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SECOND PART.
PITTSBURG-, SUNDAY, OCTOBER ia, 1890.
THE TORIESEIIIUeED
All Their Clever Schemes Up
set by the Absence of
Dillon and O'Brien.
DENOUNCED AS COWARDS
By
a Government Organ, the Irish
Leaders Will Nevertheless
Prove Their Courage
BT BETURNING TO GO TO PEISOK.
The Trial Proceeds and in the ETent of
an Adverse Decision the Matter is
Likely to he Carried Up
FOE THE BUPEBIOE COURT TO DECIDE.
?oor L&w Qurdisu and Clergynea Call AtUcbon to
til Existent cf Actul Dutmi
ia Uaisjpy Ens.
'A KOCEIBT 01 JtTSTICE AT tippieast
rsr CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.1
London, October 11. Copyright
"When it became evident, weeks ago, that
the Government meant to elevate the case
against the Irish leaders at Tipperary to the
Tank of a State trial, the Nationalists de
cided to do their best to spoil the dignity of
the proceedings, and the success which at
tended their efforts from the first was
crowned to-day, when, on the reassembling
of the court, it was found that the two prin
cipal defendants had placed themselves be
yond the jurisdiction of Balfour's police
magistrates.
It had already been demonstrated to the
English people now tbe judicial bench had
been shamefully packed with personal and
political enemies of the defendants, and
how upon every point of fact and law
raised by the counsel for the defense the
decision had been given unhesitatingly and
with indecent haste against the men on trial.
The Impossible Accomplished.
But it was reserved for Messrs. Dillon
and O'Brien to demonstrate that the Gov
ernment was not only unfair, but ludi
crously incompetent in the use of the
weapons of its own selection. "When court
adjourned, owing to the curiously oppor
tune illneaF of one of the defendants from
Monday till Friday, most of the peopl in
Tipperary, except the police, seem to have
ktown that O'Brien and Dillon tvould not
reappear. Timothy Healy had repeatedly
told the Court that those gentlemen meant
to keep their American engazenients; but
the statement was treated as a mere boast,
and the police, being too thoroughly .bated
to obtain information from the people, were
lulled into false security.
It seemed impossible to them that, with
all the ports swarming with constables and
detectives, and the defendants systemati
cally shadowed, the two best known leaders
could leave the country unnoticed. But
the supposed impossible feat has been eas
ily accomplished, and the Tories are shout
ing themselves hoarse with impotent rage.
A Tory Organ's Tirade.
Their feelings may be gauged by the edi
torial remarks of the London Standard, the
typical Tory organ, which, forgetting that
both O'Brien and Dillon have given ample
proofs of their courage, denounces them as
a pair of poltroons "They have exhib
ited," shrieks the Salndard, "a typ
ical act of cowardly selfishness.
They have run away in order
to save their own precious skins. When
menaced with the curtailment of their own
'individual comfort, they take to their heels
with all the instinctive promptitude of
craven natures. It is only natural and
proper that dishonest and treasonable agi
tators, who began by advocating systemat
ized robbery, should end by absconding."
A sufficient answer to this vile vitupera
tion, which forms the staple of every Tory
editorial this morning, is furnished by the
fact that at the conclusion of their tour In
America it is the intention of Messrs.
O'Brien and Dillon to return to Ireland to
undergo the sentence of imprisonment which
will tben await them. The original scheme
of the Irish leaden was to press on the trial.
A Trick That Didn't Work.
Perhaps the meanest trick which this pe
culiarly mean Government intended to play
was this: Tne counsel for the Crown was in
structed, in the event of the defendants be
ing found guilty, of which there has never
been any doubt on either side, to csk, not
for sentence of imprisonment, out that all
should be bound in heavy bail to keep the
peace for 6 10 12 months. The Government
knew perfectly well that O'Brien and Dil
lon, at any rate, would not give bail, so
that they would have been forthwith sent to
prison in default for a long term, while the
people of America and England would
have been invited to note tbe sad spectacle
of men going to jail through their own ob
stinacy. It was generally assumed that the trial
wonld be adjourned until the return of Dil
lon and O'Brien, because les than a week
ago. wnen one 01 the defendants was unable
to attend through illness, the magistrates, at
the request of the Crown counsel, ruled that
the case could not proceed unless all the de
fendants were present
The Trial to Proceed.
But Balfour's removeables do not worry
themselves about being consistent, and this
afternoon they cheerfully decided to go on
with the trial as the Crown so desired. The
necessary steps are being taken by the Gov
ernment to estreat O'Brien and Dillon's
bail. Healy has raised some ingenious
technical objections, and it is probable that
the matter will be fought in the Superior
Court. If the decision should be adverse to
the Nationalist, individuals will not be
allowed to suffer, as the money will be paid
from the League treasury. This is the only
consolation left for Balfour. He virtually
holds a mortgage for 2,000 upon the receipts
of the American tour.
During the suspension of the great state
coroeily at Tipperary this week, a farce was
played upon tbe same boards. The victims
of police brutality, witnessed by John Mor
ley, summoned the constables concerned for
assault, and the crown had the cool impu
dence to issue cross summonses. The wolf,
in fact, accused the lamb of assault and bat
tery. An ex-police officer presided on the
bench, and fire police magistrates helped
him, all being directly connected with the
constabulary whose condnct was impugned.
The result was a foregone conclusion. Their
worships decided in favor of the police
upon every point raised, and finally counsel
for the plaintiffs withdrew from the case in
disgust
THE FAMINE FUND.
ENGLISH
NEWSPAPERS PREDICTING ITS
TOTAL FAILURE.
