davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-14
STANDING BY "oUR RAsCALs."

The usually outspoken New York World,
in reply to some assertions of the Tribune,
alleging corruption on the part of the Demo-
cratic machine, asks the question: ''Is po-
litical corruption all right when it is done,
as Thad. Stevens put it, by "our rascal?"
1t is pertinent to recognize that this is
practically the view taken by the majority
of organs and straight-out party men. The
majority will not admit it perhaps, but the
actual result of the general rule of shutting
the eyes to the corruption that is practiced
in the interest of the party to which the pa
per or politician belongs, and of raising the
outcry against those of the opposition, is to
make the corruptionists secure of being
whitewashed by their own party.
When organs and party men take the po-
sition of exposing and Furnishing the cor
ruption that is nearest to them in their own
parties, the raising of huge sums of money
to carry campaigns will be brought to a
stop. This fact puts the responsibility for
corruption on the organs and influential
men. They can stop it if they are prepared
to insist on the rule of absolute honesty in
politics This fact should be full of signif-
cance to the esteemed World. That paper
has earned a high reputation for outspoken
opposition to Democratic crookedness in off
years; but is it sure to live up to its stand
ard in the heat of hard fought campaign?
If we remember correctly there was an
investigation into the aqueduct frauds last
year, which left very few shreds to the char
acter of one David B. Hill; and somehow
we failed to find very much about the dis
closures of that investigation in the columns
of the esteemed World during the New
York gubernatorial campaign.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-14
THE CHINESE WAKING UP,
They Are Fighting the French and Want
the Exclusion Laws RepeaIed,

SAN FRANCISCO. February 13.-The steam
ship Rio de Janiero arrived from China and
Japan to-day, bringing Hong Kong mail adj
vices to January l6, and from Yokohama to
January 25. Serious trouble is reported on the
Tonquin frontier, and frequent skirmishes be-
tween natives and French troops are reported
outside. of Haiphong Haner and the coast
ports. The French authorities, it is contended,
have little hold upon the country at Monkay,
on the Chinese frontier. A band of 600 ma
tives recently attacked the French and have
practically driven the French out of Monkay
The latter claim that the rebels were rein
forced by troops from the regular Chinese
army, encamped opposite Monkay. In these
fights three French soldiers were killed and
five wounded.
The English Governor of Hong Kong has
been petitioned by the Chinese of Hong Kong
to request the British Government to address
the American Government with view to with
draw all OF the exclusion bills. The petition
contends that the action of the United States
and Australia is contrary to international
treaties, and that if persisted in it will result
in the commercial ruin of Hong Kong.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-14
AN INVESTIGATION IN OHIO.
Northeastern Ohio Doctors Will InQuir
Into Those Canton Charges.

Northeastern Ohio Doctors Will Inquire
Into Those Canton Charges.
Special Telegram to the Dispatch.
AKRON, February l3-The charges of crimi-
nal practices by members of the Stark County
Medical Society, which caused such a hub-bub
at Canton some time ago, are to be looked into.
The Northeastern Ohio Medical Association,
at its quarterly meeting here, passed resolu-
tions reciting that the Stark County Medical
Society did not dare investigate charges made
against physicians, who are members of both
organizations, and directing the appointment
of a committee to make thorough investiga-
tion.
The statement being made that the attempt
by the Canton society to look into the criminal
practices complained of had resulted in dire
threats against the investigators, the President
of the Northern Ohio Association was author
ized to name the committee privately. 1t is ex-
pected that sensational matters will be brought
out, which will be reported to the meeting to
be held in Alliance in May.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-14
NEW NATURALIZATION LAWS
To Prevent Foreign Criminals and Lunnffci
From Becoming Citizens.

