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4- PITTSBURGH COMMERCIAL GAZETTE, dATUIt DAY; AUGUST 1. 1SSF i rr.arket reports for yesterday will serve CAXAL BOATMEN'S HGFIO. The Way Will Be a Double Celebra- Hon for Cwpt. Win. Stitt.

I BlalrsviMe. Avtr. 2u. ASr.ec-UI.'i I the of the stage of those la the rear. A Praise Medina.

Tonillnsor. hall was eked lust evening and could not gtt In. The meeting opt tied with the usual "praise service," under (he leadership of Rev. J. A.

Wilson of AlUgheny. Pa. There whs singing by the choir and singing by the audi-etue, then by all together. Rev J. W.

pitstor of the Fifth United Presbyterian church of Allegheny. one of the' p-omicent preach-, crs of denomination, delivered the Invocation. For a number of years he has been corresponding secretary of tb Free. linen's board. After the prayer Dr.

Wilson read the evening Sctipture lesson fr Romans v. At trie conclusion of the prle service President Wishart called upon Rev, S. E. Martin of College Springs, pastor of the Fnlted Pn-sbvterinn (lurch of that place. His church is nn of the largest of this denomination in the West.

"In Untie Shore railroad varS master at Ashtabula, Ohio. Clarksburg has been selected as the tite for the Girls Industrial school in West Virginia The Harvc.it home in Hickory township. Mercer county, was attended, by over l.OOu persons. Hon. William M.

Brown of New Castle. is ill at Glens Falls, N. of congestion of the lurgs. W. L.

Mercer of New Wilmington, was killed by being thrown iom a. load of hay on to a fork. A new postofflce has been established at Heiiinan, Armstror-a- county. with James Teilmsr. as postmaster.

CharU-s Smith of Wist Newton, was waylaid by footpads and rendered unconscious. He may not recover. Three men stole a wagonlond of brick from a new building at East Liverpool. and got away unmolested. Rev.

F. G. Knauer of Hickory, Pa. (W. and '93).

sails for Africa next month as a Presb terian missionary. Thomas Froman was attacked in Coon Hollow. Uniontown. and cut TUBLISHEQ UVERT MOFvNING. Sunday.) KELSON T.

REED PROPRIETORS. Offae 31 8 and 320 Fifth Avenue OAIL.T rOMMKBCHIi GAZETTE Mr Carriers la Flttshorjsn, Alle-Khrnr aid nurrnniiillDs; (oirni tor fratt a wrtk. By mail, one JOHN L. FPU MAYOR. The Rim: l-'cllow Wnsits tn Get nd Will Hrrnrnr a andidate.

Boston. 20. Frunk I Minn, who is the btinlm sa nmnsRer of John L. Sullivan, the rx-ctuunplon heavyweight pugilist, announced t-oay that the bir fellow" would shy his cssler lnta the political arens this fsil and r.m es an Independent tndldte mayor ageiiixt Mayor J-islah Juipcy. who wants to l-e re-elected.

The Suil'vsnle campaign will be such a one ha ituston as never ttlorc setn. There will be barbecue. Td pmrsde. trolley parties for tts fclrls the South kind and Mx.rtlng carnivals for the voters. Sullivan used to be one of the m.ror's warmest partisan.

and admirers. That all chunged now. Some days ago young "Ned" Ten Evck. the Wor-ester oarsman, who won tha diamond sculls at Henley, was glvtn wht the papers call sn ovation'' in Faarult hall Mayor ynlncy wh there, and abMit other people of high and low There was con-graiutiiiioiik and lis ndsbt. klna.

The mayor shook hsnds with evetyone In sight all but Sullivan. Th bis fellow was ttiere, 1.1s Isaac smiling liVe harvest moon. Hs tried to catch mayor' eye and grip the mayor's hand, but he couldn't. Flnallv, growing angry, he puhed out of th hdl with his friend growling out threat ot summary vengeance, personal and political. This the first stt'ii.

ft rear. 3i six months, lJvO three isai'hi, 73 COMMERCIAL GAZETTE One Dollar a rear by nail. Sneel-men Copies sent free. SATURDAY. A CGl'ST 21.

1SS7. COVriwiEII IMPHO E.lE:tT. Tlit reports fit the enrr.nvrcia? gncies for the -week" ere- of to- xaroe gratifying 's-Iat'r'lVAJ piarke-J them, for time past, the only disturbing IVat-vr. "fcf not beins; the. bituminous coul strike is based on th ground -that Improved and justify the striker- in making dem-nd for letter, waes.

A partisan. tngan here and there to use strike a an argument tha there las ocer! no rai and (central improve rnent aloj.g busii.e? aud rndu-trial linos, but l-i tr.lriws -their, selves do not advance that argumert. To some r.wpars and politicians it continues to be tiice the pro-rerbla shikinsr of a red Pa? before- a bull lo rri'Mion prosperity in any mMS-nre. fl.nU they coniirue. to make the most of anytf.ir.sr they ran plei, op having a tiLimily Vfrv.

but papers and individual generally, without regard to party Wie.i. recognize ibjt there hus been improvement along th? lfn. arc glad cf it and hop, to nave more of it. Nobody who not rrikirg a busnles: of being pessimistic ran contrast the present general cotLi'iion of the country with that of a yr ago and not recognize the steady advances which have taken place sine then, tor ran anyone but such an individual fail be glad of the fact. ST III.

(HI1BMEV. The delegates from Allegheny county tn hj IWranrratic n.ale convention held iaJi other rre-tixg last nig'-ii. and again srti. thro'-gh the process or a i c'siitriran'of their delegation. It was the A tiird iine the had gone through the ceremony withia a -Xw weeks.

At their crt-meeting-, whkh was held about the time the reports of the Klondike oiscov-erie were the m.03-; striklns. they elected gold Democrat their and laujrhe-1 to aeora tha Chi-aeu platform. y3! Later Silver 'li3r Xetionsl Icaae tsu a lrtroNj HTHos t-n people to buy sfi-iji rrta5c numhfr of of bullion silver itaria require itio Knyrnircin fjh-- -W vinder the act of Febru-ary 5, lS.i, and ho- money cou'd b-3 maflj more this. way. than bv poin to th ilnr.A-ira mtrr.T cat runi.lt' bf the IV P.

YOUNG PEOPLE. Rev. Dr. McGIll Conducts the First IMeetlnar of the Dnj. Indianapolis, Aug.

20. Prayer for the presence and power cf the Holy Ghost was the subject of the sunrise prayer meeting at the cupitol grounds this morning. At 9:30 a praise service in Tomlln-son hall was conducted bv Rev. D. F.

McGUl, D. general secrttary-e'ect. At Its conclusion the convenU.jn divided lnio sections for conference work. The conference "li'sted until 12 o'clock, at which hour the Rev. iesUe E.

Hawk, evangelist of the Second synod, conducted a mid-day meeting for business men. Resolutions offered by J. A. Duff wer adopted expressing sorrow at the death of Dr. J.

M. Fulton, the organizer and first secretary of the Young People's Christian union of the United Presbyterian church. At this afternoon's session steps were taken toward the amalgamation of the loung People's Society vi thv United Presbyterian church and the Associnted Reformed church "of the South. The action taken is tcgarded as a very important step in the amalgamation of the two churches. Ever slr.ee the convention assembled there has been sr-ntiment looking toward the union of the churches North and South, and this crystallised this afternoon by a supplemental report of the general committee recommending some Important changes in the Constitution so as to unite the young ieopk of both churches.

