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The idea that the Mugwumps might obtain a share of the offices which were regarded as spoils sacred to the Democratic faithful was an unmitigated horror to the Bourbon. If there was any class more anathematized of Democracy than the regular Republicans It was that composed of the Mugwumps who had aided the Democracy to their sole national victory for a quarter of a century. The vituperation of the Mug wumps by the Democrats has continued ever since with only the necessary inter mission during the national campaigns, when their votes were needed. Judge Gresham and Mr. MacVeagh are the Mugwumps of this year. They are highly lauded by their new friends at present; but they know what to expect If the Democrats should win a victors by their aid the Democratic organs may be expected to reward them with the same scorn and dislike that hive been visited on their predecessors of 18St TENNTsOVS CLAIMS. One of England's greatest men is gradu ally, losing his grasp of a long life well used. Alfred Tennyson for genius needs no handle to add luster to its possessor's name is so ill that bis recovery is out .of the question, and his early release is to be expected. Long hence he will be remem bered as one of the most notable men of the century. Ills fame will be based on the beauty of his diction, the music of Ir.s verse and the power of description which came from a calm hut keen observation. His calling was not to startle the world with new theories of life or of philosophy, not to lead the people of his day into fields unknown and strange to them, but to glorify the surroundings of their daily life, to call attention to the features of grandeur in the present, and to hymn the praises of man as m in is, and nature as it surrounds him. s His official position as Poet Laureate was rather a hindratica than a help to him, lor the best of poetry must come spontaneously, as it cannot do if it have to appear at set seasons, whether the inspira tion be there or not. The acceptance of his later title disappointed many of his warmest admirers, for the poet of the people seemed to lose some of his individ uality by adopting aristocratic rank. And yet, if the conferring of rank mean any thing as a reward for real merit, Tenny son had done more than enough to brighten the. lives of his fellows to justify his acceptance of the prize. The reclusive habits of his life, especially during its later years, brought him many unkind criticisms, but were only the natural out come of a sensitive nature which shrank from the boorish intrudenceof inconsider ate persons. This year has made many gaps in the world of letters, and Tennyson's place will take long to fill. Indeed, much of his . work is such as to keep his memory green whoever succeeds him, and it will prob ably occupy a lofty niche in the classics of the English language so long as that medium of thought endures. Not as the romancer of mythological heroes, not as the singer of royal woes and joys, but as tiie beautifyer of the commonplace and the depictor of God's work in man and all creation will Alfred Tennyson main tain his place as the poet of the Victorian era. TEE CUKE rOK OUTLAWRY. The citizens of Coffey ville, Kan., yester day adopted the right method to suppress bank robberies. It consisted of all the cit izens getting out their shotguns and 6hooting down the lawbreakers on sight The robbers had a temporary success, but the citizens were aroused, and as a result the Dalton gang is about as completely wiped out as the Cooley crowd. It is necessary to mourn the death of five citi zens who were shot In defending the law. As government by law is impossible ex cept by fighting the outlaws who try to override it roughshod, these men died as patriotic n death as if they had been fight ing in the ranks of an army against the foreign enemies of their country. This is the only way to put down such violent and defiant crime. The outlaws have been presuming on the normally pacific condition of the people for success in their .raids; but now that they are be ing shot down In Kiusas and Pennsylva nia their imitators will very promptly learn the wisdom of respecting other peo ple's rights. TOO MUCH TO GIVE UP. The New York Press in referring to cer tain eminent Democrats who are urging the cause of reform by devoting their entire attention to the Democratic cam paign, while drawing very pleasant salaries professedly for serving the people, men tions our own William F. Harrity. The Press is entirely correct in stating that Mr. Harrity holds the office of Secretary of the Commonwealth; but it strays into the domain of error when it states that the salary oft that office is 54,000 per annum. If the income from, the office of Secre tary of the Commonwealth .had been' but 54,000 per annum it is possible that Har rity might have rivaled the self abnega tion of Colonel Tom Carter by surrender ing it while devoting himself to the Cleveland cause. But inasmuch as the profit from that very easy position exceeds that of the Governor, of the Justices of the Supreme Court and of the National Cabinet Ministers, being the comfortablo sum of $13,000 per annum, it was mani festly Impracticable for him to give it up. All things should be within reason and not contrary to human nature. It is manifestly impossible for a politician of Mr. Harrity's kidney to surrender the fat income,of 51,000 per month on any such slight reason as that he does not attend to the work for which ho is supposed to be paid. A SATISFACTORY SHAM. Our Democratic iriends have renewed reasons to revile the statisticians. The most crushinff reply to their platform de nunciation of ''sham reciprocity" is given by the statistics of exports underthe new law. Wo do not know whether the Bureau of American Republics will bo considered liable to arrest "and criminal prosecution by the Democratic campaign committees or not; but, judging by the Peck precedent, it appears to have been guilt v of what Peck committed, in the first degree. Here, are the statistics which it publishes of the imports at the port of Havana from the United States in the first seven mouths of 1893 as compared with the same period of 1891: 1S92 18D1 Corn, Backs 145,931 304 Coal, tons 120,9.55 9S.SU6 Coal oil, quintals 816,737 198,593 Flour, sacks 23J.939 21.159 Hams, tierces 5.181 2.J25 Hay. bales 42,873 10,i95 Lard, quintals 247.5J4 15S,1(SJ Jerked