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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-29
TIE ORE RATE UP AGAIN.

The formal and authoritative annouce-
ment that, Oh November 20, the freight rate
on ore will be advanced to 81 80 indicates
that the railroads are still disposed to get
the last cent that is possible out of the
industries of Pittsburg.
The advance is explained on the ground
that the iron market has improved so much
that iron interests are able to pay better
rates. There is some foundation for this;
although it will take but few such advances
as this one upon ore and the appreciation in
the price of coke to confscate all the i'm
provement that has been made in the aver
age price of pig iron. But that does not
touch the meat of the matter. The rednc-
ton OF the ore rate to 81 05 per ton was
made on the clear showing by Mr..
Carnegie that the higher rate was
transferring the pig iron industry
of Allegheny county to the shore of Lake
Michigan. At the reduced rate, ore is the
most profitable low class freight carried in
large volume by the railroads. The re-
duction was the wise choice Of one railroad
to carry liberal volume of ore freights at
moderate rates rather than to let the busi-
ness dwindle and perish. Are we to con-
clude that the roads are now agreed to make
all the money that they can for the moment,
and to kill the goose that lays the golden
eggs?
We do not believe that the railroads can
maintain this high rate, which has not been
really in force except at briet intervals since
years before the passage of the Interstate
Commerce law. If they do the Pittsburg
manufacturers should begin anew the agita-
tion which produced the concessions of last
summer. In the meantime it may have a
pertinent bearing on the project of the
canal, which will bring the ore here at
tithe of the charge that the railroads are
now seeking to impose.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-29
THE CANAL WOULD ANSWER

The reports of scarcity of cars for railroad
shipping in Pittsburg, must not merely
awake our business men to the need of new
railroad lines, but interest will, we trust, be
strengthened in the ship-canaI project.
With water transportation between Lake
Erie and Pittsburg. immense advantage
would accrue to this town. But if it is
worth having, it is worth working for. The
manufacturers and merchants of Pittsburg,
if they are fully alive to their interests,
will lose no time in organizing working
committees to push along for the canal.
They have just made success which is pro-
ducing important benefits by establishing
an Exposition. The cooperation, of effort
which obtained results in that instance can
beproftably practicedon a much larger scale
in respect to the ship-canal.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-29
AT THE THEATERS.
Roland Reed in New PIay-Zig .Zag-Ar.
tistic Dogs and Sensations.

Roland Reed in n New Plny-Zig -Zag-Ar.
tisiic Dogs and Sensations.
There is not little humor in the ingenious
comedy written by the late David D. Lloyd
and entitled "The Woman Halter" 1t suits
Mr.. Roland Reed very well, and he made a
large audience laugh very heartily by his oddi-
ties and embarrassments as the man
who had the name of woman hater,
and loved women not wisely, but too
many at the same time, at the Grand
Opera House last night. What it lacks of being
a really valuable addition to the list of Ameri-
can comedies, may be more directness Of plot
condensation in plenty of places and charac-
ter besides Samuel Bundy of strong individuals.
ty, 1t does lack good deal Of being compar-
able, for instance, with such work as 1.-THE
Henrietta" Probably if it were boiled into two
acts the motive of the piece would not seem SO
deplorably weak.
Mr.. Reed is blessed with face that is com.
ical, even in the repose of deep slumber. His
nose is an amusing aneodote in profile, and
viewed from the front is a pointed jest. A GER
tain angularity in bis body from toes to crown.
and voice that is normally an elfin horn from
Yankee land-last night it was muffiedin cold
make up Mr. Reeds big stock In trade. He
can assume more queer attitudes than any
comedian we know. and his voice usually has
range and variety ofintonation thatar equally
peculiar. All these personal characteristics he
gave to Samuel Buady and funny imperson-
alton it was. Nobody else made any vigorous
effort to be humorous except Mr.. Harry A.
Smith. as a semi-servile college professor, Hor-
ace Mulbridge Miss Isadore Rush, Pennsyl-
vanian debutante, made very charming
widow, with delicious taste in dress Miss
Rush is a strikingly handsome woman-a very
bright blonde in complexion. Miss Ruth Car
penter, in small part showed great good
fering from that mysterious complaint, "the
PittsDurg grip" So hoarse was Mr. Reed that
he was unable to sing his incidental songs, and
made little speech instead at the end Of the
third act
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-29
RELIEF FOR THE CAR FAMINE.

