Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-12
IN AGE AND HON0RS.
Continued iron, First Paae.

preached yesterday at the Chapel Royal,
Savoy. Considering the season is over, the
attendance was very large and the congre-
cation was very much impressed by the
bishops sermon.
HENRY GEORGE ENTHUSIASTIC.
LoNDoN-In speaking at Charingford to-
day Henry George prophesied the triumph
of the single tax movement throughout all
the English speaking nations of the
world. He claimed that in Australia the
bulk of the young men entering public life
were pledged to the principle that land is
the property of the people and belongs to
them by every inherent right nature
can create. The speaker was Wig
orous and fiery in his language,
and appeared to have great control over his
audience. During the meeting poem
eulogistic of Mr.. George was read, in which
he was greeted as the second Christ, who
had come to save lives instead of souls.
TO MODIFY M'KINLEY's BILL.
PARIs-The American consular confer
ence, in concluding its labors, accepted the
reports from the Chambers of Commerce of
Lyons, Bordeaux and Havre urging the
consuls to advocate the alleviation of the
stringent regulations of the Mckinley
customs administration bill The confer
ence passed resolution to communicate its
favorable decisions on these points to
Monsignor Ribot, the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, through Mr.. Whitelaw Reid. The
conference also passed vote of thanks
to Consul Rathbone for taking the initia-
tive in the conference, congratulating him
also on the results obtained and expressing
its regrets at hearing of his approaching
departure from France.
TO DISCUSS LABOR oTEsTIoNs.
LIEGE.-The Brussels International
Catholic Social Congress will assemble
here on September Z. Jesuit Father
Lehankul will deal with the
subject of the strikes. Herr Withers
a member of the Reichstag, will take up the
subject of the employment Of women and
children, and Count Reufhein, member of
the Austrian Herrn House, will treat OF the
eig ht-hour question.
A SUDDEN RISE IN IRON.
GLAsGow-There was excitemant on the
iron market this morning, owing to sud-
den rise in Scotch warrants, which in few
jumps went from Ats '1OHd to ASS
S, II d, cash. The sudden rise was due to
reports from America that a syndicate was
forMed to buy Scotch warrants, and the
bears therefore determined to cover their
shorts, and the bulls bid up the price on
them.
A DEATH-BED CONVERSION.
BERLN-According to statement made
in the newspaper Germanid, the
Bavarian ex-Minister Lutz, who some
time declared that the Catholic re-
ligion was menace to the State. has
returned to the bosom of the Catholic |
Church, recalling at the same time to Arch |
bishop Thoma all his previous blasphemous
utterances. Ex-Minister Lutz it is stated, |
is dying.
CAPTAINS TO STRIKE.
PEsTH-The captains in the service of |
The Daube Steamship Company have !
threatened that unless they are granted
increase In salary within 80 days |
hey will go out on a strike. Their present |
salary is 40 f1orins month, which is trife |
ess than 500. .... .-
SHOT BY A SENTINEL.
BERLIN-On the drill grounds this morn
ng pioneer sentinel shot at and killed
aborer who had been arrested for disorderly
conduct and who tried to escape. Before
iring the sentinel called on the man three
lines to stop, but he disregarded the sum-
mons.
THE MYSTERY DEEPENS.
NEW CRoss-At the inquest held to-day
IN the bodies of Mrs. Townsend and DR..
De La Motto, the evidence given only
erved to deepen the mystery. After
elaboration extending over very long
ime the jury returned an open verdict.
GUNS NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
PEsTH-The Government has rejected
large quantity of guns. manufactured at
is order by the Hungarian Gun Works,
nd proposes now throwing open its offer
or competitive bids, SO American and En-
lish makers may participate.
ON A HONEYMOON TRIP.
PARIs-Henry NJ. Stanley and his wife
rrived here to-day BY special train from
,alais for an extension, on the continent, of
heir honeymoon trip.