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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26
PEOPLE WHO COME AND GO.

Chester w. Thompson, formerly CHIEF
clerk to City Trea sursr Denniston, but now
a resident OF San Diego, CAL, is candidate
for County Clerk Of that county. He is now
Assistant County Clerk out there.
Chief Murphy, of the Allegheny Depart
ment of Public Safety, returned yester-
day from his outing, with Mrs. Murphy, at
Atlantic City. The Chief is looking well.
S. L. Mestrezat, of Uniontown, who is a
candidate for Judge in the Fayette-Greene
district, was with political friends in Pitts
burg yesterday.
Chief Elliot, of the Department of Public
Charities, will return home this morning
from his vacation at Mount Clemens.
Mont Null, manager of the Westmore-
land House, Greensburg, was with friends in
Pittsburg yesterday.
Harry D. Squires left for the East last
night, stopping en- route at Philadelphia and
Newark, M.
Mrs. D. b Ceville, of Clarion, Pa, was at
the Seventh Avenue Hotel yesterday.
Judge Kennedy has returned from va
cation spent at Berkeley Springs, Va
s. E. Wallace and wife, of East Brady, Pa,
are at the Seventh Avenue Hotel.
Rev. J. A. Watres, of Uniontown, Pa, was
in Pittsburg yesterday.
Addison Thompson, of Blairsyille, is at
the Hotel Duquesne.
James o. Mcconnell, of Ligonier, was in
Pittsburg yesterday,
81. s. Mcclure, of Confluence, Pa, is at
the Schlosser Hotel.
Magistrate McKenna has returned from
Mt. Clemens, Mich.
P. T. M. Beckert, of Oil City, is at the
Seventh Avenue.
J.. P. Hammond, of Bolivar, Pa, is at the
Schlosser.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26
FIJI CANNIBALISM.

How a Dainty Dish Is Prepared-EngIish
Supremacy Putting Stop to the Prao-
tice-Curious Mode of Disposins OF tho
Dead
PORT TOWNSEND, WASH, Aug. %
Especial. IA. A. st. John, who, with his
brother, owns large sugar plantation at
LuvaSh the Fiji Islands and has lived
there for over 20 years, has arrived here
after voyage of 45 days on the schooner
Peerless, and tells of the horrible scenes of
caEnibalism he has witnessed. In an inter-
view with THE DISPATCH correspondent
he said:
'!In early years, prior to 1875, when the
British Government assumed protectorate
over the islsnds, witnessed many acts of
cannibalism among the natives. Since the
English have secured foothold in the
country the practice has been al
most wholly abolished, although
at the present time an occasional
rumor is current that 1t is still practiced,
which 1 very much doubt. Just back of
my plantation in early years was favorite
rendezvous for human feast When the
chief or his family was desirous of enter
edlhinS ulS lllCuuoy IL was Tile cuStOm 10
choose a captive for the dainty dish. A
maiden between the ages of IA and 16 years
was preferred and considered quite a
delicacy. Two large stakes, about IL or IA
feet apart, through the top of which were
drawn strong cords, were driven into the
ground. The helpless victim would be
securely bound around the neck and feet
and the body would be stretched out and
tightly drawn by two big, buriv natives. A
third person would rush in and dispatch the
unfortunate by knocking her in the head
with a club. The body would
then be lowered and properly
butchered 1t was then placed in an under
ground oven and care ully baked. The
flesh looked very juicy and, together with
vegetables and fish, the natives would make
o grand feast of it.
"The natives on Hadder Island have
curious mode Of disposing OF their dead.
An elegant canoe is tastily arranged and
the body carefully deposited therein. "A
small square sail is then securely rugged.
The mourners, in a semi-circle, chanting
hymns. follow the corpse out to
sea- The canoe with the body is towed out
until light breeze springs up and the circle
of mourners opens out and allows the canoe
to sail out upon the ocean, where it even
tually ovesturns and the sharks have feast
The proceedings are very solemn and i'm
pressive."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26
THEY CAME OUT.

