
or not the college buildings and grounds
were taxable was decided to-day, judgment
being rendered for the defendants. In rem
dering his decision in this warmly con-
tested case, Judge Wickham said:
The grounds upon which it is exempted
from taxation are clearly set forth in the
defense. The institution has no capital and
is not and cannot be managed with a view
of pecuaiary gain to the incorporators as
by far the greater part of the income is de-
rived from charitable sources. Although
under the control of the Reformed Presby-
teTian Church, it is not sectarian, but
open to both sexes of all conditions, nation
ality and religious belize. Its Instructors
are not required TO I've, and, in fact, are not
all OF the Re:orlned PRESBYTERIAN faith and
Gated without charge. For this reason the
college comes under the provisions of the,
act of 1874. excmpting churches and charira-
Die institutions from taxation.
The case has been pending for several
years. and at one time the building and
grounds were advertised for sale for unpaid
taxes.
Yesterday the Bridgewater Gas Company
turned a well OF 600 pounds pressure struck
lately in the Bakertown field, into their
lines. The company has had an ample sup
ply OF gas all winter.
The Art Novelty Manufacturing Com
panr, Of New Brighten, with a capital of
10000, began operations yesterday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-02
OHIO OIL DISTRICTS.
Bill Proposes Two Divisions of the State
fer Inspection Purposes.

Bill Proposes Two Divisions of the State
fer Inspection Purposes.
COLUMBUS, March IL Special IA bill
was introduced in the House to divide the
State into two districts for the inspection of
oil. The Eastern and Southern counties are
to be known as the Pittsburg district The
Governor is to appoint an inspector for
each district, whose term shall begin May
Is, and they are authorized to employ De-
putty Inspectors as under the old law. The
only new features is the making of two dis
tricts, and the providing of two chief in
spectors.
Senator Geyer introduced bill which
provides for putting ali electric wires along
streets, carrying sufficient current to de-
stroy human life, underground. 1t provides
for penalty of 500 to be paid into the
State Treasury, and $40 additional fine for
each day the wires remain above ground
after notice has been served. The bill af-
fects electric light wires, street car wires,
etc, but not telephone and telegraph. wires.
The House this evening passed a bill au-
thorizing Cincinnati to issue IS. 600, 600 in
bonds for new water works. The money is
to be expended, under the direction OF
Commission, to be appointed by the Mayor
of Cincinnati.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-02
OIL FOR MINERS LAMPS.

Fill to BE Introduced in Ohio Allows
None but Animal or Vegetable Fluid.
MAssILLoN, March IL Special 1-Chief
Mine Inspector Robert NJ. Haseltine was in
the city to-day, and exhibited the draft of a
bill for the benefit OF miners, which he said
he would have introduced into the Legisla-
ture tomorrow. 1t proposes to amend Sec
tion BOG of the Revised Statutes so that only
pure vegetable or animal oil shall be used
Tor illuminating purposes in the mines Of
the State, and any mining company or em-
ploye who uses any other kind. with
knowledge of its character and quality, shall
be guilty of msdemeanor and subject to
fine and imprisonment.
Mr.. Haseltine says the Hungarians and
other classes of miners use the cheapest
quality of oil as matter of economy, while,
on the other hand, he has known operators
to charge miners 50 cents gallon tor oil
which cost them q cents.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-02
YESTERDAYS AMBULANCE CALLa
Tho West Penn Hospital Receives AL the
Manned.

Tho West Penn Hospital Receives All the
Manned.
There were five accidents yesterday and
they were all rather serious. The railroads
caused two, a wire mill another, and a brick
and a barrel of liquor the other two.
GLANcEY-Bernard Glancey, tramp who
was stealing ride on box car on the Penn
sylvania Railroad, fell from the top Of it at
East Liberty, fractured his skull and broke
his leg. Clancy says he lived in Mime
sofa.
STANDARDIZATION Sullivan, a 16.year-old
boy employed at one of the mills in Brad
dock, had his arm badly mangled in the ma
chinery. 1t had to be amputated.
GILRoY - william Gilroy attempted to
board rapidly moving passenger train on
the Pittsburg, Virginia and Charleston, at
Hays station. He fell and the wheels passed
over his right leg. It was found necessary
to amputate it.
MURRAY-Nathaniel Murray got in a fight
at Duquesne. He was hit on the head with
a brick and sustained severe scalp wound.
BRowN-Jacob Brown. a driver for Pier 4
Dannals, brewers, had his arm badly crushed
by letting a heavy barrel of liquor fall
upon 1t.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-02
TOO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE.
Gets a Lima Bank in Trouble, ana a Receiver
Will BE Appointed.

