Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-13
WANT BETTER ROADS.
A Strong Plea for State Aid Made by
Voters at the Exposition.
THE DISPATCH TOPICS PORULAR.
ANumber of Band Concerts and Other New
Features Arranged For.
A CHINESE VISITORS FILTRATION

Yesterday afternoon the Exposition
buildings were turned into school play
ground, and along toward evening the po-
lieemen began bringing lost children to
Manager Johnston's Office. Before long
Secretary Fitzpatrick had his hands full.
Then came procession of mammas, papas,
teachers and comrades, but at last all were
reclaimed.
Manager Wilson, of the Art Gallery, has
sent fiat forth against children bringing
popcorn into the art galleries.
Among the most assiduous patrons of the
Expo are members of the party of China
men who bought admission tickets last
Saturday. Not day passes but number
OF the Celestials stroll through the build
ings. Yesterday Mr.. Hong Yee, of Penn
avenue, signalized himself by an outrage
ously protracted filtration with one of the
very pretty maidens who preside over the
glass counter. He purchased glass after
glass, having his name engraved on
each specimen. Finally he essayed to
blush through his safron-colored cuticle
and whisperingly implored the pretty maiden
to tell him her name that he might get it en-
graved beside his own. "For the good OF the
trade" she complied, and after telling her
that she would make a really charming lit
tie China woman, Mr.. Hong Gee departed
gleefully with tine trophies of his filtration.
To-pAY's PROGRAMME.
The band programme for this afternoon
will be as follows:
PART L
Commencing at 2 O'Clock.
0yerture-"Fra plavolo," .Auber
Solo for PiccoIo~.sTbe Gran - Ir,oncert
Signor Liguori.
Potpourri Populaire-"Plantation Echoes"
"The Soioists' Contest" iHumoristiqueJ
............................ .Godtrey |
PART IL |
Commencing at o'clock.
Observation-Disclosures" Weber |
Cornet Solo-"Welsh Airs'. Short |
Mr.. 7. V. Short
Grand Fantasia-"Melodieso of Sweden"....
Trombone Solo-"Pnenomenal" Concert
FoiKa)......... ;;.;;.,.................In LINES
Finale-(Surprise symphony No. 6)..... Haydn
A German composers concert is promised
for Wednesday night.
"Should the State Supervise and Aid
Country Road BuiIding?" To judge from
she result of THE DISPATCH ballot on the
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yes. Only seven persons voted nay and 189
yea. OF the seven negative voters, two were
aides who said to their gentlemen friends:
Obi 1 will vote just as you do," so that
heir votes in reality did not count.
Another nay voter followed the example
# voters at regular elections by voting nay
Just to be little contrary" So to sum
Up the vote generally the drift of public
pinion, as signi6ed by tie result of the
allot, is solid for State aid in building
ountry roads.
COUNTRY FOLKS ABSENT.
One peculiar thing was noticeable, and
nat was that there was no opposition ex-
ressed from any quarter. 1t is to be re-
retted that the subject was not balloted on
hen more ofthe country people were at the 9
xposition However. the poll-books con- 9
ined names from all over this part of the
.ate, and if city people do not vote against =,
e move nothing adverse to it is expected /,
ON the country people. =
Among those who voted were Edward H =
oight, George Meyer, Thomas P. Roberts, +
ngineer of the Lake Erie Canal Commits
on; Oscar b. Rosenbaum, Daniel Beech, y
. S. Moreland, W. 81. McCombs, j. G.
James S. Cuddy, Heber Nc p
DWELL. G. H. Prayer, Michael Savage, a
ndrew G. c. Quay. s,