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in the East, which have recently been made
at low figures. The idea is somewhat plainly
stated to the effect that this large iron cor
poration is selling pig iron below cost in or
der to drive the Southern iron out of the
market, after which it will restore prices to
practical basis.
If this statement is true, it is only neces-
sary to remark that the Thomas Iron Com
pany is pursuing very foolish policy. If
Southern iron is sold below cost, the penalty
for such sales will fall most severely upon
the people who sell it; if it is not sold below
cost, the Thomas Iron Company by throw
ing away money to meet this competition
is only depicting and destroying its
own resources. The policy of cutting
prices to ruinous level, in order to head
off competition, is only practicable when
competition can be finally excluded. But
this is impossible in the pig iron industry.
Any one who has $3.50, 900 capital can build
a furnace either in the South or Pennsylva-
MIA. While that is possible, the money
thrown away in ruinous prices, is dead
loss to those who sell at less than the cost of
production, The loss can fall on no one
else
We do not believe that any considerable
amount of iron is now being sold at less
than the cost of.prOduction. The reduction
in the rates of fuel in the anthracite region
recently made the cost of producing iron
quite low. There is no doubt that the mar
gins on which iron is sold are now very
slight. But no one in the pig iron industry
is throwing money away BY selling iron at
prices which will not replace the cost of
making it, for the very good reason that
they all know that whenever they do, they
will only be inhicting loss upon them-
selves
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A GOOD APPOINTMENT.

The appointment of S. d. Warmcastle,
ESQ.,, to the Internal Revenue Collectorship,
which was announced yesterday, is inter
esting as indicating the strength Of political
influence, but it is also important in its per-
sonal nature. Between two such candidates
as Warmcastle and Case the President could
not make bad appointment. Mr.. Case has
been irreproachable in the discharge of the
many positions which he has held, and his
retention in the responsible position of As
SCISSOR is gain to this city. Mr.. Warmcas-
tie is an especially favorable example of
young and fresh blood in politics. The bus
iness position which he has won by his own
efforts indicates his abilities; and in politics
he has invariably been known as an out
spoken and successful advocate of reform.
If the influence of Senator Quay and Mr..
Bayne always results in such appointments
as that of S. D. Warmcastle, the public can
never object to its exertion.
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A COON coMMrssroN.

As the DISPATCH has exercised its occa-
sions of speaking very plainly in regard to
the manner in which this Administration
falls short of its civil service reform prom
ises, it is no more than justice to say that in
the appointment of the new Civil Ser
vice Commissioners, the President has
shown a sincere intention to fulfill his
pledges. Beyond that he has established a
Commission which, in comparison with that
appointed by President Cleveland, rebounds
entirely to the advantage of the present
Administration. Messrs. Roosevelt and
Lyman as the Republican members of the
Commission, and Mr.. Thompson as the
Democratic member, certainly indicate
that the law will be faithfully and intelIi-
gently applied.
Such hope is more firmly based
than it could be with Messrs. Ober-
ly and EdgartOn on the commission under
the previous administration. The appoint
ment of Edgarton by Cleveland was prac-
teal avowal to all who knew anything Of
the appointee that his work on the COM
mission would be in the direction of nulli-
flying the law. A similar expectation was
allowable by Oberly's political record, but
was happily disappointed by the upright
and honored character Of the Illinois poll
tician. Mr.. Roosevelt the Republican ap.
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SOMEWHAT MYSTERIOUS.

The Quay. SHERMAN Row Settled, bat Harris
Commission Still Withheld.
From the Washington Post.l
The ever-to-be-remembered row which Sena-
tor Quay kicked up when he learned that Hon.
Alphonso Hart of Ohio, was to be appointed
Solicitor Of Internal Revenue, and that Hon.
B. F. Gilkeson, of Pennsylvania, was not, is in
fair way to settlement. Senator Sherman
was completely exonerated, it is understood,
from bad faith in the matter, though a cloud
still hangs above the heads of Congressman
Butterworth and Mckinley. Mr.. Gilkeson is
being urged for the judicial vacancy made by
the death of Judge Thomas Settle in the
Northern district of Florida. Senator Quay
will be quite content if the appointment can be
made.
Mr.. Gilkeson is at the Riggs He is about
the size and build OF Major Mckinley, has
strong. intelligent face, and modesty which
will not allow him to be considered as candi-
date for any place. He came down here April
], and went home q few days later under the
impression that he was the Solicitor of Internal
Revenue, when to his intense surprise another
man stepped between him and the office. But
1t is kind Of queer Mr.. Hart has not yet re-
ceived his commission, and his appointment
seemed settled beyond doubt three weeks ago.
What is the matter with Hart?
Mr.. Gilkeson is a lawyer of many years
practice and high reputation, and he comes Of
brilliant ancestry of lawyers.
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THE RALn.KNoRRERg TURN

