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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
TEN THOusANp rlcKErS WANTED.
The Veterans VIII be Out in Full Force on
Pennsylvania Day.

Peunsylvania Day.
ESPECIAL TELEeRAm TO THE DrsPArcH.i
HARRISBURG, August 22.-The work in
cident to the furnishing Of transportation to
Gettysburg on Pennsylvania Monument Day,
to soldiers who participated in the three days
fight, has thus far required the services of Col
onel D. 8. Keller, of Bellefo onte, and three
clerks for several weeks. An additional force
was pressed into service to-day, owing to the
large number Of applications received for free
transportation under the act appro-
priating s5Q0oo Every mail brings hun
time about 100 have been recorded. In
a few days the business will be SO shaped as
to enable proper application to be disposed OF
hours a1ter Its receipt Blank applications
for transportation, prepared by the Gettysburg
Commission, having charge of the dedicatory
ceremonies, have been furnished to secretaries
OF the several regiments that participated IN
veterans. Many blanks have also been sent to
individuals on request by the department here.
Every inquiry has been answered, either by let
hundred applications were received yesterday,
besides large number of miscellaneous letters.
TeDthousand is conservative estimate of the
number OF applications that will be received
before Pennsylvania day.
On the receipt of an application the record OF
the soldier therein is Immediately compared
with the official records here. II entitled to
pany for ticket is at once forwarded. Each
ticket furnished by the railroad company on
the order OF the AdJutant General will have to
be signed by the person entitled to receive 1t,
and it will not be good for return passage un-
less the holder Identifies himself as the origi7
nal holder to the satisfaction of General Hast
ings or his authorized agent at Gettysburg,
where the holder will again be required to sign
the ticket. The veterans will be provided with
State tents during their stay at Gettysburg,
and no expense will be entailed on them ex-
cept for putting up the canvas.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
THOSE OBSTINATE YANKEES.
Recent Occurrences Which Show How
Well They Love Law Suits.

Well They Love Law suits.
BANGOR, August 22-Maine countrymen are
great lovers of litigation and argument, and
nothing tickles them better than a long and
badly mixed-up law suit. They will go to law
about anything. from a tin kettle up, and when
their cases come to trial the whole countryside
turns out to witness the legal fray. A case
which was tried in Somerset county few years
ago, wherein the issue at stake was the owner
ship of pair of steelyards. The contestants
fought tooth and nail through several terms Of
court, appeals, postponements and continu-
ances stretching the dispute over many months
of time, while the lawyers bills reached alarm
ing proportions. Finally a leyel-headed Judge.
when the jury declared themselves unable to
threw the case out of court and then called for
the apparatus in question.
"Mr Sheriff" /" cried His Honor, 81 want you
to take these steelyards and throw them into
did as directed. and that ended the celebrated
case.
In the town Of winn, Penobscot county, the
other day, a backwoods lawyer sued another
claimed. being due for hay, legal advice, and
an accordion. After long and exhaustive
hearing of the case the presiding Justice de-
cided that there was the sum of II cents due
the plaintiff. but whether for hay legal advice,
or the accordion he did not state. As II cents
will buy neither accordion nor hay, the in
ference Is that the defendant owed for IL
cents worth of law. Both parties objected to
the decision, and the case will go to higher
court ..
There is a man in Houlton Jail for debt who
owns farm worth $500 and receives pension.
He could pay his way out, but he won't. He
says the farm belongs to his wife, and that his
pension money is needed by his family. The
creditor has made provision in his will for the
debtors board and swears that he will have to
pay up or die in jail.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
SITE OF THE WORLDS FAIR.
Charles A. Damn Chosen ms Chairman of the
New Y ork Committee.

