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1MUI I'EKI-NOi: A1IOUT THE CO1 1.
TIOX.
The remarkable absence of interest anil
information ttith regard to the coming
elections of delegates to the Constitutional
Contention is one of the striking features
dct eloped liy the inquiries of TnE Dis
r vrcit into the situation, as reported else
tthcro "When even active politicians are
ignorant of the positions to be filled and
the methods of selection it is a singular
corroboration of The DisrATCn's position
on the subject.
It max be urged that lack of interest by
politicians will permit the select'on of
delegates on other than partisan lines.
But the aterage politician reflects the
popular know kdge of and interest in any
MibjYct. When no one knows am thing
about the selection of delegates a month
befoie thej are to be elected, the oppor
tunities for fixing up the membership of
that IkmIj to suit the interests concerned in
the eiiW-eulation or the Constitution are
unsurpassed.
The fact is the ast majority of those
tho hate paid any attention to the con
tcnt'on question hate recognized that it
is n needless, etpensite and hazardous
idea. iVhateter of good can be secured
In a contention can be attained more
easily and uselv in other ttays. The
people should exercise some care to see
that gooil men are chosen as delegate-,;
but tliej will also at the same time exer
cise their prerogatitc of toting that there
shall be no contention.
SHALLOW STC3IP ASSUKTIONS.
TTf regret that Gotcrnor Campbell has
adopted a lone in the discussioa of the
tanlf question that not only trenches
closelj on the domain of demagoguery,but
is the kind that leally exposes itself
Thus in his speech the other day he was
quoted as sating, in connection with the
remotal of the sugar duties, that "sugar
is not reallt anj cheaper than it was be
fore." Eterj housewife in Ohio knows
b Iter, and the cult effect of such an as
sertion is to cont nice the people that the
Gotcrnor is not telling the truth It is a
charitable supposition that the statement
had reference to a supposed balancing of
the reduction in the price of sugar with
jatment of sugar bounties. Hut the
amount of duties abolished on sugar was
over 500 000,000 annually, while the high
est estimates of the amount to be paid out
in Ixnintt do not much if anj exceed
510.000 000. The sating of $.-.0,000,000 to
the consumeis of sugir is too big a fat t to
be blown att.it by the fiat of the Guberna
torial breath.
There is a great deal of the current as
sertions about the tanff which will as little
bear examination. The claim thateterj
tlilng is taxed by the MeKmlct bill
is abundantly tentihted by the fact
that smce it went into complete
operation a full half of the imports
lias been free of dutj a thing which was
net er know n before That this pohct has
met the purpose for which President
Cletcland stalled out on his tariff reform
crusade is shown bt the fact that the
customs ret enues for the fit e months are
S3G..0 000 less than for the same months
last j ear This indicates a reduction m
the j ear of $t4 000,000 certainly a ma
terial lehef from unnecessart taxation.
We fear there is an equal shallowness in
the Got ernor s statistics from the assess
ment lists, b which he is telling the
farmers of Northern Ohio that a great part
ef the talue of their farms has been taken
awat from them If he had asked the
larmeis ot Mahoning countt, for example,
o whom lie made the astonishing disclose
that thej had lost one-third the talue of
thurlaims since 1880, if thej would sell
at that reduction he might hate got new
light on the subject The tax appraise
ment ot farming lands in Ohio is the
poorest guide to their actual value.
Of course, Gotcrnor Campbell takes ad
vantage on the stump of eterjthing he
thinks will p.iUi the fancy of his hearers.
But it would be no more than discretion
on his part touseargumentsand assertions
that arc not so easilj exposed.
A COXtlXCIM'. EXAMPLE.
There is a tolume of instruction on the
rclatite elicit of public ownership of pub
lic enterpiisfb in a fact stated the other
dat in the Pinladelphia Times. Philadel
phia is well known to be one of the few
cities in the country which owns and
operates its own gas w orks. These w orks
.hotted a profit of SOO,000 in the last re
port, but the Time states that there was
an actual loss of $-'00,000 on the manu
facture of gas bj the city works, while a
pruf.t of $1,000,000 was made In billing
gas from contractorsatST .-ntsand selling
it to the public for 1 50.
Thi.. is a practical illustration of the
working of two distinct sj stems. The
new selmol of htate socialists hold that the
gas business is exceptionally one for
ownership In a municipality, for the
alleged reason that it is a natural monop
ol But no more stunning proof of the
cost!-, operation of such Government
rropi riles is needed than this comparison
of pritate enterprise furnishing gas by
contiactat 37 cents while the public con
cern loses money by making the same
ijualitt of gas atSl 50 less the inconsid
erable expense of running it through the
pipes to the consumers. That Goteni
inent operation of all other enterprises
will make them cost four times more
than pntatc ones would doubtless
be an extreme statement; but the
fact that all the incentites to economic
work are absent makes it emphatically the
most wasteful method of doing any work.
MjeB
But, say the objectors, the people do not
get any advantage from the cheaper work
of the gas companies. This is true on ac
count of the monopoly usually lodged in
the hands of the gas companies, and which
the State socialists erroneously call a nat
ural or necessary monopoly. But tho
facts cited, show that the idea of the
monopoly being a necessary part of the
gas business is wholly due to a stupid pre
conception. The Philadelphia example
shows that there is nothing to prevent an
other person or corporation than the one
owning the pipes from manufacturing gas
and turning it into the mains. In Phila
delphia the citt took adtantage of this
possibility bj pocketing the difference he
ttt ecu 3" cents and ?1 50 a thousand. But
if all outside manulacturers had the priv
ilege of turning their gas into the mains
and supplying consumers through them
with a fixed charge for pipeage is there
anj doubt that the consumers would hate
beenreheted from a tax on their light
amounting to a million dollars
This is but one illustration of the hum
bug there is in the talk about natural
monopolies. There are few forms of effort
in which competition cannot have full and
beneficial plat protided the governing
potters hate the public interest enough at
heart to aim at that end.
arORE POINTS OX SILVER.
Anotner of our contributors on the free
silt er question, whose communication is
found in our Alail Pouch column, after ad
ministering a mixture of praise and blame
to The Dispatch, refers to its assertion
that silt er w as demonetized in 1873 because
no one wanted silver dollars coined, and
asks: "How did you find that out?"
If our interlocutor had paused to con
sider the subject a few minutes he would
not have asked such a question. Silver
coinage was free prior to 1873. Any one
wishing to hate silver coined could take
bullion to the mint and get it done, Xo
one did so for j ears prior to 1873; which
furnishes the best jiossib'e proof that no
one wanted silt er dollars coined at that
time. As to the further inquiry why the
bill was snaked through without debate,
it is a Miffieient reply that it
was not The Congressional Beeonl will
show that the bill was debated, and one of
the peculiar features of the debate, which
has already been quoted in the recent dis
cussion, is the fact that some of the emi
nent gentlemen who are now rabid free
silter men are on record as fat onng the
bill in that debate. As to the alleged quo
tation from the Banker's Magazine, it v. ill
be time enough when the quotation is veri
fied to inquire on what ground that jour
nal made such a remarkable assertion.
Our free silter friends should not sup
pose that The Disp vrcn regards the de
monetizition act of 1873 as wise policy in
the light of subsequent et ents Xor is it
opposed to the rehabilitation of silter on a
proper plan. It has made its ground clear
on those points Xot,as our critic alleges,
by assertion, but by full discussion it has
shown that anj attempt to restore the old
ratio of 1G to 1, without the concurrent
action of the governments of the world,
would put our currency on the mono
metallic silter basis, while if that concur
rent action cannot be secured, the only
tt a j to restore sil er, w ithout cutting dow n
the standard of tallies, is to establish a
silver dollar whose bullion value is equal
to that of the Gold dollar.
