TH" TUTTSTttTKO PRESS, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 28, 1893. THE POSTMAN. TOLL Austin Crooks, Buffalo. 60 yards; Fred St Onge, Boston. 60 ysrds, second: J.
M. Baldwin. Paterson. 75 yards, third; Geo. Cutter.
Boston, 40 yards, fourth. Time, THE DALLAS AREN'a VfiERE CORBETT WILL MEET FTTZStMMCWS the promoters of the gif at enterprise hope to see every one of the 52,845 seats occupied by people whose rlcn sporting blood will have led them to flock to Dallas from all parts of the United States, to say nothing of Mexico and Canada. Dallas hotel keepers also anticipate a host of visitors, and as sporting men always spend mon-iy with prodigal liberality the business men of the enterprising city are of the opinion that a great deal of ready cash will be left in Dallas by the devotees of flstlana. According to the census of 1890, Dallas Is ths largest city In Texas. In that year It had a population of 8K.007, and the five years that have passed have materially Increased ths number.
The city is a great railroad center, a market for the cotton and other agricultural products of the Btate and holds high rank as a distributing center. The state fair will open In Dallas Oc-tober 19 and continue until November 13, and the battlo bet wen Corbett and Fltz-simmons will be one of the city's big draw, lng cards during the continuance of the fair. Last season over IOIUKjO people attended the fair, and President Stuart Is confident that the fistic argument between Pompadour Jim and the Australian will cause Dallas to fairly overflow with visitors the coming Octouier. IT (Copyrighted, 189S.) John Wesley Fortune was born In the country. He went to New Tork, took the civil service examination and became a postman.
John was satisfied with himself and could not help thinking if the government had known his merits it would have put him on as postman somewhat earlier than it did. Put he was a postman now, and he liked it lie was a bit Imaginative, was John Wesley Fortune.and he soon came to know most of the people In most of the houses alog his route. Now and then he had to revise his conclusions when a woman he did not know appeared In sight or when a. house which he had decided was occupied by a widow who received regular letters from her son, a business man In Denver when he suddenly found this house blossoming out with an undeniable lord and master. Put they didn't fool him often.
In a month he came to know all his patrons, as he called them, and he would say: "Here's a letter for So-and-so. It doesn't belong here, does it?" with a downward Inflection, Indicating certainty. He came to know when they wanted a letter, and he regretted mightily going by that house when an anxious woman, learning of his presence In the street from his whistle, would ptand at the window in such a mutely pathetic manner, and next day, when he had a letter for that house, he would hurry unconsciously, that the de lay might be brief as possible, ana ne would experience real delight that he had been able to bring happiness. Of course it was only a matter of a few weeks when he became able to discern that though here was a letter for that, house for that very woman it was not the one she was looking for, but he couldn't help it. If he could have forewarned her half a block away, he would have done so.
It grieved him to see her disappointment right at that last crucial moment when the letter was In her hand. He came to know that Mrs. Si's husband was prospecting for silver in Mexico; that the daughter of Mrs. 10S was married and living In Buffalo, and he knew as well as any one could when the letter came telling about the baby. He knew that Mrs.
107, across the street, was a widow and receiving monthly remittances from a firm of lawyers in Chicago, and he rather fanoled she was always a good deal embarrassed for the last few days before the bulky envelope He learned that Mrs. 133 was ths wife of an invalid, and that they had money enough to live on. And he knew that both of the young ladles in 12H had lovers who wrote regularly and voluminously and when the 'college son of Mrs. 130 went directly from Cornell to Virginia to spend his vacation. Instead of coming home.
The cook at (W was engaged to a soldier in Jefferson Barracks, and the chambermaid at 100 received letters regularly from two distinct and regular correspondentsthough she seemed more delighted with the occasional missive from a third. The nursemaid nt 114 received a letter every Tuesday from a sister in a convent at Boston and one every Wednesday from a more or leas uncertain young fellow not far from Cincinnati. Oh, ha knew all about them. He made himself in a manner a part of their lives. He always Joked a little, where he could do so without offending, and they always -even the haughty Mrs.
lSO-permltted and encouraged it He knew he was easily the most popular that went down the street He grew arrogant, and when new servant appeared he permitted her to see he was simply taking her on trust Mayh he would like her, and mnybe he wouldn t. And if he didn't John Wesley Fortune knew she was unfortunate Indeed. One time the remittance of Mrs. lOi was two days late, and he couldn't understand It She had so counted on It the regular day and had been so embarrassingly miserable so almost desperato next day that he said gayly when gave It to her: "Now you're all right again. sha wns dcllirhted and relieved and a little excited as she tore open before he could run down the steps.
