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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-06

The storm has moved from Arkansas to
tennessee, increasing rapidly i'll energy.
The clearing cor dition has moved from the
North Pacific Coast to Montana, increasing
in magnitude. Snow has fallen in the Lake
regions. Northwest and the Middle Missis-
sippi Valley. Rain has fallen in the Middle
Atlantic and Central Gulf States. The terl-
perature has risen in the Lake regions. on
the Gulf Coast, in Florida and in the Mid
die Atlantic States, and has generally fallen
elsewhere. Snow tiurries may be expected
in the Middle Mississippi Valley and the
Lake regions. The temperature will fall
from the Mississippi Valley Westward, and
remain nearly stationary elsewhere.
The Weather Bureau yesterday issued the
following statement: Hereafter the omission
of forecasts of temperature will be consid-
cred to mean that the temperature is ex-
pected to remain nearly stationary. or that
the 24-hour change will not exceed four de-
grees from April to October or six degrees
from November to March.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-06
MITCHELL AND FITZ.
A Rig Purse Offered for the Two Famous
Boxers.

New York, Jan. 5.-[SpecinL THE follow
ing dispatch from President Charles Noel, of
the Olympic Club, of New Orleans, was re-
ceived to-day:
"Will Mitchell fight Fitzsimmons for sl2-
900 purse on February 27?'
Evidently the movements of the flyer,
Charley, are not of enough Importance to
the New Orleans people to make them
trace the Englishman's track, for Mitchell
and Slavin fled from New York on Sunday
morning. But this reply was sent:
'tDon't think Mitchell will fight anybody.
But please address all communications to
him personally. Believe he is in Chicago or
somewhere West
Later in the day Billy Madden dropped
into the Illustrated .Ne,cS office and heard Mr..
Noel's offer "Peter Maher will fight Fitz-
simmons said he, "and a $4,000 purse will
be enough. There is not much difference i'll
weight between Mitchell and Maher. Why
not let the Irish champion have Il try at the
hard-hitting and skilliul New Zealander?''
A telegram to that effect was sent to the
Olympic Club. 1t may be that the Califor-
MIA Club will offer IS 900 tor Corbett and
Maher Corbett will not fight in that club,
however after the treatment he received, as
he Duts it, in his match with Jackson, so
that offer will be as the breezcs. 1t may
move other San Francisco clubs to duplicate
or increase the purse, hut u match between
FitZsimnCns and Maher would create
plenty of interest.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-06
THE FIRE RECORD.

AT New York yesterday morning the five
story building, corner of Murray and
Church streets, burned. Loss, 800, as
follows: Latin & Rand Powder Company,
$500: United States Glass Company, SIC, 600:
/. Rosenthal. s., ,0O0; q. III. Brown, S., l0O In
surance unknown.
AT Durango, Col, fire destroyed Abram
Rapp's clothing store and stock, badly dam
aging the Schutt Mercantile Company's
store, U. Kruchsll's drygoods store and the
Masonic lodgerooms. Several smaller stores
were partly destroyed. Total loss, $65, ,OOo
insurance, $37, GOO.
STILL alarm was sent in to No. y engine
house last evening for a fire in the house of
Otto Mueller on Carson near South Twenty
first street. The damage amounted to
about $:00
AT Alliance, F. J.. Leiger's large barn. Loss
from $S.O to $5 00o no insurance. Cause,
the explosion of II lantern Three horses
and several cattle were burned.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-06
Baseball Notes.

