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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01
A sHoRT-RIB CORNER

That May Be Carried Into the Courts -
Large Packers Who Are Being Squeezed
No Effort Made for Weeks to Protect
the shortage.
CHICAGO, Sept. 30-[Speciat. Mot since
the great McGeogh lard corner has deal
attracted so much attention as the present
Wright Cudahy corner on short ribs.
Charles Wright engineered the scheme, and
has been backed bv the Cudahy packing in
terest, which has plants at Chicago, Mil
waukee, Kansas City, Nebraska City and
Omaha, and others AZ St. Louis, Sioux City
and other points The shortage now repre-
sents from 10, 900, 600 to 80, ,000, 900 pounds
Unless the brokers are mistaken the
shortage is among the big packers, who
will, from present indications, be badly
squeezed. The name most mentioned is
that of Armour. Nobody pretends to say
how many million pounds he is short, but
every pound represents a difference in
Wright's favor, at the present time, from
to 4 cents The next heavy shorts are
thought to be Swift & Co. and Nelson Nor
ris & Co. The Chicago Packing Company
and the International are also credited with
a short interest.
The brokers and spectators on these big
concerns have stood by from day to day and
watched the price of October ribs marked
up as high as 81 in a day without making an
effort to protect the shortage. The price
has jumped from Sc 80 to $40 30, and it is
expected that the final settling price will
be $12 So
The attitude of the packers supposed to
be short allows Of but two conclusions.
First, they must attempt to force lot OF
hastily cured ribs on the manipulators, and
thus settle their shortage, or they must al
low the deal to go on as it has done until
extreme and unreasonable figures are
reached, and then do as others have done,
honorably default on their contracts and
ask for settlement by arbitration before a
committee, or, perhaps, carry the matter
into the courts.
A commission house which has executed
good many orders, several weeks ago gave
it out that the indications favor clash be-
tween the shorts and the manipulators
which will end not short of the courts
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01
30 MONTHS IN ICY LANDS.

A .whaler Makes the Largest Catch on
Record, but at Frighttul Cost to Human
Life and Health - 04OO, 600 Worth OF
Bone and OIL.
SAN Francisco, Sept 20.-The whaling
steamer Mary G. Hume, some details OF
whose remarkable voyage in the Arctic have
already been telegraphed, arrived in port
to-day, IA days from Ounalaska The steamer
has been gone over two years and a half
and for two winters was housed in the ice.
She came back with only SIX men on board.
Two OF her crew were drowned at OpDalaska,
one died in the far north and number died
before the Arctic Ocean was reached. Her
catch for the cruise has been 38 whales,
whose Sbone and oil represent a value of
$400, 900.
The Hume was out about 100 days when
the first accident occurred, resulting in the
loss of two of the crew. A small boat was
capsized, and sailor named Briscoll and q
German named Paul were drowned Stew
art Myers died from infammatory rheuma-
tism the first winter spent in the ice. Both
winters the steamer was quartered at Hire
schel Island and in the spring went to Cape
Bathurst and Mckenzie river.
The health Of those on board was good
during the first year, but the second winter
proved less fortunate. Scurvy broke out
on board, and there were seven men down
in the forecastle at one time. A lad named
Raymond Lapierre was taken to the Marine
Hospital in this city almost wreck, his
legs and arms being destroyed and full of
sores from the effects of scurvy. Boat
Steerer Ned Halstrom had his left foot
frozen, and it became necessary to ampu-
tate 1t.
The Hume left here April 1S, 1890, and.
from July of that year until August, 1892,
those on board did not receive a word of
news from home. Ouce Mate Mogg went
800 miles to the soutward in tho direction
of Porcupine river in British America.
The people there told him Queen Victoria
was still alive, and that was the latest they
had heard.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01
FRATERNAL GUARDIANS ASSIGN.
Supreme Officers Claim They win Be Abb
to Pay Dollar for Dollar.

