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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28
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Manager-Your play is marvelously good.
lis one fault is that it is beyond the ability OF my
company.
Dramatist-Then how can 1 ever get it pro-
duced?
Nanaper-You can easily get all amateur COM
pany to undertake IT,
Mrs Keene-There are times when wish
were man.
Mr. Keene-FOr instance?
Mrs Heene-Wncn 1 pass a milliner's window
and think how happy could make my wife by CIV
ing her a new bonnet.
Lena Lotos-It is a great snap for man
will, 4 good voice to sing in a church choir
Jack Lever-ItIs Is greater snap TO stay at home
and read the Sunday papers,
Lena I.otOs-But. just think how debasing that Is
TO his moral tone!
Jack Lever-Great Caesar! What do you call sing
ing i'll the choir?
care you sowing your lawns with fresh
seed this year?''
mo. It's too EXPENSIVE
seed isn't expensive
NO; but it COSTS money to employ a man to pull
UP the things that sprOut from it,
Patient-Doctor, let me know the worst.
Doctor (absent-mindedly)-Yo bill will be $40.
Mr. Job Lott-Did you see SIowum about
that bill again?
COlector-Yes.
NJ. Job Lott-Did he put you off as usual?
CoectOr-Nop. Put me of the place, this
time.
We read of forchuns bein' left the rich,
(Us feilers who mus hus stle for a liviu')
And 1t minds that things were aI'us s:ch-
ITO him that hez goose, a gosin shall 30
gven.''
Old Otard-This wine always has an
exquisite bouquet.
Young HysOn-I should Judge so from the nose
gay ithas given you.
81 don't believe that dove will ever come
back. " said Mrs. Noah, after the bird had flown
out of sight.
Then why in goodness didn't you send the
canary?'' said Mr.. Noah. I'VE could have
spared it.''
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28
THAT GRANT-cONKLING LETTER
Tho Man Who First Published 1t Explains
How He Got an Alleged Cony.

no" ne OOt an hheSeu CODvs
NEW YORK. May 27.-w. D. Bricl1ell, pro-
prietor of the Columbus Evening Dispatch,
was seen at the Fifth Avenue Hotel to-day,
and in regard to the letter recently pub
lished purporting to be from General Grant
to Roscoe Conkling. relating to the latter's
effort to make General Grant candidate
for the Presidency q third term, said:
Last May George Shepard Page. of SO
Wall street, New York, visited Columbus as
guest OF Ernest Macmillan, President of the
Columbus and St. Louis Gas Company. Dur
ing his stay in Columbus he was frequent
visitor at the Dispatch office, and during one
of his calls showed in the Office a letter
which he claimed was an original and gen.
Conkling. Those who were in the office at
the time recalled having seen the letter,
and, as near as all could judge from the
signatures of Grant under his picture, con-
cluded that the letter was genuine
"Mr. Page allowed q copy of the letter to
be made, but insisted that it should not be
published at that time When asked how he
came by the letter Mr.. PAGE replied: by a
combination OF luck, strategy, and ques-
tionable Methods and that was one reason
why he did not want it made public Mt the
publshed-and lie supposed it would be-the
public would excuse the questionable
methods employed, which preserved so i'm
portant bit of history.
CopiOu duu HhHucu UaSN
to Mr. Page, and the copy put away and
almost forgotten until my return from New
York, when. in looking for some other
papers, came across it, AS Mr.. Page is
now dead, thought there could be no OBJ
lection to the letter being made public, and,
without thought as to its political bearing,
l concluded that it should be published to
round ont the life of General Grant. No
politicians were consulted in regard to its
publication; and, as for Mr.. Foraker, he
knew nothing about it.
"Mrs. Page, now living at Summit, n. j.,
distinctly remembers her husband showing
the letter. She is now searching among his
papers to find 1t. Ii there was any forgery
we did not know it. We took the letter Tor
what it was worth, believing it to be
genuine"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28
A FLAG PRESENTATION.
Mayor Gourley Makes an Address, With n
Response by DIR. McCord.

