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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21

Mr.. CORNELIUS VANDERBILT's pay
ment of $4,000 for Turner'S ''Grand Canal,
suggests 20 contemporary that It would have
made the old commodores eyes stick out. as
the Erie canal was good enough for him. As
the old Commodore had no use for the Erie
canal, it would have been more accurate 20 say
that he would probably have objected most
strenuously to the Investment by his grandson
and namesaKe Of neatly 100000 in canal.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21
Gaorpa Mar,heua

Pittsburg, died in Jersey City, N. j., on Tuesday
night, December II, at the advanced age OF 50
years. Mr.. Marthens was printer by profession.
and there are yet few Of the fraternity here who
wears he has been connectek with the Harper q
Bros. establi1hment New York; no present meme
vice. Mr.. Aarthens was the eldest OF seven
brothers, four Of whom still reside In and around
Pittsburg.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21
A CHANGE ALL AROUND.
Pension Commissioner Ranm Creating Con-
siderable Of Disturbance,

WASHINGTON December 21-Pension Com
missioner Raum to-day issued an order abol-
ishlrfg the Board of Review in the Pension
Bureau, and distributing the 40 members OF
that board among the i've adjudicating divi-
sions OF the Office. Six Of the ablest men in the
Board of Review viii be assigned to duty on
the Board OF Review to committee more i'm
portant and difficult questions that may arise
will be referred for decision. The Board of
Review willthus be increased from 81 to 6S
men, The remaining "a reviewers. together
with the 40 special examiners recently recalled
from field work. will be distributed among the
adjudicating divisions, thus increasing their
effective working force by IA men.
All of the divisions Of the Office will be reor-
ganized or corrected, on simplified basis, with
q view to increasing to its utmost the adjudi-
eating capacity Of the bureau.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21

The question of the car supply on the
railroads bids fair to hold good to the old rule
of feast or famine. Hardly have the coke
shippers got enough cars to move rheir traffic
before it is beginning to be heard that the rail-
roads have more cars than they can find traffic
for. 1t would be a pleasant change to go
through one season in which there were neither
too many ncr TOO few cars, but just cars
enough
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21
THE TOPICAL TALKER.


The Druggists Christmas Pressnts-A Cell
for Cranks-The Popular summer Con-
cert Scheme.
THERE is nothing like adapting your business
to the season.
In drugstore window not far out Fifth ave-
nue. really comprehensive exhibit of chest
protectors and liver pads is tastefully arranged.
Above these romantic articles is striking sign
with the inscription "Christmas Presents"
~
To accommodate those lovable, benevolent
men and women wh0 must have the win
dows raised when they travel on the cars, q
fair correspondent of mine makes the follow
ing suggestion:
Let there be q compartment made in every
car, or at least In one car on every train
specially constructed, for the lovers of fresh
air and their own comfort at any cost to their
neighbors. Let this compartment in winter be
completely open to the wind, cinders and mis-
cellaneous weather; and summer it might at
tract another tribe of selfish cranks II the
compartment were Theoretically sealed.
ION the Fort Wayne Railroad. at all events,
special stop-over privileges at Dixmont might
be offered to the occupants OF the airy COM
partment.
/ cpAbo VI tu0 6uAAS Va y AoW N%S6ANANASN
persons, the idea Of having series Of sum.
mer concerts in the Exposition building is find
ing friends everywhere. After the holidays,
when everyone recovers from the extra work
Of the festival, the popular desire for such
series Of concerts will be plainly manifested.
A lover of music, who is also well known as
a philanthropist. said to me yesterday: LET
there be no doubt about what is needed not
winter entertainments, but series Of musical
events of popular character in summer time.
In winter the theaters are all open; concerts,
amateur and professional, are taking place;
church entertainments and social parties are
frequent In all circles and it would be impOssi-
bic to make popular concerts pay. But in sum-
mer, when the theaters are closed, and there is
virtually nothing going on in the evenings to
compete with them. popular concerts at the
Exposition would be boon to the great mass
of the population. an attraction strong enough
to draw to Pittsburg many people from the
country and nearby towns, and source Of
profit to the Exposition Society ITSELF"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21
ARCHfTECTURE IN ICE.
Ornate Design for St. PauI's EphemeruI
Winter Palace.

