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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-10
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.
PITTsBURG. FRIDAY. OCT. 10. 1890.
WHAT OUR GUESTS SAW.

Though Pittsburg, in common parlance,
is no ''show town" we feel quite assured
that nowhere in either hemisphere would
the members of the Iron and Steel Institute
find such variety of things to specially in
terest them as they yesterday discovered in
their several excursions.
The ingenlus array of weighty statistics
by Mr.. Ricketson prepared them to under
stand the magnitude of the industrial inter-
ests gathered here. But the trips to the oil
and gas fields, the survey of our rivers and
railroads lined with vast works, and the
inspection of some of the most important of
these in detail, told more effectively to the
eve the aggregation of forces in this neigh
borhood.
At night the visitors had an opportunity
to share in social way the hospitality of
those who are engaged in this city in pur-
suits similar to their own. The arrange
ments botn for the daylight and evening
entertainment were as excellent as circum-
stances permitted; and we have no doubt
the guests will carry away pleasant and
profitable recollections of the once Smoky
but now Natural Gas City, OF which they
have heard so much in their own distant
lands
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-10
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

FRANCE has conferred the decoration of
Officer of Public Instruction on Prof. Persifor
| Frazer of the Franklin Institute of Phila-
phia,
PREMIER GREENwAY, of Manitoba, and MI.
Mcmillan Immiprat1on AGENT. start for En-
GLAND October is to establish an emigration
agency there.
Mrs. ELLA MAY BENNET. of Honey Brook,
I. L. the wife of a retired sea captain and the
mother of three children. has been ordained as
a Uniyersalist minister.
Cnrv.,,r, cusr,vr D,o,rr of Paris ia
:, No,trsaI as renresontativo of two largo
Parlsian institutions that wish to tender for the
$40 600 QUO consolidated debt of the Province of
Ouebec
MD SMITH Chairman of tbe Neu York
cbar,ber ~ 1,orrmarce has int,matad his in
ten,ion of nresentinca a nortrait in oil of Mr.
Andrav rarnorio 70 Tho Edinbnrgb PnbIic
-,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-10
A COLD WINTER PREDICTED.

The mean temperature of September was
below normal this year and there are signs,
meteorologists tell us, that the coming
winter is not to have the ethereal mildness
of the last. DR.. NJ. A. Veeder who has
made speciality of sun spots, auroras and
magnetic storms, is convinced that a winter
of some severity is in store for America.
He bases this presage upon the slight in
crease of auroras noticeable this autumn. 1t
has beer observed that these electric dis
charges in the upper air coincide with dis
Iurbances of our atmosphere that invaria-
bly, produce cold. The appearance Of
Northern Lights at this season has been
followed in many previous years by cold
weather, and the prediction of a severe
winter NAV be taken as reasonable. A winter
Of uniform frosty weather would be well
come novelty.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-10
CULLED FROM EXCHANGES.

A NEW recruiting station will be opened in
Harrisburg this week.
CORPORAL TANNER will lecture in Sharon
on Tuesday evening next.
JAMES GOULD, of Germantown, will start a
hosiery mill in the old rink building in South
Bethlehem on November L.
ONE of the bestknown citizens of Franklin
is in jail undergoing the process of SOLDERING up.
complete reformation is looked for.
FREE delivery will soon be in force in Oil
City. But three carriers will he employed, and
thus far so applications have been received.
PITTsBURG is to be the seat of extensive
manufactures of tin plate, made possible by
the Mckinley tariff GreenviIle Advance.
BIOLOGISTS and anthracite authorities have
been surprised by the finding of pure anthra-
cite in Newton township. Lackawanna county.
MRS. JULIA KRAEMER, an octogenarian of
Hamburg, Berks county, who served as layer
out-of-the-dead for nearly so years. was buried
Wednesday afternoon.
The Unicorn Silk Mill at Catasauqua has
shut down indefinitely because of the plush silk
weavers' strike and an assault upon five strikers
who had returned to work.
JOE BRADY, colored, the only prisoner in the
Clarion County jail, made his escape from that
institution by lodging by messenger boy who
was handing the prisoner drink.
The Kutztown Water Company is drilling
an artesian well, and at a depth of 800 feet
struck powerful stream of water. The press
ure is so great as to throw a six-inch stream
nine feet high.
A CHESTER man claims that he is heir to
f2, 600, 900 in England. All he has got to do to
get the money is to establish the fact that his
grandfather at one time operated mine in
Schuylkill county.
OWING to a rush Of job work and a delay in
receipt OF the necessary white paper for our
edition last week, we were unable to attend the
Indiana Fair, but from all reports-despite the
rain-it was a success in exhibits and attend
ance.-SaLtsb1trg Press.
THE cabbage crop in the eastern portion of
Berks county is the heaviest that has been
gathered in many years. One grower expects
to market 1OO,0 900 heads. The crop is shipped to
Philadelphia. On account of the abundant
crop prices are very low.
A NEW hook and ladder truck has been
received in Oil City direct from its makers in
Michigan. AS many of the citizens did not
know what a hook and ladder truck looked
like a team of horses was attached to the ma
chine and taken through the principal streets,
attracting as much attention as a stranger
would in Titusville.
THE number of men served at the Division
Encampment at Mt. Gretna was 1900 The
number of pounds consumed was, fresh beef.
8, 200 pounds; salt beef, 2.300: ham, $500; soft
bread, 11,5O0; hard bread, $500; beans. 1850;
sugar, S,4OO; rice, 1900; coffee. S400; candles,
49, 400 SOAP IL 500: salt, Is 400: pepper, IS; pota
toes, 16, 100; vinegar. 80 quarts; tomatoes. 4S
cases; corn, 48 cases.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-10
AGAINST THEATER FIRES,

