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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02
Harris Thenter.

+, 1t needed not Labor Day. with the streets
crowded with people day and night, to PACK
this popular place of amusement twice yester-
day at holiday prices from top seats to standing
room, for the attraction, though an old-time
one, is one that never fails to draw. 1t is Jules
Vernes Around the World in Eighty Days"
The company presenting it this week is very
clever one, the scenery bright and new and
sion, and Minnie Rees and Lottie Harmon were
quite clever. W. ]. Flemlng's patriotic bursts
brought down the house, and PhiLeds Fogg, as
portrayed by George Metkiff, is a fair stage
Englishman. The other characters are well
taken, and a most profitable week is surely
ahead for the house and the company.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02
AN EPIDEMIC OF FLEAs,

Scarcely Household That Has Not Been
Visited by the Pests.
READING, PA. A..September Ian epidemic of
feas has struck Reading, and for the past
week the lives of citizens have been made
miserable by the little pests. The situation is
particularly aggravated in the suburbs of the
city. where the open lots and outlying fields
infested by weeds are thought to furnish con-
ditions especially favorable to the increase of
the insects.
There is scarcely a household here, whether
pretentious or luwly, into which the feas have
not penetrated. The druggists of the city re-
port tremendous increase in their sales of flea
and insect powders, and housekeepers are de-
voting themselves assiduously to the extermi-
nation of the insects.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02
Davis, Fifth Axenue Museum.

1t was no easy matter to get into Harry Davis
Fifth Avenue Museum yesterday. so great were
the crowds. The new house had a decidedly
auspicious opening From the entrance to the
roof-garden the place promises to be very at
tractive, and the curiosities and theatrical per-
formance are sufficient in themselves to draw
audiences until the decorations are finished.
No doubt in another week the museum and
theater will be complete to the smallest details,
and Mr.. Davis will have wonderfully pretty
house of entertainment. The entrance is very
tasteful in its ornamentation, and compares
favorably with the street lobbies of moro am
bilious theaters.
But if some work must be donesbefore the
programme is wonderfully strong. The curiosi-
ties are remarkably interesting, and the theat-
rical performance beats anything that has been
given for the money. Mauritious and Queen,
Charles A. Mack, the comedian, Sablon the
mimic and pantomimist and many other clever
people are In the programme.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02
OUR SHORT STORIES.
A cHILp,s TRIBUTE.


IT was one of the hottest of the hot days of
July that have just passed. Not breath
of air was stirring even in the tops of the trees.
The sturdy little English sparrows had ceased
their sharp, shrill chirping, and were painting
In the shade. If you looked straight down the
street you could see quivering of heat in the
air, like that which is often visible over hot
stove. Everybody walked slowly. Few of the
drivers of the vans, wagons and cabs urged
their horses into trot. The only animals that
suffered were the poor street car horses. They
went trotting and galloping by with their heavy
loads, which. on account of the heat, were
heavier than usual. Many of the poor brutes
stopped during the day. staggered under the
whip and dropped by the roadside. The cir.
cumstaLce had finally become SO usual that it
attracted but little attention, and less pity But
OF all the horses that died that cruel afternoon.
one at least received tribute as affecting as If
paid by an angel. The animal had dropped in
the street, and hadlbeen rudely dragged to one
side, where it lay, rolling Its dust-dlled eyes,
gasping and lolling its tongue. small crowd
gathered around, shutting out what little air
there was. Hold on, Cally," shouted gamin.
heres fun! Let's see de cop shoot i'm"
"Git piller." facetiously suggested red
nosed man with a blotched face.
His head don't lay easy. said another to
veterinary surgeon, who took one glance ana
walked away. "Give i'm hypodermic. He
amt dyin' easy"
Just then ragged little girl passed proudly
carrying acheap bouquet and smelling of 1t
frequently. When she saw the dying horse she
stopped moment and then, by sudden i'm
pulse. went and laid the flowers on his head.
Strange to say no one jeered. The red-faced
man walked away shame-facedly. So, one by
one, did the Others and the poor animal was
left to die in peace. AS the little girl ran off
benevolent old gentleman picked her up and
kissed her. saying:
"God bless you. little dear" There was a
tear in his eye. "Christ was right about the
children, and so was Wordsworth when he
said: Heaven lies about us in our infancy"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Cnptain Emo. PennYpacker.

