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TWELVE PAGES
ANARCHY'S PROPHET.
Tho trial of Ravachol, the man of many
names and more crimes, was begun in
Paris yesterday. According to the An
archist's speech, as found in our cable, he
assumes an air of bravado and self
righteousness which Is in itself little less
revolting than his transgressions against
the law. To hear a common murderer as
sert that his conscience was offended by,
and called for acts of violence to avenge,
the execution of two men according to
law because they were the fathers of fam
ilies would be ridiculous were it not dis
gusting. "I wish to sec anarchy estab
lished and the whole people as one great
family, each member ready to share what
he has with his brethren." Such are the
words of a man whose whole life has been
a flagrant example of general depravity
and disregard of the rights of his fellow
beings in every direction.
If ever a course of action were calculated
to retard the progress of social improve
ment it is found in outrages as an adver
tising medium for such ideas as those
quoted. That there are glaring social in
equalities amounting to positive injustice
to-day cannot he well denied. But that
they cannot be lessened by honest men of
convictions mistaken enough to have re
course to violence is even more certain.
And that a man addicted to indiscriminate
robbery, idleness and bloodshed should
seek to cloak his criminality under an
audacious advocacy of social reform is as
harmful to the cause ho professes to serve
as it is unlikely to ward off the extreme
penalty which is his due.
THE GAS SUPPLY.
The annual report of the Philadelphia
Company contains a decided interest to
the large number of stockholders of that
corporation in the indication it gives of
the prosperity of their property. In that
respect the statement is satisfactory as
showing a steady maintenance of earnings
and a large reduction of the bonds and
floating debt
, The mos.t vital interest to the general
public is in the light thrown by the report
on the probable continuance of an ade
quate supply of the gas fuel. On this
point the report shows that a large amount
of gas territory is in reserve, and that by
following oil developments a considerable
supply of gas is constantly secured. This
reassurance is modified, however, by the
final statement of the report that "while
we can see no good reason to anticipate
such a decrease in the supply of natural
gas as to render a fuel gas plant necessary
in the near future, yet such steps should
be taken to secure a property for manu
facturing purposes." The last clause
contains a practical qualification of the
previously expressed opinion that is some
what significant But the public is per
mitted to hope that there will be a con
siderable continuance of the present gas
supply before there shall be a further ad
vance in the price, which would 'raise it
frbm the rank of a necessity to that of a
luxury.
WHICH IS CHEAPER?
President Roberts' declaration that the
question whether the all-rail routes can
carry freight more cheaply than the lake-and-rail
routes, to be settled by the
opening rate war, contains nothing the
public can object to. If they can do it,
the corresponding reduction of freights
will be gladly accepted by the business
interests. But this assertion should estop
all future relerences to the opening con
test as an example of the ruinous effect
of competition. No one compels the rail
routes to carry as cheaply as the lake
routes. Their assertion that they can do
so, and their attempt to demonstrate it,
carries the assertion that they can do it at
a profit Otherwise their war is an at
tempt to freeze out the lake-and-rail lines
to which, if they can carry it the more
cheaply, the freight naturally belongs.
In one case the future plea of ruin by
competition is a shallow untruth; in the
other it is an example of ruin not for com
petitive purposes, but for the purpose of
killing off competition. Mr. Roberts' re
mark puts the matter in its right light;
but the old talk of "ruinous competition"
maybe relied upon to make its appearance
in the course of time.
THE FAKTIES AND THE DEADLOCK.
The attitude of the Republican minority
in the House for the past lew days, in
breaking a quorum by refusing to vote on
the roll call lor amending the Record, has
been plainly out of proportion to the im
portance of the issue. Their attitude ou
the surface is that of sustaining Mr. Morse
in printing in the Record attacks on his
fellow members, which he did -not make.on
the floor. The Republicans cannot afford
to block the business of the House for such
a petty motive. It was formally stated
yesterday that Mr. Thomas B. Reed's
leadership in this contest was for the pur
pose of forcing the Democrats to acknowl
edge the necessity of the rule adopted by
the last Congress lor counting a quorum.
This does not better matters very much.
If the Republicans are willing to stop pub
lic business and put themselves in the
wrong for the sake of an abstract parlia
mentary question of the past, they have a
very poor idea of the duties of public
representatives. , . .
On the other hand the position of the
Democrats is not much .better, as regards'
another public duty. It takes 167 mem
bers to make a quorum of the House, and
the Democrats have 235- members of that
body." If three-quarters of the Democrats in
the House attend to their duties they will
have a quorum, independently of the Re
publican vote. The roll calls of Monday I
showed that over one-third of the Demo
crats were absent The Democrats can
stop t he deadlock by ensuring pn the part
of three-fourths of them attendance on
the sessions, which is the. first duty of a
member. If they should be driven by the
Republican obstructionist tactics to adopt
ing .further rules, it would be a confession
that their members will not attend to the
duties for which they were elected. On
the whole, the deadlock exhibits both
parties in an equally unfavorable light
The interest of both would dictate its
early abandonment.
RFLIEF'FOR THE PRESIDENT.
Mr. Blaine's reference, in the conversa
tion reported by Mr. C, L. Magee, to the
fact that under our Constitution the Vice
President cannot relieve the President of
his duties "until the President dies," has
brought out the idea of a new constitu
tional amendment. Some leading journals
have been prompt to take up the idea of
giving the Vice President the power to
take the President's place In case the
latter should need rest or desire to take a
journey necessitating prolonged absence
from the capital.
While the 'proposition has decidedly
commendable features, the statement of
the case in its favor requires one correc
tion. What is intimated in the remarks
accredited to Mr. Blaine is stated more
positively by the Buffalo Express as fol
lows: "If the President is incapacitated
for work by a long illness, the country
must be practically without a head until
he recovers." While this view is sanc
tioned by one precedent, It is not the
reasonable construction of the language
of the Constitution. Article II, sec
tion 1, clause C, expressly refers
to the "inability" of the President to
discharge his powers and duties as a case
In tvliftth tli air cVioll aunlro An tho "Vipft
in which they shall devolve on the Vice.
