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PITTsBUBG, TUESDAY-, MAT 12, 1S9L
TIIE CHARLESTON'S CHASE.
This morning's news about the Charles
ton and her pursuit of the Itata is chiefly
remarkable for the mystery -with which it
surrounds the whole affair. There is an
apparent fear to say outright that the
United States vessel is really in
pursuit of the Chilean fugitive,
yet the inference is given that
she is. Just why things are thus kept
shady is not known. If there are any
doubts of the right of this Government to
capture the Itata if possible, they exist
only in overburdened official minds. The
Chilean made herself liable to capture
anywhere on the high seas by her action
escaping from custody at San Diego, if by
nothing else. And she should be cap
tured. The capture should be effected as soon
as possible, but delay seems to be the pol
icy of those having the matter in charge.
To take the fugitive after her cargo has
been transferred to another ship will ex
pose the country to ridicule. And more
than likely that is what will happen.
I A NATIONAL SYSTE3L
The project of extending the deep-water
channel of the Hudson to Troy and Al
bany is under consideration by a board of
engineers In New York. The press of that
rity notices it as a part of the general sys
tem of internal water navigation to be se
cured by enlarging the Erie Canal and con
.necting the rivers of tho Mississippi Valley
KwiUi the lakes.
This is the right way to view such enter
prises. When wc see that, whether work
is done on the Ohio or Mississippi rivcre.on
the Erie or the Hennepin Canals, or on the
nttsburg and Lake Erie or Hudson river
water ways, it is all working toward the
realization of a complete system, all local
jealousies will disappear. The work done
at one point will in the end bo for the ben
efit of another. "When this view is fully
comprehended the great interests behind
each separate project will combine for the
realization of all. Backed by such a force,
, the entire system of improved water navi-
-"-' gation should be in operation near the
opening of the next century.
In that light Pittsburg can -view the
project of improving the Hudson river
w ith favor and approval In rklnt of pri
ority it is less pressing than our canal
' projeot; but work on one will inevitably
lead to the realization of the other. When
our canal is built and the Erie Canal en
larged, the existence of a deep harbor in
the Hudson all the way from Albany to
Xew York will be a magnificent aid to
sending our coal and iron to market by the
cheap water route.
TOE YTCE LIES DEEPER.
The latest bank failures in Philadelphia
produce the usual outburst from the news
papers of that city, concerning the wanton
wickedness of the people who spread re
ports affecting the reliability of banking
institutions.
People who indulge in baseless talk of
that sort are certainly doing a foolish
if not criminal thing; but recent
experiences, both in Philadelphia and
Xew York, are sufficient to create
a doubt whether it is the evil that
needs to be attacked. The same talk was
heard from Philadelphia at the time of tho
run on the Keystone Bank; but subsequent
disclosures have amply established, in that
case as in many others, that it was not the
false rumors but the actual diversion of
the funds of the bank to support the spec
"ulations of its officers that caused its
apwnfall.
False rumors about a solvent bank can
cause it serious inconvenience, but caunot
wreck it The sway of a speculative man
ager can very promptly bring it to ruin. If
the Philadelphia papers will drive the spec
ulative kite-flyers from the banks 6f that
city those institutions can laugh at the
worst efforts of the rumor-mongers.
UNDISCOVERED PEIUL.S.
It is rather amusing to discover in East
ern papers, published in cities where it is
proposed to introduce some modern
methods of surface transit, the destructive
nature of these inventions. For some time
the proposition to establish electric roads
in two or three leading cities has filled the,
press there with accounts of the dangers"
of that means of transit The fact that
these cities are patiently enduring the real
perils of electric light wires, made no dif
ference in the indignant repudiation of
the thought that the public might be bene
fited by the introduction of the electric
method of surface transit Xow the prop
osition to substitute cable power for the
patient street car horse in New York
moves a journal of that city to predict an
appalling chapter of fatal accidents.
It will seem to Pittsburgers a striking
evidence of the vitality of its population
that, with both these deadly agents in ac
tive operation, its population is increasing
faster than that of the cities fighting their
introduction with such fervor. Other cities
introduced electric roads in general use be
fore Pittsburg, and still others preceded
her in the use of cable power. But Pitts
burg, after ample experience of both
kinds of transit, is blissfully unconscious
that she is living with an electric sword of
Damocles over her head or a cable mine
under her feet Where such ignorance is
bliss, it is really unkind in our neighbors to
tell us in what constant peril of annihila- J
tion we are living.
Of course, electric and cable railways,
like steam cars, natural gas, navigation
and blast furnaces, are dangerous if oper
ated with negligence or ignorance. Bui
the idea that they are deadly perils, to be
fought against at every point, Is plainly an
offspring of tho notion that every depart
ure from old practices Is a perilous deser
tion of tho paths of safety. Wo thought
Pittsburg had a little too 'much of that sort
of sentiment; but by comparison with sorao
of our neighbors wo And local manifesta
tions of that sort are not worth mentioning.
' Tins aon:RNOirs action.
The fate of the Pittsburg street and
curative bills will bo decided this week so
far as the Governor's action is concerned.
Representatives of the city will appear
before tho Governor tomorrow, to urge
his signature of the leading measures, es
pecially the curative bills.
In urging this action upon the Governor,
they will have the support of the vast
majority of people. We can dismiss the
bills providing a general street act, and
bearing upon municipal Hens, as likely to
be accepted without question. TSiey
were drawn up with the idea of fully con
forming to every requirement, and plac
ing the conduct of street improvements
for the future beyond any possibility of
such complications as the present The
curative bill is the one which is likely to
arouse the gubernatorial scrutiny, and this
is the one the representatives of the city
are most justified Ur urging on his accept
ance. While conceding that there are ques
tionable features about the curative bill,
the city should unite in making it clear to
the Governor that it affords the only
chance of preventing the infliction of a
monstrous hardship on the people of Pitts
burg. If this measure is not passed thou
sands who have paid millions of dollars for
improving streets on which their property
is located must be taxed again to pay for
improvements which benefit others. The
putative injustice which might have been
inflicted under the old law wouldbe trivial
beside the actual hardship wbich will
result unless by the curative bill a method
of assessing the cost on the property bene
fited is provided. The doubtful questions
about this measure are constitutional
ones, and will at once be submitted to the
Supreme Court If they stand the test
tho result will be practical justice; if the
Supreme Court rules against the bill no
one will be injured. For the sake of giv
ing the city the chance to assess the cost of
the pending street improvements on those
benefited the Governor should sign the
bill.
The supplement to the city charter is a
measure which stands in a similar posi
tion. It is necessary to give to the de
partments the authority to perform some
of the essential acts of city government
Without it the municipal business will be
crippled. It is saddled with an unneces
sary and, as wo believe, unconstitutional
clause for the Issue of certificates of in
debtedness, seemingly for no other pur
pose than to court a veto. But that pro
vision will havo no validity. The Con
troller will issue none of the certificates
without a judicial declaration of their
legality. The Governor can consequently
afford to let this deadwood pass unnoticed
In view of tho vital necessity of the other
sections of the bill.
It is to be hoped that Governor Fattison
will bo able to accept this view. If so, it
will only be necessary to run the ordeal of
the Supreme Court once more before the
city knows exactly where It stands.
THE LINE OP THE LAW.
