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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26
THE FIRE RECORD.

AT Danville, Va, the building and plant
of the Danville Ice Company. Loss, SIS 0OO
AT Pine Bluff, Ark, half block of bust
ness houses. Loss, $l5O.0O0 Insurance. $50,
O0O origin, incendiary.
IN Franklin township, Westmoreland
county. William j. Halls farm residence.
Loss, 81, 500, partly insured.
AT Cedar Rapids, Ia, the old Episcopal
church. The new ediice adjoining was
barely saved. No estimate of loss, which
was partly insured.
BEVERLY, the county seat of Randolph
county, w. Va, was visited by fire yester-
day evening. About half of the business
part of the town was destroyed. Loss about
$50, O,0OO
NEAR Garfield, o., the entire plant of L.
Templin & Sons. florists and seedsmen.
Loss, S20,0G0 insurance, 5000. The fire
originated from overheated flues. The firm
will rebuild.
AT Chicago the five-story building, 76 and
7s Illinois street, occupied by the Chicago
Crutch and Machine Company, the Illinois
Broom Company and the Smite & Baynes
Piano Company. Loss, $65, 900.
THE Lone Fisherman's Inn, a widely known
summer resort located on the bank OF
Presque Isle Bay, near Erie, burned last
night. The main hotel was romanticalIv
hidden in thickly wooded gulf Its pro-
six months IN the Erie jail for violation of
the liquor laws. Loss Oh building and stock,
$4,000. The hotel will be rebuilt this spring
on & large scale
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26
MINOR TALK OF THE TWIN CITIES.

ELEVEN new cases of dipbtheria were re-
ported yesterday from various parts of the
city.
Mrs. MARY HETTRICK, aged 65 years, fell on
the ice in front of her home on Thirty mint tb
street, last evening, and broke her arm.
THE penny contribution box at the G. A,
r. fair. Forty-first and Butler streets was
broken into Saturday night and about Sd
taken.
Mrs. MARGARET Brown, who lives on Soho
street, fell down flight of stairs at her
compound fracture of the right arm and an
ugly scalp wound.
CHARLES HUNrLEf, of Oil City, who had
been on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. Nc
Vayte, of Brushton, died yesterday morning
of pneumonia. The remains will be shipped
to Oil City to-day for interment.
AN application will be made for pardon to-
day for Violet Murray, convicted of larceny
and receiving stolen goods. Action will
likely be taken on Andrew Todt and Michael
Sabol, the Hungarian murderers.
FRANK J. Russ horse with beer wagon
ran away yesterday on .Station street. 1t
collided with buggy and Thomas Nc
Cracken was thrown out and injured about
the head and body. Both vehicles were
smashed.
LIEUTENANT JOHNSTON, of the 'Southside,
made war on a number of Carson street mer-
chants last evening for disobeying the
swinging sign ordinance. They were chiefly
italian fruit dealers and shoemakers. They
all promised to remove the signs at once.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26
SENTIMENT AND BUSINESS.
Both Receive Share of Attention Fro
Buckeye Lawmakers.

Both Receive n Share OF Attention From
Buckeye Lawmakers.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 25-TSneciai. 1.-The House
adopted a resolution requesting the men,
bers OF Congress from Ohio to vote for bill
providing for the purchase by the general
Government OF the Moore & Temple farm at
Yorktown. The resolution was offered by
Mr. Strehli, of Hamilton, and recites that the
historical place will carry with it through
all years memories of the siege and victory
by which the allied armies of France and
the American colonies secured our nations
independence.
Representative Sterrett has introduced
his bill prohibiting trusts, pools. combine
tionS and conspiracies. 1t provides that it
shall be unlawful for any partnership, cor
poraton or individual to combine for the
purpose of regulating or fixing the price of
any article of merchandise or commodity, or
enter pool or conspiracy to increase or
diminish price or quantity. 1t shall be
deemed consniracy to defraud, punishable
by fine of $500 TO $5,GO0 and in addition,
imprisonment in a county Jail not to exceed
one year: If any person purchase any
and payment is sought for by law, this act
may be pleaded so that it may not be
legitimate and valid claim.
Mr.. Strehli, of Hamilton, is after the
pennsylvania railroad. He has introduced a
bill amending the statutes so as to make all
charges by railroads for switching uniform
It appears under an ordinance of Cincin-
natl, this railroad company receives about
% per cent. more for switching than the
other roads. The bill amends the law and
iavalfdates the ordinance. 1t then fixes the
amount to be charged at 81 a car for switch
ing one-half mile or less, and on all distances
over one-half mile and not exceeding two
and one-half miles, such charges shall
not exceed 81 80. and for all distances over
two and one-half miles, and not exceeding
five miles, the charge shall not exceed 50 so
q car
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26
NEW ApyERr1sEMEsrs

We're getting ready to take stock,
and there are 50 pieces of pure 9+
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26
SOME UGLY CHARGES MADE.
An Allegheny General Hospital Nurse Re-
signs and Talks.

