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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-14
RATHER PETTY CRITICISM.

After quoting the correspondence of a
Democratic paper, which frankly stated
President Harrison interest in the raising OF
money for the relief of the Johnstown suffer
ers, the New York World comments upon 1t
as follows: "But if Mr.. Harrison, whose emo
tions were very profound, gave dollar to
the fund, the fact is not related in the vera.
cious chronicle before u.s." This is rather
small-pOtatO journalism, and is entirely un-
worthy a newspaper of the rank and general
fairness of the World. The fact was duly
chronicled that, before the meeting at which
General Harrison presided, he had made a
contribution to the relief fund; and the re-
ports of that meeting show that General
Harrison so stated, as an explanation
why he did not then join the list of those
who were msking their subscriptions. The
World can afford to be decently fair, even to
a political opponent, in matters where par
tisanship is not involved. OF course where
politics are concerned, it would be useless to
expect fairness.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-14
OLEEY'S WICKED GHOST.
The Citizens Are Cunning at Night for the
Specter.

The Citizens Are Cunning at Night for the
Specter.
PHILADELPHIA, June 18-The citizens of
Olney and vicinity have been annoyed for over
month by ghost. This apparition appears
nightly, intimidsting men, women and chill
dren. The ghost is described by those who
have seen him as o smooth.faced man attired
in the light dress of woman and with white
hood. Lurking in secluded hooks, sneaking
behind hen-roosts he springs out on small chill
dren after nightfar and chases them for long
distances, uttering loud shrieks.
Late at night the citizens of Olney have been
subjected to all sorts of annoyances Cries of
fire and murder ring out, and on looking out
the rudely awakened sleepers see the ghastly
apparition stalking around yards, tearing down
gates and wringing the necks Of chickens, and
hear it threatening the lives of those in the
house. In some cases the ghost demands
money. 1t has been impossible to catch the
apparition:
been particularly annoyed. Frequently he has
been aroused from his slumbers with wild
Shrieks, followed by the ejaculation: 81 am the
ghost of Hamletr On showing himself at the
window Farmer Gardner says that the ghost
would slowly advance toward him, and, shad-
ing his eyes with his hand, say: my father,
my father, methinks see my father" Farmer
Gardner has given chase to the ghost frequent
ly, but has not been able to catch him. The
other night the farmer fired two shots from his
shotgun at the specter. SiNce then he has re-
ceived no visitations
Other pranks have been practiced by the
ghost. such as unhanging gates, carrying them
TO the front doors and then ringing the door
bell violently so that the gate will fall upon the
person opening the door. The ghost has sue
ceeded in intimidating some people sufficiently
to make them throw him money from windows
at which his ghostly face has appeared.
Two little girls, Mamie Little and Lille Bar
ton were raturDiuQ home late from school nv
York road o few days ago, when this ghost
sprang out from some shrubbery and gave
chase Their cries soon brought rescpers to
the scene, but the ghost had disappeared. Since
then parents are afraid to allow their children
out after hightfall
Determined citizens of Olney have at length
aroused themselves, and In little bands they
now sally forth nightly. In spite of their vigil
liant search, the ghostly villain has eluded
them and pursued Isis pranks. If they catch
him it will go hard wits him.
The police of the district have been ordered
to bring in some kind of ghost at once.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-14
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.
PITTsBURG, FRIDAY, JUNE "a, lSSa
BEAVERS NEW SCHEME.

