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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-01
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

EDWARD BELLAMY, author of Looking
Backward" was educated at Union College,
Schenectady n. Y, and in Germany. He was
journalist for some years.
GENERAL BUTLER called o deacon out OF
church at Bar Harbor the other Sunday to help
him with boat; and they are talking of en-
forcing the blue laws in Maine.
1T las Just been discovered that, although
Secretary Blaine has been q resident OF WASH
ington off and on for 80 years. he has never
Joined one of the many clubs for which the
place is noted.
L. G. PARMELEE, of Boston, has made
large fortune in a peculiar way. He has the
only plant in the Hub which manufactures
baked beans for daily delivery. He does an
immense business and clears large profits.
AT Manchester the Chamber of Commerce
presented an address to the Shah. Before it
was read the Shah asked, through his in
terpreter, if it was very long, mo, Your
Majesty" "Well then, read it, but be quick
as you camp
ANTON RUBINSTEIN, the composer, will be
rendered great celebration in st. Petersburg
on the Both of November in honor of the CON-
pletion of so years devoted to art. A subscrip-
ton has been started to raise for him a testi-
monial fund. The Gar is interested in the
project.
GEORGE W. GARTER, VINO ID now one OF the
noted preachers in the South, was considered
30 years ago to be without peer in the
Southern church. He fell from grace and
spent 10 years in dissipation. Twoy years ago he
was converted. and he has since occupied a
Southern pulpit
Col. A. E. JONES, Of Cincinnati, who was
murdered by his negro coachman last week,
was an uncle of Robert ]. Burdette, the
humorist He was brother of Mr.. Burdette's
mother and when the famous funny man was
named, in the early days of long ago, it was
Robert Jones-the middle name in honor of
his uncle.
THE button of the Loyal Legion now adorns
the coat lapel of Senator John ]. ingalls,. 1t is
bright and new, and was only lately put on.
Some months ago Senator Ingalls, application
for membership was rejected by the Com
mandery of the District Of Columbia, the COM
mittee deciding that his services as a Judge
advocate OF Kansas troops were not such as to
entitle him to membership. He now gets in by
the grace of the Kansas commandery, under
the third class, viz, civilian who was dis
tinguished for loyalty and patriotism during
the war.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-01
CLIPPED BITS OF WIT.
ed-I hear Tom fell into a fortune.

Ted-I hear Tom fell into fortune.
Ned-How can you jest so? The poor fellow
has Just recovered slo 900 for tumblng into an ex
cavation.-Nelo York Euenfng sun.
An innovation.-Bagley-S Bailey has
turned over q new leaf in regard to drink, Ell? He
never drank very hard.
Peterby-No: but he does now. That's where
the new leaf comes in.-Judgs.
Young man (somewhat confused)-I-I
want your daughter to marry, SIR. Old gentle
man-An right. sir. She is going to marry one OF
my clerks next week. Is there anything else that
can do for yeu?-HeD York Sua.
Professor (making himself agreeable)-
Aluminium is a wonderful metal, Mr.. StruckoyIe.
Struckoyle-Yes, it Is. My son James belongs
to the Aluminium Association of the college he
graduated from, and I've heard him speak of it,
Time.
Annexed.-Farmer's Boy Ollinois)-
Popl Popi The prairie wolves are killing the
stock ag'in. Where's the gun?
old Farmer (sadly)-My son, It's ag'in' the law
to shoot guns In the city limits We're in Chicago
now-Puck
Cause and Efect.-A countryman was or
dering tombstone for his brother.
.sAnd what sized letters do you want MS TO use
for the inscription?'' asked the man of marble.
'.Oh, the biggest you've got. He was awful
near-sighted. "-Judge.
A SUMMER PARADOX.
Beside the sea, where men are few,
Things are reversed. beyond dispute;
For as each bather meets his view
The lover smiles upon her suit.
Lite.
A Secret Worth Knowing. Young man."
said the long-haired passenger to the occupant Of
the seat ahead, ''Do you know that I've never
spent dollar for liquor in my whole Iifeg''
Really responded the young man, turning
hallway round with a look Of great interest on his
face, ''how do you work it.''-LVe.
Jack Borrowit-There's no use in trying
toeconomize, Tom. The money Is bound to 20
one way or another.
Wiggns-Why, what's the matter now?
Jack Borrowit-Why, I've been walking home
everv night for month to save my car fare, and
now Mrs. Pancake has raised my board on account
Of increased sppetite!-LVe.
disappointed in Oklahoma? Nary dis
app'int."
"But what are you coming back for, with your
family and stuff?''
''Cain.t git no claim?''
''rhen how does it happen you are not disap-
pointed9''
''WaL Betsy, she's allus preached u they want
no other sech blamed fool IS be; but sence
tux her down to Oklahoma she hain't he'd nuth'n
to say.r--Pzck.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-01
WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK.

