THE PZrOHBTJKG- DISPATCH, 'ELdAY: SEPTEMBER 11, -1891' lB$pafc&. ESTABLISHED FEBRUARY b. 1S46. Vol. W.No. us. Filtered at I'ltuliurg Poetofflcc, November 11. iss7, as eecoml-clatb matter. Business Office Corner Smithfield and Diamond Streets. News Rooms and Publishing House 78 and 80 Diamond Street, in New Dispatch Building. j:PTEKN ADVERTISING OFFICE. ROOM 3, TRIBUNE BUILDING. NEW YORK, where com p'ete flies orTHEDIbPATCHcanalwaTS be found. Foreign advertiers appreciate the convenience. Home advertisers and friends ofTUE DISPATCH, hUe in New York, are also made welcome. THK D1SPA TCUvt rector-far on stz at Brentrtno's, C t'Hion Syxorr, -Vta York, and 17 Ax de 'Opfrt, Farm, Pranct, KVre cnyrmc tcio has been aisap jmnted at a ttotel news stand can obtain it. TUKilS OF THE DISPATCH. TOSTAGE FBEE IN THE CXITCB STATES. Daily Dispatch, One Year $ 8 00 Daily DrsrjtTCH, Per Quarter. 2 00 Daily DisrATCH, Oneilonlb. 70 Daily DisrATCii, Including bandar, 1 Tear.. 10 00 Daily DisrATCn. Including Sunday, Stn'ths. 3 50 Daily Dir.rATCH. Including Sunday, 1 ra'tk.. 93 Fcxdat Dispatcii. One Year 5 50 "Wes-kly Dispatch, One Year. 1 25 The Daily Dispatch Ss delivered by carriers at 33 cents per weeV, or. Including Sunday Edition, at 3J cents per -week. PITTSBURG, FRIDAY, SEPT. 11, ISaL CLEAN THE STREETS! This is Exposition time, when hundreds of thousands of strangers will come within our pates during the season; and a loud call is in order upon the Street Depart ment to make the premises passably pre sentable. They are not up to this standard now. On the contrary, while the people of every city are, on occasions, disposed to hold their own particular streets the dirtiest in creation, we think any unprejudiced jury would feci compelled to award the premium for general slovenliness in this particular to our own burg at the. present moment. TnE DisPATCn has been abundantly willing to make allowance for the diffi culties Chief Bigelow has had to encounter during the past few years in the matter of street cleaning. Building operations, mud carried into town from unpaved streets, and a" great deal of public work to be pushed and superintended, have furnished an excuse. But these conditions no longer exist. The present dirty state of the streets of Pittsburg, especially in the lower part of the town, is the resultof sheer inattention. Some of the approaches to the Exposition building, especially between Liberty and Penn, are man-els of unsightlinesa and untidiness, and are apt to make the visitor wonder whether or not they are intended as a special exhibit of how not to do it. It is not there alone, however, but also in important business sections that the pre vailing want of cleanliness and of neatness is proclaimed. The expenditure of plenty of water, of notices to property holders to put their sidewalks in order, and of comparatively few dollars from the city treasury in get ling the roadways in order, would quickly remedy all this. Let Chief Bigelow make a quiet tour of inspection for himself; and, from what we know of Ms capacity for cloing things when aroused, we will feel sure forty-eight hours will witness a very sauch-needed transformation scene. Take a look around, Chief 1 ONLY A CAMPAIGN TAKX. The campaign falsehood of the free traders who asserted that foreign farmers 'were able to purchase American farm im plements cheaper than they can be bought at home has been completely refuted. The free traders attempted to make farm ers believe that the manufacturers were enabled, on account of the high protective tariff, to charge big pncc3 here, while abroad they had to take lower prices be cause they entered into competition with machines made in England. Such state ments as these were made with intent to deceive, but the free traders forgot there was a means of findins whether they were telling the truth or not Twenty-six shippers of machinery and implements from Xew York were recently interviewed, and each of thein produced books to show that their wholesale prices to purchasers abroad were the same as those received from buyers at home. If it be the case that foreign farmers can ob tain their implements cheaper than their prototype-, at home, then the merchants a'rtad mast be 0eating in American ma chinery at a heavy lnss.for the freight must Wadded to the cost price in Xew York. It is hardly to be reasonably expected that foreign merchants will stand in with American free traders and suffer immense losses for the sake of allowing them to Tisate about lower prices abroad than at tome for American goods. IIEPCDEICAXISM IS GROWING. A number of incidents have happened lately which add weight to the belief that the days of the reign of sovereigns over Great Britain are numbered. In a speech before one cf the houses of the Canadian Parliament the other day, one of the mem bers said that the time was fast approach ing when Canada could no lender submit to be called a colony of Great Britain, and it is well known that dissatisfaction over the existing state of affairs has been growing rapidly for some time past In another part of the British Empire, Aus tralia, the dissatisfaction has been even raoie forcibly expressed, and it would not be surprising were the third continent to lake steps at any tune to sever its connec tion with the parent country. The ex jiression of the laboring people at the re cent congress of tho Trades Union men in England toward the royal family is also Significant The attitude of Ireland is well known. It was through her blind conservatism, and the domineering, greedy and insular pKtism of her old colonial system that England lost her chief American colonies, ami while her present colonial system is far more generous, yet the self-governing c&lmiies must have the rights of citizen ship or they w ill all ultimately sever their connection with the Empire. A writer in k recent number of the Westminster lie te offers as a suggestion a remedy which anay be a solution of the difficulty. He advis?1; that an imperial federation be formed, but this cannot be done unless the xxjlonies are given a full and proportion ated share in the Imperial Parliament Britain must enter into the federation and become a province of the Empire upon the siac t rms as the other colonies. It is liekL though, that voluntary federation is impossible as long as the peace of the world is not disturbed. The selfish inter ests of those now in power overrule all Considerations of the common welfare of the nation, and these aie not MJcely to be relinquished until war makes it appareut that without confedera tion the Empire cannot be held together wilfl certainty. Under these circufh- stances the selfish interests might be. over ruled by the necessity for the combined defense of the whole Empire, and feeling as they do, is it to be thought strange that the colonics at the present time take so little apparent interest in tho burning questions which are now agitating the European nations? That they would seize the proper occasion to enforce equality cannot be doubted, unless in the meantime a complete change of sentiment should occur. The present generation may witness either an imperial confedera tion of the colonies, including Britain, or, what is more likely, It may gaze upon the disintegration of the Empire and the es tablishment of republican forms of gov ernment in Australia and in Canada. PENNSYLVANIA TVlX.Ii BE THERE. It is gratifying to observe the earnest ness with which the Pennsylvania World's Fair Commission is getting down to busi ness. Progress has been necessarily some what delayed by the untimely death of Charles & Wolfe, who had been chosen commissioner, but Benjamin F. Whitman, of Erie, who was yesterday elected to fill the vacant place, is regarded as a strong selection, and pledges himself to push the work. Lewis Emery, Jr., reports to the com mission that arrangements are under way for exhibiting to the world the pre-eminence of Pennsylvania in the production