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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31
The Telegraph in Mexico.

A telegraph operator, writing from Mex.
leo, says that the cost Of maintaining the
wire used on the interior lines of that eoun-
try may safely be calculated at three times
the expense incurred by the Government in
landing it at Vera Cruz or Paso del Norte,
and the poles have often to be cut in far dis
tant forests and hauled slowly and labor
iOusly over long stretches of dry and seeth-
ing plains When all this is done, and the
line is erected, however, the troubles of the
telegrapher have only just begun Travel
ers in Northern Mexico, passing on horse-
back over the vast, treeless and melancholy
plains, stop at night to camp, and finding
the telegraph poles accessible and admir-
ably seasoned, cut them down for fire wood.
The rancher, too, goes with his peon SER
wants and calmly cuts down mile or two
of wire whenever he wants to fence in an
inclosure. Besides tiny worm, called the
'jengen,' which insidiously honeycombs the
poles until they crumble into dust, there is
u woodpecker which sits up near the top Of
the pole and aInuses himself for days in
pecking around the pole until the top and
wires and eross-arms come tumbling down.
The linemen are almost afraid to shoot him,
for they say that where one dies 40 come to
the funeral. In some parts of the country,
especially in Tabasco, the woods s-e full Of
monkeys, wlEe fayorite diversion, when
not in quest OF food, is to betake themselves
to the telegraph line for gymnastic exer-
else, and hundreds of these able-bodied
animals may sometimes be seen swinging on
the wire, festooned, monkey fashion, by the
looping of their tails. The continuous
vibration of these antics starts the iron nails
used on the cross-arms, which are thus often
torn down, bringing the wire with them.
These monkeys are so robust and aggressive
that it is no easy matter to disperse them
Linemen have found that on shooting q
monkey swinging on wire, they have been
pursued by a whole regiment of brothers
and sisters of the dead simian.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31
SP00KS IN A PHONOGRAPH.
Remarks of the Departed Caught and Re-
corded on the Cylinder.
CELIA LOGAN


corded on the Cylinder.
Washington Star.l t-
Spirits that hover about seances in Wash
ington are up to the times. They have de-
manded monographs or "talking machines"
to assist them in their work, and the earthly
beings who attend to their wants have pro-
vided them. 'The touch of the hand that
vanished and the sound of the voice that is
still" That is part of a message or address
recorded on a phonograph cylinder by
an apparition claiming to be the material
lied spirit of the late lamented John King,
pirate. Mr.. Kings head appeared at an
aperture in dark screen. The room was
dimly lighted. The phonograph was out
side of the screen and the horn or sound re-
ceiver extended up so that it just touched
the edge of the aperture. Mr.. Cromelien,
the general manager of the Columbia
Phonograph Company, was outside of the
screen and operated the little lever of the
phonograph so as to set it going or to stop it
at Mr.. Kings convenience There was OBJ
lection to Mr.. Cromelien's going behind the
screen as it might have a bad effect on the
manifestations. This all occurred in house
on L street, where two spirit mediums are
doing business in the usual way. Mr.
Cromelien was there with his phonograph
last night and on the two nights previous,
A reporter listened to the voice of the
pirate king as it was reproduced by the
phonograph. 1t was somewhat sepulchral,
an extra graveyard twang being given to- it
by the japanned tin horn through which it
escaped out of the phonograph. =
Tom Kings voice was not the one thus
imprisoned. There was an address by Mr.
Wash Emmons, who, according to his own
statement, had no palate in life and has not
succeeded in picking up one yet in the after
life So good many of Mr.. Emmons' re-
marks consist of rainier unintelligible guttur-
ais. Others of the cheerful circle of spirits
that have given their time toward making
the street seances interesting also spoke.
The mechanical arrangement in each case was
the same as in the case of John King. Some
of the voices are recorded with marvellous
distinctness The messages are all on about
the same level as the usual spirit message.
One spirit said it was like talking into an
empty barrel to speak into the phonograph
horn. The phonograph experiment was
tried because the spirits themselves, accord
ing to the statements made to the reporter,
ciamored for it. One spirit, much inter-
ested in the proceedings, claims to be the
immortal essence of Christy, the minstrel
Christy proposes to drum for the phono-
graph and make record of what is consid-
cred a wonderful performance even for q
spirit-the beginning of rapid tattoo in
perfect time with light sticks made by
splitting a clothespin. This would have
been done last night, probably, but Chfisty
was in hurry to get away from the per-
formance in order to see sparring match
at one of the theaters He keeps up his in
terest in these things.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31
AN EXPERT ON THE JAG.
He Explains the Origin and Different Mean
ings of the Word.