Winter Palace.
ST. PAUL, December 20.-The plans for the
the ice palace for 1890 were accepted to-day,
and construction will be begun as soon as there
is ice enough in the Mississippi. The castle
will be $50 feet long. and will vary in width
from IS to 200 feet There will be one central
tower 81 Ieet square, and rising in the air to the
height of $50 feet Seven similar towers will
be erected at different angles, their height
ranging from 40 to so feet The towers are
almost purely RomanesQue in design.
Starting at the main entrance, either from
the east or west side the visitor will enter the
main tower looking to the right and left down
long vistas to the royal apartments at one end
and q large amphitheater at the other The
apartments Of Borealis Rex and suite consists
Of banquet hall and the Kings and Queens
apartments. containing in all eight rooms.
These are located at the east end Of the palace.
The amph1theater is circular enclosure 100
feet in diameter, with a realistic scene at the
extreme end and inches In the wall filled with
statuary.
The vista will be about S00feetlong and from
soto 40 feet wide and will be decorated with ice
arches and sprayed evergreens inrermingled
with vari-colored electric lights, making a
scene of rare beauty and brilliancy. The cost
Of the structure will be $4,000.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21
P1rTsBURe, December 20
Safe to Bet That Railway. XIII Most.

To the Editor of The Dispatch;
Two Of my friends who are constant readers
Of The DISPATCH have been amicably quar-
reling for some time about the number killed
by railroad accidents and accidents on water,
one maintaining there were more on water; the
other more on land. Will you kindly state
what your opinion is? Please state also
whether there is more travelling by rail or by
water. Yours truly,
CONSTANT READER.
P1TTsBURG. December II, 1889.
mo reliable statistics of recent compilation,
bearing upon these questions, are at hand.
But the statement has often appeared in news
papers, and from wide observation would seem
to be true, that an enormously larger number
OF persons both travel and are killed by rail
than by steamship lines.1
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21
Mrn. sunnn Geiz.

CANTON, December. 2o.-Mrs. Susan Getz, aged
es years, Canton's oldest resident and one of the
Oldest in Stark county, died at her home here to-
day. She came to this city In 1874. and has re-
,mained continually ever since. She saw and re-
mem bered Generals washington and Lafayette
they having been guests At her fathers Pennsyl-
vanian inn after the close Of the Revolutionary
War She had clear recollection Of the War OF
1872 and the Mexican War, having met and enter
tanned many OF the prominent commanders OF
both.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21
Work Not to be Della yed.

WASHINGTON, December 2O.-The Elections
Committee of the House to-day received the
report of the subcommittee upon order of
hearings. and approved 1t without objection.
The next meeting of the committee will be held
the first Tuesday after the holiday recess, when
the hearing of contests will begin.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21
RrducIur the surDIua.

WASHINGTON, December 20-Since Secre-
tary Window announced his policy Of grad
ual withdrawal of public funds on deposit with
national banks, the amount so held has been
reduced to a little over S38, ,00O, 900, and the
available surplus in the treasury has been re-
duced to S27 500 900.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21

IT is to be hoped that the new automatic
register of natural gas pressure which some of
the companies are introducing. will make the
way clear to ensuring that they shall register
an abundant pressure. without any more breaks
in cold weather, just when the pressure is
needed
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21

IT was demonstrated out in Indiana the
other day that young gorilla can whip full
grown bulldog in one round. But it remains to
be shown who will give the gorillAs who got up
the bestial fight, the severe licking that they
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21

Now If the New York millionaires win
turn in and make good the pledges of their city
with regard to the Grant monument, they viii
bring their reputation for decent public spirit
up to something like par.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21
TRI-sTATE TRIPLES.

