THE PITTBBUKG DISPATCH. THUBSBAX JOKE S. 189a
THE NEW PIHSBURG.
Diffenbacher's City Directory for TMb
Tear Will Show an
INCREASED POPULATION OF 8,000.
Tut End and Alleghenj's Outer- Wards
Were the Gainers.
INTERESTING POINTS FEOH THE BOOK
The city directory, to be issued to-morrow,
will show a big increase in population
for Pittuburg and Allegheny, and especial
ly for the former. Within one year nearly
8,000 people have taken residence in the
two cities.
The directory tor 1892 will contain a num
ber of new things or facts. Yesterday
afternoon a Dispatcii reporter found 3. F.
Diffenbacher in his office, on Fourth av
enue. In his nand he held the volume he
and his 100 assistants have 'been working
on for the past several months.
"This," said he, holding the book up,
"I consider the best directory I have ever
issued. I have followed out the style
pretty closely of Jormer books, but I feel
safe in saying there is not a thing that
should be in the volume which is not there.
The boycott the labor organizations placed
on the directory did not hinder me to any
extent The first issue of the book will be
in the hands of the subscribers just two
days later than the scheduled time.
Big locreavn In the Population.
"Among the many things the directory
wl show is the increase iu population of
"Pittsburg and Allegheny. During the past
year Pittsburg has had a steady drain on its
population and it wa thought this year's
directory would show a decrease instead of
an increase. Kensington and "Wilmerding
have taken many people out of Pittsburg.
TValls Station, since it has become the great
transfer station of the Pennsylvania Hail
road, has taken a wonderful amount of
people out ot this city. During the past
year and at the present time, the iron and
steel business has been extremely bad. Then
there were numerous other little
contingencies to combat with, but wi(h all
these odds Pittsburg comes out ot the battle
several thousand souls ahead. The South
side has shown little or no growth. Alle
gheny has been rather active in the outly
ing wards, but East End, Pittsburg, es
pecially, has experienced a flood ot people
into its wards, which has been phenomenal.
They are the kind of people who add to a
city. For the most part they have been
business men and mechanics ot the higher
class. To shon that there has been an in
crease in population, look at the number of
new streets opened in Pittsburg in the past
year.
Wonderful Growth In Plttsbarc.
"In this citv alone there have been over
1,800 new thoroughfares opened to the pub
lic It took a man a whole week of hard
work going through the records in City
Hall to locate and collect the names of the
streets. Three days ere consumed in get
ting them in place on the map, we 'are
putting in the directory this year.
"The Southside is the dead letter of the
two cities as far as the directory is con
cerned. To-day I have been figuring it up
and find that the patronage given the
directory in Birmingham will not pay for
the canvassing of the names. The people
over there seem to be anxious enough to
have their names in the book, but when
the business men are asked to take the vol
ume they to a great extent refuse. The
Southside people do not seem to grasp the
usefulness of the book.
"The Smiths, Joneses and Millers are
holding their own and have a good margin
to spare. The plain Smiths run up to very
nearly 1,100 this year, while there are
numerous Schmids, Schmidts, Schmits,
Schmitts, Smidts, Smits and Smythes.
This is an increase of about
200 Smiths over last year. One finds
the bearer of this name engaged in almost
every walk ot life. From the modest hod
carrier to the bank president and inbusiness
of like responsibility do -ne find the wearers
of this ratner well-known name engaged.
The Millers are of no small number.
Over 1,000 in the Miller Family.
Their grand total hovers very close
about 1,000. The Jones is a name to the
averaee man not thought to be so ex
tremely abundant, but when one engages in
the directory business he chances his mind.
In this volume the Jones familv will show
a total of about 060. In these three names
there have been a marked increase iu each."
The people of Pittsburg seem to take a
great interest in the directory. When the
time comes around for its distribution the
business men, lice a little boy lor long
pants, begins to clamor for his book. All
day yesterday Mr. Diflenbacher was kept
bnsy auswenng messenger boys who were
sent by the most prominent business men
of the two cities for their copies of the di
rectory. Mr. Diflenbacher said this was
always the case. Distribution will be com
menced to-morrow out through the East
End districts, and in a dav or two the down
town merchants and subscribers will get
their copies.
WITNESSES OP A BATTLE.
An American Ship Sees the Dogs of War
Let Loose in Honduras Rebels Take
and Lose a Seaport An American
Schooner Tired Upon.
New York, June 1. The steamship
Miranda, which arrived this morning from
the Spanish main and several West Indian
ports, brought definite news of a revolution
in Honduras. The trouble started at Puer
to Cortez, a trading town on the coast.
When the Miranda was making port her
captain was warned by the American Con
sul that the town was not only full of yel
low fever, but that an insurrection was in
progress against President Leida.
The steamship anchored in the bay off the
Custom House and from there witnessed a
battle. The force of rebels was a small one,
but it was sufficient to take the town. The
rebels set fire to the public buildings, in
cluding the Custom House, which was,
however, saved from destruction by the
leaders of the revolt. After the insurrec
tionists had been in possession of the town
for some hours the Government forces ral
lied aud drove them out. At about this
time the captain of the Miranda thought it
wise to withdraw. When he left port fight
ing was still going on, with the odds in
favor of the Government forces. The reason
for this sudden outbreak is unknown.
