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PKOGKESS, BUT NOT MUCH.
The Democrats of Clearfield and Centre
counties have made some progress in forcing
conferees of Clarion county to agree to a
new basis of representation in the nomi
nations for Congress. They declined to
acquiesce in the renommation of Congress
man Kxipps, of Clarion, until a new basis
more in proportion to the vote of the
several counties was adopted. By that
means they succeeded, not in abolishing
the conferee system, but in making an im
provement on its most stupid and vicious
features.
It is a singular illustration of the per
sistence of injurious prescriptions that all
politicians are able to maintain the idea of
inequitable representation, which makes
the representation of a puny vote in one
county the equal of a large vote in another,
and uses both as the personal property of
managing politicians for trading purposes
It is perfectly clear that the only way
to secure popular representation in
party action is to make the rep
resentat'on of each township or
precinct in a district bear an exact pro
portion to its vote. This has been recog
nized in other states for a generation. It
is the basis of popular representation in
the legislative bodies designed by the Con
stitution to be popular. Yet at the close of
the nineteenth century the effete and un
equal conferee system continues to pro
duce deadlocks and facilitate bargains in
the State of Pennsylvania.
It is satisfactory that the Democrats of
the Twenty-eighth district have made
some progress. But while they were about
it they should have done away with the
conferee system altogether and estab
lished the open system of nomination by
methods in which the popular vote of the
party Will be directly and proportionally
represented.
PROFESSIONAL HEROISM.
While medical ethics sometimes appear
unique and incongruous to the ordinary
mind, in times of threatened or present
pestilence the professional spirit brings
the doctors to the front in heroic form.
It will be remembered that when New
York was threatened with typhus last
winter hundreds of physicians volun
teered their assistance in combating the
disease. The cholera epidemic in Europe
is bringing out the same quality in bright
relief against the ravages of the pestilence.
In Vienna 485 doctors have offered to be
ready to attend cholera patients on con
dition that in case of their death their
families shall be provided for. Yester
day's telegrams tell of Dr. Hams Graham,
an American physician in Berlin, who is
organizing the American medical
students in that city for cholera
work. This heroic spirit in the pro
fession runs from Pasteur, -half
blind and deaf from the diseases he has
caught in investigating their sources, down
to the youngest medico Just beginning the
study of the healing profession.
Honor is due to the professional spirit
which makes all true doctors heroes when
the hour of trial arrives. There will be
hundreds of such heroes ready tor work
in the United States, if the epidemic
reaches this country in time to develop
dangerous proportions.
AN EXOTIC GROWTH.
The Socialist platform adopted by a
hitherto unheard-of national convention
in New York is before the people. The
bill of reforms which that document pro
poses for the nation is exceedingly varied
and contains a large number of proposi
tions a few good, some and many merely
tbe product of quacktsm. Among the
good ideas are compulsory education,
legislation for the scientific management
of forests and waterways, revocation of
land grants, the conditions of which have
not been fulfilled, and the prohibition of
the employment of children of school age
and of female labor in occupations detri
mental to health or morality.
Among the bad in effect is the owner
ship by the United States of all means of
public transportaiion and communication,
and by municipalities of all industries re
quiring municipal franchises, which would
jieldarlch feast to political corruption.
The repeal of all pauper, tramp and con
spiracy laws seems to be equally divided
between a desire to facilitate mendicity
and to aid the great combinations which
establish high prices on important staples.
Finally the declaration that laws shall
be proposed and voted on by the people
on the referendum principle, and that the
Presidency, Vice Presidency and United
States Senate shall be abolished, is a cool
proposition to overturn the system
founded by our fathers and proved by a
century's experience, which could only
corac fiom a source ignorant of Amer
ican institutions and destitute of Amer
ican 6pirit
The Socialist platform, while it con
tains some reasonable features, is evident
ly framed for European conditions. There
are reforms needed in the United States,
but the Socialists are not experts either in
the American diseases or their necessary
remedies.
riKE-PROOF AND NOT FIRE-PROOF.
There is deep Instruction combined with
the natural irony of events in the fact
that the Metropolitan Opera House of
New York, which disappeared in smoke
the other morning, was one of the well
known class of fire-proof buildings. Like
many of its predecessors, it was prompt to
succumb when the flames got a good
chance at it
In the Chicago fire the fire-proof bulld-
Incs of that day. "composed of iron,
granite and brick, went down like tinder
boxes. Since then it was supposed that
the art of fire-proof construction was con
ducted with more certainty. But late
events have indicated that many of the so
called fire-proof buildings form shining
marks for destruction "by fire. In Pitts
burg, as elsewhere, there have "been
notable examples of destructive fire-proof
conflagration.
This is, of course, merely an evidence of
the fact that human achievements are not
always all that is claimed for them. In
view, however, of the architectural crimes
that are committed in the name of fire
proof construction, it might give a rest to
a much-abused word if the underwriters'
combination should issue an edict levying
extra rates on all buildings advertised as
fire-proof.
SPRINGER'S TREE TRADE EFFORT.
The speech of William M. Springer on
the tariff question the other day is a re
markable exhibition of the free trade
cause. Mr. Springer, after deep investiga
tion, finds that the tariff has recorded its
failure in the statistics on three points.
They arenas summarized by his Journal
istic applauder, that in twenty-five years
there have been nearly 200,000 failnres in
business with liabilities aggregating $3,500,
000,000; that mortgage indebtedness has
increased during the past ten years; and
that while the strikes previous .to 1860
were only counted by hundreds, they have
counted by thousands in the period since
that time. Argal, in Mr. Springer's style
of reasoning, the tariff is all wrong.
This is free trade logic with a ven
geance, it is noticeable in the Springer
style of argumentation that he does not
apply the same method of comparison on
two of his statistical points. Only the
total of strikes is compared with the glo
rious era of Democratic supremacy. The
mortgage statistics are compared with
those of ten years, which was as much a
protective period as the present The
statement of failures is not compared
with anything, for the reason that if
Springer had made a comparison for the
similar period extending over 1837 and
1857 the ratio of failures to population and
commerce would have been found to be
immensely less now than then.
