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PITTSBURG. THURSDAY, NOV. 16. S91.
TWELVE PAGES
THE NATIONAL K.iST.
To-day is the annual festival which, by
ibe devout aud appropriate custom of the
couutry brought down from the earliest
colonial time, is set aside as a feast of
Thanksgiving. The feast, which had its
origin in Xew England, has extended its
observance to all parts of the country, un
til to-day there are few places in the land
so remote from the sentiment which
makes Thanksgiving a national institu
tion that it is not duly celebrated thcr.
The feast is a peculiarly rational one:
and as a balance to that fact thero are
many considerations why it is peculiarly
appropriate for this country to recognize
that it has especial reasons for gratitude.
Those reasons were never so strikingly
marked in the case of this nation as in the
present .year. To every man who gives
an thought to the sentiment of the day
the most impressive fact is that the United
States, as a whole, has been to an ex
ceptional degree selected for the
favors of peace, plenty and
prosperity. While other countries
in v anous quarters of the w orld have suf
fered either from the fear of war to be
produced by the designs of imperial policy,
oi epei'enced the actual horrors of con
flict from the outbreak of revolution or
the usurpations of military adventurers,
the United .Slates has enjoyed the pro
found assurance ot peace and can only
complain of political vices which flourish
h reason of-thefoelingof perfect security.
V.'hile other parts of the world are plagued
by famine or harassed by scarcity, our
nation h had a yeai of unexampled
plenty, and our prosperity is enhanced by
the extraordinary demand for foreign
countries for our suiplus. In every as
pect the fact is impressed upon that the
g.fi of Providence and the abundance of
nature have been exceptionally lavish to
ward tills country.
Under such circumstances it is an espe
nald'.Uy individually as well as collect
ively to celebrate our gratitude for these
extraordinary favors. A nation so uni
icrsally prosperous and peaceful above
nli other nations cannot but make its
1 hanksgiving a national expression of its
sincere gratitude.
GARZA A5D THE UNITED STATES.
It is stated that the raids ot Catarino
Garza, who poses as a revolutionist, but is
lepresentedby most authorities as a ban
dit, have an especial interes-; to this coun
try because there is a strong suspicion at
'ast that they might strictly be construed
as violations of the neutrality law. It is
supposed that Garza organizes his expedi
tions in Texas, and crosses the Rio Grande
when he has got a sufficient band together
at some point not guarded by our troops.
The same supposition exists that when he
is pursued by Mexican troops he and his
lol lowers take refuge across the border.
Of course, the Mexican Government
understands that this is not due to any
sympathy or even negligence on the part
of our Government The difficulty of
guarding a frontier stretching over more
than a thousand miles in a sparsely in
habited country has been illustrated by
the Mexicans themselves with regard to
the refuge which the Apaches used to find
jrom tho pursuit of onr troops, and the
ease with which they resumed their ra'ds.
But if it is true that Garza is using this
country as a rendezvous for raids
nn Mexican territory it may be necessary
ior our Gov eminent to take extraordinary
steps to settle the matter. This will be
with a view to deciding w hether or not we
should give MAieo the same privilege of
pursuit into United States territory that
Mexico gave our troops in pursuing
Apaches into the Sierra Madre.
If Garza is reallj- a political revolution
ist, of course the territory of the United
States must be a sanctuary to him, although
he cannot be permitted w ith the knowl
edge of the Government to use it as a base
ior further revolutionary attempts. But
if, as the accounts indicate, he is really a
lieebooter, who tries to give his plundei
ing raids the color of rev olution, he should
be pursued and apprehended wherever he
can be found. In that case he occupies
no better position before the law and a
much worse one in civilized estimation
than the Apache marauders of a fewj ears
ago In tint case, if the United States
car not appiehend or suppress Garza's use
of its temiorj. the least it can do is to
offer Mexico a return of the liberty given
to i:s trcopsot pursur 5 tee outlaws across
the lwder.
The United Stales territory should not
be made a b?f e of operations for bandita.
If v.e cannot suppress that use of itour
selv es we should let Mexico do it for us.
A QUESTION OF TACT.
Speaking of the late exhibitions of 03
cioni" porter at various cities, the Philadel
phia Times remaik: "Xo form of build
ing except the prairie dug-out has been in
veiitedthat can withstand their furious
onslaught, and no form of locomotion that
will carry human beings out of reach of
harm who happen to' find themselves inthe
cj clone's path." If this statement were
true with regard to the wind-storms wliich
visit this section of the country,,their ad
vent would be the subject of unmitigated
dread. That there are sections where it
is measurably the case may be correct;
but it is worth while to inquire whether it
is actually the fact that no form of build
ing can withstand the fury of the wind
storms that attack the Northern Central
Statrs.
It is clear that this is not true with re
card to the storm that raged over the
rountry from Pittsburg to Washington on
Monday, because i it were there should
be a desert of prostrat3 buildings through
out the entire section. Wo believe it to
be true that the storm was more furi
ous in Washington thin in Pittsburg;
but thtre, as here, the result is that the
average building withstood the strain, and
only one building in each city was over
thrown. In the case in this city a few
years ago, when theWilley building was
overthrown, the fact that structures could
be erected to withstand the strain was
amply proved by the buildings of equal
size and height within a few hundred
yards of that which was wrecked, that
stood the storm without a tremor.
Certainly so far as the wind-storms re
ferred to are concerned, the fact that
buildings can be erected to withstand
them, is amply demonstrated from the
fact that for every building, blown down
hundreds stood the gale without difficulty.
In both cases in Pittsburg the destruction
of the buildings was due to some weak
ness, temporary or structural, in the
wrecked buildings; and we very much
suspect that a critical inquiry would dis
cover similar weaknesses in the majority
of cases of destruction by cyclones.
The high winds are a very decided ar
gument in. favor of strong and thoroughly
braced architecture. If that lesson -is
properly heeded, we will probably hear
less of irresistible wind-storms in the
future.
BELIEF FEOH STARVATION.