So he smiled back from the pavement and said: "We'll have to stir them i'p If they get laiy again those Chicago fellows are" Hut, positively, she wasn't listening to him. She wasn't even looking at Jilm. She was turning away. He resented it. nut Mt better next day.
ana wnen ne gave a letter to one of the young ladies at i2S. and the other pouted at him, he said roguishly: 'Never mind. lies coming. inn.i ha rnaurm didn't write." Ana 118 laughed as heartily as they did, though he couldn't blush as much. One time, when Mrs.
had been almost wildly anxious for a letter from her husband is Mexico, John Wesley Fortune ran up the steps with it, and gave the tardy missive into her hand with a glow or gen erosity. And she said rervenuyi "li.1 ma votil" And ho nulte H.nrroved of himself all day. He owned the route. They would ao unvthlni? for him. So pay duy he threw np his Job, and accepted the agency of a book that would sell on sight anywhere; commission, SI on each sale: 10 sales, fin.
Ana if ha couldn't sell 10 books a day for a week he would quit; he would eat his shoes; he would give his head ror a root- ball. Mrs. 130 patiently out weaniy acnnea to buy. He supposed hnr son was cutting up ugly In Virginia. The young ladles at 12S had half an hour's fun with him, and he didn't reallzo till he was out In the sun- hlne how little they cared ror mm.
Mrs. US wnt word she didn't want to see any peddler! That woman and how nimnai- friendly she had been! Mrs. 107, spruce, jaunty and reserved, said he would have tn excuse her, and hurried away. ir. 1IW nut on her glasses ana loonea through the book, shook her head and gave It back.
The cook at Hit said sne oouinn i reaa. and the chambermaid shut the door in his face and went on singing: "I don't want to play in your yarn, I don't like you any more." And ho went out on the street In a oold chill, and he hard a onoe familiar whittle and he looked up and saw the new letter carrier. And there was a bright race at every window In the block. But not a soul knew John Wesley Fortune. lee liny Armstrong.
A Crashed Thigh, William Ylvens, a roller at the Black Diamond steel works, had his thigh crushed yesterday by a steel plate falling on him. He was sent to his hom*o on Forty-fourth street Abutted His Wife. Robert Means, of 3950 Penn avenue, was locked In No. 5 police station last night for abusing his wife. 3 if" I could get relief from a most horrible blood dis ease I had spent hundreds of dollars ryiris: various remedies and physi cians, none of which did me any good.
My finger nails came off and my hair came out, leaving me perfectly bald. I then went to 3ta js4 Hoping: to be cured by this celebrated treatment, but very soon became disgusted and decided to try S.S.S. The effect was truly wonderful. I commenced to recover at once, and after I had taken twelve bot-ties I was entirely cured cured by S.S.S. when tne world- jt Vfinrxuno 17 Rnrintrahafl fnilfi! St' Shreveoort, La.v5$ Our Bjka the Diwif art iti TrMtnimt mi i led free to tag mef Stands Up to AH That Is Required ME HARDWARE GO, 7S8trj 12 A A 13 Half mile handicap, class A Won by RAWk.
Brooklyn. 70 yards; A. G. Briile, New Tork. u5 yards, second; G-.
G. Relth, Brooklyn, 60 yards, third. Five-mile handicap, prof esslonal Won by J. F. Starbuek.
Philadelphia. 100 yards; George Cutter, Boston, 150 yards, second; Fred St. Onge, Boston, 175 yards, third; Jav Katnn. Klliaheth. lZt yarUS, lounn.
TwA-milo handloOn. clftSS A. Won by W. L. Parmer.
Jersey City, 150 yards; Sam Brotk, Brooklyn, 13o yarns, seoonu, j. team. New York. ItiO yards, third. Time, One-mile consolation race, professional Won by P.
J. Berlo, Boston; H. K. Barthol-wivrton wnnii: Frank Mayo, Bos ton, third. Tune, 2:38.
Elaborate arrangements ars being made for the mammoth field day and picnic to be held at Phoenix park on August 8, by the united divisions of the Ancient Order Hibernians of Allegheny county. The committer In charge has been working night and day, and their efforts will no doubt be liberally rewarded. The program as already arranged Is sufficient guarantee that the event will be of mors than ordinary Importance and interest, and lovers of live sport will have an opportunity of enjoying a treat Amorf the events there will be a tive-mlle Dicycie race, half-mile and mile foot races, 100-yard flash hnrv nton and lumclnx contests, running broad jump. Excellent prizes have been assured for all of these events ana contestants will be well rewarded for their work. Among the amusing reatures be a fat man's race, the winner of which will receive an elegant gold-headed cane.
Besides, a hurling match will take place between the New York Jersey City teams. Other important events are being arranged, so that there win De no im. of sport. Many entries havs already been received by Alderman James F. Maoaen, of th Tlrtv-fourth ward, to whom all en tries should be sent The Wcyole races will hA in accordance With L.
