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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
M'KEEsP0RT MATrERs
The Minuet Responsib!e for a Church Wa,
to Come-The Kacrcher Mystery.

The Minuet Responsible for o Church War
to Come-The Kacrcher Mystery.
McKEEspoRT, April 2s.-[SpectaLl Tho oele-
brnted minuet was danced tonight at the
tea party given by the Ladies' Hospital Aid
Association, and there is likely to be q lively
war among the churches as q result. The
event was a repetition Of an old-time
colonial tea party, and, of course, it could
not be q success without the regulation
minuet, as danced 100 years ago. Consider
ing that the object was to benefit an excel
lent institution, the new hospital the bright
est and prettiest young society girls of the
city were chosen to dance. The projectors
compromised by not giving the dance in a
church, but instead secured hall. There
was tremendous crowd present, and, as a
minuet, the dance was q success in every
respect, such elaborate costumes never
having been seen here. Among the audience
were many prominent church people, some
of whom had stated that If the dance were
given they would bring the matter up in the
different churches to which the ladies be-
long. 1t is presumed they were there to
take notes on the affair.
There is now no doubt that the missing
Ferdinand kaercher and his boat are ut the
bottom of the Monongahela river. 1t was
learned to-day that Saturday night Mt IL
O'Clock Kaercher and friend bailed out his
old boat. Kaercher rowed out into the river
and when 100 yards away said goodby to his
friend
While Mrs. j. T. Armstrong was standing
at the Lake Erie depot to-day pickpocket
went through her pocket and took $6 in
change and some valua BILE papers. No clew.
The Ministerial Association has decided to
omit services at the various churches May
% and hold a union service ut the Coliseum,
when Rev. j. j. McCarrel will deliver the
baccalaureate sermon to the High School
graduating class.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
LOCAL NEWS IN Paragraph

DURING the week ending April 49, 100 deaths
occurred in Pittsburg.
THE master electricians OF Allegheny
county will meet this evening.
CAR 213 Of the Penn avenue line collided
last night with wedding party at Twenty
nth street. Neither OF the couples were in
jured.
AT a meeting OF the Seventh Ward School
Board. Allegheny, the Principal, E. P. john
ston. and the old corps Of teachers were
unanimously reelected.
MICHAEL O'DoNIvAN was brought to Mercy
Hospital last night, suffering from q broken
ankle. steel mil fell on 1t at tho Braddock
Steel Works yesterday.
HENRY CATHL1N. an employe at Carnegie's
Thirty-third street mill, had his leg broken
last night by having a heavy iron bar fall
on it. He was taken to his homo on Pacific
avenue,
CITY TREASURER DENNIsroN will have the
ordinance ofhosrs enter suits next week
vehicle license this year. The number is
greater than ever before.
DAVID MAUI, who was picked up on the
Southside on Wednesday, will be examined
to-day by Allegheny officials, and II found in
sane will be returned to the Allegheny City
Home, where he has spent two years.
THE Court having refused an injunction
the Suburban Rapid Transit Street Railway
people completed the crossing for their line
over the p, V. & c. railroad tracks at South
Eighteenth street yesterday morning.
MAYOR GoURLEY yesterday issued procla-
nation fixing June 10th q day for a special
election of a select councilman in the Thirty
third ward. 1t is said Perry and Loughlin,
who had tie vote before, will fight the
battle over again.
w. NJ. KINcH, Supervisor Of Signals for
tho Pennsylvania Railroad, who has re-
signed to accept a similar position with the
Now York Central, was last evening pre-.
sented with n valuable diamond stud by the
men Of his department.
AUBURN E. LoNa, of Bond street, East End,
who has been reported to the police mt the
Nineteenth ward station as missing from his
home since last Tuesday morning, turned
up yesterday afternoon. He said he was
visiting friends at Braddock.
The sale of the season tickets for the May
Festival concerts by the Mozart Club and
Hall on May IL. 13 and IA will open at Mellor
& Hoene's on Wednesday evening. The sale
of single tickets opens on Thursday.
Four tanbark watts, such as are used in
tanneries, were found 10 feet below the sur-
face OF the ground in the rear of the old Cen
trail station site Yesterday by workmen
tearing down the building. No old citizen
could be found who ever heard of tannery
being located at that point.
COLONEL SMITH, of the Eighteenth Regi-
ment, yesterday appointed Quartermaster
Harry F. Davis to be Adjutant General of
the regiment, vice Charles Reese, who re-
Gently resigned. Mr.. Davis has been In tho
regiment II years and filed all offices be-
meath his present one except captain.
MAYOR GoURLEY will next week open the
collection of money for the Fourth of July
celebra tion He wants to raise $40 000 and
will issue an address to the people as a
starter for the fund. Chief Bigelow is hav-
ing made plans for music pavilions in both
Highland and Schenley Parks.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
TRUE STORY Of 4 SYNDICATE.
Continued From First Page.