The interest in Senator Quay's arrival in
town yesterday and in his conferences with
his supporters shows that though the pre-
paratiOns for the coming Republican State
Convention are tame enough, the keenest
sort of interest is felt in the legislative con-
tests mapped out year ahead. There is q
well-defned split of interests and leadership
among the party workers. 1t is not of the
sort that brings "bolts, or that reduces the
big Republican majority in the State, but
it is conflict of personal ambitions which
will insure the liveliest work in canvassing
for the next Legislature. The reproach that
primaries are uninteresting will soon cease
if the rival aspirations of the managers and
leaders continue as intense and earnest as
the signs promise.
So far from being a hurt to a political
party, these rivalries bring decided bene-
fit. When party leaders are compelled to
bid for support by strong nominations and
promises of right measures, or give way at
the helm to those who will, it bestirs them
all round. Senator Quay's advent, there
fore, into the stronghold of the "Home
Rulers" and his supposed mapping and
planning with his supporters, will, what
ever the result insure distinguished con-
sideration for the dear public from both
sides until at least the nominations are
made. With such active and hitherto sue
cessful candidates as Finn and Neeb run
ming for the Senate on the one side and the
veteran Rutan and some other strong sup
porter of Quay in opposition, not to talk of
the competition for the Assembly, 1t can
easily be believed that the canvass already
started will beat League baseball or horse
racing in exciting interest.
1t is Greek meeting Greek this time.
The tug of war will be immense.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-01
MORE THAN Is NECESSARY.

There is food for reflection both as to the
financial solvency of the Government and
the unnecessarily large accumulation of
funds in the United States Treasury in the
statement of the fact that the amount of
money transferred by the retiring Treasurer
of the United States to his successor was
500, ,000, 900, in round numbers. The en-
tire debt of the Government, a considerable
share of which does not mature for many
years, is 81 GAO, ,000, ,000 so that,the amount on
hand is over 40 per cent of the total debt,
much of which cannot be paid until
the next century. The entire debt payable
upon demand is about $500, ,O0O, 900, so that
the funds on hand represent nearly if not
quite seven-eighths Of the entire demand
obligations of the United States Treasury.
1t is a very well-known principle in
banking that a cash reserve of one-quarter
Of the demand liabilities Of any bank is
amule to meet all contingencies which are
likely to arise. The possibilities of run
upon the United States Treasury are infin-
itelv less than those of a run upon an Or
binary banking concern; and yet the United
States Treasury is carrying a reserve more
than three times as large in proportion to
its demand obligations. as any well-con-
Quoted and conservative bank would carry.
In other words we have from four to five
hundred million dollars in the United
States Treasury which could be paid out
either in the retirement of debt or for ex-
penditure in meritorious Improvements
without damaging the entire solvency of the
Treasury. 1t certainly seems evident that
while there may be some question as to the
methods by which this surplus is to be got
out of the Treasury there is certainly no
reason for continuing taxation which will
increase it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-01
WATER FOB FUEL.
An Alleged Invention Designed to Rsvoir-
fionizs Everythisg.

