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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
PROMINENT PEOPLE PARAGRAPHED,

MRS. OLE BULL is having a charming new
house built for her at Cambridge, Mass.
THE Chinese Minister and suit arrived at
Washington yesterday morning, from Havana,
by the fast mail train on the Atlantic coast
line.
Mr.. IRVING said lately of Miss Terry's Lady
Macbeth that ''she had busted away the cob
webs of hundred years that had accumulated
upon the part"
"WE are all Socialists at heart" the Prince
of Wales is reported to have said to a states
man of the old school the other day. The court
dress reform is said to emanate from the Prince,
who when at Vienna ''was much struck with
the dignity and propriety of the dresses of the
ladies'"
A PLUCKY and successful young man is NJ.
Antoine, of the Theater Libre, Paris When
he started that venture, two years ago. his only
capital was the $50 a month he was earning as
a clerk in gas company's office. His first two
performances were free to all comers. Now
his theater is one of the most profitable in
Paris.
MRS. CLEVELAND and George w. ChiIds, of
Philadelphia yesterday acted as sponsors at
the christening of the infant daughter of Mrs
and Senor Pedroso, attache of the Spanish
Legation at Washington. A large number of
prominent people were present The child re-
ceived the name of Elisa Manchester Maria
Genouena de Pedroso.
Miss FABIAN, a devoted little English wo-
man, passed through New York recently on
her way to the Sandwich Islands, where she is
going as volunteer nurse to the leper colony
at Molokai. She knows that she can never
come back to her friends. but she felt that duty
called her to that terrible spot, and she fol-
lowed its call with perfect cheerfulness.
THE North British Mail imparts this very
valuable information: Affianced young ladies
in the United States have originated novel
method of announcing their betrothal. They
send their friends photograph of their left
hand, with the engagement ring prominently
displayed. Some girls present their fiance with
a copy of the hand elaborately framed in ivory
and silver.
KRAszEwsKI, the Polish author and patriot,
who was imprisoned for years in a German
fortress, has just died in Italy. He left to his
family $1,000 rubles, a valuable collection of
paintings, library of 1000 volumes, and a
large number of valuable manuscripts. The
Imperial Library of st. Petersburg has en-
tered into negotiation with the heirs for the
purchase of these manuscripts, many of which
relate to Russia.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
STREETS WITHOUT HORSES.
What an English Paper Thinks Of the Self.
ImpeIIed Carriages.

The London Standard. commenting upon the
new electric omnibus which has been running
for the last week or two in the great metropo-
lis, says: One hardly cares to see the abundant
dangers of the streets of London increased by
the addition of a number of heavy machines,
running at the rate of eight or ten miles an
hour. However perfect the mechanical ar
rangements might be, It's difficult to suppose
that the vehicles can be guided with the instan-
taneousness and precision with which horse
can be pulled up, or turned, by his driver, from
the high seat of hanson or the box of an om-
nibus, and, indeed, it is not easy to imagine the
condition of the Strand or Regent
street when perva6ed by selt-impelled car
riages, moving with the speed of a fre-engine.
The danger to pedestrians rashly attempting
to cross the road (as pedestrians always will do)
in front OF one of these machines would be con-
siderable, and the task of driving fresh or
nervous horse through a London thoroughfare
would be even more formidable than it is at
present. But. no doubt in time, if electric
vehicles were found to succeed, horses would
almost disappear from the streets. From the
sanitary point of view. this might be an ad-
vantage; from the sentimental one, it would be
very much the reverse. A city which had lost
the life and picturesqueness given to it by the
animal traffic OF the roadways would be rather
depressing place. There would be something
mournful, and.almost funereal, in the sight of
long fles of cars moving along noiselessly and
mechanically, impelled by some underground
or invisible force. All would be regular, auto
matte, and gloomy. 1t would be the railway as
compared with the old mail coach; and the rail-
way shorn of that sense of swiftness and IRE.
sistible power which does SO much to restore to
US something of the romance of which in SO
many ways it has deprived us.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
ESsICKS INVENTION SUCCESSFUL.
He Believes it Will Knock Out Telephones
IL Nothing Else,

