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TWELVE PAGES
PLivIsSYIAAXIA SOCIALISM.
As a contrast to the programme of the
Oerman Socialists commented on the other
ilay. the platform of the PennsjlYauia
hociahts who propose to form a new
partv , is interesting It was stated that
the German Socialist were content with
demands which go little beyond what in
this countn are regarded as features of
democratic Government, butthe Penn
Mlvania boeiahsts are not going to take
am such moderate Mew as that For a
mild starter thej propose that the State
liv ndit of eminent domain shall take
possi.ouof the oil and coal fields and
operate them for the benefit of the people
at 1 irge. Of course, the Go eminent must
coutiol the railroads, telegraphs and tele
phones, "so tint the system of discrimina
tion ma be uprooted by which our hard
working farmers ha e been pauperized and
commerce of our cities and navigation on
r)ur streams bae been greatly injured."
IVsidc. the taking possession of all street
railway lines by municipal Govern
ments this is all that the Pennsjhania So-tiah-ts
will ask for at present
The feas' which the ownership of oil
fields, coa". mines, railroads, telegraphs,
telephones and street railwajs would gie
to the average Penns Ivani i politician
muht be held to be sufficient explanation
for the enthusiasm of the Socialists oer
llieir acquisition when their part gets into
power. The utter absence of anyassur
anp thai it woull bring a remedv for
present abuses has been often commented
upon. The feature of the Socialist theory
to which wc prefer to call attention is that
those departments of corporate enterprise,
which have de eloped monopolistic feat
ures, must be owned by Government
'1 he Socialist logic does not pause to study
the historj of these tbiugs long enough to
know that their root is in the creation of
monopolies in transportation, which might
le casilj remedied, but finding partial or
complete monopolies in these departments
tliey proceed to demand that they shall be
owned bj the State.
This, of course, is weak reasoning, but
it is not more weak than the logic ad
anced to uphold the theories of monopo
listic combination. The force of it to
American society at large should be in the
perception that whatever foothold Social
ism gets in this country is gi en by the
abuses ami monopolistic features of cor
porate capital
TO BE SUPPRESSED.
TIic gentle footpad Is making it lively
for the citizens of Lawrenceville and all
others whose business calls them in that
direi tion at night Not ery long ago an
attempt to rob the office of a manufactur
ing company while one of the officials was
present attracted attention, and now a
foreman of another concern has been
knocked down and robbed on the streets.
When the cnminal class becomes so de
bant as to prosecute highway robbery in
anv part of the city it is time to take
special measures to suppress such crimes.
This is especially the case when robbery
can be carried on in so thickly settled a
tection as Lawrenceville. When such
crimes occur in thinly settled suburbs
there is some excuse for it; but if ample
protection canno. be gh en to the citizen
in the closel built-up portions there is
something deficient
The police force should be made ade
quate to insure the thorough prevention
of highw ay robberj . Tho people of Pitts
burg can afford to pay all that is necessary
to secure full protection to life and
propei ty on its streets.
PRACTICAL m-YKTAIXISM.
TnE-Dispwcnhas heretofore expressed
its opinion that silver should be used in
the monetary system of the country. It
has also pointed out that in order to pre
vent that use from being an injury by de
preciating the measure and standard of
values, silver must be used, as gold really
is, upon its bullion value. Of course,
this cannot be placed on any permanent
basis by putting in circulation a silver dol
lar of different bullion value than the gold
dollar. It mieht be done by coining a new
Hlver dollar raised to parity with gold, or
it might be done by basing siher certifi
cates on the bullion alue of the metal
deposited.
The latter plan is what Senator Sherman
hinted .it in an interview with a Dispatch
oi respondent There is an approach to
it in the present law which permits the
Treasury to issue silver certificates on the
bullion alue of the metal; but a vital
part of the proposition is omitted by a
doubt as to what coin tho certificates
are to Ihj redeemed in, if pre
sented for payment So long as
siher certificates representing so many
siher dollars are redeemable or changeable
for the equal number of gold dollars, that
coin is sustained at par with gold bv, the
credit and power of the Treasury; and so
long as certificate representing either com
or bullion are redeemable in Mirer dollars
:it the option of the Treasury there is the
danger of an ultimate reduction to the
sih er basis. The need is to establish a
siher circulation which shall rest on the
intrinsic value of the metal.
The late Secretary Windom's recom
mendation came nearer reaching this pur
pose than any other proposition in this
country It was as summarized by him
self To open the mints of tho United Statos to
tbeyrcc deposit oj sthcr, tho market v aluc of
the same (not to exceed $1 for 412 5 grams of
standard sil cr), at the time of deposlt.to be
paid in Tirasu ry notes; said notes to be
full legal tender; redeemable in the quantity I
of kilvcr which could bo purchased by tho J
number of dollars expressed on the face of
the note? at the time presented for pn
ment,or In gold, at the option of the Gov
ernment, and to be receivable for cutotn,
taxes, and all public dues; and when so
received they may bo reissued; and such
notes, when held by any nntionnl b inking
association, shall be counted as part of its
lawful reorv e. .
This plan would put a paper currency
into circulation representing and based on
the actual value of silver. Its objection
able feature is that it would make the
United States Treasury practically the
issuer of calls on silver. If silver went up,
the United States would have to pay to
those who presented the certificates for
redemption less silver than it received
when the certificate was issued; if it went
down it would have to redeem certificates
with more silver than it received. While
this risk may be minimized by the steady
ing of tho demand, it is not one which the
Got ernmeut should undertake. The other
fault is that the plan contemplates leav
ing the present dollars in circulation.
It is clear that to make this plan com
plete it is necessary to revise the amount
of metal in the siher dollar, bringing it to
a parity with gold. Then open the nvnts
to the free coinage or free deposit of both
metals, the certificates representing the
coinage of botli. Tins would treat bom
metals exactly alike, and would afford a
fair chance of securing the permanent use
of both on equal terms, in the most con
venient manner.
TIIK .TPKISDICTION DODGF.
The action of the Senate, in evading the
question of jurisdiction, when it was pro
posed to settle it promptly, is the first in
dication of a reserved method of dodging
the duty which that body has before it. If
the Senate holds the question of jurisdic
tion open as a loophole for abandoning
the investigation until after the electiou.it
should be giv en to understand that this
will be just as bad as evading the im esti-
gation altogether.