| "OLD HICKORY CARPENTER has Deen SlgneQ
by Kansas City for next season.
| THE advocate of the new association club
in this city has evidently forgotten that
| Schenley Park exists.
| VICE PRESIDENT KERR still in his calm and
| inoffensive way is certain that Lyons will be
! retained i'll Pittsburg.
| TIM KEEFE is wfntering at Somerville,
| Mass. and is training daily. He expects to
| be in great form next year.
WITH Anson and Frank Brunell in Chicago
| why should that city not have a good team?
| Let nobody leave Frank out of the count.
| THERE was never any trouble whatever
about Farreli's coming here after he was as
signed, and that indicates that he comes
here with a willing heart.
"PEEK-A-Boo" VEACH arises from his OBJ
security TO announce TO the Cleveland club
officials that he has stopped drinking and
would like to play there next season.
IF Detroit gets chance to enter the big
League it will do so. Asa factor in the
makeup of minor leagues It is useless to cal
culate on the City of the Straits.-Ne1O York
San.
SECRETARY ORE1LLY, of the Buffalo Base
ball Club insists that city is going to be
represented in some organization next sea-
son, as they cannot exist without the ma
tional game.
the New American Association that is to
havea team in Pttsburg. The local advo-
cate of that association will doubtless in Q
few days tell us all about it.
AS it requires considerable time in which
to speak of 'the National League and Amer
lean Association of Professional Baseball
Clubs,' the average crank will doubtless
briefly refer to the new organization as 'the
League"
THE Pittsburg club officials maintain that
there is neither ''moral. legal, theological,
baseball, mental or physical right" IN taking
Denny Lyons from them. After saying that,
the Pittsburg officials. no doubt, feel re-
lieved and won't miss Lyons, who is to play
third base for New York.-Ne,C York San.
PRESIDENT Young says: "There has been
considerable grumbling INDUCED in con-
cerning the distribution of players among
70 clubs composing the principal baseball
organization of the United States. but the
minds of Mr.. Phelps and myself will not be
changed by any clamor or appeals, per-
sonally or in writing. We cannot afford to
open the doors for useless discussion, and
so club managers might as well understand
this first as last, and go ahead with their
preparations for the ensuing baseball sea-
son."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-06
WILL FACE MAHER
Fitzsimmons Willing TO Box Against the
Champion OF Old Ireland.

BAY ST. LOUIS, CAL, Jan. 5.-[Speciol. i
Fitzsimmons and Griffin are under the
watchful eve oi Jimmy Carroll. at the quar-
tiers. waiting for news from different direc-
tions. The DISPATCH'S representative saw
the two champions to-day and gained some
Information as to their intentions for the
future. Fitz said:
81 am willing and more than anxious to
meet any man in my class. l am getting
tired of PIitcnard'S actions and have come
to the conclusion thai he is not seeking
contest with me. He has certainly been Of
fereG great inducements by the olympic
Club of New Orleans TO come over and meet
me. If they offer me much in London rs
/ can obtain here, 1 will go over and fight
O'Brien, Pritchard or any other middle
weight that will face me. l will bet them
S., 900 to S25, coo on the side.
Lately l have received letter from a
prominent sporting man in New York invit-
ing me to spar four rounds with Peter Maher
for scientific points If Maher will only
come to New Orleans and talk four rounds
to me l will be open to discussion on the
matter. l see that the police of New York,
will not permit IL knockout, and as have
had experience at st Paul, l am not court
ing that kind of interference again"
Fronlithe way Fitz spoke there is now hope
OF the two gladiators showing their skill in
the artistic game of ducks and leads.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-06
PEOPLE COMING AND GOING.

Judge j. IT. McIlvaine, A. M. Todd, E.
F. Acheson, J. Taylor, W. s. Parker, of Wash
ington, and j. Murray Clark. of Canonsburg,
took supper at the Monongahela House yes
terday. 1t was reported that with the ex.
ception of Mr.. Parker they went to Wash
ington last evening to present the claims
of Boyd Crumrine to the President for the
district judgeship.
Captain Charles Williams, of Fort
Sydney, Neb is visiting his relative, C. S.
Howell, claim agent for the Baltimore and
Ohio road. The Captain saws the Sioux In
dinns are very quiet now. They got enough
of fighting in the winter year ago The
reds in the Indian Territory have taken to
dancing, and they may up some trouble.
Among those who went East last night on
the Pennsylvania road were Il. P. Dilworth,
Harry Paul, Joseph Craig, the oil man,
superintendent Reed, Of the West Penn
road. and his wife, Mrs. H. Sellers Mckee,
and George Stutz, of the Adams Express
Company.
w. A. Lynch and wife, prominent
lawyer of Canton was in the city last even
ing, bound for New York. He is Democrat,
and was frequently offered the nomination
tor Congress in his district against Nc
klnley. He never accepted.
G. n. Manderson, st. Louis clothing
man, was at the Union depot Yesterday
going home. He says the Missouri Repubi-
cans a re great admirers OF Blaine, and they
will be sorely disappointed if he is not nomi-
mated.
c. T. McKenna went to Philadelphia
yesterday morning to make an argument in
the Sheehan will case before the Supreme
Court
I. 2. Spencer and wife, of Steubenville,
and A. Schoonmaker one of the oldest drum
mers visiting Pittsburg, are at the Ander-
son.
Thomas W. Fleming, brother of Gov
ernor Fleming, of West Virginia, registered
at the Monongahela House yesterday.
w. II. Snyder, Superintendent of the
United States Express Company atsNew
York, was in the city yesterday.
II. J. Lawrence, freight agent for the
Lake Shore, went to Buffalo yesterday to at
tend a meeting.
F. X. Patterson, of Frankfort, put up at
the Duquesne last evening.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-06
LOOSE MANAGEMENT
Wrecks a Live Stock Insur-
ance Company at Little
Washington,
ORGANIZED BY A STRANGER
A Quarter of Marietta's Populace
Groan With the Grip.
BRADD0CK AFTER A CITY CHARTER
BusineSs in the Homestead Works Delayed
by Breakdown.
ORGANIZED BY A STRANGER
BRADD0CK AFTER A CITY CHARTER
Business in the Homestead Works Delayed
BY a Breakdown.
NEWSY NOTES FROM NEARBY TOWNS
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.

