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ITALY'S rEKEMFTORT ATTITUDE.
The withdrawal of the Italian Minister
from 'Washington, on account of the New
Orleans massacre, is a Yery strong expression
of dissatisfaction. It gains additional
seriousness from the intimation of more
eerious acts, which that step frequently
precedes. But though the rather peremp
tory action of Italy may, as is said, "smell
strongly of gunpowder," it does not neces
sarily imply that war must follow.
The suspension of diplomatic relations by
leaving a Minister's post vacant has been
used as a method of expressing displeasure,
in several cases without any danger of hos
tilities. If we mistake not, that very course
was taken by this Government toward Italy,
during the Cleveland administration, while,
tinder the same administration, the Aus
trian mission was left vacant to the end of
its term, because its appointees were not sat
isfactory to this Government. It is possible
that the withdrawal of Baron Favo can be
construed to imply no more than this strong
expression of the dissatisfaction of Italy;
but it is also necessary to recognize that it
indicates a possible determination to secure
prompt and vigorous redress.
With regard to such an intention on the
part of Italy, it may be well to imagine
what the course of this Government ought
to be, if a number of American citizens had
been murdered by a Neapolitan mob. It is
not too much to say that we would expect
the general Government to be vigorous and
imperative in calling for redress; and, if it
was not promptly conceded, to take the most
urgent steps necessary to secure the pro
tection of American citizens everywhere.
"While we may regard the action of Italy as
-hasty and unnecessarily harsh, it is no more
than fair to perceive that, if the conditions
were reversed, we would applaud our Gov
ernment for doing the same thing.
Pending further developments this coun
try can indulge in some reflection as to
whether it desires to be involved in a
foreign war because the people of New Or
leans prefer to govern themselves by mob
law.
A LIMIT TO EXTORTION.
The report appeared yesterday in connec
tion with the redaction in the price of sugar
that the Sugar Trust has made an agree
ment with Claus Sprcckels. It is to the
effect that a division of territory has been
'made, Spreckels confining his operations to
the Pacific coast, and the trust taking as its
field the territory east of the .Rocky moun
tains. Reports of such a combination have
appeared periodically ever since Spreckels
commenced to build his refinery at Phila
delphia. They have heretofore proved
false. The present story may be true or it
may be false. The principal reason for dis
crediting it is that the excessive profits by
trust tactics are now so limited that it is
hardly worth while to get up the combina
tion. If such an agreement should turn out to
have been made, it will amount to a demon
stration of the wisdom of the reduction in
the sugar duty made by the McKinley bill.
The report says that the big operators
will wipe out the reduction of price by the
new tariff "and make sugar dearer than it
is now." But by the new tariff duty this is
made impossible. Under the tariff a com
bination of refiners may raise prices so as to
secure the full benefit of the half-cent duty,
which went into effect to-day, but they can
go no further. The minute they go beyond
that half-cent margin, the whole sugar sup
ply of the world comes into competition
with them. The Dispatch has held that
the half-cent protection is larger than re
quired, but it is satisfactory to know that
the ability of any combination to extort
hizh prices is limited to that extent, and
is fully 2 cents per pound less than under
the old tariff law.
It is extremely doubtful whether any
such combination as that reported has been
made. Whether it is or not, it is a fact that
the lowering in the price of sugars means a
permanent reduction of not less than 2 cents,
r what the people would have to pay under
the old tariff, and probably 3 cents less than
was extorted in the palmy days of the Sugar
Trust-
NO JHsGOISM WANTED.
Concerning the differences of Newfound
land with the British Government, the
Brooklyn Standard- Union remarks: "Sup
pose Newfoundland should officially ask us
for annexation and protection what would
we do about it? And what would they say
at Halifax and Bermuda? It is a pity the
last Congress did not appropriate 540,000,
000 for new ships of war. We may want to
take in Newfoundland and the Sandwich
Inland1!."
As an example of the stupidity of Ameri
can jingoism, this is unexcelled. If the
effect of a 40,000,000 appropriation for
naval vessels would have been to draw us
into a war for the acquisition of a barren
island like Newfoundland and a remote
group like the Sandwich Islands, we can
only regard it as one of the mysterious bless
ings of Providence that Congress did not
dare to exceed its billion record. If those
islands cost us no more than the $40,000,000
in the first place, they would be extrav
agantly dear at the price. But if. as is
hinted in this outburst of jingoism, the cost
and probable ruin of a naval war should be
added to that sum, it would be hard to im
agine any way in which the nation could
waste its blood and treasure for more incon
siderable objects.
Concerning all this talk of aunexation, it
should be borne in mind that this country
is very large already. There is sufficient
diversity of interest between the people of
California and those of the Atlantic coast,
and between Louisiana and Maine. It is
not necessary to exaggerate these incongru
ous elements by taking in more remote
countries. A government which rules its
remote Territories on the imperial plan can
afford to maintain possessions thousands of
miles away. But one founded on the idea
of giving the people of every part an equal
voice in the Government, should try to lo
cate its possessions so as to maintain a rea
sonable harmony of interests between its
various sections.
The close relations of Canada to this
country indicate that such a harmony might
exist. The political union of that country
with ours is to be regarded as a possibility
when it can be done pacifically; and not be
fore. All the territory that has to be con
quered by force of arms is not worth having,
to a democratic Government. Beyond that
the idea of starting out on a crusade to
gobble up remote islands is the most per
nicious nonsense ever preached to a repub
lican and pacific nation.
MILITARY AND CIVIL POWER.
The interchange of telegrams between the
Sheriff of Westmoreland and the Governor,
relative to the suppression of the riots in the
coke regions, and the use or the State arms
by the deputy sheriffs, raises a point which
should be clearly understood. The position
of the Governor in the matter is strictly cor
rect; bnt it should be coupled with a clear
understanding that the moment the civil
power in any section is unable to repress
disorder, the State military authority will
take prompt and rigorous action.
The Governor is entirely right in declar
ing that the civil power must be exhausted
to repress disorder before the military power
of the State can be invoked. The use of
military methods is a grave resort, only to
be called into operation when the more
equitable metnods of civil law have proved
insufficient From the statement of the
facts given yesterday, this was not the case
in the coke regions. The representation of
the Sheriff was practically that he wished to
use one company of the State force as his
deputies, and to arm them with the State
arms. This presents a dilemma, either side
of which is inadmissable. If the men thus
employed were considered merely as depu
ties would be taking the arms of the State
beyond the control of the State officers, and
dacing them where they might not be at
the command of the State should emer
gency require their use. If the company
thus used were regarded as a part of the
militia acting under the Sheriffs orders it
would be tantamount to the exertion of mil
itary power under the command of a civil
officer. Under the facts as presented the
course of the State authorities must be ac
cepted as correct.
Nevertheless it is necessary to say that
when mobs of a thousand strong attack
property and assault men exercising the
individual right of honest labor, it presents
strong prima facie evidence that the State's
power should be promptly exerted to restore
order and secure protection. Such things
ought not to be possible in a civilized
country, and when they are perpetrated,
there should be thorough suppression. In
the fact that the riots were permitted to
reach the degree tbey did, there was an
error of judgment on the part of the Sheriff
lie should either have made so vigorous a
use of the power within his hands as the
civil officer, as to suppress the riots, or he
should have notified the Governor that his
power was exhausted, and that the power of
the State must intetvene. That a man, en
gaged in the task of summoning whatever
power he can find to prevent infraction of
the laws should try to establish a mixture of
the civil and military power is natural and
perhaps excusable. Nevertheless, it is a
necessary and vital rule that the two shall
be kept separate, and that the military
power shall be held in reserve, as a final
resort, to be used onlv when the authority
of the civil power is successfully defied.
