Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-08

WWNMt hours, retlres so
James s. CIarkson. promptly that bust
ness men here have been wondering where
the people are going. The shop girls and
clerks come out OF stores toward O'Clock,
hop on trolley car, and in ten minutes are
q mile or two away. The distance of Min.
neapolis from the old settled cities which
maintain political clubs seems to have dis
suaded such clubs from coming here, or at
least they make no impression on the
streets. We hear some drumming and fife
ing, but no big procession has been seen at
any time here. The campaign is without
much hurrah. A lonesome Harrison club
makes periodical appearance in the big
square lobby of the West House, elevates a
Harrison portrait and winds on, u ubeguil-
ing, after which nobody cheers. A Blaine
club arrived by the side door, comes in and
gives three cheers, and goes through FORM
ula OF a collegH sort, and seems to be pain
fully aware in few minutes that Mime
apolis does not cheer They go down the
street b,hind music, and they come back
again, concluding that it is not worth while
Not a Bad Convention City.
Meantime, the city is giving itself up to
the entertainment of this convention with
homelIkeness suggestive of old Maine. The
houses of all the gentlemen are filled with
guests, and breakfast, lunch and dinner are
made continuously fine Almost every
business house seems to have something to
do with the taking care of strangers A big
Bureau Of Information and Accommodation
is in full blast for Tom. Dick and Harry.
I caught four negroes the other day
charging on Mr. Nire. who has been working
here month or two to take care of the
press One negro was saying: "Mind,
tell you, you will hyar from me. - He wanted
some six or 16 tickets close up to the
speaker, on behalf of the Et1ioDic Eagle or
something of that sort. The uncompensated
Minnesotan listened as politely as if the
city authorities had instructed him not to
mind having his ears boxed by negro, and
managed to discharge the delegation with
out any tickets, but satisfied that their elo-
quence had made a deep impression.
Except small thunder storm or two
which kept the thermometer down, the
weather has been delightful here for
week, but on the morning of the convention
the streets were pretty wet from a nights
rain. The sky was dingy and the smoke
down. Everybody could see from almost
every part of the city the convention build
ing, on Old street, and the armory across
the river among the -four mills upon an
elevation. A tall Italian tower, with q
lofty window, stood at the head of the
building, and behind it seemed to be a
cathedral with transepts and four great tall
windows in the nave and four in the choir.
Novelties of Minneapolis Architecture.
The churches up this wav look like clubs
ana libraries, and the secular buildings have
steeples and ecclesiastical lines The per-
manent exhibition hall from the side looks
like big cathedral of the French sort. You
might almost take it for Rheims or Notre
Dame, and suppose that it had a second
tower abreast of the first one, and when Won |
see the high lumber strips going up 40 or so |
feet against the front and sides of this build !
ing the idea is conveyed that a coronation |
or something is going on in the cathedral, |
These, however, are only steps to assist the |
people to reach the very high galleries which |
surround the nall The great body of visi- |
tors go down the two main streets of Mime
apolis which converge at the big bridge lust
above the Falls of ST. Anthony, and on 4
which are fying cars of all kinds On the
way down they pass under the first arch at
the West Hotel, which is double ard has
tiers Of flower pots from bottom to top, and
evergreens festooned among the flags.
Down at the foot of the street, near the
bridge, You come to two lumber arches,
also number of slaves and fine bits of
lumber to show there sources of Minneapolis.
Across the bridge, on the opposite side,
near the convention hall, you come to the
tiour-barrel arch, which is of horseshoe
shape and discloses nothing whatever but
-four barrels reaching to the ground and set
up in several ribs, while at the side is an
other machine, made of -four barrels, which.
perhaps, suggests how they grind the wheat
The frequent device all over the city is the
wheat sheat. This shows to beautiful effect
in the huge convention hall, where against
the galleries, are planted these inimitable
golden bundles Of real straw with the wheat
in the seed.
What the Hall Looks Like.
The hall itself is a short block from the
main avenue described, and in front of it
are parcel Of tents set with refreshmentss
and there is lumberman's hut. or loo
cabin, to dispense very cold water with
some lime in it to give sufficient consistency
to the Minnesota bowel. This bone-mak
ing water is now profered to MS by the
church, and in moment our hand is upon
our stomachs and we slightly assume the
attitude Of prayer
We pass through wickets admitting MS tn ,
the hall, and the tickets are carefully ar {
ranged so that everybody entitled to 90 in !
shall have his seats for each session, steel {