Lieutenant Shearman Says Current
Events Toint to a Duty the Gov
ernment Owes Itself.
AMERICAN'S AttE FULLY AKOOSED.
Butchers Taka Advantage of a Kise in
Beef Cattle to Elevate Prices of
All Kinds of Heat
AWAI OUT OP ALL PEOPEE PEOrOETlOX
Colcttl Bsyrs Wilts Wmti t tie Attitcds cf IUIj
Tcvtrd Ucc-e Eem.
Lieutenant Shearman, of the United States
Navr, is inspecting steel for the Govern
ment at Homestead. He is stopping at the
Jluquesne. The Lieutenant made a brilliant
record for himself during the storm at Sa
moa, when several American warships were
wrecked two years ago. He was on board
the Nipsic at the time. The naval officer is a
modes: man and declined to talk about some
of his experiences on the island, remarking
that they had been fully written up at the
lime of their occurrence. He states that
none of the Pacific islands are of
great value, and it is contrary
to the policy of the Government to
own colonies. Even if Uncle Sam
purchased some of these islands they
would not be of much benefit to the country
at large. The people along the Pacific
coast don't like to lose their trade with the
mid-ocean natives, and they have no desire
to see foreign nations supplant them in
what belongs to them by right of proximity.
There is more feeling on this subject in the
coast towns than in the interior. Samoa is
a fairly rich island. Great quantities of
cocosnuts are raised there, and a little cot
ton and sugar. The kernel of the nut, which
is called cafra, yields a valuable oil that is
used in making soap, and much of it is
shipped to the United States.
Necessity of a Strong; If avy.
The conversation drifted to the navy and
the Italian imbroglio. As the snnny tribe
u still rampant and more threatening than
ever, the .New Orleans affair is the all
absorbing topic Lijutenant Shearman
said: "Several episodes have occurred in
recent years to convince the American peo
ple that a. strong navy is an absolute neces
sity. Interest has been greatly excited by
the recent trouble with Italy. There is no
reason why the Government should not
have a first-class navy inside of three years.
The trouble is there are not sufficient iron
mills in the country to turn out the
armored plate fast enough. The ships
conld quickly be built if we had the ma
terials prepared. We should not only have
a good navy, but coast defense. The large
seaport towns ought to be protected with
forts.
A navy alone is not sufficient. Thi
opinions of naval officers differ on theTalue
of diflerent kinds of war ships. Some favor
the heavy battle ships that must be neces
sarily slow and unwielding in movement,
for in gaining strength you must sacrifice
speed. Others preler swift and light
cruisers, and a few tie their faith to the
dynamite boats and torpedoes.
All or Them Good In Their Tray.
"For myself, I believe in them all, and
think that every variety is necessary. As
in the 3rmy you have the infantry and cav
alry, each having its own function in the
work of destruction to perform, so the various
vessels in the navy are not out of place. I
dou't believe in a. standing army, for in this
country we have plenty of patriotic people
who could be quickly trained to fight; but a
full marine should be maintained. A sailor
can't be made in a day. A man must be
accustomed to the sea and taught to climb
r"t-e ladders and to perform the difficult
duties of marines.
"1 suppose Italian warships could do con
siderable damage in our present defenseless
condition. In the .New York harbor it
wouldn't be neoessary for them to enter the
bay. They could locate off Long Island
and shell Brooklyn and the lower end of
New York. The strongest gnns in the
world will only carry 12 miles. Ail the
talk about guns firing shells 30 miles is not
true. I think the American people are
aroused now, and in time we will once
more have a good navy."
DEFENDS OK THE LOCALITY.
Favorable and TJufaTorable Reports About
the Coming Fruit Crop.
Consumers, as well as horticulturists, are
still anxious about the fruit crop. In a
chat with T. Barcky, yesterday, after going
over his reports, he said: "The report from
Cobden, 111., states that the "recent cold
snap has done great injury to the peach
ciop, and slightly injured other fruits. At
Manssa the outlook is very good, although
they had a heavy fall of snow on the 12th of
March. At Walnnt Hill and Villa Ridge
strawberries are in fine shape, and peaches.
apples and cuernes good, but raspberries
and blackberries will not be a full
crop on account ot the tops of a great many
of the canes being killed by the trost Re
ports from the peach belt in Michigan deny
that the recent cold weather has materially
injured the fruit prospect The buds had
not matured sufficiently to be seriously
damaged by the sudden change in the tem
perature, and are so plentiful that were one
half to be a failure the yield would be
larger than for many years. Considerable
injury was done to the crops and gardens in
Mississippi by a very heavy hailstorm, some
of the hailstones being as lane as good
sized marbles. The continued wet veather
has discouraged the farmer very much, and
under the most fnvorablc circumstances
from now on planting will be lrotn two to
four weeks late.