Charles A. Damn Chosen ms Chairman of the
New York Committee.
NEW Y DIRK, August 22.-The Committee on
Site and Buildings of the Worlds Fair met this
afternoon in the Governors room, City Hall,
and organized by the election of officers and
the appointment of an executive committee of
seven. There were but two members of the
committee absent-James Gordon Bennett and
Joseph Pulitzer. D. Willis named Roswell P.
Flower for chairman, and Andrew II. Green
followed in brief address nominating Charles
A. Dana-the gentleman from whose brain the
idea of holding fair first emanated. and whose
pen and purse has since been actively engaged
in giving the plan his able support Ex-Mayor
Grace seconded this nomination, as did also
Mr.. Flower, who withdrew his name in doing
so. MI, Dana attempted to speak, but his cleo
ton was made by acclamation, and, before he
could be heard. he was escorted to the chair.
"Gentlemen of the committee" said he, ~
am profoundly grateful to you for the conf
dence and the unanimity with which you have
received my nomination. The gentlemen who
be gratified by the selection of either of them
thank you for the honor conferred on me-"
John Foord was made Secretary and an Ex-
shall receive plans and report to the full COM
mittee: Apropos of q proposed Committee on
Sites. Mr.. r. p. Flower ssid that no sub-com-
mittee should be appointed, but that each
slider himself a committee of one and examine
Sites so as that each man will have thorough
knowledge of every site suggested. W. W.
Astor. speaking on the subject of a site, re-
viewed all the facilities necessary, and said
that everything considered the site would be
found. not on New York Island. but in West
Chester county, on both sides of which there
are large parks bounded by the necessary
water front. A motion to instruct the Execu-
tive Committee not to consider any proposition
for the selection of q site IN Central Park was
characterized as unnecessary, and premature
and was laid on the table.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
THE CONGO RAILROAD.
C. p. Huntington to Consult Belsium's King
About the Project.

About the Project.
NEW YORK, August &C. P. Huntington
sailed on the Teutonic yesterday, and by the
merest chance it was learned tonight that one
of the objects of his trip is to consult with the
King of Belgium about the Congo Railroad
enterprise. This project seems to have taken
as deep hold on Huntington as the project of
a railroad from Constantinople to India did
with Senator Leland Stanford before his son
died. Stanford intended to build the Turkey
India road for his son. Huntington, it is said.
too, intends to build a Congo railroad for his
son, or rather let his son build it. Young Hun
tington is a six-footer, who has been out
of college a couple of years. When C. P.
Huntington sold out his Chesapeake and Ohio
control to the Vanderbilts a short time since it
was with the Congo road in view, and he is go
ing abroad TO see about Ii. 1t Is estimated that
the road will cost from $40 0000 900 to s50000. 900
to build and equip 10 of which So. 600 has
been subscribed, under the auspices of the Bel
gum Stock Company, which is the great trad
ing concern of the Congo Free State.
The Lower Congo country is in the eenjoy-
ment Of a complete system of government,
which has its headquarters at Brussels, and
full set of resident officials, courts postoffices
custom houses, standing army. etc. 1t is the
connection of this Lower Congo region with the
Upper Congo country for which a railroad is
sought The Upper Congo country has large
population. and vast trade can be opened up
there, of which the Belgians wish to reap the
benefit. 1t is said that Huntington intends in
pursuance of this enterprise, to sell all his in
terests in this country that lie east of the Mis-
sissippi river.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
FUNNY MEMS FANCIEs.

A Corner Lot.-The community OF Italian
fruit venders.-Puck.
Might does not always make right; but it
seldom gets left.-Pttck.
Who ever heard of the literary man so
poor that he complained OF intellectual povertyf
And yet that's just the thing that causes the ma
terial kind.-Puck.
Higher Yet-Mrs. Cadsby Scads-Signor
Robustino is going to sing at our reception.
Mrs. waveriy Plat ce-He's q tenor, is he not?
Mrs. Cadsby Scads-Oh. no, indeed! We couldnt
get him for a cent less than s5o--Pack.
Time 2:3O A. M.-Druggist-Well, what
is 1t; Is 1t a case of extreme necessity?
Caller--I-hic--should think--sho. woulc you
hic-pease let me look st--hic--your directory
TIL I--hic--nnd out where livee-LVs.
"Since you have insisted on trying on my
hat. Miss Mabel, shall certainly claim the for
felt
Il don't kn ow what you mean, sir; and besides
this isn't a good place; they can see US from the
hotel. life.
KEEP YOUR TEMPER.
When you see another's tolls
Think your luckless self in clover;
There was Job all over boils.
But he never did boil over.
Philadelphia Press.
Down on the Isms-Indiana Girl-No; I
don't believe in these isms. once knew q man
who was sent 10 prison for devoting his time to
one of them.
Boston GirI-what terrible laws you must have
out in lndiauai What was the ism9
Indiana Girl-lncendiarism. belieye.-yudcs.
A Prediction Fulflled.-"Young ladies'"
remarked Mr.. wanamaker to his Bible class,
.'tell me what the prophet referred to when he
said, SEVEN women shall take hold Of one
man,
'.He had the modern summer resort In his
mind, " replied girl who had been to Cape May.
--Ttme.
A Question of Conviction.-Romantic
passion and worldly wisdom.
'.Dear adored one, since your cruel parents will
not give their consent. what do you say TO our
eloping7',
'.My souls idol, nothing would suit me better
could convince myself that it's my duty to 70
without my wedding presents. '--yadgs,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23

