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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17
PITTsBURG, THURSDAY, JAN. IL, 1889.
sTANLEY'S LETTER.

The letter from Henry NJ. Stanley to
Tippoo Tib, which was telegraphed to the
world yesterday, having arrived in Brussels
the previous night, gives, to certain de-
gree, what the public was waiting for, a
statement in Stanley's own language of his
position and intentions, and to a certain
degree of what he had done. The letter is
full of fgurative expressions of good viii
and friendship for the Arab chief, which
are strikingly like those which negotiator
would use with our Indians; but it tells us
authoritatively where Stanley was and what
he was about to do.
1t is placed beyond all question that he
reached Emin Bey and found him with
abundant supplies of food, ivory and cattle,
but presumably short of ammunition. At
all events Stanley returned to the Aruwimi
to obtain such goods as Emin needs, and
was TO start back to Wadelai ten days after
the writing of the letter. 1t took him eighty
two days to come from the Nyanza TO the
Aruwimi, and he intended to move back
rather slowly at first, in the hope that
Tippoo lib would JOIN him. This efectual-
ly disposes of the idea that he could have
been at Lado on October 10. He could not
have been half way back to Wadelai by
that time The letter also shows that he
has opened practicable route, with stated
camps and places for getting food, between
the Congo and Emin's position; and the in
dications are strong that he intended to use
that route for supporting Emin. This
affords possibility that the energetic Stan
ley may yet make his great discovery, the
Congo, a means for sustaining in the heart
of Africa the advanced posts of civilization
that are threatened by the slave trade dis
turbances in Zanzibar and the Soudan.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17
THEATRICAL NOTES.

CHARLES A. DAVIS, the well-known theatri-
cal and circus agent, now representing Gill
lette's "She" organization, arrived in the city
yesterday ''She' opens weeks engagement
at the Bijou next Monday night, and there is
every indication that the return of this grand
spectacular play will be hailed as a noteworthy
event by theater-goers. One hundred actors
singers and musicians will be employed in the
production. Laura Clement appears in the
title role The sale of seats opens to-day.
NEXT week Fanny Davenport will appear in
La Tosca" at the Grand Opera House. No
recent play has caused a greater sensation in
the theatrical world than this, and it will be
strange if the public does not show a lively
curiosity to see this gifted actress in her new
and famous role. The box Office opens this
morning for the sale of seats
THE beneht at the Grand Opera House
yesterday afternoon yielded s4l7 % for the
sufferers by the accident Hermann intro
duces a change of programme tonight and for
balance of the week.
THE ever popular Rentz-Santley company
will be the attraction at the Academy next
week. This week Jack Dempsey and Rice's
syndicate are drawing crowds.
TUE RoMANY RYE" a strong and always
popular play. will follow zone of the Finest"
at Harris Theater.
THE Casino promises many new attractions
on its next programme.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17
NEWS FROM STANLEY.
The Great Explorer In Good Health and
Spirits on August II.

Spirits on August ~.
BRUSSELS, January 16.-The following letter.
written by Henry NJ Stanley, has been received
in this city:
BONA OF BoNALYA, MURETIA, August II.
To Sheikh Hamed- Ben Mahomed From his good
friend Henry NJ. Stanley:
Many salaams to you. hope that you are in as
good health as am and that you have remained
in good health since left the Congo. Ihave much
to say to you, but hope shall you face to face
before many days.
Preached here this morning with 100 Wang
wanna, three soldiers and 80 natives belonging to
Emin Pasha. 1t is now 50 days since left Emin
Pasha on the Nyanza. only lost three men all
the way. Two were drowned and the other de-
camped. found the white men who were looking
for Emin Pasha quite well. The other white man,
Casati. is also well.
Emin Pasha has ivory in abundance, thousands
all kinds. found him very good and kind man. n.
He gave all our white and black men numbers of
soldiers blessed our black men for their Kindness
in coming so far to show them the way. MANY of
them were ready to follow me out of the country.
but asked them to stay quiet a few months, that
might return and fetch the other men and goods
left at Yambunga. They prayed to God that He
their prayer be heard.
And now, my friend, what are you going to do?
where 1T is bad and where it is good where there
is plenty of food and where there is none where
all tne cam mpS are, ana wnere we Shall sleep and
rest. l am waiting to hear your words. If you go
with me it Is well. leave 1t to YOU. / will stay
here ten days and will then proceed slowly. 1
will move hence to Big Island, two hours march
from here above this place. There there plenty
of houses and plenty of food for the men. What
ever you have to say to me my will be open.
with good heart, as it has always been, toward
you. Therefore, If you come, come quickly, for
on the eleventh morning from this shall move on.
All my white men are well, but left them all be-
hind except my servant William. who is with me.
HENRY NJ. STANLEY.
Sheikh Hamed- Ben Mahomed. to whom the
above letter is addressed, is the Arab, Tippo
Tib. The letter, which was taken to Stanley
Falls by a messenger, and which reached Brus-
sells by post last night, is the only one from
A number of other letters which the messenger
conveyed to Stanley Falls still remain there,
but it is expected that they will arrive in
Europe in two or three months.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17
ENGLAND'S IRON TRADE.
How the Loss of the United States as a
Market Was Made Good.