It is plain that if there is any foundation
for the plea as to jurisdiction it shouldbe
decided at the outset To go on investi
gating for two or three weeks and then
discover that the Senate has not jurisdic
tion would be an utter waste of time, a
squandering of the public funds in useless
work, and a wanton effort to juggle with
public opinion. It requires but a state
ment of the case to show that the defense,
having taken refuge in denjmg the juris
diction, the first thing for the Senate to do
is to declare its own position on the ques
tion and then proceed with the investiga
tion, if it believes in its own power. In
deed, the impossibility of proceeding with
out an assertion of jurisdiction is so self
evident that the taking up of the case
would be regarded as making such an as
sertion, if the majority of the Senate did
not exhibit such marked tenderness about
making a format declaration on that score.
The propriety of a prompt declaration
on this issue is, increased, because the con
stitutional question is one that is decided
by the language of the Constitution itself.
The question affords an exceedingly small
loophole if the Senate is anxious to take
advantage of it, but otherwise it is without
significance. To say that the Senate has
not the jurisdiction to do exactly what the
Constitution in express terms authorizes
it to do, is to assert that the Constitution
is unconstitutional. It is true that the
eminent leader of the Senate, Hon. John
Robinson, has at previous stages of his
legislative career expressed such an ad
verse opinion of the Constitution; but that
view will not go down with the people or
the courts. It is not claimed that the Sen
ate has in the present proceedings the
jurisdiction of a court of impeachment;
but it has the jurisdiction to inquire
whether there is such a prima fade case of
official neglect or incompetence as to call
for an address to the Governor on which
he is to hold the full hearing and give the
ultimate decision. That there is such a
prima facie case the public already knows,
and that both Senate and the Governor
have the necessary power in the premises
is stated in express terms by the Constitu
tion. If the Senate fails to declare itself clear
ly as asserting its jurisdiction, the public
will be apt to regard it as indicating an in
tention to potter with the investigation un
til after election, and then to creep o ut of
that hole. And that w ill be just as bad as
cither refusing to investigate or white
washing the recusant officials.
THE GAS EXPLOSION.
The destruction of a business house in
Allegheny by an explosion of natural gas
jesterdaj, and the resulting fire, is a re
turn to the incidents of the period when
natural gas was a new and unknown agent
that should not be necessary. Before the
qualities of the gas were fully known
there was some excuse for the casualties
which pointed out the dangers that must
be guarded against But since five jean,'
use of the gas without serious explosion
has proved that its use may be made safe,
a serious accident indicates inexcusable
carelessness
Reports of the explosion indicate what
almost anyone would recognize as such
carelessness. To strike a match in a
cellar to hunt for a gas leak is a proverbial
method cf making trouble, and the entire
population of Pittsburg should have
known for years that m the case of
a natural gas leak the dangers
of such an act are manifold. If we mis
take not the printed instructions of some
gas companies give a specific warning
against that foolhardy act But it seems
to require the emphasis of an explosion to
make people remember that if there is a
leak of natural gas they must not strike
matches to find out where It is, but must
i-hut off the gas and ventilate the place
before igniting the explosive.
Fortunately no lives v. ere lost by the
casualty of j estcrday, but the escapes from
death were sufficiently narrow to point
out the universal duty of seeing that gas
fittings are in good order, and, if a leak
occurs, of going cautiously to work to dis
cover it
NOT A CASE IN POINT.
In connection with tho urging of tho
principle of arbitration by the clergymen
at the Methodist Ecumenical Council, the
.New York Herald takes the indisputable
ground that "in a great many cases arbi
tration may serve a good purpose, but not
malL" Asa support to that position it
instances our own war in the sixties, and
declares that while any arbitration in
which foreign powers held the decision
would have decided to let the South se
cede in peace, It was necessary for the
national existence to uphold the suprem
acy of the Kational Government by the
extreme exertion of the military power.
This woultl be very pertinent if It were
proposed to make arbitration interfere in
the domestic affairs of any nation and to
decide disputes as to the supremacy of any
governments over its own subjects. But
wedonot think the proposition of inter
national arbitration ever contemplated
such an interference in purely domestic
politics. The proposition is to secure ar
bitration iu disputes between different
governments, just as the Alabama claims
weie arbitrated, and just as the European
muddle might be, if there were enouch
f Powers holding an unprejudiced view on
tho subject to form an impartial court of
arbitration. But international arbitration
by its very character could not deal either
with the dispute between theUnited
States Gorernment and the Sautfi,o&that
between the Colonies and Great Britain.or
Balmaceda and the Congressionahsts, or
that between Dom Pedro and tho Brazil
ians. It recognizes that each nation has
the right to settle its own affairs for Itself;
but asserts that reason instead of brute
force should settle the disputes of Euro
pean nations.
It is true that in some international dis
putes arbitration would not work, but in
tho rast majority of them it would so
clearly abolish the necessity for the devas
tation of war as to be the greatest blessing
that could be conferred on humanity.
The official report that desertions from
the United States Army havo decreased 50
per cent on account of the new icgulations
Is satisfactory with modifying considera
tions. One of the regulations rofened to
permits the soldier to earn a dischargo by
three jears of faithful service, which is
wholly salutarj ; but tho other, which per
mits him to purchase a discharge in the sec
ond or third ear of service, is subject to
criticism. Besides the advantage thus given
to those who havo money as against faithful
sen ice, It does not seem that if the ranks
or tho army are to be thinned by bu ing off
tho soldiers it will be much better off
thin if tho saino lcsults were attained
through desertion.
Citizen Tkain is predicting financial
panics on the principle of the weathei
cranks who keep on predicting great stoims
with the faith that If they keep on long
enough they will hit it at last. The Citizen
should invent a more original sjstein of
piophecy.
A new use for sugar was recently
demonstrated by the steamer Dunedin,
which, while bringiug a cargo from Cien
fuegos to this country, was sodelajed by
stoims that her stock of coal gave out, and
sixty tons of the sugar were used, which, it
is stated, "burned as well as the coal and
gave out eq tally as much heat " But as tills
fuel costs about $75 or $80 per ton there is
not much likelihood of its crow ding Penn
svlvuuiacoal out of the markets. Tho most
evident lesson of the affair is the value of
sail power on ocean-going vessels as a re
serve in case tho coal jrlv es out.
