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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18
THE SEVEN-YEAR EPOCH.
A Peculiar Feature in the Petroleum Mar.
ket-Forciug Up Lima Oil.


Special Telegram to The Dispatch.
FINDLAY, February 17.-Major Maitland, who
has charge of the iron tank building depart
ment of the Standard Pipe Line in this part of
Ohio, in an interview here this morning on oil
and matters connected with its production,
handling and storage gave expression to
several interesting features of the business
The Major is an old-time producer himself,
having at one time been prominent figure in
the development of the Clarion (Pa.) oil field.
He is gentlemen of superior intelligence and
close observation.
In speaking of the vicissitudes and remark
able changes that are witnessed in the oil bust
ness, he considered it a remarkable circum-
stance that SO few of the fraternity ever con-
ceived the idea of solving the problem of life
by the suicide route. There was one feature,
he said, that perhaps but few noticed, and that
was the fact that once in seven years the daily
production and price managed to return to their
former positions as if to take fresh start. The
early part of 1882 and that of 1889 were
very similar in the respects named. For many
years past the gentleman has felt bearish on
the subject of price. But like all flesh and
other things he feels compelled to enter this
fresh seven-year epoch on the bull side of the
oil business. Ohio grease is still, to the bear, a
conundrum. The wise plan for its care has
been taken by the Standard, to store it in the
ground, instead of in big tanks on the surface.
1t must be largely used for fuel purposes, but
as to future values his convictions are not as
settled as when Pennsylvania stuff is under
consideration.
Yesterday news spread of the appearance in
the field of a representative of Lima refining
company, who proposed to pay Is cents barrel
for all the oil he could obtain in Wood or Han.
cock counties. 1t is therefore expected that
the market will shortly be forced out of the l5-
cent groove, in which it has played SO long.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18
Against Pool Selling.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
In recent issue of your paper Billy Johns
gives dissertation on horse racing at country
fairs, in which he says tracing is the life of the
fair, and that pool-selling gives zest and MAIN
tains interest in the races" The article Is
written to call attention to the bill now before
the Legislature authorizing the selling of pools
at fairs under certain restrictions. The bill as
it is now reported puts the matter entirely in
the hands of-fhe board of directors of each as
sociation, who, by their majority votes, may or
may not authorize such selling as they think
best
Why should the horsemen demand pool-sell-
ing as an impetus to good fair? Is it the sue
cess of the fair they have at heart, or simply
chance to make money? Your correspondent
puts a very low estimate on the honesty ana in
telligence of the husbandry of this county
when he asserts that they need gambling in any
form, either legalized pool-selling or horse rae
ing by professional drivers" to induce them
to attend well managed fair. Many agricul-
turai societies have failed, and their failures
are generally attributed to too much horse rae
ing. r.
BUTLER, February 16.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18

The absconding treasurer of New
England town has written back a PROPOSE
ton to supply his former townsmen with
Canada ice this summer. This looks like
very solid coolness; but it has its practical
recommendations. In the first place it is
possible that the treasurer would make so
much money at this business that he could
refund the defaulted money without feeling
it, and in the next place he might offer a
great inducement to public honesty by
proving that at the impending prices for ice
money can be made faster and more easily
than by stealing it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18
FARMERS PROTEST
Against the Taxation Of Sheep and the Sale


