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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06
LEGAL REFORM.

Some perception of the great necessity for
a reform in the methods of our courts which
shall secure prompter disposition of cases
brought before them is shown by the fact
that a member of the bar who is also a
member of the Illinois Legislature, had a
bill pending in that body providing for the
prompter trial Of certain classes Of cases.
Tie bill provided for what is called ga
short cause calendar" In brief it contem-
plated that cases which would not take over
az hours time of the court, should be
placed on a special calendar by themselves,
and that at least one day in each week
should be devoted to the disposition of such
cases.
Such reform as this would certainly
provide prompter disposition of what are
probably the less important cases before the
court; but it would be only moderate nit
igation of the great trouble. The real thing
that is needed is such a reform and aboli-
ton of the delays of the law, and of the
plentitude of unnecessary forms, that cases
which may involve much longer time in
trial, shall be disposed of more promptly.
We should have some means of arriving at
the Justice and truth involved in each case
so that it would be impossible for a cause
like that OF Myra Clark Gaines to stretch
over a term of 90 or 20 years and to out-live
both plaintiff and defendants. The tedious
and unnecessarily slow proceedings Of such
a case as the Stewart will case which has
now been in course of hearing before a
Master for some years, should be 50 reformed
as to be impossible.
The fact is, that there is now great deal
of delay and proiongation of certain cases
which result to the profit of the lawyers and
masters at the cost Of litigants and the gem
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06

objection. It is only in Difference To- the un-
reasoning mandate of grief that the herculean
labor of clearing the river by means of the dy-
hope in the caImer minds that this task
can be pursued to the end. The progress
of to-day is hardly disceruible, and ere
two more days have elapsed there is
little doubt the emanations of putrid
bodies will have become so frightful as to drive
the hardest workman from the scene. Until
that time arrives, however, there is no hope
that this griefstrieken populace will abandon
the cherished hope of again gazing upon the
forms OF the loved ones whose lives went out
in the fire and flood of the Conemaugh. The
pleadings of sanitarians and the logic Of engi-
the grieying and afflicted. but in few more
DAYS the sterner logic of nature Will assert
itself, and in the face of impossibilities the
task OF cremation will become Christian
MT
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06
WHAT WILD WITS SAY.

EIsie-I am going to marry the apothe-
cary.
Argie-ohi how nice He'll trust US for vanilla
cream sodss now.-Epoch.
He Decentralization did your husband
propose?
JOsie-He simply said: 81 have s, COO and if you.
don't accept me I'll shoot you.'' Oh, how he
loves me.-Ep0ch.
The Shortest of ALL Husband -I1l
il at the altar.
wIfe-Humpb! We were married on the 2Ist OF
December. .-Boston Herald.
Ready to Oblige.-Mrs. Gohard (who is
getting up a tennis match)-WiH you loan me Mr..
GoIightly for while, dear?
Mrs. GoIightly-Loan him? My dear girl, IN
give him to you!-To-Day.
Anxious for Her Health. h.-Mother-in-law
Charles whenever you are ready to show me the
brindle bull. will go with you.
Son-in-Iaw-Yoq had better put on something
warm. Your red shawl will do.-B0ston Herald.
No intermediate State.-Caller Cat ho-
tel)-I cannot find Colonel KaIntuek.
CIerk-Isn't he in the bar-room?
CaIler-No.
Cerk-Myl MyI Inquire at the morgue. -Ea0
York Tribune.
The Perversity of Her.-Literary Critic
naying down a new book)-I wish every maid.
vile ana mOtneE IN bne country COulu feau Ludh
book.
Able Editor-Well, run a line to the effect that
the book is one which no woman should be allowed
to see.-6sto York Weekly.
Couldn't See It-Tommy-Say, paw, I
thought you said people could see farther as they
got older.
Paw-Yes
Tommy-Wen, say paw, II that Is so what makes
so many old men always get in the front 70" a.
the show?
Paw-Oh, shut upi- TsTrs Hdute Express.
Pretty Strong Indications.-Omaha Belle
Ma, really do believe that George is getting
ready to propose.
omaha Mamma-what Inspires that hope!
Omaha Believed. last night he asked me II
pa is doing well in business, and when told hin
that pa is getting rich he put his arm around me
and called me his silver star and his golden hope
Omaha World
He Saw the Proprietor Wife-John,
wish you'd go into Coffee Co. when you're
downtown. and see why they haven't sent up the
groceries ordered by postal card two days ago.
It's shameful to neglect my order so. just give
them real hard scolding, viii you, Johnf
John-I shall go and see Mr.. Coffee himself
about It.
John Tan hour MIR. Coffee, here's an order
on this postal card that I've carried In my pocket
two days. wish you'd get the goods up to the
house early this morning; viii you. please Tha
Epoea.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06
Eccentricities of DR.. TumbIety.