of oil and gas. The other great industries of the Keystone State are receiving due attention. The lady members of the com mission are fully abreast of their asso ciates in that activity which is certain to insure success. There is, therefore, every reason to believe that the Commonwealth, which is really thegreatest in the country, will be adequately represented on the shores of Lake Michigan in 1892. SLAVERY STILL EXISTS. Following closely upon the heels of the announcement that slavery exists in Liberia, comes the news that a cargo of three hundred slaves, bound for San Benito, Mexico, put into Drake's Bay, ten miles from San Francisco, CaL The latter are natives of the Gilbert Islands on their way to work on the coffee plantations, and are said to be under contract, but the faot remains that they are in reality slaves, and a shudder of horror that such a state of affairs can exist in this enlightened age will creep over the moralists. Yet slavery has existed in the United States for many years and nothing has been done to prevent it There are on the Pacific coast hundreds of Chinese women and coolies who are held in bondage as closely as were the negroes before the War. There have been actual sales of women In the .city of San Francisco, and it is well known there that their value is from S800 to $2,500. Scarcely a vcek passes on the Pacific coast but ac counts are published of the escape and re capture of Chinese female slaves. These have neither created horror nor have they induced attempts to establish their free dom. Occasionally when a Chinese woman applies to the courts for relief, she is given a home, but only in such cases is there the least Interference with the rights of the Chinese masters. Before rescuing parties are sent to the Gilbert Islands or to Liberia, it might be well to wipe out the slave trade in the United States, THE EVOLUTION OF STRIKED It is apparent from an examination of the situation that strikes among the labor ing classes are likely to become less frequent each year until the time shall come when they will be unknown. Both the employers and the employed recognize the fact that the proper way to settle dif ferences as to wages, hours of labor and other questions Is by arbitration. The feeling of the laboring men was expressed the other day in the Trades Union meet ing in England, where a speaker declared that it was criminal to strike where arbi tration could be made to answer. On the other hand, the employers are giving evi dences that they are willing to settle dif ferences in this manner, and it is believed that the interests of both classes are more closely joined to-day than they have ever been in the past In the recent differences that have been adjusted in this country arbitrary demands by both sides have been less closely adhered to and it was due to the feeling that strikes are disadvantageous for all concerned, that concessions were made on both sides. When the time comes that the strike is the only and last resort, the laborer, as well as the employer, will find the condition materially improved. In France the evolution of strikes is now in progress and the higher forms of the settlement of difficulties have not yet been reached. There is in that country a noticeable excessive disproportion between causes and effects. In this country, if strikes come at all, it is only after long negotiations which have resulted unsatis factorily, but in France the strikes take at the outset a character furious with ani mosity and no attempt is made at arbitra tion. It is asserted that the cause of this is not difficult to discover and that it is due to the fact that the workmen, instead of confiding the defense of their interests to men connected with their own trade, have recourse to politicians or men of an other trade. Happily for the workingmen of the United States, they now have the good sense to refuse to be led by politi cians or by those who only seek their own aggrandizement The calling in of people whose interests are not the same as those of the workingmen is very dangerous, but the laboring people in the United States have learned by experience to avoid self Etyled philanthropic coadjutors. They find, as will the French workingmen, that they can succeed better when they take the management of their affairs in their own hands. WEARY OF SO-CALLED REALISM. The assertion is made that the demand for so-called realistic literature is growing smaller and that the public taste is chang ing for the better. Such a statement, com ing at a time when the human mind seemed to have a morbid and greedy crav ing for the impure in fiction, is almost too much to be desired, to be implicitly be lieved. An examination of the books dis played in the stores certainly does not in dicate that there has been a recent im provement, although the dealers state that sales of books that would have been inter dicted in the days of our forefathers, are not nearly so large as they were a year ago, and that there is a considerable in crease in the demand for fiction of the higher grade and for the magazines. Still, at almost any hour of the day, school boys and school girls, young men and young women maybe seen on the streets, carrying under their arms books, com pared with which, the dime novel of twenty years ago was harmless. A WTiter in a recent magazine declares that he cannot determine where to place the responsibility for the degradation of public taste in the matter of literature. It does not take a very searching investi gation to lead to the conclusion that the responsibility rests with the publishers, and that the discovery of the fact that books could be published, in paper form and placed on the market for small prices has been the principal cause of the vitiated taste. Prior to this- discovery the reading of the general public was confined to such works as could be obtained from libraries, and In none of these Institutions could be found such Impure literature as can now, be seen on every side. But publishers' found that there was a ready sale for translations from French writers and for all kinds of materialistic stories, and since then the market has been flooded with the most vicious literature. It is a melancholy fact that a large proportion of humanity is ready at alb times to be led astray; but, at the same time, it is encouraging to hear that they are wearying of the nauseating doses, bound in book form, that the pub lishers have been giving them. The social reformers who have been harping on this subject will now come forward and claim a victory to which they are not in the least entitled. It is the good sense of the American brain that is at last asserting it self. An earthquake was the cause of the col lapse of numerous buildings in San Salvador. If the authorities of New York could only assign as natural a reason for the collapse of buildings, then they would hove more peace ful dreams than they are experiencing at present. The Labor Congress in England is wrest ling with political questions now. The ad visability of remunerating members of Par liament was discussed at length, the idea being that at some future time a representa tive of the laboring classes might be sent there. There is no reason why a member of Parliament should not be paid for the time he actually works for the benefltof his coun try, but time checks should be kept to see that he doesn't receive more than his ser vices are worth. An Atchison man during a married "life of five years paid all the funeral expenses of six of his wife's relatives. If this is the cus tomary manner of treating married men, no wonder the young ladies of Kansas are complaining that there are no marriageable men in market. It seems that the phrase, "See Naples and die" could appropriately be supplanted by "Rule Haiti and die." Of the fifteen rulers over that island one served his term out, one was Starved to death, ono com mitted suicide, another was poisoned, two