The announcement that a proposition
for a lecture by Colonel Robert G. Inger
soll, at one of the city theaters, on
some Sunday evening, has met with a de
cided negative by the Department of Pub
lic Safety, is accompanied by a declaration
that "the line Is drawn" on "the noted in
fidel." A statement of that sort really
misstates the matter. The line is not
drawn either on Colonel Ingersoll or on
his broad-gauged and somewhat indefinite
religious views. It is drawn by the statute
on any exhibition or entertainment for
profit If the Rev. Father Ignatius should
propose to come to Pittsburg and make a
profit by a Sunday evening lecture at 25
cents admission, the law would bar him as
promptly as in Colonel Ingersoll's case.
The Department of Public Safety is not
making any law or even putting a new
construction on it It simply states the
necessity it would be under of enforcing a
very well known and clearly construed
law in force for several generations.
MENS AND CONTRACTS.
The mechanics' lien law of this State
has long been a mystery to experts and a
snare to the unwary. The uncertainty as
to what might bo done under it was only
exceeded by the breadth and depth of the
doubts as to what mightnot be done, until
cases have been alleged in which owners
were made to pay for material furnished
contractors at a price entirely different
from that claimed by the owner of the
property. A limit and definition was
placed on the wide possibilities of practice
under this legislation by a recent ruling of
the Supreme Court that a sub-contractor
cannot make a lien exceed the terms of
the original contract between the owner
and paramount contractor. In other
words, the plain business proposition was
laid down that when A makes a contract
with B for certain things he cannot, by
bringing in C as a sub-contractor, be bur
dened with a debt for something materially
in excess of what he contracted for.
While this is evident equity, it was a de
cided improvement on some practices un
der that law in the past
But the legislative mind is not satisfied
with this sort of thing. There is an evi
dent tendency in legislation to regard C in
the same light as B is put in the song from
"The Mikado:"
"But is B -worth j?"
"I should say
"That B is worthier far than A."
There seems a determination among
some legislators that C shall have his lien,
no matter what hardships it inflicts upon
A. Consequently a bill is pending in the
Legislature which declares that sub-contractors
are to be given a lien, notwith
standing a written stipulation to the con
trary in the original contract This legis
lation undertakes to do what the Supreme '
Court declared it would not in justice sanc
tion. Regardless of the Constitutional
sanctity of contracts, it declares that terms
of an agreement between owner and builder
must bind the owner, bnt can be indefin
itely enlarged so as to bring within its
elastic scope all sub-contractors that the
builder may have dealt with and whqm
the owner may have never heard of or
seen.
This sort of legislation owes its rise to
the idea that the mechanics' lien is in some
manner favorable to the laborer. But in
actual practice it is nothing of the sort
Under the legislation proposed it is almost
entirely used to give sellers of material an
advantage which can be and has been used
for a species of legalized fraud, making
the owner pay twice for what he has re
ceived, and sometimes even for what he'
has not received. It is one of the abuses
which subjects the inexpert to the perils
of bankruptcy or insanity when he under
takes to build a house. It makes it hazard
ous for the laboring man to let a contract
for the building of his home, and creates a
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burden on the contrufcon of house.
Such legislation Is worse than foolish. It
Is especially calculated to place a premium
on dishonesty.
Ibien embraced and kissed an actor
who toasted him at a Vienna bunquot. ThU
demonstrates tho impossibility of over per
mitting Ibsen to como to Boston, where his
admirers are of tho feminine sort that would
bo Irretrievably shockodby mou proceed
ing. .
TriE generosity of the practical poli
tician U eminently dlplayed in their liberal
readiness to pan a ballot reform bill when
they bayo fixed it up so as to forbid Inde
pendent voting, and to reform nothing else.
Mb. Edmund Russell, who, we are
pleased to learn from a western cotempo
rary, "unites harmoniously in himself all of
the best qualities of Socrates, Parrhaslus
and Beau Brummell," lias emitted thc'ldea
that the prevailing color of a room should
be In harmony with tho complexion of its
mistress. Tills evokes the criticism from an
envious exchange that Mr. Bussell is not the
originator of tho brilliant Idea, but that it
was invented by a Chicago dude. Tho fact la
that both of them are antedated by that hor
rible old character of Dickens, who, when
struck by paralysis, managed to work out
the direction to her maid: "Pink curtains
for the doctor!"
The great trouble with the New York
Herald's new and violent break in th"o direc
tion of a Blaine boom is the suspicion that
on enterprising soap firm in England has
made a neW kind of advertising contract
with the foreign proprietor of the Herald.
When the President gets back and re
views the political work of Frank Leslie'
Illustrated during his absence he will be in a
position to exclaim: "How sharper "than
a serpent's tooth it is to have a witless son!"
The forest fires produced by the un
usually dry spring have got into the forest
regions of the Northern tier in this State,
with serious results. In one case a working
train sent to fight the fires was instead over
come by the flames, with a severe loss of
life; while in another section tho spread of
the flames to an oil-producing district
wrought heavy damages. There does not
seem to be any remedy for such disasters,
although it is well worth inquiry whether
something might not he done in the way of
prevention by a strict police system to pre
vent the start of fires in dry seasons.
The patriotic citizen of Poland is en
titled to indignantly repudiate the allega
tion that he is any such nuisance as the
much longer Poles found blocking the
streets of cities notwithstanding the con
stant assertion that "the poles must go."
The burglar industry is reported to be
active in the East End. No wago dispute
hampers tho activity of "that pursuit, al
though public opinion may agree that It con
tains altogether too much striking.
TnE glowing reports of the progress of
the Nicaragua canal, which Warner Mil
ler and his party bring hack with them,
permit tho conclusion that the enter
prise will not find it necessary to take that
$100,000,000 out of the United States Treasury.
This Is satisfactory. If the Treasury is able
to spare any $100,000,000 contributions they
will all bo needed In giving the people of tho
United States tho benefit of ship canals.
Bismabck announces that ho will not
mako his appearance in tho Reichstag nt
once, no is evidently preparing to set tho
tactics of parliamentary absolution at do
fiance by studying tho rules of practice laid
down by tho Hon. Buck Kilgore.
Mr. Ingalls' departure In tho direc
tion of tho lecture platform at $500 a night
will strengthen tho belief that tho idea of
making so much money by raising potatoes
is an iridescent dream.
The resignation of Prof. Langley is but
the final formality In the severing of his re
lations with the Allegheny Observatory.
Practically ho has been separated from tho
observatory for some time, and has" nlrcady
increased his fame as a scientist by his work
in Washington, nis successor, Prof. Kecler,
will find a first-class institution, and, Judg
ing from the latter gentleman's record, he is
abundantly able to take care of it
The scientific announcement that "the
working days in the planet Mercury are only
three hours long," is calculated to create the
impression that the population of Mercury
must be made up of the departed spirits of
Pennsylvania legislators.
Secketaby Blaine's importance in the
public estimation is emphatically demon
strated when his suffering from an attack
of indigestion becomes a national news
sensation.
'According to a news item published
this morning, Braddock people nro afraid
that their lively little town will be gobbled
up by Pittsburg. But why should they fear?
Their town might meet with a worsemunicl
pal fate. But they really need not lose any
sleep over tho matter. The possibility of ai
consolidation Is too remote.
The man who imagined that he could
scare $100,000 out of Jay Gould was not ac
quainted, with the subject. Mr. Gould's lino
is scaring $100,000,000 out of other people,
and ho is not liable to efforts in the line of
retail reciprocity.
The blazer is declared to be out of style
by the Four Hundred. In that case the oc
cupation of those who undertook to play
lawn tennis with their clothes is a departed
glory.
The report that the Hon. Frank Law
ler is going Into the newspaper business in
dicates important and imminent progress in
tho cause of spelling reform. It is under
stood that Mr. Lawler's newspaper will start
out by spelling "Philadelphia" with two
F"s and will refer to the Constitution of this
great country with a K.
