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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15
1T SOUNDS FAMILIAR.
A Col0red Mans Circular Calling for q
Change in the south.


WASHINGTON. November H-Accompany-
ing the call of the Central Bureau of Relief for
q great convention OF colored men and their
friends in this city on the first Monday in Feb
ruary next, is a circular, signed by Is officers
and executive committeeman of the bureau;
and from that circular the following extracts
are taken:
In parts OF this country in the South
ern States-the colored citizen ID prevented, By
American that are guaranteed 70 him and other
citizens by the Constitution and laws OF our COM
mon country They are in those States subjected by
systematic lawlessness to personal 0utrages, BY
intimidation, whippings, burniflgs and lYnchinga
murdered even in the court house, while under
the care Of the court oficers their property wan
tonly destroyed, and they are made powerless to
Therefore. this organization has issued this cir
cular letter as an earnest appeal to all just and
humane citizens, without regard to sex, race,
creed, or political faith to assist their effort 70
remove this foul blot upon American civilization.
We ask them to denounce 1t throughout this land.
with voice and pen. through pulpit and press
and by petitions to State Legislatures. and 70 the
National legislation as Will remedy these wrongs;
and TO continue their efforts until this vile remnant
Of slavery Is extermlnated from the land, and the
disgrace Of II removed rom the American nation.
And, finally, we ask the ministers Of every
church IN this country to offer on Thanksgiving z
Day special prayers agatnstthese outrages, and 70
invoke divine influence upon the minds and hearts
tives as will cause them to seriously reflect that
continuance Of these crimes against millions Of
colored American citizens Is an alarming menace
to the safety Of this Government.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15

THE complete returns show an entire
chapter of condolences in the recent elections
in Ohio and Iowa. In the frstplace two States
classed as Republican have elected Democratic
Governors by decisive pluralities, while the
balance of the State ticket Is Republican. In
each case the vote on Lieutenant Governor Is
more than close, Lampson being chosen in
Ohio by only Al votes while Poyneer has H5
more ballots than his Iowa opponent To
complete the parallel the Republicans in both
States attribute their defeat to issues growing
out Of the liquor traffic, while Democrats see
nothing but an Endorsement of their tariff
views.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15
WHERE NICKEL COMES FROM.
-Four Thousand Tons Per Year the Product
of Single Mine.


of Single Mine.
From the Youths Companion.l
In the Copper Cliff Mine near Sudbury,
Canada, it is said, more nickel is being pro-
duced than the entire market of the world
calls for at current prices. little branch rail-
way off the main line of the Canadian Pacific
Railway, four miles in length. leads out to the
mine, which opens into the face Of a crag of
the brown, oxidized Laurentian rock, char
acteristic of this region. The miners are now
at work at depth of about 300 feet below the
surface. AS fast as the nickel and copper
bearing rock is hoisted out it is broken up and
piled upon long beds or ricks Of pine wood, to
be calcined, or roasted, for the purpose of
driving out the sulphur which it contains. The
roasting process is Of the nature of lime kiln
ing or charcoal burning. Each great bed OF
ore requires from one to two months to roast.
When roasted, the rock goes to the principal
smelter a powerful blast furnace, 'jacketed"
lin mining phrase-with running water, to
enable it to sustain the great heat requisite
to reduce the crude, obdurate mineral to
fuidity.
The dross of the molten mass is first allowed
to flow off, and afterward the nearly pure
nickel and copper, blended together in an alloy
called the mat" or matte, is drawn on at the
base Of the furnace vat into barrow-pots, and
wheeled away, still liquid and fiery hot, to
cool in the yard of the smelter. The mat con-
tains about 70 per cent OF nickel, the remain
ing 30 per cent being mainly copper. When
cool, the conical pot-loaves of mat can easily
be cracked in pieces by means Of heavy ham
mers. The fragments are then packed in bar
rels and shipped to Swansea in Wales and to
Germany, where the two constituent metals
are separated and refined by secret processes
which are very jealousy guarded by the manu-
facturers.
So jealousy is the secret kept that no one in
Amerlca has yet been able to learn the process,
u1f nrurh 11rr fhroo
years at Swansea, working as a common
laborer in the factories in order TO procure it.
At present there are produced daily at the
each weighing near 45O pounds, an output
which yields an aggregate Of more than 1000
tons Of nickel year.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15
NO SUCH THING AS COLOR.
Lecture at the Opening Reception of the

