Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-04
THE STROLLER's STORIES.
Odd Opinions and Quaint Observations Fron

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Odd Opluions and Quaint Observations From
Curb aud Corridor.
a PARTY of rather distinguished politicians
placed their signatures upon the Hotel
Anderson register yesterday. They were:
Charles W. Stone. the Secretary Of the Com
monwealth; ex-senator Lewis Emery. Jr., of
Bradford; Senator J. W. Lee, Of Franklin. and
g. W. Phillips, of New Castle None Of these
gentlemen are supporters of Senator Della
mater in his present skirmish for the Governor
ship nomination, and it was reported about
town that they had run into this port for the
purpose of holding conference with number
OF local leaders who are burning with desire to
do up' the gentleman from Crawford county.
Secretary Stone is an avowed candidate for the
Governors chair, and Senator Lee is supposed
to have his lightning rod directed to the zenith.
Ex-senator Emery has been an active opponent
Of the Quay-D elamater influence for several
years. The four gentlemen were absent from
their hotel all afternoon. They left the idea
with the clerks that they were in Pittsburg on
oil business, and that politics had nothing
whatever to do with their business-nothing in
the world.
A LOCAL member of the Legislature said to
the Stroller: There is great deal OF fig
be sure that the four gentlemen who are here
to-day are after something. I don't think,
however. that they have had conference with
9. L. Magee to-day. saw him on the street
about an hour ago. Those gentlemen are all
opposed to Delamater, and their counties, Nc
Kean, Warren, Venango and Butler, are all
likely to send In delegates against Delamater."
IT W. PHILLIPS, Of New Castle, is large,
broad, handsome man, who wears a COM
Portable beard, but keeps his upper lip smoothly
shaven. He has made two fortunes in the oil
business. His first was lost by unfortunate
ventures. and his second was won by himself
and his brother by assiduous devotion to busi-
ness, rigid economy and rare foresight. He is
now altogether easy as far as financial matters
go, and is prepared to win name and place
in political affairs
A FRIEND to Senator Lee said yesterday: 81
am very sure that Lee is not candidate for
the GoVernorship. His ambition is to go to
Congress, and he is working steadily to that
end. The fact is. T. W. Phillips is Guberna-
torial candidate, and Senator Lee is pledged to
the support of his friend Phillips"
TT was probably only coincidence that at the
same time that the above mentioned gentle
ueu were T0BlsL6Eeu dL Tue hOLel AuQ6TSOu,
Congressman Ray of Waynesburg, was at the
Seventh Avenue. He is amore ardent admirer
of Senator Quay and State Senator Delamater
than are the members of the quartet
from the northern counties. He said
that he had not touched in Pitts
burg on any political errand. He simply
stopped here for few hours on his way back
to Washington City. He has had an enjoyable
holiday visit at home, and is ready to roll up his
sleeves over the Congressional work. His faith
is still pinned to Mr.. Underwood as the coming
postmaster at Little Washington.
THE mild winter has been blessing to the |
poor. The man out of work has not seen his |
wife and children shivering for lack of fuel,
nor suffering with bare feet in the snow. The |
gentlemen at the office of the Department of |
Charities say that the weather has made a |
decided decrease in the demands for supplies |
Chief Clerk Eaton says: "a year ago the |
weather was rather mild and work was good, so |
that the poor did not need as much as in former |
years, but during this winter season we have |
been called upon for less aid than during any |
year that 1 know of. The chief decrease has |
been in coal and shoes. Footwear has not been |
worn out as much as IN snowy seasons Com
pairing this year with the seasons of two and |
three years ago, I suppose there has been de- |
crease Of so per cent in the amount of coal given
out through this department. Not only mas the |
Weather been unprecedentedly mild, but work |
las been good in and about Pittsburg, and it is |
'nly the sick and infirm who are compelled to |
% idle"
The mild winter has been. in at least one
way, a boon to the BARRIERS. There are
many young men who shave their chins in the
pring time and in the autumn let their boards
row for the cold weather. Last autumn near
y as many as usual began the cultivation of
heir hirsute disfigurements, but the mildness
# November and December disgusted large
of them and they have had their
,eards shaven OF. Gentlemen who have not
'een barber patrons for several winters past.
low 90 into the razor shops three times week.
SPEAKING of BARRIERS, the proprietor Of one
Of the downtown shops, while yesterday in
tructiDg his new porter in his duties, uttered
n aphorism which many people might remem-
er with benefit He said: ASK every man
gho comes in for shine. 1t dent make any
Inference whether he needs one or not; ask
i'm anyway. I've seen some Of the boys get
heir best money out of fellows you'd never
hink would get into the chair. There are lots
+ good things lost by not asking for them"
y E. KOHL and George Middleton, two we'll
known amusement managers of Chicago,
Tere at the Hotel Anderson yesterday. They
wn popular houses of entertainment in Cincin-
att and Chicago, and always have their eyes
pen for new things.
ENAToR MATTHEW 8. QUAY, before return
ing to Washington. visited Pittsburg yes
erday and took room at the Seventh Avenue
Totel. The news OF his coming must have
cen sent out beforehand for q crowd of pill
rims hocked to the hotel to see him during
he afternoon. Congressman ]. W. Ray as
ended the elevator to learn what Mr.. Quay
ltended to do about the Little Washington
ostofice. P. s. Newmyer, Of Connellsville, 1
allied to ask whether it would be advisable for I
i'm to become a candidate for Lieutenant
Governor. 1t is reported that the junior
enator iDtimated that he was not making up I
State ticket just at the present time. Chill j
Y Hazard, the handsome editor Of the No I
on0ahelG Republican, strolled up the stairs
find how he stood for the position of Pension ,
gent. He was supported by the venerable
gorge v. Lawrence, of MOnongahel2 City, |
William Denny, of Claysville, got the Senator's I
ar for few minutes, to inquire about his
hances for being made Superintendent of the
ensus for the Ninth district Of Pennsylvania.
udge Harry White, of Indiana, presented his
ompliments and hoped the Senator would
BON recover from his bad cold.