TERSOXaL PaEAGKaPHS.
The Emperor of China is not devoted to
the pleasures of tho table, but is very fond
of oysters.
EMILE Zola has recently written an im
passioned appeal against baby fanning as it
is carried on in France.
Mb. Cavendish Bentinck, who died
recently In London, left a collection of artis
tic curiosities valued at over $600,000.
IiOBD Houghton, who recently suc
ceeded to his title, is a poet as was his pre
decessor, who was better known as Monck
ton Milnes.
M. Ambboise Thomas, the veteran com
poser of "Hamlet" and "Mignon," is slowly
recovering from a serious accident which
nearly cost him his life.
Lobd Randolph Churchill takes but
two books with him on his expedition to
South Africa Shakespeare and MoUere. He
doesn't care for the Bible.
James Russell Lowell declined to at
tend the celebration of Browning's birthday
in Boston last week because he was afraid he
could not stand the excitement
THE Czarewitch of Russia during his re
cent Indian tour required no less than 30
tongas or carts for his luggage and about 800
pairs of ponies to draw the same impedi
menta. Giovanni Philipso is said to be the
real name of the leader of the Marine Band,
but when ho entered the Government serv
ice he added U. S. A. to his cognomen, and
now he is called John Philip Sousa for short.
Pelagic, the Servian Anarchlst, has
traveled between Belgrade and SOfla for the"
last three months at the expense of the
Servian and Bulgarian Governments. Servia
expelled him for tho publication of"a revo
lutionary pamphlet, and gave him a ticket
to tho Bulgarian capital. Bulgaria promptly
gave him a return ticket, and started him
back. This sort of thing has been repeated
ten times and the end of it is not yet
SBUE0 JpPATC
THE MAY MUSIC FESTIVAL.
An Event of Par Mora Than Usual law
portenee-gomethlng of tJio Remarkable
Programme Prepared-All Ready for
tho Opening To-ay-Lat Rehearsal.
The muslo festival that opens to-night In
Mechanical Hall has been for a long tlmo en
grossing the attention of tho musical nnd
sooial olroles of tho community. Tho at
tention of tho distinctively musical olroles
(if a distinction can rightly bo made regard
ing tho most universally loved of tho arts)
was aroused, a matter of course, by the first
announcement that such a feast of fine muslo
wan to be served by such a chef as Anton
Beldl with tho best assistants obtainable.
Fashionable socloty Instantly fell into line
also, upon tho disclosure of tho Imposing list
of sooial leaders who are giving their names
and their hearty co-operation in Mr, Botter's
enterprise, as patronesses.
In the writer's opinion, however, the most
notable single feature of the festival scheme
does not He in its importance to the limited
clroles of musical culture or of fashion: but
does Ho In the fact that at each of the Festi
val concerts nearly 1,000 seats can be had.at
SO cents apiece, while almost as many more
are left open for all who can pay tho trifling
admission fee of a quarter.
Heretofore in Pittsburg good musical per
formances have been beyond tho leacti of
people that have to count the cost which
means a large majority of our entireTopu
latlon, Including thousands of intelligent,
fine feeling natures, Justus susceptible to
music's magic charm as are the customary
habitues of the concert room. Such a
splendid opportunity is now presented for
the first time: and it will bo needful to use
all means to overcome the habitual Indiffer
ence which these classes have, perforce,
entertained toward high class concerts.
The people will have to know more about it;
they will have to be told clearly what de
lightful hours are opened to them by the
strikine announcement of Festival conperts
at a quarter apiece! To teil that story in
Slain, popular fashion, is largely the object
1 view in these necessarily brief forecasts
of the Festival programmes.
Desirable as Well as Economical.
It should first be stated that these seats so
cheaply obtainable are really desirable. The
arrangement of Mechanical nan, as xar as
can be determinbd in advance, IS a large im
provement over the main building where the
Festival of 1889 was held. And on that oc
casion, to the writer's personal knowledge,
those having the furthest seats in the gallery
could hear better than many persons in the
rear of the parquet at $3 a seat. Whue they
could not seo the performers as well, they
could hear the music better.
It must also be clearly understood that
much the greater part of every concert will
be within the powers of enjoyment of almost
everyone who is willing and ready to enjoy
it. The. programmes are in no true sense
above the heads of the great mass of people,
who care at jill for music, as tho great mass
of the people do. If any of tho pieces fall to
interest and please any attentive, open
hearted listener, it will probably bo because,
either in composition or in peiformance,
thev are below, not above, the hichest stand
ard.
Put a pin right here: the greatest, dlvlnest
music is not hedged off behind grim techni
calities; it must contain the element of hu
man sympathy and feeling that makes the
wholo world akin. It is too often the case
that this dlvlno element is smothered in the
performer's anxiety to show himself off, or,
it may be missed by the hearer In his indif
ferent mood or in his anxiety to read the
programmebook and keep thinking about
the construction, tho motives, tho compos
er's schedule of tho piece, or what not. All
these things have their place, but thoy must
not be allowed to spoil the real pleasure of
hearing tho music. Almost every listener
can enjoy nearly all the muslo of tho Festi
val, if he will only shut his eyes, He back in
his sent nud lust fat the music talk to hlra.
Tho foregoing introductory romarks leave
but littlo space for commenting upon this
evening's programme. Throughout tho
evening will bo heard tho fine orchestra of
nearly 75 men, who have boon playing to-
? other in tho Metropolitan Opera House, at
ho Brighton Beach and Madison Garden
concerts, .under Mr. Anton Soldi, the ehlof
conductor of tho Festival and ono of tho
threo greatest conductors now in America.
Thoy will open tho Festival with a march
written for tho occasion by our gifted towns
man, Mr. Ad. M. Foerstorj a broad and bril
liant piece, full of the festal spirit and read
ily appreciated by alt ,
- Something of Haydn's Third Mass.
naydn's Third Mass wiU bo given by tho
chorus and orchestra, with theso four emi
nent soloists: Miss Clemontinu DoVoro, Mrs.
Bosa Undo, Mr. Andreas Dippel and Mr.
Emil Fischer. Here is a work that admir
ably illustrates what hasjust been said about
the popular attractiveness of most of the
greatest music. It was written in 1797
by Joseph Haydn (born 1732; died
1809), in the same ripe period of
his life that produced. .too great
oratorios of "Tho Creation" and "The
Seasons," and after he had already stamped
jus genius lorever upon tue syinpnony, tne
Sonata and the Quartette so as to be named
the fathor of instrumental music Yet this
mass is to-day one of the most popular of all
among the Roman Catholic churches
on both sides of the ocean. Its
freshness, brilliance and cheerfulness
aro the direct outpouring of "Papa
Haydn's" heart, which, as he himself
once said, "leaped for Joy at the thought of
God, and ho could not help his muslo doing
the same."
