fffiMjffBIHBBBWBMBBI j, n imunwuiM!,. . , .f.n , -m ., , ,, .-. ,..,- . , . . ..h.uj . fl PITTSBURG THUKSDAT DECEMBER I 10 ' ' THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH, THUKSDAT DECEMBER io," 1891 the outlay for ocean mail service did not cxoeed'SeOO.OOO per annum. It is estimated by the Positnaster General hat if all the contracts proposed are completed, it will require J247.354 for this year, in addition to the appropriation for sea and inland postage already in the estimates, and that for the next fiscal year, endine June 30, 1W'3' there would profcablr be needed about ? 350,000. THE NEW NAVY. Additions to lie JIade Dcrinc the Tear The nest Armor Tlste round Indian Trea ties Allotments and lands-Anomaly or "ation Within a "ation. The report of the Secretary of the Xavy shows a gratifying incrcae of new naval vessels in commission. The Newark, Con cord, Bennington and iliantonomoh have rieen added during the year, with an aggre gate of something more than 11,000 tons. Twenty-four warships of all classes are now under construction in the navy vards and private shops; but while the work upon them is going forward satisfactorily the completion of the more important vessels will yet require about a year's time. Pome of the vessels now under construc tion, it is believed, will be triumphs of naval engineerinc. "When it i recollected that the work or building a modern navy was only Initiated in the ear 1JS3: that our naval constructors and ship builder were riracticallv without experience in the con struction of larce iron or fpo1 ships: that our rntrine shops were unfamiliar with great marine engines, and that tho manu Hictiire of steel forging for suns and plates was almost wholly a foreisrn industry, the progress that has been made is not only highly satisfactory, but furnishes the assur ance "that tho United states will before long attain, in the construction cf such vessels, with their engines and armaments, the same Tiro-eminence which it attained when the bi'st instrument of ocean commerce was the clipper ship, and the most impiesive ex hibit of naval power was the wooden three decker man-of-war. Public and Private Naval Shops. The oriicers of the navy and the proprie tors and engineers of our great private t-hops have responded with wonderful intel ligence and professional zeal to tho confi dence expressed by Congress in its liberal legislation. AVe have now at AVashington a gunshop, organized and conducted bj naval officers, that in its system, economy and product is unexcelled. Experiments with armor plate have been conducted during the year with most im portant results. It is how believed that a plate ot higher resisting power than any in iie have been lound, and that the tests have demonstrated that cheaper methods of manufacture than those heretofore thought necessary can be used. I commend to your fni'orablc consideration the recomme'n fla ttens of tile Secretary, who has, I am sure, given to them the most conscientious study. There should be no hesitation in promptiy completing a navy of the best modern type, large enough to enable this country to "dis play its flag in all seas for the protection of its citizens and of its extending commerce. New Competition Needs a New Navy. The world needs no assurance of the peaceful purposes of the United States, but we shall probably he in the future more 2urgel a competitor in the commerco of the world, and it is essential to the dignity of this nation and to that peaceful influence which it should exercise on this hemisphere tiiat its navy should be adequate, both upon the (.hoses of the Atlantic and of the Pacific. 1 lie report or the Secretary of the Interior shows that a ve.ry gratifying progress has been made in all of the bureaus u Inch make up that complex a'nl difficult department. The' work in the Bureau of Indian Affairs was, perhaps, never so large as now, by rea son of the numerous negotiations which have been proceeding with the tribes fora Induction of Hie r servstions, wit, the inci dent labor ol making allorments, an J was never more carefull v conducted. The provision or adequate school facilities for Indian child: en and the locating of adult Indians upon f.iim .nvolvfe the solution of the Indian question. Advantages to the Indian of Allotment. Everything else rations, annuities and tribal negotiations with tho agents, inspec tors nnd commissioners who distribute and conduct them muse pass away when the Indian has become a. citizen, secure in the individual ownership oi a farm from which he derives his subsistence Tjy his own labor, protected bv and subordinate to the laws -wincii govern ttie whit- mam and provided liy the General Government or bv the local communities in which ho lives" with the means of educating his children. When an Indiin becomes a citizen in an organized State orTerritorv his relation to the General Government ceases, in great measure, to be that of a ward: but the Gen eral Government ought not at once to put upon the State or Territory the burden of the education of his children. It has been my thought that the Government schools snd school buildings upon tho iei.rvntioiis would be absorbed bv the school systems of the states and Territories- but.as it has been found necessary to protect the Indian against the compulsory alienation of his Janu by exempting him Irom taxation for a period of 25 veai-, it nould seem to be right lhat the General Government, certainly where theio are tribal funds in its posses sion, should nay to the school fund of the State what would i-c equivalent to the local school tax upon the property of tho Indians. Provision for Ind'an Education. It will be noticed from the report of the Commissioner or Indian Aifr.irs that already some contracts have been made with district schools for the education of Indian children. There is great advantage, I think, in bring ing the Indian children into wised schools. This process will be gradual, and, in the the meantime, the present educational pro visions and arrangements, the result of tho best experience of those who havs been charged witn this work, should be con tinned. This will enable those religious bodies that have undertaken the work of In dian education witn so much zeal, and witi lestilts so restraining and beneficent, to plucc their institutions in i.ew and useful re lation to the Indian and to his t hitc neigh bors. The outbreak among the Sioux, which oc curred in December !at, Ss, a to its caues nnd incidents, fully reported upon bv the War Department and the Department of the Interior. That those Indians had some just complaints, especially in the matter of the redaction of thcapr.ropriation for rationsand in the drlajs attending the enactment ot lawtoenab!c the department to perform, the 'n:rageuents enterel into with tliem, is probably true: but the Sinux tribes are nat ur.illy warlike and turbulent, and their warriors" wore cxcitedby their medicine men rndchiols. who preached the coming of ail ladinn Messiah, who w as to gie them power to destroy their enemies. T he Indian Messiah Campaign. In view of the alarm that prevailed among the white settlers near the reservation, and of the fatal consequences that woulrt'l'ave resulted from an Indian Incursion. I placed at the disposal of Genera! 