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Other features or the issue will be:
Wonders ot Caves.
Scientific explorations of the under
ground palaces of the 'world.
Wages of Builders.
Henrv Tuckley finds $10 a week is the
best English pay.
Drunks in Congress.
Mr. Watson would have been shocked
into spasms had he lived a century
ago.
. Paris Anarchists.
Story of two of the Beds now on the
ocean fleeing to America,
Black Belt Beliefs.
A Western alrl investigates the super
stitions or the negroes.
Churches or England.
Tliey whip Sunday school scholars,
but are liberal as to creeds.
A. Texas Lochiuvar.
Cleverskctch of a Lone Star romance
by Alice MacGowan.
Posing as Artists.
An American woman sees funny
sights at the Royal Academy.
The Gitt ot Gab.
Bessie Bramble says it's a mistake
about women doing all the talking.
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THE LAWS QUICK KESPONSE.
The promptness of the arrests j esterday
for the trouble at Duquesne on Thursday
must impress all concerned with the fact
which should never be forgotten, that the
law is all powerful, and that it isfatal
folly to set up against it. The Press Com
mittee of the men say that the reports of
the trouble at Duquesne were greatly ex
aggerated. If that is so, if there was no
assault or riot or illegal proceeding, the
individuals charged need have nothing to
fear; but, on the other hand, if the de
fendants committed the offenses charged,
they will surely be punished, thus suffer
ing personally, besides bringing discredit
to the pledge of their leaders.
It should by this time be fully apparent
to every unit of organized labor that re
sort to violence in any form in time of
strike or lockout is never profitable and
always utterly discreditable as well as
dangerous. The wiser among labor lead
ers understand this fully. They know the
damage that is done their cause by any
outbreak which invokes the law as their
antagonist The law always wins.
During the hearing in court and in some
interviews since as to the Homestead ar
rests, it appears that there has been a dis
position in some quarters to differ from
Judge Ewing's view of what constitutes
riot and trespass and illegal procedure.
The privilege of differing in theory is very
well and indisputable A man can think
on that, like as on any other subject, just
what pleases him; but when it comes to
practice it is considerably safer to follow
the Judge's view of the law than any other
person's view.
There is now an abundance of light on
the subject Any who attempt riot and
disturbance must know perfectly well the
penalties they undertake and be prepared
to suffer accordingly
THE FUTURE OF OIX.
In another column of this issue will be
found some emphatic opinions as to the
future of the oil industry, as expressed by
that well-known geologist, John F. CarlL
The statement that more money is in
vested to-day in various departments of
the oil business than m any other single
industry under the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania indicates the importance of
the matter to citizens of this State. That
ignorance alone has been to blame for the"
absence of paytrom various pools already
drilled Is by no means surprising whenitls
remembered how little was known of the
matter until "very recently, and how
largely dependent upon the results of
actual experience oil operators have been.
As time goes on, the number of experi
ments multiplies and with It the knowl
edge of the matter is correspondingly in
creased. Moreover, scientific attention to
the geological side of the matter is
growing-rapidly, and serves to eke out the
practical results of experience. There is no
doubt that the industry is still compara
tively in its infancy, and that Its future
history will far surpass the already great
achievements of its short past.
THE CLOSE OF CONGRESS.
The first and most prominent sensation
throughout the country upon the adjourn
ment of Congress Is one of relief. Of
course there was very little danger at any
stage of the session of disastrous legisla
tion being enacted. The fact that Presi
dent Harrison's veto power would be un
flinchingly exercised had a depressing
effect upon the partisanship of the House
and the vagaries of the Senate. Tbere
fore the many objectionable measures
which passed or were pushed in one
branch or the other were rather a source
of annoyance than alarm.
The overwhelming Democratic majority
in the House, though, sufficiently indi
cated the position and sentiment of the
party to warn the country of the conse
quences if it should obtain complete con
trol. The promised demolition of the
protective system generally and the Mc
Kinley law in particular was not effected,
but it was not for a lack of intention.
The fact that a Congress, largely
chosen on an economical issue, has failed
to decrease the expenditures of its prede
cessor has already been commented upon
by The Dispatch, as well as the other
special features of omission and commis
sion. As predicted 18 months ago, the
record of the session can hardly fail to
operate as a serious handicap upon th e
Democracy in the current canvass.
A SAD EXPERIENCE.
There is instruction as well as amuse
ment in the sensations with which es
teemed cotemporarles in Philadelphia re
ceive the news of the latest .advance in
anthracite coal. When the Reading com
bination was formed the papers of hat
city joined in striking unison in the asser
tion that the combination would not raise
prices. No, indeed! Combinations never
do such a thing; they only equalize them.
Indeed, as the Press now mournfully re
calls, "coal in Philadelphia was to be
cheaper than ever before;" and with that
prospect, Philadelphia could bear with
more than the cheerfulness of brotherly
love the certainty that other localities
were to be squeezed.
But Philadelphia is learning that she
cannot put her trust in corporate combi
nations any more than the older class of
princes. The assurance that prices would
not be advanced develops the usual elas
ticity. The equalization of prices has the
usual combination characteristic of being
equalized up without exception. Phila
delphia has the pleasure of contemplating
a net advance of 60 cents per ton in
wholesale prices. When the Philadel
phians come to pay thpir coal bills they
can ruminate with much profit but less
than their usual placidity ou the philan
thropic characteristics of that great device
for smothering competition.
Of course, after Philadelphia has so
loftily reprehended the people of other
places for kicking about the coal deal,
they will not do anything of the sort But
while paying their quota to the device for
injecting dividends into a dropsical stock,
they may be pardoned for mildly inquir
ing of the combination magnates: "Call
you this cheapening prices?"
ILLEGAL GERRYMANDERS.