A CONSTITUTIONAL DODGE.
The Constitutional question with refer
ence to the call of the Senate bj- the Gov
ernor is raised bj- the Philadelphia In
quirer. As that journal has been espcciallj'
prominent as the organ of the politicians
against whom the Goternor's attack i3
supposed to be directed, tho resort to this
exception is significant It suggests that
the course maj be to evade the intestiga
tion on the ground that it is not property
begun. On the hjpothesis that the charges
cannot be successfully defended, this msy
be the best that can be done; but it 13 at
the best, tt eak botli in policy and Consti
tutional construction.
The Inquirer quotes section 4 of article
VI, under whie'a the Gotcrnor is acting,
that "all officers elected bj the people, ex
cept Goternoi, Lieutenant Governor,
members of the General Assembly and
Judges of the courts of record learned in
the law, shall be rmotedbj- the Got ernor
for reasonable cause, after due notice and
full hearing, on the address of two-thirds
of the Senate." It sajs, "terj well, this
is impeachment," and it points
out that section 1 of the same article pro
t ides that the sole pott er of impeachment
rests in the House of Representatives. In
the light of that section it might appear to
an impartial obsert jir that as 111 section 4 a
method of remotal without the action of
the House is protided, it is something else
than impeachment.
But the Inquirer iswhollj- aterse to that
reading, and takes the tiew that this sec
tion provides for remot al after impeach
ment and trial Consequently it main
tains the Got ernor has not protided for
the constitutional action necessary 111 the
case. That this is but grasping at a logical
straw appears from the fact that if the In
quirer's construction were correct there
would be no method prot idedforremoting
the Got ci nor, Lieutenant Got ernor, mem
bers of the General Assembly, or Judges
learned in the law after thej- were im
peached. Of course this claim is a mere doubling
of tho quarrj. Article VI teems with in
ternal etidences that it provides for two
things- First, impeachment bj the House
pnd trial bj the Senate for misdemeanors
in office or infamous crime; and in case
the Senate sustains tho impeachment its
tote carries the sentence of remotal, sec
ond, lemotal by the Governor of clectlte
officers, which can be done by the Goter
nor on address of the Senate for reason
able cause, Xot onlj- are the causes dif
ferent and the methods of procedure dis
tinct, but there is a distinction as to the
officials subject to them. From the power
of removal provided in this section cer
tain officers are exempt and can be reached
onlt by impeachment.
This is the evident reading of the article
referred to as set forth in its head line,
"Impeachment and remotal from office."
To trj' to etade the int estigation on such
a shallow misreading of the Constitution
as the Philadelphia Inquirer sets up,
would indicate a condition of desperation.
A TOO-CONVINCING STATEMENT.
It is interesting to learn from the com
ments of the Xew York papers that the
statement which the Missouri Pacific
directors issued the other d?y proves that
Mr. Jay Gould was correct in stating that
the earnings of the road did not warrant
thepajnient of the recently passed diti
dend; but it protes a great deal more.
The result is that Mr. Gould is t indicated
altogether too much.
The statement shows that for the nine
months of its fiscal year up to date the
compant fell short of earning enough to
pay its interest and fixed charges. Dur
ing the same time two quarterly dividends
to the amount of nearly a million dollars
hate been paid. In other words, the
failure to fully earn a dividend, which
Mr. Gould in .a sudden access of virtue de-
t
clared to be a good reason why ditidends
should not be paid, took effect long ago,
and'shouldhatc suspended dividends at
the beginning of the j-ear.
Of course no one need assert that the
other ditidends were paid when Mr.
Gould had stocks to sell at high prices,
and that this one is passed because ho has
sold out and is now ready to buy at low
figures. Such an intimation of the stock
methods of corporate manipulation would
be superfluous, as is also the idea that
vhen Mr. Gould has got all the stock he
wants a much more enticing statement
may be forthcoming.
The joint debate idea docs not seem to
work cty well. In Massicluisctts tlioy
ctnnot agreo aljout siibject, and in Ohio
thero is a yawning chasm on the subject of
dates. Tlio joint debate w ill bat c to bo loft
till Congress meets and then no 0110 will
listen to it.
It is rather surprising to lorn that the
Democratic committee from Now York it
sending out appeils for contub'ttions to tlio
Democratic cimpaijrii fund, with tbo plea
that the new billot reform liv will make
tho cniupiign nioto c-c pensit c Of couisc, if
this is true tho Republican will also 10
qtnre 111010 funds. Itnt 0110 of tho distinct
purposes of b tllot refoim is. to do aw ly w ith
tbc excuse for big ctmpaign funds. Is it
possible that the kindot ballot rcformw Inch
Da id IScnnctt Hill dictated to the State of
Xen York w ith so much care lias rctorined
campaign expenses the twong waj?
Dkacov S V. "Wiiitk is said to hate
einied his first dollai cutting coidwood. If
ho bad stuck to that stuctly lcgitimtte
method of unking money it is safe to s ty
that he would not have lost afottuneof
$1,300,0(10 in the attempt to coiner the corn
market.
The coit-of-arms has become an issue in
the New York campaurn. It has been dis
covered that the Democratic cindidito in
dulges in the silliness of an escutcheon in
which a considerable number ot crows are
rampant: and tno New York JY is going
for him with the shaipcst shafts of paitUan
indignation. Wcaro glad tint his sin bis
found him out; but will the esteemed Press
bo equally scclo on Republican million
aires who indulge in the same idiocy?
Tiinnr; is no retolution in Guatemala,
and the Go ernment troops havo been de
feated. This is the summary of j estcrda 's
report? fi om th it roll lhlo new s center, w ith
legard to w Inch the public can pay its money
and take its choice.
Xlin President's check to the New Y ork
State Committee, with the presumption that
similiar checks have been sent to Ohio and
Massachusetts, is construed bva Democratic
jomnU tobean intimation to tho Goei
nient clerks that thet aro expected to "vol
untarily contribute." Perhaps a fair con
struction of it would be that those aro ex
pected to contribute who draw as good a
salary as the President and are as anxious to
liae it contlnuo till 1S03.
Tim State officials under fire arc alleged
to hat call tho virtues savo that of resigna
tion. Perhaps a shoit wav out of the pres
ent difficulty would be for them to add th it
iituo to their character as I.ivsey lias
done.
Tnn report of a cold wave heading this
wat with "killing frosts'' looks as if the
lcpiehensiblo tendency of 0111 weather to
rush to extremes were to be exaggerated
rathe." than mitigated. But perhaps tho
coming cold wa e duo here to day will find
itself conquered by the pretailing mildness
of this area of high temperature.
Tun British Got ernment has decided not
to call an autumn session of Parliament this
year. Sessions cf Parliament aro risky
things when the Government is engaged in
stat ing off that general election to tho last
moment.
Mayor Patbick Gleasov of Xong
Island City has challenged Colonel John K
Fellows of New Yoik to a. debate on munici
pal government, flavor Gleason's method
of carrying on a debate with his fists will
make Colonel Fellow s chary about accepting
the challenge, unless his ritalisput under
bonds to keep tho peace.
It may be a proof of Mr. Blaine's keen
peiception that be sta3 sat home, whilo the
President and Cabinet are struggling to ex
tricate themselves from tho bog of the
Chilean muddle.
That Pennington air-ship demonstrated
its abilit3' to fly by vanishing on tho wmgs
of a wind stoim out at St Louis, tt'oaro
gratified to hear that theio was $20,000 loss
attendant on it. Ihat show s that theio was
one mill on the dollai of actual int estment
in that $.!0,C00,U90 capital w Inch w as to soar
w 1th the ship.