5!ile, command ing the division r the Missouri, all uch forces as were thought by him to be re quired. He is entitled to the credit of hav- ing given thorough protection to the settlers ' and or bringing the hostiles into subjection with the least possible loss of life Che appropriation of $2,021,430 for the Choctaw-and Chickasaws, contained in the geneinl Indian appropriation bill or March S, ltlll. has not been expended, for the reason that I have not '. ec approved a release to the Government o! the Indian claim to the lands mentioned. Tim matter will bo made The subject a special mes-age, placin" before Congres, all the facts i Inch iiavo come to in knowledge. The relation of tho live civilized tribes, :inw occupying the Indian territory, to tho United State is not. I believe. tiiat"best cal culated to promote the lilghestndvauccmcnt oi mese Indians, mat there should be within our borders live Independent States having no relations except thoso growing out ol treaties with the Government of tho United States, nn representation in the Na tional Legislature, its peoplo not citizens, is a startling anomaly. The Eiils of the Tribal System. It seems to be Inevitable that there shall be before long some organic changes In tho relation of these people to the United slates. What form these changes should take, I do not think It desirable now to suggest, even if they it ere -well defined in Eiy own mind. They should certainly in volve the acceptance of citizenship by the Indians and a representation in Congress. These Indians should have opportunity to present their claims and grievances upon the floor, rnthcr than, as now, in thelobbv. If a commission should bo appointed to visit ihoso tribes.to confer with theminuiriendiv spirit upon this whole subject, oven if no agiccmcnr were presently reached, the feel ing of the tribes upon tiiis question would be developed and discussion would prepare the way for changes which must come sooner or later. The good work of reducing the larger In- dian reservations by allotments in severalty to the Indians, and the cession of the re maining lands to the United States for dis position under the homestead law, has been prosecuted during the vear with energy and success. In September last I was enabled to open to settlement In the territory of Okla homa 001,000 acres or land, all of which was taken up by settlers in a single day. Tho rush for these lands wafe accompanied by a great deal of excitement, but was, happily, tree from tncidennt of violence. A Deficiency Appropriation Needed. It was a source of great regret that I was not able to open at the same timo the sur? plus lands of the Chcyenno nnd Arapahoe reservation, amounting to 3,000,000 acres, by reason of the. insufficiency of the appropria tion for making the allotments. Deserving and impatient settlers are waiting to occupy these lands, and I urgently recommend that a special deficiency appropriation be promptly made of the small amount needed, so that the allotments maybe completed ind the surplus land opened in time to per mit tho settlers to get upon their homesteads in the early spring. During the past summer the Cherokeo Commission has completed arrangements with tho Wichita, Kickapoo nnd Tonkawa tribes, whereby. If tho agreements are rati fied by Congress, over" 800,000 additional acres will bo opened to settlement in Oklahoma. Tnc negotiation for the release bv the Chcrokecs of their claim to the Che'rokea Strip has made no substantial progress, so tar as the department is officially advised, but it is still hoped the cession of these large and valuable tracts may be secured. The price which the commission was author ized to offer $1 25 per acre is. in my judg ment, when all the circumstances us to title and the character of the lands are consid ered, a fair and adequate one, and should have been accepted by the Indians. The New Kinds Open to Settlement. Since March 4, 1&?0, about 23,003,003 acres have been separated from Indian reserva tions and added to the public domain, for the use of those who desired free homes under our beneficent laws. It is difficult to estimate tho increase of wealth which will result from tho conversion of these vast lands into farms, nut it is more difficult to estimate the betterment which will result to the families that have renewed hope,and courase In the ownership of a home and tho assurance of a comfortable subsistence under free and healthful conditions. It isalsoirratifyingtobeable to feel, as we may. that this work has proceeded from lines of justice toward the Indian, and that he may now, if he will, secure to himself tho good confidences of a settled habitation, the fruits of industry and the surity of citizen- snip. Earlv In this administration a special effort was begun to bring up the work of the General Land Office. By faithful work the arrearages have been rapidly reduced. At the end of the last fiscal year only 84,172 linal agricultural entries remained "undis posed of, and the commissioner reports that, with the present foice, the work can bo fully brought up by tho end of the next fiscal year. The Court or Private Land Claims. Tour attention is called to the difficulty presented by the Secretary of the Interior as to the administration of the. law of Mutch 13, ISll, establishing a Court of Private Land Claims. The small holdings intended to be protected by tho law are estimated to be more than 1.1,000 in number. Tho claimants mo a most deserving class, and their titles are supported by the strongest equities. The difficulty grows out of tho fact that the lands have largely been sun-eyed ac cording to our methods, while the holdings, many of which have been in the same family for generations, are laid out in narrow strips a few rod wide upon a stream running back to the hills for pasturage and timber. Pro visions should be made for numbering these tract as lots, and for patenting them by such numbers and without relerence to section lilies. PENSION ROLLS. Great Diligence In the Department That Looks After the Payment of the Veter ans' Annuities Estimates for tho Com ing Tear Railroad and Census Figures. The administration of the Pension Bureau has been characterized during the year by great diligence. The total number of pen sioners upon the roll on the 30th day of June, 1891, was C7C,1C0. There were al lowed during the fiscal year ending at that time 250,r.G0 cases. Of this number, 102,387 Mere allowed uudcr the law of June '27, 18'JO. The issuing of certificates has been proceeding at the rate of about 30,000 per month, about 75 per cent of these being cases unaer the new law. lhe Commis sioner expresses the opinion that lie will be able to carefully adjudicate and allow 350, 000 claims during the present fiscal year. The appropriation for the payment of pen sions for the fiscal year 1800-91 was fl27, CSJ.79.1 f!, and the auiount expended $118, s;o.r49 25, leaving an unexpended surplus of $9 155,141 61. The Commissioner is quite con fident that there will be no call this j ear for a deficiency appropriation, notwithstanding the rapidity with which the woik is being pushed. The mistake which has been made by rmmy in their exaggerated estimates of the cot b' pensions is in not taking account of the diminished value of first payments under the recent legislation. These pay ments, under the general law, have been for many years very large, as the pensions, when allowed, dated from tho time of filing the claim, and most of these claims had been pending for years. I- irst Payments Growing Less. Tho first payments under the law of June, 18D0, are relatively small, and, as the per cent of these cases increases and that of the old cases diminishes, the annual aggregate of first payments is largely reduced. The Commissioner, under date of November 13, furnished me with the statement that dur ing the last tour months 113,175 certificates were issued, 27,593 nnder-the general law and S5.28i under the act of June 27. ISSO. The average first payment during these lour months was $131 85, while the average tirst pavment upon cases allow ed during tho tho year ending June CO, 1S91, wns $239 33. being a reuuction in me average nrscpaynicnis uur ing these four months of $197 JS. The estimate for pension expenditures for the fiscal year ending June iO, 1893, is $141, OTSJKJO, which, after a careful examination o: the subject, the Commissioner is of tho opinion will be sufficient. While these dis bursements to the disabled soldiers or the great Civil War arc large.they do not realize the exaggerated estimates of those who op pose this beneficent legislation. The Secre-tarj- of the Interior shows with great full ness the care that is taken to exclude liuud ulont claims, and also tho gratifying fact that the persons to whom these pensions are going'are men who rendered, not slight, but substantial war service. The