How the Loss of the United States as a
Market Was Made Good.
From the London Standard.l
Even in the iron trade there has been more
substantial revival this year than we have seen
since the famous imitation period of 1903.
This trade has still to contend with enormous
stocks on hand; but the existence of these
stocks prevents any SUCH sudden jump in prices
as might disorganize business and stop expan-
sion. And what is most satisfactory about the
iron trade is the increase it shows in exports to
new, or comparatively new, markets. Hereto
fore the United States has been the arbiter
of our iron markets. Its tariff did not stop
exports, but it contributed in high degree to
make them fitful. When the Union had
spendthrift fit of railway extension it imported
large quantities of British iron, tariff or no
tariff; but when the reaction set in, its over
stimulated producing agencies were fully
enough for the internal wants of the country,
and the demand for our iron naturally sank to
a minimum.
In 1888 the loss of the American trade bade
fair to make the year unprosperous for the
iron producer. 1t was not till August that the
fall in prices halted and matters began to look
more cheerful and the change for the better
came not from the States, but from South
America, Germany Australia, Belgium, Japan,
South Africa and other countries. The loss of
100000 tons on the exports of iron and steel to
the United States has in this way been almost
made good by demands from other quarters,
and the iron trade is now in much more salts
factory position than it gave any indication of
reaching six months ago. If we could be sure
that no unsafe stimulus had been utilized in
causing the new developments, there would be
no drawback to the satisfaction. This, how
ever, is the doubtful point.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17

A VOICE from Boston has again been
heard on the subject of literary supremacy.
In connection with the fact that New York
is to have an authors reading this week the
Boston Herald pipes up to the effect that
"two of the three authors, Mrs. Howe and
Colonel Higginson, come from Boston and
Cambridge, while the third, Mr. Warner,
comes from Hartford. And yet New York
frequently boasts itself the literary center"
Which appears to demonstrate with toler-
able conclusiveness that Boston is very
good literary center for authors to 60 away
from
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17
WELL-EARNED PROSPERITY.
How the Efforts of The Dispatch Are Ap-
preciated i'm Ohio.

From the Akron 20. } Beacon.]
THE PITTsBURG DISPATCH by six years of
the most lavish expenditure for the things that
make up complete newspaper, has put itself
clearly in the front rank of the best in Ameri-
can journalism. Its pages of specially wired
matter, its feature news, the freshness and
thoroughness of its handling of all news sub
jects and the great scope of its enterprise
make its growth into newspaper eminence and
into the favor of the public really phenomenal.
Its Sunday issue, with its full cable dispatches,
its page after page of special articles and its
circulation, now in the forty thousands, tell the
story of its prosperity, which has been beyond
any precedent for Pittsburg. For this year
many improvements are promised, including
series of novels by English and American au-
thors. THE DISPATCH deserves prosperity; it
has more than earned ii,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17
WORSE THAN MARRIAGE.

A bachelor old and cranky.
Was sitting alone in his room;
His toes with the gout were aching,
And his face was o'erspread with gloom.
No little ones shouts disturbed him,
From noises the house was free,
In fact from the attic to cellar
Was quiet as quiet could be.
No medical aid was lacking,
The servants answered his ring,
Respectfully heard his orders.
And supplied him with everything.
But still there was something wanting,
Somethinghe couldn't commando;
The kindly words OF compassion,
The touch of u gentle hand.
And he said, as his brow grew darker
And he rang for the hireling nurse,
Well, marriage may be failure,
But this is blamed sight worse.
-B0Ston Courier.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17
A DRY PROSPECT.