The changes provide that "grafter the convention shall be called Convention of the Young People's (. l.rlstian Union of ttie United Presbyterian and Reformed Churches of North America." tee of young people's work in the Associate Reformed church Is to be ex-offlclo a member of the general committee of the combined organization. Other changes are made to allow the Associate Reformed church representation. The changes in the constitution will be formally indorsed to-morrow morning. It is predicted by leading ministers that the churches will soon come together.

The convention opened this afternoon with SOO people In attendance. C. P. Campbell, chairman of the titha committee, submitted his annual report, showing that the number of tithe pavers has grown during the past year from 350 to 4.000. The report was referred to a special committee.

The convention then resolved itself Into a conference of Christian beneficence, and it was shown by a standing vote that nearly one-third of those present gaeone-tenth to the church. A resolution showing- appreciation of the large increase In the number of tithe givers, and Indorsing the custom was unanimously adopted. The closing afternoon number, an address by Booker T. Washington, the colored orator, was an attractive feature. He was given the Chautauqua salute by all standing, and was cheereo to echo.

He talked for an hour, urging that to teach the negroes economy and habits of thrift would be the first step in Christianizing the South. To-night 4.0cO people attended the annual missionary services. The principal Kddres was ddiveied by the Rev. John H. Barrows.

D. D. The Rav. Hunt and wife and Prof. R.

S. McClenahan, who will go es missionaries to Egypt this fall, were given a reception. About was raised by collection for the missionary cause. The Proposed I'nton. The general secretary in his report to the convention yesterday said, in addition to the matter mentioned in yesterday's report: "The committee gave itself to the consideration of another matter, which may eventually accomplish the union of sll the psalm-singing denominations in America.

At its meeting in October, the general committee authorized its chairman to open negotiations with the young people of the Associate Reformed church, soliciting ther co-operation in the ninth annual convention, seekiug. also, if possible, a close affiliation between them and our own young people. The negotiations have proceeded most pleasantly atid profitably, and we are able to report that the executive committee having in charge the young people's work of the A. It. church has appointed the Rv.

J. S. Moffat synodical delegate to this convention, and, at our solicitation, have nominated one of their number to take a principal place on the program. "They had no convention this year, hut a large delegation of young people of that church Is here, thus Indicating their interest In this movement. It is expected that their executive committee will report to their synod at its annual meeting In Oclober a plan of co-operation which will, if approved by them and accepted by us, permanently ally and unite the young people of that church and our own In their organized work.

The. Informal plan of co-operation has been prepared and submitted by our general commander and approved by their ex-commander. This provides that; "1. The genera! secretary of young peo-pie's work, or. if no such officer, the chairman of tha executive comt'iitce on the young people's work of theA.

R. church, who Is appointed by the synod of the church, -shall be ex-offlclo a member of the general committee; also, one of the five members of the general cor.imlt-tee now appointed by the institute shall be appointed from and nominated by the young people of the A. R. church. "2.

The use of the common name Young People's Christian union. "3. The support of the same official organthe Christian Union Herald. "4. The holding of united annual convention under the administration of the general committee.

"5 The amendment of the constitution of the institute of the; Young People's Christian union so as to provide for this plan of "The chairman of the general committee was also authorized to undertake the affiliation of the young people of the Holland Christian Reformed church. As yet the young people of that church have no organization. The negotiations have, therefore, been limited to corespondenct and personal interviews with members of that church, which, we are plased to say, have generally been favorable to the project. No material progress has. however, been made." Invitations were also sent by the committee inviting the Old and New School Reformed Presbyterian churches to join the convention.

The. New School Reformers accepted, and have appointed a delegate to the institute. The Oid School, through Dr. R. J.

George, declined the invitation unless arangements could be made by which their article of tebtimony regarding instrumental music would not be violated. Mlsnlonuriea anal Hats. At yesterday afternoon's session the quartet of the Sixth U. P. church of Allegheny.

rendered "Our Feet Shall Stand Within Thy Gates, Jerusalem," after congregational singing. President Wishart had turned the convention over to Rev. W. J. Robinson, pastor of the First United Presbyterian church of Allegheny, who conducted the opening exercises.

The floor was given to Rev. E. M. a returned missionary from Asyut. Egypt, who formally presented a gavel mrde from shittim and oiive wood that had been sent to the convention by Prof.

John Giffen, of Dier-el-Ganadola, Egypt. In making the presentation speech Dr. Giffen said that it always thrilled the hearts of members of the union in ir-away lands to know that they were remembered by the convention. The convention was also remembered, he said, and as a proof he presented the gavel made especially for the convention. He also presented a baton of palm wood, from the region of the Nile, to Hugh Mc-Granahan, musical director of the convention.

Mr. McQranahan responded gracefully in accepting the baton. Mrs. Mary Clokey Porter, d-legate frcm the Women's General Missionary society of the church, was Riven an ovation, handkerchiefs we.ing in the etree-tive Chautauqua circle salute, while the convention applauded most heurtily. At the conclusion of her brief address President Wishart paid a delicate tribute to the part women have played in the Christian church since a woman went down to the tomb of the Master.

"We United Presbyterians are very proud of that society of 1.M) women who last year gave to send the Gospel to those who are In need, given often out of poverty, but always with a willing heart. Hats off to the women, of the United Presbyterian church and the work they are doing." said the president. In the morning a re-iest had been made by Chairman Tracy that the ladies remove their hats In the afternoon meeting Manv failed to compiy with th re-ouest. There whs a. ripple of laughter when President Wishart renewea the request.

"A moment ago." he said. "I said Hats oft to the now I to ask them to remove their hats. The floor is flat and the hats re rather annoying- to those in the rear who wont to ber and see." The applause was loud and prolonged as many women, some with Mushes, raised their hands Rnd deftly pulled out the hat pins and then removed the stacks flowers and feather that obstructed THE QUIET OBSERVER. "You may yet through the world, but 'twill he verv slow. If you listen to ail that is said as you go; You'll be worried and fretted, and kept in a stew For meddlesome tongues must have some- thiniL; to do, Ar.d people will talk." Isn't it most singular that people who don't iik-e to be taiked about will talk about their neighbors.

You don't, of course; but you are satisfied there inn't another person- among your acouaiiitances who doesn't. Btcfcuse you are good, and try to make it clear that you are ing a correct life, you are placed under suspicion. The people who talk nudge each other when you pii.s. look wise, and shake their heads. They pretend to believe that you are not what you appear to be, and try to convey the impression to that they could tell something dreadful if thty would.

How does it happen that you are the only one in the lot who doesn't tattle? Over the West Virginia line there once lived a rather fine looking wociao. the wife of. a prominent citizen, and tne mother of a very handsome, romping girl. She attended all the quiltings, wool pickings, and other social functions In the whole neighborhood, and was always welcome. "If there is any person I despise more than another It is the one who clashes and clatters about other people," she would say, and then every ear in the crowd was ber.t to hear.

She never made open charges against any one, but having a wonderful ear, she had "heard tell" of a great deal. "Now. I don't know that It is so." she would say with marked emphasis, "but I was told that Mr. Youknowho Is not one bit better than she pretends to be, and I always thought so much of her. too.

