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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-10
CLEANING HOUSE.

Some brilliant scientist thinks it worth
while to jump into the scorching light Of
publicity with the declaration that spring
house cleaning is necessary to health; that
to this yearly regeneration of the house
hold gods are due the superior health and
strength of civilized nations. We should
like to know the domestic circumstances Of
the profound thinker who has just now col
lided for the first time with the beneficial
aspect of spring house cleaning. 1t would
be safe to bet that he is bachelor. A lone,
melancholy man without feminine kith or
kin. Not even female second cousin to
assuage his solitude.
Or. else he would have had it drummed
into his ears, thrust into his Uranium by
broom, brush and boiling water, by hat
racks in bed, by kitchen-ware in the parlor,
by cold dinners and hot receptions, and by
numberless other positive proofs that house
cleaning is not only the heaYen-born privi-
lege of woman, but is the one necessary
passport to salvation from more evils than
lively feminine Imagination can evolve from
itself. Science, the abstract arguments of
philosophers, the record of sages, need not
have been called to his assistance, if he had
had wife. She would have shown him
with one stroke of a broom handle the
potency of house cleaning.
Drives out the germs of disease? Aye,
and many man from his right mind.
That's what house cleaning does. The
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-10
PUBLIC PEOPLE PARAGRAPHED.

MRS JULIA WARD HOWE has just been Wis
iting Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul.
The British customs authorities collected
full duty on the Australian silver casket sent
by the women of South Australia as a silver
wedding gift to the Prince of Wales. The age
of chivalry is past.
ATTORNEY GENERAL DALTON, of Massa-
chusetts, has attended 127 state dinners and
banquets during the last five months. In spite
of his official position, it is evident that he is
inclined to dine mite.
SIR WILLIAM JENNER, Queen Victoria's
physician, says that he is surprised to see his
patient looking so much better than when she
left his care some weeks ago. Jenner seems to
be poking little quiet fun at himself.
REPRESENTATIVE LAIRD, of Nebraska who
has been ill for several months, part of the
time in a very critical condition, is recovering
slowly. He has convalesced SO far that he has
attended a meeting of the State delegation in
Senator Manderson's room, at the Capitol, this
week.
FEW birds Of our time, says ''Piccadilly," are
more celebrated than the peacocks of Hughen-
den, so much loved by the late Lord Beacons-
field. But even peacocks are not immortal;
and, one of them having recently died. the
young squire of Hughenden has had its feath-
ers combined into hand screen as present
for Her Majesty. who is delighted with this
souvenir of her favorite Minister.
The Prince of Wales, says the London Star,
lives the life of regular country gentleman at
Sandringham. eating the huge breakfasts of
the Norfolk farmer, going in extensively for
home comforts, looking after his farms and
stock, and taking keen interest in sport He
is not bad landlord. as landlords CO. but, as
bitter and terribly satiric pamphlet by brill
liant lady tenant of the Princes lately in
formed the world, II. R. II. brooks no obstacles
in his path when his rights as land despot are
in question.
AN unpublished letter written by Horace
Greeley in November 1869, to Mr.. Richard
Eason, Of this city, gives some facts relating to
his school life and his teachers. II did go to
school," he wrote. ito Mr.. John Vose-also to
a Miss Parker-but not quite so long ago as
1872 1t was the winter of 1888, If my memory
serves-if not. it was the winter preceding.
remember Mr.. Vose very well; also his brother
Alfred (younger). / do not SO clearly make out
Miss Parker, as I attended school but little in
summer, having to work on M fathers farm
most of the time. Still, remember the Parker
family very well, and especially the oldest
daughter, whom presume went to school to
when was years old"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-10
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.
PITTsBURG. FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1859.
THE BLOT ON THE RECORD,