Supreme Officers Claim They VIII Be Able
to Pay Dollar for Dollar.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 3O-The Order
of Fraternal Guardians has made an assign
ment to Attorney Joseph L. Tull. The
order was chartered in December, 1888. 1t
was of the usual short order character with
the exception that it paid death benefit of
about S625 The membership at one
time numbered about 10000, but
from lapses and Withdrawals it has
fallen off now to about 5000. The first
series of certificates matured in June last,
but owing to the quo warranto proceedings
they were not paid Now that the Dauphin
County Court has decided that the suit must
be heard before jury. the Executive Com
mittee of the order decided that as it would
probably be several months before a de-
cision was reached, it would be more equit-
able to all the certificate holders to make an
assignment.
The total amount of certificates held by
the members of the order, II they had
matured, would be about $4 10000 The
certificates will not be paid, however, but
each member of the order will receive the
amount he or she has paid in. At least,
this is what is claimed by the supreme
officers, who say that they can pay dollar
for dollar that has come into the treasury.
The total amount paid in amounts to about
$3.50, 1000. Against this the order has in its
treasury $780, 900, and about S610, 200 in
first-ciass bonds and mortgages. During
the period that the order has been in exist
ence some $4,000 has been paid out in
death benefits. This sum, it is claimed,
has been more than made up by the interest
accruing from the orders investment.
About $40, 900 has also came into the treas
ury from lapses and Withdrawals Outside
of its indebtedness to its certificate holders,
it is claimed that the order has practically
no liabilities.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01
A VISIT TO BJ0RNsON.

How the Sturdy Norwegian Patriot I'm
pressed an English Visitor.
Pail Mall Budget.l
In an introduction to "The Heritage of
the Kurts" the latest volume in Heine-
mann's International Library, Mr.. Edmund
Gosse gives an interesting account of visit
paid to the author, Biornstjerne Bjornson,
20 years ago. Mr.. Gosse went armed with
a letter of introduction from Hans Chris
tian Andersen. He found Bjornson in q
small house in Munkedamsveien, long
lane in one of the suburbs of Christiania
'Tn pretty little room with trellised
windows" says Me- Gosse, "a large and
even burly man, who was sitting astride O
small sofa, rose vehemently to receive me.
His long limbs, his athletic frame, aud es-
pecially his remarkable, torcible face, sur
rounded by name of beautiful wavy brown
hair, and illuminated by full blue eyes be-
hind flashing spectacles, gave an instant
impression of the poets physical vigor.
He was truculently cordial, and raised his
ringing tones in cordial conversation.
"Resuring his singular attitude astride
the sofa," adds Mr.. Gosse, ''Bjornson en-
tered affably into a loud torrent of talk,
lolling back, shaking his great head, and
suddenly bringing hlmselt up INTO slttlng
posture to shout out, with palm pressed
on either knee, some question or statement
His full and finely modulated voice, with
his clear enunciation, greatly aided his
slightly terrified visitor in appreciatlng his
remarks but he spoke with great rapidity,
and it strained the attention of q foreigner
to follow his somewhat forid yolubility. 1t
has not been my privilege to see Mr. Bjorn-
son save on that solitary occasion 20 years
ago, but the memory OF his heroic presence,
abounding vitality, and cordial ferceness
is as vivid as though had visited him yes
terday."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01

Another grateful mother Is Mrs. Henry
Fry, who resides at Flint Place, South Bos-
ton, Mass. She, too. had daughter who
suffered terribly from st. Vitus Dance, an
alarming nervous affection, but by the same
marvellous remedy, her child has also been
restored TO perfect health.
Here is what she says:
"My daughter. twelve years old, became
affected with St.Vitus Dance. at on ce placed
her under the care OF physicians at the
Boston Dispensary, where she was treated
for three months She grew worse until she
entirely lost her speech, and the right arm
became useless. 1 tried other remedies
without benefit.
"Finally / began the use Of DR.. Greene's
Nervura blood and nerve remedy, and be-
fore finishing one bottle she could talk. She
has now used six bottles and she talks as
well as ever, has perfect use OF her arm,
and is wonderfully improved in all respects.
"The effects of this wonderful medicine
in her case have excited great interest in
many neighbors and friends who are ac-
quainted with the facts"
With such evidence of the marvellous
power to cure disease that DIR. Greene's
Nervura blood and nerve remedy possesses
no mother who regards the welfare OF her
child will hesitate for an instant to give it
this great medicine. A cure is sure. The
remedy can be got at the druggists and is
purely vegetable and perfectly harmless to
give to children of any age. 1t Is the pre-
scription and discovery OF DIR. Greene, Of
IS w. I4th street, New York. the eminent
specialist in curing nervous and chronic dis
cases. who can be consulted free in regard
to any case, personally or by letter.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01
QUEEN vICToRIA's ROYAL DOGS

