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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14
DEATHS OF A DAY.
John A. Heistand.

LANCASTER, Dec. 13.-Ex-Congressman John
A. Heistand died at o. clock this morning at the
Stevens House, after long illness. Mr.. HeIstand
was go years of age. He was lawyer, and had
served as State Representative and State Senator
In 1871 he was made Naval Officer at the port of
Philadelphia, which position he held for eight
wears, In 1884 he was elected to Congress as a Re-
publican. and was reelected in 1886. Mr. Heis-
tand for over 30 years proprietor and editor of
the Lancaster Examiner.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14
THE EPOCH OF REGENCIEs.
This is the Condition of Things in Europe at
the Present Time,

the Present Time.
The present time may well be known as the
epoch of regencies in Europe, says the Phila-
delphia Erentng Bulletin. No less than five
governments have for their heads the proxies
of their more or less legitimate soyereigns,
holding sway merely ad interim.
These are the governments of Holland, Spain,
Bavaria, Servia and Brunswick. In the first
named country woman reigns for the first
time since "Governoress' Margaret of Parma,
more than 800 years ago. and in Spain another
young German Princess is holding most sue
cessful sway. These two women regents are
each about 30 years old, while the regent of
Brunswick. Prince Albert of Prussia, is So; the
regent of Bavaria, Prince Luitpold, is 70, and
the Servian triumvirs average more than 81
each. The two young women. however, seem
to get on much better than the five old men,
and they have the most important countries in
hand, too.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14
A SPARK FELL ON HIS BACK
And, as Consequence, a Lumberman Wa
Almost Burned to Death.

BEAVER FALLS, Dec. 13.-Hugh Henderson,
engaged in hauling logs to portable sawmill,
situated on the Ressinger farm, in Brighton
township, met with singular accident yester-
day afternoon.
He had unloaded log at the mill when a
spark from the furnace fell upon the back of
his coat and set fire to his clothing. This he
did not notice and was quite distance into the
the coat was ablaZe. He sprang from the
wagon and began to execute a ghost dance, at
the same time crying for help. Some COM
panions ran to his assistance. tore the flaming
clothes from his back and extinguished the
flames Henderson's clothing was destroyed
and his back is very badly burned.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14
BEFoRE KOCH. PERHAPS

Whether the claim that the discoveries
made at Washington antedate those of DR..
Koch in connection with tubercular dis
eases, the account of the germ experiments
in the Animal Industry Department, which
we publish to-day, will be of wide interest.
1t is worth noting that the observations and
tests in Washington practically confirm the
correctness of DR.. Koch's theory
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14

THE Brazilian war ships have returned
to the tropics, their crews being unable to
stand the blasts of Northern December. We
may regard the danger of having our ports
bombarded by the fleets of Brazil as reduced
to a minimum during the winter months.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14

AUSTRIA has taken precautions to regu-
late the use of Koch's lymph by providing that
it shall only be obtained from authorized Prus-
sian agencies, and forbidding its administration
except with proper medical supervision. The
function of the United States Government in
the same connection is to protect the country
against the pauper scientific discoverers of Eu-
rope by imposing duty on the lymph of rs per
cent as medicinal preparation or so per cent
as preparation containing alcohol.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14
George Howard.

George Howard, well-known resident of the
county, died yesterday at his home on the Morn
ingside road, at the age of SO years. He was born
in ireland, and was the son of Captain James
Howard, of the North of ireland. He came TO
this country in 1870 Two of his sons are carriage
manufacturers in the city. Mr.. Howard was
faithful and consistent member of st. Johns
Protestant Episcopal Church. The funeral will
occur tomorrow.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14
JUDGE WOODS decision that a bar

JUDGE WOODS decision that a bank
rupt corporation cannot make its directors or
officers preferred creditors is universally recog-
ntzed as a case where sound sense and good
law are entirely agreed with each other. An
extension of the same idea might enforce upon
Congress the good sense and sound legislation
that would be combined in the act of stopping
partisan squabbles long enough to pass ma
tional bankruptcy law, which would abolish
preferred creditors altogether.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14
ON THE AFRICAN PIGMIEs.
Stanley Writes About Bewitching Littl
Model of a Woman.