The efforts of the Allegheny Valley
Railroad to fill up that big hole in the
grouud maj be a difficult one: but it is not
half so hopeless a job as the Senate will
undertake if it tries to cover up that hole in
the State Treasury so that it will be out of
sight.
The news of the grave accident to Mr.
F. L Hutchinson, cashier of the Allegheny
Rational Bauk, while in Colorado on a tour
lor his health, will be a sou ice of
deep regret to tho wide circle of
the business and social acquaintances
of that gentleman. Mr. Hutchinson's
career is a typo of the youngei busi
ness men, who by assiduous and faithful
woik laise themselves from the lowest step
of the ladder to positions of tmst nnd le
sponsibility. It willbe earnestly hoped that
the chances for his recovery are better than
represented by the dispatches.
The reference of the Philadelphia In
quirer to that rebate of 10 per cent on offlciil
advertising paid to the officials who gav e
out tho advertising as "purely a business
transaction" gi es us a view of "business
politics" w hich loudly calls for abolition.
The reports which tell of the existence
of a revolution in Mexico because a horse
thief near Picdras Ncgras is at tho head of
500 men are rathe.- encroaching on the bor
ders of the sensational fake We have had
horso thieves and tram robbers in this
country, to say nothing of railroad wreck
ers and trust magnates But it was never
deemed necessary to make theii success an
ev idence of the existence of a revolution.
That insistence that the Senate shall
define itself on the pleas for dodging the
investigation before the election comes off
is an Introduction of partisanship into the
case which tho majority of the Senators
deeply deplore.
Xow we hear that President Harrison is
having a great many photographs taken.
The suggestion that there is a political sig
nificance in this is interesting, but not im
portant. The photograph, as a political
campaign document, is not much more suc
cessful than the literary tiureau.
THE New York newspaper which asserted
that "Chauncey M. Depew, the greatest of
charapagno orators, is about to take the
stump" may revile the tj pes, but it Is a
case of an inspired tj pographtcal error.
Flowek declines to meet Fassett on the
stump, and Fnssett returns the compliment
by declaiing that he will not discuss public
issues with Grady. This permits Grady to
strut around the State with a large sized
chip on his shoulder, secure in the knowl
edge that It will not be knocked off.
TnE secession of the Anarchists from the
German Socialists places the litter on a high
level as a coming political party of lespect
able principles and good prospects.
Mns. James Brows Potter and Kyrle
Bellew aie now to invade South Africa.
Thit appeals to bo an excellent field for
elev ating the stage. The United States will
modestly hope that they may find perma
nent employment in the elevator business
on that continent.
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SNAP SHOTS IX SEASON.
It is a great deal easier to secure an en
dorsement for a man's character than for his
note.
Scoffers will please note that there is
sufficient natural gas hero to punish people
who look for a leak with a candle.
You can hail a street car, but you will be
arrested if you stone one.
It is the easiest thing in the world to
borrow trouble and return a visit.
The man who fights for a girl generally
quarrels w ith her as soon as he gets her.
To get into New York's smart set one
must have either "blood, a million, or
genius." If such an edict were posted at
thj gates of Paradise thero would be a moio
select company in tho other place.
WriENabad act is buried its ghost is sure
to walk.
IT is natural for the man who is fenced in
by circumstances to rail against tho world.
Don Cameron seems to have crawled
into a hole and pulled tho hole in after him.
The miser squeezes the coin, but the sus
picious roan bites it.
Brice has driven he bung into his bar
rel, satisfied that he has purchased all ho
can get In Ohio.
A straight-laced woman may not
have as much fun as her tight-laced sister,
but she will live longer.
If people were not in such a hurry street
cars would not be so uncomfortable. "
THE world must be a lenient creditor,
else soroany would not be indebted to it. -
The rich envy the poor man's appetite
and covet his snores.
STREET AND CORRIDOE.
A Story From Sportsmen.
October Is one of the fow mouths In the
year that brings delight to the breast of tho
sportsman. Xono but those who havo ex
peiienced the feeling know what keen pleas
ure the hunter feels as ho sights along tho
barrel of a gun about to shoot at the gamo
before him. Dr. Schroedos. Dr. Whito and
a friend returned list evening from a day's
hunting in tho wilds of Washington county.
They weie happy in the possession
of 18 gray squirrels, which they, had
bigged on the shot t ti ip. "The squirrel is a
very frisky animal and hard to shoot," said
Dr. Schroedes. "Every hunter has his own
methods, but when I reach a ulace where
tho evidence points to the presence of squii
lels I station mvself neat a tree and keep
quiet. The little fellows arc curious, and
w hen they hear no noise, come out of their
UHHntr places to explore When the hunter
moves at ound the anlmils watch him and
keep in hiding I have seen them lying on
the limbs of trees for hours nt a
time, gazing at the men below them
One curious thing about a squirrel is that
soon after ho conceals himself lie is sure to
poke out his head to reconnoitre. Then is
the time to shoot. If it takes effect and
kills the animal the muscular contraction
w ill throw tho animal forward and tho body
i easily recovered. I have een squirrels
shot in this way Jump out of theii holes and
dtop dead before tho opening."
An -Mlegheniin's Eig Contract.
Tho pests of tho White House, Treasury
Department and othor public buildings in
Washington, are tho countless roaches that
Infest them Every housenire. and espe
cially people who biv e w oi k-ed in newspaper
offices, ate familiar with tho active, little
bugs. They bleed rapidly where sweets
nbound and among musty flies and books.
Jones, tho Federal street loach killer, has
seemed the contract fiom Uncle Sam to lid
the Government buildings at Washington
fiom the nuisance. Tliooldman haseuough
to do to keep them out of tho hotels and
restaurants In Pittsburg, and night after
night ho can be seen in some of these public
filaces prowling around with a sponge ov ei
us nose, and blowing a poisonous powder
into tho cracks between boaids nnd other
secluded nooks where thev liv e Ho is mak
ing arrangements to send his son to Wash
ington with a complete outfit to plant ter
roi in the camps ot the roaches.
A Feature or the Ohio Capital.
