Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-02
4 GREAT TRlPLE NuMBER.
Abundance Of Good Literature IN Yester-
days 2O-Page Dispatch.

days 2O-Page Dispatch.
The brightest and best Of literary matter, to-
| gether with the complete news Of the day, in
its most interesting form, made up the contents
| Of the mammoth triple issue of THE DIsP AToH
! published yesterday. Thousands Of readers se-
cured for cents quantity of good. whole
! some reading matter sufficient to fill volume.
| The number who find such an investment
profitable and exceedingly satisfactory Is great
| and steadily growing greater.
Thomas b. Reed, of Maine, was nominated
for Speaker of the House on the second ballot
| in the Republican caucus. Mcpherson was
| selected for clerk and Adams for doorkeeper.
| A fire in Minneapolis destroyed the Tribune
newspaper office. Five or six persons, cut OH
from escape, perished IN the burning building.
Three tons Of nitro glycerine exploded at Oil
City, wrecking buildings and killing two
men. Two boys are missing. and
are supposed to have been killed.
General ]. B. Gordon, of Georgia. was given
hearty reception at Chicago Jefferson Davis
is very weak and there are no prospects of his
recovery. At Long Island City, N. Y, two men
claim to be married to the same woman. and
each is threatening to shoot the other. Phil
Armour testified before the Senate Investl-
eating Committee regarding the dressed beef
combination. Prosecuting Attorney Long
enecker delivered an able argument before the
Cronin Jury, and Judge Wing began his plea
for the prisoners. The United States Court at
Salt Lake City has refused to naturalize Nor
mons holding that their church is a treason
able organization. A romantic story is told in
a telegram from Brooklyn concerning the wife
of an Anarchist, now lying dangerously i'll in
hospital.
The Prince of Wales and the Duke Of Edin-
burgh have been quarreling and the Queen
read them a lecture The trials Of royalty are
numerous at present. Sir Morell Mackenzie
has written magazine article, making bitter
attack on the physicians of the Royal College,
charging them with not knowing what they are
talking about The German Government con-
tinues to worry over the political status OF
Brazil. An outbreak is considered probable in
Portugal.
The Schaarschmidt-Levy concert took place
without much warfare, Madam Linde being
permitted to give q special set of numbers
after the regular programme was finished. Mr.
Wright the intended husband Of the singer.
wrote a letter, full Of emphatic declarations,
to Mr.. Levy, threatening to kill him if he mis-
treated Madam Linde. ]. NJ. Kelly has left
the Executive Board of the Trades Council.
The charges of Edward Callaghan against
T. V. Powderly and others having collapsed, no
suit will be brought. The dspositors' commit
tee of the Lawrence Bank started yesterday
tor Harrisburg to consult the Auditor General
James L. Orr was convicted in the Criminal
Court of the crime charged against him.
The sixth page was devoted to news and
gossip about baseball and other matters OF In
terest to the sporting fraternity.
Ill
Parts second and third (pages to 20), con-
tanned the following choice fiction; THE Chate'
laine of Burnt Ridge" by Bret Harte; the con-
tinuation of Joshua, /" Prof George Ebers; "a
Husking Romance" Laurel, and "Gebhardt,
the Glutton," Ernest H. Heinrichs. Wales \
sketches amusing scenes and incidents at the
Pittsburg Postoffce. The story Of "Joe's In
dian Fight was entertainingly told by McFar-
land A column from the pen of 7. j. Fitzger-
aid on THE Laws Oddities" was full of inter
est. Frank G. Carpenter contributed a letter
from Washington, sketching in his felieitous
manner the principal candidates for Speaker
of the House. Mary ]. Holmes wrote of
.'Woman's Ideal Man. and Joseph Hatton Of
''Life's Great Play" Other papers of special
interest were contributed by Mrs. Lynn Lin
ton, Edward Payson Evans j. s. Hatton, L.
F. Seniza, c. d. Hughes, Clara Belle, A Clergy |
man, Searight, Bessie Bramble, Bumbalo, B. F. |
w Walsh, D. NJ. Kay, Rev. George Hodges, r. |
w. Shoppell and others.