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A SHOWING OF PEOSPEBITY.
Tbe annual report of the Pennsylvania
Railroad for the last year, which appears at
its regular time, and can be found in full
elsewhere, is a remarkable showing. It is
usually full of interest to the investors in
the securities of that corporation, as an ex
hibit of the vast business and solid pros
peritv which it enjoys. But it surpasses
itself this year by showing the traffic to
have been increased and the prosperity en
hanced, in the face of the destruction and
interruption of business which it experi
enced from the floods of last June.
The remarkable fact is set forth in this re
port that notwithstanding the interruption
of that disaster, the gross earnings and net
profits of the great corporation were materi
ally enhanced. The gross earnings ior the
year on the main line were 36,855,000; the
expenses 823,193,000. The net profits on
lines east of Pittsburg, deducting rentals,
were 510,992,000, or a little more than a mil
lion gain over the prosperous year preced
ing. Of course the extraordinary expendi
tures in replacing the losses from the Johns
town flood, amounting to 3,500,000. are to
be deducted from the net profits, but eren
with that reduction the splendid returns
from the property are the best evidence of
its inherent strength and vigorous manage
merit.
Even these figures, showing a revenue
and surplus which equal the revenues of a
kingdom, do not adequately set forth the
magnitude of the "company's operations.
The full measure of its vast business is
shown by the statement that the gross earn
ings, on all the lines included in its system,
for 1889, were 122,000,000, an increase of
$6,000,000 over the figures for 1888. This
vast total puts the Pennsylvania system in
its true position as the greatest and most
solid transportation system of the world.
"While there may be well-founded criti
cisms of the policy of this corporation with
in the State, no one will attempt to deny
the force of these figures as showing its un
alloyed prosperity and the eminent success
of its management.
ANOTHER MYSTEEY.
The disappearance of so well-known a
bnsiness man as Mr. David Harris,
furnishes a mystery which" calls ior vigor
ous investigation. Ko reason is apparent
for a voluntary departure of this gentleman.
His accounts are in good order, his charac
ter exemplary and his domestic life so satis
factory that it is impossible to believe that
he would absent himself willinglj. On the
other hand, while he had drawn some large
amounts the day when he was last seen, he
had paid them all out, and had little money
about him to tempt robbers. The suspicion
naturally is that he was attacked by those
who did not know that he had disposed of
the money, and expected a rich prize; but
even that hypothesis makes it strange that
no trace of such a crime should be discover
able. The matter certainly calls for active
efforts to solve the mystery.
THE CIVIL SEEVICE TE0TJBLE.
The sum total of the attack on the Civil
Service Commission, as summarized by the
prosecutor yesterday, is that one of its sub
ordinates let an old examination paper go
out of his hands; that two relatives of the
Commissioners have been permitted to hold
office; and that, in the case of the Milwaukee
postoffice. tbe Commission was deceived by
an unscrupulous clerk.
This, as the statement of the sum total
which its assailants can show, amounts to a
vindication of the Commission. If a body
of fallible men, dealing with the vast civil
service of the Government, make no more
errors than these, they have done remarkably
well. Yet this is the summing up, by the
prosecutor himself, of what he claims to
have shown. The result lully corroborates
the assertion of TH.E Dispatcii that the as
sault upon civil service reform would prove
a fizzle.
As to the charge of nepotism, considering
the way in which the official world, outside
the jurisdiction of the Commission, is honey
combed with that practice, it is fair to con
clude that the real trouble with the assail
ants is not that the Commission has per
mitted two cases, with a surface resemblance
to that vice, but that it has prevented thou
sands of genuine cases.
A LIBERAL OFEEE.
A new attitude, with regard to the rela
tions of the Catholic Church to the public
schools, is taken by a priest in one of the
suburbs of St Paul, Minnesota. The
public schools being crowded, he offered to
donate the parish schools to fill the tem
porary gap, the expenses to be paid by the
Board of Education and the question of
religious instruction to be kept entirely
separate from school hours. An offer of
tbat sort certainly disarms all antagonism
founded on the belief that the Catholic
clergy are inimical to the pnblic school
system. If it can be generally adopted it
will furnish an amicable solution of that
perennial issuewhich would be agreat relief
from the sectarian jealousies which that
question is constantly inciting.
BACK FBOH THE GBAVE.
One of the things every man ought to
know is when he is dead. Of all people he
ought to be the best authority on this point
It may be added that a man's wife should
be sure about his death before Ehe proceeds
to bury him. A woman who buries a man
under the impression, firstly that he is dead,
and secondly that he is all that is left of
what was once her husband, and afterward
meets her husband in the fle?h and a natur
ally aggrieved state, subjectsherselftotnuch
mortification and expense. A St, Louis
woman has just had such an experience.
It was claimed that a man named O'Con
nor had died and that his body was taken
to the Morgue, where it was identified by
.his wife, who had him buried in Calvary
Cemetery. Then a rumor went forth that
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tbe man buried was not O'Connor. And
last of all, O'Connor himself turned up with
a singular story of having been buried
while in a state of suspended animation.
He further claims that medical body-snatchers
stole him from the cemetery, and that
he came to life just as a surgeon began to
carve him on the dissecting table. Whether
this unusual story is true is not yet known.
The only thing certain is that somebody
blundered. Mrs. O'Connor's feelings must
be very distressing. If she liked O'Connor
it is bad enough; but if she was not un
willing to be a widow, she will feel very
bitterly toward the body-snatchers.
It is also intimated that Mrs. O'Connor
may be able to recover damages from the
saviors. It will be tbe first instance on
record of a man prosecuting resurrectionists
for stealing his own body.
A COMPROMISE CHABGE.
The compromise Verdict in murder cases
has produced some astonishing develop
ments, prominently that of the Cronin case,
which was tantamount to asserting that the
proper punishment for a deliberate, care
fully planned, and painstaking conspiracy
to murder was about three vears in the
penitentiary. But it was reserved for the
Le Conev case in New Jersey to produce
what is represented by the press reports to
be equal to a compromise charge to the
jury.
