THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH, FRIDAY, V JULTV 1. 1892. iaWj. ESTABLISHED FEBRUARY S, 1846 Vol. 47, No. J4S Entered at Pittsburg Postoffice November. 1SS7, as second-class matter. Business Office Corner Smithfield and Diamond Streets. News Rooms and Publishing House 7S and So Diamond Street, in New Dispatch Building. rAFTEHV ATYT-RTTrNf5 OFFICE. HOOM 7S. TRIBUNE BUII.DINf. Fff YORK, where com pete flies of THE DISPATCH can always be round. Foreign advertisers appreciate the convenience. Home adversers and Mends of THE DISPATCH. tile In New York, are also made welcome. SUE DISPATCH is rtBtarlvensaWit Brentcmrt. 1 7 Virion battarc, Hew lork, and H Ave dcPOpera. Tarts, France, whrt anyone who ha been disap pointed at a hotel news stand can obtain it. TERMS Or THE DISPATCH. rOPTAGE FREE I" THE CUITED STATES. Tun.- Dispatch. One Year I on Dailt Dispatch. Per Qnartcr 100 Daily Dispatch. One Month TO Dailt Dispatch. 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From previ ous experience it maybe assumed that the Amalgamated Association is possessed of a corresponding spirit, and it is to be hoped and indeed expected that a little further consideration will bring about a satisfactory adjustment of the difficulty. There is only one cloud In the labor atmosphere, and that hovers over Home btead. Surely it will blow over and its shadows prove to be no more than tem porary. A FA3ITXIAK METHOD. The method which the imperial and royal wisdom of Germany and Italy, in conference at Berlin, devised for extricat ing Italy from her present shortness of funds is redolent of the financial genius of Wilkins ilicawber. The German Govern ment is to use its influence with bankers of Berlin to aid in purchasing Italian bonds, and if necessary to form a syndi cate to float a new loan for Italy. Being thus relieved of embarrassment, Italy will keep up her immense armament, which has caused the difficulty. It is an old story of the man who, when one of his debts came due, would hustle around till he got a new note discounted, and then walked out thanking heaven that the debt was settled. The same old way of paying old debts is fashionable in rail way schemes of reorganization, but never theless it appeals to us with fresh force when we find the statesmanship of the Triple Alliance resorting to it as a reiief from financial embarrassment The time when the new loans must be paid is so far off that emperor, king, chancellor and financiers all unite in re garding a new debt and a further mortgaging of the revenues a full solution of the difficulty arising out of the common fault of spending more money than the kingdom can pay. Perhaps this way of dodging the neces sity "of keeping expenses within the limit of income may last during a few of Italy's very short-fived administrations. But it should not be forgotten that only a century ago what was considered the stroncest monarchy in Europe came to ir retrievable wreck on practically the same policy, until the revenues would not even pay interest, and not a cent more money could be borrowed anywhere. PROHIBITION'S PATCHWORK. Judged alike fro m its past behavior and from its exhibition of itself and its beliefs at this year's convention, the Prohibition party is the most paradoxical organization in the world. Its platform is a thing of shreds and patches, the parts whereof have less agreement with one another than the pieces used by our grandmothers in the products turned out at their quilt ing parties of yore. And as a whole the fabric has a most inartistic and bizarre effect which is not even quaint or pict uresque. In its delay of proceedings by animated discussion the Cincinnati gathering sur passed those of Minneapolis and Chicago, but the wonder is that its discussions ever cease by finding some sort of a platform whereon a majority of its members can stand. The planks are a regular mosaic of parti-colored materials. The much there is to admire in the party's persever ance is lost sight of in the more that is ob jectionable in its aims and practice. THE MATCH FOR THE FUTURE. There is evidently a question of inter national supremacy to be settled by bring ing together Mr. H. Vane Millbank and the Marquis de Mores. The giftedFrench- H man is jointly the property of America and France. He has allied himself with this country by marriage, has demon strated his skill with the revolver by locating lead mines in the most expert of cowboys, and has proved himself in Paris to be equally the master of the French method of politely letting blood. Mr. H. Tane Millbank is an Englishman of the English, although he has kindly lent his assistance to one or two purely Yankee attempts to resort to the field of honor. Mr. Millbank has so widely advertised himself as having done deadly work on antagonists of various nationalities that he occupies a place of equal prominence with the eccentric Marquis as an expert in pohte murder. Under these circumstances it is clear that an important international question Is only to be answered by submitting the case of Millbank versus Mores to the an cient ordeal by battle. We are sure that when these distinguished combatants un derstand that the honor of nations calls for it they will not hesitate to come to gether and shoot each other full of lead or bore holes in each other's vital parts with rapiers. All weapons are the same to these blood-letting gentlemen; no fields of honor on the known globe are foreign to them. The conclusion seems manifest that they should be got together at an MieB early date for the amusement and Instruc tion of Nineteenth Century civilization. If the meeting of Millbank and Mores should develop a persistent pugnacity equal to that of the Kilkenny cats the nationalities involved would consent to the sacrifice, and drop a silent but not in consolable tear to their martial memories. THE ENGLISH CAMPAIGN. The ill-behavior and virulence so largely manifested in the English electoral campaign are attracting attention on all sides. Of course thfc leading issue and one of such importance as to dwarf all others almost to the degree of invisibility is whether Home Rule shall or shall not be granted to Ireland. The change of feeling on this question throughout Great Britain