The CANNES Are Treated Better Than
Many Human Beings.
The Sportsman's Rsview.1
Dogs were first admitted to the court of
England in the reign of Henry VIII Un-
der the reign three dogs have been elevated
to the highest canine dignities on account
of their aristocratic families and their own
peculiar merits. The names of the aristo-
cratic trio are Marco, Roy, and Spot.
Marco is the Queens favorite, and he used
to be very Jealous of John Brown. His an
cestry can be traced back to the Crusaders.
He is what they call in England Pomer-
anian, and at one of the recent dog shows he
won the first prize, the mug Of honor. The
other favoite, Roy. is a collie, and Spot Is q
fox terrier, with a record of twenty-five
rats in d quarter of an hour.
These canine lords have their residences
with their special names. Her Majesty s
dog place is divided into three parts, the
Queens veranda. collie court and um-
brella court The versnda is the principal
mel, and the Queen likes to walk there.
Each kennel has dining room and bed
room. The floor of the dining room is sep
Grated from the veranda BY an iron grating.
1t is paved with red and blue bricks, and
the furniture consists of trough, always
full of fresh water. The bed rooms have
two large windows, generally kept open for
the purpose of ventilation, and in snug
corner in each room there is a very low bed
with mattress of fresh straw.
Umbrella court gets its name from the
big umbrella in the middle of it, under
which the big dogs can shelter themselves
from the sun and rain. A host of servants
wait upon the canine nobility, and the
Queen is very severe with the officials who
do not pay proper attention to her dogs. A
chef is provided for them, and his instruc-
tions are to vary the menu of the dinners of
her Majesty's pets and to consult their
tastes
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01
AN ISLE OF MAN TRAGEDY.

A Liverpool Man Develops Pendant for
tects Him Through a Keyhole-Other Evi-
dence Strong Against Him.
LoNIl,N, Sept. 30.-The inhabitants OF
the Isle of Man are excited by brutal
murder at Douglas, the principal town OF
the island. The victim was Mrs Edith
Anne Cooper, remarkably pretty woman
about % years old. She and her husband.
George BARKER Cooper. q merchant of Man.
chester, arrived in Douglas in the latter
part of August and took rooms at the Re-
gent Hotel
They had been there but short time
when one night one of the chambermaids
heard the couple quarreling, and then she
heard slight scream. The chambermaid
hole of the door occupied by the Coopers
and saw Mrs. Cooper, almost nude, lying
on the floor Cooper was kneeling beside
her with towel in his hand. Cooper SUBJ
sequently left the room and notified the
hotel people that his wife was dead.
A constable was summoned, and when he
entered the room he saw Mrs. Cooper on
the floor, dead. The policeman saw that
the woman had been stabbed, and he asked
Cooper who had committed the crime
Cooper replied that he did not know. He
added that he had been to a bank, and when
he returned he found his wife in faint on
the bed.
He atterward said he must go down stairs
and get drink, but the policeman, whose
suspicious were aroused, told him that he
could not go out of ahe room. Cooper ex-
claimed, 81 must CO." and made for the
door, but was stopped by another officer,
who had arrived in the meantime. Cooper
was placed under arrest, and as he was led
away in custody he exclaimed, 20, nv
God, o my God; let me go back and kiss
her before am taken away"
The Coroner's jury returned verdict of
wilful murder against Cooper, and he was
held for trial Among the evidence intro
duced by the prosecution was the night
dress worn by Mrs. Cooper at the time of
her death. One of the sleeves had been
torn out A knife with which it was
cleaned after the stabbing had been done
was also put in evidence.
Under the Manx law a person accused of
a capital crime can be sworn in his own de-
the witness stand. A most decided sensa-
tion arose when he confessed that be had
had a quarrel with his wife and that he had
killed her by stabbing her with a penknife.
He said he did not intend to kill her, but
had stabbed her in the heat of passion.
The murdered woman was Cooper's second
wife, and they had only been married about
a year. About 10 years ago Cooper was
charged at the Chester assizes with shooting
at his first wife, intending to kill her.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01

Those who are fond Of cats will be inter-
ested to know that they are known in the
various lands by names not very different
from that by which they are known to you.
In Danish and Dutch and Swedish the
word differs from our own designation only
in the spelling, being kat in the first two,
and katie in the last. To the French the
cat is known as chat. Ip Germany the cat
is called katie; in Latin, catus; gatto in
Italian; cato in Portuguese and Spanish;
kot in Polish; kots in Russian; keti in
Turkish; cath in Welsh; catua in Basque,
and gax or ksts in Armenian.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01
A LITTLE CORPSE IN A CELLAR.
Constable Lang Unearths a Case of In
fanticide in Railroader's House.

