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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-07
CIDER AT 81 50 PER QUART.
A Thousand Bushels of Apples Used Daily {
Make ChampaEne.

n 4uOu8unu Du9uel8 Oh apples OBeu DAllV 10
Make Champagne.
NORWICH. CONN, November 6-The Con-
necticut cider mill grinds steadily. 1t grinds
finer than the old-fashioned mill used to do,
whose motive power was broken-down horse
that crawled all day over a tread-mill circuit,
led by rope that was tied to pole that was
stuck into the grinding machinery. The new
tangled machine hatchets apples and jams out
juice with nineteenth century celebrity. The
modern mill makes 1000 gallons day, and it
runs as smoothly as flour mill A turbine
water wheel turns it. One mill here squeezes
out 2 900 gallons of cider day. 1t sells at the
mill for 81 cents gallon, and city folk drive
out there daily to buy it. Those who furnish
both apples and casks get their cider for price
barely enough to compensate the mill for its
wear and tear.
At Rockville, in old Tolland county, is an
other grand and glorious grinding and squeez-
ing machine. 1t makes ciGer, cider Jelly and
the best grade of foreign champagne, all out of
the same apples 1t is believed this seasons
output from this cider mill will keep the price
of French champagne right where it is in spite
of the attempt to advance the price by New
York handlers, who feared dearth in the New
Jersey apple crop. This mill grinds ], 600 bush
els of apples a day, and presses the pummice
into l00 or 12O barrels of cider equal to 5000 or
5000 gallons. The firm has on hand now IL, 900
bushels of apples, and hopes to mash 25,o0O
bushels this year. 1t makes 100 two-quart pals
of cider Jelly day.
To turn cider into champagne is no miracle,
but practical act in the business. The cider
is first placed in tanks, in the bottom of which
is layer of fine sand The cider runs through
the sand filter at the rate of glass a min
ute. The sand is changed once in every
three days. After the cider has trickled
through the filter it stands for six months be-
fore il is bottled, after which it is sold to city
bloods for 81 50 bottle Some of it is sent to
California to connoisseurs in the heart of the
rape-producing land who prefer imported for
eign to native wines The cider for jelly is run
through three sets of long tanks with copper
pipes in the bottom, which are filled with
steam. The largest order for cider filled by
the concern this season called for 4S0 casks.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-07

The Paris Exposition closed yesterday.
In every respect it has been a success,
artistically, financially and politically.
We say politically, because beyond doubt
the interest taken in the Exposition by
Frenchmen, and more especially by the
Parisians, did great deal to dull the edge
of the popular enthusiasm for General
Boulanger. Indeed had not the attention
Of the effervescent populace of Paris been
diverted from the dazzling schemes of ''le
brav' General" by the great exhibition,
there is no telling but that France light have
been now in the throes of bloody revolu-
ton. The picture of France after the Ex-
position is far more agreeable to the friends
of the Republic than that presented in the
early days of this year.
L is not easy to compute the greatness Of
the advantages which have accrued to
France through her Exposition. The shop
keepers of Paris, the railroads, the hotels,
and almost everyone in that gay capital
have harvested great gains from the millions
of foreigners whom the Exposition attracted.
The industries of the land have also received
immense D6ueuIS lTOuu bu6lE 6AplOlbdLlO0,
and in innumerable ways France, as a
whole, has been strengthened, enriched and
cheered by the great undertakings success.
We ourselves have seen the same results
on a much smaller scale come to Pittsburg
from her Exposition, and still Pittsburgers
will do we'll to study carefully the reasons
for the stupendous success of the Partisan
enterprise. They will find foremost among
the causes the unanimous enthusiasm and
devotion of the whole French nation, Gov
ernment and governed, in the cause of the
Exposition. Every Frenchman tried his
hardest to help the Exposition, even if he
could do no more than cheer for it. That is
the kind of spirit we want here. That is
the sort OF support the Worlds Fair-no
matter where held-ought to receive from
this nation in 1892.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-07
THE CANAL AND ITS DIFFICULTIES.

