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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-10
THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH

The PTTSBURG DlSPAICh
BRANCH OFFICES.
For the accommodation Of the
public, Branch Offices have been
established at the following places,
where Want, For Sale, To Let, and
other transient advertisements will
be received up to 9 P. M. for inser-
ton next morning:
Advertisements are TO be prepaid except where
advertisers already have accounts with The DIS
PATCH
PITTsBURG.
THOMAS McCAFFREY, 355s Butler street.
EMIL G. STUCKEY. 24th street and Penn ave.
Z. G. STUCkEY 4 CO., Wylie ave. and Fultons St
N. STOKELY, Fifth Avenue Market House.
EAST END.
J. W. WALLACE, sl21 Penn avenue.
MCALLISTER SHEIBLER, 5ta av. Atwood 81.
soUTHsIDE.
JACOB SPOHN, No. 2Carson street.
Il. A. DONALDSON, 177 Carson street.
ALLEGHENY
A. J. KAERCHER, 50 Federal street.
H. J. MCBRIDE, Federal and Ohio streeta
FRED H. EGGERS. 172 Ohio street.
F. H. EGGERS SON, Ohio and Chestnut sts.
j. +. STEVENSON, Arch and jackson streets.
THOMAS MCHENRY, Western and Irwin aves.
&. W. HUGHES. Pennsylvania and Beaver aves.
PERRY M. GLEIM. Rebecca and Allegheny ayes.
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AUCTION SALES.

EOUND-A STRAY COW INQUIRE o.
Il ALFRED JESSEP, Sheridan station jyl0-l
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r OST-ON SATURDAY NIGHT, BROWN
- leather satchel, on Breckenridge avenue,
Minersville city. containing clothing, papers and
other articles: liberal reward wi be paid for its
return and NO questions asked. Apply to No.
WHITNEY TERRACE, Breckenridge avenue.
jy9-64
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS - SEALED
IN proposals will be received at the Office Of
City Controller until WEDNESDAY, the 18th
day of July, A. d. 1889. at P. NJ, for the fol-
lowing, viz:
, 1889-10-24
THE "NO. ONE BONDED.
J. w. Mackay and Others Oper-
ating in the Kootenai
Country.
Development of This Property to
Be Prosecuted With Much
Vigor.

George Il. Wells, secretary of the Con-
solidated Virginia Mining. Company, as
agent for J. W. Mackey, has bonded the
No. mill at Warm Springs camp, Koo-
tenai lake district. The duration of the
bond Is eight months; consideration
$15, ZOO, $1,000 down.
The No. will be remembered as the
prospect falling into i'll reputa and there
by causing II consequent depression of
interest In the camp, through the mis-
management and failure of adventurous
parties to meet their obligations.
Messrs. George X. Wells, secretary, and
Patrick Kirwin, superintendent of the
Consolidated Virginia, visited the camp
last summer and the contamination of
the recent deal is the result.
The engaging of the attention and cap
it'll of such mon Is Of more than passing
significance; they do nothing by halves,
nor in a slip-shod, haphazard manner.
A force Of men Is employed in the
development of the property, which is
said to DO looking exceedingly well. A.
-. Wheeler is in charge OF the work who
WAS also greatly instrumental in nego.
tinting the denl. Work will probably
continue all winter and until the thor
ough development of the property, which
will go far to establish the conditions ut
considerable depth and set a precedent
in tho camp
Their actions and results will be
watched with considerable interest.
, 1889-10-24