report of the Commissioner of J'ail. roads shows that the total debt of the sub sidized railroads to the United States was, on December 3!. l'SO, $112,512,013 05. A largo part of this debt is now Just approaching inatniity, with no adequate proVi&ion for its payment. Some policy lor dealing with this debt, with a view to its ultimate collec tion, should be at once adopted. It is very difficult, well nigh impossible, lor so large a body as the Congress to conduct the neces sary negotiations and investigations. I therefore recommend that provision be made for the appointment of a commission io agree upon auu report a uiau jor aeailug with this debt Census Dureau TTorlc Well Advanced. The work of the Census Bureau is now lar in advance, and the great bulk or tho enormous labor Involved completed. It will bo more strictly a statistical exhibit and less encumbered by essays than its immedi ate predecessors. Tho methods pursued have been fair, careful and intelligent, and have secured the approval of the statis ticians who have followed them with a scien tific and non-partisan interest. The appro priations necessary to the early completion and publication of the authorized volumes should be given in time to secure against de lays which increase the cost and at the same timo diminish the value of the work. The icpoit ot tlie Secretary exhibits, with interesting fullnu-s, the condition of the Territories. They have shared with the .states the great increase in taitn products and aro bringing yearly largo areas into cul tivation by extending their irrlgatin canals. This work is being done bv ind' viduals or local corporations and without that system which a lull preliminary snrvev of tho water supply and of the irrigable lands would enable them to adopt. The future of the territories of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah in their material growth and in the increase, independence and hap piness of their people is very largely de pendent upon wise and timely legislation, either by Congress or their own Legisla tures, lognlating the distribution ot the water supply furnished by their streams. If this matter is much longer neglected, privato corporations will have unrestricted control or one of the elements of life and the patentees of the arid lsinds will be teh antsat will of the water comDanies. Vatcr Sources Very Valuable Property. The United States should part with Jts ownership of the water sources and the sites for reservoirs, whether to the States and Territories or to Individuals or corpora tions, only upon conditions that will insure to the settlers their proper water supply upon equal and reasonable terms. In tho Territories" this whole subject is under tho Jull control or Congress, nnd in the States it is practically so as long as the Government holds tho title to the reservoir sites and water sources and can grant them upon snch conditions as it chooses to Impose. The improvident granting or franchises of enormous value, without recompense to the State or municipality from whioh they pro ceed and without proper protection of the public interests. Is the most noticeable nnd flagrant evil of modern legislation. This fault should not bo committed in dealing w-ith a subject that will before many years affect thousands of our people. The legislation of Congress for the repres sion of polygamy has alter years of resist anse on the part of the Mormons, at last brought them to tho conclusion that resist ance is unprofitable and unavailing. The power of Congress over this subject should not be surrendered until we have satisfac tory evidence that the people or tho State to bo created would exercise the exclusive Power nf the ftt-nfrrt nrtr this flllblCCt in tllO same wav. The question is not whether these people now obey the laws ot Congress against polygamy but rather would they make, enforce and maintain such laws them selves if absolutely free' to regulate the sub ject? We cannot afford to experiment with this subject, for when a State is once consti tuted flie act Is final nnd any mistake irre trievable. No compact in tho enabling act could. In my opinion, be binding or effectivo, Proposed Government for Alaska. I recommend that provision be made for the organization of a simple torm of town government in Alaska, with power to regu late such matters as aro usuallyin theStates under municipal control. These local civil organizations will give bettor protection in some, matters than the present skeleton Territorial organization. Proper restric tions as to the power to levy taxes and to create debt should be imposed. It the establishment of the Deparment of Agriculture was regarded by anyone as a mere concession to the unenlightened de mand of a worthy class of people, that Im pression has been most effectually removed by the great results already attained. Its home influence has been very great in dis seminating agricultural and horticultural Information; in stimulating and directing a further diversification of crops; in detecting and eradicating diseases of domestic animals: and, more than nil, in the close and informal contact which it has establishedanrt maintains with the farmers and stock raisers of the whole country. Every request for information has had prompt attention and every suggestion merited consideration. The scientific corps of the department is of a high order and is pushing its investiga tions with method and enthusiasm. The in spection by this department of cattle aud pork products intended forshipment abroad had been tho basis of the success which has attended our efforts to secure the removal of the restrictions maintained by the Euro pean Governments. Benefits of a Good Foreign Market. For ten years protests and petitions upon this subject from the packers and stock raisers of the United States have been di rected against these restrictions, which so seriously limited our markets nnd curtailed the profits or tho farm. It is a source of general congratulation that success has at last been attained, tor the effects of an en lnrged foreign market for these meats will be felt, not only by tlie farmer, but In our public finances, and in every branch of trade. It is particularly fortunate that tho increased demand for food products, result ing from the removal of the restrictions upon our meats and from the reciprocal trade arrangements to which I have re ferred, should have come at a timo when tho agricultural surplus Is so large. Without the 'help thus derived, lower prices would have prevailed. The Secretary of Agriculture estimates that the restrictions upon the importation of our pork products into Europe lost us a market for $20,000,000 worth of these products annually. The grain crop this year wns the largest in our history, 53 per cent greater than that of last year, aim yer. tne newmantets rnai nave been opened and the largerdemand result ing from short crops in Europe have sus tained prices to such an extent that the enormous surplus of meats and breadstuffs .will be marketed at good prices, bringing relief and prosperity to an industry that was much depressed. Wonderful Increate of Crop Valnes. The value or the grain crop of the United States is estimated D3 tho Secretary to be thi year$500 030,000 more than last: ormcats, $150,000,000inore, and or all products or tho farm, $700,000,000 more. It is not inappropri ate, I think, here to suggest that our satis faction in the contemplation of this marvel ous addition to tho national wealth is un clouded by any suspicion of the currency by which it is measured and in which the farmer is paid for the piduct of his fields. The report of the Civil Service Commis sion should receive the caretul attention or the opponents, as well as the iricnds ot this reform. Tlie commission invites a personal inspection by Senators and Kcpresentutives of its records and methods, aud every fair critic will feel that such an examination should precedea judgment of condemnation, either or tho system or its administration. It is not claimed that either is perfect, but I believe that the