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THE ' PITTSBTTH&' DISPATCH, SATURDAY, "' JAfTJARY 16," 1892.
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nnTTTVf rlOTinf! Vatican on the appointment of a successor
rKr I I Ml I I Hi' to Cjrdinal Manning, English Catholics
IllLllI liUIIUIll! deS're. tu appointment of Bishop Vaughan,
Old England Is Iot Entirely
Unanimous in Mourning
the Dead Prince.
3IIXEBS W02TT CONDOLE.
The New Heir Presumptive -Much
More a Man Than His Brother.
IDXEEALFOMPTO BE ELIMINATED.
Fierce Fight in Prospect for the Late
Cardinal's Shoes.
GEKMAX ATTITUDE TOWARD THE FAIR
tCOFYKIGIIT. 1P1 BY TIIE XEWTOBK ASSOCIATED
TKES.3
IiOjtdox, Jan. 15. The decorous fiction
that the hole nation is overw helmed ith
grief at the death of the Duke of Clarence
leceived a startling denial to-day in the
proceedings of the greatest workmen's
union in England. The delegate! to the
3Iiners' Fedeiation, now holding its annual
meeting at Stoke-on-Trent, were apprised
before assembling that their representatives
in Parliament desired that the federation
adopt a resolution of condolence.
The strong democratic feeling known to
suffuse the body made the proposal hazard
ous, but it Mas hoped that the delegates
uould not venture to deiate from the gen
eral custom by declaring that the death in
the royal family m as no particular business
of theirs. This is exactly what thev did. A
who is a Unionist, but the Irish party op
pose him, preferring the Bishop of Ports
mouth. Mr. Gladstone wishes to Teturn from the
south of France to attend the fnnerals of
the Duke of Clarence and Cardinal Man
ning, but his friends, anxious to prevent the
risk of exposure to severe weather, have
telegraphed him begging him hot to come.
Murat Halstead, who arrived in London
from Paris yesterday evening, in an inter
view to-day," said:
The point that most impressed mc in re
gard to the effects in Europe of the McKin
ley law, is the antazonisui of certain lead
ing German journals towaid Jlr. Blaine. I
attribute this to the fact that the reci
procity clause is expected to prejudice Ger
man interests in South America to the
benefit of the United States. The now Go
manlAw under which foreigners residentin
Germany become liable to pay a 5 per cent
income tax, will drive out of Germany a
large number o Americans now living there
on incomes.
DANGER IN ENGLISH CARS.
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T-niVCF GEORGE or WALES.
telegram from their Parliamentary le luer,
"ilr. PIctard. himself ill with influenza,
asked for a vote of sympathy with the royal
family, adding "The Queen always ex
pressed sympathy with .us." Cries of
"Business" greeted the message.
Tin 3Iinrs Prefer Business.
The member who moved the vote of con
dolence reminded the delegates that the
Queen, in cases of accidents in mines,
always helped the distressed. In sullen
silence the conference listened to speeches
in favor ot -the motion, and then, by a vote
of 10 to 13, passed without debate anamend
ment to proceed to business.
The Miners Federation has 200,000 mem
ber, and it i. the best organized and most
powerful single union in the country. It
has several representatives in the House of
Commons and controls the votes of others.
Xo workmen's combination has so freelv
piven to the distressed, in or outside of its
own ranks, or t-howu a keener perception of
the sufferings of the proletariat. Interfer
ence with the family affairs of royaltv being
felt to be beyond them, they honestly said
to. If all of the trades unions of "Great
Britain were similarly tested the result
would be similar.
The delegates immediately proceeded to
vote M-mpafhv with and 'substantial help
for the starting nail makers of the Midland
district", w ho have long been on strike.
ISut Vlonty or ToMlios Are lrt.
The upper and middle classes seem to be
touched by th incidents of the Dnke of
Clarence's death. Thousands clad in mourn
ing hae flocked to Marlborough House to
lecord their names, and throughout the
capital well-dressed folk generally are don
ning some badge of grief. The Gazette to
night directs that all persons wear mourning
iin.il February 28, while detailed orders are
gien to the court and to the array.
The alarra'of societv people over the pros
pect of social reunions being under a taboo
the greater part of the coming season, will
b relieved by the announcement that the
Queen, recognizing the necessities of so
ciety, will hold the usual May drawing
rooms and lcces. The Prince "of "Wales
and familv will not appear in public for a
j ear to come. The Princess of Wales after
the funeral is going to some secluded spot
in the south oi Europe with her daughter.
Both are iu delicate health, and thsir con
dition is now the source of increased anx
iety to the family. The death of the Duke
of Clarence has recalled the fact that he
was born prematurely, and that he always
lacked the robustne:-s of Prince George.
The "IValet. family in Bud Ilealih.
The Princess of "Wales has not vet recov
ered from her grief and prostration. The
latest announcement from Sandringham to
night is that Dr. leaking is detained, watch
ing the Princess of Wales and Pincess
Mar, fearing that influenza may attack
them. Prince George, who is still weak
from his attack of tvphoid fever, is also the
cau'e oi anxietv. The doctors hare advised
the Prince of "Wales as soon as possible to
remove his family from the scene of afflic
tion. Princess Cray's future is undoubtedlv the
subject of deep national interest. As a
precedent for her marriase to Trinee
George, the incident is recalled of the
death of the Czarewitch in ISGj, after his
betrothal to Princess Dagmar, now the wife
of his brother, the present Czar.
So profound and universal is the svm
pathi ocr her less, that it would be no sur
prise if Farlisn ent accorded her some pro
vision as a "maiden widow." If the report
be true that Prince George is attached to a
daughter of Prince Christian, his known
stroug will makes the project of au alliance
with Princess May improbable.
I'rlnce George Ig the favorite.