Mayor Gourley Makes an Address, With n
Response by DIR. McCord.
The third annual flag presentation to the
Soho school by John Grey Council No. 249,
Jr. o. U. A. NJ, took place last night. The
flag. very handsome one, was presented
by Mayor Gourley and received by Dr.
George 7. McCord. Both gentlemen made
neat addresses appropriate to the occasion.
Besides the main business of the evening
there was a well-arranged programme of
music, singing and recitations. in which the
pupils OF the school acquitted themselves
remarkably well. The exercises were
opened with prayer by Rev. f. r. Farrand.
Then followed chorus OF children
in Red, White and Blue" and America"
Among the notable numbers were "Bogie
Man" and "That's What the Wild Waves
Are Saying" by chorus; ''Sligo," by Miss
Alice Kober, with Miss May Kober playing
the acconpaniment; the recitations 1.-THE
Ship Of Faith" and "E Pluribus Unun," by
Miss Name McRoberts; violin solo by Miss
Agnes Zitterbart, and the song, "What Will
You Take for Me, Papa?' by Ida Heatley, Il
diminutive but exceedingly bright maiden.
The Crescent Mandolin and Guitar Club
rendered some catchy selections during the
evening.
The proceedings were brought to close
by the singing of America" by the audience
and the benediction by Chaplain Mcclure
The members of the committee in charge
were Messrs. W. II. Willhide. J. l.. NIGEL
hanev, C. H. Mason, George G. Dyer and j.
w. Holmes.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28
A BIG COLLEGE ENDOWMENT.
An Unknown Donor Gives 100000 to Aid
CoIumbin's Woman 4 mex.

NEW YORK, May 2L-[Specidl. THE closing
exercises OF Barnard College, the women's
anneNt to Columbia, were held in the college
this afternoon. The first graduations will
be next year, when the senior classes will
graduate with Columbia. The announce
ment was made that 500 600 had been given
to the college with which to erect college
buildings. The gift was made under a num-
Der of conditions, all of which the college
trustees have agreed to. One of these was
that the name of the donor should not be
made known at present.
The college is to purchase site for the
building within l 200 feet OF the lands lately
purchased by Columbia College, or to secure
a long lease on such u site: is to have its
temporary charter made permanent, and is
to begin the erection of a recitation hall
within four years from date, and allow the
donor to name the hail. These conditions
being carried out, the s10o,OO0 is to be paid
over in four annual payments of S25, 900 each,
the first payment to be on June l. 1893
Another gift of a 81. 900 scholarship in the de-
partment Of botany was announced.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28
FX-sLAvES AS SLAVE OWNERS
When They Get to Liberia They Forget
Their Former Bondage.


NEW YORK, May 2.-[Special. 1.-The bark
Liberia, Captain Rogers, which arrived to-
day from Monrovia and Sierra Leone, COM
pletcd the round trip in the unparalleled
time of IS days. This includes the time of
discharsing and taxing Oh cargo at the two
West African ports. Among the Liberals
passengers were the Rev. A. Mccullough, OF
the International Missionary Society, and
his wife, whose ill health induced him to
return to America. He spent Is months in
Sierra Leone. He has not acquired q high
opinion of either the American negro or the
educated African there. Several of the
Liberals colored steerage passengers are
native Africans coming here to be educated,
and four are returning Americans.
Mr.. Mccullough says that much rum is i'm
ported into Sierra Leone, and that, as the
natives absorb it with the doctrines OF the
missionaries the results of the conversions
are not always agreeable to contemplate.
Many of the colored Americans who stay in
Sierra Leone call themselves Europeans.
and when they get prosper Gus buy slaves to
increase their wealth. The Portuguese and
the colored Americans treat their slaves
with greater harshness than any other slave
owners. The native African is usually
spoiled by European education. The
Liberia brought several boxes of pythons
and monkeys.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28

Presidential ambition. If President
were elected by the votes of the guests at
Washington banquets, Whitney might
cherish well-defined hopes. But not even
the wealth which supported this luxury
would be sufficient to extend those feasts
to the entertainment of the whole nation.
Besides which it is somewhat notorious
that the policy of that wealth does not
include giving the common people the op-
portunity to feast on terrapin and i'm
ported wines.
1t does not look at present as if there
will be any need of dark horse for the
Democratic party. If there is, however,
either Boies, Pattison or Russell will rep
resent more real eligibility than the rather
Lucullan and decidedly monopolistic
Whitney
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28
FERMENTED WINE ONLY
Declared by Southern PresDyter1ans to Be
Proper at Communion.

