THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 'U 1891'
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FAIR WOMAN'S WORK.
The Ecumenical Conucil Devotes a
Day to Church Agencies.
FOOLISH FEAKS OF CATHOLICISM
Ilave Shorn Jlcthodism Heretofore of Its
Female Usefulness.
SOME WOMX'3 RIGHTS OPPOXESTS
"Wasiiixotox, Oct 13. The Ecumenical
Council tliis morning proceeded to the order
of the day, the subject, "The Church and
Her Agencies," being the same as that dis
cussed yesterday. llev. J. Travis, General
Missionary Secretary of the Primitive
Methodist Cnurch, England, read a paper
on "The rlace and Power of Lay Agency
in the Church."
llev. D. C. Crawford, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church of Xew York, was set
down for an addres on the deaconess move
ment, bat owing to his illness Bishop "Will
iam X. Minde, of Kansas, treated the sub
ject. He said that some knowledge of the
subject had been gained by the Church in
America from the movement in Europe. A
saintly lady without church aid had inau
gurated a Ecliool for deaconesses in the
"Western metropolis. The movement had
surpassed the expectations of its sanguine
friends. There were 21 homes and five hos
pitals, aud many young women were seek
ing to join the noble sisterhood.
In some quarters this movement had been
viewed with alarm. It was said to resemble
papal methods. The lloman Catholic
Church was rapidly becoming protestant
ized in this country.
KOT FRIGHTENED 1JV FOrERY.
He was ready to borrow from the P.oman
Catbolics or anybody any good thing that
could be used to advantage. The deaconess
movement was so tree from priestly super
vision and other repliant features that it
could not be truly "aid to resemble its papal
prototype. It fiad been urged that the
movement interfered with the proper
sphere of -woman. He recognized the holy
duties of motherhood and of the family,
but what of th women who were to mother
thousands of homeless ones? We found
her to-day in the shop and factory, and in
the office
There was much talk of woman's unscx
ing herself and plunging society into con
vulsions. There were silly women and silly
men. A representative woman could be
trusted. If we could not trust our mothers
and our sisters, in God's name whom could
mc trust?
Chicago is a sort of storm center vet a
woman went into the hotbed of anarchism,
organized a mission and sought entrance to
the homes of the neonle. At first the vre-
pelled her, but likca sunbeam she stole
into every open dcor and laid a flower on
the dead body, and by and by they wel
comed her. Socialist men and women said
to her, "Whatever may happen in this city
no Larm shall come to you." Leave aside
dogma. "What is needed is the simple,
kindly doctrine of love. Hear, hear.
BROTHERHOODS AND SISTERHOODS.
Ecv. Dr. AY. D. "Walters, Secretary of the
London Mission "Weslevan Methodist
Church, spoke of Methodist brotherhoods
and sisterhoods. He said it would be far
more fitting if a sUter had been here
to present her own cause. He hoped that
at the council a woman would be permitted
to take her place upon the platform and ad
dress the conference. Applause. All
professing Christ should have the brotherly
Jjd sisterly feeling. It has been 15 years
since the establishment of a sisterhood in
England in connection with the Children's
Home, and asamember of the committee he
could bear witness to the grand success of
the movement. There were ten missions
under Uev. Peter Thompson. In addition
there were the Ladv AVorkers. There was
need of some special agency to reach the
depths of AVhitechape! aud other abodes of
crime.
AVhat is the effect of woman's work?
Changed neighborhoods. The landslords
told of it. The superintendent of the AVest
ern Branch was an extraordinary man, but
he had an extraordinary wife Mrs. Hugh
Price Hughes. Applause. She organ
ized the "Sisters of the People," who man
aged in a marvelous way to get in perfect
touch with the people.
A COMPLIMENT TO MISS WILLARD.
J. H. Lile, of London, speaking of the
position of women to he church, expressed
histrratification at learning of the extent of
women's work in America. He regretted
very much that w omen were not allowed to
sit here as delegates. A woman had been
elected to sit there. He referred toErances
"WillarJ, a name beloved on both sides of
the Atlantic.
At this juncture Uev. Dr. Stephenson
made the point of order that it was not in
order for a member lrom the Eastern Sec
tion to reflect upon the action of the AVest
ern Section, which was perfectly competent
to manage its own business.
Mr. Atkinson, M. I'., of London, be
lieved in women. A married man as was
09 per cent of the AVcsleyan ministers are
is bound to say so. They are more intel
ligent in their judgment upon social ques
tions. His own wife and her sisters had
been 40 years leaders, and he would rather
be led by then than by the President of the
Conference himself. They would have
more time to think of what they were going
to say.
In the afternoon session Ilev. Dr. Ben
jamin St James Fry, of the Methodist
Episcopal Churclu St Louis, editor of the
Central Christian Advocate, read a paper upon
the subject of "Woman's "Work in the
Church." He said that women among the
Hebrews were more highly regarded than
among other nations: but it was not until
Jesus entered upon His ministry that women
were admitted to the high degree of regard
that has since prevailed. There was a min
istry of women in the Church in apostolic
times.
PROTESTANTS' FOOLISH FEAR.
Protestantism has generally failed to se
cure the full measure of help from its
women. It had been afraid of the charge
of following papal practices. Methodism as
it grew had produced many women worthy
of association with the mother of the AVes
leys. The place where children are born
and raided is not open to men, but when
that -fact was realized the women had or
ganized and sent female missionaries abroad.
The church could not do the work before it
without the aid of women.
