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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07
THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT.

Marriage of a Giant and Midget in a West
Virginia Town.
tsPrcrAt. TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcHI
PARKERsBURG, W. Va, Dec. 6-An anom-
ally in the way of weddings took place IN this
city last evening. Mr.. NJ. v. Collins, of Dams
Vile, who is 46 years old and feet inches tall
was married to Miss Martha Farmworth, of
Walker, who is three feet inch in height.
The wedding took place in the Prosecuting
Attorneys office.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Mrs. John Bischop.

Mrs. Margaret Bischop. wife of John Bischop
died late Friday night at the age of ss years. She
WAS one of the best-known old ladies of Allie
gheny The funeral will occur Tomorrow alter
noon from her late residence, No. q Union ave-
nue. Allegheny.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07

Tbis issue of THE DISPATCH contains
"a pages. mads up of THREE PARTS.
Failure on the part of Carriers, Agents,
Nevsdealers or Sewsboys supply pa
irons with n Complete Number should be
promptly reported TO this Office.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07

P1rTsBURG yesterday demonstrated that
it has not lost its title of "the Smoky City,"
How it will be before the demonstration is
made that we can conquer the conditions
which give us that title is a vital question to
the public.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07

THE report that the bottom dropped out
of an acre field belonging to Senator Ingalls,. in
Kansas, recently. may perhaps be taken as an
evidence that Senator Ingalls, real property
has become infected by the failing of his polit-
ical belongings.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07
Literary characteristics.

From the London Saturday Review.l
One of the main characteristics Of the pres.
ent literary period appears to be the demand
for books which contain in very narrow CON-
pass an amount of information which really
can only be acquired by much greater ex-
penditure of time and thought than is involved
IN the perusal of short handbook.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07

Two more lives are likely to be added to
the list of the fatalities due to the Liberty
street fire. There is no lack of emphasis to
the demonstration of the need for stronger and
more freproof construction.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07
BOTH DIED IN A DITCH.

Fatal Accident to Intoxicated Men Driving
Near Culvert.
JACKSON, Dec. 6-At an early hour this morn
ing two men were found in the country lying
in ditch near a culvert with horse on top of
them The dead men were Crittenden Jasper
and Benjamin Richardson. who had been in
town the day before, and had been drinking
heavily before starting home.
Evidently they had run of the end of the
culvert and had been pitched into the ditch,
the horse falling on top of them.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07

IT is not an encouraging evidence of the
corporate disposition toward progress to learn
that, after all that has been said and written on
the subject, the car stoye only goes when the
trains do.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07

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 copies of The Dispatch
require u 2-cent stamp to insure prompt
delivery.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07
No More Whistling.

The locomotive whistle must go, announces
the Philadelphia Inquirer. There are plenty
of other ways of making signals that do not dis
turb the public. And the same may be said Of
the factory whistle.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07

FURTHER remarks about the weather are
to be omitted. The English language fails to
supply adequate force Of expression to charac-
terize the last batch of it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07
George Miller.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE p1spA,

JoHNsrowN, Dec. 6.-George Miller, City
Treasurer. died here this afternoon. He has held
positions of responsibility with the Cambria Iron
Company but, on account of falling health. was
Induced to take this office with lighter duties.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07
Rev. j. c. White.

CINCINNATI, Dec. The Rev. j. c. White, the
oldest Presbyterian minister in the CITY, died last
night, aged IS years. He had been stationed here
nearly so years.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07

Vols, No. 3O3.-Entered at Pittsburg Postofice
November Il, lss., second-class matter.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07

PERHAPS politics and banking had better
be driven in separate harness for the future.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.

POSTAGE FREE IN THE UNIFIED STATES.
DAILY DISPATCH, One 6ear...............sS 90
DA11y DISPATCH Per Quarter. . 100
DArrY DISPATCH One Month th.............. 20
DAILY DISPATCH, including Sunday, year. 10 90
DAILY DISPATCH, including Sunday, 3 m'ths 50
DAILY DISPATCH. including Sunday, lm'th 80
SUNDAY DISPATCH. one Year................. . 50
WEEKLY DISPATCH One Iear.,.............. l 25
TIE DAILY DISPATCH is delivered by carriers at
I5cents per week, or inclueing Sunday edition, at
2Ocents per week.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07
Elevated Sidewalks.