Declared by Southern PresDyterIans to Be
Proper at Communion.
Hot SPRINGS, ARK, May 27.-At the Gen.
eral Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian
Church this afternoon the wine question
was taken up. The majority and minority
reports were submitted on that question,
the majority report declaring "fermented
grape juice the proper scriptural element in
administering the Lords Supper" while the
minority report declared that "untermented
juice" the proper element.
DR.. Boude moved the adoption OF the ma
jority report. Elder Buchamp moved as
substitute the minority report. DIR. Cecil
offered a substitute to the whole matter,
that the Assembly decline to make n dellv-
erance upon the question since the proper
elements have been well known from time
fnmemorial. DIR. Cecil's substitute was lost.
The minority report was also lost. Rev. Mr.
Sloan offered q substitute that it is the judg-
ment of this Assembly that the scripUural
element is the juice of the grape, whether
fermentedor unfermented. This was lost.
The ma jority report was then adopted.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
General Abel ID. StreiCht.

General Abel D. Srreight, famous as the
leader in the historic scheme for escape from
Libby prison. by which los Union officers gained
their liberty died at his home in Indianap polls yes
terday morning of Brght's disease, aged 63 years.
He had been hopelessy i'll for several months
The claim OF General Streight to the conception
and execution of the tunnel plan at Libby prison
has been fercely disputed, but up to his death he
reiterated that he alone was the originator Of the
scheme General Streight was life long Rcpub-
lican and was beaten for the nomination for Gov
ernor after u bitter contest in 1889 by Albert e.
Porter. lie was quite wealthy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28
IT HAS DISRUPTED A CHURCH.
The f dinDoro Normal Feud So Bitter That
Factions WIN Not Take Communion.

ERIE May 2L-ISpeciaI 1.-The fight be-
tween the trustees of the EdinbOro State
Normal School and the citizens over the
summary discharge of Prof. j. A. Cooper,
has about wrecked the Presbyterian Church
rs well as the school. \ special session of
the Erie Presbytery will convene in Erie
soon to inquire into the state OF the church.
In March the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Rose, an
nounced communion services to be held
March 7. At the instance of seven of the
elders the pastor withdrew the announce
ment on account of the disturbed state of
affairs in the church.
On the day following 81 members of the
church protested against the action of the
seven elders. and asked for an inveStiga tion
OF the unchristian acts of six of the "wick-
edest" OF the elders. Since then things have
gone from bad to worse, and the session has
now decided that the bitterness which fills
the hearts of the laity has untitled them to
partake of the communion, and by unani-
nous vote have requested the Presbytery
to come quickly.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28
Geneva College Honors.

BEAVER FALLS, May 27.-[Special. 1.-The
eleventh annual commencement OF Geneva
College was held to-day. The salutatory
was delivered by L. w. Marlatt and the
valedictory by I. NJ. Slater. First prizes
were awarded as follows: Dec Iamation, K.
H. Martin; oration, J. II. Springer rhetoric
prize essay, Il. Ii. Martin. The prize tor
general excellence WAS equally divided be-
tween J. a. Biackwood, sophomore, and
Lenord Thomson, freshman. A special
prize of $25 was awarded to w. Ii. Cox for
winning at the preliminary oratorlcal con-
test. The classical honors of the class of '92
were conferred on L. NJ. Slater and L. w.
Mariatt.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28
KEEPING CHURCH AND STATE APART
The Methodist Protestant General Confer
cnce Acts on Educational Questions,