ThU isn't the first I have heard about her, nor it isn't the worst, but I'll not say what that was. for I can hardly believe it." That woman lived and died a dasher, but she didn't know it. She never meant to harm anyone. On the contrary, she always appeared to be anxious to lend a helping hand whenever she could. She thought that by refusing to tell the worst she was doing the subject of her talk no harm Of course, all the other women would be anxious to know what it was.

and they wouldn't rest until they had found it out, or figured it out. or sur-mtesed it. And as a surmiser tins woman was hard to beat. She used to criticise a neighbor woman mot sharply for "telling things she didn't know." In fact she went so far as to protect against the admission of her neighbor into the church. She didn't protest openly, hut she invited the preacher and his wife to tea and talk.

As they lingered ovtr their cups she managed to drop a few hints for her guests to pick uj. When this woman came to die she said she hadn't a single grudge against anyone, and believed she hadn't an enemy in the world. "Now. tlie best way to do is to do as you please. For your mind, if you have one, will then be at ease.

Of course you will meet with all sorts of abuse But don't think to stop them it ain't any use For people will talk." So they wiil. and so you will, for yoa are one of the people. Every one talks about their neighbors more or less, and It is proper ar.d right they should, for It is by so doing they forin their estimates of them. Nor is it necessary that you should confine your remarks to such things as you would say were they present, because there are many things that may be appropriately paid about anyone in thei- absence which would not be appropriate their presence. This, however, does not license us to say unjust tilings about others, much less to repeat things we know to be untrue, or which we don't know to be true.

As far as our own conduct is concerned, we may do as we please so long as we do that which we know, or honestly believe, to be right and proper. No one can afford to refuse to listen to what the people are saying. We msy ignore their clashing and gossipping as long as there are no grounds for it. Tho better plan is to try to so live that unsavory gossip wilt not attach to uf. Do you blush? That is, are you a blusher? A joung man writes that he blushes when he ha.1 nothing to blush for.

and the knowledge that he is blushing causes him to blush the more. He would like to be cured of it, and he will, feel grateful to any one who will suggest a remedy. From a physiological point of view blushing is a momentary congestion of the capillaries, or small blood vessels, near the surface of the skin. This congestion is caused by nervous excitement, but it usually lasts only for a Some persons blush on the least provocation, because of their nerves being unusually sensitive. The coming and going of tho blood to and from the surface is controlled by the emotions.

This is shown most distinctly about the face, because it is the part specially adapted to giving expression to emotion. A blush may be caused by a thought. a.s when a person having done wrcng Is reminded of it; or when one is about to say or do something of a delicate or. serious nature, such as popping the question, or stealing a kiss. Good health and a clear conscience will prevent blushing, if anything will.

The young man in this case Is merely abnormally sensitive. He will get better of this as he grows older, yet he should see to it that the skin on his face is healthy. There are those who wear continuous blushes, as a result of their facial nerves being in a constant state of excitement due to some local irritation. In most cases such Irritation can be removed, and then the unnatural redness disappears. 'Blushing noses may thus be restored to their natural color.

H'jat flushes the face by irritating the nerves which regulate the flow of blooi through the small vessels that supply the skin. Cold acts In the same manner, and so do stimulating applications of any kind. The whisky nose is due at first to the same cause, but later, when the nerves have become paralyzed, the tissues of the nose are relaxed, the pores distended and the blood vessels so congested that the weaker ones are ruptured. And now comes a Russian professor with a book of his own making in which It is shown that muscular exercise does not develop muscular strength there was none before. In short.

Prof. Alexis Horvath completely upsets the theory that the absolute strength of muscles may be largely increased by exercise taken for that purpose. He contends that muscles ire a gift of nature, and that no amount of exercise can convert a congenital weakling into an athlete, and a strong man may preset ve considerabl estrength for many a long year even in the face of absolute absence of physical exertion. The principal difference between a man who exercises his muscles and one who does not lies in the greater endurance of the former. A regular course of gymnastics docs, during the first weeks, increase the muscle rower by a little, but the improvement soon ceases, and the size of the muscles changes very little.

The beneficial effect of gymnastics and of work shows itself principally In the greater staying power of the muscles. The best means, Horvath thinks, for perfecting the muscles and giving them the power to resist fatig'ie, are often-repeated, rythmical contractions. He gives as a corroborative exazr.ple of this theory the human heart, which, although It goes through these contractions, consecutively during a hole lifetime. nr tires or ceases its functions for a miauta. tu Illustrate the the Democratic pajters referred to r.pply to this subject in thr-ir arrumetita for free silver.

In of the market reports thr explanation is fr1v-n that "New Yoi wired that wheat acceptance by cubic were enormous, sixty-two boatloads bing taken for export at Nerv Tork and tw-rty-eieht loud at tthr points, all for Eng-lanl." Ar-d again: "It was points out that Z.Vm.W bushels of wheat had Uten tletired at the seaboard in the past five Dittle or no attention was now paid to dispatches teilingr that Pari3 lond 2Er-30 er.timea lower for whfat. rf: attrac tion wan found in the arinoimoemfr.t that No. 1 northern wheat had sold at $1 ti at New York. f. o.

afloat to English mlllerst-" From th fre fdver stndpuint, kus taken by the Democratic cor; i.mporarles noted, trifle cor.ditiuiia represent other countries drawing upon the United States for the roundabout payment of and that, instead of indicating p'opperity. they rep-ent the principle crudely defined an "work ins for a dead horse." But from a common standpoint it ia better to pay dtbts with wheat at $1 i5 a bushel than at 5-1 or CU cents a bushel, and to have the wheat available for that purpose. And the same is true of everything that goes to make up trada balances. Answers to Correspondents. J.

If. Poland. O. The cliff dwellers were tribes who constructed their abodes on shelves or terraces, on cliffs or precipices, or in excavations on the rocky walla of canons. These dwellings have boer.

found in various parts of New Mexico. Southern Utah and Arizona, Southwestern Colo ido and in Northern Mexico. The civilization of the cliff dwellers veiy much wmtled in some respects that vi the so-called Pueblo Indians of to-day. t. The mound builders have left the evidences of their work in many places throughout the Ohio and Mississippi The mounds, many of which are of large dimensions, were at one time supposed to belong to an earlier civilization than that of the Indians, but the general belief now is that they ncre the work of triben identical --ih those found here wheo the coii.iiiy was discovered by Europeans.

T. T.Y. AVellsburg. W. Va.

1. The Pennsylvania State college is iocated at State. College. Center county. Address Dr.

George y. president. M. tliy. The population of Dondon by the census of was 4.231.431.

A AtLKGHE.M.i'S U'EDOIMK. It Takes Place Durinic the Itatllselien Hnud Meetlna. Indianapolis. Aug. 20.

The seventh convention of the Centra! Cadischebund of North America opened to-day in Mo-sart. hall. President Kerger of Buffalo delivered the address. There were fifty delegates from Allegheny and other including Canton. Cleveland, Columbus.

CivingtJ'j, Daycojs, Sandusky and Str.ngfic!d, o. The German Tyiaigraph-ica! union made complaint against the r.adische Laiides Zeitur.g of New York, the official organ, because it had been unfair to union tr.n. The bund decided to abandon tne paper and either start a new organ or accept another paper. The bund wih to-morrow elect officers and d.cido as to tfc i.cs: netting place. ticms Dur'ng the met ting Charles P.

Turwig of Allegheny. and Mi-ss Bertha Gloor of the same city, were married and given a reception by the bund. On? ale tu Japan. D. Aug.