beef, quintals, K3,13t t 194.4B4 Potatoes, barrels 84,047 19,fc00 Here are nine of the leading agricul tural staples, tba exports of which to a single market have increased under the reciprocity provision in various propor tions from about 20 psr cent in the case of coal to over 1,000 per cent in the ense of flour. Everyone knows that this was affected by the reciprocity provision which induced a change from the old policy of Spain of shutting out our products from Cuba by discriminating duties in favor of Spanish products. If this is sham recip rocity let us have more of the sham. POSSIBILITIES OF POPULATION; The calculations of a distinguished writer on the amount of population that the world will sustain is attracting atten tion. The WTiter figures the productive ness of the known arable lands of the earth, the capacity of steppes and desert lands to sustain life, and. by bringing all the factors together concludes that, while the danger of the earth's becoming over populated is not imminent, it may not be so remote Irom future generations. Such estimates, while they may be inter esting mathematical exercises, have little practical value for three reasons. First, the world is so far from being overtaxed in the work of producing sustenance for the human race that the only problem is to reach the undeveloped portions with intelligent industry and skill. There is enough undeveloped productiveness in the two Americas and Africa to supply the whole present population of the globe and let the present populative region lie fal low for a few centuries. The United States does not work its productive powers so thrittily as Holland or China, for the simple reason tnat it is not obliged to; while in other continents there are im mense productive areas going to waste. When necessity compels the development of these lands as closely as in some of the older countries it will be shown that there is capacity to sustain an almost indefinite ly increased population by present meth ods. Next, the weakness of such calculations is tiit they are unable to calculate the effect of future as well as cocsmporary discoveries for increasing the capacity of the earth to sustain population. Nearly every invention in the line of science or commerce adds to the possible population of the globe. Thus the discovery of phos phates as a fertilizer doubles the pro ductiveness of immense wheat areas. The discovery of a steel making process which at once cheapeus the cost of manufacture and turns out phosphates a3 a by-product has the double effect of aiding the use of machinery and the means of communica tion while furnishing a fertilizer to in crease food production. Here we see how the man who caused two blades of grass to grow where one grew before; the man who cheapens by a cent the cost of taking wheat from Dakota to London; or de creases by 25 cents the cost of a ton of coke or steel, has rendered it possible for more lives to live than could have existed with out these devices. The whole effort of le gitimate commerce and industry is to in crease the possibilities of life. The inven tions of Stevenson, Fulton, Arkwright, Whitney and Bessemer have added hun dreds of millions to the possible popula tion of the globe. There is no reason why the same work should not go, on infi nitely. Finally, the calculation as to the" dan ger of becoming over-populated is idle, be cause nature is certain to regulate that matter. When the capacity of a country to sustain human life is fully taxed the in crease of population will cease as certain ly as water finds its own level. When its capacity to sustain life is enlarged popula tion will increase with the same certainty. The full consumption of all possible pro duction means that the weak, the vitiated and thejooriy fed or clothed will suffer a greater mortality, largely In infancy. It would be a horrible thing to put such a function in human hands, but when exer cised by nature it is necessary and even legitimate. It is this certainty that gives the criminal character to any artificial en hancement of the necessaries of life. When capitalists combine to increase the cost of coal or the price, of food or any other staple, they condemn thou sands of frail lives to extinction by being insufficiently fed, clothed or warmed. The men who do such things may not realize it, but the result' of their acts is wholesale homicide more inevitably than if they pulled the triggers of guns leveled directly at their victims. The world may be trusted to support Its population so long as the people who are living on it do the work they are put there to do honestly and faithfully. A more pertinent calculation would be that which would show how much the business vices of the day obstruct and hinder the ability of the globe to sustain its population. So far as can be judged from his letter ox-Attorney General Wayne MacVeagh Is going to vote lor tho Democratic ticket mainly because be believes the Democratic party will not attempt to carry out its Chi cago platform. Tbat appears to be the reason, too, that Mr. Cleveland accepted its nomination. But as a general rule a party la supposed to set forth Its strongest claims on tlio suffrage of the people In tho confes THE PITTSBUKG sion of its faith adopted at Us national con vention. At any rate tbat is the only legiti mate basis lor an estimate of Its intentions. There is really no wonder that a wide divergence Is found in Democratic expres sions ot opinion. A party whose doctrine makes its success dependent on depicting the country as on tho verge of ruin, and in explaining that it knows moro about the Constitution than its foundeis or anyone else. Is naturally led into a number ol vagaries so large as to necessitate a great amount of variety. Mr. Cleveland's pets are too danger ous to attract the confidence of Americans. The Tammany tiger and the British lion are too ravenous to be let looso in this country. It is refreshing once and again to see suoh a rebuke administered to monopolists as that Just received from tho Supreme Court of Ohio by the Standard Oil Company. Public policy is strengthened by such cases as this, and tho monopolists recelvo warn ing that tho law has nut altogether lost sight of thorn.' .Peru Is very much behindhand in its enrrcut events. Influenza is raging with fatal force down there, while this country has been rid ot it a long while. TnosE German-Austrian long-distance riders paid little