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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-24
THE LAST OF A LITERARY ERA.

The death of WiIkie Collins takes away
the bodily presence of the last of those crea-
tors Of fiction who made English literature
famous in the middle of the century. What
ever may be the differences of opinion as to
the literary merits of the different eras of
fiction, no one can doubt that the period
when Dickens, Thackeray, Charles Kings
ley, Reade and Collins were the fixed stars
of the literary armament, was the era of
most rapid development in English light
literature, as clearly as that Scott and Bal
zac were the pioneers in the field that has
been cultivated to the utmost by their sue
cessors.
Wilkie Collins creative genius lay more
in plot than in character. His strength
was in weaving around some mystery the
thrilling story of its solution, less than in
the depletion of character or the reproduc-
ton of common life. His works brought
into life no such delightful personalities as
10 Gargery, Inspector Bucket or Captain
Cutie; their satires or social follies or vices
never rose to the height of Thackeray; nor
did they ever profess the moral purpose that
was undertaken by Kingsley and Reade
But. the rapt and breathless interest with
which this generation has in its youthful
days pursued the fortunes of .tThe Woman
in White" or followed the insoluble and
battling search after "The Moonstone," will
attest to a genius, as great in his peculiar
field as any of them.
His death takes away the last of the great
creative minds of the passing generation.
Has the future in store for the world new
writers who can fill the places of himself
and his contemporaries?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-24
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.
PITTsBURG. TUESDAY. SEP. "a. 1889.
THE REPUBLICAN CLUBS.

The gathering of Republican clubs. which
takes place in this city to-day, affords the
new form of organization an opportunity to
develop their best characteristics Hereto
fore their principal functions appeared to be
mainly those of permanent campaign clubs,
with the addition of the social features that
grow out of their permanence. We take it
that conventions like these are intended to
develop the higher capabilities of the
organization for the discussion of matters of
public policy and for influencing the course
of their party on new and important issues.
Properly understood, the field OF work in
this direction might be made to include the
highest degree of political usefulness. One
of the least satisfactory features of our poll
tics, in the past, has been the almost unop-
posed influence of the professional politi-
clans who are scarcely able to perceive any
higher purpose of politics than the possess
ions Of the spoils, and whose professions of
principle are only for the purpose of catch
ing votes. The political clubs are made up
of a class bv circumstances and education
able to take higher views of politics than
the one which makes it a pecuniary pur-
suit. Their attitude upon public policy
should not only exercise marked influence
on their party, but their discussions should
infuse broad and genuine views. Conven-
tions conducted on that score may rise
above the torch-light-and-oil-clo
method of political argument; and the or
ganizatlons which devote their attention to
free discussion will accomplish a more last
ing effect than the admiration which they
produced at campaign parades by their tall
hats and red and white umbrellas.
On this level, we hope to see the political
clubs, such as convene here to-day. show
distinct and useful public character. In
order that they shall do it, however. it will
be necessary for them to Law aside the view
that they have special claims upon patron
age; and to consider questions of tariff,
finance, commerce and transportation solely
in the public interest.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-24
NATIONAL OR PROVINCIAL, wH1CHl

