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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
TRIAL OF DEFLECTIVE ARMOR.
A Turret Which Cost $4,000 viii be
Tested on Wednesday,

WASHINGTON, September 2-Next Wednes-
day there will be test at Annapolis of the
defective armor designed by Chief Engineer
Clark, of the navy. This armor has been
Navy Department bugbear for several years.
In 1883. Congress appropriated sum of money
to defray expense of making and testing the
armor, but for some reason 1t was not done.
The case finally drifted into the hands of the
Naval Advisory Board, the turret was at last
constructed by the Bureau of Ordinance, and
now it is to be tested. The armor consists Of
double curved turtle-back turret, designed for
the deck of ship to protect gun. 1t is four
inches thick. The inventor claims that it will
defect shot that would penetrate l3 inches Of
iron. The gun used will be one of the eight-inch
breechloading rifles recently turned out from
the Ordnance Factory in this city. 1t will be
planted $50 yards from the turret and loaded
with light charge Of powder, sufficient to
drive the shot through the ID inches specified.
Seven shots will be fred unless the target is
broken before that point Is reached. The in
ventor has requested that If the turret is intact
after the seven shots have struck it. that it be
fired at until destroyed. Some officers of the
department believe that the first shot will settle
the matter. In case the turret stands the test
it will probably be adopted for use on some Of
the new vessels. The experimental turret TO
be fired at Wednesday, cost nearly sl5,OOO.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03

THE stoppage of work on the Exposition
buildings in order to celebrate Labor Day,
was one of the incidents of the holiday that
is not altogether pleasant. No doubt the
observance of the labor holiday seemed to
the trades unions to have as much public
importance as urging the Exposition to
completion. Nevertheless in city where
the most powerful unions did not deem it
essential to stop work, because business was
brisk with them, it seems as if an enterprise
of such public value and industrial import
ance as the Exposition might have been
made the beneficiary of an exception. But
it is no use arguing over split milk. We
have no doubt that the work will be pushed
so as to make up for lost time.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
The Car Of Jugssrunur.


What IS meant by the car Of Juggernaut?
BEAVER, September q REDDY.
lThe town Of Juggernaut, or, as it is some
times written, Jaggernaut, Is in Bengal India,
on the northwest coast of the Gulf Of Bengal,
In the Province of Orissa and some 45 miles
south Of Cuttack. The resident population Of
the town is estimated at from $1,000 to 40, 600
but as there are u l2relgious festivals held there
annually, it is difficult to state what is the num-
Der Of its Inhabitants. Pilgrims from all parts
OF India visit the sacred shrines, and the great
festival in March has attracted uncounted
crowds Of believers from the provinces where
the tenets Of the Brahmin prevail. The land
for considerable distance around the temple
is esteemed holy An ineiosure of ten acres
contains the sacred temples. The great pagoda
rises 200 feet above the ground and within
an inner inclosure. The greater part of the
Hindoo deities have temples within the In
closure. The principal temple Is dedicated to
Krlshna, esteemed an incarnation of Vishnu
and derives its name from the title Juggernaut
After this come silva and Subhadra. deities
that are represented by horrible-appearing
idols. There are immense chariots for each Of
these idols, that Of Juggernaut or Krishna
being the largest; Its dimensions, 49, feet
high, 94711 feet square. and mounted on wheels
81 feet in diameter. When the great festival
takes place in March the images are taken in
their chariots to house about one and half
miles from the temple 1t has been at such
times that the slaughter of victims has taken
place. The vehicles. when on their journey,
are drawn by ropes held by men, women and
children. 1t is stated that the temple of the
Juggernaut, supposed to have been built in the
twelfth century. cost over 81 OO0,000l.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
KICKING COLORED POLITICIANS.
They Are Dissatisfied at Republican Appoints
ments in the District of Columbia.