There is no way to provide against fire
like that which broke out in the basement
of the Academy of Music yesterday, but it
is remarkable how often theaters have been
destroyed by fire originating in this way.
McVicker's Theater in Chicago was destroyed
a few weeks ago by fire which started in a
restaurant in the theater building. With a
manager who is as careful as Mr.. Harry
Williams is to provide fire apparatus and
watchmen, the danger of fire in the theater
proper is m1nimized, but all these precau-
tons may be set at naught by the careless
ness of other tenants in the building. The
plain deduction from these facts is that a
theater should either occupy the entire
premises or be cut off by ire-proof walls
from other tenants. The enforcement of
such a regulation by law would be de-
sirable,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-10
THE FORCE BILL FOLLY.

Colonel Shepard's paper is responsible for
Washington telegram yesterday that the
President means to call an extra session of
Congress on November IL, to pass the Fed
eral election bill. This rumor will not help
the Republican cause in the coming cleo
tions There is an honest and emphatic
difference of opinion in the party about the
utility ofan election bill designed avowedly
to achieve party success. That measure
but follows upon the lines of the policy
which was in vogue during the reconstruc-
tion period.
North and South, East and West the
principle of respect for the privilege of the
ballot in the hands of voters, white or
black, must be inculcated for its own sake.
But the best appeal party can make for
the SURFACES of the people must be in its
general policy for their welfare and pros
peritY. 1t is, after all, only by proving to
the South that the Republican party is
progressive and aims to Iegislate on a liberal
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-10
NEW YoRK,s SECOND CENSUS.

New York City has reason to be dissatis-
fed with the census taken under Mr.. Por
ter's direction. Already with large part
OF the city still to be heard from more than
sixty thousand inhabitants have been added
to the total found by the Federal census
takers. This supplementary census has
been undertaken by the police under
the direction of the Mayor and
it seems to be admitted by all parties that
the counting is to be relied upon. Many
New Yorkers are sanguine that the second
census will show an excess of hundreds of
thousands over the first. Such gain can
not be accounted for on the theory that
New York's population is swollen by the
return of citizens who were absent on vaca-
ton when the first census was taken. A
discrepancy Of this magnitude throws doubt
upon the accuracy of the census as whole.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-10
A ROMANCE IN STEEL.

Sir Henry Bessemer's story of how he in
vented the process of steel manufacture
which bears his name and revoIutionized
the iron business, is as interesting as a
novel The story Of the distinguished in
ventor which was read to the assembled
metallurgists yesterday, may be found in
full elsewhere, and it will repay the
reader. 1t is worth noting that
although the cause of Sir Henry Bessemer's
search for the secret was in a measure acci-
dental, it was his patience, energy and
pluck that carried him to the invention at
last Even when his experiments had been
crowned with success and all England had
rung with the fame of the new process, dis
appointment and difficulties enough to
crush any ordinary man descended upon
him. But he persevered, and steel became
through him one of the chief agents in the
settlement and civilization of this continent.
1t is unfortunate that Sir Henry Bessemer
could not have been here to tell the tale
with his own lips.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-10
A DAY OF WEDDINGS.