In the family circle Prince George has
long been recognized as the superior of his
brother in intellect, force of character and
open geniality of disposition. From boT
hood he has always held his own against h'is
brother's pretensions as, the elder. It is on
record how, quarrelling as boys over the
possession of a goat chrjse, George promptly
hit his brother in the eye and then seized
and kept the chaise bv n'u superiorstrcngth.
Their nlutual affection was undoubtedlv
great, but Albert Victor was the weake"r
vessel. The. concurrent opinion of those
around the throne points to the future pop
ularity of Prince George if he lives to be
come King.
The Queen has not yet decided on the
date of the funeral, but it will probably be
Thursday next. Cabinet communications
with the Prince of "Wales and the Queen on
the plan of interment have elicited an ex
pression of feeling from the Prince of
Wales against any ceremonial pomp. The
King of Denmark telegraphs that he desires
personally to attend the funeral if his
strength "permits. The Czar will send his
second son.
A Contest for Manning's Shoes.
A fierce contest will be waged M:th the
Another Intnco Showing the American
flan of Coaches Is the Best An En-
gllsliwnman Alone in a Compartment
"M ith a Clerical Scoundrel.
Lojcnox, Jan. 15. Notwithstanding the
terrible injuries sustained by Mrs. Siddals,
the woman who on Monday night last
jumped from a rapidly moving train near
Tamworth, presumably to escape the ad
vances of Iev. Mr. Gooddel, she is now im
proving and hopes are entertained that she
will recover. Mrs. Siddals regained con
sciousness to-dav.
Her story conhrms in substance the theory
formed by the police. Mrs. Siddals says
that the minister engaged her in conversa
tion after they had ridden some distance
together, and after a time he attempted
liberties which she repulsed. He became
very angry and grasped her by the throat,
preventing her from making any outcry.
He then forced her down on the seat.
Owing to the pecnliar construction of
English railway coaches it was impossible
for the other passengers or guards to know
what was coing on in the compartment.
Mrs. Siddals struggled desperately and
finally the preacher, whether to escape de
tection or to cause her death, is not known,
pushed her out of the compartment.
Fortunately she caught upon the foot
board as she was falling and regained her
footing. She says, however, that she was
so terribly excited that she did not realize
the danger of jumping, and, with only the
idea ot escaping the man, she leaped from
the carriage and remembcrsnothing further.
Gooddel will shortly be arraigned.
BAD FOR ALLEGHENY.
Why the Government Does Not Speed
the New Tostoffice There.
ONLY ONE FEDERAL OFFICE HOLDER
And Not Enough Eevenue to Sustain Tostal
Expenditures.
IT MAT EE A WTTSBDKG STATION
PRETERITI0N GRIPPED.
NO
ritoGKfss June bt Tur: cox-
Fi:SION EnvIIONIsTS. ,
The Illness or a Member of the Committee
Spoils a Da Work A Few Minor
Changrs Talked Over and Agreed Upon
The "Work to Continue To-Day.
Knw Yonrc, Tan. 15. Swiirf. No
progress whateter was made to-day by the
revision committee of the Presbyterian
General Assembly toward a final settle
ment of the all-important, and, as it has
proved, exceedingly knotty question of
pretention the clause in the "Westminster
confession which states the fate to which
God has ordained or doomed the non-elect
millions of the earth.
The sub-committee ot five, to which the
troublesome clause was referred, did not re
port becatise of the illness of Dr. Morris,
one of the members. Dr. Morris is con
fined to his rooms in the Everett House
with what appears to be. an attack of the
grip. The report of the" committee may,
tnerelore, be deierrecl lor some nays.
rue ime members ot the committee were
present to-day as on the day previous, with
the exception of Dr. Morris. The commit
tee took up chapter 4, "'Of Creation." The
old confession, in the first paragraph of this
chapter, recites that "the heavens and the
earth, with all that they contain, were
made bv Him in six days." The change
proposed by the former Itevision Commit
tee was to mak"e it read "in six creative
days." The paragraph was finally so
changed to-day as to read "in the space of
six days," thus expunging the word "crea
tive" "and inserting the words "the space
of." This was considered to be perfectly
satisfactory.
Chapters, of "Providence," was left as
amended by the last committee. The pro
posed change in section 4 of chapter C, "Of
the Fall of Man," was deferred. Se w.as
the change in section 3 of chapter 7. Sec
tions 4 and 5 of the same chapter were con
sidered, and no change made. Chapter 8,
"Of Christ the Mediator," was considered
and no change made. Chapter 9, "Of the
Holy Spirit," was recommitted.
In chapter 10, "Of Free "Will," section 1
was amended so as to read: "God hath en
dued the will of man with that natural lib
erty that it is neither forced nor by any ab
solute necessity of nature determined, to
good or evil; wherefore man is, and remains,
a free moral agent, retaining full responsi
bility for all his acts, and his states alike
of innocence, of sin, of grace and of glory."
The committee will continue its labors'to-morrow.
GIRLS' -own, by Aih Bnche-Cone, in
THE DISPATCH to-morrow. Secrets of
the boarding schools.
VIEGIMIA FACTIONS TJHITED,
And John M. I.sngston Thinks Harrison
1VI11 Carry the State.
PElXRSBUBd, Va., Jan. 15. Special
Hon. John M. Xangston, who has beeu in
the city for the past two or three days, was
seen to-day by TnE Dispatch correspond
ent and interviewed in reference to the
next Presidental contest. He said that in
his opinion fhenext fight for the Presidency
would be one of the greatest Presidental
elections ever witnessed in the United
States. Benjamin Harrison, he said, would
be the Republican nominee, end Grover
Cleveland the Democratic candidate. Both
would receive a large colored vote, but a
majority of the colored voters would cast
their ballot for Harriton. He thought that
Virginia would go Republican iuthis Presi
dental fight
Thecoloicd Congressman stated that he
and Jlanone were on triendly terms, and
that he called on the ex-Senator a night or
two ago, and had a long talk with him on
State and national politics. iangston
asserted that thqifahone and Langston
forces were now united and would endeavor
to carry the State for Harrison.