detailed support Of the statement OF Mil
Ter as to D. H. Hostetter, and says that
Case, the Secretary Of the company, acted in
Hostetter's interest
President Gilmor says that the checks of
Du Puy were indorsed by him inadvertent-
ly as an officer of the company. as they be-
longed to Miller who had, as an individual,
by Mr. Gilmor that Miller paid him s10,O 900
due him out of one of the $50, 900 checks.
Some Big Notes Were Discounted.
Thomas B. Rea, the broker, said ne dis
counted notes of Miller, indorsed BY Mar
Creek and Maryland Central bonds as col
lateral, to the extent of S9S,000 in two
notes. These notes were rediscounted by
d. H. Hostetter, who took as security $780,
900 Deer Greek bonds, $50, 900 Maryland
Central bonds and 1000 shares Of Terminal
stock. Mr.. Rea also sold S55, 900 Deer
Greek bonds to Hostetter for 1000. The
notes were paid, but Hostetter retained the
collateral on private agreement with Mill
Ter.
Winfield J. Taylor, the trustee. says he
1890. The deed of trust was carefully drawn
by the best legal tslent He says it was
not intended to dissolve the corporation or
wipe 1t out. The action Of the directors
was sanctioned by majority of stockhold-
ers and creditors. j. G.. Case, the Secre-
tary Of the company refused to turn over
the books and accounts. The trustee found
that the company owned property on North
avenue and Oak street, 2,100 shares of
MARYLAND Central Railroad and 4, 600 shares
of Deer Creek and Susquehanna Railroad
Company, and agreement between the CON-
pany and John Henry Miller for the deliv-
ofo oip Nv rvha he
gave Miller in return more of its stock.
The trustee, through the Circuit Court,
released the Miller agreements and gave
him the Maryland Central and Deer Creek
and Susquehanna stock, getting in return
his interest in Il, 900 shares of the Terminal
Company. The realty was sold to Thomas
H Blick for S121, ,012 SO, of which S35, ,012 33
was in money and the balance in mortgages
and ground rents assumed by Blick. The
trustee says the transportation and Term
inal Company was insolvent, and only paid
Is cents on the dollar on the claims filed.
The trustee swears he does not believe the
Terminal Company ever was entitled to any
interest in the Belt road, the Maryland
Construction Company, nor at the time of
the assignment did it have any title to the
Penn Anthracite Coal Company stock. He
says he is willing to do his duty, if it can be
shown he has acted wrongly, and he adds
that he expected to be a co-plaintitf instead
of co-defendant in this suit
Mr.. Samuel Rea and Secretary Case have
also given evidence. The latter says that
to the best of his knowledge the books of
the company do not show that either John
Gill, James Sloan, George S. Brown, j.
Swan Frick, George NJ. Jewett, T. NJ
Logan or Samuel Thomas were ever stock
holders in the Transportation and Terminal
Company or directors of the company, and
that he knows of no meetings of the COM
pany even for organization.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
AMATEURS IN TROUBLE.

