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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-17
THE TOPICAL TALKER.
People Who Have No Sense of Proportion
or Perspective Was No Letter
in the Little Word-Positive Punctuality


Overdone.
DURING railroad journey recently, friend
| of mine occupied seat in front of an old lady
who had half-dozen big paper packages be-
slowed beside her and above her in the rack.
When nobody was expecting 1t. and while the
train was bowling along at 40 miles an hour,
| there suddenly came loud whistling from the
engine and the air-brakes were applied so
quickly thattbe cars shook and oscillated in an
alarming manner. Everybody was very much
frightened and the old lady before mentioned
uttered piercing shrek and tried to gather
the paper parcels in her arms.
Nothing happened. Probably the engineer
caught sight of an adverse signal that he did
not expect. Anyhow the train slowed up for a
minute and then pursued its way again. My
friend turned to reassure the lady behind him
| directly she screamed. II do not think there
| is any danger" he said.
Il am glad there isn't" replied the old lady
in tremulous tones, "for I have some vases
here that l fear would be broken. That's what
made me cry out"
The old lady veritably dreaded an accident
because she had cargo of china at stake
A SOMEWHAT similar case to the above re-
ours to me.
On the night of May 81, when the awful news
of the destruction of the Conemaugh dam
filled the air, the inevitable baseball crank
invaded the sporting editors den. As usual,
the crank took his seat on the edge of the
sporting editors desk. and proceeded to make
running comment upon the ball games of the
day previous, As he was talking away an
excited reporter stoned a moment at the door
to tell the sporting editor that Johnstown had
been swept awav thousands of lives had been
lost and tha PennsvIvan;a Railroad d;sabled
uAbr, cold tho cran,- ,rith so,no sbow of
interest Utben there will be No hall game here
to-morrov Onr bovs will never Get here in
time - and then be resrmed the thread of his
remarks nm the national came
ts
uT14rpr 10 = sn,ondid v;ou f,o,, ,o-en cold
an old coun+rvn,ar n +o his d.nnb+or &c Fort
Wavne accommoda+ion tain he,an 70 slacran
sneed for the ston At Avalon station s,of tbe,,-
and ot tbis Mint tha +roin storrad with a wiz
1o,. ;o-l- 80 III - -.
yAi ".u 'No oio in"A "O0'U "i'1
''Vnaa 0onoi1s anm
'el' pm. niiuuie-aseo iauy "no sat ~ INC
oeaU III iion' VI 'ne olo countrynan iaceo
"pUu' az 'nis elacuia'iyp' anu ssiu WIN severity
ooiu w enougn W cnhl Inc o'erneateo Car stoVe:
ouch language Is disgraceful, Strand IN the
presence OF ladies, too"
Ihe old man did not understand the rebuke
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-17
C0URTSHIP BY FORCE.

There are all sorts of legitimate ways of
courting a young woman. A man in this
enlightened country may WOO her with fair
words, with candy, with oysters and even
poetry. He may approach her through her
venerable mother, her maiden aunts, or in
direct attack. The seduction of the pater-
nal bulldog. or even of the old man himself,
by comestibles or simple courtesy, is per-
missible. But we must say very positively
that it is not in good taste or policy for a
young man to seek to opppltiate the object of
his desires by threatening to cut her heart
out If she declines to hand it over to him.
George Spencer, of Hoboken, in the
pseudo-State of New Jersey, however, tried
this outrageous method of securing the hand
of a certain red-headed young lady named
Miss Lenning. Against her will he called
at her house and pressed his suit ui ct drnlis.
That is to say, when she said that she did
not like him, never had liked him and never
could, he replied that he wasprepared to be a
Jack the Ripper" to her if she continued in
that state of mind. There was no excuse for
his making this threat, for it appears that
Miss Lenning had not even offered to be a
sister to him-an offer which is apt to irri-
tate an ardent lover. What his proposal
amounted to was: You must love me,
tawny-haired houri of Hoboken, or will
make you subject for instant vivisection.
No nice, refined girl, even in the semi-bar-
barous wilds of Hoboken, could be expected
to look upon this proposal with favor. Per-
haps she would have preferred dissection in
an irregular way to matrimonial alliance
with such man, but, being a selfreliant,
red-hairsd girl, she took Mr.. George Spen-
Ger. Of Hoboken, by the coat collar and
turned him Apver without ceremony to the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-17
READY FOR ROYALTIES.
Pittsburgers and Others Who Have Invented
New Devices.

