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THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1892.
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THE CITY'S INTERESTS.
Yesterday's meeting of tae Board of
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce
was of a highly important nature.. The
description of the opening for Pittsburg
manufacturers in Colombia, as furnished
by Colonel Pennington, must command
the attention of all business men enenjetic
enough to see the necessity of reaching
out after new markets. Pittsburg's prod
ucts have already secured a good name in
Colombia, and the statement that the
Southern Republic will require 200,000
tons of iron during the next year is an
indication of the extent of Its growing
market The advice for the establishment
of a line of steamers by Pittsburg capitil
direct from New Orleans to the Magdalene
river is such as should be followed with a3
little delay :is possible.
Colonel Roberts resolution asking for
the establishment of a River Commission
to look after the interests of the Missis
sippi and Its tributaries is a wise one
worthy of hearty support
The announcement that the Committee
on Transportation and Railroads had sent
out a spnes of questions to the railroad
officials on freight discrimination is an in
dication that the remedy for the evil com
plained of is being gradually approached.
These three matters, separate and dis
tinct though they be, are all intimately
connected with the future growth of Pitts
burg. Their consideration is a startling
Indication of some of the several ways in
which the Chamber can foster this city's
Interests. To enlarge the market for
Pittsburg manufactures, to improve Pitts
burg's waterways and to abolish railroad
discriminations against Pittsburg, one and
the same line of action is primarily neces
sarily, that is, the unification of this
city's citizens for the attainment of bene
fits for the community. It is the duty of
the Chamber of Commerce to encourage
this progressive co-operative spirit until
the growth and prosperity of Pittsburg
receive every possible aid and encourage
ment YESTERDAY'S DARKNESS.
Yesterday was a fair specimen of the
days for which Pittsburg was characteris
tic In former times. Its recurrence ought
to arouse public spirit to prevent it from
becoming characteristic of Pittsburg in
the future.
Whi'e the hill-tops and surrounding
country were enjoying clear skies and
bracing air, the down-town section was
shrouded in gloom and darknes. The
moisture rising from the river to the cold
atmosphere about was promptly turned
into fog, and held down under the high
atmospheric pressure. Mingled with the
smoke this became a pall of darkness, and
Pittsburg groped in the gloom all day.
The city workers had to rely on electric
and gas lights, the exterior of everything
was gloomy and dingy, and the damage
to nerves, to eyesight, to clothing and ar
chitecture was beyond calculation.
In the days when Pittsburg had to ac
cept this result of her industries as in
evitable it could be borne with cheerful
ness, and even with a species of pride in
our unique "qualification. But since we
have experienced a half decade of clean
liness and light, the question whether
artificial conversion of day into night is
necessary assumes a vital importance.
The fact that a large share of our smoke
could be abolished shows how the afflic
tion can be mitigatefl. Intimations are
also present that science can develop
smokeless fuels for our mills, and thus
ubolish the darkness as completely as dur
ing the natural gas era. To do this is for
the welfare of every man, woman and
child interested in the future of our city.
Such a demonstration of our smoke as
that of yesterday should unite the whole
population in the effort to get rid of it by
every means consistent with industrial
prosperity.
MORE CRY THAN HURT.
The question whether the new Senators
from half a dozen States shall be Re
publican, Democratic or People's party
already assumes the usual features of
partisan contests. The Democrats boil
ever with cries of fraud, with allegations
of a Republican conspiracy to steal legis
lative elections, to buy legislators and to
otherwise in the Democratic diction "pre
vent the fulfilment of the will of the
people." The Republicans take a more
lofty tone of asserting that they are going
to see that none of the rights of Re
publican representation are thrown away.
All of which means that any outcome
of the Senatorial elections in any of the
States at issue is to be set down before
hand as a fraud by the party it does not
suit That is the regular partisan cry,
and it Is nearly always based on a mini
mum of fact The Democrats so far have
alleged a single case in the canvassing of
votes for legislators out "West which has
the flavor of the practice by which the
New York Democrats won their Legis
lature in 1870. The Republicans, so far
as the public knows, have about
as frail a foundation for claiming
the legislatures in dispute. The fact is
neither party cares much what the evi
dence is. f Party interests being at stake,
both sides are equally ready to make vio
lence or dogmatism of assertion make up
for the very large unknown element of
the truth in the case.
It is perfectly justifiable for the party
men on either side to guard the partyln
terests. But it Is not worth while to get
wild about it, or to shout fraud in ad
vance. There is not much probability
that anything will be stolen this year by
either Republicans or Democrats. The
element of a third party makes such
achievements very difficult Where It
holds the balance of power, as it probably
will in the Senate, it is not likely to con
sent to any grabs for the benefit of either
of the other party organizations. -Where
its own interests are involved it can
always count on the support of the party
that does not institute the grab. The
futility of such attempts and the recoil
they would inflict on party interests will
probably confine the dispute to action on
both sides merely for the sake of protect
ing the rightfully gamed representation
of the respective parties
THE FIRST PLATFORM.
To the Citizens' Industrial Alliance is
due the credit of being the first in the
field with a platform for the February city
election. Tho Alliance has not yet gone
the length of naming candidates. It is
probably first giving the "regulars" of
both the old organizations a chance to put
up men who possess capacity and the pub
lic confidence.
What the Alliance does is to insist that
measures as well as men must be consid
ered at the election. This follows a
recommendation in the columns Of The
Dispatch a few days ago. The public
are not deeply interested on a mere scram
ble between rival politicians for the honors
or emoluments of places at City Hall, but
there is a deep interest in having a city
government which will consider at all
points the best interests of the city; and
candidates with a specific programme to
advance these interests are the men who
are wanted.
The Industrial Alliance has several ex
cellent planks in its tplatform notably
those which call for "city employes to be
separated from all political influences by
civil service laws rigidly enforced; the
city to own and operate its own plants for
hqiit and water; franchises to bo sold to
the highest bidder: and an annual audit
of the accounts of the various depart
ments of the government."
