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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19
HIRED TO NAME CARS.
The Choice Is a Sufficient Task for One
Energetic Young Man. {.

The Choice Is Sufficient Task for One
Energetic Young Man. {.
Chicago Tribune.1
There is young man in one of the offices
of each of the great sleeping-car companies
who is engaged every day, except Sunday,
of course, in bending over an atlas searching
for suitable names for the sleeping, dining
and parlor coaches which are turned out by
the company. 1t is no small matter when
you come to understand that every name
must signify something, and that there are
already on the road many hundreds of such
coaches and many new ones being turned
out at the rate of 200 or 300 a year. When
the first sleepers were built the owners took
the alphabet, lettering the first one ga, 4"
and so on until the alphabet run out. Then
commenced the search for names.
The first sleepers to be named were those
run on the Pennsylvania limited between
New York and Chicago. They were named
for the various tons, America being the
first one chosen. The original sleepers are
Chose first namedD America, England,
France, Russia, Scotland, Germany and so
on. The instruction to the young man
whose business it is to keep up the list is to
get short names where they have any sig
keeping in mind at the same time
those which are most euphonious.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19
TURNER'S In PLENTY.
Ten Thousand March the Streets of
Brooklyn in Procession.
1T Is THE ATLANTIC DIVISION.
The People Turn Out to Give the Visitors Q
Royal Reception.
MAYOR CHAPIN's PLEASANT ADDRESS
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE p1sPArcu.1

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.1
NEW YORK, July 18.-The citizens of
Brooklyn gave the Turner's of the Atlantic
division of the National Turn Verein of
America hearty greeting as they marched
up Broadway, Williamsburg, 10000 strong
tonight. Thousands of people lined the
sidewalks and cheered themselves hoarse,
while the flash of fireworks and the roar of
cannon added to the enthusiasm.
The Turner'S have assembled in Brooklyn
to celebrate their annual festival and ath-
letie tournament of four days in Ridgewood
Park. The Atlantic division includes the
States of New York, Massachusetts, Connec-
ticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey and
Maryland, and part of Pennsylvania The
National Association is divided into 3O8
unions and 35 districts, of which the Allan
tic division includes 20 unions and dis
tricts, or a membership of 10000 turner's
out of total of A, 900 in the country.
A Grand Torchlight Procession.
The exercises began at 3 O'Clock in the
afternoon with an unofficial reception in
Turn Hall by the Festival Committee, of
which Colonel Henry Roeher is Chair
man. The visitors with their fam
lilies were assigned to temporary
lodging places and other details
for their comfort was attended to- A
general gathering of the Turner's in Turn
Hall followed at 8 o'clock when the visit
ors, preceded by the local Turn Verein,
marched down Meserole street to the
neighborhood of Wythe avenue and Broad
way, which was designated as the starting
point for the torchlight procession.
The multitude gathered here made walk
ir,r, oil h.
inside the big structure, Chairman Roeher
made brief address of welcome. He said:
'The members of the Williamsburg Turn
Verein bid you hearty welcome,
.and our only hope is that your
sojourn in our city may be
pleasant for you all 1t is 20 years since
the last association festival was celebrated
in our city, pleasant memories of which un-
doubtedly linger with many of those who
are here to-day to take part in this cele-
bration. The festival was considered one
of the most successful of its time.
Sure of Good Time.
"Although there has been great advance in
the last 90 years, nevertheless we appeared
to fulfill all reaso- able expectations. The
hospitality of our Williamsburg citizens is
proverbial, and we have no doubt it will re-
main true to its reputation. At any rate, it
will be our highest aim to do everything
compatible with our duties that is calcu-
lated to make tn remembrance of our
Williamsburg festival agreeable.
The Arion Singing Society and the Will
iamsburg Saengerbund sang, and then Mayor
Chaplin, of Brooklyn, welcomed the-visitOrs
on behalf OF the citizens of Brooklyn, COM
plimented the Turner's on their appearance
and said they made good citizens He
hoped their celebration would be a sue
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19
A CHINESE PRINTING OFFICE.
The Type Is Stuck Into Clay and Held by 1t
Until the Work Is Done.