A BIG CONVENTION
Prohibitionists May Be Few, but Will Show
For All 1 hey'ro Worth.
Kew Yoek, Jan 15. Notice is gien by
order of the National Committee of the
Prohibition party that the Xational Con
vention of that party will meet in St Louis
on June 29. The basis of representation
has been fixed as follows:
First, each State is entitled to four dele
gates at large; second, each State Is also en
titled to tw ice as many delegates as the num
ber of Congressmen which the State is en
titled to elect In 1892 (this is the new appor
tionment: third, each state mavsend one ad
ditional delegate for every 1,000 votes or ma
jor fraction thereof, cast tor Fi-,k and Brooks
m 1SS3: fourth, each territory is entitled to
two delegates. The District of Columbia Is
entitled to two delegates.
A fight for a Southern Sen.itorshlp.
Jackson, Mi&s., Jan. 15. The Alliance
members of the Legislature met in secret
caucus in the Senate chamber this evening,
and at 10 p. M. are still at work with" closed
doors. They seem to be marshaling all
their forces for the final struggle over the
Senatorial fight Tuesday next.
BXKMPXiOYED people can easiest secure
situations by advertising in TIIU IMS
PATCH'S cent-a-word column.
rsrrciAt. Tri.EonK to titb msrATcn.",
"Washington-, Jan. 15. For the past
ten years spasmodic efforts have at various
times been made to secure an appropriation
for a public building for Allegheny.
Colonel Bayne labored hard in and out of
season, and finally got a bill for its erec
tion through both Houses and had it
signed by the President. That was as far
as it ever got. Inspectors were sent out
to look for sites, and it is said that 'some of
them reported "in favor of one place and
some in favor of another, and thus the
matter was kept tied up until some new
excuse was found in the difficulty experi
enced in getting a site appropriation as
large as the required site. It has been a
game of "hide and seek" for so long
that the people of Allegheny have grown
tired of the suspense and want to know the
cause of all this shuffling and evasion. No
one in Pittsburg could tell anything about
it, and to appease public curiosity The
Dispatch sent a reliable man to this city
on this particular mission. The result of
his delving discloses a condition of affairs
that will not only open the eyes of Alle
gheny people, but amaze the best posted
men on both sides of the river and ulti
mately make Allegheny a postal station of
Pittsburg.
Allegheny a Suburb of Pittsburg.
Agentleman thoroughly posted was found,
who said: "The Treasury Department erects
and takes charge of all public buildings in"
the United States, and it never erects one
without there is a necessity for it, even
though au appropriation be made for that
purpose. Treasury officials generally find
a reason for delay when the end does not
justify the means, or 'when there is not a
prime necessity.
"Allegheny is behind the age," contin
ued the official, "and an investigation of
her claims for a, public building shows a
marvelous condition of affairs. Here," he
continued, "is an exhibit taken from the
records that may in a measure explain the
difficulties Allegheny has had to contend
with, and it may also account for the tardi
ness of the Treasury Department. There
are no Federal officials in Allegheny City
except the postmaster, and it is asking a
good deal to expect Uncle Sam to spend
several hundred thousand dollars to accom
modate a business as insignificant as the
postal business of your sister city seems to
be, and for the personal convenience of one
man. The maps of Pittsburg and Alle
gheny show that any of the proposed sites
in Allegheny are less than one mile from
the Federal building in Pittsburg and that
all of Allegheny could be served fr,im
Pittsburg more easily and with much less
travel than Pittsburg is served, and then
you will conclnde from the exhibit that a
large number of business men residing in
Allegheny, do business in Pittsburg, and
that in reality Allegheny City is a suburb
of Pittsburg that In the very near future
must be consolidated.
An Accurate Rusiness Barometer.
'Ton can't tell much about the import
ance of a citv without looking at its busi
ness barometer, and that is always found in
its, postal revenues. Now let us look at Al
legheny and see how she has acquitted her
self. According to the last census, Alle
gheny has a population in round figures of
104,000. Pittsburg, according to same cen
sns, has 2HS.O0O. The report of the
Postmaster General, for the year end
ing June T.0, 1890. shoTS the
gross receipts of the Pittsburg post
office to have been, for the fiscal
year ending Juno SO, 1890. 5524,047 5.",
while those of Allegheny for the same
year only amounted to 5G,407 8G, a differ
ence in favor of the Pittsburg office of
$4'ri.),579 09. The proportion of gross re
ceipts to the credit of Allegheny is but
1.1.0a per cnt against 8G.95 per cent to the
credit of Pittsburg. The entire expense
and management of the Pittsburg postofiice
is '204,490 70, or 39 per cent of its"gros in
come, while that ot Allgheny Is ?.S,02 30,
or !G per cent of its entire revenue.
"The Pittsburg rjotoffiee paid the Gov
ernment for that fiscal year as its net earn
ings ?319,550 70. Allegheny's net earnings
for same year were 530,44."; US, therefore
contributing but 9.0j per cent of the postal
revenue compared with Pittsburg. Postage
on matter collected in and to be de
livered in Pittsburg, railed "local,"
?129,900 -50; postage on mail mat
ter collected in and to be de
livered in Allegheny, called "local,"
523,021 70. It will" thus be seen
that Allegheny falls behind in "local"
matter sufficiently to leave the impression
that Allegheny people are not particularly
enamored of" each other as only a trifle over
18 per cent of her population correspond
witli one another.
Allegheny Ifot Self-Sustainintr.