President, and. as if to remove any linger
ing doubt that this refers to a 'temporary
inability through sickness, it refers again
to the provision made, "until the disability
is removed." We have no doubt that in
the case of General Garfield, Vice Presi
dent Arthur had full constitutional war
rant for assuming the powers of the
President, to give them up again if the
President had recovered, or to retain
them permanently when he died.
But the reasons why this was not done
present the main difficulty in tho way of
such a change as is proposed. It was not
the sentimental objection to seeming to
press into the temporarily vacant place,
for when it was understood that it was
merely the temporary arrangement
authorized by the Constitution such an
objection would have no foundation. I
was that Arthur represented one policy of
administration, not agreeing in all re
spects with that of President Garfield.
J For him to take the place and do exactly
what Garfield would have done would
oblige him to perform official acts that
he "would dislike; to introduce a new
policy, requiring a new Cabinet, would
cause useless confusion against the time
when the President might recover and
resume bis duties. These reasons made it
discreet for Mr. Arthur to remain in pri
vacy until he was called upon by General
Garfield's death to assume the full Presi
dental position.
So long as the Vice President Is elected
independently of the President's choice
this objection will reappear. A President
would not leave his office to the care of
the Vice President unless he was certain
the latter would do In. all things ex
actly as he would have done. The Vice'
President would not care to assume the
office unless,, he was given some -Independence
of judgment The result would
be unless there was an exceptional
unanimity of opinion on all questions
legislative, administrative and interna
tional between the President and Vice
President that even if nominal liberty was
given by the Constitution the President
would stick to his work and the Vice
President would remain, as now, strictly
in reserve.
What is needed In this view is a prime
minister appointed by the President, rep
resenting his policy in all respects and
carrying the right to perform his acts in
his absence, if necessary. Something of
this power is already scattered among the
heads of departments. A reconstruction
of the Cabinet might be made so as to
create such an office, if necessary. But
in view of , the fact that all our Presidents
lately have been able to take prolonged
vacations and travel thousands of miles
through the country without injury to the
national business, we may he permitted to
doubt whether the strain is so much that
of actual work as of the feeling of re
sponsibility and the constant pressure of
office-seekers ou ons hand and adverse
criticism on the other. We shall have to
reform deeper than the Cabinet to take
that burden off' the President
A FREE COINAGE CANDIDATE,
The Atlanta Constitution, which has as
sumed the function of the Southern organ
of the Hill boom, points-to the vote of
that New York statesman on the Idaho
funding bill as a proof that he is in favor
of free coinage. "Should the question of
free coinage ever. come, squarely before
the Senate," declares the Constitution,
."Senator .Hill i ould vote for it"
The statement is Well-founded, as there
is as much reason in voting for free
coinage as for the amendment to the hill
on which this vote was cast. Accepting
David B. Hill as a'ffee coinage man, we
are therefore confronted with the anom
aly that the political' machinery of New
York the' State where the opposition to
free, coinage is supposed to be most deadly
is "to present to the Democratic Conven
tion a-'Presfdental candidate- in favor of
free coinage. Does the political machin
ei y "behind HiJl roisrepresent New York,
or has there been a gigantic mistake about
the attitude of that State on the silver
issue?
The question goes a little further. If
Hill should get the Democratic nomina
tion, would New York, throw aside its
financial interests and 'cast its'. electoral
.vote in favor of Hill and free coinage, or
wouia tne mil ticker be beaten by the
demogoguery of its, candidate in his own
stronghold? '
DWELLINGS OS" THE POOR.
The author of "How tho Other Half
Lives" in a current article on "The Chil
dren of. the Poor in New York" gives the
encouraging opinion tbat homclessness is
actually decreasing, and that the efforts of
philanthropy are producing 'a visible im
provement in the condition of .the tene
ment house population. This is good news
so far as it goes; but Mr. Riis Is obliged to
say that there is still an overwhelming
mass of evU to reform in that quarter.
. iTfib'powerful tendency of the'tenement
houses to .produce drunkenness is' ac
knowledged,, and the origin of the city
tdugh'is traced back to the attempts of the
children to pursue, their play in the streets
'despite police 'prohibition. "The germ of
tne gangs mat terrorize whole sections of
the city at intervals and feed our courts
and jails may, without much dlfflulty,"
Mr. Biis declares, "be discovered in these
early and rather grotesque struggles of the
boys with the police." Consequently he
concludes that a crying need is the estab
lishment of small parks and playgrounds,
where the children of the poor can play
without coming in conflict with the law.
This is an undoubted need, so manifest
as to suggest that children should be al
lowed harmless play in the streets in de
fault of a better place. But, as a remedy
lor the tenement house evil, is it doing any
more than salving the ulcer ? Is there
any way -of curing the evils, resulting
from the congestion of population in the
great cities, short of reforming the causes
which concentrate population there?
There is a large amount of dispute over
these causes; but when we hear talk of
the tenement house population being there
on account of the attractions of city life,
we can only regard it as a piece of sar
casm either conscious or unconscious.
The fact is that there are certain very
well-known commercial causes which tend
to produce the overplus of city population,
while the rural districts are not worked to
one-half of their productive capacity. The
transportation question involved in the
much disputed long-and-short-haul clause
is one of the most prominent of them.
When the arbitrary rule is abrogated that
manufacturers in the cities shall enjoy
better shipping rates than those in the
country, possibly one-half the operatives
of a city of New York could find employ
ment in the country, which would give
them the advantages of cottage life as
compared with a residence in noisome and
demoralizing garrets.
Actual physical violence has not yet
characterized the Ramn investigation, bat
its absence is mora than made up for by
abusive visor.
Postmaster Wanamakeb's admission
! .u i. 1 a ,4 v. .k.i. A , .
tbat he bad not read the whole of the report
issued by his inspector, to confute the alle
gations of the Civil Service Commissioner
that the civil service law lias been violated
by tho Federal officials of Baltimore, shows
highly commendable knowledge of his
duties. That he should have paid any atten
tion at all to the matter is surprising, for it
Is surely out of his tegular work to see that
bis Department is managed according to
law, and he can personally have no interest
at ail in so trivial a detail.
