mfflsa a- WAIiTC Or all Idnds are jurpplied nnCIJO thrcmchttie ONECEST A ONE All classes of Advertiser hare a opportunity to utilize the clas- -y wokd columns WiMlf ori&Ejois- PATCH. Situa Un"rl, tionB-roe- cured quickly. The "Adlets" UCI D uretrrowinelnponuUrfty. r IlCUr. WORK rbe "Adl Hrtmmmai PCIIT SI ma. uib PATCH. Tk UtH I (Ban "Ada" are wenraad. TtasyarsaEOod A WfsRn ad tars lavtst neat, J" IT Urn U. crowing In popnlarity. pHHHBBB n F B v Mbb' P - x ' . . i r ' . FORTY-SIXTHXEAB. TO THE REAR , Go Lots-of the Big FisLi,( But a Host-of Small Fiy-Advance. SOME RADICAL WORK By.a-SpeakerWho Formed His Com-' mittees in 15-Days, CARLISLE USED TO TAKE-WEEKS,' BuHe'Didn'tUJonch BetterThan'CrisJ by the South? The More -Important Chairmanships, However, Go to the North No Sur prise Over a Number of Appoint ments Springer as a Successor to Mills No Tariff Bill to Be Passed This Time The Coinage 0011111111166 Has a Majority of Free Money Mem bersBland Again Heads the Com mittee Blaine and SenorMontt Talk fingrDailyAbout Chilean Affaire. ISFZCXU, TELEGRAPHIC LXTTXS.1 Bureau or The Dispatch, ) Washxsqtos'. D, G. Dec 23. Speaker Crisp to-day announced the com mittees of the House of Representatives in the Fifty-second Congress, having com pleted the task of arranging them in the re markably short time of 15 days. His friends claim that had he given more protracted consideration to the wishes of the various members he might have suited them better than he has done. There is always a cer tain amount of fault-finding, however, and Air. Crisp, his friends eajyhas done as well ss if he had consumed eight weeks in pre paring his committee lists, as Mr. Carlisle aid when he was first elected Speaker. "Not more than one-third of the members were present to-day when the list was read, the others having lef; "Washington to spend the holiday recess. The most noticeable feature about the result of the Speaker's work is that he has sent to the rear many of the men who were prominent in the last Democratic Congress, and has brought to the front a lot of old, but not conspicuously able members. He has treated the less prominent men of the Mills faction 'with great generosity, and has given them much more in the way Of prominent committee places than they ex pected. , The South Not Quite Neglected. A glance at his list shows that the North ern States get425 chairmanships, while the Southern States, including Maryland, Ken tucky and Missouri, get 33." The latter three States, however, alone get ten chair manships. This number added to the total of the Northern States and deducted from the total of the Southern or seceding States gives an aggregate of 35 chairmanships to the North and 23 to the South. The chairmanships given to the North, however, are far more important than those to the South, notwithstanding that the members from the latter, section of the country are, as a rule, much older in serv ice. No surprise was expressed when it ' was found that the Speaker had given the chairmanships of the important committees of "Way sand Means and Appropriations to Northern men, because the knowledge that he would do this had become known in ad vance. Ways and 3Ieans Badly Shaken Up. The first named committee was one of the most badly shaken np in the House. Mr. Mills, its old chairman, was retired, and Mr. Springer, who has never been a mem ber of the committee, now goes to the head of it Mr. McMillin, of Tennessee, holds second place, as he did jn the lajst Congress. Mr. Turner, of Georgia, is also retained, but "Wilson, of "West Virginia; Montgomery, of Kentucky; "Whiting, of Michigan; Shively, of Indiana; Stevens, of Massachu setts; Cochran, of New York, and Brjan, of Nebraska, are all new to the committee. Among the Re publicans Dalrcll, of Pennsylvania, takes Mr. Bayne's place, and Dingley, of Maine, goes to the Committee on Appro priations. "The Breckenridgcs," as the gentlemen of that name from Kentucky and Arkansas arc known, and Bynum, of In diana, all of whom were prominent on the committee in the Fiftieth Congress, are re tired. Mr. Bynum gets a modest place on the Judiciary Committee, while the Breckenridges go together to the Commit tee on Appropriations, of which "W. P. C Breckcnridge was a member in the Fiftieth Congress. So Tariff Bill .to Be Passed. The make-up of the "Ways and Means Committee is such as to indicate that no tariff bill will be passed. Chairman Springer has several times within the past two weeks made known his views on the subject, whicn, in brief, favor a piecemeal attack on the McKinley bill, but nOigeneral plan of reduction. Of the Democratic members of the com mittee all except Stevens, of Massachusetts, and Bryan, of Nebraska, who are in their first terms in Congress, were members of the' Fiftieth Congress, and all of the re maining eisht members except Mr. Whitng, of Michigan,are recorded as voting for the Mills bill on the final passage, and he was paired in its favor. Messrs. Mc Millin, Turner and "Wilson, of "West Vir ginia, are of course, all advanced tariff reformers and aided in flaming the Mills bill The majority of the Democrats on the committee have publicly stated lhat no matter what their tariff record may have been in the past, they are hOw in favor of Springer's policy of passing specific bills to reduce the duty on certain articles and placing others" on the free list. An Alliance Man Crowds In. Mr. Livingstone, of Georgia, on Alliance member, is given a place on the Appropria