The closing of the Legislative session is
usually taken as text for summarizing the
blessings and benefits, or sins of omission
and commission, as may be, of the State
solons. For many years back there has
been little variance in the judgments of the
press and Of the public as to tie quality of
Pennsylvania legislation-nor are there
new features of note this time. The general
opinion is that, however absurd or audsc-
ious some of the bills which private inter
est prompt at Harrisburg, the action of the
Legislature is in the main conservative.
Whatever criticisms may justly be made on
the position of individual members during
the deliberations majority vote is seldom
had in final action in support of measures
which conspicuously strike against the pub
lie interests.
This, to be sure, is rather negative praise,
and taken in connection with the most con-
spicuous inactiOn of the Legislature upon
at least one topic of vital public moment,
it is far from making the record which, in
an ideal state of the legislative atmosphere,
the public would have a right to expect.
More conspicuous by far than anything
which the Legislature did is that which it
and its predecessors for 15 years back have
steadily refused to do. The hocus-pocus by
which all attempts to pass laws enforcing
the constitutional mandates as to railroads
are defeated; the cool indifference to the oft
repeated pledges and platforms of the Re-
publican party on this point; the want of
sympathy and accord with the interests of
State industries-these continue now as
heretofore the most signal feature of the
session.
So long have the successive legislative
bodies Of Pennsylvania managed to ignore
their duty in this matter that some of the
members may think the course of convenient
inaction can be safely pursued. But this is
an error. The exigencies of the business
situation will press with greater force every
year; the political lea lers who affect to con-
troll the Legislature will have to stand be-
fore the public in their future ambitions
and contests as representatives Of the cor
porations first and the people afterward, or
vice versa. The spectacle of power in the
State more powerful than the Constitution,
and of private interests at Harrisburg DOM
mating the law-making power cannot con-
tinue forever. Nor will political party,
however powerful and popular in other re-
spects, succeed in commencing itself infal-
libly to public confidence so long as its
promises are but mere campaign wind, in
tended to allay for the time a passing
tumult, and in reality but deceptive cover
for action Numerically opposite.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-10
THE Y. M. G. A. CONVENTION.
All the Committees Appointed and Kansas
City Selected for the Next Meeting.

All the Committees Appointed and Kansas
City Selected for the Next Meeting.
PHILADELPHIA, May 9-The second days
session of the International Convention of the
Young Mems Christian Association COM
menced by the reading of passage of Scripture
and prayer by Rev. j. A. NJ. Chapman, D. D.,
of Philadelphia. President Chamberlain then
announced the standing committees. Among
the members of the Committee on Business
was G. N. Paden. of Pittsburg.
Approved Methods of State Work, How
Made More Effective" was then taken up, and
addresses on the subject were made by T. ].
Gillespie, of Cleveland, Chairman of State
Committee of Ohio; Charles Loughridge, Chi
cago, of the Illinois State Committee, and II.
]. Mccoy, San Francisco, Of the California
State Committee. Matthew Holder, CO.
worker in London, with George Williams, was
then introduced. He IS white haired and
bearded man, 81 years old, and has been
AZ years in association work. II. Hotfer,
General Secretary Of the Association at Zurich,
said his countrymen thought the men of this
country were too fast but he had seen that
God could go as fast as the men can. John
Wanamaker started the work in his country
and town, and through his generosity their
first Secretary was now addressing the assem-
bled delegates. He wished to heartily thank
Mr.. Wanamaker and express his kindly feeling
toward Philadelphia
The topic of the afternoon was "The en-
ployed officers of the associations, the class of
and their relation to the work" and it was
ff H B. 'es CHAMBERLAIN Of fApGp5 penveT Fsa0 NOW Sy
President of the associations. There was an
animated time over the selection of the place
for the next convention in 1891. Invitations
were received from Kansas City, Nashville,
Chicago and st. Paul. The former was finally
selected
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-10
TRI-STATEl PRODUCTS.