20t A recent report the Britisl. legation at Tokio points out that in the supply of machinery, raiiS, nail- and pig iron the I nited States has assumed a leading place In i -1 i i i i i to be a large demand for American rall- a Fiiicine. own reports sr.ow tn.il American exports to pan increased from J3.2--',2Ji3 in Ui.2. to for the fiaca! year Just cloaed. Christian Kutteavur Kinnnoe.

San Francisco. Aug. 20. Tho financial report of the Christian Endeavor 'ST committer will be officially presented to the quarterly convention of Golden Gate union on September 3. It will show over was collected but th expenses exceeded this amount about tl.lOu.

The wiii be made up from the proceeds of the two big concerts. With the two proceeds from these concerts there will remain a small snrplus which is to be used for Endeavor work. Kentucky Hrlberv ('ar. Frankfort. Ky Aug.

i.o. The trial of the indictments aairi Ir. Juhi I. "U'llson. Hon.

K. T. Frank. Noel tltinea and Tanner for al'esed cm-npiraey tt bribe, was to-day d'x-keted by Judga for the f.m'th! of the coming term cf the Franklin circuit court. THE BHATH William I- fiercer.

Willlani L. Mercer died Thursd-tv at p. m. at his home in New Wilmington. Pa.

Death wats the result of an accident sustained the preceding day. The deceased was one of the mot prominent and influential citizens of Lawrence county and his death is sincerely regretted by ail with wnon no nati neen associated. He had served as an official of Mercer county for several years and at the time of his death was president of the Fir Insurance Company. Mr. Mercer was a brother of Rev.

J. M. Mercer of Crnot. and of Attorney A. H.

Mercer of this city and a sister. Mrs. Jennie A. McFeiron. is a resident of Allegheny.

The funeral will take place Sabbath afternoon. John I). Rronn. Wheeling. W.

Aug. 20. John D. Drown, proprietor of the McLure house, died last night of Bright's disease. He was a native of Butler county.

Pennsyl vanla. wher-a his father was prominent in politics. He began as a hotel clerk for G. W. -Campbell of Butler and married his daughter, wno died nine years ago.

leaving five children. He was afterwards in control of the Hotel Dowry, Butler, r-nd went from there to Wheeling. Mr. Brown was prominent in military circles during his younger days in Butler. He was connected with the Masonic fraternity, being a Knight Templar.

The remains will be taken to Butler to-morrow for Interment. Gblluury ote. Margaret, wife of James Rager a native of Westmoreland county, died at New Brighton, aged Ta. Samuel Gaston, aged TO. a prominent und wealthy farmer, near East Liverpool, fell dtad yesterday of heart failure.

Mrs. Susan Fruit, aged PH. one of the old- settlers of Mercer county, and mother of Postmaster Fruit of Orangevilie, is dead. Samuel Rom-y of Claysville, Is dead, aged 77. He was the son of a pioneer settler, and a prominent Presbyterian.

R. J. Brown, president of the Academy of Science of Leavenworth, and formerly of Pittsburgh died Thursday noon in the bod year of his age. The Rev. Perry Hopkins, a bishop in the American African Union Methodist church, died at New York yesterday, aged 75 yearn.

Before tne war he belonged to Robert Gamble, a planter on the- Eastern shoif, Maryland, bur he bought his freedom and went to New York City forty-rive years ago. Friday evertnar he preached on "The Mysteries of Death." HlI4F.SS JltOlHLE. Mt. Pleasant. Aug.

20. The Peoples Savings bank closed its doors this morning and Is now in the hands of the commissioner of banking. Eurka, Utah. Aug. 20.

The private bunking hotu-e of J. A. Rice has suspended payment on account of heavy withdrawals and inability to realize. The bank had on deoit about t'SdM). Akron.

Aug. 20. (Special.) John F. Beiberling. the veteran mower and reaper manufacturer, mule a i-ersonal assignment to-day to Francis Beiberllng.

his r.epnew. This action follows the as-ignmeit of the J. F. Siterling Company, manufacturers of the Empire mower and rearers in March. Mr.

Seiberling was Indorser on H'tM? of tms company's paper The total assets amount to SloO.iHi. while the liabilities are nearly JJW.WJc. Mr. Seiberling ta In th West. Next Tuesday will be a double red letter df for Capt.

VlIMam Stitt of Bairdtown, a village just across the river frtn Blalrs-ville. It is the day of the canal boatmen's reunion here and als.i cf the captain's gciden wedding. Hon. Joha Hill is chairman of the comrnittee on arrangement and Judge Hany White will make an address. The "good old dnys" will be recalled and lived over neatn.

Capt. Stitt is about 72 years of agf, and his wife the same age. The captain was born iu Allegheny and came to Derry township. county, In He commenced work on the canal soon after as cook and driver, and rose to be captain and a large boat owner. His wife, nee Catherine Case, was born in Ligonier and reared in Derry township.

Westmoreland county. Six daughters and five bops were bom to them, Ave of whom are living. One daughter. Mrs. Samuei Wilson, lives in Apollo, and two sons and two daughters here.

All are married but one daughter. KILLED BY A BASEBALL. Maasfllon Spectator of a Game Has Mi Skull Broken. Masfc-illon, Aug. 29.

(Special. V-Charles Oherlin died last night at midnight In the country, his skull having been fractured by a baseball. H-? was lying down, watching the game, when a fly ball descended and struck him above the right eye. Family Keunlons. Steubenville, Aug.

SO. (Special. The Cole family reunion was held yesterday at Mt. Marlah Baptist church grounds, and there were 330 persons present. This church is the oldest organization of the denomination it this county, organized iu 1S12.

The opening address was made by Joshua Moses of Richmond. William Cole gave the address of welcome, and Rev. Mr. Cope responded. Addresses were mad by Hon.

L. C. Cole of Bowling Green and others. A big basket dinner and supper was The Coles who held the reunion are the descendants of Thomas, Elijah and Joshua Cole, early settlers. Jeannette.

Aug. 20. (Special.) The reunion held lure yesterday at the home of Mr. John G. Myers was attended by over 200 members.

A toyal dinner was served, and then a very interesting program was rendered. The reunion committee for next year was appointed, as follows: Samuel Gouaware, John Myers, Israel Milier. Irwin Myers. Zach Myers and I. P.

Myers. Firemen Who on )'rl-n. Meadvllle. Aug. 20.

(Special.) The third annual convention and tournament of the Volunteer Firemen's association of North weste: a Pennsylvania closed today. This morning there was a prize drill in the presence of 3.0" peop'. The Central Hose Company of Bradford, won the prize. Ji0 and a silver trumpet, scoring 03 2-3 per cent. This afternoon 5,000 people attended the tournament at the Meadvllle Athletic park.

The prizes were distributed follows: First Ward Hose Company, Butler, ilrst prize on time rac, Buckeve (Martins Ferry) and Central Hose (Bradford i Companies divided second and third prizes. 175 and $25. Hub and hub race. Centrals and Buckeyes divided first and second prizes. $.0 and Hook and ladder Citizens of Warren, firt prize, Rescue of Butler, second prize, S2r.

The Centrals of Bradford won a trumpet for fastest time made by an association teum. Two Arrested, One Sentenced. Canal Dover, Aug. 20. (Special.) Right upon the heels of the sentence of Charles Smith to ten years of hard labor in the penitentiary for assisting in the torture and robbery of the RalUet mother and sisters May 3 comes the arrest Mineral Point, twelve miles north of here, of an alleged confederate.