Special Telegram to The Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, Pa, February 1.-THE Farm
ers' Institute held here yesterday under the
auspices of the State Board of Agriculture,
adopted the following relative to the taxation
of sheep and the inspection of meat:
WHEREAS, The wool-growing business of our
county has at different times received serious
checks from injudicious tariff legislation and
kindred causes; and
Whereas, A convention of County Commission
ers of the State recently held in the city of Erie
prepared a revenue bill and have petitioned the
Legislature for the passage of the same, which we
are informed will result in the taxation of our
sheep: therefore be 1t
Resolved, That we, as farmers and wool grow
ers enter our protest against any legislation look
ing toward the taxing of an industry now reduced
to a very low standard of profits
Whereas, The cattle Interests being
iously depressed from the result of diseased meat
orlow-class cattle being sold in all our markets
dressed beef, and
Whereas, The consumers of beef are not bene-
flied in the way of low prices, but that great
profits realized by the dressed meat monopo-
lies, who only control the prices paid for cat
tie and also control the prices of dressed meats in
all the principal markets; therefore be it
Resolved, That we heartily indorse the meat
inspection bill now before the Legislature, and
urge our members to give 1t their earnest support
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18
Automatic Car.Couplers.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
overheard one of our officials say that there
was bill before our Legislature compelling
the railroads of the State to use an automatic
coupler on all their freight cars. This is a
matter that interests every railroad man that
has anything to do with coupling cars. In an
article in one of our railroad papers l noticed
that there 0,000 deaths and injuries annually
from coupling cars with the old link aud pin,
and that the average expenses to the railroads
was $500 in each case, or total of Sl2, 600 600.
A matter SO serious as the above figures IN
dictate certainly should have attention. New
a law, and / am told Ohio will pass one this
winter. hope it is true that Pennsylvania is
considering such law, and that it will pass
our Legislature. BRAKEMAN.
PITTSBURG, February I6
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18
A PREACHER AND PITCHER.
Rev. W. NJ. Smith, Who Can Fill Both POSI-
tions. Gets n Good Place.

uOns, tSetS UOO0 tlaces
Special Telegram to The Dispatch.
NEW YORK, February 1.-THE Rev. Walton
Merle Smith, of Cleveland O.. has accepted the
unanimous call of the members of the Central
Presbyterian Church, of this city, and will be
installed as its pastor probably on March IL
next The Rev. Mr.. Smith will fill the position
occupied by the late Rev. DR.. ]. D. Wilson, who
died in June last. The Rev. Walton Merle
Smith has won fame, both as minister of the
gospel and as baseball player. He was
member of the class of VI, in Princeton. and,
as pitcher of the college nine helped the college
to keep the intercollegiate baseball champion
ship for three years. He was converted when
Moody and Sankey visited Princeton. in 1876.
One summer he preached in his native town
of Elmira, in the Rev. Thomas K. Beecher's
pulpit, and often pitched a game in the local
baseball club He preached a month one sum-
mer, in the Dutch Reformed Church, at Forty
eighth street and Fifth avenue. and married,
while in New York, Miss Zaidee Van Santvoord,
daughter of Commodore Alfred Van SAINT
voord, owner of the day line of steamers plying
between this city and Albany. He has been
pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, in
Cleveland, about three years. His salary in
New York will be 1900 year.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18
SECRET SOCIETY MEN AROUSED.
Remonstrances Against the Passage of the
Insurance Commissioners Bill.
Special Telegram to The Dispatch.

insurance COMMISSIONER Bill.
Special Telegram to The Dispatch.
HARRISBURG, February ia large number
of petitions will be presented to the Legisla-
ture next week, against the passage of the in
surance commissioners bill, to regulate the
business of friendly societies for protective
purposes, which, it is maintained, is covert
attack and intended to injure such beneficial
societies as the Ancient Order of United Work
men, Royal Arcanum, Knights of Honor,
American Legion of Honor, Order Of Sparta,
Order Of United Friends, Artisans Order of
Mutual Protection, Knights of Birmingham,
and Merchants and Salesmens Beneficial AS
sociation.
These orders have membership in the State
ranging from 1880 to 5000, and which have
paid millions of dollars to families of deceased
members and will pay over 100000 to the
families of those who are now members. The
petitions being circulated for signatures say:
1.-THE bills are inartiiclally drawn, and are
wholly in the interest of corporations which are
conducted for profit, and against the interest
and rights of men of moderate means, who are
unable to pay the high charges of such corpor-
ations for needed protection"
Commissioner Foster says these organiza-
tions are greatly mistaken as to the purpose of
the bills to which objection is made, saying
they do not apply to them in the least But to
remove all doubt as to their object, these fra
ternal orders will be specifically exempted
from their provisions.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18

THE story that Governor Hill is turning
all the Cleveland Democrats out of the
offices which he controls in New York, is
the natural sequence of the fact that the
Cleveland interest has no longer quid pro
quo to render in the shape of the national
patronage. The effect of this policy will
doubtless be to strengthen the Democratic
disposition to worship the rising and turn
their backs on the setting sun.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18
A BEAVER DEADLOCK.
Conferees Cannot Agree Upon a Republican
Nominee for Burgess.

