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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07
MAKING A NEW NAVY.
Tho Ordnance Shop mt Washington is Fast
Nearing Completion.
sparfal e1epram tn The Dispatch

Tho Ordnance Shop Mt Washington is Fast
Nearing Completion.
Special Telegram to The Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, July 6.-The new ordnance
shop at the navy yard is now fast nearing com.
pIetion. Large gangs of workmen are busy
getting tools in place, putting up boilers and
machinery and making great headway toward
getting this large establishment in readiness
for an early opening. From appearances the
great workshop will be in readiness to receive
workmen within the next few months Steel
for guns, shells and gun carriages are begin
ming to arrive pow and things look brighter
for an abundance of work than'has been here
tofore. 1t is thought that the employees will
number fully 1000 by the end of the fiscal
year. Active preparations are going on for
getting-in readiness the necessary tools and
machinery for the making of 16-inch guns for
the heavy armored monitors and defense YES
sells.
There are now several six and eight-inch
guns nearing completion, and within a few
weeks several of them will be ready to be sent
to the testing ground at Annapolis. 1t Is posi-
lively asserted that the old frigate Constitution
will be brought 10 the navy yard to take the
place of the receiving ship Dale. 1t was
thought that the cost of towing her round
from the Portsmouth. N. H, navy yard would
be more than was justifiable. but this does not
seem to be true, and this historic war ship will,
sooner or later, find resting place at this
ward.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07
FUNNY MEMS FANCIEs.

When you feel like calling big man Q
liar be sure you're right then the telephone
Life.
George" said the maiden, fondly, "did
YOU hear wiIlie's fire crackers Just pow?', s'Yes,
Miss Mantalini did. +" ''DIdn't IL pop grace
funyr' 1t was enough.-Harper's Bdsar.
We believe that the summer resort that
will advertise a new piano this year win do Sig
business; but the summer resort that has ~
pano will do the biggest business of all. Atlanta
Constellation.
McCorkle-It's queer that none Of these
railway robbers are women.
Mrs McCorkie (indignant)-Indeed. And whyf
McCorkle-Beeause they know so well how to
hold up train.-Bpoch.
The Chicago Idea.-"Will you share my
lot with meS' asked he Of the real estate agents
daughter.
sWhat is 1t worth front footP'' calmly inquired
the sweet creature. -Chtcd0o Nail
"King Milan is fearfully short of money
and utterly without credit" When Bross:ey
read this he thrust both hands into Els pockets up
to the wrists, and exclaimed mechanically;
.'Now 1 know what it is to feel like king. ~
FIiegende Btdetter.
smartiellow-Yes, I'll be away soma
weeks. I'm going to Oklahoma.
observation-disclosures? why. you are too late.
smartfellow-No. I'm lust in tine. have thres
or four carloads of sandwiches which am going
to trade for corner lots.-Nsso York Weekly.
Depot Oficial-I regret to say, madam,
that you have missed connections and there win
be no train north for six hours.
Lady Traveler-Very well. II you will direct
me to the nearest large drygoods establishments
will buy something and spend the time waiting
for my change.-BuriingtoR Free Press.
Magnificent Creature (actress in news
paper counting room)-O, sir, called to see the
paper in regard to q very large number Of valua-
be diamonds and quantity OF jewelry which
were stolen from my room at the hotel last night.
Clerk-Yes, madam; viii you kindly step to the
advertising department, two windows 20 the left1
-HGrper's Bazdr.
Weeping widow-You are sure, Mr..
Boneplanter, that you will conduct everything in
a satisfactory manner? Eminent undertaker--
Have no fear on that score, beg Of you, Mrs.
Billhope. OF all the people have buried In my
long and successful career am proud to say that
not one ever raised the slightest objection to my
work. - Terre Haute Express.
TO BUFFALO BILL
Scoop in the francs, dear Bill,
With your great Wild west-big lnjuns from New
Jersey, nery, untamed steeds, reckless
riders. shaggy bunaloes, sunburned cow-
boys, et cetera;
Our congra tuations scoot thousands of miles
across the Vastly Deep
(Ours and our cousins, also our uneles likewise
our other relatives, Including our aunt in the
country
All the states blood-cemsntsd. ons ana insep.-
rabie. S.
All free wool and yard vide,-
Cry with Que voice, Go IN and win, old mani
-Norrsfoscn Herald after Hait Whanan.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07
CZAR AND DETECTIVE.
Being nm Adventure of His Russian Upncss
and n TolItnker.