AT Springfield, o., few days ago little g.
year-old Edna DeLong ran down to the depot
to see her Uncle Joe." She did not know
where her Uncle Joe lived, but knew he went
to the depot to go home. She managed TO get
on train, and, being unable to give the con-
ductor any information as TO where she wanted
tn go, she was taken to Cincinnati and turned
over to the police, by whom she was taken care
Of until her parents arrived to claim her.
AT White Haven . gunner fred fourteen
shots at a duck before he found out that It was
q decoy placed on the water by two schooIboys.
AT Parkersburg, w. Va, the Christmas jug
trade Is on in earnest at present, and hundreds
of them leave here by train and boat every day.
Almost peculiar feature about the Jug trade is
that the shipments are nearly all made to pro-
hibition counties, or to counties where there Is
no license to sell There is great variety in
the styles Of the jugs and in'the quality Of
liquor they contain.
Mrs. MARY ANDERSON. who died Tuesday
of the original settlers Of Mexican county. She
was 102 years Of age.
AN old man, evidently from the rural dis
tricts, with humorous countenancs and clad
in an ancient garb, created much amusement
ct Akron, o.. for the passengers Of streetcar.
His attention was attracted to the fare indica-
tor at the end Of the car. Looking at his watch
for moment he remarked, "Wall, I guess Tn
q trife SLOW" Everybody laughed but the old
man.
SAYS the Bedford Gazette: ''Over In York
county there is horse suffering with 'ossiica-
tion Of the joints.' It takes half q day to walk
> mile.s II Will probably be entered in the trot,
ting race At the next Bedford County Fair"
A TEARFUL widow at Charleston, W. Va,
obtained an order for sl worth Of groceries
from the Poor Commissioners Next day the
provisions were spread as the refreshments ct
her wedding banquet
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21

The statistics of the National Transit
Company show diminishing surplus of petro-
leum, but the field news indicates that there
need be no fear of dearth of oil in the imme-
diate future.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21

WITH a supply of cars equal to the de-
mand. the coke trade is now enjoying harvest
of prosperity, and will probably stick to it,
without any hazardous experiments in the line
Of putting up prices
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21

THE three-cent-rate fol. mining is very
pleasant Christmas gift for the Monongahela
miners; but under the circumstances it must be
set down as one which they made to them
ealvaa
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21
Alfred Cowles.

CHICAGO, December ao.-Alffsd Cowies, busi-
ness manager Of the Chicago zrfbGsse, and known
stricken with paralysis ut the Calumet Club last
night and died this morning.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21

BEFORE giving its complete Endorsement
to the Brazilian Republic the United States
Senate may find it discreet to be certain that it
is q real Republic.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21

As to the long-looked-for cold wave, per-
haps 1t is acting on the determination to come
to time when the Weather Bureau stops pre-
dieting il
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21
nc HnI GeI. HIr Doh.

wAsHIEEroN. December 2O-0n motion Of
Nj. Carlisle Of Kentucky, a resolution was
adopted to-day BY the House authorizing Isaac
r. Hill 70 act as Assistant Doorkeeper Of the
Houaa
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21
HE WAS MARRIED BUT ONCE.

A Letter From the Man Who Welded
Judge Thurmnn's Daughter.
SAN DIEGO, CAL. December @.-The fol
lowing letter has been received from Thomas
Scott Clifford, who married Judge Thurman's-
daughter, dated at Ensenada, December II:
Before leaving for the Alamo mines allow me
to inform you and the public in truthful
manner that 1 was never married in my life bnr
once, and that was on the 90th of November, to
Mrs. Mary Thurman Cowles. who is now and
will always be my sole and only wife"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21

THE Free Bridge Committee met yester-
day. More progress than that may be reported
in the near future, but not to-day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21
FOB THE NEHSIEs.
The Boys VIII Receive n Fine Christmas
DInuer.