The press reports state that the Judge in
this case charged the jury that the evidence
would not warrant a verdict of murder in
the first degree; but that, if the defendant
is tound guilty of 'anything, it must be
either for tbo second degree or manslaugh
ter. The fact is that a girl having been
murdered, and the evidence against her
uncle, who is accused of the crime, being
purely circumstantial, it is almost impos
sible to believe that such a charge was
given. If the evidence is enough to con
vict a man of murdering his niece, the pre
sumption is that it was a first degree offense.
If the evidence is not sufficient he should
be acquitted.
It is not difficult to understand tbe mo
tives which lead juries to violate logic and
law alike by compromise verdicts; but it is
so incomprehensible that a Judge should
commit such an anomaly in his charge that
we prefer to credit the peculiarity to errors
in the report.
THE TANK CAB ISSUE.
An oil tank car burst on the Ft. Wayne
Railroad, yesterday, causing a general
freight wreck, the burning of twenty cars,
the destruction of a large amount of freight
and the loss of three train men who suffered
the dreadful death by burning. So far as
can be perceived that disaster was not
caused by negligence or omission on the
part of the company; but, nevertheless, it
throws considerable light on a question of
railroad policy.
For over two years the independent petro
leum refiners have been trying to get an
equality of rates between shipments of
petroleum in tanks and shipments in bar
rels. The Standard is the chief shipper in
tanks and lower rates on that form of ship
ments mean the advantage of the great con
cern. The argument of railroad representa
tives has been in favor of tank shipments as
the cheaper and safer plan to the railroads.
It that is so, the lower rates on that class
are justified.
But this incident throws new light on the
question. The terrible destruction of
property and life by the tank shipment has
not had a parallel in shipments of oil by
barrels ior many years. It may be ques
tioned whether all the losses to the railroads
from the latter form of shipment, since the
tank cars came into general use, will equal
the loss from the tanks in this single case.
May it not be reasonably hoped that when
the next tank discrimination comes up, the
railroads will reverse their views a little?
THE DOG TAX.
A dog is olten the best friend a man has.
Perhaps the legislators who invented tbe
tax on dogs had this in mind, and reasoned
that men would not object to paying a dol
lar or two for the society of their best
friends. We have no doubt that few gen
uine lovers of the canine race begrudge the
money lor the dog wx. Of course nobody
who keeps a dog would openly declare him
self for the tax. Some who do not keep
dogs would like to see the tax raised to a
prohibitive figure a tariff for protection.
The small boy with a penchant for his
neighbor's apples, the lover who has to run
tbe gauntlet to reach or leave his love, the
tramp at war with man and beast, all of
these could with composure contemplate the
annihilation of all savage dogs by taxation.
In New York State it is just now proposed
to add a collar to the tax, as a legal restraint
upon dogs. Against tax and collar the
farmers far and wide exclaim. The tax is
a burden to them, as the collar is to the dog.
They say that a dog with a collar who pur
sues to earth a fox runs to almost certain
death. Nine dogs out of ten would get
fastened by the roots of the trees, under
which the burrows are made, catching under
their collars. And they add: "We be
lieve that foxes, woodchucks, opossums,
skunks, weasels, rabbits, and other animal
pests do far more real damage to the public
than dogs, and dogs are the only real pro
tection against those animals, as well as the
two-legged thieves that infest the country."
Tariff and subsidies formed the subject
of a discussion in the Chamber of Commerce
yesterday. As was to be expected, the repre
sentatives of Pittsburg's business interests
gave forth no uncertain sound on these
issues.
The reported extract from a letter of
Russell B. Harrison to an office-holding class
mate, in Montana, saying: "Please oblige tho
President and me by resigning forthwith, and
relieving our embarrassment" may be a pro
duction of ghoulish glee; but it is calculated to
strengthen the impression that one person at
least thinks tbat the Government is run by tho
firm of Russell B. Harrison & Father.
PeteOLEUM continues to show a disposi
tion to explore the depths below the dollar line,
which furnishes proof presumptive that tho
power which has held tbe market above that
level for some time has concluded to let go.
The project of a new railroad from
Pittsburg to Atlanta, Georgia, would bring
splendid mineral regions into close connection
with this city, and open a large field for new
trade for products and merchandise. Pitts
burg should be prompt to take hold ot tho en
terprise, and give It what aid it needs.
The new traction company shows signs
of getting down promptly to work. With three
or four competing lines to tho East End, there
will be a strong promise of good service and
cheap fares.
It is announced that the prices of window'
glass will be advanced, but that discounts will
be arranged so as to keep jobbers prices below
those of importers. This looks liko the commer
cial equivalent of tbe King of France's great
feat in marching up tbe bill and then march
ing down again.
While March has brought no blizzards
as yet the fact tbat the first settled winter
weather came in with tbo first of the month
revision of tbe
The Chicago Board of Trade's decision
to abandon tho feathering and distribution ot
grain quotations in order to shutout tbe bucket
shops, will in due time bo recognized as tbe
most deliberate determination to bite off the
nose in order to splto tbe face, yet placed on
record.
A BAILBOAD system which was able to
increase its net earnings over a million dollars
In 1SS9, notwithstanding the losses from the
Jnne flood, is strong enough to defy hard
times.
The students of Kalamazoo appear to
have caught tbo infection of the undergrad
uate idea tbat lawlessness is funny. When stu
dents get to kidnaping the faculty there is a
pressing necessity for giving the scholastic
youth a little of the education of the peniten
tiary. Now the report goes that an English
syndicate wants to run the World's Fair. This
English syndicate bnsiness is beginning to have
a strong flavor ot chestnuts.
With the exclusive attention of Congress
devoted to tbe great task of deciding contested
election cases in favor of Republicans, the
questions of tariff, finance, and even of ap
propriations, have to wait till tho overruling
one of party interest is disposed of.
Labouchere's attack on Salisbury, in
connection with tbe scandals, is likely to hurt
the Government more with Labby suppressed
than with Labby speaking.
The disappearance of a well-known busi
ness man, without any clew or explanation, is
a mystery that calls for unraveling. Of course
tho suspicion is of foul play; but tbat sus
picion furnishes tbe most cogent reason for
vigorous investigation.
The Allegheny City Property Committee
appears to appreciate the old slang injunction
tbat when tboy have got hold of a good thing
thoy must keep it
The grievances of the large majority of
people who did not get invitations to the Car
negie Library opening in Allegheny may, if
aired sufficiently, be enough to warn off every
one from taking charge of public enterprises
in the future.