Poor Lair Guardians and Clergymen Main
tain Their Is Much Actual Distress The
War Subscription Likely to be Good
Gladstonians Hopeful.
IBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.
London, October 1L The English news
papers are being daily supplied with cable
grams alleging or predicting a collapse of
the American-Irish famine fund. The
cablegrams are given a prominent position
and the biggest type, and evidently afford
much gratification to the Torv editors.
Tbe week has passed in Ireland without
one of the boasted public works advancing
beyond tbe paper stage. Jackson, tbe Sec
retary of the Treasury, will retnrn to Dub
lin .Monday to proceed witb wbat is semi
officially termed: "His investigations into
the proposed light railways in the west of
Ireland." He is credited with a desire that
at least two railways shall be commenced at
once, bnt no move has been made. On the
other hand, the poor law guardians and
clergymen have been meeting- in a confer
ence and passing resolutions recording the
actual state of affairs, and warning the Gov
ernment to be ready to meet a period of
widespread distress, if not of actual famine.
The English war fund, which has been
started to help Ireland in her Constitutional
struggle, is likely to be productive of good.
Dr. Brunner has headed tbe snbscription
list with 1,000 pounds. An organized
effort is being made to get all the radical
and liberal clubs in the country to subscribe,
and a con Terence of sympathizers with Ire
land will be held at an early date at the
National Liberal Club, London, when the
plan of the new campaign will be drawn up.
Tbe Gladstonians are sanguine of winning
at least at the Eccles polling, for which an
election will take place on the 23d instant.
The constituency is largely composed of
miners, and the election hinges upon the
legal eight hours working day. The Tory
has retused to vote for it; the Gladstoman
is in favo'-of it, and at miners' meetings
throughout tbe constituency, resolutions are
being unanimously adopted in his favor.
ME. HABBINGTON'S OPINION.
The Trial Only a Plot to Keep O'Brien and
Dillon in Ireland.
IBT DUlfLAF'S CABLE COMPAjrr.l
Tipperary, October 1L Mr. Timothy
Harrington, M. P., in an interview on the
Dillon-O'Brien trial, said: "From the com
mencement it was clear that the prosecu
tions were a dodge to prevent Dillon and
O'Brien from proceeding to America. No
sooner had the date of their departure been
announced than the prosecution was set on
foot for acts six months old. O'Brien and
Dillon saw clearly it was a plot to prevent
the appeal to their American friends and
were inlormed that the instructions to the
prosecuting counsel -were to ask that the
defendants be put undcr-bail to keep-be
peace. This the Crown knew the defendants
would refute to do; hence imprisonment
would follow and their American mission
would be frustrated.
"Both are determined to face the trial,
but they are equally determined to deleat
Balfour's scheme of preventing the appeal
to America. They will first proceed on the
American mission, and when they have
placed the evicted tenants in a position of
security they will readily submit to any
form of trial Mr: Balfour may choose."
The Star answers tbe charge that Messrs.
Dillon and O'Brien have thrown away
2,000 bail of tbe League's money by say
ing that their gains in America will wipe
out that amount ten times over. Certain of
tbe English radical press doubt the wisdom
of the flight, and it is said that Mr. Faruell
is also opposed to the elopement policy,
having for that reason absented himself
from the Dublin gathering.
TALK OF EXTRADITION.
Irish Police Ordered to Follow and Arrest
the Absconders.
fBT DCKLAr'S CABLE COlIPAOTr.1
London, October 11. The London cor
respondent of the Liverpool Post says he
has heard that tbe Irish police have been in
structed to proceed on the track of Messrs.
Dillon and O'Brien and arrest them
before they can commence their cam
paign in America. This involves
an action under the extradition law. Apro
pos of this report, the Pall Hall Gazette
prints the following paragraph: "Mr. Bal
four," said a leading Irishman in London,
nas oniy one more mistake to mase, and he
will make it if he takes proceedings under
the extradition act Not only would the
Republican government, if it assented to
the extradition of Messrs. Dillon and
O'Brien, insure the defeat of its party at the
next election, out i.wu.vuu msnmen would
stand at arms in 24 hours, and Canada
would not be worth a couple of hours' pur
chase." Tbe Pall Mall Gazette, which is the
strongest supporter ot the Irish in England,
then goes on to say: "We do net think that'
all the English supporters of the Irish
cause altogether like the escape or escapade
of Mr. Dillon ana Mr. O'Brien. It is
smart, of course, and funny, but to many
tbe cleverness seems too clever. It will
rouse Irish American enthusiasm to fever
heat and add tens of thousand s of pounds to
the proceeds. There will doubtless he an
O'Brien in America, and the melodrama to
be played to the American gallery will un
questionably bring down the house."
MTNISTEE LINCOLN'S MOVEMENTS.
Again Back In London After Visiting
American Barons in Scotland.
rBY CABLE TO THE DlSPATCn.1
London, October 11. Minister Lincoln
has returned to town after paying a brief
series of visits to some of his fellow couutry
men who have estates in Scotland. He visit
ed Mr. Forbes-Leit'i at Eyvie Castle, Mr.
Ames Van Wart at Aldourie Castle, Inver
ness, and Mr. Bradley Martinet Balmacaan,
Inverness.
THEIE MYSTEBIOTS DEPABTUHE.
No One Knows How Dillon and O'Brien Got
Ont of Ireland.
Dublin, October 11. It is definitely
known that Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien
were not among the passengers who sailed
in the steamer La Bourgogne from Havre
for New York to-day. There is no reliable
information as to bow tbey left the country,
but the theory that they went on board a
yacht and boarded a steamer outside is a
favorite one.
A Core Sought in Vain.
IBT CABLE TO TOE DISPATCH.!
London, October 11. Judge Gordon E.