No Less Than Half Dozen Notable Nup-
tials Yesterday--The HOlmes-Murphy,
Reis-RobisoD, SempIe and Other Cere-
monies--Other Matters of Social In
terest.
One of the most fashionable weddings of the
season was solemnized last evening at Calvary
Episcopal Church, and united two of Pitts
burg's most popular young people, Miss Frances
Josephine Murphy and Mr.. Charles Snowden
Holmes. The arstocratic East End sanctuary
was radiantly beautiful with the most glorious
and luxuriant exotic plants, arranged with
artistic skill by Messrs. A M. and j. B. Muir.
doch, and reverberated with the joyous we'd
ding music rendered with Carl Retter
at the organ, assisted by Toerges
orchestra. The audience that assembled to
witness the pleasing ceremony represented the
wealth and fashion of Pittsburg Allegheny
and the East End, and presented decidedly
distinguished appearance, as many of those
present were in elegant evening toilets.
=, Mendelssohn's wedding march announced
sisted of Ushers Mr.. II. B. Alden, of Boston;
DR.. James H. Thompson Mr.. Fred S. Holmes
Mr.. ]. J. Miller Mr.. Harry Mcfarland. Mr..
Mr.. John Taylor, of Philadelphia, and maid of
honor, Miss LYDIA McGregor, with the bride
and her father, Mr.. Francis Murphy. Al the
altar awaited Rev. George Hodges and Mr..
Holmes with his best man. Mr.. E. F. Jackman.
and with subdued melody the VOWS were ex-
changed, the bride being delivered into the
keeping of the groom by her illustrious father
The bridal robe was an exquisite crea-
tion of pure white faille franchise, with
full court train and front beauti-
fully draped with duchess. lace. The
corsage was cut low, and filled in
with the same delicate lace. which also gave
the finishing touch to the full stylish sleeves.
veil of unusual beauty enveloped the grace
tul figure of the lovely bride, and through
its folds cleaned and sparkled the
magnificent pendant of diamonds, sap
phires and rubes, that the proud
please the fancy of the bride, who has
penchant for sapphires. The maid of honor
was becomingly attired in moussellne de sole
toilet. and, like the bride, carried roses.
A reception, which included the bridal party
and immediate relatives of the bride and
groom, was subsequently held at the residence
of Mr.. T. E. Murphy on Shady avenue, and on
for an extensive wedding trip, which will ter
inmate with visit to the Bermuda Islands.
The future residence of the happy couple will
be at the Monongahela House. of which Mr..
Holmes is one of the prOprietors, aud i'll which
he has had arranged and furnished in the most
elegant and artistic manner a charming suite
of rooms that only awaits the advent of the
in such large numbers to become paragon of
beauty.
The bride is beautiful and charming girl,
one possessed of such a sweet and winning dis.
position that her friends are numbered by the
hundreds. Mr.. Holmes is one of the most
prominent young men, both commercially and
socially, to be found in Pittsburg, and by his
honesty aud nprightness, his geniality and sim
cerity, has attained a most enviable reputation
with all classes
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-10
POLITICS IN THE STATE.

