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SECOND PART.
THE GUARD'S OUTING,
"Wneretho SecondBrimde"WIll.
Enjoy Its Annual Camp
This Summer,
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"lYithin-a ShorkRide oftho (Sty Defi
nitely Decided on by
the Officers.
A MAGNIFICENT PARADE GROUND,
The like of Which tie Soldier Boys oftha
State Xever Enjoyed at Any Pra
rfnns Encampment.
HWTA"E3IER BROWN EASES A PEOPIE:
Tro QmasMoaed
must Within
Caapmsctlacs TTH1 Ea
Bicht of tto -Tented
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Held
at Arnold Station.
AELAOTEMETTS FOE CkZXStt FOE THE CEOWDS'
HE ground on which
the Second Brigade,
N. G.PnwillpitchJ
its tents this sum
mer has already
been fought over
Pl a XI v ". ntta a
i (ScSB IV bloodleBS battle,J
though. Xt Is tho J
same piece of prop
erty that was of
fered to the city of
Pittsburg last fall
for a Poorhouse
Farm at something
like $5,000 an acre,
and which, on the
eve of acceptance,
was thrown into the
courts,where Judge
Ewing decided tho contest against the
ground. The city had no right to buy it.
The coming encampment will be located
on the lower end of this farm. After the
commander of the brigade had finally se
lected the spot, and the official announce
ment had been made, objections were raised
by a farmer named Brown, who rents that
portion of the land. He Baid the soldiers
would destroy the pasturage for his cows.
Certain rentlcmen and officers reasoned 4
with Mr. Brown, but he was obstinate.
Nice Thing for Farmer Brown.
He pays a rent of 250 per year for tha
place. This week, in consideration of a
check for ?1,000, he agreed to withdraw all
objections to the encampment. In other
werds, he will receive for eight days occu
pation of the farm by the troops enough
money to pay his own rent for four years to
come. The railroad company pays the 1,000.
The ground selected for tho encampment
Is a beautiful plain, beginning at Arnold
station, on the Allegheny Valley Railroad,
and extending from the railroad back to the
Allegheny river. Its extreme width is
1,200 feet and its length 3,000 feet. It is as
level as a floor, with the exception of a
slightly rising knoll at the upper end,
which has already been designated as the
quarters of Brigadier General "Wiley and
staff. In this respect, the site is pronounced
bv the officers ho have seen the place
superior to any camping ground heretofore
used by the brigade. GeneraUy, a ravine
or gully has divided some regiment from
another, orthe regiments have been staked
off in irregular shape. Here, however, the
regiments will all be quartered on an en
broken plai i, with a vast parade ground
extending in uninterrupted area in front
of the regimental quarters.
Tin IXuor Is Near at Hand.
The soldi'rs will be quartered along the
river. A heavy bush lines the Allegheny
at this po.nt, and es a bend in the stream
both above and below shuts out a view of
neighboring towns on the other shore, the
The StahonOnty Jhittdinrf in SigJit.
river is a paradise for bathers. It is deep
and pretty. The swimming will endear the
encampment to all "the boys" from the
city, and the design of the oflicers in pitch
ing the tents on the river side of the farm
is to give the men all the -Rater advantages
possible.
Between the tents and the railroad lies
the largest parade ground the brigade has
ever enjoved. There will be no cramping
or crowding in drills and dress parades.
The abundance of room will afford the
grandest of opportunities for maneuvering,
and for sham battles, of which there will
probably be two or three during the cam
paign. At the southern extremity of the
encampment is a deep forest Beyond that
are the ttately homes of Fairfield, includ
ing the countrv teats of the BaLeu ells and
Kerrs, of Pittiburg. Between Fairiieldand
the town of Parnasus is the site of the new
manufacturing town of Kensington. It
possesses but few buildings yet, though ten
miles of streets have already been cut out
among the fields there, and hundreds of lots
marked "sold."
The Methodists "Within Beach,
Just north of the brigade encampment is
VaUcy Camp, the pretty religious summer
resort of Pittsburg Methodists. Its cottages
arc plainly isible through the trees from
Arnold, and high up in Valley Camp,
though a mile distant from the scene of
coming military glory, there is a magnificent
view oftlic Arnold grounds. "When 2.000
tents C4f er the plain, with their flying flags
and glistening gunB, the scene as viewed
from the south side of Valley Camp will be
insuiring indeed.
For the information of the soldiers it may I
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be stated that the site of their camp is from
Pittsburg 19 miles; from Parnassus 2 miles;
Valley Cainpmeeting, 1 mile; Kensington,
.08 mile; Creighton, 1 miles; Torentum, 3
miles; Torentum Campmeeting, 6 miles;
Frceport, 10 miles.
The proximity of the Boldiers to two
campmcctings will be observed. The re
ligious season at Valley Camp begins in the
middle of July, and will be conclnded by
tho time the Rational Guard arrives, but
the cottages are always occupied far into the
fall, so that more or less social interest and
intercourse will be maintained by tho 70
odd families on Valley Camp and the Guard.
The religious services at Tarentum Camp,
however, begin on August 11, aid will be
on while the soldiers' encampment lasts.
"Where Bishop Bowman Sled.
