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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-24
Nothing to Do With the Case.

MEssRs, McRae and Rogers, of Arkansas,
however, stated that the son was involved in
such litigation. In the discussion which en-
sued there was great deal of confusion and
fun, Mr.. Kelley being bombarded with ques-
tions and replying to them in kind. Neither
questions nor answers had the slightest refer
ence to the appropriation. Mr.. Allen, of Mis-
sissippi, said the gentleman from Kansas
seemed to be the recognized mouthpiece of the
Postoffice Department of the administration.
There never had been in the history of the
g. o. P time when Southern outrages were
more necessary for the purposes of that party
than they were to-day. 1t had gone to the wall
on tariff, and it had gone higher than kite
on civil service.
Mr., Cothran, of South Carolina said that
there was just enough of fact in the flaming
letter which had been read by the gentleman
from Kansas relative to the Abbeville case to
make out story. There was a town and a
postoffice; there was an applicant for the post
mastership and there were some hot headed
young men. of whom his son was one. After
the war a Northern man had been appointed
postmaster, had served until Arthui's term,
when he died, and his wife, most estimable
and able woman had been appointed. Finley
had filed an application with First Assistant
Postmaster General. in which he misrepre-
sented and DETAINED the character of the post
mistress. There was a feeling against him.
Those young men, not for the purpose of doing
Finley any harm. went to his house one night
and made some demonstrations. With guilty
conscience he had broken out at the back
door and run down to tthe railroad track. In
jumping down he had broken his leg. The
young men had sent for a physician and had
paid all the expenses of the treatment That
was all there was to it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-24

WHEN the only P. T. Barnum takes to
moralizing the vocabulary of the circus is sure
to come into use. He says that a million pro-
fessed Christians and clergymen attend his
show "each and every season."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-24
The BUSINESS OFFICE Of THE DIS
PATCH has been removed to Corner OF
Smithfeld and Diamond Streets.
AGENTS TAKE NOTICE.

THE DISPATCH of SUNDAY NEXT, April
q, will contain TWENTY-FOUR (24) PAGES.
1t will be an unusually interesting issue, con-
tanning many Lew features. Send in your or
ders to reach this office not later than Friday
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-24

THE Republican State Committee met
yesterday. If this is a sign of anything it is
sign of rain. What other Specification it has
others must say.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-24

A PRECIOUS story is told in our local col
umns to-day of a vagrant cornetist who blew
himself out of jail orpheus could hardly have
done more.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-24

The venerable gentleman known as "Old
Sport Calvin showed the Chicagos yesterday
that his hand had not lost its cunning.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-24
A NEW COMMISSION.


What II Costs TO Publish Objectionable
News in Turkey.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, April 23.-The Sultan
will appoint a special commission to consider
the new proposals made by the council for the
conversion of the Turkish debt.
The French newspaper StdnlbOuL has been
suppressed by the Government for publishing
the report of the arrest of Grand Duke Con-
stantine of Russia, cousin of the Gar, for TAX
ing part in a revolutionary plot
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-24
AN EVANGELICAL ROW.
The Esher Church Trouble Finds Its Why
Into Court.

CHICAGO. April 23.-To-day the row between
the warning factions OF the German Evangel-
ical Church was brought into the courts.
The Rev. Gottfried Vetter, who was ap-
pointed by Bishop Esher to preach In the Hum
boldt PARK Church, but was thrown out forci-
bly by the Rev. A. L. Hellman, the appointee
of the other conference, had Mr.. Hellman,
William Goldman, William Kinfgelt and Ed
ward Heantz arrested on the charge of assault.
The prisoners we're released on bail and the
cases will be called in court tomorrow.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-24

THERE was a promise of rain in the air
yesterday, and the dust is raising petition for
a shower.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-24
LOST TO TIME.
The Oldest Matchmaker West of the Alle-
gheuies is Dead.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.I
YOUNGSTOWN. O., April H.-George Bart
ram, who made the first brass clock west of the
Allegheny Mountains died to-day at his home
in Garfield, this county, aged 80.
Bartram was a native of Switzerland, by
trade clockmaker, and locating in this county
many years ago made the first brass clock. He
was very proficient in his trade, and his eye
sight remained keen to the last, never requir-
ing any spectacles.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-24
Can They Capture Him E

Can They Capture Hims
From the New FORK World.]
Chancellor Won Caprivi is q bachelor. Amer
can heiresses will swarm in Berlin this summer.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-24
STANLEY ON AFRICAN SLAVES.