A Lecture at the Opening Reception of the
Art Society.
An illustrated lecture on Color was deliv-
cred by Prof John A. Brashear at the one hum
dred and ffty-second reception of the Art Soci-
ETY. at the Pittsburg Club Theater last evening
The reception was the opening one of the sea-
son, and without doubt one Of the most sue
cessful and interesting meetings ever held by
the society. Mr.. Brashear's lecture was fully
illustrated by experiments and diagrams, and
was intensely interesting His argument was
TO prove that there is actually no such thing as
color. That color exists solely owing to the
refraction of waves of light or absorption Of
the same. Other very prominent specialists are
booked to lecture before the society this winter,
and altogether the season opens splendidly.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15
AKuRDERER's NEW PLEA.

The line of defense adopted by Holzhay,
the GOgebic Lone Highwayman, who is now
being tried for the murderous deeds he
committed last summer, will be of tre-
mendous service to murderers everywhere.
During his examination as a witness in his
own defense yesterday Holzhay testified
that he was subject to certain peculiar
spells which had compelled him to stop
coaches, rob the passengers, murder the
drivers, and to practice murder and robbery
in railroad trains. These spells, he asserted,
came on him sometimes quite Unexpectedly,
and when they came he always had to look
out for himself. He seems, by the way, to
have always succeeded in looking out for
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15
How He showed Ii.

Here the man Of science produced bundle
Of maps, marked all over with strange lines
and circles, and laid them upon the office table.
'You said, think" he remarked, that the
heavens were somewhat agitated over my sue
cess in weather reading"
''The clouds could smother you, and every
wind in the atmosphere could cut your throet" ("
said the man from the moon. "You are dis
tinctly unpopular in the upper regions. Sup
pose jolly young whirlwind has laid nice
little plot to raise cyclone in Pittsburg and is
coming sloping along from the sou'west. You
catch sight Of him while he is still in Ohio. and
inform Pennsylvania that he Is coming. That
doesn't at all please the winds; and it Is much
the same with the clouds"
You see," said the Sergeant "our weather
system is splendidly organized one We
have stations all over America, and Pittsburg
has long been regarded as one of the most
prominent Of these. We begin work at
all these stations at 7 A. NJ, when we carefully
note the temperature, the barometic pressure,
the moisture, the rainfall during the night, the
altitude and nature Of the clouds and the
direction of winds. These we at once dispatch
to Washington, whence we get telegraphic ac-
counts Of the weather at all other stations. A
certain code we use conveys the reports from
each place IN five words we then marx our
information upon one Of these maps, and, COM
pairing the data received with the re-
suits of other days examinations and
our OWL observations, we are able TO
gauge pretty accurately our local conultlons OF
weather. Formerly we were accustomed to
sendreports Of the sunsets; but this Is now
given up. There is an old saying that when
the sun is red, the following day shall be fine.
This is very trne as 1 have found by observa-
ton. 1t is also true that yellow or greenish
sunsetsa re promising for fine weather. l do
not suppose, my dear sir, that you ever read
Coleridge; but there is passage in his
Ancient Mariner" which runs:
Last night the moon had a golden rim.'
"Now this golden rim is still watched for
bv MS: and whenever we notice the pale, watery
nimbus around your kingdom, we prophesy
wet weather with As hours.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15
ADRIFT FOR A YEAR.
The wanderings of a DereIIct Schooner at
Last Ended.
From the Philadelphta Press.l