Fresh trouble has broken out among the
nurses and authorities at the Allegheny
General Hospital, and in consequence Miss
Martha A. Bustler, one OF the nurses, has
resigned. The lady alleges cruel treatment
made her resignation necessary. She says she
had been connected with the hospital for nine
months and never had any trouble until
Miss Perkins recently became head nurse.
81 first had trouble with Miss Perkins about
the fumigatlon of room which had been
occupied by diphtheria patient" Miss
Bustler said last night. "She then
a paper asking for her removal.
was afterward given a patient in the
surgical ward. 1t was little Lizzie Lewis,
who was badly burned. The child screamed
frighttully from pain. Miss Perkins or
dered me to hold my hand over her mouth,
saving she was not suffering and it was only
display of temper. / refused to obey and
1 suppose that was termed insubordination
on my part. The child died that same
night. I also refused to mend some soiled
comforts and sheets which contained the
germs of disease. That was my second of
fense.
'Then was taken i'll, having been at
tackled with tonsilitis. The resident physi-
clan called upon me but once for one whole
week Miss Perkins violated the rules by
prescribing for me. Before l recovered l
was ordered on duty. 1 was too weak to
sit up and 1 refused to go. Then was sent
to room and no one was allowed to visit
me for week, save Miss Perkins and
staff nurse. 1t was nothing less than
weeks imprisonment for insubordination.
AS soon as l was able to sit Nup was sus-
pended for month. Realizing that it
would be exceedingly disagreeable to re-
sumo work again, sent in my resignation
a few days ago"
Miss Tildesley, Superintendent of the
hospital, said last night "All the allega-
tions made by Miss Bustler are false. Had
she moi, resigned she would certainly have
been discharged. She repeatedly disobeyed
orders, and her disposition was to create
trouble"
The annual meeting of the contributors of
the hospital will be held this afternoon at 2
O'Clock. A new board is to be elected for
the ensuing year, reports of the officers re-
celved, and other routine business trans
acted 1t is believed that the old officers
will be reelected.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26
THE PENNsY WINS.
A Suit for Many Years of Back Taxes,
Brought by the Attorney General, De-
cided by the Supreme Court-A Roast

A Suit for Many Years of Back Taxes
Brought by the Attorney General, De
cided by the Supreme Court-A Roasi
for the Prosecutor.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 25.-The Supreme
Court to-day entered final Judgment in
one of the many proceedings instituted by
the State to recover arrears of State tax
upon capital stock from corporations
against which it had not previously been
assessed. The case in which the decision
was rendered is the suit against the Penn
sylvania Company operating the line west
of Pittsburg.
The States claims against the company
ran from 1872 and amounted to over 81, 1885,
600. In 1874, Auditor General Temple re-
ceived from Attorney General Lear a
written opinion advising him that this tax
was not collectible. In consequence Of
this opinion the tax was never assessed
until 1888, when an account was prepared
by the Auditor Generals office and given
qualified approval by the State Treasury.
The Commonwealth thereupon brought suit
to recover it, and secured favorable judg-
ment in the Common Pleas Court, of
Dauphin county, from which the company
appealed.
In reversing the judgment, the Supreme
Court holds, in an opinion delivered by
Justice Williams, that the account is no
the statement of a current and accruing act
count, but the restatement of settled ac
count, and that it can only be done through
the medium of the Board of Revision. The
Court further remarks eff this extraordi-
nary demand ever reaches that body, its
members will consider all the circumstances
and determine whether law and equity re-
quire them to unsettle the work of score
of years, regardless of the consequences to
private interests, for the sake of determin-
ing question of law that may be settled at
any time in an orderly manner by the act of
the Auditor General in stating accruing
taxes"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26
MRS. AULTMAN'S CASE.
Canton's Probate Judge Says Her
Mind Is Surely Unsettled.
INVESTIGATION CONVINCED HIM.
She Imagines That Many Prominent Men
Had Proposed to Her.
EEWSY NOTES FROM NEARBY TOWNS
rsPKCIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. +,

rsPEcIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH,
CANTON, Jan. 25.-There is nothing but
o feeling of sympathy in this city over the
unfortunate affair leading to the appoint
ment of guardian for Mrs. c. Aultman, the
respected widow of the late millionaire
manufacturer. Other developments have
arisen to-day bearing upon the subject.
Probate Judge Fawcett, before whom the
hearing for the appointment of guardian
for Mrs Aultman, as published in this morn
ing's DISPATCH, was held, in an interview
to-day said the proceedings were in every
respect regular and every precaution was
taken. 1t was one Of the clearest cases e1-
amined in his court, he said. The testimony
revealed that Mrs. Aultman imagined many
things taking place which had no existence.
For instance, she thought a number of prom
inent men in the city had proposed marriage
to her.
She became possessed of the idea that she
was holding series of very costly enter
tainments during the past two years, which
had almost ruined her financially
and caused her so much trouble aud
worry that she could hardly bear up
under it. DR.. Phillips, one of the witnesses
examined at the inquest was seen by re-
porter and made the following statement:
"On August 81, 1889, / was called to see Mrs.
Aultman in consultation and found her seri-
ously ILL., / continued to attend her in con-
sultation with DR.. Z. o. Portman until No
vember of the same year when i ceased to
call, she being convalescent. Her disease
was of such a character as to involve the
nerve centers. From that time her mental
faculties have been weakened and she has
been entirely incapacitated from attending
to business She is not in any manner her
former self"
John Bast. who it was reported was to
A,,I%, 4,
in the report, and also denied that Mrs. Ault-
man had made any eXtravagant presents to
the family. He said he did not know
whether they would take any legal steps in
the matter. He said the business relations
of his firm had always been the same with
Mrs Aultman as with other customers, and
there had been 10 extravagant bills con-
tracted. 1t may be that the appointment of
the guardian will be contested.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26
SulliYan,s Latest

BUTTE, Mont, Jan. 25.-[SpeciaL ]-John L.
Sullivan says that he is ready to make a
match with any man in the world who laws
claim to the championship, the fight to take
place in the last week in August or first
week in September. He further said he
would rather meet Mitchell than anv man
on earth in a l2-foot ring, Marquis of Queens
berry rules, and will bet $40, 600 that he can
put Mitchell to sleep in six rounds. Sulli-
van regards Madden's proposition to back
Peter Maher against him as a cold bluff
nevertheless he includes any white man in
the world Under no circumstances will he
fight jackson. He is willing to meet Slavin
next August. If he makes a fight this sum-
mer Sullivan says it will positively be his
last appearance i'll the ring.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26
TWO INsoLvENT COMPANIES.
Ohio's Attorney General Begins Proceed
ings Against Insurance Concerns.


COLUMBUS, Jan. 25.-[SpecidL 1.-The At
torney General to-day began proceedings in
the Supreme Court to wind up two fire in
surance companies at Akron. The charges
against the National Mutual are, it now has
in force policies in % States outside of Ohio,
and, contrary to the statues of Ohio, it has
also transacted business on the joint-stocl
or cash plan. The association the Attorney
General declares, is insolvent its entire cash
assets consisting of s. IL. deposited il the
City National Bank of Akron, while its liza
bilities aggregate Sl0,7G9. The amount OF its
insurance in force in Ohio is S57 167. and the
total amount in the country is S77 63l 81.
The Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company, contrary to the law, has
been doing business in IS States and Terri
tories outside Of Ohio. While Incorporated
as an assessment fire association it has
transacted a regular fire insurance business
on the cash or joint stock plan The associa-
tion is hopelessly insolvent, its total cash
assets, consisting of cash deposited amounts
to s72, while its total liabilities amount to
S27,936 81. The aggregate amount of insur-
ance in force in Ohio December 81, 1891, was
but S43, ,492, while the total insurance in other
States was Sl07,34L The supreme Court is
petitioned to revoke the charters of the
companies
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26
M'KEEsPoRT'S BUDGET.
The Pennsy After More Coal Land-Scots
CeIebrate-Society Buildings

MCkEEsPoRT, Jan. 25-[Specid5. 1.-The pur-
chase Of the j. d. Risher right of way prop
erty by Colonel Coulter, of Greensburg, for
$4,000, is believed by coal operators to have
been made for the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, as the coal is worked ont and the
territory extending three miles from the
river is just what the railroad needs.
Three hundred patriotic Scots from along
the rivers and suburbs enjoyed an excellent
banquet here tonight in honor of the mem
ory of Robert Burns.
The McKeesport A. o. L. A. NJ Hall Asso-
ciation has purchased the Stonehouse prom
erty on Fifth avenue at cost of $f3 0CO
This organization will erect on their ground
q handsome new Eall to cost S25,O0O
The Mckeesport Turnverein has chsnged
the date for opening its new hall building 10
February o.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26
The Strong Men.