A max who drives his wife "from home
with liinburgcr cheese is little better than
that other who dragged bcr oat by tbe hair
of her bead.
No doubt the extermination of the
Parisian Anarchists by tho military, as pro
posed by a cotemporary, is an end devoutly
to be wished. But a suggestion to bring'
soldiers out to annihilate those whom the
police fall to locate savors of the ridiculous
to say tbe least of it.
PARls'will make matters worse by the
adoption of lynching to suppress anarchy.
The former is only another name for the
latter.
It is now reported that Tom Reed and
Secretary Blaine both expect the Repub
lican candidate lor the Presidency to meet
with defeat In November. But theso opin
ions will not make any appreciable differ
ence in tbo number of aspirants for nomina
tion at .Minneapolis.
It appears that there is no immediate fear
now of the spread of smallpox here, but
that is no reason for a neglect of vaccina
tion.
I.
There is onetthing that would be. more
hopeless and ridiculous than Hill's late
abortive trip through the 'South, and that is
a Journejrin tho same direction by Mayor
.Grant, 6fV New; York, 'in the ambitious
machine Senator's interest.
fv
Oar manufacturers looking for good
couplers in leap year should be well In
touch with the eligible maiden ladies.
It is evident that much is being done to
enlighten the benighted inhabitants of East
Africa. Tliey have already been brought to
the high pitch of civilization implied by a
resort to arms on behalf of rival religious
creeds.
Harrison Is now certain to be re-elected,
for it now appears to Senator Quay that he
will be renominated.
There need be no surprise at the size of
bat which so small a man as Benjamin can
support, for it is asserted that a common
black beetle weighing a quarter of nn ounce
can carry on its back a load of a pound and
a half.
There is an ill odor about those sewer
pipe contracts to say nothing of the
garbage proposals.
The Southside is to be better policed and
less "speak easied" in the future than it has
been heretofore' This Is an improvement
which calls for encouragement from all good
citizens, for it will react on the whole city.
Six unto nothing was the score against us
yesterday, and our nine is feeling soro while
on its doward way.
Apropos of that Gran t monument corner
stone, New York might, by diligent search
ing, find some buried, and" abandoned
structure commemorating Columbus and
commenced soon after his death.
PLANT life is beginning to turn over a
new leaf.
t. In a Presidental year no man is safe from
the imagination of tho interviewer and un
warranted accusations of having written
letters never indited.
PERTINENT PERSONALITIES.
George Eiffel is said to have made
$10,030,000 as his share in tbe Eiffel Tower.
Although not a teetotaler, Mr. Glad
stone'ls devoted to tea; he only cares, how
ever, to take that made by his wife.
The Prince of "Wales considers that Sat
urday Is his unlucky day. His grandmother,
his lather and his sister all died on Satur
days. Mb. SrANLEY.has come to the conclusion
tbat the Australians much more closely re
semble the peopte ot the United States than
those of Great Britain.
Miss Schxiemann, daughter of the
famous archaeologist, has made an important
Greek find on her own account. She is to
marry tho son of Mayor Melas, of Athens.
C O. WnrrMAN, Professor of Zoology in
Clark University, Worcester, Mass., has ac
cepted a call to the head professorship in
tbe Department of Biology in the University
of Chicago.
General Gallifet is the most popular
military personage in France. He com
manded a battalion of the Versailles Army
during tbe Commune, and ltis said to bo ow
ing, to his energy that tho insurrection was
put down.
Captain Nicholas Murphy, of (Bos
ton, is one of the most noted life-savers in
America, During a period of 35 years he has
saved upward or 103 persons from drowning,
his first rescue being made when he was It
years old.'
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgarians little
renowned for anything save his huge collec
tion of dressing gowns. He has a perfeot
mania for 'this kuid of nsetul garment, and
has paid as much as 100 guineas for an em
broidered robe made up for him in Paris.
Mr. Barino Gould, the well-known
novelist, is 59 years of age. He belongs to an
old Devonshire family, and is rector of Lew-'
Trencbard. Strangely enough he- wrote
something like SO or 40 books on religious
subjects and folk lore before he won celeb
rity as a novelist,
SOME AFFAIRS OF STATE.
Two More Froe List Bills Prepared for Pre
sentation to Congress Reed and Bis
Quorum Counting The Pinkerton Sjs
'' tern to Be Investigated, After All.
WASHINGTON, April 26. Sparfo?. The
Democratic majority of the Ways and Means
Committee to-day moved a little further
along in their programme of attacking the
present tariff systom by means of separate
tariff bills. Two more "free list" bills were
practically agreed npon by the Democratic
majority, and were brought before the full
committee on Ways and Means, at to-day's
meeting, but owing td tbe desire on the part
of tbe Republican mlnorltyof tbe commit
tee, to further scan the measures before
their, report to the House, no final action
was taken by the committee. The two bills
to be reported 1 elate to lumber and sil
ver lend ores, and it is proposed to make
each fiee of duty. The majority have not
absolutely determined tcfreport a froe lum
ber bill, but there is reason to believe tbat
such a conclusion will be reached at tho
next meeting. Mr. Montgomery, of Ken
tucky, is Chairman of tho sub-committee
in charge of the lumber
bill. As framed, the bill follows
the freo lumber section of the Mills bill,
making the same classes of lumber free of
duty that were put on the free list by tbe
Mills bill. The majority have, decided den
nicely to report a bill to admit Mexican
sllvcr.lcad ores free of dnty, and the onlv
reason the leport wasnotorderedtoberaade
to tho House to-day was that Mr. Beed said
bo believed tbete were some objections to
be urged to the moasure and the minority
wonld tuka the nintter to go over until the
next meeting. The bill adopted by the
Democratic majority of the committee is
that Introduced by Mr. Dpckerv, of Missouri.
It changes the existing law so as to provide
"th.it ores containing silver and lead in
which the value of the silver contents shall
be greater than the value of tbe lead con
tents according to sample, nnd assay at tbe
nort of entry shall be considered silver ores,
nnd as snch shall be exempt from dnty."
When these bills are reported to the House
it will make another list of three tariff
measntes to engago the attention of the
House at this session, thu tin plate bill being
alieady on the calendar.