They Are Dissatisfied at Republican Appoints
ments in the District of Columbia.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.i
WASHINGTON, September 2-The negro pol
iticians of the District-a term which embraces
practically the whole colored population here
are in a state Of mind because the Harrison ad-
ministration does not make rapid enough
changes in the local offices. Mr.. Trotter, the
colored Recorder of Deeds, comes in for fair
share ofabuse, and his removal is demanded,
not because he has not managed his Office well,
but because he is a Democrat and an outsider.
Another functionary who has given offense is
the Superintendent of Police, because he has
exercised his discretion in choosing between
applicants for places on the force and given
the preference to white men. The law allows
him to do this, but it makes the negroes very
angry. The only important local office holder
appointed during Mr.. Cleveland's term who is
not severely raked over the Goals is P. NJ. Ross.
According to the testimony Of the colored
leaders themselves, he has acted without
shadow of race prejudice, as far as can be seen,
in his treatment of his subordinates, making
appointments without considering color, and
promoting Republicans, Democrats, whites and
blacks alike for merit only. number of
meetings are to be held this week among the
negroes ostensibly to consider the question of
supporting a certain colored candidate for
vacant place in the District School Board; but
it Is expected that these gatherings will be
made the occasion for a general overbauling of
the present administration for not being Re-
publican enough.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
NEW GUINEA EXPLORED.
The Governor Takes an Inland Trip and
Makes Interesting Discoveries.

Mhkes interesting discoveries.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 2--Advices
from New Guinea state that Sir William Nc
Gregcr, the Governor. has recently completed
the exploration of hitherto unknown portions
of the island. He made successful ascent of
the highest peak Of the Mount owen Stanley
range named Mount Victoria. which attains
an altitude OF lS,l2l feet. The climate was per-
feet, the weather at an altitude of about 5000
feet being clear and cold. On the summit
daisies, puttercups, forget-me-nots, grasses and
heaths were growing and larks were seen.
Icicles and white frosts were met with. No
natives were seen above an altitude of 1000
very mountainous. No table land was dis
covered. The geological formation of the
country is mainly decomposed slate and quartz.
There was no sign of gold specimens. Natives
were met. on two occasions. They were ex-
tremeiy friendly but superstitious. They
were stout. well-built men, with short legs.
Women were never seen. Cultivation pad
docks were Fenced in and sweet potatoes yams
and sugar cane we're plentiful. Tobacco was
also grown. The natives had no warlike i'm
plements.
Particular attention was paid to headdresses,
which were made of shells procured from the
eastern coast of German New Guinea, show
ing that there was friendly communication
across tne owen Stanley range. Sir William
McGregor collected many specimens Of new
plants, among others some beautiful yellow
rhododendrons. all of which have been for
warded to Baron Won Mueller for report, and
great number of new grasses, large patches Of
which were discovered on Mount Victoria. Mr..
Goodwin, naturalist, secured specimens of sew
eral new Birds An animal was seen something
like native bear. but with a long tail Its
color was dusty brown black. In the extrem-
tiles 1t had nve claws iand its tail was bushy.
Its estimated weight was 90 pounds.
The birds In the lower attitudes were the
th0Sn hnfnro &1,n,.
disc bird, similar to the great epinachus. They
procured female Astrachia Stephania, the
only male bird of that species being in the mu-
scum at Berlin. Among the birds are some
identical with the English lark. Unfortunately
they were eaten by one of the Polynesians. A
few chronological specimens were obtained,
among which were milk white butterflies.
Many were seen, but only few were captured.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
Harris Thenter.

The ever-welcome "Standing Room Only"
sign was busted oil and used twice yesterday
at this popular house, and Manager Starr was
correspondingly happy. Pete Baker was the
magnet, and his comedy of 1.-THE Emigrant,"
in bright new dress, was heartily enjoyed by
the two immense audiences. Mr.. Baker is in
very good voice, and his new songs and dances
were encored till he was too tired and warm to
respond again. He Is supported by first-class
company. Miss Marie Morosini is a
pretty Mrs BrotCn. Miss Cecil Clay good A0-
mes. William E. Hines clever stage Celt, Miss
Earle Remington sweet-voiced Ltzette, and
Little Wene," very precocious child actress,
who can sing and illustrate her songs with pat
gestures. The costumes worn in the fancy ball
scene are bright, new, costly and very becom-
ing.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
POWDERLY ON THE WORLDS FAIR.
Why the Workingmen Should be Especially
Interested In IL.

