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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-27
THE FIRE RECORD.

AT New York, Wednesday night, fire in
the building at 10 Lispenard street, caused
damage of s42, 1000.
AT st. Albans, Vt- yesterday morning, fire
broke out in the American House stable,
which destroyed eight business blocks and
the Congregational Church. Loss, over
Sl00,00O; well insured.
AN alarm from box 76 called the Allegheny
department to the. machine shop of Ander-
son & Porter, on Darrah street, last even
ing. \ small blaze on the roof was quickly
extinguished. The damage is trifling.
AT Philadelphia, yesterday, the head of
the boiler in the bagg1ng establishments of
Peter Young blew out. the live Goals setting
fire to the building, which inside of an hour
was completely destroyed. Three fremen
adjoining houses, which are mostly two
story affairs, we're damaged by water. Loss
about $40 600.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-27
FLOWERS GOOD TO EAT.
Blossoms OF Various Kinds That Are Useful
on the Dinner Table.

on the Dinner Table.
Washington star.l
Flowers NAV some day enter more largely
than at present into the list of foods for hu-
man consumption. Already, as is remarked
by a recent writer, they are much more
widely employed for purposes of diet than is
commonly imagined. Artichokes are imma-
ture flower heads, and cauliflowers are so rt
of flowers. The common cabbage, a rare
wild plant in nature, furnishes under culti-
walton the cabbage, the turnip cabbage, the
csulifower and Brussels sprouts, according
as the leaves, roots or flowers of the plant
have been specially developed. Brussels
sprout are buds which have not reached
maturity. Another variety of the cabbage.
called 'brocoli," is grown on alluyial soil
that has been reclaimed from the sea- 1t is
a distinctively maritime plant, and to Sc
cure for it sustenance as nearly as possible
like its natural food star fishes are gathered
on the branches for manure. -
The crop is put into casks which have
contained wines of Burgundy.o or Bordeaux,
an agreeable aroma being in this way
added. Finally the broccoli comes to the
table in the form of pickles or chow-chow.
Yellow pond lilies make delightful pre-
serves. The flowers of the Judas tree are
made into fritters, with butter added. or
mixed with salads: or sometimes the flower
buds are picked in vinegar. Nasturtium
flowers are often used in salads. The
flowers of the caper bush are
familiar in sauces Cloves, used for
favoring, are the une1panded buds of
the Glove tree dried in the sun. Every one
have seen and many have eaten violets, Jas
mines and rose petals in the form Of pre-
serves and candies The flowers of the
abutilon esculentum are commonly used Is
vegetable in Brazil. Some North American
Indians regard as delicacy the cook ed
flowers of the pumpkin vine.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-27
TOWERS OF SILENCE.
The Grewsome Places Where the Parsees
Dispose of Their Dead.

Inc IrcWSOme flaCPS "ner tno TAIbcob
Dispose of Their Dead.
Denver News.I
The Parsees, a peculiar sect living in
Bombay, were formally from Persia; they
are fire-worshipers, and give the bodies of
their dead to be devoured by vultures. Re-
ceptacles for this purpose are built re-
sembling round towers about % feet in
height, the interior arranged in three sep
arate rows around the entire inside, VARYING
in size to receive the bodies of men, women
and children. These towers are roofess,
the edges of which are continually
covered with vultures and birds of the air,
who feed on the bodies of the Parsee dead.
In Bombay these towers are on the beauti-
full eminence, Malabar Hill. The sides of
the road leading to them are carefully
walled, flowers and ferns grow in profusion
out of the chinks in the walls, the carriage
road leads up to flight of so steps, at the
gate or archway. On the right side of this
entrance is a large marble slab, with the
large letters in gilt which reads "None
but Parsees Can Enter Here" We were,
however, SLOWED to enter and were met by
venerable old Parsee, who had served in
this quiet garden for nearly 80 years.
He bade us follow him, which, with terror
in our hearts, we did, he leading us through
the labyrinth of that immense and lovely
garden, beautiful in every sense of the
word, with flowers, ferns and trees of trop-
ical growth, down to the walls where we
could view the great five white towers, on
the edges of which sat or Topped the great
vulture ghouls; the trees, too, we're filled
with these impatient creatures, who moved
about restlessly, stretching their great necks
as if to catch the sound of the tramp Of feet,
which were drawing nearer and nearer,
toiling up that long, steep hill with the re-
mains of two bodies, which but few DAYS
before were teeming with life and mortality
and the dearly beloved of the Parsee house.
hold, now to them thing unclean, being
borne on the shoulders of despised sect to
be placed in one of these dreadful towers,
the prey of those fearfully greedy carrion
birds that in one-quarter of an hour will
have stripped the body of every inch of
flesh and left the bones to bleach and cfum-
BILE in the scorching sun. Only Parsee men
follow the remains of the dead to this last
receptacle, save q dog led by string, and
who is the last to look on the face of the de-
parted. That, according to the Parsee
creed, will take the soul straight to heaven.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-27
The Price Expected to Go Up
to a Dollar a Bushel in
the Next Few Days.
SQUEEZING THE SHORTS.
Highest Figures in Seven Years May
Be Equaled To-Morrow'
A sNEAKTNG DEAL WELL WORKED.
The Advance Too Rapid for Any Ordinary
Endurance.
IN THE INTEREST OF A COMBINATION