The recent decision of the Michigan
Supreme Court on the legislative gerry
mander of that State has been widely
commented upon by Republican organs.
The partisan view taken in such com
ments avoids the important point of the
decision. That is, as The Dispatch has
frequently shown, that the vice of gerry
mandering is common to both parties and
that the condemnation of the Michigan
court Is not to be applied to any one party
exclusively, but to the party spirit which
frequently ignores equity and public right
solely for the purpose of gaining a party
advantage.
As an illustration of this fact the Michi
gan decision declares unconstitutional a
Republican gerrymander as well as a
Democratic one. The apportionment of
1891 is ruled out, but by the same princi
ples the Republican apportionment of 1835
falls to the ground and the State has to go
back to an apportionment of 1S81 to find
one which meets the requirements de
clared by the decision to be vital. Repub
lican and Democratic acts are tarred with
the same stick in Michigan as elsewhere.
It is als.o pertinent that, judged by the
same rules as laid down in Michigan, there
have been and'are apportionments in our
own State which would come under the
same prohibition. The device of separat
ing counties in order to carve out dis
tricts that will meet parry ends is no less
unknown to our Republican legislators
than to Democratic gerrymanderers. It is
doubtful if our Constitution permits ap
portionments to be subjected to judicial
scrutiny as in Michigan. But so far as the
justice and fairness of the case are in
volved it is a pertinent factthat Pennsyl
vania apportionments would not stand the
test any better than those of Michigan.
This is not said as reflecting on one
party more than another. It is cogentonly
to show haw the delirium of partisanship
affects all parties to the extent of ignoring
public right and the principles of popular
self-government for the sole purpose of
gaining a few representatives in the legis
'lative body.
MR. CLEWS' DEVICE. V
Mr. Henry Clews has been offering some
advice to the Secretary of the Treasury,
with regard to his duty at the present
juncture. He wants Secretary Foster to
stop the "sheepish alarm"about silver pay
ments. To do so, he says, "it is only nec
essary for the Secretary of the Treasury,
who is vested with full power, to issue
United States bonds without limit payable
principal and interest in gold." These
bonds, "at a low rate of interest say Zi per
cent" he wishes substituted for the out
standing obligations.
This is even a more remarkable finan
cial proposition than that, which Secretary
Foster outlined in his public utterances of
last year. It was singular enough to have
the paradox presented to us of swelling
the public debt of the United States in
order to provide the means to heap up in
the Treasury a mass of silver bullion which
by the terms of the proposition is so abso
lutely useless that it cannot redeem the
certificates Issued upon its alleged basis.
Nevertheless that proposition is over
shadowed by Mr. Clews' idea of an un
limited issue of bonds, for the purpose vl
allaying alarm.
Mr. Clews' letter raises the interesting
question whether the Secretary of the
Treasury is as he alleges "Tested with full
power to Issue" United States bonds with
out limit" If so, it is a most remarkable
grant of power. The idea, that at some
juncture of legislation, a long succession
of executive officers whose names and
character 'were unknown at the unnamed
date of the supposed act, were authorized
to swell the public debt without limita
tion as to quantity or purpose, Is a strik
ing one. It is unnecessary to amplify on
the features of such a vast grant of power
from the fact that it does not exist It will
be found on examination that the Sec
retary of the Treasury was authorized by
the act of 1875 to issue the classes of bonds
authorized by the acts of 1870 and 1871, to
the amount necessary :to provide coin for
the redemption of the legal tenders. No
authority is given to issue a new bond,
contracting a different medium of pay
ment Since that act treasury officers
have taken the responsibility not of is
suing a new bond, but of continuing the
old ones, by the consent of the holders, at
reduced rates of interest; and these ar
rangements were ratified by Congress.
But in all the acts on such matters in
quirers will search in vain for authority to
issue bonds to redeem silver certificates
or buy sliver bullion, or to "stop alarm."
It is indisputably desirable that some
thing should be done to prevent the grav
itation of the Treasury toward the silver
basis. But it is a remarkable exemplifica
tion of the effect of the much-lauded act
of 1890, that financiers are seeking relief
from its results in calling upon the Sec
retary of the Treasury to exercise the il
legal power of an unlimited increase of
the debt in time of peace and without the
slightest fiscal justification for it
The return of Mr. H. O. "Frick to his
desk yesterday in less than two weeks from
the Anarchist Berkmann's attempt upon
liis life, displays the possession of wonder
ful physical vigor combined with Indomita
ble will power. Tills episode has lmtl the
effect of modifying feeling toward Mr. Frick
personally a good deal among many of his
opponents on the labor question. Fortitude
and courage are admlied'under all circum
stances, while it is human nature to despise
tho cowardice and cruelty of the An
archist's attack. Putting aside, however,
all question of the contest with labor, the
assault on Mr. Frick was an undisguised
and avowed assault on government in the
interests of anarchy and chaos, and for that
reason his recovery Is matter for serious
and general congratulation among all good
citizens.
If there be inhabitants of Mars like unto
those of this earth, it may be assumed that
their favorite selection irom the music of
the spheres is something like the Marsel
lalse. The lordly eagle has no mind to be sur
passed by the elusive sea serpent, as indi
cated by the abduction or a farmer's child
in Michigan by one of the feathered tribe.
The story is very complete, and contains
the fight over the baby in mid-air betweon
two of the eyrie monarohs and its final le
covery by Its father after be bad shot its
captor, only to find the inlant dead in a
lake with both eyes pecked out. Michigan
is a great State, the eagle is a great bird,
and the sea serpent Is out of the competi
tion. It is to be hoped that some of the cob
weDs will be blown out of the brains of some
Congressmen before they meet again to
transact national business at Washington.
Hitherto theimmeusity of the Standard
Oil Company has enabled it to defy the law
and competition with equal success. Now
that all arrangements have been made for
two competing pipe lines to the sea coast, it
remains to 'be seen how much the Standard
will suffer, or how soon and for how much
the new undertaking will be bought up.