A. W. rules. Deletratlons will bs present from all sections of the county, and the com- mlttAA hn nrenftnvl Itoelf to handle an Immense crowd. The prizes will be placed on exhibition in a few aays.
ine committee has a few prizes In store that will niHYln niihlic nrlor to the event Mr. Harris, of Phoenix park, has agreed to place the track at the park in the best of condition. tvt that eood time may be made by the contestants in the respective events. W. A.
Lamed will have his name en- BTnvfiA fnr th necnnd time on the Long- wood tennis bowel for he defeated F. H. Hovey at Boston yesterday afternoon In four sets. In the early part of the match Hovey played poor tennis, but after that he began to do better work. Lamed Plaved oontinuallly at his opponent's back hand, which provea a vuineraDie pomi.
Promntlv at 3 o. the match was Rtnrtod Thpr were fully 1.000 spectators. Early In the first set Hovey passed Lamed frequentlv at the net and secured a lead of a-1. Then Larned dayed a great many returns at Hover's back-hand base-line corner ana aown uie biud iwt. w.a rest of the Bet Hovey was wild, except in the ninth game, when he forced Lamed to hit out of court.
The summary of the W. A. Lamed, defender, oereatea it. a. Hovey, challenger-0-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
The omWnatlon amateur and profession al meet to be held at the P. A. O. track, by the Ellsworth Athletic association, is now well under way and gives promise of being one of the most latereetlng racing events of the season. One of the big gest events on the program will be the team race, probably 10 miles, between teams from the various local clubs, for a big trophy.
Such a race would have been run by the Century olub had Its meet been held, and It is sure to be a big success If under the management of the Ellsworth bnvs. Ths Beaver valley cyclers. Aile- heny cyclers, century ciud, r. a. j.
ana hadvside clubs would all have teams to enter and there would be some fast riding for 10 miles. The class A events will ail hnvA nrize that are clear up to the L. A. W. limit, and the professional races will be made enticing enough to get all the cracks here.
Altogether it will be a race meet that Fitteburgers will want to see, and that ought to net the promoters a snug profit Newburn will go to Detroit early In the week to get ready for the big Hllsen-degen road race at Belle Isle park, on Sat urday. This will be one of the biggest road events or tne wnoie season, ana me friends of the PittBburg boys are looking to him to pull the Cyclers' colors through in groat Ehape. Newburn has been show ing remarkable speed In training recently. and those who know say that the record will have to go down to beat him. The Belle Isle course is one of the very finest In the country, bo that the race is really about the same as a 25-mile track event.
and the chances are that it will be done In Just about an even hour. The fact that prospects of time like that does not scare Wewburn's irienos is a gooa indication of hoV fast he Is going these days out at Homewood park, where he Is doing most of his training. The prize list Is probably the most valuable ever offered in a road race in this country, aggregating over $5,000. Louis Glmm. winner of the Cleveland- Pittsburs: road race.
Is getting in shape now for another try at the a-i-hour record. He will go to Fountain Ferry track ror the trial, and feels confident of being able to smash the American record at least. Glmm's friends in the Cleveland Wheel club tendered him and the rest of the Cleveland team in the race, a pleasant lit tle banquet at the Hollenden house on Friday evening. Harry Llntner, of Verona, who finished 18th in the Cleveland-l'lttsDurg race, would have made a good deal better show- Ins: had he not had a series of misfortunes. He rode close up with the bunch during the first half of the race, despite a punc ture or two, but the bad luck got the better of him finally and the baRt he could do was to get in about 9 o'clock in the even ing In 18th place.
He had seven punctures and two broken saddles during the day. The picnic of the Italian Tailors' associa tion, at Calhoun park, on Tuesday, was quite a big event, and the athletic part of the program in the afternoon was de cidedly interesting. There were races of all sorts, and contests of every imaginable kind, all with Plenty of competitors and close finishes, the day wound up with a ball game between the Rossi Stars and the ascuzzi team, which was won py me Stars 29 to 8. The "Wheelwoman says A woman should have no place upon the race track, making century runs, tearing over the road with the boys, lowering ner dignity as a woman, at the same time that she does the record, or in any way making a 'sport of herself. There are some women who will do all these things, no matter what is said or done, and the rider who emulates this class even in dress runs the risk of be ing classed with them." One of the most Important points of style for wheeiwomen perhaps the most important Is ankle action.
This is abso lutely essential to speed and good appearance, and Is remarkably useful In climb ing hills. There Is something Indescribably lifeless and clumsy about the style of the rider wno does not use ner aniues. ner knees rise stiffly up and down like pistons; she cannot keep her pedals if she tries to "liy" a hill; and she is pretty certain to roll from side to side If any special exertion is required. 'A rider who has learned tn use her ankles really well has a smooth, gliding movement that Is very pleasing to see. It Is well to be moderate In the hour of victory.