Dinner.
A genuine turkey dinner, with all the aeces-
sories and cakes, pies and fruits will be served
to the Industrious little newsboys between IL
and o'clock Christmas Day at their Home on
Old avenue. This is the fifth annual feast for
these junior business men of the city, and
more than 100 members OF the day, night and
Sunday school connected with the Home will
enjoy the good things provided for their bene-
Mt this year through the generosity of Messrs.
8. 8. Marvin, H. X. Porter, E. A. Kitzmiller,
James !. Buchanan, Charles Lockhart, L P.
Hannah, James w. Drape and Others
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21
THE FAIR 40 OPEN TONIGHT.

Everything Ready for the Bazaar ar Sc,
PauPs Cathedral
Rev. Fathers Wall and Molyneaux, Of st.
Paups Cathedral, worked until midnight last
night arranging matters for the fair which
opens in the basement Of the church this even
ing. The proceeds Of the fair are to be devoted
to paying for the decoration Of the interior Of
the church. Among the other improvements
which have already been noted in THE DIS
PATCH, brass rail In front Of the sacristy has
been proposed. Most Of the scaffolding has
been taken down and the work of putting
down the new carpets will be begun Monday
next
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21
Prof. Seymour Used to Be.

To the Editor Of The Dispatch:
Mr.. EDIToR-Win you kindly inform me
through the columns Of your paper If there Is
professional phrenoIogist in Pittsburg or Al
Iegheny, and oblige constant reader.
sALEM, O., December 1e 1889.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21
his FOURTH MARRIAGE.
An Old Reading Doctor weds q Young
ProOfreader.

PrOofreader.
READING, December 20-A wedding which
has been the subject Of considerable comment
in society circles took place here last evening
The groom was DR.. John Stephens, probably
the best known physician in the city, and the
bride was Miss sallie D. Hotmes, whO,luntil
recently, was q proofreader on one Of the
Reading papers.
Miss HoImea is DR.. Stephens fourth wife.
His third died four and half months ago. DR..
stephens y " years Of age. while his BRIDE
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21

which being composed Of Oh. could not be used
to water stocks withaL
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21

AT White Haven gunner fred fourteen
shots at a duck before he found out that 1t was
q decoy placed on the water by two schoolboys.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21

A ATEARFUL widow at Charleston, W. Va,
obtained an order for s4 worth Of groceries
provisions were spread as the refreshments at
her wedding banquet
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21

SAYS the Bedford Gazetts: "Over In York
county there is horse suffering with 'ossihca-
tion Of the joints It takes half day to walk
mile, II will probably be entered in the trot,
ting race At the next Bedford County Fair"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21
THE STROLLER,S STORIES,
Odd Opinions and QuaIns Observations From
Chrb and Corridor.

MR.. HARRY PAUL the good-lOoking and bril-
4sA liant young President Of the Americus
Club, has some large notions in regard to the
organization Of permanent and strong Re-
publican club in Pittsburg. The proposal has
been brought out by the scheme of the Ameri-
Gus Club 20 buy site for new clubhouse. Mr..
kaul would like to see formed I'm this city an
organization like the Union League Clubs of
New York, Philadelphia and Chicago. They
not only count among their members the young
politicians and business men Of standing as the
clubs Of Pittsburg do, put include the older
manufacturers, merchants. capitalists and pro-
fessional men Of their cities. the solid
men Of affairs and great party leaders.
Mr. Paul recognizes the fact that
there are large business men in this
city who are thorough Republicans who do
not belong to either the Americus Club or the
Tariff Club. Their names hre known from one
end Of the country to the other, and could they
be brought into great, broad-Drincipled club,
they would give it solidity and standing De-
yond what has yet been attained. Such club
as Mr.. Paul would like would take no part in
local political affaifs, but act only in national
campaigns and on national topics. 1t would
build magnificent club house, would listen.
at intervals, to papers and discussions on po-
litical issues, and would attract public men of
prominence on frequent occasions 70 become
its guests.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21

MRS. MARY ANDERSON. who died Tuesday
at Bradford, was the oldest inhabitant and one
of the original settlers Of McKean county. She
was 1O2 years Of age.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-21
WAY a Roard Of Arbitrstion 2


