Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-02
FUN FOR THE FOURTH
The Creased Poles, Pigs, Wheelbar-
rows and Other Things for Boys,
READY FOR FRIDAYS BIG SPORT.
An Enormous Crowd Confidently Expected,
With Good Weather.
MORE FIREWORKS THAN WERE BOUGHT

Mayor Gourley is so enthused over the
Fourth of July celebration that he is taking
it home with him and sleeping with it.
With the assistance of his agents he now has
everything completed for the big demonstra-
tion, and the only thing to be feared is that
the crowd will be so large it will be hard to
handle it.
Mr.. T. b. Heyl, of Heyl & Jones, re-
turned from New York yesterday, and says
he has secured all the novelties obtainable
in the way of daylight fireworks. He de-
sires to advertise the make of goods he is
selling, and in order to do so he proposes to
donate couple of hundred dollars worth of
fireworks and japanese balloons in addition
to the $500 to be paid for for that purpose by
the celebration committee.
The Central Turn Verein has come
forward with proposition to exhibit class
OF young men who have taken first prize in
all the large cities in turning competition;
also class of girls and another of boys,
who are said to be exceedingly clever. The
proposition will probably be accepted.
FILLING UP FAST.
The entries for the various athletic con-
tests are coming in rapidly and include
juvenile sports, such as potato race, sack
and barrow races, CREASED pig and CREASED
pole matches, will take place on the same
ground as the more digni6ed contests under
the direction of Prof. Fisher. Chief Bige-
low spent considerable time yesterday max
ing purchases of wheelbarrows, pigs. potatoes.
creased poles. sacks, etc. He also wishes to
buy about barrel of rosin for James Nc
Mcknight. The latter, it is said, will use it on
his hands in his catch-as-catch-can wrestle
with Swallow" his 10months-old bear. The
latter is now practicing for the event, and the
wrestle will be one of the principal features of
the celebration. Chief Bigelow says the
wrestle will determine who is boss OF the Zoo"
MIR. Mcknight or the bear.
Chief Bgelow and Mayor Gourley are be-
sieged with parties who want lunch and peanut
stand privileges on the grounds There will be
enough competition on the ground to keep
prices reasonable. Every person given the
privilege will have to display badge upon
which will be stamped the word authorized"
Chief Brown will give orders to his Is police
officers to see that this regulation is not vio-
lated. A special officer will be detailed to look
after the stands, and any outsiders coming in
to do business with the intention OF fleeing
the people will be put out of the grounds. A
schedule of prices will be printed, and the
veuders not allowed to run above the scale. A
patrol wagon will be on hand for ''shelr' men
and card sharps.
OF the railroads the only one that reaches
Schenley Park is the Baltimore and Ohio, by
way of the junction road. On the Fourth the
line will be busy hauling not less than 100O0 of
the Jr. O. U. A. NJ to the McKeesport parade,
Ohio Pyle and Wheeling. Superintendent
Patton, however, promised Mayor Gourley to
furnish five cars. to be run every hour from
the Baltimore and Ohio depot to Panther Hol-
about a stones throw from where the public
exercises will be held,