I
The Outgrowth of Pittsburg's
! Prosperity Visited by the
j Road Expedition.
THE OLD PIKE INJURED
By the Heavy Hauling Incident to
Gas Developments.
FARMERS HAPPY AND PBOSPEEODS,
billing to Stand the Expense of Patting
Iioids in Eepair.
MUD AND JIIEE IS CUT LIMITS
Leaving Greensburg one day last week.
The Dispatch country road exploring
party branched off to the north of the old
pike to visit Jeannette. "We had a cari
osity as to the character of the roads leading
in and out of the town, ""eannette has a
reputation for substantial Sjildings, -well
laid out streets and a beautiluTlocation. Its
remarkable growth in a couple of years has
produced a new market Jor farmers. Al
though located directly on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, Jeannette, like all other towns,
depends on the neighboring agricultural
regions for its vegetable food. Some people
who have studied the economical side of the
country roaa question, have said that good
roads would even make produce cheaper. If
HOTEL IJT A TWCMVEEKS-OLD TOWN.
this be true, then new towns like Jeannette
would find it as much to their interest to
secure good roads as to have well paved
streets.
jeaxnette's eapid gbowth.
Less than three years ago. a solitary log
house stood in the center of what is now;
Jeannette. The town has really been built
in two years. It now has a population of
between 4,000 and 5,000 souls. Besides the
great glass works of Chambers, McKee &
Co., there are other industrial establish
ments, and from 500 to COO dwelling houses
40 of these houses have been erected since
last August, and the Western Land and
Improvement Company are preparing to
build a great many more on the surround
ing hillsidesthis year. A fair proportion
of the dwelling houses are of brick; these
are most uniform in tyle, and have a "very
neat appearance. On Fifth street these
brick houses each have a little grass plot in
front, and without fences, the street is as
pretty a one as can be found in Pittsburg or
in Cleveland. Tbese brick houses contain
from four to six rooms, the smallest renting
lor $11, the largest for 16 per month.
ITS SUBSTANTIAL CHABACTEE.
S. McCamont is now filling a contract of
painting 160 of these honses; his foreman,
K. J. Curns, says that he has orders to do
the work in the most substantial manner;
that, however, is onlv typical of everything
within Jeannette. The town has a solid ap
pearance, quite new to mushroom settle
ments. Clay avenue is the principal busi
ness thoroughfare, and at all times it is lull
of bustle and activity. This town ol only
two years' growth has its own water works.
We passed the reservoir, some miles east of
Jeannette; it is a lovely sheet of water.high
up in the Westmoreland hills, supplied by
FIFTH STBEET
natural springs and mountain streams.
There is abundance of natural gas for both
heating and illuminating purposes from the
old Grapeville well just on the left. Jean
nette must grow. In time the town will be
come a small city; and already Pennsylva
nia Railroad officials tell me that they rank
Jeannette as one of the principal freight
centers along the main line!
However, if you are going to move to
Jeannette, and you have a horse and wagon,
and jou wish to get there, do not think of
driving into the town not now, at least.
Take yonr wagon apart and put it into a
box car, and ship both it and the horse to
Jeannette by rail; it will be far easier than
driving into the town. It has been gener
ally supposed that we have been
LOOKING FOB BAD EOADS,
and for that reason we were invited to
Jeannette. And we fouod plenty of these
bad roads. It was easy enough to get down
from the main turnpike to the Pennsylva
nia Railroad. We passed over a .very
narrow dirt road, which seemed to grow
narrower the nearer we approached the rail
road rougher, too. After a mile's
drive down a narrow lane to
Grapeville station, and while the
horses wallowed in mud, we inquired which
way to get to Jeannette. There were onlv
two roads, and they were both new. We
selected the best Irom Grapeville to Jean
nette. It was cut directly through a field.
But, really, it was no roa'd at all; just a
series of wacon tracks across the pasture.
The mnd was very deep, although the day
was dry, and several times our wagon sank
up to tbevery hubs. After leaving Jeannette
we took a different road to reach thcold pice
again. It was still worse; it was narrow and
lull of ditches; sinkhole alter rinkhole w.is
encountered. Going up a steep hill, the
journey-was very perilous. On the whole it
may be said that thus far there has been no
attempt to make good roadb in the vicinity
of Jeannette Of course, the town is young,
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and as it spreads, the roads will probably
improve more and more.
IBWET BOADS BAD.
In my last article I intimated that the
old Pittsburg and Philadelphia pike was in
a bad condition in the neighborhood of
Irwin station, "Westmoreland county. The
building of the great pipe lines for gas wells
has been the cause of all this.leading to a vast
amount of heavy hauling. While the pike
easily stands lots of traveling, this hauling
was of such a character, and has been so
prolonged, that the huge timber wheels and
iron wagons almost entirely destroyed the
road. From the reservoir to the town of
Irwin this is the state of affairs. But right
there in that region I found the farmers
more advanced in. road building ideas than
any part I had yet met in Pennsylvania. It
is a wonderlully fertile section of the coun
try. Beautiful farms lie on each side of the
pike, while every farmhouse and every barn
indicates thrilt and prosperity. This is
North Huntingdon township, and this town
ship raises draft horses for Westmoreland
county, and Westmoreland county takes the
prize at the State Agricultural Fair every
year for draft horses.
