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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
ECHOES FROM THE STATE PRESS.

KITTANNING Globe: Elderber ries are in
great demand everywhere this summer. We
wouldn't object If some of our friends who owe
us couple years subscription would square
up with elderberries. We want some kind of
an upper spread.
LANCASTER Examiner: Editor Campbell, of
the Mannheim Sun. who is member of the bor-
ough school board, although hopeless minor
ity of one showed good common sense in voting
against resolution requiring teachers to
board within the school district.
WELLsvILLE Democrat: A tramp minister
held services ar the schoolhouse in the Ger
man settlement east of our village Wednesday.
He was invited to spend the night with Charles
Horn, a local preacher who resides there. The
next morning while the family were absent he
stole their silver forks and decamped.
HARRISBURG Independent: Harrisburg's
old soldiers seem to be in earnest on the sub
iect of taking care of themselves in political
deals when the loaves and fishes are dealt out,
as is shown in the determination to make them
selves felt in local politics. Both parties are
reproached Dy the veterans for neglecting
them.
HARRISBURG Telegraph: In the death Of
Victor e. Piollet Pennsylvania loses one Of her
best known and most distinguished citizens.
In his time he was power among the people.
He was aggressive, courageous, OF fixed con-
vlctions and of great mental activity, and these
qualities he carried with him to his latest mo-
ments.
OIL CITY Derrick. A Cottage Hill resident
on still night can hear a man talk in an or
dinarily loud tone of.voice on:Clark's Summit,
provided he happens to be in the same atmos-
pheric strata. The distance between the two
points is half mile. A sham battle of artillery
in the valley half way between would hardly
be heard. The student OF acoustics can solve
the problem.
ALTOONA Tribune: Three Pennsylvania
judges have recently incidentally decided that
the wholesale purchase of tax receipts by po-
litical committees is violation of law, and
that unless voter secures q receipt not less
than 80 days before the election he cannot law
fully vote. We are glad to hear this Possibly
it may aid the State and county committees to
emancipate themselves from the unnecessary
expense Of paying taxes for men who 90 not
deserve the franchise.
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PRIZES AND BALLOTS.
HOW THE DISPATCH WILL ADD AFEATuRE
TO THE EXPOSITION.

A Chance for Amateur Writer'S 10 Win n
Prize Every week-voting ON Popular
Topics n Pleasant Amusement-Watch
fer the Weekly Bulletins 10 be Announced
Beforehand In the Saturday and sunday
Editions-The Prize Offer and Voting
List for the Opening Week.
THE DISPATCH has perfected arrangements
whereby it will be enabled to add a pleasant
feature to the varied attractions of the Exposi-
ton from the opening to the closing day.
Here are the preliminaries:
Room for headquarters at the Exposition has
been secured in the commodious and attractive
space occupied by the Brunswick -Balke-Co
lender Company's billiard table display. The
DISPATCH booth will be located on corner.
giving it frontage on two aisles, the whole
space being surrounded by wide passageways.
making it conspicuous and easy Of access.
Here all the Baliors and Prize Essays of the
voters and contestants will be received and ac-
curately recorded
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
THE DISGRACE OF THE HOUSE