Governor Beaver has changed his mind
again. He will not ask two hundred gen.
tlemen to give bonds for money to be bor-
rowed from the State Treasury. Probably
it has dawned upon the chief executive
officer Of Pennsylvania that riding rough
shod over the Constitution is not safe or
commendable proceeding, especially when
the end to be gained is reachable by per-
fectly constitutional paths. Still, he is not
willing to concede that be has been en-
tirely wrong. and be will not call the
Legislature together. His latest plan to
raise the money to pay for the States work
is to borrow the money from several banks.
1t appears that a number Of such financial
institutions have offered to lend large sums
without interest to Governor Beaver simply
upon his personal agreement to see to it that
they are repaid when the next Legislature
assemblies.
Although, as will be seen In our news
columns, Governor Beaver talked very
freely yesterday about the general outlines
of his new scheme, there are several
details upon which he did not touch.
In fact he prefers to remain
behind the earthworks for a day or two
longer. II is natural that he should begin
to feel nervous about the result of his extra
ordinary fnanciering. Even Governor
Beaver cannot executea right-about move
ment more than once week without draw
ing down upon himself the condemnation of
the whole State. Probably, therefore, his
bank loan scheme is his last resort.
In this conjunction of affairs the inter-
views with members of the Legislature in
this county, which appear in another place
in this issue, must prove excep-
tionally interesting reading. The unanimity
of opinion expressed in these interviews
as to the advlsability of an extra session of
the Legislature is not the only fact about
them worth noticing. Every legislator ex-
presses the fear that when the bill to reim-
burse individuals or corporations who have
lent money to the State shall come up before
new Legislature, the representatives of
those interested in the payment of the
Border Raid claims or the Riot claims will
succeed in preventing the desired legislation
as they have done in the past. Ifthe Legis-
lature were to be called together now for the
special purpose of providing funds for use
at Johnstown no other business could be
brought up.
Governor Beaver is succeeding in making
the situation more complicated every day.
His new scheme has one good feature. 1t
puts the entire responsibility of an extra
constitutional proceeding upon Governor
Beaver. If it produces money at once for
the sanitary work at Johnstown it will be
satisfactory for the present. The originator
of the scheme will have to look after the
consequences.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-14
GoLDEN-HAIREp pUPLICITY.

Judge White had occasion in refusing to
grant divorce in a case which came before
him day or two ago to say: Before par
ties enter into the marriage contract they
are bound to make inquiries as to the
character and previous life of each other,
and if they neglect to do so and are deceived
it is their own fault"
If Mr.. Phyling, or Pheylan, for his name
is spelled both ways in the newspapers, of
Detroit, had done as Judge White 50 wisely
suggests he would not be now suing or being
sued for divorce. The case of Mr.. Phyling
is rather interesting. About two years ago
Mr.. Phyling met woman whose great glory
was her wealth of golden hair. Whether he
fell in love with the hair or the woman who
wore it we are not in position to say. Any
how he became ensmored of one or the other,
or both, sufficiently to induce him to offer
his heart and hand. The blonde beauty ac-
cepted the offer, and married life of ordi-
nary happiness opened.
But Mr.. Phyling, whose attention was
still naturally centered upon the golden
tresses which had first ensnared him, early
in the honeymoon noticed with alarm that
his wife never touched her hair while be was
present. She never INDUCED in that solemn
ceremony of ''combing out" her hair night
and morning while her husband was near.
At first Mr.. Phyling attributed this pecu-
liarity to her excessive modesty, but after
awhile, when he found that she always
locked the door when she "did up" her hair,
he became suspicious. This feeling grew
until at last itprompted him to peep through
the transom, and then he saw sight which
sickened him. His wife had hung her
golden tresses on a gas bracket and was
combing them, while the flies made race
course of her bald head.
She is suing for divorce on the ground of
desertion, he on the ground of fraud and
false pretenses. If be had lovingly pulled
her hair during the days of courtship he
would not have had to pull his own hair in
modification now. An ounce of investiga-
tion before marriage is better than ton of
divorce two years after it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-14

In the varied fragments and distractions
of the hour, the Chicago Tribune SAYS, let
us not lose sight of the nations great men
of the past. Our cotemporary calls atten-
ton to the fact that Geronimo is quietly
cultivating cabbages in the warm and moist
soil of the South, A. K Cutting is satisfied
with S14 week in Texas printing Office,
Martin Irons is working by the day in some
obscure Missouri town, Johann Most is tenn
porarily out of prison and keeping saloon
in New York, and Ignatius Donnelly is at
his home in Minnesota preparing for an
other campaign against Shakespeare. But
has not the Chicago Tribune made mistake
in leaving out the name of high official of
this State?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-14
WHAT THE PUBLIC EXPECT.