A THKIFTY FABMING BEQIOIT.
As one man said to me, "The State Fair
is only an extension of the Westmoreland
countv fair, and that simply means North
Huntingdon township." , In this township
are six importers of the finest horseflesh that
England, France or Scotland can produce.
Every year these farmers, or their repre
sentative!, go to each of these three conn
tries, bring back from 15 to 50 head of
blooded stock, and every year each of them
sells from 10,000 to $50,000 worth of draft
horses. Kunkel & Wilson, Peter White
head, Bush Lenhart, John George and the
Painters are all well-known importers, and
they all have their farms in North Hunting
don township. Stables everywhere hold
some beauties, but aside from this horse
business each farmer has grown
wealthy from tilling the soil alone.
In this part of Westmoreland
county the soil is peculiarly rich and pro
ductive; land is held high and you don't
hear of such a thing as a mortgage.
A XOVEL SCHEME.
The country road question has been agi-
tated here to such an extent that it has re
sulted in a novel expedient. The farmers
east of Irwin station have formulated a plan
by which they intend to repair and rebuild
the turnpike and adjacent roads entirely in
dependent of taxation. Tip to last Saturday
SC00 had been subscribed for the purpose by
George R. Scull, Superintendent of the
Westmoreland Coal Company; M. P. Wil
son, a stock importer: Clarence Kunkel,-a
last horse breeder; Peter Whitehead, an
other stock importer, and Michael Clocksey,
the hotel keeper at Irwin. Bach of tbese
gentlemen gives $100. In addition to his
money contribution, Mr. Clocksey gives $100
worth of stone already broken and distrib
uted along the highway. Other farmers
signed this agreement to donate stone and
labor, and many more money contributions
are expected within the next two or three
weeks. The plan contemplates the repairing
and macadamizing of the old turnpike lor
more than three miles east of the township
line.
Owing to the foundation now in the turn
pike underneath the mud, it is expected that
this can be done at a little less than 51,000
per mile, but if it costs more the farmers say
they stand ready to bear all the expense
without recourse to taxation. Most of
them believe that the present system of in
efficient supervisors and working out the
taxes results in no good. The idea promises
to spread in North Huntingdon township,
west of Irwin station, also. Among the
wealthy farmers west of that place are Thos.
H. Irwin, Oliver Brown, James White, B,
L. McFarland, John and Charles Larimer.
Joseph Taylor, James and Jacob Keosters,
J. C. McCormick, and many others.
The agitation is still going on among them.
THE TUBTLE CEEEK HILL.
From Irwin station to the Allegheny
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county line the old turnpike is still in ad
mirable condition; the farmers take good
care of it; but the moment you strike Alle
gheny county you find the ruts. I don't
know why, unless it is because there has
been more neglect here than elsewhere in
taking care of the road. Certainly the turn
pike was made no poorer in Allegheny
county than in Westmoreland county. It
is all a matter of care since the pilecame
into the hands of the townships. Here
again lies another new town, Wilmerding,
George Westmghouse's enterprise. It is
surrounded by bad roads on all sides. This
town is yet in its infancy, and its projectors
would be wise to take the country roads
into consideration as well as streets through
out the town. One will lead to their pros
perity as much as the other.
Turtle Creek Hill, or, ''Two miles down
and two rriles up," as the old stage coach
drivers use to call it, is in a horrible con
dition deep-worn ruts, muddy slough's; and
jio attempt at draining has lelt the pike
absolutely dangerous on this hill, especially
the eastern side of it. Through the town of
Turtle Creek the pike is in no better con
dition; and although dry now, that stretch
of the road between Turtle Creek and the
top of the Wiltinshurg hill shows unmis
takable signs of being badly cut un this
spring.
WILKINSBUEG AND EAST END.
Butwehavemetwithlittleinallonrtravels
that was much worse than the Wilkinsburc
hill coming down into town. It is cut up;
it is full of holes; it is thrown up in ridges
it is siinplyawful. There is no appearance
of its having once been a stoned road.
Wilkinsburg was always notorious lor
muddy street, and the pike, now its main
thoroughfare, was never worse. As every
body knows, Penn avenue in Pittsburg "is
simply the old Pittsburg and Philadelphia
pike. We struck what is called the "pave
ment" jnst after we crossed the railroad at
Wilkinsburg. Then our progress became
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Blower. Presently it got difficult; finally we
pronounced it hazardous. A little latex the
driver feared the wagon would not get
through at all. Volumes have been written
about the bad condition of Penn avenue be
tween the East End and Wilkinsburg, and
we simply want to add, that nowheie else
outside of Washington county have we
found country roads much worse than this
city avenue. The wagon would first stick;
then lnrch to one side; then pitch forward.
The horses which entered Wilkinsburg feel
ing so good were jagged and wearv by the
time they reached Point Breeze. This was
all extremely mortifying, entering Pitts
burg on our homeward trip. There was no
help for it, as long as Penn avenue was the
sole entrance to the city.