But it should be understood that the in
sistance of the State authorities on this rule
is not from any sympathy with those who
are disposed to override law and individual
rights. The rule of order must be main
tained in every section, if the entire military
power of the State should be necessary to"
maintain it.
IT SHOULD BE GENERAL.
A very commendable step has been taken
by the Government in appointing an edu
cated Indian girl, long n teacher at the
Carlisle Iudian school, a special agent in the
Indian Bureau and sending her to work at
the agencies. The only possible criticism on
such a policy is that is has not been adopted
sooner and more generally. It is a waste of
effort to educate the younger Indians, and
then send them back without fixed employ
ment, to be overcome by the surroundings of
savagery and dependence. Yet this has been
done with the great mass of the young In
dians educated in the Eastern schools. If
those who are educated are given employ
ment and official position at the agency the
effect on their parents would be stronger than
a regiment of soldiers, both as an incentive
to education and in the way ol increasing
their loyally to the Government authority.
It is quite possible, too, that their services
might result in securing to the Indians the
full benefit of the appropriations made for
their support. It is to be hoped that the
policy indicated by tbis single appointment
will become general.
THE WEST AND THE RAILROADS.
The article by Sidney Dillon in the cur
rent number of the Korth American Review
is' chiefly remarkable for the ignorance dis
played by Mr. Dillon in treating certain
parts of his subject. As be is President of
the Union Pacific Eailway, Mr. Dillon's
statement about corporation matters will be
received as coming from one who should
know what he wants to say; but attacks on
the newspapers for criticising Western rail
road construction and management are not
within his province.. Mr. Dillon says:
Although benefits arising from railway con
struction are so obvious, no one asserts that
railways hare been laid from philanthropic
motives; and, therefore, since among the pro
moters, contractors and capitalists who have
done the work we find men who have acquired
largo fortunes. Western railroad construction
and management in goneral have been bitterly
and frequently attacked by the press, and bare
been and are now the subject of much hostile
legislation. This sort of legislation
proceeds on the theory that the railroad is a
public enemy; that it has its origin in the self
ish desire ot a company of men to make money
out of the public; that It will destroy the public
unless it is kept within bounds; snd that it is
impossible to enact -too many laws tending to
restrain the monster.
No sane man ever believed that railroads
have been laid from philanthropic motive,
nor has any man ever entered into the rail
road business from such motives. No one
expects railroads to be managed for the ex
clusive benefit of the public, and unless
they were, they could not come under the,,
head of philanthropic institutions. That
the "Western managements have been at
tacked because certain men have acquired
large fortunes is untrue; but the charge is
that large fortunes have been acquired by
dishonest means. The so-called attacks have
not been directed against the men or their
fortunes, but against methods. The cry has
been against abuses, and Mr. Dillon's artiele
shows the protest has not been in vain.
No legislation has yet been supported by
the reputable press on the ground that the
railroad is a publio enemy. Railroads are
recognized to be possessed of a great number
of the good qualities claimed for them by
Mr. Dillon in another part of his article.
But these good qualities are no excuse for
the perpetuation of dishonest methods in
their management suoh as the record of
Mr. Dillon and his close associate, Mr. Jay
Gould, eminently illustrate.
The Democratic gerrymander of Ohio,
which gives the Democrats fourteen ont of the
twenty-one members of Congress, is defended
by the New Yotk World by reference to a Re
publican gerrymander which gave that party
sixteen members. At the same time the Wold
points ont that as the average Republican
majority in Ohio Is but 18,600, "a perlectly fair
districting of the State, were it possible, would
divide the delegation nearly evenly between
the parties, giving the Republicans one ma
jority." In other words, the World's logic Is to
the effect that since the Republicans of Ohio
have ignored fairness and justness the Demo
crats are justified in doing the same thing.
The pot-and-kettle argument is still prevalent
in the columns of party organs.
"A York County farmer had born on his
farm recently a calf that is said to possess some
of the features of a dog, a colt and a camel.
For an anomaly like this we venture to suggest
the name 'Mugwump,'" remarks the Philadel
phia Press. Of coarse. If it bad been a regu
lar calf, with the natnral instinct of that foolish
animal for sustenance from the publio teat, it
would have thoroughly typified the common
place partisan and especially the editors of the
party organ.
The pending bill in the Legislature for
bidding the public exhibition of physical de
formities for gain, might check a rather preva
lent nuisance if thore uas any reason to believe
that it wonld bo more than a dead-letter law.
A bather striking illustration Of tho
spread of woman's sphere is afforded by the I
fact that two young women have just been
awarded first and second prizes for designs for
the building for the display of woman's work
at the Chicago World's Fair. Both of them are
graduates of the Department of Architecturo
In tho Boston Institute of Technology. Their
success indicates that the day is coming when
women will take a leading share in designing
domestic architecture, the onlv drawback to
that prospect being the probability that our
future homes will be largely made up of cup
boards, closets and kitchens.
The joy that was born of the hope that
the Galena would no longer be eligible for re
pairs is dashed to the ground by tho fact that
the old vessel has been floated and is now a
subject for repairs to an unlimited degree. The
only mitigation to the political activity which
this promises In the Portsmouth district Is the
fact that Maine has passed a ballot reform law.
There was hope that since the McCoy
Hatfield feud was made up, peace might event
ually be declared between the Now York Sun
and the ex-President; but the political ven
detta wages more fiercely than ever.
That resolution of Mr. Keatiog's that,
as tho Supreme Court has left nothing for
Councils to do, that body should adjourn till
it is time to consider tho appropriation ordi
nance next year, might be amended so as to
contain a valuable suggestion. If it should in
clude an instruction to the Finance Committee
to use the interim in preparing Iho appropria
tion ordinance so that it can be Introduced in
time for discussion and amendment, it will se
cure a decided improvement over the way in
which things have bsen done in late years.
Some Western papers are beginning to
talk about young Hearst as a possible Senator
in a few years. They base their talk upon the
purchasing power of the $20,000,000 left him by
his father; but as the young man contemplates
starting a daily naper in New York a few years
hence, he may not bo able to pay the regular
price for the honor.
Herb Most, the Anarchist, talked him
self into a torrent ot perspiration in Boston the
other night, and thereby gave the lie to the as
sertion that he and his ilk never take a bath.
The fact that while there has been a
great deal of political wind-jamming about
reciprocity, the New York Central Railroad
has made a contract which gives the Canadian
Pacific a lull trunk line connection to New
York city, may contain a hint as to where the
real power to settle the question is located.
Did the contract contain any agreement on the
part of the Central to stop that corporate at
tempt at shutting the Canadian railways out of
the traffic with the Northwestern States?