rsrFcrAL TELEGRAM TO THE D1sPATcH.1
WASHINGTON, PA, Jan. 3. - BY
reason Of the mismanagement of the
affairs Of the Washington Stock Raisers'
Live Stock Insurance and Guarantee Com
pany by the Secretary, H. NJ. Sweet, that
company has been driven TO the wall. The
stockholders of the corporation held a meet
ing this afternoon, decided to pay off the
liabilities and settle up the business imme-
diatelv
During the first part of 1891, Sweet, who
had previously been an agent for school
iUrniture came to Washington. began talk
ing live stock insurance business and finally
succeeded in getting the most prominent
and wealthy farmers of the county inter-
cStcd in scFeme-the organization of a
live stock insurance company in Washing
ton county He was a Glib talker, and
found little difficulty in securing the neces-
sarv amount of capital stock, which was
placed a 500, ,0a0. Sweet represented to
the company that this capital stock would
doHhl. Itself within several wears.
About April | the company began bust
ness in this city. The COMPANY also pur-
chased q copyright which had been secured
bv Sweet, and which was known as the
blanket policv.' Several weeks ago it
was discovered bv the company that Sweet
had appropriated about $4,000 of the funds
to his own use, His properly was then i'm
mcdiatel- mortgaceG. Sweet stoutlv de-
MED the charge, however. and said the d-
rector had given him s.. 600 with which to
cover losses in the Beaver County Company,
tor which they were Liable. This he had
placed in his private drawer in the Office
ard fhe hookkceper had put it down on his
(Swect > account Sweet squared up the
account, and for this reason was not prose
cu!ed.
His management of the affairs was very
loose, and to this more than ANYTHING else
is attributed the dissolution of the COM
pany. Of The 100000 capital stock paid
in, only l1.090 remains. 1t will require
also probably S1O,0 900 to cancel the policies
and settle the business. One stockholder
was in the city today and offered to sell at
% cents on the dollar, with no takers. Ifthe
Stockholders secure 90 cents on the dollar
they may consider themselves fortunate.
The heaviest loser will he Mr.. Laughiin,
the ohio school furniture manufacturer, who
held Si4, 600 of stock
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-06
General Sporting Notes.

THE proposed Syracuse billiard tourna
ment has been abandoned.
PETER MAHER and Billy Madden may be
here next week. If they can get q "show''
they'll come.
YOUNG MITCHELL champion middle-weight
of the Pacific Club, will not engage in any
more finish contests.
president NOEL, of the Olympic Club Of
New Orleans, telegraphed Callaghan and
Mccarthy that they must fight before Jan
uary 26 or not at all.
JACK McAULIFFE wants Gibbons and Myer
to fight to see who is the better man, and he
VIII fight the winner 81 would like to have
another crack at Myer," he says .'as think
let him pay Myer the 81, 900 he owes him and
then make the match.
IT is quite likely that John Owen, the
champion splinter and record holder will
be OH the path again next season. Owen
was married last year and the illness of his
wife prevented him from taking part in the
championships. He is particularly anxious
to beat the worlds record for 220 yards.
A DISPATCH from Cambridge saws: Har-
ward University opened again to-day alter
the Christmas recess and by tomorrow atli-
letics will be in full blast The candidates
for the sonhomore and senior and freshman
crews began training and by tomorrow the
Varsity crew candidates, including all the
old men, will begin work. Tomorrow also
the Mott Haven men will begin training and
the candidates for the nine will commence
training under the direction of Louis Froth-
ingham, '9S, the Captain.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-06
WON'T MAKE A DEAL.
Managers Buckenberger and Powers
Confer About Lyons.
NEW YORK MEANS TO KEEP DENNY.
A Big Purse Offered at New Orleans for
Mitchell and Fitzsimmons.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