"The peach crop in Louisiana is a com
plete failure, caused by recent rain and
hailstorm followed by freezing weather,
which has caused more damage than had
been for many years. In Tennessee verv
little damage has been done. The fruit
trees have commenced to bloom, and the
outlook is very good for a large crop. In
Maryland and New Jersey the outlook for
peaches is very encourjging. The cold
caihr of Februar7 was very beneficial in
retarding the development of the buds and
tbe flow o the sap, and at the present writ
ing the buds are in a condition that insures
them safety against any cold snap that
might occur, and in Maryland especially,
it is predicted that the crop will be double
that of any preceding vear."
PEIVATE ENTEKPBISE FAVOBED.
llliy Colonel Roberts Thinks the
State
Shouldn't Uulld the CanaL
"Everything relating to the ship canal
project is at a standstill at present," said
Colonel T. P. Roberts yesterday, "and
nothing can be done pending some action
by the House of Representatives on the re
port. You will remember that the Senate
unanimously adopted the report of the
commission, and ordered 4,000 copies of it
to be printed for dissemination. This was
to enable us to (unush the people who
would be the mist interested in the execu
tion of the project with full information re
garding it, and to clear the way for further
detailed particulars regarding the inception
of the work. So great an undertaking can
not be gotten under way without much effort
to induce people to study its advantages,
and we needed copies of' the report for dis
tribution among the different commercial
.bodies in those cities and towns which are
directly concerned in the furtherance of the
scheme.
"But when the matter went before the
House it was given a set-back, for some rea
son or other, and there tbe matter rests.
The commission went to the expense of hav
ing plates made of the sections of country
and the watershed area of the canal, so that
engineers and others might see for them
selves that the report of the commission and
the claims made for the feasibility of the
route were b.iscd on accurate statements of
fact The next step will be, I suppose, to
interest Congress in the matter, and I be
lieve representation regarding it will be
made during the next session.
"Regarding the construction of the canal,"
continued Colonel Eoberts, "something has
been already said. The matter has been
talked about by some people who have large
financial interests, and it is possible that a
company may be formed to undertake the
work. I am in favor of the wo k being
done by private enterprise, as I believe it
wonld reach consummation sooner than if
undertaken by the State. I thoroughly
agree with the figures in an article pub
lished in this morning's Dispatch, and I
know the author to be altogether familiar
and quite competent to deal with the sub
ject He shows how the canal would ma
terially reduce the rates on coke and ore,
and thereby place the furnace owners of
this district in a position of great advantage
with respect to competitors. The saving
effected in this direction in one year would
be at least $2,000,000, a sum large enough to
make it worth while for every man inter
ested in the iron business giving the canal
project his close attention and support."
COLONEL BAYHE INDIGNANT.
Italy's Latest Bluff Makes the .Ex-Congressman
Pretty Angry.
"Well," said Colonel Thomas M. Bayne
yesterday at the Schlosser, "Italy is kind
and considerate to give us until next Tues
day to make an answer before Minister Por
ter is ordered out of the country," and then
the Colonel's indignation knew no bounds.
"I am no longer a legislator and can speak
freely with other citizen," he con
tinued. "It makes me boil to think
that a bankrupt nation should be
able to wheedle us in this fashion
when the facts are known. Italy sends its
surplus population, an undesirable ele
ment, to America. Many of them are assas
sins and have plotted against the home
Government Then the Ministry demands
an indemnity because they have been ex
terminated here for defying the Constitution
and the laws. If I were in the next House
I would make a fight for more stringent im
migration laws. My bill would exclude
the ignorant of all nations. Why, in Chi
cago five-sixths of the people are foreigners,
and only their prejudice and hatred for
each other holds them even. If they could
bury their quarrels and unite in action, the
Americans wouldn't be in it in that city.
"The New Orleans affair was not' like
other lynchings, where sudden Indignation
is aroused by the commission of crime and
the people are carried away. In New
Orleans they couldn't get tho intelligent
citizens to serve on the jury, for every man
was frank enough to admit that be had
formed opinions about the guilt of the
accused. Scalawags were selected who
were bribed by Mafia money. It was the
intelligent people of the city who were act
ing as the jury in the case. They followed
the evidence from day to day, and were
convinced that the Italians were guilty of
murder. To see the law trampled on was
more than thev could stand, and if I
bad been in N?w Orleans I would have
joined the band of citizens that wiped them
ont Too little attention is directed by tbe
newspapers to these facts.