THE great McAllister's fame is fast van
ishing. He is no longer entitled to the
glory of having invented the term, "The
Four Hundred" The New York Herald
has already explained how it used that
phrase twenty-nine years ago; and now in
dustrious inquiry has evoked the fact that
Lord Byron was the original author in these
lines taken from "Beppo:"
''The rest are but a vulgar set. the bore
OF public places where they safely brave
The fashionable stare of twenty score
OF well-bred persons called the world,
But l-although 1 know them-really don't
know why"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23

THE Shah Of Persia seems to be good
deal like a chameleon. While he was
visiting the Gar of Russia his sympathies
and utterances were alike violently pro-
Russian; but English fetes and feastings
soon converted the Eastern potentate. and
he has since announced his intention of
bringing about a closer relationship with
England. But the truth Of the matter is
that the Shah is not perfdious 50 much as
he is Persian striving to save his country
from being crushed between two great
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
FUNERALS IN VENICE.

A Touching and Romantic Procession of
Gondolas Bearing Corpses.
From Q London Letter.I
Where is the person who. upon the first eager
introduction to the gondola, has not felt that
he Is stepping into his coffin when, with scant
grace, he creeps into the black cabin of the
little black boatf With me the impression
was perhaps deepened because in our passage
up the canal we twice made way for funeral
procession bound for the island cemetery to
that of girl. She lay under blue pail in the
middle of the boat, crown OF white flowers.
symbolical of her virginity, being over the pail.
Both were fanked by tall candies After the
bodies came the friends in other gondolas,
priests In violet and acolytes in scarlet.
The sun blazed upon all from the blue
heavens. SO that even this dolorous scene,
enacted to the smooth, purpled water, between
the high, mildewed old "palazzi," was not
wholly melancholy,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
A WALK AROUND EUROPE.
The Long and Interesting Tramp of Two
English Gentlemen.

English Gentlemen.
From the London Sportsman.l
M. Donald Cameron, of Glasgow, and Mr. A.
Bowman, Of Newcastle-on-T Tyne, have accom-
plished the extraordinary feat of walking
around Europe. They commenced their jour
ney at Aberdeen nearly IL months ago, walking
from there to Dover, where they took the steam
packet to Calais. crossing the Channel, being
the only occasion on which they did otherwise
than walk. All they took with them was
knapsack each. containing such articles as
might be needed during the Journey and q
stout walking stick each.
From Calais they proceeded along through
Abbeville, Dieppe and Havre, to Brest, Nantes
and Bordeaux, thence through Oporto to Lis
bon, Madrid and Barcelona. They then passed
through Genoa and Venice to Trieste, and on
through the German Empire to Cracow, Mos
COW and ST. Petersburg, returning from the
Russian capital via Riga and Dantzic to Nor
way and Sweden, going through Copenhagen,
Stockholm. Christiania to Bergen. Then keen.
ing near the coast line they returned passing
through Amsterdam, Antwerp and Ostepd'
back to Calais, where they took steamer for
Dover and proceeded to London. The two
pedestrians were everywhere well received and
appeared none the worse for their long walk.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23

ATLANTIC CITY may be good place to
60 to to procure material for Lectures on
but it is not good place in which
to deliver lectures on that subject. A gen.
tleman who undertook to show four young
ladies the error of their ways on the sands
there day or two ago was thrown into the
surf with his clothes on, and then rolled in
the sand till he resembled demoralized
sta 6ch
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
REFERRING to the order that the Ameri-