The Suppression of the Traffic Possible Only
by CO. Operation.
BRUSSELS, April 23-The anti-Slavery So
ciety gave luncheon to-day in honor of Henry
M. Stanley. Mr.. Stanley, referring 20 the
Lavigrie crusade, said he was of the opinion
that the suppression of slavery without the
assistance and direction of the local officials of
the powers occupying Africa would be dis
astrous and therefore, that the cooperation
of the officials ought first to be obtained.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-24
A Unique Temporary Town.

THIS Is the town Of Skipwith on top of the
levee, temporarily. 1t is by all odds the
most unique place in the whole Mississippi
Valley In its everyday appearance it Is a
pretty little town with 25 houses, l church,
saloon, l assembly hall and stores. 1t has, all
told, LIS inhabitants. one-half of whom are
white folks. When the break occurred be-
tween and 10 o'clock last night it took the
people by surprise, and they hurried to the
levee with great haste and little ceremony.
No lives were lost, and only half dozen cabins
were washed away.
The white people, with the exception of
about dozen of the men, have gone
to Vicksburg or Greenville. The top
of the levee was the only dry spot, and
SO the colored people, with their stock, have
camped out on it. They have built rude huts
and ruder cattle pens. They opened stores and
rigged up slaughter house, and in a general
way prepared to await the subsistence of the
flood with the greatest possible good humor.
On the river side of the levee big red Govern
ment quarter boat was moored. 1t was full of
colored people, and they we're literally hanging
out of the windows. Every square foot of the
interior was covered with beds and household
plunder. as it is called down here. On the top
Of stacks of such articles other beds had been
made, where ebony pickaninnies lay asleep.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-24
A GAME OF POKER

That Saved Town From Destruction In
the Mississippi FIood-Thc Most Unique
In the Entire vnliey-A River 16 Miles
Wide.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcHI
VICKsBURG, MISS, April 20-"My wife. sab,
objects to my playing pokah. defer to
her wishes on certain occasions. Howevah, on
the night the levee broke was sitting in
game at the store with some of the boys; small
game you know, so cents ante and 81 so limit. 1
had just opened a jackpot, sab, with winning
hand, when heard the noise of the wattah,
and knew that the levee had gone We
hastened out and gave the alawm, and as a re-
suit not a life was lost. OF co'se the jackpot
went, sab. but if it had not been foh that game
of pokah that night this whole town would
have been swept out Of existence, sah."
This, according to the narrative of Judge
Root, a resident Of the place, was the manner
in which the town of Skipwith was saved. The
Judge is Levee Inspector. He is a rosy
checked, gray-haired gentleman who weighs
about 800 pounds. and is a great taiker As for
the Skip@ith of to-day, imagine village IA
feet wide and 900 feet long, town with one
street feet in width, bordered on one side by
river miles wide. and on the other by row
of frame shanties of the rudest possible con-
struction: a street thronged with buyers and
sellers, with gaily dressed people free from
care, and forlorn creatures with nothing lett to
them but the clothes on their backs. a few
mouthsful OF food and a tride of furniture.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-24
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH,

PITTsBURG. THURSDAY. APR. "a, 1890.
, 1890-07-03
TOO MANY GUNS.
Brave Men in civil Life Do Not Need
Them.