There seems to be necessity for a warn
ing to the falsely reported sockless Simpson ot
Kansas. He is developing a habit of after
dinner speaking at New England banquets,
which makes it pertinent to point out to hiru
Mr. C. M. Depew and Q. Cleveland as exam
ples of what habit comes to when It grons on a
man.
The story of a fox hunt in which the fox
was chased 350 miles, gives rise to the satisfying
reflection that the hunters must have suffered
as much as their victim.
The recent ruling of a Philadelphia
court on that trust fund bequest of Benjamin
Franklin's to the city of Philadelphia has pro
duced many comments on the mistake of lay
men in attempting to draw np their own wills
without knowledge of the law of bequesis.
But as Franklin's will has been sustained,
while that of one of the greatest lawyers of the
day. Mr. Tilden, was upset, the case in favor of
lawyer-drawn wills does pot seem as strong as
some of our friends wonld put it.
Ex-Sekator Tabor, ,of Colorado, who
wants to be Chief of the World's Fair Mining
Bureau, is making a mistake. He should apply
for the position of chief of the frilled nlcht
shirt bureau, as he is admitted to be a con
noisseur in everything pertaining to those use
ful garments.
Strikers who throw bombs may, meta
phorically speaking, find themsjlyes hoist by
their own petard.
Asother announcement comes from the
lake ports that the largest owners of lake ton
nage are firm In the combination to keep ves
sels tied up until May 15, in order to put up
rates. They have the privilege to keep their
vessels idle it they choose individually; but the
fact that if there is any freight offering the
other vessel owners will make the money is
likely to prove one of the strongest arguments
to their minds why they should not exercise
the privilege.
There are intimations that the Tam
many police justice who called Mr. Anthony
Comstcck a liar from the bench the other day
was acting on the principle of the pickpocket
ttho cries "stop thief" while trying to get away
with the swag.
Sugar is now cheaper, but feminine
sweetness will remain as dear as ever.
Yea, Verily!
Chicago limes. '
'John J. Ingalls' prominence as a Farmers'
Alliance candidate for President is likely to
drive Senator Leland Stanford Into an Insane
asylum, politics Is a bard road to travel,
THE APRIL HEAVENS.
Some Remarkable Stellar Attractions That
May Be Seen Tills Month Jupiter Will
Come to the Front as tho Most Conspicu
ous ot the Planets.
The fourth month of the year presents many
attractions for those who follow wlth.unwaver
ing Interest the ever-cbanging movements of
the sun and his family of worlds, and, while
not especially notable in an astronomical sense,
says the New York Times, it still has sufficient
to engage the attention of the star gazr. The
sun has now passed through a little more than
half of Its apparent journey between its south
erly and northerly standing points. On March
20. when it crossed the line, U dashed past the
half-way house In its course across the firma
ment, and for the next six months It will be
north of the equinoctial. The duration of the
daylight hours is now slightly In excess of that
of the period of darkness, and (be margin be
tween them wil keep on broadening until the
closing days of June. This Is true for all of the
earth north of the equator, but south of that
line the opposite conditions will prevail.
The April moon does not come until the 8th,
as there Is over a week of the old moon re
maining; when the rnunth begins. On the 9th
there is conjunction with Mercury, but the
crescent is almost too close to the sun to admit
of the meeting being seen, even If the planet
was Itself visible. On the 11th there will he
conjunction with both Mars and Neptune,
thowlne that tho god of war and the god of the
ocean are very close together. Our satellite
draws near to Saturn on the 18th, and closes
the monthly round with a call upon the far
distant Uranus on the 23d, tneday of full moon.
Jupiter Most Conspicuous.
Jupiter again comes prominently to the front
as the most conspicuous of the planets. Emerg
ing from the infolding rays ot the sun, he has
for some time been plainly visible to early
risers an hour or so before the dawn. To-day
there is only 20 minutes difference between
Venus and Jupiter the former is drawing
nearer the sun ai the latter Is separating
from it so that the Interval between the two
planets will be decreasing until they are in
conjunction. This takes place on the 9th, and
will be one of tho events of the season In the
astronomical world. The two planets will ap
pear almost touching, and no finer opportunity
could be wished for making a comparison be
tween these two groat rivals of the starry
heavens.
Venus is making her way toward the sun, and
on the 1st rises less than two hours before the
sun appears above the eastern horizon. As
she travels toward superior conjunction she at
the same time recedes from the earth, her
semi-diameter naturally decreases, and with it
her brilliancy. She has been fair to see for
many weeks, and although she will not lay
aside her starry crown for some little time to
come, her rival, Jupiter, is gaining rapidly
upon her, and will fairly outshine her before
iier present course as a morning star nas Deen
fully run. Her varied phases have been
charming ever since she bung tremulous with
brightness in the golden sunset, and then dis
appeared as evening star to reappear soon
ajraln on the other side of the sun, shining
with a brilliancy eclipsing all else in the early
morning sky.
Saturn, Mercury and Neptune.
Saturn has been rising earlier and earlier,
and is now visible almost the entire night, boing
in plain sight as soon as there is sufficient dark
ness for any of the stars to be visible, and com
ing to our meridian about 10:15. This means
that tho planet will bear south at that time, and
It will bo about the same height above the hori
zon that the sun is at noon. There are no par
ticularly bright stars near him, so that bis pale
yellow light, with perhaps, during peculiar
atmospheric conditions, a light-grayish tinge,
renders him quite easily distinguished. Those
who are so fortunate as to have access to tele
soopes will find a study ot the three rings and
the eight moons most interesting. The planet
is in the constellation of the Lion, his right as
cension being 10 hours 55 minutes, aud bis
declination 9 11' north. On tho 19th he 13 in
conjunction with the growing moon, the two
beiug about three degrees apart, and the moon
too near too tun ior proper scenic enect.
Mercury has sufficient stability to remain an
evening star during the month of April. On
the 19th he gets to the end of the rope that con
nects him with the sun, and at that time, if we
look about a point to the northward of where
tho sun sinks to rest, we shall see his faint
light, for a short time only, however, as he
never gets very far away from the luminary
around which he revolves.
Neptune is an evcnlngstar, and is to be found
in the constellation of the Bull, which Orion is
bo vainly striving to conquer. In the early
evening the planet is well In the southwest part
uf the heavens. On tho 11th he is to be fairly
well located by the moon, with which he is in
conjunction, and again on the 28th by a some
what similar meeting with Mars.
Uranus Through a Telescope.
Uranus is morning star, and maintains his
position fairly close to tho bright star Splca in
the constellation of the Virgin. He is In oppo
sition to the sun on the 20th, and will be very
favorably situated at that time for observation,
and can be seen with unaided vision. He sets
at the time tho sun rises and rises as the latter
sets. The smallest telescopes show this planet
as a star.and to recoenlze hli disk a magnifying
poworof at least 100 should be used. As seen
in a large telescope, the planet has a decided
sea-green color. No markings have ever been
seen to a certainty on the disk, and, therefore,
no changes which could be due to an axial ro
tation have ever been established; bnt it may
be regarded as certain that it does rotate In tho
same plane In which its two satellites revolve
around it.