Pittsburgers and Others Who Have Invented
New Devices.
The following patents were issued to Western
Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and West Virginia
inventors for the week ending October Is, as
furnished by o. D. Lewis, patent attorney, No.
l31 Fifth avenue, Pittsburg:
Barnhart Altoona, steam boiler; ]. W. Book
walter, Springfield, o., converter; e. N. Colwell,
Allegheny, manufacturing drawheads: A. J. &
H. Roberts. Pittsburg, rod rolling mill; 81. A.
Dietrich, South Bethlehem, steam boiler; VIM.
l.. Croft Steelton, Pa, machine for manufacture
ing converter bottoms; J. 1. Hancock, Montrose,
Pa, slead; P. F. Hanley, Homestead, rolling
mill; John Healthy, furnace door; eB; II. Hlte,
Morgantown, W. Va, cornet; G. II. Irwin, VIII
mington, o., auger bit die; Julian Kennedy and
H. Aiken, Homestead, hydraulic crane and rolling
mill; H. A. Koogler. De Graf, o., holdback for
vehicles; C. l.. Landes, Titusville, violin bow;
Lueien B. Martin, Fostoria o., toilet case; M. l..
Mowers Lucas, o., pile driving machine: john
Ped6er, Pittsburg manufacturing steel bodies:
Paul oliver, Oliver Mills, Pa, mixer; Jacob
Reese Pittsburg, crystalline calcic tetraphosphate
and apparatus for making phosphates; O. g.
Rexer, Belefontine, o., hip attachment for boots;
Peter Riesick. Allegheny, stairway; Abraham
shireley. Hanoverton, o.. air heating device; A.
swindell, Allegheny, heating. furnace; ]. E.
Wenger, Burton City o., machine for dipping
animals; 8. W. Wit Clifton Mills, W. Va,
burglar alarm; F. e. Youngs, Pittsburg. propor-
tional meter, two patents; W. q. Walter, Pitts
burg, bottle (designs).
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-17
Ina Social WAY.

