T"KK" $ vSUlf-f vy ' lr ' VT; " , ' - ' ' ,. . ' v r ?' " wfc w fWfVffpmsr &yiTvF&pT' W q?p .THE HTTSBTJJJlGr- DISPATCH, THtJRSDAT, MARCH 26, "l891. ie Wwm. ESTABLISHED FEBEUAItY 8, 3816. Vol.46. .No. 47 -Vaiercdail'lttsburgl'ostofiice. 2avcnitat.r H. 15ST. as second-class matter. Business Offico Corner Smithfleld and Diamond Streets. News Rooms and Publishing House 75, 77 and 79 Diamond Street FASTEISN ADVEIMISlMS OFFICE. ROOMS, TRIBUNE Bl'lI.DINU. NEW YORK, where complete flies of THE DISPATCH can always be loiind. Foreign advertisers appreciate the cons enlonrc lloineadrcrtlurt and irteudsol'THE DlbPATCH. wlille In Atir lork. are alto made elcomc TBE DISPATCH it regMlailv on sale at Srcntsno's. 5 Union ftgitat e. -AV" Vork, a"wl XI Ate. o" COpe a, Jais, Fiance, where anyone uho Itan been discpiioinlecl at a hotel news timid can obtain it. TERMS OF TUT. DLSrATCH. rOTAOE TREE 12? THE UMTEZ STATES. iiAiLT DifcPjiTrir. Onelear v "0 IUily Dispatch, 1'er Quarter - J" Duly DisrATcn, oneMoath " IUILY Difatch, Including bund.iy, lyear. 10 10 Daily Dispatch. including feundsy.Siu'Uii Hi Daily Di-patch. Including bundav, lm'tli SO trDAT DISTATCIt. Oil' lear :& Wluio.1 DISPATCH. Due lfar 15 The Daily DisrATCH .6delherHl by carriers at cents rer week, orlnclm.'liiKtuudu edition, at ;cer per wet V. riTT&nUHG. THUI.SDAV. MARCH 26, 1S9L A DAKK VISION DISPELLED. One of th" most interesting bulletins yet issued by the Census Office is that siren to the public to-ay, showing the population, more csp"cially of the Southern Slates, by races. Mr. Porter asserts most positively, nnd riroduces figures, that, notwithstanding the pievailing idea to the contrary, the colored population is not increasing as rapidly as the white. The large apparent gam of the black brethren shown by the census of 1SS0 was due, says the present Superintendent, to the deficiency of the enumeration of 1870. While it is just possible that the present count, like that of 1870, may be defective, and thus explains the falling off, still iuinortant calculations can be made upon the figures furnished. In a political way it is interesting to know that the colored peo ple outnumber the whites in only three Southern States, and in one of those only by a mere scratch. Thus it will be seen that the dream of the black voters controll ing the South througa the ballot box can scarcely be realized, even by the most vigor ous of torce bills. At the same time the tact that they are clearly in the majority thould dispose of the argument of some Southern leaders that bulldozing is neces sary to maintain white supremacy and pre serve order. Thi figures furnished as to the decreasing ratio of gam in the colored ranks will also cause the confusion of those prophets who have been predicting, and in some cases even naming, the time when there would no longer be room in the Sunny South for the Caucasian. A REMINDER OF '73. There is a general disapproval of the idea ot making the city a bank of issue for negotiable certificates to oblige street con t. actors. As we pointed out in discussing tli is bill yesterday, the taxpayers are already congratulating themselves on gradnally getting rid of several millions ol the inter-est-beaiing debt which has burdened them for 20 years past. There is demand from t e public now for rushing into the very s.tue cUsa of obligation. 2?ot only that, but we observe the bill provides that there shall be no vote by the people upon the l'sue of the certificates. Only the needs of contractors and the wiil and convenien j of Councils is to be consulted. It is hardly necessary to call attention to the dangers of orer-jxpansion of this class of security with such slight regulation as the city authorities might be able to make. There is a very vivid recollection of the days of '73, when city water bonds were found doing various sorts of duty, Irom biitffiog waste paper bags around City Hall to acting as collateral for banks ar.d indi viduals who had no dealings with the city, (tn the whole, the more the negotiable cer tificate idea is thought over, the more it ap pears to be a very good one to ieave severely ilone. ai'baid or ran light. News from Sacramento confirms the pre diction of The Dispatch that the bribery charges made during the recent Senatorial contest would not be fully investigated. The charges were of the most damaging character, but the California legislators ap pear to be more willing to rest under an im putation than they are to submit to search ing inquiry. In this they are wrong. If there was no bribery or attempt at bribery they had nothing to lose and everything to ga.n from a full explanation of the waste basket story. If there was bribery, the members who are innocent did themselves injustice by voting to conceal the crime, as well as made themselves accessories after the fact by their action. Had the matter been allowed to go to the grand jury the people of California would undoubtedly have received a startling lesson on t lie methods employed to secure the election of Felton. This is the only conclusion to be arrived at after reading about the Senate's relusal to have the inves tigation continues in court. No other is possible. But it is surmised that Cali formaus already know more about such matters than certain politicians think necessary. If they do they should utilize their knowledge at the next election and sead honest men to make their laws and Senators. THE STATE BUILDINGS. The decision of the Capitol Building Commission to repair the old State House at a cost ot 6125,000, anJ to build a new lib'aiy wing to cost S500.000, arouses the savage criticisms of the Philadelphia In quirer. That journal declares that the pres ent "Capitol is a disgrace to the Common wealth," and the decision of the commission ":o tio everything by patchwork" is "a misfit decision." Notwithstanding the wrath of our Phila delphia cotemporary, we venture to predict that the decision will receive the approval ot the mnjority of the people of the State, as oircismug a legislative building fully up to it not beyond the standard of legis lation turned out within its walla. If the improvement of the Capitol would work a similar improvement in the quality of legis lation. Pennsylvania ncul.l gladly house its legislative bodies in a marble palace, and enrich the dadoes of its corridors with costly stonti, undeterred ercn by the cx-pe-jeice of New York. But experiment proves tha. while you may change the ceil i .gs of the legislative balls they changed theirs in New York quite frequently the mental qualities of the State Legislator re main the same. Booster and snakes flour ish as luxuriantly under the influence of jairble ana carred oak as in the envirori- xnent of stneco and plaster. These con siderations will reconcile the State to letting the old pile be fixed tip to stand yet a few more gubernatorial terms before it in definitely enlarges its debt by launching madly into the project of building a $10,000,000 or 520,000,000 white elephant, after the style of those at Philadelphia or Albanv. An intimation is made by the esteemed Jnjuircr of a possibility that the old build ing may fall down in the process of repair ing, an! the idea is advanced that this would be a fortunate occurrence as resulting in a new capitol. For a different reason the public might agree with that idea, if the building exercises a just discrimination in its tumble. If it should be so fortunate as to fall in when the Legislators were engaged in refusing to enforce the Constitu tion they have all sworn to support, the verdict would be that whatever blots bad marked the career of that building, its ter mination was extremely pertinent and praiseworthy. In view of the elastic nature of the cost of State buildings, the public cannot too much approve the decision to tackle the new building by sections. If that $500,000 library wing does not cost $2,000,000, the State may venture to put up another slice of the new capitol