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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-30
TRI-STAFE TRIPLES.

THERE are q more dogs than sheep in Miami
county, Ohio.
THE rattles of rattlesnakes fetch 81 string
In the snake centers of this State:
FISH have died by thousands, year after
year, in the Youghiogheny river, and nobody
seems to know why.
w. s. THOMPSON, of East Liverpool, o.,
opened an old organ and found a three-foot
snake coiled inside.
WILLIAM II. DoANE, of Lancaster, Pa. has
shot "Western flicker" a bird hardly known
east of Kansas, and never before killed in this
State
EDWARD Morrow, living near. Bradford,
Pa, while plowing last fall, lost S26 wad of
greenbaeks, which his son plowed up few
days since as good as ever.
RUSTIC chair, bought bya citizen of York,
Pa, was made OF green sassafras wood, and
few warm days have caused it to put forth
many sprouts, some an inch long.
The parents of James White, of Scranton,
Pa. sent $50 to Cleveland, O., to pay for the re-
turn Of the supposed corpse of their son.
When the body arrived yesterday it was found
to be that of another James White.
Two boys who live in small town near Pied
mont, w. Va, had a banana race the other
day. in which one ate 40 and the other 3S in 20
minutes. Both were awfully sick after the
race and don't want to see any more bananas.
A YOUNG married couple in Ashtahula coun-
ty, Ohio. have been making garden for the first
time. When planting onions they were at .
loss to tell which end to put down, SO they com
promised the matter, he putting them in one
way and she the other.
s ALBERT SNEEBoLD, Of Natrona, Pa, who
had received anonymous threatening letters at
different times, was shot at while ON his way
home at o'clock on Sunday morning, but his
life was saved by his watch, which the ball
completely shattered. The watch was carried
in an upper vest pocket near the Usarer's
heart
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-30
THE DRESSED BEEF FIGHT.
A Strong Sentiment for an Inspection Gen
eral in All the States.

A Strong Sentiment for an Inspection Gen.
eral in All the States.
DETROIT, May 29-The controlling question
among the butchers now in National Conven-
tion in this city, is how to resist the encroach-
ment of the dressed beef combine; and there is
a constant expression of hatred against Phil
Armour. Thomas Armour, of Chicago, speaks
very plainly against the monopoly. Among
other things Mr.. Armour said: 1.-THE monopoly
is now branching out into the small towns.
They compel the small retail butchers to
buy Chicago dressed beef. If he does not
the concern will put a retail branch and sell
meat SO cheap that the poor butcher would be
ruined. He cannot compete by selling meat of
his own slaughtering You can't tell some dis
eased meat when dressed. If steer has lump
jaw or pneumonia there is no sign of it in the
dressed carcass; yet it is unhealthful food.
The remedy is for inspection on the hoof in
every State, which means practically that beef
shall not come into a State already dressed.
This convention will take very strong stand
in favor of more legislation. We have been de-
feated in several States, but we do not propose
to give up"
Vice President Mooney, of New York, said
there was not so much competition with the
monopoly in New York City, still the influence
of the Chicago concern could be felt and was
growing.
This session will be very important, and its
conclusion will indicate the future attitude of
the butchers toward the monopoly. We must
not give up the fight, and must strengthen our
organization for a more decisive effort next
winter. We have to fight money and bribery in
every Legislature" The Chicago men say they
Chicago. but instead buy much of their beet
from him.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-30
A RESULT OF sPo1Ls POLITICS.