BUFFALO Express (Rep.): The disputants
have brought disgrace on their country and
their party. Wilson, Cannon and Beckwith
should be bundled, neck and crop, out Of the
House.
PROVIDENCE Journal (Ind.): The conduct
of business in the House of Representatives is
becoming as ridiculous as it is offensive, and it
is incapable of carrying on legislation even
under the most tyrannous rules ever submitted
to by constituent assembly.
UTICA Herald (Rep.( The Democrats are
responsible for the disgraceful scene in the
House yesterday. If they hadn't wasted so
much time in obstructing legislation Congress
could have adjourned a couple OF mouths OF
more ago. All the same the members i'm.
mediately offending should be severely spanked.
PHILADELPHIA Record (Dem.): Speaker
Reeds rules are for politics, not for public
business. When Republican kickers oppose
their operation their ineffectiveness is plain.
The disgraceful scene In the House yesterday
was direct result of the contempt for parlia-
mentary law and order inculcated by the Reed
rules.
NEW YORK Herald (Dem.): Mr.. Reed Is the
immediate guardian of honor Of the chamber
over which he presides If he had been con-
scious of his high duty the Speaker would
have ordered the offending member to the bar
and reprimanded him in terms of such wither-
ing contempt that he would have been glad to
withdraw from public life.
SPRINeFIELD Repu blican Qnd.): The
American people are wonderfully long,
suffering with their legislators, and can excuse
many shortcomings. but when Representatives
on the floor of the House So far forget them
selves as to indulge in pothouse vulgarity, call
each other liars and actually como to blows,
patience ceases to have even q semblance of
virtue. The lower branch of Congress long
ago demonstrated that it has outlived its use-
fulness for this session.
WASHINGTON Post (Rep.): Yesterdays per
formance eclipses every precedent in its vul.
garity, blackguardism and shameless disregard
of all the decencies and proprieties of paarlia-
mentary body. 1t discloses tendency
to degeneracy and responsibility on the part
of the House. Examples in point abound all
through the session, and yesterdays but sur
passes all the rest. No wonder there is spirit
of unrest and indignation abroad that betokens
the reconstruction Of the popular branch of
Congress on lines far different from those on
which it is now well-nigh disorganized.
BOSTON Herald und.): As for the primary
cause of the disturbance, we have no difficulty
in ascribing 1t to the electric atmosphere of ir.
ritation and antagonism which speaker Reed
has created on both sides OF the Chamber by
his imperiousness and unfairness. It is plain
that Mr.. Reed has lost the respect of the
House. Americans do not take kindly to a
dictatorship. Mr.. Reeds attempts at absolut-
ism have put the House in an unruly mood, and
this mood bore fruit in yesterdays outbreak.
he has been sowing the wind with q free hand;
we are not surprised that be has had little
whirlwind Of disorder to reap
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a sHAKEspEAR1AN MEMORIAL.
Chicago Proposes to Erect Big Theater
and Revive Greaf Dramas.

Chtcngo Proposes TO Erect Big Theater
and Revive Great Dramas.
nPEcIAL TELEoRAM TO THE DrsPArcHi
CHICAGO, August 29.-A scheme is now on
foot to duplicate in Chicago the elegant Shake
speare Memorial Theater which was built at
Stafford in 1882, and make it the home Of .
permanent stock company of high class players.
The leading spirit in this enterprise is Mr..
John Stapleton, who for many years was
Dramatic Director Of the Chicago Conservatory.
The plan has proceeded so far that site has
been selected-the lots on which the First
Regiment Armory stands-and the indorse-
ment of many leading Chicago business men
mas Deen obtained, among them being Charles
L: Hutchinson, of the Cook Exchange Bank son
rem II. Leland, of the Leland Hotel; Ferd w.
rreck. one Of the leading men in the Auditorium
company; ames W. Ellsworth, James W. Scott,
Golumbus X. Cumming Chas. Henrotin. r. H.
Watriss and others. The aim and policy OF the
new theater will be to give high class repre-
sentauons OF plays, and, in keeping with the
Snaracter OF the house. to give at least one
Snakespearian revival on a pretentious scale.
II is argued that by adopting this policy the
tneater cannot fail of magnificent financial
success OF the Is theaters in Chicago every
one Is nlled to overfowing on the advent OF
nrstclass companies. and the only thing that
makes some of them Improbable is that they
cannot secure q sufficient number of good at
fractions. By constantly keeping up the stan
dard of the performances it Is urged that the
new theater cannot fail to secure a very profit
able patronage from the outset. The house
will have capacity of only about 1000. The
site chosen is very good one for small thea
ter of the character proposed being in the
heart OF the business district and within easy
reach OF all the leading hotels of the city.
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PLENTY OF COAL.

Over Three Million Bushels Started From
Pittsburg and the Knnawha.
CINCINNATI. August 29.-The recent rains
have made what rivermen term towboat rise,
and from the Pennsylvania and -Kanawha
mines there is coming toward Cincinnati and
the South long, fleet of towboats and barges
loaded with the black diamonds. From the
Kanawha river 100000 bushels are en- route to
Cincinnati for home consumption, besides
probably an equal amount for Madison. Veyay.
Rising Sum- Louisville and points below.
The Pittsburg fleet has over 3,090 900 bushels,
and added to about TOGO, 900 bushels stocked in
the yards, this will give Cincinnati a fair sup
ply for the coming fall.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30

trict in Congress, and the convention
seemed to favor him, and did actu-
ally nominate him. The election
took place amid great confusion, and
second call of the roll resulted differently,
Congressman Thompson being the winner.
But the latter declined the nomination and
turned it over to General Enochs, who is
now the nominee. In this curious grand
change the most significant thing is the ap-
parent victory of Ex-Governor Foraker's
friends. The defeat of General Grosvenor
will be some consolation to Mr.. Foraker, no
doubt. The Twelfth district is one of the
Republican certainties, so kindly donated
by the Democrats at the last gerrymander.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
CURRENT TIMELY TOPICS.