In an article reviewing, in a more favor
able spirit than most of the Philadelphia
papers have shown, the status of the Erie
and Pittsburg canal scheme, the Press of
that city points out three difficulties which
nave to be overcome before the project can
succeed. The first is the legal difficulty in
terposed in the purchase of the canal bed by
the Pennsylvania Company; the next is the
practical difficulty as to whether water can
be obtained for the higher levels; and the
third is the financial difficulty of the cost
and the delays which are necessary before
Congress can be induced to take hold of the
scheme.
The first two points have an easy solution.
The right of eminent domain can secure the
land necessary for the canal in whatever
hands it may be held; and the reports of
Messrs. Moody and Roberts show that the
supply of water is only limited by the ques-
tion of cost in constructing feeders. The
question of the money necessary, and of in
ducing Congress to undertake the work is
the one great difficulty. We think that
everyone appreciates that, and understands
that to that work the united effort of all
Western Pennsylvania must be directed.
A very important fact is stated by the
Press in the remark: perhaps one of the
greatest mistakes our Western friends made
was when they declined quarter of a Gen.
tury ago to accept Colonel Milnor Roberts
suggestion to enlarge the old Erie Exten-
sion Canal and render it available for the
very purposes for which the proposed canal
is designed" The force of this statement is
indisputable. If the canal had been pre-
served and enlarged in accordance with the
far-sighted proposition Of Colonel Roberts
Pittsburg would to-day have had popula-
ton of nearly a million, and Western
Pennsylvania would have contained fifty
per cent greater total of industry. But the
knowledge of the great mistake that was
committed should only arouse Western Penn
sylvania to the necessity of Iemedying the
error, and the perception that the loss can
be made good.
This is a matter in which the entire pub
lie is interested, and all citizens should work
together with the determination that the
canal shall be brought into existence in the
rear future.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-07
FAMILIES SERVED WITH MEALS.
A System of Catering Thut is Not Popular in
New York.

A System of Catering That is Not Popular in
New York.
From the New York Sun.I
ut would SEEM" said a New York woman
recently, "that we have not taken very kindly
to what might be called the itinerant catering
service. A friend from Western town who is
in the city with a crippled child for treatment
wrote me to secure for her a furnished room
near a physician, and arrange to have their
meals served there. l went at once, after en-
gaging a very pleasant back parlor, to look up
the New York Catering Company, which 1
hazily recollected used to be on Sixth avenue,
somewhere among the forties. Not finding it
readily, 1 inquired in the neighborhood and
learned that the concern sold out and went out
of existence two or three years ago, presuma-
ably on account of non-support.
my informant told me beside that he knew
of but one other similar enterprise in operation
in the city, that conducted by a colored man
further down the avenue a much less ex-
tended scale. 1 found and interviewed this
person, and was surprised at the moderate
prices he gave me. Seven dollars per week for
one, Sl2 for two. or Sl6 for three He gave me
a list of dishes for that days service, eggs
chops, a cereal, two kinds of hot bread, and
coffee for breakfast, with soup. fish, roast beef
and two vegetables, salad desert and coffee
for dinner. Only two meals are served. In
answer to my inquiry he told me that the roast
meat was sliced and served on a small platter,
a generous portion being allowed for each.
rather objected to this, and after some further
discussion he agreed to serve whole joints en-
tire puddings and pies and the like, for the two
persons whose need l was endeavoring to sup
ply for $40 per week.
my friend is greatly pleased with his service
saws everything that ought to come hot does
and all things come garnished and appetizing
Before finished with the man found out that
most of his custom comes from furnished room
occupants and small flats occupied by two or
three adults, who can by this means dispense
with servant or need only an inexpensive one.
Yet the fact that he has not all the customers
he wants and that he is almost the only repre-
sentative in the field Il heard later of one
other, less prosperous even than he) indicates
that the system is not popular one."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-07
EMIEs DOUBTFUL FATE,