Perhaps Greenville Will Have No Liquor
Licenses This Time.
Special Telegram to the Dispatch.
GREENvILLE, PA, January 16.-Both parties
to the license contest have filed their OBJ
jections. The remonstrants object to about so
and the petitioners also object to few. Be-
sides these, the petitioners object to about 200
prominent citizens on technical grounds, such
as giving their business address instead of their
residence. The temperance people consider
this huge joke, and confession of weak
ness by their opponents.
After the papers are corrected, Michael
Hamill will doubtless still have small ma
jority. Aaron Fell may also pull through, but
the others are left and the opinion is frequently
expressed that it is very doubtful whether
GTeenville will have any licenses this year.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17
AT THE SOCIAL SHRINE.
A Brilliant Afternoon Reception at the
Singer Mansion, Allegheny.

A Brilliant Afternoon Reception at the
Singer Mansion, Allegheny.
The rainy weather which prevailed yesterday
afternoon did not seem to diminish the number
of carriages that rolled up to the Singer man.
sion, on Western avenue, Allegheny. Neither
did it seem to have much effect on the fair
guests, who were gracefully received by their
hostess, Mrs. E. f. Singer, assisted by the
Mesdames McBeth, Proctor, Sewell and the
Misses Rodgers and Marshall
Some fine selections were rendered by the
Pittsburg Club Band before the supper, which
was served by Caterer Kohort, of the Pittsburg
Club.
The floral decorations all through the house
were magnificent the parlor mantel being
graced by a splendid center-piece of pinks,,
surrounded by miniature forest of tropical
plants. The supper table had for center
piece large oval figure of artistically inter-
mingled pinks and roses
The guests, who numbered about 300, left at
at o. Among those present were Mrs, Fit
cairn, Mrs. Scaife. Mrs. Chalfant, Mrs. Byers
and Mrs. Suydam, also the Misses Morgan,
Watson, Mertz, Porter and Scott
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17

benefit of the sufferers from the Wood street
catastrophe, brings out the fact that there is
rule in Allegheny which, under strict con-
struction, forbids that sort OF thing. Such
rule is, of course, intended to prevent the
raising of subscriptions in any way which
would appear obligatory upon the scholars,
to some of whom penny NAV be more i'm
portant than ten dollars to prosperous bust
ness men. But there is no likelihood that
anyone would object to voluntary contribu-
tions for as worthy an object as that named.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17

had been equally outspoken against Ku-
kluxism it is possible that the pest might
have been killed in its inception.
Friends of civilization, both North and
South, should unite in urging that such
lawlessness shall be put down, wherever
and under whatever pretext it appears, in
stead of indulging in a pot-and-kettle con-
troversy as to which is the blacklist.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17
DETERMINED DEMOCRATS.
They Will Organize the West Virginia Sen.
ate in Some Manner.
Special Telegram

Special Telegram 10 the Dispatch.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, January lG-Both
Houses of the Legislature held short session
this morning, but no business was transacted,
except that in the Senate four ballots were
taken without any result. The Republicans
seem to be determined that nothing shall be
done unless the Democrats make the con-
cessions that they desire, particularly in regard
to the Gubernatorial contest. The Democrats
are determined not to do this and are using
every effort to elect a President of the body be
he Republican Democrat. No session of
the Senate was held this afternoon, the body
having adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow,
there being at present no sign of the end of
the deadlock. But it is whispered that the
Democrats will make an unexpected move in
the hope of attaining that end.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17
THEY ARE A TRIFLE LATE.
Beef Eaters NhO Were Caught in the
Sugar SwindIe VAST to Know, Ye Know.