The statement that the release of cars
heretofore engaged in the traffic between
Pittsburg and the lake, will permit the re-
lief of the car famine, is welcome news to
the shippers of freight that takesthe all
rail route, but it hardly gives much conso-
lation to those who have had large ship
ments to make by lake and rail, and have
been unable to get them transported.
While, of course, any relief is grateful, it
will hardly remove the feeling that the
facilities for transportation at place like
Pittsburg should be adequate to the de-
mands at any time. As to the rule of
charging demurrsge for cars detained be-
yond reasonable time, if that would have
remedied the difficulty it should have been
resorted to long ago. The rights of carriers
in that respect are clearly fixed by common
law, and there is no reason why they should
not be enforced, upon due notice, whenever
necessary to the proper discharge of their
business.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-29
In n Social Way.

THREE Christmasiboxes will be packed on
November at the First Presbyterian Church,
Allegheny two for the Indian schools in Utah
and IN the Indian Territory. and one for a
Freedman school in the South. Contributions
must be in before 10 o'clolck A. M.
THE Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor, of the southside Presbyterian
Church, Twentieth and Sarah streets, will hold
social entertainment on Thursday evening.
The exercises and refreshments will be sym
bolic Of Halloween.
Mr.. AND MRS. FRANKLIN OsBURN. of
Sewickley, assisted by their son and daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Warner Osburn, of
Orange CAL, will receive multitude Of friends
this evening between the hours of and II.
Mr.. DUNLAP. a missionary from Siam, will
address the quarterly missionary meeting of
the Presbyteries at their meeting on the first
Wednesday in December, at the First Presby-
terian Church, Allegheny.
Mr.. A. W. CAREY, Contracting Agent Of the
Missouri Pacific Railroad in this city, and bride,
nee Inge, of Rochester arrived home from
their wedding tour yesterday.
AT the residence of Mrs. @. A. Gray, on Fed
eral street, November 5, the marriage of her
daughter, Miss Hattie to Mr.. William A.
Austin will be celebrated.
A LARGE attendance last evening of the Din
widdie Club members made their reception at
their clubhouse, on Dinwiddie street, very
enjoyable affair.
THE Allegheny Cotillon Club will open the
season with reception this evening at the
Monongahela house.
MISS LILLE MCCONNELL, of Washington,
is visiting her cousins, the Misses Gray. of
Federal street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-29
PTTTsBURgs GREATEST CHANCE. -'

The statements of Colonel 7. P. Roberts
with regard to the supply of water for the
proposed canal between this city and Lake
Erie, together with the views of other engi-
eers, places the practicability of the pro-
ect beyond question. 1t is an agreed fact
lat water sufficient for vessels of 800 or
900 tons can be obtained for the canal.
uch q canal would permit the barges loaded
Marquette and Escanaba to discharge
1eir cargoes at Pittsburg and load back
gain with coal.
1t is almost impossible to overstate the
dvantage which such aproject would bring
Pittsburg. 1t is not too much to say that
the enlargement proposed in 1870 had
cen secured, Pittsburg would to-day have
zen a city of over half a million inhabi-
nts. 1t is easy to count up the popula-
on engaged in the iron and steel indus
les, diverted to other cities, by the dis
-iminations of 1873 to 1878. that would
Iake up the difference. With such water
Dute those determinations would have been
npossible and those industries would have
cen located in Pittsburg. With that route
pen the determinations which squeezed
ut the Pittsburg refining industry would
ave been equally restrained.
This gain can be secured for the future, If
ttsburg will arouse itself to its possibili-
S. Not day should be lost in urging
the work to actual GENERALIZATION.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-29
THE PRICE OF PRINCES.