Constable Lang Unearths a Case Of In
fanticide in Railroader's House.
MCKEEsPoRT, Sept. 30.-[ Special lat
Ellrod to-day Constable John w. Lang had
occasion to visit the cellar of the residence
of Edward Brown, railroader There he
dug up the body of an infant girl Acting
on other information he swore out warrants
for Grace, Jane and Margaret Brown and
arrested them on charge of murder The
Coroner has been called on to hold an in.
quest
The information alleges that the child was
born on September % and that the mother
is Grace Brown, the 17-year-old step
daughter of Edward Brown. The father Of
the child is charged with being an acces-
sorry to the crime. The officer will not
divulge his name.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01
The LATEST BYE-ELECTIoN
Carried by the Gladstonian Candidate by a
Reduced Majority.

Carried by the Gladstonian Candidate by a
Reduced Majority.
LONDON, Sept 30-The elevation of
Cyril Flower to the peerage caused a vac
ancy in the House of Commons, he having
represented South Bedfordshire. The Glad
stonians selected as their candidate Samuel
Howard Whitbread, who in the general
election was defeated in the south division
of Huntindonshire by Arthur Hugh Smith,
Barry, Conservative. The Liberal Union
lists selected Major Oliver Thomas Duke as
their representative. Colonel Duke had
opposed Cyril Flower in the district at the
last election.
The election was held yesterday, and the
Liberal Unionists we're again defeated. Mr..
Whtbread received 4,S28 votes, against
4, 1886 cast for Colonel Duke. They sue
ceeded, however, in reducing the former
Gladstonian majority by 587 votes. The
temperance question entered largely into
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01
Royalty Detained at Quarantine.

ATHENS, Sept. 30.-King George of
Greece arrived at Corfu to-day on board the
royal yacht Sphacteria. Royalty in this
case has to give way to health officials. A
quarantine against cholera has been estab-
lished at Corfu, and the Sphacteria was de-
tanned for examination and observation as
if she was only a common merchant vessel.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01
THE ST. ANDREWS BROTHERHOOD
Practically Decide to Hold a Convention
Next Year at Any Rale.

Practically Decide to Hold a Convention
Next Year at Any Rale.
BOSTON, Sept. 30.-At the convention of
the Brotherhood of st. Andrew the weight
of opinion seemed to be in favor of holding
a convention next year, at any rate. The
Committee on Clubs reported that the d.
verse character of the formation and object
of clubs places them outside the province of
the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, and that
the organization should not consider the
matter further.
Rt Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, d. D.,
Bishop of Mississippi, addressed the con.
World" The principal business of the
afternoon was the report OF the Committee
on Resolutions relating to the inside work.
ings of the brotherhood. They advised
that the next convention be held between
April 10 and October II, 1893, and that the
place and financial arrangement be LETT with
the Council
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01
The Concord Sails for Carthagena.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-A telegram re-
ceived this afternoon at the Navy Depart
ment stated that the United States steamer
Concord sailed from Colon for Carthagena,
having on board the United States Consul
General and the Local Commissioners of
Panama, who 60 to confer with the Presi-
dent of the United States of Colombia and
endeavor to secure an amelioration of the
quarantine regulations.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01
, Many Tons of Steel.

The steel trusses that support the manu-
facturers' building at the Worlds Fair, Chi
cago, will be the largest in the world Each
truss will cover span of 1856 feet, and from
the center of the roof inside to the ground
there will be a distance of 2C6 feet. Each
truss weighs 200 tons, and 6, 900 tons of
steel will be used in the roof Of the build
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01
DAHoMEYANs TACKLE wARsHIPs.