While New York and Chicago may pro-
ceed with their snowy pledges to raise mill
ions for the Worlds Fair, we trust the
better sense of the country will quickly
settle down to the more rational plan of
having the great Exposition at Washington.
If the fair is to have national character
at all, what single reason is there to have it
any other place than the national capital?
Nobody disputes that New York is vaster,
or that the enterprise of Chicago is wonder
full; but what have these considerations to
do with an international exhibition? If
either the big city of the East, or Its vocifer-
Gus rival of the West is of itself wonder
fully attractive, it is still certain that the
great Fair of 1892 will not need such help.
Its own proportions must be magnificent
enough to draw the public, Doubtless
they will be. But the additional drawing
power of New York or of Chicago is over
estimated. People who want to study this
grand exhibit of the worlds progress will
not require the additional inducement of
seeing the daily routine of big commercial
city. The people of the United States
already know all about the hustle and big
ness of these cities. Those of Europe who
may come here in 1892 will, most of them,
see New York anyhow, and, many of them,
Chicago. If they should fail of that ex-
perience, they can console themselves with
the reflection that neither the big city of
the East nor the one of the West is any
larger, or many times more interesting, than
other cities on their own side Of the water.
If the Worlds Fair is to be truly ma
tional there is only one fit place for it, and
that is Washington. If it is not to be ma
tional then, of course, New York, Chicago,
Oshkosh or Kalamazoo may each have
feat ures and resources to make fair; but
it is absolutely sure that the rest of the
country will take but partial and relative
interest in that sort of thing, no matter how
many millions are subscribed, or how stu
pendous the scale proposed.
There is nothing in the United States
that better illustrates human progress than
is nothing that will more interest or sur
prise the visitor from abroad than its gov
ernmental machinery. If the Worlds Fair
shall need any special attraction peculiar to
this place or that, it will find the strongest
at Washington. Beside, when all the
blufing is done between New York and
Chicago upon the amount of money each
proposes to raise, the cold fact
will in the end become apparent
that Uncle Sam will be called
upon to help out with an appropriation.
With the absolute certainty of this, it is
best for the Federal Government to take the
matter in hand, appropriate enough, and
have the fair at the nations capital. That
will stop all jealousies. 1t will make every
body from Maine to California feel a COM
mon pride and interest in the success of the
project. Washington is the place for the
fair. If popular vote could be had, we
doubt not the public would say so by an
overwhelming majority.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-24
HELD TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
The Minnesota Cattle Inspection Law Killed
by Court Decision.

Vne minneGOIa Cattle inspection LAW hlheu
by a Court Decision.
ST. PAUL, September 23.-In the Circuit
Court here this morning, Judge Nelson de-
livered an able and exhaustive opinion, holding
the Minneapolis meat inspection law uncon-
stitutional and void He held that 1t was in
plain violation of the commercial clause of the
constitution which provided that the Congress
shall have control Of commerce between the
States and with the Indian tribes. He also
held that it was in violation of the clause
of the constitution which provides that the
citizens of each State shall be entitled to all
the privileges and immunities of the citizens of
the several States. The case was argued at
great length last week by W. 81. Sanborn, for
the petitioner, Henry E. Barber, who applied
for his discharge under writ of habeas corpus,
on the ground that this inspection law was
void. and by ex-AttorDey General Cole and C..
granted the petition and discharged Mr.. Barber.
This decision opens the State Of Minneapolis
throughout to the sale of dressed beef from
Chicago and Kansas City, and practically
settles the validity of the law compelling in
spection on the hoof, because there is no court
except the Supreme Court OF 1.-THE United
States that has authority to reverse or over
rule this decision. and it becomes the law OF
the land until it Is reversed, as an appeal could
not be heard in the Supreme Court for from
three to five years, and it is not at all probable
that the decisions of two SO able 1urists as
Judges Blodgett and Nelson. would ever be
reversed, It in effect kills the Minneapolis
cattle inspection law,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-24
TRUSTS AND TRUSTS,

1t is now given out that the reported win
dow-glass trust, which never had any toun-
dation in fact, is given up. The latter
repoft is worthy OF credit, inasmuch as the
nature of the glass business and the ease
with which new factories could be put up,
forbade any attempts at the exclusion of
competition. simultaneously with this are
heard expressions to the effect that more
tank furnaces are not necessary to compete
with those now built; although less than
two weeks ago it was asserted that the old
establishments could not compete with the
tank factories. As to this point the actual
work of the factories will decide. If the
tanks can produce glass the cheapest, more
tanks will be put up. But a trust will be
no more necessary to put up the new ones
than it was to put up those already in op-
eration
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-24
Grand Opera House.

An exceptionally good Monday night audi
ence greeted the opening of the Shakespearean
season at the Grand Opera House with Marie
wainwright as Viola in Twelfth Night" The
comedy is admirably staged, the scenery Of
the interiors being especially artistic. Of
Marie Wainwright as PioId there is little to be
said that has not heretofore been told. In her
role as the Dukes page. with the character
istics of love-lorn maiden ever and again
forcing themselves to the surface, she was
charming; and in the duel scene cleverly por-
trayed frightened woman who becomes brave
when she discovers her antagonist is more
frightened than she. William F. Owen as the
jovial but disreputable Sir Toby Belch, did
some clever comedy work. The balance Of the
caste was mp to and in some cases above the
standard, the work of Miss Blanche Walsh as
Olivia Miss Louise Muldener as Maria, Barton
Hill as MdlUolio, and Percy Brooke as Sir
Andre,U Aguecheek being especially worthy of
notice
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-24