No donbt the visitor to Chicago will be
expected to make up the difference between
the $5 000,000 asked for by the Fair, and the
$2,500,000 granted by the House.
Now that the farmer whose spring gun
ended the life of one of the Cooleys has
served a notice on the Sheriff of Fayette
county that the county will be held respon
sible for any Injury inflicted on himself, bis
family or his property, perhaps a serious
effort will be made to capture the lawless
gang.
Tibed business men appreciate their
privilege of paying a nickel to stand ud
while tbey ride home in the evening more
than usual in warm weather.
Aeeport comes from St Petersburg
that four American tourists who visited the
fair at If ijni Novgorod have been stricken
with cholera, Surely It is time that globe
trotters should have sense enough to ab
stain from making a summer resort of a
plague infested district.
Foetunatelx for the prospects of peace
between England and German', Ealser Wll
helm did manage to win one race at Cowes
with his yacht, the Meteor.
Oil can fatalities are becoming such
frequent occurrences that a crusade against
the criminal carelessness in vogue in the
use of the dangerous combustible is quite as
much in order as was Parkhurst's attack on
the can-can and its attendant evils.
Now that Congress has succeeded in ad
journing, perhaps some of its members wilt
Join with the nation in wondering what was
the use of the delay.
Pateiotic Cubans may ardently desire
to be annexed by the United States, but
patrlotlo Americans would be woefully un
wise to accept any snoh onerous burden as
this island of mixed populations would in
volve. Flood and fire seem to have acted on Oil
City as a stimulus, for the scene of the late
tragedy Is booming more than it has been
for some time.
When a. traction car is encountered
laden with a brass band in full blast oh its
way to a concert in one or the parks, all the
past glories of circus parades are forgotten
in the excitement of the moment.
So Congress disposed of the sundry
civil bill at last, but not before it had been
made the excuse for sundry incivilities.
Some idea of the magnitude of Lake
Michigan can be formed from the fact that
a disabled pleasure yacht with fire oc
cupants was only picked np after being
adrift on the lake for two days.
Blocks in Pittsburg are as varying a
standard lor the measurement of distances
as miles by a lady's reckoning.
When that wall paper combine has
actually reduced prices for tho consumer,
It will be a curiosity in the way of trusts
worthy of careful preservation and puDllo
exhibition.
All's well that ends well. But the Con
gressional session did. not even end well.
This Congress yesterday paraphrased
Falstaff by deciding that though reasons
were as plentiful as blaokberries, no mem
ber should attend to business on com
pulsion. One Thine to Be Thankful For.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat;
Lot it be remembered to the. credit of the
present Bouse of Representatives that it
has made lots of capital for the Bepublican
rrty.
A LOOK AROUND.
Atbibxe thinner in face and form, pale
but not' pallid, bright-eyed, resolute, alert
and quick in movement, Mr. H. C. Frick sat
at his customary place before his desk yes
terday afternoon and did a lot of talking to
visitors besides transacting a quantity of
business. There is but little evidence or his
wonnds, which have healed in a remarkable
manner, except a small discolored spot
where the bullets entered. To all appear
ances he is the same man who sat in that
office In perfect health two weeks ago. There
is some talk of his going away for a short
vacation, bnt he declares he does not need
ony further rest, and prefers to continue at
the head of things. lie feels deeply the ex
pressions of sympathy which have been ex
pressed to him personally by the working
men and by the press of the country.
"I wonder if they got Colonel "William
A. Herron to sit for that?" remarked a man
who was reading a paper in the car yeiter
day,.and he pointed at apictuieof William
E. Gladstone. He was not the onljJrWn who
asked that nor is the suggestion of a facial
likeness between these two men at all new.
It has been spoken of almost as often as the
resemblance between1 an attorney who lives
out Center avenue and the average picture
of Abraham Lincoln.
At last there is to be a sidewalk on Fifth
avenue beyond Wllkins avenue upon which
It will be comfortable walking. The old
combination of tar and brickbats has been
taken up in fragments, which at present are
leaning against the fences along the street.
They look for all the world like peanut taffy
on a large scale. It does not matter much
what is used to replace the old pavement so
long as it is smooth.
The Carnegie Steel Company has pur
chased the big gas well on the Wright farm
from Mr. Sneetand there is considerable
talk afloat as to the reason they were able to
buy It as against the Philadelphia Natural
Gas Company. Some time ago Mr. Snee bad
a quantitv of valuable gas land, about 1,000
acres, around a big well near Elizabeth.
He first offered the property to the Phila
delphia Company,buthad a sharp misunder
standing with the representative of the com
pany and vowed he would ncverdo business
with the company again. Within less than
an hourhe sold the property to the Carne
gie Company. This last big well is said to
be. almost as good a producer as Howard No.
2, which was the largest well ever struck. In
addition, Mr. Sneo has leases on about 2,500
acres of the surrounding territory, all of
which has gone to the Carnegies, and al
though the Philadelphia Company has a big
pipe line running through the Wright farm
they get none of the gas because of that old
dispute.
The head of a large firm being out of the
city and there being considerable money
outstanding on the books, the brother of
the absentee concluded to go out on a col
lecting tour. He had a fine team bitched up
to a new buggy and started off about the
middle of the afternoon. At nlghtrall he re
turned and exclaimed in a tone of deep dis
gust: "I'll never go out collecting with a
team and rig again. Every fellow I met
looked at the horses and said, 'Oh, you don't
need any money with a turnout like that.
