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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
B0OMERANGS.

COLUMBUS Dispatch: Oklahoma lots are
now selling three for five.
YOUNGSTOWN Telegram: The spring OPEN
ing at Oklahoma was largely attended
MINNEAPoLIs Tribune: The popular song
in Oklahoma is, Johnny, Get Your Gun"
LOUISVILLE Courier Journal: A returning
boomer is what one might call a boomerang.
ST. LOUIS Globe Democrat: The Oklahoma
boom has already spent its force. and the sober
second thought is causing the boomers to see
themselves as others see them-in the soup, to
wit.
BIRMINGHAM Age Herald: Land lines are
being changed so often in Guthrie, Oka, that
a man who goes to sleep on a choice corner lot
is liable to wake up in a back alley.
PIONEER Press: Oklahoma Ghoulish Glee:
So stand to your glasses steady.
And drink to me with thine eyes;
Here's cup to the dead already;
Hurrah for the next who dies.
MILWAUKEE Wisconsin: The men most
familiar with the barren portion of the Okla
homa country lately opened, and with its alkali
streams, state that such invaders as were
shrewd enough to pre-empt ten-rod patch on
which is spring of water, have more yalua-
BILE and money-making possession than If they
had 40 quarter sections of the arid land.
INDIANAPOLIS Journal: 1t is littls queer
that most of the reported murders in Okla
homa are discovered by newspaper rePorters
only and that the officers of the law, thklgh
carefully investigating the rumors, are unaplA
to find out word about them. As most of til
newspapers predicted unlimited bloodshed q
the opening of the Territory, it looks little as
if the correspondents were trying to fill orders
from headquarters by reporting murders,
whether or no,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
AN OMITTED FAcToR

We have received report of speech on
the State appropriation for the support of
public schools, made by Mr.. Weber, of
Clear6eld c>unty, which requires some at
tention from the startling deduction it
,nakes from a comparison of the statistics
of education with those of crime. Mr..
Weber produces figures showing the in
crease in population in Pennsylvania from
1870 to 1880 to have been % per cent. The
increase in the number of schools during
the same period was 81 per cent, and the
increase of teachers was % per cent. In
comparison with these figures Mr.. Weber
produces statistics showing the increase of
crime and pauperism to have been Al per
cent, and the increase of crime e1-
elusive of paupers 50 per cent in
the decade from 1870 to 1880. The de-
duction which Mr.. Weber appears to
make from these figures is the rather start
ling one that the public school system is a
failure as far as diminishing crime is con-
cerned. He failed to make the rigid appli-
cation of his deduction by voting against
the appropriation, but he declared his be-
lief that "Our present school system is not
cure for crima"
The showing of the figures is apparently
what Mr.. Weber makes it, and seems to
point to the conclusion that the school sys-
TEN is not only a failure in preventing
crime, but actually seems to encourage it.
But the obvious absurdity of the argument
that teaching children reading, writing and
arithmetic predisposes them to the illegal
appropriation of property or the burglarious
entrance of houses, should lead Mr.. Weber
to the inquiry whether he has not omitted
some vital point in his statistical showing.
When his figures are examined for that
purpose the weakness of his argument will
appear, in the fact that he entirely omits
the figures bearing upon the attendance and
absenteeism of children from the public
schools
Applying these omitted figures may ma
terially change the bearing of the argu-
ments. We find that the average attendance
of scholars at the public schools in 1875 was
4S4, 900, while in 1880 it was 5000. In
other words while the increase of population
and teachers during the interval between
1870 to 1880 was q per cent the increase
in attendance of scholars was only about 3
per cent. This argues a very large increase
in absenteeism of the children of school age.
We have not the exact statistics; but, as in
the latest year on which we have figures,
the proportion of absenteeism to the children
of school age was about 20 per cent, it is
safe to estimate the increase in the number
of those who were not regular attendants at
school during the ten years from 1870 to
1880 at about 80 to 60 per cent
In other words, the increase of fabsenteeism
from the public schools bears a more close
proportion to the increase of crime than any
other statistic which AIR. Webber quotes.
This may warrant very different deduction
from the one which he appears disposed to
make,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
A NEW POINT In LAW.
A Young Attorney Surprises the Supreme
Court by His Knowledge.


