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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-02
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

HON. LAMBERT TREE is about to donate to
the commissioners of Lincoln Park, Chicago, a
fine bronze statue of LaSalle, the explorer.
THE fashionable London wedding ring has
recently been of dull gold, but Princess Louise
went back to the old fashion and chose hers
bright.
MRS. KENDALL, the famous English actress
Is the youngest of q children and comes of 4
family that has furnished seven generations to
the stage.
IT is stated that Senator Evarts was the
author of the so-caIled Williams constitution
for North Dakota, and that he was paid S. 0O0
for writing the document
ROBERT G. BLAINE, brother of the Secre-
tary of State, is said to be an aspirant for ap-
pointment as Recorder of Deeds of the District
OF Columbia. He is now in a position in the
Department of Agriculture.
w. LYMAN, who for several years has had
charge of the Washington bureau of the New
York Sun, has purchased a controlling interest
in the Helena Independent, Democrat paper,
and took possession yesterday.
AMONG the lecturers at the Summer School
of Christian Philosophy at Key East is DR..
Charles F. Hines, professor Of Natural Science
at Dickinson College. He has an enviable rank
among educators as an original investigator
and Independent thinker.
The affairs of the Chicago Times underwent
a change Wednesday afternoon, when Joseph
Dunlop took entire charge of the editorial and
news department of his paper. Mr.. Dunlop has
for the last two years represented the interest
of Mrs. Eureka E. Storey, widow Of the late
editor of the Times.
JOHN TYLER, son Of the dead ex-President,
is gradually sinking. His entire body has been
paralyzed for nearly a year, and he is finally
giving way to the consequent inanition. When
in health he was talented, witty, learned and
companionable. For several years past he has
held sinecure in the Treasury Department
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-02

try at the end Of the nineteenth century is
only due to the fact that the neglect of the
public has permitted advantages to be OBJ
tanned in transportation through the nulli-
fication of the charter contracts of the rail-
ways, and have permitted the trusts to exist
in violation and defiance of the common law
prohibition of such monopolies.
1t is no less true that the feature of
stock imitation by trusts presents an
entire absence of novelty. 1t is an
old story for promoters and manipu-
lators to seek the profits that can be obtained
by passing off upon the gullible public
three or four dollars in paper values for one
of actual investment. By creating the ex-
pectation that the monopoly which the rail-
ways were supposed to possess might yield
extraordinary profits, this business of floating
watered stock has deluged. the country with
So, ,OO0, 600, 900 of railway capitalization on
about s., 500, 900, 900 of real investment; and
has only recently become so threadbare that
the public can no longer be deceived by it.
The same policy of buying manufacturing
property worth from three to fvemillion dol
lars, and stocking it at from fifteen to twenty
millions, has been permitted by the idea that
extraordinary profits were to be gained by
the monopoly, which may or may not exist
under such organization.
The only novelty about the trust business
is that it has taken the public about
as many months to see thro ugh the scheme
of floating bogus securities in connection
with it, as the number of years which were
needed to expose the stock-watering game
in connection with the railroads.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-02
THE PENSIONS BOOMERANG.

When the partisan opponents of Pensions
Commissioner Tanner went cunning for him
they thought his well-known sentiments ia
vorable to the veteran soldiers might have
led him into irregular official generosity.
They were so confident and so blatant
that they went the length of reporting that
Secretary Noble and the President were
averse to Tanner. Now that the special ex-
aminers appointed by the administration
have formally reported in favor of the Com
missioner, absolutely and entirely exonerat-
ing him from the charges, the whole affair
is practically boom for Tanner and a
boomerang for his enemies.
Many might differ from Commissioner
Tanner as to the proper policy as to pen
sions. But there is none so stupid as to
deny him the right of advocating openly
his opinions. There need be none so dull,
either, as not to understand that man who
suffered such terrible wounds as Tanner did
in the war should naturally feel sympathy
for the soldier. But when it is shown that
no matter how strong his svmpathies, the
charges about Irregularities in his sdminis-
tration are falsehoods, the opposition have
greatly obliged the Commissioner. They
have demonstrated that however his feelings
run, he is still safe man to keep within
the law as he finds it.
There was a particular malignity in the
method of assaults on Tanner. The pur-
pose to rush him out of the Office on a wave
of frothy imputation was pretty apparent.
Thousands who may differ from him in his
views on this or that matter will, not less
than his friends, feel glad that the bluster-
ing attempt to stampede both Tanner and
the administration failed so utterly. The
people like truth and fair play. In the
"rush" on Tanner there was little of the
one and nothing of the other. He will now
enjoy immunity, while the opposition will
look for another administration man to
turn over" That seems to be about the
size of the partisan warfare in these days.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-02
A NOVEL INVENTION,
The Signal Rocket to be Used to Carry Life
Lines to Vessels.


