mmw .' -.& - THE ' PITTSBURG DISPATCH, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1890. I ! . r f H fr B$paW. m ESTABLISHED FEBRUARY 8. 1848, Vol. 45. Ho. 81. Entered t Fitt6burg Fnstofflce, November 14, iss?, as second-class matter. Business Office Corner Smlthfleld and Diamond Streets. News Booms and Publishing House 75, 77 and 79 Diamond Street. Eastern Advertising Office. Koom 48, Trlbnne liulldlng, kcwYork. THE DISPATCH is regularly on sale at JSrentano's, 5 Union Square, Hew York, and X! Ave. de r Opera. Faris, France, and U Strand, London, -Ehc, where anyone who hat been disappointed at a hotel newt stand can obtain tl TERMS OF THE DISPATCH. FOSTACE FREE IN THE UNITED BTATIS. DAILY DKFATCn. One Year. t W DAILV DiErATcn, PerQnarter 2 00 Dailt Dispatch, One Mouth TO Daily Dispatch, including Sunday, lyear. 10 00 Daily dispatch, lneludlngSunday.Jm'tbs. 250 Daily DisrATCH, Including Sunday, lmonth SO Sunday Dispatch. One Year 150 M eekly Dispatch, one Year 1 25 The Daily Dispatch Is delivered by carriers at I.'cenUcer week, or Including Sunday edition, at 20 cents per week. PITTSBURG. TUESDAY. APR. 29. 1S90. .KJ-The BUSINESS OFFICE of THE DIS PATCH has been removed to Corner of Smilhfield and Diamond Streets. GOOD TIDINGS FOR riTT-snXJRG. The proposition to present Mr. Edward Schenley with the freedom of the city and to hold an official reception in his honor is a sign of the general appreciation of the vast importance of a visit to the city of a representative of the Schenley estate for the purpose of planning improvements to the property. Certainly the promise of great local benefits is so definite as to warrant a public and enthusiastic recognition. The nature and value of the improve ments that may be hoped for from Mr. Schenlev's visit can be seen from the inter view -xith him elsewhere. "When that gen tleman saw the condition of that portion of the Schenley estate lying in the rear of the Court House, along the Pittsburg, Cincin nati and St. Louis Railway, he had no diffi culty in perceiving the field for improve ment there. He had a less clear idea of what should be done at the Point; hut when that section is studied it will not be difficult to see that it is the natural site for large wholesale warehouses. "With the proper buildings there, our wholesale and ware house interests, that are now crowded, could find accommodations for a vast traffic, and the income from that section when fully im proved would dwarf that of a European principality. It is no wonder that our city should wax enthusiastic over the prospect that these portions of the city, which have heretofore lagged behind the rest of the community, are now to be placed in the front rank of improvement. How beautiful upon the hill tops are the feet of him that bringeth these good tidings to Pittsburg! DEATH BY ELECTRICITY. The time draws near for the first actual execution by electricity in Kew York. The expectation is that during the present day Eemmler will have undergone that dread experience and the inability on his part to communicate it, will leave the world just about as well informed on its relative merits of the new form of legal death as compared with banning, as it now is. This fact appears to make speculation as to whether the new execution is better than the old, wholly useless. The question as to whether electricity will kill or not, has been too often answered by exposed electric light wires to be in doubt now. It is certain that the new death will be more sudden and sure than the old one. "With that knowl edge we are permitted to hope that it will be more merciful. LITER. TBRE AND TnE NEGRO. The discussion as to tbe future of tbe negro and his capabilities has developed a rather remarkable disputeas to the literary tastes of the colored race. A correspondent ot tbe Ration at Washington reveals the astonish ing discovery that the negroes, as a class, are devoting their attention to the highest and most improving books. They eschew works ot fiction with the exceptioD,we sup pose, of party newspapers and, accord ing to this statement, make their liter ary investments in such storehouses of in formation as tbe Library of Universal Knowledge; while the more educated class of colored people devote themselves earn estly to the study of Aristotle, Plato and Cicero. This claim of high literary taste for the African race evoke: a challenge from the Atlanta Constitution, which gives its evidence to the effect that the younger negroes of its State delight in cheap and sen sational stories, "looking more eagerly for tbe murder than the moral in a story." This conflict of testimony permits the im partial judge to believe as much of each side as he chooses. Probably a very just way ol estimating the two statements would be to accept a certain portion of each. It is probably true that the prosperous colored people are showing a disposition to reinforce their stores of information by the possession of the Library of Universal Knowledge. It may be correct that some of them are read ing the works of the classic philosophers. But that all the colored people eschew fiction, we believe to be an undue derogation of that imaginative race. On the other band, we are quite ready to give much confidence to the Atlanta statement that tbe younger colored people revel in the delights of murder stories and detective literature. In thit there is no impeachment of the prog ress of tbe colored race. For if the youth of that race has developed to the point of cheap and sensational fiction, the evidence is complete that they are on an equality as regards literary tastes with the Caucasian youth. Whether they are guilty of reading Zola, Amelie Bives, or Mr. Barnes of New Tore, does not appear in evidence; but even if they do perpetrate the perusal of that trash, their standard of reading will not suffer in comparison with that of the heretofore su perior race. There is no need of taking a pessimistic view of the fact that a large number of people, both white and black, find the pres ent satisfaction of their appetite for reading, in sensational trash. It is better to read de tective novels than not to read at all; and that the younger colored generation are able to read the literature which has furnished the pabulum for two generations of our own race, is an evidence of progress from the comparatively recent period when the mass of negroes could not even read their prim ers. We are more inclined to place faith in this Southern evidence than in the rather strong statement that the colored people are proving themselves to be the superior race b reading Plato. It is more credible and indeed is more satisfactory as showingaproo e"ss o' natural development which is more likely to yield permanent results, than an abrupt attack upon tbe mysteries of classic philosophy. Indeed, if it were proved to'be the case that the negroes as a race are giving them selves over to the ancient philosophers we should suspect it to be merely a phenome non like that of the recent Browning clubs, which -were more noted for their ambition than for their understanding. IMPORTANCE OF THE ROAD QUESTION. In addition to the experiences of Tub Dispatch's road expedition, which has found good, wide roads in Erie county, poor ones in Warren, notwithstanding De quests to keep them in repair, and still worse in Forest, with the exception of a street macadamized with blue flagstone, will be found elsewhere a thoughtful letter on the importance of the whole subject The arguments which are thoroughly re viewed in that contribution have been here tofore more briefly pointed out in The Dis PATcn. It is worth while in this connec tion to specify another one which fully jus fies the agitation of the question. Un der the present system not only the farmers themselves but all branches of busi ness related to tbe work of moving their crops or furnishlcg them with supplies, find the work packed into a few short periods ol each year. In the winter the farmer can not get to the railroads with a heavy load. In the summer he is busy for most of the season with tbe tillage of his farm. The consequence is that trade with that great fundamental industry must be rushed through in the fer short periods which the farmer can spare from his work