When the roll of the Committee on
Waysand Means was first called to-day, it
disclosed the presence of but sevon members,
whereupon Acting Chairman McMlllln said
there was no quorum present. Mr. Beed
asked how many members there were on the
committee. Mr. McMillln responded that
thera were 15. Mr. Reed remarked that eight
was a quornm.but whenMr.McMJIUn told him
there were but seven members present, Mr.
Iteed replied that he had counted tbe clerk.
Representative Bryan" here broke in with
the remark tlmt that illustrated the danger
of the gentleman's (Mr. Reed's) method of
counting a qnorum. Thero was much laugh
ter at Mr. Reed's expense At this remark,
which led Mr.Reed to remark that he was not
then counting officially: tbat he never made
a mistake when counting officially.
After having considered the question of
constitutionality for a long time, the House
Judiciary Committee to-day decided to report
a resolution directing an investigation to be
made into the Pinkerton system. The com
mittee cainc to the conclusion that as tho
charges alleged the use of Pinkerton men
by inter-State commerce carriers, and alio
that their employment had resnlted in vio
lence to Dersoni and property, that it would
recommenu an investigation to ascertain 11
tho charges were true. The committee will
report a substitute for the Watson resolu
tion, and simply provide for an investiga
tion. Three members of the House Committee
on - Foreign Affairs Messrs. Geary, O'Don
nell and Uarmer have united with Mr.
Raynor in reporting to tho House a set of
resolutions in place of what they regard as
the perfunctory expression of sympathy
with tho persecuted Russian Hebrews al
ready repoi ted by the majority of the com
mittee. These resolutions assert that the
time has now come when the United States
is entitled to take an inteiest in the con
tinned persecution of tbe Hebrews in
.Russia, and direct that the American Min
ister at St. Petersburg communicate, with
.the Russian Governmentandreport whother
'there is any prospector the repeal of the
May laws; of the laws limiting the places of
residence of .Hebrews and the character of
their occupations,' -and' prohibiting loreign
Hebrews from transacting business in
Russia. The Attornev General is also to
report, upon the facts ascertained by tbe
Minister, whether or not these Russian
statutes andor4inances do not constitnte a
violation of existing treaties between tile
United, States, and Russia.
Mr.' MASON", Commissioner of Internal
Rovenuu, said to-day that the recent deci
sion 6f the United States Supreme Court, in
the case or George R. atou is liable to be
misunderstood by persons not familiar with
the facts. This particular case, he ex
plained, arose under the original oleomar
garine act, which did not pi escribe a penalty
in tho case of wholesale dealers who tailed
to report to the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue. The law, however, was sub
sequently ninendedf October 1. 1S90, so as to
cover this omission in the original act. It
should be understood, therefore, that it Is no
lonsnr a mere deriartment regulation, but a
provision of law that requites tho dealer to
report to the Commissioner and to suffer a
penalty for failing to do so.
First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Whitfield, of the committee appointed
by General Wanainaker to investigate the
postal needs of the city of Chicago with ref
erence to the World's Fair, has returned to
Washington. The committee has not yet
formulated its report, bnt it has been de
cided to ask Congress for an appropriation
sufficient to meet tho increased service
which will be incident to the Fair.according
to the plan to bo adopted and submitted by
the commission. It is understood that as
the nresent Dostoulce butldiug is wh oily in
adequate to meet these increased demands,
the committee will, through Mr. Wnna
niaker, ask Congre&s to authorize the con
struction ora one-story temporary addition
on the Adams and Dearborn street sides or
the present building, which will take in all
of the now unoccupied space between the
building and the sidewalk. This, in addi
tion to the present capacity of the building,
it Is thought, will furnish a sufficiently lariro
floor space to accommodate the increased
business. It is proposed to make the tem
porary structure as sightly as possible.
Commissioner Simonds will include
with the Patent Office exhibit at the World's
Fair Abraham Lincoln's model of a device
for "lifting vessels over shoals," patented
May 22, 1S13, together with the model accom
panying nn application for a patent for a
propeller for vessels," filed by B. T. Mont
gomery,, in 1854. . Montgomery was a colored
man who claimed to have been the body
servant of Jefferson Davis. The model was
made by him, and is of superior workman
ship. There was to-day posted in the Press
Gallery of tho House of Representatives a.
request to the Standing Committee of Press.
Correspondents askiii'gthem to inquire into
the circumstances and causes for the dis
missal of Jainos R. Young, late Chief Execu
tive Clerk of the Senate. The reasons
ass'gncd for his dismissal appearing to be
discreditable to him, nnd the standing com
mittoe allowing his name to be retained
among those 01 correspondents entitled to
the privileges of tho gnilorics, the request is
made in order that a Just con
clusion m&y be reached in tne matter.
The rules of the gallery tequire that an ap
plicant shall be "a man of reputable stand
ing." The object of the inquiry will be to
ascertain whether Mr. Yonng has or has not
been guilty ot any offense which takes him
out of the list of qualified correspondents.
The signers or the request include nearly
all the leading correspondents here. Op
portunity will be given to all correspond
ents called as witnesses to tell where and
how thoy have obtained news of executive
sessions.
The House Military Affairs Committee
to-day decided to non-concur in tbe Senate
amendments to the bill to provide for lineal
promotion in the army, and the House will
be asked to appoint conferees.
The foliowing bills for the erection of
publio buildings in Pennsylvania were to
day favorably reported to tho Senate: Al
toona, $159,0.0; McKeesport, $100,000, and
Washington, sou.uuu.
The Succession taJudgo McMlchael.
Habrisbdrq, April , 23. SpectaLJ H. G.
Wasson and D. Decker, New Castle lawyers,
waited upon Governor Pattison to-day with
large petitions from citizens 'of Lawrence
county, urging the appointment of J. Nor
man Martin, of New Castle, to succeed the
late Judge John B. McMlchael, of the Butler-Lawrence
district. Tbe appointment
will be made very soon.
THE ABKE8T OF BAVACH0L.
Why the Reckless Anarchists of FarU
Wrecked IS. Tory's Cafe.