were murdered, seven were exiled, and two escaped from the island. The latest returns do not indicate that the insurance companies are anxious to tako risks on the life of Hip polyte. Jennie June declares that the great art oflife is to eliminate. A great many politi cians in the anti-protection camp will wish they had conquered this art when they wake up on the morning after election. Canada's complaint that her affairs re ceive but little attention in the United King dom cannot now be j ustly made. The British press Is displaying the greatest interest in the revelation of corruption at Ottawa, and is commenting unpleasantly on the colonial politics. The United States has tho satisfac tion, however, of knowing that it can repay old scores by offering a safe retreat for some of tho defaulting Canadian officials. The recognition of the Junta's Govern ment in Chile by the United States has been made at last. It is supposed that the author ities have now conceded that "better late than never" is an excellent maxim. The press of England finds cause for alarm in the fact that France and Russia have agreed to act together on tho Chinese question. The truth of the matter is that France and Russia wanted something to agree upon that would not excite the sus picion of the Dreibund, and they chose this subject. If they could only agree as to tho length the Kaiser ought to grow his beard the whole of Europe would feel relieved. The colored man is having a hard time both East and West. They decline to have him in the Cincinnati hotels, and in Massa chusetts they decline to put ltim on tho ticket. Even religion is now drawn into the vortex of' discord in Europe. Tho conver sion of Princess Sophie of Prussia, wife of the Crown Prince of Greece, to the Greek Church, has produced a cold feeling between Germany and Greece, and has strengthened Russia's influence with the Grecian ruler. NAMES FREQUENTLY SEEK. Queen Victoria puts in her spare tim e plying the crotchet needle. Jcl.es Simon, the celebrated French economist, detests tobacco, and says that ho is an inveterate enemy of alcohol. 31ns. P. T. Baunum, widow of the late P. T. Barnum, the great showman, was a passenger on the Aurania, which arrived from Queenstown Monday. Hon. William Strong, ex-Justice of the United States Supreme Court, with his family, is the guest of Mrs. Edward' Davies at Pottstown, Pa. BishOp Dwengeh, of Fort Wayne, who at the time of his ordination in 1S73 was the youngest known Bishop, is dying at his homo of heart failure. James N. Pidcock, of White House, N. J., former Congressman from that State, and prospective candidate forGovernor, expects to market over 100,000 baskets of peaches this year. Bishop Strossmayer, of Pesth, is re ported to say that in 50 years there will be no more crowned beads in Europe, not even in Russia, and that a European war will bo certain within three years. It is interesting to be informed that Lord and Lady Aberdeen sat at the same table on the Majestic with' Mrs. McKee and Mrs. Har rison, and permitted them to become very "social." For such condescension many thanks. The resemblance of Miss Mary Lincoln to her distinguished grandfather is mental, not physical, for she is small, with a pretty face and winning manners. Her education has been thorough, and she is well read on many subj ects. John E. Eedino, who was a member of Congress from New Hampshire from 1841 to 1S5S, is still living and in good health at Portsmouth. Of his colleagues from New England, Robert C. Winthiop is said to be the only survivor. Mb. Edward T. Holden, the new Glad stonian member of the House of Commons for 'Walsall, is tho one hundred and twenty third new member who has entered the House sinco the general election of 18S8. Tho House of Commons consists of 670 mem bers. The home of Presiden t Carnot's mother was entered by burglars the other night and many articles of value were deliberately carried off, Tho watch dog, a fierce animal, had been liberated the previous day and failed to report for duty in time for busi ness. Holding Buck for Pittsburg Factories. Findlay, Sept. 10. Special.--The Union Windsor Glass Company, of this city, started its fires to-day and will bo blowing glass by the last of noxt week. It is tho first glass house of tho enthe West to start. Tho other glass houses are said to be willing to sign the scale and start, but are held back by the inaction of the Pittsburg houses. Waiting for Money to Come. Indianapolis Journal. it may be that Governor Campbell is wait ing in Ohio to receive a trunkful of money from the Cobden Club and their allies, the agents of the loieign morcbants .doing busi ness in this country, who reside in New York. Hon. TV. L. Scott Very III Yet. Eeie, Sept. 10. Special. Hon. W. L. Scott has improved so greatly while in Newport that two members of his family lelt ireo to return to Erie to-day. They have hopes of his ultimate recovery, though he is still a very sick man. AMONG THE LOAN PAINTINGS. 1 Those who are interested In art find a rich treat in the large collection now to be seen at the Exposition. Seldom have so many fine paintings been brought together in Pittsburg. Ono visit is far from sufflcient to see and appreciate them all. Besides be ing delightful in itself this exhibition is most useful in t:ivlng a just idea of the ten dency of modern art, and to many, it may be, a true conception of the meaning of tho term "realism," as applied to painting. Or course ono misses many distinguished names among the great artists of the century, but still there are fine examples, of the French school, as well as work by Russian, German and Belgian masters. Courbet, the - apbstle of realism, is at his best in landscape paint ing, in which his wonderful vigor, nerve and truth to nature have free scope. The two canvases which hang in this collection are executed entirely by the palette knife, and are superb in their richness of color. The finer, perhaps, belongs to Mr. Lockhart; it presents nature in so strong and severe an aspect that one turns almost with relief to the sunshine of the Van Maroke beside it. This is indeed a delightful picture. It recalls the sunny fields of Normandy, and the luminous at mosphere of a warm day, the thirst of cattle, and the restful abandonment of the girl's at. titude are all rendered by a most skillful hand. Van Marcke proved himself worthy of his master, Troyon, and his work will be more and more appreciated as time goes by. "Cows in Pasture" is a small picture, but a treasure in its warm glow of colors, its simplicity and truth. There are four Geromes In the col lection, but it wou!d,be difficult tQ Justly ap preciate the master from any of these, as they scarcely suggest his masterpieces, "The Cock Fight" and "Napoleon Before the Sphinx." Indeed, one must see many Geromes and must study them well before being able to enter into the spirit of the work. The best example in this collection is "The Vapor Bath," the nude figure or a woman, in which the drawing and the fine gray tones are remarkable. "Tho Two .Majesties ' is also a strong ploture. striking in effect and carefully executed. The lion's head is nobly drawn, and the conception is characteristic and original. Of all the French painters Henner seems to be one of the most popular and widely known in the United States, and yet not all sincerely admire his cadaverous flesh tints, his red draperies, and the frouzy auburn hair which hangs into the eyes of every head he lias ever painted. Neverthe less, he has a charm of his own, which is easier to feel than to express; his individ uality is great, he is no Imitator, no follower of any sohool, but is always Henner. Some of his work is most important to art, for ex ample, the "Creole" in the Luxembourg, which serves as an admirable study in color to young painters. Four of his heads may be seen here, all of them characteristic. Among the most interesting works in tho exhibition are the three paintings