One of the most interesting places in
Pekin is Chinese printing office, conducted
just as it was centuries before the barbarous
world outside of the Flowery Empire had
dreamed of the art of Typography. The
Office contained score of plain square
tables, on which the cases of type were
spread out, much after the Eng
more room. One man was engaged
i'll setting up type; another was
printing. The former stood before table,
on which was what may be called the
Chinese "case." 1t was a solid block of
hard wood, about % inches long by Is inches
broad, and perhaps 8 inches deep. The
inside was followed out to depth of about
a quarter of an inch, this depression being
still further followed out into grooves
about three-quarters of an inch deep. The
block had 90 of these grooves, each filled to a
depth of a quarter of an inch with ordinary
stiff clay.
With his copy before him, armed with
small pair of iron pincers, the compositor
began his work. character after character
was transferred from the case and firmly
pressed into the clay. When the 'tform"
was complete fiat board was placed on the
top and the characters pressed perfectly
even and level with the surface and the
wooden edge of which was cut to form the
border generally found round every Chinese
page.
The printer now received the form and
carefully brushed his ink over the type.
Taking a sheet of paper, he pressed it down
all over the form so that it might be brought
in contact with every character. He then
removed the sheet and examined each char
acter, carefully adjusting those which were
not quite straight withythe pincers, and ap-
fingers After sufficient copies had been
struck off the type was distributed, each
character being returned to its particular
box. The type in the form was of three
sizes, each character being kept in place en-
tirely by the clay in which it stood. They
were cut out of some hard wood and were
perfectly square.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19
GREAT CROP OF SUGAR.
A PRODUCTION OF 53971O,OOO POUNDS
FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.

On This the Government Will Pay an Esti-
mated Bounty of S11,134, ,2eO-Beet,
Maple and Sorghum Sugar included
Amount of the Free Article Imported.
WASHINGTON, July 1S.-The Commits
sloner of Internal Revenue has prepared
statement of the probable production OF
sugar during the current fiscal year. The
following is summary:
Number of producers of sugar from cane,
$50; from beets, Z; from sorghum, 8; from
maple sap, 9,322; total, 4,O72.
Estimate of amount of sugar which will
eproduced: Cane sugar, 500, 900, 900 pounds;
beet sugar, 29,210,O0O pounds; sorghum
sugar, 100000 pounds; maple sugar, S,0OO,-
600 pounds; total, $50, 1000 pounds
Estimate of amount of bounty to be paid:
On cane sugar, SIC, ,350, 900; on beet sugar,
S5Sk,2O0; on sorghum sugar, $4,000; on ma
pie sugar, $780, 900; total, 81, 134, 200.
The production of sugar from beets so far
as the issue of licenses is concerned, is con-
fine1 to California, Nebraska, Utah and
Virginia. There are three producers in Cal
ifornia, with an estimated production from
5000 acres of 16, 100000 pounds, one-half of
which is attributed to the Western Beet
Sugar Company, of San Francisco, whose
factory is located at Watsonville, Saint
Croix county. The Virginia production is
estimated at 10000 pounds. The esti-
mated production of sugar from sorghum
cane is divided between Kansas, with
production from 1904 acres of 3,5O0,O0O
pounds and Missouri, with 26 acres, pro-
ducing 10000 ponnds.
The production of sugar cane is distributed
as follows: Louisiana, with 704 factories,
= L.. L r
IA, SO7 900 pounds; Florida, with II factories,
3,51S, 800 pounds, making total of $40, $780,,
700 pounds.
Since April 1, 1891, to May 81. 1891, there
has been imported free of duty under the
new tariff, 2,16S, 15S pounds of beet sugar
and 732, 504 pounds of cane and other sugars,
making total of 2,9O1, ,662 pounds.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19
IMPROVING MEAT BY HANGING.
A Practice Very Common Across the Ocean
Not Practicable Here.

