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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-11
A TICKLE DAMSEL.
She Elopes With Another on Her Wedding
Day Then Returns to Her Betrothed.

She Elopes With Another on Her Wedding
Day, Then Returns to Her Betrothed.
KEYPoRE, n. J., Dec. l0.-One month ago
Miss Jennie Barrows was to wed Mr.. Morris
Weinstein, but young Benjamin Robinson in
the meantime won her love, and they both
mysteriously disappeared on that night and
left the would-be groom awaiting at the altar
for the bride. But last night Mr.. Weinstein
and Miss Barrows we're made man and wife,
although her formef lover stood by and saw
them Joined together.
Miss Barrows became acquainted with Morris
Weinstein. They decided to wed on Sunday
evening. November 9. Two weeks before the
wedding day Benjami Robinson paid marked
attention to Miss Jennie. Nightly he pleaded
with her, and his visits became SO frequent
that Weinstein ordered him from tine house.
where she was boarding. Robinson met his
sweetheart in the street and she promised to be
true to him.
All this was unknown to Weinstein, and
when Sunday evening came all arrangements
were made. The groom ap ppeared and was sur
prised in not meeting his bride. They waited
till o'clock, with the same result The next
day it was learned that the young lady and Rob-
inson were missing. Weinstein almost went
into Mysteries. 1Senburg, brother-in-law to the
missing young lady. sought her out and brought
her home. Weinstein was present, and, after
some explanation, the young couple were again
happy. Last night they were made man and
wife in the presence of about 80 people. Rob-
ipson was present, and when seen by Weinstein
was ordered from the house, but refused to go.
After little discussion they Quieted down ana
RsbinSon made his exit While the bride stood
at the altar and the clergyman read the mar
riage vow she began crying most piteousy and
was hardly able to answer the questions neces-
Sary.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-11
THE FAILURE AND POLITICS.

Speaking of the expressions of sympathy
which were elected from the press gener-
ally, on the first news of the Delamater fail
ure, the Philadelphia Inquirer lugs them
into politics in the following manner:
Even the Democratic newspapers that
were recently assailing Senator Delamater
in the most vicious and untruthful language
now acknowledge that he was good fellow
and that they didn't mean anything by it"
Perhaps it would have been wiser, in
view of recent developments, if the Inquirer
had initiated the lorbearance Of the papers
which opposed Senator Delamater in the re-
cent campaign. The DISPATCH has said,
and still holds, that any talk of actually
illegal transactions in connection with the
failure cannot be deemed of weight until
they are backed up by actual evidence.
But the points which are practically con-
ceded make it plain that the methods of the
late Republican candidate Tor Governor are
lot such as his recent supporters can take
any pride in.
One feature of the case deserves some at
tention. Ifthe condition OF the bank is one
half as bad as the reports make it, the firm
must have been insolvent for some time.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-11

An interesting report comes from San
Francisco about the purpose of King Kala-
kana's visit to this country. That dusky
and poker-playing monarch is reported to
be coming here, not for mere purposes of
festivitv, but with the object of placing a
large block OF real estate in this market
The property which our royal visitor wishes
to dispose of consists of sundry islands in the
Pacific Ocean generally known as the Sand
wich Islands, but more correctly designated
the Hawaiian group. Climate delightful
and sanitary condition excellent barring
slight tendency on the part of the population
10 leprosy and other sporadic ailments.
Water privileges unlimited. Reasons for
selling, the absolute need of the present pro-
prietor for raising stock of ready cash.
1t is understood that other bidders can be
obtained for this property, but as the owner
has expended large amount of his cash as
sets in our national game of draw-poker ne
thinks no more than reciprocity that the
United States shall return him the money on
the purchase of his property. Moreover, the
royal admiration and affection for the great
nallOl WHICH gave W LuC WIN bnC SaHlS IA
which bob flush may beat two pair-it
PLAYED with the requisite combination of
judgment and noldness-creates decided
pre- erence that his property shall pass into
our possession, at really moderate cash
consideration.
Beyond this it is intimated that the
mortgages of the property, who, perhaps
have a no less tangent ownership than the
nominal proprietor want the United States
70 acquire the title in order that their sugar
plantations may get the benefit of the
bounty on sugar production under the new
tariff act All of which combine to produce
among the ruling influence IN Hawaiian
circles firm conviction that the best thing
that can be done is to sell the property to
the United States Government at a price
which will enable halakaua to pay all his
debts and fully relieve the monetary string
ency at Hawaii.
1t will present a very novel interlude to
the. usual methods OF surplus smashing
when the King OF the Sandwich Isles brings
out this proposition at Washington, who
bids on first-class piece of Pacific Ocean
realty. viii Congress give the surplus its
coup de grace by that investment?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-11
PERSONS OF PROMINENCE.