Mr. Cvrus W. Field, Jr.. publishes an
appeal in New York for the United States
to do something to aid the famine stricken
districts of Russia. The duty of a nation
which is celebrating its festival of plenty
and prosperity to give some thought to
the condition of a people dying of want
and starvation is so large that it hardly
needs to be enlarged upon. But there are
some impressions, whether created by
false reports or not, which go far toward
discouraging efforts for the relief of the
Russian sufferers One is that the relief
which gets into the hands of the Russian
bureauciacj is not likely to reach the suf
fering peasants. The other is that offers
of organized reljef contributions from
England have been rejected by the Czar's
governments whether from simple preju
dice, or from the determination of un
scrupulous officialism to keep all the relief
business in its own hands, is not stated.
If these statements are tru3 it is useless
for America to give of its abundance for
the enrichment of Russian corruption.
If Mr. Field can show that the American
contribution will be used for the relief of
the Russian poor and starving, there can
be no better use for a portion of our ov er
flowing surplus than to devote it to the
rescue of part, at least, of the destitute
peasantry from the horrors of starvation.
THE CONTENTION" INCONGRUITY.
The discussion of the defeat of the Con
stitutiona. Convention project between
tbe York Gazette and the Philadelphia
Press stimulates the latter journal'in a
somewhat heated manner to make some
assertions on the subject which are more
truthful than pleasant. They are briefly
as follows: First, that the Baker ballot
bill as passed by the Legislature is un
satisfactory and unfair, entailing all the
burdens of the Australian system without
its advantages, and practically disfran
chising such minorities as the Prohibition
party. Scond, that the Constitutional
Conv ention project contained so unusual,
unfair and unnatural provisions as to pre
vent the people from voting for a con
vention under is. Xext, that the purpose
of embodying these grotesque provisions
was to defeat the Constitutioral Con
vention. Finally, that the issue of real
ballot reform will still be made an active
one at the next legislative elections.
In these assertions, with the exception
of a single one, the position which The
Dispatch took from the first is corrobor
ated. That is, that ballot reform can be
secured through legislation, and was
within its proper province; that the Con
stitutional Convention was unnecessary,
and in the form in which it was presented
contained the danger of a job in favor
of the corporations and politicians; and,
finally, that there was not the slightest
reason to expect -from a convention so
constituted anv more sincere action on
ballot reform than from the Legislature
which devised it. In one respect the
motives which prompted these measures
the Gazette is mistaken. The Constitu
tional Convention scheme was used to di
vert the demand for genuine ballot re
form, instead of both these measures
being framed to defeat the convention.
It is a remarkable example ot how sin
cere minds can be led to false conclusions,
that is presented by the fact that the ele
ment, of which the York Gazette is the
organ, committed the error of accepting
the unusual, uhfair and unnatural con
vention scheme and adopting that mis
shapen and illegitimate measure as its own
offspring. A color of consistency is given
to this course from the f&ct that the same
element gave the politicians of the Legis
lature the pretext for this convention jug
gle by insisting upon the mistaken idea
that ballot reform cannot be secured with
out the amendment of the Constitution.
Nevertheless, the most impressive aspect
of its very forcible characterization of the
convention bill is that which gives the
"best possible reason why all sincere men
should join m defeating that measuie.
We are glad to learn from the Gazette
that the effort to obtain real ballot reform
will still be pushed in its proper place,
namely, the Legislature, After the late
experience we may hope that the Gazette
and its friends will not again be diverted
from their active campaign in behalf of
this reform by any such transparent jug
gle as the convention scheme.
A BACKING PROPOKTION.
Mr. Frank J. Sprague, the electrician,
in a recent article on the electric motor
audits work, published m the Forum,
makes a claim for success in the electric
motor ior street railways, w men proves to
be rather strong meat for the electric com
panies. The assertion is that "the electric
motor has halved the expenses per car
mile," has "effected even greater reduction
in the cost per ton mile," and has lessened
expenses in other respects by increasing
the number of mdes traveled and the
traffie per car.
This is a very glowing eulogy of the
results of the electric system; but one
shaip cotemporary finds a meaning in it
which is hardly gratif j ing to the street
railway corporations. The Buffalo Courier
points out that this is a statement that the
cost of carrying passengers in horse cars
has been reduced more than a half by the
change to electric motors. The horse car
business as a whole was prosperous and
remunerative before that change; yet the
reduction of fars as a result of the
change to electricity, far from being com
mensurate with the reduction of cost, has
been mainly conspicuous by its absence.
There is much point in this, although it
fails to allow for one fact. The develop
ment of improved motor power for street
railways has in many cases exercised the
function of changing unprofitable horse
railways into profitable electric or cable
incs. Of the three cable lines of Pitts-
burg.two took the place of notoriously un
profitable horse car lines. Of the five
electric roads, one succeeded to a bank
rupt horse car line; one divides with a
cable road the business that formerly did
not suppoit a single horse railway, and
three have taken the places of the old
lines, which were more or less profitable
under the old regime. Of the eight new
lines in this city, therefore, the argument
applies to just one-half.
It is nevertheless true that the cheapen
ing of expenses by improved motors has
reached the public in very fevvnstances.
The public has gained by improved serv
ice as a rule; but the pecuniary gain in
the actual operation of the roads has been
directed into the sustenance of largely
watered capital for the enrichment of pro
moters. This is simply because municipal
legislators, untaught by experience, have
permitted the old conditions, by which the
benefit of competition is prevented from
reaching the people, to be increased rather
than removed in the creation of the new
lines.
The effect of competition on street rail
way fares has been illustrated in this city
by the fact that it first reduced fares-from
East Liberty from ten cents to five and
then along one line to three cents. The
last reduction cut the rates to very neaily
the cost of operation, and may now be
ranked as a measure of warfare to force
the combination recently announced. But
it show s that under the influence of legiti
mate competition, a rate of about four
cents, or six tickets for a quarter, would
yield a fair profit on a line of large traffic.