A Jersey City bicycle rider naa a race with a trolley lately and easily won; but, to cap his triumph, he tried to crass the track ahead of the car and, being caught In a rut, he was thrown upon his head and injured, while his vehicle was destroyed. It has been the custom of Armour of Chicago, to make presents of suits of clothes in years past io meir empiuja TMo vcqf hava formed the fa- wr. awn.rrtnrt tlm fortunate employes. Up to date orders for over 60 have been given the clerks of the Armour The Wilmerdlng road rac which were, to have been run oft yesterday auemoon, had to be postponed on account of rain. Most of the contestants were on hand ready to ride, and were considerably dls-iriistnd when the postponement was an nounced.
No date has been set for the events yet. A Brakemaa Hart. John Mullen, a brakeman on the Monon- gahola connecting railroad, was badly in jured yesterday by falling from a car at South Thirty-first street He was re moved to his home on Blnirham street, near South Third street Two of Mullen's brothers have been killed on railroads within the past hve years. S3 CLEVELAND EXCTRSIOS-8. Via Lake Erie Railroad.
Thnrsday, August 1, Account Races. 727a THE ARENA AT DALLAS OK.LT ftSOOXD TO TUB COLISEUM 15 SEATING CAPACITY. WHERE CORBETT MEETS FITZ- The Arena Will Seat IWer Fifty-Two Thousand People. WILL THE FIGHT TAKE) PLACE Jf the law of the lone star 6tate does not succeed In landing a decisive left-hand hook or an uppercut James J. Corbett, the champion heavy-weight fistic artist of the universe, and Robert FltZHimmons, the world's middle-weight champion, will meet October 81 to settle the momentous ques tion whether one or the other Is the better man In a boxing argument.
Incidentally the two big pugilists will also decide which shall enjoy the pleasure of stowing away 101.000 In his Inside pocket. The Florida Athletic club has hung up a purse ror tne contest, ana eaoix boxer has backed himself for the additional sum of The president and treasurer of the club is Dan A. Stuart, a well-known sporting man of Dallas, and its manager is Joseph H. Vendlg, known to many thousands of horsem*n the country over as "Circular" joe venuig, me pet ting commissioner of Turfman Michael Ilwver. The proposed scene of the buttle, Dallas, has been chosen for the reason that the Texas sporting men who are oacKing the enterprise are of the opinion that there Is no law In the lone star state prohibiting boxing for the championship of the world and coin of the realm.
The attorney general of the state, on the other tn hrllevn that the proposed contest Is to be a prize fight and that prize fights are illegal In Texas. Undeterred, however, by the opinion of the attorney general. President Stuart and Manager Vendlg are making the necessary arrangements for the contest and are preparing to erect in Dallas the largest amphitheater ever built In America, The proposed building Is octagonal in form and is simply a mammoth circus tent of wood. Despite its double row of windows, it is but one story high, and tiers of seats rise gradually until the topmost ones approach the roof. The most remarkable thing atiout me arena is its ism.uii vn- paclty.
There are two press seats near the ring, box seats, reserved seats and unreserved seats a grand total of 62,845. 7 "CinCn.AH" JOF Vr-NDIO, Manager of the Florida Athletic Club. The architect who planned this mam moth structure declares that the building is the largest arena, mentioned In modern or ancient history since the days of Titus, the Roman emperor, who completed the Coliseum or Flavian amphitheater A. D. 80 and had a great number of gladiators and several thousand wild beasts butchered to make a Roman holiday when it was dedicated.
Thi is the same Roman rentleman who failed to perform a slnele act of beneficence one day. and wsn so etung by remorse that he exclaimed, "My friends, I have lost a day." The coliseum is the largest permanent structure of the kind ever built and could and did accommodate SO.Wio spectators whenever the Corbett and Fitzslmmons of the time ceased talking for publication long enough to meet in the arena and do a little actual fighting. The heavy hand of time has landed full many a Jab and swing on the Coliseum, but it Is yet to be seen In Rome, slightly disfigured, but still in the ring. On paper at least the Dallas arena is a close second to the old Coliseum of the Eternal city, and the morning of the fight nAn, WILLIAM SCHILLER'S WITH A LIVE HIRE. HUNG BURNING IN All the World Seemed A Are, Tet I Held to Life.
WAS A MOST WONDERFUL ESCAT. Philadelphia, July return from veritable Infarno to life was th expert ence of an electric light lineman in th." city. For fully 15 minutes, shortly after I o'clock, William Schiller hung suspend. by one leg from the top of an electric llgk: pole, while his left hand convutolvet" grasped a live wire, near Eighth aii Diamond streets, and through this current of death more than 8,000 volts wer. passing.
