Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-18
HITLER AND THITHER.
Movements of Pitrsburgers and Others of
Wide Acquaintance.


A letter purporting to have been written
by State Senator Rutan, while at Ragatz.
Switzerland. on September l. was published in
an evening paper yesterday. 1t puts the Sena-
tor as writing in the strongest kind of a way
the TACT that he is a candidate for reelection
in Allegheny. He says he has refused Federal
appointments in order to remain in the field.
-Messrs Chas. E. Pugh, S. M. Provost,
W. H Brown, of Philadelphia, Robert E. Pet
tit and Charles Back, of Altoona, are staying
at the Duquesne. They are on a periodical
tour in connection with the schedule of trains
running over the Pennsylvania Railroad sys-
TEN, and leave this evening for Erie and thence
to Philadelphia.
County Commissioners Mercer and Nc
Williams and Chief Clerk Siebert leave on
Saturday to attend the State Convention of
County Commissioners TO be held at Allen
town, Pa, next Monday This is the second
convention OF County Commissioners They
are held to revise and propose legislation on
taxation.
-Lector P. Waldenstrom, from Gehe, in
Sweden, prominent preacher and member of
the Swedish Parliament will arrive in Pitts
burg this week on tour through the United
States On Friday evening he will preach in
the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Wal
nut street, McKeesport.
james Dougherty, Of Nc. .102 Washington
street. has received from the Government back
pension amounting to 81, 423. Since he made
his hrst application, years ago he has become
blind. The rate paid to him. dating from March
80, 1883, is So per month, the highest pension
paid for total blindness.
MIR. w. II. Hamilton, a prominent citi-
zen of Phillipsburg, Pa, who was SO seriously
hurt in the West Penn accident on August I6
last. is now able to be about again, although
Still unable to attend to business Mr. Hamil-
ton had three ribs broken and was otherwise
injured internally.
Hon. George Wilson and Mrs. n. L.
Mason have been appointed by the Western
Pennsylvania Humane Society as delegates to
the annual convention of the American HUI
name Association at Louisville, KY, on Sep
tember %, 26 and "a.
Major Wetcher, the United States Pay
master located here, has gone West to make
since his assignment to Pittsburg. He will
probably not return until October l.
Chief Brown, of the Department of Public
Safety, was in consultation nearly all day yes
Terday with Superintendent Evans of the Fire
Bureau, and other officials in regard to the re-
organization of the Bureau.
james W. Drape, the real estate oper-
ator, returned last evening from Johnstown,
where he had been investing in real estate on
behalf of certain PIttsburg clients.
Chairman Hunter, of Allegheny Common
Council, is making extensive preparations for
the picnic of the Lime Kiln Club to be held
tomorrow at Forrest Grove,
e. c. Converse, of the National Tube
Works and Republic Iron Works, accompanied
by Mrs. Converse, are guests at the Duquesne.
james K. Lanahan, proprietor of the
st. James Hotel, returned home from Cleve-
land last night.
DIR. VIM. Moffett and Mrs. Mofett, of
Philadelphia, are registered at the Anderson.
Mr.. Philip Finn returned home yester-
day from a short Eastern trip.
DIR. Charles S. Shaw, of Penn avenue,
is making brief trip to Ohio.