Tho Mechanics Employed In the Forge and
Bumper Departments at tho Lower
Union Nils Keep Their Promise and
Declare Strike.
When the strike at the Union mills was
inaugurated in July the Amaigamated Asso-
citation desired that the men employed in
the different mechanical departments should
Join them. The latter refused to comply,
but compromised the matter by promising
in case the firm put non-union men in the
works they would leave
True to their promise the men employed
in the forge and bumper departments of the
lower mill came out yesterday. The new
72-inch plate mill was put in operation
early Wednesday morning and four plates
were rolled by non-union men. Scarcely
had the plates cooled when the mechanics
evinced their dissatisfaction. Nevertheless
they finished their days work without
demonstration. In the evening q meeting
was called at which 1t was resolved to- stop
work if the firm insisted upon working
non-union men. They reported as usual
yesterday morning, but upon seeing nom
union men still at work refused to return to
their duties and repaired to their homes
When the forge and bumper hands had
departed notices were posted up in the mill
that those departments had shut down ow-
ing to insuffciency of material. The men
deny this was the cause of their leaving
They say it was not even intimated to them
that there was shortage in the stuff they
worked. They think this is a scheme on
the part of the firm to make others believe
that they did not stop work of their own
accord. Quite number of non-nnion men
are within the Twenty-ninth Street Mill,
but it is stated by the Press Committee that
very few of them are experienced workers.
Special police officers are on guard about
the millyard.
The strikers and the police are still in
yestigating the dynamite explosion, with
little additional evidence to aid them. The
strikers still insist the explosion was per-
petrated by those inside of the mill, while
the firm and the police believe the reverse.
The Press Committee succeed each day in
inducing some of the non-union men to
leave. the mills So successful are they |
that the management threaten any man |
with discharge who is seen talking to Anal
yamated men
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26
Pittsburgers in New York.

New YORK, Aug. 25.-[Spectal ]EThe follow
ing Pittsburgers are registered at New
York hotels: B. B. Campbell, Fifth Avenue;
Miss Jones, Fifth Avenue; w. Fl. Latshan,
Hoffman: W. Montgomery. Hoffman; W. r.
Brown, Hoffman; F. I. Bosser, Hoffman; d.
E. Mitchell, Hoffman House; Mrs. NJ. X.
Thompson, St. Denis Hotel; W. A. Blakeley
st. James; ]. o. Donohoe, St. James; S. H..
Hemingway, st. James; W. ]. Mcknight, St.
James Hotel; P. o. Boyd, Cosmopolitan: j.
Marvin. Cosmopolitan; L. H. Brown, ST..
Stephens Hotel; W. A. Brown. Continental
Hotel; A. a. Clark, Hotel Albert: j. Giles,
Sc. Nicholas Hotel; P. Hamburger. Grand
Hotel; r. F. Clever. Grand Hotel; J. A. Irwin,
Metropolitan Hotel: W. O'Donovan.
Metropolitan; ]. Walkswsky, Metropolitan;
Mrs. e. w. Egbert, Metropolitan; H. j.
Heinz. Metropolitan Hotel; L. Kaufman,
Earles' Hotel; G. Knoerp, Earles' Hotel: DR..
Shirk, Grand Union Hoiel: W. E. Daker,
sturtevant; D. E. Francis, Sturtevnnt: G. ].
and W. Griscom. Murray Hill: W. W. Howe,
Hotel Brunswick: Mi IS j. McCouse, Holland
Hotel; Mrs. J. Robinson, Holland Hotel:
Mrs. F. L. Slocum, Holland House; H.
Squfres, Morton House.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26
COAL OPERATORS NOT UNANIMOUS.
Not Sure Whether 1t Would Be Wise to
Risk a StrIke

Not Sure Whether 1t Would Be Wise to
Risk a Strike
The question of reducing the price for
mining coal continues to be discussed by
the coal operators along the river. The
meeting next Saturday morning, at 10
o'clock, promises to be interesting. Final
action will likely be taken at that time, as
the operators will have had time fully to
consider the matter
From what can be learned the opinion of
those interested does not seem to be unani-
nous All seem to think that a change
should be made, but whether the end would
justify such decisive move as to chance
strike, is doubted by many. The interests
of SO many of the coal men are so varied
that it is thought it will be difficult to get
the men to stand together in case of
strike.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26
DEMANDS OF OPERATORS.
They Ask For a Material Increase in Thei,
Months Pay.

