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E0BBEEY EXTBAOBDIHABY. ttc feat of a bank robber, in walking into the President' office of a Denver bank, and forcing that dignified official by the persua sive means of a revolver to sign a check for $21,000, and order it paid without kicking up a row, is the latest feature in criminal sensations. The success of such bold robbery is calcu lated to raise doubts whether the laws are adequate to protect the public. That doubt is strengthened by contemplating the less bold but more wholesale swindles committed by means of bogus mining stocks, as well as other forms of fictitious .securities, with which Denver like other cities is not wholly unfamiliar. It is certain that the laws cannot protect people, unless they will do something to protect themselves. The public who submit to one kind of robbery are as much to blame for it as the banker who has not pluck enough to make a fight against the other kind, is for the success of that remarkable feat yesterday. PAYNE'S POWEBS OP SPEECH. It will certainly be a great satisfaction to the public to observe that the affection of the vocal organs which has kept Senator Payne silent in the Senate during five years of his term has been sufficiently healed to permit him to make a speech. During all this time, in the presence of the grave charge that his seat was purchased, Senator Payne has not had the strength of voice necessary to enunciate the four words: "I demand an investigation;" but when Mr. Halstead's nomination comes up he is able to make a speech. The matter of the speech is of in terest He would like to send Mr. Halstead to Siberia, if he could; but, as be cannot, he desperately opposes sending him to Berlin. This is an interesting view of the way in which perniciously outspoken newspaper men would be suppressed under the rule of the powers represented by Senator Payne. Unpleasant references to monopolies and bribery would doubtless be made quite in frequent if the Payne idea of statesmanship should triumph. WUL IT BE EHFOECED 1 It is rather surprising to find our brilliant cotemporary, the New Tork San, in a vig orous article touching on the enforcement of the inter-State commerce law, making the following declaration: The Grand Trunk Is still setting the bulk of the east-hound tonnage out of Chicago, but as It lies entirely beyond oar borders and control, and is deaf to the inter-State commerce law as well as to the sentiment of fair play, there Is no way to reach it, except by an act of Congress, which will shut all Canadian lines entirely out of onr inter-State transit trade, just as foreign ships are sbutnont of our coasting trade. This is all the more surprising because the -Sun, a few days earlier, pointed out that this road is subject to the law on the busi ness that it does in this country, and called for its enforcement In the former position the Sun was exactly right. It is impossi ble for the Canadian roads to transport Chi cago freight without agencies and depots in the United States. The agents are un doubtedly subject to the penalties for any violations of the law they may commit; and it will be much better to enforce it against them than to close 30 per cent of the railway outlets from the Northwest But the law should not be enforced against the Canadian roads alone. A very good way of turning over a new leaf and showing that it is to be enforced against all violators would "be to commence with those eminent railway officials of the Northwest who, under cover of a pretended agreement to observe the law, have been really viola ting it by "a private" pooling arrangement TEE C0EE WOBEEBS' WAGES. The report that the organization of the Miners' Progressive Union in the coke regions has gone to pieces is probably an cx-parle statement; but it is certain that the union has tailed of the main purpose for which it was organized, namely, that of establishing a union of the rival organiza tions which had already been working against each other. The onion is still con fronted by the K. of L. workers, and the consequence is that theunited action among the coke workers, which is the first requisite to obtain fair wages,seems likely to be lack ing. The question of wages will be brought up next week by the expiration of the Prick scale and the failure of the other works to establish wages equaLtoit The coke trade ought to pay the wages fixed by the expiring scale; but it would not be strange if the jealousies of the labor organizations were utilized by the operators to bring about a reduction. Perhaps this is necessary to teach the rival organizations that the in terests of the workingmen and not the supremacy of any particular organization should be their primary object THAT MEAT QUESTION. Two points on the much-agitated meat and dressed beef question are new and cogent The first if presented by the opin ion, of the Solicitor General of New Mexico, on the bill excluding meat killed outside of the State. He says: "I have no hesitation in saying that such al.wis unconstitutional. It is a bad exhibition of States rights." This merely puts in authoritative form what The Dispatch has frequently urged, that the idea of a State's accomplishing by in direction what. It is directly forbidden to do by the Constitution, is absurd. The other point is furnished by a Chicago live stock firm, which attempts to explain the remarkably low price of cattle by the fact that-in the last 17 years, the production of cattle, as measured by the shipments to market, has Increased fivefold while the pop ulation of the United States has only in creased one-half. Thli isall very- well as regards one aide) of the problem; but it wholly fails to give an answer to the querr why when the price of beef on the hoof has decreased from one-half to two-thirds there has not been a commensurate decline in the price of meat One part of thepublio may object to the low price of cattle; but the point that the whole public wish explained is the enlargement of the share of the pro ceeds, appropriated by those who take the beef product from the consume? to the pro ducer. This is a matter which it devolves equally upon the local butchers and dressed beet interest to explain. Bo far there has been no explanation except on the theory of a combine to keep up prices in both branches of the meat trade. THE SENATORS' .EBB0B. The action of the Senate pa the Halstead nomination and the influences which forced the withdrawal or Mr. Schuyler's name are alike the manifestation of an Idea that has long been dominant in the executive ses sions of