by Cazin. Still a young man, he is a remark able exponent of the modern French school, and is a poet as well as a realist. His land scapes aie honest impressions of nature, done with marvelous facility and force; every touch of the brush tells, and there is nothing labored or studied in this free, spon taneous and vigorous execution. "Gather ing Clouds" is notable for its truth and beauty. "A Village Street" represents the one long, draggling street of Barbizon, the home ot Millet and Rousseau, and tho spot dearest to all Frencn landscape painters. Another Cazin,a"Landscape," unfortunately hangs too high to bo well seen; it is a beauti ful and simple effect of a field under low and cloudy skies. Lerolle should be mentioned in connec tion with Cazin. as his style is somewhat similar, nis "Haystacks" is a fine early morn ing effect: dawn is Just breaking over the level field, and tho coolness of the atmos phere is admirably rendered in transparent grays. The woman's advancing figure is well handled. "Tho Sisters" and "A Har vest Field" are also fine specimens fiom his brush. There is but one Munkacsy in the col lection.and that is the almost perfect work of a master hand. It is "A Villa" nearly hid den among trees, the snnlight flickering on the roadway and the stone wall, and so sim ple, true and natural does it seem that one lingers before it, almost expecting to see the leaves quiver and the shadows change. Near it is a scarcely adequate representation, of Rosa Bonheur, which does not recall the superb "Labourage Niveruais" of this artist. Schreyer is represented by four fine canvases. "Noonday Rest" is magnificent in its richness of color, and the "Arab Cav alry" is a superbly dramatic piece of work. "Dawn" and the "Wallachlnyi Team sters" are also excellent: in the latter the effect of snow in the air is wonder ful, and icy blasts-seem to blow from the picture. A landscape by Diaz takes us into the very heart of the Forest of Fontainebleau. Per vaded by a poetio atmosphere, admirably rich in coldr and absolutely true to nature, these woodland scenes are unrivaled. "The Bohemians" and "Three Girls" are fine ex amples ot his glowing color; otherwise they are not so satisfactory. Everyone is famil iar with Jacque, and he is always a favorite. He is not at his best in "Life in a Barn," which seems rather cold, but the picture in Colonel Schoonmakei's group is admirable in all respects, the landscape and the woman leaning on a staff being as finely done as the sheep. The two Ilaquettes are remarkable, especially "The Departure," which is full of movement and force. The transparent water, the boat riding over tho dashing waves, tho strong men straining every sinew as they bond to the oar, are all exe cuted with truth and vigor. In this same gioup hangs "Sunlight and Shadows," an exquisite work by George Michel, in its sen timent and simplicity one of the best things in tho gallery. There is a fine "Still Life," by Vollons. Leon Perrault, Bougueroau's most distin guished pupil, followed closely in tho steps of his master, unfortunately reproducing even his faults and mannerisms. But his work is always pleasing, and "Hide and Seek" Is a lovely picture, correct and care ful in composition and delicate in coloring. The background is conventional: and on the wholo this ennvas is superior to "The Queen of the Meadows," by tho same artist. Bouguereau is represented by "Augustina," a beautifully and carefully painted head, lacking, however, in oolor and effect. Tho "Landscape," by Corot, Is a fine can vas by this great artist; his atmosphere is always unequalled, and this picture is soft, dreamy and poetic. A most graceful and coquettish figure shows the hand of Madra zo. "The Flower Girl" is finely painted, with all the artist's "chio" and facility, and his skill in reproducing fabrics Is hore fully shown. Near this is a very pretty Ver boockhoven. "The Greeting," by Kaemmerer, is oxqui sltein coloring: Corcos' "Will He Come?" has fine, gray tones and is excellent in style, and Casanova's "Monk" is very cleverly handled, the execution "scrree" and tho de tail remarkable. Three beautiful pictures hang side by side in the small room. "A Harvest Field," by Jnlien Dupre; "An Evening Reverie," by Ridgeway Knight, and "A Soup Party," by Adrian Moreau. Dupre's work is nature itself, and therefore is the most important from the artist's standpoint, though per haps not so beautiful a picture as Knight's. "An Evening Reverie" Is soft and golden in tone, the girl's face Is thoughtful and dreamy in expression, and tho whole is full of sentiment and charm. Robio paints roses as they have never been painted be foie, and therefore very wisely confines himself to reproducing the qneen of flowers. Mr. Jackson displays a beautiful speoimen of his woik. and as we look at these dewy blossoms.pale pm k and rich crim&on.we envy tile Queen of Belgium, whoso boudoir is en tirely decorated by this artist. Geza-Tesko must not be forgotten, for "The Hot Potato" is an intereiosting and very cleverly exe cuted picture. But to, truly appreciate the great merit of this exhibition one must go many times and carefully study tho tech nique of each artist; one would be amply repaid for the small effort thus involved by the result, a better comprehension of the power of art A TALK WITH GETSB. The Minister to Spain and the President Discuss Cuban Reciprocity. Cai-e May, Sept. 10 Special. General E. Bud Grubb, Minister to Spain, and Captain J. W. Wharton called at the shore capitol this morning. General Grubb had a con ference with the President on Spanish re ciprocity. This afternoon tho President and his en tire family and a number of invitod guests took carriages for Schellenger's Landing, where they embarked on tho yacht Clover, Captain Sooy, for a Bailing and crabbing trip. The day was superb for the trip. The vicht left the waters of 'the sound behind her at a fine rate. Tho sky was without a cloud. A couple of bushels of pinch crabs and a strlnor of croakers rewarded the no. tience of the party. THE PAK-EEPOTLIC C0NGBESS. A Movement to Organize It Started in Phil adelphia. Philadelphia Press. The Pan-Republic Congress which would take definite steps to establish a tribunal for arbitrating international differences be tween republics has been the dream of many minds for half a century. It was pro posed by Cloy, and it has been urged by ono thinker and poet after another as a plan big with blessings for the race. Tho movement to organize such a congress has passed dur ing the last two years through the succes sive stages of indefinite enthusiasm, agita tion, and systematic promotion, which cul minate In the meetings to be held here on October 12 and 13. These meetings in Inde pendence Hall and ip tho Academy of Musio are intended to give a basis for organization which will place the movement upon a solid footing, furnish it with a constituency, and command public attention. It is easy at the beginning of.such a move ment to see itsobstacles and hindrances.and to undervalue agitation and the tides of opinion1; but it is impossible to avoid seeing that many causes are now uniting to pro mote a distinct union and contact of the peoples as such. Even in Russia tho visit of the French fleet was accepted as extended from people to people. This was still more true of the stay of the same fleet in England. A vigorous and popular agitation in this country, such as is to be set on foot by the meeting hore at the opening of the anniver sary year of American discovery, will lead to action by Congress, and Congress has it in its power to assemble a body which can make effective the desire for a permanent interna tional tribunal which all Republics will join in organizing and all agree in recognizing. Suoh a plan deserves, and we doubfnot will receive, the earnest and hearty support of this city, which fbr more than a century has been associated in the minds of men nlll-n with the dawn and the nnnndav snlen- 'dor of Independence, freedom and a govern ment or law. FASSETT'S H0HTNATI0IT. New York World: Mr. Piatt has nominated Mr. Fassett for Governor. In this he has acted as tho purveyor for tho administra tion at Washington, not concerning himself to inquire what the wish of the Republicans in the State might happen to be. New Yobk Advertiser: With Fassett and Flower in the field for Governor, the defeat of New York City when a candidate for tho World's Fair can be made an issue in this corner of the State. Flower fought for New York City, while Fassett was furious in his hostility under orders from Mr. Piatt New Yobk Recorder. We fold the banner of White and throw to the breeze the banner of the Rochester nominee. 