LIMA, O., has colored woman who is turn.
ing white.
Mr.. EB COLLINS. of warren. Pa, killed IA
rattlesnakes last Sunday.
CHARLES BAYNE, of Waynesburg, Pa, car
ries in his body II buckshot received during the
war. It's riddle how he lives
On February last H. NJ. Stokes, of Mt. Jog,
started postal card on tour around the
world. He received it May ], via San Fran.
cisco.
JOHN BURKETT, of Warriors Mark, Pa,
was hauling load of collins from the depot,
when his horse ran OF, pitched him out and
piled wreck of cofins on top Of hin. He will
be sore for weeks.
GEORGE and Louis Lang, of Dunkirk, while
spearing in the Canadanoy, struck l6pound
fish which proved to be mirror carp. 1t was
of the shape of bass, and of daf X yellow,
shaded almost to black on the back.
THE first baseman of a nine of schdol near
Wheeling, w. Va, in game of ball the other
day was kicked in the eye by a runner4 The
damage was slight. The runner must RhaVe
been making some wonderful eVolutions tp &C
complish such feat
AN agent for one of the slot and nickel Chew
ing-gum machines had an odd experienced in
Bethlehem, Pa, the other day. Upon ope. hg
one of them he found 65 iron washers instekd
of SO many pennies. which had been put IN the
SLOT and 65 cakes of gum missing.
AFTER one OF the Sunday schools in YorR,
had been dismis sed last Sunday the teacher
went to count the collection and found but
cents, some bad 'ooys in the school having rified
Er.- An.AO .laww aak~~x Il
seem to have better principles than some
churchgoers judging from the fact that no
buttons were found i'll the box. N
AN Akron, o., man removed tattooed de-
sign from the back of his hand in an original
way. He got number of long needles, which
he drove along just under the surface Of the
skin. pretty close together. Then he held
candle to the ends Of the needles till they got
hot enough to cook the tattooing thoroughly
Next day he wiped the device of with his hand
and found no scar.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-10
THE PoSTOFFICE RUIN.

The new resident architect of the Pitts
burg postofice, Mr.. Malone, has, it is said,
requested the supervising architect to send
q special representative to Pittsburg to
make thorough examination of the public
building. he wants all the work done
prior to his last appointment gone over and
passed upon. 1t is said for Mr.. Malone that
he proposes to be on the safe side, although
there is no question in Washington but
that the work has been done aoceptably.
Thus opens a new prospect of review
which cannot but delay the progress of
Pittsburg's very prospective pOstofice. 1t
is an old, old story. Absolutely nothing
new ever does transpire in the operation of
this Federal ruin. 1t may not be fair to
blame Mr.. Malone in this instance On the
face of things he has right to ask for an
Investigation of his predecessors work. If,
as his request implies, he has reason to sus-
pect that that work has not been properly
done. But the tired people of Pittsburg viii
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-10
DEATHS OF A DAY.
General william Harnev.

ST. LOUIS, May "a private dispatch
received here this noon reports the death
to-day at Orlando. Fla,, Of General Will
lam Harney the Oldest officer OF the
United States army. General Harney was born
in 1900, and acquired fondness for military life
when very young through associations with his
brother, who was surgeon in the army. In 1918
he was given his first military appointment by
President Monroe, as Lieutenant in the First
Regiment, infantry, stationed in Louisiana, and
Harney's first expedition was an exciting one
against the famous LaFitte. Captain Harney's
next conspicuous service was in the Black Hawk
War, after which he took leave Of absence and
came TO st. Louis, where he made the acquintauce
of Mary Mullanphy, daughter of John MuIIanphy
In January 1888, he married Miss Mullanphy
When the Mexican War broke out he was placed IN
command of the Texas frontier. where he was
separated from his command. During the Deriod
preceding the Civil War he was at Washington
aud was frequently in conference with President
Buchanan. When the war began he was stationed
at st. Louis. His services ended in 1862 when he
was retired. In 1855 he was brevetted Major Gem
eral for long and faithful service. About 1879 he
removed from his home at Mount Olive, Mo-, to
Pass Christian, in Louisiasa, where he built
handsome villa, visiting St. Louis occasionally.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-10
BITS OF NEW YORK NEWS.