during the last six years has been enormous, and very few sane per sons entertain any doubt as to the result of the election. But, though the enthusiasm on this subject is great, it is not sufficient to account for the existing conditions. And, although men of a stand ing which should warrant a certain degree of statesmanship in their behavior have descended to the depth of demagogy to inflame dangerous passions, their action has not been enough to provoke the prev alent bitterness. In addition to and over and above these causes there is the distasteful element of personality. It is distasteful, but under the circumstances it is well-nigh Inevita ble. Gladstone towers so far above his cotemporary compatriots, he has such an inviolable record for honest pur pose and pure action, and he has been before the country so long, that the whole fight centers to an enormous extent on his personality. The measure before the people goes for much, but this colossus of a man goes for more. On the one hand are the hosts that all but idolize him as the ancient leader of their forces to vic tory, no less than as an honest, lovable man who has shown a readiness to admit the error of his ways remarkable in one of his age. These pray for his safe keeping and resent as personal insults any disparagement of him. On the other hand are those who see in this hale old man the greatest ob stacle in the path of their desires. They judge the man harshly because they fail to appreciate bis single-mindedness. No words are too severe for them in describ ing him, no motives too base to ascribe to him, and if they do not wish his death they only just stop sljort of so doing. The penalty of Gladstone's greatness is the introduction of hero-worship into the campaign. Hero-worship involves deep personal feeling, and from that to bitter ness and ill-beliavior is an almost unavoid able step. SEX MONTHS' BUSINESS. The great reduction of mercantile fail ures as shown by Bradstreet's report for the past six months, as compared with the corresponding periods of the past three years, is emphatically a matter for con gratulation. And the natter is the more encouraging in that the satisfactory indi cations are well borne out by a detailed analysis of the situation. It appears that conditions of the market, which have on .the surface appeared due to other and less favorable causes, were in reality nothing more than witnesses to a prevalent spirit of prudence. Such a spirit Is something to foster and to be encouraged by, for its continuance is the greatest safe guard against such deceptive inflations as are invariably followed by disastrous col lapses. It is to be hoped that the number of failures for the six months just begun will show a reduction on those just completed, and, with a general progress toward the gradual extinction of bankruptcy, the commercial stability of the nation will become firmer and its prosperity increase year by year. CHANGES TN VOTING. . In thirty-five States the votes at this year's Presidental election will be cast under the Australian system with various modifications. This is a great change since the last election, and its actual working on a large scale will be watched with a good deal of interest Weak in de tail, and unjust to some sections of voters as the laws are in some cases, and intricate and difficult of comprehension though their requirements be, they are on the whole a distinct advance toward the pure exercise of the franchise. Of course the so-called "practical" poli tician, who makes a living by the buying and selling ot birthrights, .will manage in many instances to circumvent the new laws as he has those of the past But the difficulties in his way are greater than have existed heretofore, and the risk of detection and punishment is correspond ingly greater. In States where the parties are at all evenly balanced the actual effect will be hard to detect, as agents of both parties have in many such cases practiced ,r orruption. But the mora! effect will be none the less felt, and any tendency to ward a purification of voting is devoutly to be wished. NOT THIS YEAR, The tendency of the galleries to try to run national conventions has been dis played this year to such an extent as to evoke propositions to dispense with the. gallery element altogether. A recom mendation that only delegates, members of the press and of the National Commit tee should be admitted to future Dem ocratic conventions was an outgrowth of the uproar with which the witnesses of the Chicago Convention interrupted its proceedings. If the disposition to nominate candidates by shouts from the spectators, and to bring the proceedings of the convention to a standstill by the din of the galleries, is continued in future conventions, It is probable that some regulation of the sort must be adopted. But it will be a step which the political mind will be extremely loath to take. Imagine the harrowing posi tion of a politician of leading in fluence who cannot provide his followers with seats in the galleries to shout for his cause! Think of the in vidious task assigned to the man who must bell the cat by moving to exclude the popular element from conventions! Finally, reflect on the hardship to the orators who must confine their eloquence to the delegates, most of whom have already got their instructions or their price. No! The shouting, the hat throwing, the stamping and the waving of parasols may be very inconvenient at times; but they are so thoroughly engrained in our political methods that the politicians will not abolish them so easily as the pending proposals contemplate. Feee trade doctrines are doabtless a serious offen6e, and a wife has a right to try to convert her husband from the error of his ways. But -when It comes to a Repub lican wife throwing a plate at her husband and aiding and abetting her son In putting his rather out of the House Just because lie Is a Democrat as an injured gentleman of the West End asserts was his sad fate political feeling Is running altogether too high lor domestic happiness and public wel fare. SiEVEJfSOJr, of the Democratic ticket, is kept busy listening to questions, some of which he answers and some not. Amateur statisticians have a fruitful and comparatively