THE University of Cambridge has conferred
a degree upon Mr. Henry NJ. Stanley.
RUDYARD KIPLING has sailed for Naples,
where he expects to remain some time to re-
cover from the effects of overwork.
SIR EDWIN ARNOLD is man of unbounded
hospitality and gives hearty welcome to any
fellow countryman in his beautiful Japanese
home.
w. D. HowELLs' new novel is called IAN
Imperative Duty" 1t will make its first ap-
pearance as serial in one of the Harper peri
odicals.
MRS. H. MCKAY TwoMBLEY, of New York,
is said to own the finest furs of any belle in that
city. She has one mantle of Russian sable
which cost $4,000.
GENERAL LEE once refused 100000 and
royalty to write a southern history of the war.
He did not think it proper to write and pub
lish anything on the subject during his life
time.
MISS SARAH ORNE JEwETT has delightful
summer home in South Berwick, Me. The
authoress was born in this house. and in some
respects it served for her model in Deep
haven"
Mr.. LEWIS FAGAN, master of prints at the
British Museum, who Is lecturing on its treas
ures at the Lowell Institute, in Boston, has been
circles in that city.
ERNEST RENAN, the French religious his
torian and critic lives in a modest house that
seems almost lost in the woods of Brittany. He
is a tall and very stout man, with curious long
hair His welcome is always most hearty, and
his face beams with kindness. Never bitter
word crosses his lips, and he is greatly beloved
by the peasants of his neighborhood.
A REPORTER who has been at work trying to
ascertain just how many speeches the eloquent
Mr.. Chauncey Depew has delivered this year
has thus far been able to count up 100, but he
says the returns from the rural districts are not
yet all in. The reporter has been trying to
classify thes7 speechU unde' separate heads,
and has found tina. those under the head of
'festive and humorous are more numerous
thas those under the other four heads, com
mercial," "relIgious," literary" and ''poiiti-
CAL" Some of these brilliant speeches. if fully
reported. would occupy from three to four col
umns of solid type: others would run over
column, and several would be brought into
three-quarters of column.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-11
THREE PLUCKY SISTERS.
With Only Grit and Perseverance They
Build Up Fortune.

With Only Grit and Perseverance They
Build Up Fortune.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-A striking exemplifica
tion Of what can be accomplished by women of
self-reliant caliber was given yesterday in the
trial of suit begun before Judge 1ngraham, in
special term of the Supreme Court. The mat
ter in controversy is the right to the possession
of the dwelling house No. 100 East Twelfth
street and the furniture therein.
AS brought out in the pleadings and testi-
mony thus far taken. three young sisters
Ellen, Josephine and Mary Lenihan-through
the death of their father in 1879 found them
selves poor and comparatively friendless. They
at once went to work with their needles. Soon
they bought a sewing machine and then an
other and at length they ran 50 machines and
had IS girls III their employ.
As the years rolled from their accumulated
savings they bought the house and lot, No. 109
East Twelfth street. and decided it to their
mother. At length the mother died. and So
too, the sister Josephine. The other sisters
married. The question to be settled by the
Court is whether representatives OF the de-
ceased mother. other than the surviving sisters
can claim the house in question, or whe her the
title vests in the surviving sisters because they
Daid for 1t,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-11
1T ADOPTS BOTH.