The County Leagues Starting Out Under
Cloud-Manager Thompson, OF the Gil
max Team, Fails to Post . Forfeit-In
aQuandary.
The County League opens tomorrow, but
II the season throughout Is no bctter than
the prospects for the opening. the league
will come out rather disngured. While three
games are scheduled, 1t fs probable that
there will be but two. Manager Thompson.
OF the Climax team of Allegheny. Is the
prime cause of the Disagreement of the
leagues schedule, ho having been dis
senter ever since his admission to the
league. Ever since he has secured all for
which he made claims. he has failed to com-
the Secretary.
At a meeting held Monday evening, the
Wilkingburg team promised to release
Johnston, player claimed by Manager
Thompson, provided he deposited his forfeit
OF $50 before Saturday. Thompson agreed
to this and said as he now had all he wanted
he would make his deposit on Tuesday. He
failed to see Secretary Miller that day or nt
any time since. As result the game sched-
uled between Mansfield and Climax Satur-
day can not be official and will not be
rcckoned in making up the club averages.
1nasmuch as Manager Thompson has so
far failed to post his forfeit the Wilkins
burgs still hold Catcher Johnson's contract,
the cash he will play with that team.
Another obstacle that has arisen in the
way of the game scheduled between the
Climax and Mansfield teams is the want of
q ball park. The game is announced for
Recreation Park, but that is closed against
them, rs the Allegheny Athletic Association
will occupy its park every Saturday through
out the season, and will not allow anything
SO extensive rs ball game on that day.
Manager Thompson asked for the park some
time ago, but was referred to the secretary
of the association. Nothing further was
done, but it would be of no use, as the park
will positively not be let for Saturday ball
games.
All the other teams in the County League
arc we'll prepared tor the season, and will
furnish some excellent baseball 1t is a
pity tho league should meet with such OBJ
stacles at the Inauguration OF the season.
The Williamsburg grounds Will soon be
ready for business. The grandstand has
been erected, the fence is being bnilt an0
the grounds rolled. The boys have already
begun practice on the grounds The new
grlndstand will scat 500 people and the
Dleachers about 400. The Wilkinsbulgs
play the champion East End Gym club on
the latter's grounds tomorrow. Wilkins
burg Will be represented by the following
team: Gardner, pitcher; Smink, catcher;
Kuhn, first base; Swift second base. Stem,
third base; Shumach r, shortstop; Becker,
right field; Eagye, middle tield; Kearns, left
1ielQ,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
Washington Racing Results.

WASHINGTON, April 2s-The clear weather
continued to-day, and the attendance at
Bennings was fair. The track was good and
the races interesting.
First race, four and one-half furlongs-Morello
won, Rose Washington second, Volturna flly
third. Time, IS.
Second race. six furlongs-Poverty won, Eliza
second. Ray third, Time. 1:l7.
Third race, one mile and n furlong-Lepanto won,
Isaac Lewis second. Mary Stone third. Time
1:51.
Fourth race. one and one-sixteenth miles-Eric
won. Margherita second. Ely third. Time. 1:5lls.
Fifth race, hurdle one and one-quarter miles
Futurity first, Sam Morse second, Ecarte third.
Time, 2:l215.
The following are the entries for to-mor-
row:
First race selling. three-quarters of a mile-Rosa
HILL Logan. f0e: Hemet. lo4; Helen Rose, lOl;
Ella, Fagot e5 each: Puzzle. 81.
Second race. selling. 2-year-olds. four and one
half fIrlongs-Lady Grace flly. 9S: Rear Guard,
Navy Sweet Alice. Queen Bess. los each; Moth
erless gelding. Jimmie Lamle, 10i each; Chiswell,
sS: Battiedore flly. 95.
Third race. handicap. three-quarters of mile
Key West ll3; Ballvhoo. los; Experience Fidelio,
100 each; Thiers l., 95.
Fourth race. allowances, one mile and one-six-
teenth-Larchmont. Foxmede, los each: George
W, Mr.. Sass, Nublan, i0l each; st. Mark, En-
blnm, Sc each.
Fifth race. selling, 3-year-olds, one mile-Pem-
broke. III: DR.. Wilcox. ll0; Balbriggan, los;
Helen Wallace. 100; Lallah, 90.
Sixth race, selling hve-eighths of a mile-Black-
burn. Grey Rock 112 each: Morton, Rob Garrett
100 each; Ray. Dan H, Not Guilty, Wanderer H.
iCS each; Jewell II, 1ol; Absconder, 100; La Cigale
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
Miscellaneous sporting Note.