that body. That idea is practically expressed by the Senators to the effect that their personal grudges and personal interests are the in terest of the whole country. That was the basis of the Conkling-Platt fight, and has been the basis of every Senatorial squabble over the spoils ever since. It is getting to be time for the Senators to understand that they are placed in high position to act for their whole country and not to magnify themselves. Whether they taboo a man tor outspoken language in de manding the investigation of notorious cor ruption, or whether they otherwise serve the interest of the corporations, the need of the lesson is apparent The Senators should learn that their own personality is separate from ,tbo Senate it self. The lack of this distinctjjnn may gen crate a public contempt for hat lofty body. THE OTHEBSIDE. The approach of the time when the defense is to present its case to the Parnell Commis sion reveals the possibility that the drag-net which the Timet' lawyers cast into the entire sea of Irish disorders may be turned to the advantage of the Irish cause as completely as was the Pigott jSasco. The main question at issuewas settled in favor of Mr. Parnell when the evidence pro duced by the Times itself exposed the forgery of the letters which were used to backup the charges of "Parnellism and Crime." As if conscious of their weakness at this point, the counsel for the Timet tried to use the com mission for the creation of public sentiment against the Irish by a dreary array of agra rian disorders. After spending some months in that way, they approached their case against Mr. Parnell individually, and it crumbled to pieces at the first touch. In addition to this disaster by the Tories it now begins to appear that their astute counsel did not recognize the retort which their array of evidence made possible. By dragging in the whole subject of boycotting, the "plan of campaign" and moonlighting, they make it pertinent for Mr. Parnell'a counsel to reply with showing the provoca tions that produced these disorders. This opens up the "whole subject of rack-renting, evictions, arrests for using the right of free speech, and convictions on the testimony of paid informers. By the time that these points are brought out fully, a large part of the present year may be consumed, but the Times' evidence referring to disorders may be turned into as much of a boomerang as that which produced Mr. Pigott to expose his-own forgeries. Thus the scheme which was intended to ruin the Irish cause, bids fair to prove of the greatest use to it, and ruin, instead, the party in whose interest the Attack was con cocted. THE LAB0BS OF LICENSE. Judge White's announcement that he pro poses to take two or three days' rest before he proceeds with the hearing of applications for license ought to surprise no one. The extent and monotonous similarity of the applications already heard are enough to appall any one. Under any circumstances, the proceedings of the License Court under the provisions of the Brooks' law must nec essarily involve a great deal of exacting labor for the Judge upon the bench. Judge White has chosen to add considerably to his judicial task in this instance by making the investigation of the character of appli cants very searching and thorough. There can be no doubt that those who ob tain licenses this year will be as nearly. ideal liquor dealers as can be found in this county, ideal,that is,according to the stand ard bf Judge White. This result will not have been obtained without a really gigantic expenditure of energy and attention on the part of the Court and the counsel for the anti-license party. Probably there never has been a more distressing exhibition of the lower side of human 'nature in Pitts burg than the daily inquisition of the Li cense Court has revealed. GIVE THEM A CAGE. At last the New Tork Legislature has found a task to its 'liking. Naturally the poor, honest, hardworking legislators of the Empire State are tired of investigating their own committees appointed to investigate jobbery, bribery and malfeasance of every sort in which the Speaker and many of the members have been allegedly involved. Stirring up the mud is not a grateful busi ness anyhow, especially when the mud may smother you. Somebody in the New York Senate found out that the Centennial Committee, which has charge of the approaching celebration in New York City, contemplated giving the members of the Legislature a part of a stand, to which the general public would be also admitted at two dollars a head. The legislators, that is, were to see iheprocession In company with as many of the common herd as had two dollars to spare. What a frightful insult to the legislative dignity this was deemed may be judged from the fact that a bill was at once passed in the Senate providing for the'building of a suit able stand for the Senators, and that the House has under consideration another bill to the same effect and will talk of nothing else. It is entirely proper to put the New York Legislature in a cage by itself. Should the stand disappear during the celebration it will sbe perceived at once that the paper ceiling gang has walked off with it The French plan of prosecuting pernic iously active political opponents is a policy tbat does not suit a republic. The proposi tion to extend it to Boulanger is especially designed to give the sham dictator the pres tige of martyrdom. Anyoite -who reads the columns of our esteemed Chicago co temporaries at present will have no" difficulty lajjpercelvjBg that they are in the throes of a tannic! pal election. The '.Democratic papers are. filling ' their columns with demonstrations that the He publican candidate for Mayor has Served the interests of Yerkes and the corporations; and the Republican papers are proving that the Democratie,candidate was a tool of Yer kes and the corporations. Which seems to make it plain that both candidates are un worthy the public suffrages or that the Chi cago newspapers are pretty far gone, with an epidemic Ot partisanship. Something new always steps in to pre vent that bright dream ot dollar oil becom ing a reality. This time a couple of large sized bears in the Washington field furnish the adverse influence. Next time, what will it be? "President Haebisos- is the only liv ing ruler who can gather at his table four generations, in the direct line from Great Grandfather Scott to the little Bussell Har rison baby," remarks the New York Herald. What! Is it possible that the Herald can, display such ignorance of the royal families of Germany