Near where the Miranda was anchored
was the American schooner, Fred P.
Mecheca, of New Orleans. A shell from
the sloop carried away a portion of the
schooner's bowsprit, the flying fragments
injuring several seamen. The American
flag was run up on the Mecheca, and the
revolutionists ceased tiring at the vessel.
McKinlej'i Secretary Married.
C. M. Bowsel and wife, of Canton, put np
at the Monongahela House last evening.
He was formerly Private Secretary for
Major McKinley, and is now Executive
Clerk. The young man has just been mar
ried and with his bride is spending the
honeymoon visiting Eastern cities.
Post 3 Contemplates a Trip.
At an adjourned meeting of Post 3, G. A.
E., on Friday night at the post headquar
ters it will be decided whether the organiza
tion will attend the national encampment
at Washington, D. C , in a bodv. The
National Encampment will open Septem
ber 20. Those who attend must pay 52.
DEPEW SAYS A WORD.
The Air Charged With Electricity
That May Cause Friction.
BLAINE GAVE HIM NO NOTICE,
Therefore He Regards the Secretary's
Letter as Official.
TAMSIANI MAT SUPPORT CLEVELAND
Chicago, June 1. Chauncey M. Depew
arrived in this city to-night Speaking of
the possibility of Blaine being r. candi
date Mr. Depew said that Harrison was
almost certain to be the nominee of the
Minneapolis Convention, but in case Blaine
were nominated and refused then Harrison
could not be a candidate for an office de
clined by the chief officer of his Cabinet.
The demoralization of such an event would
spread all over the country and the party
would be defeated before the election began.
"The air," he continued, is surcharged
with an unnecessary electricity caused by
possible friction that may arise at Minne
apolis. The inevitable and irresistible
logio of the situation is the renommation of
Harrison. This convention differs from
any others of the last 25 years in that at all
the others favorite sons have been brought
to the front bv their several States, to be
sacrificial lambs on the altar of the general
result. There has usually been enough of
hem to distract the convention for three or
four days and to render the result somewhat
of a lottery. Now the situation is entirely
changed.
Ail Favorite Sons Are Slaughtered.
"The favorite sons have been remorselessly
slaughtered in their own States. The only
chance to beat Harrison was that the conven
tion should vote for a half dozen or so of
these fovorite sons and so prevent a choice
until his opponents could concentrate on
somebody. But the supreme effort to in
duce Blaine to become a candidate has prac
tically retired everybody but him, and un
less Blaine allows his name to be presented
Harrisjm will be nominated by the poten
tial force both of his record and his friends
and by the default of the defendant,
"It is remarkable that so able so success
ful a combination of political managers as
is against the President should have staked
everything upon an interrogative. If Blaine
is a candidate they have, of course, the po
tential influence of acres t name, great fame,
and universal popularity. If Blaine fails
to say that he is actually in the race they
are like the last of the Csesars in the voca
tive, or like Mahomet c coffin suspended in
the air. Nothing could be more suggestive
of the difficulties of the situation to the op
ponents of General Harrison than the act of
practical politicians like Piatt, Quay, Clark
son and Foraker."
Blaine Gave Him No Notice.
Mr. Depew, by way of enforcing his argu
ment, said Blaine would not be a candidate,
said he (Depew) was a friend of Blaine,
when to be a friend of his meant political
destruction. He was for Blaine against
Grant, Garfield and Hayes. Therefore, if
there had been any intention on the part of
Blaine to become a candidate he was en
titled tp notice, would have received it and
would have gone to Minneapolis to nomi
nate him. Not having received any such
notice, he took Blaine's letter as official.
As to New York Mr. Depew declared
that not one-fourth of the Blaine men
among the delegation would vote for
Blaine unless he wrote a letter withdrawing
his former letter to Mr. Clarkson. General
Harrison was the only man who, as a Re
publican, had carried New York on a State
or national ticket since Garfield. He can
carry it again, though the new election law
eivts some additional advantage to the
Democrats.
""As to the Democrats the masses of the
Sarty want Cle eland and they will ask
'ew York's support. Tammany cares for
nothing but the control of the city of New
York and when it finds that the mass of the
people outside that territory demand Cleve
land it will gravely announce that it has
always been most heartily in lavor of Cleve
land s nomination."
What the Mugwumps May Do.
"In New York State the 10,000 mug
wumps who may be counted upon as pos
sible Democratio .voters and the 10,000 in
tellectual Democrats I give them 10,000 of
that character out of the entire party
these, if Cleveland is not nominated, will
refuse to vote for a machine Democrat.
That bars out almost any man you can
name, with the possible exception of
JPalmer, of Illinois."
"The country will be astounded at the
atmospheric conditions prevalent at the
convention. On next Thursday morning I
will make a speech advocating the nomina
tion of President Harrisen, in the afternoon
join in the general 'hoop la' at the nomi
nation of General Harrison bv acclamation.