The terrible disclosures which have been
made in regard to the conduct of the county
insane asylum at Chicago, ought to deal
death blow to the practice of placing insti-
futions of that sort under the spois system.
Indeed il should be sufficient to kill the
spoils system, altogether; but it is peculiar
" forcible in showing the iniquity of the
plan as applied to public institutions.
The testimony leaves no doubt as to the
abuse of insane patients. Crowding q
dozen of them together without care and
letting the strong ones abuse the weak was
an every-night occurrence. The betrayal of
the female. insane by the keepers is hinted
at, and case is pretty well established of
at least one lunatic killed by the brutality
Of the keepers. On top of this the testimony
is overwhelming thatthe abuses are due to
the political control ofthe asylum. One physi-
clan declared that they were produced by
the spoils system. Another witness who
was favorable to the superintendent of the
asylum testified that he did the best he
could while the places had to be filed by the
political favorites of the County Commits
sioners. And an ex-commissioner stated
that efforts to better the asylum IN the
County Board had failed ''by reason of the
differences Of views and opinions regarding
the policy to be pursued by the County
Board, between its members" In view Of
these facts the following remarks of the
court have decided point:
Appointments in this county made by men
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-30
SUCCESSFUL POLICE WORK.

Arrests continue in the Cronin case. Very
vigorous protests are likewise made by
members of the Clan-na-Gael society against
the assumption that their order had any
thing to do with the terrible piece of busi-
ness. They criticise the Chicago police for
going upon the ground that the society was
concerned. OF course it is true that so far,
the police have not offered formal evidence,
unless in the secrecy of the grand jury room,
to prove the motive of the murder political,
but that they have at least succeeded well in
their hunt for the perpetrators is shown In
the confessions already made, and by the de-
cisive action of the grand jury. 1t does ap-
pear to be the one remarkable case in which
the police have been equal to the emergency.
As to how far erroneous impressions may
possibly prevail in public as to the cause Of
the murder, that is to appear farther on.
What is clear is that the police seem to have
the case thoroughly in hand; and if sus-
picious have been falsely or Indignantly
cast on Cronin's former political associates,
the course of the trial will vindicate them;
while il the accusations are based on fact,
the offenders are as sure to receive their
deserts
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-30
CAN WE AFFORD TT

The intelligence that British squadron
is to be sent to cruise in Behring Sea for the
protection of British sealing vessels against
the United States revenue authorities,
should inspire our Government with little
consideration as to whether its course in up
holding monopoly Of sealing is founded
hpon reason. The fact is, that the policy Of
the United States Government in Alaskan
waters is in the interests of a single sealing
corporation, which exercises an unjustifable
monopoly over the business. American as
well as British subjects who are not mem
bers of the favorite company are excluded
from sealing, in the interests of that monop-
oily. For the purpose of upholding that
combination the United States makes a
claim of jurisdiction over an open sea such
as it would repudiate if made by the En-
glish Government with regard to the
fisheries on the Atlantic coast. We think
the majority of the American people will
agree that the United States cannot afford
to get into dispute with Great Britain in
the interests of monopoly like the Alaska
Seal Company.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-30
A NEW HONEYMOON.
Baron and Baroness Won sucrow Brought
Together by the Husbands Ruse.

Together by the dusDand's huse.
NEW YORK, May 29.-Baron and Baroness
Won Sucrow have made up and are now as
happy and as loving as when they spent the
earliest days of their honeymoon together. The
Baron4s especially happy and was in excellent
humor tonight The happy reconciliation came
about in this way: When the Baroness went to
Boston she was very angry at the notoriety that
her husband had caused by his peculiar con-
duct and would not listen to any argument.
She even kept her address from Won Sucrow.
She was at the Parker House and remained
there during his absence, but it was several
days before the lady in this city who knew her
address was allowed to tell it TO Won Suerow.
When she finally got permission by letter to
divulge it to the Baron she did so indirectly,
and soon correspondence between the hus-
band and wife was begun This continued for
several days. but it was not satisfactory to the
Baron in its results, for the Baroness several
times refused point blank to return to this city
and to her husband.
The telegram which decided the matter was
sent last Sunday. and, it is said, contained
statement from Won Sucrow that he was ex-
tremely ill, havirg met with an accident that
confined him to his bed. In response to that tel
egram his wife left the Parker House, Boston,
at once, for her husbands bedside. She ar
rived at LA East Twenty-ffth street, half
angry, but still very anxious about her hus-
bands condition. She didn't find him i'll, but
he told her all was fair in love, and a complete
reconciliation followed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-30
TAKEN FROM LIFE.
pen for an Engagement-POrtholes.