After all we maj- be able to forgive the
Chileans, so long as the3 abstain fiom put
tinga cordon of police around tho South
American squadion of United States Navy.
TltERE are renewed intimations that the
United states may Int e to pa3 tho biggest
millinery bill on leeoid, in the shape of that
$20,000,000 overcharged duties on hat trim
mings. Masculine interfcience in tho mat
ter of hat trimmings alwa3 s has been cal
culated to come to gnef.
SNAP SHOTS IN SEASON.
The cigar is the only article of com
merce not benefited bv a puff.
TnE Itafci is not the first boat that has
been bailed out.
When grass grows on a railroad track it
is good evidence that tho stock has been
well wateied.
The shot that lulled Boulanger gave new
life to the Republic he annoyed.
JYniTE lies Eighty cent silver dollars.
Man wants but little here below,
Is a saving old and trite;
But in politics it doesn't go,
He wants everything in sight;
It costs about as much to dress stone as
it does to di ess women. But what 13 home
without cither?
WrrEN Gould IS forced to swallow SOmo
of his own medicine ho alarms tho family
, , J
doctor.
TnEREis this difference between Mc
KtnlcT and Campbell: One is talking sense
aud tho other is talking nonsense,
WnEN war breaks out the State Fenci
bles should perform picket dut .
TnE Jack tar is not responsible for the
pitch of tho vessel.
Fitzsimmoxs must be beyond the pale
or civilization. Ho sas ho is resting in a
spot whero money is of no use.
TnE weakest
strongest man.
woman can shake the
The honest man gets the praise, but, un
fortunately, the dishonest one generallj gets
tho plums.
Votes will come high tins year, as no-bod-
is hard up.
Nowr that the experts have agreed that
electrocution is painless tho painrui subject
should bo dropped.
Tne city out of debt is alwajs behind
tbeage.
Boux nger preferred peace in the grave
tp pjcasuie on tho Brussels caipct.
AMONG BUSINESS MEN.
Tho Scarcity of Coal Tar Xow a Noticeable
reatnro Knral Visitors IIivo Some
Troublo About Trices The Need of a
Really Big Hotel.
Anyone who has handled tar in the
list j car has noticed a rennrkable - anation
in pi ice, as well as a scarcity of tho com
modity at times. A year or so ago a number
of big houses in tho tar trade, contiolling
the product of coil tai in Ken York, rinli
delnhia, liostou, Chicago, Baltimore, Pitts
burg and other largo cities formed a com
bination or trust of com se, with a vicwio
elet ating prices. For a time they succeeded
and prices might have been kept up for an
indefinite time, if a New Yotk lhm, doing a
teij largo business, had not taken adtan
tage of the fact that tho McKInloy law
which put tar upon tho freo list,
and imported enough coal tar and pitcli
fiom Kngland to break tho combination's
maiket to flinders. Tho Jhigli-h toal til is
said to 1it e been mfenoi in qmlitj , lint it
served to help tho consumer to escapo fiom
the 1 hitches of tho comhin ition. In fact as
a lcsultof tho wholcs-ilo importations the
prices of tho manufacture, into which tai
enters largclv, such 11s looflng papei, w hich
is the most important, were fot manvmonths
so low tint profits w ore ictmlly wined out.
F01 instance looflng papei sold for 53 off
list piice a ruinous reduction. Of comso
tho astuto mcnbois of tho combination
weio not slow to find out that
thev wero whipped, and they hae
been Hboiing 101 sotuo time to bring about
a laigei combination, one that shall include
ecrj Ameiicin house of impoitanco. It
looks now as if such a combination would be
completed and in opei-Uion bv. January 1,
lb1)!, and in the meanwhile prices .lie slowly
lccoveiing.
"Wliy Coal-Tar Is Scarce.
Talking of another phase of tar manu
facturing, a local dealer in tu pioducts aid
3 esterd 13 : "The future ot tar is thic itened
by tho steady falling off in the production
at tho gas houses. The raanufactuic of gas
is nothing liko so gicat as it was
ten 3 ears ago in this country.
The introduction of electricity as
an illuminating agent has cut down
the field foi gas steadily and at a gi eat rate
For instance, the gas companies in Phila
delphia aro not making halt as much tar
to day as thev wero live teais ago It is tno
same ever3 w here, and of course the produc
tion of coal tu keeps pace with that of gas.
Then the chemical manufactmersaie taking
moioand more coal tar every yeai for tho
extraction of aniiinodves, etc.; the roofing
pitpei nianufactuicrs find the demand for
their products lncicaslng rapidlv, and all
the while the supply of coal tar is decreas
ing. Thoiesult must bo that coal tnrwill
become n much moro costlv article th in it
now is, and it is just as well to bo piepared
101 it."
Comparatively little coal tar is now ued
for making sidewalks and street pavements,
audit is piincipillviii thesiibuibs that the
practice still obtiins. In Scuicklc3' this
sninmci the scaicit3'of coal tar has caused a
gicat deal of incom eniencc, foralaigo por
tion of the sidewalks of that borough are
laid with this materi tl. As an indication of
how the demand for tai in that neighbor
hood Ins exceeded the supplv it niaj be
stated that the product ot tho small gas
works at Dixmont is sold for three months
in advance.
A Rural Kunipin.
A lady in a highly excited slate, indig
nantly stating a giievanco, disturbed tho
calm of a fashionable downtown barber
shop 3 csterday. &I10 had loft her boy at the
shop some time previous to havo his flamc
liued locks trimmed. This had been done
when she returned, laden with pircelsand
ot identlv somewhat disturbed in soul bj- a
season of shopping. The bo3' handed tho
barbel a quarter. '1 ho barber said: "Thirtv--flve
cents, if 30U please!"
Then the bos's mothei bioko in with: "Do
you mean tp say t ou charge 35 cents for cut
ting a boy's hair?"
The buber mildly replied that that was
tho figure
"Then all I can say is that it's robbery,
sheet lobbeij!"' she said, and hating paid
the additional dune flounced out of the
shop.
One of the tonsorial artists remarked after
she had gone. "If conntiy people w ould in
quire as to puces before buv ing thej-would
ate themseltcs and city stoiekcepers as
w ell as barbers a heap 01 annoj ance Now
that woman could have had her son's hair
cut for 25 cents, or as low as 15 cents, if he
had chosen a humbler shop."
A Rig Hotel Needed Badly.
"The only thing lacking here," said
Thomas Aikwiight, of Now York andlln
luth, yesterdaj', "as far as I hate noted,
Pittsburg is a hotel w orthy of its wealth and
size. Theio aro good hotels hcio I don't
deny; quite good enough for me, but they
aie ot crcrow ded, and on occasions like tho
Democratic Clnb Cont ention altogether in
adequate, tt'hat Pittsburg needs is a hotel
011 the big lines of tho latest stiuctuies
in New York and Chicago; a house
that could absoib a contention ciowd
without goiging, ana gito tho peo
ple who would be willing to pay for
them some of the luxunes of hotel life.
tVhen tho Chicago exposition opens, thou
sands of tratcleis will pass through Pitts
burg and I believe a great nninv more would
stop a few da s here if thev knew that a
hotel equipped with everv convenience and
comfort was at hand toieceivo them. If the
oppoitunity toinake agieat stiokeof busi
ness, which I am sme the building of a
large model 11 hotel would constitute, were
realised, theie would be a wild insh of capi
talists to get in. Tlneo months ago in Bos
ton a banker told 1110 of some plan ho had in
t iew to build such a hotel in Pittsburg.
tVhethoi an thing is to come of that plan I
am notable to say, but now that Pittsburg
appears to be 011 tho high 1 out to an ex
tended term of prosperity the circumstances
could haidlv be more fav orable "
Inqmiy among the leal estate men did not
dcvelopanv now sot theptoject onginating
111 Boston, but of the plan to build an im
mense modern hotel on tho s,pcer propel ty,
between Penn avenue and Duquesne way,
one of the inteiested paities said "Nothing
has been done 111 the matter during the
heated teim because the pncipal moncved
men of the town to whom wo look for canital
hive been aw .13. Vcrv soon I expect some
futher action, and the hotel is to be built on
Pittsburg money, if possible, but if Pitts
burgcrs wilt not coine lorward, capitalists
elsew hero will be invited to take hold."