When arrested in June Smith "pet'ohed" on Jack Lee. the man arreted. When Lee was taken before Smith the latter again testified that Lee had helped torture the women. Two other fiends are still at large, but the detectives are still working to capture them and the JMK) reward ottered by the county. A B.

U. A P. Extension Promised. Kittanning, Aug. 20.

iSpf.wial?) It Is stated here that the extension of the Buffalo, Rochester Pittsburgh railroad will be made within the next two years. It will stretch across the county from the Jefferson, county line to Butler, coming down Pine creels and going up Limestone run. The route selected will leave Kittanning three mites to the south. C. S.

Burnham of DuBois has been in the county two weeks, seeking rights of way, and was very successful. Wattlilngton (Pa.) Wcddlnu. Washington, Aug. 20- (Special.) Two Interesting weddings will take place here on Thursday, September 2. F.obert B.

Leslie, bookkeeper at the Citizens National bank, will wed Mis Fannie Ij. Pollock, daughter of J. W. pollock of Eat Washington, a prominent Republican. On the same day Lloyd Swarthout.

manager of the Wafehlneton district of the Armour Company, and Miss Alice Miils Forrest, a daughter of Richard Forrest, will wed. Shot Dead While llnui'fd. Wheeling, W. Aug. 20.

(Special.) John Reese of Greggsville, four miles east of this city, went out hunting this morning with Sam Detweiler and a Welshman from Wheeling, whose name cannot be learned. The two returned about 5 o'clock with a statement that the Welshman accidentally shot Reese's brains out. killing him instantly. The coroner will investigate. Reese was 2o years of age and single.

Arrested for Hoottns. Scottdale, Aug. 20. (Special.) Jam Durkin, one r.f the leaders of the mill Btrike, and tMjorg-e, McLain, a busir.e" man, were this evening on a charge of dlnorderly conrtui I preferred by Manager Robert Skemp of the rolling mill. The charges are the result of a crowd of men and boys hooting at Mr.

Skenip last night, and the rirht of strikers to hoot at the non-union men will be tested In court. The men will have a hearing to-morrow morning. There wiil also likely be a conflict of authority between the burgess and Justice as to wr.o has jurisdiction over such cases. The C. T.

A. V. Adjonrns. Scranton, Aug. -To-day's session closed the Catholic Abstinence Fnlon national convention.

Aftir the installation of ofricersj several spirit-3 total abstinence addresses were made. Secretary Doyle of Nw York and Mrs. Lake of ft. Louis, the third vio-preiddent, were particularly eloquent tn urrtng delexatrs to take home with them the spirit of the convention, and to encourage the organization of Juvenile societies. The convention will meet next year In Boston.

A Clinrcn 125 Years Old. Dunbar, Aug. 20. (Special.) Laurel Hid Presbyterian church next Thursday will lay the cornerstone of ito fourth edifice and at the same time celebrate the 12Dth anniversary of its organization and the building of the first log church in 1772. Rev.

J. B. Reed has been pastor for nine years. The membership is SoO. There are three chapels under control of the church.

An Old Lady's ight With Toronto. Aug. 20. (Special.) Mrs. Thomas Larklns, aged 70 years, who lives but a short distance from here, discovered a large snake In her yard.

The snake vanished under a board and the plucky old on turning up the board not only found the snake but (He more. She succeeded tn killing all of them, and they prove to be the deadly copperhead. One was three feet in lngth. Seventh Ohio Reunion. Warren, Aug.

20. (Special.) The Seventh Regiment association, in reunion yesterday and to-day, ele.ed these nflw officers: President. John A. Chaffee of Oakfield, this county; vice-president, H. Hobday of Cleveland; secretary and treasurer, Frank Olds of Paines-vilie.

Painesville will get the next meeting. Married In a Harry. East Liverpool. Aug. 20.

(Special.) Frederick C. Wolf, a brother ot the city clerk of McKeesoort, and MUs Emma Welch of the same city, arrived here at 7 o'clock last evening and secured a marriage license. With seven minutes to catch a train, they were married by Justice 11:11. Atkinson Will Xot Act. Charleston, W.

Aug. 20. (Special.) Gov. Atkinson states that he will offer no reward for rearresting of Albert Voiers. He has prepared a lengthy review of the case, declining to commute the sentence.

STATE AI XEHJHBOHHOOli; The Doughton (O.) trick works will resume at once. An unknown man was killed a train near O. A. E. Bclden has been arpoliited Like Line for Christ and Country" was the i subject of his very Impressive address.

Hev, Dr. McAllister's 1 Rev. David McAllister. D. l.L i rsstor of the First Reformed Presbyie- rian hurch of Pittsburgh, Pa rept esct t- lng the Covenanters in th convention, was the last speaker of the evening.

He spoke on "The Sabbath." and In C-e I course of his address ra'sed bis voles against Sunday newspapers. Sunday baseball and other forms of what he characterized "desecrations of God's holv day." Frcm the applause with which his denunciation of Sunday newspapers was received, he evidently had the convention with him. Lr. McAllister's address was In the form of an institute lecture. He quoted Irequently from Scripture, glvng the audience time to find the passages quoted Many of the delegates carry Bibles.

Others took notes of the passages he named. The fore part of his talk was Intended to prove that God intended the Sabbath to be a national int titutlon. and he cuoted frcm Genesis to prove that It anterlutcs the church He said that it was a common error for the misinformed to say and believe that the Sat bath belongs to and Is an institution of the chinch. The church makes use of the Sabbsth. he said.

as it make? use of the family. both of which cr.tednt It. Taking Into consktrtion the origin of the day. he said, it wss seen that it is a national institution, sod that its observance was Intended to be national. To prove this Dr.

McAllister referred to many passu tea In both the old and New Testaments. He said that Instead of being an Institution for the church, the Sabbath was instituted for the bepe-fit of all mankind, made to bless every man in every country and all nations through all Unit. The Sabbath was given by God to man for a sign. Every time that a Christian gees to church on the Sabbath and observes God's law with reverence to Its observance, he exhibits a sign tint he belongs to God. When business men close their places of business on Sunday and give to them the day that God has set ipart they give a sign to the world that they recognize God's law.

When the nation requires its employes! in every department, whether postal clerks or em-plcycs of the executive. Judicial or other department, to cease work on that day the nation gives a sign to the world. atlonal vlillh llreukluR. Then he took up Hie penalties that were to be visited for the violation of the day, not only upon Individuals, but upon the guilty nation as Well, reading from the Biide of the seventy years the Israelites sK-nt in the Babylonian captivity as a penalty for their violation of tiod'g command. "Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy." Under the Jewish dispensation the land was to have its Sabbath and God enforced this when He sent the captivity upon tho nation.

From thin He drew the lesson thit If the church or the nation permits those under their authority to desecrate the Lord's day the punishment passes over the individual and fastens upon the church or etata "If the civil authorities permit Ills day to be trampled under foot," he said, "the guilt passes over upon the authorities." Dr. McAllister believes that the striken and' turmoils in which the country becomes involved, the terlodical panics and other national calamities are sent as punishment for the desecration of the Sab bath. Many of the conflicts Iwtweeti capital and labor, he said, are trucoable to the fact that employers have compelled their employes to labor on the day that God has given them tor their own bc-nept and blessing. The people as a nation, be says, are encouraging the violation of law. legislators pass laws that are so construed by the courts as to make Sabbath desecration possible.