When Manager Buckenberger left the
city to sign Charley Farrell he was in
structed by the officials of the local club to
meet and have conference with Manager
Powers, of the New York Club, regarding
Denny Lyons Yesterday "Buck " met
Manager Powers and wired to Pittsburg
that it was "no good
The reply, or announcement, meant that
the local manager has been deputed to try
and fix matters up with the New York club
regarding the case, and one of the local Of
icials didn't hesitate to say So Until YES
terday afternoon there had been local hope
that Lyons could be got from New York
without much difficulty, but since there has
been so much abuse in the matter the New
York people mean to be little dignified.
The New York representative of this pa
per was asked last evening to learn the re-
suit of the conference between Managers
Powers and Buckenberger. The following
reply came: Albert C. Buckenberger, mana
ger of the Pittsburg club, arrived in the
city to-day and had a conference with
Manager Powers The question under dis
cussion was whether Denny Lyons should
play in Pittsburg next season or in New
York. Pittsburg signed Lyons previous to
the Indianapolis conference, and then the
Committee on Players parceled the third
baseman to New York. Manager Bucken-
berger tried to induce Powers to waive
claim to Lyons, and the latter agreed
to, providing Pittsburg would give
New York the right to negotiate with
Charley Farrell Buckenberger had just
succeeded in signing Farrell and he
promptly declined the proposition. There
upon Powers said Lyons would play in
New York next season, and the conference
came to an abrupt end
Manager Buckenberger appears to be fol- /
lowed bv a train of Affections. A few
weeks ago his mother died in Detroit, and
to-day he got a telegram saying that his
wife's brother was diving at Wheeling. He
started for there this evening.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-06
THEY MAY NOT FIGHT.
Danny Needham Inclined Not to Meet
Ryan Except at San Francisco.

Danny Needham Inclined Not to Meet
Ryan Except at San Francisco.
CHICAGO, JAN 5.-tSpecidi. ]-Although Tom
Ryan has covered Danny Needham's forfeit
in San Francisco, the fight between the men
may not take place after all.
After some spirited bidding in San Fran
cisco by the clubs there the largest purse
offered for the men was $1,000 Close on this
offer came n telegram from the metropolitan
Club of New Orleans asking if Ryan would
meet Jack Dempsey at 145 pounds. An
answer was returned that Ryan was practi-
caiiy matched to fight Needham. An answer
to this was received Offering IS ,OO9 for the
Rvan-Needham fight. Ryan accepted the
offer. bu: Needham seems to have refused it,
alleging that he would not fight ut any place
but San Francisco. This Is strange stand
to take. When men sign articles they gen.
orally agree TO fight before the club Offering
the largest purse. In the former fight with
Needham Ryan Went to the formers home
to meet him, and Needham can have no
good objection to fighting on neutral ground
such as New Orleans would be.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-06
Turf Notes.

PRES WEST has assumed charge of the Re-
nown stables
A NUMBER of Western horses are quartered
at the Gloucester track.
TRAINER j. W. ROGERS has returned to New
York after a vacation in Denver.
The Gloucester, n. j., winter track is to
again resume its disreputable game Janu-
ary II.
THE monev-box filly that won the Innova-
ton stakes at Guttenburg Friday has been
named Marguerita.
JOCKEY EzELL who was ruled off at Gar
field FOR crooked riding, is getting himself
talked about at Guttenburg.
JOCKEY MATT MoNAHAN, suspended by
Colonel Clark during che last days at Gar
field Park has been reinstated.
The proposed spring meeting for running
horses is still talked of. The promoters are
inclined to secure dates in June.
BooKMAKER CARROLL laid 200 to l against
Justice at Guttenbur@ the other day, and
had So, 600 clipped Off his roll by the small
betters.
THE racing firm of j. A. & A. II. Morris has
never had a stable so full of good horses as
at the present time. Among them are over
so yearlings that will be 2year-olds next
season, and some of them are said to be
clinkers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-06
key first Rushlight second. Burnside third
THE CENTRAL LEAGUE.
Columbus Will Have a Club and VIII
Also Boom the New Scheme.

