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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-07
Tri-Statr Brevities.

BELLEFoNrE-The statement that Thomas
Collins. Democrat, intended to vote for Har-
rison is vigorously denied by that gentle
man.
MERw1N, Westmoreland county-The 3
year-old child of Andrew Baxter swallowed
a buttonhook, causing its death a short time
alter.
NEW L1sBoN-Aaron Anglemyer, OF Colum-
biana, apprehended on Il charge of lunacy,
committed suicide in his cell Friday night
by hanging.
NoRRIsrowN-Hannah johnson has been
held Ior court. charged with being COM
mon scold She recently, it Is alleged,
abused a neighbor until the latter was pros
trated by nervousness.
SANDY LAKE-Early yesterday morning
commercial traveller discover the dead
body of a man lying on the Lake Shore Rail-
road track, near Sandy Lake station. The
body was identified as that of Billings
Walker, son of the late C. II. Walker, of
Sandy Lake. The indications point to foul
play.
UNIoNTowN-The so representatives Of the
Ohio Institute of Mining Engineers Friday
concluded their four days inspection tour
of the coke region and returned to Union
town, whore they were entertained by
Superintendent f. C. Keighley, of Oliver
Brothers works, and other engineers and
mine bosses.
BLossBURe-An ex-Sicilian brigand, who
fed from Sicily for assassination and event
ually opened fruit store here, became en-
ragged Friday evening over friendly scuffie
in his store. Seizing dagger he stabbed
two men, one seriously, the other. fatally.
He narrowly escaped lynching before the
Sheriff landed him In Jail.
WHEzLINa-The Wheeling Iron and Steel
Company, combine composed of the Bel
mont, Benwood and Top Mill com panies. has
organized by the election of Russell Hub.
bard, President. The concern will have a
capital of over s., 900 900 and will be the larg-
est iron and steel concern after the Car
negie's in the OHIO Valley.
CARRoLLroN, O.-Charles Herrold, 10 years
old, in company with his sweetheart. aged
II, went to the Probate office to secure
marriage license. The young mans father
refused his consent, and then young Herrold
attempted to take MS life by means OF
shotgun. but was prevented. Those who
know him say he is slightly demented.
PARKERsBURa-The Vance-J Johnson feud,
which is now exciting the people of Fayette,
Nicholas and adjoining counties, W. Va,
bids lair to be one of the noted ones in the
State. Two men have already been killed,
a third mortally wounded, a fourth in jail
and a fifth fugitive from Justice, for whose
body. dead or alive. reward OF SSoo Is
offered by the State OF West Virginia
FAIRMoNT, W. Va.-Five hundred miners
employed in the Montana mines quit work
last night on a strike, which promises to be
one of the most bitterly contested ever In the
State. The strike is in order to ( orce recog-
milton Of the Miners Union. The miners at
Beeohw and Opekislta are already out and
20 out next week. Alp the miners in the
Wheeling district are getting ready to 60
out ON strike for the STATE scale.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-07
TELEGRAPHING TO MARS
An English Scientist Hss a Scheme for Pos
sib.e Communication

An English Scientist Hes a Scheme for Pos
sib.e Communication.
LONDON, Aug. 6.-Mr. Francis Galton,
F. R. s., S. F. g., Chairman of the COM
mittee in charge of the Kew Observatory,
has written letter to the Times relative to
a scheme for establishing communication
between Mars and the EARTH MIR. Galton
declared that beam of sunlight, reflected
through hole one-tenth of an inch square
in plate in front of a mirror. would be just
as distinctly seen as a faint CLINT at distance
of ten miles.
The amount of fog and haze which q beam
of light would traverse between the earth
and Mars, when the latter is high above the
horizon, Mr.. Galton says, could not exceed
that along an earthly base. Therefore, the
same proportion between the size of the
mirror and the distance holding true, it
follows that the flash from many
mirrors simultaneously, whose aggregate
width was 10 yards and whose aggregate
length, to allow for slope, was say % yards,
would be visible on Mars If seen through
telescope like that at the Lick Observatory
| in California, and the inhabitants, II they
have eyes and fairly good telescopes, would
speculate concerning what the beam was,
and wish to answer.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-07
EVERYBODY Is WELL PLEASED
With the Apportionment Bill Passed BY the
Michigan Legislature.