The advantage of such a platform to
nominees for the city offices is thst when
citizens vote or work for such nominees
they know what they are voting for. The
Alliance is to be commended for its specific
declarations. Labor, which it represents,
in the end pays most of the taxes; but
apart from that the Alliance's recom
mendations are good enough to be indorsed
at the polls by a majority of all citizens
without regard to class or party.
CONFLICTING REPORTS.
Intimations are heard from circles sup
posed to be authoritative with, regard to
the Catholic Church, that Mgr.Satolli is to
be recalled by the Pope for his
address on the school question,
published last week. This informa
tion is somewhat confusing and contra
dictory, for th6 double reason that Mgr.
Satolli was supposed to be the best author
ity as to the Papal views, and that the
new statement contradicts that of other
Catholic clergymen who asserted that too
much was made of the address because it
simply carried the lines of Cstholic action
taken years ago on the same subject
It is evident that there are strongly op
posing elements in the Church on this
topic. The conflict of reports maybe due
to the conflict of opinions and desires.
But until the statement is made by
official authority it will be diffi
cult to believe that a Papal delegate
could take such a step without due
authority, or that so progressive and en
lightened a pontiff as Leo would disavow
a step that goes so far toward removing
the subject 'Of dispute between the Catho
lic Church and one of the most promi
nent institutions of our democratic gov
ernment THE THIRD PARTY QUESTION.
Thejsummary of results claimed by the
leaders of the People's party as the fruit
of their agitation includes one million
votes for the Weaver electors, twenty
three electors, five United States Senators
and ten Congressmen, the State govern
ments of Kansas, Colorado and North
Dakota and large gains in several State
Legislatures. To this summary the New
York Sun adds the testimony of its
opinion that "the heavy popular vote for
the Populist electors m some of the
Southern States serves principally to show
that under the conditions existing in 1892
the solid South would have been broken
and its solid electoral vote lost to the
Democracy had not the Force Bill issue
been put at the front"
This summary with the comment of our
cotemporary designed to magnify the im
portance of the putative issue, by virtue'
of which it was able to keep itself within
the Democratic ranks, contains food for
reflection on many points. For the De
mocracy it presents the claim that they
were enabled to maintain their strong
hold in that anachronistic and sectional
feature of politics, the solid South, only
by parading a spook of an issue, which
had little foundation in fact and which
was disavowed by the Republicans early
in the campaign. It may not appear se
rious to the Democrats that they have re
tained the South by the cry of "wolf,"
but in the presence of the asseveration
that they would otherwise have lost it
there is the further suggestion that a very
wise course is necessary to prevent the
loss of that stronghold In the future by
the decay of sectionalism.
For the Republicans there is in this as
sertion the reflection that the party actions
Which gave what little foundation there
was for the Force Bill cry was neither
good legislatym nor goo'd politics. This
was the view of The Dispatch at the
time the Federal election bill was pend
ing. The bill was pushed to the last gasp
,by party interest; but the result indicates
that the political effect was as dangerous
at the breech as at the muzzle.
The scare of the People's party n the
late contest is, in its entire ty, the most
fruitful subject for reflection. The result
shows the new party to have gone some
what beyond the high-water mark of the
Greenback agitation. Bath of these re
volts were caused by dissatisfaction with
conditions. Will the People's party die
but as the Greenback movement did,
or will it, as its supporters expect, pain
in strength until it reaches controlling
strength? The answer to this will depend
on the action of the other parties and
largely on that of the People's party it
self. Reform of corporate abuses and
care for public rather than private Inter
ests may remove the active causes of the
Third party revolt. Failing that, the
People's party itself, by abjuring crank
isms and confining its agitation to definite
remedies for well established evils, may
so commend itself to the confidence of the
public as to become an active instead
of a neutral power in politics.
Certainly the phenomenon of a Third
party casting a million votes In the na
tional election is not one to be ignored.
Intelligent statesmanship will find a great
deal of food for study in it and Its possi
ble future.
Anything that tendi to itir up genuin
Interest In municipal affairs Is an excellent
tiling. And the Industrial Alliance is to be
congratulated upon Us enthusiasm in tho
consideration of local politics. With a per
sistence eqnal to it initial vigor it cannot
fail to arouse a healthy interest -where un
wholesome apathy lias hitherto prevailed
too much.
A few more atmospheres like yrstei
day's and "the weather producers will Be se
riously accused or Anglomania. Bat per
haps a weekly example of the extent to
which the smoke nuisance can accontuate
its unpleasantness upon occasion will ho
tho best means of enforcing a strong and
united effort for its complete abolition.
Breathing dirt Is had enough, bnt when it
comes to positively eating it the self-respect
oKl'ecent human beings will insist that the
work of filtration be accomplished by eoo
noinlc mechanical devices designed for the
purpose.
George Gould has been described as an
ahle and close-fisted man of business. It has
also been asserted that ho intends to estab
lish a racing stable on a largo scale. The two
statements can hardly bejeconclled, except
upon the assumption that a hereditary bat
hitherto suppressed love or gambling is his
predominant characteristic.
Representative Cummings offered a
resolution- in tho House yesterday calling
attention to the vigorous fight which a New
York trade Journal has been waging against
tho injustice or folly of tho I'ostofflco De
partment. Postmaster General Wauamaker
is to nppenr Ueroro tho House, and ho will
accomplish somothing miraculous if ho can
explain away in a satisfactory manner the
nonsensical distinctions or invidious dis
criminations made by tho department, with
his" Knowledge, in its rulings as to tho classi
fication of mail matter.
If the discovery of diamonds in Idaho be
confirmed by further investigation there
will ho one less temptation to smuggling.
And tlio amount of peijmy In undergoing
the inspection of customs officials will he
correspondingly reducod.