Eight at the edge of the brigade grounds
is located an historical monument. About
30 years ago the celebrated Bishop Samuel
Bowman, of the Episcopal Church, was
walking to Parnassus from a church where
he had preached. He fell dead in his
tracks, either from heart disease or sun
stroke, and on that very spot a rugged stona
monnment was erected to his memory by
the Episcopal Church.
Just at Kensington station, to the right of
the railroad, is a commanding knoll. It is
proposed to pitch the group of tents here for
the nnarterinsr of the Governor and his staff
It isbelieved that Governor Pattison and his (
THE CAMP GBOUITD SEBST
staff will spend several days with the brigade.
The encampment begins on Saturday,
August 8, and will last until the following
Saturday. From intimations in National
Guard circles, tha Governor will arrive
Monday of the encampment, and remain
until the following Friday. The aim of
placing his headquarters down at Kensing
ton is to have His Excellency relieved of
the noise and curiosity ot the main camp,
and place his tents in a retired locality. The
quarters, however, would be a commanding
object
Pittsburg Feoplo "Will Go.
The soldiers will be transported by the
railroad company to Arnold station, which
is the only house at (he encampment Here
the railroad will erect large platforms and,
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An BUtarto Monument.
sheds to receive tho men and their equip
age. It is the most convenient station for
visitors to disembark at also, though the
excursion tickets to be put on sale by the
Valley road will only be to Kensington
station. The railroad expects to do an
enormous business. It is making every ar
rangement to run big special trains on the
days of the Governor's review, inspections,
parades, sham battles, etc. A conservative
estimate of tHe number of people to visit
the camp from Pittsburg on the Sunday in
cluded is 10,000. Being so near the city,
the encampment promises to be one of the
showiest ever held by the brigade.
Nor win the great crowds expected de
moralize the brigade discipline. The officers
in charge believe that by a liberal policy in
getting the people of a large city to visit
thsir annual encampments, the real
efficiency of the National Guard can be seen
and appreciated. The disposition so com-
mon to make sport at the expense of tho
"play-day soldiers" is weU known, and
many persons believe that the large appro
priations of money made by the State for
the maintenance of the militia is like
So Mnch Money Lost.
The annual encampments are usually held
at spots remote from the big cities, and
there is no opportunity to disprove this
sentiment This year the encampment will
be within easy reach of everybody in this
county, and it is believed the militia wiil
profit in the end through a better opinion
of its efficiency among the public at large.
Two of the most prominent businessmen
in Pittsburg have undertaken to help care
for the crowds. One wUl establish suttlers'
tents all through the encampment for the
benefit of the soldiers. The difficulty of
former years in getting anything fit to eat,
andat reasonable prices, will be entirely
obviated. The other business man will put
up an enormous restaurant in the fields
under roof for the public at large. The
Valley Railroad wiU nut in a steam mn
with which to supply drinking water to I
uuui tuiuiers ana civilians, in everyway
it is hoped to make the attractions of tho
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camp so great that the soldier boys can be
easily induced to not run back and forward
to Pittsburg on the hourly trains.
The brigade which is to camp here consists
of the Fifth, Tenth, Fourteenth, Sixteenth
and Eighteenth Eegiments; Battery B,
artillery; Sheridan Troop of Cavalry; Gen
eral Wiley and staff, and Governor Pattison
and staff. There will be altogether sleeping.
unaer me icuis aogui d,zuu unliormea men.
L. E. StOfieu
WIND AND WATER
STKKAD DESTRUCTION THKOTJGH
MANY KANSAS TOWNS.
Growing Crops Destroyed Every-Cellar In J
Emporia Flooded Effects of a Tornado
Near Arkansas City A Rescuing Party!
at Fort Scott Meets Disaster.
KANSA3 Citt, June 20. There was a
rain and wind storm in tho vicinity of
Osceola, Kan., last night About six inches
of water fell. Great damage was done to
growing crops. A passenger train on the
Kansas City, Osceola and Southern Railroad
was ditched three miles from there, killing
Engineer Lightner. A man named Cran
dall, who is thought to have been on the
train, is missing.
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FROM THB BATLBOAD.
At Emporia Z$ inches fell in two hours.
Nearly every cellar in the town is flooded,
and the lower floors of many houses were
covered with water to the depth of several
inches. "Wheat and corn have suffered con
siderable damage.
The tornado which passed over Arkansas
City last night did great damage 15 miles
southeast of there. The dwelling houses of
John Bowman, "W. Bennett, Samuel Brown,
K. Kersey and "William Brown were com
pletely wrecked. All the inmatej escaped
without serious injury, except Mrs. Eliza
beth Bowman, mother of John Bowman,
who was fatally injured. A daughter of
Mr. Bennett was in the ceUar and was com
pletely buried under the debris, but escaped
unhurt A large number of barns and
granaries were blown down.
At Fort Scott during the storm and over
flow last night a rescuing party were forced
to abandon their boat. Twd of the men
saved their lives by grasping trees, but the
other, John Conalin, aged 19, caught a limb
which broke, and he was washed away.
There is no doubt that he was drowned, it o
other lives were lost
BOUGHT Kill A WIFE.
A Iiong Island Man Paid 810,000-for His
Intend d and Lost Her.
New Yokk, June 20. Samuel Burbank
is one of the richest and most prominent
business men of Hempstead, L. L Until
Monday last he had remained a bachelor in
spite of his wealth and good qualities.