The Frenchmen's Big Guns Knock Them
Out in Short Order.
PORTO Novo, AFRICA, Sept. 30-Whlle
the French gunboats. Opale and Corail, were
ascending the river Queme, at Tshoue, on
September 2s, they were attacked bv Daho-
meyans, who were repulsed with heavy
loss, the ground being strewn with their
dead bodies
One Frenchman was killed and 13 wound
ed. The land expedition is in fine condi-
tion, and has advanced to near Gitome
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01
The American Breakfast.

The breakfast party is aim ost unknown
among us, being confined to very limited
circle of the fashionable classes; not that
we are less socially inclined than the En-
glish, but that the busy active life of this
new country forbids devoting the early
hours of the day to merely social enjoy.
ment. 1t is usually hearty meal, consist
ing of coffee, meats, fish, toast variety
of hot cakes, and in the Southern States,
hominy and rice, cooked in various wayh
and several kinds of hot bread.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01
Riding on the Trucks and Fell Off:

COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 30.-[Special. J.
This morning Conductor Edward Raymond,
on train 6, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
found the body of man dragging on the
brakebeam of the rear sleeper, between
Hunts and Utica. The remains were left
in charge Of the agent at Utica, to be
turned over to the Coroner. The man was
Henry Edwards, home Newark, O., un-
married and aged about 25 years. 1t is sup
posed he was riding on the trucks and
fell off
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01
Substitute for the Keeley Cure,

A practical joke caused the reformation
of topper in Peoria While he was in a
drunken slumber his partner entered his
room and filled the bed and his pockets
with living horned toads. Halt an hour
later he saw the topper on his knees praying,
and vowing that he would never touch ill.,
toxicants again.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01
wi1liamsport Depositors Paid in Full

WiIliamsport DePosftors Pad In Full
WILLIAMsPoRT, Sept 30.-At meeting
of the stockholders of the First National
Bank, called by the Comptroller of the Cur
rency, Daniel B. Dickens was chosen agent.
Receiver Collins, who has completed his
work, will turn the assets over to the new
official at once. All the depositors have
been paid in full with interest, and the only
loss will be to the stockholders, who will
realize about 65 per cent
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01

The dinner bell, of course. Not a particu
larly welcome sound to the dyspeptic. But
IT the stomach be put in working-order. and
appetite insured with Hostetter's StoInac CHI
Bitters, we welcome the ting g-a.ling -aling
bitters not only promotes digestion. but
overcomes malarial and liver complaints
constipation, nervousness, rheumatism.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01
The Reading Booming Production.

PoTTsvILLE. Sept 3O-The Reading
Company is pushing its collieries here
aSouts to their fullest capacity, but great
hindrance to the operating of the different
workings is the scarcity of rolling stock.
From 30 to 40 trains are daily sent to tide
water from this point ~
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01
Not Trying to X Ill an Emperor.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 30.-The Depart
of State is informed by the Chinese Minis
ter that there is nothing in the certificates
found upon the Chinaman recently arrest
ed In Detroit far being unlawfully in the
United States, to show that the society
issuing them had such an object in view as
the murder of the Emperor OF China.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01

the contest Mr.. whitbread pledged him
self to support any scheme brought in BY
the present Government in favor Of the di-
rect veto. He further expressed himself Is
against giving pecuniary compensation for
the closing of public houses
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01
Monkeys as Cherry pickers.

The Siamese monkeys have been trained
by Aaron Howells, who owns q cherry farm
near Goshen, N. Y, to pick cherries They
pick more and eat less than any boys that
he has tried. He estimates that the monkeys
thus save him 30 cents day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01
THE BIGGEST BARGAIN EVER OF
FERED.

An Underwear Special That WIN Open
Your Eyes-P. C. C. C.
To-day we will sell mems clouded wool
underwear, mixed gray and random wool.
also solid colors and stripes, worth 81 and
81 %, at 59c. P. {. C. c., Clotbiers.
Corner Grant and Diamond streets,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01
The German Military Bill Introduced.

The German Military Bill Introduced.
BERLIN, Sept. 30.-It is understood that
the military bill, submitted to the Bundles
rath to-day, deals with the peace strength
of the army from October 1, 1898, to March
81, 1S99 Thus the idea of septuennate or
quinquennate appears to have been aban-
doned,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01
A Nobleman Turns Catholic

LONDON, Sept 30-Lord bennington,
hitherto staunch Protestant, has become
convert to the Catholic faith.