In another article I will sum up many
points about' country roads which I heard or
observed in the jonrney of 1,000 miles over
them. L. E, Stofiel.
TO MAKE GOOD EOADS.
A MACHINE THAT WILL THOROUGHLY
CRDSH STONE.
Pabllc Attention Attracted to a Subject of
General Interest What the Forster
Patent Rock and Iron Ore Breaker Caa
Do.
The revival of general public interest in
the improvement of highways has directed
attention to machines lor the crushing of
rock. These machines are of recent inven
tion. Stone used in the construction of
Macadam and Telford roads has been broken
by hand, with the hammer, and this method
is still. generally followed. The use of a
good machine greatly reduces the cost of
building such highways, but it has been
fonnd difficult to secure a machine which
would do the work properly. The first
machines crushed the rock by a direct blow
or jam. This shattered the structure of the
stone so that it quickly disintegrated under
the operations of rain and frost Stone
broken in that manner was not acceptable
for railroad work, and machines constructed
on that, plan nevei" met with much favor.
The most perfect stone crusher produced has
been invented by a Pittsburg mechanic,
and is now being manufactured by the Totten
& Hogg Iron and Steel Foundry Company,
whose shops are on Railroad and Twenty
fourth streets. It is called the Forster
Patent Bock and Iron Ore Breaker.
The principle on which it acts is similar
to the operation of a washing machine. The
stone is thrown into a sink, one side of
which is the short arm or a long
oscillating beam. The long end of this
beam is moved to and fro by an eccentric,
which gives thp short end a smaller motion,
bnt accompanied with great power. This
short arm is faced with hird chilled dle,
which nip the stone and produce a fracture
like that made by a hand hammer, leaving
the broken pieces just as solid as the original
rock. It is the only machine constructed on
this rubbing or nipping principle. The
machine is very simple in its construction,
and does not require any skill to operate it.
Owing to the great gain in leverage secured
by the placing of the fulcrum near the
operating end of the oscillating beam, the
machine does not require as much motive
power as other breakers. It is light in
.weight, and has many advantages oyer other
machines.
This breaker is made in different sizes and
the dies ran be fixed at various distances
apart The machine can, indeed, be regu
lated so close that it will crnsh stone to
sand. The dies can be readily removed and
turned upside down, but as they wear uni
formly such turning is scarcely ever neces
sary. This machine will crush iron ore as read
ily as stone and is used in pottery and phos
phate works. Several of these crushers
were on exhibition at the Exposition last
all, where they attracted a great deal of
attention. They are specially intended for
use in the preparation of railroad ballast
and stone for Macadam and Telford high
ways, and are, by all odds, the best on
the market. Their use greatly reduces the
expense of road and street work, and
makes the construction of broken stone
highways more feasible. The most approved
road is that having a concave bed, filled in
with broken stone. The surface has a layer
of what is called top dressing for a finer
stone about the size ot nut coal. The
Forster breaker is so constructed that both
of these sizes of stone can be turned out by
the same machine. The change of gauge is
made in a second.
A TBEAT FOE MUSIC LOVERS.
Tbo Three Strain Frocraminei to bo Ren
dercd Next Week.
The official programmes of the three per
formances to be given by the famous Strauss
orchestra at Exposition Hall, next week,
are as follows:
MONDAY IVENINO.
Oyertnre From the "Merry War"
Johann ktraubg
Waltz fnew) Life In America.. ..Eduard btrauss
(Dedicated to the people or America )
Duet From the "ilvlup Dutchman" 'Wagner
PoUaFrancalte(new) 'lhe I'honopraph
trtuard Strauss
(Dedicated to Ihomas A. Edison.)
Potpourri From "Carmen" Bizet
Waltz "The Beautiful Blue Danube"
Jobann btrauss
INTEKMISSIOX.
Overture From "Die Flertermaus"
Johann Strauss
Emperor Waltz (new) Joliann btrauss
ETentug Prater From "Maiden boiiKS"...
.". Itcliiecke
Folka Mazurka-Ou the Bllesla ilountilns
r Ednard btranss
berenade Moszkowstl
(Arranged by Eduard Strauss.)
Polta bchnell-lu the Whirl Eduard btrauss
TUESDAY MATIXKK.
Overture From the opera, "If I Were
Klne" ...........Adam
Waltz-Landesklnder EdmrdMrauss
boneorium Yum-From 'The Mikado"...
bulllTan
PolkaFrancalse (new) Dancing Vienna....
Eduard btrauss
Polonaise Chopin
( Arranged by tduard btrauss. )
Waltz W lnc, Wife and Song Johann btrauss
INTEUMISSIOX.
Potoourrl-From "Faust" Gounod
Waltz Vienna Blood Edward Strauss
Intermezzo Far From the Ball Ernst Ulllet
(For string quartet. )
Annen Polka Johann Strauss
Toreador et Andalouse From Jtat Cotume
, Eubeusteln
Polka tSchnell Uehuplt wle Gesprungcn....
Lduard btrauss
"The Beautiful Blue Danube" will be played
during this matinee ir the public desire.
TUESDAY EVEMNG.
