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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17
QUITE A ROMANCE.
The Peculiar Manner In Which q Now Low.
ing Couple Became Aequainted-A
Cemetery Chosen for the Scene
of the MarrinRa CaramonY.

Vne fecuiiur muuuer In w nicn NOW Aovs
ing Couple Became Aequninted-A
Cemetery Chosen for the Scene
of the Marriage Ceremony.
PHILADELPHIA, August 16.-Mr. and
and Mrs. II. Burbank arrived here yester-
day on their way from New York to Ne:
braska. They had strange story to tell.
At the Brooklyn theater fire years ago the
father and sister Of young Burbank were
lost, as we're the mother and sister of Sadie
King, who then lived in State street, Brook
lyn. Mr.. Burbank wrote from the West for
information about his folks. and was an
swered by Miss King, who wrote occasion
ally for her uncle, an undertaken. Young
Burbank read the letter, and a correspond
ence has been kept up ever since.
Last October he proposed marriage. She
replied in a satisfactory manner, but sug-
gested as the Brooklyn fire had been the
means of their meeting, that they should
carry out the marriage ceremony in Green
wood Cemetery, near the monument that
was erected by the city of Brooklyn for the
unknown dead who perished in the terrible
disaster. On Wednesday Mr.. Burbank, ac-
companied by Colonel Montgomery Green,
of st. Louis, an old friend of his father;
Forster Bishop, of Cincinnati, and his sis
ter arrived in Brooklyn, and met Miss
King for the first time at her house on De
Kalb avenue. Before the tall shaft there
were eight in the party, and the group was
quickly made. Aware of the solemnity Of
the spot, the bride said:
"Harry, my mother and sister are under
that stone. We never found them"
He took her hand and answered: "And
so are mine" Colonel King, who was an
officer in the army during the late civil
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17
EXHIBITORS WILL DECORATE.

The Exposition 20 be Made Beautifal-An
Additional Display for the street-Busy
Scenes az the Point.
President s. s. Marvin, of the Exposition,
has received the following letter from Mayor
Grants Private Secretary in answer to the
one Mr.. Marvin wrote in regard to the port
able cast iron buildings:
The COMMITTEE FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION OF 1892
MAYORS OFFICE, CITY HALL,
NEW YORK, August 8, 1889. ]
DEAR SIR-Permit me to acknowledge the
receipt OF your communication OF August o,
which has been filed and will be referred to
The Mayor and the general committee directs
made. w, Nom. SPEER.
The work on the buildings is being pushed
as rapidly as possible, and the contractors
say everything will be in shape for the open
ing on September 4. Quite number of the
most prominent exhibitors got together yes
terday and decided to decorate the building,
it having been decided by the management
not to do any official decorating this year.
The merchants want to buy bunting and
flags, and festoon the framework of the main
building. The cost will be 81 900.
Art Hall is about completed and as soon
as the lighting apparatus is put in place,
the pictures, which have already arrived,
will be hung. This will be done within the
next two or three days.
1t was reported to Manager Johnston yes
terday that a number of people who had been
refused space in the Exposition buildings
had rented space from property owners
along Duquesne way, and exhibits will be
made in the open air in front of the main
building. These are among the people who
wanted to exhibit specialties and establish
peanut and lemonade stands. Manager
Johnston stated yesterday that the list of
exhibitors that has been published was not
a complete one, many of the most promi,
nent ones being omitted. The full list will
be made public in few days.
Applications for space are SO numerous
it is quite probable an annex will have to
be built in the main building at the end
next the Point bridge. If an annex is de-
cided upon 1t will be built Of frame. and
will be built as light and airy as possible.
1t will, OF course, be only temporary. Con-
tractors have agreed to erect It in week if
the Board OF Directors authorize it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17
SOMETHING OF A QUESTION.
The State Department Bothered to Take
Care of n Prisoner.