so ardently desired by our Philadelphia cotemporary. A LEGISLATOR AT LARGE. These are the times that try the souls of legislators, particularly in the fierce contests of the "West between the grangers, who represent voting power, and the corpora tions, who represent financial power. A member of the Nebraska Senate has discov ered that fact, and the course he took to escape the strain has given him temporary, but national fame. What were the exact provisions of the railway bill pending before that body, re ports do not consider it necessary to state. It is enough that without the vote of Sena tor Taylor the vote was a tie, and Taylor could not stand the pressure. He realized that he was in that proverbial predicament in which he wonld be double d'd whether he did or did not. If he voted against the bill the granger element would sign his political death warrant; if he voted for it the corporate power would do or leave un done those indefinite acts which mean so much to their object. "With that dreadful choice before him the statesmanslike mind rose to the emergency, and he escaped to the woods of his native state, Virginia, where the sergcant-at-arms is pursuing him with a vain hope of inducing him to come back. The spectacle of a legislator fleeing in panic from the terrors that confront him in the legislative halls, is an instructive one. Bash men have sought election and made liberal promises of the manner in which they would discharge their duties; but the sore straits to which they are put to make their promises good may be imagined when we see them seeking safety in flight. If it were not for one suspicion wc might find a good deal to approve in this plan that en ables statesmen to escape from problems insoluble for their powers, and even to commend it, for instance, to legislators of this State who are forced to the confession that they do not, never did and never ex pect to understand the past, present or future revenue bills they are called upon to enact. That suspicion is that the railway com panies, finding this Senato-unable to rise to the height of selling his vote outright, hired him to leave, and sent him on hU trip accompanied by free pastes and more material evidence of the corporate grati tude. It is possible that a law giver might make more money by flecinf than by stay ing at work and drawing his slender salary. MARTIN'S GAS BLOWING FJJAT. Congressm i William Marti , of Texas, has got even with the Washington corre spondents, and can reflect in quit- on the solacing nature of the apothegm that "he laughs best who laughs last." In the in ception of Mr. Martin's Congressional career the correspondents had a good deal of fun with him by spreading reports that he blew out the gas in bis room, and committed other acts exhibiting a remarkable degree of vernal innocence. Meantime the correspondents have been busy in spreading as an axiom the fact avowed by man? of the more gilt-edged Congressmen, that the national lawmakers cannot live on their salaries. That the Congressmen cannot cut a wide swath in fashionable life on their regular stipends was apparent enough; but that they could not supply themselves with the necessaries of Congressional life on 5, 00 J a year, with stationery and mileage allowance, was an assertion which required a stretch of the popular faith in the veracity of corres pondents. Congressman Martin has under taken to throw light on the assertion by the test of practical experiment. He has had the independence and common sense to see what can be done in the way of living economically in Washington, and reports that he lived very comfortably at the rate of 50 per month. The outcome is that Mr. Martin takes back with him to Texas, as the result of a little well-applied Jeffer- sonian simplicity, by far the greater share of the 20,000 salary he has received during the past four years. Mr. Martin has blown the gas out of the fable that Congressmen cannot pay neces sary expenses on 55,000 a year. A MISREPRESENTED ISSUE. An example of the persistent misunder standing of the issue of railroad regulation, so far as it assumes nationil proportions, is afforded by an editorial in the New York Continent. That journal asserts that on one band there is the interest of shippers to get rates lowered, and on the other band there is the interest of the railroads to earn the necessary interest and dividends of their capitalization. It includes the inter-State commerce act with the acts of Western Leg islatures as an attempt to force "arbitrary regulations on the railroads," and cites the recent decision of the Inter-State Commerce Commission on anthracite coal rates, as an assertion of the right to decide what rates are reasonable. This is a very snpeificial and incorrect misrepresentation of the issue. So far as the inter-State commerce act is concerned, all who have given any attention to it know its purpose was not to force any general re duction, except what would be produced by the legitimate action of the force of compe tition, which fixes the prices of commodities and services for nine-tenths of the people of tbe United States. Its purpose was to re quire an assurance of equal rates. Its prac tical enactment was that when a shipper sent his freight to a railroad, he should have the means of knowing that some competitor was not given an advantage in rates that would drive him out of business. Such vagaries asgivingione oil refiner a rate of 66 cents per barrel, when his competitors were charged $1 29, amounting to an advantage ol $1S0,000 ter annum on the favored ship per's business;, were well known to be tbe leading abuses aimed at by this law. It is tree that the law requires rates to be reasonable, and that the commission in the Coxecase assumed the power of saying what rates are reasonable. If our New York cotemporary wishes to uphold the idea that rates should not be reasonable, or that the regulative tribunal should not have authority to decide whether they are reasonable or not, this case gives it a peg to hang its argument upon. But when the case is examined it will be found that the principle of equal rates to competing shippers is the one by which it was decided. The commission found that a railway com pany, in pursuit of the .regular policy of sustaining high rates by shipping coal from its own mines at a loss, paid back to the coal mining corporation a certain sum each year to make trp losses inflicted by its rates. The whole practice is forbidden by the Con stitution of Pennsylvania; but the com mission has no power to enforce State constitutions. It therefore correctly treated the sum paid to make up the losses through rates as a rebate, and required a reduction for independent shippers sufficient to place them on an even basis. That no effort was made to reduce rates even to tbe basis of a fair profit on bona fide railroad capital, is shown by tbe fact that railroads in Ohio are making money to-day by carrying Hocking Valley coal at half the rate per ton per mile fixed by the commission in the anthracite case. It is true that Western legislators have embarked on a mistaken and radical policy oi forcing wholesale reductions of railroad charges. This is an error on their part; but it is produced toy the presence of ine quality of rates, already referred to. The Western farmers see the railroads carrying through freight at far less than they are charged on the local traffic. They are con fronted with such instance as a charge on their shipments to the nearest market, say 100 miles, greater than tbe entire charge for Taking the same shipments from that mar ket to seaboard, a thousand miles. It may be an erroneous Deduction that the rates at which railroads can afford to carry for other shippers they ought to haTe. As the West ern legislators apply it, it is a very grave mistake; but it is not a more violent heresy than some whieh are universally promul gated in the corporate interest. The truth is that railroad