The most uniaue of Mr. Sorintrer's
points is his discovery that strikes have
increased. What a disclosure! It has
evidently never dawned on the mental
horizon of the Illinois statesman that the
reason for that is that employment for
labor in the forms of industry which per
mit of strikes was very rare then. A
manufacturing establishment of the size
of Homestead was not even a dream.
One of the size of the smallest rolling mill
now existing in Pittsburg was rare. Men
who wanted work went on farms and got
it at $20 or $30 per month, and never
thought of striking. There may be a
dispute as to whether labor gets all it
should of the proceeds of industry, but
every intelligent man knows that strikes
have increased because the industries
have undergone an immense expansion.
Perhaps Springer's quarrel is that these
industries have grown up and are afford
ing employment for labor. That seems to
be the prpsent Trouble with most free
trade advocates.
SUCCESS Df SMOKE PRETENTION.
Pittsburgers will be pleased to learn
from Chicago that tbe success of the
down-draft f urnacu for smoke consump
tion is so marked there that the ability to
do away with smoke from steam boiler
plants is placed entirely beyoud dispute.
There is also practical importance to tbe
fact that under the spur of prosecutions
for persistent makers of smoke these
smoke consumers are being put in at the
rate of ten or twelve per week.
These appliances cost about $1,800
apiece, and save their cost by economy n
fuel in less than two years. They are,
therefore, a good investment for the pur
chaser independently of the immense
public saving in the abolition of smoke.
It is no more than fair to recognize that
the saving in fuel might be le3 in Pitts
burg, because coal is cheaper; but the im
portance of saving the great damage in
flicted every winter to buildings, goods,
clothing, eyesight and health is enough to
justify the utmost energy In ridding the
city of the smoke nuisance.
Councils should not delay in extend
ing the provisions of the anti-smoke
ordinance to the section of the city where
the greatest quantity of unnecessary smoke
is produced and where it inflicts the great
est damage. That is the business section
bounded by Grant and Tenth streets and
the two rivers.
PITTSBURG SHORTSIGHTEDNESS.
From a Chicago dispatch published else
where, it will be seen that Pittsburg is not
to be so well represented at the Fair as it
ought to be. Local manufacturers have
been urged time and again to make the
most of this unrivaled opportunity to dis
play their products. Yet, in spite of
ceaseless warnings, their shortsightedness
has prevailed and caused them in large
measure to ignore this unprecedented
chance to exploit their ability. It appears
that this State as a whole will be well rep
resented throughout the various depart
ments. Coal and oil, which were in dan
ger of exclusion, are to be fitly exhibited,
and Pennsylvania's richness in these com
modities will be illustrated as it deserves.
Even Philadelphia, that ancient city at
which the progressive are wont to rail for
its drowsiness and lack of enterprise, has
shown a better appreciation of the value
of a becoming display at the World's
Columbian Exposition than has this seat
of incessant activity.
Pittsburg ha: up to this moment neglect
ed in a largo measure the greatest opening
ever placed bet ore it for demonstrating its
supreme importance as a trade center in
this State and the country as a whole.
Millions of persons from np and down
the Union, and thousands from every
portion of the globe will so far as can be
judged at present-"-visit the Fair and go
heme again without knowing more of
Pittsburg than when they set out. But of
Pittsburg' rivals they will have learnt
.ihuch, and vthen they have orders to give
for this, that and the other nothing but
Pittsburg's shortsighted concentration on
the business immediately under Its nose
for the tlme-boing will be to blame if
those orders go elsewhere. Let those of
the local manufacturers who have not yet
sent In applications for spaco do so at
once on the chance of securing it, for
even late is better than never, though best
of all is never late.
AN EXAMPLE OF LYNCH 1AW.
A recent lynching attempt In Georgia
illustrates the disposition of mobs to bang
the wrong people, and the sequel shows
an equal indisposition to lynch the really
guilty persons vf hen they have the reputa
tion of being bad men to meddle with.
Tbe crime was that of a .woman of some
property whose body "Was found pn the
road near her farm. The mob thought
some one should be lynched, and not find
ing any one more to their taste than her
foster son, who had been made the beir of
her property, they tried to lynch him.
They were prevented by the sensible
J people of the neighborhood, and a legal
trial was had. This' not only completely
demonstrated his innocence, but showed
who the murderers were. They were a
gang of moonshiners on whose illicit still
the murdered woman had stumbled by
accident, and who killed her because she
threatened to denounce them.
It is a enrious example of mob law that
no one in that vicinity proposes to lynch
the murderous moonshiners. .Whether it
Is because moonshiners are privileged by
lynch law to commit murder as well as
break the revenue laws, or because they
have demonstrated Jheir readiness to kill
those who interfere with them, is left to
conjecture. We are also left to estimate
the possibility that the real murderers
directed the efforts of the lynchers upon
an innocent man in order to shield them
selves. The known facts, however,
sufficiently Illustrate the law that the
cowardice of a mob is only exceeded by
its utter lack of reason and consistency.
Kaiser "WrLHEtar evidently has hii
lucid moments, or be would hardly have
been wise enough to order tbat the exact
facts of the cholera epidemic in Berlin be
officially bulletined twice a day. Tlioto Is
nothing like reliable statements to suppress
any Inclination to unreasoning panic, for
truth even when tbe worst is told is al
ways calmer than wild-eyod, fleet-winged
rumor. ,
New Orleans is at last to adopt a
proper system of sanitation, and when the
Ciesent City lias actually done so, a congrat
ulation of it Inhabitants will be in order.
'When' a long-undisturbed cesspool is
pumped put it is well to have a copious sup
ply of some pungent-odored disinfectant,
even it tbe operation occur in the small
hours of the stilly morning. For the life
and safety of no bypasser is to be dis
regarded, and the accumulations of a cess
pool are wondrous potent.