Rev. AVilham Gorman, of the Irish Meth
odist Church, Belfast, made a strong plea
for women in connection with every phase
of church work. AVoman might bring all
ot her graces to the altar but the power of
her speech. She might sing hymns and
work in the homes. She might teach her
son to preach. She might, perhaps, help
her husband to prepare his sermon, but she
could nnt preach. Trulv her element was
motherhood. Bat motherhood was the di
vinest accent of peace, too often absent from
the masculine voice.
That there should be need for the organi
zation of women for the regeneration of
woman, was a blot upon the church which
should be wiped out. On the battlefield
woman stood by the cot like an angel of
God. She had annointed the soldier's
wounds, and as his life ebbed she poured
into his ear the ttory of Christ. "Would yon
stop her because she is a woman? Let'the
pulpit be taken and the woman be left
Applause.
VVOMEX IX OTIIE1: MOVEMENTS.
Everywhere was women w elcomed. Theos
ophy was open to her. AVas she to follow
Blaatsky or Annie Besant? With the ad
vancing corruption of the Church of Home
had grown the theory that women could
do little good but much harm; but Metho
dism, thank God, had been the Zerubabel
of her liberty. Applause.
I'rof. J. I Landis, of the United Breth
ren in Christ, Dayton, would not be thought
behind his predecessors in his respect for
women. AVomen might, could, would and
should preach the Gospel if they wanted to.
The greater part of those who attend
church were women and she had demon
strated that she was not only on a level
with man in church work, but she stood
above him in devotion.
Bev. Thomas H. Hunt, of the Primitive
Methodist Church, Manchester, Eng.,
thought that as women constituted the
majority of the church attendance, they
should assume part of its work. All would
agree that woman's chief work was in the
home, but he preferred to think that there
she was more than a "manageress," and was
instilling the doctrines of Christianity in
the minds of her children. They might
gain admission where men could not, and in
the hour of sickness and death their minis
trations were of value.
AS l'KKACHEKS AND MISSIONARIES.
They could participate in missionary
work side by side with men. There is no
great wish on the part of women to occupy
the pulpit, but if she has the necessary
oualificatioi.s, then why not? If she is en-
J gaged in church work, if she carried the
Uospel to tne unregenerated, wny mat was
in the nature of preaching. If God had so
ordained a woman, why should not the
Church recognize the ordination?
Bev. Dr. J. Ar. Lewis, Methodist Epis
copal Church.South, said that it was a bold,
bad, dangerous fallacy to believe that be
cause a large majority of people were ham
mering and pushing after a thing it was a
manifestation of divine wish. "God created
them male and female." Cries of "Oh,
no." AVoman was first in the transgres
sion, but also in the front in the redemp
tion. She was expected under divine
providence to sustain the relation to the
masculine church that she did to the family
not one of subordination, but of equality
in certain lines.
Key. Dr. Buckley, of New York,said that
many sensible women must have felt sick at
heart to hear the platitudes delivered to
day. AVomen should not give up a higher
power for a lower. St Paul had said they
should not take the place of mec AVomen
could not do the work of preachers without
collision with the laws of nature. They
must be mothers or they must be preachers
not both.
A LONDON DELEGATE NONPLUSSED.
J. B. Slack, of London, held that women
must disco er their own w ork in the church,
and that without the help of the M. E.
Church, South. He invited anybody who
had a higher estimate of women than lie had
himself to show his face. Scarcely had he
said this before a large proportion of the
delegates stood up in answer, amid applause
from the others. The doctor was a little
nonplussed, but continued his remarks,
holding that if God had intended man and
woman to do the same work they would
have hren made alike.
Key. K. Hamilton, of New York, held
that it was a wrong representation to say
that the men wanted women to become
bishops. He wanted them to take up the
work for which they were specially fitted.
Kules of sex were not to invalidate "the gifts
of God. If the greatest expounders of the
Methodist Church had held that Paul must
not conflict with Jesus, it was not for the
men who sat here to force the conflict.
Mr. Atkinson, M. P., animadverted upon
the Chairman of the morning session as un
fair, but when the council disapproved this
he passed on to characterize Dr. Hass' argu
ment as logical jugglery. Why should not
such a woman as Baroness Burdett-Coutts
have a vote?
LET WOMAN BAPTIZE TIER CONVERTS.
Key. Dr. Keid, Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, of the Japanese Mission,
paid a high tribute to the work of female
missionaries that had come under his own
observation. He asked for them the ulti
mate privileges that when she had brought
a soul to Chiist she should be permitted to
pei form the rite of baptism. Applause.
Kev. F. AV. Bourne, of London, said that
the discussion recalled to his mind the
question once put to him by a rector in
England. AVhat authority, he said have
you (Mr. Bourne) for preaching? He had
answered that the power and ability to
preach was his authority. He would make
this answer when questioned as to the ad
mission of women into the ministry. They
could preach the word and lead souls to
Christ. It had been proven. This is the
only authority that should be required of
them. He liad no patience with the narrow
and bigoted version of St Paul's words
upon this subject If literally rendered it,
would prevent women lrom being married
in church, inasmuch as it forbids women to
speak in church.
A CHOEUS GIBL'S EOMANCE.
Bessie Booth Marries Alexander F. Henri
ques, a Rich Young New Xorker.
New York, Oct 13. Special. "Booze
Henriques has gone and married Bessie
Booth why, the idea." That's what the
Casino girls said to-day. They referred to
Alexander lorian Henriques, son of the
late AVilliam Henriques, who was a promi
nent and very popular member of the Stock
Exchange. The boy is a favorite with the
Casino girls. AVednesday a letter came
from a member of the "Indigo" Company,
which was playing at Montreal, that Mr.
Henriques was there, and that lie had in
vited all the girls to a supper at the Balmo
ral Hotel that night He met Miss Booth
at that supper, and he was infatuated with
her.