From the Philadelphta Press.1
The wreck of the three-masted schooner
David w. Hunt, which has drifted for more
than year about the Western Ocean, has been
towed into the Madeira Islands. She has been
sighted more than 80 times and her course was
most erratic-even more remarkable than that
of the schooner Twenty-one Friends, which
drited ashore on the Orkney Islands after hav-
ing been abandoned off Cape Hatteras.
The David w. Hunt was bound here with
lumber from a Southern port and was aban.
doned early in November, about 300 miles from
SmithviIle, N. G. After this she drifted North
in the Gulf Stream as far as the Banks Of New
foundland: then taking an easterly course, she
bore away for Europe. When last spoken she
was of Cape Finisterre, Spain.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15
DEATHS OF A DAY.
CoIoneI AmbroUe Dudley Mann,

NEW YORK, November 14.-Colonel Ambrose
Dudley Manu. died in Paris yesterday. He was
Assistant Secretary of State under President
Pierce, and prior to the war heldmany diplomatic
positions abroad. In 1851 he was one Of the CON-
missioners sent by Jefferson Davis TO Europe to
urge the recognition of the Confederacy. Later
he was Confederate Commissioner in Belgium,
and the bearer OF letter from Jefferson Davis to
the Pope He has remained abroad since the
downfall Of the Confederacy. He was born in
Virginia 81 years ago.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15
RECEIYED THE LADIES.
Mr.. and Mrs. Many Entertained About 3Ot
of Their Frianda

Mr.. and Mrs. Many Entertained About 500
of Their Friends.
About 300 ladies of the boudoir and knights
of the carpet were received by Mr.. and Mrs.
Muzzy at their residence on Sherman avenue
last evening. Society people from Pittsburg.
East End and Allegheny, with a number Of
Eastern friends, comprised the company. Mrs.
LaMotte Dewey, of Erie. lady well known in
Pittsburg, was also guest. The hostess was
attired in becoming toilet of lavender silk.
The parlors, library, dining room and hall were
Gernerts Orchestra, from an inner room, sent
forth strains of all the popular music, and
most tempting supper was served by Luther.
With such pleasant environments an enjoyable
time was Inevitable.
After II o'clock dancing was indulged in by
the younger portion of the guests.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15
IN GOOD CONDITION.

Anniversary of the Temporary Home for
Destitute Women.
The twenty-second anniversary Of the Tenn
porary Home for Destitute Women and Chill
dren was observed yesterday by the annual
meeting of the managers of this important and
interesting institution.
A full attendance Of enthusiastic workers
made the meeting one long to be remembered.
The annual report was read by the Secretary,
and followed by the Treasurer's report, both of
which were very satisfactory.
The new matron, Miss Managrie, who has
satisfaction to all the ladies connected with the
Home, and it is in hourishing condition in
every respect.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15
FAIR WOMEN WE'RE rHERE.
Mrs. D. 4. Watson Was the Guest Of Honor
at Miss Watsou'a ReceptiOu.

In the reception given by Miss Jane Watson
at her home on Washington street, Allegheny,
yesterday, she was assisted by bevy Of fair
ladies. The guest Of honor was Mrs. D. 7. Wat
son, nee Walker, and those assisting were Mrs.
Henry Rea, Mrs. Stewart Brown. Mrs. George
Howe. Mrs. Thomas Blair, the Misses Watson.
Misses Holmes, Misses Ricketson, Misses Reed,
Miss Howe, Miss Hazlett. Miss Harding, Miss
Mary McCandless, Miss Beach, of Washington,
and Miss Newport of st. Paul. The hours were
from until 6, and from until 10 P. NJ.
The scene presented in the richly decorated
would have done credit to fairy land. Elaborate
refreshments were served in the cozy little
dining room, which was bower of beauty with
American beauties and chrysanthemums nod
ding their heads in every direction.
A large number of guests participated in the
hospitality of the popular young hostess, and a
charming time was the verdict of all present.
The decorations were in charge of ]. r. & A.
Murdoch. The lunch was served by Hagen.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15
1t should be saved.
rom the Philadelphia Press,

The Mercantile Library, of Pittsburg, is in
danger of falling into the hands of the Sheriff.
Such catastrophe as this would be a very
great loss to our sister city. The Mercantile is
the only public library in the city, and to shut
1t up would deprive hundreds Of persons of the
means of pleasure and profit The total debt
pressing does not exceed $4,000. and it is hoped
that the effort now being made to secure the
amount will meet with the utmost success
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15

