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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-09

of such tariff taxes as enable them to con-
troll domestic productions by unlawful COM
binations" is a rather interesting and
peculiar deliverance under the circum-
stances.
We do not refer to the collision OF the
declaration with such gigantic facts as the
Standard Oil Trust the Anthracite Coal
combination and the Cotton Seed Oil Trust,
all of which leading examples are entirely
independent of tariff protection. These
were prominent facts long before the Penn
sylvania Democrats drew up their plat
form. If their previous existence could
not have induced the Pennsylvania DEM
ocracy to keep its declarations somewhat
more in accordance with the facts, any
further comments that we can add would
have little effect upon the Bourbon minds.
1t is also the fact, with regard to the
tariff duty, that most prominently main
tains trust, namely the sugar duties, that
the leading Democratic organ of the State
of Pennsylvania recently informed the
voters of Louisiana district that they must
support the Democratic candidate in order
to assure themselves of the maintenance of
the sugar duties. The discrepancy between
the Democratic position in Louisiana and
the Democratic position in Pennsylvania
would not be anything remarkable, but
when the leading Pennsylvania Democratic
paper takes the position that the Democratic
party is going to maintain the sugar duties,
and then the Democratic Convention turns
around and makes a demand for the repeal
of those duties, the public is narrowed by a
distressing doubt as to which represents the
genuine article of Democracy.
Is it the State Democratic organ or the
State Democratic platform, which is thus
pitching Democratic principles overheard
in order to catch votes?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-09
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

COLONEL JAMES REID. a Lieuten ant in the
Seventy-eighth Highlanders at Waterloo, is
now In Scotland, visiting the scenes of his
childhood He has lived in Canada tor the last
20 years, and is 96 years old.
PROF. w, S. TYLER, the venerable Professor
of Greek in Amherst College, passed his 18th
birthday last Monday with unimpaired visor of
body and mind and on Wednes day, in a quiet
way Prof and Mrs. Tyler celebrated their
golden wedding.
THOMAS H. ANDERSON. who has been ap-
pointed Minister Resident and Consul General
to Bolivia is a lawyer living in Cambridge, o.
At one time he was Pros ecuting Attorney OF
Guernsey county, o. He has been an active
politician and served on the Repu blican Exec
utive Committee of the Buckeye State.
EX-SENATOR JEREMIAH LYNCH, of San
Francisco, arrived at Cairo on September 2,
after weeks stay at Athens. While in Italy
he visited Prince Doria's villa near Rome, who
is engaged IN an attempt to manufacture from
the ramie plant a substitute for cotton and
cheap silks. Captain Doty, of England, is also
interested
THE announcement of the engagement to
Miss Mccormick, made public but few weeks
ago, was a great surprise to Emmons Blaine's
friends, as his attentions to Miss Grace Davis,
daughter of the hospitable ex-senator and host
at Deer Park, and sister of Mrs "Steve" FL
kIrs had given strength to the belief that his
leanings of love inclined in that direction.
COUNT V1LLIERs DE L'IsLE ADAM, the
French poet and novelist, who died few days
ago in Paris in extreme poverty, was de-
scended from the last Grand Master of the
Knights of Malta, and there is legend extant
to the effect that the Count who belonged to
the same order, once applied to Napoleon III.
for the Kingship of Greece. The Emperor
smilingly replied that he had disposed of the
post already.
LORD and Lady Meath had warm welcome
in Newport from those who like to do honor to
Lord Meath has done great
deal to improve the condition of the poor of
England. His published writings only show
part of his labors. He has spent much time in
securing the cooperation of other philan.
thropic men and women and has personally in
vestigated the condition of the lower classes of
English society. He has been warmly seconded
by his wife. They will remain in this country
only short time,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-09
DIFFERENT LABOR VIEWS.

An example of the difference of views be-
tween the labor organizations of different
countries, is shown by the fact that not
withstandIng recent successes OF organized
labor in England, the Trades Union Con-
gress at Dundee last week voted down the
eight-hour law by a considerable majority.
Thus the English trade organizations put
themselves on record against the idea to
which both the Federation Of Labor and the
X. of L. in this country are fully COM
mitted. The circumstances of course are
decidedly different The English work
man knows that if he should cut down the
amount of his work it would amount to
turning over Just so much work to his Ger
man or French competitor. The American
workman feels that he is to certain extent
guarded against the latter factor by the
barrier of a protective tariff. Still that does
not make the contrast between their views
less marked.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-09
SOLDIERS SLAY A WHALE.
A Whole Battery Attacks and Vanquishes n
Sea Monster.