while the roads are good. "With good roads this work could be ex tended throughout the entire winter season. That one fact alone should make all classes ready to support the movement for good roads. CHARLESTON'S ADVANTAGE. It is a rather interesting fact that while, in the past, Pittsburg has tried to secure the construction of a belt line of tracks, by which all competing railroads could gain access to different parts of the city, and failed in the attempt; and while Philadel phia is making a similar attempt to secure free access to her water front, with rather dubious chances of success, Charleston, S. C, has just granted the franchise for a line of that sort which will furnish perpetual access to its wharves for every railroad that may, now or herealter, reach that city. In doing this Charleston has secured its future. It has guarded against the condition which was expressed only a short time ago by a railroad official, who said that Pittsburg has business for more competing railroads, but that all the routes for reaching the city are occupied. It is to be concluded that Charleston enjoys the advantage of munici pal rulers who are more anxious to preserve the future of the city than to serve the schemes of dominant corporations. It is pleasant to learn that the British companies which are taking such big slices of Africa are shutting down on the rum trade. But civilization ought to find a better means ot opening up a new country than tbe one which was tried in the last century and rejected in the early part of the present one. It is pleasantlo learn from a Washington letter that a boy who is an "original lad" in augurated cable transportation in Washing ton by attaching a line to a tin can and then poking the line through the slot till It caught on the cable, thus starting the can on its travels. The satistactory point is thatwhat has been a regular amusement for Pittsburg youth on tbe starting of the cables, develops into a case of original genius at the capital of the nation. The railway dispute is now stated to have reached tbe Supreme Council of tbe Railway Federation. Let us hope that this body will be able to reach a prompt settlement of the long standing dispute and terminate all the uncer tainties of tbe past two weeks. Mr. Mtjrat Halstead is not up to his old form. As a defense against tne assaults of the opposition he said the other day: "Wo have seldom met more quiet gentlemen than Messrs. Quay and Piatt." This gave the wicked irorld a too tempting opening to declare that the trouble with Quay at present is that he is keep ing altogether too quiet. Mr. Halstead would have done better to emulate Mr. Quay's silence so far as this exchange of compliments is con cerned. Councils are disposed to rebel against the price of gas for city use; but rebellion is ot no use. It is evident that some years have elapsed since the municipal legislators were handing out the right to lay pipe to tbe Phila delphia Company exclusively. The Argentine Republic has mended its finances by the sale of its railways to a British syndicate, which brings enough money into the country to reduce the premium on gold from 235 a few days ago to 140, at latest advices. The question is whether matters are permanently improved by the change. Between a premium on gold and the ownership of its railways by a foreign syndicate our Southern neighbors would be between tbe devil and the deep sea. The Allegheny Valley Bailroad will not be sold at present. It is necessary to first find out who has a lien on it, which leaves bond holders, aud the road as well, in an interesting if not entirely secure position. The discussion as to the respective merits of levees and outlets in the Senate yesterday amounts to the argument that, as the people along tbe river have always pinned their faith to the levees, and have always got overflowed, the levee system must be preserved. This may be convincing logic; but it is not half so con vincing as the fact that under the levee system the Louisiana plantations are now under water. If the nineteenth century republic wishes to prove its equality with tbe republic of ancient days it might use the modern Romans to make roads that last as well as those the old Romans built; The race is not always to the swift or the angb invariably on the side of the humorists. A college proiessor out in Ohio who made an opening prayer, preceding a lecture of Max O'RelL is reported to have petitioned for help that the audience might be able to fully appre ciate the points of the lecture. The report fails to state whether the audience was enabled to understand M. Biouet's jokes or not. Reduced suburban rates on the Balti timore and Ohio Railroad give another proof of the influence of tbe competition of cable and electric transit. Accounts which represent Fourth ave nue as "excited" over the failure of bncket shops with 3,000 to 10,000 capital, should be taken as an example of tbe poetic, or repor torlal, license. Tbe failure of a first-class bakery would be likely to cause more stir in real financial circles than the demise ot these offices for small business gambling. The Players' League has ieduced the price of admission to their games to 25 cents. Who says that competition does not bring down prices? Goveenment telegraphy of the tenta tive character proposed by Mr. Wanamaker cot an indorsement, but not a unanimous one, in the Chamber of Commerce yesterday. Tbe chamber wants reduced telegraph rates: but a very reipecttable majority of the board do not think the time bas come for tbe Government to run tbe business.- Now that hailstones have grown to the' size of baseballs, farther efforts of the storm liars should be struck out. THE prospect now is that the Pacific Rail way refunding bills will again get the go-by this session. Between offending the corporations by making them pay up and alienating the public support by eivlng them their own terms, the -Congressional managers will adopt the impar tial method of leaving the bill in tbe pigeon hole. PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE. Sin. W. C. Pkihik is building a summer home at Francoma, N. H. TnE King of Holland is now practically im becile, and bis death is hourly expected. The Hod. Robert C. Wintbrop has gone to Washington for bis annual visit. Burne'Jones, a once neglected artist of the semi-mystical school, has become the rage in London. Mr. M. D. Conway Is revisiting London, and will deliver a series of Sunday morning lectures from his old platform. TnE Queen of England now copyrights all official Government publications, and gives no tice she will maintain her rights therein. The Society of the Army of the Cumberland will erect its statue of Sheridan at Washington on the reservation on the north side of Penn sylvania avenue, between Thirteenth and Four teenth streets. Kiko Chables, of Roamama, is 61 years old and gives most of his time to military affairs. He has a salary of 200,000 and doesn't want to go into any movement for the adjustment or unification of wages. Pere Didon, the Dominican, whoso elo quence stirred Paris in a remarkable manner four years ago, and wbo surprised people by the suddenness with which he left the pulpi t, has been writing a life of the Savior in a monastery at Corbara. Pesciikof, the Cossack officer who has un dertaken to ride alone, with only one horse, from BUgovestchensk, on the Upper Amoor, in Siberia, to St. Petersburg, a distance ot 5,437 miles, has reached Omsk in good condition, having traveled 2,451 verst (1.631 miles) in 49 days, and spent 323 hours in the saddle, E. W. Hamilton, who was Gladstone's private secretary when the Grand Old Man was Prime Minister, is now a C. B and recently dined the Prince of Wales. Ho is 40 years old, tbe ton of a bishop, aud went to Eton and Ox ford. He is in tbe Treasury Department, a little closer to the sovereign than be was dur ing the Gladstone regime, and likewise in more desirable propinquity to the half-crown. FAMOUS LITERARY TREASURE. The Fischer Library of Mexicann Purchased by n Resident. Santa Fe, N. M., April 28. There arrived at Santa Fe last week for its new owner, Mr. Thomas B. Catron, one of tbe most valuable libraries ever formed in America. It formerly belonged to Father Augustine Fischer, late