Being nm Adventure of His Russian Upncss
and ToIItnker.
From the London Standard.l
The Emperor of Russia, when upon tour of
inspection in the provinces, passed the night in
the simple hut of a tolltaker. Before retiring
he was pleased, as head of the Church. to see
the old man take up his Bible and read chap
ter. ''Do you read often. my son?" he asked.
"Yes, Your Majesty, every day." "How much
of the Bible have you read. my son?" During
the past year the Old Testament and part of
Matthew, Your Majesty"
Thinking to reward him the Gar placed 500
roubles between the leaves of the book of Mark
on the following NOR ming, unknown to the toll
keeper, whom he bade farewell Several
months passed away and the Emperor returned
upon a second tour to tine tolltaker's hut
Taking the Bible in his hands he was surprised
to find the 800 roubles intact. After interroga-
ting the tolltaker as to his diligence in reading
he received an affirmative answer and the state
ment that he had finished the chapters of Luxe
Lying, my son, is great SIM replied His
Majesty; give me the Bible till see." Open
ing the book he pointed to the money which the
man had not seen. Thou hast not sought the
Kingdom of God, my son. AS punishment thou
shalt also lose thy earthly reward" And he
placed the roubles in bis pocket to distribute
afterward among the neighboring poor.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07
THE ELIXIR OF LIFE.
Prof Brown-sequard Discovers Rejuve-
mating Potion--He Describes Ifs Compo-

Prof. Browu.seouard Discovers a Rejuve-
mating Potiou-E3e Describes ITS Compo-
sition md It. EHect Upeu Himse.f-His
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1t, by the aid of actual facts of science"
The audience applauded: still sceptically.
Seeking ,he E,;x,r of Life.
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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07
A BureInr In the Dumb Waiter.

A burglar with a sweet tooth visited the resi-
dence of Mr.. John Fl. Kase at 1910 Broad street.
Newark. some time yesterday morning. He
got into the basement. and finding the doors
leading to the upper floors securely locked. he
climbed into the dumb waiter and hoisted
himself into the buffers pantry, where he
feasted upon cake. pie and sweetmeats. At
o'clock in the morning. after an unsuccessful
search of the house, he went down stairs and
opened the back door to afford easy means
of escape before venturing into Mr.. .Kases bed.
room. This was a serious mistake, for that
door was attached:to burglar alarm, which
rang above the proprietor's bed. Mr.. Kase
jumped up and ran into the hall just as the
bold burglar was coming upstairs. What do
you wantr' asked Mr.. kase, that being the first
thing that suggested itself as being appropri-
ate to the occasion. The burglar put his hand
to his hip pocket and said in gruf tones: Get
back. Get back into your hole" Mrs. Kase
then asked her husband If he wanted his re-
volver. He said he did, and met her half way
as she brought the pistol. Meantime the bur-
glar blew out his light and skipped out the
back door and over the fence. He took with
him nothing but the pie.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07
in order that he nay speak his mind freely
alo Id tai