NARRAGANsETT PIER, September case
of whaling extraordinary occurred in Nara.
gansett Bay. off Fort Adams, yesterday. The
scene was ludicrous one, and for a time it
seemed as though the whale, 2O-foot sulphur
bottom, would get the best of company of
30 soldiers who were after it, and escape. The
whale spouted off the fort about o'clock in
the afternoon and shot in close under the forti-
fcation. The soldiers sighted it, and several
shots were quickly fired at the cetacean, pro-
ducing no effect whatever,
Then ensued an exciting scene. The officers
and men of the entire battery gathered and
made united attack upon the whale using
sabers, guns, pistols, carbines, and in fact,
everything but the field pieces and the machine
guns were brought to bear. The charge was
made in boats. In the turmoil that followed
the whale seemed stampeded, and darted about
aimlessly. A few of the shots made some i'm
preston, and then the soldiers in their excite
ment jumped on the whales back only to be
thrown yards away in the water by the crea-
ture tail. A rope was finally tied around the
whale and piece of gaspipe stuck in its blow
hole. But it broke away from its tormentors
and was making for the sea, when the fort
launch was backed into it by Captain Lee, and
it was cut in several places by the propeller.
The launch then chased the whale down the
cove opposite the staEfes where it was finally
run ashore and killed.
This is the first whale that has been captured
from Newport shore since the days when
whaling was made business there. The whale
will be embalmed and exhibited to the members
of the Newport colony.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-09
RUSSELL HARRISON TALKS.
He Chims He Has Been Misrepresented-A
Mistake in Cartoon.

ne OHius ne mas been Misrepresenteu-A
Mistake in Cartoon.
From he New York World.I
Russell Harrison has postponed his trip to
the Vest for another week. Business engage
ments he says, keep him here. He expects to
make his city his permanent home and will
movelis family here very soon.
II hppose," he said yesterday, "that 1
shoult grow Indifferent to what the news
paper print about me. 1 know it is useless
to trybnd run down and correct every mis-
stateMnt that appears in print. The dinner
that vs given to me by the Queen at Windsor
Palact has been used as the foundation for
the largest share of the Misrepresentation. /
am quted in some of the " estern papers as
sayinEhat represented the American people.
fully'ealized at the time that the dinner was
givenb me as compliment to the President
of the United States and for no other reason.
hate nobbishness and as for my head being
swellei 1 don't believe it is. see it was stated
recenty that one reason why Thomas Evans
left iii Judge was that there wasn't room for
both Gus on the same paper. I have no inter-
est inihe Judge or voice in its management
Mr.. Ail1ell tells me that Mr.. Evans resigned
while Twas in Europe"
( 1t balleaked out that the cartoon published
by Judbe last summer, entitled ben the Con-
queroI" which made such a stir among the
POLITICIANS, should have been called ben the
Conqhiator." That was the title selected by
nr. hrkell, but somebody blundered" and
iBeh the Conqueror" was substituted. Mr..
Arkell performed a war dance when he discov-
bred the mistake but it was too late to do any
food. The politicians, 1t is thought. would not
pave taken so much offense at the title of Ben
fhe Conciliator," but in the light of subsequent
vents that would have been almost as wide of
fhe mark as the name that was chosen.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-09
AGED COMMUNITIES.

Three New England towns have recently
celebrated their two hundred and fiftieth
anniversary. In the European point of view
8 town only $50 years old does not appear
particularly antique; but when we come to
consider the lapse of time in the light of the
achievements secured during that period,
the conviction is impressed, especially upon
the American mind, that the towns of Mil
ford, Conn.,, and Sudbury and Wayland,
Mass, have seen a wonderful amount of
progress in liberty and material civilization
since they were settled by the Puritans.
Then, too. in comparison with American
towns, the New England villages which
have recently held their celebrations are un-
doubtedly antique. Pittsburg is considered
a rather old city by some people, but when
we reflect that she must wait for Is years
before she can celebrate her hundredth year
asA borough, she assumes the character of
young andvigorous giant in comparison with
these 25O-year-Old villages of Puritan origin.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-09