The revelations concerning the monetary
basis of the marriage of Miss Clara Hun
tington and Prince Francis Hatzfeldt are
more interesting than any other feature of
this exchange of American cash and beauty
for German title and rascality. They
show that Prince Hatzieldt conducted the
deal with Mr.. Coils P. Huntington with
considerable shrewdness. The price the
Prince put upon himself at first did not
meet with Mr.. Huntington's approval. The
American railroad king was willing to pay
fair sum for genuine prince, even if his
royal highness were a little fyblown and
faded, but he could net take the Prince at
his own valuation. Then Prince Hatzfeldt
began to scale down the price, looping off
hundred thousand dollars at time. What
the exact figure was at which Mr.. Hunting
ton agreed to take the Prince is not known,
but it is known to be enough to
pay the promising son-in-law's debts,
which amount to million dol
lars. We understand that there is prodig-
ious joy among the money lenders, gam
blers, blacklegs and fair and fast women of
Paris and other European capitals over the
prospect of the liquidation of Haltzfeldt's
debts. This jubilation is probably prema-
ture.
From these transactions we can estimate
with tolerable accuracy the present market
value of European Princes. Prince Hatz-
feldt. son of second rate German Prince, q
gambler, roue and deadbeat of great
notorety, pariah as far as decent society
is concerned, gets in return for his hand in
marriage-hearts are never referred to in the
high world-a pretty American girl,
million dollars, and father-in-law worth
many millions more to fall back upon. Mr..
Coils P. Huntington has always been re-
garded here as a sharp bargain driver, and
we presume he got this pretty prince little
below rather than above the market price.
Still Prince Hatzfeidt looks very dear to us
at any price.
Taking then what Mr., Huntington paid
for Prince Hatzfeldt as guide, what are we
to suppose would No. prince, a moral,
self-sustaining, tolerably sensible man cost?
Certainly fabulous sum, such as not even
an Astor ora Vanderbilt could afford to pay.
For the convenience of American parents
and heiresses who desire to procure royal
connections, it is desirable that some expert
on the subject should compile and publish
price list of eligible European princes at
once. Very little space need be given to
such matters as the character or financial
standing of the royalties. but plenty of room
necessarily must be set aside for the selling
figures.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-29
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

REPRESENTATIVE SHIvELY, of the South
Bend district, of Indiana. was school teacher
for l6years
SENATOR CAMERON, of Pennsylvania, and
Senator Butler, of South Carolina, are fast
friends, despite their political differences.
MILE. Rosa BoNHEUR has given to Buffalo
Bill fine pair of mustangs, which she has been
unable to break. His cowboys quickly brought
them to time.
w. CLARK RUSSELL, the marine novelist,
who is now hopelessly crippled by rheumatism,
lives at Brighton, England, and has most of his
time to put in in a wheeled chair. He was
born in Philadelphia.
The death is announced of Robert Adair,
one Of the Oldest newspaper men in England,
at the age of 81 years. He was the oldest
stamp distributor in the Kingdom, having been
appointed 60 years ago by the poet Words
worth, who was then at the head of that de-
partment for that country.
CARDINAL SoHIAFFINo. who died in Rome
on September "a was the sixty-third member
of the Sacred College who passed away since
the election of Pope Leo XIII, February 20,
1878. The number of Cardinals now living IS
&. Seven are over 10 years old, q between 70
and SO, 2 between go and 20, II between 80 and
go, and four between AZ and 49, Cardinal New
man, who was born on February q. 1901, is the
oldest member of the Sacred College.
Mr.. THOMAS BAILEY ALDRIcH is one of
those authors who in no wise resemble the
portrait by which he is best known to the pub
lie. For 20 years the present bank-clerk look
ing photograph of the author of The Story
of Bad Boy" has been current, and believe
even the original of the picture has become so
accustomed to it that he would hesitate to al
low any other to be put forth. When recently
in New York, an admirable photograph of Mr..
Aldrich was made, strange to say. by an anna
teur, but he positively refused to have other
prints of it made.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-29
PlTTsBURG, TUESDAY, OCT. q, ls89.
OUR INDUSTRIAL REIEFoRCEMENTs.

The latest intelligence with regard to in
dustrial developments, takes the shape of q
big plate-glass factory which is to come
from Belgium to Pittsburg and make things
lively both in the piate-glass market and in
an industrial way, The Belgians appear to
appreciate the fact that they can make glass
nowhere else so cheaply as in Pittsburg, and
are consequently talking of taking them
selves and their plants as soon as possible to
the industrial center of the world.
The pilgrimage Of the industries of the
efFete monarchies to share in our natural
advantages, is an edifying and inspiring
sight. 1t is true that plate glass concerns
and steel mills are likely to crowd each
other in transit. With Krupp taking
up his line of march from Germany, the
Belgians shifting the base of the plate
glass manufacture to our city and English
sYndicates buying up sites for towns and
tank glass concerns, all at once, the passage
may be uncomfortably jammed. But it
will be all right when they can get over.
Krupp is negotiating for a big river frontage
up the Monongahela and there are few
other choice manufacturing sites in the
environs of Pittsburg, left for reinforce
ments of such rank. When they are COM
fortably settled down in the valleys of
Western Pennsylvania we will unite with
them in showing the world how iron, steel
and glass can be made in quantity and
quality never realized before
Pittsburg may well shout welcome over
the Alleghenies to the Belgians. Let them
bring all Belgium with them. There is
plenty Of room for the whole nation in
Western Pennsylvania.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-29
Harris Theater.