policy re sponsible for the radical and destructive legislation of which so much complaint is made. No Western Legislature has undertaken to prescribe the price of shoes or to enact maximum rates charged for trans porting freight on the rivers or lakes. These things affect the farmers equally with railroad charges, but the farmers know that the cost of clothing, shoes and water trans portation are fixed by the free action of com petition, and are therefore practically just. But the railroads notonly maintain each its monopoly of its local traffic, but band to gether to abolish competition from all branches of railroad traffic where it ever ex isted. When that is the accepted railroad policy what protection is there to the public except in the legislative prescription of rates? Intelligent railroad opinion has con ceded as a principle that where they are permitted to abolish competition by pooling there must be a governmental control of rates; but when Legislatures put the princi ple in actual practics the whole corporate world cries out against the application of its own theory. If the railroads will adopt a reform which carries competition into each branch of their traffic, as freely as it exists in water transportation or in tbe production of agri cultural staplet, they will no longer be both ered by legislative reductions of rates. Every one will then recognize, that rail way charges are fixed by natural law as un erringly as the price of a barrel of flour. The constant declarations that the Kan sas Farmers' Alliance proposes to secure the repudiation of farm mortgages tLat the Alli ance of that State has made a formal declara tion that neither the desire nor the policy of the organization is "to disturb tbe relation of debtor and credltor.or jeopardise tbe collection of debt, or repudiate anyhoncst obligation," effectually disposes of a report which seems to have been produced by a good deal of indis creet mouthing on the part ot Alliance orators aud mere misrepresentatIoaa by tbe Eastern press. It is reassuring to be assured by theThil adelphia 1'rcss that "Speaker Reed goes to Europe for a rest," There have been fears that he was going over to count a quorum.of retired Congressmen, who have also been given a rest Dy the exigencies of politics. The New York Sun .cite3 the cases of Felton. Hill, Kyle and Palmer to show that not so many millionaires are being sent to tbe Sen ate as is represented. In view ot tbe fact tbat Felton Is a millionaire although a more mod crate one than the nsual California variety and Palmer and Kyle were elected as the re sults of an upheaval in politics, tho proof as to tue tendency of regular politics is not so con vincing as it might be. Nevertheless, from whatever cause it comes, we can rejoice in tbe theory that there i a change. A seat on the New York Stock Ex change was sold tbe other day for 10.000. This is tho lowest price for many years. The scarcity f lambs' wool bas made seats in speculative exchanges very uncomfortable to sit in. It IS one of tbe misfortunes of ex-Min-liter Phelps that be got in his assertion that ar bitration is not a remedy in tho sealing dispute just after tbe discussion took such a phase as to show tbat arbitration is possible, it should be recogniied tbat the matter took this phase between tho writing and the publication of Mr. Pbelps' article, but it is no less true that any more quanelsome way of settling a question like the tiering Sea dispute would be a b ar barism. Ijt the interest of harmony between Amer ican Governments, ought not Secretary Blaine undertake tbe worK of inducing New York and Connecticut to arrange a reciprocity treaty between New York and Connecticut. The reported discovery of new medical remedies to destroy the taste for liquor is noted daily. It may yet, become necessary for de votees of tho cup which both cheers and ine briates to keep a list of the substances whicU produce this effect In order to know what tbey must avoid. The idea of a real stca'dy drinker wanting his taste forliquordestroyed is beyond contempt from that standpoint. It is a noticeable indication of the insti tutions which stand on a firm foundation in Now Orleans that neither the Mafia or the mob made any attack on that exponent of vested capital, tho Louisiana Lottery. The dread news that the greatest author ity In the United States on the proper width of troupers at tho knee, has been suspended from a Now York club for habitual intoxication is paraljzlct:. The intoxication is not remark able, bat tbe fact that the leader of fashion has thus lost caste confronts us with the dan ger that no one will know jnst how wido trousers ought to be this year. The remark of a New York newspaper that "every Incomplete work is a monnment to human folly" points especially to the fact that the New York Grant monument Is not a monu ment to General Grant. Congijessman Cannon's pica that the Republican Congress was forced into its liberality of expenditure by the nigcardliness of its predecessor might have some value If it were not for the obstinacy of 'one leading fact. That is, that the appropriations of the preccd- ing Congress were the largest on record in peace times, until tho late body got In Its record-breaking work. The declarations in the telegraphic head lines that "Newfoundland fs becoming mad" casts a sinister reflection on the reliability ot the generally estimable and faithful New foundland dogs. That story of a new blanket mortgage on the Union Pacific Railroad receives further Illumination from tbostatement that it includes a farther issue of stock to the tune ot 530,000, 000. A financial readjustment that corpora tion under tbe Gould regime which did not load it up with about that amount of addi tional water wonld be contrary to the order of Gould nature. Ix declaring their support of Mr. Mills, for the Democratic Speakership, Messrs. Reed and McKinley are taking an unfair advantage of the opportunity to load down Mr. Mills with a heavy handicap. Wiiile the old idea that the equinoctial season is an especial period of storms may be a meresuperstition.thepresentyearhasfurnlshed a great deal of that sort ot weather at the time of the sun's crossing tho1 Hud. Nevertheless, the statement of the weather bulletins that Pittsburg was the center of a storm area on Monday is news to the inexpert observer of this locality. , If CUBATIVE legislation can be devised to cure Conncils of rosblng appropriation bills through at tbe last moment, no one will raise the slightest objection to'iL The fact that PresidentHarrison went on his duck-shooting to Saltpeter creek suggests to the scoffer that tnls must be a modified Salt river for the off jcar of 1S90. PITHY ,PEBS0HAIITniS. The Secretary of the Treasury is now known as Gold-bar Foster instead of Calico Charlie. Victoria Kawekin Kaltjlani LunalilojKalauinulauilapalapa is the name of the pretty little heir apparent to tho Hawaiian throne. Gexebaii J. E. JonNSTON's death leaves G. T. Beauregard the only survivor of the five men who held the full rank of general in the Confederate army. Edwhc Booth recently declined an offer of 23,000, with royalties, for the story of his life and reminiscences. He replied to tbe pub lisher that five times tbe sum wouldn't tempt him, for be detested writing. President Haiuuson's mail was never so large as at present. Many of his correspon dents now seek bis advice on political matters and ask for "pointers" to advance the Republi can cause for the next national campaign. Cobuelitjs Breskihan, a poor cobbler of New York City, claims to be a great grand nephew of General Moylan, of revolntionary fame, ana says he will institute proceedings to recover certain property left by the general, who was at onetime aresident of Philadelphia. Prank E. Stockton was invited to dinner in. Washington sorao days ago by an artful hostess, who had tbe Ices served in the form of a lady and a tiger. '"Now, whichf she coolly asked when