To be successful in the retail meat bust
ness says St. Louis butcher in the Globe
Democrat, it is necessary to ascertain the
nationality as we'll as the avowed tastes of
your customers. The native-born American
has no use for the old-fashioned plan of
changing" meat, and if any is sent in with
even the suspicion of taint the custom of
the family is more than likely to be lost
People, however, who were brought up in
Europe, and especially England, want their
meat tender in a sense not generally ap-
proved here, and this is peculiarly the case
with mutton. 1t is quite a common thing
for an English lady to order leg of mutton
early in the week for the following Sunday
and ask to have it chung"
The order is a very difficult one to exc
cute, because this climate does not seem to
agree with meat as it should. If the leg of
mutton is hung in the shed or in the store it
will be half putrid in day or two, and if it
is kept sweet by aid of ice the process is
spoilt, because while in frozen condition
the process which is supposed to render a
choice cut tender is. of course, suspended
In the old countries, with the deep cellars
and deeper wells, meat can be preserved for
quite considerable period, and the slight
faint that results is only looked upon as
''gamey" and aristocratic. But the plan
won't work here at all.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19

advance in appropriations for Indian educa-
tion, the increased efficiency of the service,
the hearty support accorded his administra-
tion by the President, the Secretary and the
public generally, the Commissioner says, is
a sufficient refutation of the charges.
Heis prepared, he says, as G Government Off
cial, to submit his administration of the
office to the closest scrutiny and to hear
with equanimity the Misrepresentation in
separable from public life, but he says that
he can't be expected to maintain harmonious
relations with great bureau subsisting
upon the bounty of the Government whose
work it antagonizes and misrepresents and
whose officers it defames
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19
AN ACTOR GOING MAD.
Arthur Newman, a Strolling Player, Has
Symptoms of Hydrophobia.

LAFAYETTE, July 18.-Arthur New
mann came here from Chicago the fore part
of this week to take part in comic play,
being sort of all-round hand at the busi-
ness. He was given very good satisfaction
to his employers, and things were running
along very smoothly until late Thursday
night, when Newman evinced all the
symptoms of hydrophobia. He would
strive to get down on all fours, give pecul-
lar barks or sounds similar to those made
by hound dog, and would scratch, en-
deavor to bite, and in other ways acted
like persons are said to act who have been
bitten by rabid dogs. Doctors were speed
lily called, and they have been doing what
they can to alleviate the sutferings of the
man.
AT times he is rational, and begs his wife
to keep away from him, lest he do her in
jury. Mrs. Newman says that some three
or four months ago her husband, who was
at that time assisting in theater at Min
neapolis, accidentally stepped upon an old
but Newman went about his duties for
some time before doing anything for the
bite Then he was bled, and bathed the
wound. Aside from severe pain at times
he had not complained of the wound since
On Thursday afternoon his wife noticed
that he had a peculiar wild look,
and he himself remarked that
he felt like jumping out of
the window of his room, but this seemed
for the time being to pass away. The man
was blackened up to take the part of ne
gro character when he felt the symptoms
again coming on. Doctors came hastily
and gave him morphine, but at o'clock
this morning he was attacked with the
spasms of barking symptoms. Newman
states that he was at one time an express
messenger and was shot in the wrist by train
robbers out West while defending his valu-
ables. By this he lost one hand. the doctors
having to amputate it. He is about 80 years
old. His case is exciting a great deal of
local interest.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19
Ocean Steamship Arrivals.
THE FIRE RECORD.

AT Brooklyn yesterday morning the large
cooperage works of L. NJ. Palmer were dam
aged by fire to the extent of $4,000.
THE village of Round Head, Hardin county,
O., was almost entirely destroyed by fire at
3 O'Clock yesterday morning. The large
wheel factory was struck by lightning. 1t is
an inland town. Loss estimated at 5000, 900;
insurance not known.
AT Lynn, Mass, the loss by Friday nights
fire will probably not exceed sl75Oc0. The
Currier building is not damaged as much as
was expected. Smoke and water damaged
the entire interior but there will be o good
salvage. Part of the clothing stock of W. NJ.
Currier & Co. is claimed to be in good con-
dition. The rear and side wall OF the Strout
block will need but slight repairing, al
though the building was gutted. The burned
block will Immediately be rebuilt.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19
swIHDLERs ABANDON THE MAILS.
Green Goods Transactions Hereafter Must
Take Place by Express.