Tho second part of the programme opens
with tho Prelude to Wagner's only comedy
opera, "The Meisterslnger," a glowing or
chestral picture which no one can fail to en
Joy. With a littlo attention any listener can
seo the dlfferenco between the solid, pomp
ous passages that represent the oldburghers
of Nuremberg the "Mastersingers,'' who
measured music with a yard-stick, as it were
and the gracoful, flowing melody of
Waller's prize song (to be sung later in the
evening) which represents the kind of music
in which poetic feeling and expressiveness
overleaps themetesandboundswlthin which,
even in our day, pedantic men like the old
Mastersingers strive to confine it. Iiiszt's
first pianoforte concerto, in E flat, comes
next; it is in tne exceeaingry capaoie lianas
of Mr. Franz Bummel, one of the greatest
pianists living, who will certainly get all the
feeling and beauty possible out of the famous
apiece. As it is chiefly designed to display
the player's execution, anyone who does not
enjoy it has a right to blame Liszt for writing
a display piece, Instead of music. Still, the
concerto is very brilliant and bright; it will
dazzle and astonish, though it fall to reach
the heart. The same is true, to a consider
able extent, of the scene from Ambroise
Thomas' opera, "Hamlet," to bo sung by
Miss Clementine DeVere, the foremost so
prano resident in America. It is Ophelia's
mad scene, and the action is not unlike that
drawn by Shakespeare. There is much bril
liant vocalization for Miss DeVere to dazzle
the listeners with, and some simpler, touch
ing strains, here and there.
Sure to Sink Into Many Hearts.
Edward Grieg's suite, "Peer Gynt," fol
lows. It consists of four brief, but remark
able, bits from the Incidental music written
by Grieg, who leads the musical revolution
among tho Scandinavians, for tho dramatic
poem or play by Henrik Ibsen, who leads a
similar literary revolution. This is music
that no formal rules can bind; each move
ment gives a striking tone-picture in colors
that all can see and enjoy. Next comes the
grand old aria, "In fliescn helligen Uallen,"
from the "Maglo Flute," tho latest of tho
great operas; by Mozart, the universal com
poser, who surpassed In all forms of music.
As sung by Mrs Emil Fischer, the eminent
bass singer, whom we all learned to admire
at tho last? Festival, this noble, tender song
will bo suretoslnk Into many hearts. So, too,
will that exquisitely lovely melody, Waller's
"Prize Song" from the "Meistersinger," to
be sung by Mr, .Andreas Dippel, the gifted
Soung German tenor from the Metropolitan
pera House, New York. No lovelier air has
even been penned than this passionate lyric,
which, it will be remembered; typifies the
free, unfettered spirit of music as opposed to
dry-as-dust forms. This attractive pro
gramme closes witn .uszvs sympnonlo
poem, "Les Preludes," which most Pitts
burgers have heard either by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra or by one ofthemttl
tary bands. While not truly a great work,
it is one of imposing splendor in its
orchestral coloring and contains many
episodes of real musical beauty.
is it not worth anybody's 25 cents or $2 GO
to hear such music? C. W. S.
A SEARCH FOB BEEBESHHENT.
Carl Bettor TVeH Pleasod With tho Final
BehearsaL
When Anton Soidl's German musicians
were turned loose in Pittsburg at midnight on
Sunday they were a very thirsty crowd, and
they scattered In all directions in search of
good lager beer. After trying various saloon
doors, they commenced to swear in Dutch
andwondeied what kind of aback woods
city Pittsburg was. A good natured
politician explained to one of the
men who could talk English that one
Brooks several years ago had a
law passed which ahut up restaurants on
Sunday and at 12 o'clock every night. When
the Interpreter explained to his comrades
there was a mighty howl of disappointment
from tho parched German throats, and they
wished Brooks and men of his ilk wero in a
hotter region. , , .
An all-night drugstore was tried next, but
the clerk knew bis business, and wouldn't
sell. FinnUy they compromised by drinking
soda water,-! t was rather an unusual sight to
see the German visitors at midnight sittting
TXJESDlT;
on the doorsteps of buslnws places on Fifth
avenue. A few drygood: boxes were lm
orovlsod, and for several hours the fiddlers
andfluto plsyorstold stortosiinddlsoussed
tho prospects of the festival. ThoMo ropol
ltan orolipstm is stopping at tho fit. Charles.
Anton fieldl and hM wl,fo."u,aLtho.8ollJ0';
sor. Herr Fischer, tho basso. Is reglstored at
the Anderson. .Fran Jtnmmol, Miss
DoVcro and MUs Undo arrived last evening
on the limited. Tho two latter socured
rooms at the Andorson. Bummel and An
dreas Dippel, the tenor, found quarters at
tho SchloMor. Carl Bettor was well wrapped
up Jast evening, bnt lie thinks tho sun will
uhlnoonce more to-day. He says the' final
lehroMalsworeyerysatlBmotonv
Messrs. Andreas Dippel and Emil Flsoher
arrived In the city yesterday in tlilio to n
sume tbelr roles last eveulng at Moohanlcal
Hall in the full-dre? rehearsal. Haydn's
"Third Mass" was ronderod with the excep
tion of the solo parts bolonglng-to Miss
Clementine Da Vere and Sirs. Bosa Llnde.
Prof. Carl Bettor was pleased with the or
chestra, tho chorus and tho soloists; the
chorus was pleasod with the orchestra and
the soloists; the orchestra-was pleasod with
the soloists and the chorus; the soloists
wero pleased with the chorus and
the orchestra; and all were pleased
with Mr. and Mrs. Sledl and with Mr. and
Mrs. Dippel, who are not fur removed from
bride and groom. Altogether, it was a sort
of a mutual admiration society of extensive
proportions. The draping of the boxes went
merrily on as soon as the singing was over,
and In lemon-color groundwork, with flut
ings of white, they now await their occu
pants. Great precautions havo been taken
to prevent fire at the hall, and firemen with
their hose will be promiscuous in and
around the buildings, while Babcocks also
wiU be numerous.
IMPLEMENTS 07 WAR.
Bids Opened For Gun Forgings and
Pro-
Jectlleg For the Navy. t
trUOM X STAFF COBBESFOSDmrr.5
Washihotow, May 1L Bids were opened in
tho Ordnance Bureau of the Navy Depart
ment to-day for supplying steel forgings for
8, 10 and 12-Inch guns for coas defense and
for armor-piercing projectiles for guns of
these calibers. The Mldvaie steel tympany's
bid for ten sets of eight-Inch forgings was
29 cents per pound; for ten sets of ten-Inch
forgings, 27 cents per pound; for two sets of
12-inch forgings, 27 cents per pound. The
Bethlehem Iron Works Company, of South
Bethlehem, Pa., offered to supply all the
forgings at 2S cents per pound, or any por
tion or them at 30 cents per pound. As an
alternative bid the Bethlehem- Company of
fered to supply II sets of 8-inch forgings,
10 sets of 10-lnch forgings and 11 sets of 12
inch forgings at $800,000. This bid, however,
was for lower weight forgings than the de
partment called for andT wttl not be con
sidered. There were two bids for the armor-piercing
projectiles, for which the department
asked lor offers to the amount of $100,000.
Tho Carpenter Steel Company of Beading,
Pa., which is at present making projectiles
for tho navy, offered to supply 104 8-inch
projectiles at $15,288; 208 10-lnch projectiles at
$57,408, and 62 12-inch projectiles at $21,960.
The Mldvale Steel Company offered to sup
ply 100 8-Inch projectiles at $11,500; 205 10-inch
projectilesat $58,425, and 50 12-lnchproJectlles
at $25,000. The contract for the gun forgings
will be awarded to the Mldvale Company
and for the projectiles to the CarpenterSteel
Company.
PULLMAN CAB TAXES.
The Supreme Court Declares That Pennsyl
vania's Law If Valid.
WAsniifaTOJr, May 1L Tho United States
Supreme Court to-day affirmed the Judgment
of tho Supremo Court of Pennsylvania in tho
case of tho Pullman Palace Car Company
against the State, Involving tho validity and
constitutionality of the State law taxing the
company on a basis proportionate to the
total number of miles of railroad within the
Stato ovor which tho company's cars ran,
compared with tho total number
of miles of railroad In tho
United States ovor which tho cars run.