Lines to Vessels.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.I
Robert w. Bartlett, of New Bedford, Mass,
and Patrick Cunningham, the inventor of the
signal rocket, will arrive at the Lafayette
Hotel to-day on a mission of peculiar nature.
They are on their way from Norfolk to Scran-
ton for the purpose Of testing the capacity of
the Scranton Steel Works in the production of
high quality of four-inch tube. The
rocket which Mr.. Cunningham has invented
takes the place of the gun in carrying
life-lines to or from vessels in distress.
In preparing it for firing the powder with
which it is filled is packed so tightly with 60
ton weight that only the finest steel tubing can
be used, and until recently this had to be i'm
ported from England A recent authoritative
decree insists, however, that all materials used
in the naval department must be of American
make, and Messrs. Bartlett and Cunningham
will go to Scranton with Mr.. l. p. Ashmead to
see whether the Scranton companies can
furnish the steel tubes or not.
Inventor Cunningham is very sanguine of his
invention Thus far he claims to have demon
strated the practicability of the rocket and be-
ing still engaged in improving it in various
ways, he feels certain that it will ultimately
become the inevitable accessory OF every ship.
In several trials he has thrown lines twice the
distance which guns could force them, and he
hopes to be able to do even better than that
He Is the inventor of what is known as the ex-
ploding harpoon for whaling and it was his ex-
periments with that weapon which first turned
his thought to the lifeline rocket He has been
at work upon the latter upward of six years.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-02
A STATuTE Is NEEDED.

Our bright cotemporary, the New York
EUening Sun, thinks that the State Depart.
ment at Washington is making an unnec.
essary to-do over the fact that the United
States Consul at Tangiers flogged a natu-
rallied American citizen for beating his
wife. The Sun thinks this indignation out
of place, because exactly the same penalty
was inflicted upon a citizen of Maryland at
Hagerstown this week under the statutes OF
that State. The Sun says sit will be hard
for the State Department to arouse much
indignation against Consul Lewis for dos
ing brute in Algiers with the same strap
oil which is served to similar brutes in
Maryland"
1t is cogent in this connection to remark
that there is vital difference between the
inaiction of the whipping post punishment
in Maryland and the same infiction by q
United States Consul, in the fact that the
statutes of Maryland authorize such a
punishment, while it is nowhere to be found
within the statutes of the United States.
There may be an honest difference of opin-
ion as to whether the revival of the
whipping post is anything more
than the revival of medieval bru-
tality; but it is certainly a cogent point
that the lnfiction of penalty authorized
by the law is a very different thing from the
infiction of the same penalty where it is
not authorized.
The State Department is entirely right in
insisting that the officials under its control
shall confne themselves to the class of
punishments which are prescribed in the
statutes of the United States.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-02
DOUBTFUL STRIKE.

The reports with regard to the strike
among the coke workers which was set for
yesterday, vary quite widely. From one
quarter it is stated that but few works have
been stopped, and from another it is reported
that the strike is assuming general dimen-
siOns. There is a practical agreement
however, that a considerable share of the
coke workers not only denv the authority
which has ordered the strike, but fail to
recognize its justice. Under such circum-
stances the wisdom of strike which does
not take in over half the works and which
seems especially aimed against firm that
has recently led the industry in giving
good wages, is more than problematical.
The most satisfactory features of the present
strike is the apparent strength of the con-
servative interest.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-02
NO NEW THING.

