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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-29

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
TEN efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation, Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the Rost
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand viii pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. DO not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIe SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE, KE. NEW YORK, Mk
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-29
A GIRL BURGLAR
Robs Two Youngstown Houses, but Breaks
BOwn Under the Pump.

Robs Two Youngstown Houses but Breaks
Down Under the Pump.
YOUNGSTOWN, Dec. 27.-[SpeciGL Miss
Maggie McFadden, aged Is, was arrested
this afternoon and, after an interview with
Chief of Police Cantwell, confessed to bur-
gIarizing two dwellings. The house of John
Boggins was broken into and gold watch
and some valuable jewelry taken. The Nc
Fadden girl was employed in the family of
John Small, neighbor of Boggins', as
domestic, and this morning she alarmed the
household with the announcement that the
house had been entered and robbed during
the night. Another gold watch and con-
siderable amount OF money was the haul In
the latter case.
Nobody suspected the girl, but she sud-
denly left tine house and returned in little
while with all the plumber, claiming she
had found it hidden on the premises. The
police discredited the story then, and under
the pump" she gave up the history of
both burglaries. She was jailed TO await
the action of the grand jury. Her home is
at Sharpsville, Pa, and she has hitherto
bore the reputation of az industrious and
exemplary young girl.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-29
LIBERAL DIR. M'GLYNN
Not Likely to Be Placed in Such Spot
as B iltimore.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 2S-[ Special. There
is no Likelihood of DR.. McGlynn coming to
this diocese, either to take the rectorship
of St. Patrick's Church or that of any
other. This is the opinion of those who
are thoroughly posted as to Cardinal Glib
bons' policy. The reinstatement of DR..
McGlynn is a victory for the liberal wing
of the church, and now to place him in the
very stronghold of liberalism, when the
orthodox wing was very much aroused,
would, to say the least, be very poor poll
tics just now, especially when it is the
desire of the papal legate to unite the op-
posing elements in the church.
AgaN, to appoint an irremovable pastor
of a church, it is necessary to hold COM
petitive examination and from the three
passing most credidably, the resident Arch
bishop makes his selection. True, a point
might be strained in favor of any candi-
date specially favored, but Cardinal Glib
bons is not likely to risk the ill-will of the
local clergy, who have prior rights to sue
cession, by selecting an out-of-town priest
Said priest to-day: 'Dr. McGlynn is
more likely to be transferred to any diocese
in this country than to Baltimore. know
whereof speak. Policy forbids ii. I"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-29
DYNAMITE THAWED OUT.

An Engine of Death Left by Careless
Workmen ExpIodes and Wrecks a
Row of Large Tenements-Five Already
Dead, and Others WIN DE-
LoNG ISLAND CITY, L. L, Dec. 28.-
just In the rear of row of tenements on
Jackson avenue is the entrance to tunnel
that the New York City and Long Island
Tunnel Company is putting under the East
river between this city and the New York
Central depot They use great deal of
dynamite IN blasting. and last night the
dynamite froze. When the gang Of men
started to work this morning they found it
would be necessary TO thaw the dynamite
out, and, taking three barrels of cartridges
from the stock, placed them Just back of
the tenements to be thawed
The cartridges were put in a box four
feet square, through which steam pipes run,
and then with the foreman, McEntee, to
oversee the thawing process, the gang en-
tered the shaft. How the explosion oc-
cured is not. definitely known, but presum .
ably the pipes became too hot At 8
o'clock the explosive was set of, scattering.
death and destruction around it. The
shock was like an earthquake, but the men
in the tunnel shaft were not hurt The per-
sons living in the tenements made up the
killed and injured.
Avenues of Escape Cut or
The tenements from Nos 21 to 29 were
shattered, with the stores and Offices below.
The postoffice was in No q. The letter
cases were knocked into strips and the
clerks were hurled headlong in the debris.
Immediately alter the crash . wave of fire
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-29
soMERBY NOT DoDG1NG ARREST,
But He Will Resist Any Requisition t.
Take Him to Indianapolis.