Crowded houses yesterday afternoon and
evening greeted the presentation of "The Old
Oaken Bucket by the Gray and Stephens
Company. The play is one of the good, old
fashioned melo-dramas which appeal so
strongly to the sympathetic side of human ma
ture, and keeps the interest of the audience at
fever heat from the rise Of the curtain on the
first act until it drops at the close of the last
act Miss Minnie Oscar Gray, who is one Of
the best impersonators of heroic boys now be-
fore the public, assumed the role OF Messenger
Boy. and her rendition of the character was
warmly received. Messrs. Joseph Coyne, j. G.
Harrington and Charles Eastwood did some
clever comedy work. and their singing was
quite feature of the performance. The
trained dogs played their parts with great
cleverness and were charmingly Indifferent to
the applause they won. The special scenery
carried by this company for the staging of its
productions, is very fine, not necessary detail
having been omitted.
On Thursday afternoon and for the balance
of the week this company will produce the
popular melo-drama Saved from the Storm.n
which has been largely rewritten by It's author,
Frank Dumont, this season.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-29
cannot get along without squabbling over
their mutual rights.

The Navy Department has received bids
for the construction Of three new cruisers,
the contract speed of which has been re-
duced to sixteen knots in order to come
within the legal limit of cost. Inasmuch
as foreign nations are building cruisers of
twenty-five aud twenty-four knot speed, it
is merely throwing away money to build
vessels that could neither run away from nor
catch them. The absence of the Cramps
from the bidding has been made the subject
OF explanations; but the most creditable one
would be that they do not wish to damage
the reputation of their concern by building
such slow vessels.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-29
The Bjiou Theater.

"zIz-ZAG" seems to be as popular as ever,
for great audience went to see it last night at
the Bijou Theater. 1t is much the same romp-
ing. fling-about, musical, nonsensical farce that
it was last year. The changes are merely Incl
dental and unimportant. Miss Anna Boyd,
handsome as ever and wearing no end Of pretty
clothes-not too many at once-and a select
company of other girls attired gor-
geously, and mythologically at one place.
endowed the play with the light of their
personal beauty. Miss Alice Vane also shone
In an elderly role. The comedy-no, there is
no comedy in "Zig-Zag''-the acrobatic harle-
QuInade was well attended to by Messrs. Meyler
Wheelah, Fisher, Clark and Kyle.
If, moreover, we say that some of the singing
is tuneful and fresh-voiced. Miss Boyd's topical
song taking. and the NEUROLOGICAL dance and
grouping very pretty, the attractions of Zig
Tag" are chronicled.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-29
TOUGH TIPPOo TIB.
How His Fflibustering Business Proved \
Big Success.

How His Filibustering Business Proved \
Big Success.
From the New York Herald.l
Tippoo Tbs methods Of earning an honest
living are certainly unique. if not original
Old .sTip,n as he is called,-was man OF no par
ticular renown until Stanley took him along on
his first expedition. Tip was useful to Stanley
in hiring the men and acting as interpreter
Tip, it would seem, though, had other fish to
fry It occurred to him that with a band of
Arabs and well-armed natives he would go on
ilibustering expedition and levy tribute on the
surrounding tribes. As is well known. Tips
business in this respect has been eminentiy sue
cessful.
Tip is now one of the nobility when he is
there, of the Court of Zanzibar. Most of his
pedisions go to Zanzibar, and this fact is both
known and appreciated by the Sultan, who
gives Tip his countenanee. Tip has various
ways Of exacting tribute. Sometimes he will
surprise village, and his men with repeating
rifles will fire into the defenseless blacks until
the latter throw down their spears, and sur
render.
Then such of the survivors as he can lay hold
of, together with number of women, he car
ries Of holding them prisoners until the rest
of the tribe buy their release with ivory or
worth at least one elephant tusk. When tip
strikes poor country where the natives possess
nothing of value the captiyes are taken to
neighboring tribes and sold as slaves, or, as
often happens, are bought by cannibals. who
eat them. Tip has supplied Stanley with many
men. TIP can always secure men when he
wants them.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-29
WEDDING BELLS TODAY.
Many Maids and Men win Marry and be
Hnppy-Cupid Does Effective Work Dur
snu he Rum or.