'The young statesman whom a serious convention se lected yesterday in preference to a score of trusted veterans to lead tho party will have no more zealous friends than those who sup ported President White, of Cornell, for the nomination. PnniAnELrHiA Press.- The New York Re publicans have nominated a ticket com posed of clean, able, aggressive Republicans. The choice of Mr. Fassett for Governor ap pears to have been the result of a spontane ous expression of opinion by the delegates, and not of any attempt to force his name on the convention. Since ho accepted the office of Collector of the Port of New York he has hardly been mentioned as a probable nom inee. New Yoke Tribune: The Tnbunebas no doubt that this view of the matter is right. It will support Mr. Fassett with genuine sat isfaction and pleasure. He is a fine example of a class of men, happily growing larger in this country evoryyear, who are bringing to our politics character without cant, abil ity without demagogy, purpose both disin terested and patriotic, and that warm zeal and deep fidelity to the interests of the peo ple whioh grow out of a pure-minded enjoy ment of politics and publlo service. New Yobk Times: Mr. Fassett's personal ity, indeed, is the strength of the tickot. Its weakness is derived from Mr. Piatt and the hand he had in making it. Unlike the Demo crats, the Republicans of New York have never, In recent years, nominated for the Governorship a man who in respect to abil ity or character was unworthy to hold the office. Mr. Fassett sustains and oven ad vances the standard of that honorable tra dition. His ability has been abundantly demonstrated in his leadership of his party on the floor of the Senate for several years. Botjfai.0 Express: The Machine worked very smoothly at Rochester yesterdav after it got under way. Tho well-meant efforts of some Republicans at this end of the State delayed the start a little, but after steam was once up nothing oould stop the lmpotus of the mighty engine. Such trivial consid erations as the need for every Republican vote in November seem to have been lost sight of in tho intoxication of power. For once there was harmony between the lead ers of the two factions of tho Republican party. The Piatt element was willing to take the risk and the Miller men wero will ing they should. A Tternsal to Lower Oil Freight Bates. Cuicaoo, Sept. 10. The Freight Depart ment of tho Central Traffic Association has just concluded an important meeting. Among the matters considered was a com munication from tho Independent Refiners' andOil Shippers' Association demanding are duction of at least 25 per cent in the present rates on oil, and requesting that prorating arrangements bo re established. A resolu tion'Was adopted that no reductions could be made in the present rates, or any change in territory to which through rates are pub lished. When the Eagle Sreams. Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. The Ohio Republican eagle bears aloft the McKinley bill in its beak. And when ho screams the Deraooratlo barnyard rooster slides from his proud perch on his native dunghill, and seeks shelter under the dark est manger of the cow shed. This is a truo statement, in symbolic utterance, of the present campaign. DEATHS HEBE AND ELSEWHERE. U, Pornzzl, Italian Statesman. The death of Ubaldino Peruzzi, the Ital ian statesman, was announced yesterday In Lon don. Peruzzi was born in Florence April 2, 1821, and came from an ancient patrician Tuscan family. He was educated in Paris and studied some time in Germany. After his return to Tuscany, he became known as an economist and publicist. After the flight of the Grand Duke, Peruzzi was elected a member of the Provisional Government of Flor ence, and was Intrusted with a delicate mission to France. In I860, after the annexation of his coun try to Sardlna, he was chosen a deputy from Flor ence to the National Parliament of Turin. He was made Minister of Public Works in 1881. under Cavour. and held that post under M. Iiicasoll and took a great Interest in the development of Italian railways. When l!lcasU's Ministry was retired, before that of Ratazzi, Peruzzi became one of the leaders of the opposition, and when Katazzl's Cab inet fell, he was given the portfolio of the Interior, which he held until the close of September, 1861. John ITnle, B, & O. Telegrapher. John Hale,.B. & O. telegraph operator at the Glen wood office, dropped dead at 8:15 Wednes day evening while having his hand on the key of nis instrument uuu iraciviiig ttuiu umcis, no was unmarried and lived at Glenwooa and was 25 years orage. He was fonuerlv a resident of Cumber land. JId., and was well known all along the line from Pittsburg to Cumberland. George John Carnegie. George John Carnegie, ninth Earl of Northesk, and a very distant relative ofour'own Andrew Carnegie, died in London yosterday. He will be succeeded In the title by his eldest son. Lord RosehlU. The late Earl, who was at one time Lieu tenant of the Scots Fusilier Guards, was born In isa. Ex-Congressman Clark. Ex-Congressman Clark, of Neenah, Wis., died at Theresa, N. Y at 8 o'clock yesterday morning. Ills lamur. ur. uarneii, ana Messrs, Shattuct and Stuart, his partners, Herewith Mm to the last, inev win man mini me re day, arrli ing at Ncenah at 5:40 Saturday They will start with the remains to- Obltnary Notes. TiieodobeF. BniSTiE, CityKdltorof the Louis ville Evening Post, died ednesday ni jtht or ty phoid fever. He was 30 years old and unmarried. Mrs. Susan Morris GCRNSEYdied last week at her home at Tioga, Pa., aged 74 years. She was a daughter of the late Judge Samuel W. Morris, one ol ttie pioneers of Tioga county, and the wife or the late John W. Gurnsey, a distinguished lawyer and politician. Mmk. Emily ARBAS, for 0 years a member of the religious order of the Sacred Heart, died at New York Wednesday, aged si jears. She was a native of New York. During her y-:frs or con nection with the order she w as a consistent and laitbful worker and teacher. Erastus D. Goodwin, of Salisbury, Conn., who wastnown as Farmer Goodwin In all parts of Western Conntctlcut, died recently aged 68 j ears. He was a member of the State Legislature inlG9, 1885 and 188G. He was an influential Democrat and .wrote much for the newspapers. ODE MAIL POUCH. Complexions of Congresses. To the Kditor of The Dispatch: Is it not true that the Republicans have controlled the majority of Congresses since the government was founded? K. G. Dp Boise, September!). No. The followinglist will show the com plexions of tho different Congresses: The Flist and Second Congresses had both Houses Federal; in the Third and Fourtn, the Senate Federal, tho Hbnse Democratic Republican; the Fifth and Sixth, both Fed eral; tho Soventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth. Eleventh, Twelfth. Thirteenth, Fourteenth, FIfteonth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eigh teenth, both Democratic-Republican; tho Twentieth and Twenty-first, both Demo cratic; tho Twenty-secondand Twenty-third, the Senate National Republican, the House Democratic: tho Twenty-fourth, Twenty fifth and Twenty-sixth, both Democratic; the Twenty-seventh, both Whig: the Twenty eighth, the Senate