Court by His Knowledge.
WASHINGTON, April 28-The United States
Attorney for the Southern District of Califor-
mia has had an unusual compliment paid him.
He is only 20 years old. His name is
George ]. Denis. He is Democrat and was
appointed by Mr.. Cleveland to the office which
he will not continue long to hold under this
administration. The Departments of Justice
brought him across the continent to argue for
the Government what is valid to be an entirely
new point of law before the Supreme Court Of
the United States.
The point is involved in the habeas corpus
cases of 7. ]. Cuddy and Oleiandre Savin.
charged with contempt of Court, in attempting
to bribe juror and a witness in the Courts.
Cuddy and Savin were both of Los Angeles,
and one was charged with infraction of the In
ternal Revenue laws, and the other, who is
said to be cousin of President Diaz, of Mex
leo, was charged with smuggling. Both were
convicted of contempt and one was sentenced
to six months and the other to one year in jail
Both applied for writs to the United States
Circuit Court on the ground that they had been
committed and convicted without due process
of law, as they had been committed without
warrant, Indictment or information. The Cir
cult Court refused to grant the writs and ap-
peals were taken to the Supreme Court Of the
United States
Mr.. Denis advanced to the Court a PROPOSE
Court before, namely, that a proceeding for
contempt was not appealable, and that the
Court in which the contempt occurred, had
final jurisdiction. Solicitor General Jenks
gave Mr.. Denis full sway and made no argu-
mont himself. The young attorney made a
closely questioned by the Judges upon the
novel position he had taken,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
FOOLED THE OFFICE SEEKERS.
How Walker Blaine Ran the Gauntlet of n
Lot of Hungry BOres.

How Walker Blaine Ran the Gauntlet of n
Lot of Hungry Bores.
Special Telegram to The Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-Anent Mr.. Secre-
tary Blaine's attack of illness which confines
him to his apartments at the Hotel Normandie,
somewhat amusing story is told of Mr.. Wal
ker Blaine, who now seems TO combine the
offices of Secretary, Assistant Secretary and
Solicitor of the State Department. The in
cident runs, that yesterday, when Mr.. Walker
Blaine arrived at the department he passed
through the crowd of waiting office seekers
without sign of recognition, and accosted the
messenger at the Secretary's door with: "Will-
will not be at the Department to-day. When
Mr.. Walker Blaine arrives, please call me.''
''Yes, sir" said the automatically trained mes
senger, as Mr.. Blaine. Jr.. passed through the
crowd of anxious Office seekers and into the
Secretary's room unchallenged.
The Secretary comes in for a joke upon him.
self among the gossipers. 1t is said that the
other day at the White House he mistook a
noble attache of the German legation for a
lackey of the executive mansion, and requested
that he assist him put on his overcoat The
German doesn't understand English, but he
couldn't misinterpret the gestures of the Sec
his carriage in tremendous passion 1t is as
serted that he really discussed the advisability
ofsending the Secretary challenge to duel,
but if so the affair has certainly been smoothed
over. as there is no blood on the face of the le-
cation moon. Mr.. Blaine was amazed to see
the fellow rush away, and when informed of
his error, laughed immoderately.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
ALMOST A HORRID REALITY.
A Woman Comes Near Being Cremated at
Herrmann's Performance.

Special Telegram to The Dispatch.
NEW YORK, April 2S.-An accident occurred
on the stage of the Grand Opera House, Brook
lyn, during the Saturday matinee performance
of Hermann, the magician. In the cremation
scene Mrs. Marie Scots undertook to assume
Mrs. Herrmann's part because the latter was
i'll. The lady appears in the garD OF Greek
maiden, and is led to an open casket in the
center of the stage, into which she is placed,
and then a lighted torch is applied. She is
supposed to be burned alive. The casket is
very large, and is made of iron. 1t has lid,
but the lid is not used IN the performance.
The flames arise from the inside of the casket,
and the Greek maiden, although unseen, ap-
pears to be burning up.
In reality the actress should leave the casket
by hidden arrangement as soon as she is
placed in it. 1t was Mrs Scots first appear
ance, and she was very nervous. She remained
too long, and one of the assistants. supposing
she had gone, applied the torch. In an instant
Mrs. Scots was enveloped in flames. She
screamed with pain and fright. and the specta-
tors applauded. Hermann, seeing what the
matter was slammed the lid of the casket
down and smothered the fire, but not before
Mrs. Scots was severely burned.
DR.. +. G. Raynor was summoned and he found
her suffering with burns on her ankles, wrists
and arms He dressed her wounds and she was
sent in coach to Mr.. Herrmanns residence.
1T was wonder the woman was not burned
worse" DR.. Raynor said to-day. Had the
flames not been subdued as quickly as they
were she probably would have been. While
her injuries are painful, they are not of char
, acter to cause ALARM"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.
PITTsBURG. MONDAY, APR. o, 1859.
INDICATIONS OF SUCCESS.