Beef Eaters who Were Caught in the
Sugar Swindle VAST to Know, Ye Know.
Special Telegram to the dispatch.
NEW YORK. January 16.-J. ]. Powell and P.
Robinson, of London, arrived on thakIallia to-
day. Their coming caused stir on the street,
where it was reported that they had crossed the
water to investigate the big electric sugar col
lapse in the interest of certain English share
holders who had got badly caught in the smash
up of the company. Mr.. Powell declined to
say exactly whom he represented but told the
reporters that he was ''going to spend the next
fortnight in finding out why things had gone to
a smashup so suddenly" He will be aided in
his investigation by Mr.. Robinson.
Secretary Robertson, of the wrecked COM
pany, said at the office, SO Wall street, that he
hadn't heard of the arrival Of the Englishmen.
81 certainly haven't seen them" he said, land
they won't see me either. Why, the English
shareholders took so little interest in the situa-
tion that when cabled to them to take action
they wouldn't discuss the cablegram even, let
alone investigate
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17
GOSSIP OF a GREAT CITY.
The Editor Hit FOO Hard.
rNEw YORK BUREAU SPECIALS. ]

NEW YORK, January 16-Thomas Potter, a
wealthy contractor. wishes the Jersey City
courts to help him squeeze $4,000 out of Will
lam E. Sackett editor of the Sunday Morning
NeUs. About ten years ago Mr.. Potter began
to protect Mrs. Plume, widow, and her small
boy Mrs. Plume lived at Mr.. Potter's house
until few months ago. BY that time young
Plume, who had learned thing or two in his
maturer years, became dissatisfied with the
home relations. He induced his mother event.
ually to come to New YORK and live with him.
Mr.. Potter objected to this, and had young
Plume arrested for embezzlement Plume
proved Potter's charges to be false and got
$500 from him as damages for slander. Mr.,
Sackett's paper has been exceedingly severe on
Mr.. Potter in its comments on the case, hence
the action.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17

A NEWSPAPER started Stanley on his
first African exploration after Livingston,
and now another starts Stevens off after
Stanley. This is for the purpose Of adver-
tising itself, of course, but advertising in
such way shows enterprise. Nevertheless
there seems to be reason to advise Mr.. Ste
vens that he will have to hurry up to get
himself far enough into the interior OF
Africa, to make it worth while for Stanley
to 60 and find him, after the great explorer
comes back.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Rev. Father Oberhoffer.

Special Telegram to the Dispatch.
ERIE. January I6.-Death entered the ranks of
the clergymen of the Erie diocese to-day and car
ried off Rev. Father Oberhoffer. The deceased
priest was native of Wolfegg, Germany. and
was in his list year. He was ordained priest in
lS46 and came to America over 40 years ago He
had been priest in Elk and Clearfield counties and
this county until % years ago, when he came to
Erie The closing event of his busy career was
the completion of very costly church, in which
it was his happiness to celebrate the first mass in
October. Right Rev. Bishop Mullen will oficiate
at the funeral Friday morning.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17
Hipdoos In Distress.

Two men in Hindoo costumes applied for
lodging to Sergeant Tins, in the West Thir-
tieth street station house, to-day. They said
they were Abdhool Kerrhheen and Abdhool
Leidhh, and had no place to 60. Theyadded in
broken English that they had just been dis
charged from the Otis Hospital in Brooklyn,
where they had been treated for frost bites
that they got by being shipwrecked, with seven
others, on the Sophia Joikank, on voyage
from the West Indies
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17
TAKEN FROM LIFE.

A Railway accident-An edible sand
wich.
- Don't be dishonest in small matters. If
you get found out, you won't have much of .
chance for larger operations
Beyond Redemption.-Mrs Manhattan
But what a hopelessly vulgar lot those Jones' arel
Why, hear that MIR. Jones pays all of his bills in
cash. and Mrs Jones. to my personal knowledge,
will go shopping for a pair of gloves and carry
them home herselfl
Domestic Bliss.-You seem very happy,
Dora.
Dora-Ah, yes; have every reason to be. We
have beautiful home, two lovely children, a
snug sum in the bank, my husbands life is in
sured for go co., and his health is very far from
robust.
Discouraging. - Uncle James - Well,
Bobby, are you gaining any prizes at school now-
adays?
Bobby-No, sir; the other fellows get them all.
Uncle James-But you'll keep on trying, Of
course.
Bobby-what's the use? The other fellows keep
on trying too!
To Suit Every Taste.-Miss A.-Don't
you find New York society rather empty and ur-
satisfactory?
Mr.. S.-Not necessarily. You can take yo1
choice in that respect. There is the Bohemian set,
all brains and no style; society proper with fair
amount of each, and the Four Hundred, all style
and no brains.
AT THE PIANO.
She was playing a waltz,
And she called it First KISS
Quick made wild assaults
(She was playing waltz.
The result: abrupt halts-
A conjunction ''-and bliss!
She continued the waltz,
And it was the 'tFirst Kiss
There's Charybdis yet to Pass--He had
declared his passion and the answer was favor
able one, but look of fear crept over the girls
face as she gave it.
Darling he said, 81 suppose ought to
speak to your father at once
''Yes. yes, George, ~ the girl nervousy replied,
''but you do 1t at your own risk
A Frank Observation-Disclosures have
called six times, sir, for the amount of this bill
already.
Citizen-Wha-at, six times? Is it possible you
have been put to all that annoyance! Now, III
fell Won what III do; when feel like paying the
amount will call on you myself It's outrageous
To give n man the trouble 1 have unconsciously
given you.
He Deserved Promotion.-Friend Ito
Lieutenant Goldbraid)-Why, Lieutenant how
are you? I'm glad to see you back.
Goldbraid-Ya'as, reached port this morn
ing; but you mustn't call me Lieutenant any
more, Chappie, I'm Captain now.
Friend-Is that so? Promoted, eh?
GoIdbraid-la'as; for gallant conduct in the
late war between Hayn and the United States.
AL from LIE
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17