On the day mentioned he married
Miss Iiillie Oxford, the 18-year-old
daughter of the insurance broker, Harry
Oxford. A few hours after the ceremony Mr.
Burbank lost his wife and 10,000 in money.
These losses have beoome the causes of
three lawsuits. Mr. Oxford, Burbank says,
wanted to buy the house in which he lives,
and asked Mr. Burbank for a loan of 5,000.
Mr. Burbank refused toloan the money, but
said that on one condition he would give
Oxford 10,000. Burbank then bluntly pro
posed that if Oxford could make Lillie
marry him he would give Oxford 10,000.
Oxford was staggered for a moment, but
finally said he would think the matter over.
In a few days he told Burbank that Lillie
was willing to marry him on condition that
the 10,000 was forthcoming. Mr. Bur
bank then formaUy proposed to the youne
lady herself and was accepted. The wed
ding was set for Monday last, and came
off according to programme. But Lillie re
fused point Dlank to go home with her hus
band. He returned alone, without wife
and without the 10,000. The next day he
brought suit before Judge Pratt, of the Su-
preme Court, charging Mr. Oxford and his
daughter with conspiracy to rob him of
10,000, and alsti commenced habeas corpus
proceedings against Mr. Oxford, requiring
him to produce his daughter in court
Judge Pratt madejthe writ returnable next
Monday. Pg?,
DAK BICE'S TBOPEBTy; ATTACHED.
Creditors of the Showman Claimed He Was
About to Leave the Slate.
New Yoek, June 20. An attachment has
just been issued against the property in this
State of Dan Bice, the veteran circus mas,
in a suit to recover 328 for board and lodg,
ing. The bill was 528, and Bica paid 200
on account
It is claimed that Bice is about to leave
the State to defraud his creditors.
Household goods packed and stored.
Haugh & Keexan, 33 and 31 "Water st
, Hyacesth awnings at Mamaux Ss Son's,
539 Penn avenue.
PITTSBURG, SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 1891,
WAE IS INEVITABLE.
'Dr. Albert Shaw Sees Great Danger
in the Present Temper of
THE -GREAT POWERS OP EUROPE.
Trance and Germany Are Both Carrying
Chips on Their Shoulders.
FIGURES AS TO FIGHTING STRENGTH.
rwitrrnuf fob the dispatch. J
Lord Salisbury, in a speech at Glasgow
'the other day,declared that the real dangers
of European wars lay not in the intrigues
and rivalries of monarchs and statesmen,
but in the deep feelings of great nations.
And this is the ominous truth. Let it be
admitted that the personal and selfish aims
of Napoleon TJX precipitated the war of
1870; it is no longer true that the possibil
ity of war waged by France against Ger
many lies within the control of a ruler or a
governing clique.
France has for the first moment since the
establishment of the Third Republic, 20
years ago, attained the bliss of comparative
domestic repose. The reactionary elements
are disintegrating. The Bepublie has at
last made its peace with the Church. The
Vatican has at last instructed the French
clergy to oppose republicanism no longer,
but to accept cheerfully and to espouse loy
ally the principle and practice of govern
ment by the people. Heretofore, to be a
thoroueh-aroinc Bepublican on the conti
nent of Europe has been to stand outside
the pale of the Catholic Church. That is
now tobe changed.
France Is Strong To-Bay.
"What is the consequence? Arepublio
that was shaken to its very foundations so
that its strongest men were full of dire alarm
less than three years ago by reason of the
Boulanger movement, has to-day the firmest
based and most confident government in all
Europe. President Carnot has lately com
pleted a tour of the country under circum
stances altogetherunprecedented in France.
Loyalty to the Bepublie and cordial respect
for its Chief Magistrate were manifested
everywhere.
At last the French people have accepted
their form of government. The present
Ministry is one of unusual strength the
best France has known for years. Six
months is the average life of a French Min
istry; but this one, which De Freycinet
formed in March, 1890, and which includes
Bibot, Bouvier, Ives, Guyot, Oonstans and
other able and experienced statesmen, seems
destined to complete its second year without
losing its parliamentary prestige. De Frey
cinet himself holds the portfolio of war.
France Mourns Her Lost Provinces.
It is often said that foreign wars are un
dertaken to divert the nation's mind and
energy from domestic difficulties that njight
lead to revolution. Is then France's new
and happy condition of domestic tranquility
to be deemed an omen favorable to the
peace of Europe? On the contrary, it is the
most threatening of all the dangej signals.
French pride and hope are reviving mightily
under the improved situation at home, and
there is no longer any attempt at conceal
ment of the nation's purpose to fight Ger
many and to regain the Rhine provinces at
the first favorable opportunity lor attack.
If France and Germany should fight a
single-handed combat, all other nations
maintaining strict neutrality, what would
be the outcome? Of course no man who
has an opinion can demonstrate his view to
the point of certainty. But at least no in
telligent outsider nowadays thinks of "re
garding German success as a foregone con
clusion. Twenty years ago German prep
aration was incomparably better than
French. It is no longer so. The German
army of to-day is so far beyond the German
military machine of 20 years ago, in scien
tific perfection as well as in size, that its
development would be without precedent or
parallel but for the marvelous cotemporary
development of the French army.
