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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-21

things to take into account the value of the
proposed acquisitions in the way of strength
ening or keeping up the average intelli-
gence and self-governing power of our
citizenship. The inducement advanced in
most cases is the natural wealth of the
countries which it is proposed that we shall
buy or grab, as may be most convenient
But government like ours cannot annex
countries simply because they produce large
amounts of sugar, mahogany or the precious
metals. 1t is easy enough to buy those
staples; but the addition to our population
of really valuable citizens is at the best
work of time. Now it is the fact that the
population of Cuba, Nicaragua OF Southern
California would be distinctly undesirable
addition to our citizenship. Canada is the
nearest to us both in location and the in
telligence and selfgoverning qualities of
her people; but Canada, it is well-known,
cannot be annexed to the United States
without the consent of her people, any more
than the United States could be annexed to
the British Empire once more.
1t will be time enough to consider the
project of spreading ourselves all over the
American continent when our neighbors ask
for admission. Canada cannot be obtained
before that time, and Southern extensions
in the present state of those populations
would be dear as a gift.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-21
RECKLESS ACCUSERS.

How completely the London Times case
against Parnell and the other Irish leaders
has collapsed may be inferred from the ut
terances upon the witness stand yesterday
of the young man, Houston, who engineered
the now famous publications. Houston ad-
mits that his sole reliance was upon Pigott,
writer who had at one time been on the
against them through personal spleen and
disappointment. He admitted that his
faith In Pigott was shaken when he found
the latter dickering with Labouchere; but
coolly says it was restored when Pigott
made a sworn statement. He knew moth
ing, for certain, as to how the letters came
into Pigott's possession; nor did he think it
was necessary to be any better informed.
Comment on this sort of evidence is q
waste of words. If the British public are
not stirred to indignation and somewhat to
disgust by the draft on their attention and
upon their pocketbook to keep up this in
quiry since the agitation began last June,
we are very much mistaken. They are
shown how little research and judicious
consideration were given to these letters by
the Times and by the Tory Government,
even after they were denounced as forgerles.
While Parnell and his associates were
avowing in the House of Commons and out
of it that the letters were spurious, the
Thunderer and the Cabinet were content to
60 on organizing costly commission for
trial, and repeating the charges, without
themselves making the rudimental inquiry
as to the genuineness and source of the
letters, which would commend itself to any
reasonably cautious person.
1t is almost inconceivable that a gov
ernment, even of prejudiced Tories, would
lend itself to course so malignant and
riskily stupid. Yet the signs now are that,
while the Parnellites will succeed in estab-
fishing clear case of forgery, the Times
and the Government will not be able to offer
even a plausible excuse for ever having in
sisted on treating the letters as genuine: An
administration in which might makes right
and which can allow its prejudices to con-
troll its actions, so clearly as has been the
case in this matter, will surely not much
longer command the confidence of the
English people.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-21
OPPORTUNITIES IN ARGENTINA,
Some Significant Facts Taken From Il
United states Consul's Report.

Some Significant Facts Taken From the
United states Consul's Report.
It will be observed that the great increase in
our imports has been in lumber and kerosene,
the articles for which the Argentine Republic
is entirely dependent upon the United States;
but the steady growth of our trade in agricul-
tural implements and machinery is deserving
of notice. The increase in these lines is en-
tirely owing to the fact that we furnish far
better OF more seryiceable articles than can be
obtained in the markets of Europe; and after
trial. ours are forcing themselves upon the at
tention of this country in spite of the fact THAT
owing to superior finish and style, it may cost a
little more to put them down here. Besides the
increase in nearly all the above lines of goods,
the returns show in many others the very
healthy beginning of considerable trade
such as American beer, salt and canned fish,
shocks or barrel slaves, pianos, cotton duck.
cooking stoves etc.
But there are some articles, which are a spe-
cialty with us, that are entirely supplied from
European markets. Among these may be men-
toned cheese. Out of more than 1,500 TONS
valued at ST. 073 629. the United States last year
furnished only l6 tons, valued at 81, ,043. And
the same with hams; out of ZIG tons imported
into the Argentine Republic last year only ID
tons came from the United States direct, nearly
all the rest reaching here by way of England.
We have quite lost our trade here in refined
sugars, the bulk of the imports now coming
from France, Belgium and Germany, which
countries furnish a cheaper article made from
beet-root. I have heretofore referred to the
fact that if the cheap machinery-made furni-
ture, which comes from the United States,
shows no increase in amount, it is perhaps ow-
ing to the fact that several establishments have
recently been started here equipped with all
the necessary appliances for turning out the
same class of work. and the same is the case
with reference to starch.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-21
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORK.