In outlining the policv to be followed by
tho President elect, there is an inclination
in some quarters to confound conservatism
with timidity. Mr. Cleveland is littlo likely
to he uioved by such criticisms, and the
critics will do well to remember that in this
case prudence will piovo the hotter part of
patriotism, as discretion is tho bettor part
of valor. Temerity in acceding to tho radi
cal wishes of theoxtremo wine of tho Dsmo
cratic party -would he tho greatest sign of
timidity -which Grover Cleveland could
give. t
West Virginia's official election re
turns aro in before Christmas artor nil.
They are published this morning and such
incredulous promptness in making tho nec
essary intricate calculations is suiely a mat
ter for commendation.
..The brothers Gould are supposed to be
making regardless or cost a complete col
lection or the tributes paid to their late
illustrious 'father bv the press all over tho
world. 'XThey evidently pay moio attention
to pubHix opinion than he did. And it is
earnestly to bo hoped tn.it the strictures
passed on tho deceased may move them to
manage their own lives on other and more
moral lines than those which brought him
what the world is pleased to call success.
At this, time it is an excellent thing for
the country that the Democratic party in
power ts a far less solid organization than
the Democratic party in opposition.
There is no wonder that men who had
been attending dog and cock fights should
Indulge in a disputation costing the lives of
three of them. But when it is asserted that
tho promoters of tho "sport" were members
of the Board of Education of Hamilton,
Ohio, tho citizens or that place will possibly
regret that they wore not more Judicions in
the selection of those who hare so much to
do with the upbringing of their children.
New Yobbv State may consider Jay
Gould a positive benefactor. His estate is
taxed to the tune of $700,000.
The gold fever in Arizona is a reminder
of the forties. Dollar-chasing is the pre
dominant ODCupation or America to-day,
and the virgin yellow metal has lostjione of
its fascination. Civilization may progress
and commerce prosper to any extent, but
men will still undergo hardships and priva
tions -without learning in the majority of
cases that; "All that glitters is not gold."
The clearest intellects had abundant ex
cuse Tor Iceling befogged during yesterday's
black Monday.
Political etiquette is no laughing mat
ter, as the Reform Club will realize for its
fatuity in -wounding tho nuzust susceptibili
ties of Speaker Crisp. No donbt the tribute
of applause paid him in the House yesterday
by Republicans was due to their delight at
the symptoms of division in Democratic
ranks no less than to their respect and
admiration for him personally.
PEOPLE OP PROMINENCE.
The Maharajah of Baroda and his whole
co:rt are strict teetotalers.
Prof. Agassiz once said that his life
had been such a busy one that he never had
found time to get lich.
It was said at Mr. Blaine's house yester
day that Mr. Blaine's condition had im
proved very much and bo was better than
the day before.
The professor of chemistry at Rouen, M.
Bldard, has brought lorward a now thoory
regai ding storage batteries, which is said to
make an important advance in electrical
science.
The Hon. Edward J. Phelps, Mr. Cleve
land's Minister to England, tells a reporter
that he does not expect to be invited to be
come Secretary of State under the new ad
ministration. Edwin Gould has ordered from a press
clipping bureau "all the comments and ac
counts about" his father which have ap
peared, or will appear, in "all the news
papers of the -world."
General Eoseckans was not so well
late yesterday as the day before, being
rather nervous, due, it is said, to having
received so many callers who came to in
quire as to.hls health.
Rev. "WAliTER S. Rudolph, pastor of
the Westminster Presbyterian Church In
Denver, has severed his church relations
because he cannot consistently preach the
doctrine or endless punishment.
The monument to Cabanel, recently un
veiled 'at Montpensier, tho artist's birth
place, consists of a portrait bust by Dubois,
placed in a niche, before which stands a
figure, gracofnl and lightly draped, repre
senting the Muse of Fainting.
In the parade of turnouts in Central
Park, New York, Sunday, was one equipage
that attracted general attention. It was a
well appointed victoria, containing Presi-dent-elect-nnd
Mrs. Cleveland. Mr. Cleve
land sat on the left sldeot the carriage, a'
reversal of the -usual enstom.
BBADF0ED BE1GHIEN8 TJP,
Ent One of Its Residents Denies It Is on
, Account of the Election.
WASHntQToir, Dec. 12. Special. Alfred E.
Eutton, a member or the English Parlia
ment, visited the t o Houses or Congress
to-day under the escort or Senator IV oleott.
Mr. Button, who is a young man, was accom
panied ttT the Capital by his two traveling
companions, Messrs. T. A. Haworth and E.
M. Coward, all of whom wore much inter
ested in -what they saw, although they ex
pressed disappointment that the House
arose" Before they reached the galleries
Mr. Hutton, who represents the town of
Bradford, where there aro extensive mills,
stated to a Dispatch teporter that the
passage of the MoKinlev tariff bill had been
a disastrous blow to the Bradford industries,
bnt that during the last summer they had
revived owing. .he thinks, not to the prob
able result of tne election in this country,
but to the necessity of the American mm-.
kets for the class oi goods manufactured by
BU .tngnsu constituents.
A LOOK AROUND.
Concerning the training of the police
in the line of local geography, or which I
spoke some days ago, Superintendent
O'Mara has this to say. The Pittsburg
officers are all residents of the city of
years' standing, and la a genoral way aro
familiar with the location of public build
ings and places of interest. In regard to
streets, and especially new ones whioh are
constantly being created, he admits that in
the East End dlstriots especially it would be
well to have the officers Inform themselves
further. With this in view ho will shortly
inaugurate some system by which the men
can become acquainted with the names and
locations of streets and alleys on their beats
so as to be able to answer quostlons asked
by those in search ofinrormation. The men
are all provided with copios or the official
city hand book, which .contains a list of
streets and mnch other information for
which there may bo sudden need while on
duty.