The arrest or Ravachol, the Anarchist, on
trial In Paris, took place on March 80. About
11 o'clock M. Very, landlordof the wineshop
at 32 Boulevard Magenta, noticed an ill-looking,
though well-dressed customer, whose
appearance agreed, as he thought, with the
description given in the newspapers or the
dread Ravachol. The landlord recollected
that the same man had taken lunch there
on Sunday afternoon and had professed An
archist opinions to the waiter. The land
lord and his brother;in-law having spoken
of tho dynamite outrage which had taken
place that very morning in the Rue de
Clinchy, the stranger grew very enthusias
tic. He gave particulars about every. 01 e of
the tenants and explained that the Anarch
ists had singled out that honse because ' the
public Prosecutor, who had conducted the
case for the prosecution against them at a
recent trial, lived there.
The day after, when a description of Rava
chol appeared in the paper, the landlord
thoughtUt was not unlike that or his cus
tomer of the previous evening. When the
stianger appeared again ut the wine shop he
at once sent a message to the Commissary,
SI. Dresch, who put a revolver in his pocket,
and, accompanied by an official and two po
licemen, went to the restaurant of the Boule-
vara juagentn, telling the policemen to re
main ln-readlness outride. The Commissary
and bis secretary went Inside, nnd. sitting
at a table opposite Ravachol, ordered lunch.
M. Dresch, after a few moments, felt almost
certain that Ravachol was in front of him.
Tho stranger paid his bill and rose to leave.
aiicr glancing suspiciously at nis two neigh
bors. M. Dresch -followed him, and, address
ing him in his politest manner, said:
"I beg yonr pardon, sir, but I would like to
have a couple of words with yon."
Instead or replying the stranger drew
hack and put his hand to his pocket, but
the Commissary and his secretary were pre-
gared for this, and grasped bim by tbe hand
erore he could draw his revolver, and the
two policemen were down upon hlra in a
moment. There was a severe struggle. The
policemen's coats Vera torn off their backs.
and they might have had to let go their hold-
uau not ctiree persons come to tneir neip.
M. Diesch, disengaged, then took out bis
revolver and threatened to ghoofcthe priso
ner if he tried to escape. At the station he
gavo a violent Jerk and made for the door,
but was brought back. Ho then rolled on
the ground and kicked viciously, but was at
length pinioned after a desperate strmrglo
with 13 policemen, in which be was rather
severely bandied. On him were found a
loaded revolver, six cartridges, and a sword
stick. Subsequently be acknowledged his
identity.
COLLEGE BOYS IK FABCE COMEDY.
University of Pennsylvania Students Score
Quito Success.
KzwYoitK, April 28. Special. "Mr. and
Mrs. Cleopatra" was introduced at the
Broadway Theater this afternoon, as a farci-cal-musical-spectacular-tcrpsichorean
hallu
cination, presented by the Mask and Wig
Club of tbe University of Pennsylvania. Tbe
nimble-footed college boys, fn, tights and
dresses, convinced the spectators that danc
ing was a popular elective in their college
course. They danced as ballet girls, as ec
centric old men.as premieres danseuses.and
then they all danced together. Nearly
every dance was encored, and tbe yonng
men had a lot or work to do before the audi
ence permitted them to retire from the
stage.
Frederick Brooke Neilson is willing to
shoulder the responsibility of being tbe
author of "Mr. and Mrs. Cleopatra." Most
of tho music bad been lifted from recent
comio onenis, and tho topical songs wcio
filled with local college bits. Several times
in the course of the performance tho big
stase at the Broadway Theater was filled
with college boys in costumes quite as elab
orate and picturesque as are usual v seen in
comic opera. The opera was cleverly given,
and the nervousness that usually distin
guishes the amateur from the professional
was noticeably absent.
VICTORIA WOODHUU'S ASPIRATIONS.
Mas. VioToniA.WooDnui.L MAirriifwill run
for the Presldenoy. She will have to if sho
expects ever to get within sight of it. New
York Prat.
Mas. Victoria Woodhull Marti is un
doubtedly in the Presidental race to stay.
She has 'a barrel, and' is welcome as the
flowers in spring, Sew York Advertiser. ' -
Victoria Woophull .says it is her destiny
to be President of the United States. Tn the
Presidental handicap Vic might bo entered
fn the Russell A. Alger olass.Ciicdso Times.
Victoria Woodhull wants to De President,
nnd is sure of election. This is an evident
infringement of woman's rights, the woman
in the case being Belva Lockwood. Toledo
Commercial.
Victoria Woodhull SIartik, who still
thinks sho will be President of tho United
States somo dy; has gone to talking again.
It is simply impossible for Victoria to keep
from talking. Blood will tell. Chicago Trib
une. There would be a happy combination of
profit and pleasure in arranging a series of
Joint debates between her who was eloquent
as Victoria Woodhull, and the plucky Belva
Lockwood, who has no long, and so persist
ently set her cap for the Presidency. Detroit
Free Press.
The Ciaflin family Mrs. Woodhull was a
Claflin are connected with royal German
blood. Now heie lies the danger of Mrs.
Woodhull running a second time for Presi
dent of the United States. She might be
elected by some unscrupulous act of Provi
dence. It is not to be, tolerated, therefore,
that this gifted woman shall bo put in nomi
nation again. Chicago Herald.
TICKS AT A WEDDING.
An
Alarm Clock In the Bride's Pocket
Kings Mt the Critical Moment.
New York, April 26 The usually solemn
wedding ceremony was turned into a roar
ing farce yestcrdayat a mansion on Madison
avenue. Just as the minister was about to
pronounce the benediction an alarm clock
which the bride had in her pocket began to
ring, causing consternation, whieli was only
reneveo. oy tne umeiy am 01 tne oest man,
who consigned the unruly timepiece to the
street.
DEATHS SERE AND ELSEWHBEE.
William Bradford, Arctic Painter.
