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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-19
OATMEAL In SUMMER.
Water Saturated With It Is Better
Than Beer for Workers.
LIGHTING UP AN ENEMY'S CAMP
A Method of Administering ln@sthetio
That Removes Danger.
NEW THINGS FOR THE BICYCLERS
WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPArcH.l

WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPArCH.l
With the advent of the hot summer days
the old discussion as to the best drink for
sustaining the energies of laborers under
prolonged effort IN the open air has been
revived. Farmers and other employers
have for long time pinned their faith to
beer as beverage for their workmen, but
oatmeal has for the last few years been
rapidly growing in favor, and apparently
with just cause.
A strong support to the advocates of ost-
meal has been given by a recent experiences
on the occasion of the conversion of the
broad gauge which has been retained so dog
gedlv by the Great Western Railway Com
pany in England to the narrow gauge now
adopted universally in that country. The
conversion had to be effected with the utmost
dispatch, and the length of line to be trans
formed was over 200 miles. Five thousand
men worked two successive days of II hours
each, with only short intervals for meals. /
Throughout this exceptional strain nothing
but oatmeal water was imbibed by the
laborers, and its refreshing, thirst quench-
ing and sustaining power was unreservedlY
admitted.
Another valuable piece of testimony to
the merit of this modern rival of beer is the
fact that many cricket clubs have adopted
oatmeal water as the regulation tipple Of
their active members while q match is
being played. 1t is found that men play
better cricket and an infinitely better game
than where beer was thought to be the only
thing that cricketer ought to drink, with
the ADVANTAGE of no undesirable reaction
The method of manufacture is simple.
Put liberal lump of ice into pail with
few handfuls of oatmeal; fill up with water,
add the juice of lemon and little sugar,
only just enough to give interest to the de- ?
coction, and the result is drink that any
man will be grateful for on a sweltering
dog day,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-19
An Ice Steamer.

An ioeboat of new design is to be tried
next winter. It Is we'll known that the or
dinary iceboat is entirely dependent on the
wind, but the new vessel carries steam at
tachment which renders it entirely inds-
pendent of that source of motion. The
craft is of the usual iceboat form, but is pro-
vided with o small boiler carrying $50
pounds pressure of steam and Q small en-
gine working on pair Of eogged driyssA
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-19

Stationery Used by tn, Queen Of Holl6nd
The Queen of Holland is very particular
about her letter paper. It is all pure white
AID very thick, with crowns and armorial
blazonry OF gold, scarlet and blue. The
simpler sorts have only her name, sur
mounted by crown.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-19

What Queen Victoria Will send to Our Fair
Queen Victoria has promised to send
specimens of her own knitting aud spinning
to tie women's section at the Chicago Fair;
and also some pictures which she painted
when . girl Princess Beatrice, Princess
Louise and Princess Christian will also send
specimens Of embroidery and needlework.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-19

make the Mexican part of the show q sue
cess Information lately received from In
dia states that several native Indian princes
and Rajahs will be here and the Shah of
Persia has talked of coming
Speaking Of Mexico, the Panduro family
of sculptors from Guadalajara are coming.
They are the finest of Mexico and their por-
trait work is wonderful. met the great
Panduro while WAS in Mexico and saw his
model in clay. He can make life-like por-
trait bust in eight hours and his work has
hibit of art works from Japan, and among
the foreign curios in the way Of people are
a troupe Of African pigmies which are ex-
pected from Tppoo lib.
The schemes for getting to the exposition
are legion and the excursion racket and the
installment plans are being worked by agents
and by railroads and by bankers. There are
Worlds Fair Transportation and excursion
companies all over the United States which
are contracting to take people to the expo
tion, to board them q certain number of
days in Chicago and to bring them home
for fixed sum
A Brilliant California Scheme.
There is one such company in California
which gives first-clsss passages to Chicago
in Pullman sleepers and return, furnishes
six admissions to the Exposition and six
days board all for $3.50. This money is
paid in installments of so much week, and
it is on this plan that thousands are saving
for the fair. A Nebraska man says he will
bring q, 900 school children to the Exposi-
tion from that State, and there are schools
and academies in England which will send
hundreds of visitors here and which are
agreeing to do it, making the tour last one
month and its cost about $128s A number
of excursion firms have secured thousands
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-19

that If had been fatter there would have
been q number of flesh wounda
He and His Horse Didn't Agree.
I was trying my new riding habit from
Boston. Ny riding habit was formed there.
But where erred was in trying the habit
without binding the horse. You can't
come into full bloom that way all of sud-
den on horse that has had no advantages
and who has never been accustomed
to . great big burst Of loveliness
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-19

ANYBODY wanted him to- If he had gone
steadily on all night could have slept, but
he did not. He had an impediment in his
remarks, and sometimes he would quit
right in the middle of the word and could
almost grow mad waiting for him to finish
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-22
ONE DRESS SUIT, S792.