NEW YORK, February 23-For several months
past experiments have been made between this
city, Philadelphia and Pittsburg with new
printing telegraph called "Essick's Type
writing Telegraph" The latest experiments
made on line 40 miles in length, in all kinds
of weather and under unfavorable conditions
are claimed to have been very satisfactory, and
as demonstrating the perfect feasibility of the
system. The transmitting instrument is
special training on the part of the operator.
The matter transmitted is received at the op-
posite terminal and at way stations automat-
1cally on strips of paper three or four inches
wide, in plain print
The operations of this telegraph have been
witnessed by leading journalists with much in
terest, as if promises advantages for newspaper
work. The inventor claims that it will largely
supersede the telephone. The present speed is
about S5 words per minute, with possibility of
so words.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
A LEGAL SECRET.

'Twixt two duh legal leaves 1t lies,
An old unfinished valentine;
''If you love me as love you''-
That's alI-one tender, time-dlmmed line.
No, not quite all, for here's the date,
''Feb. fourteenth, seventeen nlnety-three;
And just above is family traced,
In faded ink, ITO Dorothy"
o dusty tome! you've guarded well
The secret of this billet doux;
You're near a century older since
Some love-lorn lawyer trusted you.
Was 1t the longed-for clients knock,
When he this single line had traced,
That made him start in sudden shame
And hide his rhyme with guilty haste?
'Tf You love me as love your
wonder If she did or no.
Iwonder IL she was false or true,
This dorothy" OF long ago.
All. well! it cannot matter now,
And yet, above earth's busy stir,
Perhaps, who knows, somewhere, somehow,
She still loves him as he loves her.
Jennte p. Belts IN Life.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
READY FOR THE INAUGURAL.
Telegraph Stations to be Located All Along
the Line of March.

Telegraph Stations to be Located All Along
the Line of March.
Special Telegram to the Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, February 23.-An day long at
the headquarters of the Inaugural Committee
Adjutant General Hastings and members of
the committee pored over maps of the city as
though planning battle designating finally
the positions of the various divisions of the
monster procession of the 4th of March.
A new feature is thorough organization of
telegraph stations to be scattered along the
line of march, from which information can be
given any moment if there occurs an obstruc-
tion to the progress of the procession or break
in the ranks. The headquarters of this service
will be at the Capital, in a house thrown up
for the occasion, and in charge of Captain
Harrington. At each of these stations will be
messenger boys and mounted policemen, and
the moment orders are received from head
quarters they will be carried post.haste to the
officer to whom they are directed.
General Hastings Governor Beavers Chief
of Staff, to-day appointed to take charge of
the telegraph station near the grandstand,
Colonel Thad K. Sailer, Chief Clerk of the
Bureau of Ordnance of the War Department.
who is with all the newspaper correspondents
as we'll as everybody else, one of the most
popular of the department officials 1t will be
his special providence to prevent the breaking
up and struggling of the procession after 1t
reaches and passes the grandstand, as it did to
a large extent four years ago, to the disar-
rangement of everything, and almost resulting
in tight between two Pennsylvania regiments.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
ALBANYs PRIZE swINDIE.

When taxpayer in New York State
wants little excitement he can always
command it by footing up what the Capitol
at Albany has already cost. The mildest
man cannot but feel little irritated at the
amount of unconscionable rascality that
huge job has concealed. At present the
State Legislature is trying to find out who
was responsible for substituting papier
mache for oak in the construction of the
Assembly chambers ceiling.
The New York taxpayers are beginning to
think that it would have been just as well
to have allowed the Assemblymen to be
corrected by hundreds Of tons of stone
ceiling falling on their heads. The legislat-
ors are conducting the search for the con-
tractor who put in the paper ceiling with
the greatest possible care not to find him or
his accomplices. The Committee of In
quiry has Chairman who diligently rules
out of order all questions that seem
likely to elicit information. He told
one member who wished to investigate in
earnest, the other day that he intended to
rule all his questions out of order whatever
they might be. A majority Of the commit
tee itself is suspected, on pretty good
grounds, to be hunting for arguments to
prove that after all paper is better than
wood for ceiling.
But the ceiling question is rapidly disap-
pearing behind the immediate need for an
inquiry into the behavior of the committee
The House will investigate the committee,
whitewash them, and the taxpayers will be
asked to look in at another hole in the Cap
itol peep-show and see how badly some more
millions are needed to keep the whole build
ing from falling apart.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
CLIPPED BITS OF WIT.