One of the attractions of the capital
gtounds at Columbus, O , is a number of
squirrels that liv o in tho trees and have be
come wonderfully tame. Tuo joung ones
are shy and retreating, but the older ones
are bold, ind will eat candy, nuts and other
good things out of tho hand. The little fel
low scan be seen almost anv time pliymg on
the grass, or chislng each other up and
down the trees. They seem to
like the ladies, probably because
tho women pet them more than the men,
and besides the gentler sex have such win
ning ways. It is a common sight to see a
woman stop along the walk and bv a low,
reassuring whistle soon gather around her a
half dozen or more of the pretty little ani
mals. If she has something good for them
to eat they will jump over each other in
then eagerness to take it from her hands
They will dance up and down and lick the
flngois like dogs. The keeper ot the grounds
watches ov cr the brood of squirrels, and
woe betide tho man who should try to in
jure or steal one.
Opportunities for the Wind.
There is a very noticeable prevalence
among the ultra fashionable young men
about tow n of wearing tho fullbeaid a la
Boulanger. Sitting In a Fifth avenue cafe
last night were sixjolly "Johnnies," and flv e
of them wore pointed hirsute appendages.
There is a story connected with this party.
About two months ago this same coterie sit
about a table adorned with liquid refresh
ments and glassware which ever and anon
was filled and emptied. The mellow stago
arrived erelong, and one of tho party pro
posed that they all allow their beards to
(trow after a certain date This wns greeted
with a general "I'll go you," the stipulation
being that should one of the sextet fall
to allow his beard to rush after the
date set he was to pay a penalty by giving
an elaborate wino supper. Each gentleman
was allowed the privilege of invitine one
friend. Tho "clean" young man was being
thoroughly twitted by bis bearded friends
last night, and tho estimated cost of tho
spread, with embellishments, was thrown
out in a taunting manner. Tne affair is to
come off on Friday night next.
A Necessary Providence.
Why is it a drunken man seldom gets hnrtT
Who has not seen tho citizen under the in
fluence of a glorious Jag receive heavy falls
and come up smiling with seal cely a scratch.
A tipsv fellow ran into a horse yesterday on
Smithfield stiect, and was thrown violently
to tho ground. People nen by thought he
had cracked his skull, and there was a msh
to p.ck him up. His clothos were coveied
with mud, but he had escaped without in
jury. Abitr copper picked him up and the
pitrol carried him to tho Central station.
"Weil," sain tne oincer to me crowa, as iney
drove away, "if this man had been sober
the horse would hnve tramped all over him
It beats all how a drunk can flounder
around and not get hurt."
Who Are the Biggest Eaters?
Several gentlemen were sipping wine and
enjoying a good dinner at a tity hotel
jesterday when the con vei sat ion turned to
the subject of good feedeis. "I don't think
it is true," remarked one of tho men, "that a
large man cats more than ft small one I
understand Grover Cleveland, who is sensi
tive about his fat, doesn't devour as much
food daily as a thin, lank man like Senator
Evarts "
"That may be true." replied John Boyle,
nn Ohio newspaper man, who was one of tho
company. "But did any ot you ever see
Stephen A. Douglass, the Chicago lawjei.
He is ason of Lincoln's opponent, and a man
of large dimensions "' They all ndmlttod
thoy didn't even know Douglass had a son.
"Well," continued Boyle, "Douglass was one
of the Diggest caters I ever saw, and heisnot
n gourmand, elthet I remember I made a
stumping tour with him onte in Illinois, and
whenwe went toi hotel, he would order a
dinner that would satisfy the hungei of the
average man. When the waiter put tne
dishes down before him, he would say: 'Now
duplicate everything you have brought,
The waiter would bo dumbfounded, and
sometimes explanations were needed.
Douglass had a large body to support, and he
needed the food to do it.
TALK OF THE TIMES.
The Democrats of New York have four or
five times carried the State with all the
Mugwumps hot against them. They can
certainly carry it with the rational Inde
pendents on their side, the ultra Pharisees
on the fence, and the irreconcilable Mugs
helping their side bv supporting the other.
2!ew York World. The Mugwump is not pop
ular with the organs of either party, but Ins
votes counts just tho same, ana this year it
is rather more likely tlinn usual to figure in
results in New York and other States.
It is beginning to bo generally admitted
that Mr. Blaine's health is developing bymp
toms of a dangerous charnctci for those
who have been making their contracts on
the basis that he was out of the lace. Phila
delphia Times. Quito so, and unhealthier
times sue in stoic for tho enemies, out
spoken and underhand, of tho Man from
Maine, when he shall gild on Ills armor and
draw his sw ord for the battle.
Some two months ago ono Jerry Simpson
remarked: "I am going to throw myself Into
Ohio politics nnd annihilate John Sherman."
Any news of Simpson will bo gladly re
ceived by his family. It is feaied that some
Buckeye funnel has stepped on him Chi
cago Inter Ocean. Simpson has gone home
to look after his ow n political socks, which
he seems likely to lose.
Now that Papa Cleveland has no further
need of that graveyard rabbit's left hlndfoot
he ought to picsent it to Bachelor Hill
Chicago Tribune. On the contrvrv, Mr. Cleve
land should hang on to it. His troubles aro
about to begin. Little Kuth will bo cutting
teeth and Presidental nominations will bo
ripe at the same time.
Someone has said that a lie is "an intel
lectual evasion of a difficulty." Whatavnt
amount of "difficulty" the manufacture of
tin plate in this country is causing our Dem
ocratic brethren in the line of "intollectuul
evasion." Ohio State Journal. But this pai
ticular lie do not enable the Democrats to
cv ado the difficulty.
Tho sight or Mr. Cleveland somewhere
near the ccntei of hostilities appears to
hav o an inspiring effect'upon the embattled
Democrats. Let tho conflict proceed. Arw
TorA. Adiertltcr. As tho summer ot 1SD2 ap
proaches Mr. Cleveland giows more and
more warlike litis bis battlonow.
Sherman, McKlnley and Foraker "ate soup
together" yestorday. JYeur I'orA. World.
Campbell will get in the soup latei.
IN SOCIETY'S DOMAIN.
The Deckcr-ntcalrn Wedding or tast
Evening Miss Kees' Nuptials To-Day
Other Interesting Social Events, Past
and to Come Social Chatter.
Shadvside Presbyterian church
lnstnteht must have satisfied the most fas
tidious of bridei. irthe wenther was dolo
ful without a wintry day, with driving cold
rain instead of winter's snow tho waunth
and cheeiiness of tho chuich wns amplo
recompense for those who ventured out.
The church is ono of tho prettiest of the
modern houses of worship in the East End.