open ior an Engagenent rOfshoieS'
When your fathers sister visits you,
lodge her In the aunty chamber.
-ConoeniaI COMPANIONS. -Wife-Sir,
vou,ra n hrute
Hnsbsnd d1nournfuIlv,-wbv can't We he con-
Genial tben2
-
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Te wss nominated @ Sor Con-
rec. hefore n could he recaptured.
ST. -.
IAN Oplnlon,-ohs nus lI.ls'.,... ~. Doeu
an awful storm 70 Olo" away tnenSntHOue.
eholly-Terrioie' my dear ous II eoulo only
have been through earelessness thas 'nere was
lighthouse In sucn an eAposeu plaee'
Positive Proof-Ihe rev. Dr. Rrlmrose-
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Ir,,igent Art,san-Yes sir I'm a cutlery Grinder
h +rade nd tbere,s no trutb in the sayins thse
.,.- =. -, - ~ a. AZ 20 ,rtnd ~
w. -'''-. - -
Aunt Mlnerva-fou are too caprlelous,
Penelope. Why, 1 was engaged to your uncle
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-30
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.
PITTsBURG, THURSDAY, MAY 80, IL
DECORATION DAY.


Nature as we'll as man celebrates Decora-
ton Day. She hangs all her leafy banners
out, and makes all the gardens gay. The
sun is tickle, but it is almost his steadfast
fashion to shine brightly on this day of
May. Even the winds will is to be warm
and gentle when the people adorn the graves
of patriots and recall the deeds of the
nations heroes.
Happily here man is in full accord With
nature. Decoration Day is at once fessi-
val and season OF SORROW. If the hands Of
those who celebrate it most sincerely are full
of flowers, if the CLINT of saber and bayonet,
the tap of drum, the blare of brass, the tramp
of marching men and the deep voices of
cannon recall the glory of war, deep in
thousands Of hearts spring again the men,
ories of father, husband, brother and friend
who fell in the service of their country.
But Decoration Day should avail more
than this. As the tender plants and small
images of the great flag of freedom are
planted to-day over those whose patriotic
duty is done, so may the seeds of true pat
riotism be sown in the hearts of the chill
dren to blossom, should the unhappy need
ever come again, in deeds as glorious as
their sires did in the defense of the Union.
1t is never too early for the American to
learn that it is most honorable to meet
death at the hands of the enemies of their
country.
So when the day comes that personal grief
shall no longer be awakened by the me-
mortal services, when a generation shall
arise to whom the honored dead shall be
unknown, then the spirit Of patriotism will
continue to inspire the souls of Americans
as they gather on Decoration Day to strew
flowers on the soldiers graves.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-30

who are elected to office proceed to greater
or less extent on the theory that those who
have won the fight have a right to parcel out
the Offices and we are all to blame for that
the whole community, all the citizens.
In the majority of political appointments
the appointees do not have the chance
either to abuse or to murder the insane
wards of the public. But if political in-
fuence cannot select men of sufficient in
telligence to keep them from abusing ire
sponsible lunaties is it likely to satisfacto-
.rily ill offices requiring higher intelligence
for the discharge of their duties.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-30
PERSONAL FACTS AND FANCIES.