A Social Veteran.-Ted-What did Giles
mean by saying Miss Lovelorn had war record2
Ned-That she had been in many engagements,
suppose.-Nsto York Eve1tng Sun.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS not much
encouragement to be good in this world.
Merrftt-We never think until we are caught
doing bad.-Ne1o YoTk EUeHing SsTs.
An possibility.-"Perkins is trying to
be Cynic understand
stOh, yes: but he'll never succeed so long as he
regards himself as perfect. PUCK
''What is the future of Irelandf' ex-
claimed the Senator, in earnest tones.
.sIreland. >, said the new school ma'am, calmly,
'has no future; it is a noun. "-Boston Beacon.
A gentleman addressing the scholars of
large school observed among the decorations
about the room an American flag, and said:
s'Children, can any of you tell me why that flag
was hung there?'' ''To hide the dirt - quickly
responded one sharp boy who had assisted in maxi
ing the preparations for the oceasion.-ChristtGH
Aduoc1te.
A Sad ry.-Emigrant-I'mg great
ly discouraged. AS soon my relations here
found had no money they would have nothing to
do with me.
Solitary Friend-You won't mind that in few
days. You came over in the steerage, you see,
and you are not yet used to people giving you
wide berth.-Ne1o York Euening Sun.
Satisfaction Wanted. - Magistrate Ito
Mrs. Con Kelly)-You claim, Mrs Kelly, that
Mrs. O'Toolihan gave you that bruised and black
.ened face?
Mrs. Con Kelly-she did, yer honor; or I'm not
Irish born.
Magistrate-And what you want Is damages2
Mrs. KelIy-Naw, sir; 1 want satisfaction.
have damages enough.-Harper's Magazine.
UNCLE SAM ON THE EAGLE.
The eagles been settin' round holdin'
flags and things,
Ornamenting silver dollars with queerish pair Of
wings,
And lookin, kinder sleepy, but ef he should see
. cause,
Yew will see his eyes a blazin' and heis got the
same old claws. -Abdny Journal.
"what do you feed your white rabbit,
Tommy?'' inquired Mr.. Bildus, who had called to
talk politics with Tommy's father.
s.The stubs of papa's cigars, " was the reply
ssWhy, doesn't tobacco make the rabbit siek?,i
'swho said anything about tooaccos I gness
you never smoked one of papa,s CIGARS,
just then Tominy's father appeared. ssHave
cigar Bildus, ~ he said, cordially sI never keep
any but the best and you can depend on these.,'
THANK you,'' said Bildus, feebly, .sbut I
promised my doctor this morning to stop smok-
ing I'm threatened with paralysis, you know
-Chtcago Nescs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
Palmer in the Cabinet,

Though little has been said of Senator Palmer
of late in connection with the Cabinet, 1 am.
privately informed by very good authority that
that gentleman can have a position in the po-
litical household of President Harrison if he
will accept it. earnestly hope he will be the
Chief of the Department of Agriculture, and
organize that promoted bureau into sensible
arm of the Government, for the promotion of
the interests of the farming and stock breeding
world. AS heretofore conducted the bureau
has been mainly burlesque of the practical,and
it requires some one enthusiastic in the work
and understanding what is wanted to take hold
of it and give it at least the Importance that is
now attached to. the Departments of State,
Army and Navy. 1 know of no man better
qualified now in public life for this work than
Senator Palmer is, and echo hope of vast
number of people who love the soil and its as
sociations that he will be found In this place
soon after the 4th of March. E. W. l..
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
THE NAPHTHA HABIT.
How the Fumes of the Stuff Beget Gorgeous
Visions of Splendor.