K That part of the public who take an inter-
est in contests of skill or strength have &
rare treat at the Academy of Music this
week. Cyclops and Sandowe are wonder
fully strong men. The latter, though, is not
the real Sandow of European fame. Last
evening, beyond all doubt, Cyclops per-
formed feats of strength that. to the general
public, are wonderful. There was no decep-
tion and no fraud. He twisted pack of
cards in twain as if they were piece of thin
paper, and twisted q quarter into two pieces
quite easily. Chains, leather belts, etc., all
were burst asunder by the strength Of SAN
dove and Cyclops. Their manager offers 500
to any man who duplicates what they do.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26
S125,OOO FOR ARION.
Forbes Says He Paid That Price, Becaus,
He was CompaIed To

Forbes Says He Paid That Price, Because
He was Compelled To.
Boston, Jan. 25.-[SpeciaI J-Mr. J. Malcolm
Forbes told THE DISPATCH correspondent to.
day that he paid $l25, 900 for Arion. Continu-
ing, he said: 81 wish The DIsPAToH
would say that l paid that sum
because l was obliged to, not
for the empty honor of paying the biggest
price ever paid for horse. hope am too
much OF business man to pay for an
article several thousand dollars more
than the owner wanted. / wish
also that you would correct an
other popular error which several papers
have taken up. 1t has been intimated that
the horses which have sent to New York
for sale on Wednesday were not the best
stock of my stud. On the contrary, they are
some OF my most promising colts. and their
pedigree is of the best. 1 sell them simply
because have no room for them, now that
I have ArioD.r
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26
The News From Below,

PARKERsBURG-Ohio feet and falling. Ice still
running. Reports from Braxton county are that 90
G00 logs came down on the recent rise, and that
thousands OF ties for the Camden Railroad exten-
sion were washed away. Csrrollton down tonight.
Up-Pacitc. Benwood, Twilight and Little Fred
Courier for Wheeling. Mild and clear.
WHEELING-River feet and stationary. De-
ton. Warmer.
MEMPHIS Arrived - Minnetouka from below.
Departed-kate Adams, Arkansas City. River u
feet inches and rising. Clear and pleasant.
CINCINNATI-River - feet inches and falling.
Arrfved-John X. Speed. from Memphis. Departed
Scotia, P1ttsburg. Fair and warm.
CAIRO - Arrived : Mary Houston, Cincinnati.
River 30 feet and falling. Clear and mild.
NEW WORLEANS-Arrived-Ha Brown and tow,
Pittsburg. Clear and pleasant.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26
Results at Guttenburp

GUrrENBURe, Jan. 25.-The condition of
the track was again vile. 1t was totally un-
fit for racing and absolutely dangerous. 1t
was a series of mud puddles and hillocks of
frozen mud. The attendance was large.
First race, seven furlongs-Congress first Silent
second. julie G third. Time 1874
Second race, five furlongs-Spendal first Alarm
Bee second, Briza fiily third. Time 1:LGI.
Third race. five furlongs-Maggie Beck first St
Patrick second, Azrel third Time, 1:043 "
Fourth race, five furlongs-Breeze fiiIv first
Martha Washington second Vanquisher third,
Time, 1:06]5.
Fifth race. one mile and furlong-John Jjckov
first, Glen Loehy second, Sir George.I third, Time
2:021e.
Sixth race. seven furlongs-Algernou first Mis-
sive second, Aunt Jane third. Time, I:34a,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26
A BRIDE OF 65, A GROOM OF "a
Make Remarkable Match at Youngstown
A Death From Eiccouobs

Make a Remarkable Match at Youngstown
A Death From Eiccoughs
YOUNGSTOWN, o., Jan. 25-[SpectaL Rob
ert Z. kliny, a blacksmith, aged "a, and Mrs.
Clark, aged 65, who has family OF grown-up
children here, have been quietly married.
The bride walks with crutches, the result of
fall, and though her children opposed the
match the young lover pleaded his love so
eloquently that the widow capitulated The
bride has been widow for 20 years. and has
taken her young husband into her own
home.
George Geiger, an ironworker, died at the
city hospital last night from hiccoughing.
Members of James Harvey Lodge went to
Greenvil1e last night and orma nized a lodre
of the Order of Railway Trainmen, with a
barge membership.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26
The Shaving Contest.