and Great Britain. This de parture from its rule of using the Court Guide as an encyclopedia, warrants the proprietor of the Herald in making his of fice boy and editor change places once more. Senatob Bebtie Adams, as, Minister to Brazil, will be taken by the mass of the Pennsylvanians as the earnest of things hoped for, and the substance of things not seen that is not yet seen by the majority of them. ' Impboyement3 don't count on Irish farms when the landlords resort to eviction. Twelve houses hat had been occupied by evicted tenants were yesterday set on fire by tha evictofs. Considering that in all these cases, doubtless, the tenants or their fathers had built these houses at their own expense, and that every stone in them rep resented not only their labor but tender associations, it is not much wonder that the willful waste of such landlordism arouses a bitterness of feeling which cornea, to stay. The Bouthern Pacific Bailroad is going to add a trifle of $50,000,000 to its capital stock. And Senator Stewart would have the country believe that water is a scarce article on the line of that road I MABCHis not going out exactly like a lion, but rather more as a real estate bull. The way It tossed around the dust in Pitts burg yesterday was a caution. All the mud contributed from the country roads' through the winter was, in pulverized form, flying visibly in the air; and the damage done to goods on display in the stores can count up as another item in the long list of good economic arguments for macadamized highways for the husbandman and market gardener. V The "ice famine" talk is an interesting subject of speculation to householders. The lordly Ice wagon man will rule the roost this year, if he knows himself. The fact that there are three millions more women than men in England makes it seem vfery remarkable to the New York Sun that Englishmen keep on coming to this country for wives. Put that is easily ex plained. The Englishmen do not care for the millions of unmarried English women so much as for the millions possessed by American heiresses. Mb. Shspabd continues to furnish the texts for this administration; but the other editors will do the expounding as foreign ministers. Boodles McGabiqle, formerly of Chicago, is negotiating to go back to that city and expresses a hope that the authorities will "see things in their proper light" and do what is "just" This is rather indiscreet, to say the least, on Mr. McGarigle's part If the authorities do what Is just, who of his class will escape the penitentiary. Mabch's closing leonine effort does not go deeper than the skin. The roar is a very mild one. Consul Gexebai, New's description of his position, as "a place without any frills but with much swag," is graphic; but is hardly wise. So truthful and appropri ate an adaptation ot the burglars' vocabulary to the spoils of politics should be avoided by the advocates of the system. PEE805AL FACTS AND FANCIES. IbvingVj profit out of "Macbeth" Is reckoned at 500 a week. At Lord Londonderry's sale of pedigree Clydesdales, Shetland ponies, and trained cobs and ponies, from his celebrated stud at Sea ham, a pony only 37 Inches in height realized 41 guineas. Senator Sherman expects to start for Europe about May 1, to remain three or four months. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Sherman. Their first .stay will be in Paris, to visit the Exposition. It is stated that Pigott, the notorious Times witness, purchased with a portion of the money procured by the .sale of the forged let ters two tricycles for his two boys, who are in Clongowes Wood College, giving 30 each for the machines. A hovel sort of beauty show is about to take place at Vienna. The beauties on view are to be gentlemen, and their claims are to be decided upon by lady judges. There are prizes for the handsomest man and for the finest mustache. There is actually to be a special prize for the most imposing bald bead. Gekeeax Bottlaxgbb was presented, the other day, with a "sword of honor" by his ad mirers at Bonlogne-sur-Selne. M. Millevoye, who acted as spokesman in the deputation, told the General that he had never used the 'Sword wrenched from his grasp by the Parlia mentarians except In the defence of the Re public and France, and added: "Now it is not only on behalf ot the army that you are en titled to speak, but in the name of the whole nation. ifou are the elect of the people and you remain the hope of all French hearts." FISHING. IN FLORIDA. Mr. Cleveland and III Frlcnr'a Enjoying Tfaeiusclrea on Indian Ulvcr. Special Telegram to The Dispatch. Jacksonville, March 29. The expected visit of ex-President Cleveland and party here is still very indefinite, as Mr. Cleveland is the guest of Mr. H. B. Plant teels in honor bonnd to adhere to the programme of that gen tleman, and consequently cannot say what his future movements in Florida will be. They are to-davon Indian river, the ex-President taking In the famous fishing grounds off Jupi ter inlet Jacksonville has done all that is necessary to have Mr. Cleveland and party stop here, and consequently will do nothing more until moro definite information can be bad from the dis tinguished party. The Only Chinese Lawyer In New York. Nbw York, March 29. Hong Yen Chang, the only Chinese lawyer in the state, pleaded bis first case in a Brooklyn court to-day. Ue appeared in bebalf of two New York China men who bad loaned $808 61 to a Brooklyn Chinaman, who keeps a Mongolian restaurant at No. 363 DeKalb avenue. -The delinquent debtor did not appear in court and Hong Yen Chang, who was dressed In Caucasian clothing ot fashionable cut and spoke English excel lently, got Judgment for the foil amount claimed with costs. Legitime "Wonts No Uippplyte Money, Washington March 21. Legitime' Gov. efnmeatfeasiaotracted foreign Governments, thrnugltthelr'representaHves at HaytL that It protests ffcalnst the Issue of mosey by tbeHIp polyte faction, ana will not in any way recog nize IHO 193UB. THE TOPICAL TALKER. Tho Fate of a Cockroach BoraeNotevvorlhy Pictures After Kntn A Canine Treasure, In the copy of that light and frolicsome mag azine, The Forum, which reached this office this month, between pageTHl 2 was discov ered the pallid and flattened corpse of a New York cockroach, There was" a look of recogni tion upon the poor creature's attenuated face, as If it bad felt half happy that snch a death hid overtaken It. Died)n the pursuit of learn lag as It were; on one side the- last-page of an article on "The fithlcs'of Art," on' the other the first page of Judge Tourgee's question, "Shall