He Explains the Origin and Different Mean
ings of the Word.
81. Louis Post-Dispatch.1
The word originated in the lumber regions
of the Northwest. A sledge would start off
from a camp with full load of logs. When
bad spot in the road was reached it would
become necessary to throw off a part and
proceed with something less than full load.
This was called jag. The common use of
the expression is derived from this usage,
but is applied to those who not only look
upon the wine when it is red, but also drink
it. When man has imbibed eonugh to
make his friends aware that he is not n en-
ber of the blue ribbon league, but is not
loaded to his utmost carrying capacity, he is
said to have jag.
The line dividing a jag from a full load is
not distinctly drawn, but drinkers of ex-
perience sufficient to entitle them to rank
as experts state that as long as man does
not lie down on his back and feel upward
for the ground he has jag; after this point
is gained he may be regarded as loaded.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31
A ST. LOUIS BUSINESS MAN,
And His Idea of the Relative Positions of
Heaven and Earth.

And His Idea of the Relative Positions of
Heaven and Earth.
Chicago Herald.]
'In St. Louis" said drummer, ssis a
firm to whom sell goods once in awhile
The senior partner is regular shark. Not
long ago he loaned some money to a church
society for the purchase of a new organ
When payment of the loan was made he
charged the society per cent interest. This
was refused and the principal was not paid
Finally one of the deacons of the church
was sent to talk with the usurer.
"You have acted very badly said the
pillar of the church.
"'How's that?'
"Six per cent was enough interest
"'Nine is fair.
"'When the Lord looks down on the 9
He will put long black mark against your
name
'sThis staggered the old fellow for mo-
ment, but suddenly recovering, he replied:
when the Lord looks down on that He
will think it's G."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31
away about pipes an don't aim to tolerate
'em: none whatever"

away about pipes an L don't aim to tolerate
'em; none whatever"
This solution of his motives seemed en-
tirely satisfactory to Navajo Joe. He sat
putting and gazing at the man bereaved,
while the latter stood dumbly staring with
a morsel of the ravished meerschaum still
between his lips. What further might
have flowed in the way of oratory or overt
acts may not be stated, for the thoughts of
the guileless Joe suddenly received new
direction.
Interrupted by ROBBED MongoL
Just then a Chinaman, voluminously
robed, emerged from the New York store.
whittier he had been drawn by dint of soap.
"Whatever is this yere suds sloppin'
Mongol doin' in camp I'd like for to
know" inquired Navajo Joe, disdainfully.
81 shore leaves orders when I'm we're last
for the immejit removal of all sech."
"Oh, well," he continued in tones of
weary and bitter reflection, 'fI'm the only
public sperited man in camp, so all this yere
work falls nacheral to me- I'll jest have to
make an example of this perticlar speciment
to let 'em know whatever Caucasian is,
anyhow"
Then came the short, emphatic utterance
of six-shooter, a puff Of smoke which
next census was short one Chinaman. Nav
ajo Joe had shot the Chinaman to death.
Then came the brief order from Arm
strong, the chief of the vigilance committee,
to Jack Moore, That gentleman profered
Winchester first and request second, and
Navajo Joe, realizing fate,-at once surren-
dered.
''Of course, gents" said Armstrong, ap-
ologetically, as he convened the vigilance
committee IN the New York store, stf don't
say this yere Joe is bein' held for beefn'
the Chinaman sole an alone. The fact is,
he's been hayin' mighty sight too gay q
time of late. an so think IT'S q good, safe
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31
The Queens Special Edition.

Irish Tmes.J
A royal edition of the Daily Telegraph is
prepared and issued daily for the Queens
special sight This has been the case ever
since the death of the Prince Consort, on
which occasion the Telegraph obituary notice
so pleased the Queen that she ordered
copy of the paper to be sent to each of her
palaces daily.
Since then % copies of the newspaper
have been issued on the best of paper in
truly royal style; so that if Her Majesty
takes fancy to glance down the columns of
this widely circulated daily she has the
privilege of knowing that she reads an edi-
tion expressly prepared for herself
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31
TeIeeranbine Without Wires.