Interest in the forthcoming BARRIERS tour
nament at Harry Davis Fifth Avenue Mu-
scum increases rs the opening day of the
contest draws nigh. The start will be made
at l o'clock next Monday afternoon. and the
tournament will continue for six consecu.
tive days. The event promises to be one of
the most novel and interesting in the history
OF local amusements, as it is the first time
the BARRIERS have had chance to show what
kind of stuff they are made of. Some of the
best known tonsorial artists in the two
cities have entered the arena and will con-
test for the prizes to the finish. Everybody
is talking of the event.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26

SrEUBENvILLE, Jan. 25.-[Spccial. Police
are investigating peculiar case OF poison
ing which occurred last night. John Burns
mill hand, took glass of whisky which
was offered him. He was taken suddenly
i'll. His legs hardened, while sraSms shook
his whole system. 1t is claimed the liquor
was fixed by jealous husband. Burns is
out of danger tonight. The symptoms
showed strychnine poisoning.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26
FRESHMEN WILL WELD CANES
College Heads Forbid the Sport, but il
Will Probably Take Place.

VIII IroDaDly Iake Blace.
WASHINGTON, Pa, Jan. 25-[SDecial 1.-The
freshmen of Washington and jefferson
College have decided to carry canes and
have appointed committee to select the
proper stick. According to ancient custom
the freshies must carry their canes on or
before February D. or announce their inten-
tions of doing so, so that the sophomores
can appoint committee TO confer with
similar committee from the lower classes to
decide upon what style of rush" is desired,
OF, in other words, how they would prefer to
be ''done up
The faculty is opposed to cane rushing and
will take immediate steps to put stop to it.
if possible. Notwithstanding this, the ora
cles state that the contest for supremacy
will take place the first part of next month
The proba bilitieS are that the rules adopted
will be that the freshmen will be given a
single heavy cane, and the sophs in order
to be termed victors. will be required 10
have the greater number of hands on the
stick at the expiration of eAght minutes
Both classes are formidable in numbers and
strength.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26
General Sporting Notes.

BASEBALL magnates all round should be careful.
IF anybody doubts Cyclops' strength, just get
hold of him.
IF the local club has to fight the League let it be
fight las is fight y
THERE is no fooling in Mr.. Cycops. He ought
to be baseball umpire.
MANAGER BUCKENBERGER will be in the CITY TO-
day, to repeat the Grimm story.
G. BENNETT, of the Glenwood Gun Club, bets
he kill 10 live birds out of 13 with shot gun.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26
Great Dress Goods Sale.

At Soc to-day:
54-inch Scotch suitings.
42-inch camel's hair plaids.
40-inch French serge plaids.
42-inch tufted-spot suitings.
Reduced from 81, 81 25, 81 so and 81.
At 75c to-day:
44-inch striped camel's hairs.
42-inch angora camel's hairs.
42-inch tufted spot cheviots.
42-inch gray and black camel's hairs.
42-inch cheviot plaids and stripes.
42-inch cheveron camel's hairs.
4S-inch Scotch plaid suitings.
Jos. HORNE & Co. s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26
Wants a Winter Track.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 25-A Hankins. a
well-known Chicago horseman, is here for
the purpose of establishing winter race
track near this city. The Oakland race
course will probably be put into good shape
and used. Eastern pool rooms will support
the venture so that it will not be dependent
on the local public.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26
Pittsbursers in New York,

NEW YORK. Jan. 24.-[SpeciaL 1.-The follow
ing Pittsburgers are registered at hotels
here: f. r. Bates Astor House: j. W. Coch-
rane, Westminster; c. i. Cole, Holland
House; A. J. DeRay, Continental: A. c. Gum.
bert, Westminster; A. Marriaux, Earle's
Hotel; c. O'Brien, Astor House; J. H. Park.
Holland House: c. c. Reed, ST. Denis Hotel;
W. P. Tyler, Hotel Imperial: NJ. A. Werner,
Hoffman House; B. B. Kerr, Hotel Imperial:
j. A. McCrae, Hotel Brunswick; c. Z. Sher-
man, Morton House; d. j. Smith, Astor
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26

being organized in Eastern Ohio and West
virginia. X. G. Burchard, whose record as
pitcher IN theYTri-State League of 'S9 is well
known, Is IN town trying to organize stock
company for the purpose of placing team
here, such club to also be member of the
of leading business men here and received II
great deal of encouragement. If grounds
can De secured club will follow in this
lively town.