about his unkind critics.
Upon close examination of what Hadji,
etc., said the other day upon this subject we
are compelled to conclude that the Persian
Minister'S official rather than his personal
feelings have been hurt. He asks how any
Minister could stay longer in this country
alter he sees his King and country ridi-
culed in the American papers. The allu-
sions TO the Shah as disreputable old
profigate, an oriental despot and so on are
what Mr.. Khan objects to. If some writer
had insinuated that Ghooly Khan had been
burglar and wife murderer in his native
land then the Persian Minister'S personal
feelings would have been hurt. We do not
know what he would have done in such a
case Now it is his official feelings that
have suffered, and there is no course open
to him, he thinks, but to return to Persia
with his scrapbook Of newspaper clippings.
We beg to call the attention of the Rus.
sian Embassador to the fact that daily most
disrespectful remarks are made in the news
papers about the Gar. The humorists
poke fun at the Nihilist-hunted Emperor,
the editors denounce his barbaric policy,
and the magazines are vying one with an
other in depicting the abuses of the Siberian
convict system. According to Mr. Khan s
reasoning ample excuse exists for the with
drawal of the Russian Minister. The mo-
tion is that the Russian Minister do now
withdraw. No doubt the motion will be
generally seconded.
Sir Julian Pauncefote should also take
notice that Queen Victoria is constantly al
luded to as "Vic" or Mrs. Guelph. and her
liking for the late Mr.. Brown, her habit Of
giving Indian shawls as wedding presents,
and other regal characteristics of the old
lady are often ridlculed Her eldest son is
habitually addressed by his first name in
the newspapers, and he is more often called
'"Tummy" just now than anything else.
The British lion is also constantly
ibeled in the comic journals. There
really. is no reason since Mr.. Khan
has set the example why Sir Julian Paunce-
fote should not at once take his departure.
In fact, all the ambassadors have sufficient
grounds for retiring with the Persian Minis
ter. Nobody would shed a tear except the
snobs and sassiety lion-hunters of Washing
ton, if the capital were swept clean Of all
the foreign diplomatic tomnoddies at once.
If it resulted in the recall of our Ministers
abroad another good bird would be killed,
and Uncle Sam would save money.
In short, Hadji Hassein Ghooly Khan
has done the country a service. We trust
no one will allude to him hereafter as Tomato
Khan. If ne wants a new motto to put on
his plate at home, here's one: Possum ire,
which being translated is: 81 Khan 60"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07
THE TOPICAL TALKER.
ODDS and Ends of Life-Liliian Russell In
Grand Opern-Lawyers md the Elixir

Odds and Ends of Life--Liiiian Russell In
Grand Opern-Lawyers and the Elixir
of Life.
Lillian Russell has not been in Pittsburg for
many years, If ever, but she is well enough
known here to lend interest to the report that
she is to leave the comic opera stage soon and
to enter upon a course of study and training
for grand opera. At present her plumpness,
her prettiness and her vocal powers are all lent
to the comic opera of THE Brigands." at the
Casino New York.
Nobody has seriously thought of Lillian
Russell as a dtud of grand opera before.
don't know whether anyone is thinking Of her
chances in this new department now. But her
beauty-it is beauty that runs from her face to
her form and leaves not a minute speck of her
unlovely-will carry her far. She has a flexible
voice that sbounis in sweetness. but it is not
great voice. Yet her good looks may per-
susde an audience that she can sing. 1t will
not be the first time the public has been so
persuaded.
But what gap Lillian's departure would
make in the Casino Company. How wide the
gap will be can't say at this moment. but it
will be sufficient
THERE is city ordinance which prescribes
thatit shall be unlawful for anyone to brush
dust or rubbish from store or across the city
pavements after an early hour in the morning
o'clock, l think
There are also number of men. women and
children who trample this ordinance in the
dust every day OF their lives: who sweep the
dust into the faces of passing pedestrians and
into their neighbors' stores and Offices These
offenders are to be found in plenty in the heart
of the city. In one hour noticed three within
the Fifth avenue block between Smith1eld and
Wood streets. An attempt to enforce the ordi-
nance will be made.
WHEN the Ohio Valley Gas Company. which
has swallowed the Illuminating Gas Company
of Sewickley. undertakes to furnish a new
house with the two kinds of gas they will only
have to use one pipe from the main. Hitherto
the natural gas has had to travel in two pipes
to perform it's double duty. The removal of
the incognito will not improve the quality of
the illuminating gas, however.
~
A DISTINGUISHED lawyer informs me that
immense interest is taken in DR.. Brown
Sequard's discovery Of the elixir of life by
many of the elder members of the bar.
1t Is not at all singular that the evasion of
death and a hereafter should interest lawyers.
but the elixir of life will mean starvation TO
lots of them if it comes into general use Per-
haps starvation will be pleasure if it cannot
kill.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07
THE SIX SENSES.