Sci
NEW YORK, May 9-~Youne Napoleons Ives
and George 81. stayner win not be the stas
boarders in the Ludlow Street Jail much longer.
The warden is already threatening to eject
them from their comfortable quarters for nom
payment Of board, and to lock them up in ordi-
nary cells. Ives and Stayner have lived very
expensively in jail. They have had famous
room 33, where William N. Tweed, Ferdinand
Ward, and other members of the first criminal
circles have been confined while awaiting trial.
This room is the best one in the JAIL and is let
only at summer hotel rates. Ives and Stayner
have had the best table that Ludlow street
afforded and have smoked Decent cigars. This
was all very well at first. when they expected
to be bailed out within week OF two. Several
months Of it, however, have emptied their
pockets. For the last two weeks they have
had messengers seurrying around among their
friends to borrow small amounts Of money.
The prison officials are prophesying that within
week the firm of Ives & Stayner win be en-
joying no better accomm odations than the
other prisoners. Ives passes most Of his time
In writing history Of his Wall street career,
which VIII show the relations Of several prom
inent fnanciers of Wall street with his firm. in
their transactions in connection with the
famous Baltimore and Ohio deal the Cincin-
natl. Hamilton and Dayton, and other roads.
DUH men nave given up AL nOpco VI DeAnk Ne-
leased on bail. The criminal indictments
against Ives and Stayner will probably not be
tried until after the civil suits decided. and
ir is probable that the civil suits will not be
brought to trial until after the summer recess
Of the courts.
Going In Business for Themselves.
Digby Bell and his wife, Laura Joyce Bell,
who resigned from the McCauT1 Opera Com
pany some time ago, are organizing company
of their own.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-10
4 WEIRD CHINESE TALE.
Professional Assassins TO Be EMPLOYED In n
Fight Between Two Castles.

Fight Between Two Castles.
CHICAGO May 9-Some high art profession
al assassinations threaten the better element of
the Chinese population. A bitter feud has
broken out between the two largest Chinese
clans and one of them has invoked the assist
ance of the Highbinders as security. whose
business is murder. The feud grew out of q
quarrel among number of Chinese gamblers.
Seven Chinese gambling resorts, it is said, have
been running under police protection upon the
payment of SIS to certain officials. Six of
these houses were conducted by members Of
the Moy clan and one by aChinn. The Moy
gamblers paid in their last months contribu-
ton, so the story runs, but the Chinn decided
not to do so.
Sunday night big game was running. when
someone said the police were liable to raid the
place at any moment, the house not having
paid its ''bit." A whisper or two of this
frightened the Celestials and they made grab
for their stakes. A general fight ensued. ana
number of Moys were present and the feeling
between the two clans never having been
cordial, the fight soon assumed family lines
The Chinn gambler declared that the Moys
started the report to break up his business. He
called his Chinn neighbors to his assistance
and they ,overpowered the Moys. The Moys
arrested. Then the Chinn gang called meet
ing Over 200 members of the clan met. Ex-
cited speeches were made, and funds raised to
hire Highbinders to kill sufficient number OF
men to satisfy the Moys. 1t is said that secret
assassins have been sent for to New York.
Boston, Baltimore and Kansas City. and the
professional murdererS are expected to arrive
to-day.
The Moys are in state of terror. They have
no secret murder society, and they fear the
stealth and crafty methods Of their enemies
The Moys have proposed that each side select
an equal number of men, who should go out on
the prairie and fight it out but the Chinns
risking their own lives when professional
murderers were so handy and CHEAP: The
Moys are much more numerous in Chicago,
and they represent the Chinese element en-
gagged in other than the laundry business.
Hip Lung, the Chinese marshal, Is Moy.
The character and intelligence Of this family is
much higher than that Of the Chinns. who are
chiefly engaged in the laundry business. Out
side Chicago the Chinns are the more nu-
merous, and recent immigration has brought
their number well nigh up to that Of the Moys
even in this CITY,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-10

IT is becoming generally understood that
New York has only two orators of reliabili-
ty, Bishop Potter and Mr.. Chauncey De
pew. The latter has been asked to deliver
funeral Grafton over the reburial Of the
bones of thousands of bodies taken from an
old cemetery down town. Bishop Potter
stirred up the dry bones of the nation few
days since so effectually that Mr.. Depew's
oratory was naturally deemed more suitable
for the occasion,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-10
EEGLAED's CRITICAL TADPoLEs.