The report that DR.. Peters, the leader of
the German Emin Relief Expedition, has
been killed while not far inland from the
Zanzibar coast, will add to the interest
with regard to the appearance of Stanley,
and will heIghten the general anxiety to
learn whether it is the case that Stanley
has Emin with him, or that Emin was cap
tured by the Soudanese and has not been
recovered.
In all the reports, with one exception,
that have come from East Africa concern
ing Stanley's approach, there has been a
practical agreement that Emin and Stanley
were returning in company, The exception
was furnished by the letter from Stanley,
published the other day, which stated that
on his return to WadelaI from the Congo
he found the Equatorial Province nearly
conquered by the Mahdists, and Emin and
his companions missing and presumably
prisoners. The further statement that after
waiting to hear from them he concluded to
march for the East coast would lead to the
conclusion that the reports of Emin's re-
turn with Stanley were wholly erroneous.
Ou IuC Juliet uduu luC AOpS budb
may be with Stanley is founded on the posi-
bility that he may have reioined the march
to the coast after Stanley's letter was writ
ten, the date of which is not published.
This is a rather insufficient basis for hope
however, more especially since the facts re-
ported by Stanley's letter, agree pretty
nearly with the story sent into the British
lines by Osman Digma nearly year ago, of
the defeat of Emin at Lodo and his subse-
quent capture. The weight of testimony,
until the contrary is proved by more indis-
putable news than can generally be obtained
from the interior of Africa, is to the effect
that Emin is prisoner, if not slain.
The whole world will, of course, join in
the hope that Emin is with Stanley and
that both will reach the coast without peril
from the bellicose Sorrali, or Nasal. Such
a result of Stanley's last great march would
go far toward compensating for the disasters
which have overthrown civilization along
the entire line of the Nile.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-07

burg are thoroughly informed of the fact
that they are free men; that they can share
in the requirement of the property which
they help to create, and that they regulate
their own wages. Being fully aware of
their rights and duties, as citizens of free
government by law, they will pay little
heed to fanatics who tell them they are
slaves and incite them to revolt and destroy
the prosperity which they now enjoy. As
long as the Anarchists restrict themselves
to words they can do little harm. If they
proceed to arson and riot, they will be
promptly and severely suppressed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-07
In a socinl Wny.

Mr.. AND MRS CHARLES H. SPENCER cele-
brated their fifth wedding anniversary last
evening, at their home on ANDERSON avenue,
Shadyside. A number of friends offered con-
gratulations and very pleasant evening was
spent.
MRS. H. E. MONROE will give her lecture on
the Civil War tonight at the Braddock Opera
House. The lecture will be fully illustrated
by stereopticon views, a number of which are
copyrighted.
THE Young Meu's Library Association of the
Twenty-fourth ward will hold their ninth
annual reception at Turner Hall, Jane street,
this evening.
REMEMBER the reception of the Helping
Hand Society to-day at their rooms, 175 Federal
street, Allegheny. Hours from 9P.M.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-07
DIR. PETERS A VISIONARY.
His Work In Africa Where No Other White
Nam Ever Wns.

His Work In Africa Where No Other White
Man Ever Was.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.l
NEW YORK, November Cdr. Peters was a
somewhat visionary man, who first became
known in 1884 as one of the founders
of German stations in East Africa.
He inspired a good many wealthy
men in Germany with his own enthusiastic
faith in the possibilities of starting colonies
and developing trade in East Africa, and the
result was the proclaiming of the German pro-
tectorate and the formation of the German
East African Company, whose troubles with
the natives led to Captain Wissman's present
campaign against Chief Bushiri.
If Dr. Peters reached Korkorro, as the late
dispatches intimate, he had travelled almost If
not quite within sight of Mt. Kenia, and pass
ing Denhardts, furthest on the river, crossed
stretch of country about 20 miles wide. which
no white man had previously visited. 1t is the
warlike and treacherous Somali who have pre-
vented travellers from thoroughly exploring the
Tana river. 1t was they who, two years ago
killed DR.. Juehlke, the companion of Dr.
Peters in organizing the East African Com
pany, and they also murdered some missiona-
ries recently, who had the temerity to settle on
the Tana river. If it is true that DR.. Peters
and his caravan have all been killed, the
calamity is the greatest that has befallen any
East African expedition, as it comprised sew
eral hundred men, including half dozen
Europeans, The extent Of the disaster cannot
be known until it Is learned whether the rear
column of the expedition was included in it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-07
THE GORDON RECEPTION.
FnreweiIs Given to Commissioner Dalzelps
Family Yesterday.