ABOUT so friends of Mr.. and Mrs. John L.
Mills gathered at their residence on Charlotte
street Monday evening to say farewell to them
ere they departed for their future home at
Colfax. Though taken by surprise the host
and hostess were soon successful in making
their guests feel at home, and to the strains OF
the Winterton Band dancing was INDUCED in
till late hour. Refreshments were served,
and after expressing their regret at losing such
desirable neighbors, the company dispersed.
Mr.. THOMAS McCUTcHEoN of Irwin ave-
nue., will soon bring home the bride he welded
in the person of Miss Annie Sanner, of Somer-
set. The ceremony was solemnized in the Dis
ciple Church of that place on Tuesday after
noon, the church being beautifully decorated
for the occasion. Eight attendants added to
the beauty of the occasion. A reception will
be rendered the young people in Allegheny
when they return from short Southern trip
OVER 300 people witnessed the presentation
of the American flags Tuesday evening to the
public schools at Castle Shannon and Fair
Haven by Castle Shannon Council No. 2I, Jr.
o. u. A NJ. Thomas F. Ashford was master of
ceremonies, and E. Lindsay Grier delivered the
presentation address.
THE wedding of Miss 8. N. Mooley and Mr..
Emmett Queen was celebrated at 201 Locust
street, Allegheny, last evening. A number of
friends witnessed the ceremony and enjoyed
the wedding supper. The house was fragrant
with cut flowers furnished by A. NJ. & ]. B.
Murdoch.
AT the home of Mrs. Daniel Dempsey Tues
day evening the wedding of Miss Lillian Rob-
ertson and Mr.. h. E. Sample occurred. Miss
Robertson is the daughter of Mrs. Dempsey,
and Mr.. Sample is the son Of Hon. 81. E. Sam
pie. ex-member Of the Pennsylvania Legisla-
ture.
THE residence of Captain Thomas n. Laps
ley, of the West End. was the scene of gay
wedding last evening, his daughter, Miss Sadie
Lapsley, was married to Mr.. Albert G. Weaver.
Miss Lapsley is sister of William II. Lapsley,
paymaster of the Edgar Thomson Steel Works.
Mr.. CHAUNcEY ROWE, formerly of the firm
of Joseph Eichbaum & Co., now of Boston, was
married last evening to Miss Mary Louise In
graham, of Portland, Me. Their future home
will be in Dorchester, Mass,
THE marriage of Miss Annie Overholt to Mr..
Carl Clayton Low will be celebrated at the
home of the BRIDES parents, in Mt. Pleasant,
this evening at o'clock.
MISS MYERS, daughter of E. n. Myers, Roup
street. East End, will marry Mr. Scott the last
of the month.
MRS B. F. RAFFERTY,, of 1919 Fifth avenue,
will entertain friends on Thursday evening.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-17
THE PRESERVATION OF FORESTS.
Discussion ON the Subject By Members Of the
Forestry Congress.

Forestry Congress.
PHILADELPHIA, October 16-About 60
delegates responded to their names this morn
ing when the eighth annual convention of the
American Forestry Congress and the fourth
annual convention ~of the Pennsylvania
Forestry Association were called together at
horticultural Hall. The first business before
the meeting was the reading Of long report
by Corresponding Secretary Harrison, of
Franklin Falls, N. II. In the course Of his re-
marks Mr.. Harrison called attention to the
pressing need of the permanent maintenance of
forest conditions on the mountains of Califor-
mia and Colorado. The roll was then called
report concerning forestry in his own particu-
lar locality.
g. q. McClenning, Of Thomasville, Ga, said
he represented o big pine section, which is
steadily growing smaller under the ravages Of
The Ak. THE total destruction nf the pine
tree, he said, would be an incaiculable disas-
ter tothe human race. 1t is Of more value to
does, not only timber for houses, ships and cars,
but turpentine for medicine and paints, rosin,
creosote, tar and other valuable products. It
keeps more people alive than even the plantain
tree.n
Brief reports Of an interesting nature were
made by A. 81. Logan, of Kentucky; John 8.
Titcomb. Colorado; Colonel Edgar T. Ensign.
Colorado: Charles Mohr, Alabama, and Bernard
E. Fernow, of Pennsylvania. The following
papers were read: THE Forests of Illinois and
my Experience in Tree e-plantingu George w.
MINER; statistics in Regard to the Forests Of
Pennsylvania - John Harshberger: "The Tree
Planting on the Girard Estate in Schuylkil1
J. @. Duffey. of the Dakota Agricultural Col
lere.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-17