Tho court, in an opinion by JustlcoGray.
holds that the law is valid and constitutional
and not In violation of the inter-State com
merco clause of tho Federal Constitution.
The court holds that tho law is not a regula
tion of commerce, but an equltablo method
of taxing tho property of tho company
within tho State. It holds that it is a tax,
not on business, but on property, which may
bo found within the State. Tho court also
docidedacaso from Massachusetts, involv
ing practically tho same question, as applied
totne lines of tho Western Union Telegraph
Company In Massachusetts, in the samo
way.
GENERAL JOHN EATON RESIGNS
From the Presidency of the College at
Marietta. , .
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUX DISPATCH '
Mabietta, May 1L At a meeting of tho
trustees of Marietta College, the resignation
of General John Eaton as President was ac
cepted, and a committee, of which the Rev.
Dr. Henry M. Storrs, of Orange, N. J. is Chair
man, was appointed to consider a successor.
The corner-stone of Andrews Hall, attached
to the college, was also laid with appropriate
ceremonies to-day. Among the many gifts
re ently recetrea by the college was $1,000
from Senator C. S Brlce.
And for Our Own Mr. Bobinson.
Chicago Inter-Ocean. J
A Stato Senator in Ohio has declined to ac
cent his salary since March 4 because he
thenbegan to draw asalary asa memberof
the Fifty-second Congress. Hero is a good
example for Governor David B. Hill, of New
York, who i holding two offices and has two
salaries to his credit.
EECEOT DEATHS.
William Culp.
The little town of WUmordlng Is going to
outdo itself on the 23d at 1 o'clock 7. u.,when
the corner-stone of the new public school
building is to be laid. The North Star Coun
cil No. 493, Jr. O. U. A. M., are to conduct the
ceremonies, and grand preparations are in
order for tho event. Houses are to be
draped and publio buildings decorated, and
the day is to be one of such great rejoicing
and celebrating that the average small boy
will think Fourth of July has arrived ahead
of time.
Mary Barky.
The many friends of Miss Mary Rarky
will be pained to learn of her demise, which occurred
at 7:45 yesterday morning at the family residence.
No. IS Chestnut street, this city. Miss Barky was
only 20 years of age, and fell a victim to a pro
tracted Illness resulting from the grip. She was a.
bright and intelligent young lady, and was a gen
eral favorite In the circle In whlchhe moved. She
was a sister of Tony Barky, confectioner Seventh
Avenue Hotel, and also of Mrs. Dr. Malalesta and
Mrs. Schuette, of Philadelphia. The funeral ser
vices 111 be held at St. Paul's Cathedral to-morrow
morning at 10 o'clock, and the interment wiU take
place at St. Mary's Cemetery.
The funeral services of "William Culp, the
well-known flour Inspector, who died In Wilklns
burg on Saturday, will take place this morning in
the Smithfield Street M. E. Church. It will be
conducted under the direction of St. John's Lodge
X. Y. M., of which Mr. Cnlp was a member. De
ceased was one of the leading commission mer-
CliantSOl l:llu,uurKic (cam bju, ueiu
K.,nr tim Ann or Cult, & Shennard. j
Culp i
occurred rather suddenly, as tne result of a jiara-
lytic stroke on Friday noon. He was highly
respected In the community, and his death has
caused sincere sorrow. He was 65 years of age.
Obituary Notes.
Mas. EMMA B., wife of William Henry Smith,
General Manager of the Associated Press, died of
paralysis at Montclalr, N. J., yesterday afternoon.
MAJOEP. H. Dowsing, collector of the port of
San Pedro, Cal., died suddenly at San Pedro, Cal.
tr.w., tiii,fnnrtli collector of that nort under this
administration to die when Just entering on the du
ties of his office.
Mas. Ernest W. Beckett, the wife of the
member of Parliament for Whitby, Yorkshire,
Enrfand. the daughter of Mr. William P. Lee, of
New York.and sister-in-law or Mr. William Henry
Hurlburt, died on Saturday In childbirth.
Miss jSliza Sproull, sister of Iter. Thomas
Spronll, D.D., died yesterday at ber brother's
reslidnce, 259 North avenne, Allegheny. The
funeral services will be held to-morrow morning
at 7 o'clock; interment private at Freeport.
BEV. GEOEGE Q. JONES, a superannuated clergy
man of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was
found dead in bed at Boston. He was a graduate
of Wesleyan University in the class of 1849, and was
then appointed professor of ancient languages In
Amenla Seminary.
Ex-SxNATOB PeteeWaed died at his home in
Ncwburg, N. Y., Sunday morning, Mr. Ward
was born at Bamapo, and was 63 years old. In
early life he was a division superintendent in the
Erie Railroad. In 1959 he became a member of the
Newburg painting firm of Ward & Leonard. Mr.
Ward. was extensively engaged In building rail
roads, his partner having been Thomas Lary, of
New York, who died a few months ago.
William C. Scbboedxb, who died Saturday at
Burlington, Vt., had a remarkable career. He
was born February 27, 1329. He enlisted In the
Danish army when a young man and served In the
Schleswig-Holsteln war in W9. He afterwards
enlisted ui the Danish West India army and served
slxyears. Henext Joined Inn English army and
was present at the battlo of Balaklava. Later he
served under Admiral Farragut and also In the
UMmeMB T?ln8. He afterwards enlisted with flnm
panyG, First New York Engineers. He partlcl-
jiflKUUtavw ,,. ..... v-.
"OLD PLAYS AND NEW,
Mrs. John- Drew as Lady Teailo In The
School for Bcamlal Madame Junauschek
Elisabeth Casper the Yodler Bherl
riun and Flynn The Museums.
' Mrs. John Drew and a very evonly-bal-ancod
company of good players appeared in
fiherldan'j masterpiece, "The School for
Scandal," last night at tho Duquesno Thea
ter. The Play lo8e" none of Its wondrous
ohann as tho years roll on; the audience
laughed as loudly and as often last night as
Sheridan himself could have washed, and
showed their appreciation of ltraoreheartliy
than tho London audience did that saw
It first for -wo are told that it
dragged tediously on the first night. From
the reception of the classlo comedy last
night wo may conclude that farce and mere
vulgarity havo not corrupted tho popular
taste yet, and that a return to real comedy
would bo very welcomo if the Sherldans of
this day will only be kind enough to market
their wares. But the wonderful acting
of Mrs. John Drew reminds us pain
fully of the fact that her successors are not
many or easy to find. Mrs. Drew played
la&y. Teazle last night as she has played it for
moro years than it is gallant to say, with an in
finity of pains, with delicious drollery, and
with a personal charm which compels ad
miration and still more affection. That she
looked ns If she belonged to the age of pow
der and patches, goes without Baying, for
her recent portrayal of Mrs. Malaprop has
made us familiar with her easy assumption
of the airs and graces of a woman of fashion
in the days when the guinea bore a George's
head. She spoke the witty lines with a
wealth of .expression, and a subtlety of In
flection, accompanying her words with ac
tion and facial expression as eloquent and
amusing. The picture of shame and
confusion the finale of the screen scene al
lowed her to give was perhaps the finest bit
of art. Her dresses were triumphs In their
way, too. Her first dress was of white satin
with pearl passementerie, and the second
was even more exquisite, the skirt being of
point lace over pink brocade, and the bod;ce
of green velvet. Mrs. DreW was welcomed
with a round of applause and repeatedly re
called during the play.