AN Indiana politician is stated to have
urged upon the President, in support of his
claim that the Democratic incumbent of a
desirable postofice should be turned out,
that the Republicans sought votes in the
last canvass on the. claim that a Democrat
should be turned out of the Presidency.
The President is stated to have replied that
Mr.. Cleveland was permitted to serve out
his term, and he thought that privilege
would have to be granted the Democratic
postmaster. This was quite pertinent; but
both the President and his interlocutor ap-
pear to have forgotten the fact that the Re-
publicans sought votes on pledge of the
further extension" of the reform of the
civil service. 1t seems to be very difficult
for the Republicans to remember that i'm
portant little point just now.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-09
THE STATES PRINTING BILL.
This Year it Exceeds Tint of 1857 by Over
100000.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsP ATCHl
HARRISBURG, September S-The last an
nual report Of W. Hayes Grier, late Superin-
tendent of Public Printing and Binding Just
issued, shows the cost of printing, binding and
paper for the past year to have been as follows:
Printing reports, documents etc., with litho-
graphic work, s42,S S93 IL; printing geological
survey reports, photographic work and map
preparation, $50, 554 20; miscellaneous printing,
lithographing, etc., for the departments and
the Legislature, Si4,2 70; printing birds of
Pennsylvania s9,469 81; printing for the pro-
posed amendments to the Constitution, S77l9 SO:
printing bills and calendars for the session of
1883, s., 396 35 binding reports, documents, ETC..
S35, l39 l3: binding for departments and the
Legislature. S45495 "a; binding birds of Penn
sylvania," S5l6 II; binding geological survey re-
ports 81 GLIB 81; cost of paper and supplies used,
S76,62l 81; total, SS32, 659 SO.
The report for the year, including the print
ing expenses of the Legislature of 1887 showed
the amount expended TOR printing binding and
paper to have been s2l3095 05. The increased
cost the past year, as compared with the pre-
Vious legislative year, is largely due to the
extra expense involved in printing millions of
blanks under revenue legislation, which for
portions of the years 1888 and 1889 amounted to
over S44, ,000 and to the greatly increased work
done in getting out geological survey reports.
which according to the report of two years ago
cost SIS, 6S7 80, while last year they entaled an
expense to the State of over S62 0o0 The ex-
pense of nearly $3.50 for printing the book en-
titled the Birds of Pennsylvania does not
include the cost of the edition of 1900 copies
authorized at the recent session of the Legisla-
tura
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-09
TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT.

The beauties of the socialistic idea of
having the railroads conducted by the
Government are being exquisitely exhi-
bited in Germany just now A year ago as
an experiment the Russian Minister of
Railroads, put on few fast trains between
the principal cities. They were greatly ap-
preciated and the public cried for more.
But in Germany the public proposes and
Prince Bismarck or one of his puppets dis
poses. In this case the Minister of Rail-
roads smiled sweetly and took off even the
experimental fast trains. The last state of
the travelling public in Germany is there
fore worse than the first. They have no
express trains and cry as much as they
please they are not likely to get them.
The only reason alleged to support this
arbitrary policy of the Government of
Germany is that the rails used on the rail-
roads there are not heavy enough to stand
the strain of express trains. This is good
reason. But here the remedy would be
plain and speedy of advancement. Private
enterprise would come to the public's relief
with a railroad properly equipped. If the
existing railroads refused to accede to a
general popular demand other railroads
would be built whose managers would be
more complaisant. The fact is no great
railroad corporation in this country
can afford to contemptuously decline to
notice any just and reasonable request its
patrons may make. But with the Govern
ment in control of the railroads who can
say that arbitrary and uudemocratic
methods might not come into use. The
check of competition free and full upon all
would-be monopolists and tyrants is wonder
fully powerful.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-09
P1TTsBURG. MONDAY. SEP. g. 1889.
MORE PARK PLANS.