With regard to the Afghan disturbances
and the troubles in the Pamirs, the Tory
Jingo pies8 of England appears to bo a good
deal more belligerent than Russia,
Matob Grant, of New Ybrk, spoke
well and wiely when he said, in reference
to tbe danger of cholera: "I think that too
much precaution cannot be taken." And he
and his officers cannot work too hard to ful
fil his promise, "We will try, if possible, to
bring the quarantine system to perfection."
From the amount of croaking heard as to
tbe slimness of Corbett's chances against the
literary actor, his supporters might be fitly
described as Corbettors.
There is something vigorously offensive
about those changes in the armoi plates and
other fittings for new war vessels. And un
til a tboiough explanation is received,
everyone concerned is placed in a defensive
attitude and a by no means invulnerable
position before tbe public
Mistress Necessity added largely to
her family during tbe past year, as tbe
Patent Office was called upon to christen
23,626 inventions.
Chinese immigrants are Absolutely
harmless as compared with obole'ra-infectec,
persons. But it Is notable tbat wherever the
former can be smuggled into this country
there is a leakage which must be stopped to
prevent any possible percolation of the
latter. '
The National Convention of Socialists
evidently looked around and proceeded to
ask for everything it wanted but could not
see.
Of all false economies, the most foolish
and disastrous is that which seeks to save a
few pence at the risk of health. Cheap and
nasty sanitation is ape to prove ruinous as
compaied with expensive and efficient sew
erage, and it is a direct invitation to dis
ease. If it only were not necessary to fight oc
casionally, bruising might be regarded as a
healthy and lucrative profession.
Duels are a foolish institution anyhow.
But if bojsmnst fight to be boys, the Mar
quis of Qneensbury rules ns adopted by two
WestPoint cadets is a better method of set
tling a dispute than tint adopted by the
padded sword-weilding German students.
Those trailing trains on city sidewalks
might have been designed as harborers and
transmitters of deadly germs.
Inhabitants of Mars, if there be any,
aie fortunate in having an isolation from
tbe earth complete enough to enable them
to dispense with a quarantine to ward off
the epidemics which are the dread of terres
trial inhabitants.
Pittsburg's Exposition will be ex
posed to view again in about two weeks
now.
Long accustomed as it has been to the
wiles and voracious ferocity of the Tam
many tiger, it is hardly surpiising that the
Democratic party can indorse eren a wild
cat currency with comparative equanimity.
Postoffice clerks here have a club now,
but it is not designed as a belligerent weapon.
It is about time for the officials to cor
rect tbe erroneous, though rapidly spread
ing. Impression tbat the workhonso is a
summer resoi t which the inmates may leave
at their own sweet will ana pleasure.
England progresses. There is a great
demand for American fruit over there now.
It is now stated positively that the guillo
tine was not invented by Dr. Glllotln and
that ho was not executed thereon, and one
cinnot help wondering whether theie Is any
truth' in history alter all.
The Toughers have at
rough it for a ear.
last consented to
The platform adopted by the People's
party of Allegheny county is not going to be
overcrowded. Its numberof planks is very
large In -proportion to the number of voters
who desire to stand on it.
WITH FAME AM) FuRTUXE.
August Stbingbero, the Swedish
author, is famous for his hatred of women.
This aversion seems to be uncontrollable- at
times, and often leads tbe author into diffi
culty. Bishop Paret, of "Washington, ac
companied by a daughter, is on his way
back from Europe on a sailing vessel tbat
will probably require three weeks for its
voyage. '
Denis Kearney has broken loose again.
His present contention is tbat the Japancso
must go, tbe same ns bis pigtalled cousin,
tho Chinese. Tho pity of It is tlia't Kearney
is likely to remain.
Sir Archibald Geike, LL. D., Scot
land's foremost scientist, is a son of Edin
burgh He is 60 yoars old. He has twice re
fused a, knighthood, preferring to be known
simply as 'professor."
W. S. Gilbert, the delightful writer of
opera librettos and other nice thlnes, goes
occasionally to Wagner performances, bnt
declares that he no more understands the
music than he does Chinese.
Colonel & H. Boxd, Minister Eesident
of tbe United States in Slam, lias arrived in
San Francisco on his way to his home in
Missouri, having been granted a leave of
absence on account of ill-hcaltb.
Eev. Dr? Furness, the veteran and be
loved Unitarian minister, who has been
seriously ill at bis Walllngford residence, is
steadily improving and is now regarded as
having entirely passed the critical period of
his Illness.
It is amusing to hear some Pittsburgers
talk about Western or Eastern opportuni
ties for investments being so much better
thon those afforded by our own city. It is
amusing because it is absnrd. I heard a
conversation between some Pittsburgpeo
ple who realized what can be done at home
and some who did not. There bad been talk
about mining properties, Kansas mortgages
some years ago and Minnesota loans at pres
ent, and the statement was made that there
wns no hope of really good things whloh
would be on a parallel with those in Alle
gheny county. At this a man whose family
for several generations have lived here, and
who is thoroughly familiar with the growth
of Pittsburg for 25 years, entered a protest.
"Let me give you an illustration of the
Increase in values of property here," said
he, "for 1 know of an instance which Vs but
a type of many snob. About 18 years ago I
came into possession of a piece of property
on Penn not far from Negley avenue. In
1884 I sold this for $500, and at tbe time I
thought I was getting a good price for it,
and so did others who knew of it. Within a
year the property sold for $1,600. In 1888 it
sold for $2,500, and in 1889 it again-Changed
hands for $10,000. A short time ago $16,000
was refused for it. Ton see that in eight
years this property has increased 32 times
in price, or at the rate of 100 per cent a
year."
"Another sample of the Bame kind ot
wonderful increase is the lot where tho
Pittsburg Traction cars tarn off from'Penn
to inland. In ISS2 it was sold for $20 a front
oot, and in '88 it brought $300. Now It is
worth at least $1,000 afoot. These are cases
within my own knowledge and aio not ex
ceptional or rare, nor is there any reason to
doubt that theie will bo marvellous in
creases in tbe future."