"Harrison and Blaine are tied down by
international law. They dare not make a
break and can't express their minds freely.
I would not abolish diplomatic relations
with foreigners.as Senator Plumb has advo
cated. This would be a step backward.
We must have intercourse with other na
tions and our people represented, though I
am not afraid fiat Americans couldn't take
care of themselves under foreign laws."
Colonel Bayne left for 'Washington last
evening. He will return to Bellevue after
he finishes his tour around the world.
SHOVED UP OUT OF SIGHT.
Advantage Taken by Butchers or a Slight
RUo In Beef Cattle.
The next strike may be that by boarding
house, restaurant and hotel keepers, if the
price of meat continues to advance. Butter
is growing cheaper, and eggs are within the
reach of people of means, but the price of
beef has advanced fully CO per cent. A
Diamond market butcher refused yesterday
to discuss the advance, but said", "people
will find out all about it when they buy."
Some people exhibit a disposition to "grow
angry over the discussion of the advance.
While admitting that cattle on the hoof are
33 per cent higher than a year ago, they con
tend that this is all the increased cost to
butchers, and does not give them the right
to advance prices 50 per cent
WENT OVEE THE BAILEOADS.
The Baltimore and Ohio Ships Sixty Italians
to Orleans Roads.
The Baltimore and Ohio road did a good
theatrical business this week. The line had
the Manning Opera Company, 40 people, to
McKeesport, the "Yon Yonson" company
to Baltimore and Weber & Fields to Cin
cinnati. The Louis James company went East over
the road from Cleveland, and tbe Alvin
Josliu company, from Toledo, passed
through the city bound for Washington.
The "Natural Gas" company came in irom
Columbus. About GO Italians were sent to
Orleans Boads, W. Va., to work on the
Chesapeake aud Ohio Canal.
P00E EIVEB TRAFFIC.
Business Oat or the City Is tight,
hat
Coming Up It Is Good.
Traveling Agent Johnston, of the Pitts
burg and Cincinnati packet line, com
plains that the freight and pas
senger traffic out of PittsbuTg has
been light Jor some time, but that it was
good from way points. Coming up the river
the business has been excellent The in
quiries for party rates during the summer
are numerous, and if the water holds out tbe
company expects to have plenty of excur
sionists to handle.
Next Saturday night the Philadelphia
and Pittsburg Republican League Clubs
will leave on the Congo for Cincinnati.
WEALTH IN ALASKA
People More in Sympathy With,
Russia
Than America.
Prof. Packard, who has charge of the
Signal Service of Alaska, passed through
the city yesterday bound for Chicago. He
will return to the country when navigation
opens. He says the Government intends to
build an observatory on Mt Sitka in con
nection with the signal station.
He says the people have been so badly
neglected that they do not regard them
selves as Americans. They talk Russian and
receive most ol their news from Siberian
sources. He adds that the territory is rich
in minerals, and that the land is not the
white elephant that many imagine.
The Great Event of the Season.
We will start to-morrow morning bright
and early to sell choice of 10,000 men's
fine spring suits cut in sack or one and
three-button cutaway (rocks for f6 50 and
59 75 respectively; we positively know they
are thegrcatest value ever offered by any
clothing firm on earth. These suits, were
intended to sell for ?12 and $18 take our
word for it
P. C. C. C, Pittsbuko Combination
Clothing Comfant, corner Grant and
Diamond streets, opposite the Court
Bouse.
' THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH. SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 1S9L , t 1
EIGHT-HOUK SUBJECT
Principal Topic Upon Which Presi
dent Gompers Will Dwell.
CLOSE OF HIS SUCCESSFUL T0UB.
Cortororkers Determined to Win
Takes All Bummer.
If It
MISCELLANEOUS IXDUSTEIAL ITEMS
On Tuesday one of tbe largest labor meet
ings held in this city for years will be held
in Lafayette Hall, addressed by Samuel
Gompers, President of the American
Federation of Labor. The meeting
has particular significance, because
of the near approach of the
time when the carpenters and miners are to
make their demands for eight hours. It is
understood that the meeting will be in the
line of an eight-hour demonstration. Mr.
Gompers is an enthusiastic eight-hour nan,
and in view of the local situation he is ex
pected to dwell particularly on that subject
Extensive local preparations have been
made for the reception and entertainment of
the distinguished labor leader. The commit
tee from the local unions affiliated with the
Federation has completed its work, aud will
give Mr. Gompers a rousing reception.
Mayor Gourley will preside and make the
opening address, after which Mr. Gompers
will deliver a lecture on labor organizations.