PENSION STATISTICS.
Annual Report of the Commission for
the Past Fiscal Year.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1s.-The annual re-
port for the fiscal year 1850 of the COM
missioner of pensions shows that there
were ut the close of the year 4s9, 729 pen
sioners. There were added to the rolls
during the year named 51,o21
new pensioners; 1854 were restored
to the rolls and 10,5O7 dropped
from the rolls for various causes. The
amount paid for pensions during the
year was Sss, ,275, 1l3. Amount paid as
fees to attorneys 81 1863, ,5S3. Since 1861
there have been filed 1,2is, l46 pension
claims, of which $50, 12l We're allowed.
Amount dlsbursed on account of pen
sons since 1861, 81, l,052 2lS, ,413
During the past fiscal year l45, ,29S GER
tihcates were issued, 81 ,O2l being orig
inals. At the close of the year there
were pending and unallowed $4,000
claims of all classes.
The commissioner recommends that
congress be asked to amend the act OF
June 9, 1874, so Us to extend the benefit
of all pension laws TO all pensioners
whose pensions have been granted hv
special acts subsequent to said date. He
further recommends that the act of
March 3, 1877, be amended so as to grant
pensions to those who, having pqrtici-
pated in the rebellion, subsequently on
listed in the army or navy oftho United
States and were disabled therein.
The commissioner recommends new
legislation to Tectify inequalities in rates,
and cites incidents to show uniairness
in the rates now provided by law. lie
thinks this statute should be amended
so Us to permit II rate of S72 per month
TO be proportianatoly divided for all dis
abilities shown to be incident TO service
and line of duty. Injustice and unfair
ness have been caused by the law
of 1850 limiting the right of
pensioners to receive S72 per month TO
those who were receiving 500 per month
at the date of the law, and should be COR
rected.
No provision is made for grading this
rate for persons totally helpless on that
date but not receiving $50 at the time,
and none for those who have become to-
tally helpless since that date.
~ Fhe missioner proposes to pension
all soldiers who were disabled. on this
point he says: GAS the war period re-
cedes from US and age and its attendant
intirmities atiiict tho veteran, the seri-
Gus question arises whether the gov
crnment does him justice in limiting
the application of of the pen
on y which wcro- ontracted in service. L
car nestly recommend that u pension
be granted to every hOnorably discharged
soldier and sailor who is now or who
may hereafter become disabled, and
without regard to whether such disabili-
ty is chargeable to the service of the
United States or has been contracted
since discharge therefrom.
The commissioner calls attention to
what he believes to be manltestly an in
sufficient sum, 50 per month, granted by
act of 1866 to widows for the care and
support of minor children under 10
years of age. He also favoPs pension
for rtN.t fNltt a0tI IN lna IN pnaf
, 1889-10-24
A HEAVY LAND DEAL.
One of the Largest Real Estate
Transfers in the History OF
the City.
1t Includes Extensive Water Power
Which Will Be Devoted to
MANUFACTURES.

l.. Q. Dillman & Co. Friday closed
one of the largest real estate deals yet
consummated in this city, the purchase
price being S0l, 900. The sale embraces
about thirty.six lots in River Front i'd
dition, and all the water-power extend
ing from Division street down the center
line of the Spokane river to within 200
feet of Washington street bridge.
The property is only a short distance
from the new Union depot soon to be
commenced.
The purchasers are a syndicate com.
posed of NONRESIDENT capitalists, and
their intention Is to utilize the
property for manufacturing enterprises,
one OF which will probably
be q WOODEN mill. Extensive and costly
improvements will be made within the
next year.
River Front addition was placed on
the market about four and one.half
months ago, and somc of the property
has almost trebled since that time Dill
man 4 Co. alone have sold S26S, 600
worth of lots since the addition was
placed on the market. This remarkable
increase In values is owing to the loca-
tion OF the union depot in that locality
and the extensive improvements con-.
templatcd by the Union Pacific, o. r, &
n. and g., L. 5 & Il. Harrison and Cen
tor streets are to be graded and 1t is pre-
dicted that In the near future the neigh
borhood Of the new Union depot will be
u lively business center. f
, 1889-10-24
THE BOARD OF REVIEW.

The secretary refers to tho duties OF
the board of review, and says It is an es-
tablished and well-known rule that the
department will uniformly refuse to
disturb an adjudication of claims by n
former administration except upon the
most conclusive evidence; and further.
moro old cases will not be reopened. re-
considered nor readiustcd except upon
presentation of new and material owl
donce tending to show the existence of
palpablo error or mistake. The de-
partmcnt does not entertain the least
objection to an increase of pension to
commence under the pending claim as
the law directs, and upon evidence to
'NFBor' FBBe SECRETARY it; tbon review, =. con.
siderable length tho case of three of the
pension Office employees whose pensions
were re-rated and concludes that the re-
rating was illegal and unwarranted. He
adds:
| will not 60 into the other cases.
They are before you. | have said
enough, ] think, to show that the secre-
tary may well call halt until these
cases can be more carefully examined.
j notice you say In your letter that you
have such regard for your official and
personal reputation that you will
not permit these cases TO remain
as they are, but will order each of the
claimants for medical examination
The question is, What should have
been done upon their record as il stood
when judgment was rendered? II may
be that this government Is strong and
great, and has at its command sur
plus that no other nation ever had, but
IL sums of money to the amounts above
mentioned may be granted without any
further consideration of fact or law than
seems 10 have been given in these cnses,
it would depend upon single officers
disposition whether the resources of the
government shall be sufficient for its
maintenance or not.
There nre more than enough of these
applications already In the field and in
crcasing daily to exhaust the surplus of
which SO much has been said In connec-
ton with this matter, and am informed
applications for ro-rating are greatly, ON
tile increase and now reach the amount
of from 1000 to 5000 week. The secre-
tary further says hc intends to have all
these cases recalled, and has ordered an
investigation OF the pension office.
Pending the report of the investigating
bonrd he will issue no further orders,
but Expresses his belief In his authority
to control abuses in his department BY
any means he deems legal and expe-
IiCpt
, 1889-10-24