attention to the sufferings ot their horses. The officers were all right in testing their own power of endurance, but the dumb brutes could notbo consulted and should not lmvo been tortured. Whitelaw Beid's speeches are remark able no less for the attractive novolty of their explosion than for the force of the facts they set lortb. AMERICANS misguided enough to misin terpret the Constitution in futile efforts to prove that Protection is unconstitutional, are a bad example for aliens seeking to un derstand tho institutions of the country us a preliminary to naturalization. There are still five weeks left in which tho Democratic party may stultify itself by disregarding the truth in denying tho bene fits of Protection. In postponing Dr. Briggs' trial until the 9th pioximo the Presbyterian authorities wore doubtless influenced by a laudable wish to abstain from drawing tlio attention of the nation from the Presidental cam paign. After all the Third Party is too flimsy and pliable a wedge to make much impres sion, on so stubbornly rofractory a sub stance as tho solid South. TnE dangerous craziness of anarchy in Spain is indicated by tho crank's idea that in shooting the, Captain General of Seville he was doing something to further the caufae of a Republic which he desiied to pro claim. In going to Pulaski, after his experience elsewhere. General Weaver is tempting Providence to a remarkable degree. Now that bank robbers have been killed in the midst of their lawbreaking. it is to be hoped that the desperadoes of the rauo:ids will on some occasion in tho near future meet with a similar and equally deserved fate. Ax present rates the Third Party will be ready lor burial in the South before Novem ber. Columbus made slaves of some of the rcdsitins for the benefit of their souls. And injustice totuoubortgin.il inhabitantsorthis country has been carried on ever since in a greater or loss dogrco. - The campaign manufacture of clay busts is suggestive of broken idols in November. Of course winter is one of those troubles that have to bo expected and put up with. But this premature sandwiching of arctic and temperate weather is J ust a trifle trying to the constitution. Andrew Carnegie found a somewhat chilling atmosphere at Ayr. Now that the Mugwumps are described as Wet Feet, it is lime lor the gum shoe ele ment introduced into tho Ohio campaign to spread over a wider area. , COSMOPOLITAN CUI.LINGS. SECRETART Charles FOSTER has con tented to make an address at the Columbian festivities in New York October 12. Frederick Gleason, the founder, in a certain sense, of illustrated Journalism, is an inmate of a borne tor the aged in Boston. Captain Charles H. Heyx, of the Twcnly-thiid Infantry, has been detailed to represent tho War Department exhibit at the World's Fair. Senator.Frye has remarkable staying powers as a campaign speaker. lie made 23 speeches in succession in Maine and his voico is none the worse for it. ' Senator Mills is still confined to his bed a very sick man, and there is no proba bility of hia being heard in any political meetings during the campaign. v The Rev. H. R, Hawels has been per suaded to undertake the preparation of Sir Morell Mackenzie's biography. Ho Invites contributions of letters and anecdotes that will assist in his work. Arthur P. Cushing, Mexican Consul In Boston, characterizes us absurd the story that Garza's risings have been paid for by President Diaz for the purpose of manipu lating Mexican securities. Jaehne, the New York ex-alderman, is to come out of Sing Sins October 15. When ho is discharged he will receive a new suit of clothes, a ticket to New York and $23. Beside, $92 21, which ho had when he entered the prison, will be returned to him. Brahms, who is at the head of the modern Gorman school of musical composi tion, and Joachim,. probably tho greatest living violinist and a composer of note also, have felt constrained to decline the invita tion of the World's Fair people to visit Chicago next year. Miss Jessica Newberry, daughter of General Walter C Newberry, of Chicago, was wedded yesterday in Chicago to Robert II. McCroary, son or ox-Governor McCreary, of Kentucky. The ceremony, which took place at General Newberry's homo, was a quiet one, owing to the roccnt death of tho bride's mother. " VANDAL HUBTER3 IS COLORADO May Be Lynched for Killing Half of the Only Remaining Buffalo Herd. Denver, Oct. 5. Gordon Land, State Game Warden, who has been with one of tho par ties which .are in pursuit of hunters who have been killing buffalo in Lost .Peak, re turned hete to-day. He roports that about half tho herd of 80 buffalo have been killed, and the hunters have not yet been cap tured. He says tho settlers near the park are wild with excitement, and 4iave Joined in the pursuit of the hunters. Thu punishment provided by the law for killing those ani mals is so very lenient that thesottlers have determined to take the matter in their own bands, and swear that they will kill tho hunters if they capture thorn. May Get a Black Eye" Minneapolis Tribune Mr. Cleveland is said to" have his eye on Minnesota. If he doesn't take it off he. will see stars on election day. Too Big to Swallow. Grand Bapldi Herald. , Bonrko Cookran'g throat is said to trouble him. Probably no's, been trying to eat that Chicago speech. Won't Bo In It. Baltimore Americans No campaign barbecue can be a marker to the picnio President Harrison will have on November a DISPATCH, THUESDAT, CAMPAIGN NEWS AND COMMENT. Possibly no .State Interests those poli ticians who are flgnring on combinations of electoral votes moro than Michigan. Many and conflicting claims are mado as to the outco'mo of tho district plan of choosing Presidental electors. Just revived by tho Democrats of the Wolverine 8tnte. In 1883 .Michigan gavo Harrison a plurality of 22,923, but In the tidal wave of 1699 a Democratic Governor was elected by 11,520, and a Legislature anti-Bepubllcnn In both blanches chosen.. Last year the Republicans rcdeomed tho State to the extent of electing a Judge of the Supreme Court by a plurality of 4,940. In the mean time, though, tho Legislature had passed tho law providing for tlio ohoico of Presidental electors in the Congressional districts, which were also gorrymandored for the occasion. The constitutionality of this law was ques tioned by the Republicans, but has been unanimously affirmed bv the State Supreme Court, and there is no doubt that it