COn1erees OannOt agree upon khepuDucun
Nominee for Burgess.
Special Telegram to The Dispatch.
BEAVER FALLS, February ia compli-
Gated state of affairs has arisen out of the con-
test for Burgess in this city, and never in the
history of the town has there been such excite
ment over nomination as that which the re-
cent Republican primaries has brought about.
James Piper, the present Burgess, and c. c.
Sullivan are the candidates, and at the
primaries of the six wards Is conferees were
elected, 8 being for Piper and 8 for Sullivan.
At the nominating conference last night, both
sides refused anything looking toward a CON-
promise, and after deadlock of five hours,
during which 80 ballots were taken, the confer
ence adjourned without accomplishing any
thing in the way Of nomination. The con-
ferees will meet again Monday evening, and if
a compromise is not effected the matter will
be submitted to the people. At present both
sides are as firm as ever, and during to-day
hand-bills were printed and distributed about
town in the interest of one of the candidates.
The office pays about $1,000 year, and, CON-
bined with that of Justice of the Peace, the
holder may make 5000 more. The Democrats
have nominated D. W. Close, Greenbacker,
and hope to elect him.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18
The President has just sent in another

The President has just sent in another
pension veto which does not leave the
honors with Congress. He vetoes the bill
because the pensioner was given pension
of exactly the same amount three years ago,
by bill in exactly the same language,
which the President then signed. Probably
the pension railroaders will object to this
petty criticism of their practice of duplicat-
ing pensions; but on the whole it will be
discreet of them to be silent.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18
A DROWSY MONOPOLY.
Pullman Closes Contracts for Sleeping Cars
With the Transcontinental Railroads.

With the Transcontinental Railroads.
CHICAGO, February 1.-THE Times this
morning says: George M. Pullman has Sc
cured practical mon opoly of the sleeping car
service of both classes of tt avel on the entire
system of the transcontinental railroads. He
has just closed contract with the Union Pa
cifc for managing the second-class sleeping
car service of that line in connection with the
Central Pacific. The Pullman company has
already contract with the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe. which also covers the Southern
Pacific from San Francisco to Mojave, and it
has also placed the Northern Pacific on its
list. 1t will establish a uniform second-class
rate of So for the trip between San Francisco
and the Missouri river, and has put that rate
into effect on the Atchison between the coast
and Kansas City, The rate between Chicago
and San Francisco will be 81.
The first-class sleeping car rates are Sl3 so
from Chicago, and slS from the Missouri river
to San Francisco. The application of the new
system to the Union Pacific will result in the
withdrawal of the excursion agents on that
road from various eastern and western points.
The Denver and Rio Grande is the only trans
continental line not included in the deal, but
contract will probably be made with it in a
short time,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18
IT WON'T SUIT SCHOOLMARMS.

If the Manual Training Bill Passes They
Must Learn Woodwork.
Special Telegram to the Dispatch.
HARRISBURG, February 1.-THE manual
training bill of the Industrial Commission, in
troduced in the House after months of labor,
has paragraph in it which will not be particu-
larly relished by the ladies. This paragraph
provides "that after the first day of April,
1890, no certificate or diploma for teaching
student or other person who shall not have
completed a course of training in woodwork"
Three bills providing for uniformity in text
books have already been introduced in the
Legislature, and next week Representative
Beatty, of Fayette, will read another in place.
This bill will leave it optional with the school
directors of counties and cities to adopt uni
form textbooks after vote by the people on
the question.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18

The boom for Congressman Thomas, of
Illinois, as Secretary of the Navy, con-
tinues. 1t certainly has the recommends
ton that under his administration of the
Navy Department it would not be necessary
to insert in the naval appropriation bill the
extraordinary proviso that vessels are to be
built according to plans furnished by
Congressman Thomas, of Illinois"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Rev. DR.. Thomas Storr,