unexplored field before them in estimating how many votes cast in Novemberare the result of a perusal of rival platforms, ana again in how many of the tew cases where a perusal has been made the voter votes in direct contradiction to his sense of right from a spirit of blind parti sanship. A few battalions recruited from a cholera stricken district would, be likely to prove invincible as an invading force. Bad example has induced the Superin tendent of Allegheny's High School to emu late Chairman Holmes bv refusing to pub lish the names with results of the examina tion. To fail in a high school examination is not a criminal offense, and it is unfair to treat candidates as convietsby sinking their identity in anonymous numerals. The band at Highland Park is to have more light to-night, and additional sweet ness is expected to result Loed Tennyson has ere now been ao cused of prolixity in his verso, but when it comes to a prose expression combining per sonal feoling and political bias he can be terse enou ill as he shows by saying: "I love Gladstone, but I hate bis Irish policy." This is par excellence the month of American patriotism and American visits to Europe. A MAif who seeks to excuse his drunken ness by saying, "As the Fourth of July comos my fe "lings of patriotism know no bounds," is very apt to find that the jail walls aro bounds of a somewhat unpleas antly concrete kind. Bismarck and Wilhelm care little about diplomacy in matters between themselves. The Beading dealers.deny everything to their discredit. But thev hive done that all along, and everyone knows that they are actuated simply and solely by a desiro to benefit the public even at their own ex pense if necessary. Hanging effigies is hnrdly enough to give a suburb the name of Potter's field. June has left us and July begins to-dav. Notwithstanding that the new month begins on a Friday it can hardly be an unluckier month than the last, with all its disasters throuehout the country and Its local record for sudden deaths. A month of roses has passed and gone, but the last of summer has yet to come. Senator Stewart denies that he has bolted the Republican ticket, so it may bo presumed that lie is simply indulging in a heartless and harmless flirtation with the People's party. Miss Wii.ard apparently favors fusion rather than fusion of parties. That vouth who tried to pass the New York Cnstom House with'several wntches concealed nbonthis porson found to his cost that the officials were as watchful as he was. As to the Allegheny Park well, the children were well in it yesterday. There is still 5900 required to complete the Mayor's Fourth of July fund. Thirtv-six hundred quarters or nine thonsand dimes should easily be raised in a day or two. Crrr taxes have risen five per cent in the last twenty-four hours. When the Fourth is over it is highly probably that many of the city employes will wish that they had not received their salaries before that day ot celebration. Go forth forthwith and works for the Fourth. buy your fire- Folk are thankful enough to be thrown out of a carriage by a runaway horse when they havo Just escaped death irom an ex press train at a grade crossing. There is a certain amount of Frick-shun at Homestead. The Prohibitionists Convention at Cin cinnati did not break up in a disordered rout when it learned that its cause was ignored by Iowa Republicans. COSMOPOLITAN C0UIXGS. Senator Sherman has gone to Boston where he will remain a week or ten days. Henry Clay's fine statue which stands in the Court House square at Lexington, Ky., will be duplicated for the World's Fair. Tricoupis, the Greek Premier, has now held that office six times. He is a pro nounced Englishman In his constitutional ideas. Mrs. Emmons Blaine will spend the summer at Bar Harbor and will so there as soon as a cottage is found that meets her re quirements. Joseph P. Carven, of Newtown, Pa., and John C. McLean, of Union City,Pa.,were yesterday appointed postmasters of their re spective cities. The Berlin Academy of Sciences has conferred the Helmholtz gold medal upon Sir William Thompson, the distinguished English scientist. The Standard's Berlin correspondent says that the Town Council of Munich has reject ed a proposal to conrer the -freedom of the city upon Prince Bismarck. The London Times says that Lord Tenny son has written the following to a corre spondent under date of June 23: "Sir I love Gladstone, but hate his Irish policy." Henrik Ibsen, the Norwegian poet dramatist, Is growing rich from his royal ties, and he recently purchased a handsome home on one of the principal streets of Christiana. Letters of congratulation continue to pour upon Hon. A. E. Stevenson. Among the more important ones is one which arrived to-day, from President Harrison' s new Sec retary of State, Hon. John W. Foster. Their friendship reaches back to the days when they were both in Congress. It is stated on good authority to be a set tled fact that the poet, Whittier, will write the opening ode for the World's Fair at Chi cago. When the matter was first broached to the poet be was unable to give a definite answer on account of his health. The title is a secret to every one except Mr. Whit tier. The ex-Empress Eugenie of France will spend a par tor the present summer at the Castle of Arenberg, in the canton of Thur gan, pear .Constance. The castle has be longed to the Bonaparte family since about 1825. Napoleon III. spent a part of bis youth at the castle, and thcpeople of the neighbor hood, tell many stories of his pranks as a boy. -Still In the Ring. Philadelphia Ledger. The Kaiser appears to have made up his mind that it is about time to knock that chip off bis ex-Chancellor's shoulder, and, though Bismarck's age is seventy and seven years, the ensuing rounds, though they may not be numerous, are sure to be exceedingly spirited. It I Time He Quit. St. Paul Pioneer Press. This is the year for Mr. Cleveland's final retirement from politics. He is going to personally superintend the education of Baby Buth. His present appearance on the political stage doesn't really mean anything. He is merely trying to amuse the Mug A LOOK AROUND. Anus filled with men rumbled down Smithfield street yesterday afternoon. The men were in gray uniforms