Among the conspicuous monstrosities that
the culture Of England has produced of late
years is the critic who denies that anything
good in literary way can come out of any
land but his own. America has not GER
tainly critic that will compare for impu-
dence, ignorance or frigid egotism with such
a British product as Mr.. George Saintsbury,
for example.
Mr.. Saintsbury recently contributed to
the st. James Magazine an article echoing
the trite query of Sidney Smith, "Who
Reads an American Book?" and explaining
that nobody reads American books because
none worth reading have been written. If
Mr.. Saintsbury were an idle inkslinger for
obscure prints his remarks would not de-
serve any notice at all. But he very broad
ly represents that little band of egotistic
Philistines of which we have spoken.
English literature is co-extensive in his eyes
with the geographical boundaries of En-
gland, and he and his companions are able to
keep the world informed of their belief
from time to time in respectable magazines.
1t is not necessary to rehearse here the
names of American authors, living and
dead, whose works are as highly regarded
and as often read as those of their British
contemporaries. In fact, our only object in
calling attention to Mr.. Saintsbury's deliv-
erance is to exhibit to our readers notable
monStroSity which has excited some stten-
tion In England and here of late. Mr..
Saintsbuly and the critical frogs in the
same pond may continue to tell the world
that American authors have as yet produced
little worth speaking of, and the world will
continue to hold contrary opinion. But
the fate of the frog who tried to blow him
self up to the size of an OK ought to be a
warning to little Saintsbury and his fellow
tadpoles.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-10

deeply regret that this new cause for delay
has arisen.
Pittsburg is growing SO fast; immense
buildings are erected by private and local
government enterprise so speedily and with
such grand artistic and economical results,
that the pile of useless granite on Smith
field street is standing reproach to the
Federal authorities and the political
methods which have allowed it to blemish
the face of the city.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-10
CALLED ON THE PRESIDENT.
Visit of Veterans of the TipDecanOe Cam
paign to the White House.

Visit of Veterans of the TipDecanOe Cam
paign to the White House.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-The association of
veterans of 1850, composed of members of the
Tippecanoe Club. who assisted in the cleo ton
of President William Henry Harrison, to-day
called at the White House in a body, for the
purpose of paying their respects to the Presi-
dent. There were about 70 veterans in ALL In
cluding ex-Minister Schenek, ex-senator Pom
eroy and ex-Public Printer Clapp. The latter
acted as Chairman of the delegation, and made
an address to the President explaining the OBJ
ject of their visit. The President responded as
follows:
''Mr Chairman, and Gentlemen:
81 beg to assure you that 1 appreciate very
highly this evidence of your respect and conf
dence. If were to set before me an ambition
which would insure the success of my admins
tration, it would be that might continue to
hold fast the respect and confidence of such
men as yourselves, matured of mind and un-
biased in Judgment thank you for your
coming"
Subsequently the President gave a reception
to the sons and daughters of the veterans.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-10
AN EVENING OF PLEASURE.


Miss Hamilton's Pupils and Friends ut
Lafayette Hall.
The pupils of Miss Agnes Hamilton's
dancing school enjoyed themselves as only
masters and misses can, at Lafayette Hall,
last evening. The programme was extended,
but the actors were as enthusiastic at the close
as at the beginning, though there viii be
some heavy-eyed boys and girls at I o clock
this morning. After the completion of the
programme adult friends were allowed to join
in the festivities. The weather wasn't particu-
larly favorable for dancing, but most in at
tendance forgot discomfort in exhiliration.
Toerge's orchestra furnished the melody.
The youngsters presented many pretty pic
lures in the grand march, Loomis' lancers,
polka, galop, Castinet dance, Yankee Doodle,
Highland Fling. York, Fairy Bower, Highland
Schottische, Washington Minuet, Coming
Through the Rye, Buy q Broom. Fisher
maidens, Sailor Frolic, Glide Mazurka, Tam
BOURNE Dance, March, Octagon QuadriIle,
Waltz and Scotch Reel