private secretary of the unfortunate Emperor Maximilian. Father Fischer was one of the most expert bibliophiles on the American con tinent. The library purchased by Mr. Catron consists of about3,t00 volumes, and as tbe books which Father Fischer previously sold at different times are widely scattered, having been disposed of to -various parties and at different times, Santa Fe may boast of having the only complete "I ischer library" in the world. When Mr. Catron sent an agent to the City of Mexico and bad the library bought and shipped to Santa Fe, many were the regrets expressed in Mexico at this pur chase by an American of a library so rich in "Mexicana." but the regrets came too late. For more than t o years it was well known that tbe books were for sale, and only a few copies of sermons, some vocabularies, etc, could tbe heirs of Father Fischer dispose of. Among them were, of course, very valuable copies, but the bulk was left untouched. Among tbe many rare works contained in the collection are two copies of the "Escudo de Annas de Mexico," three complete editions of the "Recopilation de Indias," the rare Mexican bibliography of Bishop Kgulara, etc In addi tion to tbe prints there is a considerable num ber of manuscripts, as, for instance, the official documents on the uprising of the Yaqui In dians of Sonora in the past century, and thousands of decrees, rescripts, ordinances, etc, of tbo past and present centuries, forming a valuable collection for autographs alone, aside from their historical importance. THE DISPATCH EXPEDITION. Ono of the Itlnny Enterprises Started and Cnrrled ThronEli by This Journal. From the Meadvllle Gazette. The road expedition of The Pittsburg Dispatch entered Meadville Tuesday noou, coming in on the Franklin turnpike. It con sists of a two-horse covered road wagon of the usual pattern. The object is an investigation of the public roads. Tbe result of this invest! gation is published in The Dispatch from time to time, and is quite an interesting as well as a novel feature of that enterprising journal. Mr. Stofiel called at tbe principal newspaper office of our city, and was shown around by the editor of the Gazette, He was highly de lighted with a view of the original painting, "Working Out the Road Tax," by A G. Rich mond. Esq., who presented to him a photograph of tbe same. Mr. Stofiel says Crawford and Mercer coun ties have tbe best roads he has found, though they have the poorest material to make them with. In Greene county, where limestone abounds and road-making is easy, tbe poorest roads exist. This interest in tbe pablic roads shown by The Dispatch is simply one of the evidences that tho managers of that paper are alive to the interests of their readers. It is one of the many enterprises undertaken and suc cessfully carried out Dy that paper, and will account for its rapidly increasing circulation all over the State The expedition pulled out of this harbor at 2 r. K. and steamed away toward Corry. Tbe captain of tbe craft Is a "sad sea dog," and there is nothing, not even tbe name of Pciffer, which can bring a smile to bis lips. A DOUBLE WEDDING TO-MORROW. Two McKeesport Young Men to Marry the IllcClnro Sisters. IKPECIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! McKeksport, April 23. An important society event in which this place is deeply in terested is a double wedding to take place at the residence of Alexander McClure, of Big Run, Jefferson county, a wealthy lumber merchant. Tbe brides will be his daughters. Misses Nora and Bell, and the grooms, Harry, on of Dr. C R. Stuckslager, cashier of the People's Bank ot this city, and E. S. Thomas, a popular young shoe merchant of this place, who is a relative of Mr. Stuckslager. The wedding Is to take piece at tho McClure home stead, Wednesday morning, and will bo wit nessed by many friends. The young couples will come to this city to live. TO WORK FOR HASTINGS. Counties to bo Canvassed and an Address Issned to the People. From the Philadelphia Kecord.: Tho Committee of One Hundred will begin its work for General Hastings to-night, when it will offect an organization at the rooms at Broad street and South Pcnn square. It is probable that State Senator John C. Grady will be elected Chairman of the committee. An address to the people of the State is being pre pared by the committee, and it is probable that a personal canvass of the counties will be made in General Hastings' interest, including the counties that have already elected delegates. Q.A.E. REUNION. The 24tU,Anuaal Encampment to be Held In Cincinnati To-Dny. Cincinnati, April 28. The twenty-fourth annual Encampment of tbe Department of Ohio, Grand Army of the RepuMIc, begins here to-morrow, and will be signalized by a grand parade of veterans to-morrow afternoon, Aloug witb the encampment the Women's Re lief Corps also has its annual meeting. It has a reception to-night. Mrs. Witmeyer, a well-known army nurse, is President. Hon. Green B. Raum, Commissioner pf Pensions, is in tho city. - Forecast for Slav. Dr. Ira Hicks, in TFord and Works, in his forecast for May predicts a cool wave, reach ing the Atlantic about tho 3d, frost from tbe 6th to the 8th, a dangerous storm period from the 10th to tbe loth, and another from the 22d to tho 28th. He adds: "The outlook for May is that there wlll.be heavy and general rain", falls, with much cool weather, rising Into ab normally high temperatures during the passage of storm centers on or about the danger days. Earthquake phenomena wilt result about tbe same times, the most probable being about the 18th andlDtb." THE TOPICAL TALKER. No Wonder Speaker Reed Was Anzloni About Ilia Ynllae Americas Club Ban quet Echoes la Washington President Ilnrilson nnd Washington Sprlustlme nights and Contrasts In the Streets of4be Cnpltnl. JFROSI A STAFF CORRESPONDENT. 1 TASHKh-gton, April 23. Speaker Tom Reed's equanimity is famous. Hardly any thing can shake it, but shaken it was, and sorely, on Friday last just before the party of statesmen, of whom Reed was one, started for Pittsburg to be present at tbe Americns Club banquet. It was noticed by the Speaker's fel low travelers and the correspondents and others who came down to the Baltimore and Ohio depot to see a goodly portion of Washing ton's brains depart, that Mr. Reed of all the party seemed nneasy and anxious about some thing. Mr. Reed made no secret of bis anxiety and its cause. His valise, left in the care of a servant, had not shown up. There might have been a mistake about tbe depot: his man might have taken tbe valise to tbe Baltimore and Po tomac station, Mr. Reea thought. A news paper man thereupon took a cab and dashed away to tho Baltimore and Potomac station, corner of Sixth and B streets. Minutes flew by and still the valise came not. Mr. Reed mopped his face with a large silk handkerchief, and apostrophized the stupidity of man. About a minute before the train started tbe man and the valise came on tbe scene, and calmness re turned to the group of statesmen for every one had been agitated and Mr. Reed put away his handkerchief and his strong language. What was in the valise 7 Collars and cuffs and a clean shirt, a brush and comb and a small vial ot cold tea, merely T There is good reason to believe that the able speech, which you read in The Dispatch on Sunday, was in that valise. I know that Mr. Reed at first in tended to speak as the moment prompted him at tbe banquet table, but early last week he grasped the importance ot tho occasion and carefully prepared bis speech in writing. rpiIE Amcricus Club banquet created no little bur acre among tne politicians, uotn oeiore and after it occurred. The fact is that Western Pennsylvania has seldom amounted to so much in the eyes of Washington observers as it does now. And tbe speeches at the Amcricus ban quet seem to bavo.justified the expectations of both Republicans' and Democrats bere. It is all very well for Mr. Reed to disavow any right to speak for the party, bnt Washington seems to think that what tbo Speaker says goes in this case as in most others. UfnATEVER its significance, it is a curious fact that- President Harrison does not oc cupy the public mind to any extent In Wash ington. You don't hear him talked about, you don't see him, unless