As this means a saving of about six dollars
per annum to the average man, it is perti
nentto ask if it wouldnothave been worth
while for municipal legislators to have
made some effort to secure competitiv e
rates to the public
Cocerxino the assertion of a cotem
porary, that tho bupicmc Couit confined its
oiderdiiecting tho assumption of liability
to tho indebtedness of $i,000,i)00 existing
when tho decision was handed down, Tun
DisrATcueTpiesed a doubt as to thu exist
ence of such an order, wheieupon tho para
graph fionii the decision is quoted, stating
that tho assessments must fail and all "un
collected liens must fail with them." Sup
posing that this statement of principle in a
decision which issued an "Older" only with
regard to one case oil a single street can be
stretched to be an order dnecting a general
assumption of liability, will our coteuv
porary please hunt again and find out where
it makes any difference between people who
paid the--- assessments in ls90, say, aud those
who paid them in ltS9 or 1;SS? So far as it
confines the putativo older to auythiiig.it
ispeitinent to note that it confines it to
"uncollected liens."
Lord Stanley's denial that he has re
signed the Governor Generalship of Canada
proves tha' His Lordship knows when he is
well 01T too clear';- to resign the lucrative
and not laborious position of figurehead to
the Canadian ship of state. "Plenty to eat
and nothing to do," as the facetious Buzfiiz
lemarked to Mi. Sam Weller, describes His
Lordship", occupation with practical ac
curacy. With regard to the proposition to make
Pennsylvania's building at the World's Fair
a facsimile of Independence Hall in Pnila
delpbia, the Philadelphia Ledger very per
tinently says that while such a fac simile
might be an interesting exhibit it w ould not
be suited to the purposes of a State head
quarters. The obj ects of tho latter building
requ're another kind of structuie. and it
should be planned for its 1 eal put poses. On
the other hand, as a State exhibit a fao
simile of Independence Hall or a reduced
copy of it with its contents might be very
attractive, snbjectonly to the objection that
it woul-.boajiepetitioa of one of tho feat
ures of tho Ccntenn .al.
A telegraph company him a laborer
ts set up somo telegraph poles, the laborer
leaves the holes unguarded, a girl breaks
her leg 111 one of th J holes, sues the company
and gets a vcidiei which the court sets aside
saying that she must sue the laborer. This
is tho la' est condensed report of the grand
judicial principle that coiporations cannot
break legs vicariously.
"If the crowned heads and prime minis
ters of Europe were encaged in stock specu
ationon their own account, what fortunes
they might make," remarks an exchange.
And why use the potential mood in refeiring
to it. Inasmuch -as the crowned heads and
statesmen generally do lay up very snug lit
tle nest eggs, is it not charitable to suppose
that they rival the example of their
brethren, the American money kings, by
speculating on the sttengthof their inside
knowledge? Any othei theoiv of the ac
cumulation of their fortunes while in power
would havo to suppose a raoie dnect appro
priation of the sums out of the public reve
nues. Ifow it is heard in Xevv York that Gov
ernor Hill will take his Senatorial salary as
well as his Gubernatorial stipend. Did any
man who was acquainted v ith tho versatile
David Bennett ever doubt that he would
do so afterbe 6ad made up his mind that he
would fill both positions?
It is interesting to observe that the New
Yoik World has come to the point of leoog
nizing that neither Cleveland nor Hill can
reconcile the factions of New York, and
therefore suggests William C. Whitney as
an eligible heir to tho political fortunes of
both. The infrl declares Mr. Whitney to
be an ideal man in vanous respects, but
omits to mention one very weighty qualifi
cation with the Demoeiatic wire-pullers,
namely, tho fact that Mr. 'Whitney would be
backed up by a very capacious and elfectivo
Standard Oil barrel.
EnnEMlcs of influenza are raging in
both France and Germany. Under this
common affliction it is to be hoped that the
two countries can sneeze at each other with
out bringing on open hostilities.
It is noted by the XewYork Telegram
that little money changed hands on the
Yale-n-irvard football game because -Yale
was afraid and Harvard didn't dare." This
may be the true reason; but it is much to be
wished that our cotemporary could have
found good ground for saying that it was
because the students of tho two leading
educational foundations of the country had
been taught that betting was an attempt'to
get the money of someone else without
giving him an honest return for '.t.
The Democratic Xational Committee
meeting comes next. Might not Pittsbuig
renew its effort for a convention in the hope
that it could captuie and convert the party?
Xovv wo hear that Germany is to supply
heraimywitha new field gun, and the im
portance of the point of view is illustrated
by the statement that its projectiles "com
bine the good points of both explosive snell
and shrapnel." From the standpoint of the
people who flic the gun tho qualitiesie
ferred to may bo "good points;" but from
tho standpoint of the people torn to pieces
by them they might be considered simply
infernal.
Afteb the blasts of the past week, the
piospectis fair that even tbe weather will
be good enough to giro thanks for.
The report that the cruiser Philadelphia
wasfoiced to sail short of $250 000 worth of
fittings that belong to her is not very satis
factory. It is true that if naval contractors
had their way tho chance of a vessel getting
to sea would be very problematic; but it is
still more to the point that to send out a ves
sel at this season incompletely fitted may
bo a case oT the moio haste with the worst
speed on record. ,
WHERE SOCIETY REIGNS.
Preparations Tor Thanksgiving; and Christ
mas in Chirltablo Circles The Pitts
burg Club Hinders Buds From Blossom
ing Tilings of Which People lake to
Talk and Read.
The ladies in Pittsburg, partially forming
the Auxiliary Committee for Pennsylvania
in the Woman's Department o( the World's
Fair, aie immensely puzzled. Tho formal
notification tluough The Dispatch yester
day, of the Governor's ratification of their
appointments was no: inspiring, since it
convoyed not the slightest grain of intelli
gence concerning the duties of a member of
tho Auxiliary Committee for Pennsylvania
of the World's Fair. Tiro mmors aie vary
ing and slightly confusing. Somo state
ments aie to the effect that the positions
aie wholly honorary, and that the prestige
of notable names is all that is wanted; a not
unpleasant condition of affairs on tho whole.
Others think cynically the thing bites and
that the committee will know this to their
sorrow befoie the Fair conies ott in tho
amount of work requited. Xot a few smil
ingly inquiie wnat tho levy is likely to be,
pioducmg their puises at the same time as
an evidence ot good faith. And a diligent
and painstaking search tailed to bring to
ul uuyuouv who Knew anyuung oi tno
burdens tho nosition entails. At the same
time there is evident 11 universal desne to
do anything and everything, if only any
thing and eveiything be pointed" out and
giv en a name.