But He Will Resist Any Requisition to
Take Him to Indianapolis.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 28.-Supreme
Justice F. d. Somerby, of the Iron Hall,
was In the city to-day and, with his counsel,
visited District Attorney Granam, who is
the Iron Halls receiver here His counsel
said Mr.. Somerby is not and has not
been a fugitive from justice, and was
ready to surrender himself on any
charges that might be preferred against him
by Receiver Graham. Mr.. SomerbY's
counsel said to-day that his client would
resist any requisition to take him to Indian
apolis. He added that Mr.. Somerby did,
not eonspire to divert the S170, 200 which
was taken from Iron Hall funds to make
good the deficit in the capital of the bank
when it was first seized by Bank Superin-
tendent Krumbhaa.
fiA dispatch from Nashville says: W. j.
Campbell, member of the Iron Hall In
this county, filed in the Chancery court to-
day a bill against the Supreme Sit
ting of the Order and the trust
of local branch No 430. The bill al
legged the order is doing no business;
has local reserve fund in this county,
asks for the appointment of receiver to
take charge of the reserve fund, and repay
therefrom the dues the members have
paid in.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-29
AFTER NED STOKES.

Charged With Mismanaging the Hoffman
House Funds Complaint Filed-An
Anonymous Letter The Defendant
Threatens a Damage Suit.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-[Si eeial. lin the
Supreme Court to-day was filed the COM
plant of William E. D. Stokes against
Edward 8. Stokes and other directors of
the corporation that runs the Hotf-
man House The complaint con-
tains long string Of charges,
of mismanagement of the funds,
most of the charges being against Edward
S. Stokes. The plaintiff demands that the
defendants shall account for the manage
ment and disposition of the funds and prop
erty of the corporations; that they be
compelled to pay back any money
that they have misappropriated;
that a temporary and permanent re-
ceiver be appointed to take charge of all
that is left of the Hoffman House, and that
all the defendants be restrained BY injunc-
tions from interfering with the funds or
property of the corporation.
William E. D. Stokes is a stockholder in
this corporation and is one of its creditors.
In his complaint appear the charges: That
the defendants have been guilty of official
misconduct therein and in the
management and disposition of
its funds and property committed
to their charge and that the said defendant
Stokes has wrongfully acquired to himself
ard transferred to others money and prop
erty of the corporation and has lost or
wasted the same, and upon information and
belief, he alleges that the defendant Stokes is
personally insolvent and without sufficient
means to pay his debtA The defendants
are also charged with making false entries
on the books for the purpose of deeeiVing
him and inducing him to buy more stock.
At the Hoffman House tonight Mr.. E. S.
Stokes said:
infamous lie and william E. ID. Stokes is a
blackguard. He has tried by q threatening
letter to force an uni uSt settlement and has
failed. l shall sue him for 500 900 damages.
Here is an anonymous letter which re-
ceived.
Mr.. Stokes produced typewriter letter
which read:
NOVEMBER, Is, 1892.
Edoin Stokes:
DEAR SIR-Do you want some sound ad-
vicef II SO will tell you confidentially un-
less you come to terms with w. E. d. Stokes
this coming week he intends 10 publish
Jr., written by New York lawyer who wit
messed the murder and you can also de-
pend upon it that he will publish
all about your political pull and your reia-
tions with prominent people. All of which
will be very interesting reading TO the pub
lie, but fear it will ruin you. Artemus H.
Holmes, L have reason to think, could ar
range a settlement for you, and If you take
"a FRIEND"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-29
OFFICERS IN THE BALANCE.
The Charges Against Commander johnson
and Major Ludlow.


and Major Ludlow.
WASHINGTON, Dec 2S.-The record of
the proceedings of the court martial in the
case of Commander NJ. n. johnson, charged
with responsibility Tor the recent ground
ing of the United States steamship Mohican
on the Pacific coast, has reached the Navy
Department. The case will be reviewed by
Judge Advocate General Lemly and then
be submitted to the Secretary Of the Navy
for his action. The findings of the Court
will not be announced officially in advance
of such action, but the impression among
naval officers who have followed the pro-
ceedings is that Commander johnson was
practically acquitted by the Court.
General Grant, Acting Secretary of War,
to-day issued special order appointing
Board of Inquiry, at Major Ludlow's re-
quest, to meet January 8, 1898, to investi-
gate the charges against him. which brought
about his suspension as Lighthouse engineer
Of the Eleventh district.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-29
New Spanish Minister.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S-Secretary of
State Foster says he has not received any
word from the Spanish Government in re-
gard to the change of their Minister at
Washington, but he has received private
advices from the American Legation at
Madrid that Marquis Bendana has been ap-
pointed Minister at Washington in place of
Senor Dupuy De LONE.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-29
DEPENDS ON FREE SILVER.
It's the Political Key, Apparently, Thinks
Senator Stewart.