law is being executed with impartiality and that the system is In comparably better and fairer than that of appointments upon favor. I have during the year extended the classified service to include superintendents, teachers, matrons and physicians In the Indian service. This branch'of the service is largely related to educational nnd philanthropic work and will obviously be the better for the change. Tho heads of the several executive depart ments have been directed to establish at once an efficiency record as the basts of a comparative rating or the clerks within the classified service, with a viow to placing Iiromotions therein upon the basis ot merit. '. am confident that some such a record, fairly kept and open to the inspection of those concerned, will powertully stimulate the work ot the departments and will bo ac cepted by all as placing the troublesome matter or"promotions upon a just basis. I recommend that the appropriations for the Civil Set vice Commission be made adequate to the increased work of tho next fiscal year. 3Iorn Care for Railroad Employes Needed. I have twice before urgently called theat tention or Congress to the necessity ot legis lation for the protection of the lives of rail road employes, but nothing has yet been done. During the year ending June 30, 1890, 339 brakemen were killed and 7.S41 luaincd while engaged in coupling cars The total number of railroad employes killed during the year was 3 451, and the number injured 22,390. This is cruel and largely a needless sacrifice. The Government is spending nearly ?l;000,000 annually to save the lives of shipwrecked seamen; every steam vessel is rigidly Inspected and r eqnired to adopt the most appioved safety appliances. All this is good; but how can we excuse the lack of in terest and effort in behalf of this army of brave young men who in our land commerce are being sacrificed every vear by the con tinued use of antiquated and aangcrous ap pliances? A law requiring of every railroad engaged in inter-State commerce the equipment of a given per cent of its freight cars with automatic couplers and airbrakes would very soon ana very greatly reduce the present fearful death rate among railroad employes. THE GERRYMANDER And lis Application in Choosing Presl dental Electors The Sllchigan Plan De nounced as a National Danger A Com mission aud a Constitutional Amend ment. The method of appointment by the States of electors of President and Vice President has recently attracted renewed interest, by reason of a departure by the State of Mich igan from the method which had become uniform in all the States. Prior to 1832 various methods had been used by the difierent States, and even bv the same State. In some the choice was made bj the Legislature. The electors were chosen bv districts, but more eener- ally by the voters of the wholo State upon a general uckce. The movement toward tho adoption of the last-named method had an early begin ning and cnt steadily on among the States until in 1832, when there remained but a single State South Carolina that had not adopted it. That State, until the Civil War,' continued to choose its electors by a vote of the Legislature, but after tlie war changed its method and conformed to the practice of the other States. For nearly 60 years all the States, savo one, have appointed their electors by a-popular vote upon a gen. eral ticket, and for nearly 31 years this method was universal. A Uniformity of Method Until Now. Attera foil test of other methods, without Important division or dissent in any "state, and without any purpose or party advant age, as wo mnst believe, but solely upon tho considerations that uniformity -!, h..i.. ble and that a general election in territorial divisions not subject to change was most consistent with tho popular character or our institutions, best preserved the equality of the voters, and perfectly removed the choice of President from the baneful influ ence of the "gerrymander," tho practice of all the States was brought into harmony. That this concurrence should now bo broken Is, I think, an unfortunate and even a threatening episode, and ono that mav well suggest whether tho States that still give their approval to tho old and prevailing method ought not to secure by a Constitu tional amendment a practice which has had the approval of all. Tlie recent Michigan legislation provides for choosing what are popularly known as the Congressional electors for President by Congressional districts, and the two Sena torial electors by districts created for that purpose. This legislation was, of course, ac companied by a new Congressional appor tionment, and tho two statutes being the electoral vote of the State under the influ ence of the "gerrymander." These "gerrymanders" for Congressional purposes are, in most cases, buttressed by a gerrymander ofthe legislative districts, thus making it Impossible fora majority of the legal voters of the State to correct the apportionment and equalize the Congres sional districts. A minority rule is estab lished that onlv a political convulsion can overthrow. I have recently been advised that In ono countv In a certain State dis tricts for the election of members of the Legislature aro constituted as follows: One has 65,000 population; one, 15,000, and one, 10,000, while in another county detached, non-contiguous sections have been united to mako a legislative district. New Application of the Gerrymander!' These methods havo already found effect ive application to tho choice of Senators and Representatives in Congress, nnd now an evil start has been made in the direction of applying them to the ehoico by the States of Electors or President and Vice President. It this is accomplished we shall then have the three great departments of the Govern ment in the grasp of tho "gerrymander," the legislative and Executive directly and tho judiciary Indirectly through the power of appointment. An election implies a body of electors hav ing prescribed qualifications, each one of whom has an equnl value and influence in determining the result: so when the Consti tution provides that "Each State shall ap point elect in such manner as the Legisla ture thereof may direct, a number of elec tors," etc., an unrestricted power was not given to the Legislatures in tho selection of the methods to be used. "A republican form of government" is guaranteed by the Constitution to each State, and tho power given by the same instrument to the Legis latures of tlie States to prescribe methods for the choice by the State of electors must be exercised under that limitation. The essential features ot such a Govern ment are tho right of the people to choose their own officers, nnd the nearest practica ble equality of value in the suffrages given in determining that choice. It will bo claimed that the power given to the Legis lature would support a law providing that the persons receiving the smallest vote shall be the Electors, or a law that all the Electors should be chosen by the voicr.s of a single Congressional district. The Stntc is to choose, and, under the pretense of the regulation of methods, tho Legislature can neither vest the right of choice elsewhere noradopt methods not conformable to re publican institutions. A Constitutional Amendment AsUpd. It is not my purpose here to discuss the question whether a choice by the Legisla ture or by the voters in equal single dis tricts Is a ehoico by the State, but only to recommend such regulations of this matter by constitutional amendment as will secure uniformity, and prevent that disgraceful partisan Jugglery to which such a liberty of choice, if it exits, offers a temptation. Nothing just now is more important than to provide every guaranty for the absolutely fair and free choice by an equal suffrage, within tho respective States, of all the officers nfthe National Government.whether that suffrage is applied directly, as in tho choice or members or the House or Repre sentatives, or indirectly, as in the choice or Senators and electors of President. Eespeet for public officers and obedience to law will not cease to be the characteristics of onr poople uutil our elections cease to declare the will of majorities fairly ascertained, without fraud, suppression or gerrymander. it i were cancel upon to acciare wnerein our chief national danger lies, I should say, without hesitation, in tho overthrow of ma jority control by the suppression or perver sion of tho popular suffrage. That there is a real danger here all must agree, but the energies of those who seo it have been chiefly expended in trying to flx tho respon sibility upon theopposite party, rather than in efforts to make such practices impossible by either party. 