Overture From "Queen's Lace Handker
chief" Johann btrauss
Waltz Fcsche Oelster (Merry Spirits)
Lduard btrauss
Barcarole Hrientale Eduard btrauss
Polka Mazurka Fraucnhcrz Josef btrauss
Potpourri-From tue "OlpsT Baron"
Joliann Strauss
Waltz llosea.From the South Jouaun Strauss
INTERMISSION-.
Overture From "Prince Methusalcm"
..Johann btrauss
Polka Francalse Oh, the Beautllul Time of
Youth" ....Eiuard btrauss
Waltz-Lorely (Ihe Blppllng Uliluc)
...Johann btrauss (Father)
Polka Frncalse "In the Forest"
Johann btrauss
March-On the Caucasus Joh-inn btrauss
Polka Scnnelt-)lthStcam.........Edu ird btrauss
"Ihe Beautiful Ulue Danube" will be played K
the public desire. ,
INDIA silks odd lengths, containing
from 12 to 20 yards, at 50c a yard to close;
were 85c. . Hugus & Hacks.
TTSSU
Tenuis nnd Outing Goods.
Blazers, caps, belts, trousers and sashes.
(All the college colors).
A. G. Campbell & Sons, 27 Filth ave.
Eitiriln r -.-. -7- T r
THE GENERAL TRADE
Of the Week Closed, According to
Bradstreet and San,
SHOWS MARKED IMPROVEMENT.
Hope is Expressed of Good Crops in the
Louisiana District.
STEEL AND IE0N TEADB BOOKING UP
rBPECIJU, TELEQnAH TO THE DISPATCH.
Kew Yobk. May 23. Special telegrams
to Bradstreet's report a fairly active dis
tributive movement in general trade circles
at most of the more important interior trade
centers. A noticeable activity is shown at
Omaha, with large and increasing country
orders and bright agricultural prospects in
the surrounding region. At Memphis the
feature is in the increased demand (or plan
tation supplies, and at Boston the better re
quest for cotton goods at enhanced prices,
due to higher prices for raw material.
Mercantile collections "West and Northwest
are irregular, with the tendency toward
greater ease.
An increased demand from country mer
chants is reported at Kew Orleans, and the
recently overflowed district is said to he
rapidly recovering from the effects of the
floods. Kew wheat has been received at
tide water, California, earlier than ever be
fore. Lard and meats are weaker, and cat
tle and hogs 510 cents lower on heavy re
ceipts. Coffee on a better consumptive de
mand is quoted o higher.
BEACTION IN NEW YOEK STOCK MABKET.
Exhaustion of buying power and dis
couraging rumors about silver legislation
has caused a reaction in the Kew York stock
market. Easier money and important rail
road combinations were powerless to check
this tendency. Bank cleanups at SO cities
for the week ending May 22, aggregates
51,397.739,476, a gain over last week of 4.7
per cent, and over this week last year of 28
per cent.
A feeling exists among iron and steel
makers that an improving demand will
show itself in June. This Ts based partly
upon the fact that for months past, under
the downward tendency in prices, only
pressing requirements were met, and, there
tore, conditions are now favorable for an
expanding demand to cover heavier sum
mer requirements. It is further stimulated
by word from Pittsburg that steelbillets
have advanced $1 per ton and that pig iron
makers are declining orders for tall deliv
ery at current rates.
Unfavorable wheat crop reports have sent
the price up l33e per bushel in spite of a
smaller weekly decrease in the quantity
available. Oats, too, advanced fractionally.
Indian corn, under free offerings and ship
ments, declined ?c. The week's ex
ports of wheat (and flour as wheat), both
coasts, continue heavier than expected by
those who watch only Atlantic port ship
ments, amounting to 2,373,901 bushels,
against 1,564,091 bushels in the like week
of '69, and as compared with 1,785,066 bush
els last week.
V DKYGOODS IN BETTEE DEMAND.
The total exported July 1 to date equals
96,484,948 bushels, against 78,873,304 bush
els in a like portion ot 1888-89. Farmers de
liveries, both coasts, for two weeks past
have fallen short of exports and home con
sumption by only about 1,000,000 bushels
weekly, showing increasing sales on their
part. y &
Drygoods are in better demand from
agents, staple cottons and cotton and wool
dress goods particularly so, and trade as a,
whole compares well with that of last week
when the flannel sales checked outside
business. Flannels and blankets have been
in active request from jobbers, who report
mail order demand in the regular way rela
tively more active than that by personal
selection. Large jobbers also report a fairly
good demand for package lots.
Cotton goods prices are as Arm as before,
and some makes of brown and bleached
goods have advanced y&ic on the week.
Men's wear woolens are slow of sale. Un
certainty as regards tariff legislation adds
to the between-seasons quiet in foreign
goods.
BAW 'WOOL IN PAIE DEMAND.
Raw wool is in fair demand and Jc
higher on light stocks. Holders at primary
markets demand high prices. Raw cot
ton is 7-16c higher on heavy speculative de
mand for short covering a"nd small domes
tic stocks.
Business failures reported to Bradstreet's
number 186 in the United States this week,
against 151 last week and 140 this week last
year. Canada had 28 this eek, against 16
last week. The total number of failures in
the United States from January 1 to date is
4,627, against 4,929 in a lihe portion of '89.