The Thanksgiving sales at Ihc Pittsburg
Women's Exchange arc really meant to be
an introduction of the Christmas goods.
Since the opening on Tuesday theie has been
most successful results; and neither the
managers can complain for lack of pation
tionage, nor pations complain for lack of
beautiful goods. Consequently general sat
isfaction is felt Peoplu have'uever quite
looked upon the Ivxchange us an edu
cational factoi, but have contented
themselves witn piaising it as a mea. s
of doing good by supplying the needy. Hut
this fact is becoming potent. Tnose behind
the scenes say that lesults are astonishing
in the matter of inner development among
the consigners. Of course there will bo those,
tho tiieome utihtailans, who want nothing
of all this, but neveithe'ess it proves the
Exchange a valuable aid in civilization, or
what we aie better pleased to tei 111 cultiva
tion. In this one paiticular the Exchange
deserves many compliments. There ap
peals to be no immediate likelihood that the
Eschango will lcmove Iron its piesent
quaiters. even if Home's diygood shop
should go fuither down street. While a
good deal of credit is given to Home for the
good pationage which the Exchange en
jojs, nevertheless the minagers have a
gi eat belief 111 the Exchange's own reputa
tion. Mr. Henry Oliver's house, with its re
cently completed addition, nobly crowns
the prettily using gi ound surrounding it on
Kidge avenue. The lumored accounts that
Mi. Oliver would soon dispose of tho lesi
dence cannot bo traced to any authentic
source, and is doubtless as absurd as the
stones circulated lecently about the sale of
so many Filth avenuo lcsidences. It is
scaicely piouable that Mr. Oliver would add
to his house to please his individual taste
and then get nd of it to please somebody
else. While aiclntecturally disposed a
mention should he made of Mr. Harry Dar
lington's house, now being erected on Irw in
avenue. It completes a veiy pretty bit
of stieet beginning with Mr. Hostetter's tem
Tiorary place of abode at the coiner of
Western avenue, including Mr. A. E. W.
Paintei's picturesque and handsome resi
dence, the stately, cold Jones house and
concluding with Heniy Phipps' house at
Kidge avenue. It's a pity that these mag
nificent houses should have streets sopooily
paved. It can't be any pleasure to drive
over a roao. "fanged with mutderous
stones."
Thanksgiving Eve sales were in order
yesteiday both in town and in the East
End. Calvaiy Church sisterhood held one
similar to the successful event of last jear,
and for the same purpose, that of realizing
money for the Christmas charities. Some
thing which commends the sale to large
heaited people is the manuei in wuich
Calvary distiihutcs the money, or rather
that which the money put chases. No differ
ence in sex, sect or nationality is made.
Theie is only one thing demanded and that
is need. The work of charity is gone about
svstematically and quietly, and thanks to
tho good sistei hood, that respecter of pei
sons, Santa Clau- pays good visits at houses,
at which otherwise he would quito forget
even to stop.
The talked-of housewarming at the Pitts
buig Club House will doubtless end in its
coalescing w ith the opening Monday even
ing dance. This is due to the fact that the
hou e has been in the hands of the uphols
terei and decorator a great deal longer time
than anybody expected. There certainly
will bo 110 time befoie the dance, which
comes off December 11, so that the house
warming must be included either in that
date or given at a later time. Tbe de
bntantus balls havebeen hindered by the de
lay at the club house, or, at least, some of
them, as several will be given
at
the Da-
qucsne uiud, tne dates 101
ready been settled.
which
have al-
Social Chatter.
Tns Mendelssohn Band of Wilkinsburg
gave its first concert last evening in the new
Opera House on Penn avenue. The band is
a local organization, composed of some of
the best musical j oung men of the borough.
They have been 01 king hard under the
guidance of Piof. T. F. Kirk all winter, and
have made wondeiful piogiess, as was
shown 111 the excellent programme. The
band was assisted by the Plnlhaimonic Or
chestra and the following soloists: Mis.
Adah S. Thomas, J, C. Sweitzer, Misses
Emma and Clara Chester, II. F. Ncilsson and
W. Sutley.
The Exchange, in connection with the
Employment Bureau of the East End. did a
good ante-Thanksgiving trado yesterday.
The pallor looks very cheerful with its
tables coveted with china and lancy work.
Not the least mospeious sign was tempt
ing pies, 111 inv of which Doiea little caid
marked "sold," thus telling the belated cus
tomcr that if she vantcd a pic she had
better get theie alopg with tho eaily biid.
A plfasamt little "piofessionnl" tneater
raity consisting of Jiiss Susie Kcrwin ana
her inotliei, Mi. Wilbur and his mo'her,
Miss Kci w ln's nephew and Miss Belle Ham
ilton enjoyed Fiank Daniels at the Du
qnesno Theater last night.
Miss Julia WatsoVs coming out Mil is
likely to be given at the Pittsburg Club.
Miss Julia is a pretty and charming gul, and
as she has alwaj s been a lavoute, the indi
cations aie for a debut that will be second
to none.
Mr.s. GrsKT cave a card party to a nnmber
of friends last night al the Monongahela
House.
PEOPLE OP PROMINENCE.
SECr.ETAr.Y FosTxn was reported last
night to be fast improving.
Mrs. Bernard Beeee, the actress
who will soon start on an Australian tour,
rejoices in the fact that she is a godchild of
William Makepeace Thackeray.
According to a vote taken -by a popular
woman's journal, Mrs. Harriet Beecher
Stowe is one of the ten most popular nov
elists of Amenca among cither men or
women.
Jay Gould's private car has been ordered
putinieadinesslor immediate use for his
Western tup. Ho will probably leave to
night, as he is reported to be well enough for
a ti lp over his roads.
Adjutant Generate McClelland is
slowly recovering, says a vestei day's dis
patch from Harrisbuig, and is expected to
be at his office again before long. Ov ei work
probably contributed to his present ill
health.
Congressman Cuisp, candidate for
the S,peakeiship, belongs to an old Virginia
family, who lemained in the Old Dominion
until tho outbieak of the Civil War, and
then lemovedtoGeorgia. He is a lawyer by
profession, and was on the bench before his
flrsS election to Congress seven yeais ago.