rsrrcrkI TELEGRAM TO THE prsPArcHl
CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-There will be big
crowd in the Board of Trade gallery, to-
morrow. There is a corner on. Seven years
ago corn, under the impetus OF manlpuia-
tion which q great many people beileveo
was in the interest of Millionaire Blair, OF
Blairtown, sold for a minute at 81 bushel.
There is possibility that the price may be
put there again before Monday night. The
price, to touch 81, has to 60 only % cents
from the figure bid yesterday, and % cents
is about the advance scored since last Tues
day A week ago to-day corn sold at o.
cents Wednesday it was 75 cents.
Deacon" S V. White tried to run deal
In September. He got the price to 20 cents
for day or so in August; in September he
went broke. 1t is queer fact that the very
people who had the most to do with bring
ing around the disaster which overlook the
deacon" are now running deal of their
own.
A Regular SneakIng Deal.
II has been a queer deal, ''sneaking
DEAL" as the crowd pat it. sneaking in the
literal and not in the offensive sense. 1t
upon the shorts, without alarming them,
which has suddenly developed so as to leave
practically no time for escape.
Prices for the cornered option have ad-
vsnced in FIVE days 2S cents a bushel, an ad-
vance altogether beyond ordinary endur-
ance The man who has stood short 100, 600
bushels during the last five DAYS has suffered
a loss of over $40, 900. Even the little fellow
who has stood out in only 5000 bushels, the
most modest risk to be made in the corn pit,
faces loss of over 81, 100. If it is true that
one big line is making fight on 1000, 600
bushels, as il is claimed, the stake is worth
fighting for. The loss on any such line since
last Friday is about $3.50, 900.
In the Interest of a Combine.
The corn deal is in the interest of a COM
bination. Its present success is all the
more remarkable for that reason. The at
tempted wheat corner of 1889 was disas-
tIous failure, because there were two men
in it at the start-Fairbanks and Hutchin-
son. Each afterward complained of bad
faith on the part of the other. Yet corn
this month has been put to 75 cents by
combination made up of at least six differ
ent interests.
The marvel is that there has been no ap-
parent breach of faith. Somehow or other
the manipulation has run like clockwork;
prices have been marked up and shorts have
been squeezed as if there was just one hand
guiding the whole affair Bartlett, Frazier
& Co., shipping concern, with houses at
Peoria, Chicago and at different places in
the East, has the management OF the manip-
ulation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-27
FAIR WARNING TO IRELAND.
FaotionaI Warfare Must Cease If American
Aid Is Expected.

Aid Is Expected.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-At meeting here
tonight of the Municipal Council of the
Irish National League, these resolutions
were passed:
Resolved, That the conference Of Irish
American SationaIists, representing bodies
OF men in many States of the Union, which
have contributed largely to the support of
the movement in Ireland, giving it an un-
questioning support for many years. deems
II necessary to solemnly warn the people of
Ireland that they can receive no further
support, moral or financial, from this
country until they call a halt in the war of
factions and reunte the forces now engaged
In the work of self-destruction.
Resolved, That the damage already done
to the Irish cause can only be repaired and
the confidence of the great mass of Irish
citizens of the United States restored, by
union based upon q clearly defined. moder-
ate and REASONABLE eI preston of Ireland's de-
mand for home rule and policy of indie
pendence of all English parties, so that such
q definition should include n Parliament
with full power over all purely Irish affairs
and an executive responsible TO the Irish
Parliament and having the appointment of
the Judges and magistrates and the control
OF the police.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-27
SPRUCE GUM SCARCE.
The Genuine Article Has Almost Disap.
peared From the Market.