Cole, of St. Paul, Minn., died last night in
London. He came over recently for medi,
cal treatment for a liver complaint His
body has been embalmed and is now on the
Atlantic tn route to the United States.
RECIPROCITY IS THE WORD.
ONE FRENCHMAN URGING TRADE WITH
THE UNITED STATES.
Lyons, Bordeaux and Other Cities Growing
More Agitated Over the McKlnley BUI
An Alleged Understanding With Reld
Paris Talk.
Paris, October 11 Deputy Laurent per
sists in his intention of charging M.
Eouvier, Minister of Finance, with specu
lation upon the reopening of the
Cbamber of Deputies, and also of
raising opposition concerning the deficit in
the bndget The question of the election of
members of the Senate by direct universal
suffrage will also be present in the lower
House, and M. B. Kisson will demand that
religious orders be compelled to obey the
law and pay their taxes, something which
he declares they have hitherto avoided do
ing. The agitation over-the new United States
tariff law was greater than ever during the
last week. The wildest ideas as to the scope
and effect of the law were prevalent Lyons
virulently remonstrated against heavily in
creased duties on silk; Bordeaux was
equally excited about wine, and the whole
ot France was in a condition of extreme ir
ritation and precision which was reflected
by the newspapers. 31. Lockroy treats the
idea nf a European soelver against America
as Utopian. He holds that France,
unassisted by other countries, can
open the gates of the American
Chinese wall by profiting by the
word "reciprocitv, which figures in
the new law, and urges approval of the for
eign officers' negotiations on the subject. He
is supposed to refer to an alleged under
standing between M. Bibot, Minister of For
eign Afftirs, and Mr. Whitelaw Keid, the
United States Minister, regarding certain
concessions which France will make pro
vided America does not increase tbe taxes
on certain French products, notably wines.
The details of this understanding,' if such
exists, have not been Made public, but the
French newspapers positively announce that
it does exist
The Mot d'Ordre thinks that America
should receive French goods a little better
and Orleanist pretenders who seek to over
turn tbe French Republic a little less
pomponsly. France, it says, considers the
American Orleanist manifestations ridicu
lous. La France publishes statements at
tributed to Secretary Blaine disavowing
any political significance in the reception
accorded to the Comte de Paris.
Minister Keid gave a bauqnet this week
to a number of French artists and Govern
ment officials, among whom were MM. Jo
seph Iteinach, Magnard, Bonnat, Jerome,
Carolus Duran, Madrazo, Auguste Cain
and Dana.
A BIG STBUGGLE IMPENDING.
The
Docker's Strike the Forerunner of a
Great Labor Contest
IBT CABLE TO THE OI8FATCIM
London, October 11. A section of the
London dockers have given trouble this
week. They have been paid high rates for
unloading acorn cargo, reading the almost
unprecedented wages for an English laborer
of 15 shillings daily. They struck for CO
per cent increase in the caseof two steamers,
tbe Grecian and Towcrhill, alleging that
the awkward holds necetsitated in
crease! labor This the owners denied
and called upon the uuion leaders
to direct the men to work in accordance
with the terms of tbe dockers' agreement.
Tillett and Mann inspected the ships and
held that the men had no cause for com
plaint and called upon them to unload the
vessels. The dockers emphatically de
clined, awLstuct-tortheinTriginal-demaods.
-Tiliett threatened to strike them off tbe
union books and bring in new men, but
without effect; and while the qnarrcl be
tween the dockers and their leaders was pro
gressing, the owners were suffering a loss of
200 daily. In those circumstances Til
lett's advice to the owners to have patience,
tended rather to exasperate than pacify.
Finally the owners yielded an advance of
25 per cent and tbe work proceeded. The
incident, however, is instructive. It shows
tbe London docker has gotten out of the hand
of the leaders, and the disclosures now made
and the unrefuted charges of idleness
broueht against the men have alienated
public sympathy. The owners are only
waiting for cold weather when all labor will
be plentiful, to resort to a lockout of union
hands, and to cement that free labor league
for which they have already made extensive
preparations. The Employers' Association
means business, and tbe coming winter is
sure to bring another bitter struggle in the
labor world.
lECTDBED AND DIED.
A Bussian Professor Speaks and Then
Poisons Himself.
LONDON, October 1L An extraorainary
story is telegraphed lrom StPetersburg. It
is probable no romancer has ever imagined a
more dramatic incident. A young professor
of medicinr, Koncharsky by name, closed a
lecture on poisonous acids to a class in the
laboratory of the university by pouring into
a glass some drops of one of the poisons, say
ing, as he drank them: "In two minutes
you are jjoing to see a man die before your
eyes. Gentlemen, I bid you farewell." "The
students rushed up and tried to administer
an antidote, but it was powerless. At the
expiration of two minutes, Koncharsky
was a corpse.
There is great excitement in St Peters
burg over this tragic incident. It is pen
era! lv believed the nrn'Vssnr Imrl mno 'mn.
denly mad, for no motive for the act, so iar
as is known, existed. He leaves a wife, of
whom he was very fond, and two little
children. He will be buried with great
pomp at the expense of the State.
H0N0ES TO MES. BOOTH.
The Dead Wife of the Salvationist to Have
a Royal Funeral.
fBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCU.J
London, October 11. The death of Mrs.
Booth is the biggest advertisement the Sal
vation Army has ever had. Twelve thou
sand people daily are flocking to Salvation
Hall to gaze upon her in her coffin. The
newspapers, which formerly only sneered at
the Booths, now give columns in large tvpe
to this remarkable woman, and all the indi
cations go to show that the Salvationists
were never so much respected in England
as at the present time.