the Sostu Nv tue
Michigan Legislature.
LANSING MICH, Aug. 6.-The business
of the special session of the Legislature was
finished at P. M, but the final adjourn
ment will not occur until Monday at noon.
Both the Brown and White apportion-
ment bills passed, with practically
unanimous vote, and were given
immediate effect. The outcome is regarded
with the greatest of satisfaction by both
parties. Each is able to figure a majority
in both branches of the Legislature. Both
bills are as nearly equitable in the matter
OF population as they can well be made,
and politically it is very difficult to deter
mine the advantage to either.
Governor Winans expressed himself en-
tirely satisfied, and through the commit
tees noti! ying him of readiness to adjourn
he sent verbal message of congratulation
to the Legislature. The bills passed have
been engrossed and enrolled and are already
in the hands of the Governor Nearly all
the members have left the city and
there will be only the officers in
each House to perform the final ceremonies
on Monday. Tie Brown, or Senatorial
measure, provides for 80 districts, as did the
act declared unconstitutional, but affords a
more equitable distribution of the counties
as to population. Under the House reappor-
tionment bill the representation will be ga
members, the minimum number according
to the constitution.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-07
TWO FATAL WRECKS.
ONE NEAR ERIE AND THE OTHER
NEAR CONNELLSvILLE

Tho One ON tho Lake Shore Not So Bad as
Reported Yesterday Morning, but Two
Lives We're Lost-B. & O. Men Fright
fully Mangled.
ERIE, Aug. 6.-[Special 1.-The Chicago
and Boston special, east-bound on the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad,
coliided with freight train on the line at
Horbor creek, nine miles east Of here. The
engine, tender, baggage car and buffet coach
are a complete wreck. Engineer William
Welsh and Fireman Jacob Berkner, both OF
Buffalo, were instantly killed.
One passenger, Stephen Perry, young
man from Cleveland, was passing from the
buffet car to sleeper when the crash came,
and he was caught between the cars The
forward sleeper left the track and followed
the buffet coach over the embank-
ment, but remained upright, and
the occupants received no injuries.
The wreckage which the passenger
train struck had been thrown over from the
south track by the collision of two west
bound freight trains less than a minute be-
fore the special struck it, leaving no time
by which to avert the wreck. Perry will
probably recover.
The Coroner's Jury visited the scene of
the wreck this afternoon. They meet Mon
day and will finish the inquest. The re-
sponsibility now seems to rest with the en-
gineer of the rear freight, although it is not
certain who is to blame.
A dispatch from Connellsville says: The
most disastrous wreck in many years oc-
Cured on the Baltimore and Ohio this
morning about 8 o'clock, four miles east
of Connellsville. One man was killed
and four injured. Between 10
and 80 cars were piled up on
the mountain side and river
bank. The wreck was caused by collision
between train No. u, coming West, and
the time freight going East. No. u
had orders to meet the time freight at
Gibson Junction, but when the time
freight reached Gibson No. IT'S order
was annulled and an order given at Ohio
Pyle to meet No. 80, instead OF the time
freight, at Gibson junction. No. n and
the time freight were to pass at Indian
Greek. Instead of doing this No. II ran
past Indian Creek and collided with the
time freight on a sharp curve at Bluestone.
Brakeman Prett, who was riding on the
fourth car from the engine, on No. u, went
down in the wreck and was instantly killed.
Fireman Miller, of engine No. 1862, is still
fast in the wreck at this writing. His legs
are caught betwe cen the tender and the en-
gine. One leg will have to be ampu-
tated before he, can be taken from
the wreck. Fireman e. E. Belts, of engine
No. 1868, was taken from the wreck at
o'clock. He was brought to Cottage Hos
pital here, and will likely die.
Engineer Moore, Of engine 1862, was
badly injured, but has not yet been
brought down from the wreck. Several
other brakemen were injured.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-07
SHE WANTED MORE MONEY.
George jackson stabbsd In ths Groin by
His Wife, and He May DE-.