They Ask For Material Increase in Their
Months Pay.
Telegraph operators in the employ of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, at Baltimore,
and members of Division No. II of the
Order of Railway Telegraphers have sub
mitted q new schedule of wages to the COM
pany. The schedule asks for an increase of
from $50 to S65 per month for operators en-
ployed in the general offices, and an in
crease of from S45 to $50 for the teleg-
raphers in the block stations.
1t is reported the company have consid-
cred the demands of the men and are willing
to compromise on one-half the advance but
the operators are not satisfied. The new
schedule is to go into effect September l.
The VandalIa Railroad at indianapolis, has
made a new scale for their operators. The
minimum is fixed at S45 and all salaries
have been advanced $40 per month, making
the average about $65.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26
Another strike Probable

Shoenberger & Co. presented their scale
of wages to the workmen in the steel de-
partment of their works on Tuesday, and
they have not heard from them yet Unless
the matter is settled this week it Is gener-
ally believed the mill will be declared open
to any capable workmen to take the jobs.
This is not case of difference with the
Amalgamated Association, as the iron de-
partments of their works are in full opera
tiOa. The scale presented BY the company
is what has already been acceded to by the
workmen in other mill in this locality.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26
AMONG THE IRON MILLS

There Are Not Over Twenty Under the
Jurisdiction of the Amalgamation,
Among the 13 iron mills which are in
operation and employ union men, there are
distributed 347 pudding furnaces These
are producing daily about 655 tons of muck
bar. When all the union mills are running
in this district there will be 954 furnaces at
work, with production of 1000 tons
Steel taking the place of iron and Anal
gamated mills being changed to non-union.
the concerns now remaining under the
jurisdiction of the association are not over
20, with less than 700 pudding furnaces
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26
THEY MAY STRIKE.
Tho RouGhers VIII Not Give in Tamely to
the Rollers

Tho RouGhers VIII Not Give in Tamely to
the Rollers.
The roughers have practically decided not
to accept the PROPOSITION OF the rollers made
last night. The latter promise to concede
the 8 per cent as arranged in the graded
scale, provided the roughers bind them
selves not to ask for an increase in wages
next year. The roughers do not want to
place themselves in an awkward position by
making any such promise. They look for
the restoration of last years wages in 1893.
The roughers are determined they will
not stand any more than their straight cut.
The indications are that the roughers will
make strong fight before they give in.
They say an important meeting will be held
on Sunday evening at which they will take
final action. Upon their course in this
meeting depends whether they will remain
at work or not.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26
DOUGLAS & M ACKIE.
49, 1853 AND 1856 FEDERAL ST.. ALLEGHENY

her full in the face and that instant every.
thing became black before her.
6 She was treated by specialists, but her
eyesight was entirely gone and she was be-
ginning to lose hope of ever regaining it.
On Monday night, while rubbing her eyes,
her sight returned just as suddenly as it dis
appeared, and, except a weakness Of the
nerves in the eyes, she now enjoys the same
excellent sight as before her peculiar expert
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26
Held Another Conferences.

The heaters at Mingo Junction held an
other conference with the Junction Iron
Company yesterday, but arrived at no con-
clusion. The company wants to dispense
with one helper at heating furnace. They
also had disputes with the men over the
price to be paid for certain grades of Job
bing iron for which the men have been get
ting price and one-half The company
wants to pay one price.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26
at Montreal, were destroyed by fire Wednes-
dav evening. The loss is estimated at $685.
mn
For National Officer.

The local lodges of the Switchmen's State
Mutual Railroaders' Association in Brad
dock and McKeesport have indorsed Mr.. T.
B. Brown, of Braddock, for National Off
Ger of that organization. The annual con-
vention will be held in Dallas, Tex, on
September 10.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26
SIGHT SUDDENLY RESTORED.

Peculiar Experience of a Lady Made Blind
by a Flash Of Lightning. =
HARRISBURG, Aug. 25-[Special ]-After
being blind one month Miss Blanche Wat
son, of this city, suddenly recovered her
sight on Monday night, and the doctors are
puzzled to know the true condition of the
young .woman's eyes during her temporary
blindness, During heavy storm which
passed over here several weeks ago Miss
Watson was sitting at front window when
sharp flash of lightning seemed to strike
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26
Wire Workers Paid.