In place of wasting time trying to find out
why one candidate was elected or another
beaten at the city elections of Tuesday, the
public will be right glad if those who are
called to Councils devote the time they have
for politics between now and the first meet
ing to thinking how they can best serve the
city.
Since the distribution of patronage has
been taken from Council committees, the
Councilmanie mind is left free for dealing
with matters of larger and more general i'm
port than the appointment OF city employees
and the awarding of city work.
Occasions are not few nor are they unim-
portant. The city's dealings with the cor
porations which supply necessaries and
conveniences to the public; the regulation
of rights to use the streets; the improvement
of the wharVes; the encouragement of the
Exposition; the consideration of more
judicious methods for raising the revenues
required to support the city; the. agreement
upon some plan by which safe grade-cross-
ings can be secured without shutting off
new railroads; the wisdom of inviting more
railroad lines to Pittsburg; the close and
businesS-like supervision, all the time, of
the workings of the several departments
which are vested with executive authority
these are few of the particulars on which
Councils can make themselves intelligently
useful during 1889.
The readers of THE DISPATCH must have
noticed that in regard to several of the mat
tiers mentioned, as to which City Councils
should ordinarily be the rightful and COM
petent judges, the Legislature has already
this year been called upon to act. When
Councils show an interest in these topics
they will acquire more influence with the
public and with the Legislature than they
have hitherto had. 1t would certainly be a
safeguard to all classes of interests if the
custom were established of discussing bills
regarding city affairs in the City Councils
before bringing them up for final action in
the Legislature
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-21
AT THE SOCIAL SHRINE.
A Pittsburger Welded Near Atlantic City
Other Festive Events.


Other Festive Events.
A special telegram to THE DISPATCH from
Atlantic City last evening said: The pretty
little town of Absecon was the scene to-day OF
the most brilliant wedding in its history. The
high contracting parties were Miss Lovene
Kline Cordery, youngest daughter of Judge
Enoch Cordery, and Mr.. William Warren
Dickey, a wealthy young Pittsburg lumber
merchant. The ceremony took place at the
ADsecon NJ E. Church at high noon, the Rev.
Z. K. Fleming, of Atlantic City. officiating,
Prof. Fred F. Baker, of West Chester, pre-
sided at the organ. The bride wore beautiful
faille silk Grecian gown, en- train, corsage cut
V-shape front and back, and carried bouquet
OF bride roses and lilies of the valley. The
maid OF honor. Miss Matte Kirtz, of Rox-
oury, Pa,, wore white china silk dress.
Mr. McWattey, of Pittsburg, was best man,
ana the usherS were Joseph d. Haines, Of
west Chester; L. B. Long, Brookville; M. W.
Dickey, brother OF the groom;J w. Cordery,
.ae 3rlde's brother: S. F. Jacauett and DR.. Il.
Manlove, of Philadelphia.
=, After the ceremony reception was held at
the residence OF the BRIDES parents, which was
attended by many well-known people from a
distance, among them being ex-senator J. p.
D1ckey, Of Brookville. Pa; Mr.. M. W. Wise, Of
Du Bois, Pa; Miss Nettie Kirtz of Philadel-
ph1a; Mrs Captain Townsend and daughter
George, Richard Doughty and wife, Captain
H. Babcock and Miss Lydie Lewis, ali of Abse-
con; Dr.. and Mrs Fleming, and II. E. Tietzen
and wife, of Atlantic City.
An elaborate collation. was served to over
l0O guests The presents were unusually rare
and expensive. The bridal party left in a
special parlor car attached to the 4:40 express.
They will go to Old Point Comfort for short
stay, after which they will locate permanently
In the handsome residence which is in readi-
ness for them in Pittsburg.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-21
. ANNEXATION TALK.