Interested In II.
7. ". Powderly in New York World.]
To those who would profit by the history of
the present day, while there Is yet time for
them to act on it, no occasion can be more
auspicious than what is called Worlds Fair
When the present Exposition is at an end in
Paris, and the people of Europe return to their
everyday occupations they will know more of
the history of Europe than if they spent the re-
mainder of their lives in reading the produc-
tions of men who looked through but one pair
of glasses in writing the histories of the past,
and what we, to-day, call the present. A
Worlds Fair Is better than history 1t is an
objectlesson for the men of to-day, and it
makes history for those of the future.
If there is class of people in America who
should take a deep interest in the Worlds
Fair, to be held in 1892, that class is made up
of those whose labor must be put forth to make
the coming event success. Every working
man, particularly those who belong to labor or
ganiZations. should actively engage in making
the Worlds Fair of 1892 the most noteworthy
event of its kind the centuries have ever wit
messed. We have talked of the nobility of toll
of the dignity of labor, of the worth of the
laborer and the dependence on his toll which
the nation feels. We have read of the age Of
stone, of the iron age, and have assisted in
writing the history of the age of steel; we are
now witnessing the marvellous achievements of
the age of electricity, and on what occasion can
we enter upon the age of industry in all that
the word implies, with more hope of success
than on the dav we open the doors and set in
motion the machinery OF the Worlds Fair of
1909
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03

WE are panied to observe that Brother
Wharton Barker in the last issue of the
weekly journal, the american, declares
that President Harrison has "bound the
party fast to his own iniquity by making
Quay his Pennsylvania deputy; and finding
the party in evil ways he has put it In
convict's dress" Such glaring. violent and
reprehensible language calls upon the lead
ers of the Pennsylvania Republicans to
labor with Brother Barker, and show him
the danger that he is in of lapsing into the
heretical and apostate condition of hated
Mugwump.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03


To the Editor OF Ihe Dispstcns
Please tell me something Of the Island Of
Malta. its location and history, H L.
BRADD0CK. September 2
fThe Island Of Malta is British possession IN
the Mediterranean, lying about CO.. miles south
west Of Sicily and nearly 200 miles north Of
Tripoli In Africa. 1t has an area Of 100 square
miles and population Of some 10000 The
island has no lake nor rivers and no trees Of
any size, not even brushuood; its entire sur
face is calcareous rock, over which has been
spread layer OF earth, which was brought
from Sicily. BY careful cultivation the arfifI-
cizl soil Is made to yield abundant crops Of cot.
ton, grain. vegetables and excellent fruits. In
summer the heat on the island Is intense. ou-
ing to the hot, dry winds which blow from the
African deserts: but In winter the climate is
delightful. The ancient name Of Malta was
MeIita Il was occupied probably At 4 very
Later Later was attached 70 danu Carthage '''snxi snxyii
rendering to the Romans at the BE-
ginning of the second Punic war. It was an
nexed to the province OF Sicily. The Cilician
pirates used the island as their especial rendez-
vous. After the fall Of the Roman Empire the
island was for some time held by the vandals,
but was taken from them BY Belisarius in 63S
and was subject to the Byzantine empire untii
the latter part Of the ninth century. when Il
was conquered by the Arabs In the eleventh
century It was seized by Count Roger. the Nor
man conqueror of Sicily. and held as part OF
the latter island until the early part Of the six
teenth century. when Charles v. Of Spain took
possession Of both those islands Under this
Emperor the knights of Malta. an order Of the
knights of st. John, ruled the island and held
it until Napoleon I, in 1873, seized it when on
his way to Egypt. After the battle Of the Nile,
however. the Inhabitants rose in insurrection
and compelled the soldiers Of the French gar
rison to shut themselves up IN the fortress Of
Valetta. The British came to the help Of the
Maltese. and the French force was at last com
PEELED by famine to yield. The island has ever
since been under British rule-l
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
A PROFITABLE MOUSE-HUNT.
Boys While Chnslng the Animal Find n
Large Sum of Money.