"How would it do" said Robert Layton. the
United States immigration Commits
sioner, the other night. as he labored up stream
against the great flood of pedestrians on Fifth
avenue, How would it do to have elevated
sidewalks in addition to those on a level with
the roadway? If Pittsburg's population
keeps on growing at the present rate the down.
town streets will become SO choked that
locomotion will be impossible. An elevated
sidewalk would double the store front space,
and afford sheltered way in wet weather; it
could be graceful in design. and made acces-
sible by elevators as well as stairways at suit
able intervals. At the principal crossings
bridges might be thrown over the street, thus
enabling pedestrians to avoid dangerous cable
and electric cars. In short, the scheme has SO
many practical and beautiful advantages that
1 feel ought to hesitate in giving it to the
public gratis"
THE cable last night brought this bit Of gossip
from London: George R. Sims, England's
favorite writer of melodramas, has this week
confessed that during the past ten years he has
received for only one of his numerous plays
over S2l, 900 for the London rights; $4,000 for
provincial rights; $4,000 from America and
s.. 1000 from Australia. Against this may be set
the fact that Henry Irving alone receives with
out asking about 800 so-called plays from
dramatic aspirants, chiefly amateur, of course"
There are several interesting points about
Mr.. Sims confession. His extraordinary good
fortune has all come to him within ten years.
Somewhere about 1879 or 1880 he began to
be known as the writer of lively department
in the sporting and theatrical paper published
on Sunday and called the Referee. The depart
ment had piquant title, Mustard and Cress'
and there was certainly more mustard than
anything else in 1t at first 1t was witty, too
as well as audacious, and, unlike most English
newspaper literature, it was breezy and light in
touch. The consequence was that it caught on
to prodigious extent, and if it did not make
the writer rich-aud believe Sims got but
couple of guineas or so for the work at frst-it
made the Referee prosperous more than any
other part of it.
Then Sims wrote a melodrama. It was. if I
recolect Alright. The Lights O. London"
Anyway that was the play that gave him hear
ing with the London theater goers and brought
the managers to him. 1t has been played here,
as have ''The Romany Rye" and other of Sims
dramas, and the American public took kindly
to them all. Since then he has written in col
laboration with Petit and others a number of
melodramas, with varying degrees of success.
But they have all been successful in financial
way to the author.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07

News Rooms and Publishing House
rs, II and 79 9Diamond Street.
EASTERN ADVERTISING OFFICE. ROOM 2l,
TRIBUNE BUILDING, NEW YORK. where
complete files of THE DISP ATCH can always be
found. Foreign advertisers appreciate the con-
venience. Home advertisers and friends OF THE
DISPATCH, while in NeW York, are also made
welcome.
TIE DISPATCH is regularly on sale at
Brertano's. 5 Union Square. NetU York and II
14re de POperd, Paris, France, Sohe7e anyone
trho has been disappointed at hotet netOs
stand can obtain it,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07

Business Of1ce-Corner Smithf1eld
and D'a,oo-,6 Streets
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07
Newspapers That Die Early.

THERE are probably so alleged newspapers,
daily and weekly, now running in this city
that are almost wholly unknown to the general
public; many of them never heard of outside of
New York. There are papers printed in as
many languages as are spoken on this CONT.
nent-in the world-righr here in the metropo-
lis. A number of these are daily newspapers
and have a large circulation among those in
whose interest they are published. But there
are a good many printed in the English Ian.
guage that would sound strangely, even to a
New Yorker, il mentioned. Most of these are
weeklies, though some are daily papers. They
spring up somewhere about town every week
and like the thousands of little children
brought into the world in this great city. after
a few sickly. struggling days of existence, they
collapse under the pressure of Life and are
never heard of by the world at large. They are
born only to die.
The temptation TO start newspapers in q city
where newspaper fortunes have been made
and are being built up day by day. is too great
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07
The Boys Owned New York.
THE capacity of the boy of the period for er