How the Fumes of the Stuff Beget Gorgeous
Visions of Splendor.
BOSTON, February 23-The latest female
vice is intoxication by naphtha. 1t is not
drunk. The fumes of it are simply inhaled,
inducing, so the inebriates say, a particularly
agreeable exhilaration. Not even hasheesh, it
is understood, begets more fascinating dreams
or more gorgeous visions of splendor The
girls in the rubber factories, of which there
are great number in Boston and its neighbor-
hood, are greatly addicted to this novel form
of drunkenness. In such establishments
naphtha is used in enormous quantities to
cleanse the rubber, being kept in big boilers
closed against the air. To the valves of these
boilers the young women employees readily OBJ
tain access and breathe the exhalations there
from, some unlucky accident having betrayed
to chance experimenter the abominable secret.
The notion is said to have been brought
originally from Germany by immigrant labor
ers in petticoats. Now the manufacturers pro-
pose to put a stop to the evil by keeping the
valves carefully locked.
An overdose of naDtha fumes brings on hys-
terical convulsions and other unpleasant symp-
toms. The habit, long followed. causes swell
ing of the face and other parts of the body with
dropsy to follow, and sometimes epilepsy. On the
whole, it is difficult to know which of these
new tangled vices for woman to recommend.
There is ether drinking, laughing gas, and tea
eating, besides the naptha. The conscientious
pursuit of any one of them will surely lead to
the lunatic asylum. You pays your money-as
one might remark-and you takes your choice.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
A CURIOUS COINCIDENCE.
A Judge Who Decided Against Bicycles is
Soon Knocked Down by One,

A Judge Who Decided Against Bicycles is
Soon Knocked Down by One.
Special Telegram to The Dispatch.
INDIANAPOLIS, February 23-Just before
the Judges of the Indiana Supreme Court
separated on last Thursday to go to dinner,
they agreed on decision offsetting the rights
of bicycle riders to the use of sidewalks
Three minutes later reckless bicycle rider
ran into Judges Coffey and Berkshire, and
knocked the former fat upon the stone side
walk in front of the State House, injuring him
SO seriously that he has not been able since TO
give attention to judicial duties.
The decision that had been agreed upon Just
before the accident was made public to-day
and is of an extraordinary nature. In it the
Court holds that person who ''rudely and
recklessiy" rides bicycle against a man stand
ing on sidewalk is responsible for damages
no moro right on sidewalks than any other
vehicles.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
A Matter of Locality.

Missourians, without regard to party, speak
in terms of the highest praise of John Wilcox
Noble, of st. Louis, who is said to be the choice
of President Harrison for Secretary of the In
terror. His ability and gentility are vouched
for. In fact, for some of the rank and file of
the Republicans the reports are too compl-
the gentleman.
"Well, If he is so fine haired as that" said
one of this class, 81 hope he won't get the place.
We don't want any dudes in this administra-
tiou."
well" said Missourian, ''Noble is not
dude. but he belongs to the silk-stocking ele-
ment. There are two classes of Republicans in
Missouri, the silk-stockings and the hoodlums,
and Noble belongs to the former"
"Oh, well, he's all right, then" said the OBJ
jector to dudes; "a Missouri silk-stocklng would
be Washington hoodlum."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24

meat, light and fuel, if not of clothing and
houses, by controlling the avenues of enter
prise which furnish these necessaries of
life. The same principle appears in its
strongest light when we see how individual
liberties are involved in any idea of fixing
the scale of wages by official verdict and en-
forcing that verdict on both sides alike, by
legal process.
We can discuss the new problems of the
age long time without finding any bet
ter principles by which to settle them, than
the principles on which this Government
was founded.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24

IT is understood that Mr.. Estee is going
to have place in the Cabinet or know the
reason why. The Pacific railroads are un-
der the impression that they ran the Chi
cago convention, and after it was over the
Western delegates went straight to Indian
apolis and wanted to be recognized. If
they are left out in the cold now, they wish
to inquire what is the use of setting up con-
yentions and beating Gresham.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24

THE vitality of Henry M. Stanley con-
tinues to rise superior to the many attacks
upon it. Day before yesterday he was
killed by the correspondents, and yesterday
he was going to march on Khartoum and
clean out the False Prophet. One report is
about as valuable as the other, the total
worth of both put together being repre-
sented by zero.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24

INSPECTOR GREER's report on the Nc
Alisterville school elaborately indorses that
institution with the careful reservation that
the inspector does not know anything about
the food furnished there. As the food is
one of the most important matters, the re-
port seems to suggest that, among other
vital reforms in connection with the school,
it would be well for inspectors to inspect.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24

If Pennsylvania should adopt the Con-
stitutional amendment the remark of the
Governor of North Carolina to the Cover
nor of South Carolina would be exceedingly
applicable throughout the State.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
Berry Wallis Unpaid TaiIor's Bill.