StahIey Wrltes About BeW1tchlng Little
Model of a Woman.
Henry M. Stanley, in his article on the Pig
mics in the January Scrfbne7's, says: I'VE
have seen some-a few-who might be said to
be well formed. The little plump beauty we
saw with Ugarrowwa-an ivory raider-was a
bewitching little creature SO inches hight. 1t
is possible that this beauty was due to per-
feet health and the good food with which she
was fed by the Arab. She was certainly gem
worth seeing, and as calm and selfpossessed as
a well-bred lady.
Artists would have dotted on her, and sculp-
tors would have paid goodly sums for such a
miniature model. She was young, just at the
dawn of womanhood, and her youth and girlish
innocence made her simply charming"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14
Ir is rather amusing in the light of recent

1t is rather amusing in the light of recent
events to read in the New York Herald of
Friday prediction that "it is likely that the
mild spell of this week will slowly give place to
a cold anti-cyclone from the Northwest" Con-
sIdering that by the time this was published
the muddy mildness of Thursday night had
changed into the cold blasts of Thursday morn
ing it looks as if the esteemed ResdLdS idea
of slowness was of the sort that makes it diff
cult for it to keep up with the procession of
this years weather.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14

WHATEVER appropriateness there may
be in the late Home Rule party operating on
the principles of faction fight. it certainly is
time to suggest to the leaders that they are not
likely to increase the influence OF their organs
by discounting the methods of the arizona
Kicker and editing United Ireland with
crowbar.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14

landlord arrived and insisted that the gas be
turned on again in order to save the house, for
the foundations were trembling. Since then
the meter has kept on the even tenor-a rather
hign tenor-of its way and gas bill in the
thousands stares its owner in the face.
HEPBURN JOHNS
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14

WHATEVER the outcome of the meeting
of the railroad Presidents next week, there
seems to be universal determination that it
shall not be "gentlemen's agreement" Be-
sides the fact that gentlemen's agreements do
not agree, there is also the conclusive fact that
Jaw Gould is running this one.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14
Judge william c. Maxwell.

ESPECIAL TEL EGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.I
GREENvILLE, Dec. I3.--William g. Maxwell,
ex-Judge of Mercer county, died to-day, aged 50
wears. He was the senior member of the bar of
Mercer county, having been admitted in 1881, and
practiced continuously until few days before his
death.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14

WITH the probability that the pension
attorneys may find their rations cut short by
the new pension appropriation bill, they may
be expected to hold ghost dance in the
lobbies of Congress-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14

Voluntary contributors should Keep copies OF
articles II compensation as desired the price
erpec5ed must Be named The courtesy of re-
turning rejected manuscripts 1CiU be extended
trhen stamps for that purpose are enclosed, but
the Editor Of THE DISPATCH aciU under no
circumstances be responsible for the care Of at'l-
solicited manuscripts.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14

POSTAGE-AH persons who mail the
Sunday issue of The Dispatch to friends
should bear in mind the fact that the post
age thereon is Two ~ Cents. All double
and triple number cop.es of The Dispatch
require a 2-cent stamp TO insure prompt
delivery.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14

The foreign gold that is coming to this
country across the Atlantic is certain to have
more relaxing effect on the money market
than the American Gould.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14
Bernhard Ranh.

bernhard Rauh, one OF the best-known OLD
gentlemen of Allegheny, died late Friday night
at his home on Locust street. He was 73 years of
age The funeral will occur to-day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14

THIS winters cold waves create univer-
sal public opinion tnat whatever the gas COM
panies may do with their capital stock they
should not fail to initiate their gas supply.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14

Mrs. Mary brennan died yesterday morning, at
the age of IS years at her home on Lacock street.
Allegheny. She was well known in both cities.
She was the mother of John and the late Joseph
Nj. brennan.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14

The mention of Attorney General Mil
ler's name for the Supreme Bench arouses ex-
actly the same lack of enthusiasm that it did
hefOra
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14

Tdis issue of THE DISPATCH contains
24 pages, made up of THREE PARTS.
Failure on the part of Carriers, Agents,
Newsdealers or Newsboys 10 supply pa
irons wiki n Complete Number should be
promptly reported to this office.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14
Salvation and the Ghost Dances.
The Servants Day Out.