The Genuine Article Has Almost Disap.
peared From the Market.
New York Times.i
Genuine spruce gum has almost disap.
peared, as regular article of merchandise,
from the Bennington market. Formerly the
supply was abundant, the price low and the
quality first class But the supply now de-
pends on mere chance, the gum picker Civ
ing little attention to the gathering of the
commodity, as there is no money in the
business. The saw mills, pulp mills and
forest fires have wrought such devastation
among the big tracts of spruce trees. which
formerly clothed the Green Mountains, that
the occupation of the gum picker is gone
Sometimes lumberman or y mountaineer
in Woodford, town adjoining Benning-
ton on the east, discovers tree that will
yield several pounds of marketable gum,
which is brought to Bennington, where it
finds a ready market at a good price.
The price depends entirely upon the
quality, ranging all the way from so cents
to 81 50 pound. Gum of poor quality is
readily distinguished by its opaqueness,
and by its very intimate admixture of
minute bits of bark, which become entangled
in the gum when it exudes from the tree in
a semi-liquid state. Poor gum h further
distinguished as being too heavy or too
light, bitter and permanently sticky
to the teeth in some cases and very hard
and crumbly in other specimens. Gum of
the finest grade is either translucent or
transparent, of light amber color, filled
more or less with minute bubbles Of air,
breaking with short, shining fracture, and
having sweet, peculiar and balsamic odor
and taste. The word "gum," however, is
popnlarly misapplied, as the substance is,
properly speaking, of q resinous nature.
Feather Boas and Collars in Cloak Depart
ment.
Finest goods, our own importation and
close prices on all.
JOS HORNE & Co.,
607-621 Penn avenue
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-27
MRS. MANrELL SEEKS A SEPARATION

From Her Handsome Actor Husband, But
She Doesn't Want a Divorce.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-[Special Mrs.
R. B. Mantell has engaged Howe & Hum
mel to procure legal separation for her
from the handsome and popular young
actor whose name she bears. Divorce pro-
ceedings are not contemplated. She wants
a separation which will allow her the
custody of her children and a suitable
provision for their maintenance and her
own.
She makes certain statements concerning
matters of recent occurrence in the COM
pany, which, if proven, will not only dam
age the reputation of Robert Mantell, but
also bring into unpleasant prominence some
actresses who are more famous for physical
beauty than for brilliancy of talent
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-27
To-DAY's SPECIAL PRICES
For Our Poor Mans Sale,

to-day. Poor mans sale more interesting
than ever. We have made it on account Of
Thanksgiving week. No need to be with
out a good warm overcoat or substantial
suit of clothes. We offer:
Mems chinchilla and melton over.
coats, to fit all men, some with vel
vet collar, others plain, for only. 50 go
Mems heavy lined flannel pea jack
cts at. ............... 225
800 pairs of mems cashmere pants for 10
Boys nobby cape overcoats, sizes 4
to ............ 2 40
BOYS suits, sizes TO IA, at. l %
Mems sack and cutaway suits. usually
sold at $40, for only. .......... 3 so
P c. c. c., Pittsburg Combination Cloth
ing Company, corner Grant and Diamond
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-27
Pittsburrers in New York,

NEW YORK, Nov. s6.-tSpectol.l 1.-The follow
ing Pittsburgers are registered at New York
hotels to- day: W. S. Arbutnot Brunswick;
H. W. Bishop, Jr., Continental: j. D. Glover,
Astor House: E. Y. Breck, Brunswick; A. E.
Carrier, Continental; H. L. Goehring, Bruns-
wick; Mrs. A. Holdship. Everett: j. W. Hub
bard, Grand Central; f. p. Jones. Jr.. Conti-
mental; G. W. Klaaes. Earlc's Hotel: G. B.
Knox, Astor House; W. {; Magee, Bruins
took, Gilsey; F. A. McCune. Brunswick: J.
McLaren. st. Nicholas; w. H. Schoen, Hotf-
man; w. Scott Brunswick: j: p. Shaw, Park
Avenue Hotel: L. Wertheimer Imperial.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-27
-Man-eatinp. wild men are told Of in tbs