The question whether the state shall pay
the lessees OF the Western and Atlantic rail-
road anything for betterments is the one
before the legislature that is attracting Q
most attention. The l-ssees want it settled
by board of arbi ration composed Of FIVE
members. They propose that two of the
members shall be chosen by the state. two
by the lessees and that the four members
thus oh sen shall choose the fifth member.
But why should the legislature shift the
| responsibility which devolves upon it to
board IF arbitrationl There are no facts
in dispute and there is. therefore, nothing
virtually to arbitra e. a com mites ap-
| pi TED y the legislature has made thor
ough examiLati of he Western and At
laLtic properly, an las rep TT I'd that it is
worth $3.50, $50 a more than W en- it came
into possession Of the leasess OF this amount
little over $4,000 is represented by
movable property, sIcl az cars, en- ines,
OILS, etc, and $3S),CN by permanent i'm
provements, such a. road bed, bridges,
depots, etc. 1t is generally derEtood that
there is no issue re,p,",ng the movable
pr perty. The onl Y q Iesion is, whether the
prOvements.
The legislature has all the facts before II.
1t is in ju,t as good posi5i)p to pass upon
the question as a b ard # arbi ra 10 could
possibly be. If its authority we delegated
to board made up as the lessees suggest,
the decision of the question would depend
upon one man.
Is it possible to find in the state an in
teligent man who does not favor one side
or the other of the questioi? II it isn't
then the question would be virtuallv set
tied whe the b ard was appointed. II the
legislature we q t. agree to ar pirate, the
real struggle would be over the selec ion Of
the fifth member of tne board, and not over
the question at sue.
Arbitration is an admirable way to settle
questions which are surrounded by diff
culties and III which there are doubts re.
speeding the law and the facts. In this
| bstterme t matter there is no dispute abo Il
the fac 3, and it is pretty safe to say there
| is no doubt about the law. The simple
question is, shall the state pay the lessees
| S3S0,0O0 for permanent improvements!
! Surely the legislature is as capable of saying
whether it shall or not, as board of arbi-
| tration.
If the legislature should agree to arbitrate
it would by that act admit that the lessees
were entitled to compe satlon for per ma
nent improveme its, and if such an admis-
sion we're made it would follow that the
lessees were entitled to the full value of
such improveme It's. The state wo lid have
no grou I'd for refusing t. pay the full sun
of $3S0,000 1t would nave no reason for
as ing even for a co npromise.
The people would not approve arbitra-
ton. They ex .'ect the legislature to settle
the bettermen5 ques ion. They think, and
rightly too, that tne two houses of the
general assembly o better able to settle
it than the umpire of board of arbitra-
tIOu
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-21
Carnegie and the Tarin.

The grest strike in the iron mills in Penn
sylvania, in which Mr.. Carneg.s is the prin.
cipal owner. has been settled. TIE work.
men were forced. however, to accept a
reduction of wages.
IL is not very long since Mr.. Carnegie
was telling the worKmen of the country
that the election Of G N. Harrison aud the
continuance the high protective ia i'll
policy of the Republic IN party m ,ant better
wages for WORK men, an 4 more prosperous
times for all classes OF pc 'ple. Doub less
a great many of Mr.. Carnegie's workmen
believed what lie told then, aud voted in
accordance with his advice. They are
wondering now, probably, whether they
were not duped by him He got their votes
for his ca Ididate and his policy, but he is
not paying as good wages now as he wa.
then
Mr. Carnegie ought to explain why it is
that with high protective tariff, of the
benei of wlicn he so frequently boasts.
he reduces wages. His workmen certainly
tariff advocated by the Republican party.
Wages were pretty fair while tas Dem j.
cratic party was in power and was trying tc
reduce the tariff. AS soon as the Republi.
can party came into power on a platform
favoling a continuation of the high pro-
tectve tariff policy, emplo ers III nearly ali
parts Of the country began to reduce wages
What have tie protecJionists to say in
answer to this condition Of affairsl