The remains ot Mrs. Booth will be taken
to Olvmpia on Monday, and it is expected
25,000 people will attend the luneral service.
The interment takes place at Abney Park
Cemetery on Tuesday, Sind the pageant then
will be of a nature only surpassed on royal
occasions.
P. c. c. c.
Sell the best overcoats in America for the
money. You can buy a first-class overcoat
for 510.
P. C. C. C, Pittsburg Combination
Clothing Company, cor. Grant and
Diamond sts., opp. the Court House.
Blankets at $5 00 per pair; the greatest
value ever shown. Comfortables from 51 60
e ich up. h ugus & Hacks.
TTSSU
An argosy of beanty and grace is the
Pauline Hall Opera Company at the Grand
Opera House this week, "Amorita" and
"Erminie."
Fos a finely cut, neat-fitting suit leave
your order with Walter Anderson, 700
Smithfield street, whose stock of English
suitings and Scotch tweeds is the finest in
the market; imported exclusively for his
trade. su ,
THE CANAL TO EKIE.
Engineering and Naval Circles at
Washington Interested.
MAPS MADE A WAT BACK IN 1824
That May be of Assistance to the Members
of tbe Commission.
STEATEGIC VALUE OP THE WATER WAT.
rtets u total BdttiTt Speed of Freight rjBtflanatiy
CibiL
TTBOU A STAFF COERESrONDENT.
Washington, October 1L The pros
pect of having a canal to connect Pittsburg
with the waters of Lake Erie, large enough
for tbe transportation of ships with heavy
freights, has excited considerable interest
here iu engineering and naval circles. All
admit that it would be of almost incalulable
advantage to the whole country, and tbe
favorable report of the Board of Commis
sioners is received with great satisfaction.
Captain Turtle, of tbe United States
Corps of Engineers, said to-day, in con
versation with The Dispatch correspond
ent upon the subject, that he could see no
reason why such a canal as that proposed
should not be built with comparative ease.
"Of course," said he, "it will be a matter of
considerable expense if it is undertaken.
What that expense will be can, of course,
only be estimated by engineers who have
been over the route proposed to be taken by
the canal, and who have carefully examined
the difficulties to be overcome. As to the
practibility of the work I cannot see that
there are any serious prohlems of engineer
ing to be met with. Tbe main point to be
determined is the water supply. If at the
summit level there is 'found to be a suf
ficiently large reservoir to supply the locks
witb enough water to float the ships there is
no reason why the canal shonld not be built
from an engineeriug"point of view.
LITTLE DOUBT ABOUT 'WATER.
"On this point Colonel T. P. Roberts savs
that a. height of 30-feet of water will be
obtainable at all times from Conneaut lake
and other smaller bodies of water. Having
been over the proposed route, he is, of course,
better able to judge of this than I would be
who have never been there. Thirty feet
wonld, however, in my opinion, be amply
sufficient for all the purposes lor which the
canal would be used.
"The next point is as to the advisability
of building the improvement Upon that
question an engineer officer would, perhaps,
be unable to pass an opinion. To determine
it, someone thoroughly posted upon the
commercial situation would have to be con
sulted. The engineers could tell the esti
mated cost of the wort, and tbe commercial
man would be able to tell whetherthe saving
effected by the operation of the canal would
be sufficient to warrant the necessarilvlarge
expenditure. That being settled, it i's noth
ing but a simple business proposition as to
whether the work should be undertaken or
not.
"Usually, the only item taken into con
sideration when a water way is contemplated
with regard to the saving effected by its
means is tbe difference between the rates
for transportation by rail and by water.
But here is another very important feature
to the question which is generally over
looked. In a recent article in tlie. Edinburgh
-Retiiew there was a staieincii'..ot the relative
savings made by using water communica
tion Instead ot rail, and it stated among
other things that the
APPARENT SAVING IN TIME
made by sending goods bv rail was" in
reality very small. It showed that in send
ing a carload of coal from Hew Castle to
London by rail the average speed of that
car was only five miles per hour. It had
been subjected to various delays, had been
ruu on sidings to make way for other trains,
and in reality, taking the whole trip into
consideration, its speed had been only that
of an ordinary canal boat
"Now, I am sure that any business man
will be able in his own experience to fur
nish similar instances to this. It does not
matter how fast a train may be run between
stations. But let him take the whole num
ber of hours succeeding the shipping of his
freight to the time at which it is received at
its destination; let him take the number of
miles traveled and by simple mathematical
calculation be will be able to determine tbe
averagerate of speed at which his goods
were shipped, and in most cases he will be
surprised to find how very slow it has been.
it is tne oia story or the hare and the tor
toise over again. The railroad train makes
the most fuss and noise, but the canal boat,
usually, by the way, carrying three or four
times the amount of freight, goes along
slowly and surely without being side
tracked and reaches its destination just
when it is expected.
TROUBLE WITH FAST FREIGHT.
"Of course there is such a thing as fast
freight, where there is competition, as, for
instance, in tbe shipping of grain from Chi
cago to New York, but you have to pay
extra for it, and meanwhile mv freight,
which is not fast, is side tracked" to make
room for yours until I get sick of waiting
for it
"This proposition for a canal between
Pittsburg and Lake Erie is not a new onebv
any means. Iu the old days, when they
had no railroads and were hunting,about for
means nt internal mmtnitninntinti Knfti .t
the routes which are under consideration by
the Pennsylvania Commissioners were ex
amined, maps were drawn and profiles made.
The results ot these surveys, which were
very carefully made, were all copper dated.
"We have here in the office a book con
taining a series of these maps, but the copper
plates disappeared, and no one knew where
they were until a short time away. Then
they were discovered among a lot of rnbbish
in the Government Printiug Office. They
were all cleaned off and some impressions
taken from them, and they were found to be
as good as new, although they were made In
1824.