they came on. "Both, if you please," he replied; and the problem is still unsolved. Representative Breckinridge, of Kentucky, though one of the most eloquent orators in Congress used fewer gestures than any othei speaker there. Whe.i addressing the house he usually stands in tbo middle of an aisle and rests his handi on two desks. Ho Is a model of courtesy In debat. Dr. Jordan, who has accepted the presidency of tbo Leland Stanford, Jr., Uni versity, at Palo Alto, Cal., has been President of the Indiana University for the past seven years, and at tbe time of his election was tbe vuuuj;e3k uutYuraiby tesiueub m tun tuuuu. He graduated from Cornell in 1S72, and is an alumnus member of the Board of Trustees. He is 40 years old and a native of New York. He bas the largest collection of fishes in the world, and his nooks are standard on ichthy ology, as are also bis botanical writings. James Whitcomb Riley lives on the wing; now in the best Indianapolis hotel, then with bis sister. The next be is off somewhere lecturing. "Think of it," he says, "1 never owned a desk in my life, and don't know bat it is to have a library." He was asked where he wrote. "Everywhere." he answered; "some times on the kitchen table in my sister's house; then in the parlor, and again on the printer's case just where the fancy seizes me. 'When tbe Frost Is on the Fum'kin' was written on the end of a tall, standing desk in obedience to the editor's cry for 'copy,' The trick line had been running in my head for somo time, and when I was told I ought to have a poem in the next day's paper. I just took a piece of paper and wrote out tbe poem on the end of the desk, handed it in, and never for a moment dreamed of its subsequent success. A FEW ORIGINALS. Envy Killed Him. BlGQENS "Did you know that Mr. Bitumi nous is dead?" Dicqejjs "No;he must have died suddenly. What killed him?" Bigobks "He heard that in Chile dealers get J 55 a ton for coal." Not Such Rare Birds. "I see," said tbe Jester, looking up from his newspaper, "that tbo red crows are almost ex tinct." "Red crows!" exclaimed the Ornithologist "I never heard of such things before, and I flatter myself that I know something about birds." "I don't mean birds," said tbe Jester, as he started for the door, "iinean Crow Indians." Getting There Slowly. De HUSH "Hello, Do Lushl I thought you had gone to Europe, but hero I find yon on this side of the water and intoxicated at that. Why didn't ougo7" Do Lush "I'm (bic) on my way now. old fel low. In fact, I'm (bic) just 'bont bait seas over," Crazy, Airliovr. "Young Swcllers has SCO pairs of trousers!" said Danton. "On the subject of dress he is a monomaniac, I really believe." "I," said Canton, "think thai ha -s a panta Ioonatic." The Usual Tiling. DE BULL "De Lamb has u3t made 10,000 by a sudden turn ot the marLrt, and Is down town whooping things up lively." De Bear-"Intoxicated with joy, I suppose?" De Bull "No; same old stuff." Pittsburg I'i overbs. Marry in hasto and dlvorco in a hurry. A kiss is as good as a smile yea, it is even more so. There are none so poor as those who will not work. There's many a slippsr 'twixt mothers and naughty children. If tbe bird tbat can but will not should be made sirg, The one that can't and will should get a bow string Pretty Nearly True. FmsT Monopolist "Good morning, Mr. Combine 1 Nice tnornine, isn't It ?" Second Monopolist "Yes, so nice that I thought I'd como out and take the air. Fassixo Socialist (to his companion) "Hoar tint, Jerry I Ho's got everything else, aud uow he's going to take the air. We're done for, sure.' A Military Methnsalch. Boston Beacon. If there be any truth in a story which is go 'ng tho rounds of the Continental papers, the oloest veteran In the world Is a Russian officer, Coloocl Crilzenko, who lives at Pultowa, claims to nave atta ned the patriarchal age ot 11GV He entered the Russian army in 17b9. and as a mere boy took part in the assault of Ismail, under SoVaroff, aud -ecslved from the Empress Catherine IL a medal for -distinguished valor on tbat occasion. Can 'tis bo trno? Or has tbe old, gentleman mixed up his exploits with those of his father or grandfather? A MODEL CAPITALIST. The Memory of-Diamond Joe Ever Green at Bis Arkansas Dome A Life Fall of Business Philanthropy, and a Helpmeet Worthy of Him, 1FKOM A 8TAOT CORRESPONDENT. Hot Hpbtnos, ark.. March 22. The last stage of tbe journey to this place begins at Malvern, where tho Hot Springs Railway connects with the Iron Mountain road. In for mer years this part of the journey was tbe most trying, for it meant a change to narrow-gauge cars aid an hour or two ot jolting over a very poor track. Now, however, tbe road bas been brought to the standard gauge and sleepers on the Missouri Pacific trains are hitched on to a Hot Springs locomotive, and the 23 miles be tween Malvern and the Springs, a steady climb among tbe foot hills of the Ozark chain all tbe way, are made pleasantly enough. This Hot Springs Railroad Is a soft and un failing snap to its owners. It has been in existence a little more than a decade. Joe Reynolds, "Diamond Joe," built It, and his estate owns most of it now. The story goes that Reynolds, tired of paying the extravagant stage-fare between Malvern and the Springs whenever he came to the latter, built tbe rail road to get even. Doubtless Reynolds objected to tbe overcharge of tbe stage monopolists a Plttsburger tells me that he paid S20 BO the first time be came to Hot Springs for a seat in the s'tage running between Little Rock and tbe Springs, or as much for 63 miles as you now pay the Iron Mountain Railroad for carrying you tbe Hi miles In a palace Pullman car from St. Louis. But I expect tbat Reynolds built the railroad, as he did most other things, because he saw a lot of money in it. Anyhow, the money is there, and a cood slice of tbe 8,000,000 or 810,000,000 which Reynolds, who died a tew weeks ago, accumulated, came from tbe little railroad that winds among tbe pine woods and rocks ot this corner of Arkansas, the only path to the healing Springs. Among railroad men now tbe final absorp tion of tbe Hot Springs road by Jay Gould's Missouri Pacific system is regarded as a cer tainty, and it would be to the public's advan tage in this case to bave such a consolidation of tbe parts of the only route to the Springs. From the car, as you come over from Malvern, you can see traces of tbe road: constructed by the Spaniards centuries ago, wbeu they worked the gold mines here; butl doubt if they got as much gold ont of this country as tbe fellows with the steam horse and tbe steel rails cTonow. A Diamond Indeed. "Diamond Joe" Reynolds seems to bave been a money-maker and millionaire of an unusual kind. It is not often that Dives Is sincerely mourned by many after death. The rich man cannot take his guld with him across the river, but tbat Is not all for he is not always able to compel gratitude even in bis heirs and bene fi claries. "Diamond Joe." if he is conscious of what goes on here, has the rare satisfaction of hearing bis death mourned by thousands. All Che veteran visitors and tbe old rrsidenters here have stories to tell of Reynolds' generous habits and quiot daeds of kindness. If all cap italists recognised labor as Reynolds did there would be no clashing betneen employers and employed. He paid everyone who worked for bim fair wages, and rewarded fidelity and ability wherever be found it. For instance, most of the employes on tbe Hot Springs Railroad live in bouses given to them by Reynolds. After a man bad served Reynolds long enough to show his character. bis wife was pretty sure to receive tbe title deed for. a home from the millionaire. Reynolds always gave the bouse to the wife, by the way. A Lonely Death. It seems hard that such a man should have died away from his wife, to whom ho was ten derly attached, and his most trusted friends, but so it happened. He died last month, after a very brief illness, on one of his mining prop erties in Arizona.