Sara Bernhardt did not know until
recently that she was born In the Latin quar
terofPans. She supposed that she was a
nativo of Havie. She was born in 184(, ac
coiding to the birth ceitiflcato. and her
mother was a Berlin Jewess who was then
engaged in the millinery business in the Rue
de l'Ecolo do Medccin.
Mark TWAIN, who went to Berlin re
cently, has been the object of great interest
to the people of Geimany's capital. His
portraits have been printed in the daily and
weekly papers; long ai tides upon his life
and works have been written, and numei
ous accounts have been given of his fabu
lous wealth. Tw ain's works have long been
translated Into the German language. The
humorist is popular in the Fatherland.
THAHKSGIVIHG DAY.
Its Origin and an
Epitoms
ot Its Hls-
tory.
Doubtless the setting aside of an especial
day for the giving of praise and thanks had
its origin in tho appointment of tho Hebrew
Feast of Tabernacles provided for in the
Mosaic code.
The day we celebrate now in, a national
sense as Thanksgiving Day is, however,
traced to a more modern origin. Says the
Baltimore American: In July, 1623, a day of
fasting and prayer was appointed in the5 in
fant colonies of New Unfland on account of
diouth. Kain had come abundantly while
they wore praying, and Governor'Bradforil
appointed this a lcligious service in token
of it. At Charleston, S. C, 1G31, a fast day
was turned into a day of thanksgiving on
account of tho ai rival of supplies from lie
land. Therecoids tell of many such cele
brations in the Massachusetts colony, for
several 1 easnns, in 1B-J, 1G."1, 1(37, 1CH and
1G39; in the Plymouth colony in 1651, JObS and
1680, when the custom seems to have become
general and v eailj-. Massachusetts Bay was
the hrst to appoint an annual th infcsgivmg,
by the proclamation or the English Gov
ernor. During the Revolution Thanksgiving Day
was a national institution, hnnuallv recom
mended by Congress, but, after the general
tbanksziving for peace 111 1781, there was no
national appointment, until, in 179, George
Washington, at tho suggestion of Congress,
recommended a day of thanksgiv ing for tho
uuopuon oi ine i;ons ltntlon. lie issueu an
other proclamation in honor of the supres
sion of an insuiiection in 1795. Piesident
Madison, by reqnest of Conitress, recom
mended snch a day as thanksgiving for
peace in 1815. But the official recommend
ation for the giving of thanks was confined
mainly to New England until 1817. after
which it was legulnrly appointed by the
Governor of New Yoilc. The Dutch Gov
ernor of New York had proclaimed uch
days 111 IGU, 1W5, lR.r5 ind 1661 and the Eng
lish Governors in 1755 and 1760. In 1835 tho
Governor of Virginia, lecommended a davof
tliHiiksgiviug, but, in lt57, Governor W lse,
when requested to do so, publicly declined,
on the mound that he was not aifthoiized to
interfere in leligious matters.
During the civil war Piesident Lincoln
issued pioclatnations recommending annual
thankscivin days, since when it has been
the custom for the Piesident, the Governors
of the sev eral States, and even of the Mayors
of principal cities, to recommend the ou
sel vance of the day. Custom lived the d.iv
as th,e last Thursday in November, hut theie
wasnounilormity in the appointing of the
clay up to 18C4.
MENTI0MNG MINNEAPOLIS.
That it is Minneapolis and not Chicago
should cause 110 heart-burnings, tor Chicago,
as stated, could not be looked upon as an
active competitor at any stage of the pro
ceedings Chicago Tribune.
It is another triumph for the great and
bounding West, no Eastern city having had
ev en the ghost of a show, and it is doubtful
w hether any Piesidental convention here
after w ill be held east of the Alleghenies.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
CoxoKATCLATiois to the bright young city
of the Isoithwest! Ohio will be theie in
goodly repiesentation to see the best men
win in the nominations, and in next Novem
ber will choose her usual number of repre
sentatives to support them in the Electoral
College. CVicmnaft Gazette.
The most impoitnnt point in favor of the
city chosen by the National Committee is tho
unfair and dangerous nature of the contest
which the KepuDlicansof the Noith west will
have to engage in nevt year. They aie
neaily certain to Je compelled to fight con
scienceless and yet very foimldablo com
binations between tho Democrats and the
Farmers-' Alliance. Cleieland. Leader.
The convention would have enjoyed itself
better 111 its intellectuals, its lustheticals
and its general inside aud outside if it had
been held here, but it's all the same to the
town. The delegates will miss New York,
but New York is large and forcetful, and it
won't miss them. Incidentally, we may ob
serve that in the business technically known
as hustling, Minneapolis doesn't need any
fly paper. iV. Y. Sun.
Now that Minneapolis has been chosen as
the place ior holding the Bepublican Na
tional Convention there is no thought of
"calling in tho coroner," or of having the
Republican party "go into bankrutcy," On
tne contrary, tne politicians, giving up
their lnsinceie and absurd contentions, seem
to be fairly well' satisfied with the choice
made, which is colorless as to candidates.
In Minneapolis the convention will be as
free as may be from strong local politics.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The idea that the selection of one city
rather than another has "significance" or
"political effect" is mainly nonsense. The
Republican Convention, when it assembles
at Minneapolis, will nominate the same can
didate it would havo nominated if it had
been, held in Chicago, Cincinnati or New
Yoik. It is Mr. Blaine in any case ir he will
run, and otherwise Mr. Hairison, no matter
wheie the convention is held. The
choice of Mmneanolis is by no means an in
judicious one. JYcio York World.
The holding of the convention at Minne
apolis will be helpful to the Republican
party The gathering of a great body of
lepiesentative national Republicans H the
Northwest will ineiease the confidence,
unity and nneigy of Republicans in that
glowing and pi ospeious legion. It will ox
eitanimpoitant ellect in strengthening Re
publicanism in eveiy Northw estcin State in
such a degiee that the National Republican
Committee can chiefly devote its time and
attention to the States of New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut and Indiana. Xcic York
Press.
GOVERNOR HOVEY'S REMAINS
Taken I"rom the Rotunda of the Capitol
and Transported to Mt. Vernon.