will stand, for this election, at least. By this scheme the Democrats figured on securing eight or tho 14 electors to winch Mich igan is entitled, and their claims are sllll placed in that vicinity. Tho Republi cans are thoroughly aroused, however, and General Alger and other leaders positively assert that Harrison and Beid will s"cure all but three or four of the electoral votes. There are contingencies in which even this small number might bo important, and for that reason tho political calculators are anxious !or more definite estimates of the outcome. Because of the entire rearrange ment of the districts, though, close figures aie comparatively hard to obtain. The first big wagers of the campaign have been recorded. There has been $10,000 of even Harrison money up in New York for some time awaiting takers, and. now the famous Senator "Bill" Brown has mustered courage to cover $5,000 of it. Ho also puts up $2,500 to bo watered at oven money on Cleve land carrying New York State. The Philadelphia Times agrees with TnE Dispatcii as to the possibility of a concerted plan to discredit ballot relorm by a complicated and costly interpretation or the Baker law. Tho, 7na says: "The new election liw charges the City Commissioners with the duty of fitting places for holding elections under Its pro vision', and it is their duty to facilitate the execution of the law by furnishing the createst convenience to the public at the least expense. The law does not contem plate the erection of booths in any precinct except whero it is a necessity. In the coun try districts many of the eloctlon places aro schoolhouses, and in this city some have been used and more should be used. In any event the erection of needless booths should boavuided, as the cost is $250 for each ono elected. Tho public well understand that the party leaders whoso views are reflected by a majority of the City Commissioners, aro bitterly hostile to every method look ing toward ballot reform. Thee same leadeis sought to make the law as offensive and inconvenient as possible in the Legiila ture, to provoko hostility against it; and if it is truo, as is now intimated, that our City Commissioners propose to erect as many as 600 booths In this city, with only about 800 pi ecincts, there can be lint ono interpreta tion of the purpose of such wanton profliga cy. Tho Commissioners must mean to squander money by the hundred thousands simply to create popular prejudice against tlio new election law; and if thoy assume that their motivos can be concealed, and that they can esc.ipo popular condemnation by their abu-e of public trast, they are seri ously in eiror.. Tlicro is not ono precinct in ten in this city where u uitable house could not bo obtained lor holding elections with out erecting a booth." The New York Wine and Spirit Gazette says that the liquor dealers contributed large sum of money to elect G rover Cleve land in 1833, but that this yoar they are not taking much interest in him, in spite of tho paragraph in his letter of acceptance which intimates that their support would be agree able. Missouri may not and probably will not go Republican this year, but it isoneof tho hitherto solid States which aie beginning to see the light. Mayor Joseph J. Davenport, of Kansas City, has been in Now York in consultation with the Republican leaders at national headquarters. He has just con cluded a stumping tour of the State and says: "Never, in my S3 years of active political ex perience, havo I seen suoh meetings as havo greeted Republican speakers in Missouri. The people are thinking and weighing the issues as thoy nover have before. Theio is a determination on tho part of the younger generation of voters to do away with the social ostracism which heretofore has re sulted Irom affiliating with thu Republican party. The cu-toms of the old Confederacy are doomed. The Democrats are plainlv afraid to face the great issue of the tariff, nnd are rolving entirely upon the force bill buiaboo. Last week Senator Vest and Col onel John It. Fellows spoke at a Demociatio meeting In -Kansas City, and never men tioned the tariff. In the southern tier of counties in tho State of Missouri many now industries have leccntly sprung into ex istence, aud are tlu-iving under oar protec tive system. Tiie Democrats in that section dale not advocate a change in our tariff laws. I have noticed. In tho political meet ings which I have uddi essed, tne presence of many" old mossback Democrats. They are not so intolerant as they have been in the past, and will listen attentively to Republi can doctrine I havo had tneui s:aao me by the hand after tho meeting, and follow mo to the train, plying questions which went to show tliat thoy no longer wore going to fol low In tho Democratic procosslou." Up to this week the white registration in Baltimore was 13,149 short of last year, while the colored registration was only 1,831 short. This indicates that apathy can be found in more than one party and in other States excopt Maine and Vermont. While the large majority of the voters in New York aie apparently not awaro of it, there is alleged to be a People's party in ex istence in tho Empire State. Lawrence J. McParlin, of Lockport, is the Now York member of the Populite National Commit tee. In discussing the prospects of his organization he said: "We shall nominate an electoral ticket at our State Convention. Our convention will not bo a largo ouo. Thore will bo only one delegate from each one of the 31 Congressional districts. We are poor or we would hold a larger conven tion. But I think wo shall make a good showing at the poll. In my Judgment wo shall poll at least 100,000 votes. A good pro- Sortion of theso votes will cotno from the iilghtsfcr Labor living in the citios. I am tho master workman of ono of the Knights of Labor divisions in this part or the State. Of course, the Knights of Labor, as an order, take no part in political action, but altera meeting of the order.and an adjourn ment has been taken, there can bo political argument without offense." There are nearly 20,000 colored voters in Ohio, 13,000 in Indiana, 18,000 in Illinois and 6.000 in Michigan, but comparatively few in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Over 42 per cent of the aliens in Wisconsin, over 35 per cont o: those in Ohio nnd over 31 per cent of those in Minnesota are returned as not speaking thu English language. Interest in the Kansas