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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-06
THE CURTAIN RAISED
On the Season of 1923 at All the
Theaters in Pittsburg.
SHAKESPEARE AT THE DUQUESNE,
Polite Drama at the alvin and Melo- Trama
at the Bijou.
VAUDEVILLE IN A VARIETY OF FORMS

The season in regulation evening dress
stepped out from the wings at all the the
aters last night. The ugly weather damp
ened the srdor of many theater goers, and
in consequence 60 house was uncomfortably
crowded. The theaters which opened their
doors for the first time in the season of
1928 last night were the Duquesne and
Alvin.
At the Duquesne the new portico with its
brilliant array of lights, the remarkably in
viting decorations of the lobby, and the
increased brightness OF the house itself,
chiefly by reason of new gliding on the
proscenium arch and boxes, were all
admired.
The Alvin was looking its best, and
Managers Davis and Hyde and the other
officers to be in keeping with the aesthetic
tone of the house wore deliciously fragrant
pink roses in their buttonholes The con-
servatory is better stocked with plants than
ever.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-06
News From the Levers.

THE Adam Jacobs left for Morgantown with q
fair trip on her usual time.
EVERYTHING is quiet along the rivers; the pool
boats are doing good business, but the rivernen
generally are only waiting for the rise.
THE subject of letting down Davis Island dam to
drain the old water oui of tine pool is being DIS
cussed among rivermen-opInlons being equally
divided as to the adyisability of doing or not
doing 1t.
WORK is progressing rapidly on the Beaver dam.
Captain Martin Is anxious to have the Golfer dam
for the lock completed before the fall rise of the
rivers, so that work can be continued through the
winter upon the lock, which Is the most important
part of the structure.
JOHN F. DRAvo says he cannot see how the coal
operators are go ng 10 compete with other mar
kets unless there Is something done to eqHalize
matters. 1t mly have to be reduction in the
price paid for mining coal something else. but It
Is evident that there must be something DONE He
pares the Kanawha river West Virginia. where
large bodies of coal are having free ockage and a
decided advantage In being near the market, while
Pittsburg operators must pay tolls. He says there
is no equity in the matter,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-06

LOUISVILLE, Sept. 5-[Special 1.-The follow
ing pools were sold here tonight on to-mor-
rows races at Sheepshead:
First race, Futurity course-Key West ss, S.:
Dalsyrian es. IS; Lord Dalmeny 9s $40: Long
Bounce III. e.; Benstrone H. q; Dolly McCone So
IS: Kirsele o. $40; All Black 102 $5: Dagonet TO-,
$40: Onward lo2 S; TOrmentor les, sl5; Queenie
Trowbridge 98 $40: Ella 93 $5 Lzzette 93 q; Rosa
H. los. SO; Experience los, s2.
Second race, mile-Sallie McClelland 106 IS; Par
venu l06, $40: Mary Stone log, SO; Estee 105 S.;
Faraday los, go Roquefort 100; Sir Matthew 100;
neld. tS.
Third race, one and one-eighth miles-LeonaweIl
lls ts; Pactolus III. so; Pickpocket 1l6. SIS; Ju
lienne 109, &I0 Count l03 IS; Sir Arthur I00, }5.
Fourth race. futurity course-Laura Gould colt
1os SIS; Liseg 81 s5 Industry 97 e; Forest Rose o.
IS; Phyllis L. 81 Extra 9s. $40; Heads Tails ss
s.: Phllanthropist 9s. $40: Prodiga 107, S5 Eagle
Bird llS, s2D; Courtship los, SO; Zorntza colt l66
So
Fifth race, seven-eighths of a mile-Lady Violet
ll2 $50; Miss Maude H. Sir Francis 10, DR.. Rice
1lo 10; Ajax ITO. Prince George Ito. Comanche no.
Elsino colt ITO. st. Michael ITO. $40: Frieze no.
Rainbow ITO, ei0; Runyon l15 $40; Alice colt 100,
Faithful 81, sl0, field $15.
Sixth race, thtrteen-sixteenths of a mile-Treste
1l9. rs; Warpath l24, $40; Lizzie lis SIS; Donald
lis, IS.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-06
PEOPLE WHO COME AND GO.