see the wave break on the beach,
see the mist melt into air,
see the air fade into space,
see that Death is everywhere.
Ihear the feet of hurrying griefs,
near mems laughter turn to tears,
I hear hebreak of beating hearts,
hear Death mocking life with sneers.
L eat the bread of torture's sweat,
1 drink the bitterness of gall:
/ eat and starve and drink and thirst
taste the mold of Death in all.
1 feel the day chill into night,
feel the sunshine turn to shade,
feel the ice-wind in the air,
feel for me the grave is made.
1 smell the dust of withered joys,
scent the musk OF sure decay,
catch the taint of coming Death
Death now. to be, and Death Away.
But far above earth's sickening strife,
And out beyond the realms of space,
And hidden from the senses reach,
Deep In the conscience OF the race,
There lives sense, there speaks a roice,
That faints and fades. but never dies,
That brings alike to serf and lord.
Andhigh. and poor, and low, and wise,
The only everlasting hope.
There is no grave, hear 1t sing:
There is nc death, Its tones declare;
Loi Life's In life and Life's in death,
Life now. to be, Life everywhere.
-Edaofn RoyLe in Cosmopolitan
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07

The Republican organs of Indiana are
of Commissioner Roosevelt's
Offensive and arrogant manner" This
looks like an official declaration of the view
of the Indiana Republicans, that to object
to the appointment of convicted gamblers to
Office is an exceedingly offensive and arro-
giant thing to the Indiana fine workers.
Such course, they think, makes him an
exceedingly uncivil reformer.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07

AFTER all the trouble taken for fixing up
the deal for adopting the system of ''future''
transactions on the Oil Exchange, it is cal
culated to make the average oil broker re-
fleet upon the contrariety and cussedness of
events, to observe how persistently the fish
refuse to bite at that bait, and the lambs de-
cline to come In and have their feeces re-
moved.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07
A Restaurant Syndicate.

A syndicate of English capitalists is trying to
buy Delmonico's restaurants. 1t is said that
81, 100000 was the amount of their first offer,
which was refused. The same syndicate will
also endeavor TO get control of the restaurants
along the lines of the principal railways in this
country. and conduct them after the plans of
Splers & Pond, in England. The consumma-
tion of the syndicate's plans has been delayed
by the difficulty of finding chief steward to
take charge of the enterprise. The position of
general manager has been offered to M. Dorval.
now caterer OF the Cafe Savarin and the Law
yer's Club. NJ. Dorval said to-day: 'I have not
accepted their Offer for the simple reason that
see two or three years of very hard work be-
fore me. Those who have been in the business
know that the details of such an enterprise
would De enormous. The scheme ought to be
successful, however,"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07

Downtown business men in New York
city complain that when new pavements on
their streets are required. they ask for as
phalt and they get stone. People who ex-
anime the pavements on Fourth avenue and
Diamond street, below Wood street, in this
city, may conclude that the downtown busi-
ness men in New York have better luck
than those in this city, who asked for as
phalt and got something resembling mush.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07

the once famous robbers known as the
Younger brothers is backed by Missouri
people, and consequently Chicago rises in
protest against it. Yet the Missourians can
rather pertinently advance the idea that
since Chicago got pardon for Mac kin and
let McGarigle off with light fine, the
Youngers and all the other robbers might as
we'll be turned loose once more.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07