George jackson stabbsd In ths Groin by
His Wife. and He May De.
George jackson, colored, laborer en-
ployed in Booth & Films brickyard, was
stabbed by his wife last night and probably
fatally injured. jackson lived with his wife,
Mary jackson, at No. 518 Gazzam street,
Thirteenth ward. Last night, it is stated,
jackson, when he returned home from work,
did not give his wife as much of his weeks
pay as she thought she should receive.
A quarrel followed. The dispute lasted all
evening, and shortly before 10 o'clock it
reached climax. Mrs. Jackson was in a
rage, and finally picked up a pocket knife
and stabbed her husband. The blade entered
his groin in6icting dangerous wound.
The woman at once ran from the house.
Neighbors who had heard the disturbance
entered and found jackson living on
the floor. The police were notified and he
was removed to the Mercy Hospital. The
physicians pronounced his condition critical
The police made a search for the woman,
and shortly before IL o'clock found her near
her home. She was taken to the Fourteenth
ward station and locked up. jackson is 30
years of age and his wife %.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-07
FALL RIVERS MYSTERY.

Lizzie Borden Blufs omcers Away From
Searching Her Room - Gipsy-Like
Horse Traders Now Su-pscted-No Di-
rect Evidence Found In the House.
FALL RIVER, MASS, Aug 6-The latest
development in the Borden murders, re-
lsting particularly to the theory of poison
ing, has given way to-day to talk of the
funerals, which took place this morning.
Miss Lizzie G. and Miss Emma Borden
were, of course, the principal mourners
Miss Lizzie went out of the house first,
leaning on the undertaker's arm. She was
self-conscious, but her nerves were COM
pletely unstrung. Miss Emma, the other
sister, was much calmer. Lizzie is pretty
and quite feshy. Her face showed traces of
the intense suffering she had borne for three
davs.
The latest clew being followed involves a
camp of itinerant and gipsy-looking horse
traders camped on the outskirts of town,
one of whom answers to descriptions given
by three persons of man seen near the
Borden house before the murder.
An hour or more after the murder was
discovered, two of the officers dispatched to
the scene undertook to make search of the
some extent, and then started up stairs.
Lizzie Borden became aware of their efforts,
and as they reached the door OF her room,
she stepped boldly in front of the officers,
exclaiming:
"Where are you going?"
1--WE are going to search this house and
your room," replied the officer.
"You are not going into that room." ex-
claimed Lizzie, as she turned the key in the
lock end stood determinedlv in front of the
door,
1--WE want to search that bureau and the
closet in your room. Don't you interfere, u
replied the officer.
"You have no right to enter nv room,
and tell you you shall not There is moth
ing there"
"It will be better for you, Miss Borden,
to let us make the search -
Lizzie then became furious, and barred
the officers progress, repeating with her
declarations that they should not enter.
They did not at that time, and if any evil
dence of crime existed in that room there
has been ample time to remove it. There
are no other developments in the case, and
no arrests have been made.
The first thorough search of the Borden
residence was made this afternoon while
the funeral was in progress. From o'clock
until $50 the most searching Investigation
was madesof every detail discovered since
the crime was perpetrated. The search
through the house was expected to develop
many things, but at o'clock tonight il
was stated officially that no clinching evil
dence was obtained,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-07
DEPENDS ON THE ATMOSPHERE
A Very Interesting Question as to the Habi-
tabi ity of the Planet.

"A very interesting NuostfoD as TO the daDi.
tabi .ity of the Planet.
BOSTON, Aug. 6.-David P. Todd tele-
graphs tonight: We have a perfectly
clear night again for the observations of
Mars, but the atmosphere is not so steady
as it was Wednesday, and the details of the
disk are much more difficult to see.
The snow cap on the south pole of Mars
and the more marked irregularities or diff
ferences of color on the disk form the only
features 1 can see tonight The planet is
SO tar south and the atmospheric disturb
ance is SO great that the full power of the
telescope cannot be utilized. Meanwhile
we may discover matter bearing upon the
habitability of Mars, which is always an
interesting and popular question. Distance
from the sun is, of course, one element In
the problem. and the age of Mars, relatively
to the earth, another. 1t is reasonable to
suppose that the temperature of Mars, as
cosmic body, is lower than that of the earth,
because it is much smaller than our planet,
and so will have parted with Its original
nebular heat more rapidly; but it is not
likely that it has yet reached the tempera-
ture of interplanetary space.
Then, as to distance from the sun, it is
easy to calculate that. A surface unit of
Mars receives rather less than one-half as
much heat from the sun as surface unit of
the earth does. But these elements are far
from being all that must be taken into ac-
count. Quite as important is the condition
of the atmosphere of Mars ITSELF Just how
important may be inferred from the known
properties of our own atmosphere. AS a
result of his investigations on Mount Whit
ney, California. in 1881, Prof. Langley was
able to say that if that quality of our at
mosphere known as selective absorption
were entirely lacking, the temperature of
the soil in the tropics under vertical sun
would probably not rise above minus 200
degrees centigrade. This is entirely inde-
dependent of its chemical properties.
The temperature of planet and with it
the existence of all organized life appears to
depend far less upon the direct solar heat
than upon this most important quality of
selective absorption. Now it is not known
whether the atmosphere of Mars possesses
this quality in greater or less degree than
that of the earth. Evidently, then, if the
question of habitability is ever to be set
tied it is essential that the atmosphere of
Mars be made the subject of the most
critical research. Until we have ascertained
some facts about this atmosphere every one
may believe that Mars is habitaple or not,
just as he chooses
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-07
The FIRE RECORD.