tions Committee, and Belden, ofNew York, who was a member in the last Congress; irl r -.., ., m dropped, so that New York has now no membership in this, in some respects, the ( most important committee In the House. The committee la strong one -from aDemo- cuo timiwjjuiuu ana wiu unaouuieaiy 1 carryout the desired policy of true Demo craticeconomy. Unfortunately, however, in-the House, "the Appropriations Commit- 'tee does not have charge of all the money hills, they.being scattered about among the various committees. Mr. Bland, of Missouri, goes "again to the lead of the Committee on Coinage. It is not certain yet just what course will be Rursued by the membership of this com mittee, butitlooks very much as if it wee arranged with a view to the passage of a frejr coinage bill in the House. An ina nirv rtfito the records of these men shows that by i their utterances or votes nine out of 13 of the members have declared in favor of free coinage, -while three "have been outspoken against it, and one is an unknown quantity. Sure Voters for Free Coinage. The members in favor of free coinage are Messrs. Bland, of Missouri; "Williams, of Illinois; Kilgore, of Texas; Bobertson, of lOuisiana;Pierce,of Tennessee; F.pes,of Vir ginia; McKeighan, of Nebraska; Bartine, of Nevada; and Johnson, of North Dakota. Those opposed are Jfessrs. Tracey, of New York; "Williams, of Massachusetts; Taylor, of Illinois; and Stone, of Pennsylvania. -The time-honored custom of promoting men on the committees was very widely de parted from by Speaker Crisp, -who, in a great many instances, appointed chairmen' over the heads ot those who stood directly in the line of promotion. Thus General "Wheeler, of Alabama, who would, -under the promotion irule, have bien Chairman of the Militarv Committee, is given second place, and Outhwaite, of Ohio, riven the chairmanship. Mr. McCrcary,of iventncey, who Has been tor several years the most prominent Democrat on the For eign Affairs Committee, is ignored, and the chairmanship given to Blount, of Georgia. Among the men dragged from compara tive obscurity and given important chair manships are the followinc: Fowler, of New Jersey; Henderson, of North Carolina; McKae, of Arkansas; Catchines, of Mississ ippi; Cowles, of North Carolina; Bankhead, ofMississippi; Beilley, of Pennsylvania; Bove, of Illinois; Martin, of Indiana; Bunn, of North Carolina, and several others. !few Tork Democrats Well Treated. The New York and Brooklvn Democrats, the majority of Vhom voted for Mr. Crisp's nomination, were fairly well treated br the Speaker, with the exception of 'Tim" Campbell, John Clancy, I. N. Cox and General Tracey. The biggest prizes fell to the lot of Messrs. Cummings, Fitch, Stahl necker and Bacon, Mr. Cummings beinj treated better, perhaps, than any of his colleagues. "He is made Chairman ot the Library " Committee, which is an annual one with a comfortable room and 'a clerk paid all the year around by Uncle bam, ana is the third member on trie im portant Committee of Naval Afiirs. The Chairman of this committee is General Herbert, of Alabama, who will not return to Congress, and the other member, Mr. Elliott, of South Carolina, whose seat is contested. It is not impossible, therefore, that Mr. Cummings may in the Fifty-third Congress be Chairman of the conirnjttee, There has been much comment and criti cism" in "Washington this evening of the fact that the President sent two messages to the House, to-day, which were notread. as the adjournment was had'a few moments after the President's Secretary had deliv-, ered the big envelopes. The rumor was circulated In the forenoon that one of Die that the .President had prepared it in great4 naste, in order mat it mignt reacn tneri Capital before adjournment, but this was untrue. 'So Chilean News to Give Out. The State Department gave the assurance this evening that there is no news in the Chilean affair, and that there is not apt to be tiny soon. It is admitted at the navy department that a concentration of available vessels in Southwestern waters may take place in the near future, but it is denied that preparations for war are being made. It is the opinion of officials of the State Department, and army and navy officers generally, tnat if Chile" refuses to'make the necessary apology to the United States with regard to the killing of the American sailors now, sue win certainly no so aiicra view- t ous "demonstration of force" has beon made in the harbor of Valparaiso. ' Secretary Blaine and Senor Montt, the Chilean Minister, are doing all in their power, apparently, to create the impression that there is no bisls for war talk, but that the United Stales and Chile are on terms of great peace and amity. These distinguished gentlemen hold almost daily conferences, which are, outwardly at least, friendly in the extreme, and Saturday, as an additional evidence of the cordial relationship exist inc, Secretary Blaine will be the guest of honor at a dinner given by Senor Montt, and at which many diplomats and distin guished Americans will be present A ROAST FOR STUDENTS. "WILLIAM IXOXD GARRISON DE NOUNCES COlLEGE FRANKS. IIo Writes a Bitter Letter to Ihb Faculty of Harvard A Demand That Thor Attempt to Prevent Dissipation and Immorality Amonsthe Undergraduates. BoSTON.Dcc 23. iwiat Mr. William Lloyd Garrison has published an open letter to the President and faculty of Harvard College, calling their attention to and pro testing against the dissipation and immor ality