THE oldest Yale. alumnus is the Rev. DIR.
Joseph D. Wickham, of Manchester. VT He
is 90 He will attend the coming Yale Com
mencement.
THE New York World says: Nine. Blavatsky,
the Theosophist, has explained the Keely
Motor. She says: "The force Is in Keely, is
part Of him and will die with him." The stock
holders of the Keely Motor Company should
get Keely's life insured for alarge amount Or
does Nine. Blavatsky mean that there is no
hope for the stockholders
AMELIE-RIvEs CHANLER had strange
caller in Paris few days ago-no less person.
age than Louise Michel The Nihilistio
Parisienne has literary tastes and aspirations,
and she was anxious to have the author OF "The
Quick or the Dead?'' read certain manuscript
poems and pass judgment upon them. Just
what Amelie said to Louise is not known, but
the former confessed to a friend that she was
afraid of the little Anarchiste and did not dare
to refuse her request.
HERE is a curious story that is told about
Arditi in Berlin: "Arditi was sitting in his
room when a gentleman was announced whose
name be did not quite catch. i am Mr. Jonas
the visitor said, you may not remember my
playing second violin under you in New York.
worked rather hard then, but have since
changed that profession. ] am q millionaire
own the Continental Hotel among others (sicl
Il should be so happy to see you and Nine.
Ardit,' So he went, and his charming wife
too, and it seems they had q dinner TO shame
Lucuilus and Gargantua in their graves. Moral
of the story: Never despise small musicians.
A man may play second fiddle to you for a long
time. and yet suddenly rise in the world and
give you most delicious dinner"
LADY oNsLow, wife of the new Governor of
New Zealand, the Earl Of Onslow, has a hard
cross to bear at the outset Of her viceregal
career. For selfprotection the colonies have
passed law requiring imported dogs to 60
into quarantine for a certain period before
they are allowed to wander at large. Lady
Onslow applied for an exemption order for her
pet poodle, but the local authorities were mex
orable, and decreed a six months separation
between mistress anddog. The mistake Lady
Onslow made was in formally applying for ex-
emption. Had she Quietly smuggled the ami
NAL ashore in baJdbox (the orthodox mode
of evading this law), nobody would have been
the wiser, butas She herself directly acquainted
the public health authorities with the animals
coming, they say they have no option but to en-
force the law.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-30
SUSPENDED ANIMATION.
An English Editor Comments on Mind
Reader Bishops Case.

Reader Bishops Case.
That Mr.. Irving Bishop, the American
thoughtreader, was not really dead when MS
body was subjected to an autopsy is extremely
improbable, says the London Standard. though
the report will, no donbt, revive the craze re-
garding premature burial which has at diner-
ent times disturbed many nervous people. In
an age when the signs of death were less un-
derstood than at present, and especially in the
South and in tropical countries. where the
corpse is frequently committed to the tomb
within "a, or even fewer. hours after death,
there have unquestionably been cases OIL
hapless cataleptics or victims of trance, being
entombed, and reviving when help was no
longer within reach.
NJ. Bruhier. a French author, who published
large book on the subject, enumerated, prior
to l742, the year in which he wrote, "a cases OF
persons buried alive. 4 of persons dissected
while still living, 50 of those who recovered
without assistance, after they had been laid in,
their coffins, and 72 falsely pronounced to be
dead. In the years which have since elapsed it
may be safely concluded that this dreadful roll
ticated instances, that of Vesalius. the famous
med8val anatomist is one of the earliest. and
has acquired an almost classical interest. He
had opened an apparently dead body, when, to
the horror of the company around the table,
the exposed heart was seen to be still beating
The case of the Able Provost is even more re-
markable. He had been struck down Dy apo
plexy, but recovered his consciousness under
the scalpel, though he died almost Immediately
afterward.
Although cases such as these. recorded on
undoubted evidence, are very few. yet the hor-
ror of such an awful fate as premature burial
has been sufficient to arouse widespread feel
ing of dread, and we continually hear OF the
most elaborate precautions being taken to pre-
vent the risk of its happening. In some coun-
tries the dead are kept for a time in mOrtuary
houses specially fitted up for the purpose, bell
wires being attached to the extremities of the
corpse, SO as to summon aid on the slightest
motion of the body. 1t may ease the tremors
of the tinid to know that in no instance have
these precautions proved of any use. The
truth seems to be that, though trance and cata-
lepsy are as common as ever they were, the
signs of death are now SO well determined that
any medical man-any layman, indeed-can,
with reasonable care, certify without fail to the
fact
A Colonel Stevenson is said to have been able
to suspend his own animation at will, and
feign death for many days; and everyone can
recall instances in which girls have remained
in what is loosely described as condition of
suspended animation for weeks together.
But in Mr.. Bishops case there should have
been no possibility of doubt If he had been in
cataleptic fit, only the most hideous culpabil-
ity or ignorance-sufficient in this country, to
secure for those guilty of it an interview with
the Medical Council-could have permitted the
autopsy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-30
sUBDUINe YELLOW FEVER.
InocuIation win be the Future Preventive Of
the Drend scourre.