If the country was electrified by the gen.
erous response to the cry for relief from
Johnstown, it must be thrilled with de-
cidedly different feeling over the bitter
ness of the disputes that since have arisen
in Pennsylvania as to the States part in
the matter. Nevertheless there will be one
good result. If Governor Beaver has not
taken the simple constitutional course
which would have commended itself to most
people, of calling the Legislature to appro-
pirate the money needed, be has at least
gone so far in pledging his own ability to
raise the funds without touching the relief
moneys proper, that whatever he does he
cannot afford to fail. His Philadelphia ad-
visors, whose plans differ from the simpler
suggestions in this part of the State, mustalso
feel in honor bound to help the Governor
out. To have to return now to the rejected
suggestion would be to incur universal ridi-
cule.
There is another implied assurance re-
sulting from the criticisms and controversy.
When bill comes to be presented to the
State for the sanitary work now in progress,
or for advances made by individuals on ac-
count of the same, it is sure to be scanned
with keen scrutiny as to the reasonable
ness of the expenditures incurred and the
quality of the guild pro quo. Enough has
been said on this subject to awaken the
Governor and his assistants to livelier
watchfulness than usual in making and en-
forcing contracts.
The jar and discord are anything but an
agreeable incident Of the relief movement;
but after all, it is better to have them now
than something of the same sort only far
worse later on.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-14
= A CHURCH COUNCIL.
Proceedings of the Lutheran General Synod
Observation-Disclosures Iudorsed.


Yesterday-Prohibition Indorsed.
permanent organization of the Lutheran
Synod was effected at the session held yester
day morning, and a resolution indorsing the
proposed prohibition amendment in this State
was passed. After the delegates presented
their certificates. Revs. Messrs. JacobS Snyder
and Prof. Easterly were appointed tellers for
the election OF officers. which resulted as fol
lows: President, Rev. H. W. Mcknight; Secre.
tary. w. 8. Frees, of York, Pa; Treasurer,
Alexander Gephart of Dayton, o.
1r. Mcknight made short but interesting
dent of Gettysburg College. presented the fol.
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the General Synod Of the Evan
gelical Oh urch in the United States in Allegheny
assembled, In aecordance with previous deliver
tutional amendment in Pennsylvania Godspeed,
and hopes her members in the exercise of their
Christian liberty as citizens will all vote for 1t.
Resolved, That the Secretary be instructed to
send q copy of this action to all our churches In
Pennsylvania with request that 1t be read from
the pulpits on next Sunday.
There was no debate, but the members loudly
applauded the reading Of the resolution.
The Rev. ]. F. Shatfer, D. D., opened the
afternoon session with prayer. The Rev. NJ.
Valentine rendered his resignation as a mem.
Der of the Common Service Committee, and it
was accepted: After the reading of the report
" viz OOoAo VI OISlSu OAloolOuE, 1I6dbuT6E
Oliver T. Lucy reported that the total receipts
had been SS5,6l8 35; expenditures, $SS5S7 "a,
leaving balance of S2, 226
The Board Of Foreign Missions then
offered resolutions concerning the favorable
financial receipts of the board for the past two
years; on the death of Mrs. Unangst, a mission.
ary In India; on the progress made toward the
erection Of a college in India, and thanking
: Rev. and Mrs. L. L. Uhl, and Mr.. g. 8. Watts
and Mr. G.. W. Watts, of Baltimore, for gifts
and services; on the work in India and Africa;
on the system of benificence in churches and
Sunday schools and finally appropriating $685.
600 for foreign missions for the next two years.
and SS5 900 to the district Synods for foreign
missions for each of the two years succeeding
April !, 1890
The anniversary of the Board of Foreign
Missions was held last evening. a large num-
Der being present. The Rev. ]. G. Butler pre-
sided. The Rev. George Scholl, D. D., deliv-
cred an address on 'Our Foreign Missions" in
the course of which he likened the mission
work of Paul to that of the present, and char
acterized the work being done in India as a no.
BILE undertaking. When the missionaries first
went to Africa the only word which would, he
said, express the condition there was "amin-
alisur" DR.. Scholl read the biennial report
from April l. 1887 to April l, 1889. A collection
was taken up anG t..,1 services ended,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-14
PERMANENT RFLIEF ASSOCIATION.
A New Organization Formed to Assist the
sufferers.