Germany's Available Fighting Forces.
Some facts and figures may help us to
grasp tho contrast of two decades. In July,
1870, on the peace footing, the total German
forces under arms were 360,000 men. A
montu later, about 1,150,000 Germans were
under arms as trained soldiers, and 1.200.000
must be regarded as the very maximum of
the German war footing 20 years ago. The
German Government to-day publishes no
military figures, and it is not easy to know
just what the size of the available army
would be in case of war. The peace footing,
that is, the number of men kept actually
under arms, is now almost exactly 500,000.
But on a dav's notice Germanv conld hrinir
into camp and into perfect military organi
zation full 2,000,000 young men everyone of
whom is a thoroughly trained soldier.
And this includes only the men available
under the military laws for foreign duty,
nor does it include the railway military
staff and other special services. The "Land.
sturm," available for purposes of defense,
numbers 750,000, and altogether Germany
has no less than 3,000,000 vigorous men all
trained in the art of war and all instantly
available in operations on German soil. Con
sidering equipment and all the items that
make up military efficiency, the German
army of to-day is much more than twice as
strong as it was 20 years ago.
French Strength In the Field.
But the French army ha? grown, mean
while, also. It had only 300,000 men to op
pose to the German hosts in 1870, and they
were inferior in training, organization and
equipment To-day the available military
forces of France are divided into four
classes, of which the first includes men who
have been fully trained, by service in the
"active army" from three to five years, and
these men aggregate more than 2,000,000.
The second class includes men who have had
one year's active trainingand numbers per
haps 500,000. The third class, numbering
fully 500,000, consists of men who have been
trained when called out for a few weeks
each year to encampment and drill with'the
reserve, and is up to the standard of-the
best militia forces.
The fourth class, of from 800,000 to 1,000,
000 men, is made up of the various non
combatant services, all of which, however,
arc as essential to modern military opera
tions as are the infantry ond cavalry. The
sum total of the French army, on a war
footing, is now fixed at 4,100,000 men. In
theory, of course, every young man in both
France and Germany is trained to be a sol
dier; and paper estimates of the relative
strength of the two armies are not to be
deemed indicative of the forces that would
actually be mobilized in cose of the out
break of 'war.
France In Splendid Condition.
The French generals and officers have
made it their business to brincr their scien
tific equipment well up to the German stan
dard, and it may be doubted whether the
army of France is not better prepared for
war to-day than the great army of Ger
many. France has perfected her great mil
itary railway system with a view to throw
ing the largest possible contingents of troops
across the frontier iq the shortest possible
space of time. Everything is in momentary
readiness. The French armies are almost
continually engaged in mobilizatipns and
extensive maneuvers: and it will be strange
ill-luck for the Bepublie if the heavy fight
ing in the nex war is not forced upon the
east side of the Rhine.
Tho world's attention is more sharply
drawn to Bnssia's movements southward at
either end of the Black Sea, as likely to in
volve all Europe in a general war, than to
the acute Franco-German situation. Cer
tainly it is possible that at any moment tha
Russian armies may decide to more from
the Caucasus province Into Armenia, and to
cross the Danube into Bulgaria under the-
pretext of "restoring order." In which
case the Austro-Hungarian troops would
move into Servia, the Turkish forces would
advance into South Bulgaria (East Bou
melia) and the Asistic army of Turkey
would attempt to stem
Bnssia's Advance From the Eastward.
Germany would be bound to aid Austria,
France would seize the opportunity to in
vade Germany, and Italy if faithful to its
agreements with Germnnv and Austria un
der the triple alliance would probably at-t
tempi me invasion or ifrance irom me
south.
Nobody knows the really effective possi
bilities of Bussia's armies. It is claimed
that the Czar could put 5,500,000 trained
men in the field. .Austria and Italy could
each array from 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 men.
If war were waged at once, it would seem
that France and Bnssia might be strong
enough to withstand the triple alliance.
Italy is in a miserable, cat's-paw position,
bankrupting herself to maintain huge
armies for Germany's benefit, when she has
no proper place in the great quarrel and
ought to maintain strict neutrality. France,
rather than Germany, is Italy's natural
friend and ally; but Italy should have kept
clear of all complications.
Result of Southeastern Trouble.
If war should break out in the Southeast,
there would also be war between France
and Germany. On this point there is a
perfect understanding between Russia and
France.
If war should break out between France
and Germany, it does not foUow that there
would also be war in the Southeast or that
any other ppwer would be drawn in. Austria
would be an expectant and ready, but non
combatant, friend of Germany. Bnssia, in
like manner, would give moral support to
France.
If, in the case of a Franco-German duel,
the French should bo too hard-pressed, it is
not at all unlikely that Bussia would cre
ate a diversion by making movements
toward Constantinople, thus drawing Aus
tria's fire and compelling Germanv to work
heavy forces upon ner Eastern frontier.
The situation being as it is, have the
friends of peace any encouragement to think
that war can be averted and armaments,
gradually reduced by common consent?
Practically, none at all.
France and Bussia Are Bestless.
France definitely proposes to make war.
Bussia also has distinctively aggressive pur
poses. One power is consumed with the pas
sion of revenge, the other is possessed of the
spirit of aggrandizement and conquest
These are deep sentiments that statesmanship
may play upon but can neither eradicate
nor control.