"William Bradford, the painter of Arctic
scenery, died of apoplexy In the New York Hospi
tal Monday. He was stricken In his studio at 80
Fifth avenue while dressing on Saturday morning,
and never recovered consciousness. He was a
Quaker, and married the daughter of a Lynn man
ufacturer, alio a Friend, Mr Bradford made
xe.veral exnedltlons. at the cost of much time and
money, to the Arcti j Circle. The last was ab out 2)
Tears ago In tne steamec rantner, when lie aecora-
n me sieamec iraniner, wnen ue arcom
nayes. The party coisted aloneGrten-
nan ed Dr. Hares. Thenartv-coistedalonorGrten
laud, and Mr. llradfortti wrote nn Illustrated ac
count of the expedition- Mr-Braford had few if
any competitors In his line of subjects, and prob
ably was the only painter of floes. Icebergs, .and
arctic scenery who drew his Inspiration from
nature. The big canvases which he covered with
vessels hemmed lu by le and surronnded with
now are round In the galleries of collectors lu
London, Paris and New York,
31 1st Sarah W. Randolph.
Miss Sarah T. Eandolph, granddaughter
of Thomas Jefferson, died In Baltimore Monday.
Miss Kandolph was principal of Patapsco Institute,
Elllcott City. Md.. tor several years. About seven
Tear ago she went tn Baltimore and opeucd "Miss
Randolph's vchool." She was will known In the
literary world, having been the author of life of
Monewall Jackson for children and the asthor of
the "Domestic Lire of Thomas Jefferson," besides
numerous articles and open letters In the Saturn.
James B. McE.walne, OU Man.
James B. McElwaine, of Indianapolis,
formerly of Bradford and well known throughout
the oil regions as an extensive dealer In oil well
supplies, died Monday at Sandr Lake. Pa. His
death resulted from Injuries received about a week
ago. when he fell and broke his hip bone. He was
auout 45 years old. leaves two children, and was
burled Wednesday at Jackson Center, near Sandy
Lake.
Colonel Ulchard U. Erwlo, Journalist.
Colonel Bichard B. Erwin, of the New
York Iribune, died yesterday. He was born in
1'ltUbnrg, and was a great-grandson of Benjamin
Franklin. He served with credit during the warf
and to subsequently Secretary of the Pacific Mall
steamship line. He joined the Tribune editorial
staff two years ago, and has since done much valu-
aDie won.
Obit nary Notes.
Thomas Tornbull died at Whitby. England,
Monday. He was tbe builder of about 100 first-class
Iron steamships.
EX-MANAOKR ALLFORT, of the Midland Rail
way, England, died Monday at the Grand Midland
Hotel, London.
R. M. Jonusox, Prosecuting Attorney or the
Second Indiana Jndlclal District, died at RocLport
Monday, after a short illnesi.
A MUSICAL EVENING.
Sherwood's Piano Beeltal Slgnor GI1H and
the Philharmonic Orchestra at the Pitts
burg Club Old Folks' Concert at
Stwleklcy Gossip of Social Circle.
Me. Wiixiam H. Sherwood, the gTeat
American pianist, gave a recital last even
ing in Curry University Hal!. There was a
fair nndlence, and tbe entertainment was
evidently much enjoyed. Mr. Sherwood
illustrated the works of. Beethoven', Baob,
Chopin, Schumann, Schubert, Raff, Wagner,
Maas, Liszt and other masters, giving to
each the shades of expression for which
their compositions are remarkable. It was
essentially an entertainment for cultnred
music lovers. It was under the
manage-
ment of Prof. Simeon Bissell.
A tea was given yesterday afternoon at
the Seventh Avenue Hotel by Mrs. Dr. Bid
die Arthurs and her daughter. Miss Jennie
Arthurs, in honor of Mrs. Marcellin Scaife,
nee Smith. Mrs. Scaife's wedding was, one
of the fashionable events at Trinity just
before Lent. The decorations of tbe parlors
yesterday were pink and yellow flowers.
The rooms were full all the afternoon from 4,
till 6. The toilets of the ladles present were
elaborate, the greatest advantage being
taken of the latitude allowed by Easter for
beautiful creations in silk and chiffon, and
the wearing of brilliant Jewelry. The affair
was one of the most enjoyable of the season,
all the more so as it was supposed to be an
almost informal and family gathering.
SlGNOB -.Gilli, the 'well-known Pitts
burg tenor, gave a delightful concert in the
Pittsburg Club Theater last night. He was
assisted by the Philharmonic Orchestra and
a numrbe of his pupils, Mrs. Adah Man
chester acting as accompanist. Among the
notable numbers were "Mai Beggendo," from
"II Trovatore," sung by Miss M. Shriverand
Signor.GUli, nnd the "Miserere," from the
same opera, duet, by Miss Jcnnio Wooster
and SIgnor Gilli, assisted by the chorus.
Mr. John J. Martin sang a baritone solo,
"DIo Possente," by Gonnod, and Signor
Gilli rendered the famous recitative and
romance from "Gli Ugonottl." Others that
took part were Miss Louise Long, Miss Sadie
Gavin and Mr. David Moore. Mrs. Man
chester, Besides her arduous labors as accom
pnnlsr, rendered Liszt's "Rtgolette Fantai
ste" in excellent style. The work of tho
Philharmonic Orchestra was most credita
ble. The concert was an artistic success
and was enjoyed by a large and cultured
audience.
Sewickley people enjoyed an Old Folks'
concert In Choral Hall last night that in
cluded in its artists some of the best known
singers In Western Pennsylvania. Mrs. J.
Sharp McDonald was in charge of the enter
tainment, and among those who took part
were Mrs. L. C. Stewart, Miss Mollla Gaston,
Miss McQueery, of Avalon; Prof. Slack and
Mr. Harry Horner, of Pittsburg; Mr. John
Gaston, Mr. John A. Emery and Mr. Sam
Wilson. Tho hall was completely filled and
the quaint melodies and modern composi
tions that wore rendered were received with
every manifestation of delight.
A LECTURE in Carnegie Hall last even
ing, by Rev. J. F. Reigis, on tbe subject of
"Woman's Influence for Weal or Woe," was
listened to by a large and appreciative audi
ence. Mr. Reigis did not advance anything
particularly new on this theme, but he em
phasized the facts that are nndcrstood and
confessed by everybody. He showed that
there is a great deal or responsibility resting
npon the shoulders of women, bnt on the
whole he considered them eqifal to giving a
good account of their stewardship.