A New Organization Formed to Assist the
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.l
YOUNGSTOWN, June 1S-An organization
called the American Relief Association, for the
purpose of succoring and assisting communi-
ties in distress or suffering from calamities of
any nature, was formed here few days ago.
This association is one of the results of the
food and of the demonstrated need of help in
time Of misfortune. The first step to this end
was made by the following gentlemen at Johns
town assembled:
II, A. Axline, Adjutant General of the State Of
Ohio; J. Chris Lange. M. D., Of the West Penn
Hospital, Plttsburg; E. z. Archer, j. II. Harris,
H. Z. Barlow, all Of Columbus; Drs. c. H. 8.
Cowen, Superintendent of the West Penn Hos
pital, Pittsburg: l.. A. Warnock. Of Manor, Pa;
A. B. Floyd, of Irwin, Pa; Charles L. Taylor, W.
F. Steininger Andrew Diehl, of Columbus, and
5. N. Kunkle of Manor. Pa.
Gen. n.Axline was elected President; DR.. ]. Chris
Lange, First Vice President; Superintendent
Cowen Second Vice President; Edward
Archer Third Vice President; L. n. Warnock,
Secretary; DR.. Jones, Corresponding Secretary;
A. B. Floyd, Treasurer. The Executive Com
mittee consists of General Axline, H. E. Bar
low, ]. L. Vessels, ]. II. Harris and s. M.
Klnkle. DR.. Lange is Physician in Chief.
Resolutions were adopted rendering to Gov
ernor Foraker the thanks of the association
for the efficient aid rendered at Johnstown by
his representative, General Axline, and pledg-
ing to Governor Foraker the aid Of the associa-
ton if it should be needed in Ohio at any time.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-14
OU2 MAIL POUCH.
Private Dalzrlp. vlnaica.ion.

Private DalzeIl's Tindication.
To the Editor OF The Dispatcn:
Last spring you kindly published my brief
circular asserting these three propositions as TO
soldiers and their heirs;
They entitled to the following claims, unless
| they have been paid:
l. Extra duty pay at 25cents per day till March,
1858. Apply to Q. Nj, General.
2. Commutation or rations while prisoner of
war or on furlough, IS cents per day. Apply to
Commissary General
5. Travel pay home at discharge at the rate of
one ration and one days pay (nearly cents per
mile) for every 20 miles. Apply to Second
Auditor.
AS soon as it appeared we find there was a
general fusilade of abuse of me and denial of
the accuracy of my statement from almost the
whote press of the country. No man could
answer such a storm--for, as Archbishop Foley
says, who can answer sneer?" 1 knew
was right and know so yet, but no one would
hear me after the cyclone of criticism that
swept down on my card from Washington.
The heads OF departments at Washington and
Congressman were overwhelmed with applica-
tions under these heads; it would take hun
dreds If not thousands of additional clerks and
lOO,OOOO COO or more to settle these claims that
had SO revealed to the boys for the first time,
and the Government got on its ear and pitched
into me for digging this thing up. No one man
can fight the fiscal officers of the United States
SO l had to knuckle down and let the storm
blow over me and KEEN mum about it.
was powerless. It was a grave injustice
done me by ignorant and iaundiced claim
agents but had to stand it 1t came down on
me with the force and fury Of South Fork
reservoir. But have luckily foated out on a
piece Of the debris, and emerge from the cata-
clysm of adverse criticism all D Kl
have now the proof that am right in all
three propositions. Since then claims which l
presented under all three heads have been al
lowed and paid. That settles the question, and
settles 1t In my favor. got my s2l commn-
tation OF rations and $50 for extra duty pay.
Hon. VIM. c. Okey, of Ohio, well known
throughout our State as one of our best at
torneys, put his CLAIM through last week for
travel pay home at discharge, and is allowed.
That settles all doubt as to the third PROPOSE
ton. inclose the letters Of the department
allowing these claims. hope you will do me
Justice to look at these original documents. and
make the correction demanded. My first state
ment made In The DISPATCH December 81,
1883, was entirely correct. ]. M. DALzELL.
CALDWELL, o., June l3
In the envelope which brought the above
communication Mr.. Dalzell inclosed the orig
inal documents from Washington as proof of
the truth of his statements. The last is dated
June 8, 1889, and signed by John 8. Williams,
Third Auditor Of the Treasury. 1t states that
the Second Controller has allowed Mr.. Dalzell's
claim for extra duty-S36-"which allowance
Will be included in the next ensuing report to
the Secretary of the Treasury, that he may
certify 1t to Congress. Payment cannot be
made until appropriation by act Of Congress."I
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-14
THE LETTERS IN BLACK.
Missives Of Mourning Coming From Friends
of the Lost.