Whito Minorities BuleT" A dreadful place to die. indeed. Bat it is not given to all readers of The Forum to die at the end of the second article; out of eleven. Bo the poor cock roach has something to be thankful for. If. BLWtAX has a little collection of some what noteworthy pictures at the Gillespie gal-' lery. Some of them are merely valuable be cause of the artists' names they bear, but a few are really gratifying to the eye. For instance, there is a little bit ot landscape rtn early sum mer, with a very commonplace coir near at hand, and some other cows suggested merely In the shadow of distant woods, for life. It has the slumberous atmosphere of a pasturage in July, all the same, and In a city house would be as refreshing as a breath from the scented meadows and cool copses of some restful valley. ItisbyTroyou, A benchf ul of chubby German children, im mersed in a simple game, by Kleehas, shows fonr or five charming studies of expression In tots of 5 or 6 years old. Another remarkable picture Is from the brush of Bcger, also of Munich an interior dark and rather painfully devoid ot life in any form, but revealing In the carved wooden panels of walls and ceiling an immensely-clever treatment of difficult details in color and perspective. The cunningly contrived contrast ot greens and grays in J. G. Vlbert's picture of two Ted coated schoolboys for a lunch basket on the turf in the shadow of the French monastic school. Is not its only charm. It has some vigorous drawing In It. Three or four other pictures repay the visitor. Bntthe little piece of dabby mist which is valued at a couple of thousand dollars because Corot forgot to leave his name off it, and the rather less dismal pic ture undoubtedly painted by Diaz it was once in Mrs. Gray Griswold's collection are apt to pain those who ask for some beauty in a pic-tare. . AFTXn BAIXI -There'll be song and sheen enough At the coming of the ralU; When the touch or winter rough falls no more on hill and plain. And the robins, how they'll sing I And the trees, how they'll fling Their leafy thanks to heaven. Alter mini There'll be Uwns otlusclous green, At the coming of the rain ; And the croons will be seen " Flashing out Its torch again. 'Neath the cares the sparrows titter. Mating swallows soar and twitter, After rain I Smiles that follow tears are sweetest, go's the sunshine alter rain. And thou angry storm that beatest Now in fury 'gainst the pane, Weeping out tny windy sorrow. Tell' st me of a bright to-morrow, After rain I A small dog ot the doormat kind, with hair like long petticoats concealing his feet, trotted along behind a stylish looking woman who was evidently shopping on Penn avenue yesterday. In this amiable little animal's mouth was a long leather purse with clasp 'of silver about a yard long, in the fashion that was so popular awhile ago. The dog evidently was accus tomed to carry the money bag of bis fair mis tress. As far as accessibility the purse was much better placed in the dog's mouth than in the lady's pocket It was strange to see how sedul ously the dog followed his mistress' heesl, neither looking to-1 the right nor to the left, overlooking all points of canine interest, and avoiding all intercourse with other dogs. SHE MAEEIED A MILLIONAIRE. Mrs. McCorab, Whose BnngbterajIIIoved in High Society. Sued for DJvorcc. Wilmington, Del., "March 79. James C. McComb, the millionaire, has applied for a divorce from his wife on the grounds of violating her marriage vows and of incompatibility of temper. The plaintiff is the son of the .lata Henry 8. McComb, the railway magnate, who was the partner of the late Commodore Vanderbllt in many railroad transactions. He inherited a million dollars upon the death of bis father, since wbicn time he has lived on bis farm, just above this city, where he laid out a half-mile track for his fast trotting horses. McComb is a handsome man about 33 years of age. Heconld never be Induced to settle down to business, and was an active fireman, responding to every alarm. During the reck less days of his youth be paid court to his pres ent wife, a daughter of an ex-policeman named Wlngate. Mrs. McComb had neither education, wit nor beauty, and is now quite deaf. His family made every effort to break off the match. The couple were married about 20 years ago. Three children were born to them, and until recently their married life, to all appearances, was perfectly happy. The McCombs move In the highest social circles here. One daughter, Nellie, married young Lawyer Bangs, of New York, and an other married into an aristocratic Baltimore family. The McComb girls are on visiting terms with the Asters and Vanderbllts, and their faces are occasionally seen at the Patri arch and other fashionable balls. Wrestling With a Difficult Problem. From the Oil City Derrick. 1 The Pennsylvania Legislature is engaged in solving a most intricate and delicate problem. They set about yesterday to define what con stitutes a tramp and provide a penalty there for. Star-eyed Science has usually been ready to investigate, define andxlasslfy things, but we observe that sbe has always steered clear ot the tramp. This teaches us that the Pennsyl vania Legislature will tackle even that which Science and other folks are afraid of. Office Seekers' Hopes and Fears. From the New York Herald. 1 "Washington laundries are said to furnish the best index of office seekers' hopes and fears. In February of Preslrtental years they keep open night and day, but by April the force is cut down one-half bf deference to shattered hopes and depleted pocketbooks. There's No Danger. From the New York Trees.: So a couple ot mysterious society men at Washington are to fight a duel with rapiers, in the use of which both parties are said to be expert." That's all right. When those inex pert fellows try such workthey sometimes cut each other. Pigs In Clover, Indeed. From the Norrtstown Herald. A traveler who saw two young men occupy ing four seats in a passenger car said the spec tacle strongly reminded him qf the new puzzle which is just now all the, rage. The new puzzle aforesaid is called "pigs in clover." Distilled Pplr(ts Production Growing. Washington, March 29, The total pro duction ot distilled spirits In the United States from July 1,1838, to January 31, 1889, was 42. 