and people stopped to stare at them. There was a shout up the street and the clatter of flying horse hoofs it must be a patrol wagon or the Chier of the Fire Department! No. It Is merely a cab coming at speed and the driver is seeking to attract the attention of the bus driver. The crowd aids him and the bus stops. The cab draws near, the spectators hold their breath, a portly form leaps from the cab and enters the bus car rying a leather bat case. The bus drives off, the crowd sighs with relief. It must have been a pitcher at least. The cabman looks at his honorium and smiles. Yes, it must have been a pitcher. The arrangement by which the clubs of other cities are brought here to play is a good thing. It frequently enables Pitts burgers to see how baseball can be played. W. C. Quincy, formerly of the Lake Erie and now of the Pittsburg Connecting Kail road, was a busy man during the war. He was Boadmaster of the Baltimore ana Ohio Rail road, the most important connecting link between Washington and the front. Mr. Qulncy tells many stories of Interest about those troublous times. Among other things he says the road was constantly exposed to attacks from guerrillas and trains would be stopped,some of tne passengers made prison ers and the mail andbaigage cars ransacked. It was next to impossible to guard against these attacks, as they would frequently be made at out-of-tho-way points. At last a plan was hit upon which wns successfully worcod until the end ot the war. On the mountain divisions boxes wore erected big enough to nold a man and a stovo. These boxes were In sight of each other and were supposed to be occupied by track walkers and track hands. When a party of guerrillas made a de scent at night upon tbo load, the trackmen bad orders tc not interfere in any way, but to treat the intruders good naturedly. As soon as possible the trackman was to make somo excuse about looking at the rails, or some similar pictext, and was to walkout into the middle of the road-bed and place his lantern at his feet. This was warning to the next trackmen on either side, and they in turn passed on the flashing signal quite like the flaming cross of the Highlanders until the news reached the first telegraph office where the operator was at liberty, and from whence word could be sent to stop trains or summon assistance, as the case might be. In daytime much the same sys tem, barring the lanterns, was used. The men employed for this dangerous service were all selected with a view to their fidel ity and tact, and their practices were un known to the Confederates up to the last. A story is afloat again that there is to be a new Democratic datlv paper in the city and that it is to be edited by Mayor Gonrley. The friends of His Honor deny the state ment emphatically. City Hall yesterday looked as though theio were alotof conventions being held in it, but the crowds were there to pay taxes and water rents. The Boston ball club has followed the example of the President and has released Clarkson. How the East End asphalt streets swarm with bicyclists atduskl Center and Fifth avenues, Howe and cross streets like Neg ley, Aiken and Morowood, su.'gest a wood land pond in summer with long legged bugs known familiarly as "devil's darning needles" skimming along the surface. On some of these streets early in the evening as many as 50 to 75 riders of either sex can be seen at once. The bicycle business must be a bonanza. John Jaerett seems to be a busy man these days. He always hurries along the streets as though he wanted to catch a train. He will no doubt oe still busier this fall when the campaign opens and tariff talks will be in order. Pennsylvania Bepublicans having agreed upon taking the Republican vote as the basis of representation at State Conven tions should favor the resolution now be fore the National Co'mmittee making the same terms apply to National Conventions. I hear that Mrs. Schenley and her fami ly will not be in London this summer, but will spend part of the time at their country place and part on the Continent. A Boston man tells me he has a bronze figure of John L. Sullivan on his front door. It is used as a knocker very appropriately. Walter. TIP-0-TIP OF ZOLTJLAHD. One of King Cetewayo's Sons Who Acts as nn ' dvancn A gent Tor Burglars. Toledo, O., June 30. The arrest of Bice and Wood, two burglars, has brought to light the fact that Tip-O-Tip, who claimed to be the youngest son of Cetewayo, the Zn'u King, was probably their accomplice. Tip-O-Tip struck Toledo about three weeks ago from Ann Arbor, where he had beon lecturingunder the patronage of the wife of President Angell. He had letters and tes timonials from all over the North, Irom ministers in whose churches he had lec tured. His storv was that he was a student at Nashville University studying to become a missionary to go back and convert the Zulus. He delivered about 20 lectures here in various churohes and sold abont 350 photographs of himself. To sell them ho visited the residences of most of the city's prominent citizens. His unique deportment captured the household in almost every In stance, and his "native" curiosity was grati fied In some Instances by exhibiting house hold wares. It is now believed that this wag merely to get Information. A number of the houses he visited were burglarized by Harry Bice and Walter. Wood. Tip-O-Tip is be lieved to be in Cincinnati. NOT AFSAID OF BE 0B Why a Parisian Stockbroker Had No Fear of the Famous Duelist. London Figaro. An amusing story Is told of the Marquis de Mores, who recently was successful prin cipal in another duel it is difficult to say how many he has fought. The narrator of the story was dining at the Maison Doree with a stockbroker, a well-to-do fellow, who cuts a very presentable figure In Parisian life. While the conple were engaged with their fish the Marquis de Mores entered, and favored the stockbroker with a most affable bow, to which the man of money responded with an almost contemptuous nod. "How is it," nsked his companion, in amazement, "that you dare affront such a man the most inveterate fire-eater in ParisT" Ah, mon ami," replied the brokerplao idly, "six months ago I should not have ventured to do it, but now it is different. If the Marquis