REFERRING to the order that the Ameri-
can flag is to be displayed hereafter on
buildings occupied by officials under the
Treasury Department during business hours,
the Rochester Democrat says: "It might
we'll be raised on every building occupied
by a federal officer 1t is well to have the
emblem Of federal power flying in as many
places possible 1t is we'll also. es-
teemed cotemporary, 10 regard the stars
and stripes as the beloved emblem of all the
United States
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23

WE are afraid Judge Bookstaver, of New
York, will not enjoy his vacation very much
if the New York World continues to pile up
most embarrassing evidence against him in
connection with the Flack case. In the in
terest of the purity and dignity of all law
courts throughout the land the apparent
perversion of justice in the Flack case
should be investigated by the trial of all
the parties concerned in the case on charge
of conspiracy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Major j. 8. Davis,

CHICAGO, August 22-Major j. 8. Davis, De-
partment Commander Of the g. A.R. Of Nebraska.
died in this city to-day from dropsy, superinduced
by q wound received at the Battle of Gettysburg
in 1858. Major Davis was an officer in n New York
regiment, and when discharged for disability re-
moved to Wahoo, Ncb.: where he has since re-
ness. Grand Army Services under the direction
of Department Commander Martin, of Illinois,
and his staff will be held in this city to-morrow
afternoon at 'clock, and the body viii be taken
70 New York for irterment; The pallbearers will
be General J: b; Martin, Colonel James A. Sexton,
ridge and Fred w. Spinks.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23

IF nations are to be judged by the charac-
ter of their pastimes, then England must be
declining to its fall. What could be more
brutal or degrading than this sentiment ex-
pressed by the London Referee, leading
sporting journal: ''The first duty of prize
fighter is to win by fair means if he can, if
not. by foul" 1t does not better the Ref
eree's position much that this is and always
has been the practice with most professional
pugilists. =. -
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
The Samaritan Theology.

The peculiar views Of Amram may be said to
represent very fairly the theology of his dying
community. The world, he claimed, is about
1000 years old. For S. years men will go on in
creasing in wickedness, after which there will
come time of great peace and purity. Then
there will come on q new period Of consum-
mate wickedress, which Will last 3U0 years. This
time will be consummated by the total destruc-
tion of the world. After this the general judg-
ment will take place, when the righteous will
go to live with God and the wicked with Satan.
or at least are accepted as clean, though none
are absolutely pure. Just here Amram looked
of, as If In the distance. and said. God Is oner'
Here he intended a slight thrust at all Chris
tians, because of their emphasis on Christ and
His divine character.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23

THE paternal proposal of the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad to establish pension fund for
its employees is but part of the enlightened
policy which that corporation has pursued
for many years toward all in its service.
The efficiency of the large army employed
by the Pennsylvania is due to consider
able extent to this policy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
VERY CLOSE QUARTERS.

Two Little Girls Locked In a Chest and
Nearly Smothcred.
BETHLEHEM. PA, August 22-Esther, aged
II, and May, aged s. children of Letter Carrier
Froxel, while playing Monday afternoon in the
garret, secreted themselves in an old-fashioned
chest. A little girl companion shut down the
lid which closed with spring lock, and becom-
ing frightened ran home. When the mother
came some time after and missed the children
she began a search, and heard some one pound
ing in the big chest.
Unable to open it, as the oldest girl hid the
key she called in o neighbor and broke the lid
with AL az. The oldest child was unconscious
and the little girl black and blue. The children
were resucitated after much difficulty
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23

THE lesson taught as to fimsy iron fire
escapes in the recent tenement house fire in
New York, is not unworthy the attention Of
this city's building inspectors. Fire es-
capes which are liable to be fire traps are
worse than none at all.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23

WE have heard good deal of the beauti-
full moral effect of 'The' Old Homestead;"
but it seems to have been lost on the princi-
pal actor in that play, Denman Thompson.
He is said to have lost 100000 this sum-
mer at the faro table, and probably the only
old homestead that is left to him is on the
stage
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
powers.