Them.
SPOKANE FALLS, June %.
To rHE EplroR OF rHE REVIEW
There are two classes OF men that
carry deadly weapons Excepting, OF
course, officers of the law)--dcspera.
does and towards. It Is fair to pre-
sumo that the man who carries n
concealed gun has made up his mind
to use IL under certain clrcum-
stances. Under what circumstances
may man take another's life?
Generally speaking, only in self
defense, and not always even then.
I : is not only a mans duty to evade
an encounter with desperate
or furious enemy, but to es-
cape, where escape is possible, when
actually attacked, rather than take
human life. One can 20 even far
ther, and say that the highest type
OF personal courage will lead its pos
SCISSOR to sacrifice his own life rather
than shed the blood Of his fellow
man. proudly instance the case
of Alexander Hamilton. And
others, while only his equals in
noble qualities, have acted more
wisely than he. The demands of
custoln--ulways inexorable---are the
only eXtenuation of his mistake.
The duel was then the final arbiter
in questions of grave personal diff
ference. Hamilton, without the
spirit of vengeance, yielded to
the form. surely his was II
rare hypocrisy! Burr, on the
other hand, nurtured n deadly
hatred and thlrsted for blood. l
can understand how even brave
man might, In the defense of the
weak and innocent from outrage,
employ violence even to the death
of the perpetrator; but how many, l
ask, carry and use their weapons for
such purposes? How many of the
fatal shots or deadly kulie-thrusts
spring from manly and disinterested
devotion to the protection of Others?
The rather, the regnant brute loads
the man with gun or dirk and seeks
1.-THE drop ON an imagined advor-
sary; or else the coward, from dis
eased moral nature, anticipating
death by violence, Is only too ready
to press the fatal trigger,
Why should any man In civil
llzed community deem II necessary
to carry concealed weapons for self.
protection? The fact is hc is safer
without them. He will then avoid
needless exposure to danger, and
even aggressive provocations will
pass with little heed, or give rise to
no very serious consequences.
Who of us that have long been
making our way through the
crowded world has not been glad
that at some particular time he was
without destructive weapons?
The REVIEW recently gave an ac-
count of the shooting of poor deaf
woman, who, late at night, kept
knocking at a neighbours door, but
could not hear the coward's chal-
lcngc from within. The true and
brave are not fearful. n. &.
, 1890-07-03
MrssouRIANs WILL MEET.
An Important Gathering TO b, Held 4
North Yakima.

An Important Gathering to bs Held a,
North Yakima.
Thousands of Missourians will meet at
North Yakima OH September I, and 0,
1890, for the purpose Of social reunion
and perfecting a state organization,
For number oi years great many
thousand Missourians have discussed the
proprieiy OF holding a grand reunion at
some convenient and accessible place in
the state, and finally concluded to hold
il ut North Yakima on the days above
mentioned.
The object of this reunion Is purely
social and TO perfect a state organ ization,
ters by adoption of the grand old state OF
grand now state oi Washington, are es-
pecially invited 10 attend.
This gathering will probably be- the
most noted that has ever taken place in
this state.
ON account of the thousands who will
attend this thrce.day reunion, the lowest
possible railroad rates can DO expected.
Iho local committee at North Yakima
is composed ot Captain J. III. Thomas,
Hon. j. y, Reyis and II. II. Allen.
These gentlemen Will make all ncces-
sary arrangements Tor the reunion, and
TO them all communications may be ad'
dressed concerning the same. TIis com.
mittee will expect to receive notice as to
ali those who Will attend II possible, in
order that arrangements may be made
Tor their accommodation and comfort.
, 1890-07-03
THE INQUEST.


Postponed IN Account of tho Absence
ofTwo Witnesses.
Coroner Brown on Monday after
noon held an inquest over the re-
mains of johnson. The jury i'm
paneled was as follows: T. ID.
Smith, T.. ID. Browne, y, G. Boat
man, Charles Price NJ. b. jackson,
4. j. Morely. Colonel Ridpath, the
prosecuting attorney, assisted the
coroner In conducting the inquest.
The first witness called was George
II. Magann. He testified that when
! he arrived on the scene he found the
man lying in the street, about fifteen
feet away from the house where the
! Italians lived. Captain Martin
arrived soon after aud asked me to
! 90 for a doctor. did so and went
after DIR. Russell, hut he was not to
| he found, and | went to the office of
DIR. Eiken. then telephoned for a
wagon and assisted in putting the
body into II.
"DId you see the shot hred?"
asked Colonel Rldpath.
mo, SIT, i ult not
"You was not there when the shot
was fired?"
| "No,n
Captain Martin, the next witness
called testified that when the report
came in, he at once repaired to the
scene.
"Oflicer Halloway went up with
me- continued Captain Martin,
"and found tho man lying in the
street, with bullet-hole near the
left eye. We searched the place and
could find nothing except revolver
and an old shotgun, both OF which
looked as if they had not been
fired off for some time.
| saw tho two men That were with
Johnson, who Informed me- that
their names were Robertson and
Peters. They went on to state that
johnson was In the middle and they
saw the flash and Johnson fall To
the ground soon after. They then
told me that they saw two men run
away while they yelled murder 1"
"Did you get "A description of the
men,"
~ did not, as they did not know
| Themselves who IL was that did the
shooting"
:. j. Grivcr called, said: Last
night about lo:l0, before going to
] he'd III live short 'dis-
tance from where the shooting
/ occrlrrcd), saw the flasn of the
revolver and on going out found
the man lying In the road, his two
comp,nions all the while crying
] i,ptr1or, turnel the maulpxpr
on his side. II must have hecn about
fifteen feet from where the house
| was that the msn ielis saw the
, 1890-07-03
THE WITNESSES.
Harry Baer Takes the Stand in His
Own Behalf