'Is it not now possible to adjourn that in terminable antl Inconclusive debate while we take, by consent, ono step in tho'dlrec tion of reform by eliminating the "gerry mander," which has been denounced by all parties, as an influence in the selection of electors of President and members of Con gress. A General Electoral Ticket the Best. All the States have, acting freely and sep arately, determined that the choice of elec tors by a general ticket, is the wisost and safest method, and it would seem there could be no objection to a constitutional amendment making that method perma nent. If a Legislature, chosen In one year upon purely local questions, should, pending a Presidental contest, meet, rescind the law for a choice on a general ticket and provide for the choice or electors by the Legislature and this trick should determine the result it is not too much to say that the public peace might bo seriously and widely endan gered. I have alluded to the "gerrymander" as affecting the method of electing Electors or President by Congressional districts, but the primary intent and effect of this form of political robbery have relation to the selection of members of the House of Rep resentatives. The power of Congress is ample to deal with this threatening and In tolerable abuse. Tho unfailinir test of sin. cerity in election reform will bo found in a willingness to confer as to remedies, and to put into force such remedies as will most effectually preservo the right of tho people to free aud equal representation. An attempt was made in the last Congress to bring to bear the constitutional powers of tho general Government for the correc tion of frauds against the suffrage. It is 1m portant to know whether the opposition to such measures is really rested In particular features supposed to be objectionable, or includes any proposition to give to the elec tion lnws or the United States adequacy to the correction of grave and acknowledged evils. I must yet entertain tho hope that it is possible to secure a calm, patriotic con sideration of such constitutional orstatutory changes us may be necessary to secure the HO TJSEKEEPER ARE WARNED against "'. impositions of a company of females, who, under the lead of a male agent, are now infesting the kitchens of this city, performing a trick which they pretend is a test of baking powders. It having been intimated that these persons are the paid agents of the Royal Baking Powder Company, this is to advise all concerned that this Company has no relation whatever to them, that their so-called test is a sham, and that the females are instructed an4 employed to perform these tricks and make false statements in all kitchens to which they can gain access, by concerns who are trying to palm off- upon housekeepers an inferior brand of baking powder through the operation of fallacious and deceptive methods. The Royal Baking Powder Company in no case employs such agents, and whenever the name of this Company is used to gain entrance to houses, the applicant, no matter how respec table in appearance, should be regarded and treated as an imposter. Royal Baking Powder Co. io6 Wall St, New -York. choice ot the officers of the Government to tlie people by lair apportionments and free elections. A Non-Partisan Commission Suggested, " I believe it would be possiblo to constitute a commission, non-partisan in its member ship, and composed of patriotic, wise, and impartial men, to whom a consideration ot the questions or evils connected with our election system and methods might be com mitted with a good prospect of securing unnnimityin somo plan for removing or mitigating those evils. Tho constitution would permit the selection of the commis sion, to ha vested in the Supremo Court, if that method would give the best guaranty of impartiality. This commission should bo charged with the duty of inquiring into the whole subject of the law of elections as related to the choice of officers of the National Gov ernment, with a view to securing to every elector a free and unmolested exercise of tho suffrage, and as near an approach to an equality or value in each ballot cast as is attainable. While the policies of tho General Govern ment upon the tariff, upon the restoration of our merchant marine, upon riverand harbor improvements and other such matters of grave and general concern, are liable to be turned this way or that by the results of Congressional elections and administrative policies, sometimes Involving issues that tend to peace or war, to be turned this way or that by the results of aPresidental elec tion, there is a rightful interest in all the States and in cvcr3" Congressional district that will not be deceived or silenced by the audacious pretense or the question or the right of any body of legal voters In any State or in any Congressional district to give their suffrages freely upon these general questions, is a matter only or local concern or control. Tho Legal Limit or Suffrage. Tho demand that the limitation of suf frage shall bo found In the law, and only there, is a just demand, and no just man should resent or resist it. My appeal Is, nnd must continue to be, for a consultation that shall "proceed with candor, calmness and patience upon tho lines of justice and humanity, not of prejudice and cruelty." To the consideration of these very grave questions I invito not only the attention of Congress, but that of all patriotic citizens. We must not entertain the delusion that our people have ceased to i-egard a free ballot and equal representation as the price of their allegicnce to laws and the civil magis trates. I havo been greatly rejoiced to notice many evidences of the increased unification of our people and of n revived national spirit. Tho vista that now opens to us is wider and more glorious than ever before. Gratification and amnzemont struggle for supremacy as we contemplate the popula tion, wealth und moral strength of ourcoan try. A trust, momentous in its influence upon our people and upon the world, is for a brief time committed to us, and we must not be faithless to its first condition tho defonse or the free and equal influence of the people In the choice of public officers and in the control of public affairs. Besj. HAnnisox. All the World and Ills Wife Recognize Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as an incomparable remedv for dyspepsia, oon- ! stipntion. biliousness.inalariu and inactivity '. of the kirifiev.s. lint, thuv rn tint an toaII aware that It lias proved to be an absolute specific for "la grippe," that terribly de structive malady. Lose no time If this dire ailment attacks you In resorting to tho Bit ters, and you will speedily experience re lief. To tho Saloon and Private Trade. As the season is now at hand for ale and porter, the Straub Brewing Company take pleasure in announcing to the saloon and private trade that they are prepared to fill all orders promptly. We also claim that our celebrated brands of "Pilsener" and "Munich" Inger beer cannot be excelled by any brewers of the States. We guarantee our beer to be fonr and one-half months old and all our goods are made of "the very best quality of hops and malt. Ask the saloon trade for it or telephone No. C038. The Straub Brewing Co. Corner Main street and Liberty avenue. TT3 Sterling Silver Novelties, Grape scissors, Coupon scissors, Embroidery scissors, Nail scissors, Stamp boxes. Match