HISTORY doesn't tell us the value of the
pearl dissolved and drunk by Cleopatra but il
could scarcely have been much more ex'
pensive draught than that of the Chicago
drummer who traded lottery ticket for a
couple of drinks in Buffalo and will learn to
day that the ticket drew $4,000 for the lucky
bartender who held it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15

great change of heart It was generally UNDER
stood that he had charge OF the inducements
which secured the election of Senator Payne
six years ago. and was devoted disciple Of
John R. Mclean, Now, however, he is out in a
radical address to the effect that neither Brice,
Thomas, Mclean nor any other millionaire
should be elected Senator by the next Demo
cratic Legislature, and thatif millionaire is
chosen he will take the stump against the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15

The fact that the Tarentum Light and
Heat Company refuse to supply certain
woman with natural gas would be extremely
interesting. if the company did not in answer
to the SUIT brought by the would-be consumer
show that the latter's landlord forbade the use
of gas in the building.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15

NELLIE BLY, has beaten Jules Verne's
imaginative flights often enough and now she
proposes to beat his record in fiction of making
voyage Around the World in Eighty Days"
by making the voyage in fact in seventy-1ve
days. We wish her bon poydge!
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15

ONE German firm is endeaVoring to solve
the dressed beef problem" SO far as it affects
the land of Bismarck, by purchasing the cattle
here and shipping them to Europe alive. If
such business can be proftably conducted,
there would seem to be scarcely any limit to its
noeeib;litias
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15
Pretty sourh.Ide Wedding.

Julius Koch, the Southside druggist, and
Miss Albertine Margaretta Strunz daughter Of
the late 2. Strunz, we're married last night at
the home Of the bride, I'll Carson street, by
Rev Mr.. Lorch. The newly married couple
left for an extended tour through Florida and
other parts of the South.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15

. o'DoNovAN ROSA will not find this a
profitable time to make new appeals for money
to support his alleged dynamite schemes. As
sassination is less popular than ever as means
for freeing Ireland, and we do not believe
Rosa has any supporters in Pittspurg.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15

The gift of 81 800 made by the Jr. o. o.
A. NJ. to the Johnstown public schools, which
suffered so grievously in their buildings and
their resources through the food, is both wise
and generous. The appeal for further aid
ought to meet with speedy response.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15
Anew Man in Control.


Rear Admiral Daniel l. Braine to-day as
sumed command Of the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
in place of Captain ]. N. Miller, relieved. on
GERS, marines and the navy yard band were out
In their dress uniforms to receive him When
the Admiral alighted from his carriage at the
navy yard gate the officers were formed in two
ranks, in the order Of their precedence. The
Marine Guard was paraded on the officers left
and as the Admiral passed down the line every
rife was brought to present arms" Then the
drums gave two ruffies and the band started
"Hail to the Chief" The Admiral proceeded to
the Lyceurn, where the officers were presented
in turn. The instant the Rear Admiral shook
the nrst hand the old Vermont ran up its flag
and began firing the formal salute of I3 guns.
Rear Admiral Braine entered the navy from
Texas in 1886 he was made vice admiral two
years ago. He has lived for the last few years
in Brooklyn, where he owns house. In 1891
he viii be retired from active naval duty, as he
will then have passed the age Of 81.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15
Evening Entertainment,

Miss Estelle Groetzinger at her home on
Washington street. entertained her friends to
the number of 4S last evening. The hours
were from to l, and dancing was the attrac-
ton. Guenther's Orchestra furnished the
music, and Hagin served the refreshments.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15
MISS ORNE's DEBUT.