were to challenge me he knows that I should post him on the Bourse for the sum he owes me. lam quite safe until ho pays mo, which will be, I hope never. C'est tout!" Llkelv to the Queen's Taste, Philadelphia Inquirer. They call it the Queen's speech, no doubt, because the Prime Minister writes it. DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE. Hon. John Bobson. A dispatch from London announces the death of Hon. John Bobson, Premier of British Columbia. The Premier was in poor health when he left Victoria for London some time ago. He was born In Perth on Tine in 1824 of Scotch parent age. He held a Eeatin the Legislative Council when British Columbia was a colony. He was a member of the Provincial Parliament In 185J, be came Provincial Secretary In 1883 and Premier in 1589. The remains win be taken to Victoria, B. C, for burial. Obituary Notes. Simon Bubd, aged 80, feU dead yesterday at Parkersburg directly after eating a hearty dinner. He was one of the oldest and most prominent citi zens of the county. Solomon Joxes, aged 58 years, died yesterday at his home on Industry street, Thlrty-flrst ward. The deceased was a member of Company E, Eight eenth Pennsylvania Cavalry. Funeral services at 2 T. . on Saturday, A MONTE OP MAKBIAGES. Wedding of 'City Attorney Moreland's Daughter to G. S. .Abraham Other Nuptials Celebrated Yesterday The Horse in Society Receptions and Other Interesting Social Events. Last night in Oakland Methodist Episco pal Church, Forbes street, in the presence of a large circle of invited friends, the marriage took place of Mr. George Scott Abraham and Miss Caroline Hampton Moreland, daughter of the present City Attorney, Major William C. MorelaiuL The service, which was of the simplest character, was conducted by" the Bev. Dr. Eaton, the incumbent of the church In which the nuptial was celebrated. The bride went unescorted to the altar, and at tended by her sister, Miss Lillian Moreland, maid ot honor, and her bridemaids. Miss Gertrude Baird, Miss Margaret Stewart, Miss Margaret Moorhead, and Miss Helen Pope, of Cleve land. Mr. Joseph Ling was best man. The ushers were: Mr. Owen E. Abraham, of New Tork; Mr. Walter Abraham, of Philadelphia; Mr. Harry Shlvely, or Philadelphia; Mr. Charles Bope, of Cleveland, and Mr. E. M. Huklll and Mr. Florence P. Gray, or Pitts burg. The interior of the sacred edifice was lavishly arranged with masses of daisies and ferns from the conservatories of John B. & A. Murdoch, who also planned the arrangement of flowers in Major Moreland's house on Forbes street. The bride was married in the conventional wedding gown, made with some severity and suiting well her extremely pretty figure. A veil of fine tulle fell over tho gown ana hur bouquet was formed of exquisite daisies. The Ave maids were in white. Miss More land's drcia being tulle and the maids wear ing mull. Veils were worn flowlngdown the back and all carried bouqnets of daisies tied with yellow and white ribbon to match the yellow hearts and white petals of the flowers. A farewell reception given at Forbes street, corner Craig street, by Major and Mrs. Moreland was lamely attended. Among the guests from a distance being Mrs. W. H. Scott, of Dunkirk, N. Y.; the Misses Helen and Margaret Pope, Mr. Charles Pope, or Cleveland, and Mrs. George L. Barkley of Philadelphia. The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham remembered them with many beauttlul presents, a room in Major Moreland's bouse scarcely sufficing to contain all the gifts. The newly married couple left for the East for tho early days of their honeymoon. From there they will go to Canada. TI:e going away dress was a light cloth, and hat en suite. The following is the interesting report issued for the past month by the Fruit and Flowor Mission: The Committee for June of the Fruit and Flower Mission return thanks lor gilts of flowers, money, papers, fans and eggs to tho following persons: Mrs. E. M. Metcalf, Miss Agnes Claik, John B. and A. Murdoch, Miss B. Benney,Mlss Floience Mc Knlght, Miss Jennie Bailey, Mrs. Gass, Mrs. David Bruce, Miss Kato Beeler, Pittsbnrg Clnb, Mrs. Charles Orr, A. M. & J. B. Mur dock, Miss Mary McDonald, Second M. P. Church. Mr. Henrv Meads.Mits Buth Bailev. Miss Forsythe, Indiana Normal school, Miss Chllds, Boggs & Buhl, 100 fans: a friend, $10; Miss Florence McKnlght, ?5: Mr. Henry Meads, $5; Miss Forsythe, $1: Mrs. Charles Orr, $1; Miss B. Bennoy, $1; Miss Agnes Clark, $5. The committee has visited and distributed to the Wet Penn.AHeeheny General, Mercy, St. Francis,HoineoDatblc and Suuthside Hos pitals and the improvement of the poor: 76 dozen lemons, 3S0 quarts strawbei ries, 886 bouquets; 12 gallons ice cream, 2 dozen eggs, besides books and papers. The committee for June was Miss Alice Lyon, Miss Havs, Miss Forsythe, Miss Van Kirk, Miss Chllds, Mrs. Charles Orr, Miss Buth Benney. It is surprising the triumphant place which the horse has attained to in the re gard of the Pittsburg youth and maiden. There are more social engagements In which it has a part entered into nowadays than was ever dreamed of a few years ago. And everyone aspires to be a judge of horseflesh. The feminine sex is not excepted in this. In proof of this, a host of young women as well as their brothers are arranging to visit Meadville on the Fourth to see the cele brated Sunol, who is entered for the races there. It never rains but it pours, and St Stephen's Cburoh in Sewiokiey always gets the pour when it attempts to picnic. This wet experience has been for some years past, and yesterday did not forget its an cient grudge, for the picnickers landed at Bock Point yesterday morning in as pretty a rain storm ns one could desire to see not, however, when one was picnic bound. Mai gre, the weather, a delightful day was spent at this prince of near-at-home retorts. The dancing was on a par with other years, and the more pleasurable owing to the dis course of fine music by Gernert's Orchestra. It is said that the pionlcs given by St. Stephen's Church are not paralleled by any In this oltv. This is because the ladles have entire supervision of the arrangements, and neither time, trouble nor expense is omitted to make the day's experience a pleasure not readily forgotten. A reception