Will Be Appointed.
LIMA, March IL Special Lima Nation
al Bank was closed to-day by order of the
Comptroller Of the Currency. George H.
Ford, examiner, is in charge. He said to-
night the depositors would be paid in full,
and that receiver would be appointed as
soon as he receives full instructions from
Washington. Cashier Langan states that
the depositors will be paid in full and that
stockholders will be paid their investment
if the affairs are handled in proper manner
No statement is as vet made of the assets
and liabilities, but one is being prepared.
Mr.. Faurot, the President of the bank,
made heavy investments in the stock of the
Columbus, Lima and Milwaukee Railroad
and in Mexican land deal. Rumors be-
came prevalent that he was heavily involved
and had the effect of running the deposits of
the bank down from S60o.00O Is months ago
to less than s130,00O at present. He has
placed mortgages on real estate for s165, 900
to secure depositors and stockholders He
built the Opera House. which bears his
name; was President of the Lima Street
Railway and Electric Light Company, and
was interested in many other enterprises.
The closing of the bank had but little effect
on the other banks.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-02
THE LION AFTER DEATH
Lies Down before the Fire and His Skin
Makes q Superb Rug.

Lies Down Before tho Fire and His Skin
Makes Superb Rug.
The most superb Of fur rugs are made
from the skin of the lion. When the lion
is five years old his name has attained its
full growth, and he is then ready to be sac
rifced at the altar of civilization. Next in
beauty comes the tiger. The graceful, cat
like neck and sleek, glossy skin make a
truly effective rug-indeed, many prefer it
to the lion skin. The bears, and especially
the grizzlies, are very popular. The white
polar bear is arranged in a very realistic
manner, with his great mouth open and
formidable claws projecting grimly from
the soft fur. All these animals are dis
played with one-quarter, one-half and full
heads-that is, raised and stuffed in these
shapes. The last style is the handsomest,
of course, and the most desirable rugs are
tho animal shapes with the head arranged
as in life
However, there are many other rich rugs
made of the skins in oblong shapes, and
these are, in many cases, to be preferred,
for one of the heads placed by door or in
the center of room, is likely to prove 8
general stumbling block. Very effective
rugs are made of the white Iceland sheep
the hair is long and fluffy, and perfectly
white. Black sheepskin rugs are also seen,
some being made Of the genuine black Ice
land sheep, while others are dyed. Rugs
of brown bearskin bordered with black, or
black bear edged with gray wolf, or white
bear trimmed with black, and Of bearskin
wholly of one color are much liked. and
their long hair gives a room wonderful air
of comfort. The skin OF the axis deer is of
a tawny brown color, showing white spots,
and is not long-haired, but very smooth; it
is bordered in colored wool seal, making .
rug that is especially suitable for bath
by water.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-02
The DEVICES OF sA1uR1.
How Some Mechanical Ideas Arc Applied
without Mans aid.

How Some Mechanical Ideas Arc Applied
Without Mans aid.
Most of the skillful devices invented by
men for doing fine work rapidly can be
traced to nature, where for countless ages
they have been operating. The discoverer of
each new appliance of mechanism might be
shown that his idea was as old as the hills.
1t is suggested that the inventors of the
future will be those who carefully study
the natural world. The stones of the mills
are another style of the molar teeth, which
grind all the grist that feed men and
beasts The hoofs of horses are
made of parallel plates like carriage
springs. The finest file of human manu-
facture is rough affair compared with the
Dutch rush used by cabinet makers The
jaws Of the tortoise and turtle are natural
scissors. The squirrel carries chisels in his
mouth. and the hippopotamus is provided
with adzes, which are constantly sharpened
as they are worn. The carpenters plane is
found in the jaws of the bee. The wood
pecker has powerful little trip-hammer.
The diving bell initiates the water spider,
which constructs small cell under the
water, clasps bubble of air between its
hind legs, and dives down to its submarine
chamber with the bubble, displacing the
water gradually, until its abode with fishes
contains u large airy room surrounded by
water: In leaving its eggs on the water the
gnat fastens them into the shape of life
boat, which it is impossible to sink without
tearing it to pieces.
The iron mast of a modern ship is
strengthened by deep ribs running along its
interior. A porcupine's quill is strength
ened by similar ribs. When engineers
found that hollow pillars were stronger
than solid ones they only discovered prin-
ciple that is very commonly seen in nature.
A wheat straw, if solid, could not support
its head of grain. The bones of higher ami
mails are porous; those of birds, where light
ness and strength are most beautifully COM
bined, are hollow. The framework of
ship resembles the skeleton of herring.
Aeronauts try to copy the structure and
movement of birds The shipworm is an
admirable tunneler, boring his way through
any submerged timber and lining the round
passage with hard casing. The engineer
Brunei took hint from this animal, and
was the first to succeed in tunneling under
water
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-02
HE FOUND THE GAS LEAK,