There hive been sev era! beautiful weddings
within its gates already, but nono outshone
that ot Miss Pitcairn's last night, Aiound
that quarter of the suburbs near Araberson
and Ellsworth avenues, where the Pitcairns
live, and other fashionable East Enders, a
little stir was evident fiomcarlyin theafter
noon. Awnings were extended from both
the front and side entrances of tho chuich to
the pavement. They were of practical
value, for tho rain that had threatened all
day began to come down, while tho mar
nie was going on in the church.
It was a chnrming scene that greeted tho
bride as she cntored. Tho main auditorium
is shaped like a Greek cross. In tho hoad
of the cross is the magnificent orgin, which,
on this occasion, was almost hidden by
palms. The remaining parts are occupied
ty the pews. The bride could view tho w hole
sceno from the door as the party paused in
the vestibule for tho signal from tho
oigiinst. Not a seat was vacant anvwhere,
though a most rigid Interview vvi'h tho col
ored man at the door was necessary befoie
anyone could bo admitted. Only the magi
calcaid accompanying the invitation was
the "open sesame" to thechurch, andpeople
thut hadn't it wero obliged to lotraco their
footsteps. Othei servants weie st itioned at
tho mnei door, and a page in the Pitcaim
livery, stood m tho aisle at the rope of
chrysanthemums which marked tho re
served seats.
The Crowd in the Church.
At 5 o'clock thero were three early comers,
besido the ushers, in the church: at 5 JO tho
church was fniily filled, and at 6 thero was
not a seat remaining. The invitations for
tho reception at Caiin Carque had been is
sued to 500 people, who were noticeable trom
their evening dress. Bysome miscalculation
the reserved seats pioved not sufficient for
these guests, so they were scattered through
the audience. As they always do at nuptials
here, people dressed to please themselves.
Many wero in evening dres, some
reception robes, and not a few
appeared in handsome lursj Tho fam
ily, ot couise, were in evening diess.
The decorations were exquisite. The entire
head of the cross mentioned before was
filled with the various rich leaved equi
tonal plants. Tho organ stands on a dais.
it were lubber points and palmsrand again
thev were reneated still hiulierim. Then
they were repeated still higher up. Then
they wero Carried over tho hick of the
organ, up to its highest point. Chrysanthe
mums arranged in sprays were caught
through the plants. Two bowls of chiysan
themums stood on white pedestals at
eithei end of the dais. Largo bunches weio
tied to the posts that marked the reserved
seats, white libbon tied the people into the
pews every wnere. Ana every aisie anu tne
vestibule was crashed. Tho ushois did their
w ork expeditiously and quietly, for the suf
ficient leason that there wore eight of them
to look after an audience probably number
ing more than 1,200
Another feature of the wedding which
mustnot be forgotten wns the music. Miss
Salhe Killikelly was at her best and no
greater compliment surely could bo
desired by that talented woman
than the whispered declaration of
several young ladles that no other
than Miss Killikelly should play at their
weddings. While the people were coming
in tho organ plajed "Pnver from Lohen
gun" and "Let Bergeres Watteauv." Iext
came the beautiful march, "solennello," by
Lemaigre, introducing "Home, svieet
Home," and thus announcing to the people
that the bride had left her homo nnd with
her maids and relatives was coming to
church. Then a rapid change was made to
Lemaizre's "CapriUo," from that to the
"MilltairoMaich," by Weiss, in which Miss
Killikelly's niece. Miss Gardiner, charming
lyjoinedinin the triangles. Soderman's
Wedding March" was played, and Mrs Pit
cairn and the family were ushered to their
scats, and then tbe familiar Lohengrin
strains told that the expected bride was
come.
Entrance of tho Bridal Party.
First came the nshors: William Rees,
Charles E. Orr, Robert Pltcalrn, Jr., Lee
Crabbs, John Wheeler, Harry H. Herron,
Charles E. Popo nnd W. C. Magee Then tho
bndemaid?. Miss Street nnd Miss Clemetine
Eee, and the maid of honor. Miss Snsy Pit
cairn. The biide cime last, accompanied
by her father, Uobcit Pitcairn, who gave
her away a fow minutos later to
the bridegroom, Omar Scott Decker,
who. with his best mm, Walter
Millar, of Chicago, waited at the
altar. The bride wore a magnificent gown
of heavy whito silk, on tram embroidered,
and a oil which fell behind, nnd did not as
usual, conceal the face. Her only Jewelry
was tne gems in her ears. The bridemaids
w ere in jellow and white, cairying bouqots
of either white or jollow, according to the
color of their gowns. They also wore veils,
not quite so elaborate, however, as that worn
by the bride.
Much elocance of dress marked the family
aud their fi lends Mrs Pitcairn's toilette
was a rich white silk, in whioh she looked
extremely charming. Governor and Mrs.
Pattison were expected, but wero not able to
be present at the ceremony. The reception
at Cairn Cai que was carried out with the
sameeleginceas marked the religious cele
bration The drawing room had been newly
furnished and newly decorated, and the dif
ferent rooms to which the guests w ere ad
mitted were decorated in various colors.
The dining table at w hich the wedding party
satdowu uas adorned with white bons of
llbbons, on which, in gold letteis, weie
printed the mines nnd the event. Each
name identified the plate of the guest
A repiesentative audience was present
nt the church, and Horn it was culled the
more intimate friends to whom Mis. Pitcairn
extended the gracious hospitality of her
home. Mr. and Mrs Decker left last night,
and as is orthodox tho place whero the
honeymoon will ho spent is unknown. The
cateiiog was in the hands of a New York
cliefde cuisine, and the decorations univer
sally admired wore done by Plttsbuig flor
ists, Messrs. A. M. & J. B Murdoch.
Yestfkday afternoon, the Finance and
Entertainment Committee of the Indian As
sociation or Pittsburg and Allegheny met for
tie second timo in the Girls' Boarding Homo.
The present business is to see about the
entertiining of tho delegitesat tho conven
tion in Pittsburg on Novembei 18 and 19.