surrounding the undergraduates. Among other things, he says: The secret society known as the "D. K E." haslonrr been a source of scandal and of Lprivate Indignation. Aside from tue witless gename attenuinit iub initiation 01 mem en, a cruelty has-been superadded; akin to the barbarism, of tbe FIJI Islands or the practices of degraded 'Indian tribes. As a culmination of the ceremonies, and 11 an in dication of pluck and endurance tbe vic tim's arm Is bared for bfandlnt;. In the case which has just come under my observation, six deep and savage burns, from the shoulder to the elbow, were In nictea with a lighted cigar. Life-long scars and disfigurement are bad enough, but tile shock to systems already reduced4n vitality by previous bhvsical exactions U severe and dangerous. In" comparison with a cigar, a brauding iron would be mercltul, but it seems necessary to add to the danger of tbe burn that of blood poisoning. Iu common with other societies which flourish in your sight, a bar providing intox icating liquors is maintained contrary to law and decent morals. Iask with solicitude whether thee pro ceedings are bejond your control? lfjftm are powerless to protect the charges con fided to our care in the respect just men tioned, there yet remains to parents the al-" tentative of invoking the interposition of the c6urts. If you have the power or the influence to abate these evils, the 1 elpm8i uillty resting upon your shoulders Is a heavy one. If yon have not, with whom does the accountability lie! Is is quite fair that in the most important years of life the transition fiom youth to manhood the student should be subject to avoidable and demoralizing temptations! Is 4t a cheering state or things when men refer the o-owdy distinction of the "D. K. ."and other secret societies to tbe cam laude of Commencement day? PLUME A HIIXIOItAUtE, An Estimate by an Associate of the Late Senator's IVealth. EMrouiA, Kan., Dec. 23." Since the death of the late iSenstor Plumb there his been a great deal of speculation as to the dimensions of hU private estate. ""L Calvin Hood, an associate of Mr. PlhrnbTi ana one 01 tne executors 01 nis will, states that hl Afttate. fit & verv Mmfrtt ,- mate,-isralad at i,600,00flt4 , - v PITTSBURG, THURSDAY, vT)F,nTi-xrRF.R ' am; 1891-TWELVE PAGES WAR' MJE CLUBS Openly Declared by the Eetail lipor Dealers of Alle gheny County. . TQO MUCH COMPETITION. The Social Features Make a Big Hole in the Bar-Room Profits. 1 STRONG ORGANIZATION FORMED To Tst the Present Law, and if Necessary to Secure a Change. Mi APEA1D OP THE SPEAK-EABIES The retail liqnor dealers of Pittsburg and Allegheny have organized for their own protection, and have decided to wage vigor ohs war on the clubs and social organizations of the two cities. The saloon keepers have! recently held several meetings. They formed a temporary organization a month ago. At their meeting yesterday they com pleted'a permanent organization. About 90 saloon keepers were present They met in County Democracy Hall, in the Mellon building, and it was probably the most rep resentative gathering of retail liquor men eyer held in Pittsburg. JEx-Senator John O'Niel, of the Sixth Avenue Hotel, was chosen President, and "William Bhuland, of the Sonthside, was elected Secretary. Every leading retailer in the two cities has joined the organization and all have pledged themselves to work together for their mutual "benefit. They decided yester day to engage competent attorney? and they will employ an experienced officer to act as their agent and representative. The organization will be backed with plenty, of money and it was decided that under no condidition Would it be dragged into poli tics. Organization Said to Be Neceisary. '"What is the purpose ot your organi zation?" was asked a retailer who attended yesterday's meeting. "Mutual protection would briefly explain the purpose of our body," he replied. "Our business," he went on, "demanded that we act in some direction. There is no use talk ing, unless we can accomplish something sow marry of us will be driven to- the wall." "How do you propose to help your selves?" "First we propose to invoke the aid and assistance of the law. "We are required to obey the strictest letter of a strict law and jrejjropose using that law for our protec tion. With a reliable agent and the best attorneys that we can hire we will force out of existence all the speak-easies in Pitts burs. "We will go to a finish in testing the custom that permits clubs social, political -and literary to sell all kinds of JLiquors at all hours, day and night, and we 'will aty range t& protectourelvesagainstUtes'haleA' salers who Have been organized intheir own interest and to our disadvantage. . "Wfchave started out right this time and we are in dead earnest we are after all the Clubs without regard to their social or political standing. The fact is," the gen tleman went on, ''the growth of clubs in Pittsburg is becoming alarming to Saloon keepers. Under the construction of the Brooks liquor law by theAllegheny County Courts we are prohibited from allowing our patrons to sit around, read the papers rind take a drink when they feel disposed. Where Club Competition Harts. "Our places are for drinking purposes only, and the-people whom we look upon as our most profitable customers have of late been eoinEr off to their clubs, where thev f can sit about, amuse themselves by harm-. less games, read the papers and get their drinks just as cheap and