At the reception given by Mrs. Alexander
Gordon yesterday afternoon she was assisted
by her daughter, Miss Gordon, her daughter
in-law, Mrs. George Gordon and Miss Caroline
Boorum, of Brooklyn, N. Y. sister of Mrs.
Gordon, Jr.
The lovely country home OF the hostess with
its long carriage drives and surroundings of
forest trees, was very attractive in the bright
sunlight of the autumn day on the outside.
The interior was radiant and fragrant with
sweet smelling plants and the glorious chry-
santhemums In all colors.
A large number of ladies of the higher circles
of society from Pittsburg, Allegheny and the
East End were in attendance. After greeting
the ladies receiving, the guests passed into the
long dining room. where Kuhn served elabor-
ate refreshments.
The handsome toilet worn by Mrs. A. Gordon
was of heavy black silk, high neck and long
sleeves, with crochet silk trimmings. Her
daughter, Miss Gordon, was arrayed in a tasty
costume of white silk made in modern design,
the bodice half low and elbow sleeves. Miss
Boorum was attired in pretty black silk tissue
made over dellcately shaded pink silk with
bodice rounded at the neck and sleeveless.
Mrs. George Gordon wore Partisan cos
tune of shrimp pink silk brocade, en- princess,
with full court train. The front opened over
white silk petticoat trimmed with crush roses
under drapings of white silk tissue. The
bodice was low and sleeveless and exquisitely
trimmed with the crushed roses. Gloves to
correspond with the Costumes were worn by
the ladies, and bouquets of roses held by each.
The event served double purpose by intro
ducing Miss BOorum, who will make short
visit in the city, to number Of ladies and also
afforded great many an opportunity OF saying
farewell to Mrs. John DalZen and her daugh-
ter, Miss Bessie who will leave the first of the
week for Washington.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-07
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

MRS. LANGTRY has taken the ST. James
Theater, London for year.
THE Rev. DR.. Arthur T. Pierson bade his
host of friends at Philadelphia goodby on Sun.
day last. and on Saturday will sail for Europe,
THE Edison Waltz and the Buffalo Bill Gallon
have supplemented the Boulanger March as
popular music in Paris. The Whitelaw Reid
Sonata is an imminent possibility.
NINE. HENRY GREvILLE announces that the
old home of George Sand, Nahant, is now fol-
sale. Nine. Dudevants bed room and study
will remain exactly as she left them.
SIR CHARLES RUSSELL, the English barris
ter, makes more money han any lawyer In the
world. He lives well, works hard and still re.
joices in the fact that he is comparatively a
young man.
THE Russian Emperor, as be grows older,
becomes in appe arance more and more a
typical Cossack colossal in figure, entirely
bald, iat-nose d, and enormously mustached
and bearded.
Mrs. RED FIELD PROCTOR will spend most
of the winter in the South, nursing her invalid
son. In her absence her daughter and her
niece, Miss Carey, will preside over the War
Secretary's household.
A MONUMENT to Samuel Slater is to be un-
veiled at Pawtucket on July II, 1890, the CEN
tenniaI anniversary of the first operation of
cotton-spinning machinery in America, of
which machinery Mr. Slater was the maker.
THE twelfth anniversary of the burial of
Indiana's late Governor, Oliver P. Morton, was
commemorated by placing in position at his
grave a marble bust, from the studio of Sim
mons, the sculptor, of Rome, Italy, gift of
the family.
A FITTING memorial windows being erec ted
in the Sage Chapel at Cornell College by the
students i'll civil engineering, in memory Of
Edward s. Nevins, the hero of the class of go.
who lost his life last winter while endeavoring
to save that Of a young woman who fell
through the ice. Ex-President A. D. White
suggested this when in Egypt,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-07