Why are rich widowers like the fashion
able trousersp
Because the crosus are popular-Jadgs.
Gsggs-How have you been feeling sines
saw your
Wages (holding up the stumps Of four recently
amputated fngersl-Well, not much Of any. thank
you.-Jadge.
The earth swings through space without
tremor or stop,
And yet It Is mighty queer
That we are not appalled, by some dreadful kerfop;
For this Is the fall Of the year. -TSms.
MAKES HIM DIZZY.
'Tis love that makes the world go round"
To that your faith don't pin.
For marriage tits, It has been found,
That makes mans head to spin.
-Boston Courier.
Lost-A Golden Opportunity. = She
(archly)-whom should you call the prettiest girl
in this room?
He docking about him)-H'm. Wen, to tell the
truth, there isn't pretty girl in the piace.-LV<
LUCKY FELLOW.
He wooed her and sued her and sought her
Till he melted her heart so cold,
Then he married the iceman's daughter
And now he is rolling in gold.
-Boston Courier.
"Ps, where do you keep your wings in the
daytime?''
.'what do you mean, oressess have NO
wings.''
''wen, ma said you were night owl. r-PAas-
dsiphtd Cal.
Not Much at Stake-Eastern Womsn--
Your married. you sayf All. marriage il . lot
teryi
western Woman (calmly)-Yes but only hold
tenth ticket. You sec, my husband'sa Mormon
elder.-Tfme.
Mrs. H., mistaking mirror for door
and suddenly starting back.
Mr.. h. Clanghins)-Why didn't you 60 through,
my dear2
Mrs. H.-Upon reelection. I thought I would
better not--L1s. 4
Ethel-Don't you think Charley Desmond
. tremendously nice young man?
Clara-Tes, ifhe didn't dress with such aWfnllJ
poor taste.
II hadn't noticed IT.,
why, he carries the same cane IN the sffsrnoon
that he does in the morning.''- TIME
''Yes. Dan Is dead" said the Arizona
man. lyon see, q few days ago some o. the nellers
strung man up to tree for stealing horses, AM
Dan pulled too hard on the rope, an strained
himselfss
"Why. what pity
1T war that but ft warn't surprising. fo1
see, Dan war the only man at his end O. the ropet
% they oufpziisd hiu, poor fsllsr. n-zt1&
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-17
WELCOMED BY MR.. BLAINE.
The Delegates to the Maritime Conference
Received With Much Ceremony.

The Delegates to the Maritime Conference
Received With Much Ceremony.
WASHINGTON, October l9-Secretary Blaine
received the delegates to the maritime confer
ence at the State Department this morning at
IL o'clock. The members are noble-looking
set of men, and, attired in the gold lace of
every maritime nation Of the world, made q
striking appearance. The exceptions to the
glitter Of uniforms and decorations were the
delegates from China and South America, the
former in their distinctive national dress and
the latter in regulation dress suits. The dele.
gates were accompanied by the Ministers OF
their respective countries. The delegates were
presented to Mr.. Blaine by their respective
Ministers after which the Secretary made
formal address OF welcome as follows:
GENTLEMEN-It is the cause of supreme grtifica-
tion to the Government of the United States that
its invitation to the maritime powers of the world
has met with SO general q response. Representa-
ttves from ASIA from Europe, from North and
South America and from the isles of the sea will
compose the conference. On behalf Of the United
States welcome you all, gentlemen, to the honor
a9s Tnco s se e4s 1G S duties tss
rapidly increasing intercourse between continent
and continent, between nation and nation, de-
maQds that every protection against the dangers
Of the and every guard for the safety of human
life shall be provided. The spoken languages of
the world win continue to be many, but necessity
commands that the unspoken language Of the sea
shall be one. That language must be as universal
as the needs of man for commerce and intercourse
with his fellow-man. The deep interest which the
maritime nations have taken in the question at
issue 10 shown BY the eminent character and the
wide experience of the delegates to whom they
have committed the important work. Again, gen.
tlemen, welcome you, and after your prelfmi-
nary organization is accomplished 1t will be my
pleasure to present You in person to the President
Of the United States.
At the conclusion of Secretary Blaines brief
address. on motion of one of the delegates from
Great Britain, Admiral Franklin was chosen
President of the conference, and anadjournment
until tomorrow morning at IL o'clock was then
taken. With Secretary Blaine and Sir Julian
Pauncefote, the British Minister, at their head,
the delegates then started for the White House,
where they were presented to the President by
Mr.. Blame.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-17
NEW POsTMAsrERS APPOINTED.
The President Selects Number of Western
Men to Handle the Mails.