1t is novel indication of the class of at
tention that is paid to new movements, to
find the New York Tribune, in commenting
on the platform reported 10 the Farmers
Alliance convention, committing itself as
follows: at will be seen with surprise that
neither of the two great schemes for the
peculiar benefit of farmers has been adopted.
The sub-Treasurv scheme has a host of
passionate supporters, but SO has the plan of
loans on land, and in the conflict between
the two each fails as yet to secure approval"
How, then, does the esteemed Tribune
construe the following, which makes up the
greater part Of the first resolution of the
Alliance platform, as published in the very
issue of our cotemporary which makes the
above assertion.
We demand that the Government shall es-
tabliSh sub-Treasuries or repositories IN the
several States which shall loan money direct to
the people at low rate of interest not to ex-
ceed per cent per annum. on non-perishable
farm products and also upon real estate, with
proper limitations upon the quantity of land
and amount of money.
Perhaps if the esteemed Tribune will
sluly tue dDONe eAlTdCL IL Will perceive IudI
il lays a fattering but erroneous JUNCTION to
its soul, in supposing that the divergence
between the idea OF Government loans on
farm products and Government loans on
land would prove an obstacle to the Alli-
ance. There may have been some difference
OF opinion betN cen the two plans; but the
platform cuts the Gordian knot in the
promptest possible manner. Instead, ap-
proving neither, as the Tribune asserts, it
disposes of the subject in manner much
more agreeable to the advocates of the re-
Spective ideas by adopting them both.
the Alliance, therefore, seems likely to
stand committed to both the sub-Treasury
plan and Government loans on land, in ad-
dition TO such other little plans as the aboli-
ton of national banks. the increase of the
circulating medium to $500, ,OO0 900 and
the Government ownership of railways. If
there is anything else that the Alliance
wants, and don't see, it will ask for it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-11
PLAYS TO COME.

THE engagement of"The Charity BalP at the
Grand Opera House for the week beginning
Monday, December Is, is an event of more than
special interest to theater goers. Everywhere
the play is spoken OF as the best work of
Messrs Belaseo and De Null, and under the
able direction of Mr. Daniel Frohman an artis-
tic presentation may be expected Inc play
ran all last year at the New York Lyceum Ihe-
ater and proved an instantaneous hit. In Phil
adelphia Chicago and ST. Louis the critics
were unanimous in their praise. and The Char
ity Balp' packed the theater nightly.
HANNIBALA. WILLIAMS. of New York, will
appear at Ola City Hall this evening in the re-
cital of Shakespeares great tragedy, Julius
Cesar.n This promises to be delightful en-
tertaiumept. Mr.. Williams will impersonate
each of the characters, giving the entire play
from memory. The meaning of the lines is
clearly given, and the spirit Of the play proper
ly presented His effort, aside from its elocu-
tlonary excellence is considered marvellous
exhibition of memory. Every character is per-
fectly presented, every line is spoken from
memory Tickets may be procured at Mellor
& Hoene's.
"SUZETTE" is the opera for tonight at the
Duquesne, and was written expressly for the
Bostonians by Oscar We'll, and IS entirely
original. The cast is very strong. and affords
exceptional opportunities ioA sue S"Ae Son-
pany, especially Marie stone. who assumes the
title role that of rollicking tom-boy, and makes
all that is Dos eible out of the part. The bal
ance of the cast includes Jessie Bartlett Davis.
VIII. Macdonald. Edwin W. Hof, George
rockingham and Fred. Dixon.
SHENANDOAH" the brilliant revival of
Bronson Howard's greatest play, at the Bijou
next week. has already attracted attention, as
'-Shenandoah's" second visit to any city always
creates furore More interest will be shown
when it is known that the exact original New
York cast will appear at this production, and
even now this week they are concluding their
second great run in New York City, from which
place they come direct
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-11
AN ALLEGED MIRACLE.
The Power to Read the Bible Bestowed
Upon a Praying Darkey.