with much more comfort and less exposure than we can supply them. Most of these clubs are protected because they are chartered. Thev pay probably f25 for their charters, and then they go into the liquor.business with more assurance than we dare assume. "We are restricted in our business to certain days and certain hours of those days. The clubs know no days nor hours. They simply go on forever, night and dav, Sunday and Monday, elec tion davs and holidays bringing grist to their' mills. -""We pay 51,000 annually for the privilege of doing a legitimate business in a legitimate way. Tne clubs pay 23 and secure protection tc what we consider ille gitimate business, "We are not certain whether we can get at the clubs. Many of them are important factors in politics, but we will test tbe law, and if we find them safely" intrenched we will endeavor to extend our organization to every county in the State, and we will go ih a united body to the next Legislature for relief. The laws that compel Us to pay $1,000 for license on one side of the street does not contemplate giving to a clpb just opposite us for $25 the same privileges we enjoy, and if we can't get relief from our local courts we can hope forjirotectionlrom the Legislature, especially' when we go to that body with all the force we believe we 1 can muster. Not Afraid at Speak-Easles. ' "As for the speak-easiet, I am satisfied ail We will need do is to point them out to the police authorities. The Pittsburg police have always been ready and willing to" act in such cases, and our representative will be instructed to act with the police in driving all such places out of existence. Our own members, too, we will watch, and we will expel any member found violating tbe plain law as it is laid down to us. The courts can do the rest. From the wholesalers we will require the liquor we buy. "When We pay for pure whisky we will insist upon getting that kind of goods. "Wc will battle with all combinations formed by tbe wholesale dealers. "Our organization, I might say, has been formed to prevent -violations of" the liquor laws of the State. In our effort we will ex, pect much assistance from the courts. We will do all we can to prevent the law from being violently used and we will expect to be protected from violence at the hands of the law." The association will hold another meeting early in January. DELUGE OK PTOET BOUND. Serious Fear Are Entertained Tor the Safety of Many Vessels. Beastle, "Wash,j Dec. 23. A heavy wind and rain storm prevailed on the Sound 'yesterday, prostrating all telegraph wires for several hours. Bain fell in torrents and all streams rose rapidly. 'ported, bnt It is feared that a number of vessels have been lost along tbe coast , KOBE SABOT ON TIB WAITED. JL -. r ' 9MAIifrd turpose for Which a Manh- JjE - fcuttarerl Mtttlng Jt Called! St. Lotrts, Dec. 23. An afternoon paper gra.it a ft artleie to th ec$ tbatthe twit c meeting of the Tinned Plate Maaufa"cturers'i Association, which is to be held nere in to prepare January, was called a bill ior pre sentation to Congress, increasing the. import dnty on tin 1 cent a pound, , Ifris alleged that as the tariffnow stands the dutv is insufficient to afford adequate protection, as it, leaves an opening for old established tinned plate factories in the Old "World to deluge the American market at a time when such action would , be de cidedly detrimental to thejndustrr. FIGHTING OITTHE BORBEB. BATITJE BETWEEN GABZAS MEN AND MEXICAN TROOPS. - The Latter Defeated and 40 Men Were Killed on Both Sides American tyflcials Reticent About Giving Out "News A tViy Serious .Phase Assumed. Labedo, Tex., Dec. 23, SpeddW Re ports have been received in this .cltyfrom Carrizo, in Zapata county, where Captain Hardie's troop of United States eavalry is now stationed, to the effect that there is no doubt whatever but what Garza has crossed 900 men into-Mexico at points between that city, and Brownsville. The letter further' states that Garza's men" met the. Mexican troops at Los Torillitas, about 70 miles from the border, and defeated the latter, and that there were abeut 40 men killed on both sides. This report is doubtless authentic, as it comes from an officer who is now on the ground. The American officials in New Laredo are reticent about giving: orit infor mation, but' it is learrfed hat 'General Garcia, who commands the American troops in the lower country, lias notified Consul General Sutton, at Nueyo Laredo, that Garza's troops had been met by the Mexi can regulars, at S point not, far. from the river, nearly oppdsite Kio'Grande City, and routed, they killing four revolutionists and capturing afew horses and arms. The telegram, further states, that Garza's men fled to this side of the river, crossing at Las Tenajas "ranch. This' report is evi dently a mistake, or else Garza's band is divided into-several bands. The matter has assumed t more serious phase than either of the governments realize. The fact that Garza's men are well armed and mounted prove that he is backed by parties who furnish the capital while he does the fighting. Another fact has come to light Nearly , ail' the "Win. Chester cartridges which merchants kept in stock in this city have been purchased in small lots, and a ' scarcity of that article now exists. The merchants cannot realize how thev sold them out so quickly. It is now thought ' that the whilom General Sandoval will soon turn np on4he scene, as he is thought to be in New Orleans in the