Until the people go beyond the legislators wnd demand that laws shall be enacted whereby the rights of laboring men shall lie truaran-teed the penalties will be visited upon the nation. Two of the Xew Officers. The new president, Charles V. Wishart. is one of the youngest men in the convention, and is the recipient of many congratulations.

He wes only recently graduated from the Allegheny seminary and is not yet ordained. His ordination will occur shortly, however. At present he has charge of a mission church in Allegheny. He is greatly Interested In mission work, both foreign and hme. He says the church has about t-lghty workers iu India and Egypt, and speaks enthusiastically of the great colored chnol conducted by the church at Knoxville.

T.nn. Rev. D. F. MGill, the new Kcncral secretary, has declined the offer recently made to hint of tn presidency of Monmouth college.

Dr. McGlll has seen five years' service on the ireneral committee. He was chairman at the Columbus convention two years aga. Dr. McGlll Is a very busy man and will be a still busier one when he takes up the multifarious duties of his new position.

Aside from his pastoral work he is associate editor of the United Presbyterian of Pittsburgh. As secretary of the of gnniztlon he will he expected to write also column weekly in the Christian I'nlon Herald, and to attend many local conventions us well as perform the l.sual duties pertaining to a secretary of a great organization. Dr. McGlll said yesterday that there was enough work connected with the position to employ one man's entire time. Triers is no salary connected with the iHsltlon, however, and In fact none of the officials are paid In any way.

There Is an aversion among the U.s to the paying of salaries and the time has not yet come for a paid t-ecretsry. although mnny see tho wisdom of having such an official. BROMK WITH THEM. Baltimore and All- Itnrrlran Rase ball Teams to Make Winter Trl. New Y'ork.

Aug. 2u. The trip of the Baltimore team of the National league, and a team of all-Amerlcan players to California and the West next winter Is now an assured thing. Brodie of the Pitts-burghs will play with the Ali-Amerh-ans. Also Griffin.

A. Smith and Anderson of the Brooklyns: Collins and Stahl of Boston; Long and Callahan of Chicago, and possibly Rusle and Van Haltreti of the New Yorks; Delehe.nty of Philadelphia, F. Clarke of Louisville. Hallman of St. Louis.

Tom Frown of Washington, Brelt-ensteln ind Corcoran of Cincinnati, and Zimmer of Cleveland. I'lHTKLL WOK F. tSILY. The American Hoxrr Defeats Ills Iiugli'h Antagonist. London.

Aug. 2 This evening at the Olympic Athletic club, Birmingham. Paddy I'urtell. the American boxer, met Ijichie Thompson in a contest for rounds. Purtell won easily in six ivundi It wan his iirt battle nince he came to this country.

Purtell's rrest superiority made the content disappoint irg the Mist, round. war evident ihsi Thompson had no chance of winning, and Purtell frequently landed wi'h both hands. When the sixth round was sell under way the reteree stopped the light. Fayette Nfn Shuollug Clnb. Uniontown, Aug.

20. (Special.) A number of crack shots of this place organised the Fayette County Rifle club here lt night, with Dr. John A. Patton president: Dr. J.

W. I ar-shall, and M-Ciind loi.md secretary. A bourd of diretnrn rt-le, (rd and a committee of live appointed to eb.i'( suitable place for a rifle range. wi probably le placed near the or th AtMetie KHM-ciaiun. Their hrft shoot wid take place eome time in September.

Imnroriua. the Itliletle Field. Washington, Aug. (Social.) The stl.lctlc grounds of Washington nd Jefr-rm collefc are underolng extensive 1mpr.veuient-that sill not likely be finished tins seasi.n. A new quarter-iru bvyie and running tratk in being erected ui.dT the supervision lr.

Ktrcler, the phyhUnl director cf tin eeiioi-e. A i-ew grand clar.d te eteeied. that will Pe sealed with i hli the potdtb.n of the bs'l gronr. I and jal will be hai.g..;. A pian ts afoot to a tm.r,g perk of ihe fwtbnll el during the winter.

Smith Knocks Out i.rltttn. San Francisco' Aug. 20. Soily Smith knocked Johnny Griffin In the seventh round at Woodward's gardens to-night. Patsy CorrigiM' of Australia was awarded the deei-loii over immln Brown at th end vf a round coutfesl.

with a knife, receiving dangerous wcunds. The Valentine Iron Company's plant has closed, throwtng 500 men out of work. The company sayj it is closed for needed repuirs. Suspicion of foul play is aroused at Marietta, over the death of Col. "B-ighly.

an oil man, found dying in front of saloon. The Sharon iPa.) boiW works has just shipped to Vera Cruz. Mexico, ten 2.000 Radon iron tanks, to be used ir. stirring molasses. At Waynesburg, H.

Lippeneott, formerly a distiller, was arrested for furnishing liquor to the war-ien inmates of the jail, who hoisted it in with ropes made of sheets. Edmund Bender, a Moxham (Pa.) molder and a victim of the morphine habit, died last night from an overdose of the deadly drug. He leaves a wife ar.d several children. Congressman Bobbins has recommended the following postmasters in his district: George V. Torrence, Smithton; Peter Bitner, Boucher: Thomas G.

Kelly. Kelly station, and Jonathan Yont, North Freedom, Armstrong county. The Washington (Pa.l Glass Manufacturing Company has received from an eastern firm an order for 1.0u0 dozen lamp globes and bodies. "Seventeen hundred and fifty barrels will be used In packing the goods, which will require nine box cars for transportation. HER IDA PROVED A A LI 11 1.

He Showed He Had othinic to Do With the Murder of Kank. Owen Kherician. who was arrested on Tuesday in the Kast Knl ur suspicion of being implicated in the murder of Charles Funk at Point Breeze, last April. wi given a hearing at the Nineteenth ward iolic station last evening. The prisoner clearlv proved an alibi and as there ws no evidence atiinst lam he i set tree.

Character witnesses were also present. KIKK AT MRADOOt K. Four Houses Burned and Several Families Rendered Homeless. At 3 o'clock yesterday morning broke out in a row cf house belonging to Judge Thomas Mellon, in North Era-ldock. Four houses were burned, and ss many families made homeless, ad their goods being destroyed.

Cbarurcd With Forgery. Officer W. J. Walker of Philadelphia and Detective William McCleery of Washington county arrived In the city last night with two men who are wanted in Washington county on charges of forgery preferred by J. I.

Miller of the Cluyslile National bank. The Information names them as W. W. Thomas and John Doe. but they gave their names at Central station as" James fielnz cf Harrlsburg and Lewis Foulk of New York.

The men were arrested In Philadelphia. They will be taken to Claysville this morning and given a hearing before Justice of the Peace E. H. Prowitt. Hold Hiarhvraj- Robbery- Hans Krausmeir, an old German huckster, was held up by three masked men Thursday night on the road belween Swissvaie ud Hawkins, and after being severely beaten wss compelled to hand over $41 In bills and some change.

He was left unconscious on the roadside and his horse st-irted towards Pittsburgh. The spot is a lonely one and many holdups have taken place there. A Duiigcroiu Prisoner. W. S.

Wilcox of 13" Washington stteet was arrested last nish nd locked up in the Eleventh ward ik11c station. arrested he had a butcher knife and was chasing crowd of small boys, who, it Is al'-eged. we-e teasing htm before be sot the knife. Officer W. H.