And so Fred Leslie, the thorough actor
and artist in his own line, has Joined the
silent majority, nnd of the famous comedi
ans, male and female, who mado the Gaiety
in London the most famous variety theater
in tho English-speaking world, only Letly
LInd remains, for Nellie Farren is likely, so
the cables say, to follow her husband. Up to
tho time of his sudden illness, Leslie was
playing in "Cinder Ellen Up Too Late," at
tho Gaiety.and a fnnnier, more amusing per-1
formance was never given by him. In some
ways ho was too English in mannerisms to
he entirely agreeable to Americans, but this
was the fault of those who furnished him
lines and parts, rather than of the.man or
the actor himself. As a story-teller, where
ho bad to depend upon his own merits, or in
t)ie thousind nnd one bits of comedy busi
ness which ho originated and which wore
stolen from him by dozens of smaller fry, he
showed himseir to be a keen comedian, full
of native wit and drollery.
As a market for fine oil paintings of high
pi ice, Pittsburg is rapidly growing in the
estimation of the dealers. A foi elgner, who
has hoen coming here foryears with nreally
good lot of examples of the various English
and French schools, tells me that his sales
havo steadily grown from year to yoar until
they have reached a goodly sum sufficient
tojnstlfy him lnbrtnging with him 40 to B0
pictures worth from $200 to $10,000 each,
which he exhibits for a month or two at a
time. A number or men of moderate means
havo become picture buyers and to quote
the dealer, they have in the main shown
good tasto and good Judgment in their se
lections. A New Yorker, who deals in holiday
fanoy articles, tells me that tho Christmas
card fad, a thing which urew from 60 cent
to $50 proportions in a few years, that fad of
painted satins and all that sott of seductive
ness, has died a natural death. There are
signs of tho funeral in the stores to be suro
and they will continue, no donbt, for many
Christmasscs to come, but the really correct
thing in the way of a Christmas greeting to
a person to whom yon do not wish to make
a present, is to send a benison by telegraph
or your visiting card with a written mes-
In a short time the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company will begin work on the addi
tion to its present station and office build
ing, on Broad street, .Philadelphia. The
company has purchased all of the property
between its present building and Market
street, and the new building, when com
pleted, will be a splendid home lor this cor
poration. I spoke some time ago of the fact that
the Westinghouse Electric Company was at
work on experimental machinery for the
Niagara Falls Power Company. This plant
will be one of the wonders or the world
when it is completed. It means the pur
chase and operation of more electrical ma
chinery than has so far been mado by all the
companies of the United States for electric
light plants. The power company owns the
power on hoth the Canadian and American
sides of the Falls, and will establish there a
plant or25v,G00-horse power, which will be 25
times greater than any power plant in the
world. By means of the wonderful Tesla
discoveries, which are owned by the
Westinghouse Company, the Niagara plant
will distribute power to any and all sorts
of electric light or manufactnring establish
ments within a radius of SO miles. This
much has already been definitely settled
and experiments are in progress which al
ready indicate that the same degree of
power can bo furnished anywhere within
100 miles of the Falls. In addition to the
250,000 horse power machinery for gener
ating purposes the power company will use
from 200,000 to 500,000 horse power dynamos
to distribute tho power. The same systeSn
of distribution pioposed by the Westing
house people for this plant Is now in suc
cessful operation in Southern California
'where with 10,000 volts on the Tesla process
the power is transmitted 23 miles. In
the Niagara plant the voltage will beat
least 20,000. The loss in transmission on
these high voltages is comparatively small.
With a voltage of 23,000 it is expected that
100 miles can be covered.
This is not only a great triumph to the
alternating cm rent system, but it also
makes it certain that long distance electri
cal railways can be operated by this process.
The road between St. Lonis und Chicago, for
example, can he run with stations covering
SO miles of road each, and on this passenger
traffic can be handled, where there are no
switches and no freight trains in the way,
at tremendous speed. When it is realized
that the power plant at Niagara will have a
capacity for 5.000,000 arc lights, its cnormons
strength can he seen and its possibilities es
timated. Walter.
DE0PB OUT OF SIGHT.
A Large Section of Lehigh Valley Railroad
Track Undermined.
SHEKAirooAH, Dec. 12. Shortly before noon
to-day the surface 300 yards east of Packer
colliery No. 2, near Lost Creek, began to
crack, and several minutes after a freight
train and a coal train had passed over the
spot, the ground gave way, carrying with it
both tracks orthe Lehigh Valley Railroad.
The cavity thus made is 75 feet deop and
about 40 leetin diameter.
All coal traffic on the branch from here to
Ashland has beon suspended and passengers
are being transferred aiound the beach. A
force of men was immediately put to work
filling the envo In with coal dirt, but it will
be at least three days betoie the roadbed
can be ropairod,
QUIT CABBYING SI2EEAGE.
The North Atlantic Steamship Association
Will liaise Cabin Hates.
Loxdott, Dec. 12. Mr. Peters, Secretary of
the North Atlantio Steamship Association,
has given out a statement that in view of
the American regulations in regard to immi
grants the association, at an extraordinary
meeting held to-day, decided to carry on its
vessels onlv saloon and second class passen
gers from January 1 next.
The saloon and second class fares will bj
misod and no rates will be given to the
World's Fair.
West Virginia Ofilclal at Last.
WnEELii.G, Dec. 12. The following are the
official returns of the election as made up to
day at the (secretary of State's office: Harri
son, 80,235; Cleveland, 81.463; Bidwell, 2.1M;
Weaver, 4.165. Cleveland's plurality, 4,133.
For Congress, Pendleton has 206 plurality,
Wilson 1,051, Alderson 1.M6. nnd Copnharc
2,067. McCorlcle, for Governor, has 3,918 plu
rality. Ignorance Not Always Bliss-ed.
Detroit Journal.
When Moderator Bliss, of the Presbytery
tryingPror. Brlggs, gets into a parliamen
tary tangle he does not believe that ignor
ance is himself.
They Are Afraid to Tackle It.
St. Lonis Gloce-Dcmocrat.1
A week of the present session of Congress
has passed, and no Democratic member has
yet said a word about repealing tho McKIn.
ley law.