for Mr. and Mrs. Christo pher Magee, Jr., was given last night by Mr. Magee's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Magee. The bouse was beautifully decorated with sweet pea and roses, and from 8 to 10, the hours of the reception, the crush was sufficient to indicate that tho last affair of the season was not outdone In brilliance by any preceding. Mrs. Christopher L. Jlace, Mrs. Kier Mitchell, Mrs. Maxwell Moorhead, Mrs. William Moorhead, Mis. Frederic Ver morjken, Mrs. George B. Edwards, Mrs. William Edwards, the Misses Edwards, Mrs. James Mitchell, Miss Alice Gray and Miss Margaret Patterson. The marriage of Miss Sophia Coblens, daughter of Isidore Coblins, of Sheffield street, and Mr. Morris Eaufmann took place in the Duquesne Hotel last night, the Bev. Dr. Meyer conducting the service. The private parlors in the hotel were decorated for the reception of the bridal pirty and a wedding dinner was served to 80 or 100 per sons.the relatives and personal Mends of the two interested families. Miss Carrie Coblens was maid of honor and Mr. Theodore Eauf mann, Mr. G. Coblens and Mr. Jacob and Mr. Felix Hazenburg attended the groom. Many gifts of friends were en evidence of the happy young couple's popularity. A marriage which took place last night' at 27 Dinwiddio street united Miss Violet Kerr, of Harrisville, Pa., and Bobert P. Lewis, of Pittsburg. The hour of the cere mony was 6 o'clock, the service being per formed by the Bev. D. S. Kennedy, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Alle gheny. Only friends and relatives were present, so that the wedding was a rather quiet affair. A great many of the guests were people from out of town. The grooms men were Mr. Thompson Morgan, of Mc Keesport, and Mr. W. Herbert McFarland, of Pittsburg. The bride's dress was a bro caded white silk with a deml train. The bouquet was Marecbat Nell roses. The two bridesmaids were Miss Genevieve Bush, niece ofthe bride, and MiS9 Ayres, of Butler, Pa., cousin of the bride. Miss Bneh's dress was a violet silk trimmed with Irish point, and Miss Ayres wore a canary colored silk frock. Both young ladies carried la France roses. Mrs. J. W. Baker, of Mercer, Fa., presided at the piano, and as the wedding party came In Mendelssohn's wedding march announced the fact. At 9 o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Lewis left for the East. Mr. Lewis has recently been ad mitted to the Pittsburg bar. He is well known in newspaper circles also. The rain did not prevent the closing con cert of Duquesne College Conservatory of Music at Carnegie Hall last night from be ing complimented by a large audience of hearers. The rostrum waa occupied by a party of young men and young ladles, the pupils of the conservatory, from which some of tho soloists were chosen, and which represented as a body the conservatory chorus. The first part of the programme was made up of numbers, presented severally by the chorus, Miss Lenore Tay lor, Miss Edith Norton, Mrs. Gertrude Cosgrave, Mr. Morris Stephens, Mr. James Dodworth, Miss Sarah Vogel and Mr. Carl Better. Miss "Cosgrave particularly made a good impression. She has a clear cnt, in cisive style of performance, and possesses a remarkable ear for time. Her playing, too, promises . a ereat deal more. Mr. Better ac companied Miss Cosrrave in a second piano. The second of Miss Vogel's numbers, "Night ingales," a tender little sonnet, was inter preted with a great deal of feeling. Mr. Carl Better, who, with Mr. Charles Davis Carter, is musical director of the con servatory, olosed the first part of the pro gramme with a "Ballade," opus 131 of Ben del. Mr. Better was applauded and ap plauded again, but declined the invitation conveyed. The closing part was Opened by an organ "sonata" in F minor, from Mendelssohn, by- Mr. Carter, who gave the introduction and finale. His performance was succeeded by "Toggenburg." a recitative dramatic com position by Josef Bhinebcrger, which was takon part in bv Miss Sadie E. Bltts, Miss Julia E. Beaoh, Mrs. S. 8. Ingram, Mr. Morris Stephens, Mr. Louis W. Critchlow, Mr. Better, pianist, and Mr. Carter, director. Social Chatter. Johk C. Thompson, Esq., a well-known at torney of Pittsbnrg, was married last night to Miss Frances Ella Snell, daughter of Mr. Henry Snell, of Bedford avenue, by the Bev. J. E. WIghtman, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Only a few intimate friends were present. Alter the ceremony the happy couple left on nn extended tour. They will reside on Madison aveune in this city. Anoxo those who will form a part of Pitts burg's always brilliant coterie at Cresson this summer are: Mrs. Nimick, who is living In tbe Thomas Carnegie cottage, Mr.andMrs. Park Painter, who, either have gone or are going to the Mountain House, instead of fol lowing their custom of cottage life. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Darlington, will also spend the summer at the Springs. The marriage of Mr. Morris Baer, or Kauf man Bros., and Miss Laura Hananer. of Allegheny, will take place In the autumn. Miss Hananer is a slater-ln-lnw of Mrs. Philip Himburger, President of the Con cordia Club. Mrs. Alfred J. Whittakee, of Sewickley, received yesterday afternoon and was as sisted in her duties as hostess by Mrs. Charles Kirschler, Mrs. Ghrlest,Mrs. William Boyd and the Misses Hamilton. Mb. akd MB3. Oliveb Gakhisoit Eicketsoit will spend the Fourth at Cresson Sprinzs, the guests of Mrs. Nimiok at the Carnegie cottage. Mrs. WAnrwrnanr, of Penn avenue. East End, has arranged for a coaching party this evening. CHAUTAUQUA OPENS. Interesting Addresses Mark the Begin ning of the Twentieth Sfason. CnAUTAUQCA, N. Y., June 30. Special. Chautauqua's gates were closed to-day and the Assembly season opened. Many of tbe same people wore present who nearly a score of years ago inaugurated this move ment. AH the week the rain has poured down, leaving the grounds covered with mud and pools of water, but at noon to-day tne sun came out and all nature smiled upon Bishop Vincent and his co-laborers in tho furtherance of the philanthropic plans. The opening services were hold in the Tem ple, beginning at 2:30 and continuing nearly nn hour. The meeting opened with songs of praise by the entire