- A friend of mine, who saw him in Hot Springs early in the winter, tells mo that Reynolds was in poor health then, ana at 71 years seemed entitled to rest. But men of his kind cannot retire, and the old miner died in a mining tent, with none but miners near him, and 21 hours before the doctor and law. yer, summoned in hot haste when Reynolds felt the approach of death, could reach him. It is understood that he left some informal Indications of his desires as to tbe disposition of his Immense fortune, now estimated to ex ceed 510,000.000, and bis widow has declared her intention of carrying out his plans, which in clude several charitable schemes, such as a training school for boys, as well as individual bequests to his employes and associates In bnsiness. The estate consists of mining prop erties in Arizona, Colorado, and half a dozen other State", the Hot Springs Railroad, real estate and almost every bind of property, from stages and steamboats to grain elevators and small stores and hotels. To six of his most trusted employes Mrs, Reynolds, in compli ance with her husband's often-declared wisb, will give 50,000 each. During bis life-time Reyuolds provided for a great many of his em ployes. In addition to establishing homes for them, by making them partners in business. So I am told it has come About that many of the men who work on tho Hot Springs Railroad own stock in it. No wonder, then, that the air Is full of kind words fur "Diamond Joe" in this nock o' tbe woods. A Worthy Helpmeet. Mrs. Reynolds, the widow ot "Diamond Joe," is not much like most millionaires' wires. When riches came to her she accepted them thankfully, but did not allow them to warp her trom tbe simple life she bad always lived, la fact, tbey say tbat "Diamond Joe" himself would have liked her to have taken fuller ad; vantage of the position which great wealth assures its possessor In this land, but she had no love for social prominence, and has re mained to this day In comparative retirement in their borne at Aurora. That nobility goes with simplicity in this case is shown by Mrs. Reynolds' proclaimed Intention to devote the bulk ot her husband's fortune to the charitable purposes before mentioned. Think of It! Actually Too Hot! Peach trees in bloom by dozens,bees booming and blue-bottles buzzing in the air, and not a tinge of malice In the mild breeze tbat lifts the warm dust in the air and shakes tbe budding branches of the trees in the valley that's the picture here, while a grip-stricken Pittsburger exhausts his vocabulary of cuss words in de scribing to me tbo delightful mixture of wind and wet he left behind three dats ago in Alle gheny county. It is pretty mean to enlarge npon such a contrast, but it may interest you to know that a thunderstorm earned a vote of thanks by cooling the air and laying tbo dust in this suinmrry latitude last night. The ice cream parlors would be crowded if thero were any here, but as it is we are getting along nicely on hot water. Hepburn Johns SIR BEDIYERE OUTWARD BOUND. Pai8tnyer by BttamtMp Umbria A'f. Bernard Dog, '-The Bold' Sir JJedtvere." He lav upon the deck amid tliecrowd. buulluie In beauty, more mbllme in calm, And gazed upon the scene with tranquil eye. Around him yelped and rushed the iestlc- herd The ptltf. contemptuous hall', and half nfratd. The Italian greyhound shivering in the cold. The terrier japplnit at the pisscr'i. less. And all their uwuers as confused as they And still he lay in careless majesty. He had been bidden, "Lie there still, (rood dog. And let vour master order all besides." HU miehty paws were crossed upon the deck. His neck was as the strength of silent bills. His ces were as the calm of sunlit snows (Brown eyes that twinkled with a happv smile), And all the tide of seething human life Surged up on him, like breakers on a rock That rear and shriek and will not be at rest. Yet never touch Its lnotiuiucntil calm. And he lay like a clln that fronts the sun There In the cold grey log and biting wind. Vet not unmindful he oriinman woe. A little child was sobblnk in affright; See doggie," said tbo mother beating down The grief that choked her throat and filled her eyes, dee doggie, baby, doggie's not afraid, You must be good Ilk; doggie," and he turned His noble bead, and licked the little hand, And let It pull the "tangles of bis hair," And child and mother both were comforted. Then dropped the great ship swirt across the bar, And swifter rose the great clouds from the west And moving mountains leaned on every side. And the dimmed stars went heaving npand down; And still he la in trubtful majesty. As tbe ship sailed from Old World on to New. go. as we journey to tbat other world. Though stars should fall and mountains be re moved, , Let be; our Master orders there as here.. iivftuijt Micfcwtvr COMJ50 THEATRICAL EVENTS. Charles Ebin Verher will appear at Harris' Theater next week. AT Harry Williams' ever-pooular Academy the Irwin Brothers will hold forth during the coming week. To-DAT tbe sale of seats opens for the ap pearance of E. H. Siithern in tbe "Maister of Woodbarrow," at tbe Duquesne Theater next week. There is no doubt that the appre ciative amusement lovers of tbe two cities will heartily welcome this well-known actor. He is supported by an efficient company, and cannot fall to please. AT the GraDd Opera House this week there will appear an hctor whose n ame has become a synonym for quaint, pathetic humor. Sol Smith Russell Is to American comedy one of its truest and purest delineators. There is nothing on tbe stage superior to his impersona tion of tbe Impecunious Inventor, oToaA Vale It ranks with the best efforts of our best art ists with Mr. Booth's Hamlet or Mr. Jeffer son's Rip Van Winkle. " W. J. Scanlan, America's favorite Irish comedian and vocalist, is a general fayorlte.but in no place more so than in Pittsburg, The sale of seats for his engagement at tbe Bijou next week opens this morning, and Jn next Monday evening he will appear in hlscelebra te'l success, "Miles Aroon," which has won the favor of professional judges and the general pub lic on both sides of tbe Atlantic. In a role like ililei Aroon Scanlan is unequaled be is sim ply himself a handsome, genial Irish lad with a winning smile and a voice tbat would shame the birds off tbe trees. He laughs and frolics through the four acts in a jolly, careless fash ion, courts and wins bis pretty Irish colleen and plays tbe "dickens" entirely with all his enemips. His engagement will attract all lovers of pure, wholesome Irish comedy to the Bijou next week, Mr. Scanlan will sing four newsong8. THE PIGHT JS CONHECTICUT. Senate Resolutions Declaring Democrats Elected Killed In the House. ' Hartford, March 25. In the Houso this afternoon an unfavorable report of tbe Com mittee on Canvass of Votes on tbe Senate reso lutions declaring tbe Democratic State officers elected, was accepted, and In accordance there with tbe resolutions were rejected. DEATHS OP A DAY. Judge John B. Chamberlln. Judge Chaoiberlin, who has been an in mate of the Home for Aged Men, at Wilklnsburg, for four years past, died yesterday morning. Brown B. Chamberlln was born In Frellgbsburg, Quebec, Canada, May 22, IS10. Bis parents were natlyesof Richmond, Man. They left Canada at the breaking out or the war of 1S12. and went to Auburn, '. Y. ilr. C'bamberlln's first schooling was at Graham and Lewlstou. N. Y and be also attended academy at Baffalo and Lewlston. He began the study of law with Ron. Bates Crohe and U. S. Stone, and finished In the office of Fill more Hall, Buttalo, 1BJ3-U. The senior mem ber of the latter firm was Milliard Fillmore, subsequently Fresldent orthc United States. Mr. Chanilerlln was admitted to the United Stares Supreme Court at Altany in lg In 1836 he came to Beaver county, and was admitted to practice Junes, 1837. 