you seek him of course, and one of the oddest things is that his photo graph is rarely to be seen in the store windows. For instance, this afternoon I examined the gallery of public men's portraits in tbe windows of Bell, the crack photographer on Pennsjl vania avenue. There were lots of portraits of Mrs. Grover Cleveland charming pictures everyone a few of her husbaud; the faces ot most of the notable Senators our own Matthew Stanley prominently among them and Con gressmen were there; almost every member of the Cabinet looked at you statuesquely, smil ingly or stupidly, as the case might be. but of Presiden Harrison not a portrait, cabinet panel or carte-de-visite not even a tintype did those ample windows contain. Even more surprising was the absence of Mrs. Harrison's face from that collection of national notables. None of her household figured there, and tbe cute countenance of tbe illustrious Baby McKee was greatly missed by one lair Pittsburger who looked at Mr. Bell's pictures this afternoon. I am told that there has been quite a run on Baby McKee's por traits; but the enthusiasm of his admirers ap pears to have died down. gUT if the people of there United States do not hunger tor the counterfeit present ment of their chief ruler and servant, those of them who come to Washington and their name is legion certainly show a keen desire to see as mnch of him and the inside of the W bite House as they can. His public receptions on Mon days have been attended by crowds, I am told, and it is within my own knowledge that a per fect mob of excursionists, from Mew York and tho East mainly, invaded the White House yes terday, for, Sunday though it was, a portion of tbe Executive Mansion was open to the public from 10 till 2 o'clock. When the President drove back from the morning service at the Church of the Covenant he doubtless observed a graceless amateur photographer leveling his camera at the front door of the White House from the center of the lawn. The President and his family must have forgotten what the "word privacy means by this time. As compensation, perhaps, they have learned the meaning of several new words, I dare say. XTashington is looking her loveliest just now. iiie rain oi last weeK urougnt out the foliage as if by magic. In Sunday's sun shine you could see the leaves unfolding, and note tbe grateful shade expand over the wide avenues. The White House is a delicious bower of the liveliest greens. The air is laden with tbe perfume of lilacs and magnolias in the squares and parks, and the gardens are gay with all the spring flowers. No city in the world can compare with Washington in cer tain aspects, especially in late April or early May. I came on a sad contrast yesterday driving through the fashionable northwestern side of the city. In a street of beautiful houses, many of them snugly couched in dazzling lawns, and all confronted by trees in new and nearly-full leaf, there was one whose red brick walls were blackened with smoke, whose scorched win dows glared darkly like sightless eyes, and be fore whose steps a dingy "to let" sign bung. It was the house where Secretary Tracy lost wife and daughter by a hideous mishap last winter. No attempt at repair of the flames' ravages have been made, and with Its gloomy associations it is likely to remain empty for many a day. Among such cheery and color ful sights it seemed doubly grim. ""Talking of contrasts, a very odd one came, under my notice In the Secret Service rooms in the Treasury building the other day. There is near the door of the ante-chamber in Chief Bell's headquarters a glass case, in which repose, jumbled together, a queer lot of revolvers, dirks, knives and other lethal weapons, found upon the persons of captured counterfeiters. A murderous medley of ma chines it is. On the morning Hooked at these mementoes of lives ill-spent, besido tbe case a single petal from a red rose lay. How It came there is more than I can say, and my guide, a veteran journalist, woumn'.t hazard a guess either. Such a delicate thing as a pink petal from tbe heart of a rose could hardly come into a more violent contrast. Hepburn Johns. FAR TOO BIG FOR HIS YEARS. 1 Young MolllDBcr is Fourteen, But He Weighs Over Two Hundred. rSFECTAL TELXGItAM TO TIIE DIS"ATCn.S , Scottdale, April 23. J. S. Mellinger, of Dawsou, is visiting here His measure and weight were taken to-day. He is a regular human wonder. He is only 14 years old, and measures five feet 11 inches, and weighs 211 pounds. ' DEATHS OF A DAY. Alarlbn M. Umbstnettcr. ' Mrs. Martha M. Umbstaetter, wife of the late Theobald Umbstaetter, of tho formerly well known legal firm of Sbaler, Stanton A Umb staetter, died at tbe female seminary, Steuben vllle, O., at 6:30 o'clock yesterday morning, or congestion'of the lnngs and heart failure. Mrs. Umbstaetter was one of the oldest and best known residents of the city, and her life Is linked with many historical associations. She was a daughter of the late Dr. Georcc McCook. and a cousin or alt of the members of tiiat dlstliigilshcd family, who becaraesTamou.durintrlhe Civil War. Her father was known in early Hie as one of the handsomest men ever in the State of Ohio, and the daughter inherited his grace, bhe was a woman of high In tellectual attainments, with a force of character that gave her a wide Influence. She was for many yearsan attendant of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, from which sanctuary her remains will be burled to-morrow morning. Henry Orth. Henry Orth. aged 49 years, died suddenly of heart disease yesterday morningat his home, No. 3311 Penn avenue. He had heart trouble for sev eral years past, but although he had been sick for a week his death was unexpected. Mr. Orth was well known lu Lawrencevllle. He was married, but leaves no family, lie was a brother of Lieu tenant Orth. of tbe Second police district, ana had served in the war under Colonel Thomas M. Uayne. Tbe funeral will be held to-morrow afternoon TLAYED ALL THE PARTS. Every Character In David Garrick Repre sented by One Actor The Star Old Not Complain of a Poor Sapport A Few Society Dots. Leland T. Powers was the star actor, leading lady and all the rest of tbe company In tbe charming little comedy, "David Garrick," at Carnegie Music Hall last evening. Ana it can not be said of him that he had a poor support, either. In fact, it is seldom that every character in a play is impersonated In such a faultless manner. It is difficult to decide in which con ception the most merit lies. The comedy, written Dy Robertson, is brim ful of dash, laughable situations and diversity of character. Tbe story is founded on an epi sode in tbe great actor's life and is wonderfully fascinating. It is, In substance, ilr. Simon In got, a London merchant witb more cash than brains, and as usual in plays, a very handsome daughter, who falls desperately in love with Garrick, after seeing him in the character of Hamlet, As the old gentleman wishes her to marry a Mr. Richard Chivy, whoso only accomplishment, by the way, consists in handling his eyeglass skillfully, the lover is consequently in not only hot water but boiling water. Ho sends for Mr. Garrick and begs him to leave tho country, offers to settle on him annually the sum ol money his profession as an actor brings him. Garrick naturally desires to know the cause of tbe merchant's earnest endeavor to rid the country of bim, and the old gentleman confides the whole story to him. Mr. Garrick not wishine to make the sacri fice demanded of bim, promises to cure the young lady ot her Infatuation if an invitation to dine at the bouse be extended to him. In ignorance, though, of tbe fact that the young lady in question is the one whose beauty and sympathy had so attracted him and aroused such strong love when seen at the theater ono evening. In company with Mr. Smith, of Smith, Smith & Co., Mrs. Smith, his wife and mother of seven children, Mr. Brown, Miss Arminnita Brown, his maiden sister, and Mr. Jone. the great actor, Roes to dine at the merchant's house. Upon seeing Miss Ingot, Mr. Garrick is al most tempted to break tho promise made the father, but being a man of honor be remains true, and to disenchant the maiden, plajs the part of an intoxicated man. He succeeds rot only