Special Telegram to The Dispatch.
MT PLEASANT, February 1..-Rev. Dr. Thomas
Storr, one of the Oldest and most popular minis
ters in the Pittsburg Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, died here this morning, after
suffering for the past week from pneumonia.
He was born February s. 1924 near Elizabeth
Washington county, and graduated as physician
from the Cincinnati College in 1916, practicing
mediclne me ior the Following II years at Farming
ton, fayette county. He entered the ministry in
1851, and served during the war as chaplain of
Colonel Quay's regiment, the One Hundred and
Thirty-fourth Pennsyivania Volunteers. He had
been President of the Ministerial Relief Associa-
ton OF bis church since its institution and 1t is
expected that large number of his brother min
isters will be present Tuesday at P. M. when the
Church Of this place.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18
A CRAZE FOR OLD MANSIONS.
Tho Latest Washington Fad Adopted by
General Ben Butler.

Tho Latest Washington Fad Adopted by
General Ben Butler.
Special Telegram to The Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, February I7.-There seems to
be growing passion among public men to
possess the old-time mansions of the city for
residences. On the heels of the requirement
of the old Seward mansion by ex-Secretary
Blaine. which house was built 20 years ago byi
Commodore John Rodgers, an associate of
General Decatur. General Ben Butler has pur-
chased the old Gulick mansion, on Capitol Hill
situated only short distance from his immense
granite castle now used for Government Of
fees.
The Gulicll house is as old or older than the
one leased by Mr.. Blaine, and was the scene of
many distinguished entertainments in the old
days when Capitol Hill was the fashionable
quarter of the city. A niece of General Butler
will occupy the mansion, with her family, and
the General will reserve for himself only one
room, which he will use for business office.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18

didacy had no other foundation or inspira-
ton than his barrel. 1t stood avowedly on
that basis at Chicago, and the vote that it
secured from other States than Michigan
represented about the purchasable proper
tion of the convention.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18
ChaIlcNiuR Stifs,

Senator Jones tells capital story. He was
telling little crowd at John Chamberlin's the
other night something abou. elections in
Nevada and the trouble he had in organizing
the only year that he had opposition of a ma
terial character. He was strengthening his
fences as best he could, and one day one of his
lieutenants came to him with the information
that there was one loop-hole that had not been
guarded. No arrangement had been made, he
SAID. to vote "stiffs." The Senator asked what
''stiffs' were.
People that's dead or has moved" was the
reply.
"But don't want to vote dead people," said
the Senator. Cant you prevent these 'stiffs
being voted?"
~ guess So" said the organizer; "but it will
cost good deal less to vote them You see
we can vote them all ourselves before o'clock
in the morning, but if you want to keep them
from being voted you'll have to keep watch all
day"
II think prefer keeping watch all day." said
Senator Jones. what will it cost?'
ut will be very expensive" said the organ.
izer. 'sIll have to keep challenger at each
voting place, and wouldn't care to ask him to
risk his life and stand there all day for less
than $50"
The details were finally arranged, and the
challengers organized When the polls were
opened in Virginia City they were at their
places ready to challenge any man who could
not present good title to the name he claimed.
AS the day was coming to a close, big Irish
man came to the voting place IN a precinct of
the Ninth ward, and announced his name as
John Donovan.
~ challenge that vote" said tall, slender
man who stood near the judges
Come forward and make the necessary
affirmation" said the judge. ION what ground
do you challenge it?"
ION the ground of non-residence," said the
challenger. John Donovan died in the Fourth
ord and hI1ri iod &IaT hirdo oi,
ago."
The challenge was sustained.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18
CLIPPED BITS OF WIT.