fession from the older child that he had
killed the baby by blow on
the head, and, after futile eff
fort to burn the body, had sunk
1t in stream. He pointed out the place
where this was done, and the body was
found. The little fellow did not know q
letter Of the alphabet had no instruc-
ton as to the difference between right
and wrong, was, of course, densely ig-
norant of all moral and religious truths,
and was, In fact, just such little saw
age as may be found either among the
poor whites of the South or the debased
population OF our tenement house dis
tricts. He said that he killed the baby
because his father had offered him pair
of boots to do 80; there was nothing to
show any motive for the crime on his
part, but the fact that he was minor
prevented his evidence against his father
from being accepted, and, ignorant as he,
was, he was sentenced, at the age OF
ten years, to life imprisonment.
The fact that any human being ca
pable OF planning and committing such
"a crime, and punishable for 1t under the
law, should be forbidden to testify
against any other person, whom he ac-
cuses of being accessory, is curious one
in this age of the world. y year of i'm.
prisonment has laid the foundation of
elementary education for the boy, and
he proves to be an exceptionally bright
scholar, and ready to grasp moral dis
tinctions. The condition of things
which made the environment OF his
childhood possible is one that should
exalt home missions In the minds of
good people at the expense of the effort
In behalf of the ignorant natives of
Timbuctoo.
, 1889-10-24

average weight OF pair of tusks comes
to no more than forty pounds, and thus
gather that nearly 81, 600 pairs of tusks
sumes q different aspect.
the annual slaughter of $1,000 elephants,
for good many of them are either de-
rived from native boards of ivory or are
found bleaching In the forests of Africa
or. on the plains Of India.
Still, there Is no denying the fact
that the present rate at which
ivory Is consumed In this and other
countries Is far In excess of the rapidity
with which elephants breed, and though
there are, no doubt, immense herds of
the noble animals at the present mo-
ment In the interior of Africa, the time
when ivory will be thing of the past is
unquestionably within measurable dis
lance.
The high prices which tasks now
fetch are such an inducement to ele-
phant hunters that they pursue the ami.
mails with ever-increasing avidity, and
unless some steps are taken In the mat
ter the elephant will, before many years
have passed, disappear as completely as
the buffalo has disappeared from the
North American prairies.
The favorable conditions offered to the
animals by the donse unexplored forests
of interior Africa will, no doubt, pre-.
vent the disappearance of the elephants
from being as rapid as that of the buff
falo has been. but though slower the
extermination of the larger animals will
be none the less stl re-
, 1889-10-24
A STARTLING EXPOSE.
The Electric Light Turned Up
on Minnesota Associations.
SPOKANE PEOPLE ARE ALARMED.
A Strong Denunciation of the Ma
tional Building and Loan
Associations.

A large number of Spokane people, who
Invested extensively in the so-called Ma
tional Building and Loan associations of
Minnesota are alarmed by reason of the
recent searching investigation made in
California and supplemented in Mime.
apolis. This inquiry has developed
condition of affairs that Is anything but
creditable to the managers of these asso-
Citations.
Two of the leading citizens of Spokane
who were in the American Building and
Loan Association have had their eyes
opened and have withdrawn both their
own support and influence. A large
number of others who were induced to
invest in this and similar associations,
have about concluded to "send no more
good money after bad"
1t is the belief of many who are fa-
miiiar with the operations of these con-
Germs, that thousands of dollars have
been taken out OF Spokane Falls and
Seattle.
The basis of these complaints ap-
pears to be the extortionate expense
assessments, for which there Is no war
rant, and by which the officers are
rapidly becoming enriched at the ex-
pense OF hundreds of poor laboring men.
, 1889-10-24
CONSPlRATORS.
A sheriff and His Deputies Charged
with Shielding Criminals.