The Missouri individuals known as lead
ers of the "Bald Knobbers" of Ozark county,
had a bad quarter Of an hour yesterday in
the Jail yard, where by the blundering of
the Sheriff's officers deputed to hang them,
the execution was what correspondent de-
scribes as simply ga bungled butchery."
The ropes broke; the victims were really
twice put through the awful ordeal, amidst
most terrible wrlthing and groaning. As
the "Bald Knobbers," like the white
Caps" in other quarters, had counted on
their influence to escape the penalties of
their unlawful acts, yesterdays scene was
terrible disillusion. As lesson to the ele-
ment, part cowardlY and part imbecile,
which resorts to mob law and secret plotting
and midnight violence as substitute for
the law of the land. the Ozark executions
should serve useful purpose. That they
were barbarous in their manner will not,
ever, be excused, even by the thought that
such bungling adds new horrors to the gal
lows and to the crimes which lead to it
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CARELESS LETTER WRITER'S.
Reasons Why Their MissIves Fail to Reach
the Persons Addressed.

Reasons Why Their nlissIves Fail to Reach
the Persons Addressed.
Washington Post.I
Carelessness Is q more frequent cause of mis-
directed letters than ignorance. Persons write
all sorts of things on their envelopes. One
man absent-mindedly writes my darling wife"
on his envelope and drops it into the box; an
other writes "Yours truly" and signs his own
name; many give only the name of the State,
and not few foreigners address, for example,
"John Robinson, America" One of the young
ladies in this office, who is gifted with won-
derful memory, once traced a man and deliv-
cred to him letter thus meagerly addressed.
Two years later letter came for the same
man, but was directed to the wrong city. This
young lady remembered not only the mans
name, but his street address, and sent his letter
to him. Although nearly q million letters 60
through her hands in a year, it is said she never
forgets an address which she has traced out.
The result Is, she knows the addresses Of mil
lions Of persons whose correspondents do not
know as much about them. i2af
Perhaps the most interesting phase Of these
young ladies' work is that which relates to the
tracing of persons intentions BY association of
ideas. For example, letter is addressed to q
certain street and number in Niagara. There
is no such street in Niagara, but there is In
Saratoga. Niagara and Saratoga are both re-
Sorts The letter is sent to Saratoga and the
person ID found. Another letter is misdirected
to Summerfield, Mass The writer of it had a
season Of the year in mind. The young ladies
send his letter to Springfield, and ind the per-
son to whom it is addressed.
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REPLYING to the criticisms upon the
failure of New York City to erect the prom
ised monument to Grant, the New York
World says: "The impression seems to be
that, inasmuch as General Grant only
fought to save New York City, the citizens
of the metropolis should erect his monu-
ment." This is, Of course, the best case
that the esteemed World can make for the
place of its publication; but it fails to state
the case correctly. The impression is not
what it says; but there is very decided i'm
preston to the effect that inasmuch as the
citizens of New York secured the burial of
General Grant at Riverside, by the promise
of $1,000, 900 monument, they ought at
least to pay % per cent on their obligations
by putting up $25O.OOO monument.
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FUNNY MEMS FANo1Es.