SELLING FLOWEES AT A FATE.
Sirs. Grovcr Cleveland Does a Great Busl
ncu In Tunt Lin p.
New Yobe, May 23. Mrs. Grover
Cleveland sold roses last night at $25 each.
For the sake of the poor immigrant girls,
who are assisted by the Mission of our Lady
of the Eosary, she presided at the lair that
is being held for their benefit in the Armory
huildinsr.Broadway and Thirty-fifth street,
and the fact of her presence attracted a
throng that blocked all the entrances to the
building. Ex-President Cleveland was to
have acconip lined his wife, but he was in
disposed and Mrs. Cleveland was escorted
to the lair bv Mr. Joseph J. O'Donohue.
So dense was the crowd that desired to see
Mrs. Cleveland and purchase her roses that
a line had to be formed, and thousands of
other flowers, were sold at all sorts ot prices.
With about an hour's hard work Mrs.
Cleveland had "sold out" at the Cathedral
table, and she was then escorted to the
regular flower stind, where she soon had
another group of anxious buyers about her.
The patrons of the lair struggled for the
privilege of receiving a flower from her
hand, and, as nobody thought of asking
change, and as Mis. Cleveland's assistant
had no time to make it, it is sa e to say that
the sale of roses and flowers last night netted
a handsome profit. All the other tables at
the lair did a business that astonished the
ladies in charge.
TEMPEEANCE CONGRESS.
A Nntlounl Movement by Representative
Men.
Kew Yoek, May 23. A national tem
perance congress is to convene here June 11,
the sessions to continue during two days,
with meetings in the evening. General
Keal Dow will make the opening address on
the subject of "State and Kational Prohibi
tion." Several prominent men have already
pledged themselves to take nctive part in
the way ot speech-making and discussion.
Among these are ex-President McCosh, ol
Princeton; General Greene Clay Smith, of
Kentucky; Joseph Cook, General Palmer,
of Pennsylvania; Judge Noah Davis, Itev.
Howard Crosby, Eugene Clapp, of Boston,
and many others who represent every shade
of opinion on the temperance question.
A call to this congress was issued "to all
fiersons opposed to the saloon," in the be
ief that, by meeting faceto face and lrankly
comparing views, they might find such com
mon ground of ngreement as will enable
them to greatly enlarge their field of opera
tion in their camuaign against the liquor
traffic. All local, State and town temper
ance societies, churches and other associa
tions, and even Sunday schools, were in
vited to send representatives, and every
effort has been made to reader this a sort of
national mass meeting.
HARRISON WILL COME.
THE PRESIDENT TO ATTEND THE 8COTCH
IRISH CONGRESS.
A Definite Answer to Bit Invitation Se-cnred-Hii
Cabinet Will Accompany
Him NecoMarj Fundi Deelnnlne to
Come In Mechanical Hall Nenrlx In
Readiness.
Word was received yesterday from Will
iam McCreery, who is now in Washington
conveying personal invitations to pros
pective guests of the Scotch-Irish Congress,
that President Harrison had promised
definitely to come and bring as many m em
bers of his cabinet with him as can possibly
leave the Kational Capital at that time. In
addition to these quite a number of Con
gressmen and Senators are expected. The
Presidental party will stop on its way
from the Cleveland demonstration.
The work of the local committees was
pushed forward considerably yesterday.
Letters were sent to all the ministers in the
city, requesting them to announce the Sun
day night meeting in their churches, and
where it is possible, to dispense "with
the regular Sunday evening services,
to allow the congregations to attend the
service at Mechanical Hall. The ministers
held a meeting yesterday and arranged a
plan for collecting funds from the various
congregations.
The local committee has also arranged for
memorial services on May 30, to be held in
the afternoon. The Great Western Band will
furnish mnsic, and brief, extemporaneous
speeches will be delivered by the prominent
people present.
The decorations in Mechanical Hall are
beginning to assume attractiveness and even
beauty, both in character and manner of ar
rangement. The Finance Committee continued its
work yesterday with gratifying results. The
iollowing is a partial list ot the contributors
to the fund so far: Alex King, $500; Jones
& Laughlin, $250; Logan, Gregg & Co., W.
A. Herron, Spang, Chalfant & Co., Howe,
Brown & Co., Harbison & Walker, Holmes
& Arnold and Charles Lockhart, $100
each; William McCreery, C. E. Speer and
Wolfe, Lane & Co., $50 each; Dilworth
Bros., Bovard & Kose, George Shiras, Jr.,
Hon. Thomas Ewing. Major A. M. Brown,
Dilworth. Porter & Co., Reuben Miller, A.
E. W. Painter, T. C. Jenkins and S. Hamil
ton, $25 each; Miss Murdoch, $15; Joseph
Walton, $10. and many others of a similar
character.
It is thought there will be no difficulty in
raising the necessary funds, as the people
are beginning to understand the object of
the Congress, and that, as so many dis
tinguished citizens have been invited to
come from all parts of the country as guests
of the city as well as guests of the local
Scotch-Irish Association, they must be en
tertained in a manner in accordance with
Pittsburg's customary way of entertaining
visitors.