"We have at least 30 per cent more gas
for our consumers now than we had two
years ago," said Manager George Browne, of
the Philadelphia Natural Gas Company.
"We do not intend to use pumps because we
do not need them at present. The wells in
the Pin Hook field are showing larger now
than when they were first turned into the
lines. Then others of the new fields are
showing up well and the outlook is very
fa vol able."
The memorial spoon business has appar
ently taken a new turn. Not content with
gathering these pretty souveniers, some of
the ladies have taken to wearing them. I
saw a neat little gold enameled thing made
up as a breastpin and worn by a lady of
magnificent proportions on whom it did not
look as odd as it might seem. I suppose
they will follow it up with knives and forks
as hat pins, saucers as buttons and teacups
as chatelaine appendages.
I have once or twice alluded to the
talk which is afoot In regard to a country
club. It appeal s to be the general deslro to
have such a place, but nobody seoms to have
energy enough to take it in hand and make
a success o it. We have plenty of fine
horses and turnouts now, and the roads in
the park, as well as some of the streets, are
pleasant drives, but there is nothing in tho
way of a cosy supper, no chicken and wafies.
or other potent attractions at the end or the
drive. There are a number of country places
with good bouses n handsome grounds
which couid, at small expense, befitted up
as a club. Why not try it?
The streets reverberate with the rattling
of hacks and cabs these mornings, and
through their doors you see sunburned faces
looking out, while the trunk up beside the
diiver tells tbe story. It is September, next
week. Summer has gone, hotel bills have
come, and it is time to turn to work ajain.
A SMALL boy persuaded me to contribute
a nickel toward his support last night, the
pretext being that he was hungry. He was
selling what was he pleased to call "3ongs,"
and he gave me one which was called "A
Soldier's Farenell." It Is credited to a
member of tbe fifth Regiment, and one
verse lead thus, the spelling being as in the
original:
"How we long to leave the. Homestead,
.riot because the prey we fear
But we bate yonr stinking alleys
And the acts Uiar brongU-uf itere.
Leaving board walks far behlntt Us,
With Hangs nd Poles and soar beer;
Keep good order, do your uarndest, or
Again you'll find ns here,"
"The drift of things is decidedly in
favor of tho Republicans this year,"said Son
ator Quay to a friend a few days ago. "I
believe we will carry every State we carried
four years ago and will add two others
New Jersey and West Virginia to the list.
My friends in various parts of the country
tell me they find the party strong and
vigorous and all the minor breaches seem to
have been healed. I think Mr. Harrison
will continue to date his mall fiom tho
White House."
The cholera did not come over on La
Touraine, but it will get here, no doubt. I
hope tho quarantine regulations in and
ai ound Pittsburg will be more effective than
in 1878 or '79, when the yellow lever was so
bad down the river. Wo had doctors hero
and there and guaids watching tho rivers
and railroads at $5 a watch, and yet members
of the ill-fated John Portor's ciew had no
trouble whatever in entering town and
walking about the streets. One of them died
at the smallpox hospital annox of tbo West
Penn, and it was as Rink a caso of yellow
lever as one could wish for. Waltj-u.
MB. WING'S BIRTHDAY GIFf.
The Nomination for President on the
Socialistic JVibor Ticket.
Bostos, Ang. 29. Special. Simon Wing,
of Boston, the man honored bv the Social
istic Labor party as its Presldental candi
date, is a manufacturer of photographic
goods and a general book and Job printer.
He is C6 years old, and as bis birthday is
August 29, the nomination, for President
comes to him leallyasa birthday present
from the party. When he was 21 years of
age bo started in business for himself, taking
daguerrotypes, and he mudo a good
financial success of it from the first.
Ho has been all bis llfo since
in the, photographic Imsiness, mostly
engaged in establishing ferrotype galleries
throughout the West? He has done more,
perhaps, than any other man to make this
feirotype photography popular. He was the
first to introduce ferrotypes or tintypes, as
they aro generally called and he was the
first to introduco tho postage stamp size of
photographs. Since 1S00 he has boon wholly
engaked in this branch of biidincss, and has
made a specialty of it, supplying dealers all
over tne country, lie scttieu in KObton
about 1SG0. Later he bought the Southuorth
patent of the multiplying cameras. South
worth was the famous detective of lorged
writing. -'
Mr. wing then 83t about perfecting the
Southwnrth camera, and made it practical,
taking out several patents on his linpiove
ments. On account of infringements he has
been engaged in lighting cases in tbo courts
for years, hut ho kept on enlarging the busi
ness ot manufacturing photographic sup
plies and ferrotype good". He lolned tbe
Socialistic Labor party some 3 ens ago.
Mr. Wing was never much 01 n talker, but
he is looked upon as a worker, and is held
I in inuoh rcspeat by his associates. Ha is n
stiong, aetermineu man, 01 radical views
and original ideas, but at the same time, a
very practical business man. '
PYTHIABS SELECT THE CAPITAL.
The Knights Decide to Have the Supreme
Lod;n Meet There Next Time.
Kansas Citt, Ma, Aug. 29 The Supremo
Lodge to-day decided upon Washington City
ns the place for tbo next encampment of the
Knights of Pythias. The vote was closo and
on tbe final roll call Washington teceived
C2, while Louisville followed with SO.
Indianapolis was not in the con test after
the preliminary sklrinlshlni. No other
business was consldeied. The proposed
changes In the constitution weie made a
special order for Wednesday. '
Specimens of Grovrr's Catch.
New Tork Presr.l
Advices frqm Gray Gables stated that Mr.
Cleveland caught two flsh at once the other
day. One was a Tammany toad-fish and tbe
othr a Mngwntap "grunter."