"The cost of delivery of all kinds of mail
matter bv carriers in Pittsburg amounts to
594,399 O'l, while the postage on "local"
matter amounts to 5129,SU() DO. Thus the
j postage on matter for "local" delivery not
only pays lur me iree ueiivery oi an Kinus
of matter delivered by carriers but leaves
j an excess ot $35,401 49. The cost of de
livery oi an Jtjuus ui mail mailer in iiic
gheny by carriers amounts to $24,885 92,
while the postage on local matter collected
for local deliverV amounts to only 523,621 70,
or a deficiency of 51,204 22. What is
known as "local" matter is that which
originates and is delivered within the de
livery limits of the same postoffica.
The Government intends and ex
pects that the 2-cent units of post
age on "local" ' letters will not
only pay for their own delivery by carrier,
but that they shall cover the entire expense
attending the free delivery of all other mat
ter delivered through the office. In offices
where there are no carriers and the matter
is called for by patrons, the unit for "drop"
or "local" letters is 1 cent. Allegheny
therefore not only does not pay for the de
livery of her own postal matter, but is de
ficient to the amount of 51,204 22.
"The Pittsburg postofiice collected and
delivered dming that year "the following
pieces of mail,
Collested. Delivered
Keg. letteis 44,003
n.G-7,062 Ordinary letters 13,568,527
2,77S,WJ Postal cards 2 427,444
SW.973 Xewspapeis ,870,030
aggregating 34,37b,371 pieces- of mail
handled. Allegheny handled during the
same time 11,52G,114 pieces, as follows:
Collected. Delivered
20,744 Keg. letters 20,744
3,409,370 Ordinuiy letters 3 919,809
816, t9 Postal cards .'b04,817
290,917 Newspapeis 2,173,558
"Compared with Pittsburg, Allegheny
collected 34 per cent and delivered 33 per
cent". During the year stated Allegheny
had 27 carriers. Each of them handled
during the year 426,839 pieces of .matter.
Pittsburg enjoyed the labor of 104 carriers,
each of whom handled during the year 330,
501 pieces. In this Allegheny outranks
Pittsburg. Her carriers have not only done
as well as those in Pittsburg, but they have
handled about 23 per cent more matter per
carrier. Had they been paid for this labor
as those in Pittsburg have, Pittsburg being
taken , as the standard of measure, there
would be owing to them ?7,373 00, to be pro
rated. Thi3 amount deducted from gross
earnings of office would cut the net revenue
ot Allegheny down to 523,073 00.
ltevrnao Compared It!i Population.
Population of United States, cen
sus of 'ill 02,180,543
Postal revenue of the United
States for fiscal year ending
June, '90 $00,832,007 92
Postal revenue percapitanlnety-
seven cents and four mills
(.97 4.10)
Population of Pittsburg, some
census ; 238,473
Postal revenue of Pittsburg for
fiscal year ending June SO, 1390.$ 524,047 55
Postal revenue of Pittsburg per
capita, two dollars nineteen
cents and seven mills
(2.197.1000)
Population of Allegheny, same
consus. ....,? 101,907
Postal revenue ofAlleghenyyear
enuing ti une au, leau $ U8,iw co
Or a per capita revenue of sixty;
flvo cents and three mill3
(.65 30.100)
"This statement and it is taken abso
lutely from the report of the Hon. Post
master General shows that every Pitts
burger contributes to the postal fund of the
county, per annum, 52 19.7. The average
American puts into the same fund in the
course of the year, 97.4 cents, while .the
favored Alleghenian escapes with a per
capita of 05.3 cents per annum. In other
words the citizen of Pittsburg not only pays
nis own portion, Dut contributes as mucn to
the postal fund of the county as three and
one-third persons do in Allegheny.
"There must be something wrong on that
side of the river. It will never do to say
that the cnltured people over there do not
write, and yet the dry statistics 'dug out' of
official reports leave only one other con
clusion, and that is that a large number of
those who do write, do not use the Alle
gheny postofiice as a medium of communica
tion. As an agency for the exchange of
mail matter, it has the 'dry rot,' and the
added thought of a century must have spent
its force in other directions.
Snmo Startling Tostal Facts.
"Here," said the official, In dismissing
the subject, "is one comparison that makes
the strongest presentation of Allegheny's
claim to a public building decidedly weak
and shows conclusively that Allegheny is a
sort of resting place for the bustling, brain
racked Pittsburger, who thinks, acts and
circulates in Pittsburg and sleeps in Alle
gheny. For the fiscal year ending June 30,
1890, the second-class matter, consisting
largely of daily and weekly newspapers,
weighed and prepaid at Pittsburg Postofiice
amounted in pounds to 1,780,624, and the
postage to 17,800 L'4, while thatofAlle-
NEW LAWS WANTED.
Important Legislation Proposed by
Members of Congress. .
LITTLE FOE KIVEBS OR HARBORS.
A Bill to Stop Gambling in All Kinds of
Agricultural Products.
CENSUS FIGURES NOT SATISFACTORY
prepare, locate and establish their exhibits,
hhonlri the information herein requested be
Immediately Riven to us, we ns a society will
do all In our power to assist the department
in disseminating such Information, and to
enlist the hearty co-operation of liorticul
tuiists in making this feature of the Expo
sition tho success it merits, commonsurate
with the growins importance of our busi
ness and the honor of our country.
A CRANK WHO PRAYED.
AHXIETY FOB THE F0BZST3.
"Washington, D. C, Jan. 15. Uepre
sentative Alexander, of Korth Carolina, to
day introduced in the House a bill relating
to "gambling in agricultural products."
This gambling, according to the bill, is de
fined to be a contract to sell, for future de
livery, corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, etc.,
the contractor or seller not being the owner
or agent of the owner at the time of the
making of the contract. The bill excludes
from the mails any letters, postal cards or
circulars concerning gambling in agricul
tural products, and checks, drafts, bills,
money, postal notes or money orders for
use for such purpose. It also excludes from
the mails newspapers, circulars, pamphlets,
or publications of any kind containing ad
vertisements, telegraphic reports or other
articles giving quotations of any market re
lating to gambling in agricultural products.