'Ibis be continued until l63i, when he retired. From 1835 to IS) he was editor or sev eral papers at Fallston and New Brighton. He was the first postmaster of New Uruhton. la 185.1-5 be represented Beaver countrln the Legis lature. In 1&6 he wig appointed Judge of tbe Twenty-seventh Judicial district, Washington and Beaver counties, but failed of election In the autnmn ol 1666. I'olltlcally be was a Whig and Kcpuullcan. He was reared a I'resbyterlan, but became a member of the Kplscopal Church. Was uever married. William JTaicTlghe. One of the most popular business men In tbe community passed away yesterday morning In the person of William J. McTlghe, of the McClure Coke Company. He died a victim to the grip, after but a few days' lllnest, bat his death was directly due to a weakness of the heart which had been present tor some time. The deceased was a native of this city, his father being a banker here'durlng the period of the war. Mr. McTlghe received a thorough education at Euimlttsburg. Ma., and began his business career In several banking establlnboients. Including the Fourth National, under the I'retldcncy or the late Mr. Connors. Alter a time he went East and embarked in business, but finally returned here and became connected wltb the McClure Coke Comnanvat the time of Its establishment, con tinuing with It ever since. The deceased married a daughter of John I), bcully. ol the First ,N atlonal Bank, and leaves a family of seven children. He was only years ot age. and his early and sudden death tell with a shock on tbe community. In which lie enjoyed tbe reputation of being one of the most genial, uprlgnt and conscientious men In busfuebs Ule. Henry Dillon. BEAYEB FALLS, March 25. Henry Dil lon died at bis home here, at 4:30 this morning, aged 67 years. He was born In Darlington town ship, this county, aud was an honest, hard working man, whose life was uneventful with the exception of an Incident which occurred during the trip of Abraham Lincoln, to Washington at the time of bis first Inauguration. Tbe l'resl denlal train stopped at Rochester, where a large crowd had assembled, Mr. Lincoln stepped upon the platform, when Mr. Dillon, who was an un usually tall man, observing the President's height, said: "I can lick salt uff bis head." Mr. Jjlncoln overheard the remark, and advancing, offered to measure height with Dillon. The oiler was accepted and the two turned back to bark, when It was found that the I'resldent was about two Inches taller that Dillon, 'ihe story became widespread, and for a long time Mr. Dlllou was polutid out, wherever he went as the man who had measured height with Abraham Lincoln. General Count Von Fabrlce. Dresden, March" 25. General Count (jeorge Frederlo Alfred von Fabrlce. President of the Council of the Ministry ot Baxony. died to day. Count von Fabrlce was also Minister of State. Mlnisterof War and Minister of Foreign Affairs, having held those positions since 1888. when baxony Joined tbe North German Confed eration. He took nan In the Austro-l'rusaian War as chief or staff lor Brince Albert or Sax ony and was promoted to Lieutenant Ueneral. hen peace was declared lie entered the Ministry of War and reorganized tbe baton army. Arter the conclusion of the preliminaries of peace Co ant von Fabrlce remained In France asciiief or tbe army of occupation and as the representa tive of Prince Bismarck. Count von Fabrlce was Dorn May 23, ISIS. John T. Aliltburn. Louisville, March 25. John T. Milt- burn. Supreme, l'rotsctor Knights and Ladles of Honor died here at 7 o'clock to-night. Tbe imme diate cause was uraemic poisoning. He has been in lit health for a year. He was born at Lebanon, Ky., In 1S3D; studied law with 'ex-Governor Knott, and was Captain of Company B, Tenth Kentucky Infantry. United btates Volunteers, the regiment commanded ny Justice John M. Har lan. He came to Louisville In 1863, and bas since firactlced law here. He bas been prominently dentltled with the Knights of Honor since Its or ganization, and has beeu Supreme Protector since l8S7-two terms. General John C.Lee. Toledo, March 25. General John C, Lee. at one time Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and a conspicuous officer in Kosecrans' army dur ing the war, died here last night. He was com mander ot troops in charge or fortifications at V ashlngton uutll the fall ot Richmond. John McGraw. John McGraw died pt his residence in Tarentum on Tuesday In his 8Cth year. Mr. McOraw formerly lived on the Southslde where he was well-known by a large number of people. The funeral will lake place to-morrow at 3 P. Jt. from bis late residence, larentum. Pa. Samuel P. Zelgler. MSrECIAl. TILIUKJkM TO 7HX DISPATCH.t Carlisle, March 25. Samuel P. Z-ig-Ier. an eminent p hysiclan of this State, died here to-day after along Illness, ased II years. He was a member or the Slate and County Medical Ho cletv and is .the oldest physician in Dractlce in the city. General Daniel H. Welb. Salt Lake City, March 25. General Daniel H. Wells, of the Nauvoo Legion, died In this city yesterday or pleuro-pneuinonla. He was also counselor of the Twelve Apostles, aud a trusted official or tbe Mormon Church. Ex-Warden J. J. Randall. St. Paul, March 23. Ex-Warden J. J. Randall, of the State penitentiary, whose resig nation two months ago created something or a bensatiou, died In this city this morning or heart disease. Rev. I". B. W. Shryoclc rrrlCIAI. TELEOBAM TO Till DISPATCH.: Zanesville, March 23. Rev. L. B. W. Shryock, formerly President of Muskingum Col lege and a native of Westmoreland county, died at Beallsvllle to-day, aged 65 year. Warren Barrett. Centenarian. ST. CLOTJD, March 25. Warren Barrett, nrobablv the oldest man in Minnesota, diet last night at Gllmantown, aged KB. He was born In Vermont lu 1783. Hn J. M. Pattlson. Cincinnati. March 25. The wife of Hon.J.M. I'atttson. or Mllford, O., Congress man rrom the Eleventh Ohio district, died this morning. Bon. Rnfus Kln&. CINCINNATI, March 25. Hon. Rufus King, a prominent attorney of this city, died thl morning of the grip, aged 74, SPOKEN 0FJN SOCIETY. Searching Alaska For a Young Pittsburger How a Simple Grip Became Famous CommencementJExerclses of Theological Students Society Gossip. A dinner given by the Aldlne Club the principal journalistic clnb In New York City last Friday evening, indirectly concerns a for mer Pittsburger. Tbe dinner was (Traced by the presence of E. J. Glade, tbe African and Alaskan traveler, wbo entertained tbe com pany with an account of Ms trip to Alaska, from which be bas but recently returned, and to which place be is even now wending bis way a second time. He started tbe morning after the dinner to travel in search of Mr. Albert Brunot Scbanz, tbe well-known young Pitts burger, wbo was a member of an exploring party, and Messrs. Wells and Price, from whom nothing bas been heard for some months. Mr. Glade left his companions In 1690, before winter closed navtgatinn.andtbe only informa tion received trom them since was a letter from Mr. bebanz last October. This letter an nounced that Mr. Bc.banz was on an Island above Berlnc Straits, where he intended to winter with the bulk of the expedition's ma terial and that Chier of Expedition Wells and Mr. Price, both St. Louis newspaper men, had started some time before by a little known and dangerous route on the return trip! Mr. Schanz was to take a different route, but find ing bimselt overtaken by cold and ice, sent the letter instead by United States Census Enumer ator Greenfield, wbo made a daring and suc cessful attempt to reach civilization traveling without baggage ana attended by guides and dozs. The supposition is that Mr. Schanz is all right, but fears are entertained for tbe safety of Messrs. Wells and Price, and Mr. Grade's re turn trip will be imbued with anyamount of In terest by the friends of tbe explorers, and es pecially ny a boarding bouse landlady In New York, whose anxiety oil tbe matter was so great that she called upon Mr. Glade as soon as she knew or his contemplated trip, and be seech ed bim, if be