15 HONEST WAT.
A PnJt)io Speaker Endorse and Commands
' th Course of THE DISPATCH.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Dbar Sra: A copy of THE DISPATCH, of
15th., containing a report of my remarks at ML
Gretna on A tith., hat come to my hands.
Please accept thank for the full and air re
port published.
It it the more appreciated on account of its
oeing m opposition to your own views. But to
publish both tides of a political i'tue, fairly, is
the honest imp to educate th' people.
With the highest respect for inch honesty, I
wish you great prosperity in your paper.
Tours tru'y, . '
J. A. GUNDY,
Leunsburg, Pa., Aug.
, n.
THE BAKKR BALLOT LAW.
Chairmen of Three Parties Trying to Find
Oat What It Moans.
Philadelphia, Aug. 29. Special The
three State chairmen came together at the
Girard House to-day to take up tbe knotty
.problem of finding out Just what kind of
ballot the Baker law Intends shall be voted
next November, and tbe conference might
have resulted in something definite had Mr.
'Harrity been present, but Important busi
ness at National Democratic Headquarters
kept him in New York.
Geneial Reeder was quite disappointed, as
be expected an official determination of the
qnestirn without lurther delay. Chairman
Wright appeared serenely satisfied, as the
present interpretation of the law and form
of ballot is tbe one he thinks lib will stand.
Chairman H. D. Patton, the Prohibitionist
leader, had ascore of propositions filed away
in an inside pocket, and was as much disap
pointed as the Republican chairman, only
his disappointment rankled on dlffoient
lines. His principal task now is to get the
Prohibition nomination on tbo State ballot.
In the absence of Mr. Harrity Mr. Patton
insisted on an answer to bis questions fiom
General Reeder. and the two had a long
talk together. Much to Chalrmaln Wright's
rellet Mr. Patton did not seek 'comfort
from a Democratic direction.
"We propose to file certificates of nomina
tion, not only In Harrisburg, but in every
county where we have a county ticket,"
said Chairman Patton. "I have no doubt
but what-we shall eventnally get on the
legnlar ballot, and If not, there will be some
Prohibitionist votes reglsteied. Every citi
zen is entitled to a vote. There were 18,500
Prohibitionist voting last vear, and hardly
believe auy 3 per cent decision can keep
that number lrom expressing their choice
this year."
Chuii man Patton did not exnress his In
tentions to any extent, but admitted that he
had a series of questions for the Secretary of
State to consider defining the claims of his
party. He returned to Lancaster this even
ing readv to go into conference at the first
intimation that one is to be held in
Pittsburg.
"We shall not have the same trouble as the
Republicans or Democrats in voting under
the Baker law," said Mr. Patton. "Pro
hibitionists are all intelligent and know
what they are" about. It Is always a cam
paign of education with thum."
Chairman Reeder stated at Republican
State Headquarters to-dav that he would
visit Mi.Harilty In New York on Wednes
day and endeavor to have some decision in
the m.itter. "Our State campaign Is pro
gressing very satisfactorily and every means
has been employed to give tho voter a
proper Idea of the new law," lie said, "and I
anticipate no trouble after the proper form
of ballot has been declared."
Chairman Wright goes on to Harrisburg
to-morrow morning to attend the meeting of
the Democratic State Central Committee to
morrow. In case Mr. Harrity gets there too
he will send word to Chairman Redder and
the Baker ballot conference may come off
along with tne other pioceedlngs.
EENOVATIKQ THE WHITE H0TJ3E.
,The Colonial Style of Decorations In tbe
Blnln Vnstlbulo Restored.
Washingtoi", Aug. 29 When the Presi
dent returns to the White House he will find
further progress made in the work began
last year of restoring the Interior decora
tions of the Executive Mansion to tbe
colonial style, so as to conform to the essen
tially colonial character of the exterior ar
chitecture. Under the hands of an artistic
decorator of New Tork the heavy Eastlake
or arabesque decorations of the main vesti-
bnle and corridor, where the Marine Band: io
stationed on State reception davs, have
been replaced by llfcht traceries in ecru and
cream and term cntta and old gold in tho
fasnlon of Georgo Washington's days,whlcli,
in turn, uns taken fiom tho French. Abe
ginning was made in this direction last year
with the state dining room and Blue Boom,
and the result was found so satisfactory that
it has been followed up as far as appropria
tions would permit this year.
Plans havo been drawn and accepted to
transform the present sombre Ked Room
als; but want of funds has canned a tempor
ary postponement of this work. Mrs. Har
rison before h r Illness actively assls'cd In
the restoration by unearthing from forgot
ten corners of garrets many quaint and in
teresting articles of furn ture and of table
decorations, several of which were pur
chased by Washington himself, and all hav-
ing most interesting nistoricai associations.
These have all been renovated. The gener
al effect of the change made is quite strik
ing and pleasing.
FOBETOLD HER OWN DEATH.
A Young Lady Hastens Home to Prepare
for the FaneriX
Columbus, O., Aug. 23. A striking Instance
of premonition of death came to light last
night. Two weeks ago Miss Blanch M.
Kroeson, daughter of a physician of Colum
bus hastily returned from tbe East, where
she has been visiting, and informed her
parents that she bad a premonition tbat
death would come to her in a few days.
1 hoy tiled to disabuse ber mind of the
notion, but she only became more thoroughly
convinced tbat her end was near, and gave
ber mother minute directions as to ber
funetal. Two days after reaching home she
took typhoid fever, and lust night she died.
MB. FBICK AT CEESSOK,
Where He Was Joined on His Arrival by
Potinist-r General Wnnamtker.
Ckksson, Pa., Aug. 29 Special. Mr. H.
C. Frlok came up to the Mountain House on
tho i Si train this afternoon, to stay a few
days. Ho was alone, and the object of his
visit was to oonfor with B. F. Jones, A. E.
W. Painter and other prominent iron men
who have nrivato oittages here.
He was followed later by Postmaster Gen
eral Wanamakor, n ho arrived on the lim
ited. Mr. Wanamakort xpects to stay some
time, and says ho will no doubt bring the
lest of his lanuly for the balance of tho
seasoo.