THE OLD-TIME CANAL.
"Now this survey was for tbe purpose of a
small canal, about six feet deep, like the
Erie canal before it was enlarged, and tbe
estimates made at that time for water sup-
piy, tuu., wuum uvh uc ut uiucu value iu
the case of the proposed canal. The whole
work would have to be gone over very csre
fully again. But the maps might be of
some use to the Commissioners, and as we
have the plates it would be an easy matter
and very inexpensive to have several copies
stricken off. They include maps of the Big
Bend of the Sheuango, valley of the Shen
ango, Big Beaver creek to tbe Ohio, canal
line from Pittsburg to the Big Beaver, from
Conneaut Lake to Franklin by valleys of
the Little Conneaut and French creek,
feeder from French creek to Conneaut Lake,
and one from the end of the deep cut to
Lake Erie by way of Elk creek.
"The result of this survey was, if mv mem
ory serves me, a report in favor of the Con
neaut route, with a canal from tbe mouth of
the Beaver to the month of the Elk, a dis
tance of little more than 100 miles. But
even if they found enough water there then,
it does not follow that there would be
enough now for the greater depth of the
canal now contemplated, and as I said be
fore the whole matter would have to be dis
cussed anew relative to tbe amount of water
obtainable and the traffic, etc"
FROM A NAVAL STANDPOINT.
Commodore Bamsey, who is at present
Acting Secretary ot the Navy, said that at
present the matter was in too'indefinite a'
shape for him to venture an opinion upon
1 'izs-- jL?fr
HERCULES CAMPBELL PROPOSES TO CLEANSE THE AUGEAN STABLES OF CINCINNATI.
Before Hercules could become one of the immortal gods he was required to perform 12 tasks set for him by Eurystheus. One of
these was the cleansing or the Augean stables. King Augeas, of Eiis, had 3,000 oxen, and as their stalls had not been cleansed for 30
years the stables were reeking with corruption. Hercnles studied over his big contract for some time, and finally concluded the only
way to cleanse them was with water. So he went forth into the monntains and with his club opened up new channels for the rivers
Alphens and Peneus, which then rushed headlong into the stables and cleansed them. Will Hercules Campbell's Legislature do as
much?
the strategic value of the proposed shipcanal.
He had no figures of tbe proposed width or
depth to be given it.
"There isno doubt of one thing, however,"
said he, "that such a canal would be of vast
value to the country in helping to secure
for it the uninterrnpted passage way of our
merchant marine from the northern lakes
to the mouth of the Mississippi. I do not
see that there would ever be any occasion to
use it for ships of war unless there should
be another civil war, which I sincerely trust
will not be the case. For the commercial
interests of the country it would be exceed
ingly valuable." Lightner.
SIX YEARS0F SUCCESS.
Coming Anniversary or the Randall Club
A Review of, the Organization's Growth
An Entertaining Programme Prepared
for Thursday Evening Next.
The Bandall Club will celebrate the sixth
anniversary of its organization at its elegant
new club rooms, 432 Duquesne way, Thurs
day evening next, at 8 o'clock. The history
of this successlul organization is as follows:
During the Presidental campaign of 1884 a
few active young Democrats met at the St
Charles Hotel and agreed to form an organi
zition to be called the Eandall Club. The
club from tbe first was a success. After
marching in the campaign of 1884 they met
and decided to form a permanent organization
and under tbe lead of John J. McCaffrey,
J. J. Flannery, J. E. McCrickert, John J.
O'Leary and others, secured rooms on
Smithfield street, where they remained until
they found more eligible quarters at 73 Sixth
avenue, which filjed the bill until the aug
mented membership compelled the club to
sees: a home capable of accommodating its
500 members.
Jnly 1, of this year, the club purchased
the old James McAuley mansion, which had
a history as the quarters ot one of the Old
City leaders long before many of the mem
bers of the Bandall Club were born. If the
oia wans couia speas tney wouid many a
tale adorn. Tne club has at considerable
expense renovated and changed this build
ing to make it suitable to all wants.
The ex-Presidents, James J. Flannerv,
John E. McCrickart, and J. Presslev Flem
ing, will all be present to give their experi
ence and add a word of encouragement, as
tbey represent all phases of the club's trials
and prosperity. The celebration will be a
very Democratic affajr. No invitations will
be issued except to tbe club's members, but
all Democrats of good standing will be made
welcome at tbe feast of good things which
the club's trustees have provided. A historv
of the club will be read by President F. J'.
Weixel, to be followed by music, recitations
and speeches. All tbe leading Democrats
of Allegheny county will be present
HO C0I0E LINE IK BE8TATJBAHTS.
Important Race Decision Rendered by the
Supreme Court.
Lansing, October 11. The Supreme
Court has rendered a very important opin
ion affecting the rights of colored people in
public places. One Ferguson, colored, with
a friend entered Gies' restaurant in Detroit
Seating themselves at a table they were in
formed by a waiter that they conld not be
waited on at that table, bnt if tbey would
take a seat at one which he designated they
would be served. This they refused, de
manding service at tbe table at which thev
weresitting. The proprietor admitted dis
crimination between white and black people
and claimed he had a right to make such
discrimination. Plaintiff brought suit in
the Wayne Circuit Court lor damages, was
defeated, and appealed to tbe Supreme
Court The judgment was reversed and a
new trial ordereds.
The Court hold the colored man is a citi
zen under the Constitution and cannot be
discriminated against in public places and
says that the only question that should have
been considered in the lower court was one
of damages. Justice Moore wrote the
opinion.