That's the Trouble.-Harry--I always pay
as 1 go.
Larry Cfeelingly)-Yes, but you don't soip
Time.
'T am very closely attached to you, dear
est, - he softly murmured.
Eyes, feel that you are, but stop now, please,
We're TOO near the house. .'-Mtnne0pOt lis Trt-
bune.
Virginians have formed club in New
York. The first Vlrginian clubwas the one that
Pocahontas defed when she asked old Po whattan
not to decrease the Smith family. nsGpoIfs
Tribune.
At the Chinese Mission.-Teacher-A
now Hong Foy, can you tell me the meaning oa
the words go to-" SO frequently found in the
Holy Scriptures?
Hong Foy-Yesse mani Him alice samey,
Come of. ''-Drake's Magazine.
He Knew Her.-Mrs. Hendrieks-Bertie,
your mother Is calling you.
BERTHE Teaser-Yes'm, know it. But guess
she don't want me very bad.
Mrs. Hendricks-She's called you seven times
already.
BERTHE Teaser-Yes, know; but she hasn't
yelled '.Albert, - yet Time.
Better Prices for Gas.-"That's Tipkins,
darter. Her mother used to do the washin' foe
DrOWn iOAAS, YOU
'Tt is2 They must er made money somehow"
Eyes: he made pile out Of natural gas In bind-
lay.''
Natural gas! Why that's what kept him 50
poor here. He never did anything but lay aro1na
andgas, andnever made a cent by it."-4t"s'
RAPID FLIGHT.
A lie
Willfy
On wings Of light
And leave a dismal trai5
While truth,
Forsooth,
Would lose the fight,
In racing with snail
-DdnsvfIls Breess.
A celebrated American college president
was conducting lesson in mental phiosopny.
s.Ah, young gentlemen, have an impression"
said he as he touched his head with his torehnger
.'Can you tell me what an impression isg''
No answer.
WHAT No one knowsg Nobody can tell me
what an IMPRESSION isg'i exclaimed the doctor,
looking up and down the class.
II know, . said one Of the young men. 'sAn
impression is dent In 4 son place. -. yoVtAe
Cohpqzson.
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ENFORCE 1T EQUALLY.

1t is difficult to imagine any more re.
markable example of that specious talk
which Captain Maryatt called ''fopdoodle, I"
but which in the slang of the present day is
described as "guff," than the arguments
used before the Senate committee investi-
eating the claim that the Canadian rail-
roads are placed at a disadvantage over
those of the United States IN the operation
of the interstate commerce law.
These claims take a somewhat stereotyped
form. 1t is said, first, that the Canadian
railroads have been largely aided by the
Government of that province. Next we find
it asserted that they are not subject to the
regulations Of the interstate commerce
law. Finally, the argument has proceeded
to the length taken by Mr.. Roberts testi-
mony the other day, in which he claimed
that the Canadian railroads have an ad-
vantage over the American, in the fact that
the Canadian railroads never pay any divi-
dend to the stockholders, while the Ameri-
can railroads do SO.
In all this there is rather remarkable
concealment or ignoring of the real facts in
the case. If the befuddling of the case is
unintentional, we only exalt the sincerity
of the railway magnates at the expense of
their intelligence. The same remark ap-
plies slightly to the majority of the Senate
Committee, with regard to the first question
which they ask to all the witnesses:
"Should the interstate commerce law be
enforced against the. Canadian railroads
doing business in the United States?" The
answer is simple. The law should be en-
forced against all corporations doing busi-
ness in the United States, whether under
Canadian or United States charters. The
assertion that it cannot be enforced against
one class of roads as easily as another is an
entire misstatement of the truth.
The only means of enforcement in which
the interstate commerce law takes part as
against the American railroads are COM
prised in damages for determinations, the
assessment of fines for the violation of the
law and imprisonment for fagrant cases
among the managers of the railroads. It is
just as easy to enforce these remedies against
the Canadian railroads as against the United
States roads, The fact is that no remedies
have been enforced against either class.
During over two years of the existence of
the law, violations have been fragrant and
unquestioned. The Canadian roads have
violated the laws no more than the United
States roads acknowledge that they have
Yet, during these two years of violation, it
is fact that not single case is on
record in which one of these remedies has
been brought to bear.
The whole thing, therefore, can be summed
up in few words: When the law is en-
forced against the railroads located entirely
in the United States, it can be enforced
against the Canadian roads as we'll If it is
not enforced against one class, the plea of
its non-enforcement against the others, in
order to shut out 80 per cent of the railroad
facilities of the great Northwest, is pure
charlatanism.
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PEOPLE OF PRoMINENCE.