The "Indigo" Company left Montreal for
Boston on Saturday night. The members of
it knew that Henriques had fallen in love
with Bessie Booth, but they were not pre
pared to see the young woman walk into the
manager's room and tender her resignation,
as she did a few hours before the company
left the city. Then she went to St. Law
rence Hall. Mr. Henriques and a few inti
ma e friends were there with the Key. Mr.
Kerr. Mr. Henriques had a marriage
license read', and in five minutes the pretty
chorus girl had become Mrs. Henriques. It
is said that young Henriques has lately
come into possession of 600,000.
TTALIAHS' NABBOW ESCAPE.
Their Enemies Nearly Cremate a Shanty
Fall of the Foreigners.
New Castle, Oct 13. Special. Fif
teen Italians who shanty at Enon Valley,
this county, had narrow escapes from being
roasted alive last night They are very
objectionable to the citizens of that place,
and numerous letters have been sent to
them to move out or take the consequences.
Last night, while they were sleeping
soundly, some one poured kerosene oil over
the building, and piling paper against the
door set fire to the shanty. The Italians
boon awakened, but none too soon, for they
had to jump through the windows to save
their lives. They put out the fire before
the building was entirely consumed. Several
of the Italians were badly burned.
A Valuable Gift.
Probably no physician of our day has
gained such a reputation for curing cases of
lingering or long standing diseases through
treatment by mail as the great specialist in
nervous and chronic diseases, Dr. Greene,
of 35 West Fourteenth street, New York,
discoverer of the well known remedy, Dr.
Greene's Nervura. He uses in his practice
only harmless vegetable remedies, and has
given special attention to treatment of pa
tients at a distance through letter corre
spondence. Consultation in this manner or
personally is entirely free ot charge. Any
sufferer from whatever kind of disease has
the privilege of writing to him a descrip
tion of his or her case, and he will return a
carefully considered answer fully explaining
your disease and giving you a perfect un
derstanding of all its symptoms free of
charge.
His success is something wonderful in re
storing the sick to health, and his practice
is without doubt the largest iu this country.
Send for his symptom blank and write him,
sufferer, for his advice iu your case. This
will cost you nothiug, and may lead to your
cure. w
HGKSES OF AMERICA.
Ranks of the Bloodea Stock Sadly De
pleted by the Civil War.
THE BEST GIVEN TO THE AKMY.
General Grant's Famous Equine Present
From the Sultan.
IMPROVEMENTS MADE BY BREEDING
When Abraham Lincoln, at the beginning
of the war, called for troops, he asked first
for 73,000 men. It was soon apparent, how
ever, that this number was quite insufficient
to quell the great rebellion, and his second
call was for 300,000 soldiers. Everybody
remembers what noble patriotism prompted
the hearty response, and the self-forgetting
rush to arms that was made by men of all
classes in defense of their beloved country
and its honored institutions.
But many may not remember what large
and generous hearts dwelt in the bosoms of
our farmers when they offered to the Gov
ernment their most precious possessions,
their horses. It may seem incredible, but
the proportion of horses to men which the
farmers and owners of valuable breeds
begged Lincoln to accept was 100 to 1.
They were not inferior in any respect, but
the finest and best in the land, and such as
would ensily haye brought, if sold, 5600 on
the average, which at that time was con
sidered an immense price to pay for a horse.
Those given were geldings and stallions.
The mares were left at home for the reason
that in battle they are likely to stampede
and create a panic through fright Horses
have more nerve. The beat of the drum.
the call to arms, the familiar toot of the
bugle and horn, and the stirring march of
the regimental band are music in their
ears.
Until 1861 the foundation blood of our
finest horses was the choicest from Eng
land's thoroughbreds, says the New York
rimes, and this was always kept strongly re
inforced by infusion of the blood of Arabian
horses. For 50 years New England had
been proud of her Morgan horse, created
from Arab blood. New York and Long Is
land boasted with proper spirit of the fami
lies of Henry Clay aad Andrew Jackson,
while Long Island was the home of the fam
ous Messenger, of direct Arab blood, and
also of AVildair, inbred to Arab blood. The
latter, after importation from England, was
so highly prized there that he was repur
chased. HOW THE BREED WAS LOST.
These noted stallions were the progenitors
of the finest horses in the country, and gave
the foundation blood to all the trotting
speed of which America could then boast.
But when this immense army of horses was
sent to the front the mares at home were
left without mates equal to them in blood.
Only the bases to stallions in fact, the com
monest mongrels were leit to mate witn
these blooded mares, thus making the re
production of thoroughbred horses an im
possibility. From this time dates the ad
vent of what is now known as the American
horse. The American horse became a mon
grel, pure and simple.
No heavier blow to the reputation of
American horse breeders could have fallen
than this, for it is impossible to create a
type from a mongrel of any animal except
it be a mongrel. In horses it is conceded
that a valuable type cannot be created ex
cept through the" infrsioi of Arab blood.
AVe may say that we have an American
horse with certain characteristics of much
money value to its owner, but, alas! it does
not reproduce any quality that is in demand
by any other nation. Our American trot
ting horse does not reproduce 2 per cent of
trotting speed, considering the great num
ber bred and raised as trotting horses, and
when we export a trotter, which is a very
rare evnt indeed, his trainer has to be sent
along too.
No American was more fully alive to all
these facts, and especially to the sad reduc
tion in numbers and quality of our horses,
than General Grant. His acceptance of the
Arabs Leopaid and Linden Tree, presented
to him by Abdul Hamid, the Sultan of
Turkey, was in a measure influenced by the
consideration of their great worth in the
stud. He realized that our race must be re
built, and so highly appreciated this gift.