Come around next month and see us.' "
This same gentleman is the hero of the
doughnut story. Perhaps you have not
heard of it. He owns a restaurant which
has a reputation for hot doughnuts. Somo
time ago a lady entered the place,, ate a
doughnut and before she bad gone a square
fell dead. "Andwbat do you think the other
chaps who own opposition restaurants
wanted to do?" says he in a most aggrieved
manner. "Darned if they didn't want Heber
McDowell to hold an inquest on her and
prove that one of my doughnnts killed her;
yes sir, they did that same thing. Why, It
would have ruined my business."
There was an astonished gripman on the
Fifth avenue line yesterday, and about 30
passengers joined htm in his sensation. A
strand of the oable parted and got wound
uround the part which remained taut, nnd
of course there was a stoppage of traffic.
Presently the sound of the moving cable
could be heard; , the passengers smiled in
anticipation ot getting right lntri town and
the gripman took a fresh chew of tobacco
and h hold of his grip. He caught the "rope"
as 'he called it, and to his amazement the car
went rapidly backward for a hnndred yards
or so before he tealized that the engines
had been reversed in order to get at the
break.
y
Perhaps it is because the pas are at
home and the daughters are away at the
summer resorts that general attention is
now paid to Mars.
The political powers of the city are
almost all out of town. Senator Flinn Is
somewhere out in Iowa, but will be home
for a snort time to-day, leaving this evening
for Bedford to Join his lamily. Mr. Magee
returns to-day also, but Chief Brown, who
is In Canada, will not be back for somo time.
William L. Elkins is in Europe, and
there is a story afloat in the Philadelphia
Clubs to the effect that he is to consult with
some London people over the possibility of
revolutionizing the local transit companies
running out to the suburbs. Cable roads are 3
not unknown to Londoners, but good and
rapid service by them is. For months there
has been talk of an Intention on the part of
theElkms-Wldener syndicate to tackle Lon
don as a whole and to try It on in Paris as
well. There is a gold mine in it for the men
who can get a chance to supply London with
comforts such as are to be had in large
American cities and it is sure to come sooner
or later, Walter.
WITH FAHE AND FOKTUNE.
Gounod, the composer is said to have
12 unfinished operas Md away In his
desk.
Mrs. Eleanor Freeman, widow of the
historian, has been awarded a pension of
$500 from the British civil list.
General Oliver Otis Howard has
accepted the commission of writing a popu
lar life of Queen Isabella for tho World's
Fair Commission.
President Harrison will visit Bever
ly In a short time and have a romp with
Baby McEee, who, with his parents, is sum
mering at that resort.
Kate Field, in her Washington, asks
Secretary Tracy to name the next new
cruiser the Isabella, in honor of the friend
of Columbus, and supports her plea with an
elegant argument.
Miss Hilltard, the new lady tennis
champion of England, is spoken of as a
short, slight, agile and prepossessing young
lady, in almost all respects the opposite of
the lady whom she succeeds in that position.
Private Dalzell, of Ohio, has writ
ten a letter to the Buffalo Inquirer, In which
he vigorously opposes being called by his
old nom de plum any more. The ex-Prlvato
Is sore because he was slighted in the Zanes
ville Convention.
Colonel Robert G. Inoersoll finds
his heart in the Presidental campaign this
year. He has taken less public part in cam
paigns since 18i0, but next mouth his elo
Suent voice is likely tobe heard again on tho
.epubllcan stump.
Kntjte Nelson, whom the Minnesota
Republicans have nominated for Governor,
isacreat favorite with the Scandinavians
of the Northwest, who call him familiarly
"the little Norwegian." He is a man of
small physique, hardly more than 5 feet 5
inches in height, and'wears a close cropped
dark chin beard streaked with gray. He is
a lawyer by profession.
Kino Malietoa,j of the Samoan Isl
ands, has been prosented with $2,300 by Mr.
Blacklock, agont of a wrecking company,
being the proceeds from the sale of the
wreckage of the naval vessels lost In the
great storm, which wreckage was presented
to the Samoans by the American Govern
ment. Part of this has been distributed by
the King among the Council of Chiefs.
1 Besult of Republican Regime. '
New York Advertiser.
During the past year both Imports and
exports have Increased. This Is evidence
that the country Is prosperous. Just think
of this for a few moments.
TO THE SETTING SON.
Tancred Commandery Leaves for Denver
Amid a Farewell ot Many Cheer, a
Few Tears and Some Handkerchiefs
Living Like Lords During the Journey.
The scene at the seeing-off of Tancred
Commanderyon its pilgrimage to Denver
was extremely Interesting. Though their
special was not scheduled to leave nntll 4:30
yesterday afternoon, guests and their
friends faced the dreariness or a long watt
at the P. &. W. station, arriving some of
ofthemasrarly as 2 o'clock. The holiday
seekers were easily recogDlzable by a cer
tain Jauntiness of spirit and superabundance
ofluggage, and, besides, nearly evey one
reveled in a lodge pin or In yards of badges.
Every eye turned expectantly to the direc
tion from which they supposed the train
would come, and snatches of argument
could be aheara as to tho exact situa
tion of Denver from the P. & W. station.
The first part of the train to ar
rive was the engine and two cars,
flying colors and draped with
bunting. A chorus or "Ahs"'and "Ohs" went
np at the sight, and though the engine
seemed of the most familiar construction,
tho ladles particularly desiring to be pleased
with ev,ery arrangement, deolared it to be
the handsomest locomotive they had ever
seen. The engineer and his fireman re
ceived the compliment with a fl .urish of
their hats. Finally the engine disappeared
lu search or the remainder of the train and
at 4:15 precisely, it pulled into the station
again, having nine cars attached to It, di
vided as follows: One baggare car for men,
a ladles baggage car, 2 Pullman sleeping
cars, for men alone and 5 for ladies and men
together. Each car bore a full length in
scription painted on bunting on its side,
"Tancred Commandery No. 48, Knights
Templar, of Pittsburg, Pa."