II the F0HIlCaI Key, APparenL1yJ IHInkB
Senator Stewart.
NEW YORK, Dec. Ex-senator William
M. Stewart, of Nevada, is in town. '"The
Monetary Conference" he said, sis fraud.
1t won't amount to anything. If the Re-
publicans do not hurry up and pass free
coinage bill this winter they will not carry
q State west of the Rocky Mountains in
1896. If the Democrats do not pass a free
coinage bill when they come into power, if
they nave control of both branches of Con-
gress, the Populsts will elect President
in 1896"
Senator Stewart said he thought the
Populists had come to stay. Free coinage
would be one of their principle issues. He
said he did not know which party would
have majority in the Senate after March 4.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-29
A WAR OVER A CANAL.
Nicaragua and Costa Rica May Fight Over
Warner MilIer's Ditch.

PANAMA, Dec 2S.-The boundary dis
pute between Costa Rica and Nicaragua is
assuming threatening dimensions, and hos
tllities may begin at any moment. The ter
ritory in question Is but a few thousand
square miles and would be worth little to
Costa Rica should she acquire it,
Costo Rico is believed, therefore, to seek
merely an opportunity to impose upon
Nicaragua terms favorable to her own in
terests in matters affected by the canal.
Should she succeed in provoking war, she
would probably triumph, for, although poor
both in men and money, .she is superior in
both respects to Nicaragua.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-29
The BRAZILIAN COMMISSION
Arrives in Washington, but Nothing Heard
From the Argentines.

From the Argentines.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.-The Commits
sioners appointed to present the case of
Brazil to the President of the United States
in the matter of the controversy between
that country and the Argentine Republic,
in Washington. The Argentine Com
missioners have not yet been heard from.
The Brazilian Commissioners are headed
by Baron AndrAda, Brazilian Minister to
Rome, the oldest diplomat in point of SER
vice in the Brazilian ranks. The other
Commissioner is General Dioniso E. De
Castro Cerqueira
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-29
Made Presidential Offices.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-The President
to-day signed the appointments of the fol-
lowing Pennsylvania postmasters whose
offices by an increase of receipts have be-
come Presidential: William II. Lea Mans
field Valley; Henry B. Rupp, Hummels-
town; Harry c. Shearer, New Bloomfield;
Mrs. Sallie A. Ramsey, McKee's Rocks.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-29
A Conductor Arrested.

G. b. Mann, q conductor on the West
End electric line, was arrested last night
by Detective Steele, of the Allegheny
force, and placed in the lookup to await the
result of serious charge preferred by
Mary Welsh, 15-year-old girl
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-29
WANTS TO BE A SENATOR.

terior Not Yet at Work.
WASHINGTON, Dec %. Genio NJ.
Lambertson, OF Nebraska, appointed and
confirmed as Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury before the Christmas holidays
has not indicated when he will assume the
duties of his new position. He has not yet
qualified. One explanation OF his absence
is that he has formally entered the race tor
the Nebraska Senatorship.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-29

David Oswald while drunk was knocked
down and beaten by James Kinney, corner
Second avenue and Market street. Magis-
trate McKenna fined Kinney F50 and costs
Yesterday morning. Oswald is badly used
up from exposure and his wounds.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-29
A TREhsURER'S GOOD NATURE

Causes the Robbery of Readings City Ex.
chequer OF $4,000.
READING, Dec. est was ascertained
here this evening that certain irresponsible
parties obtained about So, 600 of the city 3
cash from City Treasurer Obold by impos-
ing on his good nature, giving him due
bills and notes which are declared to be
worthless
The persons who are interested in the
restoration of this money declare that the
parties will be arrested unless they make
restitution at once.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-29
Neither Is Liable to. Get Hurt.
Toledo Blade.

Toledo Blade.
If Hill and Cleveland wish to get together,
why not try French duel It's the safest
way.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-29
A PENN AVENUE FIRE.
Wolfs Wholesale Liquor Building and Club
Rooms Damaged.

