Daily Republican., 1888-09-11

&hohtEos anu GoototIs
oorreHpondenee or the Republican.
PITTsBURG, Sept. o, 1893 -PittpburR
Ia going TO have an exposition and Ai
ready che talks Of exceeding the oele-
braSione OF Cincinnati, Chicago and st.
Louis. This 10, however, bat an over
flow of enthusiasm, and will soon be |
over, the fact will remain though thai |
PlttSburR 10 going TO have q celebration |
TO be proud OF.
This Is = growing city, a business |
oily, q city grown rich by her wonder |
full resources, her situation, her natural |
gas and above All the protection her In |
dustries have enjoyed under the Rspub- |
lican administration. Without protec |
tion she would have never passed the |
limits that bouod many well known |
oltihei townE.
G ass men here are little disturbed |
over the opposition being made 10 glass |
manufactured by the aid Of gss. Many |
buyers insist that glass thus made soon |
loses Its luBtre, and tre therefore in |
their orders specifying that coal and |
not gas shRll be used. Most glass men |
laugh at this Idea, aud say no differences |
between coal and Ras-mAde glass 10 Ap. |
parent, and the general opinion is that
the fad originated In q Newspaper mans
fertile brain. I leave 1t rs an open
question, but the fact remains that
many new orders coHtaln the stlpula.
Il; n that coal aud net gas shall be the
fuel uIed In manufacturing.
always feel crowded In PIitsburR. |
II l walk q dczsn blocks bheAd | am At
the river; II 1 turn to my right the same
distarce will bring ne to the river, and
II 10 the left l run on the same water,
dirty aud Iushing.
Three Aides bounded by the river and
bills on tho fourth. Is II q wonder l feel
oTampsd aud want to get on the prairie
Ike to leave PittsburR HS we'll as 10
enter It perhaps better.
OEe OF the hnest public building In
the world, stands mp on the hill here. II
IL the just Ompleted court house-jAil,
massive granite structure commanding,
beautiful and most unique In concep.
tion.
/ Alwsys feel crowded In PittsburR, If
j walk I've minutes In one direction l
am ct the river; Ave minutes walk TO
my right or left 1 am again on the river
bank, and At my back rise hills. feel
oramped here and want to get ont Of the
city and look over the fat country. 1
! like 10 leave PIttsburg as we'll as to come
TO IL,
1t raiued all last week sud the sire ,ts
e are muddy, filthy and oily, ard IL l
t lad not passed many bright Euuny days
i here, 1 should In disgust scIape the
y mud OF Pittsburg from my feet on the
3 stepa Of the fret out bound trAiH.
G Despite tho mud ] vent to q fire this
6 morning, saw horse cart break down
q the siuRle.tree broke-the hremen got
G of, talked q while aud thea went on TO
s the ere, but they walked, they did not
run, they did not even hurry-I think
they were too fat.
Neither the fre department or the
police seem to be in hurry here and
e II Is strange, for the business people
J. rush and skuttle AID hurry, and gener.
+ ally seem 20 do business In lively
n manner.
n l always have q good laugh every
rainy or muddy day ~ a fat policeman
whOse port is on the corner Of two promi-
nent thorough re- he has q box (I
think toap boz and this he deposits
In the middle o! tee tsamWa and from
= bis perch, directs tTAtiO. He 10 de9ply
- diaRusted when obliged to WRddle with
y his box TO the Sidewalk.
There is q mule equealiDg outside my
window, | think he mast be hungry, he
he > stooJ There IN the shAito Of a ram
shake dray ali day With nothing TO eat
aud he brays most dismSlly. l see by
N q sign on the drag he IL to let.
70 | wsntei to write 20 yol about poll
)f tics, bat can frd nothing of interest;
2, 10th parties here are RicdlnE up their
is Oins and sharpening their weapons OF
war, and Home Are gnAshlug their tsJth.
But rs yet toe shiFmishlng hns not b3
gun. The Repu bitoans here are Rhea
ot their opponents in tbs possession OF u
1, siH-ioot Republican marching club, a
/ body OF men all over six foot, clothed
e 10 dark blue fail dress military suit,
gh Fah NRNu a fRh fT,v
!. shakes This club was famous in the
IN last Presidential campaign, and will be
,e 10 this. They make splendid display
n on parade, especially as they march
pTCotd ID by their midget band Of TWEEN
~ four pieces in which no performer ID
Ave fseti most are under four feet seven
inChts
"a Loud and hearty are the complaints
~. against the Brooks bill, many saloons,
!, Il = resta1rAnts nnd other resorts are
=, ciu-sd this year that have never been
- before. A great many people say the
~ bill tl too rigorous, unfAir ana severe,
=, INT Il is n y TO hnt fault with other
;" peopie. WIen oneis on the outside OF
tho fence It Is easy enough to tell how
you would WRllOp tbe bullion the inside,
but when you are on the bull's side sll
yCu want to DO Ia TO got out rs beet you
q msy-so did Brooks. L or any other
y extra smart man, c)uld have tried u
ID grab the bull by the horns or twist his
Us tel, aud We would have gone out quick.
Gr than Brooke, and not done as much.
The theatrical rssson bese 10 not yet
underway for though every theatre is
open, that essential factor to success
lg an audiepos-!s lacking.
e. went 90 the Grand Opera House the
re other night, and /, tho sole ocou-
j. PANT OF the twelve boxes, Razsd on less
than one hundred people In the orchtg-
trs and paIqutt, and but sprinklinR
In the balconies. On the same night
the B j5u WAS IA the same condition.
A. The managers here are their worst enc
I mies.
! ! The giddy wheel of society in this
: town has not yet commenced, and such
= evan's as gUld.hesdsd cane prelentR.
= tiong, donkey psrtIes, AMI Miss Jones,
~ Of JCnClville, ia nov al 5mlthville with
=. the Col. 5mith'l, lAke up the society
columns of th3 leading dailles.
hm of for the Grand Army celebra-
tiuu a. Columbus, then Gle IelAnd. AIR
y Lace taps 1t Bargain.
: Ladiea wishing lSo9 caps for their
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