But Mrs Drew is not aU the company by a
Kicub iieai. oucu a nnisueu uruab ua
Mr. Eben Plympton could not
but give an excellent Interpretation
to the agreeable and essentially .humane
character of Charles Surface. Itwas a grace
ful and full-blooded hero that Mr. Plympton
made. Then the sleek, sly and selfish scamp,
Joseph Surface, was well brought before us by
Mr. Bobert Tabor. The 'smile of Eugene
Jepson was almost enough to moke him an
Ideal SirOUverSurface, but the rest of his de
lineation of the benevolent uncle was very
well conceived and carried out. Mr. George
Holland should have been mentioned sooner
as an admirable Sir Peter Teazle; a
complete and minutely satisfactory
study. Mr. Bradock's Sir Benjamin Sack
bite was full of eighteenth century
grace and Insincere courtliness. Some of
the smaller characters were nicely played,
and Miss Harold's Mrs. Candour was viva
clous and bright, if a little too modern. Tho
performance, as a whole, was smooth and
worthy of tho great play and the great star.
In tho audience were many veteran lovers
of tho stage, and they expressed their ap
proval of the performance as loudly as the
youngsters of to-day.
Grand Opera House.
Madam Janauschek gave a brilliantly in
teresting and highly artistic performance
last night at tho Grand Opera as the Queen In
Dr. Laubo's "Essex," this being the first tlmo
that tho play has been performed in English
In this city, although it has been for a long
time a favorlto play in Germany. Tho play
deals with strongly dramatlo incidents in
the latter part of Elizabeth's reign. This
work bears some resemblance to the tragedy
of "Queen Elizabeth," and several of the
characters that figure in tnat story appear
also in "Essex." Madam Janauschek ap
peared to great advantage as the Queen last
night. It was one of the most finished and
effective performances that this always ad
mirable actress has given in this city in sev
eral years, and she apparently held the
wrapt attentlonand Interest of the audience
from her first to her final scene.
The themeof the story is lnps.it the Queen's
lovo for Bobert Devereaux, expressed In sev
eral outbursts of Jealousy and rage, for an
unusual feature 01 this play lies in the faot
that the Queen does not utter a single tender
or even friendly word in the presence of her
favorite. A conspiracy against Essex is de
veloped in the first scene, and the Queen re
sents on accusation of treason against Essex,
at the same time extolling the loyalty and
valor of the man who Is at the moment fight
ing foes in Ireland, as she supposes; but on
tho heels of this comes the information that
Essex has left his post in Ireland to face his
foes, who are about the Queen. The Queen
resents his unauthorized action.
. Burleigh has suggested that Essex aspires to
the crown, and asserts that the son of Mary
Stuart was secretly brought to London and
conveyed to Essex's house in a sedan chair.
The Queen seeks to refute this charge, and
discovers that the supposed conspirator
was a woman. She is aflame with
Jealousy at once, and with cause, for
Essex has secretly married one of the Queen's
intimate companions, a young girl named
Anne Rutland. When Essex seeks the royal
presence he is humiliated and the Queen not
only deprives him of his dignities without a
word of explanation but goads the spoiled
favorite until he incites his followers to re
bellion. The turmoil of battle follows and
finally Essex- Is dragged into the Queen's
presence exnausteu, wounaea ana neipiess.
The situation hero Is finely conceived and Is
tho dramatic climax of the play. Anne Rut
land pltads for the life ot Essex -with, such
fervor that the Queen Inquires: "Why are
you so interested in this man?" and Inne
reveals her secret marriage to Essex. This
revelation seals the man's fate and the death
warrant Is signed. Janauschek developed
this situation with such admirable tact rihd
magnificent force that the after act
seemed comparatively weak. Fortun
ately the charaoter of Robert Dever
eaux had an admirable representative
in Mr. A. H. Stuart, he brought to the char
acter an attractive personality, an easy
grace and dignity and a well directed power
worthy of an actor of large reputation.
Anne Rutland was very Interestingly played
bv Miss Jessallne Bodcers. and Miss Wor-
den's lady Nottingham was a well considered
performance. Lord Bvrteigh was very well
played by Mr. Frederick Bock, in fact, all
tho characters were fittingly assigned. The
costumes were rich and appropriate. To
night Madame Janauschek will play "Meg
Merrilles," a very remarkable Impersona
tion. To-morrow "Marie Stuart," by Schil
ler, will be nroduced. and on Thursdnv
Janauschek wul repeat her performance of
tho "yueen in isssex." Tne new arama
called the "Harvest Moon" wiU bo produced
for the first time on any stage on Friday
night, and Janauschek will create a new
character in this drama. y
The Bijou Theater.
The play "Caster the Yodler," as pro
duced in the BUou last evening, is a very
pardonable excuse for the introduction of
Mr. Charle3 T. Ellis to a Pittsburg audience.
Mr. Ellis' name has for some tkno
been almost a .household word in tho
,East; and his clear, touching voice is
not altogether unknown in this city, which
knew him in his earlier successes on tho va
riety stage. In "Casper the Yodler" he has
chosen a piece, tne neutral tints 01 whlctt
bring Into especial prominence his own de
lightful singing and the painstaking per
formance of the wholo company. The story
deals with the old-fashioned abducted Infant
treated In what can hardly be called a new
fashioned manner. As the stroUlngmusiclan
and hero, Casper, Mr. Ellis Is most
acceptable.-Of course, his songs aro the
feature of his playing; the touching melody
Snnshine Will Come ABaln" bein? ennaninllr
:ood and earning him a double encore from
chen. the latter a mvorito character with
him years , ago. The best thing
about these), character sketches Is
their extreme want of affectation
in accent and demeanor; a want which is
quite refreshing when ono remembers the
general run of stage-Irish and stage-Teutons.
The subordinate characters of "Casper the
Yodler" are capably flUed, the children,
Florrie O'Brien and Mattle Grler, belngreaUy
clever mites.
Tlitjplayishandsomelymounted,especlally
In the scenes representing Blarney Castle
and the saloon of an ocean yacht. "Casper
tho Yodler" enfln Is a capltaUy mirth-provoking
production, with just enough pathos
to successfully correct its flavor.
Harry WUlIams' Academy.
There are more bright places In the enter
tainment given by .Sheridan and Flynn's
Company at this house this week than duU
ones, and if you whnt a laugh and some light
amusement hero are both. The Irishmen
impersonated by Sheridan and Flynn "are
almost classics of the variety stage, and it
is only yesterday that the worltLrang with
the fame of their McGinty, the gentleman
with submarine tendencies. They have some
new songs that are funny if not as catchy as
"Down Went McGinty," and they are respon
sible for most of the humor in the afterpiece,
"Maloney." The Westons make banjo, man
dolin, piccolo and cornet discourse real
music, the one as un Italian, the other as a
darkey, and both with Teal humor. The j ug
irHnir nnd sleieht of hand tricks Of Gankn are
Jvery skillful, and concluding feat of catting
In twain with a sword an opplo placed on
the neok of his fair assistant. One far more
difficult and dangerous than It looks. These
are the strongest feutures of a good show.
Harris' Theater.
Despite tho faot that several of tho princi
pal parts In "A Barrel of Monoy" are tuken
by decidedly amateurish ladlen.tho first pro
duction of tho pluy In this city yesterday,
mnst be called a success, Itwas written to
catoh tho pcoplo and It does it. The sensa
tional episodes are highly realistic and well
put on, and tho incidental sing and danoing
are more than usually enjoyable. Graeio
tmmott's JJoiy Is a neat though hoydenlsh
role, and Is well flllodby Miss Eramett, whoso
singing Is delightful.