DR.. Francis Tumblety. once suspected by the
London police of being Jack the Ripper. passed
last night in Jail because he struck George
DAVIS over the head with his cane. He met
Davis for the first time on Broadway last mid
night, and tried to walk home with him.. Davis
told him to go away, but he wouldn't do 1t.
Davis then called him a base name. Tumblety
struck him across the neck with his cane
Davis shouted for help, and Tumblety caned
him till a policeman arrested both of them In
police court this morning Davis and the po-
lieeman told the same story concerning Tum-
blety's eccentric behavior. TumDlety merely
denied the charge of assault. He was hash1ly
dressed and sparkling with diamonds. He
showed everyone pamphlet which contained
a history of his career in all parts of the world
In it J. g. Bennett declared him to be the only
doctor in whom he had any confidence. Horace
Greeley asked him to call, and Willard Parker
declared he wanted to shake hand with him.
When arrested Tumblety had $1,000 in his
pocket He was held for examination.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06

THE irony of fate was never more bitterly
set forth than in an interview on the base
ball situation with Glasscock, of the
indianapolis team. That authority accounts
for Pittsburg's poor standing in the inter-
national record by the fact that 'they have
no pitchers" When we recall the time
when the Pittsburg managers used to hire a
new pitcher after every adverse event upon
the diamond, to be told now that they have
no pitchers is equivalent to saying that the
glory is departed from their house.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06
Thnl pressmnker,s BIN.

Then comes our rumpus with France on ac-
count of the French dressmaker, who caused
the police authorities of Nice and Mentone to
deal so harshly with the Brooklyn ladies who
were travelling over there and happened to do a
little unfortunate shopping. It is not appre-
hended that we shall have any serious trouble
with France on the petticoat question. The
difficulty will be adjusted amicably. although
Representative McCreary, the successor of Per-
ry Belmont as chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs in the House of Representa-
tives, said that there was nothing that could
more quickly arouse him to advise the exercise
of spirited foreign policy than the slightest
injury done-to the ladies' bless them, American
ladies preferred of course.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06

The dispute in which the New York Dem
ocrats are indulging as to whether Governor
David B. Hill was, or was not, hissed dur
ing the speech at the dinner to Mr.. Cleve-
land last week, seems to place the Governor
of New York on about the same public
level as Mr.. Kyrle Bellew. There may be
doubt whether both these characters have
been Missed; but there does not seem to be
much question ss-ts whether both of then
deserve If
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06
Gay and Giddy Girls All Gone.

Nellie Farren, Sylvia Grey, Marion Hood,
Lettie Lind, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Danley, Fred
Leslie and q dozen. chorus girls of the Lon
don Gaiety Company. sailed for Liverpool to-
day on the steamship GaIIia. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Storev, c. Duncan Slater the manager of
the company and "a members Of the chorus
left on the Adriatie. Several of the young
Anglophobists who tried to give the ga1ety
girls wine supper in Brooklyn last winter,
were at the docks to-day to load them down
with flowers and say goodbye.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06

A NEW law in New York forbids the
selling, not only of cigarettes, but of cigars
and tobacco in any shape, to boys under 16
years of age. This is strict care for the
physical and moral welfare of the boys-on
paper. Before New York multiplies laws
tor the protection of the youth of that
State it would be wise to provide some as
surance that the laws will amount to some
thing more than the vast bulk already ex-
isting, of dead-letter legislation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06