WILMINGTON, N. c., September LIMOS }.
Pennypaeker, Collector of this port under the ad-
died here on Friday. \ His body left here at 9
O'Clock yesterday for Phenixvile. Pa, for
burial. He was native of Chester county, in
that State. During the Civil War he was Captain
Of Company Ill, Eighteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry.
CAPTAIN Pennypacker was not mustered out until
October, 1866.
Subsequently he settled in this city and became
one of the leading citizens of the place. He was
appointed Collector of this port by President Ar
thur and when President Harrison succeeded
Mr.. Cleveland the demand for his reappointment
was strong that it followed almost as a matter
OF course. The regimentiserved in Colonel Percy
Wyndham's brigade and under Custer and XIII
patrick in all the campaigns of the Army Of the
Rntomac-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02
RECIPROCITY OR RETALIATION,

| The amendment which Senator Aldrich
has introduced into the Senate embodies
Mr. Blaine's reciprocity project with regard
to sugar, and extends it to hides, tea and
coffee THE DISPATCH has sufficiently set
with regard to sugar; but it seems necessary
to remark that the extension of the same
provisions to hides, tea and coffee introduces
new, and to q certain extent, distinct con-
siderations.
The action proposed with regard to it is
practically as follows: We have staple on
which this Government has heretofore levied
heavy duties which it is proposed to either
remove or radically reduce. The countries
producing it have. with one exception, been
in recent negotiations with the United States
for the purpose of improving trade relations.
and that exception six years ago exhibited
its willingness to give mutual con-
cessions of the character proposed. To
say to these countries: "We will remove
| the duties on sugar on the understanding
that you will do likewise with our prod
ucts, " is proposition calculated to promote
friendly relations, and holds out an induce
ment to the reciprocal action hoped for from
them. But to add to the list OF articles on
which duties are to be reimposed, if these
countries do not take such action, three
staples which for purely domestic considera-
tions have been made free of duty for years,
changes the character of the proposition.
To say 1--WE will take the duty off sugar if
you will do the same on -four and pro-
visions, is an inducement to other coun-
tries. To say eff you do not take of your
duties on -four and provisions we will re-
impose ours on hides, tea and coffee" is a
threat. The policy of such proposition is
not SO much that of reciprocity as it is of
retaliation.
There is good reason to believe that such
friendly spirit by Brazil, from which coun-
try we get the bulk of our coffee. The pros
pect is much less assured with regard to the
Argentine Republic, in the matter of hides;
while the proposition is an especially doubt
full one with regard to tea. We
have been cultivating friendly re-
lations with the South American countries
and can nope that reciprocal trade Will be
generally viewed with favor there. We have
been somewhat assiduously cultivating un-
friendly relations with China, and to 60 to
that semi-civilized empire with such chip
on our shoulder would seem to be the surest
way to secure the reimposition of tax of 10
cents per pound on the tea consumed in the
UnitedStates.
The change from the original pro position
made by the addition of hides, tea and cof-
fee is so marked as to suggest another motive
than that which appears on the surface As
it contemplates the restoration of what
would be strictly revenue duties on staples
of wide consumption, it has the aspect of a
secret provision against the possibility
year hence of failure of the revenues to
meet the expenditures caused by the e1trav-
agant expenditures of the present Congress-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02
A BOOM In THEATRlCALs.