The hugest and stupidest mistake of mod
ern history was the appropriation of Alsace
and Lorraine by Germany. No possible
benefit could ever have come of it Infinite
and unceasing mischief has been and must
be the result A magnanimous neighborly
restoration of those provinces might so affect
French sentiment and kindle the flame of in
ternational good feeling as to usher in a sort
of millennium. From the businets point of
view, such a restoration would be the salva
tion of Germany. But of course the Ger
mans would not entertain such an idea for. a
moment They must therefore face the
chances of a disastrous war, and the war can
not be much longer postponed.
Albert Shaw.
SIHGINO TO THE CATTLE.
The Cowboys Use Hymns to Keeptho'Anl
mals From Stampeding.
"When a lot of cattle are gathered np there
is always danger of a night stampede, and
if this occurs it is a very serious matter, for
not only will the herd become greatly scat
tered, but also many of the steers will die,
says a New Mexico cattle man in the St
Lonis Globe-Dcmocral. More timid animals
Jian stampeded cattle it is difficult to im-,
agine, and once thoroughly stampeded
scores of them will run Until they drop dead
in their track. The signs of an approach
ing stampede are familiar to every man who
has been much on the trail. First a few
cattle will begin to low, or rather to utter a
sort of roar. All through the herd single
animals will get up and begin to move
around. The others become restless, and if
something is not done to check them the
whole herd will within a short time be rush
ing headlong over the plain.
The most soothing influence that can be
exerted is the human voice, and when these
ominous mutterings are heard every one on
night watch begins to sing. It may well be
imagined that cowboy musig would have
anything bnt a quieting effect upon musical
ears, but it amply satisfies the cattle. As
soon as the songs are heard the nervous ani
mals become quiet, cne by one they lie
down, and soon all are at rest, fairly sung to
sleep. A peculiar feature of the singing is
that every cowboy, no matter how rough
and lawless, knows a variety of hymns, and
it is with church music that the stampede is
prevented.
BABRIXLAS' CB00KED "WOES.
The President of Guatemala Slakes of His
Office a Private Snap.
GTJATF.itfA'r.A, June 20. A great sensa
tion has been caused here by the discovery
that 8,000,000 in bonds were issued for the
redemption of Treasury notes, instead of
3,000,000 called for by the decree issued by
President Barrillas to effect the change. It
is further stated that Barrillas has sold
3,000,000 worth of these bonds at 40 per
cent of their face value and pocketed the
money, and has placed the remainder of the
bonds in the Treasury to redeem the notes.
This piece of work has caused great indigna
tion, and Barrillas has just sent commis
sioners to France to engage French army
officers to take commissions in the Guate
malan army.
There are now four candidates in the field
for the Presidency: General Mendizopal,
ex-Secretary of War; Francisco Angulano,
ex-Secretary of Foreign Belations; Fran
cisco Lainfletta, who was Minister at "Wash
ington, and Manuel Montofar, who was also
at one time Minister at the same city.
BH0T BY AN UNKNOWN FOE.
Mystery Surrounding a Shooting Aflray That
"Will Ukoly Prove Fatal.
SPECLU, 1XLEOKAM TO THE DISPATCH.
Sckaoton, June 20. A report comes
from Elmhurst of a most mysterious shoot
ing affray at that place. Daniel Freece, a
young man living with his. .parents, was shot
twice by an unknown assailant. Freeca
was visiting at the residence of Mrs, Bar
clay, who lives near Elmhurst
About 9:30 o'clock Mrs. Barclay answered
a knock at the door and saw a man there
who inquired for Freece. Freece answered
the call and closed the door as he went
out. He had hardly done so when the un
known person shot at him, the ball striking
him immediately over the right eye, coming
out on the side of the head. Another shot
was at once fired, the second bullet striking
near the heart and rendering Freece uncon
scious. The injured man is unable to ac
count for the shooting, and the affair hap
pened so quickly that he could not recognize
his assailant His recovery is doubtful.
Another Singing Society Barred,
The court yesterday refused the applica
tion for a charter for the Apollo Manner
chor, of Snowden township, because of a
defective petition. The directors of the
society are M. Mueller, K. Burkhart, C.
Schwenk, Jacob Impf, Sr., Jacob Impf, Jr..
Ernest George, Johann Vienitz, Oswald
George and E. "Weise.
Blaine's Health Improving.
Bab Habbob, Me., June 20. Mr.
Blaine's physician gays that tho Secretary
has had no "relapse, but fa steadily im.
proving, and is in better health than at any
time since his illness in New York,
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ON THE POLITICAL EAOE COUBSE.
BlEVB EXKUTS Don't ride him too hard, Jimmy, for tha other fellota are backing him.
TOO MUCH DEAD WOOD.
'The Senate Is Loaded Down mth
Men Too Old to Be of -Any Use.
SIXTY TEARS SEEMS THE LIMIT.
Treatment Senator Sherman Eccehed at
the Ohio Convention
TAKEN TO MEAN HIS RETIEEMENT
rmoat A stazt conKEsroirourr J
"WA8IIIWGTON, June 20. The treatment
of Senator Sherman at the Ohio convention
of this week was indifferent almost to
shabbiness. The little applause he received
was very gingerly given, and the small com
pliment thrown to him by ex-Govemor
Foraker and that other one in the platform
were plainly meis matters of form. These
and other facts connected with the candi
dacy of Senator Sherman lead to tho almost
general prediction here that the Ohio states
man will not be returned to the Senate.