An Alleged Invention Designed to Revolp-
fiouizs EverythiHs.
From Light Heat and Power.I
What appears to be an important invention
has recently been made public in Phillips. Wis
1t is no less than the practical and cheap use Of
water as fuel. The appliance consists of
nothing but piece Of gas pipe from inches
to inches IN diameter. as may be desired, and
of convenient length to fit cook stove or
parlor or other heater. with short legs or stable
support to keepi it in position This is placed
In the stove. with one end slightly projecting,
to which is attached vessel of water with
stop-eock conduit from the water vessel into
the pipe.
Before reaching the steam chamber the water
passes through the important part of the in
vention. the part that constitutes or contains
the great discovery. BY means Of it the water
may pass into the steam chamber, while the
steam cannot pass out The part Of the pipe
containing the steam chamber Is within the
stove. although a small part may be without If
desired, To this the heat of o moderate wood
or coal fire Is applied. so as to heat the steam to
a high temperature, say 800 or nearly 400 de-
grees, when it passes out of small orihce i'm
mediately into the midst of bed Of Goals or
hame from burning wood or coal, when it Is at
degrees or more, to be Immediately decom-
posed into its gases-oxygen and hydrogen
which ipstantly become fame.
Only a moderate summer fire of wood or coal
will be required the coolest day in winter, the
gaseous fame furnishing the balance of the
heat needed in the coldest room. The capacity
for reducing heat may be regulated to suit re-
quirements. When it is known that hydrogen
flame yields heat in burning five times greater
than carbon, or about 1900 degrees to $500 de-
grees one may form some idea of the capacity
By increasing the temperature of the gas pipe
to about 400 degrees the vapor may be decom-
posed into its gases before exit from the pipe.
and in such cases 1t Is emitted in a jet OF blue
fame. In either case the oxyhydrogen fame is
easily produced and with a very small con-
sumption of fuel.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-01
SIR AMBROSE SHEA'S HOBBY.
He Thinks Fortunes Can be Made by Culti-
waiting the Petn Plant.

MONTREAL, July Sl.-Sir Ambrose Shea,
formerly Governor of st. Johns, N. F., and ap-
pointed about year ago to the Governorship
of the Bahama Islands, arrived in Montreal
this morning accompanied by Lady Shea. This
is his first visit to Canada since his appoint
ment.' His hobby now is the ''peta plant" and
he is greatly e!ated over the success of its
culture, claiming with the pride of discoverer
that its leaves furnish a superior fibre to
manila He says that for years this plant had
been growing wild, and that not until his ar
rival did people realize that they had fortune
within their grasp. Before that they did
everything possible to root the plants out. Now
not an acre of ground containing them is for
sale. To give the trade an impetus a bounty
of ! cent pound export was proclaimed for
seven years, but this will not be renewed, as
the people, both whites and blacks, fully realize
the grand prospects.
The plant is somewhat like the century
plant, with leaves from five to eight feet. 1t
grows on dry soil and can be utilized after it is
three years old. 1t is very easy to cultivate
and will produce fibres for Is consecutive
years. 1t is sold for 21S cents a pound in
Nassau and brings from 10 to IL cents in New
York. Another hobby with Sir Ambrose is the
establishment of a regular steamship service
between the islands under his rule. He left
for Quebec tonight, en- route for his old home
in st. Johns.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-01
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Hon. Samuel McEiroy.

Hon. Samuel McElroy died last night in his
Williamsburg residence about IL O'Clock. Mr.. Nc
Elroy was well-known In the county, and had
been engaged q druggist in Williamsburg for
many years. He was elected to the Legislature
in 1877 from the Fifteenth ward. and did some
good service during his term Of membership. He
was also o school director in Williamsburg and a
member of the Pittsburg Board of Revision. Pre-
yious to commencing his political career Mr.; Nc.
Co., machinists. Mr.. McElroy was twice mar
ried; first to Martha, sister. OF John Fl. Kerr.
ESQ, and y. #. Kerr, of the Leader. and again to
Miss Maggie Duff, Of Sterrett township, who sur
wives him,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-01
TRI-STATE TRIPLES.

AS train was starting from Mahanoy City q
few days ago a stout man entered with demi-
John and took a seat just in front of two rigid
looking ladies, one of whom tapped him on the
shoulder and told him the demijohn was ac-
cursed. He gave her petulant answer about
confning herself to tea-making. When the
train passed out Of Mahanoy tunnel the demi-
john was gone.
AN Easton official went fishing with friend,
upset the boat, and proceeded to run his suit
through clothes wringer to dry it. AS the
pants went through there was bump and q
crash, and the fragments of gold watch,
mashed out to quoit size, fell at the operators
feet
MISS CAMILLA MESSENGER, living three
miles from Easton. found her pet dog asleep on
the floor and stopped down to surprise 1t with
some endearment, when it half wakened, and,
mistaking her purpose, made swift snap
that bit through her nose, wounding her pain
fully.
AT Millcreek, near Erie, as Joseph Bogert
was driving a reaping machine across the har-
vest field, they reaped into bees nest, and
the maddened insects turned upon the team.
The machine was wrecked in the ensuing run
of, and one horse was ruined.
AN Ohio editor thus writes about bugs: No
insect that crawls even the blanked bed bug,
can live under the application of hot alum
water. In will destroy red and black ants.
coekroaches, spiders, bed bugs, and all the
myriads Of crawling pests which invest our
houses during the heated term. This informa-
ton may save many a boarding house guest
nights of sleepless anxiety and bites.
A louisville clergyman bears the saccha-
rine name of Honeyman. he is incidentally
responsible for a large number of honeymoons.
A WHEELING youth put the lighted end Of
his cigarette in his mouth few days ago. A
big sore came on the inside of his lip, and now
he subsists on soup and Cruel.
A FLOCK Of crows feeding among flock Of
hens is sight that may be witnessed almost
any day near East Liverpool.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-01
ENO'S NEW INDUSTRY.
The Extraction of Oil From Porpoises
Found 20 be Profitable.