in disgusting Miss Ingot, but all the com pany as well, by referring to Miss Smith as the mother, first of 17 children, and then of 70 chil- uren, caning .n r. bmitn Mr. co-co ana nmitn, and his host various uncomplimentary names. In high glee Mr. Ingot congratulated himself, and the daughter uromises to marry tbe man of her father's choice Before the ceremony is performed, however. Miss Ingot becomes aware of the strategy to which her father re sorted and flatly refused to wed. A train of circumstances betray the con temptible cnaracter of Mr. Richard Chivy and reveal the noble qualities of Mr. Garrick. The fither not only gives his consent, but beseeches Garrick to marry his daughter, and everything went merry as a marriage bell." The play was divided into three acta, and Toerge Bros.' orchestra rendered delightfnl musip between them, and also opened and concluded tbe pro gramme. The entertainment was given by the Ladies' Aid and Missionary Society ot the Third U. P. Church, Ridge avenue. Allegheny. Its bank ac count will be considerably increased by the door receipts. Mr. Powers is a'New York gentleman, and last evening augmented tbe reputation he had made by previous appearances fn the city as a very pleasing and versatile elocutionist. BIBLE SOCIETY'S ANNUAL MEETING. Tbe Reports Show the Organization as Being In n Flourishing Stnte. Last mgbt the annual business meeting of tbo Young Men's Bible Society was held in tbe Y. M. C. A building. The treasurer, W. R Thompson, reported that tbe receipts for the year were 2.238 99 and tho expenditures $1,702 95, leaving a balance of 1534 04 on hand. Of the collections 81,155 was brought in by A P. Thompson, who has been the agent of the society for over 40 years. The librarian, AV. W. Waters, reported that during tbe year 1093 bibles had been dis tributed. This meeting will be held in tbe East Liberty Presbvtenan Church on Sunday even ing. May 11. The annual election of tho society will be held on the last Monday in May. KING'S SONS ENTERTAINMENT. They Will Have Another Enjoyable Sessloa Tuesday. May 6. The King's Sons, of St. Peter's Cburcb, will give an entertainment in the Sunday school room on Tuesday evening May 6, at 8 o'clock. The opening address will bo deliverea by Mr. C. C. Dickey, the President. The following is tbe programme: A banjo solo by Mr. Georgo B. lander; a declamation by Mr. E. S. McClelland; vocal solo, "Only for Thee," by Mr. Thomas Smith; declamation. Miss Nellie Gardner; vocal solo. Miss Nellie Grimes; reading, Mr. George Crom lisb; vocal solo, Mr. S. H. Nicholson; vocal duet, Mrs. Challlnor and Mr. H. M. Reed; vocal solo. Miss L. Loomls, and a vocal solo, "You'll Remember Me," by Mr. Thomas J. Smith. Falling Society Spray. Quite a crowd on Tuesday evening. May 13. will board a boat at tbe foot of Wood street and go to Neville Island, where a Sunflower concert will bo given for the benefit of tho Mission Sunday-school Presbyterian Church. General J. B. sweitzer Council No. 294, Jr. O. U. A. M., will give an entertainment at Lafayette Hall to-night. The seve ntieth anniversary of the J. O. O. F which will be celebrated in Carnegie Hall this evening promises to be very enjoyable. The wedding of Miss Carrie Sulzbacber and Mr. A L. Solomon will be celebrated to-night. MAGAZINE OF FICTION. A Gronp of the Most Varied and Brilliant Sketches Clustered Together. "Short Stories," the new magazine of fiction, the first number of which bas just been re ceived, is the first real novelty in the story telling line that this decade bas given birth to. Tbe compilation of a string of stories and tbe publication of them in a volume is ono thing. Any man with some money and a printing office can accomplish it. But to choose, adapt to each other, aad group within tbe compass of a small volume a set of tales and every one of them a gem, an im aginative diamond of tbe first water, is truly a gift, such a gift as is possessed only by a man of brains, one tha is personally familiar with all the good and knows how to avoid all the bad short tales that this and other countries have produced in any language. The collection of 25 stories for 25 cents within the covers of "Short Stones," is, under these cirenmstances, a group of tho most varied and brilliant sketches ever so clustered together. The genius that bas made a power of that superb magazine of eclectic wisdom, Current Literature, is tho verv same that now gives to us. In "Short Stories." a monthly fiction maga zine that can never die Frederick M. Somers. Tbe beauty of the magazine, in a typographical sense, is not less notable than the contents. Naturally enough, tbe sale of "Short Stories" has been remarkably active. TWO IN ONE OFFICE. A Novol Political Madille In Zanesvillc's City Government. ISr-ECIAT. TELXQKAM TO THE DISPATCir.1 ' Zanesville, April 23. There was quite an exciting scene in tbe City Council this evening occasioned by an election. W. M. Dauswetter, Democrat, who was elected from the Fourth ward one year ago, removed to the Tenth ward, but did not resign. The Republicans elected Albert Barton in tbe Fourth ward, and when the Mayor administered the oath of office in open Council he refused to swear in Barton. That gentleman then turned to City Clerk Best, who administered tbo oath of office. In the organization of Council E. P. Bloom er, Democrat, was elected President, but when the election of clerk came one member refused to vote for the Democratic nominee, and the vote was a tie between J. H. Best. Republican, and William Shinnick. Democratic nominee. Best, wbo held the office, refused to surrender it, and there was quite a scuffle at the desk as to which one should call the roll on motion to adopt rules, in the midst of which the Coun cil adjourned to meet in one week. PRAISED BY -WANAMAKER. A Chlcneo Postal Clerk's Bravery Heartily Commended. Chicago, April 28. 'This is what I call a handsome thing for a Cabinet officer to do," said Postmaster Sexton to-day, as he showed the following letter addressed to one of his men: Office op TnE Postmasteb General, j Washington, D. C, April :i. J Personal. Dear Silt I have read with great interest the newspaper accounts of jour bravery In defending the malls Intrusted to your charge against two robhers, and I beg to thank tou for this sturdy cxamplo or lldellty and duty, 'ihcse exhibitions of courage, vrhlle no more praiseworthy perhaps thau the steady devotion and nerve or tbo postomce force in general, do more good than you are uwaro of. Yours, truly. Joun WANAUAXxa, Postmaster General. To Mr. John Mount, Mail Collector, Chicago Postomce NAVAL COURTS-MARTIAL. Tbclr Origin, Customs nnd Jurisdiction The method of Procedure A Few Ideas Borrowed from France nnd England. pDE naval court-martial of to-day bas its origin away back in the days of chivalry, although tbe many customs and formalities thatat present obtain do not go back quite so far. Our methods are based largely upon those of tbe English navy, and it was not until the Long Parliament in 1013 passed an ordinance in relation to martial law for the navy that written records of the proceedings were re quired. Tbe military punishments in the time of Charles H. were inflicted very sparingly, but so quickly that public notice was not attracted. About this time a code of laws was framed by which cfimes and other offenses were specified, and were directed to be inquired into and pun ished by courts-martial held for that purpose. Provision was also made for a Judge Advocate, who was empowered to administer oaths, ex amine witnesses, and so forth. It was only a few years later that an amendment was added to the bill assigning death and such other pun ishment as a court-martial should adjudge, for desertion or mutiny, to tho effect that no sentence of death should be passed, except between the lionrs of 6 in tbe morning and 1 in the afternoon. This, according to Ma caulay, was because dinner was early, and hard drinking being one of tbe qualifications of a gentleman, it was not supposed that anv mem ber of a court-martial, after dinner, would be in a state -in which he could safely be trusted with the lives of his fellow creatures. First Lnir In America. Jn 1778 the first law for governing our navy was passed by Congress, and it referred