He is growing too old for active work,
they say. He is not in touch with the
progress of publio thought, especially on
questions of social economy. He lives in
the past, and that is the most objectionable
kind of conservatism in a country that is
moving in economical matters with the
speed of ours. And, worse than all, he is
believed to be in hearty accord with the am
bitions of "Wall street, and opposed to any
policy that will make money plenty ana
cheap for the use and profit of the people.
Sherman Isn't a Bit Frightened.
"Well, this may all be true. The predic
tion of the defeat of Mr. Sherman may also
be made good. That Mr. Sherman does not
think so is quite evident, however. He is
preparing ior a continuea siay m vr asuing
ton, even to the extent of building a greater
house than he has ever had before, that he
may entertain as befits a great
and wealthy Senator, He has al
ways given among the most elegant and
select banquets of any of the gentlemen in
publio life. He has lived in a fine old
mansion in K street, in the most fashion
able section, but he now must needs pull
down and build greater; to keep pace with
the growth of luxury in entertainments if
not with the growth of economical thought.
Not forgetting for a moment the great
work done in Cabinet and in Senate in
other years, and leaving out of the question
bis alleged ultra conservatism and sym
pathy with the capitalist side of every
question, there are many of the opinion
that the Senate and the country would be
greatly benefited, not only by the retire
ment of Shermab. but of manv other "moss-
backs," as they are vulgularly called, of
the Upper House of the national legisla
ture. There is
A Cry for Younger Blood.
There is a demand for men who are quick
of thought and aotion, who have their name
to make, instead of the fossils who have
made all the reputation they can, who live
on and in their past, and who linger in the
Senate because their vanity clings to the
conviction that by long possession and ex
perience they have a real ownership of the
office thev hold. Edmunds, of Vermont, re
tired voluntarily when he felt that he could
no longer do his duty to himself or his State.
But Morrill, of the same State, who is up
wards of 81 years old, and incapable of even
easy work, hangs on to his office with a
vigor which is manifested in nothing else
that he does.
It is the history of the Senate that after a
Senator passes his 60th year he rapidly fails
as a worker. There" are few exceptions. It
is also a curious fact that as a Senator nears
the age of the lean and slippered paqtaloon
he grows more and more anxious to talk if
he has been something of an orator in other
days, and though he is usually only garru
'lous and verbose, he seems to imagine'that
on account of his very age his lips distill
wisdom as they never did before. His
hearers are not usually lacking in the re
spect that is always due to honorable old
age, but they cannot help exclaiming under
their breath as they listen to a long drawn
out and pointless speech, "These tedious old
I0O1SI"
Somo Who Are Over Sixty.
Morgan, of Alabama, is 67, and his col
league, Pugh, is 71, and two more tiresome
speakers could hardly be found. Of useful
legislative work there is none in them.
They exiBt apparently only to bore the
Senate with interminable speeches and fool
awav the time that belongs to the people.
Stanford, of California, is G7, and is of no
use whatever to the Senate or to the coun
try, except as a "horrible example" of the
power of money bags, to say nothing of the
methods by which the money bags were
filled. Teller, of Colorado, has grown so
crusty since he passed his 60th year that
there is no living with him, and his col
league, "Wolcott, who is only 43, furnishes a
refreshing contrast with his genial manner,
his practical views of things, his capacity
for hard work, his few speeches, and those
brief and to the point Piatt and Hawjey,
of Connecticut, are 64 and 63 respectively,
but they have maintained their youthful
vicor wonderfull and in usefulness are
among the rare exception to the 60 years
rule.
Old Joe Brown was over 70, when he
dropped out from sheer Inability to keep
cither his legs or his mouth going longer,
and Colauitt. the other Georgian, is prac
tically laid on the shelf at 67 Cullom, of
Illinois, is onlv G2. and has a lot of "Western
.virility in him yet, and his ambition to be'
re-elected and to be called to thePresidency
keep him in training. Voorhees Is 64, and
played out if ever a man was; but good
Democratic timber is so scarce in Indiana
that the Toll Sycamore of tha "Wabash will
be eontinned possibly till he drops out from
complete exhaustion. Allison and "Wilson,
of Iowa, have both just turned the 60 leaf,
bnt they are both
Men of Powerful Physique,
and have in them a tremendous amount of
hard work. Dawes and Hoar, of Massachu
setts, are 75 and 65 respectively, and two more
perfect old grannies could hardly be found
anywhere except in the House of Lords.
Yet they succeed in some way in hanging on
to their Beats to the detriment of their State
and country; for Massachusetts is full of
bright and ambitious young men who are
abreast of the times, and who will do with
enthusiasm the work that a Senator ought
to do to earn his salary. These old men from
Massachusetts are fearfully tedious, and
their absence always gives an impetus to
the work of the Senate.
Stockbridge, the Kalamazoo lumberman
and millionaire, is 65, but would not be of
any use if 20 years younger. His money
bags elected him. George, of Mississippi, is
another 65-year-old veteran who lags super
fluous a dead weight on his State and the
Country, a mossback of the mossbacks.
