Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-01
CHOICE LITERATURE.
Twenty Pages of Excellent Reading Matte
In Yesterday's Dispatch.


The triple number of THE DISPATCH issued
yesterday was one of unusual excellence 1t
contained one days news of the whole world,
in the most attractive form, as well as a great
quantity Of choice literary matter, prepared
especially for its columns by some of the
brightest writers of the day. No better sum-
mer reading can be found anywhere than that
which THE DISPATCH regularly provides for
its patrons
The engagement of the daughter of
the Prince of Wales to the Earl OF
Fife is the chief topic of interest in England.
British taxpayers are grumbling at the expense
caused by royal weddings, and they will
scarcely extend hearty welcome to the Shah
Of Pers;s. remembering what his
former visit cost them. William O'Brien
is again running the risk of imprisonment by
melting Irish tenants to strike against their
landlords. The strike of the seafaring men Of
Liverpool is likely to end in favor of their en-
ployers. The official organ of the German
land between Germany, France and Italy.
Egyptian troubles are exciting attention at
Berlin.
The marriage of John vinton Dahlgren and
Miss Elizabeth Drexel was solemnized in New
York with great pomp. Seven persons are under
indictment for the murder of DR.. Cronin, and
five of them are in custody. The election in
the Chicago suburbs resulted in a vote in favor
of annexation to the city. The remains of
Simon Cameron were laid to rest at Harris
burg. Expert engineers examined the South
Fork dam, at the request of the Cambria
county Coroner. The citizens of Johnstown
are greatly provoked that so many Of them
still remain without any shelter but tents, and
complain that the State Commission is moving
too slowly DR.. Mellow was acquitted of the
murder of Captain Dawson at Charleston, 8.
c. The defau,ting treasurer of the Order of
Tonti was lodged in jail being unable to Sc
cure bail.
Fourteen firms have signed the Amalgamated
Association scale, and other manufacturers are
expected to do so. The workmen are jubilant.
President Gompers, of the Federation of
Trades. was in the city and talked to DIS
PATCH reporter on the industrial situation.
Six thousand people attended the glass workers
picnic at Rock Point. The Pittsburg Cricket
Clubs field day at Brushton passed off pleas
antly. The gateway to the Allegheny Gene
terry, a superb work of art has been CON-
pleted. Rev. NJ. Carroll gave an account of
his journey through the Holy Land.
The Pittsburg Club won two games from the
Philadelphias-scores to and to O. The
usual amount of sporting news Of an interest
ing character was given.
III.
In the second part Frank G. Carpenter gave
an interesting account Of the strange mar
riage customs of the Hindoos. Frank FERNS
paper treated of the old-fashioned Fourth of
July. Kamera gave graphic picture of every
day scenes at Saratoga. Peregrine Quill gave
a most excellent description of fox hunt in
Ireland. Blakely Hall wrote of the statesmen
of England in his usual entertaining and forci-
BILE style. L. B. France sketched army life in
Mexico. Morton contributed some pleasant
"reminiscences of great actors FL Kaye gave
useful advice to those abozt to go to Europe
for the first time. The superstirions of turf
men formed the subject of highly interesting
article by A. f. Aldridge. E. H. HeInrichs
contributed pleasing story; Simpson de-
scribed that new Pittsburg institution, the
"speak-easy," and JAH. Young Mrs. Alexan-
der, Mrs. Frank Leslie, Rev. George Hodges
and others furnished papers well worth reading.
In part III Emma v. Sheridan's novelette,,
"Katie Tempest" contained well drawn charac-
ter portraits. A report of Mr.. Hang Ho,
mythical Chinese Ambassador sent to this
country to study baseball. was full of exquisite
humor. Bill Nye also contributed a column of
fun. Clara Belle, Shirley Dare and Mary Gay
Humphreys discussed variety of topics in an
way. An Australian correspond
ent gave a sketch of fife in a mining camp in
the British colonies. These were some. but by
no means all. of the good features of the great
20page number.