1t is likely to impress the intelligent OBJ
server with the skallowness of large num-
Der of advocates of social theories to observe
the readiness with which the growth of
trust combinations is accepted as develop
ment of new ideas and a new era in COM
mercial organization. The widely quoted
view of Mr.. Edward Bellamy, who is re-
garded as one of the intelligent socialistic
writers, is an example in point. His idea
is that the rise Of the trust marks the be-
ginning of the end of the competitive sys-
TEN, and he regards it as forward move
ment, declaring: 1--WE cannot go back to
Egypt again.
Of course it is natural that writers who
have preconceived views, should disregard
the notorious facts of commercial history.
Nevertheless it is worth while to remember
that the plan of monopolizing trade is not
the result of modern ideas in commerce. 1t
is relic of feudalism, inspired by the
selfishness which has been known to exist
ever since the fall of man. Salt monopolies
were more plentiful in medieval times
than they are at present; and monopolies in
transportation were an evidence of the i'm
perfect ideas of political economy which
prevailed at the time of the Cinque Ports.
So far from the trust being new thing. it
Is the fact that the history of commerce
shows that whenever bad laws, tyrannical
government or the neglect of wholesome
principles have permitted it, men have al
ways been quick to grasp the exorbitant
profts and tho uniust advonfaoa n~ar the
masses of mankind, that are to be obtained
from the monopoly of any branch of trade.
That monopolies are possible in this coun-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-02
THE MERRY MAKERS.

Electricity is might dangerous force, but
some people make light of it.--LJs.
The stamp window of any postofice is
sort of Lick Observation-Disclosures Ezpress
He-All my friends say I'm very funny.
Shell notice everybody laughs at you.-H Y
Erenfng Sun.
When q man wants to find fault he will
do so even If he has be up all night looking for
it.-Richmo1d Recorder.
Society at a seaside resort is not too par
ticular. 1t Is easy to get in the swim-with any
sort Of bathing dress.-Neso Orleans Ptcoytsne.
When a washerwoman changes her place
Of residence one may ask her ''where she hangs
out now'' without using slang.-BostOn Courier.
The act of swimming furnishes an excep-
ton to the rule that kicking operates against q
man getting along in the world. .-B,Rghdmton
Republican.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS my motto
is, Live and let live"
Gazzum-Is it? thought you intended to be
doctor.--Tfme.
Willing to See It-Washington Guide
Have you ever seen bird's-eye view of the capi-
tal?''
) Mayor of Podunk-No; hev ye got a birds eye
with ye?''-Judge.
Long Drawn Out-"Mr. Thumper breaches
a very finished sermon, don't you thinkY,, she
asked, after service.
eyes, he replied; ''but thought to-day he
wouldn't finish 1t until oclock.-Judce.
"Bjove, you'd better give up drink, me
deah boy; your eyes are all baggy and your nose
10 crimson.''
That's all the wage now, old fel. The deah
Pwinee wears his that way, y'know. ',-LVe.
:. A SUMMER wALLFLowER-
The dude who to the seaside goes
Who cannot play lawn tennis
Will have his heart filed full of
To find his name Is Dennis.
N. Y ErenfRg Sun.
A Matter of Valuation.-Miss Gladys
Herbeau--It's not for my property you love me, is
It. Georgeg You love me for myself aloneg
Mr.. Hermann--Yes, darling.
Miss Gladys Herbeau-For my real worth?
Mr.. Herman-Yes, dear. Real and personal-
LIE.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-02
A WONDERFUL WATCH.
It Cost 81. 500 and Is Both a Timepiece and
N Calendar.

BOSTON, August 1.-W. T. r, Huntington, of
Cleveland, is the owner of unique watch pre-
sented to him by his father, John Huntington,
a watch that is one of two. MIR. Huntington,
ST., carrying the duplicate. For both these it
is said, the latter paid $500 in gold to the
makers, Messrs. ]. Badollet Co., of Geneva.
The case of the one described is of pure gold,
four ounce, while the works are of the most deli
cate and intricate character, and number fully
4O0pieces. On the larger dial appear four smaller
dials. The one at the top shows by diagram
of the sky the changes of the moon, the firma-
ment being of lapis lazuli, studded with golden
stars. The next dial to the right shows the
leap year. the tiny hand moving around the
circle once in four years. and an auxiliary hand
shows each month.
On the dial at the bottom is a hand marking
the quarter seconds and one showing the day
of the month. At the left on the fourth min
iature dial Is a hand pointing out the day of the
week, and another the tide as 1t ebbs and
flows. Around the large dial. besides the usual
hour and minute hands, moves second hand
and an extra horse-timer SO arranged that the
distance between two horses at the finish Is ac-
curately noted in quarter seconds. By pressing
a button, the past hour Is struck on deep
toned bell, one of fairy chime; the quarters
are a more silvery note, and rapidly tinkling
companion gives the minutes. The watch is .
stem winder and one spring furnishes the motive
power.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-02
OTHERS COULD BE REACHED,