Stewart, of Nevada, is only 64, but he is
garrulous enough for 70 or 80, and the Sen
ate would be benefited by almost any bright
young man in his place.
Some of the Southern Men.
Matt Ransom, of North Carolina, is also
only 64, but is of but little use. He is past
the day of enthusiasm and hard work.
Wade Hampton, of South Carolina, is 73,
but is happily for himself and the country
retired. Reagan, of Texas, passed volun
tarily out of the Senate at 73, after" having
been awfully tiresome there and in the
House for years, and Coke, of the same
State, and quite as tiresome, still unhappily
hangs on at 62. Barbonr,of Virginia, nas 70
when elected, and will not be heard of dur
ing his term, whioh will end in 1895. Saw
yer, of "Wisconsin, is 75, and for years has
scarcely done so much as to vote. He is
rarely in his seat.
This will give yon an Idea of some of the
dead wood that is in the Senate of the United
States. Younzer men might lack in exper
ience and ability, but they would more than
atone for this in hard, practical work, and
in refraining from counsumption of time
with useless speeches. E. "W. L.
WHAT A DAUGHTER COSTS.
A Lovely Belle Is a Decidedly Hlgh-Priced
Luxury for Her IUch Father.
"Wealthy New York parents moke it a
point of surrounding their daughters with
all the form and luxury that fall to the lot
of a princess, says the New York World.
Her room is a boudoir of Oriental luxury.
Entering it you sink to the ankles in Per
sian, Smyrna and every description of
Turkish rugs In colors Tyre could not rhal;
the walls are hung with beautiful tapes
tries, with chaste Dianas upon them; there
is" a divan with great eider-down pillows and
made savagely luxurious by a tiger skin
thrown carelessly across it to give the
gilded maiden rest when she comes wearied
irom the street or the class room. There
are Turkish or Chinese slippers, cool and
soft to her feet; Oriental wrappers of the
softest and costliest stuffs and the loveliest
of colors; a dressing case studded with
everything dear to a girl's heart, not the
least of which are perfumes costing from 50
cents on ounce to $1 a drop.
In her wardrobe are her hand-embroidered
nightdresses of silk as solt as down and
beautifully designed; and her white iron
bed, with brass knobs, is made so inviting
with its Marseilles or quilted India silk
coverlid in summer, its eider-down spreads
in winter, the hanging cherub above and
the hangings, with their beautiful hand
painted designs, that it might tempt St
Agnes herself to come and lie there. Bat
what money it all costs!
"When she reaches her 18th year she
graduates from the boarding school, and is,
perhaps, sent to a finishing school, when
she becomes a parlor boarder surrounded
with her usual luxury, and gets finishing
touches on deportment All this, it must
be borne in mind, is a preparation for the
matrimonial market Then my youn lady
foes home and the real expenses commence.
f she is a yerj plain girl she must have
every accomplishment that money con give
her. She makes many other calls on her
father's pocketbook. She must formally
come out She must now have dresses
made by Worth or Felix, and may pay as
high as J500 for the making of one of these.
If no family jewels have aesoende'd to her,
she must have diamonds, pearls and other
precious stones, and her equipment must
compare with girls already out "When
bills for the ball are paid, then comes the
allowances for pin money, out of which she
has to assist several lasmonabie charities.
The manicure comes regularly to beautify
her hands and nails, and the chiropodist to
tend her feet Her maid she has always
with her.
The Jackal at a Snafce Hunter,
In the wild regions of Australia yon can
find the laughing jackal, a clumsy, noisy
creature, but a great enemy to the snake,
and as there are as many snakes in Aus
tralia as they tell us there used to be in Ire
land, the jackal is bound to be really useful
and is protected by the Government The
animal jumps about a snake until it can get
a clinch on its neck, when the reptile is
quickly dispatched.
Grasshoppers In Minnesota.
St. PAUL, June SaY-Grasshoppers are
.reported in large quantities in Otter Lake
and Marshall counties, and much 'damage is
.feared will result to crops,
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A EOMD OF DELIGHT.
Mrs. McKee and Mrs. Enssell Harrison
Enjoying Life in London.
BOTH LADIES Iff GREAT DEMAND.
Preparations for the Wedding of the Prin
cess Ionise.
BEAUTIFUL TEOUSSEAU OP THE BPJUS
tBT CABLE TO THZ DtSrATCH.I
Ixhtdos, June 2tt Mrs. McKee and
Mrs. Russell Harrison have been having a
good time in London this week. At tho
state concert they achieved the crowning
honor that is reserved for distinguished
Americans, being presented to the Princs
and-Princess of "Wales and their royal off
spring. A reporter who was present says
that the Princess was particularly pleasant
tothetwoladies. OnThnrsday Henry "White,
First Secretary of the Legation, entertained
them at a luncheon party, and on the same
evening Minister Lincoln gave them a din-,
ner at which 30 people were present, in
cluding Miss Blaine, Mrs. Cameron, thes
Belgian Minister and several members of.
Parliament. Friday night they went to the)
opera, accompanied by Major Post, military
attache to the Legation, and Secretary
"White, and to-day they were entertained a
luncheon by Consul General New.