found Mr.Scuanz to impress npon his unnd the fact that in bis possession rested a band-grip by recent developments of tbe greatest possible value to her. The grip was loaned Mr. Schanz by tbe Woman, his land lady, as he had previously loaned his own, as tbe notice given for starting was very short .and permitted only the pur chase of medicine and other nec essaries. Tbe dignity and Importance to which the grip has lately risen is accorded it by an Eastern insurance company, it belug the iden tical hand grip tbat the landlady's husband carried with bim on bis last earthly trip on which he started by sea from New York to Boston. The vessel reached Boston with the crip, but the husband was missing, in all prob ability drowned. The man's life was heavily insured, but tbe company refuses to pay unless this grin Is found and identified as theooe'left in the stateroom of tbe vessel by tbe man who brought it on board and who So mysteriously disappeared at sea. "Who, but Frank R. Stockton could have given a band grip such Importance!" concluded Mr. Glade after relating the above to the mem bers of the Aldlne Clnb, and affirming his in tention of making the said grip an object of careful and considerate attention. The commencement exercises otthe Alle gheny U. P. Theological Seminary were con cluded last evening in tbe First U. P. Chnreb, Allegheny. 'The Necessity for Religions Work Among the Negroes" was the subject of an excellent paper read by Mr. J. L. Cook, and "The Hearts Testimony to tbe Book" was ad mirably discussed by Mr. F. B. Foster. Mr. H. D. Gordon with "Christ His Own Witness" for a topic, presented a conclusive and well written paper. Mr. S. G. Huny went back to "Tbe State of the World at the Birth of Christ" for bis inspiration and "Tbe Present Policy in Our Foreign Fields" by Mr. E. L. Porter was a pleasing .sequel. "Reason and Religion" are indisoluble. ac cording to Mr. W. E. Pnrrls, and Mr. J. M. Welch, with "Henry IV. at Canossa," pro clamed himself a reasoner and philosopher. "Tho Civil Sabbath," by W.I. Wishart. was a pleasing concluding paper, after which the diplomas wer presented. Prof. Alexander Young, B. D.. LL. D., presided, and the singing was by the First Church Choir. A sumuek in Europe on a bicycle is the at tractive programme Mr. Thomas Bakewell, the well-known young attorney, has outlined for himself and several of his friends. Tbe young gentleman will leave eatly in July ana has been for some time engaged In the study ot French preparatory to tbe trip. He bas becomo very proficient in speaking the language, as have so many Plttsburgers the past winter, who contemplate "a run across" in tbe summer and wbo know from past experience tbat French is indispensable It they would enjoy European travel. The fair school teachers, and tbe masculine ones as well, are pensively counting their cash and wondering how long the grip will lay siege to Secretary of tbe Central Board Raisfar. Next Saturday was to have Beon salary dav, and will be If the genial Secretary is able to reach tbe city and assume his seat at the board rooms. But from the multiplicity of pains;and aches that assailed Mr. Reisfar and the far away look in bis eyes, pay day will in all proba bility be postponed. A wedding at which a number of Pittsbarg ers were present and at which Mr. Edwin W. Gerberding, of this city, was tbe groom, was celebrated at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening in the U. P. Chnrch at Mansfield. Tbe bride was Miss Alma T. Kantr, of Green Tree, the ac complished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Kantz. For tbe ceremony she was attired in an exquisite bridal robe of cream color, elab orately trimmed with duchess lace. A bnde mald and groomsman and a retinue of ushers attended tne young ioiks to tne altar. Alter a brief wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Gerberding will reside in the East End. This evening tbe reception tendered by tbe Pittsburg Art Society to Mr. Cbarlc3 Stanley Reinbart, tbe distinguished artist, will occur In the art galleries, Carnegie hall, Allegheny. This honor extended to an old Pittsburger, wbo has become famous throughout the world, is one of the most graceful things the time honored Art Society has done. Tbe assembly to-night will be one of tbe most brilliant of the year, and every arrangement possible for tbe convenience and pleasure of tbe cuests is beinz made. Toeree will furnish tbe music and tbe members of tbe Board of Directors ot tbe Art Society will act as a Committee on Introduc tion. Mr. Reinbart's salon plctnre. "Washed Ashore," was hung npon the Mall to-day and suitably draped, and many of his important drawings also were placed in the gallery. Social Chatter. An entertainment and social for the benefit of the new church will be given this evening by tho Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, Eraline avenue. East End. Miss Mattie Brock:, the superior teacher of Beaver College and whose acquaintance in this city is extensive, will be the guest for a few days of Mr. and Mrs. Frank lams, of Sheri dan. An entertainment and stret social what ever tbat may be will be given by the Pride of the West Council, No. 27, D. of L, at Ameri can Hall, Allegheny, next Tuesday evening. Western Star Lodge, No. 24, L O. O. F celebrated its sixty-first anniversary at Union Veteran Region Hall. Sixth avenue, last even ing. The Botanical Society of Western Pennsyl vania offers an attractive programme for their meeting this evening. Mrs. John a. Simpson, of Irwin avenue, entertains friends at 6 o'clock this evening. The Alumrits of Westminster College will banquet ibis evening at Hotel Scblosser. Miss Edna Morrow will entertain her young friends this evening with euchre. How to Save Gas. Tbe New York Slate Meter Inspector's dep uty was asked this question the other day: "Could a gas company make meters record more than was necessary tn be consumed by tenants by putting on an increased pressure tbrougb tbe pipes;" Tbe Inspector replied: "Of course, an increased pressure will make more gas go through the meters than is neces sary for tbe lights. The companies have to put on a lot of pressure about 6 o'clock lu the evening when everybody Is lighting up. That is what makes the gas jump and flare so. All the gas coming through the pipes is not burned, and that Is where the patent governors and regulators step in. But tbe consumer can reg ulate tbat just as well without a governor by turning tbo gas partially on at his meter until be gets the stream jusi about adequate to tbe number of lights be uses. It makes the light steady, and saves about 20 to 25 per cent of gas to the consnmer. I have done it for many years, and round it to work 'just about as well as a patent governor." . I Pretty Nearly Right. Philadelphia Public Ledger. Newfoundland is so anxious to get away from parental authority as to be ready to seek pro tection in tbe happy family of Uncle Sam, but Uncle Sam, being on friendly terms with New foundland's mother, cannot encourage such de fiance of parental authority, nor think of bar boring tbe unruly youngster without tbe mother's consent. CORIOUS C0NDENSAT105S, The value of the- Japanese coin called the yen Is about S3 cents in gold. According to a recent enumeration the Statoot New Jersey has no less than 5.611 dlf f eren t species of plants. Cannibalism is evidently on the in crease in Washington. An advertisement in one of tbe paners reads: "Wanted A white girl for cooking." A warble ledge on Crandall creek, Cooke county, Mont,, is declared to be "over 1.2C0 feet wide, one mile long and of a known depth of SOU feet." Tbe United States has now become the greatest iron producing nation In the world, having produced D,2(tt,703 gross tons in 1890, against 8,000,000 produced in Great Britain. From such returns as are available the total yield of gold in Nova Scotia last year wa about 21,000 ounces, a decrease of about 5,000 ounces as compared with