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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03
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The World Iodginghouse is Bowery hotel,
where man is required to check all his clothes
at the Office before retiring to his l1cent bunk.
About $50 men slept there last night. under the
general supervision Of John Cramer, bouncer.
Most of them were aroused at a o'clock this
morhing by a fight between John Shay and
Patrick O'Day, boys under 20 years of age.
Both boys were drunk, and were pelting each
other with stoVelids, chairs and other portable
furnisdre. Cramer tried to stop the row. In
minute they had him pinned against the wall,
and were sticking knives into him. Three Ital-
ians rescued Cramer and threw the boys out
into the corridor. There another young des-
perado joined them, and the trio at once began
to stampede the house. They marched through
the big sleeping rooms, scattering spittoons,
crockery and chairs right and left. After clean
ing out the place they ran of and have not
been seen since. The only person seriously in
jured during the row was Cramer. He is terri
bly, cut in the back and breast and may die.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03
Hnrrv WIIIi,m,, Ac,d.mv.

The Shelter & Blakely Specially Company
opened at the above theater last evening to the
usual crowded house for this place. There is a
great deal Of variety in the bill, which is fur
nished by the following artists: Lester How
ard and Miss Emma Howard, in a melange of
new absurdities; Master Belzac, in wonderful
wire-walking and musket drill; Miss Mabel
Francis, recitations; Williams and Brennan,
break-neck business; the Robinsons, in songs
and duets. with high jumping; John w. Ran
some, the well-known comedian, in one of his
best specislties; Mile Catharine Nelson, in as
tonishing transformations and unique act;
George A. Booker and Maude Leigh's sketch,
"Assurance;' Shelter and Blakely, the negro
dialecticians; the sisters Ouri, marvellous Jug
"a Red Hot Stove" Lester Howard's latest
farce comedy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03
Decline of Chry.nnthemums.

The above lovely flowers are losing ground,
not through lack Of appreciation. for never
have they had such successful season as the
one just passed, but they are practically out of
the market now. The chrysanthemum is a
flower that has grown wonderfully in populari-
ty within the past few years, and has received a
great deal of attention from the growers of fine
flowers relative to increasing its beauties. The
rage for them has been national, and chrysan-
themum weddings receptions and teas have
abounded from New York to San Francisco. In
color their range is bewildering, and there is an
expert florist experimenting now with view to
rendering the flower odorless. If he IS success
full Vanderbiltian fortune will be his
With the chrysanthemum's departure. the
harrisii lilies, beautiful in their transparent
whiteness, ana the sweet Roman hyacinths, re-
ceiVe warm welcome from their many ad-
mirers.
Long-stemed carnations in all their varied
and beautiful colors and delightful fragrance,
always have and always will be favorites, it is
safe to predict.
The pretty modest little violet is loved by
many, and WILL so it is said, be a faYorite dec
Grafton for the Oolong wave or afternoon tea
that is threatening to make Japanese of all the
society ladies just at present, and what is
sweeter or daintier than cluster of these de-
licate little blue flowers?
Roses-what memories and visions that word
recalls. Doubtless, it is one of the most sug-
gestive words in the English language How
often do people grow sick at heart and the
passing Whit of a tube rose .? The odor pepe-
trating and peculiar, sweet to a sickening de-
gree, recalls involuntarily to almost every ones
mind the sad obsequy rites of some dear one.
IL IS unusual to see them used in any other Ca
pacity.
Occasionally, however, cluster will deco
rate the lapel of some young gentleman's coat
or be tucked in fair maiden's belt. Such
always convinces the observer that the grim
reaper has not called for any of the loved ones
OF the wearer.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03

