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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22
LITTLE LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

THE police have been investigating the
causes Of recent downtown fires, and find
that with only a few exceptions they were
started by natural gas. Chief Brown says
the best fire department in the world would
be of little avail in Il City where people are
so careless about heating apparatus.
A SLIGHT wreck occurred on the Panhandle
bridge yesterday morning. Travel on the
west.bound track was delayed for five
hours. The rear brakeman was slightly in
jured by flying timbers, but was able to con-
tinue on his run.
ELMER DIXON was severely injured last
evening while coasting down Logan street.
While crossing Fifth avenue car No. I6 ia II
into him, injuring his head and back. He
was removed to his home in patrol wagon.
JOHN KELLY, aged IS years, had his skull
fractured last night by being run into by a
sled on FiftY-second street. On account of
his age his recovery is doubtful. The police
have stopped all coasting in the vicinity.
In the suit of w. J. Langfiett and wife
against the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Rail
road Company to recover for land taken by
the defendant, verdict was given yesterday
for 81, 96l 80 for the plaintiffs.
c. A. KENNEDY, under the influence Of
liquor, fell through the window of a Market
street business house. He was only slightly
injured. He vas arrested and will be made
to pay for the window.
REV. GEORGE HODGES, rector of Calvary
Protestant Episcopal Church, will lecture
Monday evening to the East Liberty branch
OF the Y. NJ G. A. on Life in a Medieval
Monastery"
JOHN soHUMAoH, an employe of the Iron
City Carbon Works, had his leg fractured
yesterday by heavy casting falling on him.
He was removed to his home in Allegheny.
A MEETING Of colored politicians was held
last evening in the Franklin school house in
the interest of c. L. Green, candidate for
Common Council in the Eighth ward.
THE Whitney Mockridge Concert Company
will give musical entertainment in Old
City Hall this evening under the auspices of
the Y. NJ. C. A.
LAST evening Clinton Davidson had his
lec fractured while coasting by being run
into by another sled. He was removed to
his home.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22
Baseball Notes.

MANAGER BUcKBEBERGER still has great
faith in the local club getting Lyons.
ALL the players of the local club residing
in this city are working hard every day.
HENRY BOYLE the ex-pitcher is now fire
man on the Big Four, running into Peoria.
VERY large number of people laugh at
the threat of Pfeffer to retire from baseball
BILLY MCLEAN, the ex-umpire and old
time pugflist. has one of the biggest classes
in sparrinm and one of the finest exhibition
rooms in the Quaker city.
BALL players should at once make their
minds up to save every cent possible this
year. No advance money and many reduced
salaries are ahead and cannot be avoided.
CHADWICK says: "The double championship
season OF 1892 will be great attraction if
only for itsnovelty. 1t will just double the
interest in the championship campaign of
the coming season."
CHARLES BYRNE says of the schedule: ''The
double championship season will prevail,
and L think it will be success. There will
be an equal distribution of all the plums,
and think everyone will be satisfied"
THE PITTsBURG DISPATCH very sensibly OBJ
serves that the loss of Grimm is not likely TO
be particularly harmful to that organiza-
ton. As the Pittsburg club stands to-day it
has one of the best infields that ever played
upon ball field and why under the sun
there should be so much complaining is
matter past all finding gout.-Cgeusldnd Leader.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22
NJ. LAUR THIRSTS FOR GORE.
BE NOT ONLY CHALLENGES CoNsTANs,
But CHOOSES PISTOLS.