Mrs. Emma Beckwith the woman's candidate
for the Mayoralty OF Brooklyn, has been hold
ing an autopsy on her campaign to-day. She
attributes. her defeat to lack of campaign
Doodle. Il spent only s75." she said this after
noon, after O careful examination of her ac-
counts. 1t came out of my own private purse.
1t was money had saved to buy a new theater
wrap with. Now must go without the wrap
wear the old shiny one" Mrs. Beckwith's de-
feat has not budged her faith in her ultimate
success. She will run again for the Mayoralty,
or for the Governorship. and is already rrepar-
ing plans for raising campaign fund from
the woman suffragists of the State. Altogether,
Mrs. Beckwith polled about so votes. The
Seventeenth ward gave her q of them. When
the news from the Seventeenth arrived at Mrs.
Beckwith's Cranberry street headquarters last
night, there was great jollification among the
ladies who had gathered there. Tney gave
three hurrahs and tiger for their candidate
Mrs Beckwith made little speech of acknoWl-
edgment, and served chestnuts, popped corn,
chocolate and biscuits. This afternoon Mrs.
Beckwith called upon the clerk of the Brooklyn
Police Department to ask for the statistics Of
her vote. The clerk apologetically explained
that Colonel Baird and Mayor Chaplin had so
monopolized his attention that he had forgotten
to look up her ballots. He promised to give
her an official record of her vote tomorrow for
publication.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-07
CHANCES FOR OUR M1LL1oNAIREs.

One of the most striking indications that
the public spirit of Pittsburg is rising to
something in due proportion to her indus
trial greatness is the manner in which our
wealthiest citizens are developing the ten
dency to come forward with gifts of the most
generous character for the public benefit.
When the late William Thaw died the fear
was expressed that Pittsburg might not find
a successor to his broad and catholic gener-
osity; but the gratifying fact seems likely to
be developed that his example will be no
less powerful after his death than while he
was living. Mrs. Schenley's magnificent
donations OF land, and her readiness to do
something in aid of the Exposition; Mr..
Carnegie's long pending offer of free libra
~, and the effort by which the Exposition
Society was put in working order are differ
ent examples of the sort named. There are
numerous other citizens OF large wealth, and
numerous other ways in which their money
can be made to benefit Pittsburg. What
better monuments can our millionaires raise
for themselves than gifts like these, which
will at once perpetuate their memory and
benefit the city where their wealth was
oained2
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-07
CHARMS AGAINST EVIL.
Amusing Beliefs Entertained by Lovely
Women of the Present Day.

Amusing Beliefs Entertained by Lovely
Women of the Present Day.
Among the many amusing superstitiohs of
women, perhaps the one that does the least
harm and affords any lady the greatest amount
of satisfaction Is the wearing of the birthday
stone as a sort of amulet OF charm to bespeak
good luck and to ward off all those hidden
misfortunes that the veil of the future
would most certainly reveal were 1t not for
this same potent talisman, says the New Y York
World A very charming woman whose birth
day chances to fall in the month Of July, insists
that she never had any luck until she adopted
the ruby for daily wear, and no amount of rail-
lery or persuation can induce her to appear for
a single day without having this beautiful
stone somewhere about her. either in ring
upon her slender finger, circlet upon her arm
or hidden somewhere in the lace about her
throat.
1t may be only tiny point of fire, but it
sufices to warn the envious fates that its
lovely possessOr is guarded against their bale
full influence. The opal, stone Of such un-
lucky omen that few women will wear it at all,
loses all its Objectionable qualities when worn
as a birthday stone. When the birth stone
chances to be one of the secondary stones, and
therefore unsuitable to be about the toilet
used, it is often put in seal and mounted with
the monogram or crest of the owner and ex-
ercises it's occult influences just as benignly
when stamping the billets douX and dinner in
VitationS of madame.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-07
Panic on an Elevated Train.

About 200 Elevated Railway passengers were
badly frightened to-day by aloud report, heavy
jar, and the sudden stopping of their train on
the big curve of the Sixth avenue line near
One Hundred and Sixteenth street. This is the
most tickllsh part of the Elevated Railway.
The curve is almost as sharp as a mans elbow,
and is quite appallingly high above the street.
The first sign of trouble was therefore the s1g-
nal for panic. Six women tainted, several
went into Mysteries. and all the men made a
rush for the doors. Brakemen were kept busy
preventing half of the passengers from Jump
ing from the train to the tracks. All were
eventually calmed by learning that the locomo-
tive had only blown out a cylinder Another
locomotive which was sgnalled from the last
station boosted the disabled train along to the
next depot, where most of the passengers got
away from the Elevated as soon as possible and
boarded horse cars,