IF anybody uses his powers Of observation
and the elevated trains Sunday afternoons
and evenings he will note that four-ffths of the
travel that of servants. 1t is their 'day out"
By hundreds and thousands they flock on and
off the uptown stations of the Sixth avenue
line. Mostly women, they are smartly and sub
stantially clothed and with a uniformity that is
astonishing. They are of all nationalities,
chiefly Irish, German and Scandinavian, while
the absence of the native American type is con-
sprcuous. As rule they have a well-fed, stolid,
comfortable look of respectable and happy
medlocrity. CHARLES L. MURRAY.
NEW YORK, Dec. I3.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14
woo1ly Western Christmas.

WHEN RosTna Vokes was here last she told a
story that is timely enough now on the
verge of the Christmas holidays. Said she: II
have had some very funny Christmases, but 1
cannot remember any much more amusing than
my very first Christmas in this country. 1t was
in Western city, then a very primitive little
place. now a rather iourishing city, believe
although have not been there since. No,
will not tell you the name, but it Is on the map
and you may guess it in six timesi
1--WE had Just made a remarkable success in
Boston and New York and were on very good
terms with ourselves. We were little hurt at
first on finding that the men, or rather the boys.
at the theater had not the smallest notion who
we were. The head boy proposed to give us an
Alpine scene to play The Bellies of the
Kitchen in. We kindly but firmly declined
and pointed out that We wanted a carpet,
chairs and even a table. He proceeded to bring
forth piece of carpet about six feet square.
Again we demonstrated and told him that we
wanted the carpet to cover the stage. To
cover the stagei' he said. why, l thought you
were tumblersr We were little crestfallen at
this, but were somewhat encouraged in the
evening by the landlord, who told us that the
street in front of the theater was so crowded
that it was almost impossible to pass.
'Wer,' we thought fame does travel
quickly after all But when we arrived at
the theater we found that the excitement was
not on our account at all. Not bit of it. 1t
was the first appearance of the stereopticon III
the town-that is, the thing that flashes adver-
tisements on a white shetland the populace
naturally preferred seeing 'Sozodont' or some
body's tablets or baking powder gratuitously,
and the claims of the legitimate drama were
overlooked. Fortunately, our manager was
man of resources. He went across the street
and hired our hated rival to turn off the
lights for $40. So the crowd for want of any
where else to go, turned into the theater and
in few minutes every seat but one was filled.
That belonged to gentleman in a red shirt,
who paid tor two and planted his legs and his
revolvers on one of them. nor could the most
varlegated remonstrancs it has ever been my
lot to hear induce him to relinquish it.
"The stage was supported by barrels, and
each of us gave a hint to the others when we
came to good barrel or an unreliable one, SO
that we might all know the best spots to dance
on. 1t was lighted by few little oil lamps, and
the progress of the play was a little retarded by
the boys passing and repassng to relight them
or touch them up when they showed signs of
coming total eclipse.
mot very pleasant Christmas, but funny
one and merry one, too."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14
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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14
Do We Chew so Much?