739,336 taxable gallons, being the largest pro duction for a similar period In any year since 1883. IF I HAD THE TIME. If I had the time to find a place And sit me down full face to face Vltb my netter self, that stands no show In my dally life that rashes so: It might be then Lwould see my soul Was stumbling still toward the shining goal I might be nerved by the thought sublime, If I had the time 1 If I had the time to let my heart Speak ont and take In my life a part. To look about and to stretch a hand To a comrade quartered In no-luck land: AD. God! Ifl might butjustslt still And hear the note of the whip-poor-will, . I think that mv wish. with God's would rhyme Hlhad the time! If I had the time to learn from you How much for comfort my word could do; And 1 told you.then ofioy,s.adden will To kiss your feet when 1 did you 111 If the tears aback of the bravado - ' ' Could force their way and let youknow Brotherathe souls oftisalfwould chime, t -v- , UwshadtiietlmaJ WILD OAT AS A WEAPON. A Boston Man Tarns One Loose to Fight an Officer. Special Telegram, to The Dispatch. Boston, March 29.-a. wildcat, a revolver, an infuriated man, an attachment for 1360 and a frightened keeper are the principal figures in the events leading up ta the total wreckage of a South End saloon and the flight of its proprietor. The attachment came first and was placed upon the saloon for an un paid liquor bill. The keeper foreclosed to preserve the attachment, bnt the proprietor, J H. Buckley, decidedly objected. In fact, be became so exceeding wroth as to let loose a wild cat which he kept in a cage in the rear room for the amusement of customers. When the cat landed on the bar with a blood-curdling bowl, the keeper bolted, while the cat leaped to the shelves around the walls and for a while made, things exceedingly lively. Then the revolver took its turn in the. hands of Mr. Buckley, and after about two dozen ronnds brought down the cat with a bul let in its brain. This was Thursday nlgnc Buckley held the fort alone until this morning, barring his doors when the keeper appeared with reinforcements. Seeing that they were bound to force their waym, Buckley took an ax and In a few mo ments had smashed the mirrors and remaining bottles left by the cat, chopped the bar almost into kindling wood, and staved in the beads of the whisky casks. Then he escapedthroogh a rear window and the keepers took possession of what was left. PAID $300 FOB A BEICK. A Poor Gnlde Cleverly Victimized bv a New Tork Sharper. Special Telegram to The Dispatch. Saratoga, March 29. Some time ago War ren Morehouse, an Adirondack guide, living at Upper Gay, bought a lottery ticket, and soon after the date ot the drawing be received a cir cular from New York informing him that he had drawn 310,000, but that be must pay tSOO to entitle him to receive the prize. With the aid of Mrs. B, M. Neal, a relative, who mortgaged her property for the purpose under a'n agree ment that she would share equally In the $10,000 worth of good luck, the $300 was raised, and Morehouse, according to previous arrange ment, met the "agent" of tbe lottery company in New York. After having been required to sign several papers and pay over his 5300. tbe tempting prize of $10,000 was counted out to him in crisp new bills, but on being cautioned by the agent that it would be dangerous' for him to carry such a large amount of money upon bis person, Morebonse was induced to have it sent to his address by express. Tbe tdonev was thereupon placed in a box, plainly marked and strongly tied. The '-agent" took a receipt, and went with Morehouse to the express office. The happy man thereupon went as fast as railroad trains could carry him to his home, but when the express package was opened it contained only a orick carefully wrapped in paper. WHEKB THE MONEY. G0E8. Tbe Expense of Banning This Government for the Past Five Years. Washington. March 29. The clerks ot the appropriations committees of the two Houses who are required, by law, to prepare state ments of appropriations made at each session have completed that duty, and have also com piled a statement showing the appropriations for the fiscal years, from 1875 to 1800 inclusive. This table shows a constantly but not regularly increasing total of appropriations. The ap propriations for the year ending Jnne 30, 1890, are as follows: Agricultural, $1,869,770; army, $24,400,116; diplomatic and consular, $1,980,023; District of Columbia, $5,637,408; fortifications, $1,233,694; Indian. $8,035,725: legislative and judicial, $20, 840.536; military, $902,767: navy, $2f,692.510; pen sion, $81,758,200; postofflce. $66,605,344: sundry civil, $25,277,312: deficiencies, $16,423860; mis cellaneous, $10,153,980; permanent appropria tions, $198,691,656. Total, $485,282,331. The total appropriations made by each of tbe several Congresses since 1878 are as follows: Fortv-thlrd, $849,791991: Forty-fourth, $694,643, 272: Forty-nftb, $703,005,963: Forty-slxtb. $727, C96.603; Forty-teventh, $777.695,9l8;Forty-elgbtb, $655,269,402; Forty-ninth, $7ua243,5H; Fiftieth, $817,878,075. HEATI BREAD WAS TOO MUCH. It Drove Ernest Bocthlg to Commit Suicide From Fear of Iadlgentlon. Philadelphia, March 29. Death was preferable to indigestion to Ernest Boetblg, who was found dead in bed at his home. No. 528 McHwaln street, yesterday, with a bullet in bis head. In one of his pockets was found this letter, written in German: My Dear Wife I forgive all; I have noth ing to live for. All goes to my boy Karl. The last Dread you made was very heavy. Boethig and his wife did not live very happi ly together, as the letter shows, and on the 19th instant they quarreled and the husband threw a flatiron at his wife. He then gave her a $20 gold piece and drove her from his house. Spe cial Officers Slater and Keegan broke into the house yesterday afternoon and found Boetbig'a body in bed propped up with pillows and in his lap lay a large revolver. Beside the body was a picture of Boethig and his wife as they ap peared on theirwedding day. The remnants of a meal were on the kitchen table, and conspic uous among the articles barely touched was some home-made bread, evidently part of the batch referred to in Boethig's last letter,- He had eaten of it, though it killed hint. SHE WILL DRITE THE COLTS. Mrs. Cleveland to Hold the Reins Over the Famous GrnntTeam. Philadelphia, March 29. The two snperb colts formerly owned by General Grant, which were presented to George W. Cbllds by Mrs. Grant soon after her husband's death, will be dtiven together for the first time by Mrs. Frances Cleveland. Some days ago Mr.Childs, knowing of tho' ex-President's wife's great fond ness for horses, invited her to come to "Wool ton" to drive the pair for tho first time togeth er, and Mrs. Cleveland immediately accepted. Mr. Childs said yesterday: "Just exactly when