Columbus Will Have Club and VIII
Also Boom the New Scheme.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 5.-[Specidl. 1.-The neces-
sary stock for the organization of a base
ball club in this city, during the season of
1882, has been secured by Manager Schmelz.
An effort will be made to place the team i'll
the proposed Central League, composed of
Columbus. indianapolis, Toledo and Mil
waukee in the West, and Rochester, Buffalo,
Syracuse, Toronto, Troy or Albany in the
East. In order that matters may be settled
as soon as possible, Mi. James A. Williams,
the well-known baseball authority, who is
interested i'll the new league, has issued a
call tonight for meeting to be held in
Columbus Monday, January Is, for the pur-
pose of organization. This call has been
sent to all the cities named above and a full
attendance of all interested is desired.
If the league is put on it's feet, the Presi-
dent will be empowered and authorized to
sign all players for every club, the men to
be distributed accorning to the millennium
Dlan at q stated salary for infielders. out
heIders, pitchers and Gathers. a uniform
price for all players will be adopted so that
every club Will cost the same in salary
MessrS. SchmelZ and Williams will attend
the meeting called for Chicago Thursday of
this week in the interest of the proposed
western League and try to arrange with
Milwaukee for that city to enter the Central
League. Prospects are bright for the imme-
uiate organization of the latter.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-06
WASHINGTON GROWING GAY.
The Bonaparte Ball Brilliant Affair for
the Select Circle.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-[Specidl. J.
Colonel and Mrs. Jerome Bonaparte gave a
bali tonight IN honor of the debut of their
daughter Louisette. 1t was held in the
Arlington Hotel and was one of the most
brilliant events of the kind this season.
-Four hundred invitations were issued The
floral decorations were unusallv elaborate,
every niche and vacant space in the extern
sive suite O! apartments being bloom with
flowers and Ealms. Beneath the musicians
gallery was a huge floral shoe, overlooking
with beautiful favors of the cotillion. On
either side were tall screens covered favors
for the gentlemen.
Mrs. Bonanarte wore an elegant princess
gown of black. Conspicuous in the COM
panv were Secretary and Miss Blaine,
Postmaster General and Mrs. Wannamaker
Colonel and and Mrs Nicholas Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bellamy Stoner, Ex-Governor
and Mrs. Carroll, Juctice and Mrs. GRAY,
the Vice President and Mrs Morton,
Justice Blatchford, and members of the
English, French, German, SHisS and Column
bian Legations
Mrs. Wanaaaker gave a luncheon of
twenty-seven covers TODAY at which the
guest of honor was Mrs. Harrison.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-06
CONNECTICUT FARMERS FLOWING.
The Highest Mean Temperature Recorded
There for Many YearS.

WILLIMANTIo Conn, Jan. s. -Bobins and
bluebirds were heard singing within day
OF two i'll the country town of Coventry, and
as yet not flake of snow has fallen in East
ern Connecticut. There is no frost in the
ground. the grass is still green and the
farmers plowed upland lots in December.
There is no ice in Southern New England,
including Massachusetts, and the ice men in
all parts of Connecticut are depressed. Said
one large dealer day or two ago: SIN my
opinion, we shall have to go clear to Maine
for ice this season: the weather doesn't act
right for any winter in this REGION
In connection with the warm weather,
Jewett City man has raked up diary Of lS4o,
in which the statement is made that a
farmer in that town plowed on january Is of
that year and sowed an acre of wheat. Since
that year there has been still another.season
i'll W hich it was easy to plow land in everv
month of the winter The winters of 1901
and lS77-S were also remarkably mild ones.
The mean temperature. for December. 1891,
was the highest in this State in any Decem-
Der in the past q years. 1t was 800; the
next warmest December in that period was
that of 1881, when the temperature was 39.5o.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-06
The News From Below,

WHEELING-River 9 feet inches and stationary
Departed-keystone State, Cincinnati: Bedford.
Pittsburg: Hudson, PittsDurg; Courier, Parkers-
burg. Cloudy.
PARKERsBURG-Ohio river 10 feet inches and
falling. Little kanawha falling. Keystone State,
down: Ben Hur ior Wheeling; Bachelor due up.
Mild and clear
CINCINNATI-River2 q feet inches and falling.
showing. Departed-Congo, Pittsburg; State of
Missouri, New Orleans.
CAIko.-Arrived-B State. Memphis De-
Darted-Buckeye State, Cincinnati. River 25 feet
and rising. Light snow: cold.
Deeparted,John X. Speed. for Gin
ctnnati: tow boats, John. F. Walton, Charles
Brown and W. w. O'Neill, for Ohio river; $. H.
II. Clark, for New Orleans. River II feet inch and
rising. Clear and cool.
Sidney Dillon. Cairo. arted-Cherokee, Mem
pEis. Rfver7 feet inch. Showing.
NICKSBURG-River rising. Passed UPS L.
Wood and tow. Passed down-Coal City and tow /;
S. II. II. Clark and barges