contest increases as the election approaches. An observer wno probably looked through Cleveland spectacles says of the situation in the State: 'Kansas has the biggest political fight on her hands now that she has ever known. It is a struggle to the death botween the Re publicans on the one side and the Democrats aud third party men on thu other. Not withstanding all that has been said to the contrary, I cau assure you that the fusion of tlio Democrats and Populists is thoiongnly genuine at least so iar as tho electoral ticket .is concerned. Tlicro aro about 100,000 Democrats in Kansas men who would voto the Democratic tickot in an out-and-out fight between the two old parties. In lb90 tho Alliance party polled over 108,000 voles for Governor nnd the Republicans 115,000 for Congressmen. The Alliance mus terod over 140,000 votes, about 18,000 In oxcoss of the Republican Congressional vote. It stands to reason that if tho Democrats and Populists should stand togothor this ear they could beat the Republicans from Presi dent down. Republicans have recently been glvon a tayot hopo through the call for a straight-out Democratic Convention to nominate State officers, which was issuod by several prominent Democrats who do not relish the idea of putting the Stato machin ery in tho hands o. the Populists. The most that can be expected ot this movement is that enough votes can be diverted from tho Fnsionists to save the Legislature and the Executive. The straight-out Democrats have declared that they will support tlio Weaver electoral ticket. A feoling of State pride deters them from voting for Alliance State officers, but thoy think thoy will do much toward the election of Cleveland by helping Weaver beat Harrison oat of the OCTOBER 6, .1892. State's electoral vote. It is tho belief of roanv Democrats In Kansas and other West ern States that fnsion at this time with the Allianoe crowd means that the Democratic House of Representatives will finally name the next President." There is rather too much snap about the New York anti-snappers to suit those Demo cratic loaders who are laboring so hard for harmony. HO FLAG F0H FT. SUMrSB. It Is Abandoned as a War Barracks and no Ensign Can Float There. Washington, Oct 6. Special. During the recent Grand Army Encampment in this city an enthusiastic veteran introduced a resolution calling upon the Secretary of War to hoist an American flat over Fort Sumter, in Charleston harbor. In the ex citement of the moment tho resolution went through without opposition or investiga tion. At the W,r D3partment to-day tne Chief or Engineers, who has ehargo of tho Government fortifications, was questioned on the subjoct. He says the Secretary of War has not yet complied with tho resolu tion, nor is it likely that he wilL The army regulations provide thnt the Union flag shall be displayed at military forts and fortifica tions that are garrisoned or occupied. Ft. Sumter Is neither garrisoned nor occupied, and therefore the Secretary ot War has no authority to float a flag over the old fortress unless ho is propared to garrison it with troops. In further explanation ot the non appearance of a flag at Ft. Sumter and other practically abandoned forts, the engineer officers say that serious foreign complica tions might arise If the resolution adopted by the G. A. R. encampment Is carried out. For Instance, If the flag 'was hoisted over Ft. Sumter a foreign warsnlp might visit the harbor of Charleston. In accordanco with the naval retaliations of the world the foreign ships would salute the American flag, and expect a similar salute in return. Tne foieigner could not be expected to know that Ft. Sumter is nnoccupied and was simply floating its country's flag as a matter of sentiment. Not having his salute acknowledged the foreigner would bo Justi fied in charging this country with discour tesy, and would havo a right to demand an explanation. The Oidnance Sergeant sta tioned thore could hardly return a foreign warship's salute with an old musket or re volver which he happens to havo with him in his quartors as a matter of porsonal pro tection. When the Secretary or War refers the resolution to tho Chief of Engineers he will piobably rociovo an answer containing tho subatanco of the foregoing statement. A HIDDLE AGE EELIC Is TYliat an Eminent Mason Calls the Famous Morgan Affair. TJtica, N. Y., Oct. 5. What has for many years been a dream of the Masonic order in this State was realized to-day, when the new Masonic home near this city was dedicated. Masons, from all over the State poured In, and at 1 o'clock thousands formed in line, with many banners, and wont out to the beautiful new building on the outskirts of tne town. Tlio services were brief, consist ing of singing, an Invocation and an address by Grand Master Ten Evck. Mr. Ton Eyck, in his dedicatory talk, referred to the Morgan affair. Said he: "All of a sudden came the fierco, unreasoning and unreason able 'anti-Masonic' excitement, caused by the sudden disappearance of William Mor gan, a renegade from the order, who, it was claimed by its enemies, had been spirited away by Free Masons and presumably put to deatn. "Political affairs were very dull and peace ful in those days, file old party lines having for the most part being obliterated, and the country wastianqniltoan extent that made demagogues restless and uneasy. Politicians of the baser sort w ere not slow, therefore, to avail themselves of the temporary and at first merely local excitement caused by the disappearance of Morgan. But the anti Masoniuoutbreukandciazo of which I have briefly spoken byway of illustration did not really belong to the nineteenth century. Its proper placo was away back in the Middle Ages, when superstition was general, when men governed mainly by bigotry and preju dice, and when toleration and forbearance among thoso who ruled were rarely prac ticed and wore, indeed, virtures scarcely known." FKE2D0M OF SPEECH WANTED By Canadians "Who Aro Tired of Uncle Sara's Brain on Tliem. Tokokto, Ost., Oct. 5. l&peciat. A meet ing was held in Innerkip, Oxford county, yesterday, to discuss the question of free dom of speech in connection with the dis missal of County Crown Attorney Meyer by Sir Oliver Mourat, Liberal Premier of Ontario, because the former was working to forward the efforts of the annexationist party in Canada. Goldwln Smith was among the speakers. He said tho whole country was either at a