The fact that he seldom, if ever, drove them,
thus denying himself a great pleasure, and
the immediate disposal of Leopard to Gen
eral Bcale, on whose stud farm he has been
ever since, and of Linden to his son, showed
his interest and confidence in the infusion
of Arab blood, and his hope that from them a
new and better type of horses might be
created.
GENERAL GRANT'S FAMOUS TIORSES.
The letter which he wrote to Mr. Kan
dolph Huntington, now of Oyster Bay, L.
L, was published nine years ago, but it
may have a new interest to the readers of
to-day, and is now taken from the original
autograph letter:
Loxo Branch, X. J., July 23, 1SS1
Deah Sir I am just in receipt of your let
ter of the 26th, making certain inquiries
about my Arabian horses. I cannot answer
all your questions, but what I know I will
give you.
I was in Constantinople in Maroh, 1878, and
visited the Sultuu and his stables. All his
horses arc of the most approved and purest
blood. I was told that the pedigrees of all
of them theie were about 70 horses in the
stables that I visited run back from 500 to
700 years.
Two of the horses that I there saw wero
sent to me as a present fiom the Sultan by
the first steamer coining directly to the
United States from that port. I do not
know the steamer nor the date of its de
parture or arrival. They (the horses) were
consigned to General E. Y. Benle, of Wash
ington City, who can probably inform you
on these points.
Leopard w as 5 years old when I first saw
him, and Linden 4, 1 think. I am certain as
to the a?e of the first, and I think X am right
as to the second. Leopard I have left with
General Bcale, probably permanently. Lin
den is at my son's (U. b. Grant, Jr.,) farm,
near Salem Center, Westchester county.
N.Y.
The fact of these horses being from the
Sultan's own private stables and being a
present from him as an appreciation of our
country among the nations of the earth is
the best proof of their purity of blood. Very
truly yours, U. S. Graet.
There are many conflicting opinions re-
farding these horses and their claim to
eing the thoroughbred Arabians of the
desert; but those who know them best and
have studied their distinctive qualities all
unite in believing them to be so. They are
the only Arab stallions in America, it is
said, and their progeny are at least a most
distinct and superior type.
A SUPERB STUD OF THOROUGHBREDS.
AVhen Mr. Huntington, with great diffi
culty, and only through the influence of
powerful friends in Europe, succeeded in
importing his beautiful Arab mare Naomi,
he became the pioneer of a new method
here and began to accomplish the dream of
his life. Fropi the study of Bussian, En
glish, French and Astrian stud books he
realized that all their famous national
horses were founded on the Arab blood,
and the necessity of having more
fiure Arab blood, especially in the female
ine. He knew that a promiscuous use of
it was not satisfactory, and that an
affinity blood was essential. According
to the methods employed in the Old World,
and as here the Clay, Morgan and Gold
dust families were strongest in the Arab
blood, he seiected virgin mares to mate
with General Grant's Arabs, and was for
tunate in the get of one filly and three
colts. AVhile these were growing he inter
bred the Clay, Morgan and Golddust blood,
getting a harem of fillies which, at maturi
ng, he mated with the sons of Leopard and
Linden Tree. This was his method, and the
result was the foundation of his suburb
stud of thoroughbreds, which was then an
individual enterprise.
Mr. Hnntington refused to sell a single
member of this new and exceedingly valua
ble family, although offered enormous
prices for them. AVhen asked 'why he re
plied that ho wanted first f o have a family
so large that it could reproduce itself. Then
he could have annual sales without weaken
ing the strength of the plant. By tcIose
breeding with this Arab blood the animals
he might sell in the one blood werfe so near
to the primitive that they were posi
tive in improved results, and would,
therefore, benefit any community into which
they were introduced. In fact, his only
object was to breed such perfect horses from
the primitive the Arab as to elevate the
blood standard of the horse in America. It
can only be regarded a national triumph to
breed a pure type that shall reproduce itself
in any country, and to perpetuate it until it
shall be known, recognized, approved, and
earnestly sought for by every other nation
as the American horse.
YESTERDAY'S HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Dcquesne HoTEl T, It. Morcan, Sr., S. L
Morgan, Jr., and Arthur Morgan, of the en
gineering firm, Alliance, O.; II. C. Philips,
the oil operator, of Now Castle; William A.
Sproull, of the Cambria Iron Company, and
wife, Philadelphia; V. P. Hays, oil operator,
Philadelphia; Mrs. John E.Wootcn and Miss
Keen, Beading, Pa.; E. M. Hooves and fam
ily, Wilmington; Alfred E. Uraddul, insur
ance man, Philadelphia; Captain B. H. Leo,
the Titusville oil operator, wife and family;
President G. B. Robeits and the following
officers ot the Pennsylvania Kailroad: J. N.
Du Burty, John P. Green, N. P. Shortridge,
II. D. Welsh, H. H. Houston, George Wood,
James A. Logan, John Cassels, D. E. Will
iams, J. C. Wilson, D. J. Newhall, J. M.
Harding, C. M. Bunting, D. A. Bradley, J. II.
Speckinon, Amos Q. Little, D. S. Gray, Edw.
B. Wall.
Sevemtii Avesue John Uptegraft, wife
and child, of Westmoreland; William C.
Hans, the Pennsylvania railroad lawyer at
Sharon; F. N. Oliphnnt.'a stnndard oil man
of Oil City: E. G. Wright, National Transit
CompanyWashington, Pa.; A. ix. Zimmer
man, ex-'hotolkeepcr. Harrishurg;U.D.Camp
bell & Son, Clarion: Henry Bimpel, General
Superintendent Adams Express Company.
Columbus, O: C. F. Browne and wife, Colum
bus, O.; R. C. Hall, oil man, and Mrs. H. M.