Mars sets a little after 9 o'clock In the even
ing, and is therefore an evening star. He is
traveling eastwaid and northward, so that the
time of his setting varies but little from night
to nignr. ud me inn ne is in conjunction with
the crescent moon; but two degrees separate
the two; the planet, however, has become so
small that it is hardly conspicuous enough to
attract very much attention. The conjunction
-nith Neptune on the 28th has been already re
ferred to. Observations of this planet show
that changes are continually taking place In Its
various lakes and canals. The latter are at
times hidden from our sight and their size va
ries in width from 37Jf to lSb miles, while in
some instances their length measures more
than S.365 miles. All or nearly all divide In
two parts, which process of duplication is most
wonderful, as in a period of 24 hours the trans
formation occurs simultaneously along the
whole length of the canal. When it is to take
place the canal, until then single and clear like
a black line, becomes nebulous and grows
wider.
Changes In tho Martean Lakes.
These changes In the Martean lakes ana
canals, although not explicable by our experi
ence, appear from Scbiaparelll's observations
to evince a regularity of sequence, and to be
connected with the seasons. It Is interesting to
observe in connection with Mars that wo can
take note of its winter snowstorms, and there
are actually photographic records of a snowfall
in one of which, taken the second night, the
snow-covered area is a great deal vaster than
in the one taken the first night. In fact, it
might, with considerable truth, be said that we
know actually more about the noles of Mars
than the poles of the earth.
In the northern heavens we now see the
Little Bear passing above the horizontal posi
tion which he had not quite reached last month,
while the Great Bear ts overhead and inverted.
Kins Cepehus is now immediately below the
pole, and, like many an earthly monarch, is
standing on bis head in a most unkingly atti
tude. Cassiopoia is where It always can be
found, on the opposite side of the pole star to
that occupied by the Dipper. In the southern
sky the great sea serpent. Hydra, occupies the
leading position. This is the longest and nearly
the largest of the constellations. The ruling
ecliptic constellation for the month Is the
Lion, easily distinguished by the Sickle, in the
handle of which is tho beautifully bright star,
Regulus. In the East there is Bootes, under
neath which are the stars of the Serpent, In
the West Taurus Is passing from sight. Tho
Twins, followed by the Lesser Dog, are ap
proaching the mid-west, or prime vcrncal, and
hang like glorious crowns over Orion as he
passes toward his setting place.
NO TB0UBLE IS FEABED
At the Pine Ridge Agency, According to the
Government Physician There.
Washington, March 31. The Commis
sioner of Indian Affairs nas just received the
following from Dr. Charles A. Eastman, a full,
blood Sioux and the Government physician at
the Pine Ridge Agency in South Dakota:
"The papers have been reporting me as say
ing there will be trouble in the spring. You
know what I said to you in regard to this mat
ter. There Is no dancer. 1 am more confident
of this now than when I saw you. American
Horse came into my office to-day. He said to
me: 'Tell the Commissioner and the General 1
shall stand true to my word and position in re
gard to the trouble. I have not said one word
to give the report. I don't know how the re
porters got the idea, but I think some of my
enemies have lied about me.' "
Tersely Told Truth,
Forest (l'a.) Democrat.
It Is worth remembering that no paper Is
printed especially for ono person no more than
a hotel Is built especially for one guest. People
who become very much displeased with some
thing they find in a newspaper should remem
ber that the very thing that displtases them
Is exactly the thing that pleases somebody who
has just as much interest. Jn the paper as they
haye,
WIVES IN ENGLAND.
An Explanation of the Intricacies of the
Jackson Case
London Spectator. .
The Court of Appeal on Thursday gave a
most important decision. Mr. Jackson, of
Clitberoe,.had vainly urged bis wife to live
with bim, and,-after obtaining a decree for res
titution of conjugal rights, seized her by force,
and kept her locked up, though not ill-treated.
In his house at Blackburn. Mr. Justice Cave
decided that he was within bis right, but' the
Lord Chancellor, Lord Esher, and Lord Justice
Fry practically reversed the decision, pointing
out that Imprisonment as a means of enforcing
the restitution of conjugal rights had been
abolished by statute. The Lord Chancellor, in
giving judsment, declared that the dicta of the
old law-books as to the husband's right of chas
tising his wife and keeping her detained, must
be held to be obsolete, though the latter would
revive it she were caught in the act of eloping
with another man. A well-conducted wife
may, however, legally qnit her husband at her
own discretion. The decision, which allows
separation at will, though not divorce at will,
has come on the public with something of a
surprise, the old traditions retaining their hold;
but it is in accordance with modern sentiment
and manners, and with the European principle
that marriage, to be sacred, must be voluntary.
It is probable that some difficult questions will
arise as to the husband's right to leave the wife
a case incessantly arlslnc under the Poor-Law
and as to the husband's liability for a wife's
necessaries after she has quitted bim; but all
decisions on those points must in f uturo be
affected by this one. It was added that, after
this decision, a husband, in resorting to force
to seize his wife, nould be guilty of contempt of
court.
GEOBGE AND JEHBY.
The Single Tax Man and the Kansas Con
gressman Havo a Peculiar Race.
New York, March 8L Henry George called
on Hon. Jerry Simpson, at the Windsor Hotel,
yesterday. The Kansas statesman was sur
prised to see bis favorite philosopher in a bi
cycle suit.
Mr. George explained that ho had come in
from a long spin over the country roads on a
wheel. Mr. Simpson was rash enough to ex
press credulity at Mr. George's cycling
ability,
"You take a car and I'll take my wheel, and
wo will see who gets to the Manhattan Single
Tax club first," retorted Mr. George, and the
challenge was accepted. The distance is 1
miles. Mr. George was at the club ten minutes
in advance of his Kansas admirer, and the two
reformers took luncheon together.
Two Interesting Notes.
Journal of Finance.
There is only ono important freight shipper
in the wholo country who refuses rebates,
drawbaoks and such subterfuges to beat the
lnter-Stato commerce law. This solitary citi
zen is Andrew Carnegie.
Every day adds to Boston's prospects of be
coming the electric headquarters of the coun
try. It will not be surprising if the financial
offices of the Westlnghouse system be estab
lished there with Charles Francis Adams for
president.
Beating the Tariff.
Chicago News.
A genius living In Arizona has mastered the
intricacies of the tariff question. Living on the
border line, ho feeds his hens on the cheap
grain of Mexico and builds tholr nests in the
United States. By this reciprocating arrange
ment Mexican eggs are Hid down in the United
States free of duty. It is scarcely necessary to
add that the inventor of this scheme Is a native
of Maine.
PABAGBAPHIC PEBSONALS.
Mrs. Cleveland has been offered $1,000
for two articles on her college life.
Mrs. Harrison, the author of the new
morbid English novel, "The Wages of Sin," is
a daughter of the late Charles Kingsley.
Archdeacon Fakrar's story of early
Christianity, "Darkness and Dawn," is now in
press. It is based on authentic records.
Prof. Sumner, of Yale, who went to Eu
rope In Jannary for his health, has derived no
benefit, and will remain abroad the rest of the
year.
W. W. Story, the sculptor and poet, has
propared a volume of essay:, which Is now in
press. It Is to bo called "Excursions in Artand
Letters."
John Plankinton, the tetired pork
packer, who died in Milwaukee the otbor day
worth $20,000,000, was a butcher In Pittsburg
from 1832 to 18M.
General Pacheco, Mexican Minister
ot Pablic Works, resigns his post to establish
an industrial colony at Motiorongo, where he
will teach Mexican boys to raise sugar.