Agent Samuel O'Brien, of the Humane
Society, is spending his vacation In the
Eastern cities.
William d. Carr, one of the proprietors
of the new Sistersville oil well, was at the St.
James yesterday.
d. j. M. Duff, of the Southside, left last
night for st. Louis, where he will attend O
medical convention.
George W. Kramer, of Cleveland, the
architecJ of Christ East End Church, was at
the Schlosser yesterday.
W. l. McCool and wife, of Parkersburg,
W Va, who were married only yeste. day,
registered at the Central yesterday with
Miss Ella Triplet and S. s. Miller, OF Salem,
o., their attendants.
II. VAN, Ludwig Herman and j. B.
Shingle, of cleveland, and C. W. Vaughan, of
Cuyahoga Falls, O., held a meeting at the
Central Hotel last night, but any one of the
party would not divulge the object of their
conference.
John Blair McAfee, attorney for the
Keystone Bank in the Bardsley prosecution,
was at the DuQuesne yesterday. He felt
sure that the affairs OF the iIl-fated institu-
tion would be satisfactorily wound up in the
course OF six months.
Colonel H. Mattson, Republican ex-Sec-
retary OF Minnesota, was passenger on the
Limited to Chicago last night. He is lust
back from Sweden, OF which country he is
native. He has had an extended vacation
through Northern Europe. Speaking O! the
coming campaign he was sure of Harrison's
election.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-06
The Charity Ball.

Belonging to the society drama produced
by New York in imitation of the same
thing In London 'The Charity Ball" ap-
peals gently and persuasively to the emo
tions, be they sad or mirthful. It has been
seen here before, and its presentation last
night at the Alvin Theater calls for little
in the way of general criticism. The COM
pany is one of Daniel Frohman's, and is in
the main equal to the undertaking. There
are weak spots in the performance, which
experience, for the company has only been
out few days in the piece, may build up
Mr.. Elliott is the best John Vd,s B,sren we
have seen; he has the somewhat unctuous
grave of the fashionable rector down to a
niceity, and he is genuinely forceful. Mr..
Sands made dryly humorous Judge Kpox,
and the high comedy Of Mr.. Conger as
Alsx. Robinson was always spontaneous
and devoid of Stiffness in which
such parts tempt some actors to indulge.
Mr. Conger's progress since his last appear
ance here with Palmer's Alabama is
noteworthy. He found an amusing fellow
conspirator in Miss Jean Coze, whose Bess
is pretty little piece of fooling, if the
lines are stage-copventional. Mr.. Wagen-
halls, young actor of ability, looked the
part of handsome but weak Dick Van Barren,
and put some intensity into it. Miss
Frances Drake was refreshingly natural,
easy and good to look at in the role of Ann
Crager. She is an actress of promise The
audience evidently enjoyed the play.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-06
TRI-sTATE BREvITIEs

EcosoMy.-Jacob Miller was killed by the
cars Sunday.
HUNTINGTON, W. VA.-Ed Nichels, aged II
years, now in Jail, is in danger of being
lynched for criminal assault.
GRKENvILLE, PA.-The Junior Order of
Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio
will celebrate Columbus Day here.
WASHINGTON, Pal. C. Sanders, claiming
to be veterinary surgeon, was arrested for
malpractice, was released on bail and then
fed, The man is also wanted in several
Ohio towns.
WHEELINa-The West Virginia State Fair
began six-day programme yesterday.
Purses OF $4,000 will be given various races
during the week. A special feature will be
an electric light race.
NEW CUMBERLAND, W, VA.-Absalom
Baxter, was thrown from his wagon and al
most Instantly killed while returning from
Hookstown, Pa, Sunday night. Mr.. Baxter
was leading politician. farmer and oil
speculator.
MEADvILLE = The United Presbyterian
Synod devoted Saturdays sessions to con-
sideration of the Wallace case. vote re-
suited in adopting the report of the COM
mittee sustaining the appeal OF Rev. Mr..
Wallace against the Presbytery. Rev. Mr..
Free gave notice that they would carry the
matter to the General Assembly.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-06
SNAP SHOTS AT LOCAL NEWS.