Early this morning fire started in the
second floor of the fourth-storv building &C.
cupied by j. Wolf and Sons, wholesale
liquor dealers on Penn aveune near Elev-
en- til street.
the upper stories we're badly damaged by
fire and water, mostly the latter. The up
per floors were used for clubrooms, the
Keystone Club being located there. The
origin of the fire is unknown. Loss, some
So, 800
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-29

SIsrERsvILLE-The Kanawha Oil Com.
pany's MOI on the Ludolph farm, on the
Ohio side of the river and north of town,
has been drilled into the Big Injun and 10
good for IOO barrels q day.
The morning call., 1892-10-15
THE STOCK MARKET.

Yesterday opened with quite advance In the
southenders and for time they looked healthy.
The rise was short-lived, however. and prices
shaded off again during the 2:3o p N. call. News
received during the day was none too encouraging
and the buyers pretty careful about rushing in
too bindy.
There was no particular change in prices on the
early call until the southenders were reacheo,"nen
Crown Point sold up to 81 40 under sales OF me
shares Becher opened at So 90 and unuei To 70
spirited bidding of Schmidt quickly adNaneo card
80 95. and l4O0 shares were placed . on 81 i6,
Jacket sold at 81 90, Alta 4Oe. ShaiieHse
overman soc, and Seq. Belcher nc al N ua,tcan
In the northenders Ophir sold at SO 10. Me Sa
Nevada 50 05 aud Union 81 %. OF the mluo ,e
stocks Bullion was IN demand at S0c. d xsga
81 50. ~ ''''>-'' Co.. IN. .outn.
anders and nrices fuctuated considerably. belcner
soId from 81 so up So 50 and back again 10 50 20
and 5000 shares changed hands. Staui. Sehmltt
Sred and ffty shares of Crown Point changed hands
AT 81 4OaI SO ana 1000 shares OF Jacket at 81 BUG
81 So, with Golfer buying. The balance OF the list
was fairly active and weakened at the close -
On the 2:30 P. NJ. call prices weskened on sun !,
topheayy After the call there WAS further shad-
ing of, and the market closed weak ana heavy.
NOTES.
The annual meeting OF the Alpha Con. has been
Roger Pendergast, the mining superintendent has
gone to Bartlett Springs for his health -
An assessment OF 10 cents per snare mas UeeH
levied on the Justice.
Robert Sherwood the mining operator, VIII arrive
from Europe the early part OF next week -,
Silver made sharp advance yesterday; 9 Ian
being made in New YORK up 10 So12c ana III 1Oii
don up TO S91sd. -. lancet. Cd
The following amalgam or bullion was aeposit =,
with the Jane assay office In 6old - curing w
month OF August according TO the onlcla report ol
w s James on file with the County clerk; D 9-
posted by Yellow jacket mine, August 5. 400
pounds; deposited by OVerman mine-Ausu D.
BOZ pounds, 18th. 209 pounds: deposited by crown
Point mine August g. 539 pounds: deposited by
Belcher mine. August 2. gao pounds: deposited
by Oest mine. August 8, 2614 pounds; deposited Dy
various parties various dates. l54 pounds Total
amalgam or bullion deposited during the month,
1850 pounds.
The following amalgsm or bullion was deposited
with the Con Virginia assay office during the
month or September. according TO the ofhclal re-
port OF Assayer Fielding, on file with the county
Clerk: Deposited by Morgan miil-September s.
7l7 pounds: 8, 1874: u. 427 49, 407; 20, ala; ~.
SO. Deposited 10y Eureka mtll-Septemoe Der 4, z45
gam or bullion deposited with the Office during the
month, 2S76 pounds.
Assessments Pending.
The following is list of aSSessm enrs now pending:
The morning call., 1892-10-15
OUR CONSUL AT TAHITI.
lie Talks of Sugar Possibilities in That


He Talks of Sugar Possibilities in That
Country.
One Of the guests at the Palace Hotel is
j. Lamb Doty, United States Consul at
Tahiti, who is away from his post on six
months leave of absence. He will remain
here for few days and then go East, visit
ing New York and Washington.
In conversation with reporter yester-
day Mr.. Doty said that he did not see why
Tahiti should not successfully compete with
the Hawaiian Islands in the manufacture
of sugar. Tahiti" said he, lis the original
home of the sugar cane, which was brought
from that island to the Hawaiian group. We
can produce sugar in Tahiti for S38 ton,
whereas the minimum cost of pr0duc-
tiOn in Honolulu is $50 a ton. All we
want Is some means Of transportation to get
it to the market cheaply and quickly. The
present arrangement by which freight and
passengers are conveyed between San Fran
cisco and Tahiti is unsatisfactory and made
quate. The present French administration
of the Tahiti group is all that could be
desired. There is always an unsettled con-
dtion among certain classes of the natives,
but those gentle little revolts, SO called,
amount to nothing. As matter of fact a
number Of them receive clothes and other
supplies from the French Government"
The morning call., 1892-10-15
CANNAS ARE ALL TIE RAGE.
The Eastern Florists Look
Toward California.
A Huge Block Of Ice Covered With Golden
State Posies to Go to the Words
Fair From Menlo.