LONG H0ESEBACK HIDE.
A Pittshurger Goes Over the Monntains on
a Kentucky Thoroughbred.
Frank M. Turner, chief clerk to Superin
tendent A. B. Starr, of the P. F. V. & C.
E. B., has undertaken a very novel trip.
He left Pittsburg last Monday morning at 9
o'clock, mounted on a Kentucky thorough
bred, for a three weeks ride. He will visit
Chambersburg,tbe battlefield of Gettysburg,
and "Washington, D. C, where he expects to
remain a few days. On his return he will
come via Cumberland, TJniontown, and
Connellsville. Since his departure he has
been heard from at Greensbnrg, Blue Bock,
Stogerstown, Everett, Bedford and McCon
nellsburg. He reports the delights of a horseback
trip and the scenery as something very
grand, indeed. He is making about 0
miles a day, and expects to reach Pittsburg
on his return about the latter part of this
month.
The popularity of Salvation Oil is not as
tonishing when we hear of its many cures.
Dress Goods French camel's hair,
cheviots, English serges and diagonals, all
tbe new smooth and rugged effects in com
plete color assortments.
TTS3U Huous & HACKE.
Magnificent scenery, beautiful cos
tumes, enchanting music and the strongest
chorus ever heard in comic opera are among
the characteristics of the Pauline Hall
Opera Co.,at the Grand this week.
ALL kinds of furniture reupholstered.
su Hauoh & Keenan, 33 Water t
IT'S CHEAPER TO LITE
Than It is to Die and Have to he
Buried in or Around Pittsburg.
A TENDENCY FOE LESS EXPENSE.
Supporters of Cremation Claim
Cheaper Than Burial.
it is
TWO UNUSUAL AND C0STLI COFFINS.
Tlowtrs An Ho
Lmger Popular
Fuaerali.
at FuUimiUe
Few men pretend to understand the spir
itual injunction, "Let the dead bury the
dead." It it is to be taken literally the
average American will promptly say that
we don't do business that way in this
country.
There are two common methods of getting
rid ol the body after life is extinct One is
the old plan which is the most popular of
storing it away under the sod until it re
turns to its native dust, and the other is
cremation, by which it is soon rednced to
ashes.. The undertakers these days who
furnish fine coffins at handsome prices,
are careful to foster the first method.
Tbe crematory Idea makes their
blood run cold Bince it touches a most vital
spot, the pocketbook.
At tbe time when bodies are to be buried
the lonely relatives are always governed by
sentiment, but after the burial the bills
must be footed. "With the undertakers it is
a business transaction, and he wants his
profit. Then it is that the living begin to
feel in reality the weight of the dead, espe
cially if they are poor.
UNDERTAKERS TALK BUSINESS.
Areporter was sent out to interview funeral
directors about the cost of burying people
in Pittsburg. The undertakers were free to
talk, and it was fouud that the expense is
regulated by the tastes ot the relatives. The
poor have the largest funerals, while
the general tendency of tbe times is
toward private burials and less outlay.
To go into details the actuol cost of cre
mation is less than burial. Forty dollars
is charged for the use of the furnace to in
cinerate the bodies of grown people, and $25
for children under 12 years of age. The
bodies are reduced on an average to six
pounds nf white ashes which are placed iu
urns. These urns are made ol different
material, and the prices for them vary. A
tin urn can be bought for $3; copper costs
7 and a fancy one made of imported pottery
ware will net $8.
A charge pf $5 is made for the hearse in
transferring the body, and the average
price, mere ore, ot cremation is $60. If the
relatives insist on a displayand hire a num
ber of carriages, the uniform price for each
vehicle all over the city is ?4. The advo
cates of cremation claim the element of
cheapness over the common method.
COMPARING THE COST.
A grave in Pittsburg costs $25 and only
one oouy can De piacea in it, out wnen the
human frame is incinerated a whole family
can be buried in one of them. The price of
a cemetery lot is $400.
The minimum price of coffins is about 520
the average $30, and beyond these figures a
man is at liberty to go as high as he pleases.
Never less than from six to eight carriages
are used at a funeral, and frequently the
number is from 30 to 40. At $4
apiece it is not hard to calculate
wbat the bill will be. It the relatives de
sire a shroud it means $10 more. The price
oi tne comn aepenas on .tne Kina ot wood
and the quality of the furnishings. Two
prominent people in Allegheny county have
been buried in bronze caskets which cost
considerable money. The average cloth
covered coifin is made Out of red cedar, ,
though other varieties of wood are used. It
is lined inside with copper to keep out the
water, and is supplied with plate glass.
The other accoutrements are selected accord
ing to the taste of the people, and the price,
of course, is in keeping with their ideas.
NOT A SENTIMENTAL BUSINESS.
A local funeral director, in discussing his
trade ot burying the dead, said: "This is not
a sentimental business with us. We must
have our price, for what we deal in costs
money. Wehave to be prepared at all
hours to furnish coffins and a hearse, besides
many other articles used at funerals. The
profit is normal, bnt not halt as large as
some people imagine. In contracting for a
fnneral with a relative of the dead, if be
does not mention the important item of pay
ment we are compelled to suggest it to him,
whether it hurts his feelings or not Like
doctors, we see a great many disagreeable
things, some sad and heart-rending, but we
soon become case-hardened, or we couldn't
stay at the bnsmess. A physician with too
much sympathy lor his patients will not be
a success.
"In these days it is necessary for ns not
only to famish the coffins, but the crape to
put on tbe door, the carriages and a number
of other articles needed. Flowers," by the
way, are no longer popular, and I am glad
they have gone oat of date, except for chil
dren. It certainly does look out of place to
see a man who has been a rake and un
worthy during life when lie is dead covered
witb the innocent flowers. The contrast is
painful, and for this reason tbey are no
longer used at tbe funerals of grown people.