large sum OF money
SAN FRANCISCO, September IA Mel
bourne special of July q says: A good deal Of
excitement arose at WiIliamstown this morn
ing in consequence of the recovery of nearly
$4,000, a portion of the money stolen from the
royal mail steamer IBERIA under the platform
of the pier railway station. The discovery was
made by two boys named George Gordon and
James Sweetenham, aged IA and 15 years re-
spectively. AS the boys were walking past the
platform they saw mouse come out of a hole
and dart under the northern end of the
platform. Thinking to have some sport the
boys went on all fours under the floor. Gordon
inserted a stick and commenced to work it
about. The action produced clinking sound
which was SO unexpected that the lads
scratched away the earth and suddenly dis
covered a mass of soyereigns. After filling
their pockets they covered up the place and
went home, Gordon found that he had 1l8
sovereigns and his companion l64.
The father of Gordon on Monday took both
boys with the sovereigns, to the police station.
The police proceeded to the spot and found $50
sovereigns, including those found by the boys,
the whole sum having been in bag. Subse-
quently the police, by digging with garden
fork, found three other bags in different places
only couple of inches under the sand. The
grand total of sovereigns recovered is 3,742
The bags in which the money was found are
supposed to have been stolen from the royal
mail steamer Iberia some time ago. They had
evidently been opened and some sovereigns
had been taken out of each before they were
planted" Four of the five bags lost have now
been found.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
A REMARKABLE WHISKY BILL.
One Customer Who Consumed 81 600 Worth
of Liouor i'm ~ Months.

KANSAS CITY, September 2-Probably the
most unique suit on record for an accounting
was that filed in the Circuit Court here Satur-
day by William Olden, saloon keeper, against
s. B. Ryland, who lives just across the Kansas
line. The items run from August. 1857, to
March, 1850, and cover II pages of legal cap.
Olden alleges that he paid bills for groceries,
fuel and ice for Ryland. Ninetyper cent, low
ever. of the bill sued on is for whisky and beer
and 8 per cent for cigars.
The bill specifies the purchase Of 263 gallons
of whisky, 435 drinks of whisky 30 bottles of
beer, Is beers by growler and barrels of beer.
For three weeks after each new year there are
no items, but the accounts of the week follow
ing each period Of abstinence are unusually
large. The total amount sued for is 81 ,O4S
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
Notes of the Stage.

The Casino Museum has a large programme
in its curio hall and the theater The wonder
full local skeleton man is attracting great at
tention.
THE Worlds Museum is offering "The
Mascot comic opera and large number of
curiosities, including Che Nah, the Chinese
dwarf, DR.. De Little, the spiritualist, and many
others for 10 cents, on Federal street. ALLIE
gheny.
MRS. 1ENNEss MILLER will deliver her
lecture on Dress at the Grand Opera House on
Thursday afternoon next The interest which
Mrs. Miller's discourses have awakened else
where seems likely to be duplicated in Pitts
burg. The demand for seats is simply
enormous.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
Harry williams Academy.

With such bill of fare as Davene's Allied
Attractions, it was small wonder that this
home of variety was packed twice yesterday,
despite the fact that night prices prevailed at
the matinee. William Davene has few, if any
peers in artistic acrobatics, and his two num-
Lotta, were alone worth the price of admis-
sion," as the bills so often have it. Larry and
Lizzie Smith are yet at this house, Lawlor and
Thornton do a clever act, George Nash's BIZ
cycle riding is great, and Ward and Lynch add
to the humor Of good vaudeville perform
ance.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
Ar THE THEArgRy.
Mr.. wnrde In New RoIe-Lizzis Evans
New Comedy-Othsr Plays.