Tne state department botnereo 10 rake
Care of Prisoner.
WASHINGTON, August 16.-The State
Department has received an opinion of the
Attorney General in the case of Captain
Duverge, which will be accepted as settling
the question of the right of this Govern
ment to bring to the United Sthtes for con-
fnement persons convicted by consular
courts of offenses and sentenced to impris-
onment In this case, Captain Duverge
was found gully Of killing Consul Stanwood
and was sent first to imprisonment for ten
years. As there were no proper means of
carrying out the sentence at Madagascar,
the scene of the murder, it was sought to
bring the prisoner to the United States and
confne him here. The Attorney General,
hover, decides that this cannot be legally
done.
During former administrations prisoners
sentenced by the consular courts in the
Ottoman Empire were brought to the United
States for confinement, but the Attorney
General explains that this was done only
when the prisoner had been sentenced to
death and the President had used his power
of making a conditional pardon, and COM
muted the sentence practically in that way.
In the case of Captain Duverge recourse
may yet be had to a similar device, which
would result in his confinement in the
United States for term less than ten years,
a pardon being extended for the remainder
of the time, thus imposing the necessary
conditions; but meanwhile the officials Of
the State Department are not without ap-
prehensions that the prisoner may, by his
escape, avoid any official solution of the
problem.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17

at first thought that the little old woman
bore some relation TO Captain Russell's
ghost, but 1t was identified as the image
of Mrs. Oertel and must, on that account,
be an entirely distinct ghost, whose mani
festations are unaccountable. After shak-
ing her fist In the sleeper's face for minute
the ghost disappears. 1t cannot be con-
jectured why the old woman always comes
out Of the wall instead of down the chimney
or through the keyhole, or why she invaria-
old woman who was never known to scold.
The wife of the Rev. Frank Esstment saw
this ghost several times and related her ex-
perience with 1t to several of her friends.
She firmly believes in its existence as a tan
gible ghost, although her husband tried to
argue her out Of her belief After the birth
of Mrs. Eastment's child the ghost disap-
peared for time, but now it is back again.
Before the child was born it appeared near
ly every night.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17
OFF TO DEER PARK NEXT.
The President VIII MIKE Brief Stop ut
the Capital.

The President VIII MIKE Brief Stop nt
the Capital.
WAsHIN oToN, August 16.-At 20s
o'clock this afternoon the President and
Private Secretary Halford drove up in
front of the White House, after an absence
of nearly two weeks. A number of news
paper men and a few tourists had gathered
upon the portico. In response to their
salutes the President raised his hat, and,
with a smile, said: 81 am much obliged for
the reception" Mr.. Halford says that they
had a pleasant trip down from Fall
River on the Pilgrim. The water was a lit
tie rough, but not enough SO to make it un-
comfortable to experienced travellers. At
Jersey City they took the first Pennsylvania
train to Washington, comfortably placed in
the private car of President Roberts. As
few people were aware of the itinerary Of
the trip there were no demonstrations or Incl
dents on the railroad journey.
The Presidents first act upon reaching
the White House was to telegraph Mrs.
Harrison that he had returned safely. She
will take the Puritan tonight and reach
Washington tomorrow afternoon just in
time to join President Harrison at the sta
tion and proceed with him to Deer Park.
The President and Mr.. Halford looked well
upon their arrival and were in good spirits.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17
AN INDIAN PROTEST.
The Creeks Do Not Propose to be Cheated
Out of Their Rlghts.

The Greeks Do Not Propose TO be Cheated
Out of Their Rights.
WASHINGTON, August 16.-Ex-Gov-
ernor Pleasant Porter, of the Creek Nation,
to-day filed with the Department of Justice
a protest against the proposed proceedings
in the matter of Ex-Governor Samuel j.
Crawford, Of Kansas, and other persons
who, as attorneys for the Greeks,
received 10 per cent of the pur-
chase money as compensation for ser
vices rendered in bringing about
the purchase by the United States Of the In
terest of the Greeks in the lands embraced
within Oklahoma. Governor Porter, in his
protest, says that the Greek delegates as
sumo the responsibility for all that was done
and that they also have the approval of
their nation, which, he says, is a regularly
organized local self-government with which
the United States has no more to do than
with one of the States of the Union.
The Creeks, he continues, became alarmed
at the introduction Of bills in Congress,
throwing open to settlement large tract of
land which they had in 1866 ceded 70 the
United States for nominal consideration
on the understanding that none but freed
men and friendly Indians should be located
thereon. He says that the Creeks, afraid of
being cheated out Of their rights, in 1884
employed counsel 10 represent them, and,
after Q long contest, succeeded in January
last In securing from Congress g, ,280, ,857 for
their rights in the lands.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17