Subsequently he recovered consciousness and was able to tell the itorr of his extraordinary experience. Meanwhile, in the street wildest excitement prevailed. Crowd-hurried to the scene and frantically shouted to the apparently lifeless and roasting man; but no one dared run ths rent contact wlth 016 death-dealing cur-It seemed almost a miracle that Schiller escaped death; but he did, and after having his burns dressed at St. Joseph's hospital, he was taken to his home, No. 1943 North Fourth street There, by a grea effort, he nerved himself sufficiently to tenia thrilling story.
Schiller's work was necessitated by change in the location of the poles, an he had arranged all the wires except or bearing the deadly alternating current He had one leg thrown over the cros bar, and with the pinchers in his le hand, he was Just giving the final twk In the wire. "As scon as I closed the pincers." Schiller, wincing with pain at the ve recollection, "I knew It was all lip wk me, or, at least, thought I did. I struggle to loosen my grip on the awful, burnii wire, but it was no use, and for abo two seconds, while I remained consoloi' I thought the whole world had burst to flames. The fire seemed to be consuml every part of my body, and before eyes everything was blue, intermln with flashes of white light I coulu think of anything except the horrible ture; but in those two seconds I 1 enough of it to last me a lifetlms." Fortunately for, Schiller lnsensibUI came to his rescue at the culmination i the torture, and he became deaf to all wild cries of the horrified people belo who saw the blue and white flashes fro nig suspended body. Whether the ourrs was so strons- that It blew out th fii or whether it was turned off at power house Schiller did not know; but return to consciousness was easy.
"First," said he In describing It, "I heard faintly the shouts of the peopls be- iuw. uon jumpr and 'eaten himr resounded in, ay ears. My left hand dropped from the wire; I opened my eyes and looked around, and then again I fully realized my dangerous position." With marvelous nerve Schiller grasped the pole with his right hand and slowly raised himself until he stood upon ths cross-bar. The crowd hysterically encouraged him, for they almost believed ha had returned from the dead. Another lineman hurried up the pole with his spurs and proposed to tuke Schiller down on his back.
In all the agony of his terrible burns, however, Schiller reflected that the spurs or spikes would not bear the weight of two, and he sent the lineman back for a ladder. It speedily arrived, and, climbing quietly down, Schiller was carted off to St Joseph's hospital. His left hand was burned to crisp. The wire had burned through the flesh on his fingers, and one or two will probV ably have to be amputated. As the tortured man had swung in midair his body had rested against a lower wire, and by this a long, deep gash was burned on his thigh.
It was at Schiller's own request that he was taken home from the hospital. His recovery is considered one of the most wonderful in all the history of electrlo shocks. CONTRACTS NOT AWARDED, Work of Tabulating Olds Wot Completed Yesterday. Competition was so sharp among the bid-' ders that, with the exception of the contract for a panther hollow bridge, as published in the "Press," Director BIgelow was not able to announce last evening the names of those who had been successful In the contest for city work. The tabulation of bids on the big Oakland sewer, a well as others, was not completed last evening.
In addition to those published, bids were offered for the erection of boiler houses, smoke stacks, Intake cribs and pipes at Brilliant and for furnishing 00,000 bulbs for the parks. There were four proposals for furnish- lng the bulbs, and each bid was nearly like the other. There were also several proposals opened for the care and manage- ment of the city weigh scales. On account of the great volums of ths work Dlreotor Blgelow made no awards. He will finish the work of tabulating ths bids to-morrow and will make the awards at 2 o'clock.
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The Eclipse Bicycle as I A a wen brace ot nign brae; of a Wheel. Come and See It. PiTTSBUBG, Grant 3 Football la commencing to interest tear athlete again and there la a great deal of guessing as to the makeup of the varloua local teams. The Duquesne Coun try and Athlstlo club seems to be the fur thest ahead with Its arrangements, and unless all Manager Thornton's calculations fall, will have a great aggregation of talent when the season opens. The fact that Mr.
Thornton was a member of the Unl verslty of Pennsylvania team only a cou ple of years ago, gives htm a big pull with the college man, and has enabled him to get promises from a lot of crack men to play on the Duquesne team. Manager of the P. A. C. team, has been doing a little hustling since his appointment a couple of weeks ago, and promises the best team that ever represent ed the old East End organization.
Another date was added to the schedule last week It was for a game with the Greensburg Athletic association the firet week in No vember. A game with Washington Jet-fAiunn nnllpfl and tvn srames with the Lhl, cuesna club have also been scheduled and there are more than enough applications for dates on tile to All up the rest of the season. Manager Myler is not saying much, but It is known that he has some star attractions on a string. Despite all that has been said as to whan in Us good Is to play, he may come to Pittsburg and appear as half back on the P. A.
C. team. Harris, the crack end of the State College team last year, will play the same position for P. A. this fall, and Tommy Roderick, who did such good work for the local team last year 'at half will take Proctor's old position at quarter.
There will be several star players in the line and the full back, it is said, win De a man wno was away up at the game In college last year. Manager Myler had a talk with several of the A. A. A. boys a few days ago and said last night that if that club puts a team In the field again this year he will be very glad to arrange a series of games with them.