Hall, Titusville: A. B.Hoblnson.oilopointor,
Oil City, B. D. Waters, lumberman, Toledo;
Dr. S. ft. Buyledge and wife, Blairsville; Mrs.
o. r runic i&oss ana uauguier, iiurion.
Monongahela II. Vanderwelde, Standard
Oil Company, Cleveland; J. B. Hutchinson,
A. W. Moss, D. II. Lovell, C. H. Beeholdt, A.
W. Kapp, C. A. Preston, E. L. Holiday, F. P.
Abercrombie, Pennsylvania Railroad men;
A. J. Christie, of A. & P. Roberts Co., Phila
delphia; Daniel O'Day, National Tnibt Com
pany, Buffalo.
AiiDersox Joseph Forker, bank presi
dent, and wife, Sharon, Fa.; Uselma Smith,
lawyer, of Philadelphia; N. J. Rainey, coke
operator, Cleveland, Pa.: E. P. Lord, rail
roadman, Fort Wayne, Ind.; E. A. Morgan,
Scotland; John B. Moffat, city official, Phila
delphia; D. F. Miller, Columbus, O.; W. J.
Miller, manufacturer silvervt aie, Connecti
cut. St. James S. W. Carraga, merchant, Sqio,
O.; John Orr, Sheriff Blair county; James
Mahaffey, ex-Sheriff Clearfield county; J. B.
Watson, oil contractor, Marietta, O.; W. B.
Newell, insurance, Clarion.
Schlosser F. F. Schaefer, pottery manu
facturer of Wheeling: Keed B. Freeman,
manufacturer, Newr York; Frank Chase,
manufacturer car wheels, Chicago; Roy. F.
W. Nichol, New York.
Ceijtral Henry Davis, Jefferson; Ewing
McCleary, Texas; AV. Gilford and Sliendon
Gordon, "Smithport, Pa.; Wilbur F. Meyers,
Edenburg; S. A, Kline, Past Master A. O. U.
W., Greensburg.
St. Charles M. P. Davis, a lawyer from
Mendville; H. K. gauffer, a banker, and wife,
of Scottdale; Bev. A. B. Rush and wife,
Stablstown.
A NEW TBAINMEN'S TEDEEATI0N.
The Consolidation of the Two Conductors'
Orcanlzatinns Slakes It Necessary.
GaTjESRURg, Ili, Oct. 13. Grand Chief
Clark, of the new Consolidated Order of
Railway Conductors, is here in consultation
with the trainmen now in sessiou in this
city. The matter under consideration is
the proposed federation of the various asso
ciations of railway employes. La3t week
Mr. Clark effected a consolidation of the
Order of Jlailway Conductors and Brother
hood of Railway Conductors, the name and
officers of the former to be retained.
The ostensible object of his call on the
Trainmen Brotherhood officials here was to
present a plan providing for closer rela
tions; but the movement means much more
than this. The Brotherhood of Railway
Conductors was a member of'the Supreme
uouncii. xne uruer oi railway uonductors
was not The absorption of the former by
the latter deprives the council of a mem
ber, so that now the council comprises only
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and the Switchmen. It is deemed signifi
cant that Mr. Clark came here from Terre
Haute, where he had a conference with
Grand Master Sargent, of the Firemen's
Brotherhood. It is believed that Mr.
Clark and he have an understanding in re
gard to a new federation.
A BOYCOTT ON A TOWN.
The Texas Alliance Order fho Amendment
of an Impounding Ordinance.
Gim-am, Tex., Oct. 13. One of the latest
moves of the Farmers' Alliance is the boy
cotting of the town of Ladonia. The boy
cott was declared because the Town Council
enacted a law prohibiting t'ie running at
large of stock in the corporate limits. The
boycott was brought about by impounding
the three head of horses belonging to G. "V.
Magee, a member of the Alliance. Prang
Gap Alliance is the first to open war, and
their resolutions are as follows:
Resolved First That we forever sever
our commercial relations with the town of
Ladonia, and use our influence in behalf of
other towns, unless said town of Ladonia
shall amend its stock law and return Ma
gee's stock or the equivalent.
Second That we petition all Alliance
and good people in Delta, Vannin and Hunt
counties to take some action to secure the
return of said stock and an amendment to
the Ladonia stock law.
THE ANGHY ATLANTIC.
Each Incoming Vessel Has a Tale to Tell
of Squalls and Heavy Seas.
Nkw York, Oct. 13. The story of in
coming vessels this morning is a repetition
of yesterday's story. Chief among the At
lantic liners to put into port this morning
was the Guion line steamer Alaska. She
was overdue 36 hours. The purser of the
Alaska said, "We had an awful stormy
time, but weathered through all right.
From last Sunday, when we left Queens
town, until yesterday morning, we had
nothing but strong westerly gales."
The steamer Polynesia, of the Hamburg
American Line, arrived safely this morn
ing. She was two days overdue. Captain
Franck's log is a record of storms, squalls
and unusually heavy seas. The Slavonia,
from Hamburg, also arrived in port. She
had 283 immigrants on board. There are
now several liners overdue.
Kut a Few Days Longer
And the Exposition will be a thing of the
past. But four days more, after which you
will have no chance or opportunity to pur
chase or make a selection from the wonder
fully beautiful exhibit of Hopper Bros. &
Co. at the Expo. Have you considered or
thought of the opportunities offered by the
popular "Wood street firm? Carpets correct
in color, charming in design; curtains chaste
in material, captivating in style, choice in
variety; portieres perfect in pattern. At
what prices? Why, undoubtedly the lowest
ever named. Prices bear no relative value
to the quality of the goods offered. Every
thing in the whole exhibit to be sold at a
.price, and that price away below what you
could even imagine. Now really do you want
or do you require anything we have to offer?