FTJDDLBES ACCEPT A CUT.
The Pennsylvania Iron Company Starts
Up
After Two Months of I Un6s.
Lancaster, Pa., Aug. 29. Tho Pennsylva
nia Iron Company, or this city, started woik
this morning alter two months' Idleness,
giving employment to 30 men. The pnd
dlcrs accept a reduction lrom $1 On to '3 65 a
ton. ,
DEATHS HERB A.P LLSEWflEEE.
G nernl Jiims n. DInnvelt.
General James H. Blanvelt, of Nvack, K.
T.. died of paralysis last night at theCnckbiirn
House. Mount Pleasant, lu the Catskllls. where lie
was spending the suunrcr with Ills lamllr. He was
commander of the Seventh Brigade. N. (i. S. N.
T.. ex-Major of N rack. ex-President of the North
ltlver steamboat Company and Vice President of
the Xyack Klclrlc Light and Power Company,
lie vb superintendent of the Nyack Helormcd
Sundsr School for many j ears and was a deacon la
tile Itefornied Church. He was prominent In tile
insurance business In New York, state. A widow I
ana nvc cuuuren surTire mm. -i
John C Allen.
John 0. Alien, Secretary of the Law
rcjicevllle branch Y. M. C. A., died at his borne, 43
Davidson street, Testerdar afternoon after a short
attack of tipholl fever. The Y. M. C. A. will take
action ou his death to-day.
ObiinHrv Intes.
Mr. odle E. Rotse, Prlncirnl or the Sixth
District bclioul of Cincinnati, ami oue of the oldest
teachers la the cltr, dleit yesterday.
SamdelCiu.il, wlio has been Deputy Clerk and
Clerk or Hie United Statts Courts In Louisville,
Ky., for 27 years, died at the Horton Infirmary
yesterday morning of stomach complaint. He was
removed aboct two months ago and this caued
mental worry, which hastened bis death. He bad
become Incapable of performing the duties of his
omce. He waa 5 years old and leaves a wife and
two children.
THE SEASON FOR CHARITY.
An Opening Reception Deferred G. A. R.
Pair at Tnrner nail Preparing for an
" Anniversary Dinner An Open Air Con
cert Gossip of Society.
The opening reception of the new TJ. P.
Homo for Aged Women, at Wllkinsbnrg,
which was to have taken place next Thurs
day, has been postponed for several weeks.
The paper hangers and painters have been
longer over their work than tbe 'managers
of the Home anticipated. So the 20 old
ladles who are anxiously waiting to be com
fortably boosed in the new institution will
have to curb their impatience a little longer.
The home will retain its formername Maple
Shade and is one of the most beautliully
"situated homes of tbe kind In this end of the
State. The lady managers are arranging
for an all-day sewing party at the Home
next Thursday.
The charity fair for the benefit of
Colonel James C. Hull Post No. lis opened
last night at Turner Hall on Forbes street.
The ball was gay with hangings or red,
white and blue buntinir held in place by
flags, while relics of the war were every
where. There was a larse attendance and
the prospects aro that the three weeks' en
tertainment will prove a great success. "
The last Thursday in September is the
date fixed for the 21st anniversary dinner at
the Home for Aged Women in Wilklnsburg.
Althouzh it is a month off yet, active prep
arations are on foot for the event, which Is
ODenf the most important pleasures to the
old ladies in tbat institution.
The Avery Club, of Allegheny, will give
a concert to-night in the Wilklnsburg Ath
letic Park. A good programmo has been
prepared and will be under tti- direction of
Miss Susie Lee. The proceeds are lor the
benefit of the Homcwood A. si. E. Zion
Church. Refieshments will be served after
the concert.
"oc'al Chatter.
Mis.-iFL--itr-o,daughter of Govprnnr Flem
ing; of West Vlr-rinin: Mr. ami Miss Foster,
of New York City: Miss McElrov. of Pom
plon, N. J.; Mis- Phoabe Kt-nnedy, or Tar
entum. and Mis Cora Strickler, or Wilkins
burg, were among tile visitors at Camp
Eden, on the Cheat river, last week.
To morrow evening St. James P. E.
Church, corner of Sixth street and Penn
avenue, wlll.be the scene of merry doings.
The Guild of the church has arranged to
given social, which promises to be very en
tertaining. Miss Nettie Walters, of Negley avenue.
East End. gave a charmingly appointed din
ner last night for 11 number of school
friends. Tbe table decorations were made
up of ro3es and daffodils.
A river excursion will bo enjoyed by the
Young Feople's Society of Christian En
deavor of the McCIureA enne Presbyterian
viiuiuu, .augneny, next 'xuuisaav aittir
noon. Miss Ella JL Bailet, dnnghter of Mr". C.
P. Bailey, of Penn avenue. East End, was
married to Mr. Harry P. "A vatt. of C H.
Jeuks & Co., on Saturday, Au 'u-t -7.
Mrs. Nora Montgomery, of Frankfort, Ky.,
was the guest ol honor at a dinner Inst niaht
given by Mrs. Sarah Wheeler, of Allegheny.
Covers were laid for 33
Miss Alice Peirce, of Sharpsvltte, Pn , and
Miss Carrie Rhode", of Sh uon, Pn.,nio vUIt
ing Miss Irene Heinz, Penn avenue. East
End.
Master Fred Cojijii-jos, or Forbes street,
entertained a number of small frlends-.es-terday
afternoon In honor of bis birthday.
Miss Lizzil S. Kunif and Mr. W. H. Mc
Nolty will be married this morning in
Sacred Heart Church, East End.
Mr. aitd Mrs. B. P. Nevin, of Sswickley,
will lene this week to visit their son, Mr.
H. O. Nevln, of Denver, CoL
Miss Martha SnELDof, of Allegheny, will
entertain a party or girl friends from'Cleve
land this evening.
The Pittsburg Library was reopened yes
terday, and is fiesh and attractive arter its
summer vacation.