opposition under the impression that
he could carry with him a consid-
erable reinforcement from the radical ranks.
But when the total of his personal following
is seen to be scant two score Of delegates it
would be more than usually Incompetent
sible development of French politics, if the
other elements of the opposition did not
make haste to throw overheard fgurehead
that is no longer useful, even in that capac-
ity.
The elections point to the stability of the
French Republic in one respect. For a
long time the Republic was maintained
only because the Orleanists. Legitimists and
Boulangists tolerated it and hated each
other. Now the Republican party is su-
perior to all the forces of opposition COM
bined.
1t is safe to predict that the French Re
public will not be overthrown until some
popular hero of more than merely theatrical
characteristics rises to perform that feat.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-24
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

SIR HENRY ISAAC will be the third Hebrew
to serve as Lord Mayor of London. The others
were Sir David Solomons and Sir Benjamin
Phillips.
THOMAS TowNDRow, of New York, is the
Oldest reporter in the country. He was born
in 1910 in England; came to America in 1880,
and has been engaged in newspaper work ever
since.
IT is announced that the Prince Of Wales
will, on October g. embark at Venice on the
Greek royal yacht for Athens to attend the
marriage of Princess Sophie Of Prussia to the
Crown Prince of Greece.
MRS. PHELPS has arrived at Berlin to Join
her husband. the United States Minister. She
leaves for America in about eight days. Sena-
tor Washburne, Of Minnesota, is in Berlin
with his family, and proposes to spend the win
ter there.
THE Glasgow Mail says: Miss Mary Ander-
son, who is now the guest of Mr.. Black the
novelist, at Oban, is a notable figure among the
celebrities there at present. She seems in good
health and spirits, and is enjoying her holiday
in the Highlands.
DOVER, the quaint, old-fashioned town of the
little State of Delaware is to ring all its church
bells and let its factory whistles off on the 18th
of next month. At that time General Caesar
Rodney's statue is to be unveiled. Ex-Secre-
tary of State Thomas F. Bayard will deliver an
Grafton. and Chief Justice Comeyge will pre-
side at the exercises which are to be held under
the auspices of the now famous Rodney Club
of Dover General Rodney was a Revolution
airy hero, and a signer of the Declaration of
Independence.
SENATOR BERRY lost his leg at Corinth;
Senator Butler. of South Carolina, lost his at
Brandy station, and in the House there are
three one-legged men, or were during the last
Congress Representative Henderson, of Iowa,
is one of them, though you'd never suspect it
to see him moving about. He is as spry as a
boy with his cork leg. Congressman Brown
and Boothman, of Ohio, used to say they were In
hard luck because each had lost a left leg If
one had lost right they could make one pair
of shoes do for both.
CONGRESSMAN MCKINLEY. of Ohio, was
stripping of II when he enlisted as private
He was mustered out Brevet Major. Repre-
sentative Boothman, of the same State, was but
a year older when he shsuldered his musket
Thompson, of Ohio, was the same age, as was
Mofitt, of New York; Clark, of Wisconsin:
Peters, of Kansas; Goff. of West Virginia; Mel
son, of Minnesota, and others. Thomas. of nli-
nois, went in at Is; Struble, of Iowa, at IL;
Conger and Holmes, of the same State, at 19.
Laird of Nebraska, now dead, was one of the
youngest soldiers of the war. He put on the
blue when he was lad of Ii.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-24
CHUNKS OF PHILOSOPHY.

WHEN a mans head is turned he never looks
to the right.
THE pugilist ascends the ladder of fame
round by round.
THE self-made man is frequently exceedingly
proud of a very poor job.
THE shortest way to do many things is to do
only one thing at once.-CeciI.
In months of sun SO live that months of rain
shall still be happy Whittier.
THERE will always be romance in the world
as long as there are young hearts in it-Bovee
4 GOOD many people with lock on the under
standing seem to have lost the key.-Tezas
iSJtings.
IT is often more difficult to obliterate traces
of spilled ink than drops of spilled blood.-Chi-
caoo Mail
THERE is one thing about death; it never
complains that it doesn't know how to take
some people.
SILENCE as to man and his deeds will do
more to extinguish him than columns Of abuse,
- Yonkers Gazette.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-24
THE TOPICAL TALKER.
A Rural Man in Search of Legal Bird
Odds and Ends of Literary and Other