CONGRESSMAN BEATTY's arraignment
of Foraker for protesting that he did not
want a nomination while filling the con-
vention with his followers, indicates that
Beatty is entirely too particular. If de-
claring that a nomination is not wanted
debars candidate from the field, our poll
tics would have been robbed of all its great
statesmen from Tilden and Blaine down.
Congressman Beatty should permit his
fellow politicians to have some outlet for
their innate modesty.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07

The cable dispatch which indicates that
Americans viii be rejoiced to learn that
Mrs. Alice Shaw, the famous whistler, has
refused an. offer of marriage from an En-
glishSbaronet, misjudges the sentiments of
the American people. The public of this
country have nc especial interest in the do
mestic prosperity Of English baronets..
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07
NEW YORK NOTES.
A Determined Suicide.

NEW YORK, July 6-Bernard Werner. con-
firmed drunkard. took big dose of paris
green in pint OF beer this afternoon. The
poison made him sick, but had no deadly effect.
In the evening he had his 5-year-oid child
buy him two ounces more of paris green,
which he dissolved in a glass of beer. As he
was raising the glass to his lips his wife knocked
it from his hand He regained it and crowded
down his throat the thick green paste at the
bottom Of it. Then he stretched himself on
the floor to die. 1t took him from in the after
noon till in the morning. HIS wife and chill
dren witnessed his struggle with death, but he
forbade them with vile threats to fetch doc
tor. When it was all over they told police
man. Werner left six young children and his
sick wife penniless.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07

In connection with the reports that Mrs
Leslie Carter is to 60 upon the stage, the
Chicago Herald refers to the rumor that ex-
Senator Riddlebergcr will appear next sea-
son in tank drama. The esteemed Herald
is behind the times. Senator Riddleberger
appeared in that class of drama last season,
taking the role of the tank.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07
KHAN CAN'T STAND IT.

3 1t is too bad. The feelings of Hadji Has
sein Ghooly Khan have been hurt. The
cruel newspaper reporters and pAragraphers
are the offenders. And Mr.. h. II. G.'Khan
is going home to tell his master the Shah
all about it. Heels leaving his position
as Minister OF Persia to the United States
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07

A REFORM is reported from London in
the shape of the substitution of good Anglo
Saxon for the French used on the restaurant
bills of fare. This is even more satisfac-
tory change than it would be if they substi-
tuted good French.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07

PROCTOR KNOTT having beaten Spo-
kane, at Chicago last week, the Southern
people are reioiced over the belief that the
star of their great men and great horses is
in the ascendant once more.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07

IT is now stated that P. T. Barnum will
take his big show to London this iall. With
Barnum in England and Buffalo Bill in
France the people of the Old World will
be more convinced than ever that this is q
remarkable country.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07

AT the sale of NJ. Secretan's collection of
paintings the other day, $l7, 900 was bid for
a painting entitled Breakfast" This was
almost as expensive a meal as Boston mu-
nicipal banquet.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07

IT seems to be a blank day in the Egyptian
war records when the Egyptian troops can
not defeat the dervishes and kill nine
hundred of them-by means of the cable
dionotobas
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07

GENTLEMAN in Pottstown, Pa, knows Of
three ladies whose baptismal name is Hannah
JUST after the guests at Philadelphia party
the other night had eaten watermelon barry
tone had the bad sense to sing: Just little
happiness; Just little painr'
SOME postage stamps which had liquefed in
a Philadelphia merchants pocket and were
+ flies and Que ''sickly green" stamp was miss
ing. having evidently been flown away with.
JoHS WILKINS. of Wampus, o., let his razor
fall while shaving. the other day, and cut OF
his bip TOE.
virginia who ia about as false as he can be.
He wears a wig. has a Q; ass eve. false teeth, a
wooden leg and is engaged as circulation clerk
on one of the county newspapers.
CHEWING gum has no attraction for Lille
Rurrows- an syear-old Girl of Crane. o. She