THE Allegheny Free Library Committee
will meet this evening to elect attendants.
THERE were 43 deaths in Allegheny City
last week. Eighteen children under l year
died of cholera morbus.
The sub Committee on City Property of AL.
leg heny was to have met last night, but
failed to secure quorum.
THE Methodist Episcopal and Presbyte-
rian ministers resumed their regular Mon
day morning meetings yesterday.
A GREAT many glassworkers who have
been staying up in the city during the sum-
mer left last night for Findlay, O., where
they are employed.
TURTLE CREEK will hold its first borough
election to-day. ]. T. Clugson, Republican.
and W. j. Semmons, Democrat, are candi-
didates for Burgess.
SIXTY members of the Catholic Mutual
Beneficial Association left yesterday for
Scranton to attend the annual convention
of their organization.
THE American Flint Glass Workers have
called a mass meeting in New Turner Hall,
South Thirteenth street, for Saturday, to
take action on the Carnegie Free Library.
HORSE belonging to w. 81. Holmes, the
Penn avenue expressman, dropped dead on
Smallman street. between Twenty-third and
Twenty-fourth streets, yesterday. 1t was
valued at $3.50
THIEVES entered the residence of Michael
Daily, at No. Az Fifth avenue, early yester-
day morning and stole pocketbook con-
tanning 500 from under pillow of the bed
in which MI. Daily slept.
DANIEL RODGERS, aged 20 years, died yes
terday at the Poor Farm. Rodgers was
taken to the farm two weeks ago, suffering
from a chronic complaint. He formerly
lived on the Southside.
THE Conklin Marching Club held a meet
ing in the room under Alderman Succop's
office, on the Southside, last night and
elected IL new members. Plans were dis
cussed for the campaign and committees
appointed to take charge of the preliminary
arran Cements.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-06
The League Bacord.
WEST VS.. EAST.

The Clipper Spiders Splendid Start
Pittsburg's Chances for a Place.
Labor Day yielded many surprises, pleas
ant and otherwise to the baseball world.
Judged from any point of view, the
double triumph of the Cleveland team was
the event of the day. If the Spiders can
keep up their present pace until the close
of the week, there is no doubt but what they
will clinch their hold on the pennant. The
work of the team yesterday was a revela-
tion. They outfelded, outbattei and out
generated the Phillies in both games. If
luck breaks even, the active Spiders will
win a majority of thelr II Eastern games
The results of their final Eastern trip will
undoubtedly determine the final standing of
the clubs, and it is safe to say that the hackers
and players of the Cleveland aggreg alton
fully appreciate and understand the situa-
tion.
Your Uncle Anson was on his mettle and
found it a comparatively easy task to ad-
minister two sound thrashings to the over
rated Giants of Gotham. Pat Powers
group of antiquated ''has beens" and unde-
veloped ''young bloods" have cut sorry
figure IN the pennant race during the last
two weeks. The team is hopelesslv weak in
every department and should prove very
"easy" for Cleveland. Cincinnati and Pitts
burg.
Citizen Won der Ahe's young men from
st. Louis played good steady ball against
the Bridegrooms, but had their labor for
their pains, as Brooklyn won both games
The two games in Boston were we'll
played Louisville is putting up a very
fast game and had young Clausen Joined the
team early in the season, she would have
been well up in the procession long before
this
Cincinnati's victory over Baltimore was
to be expected. Manager Ed Hanlon has
managed to thoroughly disorganize the
Orioles, and although there is some excel
lent material in the team the general result
is the reverse of satisfactory. And now a
word or two about the local situation. Un-
welcome and untimely rain storms forced
he postponement of the two Pittsburg-
Washington games scheduled for yesterday.
II the day breaks fair-and from all ac-
counts it will-these teams will play two
games this afternoon. The first will be
called at 1:30 o'clock and the second two
hours later. Ehret and Esper will do the
pitching for the Pittsburg end and K1llen
and Abbey will officiate for the visitors
Buckenberger's men will be doing very
well if they break even on the day. To-
hight they start for the East.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-06
Fair Racing at Latonia.

CINoINNArrI, O., Sept. 6-To-day's races at
Latonia were well attended, fully 5000 peo-
pie being present. The weather was pleas
ant and the track while not fast was good.
There were several surprises for the talent,
although four favorites won.
First race. six and half furlongs-Rimlnie wou
Critic second, Rose Boy third. Time 1:23A.
Second race. seven and q nalf furlongs-1enor
won, Jack Star second, Tenny, Jr., third. Time
1:36k.
Third race. five furlougs-Sister Mary won,
Fourth race, one and one-sixteen.h miles-Forest
won. Bolivar Buckner second, Senorita third.
Time. 1:48h. ..-
Fifth race. four and one-half furlopgs-C Clifford
won, Say On second, Little Cad third. Time,
:57A.
Sixth race, six and one-half MISREPRESENTATION
won, Hippona second. Clifton third. Time. 1:224.
Seventh race four and one-half furlongs-Miss
Perkins won, Golden Hope second, Erse1 third.
Time :57H.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-06