LYNCH LAW LN CHINA.
An Unfortunate Thief Darned Alive for
Another Mnn'n Carolesineis.
London Dally Telegraph.
A thief of Kinghien, near Kingpo (prov
inceof Che-Kiaug, China), called Lai-t'ow
(scald-head) was robbing a house recently
iu the village of Chengkiatuan when he was
heard by an old man left in charge of the
place, the owner nnd his wife being at a
party. The caretaker went upstairs to look,
but found no one, for the intruder had
hidden himself in the rafters of the roof.
The watchman then proceeded to treat him
self to a solitary pipe, and by some mis
chance set fire to the house. The building
burned while the old man slept on, and the
thief came down again to finish his work,
bnt was alarmed at seeing the flames, and
was making the best of his way ofi, when he
was canght by the villagers.
Unfortunately for him, the fire spread
until 17 hutswere burned down. The
lynch law practiced in Chinese villages is
very severe upon incendiaries, and in the
minds of the villagers there seemed no doubt
that in Lai-t'ow tbey had caught one red
handed. His appeals for justice or mercy
met with no response; they tied him hand
and foot with straw ropes, poured lamp oil
on the poor wretch, and hurled him into the
burning mass, where death after some
minutes put an end to his terrible sufferings.
THE HOST COSTLY MANSION.
Nino Millions In It, nnd New York's Court
Ho line Doesn't Compare Willi It.
The largest and costliest private mansion
in the world is said to be that belonging to
Lord Bute, called "Monftuart," and situ
ated near Kothesay. It covers nearly two
acres, and is built in gotbic style, the walls,
turrets and balconies being of stone. The
immense tower in the center of the building
is 120 feet high, with a balcony around the
top. The halls are constructed entirely of
marble and alabaster, 'all the rooms are fin
ished in mahogany, rosewood and walnut;
the fireplaces are all carved marbles of an
tique designs.
The exact cost of this palace is not known,
hut it has never been estimated at less than
$9,000,000. This proves the greater pur
chasing power of money in Europe, since
the Kew York Court Honse cost about that
sum, and is a mere shanty by comparison.
The Pittsburg Court House co'st inside
$2,500,000.
A STICKLES FOE ETIQUETTE.
If nn Illinois Iusine alnn Sees Anyone Ent
Willi a Knlfn lie Sines IIIui.
In the insane asylnm at Kankakee, 111.,
they have what tne attendants call a "de
sirable luuatic." A visitor took dinner re
cently at one of the tables set apart for
"mild cases." During the progress of the
meal a patient at another table arose, care
fully deposited his napkin at the side of his
plate, and, ualking bver to the next table,
caught another patient with a powerful
upper cut under the ear.
"There!" he cried, "that'll teach you bet
ter than to eat with your knife."
la a moment mote the aggressor was
seized by alert atteiidants and hurried away
to his own room. It was explained that this
was his one hallucination. He became wild
whenever he saw a man eating with his
knife.
QUININE CAUSES SUICIDE.
It Acts as a Drprcssent if it Docs Not Actu
ally Produce Insanity.
St Louis Kcpubllc
A frequent cause of suicide has been gen
erally, it not entirely overlooked, viz., the
reckless use of quinine, especially its use un
authorized by a physician. Anyone who
knows the pathogenetic ability of quinine,
or rather its ability to cause symptoms or
perturbations in the well or nearly well per
sou, especially brain and nerve symptoms,
cannot deny that it possesses the power to
produce a condition nearly allied to insanity,
if, indeed, it practically mils at all short oi
insanity.
In large doses it is a depressant, instead of
a stimulant, contrary to the popular belie ,
and it is the most popular and universal
every-day amateur remedy. Everybody
seems to take it, and lor any and every ail
ment. Advocates Complete Rest.
Annie Jenness Miller is a strong advocate
of complete rest, and part of every we
she gives her body and mind as nearly noth
ing to do as it is possible to determine.
Ladies!
See our $1 suede monsquetalre, 8-button
length. Best value you ever saw.
Jos. Horne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
A Graphic Forecast of His Little Set-To
With Peter Jackson.
ALL ENDED IN THREE BOUNDS.
Sprightly Sketches of the Attitudinizing
That is ixpected.
DOTS AKD LINES THAT TELL IT ALL
Here is a graphic account of tbe proposed
fisticuffs between Hon. John L. Sullivan, of
Boston, and that muscular gentleman of
color, Peter Jackson. The account speaks
for itself:
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THOUSANDS TO BE HE RE.
Prospects for a Grnnd access for tbo Sun
day School Convention Next Month Tbe
Preparations for Reception and Care of
Ibe Guests.
The Executive Committee of the Alle
gheny County Sunday School Association
having in charge the preparations lor the
International Convention of Sunday Schools,
to be held in this city, beginning June 24,
met yesterday afternoon in Select Council
chamber, and the reports received indicate
a grand success for the convention.
Secretary "W. F. Maxon has received let
ters from the associations in every Stats in
the Union, and the indications are that the
1,400 delegates comprising the National As
sociation will be present. A large number
of the delegates will be accompanied by
their wives, families and friends, and it
looks as if the number of visitors who will
come to the city during the convention will
run away np into the thousands.