The Practical Side of It.
Oman World-Herald.
The monetary question. Can you sottlo
that little bill to-dayr
HE. WANAMAKEB BOASTED
For Excluding a Trade Paper From the
Malls While Campaign Document Go.
Washisgtoj:, Dec. J2 In the House to'-day
Representative Amos Cummiqgs offered for
reference a resolution reciting an editorial
in the New York Sun of the 30th ultimo,
headed "Outrage by the Postofflce." This
editorial charges that clerks in the depart
ment at Washington are in the habit of ex
cluding newspapers from the privilege of
being carried in the mails as second-class
matter without previous notice to the pub
lisher, and that such action is intended, and
further that: "It had been discovered that
there are persons residing at the National
Capital who will attempt the adjustment of
difficulties of this sort for a money consid
eration and seek employment on the score
of influence possessed with persons occupy
ing responsible positions."
"And whereas," continues the recitation,
"it is further stated in said editorial article
that the ostensible reason for interference
with the distribution of trades Journals is a
desite to keep the malls from being loaded
down with advertising matter for which the
people have not subscribed; yet during the
months that preceded the election many
million campaign documents were carried in
the mails at rates not allowed to publica
tions issued for business purpose or in the
Interest of such canses as temperance or
ldiglon."
It is again recited that "men holding im
portant offices unde- 'the adminlstiatlon
hove received the same privileges permitted
to campaign -committees, but pronounced
illegal when oidlnary citizens would seek
lor them. The Postmaster Genoral and
the Superintendent of the Census have each
taken personal advantage of tho opportunity
to use the malls in a manner that the depart
ment pronounces illegal for ether citizens."
It is resolved that the Committee on Post
offices aud Post Roads be directed to investi
gate the charges above set forth, and to that
cud call before them Hon. John Wana
maker, Postmaster General of the United
States, and demand an explanation thereof.
AIT EXAMPLE OF JUSTICE
That Is Not Calculated .to Impress the
Civilized Indians.
Wasbiitotox, Dec. 12. The subject which
occnpled most of the day's session of the
Senate was Mr. Vest's Joint resolution
for the appointment of a commission
to have an agieement made with
the five civilized tribes of Indians
for the taking of land in severalty and for
oponlng the remainder of tho lands to white
settlement. The discussion was chiefly be
tweon Senators Vest and Berry, who wero
both agreed as to the main object proposed,
but who differed as to some statements of
tact. Tho matter went over without action.
Mr. Vest, replying to remarks of Mr. Berry
in derenso or Judge Parker, or the Fort
Smith Court, narrated the case of a poor
negro who had been triod in the court,
fonnd guilty and sentenced to be hanged for
shooting one of a party who broke into his
house at night (and who turned
out to bo a deputy marshal) the
Judgo having charged that the prisoner
was presumed to have knowledge of tho of
ficial knowledge of the man who was killed.
Thecaso has been brought to Mr. Vest's
attention, and ho bad taken tho record or
the case to the Departmentof Justicewhere
the pardon clerk, Mr. Botcler, had recom
mended the pardon or the prisoner. Mr. Vest
hnd then brongbt the papers to President
Cleveland, who read them that same night
and commuted the sentence to ten years'
imprisonment.
A Senator He ought to have been par
doned. Mr. Vest He ought to have been acquitted
in the first instance or he ought to have
been pnrdoned by the President. But Judxe
Parker afterward denounced that action on
the part or President Cleveland as an inter
ference with his Judicial authority, and has,
since then, denounced President Harrison
for interfering with ore of his sentences.
That is the sort or court which is to give to
the civil zed Indians ot this country an idea
of our mode of administering justice!
EABBIE0N HAY GET KANSAS.
Tlio People's Party Vote for Weaver
Probably Not Legal.
Topeka, Kan., Dec. 12. There is a serious
question as to whether the Weavor eleotors
have been legally chosen in Kansas. The
ballots cast by Democrats were beaded:
"Democratic ticket: For President, Grover
Cleveland; for Vice President, Adlal E.
Stevenson." Although the People's party
electors followed tho above caption, the
vote, it is claimed, was not a legal one for
General Weaver, as the Democrats who cast
the ballot instructed the electors to vote in
the Electoral Colleee for Cleveland and
Stevenson. If there were 20,000 such votes
cast, ax is claimed, the question is, should
the "lectoral vote of Kansas be counted for
Weaver. If it does not legally belong to
Weaver, then tho Republican electois for
Kansas have a light to give the State's vote
to Harrison.
The Democratic fnsionists held a meeting,
adopted a platform, nnd, as Democrats,
formally nominated the electors which ap
peared npon tho Democratic ticker, and had
Cleveland tickets been more numerous than
those hearing Weaver's name, there is no
question but the electoral vote would have
been claimed for Cleveland. While the de
cision of this case will not affect tho result
of the general election, it will be thrown
into the courts fur final settlement.
BEITISH ELECTIONS.
The I'arnellltes Score Another Victory, as
Do tho Liberals.
Loudon, Dec. 12. Tho Parnellites have
scored another victory in contested election
matters. Tho antl-Parnellltes some time ago
presented a message against the retnrn of
Mr. William Redmond who at the last gen
eral election was chosen by a majority of 446
votes to represent East Clare in the House
of Commons basing their protest on the cor
rupt practices act. Tho election petition
Judges to-day handed down a decision dis
missing the petition with costs against the
petitioners.
The election in the Eastern division or
Aberdeenshire to fill the vacancy in tho
House oi Commons caused by the acceptance
by Mr. Peter Esslemonr, the Gladstonlan
who was returned at the last general elec
tion, of the salaried office or chairman of
the Scottish Fishery Board, has resulted in
the return of Mr. Thomas Ry burn Buchanan,
Liberal, who received 4,x43 votes against
2,917 votes cast for Colonol Russell, Unionist.