A glimpse within proclaims a luxurious
home for the three days' Journey. The bag
gage cars are arranged in sucti a manner
that even the tiniest satchel can be disposed
of, and got at any stage of the journey and
at all times of the day. Their dressing
rooms, to especially accommodate the
feminino travelers, were arranged on their
baggage car, whlcb.-'wlth those atiacbed to
each Pullman, will amply supply on wheels
"all the comforts of home." Tancred Com
mandery numbered 163 people, as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Austen, Conrad Bell
man, John M. Boyd, John A. Barker, George
F. Bayer, A. C. Bane, Mrs. M. P. Bane. Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Bush, A. G. Breitwelser,
Theodore M. Byers, Mr.and Mrs. H. Bantley,
Mr. I. M. and Miss Burchfield, W. M. Bell,
Mrs. C. Braclen, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Baer, Mr.
nnd Mrs. W. S. Brown, A. S. Bishop, Miss M.
Bishop, Mrs. L. B. Braun, J. Collier, George
H. Clemmentson, S. W. Coe, William Chat
land, Miss E. Corwin, B, W. Carroll, Mrs. F.
Cort, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Cunningham, M.
J. Davis. Miss K. Day, Mr. ahd Mrs. M.Davif,
J. H. Dorrington, Mr. and Mrs. John F.
Davitt, Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Dean, Dr. and
Mrs. J. S. Espy, Mrs. R. J. Elcher. W. C. Fos
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Q. C. Farquhar.Davis Glass,
Mr. and Mrs, J. L. Garrow, Miss R. Gold
smith, Mr. and Mrs. George J. Glldroy, Mrs.
S. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hoblltzell,
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Hoblltzell, Mr. and
Mrs. W, T. Hall.Mr. and Mrs. A. E. and Master
Roy Hunt, Mrs. C. Harmon, Wilson Harper,
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Hill, Miss E. Haldiman,
Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Holmes, Mr. and Mrs R.
M. Holland, S., Hamilton, W. E. Jack-man,
Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins, It L. Elrkpatrlck, Mr.
Rnd Mrs. H. H. Kuhn, W. ".V. Leeob, Miss
Leonard and Miss Jane Leonard, Alexander
Martin, Dr. D. F. Mcintosh, J. C. Moore,
William H. McGaffic, Dr. L. F. McCombs,
J. D. McElroy, Matthew Mawhinney, James
II. Mawhinney, Mr. and Mrs. George B
McMillan. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Malarkey, Mr.
and Mrs. W. 1. Mustin, Mr. and Mrs. C Mc
Cune. George Mohn Jr. and Miss Mohn. H.
W. Ochse, Joseph Overy, E. B. Oikin, Miss
Mary Oskin, Charles A. Phillips, H. L. Paul,
William Plegliart, M. W. Powell, S. H. Pear
sail, Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Porter and Miss Porter,
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Pblpps, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Price, J. H. Richards, S. P. Rlsher,
George W. Rowley, James E. Rodgers, Mr.
nnd Mrs. M. A. Ross, J. W. Sutton, Elmer E.
Soles, Miss Lizzie Soles, Mrs. C. Schwann,
Mr. and Mis. George Sowash, the Misses
Sampson, Miss M. Schrum, Mr.and Mrs. G.
Sutton, D. Straub, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Swail,
A. J. Shank, U. C. Shellenberger, Miss Zetta
Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Staley, D. C.
Tbornbere, Alex. W. Lennant, Mr. and Mrs.
L. H. Taylor, Miss Thompson, Miss Vanvor
hls, Frank Wilbert, a H. Warner, J. G.
Wertz, H. J. Weiman.r S. J. Wightman,
Charles A. Willis, Mils Williams, Mr. and
Mrs.T. F. Woir. Mtss a J. Wilson. Mr.
Charles P. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. West,
James L. Tohe, Mls Nettlo-Yobe, J. A. Zag
schwert and J. A. Zimmerman.
In addition there were a few specially-invited
guests and some or the Tancred's own
people, who decided to go at the latest
moment.
The heaaqnarters of Tancred Command
ery. in Denver, will be in Brown's Palace
Hotel.
The greater number of the people will not
return home directly, but travel as tar west
as California before turning toward the
rising sun again.
HO PILIBUSTEKEE8 AT KEY WEST.
Uncle Snm Keeping Too Close a Watch
Ovr Cuban Revolutionists.
Kkt West, Aug. 5. Inquiry fails to reveal
any filibustering expedition prepared to in
vade Cuba from this point. No unusual
activity is noticed among Cuban sympa
thizers other than tho frequent holding or
secret meetings and raising rnnds for the
future. Federal officers have been advised
from Washington and are taking measures
to lrustrato the plans and prevent the de
parture if attempted.
The Collector of Customs to-day tele
graphed the revenue cutter cruising along
the west coast to return here, and strict sur
veillance will be kept over all vessels arriv
ing and departing fiom this harbor. Inquiry
nt tho Spanish Consulate shows that the
Spanish Government has also been apprised
of the movement and telegrams have been
passing between Consul Soils and his supe
riors during the past 21 hours. No alarm,
however, is manifested.
" THE ENIGHT IN THE FIGHT.
Mb. Blaine will take the stump for Harri
son and Reld. There is nothing of the sulk
ing Achilles in the great leader. Baltimore
American.
With Harrison asthecandidateand Blaine
as his champion there is room for a good
deal or quaking at Buzzard's Bay. New
York Commercial Advertiser.
ffnra Blaine and his Minneapolis orator,
Wolcott, can enter heartily into the cam
paign, what hope have the Democrats left or
dissensions among the Republicans. Phila
delphia Inquirer.
The announcement that ex-Secretary
Blaine will stump Maine is not calculated to
add any hilarity to the Democratic funeral
procession that is about to leave for the
political mortuary. Ohio State Journal.