Munich-A lar-e leather factory. Loss,
$4O0, 200.
Toulon. France-An incendiary fire caused
great loss of naval stores.
Sacramento-Great forest fires are sweep
ing over the hills on the northside OF the
American river, destroying timber and past
ures. Several thousand acres have been
burned over
Carey alley-A fire alarm sent in last even
ing from box l57 called out sutton IL A
small blaze In William Vests house on
Carey allev, Twenty-fourth ward, was soon
put out. Loss, SI5.
Carev alley-An alarm was sent in from
box l57 about clock last night tor a small
blaze in II house on Carey alley, between
South Twenty-sixth and South Twenty
seventh streets. A ambrequin had caught
from lamp. The fire was extinguished
with bucket OF water.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-07
CANADA BACKS DOWN.
Its Cabinet Takes Action That VIII Remove
Danger of Retaliation.

Its Cabinet Takes Action That VIII Remove
Danger of Retaliation.
OTTAWA, Aug. 6.-The Cabinet met to-
day to consider the canal tolls dispute. 1t
was decided to abolish the rebate on freight
of cents ton on all freight shipped BY
the st. Lawrence to Montreal, and instead
the Government decided to resume the sys-
tenn of 20 cents ton on all freight passing
through the Welland and st. Lawrence
Canals, all vessels to be rated alike, no
matter whether bound to Canadian ports or
not
This removes the discrimination in favor
of Montreal complained of by President
Harrison. A feeling prevails here that all
danger of retaliation has now disappeared.
Canadian vessel owners will now be the
only losers by the change, as the revenue
will be increased by the additional duty.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-07

The barometer is alb owe the normal In the
Upper Lake region. over the Upper Ohio
Valley and along the immediate South At
lantic and Gulf coasts. Elsewhere 1t is
below the normal. There has been an in
crease of barometric pressure from the Mis-
scuri Valley to the Atlantic coast. Over the
Dakotas and thence to the Pacific COAST there
has been a decrease of pressure.
Two storms of moderate energy appear,
one north of the Gulf of st. Lawrence and
the other in the extreme Northwest A
rid-e of high pressure, with generally fair
weather extends from the Upper Lake re-
gion to the South Alta n tic coast.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-07

of after It's introduction, save upon the oc-
casion of the visit of the commission, when
ex-Attoruey General Kirkpatrick eloquent
ly explained the basis OF the claims to mem-
bers Of the House, all to no purpose. Pos
sibly some of these important bills may be
reached and acted upon at the short session,
when political capital will not be all the
stock in trade, and when justice to COM
munities and individuals and plain, COM
mercial commonsense may have chance.
After an appropriation of $3.50, 900 for
the Allegheny building, 5000, 900 of which
may be used solely for site the limit of
the cost of the building to $3.50, 900 becomes
absurd, and the next step of Colonel Stone
will be to have the limit for the building
increased to at least half a million, as
such buildings are usually permitted to
cost about three times the expenditure for
site
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-07
INGENUITY OF A TRUST.
The Sugar Combine Beats It's Way Carefully
Round Post.

Round Post.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 6.-[Special. J.
The ingenuity of the sugar trust officers has
been put to the test to devise a method
whereby they could favor jobbers who
maintain prices, and yet not appear to
discriminate against grocers who refuse to
sign the trusts ironclad certificates The
officers fear that discrimination will lead to
litigation. The final scheme adopted was
to allow a rebate of q cent per pound
to jobbers who maintained prices Some,
however, who understand would not certify
that they maintained prices and were al
lowed the rebate with the others until this
week, when their checks were simply
credited on account and the bills were not
receipted in full.
Feeling uneasy about this, the trust to-
day adopted a new method, The faithful
jobbers are to be considefed as agents OF the
trust. and they are to be allowed upon set
tlement a commission of Il cent per
pound. Whether this scheme will whip the
independent jobbers into line or not re-
mains to be seen. The commission is in ad-
dition TO any other discounts
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-07
SHE ATE THE HEADS OF MATCHES.