On Friday they listened to the debate on
the child-labor bill in the House of Com
mons, sitting with Mrs. Peel, wife of tha
Speaker, and attended by Major Post and
Lieutenant Commander Emory, ourmilitary
attache. One reporter was unkind enough
to say in his report of Sir William Har
court's speech on this occasion: "Sir "Will
iam set off under the fire of two chattering
American ladies in Mrs. Peel's gallery, ono
of whom we have reason to believe was tha
daughter of the President of the United
States."
Sought for on All Sides.
Nevertheless, Mrs. McKee and Mrs. Har
rison have had a pleasant time. London
has been at its best since their arrival. Tha
weather has been perfect, the season is at
its height, and they have been courted and
sought after on all hands. Senator Vance
of North Carolina, and Mrs. Vance are in.
London, as is also Senator Gibson, of Louis
iana, Congressman Leopold Morse, of Bos
ton; Horace White, of the New York Even
ing Post; Martin Townsend, of Troy, and
"William H. L. Shock, retired Engineer-in-Chief
of the United States Navy.
The great event of the season will be th
marriage of the Queen's granddaughter,
Princess Louise, of Schleswig-Holstein, to
Prince Aribert, of Anhalt, which will bo
celebrated at "Windsor Castle, July 6. Tha
Queen has contributed handsomely toward
the bride's dowry, and will attend the wed
ding, and the exalted crowd will include
the German Emperor and the Em
press, tho Prince and Princess of
Wales and a swarm of minor German,
royalties. A smart reporter has found tha
Princess' dressmaker, and to-day scores a
beat with a description of the bride's
dresses. The wedding robe, he says, is of
pure white satin, rich, thick and lustrous.
The train springs out very gracefully from
under the basque in straight, plain folds. It
is round in shape, and is bordered with a
thick ruche of orange blossoms.
An Effective Wedding Gown.
The length is not so great as of the court
train, nor is it so wide, and a border of
white buds and blue and green foliage
around it is very effective. The skirt 13
draped with superb Boniton duchesse lace,
with a perfectly balanced pattern of roses,
ivy leaves and scrolls intertwined. The
lace was made from a design drawn by tho
late Prince Consort and was given to tha
Queen. It was worn on the wedding dress
of Princess Christian, the bride's mother,
and is certainly exceptionally beautiful.
The scroll work, in numberless variety of
stitches, borders each deep flounce and di
vides it off into festoons. It falls overs;
thick hemruche of orange blossom and is ar
ranged with most artistic taste. The bodice
is very pretty, being ofu white satin, with
sleeves of lace, similar to that on the skirt,
arranged with the happiest- results over
white chiffon, and with puffs of the chiffon
.drawn up under the lace on the shoulders,
the costlier texture falling with lightness
over the snowy silken muslin. The skirt
is fitted tight and comes over the bodice be
neath a trail of orange blossom.which forms
a floral girdle and hangs down behind in
two long ends over the beautiful satin folds
of the train.
CATTLE ON THE ATLANTIC.
A Bill to Begulate the Trade Presented to
Parliament.
LONDOjr, June 20. A bill prepared by
Mr. Henry Chaplin, President of the Board
of Agriculture, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach,
President of the Board of Trade, and Mr.
Arthur Bower Forwood, Secretary to tha
Admiralty, to provide for the carrying out
of recommendations contained in the report
of the Trans-Atlantic Cattle Trade Commis
sion which was presented on May 16, has
been presented in the House of Commons.
The bill is a brief document and simply
empowers the Board of Agriculture to ap
point any person an inspector to see that
the provisions of the report in regard to tha
conveyance of cattle are fulfilled by shippers
of cattle and masters of vessels carrying
cattle across the Atlantic.
SEVENTY-FIVE STILL HTSSIHQ.
A Car Full of Passengers Imhedded In tha
lUver Near Slonechensteln.
Basle, June 20. Tho bodies of 75 vio.
tims of the terrible disaster which occurred
near Moneohenstein are known to be still
missing. The last carriage of the ill-fated
excursion train remains imbedded in tha
bottom of the river, and it Is believed that
it is crowded with the remains of third-class
passengers who met their death when tha
car crashed through the bridge and mada
its awful plunge.
Engineers who have made an examination
of the carriage say that it is almost impos
sible to move it, so firmly is it fixed in its
present position. Two Americans, who are
said to have been passengers on the wrecked
train, ore reported as missing.
A BEF0BTED MASSACRE.
Insurgents Said to Have Killed Hatch!
Pasha and His Staffi
COJTSTANTINOFLE, Jupe 20. It 13 T-
pprted that Hakki Pasha, of tha Provinca
of Yemen, with 11 of his staff, have been
massacred by insurgents.
The Porte is sending reinforcements to
Yemen, though the officials here assert that
the rising has been suppressed.
The Manjpur Investigation.
Ddblec, June 20. The Exprtu to-day de
clares that Sir John E. Gorst, of the India
office, has tendered his resignation. Tha
opinion is expressed here that should this
turn out to be correct the Maninnr investi
gation and subsequent developments may be
found to have been the cause of Sir John's
action.
Prussian Biet Closed.
BBBLnr, June 20. Tho Emperor has
closed the sessions of the Prussian Diet Ha
expressed himself as being satisfied with the
results of the session.
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