HARRY TYRES. the English professional. is to
coach the New Jersey Athletic cricket team this
season.
ENGLISH amateurs will not De allowed to COM
pete i'm the French road bicycle this year, on
account of the awarding OF cash prizes.
WILLIE DAY. the well-known distance runner.
will attempt to break the American recod for rum
ming three miles at the carnival of spots of the
New Jersey A. c., Memorial Day.
TIE officers of the Harvard Universt! Cycling
Association have received letter front the df-
rectors Of the New York Athletic Club declining to
enter a team against the Manhattans OH JULY A.
America and Ireland, has posted a forfeit iii New
York and challenged Jones; the champion of Aus
traiia to play for the worlds championship and
from -, 600 to s2, 600 side.
LAST week 591 applications were made for mem
bership in the L. A. w. The largest division list
ever published was that Of Massachusetts lastyear
-l73. New York had 1S6 last week. IO3 of which
came from the Buffalo Press Cycling Club.
j. E. l.. BATES. the bicyc.ist. is credited with
doing 100 miles the track in oh. 26m. &c 4-5s.,
which is 3m. IS 3-5s. better than Edges famous
and for few miles was paced by Zimmerman.
T.. WATERS & SONS, of Troy, N. Y, have Just
built for Harvard the lightest paper eight-oared
shell ever used by college crew. II weighs only
cared shell is 800 pounds. The lightest wooden
eight ever built weighed 254 pounds.
THERE is an Englishman In this city who halls
from Brighton, the home of Fowler. who last Sat
urday defeated Zimmerman nine yards In a half
mile. This Englishman has repeatedly beaten
Fowler. and claims he can do SO now. He will
withholds his name from claim so broad.-Chi
cdoo Times.
MISS JOHANNES JoRGBNSEN is the name of the
fastest female safety bicycle rider in all Denim ark
soon to race another team distance of ITO miles
Afterward Miss Jorgensen, together with MIR.
TO eS M t:
mans dress.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
BRUNER TRIES TO DIE.
The Warden at Ebensburg Catches
Him in q Suicidal Attempt.
A ROPE SPIRITED INTO HIS CELL.
Charges Against the Warren Insane Asylum
Fall to the Ground.
NEWsY NOTES FROM NEARBY TOWNS
IsPECIAL TELEGRAar IL

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATou.1
JoHNsTowN, April 2s.-Elmer Bruner,
who is confined in the Ebensburg Jail under
sentence of death for the murder Of old man
Rees, made an attempt at suicide to-day.
He tied rope about nine feet long to the
bars in his cell, and was adjusting the
moose when detected by Warden Young.
Bruner has been very gloomy of late, and
1t is believed the stories regarding his
mothers critical condition, as published
this morning, made him respondent, and
caused the rash act.
He says he carried the rope with him
ever since he was arrested. This story is
not believed, and 1t is thought 1t was
smuggled in to him by someone within the
past few days. A close watch will here
after be kept on him.
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dead in his bed by his roommate, at Green.
Vile, Pa, Wednesday morning.
HUGH CURRY, n 1armer, was arrested in
Little Washington yesterday, at the IN
stance Of his own brother. charged with
burning the latter's house, barn and out
buildings. A long-standing feud exists
between the brothers.
A MINE horror was narrowly averted at tho
Hugus shaft, in Somerset county. yesterday.
in the burning Of the building at tho mouth
OF the mine A chemical engine from
Somerset extinRuished the flames and the
four miners at w ork were rescued
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
The News From BeloH.