Me. Blaihe will probably open the cam
paign in Maine about the 17th of August.
The people everywhere will welcome his
appearance In the campaign and listen to
his words with attention. Rochester Dem
ocrat' Jakes G. Blaise announces his purpose of
entering the Presidental campaign as the
champlbn of the Republican policy. No
living man can rally the Republicans of the
nation as one man as can James G. Blaine.
Toltdo Blade.
Mb. Blaine is to appear on the stump In
Maine during the canvass. Probably he
will be heard in other States also. Every
prominent Republican will do his share for
the success of the ticket this year.Si. Louis
Globe- Democrat. y
Men of all parties will be glad to learn that
Mr. Blaine Is strong enough to take the
stump and that his voice will soon be heard'
In the campaign. That is the personal point.
The political one Is that be, like the other
great leaders of the Republican party, will
battle earnestly and vigorously for victory
in November. New York Recorder.
The Republican campaign in Maine Is tobe1
opened by a rousing speech from ex-Secretary
Blaine. The Democratic campaign in
Now Vork opens with a burst of nrolonged
and profound silence on the part of Senator
Hill. There Is a world of significance in
these two little facts, but Mr. Cleveland is
not busy writing letters explaining what if
Is. Cincinnati Times-Star.
May Soon Bale the Waves.
Toledo Blade.
Two of our formidable cruisers havo been
ordered on n voyage around the world.
Uncle Sam is evidently tired of hearing from
abroad that be hag no navy. Seeing is be
lieving. To Hav a Laugh on Grover.
Chicago Inter Ocean. '
Charles A. Dana thinks it would be great
fun to get np a joint debate between Presl
dent'Harrison and ex-Jfresident Cleveland.
It would for Harrison.
ACROSS THE CONTINENT.
The newest State on the Pacific Coast is
Washington. But It is rapidly growing old
in spots. Its resources are varied. In the
south, rich wheat and hop fields yield boun
tifully. Along the Sound fruits prunes,
cherries, apples of the finest grow luscious
and in plenty. In and around Seattle and in
the northwest corner large deposits of iron,
coal and limestone Invite capital. In the
Okanagon and Cascade districts gold and sil
ver development Is progressing. To some of
the deposits Eastern capital is pushing ex
pensive railroads. Along Its swift streams,
in its loamy-soiled valleys, way np to the
snow line on Its picturesque and- high
mountains giant spruce, fir and cedar
forests stand ripe for the ax and
saw. So Its resources are varied and Invit
ing. In some sections notably the Skagit
valley the natural advantages and topog
raphy clearly resemble tbose which have
made Western Pennsylvania what It Is to
day. The future of the new State" should be
roy. Just now the dregs or a real estate
fever that a short time ago was epidemio
handicap and hamper. But the young State
is convalescing, and Its pushing people,
profiting by the lessons of the past, talk less
real estate and take more pleasure in sound
ing the praises oftne places where Judicious
Investment, careful research and patient
toil will some day be rewarded.
The new Stale has some promising and
growing centers of population. In the Pol
luse and Walla Walla wheat countries the
natural highways lead to Walla Walla.
Spokane Is the metropolis and the gateway
to the said-to-be rich galena, silver and gold
deposits lying south or the wedge-shaped
granite walls of the magnificent Cascade
range. Over on the Sound are the rival
cities of Seattle and Tacomn. These now
do battlo for the coastwise commerce of tho
North Pacific, even scorning the longer
standing claims or Portland, now handi
capped by the troublesome sand barrier at
tho month or Its magnificent Columbia.
Tacoma's very soul Is mortgaged to the rail
roads. Some say it will fall a victim to cor
poration consnmption. A native even ac
knowledged that. 1 the signs were serious.
Still it enjoys the commerce and the tourist
business that is thrown into Its lap by tho
Northern Paclflo and its feeders, and the
crumbs thus scatterod are not crusty by any
means.
Seattle, to mr mind, is the largest lit
tle city in the land. On the ashes or the late
conflagration metropolitan-like structures
thoroughly modern In architecture and con
venience have been substantially reared.
Its hotel accommodations are ample and
good, its people self-dependent and hope
ful, Its situation highly picturesque. At the
base or its populated pine-dotted hills Puget
Sound sleeps deeply and silently. Up the
steep sides of its stieet-marked slopes cable
and electric roads climb with an agility that
demonstrates the feasibility of a line np the
face of onr own Mt. Washington. Up and
down, down and up, well freighted with
contented-looking folk of all conditions,
tbey safely speed along to inland fresh
water lake rimmed by forest grand,
spruce-scented, sublime; on higher uplifts
and through stumpy, uncleared lots for sale
to newer Ballard, site of inlant iron In
dustrya suburb that will some day be
smoky, sooty, busier far than now. Beyond
a few miles by rail np the Sound is the un
paintPd town of Everett railroad-backed
and boastful. Here the town siter is still In
his glory. Here he will tell you lies the
pulse of the great new State. Here, he says,
will Its to-be-developed mines or Iron, coal,
silver and gold send their raw products to
be spun and coked and smelted and sent
forth to the peoples of the Pacific, even unto
China, Japan, India and Australia. I know
that a goodly number of Plttsburgers have
confidence in Everett's lnture. Seattle's
success is assured. They are pulling to
gether there.
On np the Sound there's Anacortes, Fair
haven and lesser communities, all the work
of thereat estate boomer and his little plat
and prospectus. Some of them, notably those
designed in the heart of the forest, seem to
have died aborning. I found myself train
bound In places where nail-dotted, newish,
palntless frame structures stood with long
stretches of stump-land between: Some oc
cupied corners of well defined squares, bor
dered bv boardwalks that seemed to end in
the timber. Electric light wires with car
bonless lamps formed a rather striking con
trast to the aching voids and tenantless
storerooms. They had contemplated water
works and rapid transit. They told me these
improvements had been deferred. But I be
lieve these surveyed forest "cities" will ere
long be bustling and cheerful. First, bow
ever, lot-holders must let go and people must
be coaxed there by manufactures of some
sort. The pace has nearly but not quite
killed.