Verestchagin, the Russian artist,
whose pictures wero on exhibition in Carnegie
Hall, Allegheny, can afford to ride, though a
literal translation of his name is "Walk a
Mile."
Worth, the Paris dressmaker, is indig
nant that so many dresses sold here under his
name are mere fabrications by less talonted au
thors. The international copyright act must be
amended somehow to stop these plagiarisms.
Dr. John Hall, of New York,is reported
as saying that he finds it a means of grace to
stand before one of the great store windows in
Broadway and thank the Lord for the large
number of things in that window ho can do
without.
MLLE.SECARD, who is said to be very beau
tiful, was the Queen of the Paris washerwomen
in the Mi Careme parade this year. She had the
unanimous suffrages of 83,000 washerwomen,
and although Queen for one day only, she was
robed in white satin embroidered in gold, and
was seated on a throne covered with crimson
velvet, flecked with golden bees.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Earl Granville.
London, March 31. Lord Granville, the
distinguished statesman, who had been slowly
sinking for several days, died this afternoon. He
was born in 1815. Hewas twice elected member of
the House of Commons for Morpeth and repre
sented Lichfield from 1341 to IMS, when ne suc
ceeded his father In the House of Lords. In De
cember, 1831. he succeeded Lord Palmerston as
Minister of Foreign Affairs In Lord Russell's cab
inet, and In 1855 was appointed 1'resldcntof the
Council. He resigned In 1858. He was again Pres
ident of the Council In the Cabinet of Palmerston
and leader of the House of Lords from 1839 to
June, 1866. Under Mr. Gladstone he was Colonial
oecretarv of State from 1863 to 1870. and Secretary
of Foreign Affairs from 1870 to 1874 and again after
1880.
General Hannibal Day.
WASHINGTON, March 31. With Briga
dier General Hannibal Dav, whose death at -Mor-ristown,
N. J., has Just been announced, there
has passed away the oldest officer or the army,
'ihe General was 87) ears of age. For72years con
secutively he was either In the service or on the
retired list. He was a graduate or West Point and
served with distinction In the Mexican war.
Upon the breaking ont of the Rebellion, having
served the prescribed 40 years, he was retired with
the rank and pay ol Colonel.
C S. Haseltlne.
Word was received here vesterday of the
death of C. 3. Haseltlne In California, where he
had gone on a business trip. Mr. Haseltlne was
ne of the wealthiest art dealers In the I'nirori
biates. having extensive galleries In Philadelphia
and New York. The cause of his death was the
proverbial grip.
His wife Is one of llin hMr nr
Jo
osenh Patterson and is one of the owners or tho
Hotel bchlosscr. Mr. Haseltlne was well-known
in l'liiBDurK.
Mrs. Mary M. Kllllkelly.
Mrs. Mary M. Killikelly, relict of Eev.
H. B. Kllllkelly. and mother of Miss S. H. Kllll
kelly. died at her residence. 308 South High
land avenue, last evening, at the advanced age of
81 rears. Mrs. Kllllkelly was well known in the
East End. where Bhe had lived for a number of
years. Notice of the funeral will be given here
after. Jerlmlah O'Brien.
Jerlmlah O'Brien, a resident of Wood's Run for
the past 40 years, died suddenly yesterday morn
ing, from Inflammation of the stomach. Mr.
O'Brien had recently purchased a farm, and in
tended to move on It this week, when bis fatal Ill
ness overtook him.
William Woolslalr.
William Woolslalr died at his residence. Shakes
peare street. East End, yesterday morning, aged
79 years. Mr. Woolslalr was one of the first
settlers In the East Liberty Valley, and had been
connected with the stock yards for a number of
years.
Miss Fannie Woller.
DB GRAFT. 0. March SI. Miss Fannie Welter
died here last night. Notions since shu was at
the Good Samaritan Hospital, lu Cincinnati, Tor
several weeks, receiving Dr. Koch's treatment.
Mrs, Phoebe Campbell.
Dexter, Me, MarcH 31. Mrs. Phcabe
Campbell, who was 1M years old October 12 last,
died this morning, bhe was a native' of Bead
ing, Me.
SOCIETY'S PLEASURES.
Third Anniversary Entertainment of Acme
Council, Jr. O. IT. A. M.i-The Ham-mond-Seamon
Wedding Pleasant
Readings Social Chatter of a Day.
The social event of the season on the South
side was the third anniversary of the Acme
Council No. 219. Jr. O. U. A.M.. which was
celebrated last evening at Odd Fellows' Hall.
The decorations of the hall were the finest ever
seen on the Bouthslde, and were composed en
tirely of fresh cnt flowers. The name of the
council, beautifully woven witb flowers, was
suspended above the platform, with a floral
welcome directly underneath. The pillars of
the hall were all festooned and entwined with
fraerant blossoms, and the platform was a be
wildering profusion of tropical plants and
lovely blossoms.
The programme opened with an overture,
"Stradella." rendered by Toerge's Orchestra,
and Mrs. Uenevra Jobnstone-Bishop, the star
of the evening, followed. In "The Bells of
ijjnn" ana une spring Morning." ine nayun
Quartet, consisting of Messrs. C. H. Siedle.
W. Cllf. McCausIand, Frank W. Bearle and
George F. Wagner, rendered "In Bilrnt
Mead," and Miss Millie Gardner recited "Her
Letter." "Honor and Arms" was tho stirring
barytone solo sung by Howard M. Yost, the
Cleveland barytone, who also appeared in a
dnet, "Io Tamo," with Mrs. Bishop.
'The Christmas Dinner Party" was tho sec
ond selection of Miss Gardner, and "Annio
Laurie" was the second choice of the Haydn
Quartet. A solo on the clarinet by Mr. Louis
Jones was a pleasinc number. "Snow Flakes."
"Jit Hong" and "Hunter's Song" were the con
cluding numbers of Mrs. Bishop, and an over
ture, "Dance of the Hour," by the orchestra,
closed the performance. Miss Ethel Herr
Jones, the child pianist, was the accompanist.
Mrs. Genevsa Johnstons-Bishop Is al
ways pleasing to a Pittsburg audience, as she
Is to audiences generally, and her appearance
yesterday afternoon, at DUworth Hall, was a
delightful episode of the not by any means
charming day. In spite of the inclement
weather, however, a number of East End resi
dents swelled the college-girl constituency into
an audience of round numbers and great ap
preciation. Miss Mamie Reuck, who was to
assist in the programme, was nnable, through
illness, to appear, but little Miss Ethel
Jones, the pianist, alternated numbers
with Mrs. Bishop, in a highly satlstactory
manner. It was Miss Jones' initial appear
ance in this, her native cltv, though she
has filled numerous concert engagements In
smaller plaoes with Mrs. Bishop, and, natur
ally, considerable Interest was evinced In her
performance, which certainly proclaimed her a
pianist or much promise. Mrs. Bishop was In
good voice, and in a becoming toilet that had
jnst the proper amount of sweep to the skirt,
acoordlng to the latest fashion bulletin. Tho
selections with which Mrs. Bishop favored ber
listeners were designed to urlpg out the full
beauty and scope of her voice.