The formalities of mourning, In times of
greatest grief, sometimes come very slowly to
the surface. Crepe and other somber signs of
sorrow have been singularly scarce in all the
manifestations Of af1iction growing out of
Johnstown's dreadful visitation. Indeed. the
very first letter, written within a black border,
with reference to any phase or portion Of the
calamity, found its way through the mails to
this Office last night. 1t was from Baltimo-
rean, who, for both himself and fellow citi-
zen, sought to subscribe for all copies of The
DISPATCH down to date and for some time to
come, having anything about the bodies recov-
cred from the flood.
In simple explanation, this letter with its
border Of black said:
Ilost number Of close relatives, and have not
been able to find their bodies, but hope to get
some clew from your reports and descriptive lists
Of those already found and those that will be
found.
Yesterdays DISPATCH contained about all
there was in such list that would materially
aid in identifying any of the many unindenti-
fed bodies thus far recovered But on hundreds
of other corpses there wasn't enough left that
was distinct or distinguishable to enable any
body in this world to recognize them from the
record kept.
All there will be many letters in black bor-
ders written, many weeds worn for and about
the unknown dead of that Conemaugh ca.
lamity!
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-14
A short but Eventful Life.

Young Albert Wattimere TallIant, whose
body was buried at Edgewater to-day, crowded
a vast deal Of adventure into the l5 years Of
his life. When years old his parents died.
He was sent to an orphan asylum, but ran
away upon learning that the manager planned
to hand him over to an Iowa farmer for life.
He went to sea as midsh1pman four years later,
was wrecked on reef off the Maryland coast
and after being lashed to the mast for seven
hours was rescued Is minutes before the ship
went to pieces Late in 1886 he was ship
wrecked on a barren island so miles from ia
maica, in the West Indies. He was rescued
after two weeks of hardships which caused
the death Of two members of the crew with
him. In the Caribbean Sea last year he was
taken from the deck of sinking yacht, which
went down an hour later. A short time ago
Talliant decided to become Wall street
broker. Confinement in an Office caused dis
ease of the heart, of which he died.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-14
METROPOLITAN MURMURs.
They Were Married in Secret.
NEW xoRx BUREAU sPKc1ALs.1

NEW YORK, June 13.-Casper Kirkner. 10
years old and the son of wealthy parents, was
secretly married about l6 months ago to Fran
ces Wilkins. Miss Wilkins was 16 years old,
remarkably good looking and the daughter of
very respectable people. All the parties live
in Plainfeld NJ. When young Mrs. Kirkner
became a mother the young husband immedi-
ately declared his marriage, which till then
had been kept secret. HIS family were furious,
his father threatened to disown him and
eventually sent him west with the warning
that his return to his young wife would be fol
lowed Immediately by his disinheritance.
Young Mrs. Kirkner and the baby have lived
with her mother since the Punishment Of her
husband Once she sent Kirkner, ST., bill
for medical services rendered her and for the
maintenance Of the baby but the wrathful
father refused positively to pay it The whole
sensation, which has kept Plainfield society
agog for the last year, was to-day brought to
climax by suit Of the young wife against her
husband to compel him to support her and
child.