Interest of .the revolutionists. The telegram from "Washington that Hardie's troops had been surrounded near Ft Mcintosh is all a mistake, 1 They never have been in sight..of the refrolutionists. Another small detachment ot United States troops, under Lieutenant Connor, left this city this morning to join Captain Hardie's troops. This leaves only the musicians in Ft. Mcintosh, and they will have to do guard duty. t ABKESXED AT THE ALTaB. A Nephew or Chilean Mlhlstec Egan Under Bonds on a Serious charge. Spokane Falls, "Wjlsb.? Dec. 23. tpeeiat" Patrick ,E?an, nephew of the Minister to Chile, was bound over under $5,000 bonds to-day on a serious charge. He is a cattle king, audr was about ihrwfdctr of-Tf-thBlate fAaissW jt tue epoxane ana ivootenai Navigations uompany. -J.nis morning was tne day set for the wedding, but when the clergyman asked "if anyone had any objections to interpose to make them then or for ever hold their peace," H. VT. Cole, the prospective bride's son-in-law and a Deputy United States Marshal, rose and exclaimed: "I have a warrant for your ar rest, Egan," and took the impending hus band to jail. The excitement was intense. Mrs. "Widler fainted. The charge preferred is the be trayal of Annie "Widler, the 12-year-old daughter of the' woman he was about tr) wed. An immediate hearing was demanded and npon corroborative evidence .Egan was bound over. Mrs. Widler says it is spite work On the part of her son-in-law, who has had trouble with Egan. DHiD IK IEB ATTIC OP A BAKE. Miserable End or a Once WeallhyTan, With Thonsanda "Within Reach, Cincinnati, Dec. 2a Special. Years ago Charles Hilts was the richest man in Hamilton county, outside the bity, and Was a lawyer whose future seemed rose-hued. His home was luxurious, his friends legion, and his opportunities many. He became, involved in a divorce suit with his wife, whom he Idolized some few years ago, and from that day began to fall away, until the past few-months his only abode has been a miserable attic on the top floor of the Second National Bank buildink Yestefdav he Was found dead starved to death within a few feet of thousands of dollars. His fainilv connections' are many and wealthy) but ha -was too proud to let them 'know his condition, and they were even unaware of his whereabouts, until his death wai accidentally made known to therm , KOBE TB0UBLS IK BBAZIL Uruguay Sends Troops to 'Protect Her Frontier" From Both Parties. ' BUENOS Ayres, Dee. 23. Beports are current here that the political troubles in the Brazilian State of Bio Grande dp Sul have broken out again. Dis orders have occurred in various parts of1 the. .State where the civil or military authori ties have attempted to suppress tbe Inde pendents. The people are betoming in flamed by the success of the revolters, arid the movement is spreading rapidly. The Government of Uruguay is deter mined to maintain the neutrality of her territory, which adjoins Bid Grande do Sul, and troops have been dispatched to watch the frontier and prevent any inva sion by either the Brazilian Government troops or tbe forces of tbe insurgents. -BOJiBS FOE THE F0OB, TOO. Dynamite and Kerosene Destroy Tene . menu at the Peril of Lives. St, JosEPn, Ma, Dec. 2a At 1 o'clock this morning a destructive fire oecutfed'ln a row of frame tenement! In the south part of the city, that came M etf near resulting in a wholesale losS of life. Just as a fam ily living in the north end of the tenement had left the building a terrible explosion occurred, totally wrecking the room just vacated. After the fire was extinguished an mves? tigatlon showed that two dynamite bombs had been secreted between the walls of the building. A bed saturated with kerosene was at tbe place fired. .No reason is as signed for the deed. . A Famous Frehph statesman Dylnff. Pahis, DecSS--Jules Bimon, .the dis tinguished French statesman and author, is dying. He was at one time Prime Minister. In 1878 he was elected, a life Senator. The Good Gray Poet Growing Weaker. v ,. Philadelphia. Dec 33. Walt "Wnit-, man to-night is reported to be growing I ieadUy.Wettar.- v"rf f j E Significant Speech by the v Itead of 'the Church at . ,a Eeception HELD AT the -Vatican He Claims French Workmen Were 'Not Allowed to Visit Aim, and DEMANDS1 TO KNOW THE REASON. The Labor Question Receiving Great Atten tion at Big Hands. fiORKOYY FOE A CHECKED M0TIMENT. tBT CABLE TO Tni naWj CH.l Eome, Dec. 23. A. reception was held at the "Vatican this morning, at which the Car dinals tendered their usual Christmas goo'd wishes to His Holiness, the Pone. Car dinal Monaco la Valletta, a deacon of the Sacred College, made a speech, in which he referred in happy terms to the great work the'Holy Father had lately accomplished by the.devotlonhe had shown to the ques tion of the working classes and tbe social problem, whtoh are now such absorbing topics throughout the world. The Cardinal mentioned the enormous in fluence, the recent encyclical letter has ex .eroised npon the subjects, but chiefly in re spect to the workirgmen and their employ ers, His Holiness replied as follows: Pope Leo's Keply to His Guests. We welcome with special satisfaction the good wishe4 which the Sacred College has expressed toward us on the return pr this welcome festival of Chrlstmastlde, and wo trust the Injunctions wo have issued from our apostolic throne will be received with respect and successfully put Into practice, -If there be one question before all others in ourprayers it is