Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
YESTERDAYS DISPATCH.
Brief Summary of Leading Features of the
Mammoth Double Number.

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The London correspondent of The DIS
PATCH cabled an interesting account of what
he saw and heard at the famous gambling re.
Sort Monte Carlo. The Prince of Wales is re-
ported to be one of the heavy players. The
| Queens drawing room is to be held tomorrow,
when several Americans are to be presented
| Pigott, the Times witness in the Parnell trial
turns out to be one of the greatest villains un-
| hanged. A New York correspondent reviews his
| career at length. The Tories are much cha
grined at the revelations made in the trial. and
the Home Rulers greatly encouraged. Bis
marck made speech at a diplomatic dinner in
which he expressed wish to avoid any dis
turbance of harmony with friendly powers on
account of the Samoan difficulties. The EN-
peror of Germany is still suffering from bodily
ailments.
Russell Harrison says that the Cabinet Is
completed, but refuses to divulge his fathers
secrets. The President-electh has nearly finished
his preparations for Inauguration. Aromantic
story comes from Boston of therunaway match
of the daughter of an Irish peer and her faith.
er's coachman. A daring train robbery oc-
CURED near Pixley, Cal. The express car was
exploded by dynamite and one man fatally shot
by the robbers. In the Senate, Daniels, OF
Virginia. made a fve-hour speech on election
outrages. Senators Blackburn and Chandler
have had disagreement, and it is rumored
that their friends were obliged to interfere to
prevent hostile encounter. The proposed 3
mill tax on the capital stock of manufacturing
corporations is meeting with much opposition at
Harrisburg. j. W. Breen contributed a valu-
able paper on cooperation in business.
The special ear which is to carry Harrison to
Washington was visited and described by a
DISPATCH reporter. Jacob Reese is about to
try the experiment of making a cast steel gun
by new process. Pittsburg experienced its
coolest day thus far during the winter A
large audience listened to Mrs. Shaw, the
famous whistling woman. The Carnegie Free
Library at Braddock, to be opened this week,
was fully described in an illustrated article.
The Romans witnessed the first professional
game of baseball ever played in the Eternal
City. Other sporting events were accorded
the usual space.
In the second part Joaquin Miller's interest
ing romance was concluded. Bill Nye told
what he knew about hotel porters and other
people with whom the traveller comes in con-
tact. Frank Carpenters letter from Peking
was one of the best he has written. Five col
umns were devoted to reports of strange and su-
pernatural occurrences brought to the attention
of the Boston Society for Psychical Research
Those who are impressed by the mysteries of
nature and the human mind should not fail 20
read it. Henry Haynie described Paris as it
appears from the top of the lofty Eiffel tower.
Gail Hamilton gave utterance to some
thoughts on charitable work which philan-
thropists would do well to study. Blakely Hall
wrote of the favorite athletic games of various
countries. Olive Logan furnished a breezy
letter descriptive of various things in Wash
ington that have attracted the attention and
excited the wonder of this accomplished lady
writer. Mrs. Sherwood's social chat dealt with
numerous topics of interest to men and women
in society. Eliakim Eastman contributed one
of his Characteristic sketches. Prof. Shaler's
paper stated reasons'why the United States
should send out another party of Arctic ex-
plorers. S. Goodfriend gave some entertaining
information about what the baseball players
saw and did in Australia. Shirley Dare and
Clara Belle contributed papers of unusual ex-
cellence. Joel Benton revived some interest
ing lore regarding the ancient inns. Edgar L.
Wakeman sketched the curious ways of the
peasants in an out-of-the way corner of Ire
land. Rev. George Hodges, Barney and other
writer's also furnished original matter. The
various departments were full of interesting
news.