"A Handsome New York Girl Makes Her
Bow TO Society.
Mrs. Lawrence Dilworth threw open the
doors of her palatial residence on Fifth avenue
last evening to about 100 of her friends. Miss
Mary Mcdonald, OF Philadelphia assisted Mrs.
D1worth in receiving, also Miss Virginia Orne,
of New York, whose debut in the realm of
pleasure was thus effected. In the toilets of
the ladies, the decorations of the house, and
the serving of the supper, rare taste and judg-
ment we're displayed.
The floral decorations were in charge Of.
Elliott, the refreshments Of Kuhn.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15
A CRAZY STATESMAN
Says Ben Hill Is His Father, and Wants to
Kill Cleveland.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH
ALBANY. November A.-A man about 30
years of age, respectfully dressed. entered the
Stanwix Hotel last evening, registered as "F. B.
jacobson, Brooklyn" and engaged room.
Then he went into the street and smashed his
umbrella against lamppOst. After that he
went to the Office of the Morning Express and
handed in written charges against Governor
Hill, whom he declares to be his father. He
was arrested soon after.
At the station house the prisoner gave his
occupation as statesman" He also declared
his intention of killing Grover Cleveland
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15
REOEIYING THEIR RENARp.
Tive More Indiana Politicians win Feast at
the Public Crib.

the Public Crib.
WASHINGTON, November 14-Mr. W. h
Welch, of Maryland, Deputy Third Auditor Of
the Treasury, to-day rendered his resignation
to take effect on che 1st prox. Mr.. A. d. Shaw.
of Indiana, viii be appointed to succeed him.
Mr.. Shaw is . leading railroad man In this
State, and helped to organize the Harrison and
Morton Republican League OF railroad en-
ployes
chief Of division in the Controllers Office, has
been accepted to take effect on the hrst and
Mr.. Frank Smagger, of Logansport Ind, Is
named as his successor.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15
RIr nRnnncI.,.H.aa

John Mccormack, a bricklayer. % years old,
was hurrying home from his work in Brooklyn
last evening, when two Of his friends tried to
stop him for minutes conversation. Don't
bother me. boys" he said, II want to get home
for dinner. am hungry enough to bite OF q
ducks head" Someone Immediately offered to
bet dollar that Mccormack could not bite OF
ducks head. Mccormack took him up. The
three men caught duck IN nearby open lot.
Mccormack put the ducks head in his mouth,
and forced his teeth clean through the neck
While he was extricating the head from his
mouth policeman arrested him. In court to-
day Mccormack told the story Of the bet, and
was sent up for six months
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15
Intimately Connected.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.l
Kentucky's family feuds are giving the State
more celebrity than her whisky, between which
and the feudal chiefs there is, possibly, close
connection.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15

A YOUNG iceman is a candidate for Con-
gress in New York. He ought to be elected
His experience with tongs ought to help him in
the House.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15
ANew Aurom.rIc Hf.,.r.

P. g. Bates of this city. has invented An
electric motor which. he claims, eclipses any
thing Of the kind yet invented. It is entirely
automatic, and when once started will perform
its work for 10000 hours without attention.
The electric companies are very much inter
ested in the invention, and are anxious for il to
be put on the market
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15

PHILADELPHIA declares sheIlid not treat
the Pan-American Congress as if it were COM
posed of museum freaks. But Philadelphia
may have done it in her sleep, you know.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15
Nellie BY 70 Break = Rscord.

The lively writer on the New York World
who signs herself Nellie BY, sailed for Liver
pool to-day on trip around the world. She
wants to fnd out how quick she can do it. and,
IL possible break the eaIlthe-way-nround record
She is scheduled to reach Paris November q,
Ceylon December 10, Hong Kong December 25,
San Francisco January q, and New York Jan.
uary H-making the complete circle In about
70 days.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15

SENATOR 9, who has been presiding
over the Sena investigation Of the Pacific
Railroads, rep very favorably Of their con-
dition, and pr the payment of the debt
they owe toA ton. His remarks about the
Central Paciic's inability to get coal at less
than eight dollars ton are likely to evoke
criticism. We believe Senator Frye is misin-
formed on this point.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15
II Amuses Him and Hurts Nobody.
From the BOstOn HeraId.l


It's q pretty dead sort Of duck that isn't
able to issue manifesto. Even Boulanger can
still avail himself Of that harmless privilege.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-15
Cb,.f Ju,tice ". n. n. smltb.

RALEIGH, November 1s.-Chief Justice W. N.
H. Smith, Of the North Carolina Supreme Court,
died to-day at II O'Clock.