In suit for a small tailor's bill to-day, the
attorneys for the tradesman moved that E.
Berry Wall, once the prince of the dudes, be
held in contempt. The young mans lawyers
pleaded that his failure to appear and answer
was due to the death of his brother in Cali
fornia. He was given further delay with $50
added costs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24

GERMANY asserts, through the columns
of the Cologne Gazette, that "the policy of
Germany was bringing peace to Samoa"
If Germany will remember the famous say
ing of similar tenor, that ''the Empire is
peace" it may conclude that the phraseol-
ogy of false pretenses does not pay.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Sister Mnrx Cc cilin Smith.

BALTIMORE, February 23.-Sister Mary Cecilia
Smith died Thursday at the Convent of the Visita-
ton this city, in the s1st year of her age She was
the widow of General Persifer +. Smith, of tile
United States Army, who was distinguished
officer in the Mexican War. He was native of
Philadelphia, and died in Kansas City in 1853
while on his way to take command ofthe Utah ex-
peditiOn of that year,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
Harry HIPS Pavilion Raided.

Early this morning the police raided Harry
Hills Pavilion at Flushing. L. l., while a
cock fight was in progress, and arrested l5 par
Elephants.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
Turn About Fair Play.

Mr.. Alfred A. Liscomb will start TO walk
from this city to Washington next Monday
morning, in payment of an election bet made
with George Griffith, of Philadelphia Griffith
walked from his home here to see Mayor Grant
Inaugurated, and now the Democrat is to pay
his penalty.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24

The discovery of the Illinois Central road
that it is bound by its charter limitations
strikes the railway organs at large as Pc
culiarily audacious contradiction of the &C.
cepted corporate theory that. the only law
which corporations may obey is the law OF
combination.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24

Arthur Leverson, the actor who was arr ested
on the complaint of his wife, Kate, for aban-
donment and failing to support her, was before
Justice Duffy at Jefferson Market Court, to-
day. Leverson agreed to pay his wife $40 a
week pending the divorce proceedings he has
instituted against her, and was discharged.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24

PERHAPS Bismarck is sending that feet
of four iron-clads to Samoa to find out
whether our coal station is called Pago-
Pago or Pango-Pango. No smaller expedi-
tion is likely to make that discovery.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
MRS. LESLIE HAS SOLD OUT.

All Her Weekly Publications Have Been
Transferred to w. j. ArkeIl.
CANAJoHARIE. N. Y, February 8.-Mrs.
Frank Leslie has sold to W. ]. Arkell, of Judge,
her weekly illustrated papers, both English
and German, the transfers to be made May 1.
Mrs. Leslie will retain and personally direct
her other publications. Mr.. Arkell refuses to
state the price paid.
He says the policy of the weekly will remain
the same-aggressive and independent The
added. Mr.. Arkell said he had been negotiating
with these papers since 1883
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
Henry McShane.

BALTIMORE, February %. Henry McShane the
widely-known bell founder of this city, died this
morning at his residence, at Mount Washington,
of heart failure, aged 62 years. The McShane
foundry is celebrated for the purity of tone OF
bells produced, and of late years orders have been
received from nearly every country in the world.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
just So.

From the Lawrence (Mass.) Americana
Th(Kact is, the newspapers have outgroWn
the oldlaw of libel, and there is need OF
change. The Legislature will do well to look
to the subject.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
i've years.

THE admission of new States, requiring
the addition of four stars to all the official
flags, is almost as great stroke of business
for the flag manufacturers as the bill requir-
ing the flag to be displayed on all the
schoolhouses.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
For n Change.

From the Boston Herald.1 q
The Portsmouth burglar who broke into the
smallpox hospital up there the other night will
now proceed to break out.