Whig, the. House Demo cratic; the Twenty-ninth, both Democratic: the Thirtieth, the Senate Democratic, the House Whhr; the Thirtr-flrHt. Thirtv-affnond. Thirty-third and all except tho last part of the Thirty-fourth, both Houses Democratic: the last part of the Thirty-fourth, the Senate Democratic and the House Republican: the Thirty-fifth, both Houses Democratic, second session of the Thirty-sixth Congress, Senate Democratic and the House Republican; Thirth-seventh, Thirty-eishth, Thirty-ninth, Fortieth, Forty-first, Fortv-second and Forty-third Congresses, both Houses Repub lican: Forty-fourth Congress, March 4, 1S75, and the Forty-fifth Congress, Senate Repub lican and the House Democratic, Fortv-sixth Congress, both Houses Demooratlc;"Forty seventh, both. Republican; Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth and Fiftieth, the Senate Repub lican, the House Democratic; the Fifty-first, uum xiuuses uepumican; tne next congress, the Senate Republican and the House Demo cratic. Boiled Them to Death. To tho Editor of the Dispatch: I notice that the Persian Shah recently sentenced a man to bo boiled to death. Was not this punishment formerly practiced in Europe? W. C. D. Wheeling, September 10. Boiling to death was onqe in vogue Jn Eugland, Germany, France, 8pain and Italy, but only for the most heinous crimes. The murder of abonofactor or of a very near relative was punished in this way, and in England poisoners were boiled to death. Thero aro 17 instances on record of this sen tence being carried out in England, dating from tho reign of Henry III. to that or Ed ward VI., when the statute was l cpoaled. Tho condemned person was placed in a largo iron pot, over which was fitted a covering having a hole, through which his head was passed, a bar being placed under the chin to prevent the viotim from plunglns his head beneath thcr water, and, by suicide, antici pating the sentence. The pot wasfllled with cold water, a slow fire kindled underneath, and the heat gradually raised In order that the punishment might last the longer. In one instance the victim was placed in tho vesel at daybreak, and at sundown was still alive. The repeal of the statute, in the time of Edward VI., was opposed by several prominent members of Parliament, who ar gued that poisoning would become a com mon crime if the punishment were not made severe. Fra DIavolo in History. To tho Editor of Tho Dispatch: Was the Fra Diavoto of Auber's opera a historical or imaginary character? II. E. East End, September 10. Fra DIavolo, or Brother Devil, was a pop ular Italian hero of the latter part of tho eighteenth century. Originally a goatherd of Calabria, he entered a monastery and was there known as Fra Angolico, but finding religion not to his taste, no abandoned the cowl and gown and Joined a band of rob bers, soon becoming their chief. During the political and military convulsions of the years preceding the French conquest, he served as a mercenary on any side Which paid him best. He took part in several in surrections in South Italy and Sicily, was finally captured by tho Neapolitans and hanged in lt'00, aged 46. Ho was a man of great personal courage, some military abil ity, and, by his profession, was commended to the hearts of the Italian populace, who still cherish his memory in legends and songs. Like many of his class, he was gen erous to the poor and often gave away in charity the money he had taken from the Tich. The popular opera of Auber contains nothing of his history or oharacter but . the name. Army Commanders "laving. To the Editor of The Dispatch: How many of the army commanders ot tho lato war are there still living? G. A. R. PrrrsBmiO, September 10. Of the commanders orf armies during the war for the Union there still survive General Rosecrans and General Buell, Army of tho Cumberland; General Schofleld, Army of tho Ohio; General Butler, Armv of tho James; General Pope, Army of Virginia; General John G. Parke, Army of tho Potomac; Gen eral Banks, Army of the Gulf; General How ard, Armv of the Tennessee, and General Slocum, the Army of Georgia. Of these General Schofleld is in command of tho nrmy, General Rosecrans is Register of the Treasury, General Buell resides in Ken tucky and General Pope is on the retired list and lives in St. Louis. General Parke is also on tho retired list. Ho commanded the Army of tho Potomac temporarily only, and was over the Ninth Corps, both East and West. General Banks is a Representative in Congress, General Howard Is stationed in New York and General Slocum residos in Brooklyn. BoIIroads to the Pacific. To the Editor of The Dispatch t How many lines of railroad connect tho Easfwith the Pacific coast? II. R. Alleqhent, September 10. Five. Tho Southern Pacific; Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe; Central Pacific; North ern Pacific, and tho CanadianPaclfic The King or Ilolland. To the Editor of The Dispatch: Will you please inform me who is the ruler of Holland? J. C. Pittsecbq, September 10. King William III. OEDEE OF CHOSEN FRIENDS. Officers Elected by the Supreme Council at the Annual Session. Washington, Sept. 10. At tho session of the Supreme Council of tho Order of Choson Friends to-day the following Supremo officers were elected: Councilor, M. II. Morso, Now York City; Assistant Councilor, W. B. Wilson, Newark, N. J.; Vice Councilor, C. M. Arnold, San Francisco; Recorder, T. B. Linn, Indianapo lis; Treasurer, W. J. Newton", Washington, D. C; Medical Examiner, Prof. Henry Jame son, Indinnapolis; Prelate, George W. Ber call, Louisville; Marshal, J. P. Vannest, Woostor, O.; Warden, William M. Bamberg, Houston, Tex.; Guard, William A. Green, Portsmouth. Va.; Trustees, L. R. Webster, Oakland, CaL; N. B. Killmer, Brooklyn; F V. Buschick, Chicago: James B. Stubbs, Gal veston; James A. McMillan, St. Louis. NO CHANGE IN BOJXEB PRICES. Tho Next Meeting of the Manufacturers Will Be Held In Pittsburg. New York,' Sept. 10. Tho manufacturers of wrought iron pipe and boiler tubes held their regular meeting to-day in this city. Representatives v. ere present from the lend ing firms of tho country, C. B. Herron pre sided, with James H. Murdooh, also of Pitts burg, as Secretary. It was decided to make no change in prices at present, and the meeting adjourned to meet at Pittsburg on the 30th of this month. The mnniifactnrers say that the outlook for business, which has been much depressed during the past six months, is verv favorable. They deny tho existence of a National Pipe Trust. COMPETITION FOB GAS MEN. Ono Community Which Does Not Tamely Submit to Inflated Bates. Clatsville, Pa., Sept. 10. SpeciaLJ For tho past five years there has been no ap paient diminution in the gas measure in the lines which supplied this place until n few days ago. when the pressure fell off rapidl;-. Asa result the Taylorstown Gas Company ordeied an advance 'In the pi ice of gas to consumers to almost double what has been charged heretofore. To-night a largo citizen's mooting was held to form a fuel gas company. The meet ing was largely attended, and stock taken for a company which will begin workvorv soon on the gns teriltory lying about one milo north of town. A Neiv Ohio Gas Gusher.' Findlay, Sopt. 10. Special TheBuckeye Fuel and Gas Company to-day drilled a great gas well on the Wisely heirs' farm, Marion township, which U estimated at 7,000 OOO cubic feet a day, Tho gre.it flow wns struck when tho drill was 49teetin thosaiul. Tho gas is perfectly dry, and will bo piped to t,arev, upper Dauuussy ana otucr towns lu the district. Ef SOCIETY'S WHIRL Great Crowds 'Witness tho Wonders of Fairyland Social World Chatter. The second performance of the "Fairies' Carnival" last night was witnessed by a much larger audience than on Wednesday evening. The weather was a little milder last night, and the visitors found it pleasant to sit in the grand stand and watch the beautiful spectacle, without any misgiving of taking cold. There was a