Went hud ouit-v a battle before he could get the knife away from Wilcox. Accidental Death. Deputy Coroner Mark Donley held an iuuest yesterday on the remains of Frederick Frlsnolt who iti scalded at the work of the DeWees-W'ond Company, McKeetport, Thursday, and dlel at tre hospital In that place a verdict of accidental death was rendered. PEOPLE AM THINGS. Rev.

John H. Prugh, D. pastor of Grace Reformed church, will return to the city, after having camped three weeks on the banks of Lake Muskoka, Canada, with the Solid Comfort Fishing club. He will occupy his pulpit to-mor-rcw. Miss Elizabeth A.

Griffin and Miss Sara Douglass, who ha-ve been enjoying the breezes of Lake are now spending the remainder of the month at Saegertown. before returning to their Ellsworth avenue home. Miss Virginia Oakley and her nephew. Master Chalmer E. Oakley of Avslon.

are spending two weeks at Atlantic City. State Treasurer E. J. Haywood Is in the city on private business. FIR LOSSES.

Somerset, Aug. 20. Two incendiary fires this morning. One destroyed the barn of Hon. A.

H. Coffroth, causing loss. The other damaged C. Uhl's store. Providence.

R. Aug. 20. Henry C. White Son's woolen mill at Chapachet was destroyed by fire early this morning.

Less nearly Insurance of (130, Out). Bellefonte. Aug. 20. (Special.) The large new barn on the State college farm burned this evening, with all Its contents.

Loss over $10,000, fully covered by Insurance. Philadelphia, Aug. 20. Fire early this morning damaged the chemical fac tory of Henry K. Wampole manufacturing drugglsts.441 Green street, to the extent of iuiiy covered by Insurance.

New rk. Aug. 0. The works of the Stnten Island Terra Cotta company at Woodbridge. N.

were damaged to the extent of SM.nOO by fire to-day. Jt is thought the fire was caused by an overheated kiln. Fhilipsburg, Aug. 20. (Special.) An incendiary fire was started in the business center early this morning.

Three different structures were fired. Timely discovery prevented a very destructive conflagration. TERSE TELEGRAMS. Peary reached Turnavick. Labrador, July 2X.

A six-weeks' strike of 19,000 coal miners in Belgium failed. Blake, the alleged kidnaper, of Johnny Conway, is in custody at Albany, N. 1- Dr. Cook, an American, will join the Gerlache Antarctic expedition at Montevideo. The assignee of F.

R. CordUy Co. of Boston, finds unsecured liabilities of $2(55, 423. Germany indorses Spain's proposition for an international penal colony for anarchists. A bomb explosion in a suburb of Constantinople.

Several Americans were arrested, and it is said incriminating documents were found. CAPITAL GLEANINGS. The bureau of American republics has Issued a hand book of Alaska. Available cash balances in treasury, $220, it 5.1 S3; sold reserve, Information from Costa Rica is that the coinage ratio established by the government between gold and silver is 32 to 1. The commission of Ethan A.

Hitchcock of Missouri as minister to Russia was made out the White House yesterday. The apointment dates from August 10. The government of Peru has ordered its postage stamps made in the United States. The first order is for l.OOu, uho 5-cent stamps and another for 2,000.000 stamps of other denominations will The sprinters of Pittsburgh and vicinity who may wish to compete for a prize in a twelve and twenty-four hour race at Tarentuni fair ground on August 31 can arrange for same this afternoon at 3 o'clock at 43ti Fourth avenue, nrst floor, rear. OX M.IPIF.KY t'Ol HT.

The Tennis Experts Placed ell. Whitman Beats Mnhottr. Newport. R. Aug.

besan In tha tennis tournament to-day on sllniry courts, l'lay Marled on sll the courts on after it o' lock, the grcHtetit liiit the Mshotiy-Whltman match on the exhibition ccur-1 ljiriied disposed of Forbes In three straight c'a. nnlther showing any brill ancy of pla. 'Jtie wore was. 6-S. -l, -4 In the second round of all rom' tournament tn the national tennis ct.

itnplot.ahlp, H. S. Mahonv. the lrtah expert, was ovieaiej by at. of Brookllns, by a re of 8-7.

-l, A hitman put ur a moat stubborn fight w't'i Mahonv. Whitman took the first ar-4 aec nd st-u Then Mphony nulled out one, bet tie fourth was a short and oeflslve one and was taken bv tVhitmsn. ho won the mate. -3. -l, 142 points to stahn' U.

Mahony Is the first of the foreigners to fall out of the tournament, as Neshtt defeated Heals Wright to-day. Among other mntebes plaed th Paret-Fvarta-Wrenn eoniest. In which the former won. -J. -l.

H. Ward defeated (. W. Lee. -t, 44, t.

-4. 1- B. Were defeated II. J. Holt, s-J, t-n.

All coiners, singles, second round M. 1. Whitman drfeatud II. Muhonv. 1-7.

6-1. 3-6, H. A. Nebit defeated P. Wright, -4.

S-l, -4 A. turned defeated J. -t. K. P.

Fisher defeated M. IX Smith, 7-C. I t. P. 1'aret defeated Kvarts Wienn.

t-3. -4. -l. W. V.

Kaves defeated J. Nceiej- H. Ward defeated W. Le -4. 4-, i-l, 1 E.

Wat defeated H. J. Holt -S, 8-2, s-i. AX OHIO MAY Wl. W.

A. ClarU Captures the Archery 4 shu I on ah tp. Washington, D. C. Aug.

rune-tcciith arnual meeting of the Nati tnal Archery association closed this afternoon, at the arsenal rang In this city. Th attendance was small, but the, closeness of the contests mad the n-eeUng one of thu most enjoyable of recent years. The national, nnd American sound championships were won by W. A. Clark of Wyoming.

who hsd previously won the sama In and lw7. Mrs. J. S. Barker of Washlnrton won the national and Columbian championships, shot by (he ladles at distances ranging from (Ml to So yards.

Mr. McGowan and Miss. Cooke of Washington made th highest scores In the contest between teams of ladies nnd gentlemen. nhmHlng respectively at 5u and W) yards. The flight championships wcro won by Miss Cooke and Mr.

W. Mux-son of Washington. The records In general were higher than those mad last year. The next annual meeting will held near Cincinnati. O.

W. A. Clark, this year's champion, was elected president and Rev. John Ieroy Taylor of Wyoming. was appointed secretary tid treasurer.

rnn AS A IMUT.E. Allegheny Cyclers Vi ill t.lv One foe Their Road Race. The Allegheny Cyclers have decided to give a grand piano for th first prlie for their road rac on An rust 2. Prizes are coming In every nay, and It Is c-x pec ted that at lesrt seventy-fly will be secured. This club I well known as giving the largest number and better prizes thsti any bicycle club In th state.

The prises run from a piano down. Entry Hunks can be had at the news-pnter offices and at the club-house, i'A Allegheny aenuc, Allegheny. Entries will close on next Wednesday, the 2fth Any rider entering will picas send entry soon pofslble. The teem trophy prise will be a sliver loving cup, donated by" Mr. Chatles N.

Keurti. prizes will be on exhibition all next week. A lOllaU UlAMPIOti. Sackrlt IU Ddryee, 1(1-1 ear-Old, I I pert a I Croquet. Norwich, Aue 21.

The tiattnral croquet tournament was practically concluded line to-day, Kai-keit L. Duryee of Washington, l. won nrst place In th first dlttaion. ant with It th chatnprxishfn. He Is btit 18 yeaia nld and tbla Is his seeond year at th I Uiumameit.