A man who lets out dress suits at 81
per night threatens to go into court and
sue for 1892 for the use of suits that
couldn't have cost more than $40 in the
first instance.
This is how it happened. A member
of an Arctic expedition, encamped just
now, or supposed to be, somewhere
within gunshot of the North pole, was
rendered reception by some friends on
the night before his departure. He Sc
cured pair of patent leather shoes. a
clean shirt and patent necktie from
somewhere or other, but the dress suit
he hired from the agent referred to.
!. Next morning the explorers mother
packed the suit III his Saratoga trunk,
not knowing that it wasn't his, and he
took it up to the North pole with him.
1t has been used doubtless at the prin-
cipal blubber feeds and walrus hunts TO
impress the natives.
But the dress suit lOaner wants So
day for every day that he has been de-
prived of the use of the clothes, and by
the time the explorer gets back the bill
Will be $792. thirteen months being the
length of his absence. A deep legal
question will doubtless arise, but the
agent is firm and says that he means to
get his rights.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-22
UNIT RULE IN DANGER.
A subcommittee Declares for Its
Abolition.

A subcommittee Declares for Its
Abolition.
CHICAGO, June 21.-The most i'm
portant matter under consideration by
the committee on rules tonight was the
unit rule, which has prevailed
for so many years in the
tional conventions. The anti-Cleveland
representatives on the committee are
making a strong fight to secure ma
jOrity report in favor of abolishing the
unit rule, aud it is understood that if
they succeed in securing a majority OF
the committee the Cleveland faction
will prepare a minority report against
such action, and the matter will be
fought out to a conclusion on the floor
of the convention.
Another source of controversy was an
effort to secure the adoption of a rule
requiring only the majority vote to
nominate the presidential candidate.
This, however, was not partisan issue,
but merely question of sentiment as
to whether this long-standing custom
of Democracy should prevail or not.
The indications at the late hour to-
night are that the report of the commit
tee will preclpitate sharp contest in
tomorrow's session of the conven-
ton.
At late hour it was learned that the
subcommittee on rules passed resolu
ton declaring against the unit rule,
after prolonged and heated discussion.
MeSsrs. Harritv and Whitney assert
with confidence that when the full COM
mittee meets i'll the morning the action
of the subcommittee will be Overridden,
so that the unit rule will still hold sway
when the ballot is taken.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-22
A MONKEY STORY.
Mischievous Monkey Who Caught
Fish by Using His Tail.

rtsu ny USING his ldll.
One of the famous ring-tailed mon
keys that Bert Thompson brought home
from Cuba escaped from his cage at
Snipsic Grove Tuesday and led his pur-
suers pretty chase before he was cap
tured, says the Rockville On. " Even
ing News. The mischievous ape took
great delight in leading the chase
through the most tangled underbrush,
thOrny vines, swamps, ETC., and,
perched in a tree, would chatter glee-
fully as he watched the struggles of his
pursuers as with torn clothing and ruff
fled tempers they strOve to overtake
him.
But the monkey always eluded them.
1t was almost dark, and the chase had
been given up. and l.. E. Thompson
was engaged, with single and piece
OF chalk, figuring up the cost of trip
to Cuba for another monkey, when his
attention was attracted TO the waters
edge, where sat the lost animal. APP
preaching stealthily, Mr.. Thompson
found that the monkey was fishing. He
had formed slipnoose in the end of his
tail, and was carefully endeavOring to
snare big bullhead that had ventured
near the shore.
He missed his prey once or twice. but
suddenly, with cry of triumph, drew
forth the bullhead, that weighed over
three pounds. The alert Mir. Thomp-
son, taking advantage of the excitement
OF the monkey, ran forward and cap
sured both monkey and bullhead. If
you doubt the truth of this tale, Mr..
Thompson will show you the hole In
the water where the monkey took the
fish mt
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-22
GROVER GOES FISHING.
He Isn't Worrying Over the Stu
alton at Chicago.