that success may attend our efforts toward the solution of the labor question. It was In obedience to tlieoon scionsnessof our saored duty as Vicar of Christ on earth that we have endeavorod to come to the assistance of so lance a portion of suffering humanity, and that we have de cided to take up such a difficult question a -question which caused division and dissen sions among alLthoae who hnsy themselves with social problems around whioh so many difficulties are clustered; from the nature of the subject Itself as well as from-tho con flicting interests It Involves and the evil passion it arouses, r In our evangelical doc trino we believe that we hold the solution of -the problem; but tbe mere knowledge of this fact does not suf fice, when it is found that after the pnbllca- 'tlon of our encylcical letter a movement has arisen among tne-working classes.especially those of franco; to visit our apostolic See. The French Filgrlm Question. We hail this tendency as a means of facili tating the tttsk.w e have undertaken In this spirit wo addressed the Various groups of French"pilgrtms Who first cape hither to re ceive our fatherly greetings, and, wo should l-avbpeldo.rflonng.uae to those pll- gnuitwiiv wer w-nwHanwiRsrDail we- uwn Aiigireu miuvw; 101; 119 an pursuaaea that this movement was spreading, with the happiest results, to other contries, notably to the United States and Canada. But, un expectedly, in a manner so outrageous that we cannot attempt to describe1 If, the move ment to whioh wo refer was arrested nhd. the pilgrimages of workingmen wore stopped. J We ask what apprehension can havo been caused among the ruling classes by those well-ordered multitudes who, Came, Imbued with the greatest reverenceyto render hom age to the Vicar pf Cbrist?V They ought rather to dread such as hold themselves aloof from the Church and from the rovb and who ridicule all "authority. It is among those they will find rebellions (spirits, dis turbers of order, dangerous agitators, and all those who endeavor to shake the very foundations of social life; not among-those who listen to and follow the teachings of the Pope. CHINA'S F0BEM0ST STATESHAK. An Opportunist, a Demagogue and Athe ist, a Man of Silence. LoNDOir, Dec. 23. The Cfironic'e-'s Tien Tsin correspondent contributes to that jour nal a long character sketch of the Chinese statesman and" general, Lt "Hung Chang-. The sketch contains the following: The "Viceroy's strength lies in his retl- cence. He is strong because of his office, and stronger still by self-concealment Tbe Whole court, even tbe ambassudqrs, would fear him as an enemy. He is careful to claim that he hates foreigners. He merely Uses them as a means to an end. Ho "picks their brains," and urges his subordinates to do the same. lie Is a true opportunist. Ue is re garded as the leader of the revolutionary party even, should an occasion arise. He pretends to have llttlelcnowlcdge ofBuro pcftn languages, in order ttlliS to gain ah ad vantage over the foreign diplomats Ho is supprsed to1 be worth 10,000,000. lie is a teetotaler, but has no belief in lcligion. THfi POPE'S PAIBTINO FIT. 'Details of Bis Illness Kept Secret by Orders ; t Prom the Vatican, 'LojfDOir, Dec. 2f. The Janaf's Italian correspondent asserts that the Pope had a fainting fit, followed by extreme prostration-, after the last consistory. The fact was kept a profound secret in compliance with orders imposed on the personnel of the Vatican, in accordance with Pope Leo's secret bill enjoining secrecy in the event of his death until cer tain formalities regarding 'the conclave have been concluded. To these secret orders, it is said are due the official denial of the Pope's illness. HBKGABY'S POLITICAL TB0TJBLES. The Diet to Be Dissolved" After the Com- mrrclat Treaties Are Passed. BtJDA PfiSTir, Dec. 23. The various com mercial treaties passed their third reading in the Lower House of the Hungarian Diet toJduy. Count Julius Szapary, President of the Council of Ministers, announced that as soon as the Upper House adopted tht treaties the Diet would be dissolved. He added that this bourse was necessary, as, owing to the agitation growing out of the electoral questions, quiet parliamentary work was found to be impossible. I&ttBXZK VOXZ IK PXACfc The Decisive Strujgle ' at Waterford Pastes , Off Very Quletlyi ' DtJBLiK, Dec 2a Thir is the great day ih the" battle for the sup remaey between the rivai fatlions of the Irish Tarlianiehlary party. Ii is conceded that the election in Waterford to-day fa the deiislVfe sirnggle in the Ttfih fWht. and ubon it will depend the -fulure'courseftn faetidfis. ? Extra precautions Were Uken.to suppress bhv disorder, but evervthlile pasted alone ;o.uietiy;i-T)rt Votiag is prteeedlnfc briskly. AD pilgrim " 3 j5 Qkjmjcej mnm3&mmM. w THEIR SANTA CLAUS. WEDDED AGAIN AT SEVENTY. A VETERAN CLERGYMAN WIKS At BRIDE OF 30. The Courtship .Not a Long Ofle The Groom, Formerly Well-K-wn In This City, Now Engaged in W rWork in the Par West A BotekV J$ r:- -tr ii Ti-it . -v -i rsi VvM-l- '. juiss .luurbua- crufciuu, oiw-: Vi y'1 and Bev. William Willson, dJV y j0 f'.itv wota marriM At tnA ( fnlntk 'i V ntraK-' -O?". . ofXf r r. There isTV yesterday. Bev. Mr. Beacom v... , .. v.w ......... ... ... ... City, performed tbe ceremony. nothing unusual in a man getting married, but it does not happen very often that the groom is 70 years old and the bride 30. It can hardly be called wedding winter with spring, bnt a hiatus of 40 years between theages of husb-vnd and wife is not common. Mr. "Willson is a Presbyterian minister well known In Pittsburg. "He has been a church organizer for the denomination in the "West, and is now engaged in this work in Utah, where they need more Protestants to offset Mormon in fluence. Years ago he left this city for California and -was a pioneer preacher in that State. His first wife died in 1888, and recently Mr. "Willson came East to hunt up a'grandson. His present wife, Miss Pat ton, was airiend of the family, and among the first persons he met here was the young lady. They loved and were married yes terday. Miss Pat ton, is the daughter of Stephen Patton, a farmer. Her father baa been dead for several years. She was educated in the Pittsburg Female College.