The talk about annexation has not been
so fashionable as it is at present with many
journals and politicians of this country,
since the days when Cuba was wanted for
the extension of slavery and Walkers fill
busters were invading Central America
The annexation Of Canada has been widely
discussed topic; resolution has been intro
duced in the House of Representatives for
buying the peninsula of Southern Cali
fornia; the old dream of acquiring Cuba
has reappeared in its most glowing colors /;
and the debate on the Nicaraguan canal
brought out more than one expression of the
hope that the Central American republic
would eventually become part of the
United States. In short the doctrine seems
b be spreading that it is our manifest des-
tiny to snap up any unconsidered trifes in
the way of outlying territory that may be
obtainable, at any expense.
1t is worth while in discussing these
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-21
A COLLEGE CENTENNIAL
Celebrated at Georgetown by PreIate
Priests, Students and Alumni,

Celebrated at Georgetown by PreIates,
Priests. Students and Alumni.
WASHINGTON. February 20-The centen-
nial celebration of Georgetown (Jesuit) Uni
versity, for which arrangements have been in
preparation for many weeks. begun this morn
ing. All day yesterday and this morning Arch
bishops, Bishops and priests were arriving at
the University from almost every State in the
F.. Union. The University buildings were elabor-
ately apd tastefully decorated with flowers
flags and banners bearing appropriate legends
At 9 o'clock a procession composed of the
various bodies of clergy. Students cadets and
alumni, was formed and marched to Trinity
Church, where Pontifcial mass was celebrated
by Cardinal Gibbons. The Cardinal, the Arch
bishops and the Bishops all wore their richest
costume and the brilhancy of their attire, the
gray uniforms of the cadets, the priests with
their white cassocks over their long black
robes, the students and the alumni, all wear
ing medals commemorative Of the occasion. all
combined to present picture rarely wit
messed.
Father Healy, an ex-President of the Uni
versity. delivered the centennial sermon, in
which he reviewed the history of the Uniyer-
sity from its establishment by John Carroll. 100
years ago, to the present day. The evening
programme included an address by the Chan.
cellor, Rev. F. H. Welch, s. j.. and the award
ing of degrees.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-21
THE OHIO SLACKWATER.

The report of the board of engineers on
the subject of slackwatering the Ohio
makes very strong argument in favor Of
the construction of the four dams neces.
sary to provide permanent navigation from
here to Beaver. We fully support the gen.
eral tenor of the report; but it seems neces-
sary to point out that one argument which
it makes will hardly be sustained by
practice.
The report says that the danger Of ground
ing the coal fleets that gather in the Pitts
burg harbor preparatory to a rise renders
it necessary to delay lowering the wickets,
often until the dam at Davis Island is
clogged by ice 1t is argued that, if there
were three or four dams, coal could be moved
down as it comes from the Monongahela,
the harbor would be no longer crowded, and
the wickets could be lowered before the ice
has gorged.
This is very good in theory, but how would
it work in practice? Would it not at most
be changing the location of the difficulty?
If the most advantageous place for the coal
men to hold their tows ready for rise were
the last dam down the river, the same diff
Guilty would be experienced there as here.
When the Ohio is improved SO as to allow Of
constant coal shipments the difficulty will
disappear; but SO long as it is necessary to
await flood in order to ship coal, so long
the coal men will be apt to concentrate their
fleets at the point where it is most conyen-
lent to ship.
There are plenty of other good arguments
for the extension of the slackwater system.
The only question is whether the order Of
proceedings should not make the Govern
ment purchase of the Monongahela slack
water precede it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-21
FRANCE WANTS CASH.