The Season Commences In Good Enrnest-A
Capital Farce Comedy at the Buou-
James in OthelIo-Two New Thenteri
Open-Variety Houses Do Grent Basil
ness.
If the census enumerator were to ask us
how many good laughs there are in Paul
M. Potter's musical absurdity 1.-THE City
Directory" we couldn't tell him. The
laughter cannot be gauged or meas
ured; it comes in bulk, wholesale and ire
mendous. The Bijou Theater has rung with
merriment often enough, but very seldom has
such gale of outlaws swept big audience as
1t did last night. The house was packed from
parquet to roof, of course. 1t is safe to say
that 2 500 persons in that audience laughed for
three mortal hours almost without an armls-
tice.
Who made this laughter? Paul Potter. the
author of 'The City Directory" In part-yes.
But the larger portion of the fun is strictly at
tributable to the admirable fooling OF tne
actors. There is no comprehensive plot IN
1.-THE City Directory" no defect at all in farce
comedy There are incidental situations OF tne
greatest comicality; an ingenious supply OF
telling action and by-play, and go and vim
about the whole piece which tells of constant
study and rehearsing as well as clever original
mind behind the whole machine.
The company is without doubt the best that
has ever played in piece Of this caliber in
Pittsburg. 1t is an ideal farce, comedy galaxy.
For rare versatility and impetuous humor we
have Charlie Reed; quieter but no less clever
comedian abets him in the person of William
Collier. Charles V. Seaman gives us precious
picture of a phlegmatic dude. with
gait that would make a chicken smile.
William F. Mack gives what the humorists have
generally failed to do, really funny car1cature
Of the bunko steerer. Burt Haverly and lgnacio
MartinelIi also contributed distinct types Of
the ridiculous. The whole company. in fact,
works well together and individually.
On the fair side of the cast even a stronger
array is presented, perhaps Miss Mary Irwin
is not stranger here, and she has triumphed
before, but in the way of real
art she has never done anything as good
as Ndnon. the Gaiety star actress. For her
sake we wish the character had been allowed
to progress more evenly in the lines Of higher
comedy. She makes an immense deal of what
she has, however and she simply captured the
audience with her first song-a very funny one
by the way. Then for grace and sweetness and
light Miss Rose France, Miss Bessie Cleveland,
Miss Maym Kelso and Miss Flora Irwin were
all that could be wished. Such singing as the
three first mentioned are capable of is unheard
of in farce comedy. Miss Glover's dancing is
another remarkable feature. But to briefly
sum up the whole thing. The City Directory"
is as full of good things as the book 1t bur-
lesques Is full of names, and If you do not pay
the canvassers visit you will miss real and
unusual treat.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02
Open,ue Weeks BaIIotius.

The Exposition will open WEDNESDAY
EVENING. September g. at o'clock. The Bull
letin of Ballots and the Topic for the Prize
Essay Contest for Wednesday evening and
Thursday Friday, and Saturday of the opening
week follow. Vote Aye or Nay on the topics
here suggested:
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS VOTING TOPIC.
Should all the Suburban Street-Car Lines run
AlLNight Cars? Open to Lady and Gentle
men voters.
THURSDAYS VOTING TOPIC.
s hould the Old Block House at the Point be
removed to Schenley Park. or should it re-
main where it is and the Point be turned into
ParkP Open to Lady and Gentlemen voters
FRIDAYS VOTING TOPIC.
Should the Allegheny Wharf be transformed
into Promenade and Parkf> Open to Lady
and Gentlemen voters.
SATURDAYS VOTING TOPIC.
What is your choice of Sites for the Main
Building of the Carnegie Free Library? Open
to Lady and Gentlemen voters.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02
OPENED WITH SWEET SONG.
The First Entertainment of the Season
Given by Curry University.

UIVen Dy CuTry UuIversIys
The opening entertainment of Curry Univer-
sity was given in the University Auditorium
last might A well selected musical pro-
gramme was prepared for the evening, in
conjunction with the address of Prof James G,
williams. Mrs. F. II. Haslage and Miss Tillie
George, Messrs. w. w. Ramsey and Charles F.
Harris appeared to advantage in the opening
selection, '.Woodbird." Prof. Byron W. King
entertained the audience with a recitation en-
titled "The Spanish Duel" Miss Carrie Ter
rants. for a solo, "Gaily Chant the Summer
Birds, )" received loud applause.
One of the enjoyable performances of the
evening was piano solo by Master Thomas
Edwards. MISS Emma Woelful, Miss Mamie
aammer Miss Alice Mccullough and Miss
George contributed largely to the evenings en-
tertainment. Mr.. Simeon Bissell accompanied
the sololsts.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02
Grand Opera House.