The Methodist Protestant General Confer
cnce Acts on Educational Questions
WESTMINSTER MD, May 27.-The General
Conference of the Methodist Protestant
Church referred to the Committee on Com
munications a resolution protesting against
the appropriation of public funds for secta-
rian institutions. 1t states that the appro-
priation of any public funds, State OF Fed
eral, however collected, to any church,
school, charity or institution under the con-
troll of any religious denomination or sect is
an improper diversion of public money and
violates the rights of every American
citizen.
A resolution was adopted favoring the
passage by Congress of the amendment now
before it prohibiting the States from passing
laws respecting the establishment of re-
ligion, or to use the property or credit or
money raised by taxation for aiding in any
way any church, religious denomina ton or
any institution which is wholly or in part
under sectarian or ecclesiastical control.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28

tation is an influence against his wages.
Every gain in the ability of Pittsburg to
obtain material or ship products is a factor
in favor of them. With this principle es-
tablished the laboring element, as well as
capital, can see its direct gain in joining
its solid force in favor of every enterprise
which will add to the general prosperity.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28
Obituary Notes.

MosT REV. ]. J. MARCHAL, Archbishop of
Bourges, France. is dead.
HERR FoRcKENBAcK. Burgomaster of Berlin,
died Thursday from the effects of Il stroke of apo
pleXy.
STEPHEN RIDGELY, prominent business man
and citizen of st. Louis, died Thursday afternoon
He was over Sc years OF age. He had been resi-
dent there since 1882 and for several years repre-
sented his district in the State Senate.
+. A. BEE. for many years Chinese Consul at San
Francisco. dropped dead on the street yesterday.
He went to California from New York in the early
days and engaged iu building telegraph lines, He
was at one time attorney for SIX Chinese COM
panies. He was rs years old.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28

PITrsBURG enjoyed itself hugely in a
representative or vicarious manner at the
Chamber of Commerce banquet last night.
The result of the gathering should be not
only an enlargement of the Chamber. but
the Inauguration of an era of real united
municipal activity. There are plenty OF
energetic individuals in Pittsburg, and it is
about time that they should learn to pull
together for the city's benefit.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28

PRESIDENT HARRISON is reported to
have remarked, 81 do not believe that in
dividual disappointments will control the
convention at Minneapolis" There is much
wisdom and truth in the belief, but to be
complete it should be supplemented by the
assertion that individual ambition will be
equally powerless The individual ambition
is n solitary and therefore weak matter, but
the number of individual disappointments
will in the aggregate have a good deal to do
with the nomination.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28

HILLS cowardly haste in leaving the
Senate to avoid committing himself by a
vote on senator Stewards free silver resolu-
tion makes it surprising that he has aus
dacity and nerve enough to keep his name
before the public as Presidential aspirant.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28
NEW POSTAGE RATES PROPOSED
That Don't Favor, Semi-Weekly and Tri-
Weekly Publications.

Weekly Publications.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-A bill fixing the
rate of postage on semi-weekly and tri-
weekly publications mailed at certain free
delivery offices was authorized to be favor
ably reported by the House Committee on
PostofIices to-day. 1t provides that the ia te
of postage on newspapers, excepting
weeklies and periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, when deposited for de-
livery by carriers, shall be uniform at l cent
each. Periodicals weighing more than two
ounces shall be subject. when delivered by
carriers to a postage of cents each.
In cities OF less than 10000 population
having free delivery offices, semi-weekly
and tri-weekly publications may be deliv-
cred by carriers upon payment by the pub
Usher OF the pound rate of postage there
upon as provided for weekly publications
ut letter carriers Offices.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28
Independent Oil Producers Meet.

WASHINGTON, Pa, May H.-[Specia. IA
secret meeting of n number of prominent
independent oil producers was held i'll this
place last night. The result of the meeting
can only be conjectured, as those present
refuse positively to give anything out .or
publication. 1t is supposed the meeting was
held to take some action i'll regard to the
ance was L. j. Vandergrift, of Pittsburg. ,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28
Bottlers May Deal In Any Liquor.