I saw a cedar stump in one of these towns
that measured flfteon feet in diameter.
One town official told me that some trees
felled bad yielded 130,000 feet of lumber. The
average is fiom 9,000 to 13,000 feet.
When you're in Washington call every
farm a ranch.
"Spuds" Is 'the proper way to designate
potatoes.
1 saw snort-iime paper caning ior interest
at the rate of 12, 15 and 24 per cent.
A tramp is a "scullion" out there.
A squaw man with wet eyes told a native
who was with me how he had been afflicted
in the loss ot his housekeeper, and the black
eyed, red-cheeked, raven-haired little group
of half-breeds that beard bis lamentation
looked sorrowful. My companion brought a
smile to his sad face by telling him to buy
another Sin ash helpmeet.
Tbey are making splendid coke at Fair
haven. Much of the coal in Washington Is Hgnous,
and many doposits were crushed in the up
heaval. In one spot In the Skagit Valley I saw a
vast vein of splendid Iron ore outcropping
about 700 feet away from several large veins
of good coal.
There's a mountain of marble and a vast
ridge of limestone nearby.
The people or Seattle can go to church on
Sunday morning, see a baseball game in the
afternoon, listen to a military band before
supper and enjoy the theater or a dance prior
to retiring. And they don't seem to be much
the worse off for these diversions either.
Geo. A. Masden.
DEATHS HEBE AND ELSEWHERE.
Dr. William N. Plndell, Newark, N. J.
Dr. "William Nick Pindell died at New
art, N. J., Wednesday night. Dr. Fladell wss
born In 183. His grandfather was an Intimate
friend or Andrew JacKi on. nnd a pall-bearer at the
latter's funeral, aud founder or the town or Pln
dell, Md. Dr. Plndell served with Lee In the force
sent by the Government In 1859 against John
Urowu at Haiper'B Kerry. Dr. Plndell and Dr.
"Byrne were the attending physicians when Brown
was brought In wounded. Dr. Byrne was dear,
but Brown aald to Dr. Plndell: You'll not get
any pay from me. If yon bring my body dead or
11 ye Into Mluourl you can get (l.&TO for It. I am
John Brown." Dr. Plndell reported the fact to
General Lee, who doubted the lndentity until
Brown hlmnelf confessed. Dr. Plndell had Brown's
revolver and other relics.
Obituary Notes.
John Eichleb. a well-known brewer of New
York, died Thursday in Bellbelm. Germany.
Cancer was the Immediate cause of death.
Sia Habbt Atkinson. Speaker of the New
Zealand Legislative Council, died suddenly from
heart disease Just after the opening of the session.
11ns. Anna M. L.athrop Howes, sister of Mrs.
Iceland Stanford, and wile of juavld Howes died
at the Stanford residence In Sao franclsco,
Wednesday night.
Db. Fbank T. INOALL9. a Congregational
clergyman of wide reputation. President or Drury
Collece, and a brother or ex-Senator lngalls, died
yesterday afternoon at Sprlscfleld, Mo.
Bet. Tueodobe Lamt, C S. li.. Superior or the
Bedemptorist House, Grand Baplda, Mich., died
yesterday morning on the Illinois Central train as
it was coming into the depot at New Orleans.
Mas. Db. William Obizne. of New Geneva,
died Thursday of 'apoplexy. , Mrs. Greene was the
mother of the wife of Mr. O.J. Sturgls, editorial
writer on the Commercial Gazette, and was weU
known here, where she had often visited.
Mrs. Eiinestine ItoSE, well known u a
woman's right advocate, died at Brighton, Eng
land. Wednesday. She was born In Poland, Janu
ary 18. 1810. or Hebrew parentage, but early aban
doned that creed. Mrs. Bose lectured In the chief
cities of the United States.
John L. Hxndxbsok, Sr., who died In Phila
delphia recently, aged 73, was an actor of some
note '40 rears ago.- and supported the elder Booth,
.Forrest and other stars. He was a charter mem
ber of Philadelphia lyporraphlcal Union, which
he helped to organize, and for it years was em
ployed on thcruiftc Ledger.
CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS,
New York has 1,316 millionaires. .-
"Wooden sleepers on railroads last about'
15 years.
The average man. has 2,304,000 pores inf
his skin.
A twin watermelon is. a fruit freak in'
Ware county, Georgia. .
Caucassfa is said to be infested withi
huge swarms of locusts.
Newfoundland is rejoicing over tha
catching of 100,000 seals by her fleet this sea
son. '
Ten pairs of twins are said to have been
bom to a woman In Tompkins, New York
State.
A small vase of sevres ware, only eight
Inches high, was recently soldin London for
$7,205.
The postoffice in Chicago does a larger
registered-letter business than any other la
the country.
California is about to order 20 carloads
of special glass Jars to hold her World's Fair
fruit display.
Foreign physicians are now experi
menting with frog lymph as a preventive of
hydrophobia.
Chicago claims to have the only band
in the United States composed entirely or
letter carriers.
The new railroad in the Holy land is
tobe equipped with American lomotlves
made in Philadelphia.
The little moons of Mars are only from
five to ten miles in diameter. The smaller
of the two is the brighter.
Chinese paper currency is in red, white
and yellow, with gilt lettering and gorgeous
little hand-drawn devices.
It requires upward of 148,000 acres of
rich land to produce the sugar yearly con
sumed In the British Islands.
The land on which the Chicago Opera
Bouse stands, and which is now worth $1,000,
000, was sold lor $61 sixty years ago.
