Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-17

mournefs. The body of a common woman
goes into the coffin three DAYS after she dies,
that OF royalty five days after, and of one OF
the imperial family on the seventh day after
death. The body of the Queen Dovager
will not be inferred, L understand. untll
nve months from now, and in the meantime
business is suspended and the u, 900. 600 peo-
pie in Korea are supposed to be weeping.
Ii the old rule prevails every man in the
country will put on hat as big as an um.
orella, will hide his face behind a fan and
Will dress in yellow sackcloth.
DINsMoRE COMING HOME.
Colonel Dinsmore, our former Minister 10
Korea, is now on his way home, and he II
expected at Washington shortly. He will
probably be given another mission as soon an
the Democrats come into power. He is one
OF the closest friends of the King of Korea.
Judge Denny, who has for years been the
adviser Of the King Of Korea, at a salary of
Slz, OOO year, is also coming back to Amer
lea, and we have had diplomats by the dozen
In Washington during the last two weeks.
The diplomats are occasionally seen in
the street cars, and in riding to the White
House the other day 1 saw one of them do a
very mean thing. The car was passing the
National Hotel and the rain was pouring
down with all its summer strength. The
car was full and this diplomat had his seat
at the end of the car. Just at this point
lady stopped it. She was well dressed and
sne had diamonds in her ears. She jumped
on tue steps of the car, put down her
9loreila and started to enter, when this
ulpiomat put his arm across the door and
saio: DO You not see, Madam, that thees
car Is full. You cannot get in, Madam. It
ees against the rule" and he then yelled to
the driver, "Drivair, why do you stop thees
car. You know it ees full" By this time
tne lady was so frightened that she Jumped
on the car and went back to the pavement.
sCALPING STREET CAR TICKETS.
One of the meanest men in Washington
is worth all the way from $500, 900 to $780,
0OO, and 1 see him adding to his pile every
Day In one Of these red 5-cent Washington
herdics, which goes past his $50, 900 resi-
dence and on to the Capitol. This man in
Varlably takes q seat near the fare box.
buys package OF tickets of six of quarter
and when anyone passes him up cents to
put into the box he puts the nickel in his
pocket and puts one of these tickets which
have cost him 1-6 cents into the box. On
rainy days he must make at least as much
as aud cents ride, and as his income il
probably not over S20, 900 or $50, 900 year,
the poor man ought to have it.
The houses of the capital are constantly
improving. You can't get a decent house
In a fashionable quarter inside the
boundary now for less than S12, 900, and ID
used to be that you could get the same thing
for 81, 600. know of dozen houses which
are offered for sale at from SIC, 900 to S1O1. 900
each, and there are at least 100 $50, 900
houses within mile of the White House.
RENTS OF HOUSES.
Rents have gone away up out of sight,
and there are, venture, 1000 houses now
empty and ready for the occupants Of the
next season. While people are away they
have to pay to have their houses taken care
OF, and there are men here who see that the
dogs and cats are fed regularly, have them
aired daily, and see that they are we'll
guarded at night. This is a necessity In
Washington on account of junk thieves.
Furnished houses rent for just twice what
house will rent for unfurnished, and the
most ordinary house will bring $50 q
month il there are a. lot Of dlngy old chairs
and tables and a bed or two within it. For
81 800 year you get very fair quarters at
the Shoreham, to which, by the way, the
Vice President is now putting an addition.
This does not include, however, what you
eat and drink. From this you will see that
living grows higher and higher here year
after year. MISS GRUNDY, JR.