A tax of S2 a word is levied on each inter
State telegraph or telephone message used
for or in aid of the gambling referred to in
the act.-
Little Hope for Blvers and Harbors.
Members of the House Committee on
Rivers and Harbors say it is safe to assume
that the river and harbor bill will be con
siderably less than that 'of the last Congress,
and that no improvements will be recom
mended unless they are of exceptional
merit. The friends of the plan to afford re
lief to the great wheat-growjng region of
the far Northwest by the construction of a
gheny amounted in pounds to Dfl,781 and in canal or ship railway around The Dalles
water transportation to the Pacific Ocean
postage to ?oiw i so tnat tor every dollar
collected hy Allegheny, .rittsburg collected
531 40.5.
"Now, no one who knows anything about
me people in Allegheny would be mean
enough to say they did not read the current
news of the day or week, but it is very evi
dent that the art preservative, so far as it
relates to Allegheny, might as well be
called a 'lost art;' e'ither that or the tarift
on second-class matter, having its origin in
Allegheny, is low enough to be called free
trade."
It is said that the figures given in this
article furnish the chief and only obstacle
to the long talked of public building, and
that there is much more prospect now
of the abolition of the office and the estab
lishment of a live, progressive station than
there is of a granite building. The mere
thought of spending a half million of dollars
to provide for the convenience of a business
amounting in its entirity to ?08,000 per
annum, has chilled the "ardor of a great
many pepple and left a sort of general im-
Ercssion that a business of that size might
e squeezed into an ordinary storeroom at a
rental of 51,000 a year. ,
TAMMAHY FOB DAVE HILL.
for
Tho Senator Jnst Abont Its Size
1'resldctital Ttomineo.
Nett Yokk, Jan. 15. S;eV. The
opinion among prominent politicians in this
city that Senator David B. Hill he nomi
nated for President by the next Democratic
National Convention is growing stronger
each day. The views of Public "Works
Commissioner Gilroy, who has been men
tioned as Tammany's next candidate for
Mayor, are pretty well known. Ue is an
admirer of Senator Hill. Corporation
Counsel Clark said: "The fame of Senator
Hill as a broad-minded, loyal Democrat,
ceased to be confined to this State years ago.
With a man of less force and ability
in the gubernatorial chair, it is likely
that the P.epublicans would have suc
ceeded in stealing enough seats
in our Senate to give them a majority. The
evils of this would have been widespread,
and uould, in alliprobability. hayelost this
state to the Democrats in the coming Presi
dential fight. This being the case, who shall
say that Senator Hill has not saved the
nation for the Democracy? This work ot
the Senator has not passed unnoticed, and I
feel convinced that all over this country the
desire tliat he be nominated for President is
depp in every Democratic heait."
President Barker, of the Tax Department,
said that in his opinion the nomination of
Senator Hill would assure the success of
the Democracy. The opinions of W. Bouike
Cochran concerning the qualifications of
Senator Hill for any office in the gift of the
people are well known. He believes that
as a Presidental candidate the Senator
would be invincible.
DRAWING the goat will interest nllyonng
readers of THE DISPATCH to-morrow.
The leading rittsbnri; paper.
DB, DOUGLAS' STEAKGE WILL.
Old
Very Odd Bequests From a Famous
Presbyterian Minister.
The will of the late Dr. John Douglas,
attorney at law and Presbyterian minister,
was filed yesterday for probate. The in
strument is an odd one. After declaring it
his last will, etc., he says:
"I owe no man anything and have no
debts. I direct and positively order that
the expenses of my burial shall not exceed
575, and that my coffin shall be made of
plain boards,, without adornment or decora
tion of any kind.
"As I believe in the Lord Jesus Christ,
the blessed Son of God, for salvation, and
that men are saved when alive, it will not
oe necessary to noiu religious exercises
over my body.
"No monument of iron, stone, wood,
brass or any other material- shall be erected
over my grave, or any place else."
The testator next bequeathed 52,000 to his
son, Kobert H. Douglas; also, his lot in the
Allegheny Cemetery. In regard to the lot
he says: "But no stone, wood or brass shall
tell to whom it belongs or who is buried
there, and the stones there now must be al
lowed to crumble into dust and never be re
placed." He gives 52,000 each to his four daughters
and divides the residue of his estate among
them. The will is dated May 20, 1891, and
his daughters are appointed executors.
have abandoned these more costly
projects and will endeavor to
have a less expensive work of improvement
authorized by Congress. .Representative
Herrmann, ot Oregcn, to-uay introduced
a bill having this end in view. It appro
priates ?414,000 for the construction of a
portage railway around The Dalles. The
ship railway project involves an appro
priation of 52,800,000, and that for a canal
and locks, 53,500,000. Mr. Hermann said
to-day that the plan proposed would give
temporary relief, and that the works con
structed could be utilized whenever a ship
railway or canal was approved by Congress.
Census Figures Not Satisfactory.
Representative Alderson, of West Vir
ginia, to-day introduced a resolution in the
House to appoint a committee of seven
members to investigate certain charges
brought against the management oi the Cen
sus office. A preamble to the resolution re
cites that it has been charged through the
columns of the public journals throughout
the country that the Census Bureau has
been wrongly conducted under Superin
tendent Porter in the State of New York
and elsewhere, in the interest of partisan
politics, and not with the view of obtaining
correct enumerations and other data, and
that the funds appropriated therefore were
wantonly wasted, and that said bureau has
been grossly mismanaged.
A bill introduced in the House to-day by
Representative Newbury, of Illinois, has
for its object the relief of the heirs and legal
representatives ot certain soldiers. It pro
vides that whenever the records of the War
Department show that any soldier properly
in the service in the late war was captured
by the enemy, missing in action or sent to a
Confederate prison or hospital, such record,
sustained by satisfactory proof, that the
soldier has not since the record was made
been heard from, shall be taken as prima
facie evidence that the soldier was killed or
died during the war in the performance of
his duty.