and He Dictates All the other Arrange
ments for the Duel-The Cabinet Minis
Ter Declines Because His Fiery Foe Had
Waited Too Long.
PARIS, Jan. PIN. Laur, the Boulanrist
member of the Chamber OF Deputies who
was struck by ". Constans Minister of the
Interior, during the stormy scene in the
Chamber Tuesday, determined to seek re-
venCe. Though he had telegraphed to NJ
Eochefort, the Boulangist leader, asking
advice, and though VI. Rochefort had re-
piled with a message couched in language
insulting 10 both NJ Constans and the
French courts, advising N. Laur that, under
the circumstances, he could neither fight nor
sue, the latter declined to heed his leader
5nd chose seconds who waited upon n.
Constars last night as the bearers OF a chal-
lenge to fight duel
According TO the CODE the challenged
party has always the rich: TO select the
weapons, but in this case NJ. Laar took it
upon himself to choose, not only the
weapons, pistols, but wanted to exchange
three shots with NJ. Constans at a distance
OF % PAGES.
When the seconds arrived at the residence
Of " Constans, they were surprised at not
being treated in the manner which gen.
orally obtains in like cases. Usually the
representatives of the challenger are re-
ceived by the challenged man, who names
10 them the gentleman or gentlemen who
Will represent him. In this case Mr.. Laur's
seconds were politely informed that NJ.
Constans refused to receive them. The
messenger added that NJ. Constans had in
structed them to inform NJ Laur that he
would not fight. He had been kept waiting
too long, and he did not intend to be all his
life at the disposal of NJ. Laur
When the seconds informed NJ Laur of
the result of their errand, the latter imme-
diately wrote letter to NJ Constans, re-
peating the insulting language he had used
in the Chamber of Deputies which led to
the attack upon him by the Minister.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22
CHICAGO IN DANGER.
A Big Fire Might Have Wiped Out
The Whole Town Yesterday.
WATER TUNNELS SHUT UP BY ICE.
The City Goes Unwashed, and Saloons Do
A Rushing Business.
RELIEF AT LAST FROM THE FIREBOAT

CHICAGO, Jan. 2L-More closely even
than in the great confagration of 1871, the
total destruction of Chicago bv fire was
imminent to-day for hours Though the
menace was the absolute paralysis of the
city's water supply, the danger was met and
conquered through the fire department.
Over 100000 people went unwashed,
and hundreds of huge industries were
brought to a standstilL The breweries,
oddly enough, were among the chief suf-
ferers, but barrooms did an enormous
traffic, ordinary commerce was disastrously
hampered and domestic operations were
made practically impossible. Elevators in
the Auditorium and other sky scrapers were
motionless
Two miles east from shore out in Lake
Michigan, the citv's trio of water supply
cribs, several miles apart in north and
south line, had all three during the night,
despite the efforts of double relays of work
men, been frozen solid in ice.
The Tunnels Are blocked Up.
The tunnels connecting each crib with the
big pumping stations on shore were each
useless being choized with 'tanchor' ice.
City officials tore trantically about devising
schemes of relief
Divers were sent out in tugs to the cribs,
but were powerless to pierce the drift. Just
100. 600, 900 gallons OF water, il is estimated,
is what Chicago went without before the
Gorlian knot was slashed 1t was done bv
dispatching the fireboat Yosemite to the
miae crib, with Instructions to batter down
the CONCEALED masses with the most power
ful streams she conld tarow. For several
hours no percartihle advantage seemed 20
have been gained. when suddenly the lev
rampant IN one rart gave way and the water
rushed into the tunnel with such swiftness
that in l5 minutes the embargo was broken.
One of the features of the situation was
the wholesale rush of bewildered house
holders for plumbers, the general impress
sion among residents being that their indi-
vidUal water pipes had frozen up.
\ Repetition of the Big Fire Possible.
Fire Marshal Swenie declared tonight
that the surplus supply that could have been
pumped from the mains would have saved
The business center from any ordinary fire,
but that the city was helpless if big blaze
hsd started in any of the outlying districts
His men took lesson to-day in fighting
fire without water. A number of small fires
brought alarms bat fremen extinguished
the flames with the use of pixies, pickaxes,
blankets and chemicals The most serious
affair was at the residence of Isaac Abra-
hams on Indiana avenue. 4 pail of water
would have saved it, but that was lacking
in time and the damage reached several
thousand dollars.
The completeness of the famine and the |
far-reaching effects can best be understood |
by the statement that freight trains enter |
ing the city were in many instances stopped |
for lack of water in the switch engine boil 1
ers, and in the barber shops throughout the |
city lather for customers was quite gen.
orally provided by melting snow.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22
BAD FIRE ON BROADWAY.
Tifany's Washed by Waves of Flame-The
Lincoln Offices Likewise Baffie the
Blaze-A Heavy Loss to the Insurance