NOTICE TO CONTRACToRS--sEALED
IN proposals will be received at the office of
the City Controller untll the 9th day OF Au-
gust, A. D. 1889. at 2P. NJ. for the following,
viz:
GRADING.
GRADING, PAVING AND Gu RBING.
Moultrie street, from Fifth avenue to Forbes
Broad street, from Frankstown avenue to
Collins avenue.
Howe street, from Aiken avenue to Ivy
Carnegie street, from Fifty-fourth street to
Chestnut street, from Locust street to Bluff
street.
Cedar street, from Liberty avenue to Friend.
The paving of all the above named streets to
be either of STANDARD sheet asphalt with btu
minous base vulcanite asphalt, block stone,
irregular block stone or cobble stone, and
bids will be received for each kind OF pave
meut
r BOARD WALKS.
Virginia avenue from Ulysses street to
William street from Brownsville avenue to
Joefs lane from Grandyiew avenue to Omaha
street.
Kearsarge and Belonda streets from Grace
street to Mason street.
SEWERS.
Conrad street from Penn avenue to Liberty
avenue, l6 and 0inch pipe.
Penn avenue from Pennsylvania Railroad
bridge to the Negley Run sewer, l5-ineh pipe.
soath awsniy-nlan Yen street from nsr inns
Gum street from point IS feet south Of
chg Sa 70 nsn
avenue from Charles street to Reed street, Is
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17
TEXAS RATES REDUCED.
The Tariff on iron Articles VIII Como Down
About 10 Per Cent.

The Tariff on Iron Articles VIII Como Down
About 10 Per Cent.
s. P. Kennedy. agent of the "Cotton
Belt'' route, yesterday received circular
saying the Southern Interstate Associa-
ton, which comprises all the railroads run
ming into Texas, had reduced all classes of
freight. The association has extended COM
mon point territory as far west as Albany,
Tex, on the Texas Central Rail
road; Brownsville, Tex, on the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe road,
to all points on the Fort Worth and
Rio ,Grande, to Cisco, on the Texas Paclic,
and Gatesville, on the "Cotton Belt"
The new arrangement will 60 into effect
on the 10Th inst, and will make q reduction
of from 8 to 10 per cent, according to the
classification. The reduction will also in
clude local or intermediate stations. The
reduced rates on iron articles to this terri
tory will be about 10 per cent less.
When new line opens up q new terri
tory where another line has monopoly,
and which is outside the common point
radius, the rates are reduced to the latter
basis, owing to the competition. This is
the reason for the reduction.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17

Little Maggie Hayden, only years old, who
lives on Webster avenue, corner kirkpatrick
street, became SO badly affected with catarrh
as to greatly alarm her parents and friends:
She had stuffed up condition in her head and
throat so that at times IL was difficult for her
to breathe. She was restless nights, and the
dry, rasping cough was very severe She had q
hollow look in her eyes and emaciated appear
ance, and she seemed TO have a cold ali the
time. Her parents took her to the Catarrh and
Dyspepsia Institute, at 3z3 Penn avenue, and
after consulting with Mrs. Dr. Crossley and her
associate physicians, she began treatment and
became entirely cured in two months. Her
father says:
"My daughter has been cured by the physi-
clans Of the Catarrh and Dyspepsia Institute.
'ROLLINS d. HAYDEN"
Catarrh Is q disease that affects children as
well as adults. and often at very early age.
It Is the direct cause of most of the consump-
tion of this climate and not infrequently the
disease develops into consumption with chill
dren under 10 years of age. The four physi-
clans associated with the Catarrh and Dys-
pepsia Institute have for years made special
study Of catarrh and dyspepsia and diseases of
women. If they can cure you they will frankly
tell you. If they cannot they will as frankly
tell you that The crowds of patients who
daily assemble in their parlors bear proof to
their success in making cures. Remember the
place. 323 Penn avenue. Consultation free to
all. Once hours 10.A. M. to p. M, and to
SP, N. Sundays II TO SPIN. aul0-rrs
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17
SIGHT RESTORED.
Witnesses of Miracle Tell n Remarkable
Story-The Wonder Foretold-A Man
Believes His Own EYes-R
Message From the
Spirit Land.