Arizona Wants to Be a State.
Delegate Smith, of Arizona, to-day intro
duced a bill providing for the admission of
the Territory of Arizona into the Union, in
accordance with the Constitution hereto
fore ratified and adopted bv the people of
the Territory. The people of the Territory
are authorized at the general election in
November to elect State officers and mem
bers of the Legislature, and one Represent
ative in Congress, whose teim, except as
to the representative, shall begin at the
time the act takes effect. At the meeting
ot the Legislature two United States Sena
tors arc to be chosen.
Representative Parrot, of Indiana, to
day introduced a bill appropriating 5100,.
000 to improve the Ohio river, between the
mouth of the Green river and Evansville,
Ind.
Bills were introduced to-day for public
buildings at Morristown and Bristol, Tenn
Secretary Noble Wants Congressmen to
look Ont for tho Trees.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 15. Secre
tary Noble has written letters to the Senate
and House Committees on Public Lands,
urging that prompt and efficient steps be
taken by Congress to protect and preserve
from depredations the forest reservations
which have recently been created by procla
mation of the President. The Secretary has
taken a deep interest in the nature of forest
reserves claiming that only by preserving the
forests at the headwaters of the mountain
streams the middle and far West can these
streams be kept from drying up and the
country tributary to them" lapse again into
an arid waste. .
The Secretary believes that the danger
from this souice is imminent, and for this
reason he thinks that whatever is done in
this direction must be speedily done. Fires
every year devastate large tracts of forest
lands, and depredations from one source or
another render prompt preservative meas
ures absolutely essential. Within the next
20 years the Secretary predicts the wisdom
of preserving the forests of the West will
have become universally recognized.
BELIEF FOB THE BUSSIAN3.
The Honse May Yet Be Shamed Into Refus
ing Mr. Fnrness Offer.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 15. The call
made by Mr. Furness, of England, to-day,
for subscriptions from British shipowners
to defray the cost of transporting American
flour contributions to the Russian famine
sufferers, may result in the Senate resolu
tion authorizing the lease of a vessel in
which to send American food contributions
again being chlled up in the House.
Mr. Lind, who represents one of the
Minnesota districts which was most active
in the work of relief, said to-day, when he
heard of the action of Mr. Furness, that he
felt like offering a vote' of thanks to Mr.
Furness, but was afraid it might be taken
too seriously. Other friends of the Senate
resolution expressed themselves as ashamed
at the circumstance that made it possible
for snch a movement to be started by a rep
resentative of Grea't Britain. Opponents of
the resolution were inclined to iook upon
Call of a Crazy Man on a Railroad Director
TUo Caller Insisted That Ho Was God
and Wanted to Tray for the Soul or the
Railway Magnate.
Boston, Jan. 15. cfaZ. Fred H.
Prince, the newly-elected director of the
New York and New England Railroad, was
to-day honored with a visit from a crank
who thought the rising young financier
needed to be prayed for. He was a very
well dressed young man, about 30 years of
age, but had a far-awayiook in his eyes and
a disappointed smile on his mouth.
Advancing toward Mr. Fleming, Mr.
Prince's First Lieutenant, the young man
remarked: "I am God. I came in the
cause. I knew you would like to see me."
A wave of cold terror sped down Mr.
Fleming's spine. The next remark did not
reassure him any when the visiter an
nounced that he had come to pray for him.
The last straw was too much for Fleming.
A hurried survey of hi3 conscience revealed
only a few broken new 'year resolutions, so
with the strength of righteousrindignatioa
he hustled the man out of the office. Hi
efforts were useless, however, for the crank
was certain that Fleming or, more likely,
Mr. Prince needed proving for, "while
Fleming, as he was not Prince, was sure ho
was not in such a condition.
An officer was finally called in to stop tha
spiritual combat. When examined at the
prison the crank said he was Fred Dobson,
of Lawrence, Boston address 16 Morton
street. It has since leaked out that his as
persions on the soul of Fleming were un
called for, and that it was Freddie Prince
he was after. Dr. Jelly examined Dobson,
this afternoon, and found him to be insane.
He wa3 sent to the Taunton Insane Asylum.
Dobson did not resist being taken away.
Francs and Holland Making a Treaty.
Pakis, Jan. 15. The negotiations pend
ing between France and Holland looking to
the establishment of a commercial treaty
are upon the point of being concluded.
France will obtain from Holland the "most
favored nation" treatment, and the former
will concede to Holland the minimum tariff
on imports from that country.
LATIiVlER'S
TheGreatRemnantSab
the movement
buncombe.
of Mr. Furness as mere
GIBBONS ON THE LOTTERY.
AN OPEN I.F.TTER AGAINST THE LOU
ISIANA OCTOPCS.
JUDGE WOODS PBETTY SOLID.
Snow In New York.
New Yokk, Jan. 15. Five inches of
snow fell here to-day, and incoming trains
are somewhat delayed.
Voorhees' Trotest AgalnstHlm Not Thought
Ijilcelv to Be sustained.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 15. The Sen
ate Committee on Judiciary was in session
for several hours this afternoon considering
the judicial nominations. Senator Turpie
appeared "before the committee to protest
against the confirmation of Judge Woods'
nomination to fill the place in the Fifth
Judicial circuit. Senator Voorhees, who is
the principal opponent to the nomination,
is not in Washington, and v, ill not reach
here before next week. It is the intention
of the opponents of the nomination to use
every effort, meanwhile, to postpone decis
ive action upon it until the Indiana Sena
tor returns to Washington, It was repre
sented to the committee, in pursuance of
this programme, that it would not be proper
to dispose of the case until Mr. Voorhees
had had an opportunity to be heard, so
without objection the nomination was laid
aside for time. The same course was
followed as to the remaining ju
dicial nomination':, the intention of the
committee being to act upon them all at
the same time. . From what can be gathered
from interested persons, the opposition to
Judge Woods' nomination is not likely to
have tho support of any Republican Sena
tors, and it will doubtless He confirmed in
course of time.