lahc Ihce Uy LApTcess
WASHINGTON, July 1s.-As a result Of
the vigorous war on the green goods swindlers
by the retiring Chief Inspector, Mr.. Rath-
bone, these men have, it is said, abandoned
the use of the mails for the conduct of their
business, and have recently issued Especial
instructions" to their patrons, in which they
announce the new method of doing bust
ness. These instructions direct correspond
ents never to say anything in their letters
about the real nature of the business. A
warning is then conveyed against sending
any communications whatever to the green
goods seller by mail "If you do, ," he adds,
81 shall positively refuse to receive them,
and in that event they will go to the dead
letter Office and United States Marshal
will soon be on your track" p"
1t is directed that all orders must be sent
by express. The instructions close as fol-
lows: 'Should you wish to come on and see
me, in order to make a face to face deal,
telegraph me when you leave home and say,
'All is WE'LL Then buy through ticket
from your nearest large town to Philadel-
phia. When you arrive there select any
hotel you wish, and telegraph me the name
of the same and the number of your rorm.
You will then receive my immediate atten-
fiop
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19
A TRAIN IN A CANAL.
The Blunder of Boy Switchman Costs
Eleven English Lives.

The Blunder of a Boy Switchman Costs
Eleven English Lives.
LIVERPOOL, July ia terrible acci-
dent occurred this morning on the line of
the Manchester ship canal. A ballast train,
while passing along the railroad running
near the canal, fell over the latter's en-
bankment, near this city, killing IL men
who were working under the heading.
Many other workmen were injured
The accident was due to the fact that the
switchman, boy Il years of age, made a
mistake by turning railroad train, consist
ing of % cars loaded with ballast, into
siding leading into a cutting. The train
then crashed into a slight buffer at the end
of the cutting and toppled over upon the
men at work below the embankment The
bodies of the men killed were horribly mu-
tilated. The boy switchman ran away
when he saw the accident. The lad was
captured later in the day and was charged
with manslaughter.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19
Baptist FACTIONS FIGHTING.
A Hoosier Church Trouble Will Now Be
Dragged Into Court.

Hoosier Church Trouble Will Now be
Dragged Into Court.
LEBANON, IND, July 1S.-The members
of the Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, six miles
south of here, have disagreed among them
selves and gone to court to have their
differences adjusted. Witnesses are
here from different parts of
the Union, among whom are the
most learned divines in their church. The
differences arose from the desire of the
younger and more progressive members of
the congregation to become more liberal in
their teachings than they had been hereto
fore. Upon a vote being taken, it was
found that this element was in the majority,
and, as they are in possession of the church
property, the minority are seeking to oust
them.
TIE case has been occupying the attention
of tn; Court during the past week for the
third time, and is attracting considerable in
terest Enough money has been spent in
prosecuting the. three suits to have built
much better house than that over which the
two factions are in dispute.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19
CAPTURED BY A WOMAN.
A Thief Snatches Her Satchel in Shoe
Store But Is Too Slow.

Store, But Is Too Slow.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 1S.-Miss Mary
Lynch assisted in the capture of thief last
evening. She stopped on her way home, at
Reisner's shoe store, to buy pair of shoes.
Three young men followed her into the
store, the proprietor of which was alone at
the time. While trying on pair of shoes
she laid her pocketbook by her side, when
one of the men seized it,., and, with the
other two, started out of the door
Had the man with the pocketbook not
stopped to grab pair of shoes he would
have safely made his way to the street, but
Miss Lynch sprang for him and held him
until Mr.. Reisner could seize him around
the waist. The prisoner struggled, and
was reaching for his revolver when a pa
trolman who was on his way to roll-call
came in. The thief was then placed
under arrest and taken to the station house.
He was there recognized as Mike O'Leary,
who recently serveda a term in the workhouse
for being known thief The two accom-
plices each left the store with a pair of
shoes, but both escaped.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19
ALITTLE BABY'SSKIN
And Scalp Covered with Sores-A Wonder
fully Rapid Cure by the Cuti-
cura Remedies.

cases where it proved to be successful. The first
was in the case of boy year and a half old. His
face and body were In terrible condition, the
former being completely covered with sores. I
took him to the Massena sulphur Springs, but he
did not improve any. / was then advised to try
the CUTICCRA REMEDIES. which did. He took
one and one-half bottles of CUTICURA RESOLvENT,
when his skin was smooth could be, and is to-
day. I used the CUTICURA his sores and the
CCTICURA SOAP in washing him. He is now
years of age and all right The other case was a
disease of the scalp, which was cured by washing
with the CUTICCRA SOAP and rubbing in the CUTI-
CURA, one bottle of CUTICURA RESOLYEST being
used. 1t is surprising how rapidly child will i'm
prove ul.der this treatment.
JOHN r. BERO, Hogansburgh, n. Y.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19
ON SIXTY CHARGES.
Burglar Sheedy Was Quite an Industrious
Thief During the Past Year.