The 35 churches, of all denominations, that
have been requested to help nearly all re
sponded liberally Fivo or six aro delin
quents, and Mrs Hutchlns requests
that they communicate cither with
her of with Miss Mabon, tbe treasurer, as
qnlckly as possible. Money has been con
tributed liberally, and yesterday it wns
found that so far bO out of the possible 90 or
100 delegations will have the hospitality of
.Pittsburzcrs extended to them. Doubtless
theie will be little difficulty In providing for
the remainder. Yesteiday's meeting was
the last that $his committee will hold, but
its officers, with whom communication may
be held, are. Mis. Hutching, Chairman:
Miss Piaget secretary, and Miss Mabon,
treasurer. The programme of the conven
tion will be as lollovvs: Wednesday, No
vember 18, sessions in First Christian
Church morning and ovening; Thursday,
session in the morning and recoption. in
the evening by Miss Piessley, president of
the association, at tho house ot Thomas
McCance,90Chnrch avenuo. Tuesday preced
ing the convention there will beamussinect-
in,r in Carnegie Hall.
Shadvside Presbyterian Church wll he
again the scene of a wedding to night. Miss
Rees will be married then to Mr. Scully.
Miss Rees has selected for hei bridemaids
these voung ladies' Miss Louise Singer, Miss
Lucv Pitcann. Mis Street, Miss Sallio Ward,
Miss Hizabeth Tindle. Miss Gcrtrudo and
Miss Fannie Smith, Miss Burd Edwards and
Miss Clara Aiken. Tho ushers ale Messrs
Nolmm Wooldridge, George Dllworth,
Grant McCargo, Thomas Stevenson, Div Id
Aiken. Honiid Bidvvell, Georgo Russell, or
New York, Clarence Smith, of Ilrooklj n, and
victor iee urnuoo. xne cnurcu ceiemony
will not be followed by a reception, owing
to mourning, both in the family of the bride
and that or Mr. Scully.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Alliance
was held yestei day afternoon in tho San
dusky Street Baptist Church, Allegheny.
Alter dev otlonal exei clses, which were con
ducted by the President, Mrs. B F. Wood
burn, the following superintendents were
elected: Press work, Miss Cora Reese; juven
ile work. Miss May Mum oo; legislative w ork,
Mrs Ellon .Watson; scientific instruction,
Mis Hughes; naicotics, Mr-. G. W. McDon
ald; milioads, .Mrs. Ctitchfleld. A now de
paitment tailed "rescue work" was added
to the lit.
Social Chatter.
Miss Stevems, ofGrandview avenue, has
issued invitations for a party onFiiday, Oc
tober 3.
George B Russell, of New York, is in
Pittsbunr to attend the Scully-Rees wed
ding to-night.
Mb. am) Mrs. Thomas Asbfobd are home
from their wedding our,andare established
iu n pietty home in Mt. Washington.
A rurrrof 1'ittsburgers lcavothismorning
for Eiie, to he present at the nuptials of
James E. B. Xeafe, of this city, and a young
Erio lady.
Miss Killikellt'3 European classes have
stirtcd up in full force. Tho meetings on
Wednesday morning aro at her home in the
East End, and those which are held Monday,
at 10 o'clockmeet in the Academy of Arts
and Sciences.
A club of good progressive enchre players
meets every two weeks nt some East End
houses, it has not jet received a name,
though it has been in existence for four
winteis. Tho next party will be on Thurs-da-
week at Mrs. Harry McComb's, Iteiter
street.
I-vititios havo arrived hero from Wash
ington, D. U . for tbe marriage, on November
3, of George Breed, of Chicago, to Miss Claia
Meade, daughter ot Captain Rlchnid W.
Meade, U. S. X. The interest iu tbe wedding
here is due to the fact that Mr. Breed was
foimeriv a Pittsburg man, and a member of
a well known Pittsburg family. Henry B.
Breed, of this city, is his uncle.
TIIE WORLD'S FRONT KANR.
The country seems fairlv united when
Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee are room
mates at the Washington and Lee Univer
sity, Lexington, Va.
Although lie is a charming little bald
headed man, with a bronzed face, flashing
black eyes and a great fund of conversation,
Paul Du Chaillu, the African explorer, is,
and says ho will die a bachelor.
Wows", of advanced thought are not quite
agreed as to the precise meaning of modesty.
Some Boston women favorknee high dresses
but Frances E. Willaid insists upon draw
ing the line half way between the knee and
ankle.
The popularity of Peffcr, the windy States
man of Kansas, is ou the wane. At a "grand
reception" tendeied to him last week in
Sedalia the 200 people in fiont of him only
applauded twice though he talked an hour
The good times are talking too loud for
Peffer & Co.
An abusive constituent was subdued by
Judge Culbertson, the Texas Congressman,
in a queer way. In the midst of the former's
tirade Judge Culbertson clasped him affec
tionately around tbe neck and cried,
Whar's the nearest grocery." Tho con
stituent had to be mollified.
Loxo and oJd names have Deon common
in the Lamar family. Supreme Court Justice
Lncms Qmntus Cincinnatus Lamar had a
rclativ e known as Levoisicr Le Grand Lamar,
aud the husband of Mis. Henrietta Lamar,
whose death was recorded a few dajs ago,
wasMuabeau Lamar. Classical and French
names hav e been preferred by the Lamars
for generations.
They called tho late William Henry Smith
"Old Morality" In the House of Commons.
This was due very largely to a habit Mr.
Smith had of larding his speeches with
proverbs and homely saws. He talked like
an almanac nnd tho information he dis
pensed was usually of that staid and relia
ble kind which goes so well in connection
w ith meteorological dataa d interest tables,
His speeches put the House to sleep.
Iv Mr. Smalley's admirable "London Let
teis" ho draws a very attractive picture of
Mr. Balfoui, the new leader of the House of
Commons. He is not at all the sort of man
his career ns a Coercionist Secretary of Ire
land would lead ono to believe. Tall, thin
and fragile in person, gentle in manner, he
combines with his political gifts a great love
and knowledge of literature and the fine
arts. His library is one of the best in Lon
don. The bartender of a Washington hotel was
somewhat appalled when a band of white
tied and black coated ministers, delegates
to the Methodist Ecumenimical Conference
marched up to the bar and called for vari
ous alcoholic drinks. He has become used
to his clerical customers now, for tbe for
eign delegates particularly, though temper
ance men of course, are not averse to moist
ening their clay after a hot or dry dobate in
the conference.
THE OLDEST POSTMASTER.
He Lives In York State, and Was Com
missioned Under John Q. Adams.