Tne Gladstonian majority at the general
election was 1,624. Mr. Buchanan's majority
was 1,326.
M'COMAS' B0AD A BOUGH ONE.
Democrats Propose to Fight His Confirma
tion to the Last.
WASnrsoTOif, Dec. 12. If the nomination
of Mr. McComas ior the District of Columbia
Supreme Court bench should successfully
pass it will meet at the hands of the Demo
cratic members of the Judiciary Committee,
it is certain to run against a snag in the
Senate, upon which it is possible it may he
hung up until alter tho 4th of March next.
Democrats say that this is not only possible,
but extremely probable. It is believed that
tho nomination will be favorably recom
mended by tho Judiciary Committee, and
then the struggle will begin on the floor of
the Senate and the executive sessicms until
the case is disposed or.may be accompanied
by a dash of spice not witnojseu since tho
attempt to deieat the nomination of Judge
Woods last summer.
The Old Rule Still Holds Good.
Philadelphia Tlmes.l
The general inadvisablllty of going to ex
tremes will also apply to most North and
South Pole expeditions.
Heady for Cold-Tea Cocktails.
Baltimore American. I
Kentucky has advancod tho price of
whisky. And Congress has been in session
only one week.
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE1.
l'arsons G. Ogden.
Mr. Parsons G. Ogden, of Cincinnati, a
brotherjofMrs. PhllT. Armour, of Chicago, died
suddenly last cvculng uf paralysis of the heart. He
had been indisposed for a week, but appeared
much better ye.terday. Mr. Ugdcn was a bach
elor. 54 j ears old and is reported to have au estate
OftbOO.0.0.
Rev. B- K. Sawlilll,
Rev. B. F. Sawhill, a retired Methodist
Episcopal clereymin, well known in this part of
Pennsylvania, died yesterday.' aged 82 years, at the
residence of his tou-in-law, W. J. Boggs, No. 170
Biiena Vista street. Allegheny. He leaves several
children, two of Ihem. W. tt". and A. i, drug
gists m Pittsburg and Allegneuj .
S. C. West.
S. C West, once a prominent Milwau
kee busluess man, died at the Wankesha Sanita
rium on saturdayiilght of paralysis of the heart,
used 74 yean. The deceased was postmaster of
CHARITY OX THE STAGE.
A Theatrical Performance to Be Given
for the Benefit of the West Penn
Hospital Stndents Traveling in Stylo
The Gossip of Society.
The arrangements for the forthcoming
benefit perfornance for tho West Penn
Hospital aro being pushed forward by the
ladles in charge of the matter. There was
a meeting yesterday afternoon, in the Y. M.
C. A. rooms, of the ladles. The benefit was
talked ovor, and there were many sugges
tions made of greater or less value. Tho
performance Is to take place at "tho Alvin
Theator Jannary 13, in theafternoon. Thero
is to be an act of "School for Scandal," with
Mario Wainwright as Lad) Tevde, an ace
from Nat Goodwin's play, "A Gilded Fool,"
with Mr. Goodwin In tjie leading role, and a
specialty performance by the company
playing at the Academy of Music that
week. A proposition was made at the meet
ing yesterday to place ice cream and other
refreshments on sale at the theater, but it
was voted down, tho ladles deciding that
the public would not approve of this feature
in the theater. If they want sneh things
they would prefer to got them outside.
Another suggestion that did not meet with
favor was that young girls should sell flow
ers in the foyer. It was thought that the
young ladles might object to ench a duty in
the theater, and, moreover that the people
who paid to go, with the idea of benefiting
the hospital, would feel that they wero
being imposed upon if they were solicited
to buy flowers and other things that they
did uot expect.
It was proposed that there should be a list
Of patronesses, but it was objected to this
that the patroness idea had been done to
death, nnd it is possible that there will be
no patronesses in connection with tho West
Penn Hospital Dene fit this year. There is a
meeting to be hold Tuesday, January 3, in
the Y. M. C. A. rooms, when the patroness
question will be settled, and the final ar
rangements for the benefit will be made. It
is thonght by snmo of the ladles that it
would be well to have patronesses, because
there aro mothers who object to their daugh
ters attending theaters, and who will leel
better satisfied If the entertainment is
under the ostensible direction of prominent
and well known society ladles.
A bazaar and supper is to he held this
evening in Cyclorama Hall, Allegheny,
under tho auspices of tho membors of the
congregation of the now Calvary U. E.
Church. This church is the Allegheny
branch of old Christ Church, and the edlflco
is to be erected at the corner or Allegheny
avonne and Beach street. It will cost about
$2f0 000, and most of this sum has yet to be
raised. The entertalnraont this evening is
to be the first of several that will bo held to
accumulate money for this purpose, and It is
tho earnest hope of tho members that the
building fund will be materially increased
by tho receipts to-nlgbt. A large number of
the leading society and charitable lidies of
Allegheny form the Committee of Arrange
ments, and will be in charge of the various
tables and stands.
The musicial organizations of Princeton
will take a trip West during the Christmas
vacation. The tonr will embrace all the
large cities or the West. They will travel in
a special train consisting or three Pullman
coaches, one baczage car and a special loco
motive. Mrs. T. Harrison Garrett and Mr.
Lord, or the B. & O. K. R., have kindly
loaned their private cars and there will also
be a Pullman sleeper. The entire train will
be draped in orance nnd black bunting and
will rnn on on entirely independent
schedule. The clubs themselves are tho
largest that over represented "Old Nassau."
The Glee Club numbers about 25. including
a whistler and warbler; the Banjo Club 16
and the Mandolin Club 10. Their concert
here will be in Carnegie Mnsic Hall Tues
day, Jannary 3. The many alumni and
friends or Princeton in Western Pennsylva
nia are preparing to givo the bovs a rousing
welcome, and it is probable that scats will
sell at a premium long before the entertain
ment commences.
Social Chatter.