uTHE tobacco-chewlng hog seems to be on
nipresent in PIttsburg" said San Fran
CISCO man yesterday. I've been meeting
him everywhere since came here week ago.
This morning 1 came in from the East End in
a cable car. One chewer sat beside me- and
another opposite, and it kept me busy to keep
out of their line of fire. Luckily, they had
found their range before 1 sat down, and I
escaped with a slight spattering, At the
Fifth avenue corner a motley crowd of men
lined the curb, and they were all
chewing and expectorating as if they
were competing for a prize. The
pavement all around them looked as if it had
cutaneous disease and had broken out in
blotches-the tobacco juice had frozen where
it fell. fought my way to a big office build
ing and boarded the elevator. AS the boy
closed the door he expectorated dexterously
between the passengers feet; he had a rubber
mat to squirt at The lawyer whom went to
see as he talked to me, punctuated his SEN
tences with long shots at a cuspidor, and he
had the delicate politeness to offer me a chew.
mo doubt you Pittsburgers do not notice the
tobacco chewers; you are used, hardened to it;
but to one coming from the Pacific coast, where
even the Chinaman gets out of a street car if a
tobacco-chewer spits before him. the flood of
tobacco juice is somewhat appalling"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14
A Star Gas Meter.

THERE'S Ras meter in a house on the Bluff
that is making the natural gas question
exceedingly interesting to the man who paws
the gas bills. It's natural gas meter. At
least that's what it thinks it is. Keely might
be glad to claim it as his motor but the Peo-
Piles Gas Company would be foolish to part
with it. Since it came into the house it has
registered enough gas to make up the de-
ficiency in the supply for the whole city.
Yesterday the lessee of this eccentric
and humorous machine decided to give
it chance to make record for itself. He
turned off the gas. The effect was miraculous
ami alarming. 1t registered faster than ever.
The hands on the dial could not be seen, they
few around SO fast and the noise they made
was heard blocks away. At this point the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14

Vols No. 3lO.-Entered at Pittsourg Postofice.
November Ii, lss7, as second-ciass matter.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14
The Old Messenger.Boy Fad Keeps Up.

IN this progressive age the lady of the period
at least the New York ]. o. p-does not
remain at home because she has no beau,
cousin, brother or other conventional escort
handy, nor does she ignore Justice Duffy's de-
cision that no respectable woman is abroad
after IL o'clock at night without an escort. If
she has no serving man or big black maid she
simply rings for messenger boy. In this city
a messenger boy" may be q youth from l5 to
Is years of age With this hoy" she gets on
her "things' and goes abroad for business or
amusement as safely and self-satisfed as if she
Everybody respects the lady with the messen-
ger boy Some sympathize with ber. perhaps.
Some may envy the boy. Butrhe lady with the
messenger boy as an escort pays tribute to
respectabllity that is at once appreciated by
loungers or street car society. And she can. and
does, 90 to the flower show, the horse show, or
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14
Two Sides to a Mans Face.


uTHERE is an extraordinary dissimilarity be-
tween the two side views of almost
every persons face" says prominent Broad
way photographer. Il mean that if 1 should
take three-quarter view of you, thus, it
would be quite different from three-quarter
view of you taking the other side of the face.
Most people are taken from the same side-I
don't know why. When they happen to be
taken the other way their best friends will
sometimes fail to recognize the portrait. There
is usually a good side and q bad
side to every face, speaking from an
artistic point of view. 1t is the business OF the
artist to catch the better side il the sitter will
hermit him to do so. But there are public men,
actresses professional beauties and SO on who
understand this good and bad side quite as we'll
as we do The only way you can get a good
conception of a face is by studying all
sides of it, If you should see many of our
celebrities from any other point of view than
prapbs YOU probably wouldn't know them. OF
will call it bad likeness. Very often the pose
of an actress or celebrated beauty brings out
her best points in such striking way that a
SIGHT of the original is a disappointment. The
outlines, good or bad, can be accentuated by
the artist. You wouldn't think it possible, per-
haps, but three photographs of you could be
taken. and two would not look like they had
been taken of the same man that was the orig
inal of the other. And they woulj give the
outlines of the face, too. Queer, isn't it?"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-21
Health and reason Restorcd.