- The couple will return to Salt Lake City in a few davs. Mr. Willson is a brother of Sarnnel Willson, who is employed in the Court House.' " J - eft. .J ' - - , , -tE. A.STAHDABD OIL BK0CX-0UT. TJio Nw Tork Land Board Bsfases It a Very Valuable Grant. ALBANY, Dee. 23, SptciaLl The Land Board, as, the heads of the State Depart ment are Called when they meet to make grants of lands underwater, met to-day and passed judgment on aa application of the Standard Oil Company, which has been be fore them since September 24. 1889. The 'Standard Oil Company, when it asked for a grant of land under the waters of the East river, adjacent to its Long Island City property, stirred Up a hornet's nest. It was at once pounced upon by the New York City authorities, those of Long Island City and the State Board of Health. A delega tion came to Albany to oppose the appli cation, and the Land Board was bombarded with remonstrances. The chief objections were that it wduld endanger the commerce. health and safety of the good people in and around New York harbor, if the great oil monopoly should be allowed to acquire more land and build more and larger refin eries along tbe bulkhead line of Long Isl ahd City. The matter was referred to Otate Engineer Bogart and Attorney General Taber for in vestigation, and last rear they reported it back to the Board without favoring either side. It was then tabled and the Board, slept on it till to-dav, when it awoke and' denied the application. A BIQ YEAB FOB BAILBOADS. About 4,200 Miles of New Track Built in the United States in 18D1. Chicago, Dec. 23. The forthcoming is sue of the Railway Age and Northwestern Hail; roader will contain a statistical review of railway construction during ISOi. New track has been laid in 43 States and Terri tories on 249 lines and branches, to an ag gregate of 4,163 miles. This increases the railway system of the United States to 171,000 miles. The only portions oflhe country in which no new track was laid this year are the States of Delaware, Connecticut, Nevada and Mississippi, the last named showing in strong contrast to the other Southern States, in which the activity has been notable. The States which added the greatest average are Pennsylvania, Georgia, WaShIngtoh, South Carolina. New York, Montana, Virginia and West Virginia. Valuable Paintings Smuggled. New Yob&, Dec 23. A case of pictnre smuggling leaked Out to-day. Last night Custom House inspectors found two large packing cases in an unoccupied house in this" city. They contained six. valuable inr- gorted paintings, and ore thought to be olonel E. Grosse's importations. THIS MORNING'S NEWS DIRECTORY. tbpii. Fags. Crtsn's Committees Commented On t L'qabr Men After City Club.,.., .,.. 1 Tho Pope'4 Peculiar Sperch.. .:..... ... 1 Protest Against Crowded Traction Cars,. 1 The Lawyer in Politics... j..u 2 InVestlghtors After Hldrphy Again . a A Prisoner Commit Suicide ....... 2 Carnegie Library Plans ,.,. s Editorial and ailsceUaneoaS.. i 4 Live Washington Gotatp , 4 Sherman's Manager it Confident,. .., 5 Blgclovr "Wants Dig Money.. , 6 Taxation of Oil Leases Proposed..,, 6 BowDaJxell Wilt Open Bis Fight 7 Watterson Pitches Into Critp.'. X A Boy Counterfeiter "Caught., 7 A Sensational Ohio Trial....... :.. 8 Gditipof the bpbrllag World S xeirerflay's Hotel Arrivals , ;... 8 Stories of the Abftslnlah'i Sarvlrori 9 A Female Gnlfefcn caged 0 A Ble tflaie Glat Plant 0 I'So in Interesting Oil News..., ......10 Proceedings of the Courts .10 art .. - - - 1-1 -.. a- toTVslJstsHeConWiMttit..1..1;,ij THREE GENT& NO SEAT, NO NICKEL 1 The Programme Proposed hy -Tired Patrons of Crowded. Traction Cars. COUNCILS SHOULD MOVE, .Bars Mayor Gouriey, Who Has Strong Convictions on tbe Subject. THE PLAN ADOPTED ELSEWHEEE. Kearljr" livery Line in the Citj Ifeeds Addi tional Accommodations. A "60UTHSIDE MEETING TOTEOIEST The abolition of the erowded-car nuisance, as suggested in The Dispatch, meets with almost universal favor among people who patronize traction lines to any extent. A number of well-known men seen yester day all agreed that something should be done by tbe companies, and if not by them, by Councils, to remedy the existing trouble. The East Ender, Southsider and Alle ghenian have begun to realize that their ride hoitfe by electricity or cable, while rapid, bf' scarcely less fatiguing and unpleasant than walking. e Hanging to a strap till his arms ache, or being pressed against a platform rail until his spinal column is in torture is not con ducive to happiness or comfort to the aver- , ago business man who has been standing be- , hind a counter or desk ten hours. The working man getting in or out of a car with dinner pail and grimy clothes does not