Many Maids and Men VIII Marry and be
H,upy-Cupid Does EfFective work Dur.
~
ing the summer.
Cupid will be in one of his merriest moods
TO-DAY for the many weddinps which will be
as,o,,.,toa d,,-;no .ha aftar,oor o,d avoniro
eoiepi@s.u Nus ss, eioOu @AA
are simpy Iesuis oi MS successiui aIcnery IN
the past. No less than four brides VIII spend
the day alternately in joyful anticipations Of
having home and a husband ali ones own.
-. as.-a-,, at tha so,.r;,, 80 r;r,ho,d,s +,os
anu sorro" q. ue sefeiins =. suinoou , nes,
combined with the feaz OF the responsibility
that the step about to be taken will place upon
them. What conflict of emotions the we'd
dinc d.v does create and the bridas are NOT
uns 10y -. - sG-..' 49, - - =, -
aione III tne councIius stase, tnousn WIG siooine
affect an Indifferent matter-of-facr air which
does not deceive a close observer and only
makes them the more Interesting. and surely
,yho,, oontroe,od ,y;+h cbor,,;nc rir,ish craa.
"ne. ~ .-,s ..s s 80
ture IN pfioai attire anu some nan uoIen piiue.
maids, more or less, in all their youth and
beauty the groom needs something to make
him interestinp. On the wedding day. if no
other the lord of creation is thrown in the
osuSi, 'Ao ~, -
snauow GoinpieteIy, anu arUun9 ,ne pIluo anx ~
ner maids centers almost an OF tne lnterest oi
the occasion VI course, the groom and ms at
5endants are necessary attrlDutes az Meauing.
~ Woula De lnipossioie 70 aDonsn trsn .hn es. en-
uIey, Dut 10 htsy . ;ne oroo
important gay Oh tnelr lives the superior ciSa-
ture must rake BACK seat IN 1aVor OF tne
weaker party.
Aprops here, when the groom is mere
ngnrehead anyway, why 40 50 many Oh tnsm
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-29

SINCE The DISPATCH has discussed
that reported Kansas usury law forfeiting
the principal where usurious interest is
charged, 1t is no more than fair to say that
the report was incorrect. The law previous
to the last session only forbade the collec-
tion of interest above II per cent, and in
case it was collected required the excess 10
be credited on the principal. The amended
law reduces legal rates to 10 per cent and
forfeits double the excess. Experience
proves that usury laws do not amount to
much; but it will be a very general opinion
that the man who tries to get over IL per
cent interest deserves to lose it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-29
THE WHOLESALE LICENSE eUEsT1oN,

The Supreme Court decision on the ques-
tions OF wholesalers and distillers' licenses
handed down yesterday, is likely to strike
the ordinary and uninstructed mind as in
creasing the mysteries which environ the
license laws. Nevertheless upon careful
study, the ground of the decision is tolers-
ply cleari"JT The ruling of the Supreme
Court is that, under the act Of 1867, which
j still in force as to wholesalers and dis
1llers, the courts of the rural counties
have the same discretion as they have with
regard to retailers; while in Allegheny and
Philadelphia counties the special law, left
unrepealed as to wholesale license. gives no
such discretion. This together with the re-
marks of the Court on the defect of the
present law should suggest the importance
of amendments which will make it uniform
all over the State.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-29
DOM PEnRo,s DECLARATION.

The announcement of the Comte d'Eu,
the son-in-law of Dom Pedro, Emperor of
Brazil, that the Emperor viii surrender the
throne whenever the people of Brazil de-
clare their preference for a republic over q
monarchy, is novel one; and yet it shows a
good deal of wisdom on the part of that
liberal old ruler.
Ii the Emperor should do what is promised
would not be the first time that he has
iown himself to be good deal of re-
ablican- 1t is not likely that ae will be
S<lled upon to make good Tie assertion.
Hh rule is undoubtedly popular, and the