Carnations lent their beauty, their per
fume and their name to the wedding last even
ing that united Miss Grace Seamon to Mr.
James Hammond. Tho home of the bride's
parents Mr. and Mrs. James S. Seamon, on
Forty-fourth street, was the place selected for
the ceremony. Rare exotic plants, also, were
used effectively in the way of adornment.
The ceremony was performed at 5:30
o'clock by Rev. Mr. Belfour, and was
witnessed by a number of guests that thronged
the handsome apartments. The bride was at
tired In a costume of Oriental splondor, fash
ioned of white and silver brocade combined
with silk. Her attendants were gowned In
pink crepe. Tbey were Miss Lauer, of Read
ing; Miss Walton and Miss Holmes, of this
city, and Miss Keppert, of Bt. Louis. The
ushers were Messrs. W. J. Hammond, Jr. and
R, Hammond, brothers of the bride, and
Messrs. James Seamon and H. C. Graves, ot
Dayton, O. Mr. and Mrs. Hammond left last
evening on a wedding trip, and upon tbeir re
turn will occupy their new residence on Forbes
avenue. Thursdays, May 7 and It, they will re
ceive their friends.
The Allegheny Day Nursery changes Its
name, its abode, and Its rate to-daj, and in
stead ot the "Allegheny Day Nursery," with
Its location on North Diamond street, Alle
gheny, and sliding rates, becomes the "Dorcas
Day Nursery," located on North avenue, and
rate per child, S cents. A branch of the nur
sery on Nixon street will be known as Dorcas
Day Nursery No. 2, according to tbe latest pro
scribed English fashion for visiting cards,
whore there Is more than one lady of tbe same
name in the family, instead of Dorcas Day
Nursery, Jr., tbe prevalent style of determining
ins younger irom tne eiaer. ine new aomicne
on North avenue will be taken possession of
to-day, and the one on Dixon street April 9.
Donations of money, groceries, clothine and
furniture are solicited for the new nurseries,
and will be called for If notification is sent to
Mrs. Hugh C. CampDell, No. 187 Sandnsky
street, Allegheny.
The Lake Erie Seminary at Painesville, O.,
must, metaphorically speaking, have felt its
ears burnlug dreadfully yesterday afternoon,
as a whole bevy of interesting maids and
matrons calling it Alma Mater spent several
hoors talking about it at tbe Hotel Kenmawr,
in the East End. The Pittsburg Alumnae Asso
ciation of tho school was celebrating its first
birthday anniversary, it having been organized
last year in Allegheny. The meeting was a
very enjoyable one, and as before stated, the
Alma Mater In retrospect and prospect was
the principal topic ot conversation. The offi
cers of tbe association are: Mrs. T. C. Christy,
President; Mrs. L Wallace, Secretary; Miss
Mary Davis, Treasurer, and Mrs. G. P. Robin
son, Mrs. C. A Wilson, Mrs. William Barker
aud Miss Annie Murdock, Executive Com
mittee. The members of the Lehigh Club, composed
of the local alumni of the university, held their
annual banquet at tbe Duquesne last evening.
An elaborate menu was discussed and de
voured by the boys as tbey spent their time re
lating reminiscences of tbeir college life. A
number of letters from absent guests were
read. C. L. Taylor acted as toastiuaster, and
the following literary programme was carried
out: "Our Alma Mater," M. D. Sohon; "En
gineering," M. L. Byers: "College Life." H. A.
Porterfleld; "Athletics,5' F. S. Smith; "The
Faculty." F. R. Dravo: "Alumni," L.B. Still
well; "Tho Ladies," B, H. E. Porter.
The chapel of tbe First Presbyterian Church,
on Wood street, was filled to overflowing last
evening for tbe fourth annual contest of the
ilval literary societies ot the Pittsburg Acad
emy. The programme was arranged to give
the representative members of each society an
opportunity of displaying their ability, and It
was a fair field and no favor. The judges wero
Rev. F. R. Farrand, Rev. I. N. Hays and Dr.
Pierce, and after careful deliberation tbey ac
corded the honor to the Emanons, Allen Mc
Ewen, Miss Edith Phillips, Mr. Ralph Bassett,
Miss Maud Wancbob and Mr. A Hubbard.
Social Chatter.
The second edition of tbe tea party at Holy
Trinity School Hall last evening was a great
success.
The wedding of Miss Nellie Williams, of
Oakland, and Mr. Sidney Wilmot is announced
for to-day.
The reception of Miss Slack-Davis' East End
Dancing Academy has been postponed until
Thursday, April 9.
Dr. H. W. Urlino writes from St. Paul that
be and his bride will not beat home the first
Wednesday In April, as be expected.
Miss Jessie V. Long, of Edgeworth, is
sojourning at Hot Sulphur Springs, Ark., In
tbe hope of vanquishing: the rheumatic foo
that haa made ber a sufferer during tbe winter.
LUCY WEBB HAYES HOME.
A Piece of Washington Property Trans
ferred to That Institute.
Washington. March 31 The Lucy Webb
Hays Memorial Deaconesses' Home and Train
ing School for Missionaries is now an assured
fact. Yesterday the deed was signed by
which, for aTiomlnal consideration ot $10, Mr.
Ephralm Nash aud Mrs. Jane Nash, his wife,
gave to tbe Lucy Webb Hates Home his
handsome residence at North Capitol and
Pierce streets, to be the Home for all time.
The property is valued at about J15.000. The
deed stipulates that the Home shall be nnder
the" control of the Board of Managers of the
Women's Home Missionary Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Chnrcb, and that thore
shall be no discrimination on account of race
or color.
A VEBY I0NG STBUCTUBE,
The New Railroad Bridge Is 2,370 Feet
Long Between Approaches.
Ft. Smith, Ark,, March 8L Yesterday aft
ernoon the draw span of the Missouri Pacific
Railroad bridge over the Arkansas river at
this place was swung into positiou, connecting
Ft. Smith with tbe Cherokee shore.
This Is one of the longest bridges In the
United States, being 2,370 feet from approach
to approach. It cost $500,000, aud will be ready
for general use about April L
Bean-Eaters Bard lilt.'
ISoston Globe.
Examinatlnn uf tbe authentic likenesses of
Sam Adam shows that the fiery patriot of tbe
revolution looked a good deal like the Father
of his Country. The mistake at the State House
was no worse than that of tbe newspaper who
used to display outs of the late Adam Fore
paugh and label them anybody from Roswsll
P. Flower to Cbauacey M, Depew.
POLITICS BAD .BTJSIKESS.-
Mrs. Foster Regrets the Causes Which
Broke the W. C. T. 17. Rank.
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, the Iowa Prohibitionist,
was at tbe Seventh Avenue Hotel yesterday
tor a short time. She lectured at Braddock
last evening. Mrs. Foster was Interested in
the license court proceed Incs, and she said she
bad seen the same sad procession in
the New York Tombs on tbe dav be
fore. Bhe remarked that the Judges
were doing wrat tbey conld under the law, but
she was alraid tbey will be rather lenient in
Pittsburg. She basn't been in Iowa for some
time, and could not peak for the workings, of
prohibition in that State.
Mrs. Fuster is going to Cleveland to-day to
attend a meeting of tbe non-partisan W. C. T.