To the Editor of The DlsDatcn:
I notice in your issue of the 17th a state
ment that W. W. Wallace, of Uammonds
villc, O , is the oldest postmaster in the
United States in point of continuous serv
ice. This is a mistake. That honor belongs
to Roswell Beai dsly, Esq , of North Lansing,
N Y.
Mr. Beaidsly was commissioned during tho
administration of John Quincy Adams in
1828, and has been in continuous service ever
since and holds tho position to-day. Somo
six j ears since W. G. Rhodes, of Groton, N.
Y., communicated with the First Assistant
Fostmastei General on the subject, and re
ceived the assurance from that official that
Mr. Roswell Beardslv, of North Laneing,
Tompkins county, N. Y., antedated all other
claimants by a number of years. Honor to
whom honor is due. J. G. Noble.
Pckxsutaw key, Pa , October 19.
Pittsburgers at the Metropolis.
New YorK, Oct. 20 Special The follow
ing Pittsburgers are at the different hotels
G. P. Bateman, Gilsei; J. N. Bina, Metropol
itan; W.H. Dev ore, Earle'a Hotel; Misses
Graham, Albemarle: G. V. Marshall, West
minster: W. Mullins, Grand Hotel; Mrs. P.
Oxnardand Misses Oxnard, Albemarle; A.
G. Uenitter, Grand Central: J. W. Seaver, St.
Denis Hotel: S A. Taggart, Grand Union; A.
M. Covill, Gllsey House; B. F. Dewey, West
minster: J. B Loefller Metropolitan; T. H.
McCruden, St. Denis; E. B Valll, Metropoli
tan Hotel.
So !Fay TVe All of Vs.
Max O'Rell in his new book: "The more I
see of the American women the more con
firmed I become in my impression that thoy
are typical more so than tho men. They
aro llko no other women I know. The bril
liancy of their conversation, the animation
of their features, the absence of affectation
in their manners, make them unique."
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
Major John Calvin Potts.
Major John Calvin Potts died at the resi
dence of Rev. Dr. Markham, of the Lafavette
Presbyterian Cliurcli. New Orleani Monday
morning. He was born In Philadelphia In 1M0, and
was admitted to the bar there when Just of age. In
1830 lie removed to Naleher, Miss., and formed a
law partnersnlp with Uobcrt J. Walter, who was
afterward Stcreiarj or the Treasury under Presi
dent Tolk. Later in life Mijor Potts became a
planter, first of cotton In Mississippi and then of
iueir In Louisiana. When tliewir broke out. al
though over age he Joined the Confederate army
and acted as Qmrterm ister for Gtneral Vlck's
brlRade. After the war lie hecime a rice planter,
appointed Jurj Commissioner by (.oiernor
Tilcholls. and was einploycl ut i mrjre rice nrm ai
the time of his death.
ne
.e ne cr grew too old to be
alcadliurcltiren. He wa- wouicled In the V.V hlte
Leieiic revolution of September H, 1871, and was
one of the committee win Interviewed General
Grant In those troublesome times. Major Potta
insn prominent Presbvterlan. and it wis while
calling o his pastor that he was stricken with apo
plexy and died rltnln an hour.
Return Jonathan Meigs.
Eeturn Jonathan Jleigs, who has been
clerk of the Supreme Court of tne District of Co
lumbia since its oreanlratlou, March 2J, lSoS. died
ntlils residence in Washington Monday evening In
the Both vear of his a)te. He was appointed clerk
of the court at the direct request of President
Lincoln, who was reminded of 3lr. Meles' fitness
hvChirlesSuniner, then Chairman of the Jmltciarv
Commltte of the Senate. The name of Return
Jonathan Meigs was first home by the great uncle
nt the Return Jonathan who lias Just ale. This
original Return Jonathan was a native of Connecti
cut, achlet e I distinction as an offlcerin the revoln
tlonarr armv, and aubsequi ntlj became a pioneer
In Ohio. Ills father, when a yonn man, became
enamored of a Quakeress, but, though ho was re
peatedly rejected, persisted In his suit. On his last
visit, as he blowlv mounted his horse to tide away
ilcl'Cted. the lady, relenting, beckoned to him to
stop erring out: "Return Jonathan, return Jona
than.1' These word's, which gave- him so much
happiness, he gave as a name to his first-born sou.
Obituary Notes.
Dov Feb.vas.do GcMAjr, ex-President of
Nicaragua, rited at Manaqua Monday.
SIGVOB bCAlATJ, the famous singing master,
who-e pupils Include tint Dercszkcj, Frank Novara,
Jtadam Grossl and other well-known Blngers, lias
diedluaulcs.
HonrKT I.ESKK. Sheriff of Clav county, W.
Va- died Monday night from tnluries reeened
while driving to his home. An attack or vertigo
.seized IU":. He fell out of the wagon and it ran
over him.
Geoi:oe Kinkiikad, a Justice or the Peace and
a prombiLnt Democratic pollt'claii, died suddenly
at his home In Ebsnsbnrg vesterday evening. Ills
son. Harry, Is i strong Uepubllcan, ami until the
rccintehange-ln the district was Deputy Revenue
Collector at Johnstown.
CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS.
The Indians in Xorthem Idaho have en
listed in the regular army.
The Salton Lake is liable to become 150
miles long and 300 reet deep.
France has 47,390 stationary engines,
7,000 locomotives, and 1,836 marine engines.
Four-fifths of the world's steam engines
have been constructed within the past 25
years.
More than 1.000,000 people bathed at
the public bath homes in Boston during the
season.
The Hartford, Conn., capitol building
is three inches longer in summer than in
winter.
It is supposed to deepen the Great lakes
bvbuHdimra dam across the Niagara river
above the falls.
A hundred and ninety-nine pounds of
potatoes grew from a single pound of seed
this j ear in Oregon.
Twenty-three thousand Indians can
read English and only 10,000 can read
their ou n 1 inguage.
The Mississippi fell so fast the other
day near Dubuque that it left thousands of
fish pn it3 bed to perish.
Xatives of South Africa are building a
telegraph line across Mashonaland at tne
rate of three miles a day.
A band of elk is touring the State of
Oregon. They dashed over a squatter's hut
last week and demolished it.
Bull fights are still the popular amuse
ment in Venezuela. Nearly every city has
its ring and Its coterie of bull fighters.
Bread in a good state of preservation
lias been unearthed in Pompeii recently in
tho new looms uncovered by the explorers.