On Friday I'll meet you and the members of
the press to give a truthful diagnosis ot the
situation and such an accurate prophecy of
the election road that six months from now,
when I am again in Chicago, you will come
to ask me what present members of Presi
dent Harrison's Cabinet are liable to be re
tained by him during his second term."
WELLINGTON CEIES FOB HELP.
Continuous Bains Threaten to -Add Pesti
lence to the Storm's Fury.
Wellington, Kan., June 1. The com
mittee appointed to procure relief for the
sufferers by the recent tornado to-day
issued an appeal to the people of the United
States. The appeal recites that an unusual
amount of loss has been caused by the
heavy rain storm which has prevailed for
the past three days, which has not only
caused much money to be lost, but tends to
breed sickness and disease.
The people, says the appeal, are met on
every side with want, discouragement and
depression. All that could be done to re
lieve the distress has been done by those
citizens of the town who suffered no loss,
and still the amount of aid yet to be ren
dered is very great.
Resented a Remark About His Sister.
Iiobert Phillips, of the Souihside, was
held for court last evening on a charge of
assault and battery. Phillips was courting
the sister of George B. Eidemuller and
made a remark about her which the Jatter
resented. A fight followed, and Eide
muller claims he was struck on the head
with a beer bottle.
Absence Slakes the Heart Grow Fond.
Absence of all vibration in "The 'Worth"
lolntless spring frame bicycle has made the
hearts of many warm toward the health and
pleasure giving recreation of 'cycling. See
the "Worth" at Hiirv D. Squires', 423 Wood
street, city salesroom of Pittsburg 'Cycle
Company.
The B. & O. It. it. will sell excursion tickets
next unday and continue during the sum
mer months at rate of $1 50 to Wheeling and
return, and $1 to Washington, Pa, and re
turn. Train leaves B. & O. It. K. depot at
8.10 A. H.
Fqn.il to the Emergency.
We have a lovely assortment of thin, light
dresses. Just the thin;; for these hot days.
Parcels & Jokes, 29 Fifth avenue.
The Eighth Wonder of the World
Can now be seen at the city salesroom of the
Pittsburg 'Cycle Company, 423 Wood street.
It is the "Worth" iointlcss soring frame bicycle.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers. Best pill
for biliousness, sick headache, malaria.
A FIGHT AGAINST CONSOLIDATION
Will Be the Featnre of the Reformed
Church's Synod Proceedings.
Asbuby Pabk, N. J., June 1. The
eighty-sixth annual meeting of the General
Synod of the Reformed Church in America
was opened here to-day. The proposed con
solidation of the Beformed Church in Amer
ica and the Reformed Church in the United
States will be acted upon.
The indications at present are that the
Western classes will vote against consolida
tion and will fight hard to keep up a sepa
rate organization.
TWO TEHE0ES IN GTJNS.
The Smaller of the Haskell Mnltlcbarge
Weapons Is Satisfactorily Tested.
Reading, June 1. A model of the Has
kell multicharge gun, which is being built
here, was tested to-day. The gun sent a
shot through ten calibers of thickness of
iron. The projectile had a length of 18
calibers.
Forty tons of forgings have already ar
rived here from Bethlehem, Pa., for the
greater gun, which is being constructed ac
cording to the model tested to-day. The
gun was ordered bv the War Department
under the act of September 22, 1888. It
will be complete in about two months.
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dows and keep cool and com
fortable with the
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special bargains displayed this week. We have the finest assortment of
BLACK DRESS GOODS at the price that has ever been exhibited in
any city.
OUR CHALLIES AT 12 1-2c
Are truly artistic They were made to sell at 25c, and there will be noth
ing offered this season again like them at the price.
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At 20 Cents,
This represents our recent great purchase from a stranded importer.
Spot cash bought the goods at about 50c on the dollar.
A BARGAIN FEAST
ARE OUR
INDIA SILKS
At 31c, 35c and 50c.
All who contemplate buying an India should see the saving in
this stock.
A REMARKABLE REDUCTION .
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Embroideries and Laces.
45-INCH GOODS AT 35c, 50c AND $1.00 A YARD.
Just Half Previous Prices.
STOCKINETTE JACKETS
Were $7.50 and $8.50 Each, Now Only $3.25 and $5.
Ladies who need pure wool, cool garments should take notice. We
guarantee to have all the above bargains and we invite you to see them and
compare quality and prices elsewhere.
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Following you have a partial list of our bargains:
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1 5-Foot Oak Board - - 140 105
1 6-Foot English Oak Board - 165 120
1 5 -Foot Antique Oak - 80 ' 60
1 5 -Foot Antique Oak - no 85
1 4-Foot Antique Oak - 30 22
1 $y2 -Foot Mahogany - -120 93
1 Mahogany Suite
1 Maple Suite
1 Mahogany Suite
1 White Mahogany Suite
3 White Maple Suites
4 Antique Oak Suites
4 Antique Oak Suites
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95 $ 70
140 105
125 98
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35 27
45 36
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