EvANsv1LLE-River2 2s feet inches and rising.
Raining.
Iron Queen, Pittsburg: Hudson. Cincinnati: III.
X. Bedford. Pittsburg; Courier. Parkkersburg.
Cloudy.
CA1Ro-No arrivals or departures. River 4s.a
feet and falling. Cloudy and mild.
CINc1NNArI-Riyer 35 feet 10 inches and falling.
Cloudy and cool. Departed-keystone State to
Pittsburg.
PHIs-Arrived-Buckeye State, Cincinnati.
Departed-City of Hickman, st. Louis; Kate
Adams. Arkansas City; State of Missouri. Gin.
cinnati: John Gilmore and tow up. River 81 feet
inches aad stationary. Cool and raining.
PARxERsBUaG-Ohio IL feet and falling. Little
Kanawha falling. Hudson down and kongo up:
Acorn. Dave Wood, Jim Wood and Dick Fulton
up with empties.
NEw ORLEhNs-Cloudy and warm. Arrived
City of St. Louis st. Louis. Arrived and departed
Smoky City and tow, Louisville.
VICKsBURG-Rvcr rising. Down-City Of Provt.
Harold. ST. Louis. Heavy wind and rain storm.
ST. LoUIs-Arrtved-Cfty of Savannah. Tennes-
None. River % feet inches and falling. Cloudy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
SHOOTING IN M'KEEspoRE.

Jones Averages Up the Bost After Some
Interesting Banging.
BnADDocK, April es.-lSpecfaI This was a
great day for the sports in this neighbor-
hood. especially those interested in mark
manship The grounds of the Braddock Gun
Club were swarmed with visitors this morn
ing to get an opportunity to contest for first
money in some Of the matches in the OPEN
ing shoot OF tho season. A slight rain pre-
vented an early commencement. but when
tho clouds cleared away the shoot began In
earnest. Crosby again exhibited some OF his
skill by breaking IS blue rocks straight out
of possible ls. The leading contests were
as follows:
First match-Jones IL and Arthurs 10 out of pos
second-Durant and Jones II and Foy 10. out Of q
Third-Picrce and Crosby 49, out of a possible IS.
Fourth-Arthurs ii and Vance 10, out OF q pos
eihle L.. =.
Fffth-Durant and Crosbv H. ont Of possible IL.
Sixth-Arthurs 10. out of possible H.
Seyenth-Crosby IL. out of possible L.
Eighth-Crosby broke is straight Jones 10 ana
Mack II.
Ninth-Jones and Marks II. out of possible IL:
Tentll-Durant and Close TO- out of possible IL:
Eleventh-Crosby and Jones IL and Pierce 10, out
of q possible u.
Jones had the best average of the day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
BRADDOCK BREvITIEs,

Car Lamp Globe Falls Upon Passengers
Head-A Humane Society.
BRADDocK April 2s.-[Spccial.] by the fall
of lamp globe on an early accommodation
train from Pittsburg on the Pennsylvania
Railroad this morning, Miss Jennie Atche-
son, a teacher in the First ward school here,
sustained q very severe wound on the head,
which rendered her unconscious. She re-
covered sufficiently this afternoon to be re-
moved to her home in Pittsburg.
President Eaton, of the Humane Society,
branch in this place. They have secured
rooms in the First National Bank building
George C. Wilcher was elected Humane
Officer.
Mr.. Joseph LarSin, of Pittsburg. and Miss
Annie Logan, were married in St. Brendan's
Roman Catholic Church this morning. Rev.
Father Molynaux of1ciated. The happy
couple will live in the East End, Pittsburg.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
The Scheme Has Collapsed.