From Becoming Citizens.
WASHINGTON, February l3.-Representative
Oates, of Alabama, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, to-day reported favorably to the
House bill to amend the naturalization laws
of the United States. The report accompany
ing the bill treats the existing naturalization
laws In critical spirit, and calls attention to
abuses which have sprung up under them. 1t
says an alien may be a notorious thief, muir
derer or anarchist, polygamist, leper or hard
ened criminal, and yet our law alloy him, by
making an affidavit of intention before clerk
of courts all benefits of citizenship within the
United States. He is allowed by the land laws
of the United States to buy and own any
quantity of real estate or other property. or to
take homestead on the public domain and
thus receive benefit of all to the exclusion
of the best young men of American birth; and
at least one-half of the States OF the Union
allow such aliens to own and inherit real
estate, and to vote at all elections, the
same as natives and naturalized citizens. In
many of the States an alien who has legally de-
clared his intention to become a citizen is eligi.
BILE to any office within the State DE may by
State law be eligible to seat in Congress,
when the Constitution of the United States de-
nies to him such right until he has been citi-
zen fer at least seven years. So deficient is
the present law, and so careless is the practice
of the Judges, with but few exceptions, that 1t
has become matter of public notoriety that
they perform their duty in such perfunctory
manner that any alien, however bad his char
acter or beastly ignorant he may be, can be-
come citizen of the United States.
There is nothing in the law to deny citizen
ship even to idiots insane persons, paupers,
criminals or others who have come into the
United States in fragrant violation of our i'm
migration laws
The report concludes with a synopsis and ex-
PLANTATION of the provisions of the bill, which
are in brief: A limitation of the classes of for
eigners who shall be eligible to citizenship in
the United States (including Indians adopting
civilized lfe). a prescription of the form of ap-
plication, a requirement that the District At
torney shall defend the Government against
improper applications, and that applications
shall be corroborated upon the point of resi-
dence; restriction of jurisdiction 70 high State
courts and Federal courts, the preservation of
the rights of aliens who have already declared
their intention, an allowance of the right to
bona tide applicants to make homestead en-
tries and to receive patents after naturaliza-
tion, and requirement of would-be citizens
that they shall have resided five years in the
United States and be able to read the Constitu-
tion in English.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-14
ELECTION OUTRAGES
Reviewed by Senator Evarts From an Ameri-
can Citizens Standpoint.


can Citizens Standpoint.
WASHINGTON, February 13.-In the Senate
the resolution reported from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections. instructing that com
mittee to revise the existing law regulating the
election of members of Congress was taken up,
and Mr.. Evarts spoke in its support. He re-
viewed the history of the political troubles in
Washington county, Tex, and read the petition
to the Congress from several Republicans of
the district.
Reading it, Mr.. Evarts said that the griev
ances which the petitioners had suffered had
no other cause than the activity of the petit
tioners in that canvass in support of the ticket,
and of the principles of the Republican party.
No greater encroachment on the dearest rights
of the common citizen could ever have been
practised than that practsed on them. The
committee had found that those citizens could
not be accused of any misconduct such as
should place them, and had placed them,
outside of the ordinary relations that
belong to peaceful and quiet citizens. In the
testimony taken by the committee there had
been no aspersion on the character of those
sufferers except such as belonged to the ex-
citement of the canvass. AS to the alleged in
cendiary speeches at Republican meetings dur
ing the canvass of 1885, he stated that the
exploration of that subject by the committee
had demonstrated such accusations to be
vague and mere hearsay, and that there was no
substantial support for such imputations.
He read from the report OF the committee
the concluding paragraph and said 1t had
seemed to him that there could have been no
more propitious time for the investigation
than that when it was begun in March, 1888.
During its contipuance, however, two other
prominent citizens of the county (Joseph Hoff-
man and Mr.. Holly had been shot down, in the
execution of what he regarded as systematic
purpose to maintain, at whatever cost, the su-
premacy of the Democratic party in that county.
The great question came at last to. be whether
there was to be tolerated in this country an au-
thority and 6 persistent power that was to set
aside the government of the Constitution and
of the laws. If there should prove to be an IT.
reconcilable conflict between public opinion in
the country at large, his opinion was that the
opinion of the whole country must finally pre-
vail
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-14
PICKINGS FROM PUCK.

