New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-13
"ThI, pen wrote the great telephone decision

| "Ths pen wrote the great telephone dcci,on.'
4 dozen moro thus Labelled and forwarded
to Tgrsneys relic hunting constituents Of the 5agn,vs
The plan is said to have worked admirably until last
week, when five distinct pens which had wrision tho
great anarchist decision exhibited in Ave dstinc'
windows at Tarsneys Saginaw home.
That must have been rather interesting meeting
which took place recently between Senator " joe
Brown, Of Georgia, and the President Tbs Senator
had not been NJ the White House FOR many months
Io had made two speeches against the President. Mes
sage. One devoted to the question OF protection
and the other = foreble argument in favor OF
abolishng the Internal Revenue according 10 tho Plat
form Of "a.
The junior Georgia Senator, Colquitt who
has recently distinguished himself by a
successful handling OF the msehno in GeoTg a
politics. had made a speech IN favor Of retaining tue
Internal Revenue, which had been circulated In
Georgia by Of oticeholdcrs subscr ptions The
conversation between Dir. Cleveland and Senator
Brown doubtless turned the subject of the sena-
tors opposition to the message. It would have been
treat for senator Colqultt to have nstoned to bis
dignned reserved colleague saying;
-Mr President, It is hsvo spoken IN favor Of
aboshng the Internal Revenue system havo dono
1t only because thought It right but aiso at the
request OF my State Three Legislatures have passed
resolutions nstructng the Georgia Senators and Ro1
rcsontst!ves In Congress to vote for such repeal Be-
sides that Mr. President set Of these Instructions
came to me signed and approved ny my pIOsont col
league Senator COquitt then Governor Of tho State
Of Georgia
Well, that is about what Senator Brown said. and
II Senator Colqutt can find and consolation in his
speech In the United statos Senate IN opposition ~
those instructions, approved and signed By him az
Governor, the consolation doubtless consists Of Fed
eral pap for bis knsnsn, kinswoDsn and hsnehnen-
There Is untold story connected with the nven-
the alongside the accounts OF Robert Full
toms tea pot Isaac Newton's falling apple and Cali
lcos swaylns chandelier TINS said Michigan
Congressman who was among those watching tho ~
cent launching Of the dynamite cruiser " VssuyiuL'
The dynamite gun. which Is neT thought to Ia such
a wonder he continued, grsw from piece Of sss-
pipe mounted on q sawbuck Some Eve or six years
agu gchoOteacher Vt Detroit conceived the idea Of
using dynamite projectile thrown from 1R air gun
He got long piece Of ordinary three quarter Inch gas
pipe about twelve feet In length, and made rough
airgun 10 put bis idea into practice This was
mounted on a sawbucE. and those who saw ths odd
thing laughed 1t II ~ tho product Of soae ersnks
brain. II was taken to Fort Wayne, below Detroit
where the officers tried It out Of charity 10 the sup
posed crank I: threw 4 small dynamite she'll short
distance Several wealthy Detroitera were Impressed
with the value o; tho gun, and company was soon
organized take hold VI Its manufacture Frederick
Hooper, T. s. Darling Alexander MeViIuo shh Other
members OF The Detroit DfV pOch OOhPahJi toOh roch
in the company Harvey winsor formerly OF Detroit
and now Of New York, engineered The gradual dsvol-
opncnt Of tho invention Finally the company grow
into the present one In which MessS Hooper. Oar
lng and HcVetie stu hold stock The perfected dy-
Mantle gun from this obscure beginning Of
gas pipe mounted a sswbuck'
At this point soHo asked what became OF the
schoolmsster.
Oh he has been lost sight Of concluded the Con
gresham, the same most other inyeators'
There cannot, OF course, be- any offensive par
tsanship7 In tho continued absences from his impor
tant duties Of Robert W. Ross, the Recorder Of the
General Land Office who is | am informed doinK
Democratic missionary worI-pseking conventions,
etc. In advance-in his native State OF Illinois. And
yet B'ror Ross is Presidential apPoIntoe. Il j.
doubtless also purely a Of accident that ths
Recorder aforesaid lsbors, As Informed, IN the
Democratic vineyard for William H. Morrison and not
for " The Physical Wreck No doubt. II Secretary
Villas knew H. he would gently chidc h. recaloifrant
subordinate, and instruct him for The Grand Pen
sioner" whom he fondly chcrishc..
Representative Edward Lane Of the XVIIth District
Of Illinois, from which district Ross was appointed
20 his far annual salary Of ~ COO doubtless has
mpeeunious heeer" to reward. tor shortly before the