Amusement Notes.
Tbb cool weather acted pleasantly on the
reeeipts of the Museum yesterday. In this
city Harry Davis Museum was crowded, and
the exhibition of Hattle Davis, the Massa
chusetts giantess, and other giants and
dwarfs ana the capital show In the theater
afforded plenty of amusment.
Tbs two Albino girls, Mary and Florence
Martin, who wero the heroines of the gas ex
plosion in Allegheny earlierin the year, were
the center of observation at the World's
Museum, Allegheny, yesterday, but they
wero not all tho show by any means. A long
Erogramme was cleverly played by the Star
onsolldated Company in the theater to
large audiences.
Gilmooe's Band Is booked for two concerts
here, matinee and evening of May 20. The
band is undoubtedly the best brass and
wood band In the country, and Gilmore is
inimitable, but in addition the concerts will
be notable because Signer Campanlnl, Miss
Ida Klein, Mme. Natal!. Miss Annie C. Man
tell, Signor SpigaroU, Big. Sartoci, Miss Maud
Powell and a grand chorus will assist. The
concerts will take place in Mechanical Hall,
and the sale of reserved seats will begin on
Wednesday at Hamilton's.
SOCIETY IN MAYTXME.
Interesting Entertainments Already Given
and Several Yet to Come.
The girls at the School of Design and aU
the old students of the school are very much
elated over the fact that Artist John Ham
mer, a former teacher in the life class, is cre
ating such a stir In the artistic circles of New
York City. Mr. Hammer Is represented at the
National Academy In a very large ma
rine view showing a rocky beach on the
Massachusetts coast. Over 2,000 pictures
were subjected to the judges for the hanging
and but 400 accepted. Mr. Hammer's among
the number of course. The New York papers
have been quite enthusiastic regarding It,
which has naturally increased tho enthus
iasm at the school and among the many
friends of the artist in this city. He will
probably bo deluged with congratulations.
The Pittsburg Amateur Photographers'
Association held an unusually enjoyable
meeting last evening in the Academy build
ing. A number 10O in all English inter
change slides were shown with good effect,
nnd a business-meeting followed. President
W. 8. Bell manipulated the slidesassisted
by B. F. Smythe, the Vice President. The
club will take a numbor of excursions this
summer. The first ono In June will be out the
Pennsylvania Ballroad to some of the most
picturesque spots.
Neuraloia, rheumatism, catarrh, bron
chitis, tonsilltls, laryngitis, toothache, car
acho, headache, backache, pneumonia, lung
fever and cold sores by the score aro what tho
young ladles of tho Pittsburg Female Col
lego have on tho list, according to tho state
ment of ono of them who returned, to school
in the hastily renovated building yesterday.
Tho building is damp and gasless, and liable
to engender cither ono orullof the afflictions
named, unless tho utmost precaution 1 is
taken.
"The TnAVELEns," at the rcsidenco of Mrs.
Dr. Easton last evening, took an Imaginary
Journey from London to Manchester. Miss
Ada MoVay conducted the tourists and was
a master or Miss of ceremony worthy of
emulation. Dickens and Thackeray were
tho literary geniuses under discussion. The
Travelers will probably mako good their
name by accompanying the Woman's Club
on its mountain trip.
Thb Windsor Literary Society has made
arrangements for a series of picnics to bo
held at Windsor Tark on Slay 1(J and 23,
June 12, 19, 28. and July 17. Tho committeo
consists of Misses Mary Langesdale, Ella
Woods, Messrs Georgo Wilson and Alexan
der Thompson. The Washington orchestra
WiU furnish the music
Bbiobt and early to-morrow morning tho
ladles connected with the Gusky Orphanage
and Home, with their thimbles and needles,
will meet at the vestry rooms of the Eighth
Street Temple and spend tho day in sewing
for the institution.
Social Chatter.
The fifty-eighth annual report of the Prot
.estant Orphan Asylum issued yesterday
records nothing but prosperity. There aro
in the institution 53 girls and 103 boys, and
in dlfforenthomesstillnnder the supervision
of the islylum 37 girls and 42 boya.
A number of young people in the Denny
M. E. Church will decide in a debate this
evening the following: "Besolved, That the
Columbian Exposition Should Bo Opened on
tho Sabbath Day."
A number of young ladies of the East End
were pleasantly entertained yesterday by
Miss Mary Holland In honor of Miss Gertrude
Andrews.
C. L. Gixdebsleeve's Pittsburg Concert
Company will make Us bow to-night in the
Carson Street M. E. Church, Southsido.
The Bobert Blum Cecilia and Germania
Maenerchor of Allegheny gave a concert
lost evening in their hall.
HE DIED VEEY HABD.
Three BuBets Fired Into Tom Hayes Body
Before He Gave Up.
Louisville, May 1L Near Wildie, this
county, yesterday, George Hayes shot his
cousin, Thomas Hayes, three times, from
which the latter died this morning. The
parties had been at outs over the settlement
of some corn. When they met yesterday
Tom was abusing George, and made a move
as if to draw a weapon. A shot was flred and
Tom fell to the ground. He arose and ad
vanced upon Georgo saying, "You haven't
killed me yet." Another shot followed and
Tom went down again, and again he arose
with the remark, "You haven't got me yet."
He still advanced, running Georgo through
the house, when the latter flred a parting
shot as he ran.
This shot also took effect. Two bullets
had pierced his bowels and one had entered'
his chest. George Hayes surrendered to
day. The dead man leaves a wife and three
children.
Chicago Mall.3
The "housesmlths," in New York, tho
"brickyarders" in Newburg, the "lumber
shovers" in Cleveland and the "cookees" in
Manitoba are causing labor disturbances!
EtymologlcaUy, this i3 a great year for dis
turbances. PEOPLE WHO COME AND GO.
A. 0. Eobertson and Alfred Marland went
to Harrisburg last evening. Mr. Marland wiU
appear before the Governor to-morrow to
fljjht the FHnn street bills. He says if Gov
ernor Pattlson sides against him ho will be
c-itisflnd. for ho knows he can't be buUdozed
and has good reason for his action. D. T.
AVatson and WB. "Bodgers wiU appear for
the bills.
John Schlosser and Mr. Broshell, pro--prietor
of the Arlington Hotel In Washing
ton, left for Cleveland last evening to attend
tho hotel men's convention. A good time
nnd a big banquet are In store.
Misses Susan and Mary Quay.daughters of
the Senator, left for New York last evening.
They will sail for Europe to-morrow. Lieu
tenant Quay will accompany them abroad.
Judge Harry White, of Indiana, and ex
Congressman A. J. Warner, of Marietta, the
great advocate of free silver, are at the
Seventh Avenue Hotel.
F.J. Hearnejinanager of the Riverside
Iron Works at Wheeling and Edward Ely;
of Philadelphia, ore stopping at the Monon
gahcla House.
Theodore Phillips, of Middlesborongh,
England, and W. II. Dewey, of SdverClty,
are among the guests at the Duquesne.
Howard Pew, representing Gilmore's
band, and J-S. Coxey, a Lexington horse
man, are registered at the Anderson.
Architect Joseph 'W.' Pattison, of the
Government "building left last evening for a
short business visit to Philadelphia.
E. P. Downey, a prominent "Waynesburg
lawyer, wu3 at tho Monongahela Houso yes
terday. Commercial Agent W. M Clark, of the
Missouri Pacific road, went East last night.
Burr Mcintosh, the actor, returned to
.New York last evening.
CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS.