standstill or declin ing in prosperity under the existing politi cal condition. He said there was a drain on Canada's population continually going on by her people leaving for tho United States, and that he was informed by the American consul ho had nothing to do but to iorwnid Canadians across the line. No community could bear such a drain. llevor explained how he had come to be dismissed for supporting the causo of an nexation, anufa resolution was passed tbat "this meeting protests against any inter ference with "freedom of speech in regard to the question of our national future before the people." A GOWN FOB JUDGE SHIBAS To Bo Presented to Him by Some of His Pittsburg Friends. WAsnixoToif, Oct. 5. Shall tho Snpieme Court accept the tendered Invitations and bo present at tho World's Columbian celebra tions in New York and Chicago on the 12th and 21st insts. respectively is a qnestion which some of the Justices are considering. It would entail a delay of two weeks in the beginning of tho term. The October term begins next Monday, Before adjournment on Monday, however, the Chier Justioe will announce some order of tho court for the Im mediate future. It is probablo tho call for argument of cases will begin the following day, Tuesday. The most important oases set for this term involve the title to the lako front or Chicago. Thoy havo been assigned for argument October 17, but there is a dis position to hear them at the earliest moment possible. Justice Ehiros, or Pennsvlvnnia, successor to the late Chief Justice Bradley, is expected to be inducted into office Monday. Some of the Pittsburg associate's friends have had a robo made for the new Justice, and will pie sent It to him when he first assumes office. "Where Grovcr Will Beside. New York Recorder. 3 His address during ths next fouryoars will be Gray Gables. Oat of Tune. Boston Herald. 1 A music trust is in tho air. It brings harmony on only ono sido of its operation. DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE. Colonel James H. Bice. Cononel James H. Itice, ex-Auditor of the State of Indiana, died yesterday morning at the Grand Hotel, In Indianapolis, He was one or the most widely Itnown politicians in the country. Ucwa3 elected Auditor or Indiana In 1333. fin also served two yea'rs as Chairman of the Demo cratic Stale Central Committee. n hid been lu poor health for a year, and his death was the re salt or aa att:icK. of la grippe. He was born in New Albany, Indiana, lu 1S1.1, and was a bachelor. Hon. John M. Moan. John M. Moan, of Sioux City, la., a former member or the Nebraska Legislature, .died In Chicago Tuesday at the Grand Institute, one or the branches of the Keeley institutes. His death was sudden and follovted a long siege of Intense nervous sufferings. His wife, who came with him to Chicago a few days ago, says he was given too much chloral. Obituary Notes. ADMntAl, DEiTUAnD, commander of the German squadron of evolution, died yesterday at Wllhehn ahaven. E. F, Valentine, an old-tlrae lumberman, well known In Pittsburg, died late Tuesday night of inflammatory rheumatism at Warreu. Pa., aged LtNDEir Kkjjt, a prominent lawyer of Washing ton, died Tuesday of heart disease. He was not' much over 40 years of age, and was a brother-in-law of Senator (Jlbson, of Louisiana. C. L. Jones, Chier or the Issue Division of the Treasury Department at Washington, dropped de-id while at work Tuesday. He was an old em ployo of the department, having been engaged there for about 25 years. Count Euoexe di Saktiqes, formerly French Ambassador at Rome, died yesterday In Paris. He took part In tne various eommerclal'ncgotlatlons with the American republics. On June 10, 1930. he was promoted to be a grand officer of the Legion of Honor. . IN THE SOCIAL WORLD. A Number of Musical nnd Literary Evpnts Scheduled for the Near Future Mer chants Fit Their "Wares to the Cold "Weather Tips on Coats. The testimonial benefit concert tendered to Mr. Thomas F. Kirk, which Is to take place at Old City Hall this evening, has awakoned a great deal of interest in the musical and social world of this vicinity. Tho beneficiary is so popular, and has done so much toward the devoiopment of musi cal taste and culture in Western Pennsyl vania, that there should, ns there doubtless will be, a very large attendance. The pro gramme is one of tiie best that has ever been offered in Pittsburg, bo'.h in the names of the performers and lhes61cctions. Among those who will take part are Miss Grace Mil lor, Miss Flo Ashbangh, Mr. A. A. Farland, Mr. Charles Corcoran, Mr. Charles Cooper, Mr. Daniel Bullock, Mr. J.CBiell, Mr. Louis Soeblin, Mr. H. P. Ecker, Mr. Lawrence Ricketts, Mr. II. S. Kocoreto and others, with the Philharmonic Orchestra,the Cathe dral choir, the East End Musical Club and Mr. C W. Fleming's Spanish Orchestra. This evening there will be a wedding of interost in Allegheny City. The brido will be Miss Blanche Bailey Noble nnd the groom Mr. Edmund W. Beirour. The ceremony will take place at tho residence of the bride's mother, Montgomery avenue, Alle gheny, and will bo performed by the father of the groom. Rev. Dr. Beirour, assisted by Rev. H. C Applegarth, Jr. The new First Presbyterian Church will be the scene of a pleasant hoasewarming this evening. It has nevor been nssd for re ligions services yet, ana the congregation will dedicate ft to a social nsev first by ten dering a reception to their pastor. Rev. D. S. Kennedy. Mnsic and general social com mingling will be the programme There is to be a musical and literary en tertainment in the Fourth Avenue Baptist Church this evening under the direction of tho Christian Endeavor Society. Among those announced to participate are Mr. John I. Everson and Mr. R.