Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-19
HITLER AND THITHER.
Movements of Piffsburgers and Others of
Wide Acquaintance.

Wide Acquaintance.
H. NJ. Kinsley. the well-known
restaurateur and caterer, of Adams street.
Chicago. was passenger westward last night.
He incidentally remarked that the Worlds
Fair would be held in Chicago. and invited the
newspapermen who saw him to look him up
when they came on to see the big show. Mr..
Kinsley said that they had the space on the
unoccupied ground adjoining Jackson Park,
and if more were req1ired an extensive pier,
so feet wide and reaching from Randolph
street TO Park row, could be constructed along
the lake front at a small cost, say 81 900, 600.
The building would then have a magnificent
water frontage, which would serve
the double purpose of easy trans
portation and cool atmosphere.
He found strong feeling in New York among
of whom told him that he would willingly pay
SIS 900 rather than it should be located in New
York. This hotel keeper said that his hotel
was at present worked to its capacity, and
though he would make a deal of money during
the fair. he would, on the other hand. lose all
his regular customers, whom he would be no
longer able to accommodate. Mr.. kinsley is one
of those who rose through sheer force OF in
dustry He began life 25 years ago with the
proverbial cent and to-day owns the largest
eating establishment in that line, providing
1900 meals each day. The gentleman's avoir-
dupois is quite on par with the growth of his
finances, it is extensive. He said that his
motto in transactlng his business was to pre-
sent an appearance of liberality when dealing
with his customers, and when he found it
necessary to economize, to do it in way that
would not be seem"
Hon. James B. Townsend, of Lima,
passed westward through the city yesterday on
his homeward trip from Philadelphia. He was
the Chairman of the Democratic State Com
mittee last year. and is an intimate business
and political associate of Calvin s. Brice, the
Democratic National Chairman. Mr.. Town
send expressed the opinion that his party would
certainly carry the Ohio Legislature and prob
ably elect Campbell Governor He would not
say whether Colonel Brice would be candidate
for the Senate, but was positive that if he
should be the announcement would not be
made until after the election.
The Randall Club and County De-
mocracy delegates who visited the Democratic
pow-wow at Philadelphia, returned home yes
terday. Pat Foley and others expressed great
admiration Cor the manner in which they were
entertained. Mr.. Foley somehow got it into
his head, during this little Eastern trip, that
James E. Campbell will be elected Governor of
Ohio. and will accordingly be the Democratic
candidate for the Presidency in 1892
Mr.. Alfred Barber, of McKeesport, who
is visiting England. his native country, writes
home that he has been surprised to find the
English workingmen enjoying their first season
of real prosperity in Is years. Miners are
scarcely allowed to stop work for legal holidays.
Laboring men receive 81 IS day ana miners
about 81 IS, while boarding is only 50 so week.
Still Mr.. Barber prefers the United States.
United States District Attorney Lyon
has come home from Washington. He con-
ferred with Secretary Window concerning the
case of the English glass blowers brought to
Jeanette. The Treasury will send special
agent to England to investigate. While in
Washington. on the motion of Attorney Gen
eral Miller, Mr.. Lyon was admitted to practice
before the Supreme Court
&C. F. Davis, Director, and Captain
A. L. Bayne, Secretary of the Etna Insurance
Company of Hartford Conn, are staying at
the Duquesne. Mr.. Davis is also Vice-Presdeut
of the Travellers Insurance Company and Presi-
dent of the City Bank of Hartford.
Colonel Elihu Hutton, of Weston, w.
Va. was in the city yesterday perfecting the
acres of West Virginia land. Colonel Hutton
is member Of the Cheat Mountain Sports
mems Association.
Hon. Charles M. Stone, Secretary of
the Commonwealth was at the Seventh Avenue
Hotel yesterday. He avowed his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for Governor.
james Lappan, who presided at the
Boiler Makers Convention, took party of
visiting boiler makers over the various mills of
Pittsburg and the district yesterday.
Jesse o. Lippincott, the efficient and
always gentlemanly clerk of the Seventh Ave-
nue. has returned from brief vacation.
President Roberts and other Pennsvlva-
mia Railroad officials went on trip yesterday
morning over the Monongahela division.
&C. A. Egly, travelling freight agent of
the Cincinnati Southern Railroad at Cincin-
natl, is in the city.