Several hundred invitations have been sent
out to prominent citizens and large employ
ers of labor, and it is expected that a large
number of them will take advantage of the
opportunity to hear him.
The report that Mr. Gompers will remain
here to conduct the carpenters' strike turns
ont to be untrue. The carpenters say they
can fight their own battles, and in fact tbe
constitution of tbe Federation -requires all
national organizations to exhaust their own
strength before the Federation will come to
their assistance.
Mr. Gompers spoke in Toledo, Ohio, last
night and to-morrow night he will be in
Findlay. The Pittsburg meeting will wind
up his tour, which has been one of continu
ous ovations all the way from New York to
San Francisco. He has been on the trip
nearly three months and has delivered over
50 addresses.
NEW WHINGER COMPANF.
Eastern Capital Said to Be After a Local
Concern.
The Erie Wringer Manufacturing Com
pany, of 109 Water street and 140 First ave
nue, has been approached by capitalists of
Boston and Chicago who are organizing a
wringer company on a large scale. The idea
is to start factories at Chicago and Pitts
burg, and go into the manufacture of wring
ers and other hardware specialties. If
successful, the factory in Pittsburg will be
greatly increased. Options have been got
ten on a site in the city.
J. M. McNeill, general manager of the
Erie Company, goes to New York this even
ing, to have a conference with those inter
ested. It is expected that the deal will be
closed in the next ten days. The capitai
stock will be $250,000. The new company
will start building its new factory immedi
ately. WILL STAY OUT ALL SUMMER.
Corkworkers Take a Decided Stand on
Their Difficulty.
Another meeting of the corkworks strikers
was held yesterday, and a motion was
passed unanimously to standout all summer
if it takes that long to compel the firm to
give in.
A letter was read from the firm in which
it was stated that tbe firm's "black list"
now numbered nearly 300 employes who will
not be taken back under any circumstances.
One of the prominent girls in .the
assembly in one of her speeches claimed'
tue arm was treating tnem unlairlv.
Last summer during the busy season, with
the temperature at lOo'Vthey worked 40
nights in tbe works and the firm agreed that
there should be no shutdown in the cool
weather. Now they lock out the people
they iorced into the union.
MAY REVIVE THE ENTERPRISE.
Steps Taken to Pnt the American Window
Glass Company on Its Feet
Tbe window glass manufacturers are be
ginning to learn that there is a scarcity of
their product. A few weeks ago there were
more than 20 factories shut down because of
the low- market, caused by a surplus stock.
Yesterday it was reported the demand could
uot be supplied.
This bears out the prediction made at tbe
time tbe proposed Window-glass Company
suspended operations. It was said then that
the company would close down the factories
until there would be great demand for glass,
then it would be revived again. James A.
Chambers is now in New York on business
in connection with the revival of the con
cern. A former member of the company is
authority for the statement that it may be
gin operations any day.
SLIGHTLY TWISTED.
The Demands of the Bricklayers Were MIs
underbtood. The statement that the bricklayers' de
mand is for 50 cents a day above the present
wageshas been slightly misunderstood. Some
of the bosses in the county had been paying
their men $1 60, and the demands now made
are for an equalization. The demands of
the bricklayers are now for $4 50 a day,
nine hours to constitnte a day's work, with
eight on Saturdays.
The action has been sanctioned by the
national organization. The bricklayers do
not anticipate any necessity for a lockout or
strike. They say they are ready to meet the
bosses anv time.
A Merited Promotion.
W. Clif McCausland, cashier of the H. C.
Frick Coke Compauy and Union Supply
Company, Limited, has been appointed
cashier of Carnegie, Phipps & Company,
Limited. Mr. McCausland, although a very
young man, has filled several positions of
trust
Soon Ready for Easiness.
J. B. Ford & Co., chemical manufacturers,
of this city, have let the contract for the
building of their works at Wyandotte,
Mich., where they will be in readiness in a
short time to supply the trade. It is given
ont that the concern is separate and distinct
from any Pittsburg firm.
He WanU No Receiver.
Managing Director Butz, of the Columbia
Iron and Steel Company, is said to be en
deavoring to have the receiver appointed by
Judge Reed removed and permit Assignee
O'Brien to take charge of the company's
affairs.
The Dally Shipments.
Official reports of the shipments of coke
from the Conneltsville region indicate that
H. C. Frick & Co. ship 72 cars of coke
daily. To do this they require the services
of over 570 men, who are now at work.
Theatrical Men Organized.
The employes of the local theaters en
gaged as bill posters and lithographers
have organized a local assembly in the
Knights of Labor. A meeting will be held
this evening when officers will be elected.
Industrial Notes.