1t is certainly gratifying to notice that
the struggle against making Pennsylvania
bear the burden of heavier freight rates
than other sections is yielding some fruit.
The reduction upon material between
Pittsburg and the Mahoning and Shenango
Valleys; the important lowering of rates on
fuel by the Reading road to the mills and
furnaces in the Schuylkill region, and the
reduction ofpassenger rates by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, announced last week, are
all indications that the agitation has had
some effect The reduction on passenger
rates to New York is about fifteen per cent,
which, it is noticeable, is the proportion
which Mr.. Carnegie pointed out as the ex-
cess in the Pennsylvania Railroads through
1t is gratifying to know that Pittsburg is
now as well off as its neighbor in the matter
of through passenger rates.
The DISPATCH is glad to recognize these
indications of a perception on the part of
the railways that there is grave danger in
discriminating against the State which
gives them at once corporate privileges and
prosperity. We have nothing but COM
mendation for such steps in the right direc-
tion. We would urge upon the railway
officials that, as a matter Of good policy,
and wholly apart from the questions Of
Justice, they should give their attention to
reetifying the other disadvantages under
which the industries Of the State are labor
ing, and which have made deep and unde-
sirable impression upon the public mind.
The rates upon ore and coke are, we trust,
to receive prompt attention. Now that the
Pennsylvania Railroad officials are evil
IDENTIFY considering their relations to West
ern Pennsylvania, one point should be urged
upon them. They should be thorough; re-
wise the entire list OF charges and remove all
sense of injustice from the minds of the pub
lie. Earning for their corporation in this
State not only their dividends, but their
surplus of 5000, 900, they cannot afford to
ignore the popular demand for justice.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
THE CAR STOVES VICTIMS.

1t seems that the season when heated
trains were required could not pass without
the usual sacrifice of life to the deadly car
stove 1t had very nearly gone through
without any wholesale slaughter; but the
destruction on the Grand Trunk road in
Canada yesterday shows that the
old danger is still to be found. The de-
tails of the accident at this writing are very
meager; but the fact that 20 people were
burned to death is enough to permit conclu-
sions on one vital point. Whatever other
negligence or stupidity may have caused
the accident, the destructive work OF the
car stove is still going on. 1t might have
been good economy for the Grand Trunk to
have provided other means of heating early
in the season.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
Euihusinsric CoIonists.

On the erection of a cuvemere and cooling
chamber alone an outlay of 100000 francs had
been sanctioned, and M. Alphonse Bloch, the
amiable and wide-awake director of the colony,
anticipates great results about two years from
now. The colonists take pride and delight in
their work; each has half hectare or SO Of his
own, and all are idealists and have a confident
belief in the future. At the time of the ingath-
ering of the grapes there is more work to be
done than hands to do it. M. Bloch has had to
hire Arabs to assist in the picking, and soldiers
to guard against the depredations of Arabs and
other jackals. There are some 800 colonists in
all, of whom about quarter are able-bodied
men, mostly Roumanians, and they seem able
to fight and by no means loath to do so, on oc-
casion, and to protect their own. The houses
are neat and substantially built of stone; most
have two stories, and the principal street.
which contains nearly all of the 30 or 40 houses
that constitute the village, is wide, straight
and planted with trees. so that makes quite a
little boulevard. Every house has a little
garden ground in front and yard and out
house, and often stable, behind. The finest
building ~ in the place is the Official residence
of M. Bloch. This boasts of two bedrooms and
as many sitting rooms, of which one is the gen.
eral office of the colony.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
COLONIES in PALESTINE.
The Work Of CuItivating the Holy Land
Primitive Agriculture-Trees and Fruits
of JufTa-The ORIGINAL Jouah's Gourd.