The State Association of North Carolina
yesterday reported that 42 delegates wonld
be sent, ten of whom are colored men,
elected by their white brethren. Louisiana
has also reported 25 delegates with accom
panying friends.
The Chairman of the Kational Convention
has written to the local committee for 1,000
more circulars. These circulars, prepared
by tbe Executive Committee, have a map of
Pittsburg andrAllegheny, showing all the
hotels and points of interest in the two
cities, the other side of tbe sheet containing
the rates of the hotels and principal board
ing houses and rates of fare on the railroads.
A large number of these were sent out, but
the supply has been exhausted.
The committee yesterday decided that 'ISO
seats directly in rear of tne national dele
gates will be reserved in Mechanical Hall
lor the use -of ministers of this county.
Directly in rear of these will be reserved
seats for the delegates to the County Con
vention of this connty, the representation
being based on a ratio of one delegate for
each 100 scholars or fraction of 100.
The Entertainment Committee was
authorized to issue m,eal badges to each dele
gate for entrance to the caie. Persons at
tending the convention who are not dele
gates will be supplied with tbese cafe badges,
good for two meals each day during the four
days' session, at $2. To the delegates
badges will be free.
The committee instructed Controller
Morrow, chairman, to prepare an article for
publication, setting forth the object of the
international meeting, the work it will do,
the benefit it will be to the two cities, and
the necessity of the Sunday schools of the
county coming forward with their subscrip
tions. It is estimated that not less than
$3,500 will be needed, and, while a number
of schools have already responded, a great
many who have not are urged to be prompt,
and to send their subscriptions to Mr. A. A.
Home, o: Home & 'Ward. Every Sunday
school superintendent of the county is also
requested to send his address to Mr. "". E.
Maxon, 62 Fourth avenue, in order that the
Sunday school delegates may get their
tickets. ,
A rOETUNE IN A SATCHEL.
An Absent-JIIuded Physician Leaves It
Under a Car Sent.
Covington, Ga., May 23. A striking
instance of absent-mindedness occurred on
the Covington accommodation train coming
out Irom Atlauta last Saturday evening.
DC Earr, of Decatur, got aboard at Atlanta
with a fish, a box of cigars and a hand
satchel, all of which he deposited under the
seat in front ol him. On arriving at
Decatur he picked up his fish and cigars,
hut forgot the satchel. Having arrived at
home and eaten his supper, he walked out
to a scat on bis veranda to enjoy a smoke.
Then he thought of his satchel left on the
train. It was unlocked and contained $50,
000 in bonds and $5,000 iu currency. It was
on its way to Covington without a claimant
or protector. The doctor hastened to the
telegraph office and wired the agent here to
search the train for it on its arrival here,
which was done, and the satchel found just
where it was leit with all its wealth undis
turbed. Parties who were about the De
catur office while Dr. Earr was waiting a
reply irom the agent here say that great
beads of perspiration came out on his lace.
The satehel, with iu contents undisturbed,
was returned by the next train.
A VALUABLE GIFT
Is Received From Exploror fctanloy bj the
Jlanlmitnn Clab.
New Yor.K, May 23. Henry M. Stan
ley, the African explorer, has presented to
tbe Manhattan Club, of this city, three flags
which were carried at the head of the col
umn of his expedition for the relief ofEmiii
Pasha. They were given to Mr. Stanley
just as he was starting for Africa on his last
trip, and were brought back safely by him
and forwarded to the club by his direction.
The flags were received here yesterday
and will be displayed conspicuously in the
old Stewart mansion when the club moves
into its new home. One of them is the
National ensign and the others are flags of
the New York Yacht Club.
E. JL-B.
Men's Windsor or flowing end scarfs 50c,
all the styles silks, worth 75c.
Booos & Buhl.
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That Warned Ohio Eiver Men of the
Awful Johnstown Fatality.
QUEER STORY TOLD BY A SKIPPER.
Another Similar Boat Seen Ko-wadaj3, hut
It Bears the Name of
PITTSBUEQ, IHSTEAD OP J0HNST0WK
That ancient riverman, Captain George E.
"Wall, of the steamer Bine Jnniata, told ft
weird yarn as he lounged in the wharf
master's office yesterday afternoon.
"Did yon ever hear of the spook boat that
I saw down the Ohio last year?" he asked.
"It was just before the Johnstown flood,and
we were coming up from Cincinnati one
moonlight night. Eight opposite Sewickley
our pilot sighted a big craft bearing down
upon us. We got out of her road
as quickly as possible, and against
the moon I saw her steam past.
Jnst as she got astern a tongue of flame
leaped.through one of her cabin windows.
It was followed by another and another, and
before we conld well realize what was going
on the whole boat seemed to be one mass of
flsme. Then from the doomed vessel came
the most terrible shrieks I ever heard in all
my long life. Yet we conld see no one on
the decks; not a living soul appeared. The
fire wrapped itself about ber funnels and lit
up the whole river. By this angry light we
could discern the name around the stern of
the rapidly departing boat. It read: 'City;
of Johnstown.'