IxDiASAroLis, Nov. 25 TUo remains of
Governor Hovey wore lemovea from the ro
tunda or the Capitol at 10 o'clock this mm n
ing and staited on their journey to Mt. Ver
non. They weie followed to the depot by a
large concomse of people. Minute guns were
filed by a detachment or light artillery, and
tho bells of thefcity tolled duimzthe march.
The way was Hd by eight Grand Aimv
posts, followed bjvthe hearse with a platoon
of police on citheride, and Governor Chaso
and tha other State offlceis.
The train left the city at 10 30 o'clock. The
members of the family, State offlceis and
Judges ot the courts occupied President
McKeen's private car, which was tendered
for their use, while detachments of eight
Grand Army posts and of the various mili
tary companies of the State and numerous
citizens occupied the lemain ing ears. The
train will stop at Terre Haute, Vincennes
and Evansville, where the citizens will be
given an opportunity to view the remains.
THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR.
The time is at hand when the ovster lies
clown with the turkey and a little child shall
eat them. Buffalo Express.
Hail to the turkey! This week he will be
what old Ben Franklin would have made
him instead of the eagle the national bird.
?ew York Recorder.
Th xksoivii.q sermons ot this season ought
to be models of their kind. The'ministers
hav e before them an unusual supply of the
very best material. Baltimore American.
That the cropsof the United States for this
year aro worth $700,000,000 more than those
oflast year is a good point for a Thanksgiv
ing sei mon. Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette.
While wo are' sending our pork product
abroad, we aro fattening our turkeys for
homo consumption on Thanksgiving D-vy. It
is one ot the fine tnings about protection
that we keep tho best things for the home
mat kct. -Veio York Press.
Ivthe first place I think wo ought to be
jubilantly thankful that we have ev er been
born at all. The greatest and luckiest thing
that can happen to a man is to be born. If
there is any man of whom'this cannot be
said, theio is something the matter with
that man. lam well awaie that when a
manisboin bo must look forward to the
colic, and teething, and tho measles, and
failing in love. But theie is so much mote
fun in being a live man than in being a
dead stone, that all these little troubles I
hav e enumerated will net weigh a feathei's
weight in the balance against it. So every
man ought to celebrate his birthday with
waving banners and beating drums; but as
theie aro so many birthdays, and this would,
perhaps, make so many processions as to in
terfere witu tne leguiar courso of traffic, a
man should be just as thankful as possible
for be'ng born, every Thanksgiving Day.
Uncle Dudley in Boston Globe.
OUR MAIL POUCH.
The Language of Monkeys.
To the Fditor of The Dispatch:
I see an article in The Dispatch devoted
to Prof. Garner's monkey language. I have
been for five years a trader on the west coast
of Africa; have been witn Baron Coponfelts,
Count de Brazza, La Glize, the French
naturalist, and many other people of note,
and have had ample opportunities to study
the habits of tho gorilla, both in tne dense
foiests of the Ogowe and Gaboon rivers and
also in their captive state prior to having
them shipped to Europe, I have hunted
with some of tho best natives in the Ogowe
tfgion, and after all am of this opinion:
That tho gorilla. chimpin?ee, Colo Camba,
and in fact all African monkeys, are able
from the natural formations of their
tongues, throats, etc., to uttei uei tarn sounds,
as of warning, menace, pleasure and want,
and nothing else. As for their distinguishing
between water and milk it is absurd. In
their natural state they have no milk, and
thereforo hav e no word for what they don't
have, andas tbev are alw ays out of doors they
don't much mind the weather, and if they
wanted sneiter they would go and tako it.
They go to the river for water and don't
have to ask for it, and the same with food,
rheio is an old saying in Gaboon or Em
pongwe: Kerama ni niemma a nosi lunda,
which means, "Diclvou ever see one monkey
ive another a nut?" Certainly not, if ho
egged ever so hard tor it in Garner's or any
other linsro. Let him once camp in the
woods around Lake Ayingo at night and ho
will soon find out that theie is more reality
in the mosquito's little song of th rst than
the gorilla's morning trummings and roar
ing. A. Smith.
Pittscdhg, November 24.
Against the Slaughter of Birds.
To the Editor or The Dispatch:
The statement has been going the rounds
of the press that the other day at the great
convention of the Woman's Christian Tem
perance Union in Boston a resolution ex
pressing disapproval of the custom of wear
ing birds was lost. This is a mistake. It
was only referred. On the last afternoon of
the convention, after other resolutions had
been discussed and adopted, this one was
again niesentcd and carried by a rising
vote. It was as follows: "Resolved, That
we hereby expies our disapproval of tho
custom of wearing the bodies, wings or
feathers of biids (except those of the os
trich) as a part of our clothing or headgear,
and we call upon all right-minded women to
unite with us in efforts to abolish this de
structive and cruel fashion." The lollowlng
concerning vivisection was also adopted
unanimously: "Resolved, That we reaffirm
the lesolntion condemning vivisection as
being cruel, unnecessary and demoralizing,
which was passed last year at Atlanta, and
we recommend State unions toendcavo-to
secuio such amendments to tho State laws
as shall piohibit the experiments on ani
mals now so often performed before classes
of young people as being revolting, tending
to deteriorate the moral character, and to
directly antagonize the work of our bands
of mercy." Mart F. Loveix,
Superintendent Depaitment of Meiey, Na-
t onal W. C. T. U.
Brvh Maw it, P, Novembers!.
Entirely Too Conservative.
To the Fditor of the Dispatch:
The failure of Pittsburg to secure the next
Republican Convention 13 more evidence of
a conservative town, and also evidence that
we should have an active body, always on
the alert for tho interests of the city, or we
will find that Pittsburg, w ith all its advant
ages for being foiemost, w ill pass into a dry
rot. Some person said: "Pittsburg is slow
in getting a start, but when started she
goes." Yes, but she gets a start on too late,
and it would be more credit to her to not get
a stait on than to come in out of breath ask
ing for favors that other cities have pre
pared for and put up money for without
stinfc months ahead. It is not conservative
we are, but too slow and selfish. It requires
readv cash to pnsh the city lust the same as
it does to push a business. Now, then, with
no organized body to present these matteis
properly befoie, you cannot get the proper
financial support, a,nd those who put up
their money uoro tardily and not near tho
amount thev would it more vim or push
were shown. Then if the enterprise wns a
failure, as in the case of the Republican Con
vention, they cannot be indnced to put up
on another occasion. What we require is
that our leading business people organize,
and you will have the middle class and
workinsman join in any thing that w ill have
a tendency to push our city as it should be.