But He Lost His Store, Stock and Poston1ce
and May Lose His Life.
WASHINGTON, PA, March L-[Special ]
"A terrible explosion of natural gas oc-
CURED at Hackney's station, on the Waynes-
burg and Washington Narrow Gauge Rail
road last night, that may result in the
death of j. c. Addelman, Postmaster. At
that place the pos.office, depot and store are
in one building, and Mr.. Addelman is pro-
prietor of the whole establishment
Last night break was discovered in the
natural gas pipe, and when Addelman
sought to find the leak the gas was ignited
and an explosion followed. The man was
blown out through door upon the railroad
track, and when picked up he was found to
be horribly burned about the head and
shoulders. The building and contents, in
cluding postage stamps, railroad tickets and
stock, were completely destroyed. Loss,
81 200, partly covered by insurance.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-02
THE RED he WORE

Was All on Hi, Head, but He Was Not
Ashamed to Own Up.
Mrs. Van Wagonner, while on her recent
supervising visits to all the Pittsburg
schools to note the progress Of drawing,
was catechizing the scholars Of an East End
room on their ability to distinguish color.
Said she: Gall stand who wear red to-day. "
A number arose, among them boy on
whom the lady could not notice anything of
carmine tint So she asked: "What do
you wear that is red, little boy?"
And his answer shows that there is one
youngster not ashamed Of his Titlan-dyed
locks, for he replied unfinchingly: 'My
hair is red"
His hair did surpass in color any of
Titian's famed beauties.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-02
BRADD0CK ATHLETES.
They are Making Move Toward . Good
Organization. .

They are Making Move Toward = Good
Organization. ..
BRADDocK, March 1.-[SpeciaI !. l-Braddock
seems to have just been str uck with an ath-
letic and gymnasium fever. For some years
it has been aching to get training school for
the healthful development physically, of its
young men. Now it promises to have
plethora, and two at least that will stay,
for both will have good backing, financially
and in regard to skill and knowledge in
athletics.
The remodeling of the Carnegie Free
Library building at Braddock, already be-
gun, into a monster combination library and
clubhouse, with the most perfect gymnas-
ium possible to the latter, for the 5000 en-
p!oyes of the Edgar Thomson steel works,
has already brought out talk and plans FOR
monster athletic association on the same
lines as those of the East End Gymnastio
club, and one that viii be second to none In
Western Pennsylvania. A training school,
as it werc has been the only thing wanting
there for the success OF such q scheme.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-02
A Pittsburg Deck Hand Killed,

PARKERsBURG, March 1.-ISpecial. i
The steamer Rescur tied up for the night at
Little Hooking, near here Two deck hand.
started in a skiff to loosen the cable. The
cable stretched taut, slipped over the barge
post and struck one Of the men, Peter Lally,
in the face, breaking his nose and knocking
HIM into the wafer He was drowned. The
other man, John Ksarney, had his Jaw
broken and was otherwise injured. Lalfy's
remains were found some time after and
brought here on the Bennett This after
noon the remains were shipped by rail to
Temperance~ille, Pittsburg, where Lally is
said TO reside
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-02
A Burglar Assistants Confession.

NEW CASTLE, March 1-[Special +
Mayor Brown and Detective Lazarus ar
rested Elmer Barnes this afternoon at
Rochester on the charge of robbing the resi-
dence of Irwin Rhodes at Mahoniuetown on
the night of February 2i Barnes con-
fessed that he stood outside and
watched while two other men, whose names
he does not know or refuses to tell, COM
mitted the robbery. He received as his
portion Of the stolen goods coat and vest,
which were found On his person when he
was arrested. He is in Jail.