The Power to Read the Bible Bestowed
Upon Praying Darkey.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Dec 10. - Samuel
Bowth is q colored man who for a long time
has been employed in lumber yard. Though
ignorant, he has always been liked. Bowth has
always taken great interest in religious matters,
but his great drawback was the fact tina he
could not read.
His employer was much surprised the other
morning when he noticed that Sam was exceed
ingly happy. and with great exultation, Sam
told Dorocher that he could read, and upon be-
ing furnished Bible, ne read with perfect
ease. Sam was 1ell-known. and this caused
great excitement about his new gift. Sam told
the following story:
'1 never had any education. and envied min
listers. and determined to learn how to read.
1 studied, but it was Greek to me. Inever
could learn one word. so I took to my knees
and prayed that would be made able to read
prayed and prayed every night on my knees,
asking God to teach me how to read. The
other night felt curious feeling, as if an old
rag was being unwrapped from around nv
head, and something told me could read. so
got Bible of neighpor, and it was all plain.
can read it plainly and can pronounce all the
words right, so everybody tells me. I tell you,
boss, believe IN prayer"
His employer says Sam is truthful darkey,
polite and Industrious, and he was never de-
tected in anything wrong. As it is well known
that Sam could not read 4 few days ago. and
now he can read well, his story excites deep
interest.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-11
Two Ways of Taking a Joke.

THERE'S song in robin Hood" which Nc
Donald sings with tuneful refrain voic-
ing the old adage: ut takes nine tailors to
make man." On Tuesday evening the mer-
chant tailors who have been sitting in conven-
tion in this city attended the performance, and
it speaks we'll for the magnanimity of the
sartorial artists and for the merits of the song
that the loudest applause came from the boxes
where they were sitting.
One night, six or seven years ago, merry jest
of this Sort that cropped out in the comic opera
of "Falka" at the Casino did not meet with a
kindly reception. The comedian, Ryley, had a
gag" rejecting on pawnbrokers-what it was
exactly has escaped me-but on the night in
question when he uttered it voice from the
parquet shouted: you're - liarp This
naturally disconnected Ryey for a moment;
there was pairIul silence IN the house.
broken only in few seconds by the movement
of thoss who tried to see who the rude eiacu-
lator was-aEd as far as could learn afterward
he was only a drunken man who had suddenly
walked from dreams OF other scenes-Ryley
turned the laugh upon him by remarking:
THE gentleman seems to have taken more than
three ballsr'
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-11
A Feminine Dissipation.

"VEs." said the doctor. II have found that
the mania for shopping is a serious mat.
ter with some women. In several cases where
have been called upon to treat a shattered
nervous system, have discovered no cause for
the collapse but confirmed and violent ap-
petite for rushing from store to store. pricing
materials, examining goods, worrying sales
men and still more. saleswomen, and in short
carrying to extremes all that is comprehended
in the word shopping 1t is actually as
injurious to some delicately organized consti-
tutions as drinking, the morphine habit or dis
sipation of the more violent sorts. 1t is quite
true that standing before a counter. peram-
bulating among hundred stores. for hours
together, is a severe strain upon great many
women who indulge in shopping for days at a
time without dreaming they are doing more
harm to themselves than inflcting fatigue for
a time. At this, the holiday. season shopping
is at its height and the number of my fair
patients already show decided increase"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-11
A LUDICROUs BLUNDER,
Newspaper Copy and Senator Paddock's
Speech Get Terribly Mixed.

Newspaper copy ana senator faddocks
Speech Get Terribly Mixed.
rrpo,, sr.rr cop,rs.o,nrr
i n eoNAAsr ~
WASHINGTON: Dec. 1e.-William E. Amin
is the correspondent of the Salt Lake Tribune,
and is also the private secretarv tn Senator
Paddock of Nebrasto d,v or t,yo go
zubiIo ,,rana -;n,, -, 80, .,,,,i.as ~
niio opieP"tins an ar'icie Ior puphcaIion, Mr.
Amin was oDlged to attend meeting on the
House side, and left his unfinished manuscript
on his desk in the Senator's room. Upon his
retprn be v,s nnob1o 90 ga his oo,r .I.horoh
he Searched tho go, go Tho Snna.a. -
He seaieheu Inc room over. Inc senator was
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-11

One view states that it has been insolvent
for five years; and it is hardly susceptible of
dispute that it has been insolvent during
the period in which the political efforts OF
its members have been prominent 1t is
also fact tina: large expenditures of money
have been made to further those ambitions.
To use money to the extent reported for po-
litical ambitions reveals perverted idea of
politics; but to employ the last resources of
an insolvent firm. which really belongs to
its creditors, to obtain political plum re-
veals still more perverted and reckless
idea Of business.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-11
White Caps Must Go.