Mias Ahsa Meteb and Mr. Charles Schlvan
will be wedded to day at tbe home of the
bride, Troy Hill.
September 8. 9 and Ware the dates sot by
tho ladiesjot the G. A. B. of Lawrenceville
for a lawn fete.
A LUsonEON will bo given to-day by Mrs.
E. B. Sands, of Ben Venne .place, for Miss
Eva Lutz.
The M1scs Mary McFall and Stella Mncy,
of New York," are euoats of Mrs. N. Tatter
son. Mrs. Frank Wier, of Fifth avenue, gave a
delightful card party last evening.
DB, HOMLES' BIBTHDAT.
His Eighty-Th'rd Anniversary Finds IHm
In Compara'lvely G lod Ilonlib.
Beverley Farms, Mass., Aug. 29 Oliver
Wendell Holmes is 83 to-diy, and to all ap
pearance he is in the enjoyment of as good
health as at any time during tbe past 10
years. His faculties are unimpaired other
wise than his ejesight, which has not been
so good lately. One eye, ho says, troubles
him considerably. "I cannot read the papers
very well," said the doctor to-day, "tho
tjpe bothers me somewhat more than
books. I find a gond many books that I can
read with ease." Turning his conversation
toward his cotemporarlei by a question as
to one ot them Dr. Holme", with a delicately
expressed modesty, said: "I had the honor
to bo born in a lemarknhlo year the same
year with four of the greatest men this gen
eration has known Tennyson, Gladstone,
Darwin and Lincoln, most remarkable men.
How remarkable that four such men should
be i-oni In one year."
no would not accept the snggestlon that
his name made fle rem irkable men. "No,
no, I do not class mjself with ttioe men,
only like them 1 am octogenerian, but I do
not rank mvsclf with those men inany other
respect." Dr. Holmes spokH of Whlttler In
the tenderest terms and added, '"From 1831
to li92 sixty-one years is quite a span, but
Whiitier bean beloro 1 did and has written
later, lor bis poem to me is later than any
thing I have written." The annual tribute
from the Doctor's publishers, Houghton,
Mifflin & Co, was an elegant hasKet of
floweis. Among the many remembrances
received by the Doclor to-day was an ex
quisitely finished nautilus shell from Mrs.
Will H. Moore, of Chicago. The shell was
polished and set In a beautiful Mlver cae on
a silver stand and in silver serine letters
bore a stanza fiom tbe Doctor's poem, "Tbo
Chambered Nautilus."
THE SNUBBED liABOUCHERE.
Politics does not anywhere run any
smoother than trne love. lhe Grand Od
Man has been loudly called on to "placate"
Labouchere. New l'ork Adicrtiser.
The psncdo-radicallsm of which Labou
chorennd Kochefort are shining tyDcs washes
itself in eau de cologne after contact with
genuine Radicalism BrtoUyn Citzcn.
To one who has read Tru.h the fact that
the Queen did not want Labouchere for one
of herministois is less in need of explana
tion than Che obvious fact tbat "Labby" was
very anxious to be one of ber ministers.
Chicago Ttmcs.
Mr. Gladstone exhibited an almost reck
less dxring in leaving Mr. Labouchere out in
thu cold. Mr. Labouchere Is tbe only man
on earth who can kick ns hard as Chicago
over not getting everything on earth he asks
lor.SL Paul Globe.
Ir Laboucheie lcnlly loses his temper and
shows up that Tianby Crofc episode in glar
ing colors, look out for ro. al squalls. It Is
a little dull in newspaper circles Just now,
and perhaps itwould be well to stir up
Labouchere at once. Kansas City Star. "
Beio a journalist. Mr. Labouchero knows
the value of advertisement, but this manipu
lation of the notoriety conferred on him by
exclusion from the Gladstone Cabinet I9 al
most enough to wuirant a suspicion that he
intends to go on the stage. Bait imore Ameri
can. The turning down of Laboucborc, the
English labor leader, by the Queen has
aroused tbe lie of the British labor ranks.
v. onrt hi-r- tnmilir h nnt r,,rto
extra colossal strides in the way of winning
popularity duriug tho past j ear. Minne
apolis Tribune.
Mb. Labot:cheke, having been kept ont of
the Gladstone Cabinet, has begun to talk
"sassy" and'criticlse Its make np. Tet the
fear that he would do this very thing If he
were let in was what kept him out. "Labby"
is a thorn in his party's sldb whether with,
it or against It. Detroit Nius.
LABoronunB is a lucky dog. He is tho only
piospectlve Cabinet Minister absolutely
barred hy Queen Victoria iyid he has a news
paper oi bis own in which to tell all about the
proscription and its causo and what he
thinks or the spiteful old lady. The presses
cannot print his paper fast enough to meot
the demand Cleveland Plain Dialer.
CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS.
Knxsia invented wood paving.
Americans nse 400,000,000 postal cards
year.
The Indian population of Arizona i
given ont as being 35,777.
Cicero is thought to have written "Ds
Offlciis" after be had passed 40.
Electrotyplng of wood cuts and platei
for printing was first employed In 1350.
In 1891 the Western TJnion had-715,591
mlle3 of wire and sent 59,lti",3"3 messages.
Machines for making tacks were first
made by Thomas Blanchard In the year 1S08.
It is estimated that there is a daily dis
play of $5,000,000 worth of diamonds at Sara
toga. A man in Paris has invented a new
kind of snuff made of tan and pounded
baked apples.
All the employes of the elevated rail
roads in New York City are said to receive
their pay in gold.
In many of th,e English country houses
there are now rooms set aside especially for
the ladies to smoke In.
According to Thessalian legend the first
horse was miraculously brought forth hy
Neptune striking a rock with his trident.
Aumove, in the Department de l'lndre,
in France, with only 10 families, is reputed
to have one centenarian and 23 octogen
arians. A "Mr. Goodman, of London, bet that
he could smoke 8G cigars down to an inch in
less than 12 hours, llu did it with 42 minutes
to spare.