PINE BLUFFS. ARK, May 29.--Dr Wolfred
Nelson, member OF the College of Physicians
and Surgeons Of the Providence of Quebec. and
late member of the State Board of Health of
Panama, read paper yesterday at the four
teenth annual meeting of the State Medical
Society of Arkansas. The subject was "Y elbow
Fever" and the result Of his experiences ex-
tending over many years at Panama, Colon,
Mexico, Cuba and Tampa, which led to his
bold forecast of the jacksonville epidemic,
was brought out Particular mention was
made IN the paper of Dr. Domingo F.
REEVE, of Rio de Janeiro, who is entitled
to honor as being the first to recognize the germ
of yellow fever and to use inoculation as pro-
poplactic Mention was also made of the work
OF DR.. l. Girard, late surgeon-in-chief of the
Panama Canal Company, whose profound faith
shown by his inoculating himself and having
mild form of yellow fever, which was followed
by perfect immunity from the disease. and
finally the crucial work of DR.. Carlos Findlay
and Dr.. Delgado, of Havana. Dr. Nelson be-
ing personally familiar with the work of three
of these gentlemen he boldly forecast day
when inoculations against yellow fever will
take equal rank with inoculatiohs against small
pox.
With such measures and the acid treatment
VIII ere the disease has invaded, he predicted
new era in the treatment of this scourge, in the
presence OF which physicians for four CEN
turies have been powerless. DIR. Nelson de-
scribed yellow fever as blood disease, pure
and simple. Hence the absence of marked
pathological evidences, save destruction 1t is
claimed for the pure acid treatment described
by him that its acidulation of the life currents,
while not 1nterfering with the oxygen carry
ing functions of the red -corpuscles, renders
the blood wholly uninhabitable to the
germ of yellow fever; it thus ceasing to be a
culture fluid, for the germs, death in yellow
fever being due solely to death of the blood or
necremia. With such propyplastic measures
and treatment, and the quarantine system
fever will cease to dominate, travel within the
tropics will be robbed of its terrors, and the
commerce of nations will be almost untram-
meled.
The paper was listened to with profound at
tention and was ordered to be published. A
vote Of thanks was accorded to the reader.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-30
THE BELLE.


The strains Of waltz are sounding,
To and fro each dancer fits;
am standing out in the half-dim hall,
Where the belle of the evening sits.
A crowd Of men stand around her,
And hide her face from my view;
And wonder whether she's tall or short
Ifher eyes are brown or blue.
II one man happens to leave her side,
Another one takes his place:
II will go. - say, s'and have one look
At this lovely creatures facer"
To gaze at her over their shoulders
Idifidently advance
No maid is there with Turing eye,
But punch bowl meets my glapeel
-cornetta Redmond IN LIZ.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-30
CHOICE ORIGINAL STORIES.
A Series of Complete NoveIettes to be Pnb-
lished In The Dispatch.

A series of novelettes by noted authors has
been prepared for THE DISPATCH and will be
published weekly. Each story will be complete
in one issue of the paper. Joaquin Miller,
Wilkie Collins, Franklin File, Emma ".
Sheridan. Louise Stockton and Nym Crinkle
are among the writer's whose stories will be in
cluded in the series. Nowhere else can be
found choicer or better fiction for summer
reading Do not miss single story!
Sunday, June 2, we shall publish a novelette,
by Joaquin Miller, entitled For Forty Eight
Days" In reality it is history and not fiction,
although it has strong element of romance
1t tells for the first time the story of an early
campaign against the Modocs. during part of
which Miller was in command of the expedi-
tion, although mere boy In this very spirited
narrative is embodied all that the author
chooses to tell of the mysterious captive
maiden, who is referred to in several of his
Songs of the Sierras." The production is in
Miller's scharacteristically poetic vain, although
it deals with rough facts. and is 6 decidedly
unique piece of work.