A pencil will not always follow where it
is lead.
A great deal of this alleged golden hair
is plated.
Our first impressions are full of errors.
Time is the only sure proofreader.
1t is one of the compensations Of nature,
that people who are too fresh are always getting
into pickle.
Feminine Spite.-Miss Butt think it
strange MIR. Kattridge didn't send me a valentine.
Miss Minnie Ball-Perhaps he didn't have
penny in change.
Leap Year is Gone, too.-Miss Ketchon-
Did YOU knock at the door when you came to-
night, George?
Mr. Tumbiety-Yes, Amy; why do you ask.
Miss Ketchon (shyly)-I thought perhaps you had
come with ring.
Joining Forces.-"Sir," said the mission
ary to the departing legislator; 'T wish you would
do all in your power to reclaim the poor red man
of the West
sTwin.'' said the Iawmaker, heartily; ''pn
begin with their reservations first"
Brain work.-''Uncle Aleck, what are
you doing this winter?'''
'rse bookkeepin', boss"
'Bookkeeping:"
''Yas, dat's it. DE ole 'ooman takes in washin,
m keeps de count o. de pieces"
EnterprlSlng. - OITeeb raklr - Shoe-
strings, sir; shoe-strings!
McHurry-Cant you see that I'm wearing but
toned shoes2
street Fakir-Yes, sir; that's why thought
may be your laced ones were at home without
strings.
The Power Behind the Throne.-First
statesman-Dis yere new Mayor of ours Is startin,
out like one of der reg'lar silk stockin' reforms
ers. He seems ter fergit der boys dat put him mn.
Second Statesman-Oh, don't you fret, TEDDY.
Jest wait till till der boss gifts back from his va
cation, and yer IL see who's runnin' dis town.
Scandal Spoils Trade.-'Pardon me. /"
said the detective, deferentally; ''but have no
ticed, madam, that while you have been making
your purchases in the store. you have appronrI.
ated several small articles"
''Allow me to congratulate you on your polite
bearing returned the lady. producing card
'you will see from this that the firm has employed'
to that Its detectives act with good manners
toward anybody they may suspeet!''
An from Puek.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-14
ILLUSTRATED ART LECTURE.
Louise Randolph, of the Lake Erie Uni
versity, at the Pittsburg Club.

versity, at the Pittsburg Club.
Miss Louise F. Randolph, teacher of history
of art in Lake Erie Seminary, Painesville,
and lecturer in the School of Design, Western
Reserve University, Cleveland o., delivered
one of her illustrated lectures at the Pittsburg
Club Theater yesterday. There was fashiona-
BILE audience in attendance, and every seat in
the cozy little auditorium was filled.
Miss Randolph spoke in charming manner
on the following topics: "Iniuence Of Florence
Upon Art" "Dawn of the Renaissance"
Revival of Classic Studies" 'Giotto from
1915 to 1885," Portrait of Dante"
"Bargello Palace" Mural Paintings,
Church of Santa Croce." Dramatic
Truth and Energy" "Massacco, from 14O1 to
142S I" "Frescoes Brancacci Chapel" ''The Trib-
ute Money" Advanced Methods in Art, )" 1.-THE
Uffizi and Pitti Galleries" I" ''Original and Ex-
tent" Historical Distribution of Paintings"
Fra Angelica, from 1887 to 1455," ''The Ma
donna of the Tabernacle" Masters of the
Sixteenth Century," 'Albertinelli's Saluta-
tion," Fra Bartolommeo," Andrea Del
Sarto" (who was the faultless painter), "Ra-
phael" the master Of the highest harmonies in
art, Easel Paintings" and "The Madonna de
la Sedia."
This evening Miss Randolph will deliver an
other lecture at the same place. Last night
she was entertained at the residence of Mr..
George o. Macbeth. in the East End.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-14
FORAKER TO SHERMAN.
The Governor Gives the Sennror n Sly Dig
in the Ribs.