If so you'll come and see us quickly.
We've only had two days' sale of the goods,
and already many of the choice things have
gone. Every day from now until Saturday
lessens your chance to secure a share of the
good things. Don't delay. Remember Mr.
AV. Frank Hopper attends personally at the
stand from 10 A. m. to 10 p. sr., and he will
give every purchaser the benefit of his ex
cellent judgment. The great sale closes
Saturday next, October 17.
New Winter Underwear.
New stock ot fall and winter underwear
in merino, camel's hair, natural wool and
scarlet, for ladies, gents and children, at
astonishingly low prices, at
H. J. LYNCll's, 438-410 Market street.
IUWFSU
CONFIDENT CAPITAL,
With the Labpr Troubles Settled, the
Only Thing Needed to
GUARANTEE AMERICAN TIN PLATE.
Statements From a Manufacturer YTho
Knows All About the Welsh Works.
PITTSBURG SURE TO BE TIIE CENTER
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
In a Pittsburg newspaper of Sunday last
was an editorial headed "Tin Plate in Poli
tics." While decrying the eyil of tamper
ing with an important special industry In
politics, the paper itself, through what
seems to me to be (the most charitable ex
pression I can make) its entire ignorance
of the tin plate industry and its successful
manufacture in this country, could not, if it
made a special effort to do so, write more
misrepresentations regarding it and of one
of the most worthy manufacturers in the
United States, as well as Major McKinley,
who in my opinion is a practical, high
minded and conscientious representative of
the industries of this country.
I will say that if the tin plate bubble
bursts, it will be known that it has been
killed by such ridiculous articles as that re
ferred to, and other such misrepresenta
tions which help the free traders to legis
late against it and prevent capital from
launching out as it would otherwise do.
Niedringhaus, of St. Louis, I have known
for over 20 years. He "does not need the
kind of advertising specified. Their manu
facture of tinware of every kind and sheet
iron is simply enormous. I have read most,
if not all, of Mr. Niedr'nghaus' articles
published on tin plate, and can strongly
confirm that he has said only what he knows
to be facts.
THE OJfI.Tr DIFFICULTIES.
His difficulties with his men and laws, as
published, are the only difficulties in the
way of the successful "manufacture of tin
plate, and are unfortunate for both parties,
as well as the steel manufacturers generally.
And with American invention and growing
workmen from the boys this industry, like
the steel rail, carpet, plate glass and
many other such industries, will soon
be Americanized in quality and price.
I am confident that if mutual concessions
can be arrived at, with what I know of the
tin plate business in Wales and of our
progress in every line of important business
that has been undertaken in this country in
my time, that we shall not only make one
third of the tin plate we consume in this
country'in five years, but nearly, if not all,
and for less money.
There are a large number of Welshmen in
various sections of this country who cer
tainly feel as I do, a shame and a pity to
see such ignorance and prejudice on the tin
plate question from theorists who, through
their ignorance, misrepresent their coun
try's facilities and abilities, to their own
detriment and that of the industries of the
country.
I have stood this ignorance and nonsense
as long as I can from my strong feeling of
Americanism. I feel that the many publi
cations detrimental to the tin plate industry
being established in this country must make
the people who publish them the laughing
stock of those in the business in Wales. I
am personally acquainted with the leading
manufacturers and their manufacture,
which, while of a refined character, is he
simplest of all the lines Of steel manufac
ture, to the finish. It makes no difference
whether we have tin in, this coun
try or not. "We can buy the tin where En
gland gets her tin, and as cheap. It is a
commercial commodity sold to the best buy
ers, as any other commodity. We are
already large buyers of the same article for
all lines of manufacture of brass and bfonze,
and can buy any additional we may wont as
England does, as she buys nearly all the tin
she needs from foreign countries.
MAKING CAPITAL TIMID.
Such publications make capital timid and
it will not embark when doubtful legisla
tion to destroy it looks possible. I will
put myself on record now, that if our next
Congress will leave the tin plate question
alone, in five years from now the writer of
the article, if alive, will wish he
had not written such an article, and instead
of theory he will have experience.
My desire in writing as I do is simply to
counteract misrepresentation, with practi
cal facts my knowledge and exper
ience enable me to do. I am not writing as
a politician, pr having some other ax to
grind, or to advertise myself. I am an
American citizen of over 20 years and de
sire to do my simple best for the welfare
of this country above all others. But that
does not prevent me from having a warm
feeling for the country I was born and
raised in. I was born in Merthyr Tydfil, in
South "Wales, near the center of the tin
plate industry. I commenced my appren
ticeship in the machine shop three mouths
before I was 14, and have followed the busi
ness constantly. At 11) I went to Llanid
deli, Monmouthshire, where my business
was the building of machinery necessary
for the tin-plate works we were surrounded
with. I next went to Blaenavon and took
charge of the machinery department of the
Pontypool Iron and Tin Plate Works, one
of the most important tin works then exist
ing and where the business was first founded
in Britain They manufacture all their
material from the mines to the finished
article.
TIIE FIRST TINWARE TLANT.
The first tin plate works built and suc
cessfully operated in this country was the
American Tin Plate Works, "Wellsville, O.,
by a lot of Pittsburg men, including many
"Welshmen of practical ability. They were
at the time in bad financial condition. How
ever, they made large quantities of tin
plate while in operation, as fine as was ever
made in "Wales. Rogers & Birchfield and
the United States Tm Plate "Works spon
followed, all of whom made excellent tin
plate at the time. Mr. Rogers at that time
was undoubtedly the most progressive and
best posted man in the business and had
a great advantage over all others, having
ample natural gas, which helped largely in
the cost of manufacture. The importers,
finding successful competition starting in
this country, reduced the price of plates be
low the cost of manufacture, so that it was
impossible for any manufacturer in this
country to produce tin plates without loss.