boxes, Check cutters, File chips, Gifts for men a specialty, at" Hardy & Hates', Jewelers, Silversmiths and Art Dealers, TTF - 529 Smithfield street. IVhat Shall I buy for a Christmas present? Xet ns tell you. A piano, An organ, A music-cabinet, An autoharp. A violin, An elegant Kicca mandolin at Hamilton's, 91 and 93 Fifth avenue. You can get better suited and lower prices there than anywhere else. Open until 9 r. M. Say, Perplexed Man, Yon can't make a mistake giving a lady gloves a pair or a dozen pairs, she can't have too many gloves so settle down on gloves. "We have half a dozen makes, all the styles and all the shades, and prices are the lowest possible. Come and see. JOS. HORXE & CO.'S Penn Avenue Stores. A Royal Holiday Gift. Have you heard the wonderful self-playing "Wilcox & "White organ vet? Only at H. P. Ecker&Co.'s, 75 Fifth avenue. Store open till 9 o'clock. Did you ever have a bad taking from Minnehaha flour? If you did, the yeast was not good, or the flour was cold. "Watch: for the "Wonderful gems. "Chemical Diamonds." SIrs. Wikslow'8 Soothing Syrup for chil dren teething gives quiet, helpful rest. 25c. TTSWk ALBERT STRUT, The great writes: "I tenor, recon;- mend the use of the Soden Mineral Pas tilles to anyone who suffers from catarrh or any catarrhal in flammation, sore throat or colds. I use them all the Mine, and find them convenient, active and pleasant." The "genuine must have the signature oi "Eisner & Mendelson Co.," Sole Agents, New York, around each bos. Th A DYSPEPTIC'S ARGUMENT Is a growl, and that growl marks the limit of argument with him. The best way to get him to try a medicino would be to advise against It but notico how different his tone after using Burdick Blood Bitters. "I have suffered with dyspepsia for the last two vears. Not long ago 1 commenced taking 13, 6. B. I am now on the second bottle and I feel like a new man. G. KNOX. 12 Sherwood ave.. Jlingtiamton. N. Y." Repeated tosts with uniform success prove the fact that Bnrdock Blood Bitters will cure dyspepsia. The reason is plain: It tones the stomach to natural action and keeps the sluice ways of the system free from clogging impurities. I have been troubled with dvspepsla and heart disease for ulne venre and found no relief until I tried Burdock Blood Bitters. Now I am well after tatting two bottles. SIRS. ETTIK FRA7.IER. ttssu liowne. Jllch." SCIEEHTIFIG THERTMENT TELLS. RATES ALL CAN AFFORD. Drs. Lowe, Grubbs and associates are in regular attendance at the Catarrh and Dys pepsia Institute, 3'23 Penn avenue. In the medical department the same physician consults with patients and dispenses medi cines from their extensive laboratory that has been in daily attendance during the past year. The electrical uepartment in charge of Dr. Lowe Is a popular branch of this in stitution, and pa tronized by intel ligent, thinking neonlo from far land near. The electrical currents are mild and agreeable. No pa- TIEKT8 AUE, nOW- EVEIt, OIVEX ELEC- Tiiicrrr aoaixst TUEin wish. The briof history or a few cases is pub lished to show the wonderful power .ind efficacy of ."lectrlclty in cur ing disease. A lady S3 years old applied to Dr. Lowe tnreo years niro. Had sullereu Dr. A. 8. Lowe. constant pain for years. She had a constriction of the throat. It becamo almost impossible forher to swal low sufficient food to sustain life. It was impossible to swallow without great pain. She felt as if a band of iron was tightly drawn around hor throat. Sho also suffered from nervous prostration. She besan to im prove after one week's treatment, and In two weeks her recovery was complete. She has since enjoyed as good health as ever be fore in her life. A gentleman had chronic rhenmntism. Joints stiff and every motion attended with creat suffering. When he called on Dr. Lowe he could scarcely walk. After the first treatment he lelt great relief, and in one month was cured. Another gentleman had lumbago; could not stand without support. After one treat ment he could stand without assistance, and after his second treatment could walk with ease. A youne man had catarrh.which led to deatness of one ear, with an offensive dis charge. Tried leading ear specialists to no avail. After one month's use of electricity from Dr. Lowe ho was cured, and since then his general health has been better than it had been for years. These patients will gladly describe their condition and euro to anyone. Tneir names can be obtained at our office. Dr. Lowe is, a graduate frorf "-- "'-'ladcl-phia Electrical College. His sp oialtyis Par alysis, Xeuralagia, Itl-eumnt. .., .atica. jscrvous Prostration, Blood nnd Skin Dis eases. Other diseases treated at tho Insti tute, Catarrh, Dyspepsia and Diseases of omen. Kemeinber, consultation and examination fiee. Rates and prices for treatment all can afford. Special rates to laboring men and women, widows and others In moderate cir cumstances. Office hours, 10 a. jr. to 4 p. M., and 6 to 8 p. x. Sundays, 1 to i p. m. Homo treatment by correspondence. Send two 2-cent stamps for question blank. Kemember tho name and place, and address all letters to the CATARRH AXD DYSPEPSIA INSTITUTE. 323 Penn av., Pittsburg. delO WOODS' NN TTHE Penetrating CJTM r UIW f-L.MSTER. s yuicii. otiiv.i 3 AND THE i.wiujji mull uiu eiuff or DEAD, i)i,i. ii guttering try WOODS' PLASTER It Penetrates. lie. licves, Cures. All Druggists. NO OTHDER Leaves a Delicate ahd Lasirna Odoh For ale 37 all Drug and Fancy Goods Dealers or II unable to procure this wonderfbl soap send SSc In 3tamps nnd receive i cako by return mail. JAS. S. KIRK & CO., Chicago. SPECIAI-Shandon BellsWaltz (the popular Society Waltz) sent FREE to anyone sending t three wraoers of Shandon Bells Soap. ESS Surely, Safely And Speedily Cured by CHLORflOGOLD ThBwonderfnlnewBpedfle. the only certain, harm less and radical cure. Prepared as a powder, ana con bo (riven without the patient's knowledge, ia toa. cof fee, lemonade, bcer.liquoror food. No matter whether the n.itlnt i amndpra.tB drinker or a rum-besotted L wrecfc, the curs will bo rapid, complete and perma- drinks. Is tasteless and causes no inconvenience while miner. Has been tested in thousands of cases with ab solute success. One packarre will cure any ordinary case, two packages- will euro the most obstinate and EBrarated case. Will also cure the Tobacco or Clyar- ito nablt. ITlce n per package, n ISO. Send for free book. Atlcorrespa IXS0. Send for free book, confidential. Ohtariofrol confidential. Oh!orio-old aar bo hiwl ofnorncrenta ,ui.,i.niiiiM t.- Miiirni) eiiKifirAi.co. Bole Proprietors fortb. V. S., 239 Ucc-Sorn 8u, CMes-, 111. FOR SALE IN PITTSBURGH, PA., BV Jos. Fleming & Son, 410 Market St. Uuquesne Pharmacy, 51S Smithfield St A. J. Kaercher, jg Federal St., Allegheny City. del-37-TTS ABOOKrOFtTHEMILLinN FREE QME TREATMENT, WITH MEDICAL ELESTRICITt For all CHRONIC, ORGASI0 83 NSRV0U8 DISEASES in both sexes. w RajaoBelttUljonreadtbif boot. Addreis PERU CHEMICAL CO., BRWAUUE, WIS THE npsl "f is warranted to Se rslMLt I n new youthfal color and life to GRAY Hair. U only IS. HAYS' HAIR HEALTH, Host atiirtorT llalrprower. UlYK' KILL COHttS.. Beit CURE forCcrai, Bualoaa, JUlei. Ac Sold by JOS. FLEMING & SOXS and drug- (fjgts in-4-.11-MT!lE03U Snfferlag from the effects ot vnuthful errors early decay, wastln? weakness, lost manhood, etc, 1 will send a valuable treatise (sealed) containing lull particulars for nomo cure, FJtUB of charge. A splendid medical work: shodld Be read by every man who lc n'rvou and debilitated. Addroja. Proi. F. C. Jfr'O WiiEH, ffltoodu. Con i U:, t. Wit .BTiaAt PJ jyzWjJOTwfkS r wv.ftfmyfii VXZW WWSA U' V77$ ViTrtm Uufe-ai-TTa TOI10P OIL WELL SUPPLIES. J. W. M'FARLAND. 