The Governor Gives the Senator Sly Dig
in the Ribs.
Special Telegram to The Dispatch.
COLUMBUS, February 1a-The Lincoln Day
banquet was not concluded till 4 o'clock this
morning, and number of speeches were made
which were not on the programme. Governor
Foraker, who refused to respond to the toast to
which he was placed, was called out later and
proceeded to make a lengthy argument, the
greater portion of which was a eulogy on Gen.
eral Alger. The enemies of the Governor
claim that he had occasion to touch Senator
Sherman under the ribs in an indirect way by
giving little of the history of the Chicago
Convention, and saying that what the Repub-
lican party wanted was men who were not
squealers after they had been beaten, but who
would come up to the battle and enter 1t in the
thickest as Alger did at Chicago.
The impression gained from his speech was
that Sherman is disgruntled over the result of
the Chicago Convention, and that the Republi-
cans of Ohio were getting tired of carrying
that kind of men.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-14
The Tragedy of the Growler.

Franzereo Pace and Jacques Melia quarreled
In Melia's house over a growler which each
thought he had paid for. Pace got the worst
of a rough -and-tumble fight and left the house,
daring Melia to follow him. As Melia started
down the steps after him, Pace shot him twice
in the shoulder. Pace then ran down the street
to escape policeman who had been attracted
by the shots. The policeman followed, his re-
volyer in hand. Pace shot wide of him twice.
As he raised his revolver to shoot again, the
policeman shot him in the head. He fell, NOR
tally wounded. Melia's condition is critical
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-14
RETRosPECTIoN.


Higho, what changes we have seen,
Since to fair Adaline,
An angel fair, of ''sweet SIXTEEN"
We sent valentinel
And fair she was: twas vain to seek
A fairer far or nigh;
The red, red rose was in her cheek,
The violet in her eye.
She had sweet and winning way,
A smile like morning light,
We thought about her all the day,
We dreamed of her at night.
Her form was willowy-in fine
We thought her lawful NICE"
And so we sent valentine
To her to break the ice.
Next day we met her-strange but true
of course without design;
She 'laughed at u.s. and then we knew
She liked our valentine.
Fair Adaline. dear youthful fame,
The best beloved of all;
Sweet Adaline-her other name
We cannot now recall.
-AttJrom Boston Courier.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-14
A Great Man Gone.

/ Colonel Ruth Goshen. the biggest giant
Barnum ever had, died of dropsy athis home
in Clyde, N. J., yesterday. He was about 20
years old and stood feet inches in his-stock-
ings. He measured 2 feet inches across the
shoulders and Is inches through the chest and
weighed 634 pounds. During his illness it re-
quired four men with block and tackle to
move him in bed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-14

The report now going the rounds that
Congressman Thomas, of Illinois and John
C. New, of Indiana, say that they cannot
sit at the same table with Mr.. Blaine, serves
to call attention to the fact, that no one
has heard of Mr.. Blaine's making haste to
get up from the table in order to make room
for Messrs. New and Thomas
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-14

THE fact that Hon. d. B. Hill, of New
York is in the field for the Democratic
nomination of 1892, is announced; but it
was apparent for some time previous to the
formal declaration. This is pleasant.
Presidential candidates who get to work four
years ahead of time are sure TO find their
booms frost bitten wheu it comes to actual
returns on the harvest.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-14

AN italian newspaper warns Italians
against coming to this country because
Americans have no respect for them. 1t is
true that we have a prejudice against the
importation from sunny Italy of those who
practice the profession of Red-Nosed Mike
and the Count de Montercole. The Ameri-
can idea is very positively that these fields
of effort should be reserved for home in
dnstrr-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-14
NO SENATOR AT CHARLESTON,

But West virginia VIII Have a Bureau OF
Labor Statistics.
Special Telegram to the Dispatch.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, February 13.-Noth-
ing new developed in the Senatorial situation
to-day. The vote stood: Kenna, 81; Gotf, SO;
scattering, 7. The bill to establish a State
Bureau of Labor Statistics passed the House
to-day, only four members voting against it,
and the House resolution requesting Repre-
sentatives in Congress to favor the passage of
the militia pension bill or similar measure
passed the Senate by a vote of 10 to 8, the
Democrats voting against it.
A resolution was offered in the Senate bring
ing up the Virginia State debt question, but It
was tabled by a vote of IA to g. This settles
the matter so far as the present Legislature is
concerned. A bill authorizing the Governor to
appoint special policemen on the application of
any railroad company, the compensation to be
paid by the company, passed the Senate with
only one dissenting vote.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-14
Free School Books for Ohio.