The panic soon followed and crushed the
life out of the American tin plate business.
I have no interest in any of the lines of
tin plate, but haye had such varying prac
tice and experience in the business and the
manufacturing of tinplate that should en
able me to speak as I do. I am fully con
versant with the Welsh practice of to-day,
and feel that if legislation will not tamper
with the tariff as it now exists and the press
and people will give the tin plate business
their co-operatiau one of the best and most
important industries will soon be firmly
and permanently established, with capital
not trom this side only, but from Wales as
well, as soon as they" have the confidence
that the business lias been well founded
here. Pittsburg, the greatest iron and steel
manufacturing city of the world, must,
with its near surroundings, become the
greatest beneficiary.
A PITTSBURG INDUSTRY.
When visiting A. Garrison & Co.'s works
in Pittsburg some month's ago, I saw build
ing a number of tin plate plants. A num
ber of others have been published as being
built in other shops in and around Pitts
burg, all of first-class workmanship, being
built in the best workshops, with experi
ence and facilities far superior to any in
Wales to build plants complete. I know
nearly all, if not all the manufacturers who
are in, and preparing to go into tin plate
manufacturing, are experienced meu, and
are in earnest, and will become large manu
facturers, if not prevented by such condi
tions as mentioned here "by me. 1 have not
seen Mr. Cronemyer more than once or
twice in 15 years that I know of, but I be
lieve he will remember what I advised him
then, that I saw no way to commercial suc
cess in the manufacture and sale of tin
plate but by the sheet iron manufacturers
educating the representatives of the people
so that legislation favorable to success could
be obtained, and after such a long siege And
hard work that Mr. Cronmyer above all
others has performed, and legislation has
been obtained, and many havje invested
capital to go into the bussiness. I think it
an outrage and crime to have the press mis
represent all these actions and assertions of
the manufacturers, and in the midst of their
outlays and efforts to establish the tin plate
industry, treat with ridicule their efforts,
because they did not produce as soon as the
law came into force, as if machinery could
be.built like the growth of mushrooms.
Under the best conditions possible, with
every encouragement, it takes a year at least
to get a new plant of a small character in
operation, with an organization, to get best
results. After that, with good management,
additions cau be made rapidly to meet the
demands of trade. I again most positively
assert that we have the best facilities and
ability of ajiy country in the world to manu
facture tin plate, and the only obstrnctiou
in the way of our success is tfie lacking of
confidence of capital, caused by what I have
stated here. T. R. Morgan, Sr.,
President Morgan Engineering Co.
Alliance, O., October 12.
WELL-KNOWN MEN GONE.
Chairman Glbbs,f the Stralghtont Bepuu
llcan Committee, and Thomas McHlch
aels, an ei-Cooncilraan, Died The for
mer Was Ilia Lone Time.
Twoof the best known men inthecitydied
yesterday. Chairman William M. Gibbs,
oftheStraightout Republican Committee,
expired after a lingering illness, and ex
Councilman McMichaels died very sud
denly. Major Gibbs had been sick since
last August, and his death has been ex
pected several times. He went to Ohio a
short time ago for his health, but grew
rapidly worse. He returned to Jiis home
in Sewickley, where he died Monday night
Major Gibbs was born in Delaware county,
New York. He went to Cleveland
when he became of age, and went into
the' paint business. He soon after left
there and went "West, but about 14 years
ago returned East and settled in Pittsburg.
In 1880 he and Charles F.Nevintook charge
of the T. H. Nevin Company's paint works,
William M. Gibbs.
and in 1888 they made it a stock concern
and Mr. Gibbs became Treasurer. Major
Gibbs was a Republican politician, and one. of
the best-known in the county. He leaves a
wife and two children. The'funeral will oc
cur in Sewickley tp-day at 3 v. m.
Thomas McMichaels was the well-known
Fifth avenue flour and feed dealer. His
death was due to heart failure. It occurred
at 4 A. M. yesterday at his home on Locust
street. He was aged nearly C4 years. Mr.
McMichaels was a' native of Ireland, but
came to this country when he was 20 years
of age. He first landed in Philadelphia,
but soon came to Pittsburg. In 1868 he
started in the feed business at the present
location. For two terms Mr. McMichael
represented the Sixth ward in Common
Council. He was a member of the Episco
pal Church. His wife and one married
daughter survive him.
Orphan School Investigation.
Harrisburg, Oct. 13. The Legislative
Committee to investigate the charges against
the soldiers' orphan schools syndicate has
adjourned to meet in this city October 27.
Ex-Senator George W. Wright, manager
and purchasing agent of the syndicate, and
other members will then be examined by
the committee, together with all its books.
LATE NEWS IN BEIEP.
Boulanger's will Is to be contested by his
daughters.
Threshing in the Northwest is again de
ferred by heavy rains.
Famine-stricken Russian peasants are
flocking to the cities.
Fruit shipments from San Jose. Pnl ..
broke tho record last week.
The town of Quiriqnina has been swept
away by the floods in Nicaraugua.
The wife of General Joseph T. Torrence
was killed in a runaway at Chicago Monday.
Tho magnificent sarcophasns of Emperor
Frederick will be unveiled at Potsdam Sun
day. The Presbyterian Synod of Minnesota
has adopted resolutions protesting asainst
the opening of tho World's Fair on Sundays.
The Czar's silver wedding will be cele
brated with imperial pomp on the 23th. Tho
King and Queen of Denmark will bo pres
ent. A Chicaeo carpenter named Ottn
Schwartz, hanged himself Monday in a shed
after setting the building on fire. His body
was entirely consumed. Ho had quarreled
with his wife.