There is pointed suggestion in connec-
tion with the editorial reference of the New
York Telegram to the effect that Jake Kill
rain has lodged into Virginia for the
sake of avoiding Detective Norris and his
requisition upon the Governor of Maryland,
for the arrest of the defeated prize fighter.
The Telegram says that there are few
more States which Kilrain can move into,
but the game is blocked along the range
just east of Mississippi" This pursuit of
Kilrain looks little singular in view of the
fact that Detective Norris would have had
no difficulty in ascertaining the whereabouts
of John L. Sullivan, who was also prom
inent participant in the violation of law,
previous to his arrest on Wednesday by the
New York police. Mr.. Sullivan has ap-
peared prominently and publicly in Chi
cago and New York. If Detective Norris
hankered to arrest someone he might have
been able to lay his hands upon Sullivan
without trouble. Is Norris after Kilrain
because he lost the fight, or because he did
not pay Norris enough for securing him
immunity from arrest, when the detective
agreed to protect him in breaking the law?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-02
ATTENDING TO ITS OWN AFFAIRS,
The American Sugar Trust Denies Reported
Dealings With the Germans.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH,1
NEW YORK. August la cablegram from
London, published to-day, gives an account of
an alleged attempt on the part of the Magde-
burg sugar syndicate, in collusion with the
American Sugar Trust, to defraud the United
States Government out of large sum-sl, 1885,
OOO-in duties by the coloring of sugar stock to
bring it down to the grade which is admitted at
the lowest tariff rate. The Magdeburg syndi-
cate 1t was stated, had obtained control of 80
100000 pounds of sugar, and had sold the whole
amount to the New York Sugar Trust. The
contract with the American purchasers, it was
further reported. made necessary the coloring
of the sugar, which was of higher grade, down
to ID Dutch standard, so that it could be i'm
ported at a low duty, making a difference of
over Sl.WU.OO to the United States Treasury.
But the failure of this scheme for lack of finan-
clal backing, according to the story caused the
about 20 shillings, while "a great crash is soon
expected.
Treasurer Searles Is usually very silent as to
the affairs of the Sugar Trust, but he was more
communicative to-day, and pronounced the re-
port of the Magdeburg rings doings as abso-
lutely false, SO far as 1t relates to the Sugar
Trust here. 1T has never had any dealings"
he continued, whatever with the Magdeburg
sugar syndicate. 1t has purchased In the open
market in Germany. from time to time, beet
sugars, as it has in all the markets of the world
but 1t has had no contracts whatever with the
German syndicate. The German syndicate
was speculative movement, organized for the
purpose OF advancing the prices of raw sugars"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-02
NO EAR FOR MUSIC.
A MansWho DisIiked a NIocking Birds Notes
Has Him flushed.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.I
Warrants of nearly every character are sworn
out in the Ordinance Court, but the one issued
at the instance Of Charles II. Nye, of 7O1
Seventh street, yesterday, is without precedent.
Rube Loving is the man against whom the
warrant was issued, and he lives in the alley
between Seventh and Eighth and Walnut and
Chestnut streets.
Mr.. Loving is the owner Of mocking bird,
whose sweet songs are source OF great pleasure
to the people living in that neighborhood. The
birds chirps are strongest and its airs sweetest
early in the morning, but Mr.. Nye is not of a
musical turn. and consequently he considers
the bird serious nuisance. Mr.. Loving is
passionately fond of his bird. and when Mr..
Nye wanted him to extract its whistles" the
owner refused
When everything had failed to rid that
peaceful neighborhood of SO great a nuisance
Mr.. Nye resorted to law which resulted in the
issuing of a wnrrant against Mr.. Loving asking
the prompt removal of the mocking bird
Deputy Marshal Connolly served the warrant
yesterday, and now the sweet melodies of the
mocking bird have been forever hushed-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-02

