Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-26
A MAGNIFICENT NUMBER.
Yesterday's Mammoth Dispatch Compen'
dinm of Choice Iiterafure.

| Yesterdays Mammoth Dispatch n Compen.
dinm of Choice Literature.
The 20-page number of The DISPATCH
| issued yesterday was model paper for the
| home circle. 1t contained all the important
| news from all parts of the world, as well as
scores of original articles of the highest literary
merit Fiction. poetry. humor, religion, philos-
| ophy, natural science and current topics OF
public interest occupied goodly space in iss
many broad pages, Sixty thousand regular
patrons will testify that the Sunday edition Of
THE DISPATCH has no superior.
l.
Walt whitman sent to Queen Victoria for a
birthday present brief poem and bunch OF
arbutus, accompanied by note recalling the
service rendered America by England during
the Civil War. Her Majesty's anniversary has
been celebrated by numerous festivals. Many
Americans have lately arrived in London.
Lord Salisbury has issued orders that all nego-
tiations with Africa be suspended. Germany
does not agree and the matter is likely to be-
come bone of contention between the two
nations.
The Senate will reconstruct the Mckinley
bill. Members of the House regard this Policy
as an insult The conflict may result in the
failure of tariff legislation. Returns from
Saturdays primaries indicate that DeIamater
carried Indiana county, Montooth, Greene;
Stone, Bedford and possibly Butler, while un-
instructed delegates were elected in Elk The
Pres byterian General Assembly has decided
upon committee of revision which shall re-
port to the assembly in 1891. An important
meeting of the State Revenue Commission was
held in Philadelphia. Leechburg has an
original package house. the first in the State,
which is doing rushing business. The agent
will be arrested.
Colonel
Bayne's and George Shiras' friends are hustling.
Postmaster Mexican and Colonel Quay held
conference. Carl Freeman, peddler, who
attempted suicide at Altoona. has been arrested,
suspected of completely in the Douglas murder
at McKeesport Journeymen timers, who are
on STRIKE are dissatisfied that the strike has not
been settled. A remarkable surgical operation,
the removal of goltre from woman's throat,
has been successfully performed by local physi-
clans. Pittsburg people think some of the Ques-
tions that the census enumerators are to ask
are impertinent and unnecessary.
The music world. the editorial and sporting
pages and other interesting Departments were
other features of the main paper.
III
Parts second and third were, as usual de-
voted manly to original literary matter.
Claire A. Orr gave some entertaining informa-
tion about Southern Africa. its cities. colonies,
railroads and diamond nelds Charles T. Muir
ray sketches the pitfalls that lurk in the way of
the unwary in New York. Foster Coates wrote
of Walt Whitman at home: CARPENTER por-
trayed Washington celebrities; Nast's pencil
also pictured few of the more noted states
man. A collection of stories about Stanley,
the conclusion of Rider Haggard's "Beatrice;'
a symposium of views of clergymen on theaters
and theater-going; bright jokes from the pens
of noted humorists and numerous original pro-
ductions by old and valued contributors made
up a number of unusual excellence.