Message From the
Spirit Land.
WASHINGTON, August-16.-Mrs. Willie
Biting, residing on the Conduit road, one
mile and a half beyond Georgetown, had
her sight restored in q peculiar manner.
The following interview with Mr.. J.D. Bit
ting, the lady's father-in-law,te tells the story.
Mr.. Biting said:
''Several weeks ago my sons wife was
taken sick, and for days her life was de-
SPARED of, though she received the best of
medical attention, and was carefully and
tenderly nursed by Mrs. Bittings and other
members Of the family A little more than
two weeks ago, after having several severe
commissions, her sight was entirely lest as
the attending physician and others will
state. 1 think it was the next day after the
loss of sight there began series Of strange
manifestations in her room. Distinct knock
ings or rappings could be heard coming
from the bed upon which she lay, and chairs
would move from one side of the room to
the other. Now, 1 want to say that this
sounds funny, but 1 witnessed the mani
festations, and when see or hear thing 1
know it. But to proceed. A few days
after my daughter-in-law went blind, she
told us that on Sunday, August IL. she
would 60 to sleep at o'clock, and when
she awoke at about 8 o'clock her sight
would be restored.
Last Sunday evening myself and family
were in the sick room, and L must confess 1
put no confidence in what she had said as to
the return of her sight, but 1 determined to
be very close observer. Att o'clock my
daughter fell asleep and slept soundly until
S:45 o'clock, at which time she awoke, and
speaking to those around her, said: L
shall soon be out of this darkness. My
sight will be restored at 9 o'clock. The
spirit has told me So and 1 have confidence.
We talked TO her and hoped that her belief
might prove true. Just as the clock was
striking the hour of9, she reached out her
hands and said, L seel seel'
81 glanced at her eyes and discovered
that the film which had been over them had
disappeared and they danced and sparkled
as they did before she was taken sick.
That is all know, and know it to be true.
That people will doubt it am well aware,
but am satisfied with the return of her
sight"
Since Saturday night there have been no
Iappings and movings of chairs, the lady
stating that the spirit had told her that they
would cease with the return of sight at 8
o'clock Sunday night.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17
NEW KINDS OF FISH.
Thirty Five Distinct Species Discovered by
the United States sCommission-O Oysters
TO be Propagated on the
Pacific Coast-A Fishing
n.u nI~oava~AI

TO be Propagated on the
Pacific Coast-A Fishing
Bank Discovered.
WASHINGTON, August 16.-Prof. Chas.
H. Gilbert. who has been tor the past seven
months the chief naturalist on board the
United States Fish Commission steamer
Albatross. has just returned from WASH
ington and is now engaged at the laboratory
of the commission in working on the col
lections which were made during that time
off the Pacific coast. Prof. Gilbert says
that after joining the ship at San Francisco
early last winter work was commenced on
the southern coast of California and con-
tinued for three months between Point Con-
ception and San Diego. The main work
there was in locating fishing grounds and
dredging for deep sea material. While
there IS different species of fish that were
not known before on that coast were taken,
some of them being entirely new to science.
A new fishing bank was discovered in the
vicinity of San Diego, and one company has
already begun to fish on it. Prof. Gilbert
thinks there is possibility of some little
industry being established there. He does
not, however, regard 1t as q very important
fishing bank.
After completing work on that part of the
coast a cruise was made into the gulf OF
California, partly tor the purpose of looking
up the oyster question there, and partly to
ascertain whether the experiment Of intro
ducing shad in the Colorado river had been
successful. No shad were found in this
river, although some had been planted there
several years previously. The waters are
evidently not suited to the species. South
of Guaymas beds of oysters were found,
which are thought to be fully equal to the
best that we have on the eastern coast, and
thequestion now to be determined is whether
there is suitable place on the California
coast where they can be propagated.
Part of the work was of scientific interest,
many new and very interesting forms being
obtained. Having finished the southern
cruise, the vessel proceeded northward and
did some work off the coast of Oregon and
Washington Territory, locating fishing
banks there. 1t had been reported that
there were cod and halibut banks off the
northern coast, but the Albatross was not
successful in finding fish there in sufficient
abundance to promise any large industry in
that line.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17
NEW POSTAL CARDS.
Three Sizes of the Convenient Arti-
cles Soon to be Issued.
DAGGETT GETS A BIG CONTRACT.
Important Discoveries of the United States
Fish Commission.
THE CREEK INDIANS FILE 4 PROTEST