PEOPLE OP PROMINENCE.
Ex-Senator Wallace will arrive from Eu
rope early in March..
Kino Humbeut of Italy has adopted the
hot-water cure for dyspepsia.
Prof. Huxley is only 65, but is growing
deaf and is easily fatigued.
George Francis Train has started on his
trip around the world, which he expects to
complete in CO days.
Charles Floquet, President of the French
Chamber of Deputies, is 62 years of age, stout,
short and nearsighted.
Benzon, the "Jubilee Plunger," who Is now
in prison for forgery, is not penniless. He re
ceives the interest on $250,000, though he cannot
touch the principal.
Bin Spencer Ponsonby Fane Is to be
come Black Rod to Queen Victoria, at a salary
of 10,000 and a fine bouse. He will have noth
ing to do but draw his pay.
It is a curious coincidence tbat Postmaster
General Wanamaker, who serves only apoili
naris water at his banquets, should be sued for
boycotting Mr. Weinman.
United States Senator Dixon, of Rhode
Island, says: "In the treatment one receives at
the hands of his fellow-Senators at large this
body is very like a private club."
George W. Childs states that since the introduction-
of foreign and native mineral wa
ters as table beverages the use of wine has de
creased nearly one-half at dinner parties and
entertainments.
ACCIDENT TO MISS EDWAEDS.
She Falls and Break Her Arm, Bnt Deliv
ers Her Lecture.
A telegram from Columbus last evening was
to the effect tbat Miss Amelia B. Edwards, the
famous lecturer on Egyptian history, fell down
a flight of steps and broke one of her arms
yesterday. She kept her engagement before a
large audience with her arm encased in splints.
The plucky little woman will doubtless do
the same for a Pittsburg audience to-night
Ue-EIccted It Offlccn.
At a meeting of the East Liberty Y. M. C.
A, yesterday afternoon, the following officers
were re-elected for the ensuing year: President,
Miss Mary Davidson; Vice Presidents, Mrs.
Anna Kingan and Mrs. Jacob Neglev; Secre.
tary, Mrs. Ryall; Treasurer. Mrs. John A.
Moore. Officers of the Industrial School: Su
perintendent, Mrs. A. M. Murdock; Assistant
Superintendent, Mrs. Q. A. Scott; Treasurer,
E. M. Bigelow.
Social Chatter.
The Young Men's Hebrew Literary and De
bating Society will give a grand carnival at
new Turner Hall, Forbes street, next Thurs
day evening. The music will be furnished by
Gernert Bros.' Orchestra.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Thirty-ninth
Street Presbyterian Church will have a bazaar
next Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Hillis McKeown, nee Miss
Sarah Holms, have returned home from their
wedding trip.
A regular meeting of the Woman's Club
will bo held in the Teachers' Library this after
noon. THE SMALLEST BABT ON EAETH.
A C-Weeks' Old Child, Whose Feet are Only
One Inch Long.
Pomeroy, O.. March 3. Mrs. Foster Curtis,
of Mason City, W. Va., six weeks ago gave
birth to what is undoubtedly the smallest baby
now living. When born it weighed ono pound,
and now tips tho beam at exactly two pounds
when dressed. It is perfectly formed, and is
now enoing the best of health, although for a
few weeks It had a hard struggle to keep alive.
The head of tbo lusty little one is about tbe
size of a hen's egg. and is adorned with a strong
growth of dark hair. Its face has a peculiarly
amused expression. A Anger ring will easily
slip over its hand, and its fingers are about as
thick as a knittinir noedle.
The feet are about an inch in length, and the
toe and finger nails look like little white specks.
The baby is a girl, has been named Alice, and
6eople from Pomeroy, Middleport and Mason
ity are flocking into the Curtis house to the
number of at least SO a day to see tbe mite,
DEATH OP A BRIGHT BOY.
Sudden Calling of a Son of Superintendent
of Markets McAdami.
There was much sorrow among the children
of the Soho School yesterday when it became
known that death bad claimed tbeir little play
mate, Jinimie McAdams, as they familiarly
called him, and that his smiling blue eyes had
closed forever. He is the second son of Mr. W.
McAdams, the well-known Superintendent of
Markets. He would have been 9 years of age
next Friday and was an unusually bright and
manly boy.
During his illness, which began before Christ
mas, be was able to be about and only last
week he expressed a desire to seo a play with
"soldiers" in it, and so his fond parents took
him to tho theater last Wednesday. His little
casket is embedded wifti flowers, the offering of
sympathizing friends. The funeral takes placo
to-day from his parents' residence, 706 Fifth
avenue.
FUEL PK0M THE AIE.
An Indiana Mnn' Devicb for Separating
nnd Burning Oxyiten. BSK
Anderson. Ind., March a Adrian Hill, the
man who snecessf ully condensed natural gas,
is to the front again with an invention or dis
covery that is even morn remarkable. He has
patented a process to separate and store the
oxygen In air by an electrical device, making a
substance that is highly inflammable, and he
claims that it can be produced at a very small
cost
Came High, bnt Oloat Havo Them.
From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. J
World's Fairs come high, but tho towns"
which ask for them presumably are aware of
this fact St Louis was prepared to meet all
requirements in this respect if the fair were
awarded to her, and Chicago which gets the
fair, must rise to the level of the occasion.
Indicates tbo necessity of a
calendars.
0PICAL TALKER.
A Prize Story Jbout Some English Candlos-
A Proi datnre Crocus' Fate.
w a certain h( jusehold tbe other night the Il
luminating gtas failed early in the evening.
As usual in suclh emergencies tho supply of oil
happened to halve run out, and there was noth
ing for it but JC h fall back upon a half dozen or
namental candHes which had been on parade
duty for many, many weary months.
It added rath'ur to the merriment of the gath
ering for a sin all card party war on hand this
enforced twilight There was enough light to
serve the whist1 players, and when the last rub
ber was lost am a won, enough to light the way
for several Ing inious raconteurs. Stories were
told by the do? ;en, and at last a committee of
three ladies of .good taste and good judgment
was chosen to riecide who told the best story.
A prize suitaliily enough, tbo volume, of De
Maupassant's r .stories called "The Odd Num
ber" was pro! jiised tho winner. There were
stories upon every conceivable subject told.