UPON the fact that Beverly Tucker,
while his appointment as Haytian Com
missioner was pending, ordered half a
dozen new flannel suits, Washington cor
respondent bases the prediction that Mr..
Blaine will yet succeed in landing his
democratic friend in some warm climate.
The prediction is safe enough with the
qualification that if Mr.. Blaine does moi
succeed, Mr.. Beverly Tucker will land Mr..
Blaine in exceedingly hot quarters.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06

A WISCONSIN prophet informs us,
among other curious things that are to hap
pen, that ''The lapse of time will end on
December 27, 1899" IF the lapse of time
is to end then, the presumption is that time
will continue to go forward steadily from
that date; but the Western prophet is very
plainly of the opinion that when time ceases
10 lapse, something else-probably this
mundane sphere - will commence sto
collapse.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06
American Vessels seized.

The Canadians have commenced to make
more seizures of American fishing vessels in
the North Atlantic, apparently with the view
of urging an application of these three-mile
principles all around, but it won 'twork. This
Government will hold on to the seal fisheries and
protect the seals. We have no fighting vessels
up in the waters of Behring Sea now, and none
have been ordered up there. The Thetis is
there. The Bear is going, but they are only
arctic whaling steamers with no armament of
any consequence, sufficient, however, in the
meantime TO express Uncle Sans friendly in
tentions to the fur seals of Alaska.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06
A Candidate for siberia.

Latow Zesiveski, Russian immigrant,
was arrested at Castle Garden to-day. Six
weeks ago he was delivering mail for the Rus
sian Government in Pownit Rypen, Russian
Poland. On May Is he opened a registered let
ter sent by Frank Betkoski, of Bristol, Conn,
to Father Betkoski, in Pownit Rypen. appro-
priated the inclosed steamship ticket to
America, and hurried of the same night to
Bremen, where he embarked for New York.
He will be sent back to Russia.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06
HlppoIy,eand Hnyti.

In regard to Hayti the State Department
here is evidently waiting for she survival of
the fittest in the contest between Legitime and
Hippolyte, and it is apparently believed that
Hippolyte will soon be master Of the situation.
Rear Admiral Gerraids, who has just come up
from Hayti, called at the State Department
and the White House to-day and expressed that
iui0
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06
NOTHING FROM TIE WAR DEPARTMENT.
Only Old Boats to be Sent by II to the Flood
Sufferers.
speciaI relegram to The D.spatch.

S0eC1aI IeIegfdIn
WASHINGTON, June 5.-Smarting under the
criticisms that have been passed on his conduct
of yesterday, Commissary General McFeeley
to-day succeeded IN prevailing upon Secretary
Proctor to deny that he had said he could not
allow the use Of the army stores for relief of the
civilians. TIE obstacle was the remarkable fact
that there was no food available. This may
ease General McF eeley down from his painful
that he gave exactly the answer quoted, that he
could not allow the food of the army to be fed
to civilians.
A high officer Of the army says, moreover,
that it is untrue that there is no food in store,
and that there is a large quantity of hard tack
and provisions for which there is no immediate
use. Secretary Tracy has made large ship
ment Of navy commissary stores to the sufferers
of Pennsylvania. The War Department will
send nothing but some old boats.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06

eral public. It may be well enough to give
certain common class of cases prompt
hearing, but it is much more important to
adopt such mode of procedure that all
cases can be promptly disposed Of without
lettering over unnecessary forms and
o,;lblo,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06
THE HALFURD PARTY AT BEDFORD.
The Wife of the Private Secretary on Her
Way TO Washington.

Special Telegram to The Dispatch.
BEDFORD, June 5.-Mrs. Halford. wife of the
Secretary to President Harrison, accompanied
by her daughter and Mrs. NJ. L. Town, and Mr..
Mellon and daughter, arrived here from AL
toona by coach this morning and are stopping
at the Bedford House They will remain until
tomorrow morning, leaving for Washington
via Baltimore and Ohio, where they expect to
arrive tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Halford, when seen by your reporter,
said that considering her late experience in the
flood she enjoyed the ride hugely, but felt
somewhat fatigued.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06
The Fisheries Dispute.