A Bicyclist's lUishap.
These are days when bicyclists abound
and aio glad. Tho loads about Pittsburg
and Allegheny are in better shape for w heels
than they hav e cv er been before, and of
cotiise this clcar.fairly cool October w either
is perfection itself. Yet w ith all these things
so favorable to the sport an Allegheny
bicylist had a tragic experience on the
PerrysviUe road a few days ago. Ho was
spinning along at a t cry decent speed, the
west was empurpled, and a cool wind as
tvell as the failing light told of evening's
approach.
Suddenly ho saw in front of him
sitting in tho dust, something alive. A rab
bit! he said to himself and unconsciously
increased his speed. Tho animal began to
mil before the uicjclc came up, and kept up
a steady gait about a dozen y 11 ds ahead.
Thobicvclist spm ted. The rabbit did the
same. So it w cut on for half a mile, and tho
bicclist was going as hard as lie knew how.
He was gaining rapidly when tho rabbit
tinned off at light angles from tho road.
Then something happened that made the
bicvclisticmcnibcrthe prov erb which sats
1 "ah Hint' inn 1110 not rauuitv and he
hadn't a chance to foipct that some or them
ai0l,0'f,c't,su"t"VC "adb"ri?tl his clothes
jandbithed abundmtly. And omeoftho
clonics uc ir me mum a. j.. whereat tho
V outh of Allegheny ma smile.
SOME HEW COMMISSIONS
Issueil to Several Eighteenth and
teenth Regiment Officers.
Four-
IiAiiSKCi'n, Oct. 2 -Speaal) Adjutant
General McClelland has issued an older in
which the following commissions aie'an
nounced Fourteenth Regiment First Lieutenant,
John F. McLain, Comp 1113 R, vice William
S McLai.i, to Quartcrmastei Sixteenth R"i
jnent; Lieutenant Colonel, Willi lm Sher
wood M01 ton, vice James Charles Fox re
signed; Major, George Collins Ricknrds, t ico
ThomaiR Cow ell, resigned, Captain Mil
lull Seliiedc, Comp iny D, ViCe Geoigo C.
ltickaidi, to Majoi: Second Lieutenant Jos
eph Mes cone , Company D t ico Mi'llaid
SUieideto Ciptmn; Captain, Harry tlltan
Hall, CAnnony II, vice William S. Hoi ton, to
Iaciitoiiint Colonel. '
bixth Regiment-First Lieutcnanf, James
1! Tray, Company A, tice Frank H 11
Mattciiesigned; Captiin, Willi, m H. Wnsl
scll.CpVpany B, tice Charles !. Holmes, re
signedijlirst Lieutenant, William A. Doak,
Company B.tico Wusscll to Captain; Fiist
ncutcntnt, John D. Stitzell, Company t,
-,ice Miraco I. Lowry. resigned; second
Llcnteibint, John L Ciirran, Company F.,
vico William Angleon, resigned: lirstLieu
tcnantJ Christopher S. Lowei, Company I,
vice Thomas F. Alley, resigned; second
Lieutenant, t illiam c. Sautnor. Company I.
t ico Cliistophcr b. Lower to First Lieuten
A VIEW OF MEXICO.
There Is No Revolutionary reeling There at
tho Present Time.
Clilcigo Inter Ocean.
"Mexico," said Scnor Leon, of Pueblo, "is
in a moie prosperous condition at present
than it h is been before in 1 ear, and there
is absolutely no revolutionary feeling in the
country, tho malicious dispatches fiom can
Francisco to the contrary notwithstanding.
Mexico is a republic built upon the same
principles upon which your own gieatio
pnblic is founded. There aio27 States and
two Tcrritones, and I can truthfully say
that Pueblo is one of tho most prosperous of
our States. Witu us, how ever, a deiuession
is qmckei felttlnn in ro iny other States. So
if there was any truth in the dispatches
which aro pciiodically sent out fiom San
Francisco tto would certainly know it.
These dispatches to which I refer state that
tho crops have failed with us, that 0111 credit
is low and that there is n stiong fooling
against President Diaz becauso of his niai
mgo to an American Pi otcstant. Xeverbe
foio since 1S77 has Mexico been so bounti
lullv blessed with good crops as this tear.
Fourteen tens agoom Government could
notboriow 1 dollar in any loiiopean money
mirket. Sinco then oui stocks have Dcen
constantly rising, and to-day they are gilt
cdgcdinanymaikct. "Ten 3 cars ai,o there wasnota mile of rail
road in Mexico. Now vie stand next 111 the
two Americas to tho United States 111 miles
ot radio id in operation. As to the feeling
against President Dnz, that is the merest
nonsense. The Picsident recently man ied
the ('auditor of Senor Romero Rubio, Min
istei of the Inteiioi. Tho lady is a devout
Catholic nnd is very popular with the
masses Last Tuesday. September 1, was
President Diaz's anniveisaiy, and it was
made a general holidav by the people. Com
missions weio sent from each of tho 29
States and Territories to present the con
gratulations of tho people. All of which
goes to show tint our Government is not
distressed bv dissensions. Theio Isa dispo
sition displayed bysomo cot respondents to
create the impression tint Americins aie
not popular in Mexico Tint is a gicat mis
take, too Tho Americans are w ell liked by
0111 people, and obtain moro concessions
from tho Government than tho reprcscnta
tives or any other nationality. 3Ilnltcr
R3 an is immensely popular and stands very
close to President Diaz. At .1 lcception ho
gav e a short time ago there wero l.'JOO guests
and the stieer in front of his residence was
ciowded by the common people, who kept
tho air filled with cheers tor hours The
Foui th of July is always celebrated in the
City 01 Mexico "
E0YAL INCOMES.
The maintenance of tho Queen's Tamlly Is
Bather Costly.
TlicFortun
"The amount of tho Queen's civil list
(je3S.-,0C0),"sivsT,aboucheie, editoi of tho
London 2VirfA,"ni no wa3' represents the cost
of loyalty. Tho maintenance of palaces is a
most costlv item, for it includes not only tne
palaces inhabited by tho sov ereign, but a
vast numbci of houses in which she lodges
hci relatives and friends. One of these
houses has actually been given to tho Duo
do Nemouis, a son of Louis Philippe, nnd
one of the wealthiest of the Orleans familv.
Besido this, theieis the building and keep
ing in lepair of roal yachts, and taiious
other such costly items Incomes, too, aio
toted to tho sons and daughters of tho sov
ci eign and to other of her relativ es.