MRS. JOHN WALKER, of Western avenue,
who has Just returned from New York, win re-
ceive her friends at her lovely home on
Western avenue, Allegheny, wednesday, from
3to6P.M.
THE first large ball Of the season comes OF
this evening at the Pittsburg Club Theater.
II IL piyen by Mrs. Joshua Rhodes and at it
her charming daughter Miss Annie will make
her debut
THE Mother Goose Committee Of the COM
ing entertainment for the benefit of the News
boys Home, met at Mrs. G. L. Magee's apart
ments in the Duquesns yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. AND Mrs. j. NJ. COURTNEY celebrated
their twenty-ffth wedding anniversary yester-
day at their charming home in Ellsworth by
reception from to 10 o'clock.
THE P. F. Donahoe Club gave their second
annual reception at Imperial Hall, on Grant
street, last evening. An enjoyable time was the
verdict of all present
THE Woman's Club discuss the time-worn
topic .Is0Iarriage FAilure?' at their meeting
this afternoon.
WILL CARLETON viii lecture on the
Science Of Home" 1t Old City Hall this even.
ing
THE women's Exchange Committee held
their regular meeting yesterday afternoon.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03
The Thoory Of the spoiIsmun.

The object Of the law is to give to the average
American citizen what it takes away from the
professional politician. How little this object
is understood by some men in public life NAV
be gathered from recent proposals to parcel
out all the offices among the different Con-
gressional districts according to the political
faith of the Congressman representing them.
This would, Of course, simply mean a revival
of the patronage system, with an added touch
of chaos.
It is apparently brought forward in the
simple faith that all that is needed is to divide
the offices among the politicians of both parties
instead of among those Of only one, and ignores
the very common-sense view, which insists that
the offces are not the property of the poll
ticians at all, whether Of one party or Of the
they belong to the people, and should be illed
only with reference to the needs of the public
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03

State that is made up of arid land can
hardly be expected to boom, and the amount
Of money which can be raised by taxation on
such land could not be expected to yield
very much for improvements of that charac-
ter, even if the coyotes and Digger Indians
who make up the population Of these terri
tories, were willing to vote the apprOpria-
tions
1t is difficult to imagine any expenditure
nation of territory big enough to cut up
into half dozen States. It is certainly
clear that such work is much more
likely to yield broad national results than
the expenditure Of millions to dig up an in
convenient island in the harbor of Philadel-
nhia
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03
AT THE THEAFERS.
"Bluebsnrd. Jr.," at the Grand, ''Latsr 0n'
nt the Biiou.

nt the Biiou.
The Ideal Extravaganza Company appeared
last evening at the Opera House in the specta-
cular extravaganza of "Bluebeard, Jr., or
Fatima and the Fairy" The motive of an ex-
travaganza is to display pretty girls, hand
some costumes and gorgeous scenery, and
"Bluebeard" more than fulhlls its mission. The
company is very large, and embraces number
OF shapely women and several good
comedians. Edwin Fay, as O'MGhdi Ben
zf'lt Arthur Dunn as Mlsftf and Miss Esther
Williams as AyeshG caught the audience in a
topical trio, and each did excellent individual
work. Frank B. Blair was good, or rather, in
keeping with the character. a bad Bluebedrd.
Miss Edith Murilla was sprightly F'dttmd.
and Miss Alice Johnston, as Seln1t. contributed
good voice and pleasing presence, The bal
lets are numerous and very novel, and the cos
tunes are really gorgeous. The scenery Is
from the hands of Albert, Voegthri and Fox,
and is remarkable in its splendor. 1t is claimed
that this spectacular is the handsomest that
has ever been placed on the road, and there is
considerable foundation for the assertion.
Several of the tableaux are dazzling with their
combination of rival colors and animated
feminin1ty. In the midst of all this loveliness
1t was sad to see that the ballet master in his
selection OF local talent had obtained anything
but fair example of the beauty for which
Pittsburg has so long been famous. A large
audience witnessed the performance.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03
The Munanmn.

The "Ginger Snap" Comedy Company and
the interesting collection OF curiosities at
tracted the attention Of large crowds at the
Worlds Museum yesterday. The principals
and suspects in the Cronin trial are shown in
wax, in very Dfelike figures. DR.. Chittenden's
collection of relics also contains much that is
worth looking at, while very funny farce
comedy is presented on the stage.
A large number of freaks and curiosities are
shown at the Casino Museum this week. Harry
Hartman is truly q wonder, and Miss Lizzie
Sturgeon, who plays the piano with her feet is
another. Then there are the clever tricks of
the boy magician and the flame king, besides
the clever artists on the stage, to amuse and
please.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03
Harris,Ti,eo,ar.