He but one gam uct of eleven. V. H. Wablej-, alao of Washington, takes "eeond place. In the scootid dfe'lslon the Rev.

Ir. A. V. Otant of New Ijondoti takes fust llsos, Slid C. 11.

Kdmottds of Philadelphia wins second Karl Mtifler of MidCletuwn, of w-n the Van Wlnokel medal from O. ftrotig of New ho had had It for two years. Butler Won four out of five. 114 1.1112 IT WORK. He Lowers the 12'bVanl Sprinting? Kecurd.

Worcester, Aug. 20-ln the Metn orial hospital athletic garnet, at tli Worcester ovsl this afternoon, R. J. Wefers broke the world's rei-ord by 2-i of a second, ills time was II 2-S seconds, the best previous time, 114-6. Setvlclile lload Race.

The arrangements, well under wv, for the Sewh-kley valley road fin to be run over the twenty-mile course out Big te-wleklev creek Saturday, Hepf ember 4, kIiow ior a most successful meet on that day, which has come to th big event in cycling circles in th rewickl( valley. No "announcement of the time and plm nor the pilze Is ready yet. nor will It ready until all entries are in. Th entries close Wcdnesdny. September I.

Pcrati men will start from corner of Beaver anJ Broad streets, Hnturdny. September o'clock p. tn. Any amateur living In th valley from Glenfleld to Economy at eligible to enter. OTKS.

Mctaush1ln now has 6 to Ketkau in the New York billiard mafh. There are sixty-four ec-Natlonat leagu players with the clubs of th Western, leagu this season. At least a docen more) ex-leaguers have been tried and turned adrift. The Orange A. C.

and the Trln gles will meet for the Ilrst time th's son on the W. P. grounds Saturday. A good game will no doubt be the result of the meeting of these two leumf. Flvc-ilundred-D ll.trs-a-Montli Hallman will probably be, released from ra Browns.

His successor is said to ilouftnnn. A tiew pifher Is to be secur In the East, according ti cut rent rct Jimmy Groves, who started I ha seuaiti with Syracuse snd went from there to tlt Patcrsoii (N. team, arrived hum Groves was releael by Paterso'i In order to cut down expense. II wot, Id like to finish th K'sui with New Caul or some Interstate train. Junction and D.

C. and A. will meet, to-clHy at Junction park. The teams Lily atl to -The Junctions will have their strongest, team In Ih 1lu to-day and expect tn turn the tables. Douglas will be on tb tui.lr for Jx-ovtlon mid Seiffcit or Swift for Duquesne.

Gsm at 8:30. There will be one of the largest crow -Is that ever attended ball gates at V. M. A. park.

Wtlmcrdlng, this afternoon. The entire proceeds will go lo the uriklb miners and many hundred tickets havs Ih-cu sold already There will be two games flayed lor one price i a 'the first game will he plsyed wltn th strong ystoi.es of Plttsbutgh il tin M. A. ltn of Wlltnerding. 'd will start promt tlv at p.

tn. Th Keyt-toues ere noted for carrying the best coa'cheee in the business with them, and they will ur.d'c-ihtcdly make Y. M. C. A.

plav ha'l. The second same will start soon as th nrst game finished and wld b. between the A.s and the HodlJtv bell teum of Plttsbitrgh. wMelt is one of the stroii est snii.teuc teams In the countrv. Th V.

M. C. A wet s. helmed to pl'V with on Saturday, lu Mara vunctlivd th gatas. sorrewbat proce? set forth in a proapevtus publisherl by the Fo.u las: fall Dr tte ntrre of T.

A. R. Copoo. the cf nam backwards sub-Jiefl'-iectiy caused tba esteemed I'ost some atcsraratior After the Silver Dollar lag-je tsuf-d its rroent circular the Democratic delegates aforesaid reayacm-fcled and reversed the act'on of tho cleetinK a free si'verite for chairman of ths dlegji and puff-irtg tha Chicago platform Immoderately. But inee silver kept on the down yrade.

and last right they m-J again, as noted, an i re-elected a poid Democrat for ch" rrc r. The ite cf thnir stat? coa-veriion at hand, but in the iher wI have tim enough for several more meeting ai.d flor.H. if th-y feel so disposed, at may yet po to Reao-inic committed to aluminum as tht proper for a ir.oiieti.Ty KlLl.In tflMPBTITHfi. A Weshington ejn temporary, the Star, amplif" offered by the Commercial Gazette in the matter of promoting competition, ar.d it to a rate now goirg on between the two electric light companies of the District of Columbia. In their battle for supremacy cheap rales are the principal weapons used by the romyaniei.

but our contemporary, the Star, properly observes that while this warfare is being waged the patrona of the companies should wise in their day and generation. It ndJs: 'Witi t'rte sarvivins coinpaiy. IT theri is but one, proceed to reimburse itself for it losses through the aduifional profits of Increased rates for electric lij.ttas? The possibility of such a contingency shot-Id suggest to all thos? whose patronage Ss being so. bougr.t by the rivals the advisability of securing permanent of cheaper rate. that when thr war Is over thy wili rot have to pay Its expenses through Increased electric light btll The same edvlce applies in the promotion of all other kinds of Not all the companies which are known as independent at the start are absorbed later by their rival or rivals becais" they were organized for selling-out purposes, though many franchises are obtained and companies put in operation solely with that object in vie.

Scores of them seeking thj legitimate profits of ar Independent business, are crowded Into bankruptcy or the hands of their rivalj through the bait of rates temporarily cut whicii the ter hold out to the public. Over an over the eld process Is successfully worked, and when competition is killed the shortsighted public fays the penalty in higher prices and inferior goods or service. Franchise should be granted to corporations on terms to promote comoetition and when any organization to which a public franchise is thus granted ceases to be a competitive factor, either through absorption by rivals or otherwise, the franchise should go back to the ouOHc. Meanwhile the public should so distribute Its patronage as to promote the desired competition, and should bo particularly on Its guard against lidping any monopoly to kill an independent competitor with the weapon of cut prices. It is the weapon used for that purpose.

PKMOt 1ATIC KICK. Sum of tfc-i Democrati- papers contain to treat as a thing to be regretted the fact that this eov.ntry is aMe to sup-piy a large amount of grain to other countries, and to obtain good prices for it. The Idea conveyed is tht It is like pouring: water tn a sieve that this country is greatly in'ebted to other countries, in rtfpeet to American stocks and other securities held abroad, and that any of trade in favor of the United States, brour'it about by crop conditions and the operation of the new tar "ft law will r.ot represent any actual prosperity, but Simply payments on foreign debts. The argument offered in this connection Is that thesi foreign obligations would be easily wiped on if the country were cu a bfijsl. and that balances of trade In favor of the United States would then represent genuine prosperity.

The idea ir. ls conveyed that this country has assumed these obligations without rceivlng anything in return. As a matter of faet, winy foreign Investors have reteived nothing return fur ill. money they have put into American securities, uM. Many of them, like plenty of people in this country, have put rojnd money, worth Vd ents on the dollar, into American securities which pay no Inter-eat tr dividends, and po-'sihly never will, 4 "tr which there 1 now market.

Other foreign Investors, holtir.g F-ecu Titles which yield revenues, are on the ra ire basis aa the holders of similar e-curitie la this country, an.1 the debts flw them- are no more deplorable nor ftre to than ar.y other debts. A tpuple of brif tons from tiia.