The projects for parks continue to in
crease in number a good deal more rapidly
than the actual parks are likely to do. The
plans for parks on the Southside, as set
forth in our local columns, form the latest
addition to the list.
No section of the city has greater need
for breathing spots than the densely-in-
habited manufacturing wards south of the
Monongahela. 1t would be difficult to find
space for parks in the contracted and
crowded plain between the hills and the
river. But the people of the Southside ap-
preciate what THE DISPATCH has often
pointed out, that the hilltops afford
fine opportunities for magnificent views,
open spaces and fresh air, and
can be made more accessible to the working
mssses, by inclined planes and cable roads,
than the available sites in distant suburbs.
The hills of the Southside have for years
been the resort OF those seeking an escape
from brick walls and close atmosphere.
There is abundance of ground available for
parks which might be turned into most de-
lightful breathing spots at comparatively
small expense. 1t is to be hoped that plans
like this, which promise parks for the
benefit of the class of our population that
most needs them, will receive early atten-
tion.
There are other sites of equally eligible
character on this side of the river, which
should also command consideration. But
it should be remembered that plans for
parks are of little value if the public does
not take measures to insure that something
shall be done to give the plans a tangible
realization.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-09
SPORT FOR THE MONKEY,
But Mortifsing TO the Dude whose sIlk Sash
Was Stolen.

But MortifyinG TO the Dude Whose silk Sash
Was Stolen.
From the Philadelphia Record.J
A slim. eye-glassed, crimson-sashed dude had
an unlucky experience &C the Zoo yesterday.
He was in the monkey house. A dear girl was
clinging tremblingiy to his coat sleeve, and
both were engaged in the innocent amusement
of administering peanuts to q group Of Oar
winian theorists. There was one monkey, un-
fortunately, whose tastes were rather esthetic
than epicurean, and it took him but a'moment
to size up the famboyant waistband. In sec
ond the monkey had the sash and was scramb-
ling to the roof Of the cage. a ..
The youth gave Mortified shout, the maid
slirank in terror, but Jocko was cool and col
lected. He amused himself the rest Of the af-
ternoon by chewing silken rags and peiting his
brethren with the guilds. .-,.s
Labor Days crowd of visitors showed con-
siderable interest in the two big salamanders
that have lately been placed IN the snakehouse.
They are kept in separate tanks, owing to the
voracious character of the male, who was won't
to manifest his love by taking big bites out Of
his spouse and attempting to swallow her
whole Keeper Byrne judged that d divorce
was justifiabie.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-09
FUNNY MEMS FANCIEs.

Lumley says he isn't much on grammar,
but he knows that the noun wife Is in the inpers-
tive mood. : Washington CapttaG
As Adam remarked to Eve as he sat
outside the garden gate: We've had an unusu.
ally early fail, have we notS''-st. Joseph Estcs
She-I shall always be with you to com
fort you through life. He-I didn't ask you to do
that. All wanted was for you to be my wife,
Laurence american.
The Modern Little Jack Horner.-Small
boy-Papa, has plums got legs?
. Paps-No you silly boy. Why2
Small boy-Then, blessed II haven't swallowed
a beetle.-Pfck Ne Up.
Checks, so the tailors say, will be the
fashionable thing this fall. That Is lust the
trouble. The tailors want such tremendous checks
that ruin stafes the possessof or new suit In the
face.-etncinhdtt TJmes-Star.
Misunderstood. -Pop-syed country pho
tographer (about to remove the cap)-Look this
way please.
sitter-Not much, won't. Iwouldn't look liks
that in picture for nothin'.=Etght.
Wickwire-What have you got your coat
all buttoned up for, Ysbsley? You surely are not
suffering from the cold this warm evening.
fsbsley-rm going to see my best girl, and I've
got on a necktie she bought for me the other day
at dryRoeds store.-Terre Hdute Brpress.
Up in the parlor the young folks sat,
With each hour their words grew sweeter,
While her father grim,
With lantern dim,
Sat down In the cellar and swore with vim
As he watched every skip Of the meter.
-HdshinStOH Capital.
did You ever see any of these mind read
ers?'' said young SInithklns to q young lady.
''Yes, have attended some Of their exhibitions"
81 don't believe there is anything in it. 1allowed
one Of them to try and read my mind. and do you
know he couldn't at all. (which is In no wsy
surprising was all the young lady said.-WasA-
fngton Capital.
.Guest at Eating House (grumblngiy)-
Bring me some reed birds. Seems 10 me 80 cents
Is laundering price for them. though.
Waiter--Yes, sab. Heed birds Is expensive.
They are hard TO get, sab. and we have to bring
lem . long distance. (Behind the screen soHie
minutes later)--Lively, now. Hurry up them
English spsrrows. Chicago Tribune.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-09
Manufactured Honey.
Editor of The Dispatch;