06 Fourth Avenue, - - Pittsburg-, Pa, BROKER IN OIL PROPERTIES. OC3-(-TT0 M. V. TAYLOR, 01TC WELL SXJKIEJ. The Celebrated ALLISON TUBING AND CASING ALWAYS IX STOCK. HOO.MR 33 and 3S Fidelity buildinr. Phone 737. jy23-l- HAYS & IHhtb', Contractors We make a specialty of building UTMUL EnS LINES HID WATER HUMS. Boom 410 Hamilton Buildinsr, PITTSBURG, PA. Correspondence solicited. Telephone, S3. mv-ZMC-TT3 OH ML SUPPLY CO,, 91 and 92 Water Street, PITTSBURG, PA. no3-S3-Tra-Ecea Mr & Forge and MachineSfrop And Manufacturers of OILand ARTESIAN WELLDRILLING AND FISHING TOOLS, Cor.Twcnty-First St. and A. V.R.R. Telephone Xo. 1223. PITTSBURG, IA.. Jal-3-s STANDARD OIL CO., PITTSBURG, PA. BRANCH OFFICES: Standard Oil Co., Wheeling, W. Vft, Standard Oil Co., Cumberland, Mi, Standard Oil Co., Altoona, Pa., Capital City Oil Co., llarrisburg, Ps. We mannfacture for home trade the finest grades of lubricating and illuminating oils. Our facilities are such that our statement that we furnish all oils standard tor quality everywhere cannot be disputed. OUR REFIXED OIL LIST: Water White, 13". Prime White, 100. Standard White, 110. Ohio Legal Test. Ohio Water White Legal Tctsl Carnadine (red), 150 Test. Ollte. 150 Test. OUR NAPTHA LIST: Deodorized Xaptha for varnish makers, painters and printers. Gas Xanihas for gas companies. Deodorized Stove Fluid tor vapor otova burners. Fluid, 74 gravity, for street lamps, burn ers and torches. Gasoline, 6, 83 and 90 gravity for gas ini. chines. OUR LUBRICATIXG OIL LIST Inclndes tho finest brands of Cylinder, Engine, nnd Machinery Oils. Spindle, Dynamo, 300 jlinenil Seal, Neutral Oils, aimers,' Oils Wool Stocia, Paraffine Oil, Pa ratline Wax. Summer and Cold Test Biack Oils. Signal and Car Oils. Hica Axle Grease, Railroad and Mill Grease and Arctic Cud Grease. Where it Is more convenient, yon may order from onr Branch Ofllces, from whica points deliveries will he made. STANDARD Oil COMPANY, Cor. Duq.ue.sne Way and Eighth Street mylfl-D PITTS BPBU. PA,. WHITT 814 YESK AVENUE, PITTSBURG. PA. As old residents know and bnclr fllf i nt Pittsburg papers prove, is the oldest estab lished and most prominent physician In the city, devoting special attention to all chronio Kse3re.N0 FEE UNTIL CURED sponsible Mr QXIf) I IO and mental Ui persons. IN L.M V UUO eases, physical de cay, nervous debility, lack of energy, ambi tion and hope, impaired memory, disordered sight, self distrust, bushruluess, dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, impover ished blood, failing powers, organic weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, unfitting tho person for business, socioty and marriage, permanently, safely and privately inuraii BLOOD AND SKINftfSS eruptions, blotches, Jailing hair, bones, pains, glandular swellings, ulceration of tho tongue, mouth, throat, ulcers, old sores, ara curea ior me, ana dioou poisons thoroughly eradicated from 1 1 Dl M A DV kidney and lhe system. U HI IM nil I i bladder de rangements, weak back, gravel, catarrhal dicharges, inflammation and other painful symptoms receive searching treatment; prompt relief and real cures. Dr. whlttier's life-long, extensive experl nca insures scientific and reliable treatment on common sense principles. Consulration free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated as if hern. Ollice hour, 9 a. if. to p. n. Sundav, 10 a. m. to 1 r. v. onlr. DR. WHITTIKttSU enn avenue, Pittburs, Pa. SPANISH NERVINE. TIio crcat Snnmsli reined-, easily, quickly utirl permanently restore weak ness ncrvont ncdj ;nifl !n4t !.-S (VJjS .......l.'.n.l t SS. jSji-S" guaranteed specific for lit nnd neuralsla. livsteriu. dizziness, convulsions, nervous pro-tration caused by the ue of tobacco or alcohol, los3 of power in cither se.T, involuntary lo-"SC3 caused by over-indulgence, "rt'e jraamntce 6 boxes to cure any case or refund the money. $labo.r,Bboxesfoi$3. Address U.S. Agent, Spanish Medicine Co., Detroit, Mich. ron sale r.v JOS. FLE.MIKG & SO.V, no24-25-Trs Pitt-tmrjr. DOCTORS LAKE SPSC-ALIS rs in all cases rtv Suirins seinntille and confl enikif treatment. Dr. S. K. Lake, M. U. C. 1'. S., is tha old est and most experienced spe cialist in tiio city. Consults tion free nnd strietlv nnnrt. dentiaL OfSCe hours 2 n, innd7 tog r ir Sundays, 2 to 4 r. m. Consult them person Blly, or write. Dom-ous LiKK, cor. i'enn av. ad ith t Pittsburs, Pa. JoJ-TS-dwIi VIGOR OF MEN Easily, OcJckly, Permanently HESTOTtEEt KAWh;S. XUUVOUs.NKsS. DEBILITY mi all the train or evils, the results of overwork! sickness, worry, etc. r nil strength, deveionmeni ami tone jruarantccd in ail cases. &iii,pU-, natural methods, immediate Improvement seen. Fallars Impossible. 2,01)0 reference.. Uool:. explanation and proofs mailed (sealed) free. ActUr-j,i i&UK MEDICAL CO, UVXVA1A). N. T. lel.)UI $. BJARST0M,S;ifTS?Sr..&5f,5 taee. Lack or Development, Kidney and Bmd ZaerCbeases, KnilioDa,Varlpoeele,etc..nitbout i-winncn meaicmes. .- rulltire r relate rCnres assured. -KALKII Tl:KATI"-E fliUK. KA" -V- -""" ("luce,J.cwYrt. OCl-TTSwk PITTSBURG AND WESTERN RAILWAY J. xrams (Ct'lStand'dtlme).p J.cavt. . Arrive. Mall. Butler. Clarion, Kane. Akron and Krle llutler Accommodation .New Castle Accommodation.. Chicago Exprcss.(dally) , Zclienopleand Foxbur?...... lllltler Aeenmmodatlnli it) a in 11:15 a m :TJa mi ion p m 9:30 a m 3:'J0 p 111 2:15 1 111 4:25 p m 3:40 p in :':i.u a m 11:33 a ra 5:30 a m p m "Ji a m First-class fare to Chicago, $10 o. Second clis. p 50. Pullman but'et sleeping cars to CuicaKo dally. DOCTOR "9STvV SRs. -..vr'A .irr LI KAILHOAD3. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD, SCHEDULE IS EFFECT XO VM1E1 UTlt 1831. Trains will leave Union St-Hion. I'ittiSnrsi a3 fol lows (Eastern Standard Tim): i 3IA1.V LINE EASTWAKD. Pennsylvania Limited of Fnllxaii Vf-tHmlo Car dailr at" l.a. m.. arriving at Harrisbm-r at.- p. in.. Philadelphia t.4.n. tn.. Xew Yorkr.COp. m.. lSaltlmore 4.40 p. m..Wa?lnnzton3.Sp. m. Kevstone Kxprei daily at 1.3) a. irr., arrivine at Iiarritburff S.- a. in., Philadelphia 11.K a. m.. Xew York 2.10 p. m. o f fl Atnntie Express lailv at 3.3) a. m;. arriving at Harrlsburp lO.JOa. m.. 1'lilLndelphl.i 3.5 p.m.. Xew York 3.50p. in.. Baltimore LUii. m Wasli Intrtoii2.20p. in. llnrrisbiirg Accommodation rtiilv except Sunday. a.Zin. m.. arrivInpratHarrl5bnrs2.SOp. m. Dav Express daily at .0 a. in., arrivftig atj Harris bur? 3.3) p. in., Philadelphia B.30". p. .. Xew York 3..15 p. in., iialtimore 6.45 p. m.. Wasilns ton S.l.j p. m. i Sfall Exprf daily at 1 :C0 p. m.. arriving at Harris burffin.30p. m.. conuectiatj at HarrUbur wiiU PIiilaik'lphI Evprra. Philadelphia Express daily at 4.30 p. "it., .arrlvias at HanH'jnrjr 1. tola. in. Philadelphia. 4JK a. m.. and Xpw York 7:10 am.. Eastern Express :it7.1 p. m. dsilr. arriving Har rlsbnrgZ.na. m..r..i!timoro R.I0 :C in.", Wash ington 7.20 a. m.. Philadelphia 3.25 a; m. and 'cw York8:foa. m. t Fast Line dallyat s.in p. m.. arrivlngat narris- iMir.i:i a. m., i nnatieiptiia is:!- a.Tn.. apt York !:30 a. m Ifaltlmore C.3) a. m., Washing ton 7.33 a. in. g ft All tliroiijrh train connect at -Terser Cltr withi boatsor Ilrooklyu Annex' forErooklnt X. Y-.. avoiding double ferriage and journey Uiroah XeT York City. m ohesumn Accom.. except Pnr.dav.fXtO p. m, Greenshure Accom.. 11.3r)p. in. week dars. 10.3. p. in. Sundays, fi rccn.-bnnc Exprps. 5.15 p.m. except Sunday. Deny Express. Il.W ajm., ex3 ceptsnndav. Wall Accom. 3.5. COO. 7.4ft f.T. S.SO, 9.", 10.37. 11.00 a. m 12.15. l.K). 1.40. Z.S. 3.4.7.4.00, 4.5 6.15. S.U0. 0.45. 7.a. 9.(0. 10.3). il.SJ'p. in.. 12.1J Right, except Moiidav. Sunday. 8.). 10JDa.ni.. tiCS. 1.00. 2.30, 4.30. 3.3). 7.20. 9.20, K).30n. m. WilklnsbnrRAcculu.5.23. o.OO. 6.13. IS45. TiOO. 7.25. 7.40.8.10.0.33.3.30. 9.4P. 10.:). tl.CO. ll.l'Ja.:n. 12.01. 12.15. 12.30. 1.00. 1.2". 1.10. . .2.30, 3.1".. 3.4". 4.'. 4.10, 4.23. 4.35. 4.50. S.. 3il, .30. 5.4. 0.U). 6.20. 6.43. 7.20. 7.35. R.25. 9.00.9.45. M.20.1I.U), ll.30and 12.1.1 nlzht, cxrept )loalv. ' snnlav, 5.S. 8.40. 10.30 a. in.. 12.25. 1.00. Li:). 2.30. 4.3). 5.30. 7.20, 9.00. 9.30. 10:30 p. to. BradiiOfK Accom.. 5.23. 6.00. 6.13. 6.45, 7.0O. 7.25 7.40, 8.110. 8.10. 8.35. 8.50. 3.40. W.30. Il.CO.' 11.10 .1. m.. 12.0!. 12.15, 12.30. 1.0). 1.20. 1.4a 2.00. 2.30. S.li, 3.40. 4.00, 4.10. 4.23. 4.33, 1.30. 5.W. .15. 5.30. 5.45. 6.00. 6.20, 6.45. 7.20. 7.35. R.25. 9.0). 9.43. 10.20. 1I.CO. 11.30 p. m.. and 12.10 nijtht. except Jtonday. Sunday. 3.30, 8.U', 8.4i. 10.30 a. m", 12.5. 