Geneva Park to-day, was quite large, and
the scores made were excellent.
Twelve matches were shot at blue rocks,
the score of the first and second contests
being as follows:
Shoot No: !, 10 blue rocks, IS entries; first Cra-
bel and Wilkessen, 10 straights; second, Myler
and Nair. each. shoot No. q 10 blue rocks "a
entries, first Penn, Mccoy and Wilkessen. 9 each /,
second: Gissinger. Orabel, Myler and Nair. each.
shoot No. 10 blue rocks, IS entries, first, Fentz
ana Crabel, 10 straight; second, Mccoy. blue
rocks. Shoot No. is blue rocks. is entries. first
Wilkinson, Is straight second, Penn aud Fry IA
each. third Foutz, Cochran and Nair, 10 each.
shoot No s 10 blue rocks, Is entries. first Joseph
Rymmell. 10 straight; second, Crabel. 8. Shoot
No: 6, 20 blue rocks. Is entries first, Grabel.
10 straight; second Funtz. Wilkinson and Myler II
each. Shoot No. z. 10 blue rocks 10 entries first,
Penn. 9; second. Miles. Wilkinson and Nair. 8
Penn, 10 straight; second, Foutz, o straight.
Shoot No. o. 20 blue rocks, 10 entries first. Wilkin-
son, 10 straight; second. Penn, straight shoot
No. To- 10 blue rocks, II entries. first, Ross and
Penn. 10 straight; second. Wilkinson, o; Shoot
No. II, 10 blue rocks, 10 entries first, Penn, 10
siraight: second. Richardson and Rayle. each;
Shoot No. T. 10 blue rocks. IL entries first. Crabel
and Raye, each; second, Braden, straight.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-06
c0LLIDED WITH THE STATUTES.

JOSEPH STARR was arrested last night by
Officer Hilderbuck, at Soho, for assaulting q
woman passing along Fifth avenue.
Mrs. CATHERINE CAROLINE, of Seventeenth
street, has been held for court on charges of
selling liquor without license and on Sun
day.
Mrs. ELLA MURRAY. who entered suit
against her husband before Magistrate Sue
cop on Saturday. for desertion, appeared
yesterday and withdrew the case after pay
ing the costs.
WILLIAM McINERNY, constable for Alder
man P. B. Reilly, entered suit before Alder
man Donovan, yesterday, charging William
Lobbe. a bartender at SchImm's Hotel, on
Washington street, with assault and battery
on his Byear-old son.
d. L. S. MCDONALD. agent OF the Anti
Cruelty Society, made in formation yesterday
before Alderman Succop. of the Southside,
against Mary Joyce, OF the West End, charg-
ing her with cruelty to her children. He
said that she abandoned her children,
giving them no care whatever.
JACK O'BRIEN is charged by Thomas Flan-
nigan with larceny. Flanagan alleges that
he was playing football in the yard OF his
home on Sixth avenue, and that the ball
bounced over the fence, and o. Brien who
was passing, jumped off his wagon, picked
up the ball and drove of with it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-06
The Diamond.

GEORGE WOOD is batting well for Cincinnati.
CATCHER BERGER was released by Washington
last night.
MANAGER DURYEA has rejoIned his old love, Gin
cinnati and Comiskev.
PRESIDENT GEORGE WAGNER. of the Washing
ton club started tor home last night.
ACCORDING to Richardson, Abbey will hardly be
released as he is too promising pitcher.
WASHINGTON wanted Genins not long ago.
bit he has been released by Cincinnati for ipc0m-
potency.
BIG Perry Werden's release has been recalled BY
Won de Abe. The big fellow is great favorite in
st. Louis.
THERE are no championship games scheduled for
to-day. But many postponed games will be
played of.
1T was expected by many that Brooklyn would
win the second championship. but Ii don't look
that way now.
WHAT the Senators need is more batting, and
Manager Richardson has been giving the men a
splendid example of late. He has been hitting
the ball hard and this is calculated to inspire the
others.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-06
ONE ENJOYS

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-
tenn 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 most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 800
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Amy reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-06
THE FIRE RECORD.

Dippers. Germany-Fifty houses were
burned yesterday.
Bawbrowvick, ,Siesia-Thirty-three build
ings. Three persons burned to death.
Masontown, Pa.--James Il. Sterlings barn
with all the contents. He is a brother of A.
j. Sterling, Jr., proprietor of q Pittsburg
dining room.
Smithfield Street-An alarm from box 2t
at l30 o'clock this morning WAS for n slight
fire over the business office of THE DISPATCH
caused by an electric light wire; no damage.
Braddock-The Union Planning Mill, dry
house and much of the lumber From what
can be learned the fire was caused by the
breaking OF the lantern of the night watch
man. Loss on building, machinery and lum-
ber is estimated ut from $25,0OO to $50, 900,
upon which there was no insurance.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-06
keene as Richard III.