The President Selects Number of Western
Men to Handle the Mails.
WASHINGTON, October 16-Presidental post
masters were to-day appointed as follows:
e. T. Lee, at Lamar, COL, vice J. q. Clubhouse,
removed Jay L. Hamlin, at Kankakee, ILL.,, vice
John II. Shaffer, removed; Emma e. Palmer, at
Onarga, ILL.,, vice A. 8. Palmer, deceased; Henry
T. Rockwell, at st. Charles, ILL.,, vice j. T.
Dougherty, removed; Morrell M. Fuller, at Ellis,
Kan, vice William d. Kelley, removed: Isaac z.
Lembert, at Emporia, Kan. vice Marshall Bird
sail, removed; William L. Chambers, at Stockton.
Kan, vice 2. h. McKanna resigned; Arthur E.
Bailey. at CassopoIis, Mich. vice H. L. Glover,
removed; Edwin X. Phinney, at East Saginaw.
Mich. vice NJ. v. Meredith, resigned; Samuel NJ
Billings, at Marquette Mich, vice James Russell.
removed; Charles e. Wells at st. Ignace Mich,
vice F. NJ. Mulcrone, removed; Charles E. s.
Osborn, at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, vice L.. p
Tremper, resigned; Isaac g. Hitler, at Greenville,
o., Vice d. $. Hine. resigned; John C. Ardrey. at
Arlington, Ore, office became Presidential; liver
Forkelson, at Black River Falls, Wis, vice G.. W.
Lewis removed: Hamilton NJ. Adams, at Hunting
ton, ". Va, vice @. l.. Thompson, removed: j.
C. De Gress, at Austin, Tex, vice j. q. johnson,
rom
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-17
Byron in the Old and New,

On Monday, October q, the ever popular
Oliver Byron will open at the Bijou Theater.
He will be supported by Kate Byron and his
famous company of comedians, presenting on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday
evenings, ACROSS the Continent;' Thursday
and Friday evenings and Saturday matinee,
'Ten Thousand Miles Away" Miss Molly
Beuchler, daughter of Fred Beuchler, of
Allegheny, is a member of the company. The
reserved seat sale opens to-day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-17
A QUEER LEGAL DILEMMA.
Nobody Authorized 10 Issue Certificates TO
North Dakota's Senntors.E Elect

Nobody Authorized 70 Issue Certificates to
North Dakota's Senator's Elect.
ST. PAUL, October l6-Some of the members
elect to the Legislature of the new State of
North Dakota are having troublesome expe-
rience with legal dilemma. This appeared at
Grand Forks yesterday when the members
elect from that county went to the County
Auditor to receive certificates of election
County Auditor Anderson refused to issue 3
certificate Of this character to Captain McCor-
mick, the Democratic Senator-eiect in the
Sixth district, on the ground that the County
Canvassing Board, which has heretofore issued
the certificates, has no authority to do so in the
present case.
United States District Attorney Cochrane
supports this view, and says that the point Is
covered by the Constitution, which gives the
State Canvassing Board authority to issue such
certificates. Captain Mccormick and some Of
the best lawyers in the city claim that the State
is not working under the Constitution, but
under the Territorial laws Certificates have
not been issued, however.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-17
THE CINCINNATI TRAGEDY
! Caused By a Little Piece of Misplaced Iron
Pathetic Incident.


CINCINNATI, October 16.-Mr. James M.
Doherty, Secretary of the company operating
the Mt. Auburn Inclined Plane. made state
ment this morning which throws some light on
the cause of yesterdays accident He says it
way a little pieced of iron, not
more than an inch long, that became
lodged in the cutoff valve and was found
this morning by the men who have taken the
machinery apart. How it came there no one
yet knows. 1t was not broken off any Of the
surrounding machinery as far as has yet been
ascertained. By occupying space required
for the rod to move in it SO dlsarranged the
machinery as to render it impossible for the
engineer to shut off the steam.
One of the most touching incidents in con-
nectiou with the tragic accident at the Mt. Au-
burn inclined plane yesterday occurred at the
morgue last night when Russell Errett, Presl-
dent of the Standard Publishing Company.
recognized the remains of his wife. Mrs.
Errett, who was instantly killed, was
the last one to be identified
and this gave rise to several incorrect state
ments of the names of the dead. She lived at
342 Findlay street, and was going to Mt. Au-
burn to look for a house. When Mr.. Errett
went home last night she had not returned.
The possibility that she might have been in the
accident occurred to him, and he went first to
the hospital and then to the morgue, where he
found her mangled body.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-17
MASTER BREWERS ELECT OFFICERS.
The Convention Closes, Voting 20 Meet NJ
Philadelphia Next Year.