BUzzARD's BAY, Mass, June 21.-
Ex-President Grover Cleveland and
Gov. Russell went fishing today. The
distinguished inhabitants of Gray
Gables were awake long before 6
o'clock, and after breakfast Mr.. Cleve
land and Gov. Russell fell to talking
over the political situation. An hours
chat was enjoyed in this line on the
veranda overlooking the bay, when they
were joined by Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs.
Russell and Miss Ruth. There would be
absolutely nothing new in the political
developments for the day, it was
agreed, until after the convention
had adjourned, so from 6 O'Clock
this morning until nearly 3 O'Clock
this morning a cruise about the bay was
enjoyed. When the party returned they
found waiting them bulletins of the pro-
gresS of the convention and several i'm
portant private dispatches from William
e. Whitney, Josiah Quincy, Don Dick
inson and many other Democratic war
horses OH the scene of battle at Chicago.
All the dispatches were OF an encOurag
ing and reassuring tenor. informing MIR.
Cleveland that he would be nominate
on the first ballot. After reading the
last bulletin. stating that the conven-
ton had adjourned, the governor and
ex-presidcnt lunched. Lunch over,
ride about town was enjoyed, and a
short call on the JefferSOnS was made
in the evening. Gov. Russell will prob
ably remain until after the result of the
convention is known.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-22
COLORED DEMOCRATS.
Significant Meeting Preliminary
to Organization.

Significant Meeting Preliminary
to Organization.
CuICA GO, June 21.-A meeting was
held at the Democratic headquarters
today by colored Democrats from all
parts of the country under the auspices
of the Negro National Democratic
committee. Many of those present
claimed to be Republicans, but
sad the treatment of the colored race
by Decentralization did not meet their
views of justice. They said they desired
hencefOrth to enter the Democratic fold.
One of the speakers said:
The political parties of today are not
the political parties of the last decade.
Their names are the same, but new
men represent them BOTH The
great Democratic party has gained
wisdom by experience. 1t deals
with great national questions
on fundamental principles. 1t is for
getting the past unpleasantness is liv-
ing and ti0uriShing in grand and real
present. Its policy of good government
embraces all people, white and black.
rich and poor, North and South. The
Republican party of today, which we
turn away from in sorrow, stands as
sectional party. as political necessity.
1t is dictatorial, overbearing, auto
era Tic.
The roll of delegates showed seven
teen states represented, and perma-
manent organization was formed as fol-
lows: President, S. l.. Marsh, of Iowa,
delegate at large to the national Demo-
cratic convention; first vice president,
A. E. Manning, of Indiana; second
vice president, Prof. NJ. F. Alex
Easton, of st. Louis, president of
the negro Democratic club, who stumped
the state for Palmer and was mobbed
while speaking for Cleveland four years
ago. Secretary, James N. V. Ena, of
Missouri; assistant secretary, j. w.
Tanner, of New York.
The platform adopted expressed the
belief that the best interests of all the
people would be best subserved by the
ascendency of the Democratic party,
and concludes as follows:
Resolved. That national Afro-American
Democratic committee be, and is hereby,
created to consist of FIVE members from
each state. and one from each territory to
serve four years. or until the first day of
the next national Democratic conYen-
ton, whose duty 1t shall be to
maintain and disseminate Democratic
principles and inVigorate and pro seeute an
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-22
A DUELIST'S LAST LINES.
Touching Poem Written by Alex
ander X. McCiung Before Com
hitting Suicide.