The Pittsbnrir naners aie all ii?bt and will
alwavsdomore than their share, but they
cannot do all. Let us get to the front or we
will in a shoi t time be called a slow town.
Pittsbcko, November 21. Pittsbukq.
Tolttoi's Unwise Zeal.
New York Sun.
The impracticable character of Count
Tolstoi, the Russian novelist, is clearly
shown by his manifesto to the Russian Gov
ernment, declaring that unless it guarantee
to feed the people until the next harvest,
and faithfully perform the pledge, there will
be a revolution, in which he, To'stoi, will
take part himself. It mav be impossible
even lor the autocrat of all the Eussias to
save his people from the fatal consequences
of famine, for the means of a Government
depend on the piodcct ofloans, taxation, or
confiscation, and if, as in Europe to-day,
Russia's credit in tho money market is
bioken, on what can the Government de
pend but confiscation? Can a human
itarian Auarclnst like Tolstoi consistently
favor confiscation instead of voluntary char
itj ? And can Tolstoi, the preacher of peace
at all hazards, consistently advocate a 1 ev
olution, if confiscation fails or is denied?
buielvsuch a manifesto is the act of a vague
sentimentalist, not of either a serious phil
anthropist or philosophic statesman.
PLAYS TO COME.
There will be matinees at all the theaters
to-day.
Miss Ollie ToitBrrT and her concert com
pany w ill appear at Carnegie Hall on Friday
evening.
, The Boston Symphony Orchestral Club
will give two concerts to-day, afternoon and
evening, at Old City Hall.
The Wilbur Opera Company is giving
comic opera in better style at Harris'
Theater this week than some of the re
splendent starring organizations seen here
this year.
The favorite comedians, Evans and Hoey,
will hold forth at the Alvin next week, and
aided by Miss Minnie French, a3 Innocent
Kidd, and tho statuesque Sisters Lealy, who
aie new to this city, they will present their
latest version of the popular larce-comedy,
"A Pallor Match." New music, new acts
and new specialties will be the mle, and a
fine performance may be looked for.
Os Saturday "Camille" will be given at the
matinee at the Alvin, and Miss Clara Morris
will assume her most notable role. The
late Don Piatt, alter seeing a performarce of
"Camil'e" by Clara Morris, remarked to
General Daniel Sickles, who accompanied
him: "This woman is the Rachel of Amer
ica." "Rachel? Yes," said the General,
"but with warm blood in her veins, Morris
appeals to the heart as well as to the intel
lect." Miss Marie Wainw right has gone out of
Shakespearean roles into the lomantic cica-
tion of Sir Walter Scott, "Amy Kobsarr,"
and in this will be seen at the Grand Opera
Hoiv-o next week. This is a dramatization
of "Kenilwoith,"aud the New York verdict
upon tho production was veiy favorable.
Wonderful stones ai 0 told of the scenery
and general 1110 anting of tho play, and re
membering how- Miss Wamw light staged
"Twelfth Night," they may be believed.
Since Florence's death Mr. Gnfno has more
than ever a dlaim to he considered the fore
most exponent of pure American comedy.'
It is good news that he will piesent "The
Senator," a v cry bright, if not a very deep,
play, at the Duquesnc Theater next week.
As to tho company suppoiting him, the
promise is made that it will bo as good as
last car's, allieit that charming ingenue,
Miss Stuari, who was here recently with the
Pitou Company, is no longer with it.
Robfrt Ma:tlll, one of the few young
actors of ability who have elected to be
faithful to the romantic drama, will beat
the Bijou Theater next week. He will ap
pear in the ev er-atti activ e drama of Dumas',
Tho Corsican Brothers," on Monday night
and for tho greater rart ot the weck At the
Wednesday matinee and Friday night he
will bo seen in D'Eunery's drama, "Mon
bars," a part which suits Mr. Mantell well.
On Friday -evening he will present for tho
first time in Pittsburg two new plays, "The
Louisianian," a romantic drama by Edward
M. Allfriend, and a one-act piece, "A Lesson
in Acting."
CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS-
California sells wine to Paris.
Mackerel Jiave appeared off the Pacific
coast.
Delirium tremens kills four people per
day in England.
England and Ireland together drank
C.COO.OOO gallons more beer than Germany
last year.
The great bell of Moscow (which has
never been hung) is 21 fest high and 63 feet
in circumference.
Indians enlisted in the cavalry service
are easily disciplined. learn the drill readily
and soon acquire the esprit de corps.
The famous Anaconda mine havin?
swallow cd several fortunes, has begun at
last to disgorge and is producing heavily.
In Iceland, with 66,000 population, a
murder which has lust occurred is the flret
for 56 years, and tho whole island is in an in
tense state of excitement.
Two hundred and twenty-five loaded
four-w heeled coal cars on the Lehizh Valley
Railroad are said to have, constituted the
heaviest train ever hauled over any road in
America.
.Rattlesnakes are raised for their oil by
a man named Jav nes, near Gainesville, Mo.
He has 10,000 snakes and the "crop" which
he kills each year is about 2,000. The oil sold
for liniments, brings $1 a plat.
Compressed air delivered from a flexi
ble hose with a small nozzle at a pressure of
50 pounds to the square inch is very effective
in cleaning plush cushions. It is so used on
the Union Pacific Company's road.
The expression "it is me" is idiomatic,
and "it is I" is pedantic, is maintained by
authority on English. This Is very flatter
in ir to the masses, but the educated classes
will, in this instance, doubtless, prefer to bo
pedantic rather than idiomatic.
The population of the world is about
l,500,00O,C0O people. One-fourth dies before
the 15th year, and tho average duration of
life is about XI j ears. Thirty-three millions
and thirty-tlneo thousand people die each
year, making a total of 91,501 each day.