DENVER, Colo, Oct. ia sen sation
was created in the district court ycster.
day evening when the states attorney
filed an affidavit before Judge Decker
alleging that so long as Sheriff Weber
or any of his deputies were allowed to
summon veniremen, or have ANYTHING
to do with the case of James and Charles
Connors of this city, who, with Jim
Marshall of Kansas City, are now on
trial charged with n conspiracy to rob
the Denver X Rio Grande express peo-
pie, he could not get an impartial trial
FOR the reason that the officers favored
the case of the defendants. The silida-
Wit also asked for the appointment of
clisors to act instead of the sheriff or his
deputies.
On the convening of court this after
noon the application was granted, and
s. NJ. CantrelI and John l.. Daley were
appointed to act in future proceedings of
the case.
, 1889-10-24
HE SAW A GHOST.
a Correspondent who Ayers That He
Had u Supc natural Visitor.
lCorresp0ndent Butte Minor.l


Correspondent Butte Miuor.l
BUTTE CITY, Mont, Oct. Ill am not
what people call weak-minded, neither
am l inclined to be superstitious, and
many times have scornod at and held
in contempt the idea that there was any
such thing as ghost or apparition, but
no more will | laugh or scoril ut the
idea. now believe In ghosts, my
reasons are founded on facts--and let
me say to any one who may scoh at me
that everything appeared to me just as
10, 1889, between the hours of II and II
o'clock, was home in bed asleep. !
heard slight noise, still II was suf-
ficient to awaken me. The room was In
total darkness, and at first
thought some one had knocked ON the
door. | was about to get up when
the door-so IL seemed to me--was
opened and shut with the least possible
noise. | looked and saw what ut first
appeared to be cloud of smoke or
vapor. 1t gradually formed itself into
the shape of woman. Her (if IL was
q her) robe appeared TO be as white as
snow. She had long, black hair, WHICH
hung loose about her shoulders. She
stood by the door about three minutes
and then moved, / say moved for she
did not walk nor could | see q limb
front of "a large picture, took something
out and when she turned toward the
door heard sound just like a person
would make handling papers. She then
pointed her hand straight at me, but
never turned her head. Ithon attempted
to get up but could not move hand or
foof. Iwould have given my life to yell,
but my tongue refused to move. Twill
not attempt to explain my feelings, It Is
simply i,,,uossibfe, Her hand slowly
fell to her side a cloud Of vapor, which
seemed to como up through the floor,
utterly cngulfod her. There was slight
noise-the cloud seemed to sail up
through the ceiling and she, it, him,
ghost or whatever the devil you may
call 1t, was gone. n, G. NORMAN,
No. Copper street.
, 1889-10-24
SEATTLE VS.. SPOKANE FALLS
Views OF u Merchant on the subject
of the Recent 'ConcessiOns.v

views OF u Merchant on the subject
of the Recent "Concessions-v
SPOKANE FALLS, WASH, oct. 1S,-EDI.
TOR SPOKANE REvIEw-Sir The Seattle
papers of the 18th announced the fact
that their city had at last been able to
secure equitable local rates" from the
Northern Pacific railroad, which they
claim opens up to them all the country
as far castas Mandan, Dakota. 1t must
not be determined that this concession
was granted without pressure, because
that is not true. understand tho sub.
stance of the matter is the Seattle mer.
chants had almost concluded arrange.
ments with another transcontincntal
line, and the Northern Pacific for once
found 1t had competitor.
To again enumerate the causes which
operate against Spokane Falls and to
prove, once more, the great injustice
which has at all tiues been doAe our
city would be supcrtluous, but 1t seems
only reasonable to suggest that any con-
cession which permits city 400 miles
west of us to supply the country adja-
cent TO us, and naturally our tributary,
must be concession whose effects must
be overcome. MERCHANT.
, 1889-10-24
POETS THOUGHTS.
There's Green Grave in Ire land.

There's n Green Grave in Ireland.
IJcnnie H. 4. DOVE in the Century.l
There's green grave in Ireland,
Where my heart lies buried deep;
Where Mary, my fond sweetheart,
Rests in her dreamles sleep;
We loved when both our hearts were
young,
And hope throbbed in each breast;
But nevermore has hope been mine
Since Mary sank to rest!
| lived through many weary years,
Since on that slmmer morn
Sweet Mary gave her farewell kiss
And left me all forlorn;
hear iler sweet voice calling Inc,
have not long to stay;
Blight hope will once again be mine
When death bids me away
There's green grave in Ireland,
Where my heart lies buried deep;
Oh, lay me there beside my love
In my last, dreamless sleep!
, 1889-10-24
POLITICS IN HAWAIlA
Closer Relations Desi ired With
the United States.
| RECIPROCITY PROPOSITION.
Kalakaua's Minister. Resident In
struoted to Sound the U. 8.
Government.