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
In your issue of Sunday, August 25, appeared
an article on impurities in sugar by Chevalier
@. jackson, NJ. d. in which he undertakes to
describe American ingenuity in the manrfac-
ture of comb honey. 1 was greatly surprised
on reading this portion of the article. for had
thought that DR.. Jackson prepared himself IN
the subjects which he wrote before submitting
them to the reading public.
1 am convinced that he is mistaken In his
statements. If he is not he should prove their
truth and claim the 81, 600 reward offered by MIR.
A. ]. Root. of Medina, o. The latter gentle.
man stands pledged TO pay that amount ito the
person who will furnish evidence that comb
honey has been manufactured, filed with honey
and capped by machinery: or who will furnish
information Of any place where comb honey is
manufactured by machinery" The Encyclo-
pedid Britannica made the same error in an
article on "Glucose" in its American supple
ment, but on being notified by Mr.. Root, the
publishers wrote that they had started an in
vestigation and found that the author '.had not
as good grounds for his assertion as he should
have had.'
Those who write to instruct the public should
not take hearsay statements and tell their
readers they are so. j. B. BLACK, M. D.
DUNCAN, Pa, September
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-09
HOW SOUTHERN PEOPLE TALK.
In Alnbama Editor Points Out Peculiari.

Iln Alabama Editor Points Out Peculiari.
ties of Yankee Pronunciation.
From the Birmingham Age-Herald.
We of the South don't give the same sound
b some English words that our Yankee cousins
10, and we are therefore not able to appreciate
heir puns when these words are played upon.
Here, for example, the Boston Herald re-
ently gave utterance to the luminous remark
hat mo moose was good news to Mis-. May
rick" The pun the Herald intended was
balm enough to its Northern readers, but it
hkes diagram to make it inteligible to people
d this section. In the North they give ue and
DIV the same sound as 90. For instance. they
sy 'the train is doo' and softly falls the
do"
ISome Northern men who remained in the
South during the war, when questioned as to
their sectional sympathies, were accustomed to
express themselves as ''nootral." This pro-
mnciation, coupled with the double trill with
Which the Northerners jerk out their RS often
Srved as shiboleth by viii h the Confederates
detected Northern spies.
In the South the words moose and news have
no sort of resemblance in sound. The South
etners split ew in the latter word and give the
ssomewhat the sound of z.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-09
AS GOOD As A GOLD MINE,
A Piece ofVnlnable Property Tint Origin-
aliy Cost Only $50,


CONCORD, N. H, September S.-The Mount
Washington Railroad Company. whose famous
incline road is veritable gold mine, is pushed
for room, and is seeking better terminal ia
cilitlcs on the summit The owners of the
mountain have demanded such large sum in
compensation that the matter is now being
heard by the State Railroad Commissioners
and the fact has been brought out that the
parties claiming ownership of the mountain
obtained from the State, under Governor
Harrinan's administration, for $500, a quit
claim deed of all the States rights on the
entire mountain, and this. of course gave an
absolute control of the property. When the
railway was constructed the corporation
bought the right of way for the roadway from
the base to the summit for $50.
The Railroad now wants 515 acres on the
summit condemned for its use, claiming that
the railroad is now public necessity and
post road. They will probably get what they
ask, although the people interested in the
hotels, strange to say, strenuously object.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-09
Ashes n Good ThinE TO Rise From.

The Elmira IN. W Daily Advertiser has
more than once, alluded to The DtsPATCH as
''the greatest newspaper in Pennsylvania" 1t
did SO, in very pleasant and appreciative edi-
torial when this journal gave its first illus
trated descriptive article from its new six
story building. Now there is d nice oppor-
tunity to reciprocate. The Advertiser was on
Saturday issued in illustrated form from its
own new building. from a publishing, house as
neat and complete as the 40year-old leader Of
Southern New York journalism itself. 1t rose
from its ashes bigger and better than ever be-