she will come I cannot say, but it will Erobably be within two weeks. The colts have ad excellent care for almost two years at 'Wootton,' and, while they have been broken, they have never been driven together." This Body of Oars. Joe Howard In the New York Press.: A dead sheep is worth so much a pound for food. A dead horse has hoofs for glne and hide for tanning. A dead cat has intestines, which, being dried and put in place, and swept by the bow of experience, give forth sweet songs, melodious and harmonious. But a dead man, what is he? He is simply tbe remains, the refuse, to be gotten rid of, as soon as de cency will permit and custom ordains. Tbe Price of Ice. From tbe Boston Eerald.l The Maine Ice harvest is hardly up to tbe average, but, with the old ice left over from last year, there doesn't appear to be any occa sion for apprehension of an ice famine this summer. All the same, we bear that the ice dealers propose to advance their prices con siderably beyond those of last year. It is a pretty cold summer when the ice dealers get left. Following; Mexico's Example. From the New York Herald. A wag once remarked that there are 25 more holidays in Mexico than there are days in the year, That bill In the Illinois Legislature to. make Ground Hog Day a bollday'appears to be in the line of emulating our sister Republic. CAUGHT ON THE GRIP LINE. The love of money, we all must admit, Is an evil growing large, And those who don't believe it now Will all some day be charged With thinking too mnch of the dollar, And they'll And It rather rough When good Bt. Peter won't let them In, , Because they loved the stud. Miss VASSAB-Oh, Mr. Yale, won't you please sing one of your good old college songs? Mr.Yale-Yhy. certainly; what shall it beJ MlsS Vassar-Blng "there Is a Tavern In the Town'" Mr. Yale-I can't do it. Miss Vassar. That one is knocked out; It didn't get a license. Wheke are you going my ancient maldf "To tbe Court House, sir," she said. And why are you going there, my dear? "TgseelfJudge White will let me sell beer. " Mb. Gallt Mr. Taylormade, is my suit doner st Mr. Taylormade Yes, sir. Mr. G. Well, this is the first time you ever fin ished a suit for me on time. Please box it up, and 1 will take It with me. Mr. T;-Mr. daily, that suit don't leave this es-r tsbusnmeot untu you pay tor iu i u 'enough trouble with you.', ' Vr. (l.'-'ThitlM't'nntte fair. Mr. Tavloratae7 You finished on time, and I think Ishbold be allowed to-pay for It on time. , ' 0.8.0.! v GLEAHED IN GREAT GOTHAM. Tta Latest Mnslcul Prodigy. fHXW TOUT BUBXAU srXCIAXS.J NSW Yobsv March 29. Another musical phenomenon has made bis first bow before the public He Is but 11, years old, and the con noisseurs composing the audience that listened ta'hli piano playing last night think that his skill Is marvelous in one so young. As his name, F. Bnrgemelstcr, indicates, na Is a little German, but his musical education has been received In this country He began practicing at tbe age of T, and not long after became a pu pil of Dr. EberhardV Musical ConservatoTr. r He raids any kind of mnslo as most people read ordinary print, and once read, tbe most intricate score has become bis own. Ho Swears for Swearing Falsely. Conviction of so comparatively trivial amis! demeanor as getting drunk renders a person ineligible. for admission into the police force of this dtr. ''Frederick Conklin, who had been twice convicted of offenses which consigned, bim to prison for long periods, swore when ap plying tor admission that he bad never been convicted of even a misdemeanor. His appli cation was successful and he became a police man. He had not been ooe long when be ran against a colleague, who bad him arrested for one of the offenses for which he bad served. His recognition was followed by bis' Immediate dismissal from the force, and to-day he was Sentenced to ten years in State prison for bis perjury. Original Bidder Not Cat Oat. When tbe L. M. Bates Drygoods Company failed, seVeral months ago, a receiver was ap pointed to wind up tbe business and sell the stock on hand. Bj direction of the Supreme Court, sealed tenders were advertised for the suck in a lump. B. H.White & Co.. ot Boston, and James A. Heam & Son, of this city, sent in bids in compliance with the terms ot the ad vertisement, but tbe time bad expired when the bid of Jordan, Marsh & Co., of Boston, which was $13,000 over that of Hearn & Son, the higher of the two previous bidden, was re ceived. The receiver, nevertheless, accepted It, subject to confirmation of the Supreme Court. Tbe Court has decided that Hearn A Son were the legal purchasers at the amount of tnelr original bid, so they take the cake. Young Clothesline Thleres Captured Persons living on the east side ot Central Park, about half-way between Yorkvllle and Harlem, bave been losing tbe clothes which wera hung on their roofs to dry every Monday for several months past. Detectives searched for the thieves in vain for many weary weeks, but at last they arrested one who "peached" on the rest, and in that way three more were secured. The clothesline plunderers proved to be boys of 10 and 11 years old, who live In the neighborhood. The things they stole tbey pawned, and then destroyed the tickets. Tho detectives have received some of the stolen linen. The boys are locked up, pending exam ination. A Fat Freak Fined for n Spree. FJl en Gerrard, a 400-pound fat freak, who has been on exhibition as different museums bere and elsewhere, was arraigned in the Jefferson Market Police Court to-day for being drunk. She was collared in tbe street last night, while yelling at the top of her lungs. It took two men to escort her to the lockup. She was lined f 10 by Judge Duffy. One Way of Exciting Prejudice. Lawyer Ambrose H. Purdy, counsel for Krollsoh, the boy accused of murdering Drag Clerk Wechsuug with a hatchet, wrote to Su perintendent Murray to-day that there is ex hibited in Doris' Museum, on Eighth avenue, an alleged reproduction of tbe murder In wax, with a dummy representing Krnlisch wielding the ax. Mr. Purdy said he thought this was calculated to create a public' prejudice against his client. The Superintendent sent his letter to Mr. Doris. It had not arrived in tbe even ing. Mr. Doris said her would remove the wax figure if the Superintendent wanted him to. THAT CENTENNIAL QUADRILLE. Sirs. Angel), orFoxbury, P.. Should be In vited to Participate. NEW Yobk, March 29. A lady living at Fox bury, Pa., is probably better entitled to a place in tbe opening quadrille at the Washington Centennial ball than any lady yet named. If the committee really desires to assign these places with reference to the dancer's ancestors. The lady is Mrs. Edmund A. Angell, tho wife of a clergyman at Foxburv, and tbe is the great granddaughter of Mary Ball, who not only opened the Inauguration ball, dancing with Washingtonacentury ago, butwas General Washington's cousin also. Mr. Angell, writing to a New York friend, thus outlines the genea logical situation. General Washington's mother was Mary Ball and sbe married Augustln Washington In March. 