The Central Turnverein gave their annual
exhibition in Turner Hall, Forbes street,
last night. There were turning perform
ances by boys and girls, as well as adults,
and prizes were awarded for proficiency. A
dance brought the proceedings to a close.
There will be 131 graduates from Curry
University" this yeir. The exercises are to
take place on Jnne 21, and preparations are
already under way for tbe most Important
event. To break up the monotony of tho
regular commencement programme, thero
will be a number of special features, in the
way of music and recitations. The arrange
ments are not outlined yet, bnt they are to-
be Something entirely new In this cdnneo
tlon. The girl graduates will wear uniform
costnmes of white crepon, fashioned in tbe
ancient Greek mode, with airdles at the
waist and fillets on the head. When the-
"enrtain goes up the girls will all be discov
ered fanning themselves, which is exDected
to give the scene an airy and graceful ap
pearance. Social Chatter.
The marriage of Miss Mande niyter, an
accomplished musician of London. England.
to Mr. Bernard Hartley, or Plttsbnrg, took
place in Now York on Sunday. The cere
mony was performed bv-Rev. Satterlee, of
Calvary Chin oh. 'Mr. Hartley is connected
with the Westinghouse Electric Company.
Oif Friday evening the homo of Mr. George
v Robitzer, Forbes street, whs the scene of
a very happy affair. The occasion as the
presentation of :i silver water set, as a token
of his worth as Secretary, from the members
of tho Chapter School of Instructions.
This afternoon the annual meeting of tho
Women's Health Protective Association will
take place at the residence of Miss Denny,
413 Penn nvenne.
On Monday afternoon a luncheon was
given in Uniontown by Miss Frances How
ells to n number ot her friends.
The Pennsylvania Club gave a dance sup
per at the Monongahela Houso last night.
PAEKHUEST 7B003.
Tbe New York Street Merchants Now Reap
ing Bleb, Harvest.
New York, April 26 If Dr. Parkhurst has
done no other good be has served the.fakirs
a good turn for to-day. They are selling
Parkhurst frogs like hot cakes at 10 cents
apiece. The new toy is a supposed repre
sentative of the same or leap frog, in which
it is said Rev. Parkhurst indulged at Miss
Adams' seance.
THB D0X0LOGY STOPPED SH0BT.
A New Jersey Class Leader Bendered
Speechless While Singing.
Cafe Mat. N. J., April 26. Nelson-Hand,
class leader of the Rio Grande M. E. Church,
was stricken speechless last evening while
singing the Doxology and has not yet recov
ered. Doctors are pnzzled over nis cose,
Dut think too much singing has brought on
paralysis of tbe vocal cords.
Tho Odd Fellows Celebrate.
DrBois, April 20. Special. The Odd Fel
lows or parts or Clearfield, Elk, Cameron,
Clarion, Indiana and Jefferson counties cel
ebrated tho seventy-third nnnivorsary or
tho order in America at Reynoldsville to
day. Three thousand people were present
and addresses wore delivered by Fast Grand
Masters Robbins, of Pluladolpliia.and Craft,
of Lawienceville, and by Deputy Grand
Master Ruloffson, of Clarion.
New York's Apportionment Complete.
Albast. N. Y., April 28. The Legislature
has passed tho re-apportionment bill, and
the extra session Is at an end. An amend
ment leaves New York with 30 membersand
Kings with 18, a gain of six each. Tho As
sembly accepted the Senato amendment and
'passed the hill.
New York's Idea or Diplomats.
Chicago Times.
Thero seems to be a current opinion among
the fashionable people or New York that a
man who can work and won't work must be
made a diplomatic official of the United
States.
Ward Elections In. the Solar World.
Chicago News.l
Judging from recent reports of astrono
mers, onr up-stairs neighbors must be hold
ing ward elections on the surf aco of the sun.
The Whole Country 'Wonld Stand In.
Detroit Journal. "
They are talking of BTolman for Governor
of Indiana. He could carry the whole coun
try on that Issue.
They Could Furnish Its Funeral.
' Chicago Tribune.
If the railway baggagemen will consent to
take the trunk trust in hand Us tombstone
may be ordered at once.
C0BI0US CONDENSATIONS.
The Chinese cultivate an odorless onion.
Marigolds and camomile in North Africa
grow to a height of 1 or 5 feet. In India,
the rhododendron grows to tbe height of 3D
feet.
A man-eating shark, 18f feet long,
with a head as blir as a barrel, came ashore
on the beach at Trcscatt, Mr., recently. Its
stomach contained a sheep and several dog
fish. Manchester has 1,728 public houses,
Birmingham, 599; Sheffield. CIS; Bristol, 539;
Portsmouth, 517: Leeds, tIS, and Bradford,
3C4. Liverpool is only credited with 203 pab
lie houses.
Of 'Waterloo veterans France has eight
left. There are two who took part in the
retreat from Moscow: and altogether there
are now living 13 or 20 of Napoleon's vet
erans, 01 wnoin several are centenarians.
According to Mr. G. Miilhall, I", a a,
the annual earnings per head in Australia
are over X43. as against X55 in the United
Kingdom. X27 in the United States, .23 in
Canada and Holland, and 25 in France.
Many establishments for the supply of
Ashing tackle employ women to make tbe
flies. Although the humbler parts of the
business are overstocked, there is a very re
munerative demand for artistic workman
ship. It Is a curious fact that, notwithstand
ing the strong prejudices which tbe French,
entertain toward England and the English,
the French gentlemen have a decided pre
ference to English ladles when they mean to
marry.
Among the Hottentot, if a widow mar
ries again, she is obliged to cut off the Joint
of a linger lor every husband she marries
nrter tlm first; this she presents to her new
husband on her wedding day, beginning at
one of the little fingers.
It Paris, as soon as snow begins to fall,
out comes the hose, and It is washed away
as it comes down. Every morning In ordin
ary weather 3,200 street cleaners, men and
women, sallv forth, divided Into 119 gangs,
each with a leader and his deputy.