The praeticability of telegraphing with
out wires has recently been demonstrated by
the success of several experiments. Not
long ago Mr.. Preece, the head electrician Of
the postal telegraph system in England,
succeeded in establishing communication
across the Solent to the Isle of Wight, and
telegraphed also across the River Severn,
without wires, merely using earthquakes at
sufficient distance apart. 1t is now pro-
posed to make practical use of this system
in communicating with lightships.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31
supp;y Of Prec.ous Nfetals.

Mr. R. S. Hunton, one of the leading mine
owners of Colorado, says that electricity
opens up new era in the production Of
silver The reason Of this statement is that
many of the high mountains have been
almost valueless, because Of the expense Of
transportating fuel to them. Now, through
the utilization Of water powers with the
electric motor, these mines can be operated
cheaply, and notable increase Of output
may be looked for.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31
AN Actre,, for a Rich Englishman.

Another impending marriage between an
American actress and wealthy Englishman
is reported. The actress is Miss Toma Han
lon, daughter of Thomas Hanlon, the old
est of the six Hanlon brothers, and the
Englishman is Gerard Warmer. He is an
Oxford man with large income and large
expectations. Miss Hanlon has been an
actress since she was 6 years old.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31
NAVAJO JOE'S LUCK.
Wagered His Life on the Ace at Faro
and the Cards Split.
CINNABAR DEMANDED HIS BLOOD.
He Had Let Daylight Through Mongol
When He Wasn't Looking.
VIGILANCE COMMITTEES ACTION
WRITTEN FOR THE pIsPATcH.]

AvAJO JOE was out
of luck. Ordinarily
his vagaries were not
regarded in Cinnabar.
His frequent appear
apce in the single
street in a voluntary
of nice feats of horse.
manship coupled with
an exhibition of pistol
shooting, in which old
tomato cqns and passee
beer bottles performed
as targets, had hitherto
excited no more bale
full sentiment in the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31

BADGES for lodges, societies, etc. Fine
and reasonable, at Mcmahon Bros. & Adams,
10 Fourth avenue. su
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31

BADGES for lodges, societies, etc. Fine
and reasonable, at Mcmahon Bros 8 &Adams',
52 Fonrth avennc su ,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31

WILL call Oh you with samples of fur
niture covering and furnish estimates on
work. HAUGH g. KEENAN,, 33 Water st.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31
cnoppie Crossing the Ocean on a Greyhound
Fishermen Verify Darwin's Law.

New York Herald.1
Jasper-According to the fshermer Dar-
wins law of the survival Of the fttest is
daily exemplifed. rs,
Jumpuppe-Is that so? 'sr
Jasper.Yes. The biggest fish always get
away.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31

WILL call on you with samples of fur
niture covering and furnish estimates on
work. HAUGH 8 KEENAN,, 80 Water st.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31
The Beverages He Indulged in.

'tFor dinner, five or six ounces of any fish
except salmon, any meat except pork, any
vegetable except potato, one ounce Of dry
toast, fruit ont of pudding, any kind Of
poultry or game, and two or three glasses of
good claret, sherry or madeira; champagne,
port and beer forbidden. For tea, two or
three ounces of fruit, rusk or two, and a
cup of tea without milk or sugar. For
supper, three or four ounces of meat or fish,
similar to dinner, with glass or two Of
elaret. For nightcap. is required. tum-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31
The Local Races.