The Convention Closes, Voting 10 Meet NJ
Philadelphia Next Year.
CINCINNATI, October 16-The Master Brew
ers' Convention closed to-day. A mutual bene-
fit branch was organized with headquarters in
New York. The election Of officers for the en-
suing year resulted:
President, William Gerst, Cincinnati; First
Vice President L. Frisch, Chicago; Second Vice
President, Charles Schneider, New York; Treas
urer. Henry Auer, Chicago; Secretary, E., d.
Wagner, Chicago: Directors, John Gruter, La
York: Charles z. Anton, Pittsburg; Charles
Lienel, CINCINNATI; D. Birkenrock, Philadelphia;
John Russert Laporte, Ind; N. Bermet, Erie,
Pa; William Leib, Chicago; C. Hartmann,
bridgeport Conn. A.; Hook, Indianapolis; Paul
land.
The next convention viii be held next year
in PHILADELPHIA.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-17
PLAYING SOUTHERN SUCKERS.
Governor Hill Compliments Confederate
Prowess and the Solid South.


Prowess and the Solid South.
ATLANTA, October 16-Governor Hill, of
New York, was received with enthusiasm to-
day at the Piedmont Exposition. The town was
crowded with people anxious to see and hear
the redoubtable Governor of New York. In
his address he complimented the Southern peo-
pie very highly and tickled Southern sentiment
by an allusion to Confederate prowess. He
said:
When refectIupon the scenes which took place
In this vicinity only twenty-five years ago-how q
stubborn and loyal army, battling for Q cause
winch II believed to be lust, for homes, for fami-
lies, for country, for life, was driven southwark
step by step by a force superior in numbers and
and musketry revibrated through these valleys
and the flames ofburning homes lit up the horizon;
now vigorously the Federal forces, spurred on by
the one desire. Q I preserving the Union Of your
fathers, fought their way through shot and shell,
aaestroying homes as they went and devastating
helds; how finally those brave men in gray,
driven from every stronghold, fell back within
the OF this fair city; and now at last
Atlanta fell.
OF the solid South he said:
1t Is sometimes said in the North that the South
Is SOLD. SO 1t is-solid for good government solid
Iot tne welfare OF Its people solid for integrity in
private and official life solid In its opposition to
against Congressional extravagance, solid in its
enumeration OF the errors Of the past solid for
American ideas, solid in its devotion to the new
nation, solid In its aspirations for higher ciyili-
zatl0n, and solid for all that would give US pros
porous and powerful Republic of such solidity L
am not afraid see no danger In such unity as
spr1nRtng from the coolest motives and subseryes
the most exalted patriotism,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-17

A MEETING of delegates from various
States of the Union is to be held in Wash
ington next week to form plans for holding
the Worlds Fair there in 1892. In the
meantime New York's project, together
with the Grant Monument and the Wash
ington Arch Memorial, has been placed
under the management of wilkins Micawber,
Esq, and is waiting for something to
turn nm.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-17
HUMoR AND sTATEsMAKsH1P.

We are obliged to notice the fact that
large number of our esteemed contemporaries
are still engaged in holding up the career of
the late S. S. Cox as an example of the
method in which reputation for wit can
prevent public man from gaining fame in
the more serious lines Of craftsmanship. 1t
is alleged with regard to Mr.. Cox that ''if
1t had not been for his wit he might have