U. She regretted the causes that led te.the
spilt, but added with a laugh that politlcfwas
a bad business.
IS MEMOBY OF CBOSBY.
Both Public and Private Services Were
Held In New York.
New York, March 31. The funeral of the
late Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby took place this
afternoon. Private services were conducted at
tho late divine's house, by the Drs. John Hall
and William Taylor, only the relatives and
lntlmatcfrlends being present.
After the conclusion of the services at the
house the body was removed to tbe Presby
terian Church, at Fonrtb avenue and Twenty
second street, of which for many years Dr.
Crosby was trite pastor. Here tbe public services
were held, conducted princlptlly by Drs. Hall
and Taylor. The Interment will be in Wood
lawn Cemetery to-morrow forenoon.
1RSTJBAHCE COMPANY IN TB0TJBLE,
The Kansas Insurance Commissioner Pro
nounces It Insolvent,
Topeka, March 31. D. W. Wilde-, State In
surance Commissioner, nas revoked the license
of the Capital Insurance Company, mutual, on
the ground that the company is Insolvent. He
says that the liabilities of tbe company are
$24,000; that $9,000 of tbe amount is In
judgments against the company in favor ot
policy-holders, and that the company has on
hand only 800 to meet its obligations.
The company, wnlch has been doing business
slnco lbSD, will appeal to tbe courts to attempt
to force Commissioner Wilder to reverse his
revoking order. Officers of the company say
the. concern is in a perfectly solvent condition.
A DAHGEB0TJS BESEBVOIB.
The Johnstown Flood May Be Repeated on
a Small Scale.
(SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.
Lima, March 31 Tho Mercer county reser
voir, which covers nearly 30,000 acres, is In dan
ger of breaking us embankment and flooding
tbe surreundicg country. The reservoir has
been filled by recent heavy rains, and In one
place, abont a mile from Cellna, has broken tho
embankment.
If the waves continue to wash tbe embank
ment it cannot last. Tbe greater part of tbe
bottom of the reservoir Is higher than adjacent
land In the west, and a number of persons liv
1ns In the western side hare moved out.
MEXICO'S NEW BA1XB0AD.
Capitalists at Denver Secure Liberal Conces
sions to Build It,
Denver, March 8L The Mexican, Cuerna
vaca and Pacific Railway Company was In
corporated here to-day with a capital of J2.000,
OC0. Tbe line will run from tbe City of Mexico
to Cuernavaca and thecoast,through a very fer
tile region, for a distance of 320 miles.
General Strum has been granted a concession
by the Mexican Government for the construc
tion of tbe road, which gives bim the right of
way and exempts the company from taxation
for a period ot 30 years. Work on the road
will be commenced as soon as General Strum
can reach the City of Mexico.
STJBSCEIPTI0H3 FOR A BALLBOAD.
Its Extension From Little Washington to
Mannlngton Is a Probability.
rFrlCCIAI. TZLXORAX TO TIIB DMrATCIM
"Washington. Pa., March 8L The com
mittee which was appointed at the meeting of
the Chamber ot Commerce last night to secure
subscriptions for the proposed extension of tbe
Waynesburg and Washington Railway to Man
nlngton, W. Va., Is meeting with success In the
city, and it Is thought that tbe necessary
amount will be subscribed before tbe end of tbe
week.
The road can be budt for JJ.000 per mile.
A BECEIVES APPOINTED.
The Affairs or the Universal Order ot Co
operation to Be Straightened.
Philadelphia, March 3L The United
States Court was crowded this morning with
members of the Universal Order of Uo-Opera-tlon.
irno were anxious to know whom Judge
Butler would appoint receiver of tbe defunct
society. The Court fixed upon Thomas H.
Montgomery, President of tbe American Fire
Insurance Company, as receiver.
A petition was filed by James B. Myers, Sec
retary of Branch 29, asking what should be
done with the $1,200 he bad received from mem
bers on the 17th Inst.
THOUSANDS OP DELEGATES.
The Farmers' Alliance Convention May Be
an Unwieldy Body.
Topeka, March 3L Frank McGrath, Presi
dent of tbe Kansas Farmers' Alliance, has
officially notified all the sub alliances In Kansas
of the contents of the recent circular issued
by C. A. Power, of Terre Haute, Ind., regard
ing the third-party conference to be held at
Cincinnati, May 20.
If all the sub alliances and other organiza
tions in Kansas which are entitled to represen
tation should send delegates, the Kansas dele
gation would be composed of over 1,000 people.
ST. LOUIS PAINTEBS STBBZE.
They Demand an Advance In Wages Which
Their Employers Won't Grant.
St. Loots, March 3L The probabilities are
that tbe paintera in the Brotherhood of Pain tors
uf this city, belonging to the Brotherhood of
Painters and Decorators, will not go to work
to-morrow morning.
The men remain firm In their demand for 33
cents an hour, while the employers say that
tbey have decided to allow wages to remain as
they are for this year. A conference was held
tbis afternoon, but no agreement was reached.
Between 900 and 1,200 men will be affected.
LEGISLATION IN MINNESOTA.
A BUI to Resnlate Caucuses in Large Cities
and a Railroad Measure.
St. Paul. March 31. The House to-day
passed tbe Tripp bill to regnlate political cau
cuses in cities of over 10,000, and defeated
Benny's bill to have all executions In the State
Prison.
The famous Cnrrler railroad bill, largely a
reproduction of the Iowa law. was recom
mended to pass by the House committee by a
strong vote.
PACIFIC NAVAL CHANGES.
Admiral Brown Transfers His Flag to the
Cruiser San Francisco.
San Francisco, March 3L Admiral Brown
transferred Ins flag from tbe cruiser Charles
ton to the Sau Francisco at Mare Island Navy
Yards to-dav.
The revenue cutter Bear left this morninc
for a crui'f. presumably In the Alaskan waters
or in the Bering Sea.
Oil One Cent a Gallon.
St. Joseph. Mo., March 3L For the past
three days good coal oil has been selling in St,
Joseph at 1 cent a gallon. Not less than 40,000
gallons were sold at retail at this price Satur
day. Consumers are buying kerosene in tubs
and by the barrel. The low price was brought
about by an attempt of the Standard Oil Com
pany to crush out a St. Joseph firm.
Italian Immigration in March.
New York, March 3L The arrivals of Jtal
lan Immigrants during the present month at
the Barge Office were 5,3:1-nearly double the
rocod of last month.
APRIL. .
All hall thee. April,
Month of showers.
Young, and fresh, and gay;
Birds and flowers,
Lengthening hours.
Greet thy birth alway.
Thou proclaim the Spring,
ew life giving
Earth, and everything
Worth the living.
Blow ye gently, breezel
s
n nere sun discloses
Drifts n eath forest trees
I t You'll kiss roses.
PmsBCBO, March IL woux Wqtklj.
CURIOUS C0NDEKSATI0KS.
A woman's agricultural school is ona
of the new English projects.
Many of the explosions in flour mills
have been traced to electricity generated by
belts.
A resident of Sheboyan recently caught
in a mtllpond a four-pound carp containing a
silver-plated piccolo.
The days of the telephone girl are num
bered. A new Invention makes telephone con
nections automatically.
Tne most unalterable of water colors
have been tonnd to be yellow ochre, terra
sienna, sepia and blues.