If this Is done, It will make a three-cornered play for the looal championship and stir up more in terest In the game than Pittsburg has ever known before. The Three are still a little undecided as to what they will do In the football line. Several of their best nlayers have gone over to the Duquesnea, but they realise the fact that the woods are full or good rootoaii men ana it is probable that they will have a cracker Jack team in me neia oeiore me season opens. The Ellsworth Athletic club road rac next Saturday Is the next big event on the local program. It to be one of the Dest races or one season, xne entry list will Include the names of most of the best road riders In this end of the state, and If the weather Is good there will be some fast riding.
The trophy offered dv J. P. Ober to tiiie club winning the most places in the race is now on exhibition in the "Press'' window and is attracting good deal of attention. The Allegheny Cyclers are among the most prominent contestants for It. iwid unless some of the other dubs do a lot of hustling they will surely win It.
The Cyclers will have about 20 starters in the race, ana expect to get at least 10 places. This ought to win the cup without muoh trouble. All the other local clubs will be represented, and It Is probable mat there will be at least CO starters. The prizes air exceptionally good, and 9 there are or mem mere is no reason whv the entry list should not be a big one, The time nrlae to a double one. a diamond mexlal ana a gold watch.
The first place prize is a Btearns bicycle, ana the omens are all worth riding for. The Ellsworth race last year was one of the best of the season, ana this year wim me aaaea ex perlenoe the club expects to put up an event that will be a credit to all concern' ed. There will be plenty of accommodations for contestants In the dressing and bath rooms of the club before the start and after the finish. The route Is out Ohio street to Etna and thence out the Butler plank to Bakerstown and re. turn, 25 miles.
It is a good road all the way and the distance ought to be done In fast time. The officials are as follows: Referee. T. J. Keenan.
Moreland, Stephen Hornet; timers, Louis McGrew. J. A. Pietch, Charles Klrner, A. R.
Hamilton; starter, J. P. Barr; clerk of course, A. J. McCallum, The entry list closes on Wednesday.
To-day the Allegheny cyclers will Indulge in a run over th course or the Canonsburg Cycle club's road race, which Is to be run oft on August 10. The cyclers will go to Canonsburg and from there will be es corted over the course by a number of the Canonsburg boys. The course Is one of the best In this vicinity, and with good weather will be ridden in good time. Quite a number or entries have already been re. celved for the race, and a big list of start ers Is assured.
The cyclers will be repre sented by Jack Newburn, J. H. O'Brien and a doeen or so other good riders, and expect to win a prize or two. The Irwin Amateur cyclers, who made such an excellent showing In the Cleveland-Pittsburg race last week, will have several of their best men In, and the Canonsburg club Itself will be represented by Bhaughnecy, Ban- field and a number of others. The prize details of the race.gflflgflgmhmhmhmhmh list will be a big or.e, and with the other details of the race, will be ready for pub lication in a iew aays.
The match race between Sanger, Johnston and Tyler wag the event of yesterday at Lynn, Mass. Johnston was not on hand, and Al Welnig, of Buffalo, took his place. It was a good, hot contest from the start between Tyler and Sanger, but It was Tyler's race easily enough. Welnig dropped out after the second mile, and Sanger was over half a lap behind Tyler at the finish. The time was 11:59 4-6.
The bicycle races of the Homestead cyclers, which were to have been run yesterday, had to be postponed on account of the heavy rains of the morning washing out a portion of the track. The races will be held Saturday, Aurust 10. At the request of the out-of-town riders the entry list will be reopened for one week. The Mazer Bros, were on hand with their tandem and succeeded In climbing the Ann street hill. This is the first time U4s feat was ever accomplished.
The Joint amateur and professional races of the Riverside wheelmen and the National Cycle Athletic club, on the new cement track at Manhattan beach. New York, drew a fair attendance yesterday, considering the threatening weather. A light shower fell Just before the first race. The races were an improvement aver last week's performances. Arthur W.
Porter, of Waltlism, lata of class George P. Kuhlke, of Brooklyn, and J. M. Baldwin, of Pateraon, made their debuts as cash prize riders, the former proving himself the eaual of most of the monev mm. The finishes were again hampered by a spiteful breeze from the ocean.
The professional heat race, for best two In three heats, was a pretty tussle. Porter made only two heats sufficient to determine the place where the money belonged, while Conn Baker pushed him hard. Harry Wheeler finished fourth in the second heat. Porter, Baker and Burlo rod piuoklly from me sorarcn mare in me iive-mile handicap, but the wind killed the last two miles. Porter kept on plugging along without pace or hope beyond the howls of a crowd, finishing In 13:12 2-5, but unplaced.