The output of whisky lost ear was 130
000,000 gallons.
There Is a duty of 20 per cent on qaeea
bees while tho drono is admitted free.
Klectrlo cars are now making dally
trip between the United States and Mexico.
A. woman at Augusta, Me,, has brought
suit for remuneration for tho board of a
rooster.
China will hereafter use no coal tot
Government purposes that la not mined in
that country.
The youngest traveling salesman in Illi
nois is In the employ of a drug house at
Quiney. He is 13.
A Florida woman has just buried a 44-yoar-old
cat, over which she proposes to
erect a monument.
A Philadelphia dede carries a cane 230
years old that has been in almost every
country of the globe.
Soho, "W. Va., has a unique railroad
station. It is built around a giant elm tree,
and the roof is shaped like an umbrella.
A. magistrate in San Luis, Obispo
county, Cal., recently sentenced a man to
half an hour In jail for smoking in court.
--Ten years ago Tennessee potatoes were
unknown in tho Northern markets. Now
the crop annually bring into Middle Ten
nessee from $1,500,000 to2,000,000.
An Alabama poultry raiser has a
chicken with three perfect wings. The extra
wing Is in the middle of the back, and when
the fowl is in a hurry serves as a sail.
7A citizen of Greencastle, Md., has
trained his rat terrier to hatch out spring
chickens, and tho little fellow does it thor
oughly. He is now sitting on goose eggs.
Vater has been discovered in the
Sahara Desert at about 120 feet below the
surface. This Is the first time that a supply
of w ater has been found In that locality at so
slight a depth.
Lightning played a queer freak in a
New Hampshire town recently. It took off,
the tail feathers of each of twenty hens sit
ting on a roost and affected a rooster so that
he has not been able to crow since.
A Hagerstown, Md., man owns a parrot
that is known to be, at least 55 years old. The
venerable bird is Just learning to say the
Lord's prayer, bnt it has been an accom
plished swearer since it was a fledgling.
The water of the central basin of the
Mediterranean has been found to be warmer,
denser and richer in dissolved salts than the
western. While a white disk was only
visible at 43 meters photographic plates
were affected at 500 meters.
The river at Linkville, Ore., was so
empty tho other day, as a consequence of
theheavy, steady south wind blowlngacross
the lake, that the trout could be seen every
where flopping In the wntcr holes. The boys
went n-flsuing with clubs.
The first shipment of iron pipe ever
made In tho South left Birmingham, Ala,
for Baltimore on Saturdav. It was mida hv
a Bessemer, Ala., firm. A solid train of 25
cars 1
first c
cars composed the shipments, and it Is the
01 a o,uuu-
!,00O-ton contract.
A Fayetteville, N. C, man who is 75
years old claims that he never smoked or
Chewed tobacco, never voted anything bnt
the Democratic ticket, never wns drunk,
never wns a witness. Juror or suitor in court
and has sat upon seven of the thrones of
Europe.
Recent developments in chemical
science promote belief in tho existence of
elementary forms of matter not yet actually
observed. Certain peculiarities In tho spec
trum of tho sun aro thought to indicate that
mnchjof Its matter is still in such elementary
forms owing to its Intense beat.
Charcoal is now exported from Sweden
much to the dissatisfaction of the iron
masters there, who claim they will have to
give up making the fine charcoal pig iron
owing to tho greater rest of the fuel, the re
unit of tho Increased demand to satisfy a for
eign trade.
The ancient Finns believed that a mys
tic bird laid an egg on the lap of Valmalnou,
who hatched it in his bosom. Ho let It fall
into the water and it broke, tho lower por
tion of tho shell forming the earth, the
upper tho sky; tho liquid w hlte became the
sun and tho yolk tho moon, while the little
fragments of broken shell were transformed
into stars.
In the year 1400, or thereabout", work
men were employed to put cholrstalls in the
Lincoln Cathedral, England, and were told
to hurry the Job up. But the workmen
struck and fhe stalls were left unfinished.
At lait, however, dean and chapter think
they sep their way to complete this fifteenth
centurvjob, and are now calling for esti
mates from woodcarvcrs.
A St. Paul, Minn., druggist has a thrifty
fig tree 4 years old and perhaps five feet
high, which came up spontaneously In a tub
which contained ar oleander. Tho only way
in which its voluntary appearance is ac
counted for is that it grew from seed of flgs
which had been fed to a canary whose cage
hung over the tub. But the most perplexing
part of the problem rests on the fact that the
figs were preserved.
Among the many objects of interest in
tho University of Pennsylvania archaeologi
cal collection arc kohl pots and kohl sticks,
with -which the women who lived in tho days
of Joseph or of Moses sought to enhance
their charms by painting their eyes with
stibium. There aro also ancient combs, one
4,000 years old, and hairpins of wood and of
ivory and spindles 3,000 years old, one of
which retains a shred of the original thread
last spun.
A Richmond, Mo., hunter recently got
after a gang of dida per ducks in the lake.
These birds are said to be able to dodge a
bullet. The hunter shot away all his cart
ridges without hitting a duck. When the
thedldaperssawapuffof smoke from the
?un they would divo before the shot reached
hem. Tho hunter was determined not to be
outdone, so he lit a cigar and began to pnff
as fast as ho could. In this way he kept the
ducks under water until he drowned the en
tire flock.
The other day a planter near Benevo
lence, Ga., discovered a curiosity. Having
been planting cotton in ono of his fields, he
discovered what he at first thought was a
sack of cottonseed which had been left by
the hands under the shade of a green oak,
but upon investigation fonnd it to be a
growth of some kind protruding from the
trunk of the tree, about a foot from the
ground. He thinks It mnst have grown with
mushroom rapidity, as being dally In the
field he would hardly failed to observe it.
He says, however. Instead of being brittle
like things of quick growth, it is very tough,
and would easily be mistaken for a large
sized meal sack.
CLOWN'S COKNETt.
Judge What trade do you follow ?
Vagrant I am a builder.
What do you build?
'Castles in the air." Texas Sittings.
Apropos of the danger incurred in at
tending a funeral In cold weather, they tell a clever
mot of the musical Auber. He was near his 80th
year, when someone met him at the funeral of
some celebrated personage whose remains he had
accompanied to the cemetery.
"You here, dear master 1" a friend exclaimed.
'Are you not afraid of getting ill J"
'In effect," ha replied, "I think this la the last
time I shall come to the cemetery as an amateur."
San Francisco Argonaut.
It is an arrow escape for love when Cupid
ls'ln sight with a bow. -Vo Orleans Picayune.
'Freddy was on his first sea voyage. Pale,
limp, and ready to die, he lay groaning In his
bunk. .
"Cholly." he said feebly, after a paroxysm or
unusual violence had spent itself, and he had be
come comparatively calm, "A fellow ought to to
doosid thankful ha Isn't a cow,"
"Why?" asked Cholly.
' 'Because a cow wangh I-has got four stomachs,
don'ty knowl" Chicago Trilnaie.
"Yes," said the mother complacently,
Jaae la married, and married well. It was
through having her portrait painted that she got
acquainted with her husband."
"Indeed. Did she marry tlie artist!" ,
"The artist? I guess not. She married the frame
manufacturer." Jfcio York Press. v
"My husband is the dearest, most consid
erate man In the world."
"How does he show Itr '
"He knows I hate tobacco smoke In thehouse,
and so he goes to the club every night after supper f
and smokes there. "Harper's Bazar. -'
ALWATS.
The milk of human kindness
Is a gift supreme;
But our impecunious friend
- Always wants the creaa I Pkiet,
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