The Work of CuItivating the Holy Land
Primitive AgricuIture-Trees and Fruits
of Juffa-The Original Jonnh's GOurd.
Rishon lie Zion lies on slight eminence in
the midst of sandy plain, across which an un-
mistakable sea breeze blows The total area
is about 100000 square meters, rather more
than two square miles. The soil is dreadfully
sandy and can support no cereals, though ex-
perts say it is thoroughly well adapted for the
cultivation of the vine. This, at any rate. is
the somewhat dearly bought experience of the
colonists, who have in consequence latterly
devoted their exclusive attention to the grape.
The effect, from the aesthetic point Of view,
writes E. W. Adler, in the JeiOtsh Chronicle. Is
anything but picturesque; the ground seems
covered with low bramDly vines, looking for all
the world like the furze on some barren English
heath. OF course saw it under comparatively
unfavorable auspices; the vintage was over,
and every grape had been religiously plucked
from its parent bush. The viticulture is that
of Northern Europe, and must confess to dis
appointment at not being able to see each col
onist sitting, or rather working, under his vine,
instead of STOPPING over it as he pruned A
vineyard looks infinitely more beautiful if it Is
trained along stately poplars or festooned from
some other giants of the forest. But the col
lection of million low shrubs which represent
the grape treasur es of Rishon, is more practi-
cal and remunerative, and certainly it teaches
a lesson of independence. I am told that its
black grapes in flavor and in size, compare
most favorably with the choicest fruit of Bur
gundy, and that the prospects of large export
trade in red wine Vintages to France are highly
promising. Anyhow, no expense IS DeinG
spared by the philanthropist who is developing
RiehOn.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Rev, Father Cuietau.

The Rev. Father Cajetau, Q. P, assistant
rector Of st. Michaels Church and Director of st.
Michael's Parochial School,. of the Twenty
seventh ward Southside, died last Saturday, and
he was buried yesterday afternoon at the Monas-
terry OF the Passionist Fathers.
The deceased was born IN Cincinnati in 1860
his baptismal name being Cajetau Heidkamp.
Exactly five years ago from the day Of his death
he was ordained as priest and he read his first
mass five years ago yesterday. He was connected
with st. Miehael's School ever since. and he was
as much beloved by his pupils in the school as he
was reyered.b by the members of the church, where
he was the assistant Of the Rev. Father Bern
hard.
Funeral services were commenced yesterday
morning in the chapel at the Monastery. A
reouiem was held at 10 O'Clock in the morning and
Father Guido delivered the funeral oration. Att
O'Clock the orphan board, the children from the
orphan school and the school children.viewed the
remains of the dead body. The parents of the de-
ceased had come from Cincinnati and they were
present at the funeral, which took place at 3
O'Clock. The memDers of 81. Michael Orphan
Asylum Society passed a resolution Of regret last
night at q special meeting.
The deceased died Of typhoid pneumonia after
Aslckness OF eight days.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
HILLS RASH STEP.

Governor Hill, of New York, has given
the decent men of his party every possible
cause to despise him. No politician in the
country has been more generous in provid-
ing solid ammunition for his enemies. But
neither his corruptress, his use of the veto
power against the cause Of reform, nor his
general subserviency to the demands of the
lowest ringsters in the Democratic party
have availed to deprive him of his popu-
larity.
What curious thing it would be if one
Of his very few decent deeds were to deprive
him Of the peoples favor in New York;
Unlikelier things have happened. He has
dared to allow the Constitution of the State
to overrule the desire of the mighty
army of baseball cranks. The Polo
Grounds, where the Giants won the
League pennant last year, has been
given up to the street cutters Governor
Hill could have prevented this by signing
bill specially introduced to save the Polo
Grounds. Somehow or other-possibiy ow-
ing to the press of jObbery and his anxiety
in regard to the possible escape of the bal
lot reform bill from the hands of the Sens-
tOrial stranglers-GOvernor Hill did not
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29