The Building Trades' Council indorsed the
slaters' scale last night
Ths Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad will 1
build a new tipple
ueiiGTue.
The stablemen of tho Union line threatened
to strike for being ordered to scrub cars. The
order was countermanded.
A petition was filed yeiterday in court
asking for a decree for tbe dissolution of the
Pittsburg Printing Company, Limited.
A new electric ventilating fan has been in
vented by the Westlnghonse Company for the
purpose or furnishing cool waves to keep away
oppressive heat
Gt Reinoff was fined J10 yesterday by
Mayor Wyman, for creating a disturbance
around Watson's brickyard in Allegheny,
where a strike ot boys is in progress.
A bkfuesektative of the contractors who
have charge of the work of placing in condition
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, has been In
this vicinity lately luoklng for laborers.
The trouble in the Painters' Brotherhood
has not been settled yet and it was reported
yesterday that National President Thompson
has suspended Union No. 72 for ignoring his
authority.
Tub Merchants' Mutual Protective Associa
tion of the East End has collected more than
811,000 on bad debts, a large amount of which
was from persons who were regarded as pro
fessional deadbeats.
At Mount Morris Academy, New York City,
May 3, will occur the marriage of Miss Rosetta
Gompers and Mr. Samnel Mitchell, of that
city. Miss Gompers Is the daughter ot Samnel
Gompers, President of the American Federa
tion uf Labor.
WELL LOCATED.
A Well-Known Firm In New Quarters.
Nicoll, the tailor, has removed to 400
Smithfield street, corner o( Fourth avenue,
opposite the new postoffice. This com
modious and well-lighted store is in by far
the best location the firm has ever had in
Pittsburg, a fact which is calculated to in
crease the already large patronage enjoyed
by this popular tailor. The stock just
opened for tbe spring trade comprises an un
usually satisfactory assortment of both
standard goods and fashionable novelties in
suitings and trouserings, the prices being,
as heretofore, "popular."
As any of his customers can testify, Nicoll,
the tailor, does exact and equal justice to
each of his patrons, and his made-to-order
garments have gained an enviable reputa
tion for appearance, fitting quality and
wear. He extends the invitation to call and
inspect this season's goods now displayed in
his new store, while tbe stock is iresh and
complete.
New Patents.
O. D. Levis, patent lawyer. 131 Fifth ave
nue, Pittsburg (one door from Evening
Leader building), sends the following new
patents: A. C. Vaughan, Shane's Crossing,
O., nut lock; Benjamin Ford, Pittsburg,
boiler for generating steam; James Jackson,
Greenville, Pa., puzzle; F. F. Fischer,
Pittsburg, glass polishing machine; Lewis
Harris, Parkersburg, W. Va., window
shade bracket; J. P. Hazelton, Straitsville,
O., paving block; George Nimmo, Alle
gheny, crucible lor the manufacture of steel.
United States and foreign patents obtained.
Established over 20 years.
SOIIMER PIANO!
Hardman Piano. Gablcr Piano.
An upright piano, good as new, of ele
gant design, splendid tone and solid con
struction, fully warranted in every respect,
for $200: also a first-class Sobmer square
I grand piano, a Hardman parlor grand piano,
and a Gabler square piano at exceptionally
low prices.
J. M. Hoffmann & Co.,
537 Smithfield street
Sobmer, Colbv and Hallet & Cumston
pianos, unrivaled for tone and durability,
at lowest prices.
Excursions to Pittsburg.
There will be thousands of people from
surrounding towns making excursions to
Pittsburg this week to buy their carpets,
curtains, drvgoods. To those we say read
our "locals" to-day elsewhere. We ship all
carpets, curtains and drygoods free, express
paid, and at such prices that will be a
revelatioa to you.
J. H. Kdnkei. & Bro.,
1317-1349 Penn avenue, two squares east oi
Union depot.
81 CO. Until Further Notice. S3.
We will make our best cabinet photo
graphs for SI 50 per dozen, or a life-size
crayon lor $3. Bring the children. Come
early to Aufrecht's Elite Gatley.516 Market
street, Pittsburg.
Second-Rand I'ianoe.
Sobmer square grand (good as new).. ..$275
Chickering artist grand 275
Grovesteen & Fuller square 225
Kranich & Bach small grand 325
The above bargains and also a choice se
lection of the celebrated Henry F. Miller
pianos, at W. C. Whltehill's Music Parlor,
152 Third avenue.
81 OO Until aiayl 83 OO.
12 cabinet photos, or one life-size crayon
for f3 00 at Au recht's Elite Gallery, 516
Market street, Pittsburg. Use elevator.
Mihsu
Bargains In Kid Gloves.