LANCASTER Republican (Rep.): Demo-
cratic orators declaiming against ring rule is
the same OLD gag of a thief crying stop
thief"
HARRISBURG Patriot Dem.): Mr. Emery
courts an investigation. and it is manifestly
Delamater's duty to have himself vindicated.
if he can do so. He has no right to ask the
support of selfrespecting Republicans so long
as be refuses to submit his case to the proper
tribunal.
NEW YORK World (Dem): J: Henry C. Lea's
caustic letter TO Mr.. Delamater urging him to
accept Senator Emery's challenge to test the
proof of his charges in court will have no more
effect upon Mr.. Quays candidate than the
Worlds challenge to similar test had upon
the boss himself.
NEW CASTLE Democrat (Dem): Candidate
Delamauer is following in Mr.. Pattlson's wake
on his campaign tour, but is not keeping up the
enthusiasm. Before election day is here he
will be SO far behind that it will be impossible
to catch up. He may get in in time to con-
gratulate Mr.. Pattison.
CLEARFIELD Journal (Rep.): Senator Della
matters visits are flying ones, but not too
speedy to show the people the manner Of man
he is-genial, cultured, accessible to every one
qualities in marked contrast to those pos
sessed by Pattison, who can at will hide him
self within his own imaginary greatness.
FRANKLIN Press (Rep.): The Dem ocratic
committee of Venango county is circulating in
sheets the attack of the New York World on
Senator Quay. The whole matter is SO false
and disreputable that only one Democratic
paper in this State would publish it, so the
New York World was made the medium for its
publication.
CHICAGO Herald (Dem.): The appeal of
Pennsylvania Republicans TO President Harri-
son asking the reputation of Matt s. Quay by
the administration will not be heard. Itshows
that the Republicans of Pennsylvania under
stand the situation and know how it can be
remedied, but probably none of them has any
idea that it will be remedied.
COUNCILMAN ]. L. ANDREWS. of Bradford
is an enthusiastic Republican. His wife, on
the other hand, is true blue Democrat. and
while her husband was absent in the Eastern
part OF the State attending a reunion of his
company, she had the Hotel Brunswick beau
tifully decorated and had the best display Of
fireworks in the city on the evening of the
Pattison meeting in that city.
PHILADELPHIA Record (Dem): Tie at
tempt to infiame the veterans of Pennsylvapia
against Governor Pattison by misrepresenting
his veto of the soldiers burial bill has proved
a veritable boomerang Governor Pattison's
predictions in regard to this measure of loose
and demagogie legislation have been COM
pletely realized. Even the author of the law
has been constrained to protest against the
petty frauds that have been committed under
its cover.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-10
THEY SAW NATURAL GAS.

1t is a painful fact that natural gas has
been regarded very generally in the Old
World as a myth, and the excursion to the
gas and oil wells of Wildwood yesterday
was of no small importance if it served to
uudeceive three hundred of our English and
European visitors on this point. Furnaces
and mills. glass houses and factories, and all
the operations of Pittsburg's varied indus
tries have their duplicates in some sort on
the other side of the Atlantic But natural
gas is not to be found there. The magical
fuel is Pittsburg's unique feature. The
sight of it was climax to journey full of
wonders, and nothing in yesterdays new ex-
periences seems to have impressed our guests
so much
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-10
FEW OCTOBER SMILES.

stubs-I see we can buy three postage
stamps for cents.
Bobson-Is that so? Since when?
Stubs-Oh, y long time. just got two twos and
a one.
Mrs. Tangle Ito hired girD-Ses here,
Bridget. let me be hired girl for awhile, and you
shall be the lady of the house.
BridZet-An right, ma'am: but what for?
Mrs Tangle-Why, want to be boss for a little
while.
"I was on the ship, Uncle, during the
storm; the waves dashed and boiled about US in
seething mass, ready to engulf US, tell you, we
were driving
ssI thought you said you were on a ship?''
$50 1 was, and as L stood upon the bridge,
and"
'Look here young feller. I've heard q good
many liars in my day, but you take the biscuit"
SMITH. Gray Co. 3 Monthly.
Gentleman Ito beggar)-What has
brought you to this condition?
Beggar-Sympathy, sor.
GentIeman-Sympathy?
Besgar-Yis sor. A gang o. fool workmen .
t,ousand mofles away wint out on stroik, an thin
we sthruck troo sympathy. sor.-PUck.
Sumway-The nursery rhyme, ''Thers
was an old woman who lived In shoe, - was
written more than 100 years ago.
Gazzam-lmpossible.
Sumway-Why impossible?
Gazzam-Because the Chicago girl has not been
exrant that ng.-Snlith, Gray q Co.'s AontAly.
Mrs. Kydd (suspicIously)-J you
never told me you were widowerI
Nj Kydd (astonished) )-Why, bless me, ain't.
Mrs Kydd-But you know just how to hold tho
baby.
Mr.. kydd-Maria, you have forgotten that there
were II children in my mothers FAMILY, and thaS
we lived in the country.-Puek.
Housekeeper-T want this room white
washed, but dread the muss of it all.
Uncle Pete-Guess you'se had some OBJ desc here
cheap Ehitewashers at work. Use very 'ticular,
ma'am. Use whitewashed some OBJ de finest fences
in de city. Whltewash am too expensive ter spill
roun' on furniture.-Epoch.
HARD.
wrote some foolish verses once
On love. Unhappy ehurll
The meter makes me shudder still.
L sent them to a girl.
know that girl. and If I should,
Like Byron, wake some day
To find Fame written on my brow,
She'd give those lines away.
So now have to watch myself
Each hour. Oh hapess plightI
For II should be great Of course
Those lines would come to light
Tom Mason, in GsU York sns.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-10
Welded IN ALLEGHENY.
Miss Leila Robinson Becomes the Bride of
George r. Fleming.