to penalties for the losing of a man-of.war through negligence or misconduct. During tbe follow ing year a Board of Admiralty was established, having, among other things, the power of or dering courts-martial, and it was recommended to the executive authorities of different States to compel tbe attendance of witnesses before courts-martial. A Secretary of Marine was authorized a year or so later, and he was vested with authority to order courts-martial and was ordered to transmit to Congress tho proceed ings of any court recommending a capital sen tence. Captains of vessels were authorized to appoint courts for all but commissioned offl cers, a power that they still bold, but the pro ceedings of these summary courts, asthevare called, are to be apDroved by tbe senior officer present after revision by the captain, except ing in cases where men are sentenced to loss of pay, which are always submitted to the Secre- mij ui hue navy. The earlier law stated that general courts wero to be composed of not more than 13 mem bers nor less than five, and tbe Judge Advocate was at that time the only one bound by oath not to disclo-e the vote or opinion of any mem ber or the court unless obliged so to do in tine course of law; whereas now all of the members are obliged to add that clause to their oaths, "to well and truly try the case now depend ing." By the same articles, courts were em powered to imnrison in cases of contempt of court or refusal to give evidence. Rnlcs of Courts. Dlnrilul. pnE conception of courts-martial as courts of honor as well as courts of justice is ac knonleged by the great limitation given by tho expression, "or such other pnnishment as a court-martial may direct," which is found so frequently as an alternative for penalties pre scribed for certain offenses. Sentences ex tending to loss oi life require the concur rence of two-thirds of tbe members present, whereas less severe sentences require only a majority of the votes. Sentences of deatb, as well as those of dismissal of a commissioned or warrant officer, must be approved by tbe Presi dent. When all of the evidenco for the prosecution and tbe defense bas been submitted, and the accused bas made any statement he may care to make, the conrt is cleared tor deliberation, and then the members are ready, the voting is iaKen on tne specincauon ot tne nrst cnarge. each member Writing bVsoDinio'nas to whetr7er or not the specWcaHon Is proved, proved in part or not proved. The votes are recorded by tbe Judge Advocate, who announces the re sult, and the voting on tbe charge is then pro ceeded with as to whether the accused is guilty, not guilty, or guilty In a less degree than charged, and so on through all the charges and specifications. A Custom Borrowed From France. Chouls guilt or partial guilt be proved, then each member writes down what be considers an adequate punishment, and when each one has submitted bis opinion they are all carefully read over and the voting is taken on tbe mildest penalty first. The opinion of the junior is first taken, then the next in rank, and so on through tbe list, and if a majority be de clared In favor of that sentence itstands as the pnnishment awarded; if not the next mildest Is taken up and the same proceedinggone through with until a sentence approved by tbe majority is agreed upon. This custom of having the junior vote before the others originated in France, and the reason for it was that the junior in rank was presumably tho youngest member of tbe court, and in order that his vote should be independent and uninfluenced by tbe maturer opinions of bis seniors he was obliged to be the first to vote. Spenker Reed's Repnrtee. So me time ago Reed went down to a lunch given by Montgomery in tbe Capitol, where he had two very large salmon from Oregon. Some champagne was on the table, and Mont gomery felt uncertain whether be ought to offer any to the Speaker. He said: "Mr. Reed, will you have a glass of cham pagne?" "Ob, yes." "I was a little careful about asking you, as you come from Malno with its anti-wine prin ciples." "Oh," said Reed, "that is where Maine dif fers from Kentucky. We leave our habits at home and they bring theirs away from home." A day or tw o before there had been a case of shooting at the Capital between two Ken tuckians. An Improvement fagaeBted. From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. There can be no doubt that tbe present Democratic Chief of tho Secret Service Bureau ought to be bounced; and it is equally certain that the appointment of Mr. Thomas Furlong, of St. Louis, to tbe place would be a decided improvement in every respect- To Tnbe Chnrge of tbe P. it L. E. Road. Chicago, April 23. G. M. Beach, who recently resigned his position as General Mana ger of the Chicago ana Atlantic Railroad, has just accepted a similar position with tbe Pitts burg and Lake Erie, with headquarters at Pittsburg. He leaves to-morrow for that city, his appointment taking effect May 1. A Knnsna Cily Failure. Kansas Citt, Mo., April 23. Carl Spengler, wholesale and retail fur dealer at No. 622 Dela ware street, made an assignment to-day for tbe benefit of bis creditors His assets are placed at $67,000 and liabilities the same. Tbe failure is said to be due to bad collections. After Delnmnter Now. NEW Yoisk, April 23. Tbe TTorW to-day "pitches into" George Wallace Delamater to the extent of about three and jl half columns. Tbe article is violently abusive, and charges the Pennsylvania Senator with numerous grave offenses, political and otherwise. RURAL EDITORIAL HUMOR. Erie Dispatch: John Ruiand was fined So0 yesterday by Alderman Swalley for hitting Mrs. John Sutter when she complained about tbo depredations of bis chickens. Bradford Era: The new police force are 'working on another bold robbery. This time thieves got away witb a horse and buggy. The horse was tied to a post on Kennedy street last night and was driven off by the thief or thieves during tbe owner's absence. No clew. The post remains there. Cambria Freeman: Quite a number of our local sportsmen have been out in quest of the "speckled beauties," but up to this time none of them parade the streets on their return with their strings on exhibition. On the return trip tbey always get home by tbe back way and tbe count is hard to verify. Altoona Ttmes; Let us hope that our pros pects of getting a public building may not be blasted, now that it has Mken a definite shape before the Appropriations Committee of Con gress. It would prove discouraging to have cold water thrown upon it since it seems al most within our reach. Fbeepobt Journal: If the paper is better than usual this week it is owing to the fact that tbe Corporal is absentand the Devil is boss. He left on Tuesday evening to attend a meet ing of tbo Republican State Committee at Philadelphia, and will probably rnn down to Washington to give Ben a few pointers on how to run the gocrnment before he returns. In tbe meantime "We are the people" in this office, and if you have any b quests, extra fine fruit or a gob of cake you want to bestow on tbe printer, send it quick, and we'll give you a notice proportionate to the size of the contribution. COMEDY AND MELODllASIA. Old Lavender nod A Park Secret Other Plays and Players. Wbilo it cannot be sahl that Edward Harrigan has written his best play in "Old Lavender," it must be allowed that he bas never fittoa himself with a better character than he portrays in tbe title-role. The piece is made up of old ideas so far as plotis concerned, but the treatment is unique. Two brothers one a drunken, good-natured, careless fellow, honest and upright, tbe other an unnaturally stern banker. A forged check; the drunken brother suspected; driven from his situation in the bank; sinks lower and lower; lives but to prove bis innocence; does prove it at last; real forger punished and the unjustly accused brother restored to his old position in society. This is the plot in a nutshell, and every one knows how it will develop, because It can go only one way. The plot Mr) Harrigan may have picked up here, there, every, where. But tbe pictures of lowly life In New York, tbe delicate touches of humor, the cut ting out from the black material of the slums, the well-defined character bits, are