The most fascinating villain of all that
Shakespeare created, the hunch-backed
Plantagenet has practically no exponent in
America to-day who can approach Thomas
w. .Keene. who played the character last
night at the Duquesne Theater Mr.. Keene' s
performance, while it has some blemishes,
is really great piece of art, and it grows no
less admirable as age mellows it. Mr..
Keene's company includes several actors of
note, and, on the whole, is more than usually
competent for Shakespearean work. Miss
Emma Vaders was of course admirable as
Queen Elizabeth, but Miss Burroughs hardly
seems equal to the trying role of Lady Anne
The audience which was large was cordial
in its applause. A very artistic new pro-
gramme has been published. Tonight
"Richelieu." in which Mr. Keene is excel
lent, will be presented.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-06

The storm trough of last evening central
north of Lake Huron has moved eastward
and is over New England this evening, hav-
ing been Joined during the day by de-
preston tnat was Off the lower New England
coast this morning. The air pressure has
risen in the Central valleys, due to the south.
eastward movement of the high area that
prevailed over the Northwestern States last
evening and that is now central over the
Lower Missouri Valley. The barometer has
fallen in the extreme Northwest, and
storm is in process Of ofdevelopment in that
region.
The temperature has risen over the MID
die and Northern Plateau region and along
the immediate Atlantic coast, but has fallen
in the central and upper portions of the Cen.
tral valleys Showers have fallen since last
evening In the Central and Lower Missis-
sippi Valleys, the Ohio Valley, the lake
regions and the interior of the New England
and Middle Atlantic States. Fair weather
will prevail in the districts west OF the ALLIE
ghenies, with clearing showers tonight or
Tuesday over the Eastern lake region and
showers and cooler weather in the Atlantic
States.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-06
Chicago Cricket PLAYERS.

CHICAGO. Sept 5.-[SpeciaL 1.-The Executive
Committee of the Chicago Cricket Associa-
tion met last evening at the Grand Pacific
Hotel to make final arrangements for the
championship game with Philadelphia, Sep
tember 8 9and TO- The team, as previously
published, have signifed their intention of
playing. Philadelphia has not yet selected
Its team, but there is no doubt that it will
be representative one, as the local players
proved their strength in the Pittsburg
match. Mr.. Mills, of Pullman, was selected
to umpire the game, and Mr.. A. Holman, of
the Phoenix. .as official scorer.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-06
TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL
A RIVER MANS OPINION,
He Thinks 1t Would Be Unuise to Lower
the Wickets.

ST have lived by the river 80 years and Of
that time spent 16 living right down here
on the wharf," said Captain Carmack, of
the Brownsville Packet Company, ''and
say now from the experience have had
and what know about the river, that it
would be great mistake to lower the wick
cts of the dam and let the water out of the
pool. Before we had the dam it was hardly
possible to live down here. The stencil was
simply frightful. You could smell IL while
walking on Water street. The sewers
emptied their refuse into the river, and
their being no water to carry it off, it used
to lay and rot in the sun. This water is
not stagnant, as some people say. 1t is
being renewed all the time and is anything
but that. We are not troubled with the
stencil now, nor have we been since the
dam was put up, but lower those wickets
once and think L will make move for
safety"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-06

THE East End lynn wheelmen will hold a club
run this evening If the weather Is fair.
THE Williamsburg football team intended to prac-
tfce some yesterday, but the wet interferred.
SEVERAL games between amateur teams sched-
uled for yesterday were postponed until Friday
and Saturday.
SEVERAL of the 't3 AS" best men were unable
to take part In the contests at the East End Gym
meet Saturday.
ENTRIES for the tennis tournament of the East
End Gyms will close tomorrow with E. W. bravo
at the gymnasium.
IT is expected that the game between the East
End Gyms and the UniontOwns will take place
about the 18th instant.
THE rain yesterday knocked out long list of
sporting events In the amateur world, including
several County League ball games.
TENNIS tournament was to have been pla yed
yesterday on North Highland avenue grounds. but
the rain sofened the clay of the courts and 1t was
postponed.
THE Three AS getting together football
team that will be in the front rank. So far no
games have been scheduled, but it is expected that
there will be before the end of the week.
1T was rather curious that SO many wheels were
punctured on the East End Gym track on Satur-
through untoward accidents of this nature.
THE tournament at Oakland Terrace is still under
way. The rain yesterday interfered with the finals
in the singles. If the courts dry to-day IL is
probable that the doubles will be commenced.