FURNISHING A CHOIR.
Some families waut singing at the house
and at the grave,and they look to the under
takers to hire a choir lor them. All these
features cost monev, and you see how it is
possible to run up the cost ot burial to any
hgure.
"There is no undertakers' union in Pitts
burg. Tbey do exist in other cities. We
have a State association which meets annu
ally for an interchange of ideas, but no at
tempt is made to establish uniform prices,
or a system for the collection of bad debts.
My experience has been that such organiza
tions are useless. In this as in every otber
business one must exercise his judgment
and look out for himself. I find the poor
people are always willing to pay and do
pay for the burial of their dead. Sometimes
we are nipped, hut it is not often. I wish
to add, too, that the cost of funerals is less
in Pittsburg than in other cities.
DISPENSING tVITH A HEARSE.
"If the person does not die of a contagious
disease the municipal laws will permit you
to take the body in the casket with yon into
a carriage, and no otber expense need be
entailed. The $5 charged for the hearse can
be saved. Few peonle are willing to bury
tbeir dead in this way, even if they lack the
money at the time."
A numberof other funeral directors talked
in a similar strain. One who dies leaving
behind a large family or a number of rela
tives, is unfortunate if his people are poor.
It sometimes requires as many as 20 car
riages to haul the relatives alone, and
this item in this case would amount to
$80. In villages and the smaller
towns people usually walk, and Washington
Irving has pathetically described in his in
imitable way the funeral procession wend
ing its way slowly and solemnly to the little
graveyard on the hillside. Ton can be buried
lor $5, but in this age it would seem that it
costs almost as much to die as to live.
CONDEMNED HIMSELF.
OWEN M'NALtY'S SAD STORY
JUDGE WHITE.
BEFORE
How he Traveled the Way of Clime and
' Learned to he a Thief The Judge Re
lents and Imposes a Smaller Sentence
than Intended.
A prisoner at the bar awaiting sentence
lectured himself yesterday, and the story he
told was one to draw forth the sympathv of
all who heard it. It Was a story of crime, it
is true, bnt it was also a tale of how when a
man is started on tbe down road he is
hounded on until he has no alternative. No
one will have a reformed criminal as an em
ploye, and that causes many a man to con
tinue to be a ief even when he wants to
reform.
Owen McNally was before the bar of jus
tice yesterday awaiting sentence for larceny.
He was asked what he had to say, and made
tbe very remarkable reply:
Yonr Honor, while my connsel and friends
have done tbe best they conld to Drove me a
kleptomaniac, I differ from the stand they
took and will try and give my reasons for
thinking so. I was not born a thief. My narents
were as honest people as ever lived and I would
not have it said that my disposition to steal
was inherited. It has been greatly due to ray
associates. Tbe first step downward was when
I was sent to Morganza for Dilfenng some
little things. There my associates tangbt mo
to steal and pilfer with expertness. When I
got ont I followed the same course, pilfering
little thing, apd was soon sent to the work
honse. There I learned lessons in depravity of
which I had never dreamed. When 1 got out
I followed well my teachings, was picked np
again anu sentenced oy iom court to six years
In the penitentiary. There I received my
crowning lesson and stepped ont a graduated
thief, had such been my inclinations. But I
wanted to do betterand started to find wore at
tbe trade or shoemaEer which I learned in tbe
penitentiary. Wherever I applied and told
where I learned my trade I was refused work
until at last I secured employment at S4 per
week. I kept that work for fire months,
though it scarcely furnished my necessities.
After that how could I be honest? It Is
not easy to find work and I drifted
back into my old habits and here I am for my
sentence. I committed these larcenies be
cause I wanted something to eat For four
days before I committed the crimes I walked
the streets with scarcely a bite. I feel now
that I ought to get along honestly and will try
when I get out to do so. I have explained to
you all I know of myself.
The story of tbe young man affected all
who heard it and none more than the judge,
who in imposing sentence said:
Your story is indeed a sad one, and I am
sorry for yon. I shall reduce the sentence and
make it more lenient tban I intended. You
are now 27 years of age and I hope yon will
make another attempt to be honest and reform.
It's not too late and when you get out you can
show the world yon can be a man. Tbe sen
tence of tbe conrt Is that you pay G cents
fine, the costs of the prosecution and undergo
an imprisonment in tbe Western Penitentiary
for eiht years.
BEAVEB A HOME ETVEB.
Decision of Judge Acheson In the little
Acme Boat Case.
Judge Acheson, of the United States
Court, yesterday hauded down an opinion
in the cases of the claims against the steamer
Little Acme. The boat had been seized by
the Sheriff of Beaver county, who ran her a
few days and tben tied ber up. The em
ployes sued for their wages and the mer
chants for the supplies fnrnished.
Judge Acheson decided that tbe employes
must look to tbe Sheriff for their wages, as
he had exceeded his powers. Concerning
the supplies, he held that the conrt had no
jurisdiction, as it was a domestic boat, trad
ing in home waters, and tbe acts of Assem
bly did not apply to tbe Beaver river.
Ruptured People.
Trusses made to order and a perfect fit
guaranteed.
Artificial LxmbMfo. Co..
909 Penn ave., nearNinthst, PitUburfr
PARA'S GOOD POINTS
Consul Kerbey Finds a Good
Deal to Praise on Getting
Better "Acquainted.
CULTURE IN THE SUBURBS.
Theaters and Churches and What 13
to be Seen Inside of Them.
ROCKETS AS AID TO WORSHIP.
Hottest, Most Unhealthy and Most Ex
pensive Place to Lire.