Fine six-button Biarritz, 95c, worth $1 25;
suede mosquetnire, 75c and fl; seven-hook
French kid, SI 25, worth SI 75; misses' .fine
four-button kid, 75c; ladies' five-hooks, tan,
85c, at Rosenbaum & Co.'s.
A DOUBLE EVENT
Will Draw the Crowds to Oar Store To-Mor-row
Do You Want to Be Ono of the
Lucky Ones? Then Bead This.
Monday will be a red-letter day at our
store; we've arranged and prepared to make
it one. To insure a pronounced success we
will spend thousands of dollars in this man
ner: At ?6 50 we will sell 2,000 men's fine
business suits, made in sacks and cutawavs,
which can't be bought elsewhere for 512 to
$14 at least all size?, hundreds of stvles to
select lrom. At $9 75 we offer some oi the
choicest patterns in our stock, made up in
one aud three-button cutaways and nobby,
plain and lancy sack style. $9 75 entitles
you to a choice of' the cream in the entire
lot 518 to 820 is the regular price. Re
member, Mond.iy, at the
P. C. C. C, Pittsbuko Combination
Clothing Company, corner Grant and
Diamond streets.
Notice to Betatl Milliners
In Pittsburg and adjoining towns. Mr. W.
D. Clause will be at the Hotel Anderson
April 13, 14, 15, with a full line of samples
and pattern hats. Please call.
Ammon Steyens & Co.,
Cleveland, O.
Lucerne Awnings
At Mamaux & Son's, 539 Penn avenue.
Our terms are cash and you are the
gainer. We have nothing in stock but good,
reliable furniture. Call and examine before
purchasing elsewhere.
Michigan Fukniture Company,
437 Smithfield street
Palmetto Awnings
At Mamaux & Son's, 539 Penn avenue.
Notice to Betatl Milliners
In Pittsburg and adjoining towns. Mr. W.
D. Clause will be at the Hotel Anderson
April 13, 14, 15, with a full line of samples
and pattern hats. Please call.
Ammon Stevens & Co.,
Cleveland, O.
Caz.ii and examine our parlor and cham
ber suits. We have the finest line in the
city at very reasonable figures.
Michigan Furnitube Co.,
437 Smithfield st
Notice to Betall Milliners
In Pittsburg and adjoining towns. Mr. W.
D. Clause will be at the Hotel Anderson
April 13, 14, 15, with a full line of samples
and pattern hats. Please call.
Ammon Stevens & Co.,
Cleveland, O.
DON'T LIKE THE IDEA.
Physicians Not Disposed to Favor the
Adoption of Badges
AS DISTINGUISHING TRADEMARKS.
Ths Scheme Might Salt Berlin and London,
Int It Won't Go Here.
DOCTORS SAX IT IS IMPRACTICABLE
Tbe decision of Berlin physicians that
their coachmen shall wear white hats as a
distinguishing mark of their master's pro
fession, once more opens up the question
discussed here about two years ago as to
the propriety and necessity lor medical men
adopting some characteristic badge. The
matter is receiving attention in other cities,
but whatever the medical fraternity else
where may do in this direction, it is certain
that the idea finds little favor here.
It is possible that Pittsburg physicians
would not oppose a suggestion that their
coachmen should wear white hats, or green
hats, or uncovered altogether for that matter,
it any sufficient reason was advanced why
they should. But in the case of local prac
titioners it is difficult to provide any reason.
The number of medical men who own a coach
man and horses is very limited, and in this
country of full personal liberty and freedom
from the dictates of a despotic monarch.no
regulation could be enforced which would
be effectual in bringing about a general
adoption of the innovation. The same
argnment applies to the suggestion that
physicians might adopt some personal mark
or badge to distinguish them from the com
mon ruck of humanity.
Couldn't Enforce Such a Bale.
If the Allegheny County Medical Society
were to undertake to pass a law providing
that its members should wear a badge, it
would not be heeded on the grounds ot un
constitutional interference with tbe rights
of tbe individual. The physicians who
favor the idea do to from motives of philan
thropy. These argue that, peculiarly in a
citv whose people are so liable to accidents
as Pittsburg, it would be of great benefit to
tbe public that medical men should be
recognizable as such on sight It frequently
happens that a man hurrying for the nearest
doctor in an accident case passes half a
dozen on the street, the timely aid of any
of whom might not alone alleviate much
suffering but perhaps save a life. Younger
men are not averse to the idea, because it
would throw practice in their way they
would not otherwise obtain.