Touching Poem Written by Alex
ander X. McCiung Before Com
hitting Suicide.
"One of the most brilliant and yet
most cratic among all the noted men
who ever lived in Mississippi" sal d
Col. J. d. Gibson, of Vicks burg,to st.
Louis Republic reporter, was "Alexan-
der K. McClung, poet. philosopher and
duelist, who resided at Jackson during
the most historic days of that heroic
city. l knew him well. His form was
as erect as all Indians and his eye as
blac k as coal and as keen as an eagle!
His face was handsome, and
a smile always played around
his lips, until he became an.
gered, and then his face resembled
the sudden OutburSt of a storm. He was
knight that knew no fear, and three
times did he leave the field of honor, his
adverSarieS stretched out on the grass
He never gave an insult and never took
one. He soon became morose, sullen
and uncompanionable. Then he was
ambitious for political preferment, but
after repeated defeats became tired of
life and died from wound inflicted bys
his own hand. He had dressed in new
suit of clothing, and lying down on the
side of the bed in his room at the hotel,
he fired the bullet that sent his soul into
eternity. Upon table lear him. with
the paper still damp with Ink, were found
the following touching lines:
Swiftly speed DER the waste of Time
Spirit of death.
In manhood's morn, in youthful prime.
WOO thy BREATH
For the glittering hues of hope have fled,
Like the dolphin's light;
And dark are the clouds above my head
AS the starless night.
Oh, Vainly the mariner signs for rest
Of the peaceful haven
The pilgrims shrine for the saints OF the
blest
The calm of heaven.
The galley slave for the uight winds breath
At burning noon;
But more gladly l spring to thy arms, cold
death;
Come soon; Oh, come soonl
Alexander X. McClung.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-22
GOING AHEAD SLOWLY.
Too Many Lawyers and Point-Of-
Order Men.

Too Many Lawyers and POint-Of-
Order Men.
CHICAGO, June Following Is the
make up Of the committee on creden-
tials of the convention:
Ahbama-George p. Harrison.
Arizona-A. u. Oliver
ArkanSas-Undecided
California-Will!am Thomson.
ColOradO-ThOm&s j. O'Donnell.
Connect:cut-U ndecided.
Deaware-John W. Causey.
Florida-Frank Adams.
GeOrgia-F. ii. Richardson.
Idaho-John NJ. Burke.
lllinoiS-T. Kimt rough.
lnGiana-John f. Lamb.
lowa-M. b. Hendrck.
kansas-W c. Jones'
kentucky-CharleS j. Rhodes.
LouiSiana-WalterH IL. Rogers.
Maine-George +. Hughes.
Observation-Disclosures
Observation-Disclosures II. Sullivan.
Minnesota-C. ID. O'Brien.
MiSsouri-A. X Edmunds.
MiSSisSippi-W. +. Smith.
Montana-Walter E. Camper.
Nebrlska-E. II. sherman.
Nevada-R. n. Clark, n. II. Erwin. ".
Drew.
New Jersey-J. F. Carrigan.
ew Mexico ndeclded.
New YorE-Undeeided
North Carolina-F. ii. Dusbee.
North Dakoia-C. r. Cole.
Ohlo-Albert ZuggSWOrth.
Pennsylvania-Ienry Alvan Hall.
Rhode Island-John \. Parker.
South CarOlina-Senator John NJ. ITby.
South Dakota-D. W. Flick.
Tennessee. &. Bradford.
TeXaS-D. e. Giddings.
Utah-O. W Powers
Mennonite. c. Miller
Firginia-W. X. McKenny.
West Virginia.. W. st. Clair.
NlSconSin-W. :. Bragg.
Wyoming-Nat Baker
The committee has a surplus Of law
years and parliamentaTianS in its mem
berShlp, consequently progress was slow
this afternoon at the meeting for the
consideration Of contested seats. The
early adjournment Ot.the convention is
somewhat dependent on the report of
the committee, and that body did not ia
cllltate adjournment by quick action on
the contests.
EX-RepreSentatiVe John z. Lamb, of
Indiana, was chosen chairman. and did
all he could TO urge the work along. but
with indifferent success. The first bus
mess done was to approve the roll of
delegates submitted, so far as concerned
uncOnteSted seats.
The delegates from Arizona an q New
Mexico moved that the committee re-
port in favor of giving each of those
territories six votes instead of TWO votes
in the convention. The delegates from
the two territories made an earnest
appeal TO the committee to treat them
with the same liberality with which the
Minneapolis convention had treated
New Mexico. Both territories, they
said, would have been states now but
for their Democracy.
There was vigorous opposition to the
proposition, led by Bragg, of Wiscon-
sin, who was against the .retten Dor
Ough principle" and Causey, of Della
ware, but it was finally carried without
objection after the defeat by vote of
20 to ID of an amendment to give them
six seats but only two votes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-22