congregation and Srayer by Rev. E. N. Packard, of Syracuse, . V. President Miller n as "tho first key to open the first door," as explained by Bishop Vincent. Mr. Miller flanratively snook bauds with the congregation, and wel comed all the old friends and new to Chau tauqua. "I seo many faces, I saw here 19 years ago," said Mr. Miller, "but many I saw here last vear are absent. Some will return, but many have gone before us, but are watching U3 from above, and are anxious that this shall be as great a Chautauqua as those of former years." Continuing, Mr. Miller, talked ofthe growth or Chautauqua, saying that three times it has been enlarged, and this year another large piece or ground nas ueen added to the city. "Nineteen" years ago," said he, "the assembly opened the second Tuesday iniAugust. Since then Bishop Vin cent, has lengthened little by little, nntil this season, for the first time it has opened in June." Bishop Vincent followed the president, addressing the audience in his most happy vein. He, too, talked of the happy days gone by, when Instead of having a first-class roof, he addressed an audience of umbrellas with out seeing those located there. Under the circumstances he exhorted the people to not feel at all cast down by the present weather, as that was only a reminder of the past, when tents were in the place of honscs, and the canvas then was cot guaranteed to turn water. "The rain," said he, "will only serve to keep the grass green, and tho foli age free from dust. The bishop also tola some amusing stories about Chautauqua, and says the difficulties now to be gone through should only serve to make the place more pleasant when the general Chau tauqua weather shall come. At 4 o'clock, Bev. E. N. Packard, of Syra cuse, N. Y., talked very entertainingly of Tennyson's "Idylls or a King," probably more than hair his time being spent in read ing extraots from the poem. Mr. Packard is now to Chautauqua, but he made a very good impression on his audience, which was as critical as Chautauqua audiences gener ally are. although it was small. This even ing H. W. Baymond, or the United States Naval Department, gave a historical lecture on "The Old Navy," with stereonticon views. He reviewed the navvor tho United States from the time when this great nation was composed of a tew colonies to the pres ent time, and his pictures of all the old men-of-war, and other boats used as such, were interesting as historical studies. Mr. Baymond was to have been here last sea son, but was prevented by illness. He is also to show the new navy and tell about it. AKT FOE THE BIG FAIB. Appropriations for the Entertalnm-nt of Musical Composers tl ho Visit It Chicago, June SO. The Executive Commit tee of tho World's Columbian Exposition yesterday approved the appropriation of $175,000 recommended by the Liberal Arts Committee for the purpose of providing or chestra music during the Exposition, Approval was also given to the expendi ture of $12,000 for the entertainment ot musi cal composers who will coma to this country on invitation to lead the orchestra during the rendition of their compositions. A Prnmited Kentucky Colonel. Toledo Commercial. Just where Mr. Stevenson, the Democratic candidate for Vice President, gut his title or "General" is somewhat involved in mystery. He was never in the army, never belngeven enrolled in the militia. The Chicken Teaching the Hen. New York Press. The spectacle or Henry M. Stanley ridicul ing the statesmanship or William E. Glad stone is an exhibition of bumptipus impuy deuce tnat win snine in tnjjnan nistory. 'When They Wink the Other Eye. Chicago Mall. The Cincinnati drug clerk, If he has the Interest of his employer at heart, will keep a close lookout this week for a peculiar move ment ot the lid of the Prohibition delegate's eye. TilE NEW CHAIRMAN. The selection of W. J. Campbellrof this city, as Chairman Ciarkson's successor indi cates that President Harrison? recognizes Illinois as a doubtful State. Oflcago Mail. Chaibmak Campbexl has a big undertaking on hand to unify the discordant Republican National Committee. So rarns the financial end of the campaign is concerned he is sup posed to be amply "flxed."-iSoton Globe. The Eepublican National! Committee made no mistake when it selected Hon. William J. Campbell for Chairman. Under his di rection the campaign Is sure to be managed with skill and good Judgment. Bait Imore American. ' Cleveland is surprised over the nomina tion of W. J. Campbell as the Republican National Chairman. T(ie ex-President's sur prise will be a little broader and more pon derous, both in quantity and quality, next November. Philadelphia Press. The choice or Mr. Campbell, of Illinois, to succeed Mr. Clarkson as, the Republican Na tional Committee Chairman, Is all right enough, but General Hrirrison will act as a sort of emeritus Cha'irman to see that Campbell humps hiinself. Philadelphia Ledger. "Clabksos expected to run Harrison's canvass." He had no right to expect any thing of the Rind. Harrison's desire to have a friend and not an enemy do this was en tirely natural, and tbe National Committee thought so, too. Hence Clarkson baa to step down St. Louis Globe-Democrat. S The new Republican National Chairman was Introduced on Tuesday to Senators Al lison, Aldrich, Proctor, Stockbridge Mc Millan, Manderson, Dubois, Allen, Pad lock, Sanders, Sherman and Quay. It will t ike a good while to go around the Bepub Ucan party, but Mr. Campbell is said to be a (hard worker. Philadelphia Inquirer. Yestebday the Republican National Com mittee organized for the campaign by elect ing W. J. Campbell, of Illinois, Chainhan; M.H.De Young, of California, Vice CtAalr man; Thomas B. Carter, of Montana, Se pre tary, and Cornelius N. Bliss, of New York, Treasurer. They are all splendid selections, and the Interests of the party will be ably cared for from start to flnisn. Denver Uie- publican. CURIOUS CONDENSATION Birds will not eat fire-flies. Londoners write 57,511 letters a d Bed toilets abound at the umm sorts. Sherry wine is losing its hold 01 public. There are 930 common lodging how London. A street in Germany is paved with rubber. About 55 per cent of property in A lea is insured. Nearly 20,000 horses are imported . England