Harry Baer Takes the Stand in His
Own Behalf
John A. Todd was the first wit
ness put on the stand by the de-
fonse when the superior court con-
voned at 0 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing for the last day of the Baer trial.
BAER on THE STAND.
The defendant next took the stand
In his own behalf, and testified as
follows:
'"My name is Harry +. Bscr, and
! am the defendant in this case. |
live in Spokane Falls, have lived
here for three years. I lived
formerly In the Cmur d'Alcne min
ing district, | met McCrossin in
Thompson Falls In 1854, and after.
ward here. He had bad reputu.
ton in Thompson Falls. learned
he was In this city last winter, about
December 10, saw him In my
tent | heard he was In town about
December /, from Charles Howard.
lie told me that McCrossin had told
him that he was going to do Harry
Baer and Dutch Jake up.
"When McCrossin came to my
tent about the 10Th of December I
was taking drink with II gentle
man when McCrOssin spoke To me.
AT first | didn't know him, but he
said: Don't you remember the fell
low that had II row with Dutch
Jake in Thompson False why,
yes, said u believe you are Mac.
He then grew abusive and called
me - OF n - of ---- soldier |
replied that that was no disgrace for
me to bc soldier. left the
saloon shortly after. ! saw him
one night when | was going home
with my brother Louis. Me
Crossin called to ME and said, -
- you, IT you make any such
| threats again as you did the other
night, IN fix YOU | didn't see
him again until tho night of the
shooting. | was ut the Odd Fellows
meeting that night. had given
| him orders not To come into my
tent. | knew he was quarrelsonlo
man, and didn't want to have him
In my place. | frequently saw him
about my place, outside the door.
was afraid OF getting into trouble
with the man aud avoided him. i
knew he was n skilled prize fighter
II lett the encampment OF Odd
Fellows at II o'clock aud went
down to the Frankfurt saloon with
Dr. Valentine, Il. L.. Wilson and
John Robinson and several others.
We stopped there about ten or NJ
teen minutes aud then separated,
Wilson walked to my saloon with
me and we separated and went In
TO the tent. / walked into my of
fire, locked the desk, took revolver
and put 1t In my pocket and started
for home. am not In the habit oi
carrying u revolver. took II that
, 1890-07-03

| flourlshed his cutlass and com.
man ded her to keep off, she shot
him dead In his tracks.
"Its the law Of tho sea.v she
quietly remarked, as she turned 10
us. Now to rout out those Last
carsl'
"But you won't kill themp said
our mate.
"No, not quitep' was her grim
answer, IA she handed him the
smoking revolver.
Casting look ut the dead mutt.
iiecr, to be sure that he was dead
she went forward, took a behaving
pin out of the port rail and going to
the hatch, called down;
son deck here, every cownrdly
man of you, and be quick about Il
tooW
They came up each after the other,
and as each men touched the deck
she gave him crack over the head
which made him see stars. They
went down on their knees and
begged for their lives, and, after
knocking them about In u liberal
way, she finally agreed to extend
pardon. Under her directions the
mates body was searched, and, as
she had anticipated, all the
money aboard the schooner
was found. She then ordered
the body flung overheard,
and as IL touched the water ono OF
the biggest white sharks ever saw
seized IL ana bit II in half While
the Lascars were cleaning the deck
the little woman ran down into her
cabin and brought up a dozen bot
ties Of wine, six boxes of cigars and
n lot OF dried fruits for us to take
back to the ship. Then she gave
as we entered the yawl she sprang
upon the portrait, held fnst TO the
main shrouds with one hand, and
shouted;
"Good.bye and God bless you,
Captain Wheelerl I've got my
craft back, thanks to you, aud I'll
keep my eyes open otter thlsW
Then she jumped down and went
70 the wheel aud gave orders TO get
the schooner on her course, and In u
couple of hours the craft was lost
sight Of behind one of the islands as
1t made for the inside of the route.
Two years Inter 1 saw the woman at
Singapore and she still owned the
schooner, and was said to have n
comfortable fortune in bank. A
year later | heard that she had pur-
chased n brig, and, putting in car
go on her own account, had sailed
for home,
, 1890-07-03