After all there is an ingenious frankness
about the Frenchman, even in his most pa
triotic moments, that is very charming.
Here is half the French nation burning to
overturn the present system of government,
and the only reason advanced by them for
delaying the revolution is that it would Ger
tainly keep away a great many visitors
from The Universal Exposition at Paris
during the coming summer. On the other
side the Republicans, who are satisfied with
things as they are, keep saying that they
would make very short work of General
Boulanger and the revolutionists if it we're
not for the approach of the Exposition.
From all accounts the man or party that
fmperils the success of the Exposition courts
his own destruction. The Partisan shop
keepers and the hotel proprietors are con-
stantly denouncing as unpatriotic, poll
ticians of all stripes who show the smallest
sign of disturbing the councils of the ma
ton. Paris will reap bounteous harvest
If peace and order are maintained. Strang-
ers will flock there from all quarters of the
world. Nobody knows better how to take
in the stranger than the Partisan. The
lips of thousands of shopkeepers water at
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-21
1T OUGHT TO HURT.

The defalcation of the indianapolis agent
of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
Company occupies prominent position in
the report of that company. 1t is urged
with a good deal of prominence that the
loss of nearly half million does not injure
the company more than loss of $40, 900
would a bank with million of resources
and surplus of $1,000 The assurance
that the loss twill not affect the dividend"
will doubtless be comforting to the policy
holders; but that is not the view that is
most likely to prevent the recurrence of
such peculations. 1t is when it is under
stood that any loss from mismanagemert
will hurt the company that we may expect
sufficient measures to be taken to prevent
them. One of the great troubles with cor
porate management at present is that the
penalties of dishonesty and incompetence
are not SO direct and severe as to insure the
survival of the fittest.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-21
Tariff to be Taken Ont of Politics.

No attempt has been made to pass any of the
many bills for the regulation and abolition Of
trusts, and none will be made. The antagon-
ism of the House and Senate toward trusts in
the early days of this Congress was little less
than savage, but it is now tempered to lamb
like resignation, and nothing more is heard
of the subject. The same may be said of
the feeling in regard to the Gould telegraph
monopoly, which resulted in the introduction
of at least dozen bills for the establishment
of Government telegraph. That movement
for the relief of the people is also tossed aside.
After considering the matter for a whole term,
or pretending to do So, Senate committee at
last concluded to-day that it Is not within the
constitutional power of the body to interfere
with gambling in the necessaries of life, SO that
the question is dropped.
But better things are promised when the Re-
publicans are in control of both branches of
Congress and of the Executive as well. En-
thusiastic members of that party declare that
many of the failures of this Congress to enact
laws that were plainly intended to benefit the
people at large were due to the desire of both
parties to make political capital or to prevent
the opposition from doing so and that with
the entire machinery of the Government in
their possession, they will take steps in the di-
rection of certain radical principles chat are
advocated by the masses, and that among other
things such wise and equitable tariff laws will
be enacted as to put that vexed question out
of politics practically for some time to come.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-21
PITTsBURG, THURSDAY, FEB. q, 1889.
THE GERMAN BLUFF.

The statement of the Cologne Gazette that
Germany will demand of the United States
the arrest andIpunishment of Klein, indi-
Gates the possibility that Bismarck is ready
to resume the game of bluff on the Samoan
dispute.
The Cologne Gazette is we'll known to be
semi-oficial in its utterances. But it is by
no means unusual for the functions of
official organs of European Governments to
include the announcement of intentions in
excess of the real purpose of the Govern
ment, in order to see how they will be taken.
1t is safe to predict that the announce
ment" will be drawn back, unless the idea
that our foreign policy can be blufed to
almost any degree, is corroborated.
OF course the supposition that Klein will
be arrested at the orders of Bismarck is an
absurdity. Supposing the German allega-
tions to be true, he had just the same right
to direct or aid one of the contending
parties at Samoa, that the Germans on that
island had to support the other side. 1t is
ment is so ignorant of the principles of
international law as to suppose that any
political offender can be arrested in this
country at the orders of fGermany, much less
a man whose offending in the German view,
has been wholly committed in acountryover
which Germany has disaVowed any intention
Of claiming sovereignty.
1t is, therefore, impossible to regard the
reported demand in any other light than
that of a wild bluff. 1t remains to be seen
what will be its effect on our diplomatic
spinal columns.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-21
ELEVATING THE AFGHANS.
How the Ameer Proposes to Give His Sub
jects Taste of Civilization.