Notwithstanding the fact that Beacon
Lights was presented at this house late last
season. it drew two large audiences yesterday,
The play, which is full of interesting situations,
is in the hands Of competent company in
some respects, though not as strong as it was
when seen here before. Harry G.. Sinclair does
the best he can as Colonel Clay Calhoun, but is
not an improvement on his predecessor. and
Miss Kitty See, as Julia HGdley. also suffers in
a like comparison. Fanny Cohen is a sprightly
Carrie, and Percy Plunkett real villain. The
other characters are well sustained, the Mexi-
can costumes are bright and new and the
scenery plenty and very good. A big weeks
business is assured.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03
EASTERN FARMS AND HENRY GEORGE.

We observe in an esteemed contemporary
the statement that within four miles of a
Connecticut town, there are twenty-seven
farms that can be bought for ''haIf the value
Of the land with the buildings thrown in, I"
which is alleged to be destructive of the
Henry George theory. The statement of
the value is redolent of Hibernian origin,
as the value of land, like that of other
things, is generally what it will bring. But
the fact that farms throughout the East are
being deserted, certainly weakens the force
OF Mr.. Georges argument that the evils of
the day are founded upon an alleged mo-
nopoly of lands. That the present state of
affairs indicates something altogether wrong
is clear enough; but if the phenomena are
properly studied they will be likely to show
that they rise from abuses of transportation,
and are not to be remedied by piling more
taxes on the land that is being abandoned.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03
FAIR PLAY FOB ALL.

The Object Of the Civil Service Law, as Ex-
pounded by the COmmissiOn-The System
Good, But Not Yet Perfect-HOnesty
Versna FavOritism.
WASHINGTON, December 2-The sixth re-
port of the Civil Service Commission-Charles
Lyman, Theodore Roosevelt and Hugh II.
Thompson-was sent to the President tonight.
The report is simply general review Of the
work done during the past year. Special atten-
tion is called to the need of adequate means
to carry on the work During the last fiscal
year the number of applicants examined was
about 20U0O, as against 11,OOO the preceding
year; thus very nearly doubling the work ac-
complished while the working force remained
exactly the same. The commission asks for an
appropriation of S5S 900 this year. The report,
after reviewing the changes and improvements
in the system continues:
The merit system of making appointments
to minor Governmental positions, as contrasted
with the patronage system, whereby these ap-
pointments were made as the rewards of per-
sonal or political service, is no longer in the
merely experimental stage. 1t is not on proba-
ton. 1t has been given full trial; and wherever
this trial has been fair the system has worked
admirably.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03
A ROW AMONG THE FAITHFUL.
Bedford County Democracy all Torn up
Over the Chairmanship Question.
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Bedford County Democracy all Torn up
Over the Chairmanship Question.
rsPEc11L TELEeRAN TO THE DIsPATcH.I
BEDFORD, December 2-The outlook for
Democratic row was neVermore promising than
at present. The election Of county chairman
takes place early in January. The working ele-
ment of the party claim that they are tired of
the way the present chairman. Hon. John M.
REYNOLDS. and his friends have been conducting
things for the past three years and are kicking
hard for a new man. Mr.. Reynolds has his eve
on the iudgeship and his friends claim that to
dethrone him from the chairmanship is scheme
to throw the Democratic nomination to Som
erset county man. This is denied by the other
side. who say that Reynolds has been permit
TING the interests Of the party to 60 by default
and that he has driven the whisky element
from the party owing to his being chairman,
for the Prohibitionists during the amendment
campaign.
Just who will be tho man to down REYNOLDS
has not been decided. The only names 40 lar
mentioned are E. +. Kerr and Frank Fletcher.
esouires. Kerr would be the means Of stirrfnr
up the old fight between the Reynolds and Kerr
factions. which, for the pass three years has
been Qniet, so Fletcher viii likely be decided
upon as the one who will please the BOYS ana
get the Bedford County Dsmoeracy together.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