tbe yield of 18c9. The Icelandic Lutheran congregations in Manitoba and the Northwestern States re cently celebrated tbe three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the translation of the Scriptures ato Icelandic: A young man recently had a prescrip tion filled at a Cincinnati drugstore, and two honrs later he was found dead In bin room. As he had not taken tbe medicine, the doc tors are puzzled to know exactly what killed him. A Frenchman in the province of Lor raine bequeathed France $300 with which to buy arms to fight Germany in the next war. As be was beyond tbe reach of the law the Germans arrested his brother as accessory to the crime of sedition and conspiracy. Grace Protestant Episcopal Church, New York, has 20 distinct organizations. It is served by six clergymen. Including the rector, and the total expenditure for the year was S107.112 32,503 being for parish expenses, and 7i609 for outside purposes. Some time ago this column contained an item about an Oblo magistrate's sentencing a man who stole an umbrella to a fine of!L News now comes from Philadelphia that a man convicted of the larceny of an umbrella bas been sent to prison for three months. Let the good work go on. ' A British Consul has recently made a report to his Government on the Sicilian pig, from which it appears tbat tbe animal in ques tion is one of great moral worth. Unlike the pig of other countries, the Sicilian pig is gentle and tractable, and is wholly devoid of the tra ditional obstinacy of his race. The Smith family is numerous in Grand Rapids. One Smith owns a store. Two others by that name were arrested for robbing tbe first Smith, and there was a Judge Smith in tbe case. The whole thing was made complete by tbe two Smiths breaking into a blacksmith's shop to get the tools to rob Smith's store. At the Leffingwell autograph letter sale in Boston last week a missive from Nathan Hale, tbe Revolutionary spy, brought the high est price, (1,275, while two of General Marion's writings only sold for 5- and $5 respectively, and one of Lafayette went fur 511. Cbirogra nhy of other Revolntionary heroes commanded all the way from J50 to J000. The fire loss in the United States and Canada in the month of February amounted to 59,22(3,500. This is 1,839.475 more tban tbe fire loss in the month of February, 1890, but tbat was exceptionallv light as compared with tbe same month in 1SS9 and 1S83. The fixe loss in the first month uf tbe present year was 52,031.-1 600 in excess of that In tho first month of lb90.( The national motto, "E Pluribus Unum,"on different United States coins, was never authorized by law to be so placed. Al- S though tbe mint was established in 1792, the I use of the motto on any of the gold, silver or copper coins was not authorized or directed by any ot tbe provisions of tbe act establishing if. None of tbe coins since 1837 bore tbe motto until tbe standard silver dollars were coined. The statistical returns to the Depart ment of Agriculture for March make tbe farm ers' reserve ot corn 36.4 per cent of the crop, in comparison with 45.9 per cent last year; in bushels MZ00U.0OO, against 970.000 COO last year. It is the lowest recent reserve, except tbat from tbe smaller crop of 1SS7, and tbat from tbe crop of 1833, Tbe percentage retained in the seven corn snrplus States is less tban in others. An investigation of the result of eating fish preserved on ice for use In London mar kets has led to the discovery tbat those fish were most dangerous which had been kept in immediate contact with tbe ice. Poisoning by fish which had not been in contact with Ice was not observed at all. This Is attributed to the influence or the water derived from the ice, and bearing whatever impurities It had had! before being frozen. The gross earnings of 115 railroads for tbe month of February are reported at 533.484, 3G6. against 532,154,992 for tbe corresponding month of last year, an Increase of 11,329.374, or 4.1 per cent, with an increase of 3.2 per cent in mileage. Ont of the total number of roads re porting only 52 show smaller earnings than in 1X00. The gros earnings per mile of all roads reporting tor February were 5374, against 5371 In ISWO, (341 in 18&9, 5331 in 1888, 5344 in ISS7. The dynograph car is one of the most won derful inventions In railway work. It bas only to be rolled over a track to Indicate every im perfection in the rails, whether it be spread rails, open Joints or defective iron. Suitable markings are left on the track, according to the fault to be denoted, so that the trackman wbo follows In the wake ot tbe car has a large pro portion of bis labor saved and can see at a glance where his repairs or alterations must be gin. The highest place in the world regularly inhabited is stated to be the Buddhist monas tery, Halne, in Thibet, which is about 13,000 feet above sea level. Tbe next highest Is Galera, a railway station in Peru, which is lo cated at a neight of 15.G35 feet. Near it, at the same level, a railway tunnel 3,847 feet In length la being driven through tbe mountains. Tbe elevation of tbe city of Potosl, In Bolivia, is 13,330 feet: Cnzco, Peru, 11,3m feet; La Paz. Bolivia, 10,853 lee t, and LeadvUle, CoL, 10,200 feet. The Census Office bas made public a bulletin on truck farming, which, for tbe first time in the history of the country, has been made the subject of census investigation. Tho statistics are compiled fromreturns which have been received up to January l, 1J9L Upward ot 1100,000,000 are Invested in this industry, tbe annual products reaching a value ot 576,517.155 on tbe farms, after paying freights and com missions, and realized npon 534.440 acres of land. There are employed In this Industry 216,785 men. 9.354 women and 14,874 children, aided by 75.8b6 horses and mules and 53,971, 2C6 70 worth of Implements. A Georgia bandpress that really saw George Washington will be exhibited at tbe great World's Fair. It is at present la the office of the Lee Count News, and is in a re markable state of preservation. Curious hieroglyphics are carved upon its Iron frame. Among them "G. W. His x mark," can be plainly seen. There is not an older or more curiously constructed bandpress in tbe country. It was used as a battering ram during the Revo lutionary War; put together afterward and made to do service as a cotton gin; later on it was a corn sbeller. and still later it served Its time as a cano-grinding machine. FANCY'S FTJNNT nJGHTS. Parent Can you support a wife? Tbespls (haughtily) l'ardon me, sir. I never act as a support. 1 am a star. Aiio Xork Herald. "What office are vou a candidate for?" inquired the reporter, who was making his hasty rounds of the polling places. "Me?" exclaimed the man leaning up against the door-frame. "Thunder: I ain't running for anything. I was bom In this country. " CAfca go Tribune. THE NEW VERSION. "I'm going home," the lineman sang In accents sort and measure slow. As through the streets his footsteps rang, "I'm going home to dynamo.' " -Brooklyn Eagle. Apprentice What made them call the first watches horologes? Watchmaker Tbe first watehes were so blamed u ely that they gave people the horrors. Jevxler,i Weekly. "I see by the paper that at the perform ance of your new play last night there were sev eral calls tor tbe author." "That's a mistake la the print. It should read authorities.' "-Puct. He I didn't get your last letter. She-(l'ontlng). And 1 seat you. a kiss la ft. He Uow unbuslness-UKe yon are I Don't you. know tbat letters containing valuables should be registered?" He was allowed to kits away the pout. Harp er's baiar. Miss Shoddy Please examine this work of art, Mr. Jones. Jones-Er-wbat Is It? It Is sunrise in tbe Adirondack. It Is painted by a friend of mine. v Jones examines It critically for some time tbrougb his eye-glasses, and then asks. Er what trade did I understand yoa to-say your friend was following? Ttxas SVXings,
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