Life.
ONE day last week man who seemed rather
rural in his ways bounced into, an attorneys
| Office on Fourth avenue and asked: us there a
man here named Swan, attorney-at-law?"
"No, there Is not" replied the lawyer ad-
dressed "and the only man l know OF that
name is Postmaster Swan, of Allegheny"
That's not the Swan I'm after. The man
want to see is some kind Of a bird, and he's a
lawyer in Pittsburg."
swell, there are good many different kinds
of birds at the bar here, that's fact" ad-
mitted the lawyer.
But this mans called after bird; his name
is birds" replied the countryman. Then the
lawyer repeated all the names that came to his
mind as being likely to fill the bill. He re-
peated two or three names and finally men
toned Mr.. Quaile. At the sound of that name
the countryman jumped, and slapping his leg,
exclaimed: That's the bird by the holyr'
All of which goes to show that it is advant-
ageous at times to have peculiar name.
SOME of our literary contemporaries are saying
that Algernon Charles Swinburne has finally
allowed himself to be persuaded to write a
play, thereby suggesting the inference that
Mr.. Swinburne has never yet written play.
Whereas In point of fact Mr.. Swinburne has
written several plays, among which are "The
Queen Mother" "Rosamond," "Chastelard," a
tragedy, and "Bothwell'-the last having been
acted in London theater recently.
Mr.. Swinburne has always had liking for
the stage. and Mr.. Henry Irving has benefited
often by his suggestions to niceties in art. 1t
is not wonderful to hear that he has engaged
to write poetical one act piece for London
manager, probably Mr.. Irving.
s.x
THAT lackadaiscal dawdler about the back
door of the drama, Willie Winter. is weeping
again, or was recently, in the Shakespeare
Church at Stratford-on-Avon. He consumes a
small space-a world too large for such twaddle
lin Hdrper's Weekly with set of verses
called "Ashes" which he says he wrote in the
church, but which are redolent of the saloon,
and weak gin and water. But one must agree
with MI. Winter in his assertion that ''of all
crowns that ever were awarded, the crown of
simple patience is the best" How well the
public has earned such a crown at this insipid
creatures hands. nobody should know better
than he.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-24
TRI-sTATE TRIPLES.

A childless old woman who lives near Stod-
dardsville, Pa, has great fondness for spiders.
Years ago the old lady set apart a small bed
room for the insects to make their webs In. and
from that day to this not single web has been
torn from the walls and ceiling. On the sides
and overhead every inch Of space is covered
with the delicate work Of the industrious
spiders and the one little window in the room
is partially darkened by layer after layer Of
network over the panes. The numerous inhabi-
tants of the mass of webs seem to dwell to-
gether in harmony, although the old woman
declares that they often fight like cats and
dogs.
Jenny's creek, in Wayne county, W. Va, an
immense meteorIc'stone. Some pieces of the
the arolite contained large percentage Of
iron, which was nodded by some of the neigh
boring blacksmiths into horseshoes and horse
shoe nails. A horse belonging to Frank Nor
ris, of that vicinity, was shod with pair of
these shoes, and still wears them. The animal
was lately purchased by farmer Of Worth
ington, and can be seen on his farm.
The descendants of David Morgan, in West
Virginia. are about to erect monument to
commemorate his historic battle with and
slaughter of three Indians in I7S8 upon the
ground where it was fought twill be situated
on the farm now owned by Mrs. Mary Morgan,
in Pawpaw district and is being contributed to
by the several branches Of the Morgan family.
Constable Emers, of Towanda, has caught
and Gagged humming bird-something rarely
seen in captivity.
An army of black, gray and red squirrels has
been passing southwark over the mountains
and valleys OF Clinton county for the past
three weeks. Samuel Garman, jeweler. of
Remove killed so Of them.
The car that bore Lincoln to Washington to
be sworn in is now running between wellsboro
and Antrim, Pa.
W. Brockway, aged So and Miss Maggie
HartzeL aged II, went to the Court Clerks
Office In Clarion recently. took out marriage
license, and were married right on the spot by
Commissioner Bell.
An Ohio peddler having fallen III his 17.year.
old daughter mounted the cart and drove about
the country for three weeks. Her sales ex-
ceeded any that her father ever made in the
same length Of time.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-24
IT'S DIFFERENT In OHIO.
Much Easier in That state to Get Judgments
for Dana ges.