Special Telegram to The Dispatch.
COLUMBUS, February 1S.-The Lower House
this evening, after an all-day discussion, passed
the cheap school book bill by an overwhelming
majority, and it will now go to the Senate.
The bill provides for a commission to adopt
series of books, purchase copyrights, contract
for printing the same and also gives townships
local option as to whether they will have books
free. The bill has created a great stir among
the book men
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-14
NO CANNED GOODS TRUST.
Production Will be Limited in Some Other
Manner. However,

CHICAGO, February 13.-The Association OF
Western Packers of Canned Goods met here
in annual session to-day, with liz members
present. President william D. Ballinger, in
his annual address, recommended that steps
be taken TO decrease the output as there
is too much canned goods on the market.
There are SO factories in the association, and
each of these is defendant in a suit for in
fringement of soldering patent
The question of how to get rid of these suits
will come up, as will also the question of how
to reduce the output. The members re-
pudiate all hints at a trust and say it is i'm
practicable.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-14

THE Allegheny butchers think it a seri-
Gus matter to accuse anyone of selling lump
jaw meat. Perhaps SO, but the millennium
for the public will come when it is estab-
ished that it will be twice as serious for
anyone TO sell It
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-14

THE prize-fghters thumped each other for
sixty-six rounds and then called it draw.
This is great news for the pugs. 1t indi-
Gates that occasionally they can do little
harmless fighting with something else than
their mouths
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-14
ACOatIy Smaah-

A freight train on the Erie Railroad, travel
ing at high rate Of speed, jumped the track
to-day over near Hoboken. The engineer saw
that the engine was making straight for big
brick wall and leaped from the cab. The huge
locomotive dashed against the wall and tore
down several hundred cubic feet Of brick.
Several freight cars were tumbled over and
partly smashed. Damage about $4,000. No
one was injured.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-14
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Undertaken George A. Morrow,

George A. Morrow, the keeper of the public
morgue, died suddenly yesterday morning at the
residence of his father, on East street. ALLEGHENY
He had been Ill since the Wood street disaster
when he was kept busy preparing mangled bodies
for interment, but was attending to business as
usual until Tuesday night. He lived on Shake
speare street, East End, with his wife and two
children, but they visiting friends outside of
the city and he had been boarding at his fathers
house. The deceased well known in this
vicinity. and was member of the Knights of the
Mystic Chain the Royal Arcanum and the Jr. ..
u. A. M. He was 30 years of age.
The funeral will be held at 2 O'Clock Saturday
afternoon, and will be conducted by the Knights
of the Mystic Chain and the Royal Arcanum
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-14

CONGRESS went through the formality of
counting the electoral vote yesterday. There
being nothing to make a political fight
about, the work was done in the short space
of two hours. This places the long-debated
question past all dispute. General Harri-
son is now the President-elect
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-14
A BRILLIANT BALL
That Was Given In LawrenceviIle Last
Night by Young Men.

ihaL was Given In Lnwrencevliie Last
Night by Young Men.
A brilliant and well attended ball was given
at Patterson Hall, Lawrenceville, last night,
under the auspices of several prominent young
men of that section. The company which
numbered about IS couples, was select and rep
resentative. Gernert & Guenthers orchestra
played its first number at 8, opening the Dance
which lasted until IL, when Caterer Constanzer
came upon the scene with well-prepared sup
per. After this had been disposed of dancing
was once more taken up, and continued until
in the morning.
The committee in charge consisted of c. N
Ackerman. N. ]. Kirk, N. j. MacauIey, T. c.
Mccullough. C.. j. Hook, w. E. Nightingale
and E; j. Martin. Among the guests there
BOSNIAN, Frank Coates, Max Leslie and wife,
Jas. McCauley and wife. NJ. Ackerman and
wife. also Harry Anderson, Charles Davidson,
William Burger, Rich Weldin, Edgar Gilmore
and John Fox