SAN Francisco, oct. 1s.-Advices
from Honolulu by steamer City of
iekih says 'hat the fi"""l'o,' oao'"e'' III
response to committee OF citizens who
made inquiry rs to relations with the
Ir,i,od S,,,cs hos issrod n .,ato,,or, ,o
ni'eu S'"'o', '''' ,sS'o' ''"'e.,. W
the effect that, US the result oi nearly a
years consideration, the minister resi-
den, Mt WASHINGTON has beon instructed
',,.
10 ascertain Whether the government Oh
the United States is willing to entertain
n proposition looking to extending the
-. rol,,,o,,. 80 .e o., o,horoo o,,a a.,
'ie"'J iS'"'''''S 81 "S W 0''''"'.N' "''' III
, 1889-10-24
A JUVENILE CRIMINAL.
The Detroit Tribune.

Through the intervention of the Hu-
name Society Of the United States a
child sentenced to life imprisonment in
Kentucky under conviction of murder
has been released from the state prison,
and will he cared for at tho Juvenile re-
formatory until he is of age, when he
will bo Released, unless good reason to
the contrary is shown.
The case Is most remarkable one,
and illustrates a peculiar anomaly Of
the law. The infant brother Of the boy
disappeared, and, after careful search
had been made, neignbors ELECTED con-
, 1889-10-24
FOREsTERS MEET.
Resolutions Passed for the Prsserva-
tion OF American Forests,

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1s.--At yester.
days session of the American Forestry
congress u committee reported faVorably
the resolutions calling upon the govern.
meut TO establish II forestry commission
for the preservation of forests. Edgar
7, Ensign, commissioner of Colorado,
read II paper on government forest re-
serves in the West.
PHILADELPHIA, oct. lS.--In the clos.
ing session of the American Forestry
congress today B. G. Northrup read an
essay on "Arbor Day in the Schools" in
which he showed that the yernul holiday
is now being celebrated very generally.
He said tho children were plant.
ing millions OF trees, California
taking the lead. A resolution was
adopted asking congress to wit hhod
public lands from sale until tile timber
is old enough to cut. Hon. James A.
Beaver of Pennsylvania was elected
president and the meeting then ad.
iOurneQ.
, 1889-10-24
ELECTRIC LIGHTS IN sPRAGUE.
A Company Being Organized With .
Capital Stock of $4,000.

At Sprague an effort is being made to
organize stock company to undertake
the expense of an electric light plant and
service. 1t is proposed to form stock
company with capital stock of $4,000.
OF this amount about $4,000 is now sub
scribed, aud the Herald says there is no
doubt of the ultimate success of the
scheme, This company proposes to put
in operation both the arc and the incan-
posed il Is not only a safe but remupera-
tive Investment aside from the indirect
benefit which all property owners will
derive from having the lights.
, 1889-10-24
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Disposal of an Important Question of
Long Standing.

New York, Oct. 1S.---At to-day's ses-
sion of the Episcopal convention several
resolutions were adopted. A peculiar
feature of tho voting was that Iowa took
a decided stand against revision of any
sort, and desired, through DIR. Hale, to
be individually recorded in that light
The real debate OF the afternoon came
up on DR.. Huntington's resolutions for
a short office of prayer for sundry occa-
sions. The subject was reopencd by DR..
Egar, who happened to be absent when
the matter was before the committee,
and after a lengthy discussion the rcso-
luton was put and carried. This finally
disposes of an important matter already
proposed and rejected by two previous
conventions, so far as the house of depu-
ties is concerned.
In the house of bishops to-day 1t was
decided that no change be made in the
term assistant bishop" which 1t was
proposed to change for "'coadjutor."
The bishops declined to concur with
the lower house resolution petitioning
congress upon the subject OF divorce, OH
the ground that IL was inadvisable at
this time.
, 1889-10-24
"Old Tscump."

The following story is told of General
faiiina to break s % Joe s Jobnstons @ iron front nt at
kenesaw mountain: II was plain that
more tiapking must be done, so the
Great Flanker" ordered General Coxs
division of the Twenty-third corps to
make detour and threaten the enclny's
left. This involved long march, and
General Sherman made his way TO the
top OF q high hill, where we were ly ing,
and see operations better. He sat on a
stump with map spread out on his
, 1889-10-24

A month ago along the beach
They walked together;
They passed love glances each to each,
Talked of the weather.
A dream 1t was Of youthful joy,
With naught to mar 1t
Their pleasure knew no gross alloy
No flaw to scar 1t.
Alas! what changes hearts will show;
To-day she mot him
Poor fellow how was he to know
That she'd forget him2
Upon the stool she camly sat,
Mongst shopping callers;
"How much q yard, said she, "is thatT'
Said he: .'Two dollars"