Tor Dana ges.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.l
COLUMBUS, o., September 23-A $50, 900 dam
age suit against the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company reached the Supreme Court to-day,
on error to the Circuit Court of Mahoning
county. Beside the heavy damages claimed
an interesting point as to Judicial jurisdiction
is involved. John W. Alexander is the plain.
tiff He was an employe Of the road, being a
laborer on gravel train, and on May II, 1881,
while engaged in unloading cinders, was thrown
between the cars. and suffered the loss of one
of his legs. The accident happened at Sharps-
vile. Pa, while Alexander was a resident of
Mahoning county. Ohio. He brought an action
in the Common Pleas Court for damages, fix.
ing the amount in his petition at S5000O and
received judgment for S20,265. The case was
appealed to the Circuit Court by the railroad
company, and the judgment below reversed.
There appears to be wide difference be-
tween the laws of Pennsylvania and Ohio as TO
the responsibility for injuries sustained by
employees. il being much more difficult to re-
ceiYe judgment in the former than in the
latter State. In reversing the judgment the
Circuit Court held that, as conclusion of law,
the administration of the case of Alexander
must be by the laws of Pennsylvania, in which
State the accident occurred. The attorneys
for Mr.. Alexander now ask the Supreme Court
to reverse this ruling. and the question as to
jurisdiction will also be brought forwardin the
hearing.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-24
FOLLY As IT FLIES.

Needed Badly.-First Shoestring-Wha
| are you looking fory
Second shoestring-A straight tip.-Hso Hork
Sun.
"Let us pretend you married me for my
| money, johnnie,
''Al right Flossie. Give me n ouarter thfs
morning, Dearest. ''-Dstroft Rsscs
On Common Ground.-Brovn-Mu al
as we disagree on things In general Smith there
is one thing. am sure, that we both stand nm for
Smfth-Ahal What Is It?
Brown-To walk.-Burifnotoa Free Press.
"And SO, Jennie" said julia, you're
going to marry real live prince. Dear me. isn't
that nice2'' =
Jennie (sadly)-No, Julia, I'm NOT. Pan. hadn,s
enough to pay his debts.-Ph PhttadeLphfa Inquirer,
William, my son, how different YOU ap-
pearl Time has changed you.,'
"Mother.n - returned the boy. sidid you ever
have bill that wasn't changed sooner or latere''
s.ho, my son. not since you were born, anyhow -
-Hdrper's Bazar.
"There must be q stop put to this sort Of
thing. - said father whose SON is painfully a.
voted to baseball.
s.If you mean q shortstop, said the boy, sr
agree with you. The one we have now is worse
than nobody. " Washington Capital
Peterson-Why are you always kissing
that girls photograph
Dudely-Well. you see a fellow has to do some-
tnlng when ne Is engaged, and one OF the adYsn-
taees OF kissing the photograph Is that the paint
don't come s9.-Tezas SUtiags.
At Nantucket Mrs. s.Lumkins-What
quaint placel And theyhaye town-crier, too.
Mr. L.-Ihat's nothing. We have one at home.
Mrs. L.--What fbS A.
MIR. L.--Weii, II our baby isn't the town erier (.
he's competent enough, anyway.--LGtorsnes
american.
Mr.. Goodcatch (calling on the eldest sis
ter)-Why. Johnny, how you are growing. fouH
be man before your sister II you keep on.
Johnny-roU bet VIII. sister'n never De aman
she keeps on being 20 like she has for the
years. Y
Then there was trouble in the household. d.-Lci4f
renee A1asrfcaR. -
Nephew There, aunt, that is the ~
dence Of one or our richest citizens. Handss IS
place, isn'tit2 %'
Aunt-Yes: but how vain are the efforts OF ne
camel to pass through the needles eye The house
Is nne. sis true. but who knows but II Il buAs
upon sandp aS
Nsphsw-lt is. He's in the sugar Dusinssa.-
america.