GEORGE BANCROFT, the historian, who is
now 80 years old has sold his riding horse. Mr..
Bancroft has been for many years an enthusi-
astic equestrian. He feels that he never again
will be strong enough to mount horse.
MISS ARNOLD, the sister Of Mrs. Humphrey
Ward and the original of Rose in "Robert Els
mere" has been visiting Mrs. Edward n.
Coates in Germantown, Pa. The resemblance
between the two sisters is great, but Miss Ar
mold is taller than Mrs. Ward.
SOME surprise has been expressed because
Mrs. Harrison. wife of the President, has
figured to>such a small degree in newspaper
gossip. The fact is that Mrs. Harrison has
personally requested Washington correspond
ents to refer to her as seldom as possible,
They have treated her, therefore, with the
courtesy her retiring disposition Graves.
HADu HAssEIN KHoULI KHAN has ex-
hibited great admiration for Sir Julian
Pauncefote. The representatives Of Persia
and England converse together in French, and
Sir Julian says that the Persian is a very clever
man. So far has their friendship gone that
they have arranged trip to Lenox together
late In the summer.
EVERY conceivable scheme has been worked
to have the President and the Cabinet photo
graphed in group. Personal friends of the
Chief Executive and members Of the Cabinet
have solicited it as personal favor to photog.
raphers, but all overtures have been refused.
General Harrison and Mr.. Wanamaker are es-
pecially averse to having their photographs
displayed in public places
LEWIS WUNDER, the Superintendent of the
Inquiry Division Of the Philadelphia Postof-
ice has just completed his fortieth year of
service as postal official He was appointeda
stamp clerk in lS4s, during the administration
of President Taylor. He has served under II
of the 20 postmasters that Philadelphia has
had, and during his long term of service has
not been suspended. Mr.. Wunder is "a years Of
age, and is hale, hearty and good for another
quarter of century of active work.
ERAsTUs WMAN, the capitalist orator, is a
Canadian by accident only. His parents were
natives of Troy, and his father, who was good.
honest laboring man, wentto Toronto in search
of work before the future hot gospeler Of COM
mercial annexation was born. Young Wiman
had very hard time of il, and it was only his
indomitable pluck which elevated him from
the situation of newsboy to the place of man.
ager of Dun's Mercantile Agency. His present
salary is said to be something like $4,000
year, SO that he is one of the best paid employees
in New York.
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HIS QUEER DOCTRINE.
A jamestown Preacher Publicly Proclaims
His Disbelief in the Bible.

His Disbelief in the Bible.
JAMESTOWN, N. Y, May lo.-The Rev.
Henry Frank has caused sensation in the re-
ligious community by publicly proclaiming
that the Bible is not inspired and therefore not
infallible. h is a converted Hebrew, still
young. While pastor of the First Congrega-
tional Church here he became a convert to DR..
]. G. Townsend's new theology resigned and
took the pulpit of the Independent Congrega-
tional Church. Socially Mr.. Frank stands WELL
while his congregation in numbers will compare
with any in town, In his denial of the divine
origin of the Bible Mr.. Frank says
''1he higher criticism now proves that the
gospels were not written at all by any of the
authors to whom attributed. Criticism com.
pels US to admit that we cannot take every
statement in the Old or New Testament to be
absolute, but that the entire story of Jesus
must be examined elsewhere, and only that ac-
cepted as true which history does not force us
to declare is untrue. Therefore the statement
that the Bible is an infallible book of Divine
revelation to humanity, an unqualified and
absolute guide to faith and practice, and the
only book in all the world containing so-called
revelation is unhistorical, uncritical and un-
qualiiedly false"
Mr.. Franks congregation are blinking at his
boldness, but say they will stand by him
through thick and thin.
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THE fact that Senator Stewards speech
on the Indebtedness Of the Pacific rail-
ways is being distributed about the country
under the Senatorial Slfrank of Senator
Stanford, which is said blythe New York
World to show the purpose for which
Stanford occupies place in the United
States Senate. It was well enough known
before what Stanford was in the Senate for;
but the same fact seems to have about an
equal bearing upon the powers which put
Stewart in the United States Senate and
keeps him there.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-11

COLONEL ELLIOTT f. SHEPARD re-
Gently gave dinner to some Southern and
Northern gentlemen, and then published in
his paper what was stated editorially to be,
ga verbatim report Ofthe many remarkable
speeches made by representative leaders of
Northern and Southern gentlemen at q
private dinner in this city," The jour
nalistic enterprise involved in giving a
private dinner and having shorthand re-
porter behind the screen to take down the
speeches, leads to the hope that in time
Colonel Shepard will strike the great jour
nalistic feat Of inviting prominent man to
stop at his house and giving full reports in
his paper, of the manner in which the guest
makes his toilet
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EMMA ABBOTT'S TOMB.
She VIII Erect an Imposing MausoIeum
for Her Lnfa Husband and Heraalf

