Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-04
YESTERDAYS DISPATCH.
Driei summary of Leading Features of the
Mammoth Double Numher


Mammoth Double Number.
complete and graphic account of the prepa-
rations for the Inauguration of President Har-
rison was the leading news feature. speeula-
tion as to the probable makeup of the Cabinet
still continues. President CLEVELAND Maid a
formal call to his successor Political prophets
aver that the Republicans are in power to stay.
and the tickle public of Washington reioices.
Cleveland vetoes the direct tax BILL The Sem
ate, however, passes the measure over the
veto. The proposition to grant a sum of
money to the widow of Chief Justice Waite is
defeated in the House. Maggie Mitchell is
suing to be divorced from her husband, H. T.
Paddock. H. G. Onderdonk, millionaire of
Poughkeepsie, leaves a will which provides
that such of his relatives as swear, chew,
smoke, drink, or fail to go to church, shall
inherit nothing An interesting sketch OF the
famous sleeping woman Of Attica, N. Y, is
given.
Foreign events are discussed by special cor
respondents. fully and intelligently, as usual.
The English are glad that the forger P1gott
committed suicide, but can hardly understand
why he did it. The Prince of Wales is playing
in great luck at Monte Carlo. The Sultan is
again in financial straits. Bismarcks coming
visit to England is considered sop to Lord
Salisbury. Herr Steubel has been sent by Ger
many to Samoa to restore harmony there. The
tone of the German press is remarkably pa
cifc.
The Pittsburg soldiers and many prominent
citizens leave for Washington to take part in
the Inauguration exercises. A ghost which has
been annoying Lawrenceville folks has been
successfully laid. The West Penn is to extend
the line of its low grade division to Johnstown.
Local shippers are elated over the prospect of
a reduction of the rate on Western freights.
W. s. Anderson and Frank Woog are to be-
come the proprietors of the Monongahe1a
House April l. j. H. Johnston, of st. Louis,
has been appointed to the general management
+. of Exposition affairs. Select Council discussed
and finally passed the street cleaning ordi-
nance.
An interesting review Of sporting events, the
music world, the editorial page, Olive Logan's
letter, the Topical Takers remarks and
variety of other interesting matter were in
cluded in the first part of the paper.
III.
The first instalment of Maurice Thompson's
attractive romance, The Lily of Rochon," was
given in part Ii. Bill Nye's letter was the best
he has written for many months. Gail Hamil-
ton discussed the work Of the Salvation Army
in the slums of New York. NJ. NJ. presented
life-like picture of the Florida Cracker" a
review of the real estate business in Pittsburg,
from the pen of E. W. BARTLETT, was given, to-
gether with numerous portraits. Light
ner's Washington letter dealt with
some of the peculiar features Of the
inaugural pageant. DIR. Hammond continued
his instructive essays on health; Blakely Hall
furnished further information about the
habits Of the ''howling swells'' of Gotham;F.G g.
Carpenter told how the Chinese conduct the
banking business; Ernest H. Heinrichs de-
scribed the method of training pigeons for use
by the German soldiery and Henry Haynie
contributed another gossipy letter from Paris.
Edgar L. Wakeman, Clara Belle. Mrs. Sher-
wood Shirley Dare and Bessie Bramble ia
vored the reader with carefully prepared pa
pers. Lady Colin Campbell pictured the con-
dition of London's poor; Prof. Shaler wrote en-
tertainingly of Indian dialects; Rev. George
Hodges discussed habit and character, and "a
Clergyman" gave his usual column of re-
ligious thought. Macmillan told of the
visit of the American ball players to Egypt,
and other contributors added valuable original
matter. There was enough to amuse, instruct
and interest every reader, young or old, and
all presented in an attractive form.