Tacoma Ledger; SIR w. whiteway,
premier of Newfoundland. openly advo-
Gates annexation TO the United States
We notice that most OF the talk In favor
OF annexation is done across the border.
Just at this moment the United States
has its hands pretty full with the tasks
OF settling and developing its own unoc-
cupied lands, and making citizens Of tho
foreigners who are pouring In upon us.
We nave ali the territory we need, all
we can manage at present, aud We
should ba foolish to compIicate the
problem of government by trying to an
mex Newfoundland or anything else.
, 1890-07-03
AN INDIAN {
GIRL.
And the Letter She Wrote to Her
Parents, Who Are Blanket
Indians.
She VIII Be Happy When 5ohool
Is Ended and She Can Go
Home.
NoRrn YAKIMA. June o.

y Nohrh tAhlMA, june %
inc'oso hefe"ith, 'erph,ii"
copy OF u letter written by n little
Indian girl attending gchool at Fort
et,,,os AZ, H.. ..,an I,t.,Lat
'ni,ooo y" hu' 'no'ner' u "i"umee
indian, liviEg In this valley. Tho
girl IL IL years old and hns at
tondnd aoh.e.i g.. -, ,h,.. So,
''""o" so"oo' 'o' ioNs .""" wv
years. The contrast, Judging by
the letter, between the child and
ber narenta ,nust he oreat and N \.
o, P".ci's nus, po Hrea. ",u ~
, 1890-07-03
RAILROAD PROPOSITION.
The Miners of Metallins WIN Assist
Company.


The Miners of metailins WIN Assist a
Company.
METALLISE, June 2l.-After read
ing the remarks of Chief Engineer
Roberts Of the Spokane Falls Il
Northern railroad in regard to sub
sidizing railroad from Colville to
Metalline, 1 desire In behalf Of the
miners of this district to say that
they are possessed of much valuable
mining property, there being at
least fifty or sixty locations, not
counting those owned by the COM
panies. Many of these are very
valuable and only lack Transports
ton TO make them paying proper
ties. Now, am authorized To say.
through the REVIEW, that the min
ers of this district stand ready TO
bind themselves to deed valuable
interests, worth many thousands of
dollars, to any company or indi-
vidual who will furnish either rail
or water transportation between
Mctalllne and Spokane Falls; and,
farther, am of the opinion that ii
would pay any company or indl-
vidual to send competent man to
investigate the above proposition
and to interview the miners and
TO find out how valuable the inter
ests may be, and to report OH the
same. ID. >. kENYAs.
, 1890-07-03
BAER ACQUITTED.
The Jury Brought in Their Verdict at
just Midnight.

The Jury Brought in Their Verdict at
just Midnight.
Judge Mount finished his charge
and the jury retired at just IO;45
o'clock.
The major portion of the audi
ence, half dozen of whom were
women, dispersed, but quite num-
Der remained.
At just TWO minutes to IL O'Clock
n loud clapping Of hands was heard
In the jury room. ''I'll bet some
one has cracked u good joke,n said
one. Another thought that YER
dict had been agreed upon. The
latter WAS right,
AT just midnight rap was heard
on the jury-room door. The baliff
announced that the Jury had ar
rived at verdict, and the talesnen
were brought into court.
"Gentlemen, have YOU arrived at
a verdictP" asked Judge Mount
"We have, your honor" replied
Foreman Phillips.
"Please hand your verdict in,
them requested the court
Judge Mount glanced at the slip
OF paper and then handed 1t to
Clerk Armstrong, who read MS fol-
lows;
In the superior court of Spokane
county, state of Washington.
State of Washington)