A herd of wild horses, consisting of
about 300 head, wcro run down and roped in,
In Che enne county, CoL, a short time ago
by a band of cowboys.
The officials of the Chinese Empire are
divided into nine diffcrentgrades or classes,
distinguishable from 0113 another by the
button worn on the ctp.
There are 140 distinct Christian denom
inations in the United States. Of these there
are 15 varieties of Methodists, u of Baptists
and 12 of Presbyterians.
Out of 50,000 guesses on a big cake of
soap on exhibition at Berlin only two were
correct. The cake was a soaptnaker's adver
tisement, and weighed 1,142 pounds.
The highest priced piano in the United
Statts belongs to the Marquand family of
New Tork City. It was designed and
painted bv Alma Tadema and cost $46,0CO.
The railroad coach that carried Presi
dent Lincoln's body from Washington to
Illinois is now stationed at North Platte,
Neb., and will be sent to tbe World's Fair.
An index to the London Times is issued
periodically by a person not connected with
the establishment. This work is praised or
condemned by that Journal the same as
though it had to do with any other matter.
The English mathematician, "Wailis,
could not only retain in his mind a number
corapo-ied of 63 figures, but could extract
therefrom the square root, containing 27
figures, without the aid of piper or pencil.
The 52 CO, 55, ?10. 520 and 525 gold
pieces made from 1E49 to 1851 by privata
firms and assny offices In California, Color
ado and Oregon, hecanse they do not coma
up to the mint standard of purity, aie most
ly below par.
It has been just 100 years sines gas was
first used as an illnminatit by William Mur
dock, who lighted up his home at ltedrutb.
In Cornwall, by means of coal gas made In
an iron kettle, into which a rough iron tube
was inserted.
Tbe value of the gold smelted in Eng
land amounts to nearly $70,000. while tho
silver was valned at upwards of $10,000.
Iron stands first among the remaining
metals for its prodnce, after smelting,
amounts to nearly $60,000,000.
There is a decided difference of opinion
ns to the number of men who fought on the
confederate aide during the war of the rebel
lion. It is difficult to give a correct esti
mate, bnt many authorities suppose tbo
total number was about 000,100.
In one consignment recently a feather
dealer in London received 6,000 birds of
paradise, SCO.OOO birds of various kinds from,
tbe East Indies, and 400.C0O humming birds.
In three months another dealer imported
3J6,:,3S birds from the East Indies.
A French novelty in the way of a
timepiece is a floral clock, tho long hands of
which sweop bovoJ2 flownc .beds, oolrlnx
being different from all tho others in color
and variety of flower. The hands are
moved by subterranean mechanism.
It is said that a French electrician has
discovered a method of applying relay bat
teries to cable currents, making practicable
the n4e of land-llnn Instruments on cables of
considerable length. The device la reported
to havo worked successfully on an 800-mile
cable.
Fleet street, in the heart of London,
has been visited by a plagne of tiny but per
sistent and venomous mosquitoes. It is be
lieved that tliey were or the Alzeiine vari
ety and that they were imported with "es
arto grass," of which paper is made in the
ondon mills.
There are at present in the Gobelin's
manufacture two large state carpets valued
at $50,000 and $40, too, respectively, at least.
The were made during the empire, one be
ing ordered by the Italian Government and
the other being intended for the Palace of
Fontainebleau.
English speaking countries have four
different miles tbe ordinary mile of 5,230
lecrand the geographical or nautical mile
of 6,185 feet, making a difference of about
one-seventh between the two; then there is
the Scotch irile of 5,923 leet, and the Irish
mile of 6.720 feet.
' The United States census shows that
the five chief cities of the Slate of New Tork,
namely, New York, Brooklyn, Albany, Troy,
Bnnalo, enntnined. in the month of June,
1S90, only 60,000 less than one-half the popu
lation of the Mate, and only 50,000 less than
the male population of the Stale.
For 1,300 years the iron crown has held
tho foremost place among the diadems of
Europe, for it was formed by the skilful
hands of. Roman goldsmltbs in tbe sixth
century, and sent bv Pope Gregory the
Great to the Lombard Queen, Thesdollnda,
when she had freed Lombardy from the
Arian heresy.
If 12 persons were to agree to dine to
gether every day, but never sit exactly In
the sumo order round tbe table, it would
tako them 13,000,000 years at the rate of one
i dinner a day, and they would have to eat
more than w.uuv.uuj dinners oeiuro tney
could get through all tbe possible arrange
ments in which they could place them
bclves. POETICAL AND PIQUANT.
THE CAMFAIOT OPZSS.
The sound of strife is in our ears,
The banners wave on high.
The voters meet again with cheers
To ratify.
"The orator now takes the floor,
The battle has began
Which will result In roar years more
Of Harrison.
Sew Tort Prut,
He climbed the Alps and Rockies,
Where glacial torrents roared,
But didn't have the nerve to try
A bill for seaside board.
fieio TortUtrald,
OXE POB THZ BEE.
A "hopper grass" beside a field
Of clover lragrant with the yield
Tbat brightened Its domain.
Detected there a vagrant Dee
And shouted ont, "Ahi! I see
You're stealing sweets aralnl
The honey-seeker looked askance,
Then dipping bis incisive lance ;
Into a snowy crest.
Did this rejoinder condescend
This Is no theft; it comes, my friend, .-
By natural bee-quest." -'
Boston OmrUj
She came in and sat on the njano stool .
And smiled in the wlndsomest way.
" hlle he sat and talked to her poor silly fool! t"'
But never once asked her to play. . l'
I tndianavolit Journal.
' TOO MTTCII.
He said his love for her was luci
That It would ne'er grow dim.
And so, believing what he said,
Tbe maiden married bun. t , i
But when her new suspender ofl,
She asked of him one day
If be would sew that button on,
He f ently sneaked away. ' ,
-CbWtrand FwnUitr.