JAMES H. BLoDGEIT, of Rockford, Ill, has
been appointed a special agent to collect sta
tistics of education in the United States for the
eleventh census.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has received
the resignation OF Joseph A. Neill as examiner
of national banks in Pennsylvania, to take
effect December !.
PROF. R. B. RICHARDSON. of the Lawrence
Chair of Greek Language and Literature at
Dartmouth College, has been granted leave of
absence for one year to enable him to accept
the place of Director Of the American School
at Athena
THE United States steamer Enterprise, now
in English waters and under orders to come
home has been ordered by the Navy Depart
ment to proceed to Antwerp to receive the re-
mans of ex-Minister Pendleton and to convey
them to the United States for burial.
A SCOTCH society in London processes to
have found a treasure in portrait of Robert
Burns, painted by the famous Sir Henry Rey-
burn, which was unearthed somewhere in an
old picture shop and is supposed to have been
lost for 90 years. An artist is restoring it with
view to exhibition in Edinburgh and ultimate
sale to some rich American
CAPTAIN SETEMBRINI, who represents the
italian navy at the Maritime Conference in
Washington, owns the most complete coIlec-
ton of nautical works in the world. The library
consists of over 1900 volumes and is very val
liable. Captain Serembrini speaks English flu
emily. with a slight foreign accent. He once
commanded the famous ironclad Duilo.
PRESIDENT CHARLOTTE SMITH, of the Wo-
mems National Industrial League, has ad-
dressed memorial to Congress, in view of the
Worlds Fair of 1892 asking for an appropria-
ton to erect monument at Washington to
Queen Isabella ]. of Spain, who was the friend
and patron Of Columbus. The petition suggests
that the monument in question should be the
work of a Spanish OF American woman sculptor,
and states that it is destined to commemorate
the services rendered by a representative
woman in connection with the discovery of
Amerca.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03
FLOWER PRICES.
A spicy Letter From a RetniIer-A so Per
Cent Rnise Generates n HowI-some-
thing Of Flowers and vagaries Of

Wearern.
'The bill for flowers, received this morning, sim
ply takes our breath away. How you have the
nerve to jump the prices on us 80 per cent from
Saturday we can't imagine.
"And how you expect to have the gall to raise the
price proportionately on customers we can't
understand. Now, any reasonable increase at
breath out of us like that-wel, can't stand 1t:
that is all there is about 1t. You must remember
we hRyea great many home productions to COM
pete against, and while we admit the blossoms are
often inferior 10 those you send us, yet the differ
ence in prices is quite an item.
"Ths letter is to see If you have any conscience.
VIII await your reply before taking chances on
bankruptcy by sending in further orders''
The damp. cloudy weather OF the past few
weeks has in great measure retarded the
growth of the florists Beauties and as the So
ciety season is just opening and the demand
constantly increasing, the wholesalers are tax
ing advantage of the combination of circum-
stances. That their action met with "kick"
from one firm the above letter. copied before
the ink was dry, proves conclusively. Whether
or no it will be an effective remonstrance re-
mains to be seen.
Mr.. Dell, with ]. X. & A. Murdoch, when
asked how he felt regarding the radicals increase
in the price of flowers, said:
"Well, we don't like 1t, but we can't help our
selves, for the New York florists control the
market, and we can't depend on home produc-
tfons, for our trade is too large. and the native
grown flowers are not nearly SO large or luxur-
liant as the eastern flowers"
He furthermore said: I'VE expect the win
ter prices to dawn upon US about this time
usually, but they are making them pretty steep
this year on account of the weather we have
been enjoying (?) for the past month, which
has been demoralizing to the local growth of
flowers"
At A. NJ. & ]. B. Murdoch's they were in
clined to to take an optimistic view, and said it
was just what they had been expecting. That
summer prices had reigned up tolast Saturday
and they could not expect them to continue all
winter. People would have the flowers any
way, and the profit was just about the same.
were found among the other florists, and some
interesting little bits of information regarding
different varieties of flowers CLEANED from
each.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03
Nye and Riley Booming.