all bis own. In "Old Lavender," as in every other play of Harrigan's, we see real people on the stage, and we wonder how they ever found their way from tbe streets to tbe environment of a theater. It is this remarkable faculty or bring ing the people of the gutters Into his plays naturally aod easily, that has made Edward Harrigan's fame, aud he deserves every leaf of tbe laurel crown he wears. As George Coggswell, afterward Old Lav ender, the drunken brother, Mr. Harrigan does some of his best work. Always quiet, bis representation commands attention that many a more obtrusive character would fail to do. The evidences of carefnl study are to be noted in every movement, every grimace, every accent. He does not make tbe mistake of burlesquing intoxication, but he is never quite sober, and surely tbe ability to portray a man in a stato of inebriety that never becomes ob streperous argues an artit as snroly as if he were using his talents in a higher class of work. It is Impossible to describe Harrigan; you must see ana enov nun. The musical featnres of "Old Lav ender" are excellent. several male choruses being effectively introduced, besides solos. There are selections by all the male characters In evening dress and a song and dince by half a dozen in burnt enrk that deserve particular commendation. Then Harrigan sings his ballad. "Poverty's Tears Ebb and Flow." in a taking manner that ex plains why be has been so successful witb it. The supporting company is all that is needed. Joseph Sparks does Smoke, a negro, in tbe broadly humorous style that always character izes bis performances, making a good foil to Harrigan's dry. quaint fun. John Hparkslsa typical stage Irishman, and John Decker, as a bootblack, does careful work. Miss Laura Booth play Laura Coggswell, an erring Wife, effectlvely.and Miss Hattie Moore, as Mother Crawford, a deaf old womau with a preposterous cockney accent, is amusing. The stage effects notably the sound ot a ferryboat coming into dock are marvelonsly faithful, and the rapturous applause with which tho swisb of tbe water, the creaking of the puller and the rattling of the chain on the drum and" the iron ratchet of the cogwheel as th gang-plank is raised or lowered, was re ceived last night, showed that the many Pitts burgers who visit New York occasionally rerognized and enjoyed the familiar noises. Mr. Harrigan will play Old Lavender all the week, and there is every indication that he will duplicate the large Monday night audience at every performance. Grand Opera nonse. "A Dark Secret" was somewhat of a failure as a novel, although the cognoscenti declared it Lefanu's masterpiece. No one, however, can deny its success as a drama of the gallery-filling class. Last night the piece was performed before a full house at the Grand. The princi pal part, thatof the pseudo-governess, Madame La Fountaine. was rather well played by Miss Lldiana Nelson, although tbe familiarly terri- J-.e "ieedle cheaile" and other ? that extreme ly uncanny character were hardly up to the marK. uwing to tno scan dalous condition of the programmes more than half tbe names of the cast were illegible. It may be said, however, that tbe ladies who personated tbe heroine. Nellie, and her half sister, Mary Joyce, played interestingly, and that Mr. H. E. Walters made a good Stephen. Tbe realistic effects were very fine, particu larly the rescue on tbe river opposite Henley Cburcb. Edward Hanlan, the ex-ctamplon oarsman, rowed across the stage in the regatta scene, and, in company with Hosmer, received quite an ovation. Harris' Tfarnter. A new military melodrama is what tbe bills call "On tbe Frontier," which Hardy Von Leer's company, with real live Indiana, is riv ing at the above house this week. It is tho most lurid kind of a frontier play, and cannot fail to please the patrons of that kind of amusement. The men are all manly, and tbe women all womanly creatures, and each part is in good hands. Miss Von Leer as Blue Flower, the sup- Eosed Indian maiden with blue eyes and blonde air, is the one aronnd whom tbe chief Interest centers. She acquits herself creditably. The audiences yesterday were the largest this bouse has accommodated for several weeks. The In dian band created considerable attention on the streets in the morning, aud headed the stage regiment during the performances. A great week's business is undoubtedly ahead for Harris' Theater. Harry Wllllnms Academy. Tho Henry Burlesque Company last evening began a week's engagement at this house that will he about the banner one of the season, if the rush for, seatB will be kept up as it began. An extensive programme is given, commencing witb "Mrs. Langtree's Reception at tbe Art Gallery," Introducing a number of pretty girls and any quantity of singing, dancing, medleys, duets, solos, etc. "A Trip to P. T. Fore-Paw's Circus," concludes part L Tbe olio opens with Frank Dyer In reel and jig dancing: William F. Kave and the favorite buriesquer. Ada Henry," follow in a neat sketch. "Society." Belle Clifton's "Nothing More" caught on well. Emerson and Cook, knockabouts, are favorably known here Lane and Verona's sprightly act is a good one. Sam Deerin, well, everybody knows Sam: he's all right. Prince Satsnuia, the wonderful Japanese juggler, gained new laurels, and tbe performance con cluded with a sparkling burlesque on Dixey's Seven Ages," entitled "The Seven Tempta tions." Amusement Notes. At the Bijou Theater next week Mr. Frank W. Sanger's Broadway Theater Co. will present "Mr. Barnes of New York" for the first time in Pittsburg, and the many readers of this most successful novel will no doubt gladly avail themselves of an opportunity of comparing Mr. Gunter's dramatization with Us novel. The cast contains Miss Emily Rig, Mr. Robert Hilliard.Mr. Sheridan Block, Miss Effle Ger mon and Annie Blancke. The scenery will be both elaborate and realistic, the same that characterized tbe original Broadway Theater production. The Strauss Vienna Orchestra, having over come all its difficulties with the labor unions that would like to keep it out of the country under the contract labor laws, will soon com mence its American tour In New York. It will appear in the Exposition auditorium. Pitts burg, Monday evening. May 26, and Tuesday afternoon and evening. May 27 only three per formances. ARRESTED AS TASC0TT. An Inebriated Chicago Sinn Locked Up as tbe Noted Suspect. Netv York, April 2S. A tall.eood-Iooking, but much-inebriated Individual took a stand at tbe corner of Grand and Forsyth streets late in tbe evening and began to whoop loudly for Chicago and the World's Fair. Policeman Warner, who is one of the disappointed New Yorkers on that question, ran across tbe gentleman and es corted him with great pleasure to the Eleventh Precinct station. Inspector Williams was at the desk on ono of his flying visits as the party came in, and when the prisoner refused to give bis name, was searched and a letter addressed to "Tascott" found on him, the Inspector be came Interested at once. "Chicago and 1 ascott." said he. "Why. this may be the long-lookcd.for murderer. Strip htm at once and bunt up Tascott's descrip tion." His orders were obeyed, but as the gentleman was as unlike tbe description as he well could be, he was sent down to an ordinary "drunk" cell, nnd another sensation was quashed. Be fore Justice Tainter, in tbe Essex Market Po lice Court yesterday morning, the Chicago ad vocate gave his name as Edward Marnamy, of 197 Myrtle avenue, Brooklyn, and smilingly paid a fine of 15. Civil Service nnd tho Politicians, From the New York Tribune.l The politician who fails to support and strengthen civil service reform is as poor a philosopher as a moralist. A Drycoods Deafer Assigns. Leavenworth. Kan.. Aonl 23. James w. Foster, drygoods dealer, assigned to-day to I iiurnuam, .uanna. Manger ft Co., of Kansas City. Liabilities, S35.000; assets, HO 000. CUKIUUS CONDENSATIONS. Our postage stamps are counted no less than 13 times during the process of manu facture. Three Pendleton, Ore., farmers dug out 18 young coyotes from one den. Tho got $1 for each scalp. It is said that only one colored man has ever applied for a liquor license in Wheeling, W. Va. His name is Hamilton Davis, and ha applied recently and was