Man. eating, wild men are told of in the
"Travailes" Of Edward Webb (l59O), who
was something of a sixteenth century Tom
Ochiltree: "ln the Court of Prester Iohn
there is a wilde man. and another in the
high street Of Constantinople, whose allow
ance Is every day quarter of raw mutton;
and when any man dyeth for some notoii-
ous offence, then they are allowed every day
a quarter OF mans flesh. These wilde men
are chained to q post every day, the one in
Prester 1ohn's court the other in the high
street OF Constantinople. each of them hav-
ing nnanteli about their shoulders, and all
over their bodyes they have wonderful long
haire. They are chained by the neck Leaf
they speedily devour al thatcometh within
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-27
ANEW INSURANCE DECISION.
The Sugar RcfininE Company Fails to Re-
cover on an Accident Policy.

The Sugar RcfininE Company Fails to Re
cover on An Accident Policy.
CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-In the case of
the Chicago Sugar Refinery Company, which
Judge Gresham has had under advisement
for the last six months, he has just handed
down decision in favor of the plain
tiff in the sum of S44, 241. Especial inter
est was manifested in the case by insurance
men. as it was test case for the form of
policy issued BY the Casualty Company.
All kinds of accidents to employees, in the
nature of boiler explosions, etc, were COW
cred by the policy.
The accident which caused the death of
the Sugar Refining Company's employees,
and for whose deaths the company claimed
500, 600 from the Casualty Company, arose
from an explosion of dust. The cause was
said to be spontaneous combustion. Because
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-27
A Collision of Boats at steubenvilie.

STEUBENvILLE, Nov. 8.-The heavy mis- that
hung over the river until noon day was In part
sponsibe for the towboat Harry Brown running
down the upper or Fifth ward ferryboat, at about 10
O'Clock this morning. The boat is run by cleo
tricity and is guided by trolley running on wire
suspended from high points on either side OF n tne
brook started for the Ohio shore jnst the Brown
came up with q heavy tow. When II was too late
to turn back Holbrook heard the Brown wnlstle.
water The great headway which the Brown was
making forced It down on the ferryboat. whicn
yards down the river through the 3oO-foot span
bridge. but was soon caught and towed to shore.
Little damage was done.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-27
Another Indian Outbreak Imminent

BLUNT, 8. D., Nov. 26.-One year ago
our city and country was in an uproar over
the Indian scare, and now it appears that
we are on the verge of further trouble in
that line. Reports from the reservations
say Indians have been stirred up by rowing
bands, and that they only await some excuse
to break away from official authority to
pfunder and murder
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-27
WRECKED BY A BROKEN Rail.
Cincinnati Southern Express Train Goes
Down an Embankment

Down an Embankment
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. ga reporter
has just returned from wreck on the Gin
cinnati Southern Railroad. An express
train which left Chattanooga for Cincinnuti
at $50 p. NJ, ran off the track six miles out
of Chattanooga and $50 yards south of the
Tennessee river bridge. The engine tum-
bled down an embankment, completely
wrecking it and killing Fireman Pat Wolff
and injuring the engineer.
The baggage, mail, express and smoking
cars jumped the track, but did not 60 down
the embankment. The train men were badly
shaken up, but not seriously injured. No
passengers were hurt. A tramp stealing
ride was badly injured. A broken rail is
supposed to be the cause Of the accident.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-27

BOSTON, Nov. 26.-A special from Rut-
land, VT, says: By information gathered
from reliable sources, and from person
who undoubtedly knows, the rumor is con-
firmed that President Harrison has decided
to appoint Assistant Secretary of War Gen.
eral Lewis A. Grant to succeed Secretary
Proctor
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-27
DIED.