In addition to the ret enues of the Duchy
of Cornwall, amounting to about jEGO 000 per
annum, an incumo of W,000 per annum 11ns
been v oted to the Prince or tValcs, and .10,
000 per annum to the Pi inccss of tV lies. Tho
youngei sons ot the Oucen lint e been t oted
incomes of $25,000 pel annum, a poition of
which devolves upon their wives if they
am vivo them The daughters of Her Ma
jest have each an income of XCC0D per an
num, and in addition to this the Empiess
Fiedenckof Gen11.ni' leceivcd a sum of
jEIOO.OOO on her man iage. The Duko ot Cam
bi idge, as a cousin of the Queen, has 11 000
per annum, and his two sisters hive sever
ally an income of $5,000 and $3,000 pel an
num." NAMES FBEQUENTLY SEEN.;
Ex-Pkfsident Gbevy of France was
thrifty. He died worth 30,000,000 francs.
George Eliot, Florence Nightingale,
Mrs. and Miss Fawett wero mentionod by
Sir Hcniy Parkcs in moving his female suff
rage resolution in New South Wales, recent
ly, as fine specimens of intellectual women.
MlcilAim Davitt has left Chicago for
Ireland, and will, therefore, not be seen in
the Irish National League Convention. A
Nation il League officer is authority for tho
statement that Alexander Sullivan also will
not be piesent.
Vice President Morton has engaged
H. M. Cottrell, Assistant Superintendent of
the Kane is State Farm and a graduate of
the Kansas stato College, as Superintendent
of "hllerslie," Mr. Morton's country resi
dence at Rhinebeck-on the Hudson
The health of Prince Bismarck is now
said to be excellent. A German w ho visited
him leccntl said that tho ex Chancellor
spent more than two hours in the saddle on
one day, and more than four horns in riding
over his estate 111 a carnage on the follow
ing day.
Tun King of "Wurtembcrg lias been sick
for some time, but it is believed that he w ill
recover. Raion Mason Jackson, tho Amer
ican favorite 'of tho King, who was born in
Stenbenv ille, O , still retains tho friendship
of His Majesty, despite the intrigues of en
vious courticis.
Sir Hfvky Wood and James Dredge,
the English cut 0S to tho Columbian Expo
sition, h iv e lert Chicago for Washington.
Hen Wermuth the Imperial Geunan Com
missioner, and Dr. Meyer, the Itoj al Com
missionci fiom Denmaik, will leave thero
to-day and go to t ashington together. Tho
foreign env oys w ill all sail from Now 1 ork
loi Liv cipool on October 7.
Me. Henry Bacov, the w ell-known Bos
ton artist, 23 3 cats a resident of Paris, has
been summering with his mother, Mrs. E.
Lathrop, in the beautiful tallev or the Titi
cus. Mr. IJacon will retmii to the Old Woild
this fall, taking with him.as his Inide Miss
Louisa Lee Audi ens, daughtei of General IJ.
Snowdcn Andrews, of Raltimore. Miss An
drews is a sistei of Mrs. Gibson Fahnstock,
of this city.
THE young King of Spain bade farewell to
his nuise, Maxnnina Palazuela, a short time
ago For fivo years and a half sho was with
his vouthful Majesty da' and night. The
littlo fellow was so strongly attached to her
that it was feared it would endanger his
health. To make tho parting easier, tho
nuisoleftMadiidon tho day that tho court
departed for San Sebastian. She is to receite
a comfortable pension from the roal tieas
111 y. A considerable sum of money was also
given to the woman's husband, who is a car
penter. Free Sliver Ytlll Lose the Day.
St. I ouls Globe-Democrat
It is impossible to make the Dcoplo believe
thititisjustas well to do business with a
73-cent dollar as w ith a 100 cent dollar, and
therefore the Democratic pai ty is bound to
be beaten on Hie free silvei coinage preposi
tion. DEATHS HEBE AND ELSEWHERE.
James Rattigan.
.Tames Battigan, One of the oldest news-
papcrwrihrc In Pittsburg, ilitd jcstenltj at the
home of liishrotlier-in-law. Colonel W. J. Dick,
atO'Hara and Ellsworth avenues, lie was 53 years
old and was horn in Pittsburg. After receiving a
thorough public school Celtic itlon lie entered the
printing business. He gruhntcd from The Dis-r-VTCU
composing room over 20 vcirs ago, ami
hcmrtcrcditabl on fie stifTof Hie DisrATeil.
Later in lift-lie wrote nr "tlicr Pittsburg papers
andro-c rapldlj 10 the I"',n ' Pt'' or-,
n' JiVmdent At Washington. I). C Intlnttiti hebc
rinic o w hit l acquainted that his Pittsburg friends
EtVlcil lilin the "( ipitoi Guide." About icn rears
imi lames Kattlgiu n ceiled nn appointment In
tin Cii-ioin llurcau In the Trcmin Dcpartnit nt at
t aslilneton. Sceral wicks ago his liraltli w is so
broken tint he abandoned his work and came li ick
w Ith bis wife toCresson Ihu ebtiigu produicd no
rood result", nnd lie was Unali brought to his
natltcciti todic. Death was due top iraljsie, tbo
flrt attack of which came a dozen ji irs ago. He
leaves 1 wife an 1 daughter. The funeral w 111 take
place at W. J. Dick's residence to-morrow after
noon at 2 o'clock.
Thomas A. McTarland.
Thomas A. McFarland, a prominent citi
zen of tlcadv Hie. died yesterday afternoon. The
dtcciscd wasagedb3 3carsaudwidcli known. hal
ing bicn prominently engaged la business in his
cltj for a great many Jyears. He was tliefitherof
Tii.innsMcFarland, of Pittsburg, and Jesse Mc
Farland, of Philadelphia. At tho time or his
ilpatn be was cngiged in the Insurance business,
and w i" secretary of lhc Mradvillc Mret llalltraj
Compall J . jxyviwmj' aa iul vauau vi His ucaiJ
FAIR WOMAN'S WORLD.
Items or Interest to Society and thercoplo
"Who Make It.
Exposition parties and Exposition bonnets
are the fads at present. It no doubt seems
to country v isitor3 that cit' hfo is a perpet
ual dress parade, and that Pittsburg beaux
and belles are the drum majors heading the
procession. To do this effectively the girls
must have pretty bonnets, here arc a few
ideas to help the dear creatines out: All
evening bonnets for v onng ladies arc in the
long toque shape. The brims aro of black c
dark velvet, while tho ciowns are of the
most dclicato tints of any color that will suit
the fancy or complexion of the wearer.
There is much gold and silv er material used
for this purpose. Very often the crowns are
entirely composed or lovely Jewel passe
menterie, which shows to advantage by gas
light. Among the shapes for middle aged ladies
the horseshoe is preferred. A veiv becom
ing bonnet is of gold bullion, thickly stud
ded with peails. A black aigrette-in a clus
tei of fine bl ick lace is peiched on top ne ir
the front, w hilo the ties are ot lace The
whole makes a very graceful hendcoveiing.
It may bo interesting to the girls to learn
that their best winter bats will be all black,
every bit. Black velvet, ostrich leathers
and jet p issementcrio w ill bo used in abund
ance. So the gills with glossy, golden blown
locks and peach liko complexions may look
forwaid to a winter of manv conquests.
Resides the blaci; hats for street w ear, all
tne daik, rich shades of brown will be used,
with a dash of color rod or vellon wher
et er it will be most becoming to the wearer.
The shapes 111 e medium size. Fur will bo
usedsi great deal next winter to edge hats
and bonnets, nnd a boa of the same fur as is
used on the hat3 and bonnets will be worn
with them.