The Horkmen who left the Pittsburg and
Braddocf wire mill were paid of yesterday.
As the fnlll is now running double they
have pooh hopes of gaining anything by
their recent actions
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26

tember "a to start their factories they would
have good demand at fair prices and the
trade would receive an impetus which it
greatly needs"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26
New Corporations char,ered

State charters were yesterday granted to
the Eclipse Bicycle Company of Beaver
Falls; capital stock, $500, 900, and the Ell
wood Steel Company of Elwood City, Law.
renee county; capital stock, 500, 1000. 4
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26
Lsras Iron Works Burned

The Metropolitan Rolling Mills, nail and
spike and horseshoe works of Abbot 8 Co,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26

SICK HEADACHE-c..,
'ioA Carter's Little Livet Pills.
80 A carter's Little Liver Pnls
Carter's Little Liver Pills.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26
WE'LL MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP!

Of all our DRESS ROBES and INDIVIDUAL DRESS PATTERNS this
week. Read the prices One lot Chevo Robes Camel Hair trimmed
$780, all oneha of-S375. One lot fine Serge Robes
sorted richly trimmed, $40 and $1a take your choice
One lot fine Embroidered Robes SIS and s65o they'll with
One fine Robes, elegantly trimmed,
saa. sa5 and sat- price to close them quick-sIo
A wise buyer will carly
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26

Besides many pots operated last year
will be idle this year. 1t is a well-known
fact that the blowers make very little glass
the first four weeks, and when the trade
fully realizes the correct condition of the
market both manufacturers and jobbers will
take advantage of the situation -
The new Chambers glass plant at Ken
sington had fires lighted under the tanks
yesterday. The company are making all
preparations to begin operations as
early in September as possible. The
tanks were filled with cullet, but it
will still be several weeks before they can
blow. In speaking of the situation, Ii. A.
Newkirk, who represents this company,
said: II think 1 can safely speak for the
majority of manufacturers without contra
diction, that if they had put off starting
until September "a it will result in the gen.
eral benefit of the manufacturers and Job
bers throughout the country.
Apart from two large manufacturers
there are several small factories which are
anxious to start. The market is much de-
moralized, and the general opinion is that
should all .he manufacturers wait until Sep
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-21

street, at the entrance TO Executive avenue,
was a monster fac simile of the g. A X.
badge, eighteen feet in height 1t was
made up of incandescent lamps of the var
ious regulation colors of the badge and
produceds grand effect. A duplicate of
the piece also shown at the corner of
Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh street.
Radiance at the White House.
Over one OF the entrances to the White
House, spanning the arch of the gateway,
had been placed a great fan of ] 300 lamps,
arranged so that they could be turned on
and off. giving the fan the appearances of
opening and shutting. Over the other gate
was a great shield with an eagle surmount-
ing it. A fine display and something en-
tirely new in Washington was shown in
the White House grounds in front of the
mansion. Here innumerable lights were
half hidden in the shrubbery, all of them
changeable in character, disappearing and
reappearing in the most bewilderinC man
ner The trees and shrubbery seemed fair
ly electrified and the effects were extremely
beautiful. Throughout the grounds were
number of other electrical devices, among
them large wheels, turning and changing
colors with each revolution.
Treasury Building Ablaze.
The illumination of the treasury building
with colored electric lights was especially
fine and notable, as also were a large num-
Der or large set pieces at intervals along the
avenue, the most conspicuous being great
anchor of blazing light placed at the corner
of Tenth street. Powerful search lights,
thrown from the tops of high buildings,
produced a dazzling effect. The display
continued until midnight and was wit
messed by countless thousands, who regret
fully disappeared in the zimmerman dark
ness that succeeded the turning off of the
dynamos.
Notes of the the Encampment.
There were at least 300, 900 strangers in
the city yesterday.
Mrs. Logan gave q reception last night at
k-sr residence to the John A. Logan posts
of the United States, the G. a. r. depart
ments and the Illinois w. r. c.
The Potomac department w. r. c. last
evening gave a reception to the G. A. r.,
w. Il. c. and Patriotic ladies' organiz;;-
tiOnS visiting the city.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-21