THE capacity of the boy of the period for en-
joyment is practically unlimited. When
that boy is a collegian let loose for day or
two's pleasure along with several hundred
others of the same ilk something has to give
way or he'll burst That calamity was avoided
here during the recent football match by the
rest of society giving way. If anybody had
told me that it was possible for five or six hun
dred boys between the ages of Is and 25 to over
run and take complete possession of a city like
New York for two days and nights. 1 should not
have believed it. Yet that is just what these
young fellows did. They made New York
howl. 1t was generally good humored and un-
accompanied by brawling, this pleasure, but it
upset the nerves of a good many people. A
shopkeeper on Broadway tells me he did
scarcely any business during the stay of the
students. The performances at half dozen
theaters were practically broken up two con-
secutive nights. All the prominent bars had to
be closed early in the evening to prevent riot
ing. In spite Of all the fun and deviltry of the
boys the authorities looked leniently upon
them and made no arrests, while other people
made the best Of it and smiled.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08

WEST CHESTER, May 4.-This afternoon
terrible runaway accident occurred at
Maple avenue this borough, In which Willie
Fitzpatrick, 8 years OF age, son of John
Fitzpatrick, this piace, was instantly killed,
little daughter OF this same fatally injured,
and two other children, VISITORS from Com
necticut to the Fitzpatrlcks. badly bruised
and cut; also the driver, John Fitzpatrick,
father OF the dead boy, severely i0jurei.
Mr. Fitzpatrick had harnessed up one
horse carriage for the purpose OF taking
his two children and their two little friends
out on drive to a neighboring cemetery.
While he was arranging some fixtures Will
lie, who had q whip, struck the horse a
sharp blow, at which the animal dashed
into a neiRhboring Dursery grounds and
Mr.. Fitzpatrick was thrown out and
dragged distance. The carriage, arriving
Mt sharp curve In the drive, overturned,
and the four children were thrown out
upon some rough eurblng with terrific
force, and the heavy seat Of the carriage
falling upon Willie Flizpatrick's head,
crushed his skull In two places, ciusing
instant death. The other children were
quickly picked up and cared for, and the
condition OF the ster Of the dead boy Ia
such as to lead the attending physician to
fear that she cannot survive. The Their
and the two visiting children are not re-.
garded as being In a dangerous condition.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08
BANK sUsPENsIoN.
The Hank ~ Americu. Pbiindei-
min. EnrcaA In aiIslna L. Ilnlrh.

The Hank ~ Americu. Pbiindei-
phia, Forced Ia CLOSE its Doors.
PHILADELPHIA, April 30.-The Bank of
the fnanoil troubles of the American
Life Insurance Company, and its presi-
dent, John j. Msofariane, Suspended
business ut O'Clock to-day. 1t is state
bank which did pretty good business,
because 1t established IL convenient
branch Offices in remote sections Of the
city where deposits we're received. 1t ID
said to have about 500, 900 OF deposits,
but Inns never been regarded as strong
financially, it5 directors being interested
i'll various speculative companies having
dealings with the bank and with the
American Life Insurance Company. For
this reason the bank had little connection
with other banks, and it's failure is not
likely TO carry down any others, though
it may wreck some OF the kite flying cor
poretions which it's directors have been
nursing.
Late this afternoon the direc-
tors of the Bank of America met and
made general assignment to William NJ.
Smith, president of common council.
Mr.. Smith expressed the opinion that the
bank would not attempt to resume, but
that it's affairs would be liquidsted. An
officer Of the Philadelphia Finance Com
pany declared to-day that his company
was rot affected by the failure. II has
substantially tue same officers Rs the
Bank OF America.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08