Missouri-C. B. Howery.
; on ana-A. J. Davidson.
hebraSka-TobiaS Castor.
Nevada-R. NJ. Clark.
New Hampshire Frank Jones.
New JerSey-Miles Ross
New MeXico-H B. ferguson.
New Yprk and North Carolina-Undecided.
North DakCtd-W. G Liste&ow.
Ohio-Calvin S Brice.
sylvania-Undecided
Rhode Islands. b. Hone.
South CarOlina-M. L. Donaldson.
South Observation-Disclosures.
TennesSee-Holmes Cummings.
TeXaS-0. I. Holt.
UtGh-William NJ Ferry.
Nermont-B b. Smalley.
Nirgina-Basil h. Gordon.
West Nireinia-John sheridan.
Wisconsin-E. +. Wahl
yOming-U Undecided
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-22

W. D. PvNUM. CATION, m II g
whom are said to be numbered the lead
erS of the Cleveland faction III the
HoOsier state, who are opposed to the
selection of Mr.. Gray, and who would
be disposed to construe his nomination
as an atfrOnt to the people who have
borne
The Brunt Of Battle
in the HOoSier state in behalf of Cleve-
land and i'll opposition to the preSlden-
tial ambition of Indiana'S favOrite son.
So it seems that the selection of Mr..
Gray as means of inSuring the electoral
vote of that sta te for the Democratic
ticket might not after all cOnduce with
any certainty to the result which is
hoped to be attained. and the discussion
of this peculiar situation in the HooSier
state has caused the entire question to
be opened up again.
The proverb that "pOlitics makes
strange bedfellOws" was never better
illustrated than in this controversy over
the vice presidency. The close Of the
day finds the Cleveland people of In
diana secretly allied with the anti
Cleveland faction in the attempt to pre-
vent the nomination of Mr.. Gray. The
former are actuated by the desire to
prevent the ex-governor gaining pOliti-
cal supremacy in the state OF Indiana,
and the latter are burning with
A Desire for Revenge
on the Gray people for consenting to
turn over the entire vote Of Indiana to
Grover Cleveland when it was SO con-
fidently expected that the majority of
the Indiana delegates would stand out
to the last against the denomination OF
the ex-presdent.
1t is said that the Cleveland people Of
Indiana favor the selection of Congress
man w. G. Bynum, OF indianapolis, if
an Indiana man is nominated for the
vice presidency, and the Georgia dele
CATION is understood to be very favora-
bic to Mr.. Bynum. Stevenson and
Morrison, of Illinois. BOies of Iowa and
Campbell of Ohio are also freely dis
cussed. but despite all the speculation
OF the hour. ex-Gov. Gray still appears
to be the favOrlte candidate for the vice
presidency.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-22
Col. DOUGLASS Dead.

New YORK, June 21.-Henry Doug
lass, U. S. A. retired, died ON Sunday
from stroke of paralysis at Barnegat
Park, N. j. He was graduate of West
Point, and performed considerable
army service before taking part in the
civil war, in which he won promotion
for gallantry. He was subsequently in
charge of military management of the
commission for settling the northwest
boundary between the United States
and Great Britain.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-22
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Personnel of the Campaign-Man-
aging Body.

Personnel of the Campaign-Man-
aging Body.
CHICAGO, June 21.-Following is the
list of the national committeeman
named by the various states:
Alabama-A G. Smith.
Arizona-L NJ. Shannon.
Arkansas-M. NJ. Rose.
California-Not selected.
Colorado-UndecideG.
Connecticut-U Undecided.
Delaware-LeHis C. Ta1degrift.
Florida--Senator Samuel Pasco.
Georgia-Clark Howell
1daho-Frank W. Beane.
Illinois--B. F. Gable.
Indiana-C. II. Sheerin.
Iowa.. j. Richardson.
Kansas Undecided.
Kentucky-Probably Thomas 81. Shurley.
1OuiSiana-James Jefferies.
Naine-Arthur SeWall
Observation-Disclosures.
MISUNDERSTANDING Quincy.
MinneSota-Michael Doran.
Missouri. @. Prather.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-22
For Grover Always.

NEW YORK, June 21.-The Dem
ocratic club at its meeting last night
passed resolutions affirming the belief
of the club that Grover Cleveland was
the one candidate before the conven-
ton who could be relied upon to carry
the state of New York. and asking the
delegation from this state to support
Mr.. Cleveland.