A word of caution to George Francis:
II you persist in your diet OF sunshine and at
mosphere the result will be air plant and .
funeral Traln.-BdLttmore American
Yabsley-I saw a cute thing in the paper
this morning. 1t said the easiest way to get rid
of bore was to lend him quarter. Wackwire-
I'm awfully sorry. Yabby. but haven't "a eenton
me.-Terre HdUte Express.
A Case of Non Sequitur.-''Hew was a very
bad boy. He acted awfully toward mis- mother.
Then he ran away and went on the stage, where
he made quite a name for himself.n
'tFor acting badly ?''-HdTper's Bdzar.
Old Mr.. Van Bibus can't understand why
the turning of water into wine'' should be re-
garded as a miracle. He says he once turned
water into whisky, but he'll never do so again.
1t spoiled the taste Of the whisky.--EorrtstOa0
Herald.
School Mistress-Edward, give me the
definition of excavate.
Edward-Excayate to hollow out.
school Mistress-Glve me sentence containing
the word.
Edward-I hit Bill, and he excavated.-Harper,s
Bdzdr.
Spectator Ito defendant)-Well, guess
the Jury will ind for you. The Judges charge
WAS certainly much in your favor. Don't you
think so? Defendant (moodily)-O, knew all
along that the Judges charge would be all right
It's the lawyers charge that's worryfn' me.-Ds-
tTott Free Press.
Sympathizing friend-Your rich old un-
Gle, they tell me, did not leave you q cent.
thought he once entertained the idea Of making
you his heir.
Poor relation CbitterIy)- Entertained the ideas
He never had hospitality enough to entertain any
thingl-ChtcogO Tribune.
A Clear Conscience.-"Ma." said Bobby
sis it wrong for little boys to tie tin ksttles 70
dogs tailsG',
Decidedly wrong. Bobby; hope you'n never
do such a thing as that.n
s'No, indeed, ma, >, replied Bobby empnatic-
ally; 'all do is to hold the dog. "-Aarper's
Bdzdr.
Beat the Old Man.-Pauline (pausing in
her excrutiating scales)-Papa, must have a new
piano.
'I viii buy you the finest piano in town on one
condition.
''What's that2''
s'That you won't play IT,
ssIt's bargain, pa. It viii be an elegant piece
Of furniture for the parior, ana can stil1 play
this one.-Chtcago Herald.
Miss Envie-Mother, can't see what Il
is YOU admire about Mr.. Claybrain. He's disgust
| ingly annoying with his constant harpinr on
| money matters One would think he owned the
earth instead Of only one million in it the little
popplniayi
Widow Envle-A poppinjay with million, ny
dear, makes a very desirable husband, you
know: and II he VIII only prove Jay enough 2
pop this evening he shall be yonr new poppeE'-
/ TowB Topics.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
A PITTSBURGH Welded.
Nuptials of David ]. Johns and Carrie A.
LLOYD In Cleveland.

Lloyd In Cleveland.
David ]. Johns, formerly of this city, was
married last Wednesday evening to Miss Carrie
A Lloyd, of 1882 Cass avenue, Cleveland. The
ceremony was performed shortly before 8
o'clock by Rev. ]. H. Hartman, of the Wilson
avenue Baptist Church Mr.. Johns father and
mother, seven brothers and a sister. all from
Pittsburg, were present. Miss Matte Day, Of
cleveland, was maid of honor. The bride
maids were Miss Minnie Lloyd, of Cottonwood,
Kan, sister of the bride, and Miss Sadie L
Johns, of Pittsburg, the groom's only sister.
The best men were two of Mr.. Johns brothers,
Charles A. Johns and E. A. Johns. After the
ceremony a repast was served. The: house was
brilliantly lighted and the music and flowers
were exquisite.
Among the guests of the evening may be
mentioned Mr. and Mrs. Henry Johns, ST.,
father and mother of the groom; Henry Johns
Jr. W. n. Johns and wife, 7. f. Johns, Ben. s.
Johns Joseph B. Johns, George H. Johns, Miss
d. W. Johns Edna, Willie and Laura Johns,
Mrs. NJ. Wright Mr.. Will Brewer, Mr.. William
E. Prescott, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Gregory
and Miss Grace Gregory. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Bishop, Mr.. and Mrs. John Wing, Mr.. Tom
Pearce. Sr., Mr.. A. A. King, Mr.. Tom Pearce,
Jr and Miss Pearce, Mr.. Charles Morgan, Mr..
]. George Stewart Mr.. Fred Burden, Miss
Clara Burden, Mrs. Day, sister of the bride,
Mrs. George Greenfield. Miss Bessie West, Miss
Lena Weber, Miss Minnie Addington, Mrs.
Warlow, all of Cleveland.
Mr. and Mrs. Johns went to New York and
the East for their wedding journey and on their
return will reside in the new home, which has
been furnished from kitchen to attic in readi-
ness for occupancy.