hours, and thousands of the veterans after
marching over part of the route dropped
out of the ranks, and even then, before the
end of the column reached the reviewing
stand, it was p. m. The start was made
at 1870 a. m. and was in double platoons
one platoon on each side of the street.
Two Points of Great Interest.
There were two reviewing Sandstone
for the president and one for the command
er-in-chief. Upon each of these stands was
gathered group of men whose names are
of national familiarity-there were Haw-
ley, Henderson, Villas, Senator Palmer,
Bingham of Pennsylvania, Henderson of
Iowa, Belknap of Michigan, and Mitchell
of Wisconsin, with long list of others too
numerous to mention. Many of the old
leaders of the boys in blue were in the
ranks, among them Ex-President Hayes
(who walked at the head of his post, Gen
eral Butler, General Sickles, Secretary Rusk
and Secretary Noble.
The Reviewing Stands.
The reviewing stands were works of art.
The one occupied by Vice President Nor
ton yesterday stood directly in front of the
treasury building. The vice presidents
stand occupied the central portion, with
wings on each side. A graceful, dome-like
roof or canopy covered the central portion,
appropriately draped in gilt and colors, the
national colors, of course prevailing. Flags
of the United States and the emblems of
the Grand Army constituted an important
portion of the decorations. This stand &C
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-21

GENERAL PALMER's REVIEWING STAND
comp:odated about 500 people. Equally
ples sing but of an entirely different design,
was the stand from which Commander-in-
Chief Palmer and his staff and invited
guests reviewed the marching veterans.
This stand showed more especially the dis
tinctive character of the occasion. 1t was
Grand Army stand. Pedestals at the en-
trance supported stands of colors, and there
were other emblems of a character familiar
to the old soldiers.
Got Over n Difficulty.
By having the march in double column
a difficulty of precedence was avoided be
tween the Old Guard of Washington and
the Grand Army Battalion of Albany, for
they were both in the front, side by side.
Next to the first division, and leading the
veterans was the Illinois contingency num-
herring about !. 500 men. Wisconsin had "Old
Abe the famous war eagle along;lowas 5OO
posts were all well represented as We're
those of Michigan and Indiana. Pennsyl-
,rania had the largest number-15,0O0 men
and Ohio was second. The department of
the Empire State was accorded an ova-
tion throughout the long line. In their
ranks were Slocum, Reynolds, Sickles,
Howard and many distinguished men,
The Scene at the start.
At the hour for the start the Capitol was
the central point of a friendly army massed
for a half mile or more square on most of
the streets radiating from it. On all sides
the eve gazed on nothing but aged men
plainly attired in blue clothes with gilt
buttons and SLOUGH hats, save an occasional
most with white helmets, and except where
showed the bright uniforms of bands, OF
which there seemed enough TO SOUND
tr,,mpet call that would shake the nation.
Down Pennsylvania avenue they marched,
those old soldiers, and many of them in
memory went back twsnty-seven years to
the time when Johnny Came Marching
Home and it took three parades of seven
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-21
FIREWORKS AND ILLUMINATION.
A Brilliant Display of the First and Some
thing Unique of the Last.

A brilliant Display of the First and some
thing Unique of the Last.
Night was even more glorious than the
dav. Shortly after darlx-which was of
most favorable density owing to the lower
ing clouds which had enabled the veterans
to march without undue fatigue, and eX-
cept for short time in the early morning
without danger from the heat-the multi
tudinous thousands who lined the avenue
while the parade was in progress repaired,
so far rs possible, to the vicinity of the
monument Here the elaborate display of
fireworks provided by the committee was
made 1t was magnificent shown some
respects uneuualed-and was worthy of a
place in the programme of the day events
The Lightning Provides Entertainments.
Succeeding the fireworks display there
was an electric illumination scale
never before attempted in this country. 1t
was one of the attractions provided by the
citizens committee and was a complete
success. Pennsylvania avenue, from the
Capitol to Seventeenth street, was ablaze
with colored lights Every available
dynamo in the city, public and private, was
brought into requisition and numbers had
been shipped here especially for this dis
play The feature of the illumination was
the display along both sides of the avenue,
of brilliant presentations of corps badges.
Seventy of these had been placed on sup
ports at convenient distances in three
colors. red white and blue, the respective
coIors of the first, second and third div
isions.
Names of Battles in Fire.
Each of these was outlined in incandes-
cent light of the same color as the badge.
There was also placed at short intervals
portraits in oil of the leading generals of
the war. Just above each of those and
above the corps badges were the names OF
many of the great battles of the war in
which the respective corps took con-
spicuous part, At the head of Fifteenth