PHILADELPHIA, May 2L-An important
point in the Pennsylvania liquor license law
was decided in Common Pleas Court to-day.
A test suit had been brought by the Law and
Order Society against W. j. Leber the
holder of n Dottlers' license. to prevent him
from bottling anything except malt liquors,
the society holding this to be the intent or
the law. Judge Breezy decided that bother
can, under his license, bottle liquor OF any
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28
TRYING o'sULL1vAN AFTER DEATH.
The Icemans Friends Are Still Pushing the
Matter of His ppeaL

CHICAGO, May 27.-It is understood that a
decision by the Illinois Supreme Court in
the case of Iceman O'Sulivan will be
sought by his relatives, notwithstanding
his death. The novel ground is taken that
until the case is finally decided his property
is under n pos sible lien for court costs.
The Supreme Court decision, ii favorable
to O'Sullivan, might be of service to Cough
like and Burke in preventing the long delay
necessary to perfect their appeal.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28

THOSE seven hundred delegates who are
to present Blaine's name with one voice at
Minneapolis cannot begin to practice too
soon. Enunciation in chorus needs great
deal of training to be thoroughly effective.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28

LADY orators are likely to be little en-
couraged to make campaign speeches by the
decision of the New York court against
Anna Dickinson in her suit for payments
which she alleged to be due from the RepuE-
lican National Committee.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28

THERE is an impartial testimony to the
public belief in the actuality of tie Blaine
boom in the way in which the Democratic
organs are beginning to jump on Blaine and
represent Harrison as much inj ured man.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28

CINCINNATI, May 27.-Maggie Martin, of
this city, young girl who lived with a
widowed mother, was sent to the asylum
for the insane yesterday. The girls con-
dItion is attributed to the excessive use of
strong tea.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28
PERHAPS the Reading master may be
able to teach witnesses to talk.

ANOTHER 25-cents advance in anthracite
coal at the season when fuel is naturally
cheapest testifies to the vigor with which
the combination policy cheapens the neces-
saries of life to the masses.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28

OIL is an excellent thing for smoothing
troubled waters. But the English Govern
ment is likely to have some trouble about its
action with the Suez Canal directors in
granting permission to transport oil in bulk
through that calm waterway.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28
Diphtheria Closes the Erie Schools.

ERIE, May 27.-The Erie Board of Educa-
tion has finally succumbed to the popular
clamor and has closed the schools during the
present diphtheria epidemic and rainy
thnr.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28

ALLEGHENY county officials are in a
quandary. They know what they want and
they know they will not get it, and they do
not even know what they will get Theirs
is an ignorance far removed from bliss
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28

A MAJORITY of the Presidential booms
now afioat seem to have been unwittingly
provided with lightning arresters, so that
their owners are free from the danger of be-
ing struck.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28

INDIANA Republicans have come into
line with the vast number which believes
that the Presidential nomination should go
to the man best fitted for 1t, rather than
to him who longs most for it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28

A MISSIONARY is authority for the state
ment that many colored America ms in Sierra
Leone are slave owners. This is hardly en-
couraging for the general progress of human
itarianism.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28
The First l. Train i, Chicago.

CHICAGO, May 27.-A successful trial trip
was made on the Alley Elevated Railway to-
day with IL train bearing $40 passengers. 1t
was the first "L'' train ever run in Chicago.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28

IF the Democratic vote of New York
were entirely dependent on the liquor men
Hill would receive a more solid support
than he will get as things are.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28

THERE appears to be something shipshod
about the vanished treasurer of the Journey
men Horseshoers' Union.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28

OF course Harrison is in the fight to a
finish. The only doubt is as to when he will
acknowledge the finish.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28
THAT S67,5oO OKLAHOMA GRAB.
Only Three of the Many Chiefs Signed tn
Agreement With the LAWYERS

Agreement With the LAWYERS.
CHICAGO, May 27.-Colonel j. NJ. Lees re-
port detailing the investigation made by
him relative to the alleged frauds COM
mitted by attorneys on the Arapahoe and
Cherokee Indians has been forwarded to
Washington.
The report contains the testimony of many
of the chiefs of both tribes, who claim that
but three of the chiefs signed the agreement
to pay the attorneys s67 500 for securing the
sale of their lands to the Government.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28

LIGHTNING arresters on electric cars do
not obviate the necessity for occasional
SpotterS