The objections raised against tbe use of a
distinguishing badge by the older and more
conservative physicians are many. Chief
among them is the advantage which would
be taken of the professional emblems by
quacks and spurious practitioners. The
adoption of a professional badge would, it
is argued, put these on an equal footing with
the qualified men, not alone to tbe injury of
the latter, but also to the danger of the pub
lic, who would accept the badge as au evi
dence of qualification.
A Doctor's Dislike of Advertising.
One well-known Penn avenue physician,
who does nbt permit his name to be used.
gave the reason just mentioned as one of his
objections to the proposition. "There has
always been a distaste among physicians,"
said this gentleman, "to everything ap
proaching an advertisement of their profes
sion. Even among German doctors, who
have an occasion to wearunilorms as a mat
ter of compulsion, this feeling is very
strong. Physicians in regular practice will
never adopt a distinguishing badge. To do
so would be to place them on a level with
men who practice withont a diploma, and
who would only acrept the opportunity to
assume a status not theirs. I question either
if the public would be benefited by the
adoption of the idea. It ould be contrari
wise, for no physician of repute would make
himself conspicuous by wearing a badge,
and only the outside practitioners would
carry them. I don't think any person
would employ a doctor who advertised him
self and his calling by such means."
Dr. Thomas McCann was inclined to
favor the idea of physicians having some
distinguishing badge. "The difficulty
would be," he s&id, "to get all the medic.il
men to adopt them. Assuming that the
Allegheny County Medical Society wore to
pass a law on the matter which wonld be
disregarded as unconstitutional not more
than one-half the medical men practicing
are members of that body, and its enact
ments would not control tbe remainder. In
a city like this, where so many accidents
occur, it would be of advantage to the pub
lic to be able to recognize a doctor on sight,
and much valuable time would be saved in
pressing cases. I consider it doubtful, how
ever, whether the matter could be brought
to the point of practical utility. The gen
eral sentiment of the prolession would be
opposed to it"
Considers It a Nnlsance.
Dr. C. F. Biugaman, of Penn avenue, re
garded such au innovation as a nuisance
rather than as being of practical benefit. "If
medical men carried badges," he said, "it
would be only a source of worry instead of
emolument to them, or of benefit to the pub
lic. You can fancy a busy man on his way
to visit patients and liable to be called upon
to attend a case, to the ueglect of his own,
perhaps, just as serious. People have their
own physicians and call them in when re
quired. In these days of telephone service
and quick transit a doctor can be summoned
and respond to a call with sufficient readi
ness. Such a scheme might do very well in
London or Berlin, or other large cities, but
it is not needed here. It will not be estab
lished in Pittsburg."
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Well, let me tell you tbe most important
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ploy no agents or middlemen; send no goods
C. O. D., and cannot possibly lose one cent.
My customers become niv agents, and get
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April price list.
I will give with all regular orders often
(S10) dollars aud upward
22 lbs rice 51 00
21 lbs granulated sugar 1 00
20 lbs California grapes 1 00
15 lbs boneless codfish 1 00
10-lb kit mackerel 1 00
7 lbs roasted coffee (fresh ground) 1 00
7 lbs choice evaporated apples 1 00
4 lbs chewing tobacco 1 00
3 lbs evaporated raspberries 1 00
4 lbs Weyman's tobacco 100
a IDs white clover honey 1 00
5 lbs tea (in all varieties) 1 00
50 bars family soap 1 00
Large family scales jj 1 95
9 cans fresh mackerel "". 1 00
24 lbs new codfish (whole) . 1 00
30 bars soap (5 cents size) ...... 1 00
7 lbs dessicated cocoanut 1 00
6-foot step ladder, complete 98
1 clothes horse (4 wings; 6 feet) 85
1 gallon New Orleans molasses 30
1 gallon glass Oil can, tin-covered 20
4 lbs dried corn 25
1 can best Lima beans 8
1 can genuine sugar corn 8
1 can punipKin 7
1 can solid packed tomatoes 8
lean peat 7
1 can string beans 6
Delivered to all parts of two cities. To
parties living out of tbe city will prepay
freight on all orders of f 10 and upward.
Send for pricelist.
Jas. J. Weldon,
No. 201 Market street,
Corner Second avenue. Pittsburg.
Oub terms are cash and you are the
gainer. We have nothing in stock but good,
reliable furniture. Call and examine before
purchasing elsewhere.
Michigan Fukniture Company,
437 Smithfield street
Jimp Awnings
M Mamaux 8s Son', 89 Peon aTonne.
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The Supply Was Not Equal to the Demand
' During the Grip Epidemic.