1730. Her brother was Colonel Joseph Ball, and bis daughter Mary, named after Washington's lngton, at the inauguration ball in New York In 1789. Four years later Mary Ball married Colonel Alexander Dalrymple Orr, then a member of Congress from Kentuckv. Tbey had six children. Tbe eldest or thorn, Mary Ball Orr, married John Calhoun Andrews In 1819, and John, the eldest son of tbls marriage, married In 1843. He left two daughters and one son who are still Ut lng. My wife. Eliza, Is the eldest child. Tbe matter, therefore, stands thns: Eliza Angell Is the eldest daughter of the eldest son of the eldest daughter or Mary Ball, who opened the ball with the Father or His Country 10O years ago. These statements are to be found substantially as I make them In Dr. BIchard Henry Collin's History of Kentucky." Startled the Old Man. From the Philadelphia Record.: An Oxford young man called on his sweet heart tbe other evening, and then tied bis horse to a post on which the dinner bell bung, and shortly before daylight the pair were startled by the tolling of the bell, tbe Impatient steed having nibbled at tbe rope. Tbe future father-in-law, imagining the barn on fire, started down stairs three steps at a time, when the youth jumped to his team and cut away, leaving explanations for bis ladylove. Guarding Against Desertion. WASHiNOTOir, March 29. The War Depart ment has Issued a series of instructions for the guidance of recruiting officers in examining ap plicants for enlistment in the army. An outline chart of the human figure is to be furnished in each case, upop which are to be indicated any distinctive scar or mark, to insure Identifica tion in case of desertion. Bought a Wife for a 84,006 House. NEW Yobk. March 29. Soon after losing bis wife in January, SS-year-old CasperGrissing, of Mont Clair, N. J., began to pay attention to Minnie Treen, a pretty housemaid of 23. Min nie did not smile on hu suit at first, but finally agreed to marry him If to would sell his $4,000 bouse to ber for $1. The transfer of real estare was made on Saturday and tbe marriage took place yesterday. How It Happened. From the Detroit Free Press.! A Missouri weekly asks its readers to excuse lack of editorial matter by explaining that the editor Is "now Ijlng In bed, with one foot in the grave, while four of the best physicians of tbe town surround our coach and sew up thq gaping wounds wbtcb disfigure us." He fell over a cow which was lying on the sidewalk. FACTS AND FIGURES. The price, oi sliver in 1883 averaged 03Je per ounce, as against $1 01K in 18S7. Ax effort is being made to amalgamate all the coal mines in tbe United Kingdom, with a capital of $500,000,000. The national bank depositories now bold $43,615,849 Government bonds, exclusive of dis bursing officers' balances. THE net debt of tho United States on jlarch 1 was $1,128,219.3181 and the decrease since July 1, 1SS8, bas been $37,265,338. The number of inhabitants to each mile of railroad In this country In 1850 was 2,571; in 1887 the number wasTmly 412. The savings banks of New York State num. ber 125, with 162,853 depositors, and carry de posits amounting to $023,677,515. Accobdiko to statistics produced before tbe Women's Congress, at Detroit, there are 3,000, 000 women and girls In tbls country engaged in work other than domestic The largest flame In tbe world has just been completed la Southern California. It is 60 miles kng. cost $1,(100,060 and consumed 9,000, 000 feet ot lumber In its construction. PEWSYLYAitlA bas 288 natural gas com panies organised within her State -borders. Pittsburg bas 78 of them; Greensburg, 24r Washington, M; Beaver, ; Brownsville.- 7; tfntentowB, 8, sad tbe balance are scattered among nearly as many dtferent, towns aad oltte. - , CURIOUS C0NDENSATI0HS., Mrs. Ed "vf letliffe, o Bowman, Ga., bas a gold ring that Is known to be over 400 years old. There Is a boy In IiUthersville, Ua., who bas six grandmothers and three grand fathers still living. A vein of hot mineral water has been struck on the Alma (Mich.) sanitarium at a depth of 2876 feet. Palmyra, Neb., Is short on Bibles, and a local paper last week published the ten com mandments "by request?' The library of the British Museum will not hereafter supply novels to readers until fire years after publicatlon. Italy has openned Its universities-to women add Switzerland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark have done likewise. Breach of promise suits tried inthe schoolhouses are tho latest thine in the way ot entertainments In Cass county, Missouri. ' C. TV. Hasklns, of Oakland, Cal.. ii making a list of the immigrants who went to the coast in '49. He estimates the number at 60,000. MIddletown, N. T., has a blind mas who buys and sells horses with good judgment; after carefully feeling the animal over with his bands. Dawson Boatright, who lives nearMna son Lake, Fla., gathered 125 bushels ot potatoes from a bait acre last season. Fifteen win fill a bushel measure. At a recent beggars' ball la Vlena there were 5,000 persons present; all in beggars' costume. The more beggarly the costume the greater tbe applause that greeted It. A New York: lawyer named Doollttle once unwittingly entered Into partnership witb a brother barrister named Steele, but lack of clients soon became painfully noticeable, and it was found advisable to dissolve. The annual sales in Marshall Field's great daygoods store in Chicago aggregate) $30,000,000. This vast business employs 3.000 people and is personally directed by Mr. Field, who Is at bis desk from 8 o'clock until 5. A lady of Albany, Ga., who went over to Nassau, purchased a pink pearl from a na tive for $10. Upon her return to America sba wrote to a leading jeweler In New York, giving the size of the jewel. He offered ber $500 lor it. She ref ased to sell. A case of religious mania in a family of five persons is reported from Lower Austria. The family in question were singing and pray lng for tnree days and nights without taking a morsel of food, and a peasant girl who bap- ?iened to visit tbe house was forced to join hem. Quite an