Before grand audience that excellent actor,
Mr.. Louis James, began notable engagement
at the Grand Opera House last night. Theplay
chosen for the opening of this cycle of legiti-
mate dramas was "Othello." and in it Mr..
James shone with his accustomed brilliancy.
The performance is deserving of more extend
say that Mr.. James and his company gave a
very artistic performance. Tonight the play
will be "Virginus"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02
The Prizes.

For the best contribution on the above topic
THE DISPATCH will award prize of a
TWENTY DOLLAR GOLD PIECE.
For the Second Prize THE DISPATCH will
award Five DOLLAR GOLD PIECE.
For the Third Prize The DISPATCH will for.
ward by mail to the winner a copy of the
Sunday issue of The DISPATCH for One
Year.
THE CONDITIONS.
Each article must make at least 800 and not
more than 1000 words.
side of the paper only, and must be labeled
THE DISPATCH Prize Essay Contest. Expo
sition Descriptive Article; closing Saturday,
September 8, 1890"
Contributions must be left at THE DISPATCH
Headquarters swick-BaIke-C Collender Co.'s
space, Exposition Buildings.
Correct name. address and age of contestant
must accompany MSS. name only for publica-
ton If successful.
THE DISPATCH reserves the right to publish
any contribution, whether 1T be awarded prize
or not.
The Prize Essay Contest for the first week
will close with the Exposition on Saturday
night. September g.
Watch for Second Weeks Prize Topic and
Ballot Bulletin.
THE DISPATCH has secured neat little
SOUVENIRS for presentation to all Lady Voters
during next weeks balloting. One will be a
handy addition to the work-basket the other
will be appreciated during the long winter
evenings soon to come. Ladies can choose from
aithar
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02
A New Executire Mansion.

From the Wheeling Intelligencer.1
Mrs. Harrison has plan for enlarging the
White House SO that the Presidents family
may have somewhere to live. 1t seems un-
gracious to disagree with ''the first lady in the
land' in anything, but Mrs. Harrison is wrong
in this. The White House will answer for the
executive offices. Another place in another
part OF the city should be provided as a home
for the President. This country is rich enough
to house its President decently. The White
House, as the Executive Mansion. has outlived
its day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02
MINES TO RESUME.
A General Resumption of Work all Along
the Monongahela.

the Monongahela.
ESPECIAL TKLEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.l
McKEEsPoRT, September There will be a
general resumption of the mines along the Mon
ongahela river this week. Stoner and Risher,
Lyslie, Camden. Alliquippa. O'Neil and others
of this pool will be in operation after to-mor-
row. There are on hands plenty Of craft for
loading, and a GOOD call for coal. Stoner's
works have been idle for a long while. Frick's
coal tipple al Elrod. which has been rebuilt and
enlarged. will be put in operation to-morrow.lI
On the same day the Brown coal works at
Boston. in which men have been engaged for
several months perfecting complete electric
equipment for mining and transferring coal,
will be put in operation. This will be an inno-
vation. The Thomson-Huston system of wir-
ing will be used. The appliances have been
tried and pronounced very satisfactory. The
Keil mining machine, operated by electricity,
will be used, andits performance is expected to
work wonders.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02
Mrs. Joseph HoIzbeimer.

Mrs. Joseph Hozheimer, wife ofth undertaken
at Sharpsburg, died yesterday morning at
O'Clock, after a sickness of nearly five weeks. She
was born January l. 1875 and was therefore in
her 46th year. She will be buried tomorrow
morning at O'Clock. requiem mass will be
celebrated at St. Mary's Church. Mrs. Hoiz-
heimer, nee Rachael Winshel, was one OF the
leading and most respected women in Sharpsburg
and Etna A little more thak year ago she ceIe.
brated her silver wedding. She leaves 9 family Of
five children.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02
His Name Is Legion.