The project of Mons. Brimet, manager of
Vignaux's Academy ut Paris, foc an inter-
national contest between Schaeler, Ives,
Slosson and the most prominent French pro-
fessional billiardists has fallen through. NJ.
Brimet telegraphed to the New York office
of the Brunswick Bal1e -Collender Company
asking that firm to ascertain upon what
terms the American players would visit
France. The Information WAS cabled over
to NJ. Brimet and Yesterday cablegram was
received in New York City from NJ. Kaster
the Paris agent of the Brunswick -Balke-
Collender Company, stating that the pro-
posed meeting could not take place. There
is every reason to believe that the French
men would not agree to the terms OF the
American players.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29

srEUBENvILLE. April %. -[Spectal.] J. The
Board of Homo Missions OF the Methodist
Protestant Church adjourned to-day alter
two days sessions. Their receipts have
fallen far short of the amount asked for last
fall, while this year they asked for s25 900.
The work OF arranging to meet the needs of
the IS missions. was looked after satisiac-
torily. and seven new mission stations were
established. The board was forced to re-
fuse about 100 applications for missions and
assistance from all parts of the country.
owing to the lack of funds. The venerable
Ex-Governor, +. Fl. Pierpont, was present,
and very active at the beginning OF the
sessions, but the strain proved too much for
him. and he was forced to retire.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
VAN HALTREN RESIGNS.
he Is Tired of Managing the Baltimores and
John SaIz Steps In.

John Walz Steps In.
BALTIMORE, April 2S.-[SpeciaL There has
been a mighty shaking up in the Baltimore
club. Van Haltren has resigned the man.
agernent and Vice President Waltz will en-
deavor TO do the trick Waltz has not yet
had any experience in this line, but be is
willing to learn. Van Haltren will remain
captain ex-of1icio, with Shoch as an under
study. Sleepy Bill johnson obtained his
walking papers to-day.
Billy Barnie returned from Philadelphia
to-day, after an unsuccessful attempt to
effect settlement with the Wagners' at
torneys- He is mad clean through over the
manner he mas been treated, and openly de-
nounces the Wagners as bunko sharps. He
says they have done him out of 500 by fixing
clause in his contract. All their charges
he denounces as false, and claims that they
owe not only him but other ballplayers. in
cluding Mike Griffin, for services. Barnie
says he has three offers now under consider
alton. Ii Won der Horst had been wise he
could have made Barnie his manager. He is
regarded here as the missing link.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
Hunsarians Arrested for Murder.

W1LKEsEARRE, April 2s.-Two Hunga rians,
who gave their names rs Michael Stanovicz
and Frank L. Ogoki, were arrested in Sugar
Notch yesterday. charged with the brutal
murder of q companion in New London
some weeks ago. They were traced here
and captured by New London detectives,
who went into the mines after the men.
Stanovicz fought his captor sava~ely, and
would have escaped but for the timely ar
rival OF the other o11icer. The evidence
against them is said to be very strong.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
NeNark's Big Shoot.

80 live bird sweepstake shooting match at
John Erb's grounds yesterday, resulted as
follows: Captain Jones, OF Jersey City, and
A. Il. James, of Philadelphia, killed Al birds
out of possible 80 and divided first money,
receiving sI3l 25 apiece. Second money,
SIS rs, was taken by Harry Sinclair, of New.
ark, who bagged 46 birds. Allan Wiley, of
Hartford, 45 birds, took third money, 90 80.
W. S. Canon. of Newark. scored ~: Ed Collins,
OF Hoboken, A. and John 8. Dunstin, Of Har-
risburg, Al. The weather was favorable and
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
England Pitched Well

ALLIANCE, April es.-[SpectaL 1.-The base
ball season opened in this city to-day with
the Tarentum, Pa, team. A large crowd
was in attendance and up to the fifth inning
the game was close and exciting. After
that the home team solved Hemphill's
curves and the game closed with the score
OF ii to in favor of Alliance. England, the
one-armed pitcher of the Alliance team,
pitched phenomenal ball, but three hits be-
ing made off his delivery. Base hits-Alli-
ance, II; Tarentum, 3. Struck out-By Eng
land, Z; Hemphill, =. Passed Dalls-Taren-
tum 9