THE criticisms on the State Book Of
Birds, and the presence of an appropriation
Tor 1t in the Legislature, are likely to create
a slight inquiry what business the State has
to be publishing Book of Birds? Pres
emily we shall have the State publishing a
Book of Dreams for the benefit of the policy
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17
No Jaeksonian Simplicity There.

The Brooklyn decorator who will prepare the
pension building in Washington for tne inau-
guration ball is telling wonderful stories OF the
elegant things the committee has told him to
make. The flags, colors and draDery will be OF
the finest silk. Fifty-dollar banners will be
hung on every hook, and pagodas. fountains
and ships of state of the most expensive pat
terms will be put in every available corner.
Shields, coats of arms, liberty bells and cal
cium lights will make the big pillars groan, at
least SO the Brooklyn decorator says.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17

THE old proverb that "a green Yule
makes full church yard" seems to be even
more thoroughly wrecked this winter than
the ice crop. We have not only had green
Yule but green New Year, and the verdant
aspect keeps right on to the middle of JAN
uary. And yet the health of the country is
tolerably good.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17
Lies. the Latest Success.

Lies is the latest journal of gossip issued in
New York, with Alfred Trumble as "the chief
liar'' in the sanctum. He is spicy and bright
liar" and is the New York correspondent of
the East End Bulletin. The paper is full of
original notes of a fictitious character, touch
ing society. club life, art, and even the bulls
ami bears in Wall street are not allowed to es-
cape. Surely "Liar' Trumble's funny little
paper has made decided hit.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17
The Kid Glove May be Dragged In.

The Rev. Francis While Mouck, faith-heaIer,
is having legal set-to with Adolph Schwartz
over some rat-skins Before faith-healing be-
came profitable, the Rev. Mouck conducted
dyeing concern in Brooklyn. Schwartz gave
him contract to convert 1900 muskrat skins
into sealskins by dyeing them. The Rev.
Mouck dyed and delivered $500 skins. Then
his faith-healing business began to boom and
he refused to either dye or return the rest of
the skins. He told Mr.. Schwartz he was too
busy. Mr.. Schwartz sued for his ratskins to-
day
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17
Cinnamon and Opium.
From the London Globe.l


The Australians, and Americans, too, may
rid themselves of Objectionable Cinnamon in a
very simple way, if Mr.. Quong Tart, who is de-
scribed as the leading, Chinese merchant in
Sydney, may be believed. They have only to
pass law forbidding the use of opium and en-
force it, in order to keep out all the worst class
of immigrants. None but respectable China
men, to whose presence nobody could object,
would expatriate themselves to a land where
the soothing drug is not to be had.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17
A FriahtfuI Example.

From the Norristown Herald.l
A number of Philadelphia school boys were
recently taken to Washington that they might
see Congress in session. The object was praise
worthy, but notwithstanding the frightful ex-
ample set before them, some of these very boys
may aspire to the same position when they be-
come old enough. 1t is on record that boy
who was taken by his father to see criminal
executed didn't heed the warning worth a cent.
He was hanged himself 20 years later.