1t looks as if we were to have a renewal of
our troubles with England in regard to both
the seal fish cries of Alaska, where we claim
exclusive jurisdiction, and with the other fish
cries in the Canadian waters of the North
Atlantic, where the British claim exclusive
Jurisdiction. The British desire to have the
three-mile law applied to the fishing waters of
the Candian coast. But that principle the
Government of the United States does not ac-
cept We will give the Canadians monopoly
of the fishing in the waters within three miles
of their fishing banks, put in regard to our
islands in Behring's Sea, which, by process of
natural selection, have become the territorial
home and the breeding-place of practically all
the fur seals of the world, we hold that these
seals belong to the United States. whether they
are spending the summer ON the islands or 100
miles out at sea their way to or from the
spot of ground, which the sagacious animals
have made their home.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06
Minister Reid. silence.

No report has yet been received at the State
Department about the Mentone episode from
our Consul at Nice or our agent at Mentone,
both of whom were cognizant of the matter.
reports direct from these officials. They will
report, he supposes, to Minister Reid. and in
his representation to the French foreign Off
GERS. Minister Reid will use the information
thus obtained. But until Mr.. Van Nostrand
called at the State Department to make his
complaint nothing was heard from Minister
Reid. although the incident happened month
before and he has had at least two weeks IN
France to investigate it and he has not yet re-
ported any progress to the State Department..
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06

NEW YORK informs the rest of the coun-
try that only $3.50 of the $3.50, 900 re-
quired to build that marble arch remains to
be raised. 1t thinks that that is about the
proportion which the rest of the country
ought to,turn in.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06

THE report that Hippolyte has routed the
forces of Legitime and captured Port-au-
Prince perhaps explains the withdrawal of
the Haytian Com mission appointments. 1t
may be well to know what government u
commission is going tonegotiate with, before
appointing it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06

THERE is certainly no reason for the re-
ported opinion that Uncle Jere Rusk low
cred the dignity of the Agricultural De-
partment by driving hay cart. Lowering
the dignity of the Agricultural Depart
ment would be a good deal like that i'm
possible task of spelling an unmerchanta-
BILE egg,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06
FOUR HARD PROBLEMS.


WASHINGTON. June 5.-The State Depart
ment has at present four international prob
lens on hand in viewing our relations with En-
gland, France, Germany and Hayti. The
trouble with Germany grows out of the
Samoan question. and that seems to be praeti-
cably settled by the treaty framed in Berlin as
cabled to the Post Dispatch, and which will
probably be signed by all the parties concerned
next week. There is no doubt that Secretary
Blaine will cable bis approval to the American
commissioners and instruct them to sign for
the United States As a matter OF fact they
have full power to do so under their commits
sions without waiting to hear from the Secre-
tary on the point; but since the cable has
come into general use it is the invariable prac-
tice now for the envoy to consult the Secretary
at every stepin the negotiations. The Samoan
difficulty is now practically out of the way.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06
Their Conversation.

From the New York Herald.l
, -"Ceczarr' remarked the Shah Of Persia
as bomb exploded near him.
sOh, shahwr' retorted the Gar, and they
continued their punning match with only occa-
sional glanees at a Eihilistie eagle which was
trying to drop loaded tortoise on their heads.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06

The renewal, by Senator Payne, of Ohio,
of his positive declaration that he will not
be candidate for reelection to the United
States Senate, shows that Senator Payne has
clear perception of what is best for the in
terest of Henry B. Payne.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06

POSSIBLY the people of Pennsylvania
will reflect about the time of the next State
election, that executive officials selected to
obey the directions of a special political
organization, are not likely to rise to the
height of great emergency.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06
deserve it.

A STUDY of the litigation on the tele-
phone question is beginning to create
tolerably well-founded suspicion that the
telephone patents will make bigger
bonanza for the lawyers than for the in
yeutors
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06
washed Ashore at Rockaway.