MINNEAPOLIS seems to be going to the
dogs. At least that city in her recent
ing prosperity, and the growth Of her popu-
lation is accused of including the names
of dogs in her directory. "Cave canem,"
would seem to be good motto to print on
the title page of the directories Of Western
cities
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
FLORISTS IN SESSION.

Alexander Murdoch, of Pitfsburg, Chosen n
Member Of the Executive Committee.
BUFFALO, August 22-At the session here
to-day of the American Society Of Florists
National Chrysanthemum Society was organ
lied. with the following officers: President,
John Thorpe, Pearl River, N. Y; Treasurer,
John Lane, Chicago; Executive Committee,
w. ]. Betterman, Indianapolis; ]. 7. Anthony,
Chicago; Robert Craig, Philadelphia; Alex
Murdoch, Pittsburg; B. 7. Critchen, Cinc'n-
matt.
N. A. Hun.. Of Terre Haute, Ind, stated that
the third annual chrysanthemum show would
take place in indianapolis November 3 to 9. In
elusive. Mrs. Harrison. wife Of the President,
will give silver cup prize.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23

THE Chinese colony in New York is
going to build theater especially for their
national drama. The Swintien Lok Com
pany which has been giving performances
of Chinese plays in New York, has list on
its programme of one hundred and seventy
two distinct dramas. 1t will take several
years to give these plays, and New York
managers on this account have declined to
lease their theaters to the Chinese actors.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
THE BRETHREN NOT UNITED.
A War Between Church Factions Results In
a Number of Arrests.

CARLISLE, August IA desperate religious
fight is in progress at Greencastle, a small town
in the upper end Of this valley, between two
factions of a congregation of United Brethren.
One faction forced an entrance to the church
on Sunday morning. and held services: since
that time they have all been arrested, charged
with forcible entry, and have been placed un-
der bail to appear in court.
The other faction broke open the door and
held Sunday school exercises. They, too have
been bound over to answer for their alleged
trespass The conflict is looked upon by the
people of the town as shameful. Warrants
were issued to-day for the arrest of large
number of both factions of the church.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
TAHITIAN NATIVES In NEW YORK.
A Delegation of Copper Colored People
Who Have Been at Paris.

N6W
The delegation sent out by the Government
of Tahiti Island to represent the industries Of
that island at the Paris Exposition returned on
La Normandie yesterday. There were eleven
in the party, four of them women, and their
copper-hued compilations and broad-brimmed
hats of roughly woven straw made them con-
spicuous among the throng on the French line
pier.
The French Government betrayed all the ex-
penses of their trip to Paris, and yesterday aft
ernoon the French Consul secured tickets for
island. They will 60 to San Francisco and take
the mail steamer there. None Of the party
sneak English.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23

of Wales $50, 200, probably as ccmpensa-
tion for the unsympathetic attitude of the
House of Commons upon the question of in
creasing that royal personage's allowance.
There are probably plenty of Tory toad
eaters in England who would be glad to be
allowed to furnish the Prince with
all the money he needs in return for his
patronage. Wouldn't 1t be good idea for
the British taxpayers to let them do it?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
Count Edison's Mod esty,

From the Baltimore Americana
They must never hear of 1t in New York.
They would meyer stop laughing at me-" This
is what Edison said when he heard that he had
been made count No doutt his countrymen
will pardon him. BE couldn't help IT. The
honor was thrust upon him,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23

SARAH ALTHEA TERRY wants to be
buried beside her husband. Her desire
would meet with no opposition, even if she
were to put herself in proper condition to
fulfill it at once.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23

SEVEN games straight captured by the
whilom fy-bitten ball-tossers of this town
provokes the question: What is the matter
with Hanlon? Does anybody doubt that he
is all right.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
Jacob Miller.
nrro,.1 rrLronAx 10 THE prsp,rcv,

CANTON. August 22.-Jacob Miller. superjn.
tendeht Of the Aultman Agricultural Works here
and President of the Aultman- Miller Works. OF
Akron, died at his home here last night aged g.
Death resulted from paralysis OF the brain caused
by overwork. Mr.. Miller was one OF the leading
Methodists Of the country and was liberal con-
tributor to the church. He and his brother Lewis
with Dr. Vincent, founded the Chautauqua Sum
day School Assembly and were tts chief patrons,