From the New York SUM-
The Chicago scheme of a BARRIERS Trust is a
great one. We don't see, however, how the
trust will be able to regulate or limit the out
put of the raw material Boards will grow &C
cording to their own sweet WILL and no trust
can control them. One service the BARRIERS
Trust might render to downtrodden humanity
that can't shave itself or keep razor in trim.
1t might refuse to employ the barber whose
hands reek of cigarettes. His name is legion.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02

THE Democrats are said to be calling on
Chairman Brice to defeat Speaker Reeds re-
election to Congress- The National Chairman
will be wise TO keep out of the fight in single
district; but if he should defeat the Speaker in
a fair stand-up fight it would be q more credit
able achievement than the means taken to de-
feat McKinley
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02

The New York Press revives Horace
Greeley's advice to young men on the ground
that land in Minnesota can be bought at IS to
$40 an acre which will produce from sixteen to
to twenty bushels of wheat selling at dollar a
bushel. After the Young man has gone West
and raised his wheat in the sweat OF his brow,
only to find that wheat at the recent advance
sells in Chicago at dollar bushel, and that it
costs 20 cents bushel to get it there, he will be
likely to lose confidence in the accuracy of the
Press economic advice.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02
Harry Williams, Academy.

The Academy of Music turned away more
people than managed to get in at the two per-
formances yesterday. The Henry Burlesque
Company presented a variety Of attractive
features. The mystifying Crowley, Mcintyre
and Heath, black face comedians; Helen
Courtland, the singer. were all good, and the
company shone as a whole in a travesty of Gill
bert and Sullivan's ''GondolIers." But the
sparring of Jack Dempsey and Jimmy Carroll
for holiday audience.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02
AN OYSTER MAN.

JIMMY BRoCKLEsBY was local light in a GER
; tain preaching circuit, and occasionally filed
the pulpits in the country districts. He held to
the opinion that our Lord was fisherman by
occupation, and that he, being fisherman,
was like Him. In the midst of one OF his dis
courses. which were more peculiar than logical,
he came across the passage reading Thou
knowest that was an austere man."
There" he said, II always told you He was
a fisherman. There it is you see. A oyster
man. 1 always said so."
This is fact.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02
Mary Eliza beth Cooley.

ANN ARBoR. MICH, September 1.-Mary Eliz-
abeth Cooley, wife of Judge 7. M. Cooley, of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, died in this
city yesterday. Mrs. Cooley was 60 years of age
and had lived In Ann Arbor more than 30 years.
She was noted philsnthropist, and was President
Of the Board OF Managers OF the State Industrial
School for Girls. ut Adrian, to which position
she was appointed by ex-Goyernor Jerome, and
which she has held since.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02
Go Home and Stay.

From the BaIt1more sun
The attitude of members of both houses is
accordingly, it is understood, unfavorable to
the Edmunds resolutions. its friends being
chiefly fanatical partisans of the Hoar variety.
The Vermont Senator is perhaps unaware of
the almost universal sentiment in the country
at present in regard to this Oongress-that it
should 60 home as soon as it can and stay there
as long as it may.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02

AS Mr.. Chauncey M. Depew has failed
to turn up in New York and settle the strike
on the New York Central, we may conclude
that the policy of that corporation has been
finally decided to be of more importance than
that humorous gentleman's Presidential aspira-
f10ns
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02
RANDOM POETRY.
THE eRAsHoPpERs' cRooUEr

Fo ur little grasshoppers, one fine day,
Hoped on the lawn to play croquet.
wv e can't use mallets and balls, y one said,
''But We'll play game of our own, instead.
Wen hop through the wickets ourselves and see
Whether beat you or you beat me.'
So hippity-hop they went around
Through all the wickets upon the ground,
Till the one who was leading made jump
And hit the home estake-bumpIty-bump.
Then out came Johnny and Bess to play,
And the four little grasshoppers hoped away.
Malcolm Douglas, in st Nicholas,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02

Pennsylvania Railroad per cent but in
creased the traffic q per cent thus making the
increase of revenue II per cent There is a
whole volume of argument in favor Of competi-
ton in that statement.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02
The Worlds Museum.

Holiday crowds were the order of the day at
this popular Allegheny house, and the array of
new curiosities and the strong stage perform
ance were highly appreciated. The fact that
the museum is the only pleasure resort in Allie
gheny, coupled with its good management, are
winning steady patronage for the Worlds.