noticeable im provement in tho entertainment, too. Everything ran much smoother than upon the opening night, and it was really like a professional performance in every respect. The hundreds of children taking part re sponded promptly to their cues, and the great stage was the scene of as orderly and easily-flowing a succession of events as was ever witnessed in a regular theater. Little Alice Kober, Eddie Dilworth and Lulu Orcntt repeated their triumphs of the night before, and the Butterfly Queen of Libbie Zioiiingerana tne uoeron oi liaroia. iiuuson wero again distinguished by careful work. Tho marches could hardly be improved upon over the first night, but they were ex ecuted equally as well last evening. The fancy dances, by. Misses Jean and Ethel Hamilton, Miss Daisy Sterne ai.d Miss Jean Wood, wore again loudly applauded. The skill of these little ladies is something wonderful. The ladies of the Hospital Committee aro very much pleased with the result of last nlgnt's entertainment from a pecuniary point of view. It 'is expected that a very laree audience will bo present at Exposition Park this evening, when the last rendition of the "Fairies' Carnival" will take place. Invitations have been issued by Mr. and Mrs. Martin Schand for the marriage of their daughter, Miss Lizzie, and Mr. J. J. Egli. The ceremony will tnke place next Wednesday at 7 P. ar., in Trinity Lutheran Church, Stockton avenue, Allegheny. A re ception at the residence of the bride's parents, 57 Race street, Allegheny, will fol low. Miss Schand is well known in Alle gheny society, and Mr. Egli is the head of the job printing department of the Seobachter publishing house. The children and their friends of the St. James Soman Catholic Church, Wllkins burg, enjoyed an excursion to Idlewild yes terday. Father Lambing provided each child with a free railroad ticket, and ar ranged varions amusements for them at the grove. There were about 600 persons on the excursion. They reached home about 9 o'clock last evening, after o thoroughly suc cessful day in the way o f pleasm e. Social Chatter. A quiet wedding took place yesterday at tho resluenco of Mrs Mnrgurie, 18 Arch street, Allegheny. Miss Victoria Margurie became the brido of Mr. William M. Justice, of tho Pennsylvania Company. Tho couple have gone east for their honeymoon. Miss Dollie Pitcaibn, daughter of Mr. I iiuuert jrucainj, superintendent or tne r. it. R., is to be married to Mr. Omar Decker, of this city, on the 20th of October. ' Mrs. Louise Chalet, widow of tho lato Manager Chalet, was marrlod yesterday to Mr. Samuel A. Garber at Newark, O. They will reside in Pittsburg. The Ladles' Auxiliary of the Allegheny General Hospital will hold a postponed and important meeting next Tuesday morning. GOOD MISSIONABY W0BK. An Interesting Sleeting of the Woman's Society of tho Pittsburg Synod. Scottdale, Sept. 10. The sixth annual con vention of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Pittsburg Synod of tho Reformed Church was concluded here to-nigbt. The large attendance is made up of delegates from about 60 churches. Tho meeting opened yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Miss Rebecca Evans delivered the address of welcome, to whioh Mrs. T. R. Winsheimer responded. Rev. E. A. Truxal, of Manor, delivered an address, and Mrs. P. Keil, of Allegheny, read nn Interesting paper. This morning reports from' delegates were heard and discussed. This afternoon was taken up by the reports bf committees and the elec tion of officers for the ensuing year. To night was spent in literary exercises. The society is doing a noble work. It was organ ized in 1883 at Butler, with 20 societies. In that short time they have collected $3,000, besides sending a lady missionary to Japan. PE0P1E WHO C0HE AND GO. Governor Smith, of Colorado, F. W, Mil ler, Interested in large mines at Denver, were passengers on the limited last night. They wero returning from New York'where they had been successful in effecting nego tiations for an extensive railroad sbeme in their State. This includes the laying down of 123 miles of railroad through tho silver lands for the purpose of "better opening them up. Governor Smith is tho retiring executive. Ho said that in a political way there was nothing of new. T. W. Brannstein, of Cincinnati, and some half a doren other tllo manufacturers held a short meeting in tho parlor of the Monongahela yesterday morning. They re quested that reporters must be kept una ware of the fact, and this was very relle iously compiled with by tho clerks. Pre vlous to his departure last evening, Mr. Braunsteln said that after all the meeting was not of mnch importance. J. Ensign Fuller, a well-known financier of Now York and Chicago, was on the lim ited west-bound last night. Mr. Fuller said he had lately completed negotiations in England in connection with a new refriger ating process, the details of which would shortly bo announced. Asked if it was any better than General Banm's, he said he had looked Into the Pension Commissioner's plan and had found it wanting. Colonel W. E. Merrill, U. K. Engineers; Harrv Treee. Canton, O-; W. T. Bassett, Rochester: Olin II. S.indreth, Nnshville; D. E. Porte, U.S. A.; n. C. Thompson, of Cleve land, and other engineers held a meeting at tho Monongahela yesterday morning. Tho object of the gathering could not be learned. Major JR. McCandless went to Phila delnhia last evenine on business connected with the Republican clubs' Presidency. He said that when another two weeks had rolled over it would be found that John Dalzell. and John D.ilzell onlv, was in it. He said his opponent was beaten now, and ho knew H. J. T. Itosewell went to Uew York last evening. Ho was formerly clork at the Sev enth Avenue, but has been studying medi cino with Dr. John McCann for the past year. He has gone to Join the school at tached to tho Bellovue Hospital and expects to see some bad cases. Peter M. Hitchcock, of Cleveland, was at tho Monongahela yesterday. Mr. Hitchcock was at ono time actively engaged in the Iron business, but has retired. He is now con nected with General Casement in the con struction of a coal road at Chartlors. D. F. Keenan, the Philadelphia railroad contractor, returned to the Quaker City last evening. He said he had contracted for the laving of tracks on the new road from Bra baker's Junction to Taylor station on tho EhensDurg and Cresson Branch. W. 8. Wilkinson and daughter, of Balti more, were at the Anderson yesterday. Mr. Wilkinson Is a well-known resident of the Monumental Clty.and has extensivo general Interest there. Superintendent Hamilton,- of the Alle gheny Park, has gone to Chicago to attend a meeting of the advisory board of tho horti cultural department of the World's Fair. Among those at the Monongahela yester day wero Herman H. Duke, of Baltimore; W. S. Gaston, of Boston, and Will A. Rhodes, a pottcryman'of East Liverpool, O. B. F. Bovts and wife and Miss Bovts, of Connellsvllle. were at the Monongahela yes terday. Mr. Bovts is a well-known mer chant of Cokeville. Henry King, of Eoanoke, Va,, an iron man of note, was at the Monongahela yes terday, lie went to Chicago last niiht. W. Wilkinson, of Beeston, England, r. Hurry, or Washington, and P. M. Payne, of Titnsville. are at the Duquesne. Miss Hattie Socket and Miss Frances Andrews, of Cleveland, were guests at tho Monongahela yesterday. Prof. T. C. Blaisdell, Miss Allie Graham and Miss Kato Chrlstyroturned yesterday from a European trip. Mrs. W. J. Cochran and K. M. Sanchez and daughter, of New York, aro ut tho Duquesne. Eev.