South BETHLEHEM, Pa, Nov. 90
Especial Mrs. John Brannon. OF st.
Louis, who, whilo demented. leaped
from train near Clarksburg, W. Va,
on October 10, and was found ten days
afterWard in stack of cornstalks,
where she had subsisted on chestnuts
and corn, was brought to this pace yes
terday by her brother. Terrence Reilly
Mrs. Brannon has entirely recovered
her reason, and is none the worse for her
terrible experience other than an injury
to one of her knees, sustained in her
leap from the train. Mrs. Brannon has
been under treatment at the hospital in
Clar{sburp.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-21
F. B. KEMP & COMPANY.
DUBLIC SALE OF STOCK.

The following named subscribers to
the capital stock of the Crystal Spring
Land Company, having failed to pay the
first and second call on the said stock,
as required by the president and board
of directors of said Company, in pursu-
ance of resolution of tho board of di-
rectors of said Company, the stock of
said delinquent subscribers in said Com
pany will, on WEDNESDAY, the Goth
day of November, 1890, at 1900 o'clock
M, in front of the Courthouse, in the
city of Roanoke, Va, be sold at public
auction for cash.
Said calls were each for 10 per cent of
the amount subscribed, and were paya-
bic on or before the Goth day of March,
1890, and the Goth day of July, 1890, re-
spcctivelv.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-21

Is THERE anything you
wish to buy or sell?
Do you want rooms
Do you want board?
Do you want employment ?
Have you stock for sale?
Have you rooms for rent !?
Do You want boarders +?
If you want anything or
have anything to dispose of
put an advertisement i'll THE
TIMES. 1t will cost only one
cent per word, and will bring
what you want.
Situations Wanted and
"founds"- inserted free of
charge.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-21
MINERAL LAND.

offer for sale POI acres of Coal and
Iron Land, situated in the Catawba val
ley of Virginia. eleven miles from Roam
oke. The outlook for great develop
ments on this property is splendid. Tho
ore is vein OF soft brown hcmat;to 80
feet wide and assaying 80 per cent, mo
tallic iron. And the coal prospects are
finc-two shafts having been sunk, one
30 and the other % feet, through solid
coal slate. The property also contains
a mineral spring, which the analysis of
Lehman II Mayer proved to possess re-
markablc curative powers for all kidney
troubles. especially for diabetes. Tho
enormous quantity of coal and ore that
Will be required for the large number of
furnaces and other industrial plants in
course of construction in Southwest Vir-
ginia will greatly increase tho already
large demand for these minerals, and
consequently enhance the value of such
property. Two railroads have been sur
veyed near the property, one of which
the Roanoke and Craig railroad, and the
other. the Virginia Western railroad.
will afford valuable connections. Fuller
information can be had by addressing
IL. ROSENHEIM, 4l3 w. Baltimore ST.,
Baltimore, Nd. novS-3m
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-21
Charged With. .;,nbczxIinc.

WARRINGTON, Nov. 20. - Special
The postofiice department was notified
to-day of the arrest of Henry C. Merritt.
superintendent of the registry division
in the Memphis, Tenn, postofiice.
charged with embezzling valuable reg
istered letters. A telegram states that
he has made a full confession of his
guilt. He is the son-in-law of the
postmaster at Memphis
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-21
FINANCE AND COMMERCE

New YORK. Nov. Especial l-Ex-
change quiet and steady at $50 4G64s71s
Money easy at . to &. closing offered
at .. Sub-trcasury balances-Gold,
Sl4i,699, 900; currency. Si.O52, 900. Gov
eminent bonds dull steady-4s, 1893:
AIS, 1914. State bonds dull steady.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-21
The Leo Street Aid Society.

The Ladies Aid Society of the Lee
Street Methodist Episcopal inaugurated
an oyster supper in the Levine building
at the corner of Salem avenue and Henry
street.
Judging from the success the ladies
met with yesterday afternoon the treas
ury OF the church will be considerably
Increased.
Supper is served from G to o. and the
patrons of this enterprise will he served
with oysters in every style and other
edibles.
Supper is served at the very low price
of fifty cents.