She VIII Erect nm Imposing MausoIeum
for Her Late Husband and Herself.
PHILADELPHIA, May 10-Emma Abbott has
contracted with P. Reinhardt & Co., of this
city. for a monument to be erected to the
memory of her late husband Eugene L Weth-
erell.
kinds of marble, and underneath will be
vault capable of holding two bodies. Miss ABB
bott has expressed the intention Of having her
self cremated so the urn containing her ashes
will be placed alongside her husbands body.
Above the vault will be a canopy of white
marble, supported by four pillars in Gothic
style and surmounted by winged female
figure symbolical of Hope. The monument is
to be erected in Gloucester, Mass, and will cost
$500 which, together with the plans she has
made for improving and decorating the lot,
will bring the expense above 100000.
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Art AND ARTISTS.



The one hundred and ffty-hrst reception of
the Pittsburg Art Society was held last night
in the Pittsburg Club Theatet. In spite Of the
inclemency OF the weather the friends Of the
society and most Of the best known lovers of
art from the two cities were present.
Around the walls of the pretty little hall
there were numerous etchings and water-color
pictures exhibited. which had been furnished
to the society by the New York Etching Club.
ALI Of them were productions Of Edith Loring
Getchell, and most Of them, were well worthy
the admiration and favorable comments which
were bestowed by the guests
But there had also been very nne pro-
gramme arranged for the musical entertain
ment of the evening. Some Of our best local
talent, both in Instrumentation and song,
rendered the selections of the programme.
Mrs. A. Israel and Mrs Josiah Cohen played as
q piano duet Mendelssohn's concerto, "An-
danto-Pfesto;" Mrs. B. =. Trauerman sang q
song from Mczart's opera, .Figaro's Weddings"
Mrs. Enoch Rauh, nee Bertha Floersheim,
performed piano solo. Other musicians were
Mr.. Charles Cooper and Mr.. s. Floersheirn.
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AFTER MANY YEARS.

The song that once dreamed about
The tender. touching thing. .
As radiant as the rose without
The love of wind and wing;
The perfect verses to the tune
Of woodlawn music set,
As beautiful as afternoon,
Remain uuwritten yet.
1t is too late to write them now
The ancient fire is cold;
No ardent lights illume the brow,
As in the days Of old.
Icannot dream the dream again;
But when the happy birds
Are singing in the sunny rain,
think hear its words.
think hear the echo still
OF long forgotten tones,
When evening winds are on the hill
And sunset fires the cones.
But only in the hours supreme,
With songs Of land and sea,
The lyrics Of the leaf and stream.
This echo comes TO me,
s-HHNRx KENDALL,
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pointee Of President Harrison, is known
to be practical and intelligent reformer.
Mr. Thompson, the Democratic appointee,
is less known, but his character is under
stood to be above reproach. President Har-
rison's Civil Service Commission is certain
ly long stretch above President Cleve-
lands management. and affords practical
guarantee that the Civil Service Com
mission will not be used to make the law a
dead letter.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-11

THE number Of new natural gas COM
panies that are being formed to supply manu-
featuring concerns, should warn the present
companies of the good policy to be followed
by putting their rates for domestic service
low enough not to offer premium upon new
competition in that most profitable branch
of their business.
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MUSIC AND A LECTURE.

The Entertainment Given by ChiIds Post, g.
A. r.. Last Night.
A musical and literary entertainment was
given last night by the Colonel James H.
Childs Post No. 2S0, G. A. R.. at the Eleventh
ward school. A large audience was present
and an excellent programme was presented.
A lecture on sSix Weeks Among Mexicans'
was given by DR.. George MaoCord, of Post 230
and songs were rendered by IL pupils of the
Eleventh ward schools.
The others taking cart were W. r. Ford,
George Berger, s. Nolan, Hooper Bros. Mrs.
Emma B. Beighel and Miss Matte Troupe.
The exercises consisted of recitations and vocal
and instrumental selections.