- David McAllister, of the Eighth' street K. P. Church, has returned from a vacation. Congressman-elect W. A. Stone and Ex Recoruer Graham have returned from abroad. T. W. Philips, of New Castle, and- Mr. Murphy, of Philadelphia, aro Duqucsno guests. George C. McMurtry returned yesterday from a lengthened trip in Europe. W. H. Locke, of East Liverpool, is visit ing his son. Rev. C. E. Locke. George Westinghouse, Jr., returned from New York yesterday. B. H. Jenks, a Cleveland iron man. is an J Anderson guest. , CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS. The kilt is doomed in "Scotland. The Treasury watch is composed of 70 veteran soldiers. In the town of Orneville, Me., the au thorities cannot find any one to collect the town taxes. j It is estimated that Delaware fanners will receive $I,CO0,GO0 for peaches this season, despite low prices. Seven farmers at Loudon Center, Me. have received for board from 175 city board ers this summer more than $1,800. And still another sleeper. -It is an Ohio girl again, and she has been in an al most continuous slumber since early last week. A sunflower plant in the yard of a Chi cago railroad magnate is bearing 84 blos soms. Tho plant is growing within 200 feet of Michigan boulevard. Enough cider has been made in Eastern Pennsylvania this season, savs a Reading dispatch, to fill the Schuylkill to its brim were that river to go dry. Pachaug pond in Griswold Is the prize pickerel pond of Connecticut. In ono week this season 1,800 pounds of pickerel and perch were taken from it. It is a singular fact that the four States having the smallest average of wealth, Ala bama, North Carolina, Mississippi, and South Carolina, are all Democratic. The United States surveying partjin Alaska finds that the richest of the gold fields of the Yukon do not belong-to us, but are on the British side of the line. The rather remarkable fact is noted that 8,000 places in Chicago take out inter nal revenue license to sell liquor, white but 6,000 take out city license for tho same pur pose. Two large redwood trees growing side by side support the'timbers and rails of a railroad in Sonoma county, Cal. It is at a point where the road crosses a ravine 73 feet high. There is a man living in Missouri who has driven 43,000 head of sheep to Hannibal within the past 30 years, and ho expects to keep up the same lick for 10 or 13 years longer. In the country around Seneca, Kas., the wolves are getting astonishingly bold, and it is no uncommon thing for the prosperous farmer to find a gaunt specimen peering in at his door. One of the largest logs ever cut in the State of Washington was floated down the Snoqualmie river last week. It was a fir log 32 feet long and 89 inches in diameter as the larger end. The first large quanity of American sponges ever sent to European markets was recently shipped from Philadelphia. The lot comprised 6,000 pounds each of two kinds of sponges from the Florida coast. The fruit of the cherry laurel has been found by Dr. Kranss, of Halle, to increase at the rate of 90 per cent at night ana 10 per cent by day, while apples increase 80 per cent at night and 20 per cent in daytime. British soldiers on active service will in future wear a card tacked in their cloth ing giving the name, rank and regiment of the wearer. This is for the purpose of identi fication when the survivors are carrying ofl the dead. The petrified body of what was supposed to have been an Indian was unearthed near MoKeesport, this State, on Saturday, by men who were digging a trench. A large collec tion of arrow heads, a flint hatchet, etc., were also found. Indians on the Eed Biver reservation in Wisconsin are now harvesting wild rice, which will be a mammofh crop this year. Indians harvest it in boats, threshing it after it dries. Many families live upon it almost entirely. In the manufacturing line paper bids fair to supplant wood in the manufacture of boxes, buckets, packing cases and many other articles. It is much lighter than wood, and enn be made Are proof, to say nothing of its cheapness. There is something abont the cedar logs that are now being exhumed in Cape May county, N. J., and that are said to have been burled for more than 2,009 years, that im parts a soft and melodius tone to a violin, and the logs are being cut up for the making of such instruments. The two largest driving belts ever made in the United States are now being manu factured in St. Lotus for an electric power station. They are of three thicknesses of leather, each 72 inches wide and 150 feet long. They weigh about 1,800 pound each and each belt contains about 200 tanned hides. r A deposit of what is known as: 'fossil flour" has been recently discovered in Maine which will resist tho action of acids, alkalies and oils, and is a remarkable non-conductor of ho.it. It will be used in the manufacture of rubber goods. It contains 93 per cent of pure silica, and when mined it comes out as a lino powder. Imitation gold is a new compound which was recently discovered and which puzzles the best Jewelers to detect. Its weight is that of gold and the acid tests aro the same, except that the acid boils a trifle when applied to It. although when it is wiped off no spot is left. It is cheap and is easily worked. Its chief factor is aluminum composite, from S to 8 per cent. The idea of drugging cows to increase tholr production of milk is so repulsive that there will be little regret expressed at tho failure of an experiment carried out in France by M. Coruevin, who administered philocarplne, as likely to increase tho secre tions. He foupd, after several trials, that the drug had no influence upon the quantity of milk, though the constituents wero af fected, notably in an increase of sugar. A spider is the novel pet of a Laings burg, Mich., girl. He is kept under a goblet and carefully fed, positively refusing to be gin a meal until three or lour flies have been thrust into his apartment. These he lets walk around him and even over him. allow ing them to think him perfectly harmless, until in some of their trips under his nose, he apparently wakes up and grabs them. After one of tneso meals ho loses his appe tite for about 43 hours. A wife, living on the outskirts of San Francisco, wanting to send information of the sndden illness of the baby to her hus band, whose place of business was five miles distant, entrusted the message to one of the family's carrier pigeons. The bird not only delivered it safely, so the San Francisco Examiner relates, but brought back a small vial of medicine which the husband tied to its leg. All this was done in about 20 min utes, or less time than it would have taken a physician tojourney to the house. PICKINGS FROM PUCK. "I don't know what makes me yawn so," said a bride on the Kltta tinny porch. "I suppose It's from gazing so Iongt the Water Gap," replied her husbands "It's contagious, you know." Pills and powders! Powders and pills! Sovereign cure for earthly ills. Filling the void tbat nought else Alls. Pills and Powders! Powders and puis! "What.was young Leonard White fired for?" "The boss caught him In a lie." Was lta whopper?" 'Well, he said his salary was plenty big enough to suit him." Ponderton The philosopher says: "Know thyself." Miss De Mulr (yawninjr). How terribly bored some people would be ir they knew themselves! He said: Long Branch was "out of date;" Lenox and Newport made him "tired;" But Catiklll board, at dollars eight. Was "all that could have been desired." Hon. Jedediah Hornblower (of Wayback) Do you deal In photographs ot celebrities ? Dealer Yes. sir. Hon. Jedediah Hornblower-Wa-al, I'd like to leave a couple dozen o" mine with you. People here in New York don't teem to knowme as well as they do up home I Mrs. de Kay 'ighu 'E is a good 'ittle doggie. Mr. Nighn-Good ! well. I wish I owned him. Mrs. Nlghn-Why? ....... Mr. Nhrhn-I was only thinking of the proverb : "Tne good die young." Mamie Isn't Mr. Tnrtell a strange man ? Heseenis to Uve wholly within himself. Gladys-Well, Jti no wonder he Is troubled with Indigestion, Teacher Has the North Pole been reiched yet? Munro Beadcl Ye, ma'am. Tcachcr-By whom, pray? Munro Beadcl By "North Pole Pete, or The Esquimaux' Friend." r "Does your wife talk in her sleep ?" 'No; but sho frequently does In mine." -
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