There will be an entertainment nt the
Sixth Presbyterian Church Thursday ovon
ing un"ler the anspices of the J. F. Patterson
Missionary Band. The following persons
will nppear'on tho programme: Miss M.
Seeds, Miss Edith narrls. Miss Katharine
Ward. Miss Mav Biish, Prof. John Richards,
P. A. Ward, M.'Ward, Jr.. B. II. Dnrbin. J. I
McFeely, Keller qcintett. A'ter tho enter
tainment coffee, cake and ices will be served
in tho dining room.
There will be a concert nnder the nnsplccs
or tho Seventh U. P. Church, of Allegheny,
this eveninir, in the Sixth ward school hall.
Among those that will take part are tho
Davis Quartette, the Havdu Mandolin Quar
tette, Ml" Carrie HlUIard, Edward Kieber
and O. I. Forney. .
A stecial meeting of the Latnes' Aid So
ciety of the Southslde Hospital is called for
this afternoon at 3 o'clock in St. Mark's
Gnildhouse, Eiehteenth street. Important
business demands the attendance ot all the
members.
, Tnis evening the nuptials or Miss Bertha
Schreiner, daughter of Mr. Fchreiner. or
Allegheny, and Mr. William Stevonson, of
Wellsvllle, O., will be celebrated at 0 3u at
the bride's parents' home.
Acocsta Coteaw, the clever voung pian
iste, gave a recital in Curry University Hall
last evening. She was assisted by Miss Nan
nie Hammer, soprano, and Mr. Edward Roth
leclor, violinist.
Miss Naxhie Blaib, daughter or Mr. Frank
Blair, ot Michigan, but who formerly re
sided in Allegheny, was to become tho bride
of Mr. Leon Chichester, a Michigan banker,
last evening.
A HOVEL CASE AT LAW.
The Supreme Court Compelled to Consider
a Case Ont of Its Routine.
Washisotos. December 12. A singular
state of affairs in the Circuit Court or Ap
peals embracing the States of Ohio and Indi
ana was developed to-day in the United
States Snpreme Court when a motion was
made in the suit arising out
of the operations 'of the "Young
Napoleon of Finance," Henry S. Ives, in the
affairs of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Day
ton Railroad Company. Attorney Maxwell
wanted the Court to accept the record in
the case, which is entitled "The Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton Railroad Company,
appellants, versus W. R. McKean," and hear
it in the first instance, without its going to
the Circuit Court of Appeals created by an
actofthelastCngress.
He stated that Judge Grcsham refused to
sit in the case because ot an Interest In its
decision: that two other Judges in that cir
cuit were disqualified, and that tho Justice
assiened to that circuit (Harlan) was about
to leave the country, so that a Circuit Court
of Appeals conld not he regularly organized
therein. Attorney General Miller, as coun
sel for Mr. McKean. reinforced these state
ments, and the Court took the papers under
advement rpluctantly. the proceeding be
ing contrary to all its usage.
SENATOR PANA IX S-P7.
Mr. Dasa would bo a beautiful compro
mise between 'Murphy and Schurz. Brook,
lyn Standard Union.
Mr. Dawa Is proposed as United States
Senator from New York. Poor Cleveland!
Murphy or Dana! The lady orthe tlger!
Vetrvit Journal.
The Legislature of New Yorkconld not
make a better selection. It nould honor it
self and the State by electing Mr. Dana.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The outlook for Dana is dubious. He's a
grand, good editor a student and a philos
opher, bnt he will not figure as a politician.
Grand Rapids Herald.
If Charles A. D.ina should bo elected to
the United States Senate, to what party
would he be credited? Certainly not the
Democratic. Indianapolis Sentinel.
HE'is now an example of the highest prod
uct or American civilizatidn, lr one is to be
rated as such, on account of his cultivated
mind, his breadth or knowledio and his
fund of experience Columbus Dispiteh.
1 patriotism, ability, honesty and sincer
ity were regarded as the essential elements
or statesmanship in those degenerate days,
Charles A. Dana would have wop long ago
the highest honors in the gift of his party.
afmnenpoHi Tribune.
He ts easily the peer or the gentlemen who
already occupy seats in tbo Senate, could
meet them on their own ground, is clear
headed and far sighted, a ripo student of
political economy, a man of culture and an
orator of no meau ability. fleto York Her
aid. Democracy's Still Hunt.
Nast's Weekly.!
Senator Hill don't seem to bo saying much
these times. "Ho Is a Democrat still."
CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS.
Boiler plates are electrically welded.
The United States chewed 83 tons of
tobacco last year.
Thirteen hens in Niles, Mich., laid
1,159 eggs last year.
, Xero, the Roman Emperor, kicked hii
wile. Poppa:, to death.
The progeny of two rabbits will amount
in two years to 70,000,000.
Printing in raised characters for the
blind was Invented in 1S27.
The first theater in America was opened
at Williamsburg, Va., in 1752.
There are over 70 miles of tunnel cut
in tho solid rock of Gibraltar.
There are 14 canneries on the Columbia
river and 23 in tne State of Oregon.
The famous dish of Yiteliius was of
pheasants' brains,wightin;ales' tongnes and
fish liver. '
British India has 10,417 shops licensed
for tho sale of opium. They supply a popu
lation of 223.000.0CO.
Jerusalem is still supplied with water
from Solomon's Pools through an aqueduct
built by the Crusaders.
In the Southern provinces of Bussia a
drink resembling brandy is obtained by dis
tilling the Juice of watermelons.
An acre grows COO mulberry trees; each
tree has 20 pounds of leaves, from pounds)
of leaves 1 pound of coccoonsis produced.
The blocd of dogs fatigued by long
racine, when injected into other dogs,
makes them exhibit all symptoms of fatigue.
An Englishman has invented a new
system of electric mains, whereby one wire
of the present three-wire system can bo
saved.
The Simplon road, from Switzerland
to Italy, was built by Napoleon"s engineers
in 1807; over 40,000 workmen wero employed
at one time.