We have gotten fairly into the racing
season, trotting mean, and matters look
very well here. The spring meeting at
Homewood has been tolerably successful; it
could and would have been better had the
weather been more favorable. On Thurs
day there were probably 5000 people out at
the track, and this goes to show that the
trotters'are still very popular here yet.
The racing was somewhat onesided, but
there were some good horses here, and con-.
siderable money was invested on the results.
The directors of the Driving Park Associa-
tion are very enterprising and certainly
nothing should be put in their way to
trouble them. They have had lots of trouble
out at Homewood first and last, and now
that there is chance for them to reap q
little reward l trust that nobody will spoil
their prospects 1t won't be long before the
summer meeting is here, and 1 make bold to
say that it will be great one. 1t may be
that one of the traction roads will run cars
right to the park, and if that were done the
park would certainly soon become popular
resort.
A Treat for Billiard Patrons.
Tomorrow evening, if all goes well. we
will have Jacob Schaeffer and Ives here at
Davis billiard rooms They are on their
way to France and will give an exhibition
here. 1t would be impossible to get two
better performers of the cue than Schaeffer
and Ives, and they are..indeed well worth
seeing. Schaeffer has been long time be-
fore the public and don't hesitate to say
that to-day he has not an equal as billiard
expert His play is simply marvellous at
times 1t is greatTity that contest can
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-18
CHINESE ARE CUTE.
They Send Officers to Europe
for the Study Of Ri
fies,
While the Pigtail Army Is
Preparing to Resist Euro.
pean Assaults.
The ManeuverS of the French
Army Give the Peasantry
Heart Palpitation.
Additional Details of the Ter
rible Floods in Spanish
Provinces.

LONDON, Sept. IA Shanghai dis
patch says that the Chinese situation
shows no signs Of betterment, and it is
thought significant by foreign residents
that a commission of leading officers of
the Chinese army has been ordered to
proceed to Europe to study the English
army rife and compare it with the
Austrian manlicher; to choose the su-
perior weapon, and order supply of
100000, the delivery to begin within
three months. AS China already pos
sesses $4,000 rifles of the English type,
it is thought that the choice OF the
the Chinese government continues to
follow policy of delay, as if
waiting for the time when the
army may be in condition to
resist any ordinary assault OH the part
of Europeans. Much indignation has
been aroused among the foreigners at
Shanghai by the discovery that, in all
probability, none of the actual rioters
wereexecuted. 1t is not infrequent in
China, when desired to spare the life of
condemned criminal, and at the same
time give a public example, to have
some other criminal substituted for the
supposed victim and duly beheaded.
As the crowd is kept at distance dur
ing executions, there is nothing to pre-
vent the deception, if the authorities
are willing. 1t is claimed that in the
cases of several, if not all, the rioters
condemned for attacking the mission
houses, substitutes were execut ed, and
the lives OF the actual offenders spared i.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-18
MUST BE REPRESENTED.
DeYoung Says California Wants a
Cabinet Place.

SaDincI RACE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. I'm. II. De-
Young. editor of the San Francisco
Chronicle, and member of the Nation
al Republican executive committee, ar
rived here last night from New York,
in company with Gen. Clarkson. To
Post reporter. Mr.. De Young said: The
executive committee will shortly call
meeting of the National committee,
which will determine the time and
place OF holding our National conyen-
ton. The convention will be held
within six months of the meeting of the
National committee, so as to avoid the
extreme summer heat which worried
us so badly last time at Chicago. The
committee will doubtless convene here
In November, so the convention
VIII take place some time
during the month of May, 1892.
have been often quoted in the papers
OF the country as saying that California
was for this man for president, or the
other. Such stories have been manu-
featured from the cloth in its entirety.
No declaration of our preference has
been given out. At the right time we
Will speak, but, first OF all, there must
be distinct understanding on the mat
ter. California insists on and means to
have one member of the cabinet. When
the present one was constructed we
hoped for the recognition we were en-
titled to. but were ignored. There will
be vacancy soon, but L can't tell
whether one of our citizens will be
selected. In 1892 there will be an ex-
plicit understanding that the Pacific
coast is not to be disregarded. My
country is peculiar section that has
DeclIliar needs and diffarant nj ai,nc fro.o
the rest Of the country. No Eastern
man can understand our wants, and
hence we will insist on direct repre-
SentatiOn,n
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-18
MILLIONS IN IT,
But the Chances of the Heirs Are
Slim.

Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, Sept. 17.-Mrs. Rob
ert Kennedy, of this city, and her son
and daughter, the aforementioned being
the wife of B. w. Armstrong, a painter
and decorator, are said to have fallen
heirs to an immense fortune. Several
years ago one Harry Fitzsimmons, of
Ireland. went to India, where he mar
RED a rich heiress. who afterwards
died, leaving HIM $9,000,0O0. Her hus-
band soon followed her, leaving his en-
tire fortune to his sister, Mrs. Margaret
Kennedy. The latter died eighteen
years ago ignorant of the fact that she
was millionaire, leaving nine
children, four of whom are dead.
One of the children was Rob
ert Kennedy, deceased husband of
Mrs. Kennedy, of Duluth. There are
about eighteen grandchildren and five
children of Margaret. This Margaret
was buried at Inver Grove, near st.
Paul, in 1878. Two of the grandchil-
dren, Kate and Con Meecham, live
somewhere in Iowa, probably Dubuque.
Henry Kennedy, son of Margaret, re-
sides at lyeer Grove, While the other
heirs live in Portland and Bangor. Me-,
and Portland, Or. All are In poor cir
cumStances. The above Information
came out as the result of letter to the
Duluth chief of police from Dubuque,
To-, asking the name of the Duluth law
yer, who IS working up the case. The
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-18
AID FOR SUFFERERS.
Spain Raising Money for Those
Ruined by the Flood.

MADRID, Sept. 1.-THE municipal
authorities of Almeria, capital of the
province Of that name, estimate that it
will require 100000 psetas to repair
the streets and buildings damaged by
the recent foods. There was renewal
yesterday evening of the storms and
floods in the province of Toledo, and
more damage has been done. The In
fanta Isabella, the young king of Spain
and Don Francis d'Assise have each sent
$1,000 psetas to the national fund being
raised for the relief of the sufferers.
The queen regent has given an addi-
tional sum of $4,000 towards the ma
tional fund being collected for the flood
sufferers. The queen regent was de-
sirOus of personally visiting the ruined
town of Consuegra, but she was dis
suaded from so doing at the present
time by her ministers. The latter rep
resented to the queen that it would be
extremely difficult for her to reach
Consuegra without suffering consider a.
BILE discomfort. The queen gave way
to these representations, but insists
that she will 90 to COnsuegra as soon as
communication with that town is safely
restored
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-18
NOW THEY'RE SINGLE AGAIN.
The Rust-Potter Wedding An
nulled in Chicago.

CHICAGO, Sept. ia few days ago,
a sensation was created in social cir
Giles here by the announcement that f.
herman, W. A. Rust, of Eau Claire,
Wis, had been c.andestinely welded to
Miss Gertrude w. Potter, daughter of
Millionaire o. w. Potter, president of
the Illinois Steel company, of this city,
at Lake Geneva, Wis. June 6. An
other sensation was created this morn
ing when 1t was announced that on pc
tition of Young Rust's father and with
the consent of the bride-and. presume
bly, with the concurrence of the parents
of both of the young people Judge
Horton, of this city, sitting priv
ately, had entered decree.
declaring the marriage null and
void. The grounds OIL which the decree
was granted were that the groom was
minor and had contracted the alliance
without the knowledge or consent Of
his parents. The young couple recently
returned from trip to Europe in COM
pany with the brides mother, though
it is claimed that the tact of their mar
rage was not known to the. parents of
either. Miss Potter is the heroine of
several romances. Two or three wears
ago, according to published statements,
she had love affair with newsboy
named Dunnivant. The boy was after
wards sent to the state penitentiary on
a conviction for theft. He claimed that
he was innocent and that his conviction
was the result of a conspiracy to break
off his affair with Miss Potter. Suisse
quently the young lady entered dra-
matte school, and, in due time. made her
appearance on the stage in abbreviated
garments.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-18
UNIFORMED FRENCHMEN.
The Army Maneuvers Excite the
POpulaCe.

LONDON, Sept. 17.-The French re-
view at Vitry to-day was one of the
grandest affairs since the downfall of
the first Napoleon. Over 100000 troops
were assembled, and twenty-one guns
announced the arrival of President Car
not. The spectators were mostly of
the bourgeois class, and they displayed
the utmost enthusiasm, shou ting for
Carnot, the republic, the army and De
Freycinet. President Carnot frequently
applauded the smart appearance and
discipline of the troops, and he was evil
IDENTIFY deeply gratified both by the SOL
dierly conduct of the army and the
excited enthusiasm OF the crowd. The
charge of the 10000 cavalry was SPLEEN
did. President Carnot was guest of
the officers at Dejeuner, and he toasted
the army and warmly eulogized Its dis
cipline and fine soldierly appearance.
He said that France was justly proud
of her troops. and the French army was
second 10 none in the world.