QUEBEC, July 3l.-Mr. William Emo, brother
of John c. Emo. is in town, with other share
holders of the Maiiicouagan Fish and Oil Com
pany. Colonel w. P. Rice, of New York, the
Canadian manager of the company, has come
mp from the gulf to meet them, and reports the
most satisfactory progress at the new oil and
guano mills of the company on Manicouagan
shoals They are just ready for operations.
The portion of the gulf in which the Govern
ment has licensed the company to operate
swarms with porpoises and seals. The COM
papy has ordered nets capable of taking at one
time sufficient porpoises to produce 1000 bar
rels of oil. Takes Of this kind are by no means
unusual in the gulf, one schooner this spring
having taken, in one catch, porpoises that pro-
duced no less than /, 400 barrels OF OIL
By the new processes adopted by the Manicou-
agan company, the blubber of the porpoise
will be converted in the space of half hour
into the ordinary oil of commerce, ready for
expectation. The carcase will then be reduced
to pulp and sold for artificial manure. The
fatty part of the head will be submitted to
special process, and the oil which Ii will pro-
duce, and which will be similar to that en-
ployed for the fabrication of the most delicate
mechanism, such as that of clocks and watches,
will command the fancy price of sl4 per gallon.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-01
TWO LOVES.

Iwonder II certain lane
So happily is faring
As when my first love, Ellen Jane,
There took her daily airing.
My lollipops shared with her,
And, daintiest Of misses,
For every sweet, without demur,
She paid me of in kisses.
My latest love is Eleanor,
The Jane is quite derided,
And though still divide with her,
My pay Is undecided.
Sometimes when sweets and flowers most rare
on her shrine am showering,
Her smiles with sunshine fill the air,
But ahi too oft she's lowering.
No matter how strive and WOO
No more for me such bliss Ii
To see her-as she used to do
Put up her mouth for kisses.
Sweet Eleanor. though grown are we,
My love brings more Of pain
Than when your summers numbered three
And you we're Ellen Jane.
Cora Stuart Wheeler, IN Century.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-01

1--WE presume, from go cents pound to 10
cents" Are we to understand that the
Inquirer's statement is the correct one?
Certainly-ifit it were remarkable exertion
of administrative power to reduce wool
duties from 60 per cent to 10 per cent, it
would be several times more remarkable to
reduce the duties from 200 per cent to 33H
per cent, which is about the meaning of the
Inquirer's suggestion. The more our
Philadelphia cotemporaries explain this
wool question, the less the public is likely
to understand of it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-01

The count of the money in the United
States Treasury. in order to transfer it to the
Republican Treasurer, showed a shortage Of
S23 in the silver vaults. When the Repub-
lican party turned over the cash box to their
rivals four years ago there was just cents
missing. The Democratic officials will
make up the shortage, so that there will be
no suits for embezzlement; but the Repub-
lican record is evidently S22 9S better than
the Democratic one.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-01
MISS CALDWELL'S FORTUNE SAFE.
She Won't Have TO Give IL Up When She
Marries the Prince.