AN exchange says that geese are long lived
creatures, frequently attaining the age Of 50 years.
But come to think OF 1t this will be no news to
many frequenters Of restaurants.
ttt
COLUMBUS was little over 70 days in dis
covering America. 1t has taken the Chicagoans
q rauch longer time to discover site for the fair,
which proves conclusively that Columbus was q
much smarter man than the Chicagoans.
TT I
A Law should be Immediately passed charg-
ing an admIttance fee to the House of Represents
tives. 1t is great drawing card. and the money
thus received would help materially in assisting
to pay the expenses in the long drawn out session.
THE lovers of baseball have the satisfaction
ofknowing that the season is rapidly drawing to
a close.
IT WILL hardly do to remove the bar from
the Capitol. So long as we have Senators the
fashion of ''bending elbows'' will be in vogue,
and 1t is much better for them to retire to room
than 1t will be to pass bottle out Of their pockets
and wet their whistles in the presence Of visiting
friends.
THE DISPATCH is in receipt of the Con-
0ressiondt Record for Thursday, August 2s, 1890.
1t will be filed away with the Kreutzer Sonata,
labeled ''unft for publication
DURING a play In New York this week . real
fish was cooked on the stage. and the theater was
filled with the odor of real cooking, which made
the majority OF people in attendance feel right at
home.
II +
THE lard bill is the greasiest ever introduced
in the House. and yei It may truthfulIy be said
that 1t did not slide through easily.
II I
THE present campaign in Arkansas has
proven a real benefit to the colored population.
Negro orators have been engaged, and many col
ored people have been placed on the ticket. 1t is
to be hoped that the white voters will not forget
their colored brethren on the day OF election and
scratch their names.
ttt
The Congressional Record should be denied
transmission in the mails. Postmaster Wana-
maker should do his whole duty IN the matter.
I I I
JOHN L. SULLIVAN has displayed his his
trionic ability, and at the time formally de-
clared that he had surrendered prize nghting for
good. Many people will be unkind enough now
to insinuate that John is sending out feelers for
Congressional honors.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
PROMINENT MEN AND WOMEN.

HON. MILLER CHAMBERLAIN, manager OF
the Boston Public Library for the past Il years,
has resigned on account Of poor health.
M. DE CASTE, the French champion Of
woman's rights. recently tried successfully to
have his daughter, 40 years old, declared in
Competent to manage her own affairs.
JEAN INGELow. who is so years old, lives in
retirement with her mother at Kensington,
England. She writes but little, and devotes
much of her time and income to charitable
works.
Mr.. PAUL DU CHAILLU is q thorough
American. having been born In Louisiana, and
not in France, as is commonly supposed. He Is
bald and over 60 but is still as gay and agile
as boy.
TIE craze for titles seems to have attacked
the King of Italy, and he talks of making him.
self Emperor of Erythrea and Eastern AT
rica, " because of his protectorate of Abyssinia
and some colonies on the Red Sea.
Mr.. CARNEGIE offered $4,000 to build a
library in Ayr, provided the community
adopted the Free Libraries Act. A plebiscite
of the inhabitants was taken, and the result Of
the voting shows that, out of 8 73S housebolders,
2015 voted for the adoption of the act, and l23
against
Mr.. CHAUNCEY M. DEPEw sent a volume of
his ''After-Dinner Speeches. to the Prince of
Wales. In an autograph letter. the Prince ac-
knowledges receipt Of the book, pleasantly ad-
ding that q perusal of it will assist him in pre-
pairing the numerous addresses he is called
upon to deliver on ceremonial occasions.
BRITISH royalty is inclined to scout with
considerable asperity the statement that the
present reigning house is not entitled to the
high-fown family name of Guelph. In marry
ing Prince Albert, however, the Queen would
naturally be expected to take his surname, and
this is Victim, the family name of the house of
Saxony.
AMONG the veterans who attended the recent
Grand Army reunion: at Boston was John F.
Chase. Of Augusta, Me-, who received 4S wounds
by the explosion of shell at Gettysburg. His
right arm was blown OH, and his left eye torn
from its socket, and he lay on the field two
days before 1t was discovered that he was alive.
He is now in comfortable health, and receivesa
pension of SAG a month.
MRS. JAMES BROWN POTTER, when In Paris.
sat to NJ. Jan vansBeers The result, "a SmIle,"
is SIN all picture no bigger than the cover of a
magazine. 1t was hung at Burlington House,
numbered 1856, and was bought by Mr.. Arid M.
p. for f4o0 1t represents Mrs. Potter in dress
of the First Empire, looking pleasantly from
the canvas at the spectator. 1t is one Of the
most expensive smiles on record.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
THE IRWIN MINERS, APPEAL