There has been another outbreak OF
spotted fever near franklin, Tenn.
Mrs Butler, widow. WAS found muir
dared in her room IN Denver, Colorado,
Sunday. There were signs. OF terrible
struggle, and the physicians saii che had
been erlminally assaulted before being MUIR
derei
The whole business portion OF Gllboa, N
Y, was destroyed on Sunday morning by
iire. Twenty-Five bniliings in all we're con-
sumsd, and not one store Is LETT In the
place. The loss ts estimated at over $780,
900; insurance, 100000
On passenger train near CLAY City, KY,
on Saturday, Burt Akers, u drunken section
boss, fired three shots at Jerry McMullin.
McMuliIn and his wife were wounded seri-
ously, and Miss Iowery, passenger on
the train, probably fatally.
The new residence of George W. Bran.
hall, az South Orange, New Jersey, WAS
damaged by Are nnaSunday morning. The
loss on the building was only $4,000, but
about $4,000 OF valuable etchings wer
destroyed. The fire Is attributed to de-
feetive Hue.
tornado struck Wills Point, Texas, at
noon on Saturday. AIRS. Bowen and a
colored girl named Mitchsll, agsd ii ysars,
were killed and four others were Injured.
lh5 Methodist church and public school
building were demolished, and every house
III toTn was mora or less damaged.
Tie remains Of DR.. Patrick II. Cronln,
who year ago wss murdered In tho CRtl-
sou Cottage, nj Chicago, were on Sunday
finally lnterFsd III q grave on the bsach
front of Calvary cemetery, In that city.
The Rev. Father &uldooa reed the Offices
for the dead, and several lrish-American
associations, civic and military, attended
the funeral.
The new merchants bridge, at st. Louis,
was formally opened, on Saturday, with
imposing ceremonies. Special trains ar
rived with the governors of Missouri and
Illinois. accompanied by their stats, and
the two governors met and olasped hands
on the centre span amid the plaudlts OF the
on-lookers, the screaming of whistles and
the booming OF cannon. Then Miss
Josephine Cobb, daughter OF Seth W. Cobb,
president OF the bridge company, hoisted
the stars and stripes, and baptlzed the new
structure by breaking u bottle Of wine on
the rails.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08
Route Of a Proposed naiirond.

EAsToN, May 4.--oaptain Hsdge Thomp-
son. one OF the directors of the projected
Talbot, Queen Annb's h Kent railroad,
accompanied by Civil ENGINEER Charles
Goldsborough, will start tomorrow morn
ing over the proposed route of the road to
pose is to build road from Trappe, In
Talbot county, to Chestertown, Kent
county, and subsequently to extend It from
Treppe to the Ohoprank river, at point
opposite Cambridge. Faston, Longwood,
skipton, Wye Mills, Coutreville and Church
Hill will be on the road, which will run on
line nearly due north and south through
the Maryland sida of the Peninsula. The
directory includes General e. l.. +. Hard.
castle. George II. Godsborough, Captain
Hedge Thompson, Gen. William McKenney,
Hen. John u. Brown aud james Alfred
PeHrce,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08
Fires sweeping the Forests.

RED LAKE FALLS, MINI. May 5.-The
vast forests Of pine In the west angle OF
what was until recently the Red Lake
reservation, are In flames. The fire started
about ~ miles northwest OF Fosston last
Friday and an Indian runner who arrived
Lake reports that a strip several miles wide
has already been burned over and the
flames are sweeping on toward Red Lake.
Millions OF feet OF pine have been destroyed
and unless the heavy snow and rain storms
yesterday checked the flames the loss will
be enormous. II is In this district that
American and Canadian timber thieves
have been and are stll operating and there
Is ltkeli hood that their extensive plants
will be burned.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08
a SUPREME DOUBT LARxER.



the nighest Legal Tribunal In the
World.
NAsHINaToN, May lex President Cleve-
land was admitted TO practice before the
supreme Court to-day. He appeared Ia
the Supreme Courtroom shortly after the
meeting OF the court to-day, and was pre-
sented by ex-Attorney general Garland.
The oath was then administered to him by
Chief Justice Fuller. He paid his Tea OF
$40, and is now permitted to practice
bslOre the Supreme Court. The lniorma-
tion OF his presence at the capital nearly
emptied the House and Senate Of Demo-
era 8, who crowded over to the supreme
Courtroom to shake hands with their
leader.
When the court met at noon, ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland was one of the lawyers
within the space reserved for members of
the bar, accompanied by Mr.. Garland, tue
Encouragement of the last admlnistta-
ton. Immediately after the opening Of
the court Mr.. Garland arose and, In the
usual formal style, said: 81 move the ad-
mission OF Mr.. Grover Cleveland, who IL
duly qualified under the rules"
The chief justice directed that the requi-
cite oath he administered, aud this was per-
forced by Mr.. Mcksnny, the clerk OF the
court. MIR. Cleveland then went TO the
clerks office. where he paid his fee OF $40,
had his name registered, and received his
parchment. l. Was not generally known
that he was In town, and the news OF his
admission to the bar of the Supreme Court
was a surprise. MIR. Cleveland is of counsel
In what are known az the drainage cases
from New Orleans, aud asked for admission
in order that he might be qualified to ap.
pear In these suits before the court. II Ia
quite improbable that the cases will be
reached at this term OF the court. and tn y
will probably so over until next November
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08
EMBkzzLER PSLhrR HELD.