1.00, 1.30, 2.S), 4.30. 5.30. 7.20. 9.03,J).3O. 10.3Jp. m. SOUTJIWLST PEXXJ For TJnlontown 5.25 aud a.35 a. in., 1.43andl.25p. in. week days. , 310:OXGAIIELA DIVISION1. O.Y AXD AFTER, l'AY 23. 1J1I. For THononjrahela City. West BrqwnstiTlo an4 Uniontown 10.40 a. in. For Ion'ri;ri!lela Cltv and West Urownsville 7.35 and 10l 40 aim., and 4.50 p. m. On Sunday. 8.55 a. ra. and t.01 p. m. For Moiioncsliphi city oulr, l.ot "iid 3k50p. ra. week clays. Dravosbnr? Accnm., G.CO a. m. antl 3.20 p. m. week days. West Elizabeth ZA.ccom.. 8.35a. m.. 4.15. 6.30 and 11.35 p. la. Sunday.O.U p.m. WEST PEXXSTLVAXIA DIYISIOX. Ox AST AFTT.n XoVE?inrn 11. 1391. From FEDERAL STREET STATIOX, Allegheny City:- ' For sprinrrlale. week davs, 6.20. s.25, 8.50. 10. to. 11.50 a. in.. 2.25, 4.19. u.lp. 3.). 6.11. tf.20. S.t.l. 10.30. and 10.40 p. m. br.nd.iyi, IZ.Zi and 0.11 p. m. f ' For Butler, iveek days. 0.55, 8.30, 10.40 a. m., 3.1i and 6.10 p. m. For Freenort. week davs. G.55. 8.50. 140 a.m. 3.13. 4.19. 5.40. 8.10. 1C.3D. and 11.40 p. to, -Sundays. 12.35 and 9.30 p. m. For Apollo, wwk davs. 10.10 a. m.. and 0 p. m. For l'.iulton and lllalrsvllle. week days. 6:55a. in., 3.15 and w.30 p. in. JWTlic Excelsior TIapjraEe Exprrs Comp-inr will call for and check bapzngi; irom hotels and residences. Time cirris and full information can. be obtained at the ticket ofliccs No. 119 Fifth art nue. corner Fourth avenue and Try street, anl Union station. 3. f. WOOD. CHAS. E. PLGII. Gen'l rass'rAsent. General Manager. Prom Pittsburgh Union Station. ennsolvaniaLinBB. Trains Kua by CantraPIiiae. lYonuivestSyHtem Vort VnyoKon(o Depart for Chicago, points intermedials and beyond; l.30a.m.,7.IO a.m ji0 p.m., 1.U0 p.m $A5 p. m., JII.30 p.m. Apkivk from same points : ii(jti a.m., 1.15 a.m.. t.Q0 a.m., 6J25 am., H 00p.m., 6.50 p.m. Depart for Toledo, points intermedials and beyoiKi; 7.1Ua.m.lia)p.m.,Jlp.ni.,H'Jp.m. Arrive from sacis points: 1.15 a.m., jJ5ajn., C.OOp.m., C-jOp.m. Depact for Cleveland, points intermediate and beyond: ftJ.10 a.m., 7.10 a.m., -f!2.4o p-m., 11.05 p.m. ARRivafrom same points: oiOa,m.f fi.15 p.m., C.C0 p.m., f7.0O p.m. Depart for New Cattle, Ene, Younjstown, Ashfcu bula, points intermediate and beyond: i"7jS) ajn., fl".20 p.m. Arrive from same points: tl.23 p.m., fj.00 p.m. Depart for Xew Castle, Jamestown, Vcunsstowa and N3es, f.i5 p.m. Akkivb from same points: fJ.lO a.m. Depart for Yotingstown, 120 pjn. AjtmiVE froa Youngs town ooG p.m. Southwest SyNtexn-JPait JIhtmIIoRokIo Depart for Columbus, Cincinnati, JncCanaboiisSt. Louis, points intermediate and beyond ;j I.i0 a..ro. 7.00 a.m., S. 15 p.m., 11.15 p.m: Arrive from sama points: 30 a.m. , 6.tA a.m.. 5J5 p.m. S Depart lor Columbus, Chicago, points intsrmednta and beyond: 1.20 a.m., fl'J.CSp.ia. 'Arrive from same points: 2Q a.m., f3.05 p.m. f Depart fcr Washington, f6.15 a. m.,' fS.35 a. m.t il.55p. m., f&SO p. m.r4''i.-5p.m.. --1.50p.m. Arrive from Washington, fUJii a.m., -fljji) sL.m.SJJO a.m., tI0.5a. m.,f-.'p.m.,f(i. 23p.m. DErAKT for Wheeling:, 7.00 a. m., fl2.05 n'n.t f2.45 p. m., ffi.10 p. m. Arrive from Wheeling-, J2.2C a.m., j$A5 a. in., f3.05 p. m., "w.-p. m. Pullman Sleeping Cars and Pullman Drarsts CjUts run through, Kzbt and West, on principal trains of both Systems. Time Tables of Through aiyi Local Accommoda tion Trains of either system, not mentioned above, caa be obtained at 110 tilth Avenue and Union Statxra, Pittsburgh and it principal ticket ofiices of the Penn sylvania lanes West of Pittsburgh. Daily. tEx.Sauday. Uli.satnrd2T. 7Ex. Monday. JOSEPH WOOD, E. A. FORD, EALT1HORE OHIO RA1LKOA1. schedule in effect Xavcmter 15, 1801, Eastcrs For WahIriton. D. C. Haiti niorp. Philadelphia aii'l fir York. a:tw a m and arjopni. j1 or i.nir.nerina. 6i- s:C0a hj. il:l(. 9:a)pin. For Couiiel!iVlIle..6:a. 3:W a m. ;i:ia, J(:1S, t5:ui aii'l ".':; r nt. 1 lor rn!on:own;8:50.3:CI a in. ;i:IU. tali andt.to nm. I ForMt. ricssant,SauandJS:CO am. JI:10. Jl:tJ anrt i:00n m. J For WaVliinston. I".i.. T.S and :30 a mS 4:G0, !:, T:anilUl"Mn. .. .' . PorWlicrllus. 7:3. J2:!ani, NiCfl, THoand l!:-pm. f For Cincinnati and St. I.oui., 79 am. l:ii For Cincinnati. lli'.",o m. (Saturday onrni--1 For Columbia. 7:0ain. 7:-Kaiut ll,pm. For Neirark. TilOa ra. 7:4aHi: 1115 pui For Chlcaro. 7:lo a in and 7:45 p m. Train arrive from New York. l'nifcut!phiai Ba! timore an J 'Washington. G:C3 a m. $:Ztr p m. From ColumbiK. Cinriiinati ami Chicago. "3rJSam,""i:" n in. From Wheeling, 3:, 10:4S a ja, J1:K. S:.7) p m. l'arlor and sleeping rare to Baltimore, TTashlns ton. Cincinnati ami Chicago. iailv. JI.U!r. except sondar. S?nnday only. ,?siHir(i.lvoniT. liriliv, pxct'lli : inirnaj-. Tho rittsbufjr Transfer Company Till call for anJ licck h.ii?raeif from hotels ami rpItlencrt niton or ders left at IS. j: O. ticket olt-e. ct-rner Fifth aTf- r.nt- and AV'ood street, or 401 and SB SaUthlicld street. J. T. OI)FXl,. C1IAS. O. SCUM General Manager. H-n. l'aw. AJcnt. PITTSBURG ASI) LAKE rfKIE RAILROAD Company: schedule In effect N"ovcmler 13. 1S31. Central time. P. jt L. K. K. H.-Depart-For Cleveland, a:00a. m.. l:n. 431. "3:p. m. For C!'dmritt. Chicago and X. Louis. '1:'A "3M1 p.m. For ittiuaio. a:c0 a. la.. 4:"J. J:4ip. in. For Salamanca. 8:r) a. m.. "1:'.0. J:15 p. m. Fol Yountrstown and Xew Cattle. 6:01. "8am. 9Si. in.. 'l-JJ. 'A-.'-O. J:J5p. m. For Beaver H.ilH. 6:W. :W, s:tJ0. 905 a. m., '1-J0. 3:0. "l-3. 5:'Ji. ?: v. m. For Cliartier. ;::. ;,:;. 6:WJ. il:Stl7:U.. ":'.. T:5n. 8:i5. 3:10. 9:33. I1:4J p. 111.. K:10.1:SJ. 1:33. 3iS). 3:43. '4:31. 4:53. 3:10. 5:3?. 3:0O. ?J:45. 10:33 p. m. auuive From Cleveland. "6:3 x. m.. i:. 5:13, 7 30 p.m. From Cincinnati. Cfclcai'O A M. Loul. "G:30 aim.. 'IZSSO. T-Xop.ir.. . From Buffalo. 'B:r0a. in.. i;:35, 9:S n..m. From a!a mines. Jil. '10:00 a. m.. Tt"l p. m. jFroai 1 (Kingstown and Xew Cattle. '6:X. 10 a. m.. 12-3.'. 3:13, 7:30. 9:3 p. m. From BearerlFalls, t.'A "S:t5. 7:-J, 10:0O a. m., "liiu, 1:21 3:13, 7:30, 9:X p. in. P.. C. & Y. trains for MansEeM. 7:33 a. n?.. 12:10. 3:43 p. m. For lplen and Betciimont, 7:-V a. in., 3:45 p. m. 1 i P.. C. & Y. trains from MinsficM. 7jftJ 11:59 a. m.. 3:33 p. in. From Beechmont. 7:C3. IIS'1 a. m. P.. MrK. A Y. IS. It. Hepakt For Xer Haven. 's:-jO,'3 p. m. For West Jkcwtoa. :20. 3:ro. 5:1 p. in. ' 1 Aiikive From Xcw Haven. 3:00 a. mi 4SBp. m. From West Newton. 6:13. 3:t0 a. ;m. ;"4:c3 P. m. t esport. Klizabeth. Jloaonialiela-'Clty and Belle Vernrni, 6: 13, 11 05 a. m.. '4:00 p. ml From Belle A'eriiou. Mononcrahela City. Eliza. tcth and JlcKreport. "7:10a. in., UZ0, "1:05 p. m. "Dallv. tfunday only. ' f City ticiet ollice. CDSiuithtieldst. 1 k T.Tynoiinw VALLEY RAILEOAD-iON" Jl. and after Sunday. Jnr.e . lmi. trains twill leave and arrive at Union station. Plttsburjr. east ern stamlird time: Bunalo express leaves atsrjl a. 111.. 8:1) p. in. (arrivlngat uunaioaio:r m, and 7:30 a. m.):arrlveat7:Itfa. in.. ):i3D. LiJiOU City and I)uBol espresso-Leaves 8:20a. ni.. lijop. m.: arrives 1:00. 6:25. JO.OOp.m. East! Brady T.eavea nt :3 a m. KlltaiinlnK Leaves 9:05 a. m., 3:.vJ. 5:30 p. m.: arrives SA5. 10:00 a. m. 5:3S p. jr.. BebGrn Leavps4:-V. :I"p. ra.:arrlve3 P:l a. m.. 7:40 p. :n. Vallev Camp Leaves losIA a. 1,1.. 12:c.. ci 11:30 p. m. ta'rrtves C:h) a. . 12:30:11 i. p. n. Ilulton Leaves S:Ui 9:5(. pm.: arrives 7:33. II 0 n. m. Fortv-thlrd street Arrives 3:33, 8:20 p. in. Sundav trains Buffalo express Leaves" 8:20a. 111.. 8:45 p. m.: arries7:10 a. m., e:Sp. m. Emlenton Leaves 9:05 a. m-tarrivea 9:13 p.m. KlttannlnK Leaves 12:41 p. m.: arrives :1S p. m. Jiraebui n Leaves 9:50 p. m.: arrives 1:10 jv m. Pullman parlor huEet ear on djr trains and Pull man sleephiir ear on nitl't trains between pitlsanrp; and Bulfalo. Tleket offre. No. 110 Fifth avenaa and Union station. HAVln M'CARKO. Genera Superintendent. JAMUa P. .VNDIiUaOS, Ua rai 1'ciet Aeent. mj ttmMiMmmii -'SmS 'ryJrWiliHaffif- t 111 4Mfc k&b- - - . iS.- r J' '-'j J-?r5flfcH--rflK? gSK tJgBK , ' ( - tifiS' t'fiS'T -sft ' " "' i 15" -j . ' '& , . . 1 " -' 11
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