Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-20

shrouded in darkness was Illumlned now
and then by the great sheets of flame which
shot across the heavens. After the funeral
the corpse was taken to Philadelphia, stop
ping at the cities on the way, and General
Banks accompanied the funeral cortege.
This was a full generation and more ago
and General Banks, though he is fine look
ing now, was then one of the handsomest
Young men of the United States There is
no finer painting among the portraits of the
Speakers of the House than his and now in
his seventies he is as straight as Nor
wegian pine. He is tall and slender and his
long narrow face has a high forehead from
under which shine out friendly blue eyes.
His head is covered with thick thatch of
silver hair and this is brushed we'll up from
the forehead. He is one of the most observed
men of the House and he always has
crowd of callers about his desk. As ]
chatUed with him the other day, an old
negro with an army medal tied into one of
the frayed buttonholes of his vest, came up
and with his face shining with admiration
said: "How is you, General, and don't you
remember me? 1 am one Of your old SOL
diers'
care You, indeed?" replied Banks reach
ing out his hand, "and were you with me
at Port Hudson?"
"Yes, sab, 1 was there and 1 sailed
through all the shot and she'll, sab, and 1
want to say that I'm glad done it, sab,
and would do it again if you was over me,
sah."
The General thanhed the man for his good
will and referred to the scenes at Port
Hudson as the most exciting and dangerous
of the war.
FIFTY TIMES A MILLIONAIRE.
saw Russell Sage in the Arlington Hotel
last night, and speaking of Banks recalls
the fact that Sage was in Congress when
Banks was making this noted contest for
the Speakership- Sage managed his can
vass and he was one of the youngest mem
bers of Congress. He made good record
and he did his best to get the United States
TO buy Mount Vernon, but couldn't make
it. He is now in Washington looking after
the school lands which 1t is claimed have
been unjustly appropriated by Cornell Uni
versitY, This college is one of Mr.. Sage's
pet charities, and it is said that he has given
several large fortunes to it.
/ thought of this as looked at him in
the Arlington Hotel last night. A rather
tall man of 20, his white whiskers well
trimmed and his upper lip clean shaved, he
looked more like a preacher than the noted
the last man you would take for
worth, it is said, about $50, 600, 900,
and he always has million or SO in the
bank ready for any turn that may come up.
He appreciates however, the loss of interest
if nothing offers and it worries him to think
he has to lose on this money between Satur-
day and Monday as the Stock Exchange is
not open Sunday, and besides Mr.. Sage is a
church-goer Like most millionaires, how
ever, he watches the small corners in chari-
ties and gives in a lump. Not long ago Dr.
Paxton preached an eloquent sermon on
missions and at lis close he urged the con-
gregation to give literally. Ex-Secretary
OF the Treasury Benjamin H. Bristow, was
sitting Just in front or Sage and as the usher
started up the aisle with the plate he turned
round to Sage and said:
DOLLAR HIS LIMIT ON MISSIONS.
"Well, Sage, what are you going to give?"
Sage opened his closed hand and showed a
silver dollar.
'Oh, is that all?' said Bristow. 'I'n 90
you 25 better"
mo, you DON'T" said Sage. ST can give
as much as you can" and with that he put
his hand in his pocket. drew out roll and
counted out FIVE crisp fve-dollar bills. 1t