armed expedition was required to rescue tbe girl .and convey tbe five lunatics to an asylum. An English cross-channel steamermet with a peculiar accident the other day. When about half way across something went wrong with the engines, the go-abead eccentric ref as lng to work. Every effort was made to get the matter put right, but without success. It was found, however, on the engines being reversed that they worked well enough, and after knock ing about till daylight tbe Captain erected a temporary rudder on the stem to assist in steer ing, and made for shore stern first. The unu sual spectacle of a vessel steering stern first caused some little amusement among theCpeo ple who witnessed her from the shore of the coast towns. The other afternoon a funny hear fight occurred In Atlanta. A big black bear was be ing led to an improvised dime show. A man held the chain that was attached to the bear's collar, and the man was a little man at that. The bear trudged along very nicely till be came to where a big stuffed bear stands on bis bind feet in front of a store. Bruin cast bis eye on that big brother in black, who has such a men acing expression about nim, and as quick as a flash the circus bear was on his hind feet and bad his paws doubled up for a slugging match. With a fierce growl he slaled up toward the stuffed bear, and the little man tugged at the chain to no avail. Suddenly the circus bear seemed to realize that be was picking a row with no mortal bear, and with a snort ot fear ha tacked his tail between his legs and ambled off, dragging the little man after him. A gentleman living on a street in the outskirts of Atlanta, Ga., owned a fine St. Ber nard dog. Tbe dog was cared for by an old auntie when he was a pappy, and he- formed a strong attachment for her. Some time ago tho gentleman moved to another part of the city. The dog grew vicious ana Dit one oi ms chil dren, js. neignoor asicea mm jor ine aog, ana be gave it sway, bnt soon afterward tbe dog bit neighbor asked him for the dog, and t iuv. hut anon afterward thft do? bit one otbis new owner's children, and was shot. Leaving him to tbe care of the scavengers, and thinkingbim dead, no more attention was paid to the animal. After the supposed carcass bad -been dumped among tbe city garbage, the dog revived some time daring tbe night, and wounded and weak, made bis way to the borne of tbe old negress, where he was found next morning. She began treating him, and tbe dog recovered, and is now the inseparable com panion of his benefactress. The dog, badly hart as he was, knew who would be most likely to befriend him, and songht her bumble cabin in preference to the mansion of either of bis masters. An extraordinary story is reported from the lake of Como. A well-dressed elderly gen tleman took a passage at Como on one of the steamers for Colico. Daring the voyage be presented to one of the waiters a neatly folded white paper packet, which contained some dia monds, telling, the man it was a "tip." The recipient, on reaching tbe shore, threw his present away, believing the diamonds were only fragments of glass. The strange passenger before landing made several similar presents to other persons. This becom ing known, he was questioned at Colico by ths police, and stated that his name was Leopold Landauer, and that be was a diamond mer chant. "I live," said he,"npon diamonds, and I pay with diamonds." Thereupon be proceed ed to swallow several ot these gems which be bad in his possession. The police communi cated with the German Consul, at whose re quest Herr Landauer was relegated to a lunatic asylum until the arrival of his friends. He bad upon his person 163 brilliants, valued at 80.000 francs. On learning that the waiter bad thrown away bis diamonds, the people ot the place instituted an immediate search for the treasures. FUNNY KEN'S FANCIES. Not Found. Stranger (to cashier in res taurant) is the proprietor In? Cashier No, sir; He has Just gone out to get something to eat. Back In a few minutes, sir. Ntw Zork Sun. Saysit Anyhowe Mabel, will yon marry me? Mabel (In a sisterly tone of voice) O, Mr. Anyhowe, don't ask met It pains me so to re fuse you. Saysit Anyhowe There, there, my dear, don't let It cause you any distress. I only did It on a bet. Mabel (In staccato accents) Yesl IwUlI-Ttae. Man's Inhumanity. Mrs. Youngtupple (with a sigh) Jack doesn't call me sweetheart any more: It's phonograph now. Miss Chumley Why does he call you phono graph? ' Mrs. Y. He says I'm always tailing back to him. New Xork Sun. A Doctor Healing Himself. "Sorry to find yon on the sick list, doctor. Who's attend- ingyo$?" "I'm attending to myself.1' "But a physician, you know, ought never to be his own patient." "You forget that I'm a bone doctor." Baitm Utaeon. The Causo of It Irritated Passenger Bay 1 can't you open the ventilators and give us a little fresh air? It's roasting hot In this car. Conductor (respectfully) Ventilators are all open, sir. It doesn't do any good. (To train boy) Johnny, If yon sell any more copies of Ameile Elves' new story In this car, I'll throw you off the train! Chicago Tribune. It Did Not Matter Much. Foreman (ex plaining the accident to the owner of the building) Barney- was workln' on the roof. sir. and ho slipped and fell the whole four stories, bringing theornlce down with him, sir, and breaking both bis legs and half bis ribs. Owner-Oh, well, never mind. I Intended that cornice to come down, snyhow. Stw Xort Bun. Making Himself Solid.-(The wife of Folltlcus, who bas been electioneering, lets him in at 3 o'clock In the mirnlngl-l'olltleus Lash key won't work, dear. ,... Wife What have you been doing all n!ght?J; Pollticus (smlUng)-Hlel Making myselfseHA with the boys, bid j . t Wife No, sir, you bare been making yourself liquid. To-Day. Mrs. De Temper (looking up from the japer) Well, I declare! Another woman, single handed, has captured a burglar. I should think she would have been killed by tbe brute; t but; the paper says the moment she grabbed tbe poker aad made a dash for him, bis knees trembled and hU teeth shook, and he sank to tbe floor In affright? Mr. De Temper-He Is probably a married man. Kern York Weekly. T ,5 All Hopes Dashed. ChampiOB"Spriuter Who is this "Unknown" wh is- to raceme to morrow? ....... '" Trainer All I can learn is that he hu been doing business In the city and living in the suburbs for the last years, ' a Champion Sprinter (dejectedly)-Mercy on me! n.txL I can't win in a race with a man who. has been cstchlastralas for .years.f Mto pMaSteord. " H2sssM f ' L. ?-HiX ?,Jiri - J !h&-42U.