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CONFERENCES YET TO COME.
The Dispatch can positively state that
the manufacturers have formally ex
pressed a desire for further conference on
the scale question with the Amalgamated
Association of Iron and Steel Workers.
Th conferences of the immediate past
achieved a good deal. They have demon
strated the predominance of a business
like desire for a fair and open discussion
of rival claims. And it is therefore a
matter for felicitation that the confer
ences are not yet at an end.
By asking for further discussion the em
ployers show a commendable desire for
conciliation and a wish to avoid any re
course to extreme measures. 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.
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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.'
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