TROY, n. Y, July 1S.-Timothy Sheedy,
burglar in custody here, will have to an
swer to about go charges of burglary. With
in the past year 20 have been committed in
Troy, and nearly all of these have been
traced to Sheedy. Since his Incarceration
in Jail 40 other charges have been lodged
against him by the police of different cities.
Chief of Police Dagwell, of Utica, has
traced 16 burglaries committed in that city
in June, to the accused. They all occurred
withing three days. The police of Roches-
ter, Buffalo, Syracuse, Rome and this city,
also have preferred charges of burglary
against him. Superintendent Willard esti-
mates the value of the articles stolen by
Sheedy the past year to be about $4,000.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19

the pavement, was cooling with delight and
attempting further flight through the air.
The little tot, in falling out of the window,
had carried with her the screen, which
reached the ground first and broke the force
OF her fall. A physician pronounced the
child wholly uniniured
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19
Itching and Burning Skin.

have beeu afflicted since last March with skin
disease the doctors call eczema. My face
covered with scabs and sores. and the itching and
burning almost unbearable. Seeing your
CUTICURA REMEDIES so highly recommended. con-
cuded to give them trial. using the CUTICURA
and CUTICURA SOAP externally and REsOLvESr
internally for four months. L call myself cured in
gratitude for which make this public statement.
MRS. c. A. FREDERICK, Broad Brook Conn.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19
DEPUTY MARsHALs CONVICTED.
The Assaulters of Navy Sailors in San
Diego Shown No Mercy.


Diego Shown No Mercy.
SAN DIEGO, CAL, July 1s.-The inquest
on the body of Brown, the sailor who was
killed on Tuesday night by the United
States Deputy Marshals, was concluded late
yesterday afternoon. The jury brought in
the following verdict:
'We find that Brown met his death by
being beaten by c. w. Breedlove, and that
Charles Wilson, A. NJ. Coles, w. w. Webb
and Peter Gurril were present, aiding and
abetting in the killing, and that they also
assaulted Brown"
The jury also charged four others with be-
ing concerned in the assault on the sailors.
The Jail where the men are confined is
guarded by 20 armed deputy sherifs,
although it is not believed that any attempt
will be made to lynch the prisoners.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19
A LITTLE TOTS NARROW ESCAPE.

She Falls From a Third Story Unhurt and
Anxious for Another Flight.
CHICAGO, July 1s.-Two-year-old Elsie
Diette dropped out of a third-story window
while at play this afternoon, and Alderman
Thomas, while passing, rushed forward to
pick up her mangled corpse from the flag
stones.
To his amazement, the child, seated upon
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19
A SURPLUS OF WHISKY.
Kentucky Distillers Disturbed Over 1t and
WillAsk Congress for Relief

LOUISVILLE, July 1s.-The whisky men
of the State are much troubled over the con-
dition of the liquor market. There has
been an excessive production for some time
past, and it is now estimated that there is a
surplus of 40, 900, 900 gallons on hand.
1t is probable that Congress viii be asked
to relieve the market by extending the three
years bonded period, now allowed the
payment of taxes in liquor. 1t will take
about SIS, 600, 900 to pay the taxes this fall
unless this is done.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19
TENNESSEE NEWS WARLIKE.
Militia in Danger of Annihilation by Thou
sands of Armed Strikers.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 1s.-Reports
received from Brierville, the scene of the
trouble with the miners over the employ
ment of convicts, are to the effect that the
militia are camped in the valley, that the
surrounding mountains swarm with armed
strikers, and should combined attack be
made the soldiers would have no possible
chance to escape annihilation.
The commandant of the militia has tele-
graphed that reinforcements must be sent,
and sent at once, or the State will be put to
the painful necessity of burying its gallant
soldier boys. To withdraw the troops
would countenance mob law, and to allow
them to remain places their lives in i'm
minent peril.