Romantic tales,-, bloodcurdling yarns and jocu
lar narratives. J But tho prize winner was a
story upon the monosyllabic text, "Candles."
J-Iere is the fjtory.
"A few years ago," said tho historian, "a
young man of t his city, who had good looks, a
sufficiency of m1 oney and lots of pluck to carry
him through, c-rossed the Atlantic to do Europe.
With some trifvial exceptions ho did it Tho
adventure I biaye to tell of is tbo least romantic
of ail that Vnccurred to this dashing young
Pittsburgor. ille was in England for some
time, seeing thb leisurely way that is tho best
way. Countryand city caravanseries called
him their own for greater or less periods. The
customs at English hotels are much the same;
so are tbo prices. V It was one of these customs
that disturbed my Kriend.
"He found wherevW he went that the waiter
who showed him intoi the parlor, if it was even
ing when bo arrived) almost invariably lit all
the candles in tho clliandellers, which usually
contained a largo numtber of tbe old-fashioned
lights. These candles always figured in tho
bill, although they haw been used for but 20
minutes and no moreJ So one nigbt as this
trick was played upon li.im he determined to
get eren. He took all theicandles anu put them
in his valise tbe one lie carried with him
wherever he went '
"In tbe morning he wasi called lato and had
but a minute or two to (uake his train. He
bad paid his bill tho night before, so bo rnshed
off toward the station. Ashe got onto the
platform the train was id sight There were
many stylish passengers about, including some
Americans. It was among this crowd ho
landed, and the jar of his sudden halt I sup
pose, sent his valise flyinp- open, and candles
began to rain upon tbe platform. They were
plain white wax candies, slightly sinzed at the
top. My amiable young 'friend did not at
tempt to pick up the candlbsj nor did he even
attempt to explain to anybody what they had
been doing in bis valise. Be confiscated no
moro candles after that.
Up through the ground a crocus fair
Its o ranee blossom shyly poked;
But King Frost frowned with chilling air
And tbe poor little crocus croaVcd. ' '
H. J.
THE C0DRT OP LAST RESORT.
Important Decision Rendered by tho High
est Tribnn.nl of the Land,
Washington, Maich 8. The Supreme
Court to-day decided in tho case of tbe
Wisconsin Central Railroad Company versus
Brlco county, that land granted to railroads
were subject to taxation as soon as selected,
even if patents bad not been already issued.
In the case of Bernard B. Haus versus the
State of Louisiana, the question being tbe lia
bility of a State to be sued In court for failure,
to perform its contracts, the Supreme Conrt'
says it is true tbat wbere property or rights
are enjoyed under the contract made by the
State they cannot be invaded. While the State
cannot bo judicially compelled to perform its
contracts, anv attempt on its part to violate
property or rights acqnired under contract
may be judicially resisted, and any law impair
ing these rights is void.
Tho Court also decided In a case growing out
of the failure of the Fidelity National Bank, of
Cincinnati, that where a bank cashes a draft
In good faith tbe fact tbat the money is used
In speculation does not Invalidate its claim.
A GREAT NEWSPAPER.
The Dispatch a Model of Typography, and
Unrivaled In a Literary Way.
From theXenla (O.) Dally Gazette.
The Pittsburg Dispatch, tho great news
paper of Pennsylvania, now has a circulation
that is truly wonderful for a city no larger than
Pittsburg. It Issues over 53,000 copies on Sun
day, and has a regular issue nearly as large,
which means tbat enterprise in gathering the
news of the world and putting it before the
pnblic in a concise and readable form will suc
ceed. The Dispatch is a model of typog
raphy, and has few if any equals in a literary
way. Its departments are many, taking in all tbo
current topics of tho day, and admirably ar
ranged. We prize no paper on our exchange list any
more highly than we do the Dispatch, and do
not believe tbat any newspaper In the world
has better management or more system In ar
rangement than it,
AN INDIAN LOTTERY.
The Choetaw Nation Grants Illegal Privi
leges to Gamblers.
Washington, March a Indian Agent Ben
nett located in the Indian Territory, has re
ported to the Indian Bureau tbat it has just
coma to his knowledge that an act was passed
by the Legislative Council of the Choctaw
Nation about two months ago incorporating
the "Choctaw Orphan Asylum Lottery Com
pany." Tho agent reports that great secrecy was
maintained concerning this act, and it was with
tbe utmost difficulty that he succeeded in
securing a copy of it
A Chance for a Doubt.
From the Denver Tribune 3
Mr. Talmage has condescended to express
the opinion tbat it is possible for an editor to
be a Christian. It is now in order for someone
to express tho opinion that it is also possible
for a preacher to be one. It is hardly probable
that anyone has ever doubted tho possibility of
an editor being a Christian. It is not more
probable that any intelligent person has ever
doubted tbe ability of all men, of whatever con
dition or calling, to become Christians.
With n Strong Foreign Accent.
From the St. Faul Pioneer Press.
Editor Murat Halstead is fortunate in one
thing, at least concerning tho late investigation
of the Wood ballot-box forgery. His enforced
prominence in tbi3 connection has set people to
investigating tbe question of the pronunciation
of his first name. It is pronounced Murab,
rhyming with "hurrah." Missouri people,
however, still cling to "Murat" with a strong
foreign accent on the last syllable.
Monntcd Mali Carrier.
fSTZCIAI. TELXOBAM TO TUB DISPATCH.!
McKeesport, March 3. McKeesport now
has a mounted letter carrier. Tho route cov
ered by carrier No. 5, Daniel Gruber, being so
long, tho postal authorities were asked to sup
ply tbe gentleman with a horse, and they issued
an order for the steed to go into service on
March L This morning Mr. Gruber went over
bis route on horseback, for the first time in the
history of the town.
The While Honse In the Distance.
From tho Minneapolis Journal.
Chauncey Depew wants to round out his use
ful career by a term in the'White House. It is
possibio that Mr. Depew may bo disappointed.
The country would hardly consent to consign
to tbe still proprieties of the White House its
most brilliant and engaging after-dinner speech
maker.
DEATHS OP A DAY.