The managers of the Westmoreland and
the Penn Gas Coal Companies, operating at
Irwin station, will do well to accept the
the proposition Of President Rae. of the
United Mine Workers of America, for the
settlement of the strike. The situation at
Irwin station is described temperately
and, as far as we know. truthfully by
Mr.. Rae, and his offer to use his
influence with the men to return to work
pending arbitration of the matters in dis
pute by three impartial men strikes us as
very fair. The men ask for raise in wages
corresponding to that granted by all the
other operators in the Pittsburg field. II
there is any doubt about the Justice of this
demand impartial arbitration must cstab.
lish il.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
p1TTsBURGERs IN PHILADELPHIA.

OTHER Pittsburgers at the Lafayette are: ].
W. Friend, ]. T. Wood, q. @. Morrow aud w.
D. Wood.
D. HERBERT HosTETTER Is a well-known
Pittsburg young man at the Stratford. Phfta.
deIphid Press.
Two well-knovn young men from the busy
town at the junction Of the Monongahela and
the Allegheny, are ]. g. Vilseck and George
Hopper, who are at the Girard, having Just re-
turned from Atlantic City.
JOHN 8. LAMBIE, a Select Councilman Of
Pittsburg, is at the Girard with his three
daughters. Miss Lambie, and Misses Aimee and
Annie Lambie. Mr.. Lambie has long been a
prominent figure IN municipal and legal affairs
in the Smoky City.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
PRnPHErs oF. PROSPERITY.

Among the characteristic points of Mr..
McKinley's ringing speech the other day, in
accepting the denomination which entails
upon him a very hard fight and desperate
chances, was the prediction that, when the
Mckinley bill is passed, it will bring in an
era of business prosperity surprising any
thing The country has yet known.
This is very natural declaration OF the
champion of protection, and may be re-
garded as almost an essential article Of his
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30

IT appears to be one of the hitherto un-
published features of Speaker Reeds new
rules that savage remarks By Democrats are a
violation of parliamentary propriety, while in
decent remarks by Republicans are not to be
censured.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30

A COMMITTEE of hundred citizens in
Dayton, O.. have spent several months in in
vestigating the question of what is the best
pavement Their conclusion is in favor Of
asphalt on streets whore there are no car tracks
or other causes to break the surface. The ap-
plication of this to Pittsburg is that If we can
md any streets that are not occupied by car
tracks we should put asphalt pavement there
into disuse.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
HARD TO FIT.

THEY were walking along Fifth avenue, when
one exclaimed in excitement and with
much vehemence as to attract attention, "Ohl
Just look therei What horrid fit Miss La.
vakolviskowitzky's dressmakers made. See
how it bags and says. Oh, myl It's perfect
fright, I can't"
Whose dressmaker?" abruptly Exclaimed
her companion who seemed a bit bewildered.
'Why Miss Lavakolviskowitzky's of course"
well how in the world do you expect a
dressmaker to fit a name like that, anyhowP'
WILLING TO ASSIST HER.
stMoRNN' madam! Want any combs,
brushes. hairpins, table cloths towels,
lead pencils, tooth brushes or chewing gum?"
The peddler put his hat on the floor and
opened his pack as he asked the question.
mo, SIR" said the woman sharply, "and
don't want any dime novels, nor chalk eggs, nor
scent calico. nor tooth powder, nor pigs-in-
clover puzzles, nor lamp wicks, nor eye salve,
nor corn plasters, nor liquid blue"
"Just SO. And suppose it's no use to ask
whether you'd like to look at bottle of
wrinkle-fllin for old complexlonsf"
mot a bit, sir, and know you haven't got
any books on good manners, or you'd read 'efi
yourself occasionally"
'None of the people I call on would ap-
preciate 'em, madam. And now If you think
you would have no use for the celebrated in
visible ear trumpet that you can fasten in your
kitchen window and hear everything your
neighbors say, or the famous long-range kitch-
en- telescope that will bring every back yard
within half mile of your house so close to you
that you can almost smell the pipes the men are
smokin' on the back stoops pn be goin'"
Hold onp' exclaimed the woman of the
house. II don't know but would like to buy
those two articles, if they don't cost too
much"
"AIl right, madam" rejoined the peddler. 'If
1 see any chap that's got 'em to sell Pn steer
him round this way. Mornin' madamT'
He picked up his hat put it on his head side
wise, and went down the steps whistling "Little
Annie Rooney" leaving large crooked.
nosed, raw-boned woman standing on the porch
and gasping in inarticulate rage"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30