Julius F. Pratt and Addison Bybee, two
of the heaviest stockholders in the defunct
American Wheel Works at Indianapolis
have assigned.
Dr. Joseph Benson, a drunken ex-priest,
rnnflnftd in the COuntv 1a.il at Cafinfir.TVirn
set Are to his prison Monday night and was
burned to death.
The Cherokee Commission Is at Arkan
sas City, Kan., ready to begin negotiations
with Indian tribes for the epening of more
lands to settlement.
Six negroes sleeping in acaratEnsley
City, Ala., Monday night, were blown up by
blasting powder, but only one of them will
die. A spark from a passing locomotive
igniteil the powder.
It is said that ex-King Milan has laid
himself liable to criminal prosecution for
false pretense. For 1,000,000 francs be has
mortgaged property not his own, but which
belongs to tne crown.
Bernard Saville, who swindled ex-Senator
Fair out of $500 on the strength of a
forged letter of introduction from ex-Secre-tnry
of State Bayard, has been sentenced to
three years imprisonment at San Quentin,
Cal.
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TECTURAL DRAWING, and HIGHER
MATHEMATICS; also classes in GREEK,
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ING, SHORTHAND and English branches,
at DUQUESNE COLLEGE.
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Practically taught at
DUFF'S COLLEGE,
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JIEvening Sessions.
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oenebal haldeman's tbotjbi.es.
His "Wife Sues for Divorce and the Custody
or the Children.
Leavenworth, Oct. 13. Special.'- A?
petition for divorce was filed in the District
Court at this place to-day which
created a stir in society circles
on its becoming known this evening.
The petition was filed by Mrs.
Anna B. Haldeman, asking for an absolute
divorce from General John Haldeman. In
the petition Mrs. Haldeman alleges failure
to support, gross neglect, and some other
things of minor importance. Mrs. Halde
man oaks for the custody of their chil
dren and the right to control their
property, all of which she claims belongs
to her by inheritance. The parties to the
suit are of the highest standing, and Gen
eral Haldeman is well-known throughout
the country. He was Mayor of Leaven
worth at one time. He was Probate Judge
and State Senator, and finally Minister to
Siara under the Republican administration
preceding Cleveland's.
At present the General is either in "Wash
ington or the West Indies. Mrs. Haldeman
was formally Miss Anna B. Doris, of St.
Louis, the descendant of an aristocratic and
wealthy family. Her married life for the
last six or eight years has not been happy.
She and the General have been living apart
most of the time, but they have never had
an open rupture. The trouble leading to the
beginning of divorce proceedings is said to
haye been brought on by General Halde
man refusing to sign deeds for the sale of
some St. Louis property Mrs. Haldeman in;
heritcd and wished to dispose of. Friends
of the General here say that he will fight
the divorce charge, and a lively time is
looked for. Mrs. Haldeman left for a two
months' trip to France to-night.
New Chenille 1'ortlcres.
Latest colorings, dado at top and bottom,
fringed, at $4 50 a pair; other good values at
50 GO and $7 CO a pair in our curtain room.
JOS. HORNB & CO.,
G09-621 Penn avenue.
The People's Store Fifth Avenue.
Tapestry Brussels at 50c,
Tapestry Brussels at 50e,
During our gteat carpet sale commencing
to-day. Campbell & Dick.
Uncnea Curtains Table Covers
And pillow covers durable, washable and
fashionable in our curtain and upholster
ing department. Jos. Horne & Co.,
609-621 Penn avenue.
Procrastination breeds.
Did you ever meet the two old
women who met in the streeet, one
with two rabbits in a basket, the other
with a pair of canaries in a cage.
They talked talked talked. See
the result above.
The results astonished even these
old gossippers.
Don't talk, but act.
You have heard on good authority
that the Carlsbad treatment has for
the past 500 years been Europe's first
health resort.
The Carlsbad. Sprudel Salts you
can buy at any drugstore.
This means to take the Carlsbad
treatment at your home.
These Salts are a standard remedy '
for Constipation, Dyspepsia, and all
stomach diseases, Gout, etc. Don't
talk about trying the Carlsbad Spru
del Salts for yourself, but take them
to-day before your system will breed
other diseases or become chronic.
Write to "Eisner & Mendelson Co.,
Sole Agents, New York," whose sig
nature is on every genuine bottle, for
illustrated pamphlets which will thor
oughly explain the action of these
Salts on the system.
A pleasant remedy.
I
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Some people, for the sake of a fev cents
difference in price, buy "Whiskies that they
know nothing about. Isn't It worth the
difference to get Whisky sold under a sworn
guarantee of purity? Klein's celebrated
"Silver Age" and "Duguesne" are both ac
companied with the distiller's affidavit
certifying that they ore unadulterated.
Physicians everywhere prescribe thesa
brands, and leading hospitals use them ex
clusively. "Silver Age" sells at 51 50 and
"Duquesne" at 51 25 per full quart. Once
used, always used. Goods expressed any
where. MAX KLEIN,
83 FEDERAL ST.,
ALLEGHENY,
se28-MWT
The above cut is too familiar to
Western Pennsylvanians who dress
well to 'need any comment regarding
superiority of quality and correctness
of style of the hats which bear the
Trade Mark. Our Fall Styles are all
out, and embrace the following cele
brated makes:
Knox's World-Renowned Hats,
A, J. White's English Hats,
Tress & Co.'s English Hats,
Cooksey's English Hats,
And all of the celebrated American"
makes from $2.00 Up.
paulsoTbros.,
Hatters and Furriers,
441 Wood Street.
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