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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,