It appears that some protests have also
been filed against the confirmation of Judge
McCormick, nominated to fill a place on the
Texas .circuit. These protests, it is said,
grow out of the action of the Judge in dis
posing of a house presented to him by citi
zens of Graham, Tex., as an inducement to
cause him to reside in that place.
He Commends the Crusido Against the
Evil as a Movement in Behalf of Pub
lic Morality A Business Incentive to
Gambling and Attendant Evils.
New Yoek, Jan. 15. The following let
ter is made public io-day:
Caudixal's Residence. I
Baltimore, JId., Jan. 11, 1802.
JIyDeuiSir In reference to our conver
sation this morning, and in view of all polit
ical aspects of the case, I wish to express to
you the hope that the efforts of those who,
like yourself, are opposing the renewal of
the Louisiana Lottery charter, will lesnlt in
tho suppression of the evil. I heartily com
mend every movement in favor of public
morality, virtue and honesty, and if'seems
to me that the question shall the Louisiana
Lottery continue. under the law's piotee
tton its scandalous business? la pre-eminently
one of molality and virtue. The
practical woi king of the company tends to
enrich the few at the expense and misery of
the many: to tempt the Door and those who
can as little atTord it to squander their earn
ings tho only suppor' of dependent
mothers, wives and children in the vain,
delusive, tantalus-like hope of one day be
coming possessor of a winning number, and
oftentimes it is not unknown that the fever
of gambling has impelled many to thettand
dishonesty for the means of another venture
of niirchaslng another ticket.
A business whose plain, manifest, inevita
ble result and influence on tho people is
such is Indeed an enemy to the honesty and
peace of any community; to the happiness
and comfort of home, and to individual
thrift and enterprise, and it is the duty of
every upright citizen and earnest Christian
toaiu in its ueinronemeni or suppression.
Christian charity nnd natural philan
throphy alike dictate that we remove from
the unneary pitfalls of destruction, and
withdraw the innocent and weak" from
temptation. Those bent on fflfcidc should
be restrained. The bnrning fagot should be
snatched from the child's hand. That the
Louisiana Lottery, as it is presentod tons,
piove3 a snare and a delusion to thousands
and is destructive of peace of mind and the
ciiergy of action so necessary to pursue
honoiablo careers and to properly "acquit
oneself of life's duties, we cannot doubt.
The daily operations of the scheme make
the point clear. Worthy, then, of piaise
and commendation are they who strive to
quicken the public conscience, and to array
public sentiment aeainst the continuance
of the evil who speak and labor in behalf
of their fellowme'i by removing from their
midst a diro enemy to their manhood, their
homes and their prosperity.
Were the evil confined solely to the State
of Louisiana I should refrain from giving
expression to my sentiments; but since, like
a giant tiee, it has extended and hpread its
branches over tho entire land, and em
braced in the area of Its operations Mary
land and the district of Columbia, with
which I am connected, I could not but raise
mv voice in protest and inprayprthat our
laiinini people mignt neip forward ttie goou
weak of putting an end to its ravaees.
J. C'AHDISAL GIBB0X3.
To Geneial George D. Johnston.
Ail Odd Pieces and Lengths Left Over
From Last Season's Stock
T- ID LESS f il
You must buy whole Hemnants. Take each piece. There's no use
trying to convey to your mind the stupendous bargains here. You must
give this sale a personal visit. The following prices are the lowest in this
part of the country :
CLQAKS, WRAPS AND MUFFS.
COST
186 Fur-faced Jackets, formerly
$ii, now $7.50.
465 Children's Coats, were S3 to $5,
are $1 and $1.75 each 4 to 6 years.
198 Cloth Jackets, $5.50 each; re
duced from $8.50.
$5 Seal Muffs for $2.50 and S3.
226 Newmarkets, were S12 to $15,
are now $2. 50 and S3. 25.
300 Ladies' Plush Coats at your
own price.
486 Capes at cost.
958 Black Hair Muffs, were 75c,
are now c each. -
UNDERWEAR AND HOSIERY.
438 dozen Ladies' Ribbed Vests at
22c, were 50c each.
127 dozeriMen's TJnderwear on
middle counter at 20c a garment.
46S dozen Camel's Hair Vests and
Pants, 68c each. These are the $1
tjuality. The mild season prompts.,
this unmerciful cut.
EMBROIDERY, ETC..
1,865 pieces of finest Embroidery I Table Linens, Fancy Coverings and
at 5c a yard. Silk Handkerchiefs at your own prices.
TAPESTRY BRUSSELS CARPETS. .
We offer 850 pieces, varying in
length from 2 J to 63 yards, that sold
readily at 65c in full rolls. By tak
ing all of any of these remnants as
they stand the price is 30c a yard.
Another pile, 496 pieces, various
lengths, from 52 to 3 yards in apiece,
were considered bargains at 95c, are
now cut to 50c, which is undoubtedly
a great bargain.
BODY BRUSSELS AND MOQUETTES.
DEAWIKO the goat, by Caroline Ifunt
HI miner, will interest nil jonns artists. .Sec
the his issue or TIIE DISrATCH to-morrow.
GOULD'S BIG SCHEME.
A GREAT SHOWING.
The CENT-A -WORD columns of THE
DISPATCH are now the choice of all classes.
Figures prove their popularity. Here's a
splendid showing:
Small ads. for the & montTu end- OA "7KI
ing December SI, 1391 si,Uf
Increase due to cent-a-word.,
8,650
Besponses to advertisements in TITK DIS
PATCH are certain to come promptly and
from desirable sourcrs. T ry one and'.savo
time and patience. The readers of this pa
per have entire confidence in its adlets.