The fact that first strikes American
visitors to Rome is the noticeably modern
character of the Holv City, and the an
tiquities have to be looked for. The city
appears prosperous and improving but
these arc not things usually said of it.
Four-fifths of the steam engines of the
world havejbeeii constructed within the last
25 years. The total horse power is estimated
it 49 000,000, of which the United States has
7,500,000, Great Britain 7,000,000, Germany,
4 5O(i,O0O, France 3,000,030, and Austria, 1,500,
000. Corn is king this year to the following
extent in the 10 leading corn growing
States: Iowa. 331 502 000; Illinois, 241,076 000;
Missouri, 20I.17S 000: Kansas, 163 853,000:
Nebraska. 145,004,000: Indiana, 116,490,OCO;
Ohio, fti 200,000: Texas, 93123 000: Kentucky,
6,040.000, and Tennessee, 81,824,000
An Indian tomahawk was found in the
center of a sawlog 33 inches in diameter at
Moore, Mich. It is six inches in length and
has a blade of roughlv forged iron, about
two and a half inches long. The solid
timber over the head of the tomahawk wa3
ten inches in thickness. It is estimated that
it had been m tbe tree two centuries.
German blood predominates in the roval
families or Europe. Tho English Princes
are Germans, the Eus3iaus are, all the Teu
tonic Princes are, the King or Spam's
mother is German, so was the mother of
King Hnmbert, while the reisrning house in
Poituzal is the "house of Braganza-Saxe-Cobourg
and Gotha." Germany is the
mother ot Kmss.just as Virginia was the
mother Presiden ts.
Berlin has 210 miles of streets, so that t
person might walk ten days in the German
capital without going np or down the same
stieet twice. If the 1,400,000 inhabitants were
to turn out at a grand review, and march in
double file, thev would form a line 750 miles
in length. If the citizens should all deter
mine to start on a journey on the same day
and at the same time, all the cars m Ger
many would accommodate but two-tbird3 of
their nnmber.
Old watches of particular value include
those with hog's bristles for reeulatmg tho
vibrations, egg watches, all watches with
one hand, with or without ornamentations.
watches without balance springs and with
out regulatinjr arrangpments,those with per
forated cases, those with finely chased cases,
if tho chasing bo distinct; enameled gola
watches of the finest workmanship, wateb
of wood or ivory or with iron or porcelain
cases, and nearly all watches with peculiar
movements.
Pre-Columbian discoverers of America
are claimed by several nations. Chinese
Buddhist monks are said to have landed in
Mexieo in the fifth century or onr era.
St. Brendan, who is said to have flourished
in Ireland in the sixth centnry, is said to
have landed at some unidentified place on
this continent: but Leif Ericssen, in the
year 1000 actually made a landing in what is
now Mt. Hope Bay, Rhode Island, and called
tbe country Vinland. The settlement was
broken up by internal dissensions In MIL
Madoc, Prince of Wales, is said to have
visited this country in 1170."
An elephant ranch is the latest novelty
proposed in California, and a Mr. Newbury,
the projector, is enthusiastic about his
plans. He proposes to cultivate the ele
phant for its meat and its capacity for hard
and diversified work. Ho says that "as an
article of food the elephant is superior to
tne horse," and most people will be willing
to accept his statement, though not fully
appreciating its fores. He says that behind
a touzh exterior it hides a tender steak,
and that African explorers are profuse in
their praise of elephant cutlets. A full
grown elephant weighs about 7.000 pounds,
and Mr. Newbury counts 6,000 of this as
good meat.
The Esquimaux, says a missionary who
has been long among them, are in many re
spects superior to the Northern Indian
tribes. They are not numerous, but their
numbers do not seem to be diminishing.
They escape the terrible famines that occa
sionally carry off iarge numbers of Indians,
partly because the food supply of the Esqui
maux, consisting offish and seal, is less pre
carious than the moose and reindeer on
w hich the Indian depends. The Esquimaux
aro also more provident, and they lay np a
stock of food for a chance period of scarc
ity. They are more industrious than the
Indian and show greater ingenuity in the
manufacture of tools, weapons and other
articles.
THEIE PARENTS THINK THEM SMART.
Mrs. La Mode. ."Oh, I beg yon to take
off that dear little bird, fro much is being said
about this destruction ofbird-Ilfc that I wonldnot
wear one for the world, Haveu't you anything
ele?"
Milliner (UyiDg a wing on the hat). "I hardlT
think we have, madam. Wcare trimming with
birds and wings almost entirclv ."
Mrs. La Mode. "That wing would do very well
were It not so small. If yon can get more of that
stvle you mi j trim it up with wings." Uarpcr's
Bazar.
Mr. Mercer "Do you think advertising
pajs?"
Mr. Mcrcur"It didn't pay me; Host money by
it."
3Ir. Mercc r "VV hat did you advertise;"
3Ir. Jlercur "I advertised for a wife andjr.
her."-Vcfc.
"What an accumulation of sweets these
little fcllowshoard:" ald a philosopher, eontem
plating an ant hill swarming with myriads or the
tiny creatures.
"Ye. I suppose they are nnite wealthy from
their standpoint."
"Do yon know by what principle they manage to
accumulate so much" .
"No. JIow''
"Well, probably lecan- thev understand the
principles of line niiN.'' PhilvtelvMn Pre.
Neighbob Do you fancy you conld sup
port Etlul on ten dollars a week?
Clarklcts I am n llling to try it: that is if that is
the best j ou ran do. -Vw Tork llerahl.
AVagg You can say what you choose, but
it is a stprn necessity.
Wooden Why what i
V'a?g-Thc rudder. Oust m Courier.
OLD-TIME TIIVMCSGIVIfO TIES.
The splendid pies grandmother made
Of strong and hearty mince.
Throw modern efforts in the sbad
They've not been equaled since;
So. don't. I warn yon. gentle friend.
Toy with these modem pies;
Each rfparatc liairshill Und on end.
And frightful dn.anisarie.
Bnt grandma's pie: They werp the dreimil
I slept without a snore!
When I look bick It sometime seems
I should have eaten morel
The boy would And his slumbers sweet,
Who"put his earthly trust t .
In grandma's lx-weeks-old mince meat.
Aud light and Hjkj crust.
Spirk.
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