Starbuek, who won last weeK lo-mlie event, captured first prize from 100 yards In 12:42 3-5. The neatest finish of the day was Darmer's win in the class a two-mile handle when, with the whole field bunched at the turn, he stole Inside and ran away from everybody In the stretch, ftim Brock conquering in a clever fight with Beam for second. Blx "pros" sought solace la the mile consolation affair, but Harry Wheeler did not appear. Pete Berlo beat Bartholomew easily at the while Prank Mayo, who, with George Saunders, lately made the crack class tandem team, ran third, his first earning in the professional ranks. It was announced that a lo-mile paced match race between Fred Titus, of New Tork, and Harry Maddox, of Asbury Park, the 10-mile record holder, will be run at Manhattan Beach in August, and O.
S. Bunnell gave it out that a series of short distance matches between Arthur Porter, the new "pro," and Harry Tyler, both of Waltham, and team mates, would be decked at Philadelphia about the same time. Summary: One-mile scratch, class A Won by C. M. Ertz, New York; C.
K. Granger, New York, second; W. L. Darmer, Jersey City, third. Time, 2:40 4-5.
Half mile heat race (professional), best two In three heats First heat won by A. W. Porter, Waltham; Conn Baker, Columbus, second; I. A. Silvie, Port Richmond, third.
Time, 1:17 4-3. Second heat Won by A. W. Porter; Conn' Baker, second; P. Berlo, third.
Time. 3-5. One-mile handicap, professional Won by. TIE MAN FROM ERIE PKRsisTEirr rcTroR likelt mt PARIQ FOR AA OTHER SUIT. HISTORY OF HIS LITIGATION He Is Ifow LI vlns; at Haaalnfrton, la West Vtraiata.
HIS APPEAL IS STILL ALIVE, The "man from Erie," who for years an peared at ths opening of the term of th supreme court In this city, gave notice of an appeal in a case from Erie and then disappeared, seems to be living In Manning- ton, va. The Justices of the court al ways received his motions courteously, di rected the prothonotary to place them on the record, and this seemed to satisfy the litigant Few, If any, of the attorneys or Jtietlces knew what the case was about, or tne particular points involved In the appeal irom me Erie court, presented every year. lAst uctODer the "man from Erie" failed to, appear, and his absence caused quite as niuiih comment as his annual appearance. It was supposed that he had either died or had become discouraged over the law's delay in righting the wrongs of which he comnpiaineu. ihe following communication, received by the "(Press" yesterday, shows uiai jonn iveuoner, attorney in fact otherwise known as the "man from Krle." vary much alive, and throws some light on the mysterious case which he has been prosecuting with much persistency: Mannington, W.
July 23, 1893. To the Editor of the Press: In ms, during the session of the supreme court, in iittsourg, it was stated in the pa pers mat i naa brought up a case every year ior nve years. This statement Is true, and I want to state the facts In the oa.se, In April, 1S75, a paper, alleged to be the win oi my unci, uaniel Jvelleher, was admitted to probate at Erie. It was written by the priest of the parish In which the tes tator resiaea, ana the reverend writer was one of the two wltnesaes to the will. Testator was In the 80th year of his age, and but 10 days before his death, when the will was written, he was suffering from protracted sickness, and the symptoms indicated the last stAgB of Brlght's disease.
The doctor testified: "I should ay he was a pretty sick man the last time I saw him. I treated him for heurt disease and kidney complaint." That was but three or four days before the will was made. He had dropsy, but the 'doctor said: "I would not treat him for dropsy, for that was only symptom of the other complaints." Neurlv all of the estate was appropriated for eccle siastical uses, out became void under th one-monta provisions of ths mortmain law. The next of kin were nephews and nieces, residing in the state of Indiana. In the latter part of 1S75 I went to Pennsylvania, authorized by power of attorney to settle tne estate.
The executor refused to settle and a petition for an issue devlsavlt vei non was presented to the iflrle county court. The court refused the petition, though it was amply sustained by the facta, by the autnonties on wins ana py judicial precedent. In a similar case and a leading rase on rrauu ana unaue lnnuenoe in Fennnyiva nla, lioyd vs. Boyd, it was held to be dlHi cult to avoid the imputation of fraud. Then testimony was taken in support of the issue devlsavtt vel non and aaln the court withheld the right of trial by Jury by refusing the 1-ssue.
It was a usurpation by the court of a right that belongs to the Jury. Facts and frauds are for the Jury. I know of no case In Pennsylvania, or any other state, where Jury trial has been re fused In a case like this. The New York court of appeals states the law correctly: "The proponent of a will must free It from all suspicious circ*mstances and prove that It Is the will of a free and a capable testator." proponents of the will have not done that in this case and cannot do it, and they were not required to do It by the court, ine next or kin were unjustly and unlawfully refused a Jury trial, John Kelleher, Attorney In Fact VEILED SIXGER OF PARIS. Non bnt the Police Knew of Her Hannts.