successful. Justice Manning, of Dixon, will not hold conrt until he is satisfied that the lawyers and witnesses have deposited their shooting irons and Arkansas toothpicks with the bailiZ. Prof. Forster, of Breslan, states that 300 cases have come under his notice in which tbo eyesichthas been affected by the disturbance of tbe circulation caused by wearing tight col lars. It has become the fashion in Chicago for men to buy their wives hnnnets. The mil- 'liners like the change.and say that as a general juiuii man Knows ueiier than a woman wnai is suited for her. v French doctors are reported to have dis covered that tbe essence of cinnamon, when sprinkled in the room of typhoid fever patients, kills the bacteria within 12 hours and prevents the disease from spreading. Mr. Taylor, of Prescott, Ariz., took a trip recently to the African diamond fleldl. He wrote to a friend that he had to pay a tax of 5 on each chamber of his revoher before he could step into that country. A usurer at Ascbersleben, Germany, has been sentenced to six months' imprison ment, 2.000 marks fine and five vars' nnito surveillance for charging an array officer ISO per cent interest on money loaned. A prominent English electrician affirms the value of lightning conductors, although they are not always reliable. Hesald that there is almost as muclvdanger of being hanged for murder as being struck by lightning. Last Thursday a freight team arrived at Bridgeparf, Nev the first lor four months. A merchant opened his goods when they arrived and found an Invoice of whistles, toys, eta, or dered for tbe Christinas trade last year. A high hill near .Newport, Ky., had slid quite a distance, as a result of an excava tion made at its foot for railroad tracks. Fivo dwelling houses on the hill have been aban doned, aad from 15 to 20 more are dangerous. A leading Xevr York publisher em ploys at a large salary a young lady who Is use ful to him alone on account of her memory. She bas read almost everything In the range of fiction, and can detect at once borrowed plots and expressions. A traveling man from Bay City, Mich., who has carried a stiff leg for 19 years, in step ping from a freight train at Brown City, sus tained a fracture of the knee joint, which tbe doctor says will prove a lucky break.-and will probably leave him with a leg as good as new. Officer James Stanley has been dis missed from tbe police force in San Francisco. He had ordered a woman to stop chopping kindling wood on the sidewalk and arrested herbecan-e she refused to go. He took her to the station, refusing to allow her to get her cloak or hat. A young physician attached to the Chelsea Hospital for Women has invented and used, it is said, with success a machine which, in cases of cancer, will direct a current of elec tricity against a diseased cell strong enungb to destroy it, and at the same time will not injure a healthy cell. David P. Thompson, who was recently nominated by the Republicans for Governor of Oregon, was asked bv a reporter for a sketch of his life. He said: "I'm a blacksmith by trade, a surveyor by profession and a banker by occupation.,r He was born in Cadiz. 0 aud went to Oregon in 185X Jake Parsons, of San Lucas, Monterey county, was tearing down an old adobe wall, last Thursday, when he found some pumpkin seeds encased In one piece of tbe waiL Thev .wbu m ii iuhc vtuii me in inem anar'arsons will experiment with them this summer. Tha wall was built 100 years ago. Since the passage of the stock law.game of every kind is rapidly Increasing in Sumter county, Ga. Before tbe passage 'of this law the bogs running at large devoured thousands or young turkeys, partriages and other birds while yet too young to fly. besides eating tbe eggs aad destroying the nests wherever found. A valuable horse, while in Dlay, kicked at one of tbe half-grown colts in a Georgia field. Unfortunately for the mare her heels missed their mark and flew out into space, wrenching her spinal column in such a manner as to render her useless. Tbe animal lingered In tortnre f or a diy or two. when death ended her suffering. The mare was valued at 500. There is a new use for hypnotism namely, as a remedy for habitual drunkenness. The drunkard, after being hypnotized, is in formed that ardent spirits are nasty ana the object of his particular hatred. If this is re peated two or three times the habit or thought becomes so fixed that the drunkard cannot bring himself to drink a drop of spirits. In a social meeting in Bath, Me., a young cmvert was called upon to offer prayer. In the midst of ms prayer the bells commenced ringing for fire, but the young man kept on praying until one of the old deacons went up behind him. and putting his hand on his shoul der shouted, "Say Amen and run, Joe" and Joe did, all following bis examDle. A woman was found drowned in the river at Lowiston. Me. A small bag was found tied to her neck by a slender string. Physi cians opened tbe bag and found in it $74. ?6oin greenbacks and t9 in silver, a pay envelope of one of the mills marked f 13 an envelope or uau -luuicauni; a una on Jierrimac street, Lowell, aud nothing more no name, no ad aress. At the close of a fair in Boston the other evening, tho unsold articles were offered at auction, and a round lot of cream pies were knocked down to a gentleman wbo seemed par ticularly anxious to get them. "My wife made these pies." he said, "and gave them to the fair: but as she never makes any of this quality ex cept to give away my only chance Is to bur them." And then he sat down and consumed a couple in silence. The only unmutilated copy of tbe Cen tury that gets into Russia is the one the Czar personally reads every month. In all others Kennan's articles are smeared over by the Rus sian postal authorities with some black stuff of a very penetrating nature whirh it is quite Im possible to remove, even through a chemical process, without destroying the printing. Even where only Kennan's name appears the same smearing tactics are applied. The statement in an Eastern magazine that butterflies have gone to 'the remarkable height of 8,000 feet in the Alps." has elicited from Mr. Maxwell, of California, a letter to the Scientific American, in which he pronounces the trip as not at all remarkable. He writes that last summer he encountered numerous butterflies on a peak of tbe Sierra Neradas, 13, 000 feet higb, while on another occasion, in British Columbia, he saw butterflies at an alti tude of 11,000 feot many thousand feet abova the line of perpetual snow. THE LAUGIIING PHILOSOPHERS. Let Him go to Chicago. "Well," said the rural visitor at N ew York, If that's Cleopatra's needle I'd like to see some or the stockings she used to darn." Washington Post, Full Anyway. New Missionary Why does your chief strut about so? Is he filled with false pride Younir Cannibal 'ot at all; not at all. He is filled with genuine missionary. St. Joseph Sews. A Careful Search. Hnsband Hand me my magnifying jtlnss. I want to read tho dis patches from Washington. Wire Why do you read them so microscopically?. Husband I'm tryinar to discover what Congress' is doina-. Chicago Times. , It Might be Worse. "Watts There's no doubt abont it, it is an awful strain on a man to have bis wife's mother living with him all tha time. Potts But it is not a circumstance to a fellow living with his wife's mother. Tern Hants Ex press. Her Mamma to Blame. Papa It's no use talking, Km ma, these Sunday euenlng meet ings have got to be shortened. My latest gas bill was enormous. Emma It's not my fault. It wouldn't be half as big If mamma didn't come Into the parlor so orten. Boston Herald. Why He Was Worried. "Yon look wor ried." ' "Yes." replied Charlie Cashgo. 1 'Do you find that you can't get out of debt?" 'Well, that Isn't the trouble, exactly. My tailor has assured me that I can't get In any further." H ashington Post. IT WAS IMMENSE. "A bunch of flowers I've brought for you." Aud hU face lit up lUe the sua In May. But dark In his heart there was gloom and woe. As be thought of tbe bill that was yet to pay. Philadelphia 3Tnr. Ice will be S3) a ton this vur. T. .-. ton of steel for tbe same money aadltwlillasl longer. Alron Republican, -v ji - f -it&2bi -
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