A Disgraoed Hungarinn Girl Commits Sui
eide In a Strangr Manner.
MCKEEsPoRT, Aug. 6.-[Special. 1-Elei
Sip, young Hungarian woman, died this
morning by her own hand. Some time ago
she accused one Hudren Lesuck of her
ruin. A warrant was issued by Alderman
Skelly, but too late for Lesuick
She cut the heads from several matches
and ate them, after locking herself up in .
room. She suffered terribly until this
morning, when she died. Her entire body
turned black before death.
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DIED.,

HEAvER-On Friday. August ., 1892, at els
A, NJ, Mrs. ELIZABETH, wife of John Heavier,
aged 50 years.
Funeral from her late residence, 1910 Car
son street, on SUNDAY, mt 2P. N. Friends of
the family are respectfully invited to attend.
REILLY-Suddenly. on Saturday, August
6, 1892 ct P. NJ, at his residence. 81 Wash
ington street, city, MICHAEL J. REILLY, aged
26 years.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-07
BESSIE YOUNG DIES.

Tho Injuries She Received in the Fire FRI
day Provo Fatal
Miss Bessie Young, who was burned at
Edgew ood Friday, died at her home last
night at o'clock. She is about II years of
age, and great iavorite in the town.
The burning which caused her death was
a peculiar opening. She was walking
1t exploded and her clothing caught fire.
She was awfully burned on the body and
lower limbs
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-07

BEAVER FALLS, Aug. 6-After lying in
an unconscious state for 10 hours without
taking nourishment and scarcely breathing,
John L. Wolf the man struck by James
French during a row on Fifth ave-
nue., in this place, last Wednesday,
passed away at 4 o'clock this
afternoon. He never uttered word from
the time he was struck, nor moved muscle
until he died. French denies that he
struck him with a stone, as first reported.
The murderer is now in Jail at Beaver. A
post mortem will be held.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-07

CINCINNATI, Aug. 6. 6.-[Special IA
family named Mcintyre, in the village of
Buena Vista, KY, ate heartily of boiled
cabbage yesterday. All were Immediately
taken i'll, and four died in agony. To prove
her innocence the colored cook ate some of
the Cabbage, and was taken violently sick.
An examination showed that an adder had
been cooked with the cabbage.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-07
southsiders to Support Private Iams.

A story was circulated on the Southside
last night to the effect that men were at
work representing themselves as members
of a committee appointed to collect funds
to prosecute the cases instituted against n
G. =. officials by exp riyate Iams 1t was
said the supposed self-constituted commit
tee had been collecting from business men,
but the police officials have not received
any complaints about the matter and the
rumor is considered as false.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-07
An Infanticide at Canton.

CANTON, O., Aug. 6.-[SDecial. THE
body of little babe with its head crushed
was found buried in box along the
line of the Valley Railroad, about q
mile from here, to-day. It was taken in
charge by the officials and an investigation
began which resulted in the arrest Of DR.. E.
s. Walker and Mrs Lohr on . serious
charge. Walker pleaded guilty and
was bound over under $500 bond for his ap-
pearance next Wednesday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-07
The Tobacco Trus. Organised.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 6-The tobacco ware
housemen here have for a long time been
trying to accomplish a combination under a
single management. To-day they accom-
plished their object by obtaining the sigma
lures of six great houses Their capital
stock is 81, SOC, 600. They will secure char
ter under the laws OF New Jersey.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-07
SHOT BY UNKNOWN FOES.
A Reading Man and Wife Are Badly
Wounded by Three Men.

Wounded by Three Men.
SCRANTON, Aug. 6.-[Special ]-At 8
o'clock this morning unknown parties broke
into the dwelling of Charles Stovich, and
shot both Mr.. Stovich and his wife. A ball
passed through the thigh of the husband,
and the wife was shot twice in the right
thigh There are several bullet holes in the
door of the house and several of the bullets
lodged in the wall of the main room.
The shooting was done by three unknown
men. Stovich says he does not see how he
could have incurred their enmity. and the
case is enshrouded in mystery.