Tihany's Washed by Waves of Flame-The
Lincoln Offices Likewise Baffie the
Blaze-A Heavy Loss to the Insurance
Companies.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2l-Shortly before
noon, at a time when upper Broadway was
crowded with shoppers and with business
men going to luncheon, fire broke out in
the basement Of the huge fve-story stone
front building running from SO Union
Square Before the firemen arrived-in fact,
before an alarm had been sent in-the fire had
extended all through the three GEL
lars, and smoke was pouring out of every
window. The building is situated in the
heart of the fashionable shopping district
Of the city. On the left it is hanked
by Tifany's iewelry house and on the
right by the handsome Lincoln offices.
The lower floor of No. 5 Union Square is
occupied bv Brentanos, importer of books
and fancy goods. The fire seems to have
started in the basement of Schneider &
Campbel'S store.
The occupants of the building were
Schneider& & Campbell, gas fixtures. bronzes.
etc, who had the ground floor and the base
ment. Jeweler o. II. w. Worm had one
window in which he exhibited his stock and
desk room in the back. On the next floor was
Leon Reihms, importer of French millin-
cry and manufacturer of millinery goods
He also occupied part of the third floor
On the fourth floor was Charles Z. Bentley,
dealer in decorative needlework On the
third floor was the stock of Samuel Green
decorative fancies. The fifth floor was un-
occupied.
The fire had burned itself out in the huge
chimney formed by the stout walls sur
rounding it. For more than an hour it
beat against them, and then it gave up to
the tremen under the mighty flood of water
poured into the burning building from the
treetS.
most valuable stock in the building
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22
They Will Fight,

NEW YORK, Jan. 21-Jack McAuliffe and
Billy Myer have renewed their agreement
to fight before the Olympic Club, at New
Orleans, for $4,000 purse. 1t was in doubt
whether the match could be pulled Off be-
cause of the withdrawal of Dick Roche as
McAulitfe's hacker, on the ground that the
friend of McAuliffe (Jere Mahoney) has
come to the front and offers to back Jack to
any amount up to $4,000. McAuliffe says he
intends to fight, and he firmly believes he
can get into condition in time for the fight.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22
Tried to Kill His Father.

John Hazlett attended ball on wednes-
day evening and imbibed too freely of the
flowing bowl Returning late to his home,
No. 1900 Penn avenue, ne laid down. Soon
after his father called him to get ready for
work. This made the son mad, and, seizing
an ak, he chased his father into a room.
The father locked the door and called an
officer. An officer answered, and after
desperate fight landed the prisoner in the
Twelfth ward station house. He was sent
to the workhouse for 60 davs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22
Coming Theatricals.

Lost in New York." with its special
scenery, sensational plot and good com.
pany, returns to the Harris Theater next
week.
The "Two-Headed Boy has certainly cre-
ated wonderful interest among the people,
Judging from the crowds who have fiocked
TO see him at the Worlds Museum Theater,
Notwithstanding the inclement weather He
has been re-engaged for next week.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22
AN OAKLAND EPISODE.

Robbers Enter a Store Out There and Boldly
Demand Money.
About 10 o'clock last night two roughly
dressed men entered the shoe shop of Adam
Seiph, at Bates and Ward streets -Four
teenth ward. They demanded his money,
and when he refused the robbers pulled
him over the counter and threw him on the
floor. He cried loudly for help, and they
ran away.
In the scufle the thieves got his silver
watch. valued at $50 The police at the
Fourteenth ward station were notified, and
are searching tor Seiph's assaiIants.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22
SPoILS THE PARK PLAN.
As Long as War Talk Keeps Up the Arsenal
Property Can't Be Secured.

Property Cnn't Be Secured.
Though the war with Chile NAV never
in Pittsburg. 1t will seriously interfere
with the pisn for securing the use of a part
Of the Allegheny Arsenal property for a
public park. Chief Bigelow discovered this
while in Washington looking up the matter.
He returned yesterday morning with the
conviction that it would not be advisable
just at present to present bill to Congress,
as there would surely be some objections
from some of the Southern congressman,
who would argue that the arsenal was
needed at present ior the purpose for which
it was built.
Chief Bigelow's observations lead him to
believe that there will be no war with Chile,
and that all troubles will be settled by ar
bitration
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22
TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL.
RIVER NEWS AND NOTES.
Louisville Items-The Stage of Water and
the NJ ovements of Boats.