Tilly-Jennie isn't as much tickled BY
Charlie's attentions as she used to be.
FlOe-He's had his mustache shaved.-H 4.
Evenfng Sun.
Before some of our courts of justice, ex-
ecution is sometimes suspended, but in Judge
Lynch's court, the culprit is generally suspended
frst.-ChdrtestOR w. Va Star.
Mr.. Lush-I made a wager last night
and lost. 1 bet 1 could swallow tumbler Of
brandy and hold my breath for ten seconds.
Merritt-You should have known you couldn't
hold anything as strong as that.-N. Y. EUeHtng
Sun.
An Old Family.-Mr. De Pink-My
dear, I've found husband for you.
Miss De Pink-Does he belong to an old familyP
Mr.. DE Pink-Yes, indeedy. All his brothers
are over So and he's grayheaded himself.-Phita-
deLphiG Record.
Only Half the Job.-Hobbs- UNDER
stand that Dobson,s wife is a German, and that he
mastered the German language to win her,
Jones-Well. he must have expended all his
energies on the language, then. He has never
mastered her. Burlington Free Press
In a Divorce Court.-Defendant's law
yer-If your honor please, 1 would like to ask
recess for ten minutes. maiden aunt Of the
defendant has died and left him $500, 900. wish
to consult with my client for a moment.
PLAINTIFF attorney (hurriedly)-The lady whom
have the honor to represent instructs me to
withdraw this complaint. If the court please.
move that the case be dismissed.-ChtcGgo Her.
aid.
A LITTLE MANS LAMENT.
1 love, nay, but worship her,
As all the world may see!
BU quite as plain as that Is this
She but looks down on me.
While 1 before her beauty bend
Fore'er q faithful knee,
'Tis useless to disguise the fact
That she looks down on me.
'Tis not that she is cold, o, mol
She has heart-or she
Had one till 1t was mine-but still
She does look down on me!
For, II she looks my way at all
Since I'm but five foot three
And she's six feet If she's an inch
She must look down on mel
boston GIOos.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18

THE scheme to reopen the Coliseum by
game of baseball between the circumnavi
eating American teams, has been vetoed by
the Roman authorities. Although it would
be in accordance with the ancient record, it
was not deemed wise to revive the antique
custom by permitting Captain Anson to
martyr the umpire.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18
APPROVED BY THE QUEEN.
The Style of Garments to be Worn By Her
Majesty's Lady Visitors.

Majesfy's Lady Visitors.
From the London Standard.1
With refence to the dresses that may be worn
at the drawing room which is to be held by the
Queen on the 26th inst, the following official
announcement will be circulated Immediately
from the Lord Chamberlain's office:
Description of high court dress approved by
the Queen-No. l. Bodice of silk, satin, or vel
vet high and turned back in front with revers;
high collar at back of neck, and small ruffie of
lace inside, falling in narrow shape down
the front; it has also fat folded fichu on
either side which passes under stomacher,
such as was worn in the eighteenth century
Sleeves to the elbow, turned up with small cuff,
below which fall long dropping ruffies Of lace
satin, cut rouod at back three-quarters height;
the front heart-shaped; sleeves to elbow, with
full deep rufaes of lace; transparent sleeves
may also be worn with this bodice; trains,
gloves, and feathers as usual"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18

SENATOR LEE, of Venango, as a candi-
date for the Republican Gubernatorial NOM
inatiou, is such distinct improvement on
the average that his success is likely to be
set down among the things that are too good
to be true.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18
An Accommodating Editor.

FTOH IHt W a5HIugtOI 055'I
4 man named Whitchell, or Twitchell, or
something like that, called at this Office last
night with poem longer than piece of string
and said he wanted us to bring him out. We
brought him out, and we write these few lines
to inform him that If we can find furniture
enough to pile against the door we mean to
keen him out.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18
Arrived Mt No Conclusion.

ST. LOUIS, February 1.-THE International
Railway Association, which has been in session
here the past three days, adjourned last night
to meet in Chicago Monday. The Mexican
representatives not having put in an appear
ance, nothing but routine work was accom-
plished,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18

The Law Does Not Exempt Him.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Is man who has has no vote and who has re-
sided IN the country but two years required to
pay taxes? SUBSCRIBER.
ALLEGHENY, February l6
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18

ter, Pa, injuring four out of five passen-
gers. The injured people will be likely to
claim that they need protection as much as
residents in cities of the first and second
class
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-18

ONE of the most striking commentaries on
the grade crossing bill is furnished bv the
fact that the day after it passed the House,
a railway train ran into street car at Ches-