Chicago Herald
That interesting organization known as the
White Caps will have to give up business in
Randolph county. Indiana. They have law
down there known as the White Cap law, and
they have just been applying it to a member of
a local band of avengers" A physician at
Losantville, who had received number of
letters threatening him with death and
adorned with coffins skulls, crossbones, Knives
and revolvers in the usual W hite Cap style,
succeeded in ferretng out the author and had
him indicted by the grand jury of the county.
His trial under the White Cap law took place
last week, and resulted in his sentence to the
penitentiary for one year. This is the first
conviction under the law, and it shows what
can be done when the victims of threats and
outlawry have the courage to prosecute the
offenders The tar and feather solrees and
other midnight amusements of the White Caps
will probably be less frequent in Randolph
county hereafter.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-11
Powderly-Gompers.

Detroit Free Press.1
There was time when the Knights of Labor
had almost the complete control of all the or
ganizations of workingmen in the country.
Trades unionism never died out, but it was re-
garded with a degree os superciliousness by
the greater and stronger organization. that
almost savored of actual contempt. Things
have changed since that time, and the once
despised minority now has an overweening in
fiuence in all the matters with which both Or
ganzations are concerned Will this influence
be used wisely and for the best service of the
community, which means the real good of any
labor organization and of every member of
such an order? The lesson to Mr.. Gompers is a
plain one. 1t is that. SO long as he is conserva-
tive. careful and just. peace maker, not a
mischief maker, and friend of the community
rather than self-seeker, he will serve the
cause he has chosen and himself, as well. So
soon as he msleads his followers and Injuries
the public interest. he is apt to find himself
where the once powerful Mr.. Powderly is to-
day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-11
THE SPICE OF LIFE.

"Children," said their mother, "you
must go out OF doors II you want to play. You
will disturb your father in the next room.'
''What is he doin'r'
"He is deeply engaged in literary work, my
child and he needs absolute quiet"
''Writin' a book?''
ssMore difncult than that. my DEAR" answered
the mother, in q hushed tone. ''He is trying to
read a dialect story in one Of the magazines.''--
Chicago Tribune.
Tomdik Indicating a passer-by)-Fivs
years ago that man had but $40 to his name.
McClammy-How much has he now?
Tomdik-Nothing. Everything he has Is in bis
wife's name.-ChicGgo Inter Ocean.
"Clara," said her father, "didn't tell
you some time ago not to have young Dudeigh
coming here seven nights week?'
'sYes; and he doesn't come seven nights q week
any longer. Last week he was here only SIX
nights and two afternoons. ''-NorTtstoton Herald.
Editor Ito oet)-What is your address?
Poet-That depends on you.
Editor-Hew so?
Poet-If you take this poem my address will re-
main 1891 East Nine Hundred and Forty-seeond
street; If you don't take it, won't have any ad-
dress.-LUs.
MeAllister-Have you read mv auto
biography?
Stanley-What have you ever accomplished that
you should write an autobiography?
McAllister-Weil-I have written this auti.
biography.-Puck.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-11
BOUGHT A SMALL EMPIRE.
Twenty Thousand Georgia Acres in a Block
for Development.

Twenty Thousand Georgia Acres in Block
for Development.
CoRDELE, GA. Dec. l0-The largest land
trade of the season was made lately by Mr.. j.
F. Horkans, of Sycamore, Ga. station below
Cordele on the Georgia Southern and Florida
Railroad. He got together great number of
land owners and offered to purchase 5000 acres
of land from them provided they would put it
to him cheap enough for him to sell it again
and make fine profit on it. He has bought
10000 acres of this fine timbered land which he
proposes to sell again to Northern syndicate
at 81 per acre.
This perhaps is the largest body Of timbered
lands that could be bought anywhere. as land
Spectators have become so numerous that it is
almost impossible to get timbered lands in any
such large tracts. Mr.. Horkans says that he
will find purchasers for this land within the
next 60 days, he thinks. and will get the parties
to agree to put in sawmills and rapidly saw
away the timber and open up the country for
farming purposes. This land is situated on the
Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad. There
are l27 sawnils on the two roads centering at
Cordele and Cordee is the headquarters for
most of the great lumber companies of this
section. If party wishes to buy or sell tim
bered lands in any way he comes to Cordele to
do