ESPECIAL TELEeRAMs TO THE DIsPArcH.1
LOUISVILLE. Jan. N.-Business dull. Weather
clear and moderate. The river is falling. with 10
feet inches on the falls, 19 feet 10 inches in the
canal and "a feet and inches below. The Guiding
Star leaves for New Orleans next Sunday. The
Charlie Mcdonald went down Yesterday. The
Guiding Star is detained by ice at GOlconda and
will be up tomorrow.
The Tell City arrived and departed to Evansville.
The Little Fred and Tom Dodsworth arrived and
departed to Pittsburg. The Tatter, with tow of
coal down, and emptcs up. The City of Madison
arrived and departed to Cincinnati. The other de-
partures were Sherley, for Carrollton, and Big
Sandy, for Cincinnati.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22
The News From Below.

wHEELING--River 10 feet inches and station
ary. Departed-Scotia for Pittsburg; Courier,
Parkersburg: Hudson. Ananus: II. h. Bedford
after discharging all her freight at Wheeling de-
parted for Marietta to lay up until the ice runs
out, Clear and cold.
MENPHIs-The Golden Rule passed up to Gin
cinnati late last night. River 13 feet and rising.
Clear and cool.
CAIRo-Arrived-Cherokee Memphis. River q
feet and rising. Clear and moderating.
PARKERSBURG-Ohio IL feet inches and falling.
Little Kanawha falling. Sharp. heavy ice in the
Ohio. Ben Hur took TO the bank. Congo up and
Hudson down.
CINCINNATI-River 81 feet II inches and falling.
Clear and cold. Departed-Keystone State, to
Pittsburg,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22
Maher VIII Eight SnlIixan

NEW YORK, Jan. 2L-Billy Madden called at
the Office of the Clipper to-day and presented
a certified check for 5000 as deposit for
SIC, ,O00 which he wished to back Peter Maher
for against John L. Sullivan, The Uipper
refused to hold the stakes and Madden and
his friends left to go to the World office to
deposit the money. Charley johnson was
NOT r1reSent
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22
Quite n Novel Contest.

Quite novel contest has been arranged
to take place at Harry Davis Fifth Avenue
Museum. A shaving contestwiil take place
days. One hundred BARRIERS will contest in
Guiding several female BARRIERS. Any person
will be shaved by the contestants free of
Charge. Prizes will be given for speed and
general efficiency. The contest is sure to
cause unbounded interest.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22
The Pool Tourney.

The results of AL Powers pool tourney
games yesterday were: Holman beat G. S.
Mcdonald by nine points: T. s. Mcdonald
beat Elpern by ten points. Hoy now leads,
having won five games and lost one To-
days games are: Hoy versus G. S. Nc
Donald; Wehner versus Williams. The first
game starts at 7:30 this evening.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22
SIDD0Ns KNOCKS OUT WARREN.
Vicious Upper Cuts of the Victor Met by
SkilIful Duckinc in Nine Rounds.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 3L-Tommy Warren
was knocked out in the ninth round by
George Siddons tonight in the feather
weight five-ounce glove contest for purse
of $780, of which $500 goes to the loser.
Both men were well trained.
Warren was the aggressor in the first few
rounds, getting in some lively work on his
opponents stomach. In the fourth round
Siddon's upper cut tactics began to be
effective, nut were met for time by skill
full duoking by Warren. The victor's finish
ing blow was a Highlander on the jaw.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22
DIED.

ROWAN-On Friday morning. January o.
at LOS O'Clock, at her parents residence, 126
Grace street, Mt. Washington, Miss MARY E.
ROWAN.
Notice of funeral in to-morrow's papers.
[Wilkesbarre papers please copy.l
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22
Jack Frost STONED Than.

GUTrENBURe, Jan. 21.-On account Of the
frozen condition of the track the races on
this course scheduled for to-day are post
poned till tomorrow. The published entries
stand.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22
what Upper Gauges Show.