The body of Captain Albert @. Malcom, of
the pilot boat Charlotte Webb, which was run
down and sunk recently by the steamship La
Normandie, was washed ashore at Roclkaway
Beach to-day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06

IT is rather interesting to learn that Sec
retary Blaine has taken leaf from the
genial Daniel Lamont's book and goes over
to New York with his wife for shopping"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06
oomlnlr.ieuer obrrlr Rr-irn..

wAsHINGToN, June 5-The Secretary of the
Interior to-day accepted the resignation Of
John II. Oberly Commissioner of Indian AT
fairs, to take eject July next.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06
4 FISH ATTACKS A SNAKE.
ARemnrkabIe Battle Witnessed by a Fisher-
man in Georgia.

BLUFFToN SPRINGS, GA, June 5.-Messrs.
James Belcher and James Ingram, while fishing
on Coleemokee creek, saw 9-inch black fish
strike 3-foot moccasin, and bounding 10 feet
inland, hung to the snake until knocked off
with stick. They killed the snake and ate
the fish. They think the reason Of this strange
action of the fish was that there are SO many
large fish in Coleemokee the small ones have to
carry their prey out on land to eatit
Evening journal., 1889-08-15
MEN, WOMEN AND THINGS.

White hats are in favor.
Washington women are using vaseline
az a shoe dressing.
Nine. Patti will sail for New York the
middle of November.
Greece has her currant crop just as
Delaware has her peach crop.
Nile green and peach are colors found
in combination in some of the Paris made
dresses
New neckties for evening wear for
young men are white with thin edging
Of scarlet.
Miss Stella Cox. we'll known Wash
ington girl, has married Seneca Indian
Of the Chattaraugus reservation.
French women have at last become
convinced of the beauty of straight
skirts, and are now wearing them.
Vandyke collars and cuffs in guipure or
Irish laces have found place in the
summer wardrobe of every fashionable
young lady.
President Harrison is not anxious to
visit Indianapolis, It is thought that he
is not so popular there as he was some
months ago.
Ex Vice President Hannibal Hamlin is
81 years old but spends a great deal of
his time out doors working in his flower
garden or orchard, or taking long walks,
AN oblong turquoise, circled by small
diamonds and confusion of white en-
amel fhgree work in which are scattered
small turquoises, form most attractive
lace pin.
Rev. Charles Waterhouse, of Lake,
wood, N. j., widely known as a linguist
and a scholar Of rare accomplishments, is
dead His funeral was held at Lakewood
yesterday. He was about so years old.
Juanita Miller, the 6-year old daught I
OF Joaquin Miller, recited the poem,
THE Mothers of Men, in way that
secured for her warm reception at the
national pageant given at Newport r. l.,
in honor of Julia Ward Howe.
A female book agent is the abomina
tion Of all other women. They hav.
been refused admittance to houses Sc
many times that they now carry theii
books concealed ia the draperies Of theii
skirts, and enter the homes of theil
victims in triumph.
Constantine, heir to the Greek throne
is in his twenty-second year, and is q
very handsome young man, with fascina
ting manners. He can read and speal
English, French, German, Russian anC
Danish. His habits are rather bet
ter than those of the majority o
the young men who hold anything ap
preaching his rank in Europe
Evening journal., 1889-08-15

CHARLES HOFFMAN, the most success
ful rascal in Europe, is gradually closing
up his affairs with the intention Of emf
grating to the United States. He calls
himself either Baron Won Hoffman,
Cnevalier Won Hoffman or Baron Henri
de Courtier He is tall and fine looking,
dresses handsomely and has military
air He is about A. He married Rus
sian Princess, whom he deserted after
squandering her fortune. He speaks
English, French, German, Italian and
Russian He was born at Prague. The
story Of his swindling in Vienna and
other cities makes remarkable tale Of
crime. II is probable that he
contemplates going into the Christian
science business or some other light,
healthful and aesthetic profession which
will not occupy his entire time. After
the flock Of rich and silly women recover
from the shocks caused by the little
indiscretions Of the Crawford Worthing
ton Plunkett combination, Hoffman
might form a sort of Christian science
trust and operate with good success in
the large cities Of the East where the
picking" for such scoundrels are partic
ularly rich and accessible. He has all the
qualifications to excite the Imagination
and crafty the vanity of susceptible
femininity and would likely inaugurate a
new and important industry there.