A series of Surday evening lectnrcs will
be given in Calvnrv' Church, East Fud, be
ginning to morrow evening and ending No
vember 29 They aro entitled the "Puritan
Revolution," and will cmbraco the follow
ing subjects- Octobci I, "The Re-cinning of
Pinitanism " Octobtr 11 "Puritans, Pre
lates and Politicians." October IS, "The
Policy or Thomrht." October 2, "The Puri
tan Exodus;" ,oi ember 1, "Tho Westmin
ster Ascmblv of Divines:" Not ember. "Tho
Parliament, tho Armv and tho King," No
v ember It. "Tho Protectorate of Cromwell."
oicrabei 2V The Downfall of Puritanism;"
November .y, "The Puritan Heritage."
Mr. McCitllum expects to have the rooms
of the Moart Club read- by next Frida-.
It was expected to have them ready estcr
da3", but it was impossible to have them
completed b3" that time Thero will be
tin ee parlors elegantl3' fnrnlshed and dec
orated. t oiks of art will idorn them, and
thev w ill afford a eorv retreat foi the mem
bersot theelub. If the rooms aie ready by
ncxt Friday an entertainment w ill bo given
to celebrate the taking possession of them.
It is expected to be a pleasant social as well
as musical occasion. The new rooms aro on
Fourth at enuc, near the corner of Wood.
.sfocial Chatter.
Movner will bo reception and contribu
tion da' at the Allegliens Dorcas Day Nurs
ery. A "ChildkeVs OrFxixo Dat" will ho held
this afternoon by Miss Agnes Hamilton in
Cyclorama Hall.
The Minerva Clnb, of Alleghenv, will hold
its thud annual recention Monday ev ening
at Masonic Hall.
At enjovablo social wasgiven lastevening
in the Fifth At enuo U. P. Church by tho
King's Daughtei s.
"At Evening With Shakespeare" is the
title of an cntcitainmcnt -which is to bo
given next t cdnesday evening oy the
loung Peoples Societv of Chiistian En
deavor of tho Second United Piesb terian
Church Allegheny.
Invitations have been issued by Mrs.
Lewisllaney, ot McKeesnort, to the mnr
nagoor her daughter. Miss Viola, to Mr.
John Lincoln Gett, Wednesday evening.
October 14 The marriage will be celebrated
at 7 o'clock in the First Raotist Church, Me
Keesport, after which, a reception w 111 be
held -at the bride's home, COO Market street.
THE CASE CONCISELY STATED.
Colonel McClure's Idea of tlio Results of
the State Int estigation.
Philadelphia Times. J
Tho testimony given by Auditor General
McCamant and Stato Treasurer Boyer, as
elicited by tho searching questions of Attor
ney General Hensel, conclusively establishes
tho following lawless acts committed by the
Auditor General and State Treasurer:
1. That they lawlessly diverted from the
sinking fund, on January 1, 1891, the sum
of $421,000, b- a pa3ment to Uardsley on
school warrants, when Bardsloy was in
debted over $1,001,000 to the State.
2. That the $425,000 was not only diverted
from the sinking fund in open violation of
law, but it was taken from the Treasury on
school wairants w inch were equall in viola
tionoflaw. The school appropriation was
not then atailable under the law, and thero
is no precedent for such a payment.
3 That they persistentl refused to en
foi co tho positive mandate of tho law that
requires prompt settlements fiom the City
Treasurer, or to placo the delinquent ac
counts in thchandsof the Attorney General,
when they knew-tint Eardley wns long in
arrears for hundreds of thousands of dol
lars, and thus enabled Uardsley to steal tho
monoy.
4. That they paid Bardsley $150 000 on ac
count of commission; on $772 000, w hen ho
owed tho entiro amount of $772,000, and
more.
5. Tint they, as testified by both the
Auditor General and State Treasurer, paid
the school wainnts and tho commissions
lawlessly to Uardsley, solely to reduce the
amount of money in the Treasury and thus
prevent its nppiopnation to tho sinking
fund, where its speculative use would end.
Such aro tho facts as testified to by the
Auditor General and State Treasurer them
selves, and what answer can bo made to
this studied and peis'stent lawlessness th it
opened wide the doors for the Uardsley rob
bery t
KANSAS FAHM MORTGAGES.
The Statement of tVestern Indebtedness
Ilave Been Greatly Exaggerated.
icwtorkl'ress.J
When the preposition to investigate tho
question of faim mortgages was beiore
Congress it was insisted that a report upon
this subject would show how minously the
Ameiicin farmer had got himself into
debt. Several of tho Western and South
ern States have already been analysed
without bringing out this supposed fact,
and tho last Stato fiom which anything liko
complete returns have been received is
Kan sis. There, if anywhere especiallav as
it was carried last earby the Fanners' Alli
ance because her peoplo w cresupposcd to bo
head over heels in debt the returns onslit
to show that the Stato is hopelessly mort
gaged.
Uut this is not the conclusion to be drawn
from thoieport. Dining the ten tears 1883
S0 inclusive tho real estate mortgages re
coided in that Stato imountcd to $IS UX) 010,
the total numbor being C2v',WJ. lot
tho entire amount of real estate in
debtedness shown by the recorded and
unsatisfied mortgages of ISflO was only
$235,485,103. Of this about 71 per cent
was on firms and tho remainder on tow n
lots. The averago amount of debt in force
to each mortgage was $s.T0 !K whilo tho av
erage estimated true valuo of each moitgago
in loico was Sl,757 'in, thus disposing terv
completely of the chargo that a great deal
of money has been loaned m Kansa3 on
property not worth the lace of the mortgage
debt.
It is found that fully three fourths of this
leal estate indebtedness was incmrcd for
puichaso money and improvements, and
that tho pioportion incurred foi what is
know n as bnsiness purposes" is very small,
generally less than 7oi S percent.
In view of tho f.ict that Kansas, in com
mon w ith hei neighbors, li is had the benefit
of a bountiful crop this year, it is not
likely that the fai in mortgages w ill cut a
seiious figure in her politics from this time
foi th.
The Eflect of tho It ool Tarlffi
Cleveland Leader.
The McKmles' tariff on wool will give em
ploment to 150 more men in a single Cleve
land establishment, while it has put m
operation dozens of woolen mills all over
the country that wore unpiofltablo before,
ot tho freo tradcis say the protective tarill"
ictaids the development of woolen manu
facturing in this country.
LINCOL Colonel A. Iv. McCIuro will
tell in THE DISPATCH to-morrow how
Lincoln discovered that gallant General Scott
was in his dotago and nnable to assume
control of tho Union army.
OUR MAIL POUCH.
Facts About G'avs jlaking.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Noticing n communie-ation in a recent is
sue of The DisrvTcu concerning tho estab
lishment or the first glass works in Pitts
burg, I inclose an extract from the "Pitts
burg Magaino Almanac" for litt), which
may throw some light on tho matter
"Pittsburg, about six ycar ago contained
2.4C0 inhabitants: it now contains COO dwell
ing houses, and, av eragin 8 to a house, 4,800
inhabitants. There are flv e brick buddings
for public worship, beside other houses in
which div mo service is performed. A
sp icious court house, market house, jail,
e'c. In addition to tho manufactures, etc,
enumerated last car there, is one whiteglass
woiks, est ibhshed by Me-srs. Koninson and
Euicll, in vluc.il Is manufactured nil kinds
of glassware of a good quality: lbelemetal
button f ictorv-, by Thomas Np.i1; tho buttons
w ell made and all as m inntactured CO cents
per gioss; he gives the highest pneo lor old
pew ter, brass and copper; 1 pipe manufac
tory, by Mi. Price; 1 cotton manufactory, hy
Mi. Scott;! violin miker;l patent boot and
shoemaker. The In eland soal is tacked
witl out a stitch anil aie strong. Abel
Smith is the patentee."