ALLEGHENY JUNCTIoN-River feet 10 inches
and falling. Clear and cold.
MoRGANTowN-River feet 10 inches and falling.
Clear. Thermometer 26o at4P. NJ.
BRowNsyILLE-River8 feet inches and falling.
Clear. Thermometer 80 at P. NJ.
WARREN-River IL feet Clear and cold.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22

in this city. Bandle arrived here last Sum-
day to accept position with the Lefeyre
Arms Company. The attending physician
does not offer much hope of his patients re-
covery. Bandle mad record OF killing 100
live birds in a match in Cincinnati in 1881.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22
I,andie Seriously Ill

SYRACUSE, Jan. 21.-[SpeciaL AL BandIe.
OF Cincinnati, the x-champion wing shot of
America, is critically ill at the Hotel Burns.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22
GRAY BLANK ETS:
PLAIN RED BLANK ETS:
PLAID BLANK ETS.
Reduced from S. so to "a 90.
Reduced from So so to 81 50.
Reduced from SO 90 to 81 20.

You cannot fail to find most ex-
traordinary values i'll these Blankets
they represent our big stocks, our
best goods, and the reductions in the
prices, exactly as represented, are
very unusual even at this season of
year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-04
Rrirrr-L lrplRrl FOR COLD WEATHER.

Tie raw winds Of The past week have made
people think Of the approaching winter, and. there
fore many are loolduc about for cold weather ap
parcl Smp.on. Crawford & simpson have mad"
,ircl proportions ln al their departments for the
coming sea .on. and whether one wants fur jacket
or cape to shut ont the cold, or the most recent
iinp,ratlons I'm millinery. or foreign novelties In
bro,ad,s, nm amazing variety Of all IS displayed In
their huge store. TO-DAY can be- seen. for Instance,
nr,y idea for Street dress Just imported. 10 Is
~ scot n plaid with % velvet skirt lnd combination
u rough homcspun navy bluei. Of which the reverS
down the front and back are also made and instened
with n fancy buckle. An evening wrap OF brocaded
ghte satin and gold. with full cape Vatican pack
and Nurort mr. Uirl with canary colored silk'
arrests attention. Then there are molcskn capcS'
I'm three quarter lengths. trimmed with pas'emenlere
and elg.A with fur Russian jackets are TO be seen
I'm All color- and are also made from mixed goods
TIL. fur shoulder cap.~ Of all the popular varieties
mr.. polni,d In front and many also, are square
Then too. the tbctts are Of all descriptions ana
the new .cashu Jackets. Of three-quarter lengths
are gracefully cut. Til" millinery room mas deem
handsomely decorated. 50 that, with lis v"rou'N
color.d bonnet, aud hnt-. II resembles b'd Of
flower. Here Is au original bonnet mad" OF "il'e
mr. gray velvet. with turtle crown from when rise
,, t,,r,n,s of whit. aigrcttcs TO represent ears.
,,,f.r ,r.ity bonnet b., Of Persian lamb trimmed
with velvet and ha, large Rhinestone ana JET
buckle. II Is topped by Mcphstoph'r' iea'n'i''
ard IA. small head, Of the Persian lambs meet Ill
front. There are many new Styles also III 'N'""E'
white and cream hats and theatre bonncts' toPu''
, ,,,rt,r. iu llrlt shades The array OF hncy
dr,..s good. ana ,ili, I, dazzng with chang'abe
t.,c,lipc, a;murr crystal. and changeable hguTe'
moan de sole. These are all in now COMMUNICATIONS
and colorinss TIE foreign novelties IN Dr"'au'S
,itb hl,rl ground, and figuring OF natural no"''s
.r. rich and effective. Among the new lmpor'a-
,ions also I'm the dr,~, goods department. weighing
,ov., ,,e shelves aud counters, are velour ruNNe'
tonctn ynluta pantalla stripes. crystals ana 'p"s''
They are nll unique and well chosen one VI '"o
te,t,,rs th, week IS the special sale OF tea gowns
, ,,,,. underwear. A dinner and evening
,,oI., shown l. made Of hight changeabe MORE Silk'
with high pun sleeves and heavily trimmed M..-
cold silk lace. \ brocaded satin theatre wI' AVN, wh,r
ehifon vcst trimmed with real lace. nnu VIZ! ~!
,I@ht hue velvet sleeves with long SKIRT IN tme
80 H. also noticeable These are onN II i.M' noM,
n" .or -, The many entirely new inlporthuols n''u
Hsvlcsos 70 ne seen \ visit would be reVeiaooh'