ESPECIAL TKLEGnAM TO THE pIsPAroH.i
NEW YORK, July 31--Mr. Eugene Kelly said
to-day of the published statement that Miss
Caldwell would have to surrender her fortune
when she married Prince Murat that nothing
of the kind was likely to occur. Miss Caldwell
had $500, 900, of which she gave half to the new
Catholic University, and lived on the rest The
estates which she and her sister inherited are
held in trust. The income is about $4,000 of
which Miss Caldwell receives somewhat more
than half She will never come into possession
of the principal, bu. can viii Il, IL she dies
without children.
Mr.. Kelly said that he thought that Prince
Murat was amply provided for without touch
ing his wife's income. At all events, the estates
would remain in the hands Of Miss Caldwelrs
trustees after her marriage as before, Miss
Caldwell has written to Mr.. Fry, one of the
trustees of her estates. requesting him to sent
her copy of her birth register and other pa
pers. She was instructed by cable to place all
her business matters in the hands of Coudert
Bros, in Paris.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-01
AN IMpoRrANr pEpARrMEKT.



the Past Year.
WASHINGTON, July 3L-The United States
Fish Commission distributed during the past
fiscal year 100000 yearling fish of the indigen-
Gus species of the Mississippi Valley, consist
ing of catfish, buffalo, orappie, white and black
bass, sunfish, pickerel, white perch, wall eye
pike and native carp OF these 5000 were
planted in the Mrskingum river near Zanes-
ville o.; 1900 in the Blue river near Edinburg,
Ind: $1,000 in Illinois rivers; 1000 in Barren and
Green rivers, XVI. 1900 in Missouri waters,
of Nebraska
OF brook trout eggs there were 1O7,0 900 sent to
the different State fsh commissions, and de-
waters of Pennsylvania, Maryland and West
Virginia. plant of 1000 l-year-old brook
trout was made in the waters of Indiana, Ken
being put in the waters Of the State last
named. During the season 58. 600 rainbow trout
eggs were shipped from the Northyille. Mien
station 3r the commission and llvo romans ons
State commissions for planting in sulla-
BILE watcrs. One-year-old fish to the num-
ber of 80 0o0 were distributed Among the aidoS lot
ments are these: 10 Indiana, 1900; Iowa, lo000; o0;
Michigan, Il, 200; Nebraska, 500; Ohio, 2QoO;
Kentucky. 1000; Tennessee. 5000; West Vir-
ginia, LOO; Pennsylyania, 12OC0. Lake trout
ing the season, 1000 600 going to the State COM
missions and L000O00 Of fry to Lake Superior.
near Duluth; OF the yearllngs of this species
$4,000 were deposited in the waters of Indiana
and 10, 900 in Michigan. The distribution of
loch leven trout eggs was asfollows: Nebraska,
$1,000. Wisconsin, 10000; Pennsylvania, 5O,OOo;
New Hampshire. $4,000.
OF the California salmon fry 5000. 600 were
deposited in the Clackamas river and its tribu-
taries; 100000 in the Little Sacramento and
its tributaries, and 1.500. 900 in the McCloud
river In the disposition of Atlantic salmon,
New York got 10000. Land-locked salmon
eggs numbering 1000 were distributed to the
several State commissions. OF the German
carp 1S6, 900 were supplied for private pond cul-
ture. There were also deposited in the public
waters of the country about 5000 of this
1900, Tennessee 5000 and Florida 1000. The
Sandusky, o., station of the commission col
lected during the year 150000,000 white fish
OF these 30,O0Q,0OO were distributed to the
Northwestern States bordering on the lakes.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-01

HEADsMAN CLARKsoN proudly points
to his record of $4,000 decapitations In the
past five months, against the paltry 200
which Villas chopped off in the correspond
ing period. as an evidence of the fact that
he can defy competition in the spoils busi-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-01
A Boy Accused of Abduction.

Arthur w. Kay. aged IA years, has been ar
rested for abducting his S-year-old brother
The parents had agreed to live apart. Mrs.
Kay supported herself and her elder boy in
Brooklyn. Mr.. Kay kept the other child. Re-
Gently the elder boy went to the Catskills to
see his father and little brother. When he
started for home this morning, he brought
away the child with him, without his fathers
knowledge. Mrs. Kay. who claims that no abb
duction was purposed, says that Mr.. Kay's
neighbors in the Catskills induced Arthur to
carry OF his little brother.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-01

A REMARKABLE feature in the fight on
wool duties, which is going on between our
Philadelphia cotemporaries, is afforded by
the manner in which the Philadelphia
Inquirer corrects the statement Of the Times,
that "the appraisers conference had re-
duced the wool duties from 60 per cent to 10
per cent, and says that the Times means,