The figures furnished by the Census
Bureau give Idaho, one of the most recently
admitted States, a population of "a 600. This is
an indication Of the mistake made by admitting
that peterborough State. when it has less
than half the population emitting it to admis-
sion. On the present basis established by Re-
publican votes. a voter in Idaho has over six
times the influence on national legislation that
a voter IN the Twenty-second Congressional
district of Pennsylvania has.
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be an inducement to our pugnacious Congress.
men to 60 and do likewise.

THE colored men of Alabama have formed
. plan for their relief which beats the Farmers
Alliance sub-Treasury scheme, and adds new
Embellishments to the old promise of "forty
acres and mule" 1t is to the effect that the
Government shall give every colored man a farm
and thea loan them all 81. 000 to be secured by a
twenty-year mortgage on the farms.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30

REPRESENTATIVE MILLS is alleged to
be rousing the back counties of Illinois by his
speeches on the tariff bill. Nevertheless there
is room for an adverse construction on the re-
port, in connection with one OF his speeches
that .the farmers cheered until they were
hoarse when Mr.. Mills concluded"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
THE New york Press deuounces in vigor.

The New York Press denounces in vigor-
ous language the conduct OF Representatives
Wilson and Beckwith in the House the other
day. Our Republican cetemporary should oc-
cupy separate article in explaining why it
does not include in its denunciation that more
prominent Republican, Mr.. Cannon, of Illi-
nois, and the other Republican leaders who
omitted to administer TO the Republican men,
bers that censure which they distribute SO
freely to the Democrats.
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DIED FROM A BEES STING.

A Case at Syracuse That Has Puzzled the
Physicians.
ESPECIAL TELEeRAM TO THE DrsPArcH.y
SYRACUSE, N. Y, August 29.-Yesterday
afternoon Alexander 8. Baker, wealthy stock
raiser near here. was stung on the nose by a
honey bee and died within ten minutes. Ply
sicians say that it is one Of the strangest cases
they ever knew. Thirty-two years ago he was
stung on the back of his neck and nearly died
from the effects
Since that time he had not had a pulse of
more than 45 beats to the minute. Five years
ago he was stung again and then sold his
apiary. He was at the home of his son when
sTung the last time.
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Vol. Is No. 204.-Enterec at Pittsburg Postonice,
November a. 1856. as second-clsss matter.
Business Oh1ce--Corner Smithf1eld and
Diamond Streets.
News Rooms and Publishing House--75,
n and 7e Diamond Street.
EASTERN ADVERTISING OFFICE, ROOMH
TRIBUNE BUILDING, NEW YORK, where
complete files of THE DISPATCH can always be
found. Foreign advertisers appreciate the con-
venience. Home advertisers and friends Of THE
DISPATCH, while in New York, are also made
welcome.
THE DISPATCH Is regularly on sale a
Brentano'S. Union Square, Ne,O York, and
II AUe. de pOp-d. Paris. FrGnce. sOhere any
one s0ho has been disappointed at hotel
EesDs stand can obtain e.
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BE CATCHES AND SELLS SNAKES.
Connecticut Boy Who Turns nm Honesi
Dollar by Dealing in Adders.

Dollar by Dealing in Adders.
ANsoNIA, August 29.-A Derby boy has
found an odd way of making dollar. He was
seen yesterday walking along the bank Of the
Naugatuck river with glass fruit jar in his
hand. Every few minutes he would rapidly
twirl stick. which was apparently whip lash
on the end, and then walk on intently. cycling
the ground. When asked what be was looking
for he said simply Snakes" In his fru it jar
he had several small striped adders, poison
GUS snake. which has been quite plenty here
abouts this season. When asked what he did
with them he said: "Sell 'em to DE bartenders"
It is fact that Derby saloonkeepers, when
they think q man has drank enough, quietly
slip a snake out of q jar and put it on the coun-
ter before the eyes of the inebriated customer.
1t is said never to fail in working a cure. and
the man goes home and sobers up. The boy
has caught and sold % Of the reptiles this
season.