-Stanley Burloigh, a Philadelphia elocutionist. There was a pleasant social in tba nurses' parlor of the Allegheny General Hospital last evening. The Guild of St, Barnabas for Nurses was well represented, and many things of interest to thoso engaged in the work of caring for the sick were discussed. Altogether, the meeting was Instructive as well as pleasant. An Interesting entertainment is promised to-morrow evening, undor the nnspicos or the Young Ladles' Missionary Society of tlio Wilklnsbnrg M. E. Church. The Apollo Club and Prof. George M.Sleoth will partici pate, and there will be a doll drill by 16 little ladies. The menibors of the Apollo Club are as follows: Tenors Messrs. D. E. Gray, A.I McCalmont, J. II. Wilson, Joseph Dillo way, W. T. T. Peoples, J. M. Sloan and E. E. Boyd. Baritones Messrs. M. H. Knowlos, David Moore, A. H. Boyd. Bao ilesTS. Alfred Dixon, J. J. Isen-ee, Frank L. Shook and R. W. Cnrson. Soloists Messrs. David Moore aud J. J. L,ensee. Me. Charles D. Arm strong and Air. William PfalU will leave for Spain abouttbo 13th ihst. The object of the voyage is to visit the Cork toroit, of which the gentle men are joint owners. To-morrow afternoon the first of the se ries or iree lectin es to bo given in the chapel of the Western University will take place. ThH speaker will be Prof. M. B. Riddle, D.D., and lits subject is announced to be "The Study of Language." The sixth anniversary of the establish ment of the Bloomfield Public Library Asso ciation Is to be celebrated to-night in a so cial way, with enough business intermingled to make tho occasion a memorable ono. The cool wave of yesterday caused a com plete change in the appearance of the show windows down town. Where there had been light, fleecy laces and thin summer garments generally thero wero suddonly revealed good, "honest woolens" and thick coats and wraps. Dresses of cloth warranted to stand against the weather and furs of all sorts of animals, amphibious and otherwise, were displayed temptingly to make the woman who was trying to keep warm by trotting along the sidewalk rash in wildly and byy something to enable her to de y the shrill wind that whistled aronnd oor nars and filled her with chill surprise. Merchants are ever on the watch for weather conditions that will enable them to make an especial effort to sell a cer tain line of goods, and those conditions cer tainly prevailed yesterday. Besides the out door garments plncod on exhibition, there wero so many blankets shown that one was led to believe that the wholesale blanket market had been cleared by Pittsburg dry goods merchants. Among the blankets no ticed were one or blae, with a border of fleur-dclis, in red, and another of pink, with a similar design in blue. Thev made a very gay contrast in tho show win lov, and wero suggestive of a great deal of comfort for a chill night. Ono of tho prettiest coats seen whs of navy blue, in three quarter length. It was tight fitting and would b very becom ing to a woman with a pretty-figure. It was set off with dejp cuffs and collar.edged with seal, and was very rich nnd appropriate to the season. Ono of the characteristics of coats this .winter will bo that they will fit snugly to the figure, as a rule; although one style that will not last long is a very looso affair, with a Wattcau pleat in the back. It3 effect is to make a woman look almost as broad as sho Is long. A very pretty co it is a long, tight fitting garment, with a coach man's triple enpe, and it answers tho pur pose of a full costume. Latir In tho season the cape can be taken off and a fur cape snbitltutod. Capes offnrproniio to be as fahlouauie this winter as tnoy were last year. J. G. Mullen, one of the oldest con ductors on the Pennsylvania road, was married Tuesday evening to Mrs. Margaret M. Stephenson. Tno couple left for the West on their wedding tour. Iliey will bo at home later at 127 Larimer avenue. Tho Age of Unions. Chicago Tribune. It will not bo long before tho gay young man of the period will be under tho necessity of applying for a special pormit from the Painters' Union whonevor ho wants to deco rate the town. THE CaPTOHE OP 1HB.C00LEY3. The fate of tho Cooley boys should bo an excellent lesson to all who are inclined to do evil Unlontovm &cmdard. Favette cotrsTV justice is slow but sure. Two of the Cooleys havo now been killed and a third is in the penitentiary. Will moreland Democrat. Wnv did not tho officers of Fayotto county. Pa., think before or shooting Frank Cooley when he was on a pleasure excursion out or tho mountains? Buffalo Express. Fbask Coolet, the Pennsylvania outlaw, rests from lifo's fitful fever. Some enter prising dime novelist will probably arise to act as his literary executor. Bmvra Adver tiser. Ose Pennsylvania outlaw has been shot through tho heart by the bullet from a Sherlfl's rifle. Thoconrtsin that Stato aro dealing with a number of otheri. xYeio yor Telegram. Is taking Frank Cooley, loader of the out law gang in Fayette county, Pa., the author ities provided against all dolay and uncer tainty of the law by killing him in ad vance. Detroit Free Presj. When Frank Cooley was killed ho was "on his uppers," his shoes being worn nearly to the ground. Thero is no trade that i3 so ar duous Or so meager in its returns as that of robbery. Tho wages of sin is death and mighty little else. Oil City D-rrick. PHtiiArs if people at Frank Cooloy's fu neral had gathered n little earlier they could have rounded up the gang fnsido of a penitentiary. A shaved felon i'i n striped suit, laboring at a stone pile, is a more edify ing spectacle' than ft dead outlaw In a rose wood coffin fragrant with flowers. Sew York MeraliU m one of the Cooloy gang in Fayette county is captured every day the gang will soon be wiped out, and tlio honest people of the county will not have to stand their shotguns by the bed when thoy retire. The fact that a reign of terror existed is ex ceedingly discreditable to the authorities of Fayotte county. Barrttburg TeLegraph. CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS. Fans were first used in China. The greatest depth of the Atlantlo Ocean is about five miles. There will be standing room for 35,000 people beside 100,000 seats at the World'sFair. The linen manufactured yearly ia Eng. land could bo wrapped aronnd the earth seven times. The works of Alfred de Mnsset still produce an annual royalty or from 20,000 to 25,C00 francs. Mushrooms grow wild in all part3 of tho earth and are as plentiful in Siberia as in tho tropics. The deepest mining shaft in Africa has rccentlv been opened at Kimberly. It goes down 1,'OCO feet. At the death of Queen Elizabeth 3,004 dresses were in her wardrobe of which Uo only wero of silk. . A French chemist nas succeeded ia making imitation diamonds tbat cost more than tho genuine. One small dose of alcohol shortens ths time that food remains in the stomach by more than half an honr. Electric roads exceed 35 per cent of th mileage and of the number of street rail ways in this country and in Canada. A thimble is really etymologically con sidered only a "thumb bell," the original thimble having been worn on the