Robert McAvoy.
rSFXCMI. TELEGKAM TO T1TK DI8FATCB.1
Scottdale, March 4. Kobert McAvoy died this
evening, after a brief illness with pneumonia
resulting from la grippe. Mr. McAvoy was a
prominent and highly respected citizen, having
lived here 17 years. He was one of the
pioneers of Scottdale. For the past year he had
been In Jeannette engaged In the real estate busi
ness, where bemade considerable money, and had
returned home a few davs since in good bealtb.
lannc White.
TOUNostown, March 3. Isaac White, who or
ganized tbe first orass band In this city nearly i
years ago, died to. day at his home In tbe western
pari ot we city, aged 83. Through the deatn m
relative, who left him a snug fortune, bis declin
ing years were made peaceful and pleasant.
v,v-M Tt.uvTi iu iccuieueaim.
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M0HET BATHER CLOSE.
Henry Clews Presents His Views of the
Present Financial Situation.
Henry Clews & Co. say: The money market
is the chief factor in the financial situation.
From now until the middle of April there is
every reason to anticipate close. If not string
ent, rates. Currency has returned from the in
terior in mnch smaller amounts than usual;'the
Treasury is absorbing funds more rapidly, and
the reserves areaboutSU,000,0001essthan a year
ago, most of the banks being already below the
regular limit The great expansion of trade
and Industry has drawn money from the East
in large sums to the South and far West, where
it finds more profitable employment than
in securities yielding only 5 per cent and less
on their market value. Immense amounts are
locked up in enterprises which have not yet
begun to yield anticipated profits; and in some
sections of the country funds -are slow in re
turning eastward, becauso of backward trade
and consequent slow collections. As soon as
these temporary conditions are passed we may
look for easier money and also better prices for
stocks; but until then the difficulties of a bull
campaign are almost, if not quite, insuperable.
In other respects passing iutluonces are not al
together in favor of improvement Trade re
F torts are not quite so encouraging, and our
oreign trado Is less satisfactory, for the reason
that exports, which usually decline at this
period, are shrinking more rapidly than im
ports. Were it not for the fact that London is
now taking our securities with greater freedom
itself a very favorable feature foreign ex
change would bo nearer tbe gold exporting
point than tho importing point. If London
continues to take stocks, it will, of course, di
minish future exports of gold; a contingency,
however, tbat we fear can. hardly be escaped.
Pessimistic views, however, are not in order.
Caution may be necessary for some weeks to
come; still the general outlook beyond is en
couraging. While trade is quiet at present
this Is but a broathinr SDell alter last season's
rush, intensified perhaps by the mild weather
and tbe over-ranid rate of expansion in some
departments. Putting on brakes has become a
necessity In certain directions; and no more
effective method of doing that exists than in
tightening the purse strings for a period; al
though this may be at the inconvenience and
loss of those who have been indiscreet As we
bavo before said, tho present is a poor time to
get into debt or operate on borrowed capital.
The immediate future of values on the Stock
Exchange is uncertain, tending downward
rather than upward; so that we cannot advise
purchases except on tbe pronounced declines,
and would suggest selling on ail good rallies,
at least until tho monetary outlook becomes
clearer and more encouraging. Tbo only pres
ent support to values is the increasing short in
terest and the decline in sterling exchange to
the gold importing point
IMPORTANT RAILROAD DECISION.
The Lairs of a Stnto Must bo Obeyed
Wllliln the State.
Washington, March a The case ot the
Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Pacific
Railroad Company vs the State of Mississippi
was decided by Justice Brewer in the Supreme
Court:to-aay. The question involved was the
power of tbe State to compel railroad com
panies to provide within tho State separate ac
commodations for the two races. The Louis
ville, New Orleans and Texas Pacifiowas in
dicted for failure to do this under tbe provis
ions of an act passed March 2, 1889, was con
victed and appealed. Tho Supremo Court of
Mississippi held, the opinion of Justice Brewer
recites, that the statutes applied solely to com
merce within tbe State, and that construction
being the construction of the stat
ute of tho State by its highest court
must be accepted as conclusive here.
If it is a matter respecting wholly commerce
within a State, and not Interfering with com
merce between the States, then obvionslv. there
is no violation of tho commerco clause of the
Federal Constitution.
"So far as the first section is concerned," con
tinues Justice Brewer, "and it is with tbat
alone we havo to do), Its provisions are fully
compllod with when to trains within the State
is attached a separate car for colored passen
gers. This may cause extra expense to the
railroad company, but not more so than State
statutes requiring certain accommodations at
depots, compelling trains to stop at crossings
of other railroads, and a multitude of other
matters, confessedly within tho power of tbe
State.
"Tho statute In this case, as settled by tho
Supreme Court of Mississippi, affects only such
commerce within the State and comes there
fore within the principles thus laid down. We
see no error in the ruling of the Supreme Court
of the State of Mississippi, and its judgment is
therefore affirmed."
CHARITY IN THE GALLERY.
Washington Ladles Slake Brnbazona Wlillo
Watching the Statesmen.
Washington Letter In Detroit Free Press.
Apropos of charity some ladies who attended
the debates in tbe recent House took their
work along. It was a curious looking, seam
less garment they were all engaged in making.
"What is ltt" asked one of the Senators of a
lady he knew, "what is the pink and blue work
that you are all so busy about?"
"We are making Brabazons," was tho an
swer. "May I inquire what a Brabazon Is V asked
the mystified man.
They proved to be sacques for the Infant
heathen and were so-called after Lady Bra
bazon, the Countess of Meatb, who visited
Washington last tall in the interests of tbo
Ministering Children's League.
EVIDENTLY BORN LUCKY.
A Man Falls SO Feet Into an Engine,
Escaping Unhurt.
Neenah, Wis., March a At the Winne
bago Paper Mills, yesterday, a workman named
Cbtis Johnson was sent to shovel snow from oil
tbe roof. In jumping from one roof to another
he alighted on a skylight, which was bidden
fiom view by the covering of snow. He fell 20
feet and dropped into the working parts of a
300 horse-power engine.
Tbe horror-stricken employes rnsbed to the
spot to recover enough, of his corpse for burial,
and as thoy looked between tbe revolving
wheels they saw Johnson creep under a crank
shaft and walk out uninjured.
IMPORTING ALIEN LABORERS.
Tbo Texan nnd Pacific Rnllrond Cuarsed
With Employing Mexicnns.