HO CEEW TO BE SEEK.
''Seeing that the distance between us was
increasing every second, I ordered too
Juniata's head to be got round. It seemed
extraordinary tnat tbe Johnstown had no
boats to lower, or no crew to man her
decks. The heartrending cries grew loader,
and the fire rose higher and higher. It
caught tbe flag that floated over the boat,
and in an instant only a standard ot lurid
flime waved in the wind. Then, suddenly,
this floating furnace turned a point, and
when we, with all steam on. and in hot par
suit, followed in the Johnstown's wake, we
could not see even the faintest gleam of
light down the river.
"The blazing steamer bad eitbergonedown
into the river's depth, or else it was a ter
rible phantom sent to warn the river folk of
coming disaster. No corpses were washed
ashore, nor any timbers which conld have
belonged to such a boat. There was no such
steamer known on tbe rivers as the 'City of
Johnstown.' Our story was laughed at and
ridiculed by all. "We were looked on as
liars, though five of 03 could swear to hav
ing seen the fiery boat. Not a week after
ward the Conemaugb flood leaped down
from tbe hills on fated Johnstown, and you
know the sequel of that sad tale.
"Last night I saw the ghost boat once
again. At the very same spot, opposite
Sewickley, it appeared. I was on the
bridge, and recognized the high, narrow
bows and white funnels oi the craft. A
single gieen light burned in the pilot house,
but though I ttrained my eyes to the ut
most, I could not see the shadow of a pilot.
I called out to Mr. Duncan, my clerk, and
he, too, recognized the boat. Then we
hailed her, but no answer came.
SWEPT SILHNTLT PAST.
Tordered the whistle to be blown; she
did not answer, but swerved slightly from
her course, and swent silently by us. As
she did so the same strange flame burst out
along her line of windows, and tbe mad
ringing of a bell, mingled with the groans
and wails of the invisible crew.
"This time we did not follow her, but as
she got her stern toward us Mr. Duncan
caught me by the arm and gave a wild cry,
pointing to the new name which had been
painted there. I felt a sick feeling come
over me as I saw that it was 'City of Johns
town' no longer. Plain to be seen in the
ruddy glare, I read the words 'Pittsburg
City.'"
"As before, the burning boat disappeared
round the wooded bend below Sewickley
and the red light laded out of the sky. We
got into Pittsburg in good time, bat Mr.
Duncan was almost nnconscious during the
rest of our trip. The phantom made a
terrible impression on his mind, and may
drive him into a fever. You see, his wile
and little ones live on Water street, and he
is fnlly convinced that Pittsburg is going to
meet the late of Johnstown."
The old captain himself seemed a good
deal upset by this "Flying Dutchman" of
the Ohio, and no amount of reasoning would
get him to admit that the City of Pittsburg
was a creature of his imagination.
Clerk Duncan, of the Blue Juniata, was
found at his lodgings, on Water street. He
confirmed his captain's statements, and
stated that he would move his family from,
this city at the earliest opportunity.
STARVATION IN UTAH.
Terrible Hardships of a Georgian
Who
Joined the Mormon..
Davisboko, Ga., May 23. Horaca
Greeley's advice, "Go West, young man,"
has proven to be a delusion and a snare to
George B. Hataway, who with his wife and
several children emigrated from Glasscock
county to Utah last year. Tbe sad story of
their sufferings and deprivations was learned
to-day, when an old gentleman whose day3
are well-nigh numbered stepped into the ex
press office and said: "Here is $175. Send
it to my son, George, away out in Colorado.
George's family have nothing to live on out
there, and this money will bring them back.
He is in trouble now.
"Here's a letter from him, and it says the
snow is knee deep on the ground, and that
he had to dig a well for a load ol wood, nnd
couldn't get any more work to do. When
George left me he was religious; now he is a
bad boy, and curses and swears. George
and his folks bave been in waut a long time,
and I have finally borrowed the money to
send lor them. He's my only boy, and I
want him back."
The old gentleman, with his white locks
and palsied hands, took thereceipt, and said
he would come bacK to-meet his boy and
carry him home and try to keep him there.
While it is the same old story of the way
ward boy, yet the good and honest old man
can lay the real cause ot his troubles to
Mormon preachers. The boy was converted
to their religion and followed them, with a
number of others, irom his county to Utah,
last year.
HE WILL FB0BABLY BE LYNCHED.
A Vonnc Sinn Who shot Ills Sweetheart
and Her Mother, Arrested.
NAsnviLLE, May 23. George Dunna
way, tbe somewhat noted murderer, was
captured early this morning at his father's
residei.ee at Murfresboro. The murder oc
curred some 18 months ago, when Dunna
way was in love with his cousin, and when
she refused to marry him he murdered her.
The mother of the girl attempted her rescue,
and the same shotgun used in killing the
girl als did similar work lor the mother.
Tbe father of the murdered girl then in
terfered, and he barely escaped with his
life. Tne murderer then escaped. A dis
patch says the murderer will probably ba
iynched.
Extra Bargains la Capes.
All cloth capes, beaded capos and laea
capes marked away down at Bosenbanm. &
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