Miss Leila Robinson Becomes the Bride of
George r. Fleming.
At 6 O'Clock last evening. at the residence of
the brides parents, on Ridge avenue, took
place the wedding of Miss Leila Robinson,
daughter of Rev. Thomas Robinson, D. D., Of
the Western Theological Seminary, to Mr..
George Il. Fleming, of Harrisburg. The bride
is a young lady Of great attractions. who has
been for some time prominently identified with
the charity work of the city. and es-
pecially interested in the ''newsies" who have
every reason to love the fair young lady who
has devoted so many of herspare hours TO the
advancement and bettering of their condition.
The groom is a wealthy young man, prominent
In the business circles of the Capital City, and
rumor pronounces him every way acceptable
as the husband of the talented and lovely
young lady who now gives him that name.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. DR..
Robinson, the brides father, assisted by Rev.
George T. Puryes. The departure OF Mrs.
Fleming from the city will be mourned by
large circle of friends, who, however bespeak
for her warm welcome IN her new home.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-10
NOW MRS. FRANCIS sEMPLE.
A Transformation Scene in Which Miss
Emma Mcknight Was the Star.

IA SCeuo III WHICH MISS
Emma Mcknight Was the Star.
Christ's Episcopal Church. on Union avenue,
was the scene of pretty wedding last evening,
and amid profusion of chrysanthemums were
the VOWS pronounced that united Miss Emma
Stowe Mcknight and MIR. Francis Semple.
The bride is daughter of Mr.. T. K. Mcknight,
a retired merchant and is lovely girl. For
her nuptials she was robed in ivory
brocade. fashioned en- princesse. with square
court train, and wore the customary veil
and diamond ornaments, the gift of Mrs. Will
lam Semple, the groom's mother. She was at
tended to the altar by Miss Emma Dunlevy as
maid of honor, who was attired in mousseline
de sole, and by two bridemaids, Miss Olga V.
E. Neeb and Miss Grace Scott, who were
radiant in buttercup yellow gowns.
The ushers for the event were Mr.. 7. K. Nc
Knight, Jr.. Of Chicago, and the brother of the
pride; Mr.. W. l.. Smith, j. L. Boyd, Jr., ]. ID.
Scott, Edward Walfour and r. P. Steele. Mr..
w. L. Knight the brides brother officated as
best man to Mr.. Semple, who is son of the
late William Semple, the Federal street mer-
chant and a young man of rare worth. Rev.
Robert Meech, pastor of the church, performed
the ceremony, after which a reception for the
family was held at the residence of the BRIDES
parents, and a sumptuous repast served by
Luther. An evening train bore the happy
couple TO the far East for brief sojourn.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-10
JOHNS LITTLE SCHEME.

A CHINESE lottery vender entered the base
ment of Northside lodging house yester-
day and said to the servant girl, whose hair
was cut decollete: Buy lottery ticket; win
three dollah; maybe eighteen dollah; maybe
sixty.three dollahr'
That's the last you will see OF that China
man or your 20 cents either" said the landlady,
who had come down stairs to see what was
going on. why" said the landlady, Il
bought a ticket last week, and won three dol
lars, so another Chinaman told me, and the
swindling heather who sold me the ticket COL
lected the money and did not return to pay
me-"
How did he do thatT'
why, easy enough. These peripatetic ticket
sellers have a book of tickets which they get
from the lottery office; they are the agents of
the office. and the prizes are paid to them. in
dividually. They give YOU a duplicate of their
ticket. and if the ticket wins they collect it
and either keep the money or pay it to you
Just as soon as they wish. No; you could not
collect the money If you were to 90 to the lot
terry Office, for you have only duplicate ticket
the ticket peddler has the original and you
must look to him, or rather look him up. if you
win. have learned this much to my cost"
continued the speculative landlady.
So emboldened have the Chinameu become
that they canvass the city selling lottery tickets.
They visit residences and lodging houses, gen.
orally under the guise of notion peddlers, and
offering other articles make their real business
known by offering lottery tickets. Chinese
laundrymen seeking orders also have tickets to
sell to their customers, and thus have a
splendid excuse for visiting houses, offices,
etc. They get percentage from the lottery
office on every ticket they sell. and when
ticket wins they make it all. So. the Mclean
purchaser has no chance of winning.