Washington, March a Complaint has
again been made to the Treasury Department
that Mexican laborers are being imported into
Texas for work on the Texas and Pacific Rail
road in violation of the alien contract labor
law. It is said that in order to evade the labor
law no contract is made with tbe men until
after they are in the United States.
An immigration inspector will probably be
ordered to Texas to investigate tbe matter.
PAYORS GENERAL ALGER.
Corpornl Tanner Lectures at Uniontown
and Speaks of 1S92.
Uniontown, March 3. Corporal Tanner
lectured here in the Opera House to-night. He
said this evening that the dependent pension
bill will undoubtedly pass both houses of Con
gress and become a law.
He strongly favors General Alger for 1892,
and bays tbo soldiors' vote in Indiana will not
support Harrison for a second term.
One Contestant Seized br Colic.
Carthage, III., March 3. Two boys of La
Harpehave been indulging in banana-eating
contests of late fur the amusement of a gang of
hoodlums. Clarence Bainter, one of tbe boys,
was to-day seized with a severe colic, and physi
cians say that he will die.
Suit Auainst u Doctor for 810,000.
tSPKCIAL TELIGKAM TO THJS DISPATC1I.J
AKRON, March 3. Alonzo Durand began
suit against Dr. J. HZaller for 810,000, alleg
ing that tho physician, who had Mrs. Durand
under treatment, failed to discover a hernia
which caused her death.
New Pnblic Buildings.
Washington. March a Among the bills
reported favorably from committee to-day
granting appropriations for public buildings
were measures riving Youngstown 875,000: Mar
tinsburg, W. Va., 875,000, and Akron, O.,
J100.0W.
A LITTLE nAND.
Ferhps there are tenderer, sweeter things
omewhere in the sun-bright land;
Bat X thank tae Lord for His blessings,
.ind the clasp of a little hand.'
A little hand tbat softly stole
Into my ova that dam
When I needed the touch that I loved so much
To strengthen me on my way.
Softer it seesied than the softest down
On the breast ot the genUest dove;
But its timid press and Its faint caress
Were stroig In the strength oriovel
It seemed to say In a strange, sweet Try:
"I love you and understand, "
And calmed my fears as my hot, heart tears
rai over that little hand. - '
. id, Stanton.
AT THE THEATERS.
A Visit to New England Sketches of City
Life and Character.
'The fashion of sketching characters from tho
life, American life, and tying them together
with a very slender thread of story, is growing.
This fashion, which Donman Thompson set and
William DeanHowells and a few millions of
men and women have approved, Is
responsible for tbe production of
"Old Jed Prouty" by Messrs. William Glle and
Ricbard Golden. The experts have not deci
ded yet whether such a collection ot character
sketches deserves to be called a play, and for
our part we think it well might be content
with the title of dramatic spectacle, or some
thing of the sort Bnt however classified,
'Old Jed Prouty" Is amusing, humanizing and
thoroughly good and clean. It certainly does
a man good to see it; t'will make blm laugh
heartily, think not a little, and refresh him, if
he be a city toller, as a breath of country air
often does in haying time. The piece demands
no criticism in detail. The dialogue is very
ordinary talk, and tbe plot is hardly big
enough to be seen. But the characters are
firmly, truly drawn; the New England atmos
phere comes with them, and for the most part
what they do and say is free from exaggera
tion What enlargement or caricature there
is in "Old Jed Prouty," we presume, is neces
sary to please all parts of the bouse which a
successful play must do.
Mr. Richard Golden has evidently spent In
finite zeal and care over his conception of Old
Jed Prouty, the landlord of the hotel in Bucks
port, Me., on the Penobscot river. His Is a
remarkably clever piece of work; genuinely
funny and quaint; at times also strongly pa
thetic He wins our sympathy as well as our
smiles. Tbe company which supports him is
so evenly good that particularizatlon is super
fluous, unless we say tbat Frank R. Jackson
was extravagantly humorous in the make-up
as In his acting of tbe village policeman. It
should be said also tbat a quartet of good
voices adds to the charm of the piece, and Miss
Dora Wiley's wonderfully sweet singing-
worthy is she of the title "Sweet Singer of
Maine" is a thing apart from tbe play which
is well worth visiting the Bijou to hear. The
theater was crowded last night and tbe audi
ence was highly delighted with the play initj
entirety.
Grand Opera Home.
JJenmak Thompson and George W.Ryer
call their play, "The Two Sisters," a story
of overy-day life as it Is. It Is a good descrip
tion. Every day life has plenty ot pathos in it,
some sunlight, some stormsv and so has "Tbe
Two Sisters." Life also has a good deal of the
common place so has this play.
"Tho Two Sisters" i3 liko a good many plays
In favor at present a set of tolerably faithful
pictures of ordinary life. Tbe plot of tbe story
is hardly more than this: Two country girls go
to town; one is strong enough to resist temp
tation, the other Isn't The stronger saves her
sister after passlmr through many vicissitudes.
But tho play is so independent of even thl3
scant plot that for a whole act wo see nothing
of tho two sisters. The pictures of New York
life which the play presents are generally close
to life, and the company is, as a whole, quite
competent to interpret them. The aid given to
the play by very realistic scenery notably one
of tbe housetops of a city block is substantial.
Mr. Frank Coulter and Mr. George W. Ryer,
and Miss Mary Merrick ana Miss Lavlnia
White the last two are the "Two Sisters" de
serve particular praise. But the piece would
be very much impoverished if the brilliant
singing of the Acme quartet were to be re
moved. A better quartet has seldom if ever
been heard here.
Harry Wllllnmi' Academy.
Jesteb & Williams' London Specialty
Company Is playing a return engagement
at this bouse this week. The combination is
practically the same as upon its former visit A
large audience last evening enjoyed a very good
vaudeville entertainment The programme
opens with about the best canine show on the
road, Stedman's, followed by the Sisters Coul
son, unique dancers; Gns Bruno; Harry La
Kose, a graceful ciud swinger; tester and Will
iams, In a new act; Polly McDonald, in her
latest "Tit for Tatr" Gallagher and West;
Jutau, the aerial artist; Felix and Claxton, in
a neat sketch, and Bob Slavin, formerly of
Johnson and Slavin's minstrels, and closes with
George Murphy's comedy, "A Morning with
Justice Schwab."