yearly. Three and a half millions of people always on the sea. Germany sells 510,000,000 worth of in England annually. Gold was mined in Egypt and the ern Empire 1,800 B. C. InAshantee grows a tree which 1 nishes excellent butter. A cubic inch of soil containsfrom 60,0 to 2,230,000 mlnnte organisms. Bank holidays were first established bj a statute passed In the year 187L The people of Bengal lately shot leopard that had killed 151 persons. The elephant can smell, in wild stats, an enemy at a distance of LOW) yards. J In the United-States there are 673, U Free Masons and 617,471 Odd Fellows. It is believed that nickel carbon is so a to play an important part in metallurgy. ' The Metropolitan Museum ot Artia, New York has treasures to the value dl -$7,000,000. f Sweden Is the most Protestant county, for out of a population of i,77M09 only 09 -are Boman Catholics. J An ancient copper mine, which 1 first discovered L183 years ago, is aboa be reopened in Japan. Hyphenated names are increas among New York fashionable people a rate that suggests a fad. The prefix "O" before so many nar of Irishmen Is an abbreviation of the wc ogha. meaning grandchild. The pnblic libraries of all Europe p together contain about 21,000,003 volum those of America 50,000,000. The testing of big guns at the Km works make3 cracked walls and broki windows the fashion at Essen, The Guadaloupe bees lay their hon in bladders of wax about as large a; pigeon's egg, and not In combs. A cactus plant in a house at Newpo ville. Pa., last winter grew so fast that it too tall to be taken ont of doors. Judge "Wellhouse, of Tremont, Ka thinks ho has the lar-x'st orchard in t world. It comprises 1,078 acres. The serpents have their hearts sitna In the head, hence thev are always v careful In protecting that region. Many slender-faced women, matroni eluded, have this season dared to eleot the sailor hat, who never wore it before. The use ofthe long range Martini ri has had a tendency to discourage tbe rushing tactics or the native tribes or In Mexican bricklayers, it is said, cant lay 500 bricks in a day of H hours, whlV American can lay 2,500 in a day oft hours. I Goats in Kalahari frequently months without water, as there are alsc tain, antelopes which never visit drin places. There's an American girl in Loi who can lick on postage stamps faster Mand S. can trot. She has a record of an hour. A spider's web is so light that a of it will reach around the world, anc leave enouzh to reach from New '. San Francisco. The inhabitants of Cochin 1 peculiar preference for rotten of fresh ons. They also are vert, foe stuffed dog meat. W. Over 70,000,000 sewing needlecj ire m weekly in the town of Eeddltcb, ti Wort terhire, where the most extensile neet mannfactories in the world are situated. The three tallest trees in the world are believed to be a sequoia near Stockton, CaL, which Is 325 feet high, and two eucalypti in Victoria, Australia, estimated to be iS5 and i50 respectively. A "printer's devil" is sometimes & tough character. Becently one in Georgia' fell a distance of IS feet, alighting on his head, and a few hours afterward was busy, playing baseball. J Salvini, the tragedian, is said to be the! only man on the stage who wis born In ai Salace. It was the Palace Capralnca, in', Han, now called the Grille Palace, m honor1 of BIstori, who is Countess of Grille. One of the most eloquent preachers in Canada is Dr. George Douglass, whose amv are paralyzed and who is totally blind. 0' arms ban helplessly by his side, and " voice seems to come from a dead body. A ray of light which would tr. around the earth in about one-eighth, second takes more than 'onr hours to cf from Neptune. For Alpha Centauri, nearest fixed star, light makes the J onr in 5K years. Few relics of antiquity are so curiot interesting as the chart employed by cient mariners, which have portraved m them ever so many extraordinary monsti horrible dragons and terrific giants s terei! here and there. What is now Xorth Berwick, Me., v known as Douhty's Falls 30 years ago. postal clerk says that occasionally lette are even now addressed to Donghty's Fall and that he has had one such In his ham within the last mouth. It is a curions coincidence that t present Mayor or Hnelva, Spain, wh Columbus first met Queen Isabella, Is or t same name es and a lineal descendant the man who was Mayor or the place wh Columbus sailed to discover the Ne World. Pear growers are complaining of depredations or a small suctorial in somewhat resembling in size and I transparent, steep-sloping wings the ty plant louse, but it is readily distlngu Irom that in Its being a jumping i whence It has received the name 1 meaning in Greek a flea. At Cahoes, France, the workmei foundations for a convent unearthed house of the Gallo-Boman period, t sate floors of which are In place and Kl of the walls to reveal frescoes In a faptato or preservation. It is supposed to have been destroyed in the sixth century, when Theodebert sacked the town. Pottery frag ments, bronzes and coins are found on tnr site. METER itKD MIRTH. Gazzam Some Philadelphia girls b formed a society to boycott the boys. Maddox-Do they call themselves the You Men's Prohibition ClubJ-Detroitlhx Press. Grover, Grover, No four years of GrOTert He's ont to-day And there he'll stay. And never be In clover. . Keio TorkPrtsi. Mr. Figg I see there was a man robbed on the Bast Side last night. Tommy Why dldn'the have his moneyla nl west pocketf Indianapolis Journal. The doctor gives but a passing thought Tocurenaofodr ills. Bat he studies long and hard For ways to Increase our bills. She was pretty and fall of grace: In the very nest siyie ner gown. But the rrecKie on top 01 uernose Was also done up brown. Chicago Oct- Miss DroopWhy, I wonder wl .t is the matter wltn my eyes! Do they seem to ttl. a filmy appearance? Mr. Sawftlelgh Jnst about as usm dear Tbey flu me with rapture. Boston The tryotoxicon that lies Within the Ice cream dish. Though dreadful, never modules The summer maiden's wish. -.XVashtngt Mrs. Kingley I think I shall dressmaker to-day. Klniler If you want to see her you eall at my office. She la tuaally there.' Eeraia. ct-i eah'n mstar- calBonmy I 1'lMtv If 1 ;
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