Costa Itica has granted one-sixteenth
part of the entire public land of the Repub
lic to a company which will extend the rail
way system.
The first bell to ring in America at
l8ibella Santo Domingo, H93, will bo at the
World's Fair. It is of bronze, 8 inches high
and 6 inches wide.
The government engineer of Honduras,
who regulates tho mahojjony cut, estimates
the valuo of the trees now ready for the
market at $2CO,000,0.
There are still 84 British convicts in
Australia, a remnant of the old transporting
aay. Of these only 13 arc pnsoners,.39are
paupers or invalids, lb are lunatics and 6 are
out on ticket of-Ieave.
Shearith Israel Synagogue inKew York
wis built in 1730 and rebuilt in 1818. The
burving ground adjoining was granted to
tho Hebrews in 1723. 20 years before tU ey ob
tained rights of citizenship.
The model of a honey bee measuring
4)4 feet from sucker to sting, has been re
ceived by the biological depirtment of the
Univ ersity of Pennsylvania. It was received
from Pans and is lor the uso of students,
and is perfect in every part.
Desecbeo, an island adjoining Porto
Rico, is infested with rats. There are mil
lions of them thero and It is unsafo tor a
man to set foot on tho iland. Thov hivo
destrojed all the coats which were rormerly
bred there and aro now eating the shrub
bery.
An erring brother in Vermont recently
made the following unique eonression:
"Brethren, my conscience compels me to
confess that w hen boiling down my sap tbi3
spring I put into the kettle two bucketof
of watei and sold the susur for the same
prico as that made from pure sap."
In parts of the South, and perhaps
elsewhere, the word "dip" is ned to desig
nate any liquid sauce for puddlag and other
deserts. It comes'down from a tlmoof sim
ple manners, when Fauce was applied by
dipping each person's portion of food into a
common vessel containing the "dip."
Our gold coins are alloyed with silver
nnd copper, chiefly the latter. Copper alone
is used to alloy our silver coins In both
silver and gold there are nine parts pure
metal to one of alloy. Our nickel coins are
three fourths copper undone of nickel. The
1 cent it, 95 per cent copper and 5 of tin zinc.
The ancient city of Smyrna has been the
scene of many conflagrations in past years.
In 176J a fire destroyed 2,600 houses, with a
loss of $1,000,000; in 177J,a tiro in the same
city carried off 3,000 dwelling, nnd 3,000 to
4,000 shops, entailinza lossof $20,000,000; and
ip 1776 there were J.OOOshops, mosques, maga
zines, etc., burned.
Many oyster shnckers suffer from an
inflamation of the cornea of tho eye, caused
by slight abrasions from bits of-shell and the
contact of oyster juice. Relief and care are
only obtained by the cauterization of the
inflamed spot bv means of a white hot plat
inum wire. Tne pain of this operation Is
said to be very slight.
Lieutenant Verges has just made a re
markable triD on horseback across India,
traveling often far from the railroads,
where tho people see very few white men.
He says the peasantry of Bengal were dis
courteous and exorbitant in their charges.
He was often compelled to pay four or five
times tho price of the articles he needed.
Their inhospitalitv was in marked contrast
to tho lriendliuess of the peasantry iu
other places. In the central provinces
every one he'ped him readily, and in many
instances the people declined pay.
Savage or half-civilized princes often
prefer death to exile in a foreizn country.
Malietoa, the King of Samoa, jumped over
board when the Germans took him to the
Gilbert Islands, and wa3 not rescued with
his own consent. Three chiefs of the Co
moro Islands, off tbe East African coast,
were taken away from name three months
ago on account of the revolution which
thov headed against the French. They were
very unlmppy on board ship, and when the
shiD icacheu Obock they tried to jump over
board and were placed In irons to prevent
further suieidal attempts.
The wandering wreck of the schooner
Wyer G. Sargent, of Sedgwick, Me , has
again been seen at sea. A letter from Cap
tain Howland, of the whaling bark Canton,
of New Bedford, dated near Flores, states
that on August 27 he boarded tbe vessel,
which w as on an even keel, decks awash,
and hull in good condition. She was dis
masted and abandoned last spring while oa
a voyage from a Mexican port to New rork.
6he has a cargo of mahogany worth $20,000
under her hatches and has on that account
been frequently bought for by wreckers, but
without success.
KHYXKLKO KHYMELETS.
First Cannibal I'm going to write a let
ter or complaint to the Missionary Society.
Second Cannibal What's the matter?
First Cannibal Thai last missionary they sent
was a reformed actor, and I hate lum.J'Mtge.
lied are the leaves that deck the maple now;
So Is the hair that crowns hprmarblebrow;
Thus we may Judge rrom every brick hucd curl
She is a genulue, trade uiarked autumn girl.
X r. Jtemlil.
Eowne de Bout Cheer up old man. '"The
wind is tempered to the shorn lamb," vou know.
Upon Donnes I wish it were not tempered
quite so much. I have been doing my best to raise
It all morning. Puck.
The hammock now is taken in.
How often lias it caught 'em I
The merry young folks see aud grin
How falls suecumb to autumn
Hiuhington ifrir.
Mother Father, Mr. AVelt, our neighbor,
has been beating the children
lather-Well, perhaps they deserved it: they
need ehastisement from tome one other than their
parents once In a n hlle.
Mother-Ue also kicked the dog.
Father W hat! our dog' The scoundrel! I'll
have the law on him. lanKee bladt.
The city sportsmau now repairs,
To wood and field on slaughter bent,
lires, misses ever time, and swears;
The blamed gundon't suootwortli a cent."
Colorado bun.
Scotch maidens are often exceedingly
scrupulous iu regard to their deportment, but
there was one who believed the rule of good be
havior might be drawn too strict. On her mar
riage day lur lover said, alluding to the fact that
during their courtship he neter had kissed her:
" eeL Jenny, haven1! 1 been unco ceevll?"
"Ou, ay. inon, senselessly leevU," was her
smart answer. Ditroit free I'nsi.
She was as sweet as sugar, he often said;
The sweetest maiden in all the town.
And he thought s'le had slipped and fallen, he did,
Whea tie heard them say that sugar was down.
Atw lark Press.
"Have you Pope's poems?" asked a young
lady of a new clerk In a book store.
"IdlduH know that the Popo wrote poetry,
ma'am," replied the latter, surprised. Barper'g
Bazar.