The coccoon of a well-fed silkworm, it
is said, will often yield a thread 1,000 yards
long, and one has been produced which con
tained 1,295 yards.
During the eleventh century a fashion
of embroidering the initials or the namo
and the family arms on the carments besan
in Italy and spread all over Europe.
One of the largest meteorites in exis
tence was fonnd somo years ago at Baca
blritc, Mexico. Its length is 11.63 feet,
height 5.25 feat, width 4.23 feet, weight 25
tons.
"Whist has been called a ruling passion
in Boston. But in Chicago they say whist
has become a veritable Reign of Terror.
Every other consideration pivots on whist
engagements.
In 1800 our product of hardware was
valued at $100,000; In 1833 at K70,OD3,000. The
annual addition to tho onto at wi $6.000 000
a year between IStOand 1863, and $25,000,000 a
year between lS60nnd 1SS3.
It is claimed lor the new magnesium
flash light for lighthouses, introduced ex
perimentally in Germany, that its ability to
penetrate almost opaque atmosphere ex
ceeds that of any other known light.
The distance of the earth from the sua
is about 92,100,000 miles. The average dis
tance of the moon from the earth is about
240,000 miles. 1 he sun is. therefore, nearly
40j times as far from us as the moon.
The Athenian Archaeological Society
has carried ont somo excavations on tho sita
or ancient Corinth, which have resulted in
the discovery oraconsidernbls building be
longing to the sixth or fifth ccntry, B. C.
If all the reports are true, Greenwood,
Me., Is the sportsman's paradise. Bears roam
around the edges ot tho village in the dav
tlme, and at night tae wolves keep up sneh
a howling that people aro unable to sleep.
It will interest some persons to know,
in connection with tho French military
operations in Datiomoy, that tho language
or that country the Popo or DohomI has
already been pressed- into the service of
Christianity.
The caves of Bnrmah are rich in wonden
carvings, glazed tiles nnd images as we 11 as
taDlets In terra cotta, marble, alabaster and
other materials. These relics illustrate tha
ancient and modern phases of Buddhist!
worship.
Tho Chinese make what is called "chu
wa-hl," or grass cloth, from the fiber of the
common nettle. It is said to make a splen
did cloth for tents, awnlnss, etc When
-made Into belting 'or machinery it Is said
to have twice the strength ot leather.
A male gorilla (Gorilla qina) has
lately been adopted by the Berlin Aqnar
iam. He is larger than any gorilla that has
yet been brought to Europe. He is sup
posed to be S or 9 years old. nnd was for six
years in the possession of a chieftain on the
Gaboon. Ho has not yet shown any
lrlendly feollng for man.
In Melbourne they have now a new
name for a hal: penny. Qne of the colossal
"land boomers," Mr. B. J Fink, ex-M. P.,
recently failed fora million nntl a half, and
offered his creditors a composition o' a half
penny In the pound, which was duly ac
cepted. Hence in Melbonrno halfpennies
are now called "Finks."
Mine. Sacher, th wife of a well-known
Yienness restauranter, collects autographs
by asking her guests to write their namot
in pencil on the tablecloth, which she after
wards embroiders. Her latest autographs
are those of the long-dhtanco riders, includ
ing Dnke Ernest or Schleswig.HoIsteia, who
dined at the restaurant alter the even:.
Owing to the heavy gales which have
prevailed this fall tho catch or whltefish has
been vory light in Lake Huron, and only 150
Jars of the eggs of this fish wern secured by
Superintendent Wire, o' the United States
fisn hatchorv in Alpena, Mich. The amount
is abont half what tho hatcheries could tnka
care or, nnd will produce about 20,OM,000 fish,
Friar Conccte was accustomed at the
close or his sermons to take a staff and gc
through his congregation battering to piccei
nny headdress that came under his dis
pleasure. His crusade was continued in
every conntry of Europe till, reaching
Rome, he attacked tho clothes and morals
of tho Cnrdlnals, was accused of heresy and
burned at the stake.
It is alleged by experts that for some
vears past there has been carried on it it
believed in Edinburgh a most systematic
and wholesale forgery of letters and other
documents purporting tobe written by Scott
and Burns. The forgeries are executed with
great skill; they have been sold at public
auctions and by the hands of booksellers to
well-known and experienced collectors.
Captain Perkes, of the steamship Loo.
sok, voyaging between Hongkong and
Shanghai, witnessed during the recent galei
in that quarter the phenomenon (whioh ha:
been often described) of thousands of birds
and insects which had got in the vortex of
tho storm, and were being driven hither and
thither, apparently stunned and senseles
with the buffeting they had received. Manj
or tho birds fell exhausted on tbo deck, and
lay qnlte still, while tho insects, thougc
alive, seemed ts havo lost the power t
sting.
ORIGINAL AND JOCOSE.
THE NERVIEST OF THX LOT.
The foxiest writers of the day
Have many tricks at hand :
And to perpetrate the most of them.
It takes a heap of sand.
Bat the nerviest one of all the lot.
Is he who has the face
Wken writing verse tu skip like this,
Wnea
he
is
paid
by
space.
VADE OT TUB REAL BTCTT.
ffirnn are hnnerv. boss, don't put mo
lasses on those flannel cakes."
"Why not?" ......
"Because they'll shrink clean out of sight."
CP TO TRICKS.
"What do you call your husband?
asked Jennie of her friend who had Just marrlec
Mr. Old Codger.
PZum pudding." she repUed.
"What In the world do you call him that fort"
Oh, Just because he's to rich."
TWO OF A KISD.
The woman with the new seal skin aacqm
is Just as anxious for cold weather as the plumber
TWO CAUSES FOR BATrEOESS.
Trixie, little Trlxie is happy as can bs,
And Nell, her older sister. Is also;
Trlxie, little Trlxio is glad 'cause-San ty's here.
And comlna- too is Nellie's colleee beau.
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