WASHINGTON, August 16.-Acting Post
master General Clsrkson to-day awarded
the contract for furnishing postal cards to
the Postofice Department for four years,
beginning October next, to Albert Dag
gett, of New York, the lowest bidder under
the recent calls for proposals.
The advertisement called for bids upon
samples offered by the department, and also
upon such samples as bidders might wish to
offer. The contract was awarded upon the
departmental samples the proposals upon
which were found to be more advantageous
to the Government than the proposals on
samples offered by bidders.
There will be material reduction In the
cost by the change of contracts, although
the cards in the new contract will be superior
in quality to those in the old one; and,
besides, the public will be afforded
BETTER FACILITIES
for correspondence and for advertising by
the addition of two new sizes of cards.
Size No. is to measure 2 15-16x4&. The
cost of this card will be 81 cents q thOus-
and.
Size is to be of the same dimensions.
(3x5X inches) as the present card, and
weigh pounds 8 ounces a thousand.
ounces a thousand. The cost on the new
contract is 35 cents thousand, and in the old
contracts was 81 71-100 cents a thousand
cards. Size is to measure 33Ix6H inches,
and weigh pounds 1 ounce a thousand.
The contract price is so cents thousand.
The average weight of the three sizes will
be q little over 6A pounds and the average
cost about 40 cents a thousand. This is
reduction of nearly IL per cent in the price
of the cards, and an increase of about ~ per
cent on weight.
CHEAPER CARDS.
Allowing for the difference in weight the
cards will be about one-third cheaper in the
new contract than In the old one, the aver
age price of the cards being about cents a
pound in the old contract, and about cents
a pound in the new one.
The estimated number of cards to be re-
quired during the four years of the contract
term is 2, 900, ,000, 900 at a cost of $500, 900.
The reduction in cost for the four years will
amount to fully $3.50, 900 as compared to the
prices in the old contract. The postage on
the estimated quality'ot cards to be called
for during the four years will amount to
SEQ, 900. 900. The contract will require
nearly 1000 tons of paper, or an average
of about SIX tons for each working day.
The size of postal cards was first intro
duced in this country in 1873, and the issue
Tor the first year was about 100, ,000, 900 cards.
The contract price was then 81 S9X a
thousand cards, or about three and half
times as much as the average price in the
contract just awarded.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17
HIS END WAS NATURAL.
Terry Belonged to the Breed That
Usually Dies With Boots On.

Terry Belonged TO the Breed That
Usually Dies With Boots On.
Albert H. Clark, Esq, of this city,
brother Of "Grace Greenwood" whose name
was Sarah Jane Clark, was one of the men
who organized'the Vigilantes of California,
states that Judge David Terry has enjoyed
greater immunity than most desperadoes.
Mr.. Clark states that if Terry had gotten
his deserts he would have been hanged before
he killed Senator Broderick.. How he sue
ceeded in escaping death for the murder of
another Californian is q mystery. Mr..
Clark states that Terry was q man of un-
usual mental ability, but utterly unprin-
cipled. and so courageous and selfwilled
that he enjoyed immunity among even
peaceable citizens who could not conceal
their respect Tor bravery.
At 65 years of age Judge Terry's vim
seems to have been about as great as when
he was in the prime of manhood.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17

THE child's strengthener is DR.. Jayne's
Tonic Vermifuge, which corrects all acidity
of the stomach, restores digestion and i'm
parts strength and vigor to adults and chill
dren alike. Delicate children are almost
always benefited by its use; and, if worms
be present, it is the mildest and safest of
remedies. Sold by all druggists.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17
Pattern Makers Entertainment.

The Pittsburg Association of Pattern
Makers will hold an open session on Tues
day evening, September 1. The members
of the committee having the matter In
charge are John +. Miller, c. M. Ward
and n. B. Heezlett. They are straining
every effort to have frstclass entertain
ment.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17
Paying For the Yorktown.

WAsHISGToN, August 16.-The Navy
Department to-day ordered the payment to
Cramp g. Sons. Of Philadelphia, of SIC, 200
on account of the new aunboat, Yorktown.
This is the last regular payment on the yes
sci, although reserve fund Of $2o, 900 viii.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17
IMPORTANT TO LADIES.
Seal sncques-Seal Jackets.

Ladies wishing their seal saeques redyed,
reshaped, refined or made into jackets,
wraps, or any repairs will find 1t to their ad-
vantage to write or send their sacques to J..
G. Bennett & Co., fur manufacturers, cor
ner Wood street and Fifth ave-, Pittsburg,
Pa. EoD