Bonds to the amount of $220,000,000 are
held by the United States Government as
security for national bank circulation.
The most important Japanese holiday,
1 tbe Feast of the Lanterns from July 13 to;
18. It is the Japanese Decoration, Day.
Three factories in this country that'
make the albumen paper used in pho
tography use over 3,000,000 eggs every year.
While some choice fruit and other
products are canned in France, the bulk of
the world's supply come from this country.
The first volume of poems by Alfred
Tennyson came out when ha was 24. He was
41 when "In Memorlam" came from the
press.
Louisiana was named in honor of Louis
XIV, of France, and was formerly applied
to the Frencuossessions In the Mississippi
Valey.
A recent novelty is a composite metal
wheel made up ot a skeleton of wire for tbe
spokes, hub and rim, the whole being im
beded In cast Iron.
A dwarf residing at Shigaken, in Japan,
is 36 years old and but 17 inches high. Ha
is well educated, and earns a livelihood by
teaching penmanship. T
There are 15 national banks in Na
York Citv which have deposits exceed! j
$15,000,000 each, the largest amount belfag
$33,000,000, m the National Jfark.
Defoe was 58 when he began
"Eobtnson Crusoe." Ills literary care!
began at 20. and his best political worl
were written oeiore tne "urusoe."
Glass type is now used for printinl
Tho glass is of the malleable kind and til
type Is said to make clearer work and la'
longer than that made from metal.
It is estimated by the leading railroad
that they will need 40 per cent more train
and eauinment to carry the exnected travel
ers to and from the Columbian Exhibition.
An English butcher, fishing in the
Grand Surrey Canal caught with his hook
aud line a handbag containing 39 gold rings
and gold and silver coins worth more than
$100.
John McDarby, of Salmon Falls, Mass.,
has double teeth all around and a stomach
which doesn't rebel when be chews and
swallows glass, stones and other indigesti
ble. At the foot of Mt. Tacoma-there ara
trees that by actual measurement by one of
the best surveyors on the coast, Prof. Fred
G. Plummer, have been found to be 650 feet
high.
Alfieri wrote "Cleopatra," hisfirst trag
edy, at 26. It was undertaken to relieve the
tedium of a self-Imposed confinement to
cure himself of a passion for an unworthy
woman.
The French flag was adopted during the
revolution. Tbe Bepublic first took green,
but gave it up, and blended the Bourbon
white with tbe red and blue, the colors of
the city of Paris.
As an indication of the thrift among
th6 working classes of France, it is stated
that thei e are now 6.000,003 depositors in the
French savings banks, with an accumulated
lund of not less than 112,009,000.
The Cabokia mound, near St. Louis, is
probably the largest artificial mound In
the country, if not in the world. It is over
800 leet long by 530 feet wide at the base, 90
teet high and covers over eight acres of
ground.
In 1774 Maskelyne, the astronomer
royal of England, first calculated the
weight of tbe earth. The weight, as esti
mated in Encyclopedia Eritannlca (ninth
edition), vol. II, pa,je 733, is 6,000,000,000.000,
000,000,100 tons.
A remarkable continuance of an in
herited practice is that of migratory birds
which are said to cross the Mediterranean
ot n. nolnt nroven to have been once the
narrowest part ot the sea, but which is far
Irom Deing so now.
At the funeral feast of Ya-ten-e-ouitz,
in Oregon, the wile or the dead Umatilla
chief distributed S3 ponies, 0 shirts, 100
blankets and a number of pipes and beaded
articles among the Indians and others who
attended. Fully 600 Indians were given a
free dinner.
About seven miles from Ash Grove,
Mo., is a natural phenomenon known as
"Boggy Mound," It Is 90 leet In circumfer
ence and 10 or 13 feet in tbe center. It seems
to be saturated with water, and the whole,
mound may be shaken as if it were con
structed of Jelly ocindia rubber.
An enterprising English firm desires to '
put boardings along the banks of tbe Suez
Canal and lease these accommodations for
advertising purposes. They have an Idea
that a considerable revenue can be derived
from this novel source. The Egyptian Gov
ernment 13 now considering the proposition.
FIKOUETTES FROM. FUCK.
Btanby Miss Triller hasn't favored ui
with any music this evening. I'm going to make
her sing.
Old Mr. Trlller-1'11 make it worth your while ir
yon will, young man. It's more than that ItaUaa
professor I've subsidized, can do.
I believe in the good old saying that saji
"You should glveihe devil Ms doe;"
And the very first tllne I'd give to him
Is the man who rocks a canoe.
Dressmaker But, my dear sir, this is not
a tailor-shop; you have propably made a mistake.
Dobble-No mistake about It. Don't you make
Mrs. Dobble's dresses?
Dressmaker Yes,
Dobble Well, I want you to put pockets in this
suit like those you make for her. I beUeve la equal
rights, I do.
He sent her hack her letters
And the gifts he'd bad galore
They'd broken the engagement.
And he was hers no more.
Her tears fell o'er the packet;
But she dried them right away.
When she found thuse cute suspenders
She had sent him Christmas Day.
"Mv voune friend," said the temperance -
worker to GUm, "don't jou drink beer in the winter j
- .... anil in inmrnor In sTinl vnn nflf?"
10 warm ju "h. " - -- 4 -Yes,"
reDlIed Glim.
'Isn't that inconsistent" j
"Ob. no I It merely anowi Trnat a gooa au-rgua jr
nVhs)pll" ' - ...
drink beer is.
Once fluttering from her dainty waist
The sash flew in long-enders:
. Those ends she now baa cstbered up.
And proudly wears 'suspenders I"
Mr. Baggie Confound that tailorl
trousers are a mile too long.
Mrs. Baggie Bow much shall I turn them upf
Mr. Baggie About half an Inch.
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