GRIER-Ln Akron, O., on Thursday night,
November 26, at II O'Clock, Mrs. MARY NJ.
GRIER. wife of Edmund Grier (deceased),
aged 20 years.
Funeral services from residence of Mrs W.
F. Hope, 5s16 Rural avenue, East End, suN.
DAY at 3P. II.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-27
The News From Below.

wHEELING-River 5 feet o inches and falling.
Cloudy Departed-Bedford, Pittsburg; Courier.
Parkersburg: Scotia. Pittsburg; Hudson, Cincn-
matt; Lizzie Bay, Charleston.
CAIRO-Departed-Louis Houck, Helena. River
10 feet inches and rising. Fair and cool.
MEMPHIs-peparted- - Natchez, New Orleans:
Kate Adams Kansas City. River feet inches
and rising. Clear and pleasant.
CINCINNATI-River 20 feet 3 inches and rising.
Fair and cool. Departed-Keys stone State, Pitts
burg.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-27
What Upper Gauges Show.

ALLEGHENY JUNcTION-Rver IL feet incnes
and falling. Cloudy and cold.
MoRGANTowN-River7f feet and falling. Cloudy.
Thermometer $50 at 4P. NJ.
BROwNsvILLE-RiverS feet inches and falling.
Cloudy. Thermometer $50 at p. n.
WARREN-River feet and falling. Light rain.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-27

For West Vsrainid: Generally Fair Friday,
Cooler, Westerly Winds; Decidedly Colder Sat-
mddy. .... 81.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-27

PrrrsBuRG, Nov. 26.-Thc United States Wealth
er Bureau oficer in this city furnishes the follow
ing: -
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-27
1891
RIVER NEWS AND NOTES.
Louisville Items-The Stage Of Water ana
the Movements of Boats.

LOUISVILLE, Nov. 8.-Business good. Weather
cloudy and threatening rain. River falling
with feet 10 inches in the canal, feet inches
on the fails and II feet inches at the foot of the
locks. The engineer and pilots Of the Rescue ar
her up. Departures-For Cincinnati. Big Sandy:
Carrollton, Big kanawha; Evansville, Eau CITY
Leayenworth, Carrie Hope; Memphis, New south.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-27

of the nature of the cause of the accident
the Casualty Company denied the Sugar
Refining Company's right to recover
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-27

In all colors weights and styles and what better could
anyone do? We have what you want So come in
and get it We wish say right here that those
city Tin Dinner Buckets that are GIVING Away to
purchasers in our Mems Suit Department snide
arrangement by any means-but Jim dandy compan-
ion for any workingman They worth considerable
to anyone desiring to keep dinner nice and warm
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-06-29
AMERICAN TIN.

A San Francisco despatch to the New
York Tribune says: Seven tons of pig
tin from the Temescal mines have ar
rived in this city and are now for sale
in open market. This is a definite
step, marking the successful develop
ment Of a new American industry, as
a direct result of the passage of the
Mckinley law. In few months the
Temescal mines will be abundantly
able to supply the American market
This home market, too, is about to de-
velop largely through the establish
ment of tinplate factories in the East,
which will become consumers in Cali
fornia tin. Considerable correspond
ence about this supply has been ex-
changed between E. M. Robinson,
manager of the mines, and eastern
tin plate manufacturers. The mines
in question have been shown to be the
richest in the world, and their future
production will be limited only by the
market. For several months expert
ments to determine the best kind of
machinery and furnaces have been go
ing on at the mines. Five stamp mills
and three or four kinds of furnaces to
try the experiment of using oil instead
of coal for fuel were put in. The oil
furnaces have been successful. 1t has
been shown that the work can be done
with oil in half the time required with
coal. Large stamp mills, furnaces,
etc., are in process of erection now,
and an immense establishment will
soon be completed. According to the
present plans, year hence the mines
will be capable of turning out $500
tons Of tin a year, with a great capac-
ity for increasing this production.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-06-29
State News Items.
A deer is frequently seen in the '
,inity of Wilmington

A deer is frequently seen in the vi
cinity of Wilmington.
The covered bridge at Swanton,
with the Prouty mill and dry kiln, was
burned recently, at the loss of nearly
S15, 600.
Virgil Lane, carpenter employed
on the new opera-house building at
St. Johnsbury, fell thirty feet and
broke his neck.
The sensational case of the State VS..
LYMAN G. Clark, charged with the
murder of Mrs Miriam Marston, his
mother-in-l law, at White River juno
ton, which had been on trial in the
county court at Woodstock for a week
was closed with the acquittal of the
prisoner. The case at the outset
looked black for the respondent, but
as it progressed the testimony failed
to connect Clark directly with the
crime. The jury was out an hour, ano
a verdict of not guilty was received
The announcement was received with
much applause.