Miss Edwards' Lecture.
'T'HE prospect of there being a large and rep
resentative audience at Old City Hall when
Miss Amelia B. Edwards begins her lecture
to-night is extremely good In fact, the greater
part of tbe hall is sold now. Tbe few remain
ing seats all ot which are good will be gob
bled up to-day. no doubt Nothing can be added
to what has already been said about Miss Ed
wards' abilities as a lecturer, but it may be said
that the value ot' tbe lecture will be greatly en
hanced by the beautiful illustrations which will
be furnished by the stereoptlcan. Miss Ed
wards brings with her the stereoptlcan, and a
man who knows how to manage it The views
of Egyptian scenes have been spoken ot in the
highest terms of admiration elsewhere.
Harris' Theater.
pABTLBY Campbkll's "play that made the
fame of its author In a nigbt" "My Part
ner," in the hands of Chapman 4 Sellers' ex
cellent company tbat was seen here but a few
weeks ago, drew two very fair-sized audiences
to Harris' yesterday, despite the chilly weath
er that has been so long coming, but has come
at last The audiences yesterday seemed as
deeply interested in the working out of the
plot of tbe play as If they had never heard of
It before. Tbe week's engagement promises
to be a profitable one.
PENSIONS FOR PENNSYLYANIANS.
A Few of tho Lnckr Ones Deslgnnted to Re
ceive Government Aid.
rrnoM a staff correspondent.
Washington. March a The House has
passed bills granting pensions to the following
Pennsylvanians: David A. Lipny, Company E,
Twenty-second Regiment Pennsylvania Cav
alry Volunteers; Martha Mcllwain. widow of
Robert J. Mcllwain.lato Sergeant Company K,
Eighth Regiment Pennsylvania Reserves;
Annie F. Lamblne, widow of George W. Lamb
ing, Company I, Seventy-eighth Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers; Daniel Sober, Com
pany H, Sixth Regiment Pennsylvania Artil
lery; David Deans, Company A, One Hundred
and Fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers;
George L. Beighley, Company D, One Hundred
and Sixty-ninth Regiment Drafted Pennsyl
vania Militia, and Mary Bailey, mother of Rob
ert G. Davis, Company B, Ninety-ninth Penn
sylvania Volunteers.
DOM PEDRO'S VIOLINIST.
He Was Compelled to Leave Brazil, bnt
Una Taken Paris by Storm.
From the Boston Herald. J
The Emperor of Brazil's violinist White by
name, though not precisely white in complex
ion, has created a f uroro at a recent Lamour
eux concert, where he played the second con
certo by Wieniawski. White is a man of about
40, of superb presence. He has, according to
an excellent critic, a beautiful bow arm, fine
large tone, a great deal of sentiment and
tremendous execution.
M. White was forced to leave Brazil with the
imperial family, and bis fortune is sure to be
remade, as Paris indorses his playing with ac
claim. From the color of his skin and the
kink in his hair it is believed that White De
longs to the negro race.
Dear nt Any Price.
From the Omaha Herald.l
Virginia City, Nev., wants 873,000 from Con
gress for the erection of a public building. As
any building now in that town can be bought
for one-tenth of its original cost it would seem
to be Dad economy to spend so much money to
put up a new one- Accommodation for the
coming bats and owls could be provided at less
cost
Playing to Empty Benches.
From the St. Louis Kepubllc
The country will forgive Senator Hoar a good
deal when it finds him telling the truth, even
'bv Innuendo." And, no matter how much
Senator Blair is pained by the innuendo, it Is
useless to expect the country to be interested
In speeches which empty the benches of the
Senate chamber.
Wnr on Church Socials.
From tire Kansas City Globe.
Tbe Dakota statesmen who favored the lot
tery scheme now declaro they will wage war
on church socials, and a fight of extermination
has already begun on the grab bag. That seems
to be about tbe right size of those fellows, any
way. Sin. Quay Lenves for Florida.
, IFEOII A STAFF COBUMrONDENT.
Washington, March 3. Mrs. Senator Quay
and her two younger daughters started to-day
tor Florida, where they expect to meet tho
Senator. They will probably remain there
with him fora time and accompany blm on bis
return to Washington.
Wants an Equal Divide.
From the San Francisco Alta. J
If tbe unexpended balance of tbe Johnstown
Relief Fund Is to be used for campaign pur
poses let It be divided among all the States, and
all parties giver a share.
CURIOUS C05DENSATIWS.
An engine on the East Tennessee and
Virginia road is regarded' with superstitious
dread by the railroad men. It has killed 27
people during its career.
An ingenious Maine editor's clever dog
prints bis paper.for him by means of an animal
power which the oditor has invented. One dog
can run two printing presses with it, they say.
Mrs. Humphrey Ward's eldest son,
Arnold, is said to be a literary prodigy. He is
only 14 years of age. He recently sent an essay
to a magazine and received a check for $50 and
a letter of thanks.
Bridgton, Me., has at least one absent
minded citizen. He met with an accident and
was confined to the house for several weeks,
but forgot entirely that he held an accident
policy entitling him to S25 a week.
The theme of the Japanese national
anthem as recently rendered into English Is:
"Oh, that the reign of our Emperor might con
tinue for thousands and thousands of years
until oyster shells become rocks."
A Blue Springs (Ky.) paper says that
in a recent law suit in that town. Colonel
Colby, in addressing the jury, brought down
the bouse Dy singing a comic song as an illus
tration in making a point in the case.
Edwin Booth was playing "Bichelieu"
In Charleston, S. C, a number or years ago,
and when he came to the lines, "Who will pro
claim divorce 'twlxt France and me 7" an'jmpl
ous gallery god yelled out "Chicago."
The postmaster of Owosso, Mich., has
been so pestered by local dudes gossiping with
his pretty clerks that he has placed over each
window a printed card which reads: "This
window lor P. O. business only: not for visit
ing." Tbe Emperor of China visits the Em
press dowager at the Nanbai palace every fiva
days to inqnlre after Her Majesty's health.
The visits are always made early in the morn
ing, attended by a vast retinue of personal fol
lowers. In Virginia the Fish Commissioners
are making preptrations to batch the eggs of
salt water fish. In June of 1889 they secured
10,000.000 eggs of tbe Spanish mackerel. As
soon as the hatchery is established it Is pro
posed to begin operations on a very large scale.