New Comedy-Ofher Plays.
II is good many yearsIsince '.Belphegor, the
Mountebank," by D'Ennery, made laughter
rise and tears fiow in Pittsburg. Last night ct
the Grand Opera House Frederick Warde re-
vived the play with eminent success. The
audience was not very large. but 1t made up In
its enthusiasm toward Mr.. Warde for its weak
ness in numbers.
The play as Mr.. warde presents it under the
title of "The Mounte bank" Is five act drama.
1t does not gather strength from its length.
Compressed it would be more acceptable
though the torrid temperature of last night
may have made the play appear more tedious
at points than it really is. The plot is clean
cut and simple; there il no need for alteration
there. 1t is no more than this The
wife Of strolling player, BeLphegor, who
has two children, is persuaded TO leave her
husband in order to obtain luxuries for her
sick daughter. Unknown to the mountebank
his wife is of noble origin. and her family is in
wealthy circumstances Her family enters
into plot to draw her from the mountebank
husband and succeeds. But her husband cour-
ageously pursues her and finally regains her.
1t takes five long acts to tell this.
Mr.. Warde reveals novel strength in come
dy in the earlier episodes Of his impersonation
ol 0etpHeg0T, Lne MounteDank. Anu YET sue
cessful as Mr.. Warde Is in his rough clowning
and domestic humor. the genius of the man
does not fash out until the situation becomes
.tragical. At the end Of the second act there is
an opportunity of which he takes the fullest
advantage. Belpheoor has returned from
an errand to buy presents for his wife
and sick daughter to ind that
they have both disappeared, left him for the
wife's rich relatives 1t is not quite clear why
at this point solemn church music in organ
tones is introduced, but with or without this
harmonic help the acting of Mr.. Warde must
be supremely affecting. The assistance he re-
ceives In this climax from Miss Gertie McGill
in the character Of Henri is noteworthy In
every line of the tragic side of the. character
Mr.. Warde exhibits his old power. He re-
mains master of very rare art.
Mr.. Warde's company Is reasonably good.
Miss Stella Rees has considerable knowledge
of the traditions of tragedy, and is undoubtedly
well trained. Her acting Is not effusively spon-
taneous as rule, though she struck fire once
or twice. Perhaps the awful heat handicapped
her. Mr.. William Stuart continues to advance
in his profession. His rendering of rather
unfruitful part was careful and interesting.
Mr.. Wilfred Clarke showed unmistakable
talent for comedy as Fdnfdrondde, clown.
The play was well staged 1t will be repeated
tonight.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
RFFnRMS IN LAW.

1t is satisfactory to learn from the reports
of the meeting of the National Bar Associa-
ton at Chicago that the necessity of some
legal reforms was recognized Perhaps the
lawyers were far from perceiying the real
scope Of the needed reform; but the fact that
the legal mind is turned in the direction of
reform is so far acceptable.
The branch of the subject taken up vas
that presented by the overerowdeac 1ition
of the Supreme Court of the Unit<d States.
The fact that the usual expectation in that
court is that case can be decided until about
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03

sides provoking the laughter of the entire
State, it really seems that poor Hastings is
decidedly getting hold of the hot end of the
bargain.
1t is intimated that General Hastings rec
ognises Filter as his Old Man OF the Sea,
aud would gladly throw him off if he could;
but the peculiar characteristic of this Old
Man of the Sea, like his prototype, is that
he will not be thrown off by any ordinary
means known either to the ancient Sindbad
or the modern politician.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
VARIOUS ARMY CHANGES,
important Orders Issued by Major General
G,J,oaaIl Aborr Uasfo,,, nonn.tn,on,.

Important Orders Issued by Major General
SchofeId About Western Departments.
WASHINGTON. September 2-With the ap-
proval of Secretary Proctor Major General
Schofeld has issued the following orders;
The garrisons OF Fort Laramie, Wyo t.:
Fort Hays Kan, and Fort Lyon, Col, Twill be
withdrawn, and the several posts named will be
abandoned; and the troops thus withdrawn will
be assigned to other stations by the division
commanders.
A regiment Of infantry will be ordered from
the Department of the Missouri, or the De-
partment of the Platte, TO take station in the
Department of Texas.
The commanding General of the Division of
Missouri will give the necessary orders to carry
these changes into effect as soon as it can be
done with due regard to economy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03

THERE was good deal that was unique
in the diplomacy of the last administration;
but it must be admitted, that if President
Cleveland had undertaken the task of sup
pressing seal fishing by setting Yankee tars
in Behring Seas at the task of capturing
Canadian Tartars, single-handed, the jeers
Of the opposition press would have made
the country ring with laughter. This branch
of the vigorous foreign policy requires
altogether too much vigor on the part of our
alleged prize crews.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03

A SCIENTIFIC investigator of Yorkville,
S. c., has recently made an experiment
which contributes materially to the knowl-
edge of the world, concerning the capabili-
ties of the human internal economy. The
experimenter was a colored gentleman, who
demonstrated his ability to eat eighty-four
fried eggs He also demonstrated that the
capacity of the human stomach to digest
such meal is located somewhere on the
hither line of seven dozen fried eggs; for
the heroic investigator subsequently, died
as the result of his experiment.