Here is an interesting extract from a Paris letter: Once and once only was it given to Farts to be puzzled by a street singer. The apparition only lasted three months, but wlille it lasted It was most perplexing to us. One evening all the loungers on the boulevards, who were sipping their beer or "strangling a as the French phrase hath it to describe the process of Imbibing a dose of that subtle poison, absinthe, were mildly bored by obsHTving the approach of three street musicians: one man trundled a piano, a swoiid carried a violin, and a third, a tall, sllttht woman in deep mournlnK. her crape veil sweeping over her face, took up ner station between mem. xnoy paused and prepared ror action, whereupon many people, knowing the vileness and discord of street music, maae ready to leave, when, to the utter amazement of all.
to the accompaniment of two fairly good instruments, arose in the night air an ex quisitely modulated and powerful female voice, singing with a heartbreak In every note, the wild wail of Travlata over her approaching death. "Gran. ltio. morlr si glovane." Perhaps the voice gained by the surprise of the public, perhaps it was aided by the stillness of the sultry air, but certainly It sounded most divine. Thunders of applause and a rain of coin, both gold and sliver, rewarded the trio's efforts; but they never gave but two pongs per evening and then disappeared.
The adventurous men who fallowed the supple grace of the woman's tall figure returned discomfited, scare! away by the truculent aspi-ct of her two companions. During that whole summer the strange band would appear every niifht. and every nignt would rt-ap a har vest; but when thewummer departed, they. too, vwlshed an'i never ag.i:n reappeared. The Veiled Songstress, as she was called, came from the darkness and vanished into the nlcht, and who she was and where she vanished Is a mystery.
Of course, the police knew; but the archives of the pre fecture are sacreu irum me gtue ui ine rofane: and as that in the case, and as Paris forgets as speedily as she adois wildly we had the arithmetical puzzle, Inaudl, the lightning calculator, to distract our attention that autumn In front of the cafes: so the Veiled Songstress sank out of sight, and the waves of oblivion have closed over her now and forever. Doubt? There can be no doubt about Maglnn's Pepsin chewing gum being the best Ask your grocer. DAN A. STUART. President and treasurer of ths Florida One of the peculiar features about the law covering prize liKhtlng In Texas is the fact that it denounces the offense as a fel ony and adds the punishment of a misdemeanor.
The act Is also Indefinllely framed, aooording to the athletic club's attorneys, and permits of Buch doubtful construction that It cannot Pe understood and enforced. Attorney General Crane, however, seems to think the law is plain enough and has Instructed the sheriff of Dallas county to see that It is enforced. Ten dollars has been fixed upon as the price of the cheapest seats. The next come at fJi and the boxes are if the seats should all be sold the grops receipts should amount to nearly This Is a trifle more than Mme. Pattl ever realized from a sinsrle concert Stuart Is not a dreamer, however.
He'll be satisfied if 8,000 sports duv ticKets. The principals In the proposed battle are seemingly confident they will be per mltted to meet in the great Dallas arena and are both doing light training. Cor bett has a cottage at Loch Arbor. N. near Asbury Park, where he trained foi- his victories over John l.
Sullivan ami Charley Mitchell, and will remain there doing comparatively light work until few weeks before the contest, when he will leave for the south to finish getting fit. He plays hsndbail, boxes, wrestles, swlns, rides a bicycle and scours the sur- rourdlng country on horseback accompa nled by his favorlls collies and a pack of hounds belonging to his partner, will lam A. Brady. His Intimates say that he Is In such excellent physical condition that he could put up the light of his life with two weeks more or training. Fltzslmmons, the conqueror of Jack Dempsey, Peter Maher.
Joe ChoynskI, Dan Credon and other good men, is getting fit at a Coney Island cottage. He, too, is in excellent condition, and Is taking good care of himself. He Is confident that he can whip Corbett and Is without doubt one of the most formidable men ever pit ted against the champion. Earle H. Eaton.
A Tnstefnl Remembrance. An Immense floral design that for several hours attracted universal attention, and one of the handsomest no doubt that has ever been turned out by any florist In this section, was on exhibition during the greater portion of the day yesterday at the stand of E. C. Ludwig, the Allegheny florist. The design was a special order from the ElorhHrdt Ober Brewing com pany, and Intended as a token of love and esteem for an old and faithful employe, Henrv Ooeddel, who died at his home on Mlgnonotte street, East End, on Thursday.
jjr (toed del was for years In the employ of 'the fiit'i as manager of their Rraddock The design sent hy the firm con sisted of a broken column, standing five foct tn helgni. ine riih.ii. was composed of white rosw, entwined by a wreath of pink rocea. The pedestal was formed of japan llllies and purple asters, Across the base of the shaft the words, "Our Friend," were worked In purple flowors, while the top of the shaft was surmounted oy a wnue aove. ff THE VERY LATEST FASHION.
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