For superior Court IN $1,000 Bnii
for Passing a tsogus Check for
$40.
Joseph Stanley Palmer was arraigned
on Monday at squire Bertolette's offiee
on the charge OF passing forged check
amounting to S7a0.
Palmer 10 q tall, midde.aged man, pleas
ant looking, and OF very quiet demeAnor.
In answer to the charge he pleaded guilty
to utterlng the check, but claimed emphati-
cally that he had no intention Of defraud-
ing any one, and that he intended ulti.
mateIy to pny the money. BE is well
known through Christiana hundred and
New Castle county, where he has been deal
Ing In cattle for years, especially In Jersey
blooded stock. His home is Tolton, Conn.
He has had large money transactions here,
and he might have obtained double the
amount OF the check had he asked for 1t at
the time It was cashed
John W. Peters, a farmer OF Christiana
hundred, told the story of Palmer's pur-
chasing some cattle from him on Mgrch
goth, for which he was to pay the sum OF
1895. A week afterwards hs called at the
farm and handed Mr.. Peters check on the
Farmers Bank OF Canton, Ohio, for $40.
The check was drawn by Edgar Davey IN
Palmer's favor. Mr.. Peters took the check,
paid Palmer the balance Of s475 In cash
and subsequently cashed the check AT the
office Of A. e.. Weber & Bro, feed mer-
chants OF Cnrlstiana. The latter Though
their bankers remitted II to Canton, In the
usual way for collection. a telegram was
quickly received from the Canton cashier
saying: 'Edgsr Davsy unknown, is q
blank" Mr.. Weber informed Peters, to the
latter's establishment, of the fate OF the
| cheek. Palmer was written to and immeii-
ately sent four days sight draft Tor The
amount due. But on maturing 'his was pro-
tested. hir. Peters then TOOK action.
A warrant was given Into G handso
Chief Swiggett. The latter sscsrtainsd thai
Palmer was at his home ia Tolton. Request.
tlDn papers were secured from the secretary
o. atate and Mr.. Swlgge.t proceeded Wit
1 them on Friday to Tclton. The necessary
| papers for Palmer's arrest were obtained a
| Hartford. The man was found at his home
and was brought hore by Chief SwlEget
| last evening.
| Squire Bertolette held Palmer In 3t,00(
| for the next term Of court. Inc prisoner
made some statements in regard to tn,
! condition Of his family which he explained
| urged him to ASH for the placing OF bill
| trial at the term succeeding ths comini
one. He said he was quite able To get bal
In Connecticut but could not do IL here
he was given 10 charge of Mr.. Swlegett
who TOOK his prisoner over TO the polio
| station.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08
slo.oro V,T. RES York.

NV lorK May 2.-Fire Droka out Mt
$50 O'rUrk Tits u.ot!Hnf; IN Ia largo six
Tory buiidi1s at ~ ant 81 Roosevelt
strcst. Iae building is occupied III Josiah
Partridge as II svtehOuse tor furniture.
Trs bullal IL Owned by Mis-. O.
Gartck Of thIa city. Tne osa on tbs
etoGk OF furniture Is abou si0,0OG,
a ieh is covered by iasura1cs. Tho
=-eas very destructive one. rweye
- ,7ho wese at work IN this butldin Ing at
zoe time escaped IN safety. The ileinss
bsoge ont On tbs third f1or aud before
they could be eytlnEu'shed tho building
was completely entted. Heavy iron shut
tiers clos IL barred hindared the iremen IN
their work The loss to the building Ia
about z !O,0O0, covered by Insurance; the
stock Is II complete loss, $4,000 damage
being Goue. Less Is covered by insurance.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08

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Real En'hUeissm-'I declare to You,
Marie, The new dentist 70 such charm-
ing man that now 1 really sm delighted
when have toothache. y Fhege'SGs
B!Gttef.
''Haye you taken a bath ?" asked the
officer st Deer Island OF the Anarchist
who had just come down on tine morning