How the Ameer Proposes to Give His Sub
jects Taste of Civilization.
From the London Globe.1
Civilization is at last shedding its benefcent
light amid the dark valleys of Afghanistan
Not that the Afghans have quite given up
their ancestral relish for bloodshed and rob-
berry; national pastimes are always difficult to
determined to elevate the masses" without
creating any suspicious in their intelligent
minds 1t is true, the Ameer has, from time
to time done something's considerable some
thing-toward the elevation of his loving
subjects, by the ancient method of hanging
His present process is entirely different and in
fnitely more refined. Insteadof sending for the
accomplished Berry to give lessons in the art of
scientific strangulation, he lately directed the
European superintendent of his workshops to
obtain from England the plant required for
distilling and coming. This machinery Is now
on its way to Cabul, and great expectations are
entertained as to the miraculous effect likely to
be produced. With cheapened drink and an
increazed supply of currency, the Afghans
ought to make rapid progress in ciYiliza-
tiOn.
Abdul Rahman Khan may perhaps, have
been influenced by a secondary motive of a less
elevated sort. 1t is possible that he aspires to
establish royal monopoly of the drink trade,
nor would it be surprising were the new coin
age to be of less intrinsic worth than the old
But that would only be form of indirect taxa
tion, while it is not possible that the drink
manufactured at the royal distillery could be
more deadly than the awful stimulants now in
use. 1t looks odd, nevertheless, for Moham-
medan potentate to start in business as a rival
to Mr. BuDQ.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-21


The report shows that in but five States and
the District of Columbia can the number of
marriages be obtained with practical COM
pleteness. The States are Connecticut, Mas
sachusetts Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont.
The number Of marriages celebrated in each
during the 20 years covered by the report so
far as returned is as follows: Connecticut,
96,73; District Of Columbia, 4.065; Massachu-
setts. SOS, 1856: Ohio 5 562; Rode Island, 49, 593;
Vermont, 54,9l3. =.
The statistics of marriages are fairly perfect
in several other States. Although but q
States have State registration of marriages
During the last five-year period of the 20
years, the States of Connecticut, Maine and
vermont are the only ones showing decrease
In their divorce movement. Dakota shows the
largest increase during the last fve-year
period.
OF the 32S,7l6 divorces granted in the United
States for the 20 years covered by the report
2l6,738, or 65 per cent of the whole were granted
to wives, and l11.9S3 were granted to husbands.
The causes in which wives are the petitioners
more largely than husbands are cruelty, where
the wife seeks divorce as to 1; in desertion.
where the proportion is over IL to i, and in
drunkenness. where it is 9 to /.
The husband is shown to have sought divorce
for the infidelity of the wife in IS, l55 cases,
while the wife has obtained a divorce in q, ,4S0
cases for the infidelity Of the husband The
cause for which the greatest number of di-
vorces were granted is that of desertion, being
l26, or SS per cent Of the whole number.
The Commissioner says it is apparent that
the divorces granted for drunkenness, the
total being 1888, cannot in any sense of the
word represent the total number in which
drunkenness or intemperance is serious
factor. This number is only per cent of the
total number of divorces. While in a few
representative counties. where investigation
was carried outside of alleged causes, it is
shown that intemperance was a direct or indi-
rect cause in over 20 per cent of the whole
number of divorces granted in such counties.