en joy forcing his way. through a small sea of humanity with people's feet as stepping ,-ies an v mora than does the sea. The opper takes no delight in crushing -y -ises into the ribs of tired men. - N t the present system of packing 70 peow ato a car built for SO these things cannoVbe avoided. Can't Accommodate the People. It is a fact painfully manifest to .almost everybody that on all the principal traction lines in the city at certain hours of the day and certain days Of the week standing room and little of that is the only thing to be had. The greatest trouble is experienced at morning, noon and evening, when people are coming and going from work or meals. On Saturday the jam is kept up all day. Various suggestions have been made as to the proper remedy. In Chicago the law provides that when a passenger has to stand he cannot be required to pay. It has been suggested that this rule of "no seat,no fare" should be adopted in Pittsburg. On the other hand, it is claimed that an " expression of public sentiment on the ques tion would be enough to cause the com panies to make suitable provision for their patrons' comfort. A rule that a car well' filled should not be stopped to take on more passengers carefully adhered to by motor men, gripmen and conductors would effect the desired result Such a pianos this is , enforced irj-Fjnnce. ami-when the-ear is fhir-fc'-aVlscald announcing" that factlsTiUns out. Traction men claim the passengers are re- -sponsible for the whole trouble because tney insist on getting on cars already crowded, but the advocates of traction re form excuse this on the ground that a mad who boards a crowded car does so because he knows the following ones-are in the same condition. The Great StumUUnc Block. But whatever the plan, it will result in one thing, which tbe companies do not like to consider more cars. To reduce by half ihe number of passengers carried in a car meaAs double the number of cars now in use. This doubling of the rolling stock and the consequent temporary decrease of the profits does not strike the traction magnate favorably. He argues for tbe present method, 'crowded' cars, light running ex penses and big revenues. Mayor Gouriey is heartily in accord with The Dispatch on the question. The Mayor has occasion to use all the city lines a good deal. In discussing it yesterday he said: "lucre js no question in raj mind, but that most of our traction lines have in sufficient accommodations for their patrons; At certain hours of the day a man is in lack if he gets on a car at all. A person who has worked hard all day finds little comfort in the thought ot riding home jammed in between a lot of other people apd scarcely able to breathe. I know from experience that a man living in the East End going ' home about 6 P. M. cannot get a seat on an average of more than once every week. Should Be Kegulated by Councils. ."This'matter could be regulated by Coun cils'," continued tbe Mayor, "and in all justice to the people it should be. The better way would have been to effect an agreement with companies before granting , right of way, to observe proper regulations . against overcrowding cars. But that is all over now, and it looks as though the matter must rest with the judgment of the com panies. Some additional cars during- the hours of heaviest traffic would increase the running expenses very little and would greatly convenience the public" , Controller Morrow said: "I have had plenty of experience with crowded cars and would hail with pleasure a successful plan for doing away with the trouble. But the talk of more cars brings up another auestion. Can any more be run without seriously obstructing traffic on downtown streets? If they can, let us have more cars. An East End gentleman,, who has occa sion to ride back and forth several times a day, was talking over the subject of crowded cars yesterday afternoon and announced a firm decision. "Hereafter when I am lucky enough to secure a seat," he said, 'T propose to keep it and not vacate for anybody. When cars are crowded women should not get on. Or if they do they should be willing to take tbe consequence and stand. This is the custom in the East and it must Come here." Ifeeds orthe bonthside. On the Sonthside the feeling is very strong against the overcrowding of cars. The general opinion is that there are not enough cars. Dr. Bafaauser said he thought something should be. done to remedy the evil. "I would often ride in the cars," said he, "if 1 could do so with any comfort. But I . use my buggy rather than put np with being pushed and tramped on in the crowd.' -mt Frank Bossiter said: '"The company could put on trailers, which would' help a great deal. As it is now, people are put to considerable trouble. X have seen people carried three or four squares past their des tination because they could not attract the conductor's attention, owing to the crowd, and If yon attempt to pull the bell the con ductor will tell yon he 14 there for that pur pose" , . i A. J. Pereles said an attempt had been made in Cleveland to have Councils pats an ordinance against the of erdrowding of cars but it failed. Said he: "There is no way , I can see for redress. Another grievance is the way people have to wait for accommo - dation, especially when'the theater let out. r """"""m rti. t .... ' - V .trf1' t i-LiMiferMrx ir iiid. HBsffgfi I ' .... . . T V-J. " -.r .. . " -Vt" itr"" rc" Jt t . j
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