H. M. Willis, of the Pittsburg Nursing
Bureau, reports that the grip is on tbe wane
in the city, but it is as bad
as ever in the East End and
Wilklnsburg. Whooping cough and diph
theria in a mild form have broken out in
Allegheny. Some fears are expressed that
a malignant type of the throat tronble may-
develop. This lias been the nrst attempt to
establish a nursing bureau in Pittsburg, but
other cities have had them lor years.
"There are," continued Mr. Willis,
"from 600 to 700 registered nmses-in this
vicinity. Of these about 300 are well
trained and first class. Both sexes are in
tbe service, but, as to be expected, tbe
women preponderate in number. The
nurses are divided into three grades accord
ing to ability, and the price is in pro
portion to the class. When the grip
was at its height it was impossible
to supply the demand. We had calls for
110 in one week. Now there are plenty of
nurses, which shows that the epidemic is
abating. Pebple still have trouble iu out
lying places like Wilmerding and Brad
dock to get persons to care for tbe sick. The
nurses prefer to remain in the city, but they
do not reluse to go when sent for."
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412 Market street,
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5jf which are
ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, APRIL 16 and 17, we will give an Art
Opening in the new storeroom on a more imposing scale than any heretofore attempted in
Pittsburg. The prettiest line of Novelties for House Decorations and Fancy Work, Lam
brequins, Lamp Shades, Tidies, etc., will then be seen to advantage, there being 66 feet of
counter with magnificent show cases for the exhibit of these goods alone.
Our exquisite display of Linen Stamped Goods, Flowered Silks, Plain Japan Silks'
and Table Covers cannot fail to interest all lovers of the rare and beautiful. It is our inten
tion to make the Art Department one well worthy of the name one to which patronsas well
as ourselves can at all times point with pride.
We beg to announce that our entire line of Lace Curtains, Draperies, Dotted Swisses
and all Curtain Goods (formerly kept on the second floor),will hereafter be displayed in the an
nex. There's lots of light in the new storeroom, and that's what buyers of these articles most
desire. Large additions have been made to the stock, and it is a well-known fact that our
prices on Lace Curtains are considerably lower than those of any other house.
CM M-ID
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THE RECENT CHANGES MADE IN OUR STORES ADD CONSID
ERABLE ROOM TO THE LACE. WHITE GOODS, EMBROIDERY, DRESS
TRIMMING AND GENTS' FURNISHING DEPARTMENTS. MAKE A TOUR
OF THE ESTABLISHMENT AND SEE FOR YOURSELF THE EXTENT
OF THE IMPROVEMENTS.
ROSBNBAUM &
510-516 MARKET STREET.
PUBLIC
THEY STAND ALONE
VIRTUALLY
WITHOUT A COMPETITOR.
READ EVERT ME:
It is really interesting to see, and especially to hear
people remark that enter the HOUSEHOLD
CREDIT CO., on LIBERTY STREET, corner
Eighth, that they have been to all. Yes, every one
of the Credit Institutions in Pittsburg, and that the
extremely low quotations necessitates them giving
the Household Credit Co. the preference, which is
virtually a victory.
HOW CAN THEY HELP
WHEN THEY ARE OFFERING
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FOR $15.
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ON INSTALLMENTS AT THE
HOUSEHOLD i
723 and 725 Liberty
HEAD OF
TO KEEP PACE with daily increasing trade, facilitate business
and add to the comfort of patrons, we have annexed to our establishment,
the desirable quarters formerly occupied by Byers' drugstore, and more
recently by Mr. W. T. Espy. During the past week carpenters, painters
and plasterers have been busily at work, and wonderful improvements
have been made in that short time. The additional Moorage acquired
makes these stores the most commodius in the city. There's not a nook
or corner now that isn't thoroughly lighted and altogether no more pleas
ing place for ladies to do their shopping expeditiously and advantageously
could well be imagined. The annex will be devoted exclusively to the
display of Art Goods, Lace Curtains and Draperies, for which it is pecu
liarly adapted. Two grand openings will take place this week, the details
given below. Please make note of the dates.
AS TO ART GOODS
IViSLLIERY OPENING!
You have never been-disappointed in one of our Millinery1
Openings. They're always up to the announcements. Well;;
we propose giving the ladies another treat on Thursday anck
Friday next Come and see the new styles. The latest conceits
will be shown. In Children's and Misses' Trimmed Hats we;
have a great variety, and you mustn't miss taking a look at them;
also Children's and Misses' Pattern Hats of every conceivable
shape.
Our stock of Millinery ot all
of course, additions are made to it daily in the way of novelties.
By the way, many of the new things in headwear are shown here
long before they make their appearance in other stores. That's
one of the many advantages of patronizing a house that stands
in the front rank and is always abreast of the times.
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