ONE of the representatives from Delaware
county has resigned his seat in order to ac-
cept position under Collector Cooper. An
exchange says that the Delaware people will
have to hunt around to find men who are able
to fill the places thus vacated by the Repre-
sentative and Senator. Perhaps so; but
while they are at it. the people OF Delaware
county may as we'll take the extra trouble to
hunt around and find representatives who
will represent the people and not the cor
porations.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-02
oUs MAIL POUCH.
Preferred stock.


To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Please explain the difference between COM
mon and preferred stock in railroads. or other
corporations. CITIZEN.
ALLEGHENY, August l.
1.-THE common stock of a company is entitled
to such dividends out of the net earnings of
the company after expenses of operation and
interest on bonds are paid as the directors may
vote. Preferred stock takes precedence over
the common stock in its dividend up to GER
tain fixed rate. That is, a dividend not exceed
ing whatever rate may have been fixed must be
paid to preferred stockholders first. Then if
there is sill surplus, dividends may be paid
to the common stockholders up to the rate paid
to the preferred stockholders, after which all
the stock usually shares alike. There may be
several issues of preferred stock. ranking in
dividend rights in the order of their number,
first preferred" second preferred" etc.
Preferred stock some times has a greater vot-
ing power than common stock, but that is un-
usual.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-02
Where the States Money is Kept.

HARRISBURG, August 1.-Nine banks in the
State held the 81. 422 O0S II in the general fund
at the close of yesterdays business at the State
Treasury. The following had the larger de-
posts: Allegheny National S305 634 n; Peoples.
Philadelphia, s35S, l47 40; Commonwealth Guar.
antee Trust and Safe Deposit Company, Harris
burg, 1851, ,2lS Ss; Economy Savings Institution,
Beaver Falls, $4,000 Farmers and Mechanics
National, Philadelphia, sl3S 89e 81. The money
in the Economy Savings Institution has not
been disturbed since it was deposited there sew
eral years ago, in Difference to the wishes of
Senator Quay.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-02
JULY OIL OPERATIONS,
Summary of Wells Completed and Prodac.
tion During the Month.

uon Durink tne moutus
OIL CITY, August 1.-The Derrfck's July oil
report contains the following: The summary
table of the months business shows 533 wells
completed with an output of 7,022 barrels pro
duction. This is decrease of q wells and 62s
barrels from the showing made for June. The
drill is being pushed toward the center of the
earth in 606 wells this morning. and the field of
derricks number 252 Here, again, the bull
may find consolation, inasmuch as June 80 re-
vealed $40 wells and 281 rigs along the line of
operations The wildcatter in his mad career
found go dry holes in July. June went better,
her credit being 81 dry holes.
These numerous dry holes, scattered over
many miles of territory, demonstrate in what
straights the producer finds himself in his
anxiety to discover something new. In Venan-
go and Clarion there were III wells completed,
with production of 90S barrels, and there are
12s wells drilling and 20 rigs up and building.
production 572 barrels; 10 dry. In the South.
west territory washington, Allegheny. Greene
and Turkeyfoot), 158 wells completed; produc-
ton, ASS barrels; 80 dry.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-02
Grover CIevsland,s Chair Stolen.

The Office chair of ex-President Grover
Cleveland has been stolen A thick-set man in
blue jumper called at Mr.. Clevelands office
few days ago. and said that he had been sent
by Mr.. Cleveland to take away the chair for
repairs. Lawyer Stetson let it 20. To-day Mr..
Stetscn discovered that the man in blue
jumper was q common thief, and that the
chair of his ex-Presidental partner was gone
for good. He told his story to Inspector
Byrnes. who is trying to find the thief. The
same man in the same blue jumper has stolen
the chairs OF several other prominent men in
the same way within the last month.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-02

IT is also stated that friends of Mr..
William G. Whitney have confessed that he
would not refuse the Democratic nomina-
tion for President, if was rendered to him.
Whitney and Quay as opposing candidates
for the Presidency would be equivalent to
offering premium on third party candi-
data