The Aim mac for 1S12 enumerates the in
dustrial establishments of Pittsburv, and
gives the amount or v.il.ic of the output. It
suvs:
"Three glass works, oao green and two
white glass, (, G00."
The Aim time for 1813 contains tho following-
'Glass houses There arc two new glass
wbrks now erecting, one on tho opposite
side of tho Monongahela by Trevors A.
Ensell, and one in the new town of Birming
h un, a little abov o Pittsburg, nnd on tho
south side of the Monongahela. tindpr tho
firm ot llcltzhoov er, Wendt A. Co. These,
with the thrco lormer, viz , O'Hira's, Uobin
son's and liakewell's, will bo enabled ro
manuficture flint and green glass to tho
amount ot about $iro,C01 worth annnall."
The Almanac lor 1S15 has the following
concerning
"GI.is- This article is made to great per
fection, both flint and green. Messr. U ike
wcll, Paao A Uakewcll hive latel built
another flint glass house in addition to their
former one. Thero is now in the town and
opposite, fonr white and three gn en glass
houses. GIiss cutting is likewise hand
somely executed inthisplacp.no way in
ferior to the best cut gl iss in Europe."
These extracts aro copied tcrhatiim ct
litem turn, and mav be taluable to those in
terested in this subject.
E. F. Achesox.
Washixgton-, October 1.
The Demonetization of Silver.
To the Fdltor of The Dispatch:
It is a hopeful sign of the times when a
newspaper of the caliber of Tin. Disrvrcii
consents to discuss the monc' question
even in a meager wav. Though it
must be corfessed that Tut Dis
patch mostl3" asserts and does not dis
cuss a doctiine. In answering its corres
pondent "N.v regarding silv er. it states tlmt
silver was demonetized in 1873 because "no
one wanted silver dollars coined." How did
you And that out, and if so w by was the act
sneaked through Congress without debate
Is the Bankers' Magazine reliable? A re
form paper cl inns that the Jlankeri' Maqa
ane ol August. 1ST!, editorially said- "In
lSit a fund of $500 000 was raised in London
and a London banker bi- name of Ernst
Sed sent to this countr with this fund as
tho agent of foreign bondholders to effect
the demonetization of silyer." Please state
whether there is anv foundation for this? If
so was not silver demonetized at the in
stance of f reign bondholders? IxQUir.EK.
Uem'revv, October 1.
Tho Ilcst Way to Adrort'sr.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
I w as glad to read t our shot t articlo npon
tho use of lithographs for purposes of
theater adv ertismg and the necessary issu
ing of a largo number of passes and "dead
head" tickets. The money that is wasted in
"lithos" and the amount lost by both local
and traveling managers through issuing
passes and thus educating a lirge per cent
age of amusement goers to become "free
pass fiends," is a very serious item, and one
tlut is telling its tale in the box office of all
the theaters which enconrngo this system
puiticularly so, whero theater accommoda
tion is more than equal to the demand of the
public.
Fiftvper cent of the monevso unwisely
disbuised, if used in newspaper advertising,
would be productive of far moro desirable
results. w. T. Caklktox.
PrrrsntTO, Octobers
Better Tenements Needed.
To the Editor of The Dispatch :
I hope it is not too lato to call Miss
O'Reilly's attention to tho homes of the
working men and women, in her desires and
efforts to help them and sat o them from the
tyranny and rapacity of employers. Thero
can be no permanent benefit to the wage
workers if their hemes are not comfortable
and if they arc not properly provided with
lhe necessities of life. Tho cleso crowding
of families in the tenement houses built for
the workmen near the large establishments
cannot but result in the fostering o f vices,
and are tho ver3 hotbed of evil and degra
dation. They aro worse than thcoppiession
of emp!oers in their effects on the Oung.
I hope th it if Miss O'Keill v hns not already
paid attention to this subject she will do so
at once. W. S. P.
Sewicklev, October 1.
ODE TKADE "WITH CHILE.
It Can Only J?o Increased by Taking More
Chilean Products.
San rnnclsco Chronicle
Our Consul at Valparaiso, discussing tho
question of trade between this connto and
Chile, intimates that our expoits can only
be increased by our taking more Chilean
products. He explains, however, that there
are v cry few things w hich Chile raises a sur
plus of which we do not also produce in
largo quantities, but ho points o.it that tho
development of tho beet sugar indnstry in
tho I'mtcd States mav create a great le
rnand for Chilean nitrates, which form the
best possible fertilizer, a fict long since
leirncdliy tho Germ ins anil French, who
already are large consumers of this pirtic
ulai pioduct.
As tho beet sugar industry is sure to be
come important it is possible that it mav re
sult inn large trade with Chile. Uut there
is an obst iclc which must bo ov ereomo be
fore that can come to pass, and that is our
lack ot direct shipping connection with
Chile. Until that is remedied wo may use a
Teat deal of nitrate, but it will appear in
our custom house reports as an import from
Great Uritain, just as numerous other
articles which are not of Uritish production,
but aro transhipped through through that
countiy. lo at present.
PEOPLE WHO COME AND GO.
John Morgan, who has been ritfsbunj
salesman for the ". Lorillard Tobacco Com
p my for sev eral ears, has been returned to
his old district in Jortheastern Ohio, with
headquarters in Canton. He left for his new
teintoryesteiday.
United States District Attorney "Walter
A. Lon left for Cleai Held last night. He
went there on instructions from tho Atto--net
General to De pre-scnr on intostigatious
following the Cook difficulties there.
II. L. Doty, a lawyer of Stcubenville;
John Archcrst and Howard Evans, or Phila
delphia, and II. I!. Deadv, a lnmber man of
i Orlianu, UIU Afunuuoiiv; uca.
O'car .T. Smith and wife, of Mazatlan,
3iex,werc at the Monongahela t-esterday.
Mr. smith isa mineowner and has been
tisitingiu tho East.
Vice President .Tames McCrea and his
family returned yesterdn- from nitending
the funeral ol a near relativ e in the East.
John T. Hawley, in advance of the
"Straight Tip," which appears at tho Alt in
next week, is in town.
Fathers Cosgrave, of St. James Church,
and Tohin, ot Lawrencev ille, bat e returned
from a Westorn trip.
II. C. Gunning, a member of the City
Council of Chicago, was at the Duquesne
yesterday.
Itev. Fathers M. J. Cain and F. J. Sulli
tan, of Horncrst ille, were at the Duquesne
3 csterday.
Charles H. Morgan, a tool manufacturer
of tt orcester, Mass., was at tho Duquesne
3 csterday.
Mrs. Tatum, Mrs. Trcw and Miss Clark,
of tt heeling, spent yesterday t isiting in tho
city.
State Senator Hobert L. Carr, of Charles
ton, W. t a , was at the Duquesne csterday.
Colonel W. P. Ilend, the coal operator,
returned to Chicago last night.
1'eprescntative lioerch, of Lancaster, was
at the Anderson csterday.
Thomas J. Xobles, of 2s'cw Orleans, is
visiting William Kerr, Jr.
Charles Jahn went to Chicago last night, j
CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS.
The trees in a small pear orchard i
Westerly, It. I., are inblossoin forthe secon
time this year.
The only panper in Tucker county, Va
is handsomely lodged. The poor farm co
$9,CO0 mid he has it all tohiinsUr.
It is the custom in Lima, Peru, to kie
animals on the roofs of houses. V e,
makes its tirst appearance on the roo
and never descends until it comes down a
beef.
Sir "William Turner, of the TTnivcrsi
of Edinburgh, who has m idea careful stud
of tho whale, calculates that one 80 feet Ion;
in order to attain a speed of 1.2 miles an hoi n
must exercise a propelling force of 113 horii
pow er.