The highest meteorological station in
Europe Is on tbe top of the Sounblick, in Aus
tria, 10,163 feet above the level of tbe sea. The
operator is Peter Lechner, who lives there with
no human companion, and with no communica
tion with the outer world except by telegraph
and telephone.
Uncle Joe Haddon, who is still living
In South Carolina, was sent out to America In
1833 by an English company to take charge of
the first locomotive on tbe old Sonth Carolina
Railroad. He is now 86 years old, and still does
a bard day's work as a miller and machinist on a
Carolina plantation.
A theater in Algiers shut up during
the reign of tho grip, and the actors sued for
their wages, the manager refusing to pay, aa
he was not making any money, and the Court
held that it was evidently the desire of God
that tbe house should be closed, wherefore the
actors had no redress.
The Pike's Peak cogway will be illumi
nated the entire seven miles by electricity. Car
bons will sparkle on top of the old giant of the
Rockies, and a night train will be run for tho
benefit of those who enjoy novelty. It will re
quire an enormous outlay ot money to put in
the plant, but the contractors say it will De
done.
The use of nitro-glycerine in cases of
emergency Instead of alcohol is recommended
by an English physician. A drop on the tongue
rouses a fainting man, and It may restore life In
the case of apparent death, as from drowning.
It has quickly relieved headache, heart pains
and asthma, and strengthened weak pulse In
fevers.
At Columbia City, Cal., a church or
ganization under the name of "The Comeout
era" ha3 been carrying on a series of meetings.
The members claim tbat they are without sin,
and are the chosen of the Lord. They tried tbe
faith cure upon a little child ot one of tbe
cranks, and. of course, tho child died. La
grippe carried off the poor little fellow.
Luminous paint absorbs light dur
ing the day and gives it forth at night The
celling of an English car painted with the com-
Eosltion lights tbe vehicle at night England
ad the only factory and charged 3 a pound
for the naint but a new factory In Triesch.
Austria, is selling it for 0 cents per pound. Ic
Is made of roasted oyster shells and sulphur,
Indian Pete left Susanville, Cal., a lew
days ago, to hnnt deer. He shot one on Piuto
Meadows and tracked it for some distance till
it dropped dead. As soon as he got In sight of
his prize ho was faced by two lions, who had
jumped his property. Pete killed one dead and
wounded the otber.wbich showed fight and tore
his clothing to shreds before be could get a final
shot
A new illustration of an old proverb
was afforded by an Augusta. Ma, man. the
other day. He was at work on tbe ice and
proudly remarked: "I've worked 22 years on
the ice. and have never been in the drink vet"
As he said this he straightened himself up a
little more, threw his head back, his feet new.
out from under him and away he went into the
canal.
Burial reform in England contemplates
tbe prohibition of leaden and other solidly
constructed foffins, tbo effect of which 13
thought to retard complete decomposition, and
so prolong the period dnring which the dead
are not only aesthetically objectionable, bnt are
an indisputable source of danger to the living.
It is proposed to use wickerwork or papier
mache receptacles.
There are now five buildings and 14
rooms along the line of the New York Central
devoted to the use ot the employes of that
road as places of rest recreation, education
and religious instruction. No intoxicants find
a place in them, and they are substitutes for
the saloon. They have been erected or leased
by the men themselves, aided by the railroad,
and especially by Cornelius Vanderbilt
A 14-year-old boy living at Hookstown,
Pa., went to a trap he had set for a fox and
found a big wildcat in it Johnny attempted
to kill the animal with a club, but it sprang at
him with such force that it broko the chain by
which tbe trap was anchored and landed square
with Its fore paws on the boy's chest, tearing
the clothing away and sinking its claws in the
little fellow's flesh. Tbe boy stood his ground
and killed the animal with a club.
A 9-year-old boy was playing In a yard
at Surry C. H., Va one afternoon, when he
heard the dogs after a deer. Running to the
woodhouse, the boy took an ax and started
across the field to intercept the deer, which be
did. The dogs had nearly broken it down, so
it was not running very fast. The boy knocked
It down with the ax and killed it. Running
back to tbe bouse, be told of it and sent out
after It It was a nice buck, with seven
prongs.
FUNNY MEN'S FANCIES.
"Ton say that both duelists fell dead?"
Tes."
"Great heavensl "What were the weapons
used?"
The American toy pistol." Epoch.
Miss Lovelorn Isn't this a pretty valen
tine Mr. De Gary sent me?
Miss Caustlqoe It's the very one he sent me
last year. I returned It with all his letters when
our engagement was nroken o&. Epoch.
Tram-j Ah, madam, when you say "pie"
you str e a responsive chord in my heart that
Ladj (Interrupting) Very well, and now yon
can pi 'cccd to strike another responsive cord la
the woodshed yonder. Ktarnty Enterprise.
Birdie McGinnis My grea,t hobby is art.
I do dearly love to paint.
GUhooly I'm glad to hear that. It convinces
me that 1 am an expert physiognomist, for I knew
It by the looks ot your face for some time past
Texas Sttings.
A. You don't seem to have any life in
you. Is there nothing or nobody over which yon.
can entbuse?
B. Nothing at all. I once became enthusiastic
over somebody, and a short time afterward she be
came my wife. That was a sad warning to me to
avoid enthusiasm. Texas Sitings.
They were talking of death, when one man
asked:
' 'What were his hist words?"
'lie didn't say anything, ' was the reply.
"That's Just like him, " said the first man, with
an approving nod; "there was no gas about him.
He was all business." Texas Siftingt.
Hostetter McGinnis Miss Esmerelda, if.
you only knew how much I love you. There la no
sacrifice I'd not be wlUing to rske for your sake.
Esmerelda Is that so? Are you really In earn
est? "lam, indeed. Tryme."
Then marry my oldest sister, so It will-be ray
turn next" Texas Sif tings.
Friend Miss Brown, let me introdnce'to
yon Mr. Garla).
Garlay (bashfnlly)-I think I've met you before,
Miss llrown.
Miss B. Indeed! I do not recall it.
Garley (still more bashfully)-! think I poshed
you down stairs about 30 years ago, when I vu
young. UarpttimasaT,
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