The Malagasy who chances to find a
partridge's nest is, according to Sakalava
superstition, placed In an awkward predica
ment. If he should break the ergs, he
causes the death or his father! Bnt if he
does not break them, he causes the death of
his mother!
A snake has been found' in Ireland at
last. A Belfast newspaper sayi that a snake
7 feet long nnd nearly seven Inches In cir
cumference has been killed at Nora's Glen.
It was taken to a contractor's yard In the
town, where tbe reptile was inspected by a
large number of people.
Within the past decade nearly all the
English bfchops have changed the form of
their signature into its latin equivalent.
When Dr. Temple succeeded the late Bishop
Jackson, be set the example by signing him
self "F. Loudin." Even tne younger Welsh
bishops now adopt the same style.
London alone requires 600,000 cows to
supply it with the products of the dairy, 84,
000 of them being needed for milk alone.
Some 10 000 nre kept within the metropolitan
raaius ltseir. In 1,100 sheds, by 333 onwkeep
er:and there are probably no fewer than
4,000 horses engaged in tho delivery of milk
in London.
We owe the invention of visiting cards
to the Chinese. So long azo as the period of
tbeTong dynasty (G13-907), visiting cards
were known to he in common ue in China,
and that is also the datn of the Introduction
of the "red silken cords" which figure so
conspicuously on the engagement cards of
tbat country.
In Scotland the commonest name is
found to be Smith; Macdonald holds the
second place, and Brown the third. As to
the Christian name,WiIliam had.it appears,
got a pood start beforo surnames were in
vented, for 03 Williams figure in Domesday
.Book, together with 48 Roberts, 28 Walters,
and 10 Johns.
The witch plant, which is the astonish
ment of the native Australians a3 well as
tho foreigners, resembles our common plan
tain in tbe matter xf leaf. Six or eight or
these leaves, sometimes nn inch and three
quarters broad and five inches long, often
sprinz from a sinsle "stool." which sits flat
on a bare spot without the least sign of
root!
When an Egyptian dog wishes to drink
at tho Nile, be goes a short dlstanco np tho
"river nnd howls for som e time. The eroco
'dlles being' attrxctert by1 the 'sound, infmedf
utely crowdito tbe plac-. while the dog hast
ily runs to tbe part which the crocodiles
have left, and drinks in safety. Indian dogs
resort to a similar ruse when they wish to
cross the rivers.
One of the most significant features of
tho liquor returns of Great Britain is the In
crease in the consumption of all kinds of
alcohol in Ireland. When a nation can ar
ford to drink 51.264 more gallons of spirit",
and C7.313 more barrels or beer in one year
than in the preceding, it is a fair sign of the
improved commercial and social condition
ot the country.
The Sander? family, of Henderson
county, Tenn., are prepared to measure feet
with any other family In the country. Mrs.
Sanders wears No. 15 shoes and her Ave
charming daughters Incase their little feet
in sizes ranging from 15's to 12's, the vonne
est or them, "Baby," being content with the
smallest pair. Averaged, the six pair of
shoes snow up as 14's.
The old stone house in Kingston, N. T.,
in which the State Constitution was framed
nnd adopted, is now open lor visitors.
Among the cnriosltios already displayed
within its walls are a flax wheclnedbv
Tennis Swarfs wife in 1787 and a dresser 200
vears old, once tbe property of Peter Mariu3
Green, on the shelvos of which ire several
pewter dishes used by old-time Dutch peo
ple. It is rather curious that in 1762 the
principal sovereigns reigning in Europe were
the third of tbelr respective names. They
wero George III., King or Great Britain;
Charles III., King of Spain: Angustn9 IIL.
King of Poland: Frederick III.. King of Prus
sia; Charles Emmannel IIL, Klngof Sardinia;
Mnstnpha III., Emperor of the Turks; Peter
III., Emperor or Russia: Francis III., Duke
of Modena, and Frederick III., Duke of Saxe
Gotha. A cocoanut tree weighing six tons has
been transferred from Honolulu to the
puDlicparkinSan Francisco. In a trench
round tho tree, which stood in a grove at
nonolnlu, a massive box was built to inclose
the roots. Above the Dox was a frame that
had Jack screws for lirting the entlro mass.
After the tree had been raised it was canted,
and its lone leaves were gathered together
and tied. The nuts were wrapped in soft
sacking. By hydraulic power the whole
mass was raised on a trnck that carried it
to tbe beach for shipment.
LIGHT LITTLE LAUGHS.
"Is there any cure for poverty, doctor?"
'Well. yes. I've found that a little change ame
liorates tho condition of the poor." Harper's Ba
zar. Take down the harp from the willow tree.
The Lenten season's over:
And the world, the ficsh and also he
Whose name Is spelled with a dash and a D.
Are again knee-deep in clover. Indianapolis
JoiamaL
Inventor This device of mine provides
for the Instant stoppage of an elevator when the
rope or mechanism breaks.
Capitalist Why don't yo-devise a rope and
mechanism so strong that ther can't he broken?
Inventor-It would never sell, sir. The Idea is
un-American. Chicago Times.
The spring ishere, the grass is green
And blooms the violet.
And lo! the peach crop hasn't been
Completely ruined yet. -Veto lark Press.
Marguerite Why do they call this "leap
year J"
Pearl (wearily) I suppose because there are 36J
days In which one has a chance to Jump at an offer
or marriage. Brooklyn Eagle.
She married him just 'cause he came from
the Kast.
A Bostonlan he. and she thought at least
He'd be lofty of thought and high of mind.
But all too late did tbe damsel find
That he'd tnrn aside from reading Dante
To go and play at penny-ante.
Chicago Timet.
"Oh, Harry," she moaned, "mamma says
we shall not marry."
"Don'tworry about mamma," he said cheer
fully. "She'll be all right. My rich uncle died
yesterday and left me hair a million." Detroit
Free tress.
Happy the people of a country town.
Easy and light the burden each one bears;
They seem to have no business of their own.
So fond are they of other folks' affairs.
Sew York Herald.
Merritt I suppose yon wish you hadn't
taken any stock in what that speculator said?
Brown No. I only wish I hadn't taken any la
that gold mine of his. Sea York Evening Sun,