The youngest married couple in Cor
necticut.probablv.dwell in the little count r
hamlet of Sterling, among tho Windhar
county hills. They are Mr. and Mrs. (
Fenncr. He is 14 jears nnd 7 months ol
nnd she is ISyearsandlmonths They hav
been married for scv eral months.
The fun of calico balls and poverty par
tics having been exhausted, the onng pec
pie of Virginia City gave a 'shabb geutcel
party the other night. Carefully patched ,im
polished shoes, threadbare coats and al
sorts of garments tint "had seen bette
da s," vv ere the order of tho ev ening.
The London Tidbit lately ofiered a prit
for the best definition of money Tho priz
was awarded to Henry E. Uaggs, of Sheffield
who defined it thus "An article which ma;
be used as a universal passport to every
where except heaven, and as it univcr-a
provider of ever thing except happiness."
The French are noty painting their wa
vessels a dull, sulphurous gray, exactly tin
colorofsmokoas it arises from cannon
They sav this color has the advantage of bo
ing as illusive and indistinguishable in fog
and sea mists and dirkness as during thi
smoke of battle. It is more b tilling to thi
tcareli light than any other tint.
The songs with which the Belgian soV
diers enliven their marches and hours c v
hard work are not of tho highest mora
character, and so the military authorities
hate engaged a number of poets an-i com
posers to supply the annv with ditties ir
French and Flemish, which are to be uni
by the troops to the exclusion of all others
A rather unique franchise has been ob
tainedbya company organized in Kansas
Cit, said to bo composed of somo of the
wealthiest men there. Thev propose to lay
m tins throughout the city ior the pnrpose
of suppjj ing houses with air cold air in the
summer and warm air in the winter, and
wirrantPd to bo charged with a suitable
supplv of oxygen.
Fifteen keen and courageous Corsican'
form tho tzar's body-guard. Thcyaccom
pany the Czar almost everywhere, some
times in nmfonn: and hate cten tokeei
watch in the Impen il kitchen, and occi
sionallvnct as cooks. Three of them can
never be convinced that the wine has not
been drugged, nnd they insist upon ' tast
ing" fresh bottles three or four times a day
Chinese sugar has been arriving at Port
land of late in considerable quantity I
comes packed in sacks each containing 13:
pounds. It is said tint it can be laid dowr
on this coast and handled profitably at
about a cent a pound less th in Claassprcck
els is now charging for the same rade ot
sugar This mat git e the Pieiflc Coast the
benefit of some competition in sugar.
Two-headed snakes will ccae to bt
enriosities if they continue much longe
"finding" them in Georsia. V Satannah
Xeirt reporter thus desenbes ono that he ha1"
Just found in Laurens county- "Itwasaboni
eight inches in length, of tho adder vanetv
with two distinct and perfect heads, an
four eyes When interrnptcd its two tongue
would dart simultaneonslv and its four av
glitter." " T
The streets of Helena, Mont., are no
exactly pat ed with gold, nor can one pick
up a livelihood in nuggets from tho road
ti ay, but cellar digging i apt to uncover
enough gold to ray for the labor and some
times moro. In digging the foundations ofa
business block there tho interested panic
are taking out $100 per day in pay dirt, and
do not seem to think it a" t ery remarkable
find cither.
There is a man named Murphy living
at Los Gatos who, until this week, had nevei
tasted meat or fish. Recently, how ever, not
crediting the reports of the tront to be
caught in the local streams, he offered to eat
nllcertain local fishermen would catch. A
party was made up and went out foradav's
sport. Several dozpn trout were caught bv
the gentlemen designated, nnd Murphy had
to cat one to pay for his incrednlity.
This question was judiciously decided
the other day in a court in France, where
there is a law which forbids sportsmen to
hunt at night A man, on being arrcstejd
fo-an infraction of the law, pleaded Unit
the dav was not vet over Vfter mnc'
scientific discussion it was decided th n
night began "with the close of twilight, or
when the sun had descended six degrees be
low the horizon. The almanac showed that
on the dav in question twilight, as thus de
scribed, ended .17 minutes after sunset, and
tho sportsman was adjudged gnilty upon
that ruling.
John "Wenman, of Pipestone, sunk a
barrel in a moist placo to obtain water for
his cattle. His idea was a felicitous one,
and ho obtained an abundance of clear, cold,
spring water. He was greatly astonished
ono d i- to obsert e certain fish swimming in
the barrel's transparent contents, md.
scooping them out, found thev were trout
several inches long. He has since obt lined
d nlv a supply for his table and an occa
sional mess for neighbors. The nearest
stream is a mile and a half awav. and tho
whole country is wondering how the fish
get into the barrel.
Americans to whom the Strand in Lon
don is familiar will be interested in learning
that two ancient landmarks of that famous
street are soon to ilisappear. Within i
month tho two churches of St. Mary le
Strand and St. Clement Danes, which for
more than a century have stood right m tho
center of Loidon's great street, and havo
been to tourists even more notu cable than
St. Paul's, will bn leveled to thp groand.
The dangerously dilapidated state of one of
these churches and the shield which both
now g.vo to the vice and crime of tho sur
rounding region havo driven the cit- to
order their destruction. St. Clement Dines
is tho church whero Dr. Johnson wor
shiped, bnc of late vears hardly a dozen
people fnqnented either of the sacred edi
fices on Snnda There is no opposition on
religious grounds, therefore, to their demoli
tion. TICKINGS FKOJI PCCK.
The Trincc (dictating) "To American;
Scientists. Texas, V. S. A." got that' 'Tome at
once. witii50tonsotlrnamitc."
Stenographer Isn't the amount excessive. Tonr
Itoyal Highness?
The Prince Put It down: you naven't waited, as
I hare, 50 years for a rc'gn.
Mrs. de Vout He looks like i Greek god,
as yon sav. A nzelinc: but lie Is no man for yon ha
Is a perfect heathen !
Angclhie-tt ell, aunt. Isn't that all the more rea
son for my going as a mUsiouarr to him
Upson Downcs Last evening I was in
troduced to a g.rl worth three millions.
Kowne de IJout Crnt fa-.ar: tt hat dirt yon do
Upson Downcs I akta her if she believed in
"love at flrst sight."
A packing-box dawned on his sight;
The tramp ctclalncil In great delight,
'I s'e where I'm to Icc to-night
IxccMor!"
Uailway Controller (lo applicant) Ent
what has beenyonr special line of work passenger,
freight or expense accounts"
tlerk Oh. I'm a good all-around railroad man;
can turn inv hand to 'most anything.
Hallway Controller H'm! I'm afraid yon're al
together too versatile for anything but my position
and that isn't vacant:
Her Father So, young man, yon waat to
marrv mvilaughtir?
Young Man Yes sir.
Her I atlicr tt ell, what arc yonr expectations'
Youl g tin That vou will not give your con
sent, and that we will have to get married without
it.
Visitor Ah, Johnny! I am pleased to see
that you gave your sister the larger share of that
apple.
Johnny I had ter. It I hadn't, she'd 'a told
on me for hooking the apple.
Gasper Griggs That's a pretty loud pair
ot trousers. Howeq.
Howell Giboou Ah, ya-as;itlsa wather pro
nounced pattern.
GaipcrGlbbs Pronounced? "Why, dear boy. it's
shouted?
"So Bunkum, is dead is h e? "What wero
his last words'"
"He didn't have any. He died before he could
sayeiu!" .
Dr. Pundit What did you think cf edu
cation as a promoter of mortality?
Mr. O. B. Server tVcU, It turns out jome mighty
intelligent criminals.
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