TEEI GOOD SAXITAKI AEEAKGEME5T3
ICOEHESPOSDEJfCK OT THB DISPATCH1
Para, Beazil, September2J. American
tourists who may getasbore here during the
few hours of a ship's stay return on board
very tired, hot, and disgusted generally,
leaving with tbe impression that Para is
something of a half-civilized Indian town.
These observations are confined generally
to the narrow streets and narrower side
walks, queer-looking shops and merchants,
and Indian and African servant women
they may chance to meet at midday in the
old portions of the city proper.
I have known a great many intelligent
people who get their impressions of Wash
ington from a hasty visit to the Capitol,
Museum, and White House, and who have
no conception of the elegant residence sec
tions and suburban homes of the Capital
City.
So it is with Para
There are a few wide streets leading out
to the elegant suburbs, on which may be
found some strikingly handsome cottages of
various designs nestling picturesquely in
the midst of luxuriant and truly tropical
gardens. The houses are generally on raised
foundations, above the damp, many of them
being supplied with veranda and convenient
hooks in which to swing hammocks.
EDUCATED AND REFINED.
These suburban homes are owned by the
better and wealthier classes ot Brazilians,
or are occupied by foreigners who are lo
cated temporarily as representatives of large
European and American business houses.
The Brazilians are a hospitable people and
the select society of this neighborhood ia
said to be exceedingly agreeable. I do not
tbink it an exaggeration to say there mar
be ound, proportionally as much education,
refinement and culture in Para as may be
in some of our cities and towns of the same
population.
Their customs here are in a manner so ex
clusive that a stranger can form no con
ception ot daily life. They are a most
polite people and never laugh at you when
yon make a ridiculous mistake in pro
nonnciation, thou;h their eyes look as
though they would like to. Those I have
had the privilege of meeting are as shy as
little children.
A ROTT OF STATELY PALMS.
The San Jose avenne leading from the
large Government palace toward the ultra
fashionable suburb, Nazareth, in one re
spect, at least, cannot be equaled in any
American or European city. On each side
of this broad thoroughfare is a row of the
finest and largest tropical palm trees. They
are not the diminutive sort of scrub nalm
one sees in Florida, but laree, stately trees,
with heavy trunks, round, straight, beauti
fully tapering and running away up far
beyond the tops ol the highest houses.
The top of each palm is a graceful plume
like cluster of leaves from 20 to 30 feet in
diameter, but whicb, at tne height ol 60 feet
or more lrom tbe gronnd, look so light and
airy as it waves in tbe breeze, that it in
variably impresses one as petite. It is a
great surprise the first time one encounters
one of the leaves lying across the street,
wrenched off by some violent thunder
storm, and sees that the leaf is from 20 to 25
feet long by actual measurement '
A. BEAUTIFUL SUBURB.
The principal street of the beautiful.
aristocratic suburb.Nazareth avenue, is aisa
a lovely place for a stroll, either by night or
by day. Its broad pavements and sidewalks
are perfectly shaded by immense old mango
trees, which, the vear round, are a dense
mass of fresh, green foliage, so thick that
not a fleck of sunlight reachefthe pavement
through their wide-spreading, generously
rounded dome. It seems to be a cotnpleta
mingling of forest and city, in places, soma
ot tne old country seats still remaining,
with the architecture of a former age, and
with many of the old, untouched forest trees
still growing, with the tangied and twisted
vines draped from their Io ty branches, and
long delicate air roots waving down from
tbe parasites that fringe the highest limbs.
I attended an onera last night where I
saw as many elegant toilets worn by refined
ladies, accompanied by conrteous gentlemen"
in full dress, as 1 have been accustomed to
tee in Washington on like occasions.
THE PARA OPERA HOUSE.
The Opera House is large and cos
modious, being built by theGovercment,
and is admirably adapted for its purpose.
The building is well supplied with larga
pillared porticos, grand entrances and
massive looking roof. It is, however, quite
graceful and pleasing to the eye. Tba
interior is qnite plain, not having so much
of the gilded finish that we see in onr second
rate theaters.
There are four galleries, which are divided
into stalls or small boxe, each box seating
six persons. Those are usually occupied by
families or select parties. In the section
corresponding to our orchestra, are separate
cbairs lor the bald-beaded American and
other foreignattendants. The stage seemed
rather small in proportion to the immense
size of the interior. At the front and sides
of the auditorium are the large corridors
opening to tbe square, beneath the lofty
pillars of which the gayly dressed assemblage
promenade between the acts. There is also
a hole in the wall below stairs, where gentle
men see each other alone, and stimulate
themselves "with a grain of coffee.
A VERY FAIR PERFORMANCE.
The performance was about on a par with
that of our traveling troupes. The two
principal singers are Italians, tbe company
being trained abroad, and brought from
Italy fom this theater by a Brazilian con
tractor, who receives a subsidy of $15,000
from the State for the season. The opera
was composed by a Paranese, and repre
sented in the plot, a story of the Haytien in
surrection, written by Victor Hugo, the no
costumes and tropical scenery beingfamiliar
to these people. Certain nights of each
week are especially given to tbe subscribers,
or the elite who have secured season tickets.
There is to be a performance on Sunday
night
Tbe chnrches, which have nntil recently
been in a manner subsidized by the Govern
ment; are also large and architecturally su
perior to anything we have in tbe States la
cities or tbe same size, indeeo, tnere is sot
in Was htngton or Philadelphia or Pitta
burg as fine a Catholic church as the Cathe
dral atPara. This has been in a restoration
period for nearly 10 years, the repairs and,
impovements not being contemplated yet,
Artists were brought herefroa Italy V9
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