James Sproule. the florist. who yesterday
afternoon read paper before the State
Floral Society. has only recently returned
from a ten weeks tour In the Eastern
States.
Mr.. Sproule is an acute observer and as
one of the managers of the Menlo Park
nurseries kept weather eye open for floral
facts and novelties.
"What RACES most in the East? The
Gamma" said MI Sproule yesterday to
CALL representative. "The Gamma is the
darling of society at present, the especial
net of the Four Hundred. Are they cheap4
Well. that's as you may think. You can
buy them from 80 cents apiece to 50 Tor a
single flower. They're beautiful flower.
something like a Gala lily In shape anu OF
most all colors.
"After thelcanna the hydrangea paniculata
is most popular; in fact they're almost as
much the rage as the Gamma.
"Can we raise them in Californian" Mr..
Sproue looked eloquent and became confl-
Dental. "Do you KNOW" said he, that
we CalifornIsgs have corner on nature!
It's fact.
"There's no marketable flower that won't
bloom here and most of them can be more
SUCCESSFULLY grown mere imam anywhere
else.
"Chrysanthemums on the wanep Not
bit of it. Chrysanthemums will never
wane. In the East they 60 in for chrysan-
themum culture in most elaborate way. /
saw blossoms there that would be an incen-
tive even for Californans.
Eastern horticulturists all look toward
California and the largest commission
houses there are ready and willing to handle
our products. which they recognize as supe-
rior In every way"
While in Chicago Mr.. SprouIe made
arrangements for huge Meno Park
flower display at the Worlds Fair-for
several Of them. in fact. He found Mr..
TharD. who has charge of that department.
most favorably disposed toward the Golden
State.
One feature OF the exhibit that will be
forwarded by the Sherwood Hall Nursery
Company will be an immense block of ice,
probably as large as a refrigerator-car,
covered with California cut flowers. This
will preserve the blossoms in all their
pristine glory for more than week after
their arrival
The morning call., 1892-10-15
STATE FLORAL SOCIETY.
The Annual Fall Show to Be Held
November.

The Annual Fall Show to Be Held in
November.
A large number Of members of the Cali
fornia State Floral Society were present at
the regular monthly meeting yesterday
afternoon at 900 Suffer street when Presi-
dent Professor E. j. Wickson raped for
order. The following new members were
proposed and at once enrolled: James
Sproule, Mrs. A. Miklan, San Francisco
Mrs. Hanly, Alameda; Joseph Maillard,
Nicasio. and Mrs. G. w. Deckie, San Mateo.
The business which occupied most of the
attention of the meeting was the coming
fall exhibition and chrysanthemum show
which is TO be given by the society at the
Mechanics Pavilion from November / to
f. From the different reports Of committees
the prospects Of the exhibition were very
bright, and nothing but encouragement had
been received at every hand. 1t was de-
cided TO particularly encourage amateurs,
ana for that purpose those desiring to make
exhibitions would have their exhibits az
ranged and looked after as well as trans
pOrtatiOn given TO and from the show.
James Sproule read paper giving his
impressions Of 'rambie among Eastern
nurseries and gardens"
He gave very comprehensive ideas of the
PRINCIPAL parks aud lighthouses OF some of
the Eastern cities and compared the beauties
Of the streets OF some of the cities he had
visited with those of San Francisco. and de-
pIored the absence of bouleVards and lawns
on the thoroughfares of this city.
Professor Wiekson opened a discussion on
blooming Roses In Paper Bags" He ex-
bibited a number of spe linens of roses
grown In that manner but did not consider
It as great success as he anticipated.
A great many beautiful premiums for the
fall show which had been donated by mer-
chants and people interested in Horticulture
were on exhibition and made good show.
Inc