The best class of help is reached in its want
columns.
IXOEIBTS AT THE BIG FAIR
They Are Anxious to Make Their Depart
ment a Great Success.
Washington, Jan. 15. The followins
communication has been sent to Director
General Davis, World's Columbian Ex
position, Chicago: '
The Execntive Boaid of the Society of
American Florists, now duly assembled in
"Washington and having under consideia
tion certain communications pertaining to
tho horticultural department of the Woild's
ana nuving a most earnest desire to
Why the Ballroid Wizard Is Duelling the
Traffic Association.
New Yoek, Jan. 13. 3Ir. Gould's atti
tude toward the "Western Traffic Associa
tion, of which his Missouri Pacific system
is one, has excited much excitement in
"Wall street. Some believe the true reason
for his reported action is that Mr. Gould
has been working for years to develop the
Missouri Pacific into a homgeneous and in
dependent system, and before another year
is out that end will have been accomplished.
He will have a new straight line between
St. Louis and New Orleans, with branches
in all direction.
A regular harvest for those intend
ing to furnish hotels are these Body
Brussels Remnants, 1,236 pieces, all
lengths, S1.40 quality; any bunch at
65c a yard.
INGRAINS,
We have an enormous amount of
odds and ends in All-Wool and Cotton-mixed
Ingrains, in S to 35 -yard
lengths, at 50c to 25c a yard.
We cannot too strongly emphasize
this piece offering of best Moquettes,'
59 styles, borders to match, regular
Si. 50 quality. Full Remnants at 65c
a yard.
To add to the interest of this sale
we offer 96S yards of 3-ply Ingrains,
odd lengths, at 60c a yard. This is
the regular $1 and Si. 25 quality.
You buy full pieces in every case.
RUGS AND MATTING.
1,586 Smyrna Rugs are extreme
bargains; soiled by handling. They
are Si. 48, $1.98 and S3. 25 each.
Those wishing to retail rugs will find
these away below jobbing prices.
LACE CURTAINS
We sold more. Matting the past sea
son than any two former years. We have"
left many odd pieces and some full
rolls. Short lengths at i2jc Pall
rolls at S5 are bargains readily recognized.
Fair,
aid in the success of the department, but
hamg leceived no dellnite information
regarding the plans, classifications, mles
and regulations thereof, do hnrahvqnopf.
Same I months in 1890 I fully yet most emphatically and "urgently
iMmeimonmsmiSM 10,104 request that the department shall imniedf-
T00 COLD IN NEW 0ELEAHS.
Colored Itonstabonts Refuse to Work
Without IlisJi Winter Wages.
Sew Orleans" Jan. 15. rio'. The
last few days a number of the steamboats in
the river trade have been tied up in conse
quence of the cold weather not because the
ice interfered with them, but because the
colored roustabouts declared they wanted
double pay for workincr in such cold weather,
and asked lor S120 a month pav and board.
The steamboat owners declared they were
nnwillin to pay the amount for unskilled
labor, and have laid up their boats in con
sequence.
GOOD servants and help will answer your
advertisements in TIIE DISPATCH conl-a-word
column.
One lot of soiled Curtains that are I Extra wide and long Curtains at,
the high-class goods sacrificed at Si-50 to S2.50, that were soiled by.
S2.50 a pair. handling. These are the $4 quality.
SOILED BLANKETS.
We offer liberal concessions; 75
pair were $6. 50, at S4- Our regular
S15 and Si 2.50 grades are now 7.50
and Sio.
We display many pairs soiled Grey
Blankets whose selling prices are de
creased to 75c and S2.50 a pair.
This is a big saving.
DRESS GOODS.
' 5,968 Remnants, every conceivable
quality and style, at various prices.
The saving is great if you're suited
among this pile.
480 hort pieces of Dress Goods,
suitable for children, marked to 3c a
yard.
These must go.
HANDKERCHIEFS.
$$$$$&$&$$$$ $4.3v
ately makeTrnown to each and everv tieron
or persons interested In the wcllaieof this
department, and especially for the informa
tion or intending exhibitors, a schedule
giving full Cetails of the exhibits, manner
and time of exhibiting them, with explicit
mles and regulations governing the Mime,
and tho time nnd condition of proposed
awards,' and bucIj other information as
will in any way facilitate, aid and benefit
the cause of horticulture nnd the success of
this department in particular.
The lact must not be lost sight of that ex
hibitors of llvinzplants,unliko those of man
ufactured gooas,inu3t havo time in which to
DlCtl.
BUAXD On Friday, Jannarv 13, 1KB, at
9:45 r. jr., William Edwahd l5nA3D, eldest son
of William and Emma L. J! rand, noo 3Ior
gciuoth, aged.5 yeai 3 3 months and i days.
Funoral fiom the residence of his parents,
266 Fisk street, Seventeenth wnrd,Pittsbuig,
Pa., on Suxday jiftekaoos, at 3 o'clock. In
terment private. 2
LOFTUS On Friday, January 15, 1892, at
11:45 r. m., .James, son 01 John and the late
Molly A. Loftus, aged 3 years and B mouths.
Jimmy was the darling pride
Of all onr'hearts and home.
The angel enme and whispered,
Sear Jimmy, do come home.
Notice of funeral hcicafter.
950 dozen Ladies' Pocket Hand
kerchiefs all go at 5c each.
596 dozen Ladies' Kid Gloves, the
75c and $1 quality, all odds and ends,
at 25c a pair.
598 doz. Linen Embroidered Hand-' ,-
I Kercmeis, were 31c, now 10c eacn. - -?
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GLOVES.
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Men s, Children s and Misses'at1
every price. You save one-halfr'ini-f
many cases.
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