Tickets for Nye and Riley's entertainment at
Lafayette Hall on Thursday evening next have
been placed on sale at Klebers' music store, on
Wood street. The sale opened yesterday, and
already large number of the choicest seats
have been taken. The humorists bid fair to
eclipse their former engagement in this city
when many people were turned away unable to
gain admission. The entertainment is under
the auspices Of the Press Club.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03
Perfection Not Yet Reached.

1t is not contended that the system is ideally
perfect-no Governmental methods are. From
time to time there have been shown certain de-
fects in the working of the civil service law
and rules, though mosto these defects already
have been, and it is believed that the majority
of the remainder soon will be, remedied. But
it is most emphatically contended that the
merit system shows to very great advantage
when compared with any other. whether actual
or proposed; and this is especially the case
when the comparison is made with the patron
age system, which 1t is now slowly but surely
suppIanting.
The fundamental proposition of the new sys-
TEN is that every American citizen has a right
to serve the pubie-provided that his services
are needed-if on his merits he is able to show
that he is the man most capable of filling the
position he seeks, and all he is required to do is
to show this superior capacity in fair competi-
ton with other American citizens. In other
words. the system is one of common honesty
and of fair play for all, and therefore 1t is es-
sentially American and essentially democratic.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03
OVER THE FERRY.

Ay, over the ferry,
with heart sad or merry,
At sometime we surely must go;
And the boatman so grim
There is waiting to trim
His san ere he takes US in tow,
The river Is swelling
And there is no telling
How deep that the waters may dow;
,Tis best to be ready,
With strong hand and steady,
When over the ferry we go.
The black clouds may lower
In this trying hour,
In darkness and peril we row;
The HghtnIngs may fash,
The waters may dash,
The thunders may roar as we 60;
But II we are ready,
with strong hand and steady,
(3od alone can courage bestow),
There's nothing can harm Us,
And naught will alarm US,
When over the ferry we go.
Ay, over the ferry,
A haven 50 CHEEKY
Lies bright in eternity's glow;
Then over the river
Without even shiver
When over the ferry we 20.
W. GOTTEN DOWNING
TURTLE CREEK. PA.s December =
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03

Mr.. DAVID T. LIrTLER announces that
he has no use for President Harrison" As it
has taFen Mr.. Littler just nine months to pro-
duce this conclusion, the inference is possible
that it has certain degree of connection with
the apparent fact that President Harrison has
no use for Littler.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03

The case Of the ice-man who has been
elected to Congress from New York, is held up
as an example Of the rewards which are reserved
for the ice-man who gives full weight to his
customers in hot weather. If this ice-man
really has that proud record. and remains true
to it, by giving the public full weight of states
manship in his Congressional career, he will be
as remarkable figure among Congressmen as
among ice-mep.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03

IT is gratifying to see that the disastrous
succession OF fires elsewhere has stirred up the
Pittsburg authorities to extraordinary meas
ures for the prevention OF similar destruction
in this town. If the insurance companies will
now back this up by rigid inspection Of in
sured premises and insistence upon the owners
clearing away all dangerous rubbish. the ap-
prehensions will be measurably dispelled The
price Of safety for insured property and of
profits for the insurers is eternal vigilance.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03

AN epidemic of influenza which is pre-
vailing in ST. Petersburg. counts among its vic
tins the Gar, his Empress and two Of their
children. The greatest potentates must bow
before the infections of cold in the head, and
lay aside imperial dignity while using up the
stock of handkerchiefs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03

ticed frauds in the production OF spiritualist
phenomena. now retracts the confession She
states that she had not control of herself when
she made the confession. This will enable
the general public to regard the confession
as a case of involuntary and accidental truth
telling