thnmb. The Canadian Government has decided to follow the example of the United States and make the postal cards of various sizes. The first French newspaper, the OaztUs de Fmne: was started in 1C31 by Theophras ta Renaudot. He also established' the first Jfojit deltete. t The first "Stars and Stripes" or "Offd Glory" was mado by Betsey Ross, in Ph. la delphla, in a little brick house on Ar fc street above Second street. Upward of 100,000 pounds of snails a r eaten every doy by the residents or the g: ; French capital, the snail market being tl'i busiest industrial mart in Paris. Life insurance made immense gains i 1831. The payment in death claims alone b American companies cannot have falle much, if any, short or $1,000,000,000. The most powerful naphtha spring on record was recently opened In Baku on tht Taggiell grant. Jf it continues at Its origlna force it will be tho richest naphtha fouutai In the world. A watermelon was on exhibition in ths Santa Fc Railroad office in Chicago recentlj which measured SO inches In length am weighed 132 pounds. It was grown in Sau Bernadino county, Cal. Perth, Ont., is engaged in making s mammoth checso for the Chicago Fair. It will be seven feet high and nino feet in di ameter, and will roquire for its making the milk of 600 cows for three days. Keyless watches, now so popular, have long been known, but have not been in gen- I oral use more than a dozen years. Napoleon i. was tne owner oi a wonuoriui specimen ot the species or keyless timepieces. Officers and soldiers of the French army willhencefor.va.rd havo a numbered metal lic plate, fastened on their collars, for idon tificntlon. A Mmilar scheme is being cor sldored lor tlio benefit of miners. It is likely that Tarapico, Mexico, wil. become one of the deep water ports of th world. The soundings now measure mort than 20 feet over the bar. the greatest depst over attained. Tne bar is wearing away. . Complete statistics of the great fire a St. John's, N. F., have just been Issued. Tht number or houses destroyed was 1,550, the number ot families burned out 1,874, and tht total number of persons burned out 10,234. A German doctor of reputation pre scribes aluminum as a cure for rheumatism A finger ring made of this metaljoined witl another, generates a gentle current of clec triclty, which is said to make a peraianon euro. i The total work performed by the hums body dtiring five hours of mountain clinil ing is equal to 1.523,030 foot-pounds,, no, counting otuer forces exerted, whicu Dr llucheister says will run the graud total at to i,;kso,oou root-pounds. xhe greatest meat eaters in the wa are the people of America, whose aver consumption Is 175 pounds Der annum. .English coino next, with an averaga.of a tie over 110 pounds. The French eat oi half as much meat as tho English. The Nile his a fall of but six inche; the 1,000 miles. The overflow commences June every year and continues until Au;i attaining an elevation of from 21 to 2C f e aDove low water mark, and flowing throug the "valley ot Egjrpi" in a turbulent body L. miles wide. The hill near Jerusalem where tht crucifixion of Jesus occurred is formed o limestone. The shores of the Deai1 Sea an lined with pumice stone showered out o some volcano that destroyed bodom ant Gomorrah, which cities finally sank bencatl the waters of the Dead Sua. King Kalakaua's coffin wis made oi ko: and kon wood of about COO pieces; even thi bandies were made of wood. No metal o any kind was to be seen, except tho inscrip tioi: piato, upon which the crown and tin Hawaiian coat of arms wero engraved witl other suitable inscriptions. The lace bark tree grows in the Wes Indies. It is a lofty tree, with ovate, entip smooth leaves and white flowers. It is re markable for the tenacity of its inner bark and the readiness with which the inne bark maybe separated after macoratioau water into layers resembling lace. The Chapter of St Peter's Cathedra has submitted to nis Holiness the Pope th designs for tho golden throne which th. Chanter, in co-operation with all tho othe Roman Catholic cathedrals of the world.wil present to His IloIlnoiS. Tho throno is df signed in Gothic form and will cost 5C0.G0 francs. One of the most remarkable production of tho Isles or Chileo is the celebrate "barometer trees," which grow in great pre fnsion in all of tho salt marshes. In dr weather the bark of this natural baromete is as smooth and whito as that of a syci more, but with tlio near approach of storm these characteristics vanish like magic an the bark turns black. JOLLYIS2IS FEOM JUDGE. Gummey You have hay-fever, haven" yon? Glanders No: I don't think it's bay-fever tht year. G nmmey It seems to me the same thing yoa ha last year. Glanders Perhaps: bnt It Isn't hay-fever thi time. You see, I can't affora to go way with it. Ko more germans, no more balls: No more teas and uo more calls; No more dinners lunch ofhash I I I no more cash. Kind lady ITcre's an old dress-shirt o my husband's, which Is the best I can do for joe Tramp You haven't a pair of plain pearl stud. have you? Kind lady Why, what do yoa want studs foi The shirt doesn' t open lu the front. Tramp 1 know It. madam. Bat I may be li vlted to a muslcale or a hop to-night, and I alwaj Uke to be prepared. Nrw" LIGHTS ON NATUEAL rnSTOET. I said to tiny Margery she of the sapphir ejes "Pray tell me. Mistress 3IIdget. you're so verj very wise; You who go to kindergarten and learn beaps things each day. What are the very fiercest of all the beasts ofprerr "I thought you knew," she answered with a lie Judicial air. "The three most fiercest bcajtles is two lions ai a bear." Triwet A good many people are d minding the abolition of walking delegates. Dleer True, aud ir the walking delegates ro low their usual procedure there will be toa duels. Triwet Why? Dleer Well, they are accustomed to call ne out. "I'm going Into it and put it through. If you were half a man you'd do It too." I've no objections, tir; but then, you sec, I am not holfa man-though yoa may be." Mrs. Caindown (to modiste) You no understand bow I wish the robe to be made, shall expect it to be the most conspicuous ooject i the balk Modiste Yea, madame. It shall be so. Onelltt point as to the covering of the arm and bosom. Mrs. Calndown-Oh, as to that, it Is Immad rial. I will leave It to roar own indiscretion. . X ) ifyfek&& -ijkSisM&K& At-i. .liiasjik"iS&. 2ki & ;,i K2
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