An Ohio man who was recently offered
S3 for his vote surprised the would-be corrupt
ion by falling In a faint,
A Janesville, Wis., Alderman hat
been fined $24 for permitting a chicken fight In
front of bis place of business.
A young woman of 17 fell under the
steam wringer In a Paris laundry and passed
through with butsligbtinjury.
A yluug New Yorker has gone into the
business of 'devising "catchy" titles tor arti
cles and stories sent bim in manuscript.
There are 200 women preachers in tbe
United States who have been ordained during
tbe latter part of the present progressive cen
tury.
The reader for a New York magazine
says that as a result of nine weeks' reading ha
accepted just 23 out of 1,227 poems offered that
magazine for publication.
An extraordinarily large polar bear, tbe
fnr of which is a bright pink color, has been
captnred In Northern Siberia. Tbe animal will
be sent as a present to the Czar.
In a Georgia court a colored burglar
uttered a profane exclamation when the
Judge's sentence of 15 years was pronounced.
Immediately His Honor made It 20.
Last week a company of black-robed
monks, representing the old English Bene
dictine community of St. Edmund's, Douai,
France, took their order back to England, after
Its exile of over three centuries.
A man in Newark, N. J., bought a
clock. Tbe family upstairs refused to buy one.
as they could hear his strike. He set bis clock:
half an hour ahead of time, and they now sue
him for so doing and causing them to arise too
early.
Samuel Mackinder was treed by a
panther near Crescent City, Cal., a f ew days
ago. His cries for help were responded'to by a
man with a rifle, who shot and killed the
creature, which measured 9 feet 4 Inches In
length.
Stories of human beings with their
hearts on the wrong side hare occasionally
made their appearance, but Cincinnati comes
to tbe front witb one about a man In that city
who has his brain placed wrong side foremost'
In his head.
A Presidental candidate whose name
ends in "n" who has a man with a name ending
with the same letter on the ticket with him for
Vice President always has won. There have
been over half a dozen of these combinations,
and all have been successful.
to The latest statistics show that the sui
cide mania Is spreading In Germany to such an
extent that even children take tbeir lives.
During the six years ending with 1SS3. 2S9
school children committed suicide. Many of
these suicides occurred In the elementary
schools, and were prompted by fear of punish
ment. According to the list usually given by
the Roman Catholic authorities, LeoXIIL Is
the two hundred and sixty-third on the roll of
Popes. For many centuries past the Italians
hare furnished nearly all tbe Popes. Ever
since the death In 1523 of Adrian VL, who was
a native of tbe Netherlands, every occupant of
the papal chair has been an Italian.
A sick woman of Huntingdon county,
Indiana, expressed a strong craving for quail,
but her husband said it was unlawful to kill
the birds. Shortly afterward visitors came and
while the invalid was expressing her intense
longing suddenly there was a sound of some
thing In collision with the bouse, and, upon In
vestigating, six lifeless quail were found.
A storekeeper at Glenmoore, Montgom
ery country. Pa., recently bad two dozen boxes
ot axle-grease stolen from his place.and making
an investigation traced the theft to some Hun
garians employed in a neighboring quarry. He
vlsltod their huts one day, and was shocked to
And a box of his axle-greaso on tbe table and
the Hungarians eating it on their bread in
placo of butter with great gusto.
A wealthy and respected business man
of Detroit, Mib.t went to a variety show the
other day for the first time In bis life, and be
came very much interested in the high kicking
of one ot the performers. When he went home
he astonished bis wife by trying to imitate the
kicker: and In making an effort to tick a gas
jet that was seven feet from the floor, be dis
located bis thigh and could not lower bis leg.
a The heaviest rail in use in America is
the 110-pound rail of the Chignecio Sbln Rail
way, while the heaviest rail in nse in the United
States is tbe 90-pound rail of the Philadelphia
and Reading. The latter Is to be surpassed by a
new 95-pound rail which is being rolled for the
Boston and Albany. Tbe metal in the rail is dis
tributed so that about 42 per cent is in tbe head,
19 per cent in the web and 39 per cent in the
nange.
One of the four electric companies in
Vienna also operates a system of compressed
air, which is sent under considerable pressure
through pipes beneath the streets, branches be
ing run Into bouses, where motors driven by the
air actuate dynamos which supply the current
of electricity for lighting the building. It is
questionable whether this system of developing
power at a distance is as economical as the di
rect system of transmitting electricity.
An attempt made by some of the resi
dents of West Peabody, Mass., to have tbe
town approsnate $1,200 to defray the expense
of a one-horse hearse and a suitable building
to store tbe vehicle in bas been killed by a very
emphatic vote of the citizens who reside in the
thickly-settled section of tbe town. During
the discussion it was stated that tbe tomb built
by the town at West Peabody last year at an
expense of over S100 bad been used chiefly,
since it was finished, to keep potatoes iu.
Probably the smallest salary paid in
the world is that paid to the village watchman
of Springstille, InHessen. Tbe amount of his
daily income is 1 pfenning?, or less than 1 cent
iu our moner. This is the same amount that
was paid to tbe village watchman in the last
century. However, the "fortunate" man re
ceives an additional allowance of 30 cents a
month for clothing, etc., and Is entitled to free
board and lodging from tbe inhabitants of tbe
village. The present watchman is 70 years of
age.
The word "calico" has a queer origin.
Many centuries ago the first monarch of the
province of Malabar gave to one of his chiefs,
as a reward for distinguished' services, his
sword and all the laud within the limits of
which a cock crowing ata certain temple could
be beard. From this circumstance tbe town
which crew up in the center of this territory
was called Calicoda, or the cock of crowing.
Afterward it was called Calicut, and from tbis
place the first cotton goods were imported into
England, bearing the name of calico.
JEST FOR FUN.
Treasurer Below Par Railroad Let taa
help you to some more of the money.
First Director No, thank you, I have all I can
spend without attracting attention.
Treasurer Permit me
Second Director No. nol Thanks, no. I
couldn't carry another cent- Pockets all bursting
now. Same way with all the others.
Treasurer(ln despalr)-vhatsballl do with all
this pile? It's ten times too much for the sinking
fund.
First Director (after deep meditation) By Jovel
I have it. Let's declare a dividend. io lor
Weekly.
He I met your father last night for tho
first time.
She-How did he strike you?
"Just like the rest or the boys. He wanted
'-Vttroit i'rie Press.
"Oyez! Oyez! Oyez" shouted the annoy
ing little brother as he stuck his head Into the
parlor.
"What do you mean by such a noise?" asked
hli sUter.
"Ver feller. John Jayklns, is coming down the
front walk, and tbe Courtis now In session."
If asMna tun Post.
Miss Million But, Mr. Marigold, I could
never be a party to a marriage for money.
aiarlgold-Do not be alarmed. Miss Million. I
really haven't a cent to mf ns.me.Hunsey's
Wttkly.
Mrs. Bingo There! I knew it Thosa
moths have got at your dress suit and eaten a hole
right through your pocket.
Mr. Uliigo Ihey must bs female moths. Cloth,
itraad Furnisher.
WEDDING CARDS.
She was quite small, while he was tall;
, As Jack he was known to fame,
Aud pople said when they were wed,
"High, low. Jack and the game."
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